Coughlin looking for third Las Vegas title in a row
Jeg Coughlin has driven his Jegs.com Chevrolet Cobalt to back-to-back victories in Vegas, winning last October's event and the one earlier this year in April.
Keeping Pace archive for Oct. 2009
THURSDAY, OCT. 29, 2009
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 28, 2009
Bernstein hoping for back-to-back victories
Brandon Bernstein is currently fifth in NHRA Full Throttle Top Fuel points standings. Besides the recent victory in Richmond, the Budweiser/Lucas Oil team has four runner-up finishes on their scorecard this year.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series News & Notes - Talladega
Carl Edwards (No. 99 SUBWAY Ford): “A year ago, I didn't want to go there at all because I knew the potential for losing points. But right now, I know the potential for Jimmie Johnson and Mark Martin and those guys to lose points. So…
TUESDAY, OCT. 27, 2009
Creek Medicine Man Restores Balance To Talladega Superspeedway
The historic track turned to a symbolic and meaningful ceremony to prepare for welcoming thousands of race fans to this weekend's events.
Capps in need of maximum points day at Las Vegas Nationals
Ron Capps trails first place Robert Hight by 43 points heading into this weekend's event in Las Vegas with just two national events to go in the 2009 chase for the NHRA Full Throttle Funny Car championship.
NASCAR Nationwide Series News & Notes - New Car’s Final Test
The NASCAR Nationwide Series may have a weekend off but there is still plenty of work for teams to do in preparation for Texas in two weeks and the debut of a new car for 2010.
MONDAY, OCT. 26, 2009
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series News And Notes - Talladega
Todd Bodine is heading for a fifth consecutive superspeedway victory at the 2.66-mile Alabama facility, including a third straight at Talladega. Bodine has won two of the three contested NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races at Talladega
Just 19 Points Separate Donny Schatz & Jason Meyers Heading into World Finals
Jason Meyers finished fourth at Lone Star Speedway last weekend to earn his series leading 53rd Top-10 finish of the season. For the native of Clovis, California it was his second consecutive fourth-place finish at the blazing fast half-mile in East Texas.
PLENTY OF DRAMA PROMISED AS FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING SERIES
In Funny Car, a female driver is trying to make history and become the first of her gender to win a world championship crown in the wildly unpredictable category which her father, John Force, has dominated for most of two decades. In order to do…
SUNDAY, OCT. 25, 2009
Denny Hamlin Fends Off Jimmie Johnson At Martinsville
In a green-white-checkered-flag finish that ended under caution with John Andretti wrecked at the finish line, Denny Hamlin pulled away from Jimmie Johnson over the final two laps of the Tums Fast Relief 500.
NHRA Newsmakers Heading To Las Vegas
Tony Schumacher leads Larry Dixon by a mere 47 points heading to the 9th Annual NHRA Las Vegas Nationals to be held Oct. 29-Nov. 1 at the Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Texas Two-Step: Joey Saldana Wins Again at Lone Star Speedway to Claim Inaugural WoO Fest
The victory was Joey Saldana’s third consecutive in the state of Texas and was the fifth win of his career in the Lone Star State.
SATURDAY, OCT. 24, 2009
Live Streaming Planned From Doha Unlimited Hydroplane Event
ABRA Unlimited Hydroplanes will race in the Middle East during the month of November and the action will be available on the series' website via a live audio and video stream.
NNS Recap: Aggressive Keselowski Taking Home Elvis
Brad Keselowski picked up an extra $75,000 from Nationwide as part of its Dash 4 Cash program. He won a $25,000 bonus for winning the race and $50,000 for scoring the most points in the four Dash 4 Cash races.
NCWTS Recap: Timothy Peters Collects First NASCAR Win At Home Track
Driving the No. 1 Red Horse Racing Toyota for the first time this season, at a venue the Danville, Va., driver considers his home track, Timothy Peters collected his first victory in 64 starts in NASCAR's Camping World Truck Series.
The Inland Empire deserves to be part of the national racing scene
While battling the impacts of a terrible cold, it dawned on me that the Inland Empire should be part of the national racing landscape. We have great facilities, loyal fans and motels and space to accomodate a large gathering for such an event–the question is…
NASCAR Family Tree: The Lineage Of The No. 42
The driver of the current edition of the No. 42 is Juan Pablo Montoya, from Bogota, Colombia, a country that has produced exactly one NASCAR Sprint Cup driver.
Hall of Famer Fred Rahmer to Compete in Inaugural WoO Fest at Lone Star Speedway
Fred Rahmer, who was inducted into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame earlier this year, will join 20-time World of Outlaws champion Steve Kinser and Jac Haudenschild as fellow Hall of Famers in the field on Saturday night at the blazing fast half-mile.
History Being Made Deserves The Hype
It’s a pretty safe bet to say that the 42 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers on the track who are not named Jimmie Johnson probably feel the times they are currently living in are pretty interesting, although their descriptive term of choice might be a…
THURSDAY, OCT. 22, 2009
Texas Event Key To World of Outlaws Championship Chase
Donny Schatz and Jason Meyers are separated by just 18 markers heading into the inaugural $12,000 to-win WoO Fest at Lone Star Speedway in Kilgore, Texas on Saturday, October 24, as Schatz chases his fourth consecutive title, while Meyers looks for his first.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series News & Notes - Martinsville
Mark Martin, the four-time series runner-up and renaissance man at age 50, began the Chase as its top seed and promptly won the first event at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. He remained at the top of the standings for the Chase’s first three weeks, finally…
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 21, 2009
WoO Fest at Lone Star Speedway Gets Even Bigger: Purse Upped to $12,000 to-win
The inaugural WoO Fest for the World of Outlaws has gotten even bigger, as track owners Sam and Lisa Hafertepe have increased the purse for the event on Saturday, October 24 with $12,000 now awaiting the winner of the 30-lap A-Feature.
NASCAR Nationwide Series News & Notes - Memphis
In four Memphis starts, Oregon native Mike Bliss has an average finish of 5.5. In his two Memphis races since the inception of Loop Data in 2005, Bliss has a Driver Rating of 121.6 and an Average Running Position of 5.3.
TUESDAY, OCT. 20, 2009
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series At a Glance: WoO Fest at Lone Star Speedway
Joey Saldana was victorious in the series return to Lone Star Speedway in the spring, becoming just the third driver to win an A-Feature event at the track joining 20-time series champion Steve Kinser and three-time titlist Sammy Swindell on the winners list.
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series News And Notes – Martinsville
With three wins so far this season, Mike Skinner sits third in points as the trucks return to action this weekend.
Motorsports correspondent Doug Pace keeps up with motorsports news and notes from around the region.
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