Quick work in pits helps Busch sweep
Kurt Busch's car owner, Roger Penske, may have come short at the Indy 500 earlier in the day but Indy's winningest car owner guided Busch's team to a win in NASCAR's longest race.
Keeping Pace archive for May 2010
MONDAY, MAY 31, 2010
Jason Sides Victorious at Tri-City Speedway in Pennsylvania
Jason Sides took the lead on the ninth lap on the bottom of the front straightaway and would lead the remainder of the 25-lap contest, holding off a couple of late charges by Steve Kinser to score his second win of the season and the…
Super Dario! Scotland's native son scores second Indy 500 victory
Dario Franchitti had 1.6 gallons left after winning Sunday’s Indy 500. That equals about six miles or just over two laps on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway track but it was just enough to hold off Dan Wheldon.
SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2010
Kurt Busch Edges McMurray For Coca-Cola 600 Victory
The victory was Busch’s second of the season and the 22nd of his career. He is the seventh driver to win both Charlotte races during May speedweeks, and his victory prevented Ganassi from winning the IndyCar Series’ most prestigious race and NASCAR’s longest on the…
3 Dog Night At Ephrata Raceway Park
Five divisions of racing highlighted Ephrata Raceway Park's Memorial Day weekend schedule led by Joe Smith and the 7-Up 360 Sprint Car class.
Donny Schatz Wins Circle K NOS Energy Outlaw Showdown at The Dirt Track at Charlotte 1
Donny Schatz had a spirited battle with Joey Saldana over the last five laps of the 30-lap contest with the pair trading the lead twice and running side-by-side a couple of times to score his third A-Feature win at the state-of-the-art four-tenths-mile and fourth overall…
Busch holds off Keselowski for fifth NASCAR Nationwide Series win
Kyle Busch continued his winning ways on the NASCAR Nationwide Series with a dominant victory over series points leader Brad Keselowski in Charlotte.
20th Annual Montana 200 Features Over $50,000 In Total Prize Money
The 20th Annual Coors Light Montana 200 features a winner's check of over $15,000 with incentives that could net the victorius driver a $20,000 payday.
Rocky Mountain Challenge Series Invades Salt Lake City
In a rare Memorial Day event, the Rocky Mountain Challenge Series rolls into Salt Lake City for a 125-lap showdown at Rocky Mountain Raceways. With inverts that start the fastest cars in the back of the grid and pay off drivers based on overall points…
FRIDAY, MAY 28, 2010
Kart racing offers fans great diversity
Three days of regional karting actions takes place on the grounds of the Spokane County ORV complex. Organized by the Spokane Kart Race Association, the event draws over 150 competitors.
THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2010
Detroit's Gold Cup Circuit Set For Three Miles
Officials with the Detroit Gold Cup and the H1 Unlimited Hydroplane Series have announced that this year's race course will be a three-mile oval.
Meyers Rolls Into Charlotte Riding Momentum Wave
With the Charlotte area being one of the epicenters of the racing world over the Memorial Day Weekend, another huge crowd is expected on Friday night at the Dirt Track, including many fans, competitors, sponsors and industry insiders that will come over from the NASCAR…
Owens And Morton Set To Resume Late Model Battle At Montana Raceway Park
Mark Owens, Bodie Morton and Wrango West cleared the spinning cars of Alex Lessor and Spokane's David Garber on the last lap to claim the top-3 positions in the Lucas Oil Super Late Model Series season opening event on May 15. Those five and a…
MONDAY, MAY 24, 2010
Gresham edges fellow rookie Dillon at the line for NASCAR K&N Pro Series Iowa victory
NASCAR's top up-and-cming drivers invaded Iowa Speedway and when the dust settled Max Gresham defeated Ty Dillon for the victory.
Hight, Schumacher, Edwards Pick Up NHRA Wins In Topeka
Schumacher's win was his third of the season and continues a trend in which the driver of the US Army Top Fueler nabs victory if he makes a final round in 2010.
Garber Nets Ephrata Raceway Park ICAR Victory
The ICAR Late Model Series, based in Spokane, Wash., made its first trip outside thier home area with a 15-car field and Twin Main Event format. When the dust settled it was Dan Garber who came home victorious.
Garber wins INSSA season opener
David Garber bested a 14-car field including Ephrata's Amanda McDonald to win the 2010 INSSA opner for uper late model teams.
SUNDAY, MAY 23, 2010
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.
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.
Motorsports correspondent Doug Pace keeps up with motorsports news and notes from around the region.
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