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"FAST FIVE
DRIVERS TO WATCH" ON AUGUST 14 WEEKEND
8/13/2010
Here is our weekly look at the five drivers that
RACELINE thinks are the ones to watch over the
weekend.
Robert Ballou
– The Rocklin Rocket leads the Sprint Bandits TNT
points as the series heats up this weekend all
throughout the
Midwest.
Robert Ballou has been a perennial front-runner in
this series throughout the years after success in
Winged 410s on the West Coast. Ballou has nine
wins in 2010 throughout many different tracks and
series in the non-wing Sprint Car ranks. Some of
his best competition might come from Elk Grove’s
Kyle Larson who will be driving for J.J. Yeley’s
Triple Crown Racing over the weekend.
Bud Kaeding –
Bud Kaeding might just be the hottest driver going
with his wins in the USAC Non-Wing Nationals at
Knoxville
and the Ultimate Challenge at Oskaloosa. On
Thursday night, he finished third to complete an
all-California podium in the USAC Silver Crown
race at
Berlin
in
Michigan.
Kaeding will return to California this Saturday
night to race in the USAC/CRA Sprints at
Santa Maria
with a good chance of winning that race as well.
David Mayhew
– For David Mayhew to have a chance in the NASCAR
K&N Pro Series West championship, he needs a huge
night at Colorado National Speedway on Saturday.
Mayhew is coming off of a solid run at Montana
where he led laps before finishing second. But
unfortunately for Mayhew, he lost ground on points
leader Eric Holmes of Escalon as Holmes won the
Montana race. Mayhew has struggled at Colorado in
the past with a pair of 16th place
finishes, but expect to see Mayhew bringing his
a-game this weekend in the MMI-sponsored
Chevrolet.
Matt Scott
– With twin 44 lap main events scheduled for
Saturday at All American Speedway, 18 year-old
Late Model points leader Matt Scott has an
opportunity to put the championship out of reach
for Jonathan Mawhinney. Scott is riding a wave of
momentum after winning by nearly three seconds in
the TOYOTA/TRD 100 on July 31. The young driver
out of
Jackson
has finished in the top-three in his last five
Roseville
starts.
Shane Stewart
– Driving for Paul Silva Motorsports out of
Sacramento, Shane Stewart has an opportunity to do
an unlikely feat. After winning both the prelim
and the feature of the 360 Nationals at Knoxville,
Stewart won Wednesday’s prelim for the Knoxville
Nationals for 410 sprints. If Stewart can win
Saturday night’s $150,000 to win feature he would
have swept both nationals events. It would also
be a huge accomplishment for the Rockstar-sponsored
entry out of Sacramento. |
