PRESS....

• Column)Pat & Bruce Eckel have their final column from Florida with the USAC National sprint cars running a 35 lap, $10,000 to win finale. Daison Pursley was score the first win in USAC sprints for car owner Chad Boat, after registering 3 thirds and 2 seconds in five previous starts. Brady Bacon and Kyle Cummins would round out the podium finish. A Typical Weekend 2/19

• Chance Gastey)When the Sprint Car haulers enter the pit gate at the Stockton Dirt Track this weekend, there will be a fresh new look for the Friends & Family Racing Team. Although the team will consist of mostly familiar faces and the iconic number x1 Sprint Car, there have been some significant changes made during the off-season. The team has spent the past several months gearing up for a more aggressive and diverse racing season in 2025 than the championship caliber team has campaigned in recent years. Press Releases 2/19

• Tyler Ross)Tyler Ross and Ross Racing have spent the offseason making preparations to build on the foundation of an impressive 2024, aiming to position themselves as a consistent contender everywhere they go on the tough Central Pennsylvania 410 sprint car circuit. With the 2025 racing season just around the corner, we caught up with Tyler to get insight into the team’s progression and a look at their plans for this year. Press Releases 2/19

• Jackson Motorplex MN)The racing schedule has been shaped at Jackson Motorplex with the creation of several new event titles and sponsor additions. Bank Midwest is the title sponsor for the 47 th annual Bank Midwest Jackson Nationals presented by Wyffels Hybrids, which runs Sept. 19-20 and showcases the Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series, the Buffalo Wild Wings Northern Outlaw Sprint Association and the Midwest Sprint Touring Series 410 Sprint Cars. The two-day event concludes with a $12,000-to-win finale. The Heser Auto & Detailing RaceSaver Sprint Cars division is part of the weekend program as well with a $2,500-to-win finale. Press Releases 2/19

• POWRi)Continuing as the seasonal opening staple of POWRi National and West Midget League competitions, the Twelfth Annual Turnpike Challenge returns to a pair of Sooner State speed venues, featuring a single-day stop at Creek County Speedway on March 20, followed by two thrilling nights at Port City Raceway on March 21-22. Press Releases 2/19

Monday February 17th

Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.  George Washington

11:00pm

PRESS....

• Photos)Shots from Saturday at Ocala Speedway FL USAC by Hein Brothers are in  SpeedShotz 2/17

• Column)Article and Photo from Richard Golardi "USCS President Pete Walton on the Upcoming Year, Possible Retirement, and Selling the Series" Florida Open Wheel2/17

• High Limit)The second annual High Limit International event at the world-class Perth Motorplex will further push the envelope when it comes to setting Australian Speedway records later this year. Once again held on December 28-30, 2025 amid summer break down under - the event will fall on a Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday morning for American fans watching on FloRacing. The ante will be upped for competitors with the preliminary payouts bumped to $15,000-to-win and a new-record $110,000-to-win AUD finale. High Limit 2/17

• Dayne Kingshott)DAYNE Kingshott and the Krikke Motorsport team wrapped up the busiest period of their 2024-25 season campaign with a podium finish in last Saturday night’s Krikke Boys Shootout at the Perth Motorplex. In what is an event that is very close to the Krikke Motorsport team’s heart, Kingshott was in solid form throughout the two-night Krikke Boys Shootout, and had it not been for a late caution, the result of a third place on podium could’ve been a few spots higher on the podium with the team’s fourth Krikke Boys Shootout win. Press Releases 2/17

• Joel Myers Jr)The final weekend of War of the Wings slate came and went for Joel Myers Jr, and though the team came up short of their third consecutive series championship, the California native swept the weekend and tallied two more feature event wins. “Unfortunately we had a couple of tough nights earlier in the season that we couldn’t overcome to win the title, but we were all extremely happy with the weekend we had and picking up two more wins together,” Joel Myers Jr said. Press Releases 2/17

• Port Royal Speedway PA)Port Royal Speedway is thrilled to welcome Penske Racing Shocks as the new title sponsor for the super late model series beginning in the 2025 racing season. As the industry leader in high-quality racing shocks, Penske Racing Shocks (PRS) brings an unparalleled level of excellence, innovation, and performance to the speedway’s competitive late model division. Central PA 2/17

• POWRi)Due to projected dropping temperatures and incoming Arctic Blast conditions, Texas Motor Speedway and POWRi Sprint League officials have made the difficult decision to reschedule the originally planned February 21-22 events to the new dates of March 28-29. The rescheduled event will still feature the headlining POWRi Honest Abe Roofing 410 Outlaw Sprint League, along with the POWRi MYCO Plastics Elite Outlaw Sprints and POWRi 305 IMCA RaceSaver Sprints. However, due to prior scheduling commitments, the USRA American Racer Modified Series will be unable to participate that weekend. In its place, the POWRi Dirt X Elite Non-Wing Sprints will step in to fill the spot. Press Releases 2/17

Sunday February 16th

“Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly better man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error.”  Andrew Jackson

11:30pm

PRESS....

• Photos)Shots from Saturday at Ocala Speedway FL USAC by Steve Koletar are in  SpeedShotz 2/16

• Column)Joseph Terrell has a 360 West Coast preview which looks at weekly 360 racing on the West. Included is an analysis of tracks that run 360s weekly out west, the strength of their weekly support, the amount of races scheduled in 2025 average car counts in 2024 and more.West Coast Sprint Car Scene2/16

• USAC CRA)After rain washed out the event at Perris, the Avanti Windows & Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Car season will open at Mohave Valley Raceway this Saturday, February 22nd. Promoted by Ron Meyer, the 520th event in series history will also feature the Avanti Windows & Doors POWRi Southwest Ecotech Midgets and Sport Compacts. Located at 2750 Laguna Road in Mohave Valley, Arizona, the Pit Gates will open at 1:00pm, the Spectator Gates will open at 3:30pm, with Racing scheduled for 5:30pm. For more information, visit mohavevalleyracceway.com or call 928.346.3000.USAC 2/16

• Williams Grove Speedway PA)Williams Grove Speedway is just one month away from Opening Day for the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars. Hoosier will present Opening Day 2025 on Sunday afternoon, March 16 at 2 pm. The first show of the season at Williams Grove Speedway for the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars will pay $5,500 to the winner of the 25-lap affair. Central PA 2/16

• Thunder On The Hill)The NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series will open their thirty-sixth season on Tuesday night, May 20 when Levan Machine & Truck Equipment present the Rich Mar Florist Kubota High Limit 410 Sprints at Grandview Speedway. Local favorite Brent Marks won the event in 2024 and collected $22,000 for the win, including a $2,000 bonus posted by Pioneer Pole Building if a Pennsylvania driver defeated the roster of nationally known sprint car drivers. For Marks, it was his nineteenth visit to the tricky one-third mile high-banked Grandview oval, a track that always teases the drivers before they eventually notch that first Thunder on the Hill victory. Central PA 2/16

• Maddington Toyota Series AU)A third to defending series champion Dayne Kingshott and a sixth to arch rival Callum Williamson on Saturday night has slightly increased the gap between the two in the 2024-25 Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series points. With only four rounds remaining, Kingshott now has a 58 point buffer over Williamson, 2636 points to 2578. Press Releases 2/16

• Port Royal Speedway PA)Port Royal Speedway has announced a revision to its previously stated policy regarding season seat holders and ticket requirements for two of the track’s marquee events, the Bob Weikert Memorial and the Tuscarora 50. Initially, the Speedway required all season seat holders without a season pass to purchase a general admission ticket for each seat for these races. However, after carefully reviewing the logistical challenges this policy would present, the Speedway has decided to rescind this requirement. Central PA 2/16

Saturday February 15th

All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them. Galileo Galilei

11:50pm

RESULTS....

• USAC)Seemingly, it was only a matter of time before Daison Pursley broke through the iron wall that had stood in his path to victory throughout Winter Dirt Games. Following finishes of 2nd, 3rd, 3rd, 2nd and 2nd, and leading a total of 43 laps across the past five nights of USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship racing in Florida, the Locust Grove, Oklahoma native finally hurdled the hump to land a long-awaited victory during Saturday night’s Winter Dirt Games XVI finale at Ocala Speedway.Ocala FL....1 #86 Daison Pursley 2 #20 Brady Bacon 3 #3P Kyle Cummins 4 #4 Justin Grant 5 #19AZ Mitchel Moles 6 #15 Carson Garrett 7 #12 Robert Ballou 8 #21AZ CJ Leary 9 #2B Kale Drake 10 #5T Jake Swanson 11 #66 Jadon Rogers 12 #39 Briggs Danner 13 #92 Chase Stockon 14 #3R Kevin Thomas Jr. 15 #84 Tom Harris 16 #16 Harley Burns 17 #19 Hayden Reinbold 18 #57 Logan Seavey 19 #4K Kayla Roell 20 #51T Eddie Tafoya Jr. 21 #21K Kobe Simpson 22 #5G Gunnar Setser 23 #88J Joey Amantea 24 #M1 Mark SmithUSAC 2/15

• USCS)Dale Howard of Byhalia, MS led wire-to-wire to win Night 2 of the Battle At The Beach for the United Sprint Car Series Presented By Hoosier Racing Tire Saturday night at Southern Raceway. The 30-lap Feature Race, Round 4 of the USCS Winter Heat Series, was marred by eight caution flags and one red flag, a situation that Howard hated to see. Southern Raceway FL....Feature (30 Laps): 1. 47-Dale Howard[1]; 2. 16G-Austyn Gossel[4]; 3. 44-Chris Martin[5]; 4. 95-Matt Covington[17]; 5. 5M-Max Stambaugh[8]; 6. 12-Corbin Gurley[11]; 7. 9-Lane Whittington[7]; 8. 11-Trey Meredith[10]; 9. 28F-Davie Franek[12]; 10. 5H-Carson Bolden[20]; 11. 4-Danny Smith[3]; 12. 77T-Tyeller Powless[19]; 13. 23-Lance Moss[16]; 14. 51-Shelby Kelly[21]; 15. (DNF) 1A-Jacob Allen[14]; 16. (DNF) 6G-Bryan Gossel[15]; 17. (DNF) 34-Sterling Cling[2]; 18. (DNF) 36-Jason Martin[6]; 19. (DNF) 88-Brogan Carder[9]; 20. (DNF) 10VC-Vince Chicklets[23]; 21. (DNF) 77-Kyle Mabry[22]; 22. (DNF) 13V-Van Gurley Jr[13]; 23. (DNF) 10-Terry Gray[18]; 24. (DNF) 94-Parker Davis[24]; 25. (DNF) 57-John Robicheaux[25]; 26. (DNS) 28-Jeff Willingham USCS2/15

• Photos)Shots from Thursday & Friday at Ocala Speedway FL USAC by Hein Brothers, Steve Koletar and Dick Ayers are in  SpeedShotz 2/15

5:50am

RESULTS....

• Column)Pat & Bruce Eckel have their column from night three of USAC Winter Games XVI from Ocala Speedway. Kyle Cummins used a last lap caution to storm to the outside of long time leader, CJ Leary, on the backstretch on the restart to steal the win racing to the white flag. Daison Pursley was able to slip by Leary on the last lap to finish second with a very disappointed Leary having to settle for third after leading the majority of the 30 lap affair. A Typical Weekend2/15

• Column)Pat & Bruce Eckel have their column from night two of Winter Dirt Games XVI at Ocala Speedway where the USAC sprints & Crown Vics battled in the dirt. Brady Bacon scored his 59th career USAC National sprint car win and his car owner's first in over 6 years passing Daison Pursley in lap traffic on lap 19 and never looking back. Pursley came across second with Justin Grant rounding out the podium.A Typical Weekend2/15

• USAC)For 25 consecutive laps, Kyle Cummins stalked his prey in an attempt to reel his way toward victory through clean air, through the throes of traffic and through the last desperate moment. When Cummins (Princeton, Ind.) saw a little light around the outside of C.J. Leary on a green-white-checker restart, he reached for it and came out the other side of the tunnel as the first multi-time winner of the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship season on Friday night at Florida’s Ocala Speedway. Ocala FL....1 #3P Kyle Cummins 2 #86 Daison Pursley 3 #21AZ CJ Leary 4 #4 Justin Grant 5 #20 Brady Bacon 6 #66 Jadon Rogers 7 #39 Briggs Danner 8 #92 Chase Stockon 9 #12 Robert Ballou 10 #5T Jake Swanson 11 #19AZ Mitchel Moles 12 #57 Logan Seavey 13 #2B Kale Drake 14 #3R Kevin Thomas Jr. 15 #15 Carson Garrett 16 #5G Gunnar Setser 17 #19 Hayden Reinbold 18 #51T Eddie Tafoya Jr. 19 #16 Harley Burns 20 #4K Kayla Roell 21 #M1 Mark Smith 22 #74B Ricky Lewis 23 #N2 Nic Harris 24 #88J Joey Amantea USAC2/15

• USCS)Davie Franek of Wantage, NJ came from the seventh starting spot to take the lead on a lap four restart and cruised to victory on Night 1 of the Battle At The Beach on Friday night at Southern Raceway. The 25-lap Feature Race was Round 3 of the United Sprint Car Series Presented By Hoosier Racing Tire Winter Heat Series. USCS 2/15

• Maddington Toyota Series AU)Callum Williamson claimed night one of the Total Tools Krikke Boys Shootout at the Perth Motorplex tonight from James McFadden and Kerry Madsen. Williamson was originally slated to start from p4 for the 30-lap finale, but was promoted to the front row after Lachlan McHugh pulled infield with mechanical issues before the field even took the green. Race Results 2/15

PRESS....

• USAC CRA)Saturday's Avanti Windows & Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Car event at Perris Auto Speedway has been cancelled due to heavy rains at the fairgrounds and more rain in the forecast. The series will head to Mohave Valley Raceway (Mohave Valley, Arizona) on Saturday, February 22nd.2/15

• Perris Auto Speedway CA)Due to the massive amount of all-day rain on Thursday and overnight showers, Perris Auto Speedway promoter Don Kazarian has been forced to cancel Saturday’s 29th season opener that would have featured the Avanti Windows and Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, PAS Senior & Young Gun Sprints and the PASSCAR Super, Street and American Factory Stocks.Press Releases 2/15

• Maddington Toyota Series AU)A win to Callum WIlliamson and a fifth to Dayne Kingshott at the Perth Motorplex last night has slightly reduced the margin at the top of the 2024-25 Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series Championship. Press Releases 2/15

Thursday February 13th

Measure what is measurable, and make measurable what is not so. Galileo Galilei

9:30pm

RESULTS....

• USAC)It’s a somewhat unfamiliar sight seeing Brady Bacon wheel a car not adorned in the colors of the Dynamics, Inc. No. 69 in USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship competition. One thing that is a familiar sight, however, is witnessing the four-time USAC National Sprint Car champion from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma in victory lane. Bacon, in just his fourth appearance with the series behind the wheel of the Chris Dyson Racing/Concord American Flagpole – Macri Concrete/Triple X/Rider Chevy No. 20, put it back in the circle at Florida’s Ocala Speedway for the sixth time in his career during Thursday night’s round four of Winter Dirt Games XVI..Ocala Speedway FL....1 #20 Brady Bacon 2 #86 Daison Pursley 3 #4 Justin Grant 4 #19AZ Mitchel Moles 5 #3P Kyle Cummins 6 #5T Jake Swanson 7 #57 Logan Seavey 8 #21AZ CJ Leary 9 #15 Carson Garrett 10 #3R Kevin Thomas Jr. 11 #39 Briggs Danner 12 #12 Robert Ballou 13 #88J Joey Amantea 14 #19 Hayden Reinbold 15 #66 Jadon Rogers 16 #5 Stevie Sussex III 17 #16 Harley Burns 18 #5G Gunnar Setser 19 #51T Eddie Tafoya Jr. 20 #84 Tom Harris 21 #21K Kobe Simpson 22 #2B Kale Drake 23 #74B Ricky Lewis 24 #M1 Mark Smith USAC2/13

PRESS....

• High Limit)The season-ending Championship Banquet is a time to reflect and celebrate, but also a chance to build towards the future; and the latter is certainly what brought Brenham Crouch and CJB Motorsports together. With Brenham’s dad Leighton Crouch looking to slow down operations on the family-owned Crouch Motorsports #1 and Spencer Bayston departing the seat of the CJB Motorsports #5, a conversation at the final event of 2024 is what created this new combination of High Rollers in 2025. High Limit 2/13

• Photos)Shots from Ocala Speedway FL USAC by Hein Brothers & Steve Koletar are in  SpeedShotz 2/13

Wednesday February 12th

My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.  Abraham Lincoln

11:45pm

RESULTS....

• USAC)No driver has been more prolific and successful around Florida’s Ocala Speedway in USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship competition than Justin Grant.He’s the only driver to start all 38 USAC National Sprint Car features at the 3/8-mile dirt track dating back to 2011, and his record-extending eighth series victory there during Winter Dirt Games XVI round three on Wednesday night solidified that fact once more. Sprints...Ocala Speedway FL...1 #4 Justin Grant 2 #3P Kyle Cummins 3 #86 Daison Pursley 4 #19AZ Mitchel Moles 5 #5T Jake Swanson 6 #12 Robert Ballou 7 #84 Tom Harris 8 #57 Logan Seavey 9 #21AZ CJ Leary 10 #2B Kale Drake 11 #19 Hayden Reinbold 12 #92 Chase Stockon 13 #66 Jadon Rogers 14 #16 Harley Burns 15 #5G Gunnar Setser 16 #3R Kevin Thomas Jr. 17 #39G Matt Goodnight 18 #N2 Nic Harris 19 #21K Kobe Simpson 20 #M1 Mark Smith 21 #20 Brady Bacon 22 #15 Carson Garrett 23 #74B Ricky Lewis 24 #39 Briggs Danner USAC2/12

• Maddington Toyota Series AU)The 30-lap feature race was the third of five shows as part of the Festival of Sprintcars. There was a big moment in the first lap in pits bend involving Luke Oldfield, Jock Goodyer, Harrison Peet and a few others taking evasive action. Race Results 2/12

9:15pm

PRESS....

• Column)Pat & Bruce Eckel have their column from night two of USAC sprint car racing at Volusia Speedway Park where Logan Seavey captured the second night win and the $10,000 that went along with it fending off Kyle Cummins who earned the Big Gator with Daison Pursley completed the podium. A brief shower passed through the area before the features producing a juiced up 30 lap main event with Kale Drake marching from 19th to 5th at the finish in a fine run.A Typical Weekend 2/12

• Matt Covington)Matt Covington joined the USCS this past weekend for the King of the 360’s at Hendry County Motorsports Park. The results were a 13th place finish on the prelude night and a strong podium and 3rd place finish on Saturday for the finale. Press Releases 2/12

• Column)Article and Photo from Richard Golardi "Tyler Clem Gets A Speedweeks Win at the King of the 360s" Florida Open Wheel 2/12

• Sharon Speedway OH)Sharon Speedway has added another major event to its 96th anniversary season as the Super DIRTcar Series for Big-Block Modifieds will invade the Hartford, Ohio oval on Monday, August 11 for a $10,000 to-win event! Also on this two-division blockbuster show will be the Hovis Auto & Truck "410" Sprint Cars racing for $4,000 to-win! The event is made possible thanks to the following sponsors Capital Renegade Custom Coaches and Trailers, Al Heinke, Thermo Supply, Russ King Racing, King Sanitary, and King Bros. Press Releases 2/12

• Photos)Shots from Volusia Speedway Park FL USAC by Steve Koletar, Hein Brothers & Paul Arch are in  SpeedShotz 2/12

1:15am

RESULTS....

• USAC)The night before at Florida’s Volusia Speedway Park, Logan Seavey did something most unusual of late in USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship competition. After starting on the front row of the feature, Seavey backed up to a sixth-place result. After earning a front row starting spot once again on Tuesday night, Seavey (Sutter, Calif.) didn’t let the opportunity escape from his clutch as he led all 30 laps while dodging racelong challenges from Kyle Cummins and a bevy of cautions/restarts down the stretch to win night two of Winter Dirt Games XVI, part of the Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals festivities. Volusia Speedway Park FL...1 #57 Logan Seavey 2 #3P Kyle Cummins 3 #86 Daison Pursley 4 #39 Briggs Danner 5 #2B Kale Drake 6 #4 Justin Grant 7 #92 Chase Stockon 8 #5T Jake Swanson 9 #20 Brady Bacon 10 #21AZ CJ Leary 11 #19AZ Mitchel Moles 12 #3R Kevin Thomas Jr. 13 #12 Robert Ballou 14 #15 Carson Garrett 15 #5G Gunnar Setser 16 #4K Kayla Roell 17 #M1 Mark Smith 18 #19 Hayden Reinbold 19 #5 Stevie Sussex III 20 #84 Tom Harris 21 #49 Brian Ruhlman 22 #88J Joey Amantea 23 #4J John Mollick 24 #16 Harley Burns 25 #41 Ricky Lewis USAC2/12

PRESS....

• Shane Sexton)Eight laps do not make a full season in sprint car racing. Well, not usually but in the case of “Shugah” Shane Sexton, that was the extent of his seat time in his family-owned #74 in 2024. However, the 2025 season has dawned sunny and bright and the effervescent driver and his crew are pumped and ready for this Saturday’s Avanti Windows and Doors USAC/CRA season opener at Perris Auto Speedway. Press Releases 2/12

• David Gravel)The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series season got off to a strong start for defending champion David Gravel as he led Big Game Motorsports to a top-five result during all four nights of the Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals. Press Releases 2/12

• RPM Workshops)Steve O’Neal, who promotes Port Royal Raceway in Pennsylvania was introduced as the 49th annual Auto-Racing Promoter of the Year this afternoon at the 52nd Annual RPM@Daytona Workshops presented at the Shores Resort & Spa in Daytona Beach, Florida, representing Region One, the Eastern Region as part of the RPM balloting. Press Releases 2/12

Tuesday February 11th

Try to leave the Earth a better place than when you arrived.  Sidney Sheldon

12:30pm

PRESS....

• Photos)Shots from Volusia Speedway Park FL USAC by Steve Koletar & Paul Arch are in  SpeedShotz 2/11

• Column)Pat & Bruce Eckel have their column from racing last night at Volusia Speedway Park where the USAC sprints cars joined the DirtCar late models for a good, well run program finished by 10:01 PM. Kyle Cummins won the sprint car portion over Daison Pursley and Brady Bacon while Nick Hoffman copped the late model win.A Typical Weekend 2/11

• Brian Brown)Four consecutive World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series starts resulted in four consecutive World of Outlaws A-Main appearances for “Blackjack” Brian Brown and Brian Brown Racing, joining the Greatest Show On Dirt in their annual DIRTcar Nationals invasion of Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Florida, on February 5-8. Although short of matching his ASCS National Tour outcomes from the week prior, it was a consistent effort for the Grain Valley, Missouri, native, highlighting the aforementioned starts with a top-ten to open the World of Outlaws season on Wednesday, February 5 - finishing sixth after starting two positions back. The multi-time Knoxville Raceway track champion raced on to finish 13th, 11th, and 15th, respectively. In addition, Brown recorded four consecutive dash appearances.Press Releases 2/11

Monday February 10th

Golf is a good walk spoiled.  Mark Twain

11:30pm

RESULTS....

• USAC)Of Kyle Cummins’ now 18 career USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship victories, none had ever come on a 1/2-mile dirt track, nor in a season opener, nor at Florida’s Volusia Speedway Park. Cummins (Princeton, Ind.) checked off all those boxes in one fell swoop in a dominant romp to win Monday night’s Winter Dirt Games XVI round at Volusia, part of the Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals festivities. Volusia Speedway Park FL....1 #3P Kyle Cummins 2 #86 Daison Pursley 3 #20 Brady Bacon 4 #4 Justin Grant 5 #39 Briggs Danner 6 #57 Logan Seavey 7 #2B Kale Drake 8 #3R Kevin Thomas Jr. 9 #21AZ CJ Leary 10 #19AZ Mitchel Moles 11 #12 Robert Ballou 12 #92 Chase Stockon 13 #66 Jadon Rogers 14 #5T Jake Swanson 15 #41 Ricky Lewis 16 #88J Joey Amantea 17 #19 Hayden Reinbold 18 #15 Carson Garrett 19 #4K Kayla Roell 20 #49 Brian Ruhlman 21 #5G Gunnar Setser 22 #N2 Nic Harris 23 #84 Tom Harris 24 #21K Kobe Simpson USAC2/10

• Column)BillW has notes from Volusia FL USAC Sprints BillW's Knoxville News 2/10

12:30pm

PRESS....

• Photos)Shots from Ocala Speedway USAC practice day by Steve Koletar are in  SpeedShotz 2/10

• Joel Myers Jr)After a lull in his schedule in New Zealand, Joel Myers Jr returned to action in a big way, as he recorded the win on Saturday night at Ruapuna Speedway as he closes in on the series point leader by just 13 markers with two races left on the slate. Press Releases 2/10

• Brock Zearfoss)Despite a tough start to his four-day weekend at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Florida, finishing no better than 22nd to kick-off DIRTcar Nationals competition, the “Jonestown Jet” Brock Zearfoss ended with a complete turnaround, concluding the 2025 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series season opener with an 11th-place score on Saturday, February 8. Press Releases 2/10

• Danny Dietrich)With Danny Dietrich’s annual Florida campaign officially in the books, the Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, native will now turn his focus back to the Keystone State, set to launch Pennsylvania’s sprint car season with the “Fabulous” Lincoln Speedway’s annual Icebreaker set for Saturday and Sunday, February 22-23. The weekend doubleheader, awarding $5,000 each, will feature afternoon start times with action kicking off at 3 p.m. Press Releases 2/10

• Justin Whittall)Justin Whittall and JW Motorsports are pleased to welcome Australia’s own RBH Group and Turret Engineering to the familiar No. 67, set to make their official debut in Lincoln Speedway’s annual Icebreaker on Saturday and Sunday, February 22-23. RBH Group and Turret Engineering, names certainly synonymous with Whittall in recent months, backed the Vincentown, New Jersey, native in his first-ever Australia campaign, concluding with a seventh-place finish in the Western Australia Speedweek championship standings – the second-best among all Americans in the Series. Press Releases 2/10

• Scotty Thiel)It was a hard-fought weekend in the Sunshine State for “Big Wheel” Scotty Thiel and Ragged Edge Racing, continuing their competitive, early season tour with a USCS 360 Outlaw Sprint Cars doubleheader at Hendry County Motorsports Park in Clewiston, Florida, on Friday and Saturday, February 7-8. Although falling just short of matching ASCS National Tour success from Volusia Speedway Park, the Michigan-based operation put up sound numbers and maintained consistency, concluding the Winter Heat invasion with 12th and 11th-place finishes, respectively, recording a Saturday night heat race victory in the process. Press Releases 2/10

• USAC CRA)The Avanti Windows & Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Cars are ready to take their first green flag of the season on Saturday, February 15th, at Perris Auto Speedway. Promoted by Don Kazarian, the opening night will also feature the PAS Senior Sprint Cars, PAS Young Gun Sprint Cars, PASSCAR Super Stocks, PASSCAR Street Stocks, and PASSCAR American Factory Stocks. Located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds at 18700 Lake Perris Drive in Perris, California, the Spectator Gates will open at 5:00pm and racing at "America's Premier Dirt Track" will start 30 minutes earlier than usual at 6:30pm. For more event information, visit the track’s website at perrisautospeedway.com or call 951.940.0134.USAC 2/10

• Donny Schatz)Donny Schatz and Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing put it all together in the 2025 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series season debut at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Florida, not only notching four consecutive A-Main starts with all four attempts resulting in forward progress, but recording three top-tens in the process, the last being a charge from 12th to seventh in the $12,000-to-win weekend finale. Press Releases 2/10

Sunday February 9th

'Movement is life;' and it is well to be able to forget the past, and kill the present by continual change.  Jules Verne

9:30pm

RESULTS....

• USAC)C.J. Leary timed in quickest overall in Sunday’s USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship practice day at Florida’s Ocala Speedway. Leary (Greenfield, Ind.) turned the top time of 15.347 seconds during the afternoon session on the 3/8-mile dirt track, all of which is in preparation for the start of the 2025 season and Winter Dirt Games XVI, which begins on February 10-11 at Volusia Speedway Park and February 12-15 at Ocala Speedway. USAC 2/9

• Photos)Shots from Saturday at Hendry County FL USCS by Steve Koletar, Saturday's WoO show at Volusia Speedway Park FL by Hein Brothers & Paul Arch are in  SpeedShotz 2/9

• Central AZ Raceway)Sands Chevrolet Wild West Sprints A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 11C-Charles Davis Jr[3]; 2. 2-JJ Yeley[5]; 3. 33P-RJ Johnson[6]; 4. 57-Chaz Baca[16]; 5. 78-Chris Bonneau[14]; 6. 12-Josh Pelkey[7]; 7. 6X-Logan Calderwood[11]; 8. 97-Connor Lundy[4]; 9. 10-Eugene Thomas[9]; 10. 72-AJ Hernandez[8]; 11. 4D-Dayton Shelton[1]; 12. 22AZ-Lonnie Oliver[17]; 13. 0-Jonas Reynolds[19]; 14. 6-Kaiden Clark[13]; 15. 50S-Rocky Silva[20]; 16. 007-Wayne Siddle[2]; 17. 5S-Racin Silva[12]; 18. 3K-Patrick Krob[10]; 19. (DNS) 21-Austin Ervine; 20. (DNS) 16-Mike Martin; 21. (DNS) 68-Jim Maroney; 22. (DNS) 29-Brent Yarnal 2/9

1:30am

RESULTS....

• World of Outlaws)After struggling at Volusia in the past, the Californian conquered the Florida half mile this week Volusia Speedway Park can elude Kyle Larson and Paul Silva no more. The potent pairing rolled into Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals week with no trips to Volusia Victory Lane. Larson had tried and tried and come close but fallen short. He’d been on the podium but not the top step. In a couple short days, “Yung Money” completely changed his narrative at “The World’s Fastest Half Mile.” Night 4 DIRTCar Nationals...NOS Energy Drink Feature (30 Laps): 1. 57-Kyle Larson[4]; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart[5]; 3. 2-David Gravel[2]; 4. 41-Carson Macedo[10]; 5. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[1]; 6. 10-Ryan Timms[19]; 7. 15-Donny Schatz[12]; 8. 83-Michael Kofoid[6]; 9. 71-Parker Price Miller[8]; 10. 26-Justin Peck[11]; 11. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss[9]; 12. 24D-Danny Sams III[16]; 13. 48-Danny Dietrich[20]; 14. 49-Brad Sweet[14]; 15. 21-Brian Brown[7]; 16. 18-Giovanni Scelzi[25]; 17. 1A-Jacob Allen[17]; 18. 88-Austin McCarl[24]; 19. 5-Brenham Crouch[15]; 20. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild[18]; 21. 7S-Chris Windom[23]; 22. 6-Zach Hampton[26]; 23. 23-Garet Williamson[21]; 24. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg[27]; 25. 39M-Anthony Macri[13]; 26. 28-Conner Morrell[22]; 27. 17B-Bill Balog[3] World of Outlaws 2/9

• USCS)Mark Smith of Sunbury, PA patiently wait his turn to take the lead and collect the $10,000 King of the 360s title Saturday night in the 30-lap United Sprint Car Series Presented By Hoosier Racing Tire/Top Gun Sprints A-Main at Hendry County Motorsports Park. Smith methodically worked his way to the front from his fifth starting spot to take the lead on lap 22. Hendry County FL....A Feature 1 (30 Laps): 1. 43M-Mark Smith[5]; 2. 6S-Tyler Clem[2]; 3. 95-Matt Covington[4]; 4. 52-Blake Hahn[8]; 5. 47-Dale Howard[9]; 6. 28F-Davie Franek[10]; 7. 10-Terry Gray[12]; 8. 11-Trey Meredith[16]; 9. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[3]; 10. 45X-Kyler Johnson[13]; 11. 51T-Scotty Thiel[1]; 12. 116-Nick Snyder[17]; 13. 9W-Lane Whittington[7]; 14. 4-Danny Smith[14]; 15. 83-Mark Ruel Jr[11]; 16. 41-Luke Hill[21]; 17. 28-Jeff Willingham[23]; 18. 23-Lance Moss[25]; 19. (DNF) G6-Brandon Grubaugh[15]; 20. (DNF) 68C-Robbie Smith[22]; 21. (DNF) 51-Dustin Burtron[20]; 22. (DNF) 16-Tyler Porter[24]; 23. (DNF) 4P-Chase Moran[19]; 24. (DNF) 5H-Colby Thornhill[6]; 25. (DNF) 82-Garrett Green[18]USCS  2/9

Saturday February 8th

Grant stood by me when I was crazy, and I stood by him when he was drunk, and now we stand by each other.  William Tecumseh Sherman

1:30pm

RESULTS....

• Maddington Toyota AU)For the second year in a row Tasmanian Jock Goodyer has claimed the Barbagallo Australian Mr Sprintcar Nationals. On Saturday night at the Perth Motorplex, the former Australian champion won the drama-filled and drawn out 35-lap feature race that paid tribute to WA sprintcar legend Alf Barbagallo. For his effort, Goodyer pocketed $40,077, with the $77 a nod to Barbagallo’s race number of 77. Race Results 2/8

• Photos)Shots from Friday Hendry County FL USCS by Steve Koletar, Thursday's WoO show at Volusia Speedway Park FL by Hein Brothers & Friday by Paul Arch are in  SpeedShotz 2/8

• Column)Pat & Bruce Eckel took a night off from the big sanctions and decided to watch the TQ midgets at the 1/4 mile Auburndale Speedway. Josh Patterson won a very competitive 25 lap feature from sixth over tenth starting Daniel Hawn and Brian Schulz.A Typical Weekend 2/8

Friday February 7th

     2025 J&S Classics Central PA Sprint Cars Product Sponsors

Happiness isn't getting what you want, it's wanting what you got.  Garth Brooks

11:50pm

RESULTS....

• Column)BillW has results from Volusia Speedway Park World of Outlaws BillW's Knoxville News 2/7

• USCS)Tyler Clem of St. Petersburg, FL edged Colby Thornhill of Enumclaw, WA at the checkered flag to win the 25-lap Prelude To The King of the 360s event co-sanctioned by the United Sprint Car Series presented by Hoosier Race Tire and the Top Gun Sprints series on Friday night at Hendry County Motorsports Park. A wide racing surface made for multiple grooves that lent itself to several lead changes.Hendry County FL...Prelude to King of the 360's (25 Laps): 1. 6S-Tyler Clem[2]; 2. 5H-Colby Thornhill[5]; 3. 43-Mark Smith[4]; 4. 47-Dale Howard[8]; 5. 83-Mark Ruel Jr[13]; 6. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[10]; 7. 7C-Phil Gressman[1]; 8. 4-Danny Smith[3]; 9. 45X-Kyler Johnson[7]; 10. 52-Blake Hahn[6]; 11. 4P-Chase Moran[11]; 12. 51T-Scotty Thiel[15]; 13. 95-Matt Covington[14]; 14. G6-Brandon Grubaugh[18]; 15. 116-Nick Snyder[9]; 16. 23-Lance Moss[21]; 17. 10-Terry Gray[23]; 18. 51-Dustin Burtron[19]; 19. 9W-Lane Whittington[20]; 20. 96S-Brandon Sampson[22]; 21. 28F-Davie Franek[12]; 22. 41-Luke Hill[16]; 23. (DNF) 938-Bradley Fezard[17]; 24. (DNF) 82-Garrett Green[24]USCS 2/7

• World of Outlaws)After third and second place runs on Wednesday and Thursday, Kyle Larson would not be denied on Friday night A Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals gator was one of few pieces missing from Kyle Larson’s résumé. But there’d be no stopping him from filling that line on Friday night at Volusia Speedway Park. Volusia Speedway Park FL 2/7/25 NOS Energy Drink Feature (25 Laps): 1. 57-Kyle Larson[1]; 2. 69K-Christopher Bell[2]; 3. 2-David Gravel[5]; 4. 49-Brad Sweet[4]; 5. 10-Ryan Timms[7]; 6. 41-Carson Macedo[6]; 7. 17B-Bill Balog[13]; 8. 1S-Logan Schuchart[19]; 9. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild[9]; 10. 24D-Danny Sams III[3]; 11. 21-Brian Brown[8]; 12. 88-Austin McCarl[11]; 13. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[16]; 14. 83-Michael Kofoid[22]; 15. 27-Emerson Axsom[10]; 16. 1A-Jacob Allen[14]; 17. 15-Donny Schatz[25]; 18. 26-Justin Peck[17]; 19. 9-Kasey Kahne[15]; 20. 5-Brenham Crouch[23]; 21. 18-Giovanni Scelzi[21]; 22. 23-Garet Williamson[18]; 23. 99-Skylar Gee[20]; 24. 6-Zach Hampton[27]; 25. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss[24]; 26. 39M-Anthony Macri[12]; 27. 7S-Chris Windom[26] World of Outlaws 2/7

1:30pm

PRESS....

• Column)Pat & Bruce Eckel have their column from night two of the WOO sprint cars at Volusia Speedway Park where long time leader, Emerson Axsom, spun out of the lead with just three laps to go when he was looking for his first WOO win. Christopher Bell and Kyle Larson put on a high speed chase over the final three laps with Bell nipping Larson at the wire by mere feet to grab the big win.A Typical Weekend 2/7

• Photos)Loads of shots from Thursday's WoO show at Volusia Speedway Park FL by Paul Arch, Steve Koletar and myself are in  SpeedShotz 2/7

• Eddie Tafoya Jr)Being out of the saddle for three months, Southern California racer Eddie Tafoya Jr. was getting anxious for some sprint car action. On Tuesday morning, he and his father, Eddie Tafoya Sr., began to scratch that itch when they pointed the Specialty Fasteners team hauler east and began a trek from one side of the country to the other to participate in USAC Winter Dirt Games XVI in Florida. Beginning on Monday night February 9th, Tafoya will be competing against the best traditional sprint car drivers in the country for six straight nights.Press Releases 2/7

• Camie Bell Racing)As the 2025 Sprint Car Racing Season is rapidly approaching, Central California’s Camie Bell has a trio of hotrods in her racing stable that are ready to sling some dirt at circle tracks up and down the West Coast with both the Ultimate Sprint Car Series and the USAC-CRA Sprint Car Series. Press Releases 2/7

• Attica Raceway Park OH)Attica Raceway Park will have an ambitious 2025 racing schedule featuring 24 events with over $850,000 in prize money to be handed out. “Ohio’s Finest Racing” speedplant will kick off its 38th racing season Friday, March 14. Besides the weekly events featuring the Callie’s Performance Products 410 Sprints, the Dirt Nerds Podcast Powered by Propane UMP Late Models and the Fremont Fence 305 Sprints, the 2025 season features two World of Outlaw NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series spectaculars and the return of the All Star Circuit of Champions for five events. Press Releases 2/7

Thursday February 6th

                                                       You just can't beat the person who never gives up.  Babe Ruth

11:30pm

RESULTS....

• World of Outlaws)The two stars rekindle their rivalry with a Volusia thriller on night two of Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals It’s the rivalry Sprint Car fans have missed for a long few years. Christopher Bell and Kyle Larson. But it came roaring back in a big way on Thursday night at Volusia Speedway Park. A heartbreaking spin for Emerson Axsom set up a three-lap duel to the finish for the dirt racers at heart that’ve become stars of the NASCAR Cup Series. And the two titans delivered. Volusia Speedway Park FL 2/6/25 NOS Energy Drink Feature (25 Laps): 1. 69K-Christopher Bell[1]; 2. 57-Kyle Larson[4]; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart[2]; 4. 2-David Gravel[12]; 5. 49-Brad Sweet[9]; 6. 17B-Bill Balog[6]; 7. 15-Donny Schatz[13]; 8. 26-Justin Peck[11]; 9. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[10]; 10. 10-Ryan Timms[21]; 11. 83-Michael Kofoid[19]; 12. 41-Carson Macedo[7]; 13. 21-Brian Brown[5]; 14. 71-Parker Price Miller[22]; 15. 24D-Danny Sams III[8]; 16. 39M-Anthony Macri[15]; 17. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg[17]; 18. 1A-Jacob Allen[23]; 19. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild[25]; 20. 7S-Chris Windom[20]; 21. 27-Emerson Axsom[3]; 22. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss[24]; 23. 2C-Cole Macedo[27]; 24. 23-Garet Williamson[16]; 25. 18-Giovanni Scelzi[14]; 26. 88-Austin McCarl[18]; 27. 6-Zach Hampton[26]; 28. 99-Skylar Gee[28] World of Outlaws 2/6

• Column)Article and Photo from Richard Golardi "Florida Speedweeks Weekend Preview, February 7 – 9 Florida Open Wheel 2/6

   

12:45pm

PRESS....

• Column)Pat & Bruce Eckel have their column from the first WOO sprint car race of the year at Volusia Speedway Park where Carson Macedo did not show any ill signs of his broken leg from two months earlier except a limp as he climbed from his car in victory lane. Macedo scored his 48th career WOO win outrunning sixth starting David Gravel and tenth starting Kyle Larson for the win.A Typical Weekend 2/6

• GLSS)When the 2025 season begins in May for the Ohio CAT Great Lakes Super Sprints Presented by Engine Pro & ARP, Caleb “Hollywood” Harmon will unload the Kyle and Jenna Shaffer Motorsports No.11H in search of a big season. The Elida, Ohio driver not only eyes a successful point’s season but is working toward his first trip to Great Lakes Super Sprints Victory Lane in an expanded schedule. Press Releases 2/6

• USAC)One of the most prestigious events in dirt racing is set to return this summer as the BC39 Presented by Avanti Windows & Doors heads back to The Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for its seventh running on a new date, July 1-2, 2025.

• USAC)The time has come to exit hibernation and enter excitation with anticipation of USAC Winter Dirt Games XVI, the official kick off of the 2025 USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship season. New rides, car combinations, an increased car count and the excitement of a new season fill the air with six consecutive nights of racing action on the docket in the state of Florida. USAC 2/6

• Photos)Loads of shots from Wednesday's WoO opener at Volusia Speedway Park FL by Paul Arch and myself are in  SpeedShotz 2/6

Wednesday February 5th

                                                       My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging.  Hank Aaron

11:45pm

RESULTS....

• World of Outlaws)The Californian fights through the pain of a broken leg to start the year with a statement Less than two months ago Carson Macedo sat in a hospital with a broken leg. But on Wednesday night, that wouldn’t stop him from driving to victory and collecting a gator. The injury derailed his plans of racing in Australia. Instead of staying sharp behind the wheel, Macedo had to focus on recovery. He and his Jason Johnson Racing crew were among the championship favorites entering 2025. He had to make sure he was ready for the start of the season. Not only did he do so, he made sure he came out at the top of his game. In fact, the only way you’d know he was in pain was a slight limp as he emerged from the Albaugh No. 41 in Victory Lane. Volusia Speedway Park FL 2/5/25 NOS Energy Drink Feature (25 Laps): 1. 41-Carson Macedo[1]; 2. 2-David Gravel[6]; 3. 57-Kyle Larson[10]; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart[3]; 5. 49-Brad Sweet[16]; 6. 21-Brian Brown[8]; 7. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[12]; 8. 15-Donny Schatz[21]; 9. 39M-Anthony Macri[14]; 10. 26-Justin Peck[5]; 11. 71-Parker Price Miller[11]; 12. 10-Ryan Timms[18]; 13. 24D-Danny Sams III[9]; 14. 18-Giovanni Scelzi[26]; 15. 9-Kasey Kahne[22]; 16. 69K-Christopher Bell[4]; 17. 16T-Brady Bacon[20]; 18. 23-Garet Williamson[15]; 19. 88-Austin McCarl[24]; 20. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild[25]; 21. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg[13]; 22. 7S-Chris Windom[27]; 23. 13-Daison Pursley[17]; 24. 83-Michael Kofoid[2]; 25. 27-Emerson Axsom[7]; 26. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[19]; 27. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss[23] World of Outlaws 2/5

PRESS....

• Showtime Speedway FL)Showtime Speedway today announced the early list of expected entries for the 6th annual Dave Steele Sprint Car World Championship Weekend February 21-22, 2025. The early expected entry list includes both the February 21st 100-lap non wing race and the twin 35-lap winged sprint car features the following evening.Press Releases 2/5

• Port Royal Speedway PA)Port Royal Speedway is proud to announce White Cap as the presenting sponsor for the highly anticipated 2025 Keith Kauffman Classic, scheduled for Saturday, April 26. This premier event, honoring legendary track champion Keith Kauffman, will see the Weikert's Livestock 410 Sprint Cars compete for an impressive $15,000 payday in the main event, along with a $500 bonus for heat race winners, courtesy of White Cap. Central PA 2/5

• POWRi)Effective immediately, the POWRi 305 Sprints will adhere to the IMCA RaceSaver rules and guidelines, allowing competitors to showcase their skills in a competitive environment without requiring a POWRi membership, provided they hold a valid IMCA RaceSaver license. Press Releases 2/5

Tuesday February 4th

      Mistakes are part of the game. It's how well you recover from them, that's the mark of a great player. Alice Cooper

11:00pm

PRESS....

• USCS)The United Sprint Car Series Outlaw Thunder Tour Presented by Hoosier Racing Tire kicks off its 29th season with the 14-race Winter Heat Series for the months of February and March at six different tracks in three different states. The USCS Winter Heat Series will pay a Point Fund to the Top 10 drivers that compete in all 14 events. USCS2/4

• World of Outlaws)SPA Technique, the industry leader in fire suppression systems has partnered with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series as the official “Redraw Award” sponsor for the 2025 season. World of Outlaws 2/4

• World of Outlaws)Four consecutive nights of racing will bring the 2025 campaign to life for The Greatest Show on Dirt The wait is over. The 2025 World of Outlaws NOS Energy Sprint Car season is ready to fire off at Volusia Speedway Park. The best Sprint Car drivers in the world have made their way to Barberville, FL to take their turn at the 54th Annual Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals. World of Outlaws 2/4

• High Limit)Chase Randall has made major strides these last few years in his fledgling Sprint Car career, proving he can win multiple features on a yearly basis and contend with the sport’s in a pick-and-choose schedule.This year, the 20-year-old believes there’s no better time than for him to campaign on Kubota High Limit Racing for his first-ever national touring season. High Limit 2/4

• POWRi)POWRi Racing, a premier sanctioning body for grassroots and open-wheel racing, has expanded its portfolio by adding the prestigious and rapidly growing Elite Outlaw Sprints and Elite Non-Wing Sprints to its ranks. This strategic move underscores POWRi's commitment to diversifying its on-track offerings and providing a platform for competitive, top-tier sprint car racing nationwide. Press Releases 2/4

• RPM Workshops)TicketSpice based in Sacramento, CA, and RPM Workshop management have agreed to a an extension of their current agreement supporting the RPM Newsletter and RPM@Daytona and RPM@Reno Western Workshops through the 2025 season. TicketSpice has been a partner of the RPM Workshops for the past two full years and will be making sure everyone is hydrated with complimentary drink stations during their time at the Workshops. Press Releases 2/4

Monday February 3rd

             2025 J&S Classics Central PA Sprint Car Series Sponsors

The secret to so many artists living so long is that every painting is a new adventure. So, you see, they're always looking ahead to something new and exciting. The secret is not to look back.  Norman Rockwell

2:00pm

PRESS....

• Photos)Shots from Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall by Steve Koletar and PPB Motorsports Oak PA by Dan DeMarco are in  SpeedShotz 2/3

• SCCT)The Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour is pleased to welcome back Shop Kyle Larson as a season-long partner in 2025. The company will morph into sponsor of the A-main this year, boosting every SCCT feature to a minimum of $3,000 to win. Each main event also hands out a minimum of $400 to start once again this season.  Press Releases 2/3

• USAC)It’s time to go racing in 2025 with a large and talented contingent of USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship full-time competitors. The field of 14 full-time drivers and teams is stacked and ready to hit the road for the 53-race tour which hits the road for the first time in 2025 with six February dates in Florida starting at Barberville’s Volusia Speedway Park on February 10-11 followed by Ocala Speedway on February 12-13-14-15.USAC 2/3

• USAC)The Mike Curb USAC National Drivers Championship returns for 2025 with an increased $15,000 reward going to the driver who accrues the most combined points throughout the USAC national season. The honor encompasses attaining points throughout each and every points-paying USAC Silver Crown, AMSOIL National Sprint Car and NOS Energy Drink National Midget series event during the 2025 campaign. USAC’s 2025 national schedule encompasses 95 events from coast-to-coast.USAC 2/3

• USL)The Ortco, Inc. United Sprint League presented by Same Day Auto Repair celebrated the 2024 racing season along with the AmeriFlex Hose & Accessories Oil Capital Racing Series in a combined banquet on Saturday at the Creek County Fairgrounds. Top 10 drivers and season champions received awards, sponsors were honored and plans for the 2025 season was released followed by a night of music and dancing provided by Dirt Road Detours.  Press Releases 2/3

• Danny Dietrich)“Double D” Danny Dietrich and Gary Kauffman Racing certainly came out swinging in their 2025 debut, concluding the ASCS National Tour DIRTcar Nationals tripleheader at Volusia Speedway Park with three straight top-ten appearances, highlighting all starts with a top-five in the $12,000-to-win weekend finale on Saturday, February 1. Dietrich, the 2024 BAPS Motor Speedway and Central Pennsylvania champion, finished fifth in Saturday’s finale, improving one position after commencing action from the outside of row three.  Press Releases 2/3

• Scotty Thiel)In most case scenarios, it takes time for teams and new drivers to become acquainted and develop a level of comfort, but for “Big Wheel” Scotty Thiel and Michigan’s own Ragged Edge Racing, the comfort level was almost instantaneous, launching their 2025 campaign with three straight top-ten appearances against the ASCS National Tour at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Florida, on January 30 through February 1.  Press Releases 2/3

• Donny Schatz)The 2025 racing season gets underway this week and Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing (TSR) is pleased to announce its partner line-up and unveil a fresh look for 10-Time World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series (WoO) champion, Donny Schatz. Kicking off this year’s campaign with the DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park (VSP) in Barberville, Fla., on Feb. 5 – 8, Schatz and the No. 15 team will begin its chase of an 12th WoO Sprint Car Series title.  Press Releases 2/3

• Brian Brown)“Blackjack” Brian Brown and Brian Brown Racing opened their 2025 campaign in fantastic fashion, not only accomplishing three straight top-ten appearances with the ASCS National Tour at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Florida, but ultimately capping the three-day program with back-to-back podiums on January 31 and February 1 – the best of the two being a runner-up result in the $12,000-to-win finale.  Press Releases 2/3