NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES TO FEATURE 43 EVENTS IN SEVEN NHRA DIVISIONS IN 2010
The NHRA has released its 2010 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series schedule and to this point Spokane County Raceway is not shown as a stop for the Northwest swing.
Keeping Pace archive for Jan. 1, 2009
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 25, 2009
2009 Season Review: Jac Haudenschild
Jac Haudenschild finished the season ninth in World of Outlaws point standings on the strength of 31 Top-10 finishes with 14 of those being Top-Fives, with the Carnahan Motorsports team for whom drove finishing eighth in car owner points.
MONDAY, NOV. 23, 2009
Racing to history: Johnson wins fourth straight NASCAR title
The most dominant driver of this decade won a record fourth consecutive championship Sunday night at Homestead-Miami Speedway, where he raced hard to finish fifth when 25th place would have gotten the job done.
NSCS Recap: Hamlin wins final NASCAR race of 2009
Denny Hamlin’s fourth victory of the season was his second in the Chase. Surging into the lead after a restart on Lap 222 of 267, Hamlin crossed the stripe 2.632 seconds ahead of Jeff Burton, who posted his second straight runner-up finish and his fourth…
SUNDAY, NOV. 22, 2009
Johnson’s Four-Peat Ranks Him With Sports’ Greatest Of All Time
After capping off his fourth consecutive championship season, Jimmie Johnson has put his Hendrick Motorsports’ No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet team in an echelon that includes few others.
Busch Wins NASCAR Nationwide Series Race After Clinching Title
Two laps after a restart on Lap 163, after pitting for new tires, Kyle Busch passed Carl Edwards for the lead and held it the rest of the way, despite a caution for Jason Leffler's contact with the wall on Lap 184.
SATURDAY, NOV. 21, 2009
U-7 wins 2009 Oryx Cup UIM World Championship, U-1 Team and Driver National High Points titles
Steve David captures driver's championship and with it retains the legendary U-1 status of his hydroplane heading into 2010.
2009 Season Review: Brian Ellenberger
The native of Butler, Pennsylvania visited countless tracks for the first time and gained priceless experience each and every time he and his team rolled through the pit gate. After the nearly 10-month and 70-race season he was awarded the Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the…
NCWTS Recap: Harvick roars past Peters in overtime finish
The victory was Harvick's second in a row, his third in six starts this year and the sixth of his career. Matt Crafton finished second and Colin Braun third, as both drivers also passed Peters, who ran fourth, on the final two-lap dash.
FRIDAY, NOV. 20, 2009
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series News & Notes - Homestead-Miami
Jimmie Johnson, following his seventh victory of the 2009 season at Phoenix International Raceway, carries a 108-point lead into Sunday’s Ford 400 season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The lead isn’t insurmountable as Mark Martin still can deny Johnson a record fourth consecutive championship — but…
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 18, 2009
News and Notes From The NHRA Heading Into A Short Winter Break
With the 2010 season kicking off in just over 12 weeks the drivers and teams of the NHRA Full Throttle Series will have little time to enjoy their recently completed season.
Northwest I-5 DIRTcar Late Model Tour Champ Jeremy Shank Looks For Final ’09 Flourish At Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Reigning Northwest I-5 DIRTcar Late Model Tour champion, Jeremy Shank, would love to cap his career year with a high-profile victory during the inaugural Silver State DIRTcar Championships this weekend (Nov. 20-21) at The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Kudos To Kyle: Busch To Be Crowned 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series Champion
Although Kyle Busch was unable to secure his first NASCAR national-series championship last weekend at Phoenix International Raceway — despite a 272-point advantage going in — how he didn’t clinch was a microcosm of his season, arguably one of the greatest in series history.
Hornaday Seals Place In History, Wins Fourth Title Heading To Season Finale
This fourth title breaks his tie of three with friend and former competitor Jack Sprague. Sprague is the 1997, 1999 and 2001 series champion. Hornaday’s three previous titles came in 1996, 1998 and 2007.
2009 Season Review: Craig Dollansky
Craig Dollansky was victorious for the first time in 2009 at Lebanon Valley Speedway in New York in late July and followed that up with a victory in the opener of the inaugural Ironman 55 at I-55 Raceway in Missouri and also triumphed at River…
SUNDAY, NOV. 15, 2009
SCHUMACHER’S FLARE FOR THE DRAMATIC ENDS WITH SEVENTH TITLE
The win capped an intense week – and year – between rivals Tony Schumacher and Larry Dixon as Schumacher had to completely rebuild his team this past offseason after former crew chief Alan Johnson left to form his own team with Sheikh Khalid bin Hamed…
NSCS Recap: Johnson Widens Chase Lead With Win At Phoenix
A week after teasing his Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup competitors with a 38th-place finish at Texas Motor Speedway—his worst of the season—Jimmie Johnson regained control of his championship quest.
Schumacher takes two-point lead over Dixon into final Sunday
After Larry Dixon took the points lead with the quickest pass in the third qualifying session, Tony Schumacher stole it back in the fourth session with the second-quickest pass in Top Fuel history, a 3.772 second run at 320.58 mph, to take a two-point lead…
Carl Edwards Win Postpones Kyle Busch's NASCAR Nationwide Series Clinching Party
Carl Edwards won Saturday's Able Body Labor 200 to postpone Kyle Busch's formal NASCAR Nationwide Series championship clinching party for one week.
SATURDAY, NOV. 14, 2009
DIXON OVERTAKES SCHUMACHER IN BACK-AND-FORTH TOP FUEL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE
Tony Schumacher and the U.S. Army team entered the day with a two-point lead, but he lost traction on Friday's qualifying run, opening the door for Dixon and the Al-Anabi team which will now enter Saturday’s final day of qualifying with a one-point lead over…
NCWTS Recap: Harvick Rallies To Win Truck Race; Hornaday Clinches Fourth Title
Ron Hornaday broke a tie for most series championships with his close friend Jack Sprague, who is not active in the series this year. And even at 51, Hornaday is confident he can add to his championship total.
FRIDAY, NOV. 13, 2009
Championship is close to reality for Edwards
For Mike Edwards, the championship run has been a special one because of what it means not only to him, but to the rest of the Young Life/A.R.T. team.
World of Outlaws 2009 Season Wrap-Up
Joey Saldana capped of the best season of his World of Outlaws career last Saturday night by scoring his 20th A-Feature win and 21st overall victory. He was triumphant in two of the three World of Outlaws events at The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor…
THURSDAY, NOV. 12, 2009
KASEY KAHNE RACING SIGNS CODY DARRAH TO RACE 2010 WORLD OF OUTLAWS SPRINT
Darrah joins KKR teammates Brad Sweet and Joey Saldana. Sweet is currently battling for the USAC Mopar Midget National Championship, 14 points shy of first in the driver standings. Saldana, who drives the No. 9 Budweiser / CURB Records sprint car, won a series-leading 20…
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 11, 2009
By the Numbers: 2009 World of Outlaws Season
Donny Schatz became just the second driver to ever win four consecutive titles, joining 20-time champion Steve Kinser and also became the only driver other than Kinser to win at least four titles with the series.
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