Steve Francis and the No. 15 team picked up their second World of Outlaws Late Model Series victory of the season and their sixth win overall on Friday night at the Brushcreek Motorsports Complex in Ohio. Francis qualified 13th and won the first heat race event en route to his victory. Starting third in the feature event, Francis took the lead on lap 11 of the 50-lap event and never relinquished it. Crossing the finish line, the No. 15 machine had a 1.601 second margin of victory on the field.

Taking over the World of Outlaws Late Model Series points lead with his victory on Friday night, "The Kentucky Colonel" closed the weekend off with a 17th-place finish in the Buckeye Classic 50 at Wayne County Speedway on Saturday night. As the series resumes action this weekend, Francis and company are only 16 points behind points leader Tim McCreadie and will enter this weekend's events in striking distance of resuming the series lead.

Francis and the World of Outlaws Late Model Series will resume action on May 12 at the Farmer City Raceway in Farmer City, Illinois. They'll cap the weekend with an appearance at the Kamp Motorsports Speedway on Saturday, May 13.

For more information regarding Francis or the World of Outlaws Late Model Series, log on to stevefrancisracing.com or woolms.com.

The Tony Stewart Racing Enterprises team made their first East Coast appearance of the year, as they competed at Lernerville Speedway in Pennsylvania on Friday night and Canandaigua Speedway in New York on Saturday night. Josh Wise and the No. 20 team set the tone and the speed at Lernerville Speedway, earning fast qualifier honors and sealing the night with a 10th-place finish. Wise wrapped up his weekend with a solid third-place finish at Canandaigua Speedway on Saturday to extend his series points lead. Wise also made his ARCA series debut on Sunday, driving the No. 22 Dodge Motorsports Dodge for Cunningham Motorsports. Qualifying eighth fastest, Wise was scored in 31st-place after succumbing to overheating issues.

Levi Jones and the No. 21 team took seventh-place honors at Lernerville Speedway on Friday. The No. 21 team kicked off their Canandaigua run by setting fast time for the night. After battling through the heat races and semi-feature, Jones again drove to a solid seventh place finish. The team is only 23 points out of the series championship lead, currently ranked in third position. Jones and the No. 21 team also got in some local dirt track action, as they made the trip back from New York in time to hit Kokomo Speedway on Sunday night. Jones finished third in the feature event.

Jerry Coons Jr., and the Hoffman Auto Racing team finished strongly in second place on Friday night. The No. 69 team followed that effort up with an 11th-place finish at Canandaigua Speedway on Saturday night. Coons, Jr., is currently ranked fourth in the USAC National Sprint Car Series points chase.

Mopar scored a victory at Lernerville Speedway with driver Darren Hagin. Hagin drove the No. 71 Keith Kunz Motorsports/Stanton Mopar entry to a feature event win. Kyle Nicholas and the No. 29 team also made the trip to the eastern states. The 17-year-old won the semi-feature at Lernerville Speedway on Friday night en route to a 16th-place finish in the feature event. The No. 29 team wrapped their weekend with a 17th place finish on Saturday.

The USAC National Sprint Car Series will resume action on May 13 at the Terre Haute Action Track with the 36th Annual Tony Hulman Classic. The series will also compete at Kokomo Speedway on May 14. For more information regarding Tony Stewart Racing Enterprises, Hoffman Auto Racing or USAC Racing, log on to tonystewart.com, hoffmanracing.com or usacracing.com.

Paul McMahan and the No. 20 Tony Stewart Motorsports team kick-started their weekend of World of Outlaws Sprint Series racing by setting a new track record in qualifying on Friday night at the U.S. 36 Raceway. McMahan turned a lap of 9.846 seconds to earn fast qualifier honors for the fourth time this season. Transferring through his heat race and dash events, McMahan went on to score a fifth-place finish in the A-main feature event. With rain washing out the scheduled series event at 81 Speedway, the No.20 team wrapped up their weekend with a solid ninth-place finish in WoO Sprint Series competition at Huset's Speedway on Sunday night.

Joey Saldana and the No. 9 Kasey Kahne Racing team also put together a strong run over the weekend. The team earned an 11th-place finish at U.S. 36 Raceway on Friday night before heading to Knoxville Raceway on Saturday. Taking advantage of another night of Knoxville Nationals tuning, the No. 9 team won the third heat race en route to an eighth-place finish on Saturday. At Huset's Speedway on Sunday, Saldana and company posted their best finish of the weekend, taking the checkered flag in fourth place. The No. 9 team is currently ranked fourth in the World of Outlaws Sprint Series point standings.

The No. 5 Forbrook Motorsports team was also in action, as Tyler Walker piloted the car in the absence of Sammy Swindell, who had prior commitments for the weekend. Walker drove to a 24th-place finish at U.S. 36 Raceway on Friday night and followed that run up with a strong seventh-place finish at Knoxville Raceway on Saturday. Getting back into the groove of open wheel racing, Walker set quick time and drove to a third place finish at Huset's Speedway to wrap up the weekend.

McMahan and the National Sprint Tour Series will return to action on May 13 at Tri-State (Okla.) Speedway. Saldana and the World of Outlaws Sprint Series will head to Attica Raceway Park on May 12 and K-C Raceway on May 13.

For more information regarding McMahan, Saldana, Forbrook Motorsports, the National Sprint Tour Series or the World of Outlaws Sprint Series, log on to paulmcmahanracing.com, joeysaldana.com, forbrookmotorsports.com, nationalsprinttour.com or theworldofoutlaws.com.

Gary Scelzi and the Mopar/Oakley Dodge Charger team advanced to the second round of eliminations in the 26th Annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Raceway to bring them into 11th-place in the NHRA POWERade Funny Car Series points race. Scelzi found the groove in qualifying, laying down a best run of 4.744/328.78 to qualify in the fifth position entering Sunday's action. Defeating Scott Kalitta in the first round with a 4.709/326.40, Scelzi had what appeared to be an easy victory over Eric Medlen's disabled machine when his car crossed the center line disqualifying him from the event.

Series points leader Ron Capps also faced a rough Sunday, as the Brut Dodge Stratus team failed to make it into the second round of eliminations. Losing to Cruz Pedregon's 4.753/326.87, Capps laid down a second round effort of 4.972/321.96. The defeat also ended Capps' string of consecutive final round appearances, as he had five on the season and four in a row leading into the Atlanta event. The Don Schumacher Racing team continues to lead the NHRA POWERade Funny Car Series points chase as they move on to Columbus, Ohio, in two weeks.

Whit Bazemore and the Matco Tools Iron Eagle Dodge Charger team also made the cut in qualifying to transfer into the eliminations rounds for the weekend. Qualifying strongly in the eighth position, Bazemore's best qualifying effort was 4.780/304.25. Facing Tony Pedregon in the first round, Bazemore's 4.774/320.05 wasn't able to outrun Pedregon's 4.765/326.56 effort. The Don Schumacher Racing team will enter the next event at National Trail Raceway ranked eighth in the POWERade Funny Car Series points chase.

For more information regarding Capps, Scelzi, Bazemore or the NHRA POWERade Funny Car Series, log on to shoeracing.com or nhra.com.

Allen Johnson and the J&J Racing team found the remedy to their first round slump this weekend, as the Mopar/Dodge Stratus R/T team made it to the second round of NHRA Pro Stock Series eliminations at Atlanta Raceway in the 26th Annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals. Johnson qualified sixth with a best effort of 6.726/204.32 to place himself in the top half of the field for the first time this season. Defeating Rickie Smith in the first round of eliminations, Johnson battled tough track conditions in his second round loss to Dave Connolly. The event marked the team's best event of the season to date.

The Don Schumacher Racing duo of Richie Stevens Jr., and Shaun Carlson continued to gain ground in their 2006 NHRA Pro Stock Series campaign. Under the new leadership of David Nickens and clutch specialist Mike Sullivan, the team was able to isolate electrical and mechanical issues that will be addressed. Carlson was 16th after the first round of qualifying on Friday, but the team was sidelined when the Team Mopar/SRT Dodge Stratus R/T lost electrical power at the line in their last qualifying attempt. Stevens Jr., also failed to qualify for the event, breaking a 29-race streak of Pro Stock competition. The Team Mopar/Valspar/Dodge Stratus R/T team battled the tricky track throughout the weekend, resulting in respectable passes that will give the team ground to gain on.

The NHRA Pro Stock Series will resume action on May 18-21 in the Pontiac Performance NHRA Nationals at National Trail Raceway in Columbus, Ohio. For more information regarding Stevens Jr., Carlson or the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, log on to shoeracing.com, allenjohnson.com or nhra.com.

Team Mopar driver Samuel Hubinette will be a busy man this weekend, as he hunts for his second straight win of the Formula D Drift season in the Round 2 event at Georgia's Road Atlanta. But Hubinette, also known as the "Crazy Swede," won't see his action limited to the track. The Mopar drifter will also be a featured player in segments of the "TBS Weekend Extra" program.

The segments, filmed at the April Round 1 Formula D event in Long Beach, Calif., won by Hubinette, are scheduled to air this Saturday at 2:20 p.m. EST when "TBS Weekend Extra" broadcasts the feature film "Bait." Hubinette talked with Frank Nicotero, the show's "Man on the Street" comedian, who places himself in fish-out-of-water scenarios. Hubinette explained the sport of drifting to Nicotero and then took the comedian for a ride-along on the streets of Long Beach in his Mopar Dodge Viper SRT10.

The "TBS Weekend Extra" program features a hit movie each weekend, as well as taped segments with hosts Rossi Morreale and Tanika Ray, and a revolving panel of comedians. The program tackles the week's current events and pop culture happenings with a humorous slant.

Hubinette, who has won the first two Formula D Drift events held at Road Atlanta in 2004 and 2005, will look to continue the success he has had at the track this weekend. He'll also look to take home his second straight win of the season and maintain his hold on the Formula D points standings. Pre-qualifying and practice are set for this Friday, with gates opening to the public at 10 a.m. EST. Qualifying and finals are on Saturday, with gates opening to the public at 10 a.m.

For more info on Mopar, "TBS Weekend Extra," Hubinette, Road Atlanta or the Formula D Drift Series, log on to moparspeed.com, mopar.com or samuelhubinette.com, roadatlanta.com,formulad.com.