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LoneStar Sprint Nationals Capping

LoneStar Sprint Nationals Capping...

8/7/2011
KILGORE TX (8/5/11) by DarinShort.com. The $100,000 LoneStar Sprint Nationals at LoneStar Speedway set for October 13-15 is quickly growing into three very full nights of sprint car-only racing due to the tremendous response of early entries received by the speedway. Early registration to the event has only been open for one week, but there have already been over 90 total sprint car entries received; of which 50 are in the RaceSaver® Sprint division. Due to the huge...more
JA Fights for Fourth in Final Kno

JA Fights for Fourth in Final Kno...

8/7/2011
PETERSEN MEDIA: Saturday night during round 15 of the 2011 King of the West Series, Chico, CA driver, Jonathan Allard, picked up a hard fought fourth place finish in Hanford, CA. After starting the 30-lap feature in the third spot, Allard was able to get past Andy Gregg for the second lap to move into the second spot as he began to battle with leader, Tim Kaeding. As Allard used the top shelf in turns three and four, he slid too high and actually made contact with the...more
Ensign Caps Off Spectacular Weeken

Ensign Caps Off Spectacular Weeken...

8/7/2011
A good racing weekend became spectacular this weekend for Geoff Ensign as the USAC Western Classic Series blew into the North Valley for a night of racing at Chico’s Silver Dollar Speedway on Friday and the El Dorado County Fairgrounds in Placerville on Saturday. Driving the Finkenbinder Motorsports/Western Industrial X-Ray #3f, Ensign was looking forward to the weekend as the Series headed back to the dirt where Ensign excels and away from the pavement where Ensign...more
Hanford KWS Results- Tim Kaeding m

Hanford KWS Results- Tim Kaeding m...

8/7/2011
Golden State King of the West Sprint Car Series Results- Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway Saturday August 6, 2011 24 cars Fast-time: Tim Kaeding 13.406 Heat one: Rico Abreu, Evan Suggs, Tim Kaeding, Bobby McMahan, Cory Eliason, Doug Gandy, Koen Shaw Heat two: Andy Gregg, Jason Statler, Mike Faria, Peter Murphy, Kenny Allen, Willie Croft, Kevin Smith, Dan Simpson Heat three: Brent Kaeding, Tommy Tarlton, Jonathan Allard, Craig Stidham, Danielle Simpson, Brad Furr, Pat...more
Swindell wins second qualifying ma

Swindell wins second qualifying ma...

8/6/2011
KNOXVILLE RACEWAY, Knoxville, IA, August 5, 2011 – Sammy Swindell of Germantown, Tennessee, won the second qualifying main event for the 21st Annual Arnold Motor Supply 360 Knoxville Nationals, stealing what looked like it might be a birthday victory from Wayne Johnson. The first night of qualifying for the event was postponed by rain, so all cars entered in the Lucas Oil ASCS-sanctioned event ran on Friday, August 5, split into a “Thursday” group and a “Friday” group....more
Grosz wins first qualifying main o

Grosz wins first qualifying main o...

8/6/2011
KNOXVILLE RACEWAY, Knoxville, IA, August 5, 2011 – Lee Grosz of Harwood, North Dakota, won the first qualifying main event for the 21st Annual Arnold Motor Supply 360 Knoxville Nationals and it was also his first career win at the Knoxville Raceway. In victory lane, he noted his goal for the weekend was just to put himself into the A-Main finale on Saturday night for the first time. The opening night was originally scheduled for Thursday, however a steady rain that...more
KODY SWANSON GETS FIRST CAREER USA

KODY SWANSON GETS FIRST CAREER USA...

8/6/2011
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA (August 6, 2011) – Kingsburg’s Kody Swanson, fresh off a win in the USAC Silver Crown series, won his first ever USAC dirt sprint car feature by topping a 29 car field in Friday night’s “Wayne Sue Classic” for the USAC Western Classic Sprint Cars at Chico’s Silver Dollar Speedway. Swanson took the #69 Alan Kaiser Construction mount to win in just his second ever USAC dirt sprint car start. Swanson came to the feature after winning the semi and...more
KWS Ocean Speedway Results- TK cla

KWS Ocean Speedway Results- TK cla...

8/6/2011
Golden State King of the West Sprint Car Series Results- Ocean Speedway Friday August 5, 2011 26-cars Fast-time: Evan Suggs 11.345 (New Golden State KWS track record) Heat one: Brad Furr, Brent Kaeding, Evan Suggs, Jason Statler, Zane Burke, Kurt Nelson, Kevin Shmith Heat two: Tim Kaeding, Bobby McMahan, Andy Gregg, Doug Gandy, Danielle Simpson, Jerry Bonnema Heat three: Jonathan Allard, Willie Croft, Ken Fredenburg, Brent Bjork, Pat Harvey, Rico Abreu Heat four: Tommy...more
Allard Ends Night Upside Down

Allard Ends Night Upside Down

8/6/2011
PETERSEN MEDIA: What was shaping up to be a solid night for Jonathan Allard went away quick on the 26th lap as he hooked the cushion in turns three and four sending his Williams Motorsports No.0 upside down causing severe damage. After timing in seventh quick of the 26 cars gathered at the track, Allard proceeded to win his heat race, transferring him into the dash. JA pulled the three pill for the dash, and as the checkered flew on the six-lap affair, the Chico, CA...more
Wright looking forward

Wright looking forward

8/6/2011
Late Thursday night the Wright Motorsports team got the Wright Process Systems/ A.R.T./ A D Landscaping Number 99 sprint car fine tuned and loaded up. Laughter and good thoughts were held by all involved. "We have made some adjustments to the car these last two weeks and are expecting to have a good run" Said Shawn Wright. Saturday will be Shawn's first time on California's famous half mile located in Calistoga California but not for his crew of Dennis Wright, Robert...more
Haley Arnold Charges to 12th at Be

Haley Arnold Charges to 12th at Be...

8/5/2011
Even though the night got off to a rocky start, Haley Arnold was all smiles after charging from 24th to 12th at the 305 Nationals at Belleville High Banks in Belleville, KS Thursday night. During hot laps the left side wing panel collapsed, but that didn’t slow the Missouri native down as she continued to feel out the track, but her troubles didn’t stop there. Starting on the front row of her heat, a fuel issue arose on her Arnold Motorsports entry, and her car...more
Scott Winters - Ready for Knoxvill

Scott Winters - Ready for Knoxvill...

8/5/2011
Scott Winters – Ready for Knoxville! (Kole Faragher) August 5, 2011 – It is that time of year for Scott Winters and the Winters Motorsports #23w crew- time to trek to Knoxville for the upcoming 360 and 410 Nationals. Scott is scheduled to go tonight as part of the Friday program, after Thursday’s program was washed out and pushed into Friday as part of a double header. With the heavy anticipation for the upcoming Nationals, Scott and the gang shook down the 410 motor...more
Dan Simpson to debut A4MP Engine a

Dan Simpson to debut A4MP Engine a...

8/4/2011
Dan Simpson to debut A4MP Engine at KWS events this weekend in Watsonville and Hanford By Gary Thomas Rio Vista, CA – August 3, 2011…Rio Vista, California’s Dan Simpson will debut the A4MP engine in Golden State King of the West Sprint Car Series competition this weekend at Watsonville’s Ocean Speedway on Friday and the Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway on Saturday. In addition to being a driver Simpson is also the Managing Director for the KWS tour and is hoping that the...more
Haley Heads to Belleville 305 Nati

Haley Heads to Belleville 305 Nati...

8/4/2011
PETERSEN MEDIA: After taking last weekend off to relax, and refresh, Haley Arnold is set for the Belleville 305 Nationals tonight at the historic Belleville High Banks in Belleville, KS. The last time Haley raced was two weeks ago against the ASCS Warrior Region at Double X Speedway, and the end result was not what the lady racer had hoped for. Her night was cut short after her heat race, as contact sent her Arnold Motorsports/J&J No.165 into a series of violent...more
KWS autograph poster & driver auto

KWS autograph poster & driver auto...

8/4/2011
Be sure and get to the track early this weekend so you can pick up the new KWS autograph poster that features the top-20 drivers in points on it. On Friday night when the front gate opens at the Ocean Speedway we will have Stockton’s Brad Furr, Sacramento’s Willie Croft and Rhode Island transplant Eli Deshaies signing autographs. On Saturday night when the front gate opens at the Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway we’ll have Easton’s Tommy Tarlton, Elk Grove’s Bobby...more
Two nights of racing on deck this

Two nights of racing on deck this...

8/3/2011
Big double-header weekend on tap for Golden State King of the West 410 Sprint Car Series this Friday and Saturday in Watsonville and Hanford By Gary Thomas Rio Vista, CA – August 3, 2011…The fight for the Golden State King of the West 410 Sprint Car Series title will kick back into full gear this weekend with events at Watsonville’s Ocean Speedway on Friday and Hanford’s Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway on Saturday. Friday’s show at Ocean Speedway will be the fourth race...more
WESTERN CLASSIC SPRINTS HEAD TO CH

WESTERN CLASSIC SPRINTS HEAD TO CH...

8/3/2011
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA (August 3, 2011) – Tony Hunt will look to add to his points lead as the USAC Western Classic Racing Series continues its inaugural season with a return to Dennis Gage’s Silver Dollar Speedway on Friday night and the series debut at Alan Handy’s Placerville Speedway on Saturday night. A strong field of traditional non-wing sprint cars will be in action on both nights on the quarter-mile dirt oval tracks. Friday’s race in Chico will be the “Wayne...more
Allard Set for KWS Double Dip

Allard Set for KWS Double Dip

8/3/2011
PETERSEN MEDIA: After two weekends of racing for Rod Fauver against the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour, Jonathan Allard will return to the cockpit of his Williams Motorsports No.0 for rounds 14 and 15 of the 2011 King of the West Series. After a rough weekend in Placerville, CA that saw the Chico, CA native get upside down in a big way Saturday night, Allard is ready to get back into action with the KWS. Friday the series returns to Ocean Speedway in Watsonville, CA for...more
Gregg Ready to Return to KWS Actio

Gregg Ready to Return to KWS Actio...

8/3/2011
PETERSEN MEDIA: After having a two week hiatus from Golden State King of the West action, Andy Gregg will head to Ocean Speedway in Watsonville, CA and Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway this weekend for rounds 14 and 15 of the 2011 campaign. During the last event at Antioch Speedway in July, Gregg finished fifth on the tricky, tacky 3/8 mile bullring. With the stop in the action, Gregg and his Bret Ervin Racing team opted to bolt their 360ci power plant into the 7...more
DOVER AMPED FOR 360 KNOXVILLE NATI

DOVER AMPED FOR 360 KNOXVILLE NATI...

8/2/2011
Inside Line Promotions – KNOXVILLE, Iowa (Aug. 2) – It wasn’t exactly the best sign. Jack Dover’s engine broke a valve with a little more than one lap remaining last Saturday at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, in his last “test” before the prestigious 360 Knoxville Nationals this weekend. “I saw the white flag when it let go,” the Springfield, Neb., resident said. “I coasted, but I couldn’t make it around the track.” Dover had charged from 16th to sixth in the...more
Civil War Series heads to its bigg

Civil War Series heads to its bigg...

8/2/2011
CALISTOGA, CA (8-2-11) – It’s one of the most scenic tracks throughout the Western States and the largest dirt track in California. At the same time, the half mile oval that is nestled at the far end of the Napa wine country is one of the most intimidating tracks in the history of sprint car racing. It’s the famed Calistoga Speedway and this Saturday night it will host the competitive Hoosier Racing Tires California Sprint Car Civil War Race Series for the annual...more
USAC Returns to Chico

USAC Returns to Chico

8/2/2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Silver Dollar Speedway Wayne Sue Classic at Chico this Friday Night by Troy Hennig CHICO, CA – August 2, 2011…One of the most decorated race car drivers in the history of the Silver Dollar Speedway will be recognized this Friday night, August 5th, as USAC plays host to the Wayne Sue Classic at Chico. Wayne Sue is affectionately referred to as one of the top drivers to burn laps at the speedway. Sue, who has 49 career main event wins at Silver...more
Tuesdays with TMAC – Huset’s All S

Tuesdays with TMAC – Huset’s All S...

8/2/2011
Tuesdays with TMAC – Huset’s All Star! (Bill W) August 2, 2011 – A last minute decision prompted by a friend resulted in victory with the All Stars at the Huset’s Speedway last Sunday night for Terry McCarl. He had not planned on running until friend, Lynton Jeffrey, insisted he drive his back-up car. The results couldn’t have been better. The Altoona, Iowa driver will try to win his fourth Knoxville 360 Nationals this weekend. Originally, TMAC had planned to be a...more
Factory Kahne Flies to Five Wins

Factory Kahne Flies to Five Wins

8/1/2011
PETERSEN MEDIA: As the month of July winds down and the dog days of Summer continue to heat up, Factory Kahne drivers continue to stay hot as drivers posted five wins, and two quick times all across the country and in Canada this weekend. With the World of Outlaws heading across the Canadian border Friday night, Factory Kahne drivers Brad Sweet and Paul McMahan had huge nights. Sweet piloted his Kasey Kahne Racing/Red Bull backed entry to quick time, while McMahan...more
Reno Fernley Raceway cancels 2011

Reno Fernley Raceway cancels 2011...

8/1/2011
Reno/Fernley Raceway Cancels 2011 Major Events Aug 2, 2011, Rio Vista CA…..The Reno/Fernley Raceway has canceled the DirtCar Western All Start Late Model weekend Aug 13-14, 2011 and the Golden State King of the West Sprint car weekend September 17 and 18. “The poor economy in the Reno/Fernley area has forced these tough decisions” stated track owner, Rich Cable. We are working with the sanctioning groups to reschedule these events for the 2012 season. The KWS race on...more
Beechler Wins at Kennedale Speedwa

Beechler Wins at Kennedale Speedwa...

8/1/2011
Ryan Beechler driving the #6 sprinter won the SST A-Main event Saturday night July 30 at Kennedale Speedway Park. Beechler started in the sixth spot and made his pass for the lead on lap seven after the restart caused by an incident between the #77 of Keith Sturgeon and #59 of Kenny Venable. Jeff Emerson in #35, on his first night racing with the SST series, was awarded a second place finish after the #99 of Mike Herring was disqualified at the scales. Herring’s DQ...more
Tarlton claims win No. 6 to rejuve

Tarlton claims win No. 6 to rejuve...

8/1/2011
Inside Line Promotions – WATSONVILLE, Calif. (July 31) – Sometimes the best change can be a step back. That’s exactly how it worked for Tommy Tarlton, whose summer has been anything but usual in his sprint car across the West Coast. The Easton, Calif., resident took a weekend off, spent time with his family and returned to the cockpit of his high-octane race car rejuvenated last Friday at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville, Calif., with the Ocean Sprints Series. Tarlton...more
ROCKSTAR/Makita Machine Tallies Se

ROCKSTAR/Makita Machine Tallies Se...

7/31/2011
PETERSEN MEDIA: After locking himself into the feature by way of his fourth place finish Friday night, Shane Stewart powered his ROCKSTAR/Makita/A.R.T. to a second place finish Saturday during the finale of the Bullring Nationals at the Placerville Speedway, putting an exclamation point on the Lucas Oil ASCS National 2011 western swing. After the rest of the field ran heat races and points were tallied, Stewart found himself drawing the number two pill, putting him on...more
Allard Charges Through B After Vio

Allard Charges Through B After Vio...

7/31/2011
Saturday night in Placerville, CA, Jonathan Allard overcame a vicious heat flip, to charge from 12th to fourth in the second B-Main missing the transfer but just one position. During the second heat, Allard got together with Kyle Hirst, and the result was Allard sailing into a series of end over end tumbles off of the fourth turn. Though he was out of that event, Rod Fauver and crew went to work to get JA back out for the B. During the 12-lap B, JA simply put on a...more
Bumper to Bumper IRA Sprintcar Ser

Bumper to Bumper IRA Sprintcar Ser...

7/31/2011
IRA Sprints Balog Bags IRA's Ashland Debut July 30, 2011 The IRA Sprint Cars made their first visit to ABC Raceway in Ashland, Wisconsin, and a packed house watched an excellent battle between point contenders Bill Balog and Mike Reinke for nearly the entire 30 lap feature event. Balog scored the win to extend his point lead as he pursues his fourth consecutive IRA crown. The feature event saw veteran racers John Sernett and Lance Fassbender lead the 21-car field to...more
Rilat Reels In ASCS Regional Showd

Rilat Reels In ASCS Regional Showd...

7/31/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, MESQUITE, Texas (July 30, 2011) – Travis Rilat picked up a $2,000 win just a few short miles from his Forney, TX, home by winning Saturday night’s 25-lap The Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star vs. Smiley’s Racing Products ASCS Gulf South main event at Devil’s Bowl Speedway. Rilat took the lead away from Matt Covington on the fifth round and went on to his second ASCS Regional win of the year aboard the F&J Construction/Murray & Sons/shoptheboss.com No. 29...more
Wayne Johnson Completes Lucas Oil

Wayne Johnson Completes Lucas Oil...

7/31/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, PLACERVILLE, Cal. (July 30, 2011) – Oklahoma City native Wayne Johnson proved to be a master of Placerville Speedway’s Bullring Nationals by completing a sweep of the weekend’s Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National action with a $6,000 score in Saturday’s night’s 35-lap main event. Johnson chased down current Lucas Oil Sprint Car points leader Shane Stewart in traffic on the 11th round and held the lead the rest of the way for his second win...more
Zomer Scores Another Electrifying

Zomer Scores Another Electrifying...

7/31/2011
KNOXVILLE RACEWAY, Knoxville, IA, July 30, 2011 – Dusty Zomer brought a packed crowd to its feet on Saturday night with a last corner pass of Tyler Walker to record his fourth win of the season, and ninth in his career at the Knoxville Raceway on Candi’s Flowers Night. Defending 360 champion, Clint Garner, took his third win of the season and the tenth in his career in that division. After a spin by AJ Moeller and a run-in with the wall sidelined Austin Johnson, Zomer...more
Herring finishes 3rd at Kennedale

Herring finishes 3rd at Kennedale

7/30/2011
By Don Cook Fort Worth Star-Telegram Kennedale Speedway Park (Kennedale) July 30 (Saturday) Ryan Beechler, #6, was the Sprint Series of Texas feature winner at Kennedale Speedway Park Saturday night. This was the second KSP appearance of the season for the SST series. Thirty-one SST Sprints competed at the 1/4 mile, semi-banked, clay track. Jeff Emerson, #35, came in second and Mike Herring, #99, was third. This was Jeff's first race in a SST Sprint. Read more here:...more
Reutzel Gets Career High Finish of

Reutzel Gets Career High Finish of...

7/30/2011
PLACERVILLE, Calif. — It had been more than 20 years since a premier National touring Sprint Car series had taken to Placerville Speedway at California’s El Dorado County Fairgrounds. That changed when the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National series took to the high-banked quarter-mile clay oval on Friday night, and the fans didn’t leave disappointed as Wayne Johnson raced to his first ASCS National win of the year aboard Bryan Sundby’s Parker-powered No....more
TARLTON TAKES OVER OCEAN SPRINTS P

TARLTON TAKES OVER OCEAN SPRINTS P...

7/30/2011
WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA (July 30, 2011) – Easton’s Tommy Tarlton scored a birth in the 51st Johnny Key Classic and seized the Ocean Sprints presented by Taco Bravo points lead with a strong victory on Friday night at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville. The win is Tarlton’s second Ocean Sprints win but first at Ocean Speedway this year. Tarlton now leads Salinas’ Ronnie Day by three points as the series heads into its most important stretch. Just one more race remains...more
Allard Tallies Sixth in Placervill

Allard Tallies Sixth in Placervill...

7/30/2011
PETERSEN MEDIA: Friday night, Jonathan Allard return to the cockpit of the Rod Fauver Racing No.64 machine where he proceeded to grab sixth place during the opening night of the Bullring Nationals in Placerville, Ca. After starting fifth in the fifth heat race, JA was able to avoid an early race wreck, and charge his way to the lead position where he would proceed to win the heat transferring him directly into the 30-lap feature event. After the top eight re draw, luck...more
Stewart Guides ROCKSTAR/Makita to

Stewart Guides ROCKSTAR/Makita to...

7/30/2011
PETERSEN MEDIA: Friday night at the Placerville Speedway, Shane Stewart piloted his Silva Motorsports ROCKSTAR/Makita/A.R.T. to a fourth place finish, locking himself into Saturday night’s feature on the tricky slicked off racing surface. By way of winning the second heat race from the pole, Stewart lined his Pro Bilt Construction/Lucas Oil Products/Wesmar powered machine up in the ninth position for the 30-lap contest. With the race getting underway, Stewart was...more
Daggett Digs Up ASCS SOD Win at Wi

Daggett Digs Up ASCS SOD Win at Wi...

7/30/2011
Mike Strevel, ROTHBURY, Mich. (July 29, 2011) – In front of a capacity crowd at Winston Speedway, Dustin Daggett of Grand Ledge, MI, picked up his sixth feature win of the 2011 ASCS Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt Presented by ARP season. The Renegade Race Fuels sponsored feature event went green to checkered, the fourth time this year that an ASCS SOD feature event has gone uninterrupted by a caution flag. The fifth-starting Daggett had to fight his way to the front,...more
Covington Claims HOT ASCS Regional

Covington Claims HOT ASCS Regional...

7/30/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, WACO, Texas (July 29, 2011) – Glenpool, Oklahoma’s Matt Covington scored one for The Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star ranks by topping Friday night’s 25-lap main event pitting the Lone Star Region versus the Smiley’s Racing Products ASCS Gulf South Region at Heart O’ Texas Speedway. The current ASCS Lone Star points leader assumed the point on the 12th round and went on to post his second Regional triumph of the year aboard Dennis Marshala’s Wesmar-powered...more
Wayne Johnson Takes Bullring Natio

Wayne Johnson Takes Bullring Natio...

7/30/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, PLACERVILLE, Cal. (July 29, 2011) – It had been more than 20 years since a premier National touring Sprint Car series had taken to Placerville Speedway at California’s El Dorado County Fairgrounds. That changed when the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National series took to the high-banked, ¼-mile clay oval on Friday night, and the fans didn’t leave disappointed as Wayne Johnson raced to his first ASCS National win of the year aboard Bryan...more
Hungry Like the Wolf

Hungry Like the Wolf

7/30/2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Silver Dollar Speedway Hungry Like the Wolf by Troy Hennig CHICO, CA – JULY 29, 2011…It was bound to happen sooner than later. Redding’s Tyler Wolf earned his first career winged 410 sprint car win Friday night at Silver Dollar Speedway by leading the final 15 laps to get the popular win. The excitement and jubilation in his voice told the tale from tonight as the kid got it done after a few years of trying. “This is just so awesome,” said Wolf...more
CDR: Near Victory at Brockville-On

CDR: Near Victory at Brockville-On...

7/29/2011
Slinging dirt for the first time ever at Brockville-Ontario Speedway was the next event for the Big Game Treestands #7 team as the World of Outlaws continued their march through ‘The Great White North’ on Friday. With an abundant amount of rainfall throughout the afternoon, Mother Nature cooperated in time for racing to get underway at the 1/3-mile oval as ‘The Crowd Pleaser’ was the first car out to qualify and stopped the clock 3rd quick among the 25 competitors. ...more
Registration Now Open For $100,000

Registration Now Open For $100,000...

7/28/2011
Kilgore TX (7/28/11) by DarinShort.com. This coming October 13th through the 15th race fans and race teams will be treated to one of the largest Sprint Car racing events in Texas State history with the running of the $100,000 LoneStar Sprint Nationals; and event registration, rules, format, event flyer and much, much more are available for viewing. By clicking http://www.darinshort.com/SCN.html there you will find a complete website chocked full of all of the LoneStar...more
OCEAN SPRINTS REGULARS LOOK FOR JO

OCEAN SPRINTS REGULARS LOOK FOR JO...

7/28/2011
WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA (July 28, 2011) – The Ocean Sprints presented by Taco Bravo will return to action this Friday night with another qualifying race for the prestigious Johnny Key Classic to be held in August with none of the major contenders for the Ocean Sprints series title currently locked into the show. Campbell’s Tim Kaeding has won the first two Johnny Key Classic qualifying races including the Ocean Sprints vs. California Sprint Car Civil War race on July...more
Allard Aimed At Placerville

Allard Aimed At Placerville

7/27/2011
After two nights of hard fought action in Cottage Grove, OR against the highly coveted Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour, Jonathan Allard will again team up with Rod Fauver, and pilot Fauver’s No.64 this weekend at the high-banked Placerville Speedway for the inaugural running of the Bullring Nationals. Last weekend in Oregon, the Chico, CA driver had an up and down weekend. During opening night action on Friday, Allard gridded the 22-car field from the pole position based...more
Gregg Poised for Placerville Retur

Gregg Poised for Placerville Retur...

7/27/2011
PETERSEN MEDIA: After taking last week off and having another break in the KWS schedule, Andy Gregg and his Bret Ervin Racing team are excited to head to their home track, Placerville Speedway, for two nights of exciting racing with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour, as the series invades the speedway for the first time ever. The last time Gregg visited the Placerville Speedway, a brake malfunction on the 7Industries sprinter during heat race action relegated the...more
Thiel Wrecks At Manitowoc

Thiel Wrecks At Manitowoc

7/27/2011
Friday night, July 22nd, Scotty Thiel and the #64 STM Sprint Car made the trip to the Manitowoc County Speedway. Thiel started and finsihed 4th in the heat race event and would allow him to start on the pole of the night's 30 lap A-Main event. Taking the green for A-main, Scotty jumped out to the early lead. He would lead for the first 23 laps and get passed by the #35 of Ben Schmidt. Thiel would gain the lead back a few laps after, but then a caution came out, giving...more
Bud Kaeding gets set for busy stre

Bud Kaeding gets set for busy stre...

7/27/2011
Bud Kaeding gets set for busy stretch of events looking to continue solid 2011 campaign By Gary Thomas Campbell, CA – July 27, 2011…Former three-time USAC Silver Crown Series champion Bud Kaeding is geared up for an action-packed next few weeks of racing and gets it all started during this Thursday’s “J.D. Byrider 100” at the Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis. Kaeding has once again competed in a diverse schedule of racing throughout the 2011 season, which has included...more
Racing Continues this Friday Night

Racing Continues this Friday Night

7/26/2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Silver Dollar Speedway It’s Down to Two on Dan’s Roofing / Cherry St. Mini Storage Night by Troy Hennig CHICO, CA – JULY 26, 2011…And then there were two. This Friday night, the Wells Fargo point championship will come to a melting pot between two drivers in the sprint car division. The dirt modifieds, wingless sprints and street stocks are also on the card. The night will be presented by Dan’s Roofing and Cherry St. Mini Storage. These two...more
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