Chicago again proved to be Team Mopar driver Samuel Hubinette's kind of town, as the "Crazy Swede" scored his second victory of the season in Round 3 Formula D action held near Soldier Field. Hubinette, who won the inaugural event at Chicago in 2005, has made the final round in all three Formula D events this season. He increased his series points lead to 42 markers over his nearest competitor, Rhys Millen.

Qualifying his NuFormz Racing Mopar Dodge Viper SRT10 sixth, Hubinette defeated Conrad Grunewald and Calvin Wan to advance to the semis for a match-up against Vaughn Gittin Jr. After a one more time, the crowd favored Hubinette, and so did the judges, sending him on to the final round against Millen. The win was Hubinette's third against Gittin Jr. this year.

The final round proved to be dramatic, as water from the concessions stand leaked out onto the most pivotal part of the track, undetected by Formula D and Hubinette. With Hubinette following Millen in the first tandem run, the water caused Hubinette to spin. The judges ruled a do-over and cleared the water off the course.

On the do-over run, both Hubinette and Millen skillfully mastered their way around the track, setting up an exciting final pass. This time, with Millen following Hubinette, Millen spun out in his feint entry into the horseshoe turn. After review, the judges requested another do-over, ruling that Hubinette had been more than one car length ahead at the pace cone, but Millen graciously conceded, giving Hubinette his second win and third podium finish in three events.

"I really, really feel that this is one of my hottest spots on the tour," Hubinette said. "The fans were really supporting the Mopar brand, myself and our fellow sponsors, such as BFGoodrich. They were cheering and screaming, and that helped me feel good about every run."

Next up for Hubinette and the NuFormz Racing team is Round 4 Formula D action at Sonoma, Calif., scheduled for July 8. For more info on Hubinette or Formula D, log on to samuelhubinette.com or formulad.com.

Team Mopar's efforts in last Friday night's USAC National Midget Car Series event produced winning results, as Jerry Coons Jr., Josh Wise and Levi Jones made it an all-Mopar podium in victory lane. The Tony Stewart Racing Enterprises and Wilke-PAK Motorsports teams earned top honors in the series' appearance at Lake Ozark Speedway in Missouri.

Coons Jr., qualified the No. 11 third quick. Having led laps 4-22, he surrendered the lead briefly to Jones before reclaiming the top position for good on lap 24. Coons Jr.'s victory was highlighted by his position as the USAC National Midget Car Series points leader.

Wise and Jones posted their best USAC National Midget Car Series finishes in the event, driving the No. 20 and No. 21 machines to a second- and third-place finish. Wise also earned fast qualifier honors for the night. Jones also led lap 23 of the feature event for Tony Stewart Racing Enterprises. The duo's performances brought them into the Top-10 in the series points chase, with Wise ranked eighth and Jones currently 10th.

Ganassi Racing development driver Bryan Clauson also competed for Keith Kunz Motorsports. He won the second heat race event en route to a ninth-place feature event finish. Kyle Nicholas also competed for Tony Stewart Racing Enterprises. He finished eighth in the semi-feature event.

The USAC National Midget Car Series will resume action on July 1 at Indianapolis Raceway Park. For more information regarding USAC Racing, log on to usacracing.com.

Team Mopar picked up a victory, a Top-five finish and two Top-10 finishes in USAC National Sprint Car Series competition at Lake Ozark Speedway in Missouri on Friday night. Jerry Coons Jr., made a sweep of the night, winning the sprint car portion of the doubleheader for Hoffman Auto Racing to follow up his midget series win earlier in the night.

Tony Stewart Racing Enterprises' Josh Wise and Levi Jones dominated qualifying, as Jones earned fast time honors for the night. Wise timed in second behind Jones. Jones took the checkered flag in fourth place, followed by Wise in seventh position.

Ganassi development driver Bryan Clauson also competed in the event, driving to a sixth place finish for Keith Kunz Motorsports. Kyle Nicholas also competed for Tony Stewart Racing Enterprises, finishing seventh in the semi-feature.

Rain washed out Sunday's Kenny Irwin Classic at Winchester Speedway after qualifying. Tracy Hines set quick time for Hoffman Auto Racing, with Wise in second position. Clauson qualified fourth, with Jones timing in 10th. The event will be completed on August 27.

Wise leads the series points chase as they head into Limaland Motorsports Park on June 16. Jones follows in second place, with Clauson in fifth. Coons Jr., rounds out the Top-10 for Team Mopar in eighth place. For more information regarding USAC Racing, log on to usacracing.com.

Richie Stevens Jr., didn't need help from the famed Chicago winds to power his Team Mopar/Valspar Dodge Stratus R/T to the No. 1 qualifier spot at the CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals over the weekend. All he needed was HEMI power, and it nearly took him all the way to his first win of the season.

Stevens Jr. qualified No. 1 with a track-record breaking and career best 6.635 second pass at 207.40 mph, earning his first pole of the year in what was the second quickest run in Pro Stock history. He knocked off Steve Schmidt and Jason Line before losing to defending NHRA POWERade Pro Stock champ Greg Anderson after red-lighting. Stevens Jr. also advanced to the semis in the King Demon Crown NHRA bonus event.

"Having (crew chief) David Nickens, Terry Adams (assistant crew chief), and Mike Sullivan (clutch specialist) here is kind of like John Force's team with three crew chiefs - all very intelligent and working together," said Stevens. "David has done his homework in the engine department, and we are just going to get stronger from here."

Allen Johnson qualified his Mopar J & J Racing Dodge Stratus R/T fourth, then defeated Ron Krisher before losing to Anderson in the quarterfinals. He has reached at least the quarters in the past four events. Johnson's Team Mopar teammate Shaun Carlson posted his quickest ET yet, with a pass of 6.708 at 204.70 mph. The excellent pass wasn't good enough for Carlson to qualify his Don Schumacher Racing Team Mopar/SRT Dodge Stratus R/T, however, in the quickest field in Pro Stock history.

The Pro Stock trio will next compete at this weekend's K&N Filters SuperNationals at Englishtown, NJ. Qualifying coverage can be seen on ESPN2 this Saturday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., with finals coverage set for Sunday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. For more info on Stevens Jr., Carlson, Johnson or the NHRA, log on to shoeracing.com, allenjohnson.com or nhra.com.

Team Mopar and Don Schumacher Racing's Gary Scelzi continued to rebound from early season struggles, as the reigning NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Funny Car champion advanced to the semis at the CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals at Route 66 Raceway. Scelzi moved up to eighth in points and is only 89 markers out of fifth place.

Driving the Mopar/Oakley Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car, Scelzi defeated Mike Ashley and Tommy Johnson Jr. on his way to a semifinal match up against John Force Racing's Robert Hight. The spectacular side-by-side contest saw Hight edge out Scelzi by a mere seven inches. The pair swapped the lead twice down the quarter-mile, but it was Hight first at the finish with a 4.700/330.55 to Scelzi's 4.720/332.10. Scelzi's rocket ship Charger tuned by Mike "Zippy" Neff earned its 23rd Funny Car top speed since Scelzi joined Don Schumacher Racing in 2003.

"You know what," said Scelzi, "the car's been improving every race and I'm improving every race. Our Mopar/Oakley Dodge Charger is ready to win. I think it proved it today."

Mopar and DSR teammate Ron Capps had a tough weekend in his Brut Dodge Charger R/T. Capps, who qualified 12th and experienced mechanical gremlins the entire event, defeated Cruz Pedregon, but exited in the quarterfinals round at the hands of Robert Hight. Teammate Whit Bazemore set a career best ET (4.674 seconds) in qualifying second, but a freak parts failure ended the day of the Matco Tools Iron Eagle Dodge Charger Funny Car team in the first round. Capps maintained the top spot in the Funny Car field with a 48-point lead over the second-place John Force; Bazemore is seventh in the points standings.

Next up is this weekends K&N Filters SuperNationals at Englishtown, NJ. Qualifying coverage can be seen on ESPN2 this Saturday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., with finals coverage set for Sunday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. For more info on Capps, Scelzi, Bazemore or the NHRA, log on to shoeracing.com or nhra.com.

Paul McMahan and the No. 20 Tony Stewart Motorsports team kicked off the busiest week of the 2006 season to date, competing in four National Sprint Tour Series events in only six days. The No. 20 team earned two Top-10 finishes and continued to build momentum. Their world of Outlaws Sprint Series counterpart, Kasey Kahne Racing and driver Joey Saldana also competed over the weekend, racing in the Eagle Nationals at Eagle Raceway. Kevin Swindell also returned to the dirt, competing at Eagle Raceway.

McMahan and company kicked off the week at Fremont Speedway on June 6. Battling mechanical gremlins throughout the night, the No. 20 team ended their night with the B-main event. They battled back at Susquehanna Speedway Park on June 8, topping the night with a seventh place finish. Rain washed out the second night of racing at Susquehanna Speedway Park, and the series moved to Hagerstown Speedway on June 10. McMahan drove to a 12th place finish. The No. 20 team wrapped up the week at Selinsgrove Speedway on June 11 with an eighth-place finish. McMahan is currently ranked eighth in the series points chase.

Saldana and the No. 9 team utilized the weekend to build on their World of Outlaws Sprint Series championship momentum. The team earned a sixth place finish in the preliminary A-main event on Friday night. Saldana wrapped up the run with a fifth place finish on Saturday night, building on the team's championship chase. The team is currently ranked second in series' points. Swindell finished 24th at Eagle Raceway on Friday night and battled back for a ninth place finish in Saturday's finale.

McMahan and the No. 20 team will return to National Sprint Tour Series action on June 14 at Davenport Speedway. Saldana and the No. 9 team will rejoin the World of Outlaws Sprint Series on June 14 at The Raceway @ Powercom Park. For more information regarding the National Sprint Tour Series or the World of Outlaws Sprint Series, log on to nationalsprinttour.com or theworldofoutlaws.com.

Steve Francis and the No. 15 team earned a 13th place finish in "The Dream" at Eldora Speedway over the weekend. The event, which featured 148 of the toughest late model competitors from all over the country, is one of the biggest late model events of the season. Francis and the No. 15 team drove to a second place finish in the sixth heat race to earn a starting spot in the talent-deep field. "The Dream" paid a $100,000 purse to the winner of the prestigious event.

Francis also played the role of car-owner for a special guest earlier in the week. NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series star Ryan Newman was slated to drive the No. 15 in the NEXTEL "Prelude to the Dream" event at Eldora Speedway on June 7. Track owner Tony Stewart began the event in 2005, inviting several of NASCAR's biggest stars to compete at his legendary half-mile dirt track facility. This year's event was postponed by heavy rain and will be run on September 6.

The No. 15 machine that Francis drove and Newman was to compete with was adorned with a special "midnight camo" paint scheme. The scheme is a variation of the design that Team Mopar's NHRA Pro Stock and USAC racing teams are competing with this season. Francis will continue to run the paint scheme in several World of Outlaws Late Model Series events this season.

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

Mopar and Samuel Hubinette will hit the nation's airwaves tonight, as the "Crazy Swede" was filmed over the weekend at the Formula D Chicago event for a segment that will appear on Fox News Networks "Geraldo at Large" program tonight.

Hubinette talked with one of the show's correspondents, Phil Keating, on the sport of drifting, which is receiving major mainstream media coverage leading up to this Friday's wide release of Universal Picture's "The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift." Hubinette then took Keating along for a ride only Mopar and the "Crazy Swede" could provide, putting him in the passenger seat of the Mopar Dodge Viper SRT10 for two runs on the Chicago course.

"We knew it was only a matter time before drifting blew up and received coverage in the mainstream," said Hubinette. "It seems like all the hard work we've been doing for two seasons to promote the sport is paying off."

To check local listings for tonight's "Geraldo at Large" program, log on to geraldoatlarge.com. The site also features a promo for tonight's program that spotlights the drifting segment. For more info on Hubinette, log on to samuelhubinette.com.