AMSOIL USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: April 29, 2011 – Gas City, Indiana – Gas City I-69 Speedway

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Blake Fitzpatrick, 10, Fitzpatrick-12.656; 2. Dave Darland, 21x, Roberts/Tate-12.716; 3. Chris Windom, 5x, Baldwin-12.954; 4. Jon Stanbrough, 53, Fox-13.038; 5. Mike Spencer, 71p, Phillips-13.063; 6. Hunter Schuerenberg, 35, Byram-13.091; 7. Tracy Hines, 4, Hines-13.172; 8. Bill Rose, 10T, R & B-13.203; 9. Steve Irwin, 42G, R & M-13.290; 10. Justin Grant, 40, Grant-13.435; 11. Scotty Weir, 22s, Simon-13.440; 12. Matt Westfall, 54, Westfall-13.503; 13. Bryan Clauson, 7, CTR/BCI/Curb-Agajanian-13.520; 14. Casey Riggs, 37, Indiana Underground-13.525; 15. Jerry Coons Jr., 69, Dynamics-13.544; 16. Robert Ballou, 81, MPHG-13.622; 17. Casey Shuman, 4G, Cook-13.670; 18. Kyle Larson, 11, Walker-13.696; 19. Billy Puterbaugh Jr., 16, Puterbaugh-13.719; 20. Andrew Elson, 27a, Elson-13.737; 21. Adam Nigg, 25N, Nigg-13.755; 22. Levi Jones, 20, Stewart-13.756; 23. Robbie Shuttleworth, 11x, Shuttleworth-13.802; 24. Brett Burdette, 17B, Burdette-13.850; 25. Chris Gurley,
12c, Team Automotive-13.927; 26. Travis Welpott, 18, Gorman-13.939; 27. Todd Keen, 18x, Keen-13.961; 28. Bobby East, 5, Klatt-13.990; 29. Damion Gardner, 71x, DG-14.059; 30. Josh Spencer, 66J, Spencer-14.083; 31. Shane Cottle, 10E, Edison-14.123; 32. Logan Hupp, 9H, Hupp-14.149; 33. Jason Holt, 41, SST-14.182; 34. Jonathan Hendrick, 68, Hendrick-14.191; 35. Thomas Meseraull, 57, Hazen-14.225; 36. Chad Wilson, 14x, Wilson-14.304; 37. Todd Kirkman, 16x, Kirkman-14.304; 38. Ted Hines, 12, Hines-14.347; 39. Matt Goodnight, 39, Goodnight-14.365; 40. Wes McIntyre, 83, McIntyre-14.368; 41. Brent Turner, 51, Slinkard-14.544; 42. Kyle Robbins, 17R, Robbins-14.551; 43. Landon Simon, 24, Simon-14.551; 44. A.J. Francis, 21, Francis-14.609; 45. Brian Olson, 7B, Olson-14.647; 46. Coleman Gulick, 14, Gulick-NT; 47. Damion Gardner, 71, DG-NT.

NON-QUALIFIERS RACE: (8 laps) 1. Hendrick, 2. Gulick, 3. Ted Hines, 4. Meseraull, 5. McIntyre, 6. Wilson, 7. Goodnight, 8. Turner, 9. Robbins, 10. Simon, 11. Olson, 12. Kirkman, 13. Holt. NT

FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Fitzpatrick, 2. M.Spencer, 3. Shuman, 4. Gardner (#71x), 5. Clauson, 6. Hendrick, 7. Gurley, 8. Nigg, 9. Irwin. 2:20.19
SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Larson, 2. Schuerenberg, 3. Jones, 4. Darland, 5. Grant, 6. Gulick, 7. Riggs, 8. J.Spencer, 9. Welpott. 2:21.07
THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Windom, 2. Puterbaugh, 3. Cottle, 4. Coons, 5. Tracy Hines, 6. Ted Hines, 7. Keen, 8. Shuttleworth, 9. Weir. NT
FOURTH HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Stanbrough, 2. Burdette, 3. Ballou, 4. East, 5. Westfall, 6. Meseraull, 7. Hupp, 8. Elson, 9. Rose. 2:19.89

SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Tracy Hines, 2. Rose, 3. Clauson, 4. Westfall, 5. Grant, 6. Riggs, 7. Elson, 8. Ted Hines, 9. Hendrick, 10. Gurley, 11. Gulick, 12. Hupp, 13. Shuttleworth, 14. Welpott, 15. Meseraull, 16. Nigg, 17. Keen, 18. Irwin, 19. Weir, 20. J.Spencer. NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Hunter Schuerenberg, 2. Chris Windom, 3. Bryan Clauson, 4. Mike Spencer, 5. Bill Rose, 6. Levi Jones, 7. Robert Ballou, 8. Dave Darland, 9. Jerry Coons Jr., 10. Tracy Hines, 11. Matt Westfall, 12. Casey Shuman, 13. Brett Burdette, 14. Billy Puterbaugh Jr., 15. Casey Riggs, 16. Damion Gardner (#71x), 17. Kyle Larson, 18. Justin Grant, 19. Bobby East, 20. Blake Fitzpatrick, 21. Shane Cottle, 22. Jon Stanbrough. NT
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**Gardner flipped during qualifying. Kirkman flipped during the non-qualifiers race. Stanbrough flipped on lap 7 of the feature. Larson flipped on lap 20 of the feature. Riggs flipped on the final lap of the feature.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Schuerenberg.

NEW AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT POINTS: 1-Clauson-234; 2-Schuerenberg-231; 3-Jones-231; 4-Gardner-227; 5-Stanbrough-187; 6-Fitzpatrick-180; 7-Windom-174; 8-Ballou-160; 9-Riggs-145; 10-Bud Kaeding-143.

NEXT AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT RACE: May 1 – Kokomo (IN) Speedway

A garage that once belonged to the late NASCAR legend Henry "Smokey" Yunick went up in flames tonight (April 25th) under suspicious circumstances, the Daytona Beach Fire Department said.

The building on Riverside Drive, which Stoney called the "Best Damn Garage in Town," is concrete with a tin roof, but the roof has a wood frame that burned, Stoney said.

The fire started about 7:35 p.m. and was extinguished about 10 p.m. said Daytona Beach fire Lt. Larry Stoney. Witnesses told investigators they saw people leaving about the times the flames began, but they could not give a description.

The garage has long been abandoned, but it still contained engine parts and tires, Stoney said.

Yunick, who died in 2001 at the age of 77, was a driver, mechanic and crew chief for stock cars in the 1950s and 1960s, according to smokeyyunick.com.

He was a two-time NASCAR mechanic of the year, worked on the car that won the Indianapolis 500 in 1960, flew B-17s in World War II, was a founding member and director of Embry-Riddle University and came up with several car-related inventions, according to the website.

Driver Bobby Isaac, driver/owner Cotton Owens, crew chief/co-owner Leonard Wood, NASCAR executive Les Richter and Martinsville Speedway founder H. Clay Earles joined 20 others as nominees for the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

The 2012 nominees, announced Tuesday night, include the 20 nominees not selected among the five inductees for the 2011 class.

A 21-member panel of NASCAR executives, hall of fame executives and track promoters selected the 25 nominees. Those 21 will be part of a 55-member voting panel that will meet June 14 to select the five-member class to be inducted in January 2012.

The 2011 class of David Pearson, Bobby Allison, Lee Petty, Bud Moore and Ned Jarrett will be inducted in May.

Wood joins brother Glen Wood among the nominees. Glen started the team with Leonard as his crew chief and engine builder. Leonard is credited with many advances in the evolution of pit stops.

Isaac won 37 races and 49 poles in 309 career starts from 1964-1977. Driving a Dodge Daytona for Nord Krauskopf, he won 11 times and had 32 top-10 finishes in 47 starts to win the 1970 title by 51 points over Bobby Allison.

Owens was a driver and an owner, and his driver David Pearson won the 1966 title with Owens as his crew chief. Owens was the runner-up for the title in 1959 and had nine career wins as a driver.

Richter, an eight-time NFL Pro Bowl selection and a 2011 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, was a co-owner and president of Riverside International Raceway, was a co-founder and chairman of the IROC Series, served as a NASCAR vice president, and played a leadership role in the building of California Speedway (now Auto Club Speedway), where he later served as executive vice president.

Earles founded Martinsville Speedway in 1947, and Martinsville is the only one of NASCAR's original tracks still in operation. Earles' grandson, Clay Campbell, is the president of the track, which was sold to International Speedway Corp. in 2004.

This year's 25 nominees:

• Buck Baker, first driver to win consecutive Cup championships
• Red Byron, first Cup champion, in 1949
• Richard Childress, 11-time car owner champion in NASCAR's three national series
• Jerry Cook, six-time Modified champion
• H. Clay Earles, founder of Martinsville Speedway
• Richie Evans, nine-time Modified champion
• Tim Flock, two-time Cup champion
• Rick Hendrick, 12-time car owner champion in NASCAR's three national series
• Jack Ingram, two-time Busch champion
• Dale Inman, eight-time Cup championship crew chief
• Bobby Isaac, 1970 Cup champion
• Fred Lorenzen, 26 wins and winner of the Daytona 500 and World 600
• Cotton Owens, driver-owner won 1966 owner championship with David Pearson
• Raymond Parks, NASCAR's first champion car owner
• Benny Parsons, 1973 Cup champion
• Les Richter, former NASCAR executive and former president of Riverside International Raceway
• Fireball Roberts, won 33 Cup races, including the 1962 Daytona 500
• T. Wayne Robertson, helped raise NASCAR popularity as R.J. Reynolds senior vice president
• Herb Thomas, first two-time Cup champion, 1951 and '53
• Curtis Turner, early personality, called the "Babe Ruth of stock car racing."
• Darrell Waltrip, winner of 84 races and three Cup championships
• Joe Weatherly, two-time Cup champion
• Glen Wood, as driver, laid foundation for Wood Brothers' future team success.
• Leonard Wood, co-owner and former crew chief for Wood Brothers who also revolutionized pit stops
• Cale Yarborough, winner of three consecutive Cup titles, 1976-78

Allentown, PA: CARQUEST Gasoline Alley Welcomes Racing Legends Will Cagle, Wally Dallenbach And Bobby Malzahn To Monday Night's Show
By:Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media

The extremely popular and nationally acclaimed CARQUEST Gasoline Alley TV/Internet Show cranks up the airwaves on Monday evening with another fabulous edition of their show on Monday evening show, April 25th as show hosts Ed and Steve Pados welcome another blockbuster lineup of talented racing stars and personalities who join the Gang for the fastest, funniest, and most informative racing show in the country today. The show airs from 6 to 8 PM every Monday evening on channels 103 and 137 and worldwide on the Internet. The Gang has been serving the racing world for the past nine years on the airwaves and is well noted for their well noted "theme" show format and will host the 520th edition of their show since they hit the airwaves and their 308th show since joining forces with the party channel at WALN Digital Cable and "Happy Jack" Burns on Channels 103 and 137. The Gasoline Alley Team of Ed and Steve Pados is looking forward to more of the same great format they have been following since the inception of their hit show back in 2002 as they highlight the past, present and future of auto racing with their great show.

With this edition of the show the Gang will take a step back to yesteryear and review the "golden era" of racing with three of the legendary top stars of the day that helped all of us as youngsters become racing rans at a tender age. The Gang will begin the interviews with the "Wily One" Will Cagle as the "Tampa Terror" rejoins the show to talk of his early days in racing and his decision to travel North to the more lucrative paydays he cold claim while racing in Yankee country. The legendary Wally Dallenbach Sr rejoins the Gang to talk about his early days in Drag Racing and his ultimate switch to the Modified division where his star persona reached the top of the Modified world with great rides with Don House of XL-1 fame and equally as famous Dick Barney 14. Bobby Malzahn, who was another of the Southern pioneers that found fame and glory when he left the shores of Florida to head North that enabled him to land such coveted rides locally with Sam Batista of the Fireball 99 fame and the famous number 1 that was housed in the College Hill area of Easton, Pennsylvania. Bobby was the 1961 winner of the Lagnhorne National Open and was a track champion at Wall Stadium, Orange County and Nazareth Speedways in a very successful racing career.

The popular award winning TV/Internet show offers a live internet video feed to all of the Internet subscribers to view the wide assortment of the many racing videos that are played while the show is in progress and to enjoy the chat sessions with the many great personalities from within the racing community who pay the Gang a visit to discuss racing. As always, a surprise or two will be expected as the Gasoline Alley Gang continues to bring the racing community the fastest, funniest and most informed racing show on the airwaves today. All shows produced by GA Motorsports Media are carefully researched, authenticated and fully scripted to produce for our loyal sponsors, guests and racing fans the best show on the airwaves today.

CARQUEST Gasoline Alley TV/Radio/Internet Show continues with its outstanding line-up of talented guests with this week's edition of the show. The Show's programming is available on WALN Digital Cable Radio, Internet www.walncableradio.com for the Audio portion and: livestream.com/walncableradio/old for the video portion. The Show is available on Service Electric Digital Cable TV, Channels 103, and 137 and is live from 6 to 8 PM and later tape delayed on Channel 50 at 11 PM.

Join the Gasoline Alley broadcasting team of Ed and Steve Pados on Monday evening April 25th as they take you on a two-hour circular journey with their well documented, very informative and extremely funny show.

Should you have questions on how to be a part of the show through advertising, appearances or remotes, please contact Steve Pados at: 610 573 9706; Ed Pados at: 610 739 0391; or the WALN Studios at: 610 791 1818. You may also email: steveswp@ptd.net

RACING NEWS THE WAY IT IS MEANT TO BE

Allentown, PA: CARQUEST Gasoline Alley Welcomes Open Wheel Stars Shannon McQueen, Brian Leppo, Troy Rutherford, Cap Henry And Jessica Clark To Monday Night's Show
By:Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media

The extremely popular and nationally acclaimed CARQUEST Gasoline Alley TV/Internet Show cranks up the airwaves on Monday evening with another fabulous edition of their show on Monday evening show, April 18th as show hosts Ed and Steve Pados welcome another blockbuster lineup of talented racing stars and personalities who join the Gang for the fastest, funniest, and most informative racing show in the country today. The show airs from 6 to 8 PM every Monday evening on channels 103 and 137 and worldwide on the Internet. The Gang has been serving the racing world for the past nine years on the airwaves and is well noted for their well noted "theme" show format and will host the 519th edition of their show since they hit the airwaves and their 307th show since joining forces with the party channel at WALN Digital Cable and "Happy Jack" Burns on Channels 103 and 137. The Gasoline Alley Team of Ed and Steve Pados is looking forward to more of the same great format they have been following since the inception of their hit show back in 2002 as they highlight the past, present and future of auto racing with their great show.

With this edition of the show the Gang will feature a diverse line-up of open wheel stars who have already gained a measure of success early on for the new 2011 racing season. The Gang will begin the interviews with top rated lady racer Shannon McQueen as early on this season she controls the dirt Midget standings in both the BCRA Midget Series as well as the USAC Western Midget standings. Shannon has been a many time guest in the past and it is always great to catch-up with this excellent combination owner/driver on the very tough West Coast Midget circuits. Top rated open wheel talent Brian Leppo will return to the show to talk about his latest win at the Williams Grove Speedway this past Friday evening after a torrid battle with current track champion Greg Hodnett. Ventura Speedway Champion Troy Rutherford joins the Gang for the first time to talk about last season's championship and the amazing start he has enjoyed thus far in the early going of the season as he goes after his second straight Ventura title. Cap Henry, the sensational 20 year old speedster, joins the Gang for the first time to talk about his recent success in Florida in February and the aggressive racing schedule he has planned in 2011 as the All Star Circuit of Champions Rookie of the Year in 2010 sets his sight higher to top last season's fourth place finish in the final point tallies. Jessica Clark, the multi-talented seventeen year old high school Junior from California, joins the Gang for the first time to chat about her win on Saturday night at the Las Vegas Bullring and her diverse racing schedule in 2011 that will see her compete in the Ford Focus race cars as well as the new S2 Sportsman Series at the Toyota Speedway.

The popular award winning TV/Internet show offers a live internet video feed to all of the Internet subscribers to view the wide assortment of the many racing videos that are played while the show is in progress and to enjoy the chat sessions with the many great personalities from within the racing community who pay the Gang a visit to discuss racing. As always, a surprise or two will be expected as the Gasoline Alley Gang continues to bring the racing community the fastest, funniest and most informed racing show on the airwaves today. All shows produced by GA Motorsports Media are carefully researched, authenticated and fully scripted to produce for our loyal sponsors, guests and racing fans the best show on the airwaves today.

CARQUEST Gasoline Alley TV/Radio/Internet Show continues with its outstanding line-up of talented guests with this week's edition of the show. The Show's programming is available on WALN Digital Cable Radio, Internet www.walncableradio.com for the Audio portion and: livestream.com/walncableradio/old for the video portion. The Show is available on Service Electric Digital Cable TV, Channels 103, and 137 and is live from 6 to 8 PM and later tape delayed on Channel 50 at 11 PM.

Join the Gasoline Alley broadcasting team of Ed and Steve Pados on Monday evening April 18th as they take you on a two-hour circular journey with their well documented, very informative and extremely funny show.

Should you have questions on how to be a part of the show through advertising, appearances or remotes, please contact Steve Pados at: 610 573 9706; Ed Pados at: 610 739 0391; or the WALN Studios at: 610 791 1818. You may also email: steveswp@ptd.net

RACING NEWS THE WAY IT IS MEANT TO BE

Allentown, PA: CARQUEST Gasoline Alley Will Return To Airwaves On Monday Evening April 18th
By:Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media

The extremely popular and nationally acclaimed CARQUEST Gasoline Alley TV/Internet Show will return to the airwaves on Monday evening, April 18th as show hosts Ed and Steve Pados will celebrate their ninth season in broadcasting and their sixth season in working with WALN amd "Happy Jack" Burns on Channels 103 and 137. The successful duo took the past two weeks off to take a much needed break in preparation for the anticipated busy racing season ahead and to attend a seminar regarding media relations. The Gang will welcome another blockbuster lineup of talented racing stars and personalities who will join the Gang for the fastest, funniest, and most informative racing show in the country today. The show will air from 6 to 8 PM every Monday evening on channels 103 and 137 and worldwide on the Internet. The Gang has been serving the racing world for the past nine years on the airwaves and is well noted for their well noted "theme" show format and will host the 519th edition of their show since they hit the airwaves and their 307th show since joining forces with the party channel at WALN Digital Cable and "Happy Jack" Burns on Channels 103 and 137. The Gasoline Alley Team of Ed and Steve Pados is looking forward to more of the same great format they have been following since the inception of their hit show in 2002 as they highlight the past, present and future of auto racing with their always great show.

The popular award winning TV/Internet show offers a live internet video feed to all of the Internet subscribers to view the wide assortment of the many racing videos that are played while the show is in progress and to enjoy the chat sessions with the many great personalities from within the racing community who pay the Gang a visit to discuss racing. As always, a surprise or two will be expected as the Gasoline Alley Gang continues to bring the racing community the fastest, funniest and most informed racing show on the airwaves today. All shows produced by GA Motorsports Media are carefully researched, authenticated and fully scripted to produce for our loyal sponsors, guests and racing fans the best show on the airwaves today.

CARQUEST Gasoline Alley TV/Radio/Internet Show continues with its outstanding line-up of talented guests with this week's edition of the show. The Show's programming is available on WALN Digital Cable Radio, Internet www.walncableradio.com for the Audio portion and: livestream.com/walncableradio/old for the video portion. The Show is available on Service Electric Digital Cable TV, Channels 103, and 137 and is live from 6 to 8 PM and later tape delayed on Channel 50 at 11 PM.

Join the Gasoline Alley broadcasting team of Ed and Steve Pados on Monday evening April 18th as they take you on a two-hour circular journey with their well documented, very informative and extremely funny show.

Should you have questions on how to be a part of the show through advertising, appearances or remotes, please contact Steve Pados at: 610 573 9706; Ed Pados at: 610 739 0391; or the WALN Studios at: 610 791 1818. You may also email: steveswp@ptd.net

RACING NEWS THE WAY IT IS MEANT TO BE

April 3, 2011 – Anderson, Indiana – Anderson Speedway – “Glen Niebel Classic”

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Aaron Pierce, 26, Pierce-11.500; 2. Tanner Swanson, 17T, TK-11.514; 3. Bobby East, 5, Klatt-11.608; 4. Chris Windom, 17, Windom-11.623; 5. Kody Swanson, 75, TK-11.666; 6. Bobby Santos III, 98, Santos-11.763; 7. Russ Gamester, 35, Gameser-11.772; 8. A.J. Fike, 3, RFMS-11.773; 9. Jacob Wilson, 07, WBR-11.816; 10. Mario Marietta, 85, Marietta-11.837; 11. Jimmy McCune, 88, McCune-11.877; 12. Tracy Hines, 4, Hines-11.883; 13. Troy DeCaire, 10, Koehler-11.895; 14. Brian Gerster, 27, Davis/Gerster-11.922; 15. Donnie Adams, 17a, Adams-11.955; 16. Shane Hollingsworth, 25, Nolen-12.017; 17. JoJo Helberg, 7, Helberg-12.150; 18. Brian Olson, 59, Powell-12.279; 19. Dave Baumgartner, 8, Wood/Baumgartner-12.372; 20. Kevin Atkins, 159, Powell-12.402; 21. Jim Sheets, 18, Bunner-12.423; 22. Ron Koehler, 10k, Koehler-12.467; 23. Joe Swanson, 7s, Swanson-13.177.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. DeCaire, 2. Hollingsworth, 3. Marietta, 4. Pierce, 5. Gamester, 6. Windom, 7. Baumgartner, 8. Koehler. 2:01.69

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. McCune, 2. Gerster, 3. K.Swanson, 4. T.Swanson, 5. Fike, 8. Atkins, 7. J.Swanson, 8. Helberg. 2:03.03

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Adams, 2. Wilson, 3. East, 4. Olson, 5. Hines, 6. Santos, 7. Sheets. 2:01.23

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Bobby Santos III, 2. Kody Swanson, 3. Bobby East, 3. Chris Windom, 5. A.J. Fike, 6. Jacob Wilson, 7. Brian Gerster, 8. Russ Gamester, 9. Tanner Swanson, 10. Jimmy McCune, 11. Troy DeCaire, 12. Shane Hollingsworth, 13. JoJo Helberg, 14. Ron Koehler, 15. Aaron Pierce, 16. Joe Swanson, 17. Jim Sheets, 18. Brian Olson, 19. Tracy Hines, 20. Kevin Atkins, 21. Dave Baumgartner, 22. Mario Marietta, 23. Donnie Adams. NT
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-50 Santos.

NEW USAC PAVEMENT SPRINT POINTS: 1-K.Swanson-65; 2-Santos-64; 3-East-64; 4-Windom-57; 5-Fike-52; 6-Wilson-52; 7-Gerster-49; 8-T.Swanson-46; 9-Gamester-43; 10-McCune-41.

NEXT USAC NATIONAL PAVEMENT SPRINT RACE: May 12 – Indianapolis, Indiana – Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis – “Thursday Night Thunder”