Racing Week in Review through July 14, 2003

Bobby Hamilton Jr. in the No. 25 car does a winners burnout after winning the Tropicana Twister 300 at the Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill.  (JOHN SMIERCIAK/CHICAGO TRIBUNE)

Larry Gunselman (16) slides off the track after colliding with Paul Menard (55) as Lance Norick (30) drives by during the NASCAR Busch Series Tropicana Twister 300 at Chicagoland Speedway.  (JOHN SMIERCIAK/CHICAGO TRIBUNE)

A piece of Paul Menard’s car flies off after he hit the wall during the Busch Series Tropicana Twister 300 at Chicagoland Speedway.  (JOHN SMIERCIAK/CHICAGO TRIBUNE)

The engine in Johnny Sauter’s car (21) lets go as he tries to drive onto pit row during the Tropicana Twister 300 NASCAR Busch Series race at Chicagoland Speedway.  (JOHN SMIERCIAK/CHICAGO TRIBUNE)

Bobby Hamilton Jr. and his team celebrate his victory in the Busch Series Tropicana Twister 300 at Chicagoland Speedway.  (JOHN SMIERCIAK/CHICAGO TRIBUNE)

Trophy Truck division driver Tim Herbst (left) closes in on Kyle Taylor on a dry lake bed near Henderson, Nev. during the SCORE Henderson’s Terrible 250 desert race. Herbst went on to win the 238.2-mile race with a time of 4 hours,13 minutes and 30 seconds. Taylor did not finish the race.  (JOHN SMIERCIAK/CHICAGO TRIBUNE)

Bruno Junquiera sits in his car as Paul Tracy races out onto the track during a break in the rain to take the pole position with a time of 58.839 seconds at the Toronto Indy in Toronto.  (JOHN SMIERCIAK/CHICAGO TRIBUNE)

Patrick Carpentier of Canada pulls his visor down as he sits in the pits during practice at the CART Molson Indy in Toronto.  (JOHN SMIERCIAK/CHICAGO TRIBUNE)

Japan’s Youichi Ui loses control of his Aprilia during qualifying practice for the 125cc British Motorcycle Grand Prix at Donington Park, England.  (JOHN SMIERCIAK/CHICAGO TRIBUNE)

Crewmembers push Tony Stewart’s car back to the garage between practices at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill.  (JOHN SMIERCIAK/CHICAGO TRIBUNE)

Dale Earnhardt Jr. looks over his car at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill. prior to practice for NASCAR’s Tropicana 400.  (JOHN SMIERCIAK/CHICAGO TRIBUNE)

Driver Matt Kenseth (left) talks to crew chief Robbie Reiser during practice for Sunday’s NASCAR Tropicana 400 at Chicagoland Speedway.  (JOHN SMIERCIAK/CHICAGO TRIBUNE)