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Kings Speedway WOO rainout tickets

Kings Speedway WOO rainout tickets...

8/25/2011
World of Outlaw Kings Speedway rainout tickets good for Friday night of the Trophy Cup on Friday October 21 By Gary Thomas Tulare, CA – August 24, 2011….The Groppetti Automotive Thunderbowl Raceway is pleased to announce that fans with ticket stubs from the World of Outlaws rainout in March at Kings Speedway can turn them in for a free ticket during the Friday night portion of Trophy Cup on October 21. Fans that have general admission ticket stubs from the rainout can...more
WHEATLEY RECORDS CAREER-BEST 13th

WHEATLEY RECORDS CAREER-BEST 13th...

8/25/2011
Inside Line Promotions – RAPID CITY, S.D. (Aug. 24) – Five races in seven days was the perfect way to wrap up Austen Wheatley’s trip to the Midwest. And there was no better way to cap it than by recording a World of Outlaws’ career-best finish, which he did on Tuesday at Black Hills Speedway in Rapid City, S.D., before the team headed home to Washington. “It really was a great way to end it and head home with some momentum,” Wheatley said. The 18-year-old Lake Stevens,...more
Chad Humston – Second at Doniphan!

Chad Humston – Second at Doniphan!

8/24/2011
(Bill W) August 24, 2011 – After a well deserved week off, the Mark Burch Motorsports #1m team and driver Chad Humston were ready to roll last Saturday night at the Mid-Nebraska Speedway in Doniphan, Nebraska. The NCRA was in town, and $2,000 was on the line for the winner. Chad would finish a strong second. This week, the team will be back at the Knoxville Raceway after three weeks absence since the 360 Nationals. The draw would not go well, but it proved to be a...more
Kaley Gharst – Twin Charger!

Kaley Gharst – Twin Charger!

8/24/2011
(Bill W) August 24, 2011 – Kaley Gharst was on the move on the “Night of the Twins” last Saturday night at the 34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa. The Sprint Invaders featured twin features, and the Decatur, Illinois driver finished fifth and third in the events after passing a total of fourteen cars in the Plath Motorsports #14P. Kaley drew inside row four for his heat race. With the top five transferring to the feature and some fast car in front of him, there was...more
Covington Brings Home ASCS Lone St

Covington Brings Home ASCS Lone St...

8/24/2011
Matt Covington and the OE&M Covington Motorsports racing team capped off an up and down weekend by bringing home the ASCS Lone Star Series Championship. Matt and the team headed down to Cowtown Speedway on Friday night to race the last race of the 2011 ASCS Lone Star region championship. Matt would start the heat from the 4th position and struggle with a locked down race track and tight handling car. Matt would lose a couple positions and fall back to 6th, putting...more
HIGHLY ANTICIPATED 51ST JOHNNY KEY

HIGHLY ANTICIPATED 51ST JOHNNY KEY...

8/24/2011
WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA (August 24, 2011) – In the midst of a hotly contested battle for the 2011 Ocean Sprints presented by Taco Bravo championship, the series favorites and a host of outside contenders will battle it out for the $5,000 to win Johnny Key Classic this Saturday night at Ocean Speedway. The highly anticipated event will bring together open-wheel racing’s best to honor the late Johnny Key in the 51st running of the classic. 2011 series points leader...more
USAC WESTERN CLASSIC SPRINTS HEAD

USAC WESTERN CLASSIC SPRINTS HEAD...

8/24/2011
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA (August 24, 2011) – A pair of tight points battles will highlight this weekend’s USAC Western Classic Racing Series / USAC Amsoil Western Sprint Car Series action at TOYOTA Speedway at Irwindale. A strong field of cars from throughout the West Coast will invade the state-of-the-art half-mile oval with some of the highest speeds fans will see all season. Points for both the USAC Western Classic Racing Series and USAC Amsoil Western Sprint Car...more
Chico Pepsi Night preview & Troy H

Chico Pepsi Night preview & Troy H...

8/24/2011
“KWS Tonight” is back on the air this Thursday at 7pm pst with a recap from last week’s event at the Silver Dollar Speedway and a preview of this Friday’s “Cherry St. Mini Storage/ Pepsi Night,” which will cap off the Wells Fargo 410 Sprint Car weekly season. We will feature a call-in interview with King of the West/ Silver Dollar Speedway announcer Troy Hennig to discuss the point battle at SDS, as well as talk about the upcoming 58th annual Gold Cup Race of Champions...more
Brady Bacon – Action at Jackson!

Brady Bacon – Action at Jackson!

8/23/2011
(Bill W) August 23, 2011 – Brady Bacon knew the Jackson Nationals would be tough, but he came through with flying colors including a third in the prelim and a sixth place finish in the finale. The Broken Arrow, Oklahoma driver continues his pursuit of the Lucas Oil ASCS Nationals Series championship, but will have a few weeks off from the series. The Brady Bacon #99 race team will take this weekend off before traveling to Lake Ozark Speedway Labor Day...more
TBJ has productive weekend

TBJ has productive weekend

8/23/2011
Inside Line Promotions – SEDALIA, Mo. (Aug. 23) – Nineteen. That’s the number of cars Tony Bruce Jr. passed in his three features last weekend on a trio of ½-mile tracks. “Every single A Main we were in this weekend we went forward and that’s about the only thing you can hope for,” he said. “Hopefully one of these days we’ll start up front in the A Main.” Bruce Jr. started the weekend last Friday with the ASCS National Tour at the 33rd annual Jackson Nationals at...more
Scotty Thiel Storms Back to a Top

Scotty Thiel Storms Back to a Top...

8/23/2011
After the previous weekend getting rained out, the STM #64 Sprint car returned back to racing action at the Manitowoc County Speedway Friday night and the Plymouth Dirt Track Saturday night. Scotty drew a 27 pill Friday at Manitowoc and would start 5th in his heat race event. The race would go green to checkered and not a lot of passing was taking place. Thiel would end up finishing 5th and taking a 15th place starting spot for the night's 30 lap A-Main. After the drop...more
Tuesdays with TMAC – On the Road A

Tuesdays with TMAC – On the Road A...

8/23/2011
Tuesdays with TMAC – On the Road Again! (Bill W) August 23, 2011 – Terry McCarl has spent the last week on the road, racing with the All Stars and World of Outlaws in the Upper Midwest. It’s been the first opportunity he’s had to really hit the road and race multiple times for about a year and a half. The results have been good in the five races run in the past week, and tonight he will race with the Outlaws again at the Black Hills Speedway in Rapid City, South...more
TANKERSLEY ENDURES ROUGH WEEKEND I

TANKERSLEY ENDURES ROUGH WEEKEND I...

8/22/2011
Inside Line Promotions – BAYTOWN, Texas (Aug. 22) – Frustrating, annoying, maddening, irritating and trying, to say the least. All describe Channin Tankersley’s weekend, which was anything but happy for the 20-year-old from Highlands, Texas, competing with the ASCS Gulf South Region. Tankersley failed to finish his feature on Friday night at Golden Triangle Raceway Park in Beaumont, Texas, after an early crash and he failed to start the main event Saturday at Royal...more
STARKS PICKS UP FIRST CAREER WIN A

STARKS PICKS UP FIRST CAREER WIN A...

8/22/2011
Inside Line Promotions – ALGER, Wash. (Aug. 22) – It was about a year ago when Trey Starks thought he earned a coveted spot in Victory Lane. However, Starks was a few pounds shy on the scales and his first career sprint car victory was nullified. Although the disappointment hasn’t dissipated from that moment, it was eased last Saturday when Starks officially picked up career win No. 1 at Skagit Speedway in Alger, Wash. “I took the checkered, ran one hard lap around the...more
DOVER PLACES FIFTH AT 33rd ANNUAL

DOVER PLACES FIFTH AT 33rd ANNUAL...

8/22/2011
Inside Line Promotions – JACKSON, Minn. (Aug. 22) – It was a frustrating lesson, but one that paid off in multitude. Jack Dover mistimed his slide job entering turn three on the final lap of his B Main last Friday at Jackson Speedway in Jackson, Minn., with the ASCS National Tour at the 33rd annual Jackson Nationals. The 21-year-old from Springfield, Neb., slid into the third and final transfer position only to have his momentum carry him up the track and allow Dover’s...more
Westfall wins at Waynesfield Joe B

Westfall wins at Waynesfield Joe B...

8/22/2011
Leg 2 of the Ohio vs. Michigan Challenge, featuring the Lane Automotive MTS Sprints taking on WRP’s S&H Nerfs Non Wing Sprints, kicked off feature action. It was “The Flyin’ Buckeye” Matt Westfall in family owned #54 picking up his 6th win of the year in dominating fashion over #19 Joe Bares. #37k Dustin Smith, #5J Joss Moffatt, and #2H Dallas Hewitt completed the top 5. Westfall was able to take the lead from his outside front row starting spot in a non-stop 20 lap...more
“CLASSIC” SPRINTS HEAD FOR IRWINDA

“CLASSIC” SPRINTS HEAD FOR IRWINDA...

8/22/2011
Tony Hunt of Lincoln, Calif. will resume his quest for a sixth and seventh USAC driving championship this Saturday when the AMSOIL USAC Western/Western Classic Sprint Cars visit Toyota Speedway at Irwindale, Calif. Hunt is two points ahead of Audra Sasselli in the AMSOIL Western standings and eight points better than Geoff Ensign in the Western Classic points. A total of 74 points are available at Irwindale, which means the top-five Western and top three Western...more
BACK TO SANTA MARIA FOR 360 SPRINT

BACK TO SANTA MARIA FOR 360 SPRINT...

8/22/2011
The VanderWeerd brothers, Richard and Jace of Visalia, Calif., lead the USAC West Coast 360 Sprint cars back to Santa Maria (Calif.) Speedway this Saturday, separated by 62 points in the latest tally. They will need to keep an eye on third-ranking Ryan Bernal, however. Bernal now sits just five points behind Jace after winning last Saturday’s 30-lapper at Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway in Hanford, Calif. Bernal, of Hollister, Calif., passed Danny Sheridan on lap nine...more
CRA GEARS UP FOR BACK-TO-BACK CALI

CRA GEARS UP FOR BACK-TO-BACK CALI...

8/22/2011
Mike Spencer continues his drive for an unprecedented fourth consecutive AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint car title September 3 and 4 when the series returns to the NAPA County Fairgrounds in Calistoga, Calif. for the annual “Louie Vermeil Classic.” Spencer is 34 points ahead of runner-up Nic Faas and 55 ahead of third-place Matt Mitchell in the latest standings after finishing fourth in last Saturday night’s race at the Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway. Matt Mitchell of Yorba...more
Kraig Kinser Carries Momentum into

Kraig Kinser Carries Momentum into...

8/22/2011
Granger, IA—August 21, 2011—Kraig Kinser and the Casey’s General Store team have been working hard each and every day since the off-season when they joined forces for the 2011 World of Outlaws campaign. That hard work is paying off as they have recently found more consistency over the last few weeks and continue to gain momentum as they stretch run continues. Kinser is in the midst of a busy stretch with the World of Outlaws, as the series competes five times in a...more
Final Night of Wells Fargo Point S

Final Night of Wells Fargo Point S...

8/22/2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Silver Dollar Speedway It Comes Down to One Final Night by Troy Hennig CHICO, CA – AUGUST 22, 2011...How quickly things can go by. The 2011 Wells Fargo Point Championship racing concludes this Friday night, August 26, with the annual running of the Cherry St. Mini Storage and Pepsi Night festivities. What a night we have scheduled. Four championship drivers will be crowned on the front stretch after the races. It’s the final time to see the...more
Tarlton Takes Another ASCS SoCal W

Tarlton Takes Another ASCS SoCal W...

8/22/2011
HANFORD, Cal. (August 20, 2011) – Tommy Tarlton tacked on another ASCS Southern California Region feature win by racing to victory lane in Saturday night’s main event at Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway. Tarlton took his fourth win in six ASCS SoCal tries ahead of Mike Faria, with Eric Humphries, Craig Stidham and Koen Shaw rounding out the top five. Tarlton and Stidham topped heat race action. (Paul Trevino photo) ASCS Southern California Region Results from Giant...more
Campbell Claims Sprint Car Victory

Campbell Claims Sprint Car Victory...

8/21/2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Doniphan, Nebraska – August 20, 2011 - It has been a rough sophomore season on the National Championship Racing Association of Park City, Kansas presented by Smiley’s Racing Products sprint car tour for defending series champion Jeremy Campbell. With mechanical gremlins and such, coupled with missing one event, taking him out of contention for a series repeat, the outlaw sprint car veteran looks to add feature wins to his resume. On Saturday...more
Bill Balog Tops IRA/MOWA Bill Wait

Bill Balog Tops IRA/MOWA Bill Wait...

8/21/2011
(Bill W) August 21, 2011 – Bill Balog emerged victorious Sunday night at LaSalle Speedway’s Bill Waite Jr. Memorial in LaSalle, Illinois. The event included the Bumper to Bumper IRA Sprint Car Series and the Midwest Open Wheel Association’s Monster Energy™ Sprint Car Series. There were 35 sprint cars on hand. Balog’s win paid him $3,000 and was his tenth in IRA competition this season. Mike Reinke shot out to an early lead from the pole in the 20-lap main event. AJ...more
Blackjack Outlasts the Dude in ASC

Blackjack Outlasts the Dude in ASC...

8/21/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, SEDALIA, Mo. (August 21, 2011) – Brian Brown outdueled shop mate and uncle Danny Lasoski to win Sunday night’s 25-lap Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior main event atop the Historic Half-Mile at the Missouri State Fairgrounds. After trading the lead several times along the way, Brown took command for keeps on the 24th circuit for his second ASCS Warrior win of the year and fifth overall ASCS Regional triumph of 2011 aboard the FVP No. 21 Maxim. While Rusty...more
4th Husets Win

4th Husets Win

8/21/2011
Eric Lutz raced virtually unchallenged from his front row starting postion to capture his 4th Huset's Speedway win of the year.(husets-speedway.com)
Berryman Back in ASCS Gulf South V

Berryman Back in ASCS Gulf South V...

8/21/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, BEAUMONT, Texas (August 19, 2011) – Brandon Berryman found his way back to Smiley’s Racing Products ASCS Gulf South victory lane with a last-corner move around Travis Rilat to win Friday night’s 25-lap main event at the Golden Triangle Raceway Park. Shut out of victory lane over 32 Gulf South events dating back to May of 2010, the two-time series champion rallied from the lucky 13th starting position to snare his first Gulf South win of the year and...more
Kolt Walker Guns Down ASCS Gulf So

Kolt Walker Guns Down ASCS Gulf So...

8/21/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, BAYTOWN, Texas (August 20, 2011) – Kolt Walker captured his first American Sprint Car Series feature win of the year by taking the $3,000 winner’s share in Saturday night’s 30-lap Smiley’s Racing Products ASCS Gulf South main event at Royal Purple Raceway. The Kermit, TX, native took the lead from his pole position and paced all 30 rounds aboard his No. 45k entry to post his fourth career ASCS Regional triumph and third in Gulf South...more
Barksdale Bags First ASCS Win in L

Barksdale Bags First ASCS Win in L...

8/21/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, KENNEDALE, Texas (August 19, 2011) – Koby Barksdale captured his first career American Sprint Car Series feature win by cracking victory lane in Friday night’s 25-lap The Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star main event at Cowtown Speedway. And, the 20-year-old from Norman, OK, did it in dramatic style, racing from six rows deep to take the lead on the white flag lap aboard the Schartz Farms No. 22. While Barksdale gridded the feature field 11th, Michael Lang...more
Corn Creams ASCS Sooners at Lawton

Corn Creams ASCS Sooners at Lawton...

8/21/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, LAWTON, Okla. (August 20, 2011) – Brandon Corn left little doubt about his first career American Sprint Car Series feature win by wiring the field in Saturday night’s 25-lap American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region main event at Lawton Speedway. The Gause, TX, shoe gunned into the lead from the pole position and led all the way atop the high-banked, ¼-mile red clay oval for his first taste of ASCS victory lane glory. A final caution with just seven...more
Lasoski Charges to ASCS Warrior Wi

Lasoski Charges to ASCS Warrior Wi...

8/21/2011
GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. (August 19, 2011) – Rallying from eight rows deep, Danny Lasoski charged through the field to pick up his second Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior victory of the season in Friday night’s 25-lap main event at Valley Speedway. After starting 16th, Lasoski battled past Brian Brown on the 18th circuit en route to the $2,500 triumph aboard the Kistler-powered Creason Pipeline Construction No. 33 Eagle for his third overall ASCS Regional win of the year. With...more
Four Straight for Ziehl in ASCS So

Four Straight for Ziehl in ASCS So...

8/21/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, TUCSON, Ariz. (July 16, 2011) – Rick Ziehl continues to stay as hot as the Arizona summer heat as he reeled off his fourth consecutive Sunoco Fuel ASCS Southwest feature win in a row in Saturday night’s 25-lap feature at USA Raceway. Ziehl took the win after starting outside the front row in the Wesmar-powered Lucas Oil No. 20z Maxim. Ziehl beat fellow front row starter John Carney II to the checkered flag, with Kyle McCutcheon, 12th-starter Joshua...more
Jason Johnson Adds Another Lucas O

Jason Johnson Adds Another Lucas O...

8/21/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, JACKSON, Minn. (August 20, 2011) – Reigning Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National champion Jason Johnson added another notch to the win column with a $6,000 triumph in Saturday night’s 33rd Annual Jackson Nationals presented by Brodix Cylinder Heads championship main event. “The Ragin’ Cajun” gunned into the lead at the outset and led all 25 circuits atop the high-banked, ½-mile Jackson Speedway clay oval for his fifth ASCS National triumph...more
Herrera Snares Lucas Oil ASCS Win

Herrera Snares Lucas Oil ASCS Win...

8/21/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, JACKSON, Minn. (August 19, 2011) – Johnny Herrera kicked off the 33rd Annual Jackson Nationals presented by Brodix Cylinder Heads by racing to his second Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National triumph of the season in Friday night’s 20-lap Loren Woodke Memorial feature event. The Albuquerque shoe took full advantage of a second start to the race to battle into the early lead and then paced the final 19 circuits aboard the Wesmar-powered...more
Tarlton sweeps weekend, back on to

Tarlton sweeps weekend, back on to...

8/21/2011
Inside Line Promotions – HANFORD, Calif. (Aug. 21) – He let out a big sigh, which revealed an even bigger smile. “Oh, finally,” Tommy Tarlton exclaimed after winning both of his features last weekend. “It feels good to sweep the weekend.” The Easton, Calif., native picked up a pair of victories to run his total to eight wins in 32 races this season. More importantly, he regained the points lead with the Ocean Sprints and extended his advantage with the ASCS Southern...more
Kolt Walker Guns Down Gulf South a

Kolt Walker Guns Down Gulf South a...

8/20/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, BAYTOWN, Texas (August 20, 2011) – Kolt Walker captured his first American Sprint Car Series feature win of the year by taking the $3,000 winner’s share in Saturday night’s 30-lap Smiley’s Racing Products ASCS Gulf South main event at Royal Purple Raceway. The Kermit, TX, native took the lead from his pole position and paced all 30 rounds aboard his No. 45k entry to post his fourth career ASCS Regional triumph and third in Gulf South...more
Lawton Oklahoma

Lawton Oklahoma

8/20/2011
We made the 500 mile trip to Lawton Oklahoma, for an ASCS Sooner Region race. 36 cars signed in making 5 heat races, all with some very stiff competition. Pulling the #8 pill put us on the pole for heat #3. After a couple false starts, a couple incidents the race finally went from green to checkered and Derrik led every lap. The heat race win put him 8th in passing points after the heat races. The top 8 redraw left us starting 3rd for the A feature. After watching the...more
Five Winners at Chico and a Champi

Five Winners at Chico and a Champi...

8/20/2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Silver Dollar Speedway David Larabee is First Champion of 2011 at Silver Dollar Speedway by Troy Hennig CHICO, CA – AUGUST 20, 2011...David Larabee has been hanging around Silver Dollar Speedway for the past 30 years. He has seen it all and for the most part raced in an array of open wheeled and fendered race cars at Chico. He even watched as a young kid when his dad, Jim, was crowned as driving champion at the track. Well after last night,...more
Alissa Geving just two races away

Alissa Geving just two races away...

8/20/2011
By Bill Sullivan/ Sullivan Images Media PETALUMA, CA (8-16-11) – The season is winding down and the championship points keep adding up for Penngrove’s Alissa Geving. After an incredible comeback last Saturday night at Petaluma Speedway, Geving is just two championship point races from her third Petaluma Speedway track championship. “It doesn’t seem like it’s even close to being the end of the season but I guess that’s due to the rain outs we had in the spring,” said...more
TARLTON FINALLY WRESTLES POINTS LE

TARLTON FINALLY WRESTLES POINTS LE...

8/20/2011
WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA (August 20, 2011) – Tommy Tarlton won his second straight Ocean Sprints presented by Taco Bravo feature on Friday night to take the points lead from Salinas’ Ronnie Day as the series prepares for the Johnny Key Classic this Saturday. The 18 car main event was slowed by just two cautions and completed in 12 minutes. The race also marked the final qualifier for the Key, but with Tarlton already locked in the qualifying spot went to rookie Rico...more
Collard Claims Northern Summer Nat

Collard Claims Northern Summer Nat...

8/20/2011
OHSWEKEN, Ont. (August 19, 2011) – Jamie Collard captured his first career Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP feature win by topping Round Three of the Northern Summer Nationals on Friday night at Ohsweken Speedway. The fifth different leader of the 25-lap feature event, Collard took the lead away from multi-time Patriot champ Bryan Howland on the white flag lap to snare the win. Collard beat Howland to the stripe, with current ASCS Sprints on Dirt point...more
Lasoski Charges to ASCS Warrior Wi

Lasoski Charges to ASCS Warrior Wi...

8/20/2011
GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. (August 19, 2011) – Rallying from eight rows deep, Danny Lasoski charged through the field to pick up his second Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior victory of the season in Friday night’s 25-lap main event at Valley Speedway. After starting 16th, Lasoski battled past Brian Brown on the 18th circuit en route to the $2,500 triumph aboard the Kistler-powered Creason Pipeline Construction No. 33 Eagle for his third overall ASCS Regional win of the year. With...more
Barksdale Bags First ASCS Win in L

Barksdale Bags First ASCS Win in L...

8/20/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, KENNEDALE, Texas (August 19, 2011) – Koby Barksdale captured his first career American Sprint Car Series feature win by cracking victory lane in Friday night’s 25-lap The Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star main event at Cowtown Speedway. And, the 20-year-old from Norman, OK, did it in dramatic style, racing from six rows deep to take the lead on the white flag lap aboard the Schartz Farms No. 22. While Barksdale gridded the feature field 11th, Michael Lang...more
Berryman Back in ASCS Gulf South V

Berryman Back in ASCS Gulf South V...

8/20/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, BEAUMONT, Texas (August 19, 2011) – Brandon Berryman found his way back to Smiley’s Racing Products ASCS Gulf South victory lane with a last-corner move around Travis Rilat to win Friday night’s 25-lap main event at the Golden Triangle Raceway Park. Shut out of victory lane over 32 Gulf South events dating back to May of 2010, the two-time series champion rallied from the lucky 13th starting position to snare his first Gulf South win of the year and...more
Herrera Snares Lucas Oil ASCS Win

Herrera Snares Lucas Oil ASCS Win...

8/20/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, JACKSON, Minn. (August 19, 2011) – Johnny Herrera kicked off the 33rd Annual Jackson Nationals presented by Brodix Cylinder Heads by racing to his second Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National triumph of the season in Friday night’s 20-lap Loren Woodke Memorial feature event. The Albuquerque shoe took full advantage of a second start to the race to battle into the early lead and then paced the final 19 circuits aboard the Wesmar-powered...more
Danny Smith Gets Redemption with M

Danny Smith Gets Redemption with M...

8/20/2011
(Bill W) August 19, 2011, Jacksonville, IL – During Illinois Sprint Week, Jerrod Hull made a late race pass to take victory from Danny Smith at Jacksonville Speedway. On Friday night, Smith wasn’t giving anyone any chances to pass him as he racked up his second Monster Energy™ Sprint Car Series win of the year. Jimmy Hurley, who won the Dash, led from the pole position in the early going of the 25-lap main event. Fellow front row starter, Hull and Smith followed. ...more
Forgettable Fargo For Stewart and

Forgettable Fargo For Stewart and...

8/18/2011
PETERSEN MEDIA- Just days after his memorable Knoxville Nationals run, Shane Stewart and his ROCKSTAR/Makita team returned to action at the Red River Valley Speedway in Fargo, ND on Wednesday where Shane’s night came to an early end. The All Star Circuit of Champions sanctioned event got off to a bright start for the driver of the Silva Motorsports/Lucas Oil Products/A.R.T. as Stewart timed in with the 8th quickest lap of the 40 cars assembled. In heat race action,...more
Austin McCarl – Making the Big Dan

Austin McCarl – Making the Big Dan...

8/18/2011
Austin McCarl – Making the Big Dance! (Bill W) August 18, 2011 – Very few drivers at the age of eighteen have locked themselves into the Knoxville Nationals main event, but Austin McCarl added his name to the list last weekend driving the TMAC Motorsports #17A. The Altoona, Iowa driver is one of the “Young Guns” at the Knoxville Raceway and solidly put himself into the first of what should be many Knoxville Nationals main events. Qualifying on Wednesday night, things...more
FINAL JOHNNY KEY CLASSIC QUALIFIER

FINAL JOHNNY KEY CLASSIC QUALIFIER...

8/17/2011
WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA (August 17, 2011) – In the midst of a heavy battle for the points lead in the Ocean Sprints presented by Taco Bravo championship, drivers will also be seeking a berth in the 51st Johnny Key Classic in Friday night’s action at Ocean Speedway. Four drivers will be locked in to the Johnny Key Classic through qualifying nights with Tim Kaeding, Kyle Larson, and Tommy Tarlton already locked in. The two highest drivers in the points after Friday...more
Haley Set for Weekend Triple Heade

Haley Set for Weekend Triple Heade...

8/17/2011
PETERSEN MEDIA- After taking a brief break from 360 racing, Haley Arnold and her Arnold Motorsports are set for three races in three days kicking off Friday night at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, MO with the ASCS Warrior region. After Friday night’s tout, the scene will shift to Lake Ozark Speedway in Elden, MO for weekly competition before the Arnold Motorsports team ends their weekend in Sedaila, MO at the Missouri State Fair race at the lightening fast Missouri...more
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