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Topic: Lou Blaney Memorial - July 7th
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June 25, 2009 at
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June 25, 2009 at
01:26:50 AM by kylenap
If I'm not mistaken Tony Stewart has never driven a 410 winged sprint. He's always said in all his interviews that he was never ready to take on a 410 winged sprint. I guess he's ready now, good for him.
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June 25, 2009 at
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Posted By: kylenap on June 25 2009 at 01:23:03 AM
If I'm not mistaken Tony Stewart has never driven a 410 winged sprint. He's always said in all his interviews that he was never ready to take on a 410 winged sprint. I guess he's ready now, good for him.
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I can't say for sure whether he has actually raced (with other cars on the track at the same time) in a winged 410, but I know he has definitely driven them from time to time. Whenever his teams go to test (#15 & #20) he usually straps in to a backup car and tests as well. In fact, as the story goes, last year they were testing somewhere and Tony actually had the best times of the 3 drivers. Schatz has actually admitted it before during interviews.
Tony is basically doing this to support Dave and the rest of the Blaney family as they lost their father, Lou, earlier this year. Lou was a legend around Ohio/PA and was a famed sprint car driver before going on to a Hall of Fame big block modified career. This will be the first "Lou Blaney Classic" featuring the 410 sprint cars & big block modifieds, the divisions Lou ran during his storied career.
I think it's awesome that Tony & Kasey would do this for their good friend and it should be a big turn out of both fans & cars.
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June 25, 2009 at
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June 25, 2009 at
09:23:18 AM by Scoop
Didn't Tony race with the MASS series in Indiana about 5 years ago?
In any event, this will be a great tribute to a good man.
9th Annual Northern Ohio Sprint Car Show
March 18-20, 2011
Featuring the FAST sprint cars
NOSCS Hall of Fame, and much more...
At the Tiffin Mall in Tiffin, Ohio
Official home of the Hoserville Ohio Benefit Auction
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