• Sprintcar All Stars AU)After a nasty crash at Premier Speedway a couple of weeks ago that hospitalised Matthew Reed he returned with a recently purchased 360 power plant to run RD 3 of the Mainline DynoLog Dynamometers All Star Series at Heartland Raceway. Reed & Crew (Dad & Pete) worked hard over the last couple of weeks repairing and rebuilding and their work paid off by taking out the A Main win. Reeds long time involvement with the In Charge Racing Team and mentoring of young Jordyn also paid off as the pair got to share the stage with Jordyn coming home in 3rd. Race Results 11/18

• USAC)Toni Breidinger of Hillsboro, Calif. scored her 19th USAC feature event victory Saturday night as the 2018 USAC Western Speed2 Series closed at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedwau. She led all 30 laps to beat Joey Iest, Cody Jessop, Dillon Tucker and Kylie Ith. Adam Lemke ended up as the 2018 USAC Western Speed2 Overall and Pavement Midget Champion. USAC 11/18

• USAC)For 29 and three-quarters of a lap, Logan Seavey was staring straight at the tail tank of his teammate Rico Abreu's car as he followed him lap-after-lap around the Bakersfield Speedway 1/3-mile dirt oval. But all it took was one quarter, and one big run off the high side of turn four, for Seavey to race around the 2014 series champ for the lead and score his third victory of the year by a .292-second margin. USAC 11/18

• Screven Motor Speedway GA)SE Non Wing 410 Sprints...$5,000 to win...Joey Biasi, Kyle Cummins, Isaac Chapple. 11/18

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• Wayne County Speedway OH)The Pines Golf Course Banquet room was filled to capacity Saturday night as four Wayne County Speedway champions and the top ten drivers in each class received their 2018 awards. In the Pine Tree Towing & Recovery Sprints, Jordan Ryan collected his first Wayne County Speedway championship as he posted two feature wins and two second place finishes along with two fourth and fifth place runs and total up 484 points for the crown. Press Releases11/18

Saturday  November 17th

I've been to the Leaning Tower of Pisa. It's a tower, and it's leaning. You look at it, but nothing happens, so then you look for someplace to get a sandwich. Danny DeVito

11:30pm

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• Knoxville Raceway IA)In racing, family is what ties it together. At Saturday night’s Knoxville Raceway Championship Cup Series Banquet, the racing family was celebrated as over $250,000 in cash and contingencies were handed out. The event again played host to over 500 guests at the Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino in Altoona, Iowa, and was emceed by track announcers Tony Bokhoven and Kris Krug. BillW's Knoxville News 11/17

• Daryn Pittman/Roth Motorsports)As progress for the 2019 season is well underway at Roth Motorsports, the Fresno, CA based team is thrilled to announce that former World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series Champion, Daryn Pittman, will take over the controls of the famed No. 83 entry in 2019 as the team will embark on the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series trail. “We are extremely pleased to have a talented driver like Daryn Pittman in our stable in 2019,” Car Owner, Dennis Roth said. “We are going to be out on the road fulltime in 2019 and I think we will have a very successful season. Thank you to everyone who continues to support Roth Motorsports.” Press Releases11/17

• Greg Hodnett Tribute Shirts and Decals are now Available online at www.greghodnettmotorsports.com. Go to the merchandise page and place your orders. check the website regularly for updated merchandise and any new event information well. 11/17

• Port Royal Speedway PA)Port Royal Speedway officials, drivers and teams gathered Saturday night November 17 for the oval’s annual awards banquet, held this season at the Moose Family Center in Lewistown. Feted were the five speedway champions along with the top 10 in points from all divisions. All champions received beautiful engraved watches courtesy of Foss Jewelers of Lewistown as well as personalized jackets courtesy of Hoosier Tire Mid Atlantic. Central PA 11/17

• Lincoln Speedway PA)Lincoln Speedway track champions were recognized and special year-end awards were handed out at the Wyndham Garden York Hotel Saturday night, November 17th. The top ten finishers in the season-long point series for both sprint car divisions were recognized and special awards were distributed in the annual awards banquet, which officially closed the 2018 racing season.Central PA 11/17

• Hoseheads Open Wheel Video)2 new videos have been added to Hoseheads Open Wheel Video. September 30, 1990 - Hagerstown Speedway; Octoberfest Sprints,  Rick Ferkel - Interview. https://vimeo.com/11/17

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• USAC)Tony Breidinger of Hillsborough, Calif., the winningest driver in USAC history, continued her winning ways Friday at the Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, winning the 30-lap USAC Western Speed2 Midget feature. She passed Adam Lemke in lap 17and led the rest of the way to beat Dillon Tuckerm Joey Iest, Lemke and Cody Jessop. The series concludes tonight at LVMS.  USAC 11/17

• Perth Motorplex AU)JUST .299 of a second. That is all the separated Jamie Maiolo from Jason Kendrick when they crossed the finish line at the end of the 37-lap Scardifields Smash Repairs King of Wings at the Perth Motorplex on Saturday night. And for Maiolo it was sheer jubilation after he traded countless lead changes with Kendrick in the final 10 laps, as well as being clipped by a lapped car that saw him spin out as he powered towards the checkers.Race Results 11/17

• War of the Wings NZ)With rain threatening all the stops were pulled out to get the show in, and thankfully the forecast rain held off long enough for Winton resident “Slammin’ Sam O'Callaghan to give his Nelson based car owner Kevin Freeman a great early birthday present when he took out Round 2 of the Hydraulink War of the Wings at Nelson tonight in the Lakeland Glass XXX. O'Callaghan led from the green flag, and was in lapped traffic by the fifth lap. Race Results 11/17

• Heartland Speedway AU)Sprintcar All Stars...1 #V92 Mathew Reed 2 #V7 Paul Soloman 3 #V60 Jordyn Charge 4 #V29 Michael Tancredi 5 #SA33 Mark Caruso 6 #V4 Phil Lock 7 #V16 James Wren 8 #SA96 Brendan Guerin 9 #V6 Eddie Lumbar 10 #V83 Chris Solomon 11 #V33 Michael Holt 12 #SA95 Jarmin Dalitz 13 #VA8 Shaun McClure 14 #V18 Anthony Foster 15 #VA2 Boyd Harris 16 #V50 Darren Clarke 17 #SA44 Daniel Evans 18 #V56 James Aronyosi 19 #V78 Chris Cambell 11/17

• Premier Speedway AU)1 #V88 David Murcott 2 #V35 Jamie Veal 3 #Q83 Steve Lines 4 #V42 Jye Okeeffe 5 #V40 Rusty Hickman 6 #V90 Corey McCullagh 7 #W17 James McFadden 8 #V37 Grant Anderson 9 #S72 Chad Ely 10 #S20 Glen Sutherland 11 #Q23 Lachlan McHugh 12 #V52 Darren Mollenoyux 13 #N57 Matthew Dumesny 14 #VA29 Terry Rankin 15 #V44 Tim Van Ginneken 16 #VA81 Rhys Baxter 17 #V72 Jacob Smith 18 #V2 Domain Ramsay 19 #N56 Mick Saller 20 #VA12 Mark Carlin 11/17

• Murray Bridge Speedway AU)1 #NS4 Max Johnston 2 #S81 Luke Dillon 3 #S97 Matt Egel 4 #S27 Daniel Pestka 5 #Q7 Robbie Farr 6 #S78 Keke Falland 7 #S28 Brett Sullivan 8 #S15 Aidan Hall 9 #S7 Hayden Pitt 10 #S4 Lisa Walker 11 #N53 Jessie Attard 12 #S19 Brad Keller 13 #S63 Ryan Jones 14 #N71 Michael Stewart 15 #S41 Adrian Cottrell 16 #S88 Todd Wigzell 17 #S10 Steven Caruso 18 #N92 Sam Walsh 19 #S14 Brendan Quinn 20 #S24 Ricky Maiolo 11/17

• Valvoline Raceway AU)Developmental Sprints...1 #NS75 Damien HART 2 #D3 Ben ATKINSON JR 3 #NS27 Kyle ANGEL 4 #NS92 Brian CZUCZI 5 #NS48 Blake DARCY 6 #N40 Chris MCINERNEY 7 #N95 Daniel NEEDHAM 8 #NS97 Luke GEERING 9 #N65 Brendan RALLINGS 10 #Q6 Mick ROWELL 11 #NS56 Kris JOHNSON 12 #N60 Ben MATCHETT 13 #N18 Guy STANSHALL 14 #NS9 Nick SIMMONS 15 #N75 Ayden ELLIOTT 16 #NS11 Adam HOURIGAN 17 #N93 Will THOMPSON   Wingless Sprints...1 #N51 Dean Thomas 2 #N45 Troy Carey 3 #N16 Ashleigh Jack 4 #N5 Mark Blyton 5 #N53 Jeff Thomas 6 #N29 Michael Sammut 7 #N21 Sean Dicker 8 #N41 Jason Bates 9 #NX3 Mitchell Pyne 10 #N97 Kyle Mock 11 #N23 Jamie Dicker 12 #NX48 Tyson Williams 13 #N35 Sean Mayo 14 #N19 Cody Boulding 15 #N58 Luke Sayre 16 #N56 Michael Gray 17 #N85 Brian Briton 18 #N84 Jarrad Rust 19 #N86 Nick Tatnell 20 #N83 Darryl Marshall 21 #NX72 Nathan Dicker 22 #N25 Marshall Blyton 23 #NX31 Joel Rhind 24 #N4 Jason Davis 11/17

Thursday  November 15th

I think I've never stopped feeling like a kid. Stan Lee

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• USAC)Please join us as the United States Auto Club celebrates its best at the 63rd Annual "Night of Champions" at the Indiana Roof Ballroom in downtown Indianapolis on Friday night, December 7, 2018. USAC 11/15

• USAC)The USAC P1 Insurance National Midgets are headed to the west coast this weekend and you're invited to join them as Speed Shift TV will have live coverage of the Saturday, November 17 event at California's Bakersfield Speedway. Around 40 of the top wheelmen and women from USAC's National and Light Up The World Western States Midget series will be on hand for the "November Classic," including four past USAC National Midget champions, Jerry Coons, Jr. (2006-07), Rico Abreu (2014), Tanner Thorson (2016), Spencer Bayston (2017) along with current point leader Logan Seavey. USAC 11/15

• Hoseheads Open Wheel Video)3 new videos have been added to Hoseheads Open Wheel Video. May 23, 1992 - Hagerstown Speedway; WoO Sprints April 16, 1989 - Hagerstown Speedway; 410 Sprints Feature, Mitch Smith - Driver Spotlight https://vimeo.com/ 11/15

• Performance Racing Industry Show)The PRI Trade Show mobile app, available now at no cost at pri2018.com/mobile , offers attendees the best, most comprehensive tool to help prepare for the annual trade show taking place Dec. 6-8, 2018, in Indianapolis, IN. With a list of all exhibitors, seminars, VIP appearances, Show specials and even a visitor’s guide to Indy, the app gives Showgoers everything they need to plan and get the most out of the upcoming event. Press Releases11/15

• Hepfner Racing Products)November 15, 2018 While existing HRP8811-A75-HD style top wing posts are considered extraordinary to other versions of top wing posts, have continually met rigorous specifications and have no documented failures in standard use, Hepfner Racing Products (HRP) has worked in conjunction with The Sprint Car Safety Council on an even superior sprint car top wing post using a heat treating process during manufacturing, which after thorough testing and review has been approved for use by The Sprint Car Safety Council and most all National sanctioned series and tracks beginning at the start of the 2019 season. These revised posts will now have a recognizable proprietary “approved” decal along with stamped “H” and as such will be the only HRP manufactured top wing post sold.

• Rudeen Racing)Rudeen Racing is proud to announce Cory Eliason will drive the #26 in 2019.  https://www.facebook.com/ 11/15

• Oswego Speedway NY)Oswego Speedway officials have released an action-packed, three division schedule of events for the track’s upcoming 69th season of racing which will begin with its 69th annual edition of Opening Day scheduled for Saturday, May 25, 2019. In 2019, Novelis Supermodified and Pathfinder Bank SBS competitors will once again embark on a ten-race ‘Road to the Championship’ which will kick off in May and continue through the month of August leading up to the 63rd edition of ‘Classic Weekend’ penciled in for August 30 through September 1. Press Releases11/15

• Perris Auto Speedway CA)Perris Auto Speedway has revised it’s 2019 racing schedule. Changes to the tracks original 24th season schedule are as follows. The World of Outlaws – USAC/CRA Sprint Car race has been moved from March 9th to March 30th. The PASSCAR Stock Car Series and IMCA Modifieds take over the March 9th date. The PASSCAR Champions Night has moved from November 16th to October 26th. The Night of Destruction Series will now be seven dates in 2019. Press Releases11/16

• Sprintcar All Stars AU)The West Coast Concreting King of the River starts to take shape with Round 3 of the Mainline DynoLog Dynamometers All Star Series this Saturday night at Heartland Raceway, Moama; with a solid field of 23 cars contesting the big half mile oval for the first time this season. Currently King of the River points are tied for 1st between SA44 Daniel vans and V29 Michael Tancredi with 543, next is SA33 Mark Caruso – 532, SA96 Brendan Guerin – 526 and V4 Phil Lock – 522 rounding out the top 5. Only 21 points difference between the top 5. $2500 on the line for the winner points for the A Main will be very important from now on. Press Releases11/15

• MSCS)The Midwest Sprint Car Series Awards Week concluded on November 7th. The various awards provided to honor the top drivers and thus finalize the 2018 season have been distributed. The top ten drivers received their point fund checks. Carson Short of Marion, IL, captured his very first MSCS crown. The check representing the champion’s portion of the Hoosier Tire sponsored MSCS Points fund was for $3,000.Press Releases11/15

• USAC)An abundance of USAC Midget racing talent will be on display in this Saturday's "November Classic" at Bakersfield Speedway as the P1 Insurance National Midgets clash with the Light Up The World Western States Midgets for the first of two times in 2018. The field sees four past USAC National Midget champions on board for the November 17 race on the speedy 1/3-mile dirt oval, including Jerry Coons, Jr. (2006-07), Rico Abreu (2014), Tanner Thorson (2016), Spencer Bayston (2017) along with current point leader Logan Seavey. USAC 11/15

• USAC)Turkey Night is a destination race. It's one any driver wants to add to his or her resume when the helmet is hung up. That's a major reason why drivers come from all over each Fall to race midgets in southern California when Thanksgiving Night rolls around each year, as will happen on Thursday, November 22, when top guns from the USAC P1 Insurance National Midgets, Light Up The World Western States Midgets and other racing disciplines converge on Ventura Raceway for the 78th edition of this grand event. USAC 11/15

• Attica Raceway Park OH)Attica Raceway Park wrapped up it's 30th anniversary season Saturday, Nov. 10 at a gala banquet, rewarding the top 10 in points in the Callie's Performance Center 410 Sprints, Summit Racing Equipment UMP Late Models and Fremont Fence 305 Sprints. Nearly $47,000 in point fund money was distributed among the three divisions and Attica promoter John Bores thanked all the business partners who help make that possible. Bores noted the 2019 season, which begins in late March, will be similar to the past year with the World of Outlaw Craftsman Sprint Cars coming back for the Ohio Logistics Brad Doty Classic Presented by Racing Optics along with several stops by the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions. Bores noted improvements are on-going around the track and new dirt has been added. Press Releases11/15

• Lucas Oil Chili Bowl)Racing at the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire is the easy part. Getting 300 plus Midgets with Trailers, Tools, and Tires is a massive undertaking and in 2019, all teams will begin moving into the River Spirit Expo Center on Saturday, January 12, 2019. Parking will start with the North Wall at 10:00 A.M. (CT). Parking on the main three rows will begin at Noon and go throughout the day. Any parking that is not complete on Saturday will finish up on Sunday, January 13, 2019, starting again at 10:00 A.M.ASCS 11/15

• Hoseheads Open Wheel Video)New video has been added to Hoseheads.com Open Wheel. Bobby Allen - Driver Spotlight https://vimeo.com/ 11/15

Wednesday  November 14th

Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power. P. J. O'Rourke

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• Austin Liggett)Having an up and down Oval Nationals over the weekend, Austin Liggett has already turned his attention to Turkey Night in Ventura, CA where he will be in the Britton Bock owned midget as well as the Austin Liggett Racing non-winged sprint car. Press Releases11/14

• USAC)The National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame has named six of the sport's all-time greats into its 2018 class, which will be celebrated with a luncheon and induction ceremony on Friday, January 18, inside Fair Meadows Hall (Simulcast Building) at the Tulsa (Okla.) State Fairgrounds, located adjacent to the Tulsa Expo Center which will be hosting the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals that week. The doors will open at 11am, with the luncheon beginning at 11:30am (Central). USAC 11/14

• World of Outlaws)Many outlaws have crossed through the Nashville music scene over the years, but for the first time in history the World of Outlaws and their 900 horsepower Sprint Cars will crank up the volume on May 31 and June 1 in Music City. The quarter-mile track at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway will be covered in dirt for the inaugural Music City Outlaw Nationals, one of Sprint Car Racing’s biggest weekends next season paying $15,000-to-win, $1,000-to-start on Friday, May 31, and $25,000-to-win and $1,500-to-start on Saturday, June 1. DIRT/World of Outlaws 11/14

• USAC)The Light Up The World USAC Western States Midgets presented by CBD Living Water will clash with the P1 Insurance USAC National Midgets at Bakersfield Speedway this Saturday, November 17th. Promoted by Scott Schweitzer, the eleventh point race will also feature the California Lightning Sprints, Hobby Stocks, and Mini Stocks. The Pit Gates will open at 3:00pm, the Front Gates will open at 4:00pm, and Racing is scheduled for 6:00pm at "The West's Fastest 1/3-Mile High Banked Clay Oval." For event information, visit the track’s website at www.bakersfieldspeedway.com or call 661.393.3373. USAC 11/14

• Len Sammons Productions)Erick Rudolph, a three time Indoor Auto Racing Series Fueled By VP champion (2012, 2015, and 2016) is ready to contend for the 2019 Series crown. The Ransomville, N.Y. wheelman, who finished second in the points the last two seasons, will begin his title hunt when the TQ Midgets race on the concrete floor of the PPL Center in Allentown, Pa. The fourth annual Ironton Telephone race weekend will be held on Friday and Saturday January 4-5th with complete shows each night. Press Releases11/14

Tuesday  November 13th

Sooner or later everyone sits down to a banquet of consequences. Robert Louis Stevenson

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• Greg Hodnett Auction List)If you are interested in tickets please see the event ad on Hoseheads main page and email one of the folks with tickets. This auction will be live AND for those outside of PA wishing to bid on something can do so by contacting one of us or the auctioneer with your bed on specific items OR you can have a phone bid with someone at the auction to bid on something. There will also be a silent auction and raffles for many great gift baskets. We hope to see everyone and hope that we can make this a success for Greg's wife Sherry. Press Releases11/13

• Indy Race Parts)We would like to congratulate our, #winningIRPcustomers: Kevin Thomas Jr with his back 2 back Oval Nationals win and Tyler Courtney with Clauson-Marshall Racing on the USAC National Sprint Car Championship! Damion Gardner with Mark Alexander Racing on another CRA Championship! For more info on IRP visit our website, www.indyraceparts.com or find us on Twitter, @indyraceparts. 11/13

• RUSH)The Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC RUSH Racing Series powered by Pace Performance is excited to announce that Sharon Speedway will become the Saturday night home base for the RUSH Sprint Cars in 2019. Approximately 8-10 Bonnell's Rod Shop Weekly Series events will take place at the 3/8-mile Hartford, Ohio showplace throughout their weekly and specials events slate during the track's 90th anniversary season. The RUSH Sprints will still continue to have events on Saturday nights at tracks like Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway, Stateline Speedway, Genesee Speedway, Tyler County Speedway, etc. Press Releases11/13

• Brian Brown)Brian Brown produced a strong season in 2018, winning eight races to go with 28 top fives and 38 top 10s. Statistically, Brown had his best season ever at the famed Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, where he won seven of the 410ci winged sprint car features - including four in a row at one point. He also added a 360ci winged sprint car triumph at the half-mile oval. Press Releases11/13

• Giovanni Scelzi)If 2017 was a breakout season for Giovanni Scelzi this year was a welcome to the national scene season. Scelzi won a trio of races, most notably a World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series show during the National Open weekend at Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, Pa., when 50 drivers battled it out in a World of Outlaws versus Pennsylvania Posse versus invaders showdown. Press Releases11/13

• Kerry Madsen)Big Game Motorsports scored eight feature victories for the second consecutive season. Driver Kerry Madsen backed up his eight triumphs earned during his debut season in the Muddy sponsored race car last year by producing the same number in 2018. "We should have won more than we did, but it was still a strong year," he said. "You always look at missed opportunities, but in all reality we had a good year." Press Releases11/13

• Premier Speedway AU)This weekend at Sungold Stadium, Premier Speedway, Warrnambool the prestigious Victorian Sprintcar Title will go on the line on an action-packed program that also includes the Formula 500 Jack Willsher Cup as presented by Go Traffic. Press Releases11/13

• Jason Sides)Jason Sides recently completed his 10th consecutive year with a top-12 finish in the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series championship standings. However, this year was different than a usual season for Sides, who added a second driver during numerous races. Tim Kaeding piloted a Sides Motorsports entry to seven top-five finishes, including a fifth-place result during the famed Knoxville Nationals hosted by Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa. Press Releases11/13

• Kraig Kinser)Kraig Kinser recorded five top-five finishes en route to a 10th-place showing in the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series championship standings this year. It marked the ninth straight season Kinser has placed inside the top 10 in the standings with 'The Greatest Show on Dirt.' Press Releases11/13

• Marshall Skinner)Marshall Skinner showed plenty of speed this season, which was his 28th year of racing. He finished in the top five in approximately half of his races during a season that was shortened due to mechanical woes. Skinner began the season strong despite getting a late start. He had nine top-five finishes in his first 14 races. Press Releases11/13

• Trey Starks)The season didn't end the way Trey Starks had hoped as misfortune hampered the Gobrecht Motorsports team during a USCS Series doubleheader at Bubba Raceway Park last weekend. A mechanical problem slowed the team on Friday as Starks placed seventh in a heat race before charging from seventh to second place in the B Main to garner a transfer into the back of the main event. However, he pulled off the track early in the feature because of the mechanical woes. Press Releases11/13

• Brandon Hanks)This year was a trying one for Brandon Hanks, who was sidelined at different times because of mechanical problems as well as an injury. "It was really tough to get into a rhythm because we didn't get to race very often and then we'd have long periods away from the track," he said. "Our luck wasn't very good either so it was really one of those years you can't wait to get behind you." Press Releases11/13

• Justin Adams)Justin Adams showed marked improvement in his second year of racing a 305ci winged sprint car, racing his way into nearly every feature event. That has the teenager excited for the 2019 racing season. "Last year I was focused on just trying to make the feature," he said. "I was over-thinking everything. This year I relaxed a little more and was able to go and watch the track and see what it was doing and where I needed to race and started thinking ahead a lot more. Press Releases11/13

• Jordon Mallett)Jordon Mallett capped his second consecutive USCS Series national championship by finishing second in the season finale last Saturday at Bubba Raceway Park. Along with the USCS National title, Mallett made it a clean sweep, earning the Deep South Thunder, Mid-South Thunder and Southern Thunder regional titles. Press Releases11/13

• Dominic Scelzi)Dominic Scelzi enjoyed a career-best season in 2018. "I look at it as building on how we did in 2017," he said. "I felt like after the California swing last year we've been getting better and faster and more consistent and more competitive at bigger races. I feel like 2017 and 2018 ran together so much. The races we should have won in 2017 were races we won in 2018. We're finishing them off a little better. Our qualifying has improved as well, which is huge. The last two years we've been building and building and I'm happy to see the direction we're going." Press Releases11/13

• Jackson Motorplex MN)Jackson Motorplex is excited to release its tentative 2019 schedule, which features 18 nights of action and a handful of huge events. The 4/10-mile oval will host six nights of 410ci winged sprint car competition and 10 nights featuring the Midwest Sprint Touring Series and Midwest Power Series 360ci winged sprint cars. The track will also welcome the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series on July 17 and an IMCA event on July 24. Press Releases11/13

• Vaportrail Clothing)Vaportrail Clothing athletes Aaron Reutzel, Carson Macedo, Bill Balog and Trey Starks combined to capture more than two dozen feature victories and a big championship this season. According to media reports and the driver's websites, the four drivers totaled 30 feature triumphs across the country. Press Releases11/13

• Fremont Speedway OH)After several seasons of working to grow late model racing and provide a more economical form of racing to entice more drivers, Fremont Speedway officials have decided not to bring the division back for weekly racing in 2019. When "The Track That Action Built" opens in April 2019 the three main classes of racing will be the Fort Ball Pizza Palace 410 Sprints; Fremont Federal Credit Union 305 Sprints and the Burmeister Trophy Dirt Trucks. Press Releases11/13

• RUSH)The Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC RUSH Racing Series powered by Pace Performance held its fifth annual Authorized Engine Rebuilder Facility Seminar on Saturday (November 10) at the Hampton Inn & Suites Grove City (PA). Attendance to this meeting was again "mandated" for those facilities authorized to rebuild engines for the RUSH Late Models, Sprint Cars, Sportsman Modifieds, Pro Mods, Pro Stocks, and Asphalt Series. Engine facilities from several states including new 2018 rebuilders Eagle Racing Engines from Knoxville, Tennessee and Conklin Racing Engines from Morrisdale, Pa. plus two rebuilders from Ontario, Canada were on hand. Press Releases11/13

• Sprint Car Bandits)The upcoming 2019 racing season for the NCRA Sprint Car Bandits (SCB) series is going to feature several new fan- and driver-focused initiatives that will further add to the excitement and benefit level to all involved from race night to race night throughout the season. Let’s jump right in! Press Releases11/13

• Joshua Shipley)Joshua Shipley ran his non-wing car for the first time since July last Saturday evening when he joined the San Tan Ford Desert Sprint Car Series at Arizona Speedway. "It was pretty nice to be able to hop back in my own car," he said. "I actually just got the motor back from the engine builder so that was exciting. The car was really fast." Press Releases11/13

• All Stars)After serving four seasons as the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 Technical Director, Central Pennsylvania transplant Eric Walls will now switch roles and takeover Series Director duties, effective immediately. Walls, who joined the All Star staff as Technical Director just after Tony Stewart purchased the Series in 2015, will bring experience and passion to the director’s chair in 2019, hoping to utilize prior experiences to lead the All Star Circuit of Champions down a path of success. All Stars 11/13

• Tony Stewart)Another Florida visit equaled another Florida victory for Columbus, Indiana’s Tony Stewart, this time conquering the Sunshine State Sprint Car Shootout opener at Bubba Raceway Park on Friday evening, November 9. For Smoke, the United Sprint Car Series (USCS) 360 victory bumped his season win total to four, now with three during USCS competition. Press Releases11/13

• Column)“Notes from the Frank Riddle Memorial Race at Citrus County Speedway" by Richard Golardi Florida Open Wheel11/13

• Florida Open Wheel)Feature race video from Richard Golardi: https://youtu.be/ILScTtwO7Vs Video - "The Frank Riddle Memorial, Feature Race Video, Citrus County Speedway, 11-10-2018" 11/13

• USAC)Over the years, Don Basile Rookie of the Race honors at the "Turkey Night Grand Prix" have been awarded to some of the most talented young racers in America. Just a glance down the list will show you the names of Kasey Kahne, Dave Steele, Bobby East, Kody Swanson, Kyle Larson, Tanner Thorson, Carson Macedo and Zeb Wise as individuals who've made an impact in their first appearance at the prestigious race early in their careers before going onto achieve big things in the racing world. USAC 11/13

• USAC)Indiana Sprint Week will expand to its largest schedule in over a decade when the 32nd annual edition of the wildly-popular event arrives in 2019 for eight races in ten nights between July 18-27. There have been only two other occasions when ISW featured eight USAC AMSOIL National Sprint races, in 2003 and 2007. The 2019 ISW schedule includes eight distinct tracks each with their own characteristics, ranging from relatively flat to high banks, from quarters to half-miles and from wide-sweeping turns to paperclip-shaped venues, offering a unique challenge to both driver and machine. USAC 11/13

• USAC)USAC National racing continues its adventure out west this weekend, but now the focus turns to the midgets as teams point the compass toward California's Bakersfield Speedway this Saturday, November 17, for the "November Classic," the penultimate round for both the USAC P1 Insurance National & Light Up the World Western States Midget seasons. USAC 11/13

• Skagit Speedway WA)Skagit Speedway along with the 2018 class champions are teaming up for the "Champions 4 Community Food Drive" this Christmas season. The seven champion drivers will spend an afternoon shopping for food for the area food banks. "For many years Skagit Speedway has donated food during the Christmas Season," commented track promoter Steve Beitler. "Again this year, we want to get the champions, the fans and race teams of Skagit Speedway involved to support our surrounding communities." Press Releases11/13

• Jock Goodyer)Speed certainly hasn’t been a problem for Jock Goodyer so far in the 2018-19 season, with the teenager having already racked up three minor podium finishes from as many starts throughout his home state of Tasmania. Making his debut in 410 Sprintcars last season, Goodyer experienced a pleasing introduction to the class, closing his campaign by clinching his maiden feature-race win at Hobart Speedway, as well as experiencing an encouraging run on the mainland which saw him place sixth in the third and final Easter Trail round at Warrnambool’s Premier Speedway. Press Releases11/13

Monday  November 12th

Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid, one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory. Douglas MacArthur

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• Photos)Hein Brothers Photos from the final night of Perris Auto Speedway Oval Nationals USAC CRA are in  SpeedShotz 11/12

• Dirt On Dirt/Gateway Dirt Nationals)Anyone who can't make it to the Dome at America's Center in St. Louis, Mo., for the Nov. 29-Dec. 1 VP Racing Fuels Gateway Dirt Nationals can still see every lap of the action on the fifth-mile indoor dirt oval thanks to the live pay-per-view video coverage offered by DirtonDirt.com. For the third consecutive year, DirtonDirt.com - the internet's home for everything about Dirt Late Models - will cover all three days of the blockbuster weekend that includes Super Late Models, open-wheel modifieds and, for the first time, an invitational event for midgets. The PPV broadcasts will feature full coverage of the on-track action as well as behind-the-scenes interviews from the DirtonDirt.com team. Press Releases11/12

• USCS)Jordon Mallett from Greenbrier, Arkansas will wear the crown as the United Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters Outlaw Thunder Tour National Champion during the series’ 22nd and 2018 racing season. The young sprint car driver made nine visits to the www.rockauto.com USCS victory lane as the series feature winner. USCS 11/12

• Selinsgrove Speedway PA)Selinsgrove Speedway & Raceway Park closed out the #WideOpen2018 season Saturday evening, Nov. 10, with the awards banquet at the historic Genetti Hotel in Williamsport for about 250 guests representing the 360 sprint car, super late model, pro stock, roadrunner, and go kart divisions. This year’s top performing drivers received trophies, jackets, commemorative championship rings sponsored by Foss Jewelers, and shared a $25,000-plus point fund. Central PA 11/12

• Premier Speedway AU)The 2018 Victorian Sprintcar Title and the Formula 500 Jack Willsher Cup headline an action-packed night of racing this coming Saturday night at Sungold Stadium, Premier Speedway, Warrnambool, with strong fields signaling their intentions to be a part of the show with thanks to event partners Go Traffic. Press Releases11/12

• Perris Auto Speedway CA)Perris Auto Speedway has released the schedule for the 2019 season. The track’s 24th season opener will be on February 9th and will feature the PASSCAR Stock Car Series and the IMCA Modifieds. The same cars will close the campaign nine months later on November 16th. The first sprint car race of the year will feature the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars, Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Cars and The PAS Senior & Young Gun Sprints on March 9th. All told there will be 10 nights of sprint car racing in 2019. Included on the sprint car portion of the calendar will be the Sokola Shootout on April 13th, the Salute to Indy on May 25th, California Racers Hall of Fame Night on August 17th, Glenn Howard Classic on September 21st and the 24th Annual Budweiser Oval Nationals Presented by All Coast Construction on November 7th, 8th and 9th. Press Releases11/12

• Sprintcar All Stars)In a nail biting finish to the Mainline DynoLog Dynamometers All Star Series RD2 the V29 Cool car of Michael Tancredi took out the win. Tancredi had been running in third place and made his move in dense traffic in the last few laps passing SA44 Dan Evans and SA33 Mark Caruso to take the lead. Tancredi started in 8 and drove the wheels off passing car after car. Caruso who led the race for the majority of it had to be content with second and Evans third. New comer to the 360 ranks Terry Pitt looked comfortable in the SA7 taking out the Pole Shoot Out and starting off the Pole. Unfortunately for Pitt in the early laps of the main spun in turn 2 and ended his night on the infield. SA90 Michael Lovegrove came home in 4th and SA95 Jarman Dalitz rounded out the top 5. Press Releases11/12

Sunday  November 11th

Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory. George S. Patton

3:00am

RESULTS....

• USAC)It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. That about sums of the rollercoaster of emotions Kevin Thomas, Jr. and Tyler Courtney endured at the conclusion of Saturday night's Budweiser "Oval Nationals" presented by All Coast Construction at Perris Auto Speedway. Kevin Thomas, Jr. notched his second-straight "Oval Nationals" win worth $25,000, but lost the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car championship on a tiebreaker to Tyler Courtney who gained the one spot he needed on the final lap after it appeared as if his title chances had slipped through his fingertips just moments before. USAC 11/11

• Arizona Speedway)Desert Sprints...2 #5M Zachary Madrid 3 #0G Kyle Shipley 4 #2 Joshua Shipley 5 #34 Sterling Cling 6 #17 Joe Scheopner 7 #5* Robert King 8 #66 Colton Maroney 9 #98 Matt Lundy 10 #25AZ Rick Shuman 11 #76 Jesse Stonecipher 12 #65X John Romero 13 #29X Dustin Cormany 14 #88 Philip Deeney 15 #22 Andy Sole 16 #4Q Crash Vegas 17 #3 Pete Yerkovich 18 #1AZ Bruce St. James 11/11

Saturday  November 10th

If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe. Carl Sagan

10:30pm

RESULTS....

• USCS)USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour presented by K&N Filters # Bubba Raceway Park on Saturday, November 10, 2018 results: - USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour presented by K&N Filters Winged Sprint Cars (25 Laps) 1. 5 b-Justin Barger[2] ; 2. 14 m-Jordon Mallett[1] ; 3. m 1-Mark Smith[6] ; 4. 14 c-Tyler Clem[9] ; 5. 24 jr-Danny Martin Jr[4] ; 6. 4-Danny Smith[10] ; 7. 16 B-Ricky Peterson[11] ; 8. 10-Terry Gray[13] ; 9. 3 a-AJ Maddox[8] ; 10. 43-Terry Witherspoon[14] ; 11. 3-Todd Gracey[12] ; 12. 14 t-Tony Stewart[5] ; 13. 44-Trey Starks[7] ; 14. 82-Garrett Green[22] ; 15. 24 d-Danny Sams III[17] ; 16. 38-Tony Agin[24] ; 17. 33-Joe Larkin[25] ; 18. 28 m-Conner Morrell[20] ; 19. 22-Shawn Murray[19] ; 20. 18 j-RJ Jacobs[18] ; 21. 116-Nick Snyder[15] ; 22. 83 r-Mark Ruel Jr[21] ; 23. 28-Jeff Willingham[23] ; 24. 6 s-Robbie Smith[16] ; 25. 5 c-Hayden Campbell[3]USCS  11/10

• Photos)Hein Brothers Photos from night 2 of Perris Auto Speedway Oval Nationals USAC CRA are in  SpeedShotz 11/10

• Hoseheads Open Wheel Video)1 new video has been added to Hoseheads.com Open Wheel. November 2,3, 2018 - Dirt Track @ Charlotte; WoO Sprints https://vimeo.com/11/10

1:30pm

RESULTS....

• Archerfield Speedway AU)1 #23 Lachlan McHugh 2 #36 Mitchell Gee 3 #17 Luke Oldfield 4 #28 Allan Woods 5 #5 Peter Lack 6 #54 Randy Morgan 7 #25 Andrew Scheuerle 8 #59 Kevin Titman 9 #Q42 Kristy Bonsey 10 #78 Andrew Corbet 11 #85 Nelson Reddacliff 12 #96 Steven Johnson 13 #Q8 Brock Dean 14 #88 Ryan McNamara 15 #3 Clem Hoffmans 16 #NQ42 Brent Aprile 17 #Q2 Brent Kratzmann 18 #NQ8 Tony Wynne 19 #75 Darren Jensen 11/10

• Avalon Raceway AU)1 #Q83 Steve Lines 2 #V52 Darren Mollenoyux 3 #V35 Jamie Veal 4 #V37 Grant Anderson 5 #V42 Jye Okeeffe 6 #V68 Brett Milburn 7 #V88 David Murcott 8 #V98 Peter Doukas 9 #V67 Luke Walker 10 #V90 Corey McCullagh 11/10

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

• Valvoline Raceway AU)1 #N57 Matt Dumesny 2 #N56 Michael Saller 3 #N48 Jackson Delamont 4 #N32 Warren Ferguson 5 #N10 Luke Stirton 6 #N16 Daniel Sayre 7 #N92 Sam Walsh 8 #N39 Jeremy Cross 9 #NS4 Max Johnston 10 #NQ5 Danny Reidy 11 #NS57 Brendan Scorgie 12 #N55 Jessie Attard 13 #NS15 Daniel Cassidy 14 #V5 Max Dumesny 15 #D2 Ben Atkinson 16 #N54 Grant Tunks 17 #N24 Blake Skipper 18 #N79 Peter Bourke 19 #N71 Michael Stewart 20 #NS27 Kyle Angel 21 #NS21 Jordyn Brazier 22 #N20 Troy Little 23 #N43 Alex Orr 24 #Q7 Robbie Farr 11/10

• Valvoline Raceway AU)Speedcars...1 #N70 Matt Smith 2 #Q29 Adam Clarke 3 #N14 Nathan Smee 4 #N51 Michael Stewart 5 #N78 Troy Jenkins 6 #N97 Matthew Jackson 7 #A1 Kaidon Brown 8 #S6 Harley Bishop 9 #N42 Gary Rooke 10 #N98 Troy Little 11 #Q22 Scott Farmer 12 #N57 Harley Smee 13 #Q82 Jason Bell 14 #N43 Glen Arnold 15 #N28 Dean Meadows 16 #N6 Michael Jordan 17 #N76 Bob Jackson 18 #N36 Stephen Birkett 19 #N15 DJ Raw 20 #N23 Matt Hunter 21 #N41 Jordan Mackay 22 #N3 Darren Jenkins 23 #N62 Dan Biner 24 #S57 Robert Heard 25 #Q89 Rusty Whittaker 11/10

• Murray Bridge Speedway AU)Sprintcar All Stars..360...1 #S33 Mark Caruso 2 #S42 Jamie Hendry 3 #V29 Michael Tancredi 4 #V4 Phil Lock 5 #S44 Daniel Evans 6 #S91 Mike Fox 7 #S90 Michael Lovegrove 8 #S96 Brendan Guerin 9 #S14 Brendan Quinn 10 #VA2 Boyd Harris 11 #V33 Michael Holt 12 #V16 James Wren 13 #S98 Cheian Perrett 14 #S95 Jarman Dalitz 15 #S5 Trigga Gates 16 #VA8 Shaun McClure 17 #S22 Jed Bell 18 #S69 Cody Atkins 19 #S7 Terry Pitt 20 #S3 Ben Morris 11/10

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2:00am

RESULTS....

• USAC)When it comes to the first two nights of the 23rd annual Budweiser "Oval Nationals" presented by All Coast Construction at Perris Auto Speedway, it seems you just can't keep Justin Grant and Tyler Courtney away from each other in late-race situations. It also appears that down the stretch of the season, you just can't keep Justin Grant out of USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car victory lane as he collected his fifth win in the past seven races. USAC 11/10

• USAC)Six drivers have locked themselves into Saturday’s A-Main for the 23rd Annual Budweiser Oval Nationals presented by All Coast Construction at Perris Auto Speedway: Courtney, Grant, Thomas, Stockon, Gardner & Leary.USAC 11/10

Friday  November 9th

I don't like looking back. I'm always constantly looking forward. I'm not the one to sort of sit and cry over spilt milk. I'm too busy looking for the next cow. Gordon Ramsay

11:50pm

RESULTS....

• USCS)Tony Stewart from Columbus, Indiana, won his 3rd USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour Presented by K&N Filters main event of the 2018 season on Night One of the USCS Sunshine State Sprint Car Shootout presented by FireAde at Bubba Raceway Park. Mark Smith, Danny Martin, Jr., A.J. Maddox and Tyler Clem followed Stewart across the line in the 25-lap contest. 31 USCS sprint cars signed in. The Night 2 Finale kicks off at 7pm on Saturday night. For more info www.bubbaracewaypark.com Bubba Raceway Park FL...1 #14 Tony Stewart 2 #M1 Mark Smith 3 #24 Danny Martin Jr. 4 #3A AJ Maddox 5 #14C Tyler Clem 6 7 #22G Johnny Gilbertson 8 #28M Connor Morrell 9 #116 Nick Snyder 10 #22 Sean Murray 11 #18J RJ Jacobs 12 #5 Justin Barger 13 #14M Jordon Mallett 14 #6S Robbie Smith 15 #4 Danny Smith 16 #43 Terry Witherspoon 17 #3 Todd Gracey 18 #82 Garrett Green 19 #83 Mark Ruel Jr. 20 #28 Jeff Willigham 22 #44 Trey StarksUSCS 11/9

• Photos)Hein Brothers Photos from night 1 of Perris Auto Speedway Oval Nationals USAC CRA are in  SpeedShotz 11/9

PRESS....

• POWRi/RMMRA)Weekend Cancelled at Kennendale TX due to weather. 11/9

• POWRi)The always exciting Turnpike Challenge dates have been set for 2019. The Sixth Annual event has been expanded into four nights of racing with a back-up week in the event of inclement weather. With both the POWRi Lucas Oil National and West Midget Leagues in attendance, as well as the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League, this week will definitely be one you won't want to miss. Press Releases11/9

• Dodge City Raceway Park KS)Another exciting year of racing action is in store for Dodge City Raceway Park in southwest Kansas in 2019 as the slate of events for the state-of-the-art facility in southwest Kansas has been established. Following an open practice and car show on March 23, the season officially fires off on Saturday, April 6, with a DCRP vs. URSS Sprint Car tilt before ultimately wrapping up with two nights of World of Outlaws Sprint Cars “Boot Hill Showdown” action on September 20-21. Press Releases11/9

• Must See Racing)Must See Racing Sprint Car Series officials announced the 13-race core of the tour’s 2019 schedule on Thursday, featuring two facilities that join the calendar for the first time. New venues hosting Must See Racing next season are the four-tenths-mile Ace Speedway in Altamahaw, N.C., and the three-eighths-mile Hillside Buffalo Speedway in Holland, N.Y. Press Releases11/9

• USAC)Rain has forced cancellation of Saturday night's USAC Eastern Speed2 Midget finale, leaving Jessica Bean of Farmland, Ind. with her second straight series championship. She finished 43 points ahead of Nolan Allison. Bean posted a pair of feature wins, three seconds and four thirds in 10 starts.11/9

1:00am

RESULTS....

• USAC)For better or worse, Justin Grant and TOPP Motorsports have learned how to be resilient this year. They've successfully overcome their season-long, mountainous valley of struggles that kept them winless through their first 33 USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car starts of 2018. And, on Thursday night, the pair overcame humble beginnings that forced them to start from the fifth row in the A-Main for the opener for the 23rd annual Budweiser "Oval Nationals" presented by All Coast Construction at Perris Auto Speedway. USAC 11/9

• Photos)Hein Brothers Photos from practice night at Perris Auto Speedway Oval Nationals USAC CRA are in  SpeedShotz 11/9

PRESS....

• Gio Scelzi)16 year-old Sprintcar Sensation Gio Scelzi is locked and loaded to head down-under for his Aussie racing debut at Australia’s premier Sprintcar Carnival, the South West Conveyancing Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic this coming January. The son of 4 times World Drag Racing Champion Garry Scelzi, the Californian will race down under for the first time giving local Aussie fans the chance to see his audacious talent and what this kid has to offer. Not since Kyle Larson made his down-under Classic debut for Brett Milburn a few years back has Australia seen such a hot young talent in action. Press Releases11/9

• USAC)Qualifying is an essential aspect in the sport of auto racing, usually setting the tone for the night and putting a driver in position to claim the checkered flag at the end of the night. Perhaps it's no surprise that the top-three drivers in terms of USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car victories are also one-two-three on the all-time list for most fast qualifying times with the series. Tom Bigelow remains at the top with a staggering 65 fast qualifying times in his career, but with his fast time at Arizona Speedway's "Western World Championships" last Saturday, Dave Darland moved into a tie for second with Tracy Hines at 60 fast times.  USAC 11/9

Thursday  November 8th

I would rather feel things in extreme than not at all. Bonnie Raitt

4:50pm

PRESS....

• USAC)Speed Shift TV has live coverage of all three nights of the 23rd Annual Budweiser "Oval Nationals" presented by All Coast Construction from Perris Auto Speedway this Thursday, Friday and Saturday, November 8-9-10. A pair of tight championship races are on the line with both the USAC AMSOIL National and CRA Sprint Cars. The National race features three drivers: Kevin Thomas, Jr., Tyler Courtney and Chris Windom within 50 points. Thomas and Courtney are separated by just two points. Thomas is the defending winner of the "Oval Nationals." Windom won it in 2010. USAC 11/8

• World of Outlaws)Donny Schatz and Brad Sweet separated themselves from the rest of the competition in the second half of the 2018 World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series season, which has everyone excited to see the 2019 Championship battle that will kick off in February at Volusia Speedway Park. As the Outlaws closed out their 40th anniversary season last week, the focus has quickly shifted to the DIRTcar Nationals, where Schatz and his Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing team will begin their quest for an 11th championship as Sweet and his Kasey Kahne Racing crew aim to disrupt that streak.DIRT/World of Outlaws 11/8

• Greg Wilson)Greg Wilson earned his fifth top-five finish of the season on Saturday afternoon during the World of Outlaws World Finals, which is the final World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series event of the season. "It was great to be able to close the season with a strong run," he said. "This year didn't go as we had planned so to end on a positive note was important." Press Releases11/8

• Travis Rilat)Travis Rilat produced a top-10 finish in the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour presented by SawBlade.com championship standings for the 10th time in his career in 2018. This year marked the first time since 2009 that Rilat tackled the tour full time. Although he missed multiple races because of work commitments, Rilat still ended ninth in the standings while piloting the No. 1 sprint car for BDS Motorsports. Press Releases11/8

• Alex Hill)It was a year of extensive travel and valuable racing experience for Alex Hill as she became just the fourth woman to run the entire Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour presented by SawBlade.com schedule. The 18-year-old competed in all 36 National races, plus more than a dozen other events, while attending college full-time in Los Angeles for nine months of the year. She finished 13th in the ASCS National Tour championship standings and placed third among rookies. Press Releases11/8

• URC)Robbie Stillwaggon parked the Quality Auto Body #89 car in victory lane once again at the Big Track Classic on Sunday afternoon. With the first two days falling to Mother Nature, a rare Sunday rain date was used to complete the annual Big Track Classic in honor of long time URC competitor and official Midge Miller. And just last year at the end of the night, the colorful yellow and purple belonging to Robbie Stillwaggon found its way to victory lane. URC 11/8

• USAC)Chris Windom is one of three contenders for the 2018 USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car crown coming into this week's "Oval Nationals" at Perris Auto Speedway, which marks the conclusion of a heated battle between he and first-time title hopefuls Kevin Thomas, Jr. and Tyler Courtney who are separated by just two. USAC 11/8

• USAC)The top drivers in the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car points recorded the top-two lap times in Wednesday night's practice session at Perris Auto Speedway in preparation for the 23rd annual Budweiser "Oval Nationals" presented by All Coast Construction this Thursday, Friday and Saturday night, November 8-9-10. Tyler Courtney, who trails Kevin Thomas, Jr. in the standings by just two points, topped the charts with a lap of 16.419 seconds around the half-mile dirt oval aboard his Clauson Marshall Newman Racing/NOS Energy Drink - Priority Aviation/Spike/Rider Chevy. Thomas was second fastest at 16.435, while Justin Grant, Jason McDougal and Brady Bacon rounded out the top-five among the 27 cars who took to the track. USAC 11/8

• Sprintcar All Stars AU)The Mainline DynoLog Dynamometers All Star Series rolls into Murray Bridge Raceway this Saturday night for RD2 of the West Coast Concreting $2,500 King of the River. “This is the home track for all our South Aussie teams and they love the opportunity to compete there. Murray Bridge has been a fantastic supporter of 360’s over the years and it’s great that we get the chance to compete there twice this season.” says Searle. Press Releases11/8

• Mitchell Motorsports)Last Saturday night (November 3) saw the first outing in Queensland for Mitchell Motorsport and their team driver Danny Reidy after they were unable to attend the opening round of the Ultimate Sprintcar Championship QLD, and round 2 of the series being washed out before a wheel was turned. Despite the lack of seat time in the #19 Eagle Ignition Leads / Penrite Maxim Danny was able to fight hard to secure a 6th placed result. Press Releases11/8

• Brenten Farrer)Last Saturday night Brenten “Smooch” Farrer enjoyed a career best result at the Premier Speedway in Warrnambool as he finished seventh in Round 3 of the Eureka Garages and Sheds Sprintcar Series. Sure, Brenten has five career A-Main victories to his credit but they have all come in 360ci competition but his latest result ranks as his best run in a 410ci Sprintcar. “I Surprised myself a little last weekend, but we have worked extra hard over the off season to put everything in place to put our best foot forward in making the step up to 410. I’m under not false hope, this is hard and to do this night after night is going to be difficult but I’m up for the challenge” added Brenten following the A-Main. Press Releases11/8

Wednesday  November 7th

Each life is made up of mistakes and learning, waiting and growing, practicing patience and being persistent. Billy Graham

10:00pm

PRESS....

• USAC)When it comes down to the end of a nitty gritty USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car points race, you look for any omens you can spot. You may look for a titlist in terms of overall victories - 2nd in points Tyler Courtney has 11. Perhaps it's in terms of consistency - 3rd in points Chris Windom has a series-leading 35 top-ten finishes in 37 starts. USAC 11/7

• Knoxville Raceway IA)Knoxville Raceway and DIRTVision announced today a broadcast partnership establishing DIRTVision as the exclusive broadcast platform for the Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Store, the Weld Racing Capitani Classic presented by Great Southern Bank, the 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank, the inaugural Corn Belt Nationals and the full regular-season schedule of events that comprises the Knoxville Championship Cup Series.Press Releases11/7

• World of Outlaws)DIRTVision and Knoxville Raceway announced today a broadcast partnership establishing DIRTVision as the exclusive broadcast platform for the Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Store, the Weld Racing Capitani Classic presented by Great Southern Bank, the 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank, the inaugural Corn Belt Nationals and the full regular-season schedule of events that comprises the Knoxville Championship Cup Series.DIRT/World of Outlaws 11/7

• GREG HODNETT...MARK YOUR CALENDAR! The Greg Hodnett Benefit Auction that was rained out a few weeks ago at Port Royal has been rescheduled for Friday night, November 30, 2018 at the Mongahan Twp Fire Dept in Dillsburg, PA. Activities will begin at 6PM with the auction beginning around 8PM. More details to follow but mark your calendar for what promises to be a fun filled night. Greg's tribute shirts, decals and hats will also be available if you haven't already purchased yours. 11/7

• Indy Race Parts)We would like to congratulate our, #winningIRPcustomers: Ian Madsen and everyone at KCP Racing on the win at the Dirt Track in Charlotte over the weekend and rounding out the season, becoming the World of Outlaws Rookie of the Year! Tucker Klaasmeyer and Keith Kunz Motorsports also received big honors by becoming the 2018 Powri Midget Champions! Congrats again to everyone and the entire teams! For more info on IRP visit our website, www.indyraceparts.com or find us on Twitter, @indyraceparts. 11/7

• Column)“Frank Riddle Memorial Returns to Citrus County Speedway on Saturday" by Richard GolardiFlorida Open Wheel  11/7

• USAC CRA)As the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Cars head into the season's final weekend of 2018, we're staring down the barrel of history in the making. Only two points separate Kevin Thomas, Jr. and Tyler Courtney in the National standings with just three races remaining - the 23rd annual Budweiser "Oval Nationals" presented by All Coast Construction at California's Perris Auto Speedway on November 8-9-10. USAC 11/7

Tuesday  November 6th

Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas. Marie Curie

11:50pm

PRESS....

• Perris Auto Speedway CA)Facts on the 23rd Annual Budweiser Oval Nationals at Perris Auto Speedway EVENT: 23rd Annual Budweiser Oval Nationals Presented by All Coast Construction WHERE: "The Southern California Home of Major League Sprint Car Racing," Perris Auto Speedway on the SoCal Fair and Event Center (18700 Lake Perris Drive, Perris, CA 92571)Press Releases11/6

• Jason Sides)Jason Sides wrapped up his season with a strong run on Saturday evening during the World of Outlaws World Finals finale at The Dirt Track at Charlotte. Sides charged from 27th to 17th after using a provisional to start near the rear of the field. It was the second-most cars passed in the 30-lap race and provides momentum to close the season. Press Releases11/6

• Derek Hagar)Derek Hagar registered a half-dozen feature victories this season. "We really didn't get to do a whole lot of racing," he said. "To still be competitive with the caliber of cars we raced with says a lot for our team. We had some wins this year in the little amount of races we got in. It wasn't as much as we'd done in the past couple of years, but to still win six races and not race as much as we had in the past, I think we had a strong year." Press Releases11/6

• Spencer Bayston)Kevin Swindell and Spencer Bayston entered the famed World of Outlaws World Finals last weekend seeking their first top-10 finish together during a World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series race. The marquee event at The Dirt Track at Charlotte yielded much more than that as the Swindell Speed Lab backed team recorded a top-five finish during the opening main event before capping the spectacle with a sixth-place finish. Press Releases11/6

• Giovanni Scelzi)Giovanni Scelzi closed the regular season with a strong run last Saturday during the World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte. Scelzi rallied for his 20th top five of the season and his fourth during World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series action at an event that featured more than 50 competitors. Press Releases11/6

• USCS)Speed Shift TV will broadcast the United Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters USCS North vs. South Sunshine State Shootout presented by FireAde winged sprint car event from Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Florida this coming weekend. The popular pay-per-view platform will telecast both nights of the 2nd annual event over the internet for those who can’t attend the event at the three-eight-mile clay oval for the USCS series Season Finale on Friday and Saturday, November 9th and 10th. To view either or both nights of the high-speed racing action please visit www.speedshifttv.com for broadcast times, pricing and instructions. USCS 11/6

• Brian Brown)Brian Brown will use his season-ending results as motivation throughout the upcoming offseason. Brown crashed while competing for a top 10 in the first feature before he placed 16th in the second main event last weekend during the World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte. Press Releases11/6

• Seth Bergman)Seth Bergman took a huge leap forward in his racing career this year. Bergman contended for his first career Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour presented by SawBlade.com championship throughout the season before finishing second in the championship standings. It was his career-best result and marked the eighth straight season with a top-10 finish in the ASCS National Tour standings. Press Releases11/6

• Kraig Kinser)Kraig Kinser garnered the Hard Charger Award on Saturday evening during the World of Outlaws World Finals. Kinser combined to pass a whopping 23 cars during the two A Mains at the prestigious World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series season finale, which was hosted by The Dirt Track at Charlotte. Press Releases11/6

• USAC)As the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Cars head into the season's final weekend of 2018, we're staring down the barrel of history in the making. Only two points separate Kevin Thomas, Jr. and Tyler Courtney in the National standings with just three races remaining - the 23rd annual Budweiser "Oval Nationals" presented by All Coast Construction at California's Perris Auto Speedway on November 8-9-10. USAC 11/6

• Dominic Scelzi)Dominic Scelzi made both main events last weekend during his first visit to the World of Outlaws World Finals since his debut in 2015. Scelzi, who was driving for Bernie Stuebgen, was one of more than 50 drivers to invade The Dirt Track at Charlotte for the marquee World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series event. The action began on Thursday when Scelzi qualified 12th quickest in his group for Friday's event and ninth quickest for Saturday's show. Press Releases11/6

• Blake Carrick)Though still with a couple more on his calendar in 2018, Blake Carrick closed out his rookie season in Nor-Cal by competing at Stockton Dirt Track over the weekend during the 35th Annual Tribute To Gary Patterson. “It was an okay weekend,’ Blake Carrick said. “We couldn’t get out of the ‘B’ either night, but it was a nice change of pace to get on a bigger track.” Press Releases11/6

• Shane Stewart)The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series 2018 season was wrapped up this past weekend at The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, N.C. With that, Stewart and Kyle Larson Racing concluded their strong five-year partnership with a heartbreaker during the opening feature and an 11th-place finish in the finale.Press Releases11/6

• Carson Macedo)The 22-year-old driver made his career-first start with Kyle Larson Racing this past weekend in the World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, N.C. Carson Macedo earned his career-best World Finals score in the first feature on Saturday before cutting a tire while leading the first 23 laps in the second feature.Press Releases11/6

• Dave Darland/Robert Ballou)Making his debut aboard the potent Ballou Motorsports No. 12 entry at Arizona Speedway over the weekend during the Western World Championship, Dave Darland looked as if he had been in the car all year long as he picked up a second place finish during Saturday night’s finale. “We had a great weekend, and had a lot of fun,” Dave Darland said. “We had a fast car every time I hit the track, and the guys did a great job of making me feel comfortable. Press Releases11/6

• Tony Gualda)Getting two more races in before dropping the curtain on 2018, Tony Gualda and C&M Motorsports would pick up a second place finish on Friday night before a 12th place finish with the Sprint Car Challenge Tour on Saturday night during a two-day show at Stockton Dirt Track. “Friday night we were really sporty, and made some things happen despite it being narrow, and on Saturday I thought we were pretty good as well, it was just really tough being back in dirty air,” Tony Gualda said. Press Releases11/6

• Shane Hopkins)Unsure if he would be able to compete at the Sprint Car Challenge Tour’s final event after enduring engine issues a couple of weeks back, Shane Hopkins was ale to make it happen as he secured Rookie of the Year honors despite a tough night at Stockton Dirt Track. Press Releases11/6

• Tanner Carrick)Though circumstances took him out of great finishes on paper over the weekend, Tanner Carrick adapted well to the Stockton Dirt Track as the Lincoln, CA made his first visit to the 4/10 mile speed plant to close out the season in Northern California. “Overall I would definitely say it went pretty well for my first visit there and against a really talented field of cars,” Tanner Carrick said. “We had really good speed both Friday and Saturday night but unfortunately some mechanical issues kind of ruined what we had going.” Press Releases11/6

• Ian Madsen)Continuing to find himself in the mix as the season wound down, Ian Madsen capped his Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year season with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series off nicely as he won the opening night of the World Finals. “It is great to get another Outlaw win, and really give us a shot in the arm as we close the season and start to prepare for our 2019 campaign,” Ian Madsen said. “It was a grueling year, and to win during one of the biggest weekend’s of the year feels great.”

• Justyn Cox)Getting into a high pressure situation back in September as he got the call to drive the Bates Motorsports entry in the remaining Sprint Car Challenge Tour events for the injured Tim Kaeding with the team still in the thick of the Sprint Car Challenge Tour Owners Championship, Justyn Cox passed with flying colors as he excelled in his fill in role and helped the team capture the title in during the final race of the season. Press Releases11/6

• Andy Gregg)Making one last start in 2018, Andy Gregg and his GUTS Racing team made the trip to Stockton, CA on Saturday night as they took part in the 35th Annual Tribute to Gary Patterson with the King of the West Series and capped the year off with a ninth place finish. “Only getting a total of 19 races in this year, I am pretty happy to finish ninth with the King of the West Series,” Andy Gregg said. “My guys gave me a really good car on Saturday night, I made some mistakes, but I am pleased with how we performed.” Press Releases11/6

• Shane Golobic)Heading into the final King of the West Series event of the year on Saturday night, Shane Golobic still had hopes of claiming the 2018 King of the West Championship, but with an uphill battle in front of him a lap seven incident would bring his first season with Tarlton Motorsports to a tough ending as Golobic would get upside down ending his night as he finished second in the season long standings. Press Releases11/6

• Kyle Hirst)Closing out Roth Motorsports’ 25th year of operation, Kyle Hirst made it a memorable one, as he was successful in claiming his fourth career King of the West Series Championship as well as his second Sprint Car Challenge Tour Championship as both series’ had their final event of the season Saturday night in Stockton, CA. Press Releases11/6

• Premier Speedway AU)Hailing from Llandilo, 54kms North West of Sydney, Jessie Attard is beginning to make a real name for himself in the tough world of Sprintcar Racing and again this coming January he will pit himself against the best of the best at the South West Conveyancing Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic. Press Releases11/6

Monday  November 5th

Until we meet again, may the good Lord take a liking to you. Roy Rogers

10:00pm

PRESS....

• Photos)58 Hein Brothers Photos from Saturday at the World Finals presented by Can-Am at The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway are in  SpeedShotz 11/5

• USCS)Versatile 3-time Nascar Cup Series Champion, Tony Stewart from Brownsburg, Indiana who has driven and won in almost every oval track type race car imaginable, brings his #14 winged sprint car back to Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Florida this coming weekend to compete in the USCS North vs. South SUNSHINE STATE Sprint Car Shootout presented by FireAde 2000 on Friday and Saturday, November 9th and 10th. USCS 11/5

• Krikke Motorsports)Following the exciting announcement of their participation in the World Series Sprintcar Championship with new team driver Kerry Madsen, the Krikke Motorsport team is pleased to reveal their full 2018-19 season calendar. Once again set to make their season debut in mid-December with the Western Australian Title at the Perth Motorplex, an event which saw them claim the victory last season with then driver Jamie Veal, the Krikke Motorsport team is looking forward to getting their campaign underway as they attempt to defend the state title crown. Press Releases11/5

• Jayden Peacock)Everyone loves an underdog, and last Saturday night at Toowoomba’s Hi-Tec Oils Speedway, youngster Jayden Peacock demonstrated why, surprising even himself by driving to his maiden feature-race victory ahead of some stout competition in the third Ultimate Sprintcar Championship Queensland round. Press Releases11/5

• Oswego Speedway NY)The Lake Ontario Event and Conference Center hosted the annual Oswego Speedway Awards Banquet and Hall of Fame Saturday night where award winners and Hall of Fame Inductees were recognized. The MC for the evening was Steve Quonce of the Oswego Safety Crew. Press Releases11/5

• USAC)Forty-five cars have pre-entered for the 23rd annual Budweiser "Oval Nationals" presented by All Coast Construction on November 8-9-10 at Perris Auto Speedway. The prestigious event on the southern California half-mile presents three-straight nights of racing starting this Thursday night and concluding Saturday night, which pays a whopping $25,000-to-win and serves as the season finale for both the USAC AMSOIL National and CRA Sprint Cars. USAC 11/5

• Kerry Madsen)Big Game Motorsports driver Kerry Madsen closed his season by scoring a top-10 result on Saturday evening at The Dirt Track at Charlotte. Madsen, who was driving a second Muddy sponsored entry for CJB Motorsports during the World of Outlaws World Finals, opened the marquee World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series event on Thursday by qualifying sixth quickest in his group for Friday and second quickest in his group for Saturday. Press Releases11/5

• Trey Starks)Trey Starks is looking to end the year strong by competing in Florida this weekend with the USCS Series. The Gobrecht Motorsports driver will race on Friday and Saturday at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, where he was victorious last year during the final weekend of the season. Press Releases11/5

• Sammy Swindell)Consistency is what Sammy Swindell will remember most about the 2018 season. Swindell enjoyed one of his most consistent campaigns, winning eight races and recording 22 podiums, including a streak of 15 straight during 360ci winged sprint car competition this summer. "It shows how strong we were this year," he said. "We had a lot of good finishes and wins in A.G. Rains' car." Press Releases11/5

• Oswego Speedway NY)This past weekend, officials with the Oswego Speedway revealed the track’s rule changes for 2019 along with the addition of a 350 Supermodified class for the upcoming season. For next year, all big block Supermodified teams will be required to use a ‘phoenix’ type wing on the rear end of their cars. This wing will be used in place of the traditional tail section. Press Releases11/5

Sunday  November 4th

I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts. Will Rogers

11:45pm

RESULTS....

• URC)Bridgeport NJ...1 #89 Robbie Stillwaggon 2 #35 Chad Layton 3 #5w Lucas Wolfe 4 #10x Ryan Smith 5 #5g Curt Michael 6 #5 Tyler Ross 7 #3z Ryan Taylor 8 #71 Chris Allen 9 #7K Steve Buckwalter 10 #63 Josh Weller 11 #3 Todd Gracey 12 #39 Ryan Watt 13 #90 Matt Tanner 14 #25 JJ Grasso 15 #33b Bill Unglert 16 #1 Tom Carberry 17 #34 Mark Van Vorst 18 #67c Jason Cherry 19 #706 Mark Sasso 20 #11 Ryan Stillwaggon 21 #17j John Swanson 22 #5Q Ryan Quackenbush 23 #22 Troy Betts 24 #55 Dominick Melair 11/4

• Column)Ron Rodda has notes from Stockton Dirt Track and Trophy Cup news From the Grandstand11/4

• Port Royal Speedway PA)Season admission passes and seats for the 2019 racing season at Port Royal Speedway go on sale Monday, November 5. Rates for season general and pit admission passes remain unchanged for the 2019 season. General admission season passes for all speedway events are again available at a cost of just $400, which does include admission to all fairweek races in 2019. Season pit passes are being offered at a price of $500 each. Central PA 11/4

1:30am

RESULTS....

• Photos) Jim DenHamer Photos & Mark Funderburk Photos from Saturday at the World Finals presented by Can-Am at The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway are in  SpeedShotz 11/4

• NARC KWS)Stockton Dirt Track CA...1 #24 Rico Abreu 2 #83 Kyle Hirst 3 #88N D.J. Netto 4 #37 Mitchell Faccinto 5 #0 Bud Kaeding 6 #16A Colby Copeland 7 #29 Willie Croft 8 #68 Chase Johnson 9 #16 Andy Gregg 10 #00 Jason Statler 11 #25 Bobby McMahan 12 #72W Kurt Nelson 13 #45 Gary Paulson 14 #5H Cole Macedo 15 #12P Scott Parker 16 #57 Dustin Golobic 17 #2R Richard Brace Jr. 18 #3 Craig Stidham 19 #3C Tanner Thorson 20 #21X Shane Golobic 21 #31C Justyn Cox 22 #76 Kenny Allen 11/4

• SCCT)Stockton Dirt Track CA...1 #17W Shane Golobic 2 #42x Justyn Cox 3 #8R Michael Kofoid 4 #88N D.J. Netto 5 #24R Rico Abreu 6 #75 Sean Becker 7 #5 Kalib Henry 8 #5C Colby Copeland 9 #22L Garen Linder 10 #29 Willie Croft 11 #24 Chase Johnson 12 #7C Tony Gualda 13 #3C Tanner Thorson 14 #X1 Andy Forsberg 15 #18 Jason Solwold 16 #9 Dustin Freitas 17 #56 Justin Sanders 18 #91C Shawn Conde 19 #33 Tucker Worth 20 #43 Bradley Terrell 21 #83T Tanner Carrick 22 #83 Kyle Hirst 23 #2K Kyle Offill 24 #21X Cole Macedo 11/4

• USAC CRA)Arizona Speedway...Western World..1 #7BC Tyler Courtney 2 #12 Dave Darland 3 #30 CJ Leary 4 #5 Chris Windom 5 #19 Logan Seavey 6 #4 Justin Grant 7 #4x Damion Gardner 8 #69 Kevin Thomas Jr 9 #32 Chase Stockon 10 #77M Thomas Meseraull 11 #73 Ryan Bernal 12 #34az Jake Swanson 13 #91R Brody Roa 14 #52 Isaac Chapple 15 #99 Brady Bacon 16 #74X Josh Hodges 17 #92 RJ Johnson Diff: 6.825 Gap: 0.275 18 #15 Danny Sheridan 19 #02 Matt Rossi 20 #2 Austin Williams 21 #12A Stevie Sussex 22 #5x Logan Williams 23 #12B Joel Rayborne 24 #44 Cody WilliamsUSAC  11/4

• USAC)360 Arizona Speedway...Western World...1 #99 Brady Bacon 2 #73 Ryan Bernal 3 #51 RJ Johnson 4 #75 Kevin Thomas Jr 5 #12A Stevie Sussex 6 #74 Colton Hardy 7 #5T Tye Mihocko 8 #33 CJ Leary 9 #2 Dave Darland 10 #16 Mike Martin 11 #7 Shon Deskins 12 #98 Matt Lundy 13 #50 Charles Davis Jr 14 #2f Michael Fanelli 15 #27 Nick Aiuto 16 #11w Spencer Hill 17 #38 Travis Oldfield 18 #18 Asa Kesterson 19 #34 Sterling Cling 20 #0 JR Bonesteel 21 #1AZ Chase Stockon 22 #7k Bruce St. James 23 #34az Jake Swanson USAC 11/4

Saturday  November 3rd

You don't paddle against the current, you paddle with it. And if you get good at it, you throw away the oars. Kris Kristofferson

11:50pm

RESULTS....

• World of Outlaws)In fitting fashion, Donny Schatz came from 10th at The Dirt Track at Charlotte to win the final night of the World Finals presented by Can-Am. Schatz wrapped up his 10th World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series Championship on Thursday. Logan Schuchart, who exchanged slide jobs with Schatz coming to the White Flag, settled for second with ninth-starting Brad Sweet completing the podium.DIRT/World of Outlaws  11/3

• Kern County Raceway CA)360...1 #3 Kaleb Montgomery 2 #3F Geoff Ensign 3 #29T Ryan Timmons 4 #81 Michael Faccinto 5 #8M TJ Smith 6 #15T Tristan Guardino 7 #57 Steve Hix 8 #88 Koen Shaw 9 #7 Shannon McQueen 10 #35 Albert Pombo 11 #81x Chris Wakim 12 #87K Gage Rucker 13 #5J James Herrera 14 #87 Ricky Kirkbride 15 #97 Matt Day 11/3

• King of the Wing)Irwindale CA...1 #22a Bobby Santos 2 #15 Eric Humphries 3 #14 Aaron Willson 4 #3b Robert Beck 5 #88 Jason Conn 6 #77 Audra Sasselli 7 #43b Kyle Bergener 8 #2 Austin Carter 9 #24 Jimmy Waters 10 #4 Alan Beck 11 #45 Justin Kawahata 12 #02 Anthony Quintana 13 #12L Ron Larson 14 #71 Aaron McPeak 15 #12b Monty Bergener 16 #3A Mel Andrus 17 #8h Davey Hamilton Jr 11/3

• World of Outlaws)Australian Ian Madsen will be named the 2018 Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year and accentuated that honor with his first World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series Feature win of the year Saturday afternoon during World Finals presented by Can-Am action at The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Tim Shaffer surged late to finish second with 20th-starting Logan Schuchart completing the podium.DIRT/World of Outlaws 11/3

PRESS....

• URC)Unfortunately, due to the rain overnight and the saturated grounds we have been forced to run the raindate tomorrow for the URC Big Track Classic Brought to you by BRB Contractors Pit Gates open at 12pm Grandstands open at 2pm Racing starts at 4pm 11/3

• USCS)Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Florida, the United Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters and the www.RockAuto.com USCS 600 Sprint car Series for winged mini sprints will host a Racer Swap Meet on Saturday, November 10th, 2018 from 8am until 2pm during the second day of the USCS North vs. South Sunshine State Sprint Car Shootout speed spectacular. USCS 11/3

• Oswego Speedway NY)Oswego Speedway has seen a good share of impressive rookie drivers over the years, but it’s been quite some time since the Supermodified class has seen one stand out as much as this year’s rookie of the year recipient, Tyler Thompson. Press Releases11/3

1:00pm

RESULTS....

• Toowoomba Speedway AU)1 #77 Jayden Peacock 2 #23 Lachlan McHugh 3 #36 Mitchell Gee 4 #25 Andrew Scheuerle 5 #7 Robbie Farr 6 #19 Danny Reidy 7 #56 Michael Saller 8 #28 Allan Woods 9 #Q4 Dave Whell 10 #5 Peter Lack 11 #N71 Michael Stewart 12 #46 Dylan Menz 13 #78 Andrew Corbet 14 #Q32 Mitch Gowland 15 #NS4 Max Johnston 16 #53 Jessie Attard 17 #9 Nick Simmons 18 #17 Luke Oldfield 19 #83 Steven Lines 20 #59 Kevin Titman 11/3

• Mildura Speedway AU)Sprintcar All Stars...1 #SA44 Daniel Evans 2 #SA96 Brendan Guerin 3 #V29 Michael Tancredi 4 #V7 Paul Soloman 5 #V4 Phil Lock 6 #SA33 Mark Caruso 7 #V16 James Wren 8 #SA95 Jarmin Dalitz 9 #VA2 Boyd Harris 10 #V50 Darren Clarke 11 #V33 Michael Holt 12 #SA5 Trigga Gates 13 #SA22 Chad Ely 14 #SA3 Ben Morris 15 #SA16 Jack Gartner 16 #SA14 Brendan Quinn 17 #VA8 Shaun McClure 11/3

• Carrick Speedway AU)1 #T 11 Jason Redpath 2 #T 22 Jock Goodyer 3 #T 45 Kurt Luttrell 4 #T 16 Adam Alexander 5 #T 14 Mark House 6 #T 29 Jason Dawkins 7 #T 12 Adrian Redpath 8 #T 8 Curt Smith 9 #T 34 Kane Cruse 10 #T 62 Tate Frost 11 #T 48 Nick Penno 12 #T 3 Chris Gallagher 13 #T 2 Scott Bissett

• Premier Speedway AU)1 #V25 James McFadden 2 #V35 Jamie Veal 3 #V42 Jye Okeeffe 4 #V52 Darren Mollenoyux 5 #V98 Peter Doukas 6 #VA71 Corey McCullagh 7 #V34 Brenten Farrer 8 #V37 Grant Anderson 9 #S63 Ryan Jones 10 #V40 Rusty Hickman 11 #V88 David Murcott 12 #S13 Brock Hallett 13 #S27 Daniel Pestka 14 #S81 Luke Dillon 15 #V44 Tim Van Ginneken 16 #V70 John Vogels 17 #V77 Brayden Parr 18 #V67 Luke Walker 11/3

• Valvoline Raceway AU)Wingless Sprints...1 #N41 Jason Bates 2 #N51 Dean Thomas 3 #N97 Kyle Mock 4 #NX3 Mitchell Pyne 5 #NX48 Tyson Williams 6 #N5 Mark Blyton 7 #NX31 Joel Rhind 8 #N53 Jeff Thomas 9 #N85 Brian Briton 10 #N25 Marshall Blyton 11 #N6 Paul Freeman 12 #N78 Drew Hillman 13 #N52 Steve Thomas 14 #N61 Peter Granger 15 #N19 Cody Boulding 16 #N58 Luke Sayre 17 #N21 Sean Dicker 18 #N4 Jason Davis 11/3

• Perth Motorplex AU)1 #80 James Inglis 2 #75 Ben Van Ryt 3 #41 Chase Karpenko 4 #20 Ryan Lancaster 5 #99 Jamie Maiolo 6 #97 Mitchell Wormall 7 #14 Jason Pryde 8 #77 Bradley Maiolo 9 #11 Jason Kendrick 10 #57 Shaun Bradford 11 #89 Kye Scroop 12 #60 Kaiden Manders 13 #12 Daniel Harding 14 #79 Tom Payet 11/3

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1:45am

RESULTS....

• Photos) Mark Funderburk Photos from Friday at the World Finals presented by Can-Am at The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway are in  SpeedShotz 11/3

• Stockton Dirt Track CA)Hunt Wingless...1 #14 Michael Faccinto 2 #1 Terry Schank Jr. 3 #45 Jake Morgan 4 #151 Jarret Soares 5 #24 Shawn Jones 6 #5B Angelique Bell 7 #42 Tony Bernard 8 #49 Adam Teves 9 #O2 Robert Floyd 10 #39 Troy DeGaton 11 #51 Scott Hall 12 #48 Bob Newberry 13 #85 AJ Alderman 14 #7EJ Cody Spencer 15 #2 Kevin Box 16 #56 Brandon Burd 17 #9 Shayna Silvia 18 #5F Justin Funkhouser 19 #77S Ryon Siverling 20 #47 Kaimi Moniz-Costa 11/3

• USAC CRA)In a nutshell, the opening night of the 51st "Western World Championships" is a microcosm of the way the 2018 USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car season has unfolded for Justin Grant and TOPP Motorsports. Just when you began to count this pair out, here they are, back with gusto in the autumn of Friday night's 30-lapper at Arizona Speedway and in the autumn of the racing season. After relinquishing the lead twice - on lap 7 and lap 18 - Grant didn't let himself get thrown far from the bull. He grabbed it by the horns and charged back into contention, for the final time with five laps remaining, escaping between Tyler Courtney and the outside turn two wall like a matador side stepping the brunt of a bull's charge to score his third USAC National Sprint Car feature victory in his last four starts. USAC 11/3

• USAC)Jake Swanson of Anaheim, Calif. led the final 14 laps to win Friday night's 30-lap Sands Chevrolet USAC Southwest Sprint race which kicked off the 51st "Western World Championships" at Arizona Speedway. Brady Bacon took second ahead of R.J. Johnson, Stevie Sussex and Kevin Thomas Jr. USAC 11/3

• Stockton Dirt Track CA)360 sprints...1 #18 Jason Solwold 2 #7C Tony Gualda 3 #88 D.J. Netto 4 #42X Justyn Cox 5 #5 Kalib Henry 6 #91C Shawn Conde 7 #3C Shane Golobic 8 #5V Colby Copeland 9 #27 Mitchell Faccinto 10 #22 Mason Moore 11 #33 Tucker Worth 12 #2K Kyle Offill 13 #83T Tanner Carrick 14 #21X Cole Macedo 15 #29 Willie Croft 16 #X1 Andy Forsberg 17 #31C Matt Peterson 18 #22L Garen Linder 19 #17 Bud Kaeding 20 #42 Michael Kofoid 21 #24 Rico Abreu 22 #99T Tanner Boul 11/3

• World of Outlaws)Heavy afternoon rain and a midnight curfew at The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway allowed the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series, Late Model Series and Super DIRTcar Series to get everything in except the Features on Night Two of the World Finals presented by Can-Am. Friday's Super DIRTcar Series Feature will take place Saturday afternoon at 1:30 with the Late Model and Sprint Car Features to follow. Saturday’s portion of the event will kick-off with Opening Ceremonies at 4:45pm.DIRT/World of Outlaws 11/3

PRESS....

• Bridgeport Speedway NJ)Day 1 of the URC show has been cancelled due to rain. See everyone Sat 11/3

• ESS)After a few years away, Wings Unlimited came back to be a part of the Lucky Giveaway Program in 2017. Out Buglerville, Pa., Wings Unlimited products were seen on many of the teams that travel with the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints Wings Unlimited, the next generation in sprint car wing manufacturing, is leading the way to future technology in sprint car racing. Since the start in 2000, Wings Unlimiited has risen to the task of proving that we have the best product available. Over the years, we have not only proven ourselves locally, but also on a national level. With the future fast approaching and new technology growing, Wings Unlimited is searching for a more aerodynamically inclined wing on a daily basis Press Releases11/3

• USCS)The USCS Outlaw Thunder Tpur presented by K&N Filters is set for its Season Finale scheduled next weekend in Ocala, Florida at Bubba Raceway Park on Friday, November 9th and Saturday, November 10th. Race fans will be treated to two full nights of winged sprint car racing action as the USCS closes out its 22nd season of competition with the 2nd annual USCS North vs. South USCS Sunshine State Sprint Car Shootou. The event is expected to draw one of the strongest fields assembled during the 2018 season with past USCS Champions and past USCS Florida State Champion. USCS 11/3

• Lucas Oil Speedway MO)Lucas Oil Speedway fans can begin making plans - for the big, multi-day specials or their favorite weekly events - as the 2019 tentative schedule has been unveiled. General Manager Danny Lorton said the foundation of the schedule will remain similar to recent seasons, with a steady flow of special events spread throughout the season at all three on-site venues, along with the 13 weeks of the Weekly Racing Series. "This is the same basic schedule that Dan has put together that's worked so well for us, so we won't stray from it very much," Lorton said of Dan Robinson, the former GM who's now Lucas Oil Director of Racing Operations for Lucas Oil Speedway. Press Releases11/3

• Oswego Speedway NY)Oswego Speedway’s newest track champions Otto Sitterly and Anthony Losurdo will finally be awarded for their well deserved honors at the track’s Hall of Fame and Championship Banquet set for tomorrow evening at the Lake Ontario Event & Conference Center in Oswego. Press Releases11/3

• USAC)Speed Shift TV has live coverage for both nights of the 51st "Western World Championships" from Arizona Speedway this Friday and Saturday, November 2-3. The field features the top guns from the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car tour and the USAC/CRA Sprint Car circuit. Both series are in the midst of tight points battles with just five races remaining. USAC 11/3

• Donny Schatz)Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing (TSR) and the Tony Stewart Foundation (TSF) announced today that a fundraising campaign benefiting the Sanford Children’s Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota has been launched in honor of 10-time World of Outlaws (WoO) Craftsman Sprint Car Series Champion Donny Schatz. Paying tribute to his illustrious and future hall of fame career through the “For The Kids” campaign, the racing community will have an opportunity to donate that will benefit the numerous children and families who are positively impacted by Sanford Children’s Hospital in Schatz’s home state. Press Releases11/3

• USAC)The Knepper family is once again sponsoring FREE entry for competitors to enter their midgets for the Saturday, December 15th "Junior Knepper 55" USAC Special Event at the Southern Illinois Center in Du Quoin, Illinois. After visiting https://usacracing.ticketspice.com/2018-knepper-car-entry, use the coupon code "KNEPPER" to enter your car for the race for no charge. The offer expires Sunday, December 9th, 2018. The complete pre-entry list for the event will be published the following day, Monday, December 10th. USAC 11/3

• SOD)Over the years since its creation in November, 1979, Engine Pro Sprints On Dirt presented by ARP has been the leader in sprint car racing in Michigan. A new chapter in SOD history is opening with the acquisition of SOD by Dave Muzzillo of Fort Wayne, Indiana. Muzzillo is well known in oval track racing. He has been promoting racing and other public events for many years. He is recognized as a personable innovative promoter who is willing to think out of the box. Press Releases11/3