National Speed Sport News

Martin Meets With NASCAR Fans In Florence

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:22:40 -0500

FLORENCE, S.C. — Defending Southern 500 champion Mark Martin took part in a fan luncheon hosted by Darlington Raceway Wednesday that drew more than 300 fans from 28 states.

Outlaws Returning To Volunteer Thanks To Kahne

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:05:02 -0500

BULLS GAP, Tenn. — The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series will make its first visit in three years to Volunteer Speedway

March 18, 2010 - Party In Pevely Postponed Again

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:51:10 -0500

The DIRTcar UMP Roundup Party in Pevely, originally scheduled for Thursday through Saturday, has been rescheduled for Oct. 14-16 because of soggy conditions at I-55 Speedway in Pevely, Mo. The event was postponed last October because of similar weather.

We're Talking About Practice

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:18:28 -0500

Former NBA basketball player Allen Iverson is well known for his famous tirade in front of reporters after his practice performance was criticized.

Troxel Has Car-Hopping Weekend In Gainesville

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:02:45 -0500

Pulling double duty on a race weekend is a common occurrence for many competitors. NASCAR drivers will race in as many as three divisions during the course of a weekend and a USAC open-wheel racer may jump from a sprint car to a midget and back on the same night.

Pemberton: Spoiler Will Return At Martinsville

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:59:28 -0500

CONCORD, N.C. — NASCAR Vice President of Competition Robin Pemberton confirmed during a press conference Wednesday at Charlotte Motor Speedway that the Sprint Cup Series will replace the rear wings on its cars with spoilers effective March 28 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway.

ALMS Notes: Intersport Not Racing At Sebring In LMP1

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:40:03 -0500

SEBRING, Fla. — Intersport Racing officials have withdrawn from the LMP1 class for Saturday’s 12 Hours of Sebring as a result of a major crash while testing Monday at Sebring Int’l Raceway.

Ryan Truex To Make Nationwide Debut In July

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:34:54 -0500

CORNELIUS, N.C. — NASCAR K&N Pro Series East champion Ryan Truex will make his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut at Gateway Int’l Speedway July 17 with Michael Waltrip Racing.

March 17, 2010 - Bernstein Gets New Crew Chief

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:46:45 -0500

Crew chief Rob Flynn and assistant crew chief Mike Guger were released from their duties at Kenny Bernstein Racing Tuesday. Todd Smith will take over as crew chief for Brandon Bernstein, driver of the Copart/Lucas Oil NHRA Top Fuel dragster.

Site See With NSSN - March 16, 2010

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:12:43 -0500

PROMOTION LESSON: Eddie Gossage says his use of the controversial wreck involving Sprint Cup antagonists Carl Edwards and an airborne Brad Keselowski as an advertising tool at Texas Motor Speedway is the residue of NASCAR’s “Have at it, boys” philosophy – and a staple of Promotion 101. (By John Sturbin @ http://www.racintoday.com/archives/16026)

March 16, 2010 - Versus Returns To DirecTV

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:10:20 -0500

Fans of the IZOD IndyCar Series will again be able to watch the series on DirecTV. An agreement was reached Monday to resolve a six-month dispute between the network and the satellite television provider. DirecTV customers have not had access to Versus programming since the previous contract between the two companies ended at midnight Aug. 31. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Versus airs 12 of the 17 IndyCar Series events.

Field Survives Spectacular Crash At Sebring

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:34:42 -0500

SEBRING, Fla. — Intersport Racing’s Jon Field survived a horrific crash Monday at Sebring Int’l Raceway and was later treated and released from an area hospital.

Augie Grills 'Em In Gresham Go

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:03:34 -0500

JEFFERSON, Ga. — The CRA Super Series late-model field was no match for Augie Grill Saturday night at Gresham Motorsports Park, who easily earned his first victory of the year.

Young Blaney Earns First Victory

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:01:27 -0500

DILLON, S.C. — Ryan Blaney gave a dominant performance Saturday at Dillon Motor Speedway to earn his first Pro All Stars Series South late-model victory.

Rain Storm Helps Johnson Triumph

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0500

SOUTH BOSTON, Va. — Defending late-model track champion Justin Johnson got off to a good start Saturday at South Boston Speedway by winning the season-opening event at the four-tenths-mile asphalt speedway.

Huffman Rules Last-Lap Battle

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:58:56 -0500

HICKORY, N.C. — Shane Huffman overcame a spirited battle with Coleman Pressley to win Sunday’s rain-delayed UARA-STARS Late Model Series event at Hickory Motor Speedway.

NASCAR Places Edwards On Three-Race Probation

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:57:07 -0500

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR President Mike Helton said March 9 that NASCAR has placed Carl Edwards on probation for the next three races after Edwards intentionally wrecked Brad Keselowski at Atlanta Motor Speedway March 7.

Seuss Schools Field Via Modified Romp

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:53:43 -0500

ASHEBORO, N.C. — Andy Seuss took the lead on the first lap from Burt Myers and held off a late charge from L.W. Miller to earn his seventh NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour victory Sunday at Caraway Speedway.

Carlson, Martinez Share Glory

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:53:02 -0500

VENTURA, Calif. — Nick Carlson and Casey Martinez each got to celebrate Saturday at Ventura Raceway after earning victories in their respective divisions.

Carlson was the winner in the USAC Western Ford Focus Dirt Series event, taking the lead from Kyle Edwards on the 10th circuit of the 16-lap race.

Martinez slipped by Alex Jacobsen with five laps left to win the 20-lap USAC Western Young Guns event on the fifth-mile dirt oval.

Buzzie Still Knows How To Win

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:52:32 -0500

GIBSONTON, Fla. — Buzzie Reutimann used a mid-race pass of Austin Sanders to pull away to victory during the modified portion of Saturday’s event at East Bay Raceway Park.

Patriots Aim For 31 Races

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:51:59 -0500

TULSA, Okla. — Entering its eighth season of competition, the ASCS Patriot Region will embark on a 31-race schedule, including stops at 16 facilities from April through October.

USCS Ready To Hit Asphalt

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:51:27 -0500

FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. — The United Sprint Car Series will host 12 events on paved ovals as part of the USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour this year.

Last Corner Is Perfect For Decker

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:50:49 -0500

ELK CITY, Okla. — Todd Decker made a daring last-corner pass on race-long leader Robert Elliott to win Saturday’s O’Reilly/NCRA Southern Modified opener at Elk City I-40 Speedway.

Robbins Makes His Own Way

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:50:13 -0500

ELK CITY, Okla. — Dusty Robbins passed Travis Penrod with five laps remaining in the 30-lap race to claim Saturday’s O’Reilly/NCRA Modified South event at Elk City I-40 Speedway.

World Of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Results, Standings

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:47:08 -0500

Races 6 and 7: March 12 and 13

Faria Rules Out West

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:46:38 -0500

HANFORD, Calif. — Danny Faria, Jr. won Saturday night’s second race for the USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car Series at Giant Speedway.

Wingless Tour Set For Next Adventure

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:44:19 -0500

BURLINGTON, Wash. — The NorthWest Wingless Tour for 360 sprint cars and midgets will visit five different tracks in Oregon and Washington during the 2010 season.

USAC In Charge Of TRAXXAS Off Road

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:43:31 -0500

INDIANAPOLIS — The United States Auto Club will take over all management of the TRAXXAS Off Road Championship Series this season, a year after the series first debuted with support from USAC.

Lair Breaks Arkansas Bank

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:42:55 -0500

BRYANT, Ark. — Jason Lair survived a late-race charge from Dustin Gates to capture the fourth annual 600 Nationals for micro sprint cars Saturday at I-30 Speedway, worth $9,000.

Hehnly, Lair Control Friday Night Action

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:42:13 -0500

BRYANT, Ark. — Heath Hehnly and Jason Lair locked themselves into Saturday’s $9,000 event with victories in preliminary features Friday during I-30 Speedway’s fourth annual 600 Nationals for micro sprint cars.

Bahrain Marks 60th Anniversary For Formula One

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:41:10 -0500

MANAMA, Bahrain Forget the race and all the anticipation of the first grand prix of the season — the trip to Bahrain was worth it just for F-1’s 60th anniversary celebrations. Never have so many F-1 world champions been in the same place at the same time.

Formula One Points - March 17, 2010

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:39:53 -0500

1. Fernando Alonso 25 2. Felipe Massa 18 3. Lewis Hamilton 15 4. Sebastian Vettel 12 5. Nico Rosberg 10 6. Michael Schumacher 8 7. Jenson Button 6 8. Mark Webber 4 9. Vitantonio Liuzzi 2 10. Rubens Barrichello 1

Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix Results

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:39:05 -0500

Fin. St. No. Driver Country Team Laps 1 3 8 Fernando Alonso Spain Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 49 2 2 7 Felipe Massa Brazil Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 49 3 4 2 Lewis Hamilton Great Britain Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 49 4 1 5 Sebastian Vettel Germany Red Bull Racing 49 5 5 4 Nico Rosberg Germany Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team 49 6 7 3 Michael Schumacher Germany Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team 49 7 8 1 Jenson Button Great Britain Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 49 8 6 6 Mark Webber Australia Red Bull Racing 49 9 12 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Italy Force India F1 Team 49 10 11 9 Rubens Barrichello Brazil AT&T Williams 49 11 9 11 Robert Kubica Poland Renault F1 Team 49 12 10 14 Adrian Sutil Germany Force India F1 Team 49 13 18 17 Jaime Alguersuari Spain Scuderia Toro Rosso 49 14 13 10 Nico Hulkenberg Germany AT&T Williams 48 15 21 19 Heikki Kovalainen Finland Lotus Racing 47 16 15 16 Sebastien Buemi Switzerland Scuderia Toro Rosso 46 17 20 18 Jarno Trulli Italy Lotus Racing 46 18 14 22 Pedro de la Rosa Spain BMW Sauber F1 Team 28 19 23 21 Bruno Senna Brazil HRT F1 Team 17 20 19 24 Timo Glock Germany Virgin Racing 16 21 17 12 Vitaly Petrov Russia Renault F1 Team 13 22 16 23 Kamui Kobayashi Japan BMW Sauber F1 Team 11 23 22 25 Lucas di Grassi Brazil Virgin Racing 2 24 24 20 Karun Chandhok India HRT F1 Team 1

IZOD IndyCar Series Points - March 17, 2010

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:38:02 -0500

1. Will Power 50 2. Ryan Hunter-Reay 40 3. Vitor Meira 35 4. Raphael Matos 32 5. Dan Wheldon 30 6. Dario Franchitti 29 7. Scott Dixon 28 8. Mike Conway 24 9. Helio Castroneves 22 10. Tony Kanaan 20

Darland Thrills With Heroics On Last Lap

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:37:34 -0500

TUCSON, Ariz. — The Discount Tire Co. ASCS Canyon Region kicked off the season in dramatic style with Dave Darland making a last-lap pass of R.J. Johnson to win Saturday night’s 25-lap event at USA Raceway.

IZOD IndyCar Series Sao Paulo Indy 300 Results

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:37:05 -0500

Fin. St. No. Driver Car Laps Status 1 5 12 Will Power Verizon Team Penske Dallara Honda 61 Running 2 4 37 Ryan Hunter-Reay Team IZOD Dallara Honda 61 Running 3 16 14 Vitor Meira ABC Supply Co./ A.J. Foyt Racing Dallara Honda 61 Running 4 12 2 Raphael Matos HP Luczo Dragon Dallara Honda 61 Running 5 18 4 Dan Wheldon National Guard Panther Racing Dallara Honda 61 Running 6 7 9 Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda 61 Running 7 1 10 Dario Franchitti Target Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda 61 Running 8 19 24 Mike Conway Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dallara Honda 61 Running 9 9 3 Helio Castroneves Team Penske Dallara Honda 61 Running 10 6 11 Tony Kanaan Team 7-Eleven Dallara Honda 61 Running 11 3 22 Justin Wilson Team Z-Line Designs/DRR Dallara Honda 61 Running 12 17 8 E.J. Viso PDVSA-Jet Aviation/KVRT Dallara Honda 61 Running 13 22 23 Ana Beatriz Ipiranga/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dallara Honda 61 Running 14 8 6 Ryan Briscoe Team Penske Dallara Honda 61 Running 15 13 7 Danica Patrick Team GoDaddy.com Dallara Honda 60 Running 16 11 78 Simona de Silvestro Team Stargate Worlds/HVM Dallara Honda 58 Running 17 20 34 Mario Romancini Conquest Dallara Honda 46 Contact 18 15 19 Alex Lloyd Boy Scouts of America Dallara Honda 30 Contact 19 2 77 Alex Tagliani FAZZT Race Team Dallara Honda 28 Contact 20 14 06 Hideki Mutoh Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing Dallara Honda 27 Contact 21 24 18 Milka Duno CITGO Dallara Honda 20 Contact 22 10 5 Takuma Sato KV Racing Technology Dallara Honda 0 Contact 23 21 26 Marco Andretti Team Venom Energy Dallara Honda 0 Contact 24 23 32 Mario Moraes KV Racing Technology Dallara Honda 0 Contact

Students Minister To Brown In His Time Of Need

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:36:11 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. When an innocent life is taken, as it was Feb. 21 at Firebird Int’l Raceway near Phoenix following a freakish Top Fuel accident during a National Hot Rod Ass’n event, we feel helpless. And when hearts are fragile, strength emerges from the most unlikely places.

Cold Weather No Match For Jason Hughes

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:34:59 -0500

HUMBOLDT, Kan. — Near-freezing temperatures did not deter more than 1,000 winter-weary race fans Saturday night as they watched Jason Hughes win Saturday night’s USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour modified opener at Humboldt Speedway.

Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals Results

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:34:56 -0500

Top Fuel FIRST ROUND Qual. Driver E.T. Speed Def. Qual. Driver E.T. Speed 8 Steve Torrence 3.879 311.05 def. 9 Morgan Lucas 7.782 91.43 10 Doug Foley 3.959 254.47 def. 7 Doug Kalitta 6.519 113.58 4 Shawn Langdon 3.919 299.06 def. 13 Chris Karamesines 9.076 56.08 11 Brandon Bernstein 3.891 313.22 def. 6 David Grubnic 7.263 87.20 1 Antron Brown 3.973 229.90 def. 16 Todd Paton 7.079 94.98 2 Tony Schumacher 3.818 320.81 def. 15 Terry McMillen 3.865 304.94 3 Larry Dixon 3.824 319.37 def. 14 Pat Dakin 3.952 275.45 5 Cory McClenathan 3.816 322.50 def. 12 Bobby Lagana, Jr. 3.955 305.91 SECOND ROUND 1 Antron Brown 3.812 318.92 def. 8 Steve Torrence 3.862 314.61 3 Larry Dixon 3.831 317.87 def. 11 Brandon Bernstein 8.355 82.55 2 Tony Schumacher 3.839 319.45 def. 10 Doug Foley 4.332 179.42 4 Shawn Langdon 3.852 317.57 def. 5 Cory McClenathan 3.840 315.42 SEMIFINAL 2 Tony Schumacher 3.822 324.98 def. 3 Larry Dixon 3.825 319.75 1 Antron Brown 3.801 318.24 def. 4 Shawn Langdon 3.909 304.74 FINAL 2 Tony Schumacher 3.797 322.04 def. 1 Antron Brown 6.632 101.17

Turner Finishes Major Wire Job In Tennessee

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:33:37 -0500

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — Eric Turner wired the field Friday at Clarksville Speedway en route to victory during the season opening event for the MARS DIRTcar Series.

Medlen Leaves Force For DSR

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:33:24 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — John Medlen officially resigned from John Force Racing Friday during the Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals. He left behind the Eric Medlen Project annex, named for his son who was killed in a JFR Funny Car in 2007, to JFR headquarters for a crew chief position at Don Schumacher Racing.

Elder Alvis Prevails Over Adema

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:32:30 -0500

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. — Jimmy Alvis, Sr. made a late move in Saturday’s Checkered Flag Sprint Series event at Charlotte County Motorsports Park and held on to win his first race of the year.

Who Will Be The New Kings Of Sebring?

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:31:12 -0500

New Team Guaranteed To Earn First Overall Victory At Sebring

Chicago's Soldier Field Enjoyed A Rich Racing History

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:30:55 -0500

From 1935 until 1968, Soldier Field, now the home of the Chicago Bears, hosted midget auto races, hot-rod races, demolition derbies and stock-car racing. The first midget auto race at the “Field” was on a cinder track inside of the huge stadium on May 19, 1935.

Looking Forward To The 100th Indianapolis 500

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:28:04 -0500

VALLEY STREAM, N.Y. In just 14 months one of the biggest events in the history of racing will commence. It will be the 100th anniversary running of the Indianapolis 500.

Jimmy Boyd Won The First World Of Outlaws Race

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:25:45 -0500

California racer Jimmy Boyd topped a stellar field of sprint-car competitors from across the country to win the third annual Spring Nationals at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas, on Saturday night, March 18, 1978.

Fans Wanted Harder Racing, Now They Should Deal With It

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:25:42 -0500

CONCORD, N.C. OK, you asked for it, so live with it. Remember all that complaining for the last couple of seasons about the lack of competition and NASCAR Sprint Cup races being boring?

News In Brief: Strous Lands With HVM In Lights

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:23:26 -0500

Will Run Full Season After Winning Two Events In 2009 INDIANAPOLIS — HVM Racing will embark on its first Firestone Indy Lights Series season this year with Dutchman Junior Strous serving as the driver.

Torn From The Headlines - March 17, 2010

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:23:20 -0500

50 Years Ago - March 16, 1960 Porsche officials said their factory racing team would not participate in the 12 Hours of Sebring endurance race on March 26 because the FIA had granted race organizers “a special exemption for the exclusive use of one certain brand of gasoline.” Ferrari had earlier withdrawn its factory team for the same reason.

Public Forum - March 17, 2010

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:19:11 -0500

No Respect For Edwards I am a NASCAR fan and like all NASCAR fans I have my favorite driver. I am proud to say Tony Stewart is my favorite driver. Respect is the name of the game and my respect is given to all NASCAR drivers who race throughout the year, but I have lost all respect for Carl Edwards and his blatant attempt to harm another driver during the Atlanta race March 7. I no longer have any respect for him. I understand there are retaliations, but not at the speed of 190 miles per hour. Someone could have been seriously injured or worse. This includes not only drivers, but the fans. A black-flag penalty in my opinion is not enough. Penalties should be given and hopefully NASCAR sees the disturbing circumstances of Carl’s actions as well as the consequences that could have arose from his attempt to harm another driver. I hold tickets to both the Brickyard and Bristol. Now I am leery of even going to these races because of the actions put forth by one driver. What do I do? We have awesome tickets and if this were to occur again at one of these races I am put in harm’s way. Should I fear for the lives of the other drivers or fear for my own life and those around me as a spectator? Marilyn Mackey Milltown, Ind.