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The Roland Sands Designs custom Scout pays tribute to a Sturgis match made in Heaven

The two icons are coming together in the Buffalo Chip Moto Stampede Indian Scout Giveaway. Roland Sands Design (RSD) has created an exciting Scout that will be the crown jewel of the giveaway.

The modern Indian Scout Sixty merges classic style and cutting edge modern technology. It is also quickly emerging as one of the motorcycling industry’s most reliable marquees. Roland Sands Design has put the Indian through the gauntlet of the K&N-sponsored Super Hooligan racing series, and the Scout Sixty has more than proven its mettle.

Roland Sands Design trusts the Scout's engine protection to K&N filtration

While the new Scout Sixty is a true turn-key excitement machine for the masses, in the hands of hotshot hooligan racers and flat trackers, the Indian is a fire-breathing podium topper.

“These Scout Sixtys have proven themselves over and over to be strong and take repeated beatings with minimal maintenance,” says Sands. “After each race, all we seriously have to worry about is washing them off, changing the Motul oil, replacing K&N oil filters, and new Dunlop DT3 tires as they wear... that’s it, outside whatever we have bent or broken from crashes. Exactly what most of us want out of a motorcycle; something you can enjoy riding more than working on.”

The Roland Sands Designs custom will be battle tested in the Sturgis Super Hooligan race

That’s right, a lucky contest entrant will ride away on the race-tested and battled-scarred RSD custom Sixty. The winner will be announced at the Ozzy Osbourne concert at the huge music festival hosted by the Buffalo Chip.

The RDS Indian Scout Sixty build is a virtual smorgasbord of exciting mods. Performance upgrades include a custom RSD exhaust, K&N filtration, and dialed in suspension.

The Scout's billet aluminum bits include a custom RSD upper triple clamp and ultra-trick hand and foot controls. The bodywork is also custom trimmed and adds to the Scout’s race inspired look.

Finally, the paint scheme is a one-off tribute to the merging of the two icons. Both the Buffalo Chip and the Indian logos grace the Scout’s tank. The RSD custom Scout Sixty is truly a treasure that some lucky contest participant will cherish.

The Roland Sands Designs Indian Scout Sixty is built to perform

Kyle Larson celebrating his win at Michigan with his Father on Fathers Day

"Yeah, Ryan Blaney gave me a heck of a push," Larson said of the decisive restart that helped earn his third career victory. "So I’ve really got to thank him a ton. I knew the Penske cars took off good, so I was happy to see him behind me. For us to withstand a few restarts there with some tough competitors there was pretty important. I can’t thank these guys enough."

This was Larson’s third career win, and second of the season, although the points do not show it. Larson is currently sitting in first place in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Standings, five points over Martin Truex Jr. Larson was able to win based on his past experiences of the restarts, something that he struggled with in the Dover race. Larson led 4 times for 96 laps and received 57 points and 5 playoff points.

Kyle Larson celebrating his second win of the season at Michigan International Speedway

Chase Elliott finished in second place, .993 seconds behind Larson. Elliott did not lead during the race.

"From where we started the day to where we ended up, I was really proud of our effort," Elliott said. "I really think we over-achieved today from what we had on Friday and Saturday, and even last night, I was getting a little nervous about how the day was going to go. We had a couple of opportunities to get the lead. And, unfortunately, it just didn’t work out. But we’ll move on.”

Joey Logano finished in third place, and did not lead during the race. Logano battled it out, coming from 19th to 3rd in 50 laps.

Kyle Larson and his son, celebrating after the win

Martin Truex Jr. came in first place in both stages of the race, gaining 2 playoff points.

Kyle Larson reclaimed his lead in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Standings with his win at Michigan, currently with 640 points and 13 playoff points. Martin Truex Jr. is in second place with 635 points and 20 playoff points. Kyle Busch is in third place with 510 points and 4 playoff points.

The next race in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series will be at the Toyota/ Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway

Andrew's flip caught on video shows him digging and executing a quarter flip, landing on his wheels

And it’s on familiar ground for Andrew that the race was held. His father, Chris, co-owns the ERX Motor Park facility, its one-mile track praised for its design including challenging terrain, use of natural elevation changes, a mixture of soils, and multiple lines. And for the TORC Series event, sand was blended into the soil to allow the surface to change and become more technical throughout the race.

Andrew qualified well, taking the outside pole beside Kyle Kleiman. Kyle got the jump on Andrew at the start, and the duo broke free from the field and proceeded to set and reset the fastest times of the race as they battled for position. Soon Andrew took the lead with a well-timed move to the inside line in the come-back turn after the finish line jump.

Andrew leading the field in his K&N Ford PRO Light truck at the ERX facility his father co-owns

Not giving up easily Andrew pressed hard right from the restart, diving deep into the corners while searching for the smallest of openings. Unfortunately, Andrew caught a rut on the entrance to the Talledega Turn and launched into a quarter-turn cartwheel. Though he landed on his tires and drove away, the truck was clearly tweaked, and missing most of its bodywork, and Andrew’s chance at another hometown win had ended.

“The braking bumps coming into that corner were huge,” said Andrew after the race. “I got a little aggressive coming in and caught a rut. I’m obviously disappointed, but we learn from our mistakes. We’ll go back to the hauler and regroup.”

The Carlson Moto team is seeking more podiums this season after Andrew's breakthough win last year

“We were racing about as tight as you could get,” Andrew explained. “My truck was working flawlessly. Whether I took the high line or protected the inside, it didn’t seem to matter, it would rotate and my Atturo tires would hook-up.”

Unfortunately, Andrew’s shot at redemption will have to wait another day. With a Sunday morning storm knocking out power to the track came safety concerns for racers and fans which prompted TORC Series officials to postpone the race.

In terms of the season-long points chase, Andrew leaves ERX fifth in points, but just three points out of third in a very tight grouping. Leading the PRO Lights points chase is Kyle Kleiman with brother Cody second. Chad Rayford is third with fellow K&N racer Cam Reimers in fourth.

Andrew and the Carlson Moto are now hard at preparations for Rounds Five and Six at the Big House Brawl at the famed Crandon, Wisconsin track.

Alex Laughlin holding his Wally at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol, Tennessee

Laughlin is the eighth different winner in 11 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Pro Stock events this year.

Alex Lauglin Pro Stock winner at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol, Tennessee

Before defeating Butner in the final round, Laughlin flew past Alan Johnson and the No.1 qualifier Jeg Coughlin as well as rookie Tanner Gray. Making his fourth final round appearance, Butner was racing against two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders in the semifinals.

Clay Millican won the Top Fuel title at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol, Tennessee

“I love what I do,” Millican said. “There were times I ever wondered if this was going to happen. I don’t deserve this credit. I’m really happy for David Grubnic and all of the boys who work on this car and I mean that one hundred percent."

On his way to the finals Millican fought past Kyle Wurtzel, Brittany Force and Steve Torrence. Before being defeated by Millican, Pritchett was up against Troy Coughlin Jr., Scott Palmer and Shawn Langdon. With the runner-up finish Pritchett moved from third to second and Millican is seventh in the Top Fuel standings. Torrence leads the Top Fuel standings by 11 points over Pritchett.

Ron Capps won the Funny Car title at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol, Tennessee

“We’ve gotten a few lucky rounds, but it’s been preparation in the off season,” Capps said. “We had runs on Sunday against four of the toughest cars, drivers and crew chiefs combined. You read down the list of people we had to beat in a new car that was prepared. There are not very many teams that are that prepared to pull a car out and have a quicker set-up than we were.”

Each winning the most Funny Car Victories at Bristol Drag way Capps ties John Force with winning four.

Ron Capps victory race at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol, Tennessee

Going into the final round, Capps best Alexis DeJoria, Robert Hight and teammate Mate Hagan. Beckman beat Cruz Pedregon, Courtney Force and teammate Tommy Johnson Jr. before Capps and Beckman met in the second consecutive final round. Beckman beat Capps in the finals in Englishtown but Capps came out the winner in Bristol.

The 2017 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season continues at the 11th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park.

Chris Eggleston won the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race at Colorado National Speedway

Eggleston and Bill McAnally Racing teammate Todd Gilliland battled for the lead throughout the race. Gilliland, the leader in the K&N Pro Series West standings, led for a race-high 85 laps. Eggleston led for 64 laps, but was able to move out front for the final 14.

“Todd had really good short-run speed,” Eggleston said. “We did everything we could to keep pace with him. It seemed like he was able to stretch it easier and that we were using our stuff just trying to keep up with him.”

Eggleston led the first 11 laps of the race. He and Gilliland swapped the lead until lap 100. Eggleston was out front for 36 laps until rookie Derek Kraus took over for one lap. It was back to Gilliland and Eggleston for the remainder of the NAPA/Toyota 150.

Eggleston won the K&N Pro Series West season opener at Tucson Speedway in March. He won the race at Orange Show Speedway in California on May 20.

“We were able to get the balance back in our race car on the long runs,” Eggleston said. “At about the halfway mark, it seemed like Todd was getting a little snug and we were able to catch him. We started searching around and found a little bit of speed on the top side. Once we started rolling the top, we were able to get a fender on him on the outside and get by.”

Knaus held on for second place in the K&N Pro Series West race at Colorado. Gilliland was third, giving Bill McAnally Racing a podium sweep.

Chris Eggleston won the pole and led 64 laps at the K&N Pro Series West race at Colorado

Knaus and Gilliland made contact in the final laps. Gilliland, who won four races in a row, leads the K&N Pro Series West standings by seven points over Eggleston after seven races.

“It does sting a little bit to be leading like that and just use the tires up a little bit too much,” Gilliland said. “Chris Eggleston, he probably has thousands of laps here, he’s always really stout when we come here. We just gotta keep looking ahead, I’m really excited about the tracks we’re coming up to, Sonoma, on the west. Just keep looking forward.”

Gracin Raz finished fourth in the race at Colorado, followed by rookie Kody Vanderwal in fifth.

The next K&N Pro Series West race is at Sonoma Raceway in California.