THE A.M.A. SUPER-CROSSERS WERE IN "GRUNGE TOWN"…A.K.A… SEATTLE ON
SATURDAY FOR THE PENULTIMATE ROUND OF THEIR 17 RACE SEASON WHICH SAW…2ND…IN
POINTS HONDA RIDER…KEVIN WINDHAM PICK UP HIS 2ND CONSECUTIVE WIN
AHEAD OF POINT LEADER YAMAHA RIDIN’…CHAD REED…2ND…AND…ANDREW SHORT…
ALSO ON A …HONDA…3RD…
WINDHAM’S…"WIN"…PULLS HIM TO WITHIN JUST…-10 MARKERS…OF POINT LEADER
REED WITH THE SERIES FINALE SCHEDULED NEXT WEEKEND…FOR...LAS VEGAS…AND IF
WINDHAM MAKES IT…3 IN A ROW …CHAD REED…NEEDS ONLY TO FINISH… 5TH…OR
BETTER…TO CLINCH THE 2008 TITLE…
IN THE…125cc LITES" CLASS…IT WAS A CASE OF…TOO LITTLE TOO LATE AS
SUZUKI’S…RYAN DUNGEY…PICKED UP THE WIN WHILE…2ND PLACE FINISHER
JASON LAWRENCE ON A YAMAHA CLINCHED THE "LITES" TITLE…WHILE…BROC HEPLER…ALSO
ON A…YAMAHA… COMPLETED THE PODIUM…
FOLLOWING A PAIR OF…RAINOUTS…LAST WEEKEND…THE U.S.A.C. NATIONAL
SPRINTERS RETURNED TO…WINCHESTER, INDIANA…FOR A MAKE UP OF THE…30 LAP…"RICH
VOGLER CLASSIC"…WHICH SAW DARREN HAGAN TAKE THE LEAD FROM…BRIAN GERSTER…6 LAPS
IN AND THEN LEAD…THE REMAINDER OF THE WAY…TO PICK UP THE WIN AHEAD
OF…POINT LEADER…DAVE DARLAND…IN 2ND…AND…FAST QUALIFIER…TRACY
HINES…3RD… TUCSON’S JERRY COONS, JR…FINISHED…11TH…
NEXT UP FOR THE NATIONAL SPRINT GROUP WILL BE ANOTHER...30 LAPPER
IN…BROWNSTOWN, INDIANA…NEXT WEEKEND…
AFTER A WEEK OFF…THE…U.S.A.C…C.R.A. "CAL SPRINTERS"…RETURNED TO ACTION
SATURDAY NIGHT…AT…"WEASLEY NAMED"…PERRIS SPEEDWAY…FOR A 30 LAPPER…THAT
SAW…RR-AZ ALUM…AND POINT LEADER…CORY KRUSEMAN…MATCH UP A HEAT WIN…WITH THE
FEATURE WIN…AS HE TOOK THE TOP SPOT ON THE PODIUM…AHEAD OF…TONY JONES…
IN 2ND...AND…DANNY SHERIDAN…3RD…
THE…WEST COAST "410" SERIES…WILL TAKE ANOTHER WEEK OFF… BEFORE
CONTESTING ROUND # 10…OF THEIR 37 RACE SCHEDULE… ON…SATURDAY…MAY 10TH…STILL
IN…"PAREE"…
THE…WINGED SPRINTERS…OF THE…WORLD OF OUTLAWS…HEADED TO …SOUTH DAKOTA
FRIDAY NIGHT...FOR…ROUND #10 OF THEIR…82 RACE SCHEDULE…AND ON SATURDAY…THEY
DRAGGED IT TO KNOXVILLE, IOWA …FOR THE…11TH SHOW OF THE 2008
CAMPAIGN…AND THE STORY IS NOT GOOD AS THE…W.O.O.- ER’S…WERE RAINED OUT FOR THE
4TH & 5TH TIMES IN
11 TRIES THIS SEASON…
SOME OF THE OUTLAWS…SAW THE RAIN COMING…AND CONTINUED DRAGGING THEIR
STUFF EAST…TO…ELDORA, OHIO…TO TEAM UP WITH THE…ALL STAR CIRCUIT OF
CHAMPIONS…AND IT TURNED OUT TO BE A GOOD DECISION…FOR SOME…AS…JOEY SALDANA…WON
THE 30 LAP MAIN…AHEAD OF…DARYN PITTMAN…IN 2ND…AND…RR-AZ ALUM…DONNY
SCHATZ…3RD…
THE…OUTLAWS…WILL LOOK FOR DRY WEATHER…NEXT SATURDAY…IN… CAMERON,
MISSOURI… WITH ROUND # 12…OF THEIR …SEEMINGLY... ENDLESS…AND…WET…SCHEDULE…
THE..INDY LITES SERIES SUPPORT GROUP RAN A…100 MILER ON SUNDAY MORNING
PRECEDING THE…I.R.L…IN KANSAS…AND IT WAS… J.R.
HILDEBRAND…PASSING…SCOTTSDALE’S…ARIE LUYENDYK, JR…40 LAPS FROM THE FINISH…AND
NEVER LOOKING BACK…
ROBBIE PECORARI…FINISHED 2ND…TO…HILDEBRAND…WHILE…ARIE
LUYENDYK, JR…HELD ON FOR THE FINAL PODIUM SPOT…
THE…A.R.C.A…SERIES…ALSO HEADED TO KANSAS…ALONG WITH THE I.R.L. & THE
TRUCKERS OVER THE WEEKEND…FOR A 150 LAPPER… WHICH SAW …F-1 REFUGEE…SCOTT SPEED
COME BACK FROM A LAP DOWN…TO PASS…FELLOW SERIES ROOKIE…JESSE SMITH…ON A
LATE-RACE RESTART WITH 6 LAPS REMAINING…AND THEN HOLD BACK THE CHARGE OF…"OPEN
WHEELER"… RICKY STENHOUSE…DRIVING FOR…ROUSH RACING…TO CLAIM
HIS…CAREER-FIRST…WIN…IN HIS 5TH SERIES START…
PHOENIX’S…MS. GABI DI CARLO…HAD A GOOD SHOWING IN KANSAS… WITH HER…1ST
CAREER TOP 10 RUN…AS SHE FINISHED…9TH… FOLLOWING A 15TH
PLACE… QUALIFYING EFFORT…
THE…A.R.C.A. BUNCH…WILL KEEP AFTER IT…NEXT WEEKEND…WITH THE 5TH
ROUND OF THEIR 21 RACE SCHEDULE…WHEN THEY SHOW UP IN… ROCKINGHAM…FOR A…500k
(312 MILER) …NEXT SUNDAY…
THE GRAND AM…LEFTY-RIGHTY…SERIES SPENT THE WEEKEND AT VIRGINIA
INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY…CONTESTING THE 5TH RACE OF THEIR SCHEDULE…AND
FOR THE 3RD TIME THIS SEASON…IT WAS LEXUS DRIVING SCOTT PRUETT &
MEMO ROJAS…VISITING…VICTORY LANE…
RYAN DAZIEL…AND…HENRI ZOGAID…RAN 2ND..IN THEIR "BEEMER"…
WHILE…MARC GOOSENS & JIM MATTHEWS…PUT THEIR…PONTIAC ON THE PODIUM…WITH A 3RD
PLACE RUN…
PHOENIX’S…DARREN LAW…AND CO-DRIVER…DAVID DONOHUE…HAD A DISAPPOINTING DAY
AS THEY…"RETIRED"…AFTER JUST 43 OF THE RACE’S 67 LAPS AND WERE SHOWN FINISHING
43RD IN THE 44 CAR… COMBINED…DP/GT FIELD…
FINALLY…IF YOU PLAN ON SEEING THE NEW MOVIE…"SPEED RACER"…BE SURE TO
CHECK OUT…RR-AZ ALUM…MILKA DUNO…WHO PLAYS THE ROLE OF…KELLIE GEAR-BOX…IN THE
MOVIE…AND LET’S HOPE IT IS NOT A…SPEAKING ROLE…AS…MILKA…WHO CLAIMS TO SPEAK 5
DIFFERENT LANGUAGES…ONE OF WHICH…WE LEARNED FIRST HAND… IS…NOT … ENGLISH…
AND THAT’S IT
…HAPPY MOTORING
(FROM THE…APRIL 21, 2008…SHOW)
THE A.M.A. SUPER-CROSSERS WERE IN ST. LOUIE…OVER
THE WEEKEND FOR ROUND # 15 OF THEIR 17 RACE SEASON (JUST A DEUCE… REMAINING)
AND IT WAS KEVIN WINDHAM ON HIS HONDA PICKING UP HIS 3RD WIN OF THE
2008 CAMPAIGN AND AN ADDITIONAL 3 CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS ON…2ND PLACE
FINISHER…POINT LEADER CHAD REED…ON A YAMAHA WHILE ANDREW SHORT...ALSO ON A
HONDA…RAN 3RD…
WINDHAM…NOW RESIDES…JUST -13 MARKERS BEHIND
REED…WITH 2 EVENTS TO GO…AND EACH RACE WORTH…25 POINTS… SO THIS ONE CONTINUES
TO REMAIN WORTH WATCHING…
THE 125cc LITES" CLASS SAW…HONDA’S TREY
CANNARD…PICK UP HIS 4TH WIN IN 7 TRIES AS HE CROSSED THE LINE
AHEAD OF BRANDON JESSMAN ON A KAWASAKI…2ND…AND…JOSH GRANT…ON A
HONDA…3RD …
THE…ARENA SUPERCROSSERS…WILL NOW HEAD TO
SEATTLE…FOR THE PENULTIMATE EVENT OF THE SEASON…NEXT WEEKEND…
THE U.S.A.C. NATIONAL SPRINTERS…KICKED OFF THE
2008 SEASON FRIDAY NIGHT AT GAS CITY, INDIANA…WHERE 48 CARS…CHECKED IN
AND THE SEASON’S 1ST WINNER WAS SHANE
COTTLE…WHO CAME THRU THE…"B" MAIN TO EARN THE WIN AHEAD OF DUSTIN MORGAN… 2ND…AND
THE NIGHT’S FAST QUALIFIER…BRAD SWEET…3RD…
A TRIO OF…"ZONIES"…SHOWED UP IN…GAS CITY…WITH
JERRY COONS, JR FARING THE BEST WITH A HEAT WIN AND AN…11TH PLACE
RUN IN THE FEATURE…
CHAD BOAT…QUALIFIED 3RD QUICK AND HAD
TO RUN THE SEMI…WHERE HE FINISHED 9TH AND DID NOT
TRANSFER…
AND…CASEY SHUMAN HAD THE WORST NIGHT OF THE "ZONIE
TRIO" QUALIFYING…39TH…AND FAILING TO TRANSFER OUT OF THE …LAST
CHANCE…RACE…
SATURDAY’S…2ND…OF THE 3 RACE’S
SCHEDULED FOR THE OPENING WEEKEND WAS RAINED OUT…WHILE ON
SUNDAY AFTERNOON…THE U.S.A.C. SPRINTERS HEADED TO THE HIGH BANKS
AT…WINCHESTER, INDIANA…ONLY TO ENCOUNTER…MORE RAIN…AND A POSTPONEMENT OF THE "RICH
VOGLER CLASSIC"…UNTIL…NEXT SUNDAY AFTERNOON…
THE WINGED SPRINTERS OF THE WORLD OF OUTLAWS WERE HOPING TO RUN AT
HAUBSTAUDT, INDIANA…BUT ONCE AGAIN… WERE RAINED OUT…
THE OUTLAWS WILL TAKE ANOTHER SHOT AT RACING…NEXT
FRIDAY IN SOUTH DAKOTA
AND FOLLOW THAT UP WITH A TRIP TO… KNOXVILLE, IOWA…ON…SATURDAY…
THE…A.R.C.A SERIES RAN FOR THE 2ND
CONSECUTIVE WEEKEND AS THEY CONTESTED A 250 LAPPER…IN IOWA...ON SATURDAY WHICH
WAS WON BY ROOKIE…MATT HAWKINS…IN HIS 1ST SERIES START AS HE
FINISHED AHEAD OF POINT LEADER…JUSTIN ALLGAIER …2ND…AND…
8 TIME SERIES CHAMP...FRANK KIMMEL…WHO MADE IT TO THE PODIUM… IN 3RD…AFTER
STARTING THE RACE…39TH…IN THE 41 CAR FIELD…
PHOENIX’S…MS…GABI DICARLO…FINISHED…26TH…AFTER
STARTING THE RACE…15TH…
THE ALMS SERIES RAN A SHORT RACE IN LONG BEACH…ON
SATURDAY WHICH SAW A PAIR OF…AUDI TEAMS CROSS THE FINISH LINE 1ST &
2ND LED BY
A PAIR OF GERMANS…LUCAS LUHR & MARCO WERNER…WHILE THE 2ND SPOT WENT
TO FRANK BIELA & EMANUELE PIRRO ALSO IN
AN…AUDI…WITH SCOTT SHARP & DAVID BRABHAM… COMPLETING THE PODIUM…
THE GRAND AM SERIES WAS SUPPORTING THE…NASCARIANS
IN MEXICO CITY ON SATURDAY AND THAT RACE SAW THE… PONTIAC…OF MARC
GOOSSENS & JIM MATTHEWS…LEAD THE FINAL 28 LAPS ON THE WAY TO THEIR WIN AHEAD
OF THE…LEXUS OF SCOTT PRUETT & LOCAL "SHOE"…MEMO ROJAS…2ND…WHILE…ANOTHER
PONTIAC…FINISHED 3RD …WITH…NIC JONSSON & RICARDO ZONTA…SHARING THE
WHEEL…
PHOENIX’S DARREN LAW AND CO-DRIVER…DAVID DONOHUE
FINISHED…11TH IN THEIR PORSCHE.
STRANGE RACING WEEKEND AS THE...I.R.L…"SPLITS THE
SERIES" BETWEEN JAPAN AND LONG BEACH AND DANICA PATRICK…"STUNS THE WORLD"
AS SHE PICKS UP A FUEL ECONOMY TROPHY.
IRL IS RECEIVING…"FLAK"…AND JUSTIFIBLY SO FOR
PUTTING OUT A PRESS RELEASE THAT STATES…MS. PATRICK’S FINISH AT MOTEGI…IS A 1ST
FOR A WOMAN IN A "MAJOR RACING SERIES"…AND WE NEED TO ASK JUST… "WHAT
DOES THE IRL…AND THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA CONSIDER THE N.H.R.A…WHICH HAS
SEEN MANY WOMEN…WIN NATIONAL EVENTS…AND… CHAMPIONSHIPS????…(LOTS OF
NITWITS OUT THERE "PRETENDING" TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE SUBJECT THAN THEY
ACTUALLY DO…AND THEY ARE DOING A DISSERVICE TO THE SPORT …AND TO THE PUBLIC IN
GENERAL …AND THEY NEED TO BE ADMONISHED)
THE N.H.R.A HAS "FINED" DON SCHUMACHER
RACING…$100,000. FOR BEING IN POSSESSION OF "UNAUTHORIZED FUEL"…IN VIOLATION
OF THEIR RULE BOOK AND EVEN THOUGH THEY DIDN’T USE ANY OF IT…THE N.H.R.A.
FINED THEM ANYWAYAND THE RULING IS NOW BEING APPEALED.
SPEAKING OF THE…"SPINDOCTOR"…LAST…FRIDAY’S RACIN’
COLUMN…IN THE ARIZONA SOCIALIST REPUBLIC…BY THE "SPINDOCTOR"… MICHAEL
KNIGHT…FOCUSED ON VALLEY RESIDENT ADRIAN FERNANDEZ…WHO THIS PAST
WEEKEND…WAS RACING IN THE… A.L.M.’S SERIES…IN LONG BEACH…AND THE
JOURNEYMAN SERIES…IN MEXICO CITY AND IN… MICHAEL KNIGHT’S…ARTICLE…
FERNANDEZ’S STATEMENT ABOUT…JUAN MONTOYA…WAS QUITE AN EYE OPENER…AND REMINDED
US OF THE LATE DALE EARNHARDT’S…APPROACH TO RACING AS FERNANDEZ SAID…"I THINK
JUAN PABLO IS AN EXCEPTIONAL GUY …HE HAS HUGE NATURAL ABILITY…HE'S A GOOD
FRIEND.
JUAN PABLO'S…PERSONALITY IS JUST RIGHT FOR NASCAR…HE'S
SO COLD. SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE HE'S NOT HUMAN…BEFORE THE RACE …MAYBE YOU ARE A
LITTLE NERVOUS…HE'S NOT AT ALL…HE DOESN'T HAVE RESPECT FOR ANYBODY…IN A
GOOD WAY…ON THE TRACK…HE DOESN'T GIVE A (EXPLETIVE)…THAT MAKES HIM UNIQUE."
BE SURE TO…CHECK OUT THE "SPINDOCTOR"…MICHAEL
KNIGHT’S…NEW …BUSINESS OF DRAG RACING COLUMN…AT WWW.DRAG
RACING ON LINE.COM…UNDER THE…"ALL BUSINESS" TAB AND LASTLY…BE SURE TO
VISIT… MICHAEL KNIGHT’S …RACING BLOG…& THE EASY WAY TO GET THERE IS THRU THE…RACING
ROUNDUP.COM…"LINKS" PAGE
AS USUAL…ALL RESULTS & RECAPS ON
RACING ROUNDUP.COM
AND THAT’S IT
…HAPPY
MOTORING
(FROM THE…APRIL 14, 2008…SHOW)
THE A.M.A. SUPER-CROSSERS…WERE IN DETROIT…THE
FORMER… "MOTOR CITY"…OVER THE WEEKEND…FOR ROUND # 14 OF THEIR 17 RACE
SEASON…(JUST A TRIO REMAINING)…AND IT WAS HONDA’S…DAVID MILLSAPS EARNING WIN #
2…AHEAD OF KAWASAKI’S…TIM FERRY 2ND AND…KEVIN WINDHAM…ON HIS
HONDA…3RD…
3RD PLACE FINISHER…WINDHAM ALSO CLOSED
THE GAP ON POINT LEADER…CHAD REED (12TH
IN DETROIT) TO JUST -16 MARKERS BEHIND REED WITH 3 EVENTS TO GO…AND EACH
RACE WORTH…25 POINTS… SO THIS ONE MAY GET INTERESTING…YET…
THE 125cc LITES" CLASS SAW…KAWASAKI’S…RYAN
VILLOPOTO MAKE IT 3 WINS IN A ROW WHILE RYAN MORALS RAN 2ND…ON A
YAMAHA WITH BRANDON JESSMAN GIVING KAWASAKI
A BOOK END PODIUM…WITH HIS…3RD…PLACE FINISH…
THE…ARENA SUPERCROSSERS…HEAD TO THE…BANKS
OF THE MISSISSIPPI…NEXT WEEKEND WITH A SATURDAY SHOW IN…ST. LOUIE…
THE U.S.A.C. NATIONAL MIDGETEERS SHOWED UP IN
KENLEY, NORTH CAROLINA WITH 28 CARS ON SATURDAY AND IT WAS LAST WEEK’S
…BRIDESMAID…KODY SWANSON…LEADING ALL 40 LAPS OF THE FEATURE TO TAKE THE WIN
AHEAD OF…DAKODA ARMSTRONG…IN 2ND AND ANOTHER…P.A.K. RACER… SERIES
POINT LEADER…COLE WHITT …3RD…
THE NATIONAL MIDGETEERS…WILL NOW…PARK THEIR
STUFF…FOR A WHOLE MONTH BEFORE SHOWING UP AT THE LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN …ASPHALT
TRACK…ON MAY 16TH…
THE…WINGED SPRINTERS OF THE WORLD OF OUTLAWS WERE HOPING TO…RUN A
PAIR…AT ELDORA…OVER THE WEEKEND AND THEY GOT IT HALF DONE AS THEY GOT FRIDAY
NIGHT’S SHOW IN…WHEN CRAIG DOLLANSKY WON FOR THE 2ND TIME THIS
SEASON AHEAD OF RR-AZ ALUM…AND FAST QUALIFIER…DONNY SCHATZ…2ND…
WITH… JASON SIDES…3RD…
SATURDAY’S SHOW WAS RAINED OUT AND THE OUTLAWS
WILL TAKE ANOTHER SHOT AT RACING THIS COMING SATURDAY NIGHT…WITH A STAND ALONE
SHOW IN HAUBSTAUDT, INDIANA…
THE…U.S.A.C…C.R.A. "CAL SPRINTERS…WERE BACK AT…"WEASLEY
NAMED"…PERRIS SPEEDWAY…SATURDAY NIGHT WHERE 30 CARS CONTESTED A 30 LAPPER
(MAKE THAT 23 CARS CONTESTING…30 LAPS…AS 7 CARS…"FLIPPED OUT"…OF THE
MAIN)…WHICH SAW JOHNNY RODRIGUEZ…ATOP THE SURVIVORS LIST…AS HE TOOK THE WIN
AHEAD OF…POINT LEADER AND RR-AZ ALUM…CORY KRUSEMAN…2ND …
WITH…PHOENIX’S…R.J. JOHNSON…3RD…
THE…WEST COAST "410 SPRINT" BUNCH WILL TAKE A WEEK
OFF AND THEN…DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN…IN PAREE…ON…APRIL 26TH…
AS WE’VE MOVE FROM…TWO WHEELS…TO OPEN WHEEL WE’LL
NOW UPDATE YOU ON THE FENDERED STUFF FROM…A.R.C.A…WHICH OUTLASTED THE RAIN IN
SALEM, INDIANA…FINALLY GETTING THEIR 3RD RACE OF THE SEASON…INTO
THE HISTORY BOOKS…WHEN…MICHAEL
ARNETT TOOK THE CHECKERED FLAG IN THE 200 LAPPER
AHEAD OF JUSTIN ALLGAIER …2ND AND…BILL BAIRD…3RD…
OTHER NOTABLES…AND WHERE THEY FINISHED IN THE
SALEM A.R.C.A. FIELD INCLUDE…
8 TIME CHAMP…FRANK KIMMEL…5TH…
MR. ASHLEY JUDD…A.K.A…DARIO FRANCHITTI…10TH…PHOENIX’S…MS.
GABI DICARLO …20TH FROM A 37TH PLACE STARTING SPOT…AND
FINALLY FORMER…"F-1-ER"…SCOTT SPEED …39TH FOLLOWING AN EARLY RACE…CONTRETEMPS…
WE WANT TO THANK CANYON SPEEDWAY PARK…AND OWNER/
PROMOTER …DOUG GABBARD ALSO THE OWNER OF...ALLSCAPES… LANSCAPING SERVICES FOR
STEPPING UP TO SPONSOR SATURDAY’S "SPECIAL NASCAR BROADCAST"…FROM P.I.R…WHERE
WE SPENT TIME WITH TRAVIS KVAPIL & DAVID GILLILAND…OF YATES RACING…ALONG WITH
PAUL CORLISS…OF P.I.R JIM TRETOW…OF THE "MILWAUKEE MILE"…AND…THE "SPINDOCTOR"…MR.
MICHAEL KNIGHT DOING ALL THE RIGHT RACING THINGS…FOR THE …ARIZONA
SOCIALIST-REPUBLIC…OVER THE WEEKEND…
AT P.I.R…WE SPENT TIME WITH… FORMER RACING
WRITERS…MARK ARMIJO & JIM GINTONIO …STEVE PORTENGAY…AND THE USUAL CAST OF
THOUSANDS…
SPEAKING OF THE…"SPINDOCTOR"…THIS WEEK’S…FRIDAY
RACIN’ COLUMN…IN THE …ARIZONA SOCIALIST REPUBLIC…BY…THE "SPINDOCTOR"…MICHAEL
KNIGHT…WILL FOCUS ON…VALLEY RESIDENT ADRIAN FERNANDEZ…WHO…THIS WEEKEND…IS
RACING IN THE A.L.M.’S SERIES IN LONG BEACH…AND THE…JOURNEYMAN SERIES…IN
MEXICO CITY…
MORE…"SPINDOCTOR" NEWS TELLS YOU TO CHECK OUT THE
"SPINDOCTOR"…MICHAEL KNIGHT’S…NEW…BUSINESS OF DRAG RACING COLUMN…AT
WWW.DRAG RACING ON LINE.COM UNDER THE…"ALL
BUSINESS" TAB…CHECK IT OUT…IF…YOU WANT TO BE…IN THE KNOW…
LASTLY…BE SURE TO CHECK OUT… MICHAEL
KNIGHT’S…RACING BLOG… & THE EASY WAY TO GET THERE IS THRU THE…RACING
ROUNDUP.COM…
AND THAT’S IT
(FROM THE…APRIL 7, 2008…SHOW)
THE A.M.A. SUPER-CROSSERS…LIKE THE NASCARIANS…WERE
IN… TEXAS…OVER THE WEEKEND…FOR ROUND # 13 OF THEIR 19 RACE SEASON…(JUST A
SEXTUPLE REMAINING) AND IT WAS…CHAD REED … FOR THE 8TH TIME THIS
SEASON…RIDING HIS YAMAHA…TO THE WIN… AHEAD OF…THE YAMAHA OF…JOSH HILL…2ND…WHILE…HONDA’S…DAVID
MILLSAPS…RAN 3RD…FOR THE CONSECUTIVE WEEK…
THE 125cc LITES" CLASS…SAW…KAWASAKI’S…RYAN
VILLOPOTO…WIN FOR THE 2ND STRAIGHT WEEK…WHILE…JOSH GRANT…RAN 2ND…ON
A HONDA…AND…K-T- M’S…MARTIN DAVALOS RAN…3RD…
THE…ARENA SUPERCROSSERS…HEAD TO THE…GLEAMING
DIAMOND OF THE MIDWEST A.K.A DETROIT… NEXT
WEEKEND…FOR ROUND # 14…OF THEIR SEASON…
THE INDY LIGHTS…AS USUAL…RAN A PAIR…IN ST.
PETERSBURG…WITH SATURDAY’S WIN GOUNG TO…RAPHAEL MATOS…WHO REMAINS
UNDEFEATED…AT ST.PETE… PICKING UP HIS 3RD CONSECUTIVE…WIN… ON THE
FLORIDA…STREET COURSE…
RICHARD ANTINUCCI…FINISHED…2ND …FOR THE
2ND…RACE IN A ROW… EDGING HIS A.G.R TEAMMATE…MS. ANA BEATRITZ…WHO
RECORDED THE HIGHEST EVER FINISH BY A LADY IN THE SERIES HISTORY…
PHOENIX’S…ARIE LUYENDYK, JR…STARTED…9TH…AND
FINISHED…6TH … WHICH MAKES IT TWO TOP 10’S…IN A ROW…TO BEGIN HIS
SEASON…
IN SUNDAY’S…2ND DAY OF RACING FOR THE INDY LIGHTS…IT WAS… "NOT"
…RAPHAEL MATOS MAKING IT 4 IN A ROW…BUT RATHER… RICHARD AN’TINUCCI BETTERING
SATURDAY’S… BRIDESMAID FINISH …AS HE TOOK THE WUIN AHEAD OF…J.R. HILDEBRAND…2ND
AND LOGAN GOMEZ…3RD…
3 TIME WINNER MATOS FINISHED…12TH…WHILE…PHOENIX’S…ARIE
LUYENDYK, JR WRECKED AND DIDN’T MAKE IT PAST THE OPENING
LAP…
THE U.S.A.C. NATIONAL MIDGETEERS…WITH 43
CARS…CHECKING IN… RETURNED TO ACTION IN A 50 LAPPER…AT…ANDERSON, INDIANA
SPEEDWAY...ON SUNDAY…WHERE IT WAS…BOBBY EAST…PICKING UP CAREER WIN # 28…AS HE
TOKK THE CHECKERED FLAG…AHEAD OF… KODY SWANSON…IN 2ND…AND…NATIONAL
MIDGET POINT LEADER…TRACY HINES…3RD…
THE NATIONAL MIDGETEERS…WILL NOW…PACK THEIR STUFF
UP…AND HEAD TO…NORTH CAROLINA…NEXT WEEKEND…FOR ANOTHER SHOW…
THE U.S.A.C…NATIONAL SPRINT CAR SERIES TRIED TO
GET BACK AT IT AT…TONY STEWART’S ELDORA SPEEDWAY…OVER THE WEEKEND…BUT THE…30
LAPPER…WAS POSTPONED…FOR A MONTH…DUE TO…WET GROUNDS…
THE…WINGED SPRINTERS OF THE WORLD OF OUTLAWS…AFTER
MORE THAN A MONTH OFF RAN A STAND ALONE SHOW…ON SATURDAY NIGHT AT…KENNY
SCHRADER’S...1/3 MILE…I-55 SPEEDWAY IN PEVELEY, MISSOURI…WHERE IT WAS
PHOENIX WINNER…JASON MEYERS COLLECTING HIS 3RD WIN…IN 5 OUTLAW
OUTINGS…THIS SEASON…AS HE EDGED…CRAIG DOLLANSKY…BY INCHES FOR THE WIN…WHILE
JOEY SALDANA…RAN…3RD…TO CLAIM THE FINAL PODIUM SPOT…
