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Phillips: Joey Hand’s New Perspectives

BMW’s American star finding success on a different level

For a race driver who “doesn’t take losing real well,” you’d think Joey Hand wouldn’t be very happy with his 2012 season to date – one that so far has produced a single win. But Hand has a different perspective.<READ MORE>

Hendrick Motorsports Reaches Historic 200th Win

Only Second NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Team To Accomplish Feat

2012 Darlington May NASCAR Sprint Cup Mike Helton Rick Hendrick Jimmie Johnson Plaque 500x375

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(R-L) Jimmie Johnson, driver of the No. 48 Lowe's/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane with team owner Rick Hendrick and NASCAR President Mike Helton after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

Every big stage, every big moment, every crown jewel – Hendrick Motorsports owns them all. The Daytona 500? The team boasts six trophies from The Great American Race. The Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway? Seven wins. The Coca-Cola 600? Nine. <READ MORE>

XTREME SPEED CHALLENGE TO OFFER SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE

Sunday afternoon's inaugural ' Xtreme Speed Challenge ' at Winchester Speedway will feature a full plate of racing action highlighted by the return of Super Modifieds for the first time in twenty-two years. The Must See Racing Super Modified Series will make their debut along with the Must See Racing Xtreme Sprint Series, Full Throttle Modifieds, and Vore's Welding Front Wheel Drive Compacts.<READ MORE>

NASCAR Issues Fines And Probation For Violations At Darlington Raceway

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NASCAR has fined Kurt Busch, driver of the No. 51 car in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, $50,000 and placed him on NASCAR probation until July 25 for his actions during the May 12 race at Darlington Raceway. <READ MORE>

Ferrari Is Back In GRAND-AM … In a Big Way

Famed Italian Manufacturer Has The GT Lead - And The World's Attention

Ferrari is back in GRAND-AM, and the sports car industry is taking notice. Joining the Rolex Series in 2012 with a model built specifically for GRAND-AM competition – the new Ferrari 485 Italia Grand Am – Ferrari has won consecutive races to take the lead in the GT class championship standings.<READ MORE>

NEWS & NOTES

ASA Sanctioned Shangri-La II Motor Speedway Continues to See Growth in their Fourth Season<READ MORE>

DIRTcar UMP Weekly Points Update: Sheppard (Late Models) & Gilpin (UMP Modifieds) Atop National Standings After Week 15 <READ MORE>

FRANEK, BOHLKE, STILLWAGGON TOP POINTS <READ MORE>

NHRA LAUNCHES ‘SHOW OFF YOUR NHRA NITRO GENE’ FACEBOOK VIDEO CONTEST AND SWEEPSTAKES<READ MORE>

KEYSTONE CUP 410 SPRINT SPEED WEEK SERIES TO OPEN WEDNESDAY NIGHT, MAY 23 AT GRANDVIEW <READ MORE>

Switzer Dynamics Named Contingency Sponsor For 2012 ADRL Tour <READ MORE>

CLAUSON FINDING SPEED QUICKLY AT IMS <READ MORE>

AMA Road Racing News Letter <READ MORE>

KISS Sprint Cars Roar Into Lawrenceburg Speedway Saturday <READ MORE>

Chub Frank Looks To Recapture Old Wayne County Speedway Magic <READ MORE>

ARDC HITS THE ROAD SOUTH THIS WEEKEND <READ MORE>

World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Teams Up with Cell Phones for Soldiers <READ MORE>

SMOKEY HARRIS SPEEDWAY IN HALEBURG, AL SIGNS WITH NeSMITH CHEVROLET WRS <READ MORE>

Rising NASCAR Star Coulter Performing Double Duty;

Driver Enters Sunday's ARCA Race at Toledo <READ MORE>

BBS Returns as Pole Award Sponsor in 2012 Wheel Manufacturer Has Been an Integral Part of Series History <READ MORE>

NHRA LAUNCHES ‘SHOW OFF YOUR NHRA NITRO GENE’ FACEBOOK VIDEO CONTEST AND SWEEPSTAKES<READ MORE>

Illiana Motor Speedway Next Stop for the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Event to Have Halfway Break at Lap 50 <READ MORE>

A Saturday night Battleground for ASCS Gulf South <READ MORE>

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Heads to Batesville for the Inaugural Bad Boy 98 This Weekend<READ MORE>

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RACING & TESTING

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WEDNESDAY MAY 16TH 2012

McMahan Trucks to World of Outlaws Win at Rolling Wheels

Nashville driver dominates ‘The Fast Track’ after getting help from unlikely sources

Attention all CDL drivers: Paul McMahan needs a volunteer. <READ MORE>

SATURDAY MAY 12TH 2012

At long last! Johnson wins 200th for owner Rick Hendrick

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Jimmie Johnson, driver of the No. 48 Lowe's/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet, celebrates after winnings Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on Saturday in Darlington, S.C

Finally!

After months of frustration, Jimmie Johnson gave Rick Hendrick his 200th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory, running away from the rest of the field on a green-white-checkered-flag restart that took the Bojangles' Southern 500 one lap past its scheduled distance. <READ MORE>

Sick Sideway Emerges From Mazda Raceway Fog With Victory

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Sick Sideways teammates John Dean, of Sebring, Fla., and Christian Szymczak, of Palos Verdes, Calif., took the top two-steps of the SCCA Pro Racing Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup podium on Saturday morning at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Dean Copeland, from Bowie, Md., finished third. <READ MORE>

What a Day in Monterey: Corvette Wins as GT Steals Show

Graf, Luhr win overall for second straight ALMS race

Muscle Milk Pickett Racing cruised to its second straight victory in the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón on Friday at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. But another fabulous GT battle stole the show as Corvette Racing’s Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner also took their second consecutive class win.

Monterey Four-Hour Update

Lead Level 5 Entry Damaged; Pit Strategy Puts BMW in GT Lead

The third hour of the American Le Mans Monterey started with a bang, when the No. 055 Level 5 HPD ARX-03b of driven by Franck Montagny made contact with a GTC car - the JDX Racing No. 11 Porsche 911 GTC Cup driven by Chris Cumming. Montagny was running second overall at the time.

Monterey Two-Hour Update

Muscle Milk Out to Dominating Lead; Aston Martin Loses GT Lead in Pits

Two hours into the American Le Mans Monterey presented by Patrón, Muscle Milk Pickett Racing is putting in a dominating performance and leads the P2 entry of Level 5 Motorsports. Dyson Racing runs third overall <READ MORE>

ALFREY DOMINATES IGNITE ETHANOL MIDGETS AT COLUMBUS <READ MORE>

Nunez Makes Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca a Clean Sweep
Sixteen-Year-Old Rookie Once Again Takes Top Honors in Race Two

Chilly Temperatures Lead to "Snow" at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Madison and Melanie Snow Collect GT3 Cup Challenge Class Wins <READ MORE>

ANDREW MORRISSEY BREAKS HIS WINLESS STREAK IN THE ASAMT <READ MORE>

Pelkey Rallies to Canyon victory at Arizona Speedway! <READ MORE>

There's no place like home for Tim Shaffer who dominates Mercer All Star event <READ MORE>

HEIMBACH RIDES ON AMERICAN RACER TO WIN 7^TH ANNUAL 360/358 JACK GUNN MEMORIAL SATURDAY NIGHT AT SELINSGROVE. . . POCKETS $3,500 FOR THE WIN <READ MORE>

O'Neal Continues Hot Streak with Seventh Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Win at La Salle <READ MORE>

Kinser Restores World of Outlaws Pride with Morgan Cup Victory <READ MORE>

Campbell Challenged by Jones at Berlin <READ MORE>

I-30 Speedway ASCS dates changed to June 29th and 30th <READ MORE>

FRIDAY MAY 11TH 2012

Joey Logano pulls away at Darlington for second straight Nationwide win

2012 Darlington May NASCAR Nationwide Joey Logano Victory Lane

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Joey Logano, driver of the No. 20 Dollar General Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series VFW Sport Clips Help A Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway on Friday in Darlington, S.C.

For Joey Logano, Friday night's victory in the VFW Sport Clips 200 Nationwide Series event at Darlington Raceway was tinged with regret. Yes, Logano drove away from Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin after a green-white-checkered-flag restart to win his second straight race in the series and third of the season. <READ MORE>

Pobst All the Way in Monterey Pirelli World Challenge; Cunningham, Lamb Take Class Wins

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Randy Pobst, of Gainesville, Ga., led all the way to win the Pirelli World Challenge Cadillac Sports Car Grand Prix at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, piloting his Volvo S60 to the GT class win. Peter Cunningham, of Milwaukee, Wis., captured the GTS win, while Todd Lamb, of Atlanta, Ga., won in Touring Car.<READ MORE>

Skeer Passes Test In Playboy MX-5 Cup Race At Mazda Raceway

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Elliott Skeer, from Vista, Calif., outlasted the field on Friday morning at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and earned the first SCCA Pro Racing Playboy MX-5 Cup victory of his short career. Stevan McAleer, living in Putnam Valley, N.Y., and Ara Malkhassian, of Houston, Texas, completed the podium in the Round Three race. <READ MORE>

Monterey Pole Position for Graf, Muscle Milk

Turner delivers GT pole for Aston Martin Racing

A home race for Muscle Milk Pickett Racing will see the team start on pole position. Klaus Graf was the fastest qualifier for the American Le Mans Monterey presented by Patrón on Friday with a lap of 1:13.573 (109.508 mph) in his Honda Performance Development ARX-03a prototype<READ MORE>

Rahmer Rallies in Outlaws Season Debut at Williams Grove

Pennsylvania legend passes Hodnett for lead with five laps remaining to claim the opener

To say Fred Rahmer knows his way around Williams Grove Speedway is an understatement. <READ MORE>

HEATED BATTLE FOR RACE ONE OF THE IMSA GT3 CUP CHALLENGE
BY YOKOHAMA
Rookie Sean Johnston Claims his First Victory

After several fog and sand ridden days at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, the sun broke out and the racing heated up in the IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge by Yokohama Series. <READ MORE>

Ricky Taylor Scores Inaugural TOTAL Pole Award at New Jersey Motorsports Park

Trinkler Wins Third Straight at New Jersey, First with Fergus as Co-Driver <READ MORE>

Greg Biffle wins pole at Darlington Raceway for the 63rd Annual Bojangles' Southern 500 <READ MORE>

Darland Scores KISS Win at Gas City <READ MORE>

Don O'Neal Takes Lane Automotive 48 at Hartford Motor Speedway <READ MORE>

Rain Washes Out Night #1 at I-30 Speedway<READ MORE>

THURSDAY MAY 10TH 2012

Pobst Charges to Monterey Pirelli World Challenge GT Pole, Cunningham, Herbert Pace GTS, TC

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Randy Pobst, of Gainesville, Ga., captured his 37th Pirelli World Challenge pole, and will lead the GT field for Friday’s Cadillac Sports Car Grand Prix at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Peter Cunningham, of Milwaukee, Wis., and Tristan Herbert, of Reston, Va., earned the pole positions for the GTS and Touring Car classes, respectively.

Copeland Tops P2, Szymczak Quickest In Combined Playboy MX-5 Cup Practices At Mazda Raceway

McAleer Earns Season’s Second Playboy MX-5 Cup Pole at Mazda Raceway

Pobst, Cunningham and Herbert Top Mazda Raceway Practice Two

Szymczak Tops Opening Playboy MX-5 Cup Practice At Mazda Raceway <READ MORE>

Luhr, Muscle Milk Race to Fastest Test Day Time in Monterey

Official practice begins Friday at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca

One round removed from its first victory of the season in the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón, Muscle Milk Pickett Racing set the fastest time Thursday in testing for the American Le Mans Monterey presented by Patrón. Lucas Luhr posted a best lap of 1:16.88 (104.788 mph) in the Honda Performance Development ARX-03a prototype he shares with Klaus Graf for Saturday’s six-hour race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca <READ MORE>

Posse 1, Outlaws 0: Dietrich Claims The Gettysburg Clash

The Pennsylvanian collects his first career World of Outlaws victory at Lincoln

The flash bulbs kept popping, the confetti kept falling and the celebration kept intensifying <READ MORE>

WEDNESDAY MAY 9TH 2012

Rain Postpones The Gettysburg Clash to Thursday, May 10

The World of Outlaws face the Pennsylvania Posse at Lincoln Speedway

Rain has plagued the World of Outlaws once again.

This time the showers on Wednesday delayed The Gettysburg Clash at Lincoln Speedway, which is the first showdown of the season between the Outlaws and the Pennsylvania Posse. The event is postponed until Thursday <READ MORE>