TONY SCHUMACHER GOT THE 50TH WIN OF HIS CAREER! HE BEAT OUT TEAMMATE CORY MCCLENATHAN, WHICH GAVE HIM HIS 9TH WIN OF THE SEASON IN TOP FUEL! TONY PEDREGON WON IN FUNNY CAR OVER BECKMAN AFTER bECKMAN RED LIGHTED. THIS WAS PEDREGON'S 4TH WIN OF THE SEASON. KURT JOHNSON WON HIS 3RD RACE OF THE SEASON IN PRO STOCK. MATT SMITH WON PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE WHEN ANGELLE SAMPSEY'S MOTORCYCLE COULD NOT FIRE IN THE FINAL. IT WAS A SURPRISE FOR EVERYONE THAT SMITH MADE IT TO THE WIN BECAUSE EARLIER IN THE WEEKEND HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND THEY TOLD HIM HE HAD 10 KIDNEY STONES! EVEN THOUGH HE WAS IN A GREAT DEAL OF PAIN, HE PUSHED THROUGH! THE NEXT NHRA EVENT IS THE TOYO TIRES NHRA NATIONALS, ON AUGUST 14-17.
IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY TIME SCOTT DIXON WINS, HELIO CASTRONEVES COMES IN SECOND. AT KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY THIS PAST WEEKEND, AT THE MEIJER INDY 300, DIXON CAME IN FIRST WITH CASTRONEVES ONLY 0.5532 OF A SECOND BEHIND. THE TWO DRIVERS WERE JOKING WITH ONE ANOTHER AFTER THE RACE ABOUT THE COINCIDENTAL FIRST AND SECOND PLACE. SEE IF THIS CAN HAPPEN AGAIN, OR IF CASTRONEVES WILL FINISH ON TOP AT THE NEXT INDY RACE, ON THE 24TH OF AUGUST, FOR THE PEAK ANTIFREEZE & MOTOR OIL GRAND PRIX OF SONOMA COUNTY!
JOHNNY BENSON HAS NOW BECOME THE 5TH DRIVER IN THE CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES TO WIN 3 RACES IN A ROW! AT THE TOYOTA TUNDRA 200, AT NASHVILLE SUPERSPEEDWAY, BENSON PASSED ERIK DARNELL, WHO FINISHED 2ND, WITH ONLY 3 LAPS LEFT IN THE RACE. THIS WAS BENSON'S 4TH WIN IN THE PAST 5 CTS RACES. BENSON IS ALSO LEADING THE CTS IN POINTS. THE NEXT CTS RACE WILL BE ON THE 20TH OF AUGUST, FOR THE O'REILLY 200, AT BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY!
MARCOSE AMBROSE WON THE ZIPPO 200 AT THE GLEN, WHICH WAS HIS 59TH NATIONWIDE SERIES START IN THE NUMBER 59 FORD! KYLE BUSCH FINISHED IN SECOND AFTER AN EARLY RACE PENALTY WHEN HIS TEAM COULD NOT CONTROL A TIRE ON PIT ROAD. THE NEXT NATIONWIDE SERIES RACE WILL BE ON THE 16TH OF AUGUST, FOR THE CARFAX 250, AT MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY!
KYLE BUSCH TOOK HOME HIS 8TH SPRINT CUP WIN OF THE SEASON AND MAKES HISTORY AT THE WATKINS GLEN INTERNAIONAL. MANY PEOPLE MADE STATEMENTS THAT KYLE BUSCH WAS IN A SLUMP THESE PAST FEW WEEKS, BUT WERE SILENCED ON SUNDAY. TONY STEWART CAME IN SECOND THIS RACE, AND MARCOSE AMBROSE WORKED HIS WAY FROM THE 43RD STARTING POSITION, ALL THE WAY TO FINISHING IN THIRD! THE RACE STOPPED FOR MORE THAN 43 MINUTES DUE TO A CRASH, WHERE BOBBY LABONTE WAS SENT TO THE HOSPITAL. CHECK OUT THE NEXT SPRINT CUP SERIES RACE ON THE 17TH OF AUGUST, FOR THE 3M PERFORMANCE 400, AT MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY.
THERE WAS A LOT OF EXCITEMENT GOING ON AT THE NAPA AUTO PARTS 200, IN MONTREAL, THIS PAST WEEKEND. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NASCAR RACING HISTORY, THE NATIONWIDE SERIES MADE THE CALL FOR EVERYONE TO HEAD TO THE PITS AND ADD ON RAINTIRES, BLOWERS, BRAKE LIGHTS, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO THE RACE CARS. THIS ENDED UP BEING A SUCCESS. THEY HAD TO CALL THE RACE AFTER 48 LAPS, BUT THE NEW TIRES HELD UP LONGER THAN EXPECTED. DRIVERS SEEMED TO BE VERY TIMID OF THE NEW TIRES, SOME SAYING PLAINLY THAT THEY DID NOT LIKE THEM. RON FELLOWS ENDED IN 1ST PLACE THIS RACE WITH PATRICK CARPENTIER AND MARCOS AMBROS BEHIND HIM IN SECOND AND THIRD. THE NEXT NATIONWIDE SERIES RACE WILL BE ON THE 9TH OF AUGUST FOR THE ZIPPO 200, AT WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL.
EVEN AFTER A DISPUTE WITH HIS CREW CHIEF, CARL EDWARDS CAME IN 1ST AT THE PENNSYLVANIA 500. THE TWO MUST OF WORKED THINGS OUT FOR EDWARDS TO COME OUT ON TOP. TONY STEWART CAME IN SECOND; ONLY 3.8 SECONDS BEHIND EDWARDS. EDWARDS IS IN THIRD PLACE FOR OVERALL POINTS IN THE SPRINT CUP SERIES. THE NEXT NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES RACE IS ON THE 10TH OF AUGUST, FOR CENTURION BOATS AT THE GLEN.
THIS PAST SATURDAY, JUSTIN ALLGAIER GOT THE FIRST SUPERSPEEDWAY WIN OF HIS CAREER, AT THE PENNSYLVANIA ARCA 200. ALLGAIER MANAGED TO HOLD OFF DRIVER SCOTT SPEED FROM GETTING INTO THE LEAD. SPEED ENDED THE RACE IN SECOND PLACE. SPEED STILL HOLDS THE LEAD IN OVERALL POINTS FOR THE ARCA/REMAX SERIES. THE NEXT RACE WILL BE ON AUGUST 9, 2008, FOR THE TOYOTA 150, AT NASHVILLE SUPERSPEEDWAY!
THIS PAST WEEKEND WAS THE TORCO RACING FUELS NORTHERN NATIONALS, AT KNOLL GAS MOTORSPORTS PARK, IN MARTIN, MICHIGAN. THE RESULTS OF THE RACE ARE AS FOLLOWS:
TOP FUEL- SPENCER MASSEY WON OVER TERRY MCMILLEN
NITRO FUNNY CAR- ANDY KELLEY WON OVER PAUL LEE
TORCO PRO MOD- JIM HALSEY WON OVER MIKE CASTELLANA
ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR- LAURIE CANNISTER WON OVER PAUL NOAKES
PRO STOCK- JEFF DOBBINS WON OVER PETE BERNER
TOP SPORTSMAN- RANDY PRIMOZIC WON OVER RALPH CROCKER
TOP DRAGSTER- STEVE FURR WON OVER JEFF BROWN
SUPER STOCK- MICHAEL LYONS WON OVER BOBBY RASHID
STOCK- NICK FOLK WON OVER STEVE FOLEY
QUICK ROD- LUKE BOGACKI WON OVER CHUCK HARRIS
SUPER ROD- BRIAN FOLK WON OVER JIMMY LEWIS
HOT ROD- JOHN FURR WON OVER TIM SHUCK
JUNIOR- VINCE MISTRATA WON OVER NICK MISTRATA
ET BOX- AL HUSTON WON OVER BILLY FARRELL
ET NO BOX- PHIL WROBLESKI WON OVER BUTCH FOSTER
ET FINAL (NATIONALS)- AL HUSTON WON OVER PHIL WROBLESKI
MOSER AXLE MANIA- DANNY WATERS JR WON OVER GIL CARTY JR
TORCO PRO MOD SHOOTOUT- ED HOOVER WON OVER MIKE CASTELLANA
THE NEXT IHRA RACE WILL BE AUGUST 22-24TH IN TULSA, OK, FOR THE SKULL SHINE SOONER NATIONALS!
