Kinser Second at Iowa/ NASCAR Safety/ Tony Stewart on Safety, WoO vs NST, Lasoski and IROC at Eldora/ NST Champion on the NST
Kinser Second at Iowa, Santos Sixth, Montoya Wrecks
Steve Wallace was running away from the Kraig Kinser but Kinser chased him down in the final laps. Wallace had just enough left to win beating Kinser to the line by .208 seconds Sunday at Iowa Speedway. Early in the race Juan Montoya went under Wallace to take the lead but Wallace regained the lead and slid up slightly on Montoya. Steve Wallace’s car suffered damage but would take on quick repairs and continue. The former Indy 500 winner was not so lucky. He spent a good portion of the race in the pits. His crew repaired the car and he reentered the race near the end of the event. USAC driver, Bobby Santos finished sixth. Santos had a good day running up front for most of the race driving for Bill Davis Racing. Justin Allgier was involved in an accident late in the race. Frank Kimmel made it seven straight ARCA RE/MAX Series championships today. Kimmel finished thirty second but the finish was good for his eighth championship overall.
ARCA Iowa Results
1. 61 Steve Wallace
2. 36 Kraig Kinser
6. 02 Bobby Santos
24. 4 Juan Montoya
25. 16 Justin Allgier
NASCAR Needs to Improve Safety
If you saw the NASCAR Nextel Cup race Saturday night, then you probably saw NASCAR throw the green flag with three safety vehicles still on the track. This is a major screw up which could have been deadly. I am not familiar with NASCAR’s procedures but I am slightly familiar with both the way the IRL and USAC communicates with safety teams. Both USAC and the IRL have positioned observers around the track looking for problems. They also have folks in race control that observe the whole track and are in communication with safety vehicles. Earlier this year USAC called for a “one to go (starter show drivers one lap until the green flag will be displayed)” as a safety vehicle was returning to its parking spot. The Chief Steward quickly shot down the “one to go” and the field had to wait one more lap, no harm there. The point is that if the IRL and USAC can get it right, certainly, the top level in Motorsports can get it right. But then again this is the same organization that was racing through an accident scene just a few years ago to “get back to the line.”
Stewart also Speak Out on Safety in NASCAR
Tony Stewart co-hosted Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain Sunday night on SPEED. Despain directly took on the issue of the safety trucks on the track allowing Tony Stewart to focus on other safety issues. Stewart said that NASCAR should have a traveling trauma and safety crew much like the IRL and CCWS.
“I have always been impressed with the IRL safety crew and the CART safety crew,” Stewart told Dave Despain.
Tony Stewart, who raced in the IRL prior to competing in NASCAR added that the IRL does it right by having the same trauma guys and safety guys show up at the wreck scene at every track the series races at.
NST to Make 2006 Announcement Soon
2006 National Sprint Tour Champion, Danny Lasoski said via phone on “Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain” on SPEED Sunday night that the NST will make an announcement shortly regarding 2007. Lasoski said the series is working on a TV package and a series sponsor. So will the 2006 NST champ return to the NST in 2007? The Dude said that his team will make a decision in the near future as to which series to run. Despain asked Stewart about Lasoski leaving Stewart’s sprint car operation.
“We are great friends, we have always been great friends and we will always be great friends.”
Reunify Now!
No he wasn’t talking about CCWS and the IRL, Tony Stewart said the best thing that winged sprint car racing can do is for the WoO and NST to get back to together.
“The best sprint car drivers in the country need to run under one organization,” said Stewart on Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain. “Not two.”
In my opinion, the split has been good because it brought competition between the series which has improved the product in the areas of TV, marketing, media, competition and most of all, what time the event ends.
IROC to Eldora?
Tony Stewart told Dave Despain on Wind Tunnel tonight on SPEED that if he wins the IROC championship that he would be willing to give back his million dollar prize if IROC would bring the series to Eldora and run one of the races in late models.
Yeley Apologizes for Martin Wreck
JJ Yeley appeared via telephone tonight on Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain to tell his side of the story. The USAC Triple Crown Champion said that he did not mean to take out Chase driver Mark Martin Saturday night at Charlotte.
“I would like to see Mark Martin win the championship as much as anybody,” said Yeley.
Yeley’s teammate Tony Stewart who was guest hosting Wind Tunnel defended Yeley saying it was an accident.
“WIND TUNNEL WITH DAVE DESPAIN” WILL REAIR ON SPEED SUNDAY AT 12AM AND 10AM EASTERN ON SPEED.
Final Note
After disappearing for almost two weeks, updates at Open Wheeler http://www.openwheeler.blogspot.com/ and T.J. Slideways http://www.tjslideways.com/ will resume this week. After fighting with the phone company to get service, I will have high speed service via the cable company this week. The screen grabs will also return when the high speed service returns. Thanks for checking in during the downtime. Expect almost daily updates beginning this week and updates from the Memphis Busch race next week.
Steve Wallace was running away from the Kraig Kinser but Kinser chased him down in the final laps. Wallace had just enough left to win beating Kinser to the line by .208 seconds Sunday at Iowa Speedway. Early in the race Juan Montoya went under Wallace to take the lead but Wallace regained the lead and slid up slightly on Montoya. Steve Wallace’s car suffered damage but would take on quick repairs and continue. The former Indy 500 winner was not so lucky. He spent a good portion of the race in the pits. His crew repaired the car and he reentered the race near the end of the event. USAC driver, Bobby Santos finished sixth. Santos had a good day running up front for most of the race driving for Bill Davis Racing. Justin Allgier was involved in an accident late in the race. Frank Kimmel made it seven straight ARCA RE/MAX Series championships today. Kimmel finished thirty second but the finish was good for his eighth championship overall.
ARCA Iowa Results
1. 61 Steve Wallace
2. 36 Kraig Kinser
6. 02 Bobby Santos
24. 4 Juan Montoya
25. 16 Justin Allgier
NASCAR Needs to Improve Safety
If you saw the NASCAR Nextel Cup race Saturday night, then you probably saw NASCAR throw the green flag with three safety vehicles still on the track. This is a major screw up which could have been deadly. I am not familiar with NASCAR’s procedures but I am slightly familiar with both the way the IRL and USAC communicates with safety teams. Both USAC and the IRL have positioned observers around the track looking for problems. They also have folks in race control that observe the whole track and are in communication with safety vehicles. Earlier this year USAC called for a “one to go (starter show drivers one lap until the green flag will be displayed)” as a safety vehicle was returning to its parking spot. The Chief Steward quickly shot down the “one to go” and the field had to wait one more lap, no harm there. The point is that if the IRL and USAC can get it right, certainly, the top level in Motorsports can get it right. But then again this is the same organization that was racing through an accident scene just a few years ago to “get back to the line.”
Stewart also Speak Out on Safety in NASCAR
Tony Stewart co-hosted Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain Sunday night on SPEED. Despain directly took on the issue of the safety trucks on the track allowing Tony Stewart to focus on other safety issues. Stewart said that NASCAR should have a traveling trauma and safety crew much like the IRL and CCWS.
“I have always been impressed with the IRL safety crew and the CART safety crew,” Stewart told Dave Despain.
Tony Stewart, who raced in the IRL prior to competing in NASCAR added that the IRL does it right by having the same trauma guys and safety guys show up at the wreck scene at every track the series races at.
NST to Make 2006 Announcement Soon
2006 National Sprint Tour Champion, Danny Lasoski said via phone on “Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain” on SPEED Sunday night that the NST will make an announcement shortly regarding 2007. Lasoski said the series is working on a TV package and a series sponsor. So will the 2006 NST champ return to the NST in 2007? The Dude said that his team will make a decision in the near future as to which series to run. Despain asked Stewart about Lasoski leaving Stewart’s sprint car operation.
“We are great friends, we have always been great friends and we will always be great friends.”
Reunify Now!
No he wasn’t talking about CCWS and the IRL, Tony Stewart said the best thing that winged sprint car racing can do is for the WoO and NST to get back to together.
“The best sprint car drivers in the country need to run under one organization,” said Stewart on Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain. “Not two.”
In my opinion, the split has been good because it brought competition between the series which has improved the product in the areas of TV, marketing, media, competition and most of all, what time the event ends.
IROC to Eldora?
Tony Stewart told Dave Despain on Wind Tunnel tonight on SPEED that if he wins the IROC championship that he would be willing to give back his million dollar prize if IROC would bring the series to Eldora and run one of the races in late models.
Yeley Apologizes for Martin Wreck
JJ Yeley appeared via telephone tonight on Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain to tell his side of the story. The USAC Triple Crown Champion said that he did not mean to take out Chase driver Mark Martin Saturday night at Charlotte.
“I would like to see Mark Martin win the championship as much as anybody,” said Yeley.
Yeley’s teammate Tony Stewart who was guest hosting Wind Tunnel defended Yeley saying it was an accident.
“WIND TUNNEL WITH DAVE DESPAIN” WILL REAIR ON SPEED SUNDAY AT 12AM AND 10AM EASTERN ON SPEED.
Final Note
After disappearing for almost two weeks, updates at Open Wheeler http://www.openwheeler.blogspot.com/ and T.J. Slideways http://www.tjslideways.com/ will resume this week. After fighting with the phone company to get service, I will have high speed service via the cable company this week. The screen grabs will also return when the high speed service returns. Thanks for checking in during the downtime. Expect almost daily updates beginning this week and updates from the Memphis Busch race next week.
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