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MUSEUM SEEKING PHOTOS FOR ITS “SAL

MUSEUM SEEKING PHOTOS FOR ITS “SAL...

7/26/2011
KNOXVILLE, IOWA (July 24, 2011) - Four years ago, the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum arranged a popular exhibition entitled “Salute to the Shooters,” which honored sprint car racing photographers, amateur and professional. Now, in late July of 2011, the museum is putting the finishing touches on its five-month “Salute to Champion Tony Stewart” special exhibition and it is again seeking twenty photos from amateur and professional photographers. This time,...more
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  • Admin Account on Jul 26, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/26/2011
Tags: Tony Stewart, Knoxville Raceway, National Sprint Car Hall of Fame
DOVER FINISHES SECOND FOR THE FOUR

DOVER FINISHES SECOND FOR THE FOUR...

7/25/2011
Inside Line Promotions – EAGLE, Neb. (July 25) – It’s hard to know how to feel about a second-place finish. Sure, it’s a great result. But it’s oh so close to a victory, which is the ultimate outcome that every driver seeks. Jack Dover has experienced more of the mixed emotions the past two weeks than some drivers do in a season. The 21-year-old from Springfield, Neb., has four runner-up finishes in his last five races – including two last weekend. “That’s always my...more
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  • Admin Account on Jul 26, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/25/2011
Tags: Jack Dover, ASCS Midwest Region, Winged Sprints
STARKS NABS TOP 20s WITH ASCS NATI

STARKS NABS TOP 20s WITH ASCS NATI...

7/25/2011
Inside Line Promotions – COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (July 25) – Although he accomplished his goal, Trey Starks isn’t quite happy with last weekend’s results. The 15-year-old from Puyallup, Wash., advanced to each feature with the ASCS National Tour at the Cottage Grove Speedway in Cottage Grove, Ore. However, his 17th- and 19th-place finishes left Starks dissatisfied. “My goal heading into the weekend was to make both main events,” he said. “Last year we made the main one...more
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  • Admin Account on Jul 26, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/25/2011
Tags: Trey Starks, Cottage Grove Speedway, ASCS National
Shane Golobic Storms to Civil War

Shane Golobic Storms to Civil War...

7/25/2011
PETERSEN MEDIA: Saturday night during the 10th round of the 2011 California Civil War Series, Freemont, CA driver, Shane Golobic, used a lap 28 pass to get around race leader, Steven Tiner, to pick up his first series win of 2011. The race got off to a slow start as a series of cautions slowed Tiner’s pace as he grabbed the early lead from his pole starting position. In fact the first eight laps featured three caution flags never allowing the race to get into a strong...more
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  • Petersen Media on Jul 25, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/25/2011
Tags: Stephen Allard, Shane Golobic, Herman Klein
Tarlton resumes Ocean Sprints titl

Tarlton resumes Ocean Sprints titl...

7/25/2011
Inside Line Promotions – EASTON, Calif. (July 25) – After a rough week of racing in Oregon, Tommy Tarlton decided he needed a breather. Rather than driving his sprint car last weekend, the Easton, Calif., native piloted the tea cups around Disneyland with his family. “I love to race, but I really enjoy spending time with my family,” he said. “We had a great time and I feel refreshed to get back in my race car this weekend.” Tarlton returns to the cockpit on Friday at...more
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  • Shawn Miller on Jul 25, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/25/2011
Tags: Tommy Tarlton, Ocean Sprint Car Series, Winged Sprints
Jason Johnson Completes Lucas Oil

Jason Johnson Completes Lucas Oil...

7/25/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (July 23, 2011) – Louisiana native Jason Johnson completed a sweep of the weekend’s Cottage Grove Sprint Car Nationals with a late move around Wayne Johnson to win Saturday night’s 35-lap Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters main event atop the ¼-mile Cottage Grove Speedway clay oval. Johnson & Johnson diced for the point as the closing laps clicked off with reigning Lucas Oil Sprint Car champion Jason Johnson surging in front on...more
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  • Admin Account on Jul 25, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/25/2011
Tags: Jason Johnson, Cottage Grove Speedway, ASCS National
R.J. Johnson Takes Winged ASCS Sou

R.J. Johnson Takes Winged ASCS Sou...

7/25/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, PEORIA, Ariz. (July 23, 2011) – Phoenix shoe R.J. Johnson has made a habit of visiting ASCS Regional victory lane over the past couple of years with 11 Canyon Region triumphs. But, those have all been without a wing overhead. Saturday night, the 24-year-old notched his first winged Sprint Car feature win when he was awarded the 25-lap Sunoco Fuel ASCS Southwest main event victory at Canyon Speedway Park. Johnson took the top spot after fellow...more
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  • Admin Account on Jul 25, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/25/2011
Tags: R.J. Johnson, Canyon Speedway Park, ASCS Southwest Region
Baldaccini Takes ASCS Lone Star Ho

Baldaccini Takes ASCS Lone Star Ho...

7/25/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, ABILENE, Texas (July 23, 2011) – Reigning The Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star Region champion Eric Baldaccini broke into victory lane for the first time this season with an impressive victory in Saturday night’s 25-lap main event at Abilene Speedway. Baldaccini gunned into the lead at the outset and lapped all the way up to sixth place aboard the Laser Racing Engines-powered The Oil Medics No. 4 Eagle for his fifth career ASCS Regional feature win and fourth...more
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  • Admin Account on Jul 25, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/25/2011
Tags: Eric Baldaccini, Abilene Speedway, ASCS Lone Star Region
Shirshekan Sure Can for ASCS Warri

Shirshekan Sure Can for ASCS Warri...

7/25/2011
CALIFORNIA, Mo. (July 24, 2011) – Farmington, Missouri’s Mark Shirshekan turned his recent run of misfortune around by taking his first win under the ASCS banner in Sunday night’s 25-lap Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior main event atop the ¼-mile Double X Speedway clay oval. Piloting the Wesmar-powered Cooper Racing No. 3 J&J, the 20-year-old held off Jonathan Cornell for the top spot in the Ninth Annual Clyde Wood Memorial, with Randy Martin, Tyler Blank and Kyle Bellm...more
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  • Admin Account on Jul 25, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/25/2011
Tags: Mark Shirshekan, Double X Speedway, ASCS Warrior Region
Carson McCarl – Third Win a Charm!

Carson McCarl – Third Win a Charm!

7/25/2011
Carson McCarl – Third Win a Charm! (Bill W) July 25, 2011 – Carson McCarl snatched the third win of the season and his career at the Knoxville Raceway last Saturday night. The sixteen year old pilot of the T-MAC Motorsports #97 is in his rookie season in sprint cars and has been impressing the Knoxville faithful week in and week out. Uncharacteristically, Carson had a rough time in qualifying, timing in with the tenth best time in the field. “I don’t know what the...more
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  • administrator on Jul 25, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/25/2011
Tags: Carson McCarl, Knoxville Raceway, Winged Sprints
Zomer Rolls to Third Win of Season

Zomer Rolls to Third Win of Season...

7/25/2011
KNOXVILLE RACEWAY, Knoxville, IA, July 23, 2011 – Dusty Zomer raced to his third win of the season, and eighth in his career at the Knoxville Raceway on Saturday night in the 410 class. Russ Hall captured his second win of the season in the 360 class, while Carson McCarl picked up his third win of the season with the 305’s. Zomer jumped out to the early lead from his front row starting spot. Robby Wolfgang ran second, but was overtaken by Brian Brown on lap five. On...more
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  • Admin Account on Jul 25, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/25/2011
Tags: Dusty Zomer, Knoxville Raceway, Winged Sprints
TANKERSLEY RETURNS TO ACTION WITH

TANKERSLEY RETURNS TO ACTION WITH...

7/25/2011
Inside Line Promotions – HIGHLANDS, Texas (July 24) – It’s been a month since Channin Tankersley has been on the track. “A long month,” the 20-year-old from Highlands, Texas, said. “I’m more than ready to get back out there.” After a washed out weekend two weeks ago, Tankersley hasn’t raced since his top-10 finish at Jones Motor Speedway in Chatham, La., on July 3. He will get his next opportunity with the ASCS Gulf South Region on Friday at Heart O’Texas Speedway in...more
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  • Admin Account on Jul 25, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/25/2011
Tags: Channin Tankersley, ASCS Gulf South Region, Winged Sprints
CDR: Series-Leading 6th Victory at

CDR: Series-Leading 6th Victory at...

7/25/2011
A busy stretch of 6 events in just 9 days continued in ‘The Empire State’ on Sunday for the Big Game Treestands #7 team as they traveled north to Lebanon Valley Speedway, a track no stranger to ‘The Crowd Pleaser’ who raced to victory in 2009 and finished 5th in last year’s event. After posting the fastest time in hotlaps at the half-mile located in West Lebanon, New York, Dollansky stopped the clocks in time trials with the 5th fastest time among the 25 competitors. ...more
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  • Craig Dollansky Racing on Jul 25, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/25/2011
Tags: Craig Dollansky, Lebanon Valley Speedway, World of Outlaws
MUSEUM SEEKING PHOTOS FOR ITS “SAL

MUSEUM SEEKING PHOTOS FOR ITS “SAL...

7/24/2011
KNOXVILLE, IOWA (July 24, 2011) - Four years ago, the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum arranged a popular exhibition entitled “Salute to the Shooters,” which honored sprint car racing photographers, amateur and professional. Now, in late July of 2011, the museum is putting the finishing touches on its five-month “Salute to Champion Tony Stewart” special exhibition and it is again seeking twenty photos from amateur and professional photographers. This time,...more
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  • Admin Account on Jul 25, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/24/2011
Tags: Winged Sprints
LASOSKI FIGHTS THROUGH INJURY WITH

LASOSKI FIGHTS THROUGH INJURY WITH...

7/24/2011
Inside Line Promotions – KNOXVILLE, Iowa (July 24) – For anyone who doesn’t believe race car drivers are athletes, look no further than Danny Lasoski. The Dover, Mo., native was nearly mangled in a vicious crash last Tuesday in the second feature at the Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Penn. “I remember them telling the leader to pick his lane on the restart and then I remember my girlfriend in the ambulance,” he said. “They told me I...more
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  • Admin Account on Jul 25, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/24/2011
Tags: Danny Lasoski, Knoxville Raceway, Winged Sprints
Brett Miller keeps up momentum wit

Brett Miller keeps up momentum wit...

7/24/2011
Photo by Steven Cox of http://www.sprintcarphotos.com Brett Miller runs second at Silver Dollar Speedway “Open 360 Showdown” with ASCS Bullring Nationals on deck this coming weekend By Gary Thomas Chico, CA – July 24, 2011…Momentum is always a key thing in racing and Chico’s Brett Miller has certainly built it up over the last month. Fresh off a victory the previous week Miller proceeded to back that up with a close second place finish this past Friday at Silver Dollar...more
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  • Gary Thomas on Jul 24, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/24/2011
Tags: Brett Miller, Silver Dollar Speedway
Ensign Goes To The Back To The Bac

Ensign Goes To The Back To The Bac...

7/24/2011
Civil War #10 at Petaluma Speedway was a homecoming for Geoff Ensign as he came back to the place he cut his sprint car teeth after a week of frustration when he went 16 hours one way to get rained out twice in Elma, Washington. Undeterred, the Finkenbinder #3f crew and Ensign were in the pits at Petaluma Speedway to take on the traveling Hoosier Tire California 360 Sprint Car Series in their 10th of 14 races. Ensign would time in 6th fast in qualifying in...more
Ron Lingron
  • Ron Lingron on Jul 24, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/24/2011
Tags: Geoff Ensign, Petaluma Speedway, California Sprint Car Civil War Series
Shane Picks Off Pair of Top-10’s f

Shane Picks Off Pair of Top-10’s f...

7/24/2011
PETERSEN MEDIA- For over a week, Shane Stewart and his Silva Motorsports team sat in the Pacific Northwest, watching it rain and wash out yet another weekend of events. This weekend the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour shifted to Cottage Grove, OR and Stewart climbed back into the cockpit of his ROCKSTAR/Makita backed sprinter and picked up fifth and seventh place finishes over the weekend. On Friday night, a sixth to second run in his heat race transferred the Lucas Oil...more
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  • Petersen Media on Jul 24, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/24/2011
Tags: Shane Stewart, Cottage Grove Speedway, ASCS National
Baldaccini Takes ASCS Lone Star Ho

Baldaccini Takes ASCS Lone Star Ho...

7/24/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, ABILENE, Texas (July 23, 2011) – Reigning The Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star Region champion Eric Baldaccini broke into victory lane for the first time this season with an impressive victory in Saturday night’s 25-lap main event at Abilene Speedway. Baldaccini gunned into the lead at the outset and lapped all the way up to sixth place aboard the Laser Racing Engines-powered The Oil Medics No. 4 Eagle for his fifth career ASCS Regional feature win and fourth...more
Cathy Lorenz
  • Cathy Lorenz on Jul 24, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/24/2011
Tags: Eric Baldaccini, Abilene Speedway, ASCS Lone Star Region
Brian McClelland Best of ASCS Lone

Brian McClelland Best of ASCS Lone...

7/24/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, BOYD, Texas (July 22, 2011) – Brian McClelland snared his second ASCS Regional win of the year with a late move to take the checkered flag in Friday night’s 25-lap The Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star main event at Boyd Raceway. Piloting the Ronnie Davis No. 25 entry, McClelland made a white-flag pass of Kolt Walker to take his second career feature win at Boyd Raceway after recording a Sooner score atop the ¼-mile clay oval in 2008. The Tulsa, OK, racer...more
Cathy Lorenz
  • Cathy Lorenz on Jul 24, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/24/2011
Tags: Brian McClelland, Boyd Raceway, ASCS Lone Star Region
Jason Johnson Completes Lucas Oil

Jason Johnson Completes Lucas Oil...

7/24/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (July 23, 2011) – Louisiana native Jason Johnson completed a sweep of the weekend’s Cottage Grove Sprint Car Nationals with a late move around Wayne Johnson to win Saturday night’s 35-lap Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters main event atop the ¼-mile Cottage Grove Speedway clay oval. Johnson & Johnson diced for the point as the closing laps clicked off with reigning Lucas Oil Sprint Car champion Jason Johnson surging in front on...more
Cathy Lorenz
  • Cathy Lorenz on Jul 24, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/24/2011
Tags: Jason Johnson, Cottage Grove Speedway, Winged Sprints
Jason Johnson Nips Crockett in Luc

Jason Johnson Nips Crockett in Luc...

7/24/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (July 22, 2011) – A few mere inches is all that separated Jason Johnson from Roger Crockett as the checkered flag flew upon Friday night’s 30-lap Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters preliminary feature event at the Cottage Grove Sprint Car Nationals. After battling past Johnny Herrera at the midway point atop the ¼-mile Cottage Grove Speedway clay oval, the defending series champion denied a last-corner bid from the past ASCS...more
Cathy Lorenz
  • Cathy Lorenz on Jul 24, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/24/2011
Tags: Jason Johnson, Cottage Grove Speedway, ASCS National
B-Main Contact Ends Wright’s Night

B-Main Contact Ends Wright’s Night...

7/24/2011
PETERSEN MEDIA: Saturday night during the 10th round of 2011 California Civil War Series at the Petaluma Speedway, Shawn Wright’s night was cut short after contact late in the B-main, while running in a transfer position, ended the Lodi, CA residents night prematurely. During heat race action, Wright was forced high in the first set of turns, and the field strung out with Wright in the 7th spot, on the outside of a transfer spot. After finishing in the seventh spot,...more
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  • Petersen Media on Jul 24, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/24/2011
Tags: Shawn Wright, Petaluma Speedway, California Sprint Car Civil War Series
R.J. Johnson Takes Winged ASCS Sou

R.J. Johnson Takes Winged ASCS Sou...

7/24/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, PEORIA, Ariz. (July 23, 2011) – Phoenix shoe R.J. Johnson has made a habit of visiting ASCS Regional victory lane over the past couple of years with 11 Canyon Region triumphs. But, those have all been without a wing overhead. Saturday night, the 24-year-old notched his first winged Sprint Car feature win when he was awarded the 25-lap Sunoco Fuel ASCS Southwest main event victory at Canyon Speedway Park. Johnson took the top spot after fellow...more
Cathy Lorenz
  • Cathy Lorenz on Jul 24, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/24/2011
Tags: R.J. Johnson, ASCS Southwest Region, Winged Sprints
Anderson Aces ASCS Midwest at Craw

Anderson Aces ASCS Midwest at Craw...

7/24/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, DENISON, Iowa (July 22, 2011) – Racing just 20 minutes from his Charter Oak, IA, home, Ryan Anderson picked off his first career American Sprint Car Series win by topping Friday night’s 25-lap Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest main event at Crawford County Speedway. Anderson assumed the point on the sixth round atop the 5/8-mile clay oval and kept Nebraska’s Jack Dover at bay the rest of the way to secure the win aboard his No. 71r entry. While Anderson...more
Cathy Lorenz
  • Cathy Lorenz on Jul 24, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/24/2011
Tags: Crawford County Speedway, ASCS Midwest Region, Winged Sprints
Johnson Outduels Johnson at Cottag

Johnson Outduels Johnson at Cottag...

7/23/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (July 23, 2011) – Louisiana native Jason Johnson completed a sweep of the weekend’s Cottage Grove Sprint Car Nationals with a late move around Wayne Johnson to win Saturday night’s 35-lap Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters main event atop the ¼-mile Cottage Grove Speedway clay oval. Johnson & Johnson diced for the point as the closing laps clicked off with reigning Lucas Oil Sprint Car champion Jason Johnson surging in front on...more
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  • Admin Account on Nov 30, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/23/2011
Tags: Jason Johnson, Cottage Grove Speedway, ASCS Northwest Region
Johnson Nips Crockett in Cottage G

Johnson Nips Crockett in Cottage G...

7/22/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (July 22, 2011) – A few mere inches is all that separated Jason Johnson from Roger Crockett as the checkered flag flew upon Friday night’s 30-lap Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters preliminary feature event at the Cottage Grove Sprint Car Nationals. After battling past Johnny Herrera at the midway point atop the ¼-mile Cottage Grove Speedway clay oval, the defending series champion denied a last-corner bid from the past ASCS...more
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  • Admin Account on Nov 30, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/22/2011
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Forsberg Nets Ninth Win

Forsberg Nets Ninth Win

7/22/2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Silver Dollar Speedway Forsberg Wins Again at Chico by Troy Hennig CHICO, CA – JULY 22, 2011…Charlie Sheen might of coined the phrase “winning” but Auburn sprint car star Andy Forsberg is taking that phrase to a whole new level. Forsberg and victory lane are becoming quite the reoccurring theme around Northern California this year. Tonight, he led all 25-laps to win the Open 360 Showdown at Silver Dollar Speedway. It was his fourth win of the...more
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  • troy hennig on Jul 23, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/22/2011
Tags: Andy Forsberg, Silver Dollar Speedway, 07/22/2011 Silver Dollar Speedway
Bartlett, Abouzeid and Compton

Bartlett, Abouzeid and Compton

7/22/2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Silver Dollar Speedway Bartlett and Abouzeid Back in Winners Circle by Troy Hennig CHICO, CA – JULY 22, 2011…The last few times the famed #00 late model of Jerry Bartlett hit the quarter-mile clay oval speedway in Chico things didn’t go as planned. Motor woes sidelined the “General” and unexpectedly ended his nights way too early. However, tonight, not only was the motor in top notch form but so was the driver. Bartlett mastered the tricky...more
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  • troy hennig on Jul 23, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/22/2011
Tags: Silver Dollar Speedway, 07/22/2011 Silver Dollar Speedway
HUNT WORKING ON USAC TITLES SEVEN

HUNT WORKING ON USAC TITLES SEVEN...

7/22/2011
LINCOLN, CALIFORNIA (July 22, 2011) – Tony Hunt of Lincoln, CA is well on his way to a drive for seven career USAC titles, and may even claim his eighth title as well, as the six-time champion leads both the USAC Western Classic Racing Series and USAC Western Sprint Car Series standings as both series near their halfway points. Hunt drives the #56 Metal Works sprint car on dirt and pavement, with his pavement car powered by a Schwanke spec-engine and his dirt car...more
Steven Blakesley
  • Steven Blakesley on Jul 22, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/22/2011
Tags: Tony Hunt, Placerville Speedway, Silver Dollar Speedway
National race to bring fair amount

National race to bring fair amount...

7/22/2011
By Bill Sullivan/ Handy Racing Promotions Media Relations PLACERVILLE, CA (7-23-11) – It’s becoming quite the buzz in El Dorado County, the upcoming Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series Bullring Nationals presented by K&N Filters at Placerville Speedway on July 29, 30th. While this event will bring racing of the national level back to the El Dorado County Fairgrounds for the first time in more than 20 years, it will also bring with it a boost to the local business...more
Bill Sullivan
  • Bill Sullivan on Jul 22, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/22/2011
Tags: ASCS National, Winged Sprints
Winged 410 Sprint Cars return to H

Winged 410 Sprint Cars return to H...

7/21/2011
The high-octane excitement of the Golden State King of the West 410 Sprint Car Series will invade Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway in Hanford for the first time this season on Saturday August 6. The tour competes up and down the West Coast with many drivers that have World of Outlaws wins under their belt, including Tim and Brent Kaeding, Jonathan Allard, Jason Statler and Brad Furr. Local favorite Tommy Tarlton will also be in action and already has two victories with...more
Gary Thomas
  • Gary Thomas on Jul 21, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/21/2011
Tags: Kings Speedway, Golden State King of the West Sprints
Top 5 Streak Comes To A Close

Top 5 Streak Comes To A Close

7/21/2011
The hot streak of top 5 finishes for Scotty Thiel and the #64 STM Sprint car came to a close this past weekend after two nights of bad luck struck the team. Friday night at the Manitowoc County Speedway, Thiel started 8th in the heat race event. With the track being very tacky and greasy, passing was difficult. A crash early on in the heat allowed Scotty to move into the 6th position and thats where he would finsih. That finsih would allow Thiel to start in the 14th...more
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  • administrator on Jul 21, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/21/2011
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Forsberg looks to go undefeated at

Forsberg looks to go undefeated at...

7/20/2011
By Bill Sullivan /Civil War Series Media Relations PETALUMA, CA (7-23-11) – The Hoosier Racing Tires California Sprint Car Civil War Race Series is bound for the North Bay one final time this Saturday night. The famed Petaluma Speedway will host round 10 of the competitive traveling series for winged 360 sprint cars as the championship remains tight with only four events left in the 2011 season. The Civil War Sprint Car Series is the premier traveling series for winged...more
Bill Sullivan
  • Bill Sullivan on Jul 20, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/20/2011
Tags: Andy Forsberg, Petaluma Speedway, California Sprint Car Civil War Series
Haley Heads to Lake Ozark and Doub

Haley Heads to Lake Ozark and Doub...

7/20/2011
PETERSEN MEDIA- As the Summer months heat up in the Midwest, Haley Arnolds schedule follow suits as the Missouri racer heads into a weekend double header kicking off with a stop at Lake Ozark Speedway Saturday night, before another ASCS Warrior Region race at Double X Speedway for a Sunday night shootout. Last weekend Haley and her Arnold Motorsports team traveled to US 36 Raceway in Cameron, MO for another action packed ASCS Warrior Region contest. The night kicked...more
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  • Petersen Media on Jul 20, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/20/2011
Tags: Haley Arnold, Double X Speedway, Lake Ozark Speedway
Wright Roars Back to Petaluma

Wright Roars Back to Petaluma

7/20/2011
PETERSEN MEDIA- For the third time this season Lodi, CA resident, Shawn Wright, will return to the Petaluma Speedway as the famed California Civil War Series returns to the track for their second consecutive night of action. During round no. 9 of Civil War action, Wright charged his Wright Processing Systems/Performance Powder Coat/A S Landscaping entry from his 12th starting spot to a very stout sixth place finish in the hotly contested series. “The car was really...more
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  • Petersen Media on Jul 20, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/20/2011
Tags: Shawn Wright, Petaluma Speedway, California Sprint Car Civil War Series
Doug Gandy to appear on "KWS Tonig

Doug Gandy to appear on "KWS Tonig...

7/20/2011
Legendary Northern California driver Doug Gandy of Oakhurst will be the featured guest on “King of the West Tonight” this Thursday at 7pm pacific time on http://www.kwssprints.com/webcast Gandy was the 1976 Silver Dollar Speedway track champion and also won titles at the Placerville Speedway in 1975, ’78 and ’79. In his career he has won over 100 main events and this season has been a regular with the Golden State King of the West 410 Sprint Car Series. We will also...more
Gary Thomas
  • Gary Thomas on Jul 20, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/20/2011
Tags: Golden State King of the West Sprints
Wednesdays with Wayne – Cottage Gr

Wednesdays with Wayne – Cottage Gr...

7/20/2011
(Bill W) July 20, 2011 – Wayne Johnson and the BDS Motorsports #38 team rolled up three wins in seven days, culminating in a victory at the Cottage Grove Speedway in Cottage Grove, Oregon last Wednesday night. He hoped to run at the Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Washington over the weekend at the Fred Brownfield Memorial, but rain washed it away. Elma was where he sustained his debilitating injury last year. This weekend, the ASCS series returns to Cottage Grove,...more
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  • Admin Account on Jul 20, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/20/2011
Tags: Wayne Johnson, Cottage Grove Speedway, ASCS Northwest Region
Austin McCarl – Another Win at Hus

Austin McCarl – Another Win at Hus...

7/20/2011
Austin McCarl – Another Win at Huset’s! (Bill W) July 20, 2011 – Austin McCarl scored another win at the Huset’s Speedway last Sunday night. It was the second of his career and the season, and it felt particularly good after spinning out of a win a few weeks back. Another strong run at Knoxville Raceway on Saturday saw a sixth place finish in the T-MAC Motorsports #17A. After losing a motor two weeks ago, and running on a motor that needs refreshed badly, this...more
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  • administrator on Jul 20, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/20/2011
Tags: Austin McCarl, Huset's Speedway, Winged Sprints
DOVER PICKS UP A PAIR OF RUNNER-UP

DOVER PICKS UP A PAIR OF RUNNER-UP...

7/19/2011
Inside Line Promotions – HUTCHINSON, Kan. (July 19) – It was hardly the outcome Jack Dover expected. But his expectations are pretty high after top fives are becoming routine for the 21-year-old from Springfield, Neb. And once again, he was in contention for a pair of victories in Iowa and Missouri, and he drove into a top 10 on a rubber-down track in Kansas to cap the weekend. “It’s real frustrating,” Dover said after finishing second in a pair of races that he...more
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  • Admin Account on Jul 20, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/19/2011
Tags: Jack Dover, SaltCity Racing, Sioux Speedway
Area race promoters bringing the b

Area race promoters bringing the b...

7/19/2011
46 year old El Dorado County Dirt Track to ignite with Inaugural Bullring Nationals July 29-30 by Bill Sullivan, Handy Racing Promotions Inc. PLACERVILLE, CA (7-29-11) – While Placerville Speedway is known for some of the best sprint car racing in Northern California on any given Saturday night, it has been more than two decades since the 46 year old dirt track in the Sierra Foothills has hosted any type of national competition. That statistic is about to change in a...more
Bill Sullivan
  • Bill Sullivan on Jul 19, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/19/2011
Tags: Placerville Speedway, Winged Sprints
FORLER HAS FRUSTRATING ASCS NORTHW

FORLER HAS FRUSTRATING ASCS NORTHW...

7/19/2011
Inside Line Promotions – LEBANON, Ore. (July 19) – Frustrating doesn’t begin to describe last week for Logan Forler. If it wasn’t a bad pill draw, it was an opening-lap crash. All in all, the 18-year-old from Lake Havasu City, Ariz., is happy to move on from the ASCS Northwest Region Speedweek. “I think I just had some bad luck,” he said. Despite the challenging Speedweek – four races in consecutive days at different tracks throughout Oregon – Forler still qualified...more
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  • Admin Account on Jul 19, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/19/2011
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Weekend Doubleheader for Sprint In

Weekend Doubleheader for Sprint In...

7/19/2011
(Bill W) July 19, 2011 – The Ideal Ready Mix Sprint Invaders embark on a two-race weekend this Friday and Sunday night! On Friday, they’ll hit the Bloomfield Speedway in conjunction with the Davis Count Fair in Bloomfield, Iowa. Sunday finds the series returning for the 2nd Annual Kitchen Cooked Sprint Car Summer Shootout at the high-banked ¼-mile Peoria Speedway in Peoria, Illinois. The Sprint Invaders have not visited the high speed Bloomfield Speedway since 2007,...more
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Carson McCarl – Third Fourth!

Carson McCarl – Third Fourth!

7/19/2011
Carson McCarl – Third Fourth! (Bill W) July 19, 2011 – It had been almost a month since Carson McCarl’s last race. It was his second career sprint car win and it came at the Knoxville Raceway. The 16-year-old driver was more than ready to hit the big half-mile, and did so last Saturday night. The result was a fourth place finish, which kept him second in the 305 point standings at Knoxville. Ironically, the three times that Carson has not found Victory Lane, he has...more
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Keizer Aluminum Racing Wheels

Keizer Aluminum Racing Wheels

7/19/2011
Keizer Aluminum Racing wheels Inc: What a weekend starting with the Kings Royal!!!! Hats off to the #17 team of Jesse and Lorain Keen. Tyler Walker had those Keizer's pointed in the right direction to help make his 23rd birthday! Also took the 360"s side of the Eldora program with David Gravel winning the Jimmy Johnson Memorial with Joe Horseman in close pursuit. Found ourselves in the Top three 410 spots at the Grove with Lance Deweese, Danny Dietrich, and Doug...more
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Casey’s General Stores Offers $5 O

Casey’s General Stores Offers $5 O...

7/19/2011
(Bill W) July 19, 2011 – Casey’s General Stores locations in Knoxville, Monroe, Pella and Oskaloosa are offering $5 off Infield Party Passes for the Musco Lighting Front Row Challenge presented by Casey’s General Stores on Monday, August 7, and the Casey’s General Stores USAC Ultimate Challenge presented by Searsboro Telephone Company on Tuesday, August 8. Supplies are limited, so act quickly! “It’s a natural to have a great Iowa company on board with the Ultimate...more
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Kaley Gharst – Winner’s Circle at

Kaley Gharst – Winner’s Circle at...

7/19/2011
(Bill W) July 19, 2011 – It wasn’t quite “From the outhouse to the Penthouse”, but it wasn’t far off. On Friday, July 8, Kaley Gharst found himself upside down in his heat race and scrambling from the back of the B, only to miss the feature at the Lee County Speedway in Donnellson, Iowa. Last Thursday night, he redeemed himself and the rest of the Plath Motorsports #14P by leading from green to checker at the Cedar County Raceway in Tipton, Iowa. It marked his 19th...more
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NCRA Sprints in Action This Saturd

NCRA Sprints in Action This Saturd...

7/18/2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Park City, Kansas – July 18, 2011 - Current series points leader C.J. Johnson of Quinter, Kansas will lead the National Championship Racing Association of Park City, Kansas presented by Smiley’s Racing Products sprint car division to the Great American Dirt Track in Jetmore, Kansas this coming Saturday night for the third of four appearances on the season and will look to continue his quest for his second career series championship. The series...more
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STARKS PLACES FOURTH IN ASCS NORTH

STARKS PLACES FOURTH IN ASCS NORTH...

7/18/2011
Inside Line Promotions – LEBANON, Ore. (July 18) – So much for a slump. After five top 10s in six days, capped by his best career performance, Trey Starks is riding high. “We’re definitely turned around,” he said. “We’ve kind of pulled our stuff together and got everything back in order. “I felt like we kept progressing and every night we got better. When we didn’t get a good draw, we moved forward. And when we did get a good draw, we maintained it.” The 15-year-old...more
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WHEATLEY GAINING CONFIDENCE RUNNIN

WHEATLEY GAINING CONFIDENCE RUNNIN...

7/18/2011
Inside Line Promotions – ROSSBURG, Ohio (July 18) – Confidence is at an all-time high for Austen Wheatley. And it should be after the 18-year-old from Lake Stevens, Wash., nearly advanced to the prestigious Kings Royal feature last Saturday at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, where the winner claimed $50,000 in the World of Outlaws’ event. “We were running fifth, one spot out of a transfer in the B Main, during a caution with six laps to go,” he said. “What I didn’t...more
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