• Showtime Speedway FL)Showtime Speedway and promoter Robert Yoho today announced the final details of the 5th annual Dave Steele Sprint Car Championship events today. For the past four years the event has been a 125-lap non-wing event that paid $5,000 to win. Press Releases 12/6

• FloRacing)A sixth High Roller emerged late Tuesday evening as Brenham Crouch dropped the news that he too would join High Limit Racing full-time in the 2024 season. https://www.floracing.com/ 12/6

• EMPA)The Eastern Motorsport Press Association (EMPA) has released the ballot to members for their prestigious Hall of Fame and special awards that will be presented during the organizations 51st annual Convention set to take place January 12-14, 2024 at the Holiday Inn in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. The EMPA Board of Directors meticulously reviewed the many names that were narrowed down in the respective categories, including just under 60 for induction into the EMPA Hall of Fame. Press Releases 12/6

• World of Outlaws)Andrew Bowman has found himself on an interesting journey. A journey that’s led from Sprint Cars to NASCAR. 
  After five consecutive World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car titles with Kasey Kahne Racing, TRICON Garage has brought Bowman aboard Tanner Gray’s NASCAR Truck Series team for the 2024 season.World of Outlaws 12/6

• USAC)The addition of more high-paying events, an increased Florida slate, a number of debuts and return visits, plus a plethora of multi-race weekends are among the facets of the 2024 USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship schedule. A total of 55 dates are on the board for the upcoming season between the months of February and October of 2024, making it among the busiest calendars in the series’ 69-year history dating back to 1956. USAC12/6

• USAC)An eclectic docket featuring 14 events with half on dirt and half on pavement tracks is the agenda in 2024 for the 54th season of the most diverse oval racing series on the planet – the USAC Silver Crown National Championship. Of those 14 dates, 12 events are confirmed at press time with a balanced slate of six events set for dirt tracks and six more on the pavement at venues ranging from half-miles to one miles and on tracks varying from semi-banked to high-banked across the states of Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. USAC12/6

• Port Royal Speedway PA)For the third straight season, longtime car owners and supporters of the Central Pennsylvania race scene, Jim and Sandy Kline will be the official sponsors of the Port Royal Speedway “Warrior Award” for the 2024 race season. Central PA 12/6

• Port Royal Speedway PA)Attention Port Royal Speedway race fans! Season seat renewals are hitting mailboxes and on the way to you this week. We’ve got a large number planned to be mailed out so the Speed Palace team asks for your patience. The Speedway office will be open and available on December 11-13 from 9AM-2PM and December 14-15 from 9-4PM to handle season pass and season sit renewals. Central PA 12/6

• Port Royal Speedway PA)2024 Port Royal Speedway Schedule. 12/6

• Rumble In fort Wayne)Go kart racing has been an integral component of the diverse Rumble in Fort Wayne program and will remain so as the silver anniversary of the event unfolds December 29 and 30 inside the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. Often overshadowed by the various Midget divisions, the go kart classes have traditionally captivated the fans with their harrowing speeds and intense competition on the purpose-built concrete oval. Press Releases 12/6

• Ashton/Austin Torgerson)Just a month away from the famed Chili Bowl Midget Nationals, brothers, Austin and Ashton Torgerson are pleased to announce that they will both pilot cars fielded by Mounce/Stout Motorsports at the 38th running of the prestigious event. Press Releases 12/6

Tuesday December 5th

In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.  Lee Iacocca

4:45am

PRESS....

• DIRTVision)DIRTVision is excited to announce Conner Wade as full-time pit reporter for the World of Outlaws. Conner will also host from the DIRTVision studio and provide non-racing content with drivers and racing personalities. 12/5

• Zemco Racing)Chase Dietz has been tabbed as the driver of the Zemco Racing #1 at Port Royal Speedway for 2024. www.sprintcarunlimited.com  12/5

• High Limit)With an expanding national footprint and a vastly growing brand, finding the right voice to lead High Limit Racing into the future was a crucial decision heading into the 2024 season. Today, we can announce that we found that announcer. Chase Raudman, a 29-year-old native of California, will be the High Limit Racing play-by-play voice guiding fans through the inaugural national season - which features 60 dates and a coast-to-coast slate. You’ll get your first taste of Raudman behind the mic when the 2024 campaign begins on Monday & Tuesday, February 12-13 at East Bay Raceway Park. High Limit 12/5

• ASCS)Readying for season No. 24 for the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products, the 2024 lineup is slated to have 25 nights of racing. Spending 18 nights inside Sooner lines, the tour will venture into Kansas, Missouri, and Texas for National and Regional tour showdowns. ASCS 12/5

• World of Outlaws)Landon Crawley has joined Sides Motorsports with plans to run full-time with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series in 2024. Set to turn 16 in January, Crawley, of Benton, AR, will run for the Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year title, piloting Jason Sides’ famed #7S Sprint Car. When the 2024 season commences at Volusia Speedway Park for the Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals, Feb. 7-10, it’ll also be Crawley’s debut with the World of Outlaws. However, it won’t be his first time working with Sides. World of Outlaws 12/5

• Danny Dietrich)Despite the off-season in full force for much of the open wheel world, Gettysburg’s Danny Dietrich and Gary Kauffman Racing have been hard at work, not only prepping mechanically for their 2024 campaign, but simultaneously solidifying their plan of attack. With many of the country’s traveling sanctioning bodies releasing their schedules just in time for PRI in Indianapolis, the time to announce seemed fitting for “Double-D,” and the recent Les Stewart Showdown champion has decided to commit to absolutely nothing. Press Releases 12/5

• Maddington Toyota Series AU)Defending series champion James Inglis leads the 2023-24 Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series points championship after four rounds. At the last show, the 62nd WA Sprintcar Championship at the Perth Motorplex last Saturday night, he finished second to James McFadden in the 35-lap feature race. This saw the driver of the Diamond Bay Motorsport W26 bank more valuable points in the 18-round contest. Press Releases 12/5

• Abacus Racing)After announcing Tyler Courtney in the #57 a few weeks ago, Abacus Racing announced today that David Gravel and Michael Pickens will both drive for the team in the 2024 Chili Bowl, completing their driver line-up for the annual event. https://www.floracing.com/12/5

• Joel Myers Jr)With racing wrapped up in the United States, Joel Myers Jr has already made his way to New Zealand to keep his season alive. Fresh off of a breakout campaign during last off season, Myers Jr returned right to form as he picked up the win on Saturday night at Ruapuna Speedway in convincing fashion. Press Releases 12/5

• Cory Eliason)Knoxville, Iowa’s own Ridge & Sons Racing (RSR) and Visalia, California’s Cory Eliason are ready to raise the stakes in 2024, set to tackle the entire High Limit Sprint Car Series campaign in a full-on championship assault. Eliason, who joined the Brian and Lisa Ridge-owned open wheel operation just before the annual World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte, will pilot RSR’s familiar No. 8 in his full-time High Limit campaign; an agenda that boasts competitiveness and big money from coast to coast.Press Releases 12/5

• Eldora Speedway OH)Offering one of the most diverse and lucrative schedules of any dirt track, including some of the biggest short-track events in the world, Eldora Speedway will host 23 nights of action-packed racing for the upcoming 2024 season. Highlighting the schedule will be traditional major events, including the 30th running of the Dirt Late Model Dream; the 41st running of the World of Outlaws-sanctioned Kings Royal; the 54th edition of the World 100, and the 44th annual Dirt Track World Championship. In addition, High Limit Racing will sanction the Double Down Duels and Joker’s Jackpot as a new lead-in to the Kings Royal weekend. Press Releases 12/5

Monday December 4th

We're here for such a short period of time. Live like you're already dead, man. Have a good time. Do your best. Let it all come ripping right through you.  Jeff Bridges

2:30pm

PRESS....

• FloRacing)The cast of 2024 High Rollers continues to grow, this time with the addition of one of the brightest young Sprint Car racers in the game today. Fresh off a down-to-the-wire championship with the All Star Circuit of Champions, Zeb Wise will take the Rudeen Racing No. 26 to High Limit Racing full-time in 2024 with sights set on a new title. Press Releases 12/4

• Brody Roa/Tommy Dunkel)To say that the Inland Rigging Sprint Car team had a dream season in 2023 is an understatement. Brody Roa won the USAC/CRA championship and Tommy and Christy Dunkel captured the car owner title. Dunkel scored his first-ever sprint car win in a VRA race at Ventura in April. Roa won eight USAC/CRA races and scored another victory in a Southern California Open Comp race at Imperial. Between the two, heading into the Turkey Night Grand Prix, they had 37 starts and rolled the cars back into the trailer all but one time. It was indeed a dream season. Press Releases 12/4

• USAC)Save the Date!For the first time ever, USAC Silver Crown racing is heading to Pennsylvania's Jennerstown Speedway.The champ cars take on the 0.522-mile paved oval on Saturday, August 10, 2024. It marks USAC's first visit to the track since the national midgets went in 1969. 12/4

• CRSA)In front of a great crowd of A-Verdi Storage Containers CRSA Sprints teams, crew, family and officials, Jordan Hutton was crowned CRSA Sprints champion for the first time in his career. 2023 was Hutton’s third season of competition in which was by far a breakout season and one that will be hard to rival in seasons to come. Press Releases 12/4

• World of Outlaws)Bill Rose has an unshakeable passion for racing. It’s been a part of his life for so many years. And his love and commitment to the sport will lead him to the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car tour once again in 2024. “It’s just the drive,” Rose said. “I just love the people and the excitement of it. This is going on my 49th year of racing, and I still desire just as much now as I did then. That’s how crazy I am. I live and breathe this stuff, and I love to do it. Maybe I need to take up fishing or something, but I’ve tried that and get bored, so I don’t do it. I just love to race.”World of Outlaws 12/4

• IRA)The Interstate Racing Association (IRA) honored two of their divisions, The Bumper To Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series, and AutoMeter Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Series powered by Gandrud, at their 58th annual Awards Banquet Saturday night at the Brat Stop’s Parkway Chateau. Well over $100,000 in cash and contingencies were dished out to teams based on participation requirements, with sixteen 410 teams, and twenty-one wingless teams being honored. IRA 12/4

• USAC)Fresh off a season in which he was recently named USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship Rookie of the Year, Daison Pursley is going full-time in 2024 with Team AZ Racing. Pursley (Locust Grove, Okla.) will drive for Team AZ in two different capacities in 2024 as a competitor on the full USAC National Sprint Car schedule in the No. 21AZ as well as getting his first taste of USAC Silver Crown action in all the series’ dirt events throughout the year.USAC 12/4

• JJ Hickle)Sandvig Motorsports is thrilled to announce that JJ Hickle will be taking the wheel of the No. 7 410 Sprint Car for the upcoming 2024 racing season. With a proven track record and a passion for speed, Hickle brings a wealth of experience and talent to the team, and Sandvig Motorsports is excited to see what they can achieve together on the track. Press Releases 12/4

• Aaron Reutzel)The 2024 season will be business as usual for three-time All Star Circuit of Champions champion, Aaron Reutzel, as the Clute, Texas, native is set to make his return to Ridge & Sons Racing (RSR) and ultimately contend for a track championship at the Sprint Car Capital of the World. Reutzel, a three-time Knoxville Raceway winner during the 2023 season, will pilot the Brian and Lisa Ridge-owned, Folkens Bros Trucking-powered No. 87 in his quest for track domination, working to better his most recent championship-seeking performance that concluded fourth in Knoxville’s final standings.Press Releases 12/4

Sunday December 3rd

 Everybody seeks happiness! Not me, though! That’s the difference between me and the rest of the world. Happiness isn’t good enough for me! I demand euphoria! Calvin & Hobbes

9:00pm

PRESS....

• High Limit)After building a World of Outlaws dynasty with 200+ wins and six championships over the last 15+ years, Kasey Kahne Racing will move not one but both teams to High Limit Racing in 2024. We already knew that five-time and defending champion Brad Sweet would take the NAPA Auto Parts #49 to the new series, and now it’s official that his boss Kasey Kahne is bringing the #9 to join him in the High Limit room.High Limit 12/3

• Column)Danny Burton has Chapter 71 of his story about a racer. "Threes A Crowd" Hoosier Race Report 12/4

• Rumble in Fort Wayne)It isn’t for lack of effort or desire, but rather a lack of luck that third generation driver Joe Liguori hasn’t ventured into the Rumble in Fort Wayne victory circle. “I have been leaving the Rumble every year since 2007 saying, maybe one day I’ll win that race,” remarked the Lebanon, IN driver. Press Releases 12/3

Saturday December 2nd

The older I get the better I used to be!  Lee Trevino

11:50pm

RESULTS....

• Open Wheel Showdown)Las Vegas NV...Sprints...1 #14 Aaron Willison 2 #22A Bobby Santos III 3 #14H Davey Hamilton Jr 4 #21P Robbie Price 5 #91 Bryan Warf 6 #15 Eric Humphries 7 #6G Bryan Gossel 8 #50M Jason Blonde 9 #65 Levi Rose 10 #57 Evan Margeson 11 #12B Monty Bergener 12 #22L Richie Larson 13 #07 Ryan Litt 14 #17 Mike Murgoitio 15 #76X Kyle Alberding 16 #93R Dylan Reynolds 17 #8A Brad Aumen 18 #27 Mike Hathaway 19 #77 Audra Sasselli 20 #41 Tyler Roahrig 21 #33J Jeff Montgomery 22 #02 Anthony Quintana 23 #36R Ryan Burdett 24 #26 Aaron Pierce 25 #81 Casey Tillman 26 #10 Austin Carter Midgets...1 #47 Kody Swanson 2 #44 Todd Bertrand 3 #3 Justin Grant 4 #67 Kyle OGara 5 #1S Tanner Swanson 6 #29 Jake Trainor 7 #47A Nathan Byrd 8 #51 Chuck Gurney Jr 9 #98 Bobby Santos III 10 #5 Courtney Crone 11 #01 Chase Locke 12 #38 Michael Fanelli 13 #00 Cody Jessop 14 #4 Garrett McLees 15 #84 Tony Seidelman 16 #48 Ryan Shilkuski 17 #87 Michael Daniels 18 #02 Willy Ginn 19 #0C Drew Crenshaw 20 #69 Trevor Anderson Race Results12/2

• Volusia Speedway Park FL)Top Gun...Feature (20 Laps): 1. 24-Danny Martin Jr[3]; 2. 14-Tyler Clem[6]; 3. 83-Mark Ruel Jr[2]; 4. 82-Garrett Green[1]; 5. 116-Nick Snyder[4]; 6. 97M-Austin Martin[7]; 7. 34-Darren Orth[5]; 8. 20C-Matt Kurtz[8]; 9. 3-Dennis Misuraca[9]; 10. 1NY-Mark Reynolds[12]; 11. (DNF) 22-Shawn Murray[10]; 12. (DNF) 99-Tanner Witherspoon[11] 12/2

• SSSS)Auburndale Speedway FL...1 #55 Thomas Nichols 2 #61 Colton Bettis 3 #81 Steven Hollinger 4 #88a Sport Allen 5 #5 Daniel Miller 6 #59x John Inman 7 #32 Ray Bragg Jr 8 #7 Larry Brazil 9 #3x Bo Hartley 10 #25 Bruce Brantley 11 #83 Bryan Riddle 12 #13x Ryan Adema 12/2

PRESS....

• Speed Sport)“I’ve always had this true outlaw schedule to go race where the money is at. I think that’s what’s important to me."  Rico Abreu recently discussed what factors will play into his 2024 schedule. https://www.speedsport.com/ 12/2

• POWRi)POWRi (Performance Open Wheel Racing, Inc.) is pleased to announce the signing of Talin Turner as the Series Director of Open Wheel for the 2024 season and beyond. “Turner's hiring marks an exciting chapter for POWRi as we continue to innovate and elevate our offerings in the world of open-wheel racing,” said POWRi Competition Director Jason McCord. “Working well together previously that provided a better flow for events, Talin has proved that his strategic insights and passion for the sport are poised to make a significant impact on the series' growth and success.” Press Releases 12/2

• ASCS)Gearing up for the 33rd season of competition, the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com has set out a 49-race lineup for the 2024 season that visits 34 tracks across a dozen states. A mix of familiar places and new faces, the series will also see its footprint expanding back out after consolidating tighter into the mid-west over the last two seasons. “It’s been interesting doing the schedule for 2024 and being able put events back into the lineup that have been absent, as well as continue to add new events,” stated series owner Terry Mattox. ASCS 12/2

12:30pm

RESULTS....

• Blue Ribbon Raceway AU)All Stars...1 #V11 Chris Solomon 2 #V40 Rusty Hickman 3 #SA14 Brendan Quinn 4 #SA96 Brendan Guerin 5 #V68 Brett Milburn 6 #V7 Paul Solomon 7 #V95 Ryan Davis 8 #V65 Kane Newcombe 9 #VA91 Daniel Scott 10 #V47 Jeremy Kupsch 11 #NS22 Jarreth Argus 12 #N46 Stacey Galliford 13 #D21 Zac Farrer 14 #V4 Phil Lock 15 #VA2 Boyd Harris 16 #D26 Todd Moule 17 #V10 Steven Loader 18 #VA75 David Donegan 19 #A1 Mark Caruso 12/2

• Gulf Western IO Speedway AU)1 #A 1 Jock Goodyer 2 #T 55 Jamie Bricknell 3 #T 53 Jack Crossin 4 #T 48 Nick Penno 5 #T 29 Luke Redpath 6 #T 45 Chad Gardner 7 #T 73 Mathew Peck 8 #T 5 Mahtia Bissett 9 #T 15 Ethan Wyllie 10 #T 16 Adam Alexander 11 #T 84 Lachlan Robins 12 #T 93 Steven Wrigley 12/2

• Perth Motorplex AU)1 #3 James McFadden 2 #26 James Inglis 3 #11 Jason Kendrick 4 #77 Bradley Maiolo 5 #97 Mitchell Wormall 6 #Q65 Luke Oldfield 7 #14 Jason Pryde 8 #25 Taylor Milling 9 #99 Jamie Maiolo 10 #67 Jaydee Dack 11 #8 Andrew Priolo 12 #58 Kyle Francis 13 #57 Tim Boujos 14 #60 Kaiden Manders 15 #17 Jamie Veal 16 #44 Ryan Lancaster 17 #18 Kye Scroop 18 #19 Trent Pigdon 19 #9 AJ Nash Open 20 #2 Dayne Kingshott 21 #24 Jack Williamson 22 #8wx David Priolo 23 #41 Ken Sartori 24 #79 Kris Coyle 12/2

• Simpson Speedway AU)Wingless...1 #V93 Travis Millar 2 #S35 Mitchell Broome 3 #V97 Blake Walsh 4 #VX62 Brad Warren 5 #A1 Todd Hobson 6 #V11 Matthew Symons 7 #VX89 Christopher Temby 8 #S23 Jack McCarthy 9 #V20 Thomas McDonald 10 #V70 Aron Lawrence 11 #V95 Geoff Cook 12 #V7 Nicholas Ryan 13 #VX58 Jake Warren 14 #V31 Mick Rigby 15 #VX32 Chris Ansell 16 #V14 Ricky Bailey 17 #S10 William Caruso 18 #VX92 Brayden McKay 19 #V19 Sam Wren 20 #VX50 Luke Weel 12/2

PRESS....

• Braden Chiaramonte)Teenage racing star Braden Chiaramonte closed out the USAC Midget racing season last week with two races at the Merced Speedway and at the 82nd Running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix at the Ventura Raceway. The three races were his 41st, 42nd, and 43rd of the 2023 campaign. They were his last speed contests until the 39th Annual Tulsa Shootout that runs from December 26th through the 31st.Press Releases 12/2

• Baily Heard)Baily Heard's sophomore season of racing in the 360 Sprint Car division is finished up, and the Heard Racing No. 70 team is already looking forward to 2024. Press Releases 12/2

Friday December 1st

There was a time in my life when I thought I had everything - millions of dollars, mansions, cars, nice clothes, beautiful women, and every other materialistic thing you can imagine. Now I struggle for peace.  Richard Pryor

10:00pm

RESULTS....

• Open Wheel Showdown)Aaron Willison wins the fast dash for the pole for the $50k to win Riskon360 Open Wheel Showdown with the 100 lap feature set for Saturday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. 1 #14 Aaron Willison 2 #33J Jeff Montgomery 3 #57 Evan Margeson 4 #50M Jason Blonde 5 #15 Eric Humphries 6 #22A Bobby Santos III Race Results12/1

• Volusia Speedway Park FL)Top Gun...Feature (20 Laps): 1. 24-Danny Martin Jr[1]; 2. 3A-AJ Maddox[2]; 3. 14-Tyler Clem[6]; 4. 83-Mark Ruel Jr[7]; 5. 3-Dennis Misuraca[11]; 6. 34-Darren Orth[13]; 7. (DNF) 116-Nick Snyder[9]; 8. (DNF) 22-Shawn Murray[10]; 9. (DNF) 43M-Mark Smith[3]; 10. (DNF) 43-Terry Witherspoon[4]; 11. (DNF) 20C-Matt Kurtz[17]; 12. (DNF) 97M-Austin Martin[8]; 13. (DNF) 1NY-Mark Reynolds[14]; 14. (DNF) 9D-Steve Diamond Jr[15]; 15. (DNF) 5-Hayden Campbell[5]; 16. (DNF) 99-Tanner Witherspoon[12]; 17. (DNS) G6-Brandon Grubaugh 12/1

• Photos)Shots by Steve Lafond from USAC WC at Ventura CA Turkey Night are in  SpeedShotz 12/1

2:00pm

PRESS....

• Xtreme Outlaw)Chase McDermand is coming back in 2024 with a new team, a new home base and a new plan for the future. The 23-year-old is relocating from his home in Springfield, IL, to join Dave Mac-Dalby Motorsports (DMD) in Mooresville, NC, and pilot the team’s flagship Toyota-powered Spike Chassis for the 2024 Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota campaign. World of Outlaws 12/1

• Lernerville Speedway PA)The High Limit Racing Sprint Car Series will make its return to The Action Track for three amazing nights of racing featuring some of the best Sprint Car drivers in the world in 2024. Following a wildly successful inaugural race at last September's $50,000-to-win Commonwealth Clash, where David Gravel bested the star studded lineup, the series, now in it's second year, will triple the racing action at Lernerville in the coming season. Press Releases 12/1

• Open Wheel Showdown)The highly anticipated opening Thursday night of the Riskon360! Open Wheel Showdown saw Winged Sprint Cars and Speed Tour Super Modified begin their on track action in search of record paydays at the Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Davey Hamilton, Jr. of Nampa, Idaho set a blistering lap in his Kirk Morgan Racing No. 14 Sprint Car, running an 11.887 second lap on the .375-mile oval at 113.579 miles per hour average. Hamilton led the nearly 50 Sprint Cars that took times throughout the two lightning-fast practice sessions. Press Releases 12/1

• CRSA)A local teacher has used his skills on the racetrack to help motivate his students in the classroom. For one fourth grade class at Spencer-Van Etten Elementary School, their teacher has displayed both commitment to education and excellence on the racetrack. Press Releases 12/1

• Silver Dollar Speedway CA)Silver Dollar Speedway will host the highest paying sprint car race in the track’s 62-years of existence during the 70th Anniversary of the Mike Curb Gold Cup Race of Champions presented by Napa Auto Parts scheduled for August 21 - 24. The famed quarter-mile clay oval dirt track will host the High Limit Racing Sprint Car Series for three incredible nights of racing culminating in the Saturday night main event in which the winner will receive the historic payday of $100,070. Press Releases 12/1

• USAC)Jadon Rogers and Michael Dutcher Motorsports are back on the trail for a full season run with the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship in 2024. The Worthington, Ind. driver and Cicero, Ind. based team have both contested the full USAC schedule in recent years, and both have been winners, but this will be both parties’ first full-time, full season venture together. USAC12/1

• Travis Arenz)After claiming back-to-back Midwest Sprint Car Association and Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car titles in 2021 and 2022, Travis Arenz and the Travis Arenz Motorsports team made a successful leap to 410 Sprint Car competition as a full-time entrant with the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series during the 2023 season. Press Releases 12/1

• Skagit Speedway WA)Labor Day weekend just became massive on the west coast! The inaugural visit of the High Limit Racing Series will see a six-figure payout to the winner on Saturday, August 31st at the Skagit Nationals. Press Releases 12/1

• High Limit)The 2024 High Limit Racing schedule has been announced with 60 dates at 36 tracks across 19 states, totaling more than $4 million in total purse money. The slate is highlighted by marquee events including the $100,000-to-win Joker’s Jackpot at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, the $100,070-to-win Gold Cup Race of Champions at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, Calif., the $100,000-to-win Skagit Nationals at Skagit Speedway in Burlington, Wash., and the $57,000-to-win Tuscarora 50 at Port Royal (Penn.) Speedway. High Limit 12/1

Thursday November 30th

Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.  Winston Churchill

5:00pm

PRESS....

• World of Outlaws)The 2024 World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car schedule is set to bring The Greatest Show on Dirt coast to coast with new tracks, multiple six-figure crown jewels and iconic venues. From Volusia Speedway Park in February to the championship finale at The Dirt Track at Charlotte in November, the 2024 season will have 86 race nights at 41 different tracks and 19 different states. Along the way, the nation’s top Sprint Car drivers will take on new tracks, make long-awaited returns, compete in the sport’s most prestigious crown jewels, and race in many events that have become staples of the calendar. World of Outlaws 11/30

• Millstream Speedway OH)Millstream Speedway near Findlay, Ohio will roar back to live in 2024 under new ownership and a new promotion team. MS Properties, Matt and Beth Cogley recently purchased the four-tenths-mile dirt track and have begun to work on the facility. The Cogleys will be teaming up with Rich and Shelly Farmer to promote races at Millstream in 2024. The Famers recently took over promoting Fremont Speedway again after having operated the “Track That Action Built” for 10 years (2008-2017) and in years past have promoted events at Millstream Speedway. Press Releases 11/30

• Grant Sexton)For the first time in his young career, 19-year-old Grant Sexton qualified for the main event in the sprint car portion of the prestigious Turkey Night Grand Prix at the Ventura Raceway last Saturday night. The race closed the season for the young driver who captured the 2023 USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series Rookie of the Year award. Press Releases 11/30

• Open Wheel Showdown)When the Open Wheel Showdown officially kicks off Thursday afternoon at the “Bullring” at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, they will have a bullseye on their back, and for good reason. The Kirk Morgan Racing team, with driver Davey Hamilton Jr., are at the top of their game currently. Press Releases 11/30

• USAC)Daison Pursley’s conquests in USAC’s AMSOIL National Sprint Car and NOS Energy Drink National Midget divisions saw him pass a total of 199 cars in just 62 feature starts throughout the 2023 season. Those efforts paid off for the Locust Grove, Okla. driver as he earned the title of ProSource Passing Master for the 2023 season in his KO Motorsports sprint car and Reinbold-Underwood Motorsports midget. USAC11/30

• USAC)Justin Grant’s second straight USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship isn’t the only impressive accolade he repeated during the 2023 campaign. For the third consecutive season, and fourth time overall, the Ione, Calif. racer captured the $10,000 Mike Curb USAC National Drivers Championship, amassing more total points across the three USAC national divisions throughout the duration of the 2023 campaign.USAC11/30

• USAC)The upcoming 2024 USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship will present a new beginning for driver Jake Swanson and 2B Racing. The two have paired up to chase the full USAC National Sprint Car schedule starting with the February 2024 season openers in Florida aboard the Scott Benic-owned DRC/Claxton ride sponsored by Honest Abe Roofing – America’s Reliable Roofer – and the Newton family.USAC11/30

• High Limit)There will be plenty of noteworthy news around the 2024 High Limit Racing campaign coming over the next few weeks, and the first little tidbit dropped Thursday afternoon courtesy of Jacob Allen. Driving the familiar and iconic Shark Racing #1A, the fan-favorite son of National Sprint Car Hall of Famer Bobby Allen will become a High Roller next year, chasing the season-long championship and Midweek Money Series title. Allen and Shark Racing join Brad Sweet and Kasey Kahne Racing as the first two publicly confirmed full-timers with more names coming soon. High Limit 11/30

• Austin Hartmann)After a completing a promising rookie Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series campaign in 2022 in just his third year behind the wheel of a race car, Austin Hartmann came back to register a solid second season in the seat of the 87A Hartmann Racing 410 Sprint Car during the 2023 campaign. Press Releases 11/30

• Tulsa Shootout)Rocketing past the 1,000-entry mark for the tenth year in a row on November 18, the number of entries into the 39th annual Tulsa Shootout has not slowed down, with the count sitting at 1,311 between the six featured divisions.Press Releases 11/30

Wednesday November 29th

Anger is a killing thing: it kills the man who angers, for each rage leaves him less than he had been before - it takes something from him.  Louis L'Amour

4:00pm

PRESS....

• IRA)We are proud to announce in conjunction with Road America that our annual "Road America Challenge Featuring the Bumper to Bumper IRA Sprint Series" will be back at Plymouth Dirt Track Racing on June 8th 2024. This will take place during Indy Car weekend which will be an exciting change for all parties involved. Please keep an eye out for more details to be released as we move closer to race season and the release of our full schedule. 11/29

• ASCS)The first ASCS Regional Tour to release its 2024 lineup of events, the ASCS Gulf South Region presented by Pipeline+MD is looking at a 23-race lineup in the tour’s first full season since 2019. ASCS 11/29

• USAC)Pennsylvania has long been a hotbed for some of the finest open wheel dirt track racers in the United States of America. Gavin Miller of Allentown, Pa. is among the new breed who struck a chord on the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship trail in 2023. His efforts earned him Max Papis Innovations Bob Stroud USAC National Midget Rookie of the Year honors for his efforts in the seat of the Eibach Springs – TRD/LynK/Speedway Toyota for the famed Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports team. USAC11/29

• High Limit)The inaugural visit of the High Limit Racing series is scheduled for Wed. Aug. 28 at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, WA. & Aug. 29-31 at Skagit Speedway in Burl. WA 11/29

• Alex Pokorski)In his fourth overall and second full-time season behind the wheel of a 360 Sprint Car, Alex Pokorski firmly established himself as a consistently strong, top-flight competitor in the Akright Auto Midwest Sprint Car Association and Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car competition throughout the 2023 campaign. Press Releases 11/29

• Eddie Tafoya Jr)Nine months after he began his 2023 racing season with the USAC National Sprint Car Series in Florida, Eddie Tafoya Jr. concluded the year at last Saturday’s Turkey Night Grand Prix at the Ventura Raceway. Unfortunately, the results of the flat right rear sustained in the previous night’s action handicapped him on Saturday night and he missed the transfer to the main by two spots.Press Releases 11/29

• Davey Hamilton Sr)Davey Hamilton Sr. plans to return to his roots this weekend with his participation in the Speed Tour Supermodified portion of the ‘RISK ON 360 Open Wheel Showdown’. He had originally planned on competing in the sprint car portion of the event as well, but his Kirk Morgan Racing team ran short on time getting a second car ready. So now his focus will be on Supermodifieds. Press Releases 11/29

• World of Outlaws)Continuing to chase a dream, Logan Schuchart will return to the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car tour in 2024 with Shark Racing. The Hanover, PA native heads into his 11th season with The Greatest Show on Dirt searching for the elusive World of Outlaws title he’s heard about since he was young.  World of Outlaws11/29

• World of Outlaws)Sheldon Haudenschild Ready for Eighth World of Outlaws Season in 2024. The Wooster, OH native will head into next year hoping to bounce back
  For the eighth consecutive year, Sheldon Haudenschild will be on the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car tour. The always exciting wheelman will be aboard the Stenhouse Jr./Marshall Racing #17 machine in 2024, marking his seventh straight year in the ride with The Greatest Show on Dirt. World of Outlaws 11/29

• Port Royal Speedway is off the World of Outlaws Sprint Car and Late Model schedule in 2024. Posted on http://SprintCarUnlimited.com 11/29

Tuesday November 28th

 I had a friend who was a clown. When he died, all his friends went to the funeral in one car.  Steven Wright

1:00pm

PRESS....

• Column)Article and Photos from Richard Golardi "2023 Florida Sprint Car Racing Season Concludes" Florida Open Wheel 11/28

• World of Outlaws)A record-tying fourth place rookie campaign this year fueled Giovanni Scelzi’s hunger. A hunger he intends to satisfy by returning to the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car tour in 2024 with KCP RacingWorld of Outlaws 11/28

• USAC)It all started with a DM. When Abacus Racing owner Brent Cox reached out to Logan Seavey via a direct message on Instagram in late 2022, it turned out to be a most fortuitous decision that instantly altered the fortunes for both driver and team. Just one year later, they were celebrating one of the most dominant USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship seasons in series history. Seavey (Sutter, Calif.) earned his second midget series championship after taking the crown during his Rookie season of 2018 while Abacus scored the entrant title in what was their first year of chasing the entire series schedule. USAC11/28

• Must See Racing)The inaugural Risk On 360 Open Wheel Showdown is set to kick off in a few days. Teams from all over the country and Canada will battle it out for 100 laps with hopes of taking home the $50,000 first place prize money. The event will lure the best in the business to the Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. This winged pavement sprint car race will be the richest pavement sprint car race in the history of our sport. Press Releases 11/28

• Chili Bowl)Like clockwork, the annual benchmark of 100 plus entries into Tulsa’s Chili Bowl Nationals arrives just after the serving of Turkey, be it on plate or track, revealing to the world the first round of Golden Driller hopefuls. Sitting at 107 entries, the list is already a melting pot of teams, drivers, and talent, with Sammy Swindell being the first event champion to enter the 2024 event. Joined by 15 other A-Feature starters, the list of Chili Bowl entrants, as usual, is an interesting mix of vocations and event rookies. Press Releases 11/28

• Brian Brown)Continuing a proud and successful marketing partnership that stems well over a decade, Higginsville, Missouri’s Brian Brown is pleased to announce that FVP, an industry leader in specifically engineered products that provide OE quality that is equal or superior in performance to national brands, will continue its commitment to Brian Brown Racing (BBR) with a multi-year agreement, set to activate officially with an annual trek to the Sunshine State in early February.Press Releases 11/28

Monday November 27th

There's nothing I believe in more strongly than getting young people interested in science and engineering, for a better tomorrow, for all humankind.  Bill Nye

 12:30pm

PRESS....

• USAC)Kyle Cummins, one of the premier drivers on the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship tour, will compete on the full schedule in 2024 with the newly established Petty Performance Racing team. The Princeton, Ind. driver will kick off the upcoming season in a ride owned by Jerry Petty of Litchfield Park, Ariz., CEO of Avanti Windows & Doors LLC which sponsored Cummins sprint car ride throughout the 2023 campaign.USAC11/27

• Gio Scelzi)Hot Sauce is ready for a sophomore surge in 2024.After a historic rookie season in 2023, Gio Scelzi is officially set for his second World of Outlaws Nos Energy Drink Sprint Car campaign aboard the KCP Racing #18 next year. 11/27

• Don Mack)Minnesota sprint car driver Don Mack passed away at 84. More about Don Mack http://www.rivercitiesspeedway.com/ 11/27

• USAC East Coast)We are excited to announce that we will head north again into New York in 2023, with the first running for the series at the Outlaw Speedway in Dundee NY. See you in September. 11/27

• Outlaw Speedway NY)ESS will have four shows at Outlaw Speedway in 2024 and High Limit will be at Outlaw on Thursday May 16th. 11/27

• Sprintcar Speedweek AU)After making his Australian Sprintcar debut during the 2022/23 edition of the Clay-Per-View Speedweek Series Waco, Texas teenager Chase Randall will return this Summer to contest the five-night tournament that will begin at the Murray Machining and Sheds Murray Bridge Speedway on Boxing Day. Press Releases 11/27

Sunday November 26th

 1:00am

RESULTS....

• USAC)Kyle Larson has few equals when it comes to Turkey Night Grand Prix success over the years, and on Saturday night at California’s Ventura Raceway, that fact remained true to form. The Elk Grove, Calif. native punctuated the 2023 USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship season by becoming just the second driver in the 82-year history of the ARP Turkey Night Grand Prix Presented by the West Coast Stock Car/Motorsports Hall of Fame to win the famed race at least four times. Ron Shuman maintains the all-time record of eight Turkey Night victories between 1979-1993. USAC11/26

Saturday November 25th

     11:00pm

RESULTS....

• USAC)WC Sprints...1 #5T Ryan Timms 2 #51 Brody Fuson 3 #41 Ricky Lewis 4 #3X Max Adams 5 #3F Blake Bower 6 #32 TJ Smith 7 #21X Carson Macedo 8 #21 AJ Bender 9 #29T Ryan Timmons 10 #4J Charles Davis Jr. 11 #O Caleb Saiz 12 #3QC Michael Pombo 13 #44 Grant Sexton 14 #9 Cole Wakim 15 #20 Shon Deskins 16 #14 Mariah Ede 17 #39 Kyle Edwards 18 #18 David Gasper 19 #73C Logan Calderwood 20 #25 Chase Johnson 21 #38S Davey Pombo Jr 22 #63D Jon DeWees USAC11/25

1:50pm

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• Utica Rome Speedway NY)A ‘High Limit’ Weekend. Brad Sweet and Kyle Larson – in conjunction with FloRacing – will bring the newly revamped ‘High Limit Racing’ 410 Sprint Car Series to both Utica-Rome Speedway in Vernon, N.Y., and Fonda Speedway in Fonda, N.Y., Friday, May 17 and Saturday, May 18, respectively. Both events will feature the nation’s premier Sprint Car division – the 410s – in conjunction with the big-block/small-block Modifieds, a quick-hitting two-division, double-headline program. Press Releases 11/25

• RPM Workshops)Following the 50th Annual RPM Workshops and meetings with promoters in regard to how they see the future of the Workshops progressing, RPM and current website partner MyRacePass management agreed to grow their partnership with the introduction of several key elements that will be a part of the RPM Workshops going forward beginning with the 51st annual RPM@Reno Western Workshops. Press Releases 11/25

• Eddie Tafoya Jr)Eddie Tafoya Jr. returned to the Ventura Raceway for the first time in a year and a half on Friday night for the sprint car portion of the 82nd running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix. After an impressive win in his heat race, Tafoya was knocked out of his qualifier with a flat left rear tire. Press Releases 11/25

Friday November 24th

                                           My definition of an intellectual is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture without thinking of the Lone Ranger.  Billy Connolly

11:50pm

RESULTS....

• USAC)Emerson Axsom led all drivers in Friday night’s USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship practice at California’s Ventura Raceway. The four practice sessions were used in preparation for Saturday night’s 82nd running of the ARP Turkey Night Grand Prix Presented By the West Coast Stock Car/Motorsports Hall of Fame on November 25. USAC 11/24

• USAC)USAC WEST COAST SPRINT CAR SERIES Ventura Raceway - Ventura, California – “ARP 82nd Running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix presented by the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame” EXTREME MUFFLERS DASH: (15 laps) 1. Ryan Timms, 2. Chase Johnson, 3. Brody Fuson, 4. Blake Bower, 5. Cole Wakim, 6. Carson Macedo, 7. Ryan Timmons, 8. Max Adams, 9. Charles Davis Jr., 10. Ricky Lewis. NT.USAC 11/24

1:00pm

PRESS....

• Photos)Photos from Eastern Museum of Motor Racing by Steve Koletar with Don Wolfe & Lucas Wolfe are in SpeedShotz 11/24

• Braden Chiaramonte)Rising open-wheel star Brayden Chiaramonte will close the outdoor portion of his 2023 racing schedule this week with races Saturday at the Ventura Raceway in the 82nd running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix. All three shows will see the talented driver competing in Matt Streeter's fast #14 USAC Midget. Press Releases 11/24

• Fremont Speedway OH)Fremont Speedway presented by Gill Construction will reward the top 10 in points in all three divisions for the 2023 season with a luncheon on Sunday, Dec. 3 at noon at the Moonshine Night Club, 109 S. Front Street, Fremont. The top 10 in points in the Fort Ball Pizza Palace 410 Sprints, Fremont Federal Credit Union 305 Sprints and Burmeister Trophy Dirt Trucks will receive their point fund checks and trophies. The All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads-Kistler Racing Products 410 Fremont Attica Championship Series presented by the Baumann Auto Group and the NAPA of Bryan 305 AFCS presented by Jason Dietsch Trailer Sales will also hand out their awards.  Press Releases 11/24

• Speed Sport)It’s no surprise to anyone that Donny Schatz is the winningest driver in the history of the National Sprint Car Rankings. But here's a look at the top 30 sprint car winners since 2009  https://www.speedsport.com11/24

• Inland Rigging)Inland Rigging drivers Brody Roa and Tommy Dunkel will wrap up their 2023 seasons this Saturday night at the historic 82nd running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix at Jim Naylor’s Ventura Raceway. The two drivers will run their preliminary events on Friday night in the USAC West Coast Series. They will come back on Saturday evening for their main events. Joining the sprint cars on the two-night racing program will be the USAC National Midgets. Press Releases 11/24

• USAC)The ARP Turkey Night Grand Prix Presented by the West Coast Stock Car/Motorsports Hall of Fame annually presents the Don Basile Rookie of the Race Award, honoring the top performance by a first-time feature starter in the 98-lap classic each year. This year’s crop of 26 Turkey Night Rookies arrive to stake their claim and make their initial mark on the great race featuring USAC’s NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship, which will take place for the 82nd time this Saturday night, November 25, at California’s Ventura Raceway.USAC 11/24

• DIRTVision)The 16th annual Lou Blaney Memorial at Sharon Speedway will feature a special purse for its 410 Sprint Car race to celebrate Ryan Blaney’s 2023 NASCAR Cup Series championship. The race on Saturday, Aug. 17, will pay $12,000-to-win/$1,200-to-start, and have the entire night streamed live on DIRTVision. In addition to the increased purse, Ryan Blaney will also be on hand as a special guest during the night that honors his Hall of Fame grandfather. World of Outlaws 11/24

• Must See Racing)The Must See Racing Maxima Racing Oils Midwest Lights Series is set to return to Lorain Raceway Park in South Amherst, Ohio twice in 2024. The series will be returning to LRP for the fourth consecutive season. LRP has become the unofficial home of the Midwest Lights Series since its inception in 2020. Press Releases 11/24

• RPM WorkShops)The nomination ballot for the 48th Annual Auto Racing Promoter of the Year has been released. Lyle DeVore, who promoters Albany-Saratoga Speedway in Malta, N.Y., was introduced as the 47th Auto-Racing Promoter of the Year last February at the 50th Annual RPM@Daytona Workshops presented at the Shores in Daytona Beach Shores, Florida, representing Region One, the Eastern region of RPM balloting. Press Releases 11/24

Thursday November 23rd

                                                Happy Thanksgiving

1:00am

RESULTS....

• USAC)As if Logan Seavey’s USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship season couldn’t get any better, the newly-crowned 2023 series titlist added another victory to his credit for good measure on night two of Midget Madness on Wednesday at California’s Merced Speedway.USAC 11/23

• Merced Speedway CA)360 A Feature 1 (30 Laps): 1. 5T-Ryan Timms[1]; 2. 83T-Tanner Carrick[3]; 3. 21X-Gauge Garcia[2]; 4. 41-Dominic Scelzi[5]; 5. 5V-Colby Copeland[4]; 6. 4J-Chase Johnson[7]; 7. 46JR-Joel Myers Jr[15]; 8. 10-Dominic Gorden[6]; 9. 38-Colby Johnson[9]; 10. 21T-Cole Macedo[8]; 11. 14-Mariah Ede[16]; 12. X-Dylan Harris[20]; 13. 16A-Logan Seavey[17]; 14. 77-Ryan Lippincott[14]; 15. 88A-Joey Ancona[12]; 16. 15-Cody Key[18]; 17. 4-Tuesday Calderwood[19]; 18. 14T-Tim Estenson[10]; 19. 25S-Seth Standley[11]; 20. 54S-Drake Standley[13] 11/23

Tuesday November 21st

                                                If you wouldn't write it and sign it, don't say it.  Earl Wilson

11:50pm

RESULTS....

• USAC)After what transpired during his most recent visit to California’s Merced Speedway last November, Spencer Bayston felt he had some unfinished business to attend to. At the conclusion of 30 laps during Tuesday night’s USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship return to the high-banked 1/4-mile dirt oval, the Lebanon, Ind. racer put the finishing touches on the task that had eluded him a full year ago at the very same venue.USAC11/21

3:30pm

PRESS....

• World of Outlaws)The 2023 World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car season offered 71 opportunities at official Series victories. As a result, many competitors bagged multiple checkered flags and elevated their name on the all-time win list that accounts for more than 3,600 races. This season offered plenty of parity in the win column. A total of 19 different drivers visited Victory Lane with The Greatest Show on Dirt this year, the most since 2019 and tied for the 10th most in one season.World of Outlaws 11/21

• NSCHOF)The much-anticipated announcement is upon us for the latest “Members Only” National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum die-cast! Acme Trading Company is producing the beautiful 1:18 scale 1972 Bogar #99 Jan Opperman sprint car die-cast. The cars are available to members of the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum. Only 400 cars are being produced! Assure your piece of history by ordering today! Press Releases 11/21

• USAC)Starting this Friday, November 24th, the USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series is back in action for two nights at Ventura Raceway. Promoted by Jim Naylor, the prestigious “ARP 82nd Running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix Presented by the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame” will begin with a special program for the non-winged 360 sprints and practice sessions for the NOS Energy Drink USAC National Midgets. On Saturday, the Sprint Cars will return with their Consolation, Semi-Mains, and 30-lap feature while the Midgets will run a complete show. The Pit Gates at the “The Best Little Dirt Track in America” will open at 11:00am, the Driver’s Meeting will be held at 2:45pm, the Spectator Gates open at 3:00pm, and practice starts at 3:15pm.USAC 11/21

• Ryan Timms)Thought the box score shows a 17th place finish on Saturday night at the Hangtown 100, it certainly doesn’t tell the full story. After having struggles on Friday night, Timms came to life in the Sunday night feature but a pair of on track issues out of his control essentially hampered any shot of a good finish. Press Releases 11/21