Speed51.com's Quick News Archive
Entries From 4/21/09 Through 4/28/09
Who Is Number One in the 2009 Short Track Draft?
51 - 4/27/09
The sixth-annual Short Track Draft presented by Speed51.com is underway! Picks 1 thru 10 are Monday. Selections 11 - 25 will be on Tuesday at 5pm, while the remainder of the Top 51 will appear on Wednesday leading up to Thursday's Underclassmen Draft (17 and younger). Check it out throughout the week. Click here for most current story.
Two Days of PASS Practice Are Available at Beech Ridge
PASS - 4/27/09
There are two days of practice scheduled for PASS and weekly series teams at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway (ME) this week. The sessions will take place on Thursday and Friday, April 30th and May 1st. Gates open at 12 noon., practice runs from 2 to 7pm both days. Pit tickets are $20, grandstand viewing is open free to the public. The practice is in advance of Saturday's PASS North race at Beech Ridge.
PASS South Radio Broadcast Runs into Technical Issues
PASS South - 4/26/09
The PASS South Super Late Model "Orange Blossom Special" from Orange County Speedway was going to be live on RaceTalkRadio.com. However, technical issues prevented the broadcast from happening. Speed51.com was there with Trackside Now coverage, click here to see the Trackside Now coverage. Check out racewithpass.com this coming week for more on the Orange County event.
PASS South "Orange Blossom Special" Live on RTR Tonight
PASS South - 4/25/09
Listen to live coverage on the PASS South Super Late Model "Orange Blossom Special" from Orange County Speedway tonight at 6:30pm. Join Alan Dietz as he will have the call for the night of action from the 3/8's of a mile track in Rougemont, North Carolina. click here to listen beginning at 6:30pm.
Ted Christopher Wins the Pole for Sunday's Spring Sizzler
NASCAR Mods - 4/25/09
Ted Christopher made it two-for-two in 2009 as he earned his second NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Coors Light Pole Award of the young season Saturday afternoon at Stafford Motor Speedway in advance of Sunday’s Tech-Net Spring Sizzler presented by CARQUEST.
ARCA Driver James Hylton Hospitalized After Talladega
ARCA - 4/25/09
James Hylton was transported to a local hospital following the ARCA RE/MAX Series 250 at Talladega Superspeedway on Friday evening. Hylton, of Inman, South Carolina, exited his No. 48 Ford under his own power after finishing 15th in the ARCA RE/MAX 250. He was taken to the infield care center after completing the 250-mile race and then transported to Brookwood Medical Center in Birmingham, where he was admitted for overnight evaluation.
Tony Stewart Flips Sprint Car Friday Night But is OK
USCS Sprint Cars - 4/25/09
Tony Stewart went back to his short track roots Friday night at Carolina Speedway in Gastonia, NC by driving a Sprint Car with the USCS tour. He was fast until another competitor hooked his wheel and turned him. Stewart's car flipped, but he was uninjured. Stewart and the Director of Racing Operations for Stewart-Haas Racing, Bobby Hutchens, are traveling to Bowman Gray Stadium opener Saturday in Winston Salem, NC. Hutchens will race a Modified.
ASA MWT Opener Postponed - Now Madison Int'l on May 3rd
ASA MWT - 4/25/09
ASAMT & Dells Raceway Park officials have postponed the running of the Race for the Gold Bronze Race scheduled for Saturday, April 25 due to inclement weather. 40-plus entries were received for the Dells race. The event will be re-scheduled for Saturday, June 6. The event at Madison Int'l Speedway on Sunday, May 3rd will open the season.
Menard Files Entry For Toledo ARCA Race, Will Run For Kimmel
ARCA - 4/24/09
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Paul Menard has filed an entry to compete in the ARCA RE/MAX Series "Menards 200" on Sunday, May 17 at Toledo Speedway. He will make his Toledo debut in a car prepared and fielded by Kimmel Racing. The Ford Fusion will carry Menards familiar #98, with sponsorship from Johns Manville.
Lake Erie Adds an ARCA Truck Event to Their Schedule
ARCA - 4/24/09
Lake Erie Speedway in North East, Pennsylvania is the latest facility to announce an ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series race date in 2009, officials from the Automobile Racing Club of America and Lake Erie Speedway announced. The regionally touring ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series will contest a 100-lap race at the 3/8-mile short track on August 29, joining a growing list of seven other race tracks that are part of the 2009 tour. The Series is currently scheduled to visit four states and Canada this season.
J.R. Norris and Richie Wauters Team Up Again for CRA Race
CRA - 4/24/09
Former NASCAR Southeast Series champion J.R. Norris will reunite with car owner Richie Wauters to run next weekend's CRA Super Series event at Music City Motorplex (TN).
Kelly Bires Enters Talladega ARCA Race
ARCA - 4/23/09
Kelly Bires has been named as the driver of the No. 32 WinTron Racing entry in Friday's ARCA RE/MAX 250 at the 2.66-mile Talladega Superspeedway.
Orange County PASS South Entry List is Packed
PASS South - 4/23/09
Ben Rowe, Jeff Fultz, Johanna Long, Michael Pope and all of the PASS South regulars are all on the entry list for Saturday's Orange Blossom Special PASS South race at Orange County Speedway. Click here for the entry list.
Gill, Rogers, Butler & Herring Are Among SoGA Pro Cup Entries
Pro Cup - 4/23/09
Bobby Gill, Clay Rogers, Brett Butler, Jeff Agnew and Drew Herring are among the entries for this weekend's USARacing Pro Cup event at South Georgia. Click here for the entry list.
Bayne to Drive for Dave Davis Team in Tri County CW East Race
CW East - 4/22/09
Recent USARacing Pro Cup Concord race winner Trevor Bayne will drive the #9 Chevrolet fielded by Dave Davis Motorsports in this weekend's NASCAR Camping World East Series race at Tri-County Speedway (NC). Bayne also won a CW East race at Thompson in 2008.
Missed Speed 51 Radio? Catch Up and Listen Right Here!
51 Radio - 4/22/09
Did you miss this week's Speed 51 Radio show on RaceTalkRadio.com with ARCA winner Sean Caisse, a pair of the Dillon family racers and talk of the 51 Short Track Draft? Don't fret, you can catch an encore link to the show by clicking right here.
A LaJoie to Go to PASS or ASA Racing?
SLM - 4/21/09
While appearing on Tuesday's UARA Soiree' Radio Show on RaceTalkRadio.com, Randy LaJoie mentioned that he is planning to build a straight-rail Super Late Model/Pro Late Model for his son Corey to enter in PASS and ASA events. Corey LaJoie won this past weekend's UARA-Stars race at Rockingham Speedway (NC) in a borrowed Late Model Stock Car.
Sean Caisse & Short Track Draft Discussion on Speed 51 Radio
51 Radio - 4/21/09
7pm tonight will be the next version of Speed 51 Radio on RaceTalkRadio.com and ARCA winner Sean Caisse will also join the boys at Buffalo Wild Wings in Concord, NC. It'll be an hour worth of short track racing discussion. Remember it all cranks up with UARA Soiree' at 6pm, followed by Legends Nation Radio at 6:30 and Speed 51 Radio at 7pm, all on RTR.
Johanna Long Enters Orange County PASS South Event
PASS South - 4/21/09
Johanna Long has entered this weekend's PASS South Super Late Model event at Orange County Speedway (NC). The 16-year-old is on a hot streak and has won races at Five Flags Speedway (FL) and Mobile International Speedway (AL) so far this season. The Orange County race will mark her PASS South debut. For the full entry list for Orange County, please click here.
USARacing Pro Cup to Feature Live Timing and Scoring Online
Pro Cup - 4/21/09
USARacing is pleased to announce Motorstats.com as a new partner with the Pro Cup Series for the 2009 season. Headquartered in Durham, NC, Motorstats.com will provide fans with live timing and scoring of all 14 events on the USARacing Pro Cup Series schedule through a link on its website and on the usarprocup.com site.
Dixie Motor Speedway Tuesday Night Test Session in Cancelled
Tracks - 4/21/09
For the third time in three tries, Dixie Motor Speedway (MI) officials are once again forced to cancel the Tuesday Night Test and Tune scheduled for April 21st due to rain showers, cold temperatures, and even the possibility of snow. As has been the case with the other cancellations, the driver neeting scheduled for those days have gone on as scheduled and thie Tuesday is no exception. The Fifth Drivers Meeting of the 2009 racing season, this one for the Weekly Local Racing Series Figure 8s division, is scheduled for 7:45pm
40 Entries Sign Up for ASA Midwest Tour Opening Day
ASA MW - 4/21/09
There are already 40 entries for this weekend's ASA Midwest Tour season-opening event at "Race for the Gold" Bronze 125 at Dells Raceway Park (WI). Click here for the entry list.
