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EAST EYES SUNDAY’S PAVEMENT SPRINT

EAST EYES SUNDAY’S PAVEMENT SPRINT...

3/29/2011
Bobby East is the winningest USAC driver in Anderson (Ind.) Speedway history and Sunday he will seek a ninth USAC victory at the quarter-mile paved oval in the debut of USAC’s brand-new Pavement Sprint Car Series. East was the first driver to enter the “Glen Niebel Classic,” a race he won in 2009, the last time it was held. Last year, he also won a 100-lap USAC National Midget race at the track. Tracy Hines, who finished second to East in the 2009 classic, is also...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Mar 29, 2011
  • Article Date: 3/29/2011
Tags: Anderson Speedway, Non-Winged Sprints
360s RETURN TO HANFORD THURSDAY TO

360s RETURN TO HANFORD THURSDAY TO...

3/29/2011
The USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Cars return to Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway in Hanford, Calif. Thursday night to complete an event interrupted by rain on March 18. Bud Kaeding of Campbell, Calif. leads the series standings by seven points over Greg Alexander after winning the March 19 opener at Tulare, Calif. Thursday’s Hanford activities will include a 360 Sprint semi and feature event. Kaeding and Alexander each won heat races during the March 18 abbreviated Hanford...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Mar 29, 2011
  • Article Date: 3/29/2011
Tags: USAC 360 Sprint Series, Non-Winged Sprints
ELDORA’s “BRANSON/LARSON” RACES TH

ELDORA’s “BRANSON/LARSON” RACES TH...

4/4/2011
This weekend’s Coca-Cola Spring Classic” at Tony Stewart’s Eldora Speedway includes the resumption of the 2011 AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Car Series as the “Don Branson/Jud Larson Classic” returns to the half-mile dirt oval for its 31st running. Honoring the memory of two of USAC’s all-time Sprint car greats, the two-night racing program includes UMP DIRTcar Modifieds (Saturday) and Stocks (Friday), with 30-lap Sprint car features each night. Damion Gardner of...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Apr 04, 2011
  • Article Date: 4/4/2011
Tags: Eldora Speedway, USAC National Sprint Cars, Non-Winged Sprints
360s HEAD FOR SANTA MARIA SATURDAY

360s HEAD FOR SANTA MARIA SATURDAY...

4/4/2011
Bud Kaeding remains atop the 2011 USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car series standings after last Thursday’s race at Hanford, Calif. was postponed. No new date has been released for the conclusion of the rained-out March 18 event. Kaeding holds a seven-point lead over Greg Alexander going into this Saturday’s race at Santa Maria (Calif.) Speedway, where the standings are sure to be jumbled. Santa Maria hosted six West Coast 360 races last year and five different winners...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Apr 04, 2011
  • Article Date: 4/4/2011
Tags: USAC 360 Sprint Series, Non-Winged Sprints
WESTERN CLASSIC SPRINTS NOW PREP F

WESTERN CLASSIC SPRINTS NOW PREP F...

4/4/2011
Scott Pierovich sits atop the USAC Western Classic Sprint Car Series standings with Shasta Raceway Park in Anderson, Calif. slated to host the next event, April 23. Pierovich finished ninth at Madera (Calif.) Speedway Saturday night and is three points ahead of Tony Hunt in the new standings. Hunt, of Lincoln, Calif., captured Saturday night’s 100-lap “Gerhardt Classic” USAC AMSOIL Western and Western Classic Sprint race at Madera. He took the lead from Pierovich on...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Apr 04, 2011
  • Article Date: 4/4/2011
Tags: USAC Western States, Non-Winged Sprints
TULARE HOSTS 360 SPRINTS SATURDAY;

TULARE HOSTS 360 SPRINTS SATURDAY;...

4/12/2011
Ryan Bernal of Hollister, Calif. sits atop the 2011 USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car standings entering this Saturday night races at Thunderbowl Speedway in Tulare, Calif. Bernal finished fifth in last Saturday’s 30-lap feature at Santa Maria, Calif. and has a nine-point lead over Greg Alexander, who was 10th at Santa Maria. Jace VanderWeerd of Visalia, Calif. wheeled his VanderWeerd Construction/Battery Worx Maxim/Shark to victory at Santa Maria Speedway, leading the...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Apr 12, 2011
  • Article Date: 4/12/2011
Tags: USAC 360 Sprint Series, Non-Winged Sprints
SPRINTS HEAD FOR GAS CITY, LAWRENC

SPRINTS HEAD FOR GAS CITY, LAWRENC...

4/12/2011
Damion Gardner of Concord, Calif. takes a 21-point lead over Levi Jones into what could be a pivotal weekend of Indiana activity in the battle for supremacy in the AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Car Series. The series visits Gas City I-69 Speedway Friday, Lawrenceburg Speedway Saturday and Kokomo Speedway Sunday. Rain and fog conspired to interrupt USAC’s “Coca-Cola Spring Classic” events at the Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio Friday and Saturday. Heat races were...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Apr 12, 2011
  • Article Date: 4/12/2011
Tags: Damion Gardner, USAC National Sprint Cars, Non-Winged Sprints
TONIGHT’S GAS CITY SPRINT, FORD FO

TONIGHT’S GAS CITY SPRINT, FORD FO...

4/15/2011
Rain and wet grounds have conspired to force cancellation of tonight’s (April 15) AMSOIL USAC National Sprint race and Midwest Ford Focus race at the Gas City (Ind.) Speedway. Sprint races scheduled for Lawrenceburg (Ind,) Speedway Saturday night and Kokomo (Ind.) Speedway Sunday night remain on the calendar, weather conditions permitting. USAC and Gas City organizers are discussion possible rescheduling options later in the season and they will be announced when...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Apr 15, 2011
  • Article Date: 4/15/2011
Tags: Gas City I-69 Speedway, USAC National Sprint Cars, Non-Winged Sprints
LAWRENCEBURG SPRINTS RESCHEDULED F

LAWRENCEBURG SPRINTS RESCHEDULED F...

4/18/2011
Rain, wet grounds and generally inclement weather forced postponement of all three AMSOIL USAC National Sprint races in Indiana last week. Saturday night’s race at the Lawrenceburg Speedway has been rescheduled for Saturday night, April 30. Track and USAC officials are discussing possible rescheduling dates for Friday’s rained-out Gas City I-69 Speedway event and Sunday’s rained-out race at the Kokomo Speedway. USAC AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT CAR POINT STANDINGS 1-Damion...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Apr 18, 2011
  • Article Date: 4/18/2011
Tags: Lawrenceburg Speedway, USAC National Sprint Cars, Non-Winged Sprints
HUNT, PIEROVICH LEAD WESTERN SPRIN

HUNT, PIEROVICH LEAD WESTERN SPRIN...

4/18/2011
Shasta Raceway Park in Anderson, Calif. hosts this Saturday night’s AMSOIL USAC Western/Western Classic Sprint race and two drivers will be seeking to increase point leads in respective USAC racing series. Tony Hunt of Lincoln, Calif. has a seven-point lead over Brian McClish in the Western Sprint series as he seeks a seventh USAC driving title, fifth in the Western Sprints. Pierovich, of Alamo, Calif., is three points ahead of Hunt in the brand-new Western Classic...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Apr 18, 2011
  • Article Date: 4/18/2011
Tags: Scott Pierovich, Tony Hunt, Shasta Raceway Park
360s RETURN TO TULARE APRIL 30; KA

360s RETURN TO TULARE APRIL 30; KA...

4/18/2011
Ryan Bernal of Hollister, Calif. has the 2011 USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car Series lead but Bub Kaeding took home his second Tulare trophy Saturday night as the series again competed at the Gropetti Automotive Thunderbowl Raceway. Kaeding, of Campbell, Calif., won Saturday night’s “Chris & Brian Faria Memorial” at Tulare in his Bowman Racing entry, leading the final 14 laps of the 21-lap race. He passed series point leader Bernal on lap eight and led the rest of the...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Apr 18, 2011
  • Article Date: 4/18/2011
Tags: Bud Kaeding, Justyne Hamblin, USAC 360 Sprint Series
AMSOIL SPRINT CAR “TRIPLEHEADER” R

AMSOIL SPRINT CAR “TRIPLEHEADER” R...

4/18/2011
All three AMSOIL USAC National Sprint races rained out this past weekend have been rescheduled. The weekend of April 29-30 and May 1 will restore the “tripleheader” concept, with the order of events remaining the same as originally planned. Gas City I-69 Speedway will host the Friday night, April 29 race, while Lawrenceburg Speedway hosts the Saturday night, April 30 race. Concluding the weekend on Sunday night, May 1 will be the race at Kokomo Speedway. “We were...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Apr 19, 2011
  • Article Date: 4/18/2011
Tags: USAC National Sprint Cars, Non-Winged Sprints
Brady Bacon – Two Trips to the Pod

Brady Bacon – Two Trips to the Pod...

4/25/2011
(Bill W) April 25, 2011 – It was a change of disciplines, but Brady Bacon acted like he had been driving a midget for weeks at the Dodge City Speedway last weekend. With the USAC National Midget series in town, he banked a pair of podium finishes on the 3/8-mile oval. Weather permitting, this weekend, he will head to the Upper Midwest as he will tackle the $5,000 to win Spring Nationals at the Jackson Speedway in Minnesota and the season opener at the Knoxville...more
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  • Admin Account on Apr 25, 2011
  • Article Date: 4/25/2011
Tags: Brady Bacon, Dodge City Raceway Park, USAC National Sprint Cars
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPRINTS OPEN 2011 S

ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPRINTS OPEN 2011 S...

4/26/2011
Rocky Mountain Raceways in Salt Lake City, Utah hosts the opening event of the 2011 USAC/SLVRA Young Automotive Rocky Mountain Sprint Car series Saturday. Defending two-time series champion Jimmy Wysong leads the all-time USAC feature winners list in Utah with 17 career wins. Wysong won the 2010 series opener, while other winners last year were Ryan Burdett (3), Jim Waters (2) and Tony Hunt (2). All four 2010 Rocky Mountain race winners own USAC titles and should be...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Apr 26, 2011
  • Article Date: 4/26/2011
Tags: USAC Rocky Mountain Sprints, Non-Winged Sprints
ROSEVILLE MAY 14 NEXT FOR WESTERN

ROSEVILLE MAY 14 NEXT FOR WESTERN...

4/26/2011
USAC Western Sprint point leaders Tony Hunt and Scott Pierovich will have to wait until May 14 for the resumption of the Western and Western Classic series, which will occur at All American Speedway in Roseville, Calif. Last Saturday’s scheduled USAC “tripleheader” at Shasta Motorsports Park in Anderson, Calif. was cancelled due to inclement weather. Hunt, of Lincoln, Calif., holds a seven-point lead over Brian McClish as he seeks a fifth Western Sprint championship....more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Apr 26, 2011
  • Article Date: 4/26/2011
Tags: USAC Western Sprint Car Series, Non-Winged Sprints
GAS CITY, LAWRENCEBURG & KOKOMO TR

GAS CITY, LAWRENCEBURG & KOKOMO TR...

4/26/2011
The AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Car series returns to three Indiana ovals this week following a weather-plagued week two weeks ago which ended with all three races rained out. Friday night’s venue is Gas City Speedway, while Lawrence Speedway hosts Saturday night’s “College Night @ The Races.” Sunday night’s race is at the Kokomo Speedway. Damion Gardner of Concord, Calif., winner of two of three February races in Florida, enters the weekend with a 21-point lead over...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Apr 26, 2011
  • Article Date: 4/26/2011
Tags: USAC National Sprint Cars, Non-Winged Sprints
LAWRENCEBURG SPRINTS CANCELLED

LAWRENCEBURG SPRINTS CANCELLED

4/28/2011
Fairground Flooding has shut down access to Lawrenceburg, Ind. Speedway. The April 30th AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Car race has been Cancelled. The City of Lawrenceburg has deemed the Lawrenceburg Fairgrounds and entry ways to the Lawrenceburg Speedway inaccessible due to the current flooding waters and condition of the roadways and parking areas. Lawrenceburg Speedway and the City of Lawrenceburg apologize for the inconvenience to everyone, but rising river waters...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Apr 28, 2011
  • Article Date: 4/28/2011
Tags: Non-Winged Sprints
Brady Bacon – North or South, As L

Brady Bacon – North or South, As L...

5/5/2011
(Bill W) May 5, 2011 – A trip to Minnesota and Iowa topped the master plan for the Brady Bacon Racing #99 last weekend. Foul weather at Jackson Speedway in the “Land of 10,000 Lakes” altered that plan, and Brady headed for the always-exciting Cowtown Speedway in Kennedale, Texas on Saturday. Tuesday found the Broken Arrow, Oklahoma native in his home state in Salina racing with the World of Outlaws. This weekend, the Lucas Oil ASCS National Series hopes to kick back...more
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  • Admin Account on May 05, 2011
  • Article Date: 5/5/2011
Tags: Brady Bacon, ASCS National, Winged Sprints
“LARRY BURTON CLASSIC” UP NEXT FOR

“LARRY BURTON CLASSIC” UP NEXT FOR...

5/10/2011
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA (May 10, 2011) – The USAC Western Classic Racing Series heads to one of its most important pavement events on Saturday night, as a strong field of Sprint Cars will invade Roseville’s All American Speedway for the “Larry Burton Classic”. The Larry Burton Classic will honor former racer and All American Speedway promoter Larry Burton, who was a multi-time track champion at West Capital Speedway and a Gold Cup winner before taking the reigns of All...more
Steven Blakesley
  • Steven Blakesley on May 10, 2011
  • Article Date: 5/10/2011
Tags: Geoff Ensign, Scott Pierovich, Tony Hunt
Joe Hunt Series

Joe Hunt Series

5/11/2011
PRESS RELEASE Silver Dollar Speedway Chico, CA 5/11/2011 Myers Brothers at the Top of Their Game By: Troy Hennig The tightest points battle in the history of the Joe Hunt Magnetos Wingless Sprints Shootout Series heads into Chico this Friday night, May 13. Browns Valley brothers Mason and Cody Myers will lead a battle tested group of drivers as the series gets its second chance racing at the Silver Dollar Speedway. Mason is coming off his win at Placerville Speedway...more
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  • troy hennig on May 11, 2011
  • Article Date: 5/11/2011
Tags: Silver Dollar Speedway, Non-Winged Sprints
Swanson Brothers Sweep "Thursday N

Swanson Brothers Sweep "Thursday N...

5/14/2011
Kody Wins with Tanner 2nd in Indianapolis Thriller TK Motorsports Release: (May 13, 2011)---Last night, TK Motorsports' Swanson Brothers and the USAC Pavement Sprint Cars headed to Lucas Oil Raceway for Night #1 of "Thursday Night Thunder." After finishing 2nd and scoring the most points in the season opener at Anderson Speedway in April, driver Kody Swanson led the series to the event and was among "those to watch" in the 30-lap Sprint car feature. Tanner Swanson...more
Kody Swanson
  • Kody Swanson on May 14, 2011
  • Article Date: 5/14/2011
Tags: Tanner Swanson, Kody Swanson, Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis
Schutte scores huge win!

Schutte scores huge win!

5/13/2011
Silver Dollar Speedway -- Chico, CA 5.13.11 In a night full of battles, last year's USAC Western Midgets Champion pulled off a major upset, narrowly beating out new points leader Jimmy Sills in the 4th race of the Joe Hunt Magnetos Wingless Sprint Car Shootout. Starting deep in the field, Alex Schutte worked his way to the front landing the Dave Johnson Racing spec sprint car in victory lane.
Chris Cleveland
  • Chris Cleveland on May 14, 2011
  • Article Date: 5/13/2011
Tags: Alex Schutte, Silver Dollar Speedway, Non-Winged Sprints
PIEROVICH DOMINATES LARRY BURTON C

PIEROVICH DOMINATES LARRY BURTON C...

5/15/2011
PIEROVICH DOMINATES LARRY BURTON CLASSIC AT ROSEVILLE SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA (May 15, 2011) – Alamo’s Scott Pierovich stormed to an impressive victory in Saturday night’s Larry Burton Classic at All American Speedway, leading the final 36 laps to win by 2.1 seconds over a field of 18 USAC Western Sprint Cars. Pierovich’s win marked his third straight victory this season but his first in the USAC Sprint Cars in 2011. With the win, Pierovich extended his points lead in...more
Steven Blakesley
  • Steven Blakesley on May 15, 2011
  • Article Date: 5/15/2011
Tags: Non-Winged Sprints
Pelkey Pounces on ASCS Canyon Oppo

Pelkey Pounces on ASCS Canyon Oppo...

5/16/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, TUCSON, Ariz. (May 14, 2011) – Josh Pelkey was in the right place at the right time to notch his second Sunoco Fuel ASCS Canyon Region feature win of the year in Saturday night’s 30-lap main event atop the 3/8-mile USA Raceway clay oval. Andrew Reinbold’s late race misfortune proved just enough for the past Arizona state Sprint Car champion to take top honors aboard Robbie Allen’s Advanced Engine-powered ABC Body Shop No. 12 entry. Pelky assumed...more
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  • Admin Account on May 16, 2011
  • Article Date: 5/16/2011
Tags: Josh Pelkey, Arizona Motorplex, ASCS Canyon Regional
WESTERN “CLASSIC” SPRINTS AT MADER

WESTERN “CLASSIC” SPRINTS AT MADER...

5/17/2011
Madera (Calif.) Speedway is next up for USAC’s Western Classic Sprints, with a June 11 race on tap. Scott Pierovich and Tony Hunt will try to protect respective USAC point leads in the Madera contest after their 1-2 finish in Saturday night’s “Larry Burton Classic” at the All American Speedway in Roseville, Calif. Pierovich, of Alamo, Calif. passed Luis Ramos III on the 14th lap and led the rest of the way to win Saturday night’s 50-lap AMSOIL Western/Western Classic...more
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  • Admin Account on May 17, 2011
  • Article Date: 5/17/2011
Tags: Audra Sasselli, Scott Pierovich, Tony Hunt
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPRINTS AT SLC SATU

ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPRINTS AT SLC SATU...

5/17/2011
The USAC Young Automotive Rocky Mountain Sprint cars return to Rocky Mountain Raceways in Salt Lake City, Utah this Saturday and a former series champion will be the target after his victory in the series opener last Saturday. Ryan Burdett of West Jordan, Utah, the 2007 series titlist, led the final 25 laps of Saturday night’s race. He took the lead from Mike Murgoitio on lap six and led the rest of the way in his FRB Welding/Harrison Chiropractic...more
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  • Admin Account on May 17, 2011
  • Article Date: 5/17/2011
Tags: Paul Marconi, Ryan Burdett, Mike Murgoitio
PAVEMENT SPRINTS EYE JULY 1 RACE A

PAVEMENT SPRINTS EYE JULY 1 RACE A...

5/17/2011
Kody Swanson of Kingsburg, Calif. will lead the USAC Pavement Sprint Cars to Toledo (Ohio) Speedway July 1 as part of a USAC “doubleheader” also featuring the USAC Mopar Midgets. Brothers Kody and Tanner Swanson finished 1-2 in Thursday night’s debut of “Thursday Night Thunder” at Lucas Oil Raceway Park in Indianapolis, Ind., but not before a spectacular three-way battle with Jacob Wilson that had the fans on their feet during the final laps. Tracy Hines led the first...more
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  • Admin Account on May 17, 2011
  • Article Date: 5/17/2011
Tags: Tanner Swanson, Kody Swanson, Lucas Oil Raceway
BERNAL LEADS 360 SPRINTS TO HANFOR

BERNAL LEADS 360 SPRINTS TO HANFOR...

5/17/2011
Ryan Bernal of Hollister, Calif. has sprinted to a 27-point lead in the 2011 USAC West Coast 360 Sprint standings after finishing second to Bud Kaeding last Saturday night at Gropetti Automotive Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif. He’ll be among favorites when the series visits Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway in Hanford, Calif. this Saturday. Bud Kaeding of Campbell, Calif. scored his third USAC West Coast 360 Sprint victory of the season at the Gropetti Automotive...more
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  • Admin Account on May 17, 2011
  • Article Date: 5/17/2011
Tags: Justyne Hamblin, Thunderbowl Raceway, USAC 360 Sprint Series
4-WAY TITLE FIGHT SPICES BLOOMINGT

4-WAY TITLE FIGHT SPICES BLOOMINGT...

5/17/2011
Only seven points separate the top four drivers in the 2011 AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Car standings entering this Friday night’s race at the Bloomington (Ind.) Speedway. Series point leader Bryan Clauson of Noblesville, Ind. is the only one of the four who has won at Bloomington in USAC competition, He won the 2009 “Indiana Sprint Week” race at the quarter-mile dirt track but his point lead is just three over Hunter Schuerenberg, who finished second to Jon Stanbrough...more
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  • Admin Account on May 17, 2011
  • Article Date: 5/17/2011
Tags: Bryan Clauson, Damion Gardner, Levi Jones
41st “TONY HULMAN CLASSIC” AT THAT

41st “TONY HULMAN CLASSIC” AT THAT...

5/19/2011
The 41st running of the famed “Tony Hulman Classic” USAC AMSOIL National Sprint race unfolds at the Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track on Thursday, May 26. Honoring the man who resurrected the Indianapolis Motor Speedway after World War II and preserved the tradition of the Indianapolis 500 through his death in 1977, the “Tony Hulman Classic” has produced memorable racing and an impressive list of race winners. Former race winners expected to return for the 2011 running...more
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  • Admin Account on May 19, 2011
  • Article Date: 5/19/2011
Tags: Terre Haute Action Track, USAC National Sprint Cars, Non-Winged Sprints
Brady To Take the Wing Off This We

Brady To Take the Wing Off This We...

5/19/2011
Brady will be making a change this weekend since there is not an ASCS National Series race scheduled and will be racing Non-Wing Sprints and Midgets with USAC. Brady will be in the 99 PPM Titanium Products car for the Larry Rice Classic at Bloomington Speedway on Friday, as well as Sunday at Kokomo. He will also be climbing into a Team Wilke midget for the famed Hut Hundred Saturday night at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, In.
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  • Xia Xianna Baker on May 19, 2011
  • Article Date: 5/19/2011
Tags: Brady Bacon, Bloomington Speedway, Kokomo Speedway
TORRENTIAL RAIN & WET GROUNDS FORC

TORRENTIAL RAIN & WET GROUNDS FORC...

5/26/2011
Terre Haute, IN........Torrential rains Wednesday night in Terre Haute, Ind. have left the Terre Haute Action Track unraceable and have forced cancellation of tonight's 41st First Financial Bank "Tony Hulman Classic" AMSOIL USAC National Sprint race. "We are obviously disappointed with the cancellation," says USAC's Jason McCord, "but the conditions at the track and the continued forecast for additional rain and storms have left us with no alternatives. We will,...more
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  • Admin Account on May 26, 2011
  • Article Date: 5/26/2011
Tags: Terre Haute Action Track, USAC National Sprint Cars, Non-Winged Sprints
2011 Schedule Updates at Chico

2011 Schedule Updates at Chico

5/26/2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Silver Dollar Speedway 2011 Schedule Updates at the Silver Dollar Speedway By Troy Hennig CHICO, CA - MAY 25, 2011...The Silver Dollar Speedway is excited to announce some updated schedule information and new racing divisions for the remainder of the 2011 racing season. “We have worked diligently with some local race promoters and drivers to ensure that we continue to allow for a more diverse racing field of cars and extra action for our die-hard...more
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  • troy hennig on May 26, 2011
  • Article Date: 5/26/2011
Tags: Silver Dollar Speedway, Winged Sprints, Non-Winged Sprints
Sherman Takes ASCS Canyon Salute t

Sherman Takes ASCS Canyon Salute t...

5/31/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, TUCSON, Ariz. (May 28, 2011) – Jeremy Sherman continued his strong Sunoco Fuel ASCS Canyon Region 2011 campaign by topping Saturday’s opening night of USA Raceway’s Inaugural Salute to Indy. Starting from the pole position, Sherman gunned into the lead at the outset and paced all 30 non-stop circuits around the 3/8-mile clay oval as he lapped all the way up to fifth to collect his fourth series win of the year aboard the No. 21 Ellis entry. Sherman...more
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  • Admin Account on May 31, 2011
  • Article Date: 5/31/2011
Tags: Joshua Hodges, Jeremy Sherman, Arizona Motorplex
ASCS Canyon Region Set for Summer

ASCS Canyon Region Set for Summer...

6/7/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (June 6, 2011) – The Sunoco Fuel ASCS Canyon Region returns to Peoria, Arizona’s Canyon Speedway Park for this Saturday night’s Inaugural Summer Sizzle event atop the semi-banked, 3/8-mile clay oval. And, entering the event nearly as hot as that summer Arizona sun is Jeremy Sherman, who has amassed a 110-point advantage in the championship points chase on the strength of eight top-fives in as many wingless ASCS Canyon Region events thus...more
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  • Admin Account on Jun 07, 2011
  • Article Date: 6/7/2011
Tags: ASCS Canyon Regional, Non-Winged Sprints
PIEROVICH LEADS USAC SPRINTS BACK

PIEROVICH LEADS USAC SPRINTS BACK...

6/8/2011
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA (June 8, 2011) – The USAC Western Classic Racing Series will run it’s third straight pavement race of the 2011 season as the series returns to Madera Speedway this Saturday night for the “Al Pombo Classic”. Alamo’s Scott Pierovich leads the points after taking a strong victory in the “Larry Burton Classic” at Roseville’s All American Speedway on May 14. The race will honor Central Valley legend Al Pombo who passed away last November at the age...more
Steven Blakesley
  • Steven Blakesley on Jun 08, 2011
  • Article Date: 6/8/2011
Tags: Geoff Ensign, Jerry Kobza, Scott Pierovich
June 11th Kicks Off Three Sizzlin’

June 11th Kicks Off Three Sizzlin’...

6/10/2011
Kennedale TX (6/9/11) by DarinShort.com. Summer is really heating up quickly, and so is the events calendar at Cowtown Speedway! Let’s jump right in and see what’s on tap: SATURDAY, JUNE 11th: LONGHORN SPEEDWEEK – FEATURING SMP SERIES MODIFIEDS This Saturday at Cowtown Speedway is the sixth and final night of the Longhorn Speedweek featuring the COMP Cams SMP Modified Series presented by Racing Head Service. A large field of the top Modified drivers will be on hand...more
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  • Cathy Lorenz on Jun 10, 2011
  • Article Date: 6/10/2011
Tags: Winged Sprints, Non-Winged Sprints, Modifieds
PUTNAMVILLE WINNER CLAUSON EYES MI

PUTNAMVILLE WINNER CLAUSON EYES MI...

6/10/2011
USAC National Drivers Champion Bryan Clauson of Noblesville, Ind. is in the midst of a busy week of USAC Mopar National Midget racing, but he’s keeping an eye focused on next week’s “triple” opportunity at the Milwaukee (Wisc.) Mile in conjunction with the track’s IZOD Indycar “Milwaukee 225.” As USAC’s 2010 National Drivers Champion, Bryan earned a ride in the Firestone Indy lights oval races this season and posted a respectable fifth-place finish in the May 27...more
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  • Admin Account on Jun 10, 2011
  • Article Date: 6/10/2011
Tags: Bryan Clauson, USAC National Sprint Cars, Non-Winged Sprints
HUNT TAKES OVER USAC POINTS LEAD W

HUNT TAKES OVER USAC POINTS LEAD W...

6/12/2011
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA (June 12, 2011) – Tony Hunt made it 2-for-2 in races at Madera in 2011 by winning the “Al Pombo Classic” on Saturday night at Madera Speedway to take over the USAC Western Classic Racing Series points lead. With the convincing victory, Hunt is the first repeat winner in the new series that saw Indiana’s Bill Rose win the “John Padjen Classic” at Chico while Scott Pierovich won the “Larry Burton Classic” at Roseville. 16 USAC Sprint Cars filled...more
Steven Blakesley
  • Steven Blakesley on Jun 12, 2011
  • Article Date: 6/12/2011
Tags: Tim Barber, Brian McClish, Audra Sasselli
USAC WESTERN CLASSIC RETURNS TO T

USAC WESTERN CLASSIC RETURNS TO T...

6/15/2011
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA (June 15, 2011) – After three consecutive pavement races, the USAC Western Classic Racing Series will return to the dirt this weekend with a double-header against the stars of the USAC/CRA with shows at Ocean Speedway on Friday night and Santa Maria Speedway on Saturday night. A large field of both 360 and 410 cubic inch traditional sprint cars from throughout California is expected to race for a purse of $2500 to win each night’s feature. Race...more
Steven Blakesley
  • Steven Blakesley on Jun 15, 2011
  • Article Date: 6/15/2011
Tags: Mike Spencer, Matt Mitchell, Andy Forsberg
THE KRUSER SWEEPS USAC WEEKEND AT

THE KRUSER SWEEPS USAC WEEKEND AT...

6/19/2011
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA (June 20, 2011) – The USAC Western Classic Racing Series and USAC/CRA visited the central coast of California over the weekend with large fields and comfortable weather at Ocean and Santa Maria Speedways, with Cory Kruseman dominating the show by winning both races. “The Kruser” from Ventura, CA won both features by virtue of late-race restarts. At Ocean, he led the field to the restart with five laps to go to top Geoff Ensign of Sebastopol and...more
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  • Steven Blakesley on Jun 19, 2011
  • Article Date: 6/19/2011
Tags: Geoff Ensign, Nic Faas, Cory Kruseman
Ensign Has Great Ocean Run...Santa

Ensign Has Great Ocean Run...Santa...

6/21/2011
After a Civil War top ten at Wild Winged Wednesday in Placerville in Dave Vertullo’s Starr Property Management/North County Plastering #83v, and an 11th place finish on pavement at Madera Speedway in his most recent efforts in Ted Finkenbinder’s Western Industrial X-Ray #3f, Geoff Ensign switched gears yet again and took to the road from his Sebastopol hometown in the Finkenbinder #3f and the USAC Western Classic Racing Series. Ensign is used to the travel, and used to...more
Ron Lingron
  • Ron Lingron on Jun 21, 2011
  • Article Date: 6/21/2011
Tags: Non-Winged Sprints
Latest News From the MTS Sprints

Latest News From the MTS Sprints

6/24/2011
6-11-11 By Trevor Hollis After a couple weeks of the worst weather conditions mother nature could throw their way the Lane Automotive Michigan Traditional Sprint cars were finally able to get a show in on Saturday. In what was supposed to be the second of a two day weekend 24 of the best non-wing sprint car drivers in the state of michigan invaded the Merritt Raceway to start the 2011 season off with a bang. Saturday nights feature even took a little bit of patience...more
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  • Admin Account on Jun 24, 2011
  • Article Date: 6/24/2011
Tags: Gregg Dalman, Merritt Speedway, Great Lakes Traditional Sprints
ASCS Canyon Region Doubles Up at U

ASCS Canyon Region Doubles Up at U...

6/28/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (June 27, 2011) – Wingless Sprint Cars take center stage at Tucson’s USA Raceway as the Sunoco Fuel ASCS Canyon Region takes to the 3/8-mile clay oval for two full nights of action on Saturday and Sunday. The ASCS Canyon Region takes to the Tucson oval on Saturday night for the first time since the Memorial Day Weekend Salute to Indy double and then makes it two nights in a row with Sunday night’s Firecracker 40. While two-time ASCS Canyon...more
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  • Admin Account on Jun 28, 2011
  • Article Date: 6/28/2011
Tags: Arizona Motorplex, ASCS Canyon Regional, Non-Winged Sprints
Sherman Scores ASCS Canyon Win at

Sherman Scores ASCS Canyon Win at...

7/5/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, TUCSON, Ariz. (July 2, 2011) – Jeremy Sherman kicked off two full nights of Sunoco Fuel ASCS Canyon Region action at USA Raceway by racing to victory lane in Saturday night’s 30-lap feature atop the 3/8-mile clay oval. The two-time series champion extended his current points lead by claiming his fifth win of the year and 33rd of his career under the ASCS banner. R.J. Johnson very nearly made it three ASCS Canyon wins in a row, only to break on the...more
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  • Admin Account on Jul 05, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/5/2011
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ASCS Canyon Region Cut Short on Su

ASCS Canyon Region Cut Short on Su...

7/5/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, TUCSON, Ariz. (July 3, 2011) – Mother Nature intervened just as Sunday night’s feature event for the Sunoco Fuel ASCS Canyon Region was set to roll at USA Raceway. As raindrops began to fall as the field was forming, lightning struck a transformer in the area and shut down all power in the area to bring an early end to the night. Sunday’s feature event will now be run on July 30 prior to that night’s previously scheduled ASCS Canyon Region card. Ronnie...more
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  • Admin Account on Jul 05, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/5/2011
Tags: Arizona Motorplex, ASCS Canyon Regional, Non-Winged Sprints
Fourth of July Weekend Brings Two

Fourth of July Weekend Brings Two...

7/5/2011
Some of the best non wing sprint car drives in the area helped celebrate the birth of our great nation with racing action over the weekend. On Saturday, the Lane Automotive Michigan Traditional Sprints invaded the Crystal Motor Speedway on Saturday and with them came the non-wing debut of Grand Ledge native Dustin Daggett. The all time win leader in Sprints On Dirt history sure didn't look like he'd never raced with out a wing on the car as he was lightning fast...more
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  • Admin Account on Jul 05, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/5/2011
Tags: Dustin Daggett, Joe Bares, Crystal Motor Speedway
TONY HUNT LEADS USAC WESTERN CLASS

TONY HUNT LEADS USAC WESTERN CLASS...

7/6/2011
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA (July 6, 2011) – Tony Hunt will continue his drive for a seventh career USAC title as he leads the USAC Western Classic Racing Series points coming into this Saturday night’s pavement race at Stockton 99 Speedway in Stockton, Calif. The Lincoln driver has a 65 point advantage over Shauna Hogg through six rounds of the inaugural campaign. Saturday’s USAC quadruple-header will also see USAC Western Midgets, USAC Ford Focus Midgets, and USAC Ford...more
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  • Steven Blakesley on Jul 06, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/6/2011
Tags: Shauna Hogg, Audra Sasselli, Tony Hunt
GERHARDT WINS SECOND STRAIGHT USAC

GERHARDT WINS SECOND STRAIGHT USAC...

7/10/2011
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA (July 10, 2011) – 17 year-old Cody Gerhardt won his second straight USAC Western Sprint Car feature and first USAC Western Classic Racing Series race by winning Saturday’s race at Stockton 99 Speedway. Gerhardt, a third generation driver from Fresno, led the final 17 laps of the feature aboard his #40 Western Speed sprint car to top the eleven car field on hand. Incoming USAC Western Classic Racing Series overall points leader Tony Hunt had...more
Steven Blakesley
  • Steven Blakesley on Jul 10, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/10/2011
Tags: Geoff Ensign, Audra Sasselli, Tony Hunt
MERIDIAN SPEEDWAY HOSTS PAIR OF WE

MERIDIAN SPEEDWAY HOSTS PAIR OF WE...

7/12/2011
USAC’s AMSOIL Western and Western Classic Sprint Series head for Idaho for this wekeend’s races at Meridian Speedway. Feature events are slated both Friday and Saturday nights at the quarter-mile paved oval. The USAC/Utah Ford Focuses are also on the racing program both nights. Audra Sasselli of Visalia, Calif., attempting to become USAC’s second female driving champion, enters the Meridian races with a 23-point lead over Cody Gerhardt in the Western Sprint standings,...more
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  • Admin Account on Jul 12, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/12/2011
Tags: Audra Sasselli, Cody Gerhardt, Meridian Speedway
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