Northwest Pro 4 Alliance added to Fall Classic line-up
Yakima Speedway's Fall Classic will host the Northwest Pro 4 Alliance as part of its Saturday night line-up.
Keeping Pace archive for Aug. 2009
TUESDAY, AUG. 25, 2009
Hydros Getting Prepared For Doha Oryx Cup
The boats will be leaving via cargo ship from Jacksonville, Fla. on September 28th. Once the hydroplanes are placed on the ship, the team members will not see the boats until they arrive in Doha on October 28th.
MONDAY, AUG. 24, 2009
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series News And Notes – Chicagoland
Ron Hornaday continues to lead the championship standings by a healthy margin as the 51-year-old Californian bids for a record fourth title.
Week 25: The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Top 12 – And Beyond
With his win on Saturday night Kyle Busch sits just 34 points behind the 12th and final chase spot in the run to the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup championship.
Jeff Bernard Wins Thunder On The Ohio
Villwock and David struggle on Sunday opening the door for Jeff Bernard to claim the Evansville victory.
Richards Stakes Claim with 2009 INSSA Win
Kevin Richards posted the fastest qualifying lap of 13.393 to start the day off with INSSA point’s leader, Dave Garber and Corey Allard, second and third, respectively.
Cowie, O'Bannon take Yellowstone wins
In the final results from Yellowstone Drag Strip and the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series 6th Annual Summer Championships it was Shawn Cowie, Delta, B.C., and Sean O'Bannon, Ontario, Calif., taking the wins and the trophies.
World of Outlaws Wrap-Up: River Cities Speedway & Dacotah Speedway
Danny Lasoski shattered the existing track record at Dacotah Speedway on Saturday night in his first visit to the track located just outside of Bismarck, North Dakota, touring the high-banked 3/8-mile in 12.705 seconds at 106.257 miles per hour which knocked over two seconds off…
WENNERBERG WINS OUTLAW STREETS AT YAKIMA SPEEDWAY
Winners at ASA Sanctioned Yakima Speedway Saturday night were Kim Wennerberg in the Lone Pine Trucking Northwest Outlaw Street Stocks, Aaron Haley in the Limited Late Model Racing Series, Mel Patnode in the Burger Ranch Sportsman, Ryan Kallenberger in the CWI Security / EZ Credit…
News from Ephrata Raceway Park
Lots of fun all night long at ERP Saturday, but I think Toby Tobash had his fun before racing got started!
TASCA, DIXON, COUGHLIN AND KRAWIEC SCORE VICTORIES AT TOYO TIRES NHRA NATIONALS
Water seepage continued to be a problem on the racing surface Sunday, delaying eliminations for more than four hours
SUNDAY, AUG. 23, 2009
Kyle Busch Holds Off Mark Martin For Bristol Win
Kyle Busch showed emphatically he is not out of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series picture, and Martin strengthened his hold of a spot in NASCAR’s postseason.
Century Mark: Donny Schatz Picks up 100th A-Feature Win of World of Outlaws Career at Dacotah Speedway
Donny Schatz took the lead from Danny Lasoski on the 23rd lap coming off the fourth turn and would pace the field for the remainder of the 35-lap contest to pick up his 12th win of 2009.
Oh Boy! Oberto Tops Thunder Qualifying
Dave Villwock's fast time was disallowed for a fuel restriction violation which handed the top spot to ABRA Unlimited Hydroplane Series points leader, Steve David.
Fields set at Yellowstone Lucas event
Jim Whiteley and Sean O'Bannon took the pole positions in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car in NHRA Lucas Oil Division 6 action.
BROWN, FORCE HOOD, EDWARDS AND ARANA EARN NO. 1 QUALIFYING HONORS AS RAIN AND WATER SEEPAGE DELAYED QUALIFYING FOR A SECOND DAY
NHRA officials were forced to set the field after two complete qualifying sessions for the weekend when persistent showers moved into the area during Friday’s qualifying and lingered through Saturday’s sessions.
SATURDAY, AUG. 22, 2009
Dollansky Continues Hot Streak: Wins at River Cities Speedway on Friday Night
Craig Dollansky started on the pole and was challenged late in the going by his teammate Joey Saldana as the pair encountered heavy lapped traffic over the last five laps of the 30-lap contest.
David Ragan Outduels Carl Edwards For Bristol Win
David Ragan led the final 56 laps of the NASCAR Nationwide Series event at the .533-mile speedway, but Edwards was the big winner, as he trimmed Kyle Busch’s lead in the series standings from 339 to 248 points. Busch was the victim of an early…
LUCAS, FORCE HOOD, EDWARDS AND ARANA RACE TO QUALIFYING LEAD AT TOYO TIRES NHRA NATIONALS
Morgan Lucas powered his GEICO Powersports/Lucas Oil dragster to a 3.867 second run at 307.37 mph to lead the Top Fuel field. Lucas just came off the second win of his career at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals. If the time stands through tomorrow’s qualifying,…
FRIDAY, AUG. 21, 2009
Schumacher seeks momentum before playoffs begin
Of late, Tony Schumacher and his U.S. Army team have been unable to pocket a lot of rounds. In four out of the last five races, they’ve exited in the quarterfinals.
14-time champ Force will race for Prock at Maple Grove
Although he turned 60 this year and even though he is less than two years removed from the devastating crash that left him hospitalized for almost a month with broken bones in his arms, legs, hands, and feet, John Force has given few indications that…
Kurt Johnson edges closer to Countdown
The ACDelco driver is a three-time winner at Maple Grove Raceway scoring his second career victory there in 1993, and then again in '98 and 2000.
Season begins to wind down at area racetracks
Plenty of racing is still on area racetrack's schedules but for Sunset Speedway in Airway Heights the season wraps up this month with a fun race weekend set for September.
Series Leaders Set For Thunder On The Ohio
Going into this race, Steve David holds a slight 249 point lead with his Oh Boy! Oberto U-1 team over Dave Villwock's U-16 Miss Ellstrom Elam Plus.
Motorsports correspondent Doug Pace keeps up with motorsports news and notes from around the region.
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