In what could be one of the greatest upsets in NASCAR history, Brad Keselowski, in only his fifth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start, took the win at Talladega Sunday. The NASCAR Nationwide Series regular, who drives for two-time Gateway International Raceway winner Dale Earnhardt Jr., in that series, earned the victory after 2007 NNS champion Carl Edwards got together with former GIR USAC winner Ryan Newman yards from the finish line. Keselowski, Earnhardt, and Newman finished 1-2-3 with two-time GIR winner Greg Biffle finishing seventh and last year's Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 runner-up Joey Logano bringing home his first NSCS top-ten with a ninth-place effort. The Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series travel to Richmond International Raceway this weekend.
In the NASCAR Nationwide Series race on Saturday, former GIR NASCAR Camping World Truck Series polesitter David Ragan earned his first-ever NASCAR victory with a last-second pass of Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Ryan Newman. Ragan, a Georgia native with friends and family in the St. Louis area, had nearly 200 starts in all three of the top NASCAR series before earning the dramatic win. Newman took the runner-up position driving for Kevin Harvick Inc., with Joey Logano finishing third, and Earnhardt finishing fifth. Other notables in the top-ten were three-time USAC champion Jason Leffler (sixth), Scott Lagasse Jr. (eighth), Sunday's Talladega winner Brad Keselowski (ninth), and Kyle Busch, who is making his return to Gateway International Raceway on July 18 (tenth).
It was a long, soggy weekend for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in Kansas, but after two days and several rain delays, it was 2007 GIR polesitter Mike Skinner visiting Victory Lane after Mother Nature finally succeeded in shutting down the race. Johnny Benson, the defending NCWTS champion and 2007 GIR Camping World 200 winner, was the runner-up, with rookie Brian Scott finishing third. The defending Camping World 200 winner, Ron Hornaday, finished fourth, while former ASA champion Johnny Sauter took home a ninth-place finish. The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series returns to action May 15 for night racing at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Catch all the action on SPEED!
The NHRA Full Throttle Series returns to Gateway International Raceway this weekend for the O'Reilly NHRA Midwest Nationals and there are several storylines to follow: Will Ashley Force Hood get her first win at the home track of her husband's family as well as her St. Louis Auto Racing Fan Club Mechanic of the Year crew chief Ron Douglas? Will Spencer Massey follow in the footsteps of his legendary team owner, Don "The Snake" Prudhomme, and take a win at Gateway? Will Brandon Bernstein put the Budweiser rail in the Winners' Circle in Anheuser-Busch's backyard for the beermaker's final trip to GIR with Kenny Bernstein Racing? Will Allen Johnson find victory in his 300th-career Pro Stock start? Find out by coming to Gateway this weekend! Call 866-35-SPEED or visit GatewayRaceway.com for ticket info! And don't forget to check out GIR on Facebook and Twitter this week for instant info!
GatewayRaceway.com is your home for everything you need to know about motorsports on the local, regional, and national level. Visit the site for the NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series' points standings as well as exclusive stories, photos, and audio. Right now at GatewayRaceway.com are this week's editions of GIR Nitro Notes and Gateway to Racing in the Audio Section as well as the preview of the Thursday morning grudge match between FOX 2's Tim Ezell and NHRA Full Throttle Series Top Fuel winner Antron Brown.
GIR is hosting the NHRA Full Throttle Series this weekend, the NASCAR Nationwide Series (July 18), and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (Sept. 12) once again in 2009 as well as the National Guard ADRL Tour and the USAC .25 Midget Series. For more information, visit GatewayRaceway.com
In the NASCAR Nationwide Series race on Saturday, former GIR NASCAR Camping World Truck Series polesitter David Ragan earned his first-ever NASCAR victory with a last-second pass of Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Ryan Newman. Ragan, a Georgia native with friends and family in the St. Louis area, had nearly 200 starts in all three of the top NASCAR series before earning the dramatic win. Newman took the runner-up position driving for Kevin Harvick Inc., with Joey Logano finishing third, and Earnhardt finishing fifth. Other notables in the top-ten were three-time USAC champion Jason Leffler (sixth), Scott Lagasse Jr. (eighth), Sunday's Talladega winner Brad Keselowski (ninth), and Kyle Busch, who is making his return to Gateway International Raceway on July 18 (tenth).
It was a long, soggy weekend for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in Kansas, but after two days and several rain delays, it was 2007 GIR polesitter Mike Skinner visiting Victory Lane after Mother Nature finally succeeded in shutting down the race. Johnny Benson, the defending NCWTS champion and 2007 GIR Camping World 200 winner, was the runner-up, with rookie Brian Scott finishing third. The defending Camping World 200 winner, Ron Hornaday, finished fourth, while former ASA champion Johnny Sauter took home a ninth-place finish. The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series returns to action May 15 for night racing at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Catch all the action on SPEED!
The NHRA Full Throttle Series returns to Gateway International Raceway this weekend for the O'Reilly NHRA Midwest Nationals and there are several storylines to follow: Will Ashley Force Hood get her first win at the home track of her husband's family as well as her St. Louis Auto Racing Fan Club Mechanic of the Year crew chief Ron Douglas? Will Spencer Massey follow in the footsteps of his legendary team owner, Don "The Snake" Prudhomme, and take a win at Gateway? Will Brandon Bernstein put the Budweiser rail in the Winners' Circle in Anheuser-Busch's backyard for the beermaker's final trip to GIR with Kenny Bernstein Racing? Will Allen Johnson find victory in his 300th-career Pro Stock start? Find out by coming to Gateway this weekend! Call 866-35-SPEED or visit GatewayRaceway.com for ticket info! And don't forget to check out GIR on Facebook and Twitter this week for instant info!
GatewayRaceway.com is your home for everything you need to know about motorsports on the local, regional, and national level. Visit the site for the NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series' points standings as well as exclusive stories, photos, and audio. Right now at GatewayRaceway.com are this week's editions of GIR Nitro Notes and Gateway to Racing in the Audio Section as well as the preview of the Thursday morning grudge match between FOX 2's Tim Ezell and NHRA Full Throttle Series Top Fuel winner Antron Brown.
GIR is hosting the NHRA Full Throttle Series this weekend, the NASCAR Nationwide Series (July 18), and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (Sept. 12) once again in 2009 as well as the National Guard ADRL Tour and the USAC .25 Midget Series. For more information, visit GatewayRaceway.com
