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Posts from ‘September, 2008’

Tony Stewart Weathering the Storm

ATLANTA – Eleventh in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship standings and 255 points out of the lead, Tony Stewart has none of the worry that typically occupies driver’s minds as they head to Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway.

The fourth and final restrictor-plate event of the 36-race season is this Sunday at the vast 2.66-mile oval that [...]

A Look Back at the Late Model Knoxville Nationals

By Kevin Kovac

Concord, NC — WHAT A FINISH: A former World of Outlaws Late Model Series champion and the tour’s youngest star combined to produce a thrilling ending to Saturday night’s fifth annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals presented by SuperClean.

A bold last-lap charge around the outside of Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway’s third and fourth [...]

Morgan Hughes National Open Falls to Rain

Mechanicsburg, PA — Three consecutive days of rain have forced the cancellation of the Morgan Hughes National Open at Williams Grove Speedway for the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series. The event will not be made up.

The Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series returns to action on Friday, October [...]

Mishaps with Team Red Bull’s No. 83 Squad Yields 40th Place Finish

Tony Stewart didn’t run with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, but he did have a run-in – several, in fact – with Team Red Bull’s No. 83 car during Sunday’s Camping World RV 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City.

Three separate pit road mishaps and one unrelated on-track incident – [...]

Coons Takes Over USAC Sprints Lead From Jones at Winchester

Winchester, IN – While the boss Tony Stewart was having a horrible day at Kansas City, Levi Jones saw his USAC National Sprint Car lead vanish.  Brady Bacon of Broken Arrow, Okla. won Sunday afternoon’s 30-lap “Winchester Oldtimers Weekend” USAC National Sprint Car race at the Winchester Speedway.

Bacon caught Chris Windom in turn three on [...]

Rain postpones Williams Grove to Tonight – WoO on SPEED at 8:00 PM

Mechanicsburg, PA – Continuing rain has forced the postponement of the Morgan Hughes National Open originally scheduled for Saturday night at Williams Grove Speedway for the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series until tonight. Time trials are set to begin at 6:45 p.m. Eastern on Sunday.

Full coverage of the Morgan Hughes National [...]