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• Photos)Dick Ayers shots from Kokomo Speedway IN USAC Sprints Wednesday are in SpeedShotz 8/21

• USAC)Sprints...Kokomo IN...8/21...1 #4 Justin Grant 2 #69 Brady Bacon 3 #19AZ CJ Leary 4 #23S Thomas Meseraull 5 #19S Logan Seavey 6 #4P Scotty Weir 7 #32 Chase Stockon 8 #7BC Tyler Courtney 9 #2E Shane Cottle 10 #5G Chris Windom 11 #71P Jason McDougal 12 #21 Carson Short 13 #19 Kevin Thomas Jr 14 #41 Cole Ketcham 15 #7 Timmy Buckwalter 16 #28 Brandon Mattox 17 #O1 Anthony D'Alessio 18 #39 Matt Goodnight 19 #19BS Hunter Schuerenberg 20 #52 Isaac Chapple 21 #5M Max Adams 22 #57 Clinton Boyles 8/21

• KWS NARC)8/21...Placerville CA...1 #57 Kyle Larson 2 #17W Shane Golobic 3 #83SA Tim Kaeding 4 #92 Andy Forsberg 5 #24 Rico Abreu 6 #16A Colby Copeland 7 #37 Mitchell Faccinto 8 #68 Chase Johnson 9 #88M Sean Becker 10 #83 Dominic Scelzi 11 #29 Willie Croft 12 #0 Bud Kaeding 13 #88N D.J. Netto 14 #21 Ryan Bernal 15 #93 Stephen Ingram 16 #76 Kenny Allen 17 #21S Shane Hopkins 18 #51 Brad Sweet 19 #16X Andy Gregg 20 #7 Geoff Ensign 21 #28 Nathan Rolfe 22 #38B Blake Carrick 23 #5H Cole Macedo 24 #88 Jonathan Allard 8/21

• Placerville CA)8/21...Midgets...1 #1K Kyle Larson 2 #11E Cory Elliott 3 #47 Michael Faccinto 4 #73K Jake Swanson 5 #17W Shane Golobic 6 #73X Robby Josett 7 #28C Colton Rodman 8 #73 Dillion Ito 9 #78 Marvin Mitchell 10 #57 Maria Cofer 11 #4D Robert Dalby 12 #99 Robert Carson 13 #71R Chase Johnson 14 #74 JR Williams 15 #14 Beau Lemire 8/21

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• Column)Joe Burrage has his new column, an interview with David Gravel about the 2013 Knoxville Nationals.  A Night To Remember 8/21

• ASCS Lucas Oil)With less than 30 days until the 9th annual Jesse Hockett / Daniel McMillin Memorial at Lucas Oil Speedway, teams and fans alike are gearing up for three of the most intense nights of racing on the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network calendar.ASCS 8/21

• USAC)With three point races left, the chase for the USAC West Coast Sprint Car championship resumes this Saturday, August 24th, at Ventura Raceway. Promoted by Jim Naylor, the “ARP Battle at the Beach Race #3” is co-sanctioned with the VRA Sprints and marks the third of five appearances at the Ventura County Fairgrounds. USAC8/21

• Shane Stewart)In most World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series seasons, there is a collective exhale around mid August. With the the anticipation and excitement of the Knoxville Nationals over, the tour embarks on their second west coast tour of the season.

• Kerry Madsen)Big Game Motorsports is tackling the season finale at Knoxville Raceway this Saturday. Kerry Madsen ranks 11th in the track's 410ci winged sprint car championship standings, but he is only 54 points out of the top 10 and 65 behind ninth despite missing multiple races at the oval this season. Press Releases 8/21

• Zane Lawrence)Zane Lawrence produced a solid weekend, recording a podium finish at Boyd Speedway and a top-10 result at Lawton Speedway. Lawrence kicked off the weekend on Friday at the oval in Boyd, Texas, for a Texas Sprint Series event. He started from the outside of the second row in a heat race and advanced one position to finish third. Press Releases 8/21

• RUSH)The RUSH Sprints were a part of the racing card at Sharon on Saturday night and once again, Chad Ruhlman towed from his Bemus Point, New York home and stood in victory lane at Sharon for the second time in three tries this season and third time in four tries in the history of the division at Sharon. Zach Morrow and Brian Ruhlman were a very close and third. Brandon Blackshear and 12th starting Andy Feil rounded out the top five. Both RUSH divisions will return to Sharon Speedway this Saturday night.8/21

• Scotty Thiel)A grueling week at the Knoxville Nationals brought the Scott Thiel Motorsports team back to their home state to run a pair of races this past weekend with the Bumper to Bumper IRA Sprint Car Series. The first stop happened on Saturday night at the Wilmot Raceway for the annual Roger Iles Memorial event at the Kenosha County Fair. Thiel would go on to have a solid top five performance before heading west to the historic Angell Park Speedway on Sunday for the annual CornFest event. Scotty would go on to victory lane, earning his sixth feature win for the season and second consecutive CornFest victory! Press Releases 8/21

• Patriot Sprints)With just two full point affairs remaining on the 2019 PST schedule, the quest for a series championship is still up for grabs between four highly competitive drivers. Davie Franek, Joe Trenca, Jordan Thomas, and Jared Zimbardi, all of whom still have a chance of becoming this years champion. Press Releases 8/21

• Brady Bacon)Following a USAC Silver Crown rainout at Springfield, it’s back to the business of chasing down a third USAC Sprint Car title with this week’s Kokomo Sprint Car Smackdown. The event begins with Wednesday night’s #GYATK special before evolving into three full nights of USAC points sanctioned events on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Press Releases 8/21

• DuQuoin State Fair)The final three days of the Du Quoin State Fair, in Du Quoin, IL, will be a little different this year but in a good way. First off, the ARCA Menards Series will be running under the lights on a Saturday night for the first time in race history. Secondly, USAC will be coming to town to run under the lights on Sunday night. And last, but not least, Monster Truck Monday has been added to this year’s fair with a pair of shows on Labor Day Monday. The three events are promotions of Track Enterprises. Press Releases 8/21

• Rico Abreu)Effective immediately, St. Helena, California’s Rico Abreu and Stockton, California-based Golden State Restaurant Group have joined forces and will make their 2019 debut later this evening - Wednesday, August 21 - at Placerville Speedway in Placerville, California. Press Releases 8/21

• Dominic Scelzi)Dominic Scelzi continued his string of strong results during a three-race weekend. Scelzi guided his family owned team to a top 10 and the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series Hard Charger Award last Friday at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, N.D., before he scored podium finishes on Saturday at Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn., and on Sunday at Missouri State Fair Speedway. Press Releases 8/21

• Ohsweken Speedway ONT)Drivers who compete in both nights of the 15th Annual Canadian Sprint Car Nationals weekend now have some extra cash to shoot for; the Tammy Ten Media Challenge is a $1,000 USD bonus that will be paid to the driver with the best combined feature finishes from Friday, September 13, and Saturday, September 14. Press Releases 8/21

• Kody Swanson)California native Kody Swanson will team with former IMSA and Indy Lights driver Brad Jaeger to challenge the world famous Daytona International Speedway for “The Classic “ 24 hrs of Daytona on Nov 13-17, 2019.Press Releases 8/21

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• Greg Hodnett)...One week remains to guarantee your size in any of the Greg Hodnett apparel from this year. Visit www.greghodnettmotorsports.com to order yours for shipment the week of September 9th. The five-series shirts are available as well as the Port Royal Greg Hodnett Classic and the Greg Hodnett Tribute as well as decals. You can buy all shirts together or separately. These shirts will not be reprinted again so the time to act is now if you are interested for yourself or Christmas gifts. 8/21

• World of Outlaws)Ten-time World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series champion Donny Schatz has found his groove again. With a dominating win in his home state last week and reclaiming the points lead, the reigning champion is looking to ride the momentum and continue his hunt for an 11th championship on Friday, Aug. 23, at Black Hills Speedway and Saturday, Aug. 24, at Big Sky Speedway.DIRT/World of Outlaws 8/21

• All Stars)Pennsylvania will be ‘home sweet home’ to Tony Stewart’s Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 during the coming weekend, set to invade Posse Country for four straight nights of competition beginning Thursday evening, August 22, at Grandview Speedway near Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania.All Stars 8/21

• Louie Vermiel Classic)The roar of 410-cubic inch engines come back to life for the first time in 2019 at the historic ½ mile dirt track known as the Calistoga Speedway during a traditional event celebrating the life of local businessman and racer Louie Vermeil. The 12th Annual Louie Vermeil Classic will take place over the Labor Day weekend, August 31st and September 1st at the Napa County Fairgrounds. This year the speedway will host a combo show featuring the stars and cars of the Amsoil USAC/CRA non wing sprint cars and the winged King of the West-NARC Fujitsu 410 Sprint Car Series. Each series will run separate shows on the same night. It is the first combination of these two long-time organizations during the Louie Vermeil Classic. Press Releases 8/21

• Josh Walter)After a two-week break to recharge their batteries and enjoy some family time, Josh Walter and the Torque Racing team got back on track with the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series during Cornfest at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, Wis. on Sunday, Aug. 18. Press Releases 8/21

• Fred Rannard Sr Open Wheel Classic)The prize money continues to increase for the third annual Fred Rannard, Sr. Open Wheel Classic at Agassiz Speedway on Friday and Saturday, September 6th and 7th. An additional $1,300 has been added to the purse thanks to the generosity of Lester Brothers Racing ($500), Agassiz Speedway superfan Gary Nivens ($500) and former track photographer Leslie McKellar ($300).Press Releases 8/21

• Craig Dollansky)Craig Dollansky and Selvage Motorsports have decided to change some things up after one season, as they’ve competed mainly at Knoxville Raceway as part of the Knoxville Championship Cup Series as well as taking part in this year’s running of the Knoxville Nationals. The split comes as a mutual agreement between both parties, but both Dollansky and team owner, Dustin Selvage, maintain a good relationship and have become family friends. Press Releases 8/21

• Selinsgrove Speedway PA)Selinsgrove Speedway will present the final points races of the 2019 season at 7:30 p.m. this Saturday, Aug. 24, as part of Foss Jewelers Championship Night. Track titles for the Keller’s Auto Body & Towing 360 sprint cars, Jeff’s Auto Body & Recycling Center super late models, A&A Auto Stores pro stocks and roadrunners will be decided on the track with two of the four titles coming down to the wire! Central PA 8/21

Tuesday  August 20th

I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught. Winston Churchill

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• Photos)Mark Funderburk shots from Jacksonville IL Sprints & POWRi Midgets are in SpeedShotz 8/19

• IRA)The Bumper To Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series heads to one of their favorite venues, the Beaver Dam Raceway, this Saturday night August 24th. Joining the IRA 410 gang will be the MSA 360 Sprints, and Legends. It's been several years since IRA and MSA ran on the same night at Beaver Dam Raceway, it should be a good one sprint fans! Warm Ups at 5:30. Race Wisconsibly...... 8/20

• Dodge City Raceway Park KS)Mayhem and a potential big cash giveaway to a lucky fan along with numerous other giveaways are on tap for Saturday night as racing action kicks back into high gear atop the 3/8-mile Dodge City Raceway Park clay oval in southwest Kansas. Press Releases 8/20

• Short Track Nationals)A tradition like no other, I-30 Speedway’s prestigious Short Track Nationals is little more than six weeks away. The 32nd Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires is set to take place atop the ¼-mile I-30 Speedway clay oval in Little Rock on October 3-5. Press Releases 8/20

• AJ Flick)Apollo, Pa- Flyin’ AJ Flick notched his third win of the sprint car season at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pennsylvania on Friday night, August 16. Flick’s third win of the year at the track came aboard the Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Brews, Fence Maintenance Service, Ferguson Heating & Air Conditioning, Chernega Construction, Flick Family No. 2 sprint car. Press Releases 8/20

• Trey Starks)Trey Starks scored his third top five of the season at Jackson Motorplex last Saturday to remain in the hunt for the track championship. The Gobrecht Motorsports driver was efficient every time he hit the 4/10-mile oval, which hosted a Midwest Power Series and Midwest Sprint Touring Series event. Press Releases 8/20

• Scott Bogucki)Scott Bogucki is excited for his first-ever visit to Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark., this Saturday when his SawBlade.com sponsored team will compete with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour. Press Releases 8/20

• Joe Trenca)Joe Trenca is in the thick of a tight points battle as the Patriot Sprint Tour season begins to wind down. The Mucci Motorsports driver ranks second in the championship standings - only 38 points out of the lead - entering an event this Saturday at Woodhull Raceway in Woodhull, N.Y. Press Releases 8/20

• USAC)#GYATK Night comes to life this Wednesday night, August 21, at Kokomo Speedway, igniting a stacked weeklong racing docket at the quarter-mile oval leading into Sprint Car Smackdown VIII Aug. 22-23-24. USAC8/20

• Kaleb Johnson)Kaleb Johnson is aiming to return to action this Saturday after unexpected mechanical woes sidelined him last weekend. After experiencing some problems with both his 305ci and 360ci engines, Johnson had expected to have those concerns resolved and he planned to compete in both sprint car classes at Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn., last Saturday. Unfortunately, that was not the case. Press Releases 8/20

• Jack Dover)Jack Dover inched one step closer to another championship last Saturday when he scored a top-10 result at Jackson Motorplex. The eighth-place finish gives Dover a 45-point lead in the Midwest Sprint Touring Series championship standings with five races remaining this season. Press Releases 8/20

• Fremont Speedway OH)Just as cars were being unloaded into the infield, heavy rains struck at Fremont Speedway, forcing the cancellation of the 305 sprint race on opening night of the 167th Sandusky County Fair. Pit passes can be used at any upcoming event during the 2019 season at Fremont Speedway. Press Releases 8/20

• Chris Andrews)Chris Andrews capitalized on a late-race restart to charge into the lead and drive to his second win of the season at Attica Raceway Park last Friday. The victory gives Andrews a little more advantage in the track's championship standings heading into championship night this Friday when he seeks his third 410ci winged sprint car title at the oval. Press Releases 8/20

• Racin Boys)Three different live video streams are on tap for RacinBoys All Access subscribers. The ASCS Sooner Region event on Friday at Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla.; the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour show on Saturday at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark.; and the ASCS Lone Star Region race on Saturday at Abilene Speedway in Abilene, Texas, will all be aired live from hot laps through the Victory Lane interviews. Press Releases 8/20

• USAC)Sprint Car Smackdown VIII arrives with a bang this week as one of the most prestigious events on the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car calendar gets underway for its eighth edition Aug. 22-24 with the kickoff companion event, #GYATK Night, beginning the racing feast on Wednesday, Aug. 21. USAC8/20

• Port Royal Speedway PA)After a weekend highlighted by the Late Model division last week, Port Royal Speedway returns Saturday night with the second edition of Open Wheel madness for 2019! The three division show will feature the Weikert’s Livestock 410 Sprint Cars, the Penns Valley Meat Market PASS/IMCA 305 Sprint Cars and the only visit of the season for the 358 Sprint Cars as part of their annual Summer Series. Press Releases 8/20

• Austin Liggett)Taking in a night of action with the USAC/CRA Series at Perris Auto Speedway, an eventful night would ultimately see Austin Liggett charge from the 22nd starting position and finish eighth as he earned Ellen Ellis Hard Charger Honors. Press Releases 8/20

• Blake Carrick)Two nights of racing action for Blake Carrick would see the youngster put on a very nice charge on Friday night at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, CA as he was able to advance from 21st to finish 11th during the Tyler Wolf Memorial. Press Releases 8/20

• Justin Sanders)Traveling to Silver Dollar Speedway on Friday night with Dale Miller Motorsports to take part in the Tyler Wolf Memorial, late race contact while battling with the leaders in traffic would relegate Justin Sanders to a 13th place finish. Press Releases 8/20

• Ben Worth)Returning to the seat of the Tiner Hirst Development No. 94TH on Friday night, Ben Worth made his debut at Silver Dollar Speedway during the Tyler Wolf Memorial and did a nice job cutting his first laps around the ¼ mile bullring. Press Releases 8/20

• Ryan Bernal)Saturday night, Ryan Bernal and Tarlton Motorsports checked in at Ocean Speedway to take part in the 59thAnnual Johnny Key Classic where Bernal would take home an eighth place finish as he now turns his attention back to the King of the West Series with Speedweek kicking off this week.”Press Releases 8/20

• Tanner Carrick)A busy week of racing action in Illinois for Tanner Carrick and his Keith Kunz Motorsports was highlighted by a great Sunday night run in Jacksonville, IL that saw Carrick advance from eighth to pick up a third place finish. Press Releases 8/20

• Ian Madsen)Kicking the unofficial second half of the season off on Friday night in Grand Forks, ND at River Cites Speedway, Ian Madsen and the KCP Racing team had a very nice run that saw them charge up to a fourth place finish. Press Releases 8/20

• Ryan Smith)Ryan Smith highlighted three nights of racing last weekend with three top-five finishes in the Heffner Racing No.72 sprint car. The team kicked off their three-day weekend at Williams Grove Speedway Friday night. Smith started fifth in his heat race and drove through to finish second, which lined him up on the outside of the second row for the main event.Press Releases 8/20

• Sharon Speedway OH)The 90th anniversary season is now in the homestretch, but a lot of big events remain over the course of the next month at Sharon Speedway. Up next is another Menards "Super Series" event on Saturday night (August 24), but this time it's the Outlaw Mods in the spotlight for their "Bickerstaff Cup" Series finale. They will be joined by the non-wing RUSH Sprint Cars along with the final night of points for the Gibson Insurance Agency Stock Cars and the HTMA/Precise Racing Products RUSH Sportsman Modifieds.Press Releases 8/20

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• Column)"Troy DeCaire Nears Top 15 on All-Time Florida Sprint Car Win List"by Richard Goardi Florida Open Wheel8/20

• Speed Shift TV)Tony Stewart’s Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 will visit the heart of Posse Country during the coming weekend, set to invade four tracks in four days throughout much of Central Pennsylvania. Press Releases 8/20

• Brock Zearfoss)Despite kicking-off his weekend with mechanical woes at I-96 Speedway in Lake Odessa, Michigan, the ‘Jonestown Jet’ Brock Zearfoss rebounded in a big way on Saturday night at Plymouth Speedway in Plymouth, Indiana, and scored a podium run. Press Releases 8/20

• Matt Westfall)Although the weekend ignited on a bad note, actually getting caught up in a last lap incident during their visit to Gas City Speedway on August 16, Matt Westfall and Ray Marshall Motorsports did their best to rebound during their visit to Lawrenceburg Speedway on Saturday, August 17 – and rebound is exactly what they did. Press Releases 8/20

• Cory Haas)It is often said that the first victory is always the hardest to achieve. Well, for Cory Haas and Trone Outdoor Motorsports, the cliche proved true, but the team made up for lost time by scoring two victories in three days. Press Releases 8/20

• TJ Michael)Although finishing short of attaining his second victory of the 2019 season, the ‘Texas Traveler’ T.J. Michael put on an impressive display during action at Attica Raceway Park on Friday, August 16, and rallied from 15th to finish sixth. The passing exhibition not only landed the Plano, Texas-native another mark in his season’s top-ten column, but the performance also solidified Michael as the evening’s hard charger, an award which is given to the driver who advances the most feature positions. Press Releases 8/20

• Brett Michalski)After a tough outing at the ‘Fabulous’ Lincoln Speedway that forced a charge from the back to finish 19th after suffering from a flat tire, Penndel, Pennsylvania’s Brett Michalski rebounded in a big way on Sunday night at Trail-Way Speedway and earned a top-ten performance. Press Releases 8/20

• Trevor Baker)If it was not for bad luck, ‘T-Rev’ Trevor Baker would have no luck at all. The recent weekend was a true testament to that cliche, as the Shreve, Ohio-native was clocked with back-to-back tough outings in the Buckeye State starting with brake failure at Attica Raceway Park on Friday, August 16. Press Releases 8/20

• Danny Dietrich)Danny Dietrich and Gary Kauffman Racing put together an impressive weekend in the Keystone State, not only earning their 13th victory of the 2019 season, but going three for three in the top-five column while paying visits to Williams Grove Speedway, Lincoln Speedway, and Trail-Way Speedway, respectively. Press Releases 8/20

• Brent Marks)Although the recent weekend was ultimately cut short due to Mother Nature’s wrath, the ‘Myerstown Missile’ Brent Marks made the most of his visit to North Dakota and scored a 12th place finish with the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series at River Cities Speedway, advancing three spots after starting 15th on the feature grid. Press Releases 8/20

• Ohsweken Speedway ONT)After rain washed out last week’s action, Ohsweken Speedway is excited for another major event this week as Gale Hill of Gale’s Auto Aftermarket presents the $2,000-to-win Gale’s Cash Blast for the Middleport Mechanical Thunder Stocks. The Kool Kidz-Corr/Pak 360 Sprint Cars, Strickland’s Brantford Chevrolet Crate Sprint Cars and HRW Automotive Mini Stocks are also in action with full race programs. Press Releases 8/20

• Paul Pokorski)After turning in one of their best performances of the 2019 season with a hard-charging fourth-place showing just six days earlier at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, Wis., positive momentum eluded Paul Pokorski and his Pokorski Motorsports team in Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car action at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Aug. 17. Press Releases 8/20

• USAC)One of the ultimate ironman streaks is on the line for Chase Stockon as he prepares to equal the series' most consecutive starts streaks this week during Sprint Car Smackdown VIII at Aug. 22-24 at Kokomo Speedway. USAC8/20

• ASCS Lucas Oil)A $4,000 payday and bragging rights are up for grabs this Saturday, August 24 at the famed Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark. the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network takes on the Stealth Recovery ASCS Mid-South Region.ASCS 8/20

Monday  August 19th

The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown. H. P. Lovecraft

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• Greg Wilson)Greg Wilson captured his third podium finish of the season with the Ollie's Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions last Saturday to cap a successful weekend. The Hercules Tires, DNC Hydraulics, Ohio Logistics and Gear Off Road sponsored team kicked off the action on Friday at I-96 Speedway in Lake Odessa, Mich., where Wilson qualified 14th quickest overall and fifth in his group to narrowly miss the heat race inversion. A fifth-place run in a heat race locked Wilson into the 13th starting position for the main event on the tricky track. Press Releases 8/19

• Sammy Swindell)Sammy Swindell earned a pair of top-10 finishes last week during two pavement winged midget races. Swindell drove for Bertrand Motorsports during the NorthEastern Midget Association events on Wednesday at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park in Thompson, Conn., and on Friday at Lee USA Speedway. Press Releases 8/19

• Ohsweken Speedway ONT)Ohsweken Speedway officials are pleased to announce that South Coast BBQ Fire Pits will present a custom Sprint Car-themed fire pit valued at $575 CAD to the winner of the Pole Dash at the Canadian Sprint Car Nationals. The Pole Dash will once again determine the starting order for the first four rows in the $10,000 USD-to-win 35 lap A-Feature on Saturday, September 14. Press Releases 8/19

• Sprint Car Bandits)The final event of the Monarch Motor Speedway season is assured to be a wild one, when the USAC Wingless Sprints Oklahoma, RaceSaver Sprint Cars, POWRi West Midgets and Lone Star Dwarf Car Club all converge upon the ultra-fast, ultra-modern ¼ mile oval with the running of “Mayhem at Monarch” on Friday September 6th and Saturday September 7th. Racing will fire up at 8pm each night with a complete program of heats and features in each division. Press Releases 8/19

• USAC)The Driven2SaveLives BC39 powered by NOS Energy Drink gets amped up on Tuesday, Sept. 3, the night before the dirt flies at The Dirt Track at IMS. Make your way to USAC headquarters that evening, just across the street from the IMS Administration office at 4910 W. 16th Street, where drivers will choose their heat race positions for the opening night of the Driven2SaveLives BC39 powered by NOS Energy Drink on Sept. 4. USAC8/19

• Alex Hill)Alex Hill had a rare idle weekend from racing after rain forced the cancellation of Friday night's program at her home track of Ohsweken Speedway. "It was disappointing," she said. "I always look forward to racing at home. It was also probably our last chance to get laps in there before our biggest race of the year - the Canadian Sprint Car Nationals." Press Releases 8/19

• Paul Nienhiser)A busy weekend of racing saw Paul Nienhiser do a little bit of everything. Running the Sprint Invaders on Friday and Saturday night, Nienhiser would run a 305, and a non wing car on Saturday, and his 305 win would mark his 10th win of the season. Press Releases 8/19

• Miller Family Motorsports)The Miller brothers returned to the Plymouth Dirt Track this past weekend for Past Champions night, as well as autograph night! The luck of the draw proved to be on Adam's side this week as he started 2nd in his heat race and finished there. Justin struggled once again with the luck of the draw and started 6th in his heat race and finished 4th. Both brothers were locked in to the nights' 25-lap A-main action after their respective heat races. Press Releases 8/19

• Andy Forsberg)Having a pretty good night going on Saturday night at Placerville Speedway, Andy Forsberg would see that drastically change as issues on lap 1 and 25 ultimately relegated him to a DNF as he would be scored 16th on this night. Press Releases 8/19

• Shane Hopkins)Making some additions to his team over the last week, Shane Hopkins was pleased with how his first night out with new Crew Chief, Jeremy Dubois, went as they picked up a 9th place finish on Saturday night. Press Releases 8/19

• Steven Tiner)After getting a couple nights of action in with C&M Motorsports at Placerville Speedway, Steven Tiner returned to the seat of the Viking Engineering No. 14 entry on Saturday night and pocketed another Top-5 finish with the team as he would run fourth at Placerville Speedway. Press Releases 8/19

• Andy Gregg)Though he led a ton of laps during two nights of racing over the weekend and came up a little short of his first win of the season, Andy Gregg still put together a strong weekend that saw him finish fourth on Friday in Chico, CA with BrownEagle Motorsports and second on Saturday his GUTS Racing machine.

• Kyle Hirst)Taking the reigns of the C&M Motorsports No. 7c entry on both Friday and Saturday night, Kyle Hirst would put together a great weekend as he would finish second on Friday night in Chico, CA and charge from 13th to finish third on Saturday at Placerville Speedway.

• Justin Sanders)Winning one week ago at Ocean Speedway, Justin Sanders returned to the speedway on Saturday night for the tracks’ crowned jewel event, the 59th Johnny Key Classic, and again parked in victory lane as he picked up his second career Key win. Press Releases 8/19

• Justyn Cox)Teaming back up with Doug Rutz over the weekend taking part in the Canadian Gold Cup at Castrol Raceway, Justyn Cox and the team would flex their muscle as Cox will return home as the Gold Cup Champion. Press Releases 8/19

• Shaun Dobson AU)Following a season on the sidelines, Hobart, Tasmania-based 410 Sprintcar racer Shaun Dobson is raring to make his comeback at the beginning of the upcoming 2019-20 season, with his break having well and truly reinvigorated him. Choosing to spend the past season focusing on family and business commitments, while also allowing himself to generate new passion for the sport, Dobson is looking forward to making his season debut, doing so in his home state for the first time in numerous seasons. Press Releases 8/19

• Sides Motorsports)Sides Motorsports had a strong start to the night last Friday at River Cities Speedway, which hosted the Second Leg of the Northern Tour. Teammates Jason Sides and Tim Kaeding both qualified in the top six, landing front row starting spots for their World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series heat races. Starting on the outside lane wasn't as favorable and both Sides and Kaeding lost a position to finish third, which cost them a spot in the dash. Kaeding lined up eighth and Sides ninth for the main event. Press Releases 8/19

• Kraig Kinser)Kraig Kinser is beginning his trek west. Up next is a World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series show - the NOS Energy Drink Rushmore Outlaw Showdown - this Friday at Black Hills Speedway in Rapid City, S.D., before The Brawl at Big Sky Speedway on Saturday at Big Sky Speedway in Billings, Mont. Press Releases 8/19

• Tony Stewart)Despite kicking off the weekend with a forced out at I-96 Speedway due to mud getting caught underneath the accelerator pedal, ‘Smoke’ Tony Stewart rebounded in a big way on Saturday night at Plymouth Speedway in Plymouth, Indiana, and hard charged for a top-ten performance against the All Star Circuit of Champions. Stewart’s rally commenced from the outside of row six, eventually ending his path toward the front in the sixth position. A fourth place finish during heat race action solidified his spot in the evening’s $5,000-to-win main event. Press Releases 8/19

• Rico Abreu)After an extensive stretch through the Midwest, St. Helena, California’s Rico Abreu made his return to the Golden State during the recent weekend, resuming his 2019 campaign with the 58th Annual Johnny Key Classic at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville, California, on Saturday, August 17. Although the former event champion was unable to claim the $5,000-to-win showstopper in 2019, Abreu accomplished the next best feat and hard charged his way to a podium performance; rallying from 13th to finish third at the final checkers. Press Releases 8/19

• Kyle Schuett)Kyle Schuett garnered a top-15 result during his first visit to Wilmot Raceway with the Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series on Saturday night. Schuett finished 14th after starting 19th in the 24-car A Main. Press Releases 8/19

• Donny Schatz)Despite entering the weekend behind in the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series championship chase, ten-time and defending Series champion, Donny Schatz, ended his two-race turned one-race campaign into a triumph, ultimately retaking control of the World of Outlaws championship standings over season rival, Brad Sweet.Press Releases 8/19

• Roger Crockett)Roger Crockett captured his second victory of the season and his first career at Lake Ozark Speedway on Saturday night. "The car was really fast all night," he said. "That's the kind of night you want to have." The night was a clean sweep for Crockett, who powered from fifth to win a heat race. Press Releases 8/19

• Carolina Sprints)Two storylines are emerging as the TriboDyn Lubricants Carolina Sprint Tour enters the final stretch of a competition 2019 campaign. There is a tight battle atop the championship standings with Jake Karklin holding a 13-point lead entering an event this Saturday at Sumter Speedway in Sumter, S.C. John Karklin ranks second - only one point ahead of Brandon McLain. Press Releases 8/19

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RESULTS....

• Photos)Hein Brothers shots from Lernerville Speedway are in SpeedShotz 8/19

• Oswego Speedway NY)Keith Shampine got by race-long leader Dan Connors Jr. with twenty laps to go and won the Skip’s Fish Fry Novelis Supermodified 50-lapper at Oswego Speedway this past Saturday, becoming the eleventh different winner in twelve races this year. Race Results 8/19

• USAC Regional)After a first lap tangle sent him to the back, Jake Swanson (Anaheim, CA) sliced his way to the lead on lap twenty-four and earned his first win at Perris Auto Speedway. Racing John Grau & Mike Burkhart's #34AZ Stratis Construction / Team AZ Racing DRC, Swanson topped the "California Racers Hall of Fame Night" with the AMSOIL USAC/CRA and Sands Chevrolet USAC SouthWest Sprint Car Series. Fast qualifier Richard Vander Weerd, Brody Roa, "Hollywood" Danny Faria Jr., and "The Big Game Hunter" Austin Williams rounded out the top-five drivers. USAC8/19

• PASS)In a classic veteran-versus-rookie duel, 2018 PA Sprint Series Champion “Zach Daddy” Newlin held off the challenge of PASS/IMCA newcomer Garrett Bard to win the 25-lap feature Saturday at Path Valley Speedway Park. After a nearly race-long battle, Newlin and Bard spent the last five laps of the feature racing side-by-side for the lead while trying to pass a slower car. Bard actually was scored as leading two of the final five laps, but Newlin, from Millerstown, was able to use a lapped vehicle to his advantage on the final lap and grab the win in the Smith Concrete & Construction/Heather Sims Realtor/Newport VFW #11Z. Race Results 8/19

• ESS)Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprint veteran Scott Holcomb made a long tow from Granby, CT pay off by going wire to wire in winning the Kevin Ward Jr. Asphalt Spectacular at the Evans Mills Raceway Park on Saturday night. The victory was Holcomb's eighth career on the ESS circuit and it was worth $4,000 plus lap money. Race Results 8/19

• Column)Joseph Terrell has his experience at a K&N West Series race and also follow up on all the west coast sprint news from the weekend. The West Coast Sprint Car Scene 8/19

• Column)Pat & Bruce Eckel have their column from Lincoln Park Speedway where they ended up after being rained out at two venues in Illinois on Saturday. A Typical Weekend8/19

PRESS....

• USAC)Chase Briscoe, who currently ranks sixth in NASCAR Xfinity Series standings, has filed his entry for the Driven2SaveLives BC39 powered by NOS Energy Drink on September 4-5 at The Dirt Track at IMS, as the list of cars for the mega event has risen to 69 with less than two weeks remaining until the entry cutoff on Thursday night, August 29 at https://www.thebc39.com/. USAC8/19

• USAC)To be a consistent front runner on a race-by-race basis is a task that drivers and teams are constantly faced with in pursuit of feature wins and season championships. To be consistent year-after-year-after is taking it to another level. When faced with different challenges and facing off with stout competition from one season to the next, it can become a chore to get the job done for three, five, 10 or even 20-plus straight years. The best of the best are those who can thrive repeatedly and deliver results. USAC8/19

• Hunt Wingless)The Soares Classic at Petaluma Speedway brings the Hunt Series to the most grueling race of the year with the 50-lap feature event taking the spotlight. When the wild feature event came to a close, it was Cody Fendley picking up his first win of 2019 season. Press Releases 8/19

Sunday  August 18th

It says on the back of the Nyquil box, 'May cause drowsiness.' It should say, 'Don't make any plans, OK? Kiss your family and friends good-bye.' Denis Leary

  11:00pm

RESULTS....

• Photos)Rick Rarer shots from Sharon Speedway are in SpeedShotz 8/18

• Champion Racing Oil/RM Racing Lubricants Central PA Sprint Cars)The 2019 Champion Racing Oil/RM Racing Lubricants Central PA Sprint Cars had a full weekend with three nights of racing. Cory Haas won his first feature of the year at Williams Grove Speedway Friday night. Saturday at Lincoln Speedway Danny Dietrich ran his win total in the series to eleven, while at Port Royal Speedway Logan Wagner ran his series win total to five. On Sunday August 18th Trail Way Speedway had their one Champion Racing Oil/RM Racing Lubricants Central PA Sprint Cars show of 2019 and Cory Haas won his 2nd feature of the weekend.Champion Racing Oil/RM Racing Lubricants Central PA Sprints  8/18

• USCS)Eric Riggins, Jr. from Charlotte, North Carolina raced from his K&N Filters Pole Position starting position into the lead in turn one of lap one and never looked back while using the high-side of the 3/8 mile clay oval at Senoia Raceway to garner his second title as the USCS Senoia Summer Nationals Champion on Saturday night in the 10th annual version of the event for the USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour presented by K&N Filters winged sprint cars. It was the 24-year-old former USCS Southern Thunder regional series Rookie of the Year and usual top competitors first win of the 2019 season in only his third start of 2019. USCS 8/18

• IRA)Sun Prairie WI...1 #64 Scotty Thiel 2 #5J Jeremy Schultz 3 #65 Jordan Goldesberry 4 #2W Scott Neitzel 5 #7TW Brandon Wimmer 6 #85M Steve Meyer 7 #73AF Joey Moughan 8 #02 Mike Reinke 9 #73 Ben Schmidt 10 #19 Todd Daun 11 #23 Russel Borland 12 #12W Josh Walter 13 #68 Dave Uttech 14 #63 Nick Matuszewski 15 #29 Hunter Custer 16 #20R Rob Pribnow 17 #14AJ Wayne Modjeski 18 #43 Jereme Schroeder 19 #45 Matt Wiese 20 #0 Jordon Mattson 21 #4K Kris Spitz 22 #17B Bill Balog 8/18

• Trail Way Speedway PA)1 #39 Cory Haas 2 #48 Danny Dietrich 3 #75 Chase Dietz 4 #99M Kyle Moody 5 #72 Ryan Smith 6 #21 Brian Monteith 7 #3 Todd Gracey 8 #44 Dylan Norris 9 #8 Billy Dietrich 10 #73B Brett Michalski 11 #1 Tim Wagerman 12 #93 Mike Bittinger 13 #59 Jim Siegel 14 #99 Joe Trone Jr 15 #74 Dwayne Gutshall 16 #7 Trey Hivner 17 #11P Greg Plank 18 #5A Zach Allman 19 #12 Brent Shearer 8/18

• KWS NARC)And just like that ..., BAMM! ..., we’re at the halfway point of the King of the West by NARC Fujitsu Sprint Car 60th Anniversary season. Ten races down and nine to go! It has been more than interesting up to this point and with some special events on the horizon, that status promises to get elevated a few more notches.King of the West/NARC 8/18

• Column)Danny Burton has Lincoln Park Speedway MSCS notes Hoosier Race Report 8/18

• VSS)After missing a couple of races for the weather events it was back to the Bridge and Mike Leraas turned a second place finish last race here in to a win this race. On a steamy hot evening the race track was smooth and slick with two lines that were both fast, Chris Ware and Bill Rice paced the field with Rice out first and Tom Humphries on himRace Results 8/18

• Wilmot Raceway WI)Hartford's Bill Balog scored his fourth Roger Iles Tribute 36-lap Feature victory Saturday, August 17 to close out the Kenosha County Fair racing action at Wilmot Raceway. "The car was actually easier to drive in the feature after the adjustments we made then it was during the heat race," said Balog, 8-time IRA champion of the victory before a standing room only crowd coming at the original birthplace of the IRA in Wilmot. "Race Results 8/18

• Plymouth Dirt Track WI)On a night when Plymouth Dirt Track Racing honored both its past champions and its loyal fans, several record-setting performances highlighted a eventful evening of action at The Plymouth Dirt Track at Sheboygan County Fair Park in Plymouth, Wis. Race Results 8/18

• Oswego Speedway NY)G.O. Racing teammates Tony Pisa and Greg O’Connor shared the front row for Saturday’s 30-lap Pathfinder Bank SBS main event and it was O’Connor who went the distance for his third career Oswego victory presented by Skip’s Fish Fry. Race Results 8/18

1:30pm

RESULTS....

• Action Sprints)Josh Hansen executed a perfect slidejob in turns one and two to take the lead from Jordan Hill on lap eight of the Action Sprint Tour powered by RaceRivalz.com's 20-lap Feature and led the final 13 laps to score his third win of the season during the sophomore tour's lone stop of the season at Brighton Speedway on Saturday night. A total of 22 competitors made the trip to the most eastern stop on the schedule for the tour. Race Results 8/18

• ISCS)The sixth and final round of the 2019 ISCS “Week Of Speed” came down to Saturday, August 17th at Grays Harbor Raceway. It marked the second straight night that the Interstate Sprint Car Series visited the 3/8-mile clay oval in Elma. Twenty-two cars once more inhabited the pit area from the states of Washington, Oregon, California, and Idaho. Race Results 8/18

3:00am

RESULTS....

• Photos)Mark Miefert shots from Lawrenceburg Speedway IN are in SpeedShotz 8/18

• Sprint Invaders)For the second night in a row, a veteran scored their first win in several years with the Sprint Invaders. At 34 Raceway’s “Racing Towards a Cure” Night Saturday, it was Dustin Selvage’s turn. The Indianola, Iowa resident earned $2,000 for his first victory with the series since 2013. It was his fourth both at 34 Raceway and with the series in his career and came aboard Jarrod Schneiderman’s #88 entry. Friday night, Kaley Gharst had scored his first Sprint Invaders win since 2012 with his victory at Lee County Speedway in Donnellson.Race Results 8/18

• USAC CRA)After a first lap tangle sent him to the back, Jake Swanson (Anaheim, CA) sliced his way to the lead on lap twenty-four and earned his first win at Perris Auto Speedway. Racing John Grau & Mike Burkhart’s #34AZ Stratis Construction / Team AZ Racing DRC, Swanson topped the “California Racers Hall of Fame Night” with the AMSOIL USAC/CRA and Sands Chevrolet USAC SouthWest Sprint Car Series. Fast qualifier Richard Vander Weerd, Brody Roa, “Hollywood” Danny Faria Jr., and “The Big Game Hunter” Austin Williams rounded out the top-five drivers.USAC8/18

• Lincoln Park Speedway IN)MSCS...Heat Race Winners: Nate McMillen A.J. Hopkins Brent Beauchamp Carson Short Feature Results: Brent Beauchamp Carson Short Kyle Cummins A.J. Hopkins Max Adams Nate McMillen Garrett Aitken Stephen Schnapf Kent Schmidt Alec Sipes Dakota Jackson Andrew Prather Brandon Mattox Brady Short Anton Hernandez Chase Stockon Harley Burns Collin Ambrose Tim Creech Jesse Vermillion Colten Cottle Non-Transfers: Aric Gentry Travis Berryhill Parker Frederickson Chayse Hayhurst Blake Vermillion Cody Loehr Shey Owens Dave Gross Billy Winsemann Levi Ledgerwood Ryan Bond Jadon Rogers Dave Darland 8/18

• Jackson Motorplex MN)Lee Grosz, Bill Johnson and Eric Schultz each garnered a feature victory on Saturday evening as Jackson Motorplex hosted Glenn Gillund Night presented by Gillund Enterprises. Grosz garnered his second DeKalb/Asgrow presents the Midwest Power Series and Midwest Sprint Touring Series 360 sprint cars win of the season at the oval. The result propelled him into the lead in the track championship standings. Race Results 8/18

• USCS)Eric Riggins, Jr. won the 30-lap USCS main event Senoia Raceway. Johnny Bridges, Terry Gray, Mark Ruel, Jr. and Justin Barger completed top 5.8/18

• Lake Ozark Speedway MO)360...Roger Crockett, Matthew Howard, Miles Paulus, Mitchell Moore, Tyler Blank, Jonathan Cornell, Evan Martin, Cody Baker, Riley Goodno, Forrest Sutherland. 8/18

• POWRi WAR)Lake Ozark Speedway MO...Kory Schudy, Riley Kreisel, Wesley Smith, Anthony Nicholson, Wyatt Burks, Ty Hulsey, Jonathan Cornell, Korey Weyant, Brian Beebe, Quinton Benson. 8/18

• Riverside Int Speedway AR)305...Eddie Gallagher, Jeffrey West Jr, Dale Howard, Chad Jones, Marshall Skinner, Brandon Lovelace, Tyler Whatley, Dewayne White, Landon Britt, Kevin Hinkle. 8/18

• I-90 Speedway SD)IMCA...Jared Jansen, Casey Abbas, Jesse Lindberg, Shane Fick, Trefer Waller, John Lambertz, John Otte, Mike Stegenga, Micah Slendy, Taylor Ryan. 8/18

• UMSS TSCS)Cedar Lake Speedway WI...1 #12X Blake Anderson 2 #7 Harry Hanson 3 #38S Allen Stettner 4 #34 Denny Stordahl 5 #78 Rob Caho 6 #69S Jon Lewerer 7 #93 Brad Peterson 8 #19B Jack Berger 9 #2J John Lowe 10 #00 Ryan Buck 11 #61 Jeff Kirchner 12 #65 DJ Vadnais 13 #7M Bob McVitty 14 #33 Leah Steahl 15 #77E Bob Englund 16 #K1 Kevin Lear 17 #7Z Ryan Johnson 18 #71H Mike Huesmann 19 #14 Cam Schafer 8/18

• NCRA)Park City KS...Danny Jennings, Jake Greider, Jeff Stasa. 8/18

• ASCS Lone Star/Sooner)Barely getting the job done before Mother Nature moved in Saturday night, El Paso's John Carney II picked up the evening's $2,000 winner's check plus $25 per lap led at Lawton Speedway with the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley's Racing Products and the ASCS Lone Star Region.ASCS8/18

• Port Royal Speedway PA)1 #1 Logan Wagner 2 #20 Ryan Taylor 3 #2 AJ Flick 4 #33 Jared Esh 5 #5 Dylan Cisney 6 #00 Danny Varin 7 #35 Tyler Reeser 8 #29 Dan Shetler 9 #17 Kyle Smith 10 #11 TJ Stutts 11 #55 Mike Wagner 12 #0 Rick Lafferty 13 #24B Dustin Baney 14 #57J Jeff Miller 15 #14T Tyler Walton 16 #75 Nicole Bower 17 #8S Trenton Sheaffer 18 #2C Cory Thornton 19 #10 Tyler Bear 20 #9 Ryan Linder 21 #15 Vince Snyder Central PA8/18

• All Stars)Plymouth IN...1 #87 Aaron Reutzel 2 #O7 Gerard McIntyre 3 #70 Brock Zearfoss 4 #11 Dale Blaney 5 #70X Justin Peck 6 #13 Paul McMahan 7 #W20 Greg Wilson 8 #99 Skylar Gee 9 #26 Cory Eliason 10 #71M Paul May 11 #14 Tony Stewart 12 #71P Parker Price-Miller 13 #11N Buddy Kofoid 14 #4 Danny Smith 15 #49 Shawn Dancer 16 #21 Brinton Marvel 17 #97 Max Stambaugh 18 #98 Chad Boespflug 19 #71E Tyler Esh 20 #40 George Hobaugh 21 #14S Garrett Saunders 22 #16C Gregg Dalman 23 #18 Josh Shantz 24 #IO7 Mark Coldren 8/18

• Lincoln Speedway PA)Brian Montieth went into the night atop the point standings for the season championship. The format of the Valley Supply 30 consisted of two six-lap dashes. The first dash set the first six starting spots for the 30-lap feature. Montieth won the first dash setting him up to start on the pole of the main event.Central PA    8/18

• Ocean Speedway CA)Ocean Sprints...1 #17 Justin Sanders 2 #5V Colby Copeland 3 #24R Rico Abreu 4 #17W Shane Golobic 5 #16A Sean Becker 6 #69 Bud Kaeding 7 #24 Chase Johnson 8 #21 Ryan Bernal 9 #88N D.J. Netto 10 #37 Mitchell Faccinto 11 #22JR Jake Andreotti 12 #2 Brad Furr 13 #68 Jayson Bright 14 #88 Koen Shaw 15 #2K James Ringo 16 #56 Cole Macedo 17 #7Z Zane Blanchard 18 #25Z Jason Chisum 19 #38 Colby Johnson 20 #3 Kaleb Montgomery 21 #1B Chelsea Blevins 22 #72W Kurt Nelson 23 #81M Bradley Dillard 8/18

• Sharon Speedway OH)While most surrounding areas were hard hit by heavy rain and thunderstorms on Saturday, Sharon Speedway was spared for the most part stealing one from Mother Nature for once in a rain-plagued 90th anniversary season. Picking up victories as part of the Menards "Super Series" event on Sawtelle Tree and A&MP Electric Night and celebrating in the Hovis Auto & Truck Supply victory lane were Sye Lynch-FAST Series for the Hovis Auto & Truck Supply "410" Sprint CarsRace Results8/18

• WI WingLESS)Wilmot WI...#01 Chris Dodd, #91 Jimmy Sivia, Allen Hafford, Zach Raidart, Derek Crane, Dennis Spitz, Chris Klemko, Rusty Egan, Nick Petska, Randy Stanford. 8/18

• IRA)31 winged 410 sprint cars were on hand for the Roger Iles tribute race on Saturday night of the Kenosha County Fair. Scotty Thiel set quick time over Joey Moughan and Bill Balog. Former Wilmot Raceway track champion Todd Daun was fourth quick with Scott Biertzer in fifth. IRA8/18

• Placerville Speedway CA)360...1 #5J Kalib Henry 2 #16X Andy Gregg 3 #7C Kyle Hirst 4 #14 Steven Tiner 5 #34 Jodie Robinson 6 #25M Bobby McMahan 7 #X1 Andy Forsberg 8 #94 Bubba DeCaires 9 #77 Mike Benson 10 #21 Shane Hopkins 11 #8 Colby Wiesz 12 #98 Chris Masters 13 #15 Michael Sellers 14 #85 CJ Humphries 15 #09 Jared Van Bebber 16 #42X Josh Bates 17 #97 Ryan Robinson 18 #38B Blake Carrick 19 #25 Justin Johnson 20 #9L Cody Lamar 8/18

• Eagle Raceway NE)IMCA...1 #14 Joey Danley 2 #91jv Adam Gullion 3 #35 Trevor Grossenbacher 4 #51 Mike Boston 5 #12 Tyler Drueke 6 #93 Ryan King 7 #14j Josh Riggins 8 #100 Clint Benson 9 #47 Cody Ledger 10 #5 Stuart Snyder 11 #0 Chase Weiler 12 #12n Neil Nickolite 13 #17 Dan Satriano 14 #4w Nathan Weiler 15 #52 Nick Bryan 16 #77d Keith Dragoo 17 #40x Toby Chapman 18 #4x Jason Danley 19 #22d Danny Nekolite 20 #4L Mike Houseman Jr 8/18

• Wayne County Speedway OH)After 5 weeks of good weather, rain returned to delay the start of Southeastern Equipment night at ‘Orrville’s Historic Oval’ as a late afternoon downpour soaked the track and a lingering shower around 5 pm put the track crew into overdrive to get the racing surface ready for the nights action as many of the drivers and cars also helped getting the track into racing shape. The Ohio Valley Sprint Car Association checked in with 31 sprint cars on hand and Wooster’s Broc Martin would start on the outside front row and lead all the way for his first win of the season and his first OVSCA win.Race Results 8/18

• BAPS Motor Speedway PA)Super Sportsman...1 #75 Kenny Edkin 2 #30 Scott Dellinger 3 #77 Russ Mitten 4 #58 Paul Miller 5 #70D Frankie Herr 6 #5D Luke Deatrick 7 #3B Mike Enders 8 #8 Rich Eichelberger 9 #99G Scott Grace 10 #83 Bruce Buckwalter Jr 11 #14 Nate Young 12 #35 John Edkin 13 #29 Adam Wray 14 #318 Steve Fannasy 15 #38 Allan Hallman 16 #7 Timmie Barrick 17 #32W Garrett Williamson 18 #22 Daniel John 19 #360 Jay Fannasy 20 #2M Matt Ondek 21 #1A Chase Gutshall 8/18

• Selinsgrove Speedway PA)Mark Smith of Sunbury returned from the NASCAR Truck Series wars to win his first Selinsgrove Speedway sprint car race of the season Saturday night. The $2,000 win in the 25-lap feature was Smith’s 27th career in 358-360 sprint car racing at the speedway behind the wheel of the Mach 1 Chassis No. 1M. Central PA8/18

Saturday  August 17th

No person who is enthusiastic about his work has anything to fear from life. Samuel Goldwyn

  2:00pm

RESULTS....

• Gas City I-69 Speedway IN)Point leader Thomas Meseraull of Waveland, Ind. earned his seventh non-wing sprint car feature victory of the season Friday night at Gas City I-69 Speedway, tying a record last accomplished by Jon Stanbrough a dozen years ago. Race Results 8/17

• All Stars)Utilizing finesse, patience, and other's misfortune, Visalia, California's Cory Eliason earned his second Ollie's Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 victory of the 2019 season on Friday night at I-96 Speedway in Lake Odessa, Michigan. The $5,000 triumph, his first since scoring a monster payday at Virginia Motor Speedway at the beginning of the points schedule, was accomplished from the outside of row three, eventually taking command on lap 19 and holding off a championship contending Dale Blaney, as well as Premier Motorsports' Justin Peck, at the end of 30 circuits.All Stars 8/17

• World of Outlaws)Unreal. That’s how North Dakota-native Donny Schatz described his World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series home state win Friday night at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, N.D. “It feels good,” said Schatz with a heavy exhale of air. Unreal traditionally has one meaning. For the 10-time Series champion it had many. DIRT/World of Outlaws 8/17

• ISCS)For the first time in 2019 the cars and stars of the Interstate Sprint Car Series crossed the Columbia River into the state of Washington. Friday, August 16th had the series travel to Grays Harbor Raceway, in Elma, Washington. Twenty-two entries comprised of the field with teams from the states of Washington, Oregon, California, and Idaho. Race Results 8/17

• Sprint Invaders)“Showtime” Kaley Gharst is certainly no stranger to Victory Lane with the Sprint Invaders. The all-time leading feature winner with the series notched his 22nd Friday night at the Lee County Speedway in Donnellson. Though it was his sixth feature win with the series at Donnellson, it was his first with the series since a 2012 triumph at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds in Davenport, Iowa. The win was also his first with the Sprint Invaders in Nick Breuer’s #78 machine. Race Results 8/17

• Column)Pat & Bruce Eckel have their column from POWRi midget racing at Lincoln, Illinois Speedway last night where Tyler Courtney powered to the win for his second career POWRi win besting Logan Seavey and Zeb Wise. A Typical Weekend8/17

PRESS....

• POWRi)Tonight’s show at Macon IL has been rained out. The strong storms this morning dropped more rain than the grounds and racing surface could handle.8/17

• URC)Rained out at Delmar DE Saturday. 8/17

• West Fargo ND/SLS Promotions)A heavy downpour this morning and a forecast for continued rain throughout the afternoon and evening has led to the cancellation of the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series event originally scheduled at Red River Valley Speedway in West Fargo, N.D., on Saturday, August 17. The event will not be re-scheduled. Those who bought tickets in advance will receive a full refund at the point of purchase. For those who purchased tickets at O’Reilly Auto Parts, mail your tickets to SLS Promotions at the address below. SLS Promotions 2134 East Waverly Lane Arlington Heights, IL 60004 For more information on tickets, visit www.slspromotions.com or call 815-344-2023.8/17

• USAC)Steady morning rainfall has forced the postponement of Saturday afternoon's racing program at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield, IL. On schedule was the Bettenhausen 100 presented by Brandt for the USAC Silver Crown Series. The event has been rescheduled for Sunday afternoon, September 22. Track Enterprises promoter Bob Sargent stated, "Unfortunately, Mother Nature didn't cooperate with us this morning. We know that fans and teams alike really look forward to this event, so we have rescheduled the Bettenhausen 100 on an available date. We hope that everyone comes back to support the event." USAC  8/17

• Maxim Racing)We would like to Congratulate all MAXIM Teams that have made the 2019 Season quite successful, with over 400 Wins year to date. The "Month of Money" was particularly good with MAXIM Teams Winning 80 races and several of the Biggest Events in our sport. Press Releases 8/17

3:20am

RESULTS....

• Column)Joseph Terrell talks about ISCS speed week night five at Grays Harbor and also the shaky situation concerning Willamette Speedway.The West Coast Sprint Car Scene8/17

• Column)Danny Burton has Paragon IN MSCS notesHoosier Race Report  8/17

• Photos)Steve Koletar & Jim DenHamer shots from Lincoln IL POWRi Midgets Friday are in SpeedShotz 8/17

• Attica Raceway Park OH)Chris Andrews used a restart with five laps to go to grab the lead and drove to his second 410 sprint win of the season at Attica Raceway Park on Columbus Equipment/Central Ohio Farmers Night, Friday, Aug. 16. The win gives Andrews a little bit of breathing room heading into season championship night on Friday, Aug. 23 as he seeks to wrap up his third Attica championship.Race Results 8/17

• Silver Dollar Speedway CA)1 #75 Sean Becker 2 #7C Kyle Hirst 3 #92 Andy Forsberg 4 #01 Andy Gregg 5 #2X Chase Majdic 6 #88 Brad Bumgarner 7 #16A Colby Copeland 8 #2K Kyle Offill 9 #1B Chelsea Blevins 10 #1D D.J. Freitas 11 #38B Blake Carrick 12 #12J John Clark 13 #4SA Justin Sanders 14 #94 Ben Worth 15 #2 Wyatt Brown 16 #55A Angelo Cornet 17 #24X Raquel Hall 18 #46 Jeremy Wilson 19 #42X Josh Bates 20 #93 Stephen Ingraham 21 #6W Billy Wallace 22 #49 Mike Monahan 8/17

• ISCS)Grays Harbor Raceway WA...1 #7 Tyler Thompson 2 #79K Kelsey Carpenter 3 #6E Emily Williams 4 #18T Tanner Holmes 5 #1K Kinzer Cox 6 #14 Sean Johnson 7 #26F Shane Forte 8 #29 Eric Turner 9 #33 Bill Rude 10 #12 Steven Snawder 11 #0 Ashleigh Johnson 12 #70 Raquel Ivie 13 #2 Cory Swatzina 14 #33T Tyler Driever 15 #22 Anthony Pope 16 #66B Bret McGhie 17 #94 Trent Estes 18 #6R Morgan Burkes 19 #48E Enrique Jaime 20 #33M Nickye Mendenhall 21 #66T Tyrell Mead 22 #73 Michael Bolinger 8/17

• Wagner Speedway SD)305...Tony Drueke, Trefer Waller, Daniel Nekolite, Colin Smith, John Otte, Bob Dvorak, Nick Lingenfelter, Kale Krysl. 8/17

• USCS)Justin Barger from Cornelius, NC captured his third USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour presented by K&N Filters 25-lap FireAde 2000 main event of the 2019 season at Lavonia Speedway on Friday night. Barger took the lead from early race-leader and current points leader, Terry Gray from Bartlett, TN on lap thirteen. Jacksonville, Florida's Mark Ruel , Jr. later got by Gray for the runner-up spot. Gray crossed the finish line in the K&N Filters Podium Award third place. Johnny Bridges from Cherryville, NC raced under the checkers in fourth place and Tim Perry from Mooresville, NC completed the top five.USCS 8/17

Friday  August 16th

I went to a restaurant that serves 'breakfast at any time'. So I ordered French Toast during the Renaissance. Steven Wright

  11:50pm

RESULTS....

• World of Outlaws)Grand Forks ND...1 #15 Donny Schatz 2 #41 David Gravel 3 #1S Logan Schuchart 4 #18 Ian Madsen 5 #2 Carson Macedo 6 #17 Sheldon Haudenschild 7 #83 Daryn Pittman 8 #5 Shane Stewart 9 #41S Dominic Scelzi 10 #13 Mark Dobmeier 11 #7S Tim Kaeding 12 #19 Brent Marks 13 #49 Brad Sweet 14 #11K Kraig Kinser 15 #2M Kerry Madsen 16 #7 Jason Sides 17 #8H Jade Hastings 18 #9N Wade Nygaard 19 #11M Brendan Mullen 20 #27 Chris Ranten 21 #2A Austin Pierce 22 #4 Terry McCarl 23 #1A Jacob Allen 24 #O Nick Omdahl 8/16

• GLSS)I-96 Speedway MI...1 #7C Phil Gressman 2 #77 Andrew Scheid 3 #49T Gregg Dalman 4 #71H Ryan Ruhl 5 #11R Chase Ridenour 6 #16W Garrett Saunders 7 #4 Danny Smith 8 #84 Kyle Poortenga 9 #27X Jared Lamberson 10 #18 Josh Shantz 11 #20A Andy Chehowski 12 #18S Michael Summers 13 #46 Robert Huisken 14 #70 Eli Lakin 15 #8 Justin Ward 16 #3c Rob Converse 17 #85 Dustin Daggett 18 #19 Brett Mann 19 #17M Max Stambaugh 20 #17 Jared Horstman 21 #28M Conner Morrell 22 #27 Brad Lamberson 8/16

• USAC WSO)Andrew Deal captured his second USAC Wingless Sprints Oklahoma feature victory of the year Friday night at Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Oklahoma in the Grady Chandler Benefit race. USAC  8/17

• Paragon Speedway IN)MSCS...Heat Race Winners: Kyle Cummins Jadon Rogers Chase Stockon Feature Results: Kyle Cummins Chris Babcock Brady Short Dave Darlin Dakota Jackson Aric Gentry Bill Rose Brandon Mattox Jadon Rogers Jordan Kinser Justin Owen Stephen Schnapf Collin Ambrose Chayse Hayhurst Jake Scott Andrew Prather Kent Schmidt Colten Cottle Chase Stockon Shane Cottle Non-Transfers: Brandon Moran8/16

• Gas City I-69 Speedway IN)1.) 47 Thomas Meseraull, 2.) 77 Dustin Smith, 3.) 41 Cole Ketcham, 4.) 24P Jamie Paul, 5.) 18 Jarett Andretti.8/16

• POWRi WAR)Tonight’s podium finishers on night one of the Non-Wing Nationals at Lake Ozark Speedway MO..Wesley Smith, Kory Schudy, Anthony Nicholson, Landon Simon, Mario Clouser, Riley Kreisel, Korey Weyant, Wyatt Burks, Slater Helt, Lane Stone. 8/16

• Williams Grove Speedway PA)Cory Haas claimed the 25-lap sprint car feature at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night, holding off late race challenges by Ryan Smith for the $4,080 payday. And in the World of Outlaws Late Models main event, polesitter Brandon Sheppared rocketed to the $10,000 victory. Aboard the Trone No. 39, Haas also started on the pole of his main event and took the lead over Robbie Kendall on the first lap.Central PA  8/16

• URSS)Oberlin KS...1 #27 Jake Bubak 2 #2j Zach Blurton 3 #20p Shon Pointer 4 #45x Kyler Johnson 5 #48 Jake Martens 6 #50 Jed Werner 7 #92 Coby Pearce 8 #911 Ty Williams 9 #03 Shayle Bade 10 #95 Buddy Tubbs 11 #17 Todd Plemons 8/16

• POWRi)Although hard to believe, Tyler Courtney's impressive bid on Friday night at Lincoln Speedway marked only the second POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League win of his career. Leading 28 of 30 laps, "Sunshine" overcame a hectic early-race battle and fought off Logan Seavey in the late stages to park his Clauson-Marshall Racing, NOS Energy Drink, Spike/SR-11 No. 17BC in victory lane. Press Releases 8/16

• USAC EC)Eddie Strada of Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania was able to collect his first career win at the Bedford Speedway and his second win on the Rapid Tire, USAC East Coast Sprint Car series season.USAC  8/17

• All Stars)I-96 Speedway MI...1 #26 Cory Eliason 2 #11 Dale Blaney 3 #70X Justin Peck 4 #13 Paul McMahan 5 #99 Skylar Gee 6 #71P Parker Price-Miller 7 #W20 Greg Wilson 8 #85 Dustin Daggett 9 #81 Lee Jacobs 10 #21 Brinton Marvel 11 #O7 Gerard McIntyre 12 #22M Dan McCarron 13 #27K Brad Lamberson 14 #18J RJ Jacobs 15 #11R Chase Ridenour 16 #70 Brock Zearfoss 17 #2L Landon Lalonde 18 #14 Tony Stewart 19 #87 Aaron Reutzel 20 #71 Gio Scelzi 21 #97 Max Stambaugh 22 #4L Ryan Ruhl 23 #4 Danny Smith 24 #71M Paul May 8/16

• Lernerville Speedway PA)1 #2 A.J. Flick 2 #11 Carl Bowser 3 #23jr Jack Sodeman Jr 4 #42 Sye Lynch 5 #22 Brandon Spithaler 6 #08 Dan Kuriger 7 #56 Ralph Spithaler Jr 8 #4N Jimmy Morris 9 #J4 John Garvin Jr 10 #C1 Clay Riney 11 #21N Frankie Nervo 12 #14 Jeremy Hill 13 #250 Jared McFarland 14 #27 Zach Morrow 15 #34M Mike Marano II 16 #12 Darin Gallagher 17 #91 Sadie Siegel 18 #23s Russ Sansosti 19 #76 Davey Jones 20 #1R Gale Ruth 8/16

PRESS....

• Demyan Rudzik Racing and Tim Shaffer along with Cody Jacobs have mutually decided to split ways. We want to thank them for the last couple years of racing and wish them both the best in their futures.https://sprintcarandmidget.com/8/16

• ESS)The ESS show at Brewerton NY has rained out. The Empire Super Sprints will run this rained out show during our next visit to the Brewerton Speedway on Friday, August 30th. Thank you to all who came out tonight.8/16

• Ohsweken Speedway ONT)Tonight’s Jibs Action Sports Halloween in August Autograph and Kids Race night featuring the SOS has been cancelled due to a late afternoon downpour that has made the track too wet to prepare. Plans for a rain date have not yet been determined.8/16

• Jim Perricone)Racing is not Jim Perricone's primary job but a profession he takes all to serious in competing on the National level. Jim is a General Manager for Marriott Hotels and is what helps support the JBMotorsports 10P sprint car team. Jim started racing with the World of Outlaws on a part time basis back in 2016.Press Releases 8/16

• IMCA)IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars – 1. Kenneth Duke, Selinsgrove, Pa., 773; 2. Scott Lutz, Jonestown, Pa., 755; 3. Mike Houseman, Des Moines, Iowa, 747; 4. Mike Moore, Des Moines, Iowa, 723; 5. Zach Newlin, Millerstown, Pa., 715; 6. Colin Smith, Sheldon, Iowa, 710; 7. Ryan Lynn, Hollidaysburg, Pa., 692; 8. Toby Chapman, Panama, Neb., 680; 9. Stuart Snyder, Lincoln, Neb., 679; 10. Jacob Gomola, Seneca, Pa., 669Press Releases 8/16

• Knoxville Raceway IA)David Gravel took the checkers in the 2019 NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Store. Gravel is the 25th different driver in 59 years to win the historical event. Gravel started second and led 37 laps en route to his first Knoxville Nationals title. The win wasn't the first, however, for his Jason Johnson Racing team. In 2016, Jason Johnson bested Donny Schatz to earn his first Nationals championship. Johnson tragically passed away two years later. Logan Schuchart charged from 22nd to finish second and Daryn Pittman finished third. The 2019 NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General store can be viewed now in the DIRTVision vault. MAVtv will also air the race on a date yet to be determined. Second Straight Sell Out! Thank you, race fans, for supporting the Knoxville Nationals! Press Releases 8/16

• USAC)C.J. Leary, Logan Seavey and Hunter Schuerenberg will make up a three-driver lineup for Reinbold/Underwood Motorsports during the upcoming Sprint Car Smackdown VIII at Indiana's Kokomo Speedway August 22-23-24. USAC 8/16

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• Column)Pat & Bruce Eckel have their column from Fairbury American Legion Speedway where Zeb Wise held off the field to post his second career POWRi National midget win over Logan Seavey and Tyler Courtney.A Typical Weekend  8/16

• ISCS)The Interstate Sprint Car Series made the journey to Sunset Speedway Park on Thursday, August 15th. The “Banks Bullring” boasted a full twenty-car field of talent on the ¼-mile clay oval. Teams traveled from all over the state of Oregon, Washington, California, and Idaho. Race Results 8/16

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• Clinton County Motor Speedway PA)Clinton County Motor Speedway has cancelled tonight's racing program at the 3/8th mile oval. Promoter Sam Ray made the decision after considering several factors. The Firecracker 20 for Millers Automotive Machine pro stocks is tentatively set for next Friday night August 23rd. It's Championship Night for the TJ Shooters Sports Bar 4 cylinder stock cars. Also on the card are the Smith Excavating & Construction limited late models, Gary's Motor Mart/Laurel Highlands IMCA sprint cars and, Weaver's Radiator & Auto Sales/Jay Coder Excavating & Trucking 270 micro sprints. Gates open at 5 PM., with warm-ups set for 7. The night's first race is set for 7:30. General admission is as follows: Adults, $ 15, students 12-17, $ 10., under 12 free! Pit admission is $ 30. Stay tuned for additional updates as they become available through the speedway's web-site at www.clintoncountymotorspeedway.com, social medi outlets and, news media. Race day telephone number is (570)-971-2126. 8/16

• US 36 Raceway MO)Due to overnight thunderstorms and more forecasted rain later tonight, US 36 Raceway officials have decided to cancel racing for Aug. 16. This will conclude the championship chase for the season as US 36 will focus on the remaining specials scheduled for 2019.8/16

• Brady Bacon)Brady Bacon’s most recent outing aboard the Klatt Enterprises No. 6 USAC Silver Crown entry atop the central Pennsylvania Williams Grove Speedway clay oval in June resulted in the Broken Arrow, Oklahoma native’s first series win. “The Macho Man” will try to make it two series wins in a row on the dirt with this Sunday’s Bettenhausen 100 at Springfield’s Illinois State Fairgrounds mile oval. Press Releases 8/16

• Aaron Reutzel)After another stellar Knoxville Nationals effort, Aaron Reutzel resumes his pursuit of a second consecutive All Star Circuit of Champions title with a pair of events in Michigan and Indiana this weekend. Reutzel and the Baughman-Reutzel Motorsports No. 87 Sprint Car team take to Lake Odessa, Michigan’s I-96 Speedway for the first time on Friday night before moving on to Indiana’s Plymouth Speedway on Saturday night. Press Releases 8/16

Thursday  August 15th

                Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in. Napoleon Bonaparte

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RESULTS....

• Photos)Steve Koletar & Jim DenHamer shots from Fairbury IL POWRi Midgets Thursday are in SpeedShotz 8/15

• POWRi)Adding his second-career POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League victory on Thursday night, Zeb Wise of Angola, Ind. wheeled the Clauson-Marshall Racing, Driven 2 Save Lives, Spike/SR-11 No. 39BC to the win on Thursday night at Fairbury American Legion Speedway.Race Results 8/15

• Action Track USA)Alex Yankowski said he had some “motor issues” late in the race on Wednesday night at Championship Energy Action Track USA on the Kutztown Fairgrounds. But no one in the packed grandstand could tell as the teen sensation sped to his first career win in the USAC All Pro SpeedSTR division during National Dirt Week at the Kutztown Fair. Race Results 8/15

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• NARC KWS)The high-powered 410 sprint cars of the King of the West by NARC Fujitsu Racing Series are about to embark on the most aggressive segment of its 2019 racing schedule with the "Fastest Four Days in Motorsports." As the name implies, this stretch will feature four racing events, which will be held at three dirt oval tracks in just four short days.King of the West/NARC 8/15

• John Carney II)A late change of plans will find John Carney II and the Sander Construction/South Plains Auto Transport/Mesilla Valley Transportation No. J2 Sprint Car in action with the ASCS Sooner Region on Saturday night at Lawton Speedway in southwest Oklahoma. Press Releases 8/15

• Kyle Bellm)After a solid Knoxville 360 Nationals outing, Kyle Bellm is back in action this weekend with a pair of events in Missouri. Belllm will take the wheel of the Smith Racing No. 86 Sprint Car for Saturday night’s card at Eldon’s Lake Ozark Speedway and then Sunday’s tilt atop the ½-mile Missouri State Fair Speedway at Sedalia. Press Releases 8/15

• Cannon McIntosh)Following on the heels of an idle weekend, Cannon McIntosh and the Dave Mac Motorsports Toyota-TRD Spike No. 08 Midget team are back in action with a slate of four races in Illinois this weekend. Press Releases 8/15

• USAC)Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. headlines the newest group of drivers for the second running of the Driven2SaveLives BC39 powered by NOS Energy Drink with the entry list for the September 4-5 event at The Dirt Track at IMS surging to 62 cars with still two weeks remaining until the entry cutoff on Thursday night, August 29 at https://www.thebc39.com/. USAC 8/15

• Oswego Speedway NY)Oswego Speedway will close out its regular season with the annual $5 admission Novelis Supermodified, Pathfinder Bank SBS and 350 Supermodified track championship event presented by Skip’s Fish Fry this Saturday, August 17 Press Releases 8/15

• Team ILP)A Team ILP client was victorious during two of the four nights at the 59th annual NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Stores hosted by Knoxville Raceway last week. Trey Starks scored his first career win at the half-mile oval in Knoxville, Iowa, a week ago Wednesday during the opening night of the spectacle. It marked his first win of the year. Press Releases 8/15

• Robbie Price)Robbie Price highlighted four nights of racing last week with a top-15 finish in the Sage Fruit Ultimate Challenge presented by Searsboro Telephone Co., which was hosted by Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Press Releases 8/15

• USAC)Jason McDougal will be in the seat of the Chris Dyson Racing No. 9 for this Saturday's USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series Bettenhausen 100 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield on August 17. USAC 8/15

• Port Royal Speedway PA)Port Royal Speedway returns to action Saturday August 17 with one of the most highly anticipated races of 2019 The Morton Buildings World of Outlaw Late Models Series, presented by River Valley Builders, will join the Weikert’s Livestock 410 Sprint Cars for a two division showdown. Central PA 8/15

• Atomic Speedway OH)Race Teams & Fans, We are excited to get back to racing this weekend on Saturday August 17th after our week off for the Ross Co. fair last week. This Saturday we host a slightly different racing program than usual... Steel Block Late Models $1,500 to WIN / $150 to start plus bonus awards for Top 3 Crate finshers and Top 3 cars running 55 Compound tires. Sport Mods $500 to WIN / $100 to start Mod Lites $300 to WIN / $50 to start Compacts $300 to WIN / $50 to start plus the VARC Vintage Cars Pit Gates 3:00pm Main Gates 4:00pm Hot Laps 6:00pm General Admission $15 Veterans/Seniors $12 Kids 10&under FREE Pit Pass $30 For updates and complete payouts please see our Facebook event at the link below... https://www.facebook.com/events/864382740577044/ We hope to see you this Saturday Night August 17th! 8/15

• Billings MT/SLS Promotions)The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series hits the track at Big Sky Speedway in Billings, Mont., for the third straight year on Saturday, August 24 as O’Reilly Auto Parts presents the Big Sky Brawl at Billings.Press Releases 8/15

• PASS)The PA Sprint Series returns to the quarter-mile Path Valley Speedway Park bullring Saturday, looking for more of the excitement fans enjoyed in last weekend’s race. At that special Friday event, Doug Dodson led every lap to collect his first IMCA/RaceSaver victory, but he had to fight off intense challenges from Ryan Lynn and eventual runner-up Drew Ritchey to reach Victory Lane. Press Releases 8/15

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• ISCS)For the third straight night of the week, the Interstate Sprint Car Series was in action for the 2019 “Week Of Speed.” Cottage Grove Speedway once again was the site for racing action. The race initially scheduled for Willamette Speedway, but the race moved south. Twenty-eight total cars were on hand representing Oregon, Washington, California, and Idaho. Race Results 8/15

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• DirtStation)Until 9pm Sunday, August 18, get FREE SHIPPING on any order over $0.01 on our Ebay store! Also, we now have the 2019 PA Sprint Speedweek, 2019 Kings Royal and more available for purchase on our Ebay store located at http://bit.ly/SPVDirtStation. 8/15

• Michaels Mercer Raceway PA)Michaels Mercer Raceway will determine its track champions in the Fast Five divisions this Saturday, August 17. Several of the classes are very close, so a position here or a position there could make all of the difference in who gets the hardware and the bonus money that will be awarded at the annual banquet over the off-season. Plus, the Junior Sprints will part of the action. In the unlikely event of inclement weather, the track will wrap up its regular season on August 24. Then, traditional special events will be held in September and October, respectively. More on those events later. Press Releases 8/15

• Brody Roa)After two weekends off from sprint car racing, Brody Roa returns to the saddle this Saturday night at the annual “California Racer’s Hall of Fame Night,” for the USAC/CRA and USAC Southwest Sprint Cars at Perris Auto Speedway. Spectator gates will open at 5:00 P.M. with racing at 7:00. Press Releases 8/15

• Cory Turner)Cory Turner is eagerly awaiting this Friday’s Southern Ontario Sprints Showdown at Ohsweken Speedway on the heels of a strong second-place finish when he unloaded the Burger Barn/Ace 1 Construction/Mobil 1 No.13 on August 9. Press Releases 8/15

• Fremont Speedway OH)It's a tradition that dates back to the earliest days of grassroots racing and it continues today - automobile racing during the fair. The drivers of the 305 c.i. sprint car ranks will help kick off the 167th Sandusky County Fair Tuesday, Aug. 20 at Fremont Speedway!Press Releases 8/15

Wednesday  August 14th

                On Career Day in high school, you don't walk around looking for the cartoon guy. Gary Larson

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• Midwest Thunder Sprints)A flurry of activity over the last two weekends still sees Kerry Madsen leading the Midwest Thunder Sprints presented by www.OpenWheel101.com standings heading into events in North Dakota and Wisconsin this weekend. Brad Sweet and Sheldon Haudenschild took wins at I-55 Raceway in Pevely, Missouri during the Ironman 55 events, while David Gravel (2), Daryn Pittman, Trey Starks and Kerry Madsen were victors during Southern Iowa Sprintweek.BillW's Knoxville News 8/14

• Len Sammons Productions)The Indoor Auto Racing Series returns to Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on Friday and Saturday January 31st and February 1st in 2020. Tickets for the 18th annual NAPA Auto Parts Classic will go on sale Wednesday, August 21st 10 am. Press Releases 8/14

• Scott Bogucki)Scott Bogucki and his SawBlade.com sponsored team overcame a lot of obstacles to close two weeks of racing in Southern Iowa with a smile.
  Though it ended last Saturday at Knoxville Raceway with an eighth-place finish in the B Main of the 59th annual NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Stores, Bogucki was very upbeat about the experience. Press Releases 8/14

• USAC)No driver has finished as consistently well on the dirt tracks of the USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series over the past calendar year than has Kevin Thomas, Jr., as he prepares for this Saturday's 58th running of the Bettenhausen 100 presented by BRANDT at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield. USAC 8/14

• Joe Trenca)Joe Trenca ventured to a pair of Western Pennsylvania ovals last weekend for the first time since 2016. Trenca and the Patriot Sprint Tour kicked off a doubleheader on Saturday at Mercer Raceway in Mercer, where the Mucci Motorsports driver advanced from third to second place in a heat race and he won the dash before ending the night 14th in the A Main. Press Releases 8/14

• Derek Hagar)Derek Hagar competed in the 59th annual NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Stores for the first time in his career last week. Although the team didn't get the outcome they were hoping for, they were able to learn a lot and are already looking forward to next year's event at the famed Knoxville Raceway. Press Releases 8/14

• Mason Daniel)Mason Daniel made progress during his first appearance at the famed Knoxville Nationals.
  Daniel posted a 15th-place result last Thursday during his preliminary night of the 59th annual NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Stores, which was hosted by Knoxville Raceway. Press Releases 8/14

• Alex Hill)Alex Hill enjoyed a successful week of racing in Iowa with career-best finishes during the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour's 29th annual My Place Hotels 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank and the Sage Fruit Ultimate Challenge presented by Searsboro Telephone Co. Press Releases 8/14

• Turn 3 Media)Turn 3 Media, LLC, parent company of SPEED SPORT, and Riivet, Inc., parent company of hammer.tv and RacefeedX, have announced a strategic partnership with the goal of providing an industry-leading streaming media production service and delivery ecosystem. Press Releases 8/14

• Action Sprints)The Action Sprint Tour powered by RaceRivalz.com continues its stretch drive towards the championship with the second half of back-to-back weekends of action when the tour makes it most eastern stop at Brighton Speedway on Saturday, August 17. It will be the tour’s eighth race of the season as the series suffered a single rainout at Humberstone in June. Press Releases 8/14

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• ISCS)The Interstate Sprint Car Series rolled into Cottage Grove Speedway on Tuesday, August 13th. The race was the second round of the 2019 “Week of Speed” and the first of two straight nights at the historic 1/4/-mile clay oval. Thirty entries made up the field with drivers from Oregon, Washington, California, and Idaho. Race Results 8/14

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• USAC)USAC's newest Hall of Fame class members have been named for 2019 with Johnny Capels, Bryan Clauson, Dick Jordan and Dave Steele receiving the votes to make up the eighth class of inductees, who will be formally inducted on Wednesday, September 4, during the Driven2SaveLives BC39 powered by NOS Energy Drink at The Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. USAC 8/14

• Miller Family Motorsports)Both brothers were back in action for another MSA double-header weekend. Saturday night they were at the Plymouth Dirt Track and Sunday they visited the historic Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, WI. The luck of the draw proved once again to be on the brothers side as Justin would start outside the front row in his heat race and Adam would start 3rd in that same heat race. Press Releases 8/14

• KSE Racing Products)During Sprint Car racing’s biggest 10 days of the year, KSE Racing Products flexed some serious muscle as our drivers and teams simply dominated the action. David Gravel put together a fantastic week in Knoxville with his Jason Johnson Racing team. Winning the Capitani Classic, Gravel came back to score top honors during his Thursday night preliminary night, and then again on Saturday night as he claimed his 1st career Knoxville Nationals triumph. Press Releases 8/14

• West Fargo ND/SLS Promotions)The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series hits the track at Red River Valley Speedway in West Fargo, N.D., on Saturday, August 17 as Gerdau presents the Duel in the Dakotas. Last season, Donny Schatz was victorious at Red River Valley Speedway, which marked his fifth-career win with the series at the track. There has been a different winner in each of the last six races contested by the World of Outlaws at the now-three-eighths-mile. The event this weekend will mark the final Outlaws race of the season in North Dakota. This edition of Up to Speed sets the stage for the 2019 edition of the Duel in the Dakotas. Press Releases 8/14

• Sam Hafertepe Jr)The 2019 Southern Iowa Sprint Week was a roller coaster ride for Sam Hafertepe, Jr. Taking in events at Knoxville Raceway and Southern Iowa Speedway, the team struggled to find consistent speed but was still able to mount a crowd-pleasing performance in the Sage Fruit Ultimate Challenge with a second-place finish.Press Releases 8/14

• Placerville Speedway CA)One week from tonight the King of the West-NARC Fujitsu 410 Sprint Car Series invades Placerville Speedway for the $5,000-to-win “Gold Country Showdown” on Wednesday August 21st. Don’t miss out on seeing the top Winged 410 Sprint Car drivers in California tackle the famed red clay for a night of non-stop action. NASCAR star Kyle Larson makes his Placerville return along with others for what will launch the Fastest Four Days in Motorsports. Press Releases 8/14

• All Stars)It has been nearly three weeks since Tony Stewart’s Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 participated in scheduled competition, but despite the break, the traveling aces are ready for action and will hit the road once again, this time setting aim on a doubleheader in Michigan and Indiana.All Stars 8/14

• Thunder On The Hill)On Thursday, August 22 the Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Car series returns to Grandview Speedway to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series. Central PA 8/14

• USAC)Defending BC39 winner Brady Bacon, along with USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget champions Christopher Bell, Jerry Coons, Jr. Dave Darland, Logan Seavey and Tanner Thorson, as well as NASCAR Monster Energy Cup winner Kyle Larson and a host of others, are among the latest drivers entered for the second running of the Driven2SaveLives BC39 powered by NOS Energy Drink, as the field has now grown to 55 cars for the September 4-5 event at The Dirt Track at IMS. USAC 8/14

• MSCS)Brandeis Midwest Sprint Car Series to pull yet another double duty this coming weekend! Friday night, August 16th Paragon Speedway MSCS Sprints $3000 to win! 30 lap A-Main Warm ups 6:30, Racing 7:30 Saturday night, August 17th Lincoln Park Speedway Rescheduled Bill Gardner Sprintacular Day 2 MSCS Sprint $4000 to win 30 lap A-Main Warm ups 6:00, Racing 7:00 See you at the track!8/14

• Ohsweken Speedway ONT)Ohsweken Speedway is excited for one of its most popular events of the season on Friday, August 16 when Jibs Action Sports presents Halloweekn in August Autograph Night and the Kids Race for the Canadian National Autism Foundation. All kids who wear costumes to the track will be admitted free and will have the chance to “trick or treat” when all fans are invited to meet their favourite drivers on track at intermission for autographs, pictures and plenty of candy. The grandstands will also be full of fans who supported the Kids Race organization to benefit the Canadian National Autism Foundation by purchasing race tickets through the organization. Press Releases 8/14

• USAC CRA)The Sands Chevrolet USAC SouthWest Sprint Cars are back in action this Saturday, August 17th at Perris Auto Speedway. Promoted by Don Kazarian, the "California Racers Hall of Fame Night" is also a co-sanctioned grudge race with California’s AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Cars. The PAS Senior Sprints, PAS Young Gun Sprints, and the Western Racing Association Vintage Cars (Display) will join the open wheel showcase.USAC 8/14

• Perris Auto Speedway CA)When the Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Cars and the Sands Chevrolet USAC/ Southwest Sprint Cars return to Perris Auto Speedway for the “California Racer’s Hall of Fame Night” this Saturday, August 17th, they will have extra reasons to be there. More than 10,000 extra reasons to be exact as more than $10,000.00 has been added to the normal purse. Spectator gates for the jointly sanctioned race will open at 5:00 P.M. and the first race will be at 7:00. Press Releases 8/14

Tuesday  August 13th

                Luck is everything... My good luck in life was to be a really frightened person. I'm fortunate to be a coward, to have a low threshold of fear, because a hero couldn't make a good suspense film. Alfred Hitchcock

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RESULTS....

• Brent Marks)It was a successful week for the ‘Myerstown Missile’ Brent Marks, not only representing his Pennsylvania fanbase well during the 59th running of the coveted Knoxville Nationals at Knoxville Raceway, but doing so by qualifying for Saturday’s $150,000-to-win finale, eventually ending his evening by finishing 17th during the final 50-lapper. Press Releases 8/13

• Brock Zearfoss)The 2019 edition of the Knoxville Nationals in Knoxville, Iowa, was complete with ups and downs for the ‘Jonestown Jet’ Brock Zearfoss, and although the full-time All Star and two-time Series winner in 2019 missed the overall goal of qualifying for Knoxville Nationals A-Main competition, the familiar No. 70 team showed immense speed during the four-day blockbuster, eventually ending the week with a seventh place finish during Saturday’s B-Main. Press Releases 8/13

• Speed Shift TV)Despite a brief break in the schedule to allow teams the opportunity to participate in the events at Knoxville Raceway, including the 59th running of the coveted Knoxville Nationals, Tony Stewart’s Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 will return to competition during the coming weekend, setting aim on a pair of events in Michigan and Indiana. Press Releases 8/13

• Matt Westfall)Matt Westfall and Ray Marshall Motorsports certainly met the requirements for accomplishing consistency during the recent weekend, eventually capping their two-race, Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series (BOSS) schedule on August 9 & 10 with a pair of podium performances, each acquired from the outside of row three. Impressive enough, Westfall finished third during each of his BOSS Series outings, first visiting Gas City Speedway on Friday, followed by a Saturday night stop at Oakshade Raceway in Wauseon, Ohio. Press Releases 8/13

• Cory Haas)Week after week, Cory Haas and Trone Outdoor Motorsports continue to find themselves toward the front, this time checking-off a mark in the top-ten column during action in the Pigeon Hills on Saturday, August 10. Although forced to start 12th on the Lincoln Speedway grid, Haas improved, eventually advancing five positions during feature action to finish seventh at the final checkers. Press Releases 8/13

• Brett Michalski)Although forced to start deep on the grid, Penndel, Pennsylvania’s Brett Michalski managed to make progress, ending his evening at the ‘Fabulous’ Lincoln Speedway with a 14th place finish during main event action on Saturday, August 10. Press Releases 8/13

• Justin Whittall)Justin Whittall’s recent trip to Posse Country included a destination a little out of the ordinary for the Vincentown, New Jersey-native, but although the scenery was different, the end-result was exactly what he was in search of. Press Releases 8/13

• Danny Dietrich)Danny Dietrich’s trip to the Hawkeye State was productive, as well as successful, and although the Gettysburg, Pennsylvania-native was forced to cut his Knoxville Nationals campaign short after getting upside-down during heat race action on Friday, August 9, Dietrich left Iowa with a top-ten performance; a ninth place run during Terry McCarl’s Front Row Challenge at Southern Iowa Speedway on Monday, August 5. Press Releases 8/13

• Dirt Station)Free shipping on all orders! Have some "me time" and get your racing fix after the kids go back to school. Visit us now until Sunday at 9pm at http://bit.ly/SPVDirtStation.8/13

• Plymouth Speedway IN)Tony Stewart’s Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All-Star Circuit of Champions makes their return to the Playground of Power in Plymouth, Ind. this Saturday, Aug 17. This series of 410 winged sprint cars features some of the top names in the sport. Tony Stewart himself will be in the field along with such household names as Aaron Reutzel, last year’s Plymouth Speedway ASCoC winner, Dale Blaney and Kokomo’s Parker Price-Miller. Press Releases 8/13

• Stockton Dirt Track CA)The "Champions Classic" at the Stockton Dirt Track is fast approaching. The two-night event headlined by the King of the West by NARC Fujitsu 410 Sprint Car Series takes place on Friday and Saturday August 23rd and 24th and features special guest star Kyle Larson and more. Press Releases 8/13

• Placerville Speedway CA)The Placerville Speedway is ready to host the penultimate point race of the season and celebrate back to school with “Student Night” at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds quarter-mile taking place this Saturday August 17th. The event marks a big upcoming week of racing that also features the King of the West-NARC and POWRi-BCRA Midget “Gold Country Showdown” just four days later on Wednesday August 21st. Press Releases 8/13

• Travis Rilat)Travis Rilat just wrapped up the busiest part of his season. The BDS Motorsports driver competed in eight races during a nine-day stretch as part of Iowa Speedweek, which incorporated the 29th annual My Place Hotels 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank, the 8th annual Bell Helmets Capitani Classic presented by Great Southern Bank, the 24th annual Sage Fruit Front Row Challenge presented by Musco Lighting, the Sage Fruit Ultimate Challenge presented by Searsboro Telephone Co. and the 59th annual NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Stores spread between Knoxville Raceway and Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa. Press Releases 8/13

• Austin Liggett)A busy night of Double Duty at Santa Maria Speedway on Saturday night saw Austin Liggett endure some more gremlin under the hood of his midget, but also saw him score his seventh win of the year as he topped the USAC West Coast 360 feature event. Press Releases 8/13

• Paul Nienhiser)Despite a string of some tough luck keeping Paul Nienhiser out of Iowa this past week, the Chapin, IL driver was able to team up with his good friend Caleb Wankel and picked up their second consecutive win at Jacksonville Speedway together. Press Releases 8/13

• Daryn Pittman)Fresh off of the Front Row Challenge win, Daryn Pittman and the Roth Motorsports team were eager for the Knoxville Nationals after their success at the raceway earlier this year. When it was all said and done, Pittman found himself on the podium as he picked up a third place finish on sprint car racing’s biggest stage. Press Releases 8/13

• Ian Madsen)Being based in the Des Moines, IA area, the Knoxville Nationals week gets a little more grueling for Ian Madsen and KCP Racing. Keeping up a full slate of appearances to go along with the race itself, Madsen locked into the Saturday night feature out of his qualifying night, and finished 15th in the 50-lap finale. “It is definitely disappointing to finish where we did,” Ian Madsen said. “It’s great to lock in and make the show, but Knoxville is a place were our team has had so much success and it’s a little disappointing. Great to see so many sponsors, fans, and friends all week for sure, but I am already looking forward to next year’s event.” Press Releases 8/13

• Terry McCarl)The 2019 Knoxville Nationals will go down as a frustrating one for Terry McCarl and Destiny Motorsports, but the Altoona, IA driver is already looking forward to his next race as the team will be in Destiny Motorsports territory this weekend as they invade North Dakota. “It just was not our year at the Nationals,” McCarl said. “We had a ton of speed, we just continued to find ourselves on the outside and looking in. Thanks to everyone for all of their hard work preparing for this event, and at the event itself.” Press Releases 8/13

• Sharon Speedway OH)The "410" Sprint Cars are set to do battle for the fourth straight week at Sharon Speedway this Saturday night (August 17) as part of the Menards "Super Series", but this time in a FAST Series event on Sawtelle Tree and A&MP Electric Night. Also featured on Saturday night as part of the 90th anniversary season will be the Outlaw Mods in a "Bickerstaff Cup" Series event, the HTMA/Precise Racing Products RUSH Sportsman Modifieds in a Tour event for their Manufacturers Night, the RUSH Sprint Cars, and the Summit Racing Equipment Econo Mods. Race time is 7 p.m. Press Releases 8/13

• Paul Pokorski)After searching to find consistency through the majority of the 2019 season, Paul Pokorski and his Pokorski Motorsports team put together two solid performances in a Midwest Sprint Car Association doubleheader weekend at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Aug. 10 and Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, Wis. on Sunday, Aug. 11. Press Releases 8/13

• Selinsgrove Speedway PA)Selinsgrove Speedway’s final five races of the #WideOpen2019 season will include close championship points races and major dirt track racing events for sprint cars and super late models! This Saturday, Aug. 17, the speedway will swing back into action at 7:30 p.m. with a program of 360 sprint cars, limited late models, pro stocks, and the annual Roadrunner 20 championship race. Track gates will open at 5 p.m. Central PA 8/13

• Grand Forks ND/SLS Promotions)The 2nd Leg of the Gerdau Northern Tour for the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series will take to the track at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, N.D., on Friday, August 16. Logan Schuchart was victorious in June during the 1st Leg of the Northern Tour, which marked his first win at the track. Donny Schatz, the 10-time and defending series champion leads all drivers with 10 wins at the high-banked bullring in his home state. David Gravel, who recently won the biggest race of his career, the Knoxville Nationals, is a past winner at River Cities Speedway as is Daryn Pittman and Kraig Kinser.Press Releases 8/13

• Caleb Helms)Caleb Helms is rejuvenated as he plans to find the best balance between family, work and racing. Helms has tackled two of the biggest winged sprint car events - the Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway near Rossburg, Ohio, in July and the Knoxville Nationals at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, last week - in his family owned ride. Press Releases 8/13

• Travis Rilat)Travis Rilat just wrapped up the busiest part of his season. The BDS Motorsports driver competed in eight races during a nine-day stretch as part of Iowa Speedweek, which incorporated the 29th annual My Place Hotels 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank, the 8th annual Bell Helmets Capitani Classic presented by Great Southern Bank, the 24th annual Sage Fruit Front Row Challenge presented by Musco Lighting, the Sage Fruit Ultimate Challenge presented by Searsboro Telephone Co. and the 59th annual NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Stores spread between Knoxville Raceway and Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa. Press Releases 8/13

• Jack Dover)Jack Dover is venturing to Jackson Motorplex this Saturday to tackle a Midwest Power Series and Midwest Sprint Touring Series event. Dover ranks second in the championship standings at the 4/10-mile oval in Jackson, Minn., where he is only eight points out of the lead with four races remaining this season. Press Releases 8/13

• Giovanni Scelzi)Giovanni Scelzi's latest accomplishment was on the biggest stage in winged sprint car racing. Scelzi guided the Indy Race Parts backed, Bernie Stuebgen owned No. 71 to a top-10 result during the 59th annual NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Stores, which featured more than 100 drivers battling throughout the week at Knoxville Raceway leading up to Saturday's A Main in front of a sellout crowd of more than 20,000 spectators. Press Releases 8/13

• Brian Brown)Brian Brown earned a top-five result during the 24th annual Sage Fruit Front Row Challenge presented by Musco Lighting before his team fought misfortune throughout the 59th annual NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Stores last week. Press Releases 8/13

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RESULTS....

• ISCS)Coos Bay Speedway officially kicked off the 2019 Interstate Sprint Car Series “Week of Speed” on Monday, August 12th. The 3/8-mile clay oval attracted over twenty teams to the facility for the first of six straight nights of racing at five different tracks. The field was comprised of racers from Oregon, Washington, California, and Idaho. Race Results 8/13

PRESS....

• Ohsweken Speedway ONT)The 15th annual Canadian Sprint Car Nationals weekend at Ohsweken Speedway is quickly approaching, and preparations are well underway for the track’s signature event. In their effort to continue the event’s growth, Speedway officials are pleased to announce that the Night Before the Nationals on Friday, September 13 will expand to include Triple 15’s – three 15 lap features – for the Kool Kidz-Corr/Pak 360 Sprint Car division. The winners of each Triple 15 will be guaranteed to start 11th or better in the Saturday night Canadian Sprint Car Nationals A-Feature. Press Releases 8/13

• World of Outlaws)There are several ways to leave the Knoxville Nationals after preparing for it all season long, according to Daryn Pittman. One way is to leave wanting a month off and to never see a race car again. The other – the way Pittman, Logan Schuchart and David Gravel feel – is to move onto the next race – River Cities Speedway on Aug. 16 and Red River Valley Speedway on Aug. 17 – eager to keep the momentum of a good finish going. DIRT/World of Outlaws 8/13

• CRSA)The stars and cars of the SuperGen Products with Champion Power Equipment CRSA Sprint Car Series are set to make their return to action Saturday evening at the Land of Legends Raceway. The third visit of the season to the Canandaigua oval will be the tenth round of the overall schedule. Press Releases 8/13

• Donny Schatz)Although unable to accomplish an 11th Knoxville Nationals championship at the famed Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, Fargo, North Dakota’s Donny Schatz still put on an impressive display during his four-day visit to the Sprint Car Capital of the World, ultimately ending his Nationals campaign with a head-turning rally from 18th to finish ninth during the $150,000-to-win finale, not before going to the tail due to mechanical woes.Press Releases 8/13

• Rico Abreu)Rico Abreu’s goal of attaining an A-Main starting position during the 59th running of the Knoxville Nationals at Knoxville Raceway was accomplished during the recent weekend, ultimately ending the four-day spectacle with a 22nd place finish during the $150,000-to-win finale on Saturday, August 10. Press Releases 8/13

• USAC CRA)This Saturday, August 17th, the battle for the AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Car championship resumes at Perris Auto Speedway. Promoted by Don Kazarian, the "California Racers Hall of Fame Night" is also a co-sanctioned grudge race with Arizona’s Sands Chevrolet USAC SouthWest Sprint Cars.USAC 8/13

Monday  August 12th

                And I said, 'Why not? It's the truth! Why can't I say I'm a Beatles fan?' I used to get criticized for that. Buck Owens

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RESULTS....

• Photos)Rick Rarer shots from Eriez PA Patriot Sprints, Hein Brother shots from Lernerville Speedway & Mercer Raceway Patriot Sprints are in SpeedShotz 8/12

• Column)Pat & Bruce Eckel have their column from the Terre Haute Action Track where Chris Windom debuted a new car and beat the MSCS field for the $3000 win.A Typical Weekend8/12

• Patriot Sprints)If there is one race track that Scott Kreutter is always excited to get back too, it is the Eriez Speedway. He backed that excitement up by scoring his fourth win at the speedway and his eighth overall with the Patriot Sprint Tour. “The car was really good tonight” Kreutter opened his victory lane speech up with. “I had no idea where [Davie] Franek and [Joe] Trenca were so I was just doing the best that I could, trying to be patient, when it gets real slick like that, you have to have a lot of patience.” Race Results 8/12

• ESS)Jonathan Preston came into the 2019 Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints season still looking for his first A-Main win of 2019. After Sunday’s 25 lap, Mach 1 Chassis A-Main, he now is a three-time winner on the tour which puts him only behind Paulie Colagiovanni as the winningest driver on the tour. Race Results 8/12

• ESS)It was a night of firsts Saturday night in Canada. For the first time in 2019 the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints invaded the Brockville Ontario Speedway and for the first time, Chuck Hebing put his familiar #45 in the winner’s circle. Even though the veteran is currently second in points, the checkered flag has eluded him until this 25 lap, $2,000 to win A-Main. Race Results 8/12

PRESS....

• Shane Stewart)Few events in motorsports match the prestige and grandeur of the NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals. CJB Motorsports drivers Shane Stewart and Tanner Thorson each took to the half-mile oval located in Knoxville, Iowa on their respective qualifying nights. Thorson was up first Wednesday, August 7th and timed in 15th, won his heat race and charged from 10th to 7th in the A feature to lock himself into Saturday nights Last Chance Showdown event. Press Releases 8/12

• Justin Sanders)Putting a new car together over the last couple of weeks, Justin Sanders made the most of his work as he parked in Ocean Speedway victory lane on Friday night. “We tweaked something on our car at Speedweek in July and it hadn’t been very good the last couple nights out,” Sanders said. “We worked hard and got a new car together and it was really strong the first night out.” Press Releases 8/12

• Justyn Cox)One week removed from a runner up finish at Merced Speedway, Justyn Cox again found himself in the second finishing position on Saturday night in Placerville, CA. “It was another pretty good night for us,” Cox said. “We have picked up quite a few podiums this year, and I would really love to start converting these to wins for all of my guys and partners.” Press Releases 8/12

• Sean Becker)Getting the call to pilot the C&M Motorsports No. 7c machine on Saturday night at Placerville Speedway, Sean Becker would put on a show as he carved his way from an 11th starting position to pick up a third place finish in the 25-lap feature event. Press Releases 8/12

• Andy Gregg)Despite not getting his season kicked off until the end of June, Andy Gregg appears to be in Mid-Season form as he had a very strong run at Placerville Speedway that ended with a fourth place finish on Friday night. Press Releases 8/12

• Andy Forsberg)Bouncing back from engine issues at Merced Speedway one week ago, Andy Forsberg and F&F Racing came back strong as they picked up a fifth place finish on Saturday night at Placerville Speedway. “It was a cool night of racing with the Legends Night deal going on,” Forsberg said. “On the track we overcame Jimmy Wall’s 8-pill draw was got up to fourth, but then a restart kind of changed things, and we went backwards but still managed to get back up to fifth.” Press Releases 8/12

• Justin Sanders)Saturday night in Placerville, CA, Justin Sanders and Dale Miller Motorsports returned to action as Sanders fought through the field to record a sixth place finish when all was said and done. “We went out early for time trials and the track got faster as the session went on,” Sanders said. “I didn’t capitalize on our front row starting spot in the heat race and it put us further back in the feature than we would have liked to have started.” Press Releases 8/12

• Kraig Kinser)Kraig Kinser posted a top-10 finish to highlight his experience at the 59th annual NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Stores. The strong result came after a mid-pack run on Thursday when Kinser began the marquee event at Knoxville Raceway. He qualified 31st quickest out of more than 50 drivers and he placed third in a heat race to lock into the A Main. He finished the night 16th. Press Releases 8/12

• Sammy Swindell)The 59 th annual NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Stores didn't work out in Sammy Swindell's favor. Misfortune plagued Swindell and the Swindell SpeedLab No. 39 owned by Kevin and Jordan Swindell throughout the marquee event at Knoxville Raceway. Press Releases 8/12

• Dominic Scelzi)Dominic Scelzi achieved another new feat by locking into his second straight Knoxville Nationals last weekend during the 59th annual NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Stores at Knoxville Raceway, which welcomed more than 100 competitors for the sport's biggest race of the year. Press Releases 8/12

• Kerry Madsen)Kerry Madsen was victorious during the 59th annual NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Stores. The KI Crossbows backed Big Game Motorsports driver captured the Hard Knox Night on Friday to not only post his second triumph of the season at Knoxville Raceway, but also earn a starting position in the 50-lap main event on Saturday. Press Releases 8/12

• Jason Sides/Tim Kaeding)Sides Motorsports recorded its best Knoxville Nationals finish ever last Saturday when Tim Kaeding scored a fourth-place result at the 59th annual NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Stores. "Everybody is happy," team owner Jason Sides said. "It makes things a lot easier when you have a good run like that. The confidence is up and we can build off of that." Press Releases 8/12

• Trey Starks)Trey Starks picked an amazing time to earn his first career win at the famed Knoxville Raceway. The Gobrecht Motorsports driver was victorious last Wednesday during his preliminary night at the 59th annual NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Stores. Press Releases 8/12

• Greg Wilson)Greg Wilson turned the corner on his feelings about Knoxville Raceway after a week spent learning throughout the 59th annual NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Stores. The results weren't what Wilson expects out of his Hercules Tires, DNC Hydraulics, Ohio Logistics and Gear Off Road sponsored team. However, the progress made and comfort found by the end of the sport's biggest race of the season was eye opening. Press Releases 8/12

• Jackson Motorplex MN)Jackson Motorplex resumes action this Saturday as there are only a half dozen shows remaining this season. The 4/10-mile oval hosts Glenn Gillund Night presented by Gillund Enterprises featuring the DeKalb/Asgrow presents the Midwest Power Series and Midwest Sprint Touring Series 360 sprint cars, Heartland Steel RaceSaver sprint cars presented by Wyffels Hybrids and NSL non-wing sprint cars presented by HitchDoc. Press Releases 8/12

• Racin Boys)RacinBoys is offering either live video and/or audio during a half dozen events this weekend. RacinBoys All Access subscribers will be able to watch live action of the ASCS Warrior Region show on Sunday at Missouri State Fair Speedway in Sedalia, Mo. Press Releases 8/12

• Whyalla Earthworks AU)A new season has led to new developments for 410 Sprintcar outfit Whyalla Earthworks Racing, with the Whyalla, South Australia-based team significantly bolstered ahead of their upcoming Chariots of Thunder campaign at Darwin’s Northline Speedway. Making their debut as the Whyalla Earthworks Racing team last season with guest drivers contesting selected race meetings, the team decided that it was time to ramp things up in terms of both their schedule and their equipment for their first full season. Press Releases 8/12

• USAC)Within the realm of USAC racing, there are two separate categories in which a National championship season can be claimed: driver and owner. In most cases, the champion driver corresponds with the champion owner, such as it is at the moment with driver Kody Swanson and his Nolen Racing No. 20 leading the way in both standings. USAC 8/12

• USAC)The ups and downs involved in auto racing are undeniable. Defending Bettenhausen 100 winner Chris Windom has certainly had his share of obstacles this season as he prepares for this Saturday's 58th running of the "Bettenhausen 100" at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield. USAC 8/12

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RESULTS....

• Hunt Wingless)Coming up just short with the series at Placerville Speedway back in April, Shawn Jones wouldn’t be denied on Saturday night as a daring move at the race’s halfway point would put him up front as he went on to claim his third consecutive win with the Joe Hunt Magnetos Wingless Series. Race Results 8/12

• MSA)Series point leader Travis Arenz of Sheboygan continued his dream season in Midwest Sprint Car Association competition by nailing down a season sweep of 2019 MSA A-main action at Angell Speedway in Sun Prairie, Wis. on Sunday, Aug. 11. Race Results 8/12

• Fremont Speedway OH)Sandusky, Ohio's Caleb Griffith appeared to have the Fort Ball Pizza Palace 410 Sprint feature in hand at Fremont Speedway Saturday, Aug. 12, holding the lead at the white flag. Something broke in the steering entering turn one on the final lap, sending Griffith into the soft walls. Republic, Ohio's Cap Henry took advantage of Griffith's misfortune to lead the final lap to score his fourth Fremont win of the season on American Powersports Night.Race Results 8/12

PRESS....

• BR Motorsports)Over the past week the motorsports world has had its eyes on the 59th annual Knoxville Nationals. Knoxville is big and fast, you have to be smooth and your motor better be hitting harder than ever and on all eight cylinders. BR Motorsports had factory drivers throughout each night attacking the ever so fast ½ mile track and when the dust settled on Saturday night BR Motorsports BlackMagic ignitions stood proud with 3 of the top 4 relying on BR Ignition systems. Congrats to David Gravel, Phillip Dietz, Bobbi, Jaxx along with the entire JJR racing team on winning this year’s nationals! Shark Racing and BR Factory driver Logan Schuchart drove from 22nd starting spot to finish 2nd!!! Congratulations to Logan, Bobby and all of the Shark racing team on a tremendous finish. Finishing 4th was the ever so electric driver Tim Kaeding driving the King Racing Products Jason Sides owned #7s. Tim drove an amazing racing and was in contention to win the entire 50 laps, congratulations to Tim, Jason and the entire Sides Motorsports team on your 4th place finish. To find out how you can get the same great products and service that these guys do just visit www.brmotorsports.com or www.brpromag.com you can also call us @ 1-800-328-3333. BR Motorsports the leader In Sprint Car Technology!!8/12

• Greg Hodnett)Still need to get one of the GH shirts? Guarantee your size now by ordering online thru August 27th. We will be doing one final reprint in early September so now is the time to reserve yours or get that early Christmas present. You can get all 6 shirts, or the 5 series or just select shirts. However you want ! Decals available also. Shipment will be week of Sept 10th. Visit www.greghodnettmotorsports.com to place your order today. #GH27FOREVER 8/12

• IRA Sprints)The Bumper To Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series heads into one their most festive weekends of the year as they headline a pair of traditional events. Saturday they headline the Kenosha County Fair's $3600 to win Roger Iles Tribute at Wilmot Raceway. Then Sunday it's the prestigious Corn Fest event at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie. The AutoMeter WI wingLESS Sprints and IRA Lightning Sprints complete the all open wheel card Saturday at Wilmot, while the Badger Midgets and Legends support Angell Park. Race Wisconsibly this Saturday & Sunday, August 17-18, perfect atmosphere for sprint car racing. 8/12

• Silver Dollar Speedway CA)The Fastest Four Nights of dirt track racing, the 66th Gold Cup Race of Champions, is quickly approaching. The traditional event showcases the best winged sprint car drivers over four consecutive nights at the famed Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico. This can’t miss event begins Wednesday September 4th and runs through Saturday September 7th. Press Releases 8/12

• Kody Swanson)Nolen Racing’s Kody Swanson added to his record-setting career in the USAC Silver Crown series during his 100th series start Saturday night at Salem Speedway by leading every lap and winning his fourth consecutive Discover Scott County “Joe James/Pat O’Connor Memorial” presented by the Kentuckiana Ford Dealers race from the pole. Press Releases 8/12

• US 36 Raceway MO)Another season at US 36 Raceway has flown by and six drivers have the opportunity to put their names in the record books, this Friday, Aug. 16. The early part of the season was marred with rainouts and cancellations. As the season started to reach the end, drivers started to find a rhythm in the weekly schedule and the season long battle is set to conclude this weekend for all six classes, the IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sprint Cars, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Sport Mods, Pure Stocks and E-Modifieds. Press Releases 8/12

• Action Track USA)It's a big week of Action Track USA racing with the Kutztown Fair as the backdrop. Tuesday night is a real “Wing Ding”, as winged 600 and 270 Sprints take center stage along with All Star and Junior Slingshots and the Xcel 600 Modifieds. Press Releases 8/12

Sunday  August 11th

                Wherever smart people work, doors are unlocked. Steve Wozniak

  11:45pm

RESULTS....

• MSCS)Terre Haute Action Track Results 8/11/19  Heat Race Winners: Justin Grant Jarett Andretti Chris Windom B-Main Winner: Tom Harris Feature Results: Chris Windom Justin Grant Carson Short Chase Stockon Dakota Jackson Kyle Cummins Dustin Smith Isaac Chapple Paul May Critter Malone Kendall Ruble Josh Hodges Collin Ambrose Chayse Hayhurst Kent Schmidt Tom Harris Jarett Andretti Max Adams Chris Babcock Mitch Wissmiller 8/11

• Patriot Sprints)...Scott Kreutter wins tonight at Eriez Speedway PA over Davie Franek and Joe Trenca 8/11

• Action Sprints)Humberstone Speedway ONT...1 #29 Liam Martin 2 #88h Josh Hansen 3 #08 Steven Beckett 4 #88 Jesse Mcdonald 5 #28 Jordan Hill 6 #12 Brad Herron 7 #1eh Paul Klager 8 #19d Allan Downey 9 #43 Darren Dryden 10 #5d Jacob Dykstra 11 #9c Brian Nanticoke 12 #3b Blaine Barrow 13 #14t Noelle Teal 14 #49h Jerry Hill 15 #29w Tyler Ward 16 #20 Johnny Miller 17 #51 Trevor Young 18 #83 Spencer Davis 19 #22jr Al Giletta 20 #r52 Ryan Hunsinger 8/11

• ESS)Weedsport NY...1 #22 Jonathan Preston 2 #00 Danny Varin 3 #c10 Paulie Colagiovanni 4 #45 Chuck Hebing 5 #53 Shawn Donath 6 #10 Jeff Cook 7 #75 Tommy Wickham 8 #L99 Larry Wight 9 #h10 Kelly Hebing 10 #17 Sammy Reakes IV 11 #3 Denny Peebles 12 #90 Matt Tanner 13 #36 Kyle Moffit 14 #23 Tyler Cartier 15 #e19 Emily VanInwegan 16 #91 Scott Holcomb 17 #2 Dave Axton 18 #T66 T.J. Karlsen 19 #66 Erik Karlsen 20 #87 Jason Barney 21 #J41 Josh Flint 22 #v56 Billy VanIngewen 23 #z17 Josh Azzi 8/11

• Selinsgrove Speedway PA)Selinsgrove Speedway will present the Jim Nace Memorial/37th Annual National Open for 410 sprint cars, the track’s crown jewel race, at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14. This year’s Open will offer $20,000 to win – the biggest winner’s share for an un-sanctioned sprint car race in Pennsylvania in 2019! The race will pay $6,000 to finish second and $600 to start the A-main out of the $50,000 purse! Time trials, heat races, and a B-main will be the qualifying format. The Fast Tees Fast Time Award will pay $300.  Central PA8/11

• Champion Racing Oil/RM Racing Lubricants Central PA Sprint Cars)The 2019 Champion Racing Oil/RM Racing Lubricants Central PA Sprint Cars only had one show on the books for the weekend. The lone show was Saturday night at Lincoln Speedway. Matt Campbell won the feature for his first career Champion Racing Oil/RM Racing Lubricants Central PA Sprint Cars win. Champion Racing Oil/RM Racing Lubricants Central PA Sprints  8/11

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RESULTS....

• Photos)Paul Arch shots from the final night of the Knoxville Nationals are in SpeedShotz 8/11

• Column)Joseph Terrell has a look back at the nationals with also west coast news and notes The West Coast Sprint Car Scene 8/11

• Column)Pat & Bruce Eckel have their column from a visit to Lincoln Park Speedway last night. Shane Cockrum edged Brent Beauchamp in a good run feature. A Typical Weekend8/11

• PASS)A few years ago, a 410 sprint car driver was nicknamed “Big Block.” Given his performance over the last three months in PA Sprint Series events on the series’ two largest regular tracks, perhaps it’s time to anoint Devin Adams as “Big Track.” Race Results 8/11

• PASS)Doug Dodson of Middletown, a PA Sprint Series’ “rookie-in-name-only” driver, collected his first career victory with the series Friday night in the 25-lap feature at Path Valley Speedway Park. Race Results 8/11

• Michaels Mercer Raceway PA)Mother nature graced Michael’s Mercer Raceway with fantastic weather, and 3 new winners graced victory lane as Justin Barger won his 1st ever Mercer Patriot 360 Sprint featureRace Results 8/11

• Sharon Speedway OH)Another beautiful Saturday night allowed Sharon Speedway to finally pull ahead of Mother Nature at nine to eight in the 90th anniversary season on Kams Electric Service Night. Picking up victories for the "Bill Kirila Memorial" and celebrating in the Hovis Auto & Truck Supply victory lane as part of the Menards "Super Series" were Cole Duncan-Hovis Auto & Truck Supply "410" Sprint CarsRace Results 8/11

• Placerville Speedway CA)Mather, California’s Kalib Henry had been oh so close several times before and on Saturday night he was able to finally break through to snag his first career Placerville Speedway Winged 360 Sprint Car victory. Race Results 8/11

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RESULTS....

• Photos)Chuck Stowe, Mark Funderburk & Mike Campbell shots from the final night of the Knoxville Nationals, Kris Keath shots from Lincoln Speedway and Rick Rarer shots from Sharon Speedway are in SpeedShotz 8/11

• Must See Racing)Jimmy McCune rebounded from a rare engine failure in his most-recent Must See Racing Sprint Car Series start in a big way on Saturday night at Berlin Raceway. With his focus firmly on getting back in the championship hunt, McCune rolled from seventh to the lead in four laps, then drove away from the competition down the stretch for his 31st career MSR victory. Race Results 8/11

• World of Outlaws)Jason Johnson just wanted to win. “And we F’ing did it,” said a jubilant David Gravel, standing in Victory Lane with his Jason Johnson Racing team as the Knoxville Nationals champion for the first time in his career Saturday night at Knoxville Raceway. “It just feels amazing,” Gravel said. “I don’t know what else to say. It feels really surreal. It doesn’t feel real at all.” The Watertown, Conn.-native won the 59th annual NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Store in his first year with Jason Johnson Racing. And the pair did it in dominating fashion. DIRT/World of Outlaws 8/11

• Patriot Sprints)It has been since 2015 since Justin Barger has won a Patriot Sprint Tour A-Main but all of that changed Saturday night at Michaels Mercer Raceway when the Cornelius, NC driver led all 25 laps and held off rookie Matt Farnham and veteran, Jared Zimbardi.  Race Results 8/11

• Oswego Speedway NY)For 17-year old driving sensation Tyler Thompson, this past Saturday’s U-Pull U-Save ‘Family Night’ at the Oswego Speedway could not possibly have gone any better. Thompson started his evening by breaking the Novelis Supermodified track record in group time trials; besting Joey Payne’s 15.802, which had stood since August of 2014, by a mere two one thousandths of a second.  Race Results 8/11

• Wayne County Speedway OH)Clay Riney and Broc Martin brought the Pine Tree Towing & Recovery sprint feature to the green flag and the two would make contact in turn two on the opening lap and both checked up for a split second and that allowed Wooster’s Dean Jacobs to slip past and take control of the feature. Race Results 8/11

• Hidden Valley Speedway PA)305 Racesaver Sprints: (14) 1. Kyle Colwell, Knox; 2. Tylor Cockran, 3. John Walp, 4. Jonathan Jones, 5. Jeff Weaver, 6. Andy Cavanaugh, 7. Drew Ritchey, 8. Tyler Denochick, 9. Randy Sterling, 10. Dale Schweikart, 11. Dave Guss, Jr., 12. Bob Garvey, Jr., 13. Steve Cousins, 14. Chase Metheney.8/11

• USAC WS)Taking the lead from Cory Elliott on lap 15, Robert Dalby (Anaheim, CA) claimed his second straight USAC Western States Midget victory. Driving the family owned #4D R-D Spring & Stamping / Lucas Oil Spike, Dalby topped Saturday’s “33rd Annual Bud Stanfield Memorial” at Santa Maria Raceway. Shannon McQueen, Elliott, Michael Faccinto, and Jake Swanson followed Dalby to the checkered flags. USAC 8/11

• USAC)Time and time again, it seems that whenever Kody Swanson comes face-to-face with adversity, it's a near guarantee that adversity has no fighting chance. Twas the case Saturday night in round seven of the USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series season at Salem Speedway where the Kingsburg, Calif. native had to jump into his backup car early after engine issues befell his primary Nolen Racing ride during practice. Swanson jumped into the secondary car, promptly put it on the pole and led wire-to-wire to capture his fourth consecutive Joe James/Pat O'Connor Memorial victory, equaling a feat previously only accomplished by Pancho Carter in 1974-75-76-77. USAC 8/11

• USAC WC)Powering past Tristan Guardino on the seventh lap, Austin Liggett (Tracy, CA) led the rest of the way to earn the “33rd Annual Bud Stanfield Memorial” win at Santa Maria Raceway. Racing the family owned #83 Excel Environmental / Liggett Trucking Maxim, the defending champion scored his third USAC West Coast Sprint Car victory of the year over Guardino, Ryan Timmons, T.J. Smith, and Kaleb Montgomery.USAC 8/11

• Carolina Sprints)Steve Surniak posted his third straight TriboDyn Lubricants Carolina Sprint Tour feature triumph on Saturday at Harris Speedway. It marked the first time the series has returned to a track this season. Surniak, who is the defending series champion, also became the first three-time winner of the season for the series as he has captured a victory during each of the last three weekends.  Race Results 8/11

• Plymouth Dirt Track WI)As the 2019 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing season turned down the homestretch, the on-track action remained as hot as ever at The Plymouth Dirt Tack at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Aug. 10. In the 25-lap Richard’s of Dunbar 25-lap 360 Sprint Car A main, 38-year racing veteran Jim Melis of Glenbuelah emerged victorious for the first time at Plymouth in 2019.  Race Results 8/11

• USCS)Carson Short from Marion, Illinois won the USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour presented by K&N Filters 30-lap portion of the USCS Firecracker 100 event at Lexington 104 Speedway on Saturday night. Tim Crawley, Terry Gray, Marshall Skinner and Morgan Turpen completed the top five. USCS 8/11

PRESS....

• Northeast Racing Products Trade Show)The Northeast Racing Products Auction, Trade Show and Swap Meet (NRP) is set for its third annual event showcasing the very best vendors in all forms of motorsports. The weekend of November 22 and 23, 2019 are the dates and the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse, NY is the site. Press Releases 8/11

• Williams Grove Speedway PA)Williams Grove Speedway will present the World of Outlaws Morton Building Late Models coming up this Friday, August 16 at 7:30 pm. The Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars will also be on the program competing in a 25 lap, $4,080 to win main event. Central PA8/11

• Williams Grove Speedway PA)The All Stars Circuit of Champions Sprints are headed to Williams Grove Speedway, coming up on Friday, August 23 at 7:30 pm. Presented by Union Quarries, the All Stars will be at Williams Grove to compete in the annual Jack Gunn Memorial, run again this season as twin 20 lap mains for the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars. Central PA8/11

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RESULTS....

• Column)Danny Burton has MSCS Haubstadt IN notes Hoosier Race Report8/11

• Knoxville Raceway IA)In 2017, Connecticut’s David Gravel scored a perfect 500 score at the Knoxville Nationals and was the odds-on favorite heading into Saturday. That race ended for him with mechanical woes. Two years later, the Watertown, Connecticut, driver is the 59th Annual NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Stores champion! In 2016, Jason Johnson scored a remarkable victory in the same race, and Saturday night, the Jason Johnson Racing #41 team celebrated their second such win in a classic case of a team coming together at the right time.BillW's Knoxville News 8/11

• Mr Sprint Car)James McFadden of Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia was triumphant in the Beaver Drill & Tool Jesse Hockett “Mr. Sprint Car” championship chase. McFadden not only won the Knoxville 360 Nationals, but also qualified for Saturday’s finale in the 410 Nationals, finishing eighth. McFadden earned $2,000 for his title, and was followed by Aaron Reutzel ($1,250) and Cory Eliason ($750).

• ASCS Elite)Picking up his fifth career victory with the ASCS Elite Non-Wing Series presented by Abilene Powder Coating, Justin Zimmerman picked up the win in the fourth annual Johnny Suggs Memorial victory at the Devil's Bowl Speedway.ASCS 8/11

• ASCS Frontier)Becoming the 34th driver to lay claim to victory with the Brodix ASCS Frontier Region, Utah's Chauncey Filler finally took home the winner's check at Sweetwater Speedway on Saturday night. ASCS 8/11

• MSCS)Haubstadt IN...Tri-State Speedway  Heat Race Winners: Collin Ambrose Chase Stockon Kyle Cummins B-Main Winner: Chayse Hayhurst Feature Results: Kyle Cummins Chase Stockon Kendall Ruble Stephen Schnapf Brian Karraker Jarett Andretti Josh Hodges Critter Malone Isaac Chapple Dakota Jackson Collin Ambrose Kent Schmidt Max Adams Chayse Hayhurst Aric Gentry John Hughes Brandon Morin Donny Brackett Brandon Mattox Brady Short 8/11

• Petaluma Speedway CA)1 #hr44 Geoff Ensign 2 #9n Shawn Arriaga 3 #7b Brent Bjork 4 #27 Brett Rollag 5 #12j John Clark 6 #88 Bret Barney 7 #46jr Joel Myers Jr. 8 #9 Peter Paulsen 9 #26 Billy Aton 10 #28 Roberto Kirby 8/11

• Marysville Raceway CA)360...1 #21 Michael Ing 2 #57B Bobby Butler 3 #21W Colby Wiesz 4 #88H Heath Hall 5 #71L Korey Lovell 6 #71JR Alec Justeson 7 #00 Steel Powell 8 #6W Billy Wallace 9 #49 Mike Monahan 10 #16 Jimmy Steward 11 #2 Wyatt Brown 12 #5 Kenny Wanderstadt 13 #15 Pat Harvey Jr. 14 #32 Caden Sarale 15 #54 Kyle Standley 8/11

• Skagit Speedway WA)An exciting night at Skagit Speedway concluded with Greg Hamilton visiting victory lane for the first time in over a year on Ladies Night at the track. Kevin Smith and Howard Vos joined Hamiliton as winners on the night. In the Budweiser 360 Sprints, Cam Smith set out to the initial lead with Hamilton hot on his heels in the early going.Race Results 8/11

Saturday  August 10th

                I am proud to have been born in Iowa. Through the eyes of a ten-year-old boy, it was a place of adventure and daily discoveries - the wonder of the growing crops, the excitements of the harvest, the journeys to the woods for nuts and hunting, the joys of snowy winters, the comfort of the family fireside, of good food and tender care. Herbert Hoover

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• New Egypt Speedway NJ)305...Tim Tanner, Tyler Brehm, Mark Bitner, Eddie Wagner, Ricky Dieva, Jason Dunn, Sam Lieberman, Scott Frack, Logan Diehl, Joe Kay. 8/10

• Lincoln Speedway PA)Matt Campbell has six career wins at the track in the 358 division and was still searching for his first 410 victory at Lincoln. After mechanical issues last week, track officials didn’t know if the Campbell race team would make it back to the track on Saturday. Matt Campbell and his team are running a limited schedule this year, but they put their big track motor in the #16 machine to race at Lincoln on Saturday night. To say the plan worked would be an understatement. Central PA  8/10

• Selinsgrove Speedway PA)Devin Adams led the first lap of the 305 sprint car feature but all eyes were on Garrett Bard who rode the rail to second. Dylan Proctor, Zach Newlin, and Jaremi Hanson followed. Bard, a relative newcomer to sprint car racing, challenged Adams after a few restarts but Adams was able to horsepower away to maintain the lead. Newlin soon challenged and passed Bard for second. Central PA8/10

• Montpelier Motor Speedway IN)Midgets...1 #11l Aaron Leffel 2 #22 Gunnar Lucius 3 #17L Bill Lawless 4 #71 Stratton Briggs 5 #3 Alex Watson 6 #21d Justin Dickerson 7 #62 Corey Guingrich 8 #10B Zane Briggs 9 #57F Nathan Foster 10 #86 Mark Lowrey 11 #23D Bryce Dues 12 #6 Adam Schmenk 13 #7T Tom Hessel 14 #17K Brent Watson 15 #2B Tommy Bigelow 16 #32T Tyler Kalb 17 #DW7 Kevin Blue 18 #C4 Chuck White 19 Data unavailable 20 #11B Corey Bedwwell 21 #5 Brandon Dailey 8/10

• Top Gun)Volusia Speedway Park FL...1 #20K Matt Kurtz 2 #82 Garrett Green 3 #12B Bryan Eckley 4 #19 Keith Butler 5 #6S Robbie Smith 6 #41 Luke Hill 7 #11B Billy Bridges 8 #18 Shane Butler 9 #1 Tim George 10 #3A Aj Maddox 11 #1T Dave Thomas 12 #4 Scott Baldwin 13 #G6 Brandon Grubaugh 14 #9 Tim Grubaugh 15 #17C Sheldo Kinser 16 #91 Kyle Connery 17 #51X Joshua Watkins 18 #00 Harley Zimmerman 19 #20 Cole Nichols 8/10

• Lincoln Park Speedway IN)Shane Cockrum, Brent Beauchamp, Travis Berryhill, Dave Darland, Nate McMillin, Jadon Rogers, Tye Mihocko, Braydeen Fox, Jesse VermillionAndrew Prather. 8/10

• Land of Legends Speedway NY)305...1 #48a Alysha Bay 2 #10 Dan Bennett 3 #26j Johnny Kolosek 4 #75 Brandyn Griffin 5 #66 Eric Karlsen 6 #48J Darryl Ruggles 7 #38 Jason Whipple 8 #18c Dan Craun 9 #13t Trevor Years 10 #99 Andrew Jacobus 11 #53 Tom Fletcher 12 #19J Mike Jackson 8/10

• Patriot Sprints)Mercer PA...1 #5 Justin Barger 2 #7NY Matt Farnham 3 #35 Jared Zimbardi 4 #28F Davie Franek 5 #28H Hud Horton 6 #10K Joe Kata 7 #49D Shawn Dancer 8 #49H Scott Kreutter 9 #22R Mike Koehler 10 #23 Devon Dobie 11 #22H Randy Hannagan 12 #10 Mitch Brown 13 #17 Jared Hortsman 14 #98 Joe Trenca 15 #79 Jordan Thomas 16 #20 Jim Shuster 17 #10J C.J. Jones 18 #67 Pete Richardson 19 #99 John Trenca 20 #76 Mallie Shuster 21 #1-10 Jake Brown 22 #16L Roger Levesque 23 #121 Steve Glover 24 #16B Ricky Peterson 25 #14 Luke Daugherty 8/10

• GLSS)Thunderbird Raceway MI...1 #49T Gregg Dalman 2 #77 Andrew Scheid 3 #85 Dustin Daggett 4 #27 Brad Lamberson 5 #19 Brett Mann 6 #18 Josh Shantz 7 #16W Garrett Saunders 8 #20A Andy Chehowski 9 #3A Mike Astrauskas 10 #8 Justin Ward 11 #84 Kyle Poortenga 12 #31 Jim Girard 13 #7C Phil Gressman 14 #18S Michael Summers 15 #3T Tank Brakenberry 16 #11R Chase Ridenour 17 #28M Conner Morrell 8/10

• ESS)Brockville ONT...1 #45 Chuck Hebing 2 #28fm Steve Poirier 3 #90 Matt Tanner 4 #28 Jorden Poirier 5 #10c Paulie Colagiovanni 6 #22 Jonathan Preston 7 #53 Shawn Donath 8 #87 Jason Barney 9 #42w Ricky Wilson 10 #56v Billy Vanlnwegan 11 #10h Kelly Hebing 12 #11j Chris Jones 13 #10 Jeff Cook 14 #2 Dave Axton 15 #84 Tyler Rand 16 #01 Kyle Fraser 17 #91 Scott Holcomb 18 #33v Lacey Hanson 19 #98p Paul Pekkonen 8/10

• Fremont Speedway OH)1 #4 Cap Henry 2 #1 Nate Dussel 3 #2+ Brian Smith 4 #16 DJ Foos 5 #35 Stuart Brubaker 6 #11N Buddy Kofoid 7 #1* Tim Wagaman 8 #5H Jeff Halligan 9 #9Z Duane Zablocki 10 #33W Caleb Griffith 11 #97 Max Stambaugh 12 #46AU Stuart Williams 13 #45 Brian Lay 8/10

• Sharon Speedway OH)1 #22D Cole Duncan 2 #2 A.J. Flick 3 #23JR Jack Sodeman Jr 4 #98H Dave Blaney 5 #40 George Hobaugh 6 #5k Adam Kekich 7 #11 Carl Bowser 8 #22M Dan McCarron 9 #27K Jeremy Kornbau 10 #21N Frankie Nervo 11 #23s Russ Sansosti 12 #4w Eric L. Williams 13 #47 Brett Brunkenhoefer 14 #23 Darren Pifer 15 #76 Davey Jones 16 #33 Brent Matus 17 #46 Michael Bauer 18 #20B Cody Bova 19 #4N Dale Blaney 20 #29M Logan McCandless 21 #08F Andy Feil 22 #7N Andy Priest 23 #7K Dan Shetler 24 #08 Dan Kuriger 8/10

• Wayne County Speedway OH)1 #9 Dean Jacobs 2 #16 Danny Mumaw 3 #83M Broc Martin 4 #38K Clay Riney 5 #45 Trevor Baker 6 #7 Tyler Dunn 7 #8J Jess Stiger 8 #70 Henry Malcuit 9 #28 Trey Jacobs 10 #7DK Dylan Kingan 11 #22M Ray Miller 12 #17V William Aumend 13 #51M Shane Mixon 14 #57X Andrew Palker 8/10

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• Column)Pat & Bruce Eckel have their column from Friday night at Bloomington where little guy Brandon Mattox scored the feel good win in the non-wing sprint cars pocketing $3500 for his efforts.A Typical Weekend 8/10

• Must See Racing)Brian Gerster extended his all-time qualifying record with the Must See Racing Sprint Car Series during Saturday’s Engine Pro Fast Car Dash program at the seven-sixteenths-mile oval. Gerster raced to his 29th career Hamilton Trucking Fast Time Award with a lap of 13.209 seconds (119.237 mph) in the No. 50m RAM Engineering Midwest/Fuller Life Water Co. sprinter for Dick Myers Racing. Race Results 8/10

• Motorsports Sponsorship Marketing)Another motorsports season is moving closer to being over. At least that is true in a big area of the country. With that in mind it is time to be working on sponsorship for next year. In fact you should be well into your sponsorship efforts for 2020. There is a new issue of Ernie Saxton Motorsports Sponsorship Marketing News hot off the press and it can, will be, a big help to you in your sponsorship efforts. Press Releases 8/10

• Thunder On The Hill)Defending All Star Champion and current point leader Aaron Reutzel of Clute, TX will be in the field on Thursday night, August 22 when the NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series returns to the Grandview Speedway.Central PA 8/10

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• Ohsweken Speedway ONT)Ohsweken Speedway’s annual Christmas in August event continued its tradition of being a major success with dozens of new toys brought to the track to be donated to underprivileged children at Christmastime. All fans who brought a new toy for the event received half price general admission to the track. On the track, it was Mack DeMan scoring a win with the Kool Kidz-Corr/Pak 360 Sprint Cars as they made their return to the track for the first time since July 23 and Jesse Costa who claimed victory with the Strickland’s Brantford Chevrolet Crate Sprint Cars. Race Results  8/10

• Gas City I-69 Speedway IN)The build-up pitted track point leader Thomas Meseraull versus Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series (BOSS) point leader Matt Westfall, but it was Tyler Hewitt who showed everyone he was really the boss Friday night at Gas City I-69 Speedway. The 31-year-old driver from Marion, Ind. nabbed his first career sprint feature victory in a barnburner and crowd-pleaser that highlighted “Beach Night Bash” night. Race Results  8/10

• World of Outlaws)A demon was exorcised from Kerry Madsen Friday night. His relaxed body posture and ability to smile wide proved it. The stress of not being locked in the NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals that possessed him was gone. He won Knoxville Raceway’s Friday night “Hard Knox” race, leading all 25 laps, locking himself into the 21st starting spot for Saturday’s 59th annual NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Stores. DIRT/World of Outlaws 8/10

• ASCS Elite)Wheeling the Ray Williams/City Vending No. 22x this past Friday night, Oklahoma's Steven Shebester added his name to the record books with this first career victory with the ASCS Elite Non-Wing Series presented by Abilene Powder Coating at RPM Speedway. Fifth the first in the opening Heat Race, Shebester drew the right of the third row for the A-Feature.ASCS 8/10

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• USAC)Dick Jordan, USAC’s tireless public/media relations man for over half a century, passed away Friday morning, August 9. He was 74 years old. “We are saddened by the passing of our friend, Dick Jordan,” USAC President Kevin Miller said. “His career in racing was unparalleled and his devotion to USAC was second to none. More than that, he was a devoted friend to everyone he ever met. It is a very sad day at USAC, and he will be greatly missed.” USAC 8/10

• Column)Danny Burton has Bloomington Speedway and the hospital Hoosier Race Report8/10

• CRASH PAD)A Rough Ride needs a Softer Landing. The CRASH PAD slows your downward motion in the seat to reduce spinal compression forces. Give your Back a Brake !! Cheaper than a helmet but just as important. Race Smart. Race Ready. FREE Shipping and PayPal at www.802solutions.com/crash-pad-products/ 8/10

• Knoxville Raceway IA)The NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Store finale is upon us! One driver will write his or her name into the history book and become a Knoxville Nationals champion! Hot Laps start at 7:15pm. Under 1000 tickets remain and can be purchased at the ticket office or by calling 641-842-5431. Press Releases 8/10

• Photos)Chuck Stowe, Mark Funderburk, Paul Arch, & Mike Campbell shots from the 3rd night of the Knoxville Nationals Friday are in SpeedShotz 8/10

• Racing Fans Worldwide)Sad day today in racing losing Mr Dick Jordan , media writer for USAC , will be hard to replace him • All racing fans have converged on the town of Knoxville, Iowa whether you’re a sprint car fan or not. I’m convinced it’s the event, a happening , the food , the fans themselves, the Hall of Fame , the Iowa state fair , a casual fun meeting in a yearly party atmosphere , more that can’t be described unless you attend .Oh , and it’s not just the racing that attracts 25,000 or more. • Ever wonder why some local racing ceases during Knoxville weeks?Press Releases 8/10

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RESULTS....

• ASCS Frontier)Making his return to Victory Lane almost two years to the day with the Brodix ASCS Frontier Region, Montana's Jeremy McCune parked the No. 0j on the front stretch of Wyoming's Sweetwater Speedway on Friday night. ASCS8/10

• ESS)LaFargeville NY...Top 10 Paulie Colagiovanni, Matt Tanner, Billy VanInwegen, Josh Pieniazek, Danny Varin, Chris Jones, Kelly Hebing, Tyler Cartier, Denny Peebles, Jonathan Preston 8/10

• Gas City I-69 Speedway IN)Top 10...Tyler Hewitt, Thomas Meseraull, Matt Westfall, Cole Ketcham, Garrett Abrams, Dustin Webber, Korbyn Haslett, Jacob Gordon, Kory Crabtree, Dallas Hewitt. 8/10

• Clinton County Motor Speedway PA)Gary's Motor Mart/Laurel Highlands IMCA 25 Lap Sprint Car Feature- 12 Entries 1. Dale Schweikart, 2. Scott Lutz, 3. Ken Duke, 4. Jeff Weaver, 5. Ian Cumens, 6. Tylor Cochran, 7. Garret Bard, 8. Dakota Schweikart, 9. Dylan Proctor, 10. Reed Thompson, 11. Dave Guss Jr. DNS-Jacob Gomola Heat Race Winners, Cochran, Duke. Lap Leader, Dale Schweikart, 1-25 8/10

• Limaland Motorsports Park OH)Limaland Motorsports Park closed out the 2019 season on Friday night with the 2019 Awards Celebration and King of the Quarter Mile event, presented by K&L Ready Mix and Lock Sixteen. Delphos OH native Shawn Dancer won the 25 lap invitational race and the 10 lap King of the Quarter Mile race for the K&L Ready Mix NRA Sprint Invaders. Limaland Motorsports Park would like to thank all of the drivers, crew, staff, sponsors, and most importantly all of the race fans for your continued support in 2019. We look forward to bringing you continued great racing in 2020 and beyond. For news on all the happenings at Limaland, please visit us at www.limaland.com, or check us out on Facebook. Limaland Motorsports Park - 8/9/2019 King of the Quarter Mile/Award Celebration Night presented by K&L Ready Mix and Lock 16 K&L Ready Mix NRA Sprints Invitational A-Main - (25 Laps) [#]-Starting Position 1. 49-Shawn Dancer[4]; 2. 28-Hud Horton[11]; 3. 17-Jared Horstman[10]; 4. 34-Luke Hall[1]; 5. 11-Tim Allison[14]; 6. 5W-Jeff Williams[2]; 7. 18-Todd Heuerman[6]; 8. 23-Devon Dobie[13]; 9. 14-Luke Daugherty[5]; 10. 37-Noah Dunlap[9]; 11. 2X-Mike Grigsby[7]; 12. 66-Chase Dunham[15]; 13. 15-Brandon Ferguson[8]; 14. 35-Ron Blair[3]; 15. 22-Randy Hannagtan[12] King of the Quarter Mile: 49-Shawn Dancer 8/10

• Knoxville Raceway IA)FVP “Hard Knox” Night lived up to its name Friday at Knoxville Raceway! Kerry Madsen prevailed in the event that saw the top four drivers lock themselves into Saturday night’s 59th Annual NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Stores $150,000 to win finale. Logan Schuchart, Shane Stewart and Dominic Scelzi joined Madsen, and will start in spots 21-24 in Saturday’s main event. BillW's Knoxville News8/10

• USCS)Morgan Turpen raced her way into the www.RockAuto.com USCS Victory Lane on Friday night at Hattiesburg Speedway in the 30-lap USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour presented by K&N Filters USCS Mississippi State Championship main event.USCS 8/10

• Trail Way Speedway PA)358...1 #35 Steve Owings 2 #77 David Holbrook 3 #44 Dylan Norris 4 #99 Joe Trone Jr. 5 #6 Tim McClelland 6 #17 Andrew Hake 7 #34 Mark Van Vorst 8 #5A Zach Allman 9 #12K Kyle Rohrbaugh 10 #10T Brody Treaster 11 #2D Dylan Orwig 12 #93 Mike Bittinger 8/10

• Ocean Speedway CA)Ocean Sprints...1 #17 Justin Sanders 2 #69 Bud Kaeding 3 #88 Koen Shaw 4 #72JR Kurt Nelson 5 #7Z Zane Blanchard 6 #22 Jake Andreotti 7 #2K James Ringo 8 #8 Jeremy Chisum 9 #22JR Keith Day Jr. 10 #34 Ryon Nelson 11 #25Z Jason Chisum 12 #07 Richard Fajardo 13 #68 Jayson Bright 8/10

• CRSA)The SuperGen Products with Champion Power Equipment CRSA Sprint Car Series returned to the Capital District Friday night for the ninth round of the season. The track would be the Albany-Saratoga Speedway and when the final checkered flag waved, a familiar face to the large crowd would meet series announcer Toby LaGrange in victory lane – Jeff Trombley.Race Results  8/10

• Bloomington Speedway IN)Sprints - Brandon Mattox, Isaac Chapple, Josh Hodges, Dave Darland, Brady Short, Dustin Smith, Hunter O'Neal, Tye Mihocko, Chris Phillips and Max Adams. 305 Sprints - Bradley Sterrett, Anton Hernandez, Ethan Barrow, Ryan Tusing and Chase Stockon. Midgets - Chase Jones, Chris Baue, Tyler Nelson, Ronnie Gardner and Justin Dickerson.8/10

• Ohsweken Speedway ONT)1 #17x Mack DeMan 2 #13 Cory Turner 3 #91 Ryan Turner 4 #10 Mitch Brown 5 #1 Holly Porter 6 #90 Travis Cunningham 7 #1-10 Jake Brown 8 #47x Dylan Westbrook 9 #49k Scott Kreutter 10 #7 Caleb Wood 11 #11 Jamie Turner 12 #87x Shone Evans 13 #88h Josh Hansen 14 #68 Aaron Turkey 15 #45 Curtis Gartly 16 #9 Steve Lyons 17 #0 Jim Huppunen 18 #55 Mike Thorne 19 #5d Shane Ross 20 #15 Dan Nanticoke 21 #81 Derek Johnathon 22 #9b Scott Burk 23 #71s Shawn Sliter 24 #46 Kevin Pauls 25 #21j John Burbridge Sr 8/10

• NOSA)Grand Forks ND...1 #2A Austin Pierce 2 #9N Wade Nygaard 3 #31 Shane Roemeling 4 #13T Ty Hanten 5 #27 Casey Mack 6 #26 Blake Egeland 7 #14 Tom Egeland 8 #86 Donovan Peterson 9 #55T Tee Young 10 #41T Travis Strandell 11 #55 Nick Ranten 12 #4 Colton Young 13 #42 Rick Bates 14 #47 Sabrina Hockenson 15 #5 Presley Truedson 16 #22 Tanner Wisk 17 #99 Jordan Graham 8/10

• MTS)Hartford MI...1 #0 Steve Irwin 2 #24 Lee Underwood 3 #49 Brian Ruhlman 4 #2 Mike Galajda 5 #10 Cody Howard 6 #10S Jay Steinebach 7 #3 Dusty Shriver 8 #13 Ian Hunter 9 #18 Mark Irwin 10 #3A Mike Astrauskas 11 #26 Gabby Darling 12 #25 Max Frank 13 #44 Tom Davies 14 #9H Gary Hayward 8/10

• GLSS)Hartford MI...1 #71H Ryan Ruhl 2 #17M Max Stambaugh 3 #16B Ricky Peterson 4 #49T Gregg Dalman 5 #27 Brad Lamberson 6 #7C Phil Gressman 7 #85 Dustin Daggett 8 #19 Brett Mann 9 #11R Chase Ridenour 10 #77 Andrew Scheid 11 #28M Conner Morrell 12 #18 Josh Shantz 13 #10XS Jay Steinebach 14 #84 Kyle Poortenga 15 #70 Eli Lakin 16 #20A Andy Chehowski 17 #19J Linden Jones 18 #27X Jared Lamberson 19 #8 Justin Ward 20 #16W Garrett Saunders 21 #18S Michael Summers 22 #3A Mike Astrauskas 8/10

• Lernerville Speedway PA)1 #23jr Jack Sodeman Jr 2 #28 Danny Mumaw 3 #11 Carl Bowser 4 #55 Gary Kriess 5 #7K Dan Shetler 6 #70 Henry Malcuit 7 #08 Dan Kuriger 8 #5 Jeff Haligen 9 #4N Jimmy Morris 10 #23s Russ Sansosti 11 #1* Tim Wagaman 12 #56 Ralph Spithaler Jr 13 #22M Dan McCarron 14 #21N Frankie Nervo 15 #91 Sadie Siegel 16 #38 Leyton Wagner 17 #76 Davey Jones 18 #14 Jeremy Hill 19 #27 Zach Morrow 20 #34M Mike Marano II 21 #2 A.J. Flick 22 #22 Brandon Spithaler 23 #4K Bill Kiley 24 #44 Pete Landrum 8/10

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• MSCS)Just sending out a reminder to everyone that MSCS will be at Tri-State Speedway tomorrow, which is Saturday, August 10th. Then we turn around and are heading up to Terre Haute on Sunday, August 11th.8/10

• IMCA)Aug. 9 IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars – 1. Kenneth Duke, Selinsgrove, Pa., 768; 2. Scott Lutz, Jonestown, Pa., and Mike Houseman, Des Moines, Iowa, both 747; 4. Mike Moore, Des Moines, Iowa, 723; 5. Colin Smith, Sheldon, Iowa, 710; 6. Stuart Snyder, Lincoln, Neb., 673; 7. Jacob Go­mola, Seneca, Pa., 669; 8. Ryan Lynn, Hollidaysburg, Pa., 665; 9. Jack Potter, Lees Summit, Mo., and Toby Chapman, Panama, Neb., both 664Press Releases 8/10

• Aaron Reutzel)When the green flag flies upon Saturday night’s 50-lap 59th Annual Knoxville Nationals championship finale, Clute, Texas native Aaron Reutzel will be leading the charge aboard the Baughman-Reutzel Motorsports No. 87 Sprint Car. Reutzel earned the pole position for Saturday night’s $150,000-to-win spectacle by way of a stellar qualifying night on Wednesday that netted him the most event points among the field of 109 competitors. Press Releases 8/10