By SmokinNews, on June 12th, 2008%
ATLANTA – A late-race pit road speeding penalty last Sunday at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway took a solid top-10 effort and turned it into a disappointing 35th-place finish for Tony Stewart. It was yet another setback in a string of setbacks, dating back to Darlington (S.C.) Raceway in early May, where Stewart had a fast race car but little to show for it.
At Darlington, Stewart had perhaps the best car he’s ever had at the tricky 1.366-mile oval, but an accident on just the third lap of the 367-lap race relegated the driver of the No. 20 Home Depot Toyota to a 21st-place finish.
A rebound seemed possible in the next point-paying race at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway, where Stewart led four times for 23 laps and had
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By SmokinNews, on June 12th, 2008%
Sedalia, MO – As a warm-up for the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series event on Wednesday night at Sedalia’s State Fair Speedway, Donny Schatz took part in a celebrity modified race to benefit the Michael Ross Memorial Foundation, filling in for his car owner Tony Stewart. While it was Schatz’s first time ever in a modified, that did not slow him down as he held off NASCAR star Clint Bowyer for the win. He followed that up by winning a thrilling dual with Joey Saldana to pick up his third consecutive victory with the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series and his fifth triumph in the last six races.
After battling Joey Saldana for several laps, Schatz dove underneath him
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