By SmokinNews, on September 30th, 2008%
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 is Talladega. And while 43 cars jockeying around in a tight pack at speeds nearing 200 mph does produce a few anxious moments for even the most veteran drivers, the anxiety level ratchets up a few notches more in October at Talladega when a championship is on the line.
The Big One, the obligatory multi-car wreck that is as much a part of Talladega as Bear Bryant is to the University of
Continue reading Tony Stewart Weathering the Storm
By SmokinNews, on September 30th, 2008%
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 turns proved decisive for 2006 WoO LMS titlist Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., who turned back a dramatic bid by 20-year-old Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., to capture the unsanctioned 100-lap event.
McCreadie, 34, pocketed $40,000 for the biggest win of his dirt Late Model career while denying Richards what would have been his first signature, crown-jewel triumph.
“To be honest,” an overjoyed McCreadie said following the memorable A-Main, “I’d be lying if
Continue reading A Look Back at the Late Model Knoxville Nationals
By SmokinNews, on September 28th, 2008%
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 3 at North Central Speedway in Brainerd, Minnesota.
The next televised World of Outlaws event on SPEED will be the Vault World Finals from The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway on Saturday, November 1 which will air LIVE beginning at 8
Continue reading Morgan Hughes National Open Falls to Rain
By SmokinNews, on September 28th, 2008%
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 – all with the No. 83 car of Brian Vickers – conspired to leave Stewart 40th when the 267-lap race mercifully ended.
During Stewart’s first three pit stops, Vickers’ No. 83 Toyota – which had the pit stall directly in front of Stewart – blocked the two-time Sprint Cup champion in his stall, thwarting the quick service given to Stewart by his Home Depot over-the-wall team.
The first incident came on lap 49, when
Continue reading Mishaps with Team Red Bull’s No. 83 Squad Yields 40th Place Finish
By SmokinNews, on September 28th, 2008%
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 the 11th lap and led the final 20 laps to put his Kasey Kahne Racing Mopar/Team ASE Beast/Speedway Mopar in victory lane. The victory was the first in five USAC Sprint races at Winchester for a car NOT fielded by car owner Keith Kunz, whose drivers Darren Hagen and Cole Whitt finished second and sixth. Hagen had won the last two races at Winchester and was followed at the checkered flag
Continue reading Coons Takes Over USAC Sprints Lead From Jones at Winchester
By SmokinNews, on September 28th, 2008%
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 Open will air on SPEED on Sunday night beginning at 10 p.m. Eastern, following Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain.
Tonight on the SPEED at 8 p.m. Eastern will be the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws event from Knoxville Raceway back on June 15, which saw Shane Stewart battle Donny Schatz for the win. That race will be followed by the World of Outlaws second event from Dodge City Raceway Park that
Continue reading Rain postpones Williams Grove to Tonight – WoO on SPEED at 8:00 PM
