| The SPEED channel is set to televise four hours of the Whelen Geoff Bodine Bobsled Challenge on Jan. 18 at noon and Jan. 25 at 2 p.m. The event was held the first weekend in January. Recently-crowned NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champion Johnny Benson heads a list of six NASCAR drivers set to slide into bobsleds this weekend. Todd Bodine, Joey Logano, Brian Loftin, Philip Morris and Boris Said will round out the NASCAR contingent vs the NHRA crowd. |
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The Bodine Bobsled Challenge will see NASCAR drivers pilot specially-made bobsleds down the track in Lake Placid’s Olympic Sports Complex, site of the 1980 Winter Olympics. In Race 1, all the drivers will be compete against the clock as they take two runs down the track. Race 2 will feature head-to-head racing between NASCAR and NHRA drivers, with the winner from each division set to square off in the final heat for bragging rights. The NHRA will be represented in the challenge by POWERade Pro Stock Champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. and Top Fuel drivers Morgan Lucas, JR Todd, and Bob Vandergriff.
The Canadian Press and AutoRacingDaily.com reported that Bruton Smith of Speedway Motorsports, Inc. has completed the purchased of the Kentucky Speedway. There was no price published in the report. Jerry Carroll, who sold KS to Smith, still has a lawsuit to be settled, in or outside the courts, with NASCAR to get a Sprint Cup date. According to the report, Smith does not have any standing in that litigation.
Let’s see what’s happening on the tube this week for gearhead action. Here’s a full week of motorsports action on TV. Starting Monday at noon Speed airs the SCCA Runoffs from Topeka, KS. At 3:30 p.m. VS will broadcast the Dakar Rally(Chile and Argentina) while OLN Canada does the same at 4 p.m. On Tuesday VS has more of the Dakar Rally at 3:30 p.m. with OLN Canada doing the same at 4 p.m.
On Wednesday and Thursday it’s Speed for Reviewing NASCAR’s 60th Season at noon with more Dakar Rally on VS at 3:30 p.m. and 4 p.m.on OLN Canada. For Friday Speed airs the Porsche Super Cup events from Spain and Belgium starting at 12:30 p.m. More of the Dakar Rally airs at 3:30 p.m. on VS and 4 p.m. on OLN Canada.
On Saturday VS airs more of the Dakar Rally at 3:30 and OLN Canada at 4 p.m. Sunday continues on with even more of the Dakar Rally at 3:30 p.m. on VS and 4 p.m. on OLN Canada. Speed offers the AMA SuperX from Phoenix at 5 p.m. Then check out the Speed Report on SC at 7 p.m. for a wrap-up of the latest news in motorsports. (END)
NOTE: INFORMATION FOR THIS COLUMN CAME FROM VARIOUS REFERENCED SOURCES, PRESS RELEASES, NOTES AND OTHER SOURCES.
