By SmokinNews, on June 30th, 2008%
By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director
Sarver, PA — Mother Nature wouldn’t allow the second annual Firecracker 100 presented by GottaRace.com to be completed on Sunday.
With showers continuing to hit Lernerville Speedway in waves and more still on the way, officials made a late-afternoon decision to postpone the blockbuster $150,000 World of Outlaws Late Model Series event.
A new date for the finale of the Firecracker 100 weekend will be announced soon by track and series officials.
The $40,000-to-win event kicked off in spectacular fashion on Friday night with a huge crowd watching six memorable qualifying heat races for 62 dirt Late Models, building the anticipation for the main event. But rain arrived just before race time on Saturday evening and refused to let up long enough for
Continue reading Showers On Sunday Force Postponement Of Firecracker 100 Weekend Finale At Lernerville Speedway
By SmokinNews, on June 30th, 2008%
Indianapolis, IN (TSR) – Tony Stewart Racing’s Tracy Hines and Levi Jones took control of all three USAC National Racing Series divisions with solid finishes at Richmond International Raceway (RIR) over the weekend.
Hines leads the K&N Silver Crown Series Championship standings with 102 points. He is also at the top of the USAC National Midget Car Series standings with 468 points.
Jones regained the USAC Sprint Car Series point lead at RIR on Saturday. He leads the series standings with 555 points.
TSR will resume USAC Sprint Car Series racing action on July 9th at Lawrenceburg Speedway with the opening night of Indiana Sprint Week presented
Continue reading TSR Controls All Three USAC National Sprint Series Divisions
By SmokinNews, on June 30th, 2008%
New Richmond, WI (TSR) – 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 for Schatz at the high-banked 3/8-mile. He now has 79 career A-Feature victories with the series, including a series-best nine this season, and is just two
Continue reading Schatz Caps off June with Win at Cedar Lake Speedway
By SmokinNews, on June 30th, 2008%
Carmel, IN (J.D. Byrider) – Indiana native Tony Stewart has a winning track record in racing. Stewart has competed and won on every level, including three national go kart championships, the United States Auto Club Triple Crown, an Indy Racing League Championship and two NASCAR Sprint Cup Championships. As one of the premier drivers in the NASCAR circuit, Tony Stewart knows how to recognize a winning team.
Tony Stewart has been a part of the J.D. Byrider team since 1997, when J.D. Byrider began sponsoring a stock dirt late model car, which Stewart drives a couple of times a year. Since the J.D. Byrider sponsorship began, the team has grown: in addition to Stewart as the late model dirt-track driver, the team includes Steve Barnett in a
Continue reading Racing for a Cause – Racing Champion Tony Stewart
By SmokinNews, on June 29th, 2008%
Tony Stewart talks after his Nationwide Series victory at
Continue reading Tony Stewart Nationwide Postrace Interview Video
By SmokinNews, on June 28th, 2008%
Tony picked up another Nationwide Series victory today as crew chief Dave Rogers’ pit strategy put him out third on lap 128 of the 200 lap race. The two tire change under caution gave Tony the opportunity to take the lead from Carl Edwards on lap 136 and he was never out of 1st after that. Tony held off his Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Denny Hamlin (driving for Braun Racing) and Kyle Busch as the trio put their Toyotas in the top
Continue reading Stewart Wins Fifth Nationwide Race of the Year
