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Malsam looking for strong finish to rookie NASCAR season
Posted at 12:07 pm by Scott Whitmore
The end of the NASCAR racing season is in sight for all three national divisions, which are at Miami-Homestead Speedway this weekend. Tayler Malsam of Mill Creek will be looking for a strong finish to his rookie season in the Camping World Truck Series, and he'll have a special paint scheme on his No. 81 Randy Moss Motorsports truck as well.
Below is a pre-race press release from RMM. ... [Read More]
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NHRA awards ceremony to be broadcast online
Posted at 7:17 pm by Scott Whitmore
For immediate release, NHRA (Nov. 13, 2009)
GLENDORA, Calif. – NHRA is excited to announce that the NHRA Full Throttle Awards Ceremony will be available to viewers worldwide on the Internet at NHRA.com and the NHRA Channel on You Tube beginning Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 3 p.m. (ET) /Noon (PT). It marks the first time the event will be available to NHRA fans via the Internet. ... [Read More]
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NW Outlaw Compacts 2009 awards banquet this Sat.
Posted at 4:24 pm by Scott Whitmore
For immediate release, Northwest Outaw Compact Series (Nov. 9, 2009)
The annual awards banquet for the Northwest Outlaw Compact Auto Racing Series, marking the end of the 2009 season, is set for 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14 at the North Shore Golf & Country Club in Tacoma. ... [Read More]
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Fearless Predictions: Texas
Posted at 5:15 pm by Scott Whitmore
Sitting here watching CNN, just hours after the tragic shootings at Fort Hood, Texas. Not sure what NASCAR will do — all three of the national series are in the Lone Star State this weekend — but certainly expect that there will be tributes for the fallen and injured. ... [Read More]
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NHRA opens fan voting for Full Throttle Moment of the Year
Posted at 6:07 pm by Scott Whitmore
For immediate release, NHRA (Nov. 2, 2009)
GLENDORA, Calif. — No sport does a better job of treating its fans as partners than the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series so it should come as no surprise that the league is turning to its fans to determine who will win “The Quest for the Full Throttle Moment of the Year” and the combined purse of $70,000. ... [Read More]
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ASA NW Late Model Tour awards banquet set for Nov. 20
Posted at 6:05 pm by Scott Whitmore
For immediate release, iRacing.com ASA Northwest Late Model Tour (Nov. 3, 2009)
MARYSVILLE, Wash, -- The 2009 Awards & Appreciation Banquet for the iRacing.com American Speed Association Northwest Late Model Tour is set for Friday, Nov. 20, at the Lynnwood, Wash.,Embassy Suites Hotel. ... [Read More]
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Penske puts Keselowski in No. 12 for rest of Cup season
Posted at 3:08 pm by Scott Whitmore
From www.penskeracing.com (Nov. 2, 2009):
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (November 2, 2009) - Brad Keselowski will compete for Penske Racing in the final three NASCAR Cup Series races of the 2009 season. Keselowski will drive the No. 12 Penske Dodge in the upcoming races at Texas (Nov. 8), Phoenix (Nov. 15) and Homestead (Nov. 22). ... [Read More]
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Ready ... Fire ... Aim
Posted at 11:55 am by Scott Whitmore
NASCAR banned bump drafting in the turns at Talladega today, and the result so far, has been the exact opposite of racing at Talladega as we've known it. ... [Read More]
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Fearless Predictions: Wild Card Weekend
Posted at 11:18 am by Scott Whitmore
This is a weekend when anything can happen. NASCAR is at its longest track, the always unpredictable Talladega Superspeedway, and the NHRA is visiting Las Vegas in the next-to-last stop in the Countdown to 1. The title is set in Formula One, but the real draw for the season finale is the course, not the race. ... [Read More]
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Fans welcome at Skagit Speedway's awards banquet
Posted at 3:48 pm by Scott Whitmore
For immediate release, Skagit Speedway (Oct. 23, 2009)
ALGER, Wash. -- For the first time Skagit Speedway is encouraging and inviting dedicated fans of racing at the track to the 2009 Awards Banquet November 14. Frequently an exclusive event for drivers and teams, the new event will give fans the opportunity to take part in the celebratory season ending festivities. ... [Read More]
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Travis Rutz fundraiser on Sunday
Posted at 10:29 am by Scott Whitmore
That's a signed Kasey Kahne helmet, one of the items that will be auctioned off this Sunday to help raise money for Travis Rutz, a Canadian sprint car driver who was injured in a racing accident in Indiana. ... [Read More]
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Fearless Predictions: NASCAR only
Posted at 7:52 pm by Scott Whitmore
This is an all-NASCAR weekend of racing; the NHRA and Formula One — the other “major” series still racing — are off.
The Cup and trucks are at Martinsville, Va., with the top series going on Sunday in the TUMS Fast Relief 500 (10:30 a.m., ABC/Ch. 4) and the always-fun trucks racing on Saturday in the Kroger 200 (10 a.m., SPEED). The Nationwide Series is at Memphis, Tenn., for its final stand-alone race of the season: Saturday's Kroger On Track For The Cure 250 (12:30 p.m., ESPN2). ... [Read More]
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Archives:
Schedules:
2009 Evergreen Speedway
2009 Skagit Speedway
2009 NASCAR schedules (Cup, Nationwide, Trucks)
2009 NHRA
2009 IndyCar and Formula 1
2009 Car Club Challenge Association
2009 ASA Northwest Late Model Tour
Local racing:
National and international:
• Johnson's still the kid from El Cajon Nov. 21
• Hyde: Time to give Mark Martin his due Nov. 21
• Busch wins title, Nationwide finale at Homestead Nov. 21
• Little fanfare for Johnson's run toward NASCAR history Nov. 21
• Volkswagen program head in Homestead for NASCAR finale Nov. 21
• NASCAR notes: McMurray pleased to reunite with Ganassi Nov. 21
• Johnson and Martin take NASCAR Cup title race into finale Nov. 21
• Jimmie Johnson's title tree has roots in Missouri Nov. 21
• A twin win for Harvicks in NASCAR Trucks finale Nov. 20
• Clarke: Mark Martin only NASCAR Cup driver with a chance Nov. 20
• Long: NASCAR's present, future looking good Nov. 20
• Chase leader Johnson takes pole at Homestead Nov. 20
• France thinks Johnson's dominance fine for Chase Nov. 20
• NASCAR's Gordon wants to keep driving for Hendrick Nov. 20
• Far from track, suspended Mayfield holds auction Nov. 20
• Kasey Kahne will look elsewhere after 2010 Nov. 20
• Adamson: A bit of good, lots of bad in '09 NASCAR season Nov. 20
• Chase leader Johnson signs extension with Hendrick through 2015 Nov. 20
• Comedian Caliendo will host NASCAR banquet Nov. 20
• Spokeswoman: Schumacher's return to F1 unlikely Nov. 20
• F1 Williams sells minority stake to Austrian group Nov. 20
• Penske gives Power full-time IndyCar ride Nov. 19
• For Hendrick, a 1-2-3 finish might make history Nov. 19
• Wallace moving NASCAR Nationwide team to Toyota Nov. 19
• F1 champ Button takes pay cut to join McLaren Nov. 19
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