Events Calendar
In This Section
Most Read Stories
Akron police investigate teen mob attack on family
Man found hanging at playground in Stow
Relatives doubt story of suicide
FBI asked to investigate attack on white family near Firestone Park
Robbery suspect's body left at Akron hospital
Man shot in back near Akron park
Blogs:
Pets:
Zeke, the basketball playing dog
The Heldenfiles:
Friday Notebook
Patrick McManamon:
For your Saturday entertainment …
Akron Zips:
Six new scholarship offers
Browns Bulletin:
Quick thought on Browns rookies
Tribe Matters:
Tribe roster on hold?
Cleveland Browns:
Stallworth test showed marijuana
Kent State Sports:
Men's Basketball Scheduling update
Cleveland Cavaliers:
Andy’s Signed According to ESPN
All Da King's Men:
Baby Got Barack !
Blog of Mass Destruction:
The Rogue Bush White House
Akron Law Café:
New Wiretapping Revelations from Inspector General
Varsity Letters:
Report: Ontko selects Wisconsin
See Jane Style:
Oh Baby!
Car Chase:
Where do We Go from Here?
Let's Talk Real Estate:
Closings….Not the Good Kind!
Ohio Travels with Betty:
Margy inquires-when is a Taste of Hudson?
Sound Check:
LeVert II live performance Saturday night — "Dedication" album due July 13,
HRLite House:
DDI One of Best Places to Work
Akron Gamer:
Video game sales drop in May
Possible fourth-place finish is not enough for NASCAR driver
Published on Sunday, Nov 18, 2007
Associated Press
HOMESTEAD, FLA.: As usual, Tony Stewart didn't mince his words.
He's ready for NASCAR's 2007 season to end.
Not even a year with three victories and 23 top-10 finishes was enough to satisfy Stewart, a two-time series champion. With a little luck in the Ford 400 today at Homestead-Miami Speedway, he could finish as high as fourth in the season-long Chase for the Nextel Cup standings.
But instead, he's entering the final race lamenting what might have been.
''We're obviously not in the position we want to be in this time of year,'' Stewart said. ''The only way to get to the next chapter is to start the next chapter. You do that by ending this year and getting to next year.''
Stewart was second in the Chase — two points off the lead — after the Dodge Dealers 400 at Dover in late September. A wreck at Kansas the next week led to a 39th-place finish there, a two-spot slide in the Chase standings, and he never really recovered.
Chalk it up to a run of bad luck, Stewart said.
''I've never seen us have some of the stupid things that have happened this year,'' he said. ''Some of them have been self-inflicted. I've been speeding on pit lane twice this year. That's something, I mean, I haven't sped twice in eight years. I made the mistake. It was just little things here and there this year.''
Like just about every other NASCAR driver, Stewart has two simple goals for today.
Win the race.
Don't screw things up for Jimmie Johnson or Jeff Gordon.
Under review
Police are investigating an incident that took place Friday at Homestead-Miami Speedway involving NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne and an unidentified security guard.
A spokesman for Kahne said the Nextel Cup star was rushing to his motorhome in a secure lot at the track after the day's final practice when he was stopped by the guard, who refused to let Kahne through the entrance without a credential.
Kahne, still in his driving uniform, attempted to walk around the guard. The two bumped and, when Kahne turned around, the guard was on the ground, the spokesman for the driver said.
Police were called, and Kahne spent several minutes in handcuffs before being released. The security guard was checked at the infield medical center and released.
A police spokesman said the incident is under investigation by detectives and he was not at liberty to talk about specifics.
Kahne took part in the Cup practices Saturday and will start today's season-ending Ford 400 third in the 43-car field.
Busch Series
Jeff Burton wrapped up the Busch Series car owner's championship in style Saturday night, winning the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway to give Richard Childress his 11th NASCAR title.
Burton, who shared the No. 29 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet with Scott Wimmer this season, took control late in the race after a series of green-flag pit stops and pulled away to the win.
As Burton crossed the finish line, Childress came on the radio and said, ''That's the way to win a championship. Scott Wimmer, Jeff Burton, you guys, you're champions.''
Get the full article here.
Comments
Click here to post your comments
