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I hope you had a great Labor Day weekend! As seems to be the way, the Irwin family’s was unusual… spent Sunday in the ER with my wife, who did something to her knee. We will have to see an orthopedic doctor to find out more. For those of you who do so, your prayers are appreciated… again.
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Track Trash – Cauliflower-ornia
by: Racing Maniac
A nice race….if you like to see JJ spreading exhaust fumes over the rest of the competitors.
I’m using the word ‘competitors’ loosely, cuz most of ‘em ended up 2 laps down. In that respect it was a strange race, cuz no one ended up 1 lap down….they were all 2 laps down (or more).
We NA$CAR fans need to see some beatin’ and bangin’. If we’re lucky it’ll happen next weekend. Read more of this at http://motorsportsnews.net/archives/1656
More of RM’s articles can be found at http://motorsportsnews.net/archives/category/track-trash
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Fonta-stic!
by: Mike Wells
Jimmie Johnson was not just the class of the field Sunday night, he overpowered it , in route to his third victory of the season at the Auto Club Speedway. The focus would soon shift from Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch to Jimmie Johnson as his lead laps started piling up. He would end up leading 227 of the 250 laps and averaged 165.68 mph.. The two-time reigning Cup champion, Johnson had earned the pole with a lap of 180.397 miles per hour. He clearly had the strongest car as he stormed back every time he relinquished the lead. Read more at http://motorsportsnews.net/archives/1659
More of Mike’s articles can be found at http://motorsportsnews.net/archives/category/water-from-the-wells
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TV Times – Bristol TV Ratings Down for Sprint Cup Race
by: Lou Modestino
ESPN’s live coverage of the Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway earned a 3.5 household coverage rating, down from a 4.1 for last year’s telecast on ESPN. Viewers were 4,996,647, down 13 percent from 5,735,433 in 2007. Coverage of the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Bristol on ESPN earned a 1.4 household coverage rating, down from a 1.5 for last year’s race that aired on ESPN2. Viewers were 1,748,983, down 12 percent from 1,993,590 in 2007. This report came from StockcarGazette.com and ESPN. Read more at http://motorsportsnews.net/archives/1663
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RACE RESULTS
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Pepsi 500
Auto Club Speedway (California Speedway)
August 31st, 2008
Race 25 of 36
Driver Start No. Mfg. Led Completed Status Pts/Bonus Money
1 Jimmie Johnson 1 #48 Chevrolet 228 250 running 195/10 $314,611
2 Greg Biffle 15 #16 Ford 12 250 running 175/5 $185,375
3 Denny Hamlin 21 #11 Toyota 0 250 running 165/0 $178,091
4 Kevin Harvick 33 #29 Chevrolet 0 250 running 160/0 $170,786
5 Matt Kenseth 37 #17 Ford 1 250 running 160/5 $169,941
6 Carl Edwards 26 #99 Ford 0 250 running 150/0 $153,300
7 Kyle Busch 11 #18 Toyota 0 250 running 146/0 $120,225
8 Kasey Kahne 4 #9 Dodge 0 250 running 142/0 $141,691
9 David Reutimann 12 #44 Toyota 3 250 running 143/5 $108,075
10 Clint Bowyer 31 #07 Chevrolet 0 250 running 134/0 $120,150
11 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 18 #88 Chevrolet 0 250 running 130/0 $108,750
12 Brian Vickers 19 #83 Toyota 0 250 running 127/0 $107,825
13 David Ragan 22 #6 Ford 1 250 running 129/5 $108,475
14 AJ Allmendinger 2 #84 Toyota 1 250 running 126/5 $98,225
15 Jeff Gordon 3 #24 Chevrolet 2 250 running 123/5 $143,636
16 Ryan Newman 17 #12 Dodge 0 250 running 115/0 $135,225
17 Jeff Burton 27 #31 Chevrolet 1 250 running 117/5 $137,508
18 Patrick Carpentier 5 #10 Dodge 0 250 running 109/0 $96,700
19 Martin Truex Jr. 7 #1 Chevrolet 0 250 running 106/0 $125,458
20 Juan Pablo Montoya 23 #42 Dodge 0 250 running 103/0 $124,033
21 Bobby Labonte 24 #43 Dodge 0 250 running 100/0 $130,086
22 Tony Stewart 14 #20 Toyota 0 250 running 97/0 $137,936
23 David Gilliland 42 #38 Ford 0 249 running 94/0 $111,608
24 Jamie McMurray 13 #26 Ford 0 249 running 91/0 $99,725
25 Scott Riggs 39 #66 Chevrolet 0 249 running 88/0 $107,958
26 Casey Mears 16 #5 Chevrolet 0 249 running 85/0 $105,800
27 Reed Sorenson 41 #41 Dodge 0 249 running 82/0 $117,964
28 Travis Kvapil 34 #28 Ford 0 249 running 79/0 $117,739
29 Dave Blaney 8 #22 Toyota 0 249 running 76/0 $104,583
30 Aric Almirola 10 #8 Chevrolet 0 249 running 73/0 $124,533
31 Sam Hornish Jr. 32 #77 Dodge 0 249 running 70/0 $132,900
32 Marcos Ambrose 40 #21 Ford 0 249 running 67/0 $105,595
33 Michael Waltrip 30 #55 Toyota 1 249 running 69/5 $99,808
34 Elliott Sadler 6 #19 Dodge 0 249 running 61/0 $113,495
35 Mike Skinner 35 #00 Toyota 0 249 running 58/0 $96,647
36 Regan Smith 25 #01 Chevrolet 0 249 running 55/0 $95,050
37 Paul Menard 29 #15 Chevrolet 0 249 running 52/0 $95,000
38 Kyle Petty 38 #45 Dodge 0 249 running 49/0 $86,950
39 Kurt Busch 9 #2 Dodge 0 248 running 46/0 $86,900
40 Robby Gordon 36 #7 Dodge 0 248 running 43/0 $94,850
41 Ken Schrader 28 #96 Toyota 0 247 running 40/0 $94,805
42 Johnny Sauter 43 #08 Dodge 0 161 overheating 37/0 $86,740
43 Joe Nemechek 20 #78 Chevrolet 0 67 accident 34/0 $86,212
POINT STANDINGS
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Pepsi 500
Auto Club Speedway (California Speedway)
August 31st, 2008
Race 25 of 36
+/- DRIVER POINTS BEHIND STARTS WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 DNF LAPS RACED LAPS LED EARNINGS
1 — Kyle Busch 3755 – 25 8 15 17 1 6927 1580 $5,443,888
2 — Carl Edwards 3547 -208 25 6 11 19 1 7003 636 $5,597,125
3 +1 Jimmie Johnson 3386 -369 25 3 8 13 1 7010 966 $5,024,715
4 -1 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 3323 -432 25 1 7 12 0 7028 706 $3,522,745
5 — Jeff Burton 3234 -521 25 1 4 11 2 6764 74 $3,879,543
6 +1 Greg Biffle 3159 -596 25 0 8 11 2 6838 341 $3,459,114
7 +1 Kevin Harvick 3132 -623 25 0 6 11 0 6902 88 $3,917,033
8 -2 Tony Stewart 3110 -645 25 0 8 12 3 6712 532 $4,621,436
9 +1 Matt Kenseth 3081 -674 25 0 6 15 0 6920 202 $3,962,588
10 -1 Jeff Gordon 3074 -681 25 0 9 11 4 6768 273 $4,118,044
11 — Denny Hamlin 3065 -690 25 1 8 13 2 6636 696 $4,031,513
12 — Clint Bowyer 2989 -766 25 1 4 12 0 7022 150 $3,252,120
Chase for the Championship
13 — David Ragan 2972 -783 25 0 5 9 2 7031 15 $2,885,213
14 — Kasey Kahne 2941 -814 25 2 3 12 2 6712 185 $4,941,683
15 +1 Brian Vickers 2799 -956 25 0 3 6 4 6772 152 $2,704,270
16 -1 Ryan Newman 2789 -966 25 1 2 8 2 6727 60 $4,882,208
17 — Martin Truex Jr. 2698 -1057 25 0 3 7 2 6957 20 $3,389,038
18 — Jamie McMurray 2583 -1172 25 0 0 6 2 6880 9 $2,744,796
19 — Kurt Busch 2488 -1267 25 1 3 5 3 6820 90 $3,407,730
20 — Elliott Sadler 2425 -1330 25 0 2 6 4 6316 17 $3,301,448
21 — Juan Pablo Montoya 2414 -1341 25 0 2 3 4 6883 3 $3,261,135
22 — Bobby Labonte 2397 -1358 25 0 0 1 2 7030 4 $3,379,710
23 — Travis Kvapil 2365 -1390 25 0 0 3 0 7057 5 $3,069,643
24 — Casey Mears 2304 -1451 25 0 1 4 4 6373 54 $2,869,645
25 +1 David Reutimann 2279 -1476 25 0 0 2 3 6902 6 $2,421,855
26 -1 David Gilliland 2255 -1500 25 0 1 2 4 6779 3 $2,819,426
27 +1 Paul Menard 2141 -1614 25 0 0 0 2 6768 22 $2,532,485
28 -1 Mark Martin 2115 -1640 17 0 2 8 1 4653 124 $2,635,749
29 +2 Reed Sorenson 1937 -1818 24 0 1 2 2 6440 5 $3,180,639
30 — Michael Waltrip 1930 -1825 25 0 1 1 2 6721 16 $2,643,869
31 -2 Robby Gordon 1911 -1844 25 0 0 2 4 6327 3 $2,756,327
32 — Dave Blaney 1901 -1854 24 0 0 2 5 6403 9 $2,479,925
33 — Sam Hornish Jr. 1893 -1862 25 0 0 0 3 6337 2 $3,461,194
34 +1 Scott Riggs 1842 -1913 23 0 0 0 0 6613 11 $2,445,429
35 -1 Regan Smith 1836 -1919 23 0 0 0 0 6832 2 $2,315,130
36 +1 Patrick Carpentier 1515 -2240 20 0 0 0 5 4996 8 $1,692,449
37 +1 AJ Allmendinger 1492 -2263 17 0 0 1 3 3954 8 $1,597,755
38 -2 Joe Nemechek 1443 -2312 22 0 0 0 3 5485 1 $1,946,077
39 — J.J. Yeley 1263 -2492 17 0 1 1 3 4931 1 $1,839,455
40 — Michael McDowell 1200 -2555 17 0 0 0 2 4325 2 $1,506,059
41 — Bill Elliott 790 -2965 11 0 0 0 0 3497 1 $1,127,268
42 — Terry Labonte 699 -3056 9 0 0 0 0 1778 0 $848,759
43 +2 Aric Almirola 671 -3084 8 0 0 1 1 2305 0 $921,554
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Jay Frye May Go To Stewart Haas Racing
Longtime Sprint Cup Series team executive Jay Frye has been offered a contract by Stewart Haas Racing, and is mulling a departure from Team Red Bull before season’s end to accept a management position at SHR, ESPN.com has learned. Sources close to Stewart Haas confirmed Monday that Frye is the man they’ve targeted to run the organization’s day-to-day operations. He is expected to accept, sources said, and would be titled vice president/general manager.
UPS Chooses David Ragan
That’s Racing is reporting that UPS has reached a multiyear agreement with Roush to sponsor the team’s No. 6 Ford driven by David Ragan beginning with the 2009 season. A formal announcement of the move is expected within the next two weeks, sources said Sunday. UPS also considered sponsoring a car with Stewart-Hass Racing and briefly considered sponsoring NASCAR’s Truck series, NASCAR officials had previously acknowledged. Ragan, 22, is in his second full season of Cup and Nationwide competition with Roush and entered Sunday’s race still in the hunt for a spot in this year’s Chase.
NASCAR Drug Policy To Change
NASCAR’s chairman on Sunday said the sanctioning body was a few weeks away from announcing changes in its policy on illegal drugs, which he said will include more testing. Current policy in NASCAR calls for testing when there is “reasonable suspicion” someone is using banned substances. NASCAR officials have approached several teams in recent weeks, using them as sounding boards on ideas for the new policy. A form of random testing is expected, members of several team sources have confirmed.
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California Fast Facts:
Jimmie Johnson won the Pepsi 500, his 36th victory in 244 Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his third victory and 13th top-10 finish in 2008.
This is his third victory and eighth top-10 finish in 12 races at Auto Club Speedway.
Greg Biffle (second) posted his third top-10 finish in 12 races at Auto Club Speedway. It is his 11th top-10 finish in 2008.
Denny Hamlin (third) posted his second top-10 finish in six races at Auto Club Speedway.
Patrick Carpentier (18th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Kyle Busch leads the point standings by 208 points over Carl Edwards.(NASCAR Statistics)(8-31-2008)
NASCAR Prodigy Joey Logano on E:60 Tuesday, Sept. 2 The next edition of ESPN’s primetime newsmagazine E:60 on Tuesday, Sept. 2, at 7:00pm/et, will feature a round-the-clock look at 18-year-old NASCAR prodigy Joey Logano – at the track, in the pits, on his boat, at home and at play. Starting in quarter-midget cars at age 6, Logano has been ahead of the competition for 12 years. Logano drives in NASCAR’s Nationwide Series, where earlier this year he became the youngest winner ever in the series, taking a checkered flag just three weeks after his 18th birthday. Next year holds a bigger challenge for Logano as he will replace Tony Stewart in the Joe Gibb Racing #20 Home Depot Toyota on the Sprint Cup level. Still, Logano is a kid at heart. E:60 correspondent Tom Farrey spent time recently with Logano for an up-close profile of the young driver many in NASCAR call “Sliced Bread.”(ESPN PR)(9-2-2008)
AT&T Looking at ways to continue marketing to NASCAR fans: AT&T won’t be able to sponsor the #31 Sprint Cup car of Jeff Burton next year, but that doesn’t mean it will be nowhere to be seen around NASCAR tracks. The company is still weighing its options on how to market to NASCAR fans without having its logos on a car. “Obviously having to step away from the Cup Series, we’ve been approached by every other racing circuit out there – teams, drivers, racing leagues,” said Tim McGhee, AT&T director of national sponsorships. “We’re evaluating all of our opportunities right now.” AT&T has spent significant money on advertising as well as sponsoring segments on the Sprint Cup telecasts. “We can’t do anything at the track, but we’re going through our 2009 media planning, and we did a significant media buy on Fox, TNT, ABC, ESPN [this year],” McGhee said. “I wouldn’t be surprised if we retained a presence on the broadcast because it does deliver a very desirable audience to us.”(SceneDaily.com)(9-2-2008)
Racing Resources Says….
* Jimmie Johnson won the Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speedway. Johnson posted his 36th career victory in his 244th race. He has passed Mark Martin for 17th on the all-time wins list. He posted his third victory of the 2008 season; he also won at Phoenix and Indianapolis. Johnson posted his third victory at Auto Club Speedway in his 12th start. He is tied with Jeff Gordon for most victories among all drivers there.
* Johnson has finished in the top three in eight of his 12 Auto Club Speedway starts, including the past four races. He won the race from the pole, the first time in 17 races at Auto Club Speedway that the race was won from the pole. Johnson scored his fourth series victory from the pole; his previous win from the pole came in his previous victory at Indianapolis.
* Johnson led 228 of the 250 laps, the most laps ever led by a driver in a single event at Auto Club Speedway. This is the fifth time in 2008 that Johnson has led the most laps, and he has won three of those races.
* Johnson, Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards combined have won the past eight races of the season: Johnson has won two races, and Busch and Edwards have each won three.
* Hendrick Motorsports scored its seventh victory at Auto Club Speedway, the most of any team. Hendrick Motorsports posted its fourth victory of the 2008 season. Dale Earnhardt Jr. also has a victory.
* Greg Biffle, who finished second, posted his second second-place finish of the season.
* David Reutimann, who finished ninth, posted his career-best finish.
* Johnson and Kasey Kahne, who finished eighth, are the only drivers who finished in the top 10 who started there.
* Patrick Carpentier, who finished 18th, was the highest-finishing rookie of the year contender.
* The top 10 consisted of three Chevys, three Fords, three Toyotas and a Dodge.(ESPN.com)(9-2-2008)
Hollywood-Themed Camping World Back Lot Will Premier at Auto Club Speedway in 2009: Auto Club Speedway campers will have something to celebrate in 2009-the new Camping World Back Lot, a 286-site campground at Auto Club Speedway that will have a unique Hollywood theme. Campers will get not only great NASCAR racing, but also the full Hollywood “back lot experience.” Visitors to the Camping World Back Lot will find a wide variety of activities, including studio-sponsored movie nights, comfortable common areas, and food stands with a cinematic theme. The campground will have full access to infield stores, water and pump services and easy access to trams. Camping sites are sold as a package for the entire racing season. The package includes one site for both races, two Action Pack ticket packages.(Auto Club Speedway PR)(9-1-2008)
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NASCAR teams can expect more drug testing, France warns – http://www.thatsracin.com/topstories/story/18022.html
UPS will go with Roush Fenway Fords, David Ragan – http://www.thatsracin.com/topstories/story/18033.html
No. 16 crew shows winning form, wins Biffle’s praise – http://www.thatsracin.com/topstories/story/18070.html
Rewind | Kahne and Ragan still have Chase chances – http://www.thatsracin.com/topstories/story/18071.html
Video | NASCAR weekend recap – http://videos.thatsracin.com/vmix_hosted_apps/p/media?id=2138762
Are Johnson, 48 team peaking at the prime time?
FONTANA, Calif. – Everything required for Jimmie Johnson to win his third consecutive Sprint Cup Series championship was on display in Sunday night’s Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speedway.
http://www.thatsracin.com/topstories/story/18072.html
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Meeks Serving at Harvick’s Crew Chief at Richmond: Jason Meeks, who serves as the car chief for the #33 team and has been with KHI since it began in 20001, will crew chief the Camping World Chevrolet this week at RIR for Harvick. Earlier this season Meeks called the race for Cale Gale and the #77 KHI Chevy at Atlanta Motor Speedway and Lowe’s Motor Speedway.(Kevin Harvick Inc. PR)(9-1-2008)
Tony Raines in the #24 at Richmond? UPDATE 2: hearing that Tony Raines will replace #24-Eric McClure this weekend at Richmond. The team has been struggling and Tony has apparently been asked to evaluate the team’s performance and equipment.(8-31-2008)
UPDATE: now told that McClure will not be replaced next weekend in the #24 Hefty Chevy, but that Front Row Motorsports will run a 2nd car with Tony Raines as the driver.(8-31-2008)
UPDATE 2: Front Row Motorsports never considered removing McClure from the #24 car. Eric will be running the remainder of the races in 2008. Tony Raines will be in the #52 car at Richmond.(9-1-2008)
Rock Band scheme for Logano: Looks like #20-Joey Logano is going to run a special Game Stop scheme at RIR with Rock Band being promoted. See an image of the car on my #20 Paint schemes page.(8-29-2008) http://www.jayski.com/schemes/2008/nationwide/20nationwide.htm
Ashton Lewis Looking for a Ride? Hearing that former series driver Ashton Lewis is interested in getting back into NASCAR. He last drove in 2006 when he piloted the #25 US Marines Ford for Team Rensi.(8-29-2008)
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Johnny Davis Motorsport’s new Car of Tomorrow is scheduled for it’s first test on Monday and Tuesday (Sept. 8 & 9, 2008) on the Richmond track after this weeks Nationwide race. Danny Efland, the team’s regular driver will share time with a couple of other more experienced drivers in shaking the car down. Although some of the bigger teams have already privately tested their COTs, this will be the first NASCAR sanctioned test. It is believed that the JDM Chevy will be the first attempt by one of the smaller independent teams to get a jump on the future with a COT. The COT may be used as early as the middle of the 2009 season on a limited basis but is expected to be required for 2010. Visit them online at www.dannyefland.com. (JDM) (09-01-08)
NASCAR Nationwide Series:Las Vegas-MC2 (pronounced MC Squared) Energy Drink Racing (Entry no. 14 in the NNS) ; (Stock trading symbol 1Bi) President and CEO Ronald Serota announced today that his team is looking forward to completing its negotiations to merge its stock car team with another NNS or Sprint Cup team as early as September 30, 2008. At the time of the pending merger, MC2 Energy Drink Racing believes it will also complete the financing necessary to run a team made up of two or three entries. The Company also intends to run three entries in the Sprint Cup in 2010. Serota states that, “We are carefully looking at the possibility of one experienced driver as well as a driver coming up from the Diversity Program of NASCAR or its licensees.” The Company is hopeful that it will acquire sufficient owner points to be guaranteed to run at least one of its entries in the first five races of its full-time 2009 season rather than having to “go or go home” on qualifying speed.(MC2) (09-01-08)
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Mitchell returns to the #15 at Gateway: Marc Mitchell will be the driver of the #15-Ergon Toyota for Billy Ballew Motorsports at Gateway Int’l Raceway. This will be Mitchell’s first start in a truck at Gateway, however has two previous starts in other series [ARCA, NNS].(BL Mktg/BBM PR)(9-1-2008)
BHR-VA to one team? employees released? Hearing that several employees from Bobby Hamilton Racing-VA were released yesterday, and that they will be running the #18 driven by Dennis Setzer and sponsored by Dodge Dealers. Status of the #4 undetermined at this time.(8-30-2008)
Lia released from TRG Motorsports: UPDATE Lally for a few races? Hearing that Donny Lia has been released as driver of the #71 Chevy at TRG Motorsports [no word on replacement driver].(8-30-2008)
UPDATE: Hearing Andy Lally may run a few races.(8-30-2008)
Hearing that Jason White will be driving for Billy Ballew at New Hampshire. Also hearing that Bobby Dotter will be driving the #08 at Loudon with the gunbroker.com sponsorship.(8-30-2008)
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Dirt Track Master Kimmel Dominates on DuQuoin Mile Dirt
DuQUOIN IL (9-1-08) – Other than a brief late-race threat from Patrick Sheltra, Frank Kimmel decimated the competition in the 56th Southern Illinois 100 Monday afternoon at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds, leading 96 of 102 laps en route to his 73rd career ARCA RE/MAX Series victory, and fifth at DuQuoin.
“I’m pretty tired,” said Kimmel after the race. “That was a long day. I look forward to running well here all year and it means a lot to be able to pick up a win at DuQuoin. That’s two in a row for the Ford Drive One Kimmel Racing team, and we’re feeling real good about that. Didn’t want to see that last caution, but fortunately our Ford Fusion was so good today it really didn’t matter.”
Kimmel, in his own Ford Drive One-Holiday Inn of Mt. Vernon Ford, pulled away as necessary throughout the 100-lap, 100-mile race until the field bunched up for a green-white-checker finish after AJ Fike made contact with the turn three wall on lap 97. Sheltra made a hard charge on the restart and peaked inside of Kimmel coming off turn four for the checkered flag, but fell back one length at the final stripe to finish second in the Ferguson Pipe-FloraGanics Dodge.
“I was trying to give it everything I had but we didn’t have no more,” said Sheltra. “I really don’t think anyone out there had anything for Frank today, not even us on fresher tires. This was his (Kimmel) day, and that’s all there was to it.”
Ken Schrader, in his own Federated Auto Parts Chevrolet, finished third.
“Good effort,” said Schrader. “Basically there were two cars I was racing all day. This is the best racing I’ve seen here at DuQuoin and it seems to just keep getting better every year.”
Dexter Bean, who pitted twice, steered his way to fourth in the final running order in the Glock Chevrolet.
Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. finished fifth in the Aflac Ford. Stenhouse also set a new one-lap track record in SIM Factory Pole Qualifying with a speed of 109.436 mph, eclipsing the old mark of 108.196 set by Brian Tyler in 2005. Stenhouse also closed to within 75 points of point leader Scott Speed headed to Chicagoland Speedway for next Saturday’s Chicagoland ARCA 200. Stenhouse was also the SunTrust Highest Finishing Rookie.
Stenhouse led the first lap, but that was all before Kimmel, who started second, passed Stenhouse to lead the second circuit. From there, Kimmel gave up the lead just once for five laps to James Buescher before reassuming command for good on lap 31.
Matt Carter, Kelly Kovski, Speed, Buescher and Bryan Silas rounded out the top-10 respectively.
Kimmel was also the Aaron’s Lap Leader, the Klotz Half Way Leader, and posted the Accel Fastest Lap of the Race. Kimmel’s brother and crew chief, Bill Kimmel, was the Cometic Crew Chief of the Race.
John Wes Townley started 24th and finished 11th to earn Casite Hard Charger honors.
The ARCA RE/MAX Series remains in the state of Illinois for event 17 of the 21-race schedule, the Chicagoland ARCA 200 at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois, on Saturday, September 6th, 2008. Check SPEED for broadcast times.
Top-10 ARCA RE/MAX Series Points After the Southern Illinois 100 at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds (9-1-08); 1) Scott Speed 3905; 2) Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. 3830; 3) Matt Carter 3795; 4) Frank Kimmel 3705; 5) Justin Allgaier 3650; 6) Tom Hessert III 3305; 7) Tayler Malsam 3295; 
John Wes Townley 3280; 9) Patrick Sheltra 3235; 10) Ken Butler III 3170.
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U S A R (United Speed Alliance Racing)
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Courtesy of USAR
http://usarprocup.com
Gordon Takes Round No. 1
By Paul Warner
Sunday, August 31, 2008 6:00:00 PM
Northern Division Champion wins Charlie Campbell Memorial Sears Auto Center 250
Mansfield, Ohio-By looking at the results of the Charlie Campbell Memorial Sears Auto Center 250 at Mansfield Motorsports Park, you’ll see that Benny Gordon started fifth, took the lead on Lap 97 and led to the finish for his fifth win of the season on Saturday night.
But that’s just a small part of what transpired in the opening round of the Championship Series.
After qualifying fifth, Gordon’s team found a problem with the engine of the No. 66n Ford. Rather than switch to a backup car, Gordon chose to patch the problem, hoping the powerplant would make it to the finish. As seconds turned into minutes, Gordon’s team was still working on the car while all the other cars were on the grid awaiting the command to start engines.
“That was my call, and I was catching hell from my team about the decision,” said Gordon, driver of the No. 66n Samuel Metals Ford. “We went back and forth and back and forth about changing the engine. We made those fixes on the engine, waited to the last minute to shut the hood and fired it up. We never looked at it after that. I felt comfortable with the decision and I thought it was going to last.”
Unfortunately for Gordon, the last-minute fix forced him to start last in the 36-car field. It also forced his team into a gutsy pit call.
Read more – http://usarprocup.com/view_article.asp?id=2874
See the Race Results – http://usarprocup.com/Event/2008-08-30/2008-08-30-RaceResults.asp
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N A S C A R * C A N A D I A N * T I R E * S E R I E S
http://localracing.nascar.com/news/6
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NASCAR CANADIAN TIRE SERIES presented by SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO-
Coke Zero 200 presented by Sicard Holiday Campers Results Saturday
At Cayuga Motor Speedway
Hamilton, Ont.
Lap length: 0.625 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (8) Mark Dilley, Barrie, Ont., Dodge, 203 laps, 69.552 mph, $8,200.
2. (10) Andrew Ranger, Roxton Pond, Que., Ford, 203, $3,900.
3. (9) Derek Lynch, Warkworth, Ont., Dodge, 203, $4,660.
4. (22) Jason Hathaway, Appin, Ont., Dodge, 203, $6,060.
5. (7) Ron Beauchamp, Jr., Windsor, Ont., Dodge, 203, $2,980.
6. (15) Jim Lapcevich, Hamilton, Ont., Chevrolet, 203, $2,260.
7. (1) Don Thomson, Jr., Ayr, Ont., Chevrolet, 203, $2,160.
8. (17) Dave Whitlock, Petrolia, Ont., Dodge, 203, $2,360.
9. (4) Peter Gibbons, Stouffville, Ont., Chevrolet, 203, $2,060.
10. (3) DJ Kennington, St. Thomas, Ont., Dodge, 203, $1,960.
11. (20) Kent Nuhn, Williamsford, Ont., Chevrolet, 203, $1,735.
12. (6) JR Fitzpatrick, Cambridge, Ont., Chevrolet, 203, $1,640.
13. (5) Kerry Micks, Mt. Albert, Ont., Ford, 202, $1,540.
14. (14) John Gaunt, Barrie, Ont., Dodge, 202, $1,290.
15. (16) Jason White, Sun Peaks, B.C., Chevrolet, 202, $1,200.
16. (13) Pete Shepherd, Brampton, Ont., Ford, 202, $1,180.
17. (21) John Fletcher, Ancaster, Ont., Dodge, 195, $1,110.
18. (2) Scott Steckly, Milverton, Ont., Dodge, 193, $1,070.
19. (11) Brad Graham, Glencoe, Ont., Dodge, 176, $1,010.
20. (18) Nik Lapcevich, Hamilton, Ont., Chevrolet, 165, $1,000.
21. (12) Doug Brown, Brantford, Ont., Dodge, 54, ring gear, $990.
22. (19) Anthony Simone, Holland Landing, Ont., Chevrolet, 4, suspension, $980.
Race Statistics
Time of Race: 1 hour 49 minutes 27 seconds
Margin of Victory: .737 seconds
Fastest Qualifier: D.Thomson Jr. (107.645 mph, 20.902 seconds)
Caution Flags: 7 for 46 laps.
Lead Changes: 11 among 7 drivers.
Lap Leaders: D.Thomson,Jr. 1-2; D.Kennington 3-12; S.Steckly 13; D.Kennington 14-23; K.Micks 24-56; D.Kennington 57-69; M.Dilley 70-136; R.Beauchamp,Jr. 137-162; M.Dilley 163; K.Nuhn 164-166; R.Beauchamp,Jr. 167-191; M.Dilley 192-203.
Standings: 1. S.Steckly, 1639; 2. A.Ranger, 1571; 3. D.Kennington, 1551; 4. D.Thomson,Jr., 1526; 5. K.Micks, 1459; 6. M.Dilley, 1405; 7. P.Gibbons, 1379; 8. J.Fitzpatrick, 1377; 9. D.Lynch, 1314; 10. J.Hathaway, 1301. Unofficial
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C O L U M N S / C O M M E N T A R I E S
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Insider Racing News
http://insiderracingnews.com/Writers/RG/083008.html
Kevin Harvick Honors Vets in Phoenix … Relishes Role as Chase “Underdog”
by Rebecca Gladden
Insider Racing News
http://insiderracingnews.com/Writers/RF/090108.html
Total Domination, Johnson Serves Notice of Third Straight Championship
by Ron Felix
Insider Racing News
http://insiderracingnews.com/Writers/MP/090108.html
Cheaters Never Win ~ Or Do They?
by Matthew Pizzolato
Insider Racing News
http://insiderracingnews.com/Writers/AM/090208.html
Richmond – Last Race Before the Chase
by Allen Madding
RaceTalkRadio.com:
Did You Enjoy the Kevorkian 500? – Making the Grade California 2 by Dennis Michelsen
http://www.racetalkradio.com/soz/id184.htm
Cheers & Jeers
The California Snoozefest 500
by Carol Einarsson
CHEERS to reminding us (as though we could have forgotten) that a six-race “probation” will expire just in time for Martinsville!
http://www.racejournalonline.com/index.cfm?Pagename=column&id=523
Knaus Continues To Learn The TV Game
http://dalyplanet.blogspot.com/2008/09/knaus-continues-to-learn-tv-game.html
Bestwick Tries Hard To Polish A Brick
http://dalyplanet.blogspot.com/2008/09/bestwick-tries-hard-to-polish-brick.html
France Ready To Expand Drug Policy
http://dalyplanet.blogspot.com/2008/09/france-ready-to-expand-drug-policy.html
Tony Stewart In “Rolling Stone” Magazine
http://dalyplanet.blogspot.com/2008/08/tony-stewart-rolling-stone-story-link.html
Pretty Pictures Can’t Help ESPN With The Racing
http://dalyplanet.blogspot.com/2008/08/pretty-pictures-cant-help-espn-with.html
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T V * L I S T I N G S
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Courtesy of Jayski
http://www.jayski.com/pages/tv.htm
Mon Sept 1
5:00 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2
8:00 pm This Week in NASCAR SPEED
Tue Sept 2
12:00 am NASCAR Now ESPN2
12:00 am This Week in NASCAR SPEED
8:00 am This Week in NASCAR SPEED
5:00 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2
Wed Sept 3
12:00 am NASCAR Now ESPN2
1:00 pm Racing Across America Lime Rock Park, CT SPEED
5:00 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2
Thu Sept 4
12:00 am NASCAR Now ESPN2
12:00 pm NSCS California Replay SPEED
2:00 pm 1996 Pontiac Excitement 400 ESPNC
5:00 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2
5:30 pm NSCS California Replay HDNet
Jayski does not list all the programming offered by SPEED; for complete listings go to their website, http://www.speedtv.com/schedule/
Always CHECK YOUR LOCAL LISTINGS!
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