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Sunday  May 20th

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• Len Sammons Productions)The second annual East Coast Indoor Dirt Nationals race dates have been set for Friday, December 14th and Saturday, December 15th. The event will be returning to the CURE Insurance Arena in Trenton, N.J. where the successful race was held for the first time this past December. “The Dirt Nationals was a race that was talked about all winter,” Len Sammons, Indoor Auto Racing Series promoter said. Press Releases 5/14
• Oswego Speedway NY)The wait for Oswego Speedway’s 68th season of racing is just about over as the track’s annual open practice session slated for May 19 will get the green flag from 1-5pm this Saturday afternoon. Any and all divisions included on the speedway’s 2018 schedule are eligible to take part in the four hour long practice. Grandstand admission is free for testing while pit passes will be available for $25. Gates will open at 11:30am. Press Releases 5/14
• World of Outlaws)It is with great excitement that the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series and Brad Sweet announce that the rescheduled Placerville Showdown on September 12, 2018 will now become the biggest 410 Sprint Car race in the state of California. With the new purse comes a new name; the 49er Gold Rush Classic presented by Riebes/NAPA AUTO PARTS will now go 49 laps in distance, paying an astounding $20,000 to the winner with $1,000 just to take the green.DIRT/World of Outlaws 5/14
• USAC Silver Crown)Dave Steele made most any pavement track his personal playground during the 1990s and 2000s. Yet, no track was more closely associated with the "Man of Steele" than Indianapolis Raceway Park (now known as Lucas Oil Raceway). It is fitting now that the May 25 "Carb Night Classic" featuring the USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series will be named after the two-time Silver Crown champion who passed away in a racing crash in 2017. USAC 5/14
• Sammy Swindell)Sammy Swindell had quite an eventful day last Saturday when he and car owner A.G. Rains tackled a Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour presented by SawBlade.com event at I-30 Speedway. "I didn't even know if we'd get there," he said. "Right after we got into Arkansas the interstate stopped. We got stuck there for probably an hour and a half. We had to make a big detour and then about three quarters of the way there you had to go over a railroad track. Press Releases 5/14
• Kerry Madsen)Big Game Motorsports posted a trio of top-10 finishes last weekend with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series. The Muddy sponsored team ventured east after rain hampered plans in the Midwest. The action began on Friday at Eldora Speedway near Rossburg, Ohio, where driver Kerry Madsen overcame a 21st-place qualifying result by charging from sixth to second place in a heat race. That earned a spot into the dash, in which a fourth-place result started Madsen on the outside of the second row for the A Main.Press Releases 5/14
• Jackson Motorplex MN)Jackson Motorplex will turn the race lights on this Friday night for the first time in 2018 when the recently reconfigured 4/10-mile track showcases the Great Lakes Shootout presented by Tweeter Contracting and Harvey's Five Star Roofing. Outlaw Sprints Fueled by Casey's General Stores, Heartland Steel RaceSaver sprint cars presented by Wyffels Hybrids and NSL non-wing sprint cars presented by HitchDoc are the featured classes with a stout payday up for grabs in all three divisions.Press Releases 5/14
• Racin Boys)Races in Oklahoma and Washington will be featured with live audio this Saturday on the RacinBoys Broadcasting Network. The ASCS Red River Region event at Lawton Speedway in Lawton, Okla., and the Northwest Focus Midget Series race at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Wash., are the next two broadcasts on the RacinBoys website, where premium members are given access to listen to the races for free. Press Releases 5/14
• Mason Moore)Returning to the seat of the family owned Mason Moore Racing No. 22 entry on Friday night in Chico, CA, Mason Moore would leave his night pleased as he finished fourth in the feature event. “It was a pretty good night, and we came away with another Top-Five finish,” Mason Moore said. “We have really been going well in Chico as of late in both cars and it makes it a lot of fun.” Press Releases 5/14
• Deerfield Speedway OH)The spring has been a wet one in Northeast Ohio! After seeing several weeks of race and practice cancellations, Deerfield Speedway was finally able to get some laps on the quarter-mile banked oval for practice night Friday, May 11th. With heavy rains just to the north of the speedway, it was very possible that the threat of bad weather would keep racers away from the test and tune session Press Releases 5/14
• Robert Ballou)Robert Ballou traveled to the famed Eldora Speedway on Friday and Saturday night with the USAC National Sprint Car Series and ran well as he finished second on Friday night and fifth during Saturday’s finale. “We had some long nights putting a new car together for this weekend and it seemed to pay off in our first two nights with it,” Robert Ballou said. “We have made some leaps and bounds the last couple of weeks and I think we will continue to get better.” Press Releases 5/14
• KSE Racing Products)A busy weekend in the United States was highlighted by a plethora of wins with KSE Racing Products lead by none other than Donny Schatz sweeping at Eldora. A monster weekend dubbed as #LetsRaceTwo saw the stars and cars of both the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series and the USAC National Sprint Car Series take to the hallowed grounds of Eldora Speedway for two nights of action. Press Releases 5/14
• Shane Stewart)Kyle Larson Racing wrapped up a three-race weekend Sunday night. The World of Outlaws competed at the historic Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio Friday and Saturday for #LetsRaceTwo, followed up by the rain-postponed event at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Ind. Press Releases 5/14
• Ocean Speedway CA)Friday night in Watsonville, CA, Bud Kaeding would grab the race lead on the sixth circuit and never look back as he went on to record his second Ocean Sprints pres. by Taco Bravo win of the season which marked his 14th career triumph at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds facility. Press Releases 5/14
• Justin Miller)Justin Miller had a great opening night at the Plymouth Dirt Track. The Arbor Green Contractors, Hopf Farms, Kristine Hartmann-Pleasant View Realty, Curve Inn, KenJay Fiedler Excavating, Treasures by Tiffany, Meyer Motors, BMG Designs, Hillside Fabricating, The Hub Studio Cafe, D & J Mechanical-Electrical Division, Glacier Transit and Storage, Richard Wirtz Attorney at Law, CJ Salon, MC’s Pub & Grill, Bane Nelson, Custom Craft Trophy, L’BRI PURE n’ NATURAL-Camisha Miller and R&H Enterprises, Maxim Chassis powered by Tiry Engines 360, Afco Shocks and American Racer Tires, Miller Family Motorsports (MFM) #15M captured his first top 5 finish of the year by finishing 3rd in that night’s’ main event. Press Releases 5/14
• Column)Danny Burton has Lawrenceburg IN notes Hoosier Race Report 5/14
• Creek County Speedway OK)Creek County Speedway is under new management. Starting with this Friday's American Sprint Car Series Red River Region special, the track will be managed by the Hahn family for the first time in nearly 17 years. Creek County Speedway had been leased and managed by Steve Gran for the past five years. A long-time friend of the Hahn family, Steve had been in talks with Creek County Speedway owner, Emmett Hahn, about stepping down for some time.Press Releases 5/14

• Photos)Shots from Lernerville Speedway PA by Rick Rarer, Jacksonville IL POWRi by Mark Funderburk & Williams Grove PA 410/358 by Steve Koletar are in SpeedShotz5/12
• Column)Kevin Oldham has his new edition of KO’s Indiana Bullring Scene covering the first weekend of May, which consisted of MSCS action at Gas City and the King of Kokomo. KO's Indiana Bullring Scene5/13
• Champion Racing Oil/Stirling Lubricants Central PA Sprint Cars)The 2018 Champion Racing Oil/Stirling Lubricants Central PA Sprint Cars had their tune up at Williams Grove Speedway Friday night for this weekends World of Outlaws visit. Lance Dewease showed everyone he and the Kreitz Racing 69k team are ready by taking his 4th win of the year. The Saturday shows at Lincoln and Port Royal Speedway and the Sunday show at BAPS Motor Speedway were all rained out. It was the 3rd rain out in a row at Lincoln Speedway.Champion Racing Oil/Stirling Lubricants Central PA Sprints 5/13
• Plymouth Dirt Track WI)Excessive rain and wet grounds forced the cancellation of the Plymouth Dirt Track Racing program on Saturday, May 12 at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth. This Saturday, May 19 will mark the return of the All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Car series to the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds for the first time since 1995 in a co-sanctioned event with the Interstate Racing Association Sprint Car Series. Press Releases 5/13
• USCS)The United Sprint Car Series Outlaw Thunder Tour presented by K&N Filters invades Flomaton Speedway in Flomaton, Alabama for the USCS Hurricane Hustle II sprint car speed spectacular this coming Friday night (May 18th) . The event is headlined by the USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour presented by K&N Filters winged sprint cars and the www.RockAuto.com USCS 600 Sprint Car Series winged outlaw mini sprints in a USCS double-header event on Friday, My 18th. The event is literally a "Smorgasbord of Speed" featuring a full night of high speed action at South Alabama’s favorite ¼ mile Bullring. Race teams and race fans will be treated to a full menu of early season speed contests with racing in six of the area's most popular racing divisions for just one ticket price. USCS 5/13
• Brian Brown)Brian Brown posted his second straight feature triumph at Knoxville Raceway on Saturday when he capped a productive weekend by visiting Victory Lane. "We've always had a lot of confidence that we had fast race cars, but we were missing the luck," he said. "Now it seems like we're getting a little luck and more momentum. Any time you can combine those you can overcome anything." Press Releases 5/13
• Sharon Speedway OH)Saturday started off with sunshine and temps in the low 70s at Sharon Speedway. With a decreasing chance of rain, dry evening forecast, and storms staying north, management decided to go on with the show. Rain though formed south of the front mid-afternoon and took a direction path toward Sharon. With teams traveling from all over, management tried to wait out the showers, but after two hours of steady light rain and more rain forming in western Ohio the decision was made to cancel the Menards "Super Series" event featuring the inaugural appearance by the FAST "410" Sprint Car Series. Press Releases 5/13
• Port Royal Speedway PA)The two-day May 26 and 27 Packer’s Concessions Bob Weikert Memorial weekend at Port Royal Speedway will be packed with action for fans, both on the track and off. Of course everyone will be at Port Royal Speedway to see two huge nights of 410 sprint and super late model racing action with over $100,000 in purse money up for grabs by the drivers over the course of the weekend. Central PA 5/13
• Port Royal Speedway PA)The upcoming Packer’s Concessions Bob Weikert Memorial Weekend at Port Royal Speedway on May 26 and 27 will offer sprint car drivers and late model drivers over $100,000 in purse money during the course of the huge two-night event. The Northeast Ultimate Super Late Model Series will sanction both nights of super late model action at the track. Central PA 5/13
• Williams Grove Speedway PA)Williams Grove Speedway will host the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars on two nights, coming up this Friday and Saturday, May 18 and 19 at 7:30 pm. The two-day outlaws stand at Williams Grove will be the circuit’s first appearances of the season at the track. Friday’s racing will feature the World of Outlaws Sprint Car stars in a full program including a 25-lap main paying $8,000 to win. Central PA 5/13

• World of Outlaws)Haubstadt IN...1 #5 David Gravel 2 #20N Hunter Schuerenberg 3 #57 Kyle Larson 4 #26 Joey Saldana 5 #15 Donny Schatz 6 #49 Brad Sweet 7 #24 Rico Abreu 8 #4 Parker Price-Miller 9 #21 Carson Short 10 #2M Kerry Madsen 11 #13X Paul McMahan 12 #19 Brent Marks 13 #18 Ian Madsen 14 #9 Daryn Pittman 15 #11K Kraig Kinser 16 #2 Shane Stewart 17 #1S Logan Schuchart 18 #41 Jason Johnson 19 #17 Sheldon Haudenschild 20 #5X Justin Peck 21 #99 Brady Bacon 22 #1A Jacob Allen 23 #63 Kevin Thomas Jr 24 #87 Aaron Reutzel 5/13
• VSS)On the first hot weekend of the year Jerald Harris first won his heat race then went on to take the feature to show how hot he is. Heat races were first up with Mike Leraas and Jerald Harris taking wins. The feature was paced by Bill Rice and Chris Ware with green out they stayed side by side for the first three laps. Jerald and Tony Harris along with Mike Leraas were all trying to find a way by the front two when Jerald made the first move and got by Chris Ware for second.Race Results 5/13
• Clinton County Motor Speedway PA)Laurel Highland sprint series 1) 6 Brad Mellott 2) 67 Ken Duke 3) 19 Tylor Cochran 4) 0Kyle Ganoe 5)78S Dakota Schweikart 6)107 Colton Hoover 7)78 Dale Schweikart 8)99 Ray Sheetz 9)86 Ron Aurand 10) 33 Scott Lutz 11)R6 Reed Thompson 12)54 Ryan Lynn 13)3G Jeff Weaver 14)6 Tyler Denichick 15)72 Dave Guss Jr. 16) 11 Bob Garvey 17)00 Randy Sterling 18)7J Jim Wagner 19)12H Eric Husick 20)5 John Walp DNS 7 Jim Kennedy 5/13
• Lawrenceburg Speedway IN)Rushville, Indiana’s Garrett Abrams picked up his first career Kelsey Chevrolet Sprint Car Feature win at The Lawrenceburg Speedway Saturday night. Abrams has been close in the past, but never could break down the door to victory lane.Race Results 5/13
• OCRS)When it comes to racing at Oklahoma Sports Park, the Sellers family seem to have a lock on winning at the 4/10th-mile oval. In 2017, Shane Sellers won two out of three Ameri-Flex / OCRS shows held there including the Harold Leep Jr. Memorial while father Robert Sellers won the Oklahoma State Championship race in October. Robert also won the OSC event in 2016. OCRS 5/13

• Wayne County Speedway OH)The 25 lap Ohio Valley Sprint Car Association feature would go green for just seconds as outside pole sitter Stuart Brubaker tagged the wall going into turn one to quickly end his night. That would move Danny Mumaw to the front row and the winner last week at WCS and the OVSCA winner the night before, took advantage of that and grabbed the lead with fifth starting Lee Jacobs putting the early pressure on. Race Results 5/13
• Sprint Car Bandits)Here are quick results, pics and some notes. Official results and points will be posted in the days to come - AND DON'T MISS the next Sprint Car Bandits event, which is a doubleheader, coming to 81 Speedway in Wichita, KS on May 26th-27th (Sat/Sun of Memorial Day) - complete details are posted at SprintCarBandits.com Race Results 5/13
• SSSS)Ray Bragg II won the Southern Sprintcar Shootout Series feature race at 4-17 Southern Speedway in Punta Gorda FL on Saturday. 5/13
• SCCT)The feature rained out at Fernley NV. 5/13

• POWRi West)Springfield, Missouri’s Kory Schudy padded his Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget League presented by Executive Concrete NWA points lead by racing to victory lane in Saturday night’s 25-lap feature atop the 1/8-mile Port City Raceway. Race Results 5/13
• Marysville Raceway CA)360 sprints...1 #13 Rowdy McClenon 2 #7K Kenny Allen 3 #21H Jeremy Hawes 4 #16X Andy Gregg 5 #49 Mike Monahan 6 #71JR Alec Justeson 7 #15 Pat Harvey Jr. 8 #54 Kyle Standley 9 #2 Wyatt Brown 10 #5 Kenny Wanderstadt 11 #16 Jimmy Steward 12 #28 Bruce Morrow 13 #14 Wayne Rowett 14 #57B Bobby Butler 15 #6W Billy Wallace 16 #35 Mike Ballantine 17 #415 R.C. Smith 18 #97 Kevin Dozier 19 #3F William Fielding 5/13
• Keller Auto Speedway CA)Racesaver...1 #15 Blake Robertson 2 #2 Brooklyn Holland 3 #67G Grant Duinkerken 4 #67D Steven Tiner 5 #7Z Zane Blanchard 6 #75 Brendan Warmerdam 7 #23T George Tristao 8 #86 Chris Ennis 9 #35 Albert Pombo 10 #53 Michael Pombo 11 #67 Vaughn Schott 12 #38 Kyle Rasmussen 13 #95 Eric Correia 14 #11 Blaine Fagundes 15 #9S Rick Bray 16 #18 Lance Jackson 17 #31H Phil Heynen 18 #45 Monty Ferriera 19 #12 Jacob Pacheco 20 #10F Jared Faria 21 #41A Jake Baines 22 #4X Richard Weddle 5/13
• Petaluma Speedway CA)360 sprints...1 #101 Klint Simpson 2 #7h Jake Haulot 3 #27 Brett Rollag 4 #73c Cody Fendley 5 #52 David Lindt II 6 #12j John Clark 7 #11k Kenny Drew 8 #88 Bret Barney 9 #25b Chet Wilson 10 #32 Norm Johns 11 #27t Jason Toft 12 #1s Nathan Schank 13 #9n Nicholas Ringo 14 #3a Ricky Brophy 5/13
• OCRS)Oklahoma Sports Park...#4 Shane Sellers #8 Alex Sewell #50Z Zach Chappell #2 Mickey Walker #20S Sheldon Barksdale #94L Layne Himebaugh #55 Johnny Kent #31 Casey Wills #22T Frank Taft #76S Shayla Waddell 5/13
• ASCS Lucas Oil)Scoring his first victory of the 2018 season with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by Sawblade.com, Sam Hafertepe, Jr. had to hold off Sammy Swindell to get the job done at I-30 Speedway this past Saturday night. Entering Saturday fourth in tour standings, Sam leaves I-30 Speedway tied with Seth Bergman for the National Tour point's lead with the nod to Bergman who has a pair of wins on the season. ASCS 5/13
• USAC WC)Richar Vander Weerd of Visalia, Calif. led the final 23 laps to win Saturday night's 30-lap USAC West Coast Sprint Car race at Keller Auto Speedway at Kings Fairgrounds. Fast qualifier Jace Vander Weerd was second ahead of Tristan Guardino, who led the first seven laps. Series point leader Austin Liggett was fourth and Ryan Timmons was fifth.USAC  5/13
• Grays Harbor Raceway WA)#3 JJ Hickle #91 Chase Goetz # 8B Devon Borden #0J Jay Cole #17 Cam Smith #24 Tyler Anderson #8x John Stuart #33S Lance Sargent #15 Jeff Dunlap #33 Colton Heath 5/13
• ASCS SW)Delivering car owner Bob Ream, Jr. another win, and providing another new name to the list of ASCS Southwest winner, California's Geoff Ensign parked in Victory Lane at Central Arizona Speedway on Saturday night.ASCS 5/13
• Eagle Raceway NE)IMCA...#12 Tyler Drueke #91 Adam Gullion #51 Mike Boston #5x Jason Martin #20P Shon Pointer #14 Joey Danley #35 Trevor Grossenbacher #5 Stuart Snyder #53 Jack Dover #100 Clint Benson 5/13

• POWRi)Macon IL....Lucas Oil POWRi National Midget Series: 1. Logan Seavey (Sutter, CA), 2. Ryan Robinson (Forest Hill, CA), 3. Jake Neuman (New Berlin), 4. Karter Sarff (Mason City), 5. Daniel Robinson (Wayne City), 6. Tucker Klaasmeyer (Paola, KS), 7. Blake Carrick (Lincoln, CA), 8. Kyle Schuett (Philo), 9. Tanner Carrick (Lincoln, CA), 10. Presley Truedson (Kennedy, MN)5/12
• Lake Ozark Speedway MO)Ayrton Gennetten, Taylor Walton, Randy Martin, Bryan Grimes, Mason Daniel, Tyler Blank, Miles Paulus, Curtis Evans, Austin Alumbaugh, Adam Jones, Todd McVay, Harold Pohren, Ben Brown, Clint Todd, Evan Martin, Lane Stone. 5/12
• Knoxville Raceway IA)Brian Brown led from start to finish to claim his 39th career feature and second in a row here at the Knoxville Raceway Saturday. The win was worth $4,000 to the Grain Valley, Missouri driver. McKenna Haase shattered the 18-lap record in the 360 feature and became the first female to win a 360 sprint car feature at Knoxville. Eric Bridger used lapped traffic to take a late lead and win his second 305 main event in a row. BillW's Knoxville News5/12
• POWRi WAR)Fayetteville Speedway IL Mario Clouser, Thomas Meseraull, Landon Simon, Korey Weyant, Colten Cottle, Katylynn Leer, Terry Baab, Slater Helt, Anthony Nicholson, James Lyerla. 5/12
• MOWA)Haubstadt IN...Mike Terry Jr, Chase Briscoe, Justin Peck, Hunter Schuerenberg, Carson Short, Max McGhee, Kody Kinser, Critter Malone, Jim Moughan, Jeff Swindell. 5/12
• Atomic Speedway OH)Brandon Wimmer won the BOSS winged sprint car feature. Brandon Wimmer, Bryan Knuckles, Ronnie Blair, Cale Thomas, Danny Smith, Nate Dussel, Brandon Conkel, Eddie Sloan, Bob Tucker, Cale Stinson.  5/12
• World of Outlaws)The man is on a roll. Donny Schatz completed the weekend sweep of the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series portion of Let’s Race Two at Eldora Speedway holding off Logan Schuchart for the second consecutive night. It was Schatz’ eighth win of the 2018 season and fourth in his last five starts as he continues to extend his lead atop the Series Point Standings in search of his 10th Outlaw Championship.DIRT/World of Outlaws 5/12
• USAC)Sam Hatfield of Mooresville, N.C. passed Jake Trainor on lap 31 and led the final five laps to win Saturday night's USAC Eastern Speed2 Midget race at Shenandoah Speedway. Trainor finished second ahead of series point leader Jessica Bean, Neal Allison and Nolan Allison. USAC 5/12
• USAC)For Chris Windom, this is supposed to be his big May. The reigning USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car champ has a jampacked schedule of short track races across the Midwest to compete in and is on the verge of his first start at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. If Saturday night's #LetsRaceTwo at Eldora Speedway was any indication of how this May will play out for the Canton, Ill. native, this month will truly be one to remember. USAC 5/12
• Wayne County Speedway OH)9th starting DJ Foos passes Danny Mumaw on lap 23 & drives away to win the $3000 OVSCA Sprints. Mumaw holds off Lee Jacobs for 2nd.
• Column)Danny Burton has Bloomington Speedway notes Hoosier Race Report5/12

• USAC)Rain has forced cancellation of Saturday night's USAC Midwest Thunder Speed2 Midget race at Montpelier Motor Speedway. The series continues May 18 at Gas City (Ind.) I-69 Speedway. 5/12
• Sharon Speedway OH)FAST was rained out Saturday 5/12
• Lincoln Speedway PA)Races were rained out Saturday. 5/12

• Photos)Shots from Lernerville Speedway PA by Rick Rarer, Jacksonville IL POWRi by Mark Funderburk & Williams Grove PA 410/358 by Steve Koletar are in SpeedShotz5/12
• USAC)Danny Smith of Sand Springs, Okla. led the final 20 laps to win Friday night's 25-lap USAC Wingless Sprints Oklahoma Ladies Nigh "Mothers Day" feature at Red Dirt Raceway. He passed Michael Tyre II on the sixth lap and led the rest of the way to beat Tyre, Cameron Hagin, Steven Shebester and Tim Kent. Smith now leads the series standings going into a May 18 race at Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa. USAC 5/12
• USAC)Brady Bacon is a renaissance man of sorts. Wing or wingless, running the top or the bottom, the Broken Arrow, Okla. native seems to adapt to a multitude of situations on any given racetrack. Under the Friday night lights of Eldora Speedway's #LetsRaceTwo, Bacon was thrust into performing all those roles within a single performance as the lone wheelman pulling double-duty with both the USAC AMSOIL National and World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Cars. USAC 5/12
• Attica Raceway Park OH)Lindsey, Ohio's Steve Rando survived a late race caution, leading all 25 laps of the Fremont Fence 305 Sprint feature for his fifth career Attica win. Race Results 5/12
• Accord Speedway NY)WRWD Radio NEWS Sprint Cars: Bob Tersillo, Eric Jennings, Mick D'Agostino, Jordan Lawrence, Don Smith Jr, Dan Malley, Mark Conolly, Rcih Mellor, Andrew Davis 5/12
• US 36 Raceway MO)IMCA Wing Sprints: 1. 1R Matt Richards (Heat Race Winner) 2. 12T Tyler Drueke (Heat Race Winner) 3. 4L Mike Houseman Jr 4. 7 Toby Chapman 5. 292 Chad Jarrett 6. 68+1 Blain Petersen 7. 0 Chase Weiler 8. 3JT Joel Thorpe 9. 14J Mike Johnson 10. 1M Mark Burch 11. 11 Frank Rodgers 12. 80X CJ Houseman 5/12
• POWRi)Ryan Robinson of Foresthill, California was deemed the winner of the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League feature event at Jacksonville Speedway after fellow Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports teammate Tucker Klaasmeyer was penalized for jumping out of line on a late race restart. Jacksonville was night one of the two day Midwest Season Opener weekend. Saturday's show is at Macon Speedway. Race Results 5/12

• 34 Raceway IA)Races are cancelled tonight 5/12
• ESS)In a major sponsorship announcement, Mach 1 Chassis from Mechanicsburg, Pa. has come aboard as the title sponsor for each A-Main in 2018 for the 35th Anniversary Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints (ESS). Each full point A-Main will now pay at least $300 to take the green. Press Releases 5/12
• Sprint Car Bandits)The newly renovated Grayson County Speedway (GCS) near Bells, Texas (approximately 35 miles NE of McKinney) is a racy ¼ mile bullring, as evidenced by the exciting Sprint Car Bandits series event held there last September. 30-second 2017 SCB rewind: Michael Day would chip away at the feature lead held by Zane Lawrence, and the two would race side-by-side within the tight confines of GCS, with Day squeaking by for the well-deserved feature win that left the GCS fans cheering throughout the victory lane celebration. Press Releases 5/12
• NARC Newsline)The King of the West-NARC sprint cars made their one and only appearance this season at Silver Dollar Speedway for the popular Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial race on May 5th. For those of you not familiar with the Northern Auto Racing club history books, there was a time about 20-years when the NARC & Golden State sprint cars would invade the high-banks in Chico 14 times a year. How times have changed! Of course the schedule at that time featured an almost overwhelming 40-races a year. King of the West/NARC 5/12
• Port Royal Speedway PA)Due to rain and the forecast for afternoon storms, Port Royal Speedway has cancelled for Saturday, May 12th. We will be back on Saturday, May 26th and Sunday, May 27th for the two-day Weikert Memorial for the 410 Sprint Cars and the Northeast Ultimate Late Model Series. 5/12
• BAPS Motor Speedway PA)Weather wins & postpones entire race weekend! Kevin Gobrecht Classic moved to Thursday June 7th. 5/12
• SOD)Sprints On Dirt rained out at Butler Speedway MI tonight, rescheduled for Saturday, May 19. 5/12
• Selinsgrove Speedway PA)TONIGHT's racing program has been cancelled due to the inclement weather. We'll be back next Saturday, May 19, with 360 sprints, the Moon Shine Camo Route 35 Super Late Model Series, pro stocks, and roadrunners. It will also be Camera & Autograph Night! See you next week! 5/12
• Patriot Sprints)Unfortunately due to lingering showers and cold temperatures, tonight's event at Woodhull Raceway NY has been cancelled. Tonight's program has been rescheduled to Saturday, June 23rd. 5/12
• Wilmot Raceway WI)WI WingLESS Rained out tonight. 5/12
• Badger)Officials from the Plymouth Dirt Track WI have cancelled tonight's program due to the inclement weather. 5/12
• New Egypt Speedway NJ)Due to the impending severe weather forecast we have cancelled tonight's events. We will be back in action next Saturday night with Modifieds, Larry's Hot Rods & Harley's Northeast Wingless Sprints...5/12

• POWRi)Midgets...Jacksonville IL...Ryan Robinson, Tucker Klaasmeyer, Logan Seavey, Jason McDougal, Joe B Miller, Holly Shelton, Andrew Felker, Jake Neuman, Tanner Carrick, Brayton Lynch. 5/12
• Ocean Speedway CA)Ocean Sprints...#0 Bud Kaeding #21X Cole Macedo #17 Justin Sanders #2K Kyle Offill #2 Brad Furr #88 Koen Shaw #28 Nathan Rolfe #72W Kurt Nelson #8 Jeremy Chisum #55 Danny Malfatti #25Z Jason Chisum #07 Richard Fajardo #72JR Ryon Nelson #10 Mathew Moles #33 Tucker Worth 16 #F88 Kyler Shaw 5/12
• Attica Raceway Park OH)305 sprints...#19R Steve Rando #26 Jamie Miller #1W Paul Weaver #8 Bobby Clark #12 Kyle Capodice #7M Brandon Moore #21 Dustin Stroup #2F Matt Foos #97 Kyle Peters #25 Jason Keckler #73 Joe Armbruster #47 Matt Lucius #11G Luke Griffith #09 Justin Adams #Z10 Kevin Mingus #77I John Ivy #67M Matt Ferrell #75 Jerry Dahms #36 Seth Schneider #4* Tyler Street #9R Dustin Rall 5/12
• River Cities Speedway ND)NOSA...#13 Mark Dobmeier #21K Thomas Kennedy #27 Chris Ranten #2A Austin Pierce #9N Wade Nygaard #26 Blake Egeland #20A Jordan Adams #8H Jade Hastings #13T Ty Hanten #14 Tom Egeland #55 Nick Ranten #0 Nick Omdahl #10TRB Bob Martin #22 Tanner Wisk #31 Shane Roemeling #12 Brayden Pengilly #11M Brendan Mullen #6 Zach Wilde #4M Cale Mack 5/12

• Gas City I-69 Speedway IN)1.) Clinton Boyles 2.) Shane Cottle 3.) Jarett Andretti 4.) Thomas Meseraull 5.) Travis Hery. 5/11
• Trail Way Speedway PA)358 sprints...#77 David Holbrook #99 Joe Trone Jr. #12 Mike Bittinger #66A Cody Fletcher #77K Steven Kisamore #511 John Sharpe #51 Austen Treuchet #11 Greg Plank #10T Brody Treaster #13A Trevin Caruccio #44 Dylan Norris 5/11
• World of Outlaws)Donny Schatz inherited the lead on Lap 14 and held off a late race charge from Logan Schuchart to claim the victory on the opening night of the Let’s Race Two weekend at Eldora Speedway. It was Schatz’ 7th win of the 2018, extending his point lead atop the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series Point Standings. Schuchart finished second with Brad Sweet finishing third. DIRT/World of Outlaws5/11
• URC)Bedford Speedway PA...1 #M1 Mark Smith 2 #29 Jason Shultz 3 #35 Chad Layton 4 #5G Curt Michael 5 #119 Chandler Leiby 6 #77 Derek Locke 7 #14 Coleman Gulick 8 #47 Adam Carberry 9 #63 Josh Weller 10 #22 Troy Betts 11 #4 Jimmy Stitzel 12 #11 Ryan Stillwagon 13 #67C Jason Cherry 14 #42E Eddie Strada 15 #5Q Ryan Quackenbush 16 #28 Keith Prutzman 17 #19W Kyle Moody 18 #71 Chris Allen Jr 19 #22G Bryn Gohn 20 #5 Justin Barger 5/11
• Lernerville Speedway PA)#7C Cale Conley #98 Carl Bowser #13 Brandon Matus #40 George Hobaugh #2 A.J. Flick #35 Jared Zimbardi #51 Johnny Garvin #22 Brandon Spithaler #46 Michael Bauer #98T Joe Trenca #76 Davey Jones #23 Darren Pifer #56 Ralph Spithaler #C1 Clay Riney #4N Jimmy Morris #33 Brent Matus #4K Bill Kiley #23J Jack Sodeman Jr #55 Gary Kriess Jr #7K Dan Shetler 5/11
• Williams Grove Speedway PA)Lance Dewease of Fayetteville rocketed to his 89th career Williams Grove Speedway sprint car win on Friday night, worth $4,000 in what was a tune up for the regulars as they prepare for next week’s invasion by the World of Outlaws. The victory put Dewease just one back of tying Fred Rahmer for the most sprint car wins in history at the oval. Steve Buckwalter and Dewease earned the pole for the 25-lap main event and Buckwalter beat Dewease off of the blocks when the green flag fell over the field. Central PA 5/11
• USAC)USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: May 11, 2018 - Rossburg, Ohio - Eldora Speedway - "#LetsRaceTwo" - "Don Branson/Jud Larson Classic"  FEATURE: (30 laps - starting position in parentheses) 1. Brady Bacon (8), 2. Robert Ballou (1), 3. Chris Windom (2), 4. Justin Grant (10), 5. Kevin Thomas Jr. (6), 6. Tyler Courtney (3), 7. Chase Stockon (5), 8. Dave Darland (12), 9. C.J. Leary (4), 10. Kyle Cummins (11),  USAC 5/11

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• Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars)Generous contributions from Allan Holland of Hoseheads.com and race fan Jim Harris of Millard Nebraska this week have upped the Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars point fund significantly! After last weekend’s events at Lake Ozark Speedway and Knoxville, Brooke Tatnell leads the charge, ahead of Austin McCarl, Davey Heskin, Terry McCarl and Matt Juhl. Donny Schatz (Lake Ozark) and Brian Brown (Knoxville) were the two newest winners in point eligible races. With the IRA stop in Jackson, Minnesota postponed a week to May 18, the lone point eligible race will run this Saturday night at the Knoxville Raceway in Iowa. BillW's Knoxville News 5/11
• Aaron Reutzel)Aaron Reutzel had already picked up his first career World of Outlaws feature win to get the season under way. It didn’t take much longer for Reutzel and Baughman-Reutzel Motorsports No. 87 Sprint Car team to snare a first career All Star Circuit of Champions feature win with a triumph in last Saturday night’s 30-lap feature at Hartford, Ohio’s Sharon Speedway. Press Releases 5/11
• Tyler Courtney)Tyler Courtney added another podium finish in Amsoil USAC National Sprint Car competition by racing to a runner-up finish in last Saturday night’s event at Indiana’s Plymouth Speedway. “Sunshine” will look to add to not only the podium count but the win count as well as he and the Clauson-Marshall-Newman Racing Priority Aviation No. 7bc Sprint Car team take in the USAC Sprint Car portion of this weekend’s #letsracetwo double at Rossburg, Ohio’s Eldora Speedway. Press Releases 5/11
• Cannon McIntosh)It was a fist in what will most assuredly be a long line of many firsts for Cannon McIntosh. The 15-year-old from Bixby, OK, raced to his first podium finish aboard the RL Hudson/Toyota-TRD No. 08 entry in Lucas Oil POWRi National Midget league competition in last Friday night’s feature event atop Grain Valley, Missouri’s Valley Speedway. Press Releases 5/11
• NOSA)Devils Lake Speedway and the Buffalo Wild Wings NOSA Sprints are proud to announce they have partnered to put on 10 NOSA Sprint Car shows at the Crary quarter-mile clay oval. All events will be co-sanctioned with the Canadian-American Outlaw Sprint Series (CAOSS). Press Releases 5/11
• IMCA)IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings Through May 10 IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars – 1. Tyler Drueke, Eagle, Neb., 252; 2. Andy Shouse, Oklahoma City, Okla., 250; 3. Marcus Thomas, Corsicana, Texas, 247; 4. Grant Duinkerken, Riverdale, Calif., 227; 5. Monty Ferriera, Fresno, Calif., 219; 6. Albert Pombo, Fresno, Calif., 215; 7. George Tristao Jr., Tulare, Calif., 208; 8. Brooklyn Holland, Fresno, Calif., 196; 9. Blake Scott, Pauls Valley, Okla., 194; 10. Matt Richards, Lincoln, Neb., 192;Press Releases 5/11

• MSCS)Saturday night May 12th Tri-State Speedway will be presenting the 2018 ultra live edition of Midwest Madness. The Hoosier Tire Midwest Sprint Car Series will share the billing with the Morrow Brothers Ford Midwest Open Wheel Association. The result can only be described as the ultimate in Sprint Car experience Midwestern style. Press Releases 5/11
• Tri-State Speedway IN)Tri-State Speedway will be one active location this weekend. There will be racing at the track on both Saturday and Sunday night. The MSCS Sprints and MOWA Wing Sprints will circle the quarter mile Saturday the 12th in two separate programs. Then on Sunday the 13th the WoO Sprints will return to the track in a third attempt to get this annual appearance in. The Outlaws were rained out twice at Haubstadt on consecutive weekends in April. The UMP Open Wheel Modifieds will be racing on Sunday nights program. Two divisions each night! Press Releases 5/11
• Column)BillW has Lakeside KS WoO notes BillW's Knoxville News5/11
• Team ILP)Inside Line Promotions clients Brian Brown and Seth Bergman recorded feature victories to highlight the last week of action for Team ILP. Brown scored his first triumph of the season on Saturday at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa. He also maneuvered from 11th to second place on Thursday at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour presented by SawBlade.com. Press Releases 5/11
• Berlin Raceway MI)This weekend was set to be a Michigan Double Header for Sprint car fans with the Must See Racing group running Friday at Birch Run and Saturday here at Berlin. With the cancellation of the Friday's event and after discussing Saturday’s forecast with the Must See Racing Sprint Car group, Berlin Raceway officials along with Must See Racing have decided in respect of all the traveling teams to postpone this Saturday May 12th’s event. The Must See Racing sprints will be rescheduled to Monday June 11 making the already prestigious Money In The Bank event featuring Nascar driver Kyle Busch, now even bigger. 5/11

• ASCS Lucas Oil)The first repeat winner of the 2018 season with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by Sawblade.com, Washington's Seth Bergman tracked down his first career Lakeside Speedway triumph to become the fifth National Tour winner in just as many events at the Kansas oval. "This was a tough field. I was trying to conserve my tires there at the beginning because the track was wearing tires all night, but we got to a point where [Brian] Brown lid me and I knew I had to get going," stated Seth who went slide for slide with Brown following a Lap 9 restart.ASCS 5/10

• USCS)The United Sprint Car Series 22nd annual Outlaw Thunder Tour presented by K&N Filters has announced a schedule thatis a repeat of last season’s most intense and exciting USCS Sprint Speedweek for the 13th annual version of the popular mini-tour. The 2018 USCS Sprint Speedweek will again visit six of the same seven speedways in four states over the nine-day schedule running from Friday, May 25th through Saturday, June 2nd.USCS 5/10
• Placerville Speedway CA)One of the most anticipated events of the season at Placerville Speedway takes place on Saturday June 30 when the King of the West-NARC Winged 410 Sprint Cars and the Sprint Car Challenge Tour Winged 360’s invade the quarter-mile for the first ever “Salute to the Fans”. All seating is general admission at the event and online tickets are available now by visiting https://www.universe.com/events/double-header-kws-narc-scct-salute-to-the-fans-tickets-placerville-412XJ5. Adult tickets (ages 18-61) cost $40, senior/ juniors/ military cost $35 and kids 6-11 will be $10. Children five and under are free. The evening of racing on June 30 will be the first time that both of California’s premier Winged Sprint Car Series’ compete at the Placerville Speedway on the same night. The best of the best when it comes to California Winged Sprint Car racing will be on hand for what is sure to be can’t miss show. Complete programs for each series will be held, with two main events capping the nights festivities. Camping is available at the event and can be arranged by calling the El Dorado County Fairgrounds and Event Center at 530-621-5860. 5/10
• Column)Article from Richard Golardi: "Rear Axles Prove Dangerous in New Smyrna Accidents"Florida Open Wheel5/10
• Column)Duane Hancock has notes from Limaland Motorsports Park, Fremont Speedway and Kokomo Speedway Tri-State Outlook5/10
• US 36  Raceway MO)The action heats up this Friday Night at US 36 Raceway Dirt Track as the weather is cooperating to perfection. I challenge everyone to bring out the family, your friends, co-workers and introduce them to our great sport. IMCA Winged Sprints, IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Sport Mods, Pure Stocks, E-Modifieds and Midwest Outlaw Vintage Racers all for you the fans. Intermission will see us give away two bikes so graciously donated by Richards Racing and Lisa Lance Townsend Family as we will also honor our Mom’s! Great Racing, Delicious Concessions, Ice Cold Beer, Programs & Pictures, T-Shirts for Sale and always family fun at it’s very best!!! Make those plans now to attend and let’s pack those pits and grandstands to capacity this Friday Night 5/11/2018  5/10
• USAC)Dirtvision.com will have exclusive LIVE coverage of this weekend's #LetsRaceTwo at Eldora Speedway, featuring two-straight nights of USAC AMSOIL National & World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car action on Friday, May 11 and Saturday, May 12. This weekend's races are the only occasion all season in which USAC and World of Outlaws will compete at the same track on the same night. It also marks the first of three appearances by USAC's premier sprint car division at the high banked, half-mile dirt oval in 2018. C.J. Leary won the most recent appearance of the division last Fall while Justin Grant and Robert Ballou are the reigning race winners of #LetsRaceTwo a season ago. USAC 5/10
• USAC)Eldora Speedway has been the home to several unprecedented feats over its five-and-a-half decades as an annual host of USAC events. Jack Hewitt and Kyle Larson's "4-Crown Nationals" sweeps in 1998 and 2011, respectively, immediately come to mind. This Friday and Saturday's #LetsRaceTwo is as much of a rarity; it's one event that has no equal, one that you will only see once a year - a doubleheader featuring the USAC AMSOIL National & World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Cars at the same venue on the same weekend. USAC 5/10
• Knoxville Raceway IA)Join us for Vermeer Iowa vs. Iowa State Night this Saturday! Wear your favorite school's colors and vote for which school - Iowa or Iowa State - should have its flag fly over Knoxville Raceway all season! To vote, simply make a monetary donation - NO AMOUNT IS TOO SMALL - in any of the buckets around the track that have your school's logo on them. At the end of the night, the school with the most donations, WINS! Press Releases 5/10
• Joe Trenca)Joe Trenca recorded his first top-10 finish of the season last Saturday during a Patriot Sprint Tour event at Land of Legends Raceway. The Mucci Motorsports driver opened the night by advancing from seventh to fourth place in a heat race. A runner-up result in the dash lined Trenca up on the inside of the sixth row for the A Main. "We got right into the top 10 and ran there the whole race," he said. "About fifth through ninth were right there close battling throughout the race. I'd have liked to see the feature be a few more laps because we all ran down cars in the top five in traffic. It was a lot of fun." Press Releases 5/10
• Racin Boys)The next event for the RacinBoys Broadcasting Network is Thursday when the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour presented by SawBlade.com visits Lakeside Speedway for the McCarthy Auto Group KC Klassic. RacinBoys offers free, live audio throughout the event with live video of the A Main to premium members of the RacinBoys website. Press Releases 5/10
• Sprint Car Bandits)The Texas-based 360C.I. Sprint Car Bandits (SCB) makes its series debut in Kansas at the prestigious 3/8-mile oval of 81 Speedway on Saturday, May 26th and May 27th during SPRINT CAR MAYNIA. Each event will pay $2,000 to the feature winners and pays down generously to $300 to start each event. All non-qualifiers or non-starters will each receive $100. There is no driver entry fee, no series membership fee and just a $15 nightly draw fee. Press Releases 5/10
• GWR Racing)Those times when the reality of racing being a dangerous sport simply can’t be described than anything else besides numbing. When one of your own goes down the world seems to stop and your heart seems to skip a beat. Saturday night in Louisiana, Marcus Thomas was involved in a mild heat race flip that turned ugly and left Thomas severely injured in his racecar. Air lifted Louisiana State University in Shreveport, LA, Thomas underwent surgery that went extremely well repairing a broken C6 Vertebrae, and got him back home in Texas where he now has a long road of recovery in front of him. Press Releases 5/10
• Shane Stewart)The Kyle Larson Racing team rolls into the Midwest this week for three nights of competition with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series. Shane Stewart will compete in the #LetsRaceTwo two-day event at the famed Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio Friday and Saturday, followed by the previously twice rain delayed event at Tri-State State Speedway in Haubstadt, Ind., on Sunday. Press Releases 5/10

• ASCS Lucas Oil)Picking up his first victory of the season with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by Sawblade.com, Wayne Johnson got the win in the series debut at the Humboldt Speedway on Wednesday night, making it seven events with just as many winners so far in 2018. Leading all 25 laps at the Kansas bullring, the win is Johnson's 51st overall and second in the state of Kansas with the National Tour. Wayne's last trip to Victory Lane came on July 4, 2008, at Lakeside Speedway where the series will race on Thursday, May 10. The win also brought Johnson within a single point of the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by Sawblade.com point's lead.ASCS 5/10

• Patriot Sprints)Last weekend saw the first competitive laps of the 2018 season for the Patriot Sprint Tour, with 39 cars signed in at the Land of Legends Raceway (formerly Canandaigua Motorsports Park). Racin’ Jason Barney took home top honors over Bryan Howland and Chuck Hebing. As only one event has been contested thus far in 2018, the point standings mirror the results from the Land of Legends Raceway – Jason Barney leads Howland, Hebing, Steve Poirier and Dylan Westbrook to round out the top 5.Press Releases 5/10
• Hoseheads Open Wheel Video)New videos have been added to Hoseheads.com Open Wheel.....April 20, 2018 - Williams Grove Speedway; 410, 358 Sprints April 14, 2018 - Port Royal Speedway; All-Stars, Late Models, February 11, 2018 - Volusia Speedway Park; WoO Sprints February 10, 2018 - Volusia Speedway Park, WoO Sprints February 9, 2018 - Volusia Speedway Park February 8, 2018 - Volusia Speedway Park; All-Star Sprints February 7, 2018 - Volusia Speedway Park; All-Star Sprints (1), May 4, 2018 - Williams Grove Speedway; 410 and ASCS Sprints June 6, 1998 - Lincoln Speedway; 410 Sprint Highlights (1) June 10, 2010 - Williams Grove Speedway; All-Stars July 5, 1993 - Lincoln Speedway, Pa. Speedweek Highlights https://vimeo.com/ 5/10
• Victorian Speedcar Drivers Association)The Victorian Speedcar Drivers Association (VSDA) is the worlds’ oldest Speedcar (midget) racing club and the 2017/2018 season was another highly successful season for the octagonerian organisation. Members of the storied club had highly successful seasons and the club can rightly lay claim to its members winning many of the country’s biggest titles. Second generation racer Travis “Squizzy” Mills despite cutting back on his racing in recent seasons, brought home the bacon by winning the keenly contested Diamond Air Speedcar Super Series contested across numerous states. Press Releases 5/10
• NOSA)This Friday night the Buffalo Wild Wings Northern Outlaw Sprint Association will open its 25th anniversary season. It’s only fitting that the season kicks off at the track that has been the Friday night home of the series since its inception in 1994; River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks. There is always excitement and anticipation surrounding each opening night, but the anxiousness seems to be at a new level this year. Press Releases 5/10
• J&J Auto Racing)The first weekend in May proved to be fruitful for J&J Auto Racing's winged sprint car contingent as eight drivers found their way to victory lane. With nearly 50 wins in just four months of racing, the McKenzie, Tenn., chassis manufacturer is off to a fast start. Press Releases 5/10
• Austin Pierce)After having the last two weeks off, the Austin Pierce Racing team will return to the track this Friday night at River Cities Speedway with the Buffalo Wild Wings Northern Outlaw Sprint Association (NOSA). Austin comes into the local season as the defending NOSA and River Cities Speedway champion after picking up both titles for the second time in his career. Despite that, points might be the last thing on Austin’s mind this early in the season. The driver of the Opp Construction / Lithia Ford No. 2A is focused on racking up wins in 2018, rather than points.Press Releases 5/10

• OCRS)The previously announced 2018 tour date of June 2nd for the AMERI-FLEX / OCRS sprint car series performance at the Enid Speedway in Enid Oklahoma is being reassigned to Saturday October 6th. With this date change, the weekend will now become a sprint car doubleheader as the winged 360 sprints will also be performing at the Red Dirt Speedway in Meeker Oklahoma on Sunday October 7th. 2-Time series champion Robert Sellers of Mustang Oklahoma won the last AMERI-FLEX / OCRS race at Enid Speedway. That event was held in October of last year. Adjust those planners and calendars accordingly for a great weekend of back to back sprint car action! OCRS 5/9
• Thomas Kennedy)After a somewhat disappointing South Dakota Sprint Car Nationals two weekends ago, Thomas Kennedy bounced back this past weekend in a big way. The driver of the Kennedy Floorings / Buffalo Wild Wings No. 21K picked up two podium finishes over the weekend, including a feature win. Press Releases 5/9
• Greg Wilson)Greg Wilson will make his season debut in his home state this weekend when he ventures to Eldora Speedway near Rossburg, Ohio, on Friday and Saturday for a World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series doubleheader. Press Releases 5/9
• Harli White)Harli White has a trio of Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour presented by SawBlade.com races on this week's schedule. White will venture to Humboldt Speedway in Humboldt, Kan., on Wednesday before visiting Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., on Thursday. She made her debut at both tracks last year. Press Releases 5/9
• Chris Andrews)Chris Andrews looked to be on his way to a pair of top-five finishes in All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads FAST 410 Championship Series presented by Ohio Logistics action last weekend before a loose fuel nozzle ended his run on Saturday at Fremont Speedway. Press Releases 5/9
• Scott Bogucki)Scott Bogucki got to check off a bucket list item last weekend when he made his racing debut in Central Pennsylvania. The results were very encouraging for Bogucki and the SawBlade.com backed team as they competed last Friday at the famed Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg before venturing to Selinsgrove Speedway on Saturday. Press Releases 5/9
• Derek Hagar)Derek Hagar will attempt to defend his home turf this Saturday when the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour presented by SawBlade.com invades I-30 Speedway. The quarter-mile oval in Little Rock, Ark., is a short two-hour drive from Hagar's shop and it's a bullring where he has plenty of experience. Press Releases 5/9
• Robert Ballou)Following a so-so night at Gas City I69 Speedway on Friday night, Robert Ballou caused some fireworks on Saturday night in Plymouth, IN as he charged form his 11th starting position and came oh-so-close to pulling off a thrilling win only to end up with a third place finish. “We went for it there at the end, and we almost came out with the win,” Robert Ballou said. “We are getting better and better each nigh, and I am looking forward to these races we have coming up.” Press Releases 5/9
• POWRi)Some of the Midwest's rising stars will invade Airport Raceway later this month during the 3rd annual Midget Round Up. The TBJ Promotions event, which is held May 26-27 at the bullring in Garden City, Kan., will showcase two nights of POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget Series and POWRi Lucas Oil RMMRA Series midgets along with the Lucas Oil National Open Wheel 600 Series presented by MyRacePass stock non-wing and winged 'A' class micro sprints. Press Releases 5/9
• Blake Carrick)Blake Carrick continues to run a Keith Kunz Motorsports Midget with the Lucas Oil POWRi series, and over the weekend the Lincoln, CA native would finish 12th on Saturday night following a tough roll over on Friday. “It was a fun weekend and I learned a ton,” Blake Carrick said. “Unfortunately we flipped running fourth on Friday but the guys got it back together and we were able to get more laps on Saturday night.” Press Releases 5/9
• Ian Madsen)Continuing his Rookie campaign with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series, Ian Madsen would record a Top-10 on Friday night at Lake Ozark before a 12th place run Saturday night at Salina Highbanks. “Friday was a decent night for our team,” Madsen said. “It is good to start picking up Top-10’s. Saturday night we were okay, but it took rubber and we kind of got stuck back in 12th.” Press Releases 5/9
• Colby Copeland)Colby Copeland and Antaya Motorsports returned to action over the weekend in Chico, CA. Finishing seventh during the Bill Brownell Memorial on Friday night, a late pile up left Copeland with nowhere to go and ended his night while running inside the Top-10 during the Bradway Memorial. Press Releases 5/9
• Sean Watts)Getting two nights of racing action in over the weekend in Chico, CA, Sean Watts would pick up a 14th place finish Friday night during the Bill Brownell Memorial before a very eventful Saturday night saw an early tangle knock him out of the Dave Bradway, Jr Memorial feature event. Press Releases 5/9
• Jarrett Soares)Saturday night, Jarrett Soares followed the Civil War Series pres. by Flowmaster to Tulare, CA for the series’ third event of the 2018 season. Putting together a solid night, Soares would finish fifth in the 30-lap feature event. “I had hoped it would go a little better, but we turned some good laps at the Thunderbowl, and we were able to roll it back in the trailer which is sometimes as good a win there.” Press Releases 5/9
• Shane Golobic)Though their streak of three consecutive podium finishes came to an end over the weekend in Chico, CA, Shane Golobic and Tarlton Motorsports continued to be extremely consistent together as Golobic finished fourth on Friday night and Fifth on Saturday night during two nights of action at Silver Dollar Speedway. Press Releases 5/9
• Mason Moore)Spending his weekend aboard the Brian Cannon Motorsports No. 47 machine competing at Silver Dollar Speedway for the Bill Brownell Memorial and the Dave Bradway, Jr Memorial, Mason Moore would have a great finish with the King of the West Series on Saturday night that saw him finish fourth. Press Releases 5/9
• Parker Price-Miller)Though Friday night’s event was rained out, Saturday’s All Star Circuit of Champions event at Sharon Speedway was all systems go and Parker Price-Miller and Destiny Motorsports had a very strong showing that culminated with PPM finishing fourth. Timing the MonDak Portables/Ft. Union Supply and Trading/Townline Variety backed No. 4 machine in 23rd fastest overall in time trials, PPM would end up third quickest in his time trial group. Press Releases 5/9
• Josh Schneiderman)The Deuce Motorsports #49 team and driver Josh Schneiderman didn’t start last Saturday night the way they wanted at the Knoxville Raceway, but were able to make improvements throughout the night and end up with a solid top ten. Josh and the team will look to carry that momentum through the next couple of weeks at Knoxville, before a big Memorial Day weekend! Press Releases 5/9
• POWRi West)The action will be intense on Saturday night as the Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget League presented by Executive Concrete NWA storms into Tulsa’s Port City Raceway. Saturday’s card will mark the lone appearance of the year for the mighty Midgets of the POWRi West Midget league atop the cozy confines of the racy, 1/8-mile Port City Raceway clay oval. Press Releases 5/9
• Kyle Bellm)A big weekend of action is in store for Nixa, Missouri’s Kyle Bellm and the No. 14k Sprint Car team with three events throughout Kansas and Missouri on the docket. The action begins with a pair of Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour events at Humboldt Speedway and Kansas City’s Lakeside Speedway in Kansas on Wednesday and Thursday before a return to Missouri’s Lake Ozark Speedway on Saturday night. Press Releases 5/9
• Atlantic City NJ)The Indoor Auto Racing Series fueled by VP Racing Fuels events promoter Len Sammons has set Friday, January 25 and Saturday, January 26, 2019 as the dates for the 17th running of the NAPA Know How Weekend inside historic Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. Press Releases 5/9
• Wayne Johnson)Traveling east to Pennsylvania with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by Sawblade.com, Wayne Johnson's weekend was a mix of results with a weekend high fifth at Williams Grove Speedway, followed by a 16th place finish at Selinsgrove Speedway. Rolling fifth to third in Friday's opening Heat Race, the move netted Johnson the third starting spot in the final Qualifier where the result was a second-place finish.Press Releases 5/9
• Sharon Speedway OH)After a successful opener last Saturday night for Tony Stewart's All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Cars, Sharon Speedway looks to resume action this Saturday night (May 12) with the first Menards "Super Series" event. The FAST "410" Sprint Car Series, Gibson Insurance Agency Stock Cars, HTMA/Precise Racing Products RUSH Sportsman Modifieds, and the Summit Racing Equipment Econo Mods will complete the program on Miller Industries Night. Race time is 7 p.m. Press Releases 5/9
• Scotty Thiel)Saturday night brought the Scott Thiel Motorsports team to the Wilmot Raceway in Wilmot, WI with the IRA Sprint Car Series. After coming off a decent run at Beaver Dam the week before, Thiel continued on his charge early in the night with a quick lap time in qualifying and followed that up with a heat race win. Thiel would go on to start the night in the second position and gave a solid run at the lead but fell short at the end to complete the night with a second place finish. Press Releases 5/9
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• Monty Ferriera)Precision Water Systems sprint car driver Monty Ferriera would continue his top-ten streak in the IMCA Western Racesaver Sprint Series with a third place finish at Thunderbowl Raceway. Ferriera began the day with a ninth place qualifying effort and would steadily improve as the night went on. He would take the Precision Water Systems sprint car to a fourth place finish in his heat, setting him up for another great main event. In the feature, Ferriera was able to pick his way through the field and as the race went on he seemed get faster, setting his fastest time just 4 laps from the checker flag. Press Releases 5/9
• Shane Golobic)Though their streak of three consecutive podium finishes came to an end over the weekend in Chico, CA, Shane Golobic and Tarlton Motorsports continued to be extremely consistent together as Golobic finished fourth on Friday night and Fifth on Saturday night during two nights of action at Silver Dollar Speedway. Press Releases 5/9
• Josh Weller and the Schearers VW & Audi Specialists 63 URC sprint car headed to Williams Grove and Selinsgrove this past weekend. In town was the Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series. The Lucas Oil Series is a 360-sprint car traveling series that travels from coast to coast. This was the first time the Lucas Oil National Series was in town. Press Releases 5/9

• Paul Pokorski)One week after turning in a solid run with the Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series at the Beaver Dam Raceway, Paul Pokorski and his Pokorski Motorsports team fired up the 2018 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing/Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car season Saturday, May 5, at the Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. Press Releases 5/8
• Terry McCarl)Terry McCarl and the TMAC Motorsports #24 team had a busy weekend, with a fan event on Thursday, racing with the Outlaws in Missouri on Friday, and making the tow back home to run Knoxville on Saturday. Terry and the team are set to go on Saturday for night number four at the Knoxville Raceway and are still keeping their options open for Thursday or Friday night, if the weather allows it. Press Releases 5/8
• Selinsgrove Speedway PA)Selinsgrove Speedway returns to racing action this Saturday, May 12, with an open wheel doubleheader featuring 360 sprint cars and PASS 305 sprint cars plus super late models and pro stocks sponsored by PEPSI. Pit gates will open at 4 p.m. with grandstand gates at 5 p.m. Qualifying is slated for 7 p.m. PEPSI will be giving away 30 cases of soda to lucky fans as part of this weekend’s promotional night. PEPSI has been the “Official Drink of the Superspeedway of Dirt Track Racing” for more than 35 years. Central PA 5/8
• Jackson Motorplex MN)Inclement weather throughout Tuesday and the forecast for additional rain later this week has forced Jackson Motorplex officials to postpone this weekend's season opener. The Great Lakes Shootout presented by Tweeter Contracting and Harvey's Five Star Roofing, which was scheduled for this Friday, will utilize the rain date on Friday, May 18. Press Releases 5/8
• Spencer Bayston)Spencer Bayston was on pace to earn his career-best World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series result last Friday before a crash ended his night prematurely. Bayston and car owner Kevin Swindell were fast out of the gate at Lake Ozark Speedway in Eldon, Mo., where they established a new track record during qualifying. A fourth-place finish in a heat race lined the Swindell Speed Lab sponsored car up on the outside of the fifth row for the A Main. Press Releases 5/8
• Jason Sides)Jason Sides is heading to a track where he's won a pair of World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series events during his career. Sides and the series will compete at Eldora Speedway near Rossburg, Ohio, this Friday and Saturday. Sides scored feature victories at the oval in 2004 and 2009, including capturing the famed Kings Royal during that first win. Press Releases 5/8
• Robbie Price)Robbie Price had an eye-opening experience during his first-ever trip to compete in Central Pennsylvania last weekend. Price and BDS Motorsports tackled the Battle of the Groves - a Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour presented by SawBlade.com and United Racing Club doubleheader that started on Friday at Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg. Press Releases 5/8
• Seth Bergman)Seth Bergman had a successful debut in Central Pennsylvania last weekend during the Battle of the Groves to maintain the points lead in the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour presented by SawBlade.com championship standings. Bergman opened the weekend on Friday at Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, where he placed seventh in a heat race before charging from 11th to win a B Main. Press Releases 5/8
• Giovanni Scelzi)Although Mother Nature didn't cooperate, Giovanni Scelzi was pleased with how his debut in Central Pennsylvania went last weekend. Two of his three races rained out, leaving Friday's Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour presented by SawBlade.com and United Racing Club event at Williams Grove Speedway as the lone opportunity to compete. Press Releases 5/8
• Zane Hendricks)Zane Hendricks endured a tough weekend of racing in Missouri that saw a pair of promising nights in competition with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League both end in crashes for the Tucker-Boat Motorsports driver. "It was a really rough weekend," he said. "Both crashes were my fault. I apologize to the others involved and to my team. They've given me a great opportunity and work hard to give me a fast car every time I'm on the track. I've let them down, but I'll learn from my mistakes." Press Releases 5/8
• Mason Daniel)Mason Daniel rebounded from an early incident to capture his second straight top-10 result last Friday during an ASCS Red River Region and ASCS Warrior Region race at Heartland Park Topeka. Daniel finished where he started - fifth - in a heat race during his debut at the track in Topeka, Kan. That lined him up on the inside of the seventh row for the A Main. Press Releases 5/8
• Caleb Helms)Caleb Helms has a World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series doubleheader on tap this weekend at Eldora Speedway. Helms is looking forward to the half-mile oval near Rossburg, Ohio, which offers the next opportunity to test and learn this Friday and Saturday. Press Releases 5/8
• Brandon Hanks)Brandon Hanks earned a much-needed podium finish last Sunday at Double X Speedway. "I was glad to go there and work some kinks out with things we've had issues with lately," he said. "We started the season out so strong. Normally that's hard for me to do, but I got going pretty strong. It's like we lost some speed there. We've been working on a couple of things to find our speed again and that's why we went to Double X." Press Releases 5/8
• Jack Dover)Jack Dover earned a pair of top-five finishes last weekend while trying to dial in a new opportunity. "Rick Bowers put together a deal with Speedway Engines so I want to thank him," he said. "This was an opportunity that came along so I'm going to run the motor some along with our Ford engine through Moss Racing Engines." Press Releases 5/8
• Shawn Dancer)Shawn Dancer ventured to Attica Raceway Park last Friday for the first time this season. Although the result wasn't what his team hoped to achieve, a problem was solved. "The past two weekends have been a struggle for us," Dancer said. "At Attica last weekend we qualified 24th and started and finished seventh in our heat race." Press Releases 5/8
• Joshua Shipley)Joshua Shipley had another solid performance with the ASCS Southwest Region last Saturday when he gained six positions to earn a top-10 finish at Arizona Speedway. "We had a solid run overall," he said. "We got our Shaver engine back and it did not disappoint. We had a lot of power and it helped us maneuver through the field." Press Releases 5/8
• Greg DeCaires)Saturday night at Placerville Speedway, fans were treated to a special night of racing that included the first ever race featuring Greg and Bubba DeCaires as both were in action aboard Dale Miller Motorsports entries. The elder DeCaires would finish third while Bubba DeCaires finished 16th. Press Releases 5/8
• Steven Tiner)2017 Placerville Speedway Champion, Steven Tiner, persevered on Saturday night at Placerville Speedway as he overcame a tough qualifying effort to charge from 14th to finish seventh during the track’s second points event of the season. “We had a really fast car in the feature, it just got a little narrow at the end of the race and we ran out of time,” Steven Tiner said. “We went out early to time in and had a stumble, so that was tough, but my guys did a great job of giving me a really racy STR No. 94” Press Releases 5/8
• Lucas Ashe)Making his return to the track where he kicked off his racing career on Friday night, Ocean Speedway, Lucas Ashe would have a good night overall that saw him come home with a seventh place finish. “It was a good first night of making my own calls on my car,” Lucas Ashe said. “I really think it was the most I have learned in one night so that is a good feeling. I have some learning to do on shocks, but I am really excited for the rest of the season.” Press Releases 5/8
• USAC)Virginia, Illinois and Indiana host USAC Speed2 Midget races this Saturday night. The Eastern series visits Shenandoah (Va.) Speedway and the Midwest Thunder series heads to Montpelier (Ind.) Motor Speedway while Spoon River Speedway in Canton, Ill. welcomes the Engler IMRA series. USAC 5/8
• USAC WSO)Brett Wilson leads the USAC Wingless Sprints Oklahoma back to Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla. this Friday holding a 12-point lead over Craig Carroll in the standings. Wilson won the series debut at Meeker March 30 and Carroll was the winner on April 20 at Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla. USAC 5/8
• URSS)This Saturday night, May 12th, the United Rebel Sprint Series will begin their 13th season of competition as they visit the state of Colorado for the Colorado Spring Showdown at Phillips County Raceway in Holyoke, Co. This is a rescheduled race after their first attempt was snowed out on April 14th. Press Releases 5/8
• Little 500)The Little 500 Hall of Fame today announced that Simpson Performance Products will be the official helmet sponsor of the Little 500 Hall of Fame in 2018. Simpson will provide helmets to the Little 500 Hall of Fame for its benefit raffle and future permanent display. Each year the entire Pay Less Little 500 presented by UAW-GM starting field autographs each helmet. One helmet is raffled off while the other is saved for a future permanent display the Little 500 Hall of Fame is working towards. Press Releases 5/8
• FAST)For the first time in the 10 year history of the All Pro Aluminum FAST 410 Championship Series presented by Ohio Logistics, the competitors will head to the historic Sharon Speedway near Hartford, Ohio to take on the tough Western Pennsylvania teams Saturday, May 12. It will be the first of two appearances at Sharon Speedway for the FAST 410 series in 2018, the other happening Saturday, Aug. 18. Press Releases 5/8
• Ohsweken Speedway ONT)This Friday’s Lucas Oil Test and Tune night scheduled for Friday, May 11 has been postponed until next Wednesday, May 16. “Unfortunately the weather has put us behind schedule,” said speedway owner Glenn Styres. “Last week’s violent wind storm damaged the new catch fencing that was being built, and we need a few more days to get back on track.” Press Releases 5/8
• Trophy Cup)Freddie Rahmer Jr. was the first driver to be entered for the highest paying winged 360 sprint race ever presented. Now known as the Rico Abreu Racing 25th Annual Trophy Cup presented by Rudeen Racing, a $200,000+ purse will be paid during the three day event on October 18-20. Tulare Thunderbowl Raceway has been the home track since 2005 and will host the event for the 14th time. Press Releases 5/8
• Sam Hafertepe Jr)With the notes and the laps to work with, Sam Hafertepe, Jr. kicked off his return trip to Pennsylvania with a fourth-place finish Friday night at Williams Grove Speedway with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by Sawblade.com. "Friday we were good. It helped that I've raced there quite a bit, and we used some stuff that had worked for me in the past. The track was tough to pass on. I wasn't locked down, but you had to hit the bottom without losing to much speed, so it helped that we were able to start near the front," explained Hafertepe who rolled out of Williams Grove as the series point's leader.Press Releases 5/8
• Blake Hahn)Making his first starts at Williams Grove Speedway and Selinsgrove Speedway with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by Sawblade.com, Blake Hahn ended his weekend with a tenth-place finish at Selinsgrove Speedway. "The whole weekend was a huge learning experience. We struggled to get going at Williams Grove and finally did hit on something in the feature, but the track just got to where if you missed the bottom, you were going to get passed. Press Releases 5/8
• David Gravel)David Gravel and the CJB Motorsports team appear to be finding their groove as the calendar flips over from April to May. After grabbing their first win of the season at Cotton Bowl Speedway in Texas, the team added two more top-5's to their season tally at Lake Ozark Speedway near Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri and the Salina High Banks Speedway near Salina, Oklahoma. Press Releases 5/8

• Column)Pat & Bruce Eckel have their column from the weekend starting with Gas City and ending with rain. A Typical Weekend5/8
• SCCT)One of the biggest two-week stretches of the season for the Sprint Car Challenge Tour presented by Elk Grove Ford and Abreu Vineyards is set to fire-off this Saturday May 12 with the only visit of 2018 to the Fernley 95A Speedway in Fernley, Nevada. The facility is located just 35-miles from Reno and is geared up to host a traveling Winged 360 Sprint Car series race for the second time in its existence. Last year the Sprint Car Challenge Tour made its debut at the Fernley 95A Speedway and raced in front of the largest crowd ever for a motorsports event at the track. Press Releases 5/8
• KSE Racing Products)From coast to coast racing action took center stage and KSE Racing Products continued to help lead drivers to victory lane. In California it was a KSE Racing Products podium sweep with the King of the West Series. Willie Croft was able to win the Dave Bradway, Jr Memorial and he would share the podium with fellow KSE Racing Product drivers, Tanner Thorson, and Friday night feature event winner, Kyle Hirst. Press Releases 5/8
• Shane Stewart)The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series took on two tracks in two different states this past weekend. Friday night at Lake Ozark Speedway in Eldon, Mo., Shane Stewart and Kyle Larson Racing earned a top-five finish and then scored a top-10 the following night at Salina (Okla.,) Highbanks Speedway. Press Releases 5/8
• OCRS)This Saturday night the thrilling racing machines of the AMERI-FLEX / OCRS sprint car series will perform in the Harold Leep Jr. Memorial at the Oklahoma Sports Park in Ada Oklahoma. This will be the 10th annual version of this special event and will be presented by 'Grand National Trailer'. Racing action is scheduled to begin at 7:30pm. OCRS 5/8
• St Francois County Raceway MO)Hello race fans! Here is your race recap for the May 5th show at St. Francois County Raceway. It was the first $5 night of the 2018 season, and the drivers sure did put on a great show for the fans in the stands. We had our regular classes in attendance which include the 410 Sprint Cars Race Results 5/8
• Farley IA/SLS Promotions)Tickets are now on sale for the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series return to Farley Speedway in Iowa on Friday, June 22. Tickets can be purchased online at slspromotions.ticketforce.com or by calling SLS Promotions at 815-344-2023. SLS Promotions slspromotions.ticketforce.com Buy tickets online. SLS Promotions ticket reservation system. Book your tickets instantly. Press Releases 5/8
• Knoxville Raceway IA)The time tested battle of which school is better - University of Iowa or Iowa or Iowa State University - will take center stage at Knoxville Raceway on Saturday, May 12. Vermeer Iowa vs. Iowa State Night will feature three classes of action-packed sprint car racing but also host a contest asking fans to "vote" for which school they like better. To vote, fans are asked to make a donation of any amount throughout the night to the school of their choice. At the end of the night, the school that raised the most money will have its flag flown over the historical racing venue throughout the rest of the 2018 racing season. Fans are encouraged to wear their favorite school's apparel as well. Press Releases 5/8
• ESS)As the 2018, 35th Anniversary Tour for the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints gets ready to get busy, Prestige Pool and Spa from Vernon, NY has added to the fun for the fans in a big way! For just $5 a lucky fan, crew member or even driver can go home with a Plug & Play Spa from Fantasy Spa valued at over $3,000.
• USCS)After a successful start to the 22nd anniversary season the United Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters advances into the future with the announcement of an expansion in the number of regional series it sanctions. For the 2019 season the USCS has created a new fourth regional series for its sprint car division. The new regional series will be called the USCS Carolina Thunder Tour presented by K&N Filters. USCS 5/8
• All Stars)In addition to the rescheduled Lernerville Speedway appearance set for Friday, June 1, the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 will also visit Bedford Speedway in Bedford, Pa., for the Roy Morral Classic on Sunday, June 3. The All Stars were scheduled to make their first and only appearance at the Bedford Fairgrounds half-mile on Sunday, April 15, but unseasonably cold temperatures and wet weather forced an early cancellation. All Stars 5/8
• USAC WC)This Saturday, May 12th, the USAC West Coast Sprint Cars are set to make their final appearance of the year at the Keller Auto Speedway at Kings Fairgrounds. Promoted by Bubby Morse, the Hanford, California oval will also feature the Western RaceSaver Sprint Cars, IMCA Stock Cars, and Mini Stocks. The pit gates will open at 1:00pm, front gates will open at 4:30pm and racing is scheduled for 7:00pm. For more information, visit the track’s website at www.kellerautospeedway.com or call 559.651.1990.USAC 5/8
• Johnny Herrera)Racing in Pennsylvania for the first time in 15-years, Johnny Herrera took on Williams Grove Speedway on Friday, followed by Selinsgrove Speedway with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by Sawblade.com with a weekend high ninth-place finish.Press Releases 5/8

• Column)Danny Burton has King of Kokomo notesHoosier Race Report 5/7
• Midco Sports)In 2017, Midco Sports Network put on the first-ever live cable television broadcast from River Cities Speedway (RCS). The reaction from race fans, drivers and sponsors was overwhelming. In 2018, MidcoSN is coming back for more. Press Releases 5/7
• Shane Hopkins)Overcoming a wild flip on lap 15, Shane Hopkins and his Moxie Motorsports team would fight back and come home with an 12th place finish after thrashing in the work area at Placerville Speedway. “I really have to thank everyone who jumped in and helped make repairs after our flip,” Shane Hopkins said. “We got caught up in a big mess and fortunately we were able to rally and nearly come home with a Top-10.” Press Releases 5/7
• Andy Forsberg)Andy Forsberg and F&F Racing are still looking for that big run at Placerville Speedway. Returning to the track that saw the team have immense success at during their first stint together on Saturday night, Forsberg would finish sixth in the feature event. Press Releases 5/7
• Tony Gualda)Returning to Placerville Speedway on Saturday night looking to bounce back from a near win two weeks ago, Tony Gualda would continue to show speed and confidence at the tricky ¼ mile bullring as he came home with a second place finish. Press Releases 5/7
• Tanner Carrick)Tanner Carrick and his Keith Kunz Motorsports team have been extremely fast this year and the Lincoln, CA driver has been knocking on the door for his first win. Saturday night that changed, as Carrick was able to pick up the Lucas Oil POWRi Series Feature Event win at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, MO. Press Releases 5/7
• Justyn Cox)Coming within a mere handful of laps from his first win of the season two weeks ago in Placerville, CA, Justyn Cox returned to the speedway on Saturday night and found redemption as he scored his first win of the season during the track’s second point paying race of the year. Press Releases 5/7
• Willie Croft)Saturday night in Chico, CA, Willie Croft was finally able to cross of a bucket list race that he wanted to win. Coming so close to winning the Dave Bradway, Jr Memorial on so many occasions, Croft turned in a dominant performance on Saturday night to win one that has often eluded him. Press Releases 5/7
• Sammy Swindell)Sammy Swindell recorded his first top-10 finish of the season with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series last Saturday at Salina Highbanks Speedway. Swindell and car owner A.G. Rains elected to tackle the weekend with 'The Greatest Show on Dirt' beginning on Friday at Lake Ozark Speedway in Eldon, Mo. Swindell qualified 13th quickest before he placed sixth in a heat race, which locked him into the 16th starting position for the A Main. Press Releases 5/7
• Trey Starks)Trey Starks earned his career-best Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour presented by SawBlade.com result last Saturday at Selinsgrove Speedway, where he moved forward every time he was on the track to cap the night with a runner-up result. Press Releases 5/7
• Alex Hill)Alex Hill will return to a trio of familiar tracks this week after a challenging maiden visit to Pennsylvania for a Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour presented by SawBlade.com and United Racing Club doubleheader last weekend. The Battle of the Groves event got off to a rough start for Hill, who was involved in a hard crash during her qualifier on Friday night at Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg. Press Releases 5/7
• Kerry Madsen)Big Game Motorsports driver Kerry Madsen earned a pair of top-five finishes last weekend with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series during a doubleheader in the Midwest. "I was hoping for a solid weekend and I was really pleased with how the weekend went," he said. "We were fast every time we hit the track." The Muddy sponsored team started the weekend on Friday at Lake Ozark Speedway in Eldon, Mo., where Madsen qualified 10th despite going out to qualify late. Press Releases 5/7
• Travis Rilat)Sometimes a pill draw format works in a driver's favor and other times it's an obstacle too large to overcome, which was the case for Travis Rilat last weekend. Rilat and his BDS Motorsports machine started last in a heat race both nights during a Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour presented by SawBlade.com and United Racing Club doubleheader in Central Pennsylvania. Press Releases 5/7
• Dominic Scelzi)Dominic Scelzi captured a podium finish last Friday to give him at least one top-three result during four of the last five weekends. Additionally, Scelzi and his family owned, Roth Motorsports supported team have earned at least one top-five finish in five straight weeks and during six of the last eight race weekends. "Everyone on this team has worked hard to provide fast race cars this season and we've been rolling," he said. "The car was awesome again last Friday." Press Releases 5/7
• Jackson Motorplex MN)Hopefully the third time is the charm for Jackson Motorplex, which will attempt to kick off the 2018 season this Friday night for the third straight weekend. The newly reconfigured 4/10-mile oval hosts the Great Lakes Shootout presented by Tweeter Contracting and Harvey's Five Star Roofing. The featured classes will be Outlaw Sprints Fueled by Casey's General Stores, Heartland Steel RaceSaver sprint cars presented by Wyffels Hybrids and NSL non-wing sprint cars presented by HitchDoc. Press Releases 5/7
• VaporTrail Clothing)Vaportrail Clothing athletes continue to rack up impressive performances week after week. Last weekend was no exception as Texas native Aaron Reutzel captured his first career Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions victory on Saturday at Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio, during the inaugural Buckeye Cup. Press Releases 5/7
• Racin Boys)This is a busy week for RacinBoys, which has four live audio broadcasts at four tracks in three states on tap. RacinBoys covers all Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour presented by SawBlade.com events throughout the season and this week will venture to Humboldt Speedway in Humboldt, Kan., on Wednesday; Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., on Thursday and I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark., on Saturday for series races. Press Releases 5/7
• King Racing Products)The 2018 race season is underway across the country and King Racing Products is winning races from coast to coast. Top teams are relying on King Racing Products to get them into the winners circle!!!! King Racing Products prides itself on making the finest sprint car products out of the highest quality aerospace material on the market. If you’re not using King Racing Products just ask guys like, Jason Sides, Willie Croft, Adam Gullion, John Carney and many more why they choose King racing Products. Racer designed & Outlaw Proven. www.kingracingproducts.com 5/7
• Brock Zearfoss)With his recent weekend cut short due to Mother Nature, the “Jonestown Jet” Brock Zearfoss will try again this Friday through Sunday, May 11-13, and enter a trio of Central Pennsylvania programs at Williams Grove Speedway, Port Royal Speedway, and BAPS Motor Speedway, respectively. Sunday's Kevin Gobrecht Classic program at BAPS Motor Speedway, originally slated for Sunday, May 6, but was postponed due to wet weather, will award a $4,900 top prize. Press Releases 5/7
• Justin Whittall)Although Justin Whittall's weekend with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour was somewhat disheartening, failing to qualify for each of the contested A-mains during action at Williams Grove (Pa.) Speedway and Selinsgrove (Pa.) Speedway, a lot of information was documented, already planning redemption during his next start against the nation's best 360c.i. open wheel racers, if the opportunity should arise.Press Releases 5/7
• Trevor Baker)Although just short of attaining his first top-ten finish of the 2018 season, Shreve, Ohio's Trevor Baker put on an impressive performance during his visit to Sharon Speedway on Saturday evening, rebounding from a heat race spin to finish 14th with the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1. Baker, driver of the T-Rev Performance/Baker's Mobile Home Transport/Exodus Cycle/Coblentz Trucking/H&S Concrete/Mid Ohio Diesel/No. 45 sprint car, earned his way into the 30-lap, $5,000-to-win program by finishing third during the evening's B-main. Press Releases 5/7
• Brent Marks)Brent Marks and Brent Marks Racing continued their sophomore campaign with the Greatest Show On Dirt with a pair of visits to Missouri and Oklahoma, joining the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series during starts at Lake Ozark (Mo.) Speedway and Salina (Okla.) Highbanks Speedway on Friday and Saturday, May 4-5. Press Releases 5/7
• Danny Dietrich)Danny Dietrich was one position shy of a perfect weekend in Central Pennsylvania. After finishing second at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday, the result of an impressive charge from the outside of row five, the Gettysburg native did one better on Saturday night at Port Royal Speedway and earned a main event victory. The win, his fourth of the 2018 season and first at the Port Royal “Speed Palace,” was accomplished in dominate fashion, taking the top spot officially on lap three and running away to a near-four second lead. Press Releases 5/7
• Donny Schatz)A pair of World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series starts resulted in a pair of podium performances for Fargo, North Dakota's Donny Schatz, now boosting the nine-time and defending World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series champion to an impressive 12 top-five finishes in 16 Series starts. The driver of the Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing/Textron Off Road/Ford Performance/Curb Records/Sage Fruit/No. 15 sprint car highlighted his weekend swing with a victory at Lake Ozark Speedway in Lake of the Ozarks, Mo., on Friday, May 4. It was a first-ever victory at Lake Ozark Speedway for Schatz, now with six World of Outlaws victories on the season.Press Releases 5/7
• Tony Stewart)Tony Stewart's decision to join the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 during the inaugural “Buckeye Cup” at Sharon Speedway on Saturday, May 5, proved to be well worth the travel, bettering most of the 43 entries signed-in to do battle at the state-of-the-art, 3/8-mile dirt oval by finishing fifth during the 30-lap main event. For Stewart, the top-five performance increased his season total to nine, also bumping his season top-ten total to 12. Press Releases 5/7
• Rico Abreu)St. Helena, California's Rico Abreu cruised to his sixth top-ten finish of the 2018 season on Saturday night at Sharon (Ohio) Speedway, joining the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 for the inaugural “Buckeye Cup” worth $5,000. Abreu, driver of the Rico Abreu Racing/Abreu Vineyards/Lucas Oil/Rhino Wipe/Alpinestars/Priority Aviation/No. 24 sprint car, finished eighth during his visit to the Hartford, 3/8-mile oval, starting in the exact same position after finishing fourth during the second of two All Star dashes.Press Releases 5/7

• Ocean Speedway CA)Though he was under the weather on Friday night, Brad Furr did not let it slow him down as he let adrenaline take over and dominated Friday night’s 30-lap feature event at Ocean Speedway to score his first win of the season. Visibly exhausted in victory lane, Brad Furr was still able to smile as he picked up the win in convincing fashion by over 5 seconds. When the race came to life, Furr would jump to the lead over Lucas Ashe, Jake Haulot, and Kyle Offill. Race Results 5/7
• Southern Oregon Speedway)Grabbing the lead early on, David Hibbard sped to an impressive victory in the 25 lap Kendall Oil Winged Sprint Car Main Event Saturday night at Southern Oregon Speedway. Hibbard set a rapid pace in posting the $1,000 victory in his Dave's Carpet And Vinyl Liquidators sponsored Sprinter. Fourteen year old phenom Tanner Holmes won a spirited duel with Enrique Jaime to collect the second place finish. Race Results 5/7

• Civil War)Saturday night in Tulare, CA, fans were treated to an exciting battle up front that ended with Steven Kent making a last lap pass over Landon Hurst to score his first ever Civil War Series pres. by Flowmaster feature event, as well as his first career feature event win in a 360ci sprint car. Race Results 5/7
• Double X Speedway MO)The 2018 season of Sunday Night Thunder kicked off with the roar of engines and the cheers of the crowd in California, MO Sunday night at Double-X Speedway. The usual four class card of cars and drivers were on tap for the opening night entertainment of the fans in the stands. Several new faces joined the old veterans to put on great show for the fans. Race Results 5/7
• CRSA)Thomas Radivoy finished the 2017 SuperGen Products with Champion Power Equipment CRSA Sprint Car season watching Jeff Trombley crowned series champion at the annual banquet. When all was said and done and the final tallies take, the Circleville driver finished in the runner up position by a mere eleven points. Race Results 5/7

• SOD)The much anticipated four-race Butler Motor Speedway/Engine Pro Sprints On Dirt presented by ARP Hog Creek Showdown kicks off this Saturday. Many SOD drivers will get their first laps on the reduced banking of the storied 3/8 speedway, the home of weekly sprint car racing in Michigan. The 2018 Hog Creek Showdown will include two major annual races at Butler, WWIII and the two-day Butler Bash. Hog Creek Showdown dates are: Saturday, May 12 Saturday, June 16 – WWIII Friday, August 3 – Butler Bash 1 Saturday, August 4 – Butler Bash 2 Press Releases 5/7
• ASCS Lucas Oil)Racing back to the mid-west just off the series debut at Williams Grove Speedway and Selinsgrove Speedway, the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series is primed for three nights of competition across Kansas and Arkansas. Starting Wednesday, May 9 at Humboldt Speedway in Humboldt, Kan. the mid-week visit marks the first time the series will see action at the Kansas bull-ring.ASCS 5/7
• Port Royal Speedway PA)Port Royal Speedway will present Bobby Rahal Toyota of Lewistown Ladies Night coming up this Saturday, May 12 at 7 pm. All adult ladies will receive $5 off of general admission for the show, which is set at $15 for adults. Students ages 12 – 18 will be admitted for $7. Central PA 5/7