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Ø GEORGIA STOCK CAR RACING JULY 1, 2010 GEORGIA STOCK CAR RACING JULY 1, 2010Randy Lewis, Alberta’s #1 Trackchaser, reports an old North Dakota saying: Life is simpler when you plow around the stump. From 4m.net: Buck Simmons needs your prayers! Buck is in the hospital in very serious condition. Please keep him in your prayers. He is in Habersham County Hospital with congestive heart failure and pneumonia. He is on and off of a respirator. They are going to try and move him to a hospital in Gainesville if they can get him stabilized. Pensacola's Johanna Long will make her NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut at O’Reilly Raceway Park on July 23 in a Billy Ballew Motorsports truck. It will be Long’s first event in one of NASCAR’s top-three series. Long captured the pole for the Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway in 2009. Long also competed in two ARCA events last season, finishing 23rd at Iowa and 29th at Rockingham. Long will test this week at Gresham Motorsports Park for two days. Saturday South Georgia has their 4th Slam Series SLAM BLAST ! FireWorks/Tailgating Late Models, Race'Um Wreck'Um, Sportsmen, Hobbie, Thunder Cars, Skeeter Cars, and Wild-Ones. www.racesgmp.com Augie Grill crossed the finish line first in The Miller Lite 100 at Mobile International Speedway Saturday night, in an apparent Sunoco Gulf Coast Championship weekend sweep after winning The USA Digital 100 Friday at Five Flags (FL) Speedway. Post-race technical inspection by Ricky Brooks, however, turned up illegal cylinder heads. That hands the win to Dawsonville's Chase Elliott, who initially finished second. Grill also won at Five Flags the night before, and pocketed that check. (Partially from www.Z3Sports.com) Mike Calinoff, who is the spotter for NASCAR's Matt Kenseth, has partnered with Orion Motorsports owner Ed Cox to develop the Southeast Limited Late Model Series (SLLMS) - a brand new championship series encompassing a five-race schedule for limited asphalt teams. Calinoff, who is also the owner of Activ8 Communications and Activ8 Driver Development, is a 27-year NASCAR veteran and has an affinity for working with young, talented drivers. The inaugural SLLMS race will be held at Florence Motor Speedway (SC) on July 3rd and 4th, followed by races at Ace Speedway (NC) on Sept. 24th and 25th, Hickory Motor Speedway (NC) on Oct.16th, North Wilkesboro Speedway (NC) on Oct.30th and 31st, and the season's finale at the Myrtle Beach Speedway (SC) from Nov. 18th through the 21st. The races will pay $3000 to win, and $250 to start. The SLLMS Champion will also be given the opportunity to have a test and evaluation in a K&N East Series car provided by Spraker Racing. BOYD's - FRIDAY NIGHT JULY 2nd... BONUS $$$$$ ALL CLASSES!!! STEEL-HEAD LM's $1,200 to-WIN CRATE LM's $1,000 to-WIN A-HOBBY $350 to-WIN B-HOBBY $250 to-WIN FWD $250 to-WIN Saturday at Lanier: INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION FIREWORKS SUPER SIX SERIES LATE MODEL RACE #4 PLUS ALL OTHER LOCAL DIVISIONS RACING www.lanierspeedway.com/ At Charlotte Tuesday, Sean Rayhall, of Winston, Ga., won in the Legend Car Young Lions division, and Mason Massey, also from Winston, was fourth. In the Legend Car Pro feature, Austin Hill, 2009 Atlanta Pro Champion from Winston, was leading going into turn two of the final lap, but Darrell Wallace executed a perfect bump-and-run on Hill's car to take the race lead. Hill tried to retaliate with a bump of his own, but instead lost control of his car, spinning in Turn 3 on the final lap, finishing the race in eighth place. www.charlottemotorspeedway.com Craig Dollansky Looks to Extend Win Streak to Three at Huset’s Speedway as the World of Outlaws Return to the High-Banked BullringBrandon,
SD-June 30, 2010- Some
tracks just suit certain drivers and the way they drive and for Craig Dollansky,
Huset's Speedway in South Dakota is definitely one of those places. The
high-banked bullring takes power, aggressiveness and finesse to get around,
and Dollansky has exhibited all three of those traits over the years at the
track and has had a great deal of success there. He went undefeated at
Huset's in 2008 and looks to extend his win streak to three at the
high-banked 3/8-mile as the World of Outlaws return to the track located in
Brandon, South Dakota on Thursday, July 1. Dollansky has a
total of six career wins at Huset's Speedway dating back to 1995. He was
victorious in his very first start at the track and has been fast ever since.
In his career with the World of Outlaws at Huset's, the veteran has eight
Top-10 finishes in 12 starts with five of those being Top-Five performances. "Huset's has
always been one of my favorite tracks and they always prepare the track very
well," shared Dollansky. "It's definitely one of the more exciting
race tracks that we go to as far a driver is concerned. You can do some
slicing and dicing and race the top and the bottom. It's a track I really
enjoy racing at." The event at
Huset's on Thursday, July 1 will be the World of Outlaws first at the track
since 2008, as both scheduled races last year were rained out. It will mark
the first time the series will visit Huset's with the new tires from
Goodyear, as well as with double file restarts, which were implemented at the
beginning of the 2010 campaign and have provided some exciting racing and
allowed driver to come from the back of the back. "Everyone is
in the same boat there since we didn't race there last year and that was
unfortunate, because there are a lot of great race fans up there that we
enjoy going up and seeing as well," said the veteran driver. "It's
a race track that they work hard at and to lose two shows was unfortunate,
but hopefully we can get this one in." Dollansky has one
victory this season, with that coming at Lone Star Speedway in Texas back in
March. He is currently ninth in the World of Outlaws championship standings
aboard the Big Game Treestands Maxim on the strength of 15 Top-10 finishes
with seven of those being Top-Five runs. He is just 72 points out of the
sixth spot as the battle from sixth through ninth rages on. Dollansky is one
of 12 drivers that have won an A-Feature event this season, while 21
different drivers have led laps in feature events, with 13 drivers setting
fast time in qualifying and the same number winning dashes to earn a pole
position in a main event. "The competition
level has always been tough out here," he said. "There are a lot of
strong teams out here again this year. It's World of Outlaws racing. We're
continuing to work with our program here and we've made some strides here and
some changes that I think will be beneficial for us. I'm looking forward to
the next month and the "Month of Money" coming up here." Dollansky, who is
in his first year driving for the Big Game Motorsports Team, continues to
adjust to the new tires this year as well as the double file restarts and
some of the other changes that greeted competitors this season. He and his
team led by crew chief Mike Woodring along with crew member Lester Groves
have been working very hard all season and that has paid off over the last
couple of weeks, as they have been very fast, scoring Top-Five finishes in
three of the last five races for the World of Outlaws and Top-10 runs in four
of the last five. "It's been a
challenge, that's for sure," note the native of Elk River, Minnesota of
all the changes in 2010. "Like I said, we've sorted some things out and
figured out some things that we had been struggling with as the year has worn
on. It's always a work in progress as things continue to change, but we have
a good race team here with the Big Game Treestands car. My crew is working
hard and we have a lot of racing left and to have some of this stuff sorted
out now is good." Dollansky has
raced his way into the dash 16 times this season and has gone on to pick up
Top-10 finishes in 14 of the A-Feature events that followed. He has been
among the Top-10 in time trials on 13 times, with seven of those being among
the Top-Five, which has earned him bonus points in the series standings. With
the way the dash in lined up and inverted in 2010, qualifying plays a very
important role when challenging for win. "You
definitely have to be able to qualify," he explained. "For us, we
ran into some issues in that department. It's a long season and qualifying
definitely puts you in a good position for the evening and we'll keep on
working on that as well." On Thursday, July
1 at Huset's Speedway, tickets for adults will be $35, with tickets for
juniors (ages 8-14) just $5. Tickets will be available at the track box
office in advance and on race day. For more information on tickets visit www.husets-speedway.com
or call the track at 605-582-3536. The World of
Outlaws Sprint Car Series is brought to fans across the country by many
important sponsors and partners, including: Armor All (Official Car Care
Products), Chizmark & Larson Insurance , Goodyear Tires (Official Tire), SuperClean (Official
Cleaner-Degreaser), VP Racing (Official Racing Fuel); in addition to
contingency sponsors, Jake's Custom Golf Carts, KSE Race Products, Penske
Shocks , R2C Performance, Racing Electronics, S&S Volvo; Engine
Builder's Challenge participants Don Ott Racing Engines, Kistler Engines,
Shaver Specialties and Speedway Engines; and Chassis Builder's Challenge
participants J&J Auto Racing, Maxim Racing and XXX Race Company. |
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