tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41761967411564890112024-02-19T06:53:16.005-08:00Game OnGeorge Pohlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09936053472420139793noreply@blogger.comBlogger220125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176196741156489011.post-16885552117422332532015-08-16T10:45:00.000-07:002015-08-16T10:51:13.735-07:00Kyle Busch & wife host Logan Fairbanks, youngster who stood up to bullying, at Michigan International Speedway<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtIvEPZKoaUdkcJogHipydHIA11_DFibA-h73Nm7lD0vPoqxJ_hrnOAwsP_QZyebEVFiO570WGP7wbooF4yl_DtFakZz3YQAvhN5Mo9caczU8EzzfcV3HR6DifrIwFkW046FJ9W0XC04bI/s1600/Fairbanks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtIvEPZKoaUdkcJogHipydHIA11_DFibA-h73Nm7lD0vPoqxJ_hrnOAwsP_QZyebEVFiO570WGP7wbooF4yl_DtFakZz3YQAvhN5Mo9caczU8EzzfcV3HR6DifrIwFkW046FJ9W0XC04bI/s320/Fairbanks.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Logan Fairbanks, middle, with his father, Josh Fairbanks, and Samantha Busch</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
<o:AllowPNG/>
</o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
</xml><![endif]--><br />
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<w:View>Normal</w:View>
<w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>
<w:TrackMoves/>
<w:TrackFormatting/>
<w:PunctuationKerning/>
<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>
<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>
<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
<w:DoNotPromoteQF/>
<w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther>
<w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian>
<w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:SnapToGridInCell/>
<w:WrapTextWithPunct/>
<w:UseAsianBreakRules/>
<w:DontGrowAutofit/>
<w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/>
<w:EnableOpenTypeKerning/>
<w:DontFlipMirrorIndents/>
<w:OverrideTableStyleHps/>
</w:Compatibility>
<m:mathPr>
<m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/>
<m:brkBin m:val="before"/>
<m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/>
<m:smallFrac m:val="off"/>
<m:dispDef/>
<m:lMargin m:val="0"/>
<m:rMargin m:val="0"/>
<m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/>
<m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/>
<m:intLim m:val="subSup"/>
<m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/>
</m:mathPr></w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
DefSemiHidden="true" DefQFormat="false" DefPriority="99"
LatentStyleCount="267">
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="0" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Normal"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="heading 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="35" QFormat="true" Name="caption"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="10" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Title"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="1" Name="Default Paragraph Font"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="11" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Subtitle"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="22" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Strong"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="20" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="59" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Table Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Placeholder Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="1" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="No Spacing"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Revision"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="34" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="List Paragraph"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="29" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Quote"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="30" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Intense Quote"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="19" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Subtle Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="21" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Intense Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="31" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Subtle Reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="32" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Intense Reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="33" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Book Title"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="37" Name="Bibliography"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" QFormat="true" Name="TOC Heading"/>
</w:LatentStyles>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]>
<style>
/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin-top:0in;
mso-para-margin-right:0in;
mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt;
mso-para-margin-left:0in;
line-height:115%;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;}
</style>
<![endif]-->
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
Logan Fairbanks, the Michigan resident who made national
headlines with his video response to bullying, was a guest of NASCAR driver
Kyle Busch and his wife, Samantha, at Michigan International Speedway this
weekend.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Samantha Busch saw Fairbanks’ story on “Good Morning
America” several weeks ago, tracked down an email address for Fairbanks’
father, Josh, and extended the invitation.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Logan Fairbanks, 12, also received an invitation to visit
the White House after he made a video in which he read cyber bullies’ comments
about him and posted the video to the Internet.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
The bullying comments were left on family videos that had
been posted to YouTube.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“I was so proud of him because of the way he handled it,”
Samantha Busch said. “I was so proud that at such a young age he stood up for
himself, and didn’t stoop to their level.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Hartford residents Logan and Josh Fairbanks got a tour of
the Sprint Cup garage area at MIS, including an inside look at Busch’s hauler.
Logan, who will start the seventh grade in September, received several
souvenirs, and he and his dad had a pace car ride Sunday morning.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Logan is very humble,” Josh Fairbanks said. “He’s always
been very heavy on being thankful that the message has gotten out there. We get
a lot of parents who have kids who say they are making their kids watch the
video.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
A woman who identified herself as a school teacher
approached Logan on pit road Sunday morning and extended her hand.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Young man,” she said, “I am very proud of you.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Kyle Busch won the NASCAR truck race at MIS with Logan on
his pit box Saturday.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“It was nice to be able to win a race and get him in victory
lane and show that there are nice people in this world,” Kyle Busch said. “That
was fun to do … to have him kind of laid back and enjoying things.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Logan is not much of a NASCAR fan. We’re trying to turn him
into one. We’ll see if I can become his favorite driver, or if somebody else
will.”</div>
George Pohlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09936053472420139793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176196741156489011.post-70746102655846931342015-06-14T18:57:00.002-07:002015-06-14T19:30:18.976-07:00Paralyzed Veterans of America takes mission to NASCAR & Michigan International Speedway<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4fzbF3RpNhAAvsPTrsUZ6Zqiva8VUr8-3WqTfLGA19gKg3JZdbPJuUG9bzxYKw88BA6zi0378d6JQjLT3d86keBvLM6na5dlXEhLnk91ynNVfxP24OFMDBnk2PPKVACY0z5oWSqukObq/s1600/GreatClips250_061215.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4fzbF3RpNhAAvsPTrsUZ6Zqiva8VUr8-3WqTfLGA19gKg3JZdbPJuUG9bzxYKw88BA6zi0378d6JQjLT3d86keBvLM6na5dlXEhLnk91ynNVfxP24OFMDBnk2PPKVACY0z5oWSqukObq/s320/GreatClips250_061215.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From left, Bill Lawson, Dave Randall of Great Clips and Joey Logano at MIS</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
Paralyzed Veterans of America doesn't limit its effort and advocacy to veterans with spinal cord injury or illness.<br />
"We do not turn down any veteran, regardless," Oklahoman Bill Lawson, a former president of the PVA and a U.S.. Army veteran with a disability, said at Michigan International Speedway. "Anyone that has a family member who is a veteran that has a disability because of their service, or if they need care in a VA hospital, can contact us."<br />
Go to www.pva.org or a local service office, or call 800-424-8200 and ask for the veterans benefits department, Lawson said.<br />
Paralyzed Veterans of America was founded during World War II. It serves as a free-of-charge advocate for veterans who have had difficulty receiving medical services or benefits. PVA also has funded research and education in the search for a cure and
improved care for individuals with paralysis, and it develops training and career services, works
to ensure accessibility in public buildings and spaces, and provides health and rehabilitation
opportunities.<br />
PVA partnered with Great Clips as title sponsors of the NASCAR Xfinity race at MIS on Saturday.<br />
Starting July 1, Great Clips customers in some markets, Michigan included, can get $2 off a haircut with a $4 donation to PVA, or $1 off with a $2 donation.<br />
Joey Logano, who drives full-time in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and a part-time Xfinity schedule, has championed the cause of PVA.<br />
Logano, who drives the No. 22 Ford in Sprint Cup and Xfinity races, donated $22,222.22 to PVA following his win in the Sprint Cup season-opening Daytona 500. <br />
<br />George Pohlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09936053472420139793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176196741156489011.post-15556814997483745362015-06-14T04:56:00.002-07:002015-06-14T05:54:25.097-07:00Kyle Busch scores 'emotional' NASCAR Xfinity victory at Michigan International Speedway<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjimDB0u7nJpPwzyhzhjmmBk2w3QR8ZkK7mzGh1xgcFiceETURVn_P86VZb2lRPM-HDfkbYCW6-QbYtR8ZwhC2BJODtjEnAtUiUGVyUFtkOuPJWolaUVbQcSV0SdTCueiokcexWoGFQuv3d/s1600/TweetBusch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjimDB0u7nJpPwzyhzhjmmBk2w3QR8ZkK7mzGh1xgcFiceETURVn_P86VZb2lRPM-HDfkbYCW6-QbYtR8ZwhC2BJODtjEnAtUiUGVyUFtkOuPJWolaUVbQcSV0SdTCueiokcexWoGFQuv3d/s200/TweetBusch.jpg" width="126" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Busch</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
Kyle Busch returned to NASCAR Xfinity racing in fine style at Michigan International Speedway.<br />
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNBUiXSA050H_USyGdwUfal5CfSgMV06ufjit0apDrB8beyLEE6cPxR84tJ1IIBPIYDKf2uwXw9QBQZdAwMJdeHU2qkyxnPMwj1-MMtr7xlp-afXIoMdgrR4HRqRW6g-1nmJR-ORvWFKsf/s1600/ZoneElliott.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNBUiXSA050H_USyGdwUfal5CfSgMV06ufjit0apDrB8beyLEE6cPxR84tJ1IIBPIYDKf2uwXw9QBQZdAwMJdeHU2qkyxnPMwj1-MMtr7xlp-afXIoMdgrR4HRqRW6g-1nmJR-ORvWFKsf/s200/ZoneElliott.jpg" width="130" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elliott</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
With his wife, Samantha, and son, Brexton, on hand, Busch and the No. 54 Toyota <br />
won the Great Clips 250 Benefitting Paralyzed Veterans of America on Saturday.<br />
It was Busch's first Xfinity race since he was injured in the season-opening event at Daytona in February.<br />
"It's an emotional day, and any win is," Busch said. "You never know when it's your last, that's for sure after Daytona and what happened.<br />
"I can't say enough my wife and my family and my friends, everybody that pushed me so hard to get me back to here and get me back in the race cars and doing what I love to do."<br />
<div style="text-align: right;">
</div>
Defending series champion Chase Elliott finished second in the No. 9 Chevrolet, and Kyle Larson was third in the No. 42 Chevrolet.<br />
Busch has 71 victories in the Xfinity Series.<br />
Chris Buescher, driver of the No. 60 Ford, leads the series in points with 489. George Pohlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09936053472420139793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176196741156489011.post-70304751977109204312015-06-12T16:27:00.000-07:002015-06-13T05:08:41.949-07:00Ross Kenseth wins ARCA race at Michigan International Speedway<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5mPze9p1hUeX0vtv8-UF6Z7dZqd0GfGKrkRZO7eBDOhR0JyBGq7GtAeBLFLePbfML3xN56AHNb1MDZOF5mccdpbUCIafunbIhRKjRAGpkzKl_7mJNPKZkCwEgD0gItcnECsDehhzjo05D/s1600/rosskenseth.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5mPze9p1hUeX0vtv8-UF6Z7dZqd0GfGKrkRZO7eBDOhR0JyBGq7GtAeBLFLePbfML3xN56AHNb1MDZOF5mccdpbUCIafunbIhRKjRAGpkzKl_7mJNPKZkCwEgD0gItcnECsDehhzjo05D/s200/rosskenseth.jpg" width="174" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">R. Kenseth</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOlsoaHkxP9ge-_RWYj7flQF88GTCo-R05eVXHG9o5V8HAMP0VH3khDDhspKtsZkp2aQQ_BL_lCChYq5OnXX_h4-LS_Cp7mYBv2r_io1qB_W_mXsHYfrH5ml0pB2hoeleXphVCbpI1TWhm/s1600/Kimmel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOlsoaHkxP9ge-_RWYj7flQF88GTCo-R05eVXHG9o5V8HAMP0VH3khDDhspKtsZkp2aQQ_BL_lCChYq5OnXX_h4-LS_Cp7mYBv2r_io1qB_W_mXsHYfrH5ml0pB2hoeleXphVCbpI1TWhm/s200/Kimmel.jpg" width="135" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kimmel</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
Like father, like son.<br />
Ross Kenseth won the Corrigan Oil 200, an ARCA Racing Series Presented by Menards event at Michigan International Speedway on Friday.<br />
Kenseth is the son of NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Matt Kenseth, who has won twice in that series at MIS.<br />
"It was a lot of fun today," Ross Kenseth said.<br />
Frank Kimmel finished second and Austin Wayne Self was third.<br />
It was the third career ARCA start for Kenseth, and his first this season.<br />
<br />George Pohlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09936053472420139793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176196741156489011.post-57115794494347001312015-06-12T15:36:00.000-07:002015-06-13T05:09:06.578-07:00Rain holds off, Blaney keeps Wood Brothers streak alive at MIS<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
<o:AllowPNG/>
</o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
</xml><![endif]--><br />
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<w:View>Normal</w:View>
<w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>
<w:TrackMoves/>
<w:TrackFormatting/>
<w:PunctuationKerning/>
<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>
<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>
<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
<w:DoNotPromoteQF/>
<w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther>
<w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian>
<w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:SnapToGridInCell/>
<w:WrapTextWithPunct/>
<w:UseAsianBreakRules/>
<w:DontGrowAutofit/>
<w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/>
<w:EnableOpenTypeKerning/>
<w:DontFlipMirrorIndents/>
<w:OverrideTableStyleHps/>
</w:Compatibility>
<m:mathPr>
<m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/>
<m:brkBin m:val="before"/>
<m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/>
<m:smallFrac m:val="off"/>
<m:dispDef/>
<m:lMargin m:val="0"/>
<m:rMargin m:val="0"/>
<m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/>
<m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/>
<m:intLim m:val="subSup"/>
<m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/>
</m:mathPr></w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
DefSemiHidden="true" DefQFormat="false" DefPriority="99"
LatentStyleCount="267">
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="0" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Normal"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="heading 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="35" QFormat="true" Name="caption"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="10" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Title"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="1" Name="Default Paragraph Font"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="11" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Subtitle"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="22" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Strong"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="20" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="59" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Table Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Placeholder Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="1" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="No Spacing"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Revision"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="34" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="List Paragraph"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="29" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Quote"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="30" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Intense Quote"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="19" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Subtle Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="21" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Intense Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="31" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Subtle Reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="32" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Intense Reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="33" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Book Title"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="37" Name="Bibliography"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" QFormat="true" Name="TOC Heading"/>
</w:LatentStyles>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]>
<style>
/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin-top:0in;
mso-para-margin-right:0in;
mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt;
mso-para-margin-left:0in;
line-height:115%;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;}
</style>
<![endif]-->
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
Rookie Ryan Blaney is in for his first, and his team’s 91<sup>st</sup>.</div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggQhE0ozc2oOb37WIGT0DI4AryJj-lp4yHNQncuobF3-vkxtok7b3oziGLKH9RJA9b1OuHJrZKpuAp8TkKOtrYiMQ0X0dL4RLhM80Duu1swMa35thHVY4OKtu708KxD8xQht-WdLAx5yF3/s1600/blaneycar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggQhE0ozc2oOb37WIGT0DI4AryJj-lp4yHNQncuobF3-vkxtok7b3oziGLKH9RJA9b1OuHJrZKpuAp8TkKOtrYiMQ0X0dL4RLhM80Duu1swMa35thHVY4OKtu708KxD8xQht-WdLAx5yF3/s320/blaneycar.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ryan Blaney and the No. 21 Ford at MIS/Dave Marr photo</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Blaney on Friday drove the No. 21 Woods Brothers Ford to the
fifth qualifying position for the Quicken Loans 400 that will be at Michigan
International Speedway on Sunday.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Blaney, whose top qualifying lap was 35.811 seconds at the 2-mile track, will make his first NASCAR Sprint Cup start at the track.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Meanwhile, Wood Brothers will have a car in an MIS Sprint
Cup race for the 91<sup>st</sup> time in 92 races, including 86 events in a row.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Rain was forecast, and teams practiced in the morning in
qualifying setups, because they expected qualifying to be rained out, in which
case lap times from practice would have set the race field.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
If qualifying had been canceled, the No. 21 would have been left out of the race because it hadn’t made enough qualifying attempts this
season.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Luckily, it cleared out for us,” Blaney, 21, said. “It would
have stung a little bit, knowing how good a car we have.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Kasey Kahne (No. 5 Chevrolet) won the pole position with a lap time of 35.645.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kevin Harvick (No. 4 Chevrolet) was second at 35.712</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Our chances of winning Sunday are as good as anybody,”
Blaney said. “The guys we have go into each weekend … thinking we can win the
race. That’s the mindset you have to have.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Trevor Bay<sup>th</sup> and 41<sup>st</sup>.</div>
ne drove the No. 21 in both MIS races in 2014. He
finished 19George Pohlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09936053472420139793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176196741156489011.post-44335337682064956362015-06-12T13:53:00.000-07:002015-06-12T15:25:27.777-07:00Carl Edwards feels 'a little strange' not driving for Jack Roush at Michigan International Speedway<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiprSOt6x2SW-FzYM80Oj37szVlSRaNsPT1QMwmMJ8GEmYi9PMD9cmjFNK7poPfdyOt9j2uARGnPU4FRmZvRkOl2gBwxX2xGVA39D-Y6fbRhPYsZo01haiVaAKUi4abks3MxfGdXO7onKdp/s1600/Edwards_Carl_2015Head_NSCS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiprSOt6x2SW-FzYM80Oj37szVlSRaNsPT1QMwmMJ8GEmYi9PMD9cmjFNK7poPfdyOt9j2uARGnPU4FRmZvRkOl2gBwxX2xGVA39D-Y6fbRhPYsZo01haiVaAKUi4abks3MxfGdXO7onKdp/s200/Edwards_Carl_2015Head_NSCS.jpg" width="133" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carl Edwards</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
Carl Edwards ran 21 NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Michigan International Speedway for car owner Jack Roush.<br />
But Edwards, who drove a Ford all those years with Roush, is in his first season in a Toyota with Joe Gibbs Racing.<br />
"It is a little strange to come here to this race and not be driving for Jack Roush, because we put so much emphasis on this event for so many years," Edwards, driver of the No. 19 Arris Camry, said Friday at MIS. "There's always been a lot of pride driving for Jack here."<br />
Roush has businesses based in Livonia.<br />
"I can tell you this: To win this race would be really special for me now just because I know from the other side how much everyone prepares -- Jack and the other teams," Edwards said. "For the domestic car manufacturers, this is their backyard. They bring their best stuff. For me to win in a Toyota would be really special here."<br />
Edwards won two Sprint Cup races at MIS for Roush. George Pohlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09936053472420139793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176196741156489011.post-35811717294370359362015-06-11T16:40:00.001-07:002015-06-11T16:48:21.488-07:00Tony Stewart hopes Michigan International Speedway racing surface will 'widen out'<div class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;">
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik0din_FifzzjISlywsPEnF6NPAm-FzjbOesU899BHhOhmg__h-sjaVLiKAjzO3IWmIIPXWaNt-wPW2dzOKLGZ0hPBeCeyFU_mnP3FMS-_NNSxcVlSHcYndXaRrcXjSCHm9beb1YdeNEXN/s1600/BlogStewart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik0din_FifzzjISlywsPEnF6NPAm-FzjbOesU899BHhOhmg__h-sjaVLiKAjzO3IWmIIPXWaNt-wPW2dzOKLGZ0hPBeCeyFU_mnP3FMS-_NNSxcVlSHcYndXaRrcXjSCHm9beb1YdeNEXN/s320/BlogStewart.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tony Stewart/Dave Marr photo</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Tony Stewart, driver of the No. 14 Chevrolet, on the racing surface at Michigan International Speedway, which was repaved following the 2012 season and hosts the Quicken Loans 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race Sunday:</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">“It’s hard to say, but it should be better. That first year, once it cleaned off, it seemed like the track got to be pretty good. It was still a relatively one-groove track but it got better as the weekend went on. It was even better last year and, really, we should see more of the same, even with the higher speeds. Hopefully, the race track will continue on that path and continue to widen out. It was a lot racier than I thought it would be right off the bat, and it’s just been getting better, so I’m anticipating it’s going to be even better when we get back on it this weekend with our Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevy.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">“With the repave a couple years ago, it’s just lightning fast. And the groove is getting wider and wider so it’s easier to race there. It’s definitely just a fast, fast race track. We talk about momentum. Momentum is a huge deal there. You carry so much speed to the turns, and the corners are so long and so round, you have to be very smooth there.”</span></div>
George Pohlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09936053472420139793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176196741156489011.post-2283109107591404442015-06-10T19:56:00.001-07:002015-06-10T19:56:26.336-07:00Dale Earnhardt Jr. to run special paint scheme at Michigan International Speedway<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbWs0bPsQjfV3fi8dfcV90vso7y0ohUbGOBA5IWCSxCwDBTE-dm5I29F_T9j6l08agXMWMRw5I7pn2x31tmBUmjGP71tQuDfAl0JHaRhS6uoUbocREESbgI_oBBKV0o3Ihlg5ToBjl7TMV/s1600/amp88.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbWs0bPsQjfV3fi8dfcV90vso7y0ohUbGOBA5IWCSxCwDBTE-dm5I29F_T9j6l08agXMWMRw5I7pn2x31tmBUmjGP71tQuDfAl0JHaRhS6uoUbocREESbgI_oBBKV0o3Ihlg5ToBjl7TMV/s400/amp88.jpg" width="400" /></a>AMP Energy will be the primary sponsor for Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s No. 88 Chevrolet in the Quicken Loans 400. Earnhardt's car will feature the Passion Fruit flavor for the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday. </div>
The photo of the car was provided by the Hendrick Motorsports Web site.George Pohlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09936053472420139793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176196741156489011.post-25042164020899679282015-06-10T16:08:00.000-07:002015-06-10T16:08:10.516-07:00MIS entry list shows 44 cars; 43 will start Quicken Loans 400<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVpeLxypbr-900DrLEgBZ82hEU8EjOha77XRprJp1wHs1tyfC4DbqIOHcY3kQHHEqgc6IhB_lpLftVQeapheWTh_bd0L0K2yS0n5URvydWeAJ2ozgey2HohEeNwvpmdOS71wEm_N0RbXzl/s1600/BlogJohnson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVpeLxypbr-900DrLEgBZ82hEU8EjOha77XRprJp1wHs1tyfC4DbqIOHcY3kQHHEqgc6IhB_lpLftVQeapheWTh_bd0L0K2yS0n5URvydWeAJ2ozgey2HohEeNwvpmdOS71wEm_N0RbXzl/s200/BlogJohnson.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jimmie Johnson in Victory Lane at MIS</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;">Forty-four cars were on the preliminary entry list for the Quicken Loans 400 that will be run Sunday at Michigan International Speedway. Forty-three cars will take the green flag for the 200-lap NASCAR Sprint Cup race. Jimmie Johnson, driver of the No. 48 Chevrolet, is the defending race champion.</span>George Pohlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09936053472420139793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176196741156489011.post-86798740192558702562014-09-03T19:29:00.001-07:002014-09-03T19:30:44.388-07:00Steve Cronenwett Jr. wins late model championship at Flat Rock Speedway <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25px;">Steve Cronenwett Jr. of Flat Rock finished second in the final race of the season Saturday night and claimed the championship of the ARCA Moran Chevrolet Late Model series at Flat Rock Speedway. Paul Pelletier of Trenton won the race. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25px;">Derek Wiley of Belleville finished third and Frank Jiovani (Harrison Township) fourth.</span>George Pohlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09936053472420139793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176196741156489011.post-68588925151023656682014-08-29T17:39:00.004-07:002014-08-29T19:43:48.661-07:00Taylor Ferns' strong run in winged sprint car race ended by accident <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Taylor Ferns finished competed last weekend </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">in the inaugural event for the Renegade Sprint Series at Atomic Speedway in Chillicothe, Ohio. On Aug. 23, She timed in fourth-fastest of the 38 entries, and followed that up by finishing fourth in the fourth heat race to earn a spot in the dash, where she crossed the line fifth. She ran as high as third during the main event, and was running in the top five when contact with another car late in the race put her in the wall, ending her night.</span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: times new roman, times, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">The following night, the Shelby Township resident </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">traveled north to Mercer Raceway Park in Western Pennsylvania for an event with the UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions. She ended up 19th in the main event, after timing in 18th-fastest and finishing sixth in the third heat race.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">“We had a really strong car at Atomic last weekend and it was unfortunate to get taken out how we did, because I think we had a top-three car,” Ferns told Ferns Racing PR. “I had people come up to me after the race and say that people knew we were there. It was tough not getting the finish we were hoping for, but we showed what we can do and hopefully we can carry a little of that into this weekend.”</span>George Pohlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09936053472420139793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176196741156489011.post-68874590456180732592014-08-28T09:04:00.001-07:002014-08-28T09:04:39.633-07:00Flat Rock Speedway to crown four champions, including late model division, Saturday nightFlat Rock Speedway holds its annual championship night on Saturday.<br />
Champions in four racing divisions, including the ARCA Moran Chevrolet Late Model class, will be crowned.<br />
Steve Cronenwett Jr. is the driver to beat in the late model division.<br />
The Flat Rock resident has a 70-point lead over Paul Pelletier of Trenton.<br />
Frank Jiovani of Harrison Township is third, Derek Wiley of Belleville fourth and Stan Yee Jr. of Clinton Township fifth.<br />
Titles in street stock A main, street stock B main and figure 8s also will be decided.<br />
Pit gates open at 2:30 p.m., and practice starts at 4. Time trials start at 5:30 and racing begins at 7. Tickets for the public go on sale at 4:30.George Pohlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09936053472420139793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176196741156489011.post-25560429706742942312014-08-26T16:28:00.002-07:002014-08-26T16:32:13.529-07:00Michigan International Speedway announces 2015 race weekend schedule<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheQOkNkdJ8OUbjjGTpkUz0IpR_t3d1-jnH5sMphTMmhzpWtSRmAOgQgh64rbK1qk1dBaln58-QVnJ1anyWZwrUeldtBkEB2WYs8X6JVrRdh8_WXnHCs8QKwFfLBeCbUsj7QTDlUMsYx9u-/s1600/24GordonWinsPoleMichigan01.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheQOkNkdJ8OUbjjGTpkUz0IpR_t3d1-jnH5sMphTMmhzpWtSRmAOgQgh64rbK1qk1dBaln58-QVnJ1anyWZwrUeldtBkEB2WYs8X6JVrRdh8_WXnHCs8QKwFfLBeCbUsj7QTDlUMsYx9u-/s1600/24GordonWinsPoleMichigan01.JPG" height="153" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jeff Gordon won the August 2014 race at MIS./AP photo</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
NASCAR Sprint Cup races for 2015 at Michigan International Speedway will be June 14 and Aug. 16.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">
The June race weekend at the track includes an ARCA race and a NASCAR Nationwide Series race.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">
A NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race will be part of the August weekend.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">
Here is the racing schedule:</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">
<span style="text-indent: -1.5in;">Friday, June 12, ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards Corrigan Oil 200 and</span><span style="text-indent: -1.5in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -1.5in;">Sprint Cup Qualifying</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">
Saturday, June 13, NASCAR Nationwide Series</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">
Sunday, June 14, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Quicken Loans 400</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">
Friday, Aug. 14, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Practice and Qualifying</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in;">
Saturday, Aug. 15, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">
Sunday, Aug. 16, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">
<br /></div>
George Pohlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09936053472420139793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176196741156489011.post-70868569181134944072014-08-24T17:31:00.000-07:002014-08-24T17:35:17.636-07:00Brad Smith finishes 19th in ARCA race won by Justin Boston at Madison, Wisc.Brad Smith of Shelby Township finished in 19th place in the Herr's Live Life with Flavor 200, an ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards race at Madison (Wisc.) International Speedway on Sunday.<br />
Justin Boston of Baltimore, Md., won the 200-lap race on the half-mile oval.<br />
Kyle Benjamin and Brandon Jones finished second and third, respectively.<br />
The No. 48 Radon.com Ford driven by Smith completed 57 laps before dropping out of the race due to over-heating.<br />
Boston drove the No. 25 ZLOOP Toyota to his second win of the season.<br />
Benjamin, the defending race winner, drove the No. 37 Benjamin Racing Ford, and Jones was in the No. 4 Richmond Water Heaters-Menards Chevrolet.<br />
<br />George Pohlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09936053472420139793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176196741156489011.post-499347360507498112014-08-23T04:44:00.001-07:002014-08-23T04:44:12.663-07:00Kevin Harvick wins pole for Bristol; Jeff Gordon completes front row<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga41yFAJ5fpOzat1VQeoIhlqEozJh-mcABSZmpdyAvPFl0dxIWJfMLoq1svbAPvl3vl-CpLSCUIinigGBJlRAiJ31ujZw68VQEM8V4rSvsP-yIgfQ6cuyRKMQl1weq_i-5b6Zb_eVm2rGg/s1600/4Harvick1stPoleBristol08.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga41yFAJ5fpOzat1VQeoIhlqEozJh-mcABSZmpdyAvPFl0dxIWJfMLoq1svbAPvl3vl-CpLSCUIinigGBJlRAiJ31ujZw68VQEM8V4rSvsP-yIgfQ6cuyRKMQl1weq_i-5b6Zb_eVm2rGg/s1600/4Harvick1stPoleBristol08.JPG" height="260" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kevin Harvick put the No. 4 Chevrolet on the pole for the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Bristol. Jeff Gordon qualified second. (Chevrolet photo)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />George Pohlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09936053472420139793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176196741156489011.post-9085618479010709702014-08-22T18:12:00.001-07:002014-08-22T18:12:31.635-07:00Taylor Ferns to race in Ohio, Pennsylvania this weekendTaylor Ferns plans to drive a winged sprint car at a pair of race tracks this weekend. She is to compete in the Renegade Sprint Series at Atomic Speedway in Chillocothe, Ohio, on Saturday, and in the UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions at Mercer Raceway Park in western Pennsylvania on Sunday.<br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 16px;">Last weekend at Attica Raceway Park in Ohio, Ferns finished sixth in the third heat race, coming up one spot short of transferring into the main event, which put her in the B-main. The Shelby Township resident finished fourth in the B-main to earn a spot in the feature, but had a valve break on the engine, which prevented her from being able to take the green flag in the A-feature.</span>George Pohlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09936053472420139793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176196741156489011.post-86864560758212682122014-08-19T16:54:00.000-07:002014-08-19T17:04:48.308-07:00Brad Smith 15th in ARCA points, expects to finish season in James Hylton car<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXs5sulRz8hOQgzemWreUPxevLHrm9JQqKMK0z1N6BQnaFwRCrsOYJkBwpbMk9erNky7HZCmCsaGt86ChhocpjJrzbxtYqcYVe5lhJQkcnyTNT3x74sh75KyY8XiovQSX6btudr2EK5j6t/s1600/brad2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXs5sulRz8hOQgzemWreUPxevLHrm9JQqKMK0z1N6BQnaFwRCrsOYJkBwpbMk9erNky7HZCmCsaGt86ChhocpjJrzbxtYqcYVe5lhJQkcnyTNT3x74sh75KyY8XiovQSX6btudr2EK5j6t/s1600/brad2.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BRAD SMITH</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">
Brad Smith, who teamed with car owner James Hylton near the midway point of the season, is 15th in points in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">
"I will likely drive for James the rest of the season," Shelby Township resident Smith said Tuesday.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">
Five races remain on the ARCA schedule. The next race is Sunday at Madison (Wisc.) International Speedway, a half-mile paved oval.<br />
Smith, driver of the No. 48 Ford, has started 10 of the 15 races run this season. He is 35 points behind former NASCAR driver Ken Schrader, who is 14th with 1,590 points.</div>
George Pohlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09936053472420139793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176196741156489011.post-1413362346612865912014-08-18T18:24:00.000-07:002014-08-18T18:24:45.841-07:00Albion picked by coaches to win MIAA football championship<div style="background-color: white; font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;">
Albion was picked by league coaches to win the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football championship this season.</div>
<div style="background-color: white; font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;">
Poll results (first-place votes in parentheses): 1. Albion (5) 7 pts. 2. Adrian 16 pts. 3. Hope (1) 18 pts. 4. Olivet (1) 19. 5. Trine 24. 6. Kalamazoo 29. 7. Alma 34. </div>
George Pohlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09936053472420139793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176196741156489011.post-19589854780031440052014-08-17T04:37:00.000-07:002014-08-18T17:34:13.915-07:00Eric Lee gets top-5 finish in JEGS/CRA race won by Travis Braden at Flat Rock Speedway<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioaSztFSYDISuIn-QHiFzsf_dIbmzGbJlTwJFNOUOVCeu9Z0nyu5zbtttCgm8Oqst3LPF_ZhPi1_8y1CgupVtKdSkq3_Q-d-4bmityzEAge_vf_lBOogqwBNCLF0VLrTkuEhDC7L6mbP-N/s1600/image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioaSztFSYDISuIn-QHiFzsf_dIbmzGbJlTwJFNOUOVCeu9Z0nyu5zbtttCgm8Oqst3LPF_ZhPi1_8y1CgupVtKdSkq3_Q-d-4bmityzEAge_vf_lBOogqwBNCLF0VLrTkuEhDC7L6mbP-N/s1600/image.jpg" height="150" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">David Ragan's late model</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
Points leader Travis Braden finished in first place, and Macomb Township resident Eric Lee took fifth in the 7-Up 125, an ARCA JEGS/CRA Super Series late model race at Flat Rock Speedway on Saturday night.<br />
The 21-driver field included NASCAR veteran David Ragan, plus pole winner Ross Kenseth, who is the son of NASCAR driver Matt Kenseth, and Todd Gilliland, son of NASCAR driver David Gilliland.<br />
Ali Kern finished second, Steve Dorer third and Paul Shafer Jr. fourth in the 125-lap race.<br />
Ragan finished 18th after completing 55 laps and retiring due to a problem with the rear end of his No. 77 Ford.<br />
Gilliland and Dennis Strickland finished only four laps each due to an accident, and were scored 20th and 21st, respectively.<br />
Pat Zorn of St. Clair finished 19th.<br />
Kenseth's pole-winning qualifying time was 12.226 seconds on the quarter-mile oval.<br />
The first-place finisher's take of the purse was $3,000, according to the CRA Web site. Fifth place was worth $800.George Pohlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09936053472420139793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176196741156489011.post-72103493441400790372014-08-16T12:03:00.000-07:002014-08-16T12:16:52.116-07:00Johnny Sauter wins, teammate Matt Crafton second in NASCAR truck race at Michigan International Speedway<div class="MsoNormal">
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUAjftWsikOsqTPtlv1g_7OBb3lkR49bO_u3s1oK-LyTntkerfw8FtAcNVZClgLeYALwmNBy00vb_bPyzXrSYnqy6tjjmfiimoWDT-JM_qf0a58ruycdUjarlp3PiLKhCse2Bk7EMXnwqN/s1600/JohnnySauter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUAjftWsikOsqTPtlv1g_7OBb3lkR49bO_u3s1oK-LyTntkerfw8FtAcNVZClgLeYALwmNBy00vb_bPyzXrSYnqy6tjjmfiimoWDT-JM_qf0a58ruycdUjarlp3PiLKhCse2Bk7EMXnwqN/s1600/JohnnySauter.jpg" height="200" width="174" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">JOHNNY SAUTER/Dave Marr photo</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="line-height: 115%;">Johnny
Sauter and teammate Matt Crafton finished first and second, respectively, in
the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Careers for Veterans 200 race at Michigan
International Speedway on Saturday.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;">The outcome
left Sauter first and Crafton second in the driver standings. Both hurdled Ryan
Blaney, who held the lead heading into the 100-lap event but fell to third
place.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;">“This is a
helluva day,” Sauter said. “Great pit stops all day long, that’s what got us in
position. I’m going to relish it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;">“We’re just
past halfway (through the season). This is the momentum. This is the thing we
needed to swing it.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;">Sauter and
Crafton drive for ThorSport Racing</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">, which is based in Sandusky, Ohio. It was
Sauter’s first race with new crew chief Jeff Hensley.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;">Sauter, a
resident of Necedah, Wisc., drives the No. 98 Toyota, and Crafton, who’s from Tulare,
Calif., drives the No. 88 Toyota.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;">The race
featured three full-time Sprint Cup drivers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;">Kyle Busch finished
fifth in the No. 51 Toyota; Austin Dillon 17<sup>th</sup> in the No. 20 Chevrolet, and
Joey Logano 18<sup>th</sup> in the No. 19 Ford.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;">Travis
Kvapil, who has started 14 of the 22 Cup races run to date, finished 26<sup>th</sup>
in the No. 05 Toyota.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;">The race
featured a front row of trucks owned by Rochester Hills native Brad Keselowski,
who came into the race as the series leader in owner points.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;">Blaney
had the pole in Keselowski’s No. 29 Ford, and Logano started second.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;">Sauter has
448 points. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;">Crafton
trails Sauter by nine points.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;">“Track
position was everything,” Crafton said. “We were definitely a top-three,
top-five truck.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;">Ron Hornaday
Jr. finished third in the race in the No. 30 Chevrolet. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;">“What a
blast,” he said. “I had a lot of fun.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;">Blaney is 16
points behind Sauter.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;">Mike Curb
took the owner points lead from Keselowski, who slipped to fourth.<span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
George Pohlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09936053472420139793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176196741156489011.post-12172635577291329662014-08-15T09:39:00.003-07:002014-08-18T19:03:37.094-07:00'Kids are the coolest thing' for NASCAR's Wood Brothers Racing<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcKiHHYKxx87rQ7Z5tKqeTWppeExUSQL3W0wqBTU-iv_QzRSxHY5rWCtci5RGUGJX6jpAL0Mktvvu_JyAyNC0Vs8XzTErBPlB0os9l7mHft8NPAdzx9DX_8i5qEhm9lNGd7NvU4c1b-lAw/s1600/Blaney.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcKiHHYKxx87rQ7Z5tKqeTWppeExUSQL3W0wqBTU-iv_QzRSxHY5rWCtci5RGUGJX6jpAL0Mktvvu_JyAyNC0Vs8XzTErBPlB0os9l7mHft8NPAdzx9DX_8i5qEhm9lNGd7NvU4c1b-lAw/s1600/Blaney.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">RYAN BLANEY</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
Wood Brothers Racing has had veteran NASCAR drivers like Ricky Rudd, Ken Schrader and Bill Elliott behind the wheel of the No. 21 Ford in the last decade or so.<br />
<div>
More recently, the team has gone with developing drivers.</div>
<div>
Ryan Blaney, 20, has signed to run the Wood Brothers' partial Sprint Cup schedule in 2015.</div>
<div>
He follows Trevor Bayne, who was 20 when he took over as driver of the 21 in 2011. Bayne, who won the Daytona 500 in 2011, is to run the No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford next year.</div>
<div>
"Youth seems to be what it is all about," team co-owner Eddie Wood said at Michigan International Speedway on Friday. "We had really good results and relationship with Trevor, and I can see the same thing with Ryan."</div>
<div>
Blaney's father, Dave, is a part-time Sprint Cup driver.</div>
<div>
"I have known Ryan's dad since he came into the sport and it is a really grounded family," Wood said. "It is a racing family, as we are.</div>
<div>
"I have grandkids now, and kids are the coolest thing."<br />
Blaney leads the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series points heading into Saturday's race at MIS.</div>
George Pohlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09936053472420139793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176196741156489011.post-73573326332984400622014-08-15T08:14:00.000-07:002014-08-15T12:42:42.747-07:00Return to NASCAR racing 'up to Tony' Stewart, team executive saysTony Stewart will decide when he is ready to return to NASCAR Sprint Cup race, Brett Frood, executive vice president of Stewart-Haas Racing, said at Michigan International Speedway on Friday.<br />
<div>
Stewart did not race at Watkins Glen the day after the sprint car he was driving struck and killed fellow driver Kevin Ward Jr. last Saturday night at Canandaigua Motorsports Park, a dirt track in New York.</div>
<div>
He will not drive in the Pure Michigan 400 at MIS on Sunday.</div>
<div>
"This decision (to sit out the MIS race) was Tony's," Frood said. "He's grieving. (He) made the decision he's not ready to get in the race car and will take it week by week.</div>
<div>
"It will be up to Tony when he's ready to get back in the car."</div>
<div>
Jeff Burton will drive Stewart's No. 14 Chevrolet at MIS.</div>
George Pohlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09936053472420139793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176196741156489011.post-25350982030449193022014-08-15T07:38:00.000-07:002014-08-15T07:40:28.827-07:00Taylor Ferns to race winged sprint car at Attica Raceway in Ohio on Saturday<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Taylor Ferns, whose recent 410-winged sprint car race schedule has been repeatedly interrupted by rain, looks to put that behind her this weekend at Northwest Ohio at Attica Raceway Park.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Ferns will be in action with the Fremont Attica Sprint Title (F.A.S.T.) on Saturday </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">in the Jimmy’s Towing/Indy Race Parts Maxim. The racing program will begin with hot laps, followed by time trials, heat races and a 30-lap feature.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: times new roman, times, serif;">“I've been at the race shop helping out every day, so that keeps me focused on it, even if we haven’t been on the track for a few weeks,” Ferns told Ferns Racing PR. “I’ve used a GoPro camera every race this year, so I’ve been going back and watching a lot of the races from earlier this year the last few weeks. Always thinking about racing and having it fresh in your mind is a good way to stay focused.”</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Shelby Township resident Ferns, 18, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">has raced three times at Attica Raceway Park in 2014. She led laps in her debut at the 1/3-mile</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"> track on May 9 before a spin relegated her to a 14th-place finish. She finished third in her heat race that night. Ferns returned to Attica on the Fourth of July and came home 16th in the A-Feature. On July 18 at the high-banked bullring, she crossed the finish line 13th. She opened the night by recording the eighth-fastest lap in time trials of the 28 entries and then finished third in the second heat race.</span>George Pohlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09936053472420139793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176196741156489011.post-87882835530975107682014-08-15T06:25:00.003-07:002014-08-15T12:43:25.592-07:00NASCAR updates rules regarding what drivers & crew may do after on-track incidents<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuyzpC-MUBT0lVzpFJoKiBTo0Dfo-27Rx1i4hfIpIfRl_d0jk5BjxLw7S7BJ7kblyZ2BCIIDbnAP5VzkXKgRjwDVGcRznwiscztrvmkIBCNlO0buzaTyW6mugQJRrdShbm_MgKbQ42ghwb/s1600/Pemberton.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuyzpC-MUBT0lVzpFJoKiBTo0Dfo-27Rx1i4hfIpIfRl_d0jk5BjxLw7S7BJ7kblyZ2BCIIDbnAP5VzkXKgRjwDVGcRznwiscztrvmkIBCNlO0buzaTyW6mugQJRrdShbm_MgKbQ42ghwb/s1600/Pemberton.jpg" height="200" width="133" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">PEMBERTON</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
NASCAR announced Friday updated rules that are to be followed by drivers and other team members when an on-track incident such as an accident occurs.<br />
The action was in response, NASCAR president of competition and racing development Robin Pemberton said, by the death last Saturday night of sprint car driver Kevin Ward Jr., who was struck by the car driven by Tony Stewart after Ward left his vehicle following an incident at Canandaigua Motorsports Park, a New York dirt track.<br />
When a race car is involved in an incident, Pemberton said, and the car is stopped on or near the racing surface, and unless emergency conditions (such as fire in the cockpit) exist, the driver must:<br />
-- Shut off electrical power and lower window net if possible;<br />
-- Not loosen or remove safety equipment until directed by safety personnel;<br />
-- After exiting the vehicle, proceed to the ambulance or other safety vehicle.<br />
At no time, Pemberton said, should the driver or other crew member approach the racing surface or apron, nor should a driver or crew member approach another moving vehicle.<br />
All vehicles not involved in the incident that are able should slow to a cautious speed and use extreme care as they approach the incident scene, Pemberton added.George Pohlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09936053472420139793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176196741156489011.post-55344534810744335952014-08-10T05:30:00.000-07:002014-08-10T05:30:21.635-07:00Brad Smith 18th in ARCA race won by Grant Enfinger at Berlin RacewayBrad Smith of Shelby Township finished in 18th place in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards race at Berlin Raceway in Marne, Mich., on Saturday night.<br />
Smith's No. 48 Ford completed 78 laps in the Federated Auto Parts 200 before a transmission problem forced Smith from the race.<br />
Grant Enfinger won the 200-lap race in the No. 90 Chevrolet. He was followed by Austin Wayne Self in the No. 22 Dodge and and Brennan Poole in the No. 15 Toyota.<br />
<br />George Pohlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09936053472420139793noreply@blogger.com0