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Headlines from SOZ on RTR
- Tony Stewart wins Cup race at Dega (Or did he?)
 Top, left to right) Greg Zipadelli, Tony Stewart, Miss Sprint Cup and owner J.D. Gibbs celebrate winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AMP Energy 500 on Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala. (Photo Credit: Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for NASCAR)
- Todd Bodine wins Truck race at Dega
- Justin Allgaier wins ARCA race at Dega
(Listen to ARCA Thunder on RTR on Tuesday)
- Report: Denny Hamlin in hospital overnight
(Source: Headache and ankle issues)
- Source: Kyle Petty OUT of No. 45 after Phoenix
- Rumor: Scott Riggs to DEI in No. 15 for 2009 & AJ Almendinger could drive No. 96 this season
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Gotta Pick Junior at Dega - Fantasy Insight Talladega 2
10/2/08: SOZ Studios, MI - By Dennis Michelsen "DMIC" (RaceTalkRadio.com)
It is easy to start a riot at Talladega, just have someone spin Junior! You can't spell this track without the D and the E and the Earnhardts have dominated here over the years. Daddy had ten wins and Junior has five wins in less than half as many starts. From 2001 through 2004 Junior was on fire here with five wins and an average finish of just over two! Now that he has the best equipment of his career you can expect a return to strong runs every race for Junior at the house that Daddy made famous. Hendrick Motorsports drivers have won five of the last seven races here too.
Will DEI Now be D-E-A-D - Wednesday Whining
10/1/08: SOZ Studios, MI - By Dennis Michelsen "DMIC" (RaceTalkRadio.com)
There was a time just a few years ago that it appeared that Dale Earnhardt Incorporated would become one of the elite teams in the sport. But suddenly the wheels started to fall off culminating in the departure of Dale Earnhardt Jr to Hendrick Motorsports. The only quality driver left at DEI is Martin Truex Jr and he has only been able to post only three top five finishes. Truex Jr is only signed on through 2009 and he will be a hot commodity if he decides to leave. Paul Menard and his Menards sponsorship are leaving for Yates Racing next season.
Read More - Will DEI Now be D-E-A-D - Wednesday Whining....
At Least Dorothy Saw a Great Finish - Making the Grade Kansas
10/1/08: SOZ Studios, MI - By Dennis Michelsen "DMIC" (RaceTalkRadio.com)
Have you ever been to Kansas? (Raise your hands) Ok this question goes out to all of those people with hands raised high…why did Dorothy want to get back there so bad? The Kansas Speedway is an amazing facility! The people are great and this place handles traffic flow in and out of the facility better than any other track I have been to over the years. But these multi-purpose stadiums for racing have as much charm as the old multi-purpose stadiums we used to have for baseball and football! I don't have a clue why Dorothy wanted to get back to see this race but at least she saw a great finish!
SOZ Archive Columns
Huge Boyne Racing auction to take place October 25th;
Blackmer to shift from car owner to Berlin Raceway promoter in 2009
Jenison Michigan (October 1, 2008) -- Boyne Machine Racing has seen countless victories, fast time awards, and was in competition for victory every time they were on the race track. Beginning in 2009, Mike Blackmer will shift his focus from car-ownership to racetrack promotion. Berlin Raceway staff has nearly completed the sell off of the 7/16th mile raceway to Mike Blackmer. After many years of first class competition with Boyne Machine, the team will be auctioning off all of its racecars and everything that is involved in a 10 car plus short-track racing operation.
The Boyne at Berlin, which was scheduled to be held on September 12 and 13, got rained out after a very successful Friday night of racing. The Saturday portion of the Boyne at Berlin has been re-scheduled for October the 18th. The Boyne Machine Racing Auction will be taking place just one week following that event, on October 25. Activity will begin at 10:00am EST with a full days worth of items to be sold.
As mentioned above, Blackmer owned 10 plus racecars that competed regularly. A few of the cars that will be for sale on October 25th include:
 2007 ASA Port City Ford - Several wins including: Iowa Speedway, Milwaukee Mile, Dixie Speedway, Berlin Raceway, and several others. Best of everything 2007 ASA Port City Chevy - Several wins including: Bristol Motor Speedway, Lake Erie Speedway, O'Reilly Raceway Park, many more. Best of everything 2008 Port City Chevy - Berlin Super Stock in 2008 - Very nice car & Very Fast 2008 Perfect Circle Chevy - Berlin Super Stock in 2008 - Very nice car & Very Fast 2008 Johnny Benson Jr. Racecars - Never Raced - Best of Everything - Brand New 2007 Johnny Benson Jr. Racecars - 1 Season as Berlin Late Model - Best of Everything 2006 Johnny Benson Jr. Racecars - Bare frame straight off the jig 2008 ASA/CRA Port City Chassis - Powder coated 2007 Port City Outlaw Racecar - 2007 Updates - 2nd in Kalamazoo points in 2008, 2nd in Berlin points in 2007 - Very fast car everywhere it goes 2007 Port City Outlaw Racecar - Toledo/Dixie Car - 2007 Glass City Winner & '08 Runner-up - Wins at Auto City, Dixie, Toledo, Berlin - Very fast car everywhere it goes Also to be included in the auction will be 15 top-of-the-line motors from the following companies: Baker, Performance, Proformance, Phil Harper, and AP Performance.
The big beautiful Boyne Racing hauler/trailer is also up for auction: 1995 White GMC Tractor / 48ft Competition Hauler. Formerly a NASCAR rig. Lift gate, driver lounge, Spread Axle, Re-built Generator. Very nice!
Other items to go on the auction block include many enclosed and open trailers varying in length, 5 pit-carts, scales, Racing Electronic radios, ATV's, 2 used and 1 new car lifts and too much else to list here.
The auction will take place at: 6673 Pineridge Court - Jenison Michigan 49428 and will begin at 10:00am. Snacks and drinks will be on-sale in the lounge area. This auction will be selling nothing but the finest in racing and is a can't-miss for anyone involved in motorsports. More information, including item photos will be posted on the web and updated daily: www.boyneatberlin.com, or call 616-669-7178 for more.
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 Pictures: Dega Race Weekend
 Tony Stewart celebrates his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win of the 2008 season on Sunday in Talladega Superspeedway's Victory Lane after winning the AMP Energy 500. Stewart moved up to seventh in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup standings. (Photo Credit: Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR)
 Tony Stewart (No. 20) leads Regan Smith (No. 01) and Paul Menard (No. 15) on the last lap of the green-white-checkered finish of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AMP Energy 500 on Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway in Talaldega, Ala. (Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
 The No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing team services Tony Stewart's Subway Home Depot Toyota during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AMP Energy 500 on Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala. (Photo Credit: Jerry Markland/Getty Images for NASCAR)
 Ken Schrader (No. 96) drives past Greg Biffle after a 12-car incident affected five Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers and brought out the ninth caution at lap 175 during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AMP Energy 500 on Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala. (Photo Credit: Todd Warshaw/Getty Images for NASCAR)
 Brian Vickers, driver of the No. 83 Red Bull Toyota, crashes into Martin Truex Jr., driver of the No. 1 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet, after blowing a tire during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AMP Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday in Talladega, Ala. Eight cars were involved in the incident at that brought out the fourth caution at lap 69, and the race was red-flagged for 17 minutes and 1 second. (Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
 Regan Smith was the top qualifying NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender and one of four Dale Earnhardt Inc. cars to qualifying in the top 10 Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala. (Photo Credit: John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR)
 Todd Bodine celebrates his third consecutive restrictor-plate race, taking the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Mountain Dew 250 fueled by Winn-Dixie at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala. (Photo Credit: Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for NASCAR)
News and Rumors from Jayski - SOZ says:
Update Monday, October 6th
Issue No. 1: Regan Smith in the No. 01 DEI Chevy crossed the finish line FIRST at Talladega Superspeedway passing Tony Stewart (No. 20 Home Depot Toyota) under the famous "no-no yellow line." NASCAR made a judgement call and awarded Tony Stewart the win.
SOZ Says: NASCAR needs to make up their mind on how to call a race! Last year, Johnny Benson won a truck race under the same situation and before Sunday's race, in the driver's meeting, this was said by race director Daid Hoots:
- “This is your warning. If you race below the yellow line and in the judgement of NASCAR you advance your position, you will be black flagged. If, in NASAR’s judgement you force someone below the yellow line in an effort to stop him from passing you , you may be black flagged”
In this case, based on NASCAR's own words - both Smith and Stewart should've been black flagged. Smith passed below the yellow line and Stewart forced Smith below the yellow line. In my judgement, Paul Menards wins the race! (By the way, Stewart admitted during the post-race press conference that he blocked Smith below the line)
Issue No. 2: JTG Daugherty Racing has signed what team co-owner Brad Daugherty called a "technical alliance" with Michael Waltrip Racing, and thus will field Toyota Camrys full-time in the Sprint Cup Series beginning in 2009. The deal will be announced formally Wednesday afternoon. Under the agreement, JTG/Daugherty receives the same chassis, engines and technological information-sharing that Waltrip gets through Toyota Racing Development. "This way we don't come out of the box already behind," said Daugherty, reached by phone Wednesday. "Actually, this puts us about two years ahead of where we would have been otherwise." Daugherty, an ESPN NASCAR analyst, said the alliance includes the #47 team being housed under the MWR roof. Daugherty stressed there was still independence from MWR, however, saying it is not a merger and that the #47 is not a fourth Waltrip team.
SOZ Says: This kind of news drives me crazy! No, it's not the fact that Brad Daugherty partnered with Waltrip. It's not that he's moving his team to Toyota. And it doesn't have anything to do with Marcos Ambrose, who will be driving the car. It's the simple fact that Brad is double-dipping. He's a NASCAR analyst for ESPN and a team owner. Isn't this a conflict of interest? Anyone?
Still - a partnership with MWR isn't impressive since they can't run up front. Sign a deal with Gibbs or make the move to Chevy and partner with RCR. Partner with a winner and it would've been news!
Issue No. 3: Joey Logano will no longer pilot Hall of Fame Racing's #96 Toyota in 2008, team co-owner Tom Garfinkel told ESPN.com Tuesday. Garfinkel said the decision was mutual between his team and Joe Gibbs Racing, for whom Logano is under a multi-year driving contract. "It's a joint decision," Garfinkel said.
SOZ Says: Hello! Driving the No. 96 not go so well. Logano is NASCAR's new young gun and he's run at the Cup level has not been one to brag about. So those around him will get him out of the car and series and give him some time to test these cars before adding more pressure on him. In my opinion, it's a good move.
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