Motorsports News

Short Track Classic Set For This Weekend at Five Flags Speedway

CONCORD, NC (November 29, 2006) - The NASCAR Nextel Cup Series schedule is a
grueling one with 36 points-paying events on it.  Bob Dillner, NASCAR
television commentator for SPEED Channel, attended all of those events.
Plus, Dillner covered NASCAR Busch and Truck Series events, several test
sessions and press functions, in addition to this weekend’s NASCAR Champions
Week festivities in New York City.

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Mainer Wins One Major Event, Enters Another

CONCORD, NC (November 29, 2006) - Cassius Clark was supposed to end his
racing season with last weekend’s Mason-Dixon Meltdown at South Boston
Speedway (VA).  In fact, if he had finished in any one of 31 other positions
at the conclusion of the 250-lap race, he’d be up in Maine getting ready for
Ice Fishing or Snowmobiling season there instead.

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Last-Lap Duel with Farbo Reminiscent of Busch/Craven Darlington Tussle

CONCORD, NC (November 28, 2006) -  Zach Stroupe was 10 years old when NASCAR
Cup drivers Kurt Busch and Ricky Craven battled door-to-door for the win at
Darlington Speedway (SC) in 1993.  The two drivers made contact numerous
times in the final laps before banging fenders all the way down the
frontstretch on the way to the checkered flag.  Craven was declared the
winner by an inch or two at the most, but the winner of the race is not what
people will always remember.  Race fans will never forget the thrilling
finish.

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Familiar Names Best Star-Studded Fields in Wild Events

CONCORD, NC (November 28, 2006) - The moon was shining down brightly on
South Boston Speedway (VA) for the Friday night feature races of the
Mason-Dixon Meltdown.  It wasn’t quite a full moon (the lunar phase is still
two weeks away from that), but judging from the wild race that the INEX
Legends cars put on, many people would have guessed that the moon was in
full glow.

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Photo-Finish at SoBo Excites Fans - Post-Race Tech Results in Penalties

CONCORD, NC (November 28, 2006) - It was the most memorable finish in Pro
Challenge Series history, and it came in the biggest race of the 2006
season.  The inaugural Mason-Dixon Meltdown at South Boston Speedway also
produced the closest finish in the history of Pro Challenge.  Trevor Farbo
beat Zach Stroupe by less than six inches at the line for the victory in the
“Gamers Lounge 50.”  It was only Farbo’s fourth event in Pro Challenge
competition.

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CONCORD, NC (November 28, 2006) - Every year, the entire Short Track racing
world looks at one thing - Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida.  At
the historic half-mile, Super Late Model racers from all over the country
converge to gun for one of the most coveted prizes in motorsports. the
Snowball Derby trophy.

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Zach Stroupe Inches Short of Meltdown Pro Challenge Victory
  Last-Lap Duel with Farbo Reminiscent of Busch/Craven Darlington Tussle
 
  CONCORD, NC (November 28, 2006) - Zach Stroupe was 10 years old when NASCAR Cup drivers Kurt Busch and Ricky Craven battled door-to-door for the win at Darlington Speedway (SC) in 1993. The two drivers made contact numerous times in the final laps before banging fenders all the way down the frontstretch on the way to the checkered flag. Craven was declared the winner by an inch or two at the most, but the winner of the race is not what people will always remember. Race fans will never forget the thrilling finish.

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Travis Kittleson Carries the South at Mason-Dixon Meltdown  Rear End Problems Drop #88 Team to Seventh After Leading Five Times During the Race

   
  MOORESVILLE, NC (November 28, 2006) - For most of the Mason-Dixon Meltdown at South Boston Speedway (VA), Florida native Travis Kittleson held down the fort for the Southern Super Late Model contingent. He was the only driver to lead laps for the South and he did that with style - putting the #88 Bob Steele Chevrolet out front on five different occasions during the 250-lap event.
 
  But towards the end of the race, Kittleson was struck down by a faulty rear end. He went from leading the race with less than 20 laps to go, to finishing seventh when the #88 started running erratically.

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Ryan Lawler Comes Close to PASS South Title in First SLM Season
  Young Texan Tangles With a Lapped Car at Mason-Dixon Meltdown
 
  MOORESVILLE, NC (November 27, 2006) - Goals are never set in stone. An athlete who exceeds the expectations that are put upon him or her only sets the bar higher and higher. A true competitor is only happy with victory.
 
  That’s why Ryan Lawler was actually a little bit down after ending a remarkable PASS South season this weekend following the final event of the year, the Mason-Dixon Meltdown. Even though he had never raced a single lap in a Super Late Model before the PASS South season started and he finished second in the standings, he was thinking about what could have been.

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Brandon, Fla., (Nov 27, 2006) - Zoomster.com announced the motorsports winners of the eighth annual Zoomster Hat Award.  Only 11 stock car and drag racing champions will receive the 2006 award which features a special production Zoomster hat.     

In motorsports a Zoomster is defined as a smart and speedy racer, a professional contributor, a high-achiever. The uniquely numbered Zoomster hat was designed to recognize those who give purpose to mechanized speed and the Internet racing sites, Zoomster.com and StripBike.com. 

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