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Coming up this Saturday on the Roddin’ & Racin’ TV show, is our coverage of the amazing “Concours d’Elegance” Classic Cars Week at Monterey California. This was a very interesting and exciting event to be at. The cars there ranged from 100+ year old antique automobiles to brand new million dollar plus Bugatti Varons, all just driving around in the area. There was vintage race car racing at Mazda Raceway at Laguna Seca, huge collector car auctions. It was just a mecca for car enthusiasts, that stretched for over 7 days. This show, is one of my personal favorites from the five years we’ve been producing the TV show.   ENJOY!!!

Legendary NHRA crew chief and mechanical wizard Dale Armstrong was one of seven icons from the world of motorsports inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America Wednesday evening during the organization’s annual induction ceremony at the Fillmore Theatre.  Long recognized as one of the sport’s greatest innovators, Armstrong was the first Funny Car crew chief to use wind-tunnel testing and data recorders. He also is credited with the development of the lockup-style clutch, dual-source fuel-delivery system, and dynamometer testing for nitromethane-burning racing engines. READ FULL STORY

NHRA announced its 2011 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series schedule Aug. 26, featuring 22 national events. The most significant change to the schedule is the move of the NHRA Arizona Nationals at Firebird International Raceway to the fall where it will become one of the six-races that comprise the NHRA Full Throttle Countdown to the Championship. The Phoenix event, which also will feature the Pro Stock Motorcycle class for the first time, will be held Oct. 14-16. READ FULL STORY

Transamerican Auto Parts, 4Wheel Parts, Pro-Comp and Smittybilt, have extended their sympathies to the victims and their families of the Mojave Desert Racing off-road racing accident on August 14 at the California 200 in the Soggy Dry Lake Bed near Lucerne Valley, California. 4Wheel Parts has donated $10,000 toward the victims of this tragedy through Fast-Aid, a non-profit organization dedicated to the support of injured racers and their families. Fast-Aid has already pulled together more than $100,000 worth of donations from the off-road and racing communities. To donate, visit www.4WheelParts.com or join the cause on Facebook.

BRISTOL, Tenn. — Check off a major accomplishment from Kyle Busch’s bucket list.  Busch fended off strong challenges from David Reutimann and Jamie McMurray to win Saturday’s Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway and complete his unprecedented sweep of three NASCAR national touring events at the same track in the same week.

On Lap 429 of 500, Busch nosed past Reutimann after an intense 15-lap battle and pulled away to a Cup Series victory that fit quite nicely with his win Wednesday in the Truck Series and his triumph Friday in the Nationwide Series.  “Oh, Dave, thank you, guys,” Busch radioed to crew chief Dave Rogers moments before crossing the finish line. “I can’t believe it — swept the weekend at Bristol!”  READ FULL STORY

BRISTOL, Tenn. — After spinning his strongest challenger on Lap 219, Kyle Busch held off Jason Leffler and pole-sitter Elliott Sadler through a spate of cautions in the closing laps to win Friday’s Food City 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway.     Busch won his 10th Nationwide race of the year, tying the single-season record he already shared with Sam Ard. The victory was Busch’s 40th in the series, but it was not without controversy. READ FULL STORY

BRISTOL, Tenn. — In a race where the typical Bristol gremlins came out early and often, Kyle Busch managed to get his out of the way before the green flag waved.   The result was a commanding victory for Busch in Wednesday night’s O’Reilly 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway. READ FULL STORY

WE’RE    B A C K!!!  It’s nice to be back in the warm embrace of Arizona’s hot summer weather. It has been a pretty hectic last few weeks, with the passing of Donna’s mom and our 8 day trip to the Monterey area of central California to cover the amazing automotive events held there, highlighted by the 60th Pebble Beach Concourse D’Elegance. During our week there, the high tempuriture of the day never got above 63 degrees. That was kind of neat for about two days, but the cool and overcast conditions got old real fast. I will say this though, I have never been to an area, with more incredible cars just cruising around on the streets. This should give you an example of what I mean, we saw no less than 4 Bugatti Veyron 1000 horse power super cars just driving around on the streets. So you can imagine how many Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Maseratis, Porsches, Rolls Royces, Bentleys, Astin Martins and every other exotic make were there, along with plenty of vintage and antique vehicles thrown in with the mix. The  September issue of Roddin’ & Racin’ newspaper and show #208 of the Roddin’ & Racin’ TV show will feature our coverages of the events from around Monterey.

Staying out on old tires under the final caution of the race, Harvick tracked down Denny Hamlin on Lap 190 of 200 and pulled away to beat Hamlin to the finish line by 1.731 seconds. Harvick extended his series lead to 293 points over Jeff Gordon and became the first driver to clinch a spot in the Chase.  After NASCAR threw a yellow for debris on Lap 167, Harvick restarted second behind Tony Stewart on Lap 173. Hamlin, who restarted third, took the top spot from Stewart on Lap 178, with Harvick following. Running the top of the 2-mile track, Harvick passed Hamlin through Turns 3 and 4 after Hamlin’s Toyota began to lose grip on the bottom. READ FULL STORY