MOORPARK, California -- Tons of racing action from all over the country in all types of racing over the weekend; NHRA in Columbus, ARCA in Toledo, the Nextel All-Star Challenge in Charlotte, Champ Car in Monterrey, plus much, much more!
NHRA – Pontiac Performance NHRA Nationals presented by Summit Racing Equipment – National Trail Raceway, Hebron, Ohio
Tony Pedregon and his Q Racing Monte Carlo Funny Car team picked up their second consecutive win, TP’s 31st career win in Funny Car, at National Trail on Sunday.
Schumacher Racing’s Whit Bazemore, making his first final round appearance of the year, had lane choice over Pedregon, but that didn’t seem to matter as Bazemore dropped an engine half track, giving Pedregon the 4.923/313.66 mph win.
TP’s win boosts him from 12th in points to sixth.
The “Bud Prince” Brandon Bernstein also picked up his second win of the year at National Trail.
Ringers driver Bernstein made the quickest pass of the weekend in finals against Cory McClenathan with a run of 4.531 seconds at 329.58 mph. Actually, all his runs at National Trail on Sunday were in the 4.5-second range. Bernstein’s win advances him to third in points, only 21 points out of second.
While Chip Ellis collected the Ringers Gloves Pro Bike Battle No. 1 Qualifier award on Sunday, it was his G-Squared teammate Matt Smith who met Schumacher Racing’s Angelle Sampey at the Tree in finals.
Smith’s Torco/Skull Gear S&S Buell didn’t have enough for Sampey’s U.S. Army Suzuki, as she blew by him 7.046/188.52 mph to his 7.122/185.31 mph run.
Sampey recorded her third win of the season and also regained the points lead.
The Ringers team of Titan Motorsports and driver Brad Personett shattered records all weekend long en route to their win on Sunday at NHRA’s Sony Xplōd Sport Compact event at Atco Raceway in New Jersey.
Personett set the national record in his Scion tC with a 6.51 second run, along with the fastest speed ever ran in the Sport Compact Series at 220.15 mph. This was their third win of the season.
NASCAR Nextel Cup Series – Nextel All-Star Challenge – Lowe’s Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C.
The Penske Racing South team of Ryan Newman and Kurt Busch both found themselves in the specialty race, the Nextel All-Star Challenge at Lowe’s Motor Speedway on Saturday night.
Kurt Busch and his No. 2 Miller Lite dodge bowed out of the event early with a blown engine, handing him a 20th place finish.
His teammate Newman and his No. 12 Alltel My Circle Dodge endured the crash-filled second portion of the race and completed all three segments of the non-points race, bringing his team home in fifth.
The All-Star Challenge last weekend was in preparation for this weekend’s Coca-Cola 600.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series – Quaker Steak & Lube 200 - Lowe’s Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C.
The Ringers team of Billy Ballew Motorsports fielded a second truck for Cup Series regular Kyle “Rowdy” Busch in the Quaker Steak & Lube 200 at Lowe’s on Friday night.
In his first start of the season, Busch was able to bring home the money and the hardware for his surrogate No. 51 team.
Truck Series and Billy Ballew Motorsports regular driver Kyle Krisiloff brought his No. 15 home in 17th.
The Ringers team of Orleans Racing and driver Brendan Gaughan came to the checkers in 14th.
Bridgestone presents the Champ Car World Series powered by Ford – Tecate Grand Prix – Fundidora Park, Monterrey, Mexico
Ringers team of Newman/Haas Racing and their driver Sebastien Bourdais brought home the win on Sunday in Monterrey.
Other Ringers teams in the field were: Andrew Ranger/Mi-Jack Conquest Racing, seventh; Bruno Junqueira/Newman-Haas Racing, 10th; Charles Zwolsman/Mi-Jack Conquest Racing, 12th and Nicky Pastorelli/Rocketsports, 15th.
ARCA RE/MAX Series – Hantz Group 200 presented by Federated Car Care – Toledo Speedway, Toledo, Ohio
Ringers supporter Justin Allgaier made a charge and almost caught eventual winner Kenny Schrader in the ARCA RE/MAX Series race at Toledo on Sunday. Allgaier held onto to finish second. Other Ringers notables in the field were Billy Venturini finishing 11th and Country Joe Racing’s Blake Bjorklund finishing 15th.
National Sprint Tour – Dodge City Raceway Park, Dodge City, Kan.
Donned with UnderX by Ringers, Tim Kaeding picked up his fourth win of the season on Friday night during the preliminary feature at Dodge City. Two other Ringers racers cracked top-10 finishes; Shane Stewart, ninth and Brian Paulus, 10th.
On Saturday night, Kaeding wasn’t able to repeat the win from the night before, but brought home a podium finish in third, while Stewart took the checkers in eighth and Paulus in ninth.
Late Models
Ringers racer Chuck Barnes Jr. raced twice over the weekend, his first race was the weekly Salem Speedway show in Salem, Ind., and his second was the CRA Super Series event at Baer Field in Fort Wayne, Ind. In both events, his DriverX Gloves by Ringers helped him steer to the two trophies and paydays.
About Ringers Gloves
Ringers Gloves, Official Gloves of NHRA and title sponsor for the Ringers Gloves Pro Bike Battle, is a full-line manufacturer of high-end, task specific gloves, SFI 3.3/1, 3.3/10, 3.3/20 racing gloves, UnderX protective undergarments and rdigs pit boots.
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