Top Ten Left Coast Racing Stories from 2007
December 31, 2007
by Dave Grayson
So it’s that time of the year again. The final few days of 2007 has me pondering the stories for my annual top ten list. Other than the aspect of tradition I honestly don’t know why I put myself through this process every year.
The decision of picking ten stores from 12 months of possibilities is often angst ridden and probably not that good for my overall state of health. At this point of the writing process I’m already on my third pot of writing juice, aka coffee.
So for what it’s worth here’s my top ten list of left coast racing stories that raised my excitment level or somehow gave me a warm feeling in my heart. Read more
Cup series changes not so hectic in 2008?
December 4, 2007
CDA Press’ Jerry Hitchcock on NASCAR’s problems with quotes from Stateline Speedway’s Joe Doellefled. Read the whole thing here http://www.cdapress.com/articles/2007/12/04/sports/sports02.txt
it should be simpler …Now NASCAR’s top series (Sprint Cup — get used to the name) can concentrate on just one type of car to run in 2008, instead of this past season’s circus of the ‘normal’ Cup car one week and the COT (Car Of Tomorrow, now the Car Of Today) the next.
Lately, I have heard (and read in online blogs) about what is wrong with NASCAR: races too long, season too long, too many (and also not enough) drivers in the Chase for the Championship, etc. You can bet that NASCAR is aware of their fans’ concerns and complaints.
Rory Price Memorial race, Evergreen finale on NWRACER
September 16, 2007
NWracer.com has your coverage of the NSRA Rory Price Memorial race at Evergreen Speedway Saturday won by Jake Mann. Plus photos of NASCAR Super Stock finale. See it on NWracer.com.
Crown thy sweathog
September 16, 2007
Sweatman 2007 Super Stock Champion
from John King
If you were not at South Sound Speedway for Saturday nights, September 15, 2007 Super Stock Championship racing action, then you missed some of the best racing of the season. Read more
WVSO: Jefferson nabs LMCS win, Lewis title
September 16, 2007
from Scott Ellsworth, LMCS PR
The finish of the ‘Wenatchee 200’ ARCA West Q-Racing Late Model Challenge Series had Jeff Jefferson winning for the second time this season. . Garrett Evans finished second and a last lap pass by Christian Roeder gained him a podium third. Gary Lewis did not have his best race but still won his first AW LMCS Championship. Read more
Shane Stewart wins NSCS Fred Brownfield Memorial
September 16, 2007
by Andrew Kunas, NSCS Publicist
ELMA, Wash. - Shane Stewart and Mike Doyle have become one of the most scary good driver/owner combinations in 360 sprint car racing this year, and they proved it further on Saturday night, when Stewart scored a $10,092 victory in the inaugural Fred Brownfield Memorial Sprint Challenge at Grays Harbor Raceway. Read more
Volz Takes Final Mod Race at Stateline
September 16, 2007
POST FALLS, IDAHO – Fresh off a win in Roseburg, Oregon, Spokane’s Frank Volz Jr. continued his winning ways scoring the win in the Northwest Modifieds 50-lap main event at Stateline Speedway Saturday. Marking the final race for the series at the track in 2007. Read more
Stewart wins NSCS Brownfield preliminary
September 16, 2007
by Andrew Kunas, NSCS Publicist
ELMA, Wash. - Less than three weeks after beating the World of Outlaws at Grays Harbor Raceway, Shane Stewart came back to Elma and again found victory lane, this time in the preliminary event of the inaugural Fred Brownfield Memorial Sprint Challenge. Read more
Johnson Legends king of Ephrata race
September 11, 2007
by Tom Beierman
Ephrata Raceway Park was the host of the Northwest Legends touring series Saturday night. Series point leader, Nick Johnson, padded his lead with heat race and main event victories. Moses Lake’s David Mackin started in the front and stayed there to take the win in the Columbia Glass mini stock division.
Thompson Captures Second Win at Rent-Rite 100
September 11, 2007
Spokane’s Shelby Thompson won the INSSA Rent Rite race at Spokane Saturday night. (INSSA Photo)
In two starts this season with the Inland Northwest Super Stock Association (INSSA), local favorite Shelby Thompson has picked up two wins, both at Spokane Raceway Park. Thompson, the fast time qualifier of the day, took the lead on lap 20 of the 100-lap Rent-Rite sponsored feature and never looked back. Thompson also picked up the $1,000 Rent-Rite bonus as the feature event winner. Read more
Gill nets win number five
September 11, 2007
From John King
With one points race left this season for the Delta Camshaft Mini Stocks, at the West Coast’s fastest 3/8’s mile paved oval, can anybody stop Tacoma, Washington’s #14 Reggie Gill? Gill, who is second in the point’s battle this season, set fast time with a 16.842. Read more
Seven and counting, Crockett wins again
September 11, 2007
by Andrew Kunas, NSCS Publicist
COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. - Roger Crockett lost much of his point lead Friday night at Willamette Speedway. Saturday night at Cottage Grove Speedway, he got most of it back, winning his seventh Northwest Sprint Challenge Series feature race in 15 starts. Read more
