After turning up a top-three finish in his OSCAAR debut at Kawartha Speedway, Terry Baker would score his first career OSCAAR Hanover Holiday Modified feature victory at Sunset Speedway on Saturday night.
Current Ontario Pro Challenge Series points leader Dennis Thomson proved on Saturday night at Sunset Speedway just why he is leading the points as he would carve his way through the field to pick up the feature victory.
Brad Keselowski won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway on Friday with a speed of 188.791 mph. Keselowski broke the track qualifying record with a lap time of 28.603 seconds. He bested second place qualifier and fellow Team Penske driver Joey Logano’s time by two tenths of a second.
In another dominating performance in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Kyle Busch emerged victorious after a battle with the rough and tough Kentucky Speedway. He led most of the event and only surrendered the lead a few times to Brad Keselowski and Darrell Wallace Jr.
Jeff Gordon, one of the true greats in NASCAR and a first ballot Hall of Famer, is looking to make history at Kentucky Speedway. If the 42 year old wins Saturday night's race, it will not only be his landmark 90th victory but also will be his first victory at Kentucky Speedway.
Last year, Helio Castroneves felt that he had a car that could've won at the Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston, however fell short of completing the task as a result of gearbox issues.
Over the past couple of years, Johnny Sauter has been fast at Kentucky Speedway in the Camping World Truck Series, but he has yet to reach victory lane. Sauter has come close on many occasions including a runner-up finish, and went from leading to in the garage with 20 laps to go due to a broken axle.
After putting on an impressive show two weeks ago at Barrie Speedway that featured a side-by-side battle between Gary Elliott and Gary McLean in the late going, the OSCAAR Hanover Holiday Modifieds are back this weekend for a pair of 30-lap features at Sunset Speedway.
“It means a lot to me,” Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Aflac Ford for Roush Fenway Racing, said. “And then the real special part to me was to stand in Victory Lane at Sonoma and have Jeff Gordon come and give me a handshake as the second place finisher means a lot.”
Carl Edwards won his first road course in Sonoma, California Sunday. He ended a five race Hendrick Motorsports win streak that started in Kansas. Edwards took the lead from Marcos Ambrose with 25 laps to go and never looked back.
The Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals is always a special race for six-time Pro Stock world champion Greg Anderson and this year’s trip to Summit Motorsports Park gives him a chance to add two more trophies to his extensive collection
