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Bobby Santos III Wins Must-See Rac

Bobby Santos III Wins Must-See Rac...

6/1/2024
LANCASTER, N.Y. (June 1, 2024) – Former NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Champion Bobby Santos III from Franklin, MA won the inaugural visit from the Must-See Racing Sprint Cars at Lancaster Motorplex on Saturday night. Andy Jankowiak from Tonawanda, NY won the Insinger Performance/VP Racing Fuels Sportsman main event. Dustin Novoa from Springville, NY won his first career Monroe Extinguisher Street Stock feature event. Dave Milbrand from Clarence, NY won the Rusty Diamond...more
Sumar Classic July 2 at Terre Haut

Sumar Classic July 2 at Terre Haut...

6/22/2015
USAC’s Silver Crown Championship cars return to the dirt July 2 as they tackle the Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track for the “Sumar Classic.” The race dates back to 1995 and will feature a battle for the point lead after last Saturday’s pavement outing at Iowa Speedway. Kody Swanson’s series lead over Aaron Pierce stands at just 14 points after Swanson’s car suffered a broken axle 40 laps into the race. Pierce held on for a fourth-place finish. Bobby Santos of Franklin,...more
Santos Slays Silver Crown Field at

Santos Slays Silver Crown Field at...

6/20/2015
Bobby Santos knows his way around Iowa Speedway; that’s for sure. The three-time winner at the 7/8 mile speed plant in Honda USAC National Midget competition (2009, 2010 and 2012) added his name to the list of Silver Crown victors at the track by winning Saturday afternoon’s “Casey’s General Stores 100.” Kody Swanson and Kyle Hamilton occupied the front row at the start, but it was third-starting Aaron Pierce who got the jump from the inside of the second row to take...more
KOTW Regional at Madera; Auto Valu

KOTW Regional at Madera; Auto Valu...

6/1/2015
Weather Forces Salem Cancellation USAC winged sprint car competition occurs on two fronts this week with races at Madera, Calif. and Kalamazoo, Mich. Projected rains and weather forecasts resulted in cancellation of last Saturday night’s “Eddie Gilstrap Motors Sprint Car Legends Classic” Auto Value race at the Salem (Ind.) Speedway. Kalamazoo Speedway hosts this Saturday night’s “Lucky 7 Night at the Zoo” USAC Auto Value Bumper-to-Bumper Sprint race, the second round...more
Auto Value Sprints Invade Salem Ba

Auto Value Sprints Invade Salem Ba...

5/25/2015
Saturday’s “Eddie Gilstrap Motors Sprint Car Legends Classic” at the Salem (Ind,) Speedway is the next stop in the 2015 USAC Auto Value Bumper to Bumper Sprint Car series and features USAC’s return to the historic half-mile paved oval after a hiatus of five years. Shane Hmiel won the last USAC outing at Salem, which has hosted a total of 136 races since 1956. Bobby Santos holds a one-point lead over Kyle Edwards in the 2015 standings following thee April 10 series...more
Regional KOTWs Open at Madera May

Regional KOTWs Open at Madera May...

4/20/2015
SANTOS #1 IN PENSACOLA OPENER; RAIN CANCELS MOBILE USAC’s King of the Wing Sprint Cars open their Western Regional calendar May 2 at Madera (Calif.) Speedway. The King of the Wing/Auto Value slate resumes in June following last week’s opener at Pensacola, Fla. Bobby Santos of Franklin, Mass. is the early leader in the King of the Wing and Auto Value Bumper-to-Bumper Sprint standings after wheeling his DJ Racing/Simpson Hurricane/VDS Chevy to victory in Friday night’s...more
Santos Grabs KOTW/Auto Value Opene

Santos Grabs KOTW/Auto Value Opene...

4/18/2015
Pensacola, FL……..Bobby Santos of Franklin, Mass. wheeled his DJ Racing Diablo/Chevy to victory in Friday night’s USAC King of the Wing/Auto Value Bumper-to-Bumper Sprint Car series opener at Five Flags Speedway. He led the last 12 laps after a competitive first 28 laps saw three different lap leaders. Santos led the opening 10 laps and Troy Decaire led the next 10. Aaron Pierce le a couple, Santos regained it for one and Pierce then led three more before finally...more
BELLEVILLE’S 2ND “HUSTLE ON THE HI

BELLEVILLE’S 2ND “HUSTLE ON THE HI...

7/28/2014
100TH SILVER CROWN WINNER BYRNE GETS LAST-LAP JD BYRIDER WIN The second annual “Hustle on the High Banks” is on tap for the USAC Silver Crown Championship Series Friday night at the famed “Belleville High Banks” in Kansas. Tracy Hines is the defending race champion on the half-mile dirt oval which hosts this week’s “Belleville Midget Nationals.” The Silver Crown cars practice Thursday and race Friday, with a 50-lap main event. Hines enters the race 39 points behind...more
“STRONG” FIELD EXPECTED FOR “J.D.

“STRONG” FIELD EXPECTED FOR “J.D....

7/16/2014
Renewed enthusiasm in USAC’s Silver Crown Championship Series presented by TRAXXAS has resulted in what promises to be a strong field of cars for the July 24 J.D. Byrider “Rich Vogler Classic” at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis, Ind. Highlighted by defending series champion Bobby East and former USAC Champion Ken Schrader piloting cars entered by Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing, the field already includes a number of USAC Champions and could, by race time, include...more
SANTOS BY A HALF-CAR LENGTH IN GAT

SANTOS BY A HALF-CAR LENGTH IN GAT...

6/14/2014
Madison, IL…….Bobby Santos of Franklin, Mass. won Saturday’s “Gateway 100” USAC Silver Crown Championship race at Gateway Motorsports Park but the margin of victory in the PRM Auto Enterprise Beast/Mopar wasn’t what he hoped it would be. Leading by a wide margin most of the race, he eked out a half-car length advantage over pole winner Tracy Hines at the checkered flag! Santos admitted that “the car was coughing on the lap 93 restart and I’m not sure if we could have...more
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