Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series wraps up at Spokane County Raceway
All Spokane final in the Sportsman Motorcylce division highlight's two big days of NHRA drag racing at Spokane County Raceway.
Keeping Pace archive for Jan. 1, 2013
SUNDAY, MAY 26, 2013
Self Returns To Victory Lane At Brainerd
Michael Self recorded his fourth NASCAR K&N Pro Series victory in his last 13 races and his second victory in as many seasons on the road course at Brainerd International Raceway.
Thompson captures Lucas Oil 50 at Spokane County Raceway
Rick Thompson unloaded one of the fastest cars in the afternoon practice sessions only to lose an engine just six circuits into his run. Using most of the remaining time in pre-race activities to swap motors, Thompson got little more then shakedown laps to prepare…
Kyle Busch leads 186 laps en route to record win at Charlotte
Kyle Busch beat Kasey Kahne to the finish line by .939 seconds to claim a record seventh NNS victory at Charlotte, breaking a tie with Mark Martin for supremacy at the speedway. In winning for the sixth time in nine starts this season, Busch extended…
Racing kicks off for Lucas Oil Northwest Division stop at Spokane County Raceway
Qualifying is complete for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series stop at Spkane County Raceway with final round action set for Sunday.
SATURDAY, MAY 25, 2013
McMahan Powers to World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Win at Charlotte
Late in the going of the night's main event Paul McMahan stole the lead from World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series championship leader Daryn Pittman.
FRIDAY, MAY 24, 2013
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series returns to Inland NW
This week's Keeping Pace, which hit the newstands on Friday, highlght's the return of the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series and the Northwest Pro 4 Alliance all competiing at Spokane County Raceway.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2013
Pittman Captures World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car NAPA Outlaw Classic at New Egypt
In addition to it being his fifth win, Daryn Pittman has also earned 16 top-five finishes and a staggering 22 top-10s this season in 25 events.
MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013
Coughlin, Gray, Langdon score NHRA victories at Kansas Nationals
Jeg Coughlin broke a winless drought of more than two years by taking the Pro Stock victory over teammate Allen Johnson. Coughlin took the win light with a performance of 6.680 at 206.20 in his JEGS.com/Team Mopar Dodge Avenger, while runner-up Johnson finished in 6.698…
SUNDAY, MAY 19, 2013
Johnson wins record fourth NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race
Speeding away from Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kasey Kahne after a restart on Lap 81 of 90, Jimmie Johnson won the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series all-star exhibition race for a record fourth time, beating charging Joey Logano to the stripe by 1.722 seconds.
Force earns No. 1 qualifying position in Funny Car at the Kansas Nationals
John Force, a 15-time NHRA world champion, claimed the 141st No. 1 qualifying position of his career and his 11th at Heartland Park Topeka by clocking a track record time of 4.043 seconds at 313.22 mph in his Castrol GTX Ford Mustang. He will meet…
SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2013
Kyle Busch breaks "drought" with NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win at Charlotte
Kyle Busch, who owns his own truck, charged from the back of the field after a pit road penalty to win in the series for the first time since Sept. 24, 2011 at New Hampshire. The victory was Busch’s fifth at Charlotte and the 31st…
Schumacher, Hight and Edwards lead first round of NHRA qualifying in Kansas
Tony Schumacher, the Top Fuel points leader in the 8,000-horsepower category, posted a 3.769 second run at 326.08 mph in his U.S. Army dragster to move from the bottom of the qualifying order up to the top of the 16-car field at Heartland Park Topeka.
Schatz Slips Past Hodnett in Final Corner, Wins Williams Grove Thriller
Donny Schatz worked every lap of the 25 scheduled to earn the victory over Greg Hodnett.
FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2013
Great 1-2 punch of racing at Spokane County Raceway 1
Two great series invade Spokane County Raceway while Stateline Speedway features its HyDrive late models.
Jeg Coughlin patiently waiting for big pay-off
Jeg Coughlin has indeed been stellar on race day with his JEGS.com/Mopar Dodge Avenger, reaching two final rounds and posting three semifinal finishes through the first seven events of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, including final-four finishes at the two most recent…
Heartland Park an old friend to Force
The track is one of those on which the sport’s biggest winner has achieved results best described as “magical.” In 29 career appearances, John Force has taken a Castrol GTX Funny Car to the final round 14 times. He has won a record nine times…
Dietrich Downs Outlaws Again, Repeats in Gettysburg Clash at Lincoln
Danny Dietrich scores second win in as many seasons at Gettysburg Clash as he bested Donny Schatz.
Grubnic ready to defend Top Fuel title at 25th Annual Kansas Nationals
This season, the driver of the Candlewood Suites Top Fuel dragster will try to claim his third victory at the popular Kansas multipurpose motorsports complex as the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series pulls into the sprawling Midwest facility for the 25th annual NHRA Kansas…
SUNDAY, MAY 12, 2013
Matt Kenseth surges to third 2013 victory at Darlington
Mat Kenseth took the lead from JGR teammate Kyle Busch on Lap 355 of 367 and pulled away to win by 3.155 seconds over Hamlin, as Busch faded to sixth.
Schatz Continues Mastery of World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series at Knoxville
In a field of 51 cars, it was Brian Brown, Craig Dollansky and Tim Kaeding who tried to prevent Donny Schatz from returning to Knoxville's victory lane, a place Schatz practically calls home. Brown earned his second pole of the season and jumped out to…
SATURDAY, MAY 11, 2013
Brown nabs Atlanta victory on NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series
Antron Brown claimed his second victory of the season and his fifth win at the Georgia dragstrip, powering past Brandon Bernstein in the final round. Brown covered the distance in 3.801 seconds at 321.25 mph in his Matco Tools dragster, while Bernstein’s ProtectTheHarvest.com dragster lost…
Kyle Busch dominates Darlington for 56th Nationwide win
The victory was Kyle Busch's fifth in eight NNS starts this season. Busch, who led 107 of 147 laps, extended his career win record in the series to 56. Busch scored a perfect Driver Rating of 150.0, his 16th perfect rating since NASCAR started keeping…
NHRA resumes event at Atlanta after last weekend's rain out
Matt Hagan ended a 29-race drought from the top of Funny Car’s qualifying order by racing to the No. 1 position Friday at the rain-delayed Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway. Shawn Langdon (Top Fuel) and Mike Edwards (Pro Stock) also will…
FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2013
Sawyer’s life races along on track, court
Garrett Sawyer’s first year at Walla Walla Community College wraps up in mid-June then it’s a summer of racing and continuing to build towards playing time in the winter.
Motorsports correspondent Doug Pace keeps up with motorsports news and notes from around the region.
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