Kyle Busch a smashing success at Nashville
Kyle Busch led four times for 173 of the 225 laps around the 1.33-mile concrete track, giving up the lead only for pit stops. He led the final 24 laps and beat Brad Keselowski by 0.891 seconds.
Keeping Pace archive for June 2009
SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 2009
Longton, Marshall Jr., Van Amburg all pick up wins at Yakima Speedway
To start off the evening, Mike Longton set fast time in qualifying blistering the pavement at 18.887 seconds, one of only two drivers in the 18-second bracket all evening. The trophy dash went to Owen Riddle, a former Late Model Champion himself at Yakima Speedway.
NCWS West Recap: Holmes dominates at Douglas
Eric Holmes’ third win of the season increased his series points lead to 36 points over Jason Bowles, who finished second. David Mayhew was third, followed by Mike David and Moses Smith.
NHRA NORTHWEST DIVISION LUCAS OIL SERIES HEADS TO SPOKANE FOR FIRST-EVER EVENT
NHRA Northwest division racers will head to Spokane County Raceway June 12-14 for the track’s inaugural NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event. The race is the third of seven in NHRA’s Northwest division.
PEDREGON, BROWN, EDWARDS AND HORNE EARN NO. 1 QUALIFYING POSITIONS AT UNITED ASSOCIATION ROUTE 66 NHRA NATIONALS
Tony Pedregon powered his Q-Horsepower Chevy Impala to a 4.079 second run at 304.39 mph to earn his third top qualifying effort at the dragstrip located just south of Chicago. He will face current Funny Car points leader Ron Capps in the opening round. Capps…
Hoosier Hospitality: Schatz Wins at Lawrenceburg to Pick up First Career Win in Indiana
It was Donny Schatz’s seventh win of the 2009 campaign and the 95th of his World of Outlaws career as he looks to become just the fifth driver in the 30-plus year history of the series to win 100 A-Feature events.
SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 2009
Weekend racing action set for region
Stateline Speedway, Spokane Karting and Spokane County Raceway will all be open and racing Saturday night.
Rainout in qualifying puts Stewart on NASCAR Cup Series Pocono Pole
Thanks to a qualifying rainout Friday at Pocono Raceway, Tony Stewart will start on the pole for a NASCAR Sprint Cup race for the first time since Oct, 23, 2005, at Martinsville.
NASCAR CWTS Recap: Todd Bodine wins for fifth time at Texas
Todd Bodine became the first driver in the history of the series to have five victories at one track, Texas Motor Speedway. They've all been accomplished in a Toyota for Germain Racing. It was Bodine's 17th career victory in trucks, also all with Germain.
BROWN, PEDREGON, EDWARDS AND HORNE LEAD QUALIFYING AT UNITED ASSOCIATION ROUTE 66 NHRA NATIONALS
Antron Brown posted a performance of 3.826 seconds at 317.94 mph in his Matco Tools/DirecTV dragster to take the top spot at Route 66 Raceway near Chicago, while local favorite Tony Schumacher, winner of three of the last five events, was second in his U.S.…
Home State Hero: Saldana Wins at Lawrenceburg
Joey Saldana took the lead on the 20th lap from Terry McCarl in lapped traffic exiting the fourth turn and would lead the remainder of the 35-lap contest to pick up the $10,000 top prize aboard the Budweiser Maxim.
FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2009
Manfred will take on best of his class in Chicago NHRA event
Tom Manfred and his wife, Valerie, are in Chicago for the NHRA national event where the 61-year-old Liberty Lake resident will compete in the JEGS All-Star Showdown for Super Street Sportsman drivers.
Dillon on Hot Steak Heading To Magic Valley
John Dillon, a former NASCAR NW Tour champion, has his eyes set on another championship and has been the hottest RMCS driver as of late, winning the series finale at Magic Valley last season and picking up the win two weeks ago at Salt Lake…
Logano, Said early entries for West race at Infineon
The annual NASCAR Camping World Series West race is a companion event as part of the big NASCAR weekend with the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at the road course in Sonoma, Calif.
Rib America Joins Thunder on the Ohio for Evansville Event
Not only has Rib America joined the Thunder on the Ohio event, event organizers have added the Old National Bank Race Fan 4-Pak.
THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2009
Northwest Sprint Car Association Announces 2009 Schedule
10-race season includes July stop at Spokane County Raceway-one of only two races in Eastern Washington in 2009.
Turning it around: Sam Hafertepe Jr. ready to visit Lawrenceburg Speedway
Two more strong runs this past weekend in the World of Outlaws return to the Midwest have Sam Hafertepe excited to visit the reconfigured Lawrenceburg Speedway in Indiana on Friday, June 5 and Saturday, June 6 for two full nights of racing.
Sauter to start from the pole at Texas in Camping World Truck Series race
Johnny Sauter nabbed the top spot in Keystone Light qualifying on Thursday and will lead the field to the start of the Winstar World Casino 400 at Texas Motor Speedway.
Capps heads straight to Chicago for Route 66 Nationals
Ron Capps arrives in Joliet, west of Chicago, holding a 119-point margin over second-place Del Worsham, following his win last Sunday at Heartland Park Topeka. He’s the 2005 Funny Car titlist at Route 66 Raceway and the 2007 runner-up at one of his favorite tracks…
Webb’s Slough Ready for Season Three of Jet Sprint Boats
Tickets are now on sale for the 2009 United States Sprint Boat Association sanctioned races scheduled for Webb's Slough, located in St. John, Wash.
Sauter to start from the pole at Texas in Camping World Truck Series race
Johnny Sauter nabbed the top spot in Keystone Light qualifying on Thursday and will lead the field to the start of the Winstar World Casino 400 at Texas Motor Speedway.
NASCAR Announces “Double-File Restarts – Shootout Style” For The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
NASCAR recently used the “double-file” format for its non-points NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, which produced an unpredictable finish. The format will be adapted for the NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in the near future.
Matt Hein wins the Diamond Cup weekend
The ASA Northwest Sprint Car Racing Association ran a two-day event last weekend in Idaho and will highlight an upcoming race night at Spokane County Raceway.
LEWIS READY TO GET BACK ON TRACK AT YAKIMA SPEEDWAY
Coming off a subpar performance in Ronan, Mont. on Memorial Day weekend in which havoc in the motor and on the racetrack led to a 10th place finish, Gary Lewis is ready to get back to his winning ways beginning this weekend in the Better-All…
Motorsports correspondent Doug Pace keeps up with motorsports news and notes from around the region.
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