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Jason Patison Returns to Modifieds Winner’s Circle at Irwindale

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Photo – Courtesy JasonPatisonRacing.com

Jason Patison, the first Lucas Oil Modified Series champion, made his return to victory circle August 17th with a dominant performance in the LoanMart Hot August 75 presented by Aero Racing Wheels at the Irwindale Event Center.

Patison, with five race wins and the title in 2006, took four years off from the series to concentrate on his career and filled his competitive need by racing in the Super Late Model class at Irwindale, including two second-place finishes in as many starts this year. Continue reading →

Global Rallycross: Q&A with Joey Mancari, Director of Competition

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Photo – Joey Mancairi’s twitter page

Earlier this year as the Global Rallycross Championship was preparing for their 2013 season, there was plenty of work to do in series headquarters. One of the new additions to GRC staff for 2013 is Joey Mancari, who comes to the sport with nearly three decades of professional motorsports experience, including NASCAR’s K&N Pro Series.

Mancari is now serving as GRC’s director of competition in 2013, taking on a host of responsibilities both at and away from the track. As we prepare for the season launch, he was happy to sit down and tell us about his role in the sport, and what to expect this season. Continue reading →

Lucas Oil Presents Tom Bogner

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Learn about Lucas Oil’s Motorsports Manager, Tom Bogner. Although this video is from 2010, it illustrates Tom Bogner’s ‘hands-on’ approach in supporting his company and motorsports’ customers using their products.

Tom Bogner is a returning guest on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR-NHRA Talk, on Monday, September 16th, at 9:30pm ET. Call 347-996-5176 to interact with Tom Bogner during the LIVE broadcast Q&A segment.  

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Behind the NHRA Movie ‘Snake and Mongoo$e’

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From http://www.snakeandmongoosemovie.com

Like any good Hollywood drama, the story elements that make up “Snake & Mongoo$e” are almost too good to be true, and yet, they are true. While the over-arching scope of their rivalry was known in racing circles, even there, the context and depth and motivations behind that story were missing. Journalist Alan Paradise was among the first to realize the cinematic possibilities in the story when he was working on a documentary about the Snake and Mongoo$e after years covering their world as an automotive journalist. Continue reading →

Ricky Lewis was Born to Race!

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Photo – Sal Sigala Jr.

Ricky Lewis, a 14-year-old from Oxnard, won a national Bandoleros qualifying race at Kern County Raceway in Bakersfield several weeks ago!

The race attracted aspiring drivers from all over the western United States. Drivers from Nevada and Arizona were competing for a spot in a national race for Bandoleros teams in North Carolina. Only the top drivers were invited to the national race. Continue reading →