Funny Car star John Force ended a 31-event winless drought by racing to victory Sunday at the Ford NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals presented by Tri-Cities Area Ford Dealers.
Steve Torrence (Top Fuel) and Rodger Brogdon (Pro Stock) also were winners of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event.
Force earned his fourth victory at Bristol Dragway [...]
By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor
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An final look back and some random thoughts from the weekend of racing:
Week 2 of Sam Hornish Jr. in the No. 22 Penske Racing Sprint Cup Dodge featured a bit better ending than Week 1.
A week ago, in his first race after replacing AJ Allmendinger – who was suddenly suspended [...]
By Mike Harris | Senior Writer
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LOUDON, N.H. – Denny Hamlin never had a doubt that he had the best car in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race at New Hampshire Motor.
In fact, nobody watching the race doubted that, either.
But, like the old saw says, having the fastest car doesn’t mean you’re going to win the race.
Kasey [...]
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Travis Pastrana powered his way to the win in Saturday’s Sylvania SilverStar zXe Global Rallycross Championship event at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon.
Pastrana won his heat handily to start third in the 10-car final and then masterfully wheeled his No. 199 Red Bull Rallycross Dodge Dart around GRC championship point leader Tanner Foust on [...]
By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor
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If recent history means anything – which, in a constantly and rapidly evolving sport like auto racing, it seldom does – then the drivers for Stewart-Haas Racing may be the ones to watch in today’s Lennox Industrial Tools 301 Sprint Cup race.
The event is at New Hampshire Motor Speedway; the [...]
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Sammy Swindell outlasted a late charge from Kerry Madsen to claim the 29th annual Kings Royal – and the $50,000 first-place prize.
The victory was his 20th career at Eldora Speedway and his third career Kings Royal title, which ties him with Jac Haudenschild for second on the all-time list.
“It would have been nice to be [...]
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Timothy Peters took the lead on a restart with 10 laps remaining and held on to get the victory in the NASCAR Camping World Trucks Series American Ethanol 200 Saturday night at Iowa Speedway.
A late wreck forced a seventh caution with less than 20 laps remaining to set up the final restart between Peters and [...]
LOUDON, N.H. – Sam Hornish Jr. is no fool. He fully understands the opportunity that is being handed to him because of A.J. Allmendinger’s bad luck/bad karma/bad choices, whatever it turns out to be.
On Sunday, Hornish will drive the No. 12 Dodge in the Lenox Industrial Tools 301. Chances are, if Allmendinger’s suspension by NASCAR [...]
Pole-sitter Brad Keselowski won Saturday’s F.W. Webb 200 Nationwide Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
The Penske Racing driver took advantage of trouble Kevin Harvick with lapped traffic in the closing laps to claim his second of the season and the 19th of his career.
Race runner-up Harvick, who finished .717 seconds back, expressed his displeasure [...]
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A year ago, Joey Saldana’s season was derailed because an accident during the Kings Royal kept him out of his sprint car for approximately two months.
On Friday, Saldana won the Knight Before the Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway. It was his 11th with the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series at the famed half-mile oval.
“Tonight [...]
By Jeff Hood | Senior Writer
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NEWTON, Iowa – There were rumblings on Friday at Iowa Speedway about the possibility of one or two road course events and an additional short track race being part of next season’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedule.
“I’m hearing a lot of that chatter in the garage area,” said points [...]