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ADVERSE TRACK CONDITIONS FORCE ELD

ADVERSE TRACK CONDITIONS FORCE ELD...

4/2/2010
Rossburg, Ohio.......Adverse track conditions forced cancellation of Friday night's "Coca-Cola Spring Classic" USAC AMSOIL National Sprint car race at the Eldora Speedway despite extensive and lengthy track preparation efforts. Saturday night's "Coca Cola Spring Classic" USAC race remains on the schedule. "In the interest of driver and fan safety, we decided to cancel tonight's events," said Eldora Speedway track director Larry Boos." Practice sessions were conducted...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Apr 03, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/2/2010
Tags: Eldora Speedway, USAC National Sprint Cars, Non-Winged Sprints
RAIN FORCES SATURDAY ELDORA POSTPO

RAIN FORCES SATURDAY ELDORA POSTPO...

4/3/2010
Officials of USAC and Eldora Speedway have postponed Saturday night's scheduled "Coca-Cola Spring Classic" USAC AMSOIL National Sprint race due to rain and wet grounds. Track preparations were progressing but with the forecast calling for more showers, the decision to postpone was made to minimize travel costs, etc. This event WILL be rescheduled, and exciting news regarding that reschedule date is expected to be released soon.
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Apr 03, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/3/2010
Tags: Eldora Speedway, USAC National Sprint Cars, Non-Winged Sprints
Sprints Off this Week, Resume with

Sprints Off this Week, Resume with...

4/5/2010
[i SPRINTS “OFF” THIS WEEK, RESUME WITH RACES APRIL 16-17-18; RAIN, TRACK CONDITIONS CONSPIRE TO FORCE ELDORA POSTPONEMENTS] Officials of USAC and Eldora Speedway postponed Saturday night's scheduled "Coca-Cola Spring Classic" USAC AMSOIL National Sprint race due to rain and wet grounds. Track preparations were progressing but with the forecast calling for more showers, the decision to postpone was made to minimize travel costs, etc. This event WILL be rescheduled, and...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Apr 05, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/5/2010
Tags: Eldora Speedway, USAC National Sprint Cars, Non-Winged Sprints
SPENCER AGAIN THE MAN TO BEAT AT T

SPENCER AGAIN THE MAN TO BEAT AT T...

4/5/2010
Nobody has won more USAC Sprint races at Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway in the past 12 months than defending two-time AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint car champ Mike Spencer. The Temecula (Calif.) driver will aim for his 11th career USAC win at the half-mile dirt oval when the series resumes there this Saturday. Spencer hopes to become only the third driver in USAC history to string together three consecutive Sprint car championships. The first was Steve Butler (1986-1988) and...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Apr 05, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/5/2010
Tags: Mike Spencer, Perris Auto Speedway, USAC/CRA Sprints
NEW EGYPT INCREASES EASTERN SPRINT

NEW EGYPT INCREASES EASTERN SPRINT...

4/7/2010
The half-mile dirt New Egypt Speedway in New Jersey has been added to the upcoming USAC Eastern Sprint Car Swing, bringing the total of races to four in four nights. The New Egypt date is Thursday, June 3, making it round three of the tour. The race, featuring the stars and cars of USAC’s AMSOIL National Sprint Car Series, will be the first for USAC at the New Jersey oval and the first for the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Cars in New Jersey in 32 years! Tom Bigelow won...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Apr 07, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/7/2010
Tags: New Egypt Speedway, USAC National Sprint Cars, Non-Winged Sprints
3 FORMER RACE WINNERS AMONG EARLY

3 FORMER RACE WINNERS AMONG EARLY...

4/12/2010
The initial entries have been received for the upcoming 58th “Hut Hundred,” scheduled for May 8 at the Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Ind. The quarter-mile banked dirt oval will be the fifth track which has hosted the prestigious race. USAC Triple Crown Champion Dave Darland, former USAC National Midget Champ Bobby East, 2007 National Midget runner-up Darren Hagen, 2009 National Sprint Car Rookie of the Year Henry Clarke and 2009 Most Improved USAC Driver Shane Hmiel...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Apr 12, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/12/2010
Tags: Tri-State Speedway, USAC National Sprint Cars, Non-Winged Sprints
360s MAKE 2010 SANTA MARIA DEBUT S

360s MAKE 2010 SANTA MARIA DEBUT S...

4/12/2010
Craig Stidham of Fresno, Calif. will try to complete the “triple” this Saturday when he competes in the USAC West Coast 360 Sprint race at Santa Maria (Calif.) Speedway. Stidham sits atop the series standings after scoring his second consecutive feature victory Saturday night at the Gropetti Automotive Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif. Stidham led all but the first two laps of the 30-lap “Chris & Brian Faria Memorial” race at Tulare, passing Jonathan Logan on lap...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Apr 12, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/12/2010
Tags: Craig Stidham, Peter Murphy, Davey Pombo
HUNT BROKE SWANSON STRING OF WINS

HUNT BROKE SWANSON STRING OF WINS...

4/12/2010
The 2010 AMSOIL USAC Western Srint Car Series debuts this Saturday night at the All-American Speedway in Roseville, Calif. and three-time series champion Tony Hunt could be the man to beat. Hunt, of Lincoln, Calif., interrupted the Swanson family victory lane party last year at the third-mile paved oval. He won one of the five Sprint races held there, while the brothers Swanson, Tanner and Kody, swept all the rest of the USAC Sprint and Midget races. Hunt is the...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Apr 12, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/12/2010
Tags: Tanner Swanson, Kody Swanson, All American Speedway
CRA’s “SALUTE TO INDY” MAY 29 AT P

CRA’s “SALUTE TO INDY” MAY 29 AT P...

4/12/2010
The 2010 AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Car series is idle until May 29 when it resumes at Perris Auto Speedway with its annual “Salute to Indy.” Greg Bragg of Visalia, Calif. does not appear in the “top-10” in the current standings but he’ll have bragging rights until the May 29 race after scoring his first-ever AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint car feature victory Saturday night at the PAS. Driving the Tom & Laurie Sertich Huntington Beach Glass Mirror Buckley/RC, Bragg took the lead...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Apr 12, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/12/2010
Tags: Greg Bragg, Perris Auto Speedway, USAC/CRA Sprints
INDIANA SPRINT “TRIPLEHEADER” THIS

INDIANA SPRINT “TRIPLEHEADER” THIS...

4/12/2010
Damion Gardner of Concord, Calif. resumes his pursuit of the 2010 AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Car championship this week in three back-to-back races in Indiana. Gas City I-69 Speedway hosts Friday night’s race, while Lawrenceburg Speedway is Saturday night’s venue. Sunday night’s race occurs at the Kokomo Speedway. All three tracks are involved in the “Indiana Sprint Week” spectacular, slated in July at seven Indiana tracks. Gardner has kicked off the 1010 campaign...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Apr 12, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/12/2010
Tags: Jerry Coons, Damion Gardner, Gas City I-69 Speedway
Dover Over ASCS Midwest at I-80 Sp

Dover Over ASCS Midwest at I-80 Sp...

4/17/2010
Lonnie Wheatley, GREENWOOD, Neb. (April 17, 2010) – Jack Dover delivered veteran car owner Gary Swenson his first feature win of the 2010 season by racing to victory lane in Saturday night’s 25-lap American Sprint Car Series Midwest Region feature at Nebraska Raceway Park’s I-80 Speedway. The 20-year-old from Springfield, NE, held off several challenges along the way and then survived a late restart to secure the win aboard the Gary’s Auto Sales No. 24a Schnee. With...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Apr 18, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/17/2010
Tags: Clint Garner, Jack Dover, I-80 Speedway
RESCHEDULED ELDORA USAC SPRINT RAC

RESCHEDULED ELDORA USAC SPRINT RAC...

4/19/2010
ROSSBURG, OH (April 19) – As promised in his open letter to the Eldora Speedway race fans, track owner, and two-time NASCAR Cup champion, Tony Stewart has rescheduled the postponed opening night leg of the Coca-Cola Spring Classic for Wednesday night, May 12, 2010. And he has done so in a big way. As was to have been the case on April 2, when the event was postponed, the non-winged USAC (United States Auto Club) Sprint cars and the UMP (United Midwestern Promoters)...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Apr 20, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/19/2010
Tags: Tony Stewart, Eldora Speedway, USAC National Sprint Cars
SHERIDAN EYES SANTA MARIA RETURN M

SHERIDAN EYES SANTA MARIA RETURN M...

4/19/2010
The USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car Series returns to Santa Maria (Calif.) Speedway May 8 and hometown driver Danny Sheridan can’t wait. Sheridan led the final 15 laps of Saturday night’s USAC West Coast 360 Sprint feature in his hometown to win the 30-lapper in his Pace Lighting/P.I.P.E. Stinger/Chevy. He passed Peter Murphy on lap 16 and led the rest of the way to beat T.J. Smith, Murphy, Justyne Hamblin and Richard VanderWeerd. Davey Pombo was the fastest...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Apr 20, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/19/2010
Tags: Danny Sheridan, Justyne Hamblin, Santa Maria Speedway
WESTERN SPRINTS HEAD TO SHASTA RAC

WESTERN SPRINTS HEAD TO SHASTA RAC...

4/19/2010
The USAC AMSOIL Western Sprint Car Series visits Shasta Raceway Park in Anderson, Calif. Saturday night and five-time USAC driving champion Tony Hunt will wear the favorite’s hat at the 3/8-mile paved oval. None of Hunt’s previous 27 series victories were at Shasta, although he has had a second, third and a fourth in four starts there. He was also the fastest qualifier for the 2004 race at Shasta. Hunt, of Lincoln, Calif., earned his 27th career USAC AMSOIL Western...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Apr 20, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/19/2010
Tags: Shasta Raceway Park, USAC Western States, Non-Winged Sprints
GARDNER LEADS SPRINTS TO “BILLY MA

GARDNER LEADS SPRINTS TO “BILLY MA...

4/26/2010
Damion Gardner of Concord, Calif. remains atop the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car standings as the series heads for this Saturday’s “Billy Marvel Classic”at Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville, Ind. The race will mark the first appearance of the series at the 5/16-mile dirt oval in five years, although the track’s USAC history dates back to 1979 when Johnny Parsons won a USAC Midget race there. Marvel, the son of USAC Benevolent Foundation Executive Director Bill...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Apr 26, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/26/2010
Tags: Damion Gardner, Lincoln Park Speedway, USAC National Sprint Cars
HUNT-HELBERG-SWANSON SHOOTOUT EXPE

HUNT-HELBERG-SWANSON SHOOTOUT EXPE...

4/26/2010
JoJo Helberg trails Tony Hunt by only seven points in the new USAC AMSOIL Western Sprint Car points after winning Saturday’s 40-lap race at Shasta Raceway Park in Anderson, Calif. Helberg, USAC’s 2008 Rocky Mountain Sprint champ and 2007 Western Most Improved Driver, has three career wins in the series. He hopes to improve on last year’s eighth-place finish at the Stockton 99 Speedway when the series returns there this Saturday. Helberg, of Rohnert Park, Calif., led...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Apr 26, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/26/2010
Tags: JoJo Helberg, Shasta Raceway Park, USAC Western States
MURGOITIO, BURDETT EYE SATURDAY’S

MURGOITIO, BURDETT EYE SATURDAY’S...

4/26/2010
Defending USAC Young Automotive Rocky Mountain Sprint Car Champion Mike Murgoitio and 2007 USAC Champion Ryan Burdett appear to be the odds-on favorites when the 2010 series debuts this Saturday at Rocky Mountain Raceways in Salt Lake City, Utah. Murgoitio, of Meridian, Idaho, won four time in eight starts last year, while Burdett finished third in the 2009 standings despite the aid of a feature win! Murgoitio has six career Rocky Mountain feature wins and won last...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Apr 26, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/26/2010
Tags: Ryan Burdett, Mike Murgoitio, Rocky Mountain Raceways
MAY 8 ORANGE SHOW SPRINT, FORD FOC

MAY 8 ORANGE SHOW SPRINT, FORD FOC...

4/27/2010
Conflicts regarding other racing series schedules have necessitated a postponement of the originally scheduled May 8 USAC AMSOIL Western Sprint/Ford Focus/Young Guns “tripleheader” racing program at the Orange Show Speedway in San Bernardino, Calif. Track and USAC officials are currently working to establish an alternate date for the event at the quarter-mile paved oval. Unaffected by this postponement is the scheduled May 8-9 USAC Mopar .25 Midget Western District...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Apr 27, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/27/2010
Tags: Non-Winged Sprints
RAIN HALTS BLOOMINGTON’S “LARRY RI

RAIN HALTS BLOOMINGTON’S “LARRY RI...

5/7/2010
Bloomington, IN……..Rain halted Friday night’s “Larry Rice Classic” USAC AMSOIL National Sprint car race at the Bloomington Speedway after qualification and the first heat had been completed. Danny Holtsclaw posted the fastest qualifying time at 11.213 seconds and won the only completed heat race. The second heat race participants were on the track when the rains came. The USAC AMSOIL National Sprint cars now prepare for next Wednesday night’s “Coca-Cola Spring Classic”...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on May 07, 2010
  • Article Date: 5/7/2010
Tags: Bloomington Speedway, USAC National Sprint Cars, Non-Winged Sprints
BRANSON/LARSON “COCA-COLA SPRING C

BRANSON/LARSON “COCA-COLA SPRING C...

5/10/2010
The USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car series resumes this Wednesday night with the running of the “Coca-Cola Sprint Classic” at Tony Stewart’s Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. The race which continues the “Don Branson/Jud Larson Classic” tradition as well, was originally postponed April 2. Wednesday’s Eldora event also showcases the modifieds and track owner Stewart is slated to compete in that portion of the program and plans to participate in a special autograph...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on May 10, 2010
  • Article Date: 5/10/2010
Tags: Jerry Coons, Damion Gardner, Eldora Speedway
HUNT ANXIOUS FOR ROSEVILLE SPRINT

HUNT ANXIOUS FOR ROSEVILLE SPRINT...

5/10/2010
USAC AMSOIL Western Sprint Car point leader Tony Hunt continues his pursuit of a sixth USAC driving championship this Saturday when the series returns to All American Speedway in Roseville, Calif. Hunt, a three-time Western Sprint Champ, has a 16-point lead over 2008 USAC Rocky Mountain Sprint Champion JoJo Helberg going into the race at the track where he won the series opener in April. Helberg also owns a 2010 victory, at Anderson, Calif. in April, as does 2005...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on May 10, 2010
  • Article Date: 5/10/2010
Tags: JoJo Helberg, Shauna Hogg, All American Speedway
STIDHAM GOES FOR 3-IN-A-ROW AT TUL

STIDHAM GOES FOR 3-IN-A-ROW AT TUL...

5/10/2010
Craig Stidham of Fresno, Calif. will try for his third consecutive victory at the Tulare (Calif.) Gropetti Automotive Thunderbowl Raceway Saturday when the USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Series returns to the third-mile dirt oval for the “Pombo/Sargent Classic.” Stidham sits 69 points ahead of Peter Murphy in the standings after winning Saturday night’s 30-lap race at the Santa Maria (Calif.) Speedway. He led the final five laps in his Brad Johnson Trucking/KRC Safety...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on May 10, 2010
  • Article Date: 5/10/2010
Tags: Craig Stidham, Peter Murphy, Santa Maria Speedway
SPRINTS EYE WORLD RECORD AT IOWA S

SPRINTS EYE WORLD RECORD AT IOWA S...

5/18/2010
Darren Hagen’s World Sprint Car qualifying mark of 146.145 mph will again be on the block Saturday when the USAC/AMSOIL National Sprint Cars return to Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa for the Casey’s General Stores USAC Triple Crown Pride of Iowa event. Hagen set the mark in 2006 and has a pair of “top-10” finishes at the 7/8-mile oval, sixth in 2007 and 10th in 2009. Damion Gardner of Concord, Calif., however, sits atop the current series standings heading into...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on May 18, 2010
  • Article Date: 5/18/2010
Tags: Robert Ballou, Darren Hagen, Eldora Speedway
WESTERN SPRINTS ATTACK RMR MAY 31;

WESTERN SPRINTS ATTACK RMR MAY 31;...

5/18/2010
Rocky Mountain Raceways in Salt Lake City, Utah is the next venue for the USAC AMSOIL Western Sprint cars. The May 31 event also awards points toward the 2010 Young Automotive Rocky Mountain Sprint Car Series. Luis Ramos III of Clovis, Calif. earned his first-ever USAC feature victory Saturday night at All American Speedway in Roseville, Calif., leading the final three laps of the 50-lap USAC AMSOIL Western Sprint race in his Kaplan-Gennuso Racing Beast/Chevy. Series...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on May 18, 2010
  • Article Date: 5/18/2010
Tags: Luis Ramos, All American Speedway, USAC Western States
BAKERSFIELD HOSTS 360s MAY 29; KAE

BAKERSFIELD HOSTS 360s MAY 29; KAE...

5/18/2010
The 2010 USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car Series resumes action May 29 at the Bakersfield (Calif.) Speedway and Craig Stidham continues to hold a somewhat comfortable point lead after finishing fourth in Saturday night’s 30-lap race at Tulare, Calif. Bud Kaeding of Campbell, Calif. won Saturday night’s 30-lap “Pombo/Sargent Classic” at the Gropetti Automotive Tulare Thunderbowl Raceway, leading the final 24 laps to beat Peter Murphy, Jace VanderWeerd, Stidham and Richard...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on May 18, 2010
  • Article Date: 5/18/2010
Tags: Bud Kaeding, Craig Stidham, Thunderbowl Raceway
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPRINTS TRY AGAIN S

ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPRINTS TRY AGAIN S...

5/18/2010
The Young Automotive USAC Rocky Mountain Sprint Car Series returns to Rocky Mountain Raceways this Saturday night to try to complete its first feature event of the 2010 campaign. Rain forced a halt in the scheduled May 1 events, but former champion Jimmy Wysong, returning after a hiatus, posted the fastest qualifying time that night and as a result finds himself with a one-point lead in the standings. Former series champion Ryan Burdett is currently second in the...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on May 18, 2010
  • Article Date: 5/18/2010
Tags: USAC Rocky Mountain Sprints, Non-Winged Sprints
CLAUSON ADDS IOWA SPRINT WIN TO US

CLAUSON ADDS IOWA SPRINT WIN TO US...

5/24/2010
Newton, Iowa…….Bryan Clauson of Noblesville, Ind. continued his winning ways in USAC-sanctioned racing Saturday at Iowa Speedway, leading the final five laps to win the Casey’s General Stores USAC Triple Crown Pride of Iowa USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car 50-lapper at the 7/8-mile paved oval. Clauson caught Bobby Santos on lap 46 and led to the checkered flag in his Rotondo Weirich/Benic Enterprises Maxim/Gaerte Chevy. Santos, who had won the preceding 30-lap USAC...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on May 24, 2010
  • Article Date: 5/24/2010
Tags: Bryan Clauson, Bobby Santos, Iowa Speedway
40TH “TONY HULMAN CLASSIC” THURSDA

40TH “TONY HULMAN CLASSIC” THURSDA...

5/25/2010
Levi Jones of Olney, Ill. trails Damion Gardner by 34 points in the new USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car series standings, but Thursday’s 40th First National Bank “Tony Hulman Classic” presented by Budweiser and 500 Express at the Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track offers Jones a spot in the record books. A victory would make him the first four-time winner of the event and would give him four wins in six years! Jones finished fifth in Saturday’s 50-lap race at Iowa...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on May 25, 2010
  • Article Date: 5/25/2010
Tags: Bryan Clauson, Levi Jones, Iowa Speedway
WESTERN SPRINT WARS RESUME MONDAY

WESTERN SPRINT WARS RESUME MONDAY...

5/25/2010
Tony Hunt and Jimmy Wysong will lead their respective USAC Sprint Car series to Monday night’s Young Chevrolet 100 at Rocky Mountain Raceways in the Utah capital. Former USAC/SLVRA Young Automotive Rocky Mountain Sprint Car Champion Wysong of South Jordan, Utah returned to victory lane at RMR Saturday night, winning the 40-lap feature at the Salt Lake City oval. Wysong passed Ray Bergener on lap four and led the rest of the way to beat fast qualifier Jim Waters, Luis...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on May 25, 2010
  • Article Date: 5/25/2010
Tags: JoJo Helberg, Shauna Hogg, USAC Western States
CRA’s “SALUTE TO INDY” SATURDAY AT

CRA’s “SALUTE TO INDY” SATURDAY AT...

5/25/2010
Mike Spencer’s bid for a record third consecutive AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Car championship continues Saturday when Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway hosts its traditional “Salute to Indy,” which includes USAC Ford Focus, Focus Young Guns, Lightning Sprint and California Lightning Sprint competition. Matt Mitchell won last year’s “Salute to Indy,” to date his only series triumph. He is currently fifth in the series standings. Spencer holds a 12-point lead over Danny Sheridan...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on May 25, 2010
  • Article Date: 5/25/2010
Tags: Mike Spencer, Perris Auto Speedway, USAC/CRA Sprints
360s RESUME SATURDAY AT BAKERSFIEL

360s RESUME SATURDAY AT BAKERSFIEL...

5/25/2010
Craig Stidham’s USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car point lead is a perilous 16 points over Peter Murphy, with Davey Pombo only 40 back entering this Saturday’s race at the Bakersfield (Calif.) Speedway. Stidham has won three of the eight races contested so far this season. Despite three seconds and two thirds, Murphy is still seeking his first 2010 victory. Pombo’s 2010 record includes a win, a second, a third and two fourths. Pombo’s win came at Bakersfield ion...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on May 25, 2010
  • Article Date: 5/25/2010
Tags: USAC 360 Sprint Series, Non-Winged Sprints
CRA SPRINTS RESUME JUNE 12 AT THE

CRA SPRINTS RESUME JUNE 12 AT THE...

6/1/2010
Mike Spencer of Temecula, Calif. will take a 14-point lead over Danny Sheridan into the June 12 AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint race at Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway. Spencer scored a second and a sixth in Saturday and Sunday night race, while Sheridan was third and fifth in the most recent races. David Cardey of Riverside, Calif. took advantage of a late-race restart to win Saturday night’s 30-lap “Salute to Indy” Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint race at Perris Auto Speedway. Cardey was...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Jun 01, 2010
  • Article Date: 6/1/2010
Tags: Mike Spencer, Perris Auto Speedway, USAC/CRA Sprints
GARDNER LEADS SPRINTS TO 4 EASTERN

GARDNER LEADS SPRINTS TO 4 EASTERN...

6/1/2010
Damion Gardner of Concord, N.C. finished fourth in last Thursday’s 40th First Financial Bank “Tony Hulman Classic” presented by Budweiser and 500 Express at the Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track and has a 24-point series lead over Jerry Coons Jr. in the AMSOIL USAC National Sprint points going into this week’s four “Eastern Storm” races in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The series visits Grandview Speedway in Bechtelsville, Pa. Tuesday, Lincoln Speedway in New Oxford, Pa....more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Jun 01, 2010
  • Article Date: 6/1/2010
Tags: Damion Gardner, Grandview Speedway, Terre Haute Action Track
HANFORD NEXT FOR STIDHAM & 360s; P

HANFORD NEXT FOR STIDHAM & 360s; P...

6/1/2010
Giant Speedway in Hanford, Calif. hosts the next event for the USAC West Coast 360 Sprint cars and point leader Craig Stidham will aim for his fifth victory of the season when the series takes to the 3/8-mile dirt oval. The Hanford track is the only one of the four comprising this year’s 360 schedule which has eluded Stidham’s victory lane presence. Craig has won at Tulare, Santa Maria and Bakersfield but Danny Faria Jr. was the winner at Hanford in March, a race in...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Jun 01, 2010
  • Article Date: 6/1/2010
Tags: Kings Speedway, USAC 360 Sprint Series, Non-Winged Sprints
USAC “EASTERN STORM” SPRINT TOUR V

USAC “EASTERN STORM” SPRINT TOUR V...

6/1/2010
This year’s USAC “Eastern Storm” AMSOIL National Sprint Car tour kicks off Tuesday night at Grandview Speedway in Bechtelsville, Pa. and encompasses four races in four nights. Wednesday night’s venue is the Lincoln Speedway in New Oxford, Pa. and Thursday night’s race is at the New Egypt (N.J.) Speedway. The finale is Friday night at Big Diamond Raceway in Minersville, Pa. Damion Gardner of Concord, Calif. enters Tuesday night’s race as the 2010 USAC AMSOIL National...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Jun 01, 2010
  • Article Date: 6/1/2010
Tags: USAC National Sprint Cars, Non-Winged Sprints
WESTERN, ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPRINTS “O

WESTERN, ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPRINTS “O...

6/1/2010
The USAC AMSOIL Western and Young Automotive Rocky Mountain Sprint Car series are on “hiatus” this week preparing for their next events. The Western series resumes June 26 at the Orange Show Speedway in San Bernardino, Calif., while the Rocky Mountain series returns to Rocky Mountain Raceways in Salt Lake City, Utah June 12. Tony Hunt of Lincoln, Calif. and Jimmy Wysong of South Jordan, Utah are the respective series point leaders after a 1-2 finish in Monday night’s...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Jun 01, 2010
  • Article Date: 6/1/2010
Tags: USAC Western States, Non-Winged Sprints
SPENCER TRIES TO REPEAT AT THE PAS

SPENCER TRIES TO REPEAT AT THE PAS...

6/7/2010
Nobody has been able to repeat as an AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint feature winner this year at the Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway but that could change this Saturday night when the series returns to its home track. Series point leader Mike Spencer of Temecula, Calif. is among those who could score the repeat win. Spencer won in March, while Damion Gardner won the National/CRA race in February, Greg Bragg won in April and David Cardey was the winner last month. Bragg and Cardey...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Jun 07, 2010
  • Article Date: 6/7/2010
Tags: Mike Spencer, Perris Auto Speedway, USAC/CRA Sprints
360s “OFF” THIS WEEK, RETURN JUNE

360s “OFF” THIS WEEK, RETURN JUNE...

6/7/2010
The USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car series takes a week off while preparing for a June 19 appearance at Bakersfield (Calif.) Speedway. Craig Stidham continues to lead the standings, 46 points ahead of Davey Pombo after Pombo finished second and Stidham sixth in last Saturday night’s 30-lapper at Giant Speedway in Hanford, Calif. Justyne Hamblin of Hanford became the first USAC female feature winner since last August with her 30-lap USAC West Coast 360 Sprint win...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Jun 07, 2010
  • Article Date: 6/7/2010
Tags: Justyne Hamblin, Bakersfield Speedway, USAC 360 Sprint Series
THURSDAY NIGHT THUNDER AT ORP; BER

THURSDAY NIGHT THUNDER AT ORP; BER...

6/7/2010
The first of two scheduled “Thursday Night Thunder” USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Series events at O’Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis, Ind. kicks off a busy week for USAC participants. The series returns to ORP July 1. Thursday’s race will be the first for the USAC Sprint Cars at ORP since Bobby Santos III’s victory in 2007. Saturday night, the series makes its first Michigan appearance in 10 years when it returns to Berlin Raceway in Marne, Mich. It will be the...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Jun 07, 2010
  • Article Date: 6/7/2010
Tags: Chris Windom, Levi Jones, USAC National Sprint Cars
LEFFLER WILL TRY FOR ORP “TRIPLE C

LEFFLER WILL TRY FOR ORP “TRIPLE C...

6/9/2010
NASCAR veteran and former USAC Midget and Silver Crown Champion Jason Leffler returns to his roots again Thursday night when the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Series makes its first O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis appearance in three years. Leffler will try to become only the eighth driver in history to accomplish the USAC ORP “Triple Crown,” since he already owns USAC Silver Crown and Midget victories at the storied oval. He will pilot a Keith Kunz Motorsports...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Jun 09, 2010
  • Article Date: 6/9/2010
Tags: Jason Leffler, Lucas Oil Raceway, USAC National Sprint Cars
STIDHAM, POMBO “SHOOTOUT” EXPECTED

STIDHAM, POMBO “SHOOTOUT” EXPECTED...

6/15/2010
USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car point leaders Craig Stidham of Fresno, Calif. and Davey Pombo of Kerman, Calif. are separated by 46 points in the latest series standings and both hope to return to victory lane when the series competes at Bakersfield Speedway Saturday night. Stidham won there May 29 and Pombo was the feature winner March 27. Rusty Carlile and Ricky Kirkbride were the respective runner-ups. Stidham has won four of the last six series races, while the...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Jun 15, 2010
  • Article Date: 6/15/2010
Tags: Non-Winged Sprints
CRA SPRINTS TO WATSONVILLE & PETAL

CRA SPRINTS TO WATSONVILLE & PETAL...

6/15/2010
Mike Spencer finished second to David Cardey Saturday night at Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway and has a 24-point AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Car lead over Danny Sheridan in the new series standings going into back-to-back races this weekend. Friday night’s race is at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville, Calif. and Saturday night’s event is at the Petaluma (Calif.) Speedway. Cardey, of Perris, took the lead from Spencer on a lap 28 restart and led the final three laps to win...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Jun 15, 2010
  • Article Date: 6/15/2010
Tags: Mike Spencer, Petaluma Speedway, USAC/CRA Sprints
ORANGE SHOW SPRINT RACE CANCELLED

ORANGE SHOW SPRINT RACE CANCELLED

6/17/2010
The June 26 AMSOIL USAC Western Sprint car race at the Orange Show Speedway in San Bernardino, Calif. has been removed from the 2010 racing calendar. The next series event will be July 17 at the Stockton 99 Speedway in Stockton, Calif.
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Jun 17, 2010
  • Article Date: 6/17/2010
Tags: Orange Show Speedway, USAC Western States, Non-Winged Sprints
Sprint Cars Make Burlington Debut

Sprint Cars Make Burlington Debut...

6/21/2010
The AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Car Series will join the USAC Mopar National Midgets for Saturday night's "doubleheader" at 34 Raceway in Burlington, Iowa, marking the first time the series has competed at the 3/8-mile dirt oval. Damion Gardner of Concord, Calif. sits atop the series standings after early-season success included four wins in his first five starts! He's only 12 points ahead of Levi Jones, however, after Jones won three of the four recent "Eastern Storm"...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Jun 21, 2010
  • Article Date: 6/21/2010
Tags: Damion Gardner, 34 Raceway, USAC National Sprint Cars
"Firecracker 30" at Perris Next Fo

"Firecracker 30" at Perris Next Fo...

6/21/2010
Mike Spencer of Temecula, Calif. continues to lead the 2010 AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Car series standings after a victory and a second in last weekend's events. The series resumes July 30 with the "Firecracker 30" at Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway. Spencer wrist-wrestled his way past Cory Kruseman for the lead on lap four and led the rest of the way to take Saturday night's 30-lap feature at the Petaluma (Calif.) Speedway in his Madera Produce/Grubstake Mini Storage...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Jun 21, 2010
  • Article Date: 6/21/2010
Tags: Cory Kruseman, Mike Spencer, Perris Auto Speedway
Stidham takes 63-point Lead to San

Stidham takes 63-point Lead to San...

6/21/2010
Craig Stidham of Fresno, Calif. will take a 63-point lead in the USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car Series into this Saturday night's races at Santa Maria (Calif.) Speedway. Davey Pombo is currently second in the 2010 standings. One of Stidham's four victories so far this year came at Santa Maria in May, while Danny Sheridan won at Santa Maria in April. Pombo won earlier this year at Bakersfield. Ricky Kirkbride of Bakersfield, Calif. led wire-to-wire to win Saturday...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Jun 21, 2010
  • Article Date: 6/21/2010
Tags: Craig Stidham, Ricky Kirkbride, Santa Maria Speedway
Sprints Return to RMR Saturday Nig

Sprints Return to RMR Saturday Nig...

6/21/2010
Rocky Mountain Raceways in Salt Lake City, Utah comes alive again Saturday night, hosting the USAC Young Automotive Rocky Mountain Sprint cars and Western Ford Focuses. Only 15 points separate Sprint car point leaders Jimmy Wysong and Jim Waters in their quest for repeat series championships. Wysong won the title in 2005 and 2006, while Waters was the inaugural champion in 2003 and repeated in 2004. Wysong is the only 2010 winner so far as rain has forced cancellation...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Jun 21, 2010
  • Article Date: 6/21/2010
Tags: Jim Wysong, Rocky Mountain Raceways, USAC Rocky Mountain Sprints
23rd “INDIANA SPRINT WEEK” STARTS

23rd “INDIANA SPRINT WEEK” STARTS...

7/6/2010
Last year’s “Indiana Sprint Week” championship was decided by a single point. All signs point toward a possible repeat of that type of competition when the 23rd Annual “Indiana Sprint Week” debuts this Friday at the Lawrenceburg Speedway. Gas City I-69 Speedway hosts Saturday night’s round two and round three is Sunday night at Kokomo Speedway. The 7-race series continues July 14, 15, 16 and 17 respectively at the Terre Haute Action Track, Brownstown Speedway,...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Jul 06, 2010
  • Article Date: 7/6/2010
Tags: Henry Clarke, Shane Hmiel, Lucas Oil Raceway
SPRINTS HEAD FOR LINCOLN PARK SATU

SPRINTS HEAD FOR LINCOLN PARK SATU...

7/19/2010
Levi Jones of Olney, Ill. continues to lead the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car series standings in search of a record-tying fourth crown, 91 ahead of Damion Gardner entering this Saturday’s race at Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville, Ind. where the USAC Midwest Ford Focuses share billing. Jones fell shy in his bid to repeat as the USAC Indiana Sprint Week champion, that title going to Jon Stanbrough of Avon, Ind., winner of three of the seven races contested the...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Jul 19, 2010
  • Article Date: 7/19/2010
Tags: Blake Fitzpatrick, Jon Stanbrough, Lincoln Park Speedway
WESTERN-ROCKY MOUNTAIN “SHOOTOUT”

WESTERN-ROCKY MOUNTAIN “SHOOTOUT”...

7/19/2010
Tony Hunt of Lincoln, Calif. and Jimmy Wysong of South Jordan, Utah will square off for supremacy when the USAC AMSOIL Western Sprint cars and the USAC Young Automotive Rocky Mountain Sprint cars collide Saturday night at the Rocky Mountain Raceways in Salt Lake City, Utah. Hunt owns a 73-point lead over Luis Ramos III in the new Western standings after his victory in last Saturday night’s race at Stockton, Calif. Wysong is just 11 points head of former two-time Rocky...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Jul 19, 2010
  • Article Date: 7/19/2010
Tags: USAC Western States, Non-Winged Sprints
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