‘Mongoose’ won on track, in promotions
easiest sell in the world.”
To which Mcewen, whose many victories included the 1968 Stardust National Open in Las Vegas, replied: “I thought with the kids, they would like cars with little animals on them. We went, (Mattel) thought it was a great idea; we went back, they had drawings (of the cars) and we’ve been with ’em ever since.”
Maybe they weren’t the first die-cast race cars, but they were the first two I remember collecting, along with the Hot Wheels No. 48 Indy Eagle.
It was all The Mongoose’s fault, but I’m really not complaining.
Truck race sponsor
Westgate Resorts will serve as title sponsor of September’s NASCAR Truck Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
The World of Westgate 200 will get the green flag Sept. 14 — the second of four consecutive days of NASCAR racing, topped by the South Point 400 Cup Series playoff race on Sunday afternoon.
Green, white, checkered
Las Vegas teenager Riley Herbst will make his Xfinity Series debut Sunday, driving the No. 18 Toyota for his ARCA car owner, Joe Gibbs, at Iowa Speedway. It will be Herbst’s first start in one of NASCAR’S three national touring series; he’s also expected to drive in a Truck Series race for fellow Las Vegan Kyle Busch in September at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
LVMS Bullring veteran Stan Mullis also will be running in the Xfinity Series race in Iowa. Mullis, whose triumphs at LVMS include
three Super Late Models races, will drive the No. 66 Toyota with Danielle Long listed as car owner. Mullis made his Xfinity debut in the Iowa corn last year, starting 39th and finishing 32nd.
At the Bullring: Chris Trickle Classic, 7 p.m. Saturday, twin 35-lap NASCAR Super Late Models feature races. The evening will honor Chris Trickle, a budding NASCAR star from Las Vegas who died in 1998 as a result of a still-unsolved drive-by shooting. Tickets/info: 800-6444444/LVMS.COM.
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