Photos: June 25, 2008
Up one levelPhotos from the June 25, 2008 issue of National Speed Sport News
FATALITY: Scott Kalitta (left, with father, Connie) died Saturday after a violent crash during the final round of Funny Car qualifications. (NHRA Photo)
HOT LAPS: Tim Argus finds things a little hot during a USAC Regional midget event June 18 at Plymouth (Ind.) Speedway. (David Sink Photo)
READY TO ROLL: Jon Stanbrough focuses on the task at hand before a non-winged sprint-car event at Bloomington (Ind.) Speedway. (Carey Fox Photo)
SUPER SUBARU: Kristian Skavnes and Chuck Hemmingson captured the Grand Am KONI Challenge race Sunday at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. (Doug Day Photo)
THE BIG BOSS: Two-time World of Outlaws Series champ Donny Schatz (right) watches car owner Tony Stewart (20) pass on the track during preliminaries for the June 17 Ollie’s 360 Challenge at Ohio’s Sharon Speedway. (Mike Gbur/JMS Pro Photo)
SERVICE STATION: A.J. Foyt IV awaits the completion of his pit stop during Sunday’s IRL IndyCar Series Iowa Corn Indy 250 at Iowa Speedway. (Wesley Winterink Photo)
RIGHT-HANDER: The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series negotiates Infineon Raceway’s turn 11 during the Toyota/SaveMart 350 Sunday in Sonoma, Calif. (Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
PASSING: Scott Kalitta was killed during a qualifying run Saturday in Englishtown, N.J. (NHRA Photo)
FINDING A WAY: Tim McCreadie (39) works his way through traffic Friday night at Ontario’s Ohsweken Speedway. (James MacDonald Photo)
SPLISH, SPLASH: The Gainsco Daytona Prototype of defending Grand Am Rolex Series champions Jon Fogarty and Alex Gurney splashes through the rain en route to victory Saturday at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. (Terry Watson Photo)
RED BRIGADE: Ferrari teammates Kimi Raikkonen (1) and Felipe Massa started one-two on Sunday. (Steve Etherington Photo)
OUI: Felipe Massa celebrates his victory in Sunday’s French Grand Prix, his third triumph of the season. (Steve Etherington Photo)
FOLLOW THE LEADER: Sunday’s Toyota/SaveMart 350 was a case of follow the leader, and Kyle Busch was the leader most of the event, posting his fifth Sprint Cup triumph of the season. (Jerry Jones Photo)
SWEETNESS: Brad Sweet powers around Knoxville Raceway toward victory Saturday night. (Jeff Arns Photo)
ON A MISSION: Funny Car point-leader Tim Wilkerson performs a burnout Sunday in Englishtown, N.J. (NHRA Photo)
A TARGET JAM: A.J. Foyt IV (2) looks for a way around Target Chip Ganassi Racing teammates Dan Wheldon (10) and Scott Dixon (9) Sunday at Iowa Speedway. (Don Figler Photo)
FAST FORDS: Eventual winner Carl Edwards (60) fights off the challenge of his Roush Fenway teammate David Ragan (6) Saturday night at The Milwaukee Mile. (HHP/Erik Perel Photo)
FATAL RUN: Two-time Top Fuel champion Scott Kalitta died in a violent Funny Car crash during the final round of qualifying Saturday in Englishtown, N.J. (NHRA Photo)
AIR TIME: Kyle Busch hooks the No. 18 around Infineon Raceway Sunday in Sonoma, Calif. (HHP/Harold Hinson Photo)
WINNING SPRAY: Josh Richards dodges celebratory debris after winning Sunday’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series feature at Cornwall Motor Speedway in Ontario. (Robert Lefebvre Photo)
GOING OLD SCHOOL: Donny Schatz stepped back into a 360 sprint car for the first time in more than a decade and dominated the Ollie’s 360 Challenge at Ohio’s Sharon Speedway. (Mike Gbur/JMS Pro Photo)
TO THE FINISH: Kyle Busch (18) leads his friend David Gilliland around Infineon Raceway during Sunday’s Toyota/SaveMart 350 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event. (Jonathan Ferrery/Getty Images)
GETTING A LIFT: Jarno Trulli, sporting a black armband in memory of Toyota racing boss Ove Andersson, celebrates his third-place finish in Sunday’s French Grand Prix. (Steve Etherington Photo)
SOLIDARITY: A group of nearly 40 crew members and colleagues gather on the starting line where Scott Kalitta would have staged his Funny Car Sunday at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. (NHRA Photo)
KING: Jon Stanbrough goes under Jon Sciscoe on his way to claiming a third-straight King of Indiana Sprint Series crown. (David E. Heithaus Photo)
LEADING THE TRAIN: Johnny Benson (23) shows the way around The Milwaukee Mile en route to winning Friday night’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event. (Phil Cavali Photo)
TWO GROOVES: Garrett Hansen (7) blasts under Cody Williams en route to winning Saturday’s USAC-CRA Sprint Car Series feature at Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway. (Doug Allen Photo)
WHELDON WINS: Dan Wheldon leads Target Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Scott Dixon Sunday at Iowa Speedway. (Steve Snoddy/IRL IndyCar Photo)
ALL SMILES: Dan Wheldon celebrates his victory in Sunday’s Iowa Corn Indy 250 at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. (Dana Garrett/IRL IndyCar Photo)
THE TOP THREE: Dillon Battistini (center) enjoys victory lane with runner-up Arie Luyendyk, Jr. (left) and third-place Ana Beatriz Saturday at Iowa Speedway. (Don Figler Photo)
KNOXVILLE ACE: Jason Johnson waves to the crowd from victory lane Friday night at Knoxville Raceway. (Ken Simon Photo)