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Loaded for Little Rock; Miranda Ar

Loaded for Little Rock; Miranda Ar...

10/26/2011
Loaded for Little Rock; Miranda Arnold Heads to Short Track Nationals PETERSEN MEDIA- All eyes in the sprint car world will be directed to Little Rock, Arkansas as the Lucas Oil ASCS National Series invades the I 30-Speedway for the annual Short Track Nationals. The last time Miranda Arnold and her Arnold Motorsports/Mid-Mo Auto Sales No.5m hit the track, she charged from the B, to a seventh place finish in the A at the Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, MO. This...more
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  • Petersen Media on Oct 26, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/26/2011
KWS giveaway car is powder coated

KWS giveaway car is powder coated...

10/26/2011
KWS awards banquet giveaway car back in Rio Vista after getting powder coated by Willie Croft & Amerikote By Gary Thomas Rio Vista, CA – October 26, 2011…Recently picking up the new Maxim Chassis giveaway car at Kaeding Performance in Campbell, California the King of the West Sprints team proceeded to haul it up to Sacramento for a beautiful powder coating job courtesy of Amerikote. Golden State King of the West 410 Sprint Car Series driver Willie Croft and Amerikote...more
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  • Gary Thomas on Oct 26, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/26/2011
Non-Wing Fling Champion!

Non-Wing Fling Champion!

10/25/2011
It has been 9 long years since Caleb Martin has won the Non Wing Fling, an annual event at Gulf Coast Speedway. This weekend Caleb was able to capture his 2nd Non Wing Fling Championship over 27 other competitors. Caleb led all 50 laps taking home the $500 and the 2011 Non Wing Fling.
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  • Admin Account on Feb 21, 2013
  • Article Date: 10/25/2011
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STM Heads to Little Rock!

STM Heads to Little Rock!

10/25/2011
The Scott Thiel Motorsports #64 Sprint Car team headed down to Little Rock, Ar for the 24th Annual Short Track Nationals. The team made a stop Monday at Gaerte Engines and from there headed down to the track. Wednesday night will be a Test'n Tune session. Thursday night will be Scotty's qualifying night and depending on how well things go, it will place him in some main for Saturday nights final event. Keep up to date at www.scottythiel.com, as well as the Scotty Thiel...more
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  • administrator on Oct 26, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/25/2011
Tags: Winged Sprints
Bernal Busts On To USAC Scene

Bernal Busts On To USAC Scene

10/25/2011
PETERSEN MEDIA: After an impressive 2010 racing SPEC Sprints in his family car, Danny Olmstead took a chance on 17-year-old Ryan Bernal, and the team had a break out 2011 running with the USAC West Coast 360 series. A rookie to the series, Bernal turned heads all season as the Hollister, CA native was a threat to win every night the team unloaded. On a weekly basis the competition of the USAC West Coast 360 series would have the likes of non wing stars, Bud Kaeding,...more
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  • Petersen Media on Oct 25, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/25/2011
Tags: Ryan Bernal, USAC 360 Sprint Series, Winning
Tuesdays with TMAC – With the Berr

Tuesdays with TMAC – With the Berr...

10/25/2011
Tuesdays with TMAC – With the Berryhill’s at the Bowl! (Bill W) October 25, 2011 – Terry McCarl ran last weekend in the Berryhill #97 at the Devil’s Bowl Speedway near Mesquite, Texas. An eighth place finish in the finale was the weekend’s best in a huge field sanctioned by the Lucas Oil ASCS National Series. The Altoona, Iowa driver is mulling over his next racing venture. TMAC drove for Berryhill, who suffered an injury earlier in the year at Devil’s Bowl. “Aaron...more
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  • administrator on Oct 25, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/25/2011
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Brian Brown – Short Track National

Brian Brown – Short Track National...

10/24/2011
(Bill W) October 24, 2011 – This weekend, Brian Brown and the FVP #21 team are seeking a win at the Short Track Nationals at the I-30 Speedway near Little Rock, Arkansas. The Grain Valley, Missouri driver has finished second and third in the past at the prestigious event, and hopes to be atop the podium this Saturday night. Last weekend found the team running Devil’s Bowl Speedway near Mesquite, Texas with the Lucal Oil ASCS National Series. In Friday’s prelim, a...more
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  • Admin Account on Oct 25, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/24/2011
Tags: Brian Brown, I-30 Speedway, ASCS National
Dover finishes 7th at Devil's Bowl

Dover finishes 7th at Devil's Bowl...

10/24/2011
Inside Line Promotions – MESQUITE, Texas (Oct. 24) – Jack Dover summarized his weekend as good. Not great and not bad, simply good. “For the way the track was both nights, it was a good weekend,” the 21-year-old Springfield, Neb., native said. “We didn’t wreck anything and we were consistent.” The defending Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals champion entered the 38th annual Winter Nationals last weekend at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas, with much anticipation....more
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  • Shawn Miller on Oct 24, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/24/2011
Tags: Winged Sprints
Kaeding 7th at Trophy Cup

Kaeding 7th at Trophy Cup

10/24/2011
PETERSEN MEDIA- Bud Kaeding ended his 2011 winged sprint car season by finishing 7th in Trophy Cup points. Much of the excitement from this big event is the ‘two for one’ the fans get. During the feature event, not only are people paying attention to who is leading the race, but they are also trying to calculate points, as this event awards final point stadings, and not just the race finish. 69 cars kicked off the Trophy Cup on Friday, and Bud Kaeding timed his Kaeding...more
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  • Petersen Media on Oct 24, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/24/2011
Tarlton places 10th at Trophy Cup

Tarlton places 10th at Trophy Cup

10/24/2011
Inside Line Promotions – TULARE, Calif. (Oct. 24) – Tommy Tarlton was behind before he even started. “We drew a 71, so we were like the 60th car out for qualifying,” he said. “So the track wasn’t nearly as good as it was early.” It was all uphill from that point for the Easton, Calif., veteran at last weekend’s 18th annual Trophy Cup at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif. In the prestigious event where every position determines points for the 70 competitors, Tarlton...more
Shawn Miller
  • Shawn Miller on Oct 24, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/24/2011
Tags: Winged Sprints
Lasoski Strikes Lucas Oil ASCS Gol

Lasoski Strikes Lucas Oil ASCS Gol...

10/24/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, MESQUITE, Texas (October 22, 2011) – Danny Lasoski added his name to the prestigious list of Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals champions by racing to victory lane in Saturday night’s 38th Annual edition of the event atop the ½-mile Devil’s Bowl Speedway. “The Dude” slipped past Sam Hafertepe, Jr., just past the midway point en route to snaring the $10,000 winner’s share in the 30-lapper as he collected his first Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters...more
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  • Admin Account on Oct 24, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/24/2011
Tags: Sam Hafertepe, Danny Lasoski, Devil's Bowl Speedway
Short Track Nationals Entries Reve

Short Track Nationals Entries Reve...

10/23/2011
STN Entries Revealed at 78 and Counting! Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (October 19, 2011) – The anxiety sets in each October. Like kids sleeping restlessly on Christmas Eve, the anticipation builds for race fans as they wait and wonder just what names may appear on the entry list for I-30 Speedway’s annual Short Track Nationals in Little Rock, AR. The wait is over. With the 24th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires just one week away, the...more
Cathy Lorenz
  • Cathy Lorenz on Oct 23, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/23/2011
Tags: Winged Sprints
Lasoski Strikes Lucas Oil ASCS Gol

Lasoski Strikes Lucas Oil ASCS Gol...

10/23/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, MESQUITE, Texas (October 22, 2011) – Danny Lasoski added his name to the prestigious list of Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals champions by racing to victory lane in Saturday night’s 38th Annual edition of the event atop the ½-mile Devil’s Bowl Speedway. “The Dude” slipped past Sam Hafertepe, Jr., just past the midway point en route to snaring the $10,000 winner’s share in the 30-lapper as he collected his first Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters...more
Cathy Lorenz
  • Cathy Lorenz on Oct 23, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/23/2011
Tags: Sam Hafertepe, Danny Lasoski, Devil's Bowl Speedway
R.J. Johnson Enjoys ASCS Canyon Wi

R.J. Johnson Enjoys ASCS Canyon Wi...

10/23/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, PEORIA, Ariz. (October 22, 2011) – R.J. Johnson finished off Canyon Speedway Park’s Second Annual Canyon Southwest Championships by besting Saturday night’s 35-car Sunoco Fuel ASCS Canyon Region field atop the 3/8-mile clay oval. Johnson snared his fourth wingless ASCS Canyon Region win of the year after starting from the pole position in Bobby Martin’s Proflyer-powered Weiler Farms No. 51 Maxim. Johnson took his 12th career Canyon Region win in front...more
Cathy Lorenz
  • Cathy Lorenz on Oct 23, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/23/2011
Tags: Winged Sprints
Wayne Johnson Takes Lucas Oil ASCS

Wayne Johnson Takes Lucas Oil ASCS...

10/23/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, MESQUITE, Texas (October 21, 2011) – It didn’t take long for Wayne Johnson to park his newly-formed No. 77x team in Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National victory lane, as he topped Friday night’s 38th Annual Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals preliminary feature atop the storied ½-mile Devil’s Bowl Speedway clay oval. In just his third weekend of National competition with the new team, the Oklahoma City native took the lead away from Spring...more
Cathy Lorenz
  • Cathy Lorenz on Oct 23, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/23/2011
Tags: Winged Sprints
Ziehl Takes ASCS Southwest Honors

Ziehl Takes ASCS Southwest Honors...

10/23/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, PEORIA, Ariz. (October 21, 2011) – Rick Ziehl landed another Sunoco Fuel ASCS Southwest feature win on Friday night as Canyon Speedway Park kicked off its Second Annual Canyon Southwest Championships. Closing in on a fourth consecutive ASCS Southwest championship, Ziehl captured his sixth series win of the year from the front row aboard the Wesmar-powered Lucas Oil No. 20z Maxim. Ziehl took the checkered flag ahead of ninth-starter Kyle McCutcheon,...more
Cathy Lorenz
  • Cathy Lorenz on Oct 23, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/23/2011
Tags: Winged Sprints
Ziehl Takes ASCS Southwest Honors

Ziehl Takes ASCS Southwest Honors...

10/22/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, PEORIA, Ariz. (October 21, 2011) – Rick Ziehl landed another Sunoco Fuel ASCS Southwest feature win on Friday night as Canyon Speedway Park kicked off its Second Annual Canyon Southwest Championships. Closing in on a fourth consecutive ASCS Southwest championship, Ziehl captured his sixth series win of the year from the front row aboard the Wesmar-powered Lucas Oil No. 20z Maxim. Ziehl took the checkered flag ahead of ninth-starter Kyle McCutcheon,...more
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  • Admin Account on Oct 22, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/22/2011
Tags: Rick Ziehl, Canyon Speedway Park, ASCS Southwest Region
Wayne Johnson Takes Lucas Oil ASCS

Wayne Johnson Takes Lucas Oil ASCS...

10/22/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, MESQUITE, Texas (October 21, 2011) – It didn’t take long for Wayne Johnson to park his newly-formed No. 77x team in Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National victory lane, as he topped Friday night’s 38th Annual Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals preliminary feature atop the storied ½-mile Devil’s Bowl Speedway clay oval. In just his third weekend of National competition with the new team, the Oklahoma City native took the lead away from Spring...more
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  • Admin Account on Oct 22, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/22/2011
Tags: Sam Hafertepe, Tony Bruce, Bryan Dobesh
Haley Arnold Heads to Valley

Haley Arnold Heads to Valley

10/21/2011
PETERSEN MEDIA: Haley Arnold will again shed her top wing, and return to action at the Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, MO tomorrow night during Fall Series action at the speedway. Just a week ago, Arnold made her non-wing debut at the speedway, and she scored an eighth place finish. With last week being a learning experience, Haley is hopeful this week will get off to a better start and she can be competitive all night long. Being used to the down for of a wing during...more
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  • Petersen Media on Oct 21, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/21/2011
Tags: Haley Arnold, Petersen Media
Kyle Hirst gives A4MP Engine a har

Kyle Hirst gives A4MP Engine a har...

10/20/2011
Photo by Steven Cox Kyle Hirst wins heat race & looks strong using A4MP Engine at Cotton Classic on Saturday for DES Racing By Gary Thomas Hanford, CA – October 19, 2011…Stepping out of the seat for the final King of the West 410 event of the season this past weekend, series Managing Director Dan Simpson tabbed Loomis driver Kyle Hirst to pilot the DES Inc. No. 4s Maxim, utilizing the experimental A4MP Engine. Despite some tough luck in the main event, what transpired...more
Gary Thomas
  • Gary Thomas on Oct 20, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/20/2011
Tags: Kyle Hirst
STN Entry List Unveiled at 78 and

STN Entry List Unveiled at 78 and...

10/20/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (October 19, 2011) – The anxiety sets in each October. Like kids sleeping restlessly on Christmas Eve, the anticipation builds for race fans as they wait and wonder just what names may appear on the entry list for I-30 Speedway’s annual Short Track Nationals in Little Rock, AR. The wait is over. With the 24th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires just one week away, the initial list of drivers set to battle it...more
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  • Admin Account on Oct 20, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/20/2011
Tags: Jason Meyers, Tony Bruce, Brad Sweet
Talladega Night: Kraig Kinser Hits

Talladega Night: Kraig Kinser Hits...

10/19/2011
Granger, IA—Oct. 19, 2011— Kraig Kinser is no stranger to Victory Lane at Talladega. In fact, he won in his most recent start at the track in 2005, though that was at Talladega Superspeedway, the monstrous 2.66-mile paved oval. The second generation driver will return to the one-third-mile dirt oval across the street this weekend for the first time since 2003, as the World of Outlaws visit Talladega Short Track on Saturday, October 22 for the “Talladega Sage Fruit...more
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  • Admin Account on Oct 20, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/19/2011
Tags: Kraig Kinser, Talladega Short Track, World of Outlaws
The Big Guy, Troy Hennig & much mo

The Big Guy, Troy Hennig & much mo...

10/19/2011
A special extended edition of “KWS Tonight” will be presented this Thursday with a recap of the 26th Cotton Classic, as well as interviews with fan favorite and former California Golden State 410 champion Jason Statler and the voice of the King of the West Sprints Mr. Troy Hennig. Gary Thomas & George Hague will put a cap on a great championship night this past weekend that saw a large crowd pack into the Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway. We will also showcase highlights...more
Gary Thomas
  • Gary Thomas on Oct 19, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/19/2011
Tags: Golden State King of the West Sprints
Andy Gregg Geared Up for Trophy Cu

Andy Gregg Geared Up for Trophy Cu...

10/19/2011
PETERSEN MEDIA: After an early race miscue on Saturday night during the King of the West finale, Andy Gregg is eager for the 2011 Trophy Cup as he will look to end the season with an exclamation point. The Trophy Cup is viewed as the biggest race in California as 80-cars are pre registered. Year after year fans are drawn to this event for the ‘fan-friendly’ format that is utilizes. The format is simple. Each time a driver hits the track they are awarded finishing...more
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  • Petersen Media on Oct 19, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/19/2011
Tags: Andy Gregg, Bret Ervin Racing, 7 Industries
Bud Hopes to Better Trophy Cup Fin

Bud Hopes to Better Trophy Cup Fin...

10/19/2011
PETERSEN MEDIA- After strong runs over the final two weeks of the season, Bud Kaeding will now look to better his 8th place finish in the 2010 Trophy Cup, as he climbs back aboard the Brian Matherly /Sprint Car Innovations/Kaeding Performance No.19 for this years edition of the race in Tulare, CA. Over the last two weekends Kaeding has been a threat to win in anything that he has hopped into. Two weekends ago he ran second in the Matherly No.19 at Ocean Speedway, and...more
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  • Petersen Media on Oct 19, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/19/2011
Tags: Bud Kaeding, Kaeding Performance, Petersen Media
Cox and Croft Together Again

Cox and Croft Together Again

10/19/2011
PETERSEN MEDIA: Justyn Cox is excited to announce he will be back aboard the Willie Croft Racing No.29 for this weekends running of the Trophy Cup in Tulare, CA. Cox has teamed with Croft earlier this year and another one of the biggest races on the West coast as he competed in the Gold Cup Race of Champions. After a two-race stint aboard the potent Rod Tiner Racing machine, Cox is excited to team back with Croft for what is the biggest race of the year in...more
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  • Petersen Media on Oct 19, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/19/2011
Tags: Justyn Cox, 7 Industries, Petersen Media
JA Hopes to Defend Trophy Cup Titl

JA Hopes to Defend Trophy Cup Titl...

10/19/2011
PETERSEN MEDIA: After ending the King of the West season with a win, Jonathan Allard will now look to defend his Trophy Cup championship and close his American season in the same fashion as the Williams Motorsports heads to one of the biggest races on the west coast. Saturday night, Allard returned to his winning ways as he made a late race pass on Tommy Tarlton, and fended off Tarlton and young, Trey Starks to pick up the win in Hanford. Now as he heads to the Trophy...more
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  • Petersen Media on Oct 19, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/19/2011
Tags: Jonathan Allard, Thunderbowl Raceway, Petersen Media
Abreu Poised for First Trophy Cup

Abreu Poised for First Trophy Cup

10/19/2011
PETERSEN MEDIA: After a weekend of charging his way through two feature events, Rico Abreu hopes that experience will pay off as he heads for his first ever Trophy Cup in Tulare, CA. After a part failure, and a driver miscue early in both features last weekend, the rookie gasser will now compete in the biggest race in California, the Trophy Cup. The Trophy Cup is an un-sanctioned 360 race that utilizes a format that showcases driver talent and excites the fans, and...more
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  • Petersen Media on Oct 19, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/19/2011
Tags: Kaeding Performance, Petersen Media, Factory Kahne
$20,000 payday awaits 18 annual Tr

$20,000 payday awaits 18 annual Tr...

10/18/2011
Groppetti Automotive Thunderbowl Raceway ready for the “big show” this Friday & Saturday with 18th annual Southwest Contractors Trophy Cup By Gary Thomas Tulare, CA – October 18, 2011…For many fans in California the one race they look forward to more than any other each season is the annual Trophy Cup and this weekend the Groppetti Automotive Thunderbowl Raceway will play host to the 18th edition of the famed Winged Sprint Car event. A talented 80-car field is set to...more
Gary Thomas
  • Gary Thomas on Oct 18, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/18/2011
Tags: Thunderbowl Raceway
ASCS Canyon-Southwest Championship

ASCS Canyon-Southwest Championship...

10/18/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (October 17, 2011) – Arizona race fans get the best of both worlds this coming weekend with both winged and wingless Sprint Cars taking to the 3/8-mile Canyon Speedway Park clay oval in Peoria, AZ. On Friday night, the winged Sunoco Fuel ASCS Southwest Region slings the CSP clay, with the non-wing Sunoco Fuel ASCS Canyon Region taking to the track on Saturday night. The second annual ASCS Canyon-Southwest Championships event marks the...more
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  • Admin Account on Oct 18, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/18/2011
Tags: Canyon Speedway Park, ASCS Canyon Regional, Winged Sprints
Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals on T

Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals on T...

10/17/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (October 17, 2011) – The beat goes on for the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filers National series with another $10,000 winner’s share up for grabs at this weekend’s 38th Annual Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals atop the storied ½-mile Devil’s Bowl Speedway clay just east of Dallas in Mesquite, TX. After Thursday’s Fifth Annual Steve King Foundation Golf Tournament, race fans in the Lone Star State get one last chance to watch the Lucas Oil...more
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  • Admin Account on Oct 18, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/17/2011
Tags: Devil's Bowl Speedway, ASCS National, Winged Sprints
Astro Titanium fasteners Helps Eli

Astro Titanium fasteners Helps Eli...

10/17/2011
The World of Outlaws is the most competitive 410 Sprint Car Series in the world, so when 2010 champion and current series points leader Jason Meyers enters the track, he is sure to have Astro Titanium fasteners on his racing machine. This past weekend Meyers captured his fifth consecutive win with the series and extended his point lead with Astro Titanium not only on his car, but in his car. The win crusade began for Meyers on Sept. 24 at Lernerville Speedway in...more
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  • Admin Account on Oct 18, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/17/2011
Tags: Jason Meyers, World of Outlaws, Astro Titanium
Dover places 5th in LoneStar Sprin

Dover places 5th in LoneStar Sprin...

10/17/2011
Inside Line Promotions – KILGORE, Texas (Oct. 17) – It was another big weekend with another great showing for Jack Dover. The 21-year-old from Springfield, Neb., picked up a pair of top 10s with the ASCS National Tour at the inaugural three-day LoneStar Sprint Nationals at Lone Star Speedway in Kilgore, Texas. “I hadn’t raced on that track since they shortened it from a ½ mile to a 3/8 mile,” he said. “It took us awhile to get down there, but it was worth it in the...more
Shawn Miller
  • Shawn Miller on Oct 17, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/17/2011
Tags: Winged Sprints
Shane Stewart Snares $12K ASCS Win

Shane Stewart Snares $12K ASCS Win...

10/17/2011
KILGORE, Texas (October 15, 2011) – Shane Stewart picked off his second five-figure dollar amount win of the 2011 Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National campaign by topping Saturday night’s 40-lap Inaugural LoneStar Sprint Nationals finale atop the 3/8-mile Lone Star Speedway. The current Lucas Oil Sprint Car points leader from Bixby, OK, battled past Gary Wright into the lead on the 22nd round and then fought off a bid from Jason Johnson en route to...more
Cathy Lorenz
  • Cathy Lorenz on Oct 17, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/17/2011
Tags: Winged Sprints
Pittman Pulls off Friday Night ASC

Pittman Pulls off Friday Night ASC...

10/17/2011
KILGORE, Texas (October 14, 2011) – Daryn Pittman and Jason Johnson waged an epic battle in Friday night’s 30-lap Inaugural LoneStar Sprint Nationals preliminary main event at Lone Star Speedway with Pittman surging to the front in the final circuits to snare his first Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters triumph of the year. Pittman, an Owasso, OK, native who cut his Sprint Car racing teeth in ASCS competition from 1996 to 1998, put the T-Mac Racing No. 24 entry in...more
Cathy Lorenz
  • Cathy Lorenz on Oct 17, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/17/2011
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Herrera Wins LoneStar Sprint Natio

Herrera Wins LoneStar Sprint Natio...

10/17/2011
KILGORE, Texas (October 13, 2011) – Johnny Herrera tallied up his third Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National win of the year by topping Thursday night’s 30-lap main event at Lone Star Speedway’s Inaugural LoneStar Sprint Nationals. The Albuquerque shoe gunned into the lead at the drop of the green flag from the pole starting position and held the top spot all the way aboard the Wesmar-powered Mesilla Valley Transport/Champion Oil No. 45x Maxim. With the...more
Cathy Lorenz
  • Cathy Lorenz on Oct 17, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/17/2011
Tags: Winged Sprints
Bud Scores Third Friday and Eighth

Bud Scores Third Friday and Eighth...

10/16/2011
PETERSEN MEDIA- For the second week in a row, Bud Kaeding put together two solid nights of racing as he notched two top-ten finishes as he was in action at the Ocean Speedway and Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway. Friday night in Watsonville, CA, Kaeding climbed aboard the Werbach Motorsports No.20 entry for the first time this season and was impressive out of the box. With 22 cars on hand, the third generation driver timed in fourth quickest during qualifications. Heat...more
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  • Petersen Media on Oct 16, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/16/2011
Tarlton nearly wins again -- twice

Tarlton nearly wins again -- twice

10/16/2011
Inside Line Promotions – HANFORD, Calif. (Oct. 16) – Tommy Tarlton did what Tommy Tarlton does best: he didn't mix words after a pair of great finishes. “I gave away two more races,” he said. The Easton, Calif., native picked up a pair of top fives last weekend – he has 29 in 39 races this season – but was candid about letting two opportunities at victory slip away in the closing laps. “I did a lot of passing and got passed a little bit,” he said. “But when I got...more
Shawn Miller
  • Shawn Miller on Oct 16, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/16/2011
Tags: Winged Sprints
Haley 8th in Non Wing Debut

Haley 8th in Non Wing Debut

10/16/2011
PETERSEN MEDIA: After nearly a month off from competition, Haley Arnold climbed back aboard her Arnold Motorsports/Mid-Mo Auto Sales/Impact Signs, Awnings, & Wraps car and ditched the wing as she scored eighth in her first ever non wing sprint car race Saturday night. With 30-cars in the pit area at the Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, MO, Arnold used her hot lap session to feel the car out and begin to make the proper adjustments with no wing bolted to the...more
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  • Petersen Media on Oct 16, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/16/2011
Looking to End The Season Wright!

Looking to End The Season Wright!

10/16/2011
Shawn Wright and the Wright Motorsports #99 team are all regrouped after Fall Nationals. Night one started bad with a bad spark plug in qualifying. Which would put the Wright Process Systems, A.R.T. Chassis, M.D. Motorsports, 700+ horsepower sprint car in the 7th starting position in heat three. When the green dropped Shawn made some awesome moves moving up to 5th going into turn one which would end the heat for him as contact with Kyle Larson would take out the front...more
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  • Matthew Durica on Oct 16, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/16/2011
Tags: Shawn Wright, Silver Dollar Speedway, A.R.T.
Jon Allard wins 3rd career Cotton

Jon Allard wins 3rd career Cotton...

10/16/2011
Photo by Chucks Pix Jonathan Allard surges to third career Cotton Classic victory in front of large crowd on Saturday/ Tim Kaeding takes home King of the West 410 Sprints championship By Gary Thomas Hanford, CA – October 15, 2011…Two of the very best sprint car drivers on the west coast celebrated on the front stretch Saturday night in Hanford, as Chico’s Jonathan Allard brought home his fourth King of the West 410 victory of the year and San Jose’s Tim Kaeding became...more
Gary Thomas
  • Gary Thomas on Oct 16, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/16/2011
Cotton Classic Results- Jonathan A

Cotton Classic Results- Jonathan A...

10/16/2011
Golden State King of the West 410 Sprint Car Series Results “Cotton Classic” – Saturday October 15, 2011 28-cars Fast time: Jonathan Allard Heat one: Andy Gregg, Bobby McMahan, Jonathan Allard, Tommy Tarlton, Brent Bjork, Sean McMahan, Eli Deshaies Heat two: Rico Abreu, Jason Statler, Evan Suggs, Kenny Allen, Andy Forsberg, Danielle Simpson, Pat Harvey Heat three: Kyle Hirst, Peter Murphy, Brad Furr, Jac Haudenschild, Willie Croft, Gary Paulson, Koen Shaw Heat four:...more
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  • Gary Thomas on Oct 16, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/16/2011
Shane Stewart Snares $12K ASCS Win

Shane Stewart Snares $12K ASCS Win...

10/15/2011
KILGORE, Texas (October 15, 2011) – Shane Stewart picked off his second five-figure dollar amount win of the 2011 Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National campaign by topping Saturday night’s 40-lap Inaugural LoneStar Sprint Nationals finale atop the 3/8-mile Lone Star Speedway. The current Lucas Oil Sprint Car points leader from Bixby, OK, battled past Gary Wright into the lead on the 22nd round and then fought off a bid from Jason Johnson en route to...more
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  • Admin Account on Oct 16, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/15/2011
Tags: Shane Stewart, Lone Star Speedway, ASCS National
GOLOBIC WINS THIRD STRAIGHT OCEAN

GOLOBIC WINS THIRD STRAIGHT OCEAN...

10/15/2011
WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA (October 15, 2011) – The Ocean Sprints presented by Taco Bravo closed its 2011 campaign with a thrilling night of action as Fremont’s Shane Golobic won his third consecutive feature event while Salinas’ Ronnie Day was crowned series champion. Golobic’s last lap pass allowed him to become the only driver in the series to win three straight races, while Day’s fourth place finish was good enough to hold the title over Tommy Tarlton. The last lap...more
Steven Blakesley
  • Steven Blakesley on Oct 15, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/15/2011
Tags: Shane Golobic, Ronnie Day, Tommy Tarlton
Pittman Pulls off Friday Night ASC

Pittman Pulls off Friday Night ASC...

10/14/2011
KILGORE, Texas (October 14, 2011) – Daryn Pittman and Jason Johnson waged an epic battle in Friday night’s 30-lap Inaugural LoneStar Sprint Nationals preliminary main event at Lone Star Speedway with Pittman surging to the front in the final circuits to snare his first Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters triumph of the year. Pittman, an Owasso, OK, native who cut his Sprint Car racing teeth in ASCS competition from 1996 to 1998, put the T-Mac Racing No. 24 entry in...more
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  • Admin Account on Oct 16, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/14/2011
Tags: Daryn Pittman, Lone Star Speedway, ASCS National
USAC RETURNS TO SUNSHINE STATE FOR

USAC RETURNS TO SUNSHINE STATE FOR...

10/14/2011
The 2012 USAC racing season officially gets under way with a return visit to the Sunshine State of Florida as the Bubba Army “Winter Dirt Games” unfold February 9-10-11 at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala. Three nights of pulsating AMSOIL National Sprint Car thunder on one of the nation’s most exciting 3/8-mile dirt ovals kick off the 2012 campaign in the state where USAC outdoor racing began 56 years ago. Bob Sweikert, winner of the 1955 Indianapolis 500, won USAC’s first...more
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  • Admin Account on Oct 14, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/14/2011
Tags: USAC National Sprint Cars, Non-Winged Sprints
Herrera Wins LoneStar Sprint Natio

Herrera Wins LoneStar Sprint Natio...

10/14/2011
KILGORE, Texas (October 13, 2011) – Johnny Herrera tallied up his third Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National win of the year by topping Thursday night’s 30-lap main event at Lone Star Speedway’s Inaugural LoneStar Sprint Nationals. The Albuquerque shoe gunned into the lead at the drop of the green flag from the pole starting position and held the top spot all the way aboard the Wesmar-powered Mesilla Valley Transport/Champion Oil No. 45x Maxim. With the...more
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  • Admin Account on Oct 14, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/14/2011
Tags: Johnny Herrera, Tony Bruce, Matt Covington
DAY LOOKS TO CLOSE OUT OCEAN SPRIN

DAY LOOKS TO CLOSE OUT OCEAN SPRIN...

10/13/2011
WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA (October 13, 2011) – Salinas sprint car veteran Ronnie Day has had a season full of milestones in 2011 including his first career Ocean Speedway victory on June 3rd and finishing in the top-four in the first seven features of 2011. But Day will look to add one more milestone to the Keith Day Trucking team’s mantle as Day tries to close out the 2011 Ocean Sprints presented by Taco Bravo championship on Friday night. Day leads Tommy Tarlton by 30...more
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  • Steven Blakesley on Oct 13, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/13/2011
Tags: Bud Kaeding, Shane Golobic, Ronnie Day
Big Names Among Early Entries as S

Big Names Among Early Entries as S...

10/13/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (October 12, 2011) – With the pre-entry discount deadline for the upcoming 24th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires at I-30 Speedway just a few short days away, a small sampling of the early entries serves as an enticing indicator of the unparalleled pool of talent that will once again descend upon Little Rock, AR, in just two more weeks. And among those early entries is Grass Valley, CA, native Brad Sweet,...more
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Tags: I-30 Speedway, ASCS National, Winged Sprints
Taylor Ferns Closes Out USAC Mopar

Taylor Ferns Closes Out USAC Mopar...

10/12/2011
Shelby Township, Mich.— Oct 12, 2011— It’s often said that the most important thing for a young driver is seat time and laps on a variety of different race tracks. After competing three straight nights last week on the dirt, Taylor Ferns will be in action at two vastly different tracks this week as she wraps up the USAC Mopar D1 Midget Series schedule and looks to clinch the series title. The series concludes the 2011 campaign with a dirt/asphalt doubleheader,...more
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  • Admin Account on Oct 13, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/12/2011
Tags: Taylor Ferns, Midgets
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