Mindy's Monday Minute
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mindy Stephens Ringers Gloves Public Relations 317-858-9581 _RingersIndy@aol.com_ (mailto:RingersIndy@aol.com) _________________________________________________________________________ Mindy’s Monday Minute _________________________________________________________________________ Brownsburg, Ind. (April 21, 2008) – The NASCAR Sprint Cup and Craftsman Truck Series enjoyed a weekend off, but the NASCAR Nationwide Series headed south of the border to the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez for the Corona Mexico 200 presented by Banamex in Mexico City. Penske Racing rookie Sam Hornish Jr. competed in the event in the No. 12 Penske Truck Rental Dodge. Hornish started 11th in the race and remained consistent throughout the day to finish 13th in the event. The NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series both travel to Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama for their respective races, while the Craftsman Truck Series heads to Kansas Speedway along with the ARCA RE/MAX Series and the IndyCar Series for their events this weekend. On Tuesday night at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa., Ringers’ supporter Billy Moyer captured his 10th win of the season at the “Showdown in Sarvertown.�?? While he didn’t commit to running the full World of Outlaws Late Model Series schedule, he has led the most main event laps, 227 out of 400 to be exact. Other Ringers’ notables in the field included Chub Frank finishing third; Steve Francis, fourth; Rick Eckert, fifth; Josh Richards, seventh; Brian Shirley, eighth; Jeep VanWormer, 10th and Shannon Babb, 16th. The series then headed to The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway for the Circle K Colossal 100. Ringers’ racer Steve Francis collected the $50,000 check for his A-main event win on Saturday night. Richards rounded out the podium in third place. Babb came home in sixth; VanWormer 11th; Eckert, 14th; Scott Bloomquist, 16th; Moyer, 21st; Donnie Moran, 24th; Frank, 28th and Brian Birkhofer, 35th. Frank’s 28th finishing position was result of a series of flips after his car got into turns three and four a little too hard and caught the track. Frank emerged from the car without a scratch, but it was the first time in his 30-year career he had been upside-down. The WoO Late Model Series has this weekend off before heading to Lebanon I-44 Speedway in Lebanon, Mo., on May 3. Part-time dirt late model racer and full-time ARCA racer Justin Allgaier competed in the Prairie Meadows 250 at the Iowa Speedway on Saturday. Allgaier, current point’s leader and Salem event winner, led a total of 83 laps of the 250-lap event before finishing in second place. Allgaier carries the point lead into Kansas Speedway this weekend. Supporting sprint car driver Jonathan Allard is used to appearing in victory lane, but so far this season it has eluded him. That is all until Friday when he led every single lap in the 25-lap event feature at Silver Dollar Speedway in his hometown of Chico, Calif. That’s the minute for this week! Indiana didn’t see too much racing this weekend with rain hitting most of the central Indiana area Friday night and Saturday morning. Stay tuned for next week’s minute which will include coverage of the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series from Atlanta, Sprint Cup and Nationwide action from Talladega, along with Trucks, ARCA and IndyCars from Kansas Speedway. Ringers Gloves, the Official Gloves of NHRA and title sponsor for the Ringers Gloves Pro Bike Battle, is a full-line manufacturer of high-end, task specific gloves, SFI 3.3/1, 3.3/10, 3.3/20 racing gloves, UnderX protective undergarments, UnderX Performance gear, crew shoes, as well as a full line of accessories for every need. Isn’t it time you bring in the Ringers? Check us out at _www.ringersgloves.com_ (http://www.ringersgloves.com/) . # # # **************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851)