AUTO RACING: Rookie driver Bowles wins NASCAR race in Tooele Posted: 10:59 PM- TOOELE - From the moment his crew rolled the No. 22 Sunrise Ford/Turbo Torq Ford from the trailer on Automakers racing to offer interactive gizmos DETROIT -- As automakers race to inject as many safety, security, navigation and entertainment features as possible into their vehicles, they ought to keep Mark Evangelista in mind. Rookie Bowles wins road race in Tooele TOOELE - From the moment his crew rolled the No. 22 Sunrise Ford/Turbo Torq Ford from the trailer on Friday, 24-year-old Jason Bowles had a good feeling about his chances in the Big O Tires 150, a NASCAR Grand National West Series event, at Miller Motorsports Park. Dragway dreams live on - Owners, racers, spectators will remember cherished track long after it disappears Superman and the First Lady used to speed through the South Side all the time. Tens of thousands of locals fell in love with the Big Daddy. The Snake continued his bitter rivalry with The Mongoose. Ford Pintos and the worlds fastest dragsters roared, though not at the same time. Bristol: John Force - Ford interview Fourteen-time NHRA POWERade Funny Car champion John Force, driver of the Castrol GTX High Mileage Ford Mustang, scored his first victory of 2007 over the weekend, winning the OReilly Auto Parts Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol (Tenn.) Dragway. Briefs: Slashers stay hot, shut out Hays HAYS, Kan. — Ryan Harding threw a complete-game four-hitter as the Joplin Slashers blanked Hays 2-0 in a nine-inning Jayhawk League game Sunday. Harding, a right-hander from Nichols State, didn’t walk a batter and struck out four. One of the crew Enquirer reporter Kevin Kelly spent a day as a member of the Allgaier Motorsports team at Kentucky Speedway. Busch hoping at last for a great eight Kurt Busch is on the outside looking to get in. With eight races remaining to determine the lineup for NASCARs Chase for the Nextel Cup championship, the 2004 series champion has made up ground but knows he has work to do if he wants to vie for the title. Racing toward disaster: Unreasonable CAFE plan will backfire on economy We’re the joint UAW/GM leadership for GM’s Spring Hill Manufacturing Operations in Spring Hill. We understand that the political process can be rough in Washington, but it’s still hard to read some of the attacks on the auto industry during the spirited debate on national energy legislation. Devils name Brent Sutter latest in long line of coaches Brent Sutter was hired as the coach of the three-time Stanley Cup champion New Jersey Devils on yesterday, taking over one of the NHLs least secure jobs. | |||