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.
