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NASCAR Daily News Headlines * November 30, 2008
Gordon Has DNF In Charity EventRubens Barrichello won the first race of a charity karting event in Brazil on Sunday, with Michael Schumacher finishing fourth and Jeff Gordon failing to complete the event after starting in the last row. Barrichello edged Brazilian countrymen Lucas Di Grassi in the first race of the "International Challenge of the Stars", an event organized by Formula One driver Felipe Massa. Another race will take place later Sunday, with the driver with the most points after the two races being crowned the overall winner.Barrichello won the first race after starting third in the Kartodromo dos Ingleses track in Florianopolis, taking the lead from Di Grassi midway through the 25-minute event. Gordon, a four-time NASCAR champion making his first trip to race in Brazil, struggled after starting in 25th place and failed to complete the race because of mechanical problems. Other drivers participating included Indy Racing League's Tony Kanaan and Vitor Meira, former MotoGP racer Alex Barros and F1 test drivers Luca Badoer, and Vitantonio Liuzzi.(rockymountainnews.com)
Irwindale Turkey Night WinnersFifteen year old Alex Bowman of Tucson, Ariz. led 30 of 40 laps winning the Ford Focus 40-lap feature race during the 68th Running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix at TOYOTA Speedway at Irwindale. With the victory Bowman was able to clinch his first ever Ford Focus National Championship. Steven Mathews of New LIskeard, Ontario, Canada finished in second place and Ian Miille of Pleasanton, Calif. finished in third place and clinched the Ford Focus California Pavement Series Championship.In the USAC Western Sprint Car Series 40 lap feature race, Tracy Hines of New Castle, Ind. took over the lead on the 6th lap from Ryan Kaplan of Chico, Calif. and went on to win the USAC Western Sprint Car Series 40 lap feature race during the 68th Running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix at TOYOTA Speedway at Irwindale. Kaplan finished in second place 0.629 seconds behind the winner. Cole Whitt of Alpine, Calif. finished in third place. In the MOPAR Midget National Championship – 98 lap feature race, Bobby Santos of Franklin, Mass driving the Western Speed Racing Toyota took over the lead going in to turn four on lap 90 from Bobby Hamilton of Eagle, Idaho and went on to win the 98 lap USAC Midget feature race in the 68th Running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix at TOYOTA Speedway at Irwindale. Hamilton finished in second place and Darren Hagen of Riverside, Calif. finished in third place. With his 11th place finish, 17 year old Cole Whitt captured the National Midget Championship edging Tracy Hines by one point for the crown. Whitt became the youngest Midget champion in the history of USAC. The race win by Santos allowed his Western Speed Racing Team to capture the $15,000 Toyota Challenge.(racingwest.com)
Economy May Delay New Nationwide CarThe NASCAR Nationwide Series car of tomorrow is in a bit of a holding pattern as the series heads into the offseason, especially after the sanctioning body banned most testing for 2009. The car, originally slated to begin running at the start of the 2010 season, has been officially tested on the track twice, the last being at Lowe's Motor Speedway in October.Nationwide Series Director Joe Balash said manufacturers Chevrolet and Toyota have some more work to do on the noses of their version of the car, and NASCAR officials would likely test their vehicles in the wind tunnel in January. Balash isn't sure when the car will be tested again on the track, though it does need more work on the engineering and mechanical pieces. "Whether the economics tell us to do something different, that's going to be a lot of conversation with team owners throughout all of 2009," Balash said. Six months ago, we were talking about more testing with the teams, not less. So we've got to keep our fingers in the pulse of what's happening business-wise." That doesn't necessarily mean NASCAR could delay the cars debut later than the beginning of the 2010 season.
"I think it's too early to tell," Balash said. "We've got to get some months behind us and really watch what's happening, business-wise. We're a reflection of what's happening in the country. There are a lot of things that play into that."(scenedaily.com)
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