Currently, the series is slated to kick off the 2009 campaign with the Devil’s Bowl Speedway Spring Nationals in Mesquite, TX, on March 20-21. Thirty nights of action are already set for next year, with the season scheduled to conclude with I-30 Speedway’s $15,000-to-win 22nd Annual Short Track Nationals in Little Rock, AR, on October 29-31.
Another ten to twelve confirmed events will be added to the schedule in the coming weeks as workable dates are determined, with ongoing discussions continuing with a number of other venues.
Preliminary 2009 Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series Presented by K&N Filters Schedule:
March 20 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX)
March 21 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX)
March 27 – State Fair Speedway (Oklahoma City, OK)
March 28 – State Fair Speedway (Oklahoma City, OK)
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My New Year’s goal for 2009 is to watch more racing… more series, more divisions - to pay more attention to the local/regional and budding talent divisions than I did in 2008. Fortunately, the Firestone Indy Lights division is going to make that easy to do - in 2009 they will be telecast in HD on the Versus channel and will also be available to watch LIVE on IndyCar.com webcasts. Now how’s that for helpful? I might actually DO my resolution this year! 
Really? I would have guessed since we’re talking “athlete” and not “pin up girl” or “marketing technique” that someone like oh, I don’t know, Dale Earnhardt Jr. or Ladanian Tomlinson - maybe even Brett Favre - would come up as “most searched” in 2008. Or maybe in 2008 they were talking about “most accused of winning a thrown race” - no, NASCAR provided a lot of those opportunities for conspiracy theory in 2008 (Kyle Busch and Toyota anyone?) - but still, it’s just hard to believe that Danica is the most-searched. 
No matter where you are on the planet - there’s probably an auto show near you within just a few hours’ drive. Not everyone can get to SEMA, but there are other options. In fact, the New England International Auto Show is now an award-winning event - it was given a top award by TradeShow Week, November 7-9 in Baltimore, at a first-class gala weekend at the Hilton Baltimore which included a black-tie ceremony. The Show was not only honored as a TSW Fastest 50 Winner for the fastest growing show, but also received the award for Fastest Growing Consumer Show. 
Muscle Car — Dale Jr. Edition Camaro, featuring a 6.2L E85-capable V8, Shorty headers, and Hurst short-throw shifter. Factory ground effects, rear diffuser, rear lip, and interior and exterior JR Motorsports trim round out the package.
Eight years ago, Conrad Rautenbach was driving anything with four wheels around his family’s tobacco farm in Zimbabwe, now he’s preparing to wrap up his first season of competition at the highest level of the World Rally Championship. That’s quite a journey.
Tracy Hines of New Castle, Ind. led all but the first five laps of Thursday night’s 40-lap USAC Western Sprint Car Series finale at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale. 
After 1,692.50 dusty and rugged desert racing miles, 14 of the world’s best desert racers have survived the challenges of the 2008 SCORE Desert Series to earn coveted 2008 SCORE Toyota Milestone Awards. The 14 drivers earned their prestigious honors by finishing every required mile in the World’s Foremost Desert Racing Series.
