Gordon Holds Off McFarland, Wins Race2Recovery 225

Northern champ makes it two in a row

By: Paul Warner
Newton, Iowa—He’s won tons of races over the years. He has four divisional titles and one national title already. But what Benny Gordon is doing this season is beyond belief—even to the unapologetically-brazen driver himself.  

“Can you believe that?” Gordon asked after taking his sixth victory of the season in the Race2Recovery 225 presented by NAPA Auto Parts and Diamond Vogel at Iowa Speedway on Saturday, Sept. 20. “I’ve won at a lot of short tracks, but you can put those in the same category. I’ve led some laps and run second on some mile-and-a-half tracks before, but I’ve never won on a big track until tonight. This ranks right up there with the biggest wins of my career.”read more...

DARLAND DOMINATES “4-CROWN” SILVER CROWN

Rossburg, OH…….Dave Darland of Lincoln, Ind. led the final 33 laps of Saturday night’s 50-lap “4-Crown Nationals” K & N USAC Silver Crown Championship race at the Eldora Speedway and closed to within just 20 points of series point nleader Jerry Coons Jr. entering the final series race at Phoenix, Ariz. November 6. Coons finished third behind Brian Tyler, with Shane Cottle and Levi Jones rounding out the “top-five.” Coons led the first 17 laps before Darland put his Jarvis Enterprises/Plastic Express Beast/Foxco Chevy into the lead.click here for the USAC Silver Crown Series Page...

“4-CROWN” TRIUMPH IS SWEET FOR BRAD

Rossburg, OH…….Brad Sweet of Grass Valley, Calif. led all 30 laps to win Saturday night’s “4-Crown Nationals” USAC National Sprint race at the Eldora Speedway. Sweet and his Mopar/Team ASE JEI/Speedway Mopar were trailed at the finish by Mike Brecht, Jerry Coons Jr., Dickie Gaines and Jesse Hockett. Series point leader Levi Jones finished sixth but saw his point lead slip to just nine points over Coons going into the “Winchester Oldtimers Weekend” race September 28 at Winchester (Ind.) Speedway.click here for the USAC Midget Series Page...

YELEY TAKES ELDORA MIDGET THRILLER

Rossburg, OH…….J.J. Yeley of Phoenix, Ariz. won Saturday night’s 25-lap “4-Crown Nationals” USAC Mopar National Midget race at the Eldora Speedway, outracing Dave Darland and Brad Sweet in one of the most spectacular “4-Crown” features ever! Yeley led the first 11 laps in his Klatt Enterprises Ford Racing Beast/Easslinger Ford, before Ricky Stenhouse Jr. sailed past both J.J. and Darland to assume command. Stenhouse then ran away from the field but on lap 17 tangled with Brad Kuhn while lapping him. After restarting last, Stenhouse began working his way back through the field but on lap 20 he flipped end-over-end on the backstretch and was transported to Wayne Hospital in Greenville, Ohio. Yeley led the final nine laps despite constant pressure from Darland. Following the third-place Sweet were Brady Bacon and Cole Whitt. Series point leader Tracy Hines flipped on lap three but escaped injury.click here for the USAC Midget Series Page...

Kimmel Comes Home for Salem Victory Parade

SALEM IN (9-13-08) – ARCA RE/MAX Series veteran Frank Kimmel gave his hometown fans exactly what they came to see – a victory in the Eddie Gilstrap Motors 200 by Advance Auto Parts Saturday night at Salem Speedway.

However, it turned out to be much more than just another win for the local Clarksville, Indiana legend.

“This one’s pretty emotional,” said Kimmel in victory lane. “It’s been more than four years since we’ve won here, and to do it here at home means more than I can say. It’s also my dad’s birthday; he turned 80 today, so this one’s for him. This could not have played out any better for the Kimmel Racing team. We’ve been fortunate to win a lot of races, but this one ranks up there as one of the best – maybe the best.”read more...

Veteran Steve Christman Takes ARCA Truckers at Salem 

SALEM IN (9-13-08) – ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series veteran Steve Christman, in the Bagman Racing Chassis-R&B Fabrication Chevy S-10, raced from the 10th starting position to win the Advance Auto Parts 50 Saturday afternoon at Salem Speedway.

The Fort Wayne, Indiana driver took the lead for the final time on lap 28, and then held off Nick Gullatta to earn the hard-fought victory and first-ever at Salem.

“Can’t think of anyone else I’d rather be battling with out there other than Nick (Gullatta),” said Christman. “He races me hard, but always clean. Our truck was really working. I could put it about anywhere I needed to.”read more...

Joey King Wins World Cup 2008

8/31/2008 (Cedar Rapids, IA)
The fans in Odessa, MO at the I-70 Speedway saw quite an impressive performance from Silvis, Illinois’ Joey King. King used the inversion of the top 6 qualifiers to put his Adrian Carriers, Gett Industries, Dan Ash Trucking Chevrolet on the pole and lead from wire to wire to capture his first victory of the 2008 season in the World Cup 100.

King took off from the drop of the green flag at I-70 and began to boast an impressive lead through the first portion of the 100 lap affair. Early caution flags mired the beginning of the event, however, keeping the field within striking distance of King‘s machine. Third place driver Joey Eggleston hit the turn four concrete hard and was one of numerous front runners to find trouble in the early going. Jack Smith, while running second, saw his night spoiled by mechanical issues as well as point leader Eddie Hoffman. read more...

Scott Speed Proves He Has More Than Just a Fast Name

August 8, 2008
By: The Rubber Racer
Just like something out of the Disney movie Cars, a hot shoe with a fast name has surfaced on the NASCAR scene. He’s not your typical American stock car driver. He likes to get pedicures and he dresses quite European. He looks like he would still fit in on the paddock at Monte Carlo or lying on a yacht with Kimi Raikkonen. But does his style really matter? This young man can straight up drive a stock car. Unlike much of his open wheel predecessors Speed has shown promise immediately. In his very first ARCA/ReMax series start at Talladega Superspeedway in October of 2007, Speed finished with a resounding 7th place. Dario Franchitti finished in 17th at the very same race. read more...

17-Year Old Sprint Car Driver Kenny Biro Injured at Paducah

August 4, 2008
Indiana Sprint car driver and part time USAC competitor Kenny Biro was injured in a violent flip at Paducah International Raceway on Friday night. During his heat Biro was involved in a single car crash. Kenny was immediately transferred to a local hospital where he was air lifted to Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Kenny is listed in critical but stable condition. As of Monday the young man remained unconscious. All of us at Rubber Racer are hoping and praying for a quick and complete recovery. Our thoughts and prayers are with the entire Biro family. Get better soon Kenny!!

Kenny Biro who is originally from Northern California began his racing career in Quarter Midgets. He made his way up to the 600cc Micro Midget class before moving to Indiana. Kenny has competed in 16 races in 2008, 3 of which were USAC sanctioned races. In his 16 starts this season Kenny has 5 top 5 and 8 top 10 finishes. He has 3 heat wins to his credit in 2008 with an average feature finish of 10th place.

Up and Comer Tyler Reddick Invades Central Pennsylvania

Fans of rubberracer.com are no strangers to the name Tyler Reddick. Being the youngest of all of the up and comers whose progress we watch regularly, we were more than excited to learn that Tyler was coming to our neck of the woods. Central PA is well known for it’s caliber of talented dirt track drivers and the prospect of a PA Speed week full of 600 Micro Sprint action drove the Reddick family to the area. The PA 600 Speed week consists of a 5-day grueling schedule covering all types of track sizes with purses totaling $80,000.00. read more...