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
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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
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