by RacingNews | Oct 1, 2014 | Big 8 Late Model Series, Rockford Speedway
Casey Johnson only led one lap Saturday night at Rockford Speedway.
But it was the most important lap.
Johnson survived a caution-filled 108 lap feature event and came out on top of a thrilling three-way battle during a green-white-checkered finish to capture his first National Short Track Championship win and his fourth win of the season in the Big 8 Late Model Series.
Dale Nottestad was the driver to beat for most of the event. Nottestad, the two time Jefferson Speedway track champion, took the race lead at the drop of the green flag from pole sitter Jake Gille. As the race progressed, several drivers arrived at Nottestad’s bumper, with few able to make a move for the lead. In the second half of the race, seven-time Rockford Speedway track champion Bobby Wilberg made his way to second spot and promptly began a wrestling match for the lead with Nottestad. The two determined drivers traded paint and punches over the next several laps. Wilberg at one point ripped the lead from Nottestad, but soon after it was Nottestad slamming back into the top spot.
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by RacingNews | Sep 30, 2014 | Lee USA, NASCAR, NASCAR K&N Pro Series
With the decision made to race a part-time schedule after winning at Bristol, Eddie MacDonald and the Grimm Racing team focused their effort on preparing the best possible car for the best possible finish. On Friday night, the Grimm Construction Chevy drove from 16th in the 30 car-field to fourth place in the final race of the NASCAR Pro Series East season in the Drive Sober 150 on the “Monster Mile” at Dover International Speedway.
Eddie Mac’s impressive record over the final four races of the season began with an eighth place run at Langley, followed by a second at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, a sixth place in the East West combination race at Iowa Speedway, and finally the fourth place run on the fast, high banked mile oval at Dover. The team ran ten of the 16 race schedule posting one win, three top fives, and six top tens.
“We are really pleased with our performance over the second half of the season,” said Eddie Mac. “ After the win at Bristol we knew we could be competitive in the races we entered. We have to thank Rob Grimm for providing two new cars for us to race. Unfortunately after we built them, we had to rebuild them after some serious wrecks early on. That is where the crew came in and did a tremendous amount of work to get them race ready in such a short time. Rollie (LaChance crew chief)and I could not have done it without them. We raced the car that finished second at New Hampshire, so we knew we would have a competitive car for Dover.”
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by RacingNews | Sep 30, 2014 | ACT, Touring Series News
Plattsburgh, NY – Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. of Hudson, NH capped off his 2014 American Canadian Tour title with a win in the season finale Fall Foliage 200 at Airborne Speedway in Plattsburgh, NY on Saturday, September 27. Polewarczyk used the high lane to get around Quebec’s Patrick Laperle on the final restart with just over 20 laps remaining in the event to take the lead and become the only repeat winner on the 2014 American Canadian Tour and claim his first career championship.
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by RacingNews | Sep 25, 2014 | Big 8 Late Model Series, Touring Series News
As the Big 8 Late Model Series presented by Gandrud Chevrolet closes out it’s tenth anniversary season, both its Championship and Rookie of the Year point battles are coming down to the wire. This fact, coupled with the unpredictable nature of each Big 8 Series event at Rockford Speedway, means no point lead is safe as the series takes to the track during Rockford Speedway’s 49th Annual National Short Track Championship.
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by RacingNews | Sep 25, 2014 | NASCAR, Nationwide Series, Sprint Cup
DOVER, Del. – Current and former professional athletes Brian Mitchell, Elena Delle Donne and Michael Carter-Williams will serve as dignitaries for both the Sept. 28, 2014 “AAA 400” NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race and Sept. 27 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Dover International Speedway.
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by RacingNews | Sep 24, 2014 | Maine, Oxford Plains Speedway, PASS
September 26th and 27th Oxford Plains Speedway will be hosting the PASS Series Championship Weekend with championship races for the PASS North Super Late Models, PASS North East Late Model Series, PASS Modifieds, and PASS Sportsman on Saturday September 27th. Saturdays event will have a full card of racing as the 4 PASS Divisions race are accompanied by Street Stocks, NELCAR Legends, and Mini Stocks. In the PASS Super Late Models DJ Shaw will be looking to defend his point lead over Johnny Clark a six time PASS Champion as Shaw attempts to win his first Pro All Stars Series Title. In the PASS Modifieds Scott Alexander will be trying to hold off Andy Shaw to win the championship in the open wheel PASS Modifieds. In the PASS Sportsman Series Joe Pastore is leading the points with Dan McKeage in Second place both of these drivers are sure to be tough competitors as they battle it out one more time in the 2014 season.
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