Whelen All-American Series
Whelen All-American Series
SPOTLIGHT ON: Veteran Philips Vies For First Lake County Speedway NASCAR Title
A veteran driver at NASCAR’s shortest short track holds a late season track points lead in a strong bid to win his first feature division track championship there.
Chuck Philips, 38, of Madison, Ohio, leads the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Sportsman division points standings at Lake County Speedway, a flat .200-mile paved oval in Painesville, Ohio.
Philips’ bid to win the Lake County title is part of a homecoming season at a renaissance race track.
> MoreSPOTLIGHT ON: Kneeland Grades On A Curve
A fourth-year NASCAR Whelen All-American Series driver in Washington might be one of the coolest “teachers” in the state.
Joe Kneeland, 49, of Bothel, Wash., is among the track and state points leaders racing at Evergreen Speedway in Monroe, Wash. He competes in the Street Stock division, which is the feature division at the dual oval facility.
Kneeland’s race car has become a focal point for local high school students who want to learn about cars, competition, safe driving, team work and sportsmanship.
> MoreTop Tier Officials, Short-Track Souls
NASCAR’s massive Research & Development Center in Concord, N.C., is, among other things, home to the administrative leadership of NASCAR’s three national series.
Some of former championship winning drivers include:
> MoreFINALIST: Back To School Week As Wilson Takes Aim At Lake Erie Championship
This will be “the week that was” in the young life of Lexi Wilson.
Wilson, 15, of Hamburg, N.Y., begins her sophomore year of high school Thursday, which probably includes a little anxiety that a first day of a high school year can bring. About 48 hours later, on Saturday night, she’s in the running to win her first NASCAR Whelen All-American Series track championship. There doesn’t seem to be a hint of anxiety about Saturday night. Whatever the outcome, as they say, “that’s racin’.”
> MoreA Different View From The Track
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Winning a NASCAR Whelen All-American Series track championship is special. For the lifetime that follows, the title “Champion” is always attached to a title winner. In the racing community, a championship title at any track in any division can be what defines a person’s whole racing career, and sometimes their whole life.
Racing careers can last seemingly forever. A driver may retire from driving, but few ever retire from racing.
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