Five reasons to watch auto racing this weekend 10/02/08

1. Taming Talladega
Talladega Superspeedway, the biggest wild card in NASCAR Sprint Cup’s Chase for the Championship, is up next. The AMP Energy 500 is 2 p.m. Sunday on ABC. This is sure to be an exciting race! With “the big one” looming over the Chase Drivers. This race can change everything in the Chase for the Championship!

2. Funny Car fever
The fourth annual Funny Car Nationals returns to U.S. 131 Motorsports Park in Martin on Saturday. Gates open at 9 a.m., followed by time trials at 10 a.m. and racing at 5 p.m.

3. The race is back on
Ron Hornaday has almost caught up to Johnny Benson Jr. with six NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races to go. Benson has a one-point lead heading into Saturday’s 4 p.m. race at Talladega on the Speed Channel.

4. Stock car sizzle
Kalamazoo Speedway hosts the 22nd annual Super Shoe Nationals, with more than 250 cars. Time trials are 7 p.m. Friday, and racing is at 5 p.m. Saturday and 12:30 p.m. Sunday.

5. Bus bash
They’re not aerodynamically sound, but children love them. Bus racing returns to Berlin Raceway at 6 p.m. Saturday with school bus racing.

by Steve Kaminski | The Grand Rapids Press