KANKE GAMBLES WITH ALTERNATE VEHICLE TONIGHT.Byline: TIM TIM Timothy TIM Technical Interchange Meeting TIM Transient Intermodulation Distortion TIM Time Is Money TIM The Invisible Man (movie) TIM Telecom Italia Mobile (Italian cellular provider) HADDOCK MOTOR SPORTS M.K. Kanke is taking a bit of a gamble in the NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. Toyota All-Star Showdown The Toyota All-Star Showdown is a nonpoints, all-star race that brings together the top drivers in NASCAR's lower-level series. It was inaugurated in 2003, and all three events so far have been held at Irwindale Speedway in suburban Los Angeles. at Irwindale Speedway Irwindale Speedway is a motorsports facility located in Irwindale, California. It features banked, paved 1/2 and 1/3 mile oval tracks. It is mainly used for USAC sprint car and regional NASCAR races. tonight. He has a car that has won two races at Irwindale Speedway over the years in NASCAR Elite Division, Southwest Series, competition. But he isn't planning on entering that one in the race. Instead he is bringing the car that won a race at Altamont Motor Sports Park in Tracy in July. ``We've won with both cars this year,'' said Kanke. ``This car runs real well at the end of the race. It's performed real well.'' The All-Star Showdown pits the top-40 Elite Division drivers in the country against each other. The Southwest Series is one of the four regional Elite Divisions in the country. The others are the Northwest Series, Midwest Series and Southeast Series. The top 10 drivers from each of the Elite Divisions is eligible for the Showdown. Gary Lewis Gary Lewis may refer to:
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Ron Hornaday Jr. returns to the Truck Series after winning a NASCAR Super Late Model race last Saturday night at the Orange Show in San Bernardino. The Truck Series is at Martinsville Speedway in Virginia, one of the tiniest tracks in NASCAR. Hornaday said racing at the Orange Show was a good way to prepare for Martinsville. In eight starts at Martinsville in the Truck Series, Hornaday has three top-five finishes. It is one of the few tracks on the Truck Series schedule where Hornaday has not recorded a win. ``Well, Martinsville is a place that I love to race at, but I am still looking to get a win at the track,'' said Hornaday, a former Saugus Speedway champ from Palmdale and driver of the No. 33 Chevrolet Silverado for Kevin Harvick Inc. ``For some reason, we come close, but I can't seal the deal. A win at Martinsville would definitely be big, and I would love to get another win for Kevin, DeLana, and our new sponsor, AES HR Solutions, before the season is over.'' There are five races left on the Truck Series schedule. Hornaday is sixth in points and has two wins this year. Martinsville is the last short track for the Truck Series drivers. The rest of the races are on speedways, the smallest being the 1-mile oval at Phoenix International Raceway Phoenix International Raceway, or just PIR, is a one mile tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. It opened in 1964, as the new home of major open-wheel racing in the Phoenix area, replacing the track at the Arizona State Fairgrounds as an automobile racing venue. . ``The cool thing about Martinsville is that it puts the racing back in the hands of the drivers, and we are able to battle it out and fight for every position each lap,'' Hornaday said. ``We don't really worry about aerodynamics aerodynamics, study of gases in motion. As the principal application of aerodynamics is the design of aircraft, air is the gas with which the science is most concerned. there, and I am just going to work really hard to get a win for Chevrolet and everyone this weekend.'' timothy.haddock(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3715 CAPTION(S): photo Box: NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown champions |
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