{"id":7584,"date":"2014-08-25T15:37:06","date_gmt":"2014-08-25T22:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=7584"},"modified":"2014-11-24T15:02:53","modified_gmt":"2014-11-24T23:02:53","slug":"this-week-in-motorsports-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/this-week-in-motorsports-15\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in Motorsports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Photos:<\/strong> Courtesy of Lucas Oil Speedway, World of Outlaws, Roush Yates, Knoxville Raceway<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">So the race world has also gotten swept up in the ALS ice bucket challenge, and this week we bring you Roush Yates&#8217; and the World of Outlaws&#8217; contributions:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/su9mtC4UXA0\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>Roush Yates Team<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bk6uMcMt-70\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>WOO Ice Bucket Challenge Accepted<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7488\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/this-week-in-motorsports-14\/524-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/524.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,231\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&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;1&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\/08\/524-300x86.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/524.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7488\" alt=\"Lucas Oil Speedway\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/524.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/524.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/524-300x86.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/524-600x173.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lucasoilspeedway.com\/3181-david-hendrix-logan-martin-jeremy-kelley-and-steve-muilenburg-beat-the-heat-to-score-weekend-wins-at-lucas-oil-speedway\">David Hendrix, Logan Martin, Jeremy Kelley, and Steve Muilenburg Beat the Beat to Score Weekend Wins at Lucas Oil Speedway!<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/USCA-Logo-b.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6082\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/this-week-in-motorsports-4\/usca-logo-b\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/USCA-Logo-b.png\" data-orig-size=\"300,95\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&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=\"USCA-Logo-b\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/USCA-Logo-b.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/USCA-Logo-b.png\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6082 aligncenter\" alt=\"USCA-Logo-b\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/USCA-Logo-b.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"95\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Optima Ultimate Street Car Association Challenge ran this weekend in Brooklyn, MI and while we wait for the full report, the USCA releases <a href=\"http:\/\/driveusca.com\/quick-guide-safety-equipment-requirements\/\">a Quick Guide to Safety.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j-aPjZTSD8s\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.knoxvilleraceway.com\/Article\/1828\/Three-Winners-Three-Champions-at-Knoxville\">Three Winners, Three Champions at Knoxville!<\/a><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.woolms.com\/images\/IMG_4255E.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.woolms.com\/news\/race-reports\/124-2014-race-reports\/1503-live-from-merritt-speedway\">Darrell Lanigan Outduels Brady Smith at Saturday&#8217;s NAPA Merritt 50, Earning His 13th World of Outlaws Late Model Series Victory of 2014<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.woolms.com\/images\/IMG_3970E_650%20copy.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.woolms.com\/news\/race-reports\/124-2014-race-reports\/1501-live-from-i-96-s-napa-lake-odessa-50\">Curtis Roberts Enjoys Dream Night at I-96 Speedway, Scores First World of Outlaws Late Model Series Victory<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.woosprint.com\/images\/stories\/2014_News\/082514_SwindellRetires.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.woosprint.com\/news\/2838-swindell-announces-retirement-from-full-time-racing\">Swindell Announces Retirement from Full-Time Racing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.woosprint.com\/images\/stories\/2014_News\/082314_CASTROLNight2_VL.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.woosprint.com\/news\/race-reports\/433-2014-race-reports\/2836-schatz-sweeps-canada-with-oil-city-cup-win\">Schatz Sweeps Canada with Oil City Cup Win<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Your weekly roundup of all things 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