FIRST TRUCK WIN BOOSTS SAUGUS GRAD STAUDINGER MORE CONFIDENT FOR NEXT YEAR.Byline: Tim Haddock Staff Writer Aaron Staudinger of Valencia won his first American First American may refer to:
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Modified driver at Irwindale Speedway is competing in his first season on the American Race Trucks Series and notching his first win gives the Saugus High graduate confidence for the rest of this season and especially next season. ``With my experience at the track and my experience in other cars, I felt we could be competitive,'' said Staudinger, driver of the No. 72 MNR MNR Ministry of Natural Resources MNR Metro North Railroad (New York, NY) MNR Manor MNR Mouvement National Républicain (French: National Republican Movement) Engines Chevy. ``We can run for the championship next year and now we're in a position to do that.'' After two years of racing Grand Ams at Irwindale and after competing in Grand Ams at Kern County Raceway, Staudinger said he decided to make the switch to the American Race Trucks for a couple of reasons. ``The American Race Truck Series offers a lot of exposure for the amount of money we spend,'' Staudinger said, pointing to the touring aspect of the class and the Fox Sports Net television coverage for races. ``And the fans are real supportive.'' Staudinger's first win of the season wasn't easy. He clocked the fast time in qualifying at Irwindale Speedway but started sixth after drawing for the spot in an inverted inverted reverse in position, direction or order. inverted L block a pattern of local filtration anesthesia commonly used in laparotomy in the ox. grid. Staudinger fought his way to third in two laps, then patiently turned laps as race leaders Val Cummings and Deyon Young battled in front of him. Stuadinger took the lead after Cummings and Young collided on lap 19 of the 40-lapper. Staudinger took some damage in the crash. A piece of debris went through the front of his car and damaged his radiator support bar. But Staudinger's engine lasted for the remainder of the race. It was Staudinger's first main event victory at Irwindale Speedway, including from his Grand Am racing days. His previous best finish in the American Race Truck Series was second. Staudinger is sixth in points in the American Race Trucks Southwest region and has four top-five finishes this season. The American Race Trucks continue their season tonight at Tucson Raceway Park Tucson Raceway Park is a 3/8-mile paved oval race track located in Tucson, Arizona, USA. The track was built in 1968, originally as a clay oval. . In other action at Irwindale Speedway, Dave Hessing of Canyon Country fell to second place in the points standings after Saturday night's NASCAR Late Model Twin 40s. Todd Burns Todd Edward Burns (Born July 6, 1963) in Maywood, California, is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. Burns began his career with the Oakland Athletics (1988-1991) after the A's drafted him in the 7th round of the 1984 MLB amateur draft. of Riverside won both 40-lap features and Deryk Ward of Palm Springs assumed the points lead. Hessing and Ward entered the races tied for the points lead. Hessing finished 13th and second in the Late Model 40-lappers and is eight points behind Ward, who finished second and eighth in the twin 40s. Racing at Irwindale Speedway continues tonight with NASCAR Super Late Model Twin 50s. Saugus High graduate Sean Woodside, a regular on the NASCAR Winston West Series, has a two-point edge over Brent Reynolds of Escondido in the Super Late Models. The top five drivers in Super Late Models are separated by 60 points in the standings. NASCAR Super Stocks, Grand Am Modifieds and Modified 4s will also be racing tonight at Irwindale Speedway. Gates open at 4 p.m. Racing starts at 7. --Southwest Series at Colorado: NASCAR Feathlerite Southwest Series driver M.K. Kanke of Frazier Park is still recovering from a broken leg he suffered at Sears Point Sears Point is a prominent landform jutting into the historic reaches of San Pablo Bay in Sonoma County, California, USA. This hill is the southernmost peak of the Sonoma Mountains and forms the southwestern ridge above Tolay Lake. Raceway in Sonoma in June and will miss today's United Power/Touchstone Energy 150 at Colorado National Speedway in Erie, Colo. Kanke, who is still seventh in points despite missing three races since his accident, is one of only two Southwest Series drivers with multiple victories at Colorado National Speedway. Kanke won the 1999 and 1997 races. Rick Carelli Rick Carelli is a race car driver from Arvada, Colorado. Nicknamed, "The High Plains Drifter, he won multiple times in the Craftsman Truck Series, before he suffered near-fatal injuries when his truck hit the wall during a race at Memphis Motorsports Park in 1999. , a regular on the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, won Colorado races in 1992 and 1995. Kanke also holds the track qualifying record at Colorado National Speedway, 15.839 seconds on the 3/8-mile oval, set in 2000. Craig Raudman Craig Raudman, born August 6, 1961 in Redding, California, is a former NASCAR driver. He only competed in one Busch Series event. It came in 2002, when he ran the event at Las Vegas for Jay Robinson Racing. Raudman started 42nd and managed his way to 32nd by day's end. leads the Southwest Series over Auggie Vidovich, the defending race champion at Colorado National Speedway. Raudman has set a Southwest Series record five consecutive fast times in qualifying and has six poles this season. Greg Pursley of Canyon Country is fifth in points; Bob Lyon Bob Lyon, an American politician, is a former Kansas State Senator from the city of Winchester. A civil engineer, Lyon is a graduate of the University of Virginia and George Washington University. of Agua Dulce is sixth, and Ben Walker of Santa Clarita has been the top-finishing rookie in three of the last four Southwest Series races. --More Irwindale Speedway news: Irwindale Speedway received the Irwindale City Council's approval last week for the operation of Irwindale Dragstrip, a 1/8-mile street legal and junior dragster race facility to be on the speedway's property. --USAC Western Sprints: Troy Cline of Santa Clarita finished eighth in last Saturday's USAC USAC Universal Service Administrative Company USAC United States Auto Club USAC Universidad de San Carlos (University of San Carlos, Guatemala) USAC US Airways Center (Phoenix, Arizona) Western Sprint Car 40-lap feature at Carson Tahoe Champion Speedway in Carson City, Nev. Cline, who is also racing full time on the NASCAR Winston West Series, is fourth in USAC Western Sprint Car points. He is racing a limited Western Sprint schedule. The next Western Sprint Car race is at Tucson Raceway Park on Sept. 1. The next Winston West race is the Rocky Mountain 250 at Rocky Mountain Raceways in Salt Lake City, Utah For ships of the United States Navy of the same name, see . Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake, or its initials, S.L.C. , on Sept. 1. --AMA Superbikes at Willow Springs: Willow Springs International Raceway in Rosamond will play host to the AMA (Automatic Message Accounting) The recording and reporting of telephone calls within a telephone system. It includes the calling and called parties and start and stop times of the call. Chevy Trucks U.S. Superbike The term Superbike is used to describe sport bikes with displacement of around 1000cc. Superbikes have have lightweight frames and are powered by high performance engines. Their design is more focused on race track performance than rider comfort. Championship on Sept. 14-16. The Willow Springs event will be the 10th of 11 scheduled U.S. Superbike races. The Pro Honda Oils 600 Supersport class will also race at Willow Springs in conjunction with the U.S. Superbike event. Team Kawasaki rider Eric Bostrom leads the 600 Supersport class and is second in U.S. Superbike standings. He trails Suzuki's Mat Mladin in U.S. Superbikes. Bostrom is the brother of Team Ducati rider Ben Bostrom, who is competing on the World Superbike circuit. Ben Bostrom completed a World Superbike sweep, winning two races at Brands Hatch in England on July 29. The Yamaha World SuperKart Challenge will also be run at Willow Springs in Sept. 15. THIS WEEKEND NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Series United Power/Touchstone Energy 150 Site: Erie, Colo. Schedule: Today, race (8:30 p.m.) Track: Colorado National Speedway (3/8-mile paved oval). Race distance: 150 laps/56.25 miles. Posted awards: $54,900. Field: 26 cars possible. Fastest 20 cars through time trials. Two provisional spots available to the top 30 drivers based on Southwest Series drivers points standings. Two provisional spots available to highest 30 cars based on Southwest Series standings. Two starting spots to the highest finishing drivers from the qualifying race electing to transfer. CAPTION(S): box Box: THIS WEEKEND (see text) |
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