Busch wins … again

Right now, nobody seems to be able to touch Kyle Busch in the Sprint Cup standings. He’s won three of the last four races and seven total on the season, which is at the half-way point. It looked like Jimmie Johnson had Saturday’s LifeLock.com 400 sewn up, but a caution caused a restart with two laps to go and Busch took him on the outside after Johnson protected low.

Here are a few photos from Saturday’s race, and check out Sunday Sports Online at News-Sentinel.com for Elbert Starks’ race coverage.

Dollar General 300 Photos

Here is a short gallery of photos from Friday’s Dollar General 300 Nationwide Series race at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill. Kyle Busch did as he’s done all year by running away from everyone to pick up another win and give his owner, Joe Gibbs Racing, his 13th victory of the season tying a mark for the most owner wins in a Nationwide Series season.

Baer Field Speedway races

Here are some photos from Baer Field Speedway in Fort Wayne, Ind. Baer Field is a 1/2 mile paved oval track with a 3/8th mile track as well that hosts everything from super modifieds to late models to mini stocks. The owners have been around for quite some time and like a lot of small track owners, they’re feeling the pinch that high fuel costs have placed on our economy. Baer Field is still making it happen though, and it’s a nice little track to take the family for some up-close action.

Check out my race story at The News-Sentinel’s SportSunday Online edition.

MX pics from Baer Field Speeedway

Jr. back in Winner’s Circle

Dale Earnhardt, Jr., broke a two-year winless streak by holding off Kasey Kahne on a restart on the 200th lap to win the LifeLock 400 on Sunday at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich. Earnhardt and Kahne crossed the finish line on the 201st lap under caution after Patrick Carpentier spun his car down the main stretch and came to rest just past the finish line. On his way back to pit road, Earnhardt, laughed and told his team to come get him because he ran out of gas just outside turn No. 4.

Weather looks good

Although there is a chance of storms later today, the weather here at MIS looks pretty good. It’s warm, but not too hot, and the sun is in full effect with no clouds in sight. I’m looking forward to getting out to shoot some pics after I sit in on a photo meeting shortly. I’ll post when I can. That turned out to be quite an issue at Indianapolis, but I suspect I may have more chances to get photos up today.

Practice Pics from MIS

LifeLock 400 updates coming soon

Well, it’s been some time since my last post here, as it’s been a ridiculously busy couple of weeks. But I will get some new pictures and information about Sunday’s race in Brooklyn, Mich., posted once I get to the hotel Saturday night.  Thanks for giving us a look, and maintaing your patience.

 

Chad 

Former IRL drives clash

Maybe with NASCAR comes drama. Maybe that’s the way they like it. But for Dario Franchitti, he’s not accustomed to the hard core attitude of some of the drivers, including former IRL compatriot Sam Hornish Jr. At the last race Hornish crashed Franchitti, and apparently didn’t offer up any type of explanation. Franchitti said in a post practice interview on Friday that he thought maybe Hornish would at least give him a call and try to talk about the situation, but no call was made. He said in their days of IRL racing, Franchitti would’ve extended the courtesy call to accept blame if he felt he’d made a mistake. Franchitti was clearly upset about the incident, saying Hornish ran into him driving twice as fast as at the time.

 

Dixon Wins

Scott Dixon takes the customary chug of milk after completing the sweep of the month of May as he won Sunday’s 92nd running of the Indy 500.

Paul Cunningham of New Portland, New Zealand raises the New Zealand flag, cheering for Scott Dixon after he won the 92nd Indianapolis 500 championship on Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.