RESULTS....

• Trophy Cup)The Abreu Vineyards 26thth Annual Trophy Cup Presented by Rudeen Racing opened the 3 day event at Tulare Thunderbowl Raceway on Thursday and Rico Abreu captured the 30 lap main event for winged 360 sprints.    Abreu took the lead on the last corner to earn the $4000 winner’s pay as well as 100 points. The purse for Thursday night was $29,630.  From the Grandstand 10/18

• Trophy Cup)Top 10 in points:  Rico Abreu 283, Shane Golobic  277, Jac Haudenschild 276, Kyle Hirst  272, Cory Eliason  267, Colby Copeland  265, Willie Croft 264, Paul McMahan 264, Ryan Bernal 257, Tim Kaeding 254From the Grandstand 10/18

• Thunderbowl Raceway CA)Trophy Cup Night 1...Rico Abreu beats teammate Jac Haudenschild by .047 seconds. 1 #24 Rico Abreu 2#24R Jac Haudenschild 3#94 Kyle Hirst 4#17W Shane Golobic 5#26 Cory Eliason 6#X1 Paul McMahan 7#16A Colby Copeland 8#29 Willie Croft 9#22 Ryan Bernal 10#42X Tim Kaeding 11#83 Dominic Scelzi 12#24J Chase Johnson 13#37 Mitchell Faccinto 14#18 Jason Solwold 15#88V Jace Vander Weerd 16#3 Craig Stidham 17#01 Mitch Moles 18#17 Aaron Reutzel 19#88 Jonathan Allard 20#21 Tim Shaffer 21#74 Colton Hardy 22#8R Justyn Cox 23#4SA Justin Sanders 24#69 Freddie Rahmer 10/18

• USAC)Big track or small track, Tyler Courtney has seemingly excelled at venues of all dimensions throughout the 2019 USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget season. Thursday night at the smallest track on the campaign, the 1/8-mile Wayne County Speedway in Wayne City, Illinois, Courtney delivered his second-straight late-race heroic effort, just weeks following his victory on the circuit's largest track, the 1/2-mile Eldora Speedway, where he emerged victorious in much the same manner.USAC 10/18

• Sprintcar All Stars AU)The Mainline DynoLog Dynamometers All Star Series travel along the Murray River region several times and are pleased to announce that the ‘King of the River’ mini-series is back for the 2019-20 season. “We are also excited to welcome Flocon Engineering on board as the major sponsor for this. It will be for 4 rounds out of the first 5 of the Series which are all located along the Murray River.Press Releases 10/18

Thursday  October 17th

Anybody can jump a motorcycle. The trouble begins when you try to land it. Evel Knievel

  9:45pm

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• POWRi WAR)As of the conclusion of the 2019 POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint Car League season, POWRi and the Shuman family are announcing that going into the 2020 season, they will be stepping away from the series in a full time capacity. Both Casey and Brooke Shuman have been a part of the sprint car league since the series came under the POWRi banner in 2017. Casey will continue to assist with scheduling and will remain on in an advisory role. Press Releases 10/17

• Premier Speedway AU)It was the fairytale, hometown win, that twelve months later turned to disaster! But now 2018 Classic Champion Corey McCullagh will aim to deliver again on Australian Sprintcar Racing’s biggest stage, this time for a whole new team! For the 2019-20 season, including the 48th running of the South West Conveyancing Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic, McCullagh will pilot the KRE Powered Cool Chassis of Victorian car-owner David Dickson, as the popular Dickson attempts to land a maiden Classic win. Press Releases 10/17

• Justin Segura)Amidst a strong season with Beck Racing, Idaho driver, Justin Segura made the Gun Slingers Sprint Car Series season finale a memorable one, as he wired the field and picked up his first career win with the series. Press Releases 10/17

• Knoxville Raceway IA)Don't wait to book your hotel accommodations for the 2020 My Place Hotels 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank and the NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Store! My Place Hotels, located in nearby Altoona, Iowa and Ankeny, Iowa, is offering special rates for Knoxville Raceway fans. Press Releases 10/17

• Derek Hagar)Derek Hagar is venturing to a familiar track in a not-so-familiar car this Saturday. Hagar will invade I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark., during a POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League event. It will mark Hagar's fourth night in a midget in 2019 and the first time since early March. Press Releases 10/17

• Kraig Kinser)Kraig Kinser will have Profile by Sanford as a primary partner this Friday during the opening night of a World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series doubleheader. "Profile by Sanford has not only been a great partner for our team this year, but for me and Mikey (Kuemper) as well," Kinser said. "We both have used their products and lost a lot of weight. We look better and feel better, which I believe helps our performance at each race track." Press Releases 10/17

• Roger Crockett)Roger Crockett hustled to his seventh podium finish in Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour competition this season during the Fall Fling finale last Saturday. Creek County Speedway hosted the doubleheader, which was shortened to one day after Friday's opener rained out. Crockett was strong both times he hit the track on Saturday, advancing from third to second place in a heat race to kick off the action. Press Releases 10/17

• Jordon Mallett)Jordon Mallett capped a return to Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour action with a fifth-place finish Saturday at Creek County Speedway during the Fall Fling. Rain cancelled the opening night of the doubleheader before Mallett produced his eighth top five of the season. "We had a really good run," he said. "It stinks that it was only one night, but I'll take one good night of racing over none." Press Releases 10/17

• Robbie Price)Robbie Price brought home a ninth-place finish last Saturday during the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour Fall Fling hosted by Creek County Speedway. Rain cancelled Friday night's opener, cutting the scheduled two-night event to one day. Price made the most of Saturday's race by posting his 17 th top 10 of the season.

• Brian Brown)Brian Brown will join the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series for a pair of events this weekend. The FVP Platinum Battery Showdown kicks off the competition on Friday at Lakeside Speedway, which is only a 40-minute drive from Brown's shop. Press Releases 10/17

• Aaron Reutzel)With a second consecutive All Star Circuit of Champions title in the books for 2019, Aaron Reutzel takes aim at this weekend’s Trophy Cup title at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, CA. Reutzel will wheel teammate Josh Baughmans’s Baughman-Reutzel Motorsports No. 17 for the three-day tilt that fires off Thursday night. Press Releases 10/17

• Brady Bacon)After rallying to a sixth-place finish with the NOS Energy Drink World of Outlaws Sprint Car series on Sunday night at Haubstadt, Indiana’s Tri-State Speedway, it’s back to the Midget ranks for Brady Bacon this week. “The Macho Man” will join forces with the FMR No. 76e Midget team for Thursday night’s “Jason Leffler Memorial” at Wayne County Speedway in Wayne City, IL. Press Releases 10/17

• John Carney II)John Carney II is finishing out the 2019 season in strong form. After racing to a podium finish in I-30 Speedway’s Short Track Nationals finale on October 5, the driver of the Sander Construction/South Plains Auto Transport/Mesilla Valley Transportation No. J2 Sprint Car posted a top-ten finish in Saturday night’s “Fall Fling” at Creek County Speedway as Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour competition resumed. Press Releases 10/17

• Cannon McIntosh)Rebounding from a Saturday night mishap at Southern Illinois Raceway, 16-year-old Cannon McIntosh showed his resiliency by rallying through Sunday night’s POWRi Midget field at Belle-Clair Speedway to earn Hard Charger honors aboard the Dave Mac Motorsports Toyota-TRD Spike No. 08 Midget. Press Releases 10/17

• Kyle Bellm)Kyle Bellm looks to finish out the 2019 season on a positive note with his first career starts with the NOS Energy Drink World of Outlaws Sprint Car series this weekend. Bellm will be in action aboard the No. 14k Sprint Car for Friday’s card at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, KS, and then Eldon, Missouri’s Lake Ozark Speedway on Saturday. Press Releases 10/17

Wednesday  October 16th

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go. Oscar Wilde

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PRESS....

• MSCS)Final MSCS of 2019! The season finale comes this Saturday night October 19th at Tri-State Speedway. Season ender, The Harvest Cup, will have 3 great divisions on tap, MSCS Sprints, USAC Midgets, and MMSA Winged Mini Sprints. Final chance of 2019 to see some great MSCS racing on the high banks in Haubstadt, IN. Warm ups 5:00, Racing 6:30 PM (CST) early start times! 10/16

• USAC)Everybody has to start somewhere. The same rings true for everybody who's ever won a USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget feature. They've all earned that first win somewhere, some place. Entering this weekend's double-dip over a three-night span, this season has already produced four first-time winners with the series, the most in any single year since 2008: Cannon McIntosh (Southern Illinois Center), Chris Windom (Lawrenceburg), Jason McDougal (Jefferson County) and Tanner Carrick (Sweet Springs). USAC 10/16

• Sprint Car Bandits)Track/Series Publicity & Event Marketing by DarinShort.com. The conclusion of the 4th season of the Sprint Car Bandits® series was held this past Saturday, October 12th at 82 Speedway in Petty, Texas with the running of the $31,500 Paul Peters Memorial event. Going into the final event, the series championship was still up for grabs, with a scant 27 points separated points leader Will Eggimann over Dale Wester, which roughly equated to 5 finishing positions that Wester needed to finish ahead of Eggimann to claim the title. Press Releases 10/16

• RUSH)The 2019 racing season for the Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC RUSH Dirt Late Model and the Sportsman Modified Touring Series powered by Pace Performance along with the RUSH Sprint Cars will come to a close this weekend (October 17-19) at Lernerville Speedway for the "Steel City Stampede". Press Releases 10/16

• Kerry Madsen)Kerry Madsen earned his 15th top-five outing of the season last Sunday during a World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series event at Tri-State Speedway. The KI Crossbows sponsored Big Game Motorsports driver kicked off the event by setting quick time during qualifying. A runner-up result in a heat race garnered a spot into the dash. Madsen then powered from last - sixth - to fourth in the dash to line up on the outside of the second row for the main event. Press Releases 10/16

• Greg Wilson)Greg Wilson is heading to the Midwest this weekend to join the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series for a doubleheader. Wilson and his Hercules Tires, DNC Hydraulics, Ohio Logistics and Gear Off Road backed team will venture to Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., on Friday for the FVP Platinum Battery Showdown and to Lake Ozark Speedway in Eldon, Mo., on Saturday for the Jason Johnson Classic presented by FK Rod Ends. Press Releases 10/16

• Jack Dover)Jack Dover is making his first trek to Texas since 2014 this weekend for the 46 th annual Winter Nationals hosted by Devil's Bowl Speedway. Dover will pilot his No. 53 on Friday and Saturday at the half-mile oval in Mesquite, Texas, during the marquee Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour event. Press Releases 10/16

• Midwest Thunder Sprints)The final weekend of the Midwest Thunder Sprints presented by www.OpenWheel101.com is set. Wisconsin’s Bill Balog leads two-time and defending series champion, Kerry Madsen, by a mere 13 points heading into two nights of World of Outlaws racing this weekend. On Friday, the WoO heads to Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas, while Saturday, the action shifts to Lake Ozark Speedway’s Jason Johnson Classic near Eldon, Missouri. BillW's Knoxville News 10/16

• Kyle Schuett)The Rookie of the Year Award and a third-place finish in the Built Ford Tough MOWA Sprint Series championship standings highlighted a sold first season in sprint car competition for Kyle Schuett. "We were pretty happy with our first season in a sprint car," he said. "We met our expectations. We made every feature except for our first night out when we had a mechanical issue. We stayed out of crashes pretty much except for one night in July when we flipped at Macon. It actually went pretty smooth." Press Releases 10/16

• Channin Tankersley)This season has been arguably the lightest on the race schedule for Channin Tankersley, who is traveling to Louisiana this weekend. The Old School Racing competitor will compete on Friday and Saturday at Chatham Speedway in Chatham, where he last raced during his season-opening doubleheader in March. The races this weekend are with the USCS Series. Press Releases 10/16

• Joe Trenca)The season is winding down for Joe Trenca, who has a pair of 360ci winged sprint car races on tap this weekend. "That may be it for the year," the Mucci Motorsports driver noted. "There's a couple of other races we might be able to do, but it'll depend on the weather. We'll see how this weekend goes and go from there." The action begins on Friday at Outlaw Speedway in Dundee, N.Y., before shifting to Port Royal Speedway in Port Royal, Pa., on Saturday. Press Releases 10/16

• Matt Covington)Matt Covington came home 3rd at Creek County Speedway during the John Christner Fall Fling after his 2nd place run and charge was halted by a power steering issue during feature. The 2-day event was shortened to Saturday night only for the Lucas Oil National tour after damp, cold weather invaded the speedway grounds on Friday. Press Releases 10/16

• Scott Bogucki)Scott Bogucki is excited to get back to Devil's Bowl Speedway this weekend for the 46 th annual Winter Nationals, which is the next Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour doubleheader. Last weekend's Fall Fling doubleheader at Creek County Speedway was shortened to one day after Friday's opener rained out. Bogucki drove his SawBlade.com sponsored sprint car from third to second in his heat race and he rolled off eighth in Saturday's feature. Press Releases 10/16

• Alex Hill)Rain and a tough draw dampened last weekend at Creek County Speedway for Alex Hill, who invaded the bullring for a Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour event. "We had a good car and it didn't go too bad," said Hill, regarding Saturday night's racing after Friday's scheduled front end of the doubleheader was canceled due to rain. "The track was kind of tough to pass on, so we mainly just held our position. The car was in one piece so we were happy about that with the way things have gone the last couple of races." Press Releases 10/16

• Caleb Helms)Caleb Helms is at peace with his recent decision to retire from actively pursuing racing opportunities. Helms made the final start of his career in his family owned sprint car last Saturday at Waynesfield Raceway Park, where he captured a top-10 finish during the 2nd annual Bob Hampshire Classic. Press Releases 10/16

• Racin Boys)The penultimate event of the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour season ventures to Devil's Bowl Speedway this weekend and RacinBoys will be right there to provide access to all of the action. RacinBoys All Access subscribers have the opportunity to watch both nights of the doubleheader at the half-mile oval in Mesquite, Texas, from hot laps through the Victory Lane interviews on Friday and Saturday. Press Releases 10/16

Tuesday  October 15th

You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today. Abraham Lincoln

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• Column)Ron Rodda looks back at the last four weeks preceding the Trophy Cup. From the Grandstand10/15

• Shane Stewart)Mother Nature played the role of foil again as scheduled racing action for CJB Motorsports at the Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track was canceled due to rain on Saturday, October 12th. The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series was in action the following night at Tri-State Speedway near Haubstadt, Ind. Press Releases 10/15

• BAPS Motor Speedway PA)Friday, October 18, BAPS Motor Speedway will host the first night of the Sunoco/Insinger Nationals fueled by Miller's Racing Parts. Street Stocks, Extreme Stocks and Central PA Legends will all time trial and race heats in preparation for Saturday's features.  The PA Sprint Series will race a complete program.Central PA 10/15

• SLS Promotions/Kansas City KS)The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series will visit Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City for the 10th consecutive year to Lakeside on Friday, October 18 for the FVP Platinum Battery Showdown. Daryn Pittman was victorious in the event last year, which marked his second career win at Lakeside but first since 2003. The FVP Platinum Battery Showdown again coincides with the NASCAR weekend at Kansas Speedway, which is less than 10 miles from Lakeside Speedway. This edition of Up to Speed sets the stage for the Outlaws visit to Lakeside. Press Releases 10/15

• Port Royal Speedway PA)Port Royal Speedways returns this week for the final Open Wheel Madness event of the season! Open Wheel Madness 3 will feature the Weikert’s Livestock 410 Sprint Cars, the United Racing Club 360 Sprint Cars and the final points race of the season for the PASS/IMCA Penns Valley Meat Market 305 Sprint Cars. Entering the weekend’s madness, Logan Wagner has already wrapped up his second consecutive Weikert’s Livestock 410 Sprint Car Championship. This event is also not a points event for the 410 division. Wagner leads the division with 5 wins this season as well. Press Releases 10/15

• KSE Racing Products)Running a limited schedule on dirt while contesting the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship, Christopher Bell still relishes winning World of Outlaws races just as he did on Sunday night. Putting his own personal car together with the help of Chad Boat, Bell was strong on Sunday night at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, IN as he picked up his fifth career win with the series, one that he calls his most memorable. Press Releases 10/15

• Ian Madsen)Ian Madsen and his KCP Racing team bounced back from a tough National Open weekend, and charged from 10th to fourth with the World of Outlaws on Sunday night at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, IN. “Sunday was a good night for our team, really a good run for us coming off a tough weekend,” Ian Madsen said. “The first few laps of the race were a little wild with a trio of wrecks, but once the race got going I felt we were really good.” Press Releases 10/15

• World of Outlaws)David Gravel and Jason Johnson Racing have put together an impressive first year together – nine wins, 20 Quick Times and currently sit third in points. With six races to go this season Gravel has a specific goal he’d like to accomplish. “I’d like to win one more race, hopefully two,” said Gravel, who has 48 career World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series wins. “I’d like to get to that magical number fifty for me in my career. That’s a goal that’s really important to me. I hope to do that.”DIRT/World of Outlaws 10/15

• Thunderbowl Raceway CA)Excitement and buzz is floating through the air as one of the biggest weeks in California Sprint Car racing has arrived, which means only one thing, it’s time for the 26th annual Trophy Cup at Merle Stone Chevrolet Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare. Press Releases 10/15

Monday  October 14th

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter. e. e. cummings

  10:00pm

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• Column)Joseph Terrell has his next column predicting the favorites for the Trophy Cup. 10 favorites and two sleepers.The West Coast Sprint Car Scene10/14

• Column)Ron Rodda chats with Brad Sweet's wife Rachel From the Grandstand10/14

• ASCS)Down to the final four events of the 2019 season with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, two of those will be checked off this weekend at the 46th annual Devil's Bowl Winter Nationals at the famed Devil's Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas. Taking place Friday, October 18 and Saturday, October 19, the half-mile Texas oval has been a staple of the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network since 1994 with 33 drivers earning wins over the course of 94 events.ASCS 10/14

• Chili Bowl)New grandstands are coming to the Front Straightaway of the 34th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire, happening January 13-18, 2020 atop the clay of the Tulsa Expo Raceway, located inside the River Spirit Expo Center in Tulsa, Okla. With the new grandstands, new seats have been added overlooking turns one and two, and are now available to be purchased.ASCS 10/14

• TJ Michael)Despite falling short of matching his Rick Ferkel Classic result at Waynesfield Raceway Park, T.J. Michael’s outcome during the second running of the Bob Hampshire Classic was respectable in its own right, eventually ending his night 15th in the running order with 39 cars checked-in at the high-banked quarter-mile. Press Releases 10/14

• Brett Michalski)Brett Michalski and Brett Michalski Motorsports continued their 2019 campaign with a trip to BAPS Motor Speedway during the recent weekend, working hard to accomplish their second victory of the season – the second victory of Michalski’s career. Press Releases 10/14

• Trevor Baker)Trevor Baker’s visit to Waynesfield Raceway Park for the annual Bob Hampshire Classic was short, but the determination to succeed still lingers, already looking ahead to the near-eight hour jaunt to Concord, North Carolina, for the annual World Finals featuring the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series. Press Releases 10/14

• Matt Westfall)Matt Westfall and Ray Marshall Motorsports put together an impressive campaign in 2019, complete with not only six victories, but also a Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series (BOSS) championship, a first-ever for Westfall during a first-ever attempt. Westfall and Marshall acquired four Series victories during their championship march most recently during a visit to Atomic Speedway on Saturday, October 5. Press Releases 10/14

• Brent Marks)Fresh off of his Williams Grove Speedway National Open triumph worth $65,000, the ‘Myerstown Missile’ Brent Marks continued his 2019 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series campaign with a visit to southern Indiana, this time entering action at the always-racey Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt on Sunday, October 13.Press Releases 10/14

• Brock Zearfoss)Earning a top-five finish is challenging, especially in Central Pennsylvania, but to attain a top-five finish during action in two divisions at the same facility, that requires an entirely different level of focus and determination. Suffice it to say, Jonestown, Pennsylvania’s Brock Zearfoss reached that level, eventually capping his evening at BAPS Motor Speedway on Saturday, October 12, with a pair of fourth place outcomes. Press Releases 10/14

• Premier Speedway AU)The 2020 South West Conveyancing Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic may still be more than three months away, but entry forms are available to potential participants, with three drivers having already signaled their intent to be at Warrnambool come January 24-26, 2020. Press Releases 10/14

• OCRS)Its championship weekend for the AmeriFlex / OCRS Sprint Car Series with the season finale points race this Saturday at Caney Valley Speedway. Zach Chappell has already wrapped up the 2019 AmeriFlex / OCRS championship, his second in three years, coming into this weekend. However, there is still plenty of opportunity for drivers to advance their position in the top 10 standings and even advance into the top 10. In fact half of the top 10 positions could change. OCRS 10/14

• Tanner Carrick)Despite Mother Nature trying her best to wash the weekend of racing in Illinois out for Tanner Carrick and his Keith Kunz Motorsports team, both shows were able to get in as Carrick would finish 13th on Sunday night at Belle-Clair Speedway after contact while battling for the lead late on Saturday night at Southern Illinois Raceway would cut his race short. Press Releases 10/14

• Ryan Bernal)Back in action with Tarlton Motorsports on Saturday night for the penultimate King of the West race of the season, Ryan Bernal would go to work at Keller Auto Speedway during the Cotton Classic and garner a seventh place finish. Press Releases 10/14

• Kyle Hirst)Getting off to a bit of a slow start on Saturday night in Hanford, CA, a mid-race tangle would cut Kyle Hirst’s charge through the field short as damage relegated him to an 18th place finish at the Cotton Classic. “We got off to a little bit of a slow start on Saturday night, but in the feature we came to life and we got to charging our way through the field,” Hirst said. “Unfortunately a car got out of shape in front of us, and I thought I cleared him but we hooked him with our right rear and it caused enough damage to end our night.” Press Releases 10/14

• Dominic Scelzi)Though Saturday night’s Cotton Classic didn’t get off to the start that Dominic Scelzi and Roth Motorsports were hoping for, Scelzi rebounded well as he charged to a fifth place finish and is well in contention for the Championship heading into the season finale in Stockton, CA in November. Press Releases 10/14

• Willie Croft)Taking part in both the Sprint Car Challenge Tour and King of the West portions of the Cotton Classic, a parts failure would end Willie Croft’s night in the SCCT feature as he piloted the C&M Motorsports entry on this night before picking up an eighth place finish in the KWS feature. Press Releases 10/14

• Sean Becker)Fresh off of a dominating run at the Adobe Cup, Sean Becker and Monhoff Racing returned to action on Saturday night where they picked up a fourth place finish with the Sprint Car Challenge Tour at Keller Auto Speedway in Hanford, CA during the Cotton Classic. Press Releases 10/14

• Justyn Cox)Climbing back aboard the Cox Family Racing No. 31c on Saturday night, Justyn Cox would battle with the Sprint Car Challenge Tour at the Cotton Classic and would come home with his third consecutive runner up finish with the series. Press Releases 10/14

• Austin Liggett)After numerous second place finishes at Petaluma Speedway over the years, Austin Liggett was able to break the streak on Saturday night as he topped the action with the USAC West Coast 360 Series and picked up his first career win at the Speedway, and his ninth of the season, as he claimed the Adobe Cup.

• BP Fabrication)Christopher Bell wins with the World of Outlaws!Congratulations to CB Industries on their first World of Outlaw win! BP Fabrication is glad to be partnered with such a great team! Thanks for letting us be a very small part of your success. Is great to see our products bolted on to your car!
  Click to use what winners USE!   https://bpfabshop.us3Jake Neuman picked up the POWRi win at Southern Illinois Raceway!First look at the Billet Right Rear arms we have made for Keith Kunz Motorsports! BP Fabrication saw a opportunity that no other manufacture has thought to venture into. These arms are made from one solid piece of aluminum requiring no heating up of the material to anneal it and bend to the correct offset. A solid billet arm will provide a much stronger arm with far less twist and a much more consistent feel in the torsion bar! These torsion arms will also work on a Spike Short arm car as well as the Bullet Chassis. 10/14

• USAC)It's been seven years since the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship graced the quarter-mile dirt of Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Ind., but this Saturday, October 19, the series is back at the racy southern Indiana oval as part of the Harvest Cup. USAC 10/14

• Rico Abreu)St. Helena, California’s Rico Abreu has been a man on a mission during the late stages of his 2019 season, and with Keller Auto Speedway’s annual Cotton Classic officially chalked up on Abreu’s victory list, his season win total now stands at nine, three of which occurring in consecutive fashion.Press Releases 10/14

• Donny Schatz)Donny Schatz’ visit to Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Indiana, on Sunday, October 13, was far from routine. Forced to overcome two incidents, one of which occurring on the opening lap, the ten-time and defending World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series champion eventually persevered and rallied to finish 13th at the southern Indiana high banks, one of only seven instances where Schatz finished outside of the top-ten in 2019.Press Releases 10/14

• Placerville Speedway CA)Officials with the Elk Grove Ford Hangtown 100 are pleased to announce that Royal Truck Body has come on board to sponsor the Wednesday night, 100-lap main event on November 20th at Placerville Speedway. Press Releases 10/14

• USAC)Four past winners are in this year's lineup for the sixth running of the USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget Jason Leffler Memorial this Thursday night, October 17, at Wayne County Speedway in Wayne City, Illinois. Tyler Thomas (Collinsville, Okla.) enters as the reigning race winner at 1/8-mile dirt bullring in southern Illinois. He led the final 37 laps of the 40-lap main event to score his first and, still only, career USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget feature win. Thomas earned an non-traditional sweep of sorts last year, winning his heat, his qualifying race and the feature in the same night. USAC 10/14

Sunday  October 13th

To me it was never about what I accomplished on the football field, it was about the way I played the game. Jerry Rice

  10:15pm

RESULTS....

• Photos)Mark Funderburk shots from Haubstadt IN World of Outlaws are in SpeedShotz 10/13

• World of Outlaws)After winning $100,000 in April through NASCAR’s Dash 4 Cash, Christopher Bell already knew what he would like to do with the money: purchase his own Sprint Car. Six months later, the Norman, Okla. driver parked his self-owned No. 21 car in Victory Lane for the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series’ Sunday night event at Tri-State Speedway.DIRT/World of Outlaws 10/13

• POWRi)For Logan Seavey, the 2019 POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League season has been one for the ages. After all, his victory on Sunday night at Belle-Clair Speedway sealed the deal on a year-long pursuit of breaking one of POWRi's most noteworthy records. With his 12th win aboard the Keith Kunz Motorsports, Mobil 1, Bullet/Toyota No. 67, Seavey beat Christopher Bell's 2014 campaign of 11 wins and established the NEW RECORD for the winningest single season in league history.Race Results   10/13

• Port Royal Speedway PA)As Zach Newlin and Doug Dodson swapped the lead, 12th starter Nick Sweigart passed them both and went on to win the Keystone RaceSaver Challenge for the 305 Sprint cars Saturday night at Port Royal Speedway. Central PA 10/13

• Champion Racing Oil/RM Racing Lubricants Central PA Sprint Cars)The 2019 Champion Racing Oil/RM Racing Lubricants Central PA Sprint Cars season is winding down with only one race on the books for the weekend. The race was at BAPS Motor Speedway Saturday October 12th and Chase Dietz came away with the win for his 2nd win of the year.Champion Racing Oil/RM Racing Lubricants Central PA Sprints  10/13

• PASS)“Nitro Nick” Sweigart saw an opening on the last lap and seized it, passing both cars battling for the lead and holding on to win the 8th Annual Keystone RaceSaver Challenge at Port Royal Speedway Saturday night. The Myerstown driver, who had started 10th in the “Blue Collar Classic,” had fought his way to third place when Doug Dodson, running second, dove to the inside of leader “Zach Daddy” Newlin in turn two of the 25th and final lap, and Newlin came down to try for a cross-over to re-capture first. Sweigart fired his A.H. Moyer Inc./Ditchcreek Utility Services/C&L Siding and Decks/Lebanon Levi #8 into the narrow space outside of Dodson and went by both cars. Race Results 10/13

• USAC WSO)Regaining the lead from T.J. Smith on lap 24, Austin Liggett (Tracy, CA) raced to victory at Petaluma Speedway's "Adobe Cup II." Piloting a brand new family owned #83 Excel Environmental / Liggett Trucking CS9, the 2018 champion earned his fourth USAC West Coast Sprint Car victory of the campaign. Billy Aton, rookie of the year J.J. Ringo, Caden Sarale, and newly crowned champion Tristan Guardino rounded out the top-five drivers. USAC 10/13

• USAC WC)Regaining the lead from T.J. Smith on lap 24, Austin Liggett (Tracy, CA) raced to victory at Petaluma Speedway’s “Adobe Cup II.” Piloting a brand new family owned #83 Excel Environmental / Liggett Trucking CS9, the 2018 champion earned his fourth USAC West Coast Sprint Car victory of the campaign. Billy Aton, rookie of the year J.J. Ringo, Caden Sarale, and newly crowned champion Tristan Guardino rounded out the top-five drivers. USAC 10/13

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RESULTS....

• ASCS SW)Adding his fourth career victory with the ASCS Southwest Region, Billy Chester parked his No. 2b in Victory Lane Saturday night at Canyon Speedway Park.ASCS10/13

• Waynesfield Raceway Park OH)Leduc, Alberta, Canada's Skylar Gee had never competed at Waynesfield Raceway Park. But, he made his first appearance a good one, taking the lead on lap 34 and driving away to earn the $5,630 pay day for the 2nd Annual Bob Hampshire Classic. The event, honoring the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame sprint car owner and mechanic, was the final race of 2019 for the FAST 410 Sprint Series. Cole Duncan, with his win the week prior, earned the series' championship.Race Results 10/13

• KWS NARC)Hanford CA...1 #24 Rico Abreu 2 #0 Bud Kaeding 3 #83SA Cory Eliason 4 #68 Chase Johnson 5 #83 Dominic Scelzi 6 #88N D.J. Netto 7 #21 Ryan Bernal 8 #29 Willie Croft 9 #7 Geoff Ensign 10 #16A Colby Copeland 11 #37 Mitchell Faccinto 12 #3 Craig Stidham 13 #98 Sean Watts 14 #28 Nathan Rolfe 15 #76 Kenny Allen 16 #7K Steven Kent 17 #38B Blake Carrick 18 #51 Gary Paulson 19 #78 Mark Barroso 20 #00 Jason Statler 21 #88 Jace VanderWeerd 10/13

• SCCT)Hanford CA...1 #56 Cole Macedo 2 #31C Justyn Cox 3 #24 Jac Haudenschild 4 #88 Sean Becker 5 #5H Michael Faccinto 6 #88N D.J. Netto 7 #33 Tucker Worth 8 #17 Kalib Henry 9 #67V Danny Faria Jr 10 #7Z Zane Blanchard 11 #67G Grant Duinkerken 12 #01 Mitchel Moles 13 #7H Jake Haulot 14 #38 Colby Johnson 15 #86 Chris Ennis 16 #2K Kyle Offill 17 #5C Colby Copeland 18 #94 Kyle Hirst 19 #9S Landon Hurst 20 #7C Willie Croft 21 #42X Tim Kaeding 22 #94TH Ben Worth 23 #96 Luca Romanzzi 24 #14 Jake Hagopian 10/13

• USAC WSO)Sapulpa OK...Craig Carroll, Brett Wilson, Jeffrey Newell, Ty Hulsey, Danny Smith, Brian McClelland, Alison Slaton, Ben Frey, Johnny Kent, David Baxter. 10/13

• NCRA)Park City KS...Wayne Johnson, Ayrton Gennetten, Danny Jennings, Don Droud Jr, JD johnson, Jeremy Campbell, Jake Greider, Terry Easum, Mickey Walker, Jason Martin. 10/13

• POWRi)Saturday's Southern Illinois Shootout was a wild one from start-to-finish for the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League. Encountering the 1/8th-mile Southern Illinois Raceway for the first and only time this season, drivers faced a rough and rowdy surface with character aplenty. Four different leaders stood at the front, some slipped back and some stormed forward, but through all of the chaos and carnage it was Jake Neuman and Team Ripper capitalizing late and finding victory lane once again.Race Results 10/13

• Central Arizona Speedway)Dennis Gile made it two ASCS Desert Non-Wing Sprint Car series wins in a row by wiring the field in Saturday night’s 25-lap feature event atop the Central Arizona Speedway clay oval. Race Results 10/13

• Petaluma Speedway CA)USAC WC...1 #83 Austin Liggett 2 #26 Billy Aton 3 #2 JJ Ringo 4 #32 Caden Sarale 5 #15t Tristan Guardino 6 #88 Koen Shaw 7 #51 Austin Ervine 8 #3 Ricky Brophy 9 #32n Norm Johns 10 #43 Hannah Mayhew 11 #1s Nathan Schank 12 #73c Cody Fendley 13 #8 Bradley Terrell 14 #29t Ryan Timmons 15 #8m TJ Smith 16 #81 Ricky Lewis 17 #17 Bruno Bianchi 18 #56 Shawn Arriaga 19 #28 Roberto Kirby 20 #34b Glenn Bryan 21 #81m Slater Helt 10/13

• ASCS Desert)Extending his streak of podium finishes to four, Dennis Gile bettered it from a pair of runner-up finishes to a pair of wins with the San Tan Ford ASCS Desert Non-Wing Sprint Cars, topping action this past Saturday night at Central Arizona Speedway.ASCS10/13

Saturday  October 12th

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

  11:50pm

RESULTS....

• Port Royal Speedway PA)MASS/PASS...1 #8 Nick Sweigart 2 #11Z Zach Newlin 3 #20 Doug Dodsen 4 #95 Garrett Bard 5 #1R Christian Rumsey 6 #67 Ken Duke 7 #99A Devin Adams 8 #45 Kevin Nagy 9 #77J Jeff Geiges 10 #36 Jaremi Hanson 11 #79 Ian Cumens 12 #97 Kenny Heffner 13 #12J Jonathan Jones 14 #2 Erin Statler 15 #92 Dylan Proctor 16 #61H Jon Haegele 17 #18T Tim Tanner 18 #6X Bradley Mellott 19 #39X Scott Frack 20 #55 Domenic Melair 21 #19 Tylor Cochran 22 #26 Ryan Lynn 23 #83 Larry Mcvay 24 #17K Kyle Keen...Founders Cup...1 #69K Kassidy Kreitz 2 #880 Drew Ritchey 3 #50 Jay Krout 4 #78 Justin Clark 5 #5E Wally Eshenaur 6 #46 Mike Alleman 7 #23 Nathan Gramley 8 #41Z Jared Zionkowski 9 #91 John Fiore 10 #2H Derek Hauck 11 #8B Will Brunson 12 #72 Dave Guss 13 #88 Fred Arnold 14 #44V Daren Bolac 15 #31C Chase Metheney 16 #21M Cassandra Minium 17 #53W Jimmy White 18 #25K Matthew Kline 19 #51 Dave Graber 20 #19 Tylor Cochran 21 #12K Joe Kay 22 #28 Keith Prutzman 23 #39 Tom Humphries 24 #12 Roger Irvine 25 #44 Jake Waters 26 #1 Tom Carberry  10/12

• FAST)Waynesfield Raceway Park OH...1 #99 Skylar Gee 2 #4H Cap Henry 3 #16 DJ Foos 4 #3C Cale Conley 5 #21 Christopher Bell 6 #11 Zab Wise 7 #22 Cole Duncan 8 #5T Travis Philo 9 #81 Lee Jacobs 10 #47 Caleb Helms 11 #97 Max Stambaugh 12 #49 Shawn Dancer 13 #1ST Nate Dussel 14 #W20 Greg Wilson 15 #8M TJ Michael 16 #9J Dean Jacobs 17 #J4 John Garvin 18 #9X Ricky Peterson 19 #K4 Chad Kemenah 20 #4 Danny Smith 21 #78 Todd Kane 22 #35 Stuart Brubaker 10/12

• BOSS)Waynesfield Raceway Park OH...1 #9G Cody Gardner 2 #24 Landon Simon 3 #77I John Ivy 4 #9X Ricky Peterson 5 #57 Max Adams 6 #12 Kody Swanson 7 #2DI Dustin Ingle 8 #33M Matt Westfall 9 #27 Scotty Weir 10 #77 Dustin Smith 11 #21H Travis Hery 12 #60 Kory Crabtree 13 #53 Steve Little 14 #19 Matt Cooley 15 #26W Cody White 16 #9N Luke Hall 17 #31L Buddy Lawther 18 #00 Joey Irwin 19 #18H Dallas Hewitt 20 #82 Mike Miller 21 #5A Toby Alfrey 22 #23S Kyle Simon 10/12

• BAPS Motor Speedway PA)1 #75 Chase Dietz 2 #72 Ryan Smith 3 #21 Brian Montieth 4 #9 Brock Zearfoss 5 #24 Lucas Wolfe 6 #8 Billy Dietrich 7 #39 Anthony Macri 8 #55K Robbie Kendell 9 #88 Brandon Rahmer 10 #07 Gerard McIntyre 11 #99M Kyle Moody 12 #91 Tony Fiore 13 #42 Sye Lynch 14 #33 Jared Esh 15 #73B Brett Michalski 16 #4 Dwight Leppo 17 #1080 Jordan Mackison 18 #23 Chris Arnold 19 #99 George Riden 20 #12 Barry Shearer 21 #51 Freddie Rahmer 22 #33W Mike Walter 23 #3J Hunter Mackison 24 #44 Dylan Norris 10/12

• URC)BAPS Motor Speedway PA...1 #35 Chad Layton 2 #10X Freddie Rahmer 3 #72 Ryan Smith 4 #3Z Brock Zearfoss 5 #5G Curt Michael 6 #63 Josh Weller 7 #5W Lucas Wolfe 8 #66 Doug Hammaker 9 #7 Steve Buckwalter 10 #11A Austin Bishop 11 #8C Brian Carber 12 #44B Dave Brown Jr 13 #5 Tyler Ross 14 #19W Troy Wagaman 15 #47C Adam Carberry 16 #1W Matt Campbell 17 #23J Jake Eldrith 18 #22B Troy Betts 19 #5Q Ryan Quackenbush 20 #7A Ed Aiken 21 #4 Jimmy Stitzel 22 #00R Jeff Rohbaugh 23 #00 Chris Frank 24 #66A Cody Fletcher 25 #77 Derek Locke 10/12

• Column)Ron Rodda has the history of The Trophy Cup From the Grandstand10/12

• ASCS Lucas Oil)Leading start to finish for his ninth victory of the season with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, Sam Hafertepe, Jr. made it back-to-back wins in the John Christner Trucking Fall Fling presented by James Hodge Ford at Creek County Speedway. Sam's 46th career National Tour victory, the Sunnyvale, Texas driver is now tied with Tim Crawley for fourth in overall wins.ASCS10/12

• Valvoline Raceway AU)Wingless Sprints...1 #N97 Kyle Mock 2 #N58 Luke Sayre 3 #N5 Mark Blyton 4 #N16 Ashleigh Jack 5 #N23 Jamie Dicker 6 #N25 Marshall Blyton 7 #NX82 Nathan Dicker 8 #N41 Jason Bates 9 #N99 Mitchell O'brien 10 #N29 Michael Sammut 11 #N98 Leighton O'brien 12 #NX31 Joel Rhind 13 #NX5 Max Risbridger 14 #NX16 Andrew Sayre 15 #NX15 Amy Shute 16 #N51 Dean Thomas 17 #N86 Nick Tatnell 18 #NX60 Graham Flood 19 #N42 Zac Pacchiarotta 20 #N53 Jeff Thomas 21 #N27 Parker Eveleigh 22 #NX52 William Lucas 23 #NX3 Harley Smee 24 #N88 Dylan Williams 10/12

• GLSS)Rained out at Lake Odessa MI. ASCS10/12

• ESS)Mother Nature is the winner tonight at Fulton Speedway. Outlaw Speedway (Fri) and Brockville Speedway (Sat.) Next weekend. Both events $3,000 to win, $300..10/12

Friday  October 11th

Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn't have the power to say yes. Eleanor Roosevelt

  11:20pm

PRESS....

• World of Outlaws)Persistent rain showers creating saturated grounds at Terre Haute Action Track have forced World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series and track officials to cancel Saturday’s event at the Indiana track. Those who purchased a ticket in advance to Saturday’s event at Terre Haute Action Track will receive a face value credit to their MyDirtTickets.com account to be used towards any World of Outlaws event available at WorldofOutlaws.com/tix. If a credit to your account does not work for you, then you have 30 days to request a refund. For more details call 844-DIRT-TIX to speak with a customer service representative about your options. Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. DIRT/World of Outlaws 10/11

• Cannon McIntosh)Cannon McIntosh and the Dave Mac Motorsports Toyota-TRD Spike No. 08 Midget team continue to string together strong finishes with another pair of top-ten runs in Lucas Oil POWRi National Midget League competition last weekend. The 16-year-old from Bixby, OK, looks to extend the run of success with another pair of events in Illinois this weekend. Press Releases 10/11

• Perris Auto Speedway CA)Three former winners – Bud Kaeding, Damion Gardner and Chris Windom – are among the early entries for the 24th Annual Budweiser Oval Nationals Presented By All Coast Construction at Perris Auto Speedway on November 7th, 8th and 9th. The three will face stiff competition from the top drivers in both the Amsoil USAC/CRA and USAC National Sprint Car Series all three nights. Press Releases 10/11

• Sprint Car Bandits)GREAT FORECAST for $31,500 Paul Peters Memorial - Saturday October 12th 6pm at 82 Speedway Featuring Sprint Car Bandits, TOMS - Touring Outlaw Modified Series, Ltd Mods & Factory Stocks! FAST FACTS: Adult GA $20, Kids 6-11 $5, Seniors $15. Pit Passes $35 (Pits Ages 5 & Under $15). The track accepts CASH ONLY. Outside food/drink coolers (around the size of a 12-pack) are allowed in for $5 but cannot contain glass, and beer is OK if the person is at least 21 years of age. Coolers should not take up grandstand seating if the crowd size dictates.Press Releases 10/11

2:20pm

PRESS....

• IMCA)2019 IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Point standings become official on Oct. 28 IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars – 1. Kenneth Duke, Selinsgrove, Pa., 802; 2. Billy Johnson, St. Peter, Minn., 778; 3. Tyler Drueke, Eagle, Neb., 772; 4. Scott Lutz, Jonestown, Pa., 771; 5. Mike Houseman, Des Moines, Iowa, 758; 6. Jake Martens, Fairview, Okla., 754; 7. Zach Newlin, Miller­stown, Pa., and Brett Allen, Gaylord, Minn., both 746; 9. Colin Smith, Sheldon, Iowa, 739; 10. Drew Ritchey, Everett, Pa., and Mike Moore, Des Moines, Iowa, both 737; Press Releases 10/11

• Don Kreitz Jr Chassis Seminar)24th Annual Chassis Seminar will be held on January 4, 2020! Reserve your seat by November 30th and receive a discounted price. Drivers and teams don't delay, class sells out every year! Click Here 10/11

• Premier Speedway AU)The Premier Speedway Club is excited to announce that Parr Motorsports will again be the Naming Rights partners of the 2019-20 Sprintcar Track Championship at Sungold Milk Stadium. The Premiership will kick off on November 2 as a part of the opening meeting of the 2019-20 season, that will double as Round 3 of the Eureka Sprintcar Series, with a cool $5,000.00 on the line for the A-Main winner. Press Releases 10/11

• USAC)For the second year in-a-row, Mother Nature has nixed the Friday night portion of the Wabash Clash at the Terre Haute Action Track. USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Cars and the DIRTcar Modifieds were scheduled to be on track. The Saturday portion, featuring the World of Outlaw NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars and DIRTcar Modifieds, is still on as scheduled. USAC 10/11

Thursday  October 10th

Life deals you a lot lessons, some people learn from it, some people don't. Brett Favre

  11:45pm

PRESS....

• Column)"2019 Florida Fall Sprint Car Season Preview" by Richard Golardi Florida Open Wheel10/10

• Photos)Hein Brothers shots from Mercer Raceway 305's are in SpeedShotz 10/10

• Brock Zearfoss)Kicking-off Saturday evening at BAPS Motor Speedway, Jonestown, Pennsylvania’s Brock Zearfoss will join forces with Ryan Linder and X-1 Race Cars and enter a pair of 410 sprint car events over the next two weekends. Zearfoss, who recently concluded his first, full season with Tony Stewart’s All Star Circuit of Champions and finished fourth in the final championship standings, will pilot Ryan Linder’s familiar No. 9 X-1 during starts at BAPS Motor Speedway on Saturday, October 12, as well as at Port Royal Speedway on Saturday, October 19. Press Releases 10/10

• Brody Roa)What looked like it was going to be Brody Roa’s 14th top-three finish of 2019, instead ended in heartbreak at the Santa Maria Raceway last Saturday night when mechanical ills forced him to the sidelines while running second late in the race. Making only his third start in the USAC West Coast Series this year and his first-ever appearance in the Jim Richardson owned #8 sprint car, Roa qualified fifth in the 15-car field with a lap of 14.080. He then placed second in his 10-lap heat race. Press Releases 10/10

• Central Arizona Speedway)Casa Grande’s Central Arizona Speedway fires back to life with Saturday’s Pinal County Federal Credit Union Night at the Races. The event that gets under way at 7:00 p.m. is headlined by the ASCS Desert Non-Wing Sprint Car Series with the IMCA Sport Modifieds, Pure Stocks and Power 600 Non-Wing Micro Sprints in action as well along with a Mechanics Race to round out the evening. Press Releases 10/10

• Dodge City Raceway Park KS)With the 2019 slate of racing events in the books, Dodge City Raceway Park is already looking ahead to the 2020 season. And with that, the 2020 schedule of events has been determined. Following an open practice on both the 3/8-mile Dodge City Raceway Park clay oval as well as the 1/7-mile Little DCRP clay oval on Saturday, March 21, the season officially kicks off with a DCRP vs. URSS Sprint Car showdown two weeks later on Saturday, April 4, followed up by a Sunday card of Micro Sprints and Karts on the Little DCRP oval. Press Releases 10/10

• Kraig Kinser)Kraig Kinser has a homecoming this weekend when the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series visits his home state for a doubleheader. The action begins Saturday at Terre Haute Action Track in Terre Haute, Ind., for the Wabash Clash before shifting to Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Ind., on Sunday. Press Releases 10/10

• Justin Henderson)Justin Henderson's maiden voyage behind the wheel of the Mike Sandvig Racing No. 7 during 360ci sprint car action was highlighted by a 10th-place finish Friday night at I-30 Speedway. The top 10 came during the preliminary night at the 32nd annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires with the ASCS Mid-South Region. Press Releases 10/10

• Team ILP)Derek Hagar, Dominic Scelzi and Sammy Swindell were victorious last weekend, pushing Team ILP beyond the 100-win mark for the sixth straight year. Hagar captured the opening night of the Short Track Nationals on Friday at I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark., to score his ninth triumph of the season. Press Releases 10/10

• Robbie Price)Robbie Price is eager to rebound from a tough weekend at I-30 Speedway during the 32 nd annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires as he returns to Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour action. Price will head to Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., on Friday and Saturday for the Fall Fling. Press Releases 10/10

• Trey Starks)Although it was a trying weekend for Trey Starks, he and Gobrecht Motorsports made the Champion Racing Oil National Open main event and moved forward. "We didn't qualify the best to put ourselves in a good position either night, but we got back to where we were supposed to be on Saturday," Starks said. "We probably needed to start there and progress a little better." Press Releases 10/10

• Jordon Mallett)Jordon Mallett highlighted a trip home to Arkansas to race in the 32nd annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires with an 18 th-place finish during Saturday night's finale at I-30 Speedway. "With it being in our backyard we had no pressure and it was just a really enjoyable weekend," he said. "It was great to be home and surrounded by family, friends and sponsors. While results weren't great, it was an enjoyable and needed weekend." Press Releases 10/10

• Sean Vardell)Sean Vardell earned a fourth-place finish in the TriboDyn Lubricants Carolina Sprint Tour championship standings during only his second season behind the wheel of a winged sprint car. "It was a pretty good season," he said. "We definitely wish it would've gone a bit better, but it doesn't always happen that way. Our car was good on and off all year long. We made some crew chief changes a couple times and I think we got a good understanding of what we like so that'll help us for next year." Press Releases 10/10

• Derek Hagar)Derek Hagar wasn't sure he was going to be able to compete during the 32nd annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires. The Arkansas native discovered a mechanical problem in his lone 360ci engine last week prior to the marquee event hosted by I-30 Speedway. Press Releases 10/10

• Sprintcar All Stars AU)Paul & Lynton Jeffrey of Vortex Racing Products has again offered to supply the Mainline DynoLog Dynamometers All Star Series with an Outlaw Top wing for their End of Season Championship. The “Vortex Altitude Award” is presented to the driver with the most & biggest roll over’s for the season. Press Releases 10/10

• ASCS Lucas Oil)With the grounds of the Creek County Speedway saturated by several rounds of rain Thursday, Friday's program at the John Christner Trucking Fall Fling presented by James Hodge Ford has been cancelled, making the weekend showdown a single night affair on Saturday, October 12.ASCS 10/10

2:00pm

PRESS....

• USCS)Hate to post this release, but.....none of our options seem very good at this point. The USCS Fall Nationals and USCS "Flip Flop 50" event at Riverside Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas has been CANCELLED due to weather for this weekend. USCS 10/10

• 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 10th consecutive year on Friday, October 18 for the running of the FVP Platinum Battery Showdown. For the third consecutive season, the event will again coincide with the NASCAR weekend at Kansas Speedway, which is less than 10 miles from Lakeside Speedway. Press Releases 10/10

• Knoxville Raceway IA)You won't want to miss any of the action at Knoxville Raceway in 2020. Mark you calendars now for these important ticket dates: December 2 - 60th Annual NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Store four-day ticket packages available Press Releases 10/10

• USAC)The last dance. The last chance. One more time for USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car racing in the Midwest before heading westward bound comes to Indiana's Terre Haute Action Track this Friday night, October 11. Finishing the season out west has been a tradition for the series since the CRA Sprint Car division came under the USAC banner in 2004. This year's swing brings the club to California's Perris Auto Speedway for the Budweiser Oval Nationals presented by All Coast Construction on Nov. 7-8-9 and to Arizona Speedway for the Western World Championships on Nov. 15-16. USAC 10/10

Wednesday  October 9th

                        Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans. John Lennon

  2:40pm

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• Column)Kevin Oldham has the latest edition of KO’s Indiana Bullring Scene, covering Gas City’s James Dean Classic, Eldora’s Four Crown Nationals, and Lawrenceburg’s Fall Nationals.KO's Indiana Bullring Scene10/9

• Sean Becker)There is just something about Sean Becker and Petaluma Speedway that really click. With a series best 7 career Civil War Series wins under his belt at the bay area facility, Becker added another notch to his belt on Saturday night as he clean swept the 8th Annual Adobe Cup aboard the Monhoff Racing No. 88n, and picked up his eighth feature event win of the year. Press Releases 10/9

• KSE Racing Products)Big races a plenty are taking place all around the country and drivers using KSE Racing Parts are finding themselves standing in victory lane night after night. The National Open at Williams Grove Speedway took center stage over the weekend and on Friday night it was David Gravel grabbing another win, as he closed the gap a little more on Donny Schatz and Brad Sweet. Press Releases 10/9

• NSCHOF)The National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum is proud to announce their final “Salute to Champion” will focus on the late, great Greg Hodnett in 2020! The plans for the exhibit were announced Saturday during the 57th Annual Williams Grove National Open at Williams Grove Speedway near Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Also, Hodnett’s widow, Sherry, accepted the 2018 North American Sprint Car Poll Thomas J. Schmeh Outstanding Contribution to the Sport Award on Greg’s behalf. Press Releases 10/9

• USAC WC)This Saturday, October 12th, the USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Cars will battle at Petaluma Speedway for their final point race of the season. Promoted by Rick Faeth, the “Adobe Cup II” will also showcase Dwarf Cars (Twin 25s) and 600 Micro Sprints. USAC 10/9

• Sprintcar All Stars AU)The Mainline DynoLog Dynamometers All Star Series are thrilled to announce that support from BK Racing TI Components has been locked in for the second season. Brendan Telfer formed the company a few short years ago and has grown into a highly recommended supplier of Speedway Titanium race car components. Press Releases 10/9

Tuesday  October 8th

                        It's just better to be yourself than to try to be some version of what you think the other person wants. Matt Damon

  9:45pm

PRESS....

• Ian Madsen)Though the string of Top-5 finishes for KCP Racing and Ian Madsen came to a halt over the weekend in PA, Madsen and company are looking forward to getting back on track this weekend when the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series returns to the Midwest. Press Releases 10/8

• Willie Croft)Saturday night, Willie Croft reunited with the King of the West Series after an extended late summer break in the schedule and raced his way to a fourth place finish during the series’ final visit of the year to Kern County Raceway Park. Press Releases 10/8

• Paul Nienhiser)Though he didn’t have the weekend he hoped for on his home track, Paul Nienhiser was still able to celebrate as he was officially crowned the 2019 MOWA Champion over the weekend at Jacksonville Speedway. Press Releases 10/8

• Justin Sanders)Fresh off of a second place run at the Fall Nationals, Justin Sanders and Dale Miller Motorsports made the decision to make a rare appearance at Petaluma Speedway on Saturday for Adobe Cup VIII where they picked up a seventh place finish. Press Releases 10/8

• USAC)USAC West Coast Midget racing legends Sleepy Tripp and Gary Zarounian have been named co-grand marshals for the 79th running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix on Thanksgiving Night, November 28, at California's Ventura Raceway. USAC 10/8

• Brian Brown)Brian Brown led a quarter of the Champion Racing Oil National Open finale last Saturday at Williams Grove Speedway before finishing seventh for the second straight night. He finished the season with a top-10 result during all six appearances at the famed half-mile oval. Press Releases 10/8

• Kerry Madsen)Kerry Madsen nearly captured a top-10 finish during the Champion Racing Oil National Open. The Big Game Motorsports driver improved throughout the two-day World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series event at Williams Grove Speedway, where the KI Crossbows backed team qualified 11th quickest in group action on Friday. A fourth-place run in a heat race was followed by a third-place finish in the Last Chance Showdown. Madsen pulled in early during the main event because of a lack of brakes. Press Releases 10/8

• Jason Sides)Tim Shaffer posted a 17th-place result during the final night of the Champion Racing Oil National Open to highlight the weekend for Sides Motorsports. Shaffer qualified seventh quickest in his group to kick off the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series action on Friday. However, a DNF in a heat race relegated him to the Last Chance Showdown at Williams Grove Speedway. Shaffer won that race to transfer into the main event, which was short-lived as he pulled off early with a DNF. Press Releases 10/8

• Greg Wilson)Greg Wilson highlighted the 32nd annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires by recording a sixth-place result last Friday. Wilson and his Hercules Tires, DNC Hydraulics, Ohio Logistics and Gear Off Road sponsored team kicked off the ASCS Mid-South Region doubleheader at I-30 Speedway by winning a heat race from second before advancing from fifth to third place during a qualifier. That ranked Wilson seventh in overall points out of nearly 70 competitors, lining him up on the inside of the fourth row for the A Main. Press Releases 10/8

• Joe Trenca)Joe Trenca's career-best season is winding down. The Mucci Motorsports competitor is slated to join the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints this Saturday at Fulton Speedway in Fulton, N.Y. Press Releases 10/8

• Channin Tankersley)Channin Tankersley captured the Hard Charger Award for passing the most cars during the opening round of the 32nd annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires last Friday. The Old School Racing competitor kicked off the ASCS Mid-South Region event at I-30 Speedway by winning a heat race. A sixth-place outing in a qualifier relegated him to a B Main. Tankersley gained a position in the consolation race to grab the third-and-final transfer spot into the back of the main event. He then rallied from 19th to 13th in the A Main. Press Releases 10/8

• Marshall Skinner)Marshall Skinner raced about as well as possible without making the A Main during each night of the 32nd annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires last weekend at I-30 Speedway. Skinner missed transferring into Friday night's A Main by one position after advancing to a fourth-place finish in a B Main. On Saturday, he appeared to be locked into the main event while running the final lap of his qualifier when contact from another car ended his evening. Press Releases 10/8

• Caleb Helms)Caleb Helms has always admired Bob Hampshire. "Bob was the first one to teach me how to build a race car," he said. "When he had his shop in Findlay I took my first car there. I'd work on my motors and stuff with his help. I spent a lot of time with him getting started. He shared a lot of his time and experience with me and taught me a lot about racing and life." Press Releases 10/8

• World of Outlaws)Kraig Kinser is searching for consistency. Two weeks ago, the Bloomington, Ind.-native found himself picking up a pair of top-10 finishes. Last weekend, he failed to crack the top-20 in one race and to make the Feature in the other. DIRT/World of Outlaws 10/8

1:45pm

PRESS....

• Column)Joseph Terrell looks at the West Coast season to date The West Coast Sprint Car Scene10/8

• Sam Hafertepe Jr)Posting his fourth career top-five finish at the COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tire, Sam Hafertepe, Jr. had an overall very successful weekend at I-30 Speedway. Looking at Friday, Hafertepe showed a lot of speed throughout the night with a Heat Race win, followed by a third in his Qualifier to lock into the eighth starting spot in the A-Feature. Trying to make moves early, the track had already progressed to the bottom line where Sam was unable to push forward without risking a DNF or worse. Rolling out a J&J Chassis for the first time since Sam's visit to I-30 Speedway in March, the focus, beyond winning, on Friday was getting the car balanced and ready for Saturday.Press Releases 10/8

• Blake Hahn)Pocketing $10,041 this past Saturday night in his second consecutive victory in the COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tire, Blake Hahn became on the second driver to ever top the I-30 Speedway crown jewel.Press Releases 10/8

• KWS NARC)The King of the West-NARC 410 Fujitsu Sprint Car Series will bring their high-stakes championship battle to Keller Auto Speedway in Hanford, this Saturday, October 12th, for the highly-anticipated 34th annual Cotton Classic. This program will also feature the Sprint Car Challenge Tour 360's and POWRi midgets, in a full show that promises to deliver plenty of exciting open wheel racing action. King of the West/NARC 10/8

• SCCT)With the season nearing its conclusion the Sprint Car Challenge Tour presented by Elk Grove Ford and Abreu Vineyards will venture south to the Keller Auto Speedway in Hanford for the 34th annual Penny Newman Grain Cotton Classic this Saturday October 12th. Press Releases 10/8

Monday  October 7th                   

I've been around so many people for so long that I take great delight in my own company. John Mellencamp

  9:45pm

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• Column)Pat & Bruce Eckel have their column from Saturday night at Lawrenceburg to take in the USAC Fall Nationals where Kevin Thomas Jr. scored his second USAC win of the year besting Tyler Courtney and Justin Grant in a good contest.A Typical Weekend10/7

• Matt Westfall)Matt Westfall and Ray Marshall Motorsports could not have written a more perfect ending to their Saturday night venture to Atomic Speedway in Chillicothe, Ohio. Not only did the Forest, Ohio-based racing operation capture the Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series (BOSS) main event, but they sealed their BOSS title fate in the process. Impressive enough, the championship was accomplished during Westfall’s first-ever attempt as a full-time BOSS traveler. Press Releases 10/7

• Cory Haas)Despite being forced to utilize a Williams Grove Speedway track provisional to earn an A-Main starting position during National Open preliminary competition on Friday, York’s Cory Haas and Trone Outdoor Motorsports stepped-up and rebounded big during the $65,000-to-win finale on Saturday and earned their way into the big dance, solidifying their A-Main starting position by finishing third during their respective heat race. Press Releases 10/7

• Brett Michalski)Penndel, Pennsylvania’s Brett Michalski battled with the best that sprint car racing has to offer for two days during the recent weekend, and although overall results point short of main event action, highlighting all attempts with a ninth place finish during Saturday’s C-Main, Michalski is confident and already looks ahead to his next appearance with the Greatest Show On Dirt in late-October Press Releases 10/7

• Justin Whittall)It was a weekend to remember for Vincentown, New Jersey’s Justin Whittall, and despite missing the opportunity to battle with the best on dirt during A-Main competition, highlighting his National Open weekend with a seventh place finish during Friday’s C-Main, the recent high school graduate enjoyed his weekend at the world-famous Williams Grove Speedway and already looks forward to his return. Press Releases 10/7

• Danny Dietrich)Despite contact with infield tires erasing all possibility for a $65,000 top prize on Saturday, ultimately slowing to a stop with 26 laps checked off the counter, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania’s Danny Dietrich opened his National Open campaign at Williams Grove Speedway with a top-ten performance on Friday, bouncing ahead from 11th to finish sixth against the World of Outlaws, now with six top-ten performances against the Series in 2019. Press Releases 10/7

• Brent Marks)Despite having to wait over a year to find his way back to World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series victory lane since his last appearance during a stop at Eldora Speedway on September 21, 2018, the ‘Myerstown Missile’ Brent Marks ended his victory drought in spectacular fashion, etching his name in sprint car racing record books firmly by winning the 2019 National Open at Williams Grove Speedway. Press Releases 10/7

• Brock Zearfoss)Despite a recent weekend that ended short of main event competition, ultimately missing the opportunity to battle with the World of Outlaws for a $65,000 top prize at Williams Grove Speedway, Brock Zearfoss’ 2019 National Open campaign displayed promise, as well as perseverance, and the Jonestown, Pennsylvania-native is already looking ahead at his double-duty attempt at BAPS Motor Speedway on Saturday, October 12. Press Releases 10/7

• Shane Stewart)CJB Motorsports continued along the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series tour with a stop at the annual Champion Racing Oil National Open at Williams Grove Speedway near Mechanicsburg, Pa. The two day event began on Friday, October 4th. Press Releases 10/7

• ASCS Lucas Oil)Kicking off the final run for the 2019 National Tour Title with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, the series heads for Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla. on Friday, October 11 and Saturday, October 12 for the 4th annual John Christner Trucking Fall Fling presented by James Hodge Ford.ASCS 10/7

• Justin Sanders)Though he didn’t compete for the points championship at Ocean Speedway this season, Justin Sanders still capped off a very strong 2019 season at his home track as he picked up his sixth feature event win of the year at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds. Press Releases 10/7

• Tanner Carrick)The only thing that seemed to slow Tanner Carrick down on Saturday night at Jacksonville Speedway was a brief shower prior to the feature event. Turning in a very strong performance, Carrick wired the field and scored his first Lucas Oil POWRi National Midget League win of the year. Press Releases 10/7

• Dominic Scelzi)Finally getting back to King of the West action for the first time since the Louie Vermeil Classic, Dominic Scelzi and the Roth Motorsports team didn’t miss a beat as Scelzi picked up the team’s fifth series win of the season as he pulled within just eight markers of the point lead with two events remaining. Press Releases 10/7

• Port Royal Speedway PA)Port Royal Speedway returns to action Saturday, October 12, for the 8th Annual Blue-Collar Classic featuring the Keystone RaceSaver Challenge hosted by the PASS/IMCA for the 305 Sprint Cars. The annual race is one of the biggest events for the IMCA 305 Sprint Cars on the East Coast with the overall purse reaching nearly $16,000 including $800 to win for the A-Main feature. There will also be a special Founder’s Cup Non-Qualifier race as well paying $300 to win. Central PA 10/7

• SCONE)The Green Mountain Gear-Heads Sprint Cars of New England season came to a conclusion Saturday, October 5th at the RumTown Speedway in Wentworth, NH where Jake Williams authored a dominating performance to take the Win. In spite of a mechanical issue that prevented Will Hull from competing in the feature event he was crowned the 2019 Champion for the Season. Press Releases 10/7

• USAC)The final stretch of the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car season is about to commence, but first things first, it's time for one more round at western Indiana's legendary Terre Haute Action Track this Friday, October 11, for the Wabash Clash as the series bids adieu to the Midwest before heading west. in for the season closers in November. USAC 10/7

• Sammy Swindell)Sammy Swindell can breathe a lot easier now. Swindell entered last Saturday's NorthEastern Midget Association race at Lee USA Speedway riding an epic 48-year winning streak. However, this year hadn't yielded a triumph and the pavement winged midget event was his final scheduled race of the season. "It was something I'd like to get done, but it's like a lot of things were out of my control this year," he said in reference to continuing the winning streak. "We didn't get to race very much. Some of it with the weather the first part of the year and the way things played out later in the year." Press Releases 10/7

• Dominic Scelzi)Sometimes a trip home is exactly what is needed. Such was the case last Saturday for Dominic Scelzi, who dominated during a return to his home state by winning the King of the West-NARC Fujitsu Series event at The Dirt Track at Kern County Raceway Park in impressive fashion. Press Releases 10/7

• Rico Abreu)Rico Abreu’s visit to Jacksonville Speedway in Jacksonville, Illinois, on Friday and Saturday, October 4 & 5, ended perfectly, not only earning back-to-back victories during Midwest Open Wheel Association (MOWA) competition, but collecting a pair of $2,000 top prizes in the process. For Abreu, the pair of victories increased his season win count to eight, now with three during MOWA action.Press Releases 10/7

• Donny Schatz)Fargo, North Dakota’s Donny Schatz did not add another National Open title to his resume, but the ten-time and defending World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series champion did accomplish a pair of podium performances during his trip to Williams Grove Speedway during the recent weekend, simultaneously chopping away at Brad Sweet’s championship lead that entered the weekend at 40 points, but now sits at 14. Impressive enough, Schatz did so with the new FPS 410 power plant under the hood. Press Releases 10/7

• Kyle Schuett)Kyle Schuett scored a pair of top-15 finishes racing with a highly competitive Built Ford Tough MOWA Sprint Car Series field last Friday and Saturday at Jacksonville Speedway. "It was another learning weekend and definitely wasn't the result we had hoped for," he said. "But this was the most competitive weekend this year with MOWA, with a lot of good drivers who aren't regulars like Rico (Abreu), (Buddy) Kofoid, (Skylar) Gee, (Hunter) Schuerenberg and others. Also, the track was much different than usual due to rain on both days." Press Releases 10/7

• Alex Hill)Tough pill draws led to challenging nights for Alex Hill during the 32nd annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires at I-30 Speedway last weekend. "It just wasn't a good weekend," she said. "Nothing went our way. We started in the back in our heat races each night and couldn't get anywhere because the track was pretty much one groove and hammer-down. Then after our heat races our nights got worse." Press Releases 10/7

• Waynesfield Raceway Park OH)It's impossible to find a more respected member of the short-track racing scene in Ohio than Bob Hampshire. The 73-year-old native of Findlay moved to Alvada seven years ago, but his reach extends throughout dirt and pavement race tracks across the country. Press Releases 10/7

• Giovanni Scelzi)Giovanni Scelzi produced a top-five finish during the opening night of the Champion Racing Oil National Open hosted by Williams Grove Speedway last Friday. Scelzi and car owner Bernie Stuebgen qualified third quickest in group action during both nights of the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series doubleheader, an impressive feat given that approximately 50 of the top drivers in the country were at the event. Press Releases 10/7

• Racin Boys)RacinBoys All Access resumes this weekend as the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour visits Creek County Speedway for the Fall Fling. The two-day event on Friday and Saturday at the bullring in Sapulpa, Okla., will be shown via live video for RacinBoys All Access subscribers . The action from hot laps through Victory Lane interviews during both nights will be aired live as most of the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour events have been throughout this season. Press Releases 10/7

• Mike Haggenbottom)Mike Haggenbottom of Levittown, Pa. not only achieved his goal of competing in all the USAC Silver Crown races in 2019, but he earned his first top-five finish in the national sanctioning body’s top division and improved his finishing position in the final point standings for the year by two positions. Press Releases 10/7

• Ryan Bernal)After a month long break in the King of the West Schedule, Ryan Bernal and Tarlton Motorsports reunited at Kern County Raceway Park where the Hollister, CA driver had a very good run that culminated with a third place finish. Press Releases 10/7

• CRSA)The Super Gen Products with Champion Power Equipment CRSA Sprint Car Series will close out their 2019 season this Friday night at the Afton Motorsports Park. The event will once again be part of the Short Track Super Nationals. The season finale will pay $1,000 to win and $150 to start. It will also crown the 2019 series champion. The night will be presented by CNY Power Sports and Mid State Basement Authorities. Press Releases 10/7

Sunday  October 6th

                                 I will see this game of life out to its bitter end. Zane Grey

  10:20pm

PRESS....

• Column)Danny Burton has Lawrenceburg IN USAC notes Hoosier Race Report10/6

• Photos)Mark Miefert shots from the Williams Grove Speedway National Open are in SpeedShotz 10/6

• USAC)Russ Gamester controlled Saturday night's Fall Festival of Speed from start to finish, leading all 25 laps to win the final USAC Midget Midwest Special Event of the season at Indiana's Gas City I-69 Speedway. USAC 10/6

• Must See Racing)A roller-coaster seven-month journey across the Midwest and Northeast, rife with competition, exciting moments and more, comes to an end on Oct. 18-19 for the Must See Racing Sprint Car Series presented by Engine Pro. The winged 410ci asphalt sprint car tour will wrap up its 2019 season with a doubleheader during the sixth annual Rodney Cook Classic weekend at Ace Speedway in Altamahaw, N.C., the first visit by Must See Racing to the four-tenths-mile oval. Press Releases 10/6

• Williams Grove Speedway PA)Williams Grove Speedway has closed its 2019 racing season with the running of the 57th annual National Open for sprint cars on October 5 and division champions have been announced along with special award winners. In the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint car division, Gettysburg’s Danny Dietrich has won his first-ever Williams Grove Speedway track title.  Central PA 10/6

• Champion Racing Oil/RM Racing Lubricants Central PA Sprint Cars)Williams Grove Speedway ran the 57th annual Champion Racing Oil National Open on October 4th & 5th. The Friday October 4th World of Outlaws feature went to David Gravel in the JJR #41. On Saturday October 5th Brent Marks won his first National Open and the $65,000 first place prize that went along with it. Daryn Pittman was 2nd with Donny Schatz 3rd. It was the final race of 2019 at Williams Grove Speedway. Champion Racing Oil/RM Racing Lubricants Central PA Sprints 10/6

3:20am

RESULTS....

• I-30 Speedway AR)Blake Hahn added himself to a select list of elite racers by charging to his second consecutive Short Track Nationals championship feature win atop the high-banked, ¼-mile I-30 Speedway clay oval on Saturday night. Hahn reclaimed the point from John Carney II on the 21st circuit and led the rest of the way in the 41-lapper to take the $10,041-winner’s share in the 32nd Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires finale. Race Results 10/6

• Williams Grove Speedway PA)Brent Marks of Myerstown won the richest sprint car race in the history of Williams Grove Speedway and the largest cash payoff ever for a sprint car race in the Eastern United States by claiming victory in the 57th annual Champion Racing Oil National Open on Saturday night, taking $65,000 for the prestigious win. A former regular at the track before going on the road with the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars Series a few years ago, Marks scored the World of Outlaws victory by turning back challenges by both Brian Brown and Daryn Pittman in the 40-lap affair. Central PA 10/6

• Photos)Mark Funderburk shots from the 2nd night of Jacksonville IL POWRi/MOWA are in SpeedShotz 10/6

• ASCS)Short Track Nationals I-30 Speedway AR... A Feature (41 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn, [2]; 2. 23B-Seth Bergman, [1]; 3. J2-John Carney II, [4]; 4. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, [13]; 5. 17W-Harli White, [15]; 6. 9JR-Derek Hagar, [8]; 7. 3-Howard Moore, [18]; 8. 47X-Dylan Westbrook, [7]; 9. 44M-Chris Martin, [10]; 10. X-Charlie Louden, [6]; 11. 84-Brandon Hanks, [12]; 12. 95-Matt Covington, [9]; 13. 21S-Carson Short, [3]; 14. 1X-Tim Crawley, [21]; 15. 17T-Channin Tankersley, [16]; 16. 47-Dale Howard, [5]; 17. 44B-Scott Bogucki, [11]; 18. 14-Jordon Mallett, [20]; 19. 8Z-Zach Pringle, [17]; 20. 12H-Tony Bruce Jr, [14]; 21. W20-Greg Wilson, [19] ASCS 10/6

• USAC WSO)Brett Wilson became the first driver to reach three victories on the 2019 USAC Wingless Sprints Oklahoma season after capturing the victory in Saturday night's 50-lap feature event at Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla.USAC  10/6

• FAST)Atomic Speedway OH...Cole Duncan, Brinton Marvel, Lee Jacobs, Danny Smith, Ricky Peterson, Travis Philo, Max Stambaugh, Cale Conley, Jimmy Stinson, Tyler Gunn, Keith Baxter Jordan Harble, RJ Jacobs, Lance Webb, Ryan Myers, Cody Gallogly, Sye Lynch, Cody Bova, Josh Davis, Jac Haudenschild, Ronnie Blair, Kory Crabtree. 10/6

• BOSS)Atomic Speedway OH...Matt Westfall, Dallas Hewitt, Mike Fischesser, Dustin Ingle, Landon Simon, Luke Hall, Cody Gardner, Kory Crabtree, Matt Cooley, Todd Kane, Steve Little, Kyle Kruger, Parker Fredrickson, Lance Webb, Dickie Gaines, Brian Ruhlman, Brandon Conkel, Jay Dunaway, Carmen Perigo, Korbyn Hayslett. 10/6

• ASCS Warrior)Getting one away from Mother Nature, Jonathan Cornell made the most of it; leading start to finish to finally make the trip to Victory Lane with the Racinboys.com ASCS Warrior Region presented by Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps in the series' 2019 Season Finale at Lake Ozark Speedway.ASCS10/6

• Sammy Swindell)Sammy Swindell has won 49 years in a row by winning the NEMA feature at Lee NH Saturday night. 10/6

• Anderson Speedway IN)Tony Elliott Classic...1 #56 Tyler Roarhig 2 #22 Bobby Santos 3 #12 Chris Neuenschwander 4 #7C Caleb Armstrong 5 #20 Shane Hollingsworth 6 #59 John Inman 7 #67 Kyle O'Gara 8 #18 Travis Welpott 9 #9 Derek Bischak 10 #7A Dakoda Armstrong 11 #71 Brian Vaughn 12 #32 Nick Hamilton 13 #22W Johnny Gilbertson 14 #4 Kody Swanson 15 #44 Brian Tyler 16 #1 Christian Koehler 17 #27 Chris Jagger 18 #81 Johnny Petrozelle 19 #18B Shane Butler 10/6

• MOWA)Rico Abreu Wins Back to Back Nights in the MOWA Sprints A-Main at Jacksonville Speedway 2nd Michael Buddy Kofoid 3rd Jacob Patton 4th Joe B Miller 5th Zeb Wise 6th Joey Moughan 7th Jake Blackhurst 8th Morgan Turpen 9th Hunter Schuerenberg 10th Paul Nienhiser 10/6

• Gas City I-69 Speedway IN)Tyler Hewitt collected $2,000 for winning the 25-lap non-wing 410 sprint car feature to highlight a 145-car, six-division show on Saturday at Gas City I-69 Speedway during the first night of the two-day “Fall Festival of Speed.”  Race Results10/6

• World of Outlaws)Williams Grove Speedway announcer Bruce Ellis held up a checkered flag to Brent Marks. “Do you want to read what that says?” he asked the Myerstown, Pa. driver. Marks grabbed the flag and held it eye level. Fixated on the printed logo he earnestly said, “Williams Grove National Open winner.” “That’s you,” Ellis replied. Marks won the 57th Champion Racing Oil National Open at Williams Grove Speedway Saturday night – his first win of the season – and pocketed the $65,000 prize.DIRT/World of Outlaws10/6

• ASCS SW)Arizona Speedway...1 #115 Nick Parker 2 #22B Jesse Baker 3 #45 Jeff Lowery 4 #7 J.T. Imperial 5 #34 Sterling Cling 6 #75X Michael Bryan 7 #3V Jim Vanzant 8 #74 Colton Hardy 9 #2 Alex Pettas 10/6

• Michaels Mercer Raceway PA)305...1 #80JR Kyle Colwell 2 #21 Rob Felix 3 #00S Randy Sterling 4 #154 Shamus ODonell 5 #X7 Andy Cavanaugh 6 #88 Greg Dobrosky 7 #347 Nevin ODonell 8 #2 Derek Hauck 9 #92 Dylan Proctor 10 #4J Jacob Gamola 11 #31C Chase Metheney 12 #56 Steve Cousins 10/6

• USAC WC)Taking the lead on the twelfth lap, Kaleb Montgomery (Templeton, CA) fought off point leader Tristan Guardino, Ryan Timmons, Brody Roa, and T.J. Smith to score his first career victory at Santa Maria Raceway. Piloting the family owned #3 Mission Country Properties / David Crye Maxim, Montgomery became the 52nd winning driver in USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series history. Smith, J.J. Ringo, Timmons, and Trent Carter followed Kaleb to the checkered flags. USAC10/6

• POWRi)Going wire-to-wire in Saturday's 30-lap main event at Jacksonville Speedway, Tanner Carrick of Lincoln, Calif. was just unstoppable in the green-to-checkered run. Aboard the Keith Kunz-Curb Agajanian Motorsports, Walker Filters, Bullet/Toyota No. 71K, Carrick won his third career POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League feature and the first of his 2019 campaign.Race Results 10/6

• USAC)Kevin Thomas, Jr. was bound and determined not to make any mistakes entering Saturday's Fall Nationals at Indiana's Lawrenceburg Speedway. Exactly one week earlier at Eldora Speedway, the Cullman, Ala. native had a pair of chances, first in the sprint car feature where he led the first 18 laps of the 30-lap race before slapping the turn four wall and losing the lead. Later that same night, he was a dominant figure in the Silver Crown main, leading the first 40 circuits of the 50-lapper before wall contact again knocked him out of the lead. USAC 10/6

• NARC KWS)Kern County Raceway CA...1 #83 DOMINIC SCELZI 2 #0 BUD KAEDING 3 #21 RYAN BERNAL 4 #29 WILLIE CROFT 5 #68 CHASE JOHNSON 6 #88N DJ NETTO 7 #7 GEOFF ENSIGN 8 #88 JACE VANDERWEERD 9 #3 CRAIG STIDHAM 10 #88E TIM ESTENSON 11 #76 KENNY ALLEN 12 #78 MARK BRARROSO 13 #51 GARY PAULSON 14 #28 NATHAN ROLFE 15 #98 SEAN WATTS 10/6

• Petaluma Speedway CA)360...1 #93 Kalib Henry 2 #88n Sean Becker 3 #63 Tony Gualda 4 #5v Colby Copeland 5 #5h Michael Faccinto 6 #5c Trent Canales 7 #43 Bradley Terrell 8 #4sa Justin Sanders 9 #92 Andy Forsberg 10 #27 Brett Rollag 11 #7h Jake Haulot 12 #12j John Clark 13 #38 Colby Johnson 14 #9n Shawn Arriaga 15 #24 Justin Henry 16 #1d DJ Freitas 17 #49 Mike Monahan 18 #28 Roberto Kirby 19 #1s Nathan Schank 20 #46jr Joel Myers 21 #32 Danny Wagner 22 #8r Justyn Cox 36 10/6

• Archerfield Speedway AU)1 #59 Kevin Titman 2 #A1 Andrew Scheuerle 3 #17 Luke Oldfield 4 #23 Lachlan McHugh 5 #43 Mitchell Gee 6 #N56 Michael Saller 7 #44 Dan Murray 8 #20 Glen Sutherland 9 #14 Mark Pholi 10 #21 David Whell 11 #51 Tim Farrell 12 #94 Brett Minett 13 #42 Kristy Bonsey 14 #7 Aaron Kelly 15 #10 Adam Butler 16 #28 Allan Woods 17 #88 Ryan McNamara 18 #16 Bryan Mann 10/6

• Valvoline Raceway AU)Wingless...1 #N41 Jason Bates 2 #N53 Jeff Thomas 3 #N51 Dean Thomas 4 #N99 Mitchell O'brien 5 #NX82 Nathan Dicker 6 #N16 Ashleigh Jack 7 #N5 Mark Blyton 8 #N23 Jamie Dicker 9 #N97 Kyle Mock 10 #NX31 Joel Rhind 11 #N19 Cody Boulding 12 #N20 Troy Little 13 #N42 Zac Pacchiarotta 14 #N61 Peter Granger 15 #N88 Dylan Williams 16 #NX21 Kyle Ionn 17 #N6 Paul Freeman 18 #N27 Parker Eveleigh 19 #NX52 William Lucas 20 #NX16 Andrew Sayre 21 #N35 Sean Mayo 22 #NX91 Shane Sheedy 23 #NX9 Andrew Seery 24 #N25 Marshall Blyton 10/6

• Murray Bridge Speedway AU)360...1 #S10 Steven Caruso 2 #S33 Mark Caruso 3 #S8 Hayden Pitt 4 #S4 Lisa Walker 5 #S95 Jarman Dalitz 6 #NT7 Colin Brooks 7 #S32 Ben Gartner 8 #VA99 Corey Sandow 9 #S34 John Henderson 10 #S11 Scott Enderl 11 #S42 Jamie Hendry 12 #S96 Brendan Guerin 10/6

Saturday  October 5th

The two most important requirements for major success are: first, being in the right place at the right time, and second, doing something about it. Ray Kroc

  9:00pm

PRESS....

• SOD)Rained out at Plymouth MI. 10/5

• DIRTVision)DIRTVision announced today a far-reaching broadcast partnership establishing DIRTVision as the exclusive North American broadcast home for the Ultimate Sprintcar Championship, the Ultimate Speedway Challenge, Valvoline Raceway, Murray Machining & Sheds Murray Bridge Speedway, Hi-Tec Oils Speedway and other major events from Down Under. DIRT/World of Outlaws 10/5

• Brady Bacon)Brady Bacon finished out last weekend’s “Four Crown Nationals” at Ohio’s Eldora Speedway on top of the heap with a USAC Silver Crown triumph that delivered the entrant championship to the Klatt Enterprises No. 6 team. He’ll try to carry that momentum into Saturday night’s “Fall Nationals” at Lawrenceburg Speedway as the USAC National Sprint Car series continues action. Press Releases 10/5

• Column)Duane Hancock has Gas City and Eldora notes Tri-State Outlook10/5

1:45am

RESULTS....

• I-30 Speedway AR)For the first time in his career, Marion, Arkansas native Derek “The Guy” Hagar reached victory lane in an STN feature event by wiring the field in Friday night’s 25-lap preliminary at the 32nd Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires atop the high-banked ¼-mile I-30 Speedway clay oval. Hagar got the best of pole starter John Carney II on the initial start and then held off the El Paso native after a caution in the final five laps to take the $2,500 winner’s share in the STN appetizer aboard the Dynotech-powered Southern Collision Center No. 9jr J&J. Race Results 10/5

• Williams Grove Speedway PA)David Gravel scored a clean sweep of Friday night’s Williams Grove Speedway National Open racing action by setting quick time, scoring his heat race and then leading flag to flag to pick up the $10,000 win in the World of Outlaws sprint car feature event. The win was the second of the year at the track for Gravel. Central PA10/5

• Photos)Mark Funderburk shots from Jacksonville IL POWRi/MOWA/305 are in SpeedShotz 10/5

• Column)Bill Wright has notes from the Williams Grove National Open night 1BillW's Knoxville News 10/5

• Lake Ozark Speedway MO)305...Riley Kreisel, Jack Potter, Nick Rasa, Kenny Potter, Doug Fry, Matt Fair, Kaitlyn Boland, Mike Moore, 10/5

• Jacksonville Speedway IL)Rico Abreu takes the Built Ford Tough Midwest Open Wheel Association Sprint Car feature at Jacksonville Speedway Friday. Robbie Standridge wins his third in a row 305 sprint feature. 10/5

• World of Outlaws)A hunger had been building inside David Gravel the last three weeks. His appetite for another win had been teased on several occasions. He set Quick Time three times since his last win in September but was unable to make the achievements relevant with another win. Friday night at Williams Grove Speedway for the opening night of the National Open, Gravel was presented with a full course meal. He made sure to leave no crumbs for his competition.DIRT/World of Outlaws10/5

• Michaels Mercer Raceway PA)305...1 #80JR Kyle Colwell 2 #22 Gary Kriess 3 #31C Chase Metheney 4 #56 Steve Cousins 5 #21 Rob Felix 6 #5 John Walp 7 #2 Derek Hauck 8 #X7 Andy Cavanaugh 9 #26 Ryan Lynn 10 #154 Shamus ODonell 11 #25K Mathew Kline 12 #88 Greg Dobrosky 13 #12G Thomas Jasen 14 #00S Randy Sterling 15 #4J Jacob Gamola 16 #347 Nevin ODonell 10/5

• POWRi)Logan Seavey thought he saw the window for a win shutting when Rico Abreu slid by on the 12th circuit in Friday's POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget feature at Jacksonville Speedway. However, a late rally brought Seavey right back to Abreu's bumper before a perfect diamond maneuver off turn two sealed the race's fate when the No. 67 shot by the No. 97 with only four laps left. Race Results 10/5

• Ocean Speedway CA)Ocean Sprints...1 #17 Justin Sanders 2 #2 Brad Furr 3 #16A Colby Copeland 4 #2K James Ringo 5 #88A Joey Ancona 6 #12J John Clark 7 #88 Koen Shaw 8 #5C Trent Canales 9 #8 Jeremy Chisum 10 #99 Tristan Guardino 11 #22 Jake Andreotti 10/5

• ASCS MidSouth)I-30 Speedway AR...Short Track Nationals Night 1... A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 9JR-Derek Hagar, [2]; 2. J2-John Carney II, [1]; 3. 47-Dale Howard, [3]; 4. 23B-Seth Bergman, [5]; 5. 17W-Harli White, [6]; 6. W20-Greg Wilson, [7]; 7. 16P-Justin Peck, [9]; 8. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, [8]; 9. D6-Cody Gardner, [11]; 10. 7-Justin Henderson, [13]; 11. 21S-Carson Short, [12]; 12. 14K-Kyle Bellm, [15]; 13. 17T-Channin Tankersley, [19]; 14. 9$-Kyle Clark, [20]; 15. 44M-Chris Martin, [17]; 16. 15J-Jeremy Middleton, [10]; 17. 47X-Dylan Westbrook, [4]; 18. 3-Howard Moore, [14]; 19. 12H-Tony Bruce Jr, [18]; 20. 22-Sean McClelland, [16] ASCS 10/5

Friday  October 4th

                           I am not liked as a President by the politicians in office, in the press, or in Congress. But I am content to abide the judgment the sober second thought of the people. Rutherford B. Hayes

  10:00pm

PRESS....

• Sprintcar All Stars AU)The Mainline DynoLog Dynamometers All Star Series in conjunction with Heystbury Stockfeeds Simpson Speedway are pleased to announce that to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the All Star Challenge the show will have a boost in prize money. Both parties met recently to discuss the anniversary of this event and how to celebrate it. It was decided to increase the purse at the back of the field this time instead of the front, and as a result of this will pay $1000 to start the show. Press Releases 10/4

• Brody Roa)Brody Roa scored another top-10 finish when he came home ninth in the jointly sanctioned USAC/CRA – USAC Southwest Series “Hall of Fame Classic” at the Arizona Speedway last Saturday night. The victory allowed the Garden Grove, California resident to maintain his lead in the Southwest Series championship standings and his third-place spot in the CRA Series. Press Releases 10/4

• Placerville Speedway CA)The Elk Grove Ford Hangtown 100 is already one of the more anticipated events in California this season and things just got a little more spicy with the confirmation that NASCAR star Kyle Larson will compete both nights on November 19th and 20th. Press Releases 10/4

• Cannon McIntosh)The Lucas Oil POWRi National Midget League points chase resumes for 16-year-old Cannon McIntosh with a pair of events at Jacksonville Speedway this weekend. The pair of events atop the ¼-mile clay oval in Illinois take place on Friday and Saturday. This weekend’s action follows a pair of strong outings last time out in POWRi action for McIntosh with a pair of top-five finishes aboard the Dave Mac Motorsports Toyota-TRD Spike No. 08 Midget on September 13-14. Press Releases 10/4

• Waynesfield Raceway Park OH)Waynesfield Raceway Park will host one of the final sprint car races in Ohio for 2019 when the 2nd Annual Bob Hampshire Classic hits “The Field” Saturday, Oct. 12 featuring the FAST 410 Sprint Series, the Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series (BOSS) non-wing stars and the USAC D2 Thunder Midgets joining forces with the AMSA Mini Sprints for a non-wing matchup. Press Releases 10/4

• John Carney II)After an idle weekend, El Paso native John Carney II is ready to make a run for the $10,041 winner’s share at this weekend’s 32nd Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires at I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, AR. The two-day tilt atop the high-banked, ¼-mile clay oval takes place on Friday and Saturday. Press Releases 10/4

• Kyle Bellm)Kyle Bellm and the familiar No. 14k Sprint Car team return to I-30 Speedway’s COMP Cams Short Track Nationals this weekend after a year’s absence. The $10,041-to-win event takes place on Friday and Saturday. “We were having a baby at this time last year, so we had to miss it,” Bellm says. “Short Track Nationals has always been one of our favorite events to go to, so we’re looking forward to getting back there.” Press Releases 10/4

• Aaron Reutzel)Ten wins over the past seven weekends to push the season win total to 18. That’s what Aaron Reutzel and the Baughman-Reutzel Motorsports No. 87 Sprint Car team extended the numbers to with last Saturday’s Winged 410-portion of Eldora Speedway’s “Four Crown Nationals” triumph in Rossburg, OH, to secure a second consecutive All Star Circuit of Champions title. It capped off a week that also included a pair of World of Outlaws podium finishes with a third-place run at Jacksonville Speedway on Wednesday and then a runner-up showing in Friday’s “Befour the Crowns” event at Eldora. Press Releases 10/4

• Team ILP)Derek Hagar, Channin Tankersley and Zac Taylor produced feature victories last Saturday for Team ILP. Hagar won the ASCS Mid-South Region event at Jackson Motor Speedway in Byram, Miss. Tankersley scored his first career Sprint Bandits Series triumph at 82 Speedway in Petty, Texas. Press Releases 10/4

• Speed Shift TV)While the season is slowing down across the country there is still plenty of live streams to watch throughout October via a VIP subscription through Speed Shift TV. Two dozen events are currently scheduled beginning with a trio of races this Friday followed by four more on Saturday. Press Releases 10/4

• USAC)The decade of the 2020s for USAC racing gets underway in grand fashion over two consecutive weekends in February of 2020 with National Sprint Car and Midget racing in the state of Florida at Ocala, Florida's Bubba Raceway Park. The festivities begin on Thursday, February 6, with a practice night for the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship, followed by two-straight nights of complete shows for the series at the 3/8-mile D-shaped dirt track on Friday, February 7, and Saturday, February 8. USAC 10/4

• World of Outlaws)The World of Outlaws and CBS Sports Network are excited to announce the start of this season’s broadcast package with the series premier being this Sunday, October 6, with back to back airings of both nights of the 41st Annual AGCO Jackson Nationals at Jackson Speedway. The schedule includes 16 different races from tracks across the country. DIRT/World of Outlaws 10/4

Thursday  October 3rd

                           The way people come into your life when you need them, it's wonderful and it happens in so many ways. It's like having an angel. Somebody comes along and helps you get right. Stevie Ray Vaughan

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• ASCS Lucas Oil)Counting down to the return of the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network to the Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track, Tony Stewart presents the VANKOR Texas Sprint Car Nationals is set to go green on Thursday, October 31 and Friday, November 1. Leading up to NASCAR Weekend at Texas Motor Speedway, the double-shot of Mud and Methanol features more than just high-octane Sprint Cars and Limited Modifieds action, as everyone will be in the Halloween Spirit.ASCS 10/3

• Wilmot Raceway WI)Mother Nature ended up the biggest winner of 2019 at Wilmot Raceway. Heavy rains throughout the week coupled with a forecast for more resulted in Kenosha County Fair and Wilmot Raceway officials to reluctantly cancel the planned Fall Festival of Speed on Saturday, October 5. There is no make up date. This ends up in eight dates being lost completely due to weather this season. The 2019 Wilmot Raceway champions will be crowned on Saturday, January 4 at The World Famous Brat Stop. Ticket information for the banquet will be available on the track web site wilmotraceway.com or the official Facebook page. Track Champions for 2019 are Joey Moughan of Springfield, IL in Winged 410 sprint cars, Jimmy Sivia of Winthrop Harbor, IL in AutoMeter Wisconsin WingLess Sprints, Joe Huenefeld of Cedarville, IL in modifieds, Rob Maule of Hebron, IL in street stocks, C.J. Maleug of Johnsburg, IL and Ryan Johnson of Salem in Bandit 4-Cylinder stock cars.10/3

• USAC)Much ado is made about perfect games in the fields of baseball and bowling. However, a perfect game of sorts applies to the world of USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car racing as well. Like a pitcher throwing a complete game of hitless, walkless, runless, errorless baseball and a bowler rolling 12 straight strikes without a single pin left standing, a clean sweep with USAC involves setting fast time in qualifying, winning the first heat race, then adding the proverbial cherry on top with a feature victory, all within a single night. USAC 10/3

• Precise Racing Products)Hoosier Tire/ Precise Racing’s STOREWIDE SALE on Saturday Oct 19th! About: We are hosting our fifth annual storewide sale! Most EVERYTHING* in store is on sale 10% off!!! And blow-outs on discontinued clearance items up to 50% off! Other Activities: This is the same day as Lernerville Speedway’s “Steel City Stampede”. Browse our deals during the day and head over to the track afterwards to see over 250 race cars in 15 divisions battle for glory and pride! When: Sat. Oct 19th 9a-1p Where: Precise Racing Products 110 South Pike Rd Sarver, PA 16055 (2 miles south of Lernerville Speedway on Rt 356) *Excludes spec racing items. Some exclusions apply. 10/3

• Derek Hagar)Derek Hagar made the most of his visit to Jackson Motor Speedway last Saturday as he was able to pick up his eighth victory of the season. Hagar swept the night by winning a heat race and the ASCS Mid-South Region main event. "We had a good car all night long," he said. "We started sixth in our heat race and passed a lot of cars. We made it up to first and were able to win it." Press Releases 10/3

• Justin Henderson)Justin Henderson returns behind the wheel of the Mike Sandvig Racing No. 7 this weekend for two nights of action at the 32nd annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires. I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark., hosts the ASCS Mid-South Region doubleheader on Friday and Saturday. Press Releases 10/3

• PASS)With barely a week to go before the most anticipated race of the season for RaceSaver sprint cars in Pennsylvania and surrounding states, more than 50 cars have already preregistered for the Keystone RaceSaver Challenge on Saturday, October 12, at Port Royal Speedway. Press Releases 10/3

• 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 October 12th at 82 Speedway at 6pm, the $31,500 Paul Peters Memorial – featuring the 360 C.I. Sprint Car Bandits® (SCB) series, the TOMS - Touring Outlaw Modified Series (TOMS) with added purse from 82 Speedway, plus a whopping $2,000 to win in the Hoyte Dodge Chrysler Jeep of Sherman Texas Factory Stocks and $1,200 to win in the TRC Team Richardson Chassis Limited Modifieds. Press Releases 10/3

• Josh Walter)Josh Walter and the Torque Racing team wrapped up a rollercoaster 2019 season with an eventful evening of Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series action, during the Wisconsin Sprint Car Championships at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 28. Press Releases 10/3

• World of Outlaws)DIRTVision and the World of Outlaws are excited to announce that this year’s Can-Am World Finals will now be included in its entirety as part of the DIRTVision FAST PASS — available to both Sprint Car and Late Model pass holders. DIRT/World of Outlaws 10/3

• Life With Luke)Hall of Fame racer Jimmy Sills enjoyed a spectacular career that took him to every corner of America and spanned over four decades. Sills recently collaborated with longtime motorsports author Dave Argabright to create Life With Luke, a 312-page hardbound autobiography that promises to entertain and enlighten readers for years to come. NASCAR Hall of Fame racer Jeff Gordon contributed the foreword to Life With Luke. Press Releases 10/3

Wednesday  October 2nd

                           Do something you really like, and hopefully it pays the rent. As far as I'm concerned, that's success. Tom Petty

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• Kraig Kinser)Kraig Kinser recorded a pair of top-10 results during a trio of World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series races last week. The action began on Wednesday at Jacksonville Speedway in Jacksonville, Ill., where Kinser qualified 11th quickest before he placed fourth in a heat race. He started 15th in the main event, but had to restart at the tail of the field after being involved in an incident. Press Releases 10/2

• Lindsay Barney)The season for Lindsay Barney was a whirlwind of ups and downs in 2019. From motor issues to other disappointments, it seemed it was one thing after another for the Eagle Creek youngster. The JAB Motorsports team traveled to Willamette Speedway on Saturday, September 21st against the Wingless Sprint Series for the final race of their campaign. Press Releases 10/2

• USAC)This Saturday's Fall Nationals at Indiana's Lawrenceburg Speedway will mark a tribute to Richard Hoffman, the venerable car owner from the winningest USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car team of all-time, Hoffman Auto Racing, who passed away this past April at the age of 76. USAC 10/2

• World of Outlaws)For the first time since 2013 Donny Schatz finds himself in a tight championship points battle with eight races to go before the World Finals season finale at The Dirt Track at Charlotte on Nov. 7-9. Brad Sweet, who finished second to Schatz in the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series’ point standings for the last two years, currently holds a 40-point lead over the 10-time Series champion heading into the National Open at Williams Grove Speedway.DIRT/World of Outlaws 10/2

• Joe Trenca)Joe Trenca earned two top fives on the same night for the first time in his career last Friday at Fonda Speedway, which hosted a make-up race prior to a full race program for the Patriot Sprint Tour. "The first feature the track was pretty fast and there wasn't much passing," he said. "We could have been a little bit better, but we learned from the first feature to the second feature. I'm glad we were able to make the right adjustments." Press Releases 10/2

• Zac Taylor)Zac Taylor captured his fourth victory of the season last Saturday at El Paso County Raceway during a POWRi Lucas Oil Warrior Sprint League event. And if not for a broken cam spun, he may have had a shot at another win the same night in Todd Henry's midget. Press Releases 10/2

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• Column)Joseph Terrell has his column covering the weekend in sprint car racing on the West coast The West Coast Sprint Car Scene10/2

• Column)Pat & Bruce Eckel have their column from Saturday's season final at Lincoln Park Speedway and Sunday's rainout of FAST sprints and BOSS sprints at Kokomo. The sprint feature at Lincoln Park was a photo finish with track point champion, Shane Cockrum edging Brent Beauchamp at the wire for the win. A Typical Weekend 10/2

• Ryan Smith)Ryan Smith and the Heffner Racing team had yet to find victory lane in their no.72 410 sprint car this season, but all of that changed Saturday night in Abbottstown, PA. After Friday night’s race at Williams Grove, the team swapped motors and did some Saturday morning maintenance for the evenings event at Lincoln Speedway.Press Releases 10/2

• USCS)At least $7,500 is up for grabs when the United Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters invades the historic Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas on Friday and Saturday, October 11th and 12th for the 11th annual USCS “Flip Flop 50” Sprint Car Shootout presented by FireAde 2000 hen K&N Filters presents the $60,000 USCS Fall Nationals 2019 at the ¼ mile black Gumbo clay oval.. The two-day racing event serves as the auto-racing 2019 season finale for Riverside International Speedway. USCS 10/2

• CRSA)After a few weeks off, the stars and cars of the 2019 SuperGen Products with Champion Power Equipment CRSA Sprint Car Series will roar back to action next Friday night, October 11th. The series will compete in the Friday night portion of the Short Track Super Nationals at the Afton Motorsports Park. Press Releases 10/2

• NE Racing Products Trade Show)Weedsport Speedway & Kartway will serve as the title sponsor of the Northeast Racing Products (NRP) Trade Show Auction Block at the New York State Fairgrounds on November 22-23. Now entering it’s third year, NRP saw all booths sold out in last years event which is held at the Center of Progress Building on the Fairgrounds. For 2019, the same outcome is nearing and companies are urged to reserve their booth as soon as they can. Press Releases 10/2

• World of Outlaws)There’s one thing Aaron Reutzel stated he believes he needs to be able to win the prestigious National Open at Williams Grove Speedway this weekend: a front row starting spot in a Heat race. “I know that’s kind of out there to say,” Reutzel said. “But we’ve been fast there.”DIRT/World of Outlaws 10/2

• USAC)With two point races remaining, the USAC West Coast Sprint Cars will invade Santa Maria Raceway this Saturday, October 5th. Promoted by Nick Duggan, the twelfth point race is the last stop of the year for the traditional 360s at "The West's Best Short Track." The action packed card will also showcase Pro Stocks, Hobby Stocks, American Stocks, and Dwarf Cars. Located in Nipomo, California, the front gates at Santa Maria Raceway will open at 4:00pm, time trials at 5:00pm, and racing will begin at 5:30pm. For more information, visit the track’s website at santamariaraceway.com or call 310.493.4900.USAC 10/2

Tuesday  October 1st

                           I'm sure people will wonder if I could have hit all those home runs had I never taken steroids. Mark McGwire

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• Photos)Rick Rarer shots from Eldora Speedway USAC/All Stars 4 Crown are in SpeedShotz 10/1

• Paul Pokorski)Paul Pokorski and the Pokorski Motorsports team put their 27th season of racing competition in the rearview mirror with an eventful and challenging night of Plymouth Dirt Track Racing and Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car action as part of the Wisconsin Sprint Car Championships to cap the 2019 season at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 28. Press Releases 10/1

• Miller Family Motorsports)The Miller Family Motorsports teams' ended their respectable seasons this past Saturday evening at the Plymouth Dirt Track (PDTR). Their race at the Dodge County Fairgrounds was lost Friday night due to rain. Adam started the night off at PDTR with an incident in hot laps which he found himself up-side-down; he would be uninjured but the car would need to be gone through and fixed before heat-race action. Both teams' worked hard to repair Adam's #24m and were able to do so before his heat race took to the track. Press Releases 10/1

• Justin Sanders)Piloting Dale Miller’s No. 4SA machine, a car that pays tribute to Stephen Allard at the Fall Nationals, a race that pays tribute to Stephen Allard, Justin Sanders was able to battle for the win on Saturday night before coming home with a second place finish. Press Releases 10/1

• ISCS)All forms of weather greeted the Interstate Sprint Car Series on Saturday, September 28th at Coos Bay Speedway. Extremes ranged from gorgeous sunshine to ominous fog, and even cold rain. But despite all of those things the Battle of the Bay managed to get the entire program in the books. Eighteen entries from the states of Oregon and California were on tap for the non-point affair. Race Results 10/1

• Jason Sides/Tim Shaffer)Tim Shaffer will join Sides Motorsports this weekend during one of winged sprint car racing's marquee events. Shaffer and team owner Jason Sides will be the drivers for the team during the Champion Racing Oil National Open on Friday and Saturday at Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, Pa. Shaffer was victorious at the half-mile oval in July during the most recent World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series two-day event at the track. Press Releases 10/1

• Giovanni Scelzi)Giovanni Scelzi recorded his fifth top five of the season during Ollie's Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions competition to cap a doubleheader at Eldora Speedway last weekend. Scelzi and car owner Bernie Stuebgen opened the two-day show on Friday by qualifying ninth quickest in their group during the BeFour the Crowns Showdown with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series. Scelzi followed a seventh-place finish in a heat race by winning the Last Chance Showdown to garner a transfer into the back of the main event. Press Releases 10/1

• Greg Wilson)Greg Wilson earned his 25th top-10 finish of the year last Saturday during the Ollie's Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions season finale. Eldora Speedway hosted a weekend doubleheader that Wilson and his Hercules Tires, DNC Hydraulics, Ohio Logistics and Gear Off Road sponsored team participated in. It began on Friday with the BeFour the Crowns Showdown featuring the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series. Press Releases 10/1

• Channin Tankersley)Channin Tankersley was victorious in his return to the cockpit of the Old School Racing sprint car last Saturday at 82 Speedway, which hosted a Sprint Car Bandits event. Tankersley swept the night, winning a heat race from the pole position before maneuvering from fifth to the victory during the A Main. Press Releases 10/1

• I-30 Speedway AR)The calendar page has finally flipped to October. And that means one thing. It’s time for the Sprint Car world to converge upon Little Rock, Arkansas for I-30 Speedway’s Short Track Nationals. The crown jewel event in the 360-ci Sprint Car world takes place this weekend atop the high-banked, ¼-mile I-30 Speedway with upwards of 80 or so competitors battling it out for the $10,041 winner’s share as the delightful aroma of methanol and Frito chili pies fills the early fall air. Press Releases 10/1

• Wayne County Speedway OH)Tickets for the 2019 Wayne County Speedway banquet that will be held at the Pines Golf Course on Saturday, November 16th are now for sale. To order your tickets, send a check for $25 per person to Wayne County Speedway, 209 Pine Street, Creston, Ohio 44217 and add your phone number so that you can be texted that your order has been received. Ticket requests and money must be in by November 5th. All drivers MUST attend the banquet to receive their awards. No tickets will be sold after that or at the door the night of the banquet. Doors will open at 5 pm with dinner served at 6 pm and the awards ceremony beginning at 7 pm. Press Releases 10/1

• Thunderbowl Raceway CA)The biggest event of the season at Merle Stone Chevrolet Thunderbowl Raceway is fast approaching with the much-anticipated Abreu Vineyards 26th annual Trophy Cup presented by Rudeen Racing ready to invade Tulare on October 17th, 18th and 19th. Press Releases 10/1

Monday  September 30th

                           The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend. Henry David Thoreau

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• Photos)Hein Brothers shots from Lernerville Speedway WoO/305 are in SpeedShotz 9/30

• Column)Danny Burton has the BOSS/FAST Kokomo rain out Hoosier Race Report9/30

• Showtime Speedway FL)Showtime Speedway in Pinellas Park, Florida today announced details for a $5,000 to win non-wing pavement sprint car event at the speedway February 19-20, 2020. Showtime Speedway promoter Robert Yoho announced that the proposed event will be at least 100 laps in length and possibly longer. A final decision hadn’t been made at the time of the announcement which was made by Yoho during a Facebook Live post. It is no secret Yoho has long desired to have a mega pavement sprint car race at his track during Speed Weeks that would draw northern based cars to compete alongside Florida based BG Southern Sprint Car Shootout series competitors.Press Releases 9/30

• Kody Swanson)Thanks to his five poles and five victories in the USAC Silver Crown series this year, all Nolen Racing’s Kody Swanson needed to do to seal up an unprecedented fifth series drivers’ championship was to present his Nolen Racing No. 20 on the starting grid at the season finale Saturday night at the 38th annual Four-Crown Nationals presented by NKT.tv at Eldora Speedway. Press Releases 9/30

• Matt Westfall)Better known as the ‘Passing Master,’ Pleasant Hill, Ohio’s Matt Westfall put on quite the display during his 4-Crown Nationals appearance at Eldora Speedway on Saturday, September 28. Westfall, the primary ace for Ray Marshall Motorsports, entered two out of the four divisions showcased during the 38th running of the 4-Crown Nationals, highlighting each of his respective main events with seventh place outcomes. Impressive enough, Westfall’s non-wing sprint and champ car results each stemmed from charges near the tail, thus the aforementioned nickname.  Press Releases 9/30

• Cory Haas)Building momentum is important, especially when preparing for one of the largest events in the sprint car racing world. For York’s Cory Haas, his mission to build momentum was accomplished during the recent weekend, scoring back-to-back top-ten performances during action at Williams Grove Speedway and Lincoln Speedway on Friday and Saturday, September 27 & 28, respectively.  Press Releases 9/30

• Brett Michalski)Hoping to create a stir during one of the biggest sprint car events on the planet, Penndel, Pennsylvania’s Brett Michalski will visit Williams Grove Speedway on Friday and Saturday, October 4 & 5, and join the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series during the annual National Open, now offering a $75,000 potential.  Press Releases 9/30

• Trevor Baker)Despite a tough outing against the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series to open his two-race weekend at Eldora Speedway, ultimately failing to transfer through the evening’s Last Chance Showdown, Shreve, Ohio’s Trevor Baker did one better on Saturday and earned an A-main starting position against Tony Stewart’s All Star Circuit of Champions.  Press Releases 9/30

• Danny Dietrich)It was another successful weekend for Danny Dietrich and Gary Kauffman Racing in Central Pennsylvania, and like many of his recent outings, the Gettysburg-native highlighted weekend action with a runner-up finish, this time at the ‘Fabulous’ Lincoln Speedway on Saturday, September 28.  Press Releases 9/30

• Brent Marks)If anything is for certain, the ‘Myerstown Missile’ Brent Marks has mastered consistency. Recent results pad the hypothesis, as the Myerstown, Pennsylvania-native has finished 11th during his last three World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series starts, most recently during Commonwealth Clash action at Lernerville Speedway on Saturday, September 28.  Press Releases 9/30

• Brock Zearfoss)Brock Zearfoss’ rookie campaign with Tony Stewart’s All Star Circuit of Champions came to a close on Saturday evening, September 28, at the legendary Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. Although just missing the top-ten in his final Series attempt, Zearfoss’ evening at The Big E was complete with success, highlighting all on-track appearances with a dominating heat race victory. The ‘Jonestown Jet’ capped the program with a 12th place finish during the evening’s 25-lap main event; there were 42 sprint cars on hand for the $5,000-to-win finale.  Press Releases 9/30

• Shane Stewart)As the season winds down, the CJB #5 team seems to be heating up if two recent showings at Jacksonville (Illi.) Speedway and Lernerville Speedway near Sarver, Pa. On Wednesday, September 25th, the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series took to the Jacksonville Speedway. Shane Stewart timed in 14th, finished 2nd in his heat race, 3rd in the dash and 5th in the feature. Press Releases 9/30

• Sprint Car Bandits)It was absolutely awesome to see Channin Tankersley start 5th in the feature event, track down the leader mid-race, make a pass for the lead in lapped traffic and go on to a win by a commanding distance this past Saturday night in the ‘Fall Shootout 25’ 360C.I. Sprint Car Bandits (SCB) feature event at 82 Speedway. Press Releases 9/30

• Tanner Carrick)In what has been a very well talked about Midget race at Eldora Speedway last Saturday night, Tanner Carrick turned in a stout performance that saw him flirt with victory before settling for a career best Eldora Speedway finish which was a hard fought second place. Press Releases 9/30

• Kyle Hirst)Kyle Hirst and C&M Motorsports teamed up for Silver Dollar Speedway’s Fall Nationals over the weekend, and after a hard charge on Friday night that saw KH come from the ‘B’ to finish 14th in the ‘A’, a wreck on the 26th lap took the team out of contention for another Fall Nationals crown. Press Releases 9/30

• Andy Forsberg)With the Fall Nationals bringing the close to the 2019 season at Silver Dollar Speedway, Andy Forsberg capped his year at the facility with a fourth place finish on Friday night before charging to a ninth place finish during Saturday’s finale. Press Releases 9/30

• Willie Croft)Paying homage to the late Stephen Allard over the weekend in Chico, CA during the Fall Nationals, Willie Croft had a strong weekend that saw him land on the podium Friday night before a hard charge effort Saturday culminated with a seventh place finish. Press Releases 9/30

• Justyn Cox)One week removed from winning the opener at the Nor*Cal Posse Shootout with Moxie Motorsports, Justyn Cox was in action with Rutz Racing this past Friday and Saturday in Chico, CA and picked up another exciting Friday night win that saw him past Shane Golobic coming to the checkered flag. Press Releases 9/30

• Ian Madsen)Quickly putting a tumultuous Friday night at Eldora Speedway behind them, Ian Madsen and KCP Racing put together a very strong Saturday night at Lernerville Speedway that saw them take home a fourth place finish at the Commonwealth Clash. Press Releases 9/30

• Rico Abreu)After a month of action on the West Coast, St. Helena, California’s Rico Abreu made his return to the eastern time zone during the recent weekend, this time joining the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series, as well as the All Star Circuit of Champions, during the two-day 4-Crown Nationals at Eldora Speedway on Friday and Saturday, September 27 & 28. Press Releases 9/30

• Donny Schatz)Donny Schatz’ recent three-race stretch was packed with frustration, ultimately forced to settle with a 17th place finish during Eldora Speedway’s 4-Crown Nationals opener on Friday, September 27, followed by a tough-to-swallow ‘DNF’ result due to mechanical woes at Lernerville Speedway on Saturday, September 28. Unfortunately, the pair of unexpected outcomes cost the Fargo, North Dakota-native the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series championship points lead, now 40 markers behind the Kasey Kahne Racing entry driven by Brad Sweet.Press Releases 9/30

• Jackson Motorplex MN)Parity was the theme at Jackson Motorplex this season as 35 different drivers scored at least one feature victory during 44 A Mains. Lee Grosz, Brandon Halverson and Elliot Amdahl each produced three triumphs to be tied atop the win's list at the dirt track. AGCO Jackson Nationals winner Brad Sweet, Bill Johnson and Mike Mueller were the only other multiple-race winners this season as those three drivers picked up a pair of victories.

• USAC)This Saturday's 63rd appearance by the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship at Indiana's Lawrenceburg Speedway brings to us the 10th running of the Fall Nationals under USAC sanction on October 5. USAC 9/30

• Brian Brown)Brian Brown highlighted his weekend by earning his second top five and fourth top 10 in as many starts at Williams Grove Speedway this season during a tune-up last Friday for the Champion Racing Oil National Open. Sept. 27 - Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, Pa. - Qualifying: 5; Heat race: 2 (2); Dash: 4 (4); Feature: 4 (4). Press Releases 9/30

• Kerry Madsen)Kerry Madsen produced his fourth top five of the season with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series last Friday during the BeFour the Crowns Showdown hosted by Eldora Speedway. The Big Game Motorsports driver kicked off the marquee event at the oval near Rossburg, Ohio, by qualifying second quickest in his group following a lengthy rain delay. Press Releases 9/30

• Trey Starks)Trey Starks returns to Central Pennsylvania this weekend to tackle the Champion Racing Oil National Open.
  The Gobrecht Motorsports driver will invade Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg on Friday and Saturday for the marquee World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series event. Press Releases 9/30

• Alex Hill)Following a rare off-weekend on her racing schedule, Alex Hill is looking forward to returning to the track this weekend. Heightening her excitement will be competition in one of the major events on her schedule - the 32nd annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires. I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark., hosts the ASCS Mid-South Region event this Friday and Saturday. Press Releases 9/30

• Kaleb Johnson)A challenging season didn't keep Kaleb Johnson from showing improvement and establishing new standards in his racing career. "Our season didn't go as well as we hoped," said Johnson, who battled mechanical problems throughout the year in both his 305ci and 360ci sprint cars. "But that stuff happens. We had some good moments along with a few bad ones. But bad moments only make our team stronger. I'm proud of how we were able to overcome a lot of adversity. It makes me look forward to next year." Press Releases 9/30

• Carolina Sprints)The sophomore season for the revamped TriboDyn Lubricants Carolina Sprint Tour was a stellar one. Jake Karklin captured the crown for the RaceSaver 305ci winged sprint car series after being the most consistent driver throughout the season. He led nearly the entire season and scored the most podium finishes with eight during the 11-race season. Karklin added two other top-six results before recording his worst finish of the season - 10th - during the season finale. Press Releases 9/30

• Racin Boys)This weekend marks the final broadcasts of PRIME TIME Live Coast to Coast brought to you by McCarthy Auto Group this season. RacinBoys produces the free show, which airs on the RBN website, Facebook Live and YouTube TV channels, that focuses on grass-roots racing by providing instant updates and unique access, including Victory Lane interviews, correspondent connections and cut-ins to Pay-Per-View videos, from races around the country each Friday and Saturday night throughout most of the racing season. Press Releases 9/30

Sunday  September 29th

                           Gentlemen, when the enemy is committed to a mistake we must not interrupt him too soon. Horatio Nelson

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• Photos)Wayne Riegle & Mike Campbell shots from Eldora Speedway USAC/All Stars 4 Crown are in SpeedShotz 9/29

• BOSS/FAST)Kokomo Speedway IN...The rain has won tonight’s Best of Both Worlds event. 9/29

• Williams Grove Speedway PA)The 57th annual Williams Grove Speedway Champion Racing Oil National Open for the Pennsylvania Posse sprints and the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars Series is coming up in just one week, on October 4 and 5 at 7:30 pm both nights. The fall classic will take place during a two-day stand by the outlaws sprint cars stars and the winner of this years 57th annual Champion Racing Oil National Open for sprint cars on October 5 will pocket the biggest cash payday ever in the history of the oval and in the East, at $65,000. Central PA9/29

• Williams Grove Speedway PA)Sprint car fans in the East will assemble Saturday night to see the 57th running of the Williams Grove Speedway Champion Racing Oil National Open for sprint cars sanctioned by the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars Series, going 40-laps in distance and paying a gigantic $65,000 to the winner. Central PA9/29

• USAC)For Kody Swanson, 2019 was a year unlike any other. The record books will forever show the Kingsburg, Calif. driver having another dominant year with five wins in 10 races and adding an unprecedented fifth USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series title to his laundry list of accomplishments within the series. USAC 9/29

• Champion Racing Oil/RM Racing Lubricants Central PA Sprint Cars)This past weekend the 2019 Champion Racing Oil/RM Racing Lubricants Central PA Sprint Cars ran a tuneup race for this weekends World of Outlaws. Lance Dewease and the Kreitz Racing Team proved they are ready for this weekend by taking the feature event for his 9th of the year. Saturday night at Lincoln Speedway Ryan Smith in the Heffner Racing #72 won his first feature of the year in the Hank Gentzler Manufacturers race. It was the last show of 2019 at Lincoln Speedway.Champion Racing Oil/RM Racing Lubricants Central PA Sprints 9/29

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• Carolina Sprints)Nick Tucker and Jake McLain split the TriboDyn Lubricants Carolina Sprint Tour victories during the 2nd annual Robert Perry Memorial doubleheader, which was hosted by 311 Speedway this weekend. Race Results 9/29

• All Stars)Aaron Reutzel’s 2019 Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 championship campaign could not have ended more appropriately. Not only did the Clute, Texas-native cap his season with a 16th Series victory, his sixth during the month of September, but Reutzel did so during the 38th running of Eldora Speedway’s historic 4-Crown Nationals; a second consecutive victory for the Texan during Eldora’s season-ending program.

• Plymouth Dirt Track WI)On a cool and crisp early fall evening, 106 Sprint Cars packed the pit area and a large contingent of dirt-track racing enthusiasts filled the stands as four drivers secured 2019 season championship hardware in five Sprint Car divisions at the season-ending Wisconsin Sprint Car Championships at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 28. Race Results 9/29

• IRA)With Dodge County raining out on Friday night, championship weekend was cut to one night, for the Wisconsin Sprint Car Championships. The Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprints were joined by the Wisconsin wingLESS Sprints, IRA Lightning Sprints and the MSA in crowning a champion on Saturday night at the Plymouth Dirt Track. 31 winged sprint cars were joined by 30 wingLESS cars. IRA 9/29

• USAC)Entering Saturday's USAC Silver Crown season finale at Eldora Speedway, the formula was simple. A 4th place finish or better by Brady Bacon was what he needed to secure Klatt Enterprises' first series owner title. Bacon defied all notions of running "just good enough." His intentions were fully set on winning and closing the curtain on a banner year for himself and the Klatt team by capturing his second series victory of the season, and his career, leading the final 10 laps to sweep both victories on half-mile dirt tracks (Eldora and Williams Grove) on the Silver Crown schedule in 2019. USAC 9/29

• USAC)Tyler Courtney reached unprecedented territory following Saturday night's 4-Crown Nationals presented by NKT.tv USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car feature. Not even the likes of three-in-row winners Jud Larson, Bubby Jones, Jack Hewitt or Steve Butler can claim four consecutive USAC National Sprint Car victories at Eldora Speedway. USAC 9/29

• USAC)Tyler Courtney had all the right moves in Saturday night's 4-Crown Nationals presented by NKT.tv USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget feature, but when you're amidst a high-speed game of chess on the banks of Eldora Speedway, you've got to have all the right moves at just the right time. USAC 9/29

• Column)Pat & Bruce Eckel have their column from the USAC sprint car James Dean Classic from Gas City Speedway run on Thursday where Chris Windom scored his first USAC sprint car win here over Tyler Courtney and Justin Grant.A Typical Weekend 9/29

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• Photos)Jim DenHamer, Paul Arch & Julia Johnson shots from Eldora Speedway USAC/All Stars 4 Crown are in SpeedShotz 9/29

• Silver Dollar Speedway CA)360...1 #42X Tim Kaeding 2 #4SA Justin Sanders 3 #0 Bud Kaeding 4 #37 Mitchell Faccinto 5 #8R Justyn Cox 6 #75 Sean Becker 7 #29 Willie Croft 8 #14W Ryan Robinson 9 #X1 Andy Forsberg 10 #5H Michael Faccinto 11 #97 Jodie Robinson 12 #38B Blake Carrick 13 #88B Brad Biffdog Bumgarner 14 #38 Colby Johnson 15 #91J Jake Morgan 16 #7C Kyle Hirst 17 #8JR Tony Gualda 18 #2X Chase Majdic 19 #56 Cole Macedo 20 #21 Michael Ing 21 #5J Kalib Henry 22 #8 Devon Borden 23 #6W Billy Wallace 24 #63 J.J. Hickle 9/29

• USAC CRA)AMSOIL USAC/CRA & SANDS CHEVROLET USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: September 28, 2019 – Arizona Speedway – San Tan Valley, Arizona – “Hall of Fame Classic” FEATURE: (30 laps, with starting positions) 1. R.J. Johnson (8), 2. Stevie Sussex (4). 3. Austin Williams (6), 4. Damion Gardner (5), 5. Tommy Malcolm (3), 6. Zach Madrid (10), 7. Charles Davis Jr. (12), 8. Sterling Cling (9), 9. Brody Roa (1), 10. Eddie Tafoya Jr. (13)USAC 9/29

• ASCS Desert)Riding third until the final laps of the Arizona Motorsports Hall of Fame Classic at Arizona Speedway on Saturday night, a late-race tangle for the lead elevated Dennis Gile to his second career victory with San Tan Ford ASCS Desert Non-Wing Sprint Cars. ASCS9/29

• Top Gun)Volusia Speedway Park FL...1 #00 Harley Zimmerman 2 #3A Aj Maddox 3 #20K Matt Kurtz 4 #12B Bryan Eckley 5 #91 Kyle Connery 6 #4Boyd Billy Boyd 7 #19 Keith Butler 8 #9 Tim Grubaugh 9 #23D Dylan Colding 10 #13K John Kahl 11 #4S Scott Baldwin 12 #N13 Nathan Barouch 13 #11B Billy Bridges 14 #44A Mike Steinruck 15 #1 Tim George 16 #41 Luke Hill 17 #82 Garrett Green 18 #3 Louis Brashear 19 #17 D Bruce Durden 20 #0X Clint Weiss 9/29

• ASCS MidSouth)Picking up his fourth victory of the season against the Stealth Recover ASCS Mid-South Region, Derek Hagar led flag-to-flag Saturday night at Mississippi's Jackson Motor Speedway.ASCS9/29

• Lincoln Park Speedway IN)Shane Cockrum, Brent Beauchamp, Jadon Rogers, Brandon Mattox, Brady Short, Andrew Prather, Alec Sipes, Jesse VermillionJD Black, Tye Mihocko. 9/29

• Riverside Int Speedway AR)305...Paxton Gregory, Dale Howard, Tyler Whatley, Howard Moore, Kenny Coke, Eddie Gallagher, Dewayne White, Andy McElhannon, Tucker Boulton, Johnny Wright Jr. 9/29

• All Stars)Eldora Speedway OH...1 #87 Aaron Reutzel 2 #26 Cory Eliason 3 #71 Gio Scelzi 4 #67 Buddy Kofoid 5 #11 Dale Blaney 6 #W20 Greg Wilson 7 #3C Cale Conley 8 #K4 Chad Kemenah 9 #24 Rico Abreu 10 #9 James McFadden 11 #99B Brady Bacon 12 #70 Brock Zearfoss 13 #33M Mason Daniel 14 #13 Paul McMahan 15 #98H Dave Blaney 16 #12N Joey Saldana 17 #81 Lee Jacobs 18 #5T Travis Philo 19 #41S Dominic Scelzi 20 #2C Wayne Johnson 21 #49D Shawn Dancer 22 #99 Skylar Gee 23 #G1 Cale Thomas 24 #40 George Hobaugh 25 #45 Trevor Baker 9/29

• POWRi Warrior)Calhan CO...Zac Taylor, Brett Ream, Todd Plemons, Jesse Fernandez, Ryan Riggs, Dylan Riggs, Colby Pearce, Shad Petersen, Jeff Seesholtz, Matt Bolin. 9/29

• World of Outlaws)Brad Sweet has made a habit of winning big this season – most notably claiming the $175,000-to-win Kings Royal in July. However, his win Saturday night at Lernerville Speedway may prove to be his biggest victory, yet. When Sweet sped by the checkered flag he picked up his second win in-a-row at the Commonwealth Clash event, his 16th World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series win of the season, his 50th career Series win and went from a four-point lead over Donny Schatz to a 40-point lead. DIRT/World of Outlaws9/29

• Lernerville Speedway PA)305...1 #00s Randy Sterling 2 #4J Jacob Gamola 3 #80jr Kyle Colwell 4 #92 Chad Hill 5 #2 Derek Hauck 6 #88 Greg Dobrosky 7 #8 Nick Sweigart 8 #21 Rob Felix 9 #56 Steve Cousins 10 #26 Ryan Lynn 11 #31C Chase Metheny 12 #34 Adam Noland 13 #5 John Walp 14 #x7 Andy Cavanaugh 15 #154 Shamus O'Donell 16 #79W Will Fleming 17 #29B Robbie Bartchy 18 #880 Drew Ritchey 9/29

• IRA)Plymouth WI...1#5J Jeremy Schultz 2 #73 Jake Blackhurst 3 #17B Bill Balog 4 #23 Russel Borland 5 #85M Steve Meyer 6 #02 Mike Reinke 7 #4 Terry McCarl 8 #11 Danny Schlafer 9 #4K Kris Spitz 10 #14AJX Ben Schmidt 11 #14AJ Wayne Modjeski 12 #20R Rob Pribnow 13 #43 Jereme Schroeder 14 #0 John Fahl 15 #25 Al Schlafer 16 #29 Hunter Custer 17 #73AF Joey Moughan 18 #2W Scott Neitzel 19 #83 Lynton Jeffrey 20 #17A Austin McCarl 21 #12W Josh Walter 22 #14 Tony Stewart 23 #64 Scotty Thiel 24 #68 Dave Uttech 9/29

• WI WingLESS)Plymouth WI...1 #19K Derek Crane 2 #38 Allen Hafford 3 #40 Tim Cox 4 #70 Chris Klemko 5 #21Z Ryan Zielski 6 #51 Charles Spoonmore 7 #20 Natalie Klemko 8 #50 Rusty Egan 9 #61 Zach Hansen 10 #6B Vince Bartolotta 11 #0 Jordan Mattson 12 #22 Greg Alt 13 #01 Chris Dodd 14 #4 Jordan Paulsen 9/29

• Ventura Raceway CA)VRA...1 #52V Trent Williams 2 #15 Rick Hendrix 3 #71 Brent Owens 4 #66 Chris Meredith 5 #2 Wally Pankratz 6 #27 Tyler Hatzikian 7 #3G Greg Andrews 8 #17s Nick Diani 9 #5J James Herrera 9/29

• OVSCA)Atomic Speedway OH...1 #22 Cole Duncan 2 #4 Danny Smith 3 #4D Josh Davis 4 #99 Ryan Myers 5 #29 Steve Butler 6 #1B Keith Baxter 7 #83x Nate Reeser 8 #7A Dave Dickson 9 #9 Lance Webb 10 #40 Mark Imler 11 #23 Nick Patterson 9/29

• Lincoln Speedway PA)Ryan Smith had yet to find victory lane in 2019, but that changed when the Kunkletown driver earned his first career win at the Fabulous Lincoln Speedway on Saturday night. Smith held off a charging Danny Dietrich to win the 25-lap main event.Central PA  9/29

• BAPS Motor Speedway PA)Super Sportsman...1 #30 Scott Dellinger 2 #75 Kenny Edkin 3 #77 Russ Mitten 4 #360 Jay Fannasy 5 #35 John Edkin 6 #3B Mike Enders 7 #58 Paul Miller 8 #28 Billy Brian Jr 9 #1A Chase Gutshall 10 #318 Steve Fannasy 11 #71K Tyler Wolford 12 #10H Dave Hollar 13 #14 Nate Young 14 #22 Daniel John 15 #77W Tom Wyckoff 16 #5D Luke Deatrick 17 #70D Frankie Herr 18 #21R Jamie Rickert 19 #6M Craig Morrow 20 #32W Garrett Williamson 21 #2M Matt Ondek 22 #91 Lanny Hake 23 #8 Rich Eichelberger 9/29

• Carolina Sprints)311 Motor Speedway NC...1 #67 Jacob Mclain 2 #70 Nick Tucker 3 #3 Trey Burke 4 #21B Brandon McLain 5 #95 Garrett Bard 6 #86 Sean Vardell 7 #29j Jeff Oliver 8 #7 Ben McCall 9 #171 Terry Peters 10 #69k John Karklin 11 #5k Jake Karklin 12 #29 Daniel Oliver 13 #191 Frank Peters 14 #88 Mike Sellers 15 #44 Daren Bolac 16 #51 Chaz Woodward 17 #27C Craig Pellegrini 18 #22 John Frutchey 19 #36 Tim Perry 20 #58 Nathan Emig 21 #1st Steve Surniak 22 #23 Lance Moss 23 #48 Bobby Cartwright 24 #01 Rick Horn 25 #82AA George Blaney 9/29

• Eldora Speedway OH)USAC Silver Crown...1 #6 Brady Bacon 2 #9 Kevin Thomas Jr 3 #91 Justin Grant 4 #20 Kody Swanson 5 #81 Shane Cottle 6 #17 Chris Windom 7 #54 Matt Westfall 8 #10 CJ Leary 9 #39 Matt Goodnight 10 #78 Eric Gordon 11 #15 Chad Kemenah 12 #123 Jimmy Light 13 #33 Ronnie Wuerdeman 14 #7 Kyle Robbins 15 #40 David Byrne 16 #66 Bill Rose 17 #24 Mike Haggenbottom 18 #18 Travis Welpott 19 #47 Austin Mundie 20 #34 Terry Babb 21 #16 Austin Nemire 22 #31 Dave Berkheimer 23 #56 Jason McDougal 24 #97 Tyler Courtney 25 #57 Dallas Hewitt 26 #53 Steve Buckwalter 27 #43 John Heydenreich 9/29

• Eldora Speedway OH)USAC Sprints...1 #7BC Tyler Courtney 2 #5G Chris Windom 3 #4 Justin Grant 4 #19 Kevin Thomas Jr 5 #69 Brady Bacon 6 #18X Dallas Hewitt 7 #33M Matt Westfall 8 #32 Chase Stockon 9 10 #17 Nick Bilbee 11 #21P Carmen Perigo 12 #71P Jason McDougal 13 #39G Scotty Weir 14 #6 Mario Clouser 15 #6P Chris Phillips 16 #36D Dave Darland 17 #75 Dustin Clark 18 #66S Corey Smith 19 #5M Max Adams 20 #60 Kory Crabtree 21 #74X Josh Hodges 22 #19AZ CJ Leary 9/29

• Eldora Speedway OH)USAC Midgets...1 #7BC Tyler Courtney 2 #71K Tanner Carrick 3 #67 Logan Seavey 4 #97 Rico Abreu 5 #5 Kevin Thomas Jr. 6 #17BC Chris Windom 7 #4A Justin Grant 8 #39BC Zeb Wise 9 #27 Tucker Klaasmeyer 10 #19 Tanner Thorson 11 #84 Chad Boat 12 #67K Holley Hollan 13 #15 Dave Darland 14 #71 Jesse Colwell 15 #1 Karsyn Elledge 16 #47BC Andrew Layser 17 #72 Sam Johnson 18 #25 Jerry Coons Jr. 19 #76M Jason McDougal 9/29

• Murray Bridge Speedway AU)Wingless...1 #S35 Mitchell Broome 2 #S47 Anthony Tapley 3 #S27 Cory Hodgson 4 #S16 Joel Heinrich 5 #VX97 Blake Walsh 6 #V8 Boyd Harris 7 #S8 Darryl Sloan 8 #VX72 Marlin Walsh 9 #S71 Brett Ireland 10 #S53 Nicole Southby 11 #S15 Hayden Vickers 12 #S96 Tamika Pitcher 13 #V80 Reece Harris 14 #S93 Latisha Helyar 15 #S57 Patrick Monaghan 16 #VX40 Jeremy Pearson 17 #S23 Jack McCarthy 18 #S33 Brad Evans 9/29

• Toowoomba Speedway AU)1 #35 Jamie Veal 2 #NQ7 Robbie Farr 3 #A1 Andrew Scheuerle 4 #17 Luke Oldfield 5 #83 Steven Lines 6 #16 Bryan Mann 7 #23 Lachlan McHugh 8 #54 Randy Morgan 9 #22 Jock Goodyer 10 #90 Anthony Lambert 11 #88 Ryan McNamara 12 #32 Mitch Gowland 13 #69 Mick Sauer 14 #84 Steve Greer 15 #24 Jamie O'Neil 16 #78 Andrew Corbet 17 #43 Alex Orr 18 #53 Jessie Attard 19 #Q7 Aaron Kelly 20 #10 Adam Butler 9/29

• Valvoline Raceway AU)Wingless...1 #N51 Dean Thomas 2 #N41 Jason Bates 3 #N20 Troy Little 4 #N16 Ashleigh Jack 5 #N29 Michael Sammut 6 #N25 Marshall Blyton 7 #N58 Luke Sayre 8 #N99 Mitchell O'brien 9 #NX82 Nathan Dicker 10 #N5 Mark Blyton 11 #N42 Zac Pacchiarotta 12 #N97 Kyle Mock 13 #N53 Jeff Thomas 14 #N98 Leighton O'brien 15 #NX16 Andrew Sayre 16 #NX21 Kyle Ionn 17 #N2 Robert Mazzer 18 #N19 Cody Boulding 19 #N86 Nick Tatnell 20 #N14 John Mcrae 21 #NX60 Graham Flood 22 #N84 Jarrad Rust 23 #N23 Jamie Dicker 24 #N88 Dylan Williams 9/29