Photos: July 11, 2007
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Two Winners
Daron Clayton (92) fights off Jon Stanbrough during KISS sprint-car action at Tri-State Speedway in Indiana. (David E. Heithaus photo).
Perley Gates
Chris Perley (11) races around Dave McKnight at Jennerstown Speedway in Pennsylvania. (Jim Feeney photo).
GREEN GREEN GREEN: The green flag waves to start the Grand Am's Brumos Porsche 250 Thursday at Daytona Int'l Speedway. (Grand Am Photo)
HOLIDAY HELLO: The O'Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions salutes the fans by going four wide July 3 at Tri-City Speedway in Franklin, Pa. (Joe Secka/JMS Pro Photo)
PRE-RACE PREP: Emilia Reutimann helps her dad, David, put on his heat shields before Saturday morning's Busch Series Winn-Dixie 250 at Daytona Int'l Speedway. (Autostock Photo)
SKYWARD: Ed Lynch, Jr. goes for a wild ride Friday night at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa. (Cory Stivason Photo)
POWER UP: Will Power pumps his fist as he takes the checkered flag Sunday in Toronto, Ontario. Power scored his second-career Champ Car victory. (Champ Car Photo)
MASSA TIME: Formula One's Felipe Massa sits by himself in the garage Friday at Silverstone. (Steve Etherington Photo)
LOCKED AND LOADED: Italy's Vitantonio Liuzzi awaits his return to the track's Saturday at Silverstone in England. Liuzzi started and finished 16th in the No. 18 Scuderia Toro Rosso. (Steve Etherington Photo)
HOMECOMING: Lewis Hamilton captured the pole for the British Grand Prix over Kimi Raikkonen. (Steve Etherington Photo)
NAVIGATION: Finland's Kimi Raikkonen spoiled the homecoming for England's Lewis Hamilton by taking Sunday's Santander British Grand Prix in Silverstone. (Steve Etherington Photo)
FUEL AND FURY: With his victory over Bob Vandergriff, Jr. on Sunday, Brandon Bernstein (pictured here) reclaimed second place in the Top Fuel standings. (Drew Hierwarter Photo)
PROS KNOW: Jeg Coughlin tied Don Prudhomme and Greg Anderson on Pro Stock's all-time win list on Sunday. (Drew Hierwarter Photo)
WINLESS NO MORE: John Force (near lane) beat Cruz Pedregon Sunday in the Funny Car finals at Bristol Dragway. The 14-time champion captured his 123rd-career victory and first of 2007. (Autoimagery.com Photo)
WINGING IT: Swiss rookie Neel Jani scored his second podium finish, crossing the line in the runner-up spot behind race winner Will Power. (Champ Car Photo)
FLAG MAN: Sebastien Bourdais salutes the crowd after capturing the pole for Sunday's grand prix. (Champ Car Photo)
POWER MOVE: Aussie Will Power celebrates hsi second-career Champ Car victory with his crew Sunday at Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario. (Champ Car Photo)
QUICK WORK: The No. 7 Motorola crew services Danica Patrick during Sunday's Watkins Glen Grand Prix in Watkins Glen, N.Y. Patrick and her Andretti Green teammates all finished the race in the top seven. (Chris Jones/IRL Photo)
THE MASTER: Scott Dixon celebrates his third-straight Watkins Glen victory Sunday. (Chris Jones/IRL Photo)
THE WRENCH MAN: Davey Jones works on the Kasey Kahne-owned USAC midget and sprint cars of Kevin Swindell (pictured here) and Brady Bacon. (Gordon Gill Photo)
THE COWBOY: Like his father, Tony Jones has enjoyed success behind the wheel and currently sits atop the point standings in the USAC-CRA Series. (Doug Allen Photo)
THE PATRIARCH: Bubby Jones is a member of the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and works on Tony Stewart's USAC team with driver Levi Jones. (David E. Heithaus Photo)
NEW NAME, NEW LOOK: The new painted NASCAR Sprint Cup logo is unveiled at Daytona Int'l Speedway. (Todd Warshaw/Getty Image)
EMPTY: The NASCAR Nextel Cup garage is empty — except for jacks and jackstands — during practice Friday at Daytona Int'l Speedway. (Harold Hinson/HHP Photo)
CRASH, BOOM, BANG: Denny Hamlin (11) collides with teammate Tony Stewart as other drivers try to avoid the lap-15 melee Saturday night. (Erik Perel/HHP Photo)
RAINY DAY: Spectators wait out the rain during the 91st Indianapolis 500 in May. After nearly three hours, the race resumed, only to be called with 166 laps in the books when another downpour soaked the track. (Jim Morrison Photo)
BORIS BOOTED: Boris Said posted the fastest time Friday before qualifying was rained out. As a result, Said failed to make the show when the field was set by owner points. (Autostock Photo)
OH YEAH! Kyle Busch gives a thumbs up after taking the checkered flag Saturday morning at Daytona Int'l Speedway. (Kory L. Hales Photo)
VICTORY BATH: Kyle Busch celebrates his Winn-Dixie 250 victory Saturday morning at Daytona Int'l Speedway. (Harold Hinson/HHP Photo)
ON TARGET: A Target crew member watches IndyCar action from pit road at Nashville Superspeedway. (Dana Garrett/IRL Photo)
GO ON GREEN: The green flag waves at Lime Rock Park during the KONI Challenge Series event earlier this year. Plans were unveiled this past week for The Club at Lime Rock. (Grand Am/KONI Photo)
BIG BAD WOLFE: Lucas Wolfe (5W) slides inside of Lance Dewease Friday at Grandview Speedway in Bechtelsville, Pa. (Rich Kepner Photo)
THE NEW GUY: Jimmie Johnson (right) and interim crew chief Ryan Malec watch garage-area activity at Daytona Int'l Speedway. (Autostock Photo)
FANFARE: Jamie McMurray celebrates his second-career Nextel Cup victory Saturday night at Daytona Int'l Speedway. McMurray ended a 166-race winless streak since taking his second-career race in 2002. (John Harrelson/Getty Images)
SOAKING: Sam Hornish, Jr. leads a group of cars down pit road during a rainy Indianapolis 500 in May (Shawn Payne/IRL Photo)