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Friday, July 18, 2008
 The True Spirit of Competition!
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Photo By Chuck Gonzalez
By R Motorsports
After swapping out rear-ends on his Terminix Chevrolet after
a Practice Crash at Concord Motorsport Park, 14-year-old Logan Ruffin
rebounded to Qualify 13th and finish 12th in the Super Sonic 100 on
July 12th.
Brentwood, Tennessee (Thursday, July 17, 2008): This is not about
Logan Ruffin, R Motorsports, a win, a magazine article, or a sponsor.
This is very simply a heart felt "Thank You" extended to several
individuals and two race team...
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Smith bags $15K LMSC Win in Hampton Heat 200
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By Gary Daughtrey
HAMPTON, Va. -July 12, 2008- Nick Smith moved out front on the 142nd circuit and cruised to his second victory of the season in the Hampton Heat 200 for the Crossroads Fuel Service Late Model Stock Cars, the featured event of Saturday evening’s NASCAR Whelen All-American Series program at Langley Speedway.
Points leader Danny Edwards Jr. claimed the SunTrust Bank Pole Award during Friday evening time trials, qualifying at 88.604 mph. C.E. Falk was second-quickest and shared the front row with Edwards. Greg Edwards and Smith made up the second row, while Paul DeBolt and Davin Scites, driving for Dal...
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Santee Holds Off Paules And Dreher To Score Big Bucks In Mahoning Mod 100-Lapper
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By Dino Oberto,
Speedway Staff
LEHIGHTON, PA - Reigning Mahoning Valley Speedway champion Chip Santee of Palmerton was cruising way ahead of the pack during Saturday night’s Firecracker Modified 100, assuring him of a dominating win until a caution waved four laps from the end.
That set up a three car shootout between him, Earl Paules and Bup Dreher in the race to the checkered flag. Santee, however, was not about to give up his shot at winning.
After several tough weeks and near misses, Santee put to use his years of experience at the quarter mile and was able to hold off his combaters for the biggest w...
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Good to be King: Daryn Pittman Wins 25th Annual Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway
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By Tony Veneziano,
World of Outlaws PR Director
Rossburg, OH - July 13, 2008 - Daryn Pittman has been searching for a spark all season long, as he has been close a number of times to breaking through for his first win of the campaign. He has had a number of strong runs cut short by bad luck, but that all changed on Sunday night as a fast race car and a little good fortune found him, as he was victorious in the 25th Annual Kings Royal at the famed Eldora Speedway in Ohio, with the cameras from SPEED capturing all of the action.
Pittman inherited the lead on the 28th lap after Joey Saldana who was leading came to a stop...
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008
DIXON WINS RAIN-SHORTENED FIRESTONE INDY 200
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From IndyCar Series Staff
GLADEVILLE, Tenn.- July 12, 2008 – Scott Dixon didn't have the best car Saturday night at Nashville Superspeedway, but he did have the best strategy. Dixon elected to stay out on a late caution to take the lead, and took the win in the rain-shortened Firestone Indy 200.
Dixon grabbed the lead on Lap 149 and had enough fuel to stay in the top spot until rain ended the race with 29 laps left, giving him his third consecutive victory at the Nashville Superspeedway and his fourth this season.
Dixon tied an IndyCar Series record with his third consecutive victory at the 1.33-mile oval, ...
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Brady Smith Powers To Second Straight Win In World of Outlaws Late Model Series 'Energy City 50' At Saskatchewan's Estevan Motor Speedway
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By Kevin Kovac, Director
World of Outlaws Late Model Series P.R.
ESTEVAN, SK -July 12, 2008- Brady Smith has suddenly become the hottest driver on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series.
Twenty-four hours after capturing his first-ever victory on the tour in a down-to-the-wire thriller, Smith made it two straight with an utterly dominant performance in Saturday night's 'Energy City 50' at Estevan Motor Speedway.
Smith, 31, of Solon Springs, Wis., mastered the outside groove in the first-ever WoO LMS event held in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. He drove forward from the 14th starting spot to take the l...
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Thursday, July 10, 2008
Meyers Wins Thrilling Brad Doty Classic at Limaland Motorsports
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By Tony Veneziano,
World of Outlaws PR Director
Park Lima, OH -July 9, 2008- Jason Meyers never had the pleasure to see Brad Doty race, but had heard countless stories about him and also had gotten to know the Hall of Famer very well over the last number of years. Heading into the 20th edition of the Ohio Logistics Brad Doty Classic on Wednesday night at Limaland Motorsports Park in Lima, Ohio, Meyers wanted nothing more than to pick up a win to honor the living legend of the sport.
He did just that, in thrilling fashion aboard the GLR Investments KPC, before a very large and enthusiastic crowd at the always racy ¼-...
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Sunday, July 6, 2008
Bryan Howland Wins Inaugural ASCS Northern Summer Nationals Finale at Ohsweken
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By Rich.Vleck
ASCSracing.com
OHSWEKEN, Ontario, -July 5, 2008- Bryan Howland had hit a self-proclaimed dry spell, going winless for nearly two years; but he returned to glory on Saturday at the site of his last win nearly two years ago.
Howland, of Auburn, NY, slid underneath on Darren Long on lap 14 and would set a torrid pace in lap traffic, dominating the second-half of the 30-lap, $3,000-to-win event to claim his first win of the year.
“This is awesome right now, I can’t even describe it,” exclaimed Howland after climbing down from his first ever “wing dance” ...
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Sunday, July 6, 2008
PEARSON JR CAPTURES LUCAS OIL LATE MODEL DIRT SERIES WIN AT VOLUNTEER SPEEDWAY
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By James Essex
BULLS GAP, TN. -July 5, 2008- Scoring his first Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win since his victory at Golden Isles back in early April; 3-time and reigning LOLMDS National Champion Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, FL passed Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN with eight laps remaining as he went on to win the Toyota Tundra 60 on Saturday Night at Volunteer Speedway. Owens then handed over second place to Dale McDowell after Owens and a lapped car got into it, just after Pearson had passed him for the lead. Trailing Pearson and McDowell across the finish line were Chad Ogle of Sevierville, TN, Rick Rogers from Knoxvill...
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Thursday, July 3, 2008
VANWORMER POWERS TO SECOND VICTORY OF SUMMER NAT'LS TOUR AT PEORIA SPEEDWAY
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By Kellen Burns
PEORIA, IL -July 1, 2008 - Winning certainly never gets old for Pinconning, Mich.'s Jeep VanWormer.
The 33-year-old driver enjoyed another UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals triumph on Tuesday night, visiting RacingJunk.com Victory Lane for the second time on the 2008 tour at Peoria Speedway.
VanWormer hopes that his checkered flag sets him off on a strong run down the Summer Nationals homestretch.
"Hopefully we can win the rest of them (Summer Nationals events)," remarked the chauffeur of the popular No. 55, who sits fourth in the tour's points standings. "That wouldn't hurt my feelings a bit."
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Monday, June 30, 2008
A Month to Remember: Schatz Caps off June with Win at Cedar Lake Speedway
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By Tony Veneziano,
World of Outlaws PR Director
New Richmond, WI— June 29, 2008— Donny Schatz has had a lot of strong months during his career with the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series, but never had he won more than five A-Feature events with the series during a single month. That all changed on Sunday night, as he picked up third consecutive win and sixth in the month of June, as he was victorious at Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wisconsin to wrap up the month for the series.
The win was the first in Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series competition fo...
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Sunday, June 29, 2008
Richards Rolls To Second Straight World of Outlaws Late Model Series Victory In First-Ever Visit To Canandaigua Speedway
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By Kevin Kovac,
World of Outlaws Late Model Series PR Director
CANANDAIGUA, NY – June 24, 2008 – This time Josh Richards made it look easy.
Two days after pulling off a dramatic, come-from-behind victory in Canada , Richards rolled to a dominant flag-to-flag win before a standing-room-only crowd in Tuesday night’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series Turner Automotive 40 presented by Ferris Mowers at Canandaigua Speedway.
The 20-year-old sensation from Shinnston, W.Va., raced off the pole position to register his second straight triumph on the WoO LMS, following up his score on Sunday night at C...
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Sunday, June 29, 2008
UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals Night 11: Claycomb Captures First Tour Victory Since 2000 At Paducah International Raceway
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By Kellen Burns
DIRTcar Racing P.R.
PADUCAH, KY – June 26, 2008 – Kevin Claycomb had certainly experienced his shares of frustrating runs on the 2008 UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals tour.
On Thursday night, however, the driver from Vincennes, Ind., got the monkey off his back, racing to victory in the 40-lap Summer Nationals A-Main at the super-fast Paducah International Raceway.
Back behind the wheel this season after ending a four-year retirement, Claycomb became the 10th driver in 11 Summer Nationals events to reach RacingJunk.com Victory Lane. The 1991 UMP DIRTcar Super Late Model national champion...
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Monday, June 23, 2008
Mark Martin Returning To Sprint Cup Series Full-Time In 2009 For Hendrick Motorsports.
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By Shawn Courchesne
Remember when Mark Martin announced he was retiring from Roush Fenway Racing and Sprint Cup Series competition after the 2005 season?
And then he was retiring from the team after the 2006 season.
And then he was cutting back on his schedule for the 2007 season and would help out things over at Ginn Racing.
And then he was helping out with things at Dale Earnhardt Inc. by running part-time in 2008 after Ginn was acquired by DEI.
Remember when Mark Martin was considered one of the most loyal drivers in the business for all his years of dedication to Roush?
Now it looks li...
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Monday, June 23, 2008
SCHLIEPER WINS LUCAS OIL LATE MODEL SERIES GRASSY SMITH MEMORIAL RACE AT CHEROKEE
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By James Essex
GAFFNEY, S.C. -June 20, 2008- In front of a standing room only crowd, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series returned to Cherokee Speedway for the first time since 2006. The fans were not disappointed as Dan Schlieper of Sullivan, WI held off Jimmy Owens by a mere car length to win the 10th Annual Grassy Smith Memorial Race on Friday Night. Schlieper would lead all 40 laps, but Owens put on a late-race charge from his 11th starting spot to finish right on Schlieper's bumper at the finish. Schlieper earned $7,000 for his second LOLMDS win in the last three races. Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, GA finished third f...
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