{"id":5581,"date":"2014-05-12T16:15:22","date_gmt":"2014-05-12T23:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=5581"},"modified":"2014-05-12T16:36:01","modified_gmt":"2014-05-12T23:36:01","slug":"this-week-in-motorsports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/this-week-in-motorsports\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in Motorsports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/campaign.r20.constantcontact.com\/render?ca=9365876c-1da6-4900-ba67-5da35491ffef&amp;c=d3870ea0-7e1a-11e3-ad46-d4ae52a686bc&amp;ch=d3a14d60-7e1a-11e3-ad47-d4ae52a686bc\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5582\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/this-week-in-motorsports\/attachment\/524\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/524.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,185\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1399935468&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lucas Oil Speedway\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/524-300x86.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/524.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5582\" alt=\"Lucas Oil Speedway\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/524.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/524.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/524-300x86.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/524-600x173.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/524-638x185.jpg 638w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/campaign.r20.constantcontact.com\/render?ca=9365876c-1da6-4900-ba67-5da35491ffef&amp;c=d3870ea0-7e1a-11e3-ad46-d4ae52a686bc&amp;ch=d3a14d60-7e1a-11e3-ad47-d4ae52a686bc\" target=\"_blank\">Hendrix takes Factory Stock bonus Money, Muilenburg, Schutt, and Schultz also Visit Victory Lane!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.knoxvilleraceway.com\/Article\/1763\/Knoxville-Raceway-is-excited-to-host-Governor-Branstad\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5583\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/this-week-in-motorsports\/knoxville-raceway\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Knoxville-Raceway.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,160\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1399935766&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Knoxville Raceway\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Knoxville-Raceway-300x75.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Knoxville-Raceway.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5583\" alt=\"Knoxville Raceway\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Knoxville-Raceway.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Knoxville-Raceway.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Knoxville-Raceway-300x75.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Knoxville-Raceway-600x150.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Knoxville-Raceway-638x160.jpg 638w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.knoxvilleraceway.com\/Article\/1763\/Knoxville-Raceway-is-excited-to-host-Governor-Branstad\" target=\"_blank\">Knoxville Raceway to host Governor Branstad, New Law Awards Raceway up to $2 Million<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mlraracing.com\/226-travis-dickes-captures-first-ever-mlra-main-event.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5585\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/this-week-in-motorsports\/lucas-oil-mlra-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Lucas-Oil-MLRA.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"619,325\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Chen, Andrew&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1399910713&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lucas Oil MLRA\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Lucas-Oil-MLRA-300x157.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Lucas-Oil-MLRA.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5585\" alt=\"Lucas Oil MLRA\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Lucas-Oil-MLRA.jpg\" width=\"619\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Lucas-Oil-MLRA.jpg 619w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Lucas-Oil-MLRA-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Lucas-Oil-MLRA-600x315.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 619px) 100vw, 619px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mlraracing.com\/226-travis-dickes-captures-first-ever-mlra-main-event.html\" target=\"_blank\">Travis Dickes Captures First-Ever MLRA Main Event<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/us1.campaign-archive1.com\/?u=5ed11dd6428986b84497eb01d&amp;id=9858456e0a&amp;e=20c398396a\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5587\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/this-week-in-motorsports\/falken-formula-d\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Falken-Formula-D.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,310\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Chen, Andrew&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1399910865&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Falken Formula D\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Falken-Formula-D-300x155.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Falken-Formula-D.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5587\" alt=\"Falken Formula D\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Falken-Formula-D.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Falken-Formula-D.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Falken-Formula-D-300x155.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/us1.campaign-archive1.com\/?u=5ed11dd6428986b84497eb01d&amp;id=9858456e0a&amp;e=20c398396a\" target=\"_blank\">Team Falken Stands in 5th Place with Justin Pawlak in Formula D Championship<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/us1.campaign-archive1.com\/?u=5ed11dd6428986b84497eb01d&amp;id=960da94920&amp;e=20c398396a\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5588\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/this-week-in-motorsports\/falken-tudor\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Falken-TUDOR.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,330\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Chen, Andrew&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1399910994&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Falken TUDOR\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Falken-TUDOR-300x165.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Falken-TUDOR.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5588\" alt=\"Falken TUDOR\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Falken-TUDOR.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Falken-TUDOR.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Falken-TUDOR-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Falken-TUDOR-376x206.jpg 376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/us1.campaign-archive1.com\/?u=5ed11dd6428986b84497eb01d&amp;id=960da94920&amp;e=20c398396a\" target=\"_blank\">Team Falken Earns Top 4 Finish at TUSC Monterey Grand Prix, Laguna Seca<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/us1.campaign-archive2.com\/?u=5ed11dd6428986b84497eb01d&amp;id=d789a77c89&amp;e=20c398396a\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5589\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/this-week-in-motorsports\/falken-off-road\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Falken-Off-Road.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"598,350\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Chen, Andrew&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1399911082&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Falken Off Road\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Falken-Off-Road-300x175.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Falken-Off-Road.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5589\" alt=\"Falken Off Road\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Falken-Off-Road.jpg\" width=\"598\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Falken-Off-Road.jpg 598w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Falken-Off-Road-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/us1.campaign-archive2.com\/?u=5ed11dd6428986b84497eb01d&amp;id=d789a77c89&amp;e=20c398396a\" target=\"_blank\">Falken Tire&#8217;s Team Brenthel Takes 2nd and 3rd Place in Two Classes at Best in the Desert&#8217;s Las Vegas Race<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/email.roushyates.com\/public\/?q=preview_message&amp;fn=Link&amp;t=1&amp;ssid=28507&amp;id=0e4cc3clz38xod866vll6bbivdlue&amp;id2=fw1e23rhyfls5mvhd39xjoqn2vlh9&amp;subscriber_id=asrxdunikshcwdicdnjqcathswxgbmp&amp;messageversion_id=bkohibfoxvmgsxeieengwjefkonwbma&amp;delivery_id=behyadxpcjrdcxluoohucnyscrtpbnk&amp;tid=3.b1s.ByPrBA.Eddv.AV7Dnw..Ah7CWQ.b..l.BSv8.b.U3FVLw.U3FVLw.SH0G_g\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5593\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/this-week-in-motorsports\/roush-gitten\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Roush-Gitten.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,270\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Chen, Andrew&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1399912454&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Roush Gitten\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Roush-Gitten-300x135.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Roush-Gitten.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5593\" alt=\"Roush Gitten\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Roush-Gitten.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Roush-Gitten.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Roush-Gitten-300x135.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/email.roushyates.com\/public\/?q=preview_message&amp;fn=Link&amp;t=1&amp;ssid=28507&amp;id=0e4cc3clz38xod866vll6bbivdlue&amp;id2=fw1e23rhyfls5mvhd39xjoqn2vlh9&amp;subscriber_id=asrxdunikshcwdicdnjqcathswxgbmp&amp;messageversion_id=bkohibfoxvmgsxeieengwjefkonwbma&amp;delivery_id=behyadxpcjrdcxluoohucnyscrtpbnk&amp;tid=3.b1s.ByPrBA.Eddv.AV7Dnw..Ah7CWQ.b..l.BSv8.b.U3FVLw.U3FVLw.SH0G_g\" target=\"_blank\">Gittin Grabs First Victory as Owner\/Driver in Atlanta<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Your weekly digest for what&#8217;s happening in the world of 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