Photos: April 16, 2008
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LITTLE GTO: Jeremy Miller (24) gets by Keith Jackson on the inside Friday night at Virginia Motor Speedway. (Steven Peters Photo)
HARD CHARGER: Donny Schatz drives deep into the corner during Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Series action at Ohio's Eldora Speedway Friday night. (Hein Brothers Photo)
ON CRAIG’S LIST: Craig Dollansky (2) battles Kerry Madsen early in Friday night’s WoO sprint-car event at Eldora Speedway. (Rick Sherer Photo)
TWO LANES: Cory Kruseman (21k) takes the low lane to challenge Johnny Rodriguez during Saturday night’s USAC-CRA Sprint Car Series race at Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway. (Doug Allen Photo)
MOVING AWAY: Shane Hmiel (20) and Tim Skoglund head for a turn during USAC Western Sprint Car Series action at All American Speedway in California. (Tom Parker Photo)
PRESENT YET: Art Peacock sells copies of his book, "Adventures of a 1960s Rookie Sprint Car Owner," at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo., in 2007. (Art Peacock Photo Collection)
READY TO ROLL: L.W. Miller straps into the No. 2 for the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour event Saturday night at Caraway Speedway in Asheboro, N.C. (Grant Halverson/NASCAR Photo)
CARAWAY CRUISE: Brian Loftin (23) fights off Andy Seuss during NASCAR modified competition at North Carolina’s Caraway Speedway. (Grant Halverson/NASCAR Photo)
CELEBRATION: Kyle Busch enjoys victory lane after Friday night’s Nationwide Series race at Phoenix Int’l Raceway. (HHP/Harold Hinson Photo)
TO THE OUTSIDE: Kyle Busch (18) battles eventual runner-up Carl Edwards en route to victory Friday night at Phoenix Int’l Raceway. (HHP/Erik Perel Photo)
SURPRISE: A happy Tim Wilkerson pops out of his Funny Car after defeating Ashley Force in the final round of eliminations. (LVMS Photo)
SINGLE SUCCESS: Tim Wilkerson executes a burnout during Funny Car eliminations on Sunday at The Strip @ Las Vegas Motor Speedway. (LVMS Photo)
LIGHT 'EM UP: Tommy Johnson, Jr.'s Funny Car lights up The Strip @ Las Vegas Motor Speedway during NHRA qualifications Saturday. (Ted Rossino, Jr. Photo)
MAC IS BACK: Cory McClenathan (near lane) defeated Antron Brown (far lane) to claim his first Top Fuel victory of the season Sunday at The Strip @ Las Vegas Motor Speedway. (NHRA Photo)
STRAIGHT LINE: Former Pro Stock champion Jason Line claims the class victory Sunday in Las Vegas. (NHRA Photo)
HOT WATER: Don Schumacher (left) congratulates Top Fuel winner Cory McClenathan on his victory Sunday at The Strip @ Las Vegas Motor Speedway. (LVMS Photo)
MIDGET MASTERS: Feature winner Randy Cabral (47) dices with runner-up Joey Payne, Jr. during Sunday’s NEMA midget race at Waterford (Conn.) Speedbowl. (John DaDalt Photo)
LEADING THE WAY: Mike David (2) works his way through traffic en route to victory Thursday night at Phoenix Int’l Raceway. (Terry Thompson/NASCAR Photo)
UP AND OVER: Jared Hawkins flips during time trials for Saturday's Lucas Oil Late Model race at K-C Raceway in Chillicothe, Ohio. (DENHAMER Racing Photo)
FAST EDDIE: Eddie Carrier, Jr. (28) rides the cushion in a side-by-side battle with Scott Bloomquist Saturday in the Lucas Oil Late Model Series Glockner 50 at K-C Raceway. (DENHAMER Racing Photo)
THE RISING: A state of the art drag racing strip is making rapid progress adjacent to The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. (LMS Photo)
CUT THE RIBBON: Sarah Fisher and her husband and team co-owner Andy O’Gara cut the ribbon to officially open Sarah Fisher Racing last week in Indianapolis. (Don Figler Photo)
DIGGERS: Lime Rock Park President Skip Barber is flanked by racing legend John Fitch (left) and Lime Rock favorite son Sam Posey (right) at the groundbreaking for renovations at the historic road course. (Dan Jack Photo)
ON THE TROPHY: Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Emerson Fittipaldi points out his picture on the Borg-Warner Trophy. (Jim Haines/IMS Photo)
CIVIL WAR TWO: Sean Becker (2sb) battles Kyle Larson during the second round of the Civil War Sprint Car Series at Petaluma (Calif.) Speedway. (Shane Muir Photo)
EARLY OUT: Pole winner Ryan Newman brings out the red flag as he goes up in smoke during Saturday night's Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix Int'l Raceway. (Phil Cavali Photo)
DEPLOYED: Dale Earnhardt, Jr. leads the Subway Fresh Fit 500 Saturday night at Phoenix Int'l Raceway. (HHP/Harold Hinson Photo)
A LITTLE HELP: Jimmie Johnson gets a push to victory lane after winning Saturday night's Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix Int'l Raceway. It was Johnson's second-straight win at the Arizona track. (HHP/Erik Perel Photo)
NOSING IN: Jeff Burton talks to teammate Kevin Harvick during NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice for Saturday's Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix Int'l Raceway. (Autostock Photo)
TO THE FLAG: Paul Tracy leads a pack of cars to the green flag during the 2005 Long Beach Grand Prix. Tracy has captured four Long Beach titles: 1993, 2000, 2003 and 2004. (TNT Photo)
FAST START: Sebastien Bourdais leads the field to the start of the 2007 Long Beach Grand Prix. (Al Steinberg Photo)
HE'LL RACE: Despite a contract dispute with team owner Gerry Forsythe, Paul Tracy is expected to race at Long Beach. (Mike Gbur/JMS Pro Photo)
GREAT ESCAPE: Paul Tracy navigates the course at Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, Ohio. (Mike Gbur/JMS Pro Photo)
MAKING MOVES: 2007 Big 8 Series champion Jeremy Miller (5) gets by Steve Dobratz for position during the running of the 31st-annual Spring Classic at Rockford. (Mark Melchiori Photo)
MIGHTY MIDGET: Robby Flock (19s) goes to the inside of Travis Berryhill to win the Bay Cities Racing Ass'n main event Saturday at Placerville (Calif.) Speedway. (Matt Sublett Photo)
YOUTH AND VETERAN: Justin Allgaier (16) leads Ken Schrader to the checkered flag Sunday at Salem (Ind.) Speedway. (ARCA Photo)