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Saturday, January 12 from Tulsa, Okla.
Live on HBO Pay-Per-View
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FROM
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CHILI BOWL IS A DAVID VS. GOLIATH
STORY
TULSA,
OKLAHOMA (January 7, 2008) - The "David vs. Goliath"
storyline is one of the oldest in sports, pitting little guy
against big guy, underdog against odds-on favorite,
blue-collar contestant against polished champion. More often
than not, Goliath wins, as historically shown and more
recently evidenced by pro football's New England Patriots.
The Lucas
Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals is racing's "David vs.
Goliath" event. Every January, well over 200 weekend-warrior
teams haul their Midgets to Tulsa's QuikTrip Center, where
they square off against some genuine motorsports "Goliaths,"
drivers who have built hero- like reputations in NASCAR,
Indy Cars and even drag racing. But at the Chili Bowl, the
story comes with an interesting twist: More often than not,
David usually gets to push Goliath around on the tight,
quarter-mile indoor oval. Sometimes, he even kicks dirt in
the giant's face.
This year,
thanks to a live pay-per-view broadcast on the Chili Bowl's
final night, Saturday, Jan. 12, a nationwide audience will
join the sell-out crowd in Tulsa to see whether it will
happen again. FULL STORY >> |
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FEATURE:
Bodine Bobsled Challenge
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Day 3
Bodine Bobsled
Challenge: Said Sweeps Championship Events
LAKE PLACID,
N.Y. (Jan. 5, 2008) – Boris Said has been bobsledding longer
than any of the other drivers at the 3rd Annual Chevy Bodine
Bobsled Challenge presented by Whelen Engineering, but he’s
still learning new tricks. He utilized some of what he
picked up Saturday morning to successfully defend his title.
FULL STORY >> |
DAY 1 STORY >>
DAY 2 STORY >> |
| MORGAN
MCCLURE MOTORSPORTS OFF TO ROCKY START BEFORE SEASON EVEN
BEGINS
 With
preseason testing beginning next week in Daytona, Sprint Cup
teams are finalizing their plan of attack for the 2008
season. The approach at #4-Morgan-McClure Motorsports is
radically different. Over the past few weeks, Southwest
Virginia’s NASCAR team has lost its crew chief, primary
sponsor and driver. "It feels like a hurricane,’’ MMM
general manager Larry McClure said. "The way NASCAR has
changed, I don’t know if its been good or not.’’ The
Morgan-McClure organization, which featured veteran driver
Ward Burton last season, has struggled in recent years with
lack of
 sponsorship
and driver turnover. Just days before Christmas, McClure
learned that State Water Heaters was leaving. According to
media reports, the State Water Heaters sponsorship will move
to the #66 Haas CNC Racing team with driver Scott Riggs.
"I’ve heard the sponsorship went to the 66 car,’’ McClure
said "Right now we don’t have a thing.’’ McClure said the
agreement with State Water Heaters last year was for 10
races. He was surprised by the change in direction. "It must
have been an instant decision because we had no idea it was
going to happen,’’ McClure said. "We found out about this
before Christmas, then it became official after the holiday.
We’ll see how things work out.’’ Lucas Oil will return as an
associate sponsor.
 As
for a driver, it appears Burton is gone from the seat of the
#4 MMM Chevy. Burton, a former Daytona 500 winner, joined
the team with three races remaining in the 2006 season.
"[Burton] probably won’t be back,’’ McClure said. "We’re
looking at using either Mike Wallace or P.J. Jones for
testing next week, then we will go from there. "It’s not
going to be hard to find somebody to drive at Daytona. Right
now, I’ve got a couple options.’’ One of those options
involves a driver bringing a financial package to the team.
That step is common in the open-wheel ranks. "We’ve got
capable people here for the crew chief role ... the biggest
thing we need are sponsorship dollars,’’ McClure said.
"We’ve been working on a deal with one of the bigger
multicar teams where we could be a satellite team and share
some information. That deal is on the table if we get our
sponsorship stuff put together.’’ As for the big question of
their 2008 schedule, the always-ambitious McClure said to
stay tuned. "We’re just going to see how much money we get
in the door,’’ McClure said. "We’re not going to race on our
own money anymore.’’ On a related note, Abingdon’s Eric
McClure plans to runs the Nationwide Series schedule with
the Front Row Motorsports team. The Denver, N.C.-based team
also plans to field a Sprint Cup car for McClure in the
Daytona 500.(Bristol
Courier Herald)(1-5-2008) |
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SITE UPDATE:
-- THE NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES
2008 RACE SCHEDULE, AND TEAM CHART ARE POSTED
CHECK IT OUT>>
-- UPDATED ROLEX SPORTS CAR
SERIES PAGE WITH NEWS, SCHEDULES, & MORE
CHECK IT OUT>> (JAN
1, 2008)
-- 2008 NASCAR SPRINT CUP
SERIES TEAM CHART PAGE ADDED
CHECK IT OUT>> (JAN
1, 2008) |
Your Advertisement Here! Find Out How>> |
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JACKSON HEWITT
PRESEASON THUNDER |
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DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY |
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WHEN: TEST 1 Jan. 7-9; TEST 2 Jan. 14-16 |
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BROADCAST: SPEED Channel |
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DISTANCE: Multiple Day Test Sessions |
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QUALIFYING: N/A |
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2007 WINNER: N/A |
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NASCAR PRESEASON THUNDER |
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WHEN: January 18-22 |
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BROADCAST:
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NASCAR PRESEASON THUNDER |
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WHEN: January 11-13 |
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BROADCAST:
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THE
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WHEN: JANUARY 4-6 |
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BROADCAST: N/A |
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| FORMULA
1: AUSTRALIA; March 16; SPEED |
| INDY
CAR: HOMESTEAD; March 29; ESPN2 |
| CHAMP
CAR: LONG BEACH; April 18-20 |
| NHRA
DRAG: POMONA; February 7-10; ESPN2 |
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Track / World of Outlaws / Monster Jam |
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