The Rioux Mods Cup Series visited Las Vegas Motor Speedway this past Monday, February 1st, 2010.

In Qualifying, Dorr, MI driver Travis Wright won the Racin Grafix Pole Award with a lap of 29.079. Cayce Rogers was second fast, while Keith Joseph, Si Upton, and Chris Forster completed the top five starting spots.

Travis Wright and Cayce Rogers brought the field to the green flag on the freshly paved high banks of Vegas in the Gamblers Anonymous 80 lap event. Using the outside lane, Rogers made the car stick going into Turn 1 and took control of the race from the word go. He would build a commanding lead as the second, third, and fourth place cars battled for position for several laps.

Keith Joseph who was running in the top 5 and looking for a solid finish after last weeks misfortune, started to feel a miss in the engine and made an unscheduled pit stop on lap 13. It would prove to be fatal as his night ended early with a broken camshaft and another DNF.

Rogers continued to set the pace as the race saw some long green flag runs. Travis Wright, Robert Vining, Steven Littrell, Si Upton and David Azevedo were all caught a lap down when the caution flew under green flag stops midway through the race. Si would be the recipient of the lucky dog to make his way back on the lead lap to take another shot at the leaders.

As the race wound down, the final caution came out on lap 68 of the 80 lap race when once again green flag stops were underway. This time the #28 of Scott Jackson spun in Turn 4 narrowly missing Steven Littrell, who was having an impressive run in the top 5.

With the cars lined up single file, the green flag waved for the final time. Rogers again jumped to a big lead and never looked back. At the checkered, the #1 Chevy of Rogers picked up his first career RGRL victory.

Scott Jackson, Steven Littrell, Dave Azevedo and Si Upton rounded out the top five finishers. Completing the top ten were Chris Forster, Mark Johnson, Travis Wright, Robert Vining, and Brian Roberts.

The Rioux Mods Cup Series visits Atlanta Motor Speedway next Monday Night at 8PM Eastern for the 4th stop on the 2010a schedule. Should be a great race!

Racin Grafix Race Reporter: Shawn Musick

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Late Breaking News! In this tough economy, it's always hard to find sponsorship for race series all across America. Thanks to some really great league members here at RGRL, we don't have that problem! Josh Mckinney, CEO of TwinBlade Graphix has stepped up to sponsor the Outlaw Late Model Series for the 2010a Season!

"I think it's awesome to see the support we have here at the new Racin Grafix Racin League" said Robert Vining, Racin Grafix President. "Late last year, we were at a crossroads with running two different sites for OSRL and Racin Grafix. It was just too much. So we made the decision to join both tribes under one roof and boy it's made a big difference!"

Look for more information as the season gets into full swing next week with 100 laps at Hickory Night! You can find more info about signups here! RGRL New Member Signup Info

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Denis Rioux of www.riouxmods.com has once again gone beyond the call of duty to support the Nascar Racing 2003 Season community with his contribution of the NSCS 2010 Mod for NR2003. But that's not all he's done lately. Denis has graciously donated sponsorship of the Racin Grafix Racin League Cup Series for the 2010a season to create the Rioux Mods Cup Series with the first race scheduled this Monday, January 18, 2010.

This 10 race schedule will be the premiere online racing series here at RGRL, with Hardcore forced cockpit view and no aids allowed. The schedule will follow the tracks of the current Sprint Cup Series using Safer Barrier Project Tracks and a few surprises thrown in for good measure.

If you would like more information on how to join the Racin Grafix Racin League please visit our RGRL General Discussion forum for more information on the Rioux Mods Cup Series, Earthscapes Truck Series and the Racin Grafix Outlaw Series.

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Pascal has done it again. After the success of his previous IROC-Z28 carset, he set out to paint 50 cars to represent the United States of America. Not to be left out, he included a 51st car, the Washington DC car as well. You can grab them in the downloads now in the IROC Z-28 Carsets category. Don't forget to leave a comment and let Pascal know how much we appreciate his hard work and dedication to keeping this often forgot mod alive with new livery!

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The Racin Grafix Racin League announced today that Earthscapes Landscaping Inc. will be the title sponsor for the RGRL Earthscapes Truck Series beginning in 2010. Earthscapes replaces longtime series sponsor Racin Grafix, which had been the sole title sponsor since the inception of the OSRL Truck Series in 2007. With the new sponsorship agreement in place, RGRL drivers will not be required to donate to enjoy the use of the NRT Race Server and RPM Points Manager.

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