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Wow… what a race. Please pray for the fans who were injured by debris when Carl flew into the fence.
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Wow… what a race. Please pray for the fans who were injured by debris when Carl flew into the fence. The CWTS race is today at 11 eastern time from Kansas.
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Steve Langley’s Photographs from Talladega
by: Steve Langley
Our staff photographer, Steve Langley, was able to attend the Aaron’s 499 racing weekend on a media pass, and took some fantastic photos…
For more from Steve, please visit http://motorsportsnews.net/archives/category/steves-stuff
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Track Trash – ‘Dega-vous
by: Racing Maniac
What an outstanding race. Many lead changes, some Big One’s, and enough thrills and spills to make everyone happy. It’s good to finally witness a RACE, instead of a boring ho hum waste of time.
For more by RM, visit http://motorsportsnews.net/archives/category/track-trash
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David Ragan Takes First Nationwide Win at Talladega
by: Thomas Chemris
Roush Fenway driver David Ragan took his first ever win in the NASCAR Nationwide series as he battled Ryan Newman in a green-white –checker finish to win the Aarons 312 at the Talladega Superspeedway.
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7 Fans Hurt As Car Flies Into Fence
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/30421132/
Talledega Aaron’s 499 Sprint Cup 2009-4-29 End Of Race Wreck You Tube video
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Lacking Victories, Earnhardt Maintains a Devoted Following
By RAY GLIER
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is a Southern-style gentleman with a legion of fans. But while he is responsible for selling 25 percent of licensed products in the sport, Junior cannot win a race.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/27/sports/autoracing/27nascar.html?emc=eta1
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Keselowski First Time Winner
Brad Keselowski took advantage of the yellow line rule to win his first Sprint Cup race. After nine caution periods the race restarted for the last time with Ryan Newman in the lead and Dale Earnhardt Jr. in second pushing Newman. But from ninth and tenth place, Brad Keselowski was pushing Carl Edwards to the front. On the final lap Keselowski and Edwards caught and passed Newman and Earnhardt. With Edwards in the lead, Keselowski dove low to pass Edwards and Edwards made an attempt to block Keselowski. — Keselowski held his ground and didn’t allow Edwards to push him below the yellow line, a rule in NASCAR that prevents a driver from going below the yellow line. The contact sent Edwards airborne into the catchfence and into Ryan Newman. “I made a run on Carl (Edwards) and he tried to force me below the yellow line,” said Keselowski. “I wasn’t going for it, I’m here to win — you saw what happened to Regan Smith last year. He let Stewart force him below the line and lost the race. I wasn’t going for it.”
Earnhardt finished second and Newman was third. A great run by Marcos Ambrose vaulted him into fourth place and rookie Scott Speed placed fifth. Kurt Busch finished in the sixth spot followed by Greg Biffle, Brian Vickers, rookie Joey Logano and Jeff Burton to round out the top ten. Edwards exited his crumpled car and ran to cross the start-finish line, was 24th. — The next race on the Sprint Cup schedule – the tenth event of 36-races for the 2009 Sprint Cup Championship. The Crown Royal 400 will be on Saturday May 2nd, at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. The race begins at approximately 7:00 p.m. eastern time with live, high-definition coverage provided by FOX beginning with its pre-race show at 6:30 p.m. eastern time. The race will also be broadcast live on SIRIUS Satellite Radio Channel 128 and PRN radio.
2009 Aaron’s 499 Final Results
Race Date April 26, 2009
Talladega Superspeedway
Start Pos Car Driver Make Sponsor Points/Bonus/Laps/Status
1 9 09 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 190/5 188 Running
2 11 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard/Amp Energy 175/5 188 Running
3 25 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Prelude to the Dream/U.S. Army 170/5 188 Running
4 34 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Little Debbie/Kingsford/Clorox 160/0 188 Running
5 8 82 Scott Speed * Toyota Red Bull 160/5 188 Running
6 28 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 155/5 188 Running
7 2 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 151/5 188 Running
8 30 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 147/5 188 Running
9 22 20 Joey Logano * Toyota The Home Depot 143/5 188 Running
10 20 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 139/5 188 Running
11 41 43 Reed Sorenson Dodge U.S. Air Force 130/0 188 Running
12 10 6 David Ragan Ford UPS 132/5 188 Running
13 17 187 Joe Nemechek Toyota NEMCO Motorsports 129/5 188 Running
14 24 98 Paul Menard Ford Turtle Wax/Menards 126/5 188 Running
15 6 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Nat. Day of Prayer/Fur.Row 118/0 188 Running
16 15 07 Casey Mears Chevrolet Jack Daniel’s 120/5 188 Running
17 13 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Dewalt 117/5 188 Running
18 43 113 Max Papis * Toyota GEICO 109/0 188 Running
19 39 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Best Buy 111/5 188 Running
20 1 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Tums Dual Action 108/5 188 Running
21 18 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Freight 105/5 188 Running
22 31 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA 102/5 188 Running
23 29 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Old Spice/Office Depot 94/0 188 Running
24 16 99 Carl Edwards Ford Claritin 96/5 188 Running
25 23 18 Kyle Busch ** Toyota Pedigree 98/10 188 Running
26 33 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron’s Dream Machine 85/0 188 Running
27 40 34 John Andretti Chevrolet Taco Bell 87/5 188 Running
28 12 96 Bobby Labonte Ford Ask.com 79/0 179 Running
29 42 7 Robby Gordon Toyota Jim Beam 76/0 179 Running
30 36 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s/Kobalt Tools 78/5 179 In Pit
31 37 12 David Stremme Dodge Penske Racing 70/0 179 In Pit
32 27 41 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota Big Red 72/5 179 Running
33 3 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/Tracker 69/5 179 Running
34 4 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Penske Truck Rental/AAA 66/5 179 In Pit
35 38 44 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Hunt Brothers Pizza 58/0 164 Running
36 35 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 55/0 133 Running
37 14 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Pepsi/DuPont 52/0 128 Running
38 19 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell/Pennzoil 49/0 127 Running
39 5 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet BB&T 46/0 8 Running
40 26 171 David Gilliland Chevrolet TRG Motorsports 43/0 6 Running
41 21 36 Scott Riggs Toyota Tommy Baldwin Racing 40/0 6 Running
42 32 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 37/0 6 Running
43 7 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet Carquest/Kellogg’s 34/0 6 Running
** Led Most Laps
* Rookies
All Results Unofficial
2009 Top-40 Sprint Cup Points After Aaron’s 499
Race Date April 26, 2009
Talladega Superspeedway
POS +/- DRIVER POINTS/BEHIND/STARTS/POLES/WINS/TOP 5/TOP 10
1 +2 Kurt Busch 1299 9 0 1 3 6
2 -1 Jeff Gordon 1294 -5 9 0 1 5 6
3 -1 Jimmie Johnson 1235 -64 9 0 1 4 6
4 — Tony Stewart 1232 -67 9 0 0 3 6
5 — Denny Hamlin 1193 -106 9 0 0 2 4
6 +1 Kyle Busch 1124 -175 9 1 2 3 3
7 +1 Carl Edwards 1119 -180 9 0 0 1 4
8 -2 Clint Bowyer 1098 -201 9 0 0 3 4
9 +2 Jeff Burton 1092 -207 9 0 0 1 4
10 +4 Greg Biffle 1081 -218 9 0 0 3 5
11 -2 David Reutimann 1077 -222 9 1 0 1 2
12 — Matt Kenseth 1063 -236 9 0 2 3 3
Top 12 Drivers In The Running For The Chase For The Championship
13 +4 Ryan Newman 1033 -266 9 0 0 1 3
14 -4 Kasey Kahne 1030 -269 9 0 0 1 2
15 +4 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1018 -281 9 0 0 1 3
16 -1 Juan Montoya 1018 -281 9 1 0 0 2
17 +1 Brian Vickers 995 -304 9 1 0 1 4
18 -5 Mark Martin 971 -328 9 3 1 1 4
19 +7 Marcos Ambrose 937 -362 9 0 0 1 2
20 -4 Kevin Harvick 918 -381 9 0 0 2 2
21 +1 Casey Mears 911 -388 9 0 0 0 0
22 -2 David Stremme 899 -400 9 0 0 0 0
23 -2 Martin Truex Jr. 887 -412 9 1 0 0 2
24 +3 Reed Sorenson 881 -418 9 0 0 0 1
25 — Michael Waltrip 880 -419 9 0 0 0 1
26 +4 David Ragan 855 -444 9 0 0 0 1
27 -4 A.J. Allmendinger 847 -452 9 0 0 1 2
28 +1 Elliott Sadler 845 -454 9 0 0 1 1
29 -5 Jamie McMurray 825 -474 9 0 0 0 2
30 -2 Bobby Labonte 823 -476 9 0 0 1 1
31 — Sam Hornish Jr. 775 -524 9 0 0 0 1
32 — Paul Menard 763 -536 9 0 0 0 0
33 — Joey Logano* 753 -546 9 0 0 0 1
34 — John Andretti 676 -623 9 0 0 0 0
35 — Robby Gordon 653 -646 9 0 0 0 0
36 +2 Scott Speed* 607 -692 8 0 0 1 1
37 -1 David Gilliland 569 -730 8 0 0 0 0
38 +1 Regan Smith 473 -826 5 0 0 0 0
39 -2 Aric Almirola 451 -848 7 0 0 0 0
40 +2 Joe Nemechek 374 -925 7 0 0 0 0
* Rookies
James Hylton Hospitalized ~ UPDATE
75 year-old James Hylton was transported to a local hospital following the ARCA race at Talladega on Friday. Hylton, of Inman, South Carolina, exited his No. 48 Ford under his own power after finishing 15th in the race. He was taken to the infield care center after completing the 250-mile race and then transported to Brookwood Medical Center in Birmingham, (ALabama) — where he was admitted for overnight evaluation. Further medical updates will be posted on (www.arcaracing.com)… UPDATE…Hylton spent the night in the hospital and was released on Saturday without any complications.
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UPSET – Keselowski wins at Talladega: #09-Brad Keselowski won the Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway for his first ever career win in only his fifth career start after a wild, wild ending. #99-Edwards and #09-Keselowski drafted past his Nationwide Series boss, #88-Earnhardt Jr. and #39-Newman [who was infront of the #88], and it was just Keselowski and Edwards going for the win, Keselowski went high to pass, Edwards moved over to block and Keselowski moved down and got a run on Edwards and went low, got into Edwards and past the #99. Edwards got sideways and the car got airborne up against the fence and rode the fence for about 30 feet, but the fence held and Edwards got out of the car and jogged to the start-finish line. It was the first ever win in the Sprint Cup series for the #09 and for car owner James Finch [Phoenix Racing]. #88-Earnhardt Jr. finished 2nd, followed by #39-Newman [who's car was trashed when Edwards car bounced off the hood, Newman got across the line], #47-Ambrose, #82-Speed, #2-Busch, #16-Biffle, #83-Vickers, #20-Logano and #31-Burton. There were two “Big One’s” collecting points leader #24-Gordon and #48-Johnson. There were 9 cautions for 33 laps and there were 57 lead changes among 25 drivers.
#09 is the 101st car number to win: when Brad Keselowski won the Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday, April 26, 2009, it was the first Sprint Cup win ever for a car number 09, being the 101st different car number [as far as I can calculate] that has won in the Cup series. It was also Brad Keselowski’s first Cup Series win. See all the wins by car numbers on my Wins by Car Numbers page.(4-26-2009)
http://www.jayski.com/stats/winbynum.htm
Eight fans injured in Edwards wreck: Eight spectators suffered injuries at the end of the Aaron’s 499 Sunday when the #99 Ford of Carl Edwards went airborne and slammed into the catchfence on the frontstretch. “None of the injuries are dangerous or life-threatening,” said Dr. Bobby Lewis, medical director at Talladega Superspeedway. “It’s mostly bumps and bruises with possible minor fractures.” Two women were airlifted to an area hospital, but Lewis said that was for traffic concerns and not because of the severity of their injuries. “One has a lacerated lip and possible broken jaw,” Lewis said. “The other person was not injured, but has unrelated medical problems.” When the car hit the catchfence, pieces exploded off the car as catch fencing bent back severely, but did not break. “I’m not sure if it was pieces of car or pieces of debris from the fence that hurt the spectators,” Lewis said.(ESPN)(4-26-2009)
Race Fast Facts – Talladega:
Brad Keselowski won the Aaron’s 499, his first victory in five NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in 2009.
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in one races at Talladega Superspeedway.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (second) posted his 11th top-10 finish in 19 races at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his third top-10 finish in 2009.
Ryan Newman (third) posted his seventh top-10 finish in 15 races at Talladega Superspeedway.
Scott Speed (fifth) was the highest finishing rookie.
Kurt Busch leads the point standings by 5 points over Jeff Gordon.(NASCAR Statistics)(4-26-2009)
Rookie’s run well at Talladega: #82-Scott Speed scored a fifth-place finish in the Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway, his best finish in 13 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts. #20-Joey Logano grabbed a ninth-place finish, his best effort in 12 Sprint Cup Series starts and his first top-10. #13-Max Papis was credited with an 18th-place finish, his best in five Sprint Cup Series starts and first ever lead lap finish. All three Raybestos Rookies scored their best career Sprint Cup Series finish in today’s race at Talladega: Speed, Logano and Max Papis. Logano claimed a ninth-place finish while Papis was credited with 18th-place. All three drivers finished on the lead lap. Speed grabbed Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the third time this season. Logano leads Speed by eight points (98-90) in the Raybestos Rookie standings. Speed became the first Raybestos Rookie to score a top-five finish since David Ragan placed third in the 2007 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway, a span of 54 races. Speed became the first Raybestos Rookie to score a top-five finish in the spring race at Talladega since Kurt Busch placed third in 2001. Speed and Logano became the first pair of Raybestos Rookie to finish in the top-10 in the spring race at Talladega since 1980 [Lake Speed (no relation) and Jody Ridley](Camp and Assoc PR)(4-27-2009)
Did Not Finish Streak and stats: #33-Bowyer has been running at the finish in 82 consecutive races [the team fixed the car after the wreck at Talladega and Bowyer finished the race], the longest current streak and the new modern era record [he was tied with #29-Harvick at 81], next up is #78-Regan Smith at 46 [but has not run all the races]. The all-time record for the longest streak of NOT having an DNF is 84 races held by Herman Beam from April 30, 1961 thru March 10, 1963 [Beam didn't run all the races, but didn't DNF in 84 straight consecutive races that he ran]. Kevin Harvick holds the modern era (1972-present) record at 81 [he also has the 3rd longest at 58], then Jeff Gordon at 56 and Dale Earnhardt at 53 [Indy in 1996 thru Martinsville in the spring of 1998.(4-27-2009)
#47 crew member returns after suspension: The crew member who chased a tire across pit road has returned from a four-race suspension and is in the pits at Talladega Superspeedway. Jimmy Watts returned on Sunday as the gas man on #47-Marcos Ambrose's crew. He is still on probation through the end of the year. Watts chased a rolling tire across pit road and into the infield grass when it got away from Ambrose's stall at Atlanta Motor Speedway. He put on his apron required of all gas men and went to work shortly before the green flag dropped at Talladega. NASCAR had suspended Watts under a rule that prohibits crew members from going onto the racetrack while cars are racing or while cars are running under yellow or red flags.(Associated Press)(4-27-2009)
Quickest wins by a driver: When #09-Brad Keselowski won the Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway, it was in his 5th career start. Jamie McMurray holds the modern era record for fastest to win when he won in his second start at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Oct 2002, and John Rostek won in his 2nd career start in April 1960 at Arizona State Fairgrounds. Kevin Harvick won in his third start, when he won at Atlanta in March 2001 as did Dan Gurney in 1963. Three drivers won in their first start: Johnny Rutherford won a Daytona Qualifying race in his first start back in 1963, back then the Qualifier races counted as wins and the championship and points. Jack White won in his first start in 1949, the 5th race of the season and of course Jim Roper won in his first start, the first race ever held by NASCAR in 1949.(4-27-2009)
Latest on the future of the #8 car: Steve Lauletta, president of Earnhardt Ganassi Racing, says that efforts continue to find sponsorship for the #8 car [with driver Aric Almirola] that the team quit running earlier this month. “I’m hoping that something’s going to come forward pretty quick,” Lauletta said. “I think what we’re looking at right now is a second half of the season into 2010 if we can get one of these deals done.”(Roanoke Times)(4-26-2009)
Goodyear still looking for right compound for Indy: NASCAR and Goodyear made progress in finding a suitable tire for Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but drivers who participated in testing at the 2.5-mile oval this week said work remains to solve the durability issues that turned last year’s Allstate 400 at the Brickyard into a debacle. Ryan Newman of Stewart-Haas Racing said teams worked through several compounds and constructions bud “didn’t really see anything that is ideal.” Red Bull Racing’s Brian Vickers said the tires lasted longer than in the 2008 race but not as long enough for a full fuel run. Last season, NASCAR had to throw a caution flag every 10 to 12 laps to avoid blowouts. “It was an embarrassment for the sport, and I commend NASCAR and Goodyear (for) going above and beyond to try to get this problem fixed,” Vickers said. “They’re looking for perfection. Unfortunately from what I’ve seen, we’re going to have a fast tire. There’s just no way around it. When you make these tires slower and harder, they just slide across the pavement and because of that grooving it just turns into a shredder. So we’re going to have to have a softer, faster tire that essentially will grip the track instead of sliding across it to make it last.”(USA Today)(4-26-2009)
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David Ragan Wins First NASCAR Race
David Ragan blew by Ryan Newman on the final lap of the Aaron’s 312 Nationwide Series race at Talladega on Saturday, to win his first national touring NASCAR race. The race went to overtime when Justin Allgaier and Bobby Gerhart crashed with three laps to go. That set up a green-white-checkers finish and a battle ensued between leader Ryan Newman and second place runner Dale Earnhardt Jr. — Earnhardt waited until the final lap and the final turn to make his move on Newman. Earnhardt went to the outside of Newman and Newman blocked him. That slowed both Newman and Earnhardt down enough to allow third place David Ragan the opportunity to take the lead only a few feet from the start-finish line.
“It was an exciting race,” said Ragan. “We had a problem with water temps at the beginning of the race, but we got it fixed. We’ve been waiting a long time for this. I saw the leader ahead and the #5 car going at it and I thought to myself, I’ll jump to the outside and see what happens — and it worked out.”
Newman held onto second place with Joey Logano nailing down the third spot. Tony Raines had a rare top-five finish, placing in the fourth position. Earnhardt Jr. finished fifth followed by Jason Leffler, Jason Keller, Scott Lagasse Jr., Brad Keselowski and Kyle Busch to round out the top ten.
RESULTS
2009 Unofficial Race Results : Aaron’s 312
http://www.nascar.com/races/bg/2009/8/data/results_unofficial.html
Points After Aaron’s 312
http://www.nascar.com/races/bg/2009/data/standings_unofficial.html
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Ragan wins at Talladega: #6-David Ragan won the Aaron’s 312 at Talladega Superspeedway for his first career NASCAR win in 196 races: 85 in Nationwide, 82 in Sprint Cup and 29 in truck. He made the pass for the lead coming to the start finish line after #33-Ryan Newman & #Dale Earnhardt, Jr. made contact coming through the tri-oval on a gree-white-checker finish. #12-Ryan Newman held on to second, #20-Joey Logano snuck into third place at the finish and #34-Tony Raines finished fourth. #5-Dale Earnhardt, Jr. fell to 5th place at the checkered flag. The rest of the top 10: #38-Jason Leffler, #27-Jason Keller, #11-Scott Laggase, Jr., #88-Brad Kelelowski, and #18-Kyle Busch. #16-Matt Kenseth wrecked late in the race after contact from #6-David Ragan. He flipped several times, but didn’t collect any other cars and walked away from the accident. There were 6 cautions for 20 laps and 33 lead changes between 15 leaders.
Talladega Race Fast Facts:
David Ragan won the Aaron’s 312, his first victory in 85 NASCAR Nationwide Series races.
This is his first victory and sixth top-10 finish in 2009.
This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in three races at Talladega Superspeedway.
Ryan Newman (second) posted his first top-10 finish in one races at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his first top-10 finish in 2009.
Joey Logano (third) posted his first top-10 finish in one races at Talladega Superspeedway.
Scott Lagasse Jr. (eighth) was the highest finishing rookie.
Kyle Busch leads the point standings by 62 points over Carl Edwards.(NASCAR Statistics)(4-25-2009)
Aaron’s Extends Talladega sponsorship: Aaron’s Rents, Inc. has extended its contract for title sponsorship on both the Aaron’s 312 NASCAR Nationwide Series race and the Aaron’s 499 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. The nation’s leader in rental sales and lease ownership activated a clause in its contract that allows the company to extend its role as title sponsor for multiple years.(Talladega Superspeedway PR)(4-26-2009)
Bobby Hamilton Jr. enjoying ownership, but wants to drive: Bobby Hamilton Jr. has three cars racing in two different cities this weekend, and while he enjoys his ownership role, he still wishes he was driving. Hamilton Jr. is a co-owner of #24-Rensi-Hamilton Racing, which fields a car for Eric McClure in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. That shop is in North Carolina, and Hamilton Jr. is more of an investor in that organization. He is much more involved in his two Hamilton Racing cars running this weekend. Across from the Nationwide Series garage of McClure at Talladega, Hamilton Jr. stood Thursday in the Automobile Racing Club of America garage overlooking the car he owns for Chase Mattioli. That ARCA car was built in Hamilton Jr.’s Nashville, Tenn., shop, as well as the Camping World East Series car he fields for Kristin Bumbera, who will race Saturday at Tri-County Motor Speedway in North Carolina. The 31-year-old Hamilton Jr., who hasn’t raced this season, has mixed emotions when he sees his cars pull out on the track. Hamilton Jr. just doesn’t want to drive for himself. He doesn’t want to worry about being the boss and driver at the same time, concerned about budgets and personnel as he’s racing. Hamilton Jr. would like to see Hamilton Racing grow to a Nationwide Series team or Camping World Truck Series team.(Scene Daily)(4-24-2009)
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Rick Ware Racing is proud to announce its newest sponsor, Joe Racer Nation. Joe Racer Nation will be featured on the NASCAR Nationwide Series entries for RWR’s #31 and #41 as an associate sponsor for the entire 2009 season. Joe Racer Nation is a community racing website much like Facebook or Myspace based around racing. Built for racers by racers, the community allows drivers, riders, racers and fans to build a personal webpage around the passion of racing. Visit the website today at www.joeracernation.com”We are proud at RWR to have Joe Racer with us for the remainder of the 2009 season and beyond. They understand racing and it is a great place for racers and fans of racing to connect”, claim Rick Ware, owner of RWR.(RWR) (04-26-09)
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Race postponed due to rain: Due to heavy rain falling in the area, the O’Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway has been postponed until Monday, April 27th at 11:00am/et. The red-flag came out with 52 laps completed of the 167 scheduled; #5-Mike Skinner was leading the race followed by #51-Brian Ickler, #88-Matt Crafton, #33-Ron Hornaday Jr., #16-Brian Scott. Unofficial running order following 52 laps of racing is posted on the Kansas Race Page.(4-25-2009)
http://www.jayski.com/cts/next/2009/5kansas2009.htm#lineup
Hornaday wins pole at Kansas: #33-Ron Hornaday Jr. won the Keystone Light Pole Award for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 250 with a lap of 168.329 mph. This is his second pole in five races at Kansas Speedway; his 20th series pole. Rounding out the top ten were; #5-Mike Skinner, #4-Ricky Carmichael Jr., #07-Chad McCumbee, #1-Johnny Benson, #6-Colin Braun, #16-Brian Scott, #10-James Buescher, #51-Brian Ickler, #81-Tayler Malsam. Complete starting lineup is posted on the Kansas Race Page.(4-25-2009)
http://www.jayski.com/cts/next/2009/5kansas2009.htm#lineup
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ARCA Winners at KY Speedway Impressive; Open Test Wed, Apr 29 in Prep for Big Race Sat, May 9
SPARTA, KY (4-26-09) – Question: What do Kyle Busch, Frank Kimmel, Ryan Newman, Tim Steele, Steve Wallace and Michael McDowell all have in common?
[Read More] – http://www.arcaracing.com/news.cfm?contentid=7889
James Hylton Update
Update (4/25/09, 3 p.m.)–James Hylton has been released from Brookwood Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama.
[Read More] – http://www.arcaracing.com/news.cfm?contentid=7888
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http://usarprocup.com
Drew Herring Cools Off In Victory Lane at South Georgia Motorsports Park
Erica Kron
Sunday, April 26, 2009 11:52:00 PM
Cecil, GA (April 25, 2009) – It was a steaming hot day at the South Georgia Motorsports Park on Saturday for the Sunoco 250, and things continued to heat up on the track as the green flag waved for the second race of the 2009 season. The track crowned its seventh different winner in as many races when polesitter, Drew Herring, took the win after leading 137 laps and earning his very first victory in the USARacing Pro Cup Series.
“This really is a great victory for us,” commented the driver of the No. 22 BTS Tire&Wheel Distributors Ford Fusion. “This win was a long time coming.”
Read more http://usarprocup.com/view_article.asp?id=3014
Official Results for the Sunoco 250
Sunday, April 26, 2009 7:30:00 PM
Official Results
Sunoco 250
South Georgia Raceway Park
1 22s Drew Herring BTS Tire&Wheel Distributors Ford Fusion 250
2 28s Billy Bigley Jr Peerless Woodworking Ford Fusion 250
3 75s Caleb Holman Food Country USA Chev Monte Carlo 250
4 56s Brandon Ward Hess Products Chev Monte Carlo 250
5 22n Derek Kale Heritage Truck Centers Chev Impala 250
http://usarprocup.com/view_article.asp?id=3013
Herring takes the checkered for his first Pro Cup win!
Saturday, April 25, 2009 9:13:00 PM
After nearly the first half of the race, Drew Herring wins his first racin in the USARacing Pro Cup Series!
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Herring, Bigley, Holman, Ward, Kale, Purkhiser, Morgan, Plemons, Sounders, Rogers, Agnew, Gibson, Ransone, Powers, Gill, Butler, Lofton, Hanniford, Goodard and Hennessy
Read more http://usarprocup.com/view_article.asp?id=3012
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http://localracing.nascar.com/news/6
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Inside Track Breaking News Blog: NASCAR: Bourque back with …
By GREGM
PIERRE BOURQUE has announced that he’ll be back with Whitlock Motorsports for all four NASCAR Canadian Tire Series road course races in ’09. The Ottawa, ON racer will be behind the wheel of the No. 29 Dodge at Mosport International …
http://insidetracknews.blogspot.com/2009/04/nascar-bourque-back-with-whitlock-and.html
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Insider Racing News
http://insiderracingnews.com/Writers/BB/042509.html
Pit Crew Propels Martin To Victory Lane
by Brenda Benedict
Insider Racing News
http://insiderracingnews.com/Writers/RF/042509.html
Childress Out Of Options, The Swap Has To Work!
by Ron Felix
Insider Racing News
http://insiderracingnews.com/Writers/KR/042609.html
What’s Wrong With NASCAR?
by Kim Roberson
Insider Racing News
http://insiderracingnews.com/Writers/CF/042609.html
Talladega Superspeedway Notebook ~ Saturday
by Connie Felix
The Nascar Insiders
The NASCAR Week That Was: April 19-25
Crew chief swaps (or the rumor of them) led the news this week. Richard Childress Racing swapped crews and crew chiefs from the No. 07 and No. 29 in an attempt to improve performance.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNascarInsiders/~3/NiGEhEFOU44/
Big Wreck at Talladega – 2009-04-26 15:58:11-04
Once again the Big One happened but this time it was very early in the race on lap 7. It always amazes me when it happens.
http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=PGHkN&m=1gyw6iOu1TtXtz&b=e0Gj5w8RG92a8CAzajiozw
Insider Racing News
http://insiderracingnews.com/Writers/RF/042709.html
Keselowski Wins First Race In Wild Talladega Finish
by Ron Felix
Insider Racing News
http://insiderracingnews.com/Writers/MP/042709.html
Hard Charger Mark Martin
by Matthew Pizzolato
Insider Racing News
http://insiderracingnews.com/Writers/CF/042709.html
Talladega Superspeedway Notebook ~ Sunday
by Connie Felix
Carl Edwards Wreck at Talladega – 2009-04-26 19:24:35-04
This wreck was just scary. Glad that no drivers were hurt,
http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=PGHkN&m=1bsNoYid1TtXtz&b=QqdnRraZBXTlhPhN4NdOGw
RaceTalkRadio.com:
It’s All Good Fun Until Someone Gets Killed by Dennis Michelsen
http://www.racetalkradio.com/soz/id259.htm
The Nascar Insiders
RCR Crew Swap, Talladega Thoughts
It came out last week that following the Cup race at Talladega, Casey Mears and Kevin Harvick’s teams would completely switch places.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNascarInsiders/~3/dClbTGbYjfQ/
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