Skinny Mulligan: 338 Starts (1963 Asheville-Weaverville, 1971 Columbia)

William Perry: 320 Starts (2016 Martinsville, 2025 Kansas)

Sam Foley: 306 Starts (1973 Rockingham, 1983 Martinsville)

In 2008, William Perry's nickname was "kidney stone" because he was hard to pass. Eight years later he won his final Extravaganza Series race, holding off Brandon Beyke at Martinsville in similar style before disbanding with teammate Mike Gaughan and going independent. 320 races later, Perry searches for another opportunity to victory lane. Four top-10's and a fourth-place finish at Bristol gave "Tex" his most promising start since 2016. Perhaps this could be the night.

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A race fan suggested a traveling tabernacle to use as a racetrack. It could be driven on a flatbed trailer, unfolded onto a pile of dirt and shaped into several different forms. "The mushroom shaped facility was my favorite. You can see the entire track from the volva." The fan received more hate mail than Ivan the Terrible, finding an expired ketchup packet among the letters. "I hope you drink this!" said Bill Cove from Sarasota. Dave Miller will start on the pole for the Pizza Hut 400.

"Racing Kansas is like dating a plastic woman!" said Ken Joynt. Despite his skepticism, he qualified a miracle 6th on the grid, ready to showcase his talent and manipulate the field. He and Dalton Lucas battle for the 6th position before a lap-2 crash. Ken Pettit slaps the outside wall, tagging Markell Murphy and John Battista while Ben Geer and David Butterworth spin up the track. All four cars would continue, with Pettit, Geer and Butterworth entering Kansas mired outside the top-35. This will not help their cause.

Steven Spears makes a four-wide move of the ages! He was still on the apron entering turn-1, clipping Cristian Torres while getting decapitated by Ben Geer in the aftermath. Geer, Spears and John Battista all retried during the caution flag. Another spin between Chauncey Redmond, Mike Carroll and Ken Joynt brought out the caution on lap 16. Three yellows make up for 2025's season long drought of caution flags. After everything cycled through, pole-sitter Dave Miller was back on top for the lap-21 restart.

The Marlboro #90 stood its ground through the 50th lap, getting freight-trained by points leader Tony Pizzaro and teammate Rick Jackson. The #12 and #44 battled defiantly before Pizzaro's "Fenway Frank" Fusion pulled ahead, gapping the third-place battle between Zakk Miller, Craig Lee, Timothy McDonnell, Bink Lucas and Ryan Heuser. Dave Miller struggled with the handling and dropped back to ninth, eventually spinning out entering turn-1, and getting clobbered by Dakota WIlkins and Logan Sheets. Wilkins would drop from 7th to 10th in the standings. Miller fell outside the top-20, with Sheets failing to record a top-8 after twelve starts.

Ryan Heuser takes his first lead of the night on lap-123, tying Pizzaro for most races led with nine. He'd nab the halfway bacon bonus, pulling ahead by three seconds before the 100-to-go mark. Then, disaster struck. Jimmie Stevens and Timothy McDonnell make contact, sending the #2 Ampio Mustang into the wall before clipping Cristian Torres. Scott Jackson and Alex Crapser had nowhere to go, pounding Stevens hood-first as he slid into the racing groove. Rob Scarberry, Tony Gunk, Steve Inkman, Rod Weston and Kevin Corbat were also involved in the crash.

Ryan Heuser blows a tire! Debris from the turn-3 wreckage sends the NOS Energy #138 to the pits, handing Tony Pizzaro the advantage for the third time tonight. Johnny Reed Foley takes the spot on lap 174, leading his ninth race for 20 laps. The lapped car of Molemar Diggs made a late move to the inside, spinning himself out in front of Foley's bumper on the tri-oval. He'd get mauled by Zakk Miller and Timothy McDonnell, with Miller and Diggs failing to continue. 

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Qualifying Results

CFM Motorsports dominated the Pizza Hut 400 since it's return to the schedule in 2022. Johnny Reed Foley won at Kansas last year. Timothy McDonnell dominated the previous event, leading 95 laps in a do-or-die plight. The 2022 race saw both drivers finish inside the top-5. Despite failing to find the cameras, the #22 Caterpillar Volkswagen comes into Kansas with five top-13 finishes in their last six races. A classic McDonnell summer-stretch smackdown could begin tonight! Dave Miller starts on the pole, hoping to break his 104-race winless streak since Gateway during his Championship season of 2022. Outside row is Zach Michael, just 46-points back from Tony Pizzaro coming in.

Nobody was better at Kansas than Bill Werkheiser. Zero DNF's in 22 starts. Three wins (2005, 2008 and 2012), ten top-5's, fifteen top-10's and an average finish of 7.8 leads all of Extravaganza. Only he and the Jackson's raced in every Pizza Hut 400. After tonight, it will only be two. Bill's last career top-5 came here after a crash in qualifying, recovering to finish 3rd in 2024. Here are his results:

Friday, May 9th, 7:00 ET

"I don't know a piston rod from a PEZ dispenser, but boy we've had luck!" These are the words of Chauncey Redmond Jr., praying for three-in-a-row in the Russ Charneski 500. Ryan Heuser and Zach Michael start on the front row, a reversal of fortune from their 44th and 45th-place efforts in 2024. Michael enters just 20 points behind leader Tony Pizzaro. The lights are out. The crowd is stout! 334 laps decide the fate of 45 cannoneers, ready to "cannon" their way to the front.

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Russ Charneski waves the green flag, flicking his wrist in impeccable style! Pole-sitter Ryan Heuser and Molemar Diggs fight maniacally for the top-spot, holding off Jeremy Hebel, John Battista, Ken Pettit, Logan Sheets, Matthew Dominique and Dakota Wilkins. Zach Michael and Zakk Miller dropped back early, reversing their early-race fortune from one year ago. From the rear, Johnny Reed Foley, Dave Miller, Tony Pizzaro and Alex Crapser adventured their way through the field.

Molemar and Heuser continued their stride. Ignition troubles sent Mark Heron to the garage, finishing 45th in an eventual low-attrition affair. Only he and Donald Stewart fell to the gremlins. Up front, Johnny Reed Foley and Ken Pettit chased down the leaders, still swapping the top-spot and keeping the field close in consequence. Heuser momentarily steals the reigns from Johnny Reed Foley by leading his eighth race of the season.

The #3 AC-Delco Chevrolet took only 52 laps to traverse from tenth to first! Foley adds two to his league leading lap led total before Molemar re-took the spot. A fourth victory for Wizards of Speed was in the midst! Only Dave Miller could terminate the presses, leading the field to the first round of fuel stops. He, Dakota Wilkins, Diggs, Heuser and Pettit entered the pits inside the top-5.

Zakk Miller slingshots from thirteenth to second! He and Dakota Wilkins came in early, catapulting the #77 Colorado Rockies Chevrolet to a four-second advantage over the field. He spent 40-laps at the helm before Johnny Reed Foley, Markell Murphy, Rick Jackson, Tony Pizzaro, Matthew Dominique, Bink Lucas, Molemar Diggs, Alex Crapser and Zakk Miller all caught the man, conveying Wilkins to the tail-end of the group. Towards the rear, Alan Nesfeder and Michael Henson limped after heavy early-race contact. They would finish 39th and 37th.

Johnny Reed Foley and Markell Murphy alternate the lead numerous times for the remaining stint. They lapped John Battista and Jimmie Stevens before the halfway point, rendering the Wendy's and Ampio fan-base into severe dismay! Veterans Rick Jackson and Dave Miller shadowed the front-two during the run, dismembering the idea that neither driver will win a race in 2025.

Markell Murphy exits the pits first! He and Danger Zone teammate Zakk Miller fight for the Halfway Bacon Bonus, with Miller grabbing the slab with ease. He and Dakota Wilkins shuffled the lead through lap 177. By then, Johnny Reed Foley was there. "He plays every instrument well, including the steering wheel!" said crew chief Ronnie Pressley. Foley's always compared his racing prowess to his musical ability. Unfortunately he still struggles to rip open a ketchup packet.

Laps 178 through 207 were dominated by the #3 AC Delco Chevrolet. Only Tony Pizzaro could keep pace, leading the field through green flag stops while pulling to a four-second advantage over third place. Dave Miller, Ryan Heuser and Dakota Wilkins remained in striking distance. The remaining contenders were in danger of losing a lap. Up front, Foley and D ... Read more »

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Chauncey Redmond Jr. reached "mad man" status after two-straight victories, looking like Babe Ruth in 1920. Wizards of Speed hopes for more of the same at Texas. Since 2020, eight drivers have etched their name into winner list, reaping rewards of their success ever since. Mark Guthrie still keeps his lucky pez dispencer. Bink Lucas gets free Lifesavers. Dalton Lucas has confetti stuck in his ear canal. The memories live on, but for some, the future still looks bright. Logan Sheets, Cristian Torres and Jeremy Hebel still await their glory, hoping Texas can be the precipice. Sadly for them, Chauncey Redmond might win them all!

First Time Winners (2020-2025)

Zach Michael and Tony Pizzaro finished dead-last in the 2024 Russ Charneski 500. Now they are back, watching Russ wave the green flag in prayer of a better result. Miracle-man Chauncey Redmond faces adversity this week, starting 37th in the field of 45 in hopes of a third-straight win; the first time since Ryan Heuser in 2022 if he can pull off the feat. "My steering wheel feels like vinyl record." said Redmond, struggling with the setup since Thursday. "It spins on it's own, playing Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music while I race my metal machine!" This might be a long day for Wizards of Speed. Up front, Ryan Heuser and Zach Michael start up front, hoping to maintain their top-5 status by the end of lap 334.

Friday, May 2nd, 7:00 ET

Beverages fly across the grandstands! Children add Michelob and Heineken to their bottle-cap collections, picking up where the custodians forgot to sweep. Up front, Daytona 500 winner Ryan Heuser looks to sweep the Superspeedways in 2025, hoping to fend off the recent Lucas Racing dominance at the facility. Both he and Alex Crapser occupy the front row, currently third and fourth in points behind leader Zach Michael.

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Pole-sitter Alex Crapser dominates the initial stretch! His Lucas Racing horsepower reigned supreme, dropping Ben Geer, Mike Carroll and Geno Sphere out of the draft with his dynamic pace. Donald Stewart dropped a lap after a blown tire, splitting the field in two while leaving Adam Crapser, Rob Scarberry, William Perry, Dalton Lucas, Markell Murphy, Steven Spears, Scott Jackson, Molemar Diggs and Mark Heron severed from the leading group.

Johnny Reed Foley breaks a tie with Ryan Heuser and Tony Pizzaro, leading his league-leading seventh race after passing Alex Crapser on lap 24. He, Alan Nesfeder, Dan Johnston, Bink Lucas, Zach Michael, John Tharp, Trae Larkin and Matthew Dominique all took turns at the top-spot before pitting for tires. Miracle-man John Tharp stretched his fuel through lap 54; two laps further than anyone else in the field. Despite little draft, the lack of congestion in the pits puts the Zig-Zag man on top!

John Battista re-took the lead immediately, sending Tharp to the wolves. Ken Pettit, Tony Pizzaro, Cristian Torres, Alex Crapser, Logan Sheets, Chauncey Redmond Jr., Craig Lee, Ryan Heuser and Jeremy Hebel led an eleven car cavalcade to the promised-land. Miraculously, Jimmie Stevens led the second-pack charge to the front, showcasing speed that Lifesaver Racing lacked so far in 2025. 24 cars were in the lead pack by lap 80.

Ken Pettit, Tony Pizzaro, Logan Sheets, Matthew Dominique, Timothy McDonnell, John Battista and Craig Lee all swapped the lead during the middle-stages. They would lap Ben Geer, Mark Heron, Molemar Diggs, Rob Scarberry, William Perry, Donald Stewart, Mike Carroll, Geno Sphere and Jeremy Hebel during the long green flag run. Usual Talladega-masters Rick Jackson and Johnny Reed Foley lose hope, currently over 30-seconds behind.

Ayn Rand once said "The best way to help the poor is to not be one of them!" Sadly, Old Farts Racing teammates Rob Scarberry and David Butterworth became "one of them", smashing into each other on the turn-3 banking after contact with Michael Henson. Butterworth would place 43rd, failing to finish better than 34th in a disastrous 2025 campaign. Scarberry comes off a top-5 at Bristol to finish 44th, dropping to 31st in the standings. Henson continued on.

Leader John Battista blows up! Overhreating issues plagued the #39 for the entire race, planning to lead the field for the remaining laps in search for that "chilled air". Sadly, the air was only "chill" in spirit, detonating the Wendy's #39 power-plant during the slow-speed pilgrimage. A peace-prize effort by teammate Alex Crapser pushed Battista back to his pit. He'll drop to 16th in the standings; falling while leading for the second time in 2025. Sophomore drivers Steve Inkman and Jeremy Hebel also fell with motor issues.

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Molemar Diggs celebrates heavily at the Doobie Brothers concert! His victory last week put Wizards of Speed on the map, ready for additional domination at Bristol. The "Plumville Plow" honed his skills at Jennerstown Speedway, ready to duplicate his short track success in the Food City 500. Up front, William Perry eradicates his five-year pole drought. He and Zakk Miller fight off a Lucas Racing second-row, with points leaders Zach Michael and Tony Pizzaro isolated from the front.

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Zakk Miller leads the first lap! A lap-2 crash exterminates the momentum, sending Logan Sheets, Markell Murphy and Dan Johnston into the outside wall after contact with Jeremy Hebel. Murphy would limp for the rest of the day, crawling to 26th. Sheets blew a valve cover late after damage from the accident, with Johnston creeping to 27th. Up front, Miller, Perry and Jimmie Stevens swapped the lead several times during the initial 50-lap stint.

Rick Jackson rides the high-groove in style! A lap 49 pass puts the #44 Crown Royal Chevrolet up front, with Chauncey Redmond Jr. following him through the field. The pride of Nahant, Massachusetts took the top-spot just one lap later, lapping Murphy and Sheets before Matt Raboin made his bid. The #87 Valvoline Viper led through lap 123. Jonathan Skrabacz suffered a blown camshaft during the run, finishing dead-last on the day. Valvoline - 1, Castrol - 0.

Craig Lee suffers a backstretch holocaust! Contact from William Perry sends the #101 NOS Energy Chevrolet over the hood of Alan Nesfeder, flipping roof-first through the turn-3 embankment. Nesfeder, Ziggy Moonglow, Scott Jackson, Tony Pizzaro, Dalton Lucas, Timothy McDonnell, Steven Spears, Alex Crapser and Molemar Diggs all suffered damage attempting to avoid the accident, with Lee, Nesfeder, Lucas and Spears unable to continue.

Thirty-eight cars take the lap 126 restart, with points leader Zach Michael and Champion Johnny Reed Foley running over debris from the accident. Each lost two laps after a tire change, finishing 19th and 22nd respectively. Michael's lead-lap streak stops at eight. Foley's lap-leading streak ends at three. Up front, Jimmie Stevens takes the field to the green, leading through lap 162. He, Geno Sphere, Steve Inkman, Mike Carroll, Mark Heron and Cristian Torres occupy the top-6 spots. It's a first in Extravaganza Series history; six drivers outside the top-30 in points run first-through-sixth under the green!

Markell Murphy brings out the fourth caution on lap 191. Mike Carroll drops from first to fourth in the pits, handing the lead back to the "Ampio Man" in search of his first win in five years. Jimmie Stevens and Steve Inkman battle maniacally for the lead before Mark Heron steals the spot on lap 200, pulling away from the pack while lapping the field through the 26th position. Heron's only led three laps in his 69-race career, earning 92 in a magnum opus performance!

A John Tharp spin morphs into an eight-car cavalcade! He careens off the frontstretch wall, bouncing off Mike Carroll into the path of Matt Raboin and Alex Crapser. Both escape with minor front-end damage, with Logan Sheets devouring the #14 as he slid back down the track. Both cars failed to continue, adding more agony to their 2025 campaign. Tharp drops to 27th in points, with Sheets enduring a ninth-straight race without a top-10. Ryan Heuser, Molemar Diggs, Dave Miller and Tony Pizzaro were also involved in the crash.

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Ramsey's Millpond is drying up! Fans pour Aquafina into the water, hoping to revitalize it's former glory. "The crayfish seem happier now" said local man Ed Qualls. "I dropped an Alka-Seltzer onto some pollywogs. Hopefully they will still grow." Points leader Zach Michael and Tony Pizzaro come in neck-and-neck, each with woeful tales of Darlington past. Michael ran out of fuel while leading the 2020 race, smashing his gas can into a telephone booth eleven times. Pizzaro flipped 18 times during the same race. Perhaps fortunes will change tonight.

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Pole-sitter Johnny Reed Foley utilizes his "Delco is Good" campaign perfectly, earning the pole for the 46-car field! A hard-charge by Dakota Wilkins failed to stymie the #3 CFM Motorsports Chevrolet, holding on for 29 laps before Ryan Heuser took the point. Alex Crapser and John Battista made it a four-car breakaway. Towards the back, Zach Michael and Ken Pettit struggled to keep pace.

Foley and Wilkins came in on lap-70, several laps before the expected window. "We burn more fuel than an 19th century vacuum" said crew chief Ronnie Pressley. Despite the hindrence, the short-pit handed Foley the lead. Alex Crapser dropped back after a fantastic pit stop, bringing Heuser and Battista back into the fray. Trae Larkin, Dakota Wilkins, Matthew Dominique, Markell Murphy, Matt Raboin and Zakk Miller rounded out the top-10.

Several hot-shots went a lap down early, including the two points leaders! Wally the Green Monster suffered a massive stroke after watching his Fenway Frank #12 fall to the wayside. Fortunately, Pizzaro came back from the dead, earning his lap back with fresher tires on lap 93. Points leader Zach Michael got his back just seven laps later, with leader Foley fending off the remaining lapped traffic. The AC-Delco #3 kept the lead throughout the run, pitting early again on lap 142.

Zakk Miller nabs the Halfway Bacon Bonus during the pit cycle! He's one of many that can glide to the finish on just one more stop, hoping to dethrone Foley on gas mileage. Johnny Reed Foley, Matt Raboin, Trey Larkin, Matthew Dominique, Ryan Heuser, Markell Murphy, John Battista Alex Crapser, Dakota Wilkins, Timothy McDonnell, Dave Miller, Zakk Miller, Ben Geer, Rick Jackson and Ziggy Moonglow remain on the lead lap. Foley pulled to an eleven-second advantage, with Matt Raboin, Trey Larkin, Matthew Dominique and Ryan Heuser ready to close the gap.

Alan Nesfeder falls to the engine Gods while running fifteenth, finishing dead-last for his first DNF in 2025. He drops from 11th to 17th in the standings. Bink Lucas endures the same fate on lap 81, dropping to the frontstretch apron and into the garage, keeping the race green. He falls to 16th in points, still hoping to nab a victory for a fifth-straight season. Four laps later, outside pole sitter Zakk Miller fell to the gremlins, relinquishing an impressive top-15 effort.

The tires finally failed on the AC-Delco Chevrolet! Logan Sheets, Tony Pizzaro, Molemar Diggs, Craig Lee, Jeremy Hebel, Steven Spears and Dalton Lucas each earned their laps back during the struggle, while Ryan Heuser erased the eleven-second gap. Just 60 laps into the run, the #138 flew past Foley, pitting from the lead with 74 laps-to-go. Remarkably, Foley stretched it out, coming in only four laps earlier with fantastic service. He'd maintain a five-second advantage throughout the remaining stint, though still unable to make it to the finish.

Johnny Reed Foley short-pits with 24-to-go! Horrible luck ensued, with a debris caution dropping him one lap down. Ryan H ... Read more »

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"A pringle sliced my uvula last week" said Zakk Miller, attempting a dare-devil swallowing attempt at the Danger Zone shop. Despite his misfortune, the #30 Bepis Mustang is in search of history! No driver in the Extravaganza Series has started 12th or better in every race of a season. Miller looks to snap that streak, gridding 2nd for the Rebel 400 for a third-straight front row starting spot. "I can still taste the blood. My jackman tried to put a band-aid on it, but I swallowed it whole! It tasted like a moth with paper on it." Bonanza Series regular and fledgling zoologist Larry Sheldrake stands by as a substitute.

Seven different winners in 2025! Tony Pizzaro, Dakota Wilkins, Craig Lee and John Battista still knock on the door, praying for victory and a chance to catch Zach Michael atop the standings. Johnny Reed Foley's #3 AC Delco Chevrolet  replicates his Martinsville success with a pole for the Rebel 400. He, Ken Pettit and Logan Sheets scored top-5's in both Darlington events last year, dominating the facility like a junior mint dominates the esophagus. Sheets has failed to earn a top-13 in 2025. A heart-wrenching fifth DNF for Pettit drops him to 38th in the standings, still able to qualify for the show. He, Jimmie Stevens, Cristian Torres, Ben Geer and David Butterworth all pray for a top-20 finish.

Friday, April 11th, 7:00 ET

Points leader Zach Michael enters Martinsville with a 33-point advantage over the field, completing every lap so far! He won this race last season, edging out rookie Jeremy Hebel and Jimmie Stevens to capture his first win of 2024. He will start eighth. Danger Zone teammate Zakk Miller nabs his first pole of the year. Ken Pettit starts on his outside, hoping to rectify his early-season woes with a victory in the Virginia 500.

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Ken Pettit jumps the start! The officials seemed okay with the move, signifying their pity for the #8 Bob Marley's 2025 campaign. Pettit would pull away from the field, leading the first 46 laps with only Zakk Miller and John Tharp in tow. The steering was smooth! His brakes were in the groove! Just when the balance seemed right, disaster struck. Ken Pettit blows up on the backstretch, destroying his best run of the year since Daytona Speedweeks. He'll finish dead last, dropping to 38th in points after a fifth finish of 41st or worse.

New leader Zakk Miller, John Tharp and Johnny Reed Foley flew through the lapped traffic in style, putting Bink Lucas and Molemar Diggs down before Foley made his bid for the lead. The #3 AC-Delco Chevrolet took the top-spot on lap 100, putting Dalton Lucas and fourth-in-points Dakota Wilkins down before the first green flag stop. As the field cycled through, only 22 cars remained on the lead lap.

A turn-1 check-up sent Scott Jackson into the rear of the leader! Steve Inkman spun in the aftermath, failing to draw out the yellow. Foley's handling was unhindered, gapping to a two-second advantage before a Matthew Dominique blown tire put out the caution on lap 163. The ensuing restart saw Foley, John Tharp and Tony Pizzaro pull away from the pack, with Jimmie Stevens and William Perry both losing a cylinder during the stint.

Tony Pizzaro's Race-2-Win Motorsports "Fenway Frank" #12 took its first lead of the night on lap 222, edging out Foley before re-catching the lapped traffic. Points leader Zach Michael got a lap back on speed just before halfway, with Pizzaro earning the halfway bacon bonus after lapping all but sixteen cars. Foley and Tharp remained on his coattails, with the #3 AC-Delco Chevrolet taking the top-spot back on lap 271.

Foley, Pizzaro, Tharp, Ryan Heuser, Matt Raboin, Zakk Miller, Alan Nesfeder, Michael Henson, Steven Spears, Timothy McDonnell, Adam Crapser, John Battista, Craig Lee, Zach Michael and David Butterworth all fought maniacally to remain on the lead lap. A second round of fuel stops kept Foley ahead, with John Tharp taking the lead on lap 312. Tharp entered Martinsville without a top-10 finish. A victory could sanctify the #14 Zig-Zag season.

Ryan Heuser catapults to the front! A set of tires from the Gods sends the NOS Energy #138 from eight-seconds back at halfway to the lead on lap 378. Traffic loomed large, having to navigate through John Battista and Timothy McDonnell to continue his charge. He would fail. McDonnell and Cristian torres made contact off the fourth turn, slamming the #26 into the outside barrier front-first before Heuser slammed his rear-bumper with the right-front. The steering was completely towed out, limping to 27th after a miraculous day.

Cristian Torres makes Extravaganza Series history! The #26 Gamestop Toyota becomes the only car to finish 33rd in three consecutive weeks, amplifying his year despite running 37th in the standings. Both he and Ken Pettit will have to qualify for the Rebe ... Read more »