Archive for May 19th, 2008

Coca-Cola 600 entry list

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Numbers tell the story at the All-Star Race

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What did we learn from All-Star weekend? Former open-wheelers like AJ Allmendinger may be the real deal, Jorge Mondaca says.

It was a matchup NASCAR could only dream of: Melanie Troxel and Ashley Force going head-to-head in the first all-female Funny Car elimination round.

Troxel won the round, made it to the finals and ultimately claimed the title Sunday at Thunder Valley Nationals - making her the first woman in NHRA history to win in both its nitro classes. Troxel downplayed the significance of her matchup with Force, trying hard to remove gender from the historic moment.

Rowdy Racing 05-19-08

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Old tires, and a little luck, make Kasey Kahne an all-star victor and give Dodge it’s first win in the event…but have they figured out anything for the 600?

All Stars and a full moon

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How did Kasey Kahne win the All-Star Race? What happened to the once-dominant Kyle Busch? DW looks back at the weekend.

Rowdy Racing 5-19-08

Posted by on May 19th, 2008

Old tires, and a little luck, make Kasey Kahne an all-star victor and give Dodge it’s first win in the event…but have they figured out anything for the 600?

Carter wins ARCA event at Toledo Speedway

Posted by on May 19th, 2008

Matt Carter raced to his first ARCA RE/MAX victory Sunday in his seventh series start, holding off Patrick Sheltra by 0.115 seconds in a one-lap dash to the finish in the rain-slowed Hantz Group 200 at Toledo Speedway.

Carter, the son of longtime NASCAR team owner Travis Carter, drove a Ford for Larry Clement in the race that featured 18 caution periods that consumed 114 of the 204 laps on the half-mile track. Some of the caution laps were run to help dry the track from persistent rain.