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47th Annual Knoxville Nationals Final Results

93 cars

E main (started): 1. Chris Schmelzle 57c (2) 2. Matt Wasmund 4w (1) / 3. Rager Phillips 9 (5) 4. TJ Winegardner Jr. 11T (3) 5. Brent Antill 1 (6) 6. Garrett Ishii 71G (7) 7. Ray Allen Kulhanek 41K (8) 8. Ben Gregg 22B (10) 9. Jack Dover 53 (12) 10. Robert Bell 71 (13) 11. Neil Shepherd 4N (9) 12. Ty Bartz 75 (11) 13. Bob Bennett 3 (4)

Schmelzle led flag to flag in the 10 lapper on a narrow track. Phillips seemed to be faster than Wasmund, but couldn't find a spot to get around him despite a lap seven stoppage for Shepherd.

Knoxville Nationals Non-qualifiers/Scrambles Results

75 cars

C Scramble (started): 1. Lance Dewease 25 (1) 2. Greg Wilson w20 (2) 3. Mark Dobmeier 13L (4) 4. Dean Jacobs 7K (5) 5. Justin Henderson D1 (6) 6. Bob Felmlee 6F (7) 7. Seth Brahmer 13 (9) 8. Skip Jackson 2 (8) 9. Jack Potter 15P (3) DNS - Jason Johnson 41

J. Johnson shelled a driveline in hot laps and was taken in to the hospital with foot and toe injuries. Dewease left the rest behind in the 8 lapper, shortened due to daytime conditions. He improved his stock, as he came in 10th in points in the C, and left starting outside row two. 20 points were awarded to scramble winners, 18 to second place, and so on. One point was added for every car passed. Those points were added to points ac*****ulated on qualifying nights and that determined Saturday night's starting order.

Knoxville Nationals Night Two Results

55 cars

Tim Shaffer (1st car out to time) set quick time at 15.000 seconds. Jason Martin (2nd car out) was second quick, followed by Mark Smith (9th), Toni Lutar (5th), Donny Schatz (54th), Randy Hannagan (15th), Lance Dewease (8th), Brian Paulus (11th), Brandon Wimmer (6th) and Craig Dollansky (19th). The track went away quickly, with early timers having a much larger advantage than night one, with the exception of Schatz. Fred Rahmer got upside down in hot laps, ending his night early. Robert Bell failed to get a time in.

Shane Stewart

Heat one (started): 1. Chad Blonde 5B (2) 2. Dusty Zomer 1z (3) 3. Greg Hodnett 22 (4) 4. Lucas Wolfe 5w (7) / 5. Shaffer 6 (10) 6. Jan Howard 4xx (1) 7. Billy Alley 55 (6) 8. Randy Hannagan 1x (9) / 9. Dean Jacobs 7K (8) 10. Rager Phillips 9 (5)

Blonde led flag to flag in the 10 lapper. The top three pulled away, as Howard held the final transfer to the A down ealry. Wolfe eventually dove under him as a part of a four-car battle with Shaffer and Alley. The four were within five car lengths for much of the heat. The top four finishers went to the A, next four to the B, and last two to the C.

Knoxville Nationals Night One Results

50 cars

Paul McMahan (30th car out to time) set quick time on a fast track at 14.817 seconds. Stevie Smith (1st car out) was second quick, followed by Travis Cram (10th), Bronson Maeschen (42nd), Dion Hindi (8th), Kenny Jacobs (22nd), Jason Meyers (48th), Terry McCarl (4th), Rob Chaney (5th) and Steve Kinser (13th). Kim Mock failed to get a time in and scratched.

Jac Haudenschild

Heat one (started): 1. Brooke Tatnell 2w (6) 2. Joey Saldana 9E (8) 3. Seth Brahmer 13 (4) 4. McMahan 20 (10) / 5. Clint Garner 40 (3) 6. Justin Henderson D1 (7) 7. Brock Mayes 11B (5) 8. Garrett Ishii 71G (1) / 9. Jacobs 29 (9) 10. Mike Moore 69 (2)

For sprint car fans, the heats on the qualifying night of the Nationals can be the most exciting races of the season, and tonight didn't disappoint. Tatnell got an outstanding jump and circled the two rows in front of him to take the lead on lap one of the 10 lapper. Saldana made a surge using the bottom of the track, chasing the leader who used the high side. McMahan improved his stock by gaining the final transfer from Garner with three to go. Jacobs spent the last two laps trying in vain to catch Ishii for at least a spot in the B.

COLLINS WINS NLMS at EAST ALABAMA

COLLINS WINS NLMS at EAST ALABAMA
By Jay Vaquer

Phenix City, ALA - August 4, 2007 - Of all the Late Model series teams who appear at East Alabama Motor Speedway none is more exciting than Ray Miller's National Late Model Series. Over 30 highly skilled professional teams came Saturday night to compete with our local Late Model drivers who faired well against the professionals. In fast time qualifying Mark Whitener earned the pole with Johnny Collins on the outside. The second row had our local legend Dana Eiland on the inside and local speedster Dewayne "Flat Out" Johnson on the outside. On the third row local rookie William Thomas qualified sixth with his JW Miller Land and Timber Scorpion Chassis Monte Carlo equipped with a crate engine since his Sportsman motor expired the night before at Penton Speedway where he went from 19th to seventh with five laps to go. When the green flag dropped on the feature event, Johnny Collins, who is the current NLMS points leader, wasted no time in asserting his dominance. He outran Whitener to turn one and immediately began to distance himself from the full field of 25 cars. Johnson was looking inside Whitener to take over third place and Thomas was looking to the outside of Eiland to take his place.

Boland Wins A Wild John l Cliett Tribute SAS/SUPR Event

Columbus, MS - Fans and competitors once again made their way to "The Baddest Bullring in the South" for the second night of the John L. Cliett Tribute weekend presented by Carl Hogan Automotive Group. The Saturday night portion of the two-day event featuring full shows each night brought the O'Reilly SUPR and O'Reilly Southern All Stars head-to-head in an event that also featured holdovers from Friday night's MSCCS versus SRRS as well as others. 41 Super Late Models attended Saturday night for the 59-lap, $5,000-to-win main event.

David Breazeale, who led almost all of Friday night's event only fall short in the final laps, would set fast time in pole qualifying with a 14.30. Breazeale would share the front row with another #54, this one driven by Dane Dacus as the pair would pace the feature field ahead of Friday night winner Chris Wall and Tony Knowles.

Rolling Wheels Hosts â��Furiously Fast Fridayâ�� Street Drag Special August 10

Elbridge, NY – August 6, 2007 – By Tom Skibinski, Rolling Wheels Raceway Park PR Director Trackside activity continues for straight line racers during the month of August at Rolling Wheels Raceway Park with the second consecutive week of ‘Furiously Fast Fridays’ Street Drags on August 10 at the Elbridge, N.Y. motorsports facility. Round five Furiously Fast Fridays at Rolling Wheels features Street Drags, Neon Glow and a Burnout Contest, with dashes for Domestics, Imports, Cycles and 4-Wheelers highlighting the show. RWR gates open Friday at 7:30 p.m. and drags pull off the line at 8 o'clock sharp. The entry fee for every event participant is $15.00 with the general admission ticket price set at $5.00 for all.

360 Tournament of Champions Results

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JD Johnson set a new 360 one-lap track record in group qualifying at 15.984 seconds. Justin Barger was second quick, followed by Darren Long, Eric Baldaccini, Kaley Gharst, Chuck Swenson, Jason Johnson, Gary Wright, Josh Higday and Don Droud Jr. Dave Hall failed to get a time in and scratched for the night.

Heat one (started, *qualified for feature, organization): 1. Gabe May***** 98m (1*, WOW) 2. Randy Martin 14 (2*, WOW) 3. Wayne Johnson 94 (4*, ASCoT) 4. Bryan Dobesh 2D (3, KNOX) 5. Jason Johnson 41 (5, ASCoT) 6. JD Johnson 98 (6, NCRA) 7. Chris Schmelzle 57c (8, ASCoT) DNS - Ryan Jamison 51J (7, SIA), Dave Hall 51 (9, KNOX)

Heats had an invert of six by time, and the top 18 in passing points in the heats qualified for the feature. May***** led the distance in the 10 lapper on a heavy track not lending to much passing.

Gharst Wins Brodix Tournament of Champions; O'Reilly ASCoT National Series Takes

Lonnie Wheatley, KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 5, 2007) – While Illinois shoe Kaley Gharst raced to victory lane in Sunday night's Ninth Brodix Tournament of Champions at Knoxville Raceway, the American Sprint Car Series fared well by snagging six of the top twelve positions in the 30-lap feature event. And for the third time in event history, the O'Reilly American Sprint Cars on Tour National series claimed the team championship with four representatives among the top eleven feature finishers. Current ASCS Northern Plains Region points leader Chuck Swenson of Watertown, SD, was the top finishing series representative with a third-place run, finishing just ahead of O'Reilly ASCoT National series championship contender Wayne Johnson.

Phelps And Donath Win Their 4th Features Sunday At Cayuga County

Weedsport, NY – August 5, 2007 – By Gary M. Spaid, Cayuga County Fair Speedway PR Current point leaders Jimmy Phelps and Shawn Donath won their fourth feature races of the season at Cayuga County on Sunday night. Phelps’ win came in the 35-lap DIRTcar Big-Block Modified feature while Donath’s victory was scored in the DIRTcar Sportsman Modified division main event. In full-fender action, Nick Rizzo won his third UMP/DIRTcar Ferris Mowers Street Stock feature of the season at Cayuga County. “We’ve had such bad luck the last few weeks, all I did was get in the car and drive it,” Rizzo commented.