Shawn Miller's Hoseheads Column - "A list of favorites from 2011"

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A list of favorites from 2011...

by Shawn Miller
As I have a few moments to relax following a family filled Christmas in Oregon, my mind has started to process 2011. It was a year of firsts; a season of new sights.

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I’m extremely grateful for the opportunity to travel the country, chasing sprint car races from coast to coast. I branched out to numerous tracks I’d never been to and states I hadn’t visited.

I have a variety of stories – good and bad – from my life on the road and I can’t wait to resume the active lifestyle of living out of a suitcase. As I finish the rest of the year with family I rarely see in the damp, cold Northwest, it has prompted me to reminisce about some of my best moments of last season.

Without further ado, here are a few of my 2011 favorites off the top of my head:

Adam King's Fiery Sprintcar Crash | Avalon Raceway | Lara, Victoria AU | Dec. 26, 2011

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Lara, Victoria AU | Dec. 26, 2011 - Sprintcar driver Adam King was lucky to walk away with only minor burns after his car caught fire last night during the B-main at Avalon Raceway. Congrats to the other driver's who helped and the speedy response by the safety crews.

FLASHBACK 1996: Meet Tony Stewart

Swindell / Coons Take Thursday & Sweet / Hines Win Friday Prelims at Western World Sprint Championships

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Tuscon, AZ | Nov 17, 2011 - Sammy Swindell and Jerry Coons, Jr., both reached victory lane in Thursday night’s Sunoco Fuels qualifying action as the 44th Annual Kronik Energy Drink Western World Championships fired off atop the 3/8-mile USA Raceway clay oval....

Shaun in the Dirt - Podcast #64 | Jason Meyers & Brad Doty

Shaun in the Dirt - Podcast # 64

Burlington, WA | Nov. 17, 2011 - From the Pacific NW, Shaun Hulbert talks with WoO Champ Jason Meyers and Sprint Car Hall of Famer, writer and television analyst Brad Doty.

SPY SHOTS! Fast Ford Powered Saloon in New Zealand...

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Patetonga, NZ | Nov 13, 2011 - Hey Ford Fans... Check out the smokin' hot Mustang Saloon we caught testing at the private track on the Plummer's property off Waikaka Road. #18m Chris Taylor out of Mount Maunganui, NZ ripping off some laps...

FLASHBACK 1974: NASCAR Pit Crew Competition - Steel Jacks & Plaid Pants!!

Rockingham, North Carolina | March 2, 1974 - I know it's not what we usually show you, but we thought you might enjoy remembering back when NASCAR was not so far from their rough and tumble, dirt racing roots. Dig the spiffy crew uniforms at the North Carolina Motor Speedway!!!!