Jerry Coons Jr., and the No. 11 Wilke-PAK Motorsports team won their first USAC National Midget Car Series event of the season at the legendary Knoxville Raceway on Friday, June 2. The No. 11 team won the first heat race en route to the feature event win. In Saturday's rain-delayed Pepsi/Mt. Dew Knoxville Midget Nationals event, Coons Jr., drove to an 11th-place finish in Sunday's continued feature. His Wilke-PAK Motorsports teammate Tracy Hines also competed, as he was credited with a 25th-place finish on Friday night, after he was involved in an incident with another competitor. Hines recovered to earn 12th in Sunday's feature event finale.

The Tony Stewart Racing Enterprises trio of Josh Wise, Levi Jones and Kyle Nicholas were also on hand for the weekend's action. Jones drove the No. 21 machine to a pair of 10th-place finishes, while Nicholas and the No. 29 team ended Sunday's event in sixth place. Wise battled mechanical gremlins on Friday night and recovered to win the third heat race to transfer into Sunday's feature event. While running fifth in the feature, Wise's No. 20 machine blew a tire and was sidelined with two laps to go. He was credited with a 19th-place finish.

Brad Kuhn followed up his recent three-in-a-row win streak with a solid sixth-place finish on Friday night. He led laps 1-14 on Sunday en route to a third-place finish in the feature. Ganassi Racing development driver Bryan Clauson battled to a fourth-place finish in Friday night's feature event. The 17-year-old also won the fifth heat race of the night.

Coons Jr., will lead the USAC National Midget Car Series Championship as the series returns to action on Saturday, June 9 at Lake Ozark Speedway. Clauson is currently ranked fifth in series points, followed by Kuhn in seventh place. For more information regarding USAC Racing, log on to www.usacracing.com.

Team Mopar's Joey Saldana and Paul McMahan earned a World of Outlaws Sprint Series victory and National Sprint Tour Series runner-up honors in winged sprint car action over the weekend. After rain washed out the World of Outlaws Sprint Series event scheduled at Wayne County Speedway on June 1, McMahan and the No. 20 Tony Stewart Motorsports team resumed National Sprint Tour Series action at Bloomington Speedway on June 2. McMahan earned fast qualifier honors and a dash event win en route to the A-main feature. After leading the first two laps of the event, McMahan reclaimed the lead on lap 23. A lapped car would hold him up in traffic on the last two circuits, allowing race winner Tim Kaeding to overtake the No. 20 for the win.

Returning to World of Outlaws Sprint Series competition on Saturday and Sunday night, McMahan and the No. 20 team earned a solid 10th-place finish at Eldora Speedway on June 3. Battling overheating issues throughout the weekend, McMahan was also credited with a 21st-place finish at the Terre Haute Action Track on Sunday night.

Saldana and the No. 9 Kasey Kahne Racing team wrapped up their weekend with a commanding victory at the Terre Haute Action Track. Saldana set quick time on the night before taking the checkered flag in the A-main. Earning his second series victory of 2006, the Speedway Engine Development Mopar-powered machine led laps 2-9 and 11-30 for the win. Saldana was also credited with a 17th-place finish at Eldora Speedway on Saturday night, after cutting a tire while running second.

Kevin Swindell and the No. 1 Swindell Motorsports team earned three Top-10 finishes over the weekend, as they were 10th at Bloomington Speedway, ninth at Eldora Speedway and ninth at the Terre Haute Action Track. Tyler Walker and the No. 5 Forbrook Motorsports team also competed over the weekend, nabbing an 11th-place finish at Terre Haute and a 16th-place finish at Eldora Speedway.

The National Sprint Tour Series will resume action on June 6 at Fremont Speedway before moving to Susquehanna Speedway on June 8-9. Appearances at Hagerstown Speedway on June 10 and Selinsgrove Speedway on June 11 will wrap up the week. The World of Outlaws Sprint Series will compete at Eagle Raceway on June 9-10. For more information regarding the National Sprint Tour or the World of Outlaws Sprint Series, log on to www.nationalsprinttour.com or www.theworldofoutlaws.com.

Steve Francis and the No. 15 World of Outlaws Late Model Series team put together a solid effort at the Deer Creek Speedway on June 1, propelling "The Kentucky Colonel" into the series points lead once again. Qualifying fifth and transferring from the third heat race, Francis drove the No. 15 to an eighth-place finish in the "27th Featherlite Trailers Gopher 50" on Friday night. The team's efforts were rewarded with the World of Outlaws Late Model Series championship point lead, as Francis came away atop the leader board.

The team also competed in Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series action over the weekend, as the they headed to Florence Speedway on June 3. Battling mechanical trouble throughout the night, Francis wrapped up the event with a fifth-place finish in the second B-main event. Although competing on a part-time basis in the series, Francis is currently ranked 11th in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series points chase.

Francis and the World of Outlaws Late Model Series will resume action on June 16 at the Western Kentucky Speedway. For more information regarding Francis or the World of Outlaws Late Model Series, log on to www.stevefrancisracing.com or www.woolms.com.

Mopar and Samuel Hubinette created a major buzz in Hollywood over the weekend, revealing Hubinette's Mopar Dodge Charger SRT8 at the world premiere of Universal Picture's "The Fast & The Furious: Tokyo Drift."

Hubinette, who served as one of the main stunt drivers on the film, posed for photos and took part in a Q&A on the Charger during a media event held before the premiere. He also initiated mainstream media into the world of drifting, giving them ride-alongs in his Mopar Dodge Viper SRT10, in which he is competing, while the finishing touches are made to the Charger. Later that night, Hubinette walked the red carpet and attended the worldwide debut of the action-packed film.

"This was a fantastic venue to debut the Mopar Dodge Charger SRT8," said Hubinette, the inaugural Formula D Drift champion in 2004. "I think we created a lot of excitement by giving people this firstlook. I can't wait to compete in the Charger when it is ready.

"The whole day was a blast. The mainstream media really got a kick out of the ride-alongs. They were blown away. And the people from Universal were great, giving me the opportunity to walk the red carpet. 'The Fast & The Furious: Tokyo Drift' was so entertaining. I really enjoyed the drifting scenes."

Hubinette will seek his second win of the season as he heads to Chicago for Round 3 of the Formula D Drift Series this Friday and Saturday at Soldier Field in Chicago, Ill. After winning the first event of the season at Long Beach, Calif., and scoring a runner-up finish in Round 2 at Georgia’s Road Atlanta, Hubinette currently leads the Formula D points standings.

For more info on Hubinette, Mopar, or "The Fast & The Furious: Tokyo Drift," set to open in theaters on June 16, log on to www.samuelhubinette.com. www.moparspeed.com, www.mopar.com, www.formulad.com or www.thefastandthefurious.com.