Gardner Grabs Vegas Victory

Written By: Matt "Night" Rider

USAC Amsoil National Sprint Car Series
LAS VEGAS, NV.- Damion "The Demon" Gardner (Pictured Left) raced his way through the field to pick up the victory  in the 30 lap Amsoil National Sprint Car finale at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Dirt Track on Thursday evening.

Lincoln, IN. racer Dave Darland put together a solid run, to finish second. Chris Windom took third place honors, while fourth belonged to New Castle, IN. native Tracy Hines. Tucson, AZ. racer Jerry Coons Jr. rounded out the top five finishers in Thursday's Amsoil Sprint Car A-Main.

Finishing behind Coons Jr. was Seth Wilson in 6th  and Noblesville, IN. native Bryan Clauson in 7th. Johnny Herrera took an eighth place finish, while nineth belonged to Henry Clarke. Closing out the top ten finishers was Robert Ballou.

Other notable finishers in Thursday night's A-Main feature included; Casey Shuman (12th). Finishing behind Shuman was Kasey Kahne Racing's Brad Sweet in 13th. Bud Kaeding took the checkered flag in 15th. Behind Kaeding was Chad Boat in 16th. Cory Kruseman finished the night in 20th, while last year's Sprint Car Champion Levi Jones came home in 23rd place. 

Jones will look to bounce back when the Amsoil National Sprint Car Series heads west to Perris, CA to race the "Sokola Shootout" at the Perris Auto Speedway on Saturday night.

Sweet Wins Second Straight in "Sin City"
USAC Mopar Midget Series 

LAS VEGAS, NV.- Kasey Kahne Racing's Brad Sweet (Pictured Left) took his second straight Mopar Midget Series feature, winning the 30 lapper at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Dirt Track on Thursday evening.

Chad Boat raced his way to a second place showing. Third went to Brad Loyet, while Darren Hagan ended his night in fourth. Finishing fifth was New Castle, IN. racer Tracy Hines.

Taking sixth was Levi Jones. Mike Hess came home in seventh, while eighth went to Lincoln, IN. native Dave Darland. Cory Kruseman finished nineth, while Brownsburg, IN. racer Bobby East brought home a tenth place finish.

There was still some awesome talent that finished around the top ten. Finishing 11th was Jason Leffler. Noblesville, IN. racer Bryan Clauson took the checkers in 12th. Right behind Clauson, finishing 13th was Jerry Coons Jr. Brad Kuhn went home in 19th.

Sweet will look to continue his domination in his home state, when the Mopar Midgets Series travels to race at Perris Auto Speedway (Perris, CA.) on Saturday evening.

Damion "The Demon" Gardner picture credited to:
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Amsoil National Sprint Car results credited to:
http://www.usacracing.com/index.php?id=3426

Brad Sweet picture credited to:
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Mopar Midget Series results credited to:
http://www.usacracing.com/midget_index/news_m/3277.html

Exciting Weekend Ahead at Daytona

Patrick Is Ready for the Challenge
 Written By: Matt "Night" Rider

DAYTONA, FL.- Daytona International Speedway is where dreams are made. Every driver who comes to Daytona has one thing on his/her mind and that is to win. This year is no exception, as drivers from both the Nationwide and Sprint Cup series gear up for an exciting weekend of racing action from the legendary speedway.

The action kicked off on Thursday afternoon, when the Sprint Cup Series raced the always competitve Gatorade Duels. Winning the first leg of the Duels was last season's Sprint Cup Champion Jimmie Johnson, who edged out this year's Bud Shootout victor Kevin Harvick for the win. If that wasn't exciting enough, we had another Gatorade Duel still to race. In the second and final race of the afternoon, Kasey Kahne barely beat out Tony Stewart to the line for the win.  Former Formula 1 racer Scott Speed took the final transfer spot for the 500, helping Michael Waltrip secure his spot in Sunday's big race.

The starting grid for the 2010 Daytona 500 has been set. Mark Martin will lead the field to the green flag, flaked by Dale Earnhardt Jr. who will look to get his season off right, starting the 500 in second place.The Wood Brothers will make their 49th Daytona 500 appearance, with Bill Elliott behind the famous No.21. Elloitt will take the green flag in 40th.

On the Nationwide Series side, Danica Patrick is set to qualify on today around 3 pm, and start in Saturday's Drive4C0PD 300 live on ESPN or your local racing networks. Patrick was 26th fastest in her first practice, but rebounded to finish 5th fastest in the second practice.

After an exciting week of preparation, it all comes down to this. Let's see who will capture the dream and leave an indelible mark in the record books of the legendary Daytona International Speedway.

Daytona International Speedway logo credited to:
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Nascar Information credited to:
http://www.nascar.com/2010/news/headlines/cup/02/11/duel.qualifiers.daytona/index.html
http://www.nascar.com/2010/news/opinion/02/11/inside.line.dcaraviello.mwaltrip.daytona/index.html

Nationwide Information credited to:
http://nationwide.nascar.com/nationwide-series/races/2010/practice/1/1/
http://nationwide.nascar.com/nationwide-series/races/2010/practice/1/2/

"Through the Gears" Season Preview: 2010 Edition

Busy but very fun race season ahead
 Written By: Matt "Night" Rider

EVERYWHERE THERE IS RACING- Well race fans, I'm back for another high flying season of racing action.  This race season is different than last season. This season "Through the Gears" will be adding the Monster AMA Supercross Series to the coverage roster, along with NHRA action.

"Through the Gears" will also be covering all the action from the main levels of dirt track racing.  USAC, World of Outlaws, and the O'Reilly All Star Series will all be in the mix for coverage from "Through the Gears".


Finally, the Camping World Series, Nationwide, and Nascar Sprint Cup Series will be covered week in and week out during the 2010 season. From the green flag at the 2010 Daytona 500 to the checkered flag at Homestead, all the racing action will be covered on "Through the Gears"

Look for driver interviews throughout the season from various names in racing. This should be a great season of racing, so as the pit crew chief says to the driver: "GREEN FLAG, GREEN FLAG"!!!!

I would like to send everyone who has continued to support me as fans of "Through the Gears" a big thank you!!! You guys ROCK!!!! I started "Through the Gears" because I love racing, but I also wanted to give the diehard race fans a chance to get a picture of what the race was like!!!!  Thanks and keep reading!!!

-Matt "Night" Rider

Villopoto/ Action Express Racing (Porsche Riley) Win This Weekend

Written By: Matt "Night" Rider
2010 AMA Supercross Action

SAN FRAN., CA.- Ryan Villopoto (Pictured left) found victory lane in the 250 cc finale at AT&T Park in San Francisco Saturday night. Yahama rider Josh Hill took second place honors, while third went to Murrieta, CA. native Davi Millsaps. Rounding out the top five finishers were Suzuki rider Ryan Dungey in fourth and Smithville, TX native Andrew Short in fifth.


Notable top ten finishers included Ivan Tedesco, who finished the night in seventh place, Dewitt, Mich. native Nick Wey in eighth, and Alvord, TX native Thomas Hahn in nineth.

Villopoto picture credited to:
http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/photogallerys/633685686665464804ryan-villopoto-houston.jpg

Race results credited to: 
http://www.amasupercross.com/

2010 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona

DAYTONA, FL.- Sunday night marked the end of the 2010 edition of the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona. The Action Express Racing (Porsche Riley) team picked up the victory. Driving for the Action Express Racing (Porsche Riley) team were Joao Barbosa, Terry Borcheller, and Ryan Dalziel. Second place belonged to the Chip Ganassi with Felix Sabates (BMW Riley) team of Max Papis, Scott Pruett, Memo Rojas, and Justin Wilson.  Third place honors went to the Crown Royal-NPN Racing (BMW Riley) team of Emmanuel Collard, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Lucas Luhr, Sascha Maassen, and Richard Westbrook.

Rolex 24 at Daytona logo credited to:
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Race results credited to:
http://www.grand-am.com/schedule/results.cfm?series=r&eid=1481&sid=692









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