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More Pearls of Racing Wisdom from
October 2007
(FROM THE…RACE-TOBER
29, 2007…SHOW…)
THE U.S.A.C./C.R.A. "CAL
SPRINTERS"…HEADED TO THE DIRT TRACK…IN LAS VEGAS…OVER THE WEEKEND…WE GUESS
TO…"DUST UP" THE… DRAG RACE…QUARTER MILE…BUT WE DIGRESS…
ANYHOW…THEY PUT A…20 LAPPER…INTO THE
BOOKS WHICH WAS WON BY…DARREN HAGEN WITH… DAVE DARLAND…2ND…AND…LEVI
JONES… IN THE 3RD SPOT…
NEXT UP FOR THE "CAL SPRINTERS"…WILL
BE A 3-NIGHT…RACIN’ REUNION…(A.K.A. "GRUDGE MATCH")…WITH
THE…U.S.A.C. NATIONAL SPRINT CAR BUNCH…( THE "BACK-EASTER’S)
BEGINNING ON… THURSDAY NIGHT…AND WE’LL HAVE ALL THAT…FAMILY NEWS…NEXT MONDAY
NIGHT…SO STAY TUNED…
MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR OUR…SPECIAL…NASCAR
BROADCAST "LIVE" FROM P.I.R MOTOR- COACH SPOT…# 104…RIGHT AT THE …PIT ROAD
ENTRANCE…FROM…1:00-2:00 P.M. LEADING INTO THE… ARIZONA TRAVEL 200…BUSCH SERIES
RACE…BEGINNING AT…2:30…
ANOTHER…FINE…MOTORSPORTS REPORT IN
THE…FRIDAY EDITION OF THE…ARIZONA SOCIALIST REPUBLIC…BY…THE …SPINDOCTOR …
MICHAEL KNIGHT…WHO WILL ALSO BE CONTRIBUTING BIG TIME
…DURING THE…NASCAR…WEEKEND…DO YOURSELF A FAVOR…AND …"LOOK FOR IT" AND CHECK
OUT…MICHAEL KNIGHT’S…ON LINE… RACING…BLOG…AT…SPIN
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COOL MOVE BY JIMMIE JOHNSON…WHO IS
DONATING HIS WINNINGS ($349,561.) FROM ATLANTA TO THE…CALIFORNIA FIRES…RED
CROSS FUND…AND IS BEING MATCHED BY…CAR OWNER RICK HENDRICK … AND…BRUTON SMITH
(SMI)…BY NOT BY…NASCAR…I.S.C…OR…ANY OTHER CALIFORNIA
DRIVER… INCLUDING…JEFF GORDON (MONEY’S TIGHT AND I HAVE A NEW BABY TO
FEED)…GREG BIFFLE…KEVIN HARVICK…CASEY MEARS…
FORMER…RR-AZ ALUM…AND…D.E.I…(DALE
EARNHARDT INC) … DIRECTOR OF COMPETITION STEVE HMIEL…HAS FOUND WORK AT GNASSI
RACING…IN A SIMILAR CAPACITY…AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO…BETTER PERFORMANCES BY
THE…GNASSI’ BUNCH …AND A CORRESPONDING DECLINE IN PERFORMANCE AT…D.E.I.…
AN UPDATE FROM…CHARLOTTE…THIS WEEK…ON
THE…POSSIBLE… RELOCATION OF THE LOWE’S MOTOR SPEEDWAY DUE TO THE CONFLICT
BETWEEN TRACK OWNER….BRUTON SMITH AND THE CITY OF CONCORD…TELLS US THAT THE
POLITICIANS HAVE HAD A CHANGE OF HEART AND NOW…FULLY SUPPORT…BRUTON SMITH AND
THE…DRAG STRIP…AND TO GO ONE BETTER THEY ALSO WANT TO CHANGE THE NAME
OF…SPEEDWAY ROAD…WHICH RUNS ALONG THE LOWE’S MOTOR SPEEDWAY…TO…BRUTON SMITH
BOULEVARD…
WE EXPECT IT IS A LITTLE TOO LATE
TO…BELLY UP TO THE BAR… AS… SMITH…HAS SAID HE’S 90% SURE…HE’S MOVING THE
TRACK…STAY TUNED…
LAST WEEK…WE TOLD YOU ABOUT…GEOFF
BODINE…WRECKING IN HIS BOBSLED WELL…WE’VE DONE SOME
RESEARCH…AND WE’RE HERE THIS WEEK TO LET YOU KNOW YOU CAN BE…"JUST
LIKE GEOFF" …AT THE…STEVEN BOSCH…BOBSLED DRIVING SCHOOL…IN PARK
CITY, UTAH…FOR ONLY $500. BUCKS…
THE SCHOOL GUARANTEES AT LEAST 4 RUNS
AS A DRIVER…AND 4 RUNS…AS A BRAKEMAN…
GO TO…WWW.OLY PARKS.COM…FOR
ALL THE POOP…
DON’T FORGET TO ORDER YOUR COPY
OF…WINDY MC DONALD’S …NEW BOOK…"MANZANITA SPEEDWAY'S DESERT THUNDER"…
WHICH COVERS THE HISTORY OF MANZANITA SPEEDWAY AND PICKS UP WHERE… "THUNDER
IN THE DESERT" …WINDY’S…1ST BOOK…LEFT OFF… CONTINUING
WITH THE 1981 SEASON…AND GOES THROUGH 2005.
IT SELLS FOR…$74.95…AND…YOU
CAN PAY WITH…CHECKS OR CASH …ONLY…AS WINDY… IS NOT SET UP
FOR CREDIT CARDS… …SHIPPING IS BY PRIORITY MAIL…ADDS ANOTHER…$10.
REMINDER…TUCSON’S…SOUTHWESTERN
INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY (SIR)… HAS BEEN SELECTED TO HOST THE FIRST…PINKS ALL
OUT… NATIONAL CABLE TELEVISION SHOW TAPING OF SEASON 2…ON SATURDAY…NOV.
17…
HOST…RICH CHRISTENSEN…AND THE ENTIRE
CAST OF…PINKS… WILL BE ON HAND…AS MORE THAN 400 HOMETOWN
DRAG RACERS COMPETE FOR A…$10,000 GRAND PRIZE.
DON’T FORGET TO VISIT THE…RR-AZ WEB
SITE RACINGROUNDUP.COM… WHICH NOW INCLUDES OUR WEEKLY RECAPS OF THE
RACING ACTION…A COMPLETE LISTING OF OUR RR-AZ…"LIVE AND ON AIR"…OVER 700 GUEST
"ALUMS"…AND …THE ALWAYS INTERESTING…MINUTIAE…SELECTION
AND THAT’S IT…HAPPY MOTORING…
(FROM THE…RACE-TOBER 22, 2007…SHOW…)
THE WORLD OF OUTLAWS…"WINGED"…SPRINTERS…LEFT
PHOENIX…AND SPENT…SATURDAY NIGHT ON THE WEST COAST AT THE "HOME"…OF
THE…NON-WING SPRINTERS A.K.A WEASLEY NAMED…PERRIS … SPEEDWAY…WHERE IT
WAS…ROOKIE…KERRY MAD-SEN…PICKING UP HIS 2ND CHECKERED FLAG…OF THE
SEASON AS HE LED ALL 30 LAPS…TO FINISH AHEAD OF…FAST QUALIFIER…AND…FRIDAY
NIGHT MANZY WINNER DUDE LASOSKI…IN 2ND…AND JASON SOWOLD IN THE 3RD
SPOT…
THE OUTLAWS WILL NOW DRAG THEIR STUFF ALL THE WAY
ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO THE SOON TO BE…BULLDOZED…DIRT TRACK AT LOWE’S MOTOR
SPEEDWAY IN…CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA FOR A TRIO OF SEASON ENDING RACES
BEGINNING ON THURSDAY NIGHT NOVEMBER 1ST
IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY…HOSTED THE TOYOTA SHOWDOWN
FOR…THE GRAND NATIONAL CARS AND THE…"FORMER"…TOURING SERIES CARS …ON FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY…AND HERE’S WHO CLAIMED THE… BRAGGING RIGHTS…AS THE BEST ASPHALT
SHORT TRACKER…IN THE COUNTRY FOR THIS WEEKEND…ANYWAY…
ON FRIDAY…IT WAS THE…150-LAP…NASCAR…WHELEN
ALL-AMERICAN SERIES SUPER LATE MODEL…RACE WHICH WAS WON BY…EX-SW TOUR
CHAMP…GREG PURSLEY…AHEAD OF…RIP MICHELS…IN 2ND…AND…DAN MOORE…3RD…
ALSO ON…FRIDAY NIGHT…THE…GRAND AMERICAN SERIES…LAST CHANCE "50 LAPPER"
SAW…ARIZONA…MODIFIED SHORT TRACKER …JASON NOLL LAST 18 LAPS…BEFORE BEING
COLLECTED IN A CRASH…
THE SATURDAY NIGHT…250 LAP…TOYOTA SHOWDOWN…FOR THE
GRAND NATIONAL CARS…IN A GREEN-WHITE-CHECKER….FINISH…WAS WON BY 17 YEAR
OLD…JOEY LOGANO…FOLLOWED BY PEYTON SELLERS…IN 2ND…AND…THE TOP
FINISHING….WEST COASTER…2007 GRAND NATIONAL WEST CHAMP…MIKE DUNCAN…3RD…
THE…AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES…CONCLUDED THEIR 2007
CAMPAIGN …AT LAGUNA SECA OVER THE WEEKEND…WHERE IT WAS HOUSEHOLD NAME…AUDI’S…DINDO
CAPELLO HOLDING OFF… PORSCHE’S…ROMAIN DUMAS…IN THE FINAL 32 MINUTES OF THE…
MONTEREY SPORTS CAR CHAMPIONSHIPS…TO GIVE AUDI…NORTH AMERICA…ITS SECOND
STRAIGHT OVERALL VICTORY…TO CLOSE THE 2007 SEASON…AND THE…ALMS…CHAMPIONSHIP…
SCOTTSDALE’S…DARREN LAW AND HIS TEAMMATES
STRUGGLED TO DELIVER THEIR FLYING LIZARD MOTORSPORTS 911 PORSCHE…TO A 7TH
PLACE…GT-2 FINISH…AND 20TH PLACE RUN OVERALL…
LASTLY…HERE’S A…CALL…TO ALL YOU PARENTS OUT THERE…WHICH WILL REALLY TEST
JUST HOW MUCH YOU LOVE YOUR CHILDREN…
THE UPCOMING BARRRET-JACKSON AUCTION SCHEDULED FOR
JANUARY, 2008 HAS ANNOUNCED THAT…GOING ON THE…NO RESERVE
…AUCTION BLOCK…WILL BE THE 31 TON…FIRE BREATHING CAR-CRUSHING…ROBOT…ROBO-SAURUS…
LIKE WE SAID…ANY PARENT…THAT TRULY LOVES THEIR
CHILDREN…WILL DO EVERYTHING HUMANLY POSSIBLE...TO SCORE THIS ONE…FOR THE
LITTLE BEASTS…
TONIGHT’S BROADCAST OF…RR-AZ…IS DEDICATED TO THE
MEMORY OF…SHAV GLICK…THE LEGENDARY…MOTORSPORTS WRITER FOR THE …L.A. TIMES…WHO
PASSED AWAY…LAST WEEK…GLICK… COVERED MOTORSPORTS FOR MORE
THAN 50 YEARS WITH …TRUE CLASS AND INSIGHT…AND HIS CONTRIBUTIONS…TO ADVANCE
RACING…HAVE YET TO BE FULLY MEASURED.
MR. GLICK…YOU WILL BE MISSED…"HAVE AT IT,
RACER"…
MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR OUR…SPECIAL…NASCAR BROADCAST … "LIVE" FROM P.I.R
MOTORCOACH SPOT…# 104…RIGHT AT THE …PIT ROAD ENTRANCE…FROM…1:00-2:00 P.M
LEADING INTO THE… ARIZONA TRAVEL 200…BUSCH SERIES RACE…BEGINNING AT…2:30…
ANOTHER…FINE…MOTORSPORTS REPORT IN THE…FRIDAY
EDITION OF THE ARIZONA SOCIALIST REPUBLIC…BY THE SPINDOCTOR, MICHAEL
KNIGHT WHO WILL ALSO BE CONTRIBUTING…BIG TIME … DURING
THE…NASCAR…WEEKEND DO YOURSELF A FAVOR…AND "LOOK FOR IT" AND CHECK
OUT…MICHAEL KNIGHTS…ON LINE… RACING …BLOG…AT…SPIN
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MORE…AZ SOCIALIST REPUBLIC NEWS LETS YOU KNOW THAT
AFTER 27 YEARS…MARK ARMIJO LONG TIME…MOTORSPORTS WRITER…AND THE…SOCIALIST
REPUBLIC…ARE PARTING WAYS… WE DON’T KNOW EXACTLY WHY…BUT WE HAVE A GOOD IDEA
THAT…RACING…IS NOT ONE OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC’S… CONCERNS…AND…MARK…NO
LONGER FITS IN…
D.E.I…(DALE EARNHARDT INC)…AND…DIRECTOR OF
COMPETITION STEVE HMIEL…HAVE PARTED COMPANY…AND…HMIEL’S… RESPONSIBILITIES HAVE
BEEN REDISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION. WHAT THIS MEANS IS
THAT…WITH…JUNIOR GONE…THERESA EARNHARDT… CONTINUES HER…HOUSE CLEANSING…OF
ANYONE THAT HAD ANY ASSOCIATION…WHAT SO EVER…WITH THE… EARNHARDT FAMILY…
AN UPDATE FROM CHARLOTTE…THIS WEEK…ON
THE…POSSIBLE… RELOCATION OF THE LOWE’S MOTOR SPEEDWAY DUE TO THE CONFLICT
BETWEEN…TRACK OWNER….BRUTON SMITH AND
THE CITY OF CONCORD WHICH FEELS…DRAG RACING IS…TO NOISY
…AND THE NEWS IS ACCORDING TO THE…CHARLOTTE OBSERVER …THAT SMITH IS 90%
CERTAIN THAT HE WILL BUY OUT THE…50+ CONDO OWNERS AND LEVEL THE TRACK…AND
START OVER WITH A BRAND NEW STATE OF THE ART…RACING FACILITY LIKELY IN
THE…SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA…AREA…
THIS ONE…HURTS…REYNOLDS…ANYWAY…DUE
TO A "NICE CATCH" BY GARY SCHMELZER OF MADISON, WISCONSIN WHO LISTENS
TO…RR-AZ…ON THE INTERNET…AND…GARY CORRECTS REYNOLDS …REGARDING HIS "NOISE"
ABOUT…NO WHELAN SERIES TRACKS IN WISCONSIN. AS…GARY ADVISES THAT… HINES…WAS
RIGHT…IN THAT… LA CROSSE SPEEDWAY… AND ROCKFORD…ARE BOTH…WHELAN SERIES… POINT
AWARDING TRACKS…
2007…INDY PRO SERIES…CHAMP…ALEX LLOYD…A.K.A…"THE
LLOYDSTER"…HAS BEEN SIGNED BY GNASSI…RACING TO…DRIVE IN SELECTED…INDY CAR
SERIES RACES…AND…GRAND AM SERIES… EVENTS…
GEOFF BODINE…THE…OLDEST…AND TIED FOR…THE
BALDEST…OF THE BODINE BROTHERS AND WHO HAD A…NICE CAREER…OF WRECKIN’ STUFF…IN
NASCAR…STILL HAS THE…"TOUCH"…OR… LACK OF IT…AS HE WRECKED"…HIS BOBSLED…IN A
TEST SESSION...LAST WEEK…(GOD...I LOVE REPORTING THIS STUFF)
NICE…TWO PAGE FEATURE SPREAD…ON…PHOENIX’S…MICHAEL
MC DOWELL IN THIS WEEK’S (OCT. 17TH) ISSUE OF THE…NATIONAL SPEED
SPORT NEWS…CHECK IT OUT…
MICHAEL MC DOWELL…AS REPORTED LAST WEEK…HAS SIGNED
ON WITH…M.W.R…(MICHAEL WALTRIP) RACING…FOR THE…"00"…CUP-BUSCH-TRUCK…"COMBO
RIDE"…DEAL
DON’T FORGET TO ORDER YOUR COPY OF…WINDY MC
DONALD’S …NEW BOOK…"MANZANITA SPEEDWAY'S DESERT THUNDER"… WHICH COVERS
THE HISTORY OF MANZANITA SPEEDWAY AND PICKS UP WHERE… "THUNDER IN
THE DESERT" …WINDY’S…1ST BOOK…LEFT OFF… CONTINUING WITH
THE 1981 SEASON…AND GOES THROUGH 2005.
IT SELLS FOR…$74.95…AND…YOU CAN PAY
WITH…CHECKS OR CASH… ONLY…AS WINDY… IS NOT SET UP FOR
CREDIT CARDS…SHIPPING IS BY PRIORITY MAIL…ADDS ANOTHER…$10.
REMINDER…TUCSON’S…SOUTHWESTERN INTERNATIONAL
RACEWAY (SIR) HAS BEEN SELECTED TO HOST THE FIRST…PINKS ALL OUT
NATIONAL CABLE TELEVISION SHOW TAPING OF SEASON 2 ON SATURDAY…NOV. 17…
HOST…RICH CHRISTENSEN…AND THE ENTIRE CAST OF…PINKS…
WILL BE ON HAND…AS MORE THAN 400 HOMETOWN DRAG RACERS COMPETE FOR A…$10,000
GRAND PRIZE.
DON’T FORGET TO VISIT THE…RR-AZ WEB SITE
RACINGROUNDUP.COM… WHICH NOW INCLUDES OUR WEEKLY RECAPS OF THE RACING
ACTION…A COMPLETE LISTING OF OUR RR-AZ…"LIVE AND ON AIR"…OVER 700 GUEST
"ALUMS"…AND …THE ALWAYS INTERESTING…MINUTIAE…SELECTION
AND THAT’S IT…HAPPY MOTORING…
(FROM THE…RACE-TOBER 15,
2007…SHOW…)
THE WORLD OF OUTLAWS…WINGED
SPRINTERS…SPENT…SATURDAY NIGHT…ON THE WEST COAST…AT…TULARE, CALIFORNIA’S…
THUNDERBOWL RACEWAY…AND IT DOESN’T MAKE A DIFFERENCE… WHICH COAST…IT IS…RR-AZ
ALUM…DONNY SCHATZ…WILL BE THE FAVORITE TO COME OUT ON TOP…WHICH HE
DID…SATURDAY NIGHT… FOR THE 19TH TIME THIS SEASON…AS HE LED ALL 35
LAPS TO PICK UP THE $10,000. DOLLAR WIN…AND PAVE THE WAY FOR HIS 2ND
CONSECUTIVE… OUTLAWS…DRIVING CHAMPIONSHIP…
JASON SIDES…RAN 2ND…WHILE…TIM KAEDING…COMPLETED
THE PODIUM
THE OUTLAWS NOW HAVE JUST A…FOURPLE…OF RACES
REMAINING ON THEIR SCHEDULE COMMENCING WITH…NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT’S TRIP TO THE…
MANZANITA SPEED-A-TORIUM…RIGHT HERE…IN PHOENIX…ON 35TH AVENUE &
BROADWAY…CHECK IT OUT…
THE A.R.C.A. SERIES…SHOWED UP AT… HOLY
TOLEDO…OHIO… SPEEDWAY…FOR THE SEASON ENDING…200 LAPPER…WHICH SAW… RR-AZ
ALUM…OUT OF GLENDALE…MICHAEL MC DOWELL PICK UP HIS 4TH WIN OF THE
SEASON…AND HIS 1ST…ON A SHORT TRACK…IN HIS FINAL A.R.C.A.
APPEARANCE…BEFORE HEADING OFF TO…NASCAR…FULL TIME …NEXT SEASON…
FOLLOWING...MC DOWELL...ACROSS THE LINE IN 2ND…WAS…17
YEAR OLD …JAMES BUSCHER WHILE…MIKE SIMKO…COMPLETED THE PODIUM…
FRANK KIMMEL…FINISHED 5TH…AND COLLECTED
HIS 9TH A.R.C.A. DRIVING TITLE…AND OUR CONGRATS…GO OUT TO…MICHAEL
MC DOWELL…AND… FRANK KIMMEL…
AND THAT’S A WRAP…FOR A.R.C.A…FOR THE 2007
CAMPAIGN…
MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR OUR…SPECIAL…NASCAR
BROADCAST … "LIVE" FROM P.I.R MOTORCOACH SPOT…# 104…RIGHT AT THE …PIT ROAD
ENTRANCE…FROM…1:00-2:00 P.M LEADING INTO THE… ARIZONA TRAVEL 200…BUSCH SERIES
RACE…BEGINNING AT…2:30
GLENDALE’S…MICHAEL MC DOWELL HAS BEEN SIGNED BY
MWR (MICHAEL WALTRIP RACING) TO DRIVE IN "SELECTED"… CUP… TRUCK …AND THE
JOURNEYMAN SERIES EVENTS…NEXT SEASON
STRANGE NEWS FROM…DEMOCRAT…CONGRESSMAN…BENNY
THOMPSON…CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE HOMELAND SECURITY…
COMMITTEE…WHO…WARNED…HIS…STAFF…THIS WEEK…TO GET… INOCULATED (SHOTS)…IF THEY
WERE PLANNING ON ATTENDING A… NASCAR EVENT…
EVIDENTLY…THE DEMOCRAT…FROM
MISSISSIPPI…BELIEVES... NASCAR RACES…ARE A BREEDING GROUND FOR…INFLUENZA…
TETANUS… HEPATITIS…AND…DIPHTHERIA…(WHICH HAS SEEN 57 CASES IN THE PAST 27
YEARS)…
EITHER THE CONGRESSMAN…IS A HYPOCHONDRIAC…OR HE IS
IMPLYING THAT…NASCAR RACE FANS…WHO USUALLY VOTE REPUBLICAN…ARE A RISK
TO…TAINT… PURE…DEMOCRAT… BLOODLINES…
MOTORSPORTS EYEBROWS HAVE BEEN RAISED THIS PAST
WEEK WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT…MILLER & COORS…BEERS…HAVE DECIDED TO MERGE…AND
IT IS NO SECRET THAT BOTH THESE… BRANDS PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT...MOTORSPORTS
SPONSORSHIP DOLLARS…SO WE ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS…WILL BE CLOSELY
MONITORING…HOW THEIR…"COMBINED" BUDGETS…WILL BE SPENT…NOW…AND INTO THE FUTURE…
U.S.A.C. HAS ANNOUNCED THAT FOR THE 1ST
TIME IN THEIR HISTORY …THE…NATIONAL MIDGET SERIES…WILL VISIT THE…HIGH BANKS
OF… SLINGER, WISCONSIN SPEEDWAY…THE TRACK THAT PRODUCES…11 SECOND LAPS IN LATE
MODEL CARS…AND…JERRY COONS, JR…WHO TESTED AT THE TRACK…FIGURES THAT THE…
MIDGETS…WILL BE RUNNING…10 SECOND LAPS…ON THE HIGH BANK ¼ MILE…
MORE…BOARDROOM MANEUVERING…THIS PAST WEEK…
CONCERNS… THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT…
SPRINT/NEXTEL…CEO …GARY FOR-SEE… HAS STEPPED DOWN AS
CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER…
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY…FORSEE'S DEPARTURE COMES AS INVESTOR… UPSET OVER THE
COMPANY'S POOR PERFORMANCE…HAVE PUT PRESSURE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO MAKE
A CHANGE AT THE TOP…
THE COMPANY SAID…CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER…PAUL SA-LEH WILL BECOME ACTING
CEO UNTIL THE BOARD IS ABLE TO FIND A REPLACEMENT FOR…FORESEE.
BOTTOM LINE…THE GUY WHO …PULLED THE TRIGGER…ON
THE… NEXTEL-SPRINT…NASCAR DEAL…IS HISTORY…AND IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN HOW…NASCAR…WILL
CONVINCE STRUGGLING SHAREHOLDERS …TO ANTE UP…ANOTHER…$700 MILLION…OR
MORE …AFTER THE…2010 SEASON…WHEN THE CURRENT DEAL EXPIRES…
AND…GIVEN THE DIFFICULTY…NASCAR…HAD CONVINCING
SOMEONE TO SPEND…$10 MILLION…A YEAR FOR THE… JOURNEYMAN SERIES DEAL… WE
FIGURE…MR. 3RD BASE…BRIAN FRANCE…IS REALLY OVER HIS HEAD…THIS TIME…
AND THAT’S IT…HAPPY MOTORING…
(FROM THE…RACE-TOBER 8, 2007…SHOW…)
THE WORLD OF OUTLAWS…WINGED SPRINTERS…SPENT THE
WEEKEND AT THE MINNESOTA POLY-DOME…WHERE…IT WAS…RR-AZ ALUM …DONNY
SCHATZ…PADDING HIS SERIES POINT LEAD…WITH HIS 18TH FEATURE WIN OF
THE SEASON…AS HE OUT RAN…JOEY SALDANA AND…FAST QUALIFIER…TERRY MADSEN…FOR THE
WIN…
IF YOU’RE INTERESTED…THE…PRINCETON, MINNESOTA…POLY
DOME…IS A 1/4 MILE TRACK WHICH SAW…KERRY MADSEN…SET FAST TIME OF… 10.197
SECONDS…AND THAT’S PRETTY QUICK…WHEN YOU’VE GOT TO TURN…4 TIMES…
THE OUTLAWS NOW HAVE JUST A…SIX PACK…OF RACES
REMAINING ON THEIR SCHEDULE BEGINNING WITH…TRIP TO…TULARE, CALIFORNIA’S…THUNDERBOWL…NEXT
FRIDAY NIGHT…
THE...U.S.A.C./C.R.A…CAL SPRINTERS…WERE BACK AT
THEIR HOME… WEASLEY NAMED PERRIS SPEEDWAY…OVER THE WEEKEND…WHERE IT WAS…MIKE
SPENCER…PICKING UP THE 30 LAP WIN AHEAD OF…FAST QUALIFIER…CORY KRUSEMAN…IN 2ND…AND…RICKY
GAUNT…3RD…
FLIPPERS…ON THE NIGHT…INCLUDED…DAVID CAR-DEY &
DAMION GARDENER…WHO TANGLED IN THE MAIN…
THE…U.S.A.C./C.R.A. "CAL SPRINTERS…NOW TAKE A
COUPLE OF WEEKS OFF BEFORE HEADING TO…LAS VEGAS…ON..OCTOBER 27TH…
THE A.R.C.A. SERIES…SHOWED UP AT…TALLADEGA…FOR THE
PENULTIMATE RACE OF THEIR 2007 SEASON…WHERE IT WAS ANOTHER …"BUY A
RIDE"…DEVELOPMENT DRIVER…THIS WEEK…MICHAEL ARNETT …PICKING UP THE 1ST…TOYOTA
WIN…IN THE SERIES…
ARNETT’S TOYOTA…WAS JUST TO STRONG FOR…8 TIME…AND
SOON TO BE…9 TIME CHAMPION FRANK KIMMEL…WHO RAN 2ND…JUST AHEAD OF…DOMINICL
CA-SO-LA…IN THE 3RD SPOT…
PHOENIX’S…MICHAEL MC DOWELL…MADE IT TO LAP
72…BEFORE PARTICIPATING IN THE A.R.C.A. VERSION…OF THE…"BIG ONE"…WHILE
FELLOW…PHOENICIAN…GABI DI CARLO FINISHED 24TH AFTER STARTING…40TH…
2007…I.R.L. CHAMP…DARIO FRANCHITTI…IN HIS 1ST…FENDERED…RIDE
FINISHED 17TH. WHILE…F-1 REFUGEE…SCOTT SPEED…RAN 7TH…
THE A.R.C.A. BUNCH…WILL CONTEST THEIR …SEASON
ENDER…NEXT WEEK…IN…HOLY TOLEDO …OHIO…
WE MISSED THIS…LAST WEEK…BUT WE WANT TO
RECOGNIZE…JEFF PERRY…WHO’S HAD QUITE A 2007…AS HE BATTLED THRU… RECOVERY FROM
A SERIOUS AUTO ACCIDENT… FATHERED …HIS AND…FIANCEE …CANDACE SCHRUMS…SON…A.J.
PERRY…AND STILL MANAGED TO COLLECT THE…ARIZONA OUTLAW DWARF CAR… DRIVING…
CHAMPIONSHIP…FOR THIS YEAR…
LOTS OF NEWS OUT OF…NORTH CAROLINA…THIS WEEK… INCLUDING …NEW OWNERSHIP
OF ROCKINGHAM…WHICH WAS… AUCTIONED OFF…AND PURCHASED BY…EX-RACER…ANDY HILLEN-BURG…WHO
HOPES TO HAVE THE TRACK UP AND RUNNING...NEXT YEAR… LIKELY …WITH AN…A.R.C.A.
EVENT…AND WE WISH HIM… LUCK…AS HE SPENT …$4.4 MILLION…FOR THE… CLOSED TRACK…
MORE TRACK NEWS…OUT OF…NORTH CAROLINA…AS REPORTED
ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER…ALERTS US TO… A BATTLE…BETWEEN…CAR
SELLIN’ BILLIONAIRE AND… LOWES SPEEDWAY TRACK OWNER (ALSO BRISTOL…TEXAS…LAS
VEGAS… SONOMA …ATLANTA)…BRUTON SMITH…AND THE… MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL…OF…CONCORD, N.C WHERE THE TRACK IS LOCATED … AND THAT FRONT PAGE
STORY…QUOTES …BRUTON SMITH…AS WARNING …THE…CITY…THAT IF THEY CONTINUE TO…
BLOCK…HIS BID TO BUILD A DRAGSTRIP…TO HOST N.H.R.A. EVENTS ...HE WILL
CONSIDER… CLOSING …LOWES SPEEDWAY AND BUILD A …NEW… STATE OF THE ART… RACING
COMPLEX (LIKE VEGAS?)… IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION…AND TAKE HIS…HUNDREDS OF
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF…ECONOMIC IMPACT AND…TAX REVENUE…TO A NEW SITE IN…NORTH
CAROLINA… AND…OH YEAH…HE WOULD ALSO TAKE THE… AIRPORT (WHICH HE BUILT) WITH
HIM…AND IS USED BY…ALL THOSE NASCAR-IANS…AND THEIR SPONSORS…AND…ALL THE OTHER
RACING RELATED STUFF…THAT HELPS CONTRIBUTE TO…$6 BILLION…IN RACING RELATED
REVENUE…TO THE STATE…
THE MAYOR OF CONCORD…SAYS IT IS ABOUT…NOISE…AND
QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES…AND HE HOPES…COOLER HEADS WILL PREVAIL… AND THINGS CAN
BE WORKED OUT…
OUR TAKE IS THAT…THE RACE TRACK BUILT THIS
TOWN…AND THE TOWN WILL REALLY HAVE QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES…WITHOUT… THE
TRACK…AND…AIRPORT…AS THERE WILL BE A LOT OF… RESTAURANTS …HOTELS…AND…TRACK
SUPPORTING BUSINESSES …WHICH WILL BE IN TROUBLE…NOT TO MENTION THE…LOSS OF
JOBS…IN THE COMMUNITY…(COMMENTS??)
OUR FINAL PIECE OUT OF…NORTH CAROLNIA…AND THIS
FROM THE …WALL STREET JOURNAL CONCERNS …BELMONT ABBY COLLEGE …A SMALL…CATHOLIC
COLLEGE… WHICH INCLUDES… MONKS… WALKING AROUND IN…8TH CENTURY…BLACK
ROBES… AND SPEAKING…ONLY ONCE A DAY…AT LUNCH…(THAT MEANS THERE ARE "NO WOMEN"
MONKS)… AND THE…NEW… BACHELORS DEGREE …THEY OFFER IN… MOTORSPORTS
MANAGEMENT…WHICH IS A… BUSINESS DEGREE… FOCUSING ON… EVERYTHING FROM RUNNING A
RACING TEAM…OR… FACILITY… BUDGET MANAGEMENT…TICKET SALES…PROMOTION…LEGAL
MATTERS…AND EVEN…HOT DOG SELLING…
SO IF YOUR FORTE…ISN’T DRIVING…OR…WRENCHING…ON A
RACE CAR… YOU CAN STILL BE A PART OF THE RACIN’ DEAL…
IF YOU WERE PLANNING ON FIELDING A CAR IN THE 2008
INDY 500 … SOME OF THE FINANCIAL PAIN…HAS BEEN REMOVED…AS THE INDY SPEEDWAY
…HAS ANNOUNCED…THAT EACH CAR PARTICIPATING IN THE…2008… "500" …WILL RECEIVE A
MINIMUM …$270,000…AND…IF YOU GO OUT AND WIN THE DAMN THING… YOU’LL EARN A…
PROJECTED…COOL…$3 MILLION…AND THAT AIN’T…CHICKEN FEED…
WINDY MC DONALD’S…NEW BOOK…"MANZANITA SPEEDWAY'S
DESERT THUNDER"…IS NOW BEING PRINTED…THE BOOK CONTAINS…512 PAGES …AND COVERS
THE HISTORY OF MANZANITA SPEEDWAY…PICKING UP WHERE…"THUNDER IN THE DESERT"…WINDY’S…1ST
BOOK…LEFT OFF…IT STARTS WITH THE 1981 SEASON…AND GOES THROUGH 2005.
IT SELLS FOR…$74.95…AND THE LIMITED EDITION (THE
FIRST 500 BOOKS AND ARE NUMBERED) AND COST IS AN ADDITIONAL $5.00 ($79.95)…
WITH THE ARIZONA SALES TAX THE TOTAL COST IS… $86.43.
YOU CAN PAY WITH…CHECKS OR CASH…ONLY…AS WINDY… IS NOT SET UP FOR CREDIT
CARDS SHIPPING IS BY PRIORITY MAIL…AND THE COST IS AN ADDITIONAL…$10.
REMINDER…TUCSON’S…SOUTHWESTERN INTERNATIONAL
RACEWAY (SIR) … HAS BEEN SELECTED TO HOST THE FIRST…PINKS ALL OUT… NATIONAL
CABLE TELEVISION SHOW TAPING…OF SEASON 2…ON SATURDAY…NOV. 17…
HOST…RICH CHRISTENSEN…AND THE ENTIRE CAST
OF…PINKS… WILL BE ON HAND…AS MORE THAN 400 HOMETOWN DRAG RACERS COMPETE FOR
A…$10,000 GRAND PRIZE.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE…IDES OF OCTOBER (OCT.
15TH) WHEN WE’LL INTRODUCE THE "NEW" DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC
RELATIONS…FOR P.I.R…PAUL CORLISS…TO ALL YOU RACER’S OUT THERE…
WITH THE…PENULTIMATE RACE OF THE…CUP CHASE…
SCHEDULED FOR…NOVEMBER 11TH IT’LL BE A GOOD TIME TO GET ALL
THE…"SCOOP"…ON THE RACE WEEKEND
DON’T FORGET TO VISIT THE…RR-AZ WEB SITE
RACINGROUNDUP.COM… WHICH NOW INCLUDES OUR WEEKLY RECAPS OF THE RACING ACTION…A
COMPLETE LISTING OF OUR RR-AZ…"LIVE AND ON AIR"…OVER 700 GUEST "ALUMS"…AND
…THE ALWAYS INTERESTING…MINUTIAE…SELECTION
AND THAT’S IT…HAPPY MOTORING…
(FROM THE…RACE-TOBER 1, 2007…SHOW…)
THE WORLD OF OUTLAWS…WINGED SPRINTERS…SPENT THE
WEEKEND AT…WILLIAMS GROVE SPEEDWAY…IN…PENNSYLVANIA…SQUARING OFF AGAINST…56
WINGED SPRINTERS AND THE PENNSYLVANIA POSSE AND THE FRIDAY NIGHT OPENER SAW
"POSSE REGULAR"…CHAD LAYTON WIN ONE FOR THE…"HOMIES" …AS HE EARNED HIS 1ST
CAREER WIN…IN OUTLAW COMPETITION FINISHING AHEAD OF FELLOW… "POSSE"
MEMBER…T.J. STULTS…IN 2ND …WITH THE 1ST OUTLAW REGULAR
…KERRY MADSEN…COMPLETING THE PODIUM…
IN SATURDAY NIGHT’S FINALE…OF THE…KEYSTONE
STATE…SHOW…IT WAS…RR-AZ ALUM AND DEFENDING SERIES CHAMP AND CURRENT POINT
LEADER DONNY SCHATZ…LEADING…EVERY LAP OF THE DASH… EVERY LAP OF
HIS HEAT RACE…AND THEN…EVERY LAP OF THE 40 LAP MAIN…TO COLLECT HIS 17TH
FEATURE WIN OF THE SEASON…AND…THE $50,000. DOLLAR WINNER’S CHECK…TODD
SHAFFER…RAN…2ND…AND…LANCE DEWEASE…3RD…
THE OUTLAWS NOW HAVE JUST AN…OCTUPLET (8) RACES
REMAINING ON THEIR SCHEDULE BEGINNING WITH NEXT WEEKS PAIR AT THE 51 YEAR OLD
PRICETON, MINNESOTA "POLYDOME" WHATEVER THE HELL THAT IS…
THE…U.S.A.C…SILVER CROWNERS…SPENT SATURDAY
AFTERNOON…IN KANSAS…WITH THE NASCAR-IANS…FOR A 67 LAPPER WHICH INCLUDE SUCH
LUMINARIES AS CARL EDWARDS …J.J. YELEY AND …JERRY COONS, JR…IN THE FIELD…AND
WHEN THE RACIN’ WAS DONE IT WAS J.J. YELEY…ROCKETING FROM HIS 8TH
STARTING SPOT AND INTO THE LEAD…ON THE 1ST LAP…AND
THEN LEADIN’ ‘EM ALL TO PICK UP HIS 3RD SILVER CROWN WIN OF THE
YEAR AND GUARANTEE HIMSELF A SPOT...IN THE SILVER CROWN RACE…AT P.I.R…IN
NOVEMBER…
FOLLOWING YELEY…IN 2ND…WAS…WAYNE
REUTIMANN…WITH CAMERON DODSON COMPLETING THE PODIUM…
LAST WEEK’S…"4-CROWN NATIONALS"…WINNER
AT ELDORA JERRY COONS, JR OUT OF TUCSON RAN 4TH…WHILE THE
"OTHER"…ARIZONA DRIVER IN THE FIELD…AARON PIERCE…MUST HAVE HAD PROBLEMS…AS HE
WAS SHOWN FINISHING…15TH…
NEXT UP FOR THE…SILVER CROWNERS WILL BE THE SEASON
FINALE A 100 LAPPER…HERE IN PHOENIX…AT P.I.R…ON THURSDAY NIGHT NOVEMBER
8TH… WHEN THE…NATIONAL MIDGETEERS WILL ALSO…BE WITH THEM…CONTESTING
A…25 LAPPER…
THE...U.S.A.C./C.R.A…CAL SPRINTERS…WERE BACK AT
THEIR HOME… WEASLEY NAMED PERRIS SPEEDWAY OVER THE WEEKEND…WHERE IT WAS RIP
WILLIAMS PICKING UP HIS 101ST…CAREER WIN AS HE JUST BARELY EDGED A
FAST CLOSING R.J. JOHNSON FOR THE WIN WHILE …JOSH FORD…COMPLETED THE PODIUM…
NEXT WEEK THE…"CAL SPRINTERS"...WILL HEAD
NORTH…TO…CORY KRUSEMAN’S…1/4 MILE VENTURA BULLRING…FOR A 30 LAPPER…
WALLY
PARKS…THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE FORMATION OF THE N.H.R.A
WAY BACK IN…1951 (56 YEARS AGO)…HAS
DIED AT THE AGE OF 94…IT WAS
PARKS’…VISION…GOALS…AND UNCONDITIONAL
COMMITMENT TO THE…NEED
FOR SPEED…AND SIDE-BY-SIDE RACING…IN
A SAFER…MORE CONTROLLED
ENVIRONMENT…THAT CREATED…WHAT IS
TODAY…THE WORLD'S LARGEST
MOTORSPORTS GOVERNING BODY… THE…N.H.R.A…
THANK
YOU…WALLY PARKS…YOU WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN… TONIGHT’S SHOW
IS DEDICATED TO YOU…AND YOUR LIFETIME
OF ACHIEVEMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS
TO THE RACING COMMUNITY …"HAVE AT
IT…RACER"…
AS PREDICTED…LAST WEEK…CARL EDWARDS…WAS FINED $25,000. DOLLARS AND
25 POINTS FOR FAILING…POST RACE INSPECTION…FOLLOWING HIS WIN AT… DOVER…LAST
WEEK…
AND…TONY STEWART…WILL
NOT…GET HIS…2ND POINT PENALTY THIS SEASON…FOR USING
NAUGHTY LANGUAGE…AFTER TELLING A CAMERAMAN TO…"GET THE F--K…AWAY
FROM ME"… DURING AN ESPN BROADCAST…SATURDAY…
STEWART IS ALREADY ON PROBATION (UNTIL
12/31/07)…FOR SKIPPING A MEDIA SESSION
HERE IN PHOENIX IN APRIL AND HAS ALREADY BEEN PENALIZED 25 POINTS FOR HIS
"BULL-CRAP" COMMENT IN AN ESPN INTERVIEW AFTER WINNING
THE BRICKYARD BUT NASCAR…PREFERS TO IGNORE…IT’S OWN RULES SO TONY WILL
RECEIVE…NO PENALTY…AND NASCAR… WILL BE AT CONFLICT…WITH
THEMSELVES…YET AGAIN…
SO MUCH FOR…NASCAR’S CREDIBILITY WHICH IS
NON-EXISTENT AND A CONTINUED INSULT TO COMMON SENSE EITHER YOU HAVE RULES OR
YOU DON’T AND NASCAR MAY OR MAY NOT
HAVE THEM…(WHAT A JOKE!!!)…
A FEW WEEKS AGO WE TOLD YOU ABOUT THE…IRL’S NEW…
PROPOSED…PAYOUT PLAN FOR RACE PURSES…THAT BASICALLY AWARDS EVERY CAR THE SAME
AMOUNT…($81,250 PER RACE AVERAGE) …REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY START OR FINISH
…AND AFTER LEARNING WHAT THE WINNER RECEIVED FOR WINNING THE….IRL SEASON ENDER
WE WONDER WHY…ANYONE COMPETES IN THIS SERIES…OR MORE
IMPORTANTLY… HOW… ANYONE CAN AFFORD TO COMPETE IN THIS
SERIES…
THE…IRL'S…BRIAN BARNHART SAID THIS WEEK THAT WHAT
THE LEAGUE PAID FOR THIS YEAR'S SEASON-ENDING RACE…"IS BASICALLY" .WHAT WAS
HANDED OUT FOR THE INAUGURAL I.R.L. RACE IN 1996… AND…ACTUALLY…IT'S LESS.
AT THAT FIRST…WALT DISNEY WORLD SPEEDWAY…RACE…IN
ORLANDO, FLA…IN 1996 THE IRL…DISTRIBUTED $1,078,500, WITH…BUZZ CALKINS
…WINNING TEAM RECEIVING $122,500.
TONY KANAAN…WON THIS YEAR'S SEASON-ENDER…AT
CHICAGO AND RECEIVED A CHECK OF $111,400, PART OF A $1,026,000 PURSE…
PHOENIX’S BUDDY RICE WILL RACE FOR A1 TEAM USA…FOR
THE OPENING ROUND OF THE…
A1-GP…WORLD CUP OF MOTORSPORT AT… ZAND-VOORT…IN HOLLAND…LATER THIS SEASON
IT WILL BE THE FIRST A1GP RACE FOR…RICE…WHO HAS TESTED FOR A TOTAL OF 2½ DAYS
AT…SILVERSTONE…IN ENGLAND.
SPEAKING OF…CHICAGO…THE WORD IS THAT THE TRACK IS
ADDING LIGHTS AND THE TRACK’S NASCAR RACES…BEGINNING IN 2008…WILL BE RUN
ON…FRIDAY & SATURDAY NIGHTS WITH THE…NET RESULT BEING THAT SHORT TRACKS WILL
BE TRAMPLED BY…NASCAR BROADCASTS YET AGAIN…
EX-F-1…DRIVER SCOTT SPEED…BEGINS HIS STOCK CAR
CAREER LATER THIS WEEK…WITH THE A.R.C.A. RACE AT TALLADEGA AND HE
IS ALREADY…ENCOUNTERING THE…CULTURE CHANGE TO STOCK CAR RACING AS HE HAD TO…
WITHOUT AN… UMBRELLA GIRL…CARRY HIS OWN HELMET…AND…BUCKLE
HIMSELF INTO THE CAR…
HE ALSO LEARNED THAT SHORTS ARE NOT ALLOWED…IN THE
GARAGE AREA.
COORS LIGHT…WILL REPLACE…BUDWEISER…AS NASCAR'S
BEER OF CHOICE…VIA A $20 MILLION DOLLAR…FIVE-YEAR SPONSORSHIP DEAL… THAT'S SET
TO LAUNCH IN 2008…AND IN RELATED NEWS…A RACE CAR TEAM…AND DRIVER…HAS ONCE
AGAIN…LOST A SPONSOR…TO THE… SANCTIONING BODY…NASCAR…
WINDY MC DONALD’S…NEW BOOK…"MANZANITA
SPEEDWAY'S DESERT THUNDER"…IS NOW BEING PRINTED…THE BOOK CONTAINS…512
PAGES… AND COVERS THE HISTORY OF MANZANITA SPEEDWAY…PICKING UP WHERE…"THUNDER
IN THE DESERT"…WINDY’S…1ST BOOK…LEFT OFF.
IT STARTS WITH THE 1981 SEASON…AND GOES THROUGH
2005.
IT SELLS FOR…$74.95…AND THE LIMITED EDITION
(THE FIRST 500 BOOKS AND ARE NUMBERED) AND COST IS AN ADDITIONAL $5.00
($79.95)… WITH THE ARIZONA SALES TAX THE TOTAL COST IS… $86.43.
YOU CAN PAY WITH…CHECKS OR CASH…ONLY…AS
WINDY… IS NOT SET UP FOR CREDIT CARDS SHIPPING IS BY PRIORITY MAIL…AND THE
COST IS AN ADDITIONAL…$10.
REMINDER…TUCSON’S…SOUTHWESTERN INTERNATIONAL
RACEWAY (SIR) HAS BEEN SELECTED TO HOST THE FIRST…PINKS ALL OUT…
NATIONAL CABLE TELEVISION SHOW TAPING…OF SEASON 2…ON SATURDAY…NOV. 17…
HOST…RICH CHRISTENSEN…AND THE ENTIRE CAST OF…PINKS…
WILL BE ON HAND…AS MORE THAN 400 HOMETOWN DRAG RACERS COMPETE FOR A…$10,000
GRAND PRIZE.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE…IDES OF OCTOBER (OCT.
15TH) WHEN WE’LL INTRODUCE THE "NEW" DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC
RELATIONS…FOR P.I.R…PAUL CORLISS…TO ALL YOU RACER’S OUT THERE…
WITH THE…PENULTIMATE RACE OF THE…CUP CHASE…
SCHEDULED FOR…NOVEMBER 11TH IT’LL BE A GOOD TIME TO GET ALL THE…
"SCOOP"…ON THE RACE WEEKEND…
AND THAT’S IT…HAPPY MOTORING…
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