DAYTONA BEACH, FLA.– Ryan Newman got a shove from his teammate Kurt Busch on the last lap to give car owner Roger Penske his first Daytona 500 win.
And what a win it was. It was the 50th running of "the Great American Race" and Penske's Dodges held off a spine-tingling, last-lap challenge by Joe Gibbs Toyota teammates Tony Stewart and Kyle Busch.
BSR Products rewards PASS SLM Hard Chargers
NAPLES ME (February 15, 2008) The Pro All Stars Series (PASS) is pleased to welcome one of the nation’s foremost racing parts suppliers back for their second season as a PASS awards sponsor.
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D.J. Shaw preparing for PASS North Super Late Model run
NAPLES ME ( February 13, 2008) For teenager Dale Shaw Jr., success behind the wheel of a race car seems to be preordained .Better known by his nickname D.J., his family tree reads like a racing legacy. Race wins and championships abound. His father Dale Shaw is well known throughout the racing world as a Busch North Series Champion, a successful car builder and the first Pro All Stars Series (PASS) feature winner ever. His grandfather Steve Blood earned 46 feature wins and a track championship at Maine’s Oxford Plains Speedway.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 12, 2007) – NASCAR has placed drivers Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch on probation for the first six races of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, a result of their on-track altercations this past Friday during practice for the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona.
Johnson, Waltrip Take Front Row For 50th Running Of The Daytona 500
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Jimmie Johnson, 2006 Daytona 500 winner and two-time defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion, captured the pole for the 50th running of the Daytona 500 during Daytona 500 Qualifying Presented By Kroger on Sunday at Daytona International Speedway.
Christopher, Thank you for your interest in the 2nd Annual SpeedwayEXPO presented Sunoco. We will be glad to extend credentials to you for the event scheduled for February 29-March 2, 2008 at the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, MA.
Hendrick Motorsports Drivers Log Top-Five Finishes In Cars That Won At Short Tracks In ‘07
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 10, 2008) – Cars driven to top-five finishes by Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet) and Jeff Gordon (No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet) in the 30th annual Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway had “raced, placed and won” prior to Saturday night.
Return to CNY Power Sports next stop for Rock Maple Racing's West Series;
Presented by the New England Dodge Dealers
DERRY, N.H. (Feb. 9, 2008) – After an extended break due to the cancellation of the originally scheduled event in Stamford, NY, followed by the cancellation
of the WPSA Eastern Nationals in Vernon, it's time to get back on the sleds and squeeze the throttle.
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Will Castro from SpeedTV’s Unique Whips to Appear
Salisbury, MA (February 10): While Tony Stewart is racing in Vegas, his fans and auto enthusiasts will enjoy what “Smoke” sent to SpeedwayEXPO presented by Sunoco on February 29-March 2. The 1984 Cadillac Brougham hearse often referred to as one of Tony’s prize possessions will be on display throughout the weekend.
CHARLOTTE NC (February 7 2008) Blake Lehr has never been one to back down from a challenge. For 2008 that challenge will be a lofty one, competing in the ultra-competitive Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South Super Late Model division. At just 17 years of age Blake has already accomplished a lot in his young career. In 1999 at the age of 8, Blake began his racing career driving a 345-pound, 11 horsepower Ultramax Go-Kart. In 2005 he finished second nationally on the dirt tracks of the World Karting Association, taking four state championships in Florida. In 2006 it was off to the Open Wheel Modifieds of the Gulf Coast Modified division. 2007 saw Blake racing full-time driving Super Late Models in Florida’s Sunbelt Series, earning one win and eight top five finishes on the way to fifth in the point standings. And now, Blake Lehr and has family have moved from Florida to Waxhaw, NC, ready to challenge for the 2008 PASS South Super Late Model championship. lehrjetracing.com
Milton, VT driver survives crash-filled “World Series” race for first career victory
NEW SMYRNA, FL – American-Canadian Tour (ACT) stock car driver Eric Chase of Milton, VT scored his first-ever victory on opening night of the annual “World Series of Stock Car Racing” at New Smyrna Speedway in New Smyrna, FL on Friday night. Chase survived a vicious, crash-filled race that saw three red flags to take the win.
2006 New Smyrna Champion Goes Back South Looking to Win
HAMPSTEAD, NH (February 7, 2008) – Andy Seuss knows both the ups and down of the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing at New Smyrna Speedway (FL). The 20-year-old gathered national attention in 2006 by winning the Modified championship as part of Florida Speedweeks.
Anything Can Happen at New Smyrna Speedway During Nine Nights of Racing
MARSHFIELD, MA (February 5, 2007) – There is no easing into the racing season for Massachusetts driver Bobby Grigas, III, who will be one of dozens of Tour-type Modified competitors who will get their 2008 campaigns started at New Smyrna Speedway this month.
Budweiser Shootout Lineup To Be Determined At Thursday Draw Party
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Daytona 500, celebrating its 50th running next Sunday, Feb. 17, isn’t the only race commemorating a milestone during DIRECTV Speedweeks 2008 at Daytona International Speedway.
-by Justin St. Louis
It looks like the American-Canadian Tour will have a pair of talented rookies making a full-time go of it in 2008. Nick Sweet of Barre, VT and Tyler Cahoon of Danville, VT will each tackle the Tour, giving further developmental credential power to the NAPA Tiger Sportsman and Allen Lumber Street Stock division at Thunder Road. In case you missed it, Sweet put together a three-win season to take the Sportsman title at Thunder Road last year, while Cahoon, the 2000 Thunder Road Street Stock Champion, is a multi-time winner at White Mountain Motorsports Park.
