Thu, 07/23/2009 - 12:46

 

 Show Floor Overhead
 The Exhibitor Services Manual (ESM) for the 2009 SEMA Show is available and accessible online.

Planning and preparing for the 2009 SEMA Show is now just a click away. The Exhibitor Services Manual (ESM), one of the most valuable and essential resources for SEMA Show exhibitors, is available and accessible online.

All eligible exhibitor personnel have access to relevant Show information from the electronic manual, which allows exhibitors to enter the New Products Showcase, apply to conduct a press conference, display a feature vehicle, order electricity, arrange for booth carpet, order food and beverages, announce a celebrity guest appearance and more.

The online ESM is available at www.SEMAShow.com/esm. A printed copy of the ESM is also available upon request. For a printed copy, contact the Show Management Exhibitor Services Department at 702/450-7662, ext. 120, or SEMA-ESM@convexx.com.

Important: All the forms for all contractors, SEMA and Show Management are available from the SEMA Show website. If you will be ordering products or services online from Freeman, and this is your first time using Freeman online, you will be required to log-on and create an account.

If you have any questions or need assistance with the ESM, contact Show Management at 702/450-7662, ext. 120.

Thu, 07/23/2009 - 12:46

 

 Show Floor Overhead
 The Exhibitor Services Manual (ESM) for the 2009 SEMA Show is available and accessible online.

Planning and preparing for the 2009 SEMA Show is now just a click away. The Exhibitor Services Manual (ESM), one of the most valuable and essential resources for SEMA Show exhibitors, is available and accessible online.

All eligible exhibitor personnel have access to relevant Show information from the electronic manual, which allows exhibitors to enter the New Products Showcase, apply to conduct a press conference, display a feature vehicle, order electricity, arrange for booth carpet, order food and beverages, announce a celebrity guest appearance and more.

The online ESM is available at www.SEMAShow.com/esm. A printed copy of the ESM is also available upon request. For a printed copy, contact the Show Management Exhibitor Services Department at 702/450-7662, ext. 120, or SEMA-ESM@convexx.com.

Important: All the forms for all contractors, SEMA and Show Management are available from the SEMA Show website. If you will be ordering products or services online from Freeman, and this is your first time using Freeman online, you will be required to log-on and create an account.

If you have any questions or need assistance with the ESM, contact Show Management at 702/450-7662, ext. 120.

Thu, 07/23/2009 - 12:46

 

 Show Floor Overhead
 The Exhibitor Services Manual (ESM) for the 2009 SEMA Show is available and accessible online.

Planning and preparing for the 2009 SEMA Show is now just a click away. The Exhibitor Services Manual (ESM), one of the most valuable and essential resources for SEMA Show exhibitors, is available and accessible online.

All eligible exhibitor personnel have access to relevant Show information from the electronic manual, which allows exhibitors to enter the New Products Showcase, apply to conduct a press conference, display a feature vehicle, order electricity, arrange for booth carpet, order food and beverages, announce a celebrity guest appearance and more.

The online ESM is available at www.SEMAShow.com/esm. A printed copy of the ESM is also available upon request. For a printed copy, contact the Show Management Exhibitor Services Department at 702/450-7662, ext. 120, or SEMA-ESM@convexx.com.

Important: All the forms for all contractors, SEMA and Show Management are available from the SEMA Show website. If you will be ordering products or services online from Freeman, and this is your first time using Freeman online, you will be required to log-on and create an account.

If you have any questions or need assistance with the ESM, contact Show Management at 702/450-7662, ext. 120.

Thu, 07/23/2009 - 12:46

 

 Show Floor Overhead
 The Exhibitor Services Manual (ESM) for the 2009 SEMA Show is available and accessible online.

Planning and preparing for the 2009 SEMA Show is now just a click away. The Exhibitor Services Manual (ESM), one of the most valuable and essential resources for SEMA Show exhibitors, is available and accessible online.

All eligible exhibitor personnel have access to relevant Show information from the electronic manual, which allows exhibitors to enter the New Products Showcase, apply to conduct a press conference, display a feature vehicle, order electricity, arrange for booth carpet, order food and beverages, announce a celebrity guest appearance and more.

The online ESM is available at www.SEMAShow.com/esm. A printed copy of the ESM is also available upon request. For a printed copy, contact the Show Management Exhibitor Services Department at 702/450-7662, ext. 120, or SEMA-ESM@convexx.com.

Important: All the forms for all contractors, SEMA and Show Management are available from the SEMA Show website. If you will be ordering products or services online from Freeman, and this is your first time using Freeman online, you will be required to log-on and create an account.

If you have any questions or need assistance with the ESM, contact Show Management at 702/450-7662, ext. 120.

Thu, 07/23/2009 - 12:46

 

 Show Floor Overhead
 The Exhibitor Services Manual (ESM) for the 2009 SEMA Show is available and accessible online.

Planning and preparing for the 2009 SEMA Show is now just a click away. The Exhibitor Services Manual (ESM), one of the most valuable and essential resources for SEMA Show exhibitors, is available and accessible online.

All eligible exhibitor personnel have access to relevant Show information from the electronic manual, which allows exhibitors to enter the New Products Showcase, apply to conduct a press conference, display a feature vehicle, order electricity, arrange for booth carpet, order food and beverages, announce a celebrity guest appearance and more.

The online ESM is available at www.SEMAShow.com/esm. A printed copy of the ESM is also available upon request. For a printed copy, contact the Show Management Exhibitor Services Department at 702/450-7662, ext. 120, or SEMA-ESM@convexx.com.

Important: All the forms for all contractors, SEMA and Show Management are available from the SEMA Show website. If you will be ordering products or services online from Freeman, and this is your first time using Freeman online, you will be required to log-on and create an account.

If you have any questions or need assistance with the ESM, contact Show Management at 702/450-7662, ext. 120.

Thu, 07/23/2009 - 12:46

PPG Industries appointed Denise Cade to assistant general counsel and secretary. Cade became corporate counsel, securities and finance in 2007, and with the new appointment, she adds duties as corporate secretary to her responsibilities for securities, corporate governance, finance and treasury matters. The company also appointed Regis Becker to chief compliance officer. With the appointment, Becker adds PPG’s worldwide Export Control Compliance Program to his existing global security and compliance responsibilities.

MC2 opened a new office in Birmingham, Michigan, to support the company’s clients in the automotive industry. The new office will be led by Senior Vice President of Sales Keith Hishon. His responsibilities include the development of automotive program directives, event objectives and working through contractual agreements.

 2010 SMS 460 Mustang
 The 2010 SMS 460 Mustang will launch later this year.

Steve Saleen and SMS Supercars unveiled the first illustrations of the 2010 SMS 460 Mustang at the Mustangs Northwest Roundup event in Seattle. The SMS 460 Mustang carries a 4.6L V8 with 470 hp and 427 lb.-ft. of torque, while the SMS 460X Mustang’s meatier offering pushes 655 hp and 600 lb.-ft. of torque from the enlarged 5.0L V8. The SMS 460 is in the final tooling and testing stages and is planned for launch later this year. Steve Saleen was also presented with the Lee Iacocca Award for dedication to excellence in perpetuating an American Automotive Tradition during the roundup event.

The organizers of the first “Legends of Riverside” event are calling for former Riverside, California, star racers to contact them in preparation for the next “Legends” event the weekend of March 26–28, 2010. Here’s who attended the 2009 “Legends of Riverside.”

Red Line Synthetic Oil Corp. has selected Kahn Media to assist with public relations initiatives, which includes targeted media outreach, new product debuts and social media marketing. Kahn Media will also promote Red Line’s motorsports programs, including drag racing and sports car road racing.

The International Speedway Corp. (ISC) launched a new automotive aftermarket brand and license platform called DAYTONA Elite. Named after the Daytona International Speedway, the new platform will provide multiple brand applications to potential licensees. To help develop the program, ISC is working with BrandAdventure led by racing-industry veteran Steve Boguski.

The Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Saltillo manufacturing facility, located in Coahuila in northeastern Mexico, has achieved ISO 9001:2000 certification from the International Organization for Standardization. The certification verifies that the facility has established and implemented a quality management system.

Thu, 07/23/2009 - 12:46
 Antron Brown
 Top Fuel pilot Antron Brown

NEWS NUGGETS

BROWN LOOKS FOR FAMED WESTERN SWEEP AS NHRA FULL THROTTLE SERIES HEADS TO SONOMA: Top Fuel pilot Antron Brown is so close he can taste it. He won in Denver. He won in Seattle. Now the points leader and sophomore dragster driver looks to do something that only six drivers in NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing history have ever done—sweep the Western Swing. With a victory at this weekend’s FRAM Autolite NHRA Nationals at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California, Brown would join a list that includes Top Fuel greats Joe Amato, Tony Schumacher, Cory McClenathan and Larry Dixon, along with Funny Car legend John Force and three-time Pro Stock world champion Greg Anderson. It’s a rare feat to see. Since the famed Western Swing was introduced to the schedule in 1989, many drivers have come close to sweeping the grueling three-races-in-three-weeks stretch through the hot summer days of July, but only six names stand in the record books as Western Swing Sweepers. By Sunday evening, Brown could be the seventh driver to juggle the Wally and broom in Winner’s Circle at Infineon Raceway.

Though Brown is the only driver in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series that could sweep the Swing this season, many drivers are hoping to continue their push toward a more secure spot in the Top 10 point standings before the Countdown to 1 playoffs begin. Funny Car driver Tim Wilkerson is one of those drivers. Wilkerson is coming off his first win of the season in Seattle and since Norwalk, has moved from seventh to fifth in the point standings. Mike Neff is also making a late-season move, picking up two spots and moving to the ninth position in the point standings after a second-round finish in Seattle. In Pro Stock, Kurt and Warren Johnson hope to make up some ground in Sonoma this week. They sit eighth and 10th in the point standings, respectively.

Jason Line
Tony Schumacher
Larry Dixon
Line
Schumacher
Dixon

DRIVERS CLINCH COUNTDOWN SPOTS AS REGULAR SEASON NEARS END: Pro Stock driver Jason Line, Top Fuel world champion Tony Schumacher and two-time world champion Larry Dixon were the latest drivers to clinch a spot in the Countdown to 1 playoffs, which will begin September 17–20 at the second annual NHRA Carolinas Nationals at zMAX Dragway in Concord, North Carolina, just five races away.

Defending Pro Stock world champion Jeg Coughlin was the first driver to clinch a spot in the Countdown playoffs after his second round finish in Norwalk.

Below is a list of drivers who have secured their spot in the Countdown playoffs. The highly competitive Funny Car category has yet to produce a clinched spot for any driver.

TOP FUEL

  1. Antron Brown
  2. Tony Schumacher
  3. Larry Dixon

PRO STOCK

  1. Jeg Coughlin
  2. Mike Edwards
  3. Jason Line

PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE

  1. Eddie Krawiec

KALITTA TO DEBUT RED LINE TOP FUEL DRAGSTER IN SONOMA: Top Fuel pilot Doug Kalitta will debut the all-new Red Line Oil Top Fuel dragster at the 22nd annual FRAM Autolite NHRA Nationals at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma this weekend. “Kalitta Motorsports and Red Line Oil go back a long way,” Kalitta said. “They have helped us for years with technical support and product, and I’m really happy to represent them on their home turf for their anniversary. I’ve had more wins in Sonoma than any other track, so it feels good knowing I’ll be flying the Red Line banner there.” Red Line, a northern California-based company, celebrates its 30th anniversary this year.

COMING ATTRACTIONS

FRAM AUTOLITE NHRA NATIONALS, INFINEON RACEWAY, JULY 24–26: The NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series makes its final stop on the famed Western Swing in beautiful Sonoma, California. Defending event winners include Tony Schumacher (Top Fuel); Robert Hight (Funny Car); Dave Connolly (Pro Stock); and Matt Guidera (Pro Stock Motorcycle).

LUCAS OIL NHRA NATIONALS, BRAINERD INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY, AUGUST 13–16: Heading back to the northern part of Minnesota, the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series prepares for this historical event. Defending event winners include Tony Schumacher (Top Fuel); Tony Pedregon (Funny Car); Kurt Johnson (Pro Stock); and Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle).

TOYO TIRES NHRA NATIONALS, MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY, AUGUST 20–23: Making its second to last stop for the regular season, the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series heads to the rolling hills of central Pennsylvania. Defending event winners include Tony Schumacher (Top Fuel); Jack Beckman (Funny Car); Jeg Coughlin (Pro Stock); and Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle).

Tim Wilkerson Dragster

HE SAID, SHE SAID

ONE CRAZY WIN:
Funny Car driver Tim Wilkerson on beating Tony Pedregon late Sunday afternoon for his first win of the season: “I just pointed it straight and went on instinct, I guess, because I couldn’t see much. I also couldn’t see him, so that was a good thing; and then we got the win and all the craziness in the world let loose.”

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

0/4:
That’s the number of repeat winners in the Pro Stock Motorcycle category at Infineon Raceway and the number of active drivers who have the chance to grab their second win there. Matt Guidera, Andrew Hines, Matt Smith and Craig Treble could become the first Pro Stock Motorcycle rider to grab a second win at the track.

DID YOU KNOW…

…that of the six drivers who have swept the Western Swing, only one driver—Pro Stock’s Greg Anderson—has ever followed that up with a second consecutive win at Infineon Raceway? Anderson swept the swing in 2004 and then followed it with a win at Infineon Raceway in 2005. Top Fuel pilot Tony Schumacher could not only rob Antron Brown of a Western Swing sweep if he wins in Sonoma, but he would also become the second driver to follow up his sweep (2008) with a win at Infineon Raceway.

Thu, 07/23/2009 - 12:46
 Antron Brown
 Top Fuel pilot Antron Brown

NEWS NUGGETS

BROWN LOOKS FOR FAMED WESTERN SWEEP AS NHRA FULL THROTTLE SERIES HEADS TO SONOMA: Top Fuel pilot Antron Brown is so close he can taste it. He won in Denver. He won in Seattle. Now the points leader and sophomore dragster driver looks to do something that only six drivers in NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing history have ever done—sweep the Western Swing. With a victory at this weekend’s FRAM Autolite NHRA Nationals at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California, Brown would join a list that includes Top Fuel greats Joe Amato, Tony Schumacher, Cory McClenathan and Larry Dixon, along with Funny Car legend John Force and three-time Pro Stock world champion Greg Anderson. It’s a rare feat to see. Since the famed Western Swing was introduced to the schedule in 1989, many drivers have come close to sweeping the grueling three-races-in-three-weeks stretch through the hot summer days of July, but only six names stand in the record books as Western Swing Sweepers. By Sunday evening, Brown could be the seventh driver to juggle the Wally and broom in Winner’s Circle at Infineon Raceway.

Though Brown is the only driver in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series that could sweep the Swing this season, many drivers are hoping to continue their push toward a more secure spot in the Top 10 point standings before the Countdown to 1 playoffs begin. Funny Car driver Tim Wilkerson is one of those drivers. Wilkerson is coming off his first win of the season in Seattle and since Norwalk, has moved from seventh to fifth in the point standings. Mike Neff is also making a late-season move, picking up two spots and moving to the ninth position in the point standings after a second-round finish in Seattle. In Pro Stock, Kurt and Warren Johnson hope to make up some ground in Sonoma this week. They sit eighth and 10th in the point standings, respectively.

Jason Line
Tony Schumacher
Larry Dixon
Line
Schumacher
Dixon

DRIVERS CLINCH COUNTDOWN SPOTS AS REGULAR SEASON NEARS END: Pro Stock driver Jason Line, Top Fuel world champion Tony Schumacher and two-time world champion Larry Dixon were the latest drivers to clinch a spot in the Countdown to 1 playoffs, which will begin September 17–20 at the second annual NHRA Carolinas Nationals at zMAX Dragway in Concord, North Carolina, just five races away.

Defending Pro Stock world champion Jeg Coughlin was the first driver to clinch a spot in the Countdown playoffs after his second round finish in Norwalk.

Below is a list of drivers who have secured their spot in the Countdown playoffs. The highly competitive Funny Car category has yet to produce a clinched spot for any driver.

TOP FUEL

  1. Antron Brown
  2. Tony Schumacher
  3. Larry Dixon

PRO STOCK

  1. Jeg Coughlin
  2. Mike Edwards
  3. Jason Line

PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE

  1. Eddie Krawiec

KALITTA TO DEBUT RED LINE TOP FUEL DRAGSTER IN SONOMA: Top Fuel pilot Doug Kalitta will debut the all-new Red Line Oil Top Fuel dragster at the 22nd annual FRAM Autolite NHRA Nationals at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma this weekend. “Kalitta Motorsports and Red Line Oil go back a long way,” Kalitta said. “They have helped us for years with technical support and product, and I’m really happy to represent them on their home turf for their anniversary. I’ve had more wins in Sonoma than any other track, so it feels good knowing I’ll be flying the Red Line banner there.” Red Line, a northern California-based company, celebrates its 30th anniversary this year.

COMING ATTRACTIONS

FRAM AUTOLITE NHRA NATIONALS, INFINEON RACEWAY, JULY 24–26: The NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series makes its final stop on the famed Western Swing in beautiful Sonoma, California. Defending event winners include Tony Schumacher (Top Fuel); Robert Hight (Funny Car); Dave Connolly (Pro Stock); and Matt Guidera (Pro Stock Motorcycle).

LUCAS OIL NHRA NATIONALS, BRAINERD INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY, AUGUST 13–16: Heading back to the northern part of Minnesota, the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series prepares for this historical event. Defending event winners include Tony Schumacher (Top Fuel); Tony Pedregon (Funny Car); Kurt Johnson (Pro Stock); and Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle).

TOYO TIRES NHRA NATIONALS, MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY, AUGUST 20–23: Making its second to last stop for the regular season, the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series heads to the rolling hills of central Pennsylvania. Defending event winners include Tony Schumacher (Top Fuel); Jack Beckman (Funny Car); Jeg Coughlin (Pro Stock); and Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle).

Tim Wilkerson Dragster

HE SAID, SHE SAID

ONE CRAZY WIN:
Funny Car driver Tim Wilkerson on beating Tony Pedregon late Sunday afternoon for his first win of the season: “I just pointed it straight and went on instinct, I guess, because I couldn’t see much. I also couldn’t see him, so that was a good thing; and then we got the win and all the craziness in the world let loose.”

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

0/4:
That’s the number of repeat winners in the Pro Stock Motorcycle category at Infineon Raceway and the number of active drivers who have the chance to grab their second win there. Matt Guidera, Andrew Hines, Matt Smith and Craig Treble could become the first Pro Stock Motorcycle rider to grab a second win at the track.

DID YOU KNOW…

…that of the six drivers who have swept the Western Swing, only one driver—Pro Stock’s Greg Anderson—has ever followed that up with a second consecutive win at Infineon Raceway? Anderson swept the swing in 2004 and then followed it with a win at Infineon Raceway in 2005. Top Fuel pilot Tony Schumacher could not only rob Antron Brown of a Western Swing sweep if he wins in Sonoma, but he would also become the second driver to follow up his sweep (2008) with a win at Infineon Raceway.

Thu, 07/23/2009 - 12:46
 Antron Brown
 Top Fuel pilot Antron Brown

NEWS NUGGETS

BROWN LOOKS FOR FAMED WESTERN SWEEP AS NHRA FULL THROTTLE SERIES HEADS TO SONOMA: Top Fuel pilot Antron Brown is so close he can taste it. He won in Denver. He won in Seattle. Now the points leader and sophomore dragster driver looks to do something that only six drivers in NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing history have ever done—sweep the Western Swing. With a victory at this weekend’s FRAM Autolite NHRA Nationals at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California, Brown would join a list that includes Top Fuel greats Joe Amato, Tony Schumacher, Cory McClenathan and Larry Dixon, along with Funny Car legend John Force and three-time Pro Stock world champion Greg Anderson. It’s a rare feat to see. Since the famed Western Swing was introduced to the schedule in 1989, many drivers have come close to sweeping the grueling three-races-in-three-weeks stretch through the hot summer days of July, but only six names stand in the record books as Western Swing Sweepers. By Sunday evening, Brown could be the seventh driver to juggle the Wally and broom in Winner’s Circle at Infineon Raceway.

Though Brown is the only driver in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series that could sweep the Swing this season, many drivers are hoping to continue their push toward a more secure spot in the Top 10 point standings before the Countdown to 1 playoffs begin. Funny Car driver Tim Wilkerson is one of those drivers. Wilkerson is coming off his first win of the season in Seattle and since Norwalk, has moved from seventh to fifth in the point standings. Mike Neff is also making a late-season move, picking up two spots and moving to the ninth position in the point standings after a second-round finish in Seattle. In Pro Stock, Kurt and Warren Johnson hope to make up some ground in Sonoma this week. They sit eighth and 10th in the point standings, respectively.

Jason Line
Tony Schumacher
Larry Dixon
Line
Schumacher
Dixon

DRIVERS CLINCH COUNTDOWN SPOTS AS REGULAR SEASON NEARS END: Pro Stock driver Jason Line, Top Fuel world champion Tony Schumacher and two-time world champion Larry Dixon were the latest drivers to clinch a spot in the Countdown to 1 playoffs, which will begin September 17–20 at the second annual NHRA Carolinas Nationals at zMAX Dragway in Concord, North Carolina, just five races away.

Defending Pro Stock world champion Jeg Coughlin was the first driver to clinch a spot in the Countdown playoffs after his second round finish in Norwalk.

Below is a list of drivers who have secured their spot in the Countdown playoffs. The highly competitive Funny Car category has yet to produce a clinched spot for any driver.

TOP FUEL

  1. Antron Brown
  2. Tony Schumacher
  3. Larry Dixon

PRO STOCK

  1. Jeg Coughlin
  2. Mike Edwards
  3. Jason Line

PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE

  1. Eddie Krawiec

KALITTA TO DEBUT RED LINE TOP FUEL DRAGSTER IN SONOMA: Top Fuel pilot Doug Kalitta will debut the all-new Red Line Oil Top Fuel dragster at the 22nd annual FRAM Autolite NHRA Nationals at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma this weekend. “Kalitta Motorsports and Red Line Oil go back a long way,” Kalitta said. “They have helped us for years with technical support and product, and I’m really happy to represent them on their home turf for their anniversary. I’ve had more wins in Sonoma than any other track, so it feels good knowing I’ll be flying the Red Line banner there.” Red Line, a northern California-based company, celebrates its 30th anniversary this year.

COMING ATTRACTIONS

FRAM AUTOLITE NHRA NATIONALS, INFINEON RACEWAY, JULY 24–26: The NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series makes its final stop on the famed Western Swing in beautiful Sonoma, California. Defending event winners include Tony Schumacher (Top Fuel); Robert Hight (Funny Car); Dave Connolly (Pro Stock); and Matt Guidera (Pro Stock Motorcycle).

LUCAS OIL NHRA NATIONALS, BRAINERD INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY, AUGUST 13–16: Heading back to the northern part of Minnesota, the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series prepares for this historical event. Defending event winners include Tony Schumacher (Top Fuel); Tony Pedregon (Funny Car); Kurt Johnson (Pro Stock); and Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle).

TOYO TIRES NHRA NATIONALS, MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY, AUGUST 20–23: Making its second to last stop for the regular season, the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series heads to the rolling hills of central Pennsylvania. Defending event winners include Tony Schumacher (Top Fuel); Jack Beckman (Funny Car); Jeg Coughlin (Pro Stock); and Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle).

Tim Wilkerson Dragster

HE SAID, SHE SAID

ONE CRAZY WIN:
Funny Car driver Tim Wilkerson on beating Tony Pedregon late Sunday afternoon for his first win of the season: “I just pointed it straight and went on instinct, I guess, because I couldn’t see much. I also couldn’t see him, so that was a good thing; and then we got the win and all the craziness in the world let loose.”

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

0/4:
That’s the number of repeat winners in the Pro Stock Motorcycle category at Infineon Raceway and the number of active drivers who have the chance to grab their second win there. Matt Guidera, Andrew Hines, Matt Smith and Craig Treble could become the first Pro Stock Motorcycle rider to grab a second win at the track.

DID YOU KNOW…

…that of the six drivers who have swept the Western Swing, only one driver—Pro Stock’s Greg Anderson—has ever followed that up with a second consecutive win at Infineon Raceway? Anderson swept the swing in 2004 and then followed it with a win at Infineon Raceway in 2005. Top Fuel pilot Tony Schumacher could not only rob Antron Brown of a Western Swing sweep if he wins in Sonoma, but he would also become the second driver to follow up his sweep (2008) with a win at Infineon Raceway.

Thu, 07/23/2009 - 12:46
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