• Dayne Kingshott)THE list of high-profile drivers to drive the WA # 2 Krikke Motorsport car over the past four decades is immense, but on Saturday night at the Perth Motorplex, it was the team’s newest driver, Dayne Kingshott, who drove to victory in the Western Australian Sprintcar Title. Press Releases 12/6

• SOS)The Southern Ontario Sprints series is pleased to announce a points fund of $10,000 for the 2023 racing season. This points fund is entirely due to the support and generosity of Tammy Ten Media of Richmond Hill, Ontario. Press Releases 12/6

• NSCHOF)The National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum will be holding its first ever “Hall of Fame Friday” activities on Friday, December 16, starting at 10 a.m. CST. The morning will be chock full of announcements, and everyone is invited to join in and watch live on the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum’s Facebook live page. Press Releases 12/6

• Sprint Car Power Rankings)C.J. Leary emerged atop a spirited battle the number one position in the 2022 edition of the Non-Wing Sprint Car Power Rankings. Leary earned the top ranking for the second time in four years after earning the top spot as well in 2019, this time edging Justin Grant by 32 points with Robert Ballou and Brady Bacon both within another 14 points. The 46-point differential among the top four marked the closest battle for the top ranking since only 30 points separated the top five in 2019. This year's final Top 50 in Non-Wing Sprint Car Power Rankings is available at https://thewheatleychronicles.com/2022/12/06/leary-lands-top-spot-in-non-wing-sprint-car-power-rankings-for-second-time/.12/6

• Western PA Speedweek)Back and better than ever, Western PA Speedweek is OFFICIALLY returning in 2023 for a third consecutive summer. Next year's iteration will also mark the 11th running in history, including the original eight-year stint from 1993-2000. Western Pennsylvania's top drivers will again battle it out against a strong contingent of invaders for five straight nights in pursuit of the coveted speedweek title. In other exciting news, both Schaeffer's Specialized Lubricants and J.S. Bova Excavating will return as title sponsors for the third straight year! Press Releases 12/6

Monday December 5th

Sticking with a marriage. That's true grit, man.  Jeff Bridges

10:30pm

PRESS...

• POWRi)Marking the comeback of indoor action at speedy Southern Illinois Center on December 17th, POWRi will keep on the heritage of one of the region’s most respected racing legends with the renewal of the Junior Knepper 55. Entering into the event to perhaps add to their own storied career, Shane Cottle will next set his sights on adding more indoor hardware to his proven career. Press Releases 12/5

• POWRi)Gaining traction while growing in intrigue with the return to indoor racing of the speedy Southern Illinois Center on December 17th, POWRi will host the honoring of one of the state's most esteemed on-track legends with the renewal of the Junior Knepper 55. Boosting the who’s-who entry list of incredible talents will see many Prairie State competitors take center stage in hopes of honoring their home-state hero with a victory at DuQuoin. Press Releases 12/5

• USAC)Schedules for all three of USAC’s national divisions and more will be part of “USAC Live” from the PRI Show in Indianapolis on FloRacing on Thursday, December 8. You can look in live with USAC on FloRacing from 10am-4pm Eastern on Thursday as a steady stream of USAC news, notes and features will be released in succession while a number of top USAC drivers and personalities will stop by for interviews discussing their upcoming plans for the 2023 season. USAC12/5

• CRSA)In front of a great crowd of Super Gen Products CRSA Sprints and A-Verdi Storage Containers Patriot Sprint Tour teams, Dalton Herrick was crowned CRSA Sprints champion for the first time in his career. Herrick earned his first title in his career following a walk-off win for the ages at Afton Motorsports Park on October 7 during Short Track Supernationals Weekend. The McDonough, NY driver was locked in a fierce battle with Hannibal, NY teenage up and comer Jordan Hutton. The two swapped the lead during the Afton fall finale early in the feature after Herrick nearly spun to avoid an already spun car. Press Releases 12/5

• Patriot Sprints)In front of a crowd of 132 people, New Jersey’s Davie Franek collected his second career Patriot Sprint Tour Series championship. Franek would win the first event of the 2022 season at Outlaw Speedway, ride the consistency game, hold off Jonathan Preston, who finished second, and then 2022 PST Rookie of the year, Dalton Rombough to secure the Championship. Press Releases 12/5

• Sprintcars SA)This Saturday night (December 10) the South Australian Sprintcar Championship returns to the picturesque Borderline Speedway in Mount Gambier for the running of the 2022/23 edition of State’s longest running Sprintcar event. Since the Title’s inception in 1968 the South-East venue has only hosted the Title on 1 other occasion, back in 2003 when Luke Dillon, as a rookie, was victorious ahead of Brad Heywood and Darryl Downing. Press Releases 12/5

• Wingless Sprints SA)This Saturday night (December 10) the local stars will be out to defend their home turf as the Ti Bills Race Parts Wingless Sprint SA State Series heads to the South-East town of Mount Gambier for Round 2 of the four-event series. The local hometown contingent of Mitch Broome, Kirby Hillyer, Rory Button and Kahn Astonwill compete in the record breaking 56 driver line up with Broome hoping to become the second feature winner of the inaugural Ti Bills series after recording a runner-up finish at Whyalla in the opening round.Press Releases 12/5

• Column)Danny Burton has chapter 54 in his story about a racer. ReputationsHoosier Race Report 12/5

• Column)Article and Photos from Richard Golardi: "Florida’s 2022 Sprint Car Champions"Florida Open Wheel12/5

Sunday December 4th

There are so many things that pop up. If you are paying attention, you can learn every second of the day. Life is my guru.  Jeff Bridges

10:30pm

RESULTS...

• SSSS)Davey Hamilton Jr. extended his current pavement sprint car win streak to six-in-a-row with his BG Products Southern Sprint Car Shootout Series victory at 417 Southern Speedway Saturday night. In the process, Hamilton Jr. also secured the series title in the series 2022 season Finale. Race Results 12/4

• Rumble In Fort Wayne)Long a staple at race operations throughout the industry, transponder timing and scoring will be put into action for this year’s 24th edition of the Rumble in Fort Wayne presented by Jason Dietsch Trailer Sales, December 30 & 31. Premier Transponder Timing and Scoring has been contracted to service the popular indoor racing event, conducted inside Fort Wayne’s Allen County War Memorial Coliseum & Expo Center on a purpose built 1/6 mile concrete oval. Press Releases 12/4

• NARC)The NARC 410 Sprint Cars are set for another busy campaign in 2023 with the unveiling of a 24-race schedule for the West Coast’s best drivers and teams as the series enters its 63rd season of racing. For the second straight year NARC will visit all three states that comprise the West Coast at tracks as far south as Bakersfield and all the way up north nearly to the Canadian border. Overall, 13 different facilities are on the calendar. NARC 12/4

• Sprintcar All Stars AU)Young gun Todd Moule took out the win Saturday night for the Mainline DynoLog Dynamometers All Star Series. Moule had his first A Main victory at the Series final last season and now claims bragging rights for RD 1.Race Results 12/4

Saturday December 3rd

I knew it was time to get off of reality TV when someone asked me if I sang as well as acted. Ozzy Osbourne

11:30pm

RESULTS...

• East Bay Raceway Park FL)5th annual Don Rehm Classic – Shane Butler (14B), A.J. Maddox (3A), Andrew Griffin (32), Brandon Grubaugh (G6), Justin Webster (21), Bryan Eckley (12B), Sheldon Kinser Jr. (17c), Chase Wood Sr. (6), Chase Wood Jr. (27), Scott Baldwin (4), David Kelley (46), Danny Jones (14), Troy Thompson (T15), Johnny Alexander (113). DNS – Steve Diamond (20c), Skip Ferianc (2M) 12/3

• Maddington Toyota Series AU)Dayne Kingshott is the new WA Sprintcar Champion. He won the 61st running of the event that took an eternity to complete and had plenty of drama over the 35 lap journey in the fourth round of the 2022-23 Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series at the annual John Day Classic. Kingshott sat in the shadows of paceman James Inglis for much of the contest at the Perth Motorplex on Saturday night, only to pounce on a late restart and set sail for home, taking the popular win in the Krikke Motorsport W2. Race Results12/3

PRESS...

• Grant Sexton)Nine months after it opened the season at the Imperial Valley Raceway, Sexton Gatlin Racing brought the curtain down on its 2022 campaign when Grant Sexton competed in the USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series portion of the 81st Turkey Night Grand Prix at the Ventura Raceway. The historic race was contested in front of a near-sellout crowd and watched by others around the world on the Flo Racing Network. Press Releases 12/3

• Chase Johnson)Penngrove, California’s Chase Johnson recently wrapped up his 2022 season that was highlighted by multiple wins and several consistent finishes across Winged Sprint Cars, Wingless Sprints and Midgets in the Golden State. Johnson competed in a total of 92 races this season with nine different teams including CB Industries, McClish Motorsports, Quinn Motorsports, May Motorsports, Josh Ford Motorsports, Johnson Racing, Price Vintage Cars, MC Motorsports and Yeley-Petty Racing. Press Releases 12/3

• Rumble In Fort Wayne)With less than a month before the 24th running of the Rumble in Fort Wayne presented by Jason Dietsch Trailer Sales (Dec. 30/31), race teams are making final preparations and putting the finishing touches to their machines. For the Midget teams, a $250 incentive has been put forth to put extra car into their presentation. Press Releases 12/3

3:30pm

PRESS...

• Western Springs Speedway AU)Midgets...1 #54A Michael Pickens 2 #4A Jack Low 3 #35A Aaron Hodgson 4 #34A Jordan McDonnel 5 #21M Campbell Stewart 6 #12A Mitch Osborne 7 #33A James Cossey 8 #87A Leon Burgess 9 #9M Peter Hunnibell 10 #7A Ben Mathews 11 #9A Trent Way 12 #99A Cole Robertson 13 #97P Karl McGill 14 #95K Mitch Fabish 15 #24A Morgan McHugh 16 #22A James Earl 17 #84A Ben Cometti 18 #16A Ryan Barry 19 #73A Jayedan Basalaj 20 #91M Hayden Guptill 21 #11A Brad Mosen 12/3

• Perth Motorplex AU)Wingless Sprints...1 #84 Daran Humfrey 2 #52 Bailey Nash 3 #45 Heydon Hicks 4 #15 Justin Wragg 5 #13 James Bissaker 6 #42 Kodi Clayden 7 #18 Harry Phillips 8 #31 David Worall 9 #76 Blake Scarey 10 #43 Chris Clark 11 #23 Kate Walsh 12 #22 Matthew Fitzgerald 13 #27 Zayne Martin 14 #48 Bradley Howell 15 #24 Brandon Sharpe 16 #73 Darryl George 17 #56 Brendon Wedge 18 #89 Mick Reynolds 19 #32 Kahn Cutts 12/3

• Toowoomba Speedway AU)Sprints...1 #17 Luke Oldfield 2 #7 Lachlan McHugh 3 #27 Cody Maroske 4 #66 Ryan Newton 5 #91 Taylor Prosser 6 #54 Randy Morgan 7 #2 Ben Atkinson Jr 8 #51 Tim Farrell 9 #Q10 Adam Butler 10 #49 Cody O'Connell 11 #90 Anthony Lambert 12 #16 Jack Bell 13 #21 Nicholas Whell 14 #97 Tarhlea Apelt 15 #3 Karl Hoffmans 16 #47 Erin Vanderreyden 17 #D40 Josh Fort 18 #24 Tony Bridge 19 #43 Alex Orr 20 #NQ10 Jy Corbet 21 #41 Daniel Bridge  Midgets...1 #35 Michael Kendall 2 #22 Scott Farmer 3 #39 Tim Devine 4 #58 Rusty Whittaker 5 #71 Troy Ware 6 #51 Boyd Chaffey 7 #81 Brad Dawson 8 #12 Kody Stothard 9 #17 Brodie Tulloch 10 #15 Darren Dillon 11 #82 Jack Bell 12 #10 Chris Moor 13 #46 Dylan Menz 14 #43 Kaleb Currie 15 #45 Tom Clauss  12/3

• Gulf & Western Speedway AU)1 #T 35 Adrian Redpath 2 #T 48 Nick Penno 3 #T 9 Chris Johns 4 #T 55 Jamie Bricknell 5 #T 14 Mark House 6 #T 15 Ethan Wyllie 7 #T 33 Brody Appleby 8 #T 53 Jack Crossin 9 #T 16 Adam Alexander 10 #T 5 Mahtia Bissett 11 #T 20 Tony Clasener 12 #T 25 Jarrod Kent 13 #T 45 Chad Gardner 14 #T 71 Taylor Johnson 15 #T 6 Adam Garwood 16 #T 29 Robin Dawkins 12/3

• Eastern Creek Speedway AU)Midgets...1 #N99 Carson Macedo 2 #N51 Michael Stewart 3 #V97 Kaidon Brown 4 #N78 Troy Jenkins 5 #N6 Matt Geering 6 #N97 Matthew Jackson 7 #N11 Jay Waugh 8 #N28 Dean Meadows 9 #N32 Daniel Paterson 10 #N7 Monique Matherson 11 #N63 Mitch Brien 12 #N2z Alan Day 13 #N15 DJ Raw 14 #N40 Dave Lambert 15 #N8 Richard Malouf 16 #N34 Jeffrey Burns 17 #N31 Ethan Brown 18 #N42 Nathan Smee 19 #N47 Ayden Elliott Sprints...1 #Q5 Brock Hallett 2 #N48 Jackson Delamont 3 #N92 Sam Walsh 4 #Q7 Aaron Kelly 5 #N56 Michael Saller 6 #N55 Jessie Attard 7 #NS42 Zac Pacchiarotta 8 #N20 Troy Little 9 #N32 Warren Ferguson 10 #N9 Lachlan Caunt 11 #S98 Chad Ely 12 #N16 Daniel Sayre 13 #N53 Alex Attard 14 #NS57 Brendan Scorgie 15 #Q28 Allan Woods 16 #N54 Grant Tunks 17 #N15 Luke Thomas 18 #N99 Carson Macedo 19 #N10 Luke Stirton 20 #T22 Jock Goodyer 21 #NS65 William Lucas 22 #N57 Matt Dumesny 23 #NS3 Kaidon Brown Wingless Sprints...1 #N41 Jason Bates 2 #V2 Todd Hobson 3 #N59 Brayden Shute 4 #N13 Scott Fitzgerald 5 #N58 Andrew Sayre 6 #N75 Bailey Goodwin 7 #N22 Joel Buettel 8 #N4 Jason Davis 9 #NX37 Jaidyn Boulding 10 #N84 Jarrad Rust 11 #NX48 Tyson Williams 12 #N23 Jamie Dicker 13 #VX50 Luke Weel 14 #NX9 Andrew Seery 15 #N64 Blake Darcy 16 #N14 John McRae 17 #V20 Thomas McDonald 18 #V64 Brittany Schmidt 19 #NX26 Bradley McCarthy 20 #NX47 John Egan 21 #N10 Brian Briton 22 #N63 Peter Granger 23 #NX22 Kyle Ionn 24 #N27 Parker Eveleigh 12/3

• Blue Ribbon Raceway AU)Sprintcar All Stars...1 #D26 Todd Moule 2 #V18 Chris Temby 3 #V29 Michael Tancredi 4 #V78 Chris Campbell 5 #V65 Kane Newcombe 6 #V10 Steven Loader 7 #V93 Travis Millar 8 #NT52 Jason Bolitho 9 #VA75 David Donegan 10 #V47 Jeremy Kupsch 11 #VA2 Boyd Harris 12 #V46 Jordan Abbott 13 #V88 Jett Bell 14 #V44 Angus Hollis 15 #SA11 Scot Enderl 16 #NS22 Jarreth Argus 17 #V71 Marcus Green 18 #V73 Charles Hunter 19 #S33 Mark Caruso 12/3

• Wangaratta Speedway AU)Eureka Series...1 #VA36 Ashley Cook 2 #VA29 Terry Rankin 3 #V37 Grant Anderson 4 #D7 Matthew Reed 5 #V83 Chris Solomon 6 #T7 Tim Hutchins 7 #V28 Andrew Hughes 8 #V8 Bobby Daly 9 #V7 Paul Solomon 10 #N36 Eddie Lumbar 11 #V63 Kevin Reeves 12 #V15 David Dennison 13 #V75 Mitchell Smith 14 #VA33 Brett Clark 15 #V64 David Aldersley 16 #V9 Jordan Rae 17 #V77 Brayden Parr 18 #V60 Jordyn Charge 12/3

• Perth Motorplex AU)Sprints...1 #2 Dayne Kingshott 2 #25 Taylor Milling 3 #26 James Inglis 4 #S52 Matt Egel 5 #V40 Rusty Hickman 6 #79 Kris Coyle 7 #22 Daniel Harding 8 #19 Trent Pigdon 9 #14 Jason Pryde 10 #8 Andrew Priolo 11 #3 Callum Williamson 12 #94 Matthew Cross 13 #11 Jason Kendrick 14 #S60 Steven Lines 15 #55 Darren Mewett 16 #13 Myles Bolger 17 #17wx George Eaton 18 #44 Ryan Lancaster 19 #9 AJ Nash Open 20 #67 Jaydee Dack 21 #97 Mitchell Wormall 22 #18 Kye Scroop 23 #8wx David Priolo 24 #77 Bradley Maiolo Midgets...1 #4 Kaiden Manders 2 #7 Tom Payet 3 #U38 Logan Seavey 4 #U4 Alex Bright 5 #17 Daniel Golding 6 #88 Matt Watkins 7 #51 Beau Doyle 8 #23 Glen Mears 9 #9 Vaughan Manders 10 #30 Aron Sharp 11 #97 Gary Mann 12 #95 Lee Austen 13 #6 Alfonso Guadagnino 14 #71 Daniel Harding 15 #3 Travis Armstrong Wingless Sprints...1 #2 Blake Iwanow 2 #49 Cameron McKenzie 3 #W1 Matt Iwanow 4 #56 Brendon Wedge 5 #84 Daran Humfrey 6 #9 Tom Britton 7 #78 Matty Fellowes 8 #52 Bailey Nash 9 #45 Heydon Hicks 10 #43 Chris Clark 11 #27 Zayne Martin 12 #20 Craig Watts 13 #76 Blake Scarey 14 #42 Kodi Clayden 15 #23 Kate Walsh 16 #30 Jason Worrall 17 #55 Cody Nash 18 #73 Darryl George  12/3

Friday December 2nd

Being sober on a bus is, like, totally different than being drunk on a bus.  Ozzy Osbourne

11:00pm

RESULTS...

• Volusia Speedway Park FL)Battle In Barberville  360 Sprint Cars Feature (25 Laps): 1. 14C-Tyler Clem[1]; 2. 24-Danny Martin Jr[2]; 3. 3A-AJ Maddox[5]; 4. 82-Garrett Green[6]; 5. 6S-Brandon Grubaugh[3]; 6. 22-Shawn Murray[7]; 7. 32-Andrew Griffin[11]; 8. 7E-Eric Gunderson[9]; 9. 34-Darren Orth[17]; 10. 4X-Scott Baldwin[14]; 11. (DNF) 20K-Matt Kurtz[15]; 12. (DNF) 99-Tanner Witherspoon[12]; 13. (DNF) 41-Luke Hill[10]; 14. (DNF) 83-Mark Ruel Jr[4]; 15. (DNF) 43-Terry Witherspoon[8]; 16. (DNS) 5-Hayden Campbell; 17. (DNS) 32T-Kurt Taylor 12/2

• Column)Ron Rodda has his column about the closing of Arizona's Canyon Speedway Park. From the Grandstand 12/2

PRESS...

• SOS)Southern Ontario Sprints (SOS) officials are today announcing their 2023 tire rule. There will be three right rear tires allowed – the American Racer MC-3, the Hoosier HTC, and the Hoosier ‘Medium’. The American Racer MC-3 has been the SOS spec tire since its inception in 1996. The Hoosier HTC has been the tire of choice for the Ohsweken Speedway, the former Knights of Thunder Series, and the two New York-based Sprint Car series (ESS & PST). The Hoosier Medium tire is widely used throughout the US, including by the Great Lakes Super Sprint Series which competes in nearby Ohio and Michigan. Press Releases 12/2

• Len Sammons Productions)Multi-car TQ Midget teams, while not unprecedented, are relatively rare in the Indoor Auto Racing Series Fueled By VP Racing Fuels. Car owner Ken Sebring of the New York State’s Capital District, affectionately known as ‘Puddin’, is an exception, having filed entries for both Doug Stearly of Collegeville, PA and Matt Swanson of Acton, MA. Press Releases 12/2

• Len Sammons Productions)Billy Pauch, Sr., whose time behind the wheel of race cars has spanned six decades with nearly 750 career feature victories, will be in the spotlight at the Pioneer Pole Buildings Motorsports 2023 Show. A celebration of the career of “Billy The Kid” will be among the featured attractions and displays at the 37th annual Race Car & Trade Show which takes place at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, Oaks, PA., on Friday and Saturday, January 21-22, 2023. Press Releases 12/2

• USAC)The Bobby Santos vs. Kody Swanson rivalry is among the fiercest and most competitive of its era and has been a tooth-and-nail, tug-of-war clash for more than a decade, namely on the USAC Silver Crown trail. The torrid battle between Santos and Swanson during the final laps of this past May’s Carb Night Classic at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park proved to be the closest fight to the finish of the entire 82-race USAC National season in 2022. USAC12/2

• Husets Speedway SD)Huset's Speedway is boosting the weekly payout for 410ci winged sprint cars in 2023. Each Casey's 410 Sprint Cars presented by Big Frig main event will pay at least $5,000 to win and $500 to start with select events offering a bigger payout. Second place receives $4,000 with third place earning $3,000. Press Releases 12/2

• Ashton Torgerson)With his 2022 season in the books, Ashton Torgerson is already busy putting together his plans for 2023. Set to take part in the Tulsa Shootout to kick his new season off, Torgerson is also set for a new challenge as he will make his Chili Bowl debut aboard a Meyer-Rossi Motorsports entry. Press Releases 12/2

Thursday December 1st

“If I can get Me out of the way, I can do anything. Steve Earle

2:00pm

PRESS...

• All Stars)With much anticipation, the Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 is pleased to unveil a 50-race slate for the 2023 season, all of which kicking-off in traditional fashion with their annual southern swing through Georgia and Florida on February 3-14. Diverse as well as competitive, the 2023 All Star agenda boasts a travel plan that features 33 different facilities across 11 states. In addition to the visits to Georgia and Florida, America’s Series will trek through Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Michigan, and New Jersey during the new year. All Stars 12/1

• Sprintcar All Stars AU)“Finally we are about to kick off the 16th season of the Mainline DynoLog Dynamometers All Star Series this Sat night – Dec 3rd. I can’t wait to see all our old teams, meet our new teams and be back at Blue Ribbon Raceway again for our opening night. Unfortunately we lost our first 2 rounds but everything looks good for this Saturday. Weather is good and we are all pretty keen to start.” Mandy Searle says.Press Releases 12/1

• Rumble In Fort Wayne)NAPA Auto Parts of Bryan, OH wants to see how loud the Rumble in Fort Wayne presented by Jason Dietsch Trailer Sales can get at this year’s December 30 and 31 event. To put the fans’ vocal cords to the test, the northwest Ohio auto parts supplier is anteing up a $250 bonus to the best appearing car in the North Baltimore Custom Cuts winged 600 Midget division; to be determined by the loudest response from the fans in a three-car showdownPress Releases 12/1

Wednesday November 30th

                                       If you want to stay young-looking, pick your parents very carefully.  Dick Clark

8:30pm

PRESS...

• POWRi)Seeking input while attempting further divisional growth, an offseason roundtable discussion for all POWRi Super Stock, Pure Stock, Midwest Mod, and 305 Sprint drivers and track officials is scheduled for Sunday, January 15th at Margaritaville Lake Resort in Osage Beach Missouri. Press Releases 11/30

• POWRi)Celebrating the renewal of indoor action at speedy Southern Illinois Center on December 17th, POWRi will continue on the tradition of one of the region’s most respected racing legends with the renewal of the Junior Knepper 55. Entering the event without hesitation would see one of the most successful drivers indoors at DuQuoin Daniel Robinson put his focus on adding more even hardware to his recognized career. Press Releases 11/30

• Eddie Tafoya Jr)When the Heimark Anheuser-Busch Budweiser Oval Nationals closed the 2022 season at Perris Auto Speedway earlier this month, Eddie Tafoya Jr. ended up a career-best third place in the 2022 USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series championship standings. The outcome was five spots better than his previous career best of eighth place in 2021. Press Releases 11/30

• World of Outlaws)After a thrilling 2022 season, the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series is ready to build on that momentum with another big year. In 2023, The Greatest Show on Dirt is scheduled to host 87 nights of racing at 36 different venues across 19 states. If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch the entire season live on DIRTVision – available either online or through the DIRTVision App. World of Outlaws 11/30

• EMPA)The Eastern Motorsport Press Association (EMPA) has released the ballot for Hall of Fame and awards that will be presented during the organizations 50th Convention set to take place January 13-15, 2023 at the Genetti Best Western Convention Center in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. The Board of Directors poured over nearly 150 names that where narrowed down to the respective categories, including just under 60 for induction into the prestigious EMPA Hall of Fame. Press Releases 11/30

• USAC)Buddy Kofoid’s first USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship in 2021 was a special one. In the immediacy of it all, he admitted that the feeling would be difficult to top. However, when the prospect of back-to-back titles raced into his mind, he felt that he still had something to prove. “I feel like that would cement myself in the record books of USAC,” Kofoid stated before the start of the 2022 season. USAC11/30

• Chili Bowl)Making its annual debut once the list of Golden Driller hopefuls surpasses the century mark, the first round of entries into the 37th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire has been posted with 116 entries ready to chase history. Opening November 9, the first entry received was from Trifecta Motorsports for driver, Kyle Jones. The 2023 event marks the ninth time the Kennedale, Texas, shoe will attempt the Chili Bowl Nationals. During his 2022 run, Kyle transferred from a C-Feature and ran to a 13th-place finish in Saturday’s first Dave.com B-Feature. ASCS 11/30

Tuesday November 29th

                                       To make democracy work, we must be a nation of participants, not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain.  Louis L'Amour

8:00pm

PRESS...

• SOS)Following the earlier announcement of a new qualifying system, the Southern Ontario Sprints (SOS) in conjunction with Ackland Insurance is pleased to announce the Ackland Insurance Quick Time Award. In 2023 Ackland Insurance will award $100 at every SOS race to the evening’s fastest overall qualifier. In addition, $500 will be awarded by Ackland Insurance at season’s end to the driver who sets the most Quick Times throughout the year. Press Releases 11/29

• Wheatley Chronicles)Brent Marks put together a stellar 2022 season to top the 2022 edition of the STIDA Winged 410 Sprint Car Power Rankings. Marks racked up 18 wins on the season to take the number one ranking by 54 markers over Carson Macedo with Anthony Macri, Brad Sweet and David Gravel filling out the top five. Marks became the fourth driver to earn the number one spot over the past ten years after Donny Schatz finished in the top position for six consecutive years from 2013 to 2018 with Brad Sweet on top in 2019 and 2021 and Kyle Larson earning the top ranking in 2020. Check out this year's final top 100 in STIDA Winged 410 Sprint Car Power Rankings at https://thewheatleychronicles.com/.11/29

• NSCHOF)The National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum in Knoxville, Iowa, would like to wish everyone “good luck” on the upcoming drawing for the Triple X Chassis/Moyle Racing Engines Sprint Car to be given away Friday, December 16! You can watch the drawing live as part of the “Hall of Fame Friday” festivities on the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum Facebook page beginning at 10 a.m. Press Releases 11/29

• Must See Racing)The Maxima Racing Oil Must See Racing Lights Series officials today announced the 2023 schedule with the action beginning at South Amherst, Ohio’s Lorain Raceway Park on April 23rd, then on August 19th for the BOB FREY CLASSIC, JERRY CARYER MEMORIAL 40 for a spectacular night of open wheel winged racing joining the MSR NATIONAL 410 Series with special guest appearances including driver meet and greet autograph sessions. The series third 2023 appearance at the LRP speed plant will be on Saturday September 23rd.Press Releases 11/29

• Volusia Speedway Park FL)Entering the 52nd DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park, Feb. 6-18, fans and drivers will be treated to an enhanced schedule and several purse increases, including Saturday night World of Outlaws Sprint Car and Late Model Features paying $20,000 to win and $1,500 to start. The two-week spectacle will feature the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series, DIRTcar UMP Modifieds and All Star Circuit of Champions during Week 1 (Feb. 6-11), and then the World of Outlaws CASE Construction Equipment Late Models, DIRTcar Late Models, Super DIRTcar Series and USAC Non-Wing Sprint Cars during Week 2 (Feb. 13-18). World of Outlaws 11/29

• Dawson Hammes)Getting one final race in for the 2022 season, Dawson Hammes and his Hammes Motorsports team made the trip to Merced Speedway and took part in the track’s annual pre-Thanksgiving event. Though some bad luck would hinder his results, Hammes was pleased with the speed he had heading into the off season. Press Releases 11/29

Monday November 28th

Some people wonder all their lives if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem.  Ronald Reagan

8:00pm

PRESS...

• POWRi)Returning to the indoor action of DuQuoin Illinois in the speedy Southern Illinois Center on December 17th, POWRi will carry on the legacy of one of the region’s most adorned racing legends with the renewal of the Junior Knepper 55. Continuing to build their own legacy while adding more distinction to the competition will witness the 2021 POWRi Privateer Award recipient throw their name in the mix. Press Releases 11/28

• USAC)Justin Grant had a special season on the USAC trail in 2022, and along with it comes the special awards. For the second consecutive year, the Ione, Calif. native captured the Mike Curb USAC National Drivers Championship. For Grant, it’s his third such title, having earned the reward in 2017, 2021 and now 2022. USAC11/28

• Xtreme Outlaw)The Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota has named Tyler Bachman as Series Director. Bachman is a respected long-time official and safety director within the World of Outlaws and DIRTcar Racing family. He included the role of Competition Director with the Xtreme Outlaw Series in 2022 and aims to expand the Midget tour in 2023. World of Outlaws 11/28

Sunday November 27th

We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone.  Ronald Reagan

2:00am

RESULTS...

• USAC)”It's a dream come true to win the Turkey Night Grand Prix.” Justin Grant’s dream became a reality at California’s Ventura Raceway as he charged, withstood, battled, banged and tussled for 98 laps en route to victory during Saturday night’s tumultuous 81st running of the ARP TNGP featuring the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship. USAC11/27

• Showtime Speedway FL)Non-Winged Sprints A Feature 1 (30 Laps): 1. 14-Davey Hamilton Jr[3]; 2. 33-Robert Yoho[6]; 3. 99X-Tyler Porter[5]; 4. 7-Bill Boyd[1]; 5. (DNF) 32-Bo Hartley[4]; 6. (DNF) 88A-Sport Allen[2] 11/27

Saturday November 26th

  Life is like a ten speed bicycle. Most of us have gears we never use.  Charles M. Schulz

11:50pm

RESULTS...

• USAC)West Coast Sprints...Ventura CA....1 #5T Ryan Timms 2 #6 Logan Calderwood 3 #51T Mitchell Moles 4 #37 Matt Mitchell 5 #8W Chase Johnson 6 #4D Charles Davis Jr. 7 #51 Brody Fuson 8 #57 Jake Swanson 9 #38 Colby Johnson 10 #11 Troy Rutherford 11 #32 TJ Smith 12 #98 Verne Sweeney 13 #17A Thomas Dunkel 14 #20 Shon Deskins 15 #39 Kyle Edwards 16 #21K Nathan Byrd 17 #8M Brody Roa 18 #21B AJ Bender 19 #10K Gage Rucker 20 #35 Albert Pombo 21 #13 Austin Grabowski 22 #98P Michael Pombo 23 #21T Carson Macedo USAC11/26

• Western Springs Speedway NZ)Sprints...1 #1NZ Michael Pickens 2 #82A Jamie Larsen 3 #84P Dean Cooper 4 #73AUS Robbie Farr 5 #98A Ryan O'Connor 6 #2AUS Jamie Veal 7 #3NZ Daniel Thomas 8 #78C Matthew Leversedge 9 #51M Rodney Wood 10 #21A Kerry Brocas 11 #47A Zackary Sokol 12 #92A Chris Kernohan 13 #11A Raymond Griffin 14 #35A Rob Vazey 15 #9A Havard Daniels 16 #9M Holly Williams 17 #76A Steve Smith 18 #79M Max Guilford 19 #71A Jamie McDonald 20 #22K Dean Brindle 21 #23A Adam Child 22 #0USA Jonathan Allard Midgets...1 #35A Aaron Hodgson 2 #10A Brad Mosen 3 #24A Morgan McHugh 4 #34A Jordan McDonnel 5 #4A Jack Low 6 #95K Mitch Fabish 7 #84A Ben Cometti 8 #21M Campbell Stewart 9 #71A Alec Insley 10 #9A Trent Way 11 #16A Ryan Barry 12 #22A James Earl 13 #87A Leon Burgess 14 #99A Cole Robertson 15 #78A Kent Palmer 16 #33A James Cossey 17 #43A Matt Watson 18 #7A Ben Mathews 19 #9M Peter Hunnibell 20 #8M Shayden Austin 11/26

• Eastern Creek Speedway AU)1 #A1 Marcus Dumesny 2 #Q5 Brock Hallet 3 #Q66 Ryan Newton 4 #N92 Sam Walsh 5 #NS3 Kaidon Brown 6 #Q7 Aaron Kelly 7 #Q83 Steven Lines 8 #N20 Troy Little 9 #Q54 Randy Morgan 10 #S98 Chad Ely 11 #NS97 Luke Geering 12 #NS57 Brendan Scorgie 13 #NS44 Jake Baines 14 #NS6 Matt Geering 15 #N15 Luke Thomas 16 #N10 Luke Stirton 17 #N55 Jessie Attard 18 #N32 Warren Ferguson 19 #NS21 Jordyn Brazier 20 #N9 Lachlan Caunt 21 #N88 Jimmy Matchett 22 #N56 Michael Saller 23 #N93 Mick Turner 24 #S4 Lisa Walker 11/26

• Carrick Speedway AU)Wingless Sprints...1 #T 7 Wade Lello 2 #T 42 Chad Gardner 3 #T 87 Bradley Walkley 4 #T 16 Jeremy Smith 5 #T 22 Kaleb Sims 6 #T 14 Cooper Wilson 7 #T 17 Kyle Bagorski 8 #T 36 Nathan Lovell 9 #T 57 Troy Donald 10 #T 15 Ricky Tarrant 11 #T 26 Daniel Percy 12 #T 33 Kiara McKercher 13 #T 46 Shane Rose 14 #T 9 Luke Wilson 11/27

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• Knoxville Raceway IA)Knoxville Raceway drivers, owners, officials and fans gathered Saturday night at Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino in Altoona, Iowa. Guests witnessed over $300,000 in cash and contingencies handed out in an event emceed by track announcers Tony Bokhoven and Kris Krug. The contingency package was headlined by a giveaway of eight chassis. Each owner in all three sprint car classes was awarded a contingency (see prize list with winners below). The Knoxville Raceway Charitable Organization (KRCO) again will provide insurance for all 2022 Knoxville point eligible drivers. Drivers who intend on competing in weekly racing at Knoxville Raceway in 2023 will also have fire suppression bottles purchased by the KRCO. Press Releases 11/26

• Column)Danny Burton has Chapter 53 of his story about a racer. Hoosier Race Report 11/26

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• USAC)Jacob Denney not only recorded the fastest single lap during Friday night’s practice for the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship at California’s Ventura Raceway, he turned the fastest three laps! The Don Basile Turkey Night Grand Prix Rookie from Galloway, Ohio timed in as the fastest overall of the 50 cars which hit the track for the open session in preparation for the 81st running of the ARP Turkey Night Grand Prix at Ventura on Saturday night, November 26. USAC 11/26

• USAC)West Coast Sprints...Ventura CA...Friday Turkey Trot Dash 1 #5T Ryan Timms 2 #6 Logan Calderwood 3 #37 Matt Mitchell 4 #4D Charles Davis Jr. 5 #51T Mitchell Moles 6 #8M Brody Roa 7 #39 Kyle Edwards 8 #51 Brody Fuson 9 #8W Chase Johnson 10 #73 Tony Gomes USAC 11/26

Friday November 25th

11:45pm

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• World of Outlaws)When Noah Gass announced his intention to join the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series full-time back in January, he knew there already naysayers who thought he couldn't last all season - but he also knew he would prove them all wrong. It was a sudden, yet calculated decision to take the Ran-No-Gass Racing #20G on the road with The Greatest Show on Dirt - with only a handful of 410 Sprint Car stars prior - but it was never a one-year pipe dream. This is a team with the heart and the desire to prove they belong long-term racing with the greatest Sprint Car drivers in the world. World of Outlaws 11/25

• Brody Roa)Southern California racing veteran Brody Roa will close out another successful season tonight and Saturday, November 25th and 26th, in the USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series at the 81st running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix at Jim Naylor’s Ventura Raceway. The veteran driver will be back behind the wheel of Jayson May’s gorgeous #8M sprint car that has already carried him to a pair of victories in 2022. Press Releases 11/25

Thursday November 24th

                            Happy Thanksgiving

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.  Dale Carnegie

2:00am

RESULTS...

• USAC)When all else fails, head to the top! Buddy Kofoid successfully put this theory to the test en route to victory during Wednesday night’s penultimate round of the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship season at California’s Merced Speedway. After making a charge from 14th to 2nd one night prior at Merced, the prevailing thought became ‘What could he have done if he started closer to the front?’USAC 11/24

• Merced Speedway CA)KOT...360 Sprints A Feature 1 (30 Laps): 1. 9-Chase Randall[5]; 2. 2X-Justin Sanders[9]; 3. 14M-Corey Day[1]; 4. 83T-Tanner Carrick[8]; 5. 0-Cole Macedo[7]; 6. 28-Chase Johnson[16]; 7. 88A-Joey Ancona[18]; 8. 16A-Logan Seavey[10]; 9. 38B-Blake Carrick[15]; 10. 2L-Logan Forler[14]; 11. 5T-Ryan Timms[4]; 12. 14-Mariah Ede[22]; 13. 02-Ashton Torgerson[21]; 14. 21-Carson Macedo[6]; 15. 15-Cody Key[23]; 16. 7-Jake Morgan[13]; 17. X1-Michael Faccinto[11]; 18. 12J-John Clark[24]; 19. 38N-Kyle Rasmussen[17]; 20. 41-Dominic Scelzi[3]; 21. 1-Chance Grasty[2]; 22. 55D-Dawson Hammes[19]; 23. 17-Rickey Sanders[12]; 24. 33H-Eric Humphries[20] 11/24

Wednesday November 23rd

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• Kalib Henry)Turning heads in California and on the West Coast for the past few seasons, Kalib Henry is pleased to announce a new opportunity. In 2023 he will relocate to South Dakota and turn his main focus on running at Huset’s Speedway in car owner Shane Liebig’s No. 10 Maxim. Press Releases 11/23

• Jordyn Charge)AFTER being a minor sponsor in previous years, Supa F Series Spares has upped the ante for the upcoming 2022-23 season in 410 Sprintcars by jumping onboard with youngster Jordyn Charge as his family-owned team’s naming right’s sponsor. Press Releases 11/23

• USAC)The ARP Turkey Night Grand Prix annually presents the Don Basile Rookie of the Race Award, honoring the top performance by a first-time feature starter in the 98-lap classic each year. This year’s crop of 30 Turkey Night Rookies arrive to stake their claim and make their initial mark on the great race featuring USAC’s NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship, which will take place for the 81st time this Saturday night, November 26, at California’s Ventura Raceway. No Rookie has won the race since Warren Mockler’s last lap heroics in 1986. Mitchel Moles topped all others making their Turkey Night debuts in the 2021 race, finishing third to round out the podium. USAC11/23

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• USAC)An Australian team, a New Zealand chassis and an American driver. Those three ingredients combined to make up the perfect formula for Carson Macedo’s first career USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship feature victory on Tuesday night at California’s Merced Speedway. Macedo had run a full season of USAC National Midgets in 2016 where he captured Rookie of the Year honors. That same season, the Lemoore, Calif. native collected a USAC Midwest Regional Midget title as well. For this year’s leading feature winner on the World of Outlaws Sprint Car tour, one thing that had long eluded him was a USAC National Midget feature win. USAC11/23

• Merced Speedway CA)KOT 360....A Feature 1 (30 Laps): 1. 21-Carson Macedo[3]; 2. 57W-Tyler Courtney[9]; 3. 9-Chase Randall[5]; 4. 16A-Logan Seavey[8]; 5. 41-Dominic Scelzi[12]; 6. 83T-Tanner Carrick[1]; 7. 10-Buddy Kofoid[16]; 8. 2L-Logan Forler[4]; 9. 14M-Corey Day[15]; 10. 5T-Ryan Timms[2]; 11. 3-Kaleb Montgomery[14]; 12. 0-Cole Macedo[13]; 13. 28-Chase Johnson[17]; 14. 88A-Joey Ancona[20]; 15. 72W-Kurt Nelson[21]; 16. 02-Ashton Torgerson[24]; 17. 38N-Kyle Rasmussen[19]; 18. 9L-Luke Hayes[18]; 19. 12J-John Clark[22]; 20. 14-Mariah Ede[23]; 21. 2X-Justin Sanders[6]; 22. 5V-Colby Copeland[10]; 23. 38B-Blake Carrick[7]; 24. 7-Jake Morgan[11] 11/23

Tuesday November 22nd

                             Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.  John F. Kennedy

11:30pm

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• IRA)Bumper To Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series / AutoMeter Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Series Awards Banquet, Saturday Dec 17th, Brat Stop’s Parkway Chateau,I-94 at Hay 50 Pleasant Prairie / Kenosha.. Dinner will be 3 entrée (Beef, Chicken, Veggie Lasagna) buffet w/ salad, fruit, potato, pasta, veggie, etc. Doors open at 5, Dinner 6.30, Awards to follow. Cash Bar. IRA11/22

• POWRi)Rapidly approaching, the “Junior Knepper 55”, a 55-lap race honoring the famed car number which adorned Walter Knepper’s storied career, will feature the Lucas Oil POWRi National Midget League competing on a specially-constructed dirt oval inside the well-known Southern Illinois Center near the DuQuoin Fairgrounds with no other support classes on the racing docket for Saturday, December 17. Press Releases 11/22

• USAC)One more for the road! The long, arduous and battle-tested road on the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship tour comes down to one final stop on Saturday night, November 26, at California’s seaside oval – Ventura Raceway. It’s the light at the end of the tunnel. It’s the gold at the end of the rainbow. It’s the one every driver in the discipline wants to put “winner” next to on their racing resume along with a chance to kiss the Aggie hat trophy in honor of famed Turkey Night promoter J.C. Agajanian. USAC  11/22

• ESS)On November 12, at the Vernon Downs Hotel, the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints celebrated their 39th season by honoring the top 15 drivers. A familiar last name was etched on the championship eagle trophy, but the first name was not eight-time champion Steve Poirier but rather his nephew Jordan. Press Releases 11/22

• Mark Blyton)IT has been a life-long dream for Scott Jones to run his own Sprintcar team, and it might have taken him close to 40 years to turn his dream into a reality, but he is now the owner of one of Australia’s newest Sprintcar teams: Bohud Racing. Press Releases 11/22

• Len Sammons Productions)As a driver, Lenny Boyd of Howell, NJ won four Indoor auto races in his career, two of them inside Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall and two of them at Niagara Falls, NY Decades later as a car owner with wife Donna, the Boyds have filed the first official entries for the 2023 Indoor Auto Racing Series Fueled By VP Race Fuels with driver Joey Bailey of Monroe Township NJ driving their familiar bright yellow No. 1B. Together, Bailey, in the Boyd car have been a formidable team, though to date, they lack one thing: an A-Main feature victory. Press Releases 11/22

Monday November 21st

                                                   If you wouldn't write it and sign it, don't say it. Share this Quote Earl Wilson Read more at https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/earl-wilson-quotes

  11:30pm

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• SOS)2023 will be a year of change as the Southern Ontario Sprints (SOS) will no longer be a club and has been taken over by Peter Turford. In addition, the SOS will be the lone 360 Sprint Car series in Ontario as an agreement has been made between the SOS and Knights of Thunder (KoT) for the SOS to be the lone 360 travelling series in Ontario. Press Releases 11/21

• Dayne Kingshott)ONCE every season, over the course of five pre-determined rounds, the Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series has a JOKER card system, where each driver gets to play it and get double points, and for Dayne Kingshott and the Krikke Motorsport team, they played theirs during last Saturday night’s third round at the Perth Motorplex and it paid off. Press Releases 11/21

• USAC)Onward to Merced! The USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship’s tour of California continues with two dates on back-to-back nights at Merced Speedway on Tuesday-Wednesday, November 22-23. An expected field of 40-plus entries and all four past USAC National Midget winners at Merced will check in for both nights in pursuit of victory: Buddy Kofoid, Justin Grant, Tanner Thorson and Thomas Meseraull. USAC  11/21

• Dominic Scelzi)Dominic Scelzi will wrap up the 2022 season this week at a two-day sprint car event at Merced Speedway. The action at the bullring in Merced, Calif., runs Tuesday and Wednesday. "It's tiny, one of the smallest places in California," Scelzi said. "I love it. It reminds me of Grand Forks (in North Dakota). I've been there when the track is really wet and when it's really dry. I think I've raced there five times since they reconfigured it. We've ran second I think three times and third once when I tried to be the hero going for the win." Press Releases 11/21

• Greg Wilson)Greg Wilson earned four feature triumphs during the 2022 season. The four victories were the most the Hercules Tires, Ohio Logistics and DNC Hydraulics sponsored driver has recorded in a single season since 2014. Press Releases 11/21

• Must See Racing)ECO Mechanical Inc. has signed on as a supporting partner of the Must See Racing Midwest Lights crate sprint car series for the 2023 season. Located in Wellington, Ohio, Environmental Chambers and Ovens Mechanical Inc. is headed by Ed McKnight a longtime and well-known supporter of racetracks, race teams and the sport of car racing. Press Releases 11/21

Sunday November 20th

                                                   A homeless veteran should not have to stand at a freeway exit with a cardboard sign. That's not okay.  Joe Walsh

  10:30pm

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• Greg Hodnett Apparel is on sale and Free Shipping now through the holiday season at www.greghodnettmotorsports.com. Head over and check out the discounts on GH27Forever tees, Classic race tees, beanies, hats, flags, decals and koozies. Christmas is just around the corner so get yours today while supplies last! 11/20

• USAC)Starting this Friday, November 25th, the USAC West Coast Sprint Cars will return to Ventura Raceway for two nights of action. Promoted by Jim Naylor, the prestigious “ARP 81st Running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix” will begin with a special Friday program for the traditional 360 Sprint Cars and practice sessions for the NOS Energy Drink USAC National Midgets. On Saturday, the Sprints will return with their Consolation, Semi-Mains, and 30-lap feature while the Midgets will run a complete show. The Pit Gates at the “The Best Little Dirt Track in America” will open at 11:00am, the Driver’s Meeting will be held at 2:45pm, the Spectator Gates open at 3:00pm, and practice starts at 3:15pm.USAC  11/20

1:30am

RESULTS...

• USAC)Buddy Kofoid pocketed the biggest payday of his USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship career on Saturday night at California’s Placerville Speedway. The Penngrove, Calif. native pocketed a total of $32,000 by virtue of scoring both the 100-lap feature victory worth $20,000 as well as the overall Hangtown 100 Presented By Matt Wood Racing points championship, which added $12,000 more for his efforts. USAC  11/20

• SSSS)Davey Hamilton Jr. captured Saturday night’s 40-lap BG Products Southern Sprint Car Shootout Series victory at 417 Southern Speedway in Punta Gorda, Florida. Polesitter Steven Hollinger led the opening 22 circuits and it appeared he could be a contender for his first series win after building a sizeable lead. At one point he had nearly half lap lead on the field. A lap 22 caution changed the complexion of the race. Race Results 11/20

Saturday November 19th

                                            Music bypasses the brain and goes straight to the heart. I wish my life had more of it.  Dick Cavett

 2:30pm

RESULTS...

• Lismore Speedway AU)Wingless Sprints....1 #NX71 David Eggins 2 #N1 Jacob Jolley 3 #NX23 Ray Eggins 4 #NX42 Seiton Connor Young 5 #Q52 Jayden O'toole 6 #Q73 Chris Catchpole 7 #NX17 Ben Hull 8 #NX33 Errol Campbell 9 #Q17 Lance Dawson 10 #Q74 Stuart Jefferies 11 #Q6 Brett Russo 12 #Q40 James Grady 13 #Q22 Anthony Jayce 14 #N80 Trent Martin 15 #NX34 Mason Cattell 16 #N28 Allan Woods 17 #Q91 James Barton 18 #Q12 Ben Manson 19 #NX20 Ian Otoole 20 #N2 Robert Mazzer 11/19

• Archerfield Speedway AU)1 #17 Luke Oldfield 2 #NQ10 Jy Corbet 3 #91 Taylor Prosser 4 #54 Randy Morgan 5 #Q2 Brent Kratzmann 6 #66 Ryan Newton 7 #4 Brad Ayres 8 #Q10 Adam Butler 9 #67 Trent Vardy 10 #3 Karl Hoffmans 11 #96 Harry Stewart 12 #95 Tyler Stralow 13 #NQ2 Nathan Pronger 14 #44 Dan Murray 15 #59 Kevin Titman 16 #16 Jack Bell 17 #7 Aaron Kelly 18 #32 Mitch Gowland 11/19

• Eastern Creek Speedway AU)Midgets...1 #V97 Kaidon Brown 2 #SA11 Hayden Williams 3 #N97 Matthew Jackson 4 #V39 Nick Parker 5 #N11 Jay Waugh 6 #N78 Troy Jenkins 7 #N6 Matt Geering 8 #V10 Travis Mills 9 #N43 Glen Arnold 10 #N15 DJ Raw 11 #N42 Gary Rooke 12 #N32 Daniel Paterson 13 #10M Caleb Mills 14 #N28 Dean Meadows 15 #V3 Dillon Ghent 16 #N7 Monique Matherson 17 #N10 Troy Wagstaff 18 #N26 Jamie Hall 19 #N41 Jordan Mackay 20 #N2z Alan Day 11/19

• Maddington Toyota Series AU)James Inglis is the King He won the latest edition of the Scardifields Smash Repairs King of Wings at the Perth Motorplex on Saturday night – in what was a big night of sprintcar racing, with more than 70 sprintcars featured across three divisions. The event was round three of the 2022-23 Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series, with Inglis and Diamond Bay Motorsport winning the 40-lap feature race from Jason Kendrick and Dayne Kingshott. Race Results 11/19

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• POWRi)Returning to the Southern Illinois Center on December 17th will witness POWRi salute the memory of one of the region’s most accomplished car owners with the renewing of the Junior Knepper 55 as another Illinois talent eyes the $5,000 to win top paying prize. Press Releases 11/19

• Fremont Speedway OH)The top 10 in points for the Fort Ball Pizza Palace 410 Sprints, Fremont Federal Credit Union 305 Sprints and the Burmeister Trophy Dirt Trucks will receive their awards and point fund money at an informal gathering Sunday, Nov. 27 from noon to 3 p.m. in the Flower Building at the Sandusky County Fairgrounds. Drivers in the top 10 in points and the rookies of the year are encouraged to attend between noon and 3 p.m. to receive their trophy and point fund check. A photographer will be present. Light snacks will be provided. Press Releases 11/19

• Rumble In Fort Wayne)Non-Winged 600 Midgets at this year’s 24th running of the Rumble in Fort Wayne presented by Jason Dietsch Trailer Sales will again be under the sponsorship of the Laborer’s International Union of North America (LiUNA). New to the sponsorship this year will be the LiUNA Achiever Award – a $250 bonus to the driver accumulating the most points over the course of the two-day event, December 30 and 31. Press Releases 11/19