• Williams Grove/Selinsgrove Speedways)The Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series (ASCS) National Tour presented by Sawblade.com will return to Pennsylvania’s Williams Grove Speedway Friday, May 3, and Selinsgrove Speedway Saturday, May 4, in the “Battle of the Groves II” sponsored by Eleven Oaks Farm. The MAVTV Motorsports Network announced it will include both races as part of its 2019 broadcast lineup of high-profile dirt track racing events! Central PA 12/11

• Team Eights)Team Eights will operate a two-car midget team during a pair of marquee events the next month. Tony Bruce Jr. is slated to be behind the wheel of a race car along with sprint car racing veteran Seth Bergman, who is taking the place of car owner Chad Wheeler when the team races this Saturday inside the Southern Illinois Center in Du Quoin, Ill., during the Junior Knepper 55 with the USAC P1 Insurance National Midgets and next month at the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals. Press Releases12/11

• Derek Hagar)Derek Hagar will make his first midget start since January this Saturday when he invades the Southern Illinois Center for the Junior Knepper 55. Hagar, who co-owns the race car with Jonathan Proctor, last raced a midget during the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals and prior to that his most recent start was during the 2017 edition of the Junior Knepper 55. The USAC P1 Insurance National Midgets event is held in Du Quoin, Ill. Press Releases12/11

• Racin Boys)RacinBoys returns as the source of live video throughout two of the biggest indoor events of the year. The RacinBoys Broadcasting Network will offer live Pay-Per-View video of the 34th annual Lucas Oil Tulsa Shootout as well as the 33 rd annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals Presented by General Tire. Both events will be held inside the River Spirit Expo Center in Tulsa, Okla. Press Releases12/11

• USAC)USAC National champions Tyler Courtney and Tanner Thorson are among the final set of entries for the "Junior Knepper 55" USAC Midget Special Event this Saturday, December 15 at the Southern Illinois Center in Du Quoin as the entry list soars to 74 drivers and teams for the fourth annual race. USAC 12/11

• USAC)Speed Shift TV will have live coverage of the fourth annual "Junior Knepper 55" USAC Midget Special Event this Saturday, December 15 at the Southern Illinois Center in Du Quoin. Seventy-four drivers have pre-entered for the event on the 1/6-mile, indoor dirt oval located adjacent to the one mile dirt track at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds. USAC 12/11

Monday  December 10th

I don't understand how somebody wouldn't have a sense of humor about themselves. John Malkovich

11:45pm

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• Len Sammons Productions)Ayrton Gennetten, a 19 year old from Gravois Mills, MO who won the 2017 Tulsa Shootout, will be making his first start east of Ohio at the East Coast Indoor Dirt National. The third generation driver will be racing on a clay track being created on the floor of the CURE Insurance Arena in Trenton, N.J. The Dirt Nationals begins this Thursday and Friday, December 13th and 14th with split group qualifying which includes 60 racers each day running in a feature event. On Saturday, December 15th, all 120 competitors will be competing for a spot in the $5,000 to win 50 lap A-Main. Press Releases12/10

• Daniel Evans)Continuing what has been an impressive start to the 2018-19 season last Saturday night at Waikerie’s Sunline Speedway, Daniel Evans proved that his maiden SA 360 Sprintcar Title victory was no fluke, repeating history and recovering the mantle. Having gotten his season underway in the best possible fashion by winning the opening All Star Series round at Mildura’s Timmis Speedway and placing third in round two, Evans’s fortune took a turn for the worse during round three when he blew an engine, but he bounced back in the best possible way duringlast Saturday night’s South Australian Title, which doubled as the fourth round of the All Star Series. Press Releases12/10

• Krikke Motorsports)Krikke Motorsport and their new team driver Kerry Madsen couldn’t have asked for a better start to their 2018-19 season campaign together during last Saturday night’s Western Australian 410 Sprintcar Title at the Perth Motorplex, with Madsen successfully defending the team’s crown. Press Releases12/10

• Chili Bowl)With the entry count nearing the 200 mark, the list of drivers chasing the coveted Golden Driller will jump considerably in the next week as the deadline for early entry is Friday, December 14, 2018. As of Monday night, the entry count is 182 with drivers from 143 municipalities, 28 states, and two countries. The Chili Bowl Rookie count is up to 23 with 25 of those entered having made the Saturday finale.ASCS 12/10

• Mark Dobmeier)For the second time in his career and the first time since 2007, Mark Dobmeier will be racing in a foreign country, albeit in a familiar seat. Dobmeier and Australian-based Kendrick Racing have teamed up once again to run this year’s USA vs Western Australia (WA) Sprint Car Speedweek. “I’ve wanted to go back to Australia several times since my first visit in 2007 and have been in contact with Jeff Kendrick ever since,” said Dobmeier. “This year, it finally worked out where Kendrick Racing needed a driver for basically a two-week stint. We are both eager to get back together, go do some sprint car racing and have some fun.” Press Releases12/10

• USAC)Recent "Turkey Night Grand Prix" winner Christopher Bell has filed his entry to compete in the "Junior Knepper 55" USAC Midget Special Event this Saturday, December 15 at the Southern Illinois Center in Du Quoin as the entry list has exploded to 69 drivers and teams for the fourth annual race. Bell, of Norman, Oklahoma, is one of three entries for Tucker/Boat Motorsports alongside McKenna Haase and Tanner Berryhill. Bell is the defending winner of the "Knepper 55," taking the lead four laps from the finish to win the 55-lap main event. Ironically, it was a Tucker/Boat Motorsports car driven by Chad Boat that Bell passed to win the race. USAC 12/11

2:00pm

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• Grandview Speedway PA)Changes have been made for the 2019 season at Grandview Speedway and Saturday night racing action will have a new look. “The lack of participants, car counts have been declining in recent years, has forced us to remove the Late Models from the Saturday night racing action,” said track spokesperson Tina Rogers. “Over the recent years we have held meetings with the owners and drivers and listened to their ideas on how to save the division. However the car count could not support it any longer. With many teams selling out and others planning to travel the car count would be event less for 2019. Press Releases12/10

• Sprint Car Unlimited)Mike Heffner will continue to race, hires Ryan Smith to carry on the tradition of Heffner Racing and honor Greg Hodnett https://sprintcarunlimited.com  12/10

• York Dispatch)Reflecting on a 1991 season that featured big names earning big victories in Central PA. https://www.yorkdispatch.com/12/10

• Trent Gower Photography)I am excited to announce that my website is up and running! I have worked very hard on this over the offseason! You can purchase your favorite photos and book services for the 2019 season! Thanks to everyone who has supported TGP! Check it out at http://www.trentgowerphotography.com 12/10

• Danny Dietrich)‘Double-D’ Danny Dietrich will kick off the new year with a visit to the Sunshine State, planning to join Tony Stewart’s All Star Circuit of Champions during events at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala and Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville. If all goes according to plan, Dietrich and Gary Kauffman Racing, who will support a brand new look during their 2019 campaign, will compete with the All Stars during all five scheduled appearances in Florida, still unsure about the World of Outlaws events at Volusia following the All Star invasion. Press Releases12/10

• OCRS)The 2018 AMERI-FLEX / OCRS awards banquet was held this past Saturday night at the Signs of the Times in Sapulpa Oklahoma and Alex Sewell was honored for his championship accomplishment in the 17th year of competition for the winged 360 sprint car series. Sewell received the coveted Harold Leep Championship Trophy for his achievement and he becomes the eighth different driver to be crowned in the series. OCRS 12/10

• SOD)With PRI 2018 now a wrap, it was a great show, visiting many old friends and thanking our 2018 Engine Pro Sprints On Dirt presented by ARP marketing partners. SOD title sponsors Engine Pro and ARP were visited, then it was on to our friends Hoosier Racing Tire, Hoosier Tire Midwest, COMP Performance Group, King Engine Bearings, MAHLE Motorsports, MSD Performance, Rod End Supply, ATL Racing Fuel Cells, Simpson Performance Products, King Racing Products, Allstar Performance, Motor State Distributing, Keizer Aluminum Wheels, Walker Performance Filtration, Shirt Works Racewear, DMI Racing Components, Ti22 Performance, Engler Machine & Tool, Maxim Racing, KSE Racing Products, Racing Optics, Schoenfeld Headers, Hepfner Racing Products, and Radical Race Gear. Press Releases12/10

Sunday  December 9th

The learning process continues until the day you die. Kirk Douglas

11:50pm

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• East Bay Raceway Park FL)Q AUTO & INJURY ATTORNEYS SPRINTS Feature: Frank Beck (89), Bryan Eckley (12B), Dylan Colding (23D), Justin Webster (21), Tim George (1*), Billy Bridges (21A), Kurt Taylor (55), Guy Bos (3K), Johnnie Alexander (1L), Andrew Griffin (32), Bruce Durden (17), Mike Steinruck (44A), Aileen Collins-Love (17c), Luke Hill (41) 12/9

• 4-17 Southern Speedway FL)SSSS...1 #11 Joey Aguilar 2 #22 Johnny Gilbertson 3 #18 Shane Butler 4 #59X John Inman 5 #88 Sport Allen 6 #5 Mickey Kempgens 7 #67 Scotty Adema 8 #55 Tommy Nichols 9 #79 Jason Kimball 10 #8 Dylan Reynolds 11 #J1 Michael Tharp 12 #42 Phil Hadoad 13 #8X Garrett Green 14 #18B Daniel Miller 15 #44 Gary Wiggins 16 #4 Travis Bliiemeister 12/9

• Sprintcar All Stars AU)SA44 Dan Evans in the Evans Transport Maxim won his second 360 South Australian Title Saturday night at Sunline Speedway for RD 4 of the Mainline DynoLog Dynamometers All Star Series. At only 22 years of age Daniel has won two out of the last three S.A Title’s. At such a young age to be recording these results shows the talent Evans has. It was also Evans second Series feature win for the season after locking in RD 1 at Timmis Speedway.Race Results12/9

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• KWS NARC)The King of the West-NARC Fujitsu Racing Series had added a Thursday, August 22nd date to the 2019 schedule. This brings the number of 410 winged sprint car races up to 20. The special Thursday night show is part of a four night sprint car blitz that begins in Placerville (August 21st), goes to Chico (August 22nd) and then moves to the Stockton Dirt Track on August 21-23rd.King of the West/NARC 12/9

• Kyle Offill)After completing his sophomore season of Sprint Car racing Tracy, California’s Kyle Offill is now preparing for the upcoming 2019 campaign as he gets set to enter year three aboard the Country Builders Construction No. 2K machine. This past season saw Offill utilize a few different crew chiefs throughout the course of the year and put together some of the finest finishes of his young career over the later stages. The 18-year-old full-time college student tallied career-best results at Placerville Speedway (3rd), Ocean Speedway in Watsonville (3rd), Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico (7th) and with the Sprint Car Challenge Tour at Keller Auto Speedway in Hanford (9th). Press Releases12/9

• Stockton Dirt Track CA)An action packed schedule of events for the Stockton Dirt Track has officially been announced by Noceti Group Inc. and showcases 21 nights of racing on 15 different weekends throughout the year. The overall schedule is the most aggressive that the Stockton Dirt Track has seen since it came into existence back in 2013. Highlights include early season events showcasing a special New Year’s Day race featuring Dirt Modifieds, B-Mods, Bombers and B4 Cylinders. Winged 360 Sprint Cars will then take center stage on Saturday January 26th alongside Dirt Modifieds and B-Mods. The same program will also return on February 23rd. Press Releases12/9

• Kings of Thunder)Following months of discussion and planning a brand new Winged 360 Sprint Car tour is set to debut in the Central Valley next season with the “Kings of Thunder Series” ready to launch its inaugural campaign in 2019. The Kings of Thunder Series will be held across two tracks this coming year, with eight events taking place at the Keller Auto Speedway in Hanford and six shows occurring at the Merle Stone Chevrolet Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare. Press Releases12/9

• Hoseheads Open Wheel Video)New videos have been added to Hoseheads Open Wheel Video. August 9, 2003 - Williams Grove Speedway SCRA, September 25, 1999 - Lincoln Speedway Manufacturers Night,  September 27, 2003 - Lincoln Speedway Kenny Weld Memorial, February 17, 1995 - East Bay Raceway Park All-Stars.https://vimeo.com/ 12/9

Saturday  December 8th

Whoever controls the media, controls the mind. Jim Morrison

4:50pm

RESULTS....

• Western Springs Speedway NZ)1 #2USA Shane Stewart 2 #35AUS Jamie Veal 3 #2NZ Michael Pickens 4 #11USA Kyle Hirst 5 #78C Matthew Leversedge 6 #82P Jamie Larsen 7 #78A Daniel Eggleton 8 #1NZ Kerry Brocas 9 #71A Jamie McDonald 10 #88M Keaton Dahm 11 #12A Dean Shadbolt 12 #62A Dave Witton 13 #73K Brian Edwards 14 #3NZ James Dahm 15 #59A Mike Wheeler 16 #10A Glen Torpey 17 #26A Paul Sands 18 #84P Dean Cooper 19 #51M Rodney Wood 20 #29A Jeremy Halpin 21 #22A Dean Brindle 22 #76A Steve Smith 12/8

• Western Springs Speedway NZ)midgets...1 #14A Brad Mosen 2 #3NZ Michael Pickens 3 #27A Hayden Williams 4 #91A Hayden Guptill 5 #4A Taylor Clarke 6 #2NZ Zach Daum 7 #5A Brock Maskovich 8 #24A Breyton Davison 9 #33A James Cossey 10 #96A Chris McCutcheon 11 #87A Leon Burgess 12 #98A Caleb Antonio-Rooney 13 #63A Jayden Worthington 14 #39A Peter Hunnibell 15 #97A Thomas McLean 16 #41A Ricky McGough 17 #22A James Earl 18 #11A Shayne Alach 19 #79A Max Guildford 20 #25A Scott Buckley 12/8

• Archerfield Speedway AU)1 #17 Luke Oldfield 2 #36 Mitchell Gee 3 #23 Lachlan McHugh 4 #NQ42 Brent Aprile 5 #25 Andrew Scheuerle 6 #54 Randy Morgan 7 #90 Anthony Lambert 8 #28 Allan Woods 9 #78 Andrew Corbet 10 #Q42 Kristy Bonsey 11 #Q2 Brent Kratzmann 12 #8 Brock Dean 13 #32 Mitch Gowland 14 #44 Dan Murray 15 #59 Kevin Titman 16 #84 Steve Greer 17 #64 Paul Rooks 18 #72 Anthony Vanderreyden 19 #96 Steven Johnson 12/8

• Archerfield Speedway AU)midgets...1 #6 Darren Vine 2 #Q89 Rusty Whittaker 3 #67 Riki Harrison 4 #11 Charlie Brown 5 #3 Mitchell Rooke 6 #77 Bodie Smith 7 #51 Tim Farrell 8 #36 Cal Whatmore 9 #27 Audie Malt 10 #95 Gavin McDowell 11 #18 Nathan Mathers 12 #45 Tom Clauss 13 #26 Chris Singleton 12/8

• Sunshine Speedway AU)360 sprints...1 #SA44 Daniel Evans 2 #SA96 Brendan Guerin 3 #SA90 Michael Lovegrove 4 #S8 Terry Pitt 5 #SA95 Jarman Dalitz 6 #SA42 Jamie Hendry 7 #V4 Phil Lock 8 #V16 James Wren 9 #SA33 Mark Caruso 10 #SA69 Cody Atkins 11 #S91 Mike Fox 12 #VA2 Boyd Harris 13 #W30 James Landrigan 14 #V29 Michael Tancredi 15 #SA98 Cheian Perrett 12/8

• Kingaroy Speedway AU)wingless sprints...1 #NX71 David Eggins 2 #Q49 Cody O'Çonnell 3 #Q30 Joshua Dreaver 4 #Q4 Dan Moes 5 #T24 Scott Thomsen 6 #Q54 Brandt Chandler 7 #Q9 Ryan Harris 8 #Q2 Bradley Keiler 9 #Q28 Paul Robinson 10 #NX36 Michael Butcher 11 #NX34 Mason Cattell 12 #Q11 Rob Hamilton 13 #Q82 Andrew Robinson 14 #NX13 Ben Hull 15 #NX83 Matthew Wright 16 #NX77 Mick Reid 17 #Q97 Brendan Webber 18 #Q59 Dan Welke 12/8

• Valvoline Raceway AU)1 #Q7 Robbie Farr 2 #N43 Alex Orr 3 #N39 Jeremy Cross 4 #N54 Grant Tunks 5 #N22 James Thompson 6 #N16 Daniel Sayre 7 #N32 Warren Ferguson 8 #N48 Jackson Delamont 9 #NS15 Daniel Cassidy 10 #NQ5 Danny Reidy 11 #N47 Marcus Dumesny 12 #D2 Ben Atkinson 13 #N79 Peter Bourke 14 #NS4 Max Johnston 15 #N53 Jessie Attard 16 #NS57 Brendan Scorgie 17 #D3 Ben Atkinson Jnr 18 #N75 Ayden Elliott 19 #N92 Sam Walsh 20 #N78 Andrew Wright 21 #N10 Luke Stirton 22 #NS21 Jordyn Brazier 23 #NS6 Matt Geering 24 #N57 Matt Dumesny 12/8

• Speedway Tasmania AU)1#T 25 Jamie Bricknell 2 #T 22 Jock Goodyer 3 #T 14 Mark House 4 #T 3 Chris Gallagher 5 #T 62 Tate Frost 6 #T 48 Nick Penno 7 #T 16 Adam Alexander 8 #T 12 Adrian Redpath 9 #T 36 Terry Watson 10 #T 29 Jason Dawkins 11 #T 2 Scott Bissett 12 #T 8 Curt Smith 13 #T 45 Kurt Luttrell 14 #T 9 Chris Johns 15 #T 35 Bruce Pitt 12/8

• Valvoline Raceway AU)Speedcars...1 #N97 Matthew Jackson 2 #N14 Nathan Smee 3 #N13 Matt Smith 4 #N78 Troy Jenkins 5 #N3 Darren Jenkins 6 #N89 Braydan Willmington 7 #N43 Glen Arnold 8 #N71 Brett Morris 9 #N82 Jason Bell 10 #N57 Harley Smee 11 #N6 Michael Jordan 12 #N42 Gary Rooke 13 #N28 Dean Meadows 14 #N36 Stephen Birkett 15 #N15 DJ Raw 16 #N34 Jeffrey Burns 17 #N50 Brett Davies 18 #N41 Jordan Mackay 19 #N66 Ben Morgan 20 #N62 Dan Biner 21 #N26 Jamie Hall 22 #N87 Kieran Macklyn 23 #N54 Alan Day 24 #N9 Rod Francis 12/8

• Wangaratta Speedway AU)1 #VA71 Corey McCullagh 2 #V83 Chris Solomon 3 #V73 Charles Hunter 4 #V77 Brayden Parr 5 #V68 Brett Milburn 6 #V60 Jordyn Charge 7 #V28 Andrew Hughes 8 #V7 Paul Solomon 9 #V8 Bobby Daly 10 #V17 Dennis Jones 11 #V19 Sam Wren 12 #V22 Terry Rankin 13 #V2 Domain Ramsay 14 #D22 Leigh Mugavin 15 #VA4 Carly Walsh 16 #V34 Brenten Farrer 17 #N30 Darren Salliard 18 #V78 Chris Campbell 12/8

• Perth Motorplex AU)Speedcars....1 #USA38 Jason Mcdougal 2 #USA7 Tucker Klaasmeyer 3 #Q29 Adam Clarke 4 #17 Daniel Golding 5 #47 Dene McAllan 6 #S83 Brett Ireland 7 #23 Glen Mears 8 #10 David Perry 9 #15 Rob Golding 10 #9 Vaughan Manders 11 #S57 Robert Heard 12 #51 Beau Doyle 13 #52 Lee Redmond 14 #26 Keenan Fleming 15 #V15 Andy Pearce 16 #75 Steve Doyle 17 #24 Dayne Kingshott 18 #USA4 Alex Bright 19 #32 Stuart Yates 20 #19 Steven Henderson 12/8

• Perth Motorplex AU)Kerry Madsen started his tenure with Krikke Motorsport in the best possible fashion on Saturday night by winning the WA Sprintcar Championship at the Perth Motorplex. The ‘Mad Man’ only jetted into WA from the United States the day before the race meeting and while he was with a new team - and in a new car - he picked up the pace immediately and showed he was going to be the one to beat when it came to the feature race. Race Results 12/8

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• Brock Zearfoss)Making it official during the annual Performance Racing Industry (PRI) trade show in Indianapolis, Ind., Brock Zearfoss will join forces with Pete Grove’s Premier Motorsports in 2019 and travel full-time with the Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1. Zearfoss, a two-time main event winner in 2018 during competition in Central Pennsylvania, will bring former Destiny Motorsports crew chief, Shane Bowers, to turn the wrenches. Press Releases12/8

• SpeedSport)Spencer Bayston has found a new home as he prepares to embark on his first full season of winged 410ci sprint car racing next year. Bayston confirmed to SPEED SPORT on Saturday that he will drive for longtime car owner Pete Grove next season, with Andy Potter serving as his crew chief.https://speedsport.com/12/8

• Len Sammons Productions)Dirt Modified veteran Mike Iles and youthful URC 360 Sprint driver Eddie Strada, Jr. are among the 120 drivers ready to challenge the clay track being created on the floor of the CURE Insurance Arena in Trenton, N.J. The event, the East Coast Indoor Dirt Nationals, will be held this Thursday, Friday and Saturday, December 13th - 15th. Though he has largely curtailed his outdoor racing career, Iles filed an entry for Trenton driving a car owned by Bill Drill. Iles, who lives in Medford, NJ, is a past big-block Modified champion at N.J.’s Bridgeport Speedway. He is also an Indoor Racing Series concrete track winner in Providence, RI, on March 6, 2009. Press Releases12/8

• ASCS Sooner)Making its return after four seasons on the shelve, the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley's Racing Products will take on 20 nights of racing in 2019. Combining the Sooner and Lone Star Regions in 2015 to form the ASCS Red River Region, the two tours will both return in 2019 to replace the Red River Region. The reason for the two separate regions returning falls back on the cost of travel as several North Texas ovals have come back on board.ASCS 12/8

• USAC)USAC National driving champions Kody Swanson, Tyler Courtney and Logan Seavey shared the spotlight along with other 2018 USAC champions and special award recipients at Friday night's 63rd USAC "Night of Champions" celebration at the Indiana Roof Ballroom in downtown Indianapolis, Ind. Swanson, of Kingsburg, Calif., Courtney, of Indianapolis, IN and Seavey, of Sutter, Calif., earned National championships. Swanson is a four-time Silver Crown titlist, Courtney a first-time AMSOIL Sprint Car king and Seavey a first-time P1 Insurance National Midget champ.  USAC 12/8

• USAC)C.J. Leary has agreed to drive full-time for FMR Racing on the complete 2019 USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget trail. Leary, of Greenfield, Ind., has been a standout on the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car trail for the last number of years, but will now take on the midget tour for the first time in his racing career aboard the No. 76m.  USAC 12/8

Friday  December 7th

“Yesterday, December 7, 1941 — a date which will live in infamy — the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.” Franklin D. Roosevelt

11:50pm

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• USAC)Kevin Thomas, Jr. has rejoined Petry Motorsports to take on the full USAC NOS Energy Drink USAC Midget National Championship schedule in 2019. The Cullman, Ala. driver competed for Petry to conclude the 2017 season and began the 2018 campaign for the team, finishing 13th in the 2017 "Turkey Night Grand Prix" at Ventura (Calif.) Raceway, then started 2018 with a 15th at the "Shamrock Classic" in Du Quoin, Ill. and a 10th at the "Kokomo Grand Prix" in Kokomo, Ind. USAC 12/7

• Rudeen Racing)We are thrilled to be running Tony Stewart's, Ollies All Star Circuit of Champions Series and competing for a championship with Cory Eliason behind the wheel in 2019! 12/7

• Knoxville Raceway IA)The Race Track Business Conference has awarded the Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway the "Outstanding Facility of the Year" award. The plaque was presented by National Speedway Directory and Track Guide at the Performance Racing Industry Trade Show. Press Releases12/7

• KWS NARC)The 60th Anniversary King of the West-NARC Fujitsu Sprint Car Series schedule was announced today and features 19 racing events at ten different dirt tracks in 2019. The 410 winged campaign is slated to award more than $500,000 in prize money and will kick off at the Stockton Dirt Track on March 2nd. The season will conclude in Stockton eight-months later on November 2nd with the $5000 to win Tribute to Gary Patterson. A new 60th Anniversary series logo will debut soon. King of the West/NARC 12/7

• ASCS Lucas Oil)Continuing the partnership of bringing some of dirt track racing's best drivers and events to the masses, the MAVTV Motorsports Network will feature the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by Sawblade.com 13 times in 2019. Taking the MAVTV Motorsports Network to Pennsylvania, the "Battle of the Groves" at Williams Grove Speedway (May 3, 2019) and Selinsgrove Speedway (May 4, 2019) will kick off the 13-race lineup. Moving from east to west, the very popular $15,000 to win Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup at Skagit Speedway (June 20-22, 2019) again makes its way to the lineup.ASCS 12/7

Thursday  December 6th

A lot of people are afraid of heights. Not me, I'm afraid of widths. Steven Wright

1:50pm

PRESS....

• ASCS Lucas Oil)Getting a look at the 2019 lineup for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by Sawblade.com, the Series 28th year of competition is looking at a slate of 51 events. With a few nights of racing still in the works, more tracks will be finalized as series officials head into the Indoor Racing Season with the Tulsa Shootout and Chili Bowl Nationals.ASCS 12/6

• ASCS Lucas Oil)The rules for the 2019 season of the American Sprint Car Series have been updated and posted to http://www.ascsracing.com. As announced a couple weeks ago, updates to the Chassis and Wing T-Posts will be mandatory as the series continues to work with the Sprint Car Council.ASCS 12/6

• Premier Speedway AU)World Series Sprintcars is set to invade Sungold Stadium, Premier Speedway, Warrnambool on two occasions during the ultra-tough Speedweek part of the series, but that hasn’t stopped three of the National Touring Series contracted stars from locking in for the South West Conveyancing Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic later in January.  Press Releases12/6

• USAC)Today, FloSports, the innovator in live digital sports and original content, announced a multiyear partnership with the United States Auto Club (USAC Racing) to provide live and on-demand coverage of more than 80 races per year exclusively on FloRacing.com. Through this new agreement, which takes effect Jan. 1, 2019, FloRacing will broadcast all of USAC Racing's flagship National Championship events in its Silver Crown Championship, AMSOIL National Sprint Series and the NOS Energy Drink National Midget Championship. USAC 12/6

• USAC)The Driven2SaveLives BC39 race, which debuted in September 2018 as an overwhelming success with drivers, teams and fans, will return for its second running Wednesday, Sept. 4 and Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019 at The Dirt Track at IMS. The United States Auto Club (USAC) National Midget Championship event once again will kick off the Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard Powered by Florida Georgia Line race weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, creating five consecutive days of action at the Racing Capital of the World. USAC 12/6

• USAC)NOS Energy Drink has partnered with the United States Auto Club to become the title sponsor of the USAC Midget National Championship, beginning with the 2019 racing season. NOS Energy Drink and USAC have agreed multi-year deal that will position the high-performance energy drink as The Official Energy Drink of one of the most highly-competitive and intense racing series in the world with USAC Midget racing. USAC 12/6

• USAC)A talent-laden USAC National Midget field is set to tackle the largest series schedule since 1997 with 33 events at 27 different tracks in 11 states making up the 2019 series slate, highlighted by a host of first-time venues. The season kicks off February 8-9 for "Winter Dirt Games" with the series' debut at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Fla. for the first visit by the USAC National Midgets to the Sunshine State since 2013. From there, the series heads to traditional stops indoors at the Southern Illinois Center in Du Quoin for the "Shamrock Classic" on March 9, then onto the two-night "Kokomo Grand Prix" April 5-6 at Indiana's Kokomo Speedway. USAC 12/6

• USAC)Forty-four races in 12 different states make up the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car schedule for the 2019 season. For the tenth consecutive year, the tour begins in the Sunshine State for "Winter Dirt Games X," three nights in a row at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Fla. on February 14-15-16. On March 30, the bulk of the season gets revved up at Lawrenceburg (Ind.) Speedway, with two more Hoosier state races following on April 12-13 at Bloomington Speedway and Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, respectively. USAC 12/6

• USAC)Memphis International Raceway and the United States Auto Club announced the 2019 Season opener for the Silver Crown Champ Car Series will be held at MIR on Saturday, March 23. This marks a return to the three-quarter mile for the popular open-wheel cars, which held its first event at Memphis in 1998. The 100-lap race will be the lid lifter on their 12-race season schedule for this season. USAC 12/6

• USAC)Memphis International Raceway and Williams Grove Speedway return to the USAC Silver Crown schedule for the 2019 season on what is the largest slate of events since 2007. The Memphis race on March 23 will serve as the opener for the 49th year of the Silver Crown series, which hasn't visited the ¾-mile paved oval since 2004. It's one of six races on the blacktop in 2019, creating a balanced mix with the six dirt races on the docket. USAC 12/6

Wednesday  December 5th

The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing. Walt Disney

9:30pm

PRESS....

• Sprintcar All Stars AU)After a two weekend layoff the Mainline DynoLog Dynamometers All Star Series head to the Riverland region of South Australia for RD4 at Sunline Speedway, Waikerie this Saturday night. “Over the past 3 shows we have travelled to S.A, Victoria & N.S.W all following the Murray River and are now heading back into SA again. These shows are all part of our West Coast Concreting King of the River mini-series. Yes it’s a bit of travelling but we hope the couple of weekends off have given all our teams a chance to freshen up and catch up on whatever needed catching up on.” Mandy Searle says.Press Releases12/5

• Tim Kaeding)Proving to be a potent combination in 2018, Josh Bates Motorsports in excited to announce that California favorite, Tim Kaeding will return to the seat of the No. 42x machine in 2019 as the team will look for another SCCT Team Championship as well as the Driver Championship with the San Jose, CA native. Press Releases12/5

• Justin Sanders)Having immense success together in the 2018 season in which they captured four feature event wins in less than 10 starts together, Justin Sanders and Dale Miller will expand the schedule in 2019 as the Aromas, CA pilot will take the reigns of the potent No. 4SA machine upwards of 30 times. Press Releases12/5

• USCS)The 2018 season USCS Champion’s Awards Banquet and Lucheon is set for Saturday, January 19, 2019 at the historic V.F.W. Post 105 log cabin in Fayetteville, Georgia on Saturday, January 19, 2019. The banquet starts at 12pm (Noon). The 2018 celebration will honor 2018 and two-time United Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters National Champion Jrdon mallett from Greenbrier, Arkansas and the top ten drivers in each USCS regional sprint car series.USCS 12/5

• Wilmot WI/SLS Promotions)The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series will visit Wilmot Raceway in Wisconsin again in 2019 on Saturday, July 13 for the Badger 40. The event will mark the series sixth visit by “The Greatest Show on Dirt” to the fairgrounds oval in Southeast Wisconsin. Press Releases12/5

• Swindell Motorsports)Ryan Bernal has been tabbed to pilot the Swindell Motorsports No. 39 midget during the upcoming Chili Bowl Midget Nationals. The 33rd edition of the marquee event will be held Jan. 14-19 at the River Spirit Expo Center in Tulsa, Okla. Bernal produced his career-best run during the most recent Chili Bowl when he charged from 23 rd to a fifth-place showing. Press Releases12/5

• Must See Racing)The Must See Racing Sprint Car Series will break new ground next season with a stop at Pennsylvania’s Lake Erie Speedway on June 15. The three-eighths-mile Erie County oval will welcome the winged 410ci asphalt sprint car series for the first time amid the busy midsummer stretch that traditionally determines the championship contenders each year. Press Releases12/5

• Gary Scelzi Motorsports)The Scelzi Family is heading east this week to attend the Performance Racing Industry trade show, which will feature a special moment for Dominic and his father, Gary. The spectacle, which runs Thursday through Saturday inside the Indianapolis Convention Center in Indianapolis, welcomes insiders from all aspects of racing. In addition to the trade show, where businesses showcase their services and products, numerous events are sprinkled throughout the week. Press Releases12/5

• DHR Suspension)DHR Suspension clients combined to win 89 feature races and 11 championships during a stellar 2018 season. Jordon Mallett led the way with a career-best four championships, including his second straight USCS Series national title. He also won the USCS Deep South Thunder, Mid-South Thunder and Southern Thunder championships. Press Releases12/5

• Chad Boespflug)Relationships often rekindle after spending time apart, the same goes in racing. After spending time apart Chad Boespflug and Eberhardt Zirzow Racing have come together again and we are pleased to announce that for the 2019 Season Boespflug will drive the EZR #98e non wing sprint car. Press Releases12/5

• Landon Simon Racing)Mt Baker Vapor and Landon Simon Racing have officially named Pennsylvania driver AJ Flick winner of the MBVDirt campaign’s grand prize, a free ride at the 2019 Chili Bowl Nationals in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Flick will pilot the second entry out of the LSR stable beside driver and team owner Landon Simon. Press Releases12/5

• Sprintcar SA)Sprintcar racing returns to the Sunline Speedway in the Riverland town of Waikerie this Saturday night (December 8) with the running of the 2018/19 South Australian 360ci Sprintcar Championship. The event has attracted one of the biggest State Title fields in several years with 18 nominations with drivers from four states set to battle it out at the tight Sunline venue. The meeting will also double as Round 4 of the Mainline Dynolog Dynamometers Allstar Sprintcar Series so the event has more than just a title on the line. Press Releases12/5

Tuesday  December 4th

Your part can be the king, but unless people are treating you like royalty, you ain't no king, man. Jeff Bridges

10:00pm

PRESS....

• Harli White)Progress is the best word to describe the 2018 season for Harli White. White surpassed her Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour presented by SawBlade.com marks from last season when she became only the third woman to ever complete a full season on the road with the series. Her two top fives and 10 top 10s in ASCS National Tour competition this year were both career bests. She also recorded a career-best runner-up result with the series. Press Releases12/4

• Kristy Bonsey)Continuing to make gains in 410 Sprintcars throughout the 2018-19 season, Kristy Bonsey reached new heights last Saturday night at Brisbane’s Archerfield Speedway, coming one spot shy of the podium in fourth. Achieving a major milestone back in July when she clinched her maiden feature-race podium at Cairns International Speedway, the next step for Bonsey was building on her consistency in order to work towards the pointy-end of the field at Archerfield Speedway, where each race meeting generally attracts the state’s leading racers. Press Releases12/4

• Inside Line Promotions is partnering with K1 RaceGear by Ryan Bowers Motorsports to offer a limited number of special edition driver suits. The custom suits, which are SFI 5 Nomex, will be offered at a discounted rate and a special press release package with free PR will be included for any driver selected to take advantage of the opportunity. The driver suit will showcase the ILP logo, but also has earmarked areas for a driver's primary marketing partners on each suit. Press Releases12/4

• Indy Race Parts)We are less than 5 miles from the Convention Center, stop by and see us if you are in town for the PRI Show! We specialize in sprint cars, midgets, and outlaw karts with the best prices and customers around. Will be open on Wed, 9AM-6PM, Thur noon-6PM, Friday 3PM-6PM, Sat 9AM-1PM, and Sunday from 9AM-1PM. Cannot make those hours? Call my cell or the shop (317.244.9437) ahead of time and we will try to see if we can meet you, so you can shop! Our shop location is, 361 Gasoline Alley Indianapolis, IN 46222. Be sure to follow us on Twitter as well, @indyraceparts! 12/4

• Column)Article from Richard Golardi: “Conner Morrell’s Year as a Traveling Sprint Car Racer"Florida Open Wheel12/4

• Column)Pat & Bruce Eckel have notes from Gateway Dirt NationalsA Typical Weekend 12/4

• Hoseheads Open Wheel Video)New videos have been added to Hoseheads Open Wheel Video. June 10, 2003 - Bedford Speedway; 410 Sprints,   February 9, 1995 - Volusia County Speedway; All-Stars,    April 1, 1994 - Williams Grove Speedway; Season Opener  https://vimeo.com/12/4

• Greg Hodnett)....CHRISTMAS IS COMING! New Greg Hodnett merchandise now available! The new GH27FOREVER distressed sweatshirt, the 5 time PA Speedweek champion tshirt and the Port Royal Living Legends tshirt are now available for purchase. The Speedweek and Legends tees will be ready next week (week of Dec 10th) but available online now. The sweatshirts are available now either online or for pickup. For those local to the Central PA area, shirts will be available for pickup at several locations beginning Dec 15 thru Christmas. Locations will include Leach's Automotive in Lemoyne, PA my place in Etters, PA and Hodnett and Co. in West York, PA. Dates and times to be announced next week.. Anyone outside of these locations can purchase online now. **Both tees will not be shipped until at least December 13th.** Email BVores@aol.com if you are interested in preordering for local pickup or visit www.greghodnettmotorsports.com to order. Of course, the Greg Hodnett Tribute shirt and decals are also available online and for pickup. Please let anyone you know that might be interested that these are items are available now.12/4

• ESS)On Saturday night, December 1, a sold out Hambletonian Room at the luxurious Vernon Downs Casino and Hotel honored Quebec’s Steve Poirier as he captured the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints (ESS) 35th Anniversary Tour championship. The title was his eighth of his ESS career and now tied him with Mike Woodring for the most championships in the sprint car organizations history. Poirier took home $9,398 from the $90,417 payout which included a record $60.125 in cash. A total of 24 different drivers took home from the point fund after a very successful 2018 season. Press Releases12/4

• FAST)Gibsonburg, Ohio’s Craig Mintz wrapped up his third All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads FAST 410 Championship Series Presented by Ohio Logistics while Fremont, Ohio’s Jamie Miller concluded a dominating performance with his first ever JLH General Contractor FAST 305 Championship Presented by Engine Pro. Press Releases12/4

• USAC)USAC's 63rd "Night of Champions" National Awards Dinner is scheduled for Friday night, December 7, at the Indiana Roof Ballroom in downtown Indianapolis, Ind. Champions of USAC's 2018 racing series will be honored during the gala evening. USAC 12/4

• Justyn Cox)Ending the 2018 season on a very high note that featured him aiding Josh Bates to the Sprint Car Challenge Tour Owners Title as well as a myriad of podium finishes, Justyn Cox has been hired to pilot the Mike Phulps Motorsports No. 56 for the 2019 season. Press Releases12/4

• Tanner Carrick)The third installment of the Gateway Dirt Nationals at America’s Center in St. Louis, MO expanded to a Midget race, and getting the invite for the inaugural event Tanner Carrick would pocket a 14th place finish during Saturday night’s feature event. Press Releases12/4

• World of Outlaws)With great excitement, the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series announces its 2019 schedule that will see The Greatest Show on Dirt invade 25 different states and compete 92 times at 53 different facilities throughout the season. The full 2019 World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series schedule can be viewed here.“We are looking forward to another great season of World of Outlaws racing in 2019,” longtime Series Director Carlton Reimers said. “On the strength of our excellent relationships with tracks and promoters, we are eager to get the season started with our determined teams for our dedicated fans.”DIRT/World of Outlaws 12/4

• USAC)It didn't take long for Chris Windom, one of the most coveted free agents in USAC racing this offseason, to find two new full-time rides for the 2019 season in the Silver Crown and AMSOIL National Sprint Car divisions. The Canton, Illinois native will compete on the full USAC Silver Crown tour aboard the Goodnight/Byrd Racing No. 17 in the coming season. He will have crew chief Scott Benic on the wrenches along with sponsors Jonathan Byrd's Racing, The Pallet Builders and NOS Energy Drink on board for the campaign on both the dirt and the pavement as he aims for a second Silver Crown title. Matt Goodnight, who finished eighth in points in 2018, will compete in a second car for the team alongside Windom. USAC 12/4

Monday  December 3rd

It's all part of my journey - I've done a lot of stupid things, but you learn by your mistakes. Ozzy Osbourne

10:30pm

PRESS....

• Premier Speedway AU)With less than two weeks until the Fourth Annual Max’s Race at Sungold Stadium, Premier Speedway, Warrnambool as presented by Chittick’s Bakery, the Big Names are beginning to signal their intent, with a flurry of nominations for both the December 15 event and the rapidly approaching Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic rolling in. Press Releases12/3

• Knoxville Raceway IA)The day is finally here! Four-day ticket packages for the 59th running of the Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Store are now available. The 2019 Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Store will be held August 7-10. The four-day event features the world's greatest sprint car drivers on the track, plus concerts, charity events, live radio broadcasts featuring your favorite stars, and more. Press Releases12/3

• Cory Turner)Cory Turner officially brought his 2018 season to a close with a pair of banquet celebrations during the month of November where he was officially crowned the 2019 Southern Ontario Sprint champion while also accepting accolades for finishing third overall in Ohsweken Speedway’s weekly point standings. In total, Turner drove his KT Gas & Variety/Silo Wireless No.97 car to a pair of wins, 12 top-five finishes and 22 top-10s in his 28 starts this season. Press Releases12/3

• Jack Dover)Jack Dover won more than a quarter of his starts this year during another stout season for the sprint car veteran. Dover posted a dozen feature victories, a mark he has met or exceeded during five of the last six seasons. Additionally, he powered to his third Carpet Land Nebraska 360 Sprints championship in the last four years. "It shows how consistent our team was," he said. "Any time you can win a championship it's pretty awesome." Press Releases12/3

• Robbie Price)Robbie Price expanded his horizons in 2018, hitting the road quite a bit this season as he continued to progress behind the wheel of a sprint car. Price started the season with BDS Motorsports on the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour presented by SawBlade.com series. He competed in nearly the first dozen ASCS races on the schedule, picking up a couple of ninth-place finishes at The Dirt Track at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. During that stint, Price garnered a podium finish at Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis., with the Upper Midwest Sprint Series. Press Releases12/3

• Len Sammons Productions)Race car displays will be a must see at the Pioneer Pole Buildings Motorsports Racecar & Trade Show Fueled by Sunoco Race Fuels Distributed by Insinger Performance. Over 300 race cars will be on at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center for the three day show that runs January 18th -20th. Press Releases12/3

• SOD)Engine Pro Sprints On Dirt presented by ARP returns to the always exciting Hartford Speedway for four Friday races in 2019. The first SOD race at Hartford is on May 17, followed by June 28, July 26, and August 30. The SOD races at Hartford Speedway have been a big hit for years. Speedway owner/promoter Tim Dibble’s reconfiguration of the track before the 2017 season has proven to be popular with competitors and fans, proving to be a perfect match for SOD’s “beyond limits” format. Press Releases12/3

• Krikke Motorsport)The Krikke Motorsport team is set to return to the track in a big way this Saturday night, when they make their 2018-19 season debut with new team driver Kerry Madsen, who will be attempting to defend the team’s Western Australian 410 Sprintcar Title.  Press Releases12/3

Saturday  December 1st

There's a thin line between to laugh with and to laugh at. Richard Pryor

11:45pm

RESULTS....

• Top Gun)East Bay Raceway Park FL...results from Top Gun East Bay wingless Don Rehm Classic. Feature Finish 3A AJ Maddox 21 Justin Webster 19 Keith Butler 82 Garrett Green 8 Johnny Alexander 55 Kurt Taylor 44A Mike Steinruck 41 Luke Hill 13 John Kahl 3K Guy Bos 96 Nikole Voisey 2 Kerry Gilbert 12B Bryan Eckley 11B Billy Bridges 88 Sport Allen G6 Brandon Grubaugh 89 Frank Beck 32 Andrew Griffin 00 Harley Zimmerman 5 Hayden Campbell 23D Dylan Colding 4 DQ 12/1

• Gateway Dirt Nationals)St Louis MO...Midgets...12/1...Feature 1 #21 Christopher Bell 2 #17w Shane Golobic 3 #97K Rico Abreu 4 #5D Zach Daum 5 #5 Chris Windom 6 #55 Cj Leary 7 #27 Tucker Klaasmeyer 8 #25 Jerry Coons Jr. 9 #84 Chad Boat 10 #15 Jason McDougal 11 #76m Brady Bacon 12 #72 Sam Johnson 13 #39BC Zeb Wise 14 #71k Tanner Carrick 15 #52 Blake Hahn 16 #67 Logan Seavey 17 #01 Kyle Larson 18 #4A Justin Grant 19 #7BC Tyler Courtney 20 #3c Tanner Thorson 12/1

PRESS....

• USCS)The United Sprint Car Series Outlaw Thunder Tour presented by K&N Filters winged sprint cars are set to kick off their 2019 and 23rdi racing season with the 2nd annual USCS Winter Heat Series that consists of ten races at six different venues in three Southern states from Friday, January 25th through Saturday, March 9th. The mini-series wil include stops at four tracks that return from the 2018 inaugural Winter Heat Series schedule of six races. This season the USCS Winter Heat schedule expands on each end with two new venues for the USCS. USCS 12/1

• CRASH PAD)Indoor races always seem to claim few broken backs every year. Don't let it be you. It doesn't hurt if you have the BEST method to Reduce Spinal Compression Forces in your seat. The CRASH PAD is designed absorb back breaking impact. We specialize in it. If there was something better, we'd use it... period. Other seat stuff and pour-ins won't do the job. Easy order and FREE Shipping at www.802solutions.com/crash-pad-products/ 12/1

1:30pm

RESULTS....

• Bunbury Speedway AU)Brad Maiolo claimed round four of the Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series - the Auto 1 Sprintcar Grand Slam feature race at Make Smoking History Bunbury Speedway on Saturday night. He won the 30-lap feature race from Mitchell Wormall and Jamie Maiolo in a drama-filled race that took a couple of attempts to get underway. The first attempt saw the cautions come on when Jason Pryde spun in the first turn and restarted from the rear, albeit with a damaged front wing. Race Results 12/1

• Archerfield Speedway AU)360...1 #25 Andrew Scheuerle 2 #59 Kevin Titman 3 #5 Peter Lack 4 #42 Kristy Bonsey 5 #8 Brock Dean 6 #53 Jessie Attard 7 #90 Anthony Lambert 8 #Q2 Brent Kratzmann 9 #36 Mitchell Gee 10 #Q69 Mick Sauer 11 #44 Dan Murray 12 #4 David Whell 13 #54 Randy Morgan 14 #28 Allan Woods 15 #81 Kris Jennings 16 #NQ69 Jason King 17 #NQ2 Andrew Baumber 18 #3 Clem Hoffmans 12/1

• Murray Bridge Speedway AU)1 #S97 Matt Egel 2 #Q7 Robbie Farr 3 #S81 Luke Dillon 4 #Q83 Steven Lines 5 #S27 Daniel Pestka 6 #V25 Jack Lee 7 #S78 Keke Falland 8 #S44 Daniel Evans 9 #S19 Brad Keller 10 #S10 Steven Caruso 11 #S24 Ricky Maiolo 12 #Q23 Lachlan McHugh 13 #S7 Hayden Pitt 14 #S14 Brendan Quinn 15 #S33 Mark Caruso 16 #S4 Lisa Walker 17 #S96 Brendan Guerin 18 #S20 Glen Sutherland 19 #W17 James McFadden 20 #S63 Ryan Jones 12/1

• Valvoline Speedway AU)Races were rained out. 12/1

2:00am

RESULTS....

• Gateway Dirt Nationals)St Louis MO...Midgets...11/30...Feature 1 #21 Christopher Bell 2 #5D Zach Daum 3 #67 Logan Seavey 4 #17w Shane Golobic 5 #27 Tucker Klaasmeyer 6 #52 Blake Hahn 7 #72 Sam Johnson 8 #76m Brady Bacon 9 #1st Caleb Armstrong 10 #84 Chad Boat 11 #4J Tim Crawley 12 #88 Terry Babb 13 #85 Frankie Guerrini 14 #7B Austin Brown 15 #25 Jerry Coons Jr. 16 #71 Ryan. Robinson 17 #1s Landon Simon 18 #17BC Ricky Stenhouse Jr 19 #21ks Karter Sarff 20 #8j Jonathan Beason Feature 2...1 #7BC Tyler Courtney   2     #01 Kyle Larson   3     #3c Tanner Thorson   4     #15 Jason McDougal   5     #71k Tanner Carrick   6     #55 CJ Leary   7     #97K Rico Abreu   8     #57 Andrew Felker   9     #39BC Zeb Wise   10     #87 Colby Copeland   11     #91t Tyler Thomas   12     #5 Chris Windom   13     #67k Holly Shelton   14     #97 Spencer Bayston   15     #77P Billy Pauch   16     #77 Alex Bright   17     #9 Tim McCreadie   18     #36 Dave Darland   19     #35 Maria Cofer   20     #4A Justin Grant  12/1

• Photos)Gateway Dirt Nationals photos by Jim DenHamer are in SpeedShotz12/1

PRESS....

• Midwest Thunder Sprint Car Series presented by www.OpenWheel101.com)For the second year in a row, Kerry Madsen took home the winner’s share with the Midwest Thunder Sprint Car Series presented by www.OpenWheel101.com! The series had 62 events in 2018, and saw a total of 24 different winners. BillW's Knoxville News 12/1

• Champion Oil)The Champion Professional Grade 80% Ether Starting Fluid is the strongest in the industry. Works great on both gas and diesel engines. Allows faster starts and reduces wear?on batteries. Contains upper cylinder lubricant for added protection. Works Under Extreme Cold Conditions. Produces Quick, Smooth Starting of Engines Down to -70 F. Press Releases12/1

• USAC)C.J. Leary has joined Reinbold/Underwood Motorsports to compete on the full USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car schedule for the 2019 season. The 22-year-old Greenfield, Ind. native steps into #19AZ for the Arizona-based team who will be competing on the entire National trail for the first time along with highly-successful crew chief Davey Jones. USAC 12/1

• Joshua Shipley)Joshua Shipley pulled double duty last weekend during the Copper Classic at Arizona Speedway, where he ran with both the ASCS Southwest Region in the Mark Clark owned No. 7 Speed Sports car and with the San Tan Ford Desert Sprint Cars in his own non-wing car. Press Releases12/1

• Zane Lawrence)Zane Lawrence earned several strong results after switching gears from 360ci to 305ci sprint car competition early in the season. Mechanical woes sidelined Lawrence and his 360ci sprint car early in the season. However, a long-time friend, Bob Odom, offered Lawrence the opportunity to race his 305ci sprint car at select RaceSaver Sprint Car Series races throughout the season and the duo hit it off. Press Releases12/1

• Team ILP)Inside Line Promotions clients combined to earn at least 100 feature victories for the fifth straight year during a stout 2018 campaign. A total of 22 drivers scored at least one triumph and five drivers combined for eight championships. Jack Dover led the way with 12 feature victories, giving him at least a dozen trips to Victory Lane during five of the last six seasons. He also claimed the Carpet Land Nebraska 360 Sprints championship for the third time in the last four years. Press Releases12/1

• Perris Auto Speedway CA)Due to wet conditions caused by yesterday’s rains, Saturday's Kenny Wallace Dirt Track Driving Experience at Perris Auto Speedway has been postponed. Officials from the Kenny Wallace Experience will announce the makeup date within the next few days. For more information please use the following link https://dirtracewithkenny.com/project/perris-auto-speedway/ or call 1-401-543-FAST. Press Releases12/1