Kurt Busch Surges To NASCAR All-Star Race Win
Kurt Busch recovered from two brushes with the outside wall to claim the 2010 NASCAR All-Star race. It was the Nevada native's first win in the non-points event held in Charlotte, NC.
Keeping Pace archive for Jan. 1, 2010
SUNDAY, MAY 23, 2010
Jason Meyers Claims Rumble in Michigan for Second Straight year
Jason Meyers lined up third and fell back to fourth at the start, before charging past Dean Jacobs to move back into third on the back straightaway. The native of Clovis, California then got around Donny Schatz for second on the ninth lap and then…
SATURDAY, MAY 22, 2010
Kyle Busch Holds Off Todd Bodine For NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Win At Charlotte 1
The victory was Busch's second in five starts this season, his third at Charlotte and the 18th of his career. Busch has won three straight races in NASCAR's top three touring series, having triumphed in last weekend's Nationwide and Sprint Cup events at Dover.
FRIDAY, MAY 21, 2010
Funny Car Champ Nabs Top Qualifying Spot In Topeka 1
Robert Hight, the 2009 Full Throttle Series Funny Car World Champion, continues his recent string of success as he grabbed the provisional No. 1 qualifying position with a run of 4.095-seconds at 308.21 mph.
Wham oversees engine design 1
You just can't keep Earl Wham down. The former driver of the Atlas Van Lines Unlimited hydroplane and motor builder to Ed Sneva and others had a very special guest in his shops this week. A motor design that could lead to automobile powerplants in…
WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 2010
NASCAR Nationwide Series New Car Completes Daytona Test 1
NASCAR Nationwide Series teams took their newly designed race car to Daytona International Speedway for an officials test of the revamped 'Car of Tommorow.'
MONDAY, MAY 17, 2010
Dixon, Hight, Coughlin And Hines Pick UP NHRA Wins At Atlanta Dragway
Larry Dixon continues to show the strong hand in the 2010 chase for the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series championship in the Top Fuel divison.
Kyle Busch pounces on Johnson’s mistake, wins at Dover
Kyle Busch, 25, a champion in waiting, and Jimmie Johnson, a proven one, waged quite a battle on the high-banked, 1-mile track, the lead see-sawing back and forth between the two each time the race resumed following five caution periods and assorted green-flag stops.
Tanner Grabs Late Model Victory At Yakima Speedway
Portland's Joey Tanner topped a 17-car late model field at Yakima Speedway for his first late model victory of 2010.
SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2010
Jason Meyers Victorious at Virginia Motor Speedway
Jason Meyers started third and tracked down Joey Saldana on the eighth lap to move into second, before setting his sights on leader Jason Sides. Meyers took the lead from Sides on the high side of turn two on the 12th lap of the 30-lapper…
Owens Bests Garber, Lessor And Morton For Late Model Win At Montana Raceway Park
Mark Owens drove by the spinning duo of David Garber and Alex Lessor with Bodie Morton in tow for a wild finish in the Mike's Hard Lemonade 100 at Montana Raceway Park.
Kyle Busch Peerless En Route To NASCAR Nationwide Series Dover Victory
Nevada's Kyle Busch picked up his fourth NASCAR Nationwide Series victory of 2010, scoring a win in the Heluva Good 200 at Dover International Speedway.
Dixon Scores Top Qualifying Spot On NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series
Larry Dixon's Al-Anabi Racing Top Fuel Dragster made a pass of 3.822-seconds at 316.08 mph for his 42nd top qualifying award in his career.
SATURDAY, MAY 15, 2010
David Garber adds Montana to busy racing slate
For the Spokane resident David Garber, the allure of winning Montana Raceway Park's prestigious late model title is one of many reasons to balance INSSA and the Montana events into one race season.
Mears back on track- takes over for Vickers on Sunday
Casey Mears was needed in a pinch this weekend because Vickers, his friend and Red Bull Racing driver, is hospitalized with blood clots in his veins around his lungs and in his legs.
Almirola Finally Has NASCAR Win All to His Own
Aric Almirloa picked up the win at Dover International on Friday in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. It was the Florida natives first victory in one of NASCAR's top-3 series for a driver once behind the wheel of a Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series…
FORCE HOOD, DIXON, JOHNSON AND SMITH LEAD QUALIFYING FRIDAY AT SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT NHRA SOUTHERN NATIONALS
Ashley Force Hood continued to have success at Atlanta Dragway, site of her milestone first career victory in 2008 and No. 1 qualifying effort and runner-up finish last year, by powering her Castrol GTX Ford Mustang to a leading qualifying performance of 4.104 seconds at…
FRIDAY, MAY 14, 2010
Force-Hood's Comfort level, confidence soar with Atlanta return
The 27-year-old daughter of drag racing icon John Force is feeling really good about her return this week to a track on which, over the last four years, she has had more success than anyone else.
Chad Layton Wins World of Outlaws event at Williams Grove Speedway
Chad Layton started on the pole and led the first 11 laps before Kraig Kinser got around him. He used a strong double file restart on the 19th lap to get around Kinser as they came off turn four and drag raced down the front…
THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2010
Undisclosed Illness Forces Vickers Out Of Red Bull Toyota
Red Bull Racing’s Brian Vickers was hospitalized Wednesday with an undisclosed medical condition and Casey Mears will replace him this weekend at Dover International Speedway.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2010
World of Outlaws head to Virginia Motor Speedway for the Paul Sawyer Memorial
Jason Meyers won the inaugural World of Outlaws event at Virginia Motor Speedway in 2008 and enters the event this season with four wins on the season and is second in points.
SUNDAY, MAY 9, 2010
Kopp Enjoys The Arizona Hospitality With AMA Victory
Joe Kopp brought Lloyd Brothers Motorsports their first AMA Pro Flat Track Grand National Championship victory at the Budweiser Arizona Mile.
Hamlin Sweeps Darlington Weekend With Win On NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Denny Hamlin is serving notice that the pre-season pick for the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship may have been a good bet. The driver of the No. 11 FedEx Toyota took his second NASCAR win in as a many nights on the track labeled "tough…
Jones Wins On Rocky Mountain Challenge Series
Idaho's Steve Jones beat Utah's Zan Sharp to the stripe for his first career victory on the CarbonX Rocky Mountain Challenge Series.
Paul McMahan Breaks Through at Eldora in Finale of Outlaw Thunder by Goodyear: Scores First Win of 2010
Paul McMahan used a strong restart on the 28th lap after lining up on the low side of the track on the double file restart while running second. He used a masterful slide job in turn one to take the lead from Sammy Swindell.
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