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Schuett Records Top-15 Finish Duri

Schuett Records Top-15 Finish Duri...

7/1/2019
(Photo by Brendon Bauman) Inside Line Promotions – JOLIET, Ill. (July 1, 2019) – Kyle Schuett advanced to a top-15 finish during his debut with the Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions Saturday night at The Dirt Oval at Route 66. “All in all, it wasn’t too bad for our first race with the All Stars,” he said of the race that was co-sanctioned with the Bumper to Bumper IRA Sprint Car Series. “We were able to move up a few positions, even though I kind of...more
Shawn Miller
  • Shawn Miller on Jul 01, 2019
  • Article Date: 7/1/2019
Tags: Kyle Schuett, Dirt Oval at Route 66, IRA Interstate Racing Association
Speed Shift TV Providing 46 Races

Speed Shift TV Providing 46 Races...

6/3/2019
Inside Line Promotions – AVON, Ind. (June 3, 2019) – June will be the most ambitious month of the season thus far for Speed Shift TV as it will offer 46 live races for VIP subscribers. Those events include parts of Ohio Sprint Speedweek and Pennsylvania Speedweek, the Wild West Modified Shootout, a total of 12 Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions shows, all of Illinois Speed Week with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League and numerous other marquee...more
Shawn Miller
  • Shawn Miller on Jun 03, 2019
  • Article Date: 6/3/2019
Tags: Anderson Speedway, Outlaw Speedway, Kokomo Speedway
Nienhiser Shakes Tough Luck and Re

Nienhiser Shakes Tough Luck and Re...

7/5/2018
PETERSEN MEDIA: After a tumultuous couple of weeks that saw mechanical gremlins follow him from city to city, Paul Nienhiser looks to have finally ridded himself of the problems as he picked up a 305ci win on Friday night before a 17th place finish on Saturday night with the All Star Circuit of Champions. “To say it was a fun weekend would be an understatement,” Paul Nienhiser said. “To drive for my good friends on Friday night and win was an awesome feeling and to...more
Paul Nienhiser
  • Paul Nienhiser on Jul 05, 2018
  • Article Date: 7/5/2018
Tags: Paul Nienhiser, Jacksonville Speedway, Dirt Oval at Route 66
WINDOM GRABS WILDCARD WIN AT ROUTE

WINDOM GRABS WILDCARD WIN AT ROUTE...

7/1/2018
JOLIET, IL (June 30, 2018) - Illinois native Chris Windom took home the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Wildcard check and trophy at the Dirt Oval at Route 66 Raceway Saturday night. Brady Short and Korey Weyant completed the podium. Brady Short and Korey Weyant led the field to green with Weyant leading lap one. Short threw the slide job in turns three and four to get by Weyant and lead lap two, but Weyant would returng the favor in turns one and two to regain the lead....more
administrator
  • administrator on Jul 01, 2018
  • Article Date: 7/1/2018
Tags: Dirt Oval at Route 66, POWRi, POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Wildcard Sprints
WAR WILDCARD SPRINTS HEAD TO CHICA

WAR WILDCARD SPRINTS HEAD TO CHICA...

6/26/2018
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (June 25, 2018) - The Dirt Oval at Route 66 is prepped and ready to host the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Wildcard Sprints this Saturday, June 30 in Joliet, Illinois alongside the All Star Circuit of Champions winged sprint car series. $2,000 is up for grabs to the WAR winner this weekend. Last year Landon Simon was the victor at the 3/8 mile dirt oval with Mario Clouser and Terry Babb completing the podium. Landon Simon currently leads the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR...more
administrator
  • administrator on Jun 26, 2018
  • Article Date: 6/26/2018
Tags: Dirt Oval at Route 66, POWRi, POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Wildcard Sprints
Shark Racing Week 19 Recap

Shark Racing Week 19 Recap

7/4/2017
Week 19 Would Show the Shark Racing Team 3 Racetracks in 3 States Inside of 5 Days! Tuesday, June 27th Week 19 got underway at the Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, IL. The Shark Racing Team had been fighting some bad luck going into the event and looked to shake it off and put a good result on the board. Jacob Allen would get the night started off in the right direction by putting the Marty Thompson Investments, Bear Digital Advertisements, Mark Pells Tire Service Number 1A...more
Dan Mazy
  • Dan Mazy on Jul 04, 2017
  • Article Date: 7/4/2017
Tags: Logan Schuchart, Jacob Allen, Dakota State Fair Speedway
Chandler Capitializes At RPM

Chandler Capitializes At RPM

7/1/2017
Chandler Capitializes At RPM (photo credit: Rudy Garcia) Crandall, TX| July 1, 2017; 22 drivers signed in for competition at RPM Speedway for night one of the Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget League two step. Three heat races would be won by Ace McCarthy, Grady Chandler, and Kory Schudy. The nights Integrity Customs High Point driver of the night would be Kade Taylor, and with a lucky roll of the dice landing on one the field would start heads up. Kade Taylor and Grady...more
Eric Fenton
  • Eric Fenton on Jul 02, 2017
  • Article Date: 7/1/2017
Tags: Fairbury Speedway, Lincoln Speedway, Macon Speedway
Schatz Scores Win 12 on Return to

Schatz Scores Win 12 on Return to...

6/27/2017
Eight-time champion and current points leader Donny Schatz took the Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing No. 15 Arctic Cat machine through the checkers to win the FVP Outlaw Clay Classic at The Dirt Oval at Route 66 Raceway, stealing the lead from Kraig Kinser with only five laps to go. Although Kinser saw his best race of the season to date, Schatz rode him hard, and he ultimately landed in eighth with Kasey Kahne Racing teammates Brad Sweet and Daryn Pittman following...more
administrator
  • administrator on Jun 28, 2017
  • Article Date: 6/27/2017
Tags: Donny Schatz, Dirt Oval at Route 66, World of Outlaws
Michael Pickens Leads POWRi Illino

Michael Pickens Leads POWRi Illino...

6/3/2017
Macon, IL – With three of five POWRi Illinois SPEED Week shows completed, Michael Pickens of Auckland, New Zealand leads the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League SPEED Week point standings by a mere 10 points over Keith Kunz Motorsports driver, Tanner Thorson. With two shows left, tonight’s Macon Speedway in Macon, Illinois and tomorrow’s Lincoln Speedway in Lincoln, Illinois, both tracks have unique characteristics that could change the outcome for the POWRi...more
Kenny Brown
  • Kenny Brown on Jun 03, 2017
  • Article Date: 6/3/2017
Tags: Fairbury Speedway, Lincoln Speedway, Macon Speedway
SIMON STEALS ONE AT JOLIET

SIMON STEALS ONE AT JOLIET

6/1/2017
Joliet, IL (May 31, 2017) - After a series of rainouts to start the season, the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR East sprint cars opened their season on Wednesday night, May 31 at the Dirt Oval at 66 Raceway with Landon Simon picking up the win. It marked the first race at the dirt oval in well over a decade. Slater Helt and Simon would lead the field to green for the 20 lap A-Main event. Helt set the pace as he beat Simon into turn one on the opening lap. Helt would hold off Simon...more
administrator
  • administrator on Jun 01, 2017
  • Article Date: 6/1/2017
Tags: Dirt Oval at Route 66, POWRi, POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Wildcard Sprints
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