Archive for September, 2008
« Previous EntriesStewart won’t win title in final JGR season
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008By Richard Allen
Tony Stewart came out of the Dover race one week ago in 7th place of the Chase for the Championship standings, 113 points out of first place. One week ago there was still a glimmer of hope that he might end his highly successful tenure at Joe Gibbs Racing on a championship note. […]
Kansas no home sweet home for Bowyer
Monday, September 29th, 2008By Richard Allen
Clint Bowyer hails from Emporia, Kansas and no doubt had the Camping World 400 circled on his schedule for a long time. The race offered him an opportunity to compete in front of the home folks and to make up some ground in the Chase for the Championship standings.
Also, it would provide an […]
Sick Gordon looks more like the old Gordon
Monday, September 29th, 2008By Richard Allen
Jeff Gordon’s Chase for the Championship, and his season as a whole, have not been what the driver and his fans have come to expect.
The four time Sprint Cup champion had not really looked like a title contender over the first two Chase races. Finishes of 14th and 7th in Loudon and Dover […]
Tommy Kerr wins the Fall Brawl
Monday, September 29th, 2008Kerr flexes muscle for ‘Tennessee Fall Brawl’ victory at Volunteer Speedway
By Robert Walden
BULLS GAP, Tenn. (Sept. 28) — After being postponed from Saturday night due to rain, the Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series $5,000-to-win “Tennessee Fall Brawl 50” was held Sunday at Volunteer Speedway. The 24-hour delay did little to slow Tommy Kerr of Maryville, […]
Going to Talladega, Junior clinging to Chase life
Sunday, September 28th, 2008By Richard Allen
For the second week in a row within the Chase for the Championship, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. was never really a factor in terms of having a chance to win in the Camping World 400 at the Kansas Speedway.
After getting off to a solid start with a Top 5 finish in New Hampshire, Junior’s […]
Forget the points, Edwards races to win
Sunday, September 28th, 2008By Richard Allen
Carl Edwards often laments finishing second. Much like the old school drivers of another NASCAR era, Edwards values winning over “a good points day”. On Sunday in Kansas, he showed just how true that is.
Over the last two laps of the Camping World 400 Edwards erased a near one second deficit to Jimmie […]
Racing at Bulls Gap rescheduled for Sunday, Sept. 28.
Sunday, September 28th, 2008http://www.volunteerspeedway.com/
Racing originally scheduled for Saturday at the Volunteer Speedway has been rescheduled for Sunday, Sept. 28. For more information click on the link above.
Is Logano really ready?
Saturday, September 27th, 2008By Richard Allen
Even though he is only 18 years old, words such as “phenomenal” and “sure thing” have been used to describe Joey Logano for years. He has been dubbed “Sliced Bread” because he is “the greatest thing since sliced bread”.
With all the labels aside, I have come to wonder over the last few weeks […]
Paul Newman’s love of racing was no act
Saturday, September 27th, 2008By Richard Allen
The news of Paul Newman’s death not only signaled that America had lost an acting legend but also that a loved member of the racing community was gone.
Newman starred in numerous movies throughout his career as an actor and was awarded an Academy Award for his role in The Color of Money in […]
Jimmy Owens happy with his place in the racing world
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008By Richard Allen
Jimmy Owens is known as “The Newport Nightmare” and for his competitors, the nightmare began very early.
Owens started his career off with a bang by winning the first race he ever entered. He was 19 years old in 1991 when he drove that first race. It would have difficult to imagine just what […]
Ford, not Toyota, was saving something for the Chase
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008By Richard Allen
A few weeks prior to the start of the Chase for the Championship a rumor began to circulate that Toyota was saving a little something extra in their engine package for the playoff. If indeed they were saving something, they had better start using it immediately.
It appears as though it was actually Ford […]
Tennessee Fall Brawl at Volunteer- Sept. 27
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series ‘Tennessee Fall Brawl’ scheduled Saturday, Sept. 27 at Volunteer Speedway
BULLS GAP, Tenn. — Volunteer Speedway will host the Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series in its third visit to the track this season on Saturday, Sept. 27 for the $5,000 to win “Tennessee Fall Brawl.”
Racing is also scheduled in the “Courtesy Chevrolet” Crate Late Model (Fastrak Racing […]