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11.23.08
Three driver-navigator pairings mastered the 2008 United States Road Rally Challenge, held Oct. 31 – Nov. 2, in Tigard, Ore. SCCA (Sports Car Club of America) Second in a series of 14 announcing the 2009 ASAMT Touring Stars. ASA (American Speed Association) Southern California Sprint Car racing superstar Tony Jones has announced that he will be retiring from racing. USAC (United States Auto Club) Kraig Kinser and his Tony Stewart Racing team never gave up in 2008, despite facing some tough times early in the season, and all of that constant hard work and determination paid off down the stretch. WoO (World of Outlaws) At NHRA’s season-ending World Finals in Pomona, CA, Mullis Race Cars customers Bart Nelson, Mark Padgett, and Anthony Castillo turned in remarkable performances. NHRA (National Hot Rod Association) The O'Reilly Auto Parts Southern United Professional Racing tour will honor its drivers on Saturday, Dec. 13, at the postseason banquet for the Louisiana-based Dirt Late Model series. SUPR (Southern United Professional Racers) Just because the NASCAR season ended this past weekend in Florida doesn't mean that it's time to file away our notepads and interview tapes. NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) The Kil-Kare Speedway will honor their 2008 track champions and top drivers on January 10, 2009 at the Fairborn American Legion in Fairborn, Ohio. NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) NOTE: Following late registration Wednesday Thursday, here is the final pre-race entry list for the 41st Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 desert race, which starts Friday morning and is being held in Ensenada, Mexico. SCORE (Short Course Off Road Enterprises) With the 2008-racing season now complete, the World Karting Association is announcing the year-end banquets. WKA (World Karting Association) The 2009 rules and regulations for AMA Pro Road Racing's American Superbike, Daytona SportBike and SuperSport divisions were released today from AMA Pro Racing headquarters in Daytona Beach. AMA (American Motorcyclist Association) International Outlaw Figure 8 Series (IOFS) officials announced today that the series plans to visit Montpelier Motor Speedway in 2009. IOFS (International Outlaw Figure 8 Series) It’s Thursday morning and in the Greensboro, NC airport Cary Stapp is starting to feel the gravity return to his feet. ASA (American Speed Association) The thunder of horsepower roared at Texana Raceway Park as the USMTS rolled into town, with nearly fifty Modifieds for opening night of the Inaugural Texas Winter Challenge. USMTS (United States Modified Touring Series) Sal Fish, CEO/President of SCORE International – I think of the dedication each and every one of the racers bring to the sport is really what makes it happen. SCORE (Short Course Off Road Enterprises) The past couple of seasons have seen LMP2 vie with GT2 as the most fiercely-contested class in the American Le Mans Series. ALMS (American Le Mans Series) Community members can prepare for the holidays and help support children in need with the Speedway Children's Charities annual Christmas Tree Sale. SCC (Speedway Children's Charities) The Academy of Motorsport is North America’s first boarding school to focus on motorsports. The program for grades 9-12 at the Carlisle School was recently featured in the Charlotte Observer’s Sports section (November 15) and on the Internet at www.thatsracin.com. NET (Internet Broadcast & Other News) O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis officials announced today a plan for the next phase of the ongoing facility improvement project that has been underway for much of the last decade at the historic multi-purpose use motorsports complex. NHRA (National Hot Rod Association) IHRA changes the rules to include everyone in its sportsman world championship chases. IHRA (International Hot Rod Association) Coming off its most successful and exciting racing season ever, the Flowmaster American Drag Racing League (ADRL) presented by the National Guard is ready to celebrate Dec. 13, with its 2008 Racer Appreciation and Awards Gala in the Regency Ballroom at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Orlando, Florida. ADRL (American Drag Racing League) The 4th Annual Joe Lee Johnson Memorial and the O'Reilly Southern All Star sanctioned 20th Annual Gobbler are both set for this coming weekend. SAS (Southern All Star Racing Series) The newly formed O'Reilly All Star Late Model Series now has an online home. ASLMS (O'Reilly All Star Late Model Series) Attention all Dirt Late Model and dirt modified racers! Joe Gibbs Racing is hosting veteran dirt racer Dale McDowell for a two day seminar January 16th & 17th titled - Dirt Strategy, Set up & Racing to Win. MISC (Misc. Racing News) As the 25th Anniversary season came to a close last weekend for the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints (ESS) at the annual awards banquet, its time to get ready for 2009. ESS (Empire Super Sprints) The Inland Championship Auto Racing (ICAR) Late Model Series has retained its 2008 Board of Directors and added two men to the former three-person body to serve in 2009. ICAR (Inland Championship Auto Racing) Yesterday afternoon and evening, I, along with team members from David Powers Motorsports, John Force Racing and Schumacher Racing, jet-setted our way back to Indianapolis from Ontario, Calif. NHRA (National Hot Rod Association) Following the announcement of its new road racing class structure last month, AMA Pro Racing confirmed today that it is now accepting applications for the approval of all key parts and components for the 2009 Eligible Equipment List in each of the four major divisions of AMA Pro Road Racing. AMA (American Motorcyclist Association) Five premier off-road racers have been added to the Crandon Record Book following two events in 2008 at the famous off-road raceway. WSORR (Lucas Oil World Series of Off-Road Racing) Hardwork, determination and sprint car racing are what Jason Sides knows best. He combined those three elements again this past season as he took to the road with the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series. WoO (World of Outlaws)
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- It’s Thursday morning and in the Greensboro, NC airport Cary Stapp is starting to feel the gravity return to his feet. For the past three days, Cary along with his wife Kelli realized a dream that many local drivers hope for, a chance to show his talents to a successful NASCAR team.
