Baehr Captures Stock Eliminator at Summit Racing Nationals
Rick Baehr navigated 91 rivals in seven rounds to win the Stock Eliminator title at Norwalk. He drove a white 1988 Ford Mustang to a 12.512 second run at 103.34 mph and plans to chase a world championship with further divisional and national races. The trophy is a bronze Wally Parks figure presented to event champions.
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Delays fuel a hotter track at Summit Motorsports Park
Sunday eliminations at Summit Motorsports Park faced hour and a half stoppages after an early downpour delaying action until near 7 p.m. Temperatures rose from 88 to 119 degrees as Top Fuel and Pro Stock Motorcycle heats ran late. Drivers blamed the heat while fans followed tweets from NHRA competitors during the schedule disruptions.
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Dixon Earns Second Straight NHRA Win At Norwalk
Richie Dixon captured his second consecutive NHRA event win at Norwalk, clocking a 3.981 second run at 294.05 mph to defeat Brandon Bernstein. He noted the title came despite imperfect rounds and team changes, while daughter Alanna's Locks of Love donation and Beckman's birthday win added context to a weekend of victories.
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Logano Wins Cup Debut After Rain Halts Race
Joey Logano saved fuel to win his first Cup race in only his 20th start after a late restart and a red flag caused by rain. Jeff Gordon moved to second as Logano seized the lead when Ryan Newman ran out of gas. rain ended the event after 273 laps. Crew chief Greg Zipadelli earned major credit for guiding the effort.
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Jedrzejek repeats in Open Wheel feature at Sandusky Speedway
Tim Jedrzejek won the 30 lap open wheel feature at Sandusky Speedway marking his second 2009 win and first repeat victor in seven MSA circuit races. The Reeds Salvage driver led a field that included Mark Sammut and Jack Smith, with late cautions and a red flag halting action before Jedrzejek crossed first.
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IndyCar Race at Richmond Prompted Apologies and Reflections
Scott Dixon called the 300 lap race at Richmond International Raceway a procession after finishing in Victory Lane. Dario Franchitti apologized for an awful race while Graham Rahal noted he passed two cars and finished third. Twenty cars ran single file as officials planned talks with ISC about the 2010 return.
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