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ALL STAR SEASON OPENER CANCELED AT

ALL STAR SEASON OPENER CANCELED AT...

3/25/2015
INDIANAPOLIS (March 25, 2015) – The All Star Circuit of Champions season opening points event set for March 28th at Atomic Speedway in Waverly, Ohio has been canceled. Forecasted rain for the next two days and below freezing temperatures on race day caused officials to cancel the event. “We are chomping at the bit and really wanted to get our first points race in this weekend, but it certainly wouldn’t be fair to the track, racers and the fans”, said Don Grabey, Series...more
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  • administrator on Mar 25, 2015
  • Article Date: 3/25/2015
Tags: Atomic Speedway, All Star Circuit of Champions, 410 Sprints - Winged
Kevin Swindell Making Sprint Car S

Kevin Swindell Making Sprint Car S...

3/25/2015
(Photo by DB3 Imaging) Inside Line Promotions – GERMANTOWN, Tenn. (March 25, 2015) – Kevin Swindell will make his winged sprint car season debut this Saturday at 81 Speedway. Swindell is set to drive for Jeff Smith at the 3/8-mile track located in Park City, Kan., during the 5th annual Air Capital Shootout with the NCRA. The event pays a series-record $6,000 to win. “It’s always fun to climb back into a sprint car and turn some laps,” he said. “I haven’t been able to...more
Shawn Miller
  • Shawn Miller on Mar 25, 2015
  • Article Date: 3/25/2015
Tags: Kevin Swindell, 81 Speedway, NCRA-Sprint Car Bandits
Hafertepe Jr. Going After Win No.

Hafertepe Jr. Going After Win No....

3/25/2015
(Photo by Al Steinberg) Inside Line Promotions – SUNNYVALE, Texas (March 25, 2015) – Sam Hafertepe Jr. is searching for his first victory of the season this weekend when he invades the ASCS Gulf South Region’s season-opening doubleheader. Hafertepe Jr. will compete on Friday at Golden Triangle Raceway Park in Beaumont, Texas, and on Saturday at Battleground Speedway in Highlands, Texas. “Our goal is to win both nights,” he said. “First we have to put ourselves in...more
Shawn Miller
  • Shawn Miller on Mar 25, 2015
  • Article Date: 3/25/2015
Tags: Sam Hafertepe, Battleground Speedway, Golden Triangle Raceway Park
Helms Tackling Attica Raceway Park

Helms Tackling Attica Raceway Park...

3/25/2015
Inside Line Promotions – FINDLAY, Ohio (March 25, 2015) – Caleb Helms doesn’t have a lot of experience competing at Atomic Speedway, but he sure enjoys the track. Helms is slated to tackle the high-banked oval in Chillicothe, Ohio, this Saturday for the All Star Circuit of Champions first points race of the season. It pays $10,000 to win. “We are all chomping at the bit to get to the track and start racing again,” he said. “This is a race that we’ve looked forward to...more
Shawn Miller
  • Shawn Miller on Mar 25, 2015
  • Article Date: 3/25/2015
Tags: Caleb Helms, Attica Raceway Park, Atomic Speedway
Hall Gunning for Top Fives at ASCS

Hall Gunning for Top Fives at ASCS...

3/25/2015
(Photo by Al Steinberg) Inside Line Promotions – LONGVIEW, Texas (March 25, 2015) – Tyson Hall is aiming to record his first career top five at both tracks hosting the ASCS Gulf South Region season-opening doubleheader this weekend. Hall’s best result at Golden Triangle Raceway Park in Beaumont, Texas, which is the site for Friday’s race, is a 10th-place result during the 2013 season. “That was a good night for our team,” he said. “It was an ASCS National Tour event so...more
Shawn Miller
  • Shawn Miller on Mar 25, 2015
  • Article Date: 3/25/2015
Tags: Tyson Hall, Battleground Speedway, Golden Triangle Raceway Park
AmeriFlex / OCRS Sprint Car Series

AmeriFlex / OCRS Sprint Car Series...

3/24/2015
Tulsa OK (March 24, 2015) – The off-season always seems to be an eternity to the racing community. The AmeriFlex Hose & Accessories / Oil Capital Racing Series kicks off their 2015 sprint car traveling road show this coming Saturday night at the Southern Oklahoma Speedway in Ardmore OK. After dealing with Mother Nature the last couple of weeks, it will be the racetracks season opener as well. Saturday will be the first OCRS event where AmeriFlex has donned the hat of...more
John Lemon
  • John Lemon on Mar 24, 2015
  • Article Date: 3/24/2015
Tags: Oil Capital Racing Series, Champ 360 Sprints - Winged, Winged Sprints
Swindell Returning to 81 Speedway

Swindell Returning to 81 Speedway...

3/24/2015
(Photo by DB3 Imaging) Inside Line Promotions – GERMANTOWN, Tenn. (March 24, 2015) – Sammy Swindell has a dominant track record at 81 Speedway. Swindell claimed the first five World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series races in the early 1980s at the 3/8-mile, semi-banked oval in Park City, Kan., where he will return for the first time in as long as he can remember this Saturday for the 5th annual Air Capital Shootout with the NCRA. “I’ve got some pretty good memories of being...more
Shawn Miller
  • Shawn Miller on Mar 24, 2015
  • Article Date: 3/24/2015
Tags: Sammy Swindell, 81 Speedway, NCRA-Sprint Car Bandits
Dover Seeking to Extend Winning St

Dover Seeking to Extend Winning St...

3/24/2015
Inside Line Promotions – SPRINGFIELD, Neb. (March 24, 2015) – Jack Dover has won a feature at 81 Speedway during each of the past two years. Dover, whose season opener was cancelled last weekend in Texas because of rain, is seeking to extend that streak when he kicks off the season at the 3/8-mile oval in Park City, Kan., this Saturday during the 5th annual Air Capital Shootout with the NCRA. “I want to go in there and win,” he said. “We’re going to head there and try...more
Shawn Miller
  • Shawn Miller on Mar 24, 2015
  • Article Date: 3/24/2015
Tags: Jack Dover, 81 Speedway, NCRA-Sprint Car Bandits
Johnson Focusing on World of Outla

Johnson Focusing on World of Outla...

3/24/2015
(Photo by Collin Markle Photography) Inside Line Promotions – STOCKTON, Calif. (March 24, 2015) – Chase Johnson is looking forward to a pair of smaller tracks this weekend as the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series continues to tour California. Johnson will pilot a 410ci sprint car owned by Shawn and Cindy Thomas on Saturday at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, Calif., for the Mini Gold Cup and on Sunday at Antioch Speedway in Antioch, Calif., with the premier sprint car...more
Shawn Miller
  • Shawn Miller on Mar 24, 2015
  • Article Date: 3/24/2015
Tags: Chase Johnson, Antioch Speedway, Silver Dollar Speedway
Sides Steals Show with Wild Piroue

Sides Steals Show with Wild Piroue...

3/24/2015
(Photo by Collin Markle Photography) Inside Line Promotions – STOCKTON, Calif. (March 24, 2015) – Jason Sides wasn’t able to win a World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series race last weekend at Stockton Dirt Track, but he did steal the show on Sunday night. Sides capped the doubleheader midway through the main event by executing a move in his sprint car only a figure skater would attempt. After qualifying seventh quickest and finishing third in a heat race to lock himself...more
Shawn Miller
  • Shawn Miller on Mar 24, 2015
  • Article Date: 3/24/2015
Tags: Jason Sides, Antioch Speedway, Silver Dollar Speedway
Smith Competing at Williams Grove

Smith Competing at Williams Grove...

3/24/2015
(Photo by Malcolm White Photography) Inside Line Promotions – KUNKLETOWN, Pa. (March 24, 2015) – Ryan Smith has been looking forward to this weekend for more than two and a half months. After kicking off the year by competing at five races in Arizona during the first two weeks of January, Smith has been preparing for a breakout season that begins this weekend. He will compete on Friday at Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, Pa., before making his debut at Atomic...more
Shawn Miller
  • Shawn Miller on Mar 24, 2015
  • Article Date: 3/24/2015
Tags: Ryan Smith, Williams Grove Speedway, Atomic Speedway
Schuchart Scores Best Result at St

Schuchart Scores Best Result at St...

3/24/2015
(Photo by Collin Markle Photography) Inside Line Promotions – STOCKTON, Calif. (March 24, 2015) – Shark Racing is ready to put last weekend at Stockton Dirt Track in the rearview mirror. “We were better than last season, but not where we want to be,” Logan Schuchart said. “We learned setups, how to drive it and some things to do for next year when we return though.” Schuchart’s weekend with the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series was highlighted on Saturday when he...more
Shawn Miller
  • Shawn Miller on Mar 24, 2015
  • Article Date: 3/24/2015
Tags: Logan Schuchart, Jacob Allen, Antioch Speedway
Starks Maintains Streak of Making

Starks Maintains Streak of Making...

3/24/2015
(Photo by Collin Markle Photography) Inside Line Promotions – STOCKTON, Calif. (March 24, 2015) – Trey Starks continued his streak of making World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series main events last weekend during a doubleheader at Stockton Dirt Track. “We haven’t missed an A Main this year, which is pretty tough to accomplish,” he said. “We’re priding ourselves on that and hoping to capitalize on it a little more. We’re starting to qualify better again. Qualifying inside...more
Shawn Miller
  • Shawn Miller on Mar 24, 2015
  • Article Date: 3/24/2015
Tags: Trey Starks, Stockton Dirt Track, World of Outlaws
Wheatley Puts Emphasis on Qualifyi

Wheatley Puts Emphasis on Qualifyi...

3/24/2015
(Photo by Collin Markle Photography) Inside Line Promotions – STOCKTON, Calif. (March 24, 2015) – Qualifying is an emphasis for Austen Wheatley. “We’ve got the same speed as everyone else when we race, but when we don’t qualify inside the heat race inversion that puts us in a tough spot,” he said. “We have to improve our qualifying times.” Wheatley missed making the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series main events at Stockton Dirt Track last Saturday and Sunday in large...more
Shawn Miller
  • Shawn Miller on Mar 24, 2015
  • Article Date: 3/24/2015
Tags: Austen Wheatley, Antioch Speedway, Silver Dollar Speedway
Hagar Venturing to Toccoa Speedway

Hagar Venturing to Toccoa Speedway...

3/24/2015
(Photo by Al Steinberg) Inside Line Promotions – MARION, Ark. (March 24, 2015) – Derek Hagar is aiming for at least one victory when he invades Toccoa Speedway this weekend. Hagar is driving for Jeff McCall during the USCS doubleheader on Friday and Saturday at the 5/16-mile track in Toccoa, Ga., during the 4th annual Toccoa Tangle. “I haven’t won at that track and I haven’t won a race this year so this weekend would be a good time to scratch those off the list,” Hagar...more
Shawn Miller
  • Shawn Miller on Mar 24, 2015
  • Article Date: 3/24/2015
Tags: Derek Hagar, Toccoa Speedway, USCS United Sprint Car Series
Hanks Tackling ASCS Gulf South Dou

Hanks Tackling ASCS Gulf South Dou...

3/24/2015
(Photo by Al Steinberg) Inside Line Promotions – BURLISON, Tenn. (March 24, 2015) – Brandon Hanks will head to Texas for a sprint car doubleheader this weekend assuming the weather holds out. Hanks is slated to compete during the ASCS Gulf South Region season-opening weekend, which had been scheduled for two weeks ago before it was postponed because of rain. He will race this Friday at Golden Triangle Raceway Park in Beaumont and Saturday at Battleground Speedway in...more
Shawn Miller
  • Shawn Miller on Mar 24, 2015
  • Article Date: 3/24/2015
Tags: Brandon Hanks, Battleground Speedway, Golden Triangle Raceway Park
Tankersley Aiming for Continued AS

Tankersley Aiming for Continued AS...

3/24/2015
Inside Line Promotions – HIGHLANDS, Texas (March 24, 2015) – Patience is certainly a virtue for Channin Tankersley, whose season opener has been delayed each of the past two weekends because of weather. “We’ve had a little more time to go through everything so that was a bright spot,” he said. “The weather is looking a little better this weekend so hopefully it will stay dry and we can race.” Tankersley’s defense of his ASCS Gulf South Region championship will start...more
Shawn Miller
  • Shawn Miller on Mar 24, 2015
  • Article Date: 3/24/2015
Tags: Channin Tankersley, Battleground Speedway, Golden Triangle Raceway Park
Blake Hahn Pleased with POWRi Perf

Blake Hahn Pleased with POWRi Perf...

3/24/2015
TULSA, Okla. (March 24, 2015) With the Devil’s Bowl Spring Nationals succumbing to the wrath of Mother Nature, Blake Hahn rerouted to Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla. to take on the Lucas Oil POWRi National Midget Series in the Hard Eight Racing No. 8k this past weekend “I don’t get to run the Midget very much, but overall we had a good weekend,” said Hahn. “The first night we made the feature and had a decent finish, then Saturday night we had a good Heat Race, then...more
Bryan Hulbert
  • Bryan Hulbert on Mar 24, 2015
  • Article Date: 3/24/2015
Tags: Blake Hahn, Port City Raceway, POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micro Sprints
Progress Continues

Progress Continues

3/24/2015
PETERSEN MEDIA: Though the results are not quite what Destiny Motorsports and Craig Dollansky are looking for, the team is continuing to work hard and make gains as the World of Outlaws series continues to compete in California. “Our results haven’t shown it, but we are making progress as a team,” Dollansky said. Making his second ever appearance at the Stockton Dirt Track over the weekend, Dollansky kicked the FVP Western Sprint Shootout off by timing the MonDak...more
Petersen Media
  • Petersen Media on Mar 24, 2015
  • Article Date: 3/24/2015
Tags: Craig Dollansky, 410 Sprints - Winged, Winged Sprints
2015 Season Opens this Saturday at

2015 Season Opens this Saturday at...

3/24/2015
Terry Mattox – SAPUPLA, Okla. (March 23, 2015) – The 2015 racing season for the Creek County Speedway is set to kick off in full gear this Saturday night, March 28, 2015. All 5 divisions in the Fast Five Weekly Series will return for the 2015 season which include: Champ Sprints, Modifieds, Dwarf Cars, Factory Stocks and Mini Stocks. Brandon James is the 2014 defending track champion in the Champ Sprint division, Ho Dean in Modifieds, Rob McQuary in Dwarf Cars, Bobby...more
Terry Mattox
  • Terry Mattox on Mar 24, 2015
  • Article Date: 3/24/2015
Tags: Creek County Speedway, Winged Sprints, Modifieds
Test N Tune Re-Scheduled for Sunda

Test N Tune Re-Scheduled for Sunda...

3/24/2015
Belle Clair Speedway Test N Tune on Tuesday, March 24th has been cancelled and rescheduled for all classes on Sunday March 29th. Pits will open at 12:00pm with practice beginning at 1:00pm. Pit passes will be $15.00 and General Admission is FREE. Sunday 3/29 Pit Gates Open – 12:00pm Pit Passes - $15.00 Practice – 1:00pm to 4:00pm General Admission - FREE
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  • administrator on Mar 17, 2015
  • Article Date: 3/24/2015
Tags: Belle-Clair Speedway, Winged Sprints, Modifieds
Earl Baltes: 1921-2015

Earl Baltes: 1921-2015

3/23/2015
The World of Outlaws and DIRTcar Racing are saddened to learn today of Earl Baltes’ passing. Earl grew Eldora Speedway out of the fields of western Ohio into one of racing’s premier venues. He took a chance on Ted Johnson and the World of Outlaws in its inaugural 1978 season and the sprint car series has returned to Eldora every year since, helping it to become the premier dirt racing series in the world. A master showman and promoter, Earl first built Eldora into a...more
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  • administrator on Mar 31, 2015
  • Article Date: 3/23/2015
Tags: Eldora Speedway, World of Outlaws, Winged Sprints
NOW600 Opens 2015 Season in the Lo

NOW600 Opens 2015 Season in the Lo...

3/23/2015
GREENVILLE, Texas (March 24, 2015) – The 2015 season for the National Open Wheel 600cc Micro Sprint Series presented by MyRacePass.com will open this Saturday, March 28 with the series’ first visit to the Lone Star State of Texas. Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas will play host to the Restrictor, A-Class and Non-Wing arms of the NOW600 Series as well as the TOWR Mini Sprint Series. The third season of the NOW600 Series presented by MyRacePass.com will see the...more
Terry Mattox
  • Terry Mattox on Mar 23, 2015
  • Article Date: 3/23/2015
Tags: Hunt County Raceway, NOW600 National Micros, Micro Sprints
Scelzi Earns Top 10 at Marysville,

Scelzi Earns Top 10 at Marysville,...

3/23/2015
(Photo by Collin Markle Photography) Inside Line Promotions – STOCKTON, Calif. (March 23, 2015) – Dominic Scelzi pushed himself to the limit last weekend by competing in a trio of races. Scelzi, who was fresh from being involved in a scary fire that left second and third-degree burns on his left leg the previous weekend, scored a top 10 last Friday at Marysville Raceway in Marysville, Calif., before capping the weekend by advancing into the World of Outlaws Sprint Car...more
Shawn Miller
  • Shawn Miller on Mar 23, 2015
  • Article Date: 3/23/2015
Tags: Dominic Scelzi, Antioch Speedway, Silver Dollar Speedway
USAC/CRA Back to Perris April 18;

USAC/CRA Back to Perris April 18;...

3/23/2015
GARDNER WINS “COPPER ON DIRT,” PRELIM TO BACON The AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Cars return to Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway April 18 and Damion Gardner will try to move back to the top of the standings as he chases a fourth series title and third in succession. Gardner, of Concord, Calif., is four points behind five-time series king Mike Spencer in the latest points after winning last Saturday’s 30-lap “Copper on Dirt” finale at USA Raceway in Tucson, Ariz. The victory was...more
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  • administrator on Mar 23, 2015
  • Article Date: 3/23/2015
Tags: Damion Gardner, Perris Auto Speedway, USAC CRA Sprint Car Series
USAC Western Sprints in Action at

USAC Western Sprints in Action at...

3/23/2015
USAC Sprint racing visits Western venues this week as the West Coast and Southwest series see action. Ryan Bernal leads the West Coast Sprints to Keller Auto Speedway at the Kings Fairgrounds in Hanford, Calif. Saturday. Stevie Sussex stands atop the Southwest standings as that series heads for Canyon Speedway Park in Peoria, Ariz., also on Saturday. Saturday’s King of the Wing Regional opener at the Madera (Calif.) Speedway has been rescheduled for May 2. Bernal won...more
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  • administrator on Mar 23, 2015
  • Article Date: 3/23/2015
Tags: Ryan Bernal, Kings Speedway, USAC Western Sprint Car Series
USAC Western Midgets Eye Tulare Ma

USAC Western Midgets Eye Tulare Ma...

3/23/2015
GARDNER TAKES BAKERSFIELD 20-LAPPER The Honda USAC Western Midgets are idle until May 2 when they return to competition at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif. Defending series champion Ronnie Gardner will lead the series to the 3/8-mile dirt oval as the 2015 leader after his series-opening victory last Saturday at Bakersfield (Calif.) Speedway. Gardner, of Norco, Calif., led the final five laps of Saturday’s Bakersfield feature in his Baldozier Racing/Esslinger...more
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  • administrator on Mar 23, 2015
  • Article Date: 3/23/2015
Tags: Ronnie Gardner, USAC Western HPD Midgets, Midgets
Western HPDs at Madera Speedway Sa

Western HPDs at Madera Speedway Sa...

3/23/2015
LAMB & NOBILE SCORE HPD VICTORIES USAC’s Western HPD Midgets take to the one-third mile paved Madera (Calif.) Speedway Saturday in the “Pombo/Sargent Classic.” Point leader Dylan Nobile of Clovis, Calif. won Saturday night’s 30-lap feature at the Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway Bullring. He passed Cody Jessop on lap five and led the rest of the way to beat Jessop, Toni Breidinger, Dezel West and fast qualifier Jeff Kelley. That left him with a 23-point lead over...more
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  • administrator on Mar 23, 2015
  • Article Date: 3/23/2015
Tags: Madera Speedway, USAC Western HPD Midgets, Midgets
USAC Hall of Famer Earl Baltes Die

USAC Hall of Famer Earl Baltes Die...

3/23/2015
Earl Baltes, who was inducted into USAC’s Hall of Fame in 2013, has died at the age of 93. The builder of Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio in 1954, his legacy will be one of accomplishment and integrity. “Earl and Eldora hold a special place for me,“ says USAC CEO/President Kevin Miller, “from feeding my passion for sprint cars in my youth to being honored in working with Earl to present the 2003 Mopar Million, the richest Sprint car race in the world, the USAC event...more
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  • administrator on Mar 23, 2015
  • Article Date: 3/23/2015
Tags: Eldora Speedway
Freeman Aiming to Create Winning S

Freeman Aiming to Create Winning S...

3/23/2015
Inside Line Promotions – LONGVIEW, Texas (March 23, 2015) – Cody Freeman has a new perspective when he heads to the race track this weekend. Freeman is now a feature winner following his first career micro sprint main event victory on March 14. “I think it will make it easier to get the next win,” he said. “We chased the first one all last year so to get it out of the way during the season opener gives me a lot of confidence and puts us closer to getting another...more
Shawn Miller
  • Shawn Miller on Mar 23, 2015
  • Article Date: 3/23/2015
Tags: Cody Freeman, Hunt County Raceway, Mountain Creek Speedway
Driver Websites Establishes New We

Driver Websites Establishes New We...

3/23/2015
Inside Line Promotions – SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (March 23, 2015) – Driver Websites has created a new website for midget ace Justin Peck. The custom veteran package website – http://www.JustinPeckRacing.com – will showcase the latest news as well as an updated schedule and results page. Biography, stats, sponsors, photos and videos are also highlighted pages on the website. Peck, who hails from Mooresville, Ind., is a rising star in the national midget ranks. He owns 10...more
Shawn Miller
  • Shawn Miller on Mar 23, 2015
  • Article Date: 3/23/2015
Tags: Justin Peck, Midgets, Driver Websites
March Car Shows a Huge Success!

March Car Shows a Huge Success!

3/23/2015
The Fonda/Rotterdam and OCFS Car Show were a huge success with plenty of cars, racers and fans attending the events. CRSA was well represented as sprint cars are becoming more popular in the Southern Tier. The Fonda Speedway car show kicked off the March Madness and showcased two new drivers making the transition to sprint cars: Joshua Flint (41j) and Jeremiah Munson (51). Veteran Cory Sparks also has his new ?#?1HD? ready to go and on display for the fans. OCFS...more
Mike VanDusen
  • Mike VanDusen on Mar 23, 2015
  • Article Date: 3/23/2015
Tags: Fonda Speedway, CRSA Sprint Cars, 305 Sprints - Winged
Hoosier Official tire for URC

Hoosier Official tire for URC

3/23/2015
As many of you already know the United Racing Club is proud to have partnered with Hoosier Racing Tires for the 2015 season and through the 2020 season. Hoosier Racing Tire is the largest manufacturer of racing tires in the world with distributors located both domestically and worldwide. The partnership will allow The United Racing Club teams to compete on the same tire as many of the local sprintcar tracks throughout the Pennsylvania region and nationally. Hoosier...more
Robbie Stillwaggon
  • Robbie Stillwaggon on Mar 23, 2015
  • Article Date: 3/23/2015
Tags: United Racing Club, 360 Sprints - Winged, Winged Sprints
Rilat Ready for ASCS Gulf South Do

Rilat Ready for ASCS Gulf South Do...

3/23/2015
(Photo by Al Steinberg) Inside Line Promotions – FORNEY, Texas (March 23, 2015) – Travis Rilat hopes the third time is the charm. Rilat is scheduled to return to action this Friday and Saturday for the ASCS Gulf South Region season-opening doubleheader after the last two weekends of racing have been rained out in Texas. The races – Friday at Golden Triangle Raceway Park in Beaumont and Saturday at Battleground Speedway in Highlands – had been slated for two weeks ago...more
Shawn Miller
  • Shawn Miller on Mar 23, 2015
  • Article Date: 3/23/2015
Tags: Travis Rilat, Battleground Speedway, Golden Triangle Raceway Park
Giovanni Scelzi Derailed by Mechan

Giovanni Scelzi Derailed by Mechan...

3/23/2015
(Photo by Bryan Lugo Photography) Inside Line Promotions – STOCKTON, Calif. (March 23, 2015) – Giovanni Scelzi was about to shine on a bright stage when he ran into mechanical issues last Friday at Delta Speedway. Scelzi was in the middle of battling World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series stars Shane Stewart, Bryan Clauson and David Gravel during a winged micro sprint event when disaster struck. “I know we had the car to win,” Scelzi said. “The car was starting to come in...more
Shawn Miller
  • Shawn Miller on Mar 23, 2015
  • Article Date: 3/23/2015
Tags: Giovanni Scelzi, Delta Speedway, Micro Sprints
I-30 Speedway Confirms 2015 Lucas

I-30 Speedway Confirms 2015 Lucas...

3/23/2015
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (March 24, 2015) Arkansas’s I-30 Speedway is a long standing tradition with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series. The site of the first National Tour event in 1993, Tracey Clay has confirmed her famed quarter-mile oval for five nights of racing in 2015, including the $15,000 to win, 28th annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires. The season’s only pre Short Track Nationals visit to the I-30 Speedway, drivers with the Lucas...more
Bryan Hulbert
  • Bryan Hulbert on Mar 23, 2015
  • Article Date: 3/23/2015
Tags: I-30 Speedway, ASCS National, Winged Sprints
ASCS Gulf South Trying Again at Be

ASCS Gulf South Trying Again at Be...

3/23/2015
(Image Credit: Manvel Motorsports) TULSA, Okla. (March 23, 2015) Perhaps the second try will be the one for the start of the 2015 season for the Southern Trailer Works ASCS Gulf South Region presented by Griffith Truck and Equipment as the south Texas series heads for the Golden Triangle Raceway Park in Beaumont, Texas on Friday, March 27 and Battleground Speedway on Saturday, March 28 in Highlands, Texas. The only action in the ASCS Nation this coming weekend, several...more
Bryan Hulbert
  • Bryan Hulbert on Mar 23, 2015
  • Article Date: 3/23/2015
Tags: Battleground Speedway, Golden Triangle Raceway Park, ASCS Gulf South Region
Williams Grove and Atomic On Deck

Williams Grove and Atomic On Deck...

3/23/2015
(Photo: Brent Marks in action at the Lincoln Speedway earlier this season - WRT Speedwerx/Carman Photo Credit) Williams Grove and Atomic On Deck for Brent Marks Racing Marks Set to Join All Stars at Atomic for a Shot at $10,000 By Fully Injected Motorsports: Myerstown, PA (March 23rd, 2015) - Despite losing another weekend of competition as a result of Mother Nature, Brent Marks and the Brent Marks Racing operation will stay focused, and turn their attention towards...more
Tyler Altmeyer
  • Tyler Altmeyer on Mar 23, 2015
  • Article Date: 3/23/2015
Tags: Brent Marks, Winged Sprints
Schuett starts his 2015 Rookie of

Schuett starts his 2015 Rookie of...

3/23/2015
Dupo, IL (March 23, 2015) Kyle Schuett and his Schuett Racing, Inc. team kicked off their 2015 race season this past weekend, when the POWRi and POWRi West midgets invaded Port City Raceway for the 2nd Annual Turnpike Challenge. Over 65 entries filled the pits on both Friday and Saturday nights, with the best of the best in midget racing and some top sprint car drivers being in attendance. The format for the each night was a pill draw to determine heat race line-ups,...more
Kyle Schuett
  • Kyle Schuett on Mar 23, 2015
  • Article Date: 3/23/2015
Tags: Kyle Schuett, Port City Raceway, POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micro Sprints
Rest in Peace Earl Baltes

Rest in Peace Earl Baltes

3/23/2015
(Image Credit: Eldora Speedway P.R.) The racing world has lost a true pioneer. Earl Baltes, the found of Eldora Speedway passed from this mortal world Monday morning at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio at the age of 93. The American Sprint Car Series offers our sincerest condolences to the Baltes family. “Earl always made it a point to call and check in with me to see how things was going. He always had kind things to say about us,” comment Emmett Hahn when...more
Bryan Hulbert
  • Bryan Hulbert on Mar 23, 2015
  • Article Date: 3/23/2015
Tags: Eldora Speedway, Winged Sprints
Rico Abreu Wins Wild FVP Western S

Rico Abreu Wins Wild FVP Western S...

3/23/2015
Scores his second win in as many weeks and the third of his career after battle with Terry McCarl STOCKTON, Calif. - March 22, 2015 - Four different leaders battled it out in Sunday night's wild FVP Western Spring Shootout at the Stockton Dirt Track, but it was Rico Abreu who outlasted the competition and captured his second World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series win in as many weeks. With ten laps to go, Abreu caught Terry McCarl, then the leader, as the two headed into...more
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  • administrator on Mar 23, 2015
  • Article Date: 3/23/2015
Tags: Rico Abreu, Stockton Dirt Track, World of Outlaws
Williams Grove Opens with 410 Spri

Williams Grove Opens with 410 Spri...

3/22/2015
Mechanicsburg - Williams Grove Speedway will open the 2015 racing season this Friday night, March 27 at 7:30 pm with a good old-fashioned Williams Grove twinbill of Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprints and super late models. Fireworks will help bring in the season of professional, local dirt track auto racing at Williams Grove. Full programs of heat races and features for each division is on the agenda with the 410 sprints racing for $3,600 to win. Adult general admission...more
Kathy Hughes
  • Kathy Hughes on Nov 15, 2024
  • Article Date: 3/22/2015
Tags: Williams Grove Speedway, Winged Sprints
Williams Grove Speedway Saturday N

Williams Grove Speedway Saturday N...

3/22/2015
Aquafun Pools of Halifax, PA. is returning as the sponsor of the Williams Grove Speedway Saturday Night Series Street Stocks. This is the second consecutive year the regional leader in home aquatic fun is sponsoring the Street Stock division. Aquafun Pools began operation in 2003. Paul Morgan, the president of Aquafun Pools, is a former Street Stock competitor. During his Saturday Night Series racing career, Morgan recorded two feature wins. Since his retirement from...more
Kathy Hughes
  • Kathy Hughes on Nov 15, 2024
  • Article Date: 3/22/2015
Tags: Williams Grove Speedway, Winged Sprints
Bruce Jr. Earns Podium Finish in R

Bruce Jr. Earns Podium Finish in R...

3/22/2015
(Photo by Tim's Racing Photos) Inside Line Promotions – TULSA, Okla. (March 22, 2015) – Tony Bruce Jr. took advantage of a rainout in Texas last weekend to compete closer to home. After the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour doubleheader at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas, was cancelled because of weather, Bruce Jr. drove his midget and a nonwing micro sprint for Rodney Bippus on Friday and Saturday at Port City Raceway. “It was definitely fun to do something that...more
Shawn Miller
  • Shawn Miller on Mar 22, 2015
  • Article Date: 3/22/2015
Tags: Tony Bruce, Port City Raceway, 81 Speedway
Gardner Still #1 After Bakersfield

Gardner Still #1 After Bakersfield...

3/22/2015
Bakersfield, CA……..Defending Honda USAC Western Midget Champion Ronnie Gardner of Norco, Calif. picked up right where he left off in 2014 by winning the 2015 series opener Saturday night at Bakersfield Speedway. Gardner caught Trey Marcham on lap 16 and led the final five laps in his Baldozier Racing/Esslinger Engineering Stewart/Esslinger to beat Marcham, Scott Pierovich, David Prickett and Randi Pankratz. HONDA USAC WESTERN MIDGET RACE RESULTS: March 21, 2015 –...more
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  • administrator on Mar 22, 2015
  • Article Date: 3/22/2015
Tags: Ronnie Gardner, Bakersfield Speedway, Midgets
Donny Schatz Scores Close Win on N

Donny Schatz Scores Close Win on N...

3/22/2015
Becomes the first repeat World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series winner of 2015 and ends winless streak in California STOCKTON, Calif. - March 21, 2015 - Shane Stewart had victory in sight as he rounded turn four on the final lap of Saturday night's FVP Western Spring Shootout at the Stockton Dirt Track. Reigning World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series champion Donny Schatz had other things in mind though as he dove to the bottom of the track and drag raced Stewart to the finish...more
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  • administrator on Mar 22, 2015
  • Article Date: 3/22/2015
Tags: Donny Schatz, Stockton Dirt Track, World of Outlaws
Champ Gardner Takes "Copper on Dir

Champ Gardner Takes "Copper on Dir...

3/22/2015
Tucson, AZ……..AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Car Champion Damion Gardner of Concord, Calif. won Saturday night’s 30-lap finale at the 8th “Copper on Dirt” at USA Raceway. Wheeling the Mark Alexander Scott Sales Company/J & D Performance Spike, Gardner wrestled the lead from Dave Darland on lap 15 and led the final 16 laps for the victory, his record 58th in USAC/CRA competition. AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Car king Brady Bacon took second ahead of fast qualifier Mike Spencer,...more
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  • administrator on Mar 22, 2015
  • Article Date: 3/22/2015
Tags: Damion Gardner, Arizona Motorplex, USAC/CRA Sprints
Nobile Tops HPDs at LVMS Bullring

Nobile Tops HPDs at LVMS Bullring

3/22/2015
Las Vegas, NV……..USAC Western HPD Midget Series point leader Dylan Nobile of Clovis, Calif. won Saturday night’s 30-lap feature at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring. He passed Cody Jessop on lap five and led the rest of the way to beat Jessop, Toni Breidinger, Dezel West and fast qualifier Jeff Kelley. USAC HPD WESTERN MIDGET RACE RESULTS: March 21, 2015 – Las Vegas, Nevada – Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring QUALIFYING: 1. Jeff Kelley, 55, Kelley-15.551; 2. Dylan...more
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  • administrator on Mar 22, 2015
  • Article Date: 3/22/2015
Tags: Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Midgets, Midgets
Lamb Lands USAC HPD Eastern Midget

Lamb Lands USAC HPD Eastern Midget...

3/22/2015
Williamston, SC……..Chris Lamb of Colfax, N.C. led all but the first four laps to win Saturday night’s 35-lap USAC Eastern HPD Midget series opener at Anderson Motor Speedway. Jake Nelke led the first four laps and fimished second ahead of Jessica Bean, Scott Hunter and Andrew Layser. USAC HPD EASTERN MIDGET RACE RESULTS: March 21, 2015 – Williamston, South Carolina – Anderson Motor Speedway QUALIFYING: 1. Chris Lamb,9, Lamb-15.524; 2. Scott Hunter, 14,...more
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  • administrator on Mar 22, 2015
  • Article Date: 3/22/2015
Tags: Chris Lamb, Anderson Motor Speedway, Midgets
Dusty Zomer Conquers The Copper on

Dusty Zomer Conquers The Copper on...

3/22/2015
(Image Credit: Terry Shaw) TUCSON, Ariz. (March 21, 2015) Putting the Buffalo Wild Wings No. 82 to the front of the field on the opening lap of Saturday’s Copper on Dirt A-Feature with the ASCS Southwest Region, South Dakota’s Dusty Zomer made sure he was the class of the field at Tucson’s USA Raceway. Leading start to finish, Zomer left only 12 drivers on the lead lap when the checkered flag fell. Friday night winner, Logan Forler, crossed second with Aaron Reutzel...more
Bryan Hulbert
  • Bryan Hulbert on Mar 22, 2015
  • Article Date: 3/22/2015
Tags: Dusty Zomer, Arizona Motorplex, ASCS Southwest Region
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