• Garet Williamson)Garet Williamson wanted to end his first season with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour on a positive note. That's all any rookie can hope for while racing with a national series, especially after posting pretty good numbers over what has been a difficult season. Press Releases10/21

• Robbie Price)Robbie Price highlighted a challenging weekend at the 47th annual Winter Nationals with a 23rd-place finish Friday night at Devil's Bowl Speedway. "It was a tough weekend," he said. "The way the year has gone for us I guess I can't be surprised, but overall we just were not good." Press Releases10/21

• Team ILP)Inside Line Promotions clients Roger Crockett and Tyler Thompson were victorious last Saturday. Crockett won the 47th annual Winter Nationals at Devil's Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas. It was his 10th career Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour triumph and extended his personal winning streak to 25 straight years with at least one trip to Victory Lane. Press Releases10/21

• Husets Speedway SD/Jackson Motorplex MN)The tentative 2021 schedules between the Tod Quiring owned dirt tracks of Huset's Speedway and Jackson Motorplex feature more than a combined three dozen nights of racing. The highlight is a spectacular week of competition titled "THE SHOWDOWN," which kicks off on June 20 with a $5,000-to-win 410ci winged sprint car event at Huset's Speedway. "THE SHOWDOWN" continues at the high-banked oval on June 21-22 for the HUSET'S 50 - a World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series event. The Showdown action then shifts to Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn., for the 43rd annual AGCO JACKSON NATIONALS running June 24-26. A $100,000 bonus is on the line if a driver can win the finale of both marquee World of Outlaws events. More than $500,000 is on the line for the week of "THE SHOWDOWN." Press Releases10/21

• Jordon Mallett)Jordon Mallett qualified for the feature during both nights of the 47th annual Winter Nationals last weekend when he put a stamp on the 2020 Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour season at Devil's Bowl Speedway. Mallett finished seventh on Friday and 17th during the Saturday night finale. The results locked up the sixth position in the ASCS National Tour championship standings, which is a three-spot improvement on last year's ninth-place finish. Press Releases10/21

• Kody Swanson)Although it was an abbreviated season of five races due to the COVID-19 pandemic and rain, Nolen Racing’s Kody Swanson finished second in the driver championship and Nolen Racing finished third in the entrant standings in USAC’s premier series, Silver Crown, for 2020. The 2020 season marks the sixth consecutive year that the Whiteland, Ind.-based team has finished in the top five in the USAC Silver Crown championship. Press Releases10/21

• Column)"Don Heckman: A Florida Pavement Sprint Car Racing Icon"Article (and photos) from Richard Golardi: Florida Open Wheel 10/21

• Premier Speedway AU)Today (Thursday October 22) at 7.00pm Eastern Day Light Saving Time the Premier Speedway Club will be posting its fourth COVID-19 Update on our Facebook Page with thanks to Liam Fitzgerald and the team at Fitz Media Productions. During this update Liam interviews Premier Speedway General Manager David Mills about where the Club sits with some of the restrictions in Victoria and what it means for the likelihood of racing at Sungold Stadium, especially in relation to the 49th South West Conveyancing Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic. Press Releases10/21

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• ASCS)Rolling into the final rounds of the 2020 season with the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products, the next round of action will see the series at Longdale Speedway on Saturday, October 24. ASCS 10/21

• Derek Hagar)Derek Hagar recorded his 12th podium finish of the season last Saturday at Riverside International Speedway where he piloted a 305ci winged sprint car for Todd Bradford during the Jimmy Huffman Memorial. "Todd is a good friend and a good customer," he said. "He was on vacation last week and asked if I'd drive his car. We got it ready for the weekend. He has nice equipment and it was an honor to drive for him and give him a good top-five finish." Press Releases10/21

• PASS)We begin our coverage of the Keystone RaceSaver(R) Challenge with one of our my reliable and special supporters over the years. Jamie and Chrystal Nace have supported this race each year by supplying 50 shirts for our preregistered teams. Jamie and Chrystal have supported racing in so may ways over the years through their business FastTees and we're honored that they support our race and our teams. Check out their awesome work at Fasttees.net and tell them thanks for supporting local racing!10/21

• Checkered Past)Kevin Eckert has the Two Winners storyhttps://worldofoutlaws.com/ 10/21

• Blake Carrick)Having a good night going at Ocean Speedway on Saturday night during the Johnny Key Classic, a late incident would leave Blake Carrick with nowhere to go and relegated him to a 13th place finish. “We had a really good night going,” Blake Carrick said. “Unfortunately on a late restart, a car got out of shape in front of me and I had nowhere to go. It cost us several spots we ended up finishing 13th.” Press Releases10/21

• Gio Scelzi)With Gio Scelzi having other commitments the next couple of weekends, the trip to Lakeside Speedway and Lake Ozark Speedway marked the end of the 2020 Campaign for Scelzi and KCP Racing. “It certainly was not our weekend and was a really tough way to end our season,” Scelzi said. “In the few months we were able to race together, we got a ton better and it has us all very excited to go through the off season and come out strong in 2021.” Press Releases10/21

• Paul Nienhiser)Though he thought his 2020 season was complete, Paul Nienhiser will be in action this Saturday at Kokomo Speedway compete in both a Non-Wing Sprint Car as well as a winged 410ci car as a teammate to Chase Stockon in a second KO Motorsports entry. “I really thought my season was over and was disappointed in how it ended with a rough night in Scott Bonar’s car,” Paul Nienhiser. “Then, earlier this week I received a phone call from KO Motorsports’ Kent Schmidt, and they wanted to run a second car at Kokomo this weekend in both divisions. I jumped at the opportunity, and I am really excited for Kokomo.” Press Releases10/21

• Sean Becker)After August’s original Johnny Key Classic date was pushed back due to wildfires in the area, Sean Becker and Van Lare Motorsports made their way to Ocean Speedway on Saturday night for the makeup date where ‘The Shark’ would record a 12th place finish during the 35-lap feature event. Press Releases10/21

• Blake Carrick)Having a good night going at Ocean Speedway on Saturday night during the Johnny Key Classic, a late incident would leave Blake Carrick with nowhere to go and relegated him to a 13th place finish. “We had a really good night going,” Blake Carrick said. “Unfortunately on a late restart, a car got out of shape in front of me and I had nowhere to go. It cost us several spots we ended up finishing 13th.” Press Releases10/21

Tuesday October 20th 

Go after what you really love and find a way to make that work for you, and then you'll be a happy person. Tom Petty

9:30pm

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• PASS)Heading into our final weekend of the season and our biggest race, The Keystone RaceSaver Challenge we talk to Steve O'Neal about what makes Port Royal a fun place; including a great staff of individuals that have made 2020 a great season for Port Royal. Steve tells us about declaring "fan appreciation night" for this week and we learn who the heck is "Beaner"? Press Releases10/20

• Alex Hill)A challenging track and some misfortune kept Alex Hill from enjoying a more successful weekend than she aimed to produce with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour during the 47th annual Winter Nationals hosted by Devil's Bowl Speedway. Press Releases10/20

• Danny Sams III)Danny Sams III saved the best for last. The Sams LaMountain Racing driver produced his most complete weekend of the season with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour during the final doubleheader of the year last Friday and Saturday when Devil's Bowl Speedway hosted the 47th annual Winter Nationals. Press Releases10/20

• John Carney II)John Carney II highlighted the 47th annual Winter Nationals with a top-10 performance last Friday at Devil's Bowl Speedway. The SawBlade.com Xiphos saw blade and Burkham Contracting sponsored driver piloted a sprint car for Scott Brown during the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour's two-day event. It began on a positive note for Carney II, who advanced from fifth to third place in a heat race. Carney II ranked ninth in overall points following the heat race, which narrowly missed the feature redraw and lined him up on the inside of the fifth row for the A Main. Press Releases10/20

• Jack Dover)Jack Dover was consistent throughout the 47th annual Winter Nationals last weekend at Devil's Bowl Speedway. Dover delivered a top-five outing each night during the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour season finale, giving him 21 top fives in 29 races this year. The two-day show began on Friday with Dover winning a heat race after lining up on the outside of the front row. That earned a spot into the feature redraw and Dover pulled the No. 2 to garner the front row for the A Main. Press Releases10/20

• PASS)Port Royal Speedway has declared Saturday “Fan Appreciation Day” with adult general admission for the biggest PA Sprint Series IMCA/RaceSaver race of the year, the Keystone RaceSaver Challenge, lowered to only $5. Under 13 is free. Pit Pass is $30. Press Releases10/20

• Roger Crockett)Roger Crockett released a huge sigh of relief in Victory Lane on Saturday when Devil's Bowl Speedway hosted the 47th annual Winter Nationals. Crockett captured the marquee Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour event for the second straight year, which marked his first win of the season and 10 th career with the series. That also extended his winning streak to 25 consecutive years dating back to 1996 - Crockett's second season racing a sprint car. Press Releases10/20

• Dominic Scelzi)Saturday will mark another new track for Dominic Scelzi to check off the list. Scelzi and Roth Motorsports invade Kokomo Speedway in Kokomo, Ind., for the second-to-last World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series event of the season. Press Releases10/20

• Jason Sides)The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series is down to two weekends of racing remaining this season and Jason Sides is aiming to finish on a high note. The penultimate event is this Saturday at Kokomo Speedway in Kokomo, Ind., where Sides most recently competed in June 2015. His best result during a handful of starts at Kokomo Speedway with the World of Outlaws was a 13 th-place showing in 2013. Press Releases10/20

• Kerry Madsen)Kerry Madsen put on a show last Saturday when he charged from 22nd to a fourth-place result during the Jason Johnson Classic at Lake Ozark Speedway. It marked the Killer Instinct Crossbow sponsored driver's sixth top five of the season with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series and the 16th top 10 in the last 19 races for Big Game Motorsports. Press Releases10/20

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• TSS)The 2020 racing season for the Texas Sprint Series (TSS) will reach its crescendo at Monarch Motor Speedway (MMS) on Saturday October 31st at 6pm with the running of the Texas Sprint Series Invitational – paying out an excess of $10,000 in purse money to invited sprint car teams. The invitational will feature approximately 30 Texas Sprint Series teams that are hand selected for the event, and Series Director Brad Shirley will be contacting them with details and pre-entry info. Make sure if you see him calling you to take his call, as this event is next weekend! Press Releases10/20

• F&K Rod Ends Arizona Speedway)The Schaeffer’s Oil Wild Wing Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts is officially less than three months away. The brand-new 410 c.i. Winged Sprint Car and IMCA Modified extravaganza is set for January 22-24 at FK Rod Ends Arizona Speedway. Press Releases10/20

• PASS)Ted Reitz, former announcer and avid racing supporter, is stepping up big to support recreational racing this Saturday at Port Royal Speedway as part of the Blue Collar Classic featuring the Keystone RaceSaver Challenge. Ted is sponsoring 2 laps in the A-main of the Challenge at $100 each, plus $100 in the "imported hot dog" menu of our race, which will give $100 to the team traveling the longest distance. Ted is also sponsoring $50 to the hard charger of the Founders cup race and donating $100 toward our Free TV to be given away to a fan! All total Ted is donating $550 toward our race, and we could not be more thrilled. PASS deeply appreciates the support of Ted of the Keystone RaceSaver Challenge! If you are interested in sponsoring the race, please check out our menu of options at KeystoneRaceSaverChallenge.com 10/20

• PRI Road Tour)Performance Racing Industry (PRI) is launching a new cross-country campaign to gather and share news and updates from dozens of racing-related businesses. Dubbed “The PRI Road Tour,” the campaign is an all-out content creation bonanza that takes the PRI team directly to manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, race teams, race tracks, and more, over a two-month span. https://www.performanceracing.com/roadtour  https://www.performanceracing.com/ 10/20

• NARC KWS)The Northern Auto Racing Club and King of the West Racing Series announced it will award the Billy Albini Mechanic of the Year Award at the November 7th season finale at the Stockton Dirt Track. The perpetual award honors the late great crew chief Billy Albini and recognizes one of the more unheralded positions in sprint car racing. The award celebrates and acknowledges the mechanical ability and leadership skills needed to drive a successful sprint car team and the ability to assist others in the pit area. “Even though 2020 was a short year as far as racing goes due to the coronavirus pandemic, we have many great mechanics that need to be recognized for their dedication and hard work,” said series Director of Competition Mike Andreetta. “We plan to honor another deserving individual at Stockton.” Mark Bristow earned the inaugural Billy Albini Mechanical of the Year Award last year. The unique trophy, which is best recognized by its gold-plated wrench, comes with a $1000 cash award and a ring. Andreetta and Chris Good are sponsoring the award.10/20

• POWRi)After a freshman season with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League, Lincoln, Nebraska’s Trey Gropp claimed Rookie of the Year honors and an eighth-place finish overall in the championship standings. Press Releases10/20

• POWRi)After a valiant effort in 2019 with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League, Jake Neuman came up two spots short in the final championship standings. Neuman determined to make 2020 his year, the New Berlin, IL. native set one goal in mind; to win the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League Championship. With the conclusion of the 2020 season, Jake Neuman did just that and is officially your 2020 POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League Champion. Press Releases10/20

• Open Red)Fresh off his second World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink win of the season, Shane Stewart joins the show this week.https://worldofoutlaws.com/10/20

Monday October 19th 

I'm dating a woman now who, evidently, is unaware of it. Garry Shandling

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• USAC/BCRA)This Saturday, October 24th, the “mighty midgets” of the USAC Western States and Bay Cities Racing Association will return at Petaluma Speedway for a special non-point event. Promoted by Rick Faeth, the final round of the “West Coast Stock Car / Motorsports Hall of Fame Challenge” mini-series will also showcase the Hunt Wingless Spec Sprint Cars, WMR Western Midgets, and 600 Micro Sprints. The Pit Gates will open at noon, the GRANDSTANDS ARE CLOSED, Practice starts at 5:00pm, and Racing at “The Fastest 3/8 Mile Dirt Oval in Northern California” will begin at 6:00pmUSAC  10/19

• USAC)In the week leading up to his USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series debut on Sunday afternoon at the Illinois State Fairgrounds, David Gravel stated that his goals were to "finish the race first" while claiming that, realistically, a top-ten would be ideal. While he also said he hoped to be in the mix for the win at the end of 100 miles, even he couldn't have drawn up exactly how it ultimately played out. Having to utilize a push start due to mechanical issues left him, by rule, to start at the tail of the 26-car field. USAC  10/19

• USAC)The Illinois State Fairgrounds has been a home away from home of sorts for Justin Grant throughout his USAC Silver Crown career. After all, it's where the 29-year-old Ione, Calif. driver earned his first pole with the series in 2015, where he won his first series race in 2017 and where he captured his first USAC National championship in 2020. USAC  10/19

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• World of Outlaws)With continued COVID-19 restrictions impacting the sports and entertainment world, officials at the World of Outlaws and The Dirt Track at Charlotte have announced that the Can-Am World Finals, originally scheduled for Nov. 5-7, has been postponed to 2021. However, the two premier dirt racing series will still end the 2020 season at The Dirt Track at Charlotte, with the World of Outlaws Last Call featuring the World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Models on Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 4-5, and the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 6-7, for a four-day show this year. Due to N.Y. State travel restrictions, the Super DIRTcar Series will not participate. World of Outlaws 10/19

• POWRi WAR)Making the ultimate decision to change classes of competition is never an easy choice, especially if the driver questioning those changes is considered one of the nation’s top contenders. Tom Curran, of Kansas City Missouri, would prove to be up to the task of altering his racing career in 2020, parking his winning micro to undertake a full-size non-wing sprint car endeavor. Press Releases10/19

• Len Sammons Productions)The Indoor Auto Racing Championship Series Fueled by VP Race Fuels has both good and bad news to report for its thousands of fans and loyal racers. The sixth annual event at Allentown, Pa.’s PPL Center, Friday and Saturday, January 8th and 9th, is a go thanks to recently released state COVD-19 guidelines. The two day event will again be headlined by the TQ (Three Quarter) Midgets. Ticket and entry information will be available in the coming weeks. Press Releases10/19

• USAC)The Illinois State Fairgrounds is a place where auto racing history is made on the big dirt mile. A Hall of Fame list of winners and participants have grace it’s hallowed grounds. Sunday’s 57th running of the Bettenhausen was no exception and another chapter added in Springfield’s history book. Kyle Larson had 10 career Silver Crown starts coming into Springfield and had won 3 times, Du Quoin and Eldora in 2011 and the 2020 Hoosier Hundred to raise his “batting average” to .364 after Larson started second and led the final 90 miles to post victory and sweep both dirt mile events that were contested in this pandemic altered season. USAC  10/19

• KSE Racing Products)As the 2020 season quickly begins to start wrapping up across the country, drivers using KSE Racing Products are continuing to win some big season ending races. The World of Outlaws began their home stretch over the weekend, and it was a couple of familiar faces grabbing wins. Making his first start in the Jason Johnson Racing No. 41 machine, Shane Stewart picked up the win at Lakeside Speedway and the very next night the series paid homage to Jason Johnson, and it was James McFadden winning the Jason Johnson Classic at Lake Ozark Speedway. Press Releases10/19

• Justin Sanders)Getting in one final weekend of action in the Midwest in for the 2020 season, Justin Sanders and Antaya Motorsports had a strong weekend at Devil’s Bowl Speedway that saw the Aromas, CA driver pick up a pair of Top-Five finishes. Press Releases10/19

• Tanner Carrick)Continuing to race in his native California as the 2020 season winds down, Tanner Carrick put together a nice run during Saturday night’s 60th Annual Johnny Key Classic that saw him leave the Ocean Speedway with a fifth-place finish. “We had a super good car all night long,” Tanner Carrick said. “We were able to put ourselves in a good spot heading into the 35-lap feature, but I made a couple of mistakes and then the rubber showed up and I couldn’t really make up the lost ground.” Press Releases10/19

• Danny Dietrich)For the 13th time of 2020, and for the eighth time in the Pigeon Hills, “Double-D” Danny Dietrich is a main event winner aboard the Gary Kauffman Racing, Weikert’s Livestock, Sandoe’s Fruit Market, Pace Performance, Big Cove Whitetail Trophy Hunts, Drop Of Ink Tattoo, Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC, Self Made, No. 48 sprint car, most recently finding his way to victory lane during Lincoln Speedway’s season finale on Saturday, October 17. Press Releases10/19

• Matt Westfall)Matt Westfall and Ray Marshall Motorsports capped their 2020 campaign with a road trip south of the Mason Dixon, this time joining the Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series (BOSS Series) for a two-day visit to Mountain View Raceway in Spring City, Tennessee, on Friday and Saturday, October 16-17. Press Releases10/19

• Donny Schatz)In the final multi-destination weekend of the 2020 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series season, Donny Schatz and Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing put together a consistent campaign, this time securing back-to-back top-ten performances including a podium run during the second edition of the Jason Johnson Classic at Lake Ozark Speedway on Saturday, October 17. Press Releases10/19

• Ryan Robinson)Saturday night, Ryan Robinson and Weiher Racing made the trip to Ocean Speedway in Watsonville, CA for the Johnny Key Classic and the team scored a sixth-place finish in their lone appearance at the facility in 2020. “Saturday night was the first time we have raced at Ocean Speedway as a team,” Ryan Robinson said. “We struggled a little bit early in the night, but we worked at it and got our car really good in the feature.” Press Releases10/19

Sunday October 18th 

The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter. Mark Twain

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• Photos)Shots by Mark Funderburk & Lonnie Wheatley from Springfield IL USAC Silver Crown today and more weekend winners are in SpeedShotz 10/18

• USAC)Kyle Larson became the 15th driver to win Champ Car races on the three Midwest dirt miles of Du Quoin, the Indiana State Fairgrounds and the Illinois State Fairgrounds, the latter of which he added to his continuously growing checklist on Sunday afternoon in the USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series' season finale, the 57th running of the Bettenhausen 100 presented by Fatheadz Eyewear. Meanwhile, Justin Grant reached the mountaintop of the USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series for 2020, winning the series title aboard his Hemelgarn Racing/NOS Energy Drink - Super Fitness - Hemelgarn Enterprises/DRC/Speedway Ford, the first USAC National driving championship for Ione, Calif. native as well as the first series owner title for Ron Hemelgarn.USAC  10/18

• RUSH)The Pace Performance RUSH Racing Series together with Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC once again participated in the "Steel City Stampede" finale at Lernerville Speedway this past weekend. The 12th edition saw three of RUSH's classes spotlighted with Max Blair capturing the Pace Late Model Touring Series victory, while Gale Ruth, Jr. copped the Equipment Rental Options Sprint Car Weekly Series specialRace Results 10/18

• The Champion Racing Oil/Hoseheads.com Central PA Sprint Cars season is coming to an end. There was only one show on the schedule for the weekend and it was the season finale for Lincoln Speedway. Series point leader Danny Dietrich took the victory for his 12th point series win of 2020. The Champion Racing Oil/Hoseheads.com Central PA Sprint Cars continue this week with just one show on Saturday October 24th at BAPS Motor Speedway.Champion Racing Oil/Hoseheads.com Central PA Sprints 10/18

   

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• Column)Pat & Bruce Eckel have their column from a cold and blustery Friday night at Kokomo Speedway for the Kokomo Klash XIV where Clinton Boyles took the sprint portion and Thomas Meseraull took the midget portion of the event. A Typical Weekend10/18

• Photos)Shots by Kris Keath & Steve Koletar from Lincoln Speedway PA and Rick Rarer from Lernerville Speedway are in SpeedShotz 10/18

• USCS)15-year old USCS Rookie points Conner Leoffler from Myrtle Beach, SC won the 30-lap USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour presented by K&N Filters main event at Chatham Speedway on Saturday night. USCS10/18

• DIRTCar)He claimed his fourth Lernerville Speedway track championship just a few weeks ago. Saturday night was just one more reason to celebrate for the team from Apollo, PA, and their driver, AJ Flick, who scored his second career Stampede victory in the 25-lap event. Race Results 10/18

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• Photos)Shots by Mark Funderburk from Lake Ozark MO World of Outlaws are in SpeedShotz 10/18

• USAC/BCRA)Powering past Brody Fuson on the eighth circuit, Maria Cofer (Macdoel, CA) led the rest of the way to claim the non-point USAC Western States and BCRA Midget win at Petaluma Speedway. Driving the family owned #57 Tule Vista Ranches / Bell Helmets Spike, Cofer’s “West Coast Stock Car / Motorsports Hall of Fame Challenge Race” victory was the second USAC triumph of her career. Frankie Guerrini, Scotty Farmer, Kyle Beilman, and Fuson rounded out the top-five drivers.USAC 10/18

• USAC)After winning last Saturday at Placerville, Ryan Timmons (Pleasant Hill, CA) scored the non-point USAC West Coast Sprint Car victory at Petaluma Speedway. Driving the family owned #29T Timmons Auto Truck & Repair / Evergood Fine Foods CS9, Timmons reclaimed the lead from “The Human Highlight Reel” Geoff Ensign on lap 29 before taking the fourth series win of his career. Daniel Whitley, Ensign, hard charger Shane Hopkins, and Nick Robfogel chased Timmons to the checkered flags.USAC 10/18

• Riverside Int Speedway AR)305...1 3 Howard Moore 2 2T Derek Hagar 3 1X Eddie Gallagher 4 3G Paxton Gregory 5 13 Chase Howard 6 44 Ronny Howard 7 74 Tucker Boulton 8 23C Ernie Ainsworth 9 47 Tyler Newcom 10 55 Donny Howard 11 88 Trent Moss 12 17 Hayden Brinkley 13 10K2 Jamie Manley 14 11B Tyler Horn 15 1 Brad Cookson 16 65 Brandon Lovelace 17 25 Tyler Whatley 18 42 Marshall Skinner 19 59 Corey Bailey 20 52 Daniel Valley 10/18

• BOSS)Anthony Nicholson collects $3,000 and wins night 2 of the Mason Dixon Challenge at Mountain View Raceway TN. Anthony Nicholson, Isaac Chapple, Wesley Smith, Kyle Simon, Chase Jones, Dallas Hewitt, Steven Drevicki, Lee Underwood, Mario Clouser, Carson Short, Jadon Rogers, Steve Irwin, Slayer Helt, Dustin Ingle, Matt Westfall, Ricky Lewis, Buddy lowther, Luke Hall, Jarrett Andretti, Michael Fischesser, Jesse Vermillion, Blake Vermillion. 10/18

• ASCS Lucas Oil)Ending his season on a high note, Oregon's Roger Crockett battled through heavy lapped traffic to pick up his second consecutive victory in the Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals. “I was starting to wonder if I was going to go a year without winning a Feature. That hasn’t happened to me since I first won a Feature, so getting the win was a real relief,” explained Roger, who personally has won at least one A-Feature every year since 1996. ASCS10/18

• Devils Bowl Speedway TX)305...1 4 Austin Mundie 2 33 Gary Owens 3 821 Justin Zimmerman 4 16S Steven Shebester 5 20 Chad Wilson 6 3 Raven Culp 7 2 Colby Stubblefield 8 29N Larry Neighbors 9 74E Claud Estes III 10 V8 Robert Vetter 11 49 Justin Fifield 12 4B Hunter Bloxom 13 6 David Burke 14 14B Robert Byrom 15 1O Michael Oliver 16 9TX Brad Wesp 17 4X Heath Nestrick 18 2X Tucker Doughty 19 1M Larry Long 20 99X Dalton Stevens 21 10D Michael Day 22 5 Chip Graham 23 16 Blake Baccus 24 41M Steve McMackin 10/18

• Ocean Speedway CA)Hanford, California’s Mitchell Faccinto had been oh-so-close to Ocean Sprints victory lane in the past, before he finally checked it off his list over the Summer. On Saturday night he returned and added another, only this time it was at the prestigious Johnny Key Classic, as he tallied one of the biggest victories of his career aboard the Western Metal Company No. 37 mount.Race Results 10/18

• Petaluma Speedway CA)USAC WC Sprints...1 #29t Ryan Timmons 2 #32x Daniel Whitley 3 #hr44 Geoff Ensign 4 #51 Shane Hopkins 5 #3r Nick Robfogel 6 #7h Matthew Haulot 7 #9 Shayna Ensign 8 #3x Ricky Brophy 9 #1s Nathan Schank 10 #48 Chad Lindsey 11 #23 Rob Lindsey 12 #3f Jacob Tuttle 13 #43 Bradley Terrell 14 #26 Billy Aton USAC/BCRA Midgets 1 #57 Maria Cofer 2 #63 Frankie Guerrini 3 #68 Scotty Farmer 4 #31k Kyle Beilman 5 #51 Brody Fuson 6 #8x Randi Pankratz 7 #17 Sparky Howard 8 #18 Floyd Alvis 9 #10 Blake Bower 10 #20 CJ Sarna 11 #15dj David Prickett 10/18

• Creek County Speedway OK)305...1 777 Bailey Hughes 2 31 Casey Wills 3 88 Terry Easum 4 3F Roy Larkin 5 7F Noah Harris 6 55 Corey McGehee 7 39 Joshua Tyre 8 22T Frank Taft 9 38 Spencer Mason 10 13$ Len Larkin 11 8 Bryan Davidson 10/18

• SSO)Meeker OK...1 27 Andy Shouse 2 5 Joe Bob Lee 3 78 Tanner Conn 4 93 Zach Patterson 5 911 Ty Williams 6 9$ Kyle Clark 7 5$ Danny Smith 8 55K Johnny Kent 9 15 Jase Randolph 10 32K Chris Kelly 11 6N Cameron Hagin 12 21 Brandon Jennings 13 55T Josh Toho 14 22 David Stephenson 15 33K J.T. Kelly 16 3 Justin Mowry 17 55 Danny Wood 18 17 Jeremy Allen 19 29S Blake Scott 20 2C Whit Gastineau 11/18

• POWRi)Winning his first career POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League Feature on Saturday night at I-44 Riverside Speedway for the 16th Annual Charlene Meents Memorial, Daison Pursley was undeniable in the 30-lap main event. Driving around his teammate, Jessie Love on lap 22, Pursley then fended off a few attacks from hard charging Buddy Kofoid as he held on for an impressive first-career victory aboard the Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports, Craftsman Tools, Bullet by Spike/Toyota powered No. 9 Race Results10/18

• World of Outlaws)Water glazed James McFadden’s eyes. His lips quivered with every word. The emotions of winning the Jason Johnson Classic Saturday night at Lake Ozark Speedway with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series started to get to him. “Jason (Johnson) was a close friend to our family and we spent a lot of time in Australia together,” McFadden said. “To get this is huge. It’s a privilege to be here and unreal to get the win.”World of Outlaws  10/18

Saturday October 17th 

You are the master of your own ship, pal. There are lots of people who fall into troubled waters and don't have the guts or the knowledge or the ability to make it to shore. They have nobody to blame but themselves. Evel Knievel

10:00pm

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• ASCS Lucas Oil)Picking up his eighth win of the season with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, Sam Hafertepe, Jr. also made it eight career National Tour triumphs at the Devil’s Bowl Speedway Friday night. Winning the 47th Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals opener the second year in a row, Hafertepe led start-to-finish behind the wheel of the Hills Racing No. 15h. The win also moves Sam to third on the all-time win list with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, passing Wayne Johnson with his 55th career triumph.ASCS 10/17

• Devils Bowl Speedway TX)305...1 33 Gary Owens 2 99X Dalton Stevens 3 10D Michael Day 4 16S Steven Shebester 5 49 Justin Fifield 6 3 Raven Culp 7 20 Chad Wilson 8 1M Larry Long 9 4 Austin Mundie 10 2 Colby Stubblefield 11 5 Chip Graham 12 V8 Robert Vetter 13 74E Claud Estes III - 14 41M Steve McMackin 15 2X Tucker Doughty 16 24 Joseph Kasper 17 6 David Burke 18 38 Bryson Oeschger 19 4X Heath Nestrick 20 00 Jaden Brown 21 29N Larry Neighbors 22 16 Blake Baccus 23 4B Hunter Bloxom 24 16P Matthew Holt 10/17

• BOSS)Spring City TN..Night 1.Steve Drevicki, Dallas Hewitt, Isaac Chapple, Ricky Lewis, Mario Clouser, Chase Jones, Jadon Rogers, Matt Westfall, Jesse Vermillion, Lee Underwood, Paul Dues, Dustin Ingle, Steve Irwin, Buddy Lowther, Carson Short, Wesley Smith, Robert Ballou, Steve Surnik, Luke Hall, Kyle Simon, Shane Butler, Anthony Nicholson. 10/17

• OCRS)An end of an era and the crowning of another champion highlighted the AmeriFlex / OCRS Sprint Car season finale Friday at Caney Valley Speedway. The night marked the end of the 3x5 wing that sat atop the OCRS sprint cars for so many years. Next year the 5x5 top wing has been adopted for AmeriFlex / OCRS competition and Kinzer Edwards celebrated with his third feature victory of the season.OCRS 10/16

• Kokomo Speedway IN)305...1. 23J-Jordan Welch 2. 23P-John Paynter Jr. 3. 19B-Bradley Galedridge 4. 21xx-Dustin Stroup 5. 14-Ethan Barrow 6. 34T-Cody Trammell 7. 29X-Thomas Meseraull 8. 23S-Bradley Sterrett 9. 75-Andy Bradley 10. 78-Justin Clark 11. 15J-Jeff Wimmenauer 12. 22H-Rod Henning 13. 4T-Dylan Troyer 14. 67-Tyler Miller 15. 14C-Danny Clark 16. 70-Eli Lakin 17. 5G-Gary Gipson 18. 39-Justin Mathews 19. 50K-Kevin Champoux 20. 00H-Michael Helterbran 21. 18N-Alex Nalon 22. 28K-Patrick Kren 23. 71-Joe Coggin 10/16

• Kokomo Speedway IN)Midgets...1 #7x Thomas Messeraull 2 #4A Justin Grant 3 #57 Shane Cottle 4 #40 Chase McDermand 5 #4 Robert Dalby 6 #11h Jacob Denney 7 #98 Clinton Boyles 8 #15Z Jeff Zelinski 9 #46 Russ Gamester 10 #71 Stratton Briggs 11 #42 Cory Guingrich 12 #43 Matt Lux 13 #82 Doug Hewitt 14 #11B Tyler Barron 15 #10s Jon Steed 16 #11 Christopher Dickey 17 #7T Tom Hessel 18 #51 Zach Boden 19 #7 Adam Taylor 20 #19g Gage Rucker 10/16

• Kokomo Speedway IN)Sprints...1 #57 Clinton Boyles 2 #24p Shane Cottle 3 #32 Dave Darland 4 #21az Jake Swanson 5 #47 Thomas Meseraull 6 #22 Justin Grant 7 #71P Jason McDougal 8 #5M Max Adams 9 #5 Tye Mihocko 10 #04 AJ Hopkins 11 #39 Matt Goodnight 12 #24 Brian VanMeveren 13 #57B Cole Bodine 14 #4p Scotty Weir 15 #1H Korbyn Haysleff 16 #01 Anthony D'Alessio 17 #42 Brayden Clark 18 #77S Travis Berryhill 19 #77 Dustin Smith 20 #86 Keith Sheffer 10/16

Friday October 16th 

There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it. Oscar Wilde

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• POWRi)Cannon McIntosh of Bixby, OK. collects his third POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League win on the season at I-44 Riverside Speedway. Driver of the Keith Kunz /Curb-Agajanian Motorsports, Bullet/Toyota No. 71K passed teammate Daison Pursley for the lead with three laps left of the 30-lap feature event. McIntosh started back in the 14th starting position for the 30-lap dash to the finish line at the famous 1/5-mile banked red clay oval. McIntosh immediately got to work and hunted down the cars ahead of him. He made his way into the top ten with only three laps in the books. McIntosh looked stout through the opening stages before a lap 17 caution for a stopped Brenham Crouch halting the action on the racetrack Race Results10/16

• PASS)Another Central Pennsylvania sprint car driver lays claim to the nickname “Double D,” but Doug Dodson might now prefer “Double V,” anyway, after scoring a pair of PA Sprint Series feature victories Friday night at BAPS Motor Speedway. Race Results 10/16

• World of Outlaws)Shane Stewart showed the emotion of a first time winner Friday night at Lakeside Speedway. He bathed in confetti, waved the checkered flag with glee and smiled with pride for every photograph. However, it was his 36th career World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series victory and his second of the 2020 season. What made it one of his most prized victories is he won driving for his late friend Jason Johnson’s team. World of Outlaws 10/16

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• Column)Ashley Zimmerman has her column about friendships, The Woodruff Family and Kenny Woodruff. From Spurs To Slide Jobs10/16

• Brian Brown)Brian Brown is racing close to home this weekend during a World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series doubleheader. Brown recently wrapped up a six-week visit to Central Pennsylvania by gaining eight positions in the Nittany Showdown main event last Saturday at Port Royal Speedway. It was tied for the most cars passed. Press Releases10/16

• Ray Brooks Racing)Ray Brooks Racing is excited to announce our plans for the 2021 season with full time driver Cole Macedo and part time driver Buddy Kofoid. The team will be maintained and housed in Fremont OH by the Linder Family.2021 plans are to compete at Attica Raceway Park, Fremont Speedway & the AFCS Championship with Cole Macedo and adding Buddy Kofoid for a limited number of events. Be sure to follow us on Twitter and Facebook as we give you an inside look as we build our team! 10/16

• PASS)Episode 18 - John Walp has been a top competitor with PASS since 2016 and continues to improve as he seeks yet another track championship. We talk to John about his racing roots and his favorite tracks as well as his 2020 season and his plans for 2021. We discuss where Wapwallopen is and maybe even learn to pronounce it! Frank is back! He has the national round-up and we discuss recent events with PASS and our race this week as well as what's left for 2020. Thanks for tuning in www.pasprintseries.com 10/16

• PASS)Penns Valley Meat Market, located in Millheim, has stepped up its support of the PA Sprint Series with new commitments to the Keystone RaceSaver Challenge. Along with its $100 Hard Charger Award, Penns Valley is committing another $600 to be distributed to heat race winners. Also, one lucky fan will win some tasty smoked meats and cheeses. Press Releases10/16

• Sprint Car Bandits)Nearly five years ago the Sprint Car Bandits® series sought out to provide area sprint car racing teams with a more sustainable form of racing – yet while utilizing the same exact cars they were already competing with, just with a few simple, yet critical rules edits. And now after five full seasons of racing, the series has collected enough data points from its simple, yet effective, rules package that it can fulfill its primary mission to provide sprint car racing teams, of various budget and engine types, a series where they can go compete in on the same track on the same night. Press Releases10/16

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• POWRi)Sutter, CA. native Logan Seavey starts off a three-day race weekend with a win at Port City Speedway. With an exciting mid-race rally to take the cake on the Sooner State 55, going top shelf around the 1/8-mile clay oval and trading slide jobs while rocketing to the lead on lap 18 to capture his second POWRi Lucas Oil National & West Midget League win of the year. Cannon McIntosh of Bixby, OK. started on the pole of the 55-lap main event, Seavey to his outside on row number one. Teammate to McIntosh, Buddy Kofoid of Penngrove, CA. lined up behind him in the second row with the 28 of Ace McCarthy to his outside. McIntosh took to the bottom on the drop of the green flag while Seavey took to the top. After a batch of cautions, the field set in. Race Results10/16

Thursday October 15th 

                                            To find a man's true character, play golf with him. P. G. Wodehouse

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• Aaron Reutzel)Aaron Reutzel and the Baughman-Reutzel Motorsports No. 87 Sprint Car team completed a third consecutive All Star Circuit of Champions championship season with last weekend’s Jim and Joanne Ford Classic at Ohio’s Fremont Speedway. Press Releases10/15

• Champion Oil)Champion Oil, a global leader in lubricants, chemicals and engine oils, announced this week that by clicking on the large Blue Flame images posted on their diesel blog, enthusiasts will receive a special discounted price on Champion products. www.blueflamediesel.com Press Releases10/15

• Ocean Speedway CA)Sharing the bill on Saturday at the Ocean Speedway in Watsonville, California will be IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Mods, Hobby Stocks and Four Bangers. The pit gate will open at noon, with the drivers scheduled for 3:45pm and cars on track just after that. With the grandstands still closed to spectators the event can be seen live via www.floracing.com as has been the custom throughout Nor-Cal in 2020.http://www.shorttracklive.com/10/15

• USAC)In the realm of closest point battles in the 50-year history of the USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series, the 2020 season is well on its way to achieving its status near the upper echelon of all-time great battles. As it stands now, Justin Grant's 22-point lead over Kody Swanson entering this Sunday afternoon's Bettenhausen 100 presented by Fatheadz Eyewear at the Illinois State Fairgrounds ranks as the 13th closest point differential of all-time. The 63-point spread between the top-10 ranks as the closest in series' history with all 10 remaining mathematically eligible to win the Silver Crown title come Sunday. USAC 10/15

• USAC)The Illinois State Fairgrounds will stake its claim to a pair of firsts this Sunday afternoon, October 18 - the venerable one-mile dirt oval's first time as the host of a USAC Silver Crown event in the month of October, and its first time hosting the championship deciding race, the 2020 season finale. Sunday's 57th running of the Bettenhausen 100 presented by Fatheadz Eyewear honors the memory of the famed racing family from Tinley Park, Ill., and features an all-star cast of competitors set for 100 laps on a track that has hosted automobile racing for more than a century. USAC 10/15

• Column)Bill Wright has Central PA notes and Mid-West Thunder Sprints news BillW's Knoxville News 10/15

• David Gravel)DavidGravel will pilot the Dietz Motorsports 14 this Friday at Lakeside Speedway KS with the World of Outlaws. With the NASCAR Truck Series Race on Saturday night, David Gravel, who normally pilots the Jason Johnson Racing 41, is now available to race on Friday evening. 10/15

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• ASCS)The final rounds of the 2020 season are set to go down at the famed Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas on Friday, October 16, and Saturday, October 17, with the 47th running of the Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals. The 97th and 98th National Tour events to be contested at the Devil’s Bowl Speedway, the series’ first visit to the Mesquite, Texas oval came on June 21, 1994, with Shane Carson taking the Speedweek victory. ASCS 10/15

• NSCHOF)The Speedway Motors/EMi National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum raffle sprint car is making its last public appearances in the Midwest Friday and Saturday! The raffle car will be at both World of Outlaws events this weekend. On Friday, the series travels to Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Saturday, the tour heads to Lake Ozark Speedway near Eldon, Missouri. Press Releases10/15

• Tim Kaeding)Tim Kaeding will drive the Tony Stewart Racing #14 for the remainder of the 2020 World of Outlaws season. 10/15

• Sharon Speedway OH)Beginning with the 92nd anniversary season in 2021 and continuing through 2024, Whelen Engineering will be the presenting sponsor of the Econo Mod division at Sharon Speedway. In addition, the track will be utilizing Whelen's safety lightning with their state-of-the-art traffic lights and light bars. Press Releases10/15

• Garet Williamson)Although the season is winding down Garet Williamson still has more work to do. This weekend's 47th annual Winter Nationals at Devil's Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas, is the season finale for the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour. But for Williamson, who has been a Rookie of the Year contender, it's another opportunity to build momentum and carry it into next year. Press Releases10/15

• Channin Tankersley)Channin Tankersley is invading Devil's Bowl Speedway this weekend for the 47 th annual Winter Nationals. The half-mile oval in Mesquite, Texas, is the site of the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour season finale on Friday and Saturday.

• USAC)Since 1934, the Illinois State Fairgrounds has been host to 100-mile national championship racing. The American Automobile Association and United States Auto Club were the sanctioning bodies for the championship trail, AAA through 1955 and USAC through 1970. USAC continued as sanctioning body for the 100-mile races at the fairgrounds from 1971 through today as part of the Silver Crown Series (Dirt Track Division). USAC 10/15

• Team ILP)Three Inside Line Promotions drivers have been victorious during the first two weekends of October. Derek Hagar captured the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour's Short Track Nationals opener at I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark., on Oct. 2. Seth Bergman won an ASCS Sooner Region event at Caney Valley Speedway in Caney, Kan., last Saturday. Press Releases10/15

Wednesday October 14th 

                                        Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it. Dwight D. Eisenhower

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• Column)Joseph Terrell has his next column which discusses how consistency in Pennsylvania was the key to Brad Sweets championship run. Also look at the weekend of racing in California.The West Coast Sprint Car Scene 10/14

• USAC)Throughout the 50-year history of the USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series, the championship race has been good to the last drop, with a driver taking over the point lead during the final race. It's happened on 13 occasions entering this Sunday afternoon's Bettenhausen 100 presented by Fatheadz Eyewear at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield on October 18, where a total of 12 drivers remain mathematically eligible to capture the season's title. USAC 10/14

• USAC)The 32-car entry list has been revealed for this Sunday's USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series season finale - the Bettenhausen 100 presented by Fatheadz Eyewear at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield. On the driver list for the 100-mile race on the one-mile dirt oval are each of three past Bettenhausen 100 winners: Kingsburg, California's Kody Swanson (2014-15), Ione, California's Justin Grant (2017) and Chris Windom (2018) of Canton, Ill. USAC 10/14

• Western Midget Racing)Western Midget Racing will run its first of back-to-back appearances at Petaluma Speedway, sharing the card with the USAC West Coast 360s and USAC & BCRA Midgets on the Adobe Clay surface at the Sonoma Marin Fairgrounds. WMR was originally scheduled to compete at Petaluma on September 12 and will instead compete the next two weekends at the one-third mile oval. Press Releases10/14

• Scott Bogucki)Scott Bogucki has always enjoyed his visits to Devil's Bowl Speedway, where he will wrap up the 2020 campaign this weekend. The SawBlade.com sponsored driver invades the unique half-mile oval on Friday and Saturday during the 47th annual Winter Nationals, which are the final two Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour races of the year. Press Releases10/14

• Ian Madsen)As the All Star Circuit of Champions Season came to a close last week, it also brought the end of Ian Madsen’s stint with Baughman-Reutzel Motorsports, as he now moves into the McGhee Motorsports entry to close the 2020 World of Outlaws schedule. Press Releases10/14

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• Brent Marks)Brent Marks had the pass made. He shot around race leader Kyle Larson on the high side coming off of turn two with only a handful of laps to go. Kerry Madsen rolling to a stop yards ahead of this battle brought out the caution lights and reset the field during the finale of the Nittnany Showdown at Port Royal (Pa.) Speedway. With Larson back to the lead, Marks held on for second and wondered what might have been after the checkers flew. The runner up finish on Saturday, October 10th and the half mile known as, "The Speed Palace,'" was an improvement over the opening night of the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series double header. During the Friday, October 9th event, Marks timed in 11th, finished fourth in his heat race and 15th in the feature. Press Releases10/14

• ASCS)Rolling into the final weekend of the 2020 season for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, Johnny Herrera will slip back behind the wheel of his Mesilla Valley Transportation No. 45x at the Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals. Organized by Johnny’s wife, the car will be a throwback theme to his 2011 season with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network. ASCS 10/14

• World of Outlaws)You have to spend time in the trenches to understand what the top of the mountain is like. Ten-time World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series champion Donny Schatz, of Fargo, ND, said he and his Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing team have done that this season. At times throughout the year they’ve struggled to find consistency or even the top-10. Now, they’re working to make the climb back up. And they’re doing it just in time for Schatz to go after his 11th World of Outlaws championship. With two wins in the last three weeks – one being his sixth National Open title – Schatz has strong armed his way back into the championship hunt, currently sitting 68 points behind leader Brad Sweet. World of Outlaws10/14

• USAC)This Saturday, October 17th, the USAC West Coast Sprint Cars will make their last appearance of the year at Petaluma Speedway. Promoted by Rick Faeth, the special non-points event will also feature the USAC Western States and BCRA Midgets, WMR Western Midgets, and 600 Micro Sprints. The Pit Gates will open at noon, the GRANDSTANDS ARE CLOSED, Practice starts at 4:00pm, and Racing at “The Fastest 3/8 Mile Dirt Oval in Northern California” will begin at 6:00pm. USAC 10/14

• Jason Johnson Racing)UPDATE: There will be no 141 car this weekend at Lakeside KS and Lake Ozark MO due to changes within the team. 10/14

• PASS)The PA Sprint Series will try to make up for lost time Friday at BAPS Motor Speedway with a pair of 20-lap feature races, twice the number run at the track so far in 2020. BAPS normally is one of PASS’s regular schedule stops, but this year brought three early-season cancellations due to COVID-19 restrictions, and two of the three races since the sport re-started have been curtailed by rain. Preliminaries for one of those (August 1) were completed, so that feature is being made up Friday as part of the Sunoco/Insinger Nationals Fueled by Miller’s Race Parts. Press Releases10/14

• Knoxville Raceway IA)Knoxville Raceway has unveiled its tentative 2021 season schedule, headlined by the 60th running of the NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s on August 11-14. The long-awaited four-day event will feature the greatest sprint car drivers in the world vying for a potential $200,000 winner’s purse due to lap leader bonuses. Off-track events including concerts, autograph sessions, pre-race shows and Great Southern Bank Kid Zone also will return in 2021. The week will honor the history of the event while celebrating the future. Press Releases10/14

Tuesday October 13th 

                                        The 'what should be' never did exist, but people keep trying to live up to it. There is no 'what should be,' there is only what is. Lenny Bruce

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• USAC)After a torrid battle at Placerville, the “mighty midgets” of the USAC Western States and Bay Cities Racing Association will clash at Petaluma Speedway this Saturday, October 17th. Promoted by Rick Faeth, the co-sanctioned special event / non-point race will also feature the USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Cars, WMR Western Midgets, and 600 Micro Sprints. USAC 10/13

• Kansas City KS/SLS Promotions)The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series rolls into Lakeside Speedway in Kansas, City, Kan., for the 11th straight year on Friday, October 16. With just five feature events remaining in 2020, the event at Lakeside Speedway will play a key role in the championship battlePress Releases10/13

• Sprint Car Bandits)Long-time North Texas dirt track racecar owner Paul “Patsy” Peters passed away on July 9th, 2019. He was the father of 82 Speedway’s track owner, Tracy Peters. In honor of his life that was ingrained in the dirt track racing community of this region, Tracy is putting on a massive event on November 7th at 82 Speedway at 5pm, the 2nd Annual $30,000 Paul Peters Memorial – featuring a potential $3,000 to win and $300 to start 360 C.I. Sprint Car Bandits® (SCB) series season finalePress Releases10/13

• Chase Dietz)Very fortunate to get the opportunity to get back on the track the rest of the season with the John Trone #39. Can’t thank him enough! Excited to get back to Lincoln Speedway this Saturday with this team. 10/13

• Joey Amantea)Joey Amantea ran a pair of features with the Rapid Tire USAC East Coast Wingless Sprint Cars last Friday night at Big Diamond Speedway, where he finished seventh and 11th, respectively. The pair of 360ci sprint car races were the final ones of the 2020 racing season for Amantea as he prepares to make the jump full time to the division next season. Press Releases10/13

• Danny Sams III)Danny Sams III has a fond memory of his first-ever visit to Devil's Bowl Speedway. The Sams LaMountain Racing driver made his debut at the half-mile oval in Mesquite, Texas, last year. He placed 16th during the opening night of the Winter Nationals before rallying from 21st to 12 th in the finale. That earned him the Hard Charger Award for passing the most cars. Press Releases10/13

• John Carney II)John Carney II has a strong track record at Devil's Bowl Speedway, where he will compete this weekend during the 47th annual Winter Nationals. The SawBlade.com Xiphos saw blade and Mesilla Valley Transportation backed driver produced Winter Nationals wins with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour in 2017 and 2016. He also recorded 305ci sprint car triumphs during the event in 2015 and 2013. Press Releases10/13

• Brenham Crouch)Brenham Crouch is venturing to Oklahoma this weekend for a tripleheader with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League. Crouch will be behind the wheel of a Toyota Racing sponsored midget for Keith Kunz Motorsports on Thursday at Port City Raceway in Tulsa and on Friday and Saturday at I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City. Press Releases10/13

• Jack Dover)Devil's Bowl Speedway has always been a good track for Jack Dover. The half-mile oval in Mesquite, Texas, hosts Dover and the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour this Friday and Saturday for the 47th annual Winter Nationals. Press Releases10/13

• Jason Sides)Jason Sides is looking forward to returning to a pair of race tracks in the Midwest this weekend. World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series events on Friday at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., and Saturday at Lake Ozark Speedway in Eldon, Mo., during the Jason Johnson Classic mark the final visit to the middle of the country this season. Press Releases10/13

• USAC)The lineage of father/son duos who've competed in AAA/USAC Championship Dirt Car racing at the Illinois State Fairgrounds for the past eight decades begins right there with the title of this Sunday afternoon's race on October 18: the Bettenhausen 100 presented by Fatheadz Eyewear. USAC 10/13

• RUSH)The Pace Performance RUSH Racing Series together with Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC will have a tripleheader of action this weekend (October 15-17) at Lernerville Speedway for the "Steel City Stampede". The RUSH Late Model Tour finale will lead the way, while the RUSH Sportsman Modifieds will battle in a Hovis Auto & Truck Supply Weekly Series special, and the RUSH Sprint Cars in an Equipment Rental Options Weekly Series special. Press Releases10/13

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• Photos)Shots by Hein Brothers from Lernerville Speedway & Pittsburgh PA Motor Speedway are in SpeedShotz 10/13

• Gio Scelzi)Returning to Port Royal Speedway over the weekend for the Nittany Lion Showdown with the World of Outlaws, Gio Scelzi and KCP Racing would have one of their best outings together to date as Scelzi would pick up finishes of fourth and sixth place. Press Releases10/13

• World of Outlaws)Shane Stewart has been tabbed to drive Jason Johnson Racing’s #41 car this weekend and keep their championship hopes alive while David Gravel competes with the NASCAR Truck Series. Stewart, of Bixby, OK, will run the car for his late friend’s team at Lakeside Speedway (Oct. 16) and at Lake Ozark Speedway (Oct. 17) for the second annual Jason Johnson Classic – which will pay $15,000 to win. Gravel is still scheduled to finish the year in the car after this weekend. World of Outlaws 10/13

• Placerville Speedway CA)Attention Hangtown 100 race teams! Here is another reminder about event registration as we close in on one month until the show. Officials are going to start assigning parking and you must be registered to have your spot assigned. Simply visit https://www.hangtown100.com/register-online and fill out the online registration form. The Elk Grove Ford Hangtown 100 on Thursday, Friday and Saturday November 19th, 20th and 21st marks the second ever appearance by the USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget Series to the Placerville Speedway. Also competing all three nights will be Wingless California Lightning Sprints/ BCRA Midget Lites. To stay up to date with event news be sure and visit www.hangtown100.com and follow along on Twitter https://twitter.com/hangtown100 10/13

• USAC)To put into perspective how close the 2020 USAC Silver Crown championship race is, consider this. The last time the entire top-10 of the Silver Crown standings were within 100 points going into the season finale was never. Never. This Sunday afternoon's Bettenhausen 100 presented by Fatheadz Eyewear at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield has a spread of just 63 points between championship leader Justin Grant and 10th place Bryan Gossel. With a maximum 76 points up for grabs on Sunday - 3 for the fastest qualifier, 3 for the most laps led and 70 for the feature winner with a minimum of 13 points available for all feature starters, that means the entire top-10 remains mathematically eligible to win the championship. USAC 10/13

• Austin McCarl)Getting the call to pilot the famed Roth Motorsports No. 83jr in Hanford, CA for the Morrie Williams Tribute, Austin McCarl with pick up a trio of Top-10 finishes at Keller Auto Speedway. “All in all, I would say Hanford, CA went pretty well,” Austin McCarl said. “Night one was a little tricky in a new car and on an extremely slick surface. We had really good speed, we just missed the set up in the feature event.” Press Releases10/13

• Sean Becker)Back aboard the Monhoff Racing No. 35 over the weekend in Hanford, CA with a 410ci power plant bolted between the frame rails, Sean Becker would bounce back from a tough Friday night, and finish second overall at the Morrie Williams Tribute following the Twin-20 Lap feature events. Press Releases10/13

• Dominic Scelzi)Dominic Scelzi will finish the 2020 World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series season driving the famed Roth Motorsports No. 83. It begins this Friday at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., prior to the Jason Johnson Classic at Lake Ozark Speedway in Eldon, Mo., on Saturday. Press Releases10/13

Monday October 12th 

                                       He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else. Benjamin Franklin

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• World of Outlaws)Pack your bags; we’re going to the lakes this weekend. The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series, on Fri., Oct. 16, returns to Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, KS and on Sat., Oct. 17 returns to Lake Ozark Speedway in Eldon, MO for the second annual Jason Johnson Classic. World of Outlaws 10/12

• Parker Price-Miller)Parker Price-Miller is the new driver of the Indy Race Parts 71 for the remainder of 2020. 10/12

• Paul McMahan)Paul McMahan announced that he has parted ways with Tom Buch. He also indicated that he is looking for options in 2021. https://speedsport10/12

• Ian Madsen)Ian Madsen to drive the Sam McGhee #11 for the remainder of the 2020 season with the World of Outlaws.https://speedsport 10/12

• Zeb Wise)Zeb Wise has parted way with Sam McGhee Motorsports #11 and is undecided what he will do for the rest of 2020 and 2021.https://speedsport10/12

• Jason Johnson Racing)With David Gravel going truck racing this weekend we would like to welcome Shane Stewart behind the wheel of the 41 for this weekends races  for Lakeside KS and The Jason Johnson Classic at Lake Ozark Sspeedway MO.10/12

• Racin Boys)The final Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour event of the season will be broadcast via a live video stream this weekend by the RacinBoys Broadcasting Network. The 47th annual Winter Nationals at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas, runs Friday and Saturday. The 2020 series champion will be crowned and several positions within the top 10 of the championship standings are up in the air entering the doubleheader for the marquee 360ci winged sprint car series. Press Releases10/12

• USAC)David Gravel, the 2019 Knoxville Nationals winner and a veteran of 57 wins and 601 starts with the NOS Energy Drink World of Outlaws Sprint Cars, will make his USAC Silver Crown debut this Sunday afternoon, October 18, at the Illinois State Fairgrounds for the 57th running of the Bettenhausen 100 presented by Fatheadz Eyewear. USAC 10/12

• KSE Racing Products)Though temperatures are cooling down as Fall is here, KSE Racing Products drivers stay hot as wins came in bunches over the weekend. Kyle Larson continued to add to his legend over the weekend with the World of Outlaws. The Elk Grove, CA driver picked up his 40th and 41st wins on dirt in 2020 as he swept the weekend at Port Royal Speedway in Pennsylvania. Press Releases10/12

• Andy Forsberg)Making the trek to Keller Auto Speedway in Hanford, CA for the Cotton Classic, Andy Forsberg and F&F Racing would overcome a turbulent start to the night and come away with a sixth-place finish. “We kind of had a tough start to the night with some issues during hot laps and before time trials, but the F&F Racing guys really worked hard and we ended up with a pretty decent night at a track that we don’t run at a ton,” Andy Forsberg said. Press Releases10/12

• Tanner Carrick)Making his first start in a 410ci winged sprint car in over a year during his first ever appearance at Keller Auto Speedway in Hanford, CA, Tanner Carrick would close his weekend out with a sixth-place finish during the second Morrie Williams Tribute Feature on Saturday night. Press Releases10/12

• Alex Hill)Alex Hill is looking to continue her recent momentum with a strong finish to the season this weekend at one of her favorite events and tracks. The 47th annual Winter Nationals will be held at Devil's Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas, on Friday and Saturday to wrap up the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour season. Press Releases10/12

• Roger Crockett)Roger Crockett is focused on scoring a Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour triumph this weekend during the final national event of the season. Crockett heads to Devil's Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas, on Friday and Saturday for the 47th annual Winter Nationals - an event he won last year. Press Releases10/12

• Kerry Madsen)Kerry Madsen posted a top-10 performance last weekend during the Nittany Showdown at Port Royal Speedway. Madsen guided the Killer Instinct Crossbows sponsored Big Game Motorsports team to a 10th-place run on Friday before a broken shock ended his night early on Saturday during a World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series doubleheader. Press Releases10/12

• Greg Wilson)Greg Wilson earned a much-needed top-five result last Saturday during the season finale for the Ollie's Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1. Wilson's fifth-place showing during the Jim Ford Classic at Fremont Speedway tied a bow on the All Star season, but more importantly it provided reassurance that Wilson and his Hercules Tires, Ohio Logistics, DNC Hydraulics and Gear Off Road sponsored team are heading in the right direction. Press Releases10/12

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• Column)Danny Burton has Haubstadt IN USAC notesHoosier Race Report 10/12

• Photos)Shots by Mark Funderburk from MOWA Jacksonville IL & Rick Rarer Fremont OH All Stars are in SpeedShotz 10/12

• POWRi)The Norman, OK. native, Christopher Bell will be in attendance for the Donnie Ray Crawford Sooner-State 55 this coming weekend Thursday, October 15th at Port City Raceway. Bell will be aiming at the top prize of $5,555 while enduring 55 laps around the bullring. Press Releases10/12

• Tony Stewart)Joining the infamous Pennsylvania Posse and World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series, Tony Stewart and Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing put together a respectable performance in the Keystone State during the recent weekend, capping the two-day Nittany Showdown at the Port Royal Speedway “Speed Palace” with a pair of main event starts and highlighting their efforts with a 13th-place finish on Friday, October 9. Press Releases10/12

• Brock Zearfoss)Brock Zearfoss and Brock Zearfoss Racing represented their Pennsylvania fanbase well during their visit to the Port Royal Speedway “Speed Palace” on October 9-10 and captured back-to-back top-ten performances during the annual Nittany Showdown featuring the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series. The former Port Royal Speedway track champion highlighted the weekend blockbuster with a fifth-place performance on Friday, October 9; Zearfoss’ 22nd top-five result of the year and 42nd top-ten. The Jonestown, Pennsylvania-native battled as high as third in the running order before settling for fifth. Press Releases10/12

• Matt Westfall)It was a weekend to remember for Matt Westfall and Ray Marshall Motorsports, not only securing their fourth victory of the 2020 season, but doing so in dominating fashion during Great Lakes Traditional Sprints (GLTS) competition at I-96 Speedway in Lake Odessa, Michigan. Press Releases10/12

• Danny Dietrich)“Double-D” Danny Dietrich was just one position shy of a World of Outlaws triumph on Friday night at the Port Royal “Speed Palace,” opening the two-day Nittany Showdown at Port Royal Speedway with a runner-up performance after starting in the exact same position. Forced to chase Elk Grove, California’s Kyle Larson the entire distance, Dietrich had an opportunity to overtake the top spot during a late restart, but the mission was missed. The Gettysburg, Pennsylvania-native earned his way into the feature program by winning his respective heat race, eventually finishing second in the evening’s dash. Press Releases10/12

• TJ Michael)An event circled on his calendar since its announcement, the “Texas Traveler” T.J. Michael spent the recent weekend competing in the two-day Jim and Joanne Ford Classic at Fremont Speedway, joining Tony Stewart’s All Star Circuit of Champions for their final program of the 2020 season. Certainly no stranger to action with “America’s Series,” Michael highlighted his weekend at “The Track That Action Built” with a 12th-place finish on Friday, October 9, solidifying his spot in the 35-lap preliminary with a third-place outcome during his respective heat race. Press Releases10/12

• Donny Schatz)Ten-time World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series champion, Donny Schatz, kept his season rolling in the right direction with another stout performance in Pennsylvania Posse Country, this time finishing no worse than 11th during the two-day Nittany Showdown at Port Royal Speedway on Friday and Saturday, October 9-10. Schatz, a former Nittany Showdown winner at the “Speed Palace,” highlighted his weekend in Central Pennsylvania with a seventh-place outing during the Friday night opener; he started fifth. Press Releases10/12

• DIRTVision)DIRTVision, the world leader in dirt track racing live stream broadcasts, continues its rapid growth with the World of Outlaws and DIRTcar Racing, in addition to several weekly tracks and coverage of racing in Australia. In an effort to continue delivering fans the best broadcasts possible, DIRTVision continues to invest in its team, and is announcing Jim Chiappelli as the new DIRTVision General Manager. A veteran broadcast executive with extensive racing knowledge, Chiappelli joins the DIRTVision team after years at SPEED and Fox Sports as a coordinating producer, news director and studio producer responsible for many of the shows race fans have come to love. World of Outlaws10/12

• OCRS)Zach Chappell is looking to wrap up a third AmeriFlex / OCRS season championship, but he will have to watch his back when the 2020 season comes to an end Friday at Caney Valley Speedway. Terry Easum, who led the points chase the first half of the season, trails Chappell by only 36 points and third place Joe Bob Lee is 64 points back. Easum and Lee each have a shot of winning their first title if they can keep Chappell in their rear view mirrors. OCRS 10/12

• USAC)Kyle Larson will return to USAC Silver Crown competition this Sunday afternoon, October 18, aboard the Sean Michael Motorsports No. 19 for the 57th running of the Bettenhausen 100 presented by Fatheadz Eyewear on the Springfield Mile at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. Larson (Elk Grove, Calif.) has been the toast of the dirt track world in 2020, posting 41 feature event wins across several platforms this season in midgets, sprint cars, late models and in the USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series where he was victorious in the Hoosier Hundred on August 23 on the one-mile dirt oval at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. USAC 10/12

RESULTS....

• Ohio Valley Speedway WV)The Ohio Valley Speedway would play host to the Finale at the Valley on Saturday Night and as race fans and drivers began filling the speedway, Mother Nature would throw a curveball to all. Light rain would hit the track for an hour setting the show back some three hours. Track staff went to work and with a lot of hard work and much appreciated patience from race fans and racers were treated to a very fast racing surface and an excellent night of racing in all classes. Race Results 10/12

• US 36 Raceway MO)Race fans witnessed a dominating performance from Trevor Grossenbacher in the IMCA Sprint Cars as he swept the weekend, leading all 30 laps Saturday night. Toby Chapman kept him honest and made several attempts at the pass, but never could make the move. Chapman finished second with Stuart Snyder third. Jay Russell had issues Friday which put him deep in the Saturday starting field. He charged from an 11th place starting position to finish fourth. J.R. Topper completed the top five. Race Results 10/12

• PASS)Late in 2019, when Derek Hauck made his first PA Sprint Series start, he ended the night in 15th place . . . in a race won by Garrett Bard. Since then, Hauck has carved out a reputation is one of PASS’s up-and-coming chargers, but most races still ended with him – and the rest of the field – finishing behind Bard, who had won 9 of 22 races this year prior to Saturday’s feature at Port Royal Speedway. Race Results 10/12

• Port Royal Speedway PA)The ink hadn’t even dried on the page before Kyle Larson had another accomplishment to be written in his 2020 book of dirt racing records. Less than 24 hours after winning the opening night of the Nittany Showdown at Port Royal Speedway on Friday, Larson, of Elk Grove, CA, swept the weekend by winning Saturday night’s $15,000-to-win finale, earning his 20th career World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series victory – tying him with Greg Hodnett for 27th on the Series all-time wins list. It was also the third time he’s swept a doubleheader weekend with the Series in 2020. Central PA 10/12

Sunday October 11th 

                                        It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself. Eleanor Roosevelt

 9:30pm

RESULTS....

• Photos)Shots by Mark Funderburk from Qeens Royal Farmington MO & Jim Balentine from Fremont OH All Stars are in SpeedShotz 10/11

• USAC)Alex Bright of Collegeville, PA, and Kenny Miller of Morgantown, PA were able to split the final two victories of the 2020 Rapid Tire, USAC East Coast Sprint Car Series season at the Big Diamond Speedway in the series first ever Twin 20’s program. While Steven Drevicki was able to hold off Chris Allen Jr. and wrap up his third consecutive USAC East Coast Sprint Car Series title. USAC10/11

• Plymouth Speedway IN)After a ten year drought Cridersville, Ohio racer Tim Allison got win number 101 Saturday evening at Plymouth Speedway. Allison held off Plymouth, Ind. native Zane Devault, to win the NRA 360 winged sprint car event. Devault started on the pole with Todd Heuerman on the front row alongside. Heuerman would get the early lead but would spin with Allison working to his inside, sending Heuerman to the rear. Allison would continue the lead for the remainder of the event.Race Results10/11

• Sprint Car Bandits)Vegas odds makers would go broke at Monarch Motor Speedway when the Sprint Car Bandits Series rolls into town. Every Sprint Car Bandits event over the years, thus far, has produced wildly unpredictable outcomes…and last night was no different. Race Results10/11

• The Champion Racing Oil/Hoseheads.com Central PA Sprint Cars had two nights of racing on the schedule with the World of Outlaws at Port Royal Speedway. Kyle Larson swept the weekend by winning both nights to become the leading feature winner in the point series with 12 wins and 5th in points. The Champion Racing Oil/Hoseheads.com Central PA Sprint Cars continue this week with just one show on Saturday October 17th at Lincoln Speedway.Champion Racing Oil/Hoseheads.com Central PA Sprints 10/11

   

3:30pm

RESULTS....

• Photos)Shots by Paul Arch & Mike Campbell from Fremont OH All Stars, Todd Battin from Port Royal WoO, Jim DenHamer from I-96 Speedway MI GLTS and more weekend winners are in SpeedShotz 10/11

• URSS)Eleven cars were in action on Friday night at Salina Speedway with the Lucas Oil POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series Presented by Mel Hambelton Ford Racing. It was Quinter, Kansas’ Zach Blurton topping the field in the 25-lap feature event. Blurton was also crowned the 2020 URSS Champion for the fourth time in his career. Race Results10/11

• Kings of Thunder)Cotton Classic Hanford CA...1 #69 Bud Kaeding 2 #41S Dominic Scelzi 3 #88N D.J. Netto 4 #63 JJ Hickle 5 #37 Mitchell Faccinto 6 #X1 Andy Forsberg 7 #7Z Zane Blanchard 8 #94 Greg Decaires V 9 #88A Joey Ancona 10 #2XM Max Mittry 11 #7 Steven Kent 12 #7H Jake Haulot 13 #83V Jodie Robinson 14 #67G Grant Duinkerken 15 #3T Nick Ringo 16 #33H Eric Humphries 17 #6C Travis Coelho 18 #14W Ryan Robinson 19 #10F Jared Faria 20 #2X Chase Majdic 21 #38 Colby Johnson 22 #5H Michael Faccinto 10/11

• Column)Kevin Oldham has his latest edition of KO’s Indiana Bullring Scene ready to go, documenting the final eight races in the USAC national sprint car championship stretch run.KO's Indiana Bullring Scene 10/11

3:00am

RESULTS....

• USAC).In his two-plus decades of racing with USAC, one piece of the puzzle had been surprisingly absent from Thomas Meseraull's resume - a NOS Energy Drink National Midget points-paying feature victory. After many a close call throughout his career, Meseraull finally sealed the deal Saturday night during Harvest Cup at Haubstadt, Indiana's Tri-State Speedway, but once again for him, it didn't come easyUSAC10/11

• NARC KWS)Kyle Hirst and Dominic Scelzi each drove matching Williams Motorsports team cars to exciting victories in the twin-20 NARC King of the West Fujitsu Sprint Car Series main events in the Morrie Williams Legends Tribute races at Keller Auto Speedway. Tim Kaeding, on the basis of a second and fourth place finish, was crowned the overall champ of the inaugural event in the Bates/Hamilton Maxim.King of the West/NARC 10/11

• St Francois County Raceway MO)Joey Montgomery takes the 40 lap Queens Royal feature at St. Francois County Raceway, Farmington, Missouri, Saturday. 10/11

• Petaluma Speedway CA)Spec Sprints...1 #11 Bradley Terrell 2 #24 Shawn Jones 3 #77s Ryon Siverling 4 #9 Shayna Ensign 5 #21 Jessica Walker 6 #32b Eden McCormick 7 #6 Geoff Ensign 8 #3 Nick Robfogel 9 #1 Terry Schank Jr. 10 #551 Angelique Bell 11 #73 Keith Calvino 10/11

• Fremont Speedway OH)Aaron Reutzel put an exclamation point on his third consecutive Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions Presented by Mobil 1 championship by leading all 40 laps at Fremont Speedway Saturday, Oct. 10 to score the $10,000 payday on the series’ season finale. Reutzel’s 11th All Star win of the season came during the 13th Annual Jim and Joanne Ford Classic on Kear’s Speed Shop Night to also wrap up the track’s racing for 2020. Race Results10/11

• USAC)Charging from sixth, fast qualifier Ryan Timmons (Pleasant Hill, CA) topped the non-point USAC West Coast Sprint Car debut at Placerville Speedway. USAC 10/11

• USAC)Racing from third, Scotty Farmer (Brisbane, Australia) took command on lap fifteen and sailed to his first non-point USAC Western States and BCRA Midget win at Placerville Speedway. USAC 10/11

• SSSS)Defending BG Products Southern Sprint Car Shootout Series champion Troy DeCaire won a hard fought event Saturday night at 417 Speedway, and in the process, snapped a seven month long winless streak. DeCaire fought off late race challenges from John Inman and Daniel Miller. Race Results10/11

Saturday October 10th 

                                        It doesn't get better, it doesn't get worse, but it sure gets different! David Lee Roth

 11:00pm

RESULTS....

• ASCS Elite)Taking the win in the final round of the 2020 season with the ASCS Elite Non-Wing Series presented by Abilene Powder Coating, Kyle Jones was unstoppable at Big O Speedway on Saturday night. ASCS10/10

• ASCS Sooner)Putting on a dominating performance at Caney Valley Speedway, Washington’s Seth Bergman captured his sixth overall victory of the season on Saturday night, and 10th of his career with the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products.ASCS  10/10

• GLTS)I-96 Speedway MI...1 #9N Luke Hall 2 #5 Max Adams 3 #33M Matt Westfall 4 #24 Lee Underwood 5 #0 Steve Irwin 6 #85 Dustin Daggett 7 #49 Brian Ruhlman 8 #53 Steve Little 9 #86 Keith Sheffer Jr. 10 #3A Mike Astrauskas 11 #2 Mike Galajda 12 #10S Jay Steinebach 13 #5M Mike Moore 14 #25 Max Frank 15 #00 Joey Irwin 16 #31 Jim Girard 17 #4G Kent Gardner 18 #82 Don Simmons 19 #24S Landon Simon 20 #10 Cody Howard 21 #2S Doug Stepke 22 #33A Rod Payne 10/10

• All Stars)For the third time in as many tries, Clute, Texas-native Aaron Reutzel is an Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 champion, concluding his third consecutive title with a victory during Fremont Speedway’s annual Jim and Joanne Ford Classic finale on Saturday, October 10. The $10,000 victory, accomplished aboard the familiar Baughman-Reutzel Motorsports/Folkens Brothers Trucking/Fischer Body Shop/Hollywood Blasting and Coating/No. 87 sprint car, bumped Reutzel’s season win total to 11, concluding his championship run with a final points cushion equaling 110 markers over Rudeen Racing’s Cory Eliason. The 2020 All Star title earned Aaron Reutzel and Baughman-Reutzel Motorsports a $65,000 top prize, increasing the evening’s total value to $75,000.All Stars10/10

• World of Outlaws)The ink hadn’t even dried on the page before Kyle Larson had another accomplishment to be written in his 2020 book of dirt racing records. Less than 24 hours after winning the opening night of the Nittany Showdown at Port Royal Speedway on Friday, Larson, of Elk Grove, CA, swept the weekend by winning Saturday night's $15,000-to-win finale, earning his 20th career World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series victory – tying him with Greg Hodnett for 27th on the Series all-time wins list. It was also the third time he’s swept a doubleheader weekend with the Series in 2020World of Outlaws.  10/10

• PASS)Port Royal PA...1 #2H Derek Hauck 2 #83 Larry Mcvay 3 #99A Devin Adams 4 #67 Ken Duke 5 #1R Christian Rumsey 6 #3D Dave Grube 7 #00 Jason Roush 8 #69K Kassidy Kreitz 9 #69P Landon Price 10 #20 Doug Dodson 11 #2 Erin Statler 12 #41Z Jared Zionkowski 13 #5 John Walp 14 #23 Nathan Gramley 15 #10 Jake Waters 16 #19 Kruz Kepner 17 #25 Dustin Young 18 #80 Dave Wickham 19 #46 Mike Alleman 20 #JM1 Justin Mills 21 #55 Domenic Melair 22 #8 Nick Sweigart 23 #88 Fred Arnold 24 #95 Garrett Bard 25 #36 Jaremi Hanson 10/10

• Plymouth Speedway IN)NRA..1 #11A Tim Allison 2 #16B Zane Devault 3 #46 Ryan Coniam 4 #49 Shawn Dancer 5 #17H Hud Horton 6 #23D Devon Dobie 7 #87 Jason Barney 8 #12 Corbin Gurley 9 #49T Gregg Dalman 10 #66 Chase Dunham 11 #16W Tyler Rankin 12 #24 Kobe Allison 13 #19 Linden Jones 14 #88N Frank Neill 15 #8E7 Logan Easterday 16 #3G John Gurley 17 #77 Jefferey DeVault 18 #11 Joe Conway 19 #18 Todd Heuerman 20 #75 Kyle Gunkel 21 #19N Dylan Norris 22 #45 Chuck Hebing 10/10

• BAPS Motor Speedway PA)Super Sportsman...1 #8M Chris Meleason 2 #70D Frankie Herr 3 #75 Kenny Edkin 4 #30 Scott Dellinger 5 #00 Troy Rhome 6 #35 John Edkin 7 #16R Ryan Rutz 8 #7 Timmie Barrick 9 #1A Chase Gutshall 10 #2M Matt Ondek 11 #3B Mike Enders 12 #71K Tyler Wolford 13 #360 Jay Fannasy 14 #22 Daniel John 15 #19R Eric Rutz 16 #21R Jamie Rickert 17 #69J Tony Jackson 18 #0Z Devin Beidel 19 #383 Steve Fannasy 20 #14 Nate Young 10/10

• Pittsburghs PA Motor Speedway)1 #13M Brandon Matus 2 #12 Darin Gallagher 3 #40 George Hobaugh 4 #42 Sye Lynch 5 #11 Carl Bowser 6 #23JR Jack Sodeman Jr 7 #66 Ken Rossey 8 #23S Russ Sanscsti 9 #85 Rick Holley 10 #33 Brent Matus 11 #12J Jonathan Jones 12 #13B Steve Bright 13 #76 David Jones 14 #23H Gerald Hairhoger 15 #08 Dan Kuriger 10/10

• Wayne County Speedway OH)The racing season came to a close at Wayne County Speedway this week end with the running of the 8th annual Ohio Dirt Blowout with a total of eight different class' of cars during the two day event. Starting the Saturday night action were the Pine Tree Towing and Recovery Sprint Cars racing for the Rick Susong Memorial and at the drop of the green flag, Strasburg's Henry Malcuit out hustled dash winner R J Jacobs into turn one and would lead all the way for his first feature win aboard the Red Malcuit Inc., Malcuit Engines and McIntosh Oil ​#70. Race Results10/10

• Photos)Shots by Rick Rarer from Fremont OH All Stars & Steve Koletar from Big Diamond Speedway PA USAC EC are in SpeedShotz 10/10

• Crash Pad)When I get ready to leave the house/shop, I’m usually in a hurry and running late. So I’ve had to develop this little mental reminder . . . . PWK . . . . . PWK, I whisper to myself . . . . to make sure I have my Phone, my Wallet, and my Keys before I speed out the driveway. When you think about choosing your seat insert to Reduce Your Risk of Spinal Injury, here’s a little mental reminder to consider . . . PPD . . . . that will help you make the better choice . . . Performance – not just once, but over and over again, even year after year; Price – extremely friendly Weekend Warrior racer net price and delivered to your doorstep – kits range from about $200 to $300; Durability – The Crash Pad takes YOUR lickin’ and keeps on tickin’! If it’s a competition racing machine with a driver, it needs a Crash Pad! PPD considerations will make The Crash Pad your choice! Do some hybrid learning at www.crashpadus.com; or call 717-235-7250. 10/10

• Eddie Tafoya)When the COVID crisis forced young Southern California sprint car racer Eddie Tafoya Jr., to hit the highway to Indiana for most of his racing in 2020, nobody had any idea what the outcome would be. Competing in the USAC National Series against the best traditional sprint car drivers in the world, Tafoya surprised many and garnered a lot of media attention with his determined efforts in the “Hoosier State.” Press Releases10/10

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RESULTS....

• Photos)Shots by Wayne Riegle from Fremont OH All Stars & Mark Funderburk from Jacksonville IL POWRi/MOWA are in SpeedShotz 10/10

• Fremont Speedway OH)While most will want to forget 2020, Cap Henry will remember it as the best season he has ever had in his sprint car driving career. The Republic, Ohio driver used lapped traffic to take the lead on lap 27 of the 35 lap A-main Friday, Oct. 9 at Fremont Speedway and drove to his third victory of the season with the Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions to open the 13th Annual Jim and Joanne Ford Classic on All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Night. The A-main went non-stop and featured tremendous battles throughout the field. It was Henry’s second win of the season at “The Track That Action Built and his 12th overall victory of 2020. Henry now has four career All Star wins and 12 career Fremont Speedway victories.Race Results10/10

• USAC)East Coast...Big Diamond Speedway PA...Feature 1 Alex Bright wins on a last lap pass of Chris Allen.  Carmen Perigo, Bill Unglert and Steve Drevicki the top 5. Kenny Miller wins feature 2. Steven Drevicki, Alex Yankowski, Alex Bright, and Christian Bruno the top 5. Steven Drevicki is your 2020 USAC East Coast Sprint Car Champion. 10/10

• Keller Auto Speedway CA)305...1 #15 Blake Robertson 2 #67G Grant Duinkerken 3 #18 Grant Champlin 4 #2 Brooklyn Holland 5 #15D Ryan Delisle 6 #53 Michael Pombo 7 #5R Ryan Rocha 8 #35 Albert Pombo 9 #5D Connor Danell 10 #12E Brandon Emmett 11 #5S Mauro Simone 12 #28Q Sean Quinn 13 #69S Chris Stevens 14 #11 Blaine Fagundes 15 #1X Richard Weddle 16 #22 Mike Schott 17 #38 Kyle Rasmussen 10/10

• Keller Auto Speedway CA)Cotton Classic Night 1...KoT 410...1 #0 Kyle Hirst 2 #42X Tim Kaeding 3 #21 Bud Kaeding 4 #0K Dominic Scelzi 5 #14 Jake Hagopian 6 #83JR Austin McCarl 7 #88N D.J. Netto 8 #92 Andy Forsberg 9 #88 Kyle Offill 10 #56 Ryan Robinson 11 #83T Tanner Carrick 12 #5C Colby Copeland 13 #37 Mitchell Faccinto 14 #98 Sean Watts 15 #3 Craig Stidham 16 #33H Eric Humphries 17 #34 Kurt Nelson 18 #78 Mark Barroso 19 #38B Blake Carrick 20 #21B A.J. Bender 21 #2 JJ Ringo 22 #4 Burt Foland Jr 23 #35 Sean Becker 24 #41 Corey Day 10/10

• USAC)The third race of Tanner Thorson's tenure with Tom Malloy's midget team turned out to be the charm as the Minden, Nev. native hunted down race-long leader Chris Windom with 11 laps remaining to capture the victory in Friday night's Jason Leffler Memorial USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget feature at Wayne County Speedway in Wayne City, Ill.USAC 10/10

• POWRi)Thomas Meseraull out of San Jose, CA. took his No. 7X SR-11 to POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League victory lane for the first time this season at Jacksonville Speedway in Jacksonville, IL. Taking the green flag from the pole position and never looking back, TMEZ lead all 30 laps to conquer the 21-car field and take himself to victory lane.

Friday October 9th 

                          You can take as much as you can from the generation that has preceded you, but then it's up to you to make something new. Jackson Browne

 11:45pm

RESULTS....

• URSS)Salina KS...1 11 Zach Blurton 2 911 Ty Williams 3 4X Jason Danley 4 98 J.D. Johnson 5 91 Jeff Stasa 6 31M Eric Matthews 7 21X Taylor Velasquez 8 50 Jed Werner 9 62 Tim Fricke 10 74V Howard Vandyke 11 14 Brady Skrdlant 10/9

• US 36 Raceway MO)305...1 35 Trevor Grossenbacher 2 7 Toby Chapman 3 5 Stuart Snyder 4 92J J.R. Topper 5 7L Jesse Lindberg 6 55 Kenny Potter 7 15 Jack Potter 8 38 Chris Couch 9 12P Ryan Navratil 10 33 Monty Cook 11 76 Jay Russell 12 43 Jake Greenwood 13 3TJ Joel Thorpe 10/9

• Column)Bill Wright has notes from Port Royal WoO BillW's Knoxville News10/9

• Photos)Shots by Jim DenHamer from I-96 Speedway MI GLTS, Paul Arch from Fremont OH All Stars & Todd Battin from Port Royal PA World of Outlaws are in SpeedShotz 10/9

• World of Outlaws)Refill the ink and turn the page. Kyle Larson added another line to his 2020 book of dirt racing records Friday at Port Royal Speedway. During the opening night of the Nittany Showdown, the Elk Grove, CA driver won his 11th World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series event in 23 starts and his 40th dirt track event in 80 overall starts this year – which includes a Late Model win at Port Royal in August. World of Outlaws 10/9

• All Stars)Forced to chase race-long leader and polesitter, Ian Madsen, for the first 26 circuits, it was a true test of patience and persistence for Republic, Ohio’s Cap Henry on Friday evening at Fremont Speedway, and with a little help from slower traffic, the now three-time Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 main event winner in 2020 was able to sneak by the Baughman-Reutzel Motorsports entry and score the Jim and Joanne Ford Classic Opener at the “Track That Action Built” for a $5,000 payday.All Stars 10/9

• CST)Carolina Speedway NC...1 #86 Sean Vardell 2 #21 Jake Karklin 3 #19J Michael Jackson 4 #67 Jake Mc Lain 5 #70 Nick Tucker 6 #88 Mike Sellers 7 #191 Frank Peters 8 #51 Chaz Woodward 9 #7 Ben McCall 10 #42L Lance Christie 11 #58 Nate Emig 12 #10r Richard Wisdo 13 #11T Gareth Palmer 14 #82aa George Blaney 10/9

• OVSCA)I-77 Speedway WV...1 2 Ricky Peterson 2 22 Andre Layfield 3 9W Lance Webb 4 5J Jake Hesson 5 11 Kory Crabtree 6 83X Nate Reeser 7 25 Chris Myers 8 D12 Jason Dolick 9 1 Jamie Myers 10 23 Nick Patterson 11 59 Bryan Nuckles 12 4* Tyler Street 13 20 Daniel Burkhart 14 001 Greg Mitchell 15 7A Dave Dickson 16 1B Keith Baxter 17 B51 Benny Hickel 18 5M Eric Martin 19 00H Hunter Lynch 20 97 Andy Fike 21 5B Justin Barger 22 5 Benjamin Webb 10/9

• Port Royal Speedway PA)Kyle Larson has made Port Royal Speedway his personal playground in 2020. He's beat the PA Posse during Pennsylvania Speedway at the track. He's beaten the Ollie's Bargain Outlets All Star Circuit of Champions as well. Heck, he even beat the Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series at the Juniata County oval. Central PA10/9

• GLTS)I-96 Speedway MI...1 #33M Matt Westfall 2 #0 Steve Irwin 3 #24s Landon Simon 4 #9N Luke Hall 5 #85 Dustin Daggett 6 #24 Lee Underwood 7 #86 Keith Sheffer Jr. 8 #3A Mike Astrauskas 9 #49 Brian Ruhlman 10 #10S Jay Steinebach 11 #53 Steve Little 12 #10 Cody Howard 13 #2 Mike Galajda 14 #5M Mike Moore 15 #25 Max Frank 16 #00 Joey Irwin 17 #31 Kyle Poortenga 18 #2s Doug Stepke 19 #4G Kent Gardner 20 #33A Rod Payne 21 #82 Don Simmons 22 #07 Shane Simmons 10/9

• Lernerville Speedway PA)1 #42 Sye Lynch 2 #29 Michael Bauer 3 #2 A.J. Flick 4 #13 Brandon Matus 5 #7NY Matt Farnham 6 #11 Carl Bowser 7 #23jr Jack Sodeman 8 #22 Brandon Spithaler 9 #7K Dan Shetler 10 #33 Brent Matus 11 #18J R.J. Jacobs 12 #08 Dan Kuriger 13 #23 Darren Pifer 14 #12G Darin Gallagher 15 #76 Davey Jones 16 #44L Pete Landram 17 #12J Jonathan Jones 18 #25 Jarrett Rosencrance 19 #66 Ken Rossey 20 #55* Matt Sherlock 21 #14H Jeremy Hill 10/9

• Photos)Shots by Hein Brothers from Mercer PA & Lernerville Speedway last weekend are in SpeedShotz 10/9

PRESS....

• Aaron Reutzel)Aaron Reutzel and the Baughman-Reutzel Motorsports No. 87 Sprint Car team finish off a third consecutive season with the All Star Circuit of Champions at this weekend’s Jim and Joanne Ford Classic at Ohio’s Fremont Speedway. Press Releases10/9

• Brady Bacon)“The Macho Man” finished out the 2020 USAC Sprint Car season in the same way in which he started it. In victory lane. And with it, last Saturday’s triumph at Lawrenceburg Speedway’s Fall Nationals, came a third career USAC National Sprint Car championship for Brady Bacon and the 12th for the Hoffman Racing No. 69 Sprint Car team. Press Releases10/9

• USAC)With the debut of the USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget Series at Merced Speedway drawing closer, event details and purse information for the 600, Midget Lite and Sprint Car events have been finalized. “Our team at Merced Speedway is really looking forward to this event, and we have been working hard to give it a special feel,” Doug Lockwood said. USAC 10/9

• USCS)Rained out Friday night at W. Memphis AR. 10/9

• Champion Oil)Champion Oil, a globally recognized lubricant manufacturer of diesel engine oils and additives, has recently created a special opportunity and program to become a Champion Warehouse Distributor (WD) selling Blue Flame Performance Diesel Engine Oils. Press Releases10/9

Thursday October 8th 

                              If I can help a kid discover a liking, or even a passion for music in their life, then that’s a wonderful thing. Eddie Van Halen

 11:45pm

PRESS....

• Checkered Past)Kevin Eckert has an excellent article about Port Royal Speedway's past at https://worldofoutlaws.com/ 10/8

• PASS)With over 230 races with the PA Sprint Series, Lady Racer Erin Statler is one of the veterans of the PASS and RaceSaver. We talk to her about the big races coming up and why you need a chair when you go to a French Grimes Drivers meeting. We also explain what happened to last weeks show when just as our listener count spiked Frank Buhrman fell ill and we were not able to do a show! We'll give you an update on Franks recovery and Stephanie is back to co host and properly read Franks update! You can find the PA sprint series podcast on your favorite pod catcher. Thanks for tuning in. 10/8

• Short Track Live)Keller Auto Speedway honors two of the biggest supporters of California racing with this weekend’s Cotton Classic.Friday October 9-Saturday October 10 Keller Auto Speedway hosts a tribute to Morrie Williams and Kenny Takeuchi during the 35th Cotton Classic. Friday’s action includes Kings of Thunder 410s while Saturday will include a Twin-20 for the NARC King of the West 410s. Stream: FloRacing Saturday October 10 Antioch Speedway hosts the Soares and Damitz Memorial that is headlined by Wingless Sprint Cars Stream: AntiochSpeedway.TV Placerville Speedway welcomes the wingless warriors of the USAC West Coast 360s and USAC/BCRA Midgets for a night of traditional dirt track racing. Stream: FloRacing 10/8

• Brian Brown)Brian Brown will wrap up his six-week stay in the Northeast this weekend when he invades Port Royal Speedway for the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series' Nittany Showdown. Brown, who raced in the 58th annual Champion Racing Oil National Open last weekend at Williams Grove Speedway, earned a podium during a World of Outlaws event at Port Royal Speedway last year. Press Releases10/8

Wednesday October 7th 

                              We're musicians. We make music for a living. It's that simple. Nothing else matters. Eddie Van Halen

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• Williams Grove Speedway PA)Freddie Rahmer of Salfordville was crowned the 2020 Williams Grove Speedway Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint car track champion on Saturday night during an on-track presentation during the 58th annual National Open. Rahmer, who is celebrating his second career track crown after also taking the title in 2017, took the track championship aboard his father’s No. 51 machine, just as he did in 2017. Central PA 10/7

• St Francois County Raceway MO)This Saturday, October 10th the track hosts the Queens Royal, paying $4,500-to-win 410 c.i. Sprint Cars. The A-Modifieds, B-Modifieds, Super Streets, and 600cc Micro Sprints will also be in action on Saturday, October 10. Gates Open at 4:00 p.m. Hot Laps at 6:00 p.m. Racing Starts at 7:00 p.m. Grandstand Admission Adults: $15 Kids 12 and Under FREE with Paid Adult Admission Pit Admission Adults: $35 Kids Age 4-12: $20 Kids Age 3 and Under FREE 10/7

• Kokomo Speedway IN)It's finally October and that means the Outlaws are back at Kokomo Speedway on October 24th! Joining the NOS Energy Drink World of Outlaws will be open competition non-wing sprint cars. The Series last visited the quarter-mile in 2015, with Joey Saldana picking up the win. Indiana-native and Series regular Kraig Kinser has two wins at the speedway. There is a great battle in the WoO Championship as well, so it will be great to see who comes out on top after the Fall Fling as the series will only have one race remaining on the schedule. Anyone can buy a pit pass at the front or back gate. Press Releases10/7

• Placerville Speedway CA)Thanks to an anonymous sponsor, drivers that have not yet competed with the USAC West Coast 360 Sprinters this year will have their membership fee covered for this Saturday’s event at Placerville Speedway. Simply visit www.usaclicense.com and plug in the code “Placerville2020” to receive your complimentary membership. The event marks the first ever appearance for the series at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds venue. 10/7

• Kyle Larson)Kyle Larson tells his "My Lesson Learned"story at http://www.kylelarsonracing.com/ 10/7

• USAC)Less than one month ago, a big announcement came that there would in fact be racing at the Springfield Mile, in Springfield, Ill. in 2020. With the ARCA event now completed, Track Enterprises and USAC Racing are happy to announce that the Sunday, October 18 Silver Crown race has a presenting sponsor, Fatheadz Eyewear. USAC 10/7

• USAC)The “mighty midgets” of the USAC Western States and Bay Cities Racing Association (BCRA) will battle at Placerville Speedway this Saturday, October 10th. The “Prospector Pandemonium” is co-sanctioned special event / non-point race that will serve as a tune-up for the prestigious “Hangtown 100” in November. The action packed card will also feature the USAC West Coast Sprint Cars, and wingless BCRA Midget Lites. The Pit Gates will open at noon, the Driver’s Meeting is set for 4:30pm, followed by cars on the track. The GRANDSTANDS ARE CLOSED at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds and floracing.com will broadcast a pay per view live stream over the internet. For more event information, visit the track’s website at placervilllespeedway.com or call 530.344.7592.USAC 10/7

• USAC)Doug Lockwood has assumed a new role with the United States Auto Club to manage and oversee race related operations, planning and scheduling of events for both the USAC Western States Midget and West Coast Sprint Car divisions. Lockwood will begin work in this position, effective immediately, in time for the October 10 doubleheader featuring both series at California's Placerville Speedway. USAC 10/7

• Cottage Grove Speedway OR)For the first time since 2017, Cottage Grove Speedway would compete in the month of October. Saturday, the 3rd, had seven classes converge on the historic ¼-mile for the tenth race of the 2020 season. Divisions included Limited Sprints, IMCA Modifieds, Late Models, IMCA Sport Mods, Street Stocks, IMCA Sport Compacts, and a special appearance by Dwarf Cars. Press Releases10/7

• Robbie Price)Robbie Price endured a frustrating weekend that saw his night end in a B Main on consecutive evenings during the 33rd annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires at I-30 Speedway. On a track that has continuously been a thorn in the Cobble Hill, B.C., native's side throughout his racing career, Price placed ninth in a consolation race on Friday and 14th on Saturday during a Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour event that featured more than 75 of the top drivers in the country. Press Releases10/7

• Marshall Skinner)Marshall Skinner showcased speed throughout the 33rd annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires at I-30 Speedway last weekend. Skinner won his heat race each night and also qualified for both A Mains during the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour event. Press Releases10/7

• Garet Williamson)Garet Williamson continues to impress in his rookie year with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour. Over the last couple of months he's been able to compete with some of the heavy hitters with the traveling 360ci winged sprint car series. That means not only qualifying for A Mains, but also battling for top-10 and top-five finishes. Press Releases10/7

• Kansas City KS/SLS Promotions)The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series will take to the track at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City for the 11th consecutive year on Friday, October 16. For the fourth straight season, the event will again coincide with the NASCAR weekend at Kansas Speedway, which is less than 10 miles from Lakeside Speedway. Press Releases10/7

• Brenham Crouch)Brenham Crouch progressed during his debut at Tri-City Speedway last Friday. Crouch, who was driving a Toyota Racing sponsored Keith Kunz Motorsports midget during the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League event, advanced from 23rd to 17th in the Gold Crown Midget Nationals A Main after struggling early in the night. Press Releases10/7

• Jason Sides)Jason Sides is excited to venture to another half-mile oval this weekend when Port Royal Speedway hosts the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series. The Nittany Showdown runs Friday and Saturday at the dirt track in Port Royal, Pa., where Sides enjoyed a charge from the back of the pack to 10 th in October 2018. It marked his first top 10 at the track in 15 years. Press Releases10/7

• Greg Wilson)The 2020 Ollie's Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 season concludes this weekend with the Jim Ford Classic at Fremont Speedway. That's good news for Greg Wilson, who enters the two-day show running Friday and Saturday at the dirt oval in Fremont, Ohio, ranked sixth in the championship standings. Wilson and his Hercules Tires, Ohio Logistics, DNC Hydraulics and Gear Off Road sponsored team have plenty of experience at the track. Press Releases10/7

• USAC)For just the second time ever, the same driver opened and closed the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship season with a feature victory while also earning the season's driving championship. In 2020, it was Brady Bacon who became the first individual to perform that version of the hattrick since Pat O'Connor during the 1956 Midwest season. Bacon, of Broken Arrow, Okla., also performed a hattrick of another kind in becoming just the seventh driver to win the USAC Sprint Car title at least three times in his career, joining Parnelli Jones (1960-61-62), Larry Dickson (1968-70-75), Sheldon Kinser (1977-81-82), Steve Butler (1986-87-88-90), Robbie Stanley (1991-92-93), Levi Jones (2005-07-09-10-11). USAC 10/7

• Dylan Cisney)Dylan Cisney will make his debut behind the wheel of the Scott Cowman owned winged sprint car this weekend during the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series doubleheader at Port Royal Speedway. The Nittany Showdown on Friday and Saturday presents the only two scheduled races for the new partnership this year before the team embarks upon an ambitious schedule in 2021. Press Releases10/7

• PASS)The PA Sprint Series will share the “Speed Palace” clay with the World of Outlaws for the Nittany Showdown Saturday night at Port Royal Speedway. The Outlaws will be running the second night of a two-night stand at the Port, while the IMCA/RaceSaver sprinters will take part in the track’s “appreciation race” for the division, with entries limited to 26 teams entered by track points. Press Releases10/7

• USAC)This Saturday, October 10th, the USAC West Coast Sprint Cars will make their debut at Placerville Speedway. Located on the El Dorado County Fairgrounds, the quarter-mile’s non-point “Prospector Pandemonium” also features the USAC Western States and BCRA Midgets along with the BCRA Midget Lites. The Pit Gates will open at noon, the Driver’s Meeting is set for 4:30pm, followed by cars on the track. The GRANDSTANDS ARE CLOSED and floracing.com will broadcast a pay per view live stream over the internet. For more event information, visit the track’s website at placervilllespeedway.com or call 530.344.7592.USAC 10/7