Keeping Pace archive for Aug. 23, 2009
SUNDAY, AUG. 23, 2009
![Mark Martin tries to pass Kyle Busch in the closing laps of the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Busch led the final 68 laps of the race. (Photo Credit: Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR) (Jason Smith / The Spokesman-Review)](https://thumb.spokesman.com/uO6q6eDqVn9RLDznlEJuDvMVKgE=/600x0/media.spokesman.com/graphics/2018/07/sr-loader.png)
Kyle Busch Holds Off Mark Martin For Bristol Win
Kyle Busch showed emphatically he is not out of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series picture, and Martin strengthened his hold of a spot in NASCAR’s postseason.
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Century Mark: Donny Schatz Picks up 100th A-Feature Win of World of Outlaws Career at Dacotah Speedway
Donny Schatz took the lead from Danny Lasoski on the 23rd lap coming off the fourth turn and would pace the field for the remainder of the 35-lap contest to pick up his 12th win of 2009.
![Steve David's U-1 Oh Boy Oberto championship Unlimited Hydroplane will be the favorite to repeat as the circuit's champion in 2009. (Photo courtesy ABRA) (The Spokesman-Review)](https://thumb.spokesman.com/uO6q6eDqVn9RLDznlEJuDvMVKgE=/600x0/media.spokesman.com/graphics/2018/07/sr-loader.png)
Oh Boy! Oberto Tops Thunder Qualifying
Dave Villwock's fast time was disallowed for a fuel restriction violation which handed the top spot to ABRA Unlimited Hydroplane Series points leader, Steve David.
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Fields set at Yellowstone Lucas event
Jim Whiteley and Sean O'Bannon took the pole positions in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car in NHRA Lucas Oil Division 6 action.
![Ashley Force Hood powers her NHRA Full Throttle Funny Car off the line. (Photo courtesy of NHRA) (The Spokesman-Review)](https://thumb.spokesman.com/uO6q6eDqVn9RLDznlEJuDvMVKgE=/600x0/media.spokesman.com/graphics/2018/07/sr-loader.png)
BROWN, FORCE HOOD, EDWARDS AND ARANA EARN NO. 1 QUALIFYING HONORS AS RAIN AND WATER SEEPAGE DELAYED QUALIFYING FOR A SECOND DAY
NHRA officials were forced to set the field after two complete qualifying sessions for the weekend when persistent showers moved into the area during Friday’s qualifying and lingered through Saturday’s sessions.
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Motorsports correspondent Doug Pace keeps up with motorsports news and notes from around the region.