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Your browser does not support the audio element. By Chase Wilhelm NASCAR.com January 13, 2021 at 11:12 AM Chase Elliott experienced a preliminary qualifying event unlike any other on Wednesday night at the Chili Bowl Nationals. The 2020 NASCAR Cup Series champion participated in Circle City Raceway Qualifying Night at the 1/4-mile dirt oval at the River Spirit Expo Center in Tulsa, O...

Chase Briscoe is among 11 active NASCAR drivers, including Cup Series champion Chase Elliott, competing in the 2021 Chili Bowl Nationals in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

1. River Drive, at Carrs Bridge, Keith Hall (Closed) ROAD CLOSED - Roadworks Ballina Shire Council is replacing Carrs Bridge on River Drive, Keith Hall. Works will start on Wednesday 6 January 2021 and will take six weeks to complete, weather permitting. Caution WATER OVER ROAD - Proceed with Caution 2. Pearces Creek Bridge @ Eltham Road, Pearces Creek (Caution) CAUTION - LOAD LIMITS APPLY A reduced load limit has been introduced for Pearces Creek Bridge on Eltham Road, Pearces Creek. From...

Chase Briscoe Aims for Mistake-Free Chili Bowl The NASCAR Cup Series star has suffered three straight painful defeats in Tulsa. Chris GraythenGetty Images Flashback to 2017 and Chase Briscoe just advanced into the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals A-Main for the first time in his second attempt. This was supposed to be the start of something special. Instead, he found himself upside down, on his lid and out of the race 15 laps later. OK, but there’s always next year to improve on it, right? "We we...

Echo Pilot Sept. 1 A discovery during a father-and-son "adventuring" trip to Martins Mill Bridge in Antrim Township on July 29 and a bit of detective work have reunited a Greencastle man with the class ring he lost 45 years ago. Jeremy Knowlton of Heathsville, Va., found John W. Thomas Jr.s ring while metal detecting in the east branch of the Conococheague Creek, as his son, Shrade, splashed in the water nearby. Sept. 3 Thousands of drivers will have to wait an extra two days before resuming th...

Bentley Begins Testing its Bacalar And the head of the Mulliner division gives us a peek behind the curtain. Autoweek/Bentley/Toyota/Blake Harris/Rolls-Royce The Dispatch is a little earlier this week due to the holidays. Here’s what’s happening in the car world: FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK Bentley has begun running its Mulliner Bacalar through a test and durability program, including making sure the 200 mph+ top speed is legit. The limited-production run starts next year. We were curious ab...

NASCAR Champion Chase Elliott Impresses in Chili Bowl Tune-Up The Cup Series champion finished third and fourth in his first races in a Dirt Midget. The Chili Bowl will be just the second time hes raced a Dirt Midget. His off-season schedule includes the Snowball Derby, Chili Bowl and Rolex. NASCAR Cup Series champion Chase Elliott isn’t going into his Chili Bowl Midget Nationals debut completely blind, but it’s pretty close. And yet, in his first two races in a Dirt Midget last weekend, th...

OUR December Salt of the Earth feature which has been run monthly in association with North Yorkshire County Council, highlights a Skipton man who has turned a serious hardship into a way of reaching out and helping others who face a similarly frightening event. Malcolm Hanson, historian, author and public personality, to name just a few strings to his bow, has always been a ‘people person; but it was a serious and frightening stroke which focussed his mind, making him realise other peopl...

Elliott impresses Briscoe, Reddick in prep for Chili Bowl Your browser does not support the audio element. By Zack Albert NASCAR.com December 30, 2020 at 2:49 PM Chase Elliott’s first competitive stint in a midget car last weekend delivered not only some valuable prep time for the NASCAR Cup Series champ’s Chili Bowl Nationals debut next month, but it also generated some rave rev...

Despite a challenging learning curve towards the high-powered lightweight stock car, Elliott ultimately finished third behind Ty Majeski and Derek Thorn, in an event that also included fellow Cup Series champion Kyle Busch and NASCAR notables Noah Gragson, Grant Enfinger and Chandler Smith. The week-long event allowed him to reconnect with his first crew chief, 2002 Snowball Derby winner Ricky Turner, the racer turned mechanic that powered Elliott to over 50 Late Model victories across the Eas...