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More Pearls of Racing Wisdom
from
S eptember
2007
(FROM THE…RACE-TEMBER
24, 2007…SHOW…)
THE WORLD OF OUTLAWS…WINGED SPRINTERS SHOWED UP
ON FRIDAY AT ELDORA SPEEDWAY TO SHOWCASE THEIR STUFF…TO THE…
"4-CROWN NATIONAL"
CROWD…WHERE IT WAS JOEY SALDANA QUALIFYING 2ND BUT…MOVING TO THE
TOP SPOT IN THE MAIN EVENT AS HE RECORDED HIS 12TH…OUTLAW FEATURE
WIN OF THE SEASON AHEAD OF STEVE KINSER…IN 2ND…AND RR-AZ
ALUM…PAUL MC MAHAN IN THE
3RD POSITION…AT HE…BOSS’S TRACK ( TONY
STEWART)…
THE…OUTLAWS…WILL NOW HEAD TO MIDDLETOWN, NEW YAWK…FOR A ONE NIGHT SHOW
ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT…
THE ENTIRE U.S.A.C. CLAN SILVER
CROWNERS…SPRINTERS…AND… MIDGETEERS ALL HEADED TO TONY STEWART’S ELDORA
SPEEDWAY…FOR THE…"4-CROWN NATIONALS"…OVER THE WEEKEND …AND HERE’S HOW
THINGS…SHOOK OUT…
IN THE…SILVER CROWN…PORTION OF THE…"4-CROWN
NATIONALS"…IT WAS TUCSON’S JERRY COONS, JR…SETTING FAST TIME AND THEN
GOING OUT AND LEADIN’ ‘EM ALL…TO COLLECT THE WIN IN THE 50 LAPPER…AHEAD OF
DAVE DARLAND...IN 2ND…MATT NEELEY…3RD AND AARON
PIERCE...WHO NOW LIVES IN PHOENIX…AND…IS A DRIVING INSTRUCTOR AT THE
BONDURANT SCHOOL…IN THE 4TH SPOT…
THE SILVER CROWNERS…WILL NOW HEAD TO…KANSAS WITH
THE… NASCAR-IANS…FOR A 67 LAPPER…NEXT SATURDAY…
IN THE…SPRINT CAR PIECE…OF THE…"4-CROWN
NATIONALS"…IT WAS… JERRY COONS, JR ONCE AGAIN SETTING FAST TIME THEN
COONS, JR WON HIS HEAT RACE…BUT WHEN IT CAME TO THE 30 LAP MAIN IT WAS
ROBERT BALLOU PASSING DARREN HAGEN WHO HAD MADE IT TO THE MAIN THRU THE
SEMI…ON THE 7TH LAP…AND STAYING OUT FRONT THE REMAINDER OF THE
WAY TO PICK UP THE WIN HAGEN HUNG ON FOR
2ND WITH JESSE HOCKETT 3RD WHILE JERRY COONS, JR
FINISHED…8TH…
THE…NATIONAL SPRINTERS…WILL NOW TAKE…ABOUT 6
WEEKS OFF… BEFORE THEIR WEST COAST SWING BEGINNING AT…PERRIS SPEEDWAY …ON
NOVEMBER 1ST…AND THEN MOVING TO MANZANITA SPEEDWAY…TO PUT A
"FORK"…IN THEIR SEASON…
AFTER HIS SUCCESS IN THE…SILVER CROWN CARS AND
THEN IN THE SPRINTERS…YOU HAD TO FIGURE…NATIONAL MIDGET POINT LEADER
JERRY COONS WOULD BE THE GUY TO BEAT IN THE MIDGET PIECE OF THE 4-CROWN
NATIONALS" BUT THAT WOULD HAVE TURNED OUT TO BE A BAD BET AS COONS
QUALIFIED…31ST…OF 35 CARS…AND THEN STRUGGLED TO A 19TH
PLACE FINISH…
THAT BEING SAID…RICKY STENHOUSE HAD NO PROBLEMS
AS HE PASSED…RACE LEADER BRAD LOYET WITH TWO TO GO TO TAKE THE "4 CROWN
WIN" WIN AHEAD OF LOYET IN 2ND AND…KEVIN SWINDELL …IN THE 3RD
SPOT
IN SPITE OF HIS POOR SHOWING NATIONAL MIDGET
POINT LEADER JERRY COONS, JR MANAGED TO INCREASE HIS POINT LEAD OVER
DARREN HAGEN…IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP CHASE…TO 116 MARKERS… WITH…5
EVENTS…REMAINING ON THE SCHEDULE
THE NATIONAL MIDGETEERS NEXT SHOW WILL BE IN
ABOUT 6 WEEKS AT P.I.R WITH A THURSDAY NIGHT…25 LAPPER…TIED INTO... NASCAR
WEEKEND…
BESIDES THE…U.S.A.C.-ER’S THE "OTHER" CLASS AKA
THE "RED HEADED STEP CHILD" DIVISION THAT COMPRISES THE…"4-CROWN
NATIONALS"…WAS THE U.M.P MODIFIED DIVISION THAT SAW CHAD RUHLMAN…COLLECT
THE WIN AHEAD OF…SCOTT ORR…IN 2ND AND… SHAWN SMITH…3RD
CARL EDWARDS…FAILS POST RACE INSPECTION…AFTER
DOVER WIN AND WILL LIKELY RECEIVE A $25,000. DOLLAR… AND…25 POINT PENALTY…
NO SURPRISE HERE AS APPARENTLY NASCAR’S OPENING
ROUND OF THE 2007 "CHASE" DID NOT RESONATE WITH…T.V. VIEWERS…AS IT WAS
THE LOWEST RATED…BROADCAST…OF A NASCAR RACE IN…THE PAST FOUR YEARS…(OUCH!)
AS PREDICTED ON RR-AZ, DALE EARNHARDT, JR. WILL
DRIVE THE # 88 WITH SPONSORSHIP FROM THE NATIONAL GUARD…AMP ENERGY
DRINK…AND…MOUNTAIN DEW…WHICH RAISES THE QUESTION ABOUT VICTORY LANE
CELEBRATIONS SHOULD JR… EVER WIN AGAIN… BECAUSE MOUNTAIN DEW & AMP
ARE… PEPSI PRODUCTS AND… SINCE THE "OFFICIAL DRINKS" OF
NASCAR ARE…COKE AND GATORADE…THE QUESTION IS…
WILL MR. 3RD BASE (BRIAN FRANCE)… ALLOW ANY OF THESE DRINKS
(PEPSI…MOUNTAIN DEW… AMP)… INTO …"HIS"…VICTORY LANE???…
SCOTT SPEED…PREVIOUSLY…THE ONLY AMERICAN IN
F-1…WHO EARLIER THIS SEASON… WAS DUMPED FROM HIS RIDE…IS THE LATEST
…F-1 DRIVER TO MOVE TOWARD NASCAR ANNOUNCING THAT HE'LL RUN THE…A.R.C.A.
RACE…AT TALLADEGA…NEXT WEEK…IN THE…NO. 21 TOYOTA… WITH THE CAR…SPONSORED BY
…RED BULL
SPEAKING OF…TOYOTA AND RED BULL…IT APPEARS THAT
THE NUMBERS…83 & 84…RED BULL CARS OF…BRIAN VICKERS & A.J. ALLMENDINGER…WILL
SWITCH TO…CHEVY…IN…2008…AS THE RED BULL FOLKS
ARE…UNHAPPY…WITH THE PROGRESS OF…TOYOTA…IN NASCAR…AND DO NOT FEEL THEIR
DRIVERS ARE THE ISSUE…
AND IF THAT WASN’T ENOUGH…FOR TOYOTA TO
SWALLOW…IT HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED THAT MWR (MICHAEL WALTRIP RACING)…WILL BE
LOSING THE BURGER KING…AND…DOMINO’S SPONSORSHIPS…DUE TO…POOR PERFORMANCE…(IS
U.P.S… NEXT?)
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. DUE TO THE…INCREASED SIZE OF THE BOOK…AND…INCREASED PRINTING COST…THE
BOOK IS $15.00 MORE THAN THE LAST BOOK.
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.
WINDY MC DONALD…WILL BE TAKING ORDERS FOR
THE…LIMITED EDITION…AT THE PARKER STORE…36TH STREET AND EAST
BROADWAY …THIS COMING…SATURDAY…SEPTEMBER 29TH… STARTING AT 9:30
A.M.
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…PENULLTIMATE RACE OF THE CUP CHASE
SCHEDULED FOR…NOVEMBER 11TH…IT’LL BE A GOOD TIME TO GET ALL
THE…"SCOOP" …ON THE RACE WEEKEND…
THE. I.R.L…HAS ANNOUNCED THEIR 16 EVENT SCHEDULE
FOR 2008…AND IT INCLUDES 11 OVAL RACES…A TRIO OF ROAD COURSES AND A PAIR OF
STREET EVENTS AND UNFORTUNATELY…A QUITE DILUTED TALENT POOL THANKS TO THE
DEPARTURE OF 2007 CHAMP…DARIO FRANCHITTI AND…3 TIME CHAMP…SAM HORNISH…
AND THAT’S IT…HAPPY MOTORING…
(FROM
THE…RACE-TEMBER 17, 2007…SHOW…)
THE WORLD OF OUTLAWS…WINGED SPRINTERS…SHOWED UP ON
FRIDAY …AT…TOPEKA, KANSAS’...HEARTLAND PARK…WHERE IT WAS…RR-AZ ALUM…DONNY
SCHATZ…COLLECTING WIN # 16…OF THE 2007 SEASON… AS HE CROSSED THE FINISH LINE 1ST…AHEAD
OF…TIM SHAFFER…IN 2ND… AND…DARYN PITTMAN…IN THE 3RD
SPOT…
AND THEN ON…SUNDAY NIGHT…THE...WOO-ER’S…DRAGGED
THEIR STUFF NORTH…TO BEAVER DAM, WISCONSIN…WHERE IT WAS…DARYN PITTMAN…LEADING
ALL 40 LAPS…TO EARN HIS 5TH ..W.O.O…FEATURE WIN OF THE 2007
CAMPAIGN…AHEAD OF…SERIES POINT LEADER DONNY SCHATZ…IN 2ND…AND…JASON
MEYERS…IN THE 3RD SPOT…
THE…OUTLAWS WILL NOW HEAD TO ELDORA SPEEDWAY…NEXT
WEEKEND…TO JOIN UP WITH THE…U.S.A.C. SPRINT-MIDGET & SILVER CROWNERS AND THE
MODIFIEDS FOR THE…AND WE DON’T GET THIS…"4-CROWN
NATIONALS"…FEATURING…5…RACING DIVISIONS…
AS THIS IS TONY STEWART’S PLACE…AND 5
DIVISIONS…ARE RACING IN AN EVENT CALLED THE…4 CROWN NATIONALS…WE CAN ONLY
ASSUME STEWART’S MONKEY SET THIS DEAL UP.
THE U.S.A.C./C.R.A. "CAL SPRINTERS…MADE THEIR 15TH
APPEARANCE OF THE SEASON AT "WEASLEY NAMED"…PERRIS SPEEDWAY… SATURDAY
NIGHT…AND IT WAS…DAVID CARDY GETTING HIS 2ND WIN OF THE SEASON…AT
PAREE…AS HE CROSSED THE FINISH LINE AHEAD OF… MIKE SPENCER…IN 2ND…AND…POINT
LEADER…TONY JONES…3RD…
THE…U.S.A.C./CAL SPRINTERS…WILL…"LEGALLY"…CROSS
THE BORDER INTO ARIZONA NEXT WEEKEND…FOR A PAIR OF SHOWS…BEGINNING… FRIDAY
NIGHT AT…U.S.A. RACE PARK IN TUCSON…AND THEN ON SATURDAY NIGHT…IT’LL BE A 30
LAPPER…ON THE HALF MILE…AT THE MANZANITA SPEED-A-TORIUM…HERE IN PHOENIX…CHECK
IT OUT…
THE…U.S.A.C…NATIONAL…MIDGETEERS…SPENT SATURDAY
NIGHT…AT ANDERSON, INDIANA SPEEDWAY…WHERE IT WAS…BRYAN CLAUSON… "LEADIN’ ‘EM
ALL"…TO PICK UP THE 30 LAP WIN AHEAD OF DAKODA ARMSTRONG…2ND…AND
THE NIGHT’S FAST QUALIFIER …BOBBY EAST…IN 3RD…
NATIONAL MIDGET POINT LEADER…JERRY COONS,
JR…FINISHED 5TH… AND NOW HOLDS A 97 POINT LEAD OVER…DARREN HAGEN…IN
THE CHAMPIONSHIP CHASE…WITH…5 EVENTS REMAINING ON THE SCHEDULE
THE NATIONAL MIDGETEERS…WILL HOOK UP WITH THE LATE
MODELS THE SILVER CROWNERS AND THE…NATIONAL SPRINTERS…FOR THE… "4-CROWN
NATIONALS"…NEXT WEEKEND AT TONY STEWART’S… ELDORA SPEEDWAY…
THE U.S.A.C. "ASPHALT"…SILVER CROWN CARS…JOINED UP
WITH THE… NASCAR-I-ANS…IN NEW HAMPSHIRE…ON FRIDAY FOR A 75 MILER… MAKE THAT A
50 MILER…NO…MAKE THAT A 31 MILER…IN A RACE THAT WAS OBVIOUSLY
SHORTENED…DUE TO DARKNESS BUT REGARDLESS OF THE DARKNESS…J.J. YELEY…WAS SEEING
THE LIGHT OF THE CHECKERED FLAG AS HE DROVE HIS A.J. FOYT OWNED CAR TO THE WIN
AHEAD OF…CHILEAN…PABLO DONOSO…IN 2ND AND BRIAN TYLER …3RD…
THE BONDURANT SCHOOL’S AARON PIERCE WHO NOW MAKES
PHOENIX HIS HOME FINISHED 5TH
THE…"DIRT" SILVER CROWNERS WILL NOW HEAD TO…ROSSBURG,
OHIO’S…ELDORA SPEEDWAY NEXT WEEKEND…FOR THE…"4-CROWN NATIONALS"…
THE A.R.C.A. BUNCH…CHECKED IN AT THE HIGH BANKS OF
SALEM, INDIANA…SPEEDWAY…ON SATURDAY…FOR THE 21ST ROUND…OF THEIR 23
RACE SEASON…AND IT WAS...JUSTIN ALLGAIER AHEAD OF…POINT LEADER…FRANK KIMMEL…IN
2ND…AND…PHOENIX’S…MICHAEL MC DOWELL …3RD…
THE OTHER…"ZONIE"…IN THE RACE…GABI DI CARLO…WAS
SHOWN FINISHING IN THE 16TH POSITION…AFTER WORKING HER WAY FROM
THE…24TH…STARTING SPOT…
IN SPITE OF FINISHING BEHIND…KIMMEL…MICHAEL MC
DOWELL…WAS ABLE TO PICK UP 10 POINTS ON…KIMMEL…AND WITH JUST A "PAIR" OF RACES
REMAINING ON THE 2007 A.R.C.A. SCHEDULE… MC DOWELL… NOW RESIDES… 140 MARKERS
BEHIND…8 TIME SERIES CHAMP …FRANK KIMMEL…IN THE BATTLE FOR THE
CHAMPIONSHIP…(225 max pts. Available – qual/lap lead/ most laps/race finish)
WITH THE PENULTIMATE RACE OF THE SEASON…SCHEDULED FOR TALLADEGA… …NEXT
WEEKEND…
THE NASCAR…GRAND NATIONAL – WEST SERIES…BETTER
KNOW AS THE …WINSTON WEST SERIES…COMPLETED THEIR 2007 POINT SEASON… AT
…AL-TA-MONT SPEEDWAY…OUTSIDE OF THE…"GAY BAY"…AND IT WAS… ERIC HOLMES…WINNING
THE FINALE….WHILE…MIKE DAVID CLINCHED THE 2007 DRIVING CHAMPIONSHIP…
PHOENIX’S…JASON NOLL…IN HIS 1ST TRIP TO
THE…ALTAMONT ASPHALT BULLRING…FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR THE RACE…
THE…GRAND AM SERIES…HEADED OFF TO…UTAH…FOR THEIR
SEASON ENDING…1,000 KILOMETER FINALE…OVER THE WEEKEND…AND IT WAS A WEIRD
ONE…WHICH SAW THE CHAMPIONSHIP CONTENDING TEAMS… FINISH...OFF OF THE PODIUM…
WHILE THE…PONTIAC TEAM OF…JIM MATTHEWS…MARC
GOOSSENS… AND…RYAN HUNTER-REAY…WON THE RACE…ALL EYES WERE MID-PACK …AND
SPECIFICALLY…THE RACE FOR THE 8TH SPOT…WHICH WAS TAKEN
BY…PONTIAC’S…ALEX GURNEY & JON FOGARTY…WHO CLINCHED THE 2007 GRAND AM
CHAMPIONSHIP…BY ONE…COUNT ‘EM…ONE POINT… OVER…THE 9TH PLACE
FINISHING LEXUS OF…SCOTT PRUETT…AND HIS…CO-DRIVERS…DU JOUR…SALVADOR DURAN &
ALEX ROJAS…
THE MCLAREN TEAM WAS FINED $100 MILLION AND
STRIPPED OF ITS POINTS IN THE CONSTRUCTORS' STANDINGS IN THE F-1 SPYING
SCANDAL VS. FERRARI…
MCLAREN…WHICH LEADS THE CURRENT DRIVERS' AND
CONSTRUCTORS' STANDINGS…WAS PUNISHED BY THE…FIA WORLD MOTOR SPORTS COUNCIL…FOR
ALLEGEDLY USING LEAKED SECRET TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS BELONGING TO…F-1
RIVAL…FERRARI.
MCLAREN DRIVERS…LEWIS HAMILTON AND FERNANDO ALONSO…
CURRENTLY 1-2…IN THE DRIVER STANDINGS…WERE NOT PUNISHED AND CAN CONTINUE TO
COMPETE FOR THE SEASON TITLE.
OUR TAKE ON THIS…SO WHAT…AND MORE IMPORTANTLY…WHAT
IS THE FIA GOING TO DO WITH THE $100 MILLION?…AND…IS…MC CLAREN …
REALLY GOING TO PAY UP???
THE…IRL…WILL UNVEIL A NEW PLAN FOR…PAYING
OUT…"RACE PURSES" …BEGINNING IN 2008 AS EACH CAR PARTICIPATING IN THE
SERIES…IN LIEU OF…"EARNED FINISH MONEY"…WILL BE PAID A "FLAT" $1.3 MILLION PER
CAR…PRORATED OVER THE SEASON…
THE NEW…"PAYOUT" FORMAT…DESIGNED BY…BRIAN
BARNHART…THE PRESIDENT OF THE LEAGUE'S COMPETITION DIVISION…WOULD GUARANTEE
FULL-TIME COMPETITORS…$1.3 MILLION PER
CAR…WHICH INCLUDES AT LEAST
$300,000 FOR COMPETING IN THE INDIANAPOLIS 500.
UNDER THE SYSTEM…RACE PURSES WOULD BE ELIMINATED EXCEPT AT INDY.
BARNHART…SAID…IT'S A WAY TO…"BRING VALUE TO THE
CURRENT TEAMS AND MAKE IT ATTRACTIVE FOR A NEW TEAM TO PARTICIPATE." THE PLAN
INCLUDES AS MUCH AS A 20 PERCENT BOOST IN THE 500'S PURSE.
THE TOP TEAMS WOULD NOT BENEFIT AS MUCH AS THE
SMALL TEAMS.
PAYOUT EXAMPLE …(not
for broadcast…just an understanding of
"how it would work")
DARIO FRANCHITTI'S
500- AND CHAMPIONSHIP -WINNING CAR EARNED $3.9 MILLION…INCLUDING $1.6 MILLION
FOR THE 500.
IF INDY'S PURSE JUMPS TO $2 MILLION NEXT
YEAR, AS PLANNED, AND HE WINS BOTH TITLES AGAIN, HIS CAR WOULD RECEIVE $4
MILLION ($2 MILLION FOR INDY, $1 MILLION FOR THE OTHER RACES, $1 MILLION FOR
THE TITLE).
BUDDY RICE
HAD THE SEASON'S NINTH-PLACE CAR OF THE 17 THAT PARTICIPATED IN EVERY RACE,
EARNING $966,905. THE NEW SYSTEM WOULD PAY AN EXTRA $333,095.
SARAH FISHER'S
17TH-PLACE CAR WOULD INCREASE $432,095 FROM ITS $867,905 THIS YEAR.
THE…ARIZONA SOCIALIST REPUBLIC…HAS THROWN RACE
FANS …UNDER THE BUS… AGAIN…IN AS MUCH AS THEY NO LONGER HAVE A…MOTORSPORTS
WRITER FOCUSING ON RACING…
JIM GINTONIO…WHO HAD BEEN DOING AN ADMIRABLE JOB
TRYING TO GET…SOME…COVERAGE FOR RACING…HAS BEEN REASSIGNED TO BE THE…FULL
TIME…PHOENIX COYOTES (HOCKEY) WRITER …AND HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED…AND AS WE’VE
BEEN TOLD …WILL NOT…BE REPLACED…
THE ARIZONA SOCIALIST REPUBLIC…INTENDS TO RELY ON
THE INEPT…LEFT WING/LIBERAL…AP (ASSOCIATED PRESS)…TO PROVIDE RACING…TIDBITS
(ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY NASCAR) …WHILE LOCAL & REGIONAL RACING…IS OF NO
IMPORTANCE… AND WILL NOT BE COVERED…
STILL NEED A REASON…TO DUMP THIS…FISHWRAP???
A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO…CHAMP CAR…CANCELLED THEIR…
2007 SEASON ENDING…STREET RACE…IN PHOENIX…AND NOW WE’VE LEARNED THAT THEY HAVE
PULLED THE PLUG ON NEXT YEAR’S…STREET RACE…SCHEDULED FOR…SAN JOSE…BUT IT IS
RUMORED TO BE REPLACED...BY A…"NEW" PARADE…AT…LAGUNA SECA…
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.
FOR THOSE OF YOU…SITTING ON THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT…
WONDERING ABOUT WHO WILL SPONSOR…AND WHAT NUMBER… DALE EARNHARDT, JR…WILL BE
SPORTING NEXT SEASON THE ANSWER WILL BE MADE KNOWN…THIS WEDNESDAY…AT 10:30
A.M. PHOENIX TIME…SO PREPARE TO BE …"IN THE KNOW"…
(THAT BEING SAID…WE HAVE BEEN TOLD
TO EXPECT THE…"STYLIZED" …# 88…WITH…AMP ENERGY DRINK/ MOUNTAIN DEW
SPONSORSHIP… WHILE… BUDWEISER…WILL GO TO THE…# 9…OF …KASEY KAHNE)
AND THAT’S IT…HAPPY MOTORING…
(FROM THE…RACE-TEMBER 10,
2007…SHOW…)
THE WORLD OF OUTLAWS…WINGED SPRINTERS…SHOWED UP
IN…CHICO, CALIFORNIA…OVER THE WEEKEND FOR THE 54TH ANNUAL…"GOLD
CUP – RACE OF CHAMPIONS"…PAYING $50,000. GRAND…TO THE WINNER…OF THE 3
NIGHT…BASH ON THE QUARTER MILE…AND IN…THURSDAY NIGHT’S OPENER IT WAS…HOME
TOWNER…JASON ALL-ARD…FOLLOWING UP … DASH & HEAT RACE WINS…WITH HIS 1ST
CAREER OUTLAW FEATURE WIN …AS HE…LED ALL 30 LAPS…TO NOTCH THE VICTORY AHEAD
OF…SMILIN’ SAMMY SWINDELL…IN ONLY HIS 5TH START OF THE SEASON…WHILE
… BRAD SWEET…COMPLETED THE PODIUM…
ON FRIDAY…THE "MEAT RACE"...OF THE…GOLD
CUP…SANDWICH…IT WAS …JOEY SALDANA PREVAILING…AFTER A…DUEL WITH…STEVE KINSER…
WHICH SAW THE LEAD EXCHANGE HANDS…FIVE TIMES OVER THE RACE’S FINAL 3 LAPS…
FOLLOWING…SALDANA…AND…KINSER…ACROSS THE FINISH
LINE IN 3RD …WAS…BROOKE TATNELL…
AND THEN IN…SATURDAY’S FINALE…FOR THE $50,000.
DOLLAR…"GOLD CUP-RACE OF CHAMPIONS"…PAYDAY…IT WAS…JOEY SALDANA…DOING IT
AGAIN…AS HE NOTCHED THE WIN AHEAD OF…JAC HAUDENCHILD…IN 2ND…AND…BRAD
SWEET…IN 3RD…
IN ADDITION TO HIS 11TH WIN…OF THE
SEASON…AND THE…$50,000. DOLLAR PAY DAY…FOR THE…"GOLD CUP" WIN…SALDANA…ALSO WAS
REWARDED WITH A…TWO YEAR…CONTRACT EXTENSION…BY HIS…SPRINT CAR OWING…BOSS…KASEY
KAHNE…
THE…OUTLAWS…LEAVE CALIFORNIA NOW…AND HEAD BACK TO
THE MIDWEST…FOR A WEDNESDAY NIGHT…CLAY COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS "CLASH"…IN…SPENCER,
IOWA…
THE U.S.A.C./C.R.A. "CAL SPRINTERS…SPENT…SATURDAY
NIGHT… IN …VENTURA, CALIFORNIA WHERE IT WAS…RR-AZ ALUM…CORY KRUSEMAN…"SUBBING"…AT
HIS HOME TRACK…FOR SERIES POINT LEADER…TONY JONES… (WHO IS RECOVERING FROM
A…BROKEN COLLAR BONE…FOLLOWING AN INCIDENT…AT…PERRIS…LAST WEEKEND)…AND…KRUSEMAN…LED
‘EM ALL…TO COLLECT HIS 4TH WIN OF THE 2007 CAMPAIGN…
DANNY SHERIDAN…RAN 2ND…WITH…BRAD
SWEET…COMPLETING THE… VENTURA PODIUM…
THE…U.S.A.C./CAL SPRINTERS…HEAD BACK TO…WEASLEY
NAMED … PERRIS SPEEDWAY NEXT WEEKEND…WHERE THEY’LL DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN…
THE…U.S.A.C…NATIONAL…MIDGETEERS…HEADED
TO…’SCONSIN… FRIDAY NIGHT…FOR A "MAKE UP" OF THE…RAINED OUT…OPENING ROUND…OF
THE…"CHEESE HEAD CHALLENGE"…IN PLYMOUTH, WISCONSIN…WHERE
IT WAS…LEVI JONES…"LEADIN’ ALL 30 LAPS…TO COLLECT THE WIN AHEAD OF…DANNY
STRATTON..IN 2ND…AND…RICKY STEN-HOUSE…3RD…
NATIONAL MIDGET POINT LEADER…JERRY COONS,
JR…FINISH 5TH…AND NOW HOLDS A…105 POINT LEAD OVER…DARREN HAGEN…IN
THE CHAMPIONSHIP CHASE…WITH…6 EVENTS REMAINING ON THE SCHEDULE…
THE NATIONAL MIDGETEERS…WILL KEEP AFTER IT…NEXT
WEEK…AS THEY RUN A…30 LAPPER IN…ANDERSON, INDIANA…
THE A.R.C.A. BUNCH…HOOKED UP WITH THE…I.R.L.-ER’S…AT…CHICAGO-LAND
SPEEDWAY…ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON WHERE IT WAS…RR-AZ ALUM OUT OF PHOENIX…MICHAEL
MC DOWELL COLLECTING HIS 8TH POLE OF THE SEASON…AND THEN HIS…3RD
WIN…OF THE YEAR…AS HE DOMINATED…IN HIS WIN AHEAD OF…JUSTIN MARKS…IN 2ND…AND…
GRAND AM DRIVER…COLIN BRAUN…3RD…
THE OTHER "ZONIE"…IN THE RACE…GABI DI CARLO…WAS
SHOWN FINISHING IN THE 21ST POSITION…AFTER WORKING HER WAY FROM
THE…35TH…STARTING SPOT…
WITH A "TRIO" OF RACES REMAINING ON THE 2007 A.R.C.A. SCHEDULE… MC
DOWELL RESIDES 150 MARKERS BEHIND…8 TIME SERIES CHAMP …FRANK KIMMEL…IN THE
BATTLE FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP…(225 max pts. Available – qual/lap lead/ most
laps/race finish) WITH THE NEXT ROUND… SCHEDULED FOR THE…HIGH BANKS OF…SALEM,
INDIANA…SPEEDWAY …NEXT SATURDAY…
ON SUNDAY…THE INDY PRO SERIES…LIKE THE…I.R.L…CONCLUDED
THEIR 2007 SEASON…IN CHICAGO…WHERE IT WAS…LOGAN GOMEZ…GETTING HIS 1ST
WIN…IN THE…LAST RACE…AHEAD OF…SERIES CHAMP…THE "LLOYDSTER"…ALEX LLOYD…IN 2ND…AND…ROBBIE
PECORARI…3rd…
WITH THE DEMISE OF THE A.G.P…THE C.A.R.T. SCHEDULE
IS REALLY MISSING FROM THE…U.S. LANDSCAPE…AS THE FINAL 4 EVENTS…(AND 7 OF THE
LAST 8 RACES) ARE RUN OUT OF THE COUNTRY…WHILE IN FACT …ONLY 1/2…(7 RACES)…ARE
RUN IN THE U.S…ALL SEASON LONG BUT THEN THAT’S ONLY APPROPRIATE … FOR A SERIES
WHICH SHOWS ONLY TWO AMERICANS WITH RIDES …(ALEX FIGGE & GRAHAM RAHAL)…AND
THAT’S JUST TWO MORE THAN…F-1 WHICH…HAS NONE…
WHAT A SHAME THAT…THERE ARE NO...U.S.
DRIVERS…CAPABLE OF WHEELING A FLOAT…IN A ROAD COURSE PARADE…AND THEN THEY
WONDER WHY NO ONE IS BUYING TICKETS…AND NO ONE IS WATCHING ON T.V…
LARRY & VICKI POND…THE FOUNDERS OF…P.A.S.A…ADVISE
THAT THEY HEADED TO CHARLOTTE WITH DEVELOPMENT MEMBER…AMY ELIZONDO…WHERE SHE
PARTICIPATED IN THE …ANDY HLLENBURG…FAST TRACK…A.R.C.A. STOCK CAR
SCHOOL …AND…AMY…COMPLETED THE 2 DAY SCHOOL…HELD AT…LOWE'S MOTOR
SPEEDWAY…AND IN DOING SO… QUALIFIED FOR AN A.R.C.A. SPEEDWAY…COMPETITION
LICENSE… AND NOW…AMY…IS ON HER WAY CONGRATULATIONS…AMY…"YOU GO GIRL"…
DISPLACED…GIBBS RACING DRIVER…OUT OF PHOENIX…RR-AZ
ALUM …J.J. YELEY…WILL REPLACE…TONY RAINES…WHO HAS DRIVEN FOR …HALL OF FAME
RACING…IN THE…# 96…FOR THE PAST TWO SEASONS
RR-AZ ALUM…MARK MARTIN…WILL WHEEL THE D.E.I. #
8…NEXT SEASON AND DIDN’T MARTIN "RETIRE"…FROM CUP RACING …WHEN HE LEFT
ROUSH???
NASCAR CONTINUES TO BE A HAVEN FOR "OPEN WHEEL"
REFUGEES AS DARIO FRANCHITTI WILL REPLACE…DAVID STREMME…AT… GNASSI …IN
THE # 40…NEXT SEASON…
SO LET’S SEE…WE’VE GOT…ALLMENDINGER… MONTOYA…
VILLENUEVE… FRANCHITTI PROBABLY…SAM HORNISH…AND OTHERS (SCOTT SPEED) MOVING…OR
LOOKING TO MOVE TO NASCAR CUP ACTION…
THE…N.H.R.A…HAS RELEASED ITS’…2008 SCHEDULE…WHICH
SHOWS AN EXPANDED SCHEDULE OF…24 NATIONAL EVENTS… INCLUDING THE FIRST …EVENT
ADDITION…TO THE SCHEDULE SINCE THE NEW MILLENNIUM COMMENCED IN…2000.
THE NEWEST EVENT ON THE SCHEDULE WILL BE HELD
SEPT. 11-14, 2008…AND IS EXPECTED TO TAKE PLACE AT A…"NEW"…DRAG RACING
FACILITY…BEING BUILT BY…BRUTON SMITH…AT HIS… CHARLOTTE… SPEEDWAY...LOCATION…
RR-AZ ALUM…JOHN FORCE…IS MOVING HIS ENTIRE
OPERATION …OUT OF CALIFORNIA…AND TO A NEW 60,000 SQ. FT… FACILITY… OUTSIDE OF
INDIANAPOLIS…
THE REASON CITED FOR THE NATIVE
CALIFORNIAN’S…MOVE…OUT OF THE "GOLDEN STATE"...IS PURE AND SIMPLE…"CALIFORNIA
IS TOO EXPENSIVE"…WITH…FORCE…SAYING…HE CAN ACQUIRE "TWICE THE SPACE…FOR 1/3 OF
THE COST"…
NASCAR'S 12 "CHASE" DRIVERS…WILL APPEAR AT THE…E.S.P.N.
ZONE…IN NEW YAWK…THIS THURSDAY…TO TAKE PART IN A NASCAR …"LOVE FEST"…TO KICK
OFF THE…"2007 CHASE" AND YOU CAN BE A PART OF IT FOR JUST… $10 PER PERSON…PER
HOUR…AND YOU CAN SIT IN THE SCREENING ROOM FOR THE EVENT…WOO HOO…
ANYONE…CAN STAND
AT THE BAR…IN THAT SAME ROOM FOR "FREE" …AND IF WE HAD TO
BE CAUGHT "DEAD"…AT THIS "MISCARRIAGE OF COMMON SENSE"…YOU CAN BET IT WOULD
BE…AT THE BAR… LIKELY …STUFFIN’ OLIVES IN OUR EARS…SO WE
WOULDN’T SUCCUMB …TO THE NONSENSE…
AND THAT’S IT…HAPPY MOTORING…
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