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Mike Chase
Mike Chase (April 17, 1952 – April 18, 2025) was an American professional stock car racing driver. Winner of the 1994 series championship in the NASCAR Winston West Series, he also competed in the Winston Cup Series, Busch Series, and Craftsman Truck Series and worked for Penske Racing as a crewman. Background Born in Redding, California, Chase moved to the Charlotte, North Carolina, area in 1993 to further his racing career. Chase died April 18, 2025, at the age of 73. Early career Growing up competing at Shasta Speedway in his native California, Chase began competing in NASCAR touring series in the mid-1980s, winning the 1987 championship in the Featherlite Southwest Tour; Chase also made his debut in the Busch Series in 1986 at Darlington Raceway, finishing 32nd. Chase moved up to the Winston West Series in 1990 where he won Rookie of the Year. In 1991 he made his debut in the Winston Cup Series, competing in a combination race at Sears Point Raceway; he finished ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redding, California
Redding is a city in and the county seat of Shasta County, California, and the economic and cultural capital of the Shasta Cascade region of Northern California. Redding lies along the Sacramento River, north of Sacramento, California, Sacramento, and south of California's northern border with Oregon. Its population is 95,542 as of 2022, up from 93,611 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Etymology During the California Gold Rush, Gold Rush, the area that now comprises Redding was called Poverty Flats. In 1868 the first land agent for the Central Pacific Railroad, a former Sacramento politician named Benjamin B. Redding, Benjamin Bernard Redding, bought property in Poverty Flats on behalf of the railroad so that it could build a northern terminus there. In the process of building the terminus, the railroad also built a town in the same area, which they named Redding in honor of Benjamin Redding. In 1874, there was a dispute over the name by local legislators and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pikes Peak International Raceway
Pikes Peak International Raceway (PPIR) is a racetrack in the Colorado Springs area within the city limits of Fountain, Colorado, that by October 12, 1997, was "the fastest 1-mile paved oval anywhere". The speedway hosted races in several series including the IndyCar Series, Indy Racing League and two NASCAR series (NASCAR Xfinity Series, Busch and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Truck) until operations were suspended from August 2005. A wide variety of amateur racing groups use PPIR for racing and training as the circuit is now closed to sanctioned professional auto racing due to the purchase of the track by PPIR LLC from NASCAR/ISC in 2008 after the track was put up for sale in 2006. The sale included a clause that prohibited sanctioned professional auto racing, as well as the need for additional safety upgrades at a cost of $1 million+ for professional racing series that the new ownership had no interest in implementing with the clause in place. History Racing in the Pikes Peak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mesa Marin Raceway
Mesa Marin Raceway was a paved oval race track, located near the junction of California State Route 178, CA 178 and California State Route 184, CA 184 (Kern Canyon Road), east of Bakersfield, California, Bakersfield, California. It opened in 1977 and was owned by Marion Collins throughout its existence. The Collins family helped start the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in 1995, and hosted nine races in that series at the track between 1995 and 2003. Mesa Marin also hosted 45 races for the Winston West Series and for NASCAR's SRL Southwest Tour, Southwest Tour. The last race was held at Mesa Marin on October 16, 2005, as the track was sold for a housing development to be constructed on the site. Many of Mesa Marin's events were broadcast on television, including the 1995 Craftsman Truck Series race on American Broadcasting Company, ABC's ''Wide World of Sports (US TV series), Wide World of Sports'' and the NCTS on SpikeTV, The Nashville Network and later ESPN. Local races wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 Spears Manufacturing 400 (October)
The 1990 NASCAR Winston West Series was the 37th season of the series. The title was won by Bill Schmitt, his fourth in the series and second in succession. Schmitt won the championship by just 1 point over Bill Sedgwick. Schedule and results The 1990 season included 9 individual races, although Mesa Marin Raceway hosted two races. The races at Sonoma Raceway, Sears Point International Raceway and Phoenix Raceway, Phoenix International Raceway were in combination with the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Winston Cup Series. Spears Manufacturing 400 (May) The Spears Manufacturing 400 was held on May 20 at Mesa Marin Raceway. Bill Sedgwick won the pole. Top Ten Results # 75 - Bill Sedgwick # 28 - Gary Collins (racing driver), Gary Collins # 09 - Terry Fisher (racing driver), Terry Fisher # 98 - Jerry Bowers # 19 - Robert Sprague (racing driver), Robert Sprague -3 # 34 - Ted Kennedy (racing driver), Ted Kennedy -4 # 88 - Bob Walker (racing driver), Bob Walker -4 # 04 - Hershel McGrif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twin Ring Motegi
Mobility Resort Motegi (モビリティリゾートもてぎ) is a motorsport venue located in Motegi, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Originally Twin Ring Motegi (ツインリンクもてぎ), the venue's name came from the facility having two race tracks: a oval track and a road course. It was built in 1997 by Honda Motor Co., Ltd., as part of the company's effort to bring the Championship Auto Racing Teams series to Japan, helping to increase their knowledge of American open-wheel racing. The oval was last raced on in 2010 by the Indycar Series. On 1 March 2022, the name of the track was changed to Mobility Resort Motegi, coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the facility. The road course's most notable event is the Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix which is currently held every year. The track also currently hosts rounds in the domestic Super Formula Championship and Super GT series each year. Speedway The oval course is the only one of its kind in Japan used for competiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 NASCAR Winston West Series
The 1999 NASCAR Winston West Series was the 46th season of the series. The title was won by Sean Woodside, his first in the series. Schedule and results The 1999 season included 14 individual races, although Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Mesa Marin Raceway, and Irwindale Speedway hosted two races each. The series finale would be held outside the United States, running at Twin Ring Motegi Superspeedway in Japan. Full Drivers' Championship ( key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. ''Italics'' – Pole position set by owner's points. * – Most laps led. See also * 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series * 1999 NASCAR Busch Series * 1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series The 1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series was the fifth season of the Craftsman Truck Series, the third highest stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. Jack Sprague of Hendrick Motorsports was crowned champion. T ... * 1999 NASCAR Goody's Dash Series * 1999 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ascot Park (speedway)
Ascot Park, first named Los Angeles Speedway and later New Ascot Stadium, was a dirt racetrack located near Gardena, California. Ascot Park was open between 1957 and 1990. The track held numerous United States Auto Club (USAC) national tour races and three NASCAR Grand National (now NASCAR Cup Series) races. The Turkey Night Grand Prix was held at the track for several decades. History Ascot Park was the fourth of four Ascot sites in Los Angeles after the original one-mile Ascot Speedway at Central & Florence was open between 1907 and 1919. A second site named Legion Ascot Speedway held races between 1924 and 1936. Legion Ascot closed after 24 drivers died while racing at the track. A third site named Southern Ascot held races between 1937 and 1942 in South Gate on a half mile dirt oval. Los Angeles Speedway opened in 1957, on the site of a former city dump. It was built less than from the former site of Carrell Speedway, which had been closed in late 1954 to make way for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Series Races At Gardena
West is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some Romance languages (''ouest'' in French, ''oest'' in Catalan, ''ovest'' in Italian, ''vest'' in Romanian, ''oeste'' in Spanish and Portuguese). As in other languages, the word formation stems from the fact that west is the direction of the setting sun in the evening: 'west' derives from the Indo-European root ''*wes'' reduced from ''*wes-pero'' 'evening, night', cognate with Ancient Greek ἕσπερος hesperos 'evening; evening star; western' and Latin vesper 'evening; west'. Examples of the same formation in other languages include Latin occidens 'west' from occidō 'to go down, to set' and Hebrew מַעֲרָב (maarav) 'west' from עֶרֶב (erev) 'evening'. West is sometimes abbreviated as W. Navigation To go west using a compass for navigatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 NASCAR Winston West Series
The 1975 NASCAR Winston West Series was the 22nd season of the series. The title was won by Ray Elder, his sixth in the series and second in a row. Schedule and results The 1975 season included 18 individual races, although Ascot Park (speedway), Ascot Park hosted three races and Manzanita Speedway, Riverside International Raceway, Portland Speedway, and Evergreen Speedway hosted two races each. The races at Riverside and the finale at Ontario Motor Speedway were in combination with the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Winston Cup Series. See also * 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Series References {{DEFAULTSORT:1975 Nascar Winston West Series ARCA Menards Series West 1975 in NASCAR, Winston West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Las Vegas Motor Speedway (track complex formerly known as Las Vegas Speedway Park from 1993 to 1996, Las Vegas Speedway in 1992, Las Vegas International Speedway from 1990 to 1992, as the Las Vegas International Speedrome from 1972 to 1990) is a tri-oval intermediate speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada. The track complex since its inaugural season of racing in 1972 has hosted various major racing events, including NASCAR, IndyCar, and Champ Car. The venue has a capacity of approximately 80,000 as of 2023. The track's complex features numerous adjacent tracks, including a oval, a clay oval, and a road course with multiple layouts. The main track also features an infield road course that is used for sports car racing. LVMS is owned by Speedway Motorsports, LLC (SMI) and led by track general manager Patrick Lindsey. After the closure of Stardust International Raceway in 1971, plans were made to build a new road course and drag strip in North Las Vegas by Craig Road Speedway owne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carquest 420K
Stock car racing events in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series have been held at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, in Las Vegas, Nevada during numerous seasons and times of year since 1996. Spring race The Ecosave 200 is a 134-lap, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race that takes place at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Corey Heim is the defending race winner. History Despite the agreement, Speedway Motorsports decided to cancel the second New Hampshire Motor Speedway race and that Las Vegas Motor Speedway would get a second Cup date, second Xfinity date, and second Truck date. For the 2018 race, the race was known as the Stratosphere 200. The race name was shortened to the Strat 200 for 2019. Bucked Up then acquired the naming rights to the event in 2021. In 2022, after the track announced they would be downsizing to just one truck event, the naming rights of the fall race in 2021 (Victoria’s Voice Foundation 200 presented by Westgate Resorts), became the title sponsor of the spring race. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
The 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series was the second season of the Craftsman Truck Series, the third highest stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. Ron Hornaday Jr. of Dale Earnhardt, Inc. won the championship. ESPN and TNN broadcast eight races each. CBS carried five races while TBS aired three races. Teams and drivers Full-time schedule List of full-time teams at the start of 1996. Part-Time schedule Schedule Races Florida Dodge Dealers 400 The inaugural Florida Dodge Dealers 400 was held March 17 at Homestead Motorsports Complex. Geoff Bodine won the pole. The race was broadcast on TNN. Top ten results #7- Dave Rezendes #24-Jack Sprague #16-Ron Hornaday Jr. #94- Ron Barfield Jr. #44- Bryan Reffner #27- Terry McCarthy #8-John Nemechek #42- Jay Sauter -1 #00-Frank Kimmel -1 #21-Doug George -1 Chevrolet Desert Star 300 The Chevrolet Desert Star 300 was held April 21 at Phoenix International Raceway. Mike Skinner won t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
