Harvick answers All-Star Challenge
Kevin Harvick won the Nextel Cup sponsored All-Star Challenge at Charlotte Motor Speedway last weekend, the prelude to Sunday's Coca-Cola 600, which starts at 5 p.m. at the same racing venue.
Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, Jeff Burton and Tony Stewart rounded out the top five in the non-points race.
Chevrolets continue to dominate the Nextel Cup Series, including the All-Star Challenge, where the top six finishers were all Chevrolets.
The Action Track will feature a regular program Friday night with the Sprints, Late Models, Modifieds and Pure Stocks, but there are a number of special events are on the June calendar.The Big Block Modified Challenge is on tap June 1, with the Late Models and Pure Stocks on the undercard.On June 5, the All-Star Circuit of Champion Sprint Series will be the main attraction. The UMP Modifieds also are on the card.The popular Summer Vacation School Bus Races and Kids Night Bike Races are part of a special Tuesday night show June 12.Perhaps the biggest show of the year is scheduled for June 29 and 30, when Lernerville plays host to the World of Outlaws Late Models in the running of the Firecracker 100. The winner of this show will pick up $30,000 out of a total purse of more than $145,000. Special two-day ticket packages are now available.
Inclement weather forced officials to cancel Sunday's race card. The Fourth Annual Dick Rankin Memorial, featuring the BRP Modified Tour 2007, is scheduled for this Sunday. The Sprints, E-Mods, Pro Stocks and Thundercars are also on the program.
Arnie Kent won the Wingless Sprint feature Saturday night. The Modified feature was midway into the A-Main when rain started to fall, forcing track officials to cancel the remaining portion of the program. The Modified feature will be made up this Saturday as part of the regular program.
The track's owners have announced a scheduling change for the annual Penn National Classic for Late Models. The new date is July 1. The regular Saturday night program scheduled for June 30 has been canceled to give track officials time to prepare for the newly named Late Model special, the Red Miley Memorial.
The track suffered from the effects of the wet weather that plagued the area Saturday night. All heat races and the Modified feature went into the record books before the rain hit and caused the cancellation of the remaining portion of the program.Jim Rasey captured the Modified feature with Russell King, Rex King, Brian Swartzlander and Rob Curtis rounding out the top five positions.A regular program is slated for Saturday night with additional features from the rained out show on tap.The World of Outlaws Sprint cars are scheduled for Sharon June 1.Jim Lokhaiser is the racing columnist for the Butler Eagle.
