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Hafertepe Returns Home to Snare 8t

Hafertepe Returns Home to Snare 8t...

3/28/2012
Sam Hafertepe Jr. and The Plumbfast Racing Team made their 2012 season debut with an 8th place finish against The ASCS National Tour this past Saturday night at Devil’s Bowl Speedway. For Sam it was an opportunity to once again get behind the wheel of his familiar Lone Star Speedway #15h after having competed in several races for both The Zemco Racing Team and Rudeen Racing. “We have a few weeks off before we get back into The Zemco car,” explained Sam. “We figured we...more
Wayne Johnson Takes Lucas Oil ASCS

Wayne Johnson Takes Lucas Oil ASCS...

10/22/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, MESQUITE, Texas (October 21, 2011) – It didn’t take long for Wayne Johnson to park his newly-formed No. 77x team in Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National victory lane, as he topped Friday night’s 38th Annual Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals preliminary feature atop the storied ½-mile Devil’s Bowl Speedway clay oval. In just his third weekend of National competition with the new team, the Oklahoma City native took the lead away from Spring...more
Hafertepe Scores $11K in Canadian

Hafertepe Scores $11K in Canadian...

9/17/2011
T.J. Buffenbarger, OHSWEKEN, Ont. (September 17, 2011) – Sam Hafertepe, Jr., waited until Saturday to take the track at Ohsweken Speedway and made the wait worthwhile by winning the Canadian Sprint Car Nationals feature event. Hafertepe passed Jamie Collard on lap 12 and motored away for his first Canadian Nationals championship driving his family owned team. Hafertepe collected $11,000 dollars for his effort. “I have to thank my crew guy Daryl (Turford) and his Dad...more
Hafertepe Earns 14th at 51st Annua

Hafertepe Earns 14th at 51st Annua...

8/16/2011
Sam Hafertepe Jr. put yet another exclamation point on what has been the best season of his career by qualifying for his second career Knoxville Nationals and earning a 14th place finish this past weekend at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa. Hafertepe did not shy away from performing on the biggest stage in sprint car racing as he turned in a dazzling charge Wednesday night to finish 6th before starting 11th in the Saturday finale. A weak draw threatened to set...more
Hafertepe Jr. Looks Towards Month

Hafertepe Jr. Looks Towards Month...

7/7/2011
Sam Hafertepe Jr. and The Plumbfast Racing Team are looking to build on what has already been a successful 2011 season as they look towards the upcoming "Month of Money". Hafertepe has spent much of the past 2 months racing in the Pennsylvania and Ohio area but is planning on heading to Knoxville Raceway this weekend in preparation for both the 360 and Knoxville Nationals which will take place at the same race track in August. In addition to racing at Knoxville Sam...more
Hafertepe Jr. Hits Bumps in the Ro

Hafertepe Jr. Hits Bumps in the Ro...

4/14/2011
Sunnyvale, Texas-Sam Hafertepe Jr.’s dream season hit its first bump in the road this past weekend at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Nebraska. 2 early season wins had Sam and the team riding a wave of momentum but that would not be enough to overcome the mechanical gremlins that plagued the team throughout the weekend. Friday night saw Sam charge from 9th to 3rd in his heat race before Seth Bergman made a late race pass to move Sam back to 4th which was still enough to...more
Hafertepe Takes Lucas Oil ASCS Hon

Hafertepe Takes Lucas Oil ASCS Hon...

3/26/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, MESQUITE, Texas (March 26, 2011) – Sam Hafertepe, Jr., became the sixth different winner in as many nights of 2011 Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National action by taking top honors in Saturday night’s 38th Annual Devil’s Bowl Spring Nationals 30-lap championship finale. After pacing the initial pair of circuits, Hafertepe rallied past both Danny Lasoski and leader Brian Brown on a lap 17 restart en route to the $6,000 triumph, his second...more
Hafertepe Hustles Up ASCS Gulf Sou

Hafertepe Hustles Up ASCS Gulf Sou...

3/4/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, BEAUMONT, Texas (March 4, 2011) – Sam Hafertepe, Jr., returned to his roots by racing to victory lane in Friday night’s season-opening Smiley’s Racing Products ASCS Gulf South Prelude to the Gulf Coast Nationals at Golden Triangle Raceway Park. Working his way forward from the eighth starting position in the $3,000-to-win affair, the 2003 ASCS Gulf South Rookie of the Year chased down Wayne Johnson in lapped traffic on the 25th of 30 laps en route to...more
Hafertepe Jr. Scores Back to Back

Hafertepe Jr. Scores Back to Back...

3/3/2011
Sam Hafertepe Jr. and The Plumbfast Racing Team had a very successful weekend racing against The World of Outlaws (WoO) as he scored two 6th place finishes. Friday night saw Sam drive a steady race at Pike County before he duplicated his finish the following evening during The WoO's only visit to his home state of Texas at Royal Purple Raceway in Houston. Friday night at Pike offered very difficult track conditions for the drivers as there were several big holes in the...more
Hafertepe Finishes Florida Strong

Hafertepe Finishes Florida Strong...

2/27/2011
[i Hafertepe Finishes Florida Strong at Winternationals] Daryl Turford Sam Hafertepe and The Plumbfast Racing Team finished off Speedweeks this past Saturday night with a strong run that saw Sam charge from 18th in the field to 9th in the non-stop 40 lap Winternationals finale at East Bay Raceway Park. Hafertepe who has been racing in Florida for the past 2 1/2 weeks had an up and down Speedweeks that saw his efforts rewarded on most nights with a few disapointing...more
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