Photos: April 2, 2008
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ANOTHER ONE: Billy Moyer is interviewed after his eighth victory of the season Saturday night at Pike County Speedway in Mississippi. (Kevin Kovac Photo)
FAST FRIENDS: Defending World of Outlaws Late Model Series champ Steve Francis makes friends with a young race fan during an autograph session prior to Saturday night's program. (Kevin Kovac Photo)
BY A DIFFERENT NAME: The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series salutes the crowd at the World Finals in November at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. (RonSkinnerPhotos.com Photo)
NAME THAT SERIES: Bud Kaeding maneuvers his BK 29 USAC sprint car around Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway in November. (Doug Allen Photo)
WINNING WAYS: Dennis Setzer and Lori Hamilton, wife of the late Bobby Hamilton, enjoy victory lane Saturday at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. (Ronda Greer/NASCAR Photo)
FATHER'S FOOTSTEPS: Chrissy Wallace, the 19-year-old daughter of NASCAR veteran Mike Wallace, made her NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway on Saturday. (Autostock Photo)
WRONG WAY: Matt Underwood takes a hard flip Saturday during qualifying action for the POWRi outlaw mini-sprints at the Southern Indoor Center. (Kevin Horcher Photo)
SMOKIN': Del Worsham smokes his tires during Funny Car eliminations Sunday at Houston Raceway Park. (Tom Meredith Photo)
HOUSTON HUSTLE: Del Worsham (far lane) outran Ashley Force to win the Funny Car portion of the O'Reilly Spring Nationals at Houston Raceway Park. (Ted Rossino, Jr. Photo)
THE FIRST ONE: Former Pro Stock Bike racer Antron Brown (near lane) outran Larry Dixon (far lane) to earn his first NHRA Top Fuel victory Sunday at Houston Raceway Park. (AutoImagery.com Photo)
BACK ON TRACK: Greg Anderson regained the point lead with a Pro Stock victory Sunday at Houston Raceway Park. (AutoImagery.com Photo)
COOL RUNNING: Sprint Cars line up prior to the start of a heat race this past weekend at Lincoln Speedway in Abbottstown, Pa. (George Levy Photo)
WITH ZEAL: Scott Dixon his victory in Saturday's Gainsco Auto Insurance Indy 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, the season-opening event for the IRL IndyCar Series. (Jim Haines/IRL Photo)
TEST RUN: Graham Rahal leaves the pit area during testing for the IRL opener at Homestead-Miami Speedway. A crash later in testing kept him out of Saturday night's race. (Ron McQueeney/IRL Photo)
FEARLESS: Marco Andretti smiles prior to Saturday night's Gainsco Auto Insurance 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. (Jim Haines/IRL Photo)
ONE, TWO, STEP: Helio Castroneves smokes the tires as he leaves his pit stall Saturday night. (Ron McQueeney/IRL Photo)
FIGHT FOR THE RIGHT: Scott Dixon (9) and Tony Kanaan fight for the lead in Saturday night's season-opening Gainsco Auto Insurance 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. (Jim Haines/IRL Photo)
OPENING NIGHT: Scott Dixon (9) leads Tony Kanaan (11), Helio Castroneves (3) and the rest of the IRL IndyCar Series field Saturday at Homestead-Miami Speedway. (Steve Snoddy/IRL Photo)
WEIGHTY ISSUE: Danica Patrick believes IRL's new weight limit for its cars penalizes her because she weighs less than most of her competitors. (Shawn Payne/IRL Photo)
HOMESTEAD HERO: Dillon Battisini triumphed in his first Indy Lights Series start Saturday at Homestead-Miami Speedway. (Al Steinberg Photo)
HARD CHARGER: Steve Arpin hooks the No. 00 Eh around Golden Isles Speedway in January. (RonSkinnerPhotos.com Photo)
ISLE OF CONTENT: Steve Arpin notched two victories at Golden Isles in January. (RonSkinnerPhotos.com Photo)
THE WINNER: Steve Arpin is all smiles after a victory at North Florida Speedway in March 2007. (RonSkinnerPhotos.com Photo)
TROPHY TIME: Michael Ritch enjoys victory lane at South Georgia Motorsports Park on Saturday night. (Kathy Bond/USAR Photo)
A FEW WORDS: Eric Holmes gets some last-minute instructions before taking to the track en route to victory Saturday night at California’s All American Speedway. (Terry Thomson/NASCAR Photo)
ON POINT: Roger Crockett leads the way Saturday night during the Golden State Challenge Series event at Tulare, Calif. (Shane Muir Photo)
TAKE TWO: The No. 01 Telmex Lexus Riley of Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sebates awaits a return to Grand Am action prior to Saturday’s Gainsco Grand Prix of Miami. (Grand Am Photo)
TWO STRAIGHT: Scott Pruett (left) and Memo Rojas teamed up to post the second-consecutive Grand Am Rolex Series victory for Chip Ganassi Racing Saturday at Homestead-Miami Speedway. (Al Steinberg Photo)
SWAY BAR-GATE: Team owner Jack Roush has recovered a sway bar he says was stolen by another team and wants action taken. (HHP/Erik Perel Photo)
PINBALL WIZZARD: Matt Kenseth (17) gets spun during Sunday's Goody's Cool Orange 500 at Martinsville Speedway (Va.). The former Cup champion was penalized twice and finished 30th, four laps down. (Phil Cavali Photo)
THE VIRGINIAN: Denny Hamlin celebrates his victory in Sunday's Goody's Cool Orange 500 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. (Autostock Photo)
EXPRESS MAIL: Denny Hamlin (11) leads teammate Kyle Busch (18), Jeff Gordon (24), Travis Kvapil (28) and Jeff Burton in the final laps of Sunday's Goody's Cool Orange 500 at Martinsville Speedway. (Phil Cavali Photo)
CHAOS: NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers take evasive action to avoid spinning cars during Sunday's Goody's Cool Orange 500 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. (HHP/Harold Hinson Photo)