Weekend Winners: 2009
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Seuss takes NWSMT Win

Andy Seuss sped past George Brunnhoelzl III on the 87th lap and held on the rest of the way to win the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified 150, Saturday night at South Boston Speedway.

Suess would battle Brunnhoelzl all night, but the New Jersey resident sped across the finish line to win the first ever NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified at South Boston Speedway.

Congratulations to Andy Suess and his team.

Shane Clanton wins Illini 100

The heat winners drew for their starting positions, with the pole going to Shane Clanton. The remaining fifty seven laps were run under the green flag, with Birky in the lead, weaving through traffic, only to find Shane Clanton pull alongside and take the lead with eight laps to go. Birky would stick right with him for the next two laps, until Clanton cleared traffic, and went on to collect the checkered flag and the $20,000 that goes with it. » More Details:

Congratulations to Shane Clanton and his team!

Matt McCall Takes Another Win @ Bristol

The UARA event was on whale of a show. Matt McCall and Jamey Caudill begin the night on the front row followed by a host of very talented competition. After many cautions McCall will lead the field once again and will dominate as the remainder of the field challenges one another and fight for position. McCall will get a challenge on lap 69 when Jake Crum slides by him to take the lead. But after a hard contact in turn 4 for Jake Crumb, McCall will retake the lead and not let it get away from him again. The race will end on lap 99 as another victim makes contact with the front stretch wall, this will bring the field to a green, white, checker finish with McCall in the front.

Congratulations to Matt McCall and his team!

Heather’s Amazing Custom Car Seat

Heather Colburn is a 9 year old beautiful, happy little girl who happens to have been diagnosed with Spastic Quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy. Heather, along with mom, Melissa Faircloth and husband, Todd live in Statesville, NC. As parents we all know the safety of a car seat, well in Heather’s case it is also a necessity. Todd and Melissa have struggled with a car seat for Melissa for a while; the problem was Melissa had grown too tall for a standard car seat. So, Todd being a race fan and part time racer thought maybe they could use a race seat.

While researching race seats on the internet he came across The Joie of Seating. Todd and Melissa came to Randy with hopes that maybe with his past experience and knowledge of safety he could help them with a car seat for Melissa. As always with Randy, his first priority was safety. After conferring with Trevor Ashline at Safety Solutions in reference to seat belts, not only to hold Melissa in the seat but to hold the seat in the car, he decided to build Melissa a new car seat. As you can see from the pictures above Melissa is very happy with her custom new seat from The Joie of Seating.

Christopher Wins Providence Indoor TQ Midget Finale

Defending NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Ted Christopher is proving he is one of the best indoor racers. Christopher captured Saturday night’s 30-lap TQ Midget feature event at the Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence, R.I.

“I enjoy the opportunity of being a part of history,” said Christopher. “I think this race was a success especially with how full the stands were and the racing was incredible.”

.25 MIDGET SAFETY SEMINAR CONDUCTED AT USAC

Long recognized as an industry leader in auto racing safety, the United States Auto Club today hosted the inaugural .25 Midget Safety seminar, which involved safety afficionados from across the country.

Chaired by USAC President/CEO Kevin Miller, USAC VP/Race Operations Jason Smith, USAC Developmental Series Director James Spink and former USAC Competition Director and safety expert Mike Devin, the seminar involved several hours of discussion on a wide range of topics. Following opening remarks by Miller, items on the agenda included fire suppression, safety equipment, head and neck restraints, arm restraints, seat belts, seat belt mounting, driver positioning, hydration of drivers and officials, bicycling of .25 Midgets and an open discussion of assorted areas of interest.

Present at the meeting were Carl Olson of the SFI Foundation, Dave Brown of the Indy Racing League, Trevor Ashline of Safety Solutions, Ken Joyce of Hans (Ken Joyce Racing), Randy LaJoie of the Joie of Seating, Scott Zurawski of Butlerbuilt, Adam Batton of Hoosier Tire, plus affiliated club officials Jeremy Jameson and BJ Fleenor (Kokomo), Rick Thomason and Kevin Daugherty (Indy .25), Jeff Wren and Andy Myers (Mac-O-Chee) and Dale Hall (Buckeye), as well as Ellis and Rebecca Shell of SSS Racing Enterprises and Mike Streicher of Strei-Tech.

“It was a landmark meeting and we feel we achieved substantial progress on a number of issues,” said USAC’s Spink. “We continue to strive for the utmost in safety for all of our participant members and fans and we sincerely appreciate the cooperative effort which led to this historic conclave.”  “This is a great first step in enhancing the safety of .25 Midget racing,” added USAC’s Smith. “We will continue to build on this initial meeting with additional discussions and measures to assure the safety of all involved in the sport.”

Christopher Wins Providence Indoor TQ Midget Finale

Defending NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Ted Christopher is proving he is one of the best indoor racers. Christopher captured Saturday night’s 30-lap TQ Midget feature event at the Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence, R.I.

“I enjoy the opportunity of being a part of history,” said Christopher. “I think this race was a success especially with how full the stands were and the racing was incredible.”

Glenski Starts 2009 Season Off With A Win!

Orange County Speedway, Ryan did it again, in a car that he never sat in before or practiced. Ryan won his 192nd career win in Curt Andrews Pro Challenge Car at Orange County Speedway this past Saturday. In practice, Ryan felt very comfortable with the car. The set-up was to "come in" more towards the end of the race...and did it ever! Ryan was on the outside pole. It wasn’t until the very last caution that Ryan got a shot at the fast #71 Benjamin. Ryan running high and Benjamin running low, Ryan beat him only by a car length at the line. Congratulations to Ryan and the #34 Curt Andrews team.

Cook Dominates

Bama BashLeading all 75 laps of the Super Late Model feature, polesitter Ray Cook pocketed $7,500 for Sunday evening’s victory in the unsanctioned 12th Annual Bama Bash at Green Valley Speedway.