July 2008 Archives
THIS WAS BENSON'S THIRD WIN IN THE CTS. ALL OF THESE WINS HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST 4 RACES! AT THE POWER STROKE DIESEL 200, AT O'REILLY RACEWAY PARK, RON HORNADAY, WHO ENDED UP IN SECOND, LED THE RACE FROM LAP 5 TO LAP 162. IT WAS THEN THAT BENSON SWEPT PAST AND LED THE WAY TO THE WIN. ERIK DARNELL FINISHED THIRD IN THIS RACE. THE NEXT CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES RACE WILL BE ON THE 9TH OF AUGUST, FOR THE TOYOTA TUNDRA 200, AT NASHVILLE SUPERSPEEDWAY!
KYLE BUSCH HAS WON AGAIN! THIS TIME IN NASCAR'S NATIONWIDE SERIES, AT THE KROGER 200 AT O'REILLY RACEWAY PARK. EVEN AFTER A NEW RULE TO RESTRICT TOYOTA'S HORSEPOWER, BUSCH CAME OUT AHEAD! THIS WAS HIS 6TH NATIONWIDE SERIES WIN OF THE SEASON! COLIN BRAUN CAME IN SECOND THIS RACE, AND MIKE BLISS IN THIRD. THE NEXT NATIONWIDE SERIES RACE WILL BE ON THE 2ND OF AUGUST, FOR THE NAPA AUTO PARTS 200, AT CIRCUIT GILLES VILLENEUVE.
SPRINT CUP SERIES DRIVER, JIMMIE JOHNSON WON THE ALLSTATE 400 THIS PAST WEEKEND AT INDIANNAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY. THE WIN CAME FROM A COMBINATION OF GREAT DRIVING FROM JOHNSON AND A SMART DECISION BY HIS CREW CHIEF, CHAD KNAUS. JOHNSON WAS THE FIRST CAR OUT OF THE PITS AFTER KNAUS MADE A TWO TIRE CALL ON THE LAST STOP. THIS CALL KEPT JOHNSON IN THE LEAD OVER CARL EDWARDS, WHO FINISHED IN SECOND. THE NEXT SPRINT CUP SERIES RACE WILL BE ON THE 3RD OF AUGUST, AT POCONO RACEWAY, FOR THE SUNOCO RED CROSS PENNSYLVANIA 500.
ON JULY 26, 2008, SCOTT DIXON GOT HIS 5TH WIN OF THE SEASON AT EDMONTON CITY CENTRE AIRPORT. HELIO CATRONEVES, FROM TEAM PENSKE, CAME IN SECOND PLACE. CHECK OUT THE NEXT INDYCAR RACE ON 9TH OF AUGUST, FOR THE MEIJER INDY 300, AT KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY!
THIS PAST WEEKEND WAS THE FRAM AUTOLITE NHRA NATIONALS IN SONOMA, CA. TONY SCHUMACHER WAS THE BIG TALK OF THIS RACE! HE WON THE TITLE IN TOP FUEL. THIS WAS HIS FIFTH WIN OF THE LAST 6 RACES, MAKING SCHUMACHER TAKE ALL THREE WESTERN SWING EVENTS OF THE SEASON. ROBERT HIGHT WON FOR THE FUNNY CAR. THIS WAS HIS FIRST WIN SINCE THE SEASON OPENING EVENT IN PONOMA. IN THE PRO STOCK FINAL, DAVE CONNOLLY BEAT TEAMMATE JEG COUGHLIN. MATT GUIDERA BEAT OUT ANDREW HINES BY .004 SECONDS IN THE PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE FINAL. CHECK OUT THE NEXT NHRA EVENT ON AUGUST 7-10, FOR THE LUCAS OIL NHRA NATIONALS!
THIS PAST WEEKEND, THE ADRL TRAVELED TO BUDD'S CREEK, MD TO MARYLAND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY. THE RACE WAS A GREAT SUCCESS. THERE WERE PLENTY OF RACE FANS IN ATTENDANCE! THIS WAS ALSO THE FIRST RACE THAT PRO STOCK RACERS JOINED THE ADRL IN ITS NEW PRO STOCK CLASS. TOMMY FRANKLIN WAS IN A BAD WRECK ON FRIDAY DURING TESTING. HE WAS VERY LUCKY TO WALK AWAY UNINJURED. THE REST OF FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WENT VERY SMOOTHLY. THIS RACE WAS A BLAST TO BE AT AND THE WINNERS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
PRO EXTREME- TOMMY GRAY
PRO NITROUS- RICKIE SMITH
EXTREME 10.5- BILLY GLIDDEN
PRO EXTREME MOTORCYCLE- NIKIE CORLEY
EXTREME PRO STOCK- ROBERT PATRICK
JOHNNY BENSON WON THIS PAST WEEKEND AT THE BULT FORD TOUGH 225 CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES RACE. MICHAEL ANNETT CAME IN SECOND. THIS WAS ONLY ANNETT'S 3RD START IN THE CRAFTSMAN SERIES. BENSON IS IN THE LEAD FOR OVERALL POINTS. THIS WAS BENSON'S 2ND TRUCK RACE WIN OF THE SEASON. CHECK OUT THE NEXT CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES RACE ON THE 25TH OF JULY AT O'REILLY RACEWAY PARK, FOR THE POWER STROKE DIESEL 200.
EDWARDS GOT HIS SECOND WIN OF THE SEASON THIS PAST WEEKEND AT THE DODGE DEALERS 250. JOEY LOGANO CAME IN SECOND PLACE. THIS WAS EDWARDS' 15TH CAREER WIN. MAKE SURE TO WATCH THE NEXT RACE ON THE 26TH OF JULY AT O'REILLY RACEWAY PARK, FOR THE KROGER 200!
RYAN BRISCOE WAS THE WINNER OF THE HONDA INDY 200 THIS PAST SUNDAY. THIS WAS HIS 2ND WIN OF 2008. HELIO CASTRONEVES CAME IN 2ND, AND SCOTT DIXON IN THIRD. THE TALK OF THE RACE UNFORTUNATELY WAS NOT OVER THE WINNER, IT WAS OVER THE CONFRONTATION BETWEEN DANICA PATRICK AND MILKA MUNO. YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE AT WWW.INDYCAR.COM.
THIS PAST WEEKEND WAS THE IHRA MOPAR CANADIAN NATIONALS IN GRAND BEND, ONTARIO. BELOW ARE THE RACE RESULTS:
TOP FUEL- TERRY MCMILLEN WON OVER SPENCER MASSEY
FUNNY CAR- TERRY HADDOCK WON OVER STEVEN MACKLYN
PRO MOD- ED HOOVER WON OVER TOMMY D'APRILE
ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR- PAUL NOAKES WON OVER LARRY DOBBS
TORCO PRO STOCK- FRANK GUGLIOTTAWON OVER PETE BERNER
TOP SPORTSMAN- BRUCE THRIFT WON OVER RANDY PRIMOZIC
TOP DRAGSTER- STEVE FURR WON OVER DAVE ELROD
SUPER STOCK- CRAIG MARSHALL WON OVER SCOTT RICHARDSON
STOCK- LUKE BOGACKI WON OVER DAN FLETCHER
QUICK ROD- HOWIE SMITH WON OVER LEO ZYNDA
SUPER ROD- CHRIS YATES WON OVER DAVE KLOMPS
HOT ROD- RUSTY SAMPSEL WON OVER SAM LOVETRO JR
JUNIOR- NICK ATKINSON WON OVER RYAN ATKINSON
ET BOX- RICHARD BUTLER WON OVER DOUG PORTISS
ET NO BOX - STEVE DOORNBOSCH WON OVER DAVE CRUMB
ET FINAL (NATIONALS)- STEVE DOORNBOSCH WON OVER RICHARD BUTLER
ET MOTORCYCLE- RICHARD DONAHUE WON OVER JOSIE BROOKS
THIS PAST WEEKEND WAS THE SCHUCK'S AUTO SUPPLY NHRA NATIONALS IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. IN THE FUNNY CAR CLASS, TONY BARTONE GOT HIS 1ST CAREER VICTORY, ON HIS 119TH START! BARTONE BEAT OUT RON CAPPS. IN TOP FUEL TONY SCHUMACHER GOT HIS 7TH WIN OF THE SEASON BY BEATING BRANDON BERNSTEIN. JASON LINE DEFEATED ALLEN JOHNSON TO GRAB HIS 15TH CAREER PRO STOCK WIN. THE NEXT NHRA RACE BEGINS ON JULY 25TH FOR THE FRAM AUTOLITE NHRA NATIONALS.
AT THE MOPAR MILE HIGH NHRA NATIONALS IN DENVER THIS PAST WEEKEND, A NEW ALL CONCRETE TRACK WAS A BIG STORY AS WELL AS THE RACE WINNERS. THE TRACK HAS A COOLING SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS BIG NUMBERS TO BE PUT ON THE BOARD. THE WINNERS OF THE RACE ARE AS FOLLOWS:
TOP FUEL- TONY SCHUMACHER WINS OVER FORMER ARMY TEAMMATE ANTRON BROWN. THIS IS SCHUMACHER'S 6TH WIN OF THE SEASON.
FUNNY CAR- TIM WILKERSON WINS OVER DEFENDING EVENT CHAMPION JACK BECKMAN. THIS IS WILKERSON'S 4TH WIN OF THE SEASON.
PRO STOCK- GREG ANDERSON WINS OVER ALLEN JOHNSON. THIS WAS ANDERSON'S THIRD STRAIGHT WIN.
PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE- MATT SMITH WINS OVER STEVE JOHNSON. SMITH WAS THE DEFENDING CHAMP FROM LAST YEAR, AND CAN NOW BE KNOWN FOR WINNING THE SAME EVENT TWICE.
KYLE BUSCH HAD TWO BIG WINS THIS PAST WEEKEND. HE GOT HIS 7TH VICTORY IN NASCAR'S SPRINT CUP SERIES, AND HIS 5TH WIN IN NASCAR'S NATIONWIDE SERIES! BUSCH HAS ALSO HAD TWO VICTORIES IN THE CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES. NEEDLESS TO SAY, HE IS DOING SOME GREAT RACING! BUSCH HAD A TEN SECOND LEAD OVER HIS TEAMMATE DENNY HAMLIN AT THE DOLLAR GENERAL 300 AT CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY. AFTER THIS RACE, JOE GIBBS RACING NOW HAS 13 WINS THIS SEASON, WHICH TIES THE RECORD FOR RICHARD CHILDRESS RACING IN 2007. THE NEXT NATIONWIDE SERIES RACE IS AT THE INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY, FOR THE ALLSTATE 400 AT THE BRICKYARD!
AT THE LIFELOCK.COM 400 THIS PAST WEEKEND AT CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY, KYLE BUSCH TOOK HOME HIS 7TH WIN OF THE SEASON. ALSO AT THIS RACE, RICHARD PETTY BEGAN TO RACE AGAIN. NOW, BUSCH MAY ACTUALLY BEAT THE SEASON'S BEST RECORD OF 13 WINS, SET BY PETTY IN 1975, AND LATER IN 1998, JEFF GORDON TIED THE RECORD. JIMMIE JOHNSON THOUGHT HE HAD BUSCH BEAT WITH ONLY 16 LAPS LEFT, BUT AFTER DAVID GILLILAND BLEW AN ENGINE, BUSCH CAME OUT AHEAD. CHECK OUT THE NEXT SPRINT CUP SERIES RACE ON THE 27TH OF JULY, FOR THE ALLSTATE 400 AT THE BRICKYARD!
WITH INDYCAR DRIVER, SCOTT DIXON'S, WIN THIS PAST SATURDAY, CHIP GANASSI RACING HAS REACED THEIR 100TH WIN! DIXON LED 53 OF THE 171 LAPS AT THE FIRESTONE INDY 200 AT NASHVILLE SUPERSPEEDWAY, BEFORE RAIN FINISHED THE RACE. DIXON WAS IN THE LEAD! THIS WAS DIXON'S 4TH WIN OF THE SEASON. DAN WHELDON, WHO DRIVES THE # 10 TARGET CHIP GANASSI RACING CAR FINISHED IN SECOND.
DENNY HAMLIN WON THIS PAST FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND AT THE WINN-DIXIE 250. KYLE BUSCH CAME IN SECOND. CLINT BOWYER LEADS THE NATIONWIDE SERIES' OFFICIAL STANDINGS. THIS WAS HAMLIN'S THIRD WIN OF THE SEASON OVERALL. THE # 20 CAR HAMLIN WAS DRIVING HAS HAD 9 VICTORIES THIS SEASON BY FOUR DIFFERENT DRIVERS. THE NEXT NATIONWIDE SERIES RACE IS THE DOLLAR GENERAL 300 AT CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY ON JULY 11, 2008.
THIS PAST FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND, KYLE BUSCH WON HIS 6TH SPRINT CUP SERIES RACE AT THE COKE ZERO 400. CARL EDWARDS CAME IN SECOND. MANY PEOPLE QUESTIONED IF BUSCH LEGITIMATELY WON THE RACE, BUT THE RESULTS WERE CLEAR- HE WON FAIR AND SQUARE. BUSCH IS ALSO IN FIRST IN THE OFFICIAL STANDINGS WITH DALE EARNHARDT JR IN SECOND. THE NEXT SPRINT CUP SERIES RACE IS THE LIFELOCK.COM 400 AT CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY ON JULY 12, 2008.
ON SUNDAY, JULY 6TH, RYAN HUNTER- REAY WON THE CAMPING WORLD GRAND PRIX FROM WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL. DARREN MANNING CAME IN SECOND PLACE. THE POLE WINNER WAS RYAN BRISCOE. CHECK OUT THE NEXT INDYCAR RACE ON THE 12TH OF JULY AT NASHVILLE SUPERSPEEDWAY.
THIS FOURTH OF JULY WAS THE IHRA ROCKY MOUNTIAN NATIONALS...HERE ARE THE RESULTS:
TOP FUEL- KEVIN JONES WINS OVER BOBBY LAGANA JR
NITRO FUNNY CAR- MATT HAGAN WINS OVER GRANT DOWNING
PRO MOD- CARL SPIERING WINS OVER THOMAS PATTERSON
ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR- LAURIE CANNISTER OVER PAUL NOAKES
PRO STOCK- BOB BERTSCH WINS UNNOPPOSED
SUPER STOCK- RICK PATON WINS OVER CASEY SETTERS
STOCK- ED MATIEJEWSKI WINS OVER TIM RICHARDS
QUICK ROD- MIKE SHANNON WINS OVER GARTH GIROUX
SUPER ROD- TOM PATTERSON WINS OVER PAT McNALLY
HOT ROD- CHAD BARCLAY WINS OVER SCOTT HYDAMAN
ET BOX- DEREK ROSE WINS OVER JUSTIN RONNIE
ET NO BOX- DARREN URSEL WINS OVER MARIO BRUN
ET FINAL (NATIONALS)- DAREK ROSE OVER DARREN URSEL
ET MOTORCYCLE- DAVE WIEBE WINS OVER SHAWN GRAHAM
THE NEXT IHRA RACE IS IN GRAND BEND, ONT JULY 18-20, 2008!
THIS PAST 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND, THE ADRL EXPERIENCED MANY RAIN DELAYS, IN RADFORD VIRGINIA, WHICH MADE THE RACE CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. I WAS THERE AND ADRL PRESIDENT, KENNY NOWLING, MADE SURE THE RACE WAS GOING TO FINISH BEFORE THE NEXT BATCH OF STORMS CAME THROUGH. AS THE THUNDER CLOUDS ROLLED IN, THESE DRIVERS CAME IN FIRST:
PRO EXTREME FINAL- TRAVIS SWEARINGEN
PRO NITROUS FINAL- BILLY HARPER
EXTREME 10.5 FINAL- BILLY GLIDDEN
PRO EXTREME MOTORCYCLE FINAL- CHARLIE PROPHIT
THE RACE WAS A BLAST! MAKE SURE YOU CHECK OUT THE NEXT ADRL EVENT IN BUDDS CREEK, MD ON JULY 25-26, 2008!
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