DENNY HAMLIN WON THIS PAST FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND AT THE WINN-DIXIE 250. KYLE BUSCH CAME IN SECOND. CLINT BOWYER LEADS THE NATIONWIDE SERIES' OFFICIAL STANDINGS. THIS WAS HAMLIN'S THIRD WIN OF THE SEASON OVERALL. THE # 20 CAR HAMLIN WAS DRIVING HAS HAD 9 VICTORIES THIS SEASON BY FOUR DIFFERENT DRIVERS. THE NEXT NATIONWIDE SERIES RACE IS THE DOLLAR GENERAL 300 AT CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY ON JULY 11, 2008.
THIS PAST FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND, KYLE BUSCH WON HIS 6TH SPRINT CUP SERIES RACE AT THE COKE ZERO 400. CARL EDWARDS CAME IN SECOND. MANY PEOPLE QUESTIONED IF BUSCH LEGITIMATELY WON THE RACE, BUT THE RESULTS WERE CLEAR- HE WON FAIR AND SQUARE. BUSCH IS ALSO IN FIRST IN THE OFFICIAL STANDINGS WITH DALE EARNHARDT JR IN SECOND. THE NEXT SPRINT CUP SERIES RACE IS THE LIFELOCK.COM 400 AT CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY ON JULY 12, 2008.
ON SUNDAY, JULY 6TH, RYAN HUNTER- REAY WON THE CAMPING WORLD GRAND PRIX FROM WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL. DARREN MANNING CAME IN SECOND PLACE. THE POLE WINNER WAS RYAN BRISCOE. CHECK OUT THE NEXT INDYCAR RACE ON THE 12TH OF JULY AT NASHVILLE SUPERSPEEDWAY.
THIS FOURTH OF JULY WAS THE IHRA ROCKY MOUNTIAN NATIONALS...HERE ARE THE RESULTS:
TOP FUEL- KEVIN JONES WINS OVER BOBBY LAGANA JR
NITRO FUNNY CAR- MATT HAGAN WINS OVER GRANT DOWNING
PRO MOD- CARL SPIERING WINS OVER THOMAS PATTERSON
ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR- LAURIE CANNISTER OVER PAUL NOAKES
PRO STOCK- BOB BERTSCH WINS UNNOPPOSED
SUPER STOCK- RICK PATON WINS OVER CASEY SETTERS
STOCK- ED MATIEJEWSKI WINS OVER TIM RICHARDS
QUICK ROD- MIKE SHANNON WINS OVER GARTH GIROUX
SUPER ROD- TOM PATTERSON WINS OVER PAT McNALLY
HOT ROD- CHAD BARCLAY WINS OVER SCOTT HYDAMAN
ET BOX- DEREK ROSE WINS OVER JUSTIN RONNIE
ET NO BOX- DARREN URSEL WINS OVER MARIO BRUN
ET FINAL (NATIONALS)- DAREK ROSE OVER DARREN URSEL
ET MOTORCYCLE- DAVE WIEBE WINS OVER SHAWN GRAHAM
THE NEXT IHRA RACE IS IN GRAND BEND, ONT JULY 18-20, 2008!
THIS PAST 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND, THE ADRL EXPERIENCED MANY RAIN DELAYS, WHICH MADE THE RACE CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. I WAS THERE AND ADRL PRESIDENT, KENNY NOWLING, MADE SURE THE RACE WAS GOING TO FINISH BEFORE THE NEXT BATCH OF STORMS CAME THROUGH. AS THE THUNDER CLOUDS ROLLED IN, THESE DRIVERS CAME IN FIRST:
PRO EXTREME FINAL- TRAVIS SWEARINGEN
PRO NITROUS FINAL- BILLY HARPER
EXTREME 10.5 FINAL- BILLY GLIDDEN
PRO EXTREME MOTORCYCLE FINAL- CHARLIE PROPHIT
THE RACE WAS A BLAST! MAKE SURE YOU CHECK OUT THE NEXT ADRL EVENT IN BUDDS CREEK, MD ON JULY 25-26, 2008!
DOUG HERBERT GOT HIS FIRST TOP FUEL WIN OF THE SEASON ON SUNDAY! HE HAS BEEN TRYING DESPERATELY TO GAIN A WIN FOR HIS SONS, WHO WERE KILLED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IN JANUARY, ALL SEASON. TONY PEDREGON BEAT ROBERT HIGHT IN THE FUNNY CAR FINAL. GREG ANDERSON WON THE 55TH TITLE OF HIS CAREER, AND WAS PRAISED FROM EVENT AND CAR SPONSOR SUMMIT, AFTER DEFEATING LARRY MORGAN. HECTOR ARANA GOT THE FIRST WIN OF HIS CAREER OVER CRAIG TREBLE IN THE MONEY ROUND FOR PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE. CHECK OUT THE MOPAR MILE-HIGH NHRA NATIONALS ON JULY 11-13!
AFTER BEING NUDGED BY RICK STENHOUSE, JR. MIDWAY THROUGH THE RACE, JUSTIN ALLGAIER HAD TO MAKE TWO CONSECUTIVE PIT STOPS BEFORE HE COULD GET BACK IN THE ACTION. HE STEADILY MOVED FORWARD THROUGH THE REST OF THE RACE AND WAS ABLE TO PULL AHEAD INTO FIRST TO WIN! RICKY STENHOUSE, JR. IS IN THE LEAD FOR OVERALL POINTS. CHECK OUT THE NEXT ARCA/REMAX RACE ON JULY 18TH, FOR THE KENTUCKY ARCA/REMAX 150, AT KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY!
THERE WERE NINE CAUTION PERIODS AT THE RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY THIS PAST WEEKEND. KANAAN, IN HIS 7-ELEVEN CAR, WAS SKILLED AND LUCKY TO NOT GET CAUGHT UP IN THESE, AND COME OUT IN FIRST! THIS WAS KANAAN'S 13TH VICTORY IN THE INDYCAR SERIES. HE ALSO LED A FIELD HIGH 166 LAPS, WHICH IS CONSIDERABLY DIFFERENT FROM HIS TOTAL OF 133 FROM HIS PAST EIGHT RACES! WATCH THE NEXT INDYCAR RACE, ON THE 6TH OF JULY, FOR THE WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL.
RON HORNADAY WON THE O'REILLY 200 THIS PAST WEEKEND AT MEMPHIS MOTORSPORTS PARK. THIS WAS HIS THIRD WIN OF THE SEASON, AND THE WIN CAUSED HIM TO MOVE AHEAD TO FIRST PLACE IN THE OFFICIAL STANDINGS. ERIK DARNELL CAME IN SECOND. MATT CRAFTON CAME IN THIRD AND LOST HIS LEAD IN THE OFFICIAL STANDINGS, DUE TO HORNADAY'S WIN. THE NEXT CTS RACE WILL BE AT KENTUCKY SPPEWAY, FOR THE BUILT FORD TOUGH 225, ON THE 19TH OF JULY.
TONY STEWART FINISHED FIRST THIS PAST WEEKEND. HE BECAME THE 22ND DIFFERNT WINNER OF 22 DIFFERENT NATIONWIDE SERIES RACES. THIS IS STEWART'S 8TH WIN OF THE SEASON. DENNY HAMLIN CAME IN SECOND AND KYLE BUSCH WAS NOT FAR BEHIND IN THIRD. ALL THREE DRIVING THEIR TOYOTA'S! THE NEXT NATIONWIDE SERIES RACE WILL BE AT DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY, ON THE 4TH OF JULY, FOR THE WINN DIXIE 250!
