Photos: July 18, 2007
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HOLDING COURT: Donny Schatz (15) moves past Jason Solwold during Saturday's Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. Schatz held on to take the $50,000-to-win World of Outlaws event. (Rick Sherer Photo)
CROWNING ACHIEVEMENT: Donny Schatz took the 24th annual Kings Royal Saturday night at Eldora Speedway. (Rick Sherer Photo)
BENEFIT RUN: Ken Schrader (99) and other NASCAR drivers will compete in a 25-lap dirt-late-model feature Sunday at Macon, Ill., to benefit Victory Junction Gang Camp. (David Allio Photo)
DOWN AND DIRTY: Mike Spencer kicks up mud Saturday at Gas City I-69 Speedway on the fourth day of Indiana Sprint Week. (David E. Heithaus Photo)
TO THE VICTOR: Mike Skinner kisses his wife, Angela, after capturing Saturday's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Built Ford Tough 225 at Kentucky Speedway. (Nate Mecha/High Sierra Photo)
GUN SHOW: Mike Skinner celebrates his fourth victory of the season Saturday at Kentucky Speedway. (Christina Ramzel Photo)
BACK IN THE SADDLE: Mike Skinner celebrates his victory with a burnout Saturday night at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Ky. (Randy Porter/High Sierra Photo)
BLUE BULLET: Funny Car driver Robert Hight lost to Scott Kalitta in the second round Sunday at Bandimere Speedway. He remains second in the standings behind Ron Capps. (NHRA Photo)
MAKING A RUN AT IT: Allen Johnson sits fourth in Pro Stock points and is easily within striking distance of the Countdown. (NHRA Photo)
SOAKED: Saturday night's rain washed out the IRL IndyCar Series race at Nashville Superspeedway. (Chris Jones/IRL IndyCar Photo)
OUT TO DRY: IRL IndyCar crews hang their firesuits out to dry Sunday morning after rain washed out Saturday night's race at Nashville Superspeedway. (Dana Garrett/IRL IndyCar Photo)
NICE JOB: Team members congratulate Scott Dixon on his victory in Sunday's rain-delayed IRL race at Nashville Superspeedway. (Dana Garrett/IRL IndyCar Photo)
WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND? Andretti Green Racing teammates Dario Franchitti and Dancia Patrick chat during a wet weekend at Nashville Superspeedway. (Chris Jones/IRL IndyCar Photo)
PUCKER UP: Jason Bowles enjoys his first NASCAR Grand National Division, West Series victory Saturday at Miller Motorsports Park. (NorthFork Photo)
CENTER OF SCANDAL: Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen leads McLaren's Lewis Hamilton July 8 at Silverstone, England. (Steve Etherington Photo)
INTO THE GREAT WIDE OPEN: A safety crew member walks home through the sunset as dust settles on Expo Speedway Thursday evening. (Mike Gbur/JMS Pro Photo)
WING MAN: Doug Esh climbs aboard the No. 30 to celebrate his victory at Williams Grove Speedway in June. (WRTDesigns Photo)
READY TO ROLL: Doug Esh awaits the start of sprint-car action at Williams Grove Speedway. (Adam Kulikowski Photo)
SHOWER: Tony Stewart endures a shower of champagne after taking Sunday's USG Sheetrock 400 at Chicagoland Speedway. It was Stewart's 30th-career victory and first in 2007. (Harold Hinson/HHP Photo)
CRUNCH TIME: Jimmie Johnson's No. 48 Chevrolet sits in the garage after a hard hit during Sunday's USG Sheetrock 400. Johnson finished 37th and dropped to seventh in points. (Harold Hinson/HHP Photo)
SIGNATURE SALUTE: Tony Stewart celebrates atop the flag stand after taking Sunday's USG Sheetrock 400 at Chicagoland Speedway. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
SEEKING NEW HEIGHTS: Tony Stewart climbs the fence along the frontstretch Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway after taking the NASCAR Nextel Cup USG Sheetrock 400. It was Stewart's first victory in 20 events. (Erik Perel/HHP Photo)
BUDDY-BUDDY: Tony Stewart (left) and Denny Hamlin prepare for practice after a team meeting with car owner Joe Gibbs on Saturday. (Jason Smith/Getty Images)
MAN IN RED: Budweiser announced Friday that it will not sponsor Dale Earnhardt, Jr. beyond the 2007 season. (Autostock Images)
HAPPY HARVICK: Kevin Harvick celebrates career victory No. 29 — and third of 2007 — Saturday at Chicagoland Speedway. (Harold Hinson/HHP Photo)
IN THE ZONE: Kevin Harvick leads Tony Stewart Saturday at Chicagoland Speedway. It was Harvick's third victory this season. (Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
A NEW CHALLENGE: Bruce Ashmore has been tapped to design a new series of USAC Silver Crown cars. (Bruce Ashmore Collection Photo)
IRL WORK: Bruce Ashmore (left) works with four-time Indianapolis 500 winner A.J. Foyt at the track. Ashmore was promoted to Lola's chief designer for Indy cars in 1987. (Bruce Ashmore Collection Photo)