Steve David And JM Kelly Win Columbia Cup Prelims
Steve David J. Michael Kelly picked up wins in the Saturday portion of the ABRA Columbia Cup Unlimited Hydroplane action in Kennewick.
Keeping Pace archive for July 25, 2009
SATURDAY, JULY 25, 2009
Edwards Muscles Past Busch For NASCAR Nationwide Win
Kyle Busch led coming to the green flag on Lap 174, but Carl Edwards battled him hard and finally made the pass for the lead on Lap 179.
ANDERSON CLINCHES COUNTDOWN TO 1 SPOT IN PRO STOCK WITH TOP QUALIFYING EFFORT
With the qualifying effort Greg Anderson became the fourth driver in his category to secure a position in the Countdown to 1, NHRA’s playoffs. It was his fourth No. 1 of the season, 73rd of his career and his sixth at Infineon Raceway.
SMYTH TAKES HOME INSTY-PRINTS COMPACT 50 AT MONTANA RACEWAY PARK
Jeff Smyth made the most of his shot to drive Bill Mitchell's Ford Mustang in the Insty-Prints Compact 50 at Montana Raceway Park. The impending late model driver held off astrong field for the main event victory in the 50-lap event.
Martin Grabs Indy Pole For The Brickyard 400
This is Mark Martin's 45th pole in 742 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. Martin moves into a tie for 10th with Buck Baker on the all-time poles list.
Drivers look ahead-Busch says there's no beef with Johnson
Kurt Busch said he hadn’t had a chance before Friday to respond to a text message from Johnson offering to talk after a late-race clash between the two NASCAR stars sent Busch to a 17th-place finish at Chicago and left him fuming.
NW Pro 4 Alliance Gears Up For Second-Half Of 2009 Season
The Northwest Pro 4 Alliance will be at Stateline Speedway on August 8th and this will be one good show.
TODD, HAGAN, KRISHER AND KRAWIEC LEAD FRIDAY QUALIFYING AT FRAM AUTOLITE NATIONALS
J.R. Todd, Matt Hagan, Ron Krisher and Eddie Krawiec were qualifying leaders at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series event.
Hornaday Wins Record Fourth Consecutive Race
Ron Hornaday used the preferred outside lane and held off repeated inside moves by Mike Skinner to win his 44th NASCAR Camping World Truck race.
Two in a Row for Hodnett with the World of Outlaws at Williams Grove Speedway: Wins Opener of the Summer Nationals
It was the ninth win of Greg Hodnett’s career with the World of Outlaws and was worth $8,000. It was his third career victory with the series at Williams Grove and his third win of the 2009 campaign at the track.
Motorsports correspondent Doug Pace keeps up with motorsports news and notes from around the region.