Photos: March 12, 2008
Up one levelPhotos from the March 12, 2008 issue of National Speed Sport News
OPENING ACT: Todd Schaffer (88) races Mark Smith for position at Williams Grove Speedway. (Rich Kepner Photo)
OUT OF THE BLUE: Danny Sheridan (18) powers under Rickie Gaunt during Saturday’s USAC-CRA Sprint Car Series feature at Perris Auto Speedway in California. (Doug Allen Photo)
RUMBLING, TUMBLING: Cole Whitt takes a tumble during Saturday night's USAC-CRA event at Perris Auto Speedway. (Doug Allen Photo)
SIDE BY SIDE: Eventual winner Kyle Busch (left) powers around the outside of defending Craftsman Truck Series champion Ron Hornaday, Jr. Friday night at Atlanta Motor Speedway. (HHP/Harold Hinson Photo)
SIGNAL THIS: Matt Kenseth (17) waves out the window at Kevin Harvick late in Saturday's Nationwide Series Nicorette 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
GREEN MEANS GO: The No. 29 crew makes a pit stop during Saturday's Nationwide Series Nicorette 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. (Joe Secka/JMS Pro Photo)
IT'S ALL OVER: Matt Kenseth takes the flag in Saturday's Nicorette 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. (HHP/Rusty Burroughs Photo)
GOOD CAUSE: Robert Hight is among the drivers featured in the NHRA’s “Race the Strip, Not the Street” public-service video, which promotes alternatives to street racing. (Angela Barrazza Photo)
TUNED UP: Karl Kinser (left) celebrates son Mark's victory in the 1998 Don Martin Memorial at Lernerville Speedway. (Hein Brothers Photo)
FINE TUNING: Karl Kinser tunes the engine for son Mark at Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway in July 1997. (Ken Simon Photo)
ALL ALONE: Jeff Westphal (39) claimed the victory in Sunday’s Pacific Formula Ford 2000 event on the road course at Auto Club Speedway of Southern California. (Jerry Anderson Photo)
QUICK TESTER: Ryan Briscoe and the Team Penske IndyCar Series team were quickest during testing last week at Florida’s Sebring Int’l Raceway. (Ron McQueeney/IRL Photo)
GOLDEN BOY: Jason Meyers (14) rides the cushion around Paul McMahan during the Mini Gold Cup at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, Calif. (Tom Parker Photo)
COMING BACK? Indianapolis provides a backdrop for the 2007 U.S. Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (Kory L. Hales Photo)
HONORED: NSSN Editor Chris Economaki (right) was honored by the Garden State Vintage Stock Car Club Saturday night. (Ace Lane, Jr. Photo)
HARSH WORDS: Tony Stewart berated the Goodyear tire used in Sunday's Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. (HHP/Rusty Burroughs Photo)
WHITE OUT: Snow falls on Atlanta Motor Speedway Saturday morning, canceling qualifying for the NASCAR Nationwide Series race that afternoon. (Joe Secka/JMS Pro Photo)
PUMPED: Kyle Busch celebrates his victory in Sunday's Kolbalt Tools 500. (HHP/Rusty Burroughs Photo)
FINGER POINTING: Carl Edwards (left) and Jack Roush deny culpability for a missing oil tank cover on the No. 99 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. (Marc Serota/Getty Images)
ON A TEAR: Kyle Busch celebrates his Kobalt Tools 500 victory Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway, the first for Toyota in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. (HHP/Harold Hinson Photo)
YOUTH AND EXPERIENCE: Kyle Busch takes a lesson from team owner Joe Gibbs prior to Sunday's Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. (Marc Serota/Getty Images)
WATCH AND LEARN: A.J. Allmendinger watches on-track activity at Atlanta Motor Speedway. (HHP/Erik Perel Photo)
ROWDY FRIENDS: The No. 18 Snickers crew mobs Kyle Busch (center) after Busch scored the victory in Sunday's Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. (HHP/Rusty Burroughs Photo)
RIDING OFF: The sun sets over Sebring Int’l Raceway during last year’s Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring. (ALMS Photo)
CAPTAIN IN CHARGE: Roger Penske has won Sebring as a driver, a car owner and as a crew chief. (ALMS Photo)
LEADER OF THE PACK: Frank Biela, Emanuele Pirro Marco Werner and drove the Audi R10 to victory in the 2007 Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring. (Doug Day Photo)