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- Eldora Speedway OH)Sunday evening’s (May 26) time
honored Johnny Appleseed Classic by Miller Lite will be a busy scene at
Eldora Speedway with four divisions of racing on the historic .500-mile clay
oval; each competing in a full slate of preliminary Heat races, B-Features
as necessary and A-Features. Headlining the quartet in their first
appearances of the 2013 season will be the Sunoco American Late Model Series
(ALMS) and the NRA Sprint Invaders. Joining them, as they continue their
Eldora championship season, will be the UMP DIRTcar Modified and Eldora
Stock Car divisions. Press Releases 5/23
- World of Outlaws)The World of Outlaws STP Sprint
Car Series moves south from its recent Northeast swing to North Carolina
Friday night for the Circle K/NOS Energy Outlaw Showdown at The Dirt Track
at Charlotte, then on Monday it's off to Lawrenceburg (Ind.) Speedway.
DIRT/World of Outlaws5/23
- KISS)The Indy 500 is the oldest motor racing event
in the nation and it has been a part of the national Memorial Day
celebration for a century. For many racing fans, there isn't anyplace they
would rather be than Indianapolis this coming Sunday. But for a lot of them,
the eleven rows of three racing around the 2.5 mile Brickyard is just the
start of their race day. Press Releases 5/23
- Motorsports 2014)Exhibit space for the Motorsports
2014 Race Car and Trade Show is selling at a brisk pace. Many exhibitors who
took part in the 2013 edition of the popular show have already renewed. The
29th edition of the three day show is set for Friday, January 10th through
Sunday, January 12th at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center located in
Oaks, PA., in the heart of the important Philadelphia market.Press Releases 5/23
- ESS)The first two race stint of the Lucas Oil
Empire Super Sprints (ESS) 30th Anniversary Tour will be the traditional
stops at the Fonda and Utica-Rome Speedways to celebrate Memorial Day
Weekend. All the stars and cars from the Lucas Oil backed tour will be out
in force at two of ESS’ faithful speedways. Press Releases 5/23
- USAC)The United States Auto Club and American
Honda Motor Company have announced a major sponsorship program to commence
this year beginning a multi-year agreement which includes title sponsorships
and engine development programs. USAC
5/23
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Drivers/Sanctions/Tracks/Manufacturers
- Column)BillW has notes from Grain Valley MO ASCS
in
BillW's
Knoxville News5/23
- Jerrod Hull)More bad luck was in the offing for
Jerrod Hull and the Rockwell American #12 team last weekend at Montgomery
Motorsports Park in New Florence, Missouri. He broke his quick-change gears
while vying for the lead. This weekend, will offer a chance at that first
win of the season with events in Benton, Missouri, Pevely, Missouri and
Quincy, Illinois. Press Releases 5/23
- Steve Kinser/Donny Schatz)With a schedule that
includes races from February to November and at tracks in all corners of the
United States, it seems only appropriate that the World of Outlaws (WoO) STP
Sprint Car Series stars compete in both Charlotte and Indiana over Memorial
Day Weekend. Two places where racing is king and fans flock to see the
biggest stars in the sport showcase their talents. Press Releases 5/23
- David Gravel)Memorial Day weekend has long been
known for racing. Two states take center stage during this timeframe —
Indiana and North Carolina. David Gravel will have a chance to race in both
racing-rich states over the course of a four-day stretch as the World of
Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series visits The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord,
N.C., before heading to Lawrenceburg Speedway in Indiana for an event on
Memorial Day aboard the JRC Transportation/Firetext Response/Musco
Fuels/Wright Process Systems machine under the Bill Rose Racing banner.
Press Releases 5/23
- Hoosier Hundred)Persistent rain showers over
central Indiana have caused the 60th anniversary Hoosier Hundred USAC Silver
Crown race at the Indiana State Fairgrounds to be postponed until tomorrow
night, May 24. Heavy rains in central Indiana yesterday led to the
postponement of the USAC Sprint Car Tony Hulman Classic at Terre Haute and
light to moderate showers passing through Indianapolis and the surrounding
areas only added to the rain received at the fairgrounds. The added rain
made the track unsuitable for racing this evening. Press Releases 5/23
- Dodge City Raceway Park KS)While Dodge City
Raceway Park sits idle this coming weekend, several exciting nights of
action are on tap for the 3/8-mile clay oval in southwest Kansas for the
month of June. Three Saturday nights of competition in June set the stage
for a big month of July at DCRP that will include World of Outlaws Sprint
Cars on July 5-6, the rescheduled Dodge City Modified Stampede on July 19-20
and URSS Sprint Cars for the opener of Dodge City Days on July 26. Press Releases 5/23
- USAC)The “Hoosier Hundred,” USAC’s 2013 opening
TRAXXAS USAC Silver Crown Championship race at the Indiana State Fairgrounds
in Indianapolis, has been reset for Friday night after morning rains left
the grounds extremely wet. “We anticipate sunny skies tomorrow,” says series
coordinator James Spink. “That will allow race organizers at the Fairgrounds
to properly prepare the grounds and race track to provide the optimum
experience for participants and race fans.” The “Hoosier Hundred” is one of
America’s most revered dirt-track events, the 100-mile race on the historic
one-mile oval dating back to 1953. Former winners have included numerous
Indianapolis 500 veterans and winners and Jerry Coons Jr. hopes to become
only the third driver to score a third consecutive victory on Friday night.
Pit gates will open Friday at noon and the grandstands will open at 3 pm.
Practice starts at 5, followed by qualifying at 6. 5/23
- Adam Kekich)Adam ‘Bomb’ Kekich will travel out of
his Western Pennsylvania homefront this weekend and do battle with the UNOH
All Star Circuit of Champions for two nights at the Fremont Speedway in
Fremont, Ohio. The third generation sprint car driver will go head-to-head
with some of the nation’s top teams in ‘410’ sprint car competition;
including Tim Shaffer, Dale Blaney, and current UNOH All Star ‘Ohio Region’
point leader, Danny Holtgraver. Press Releases 5/23
- MSCS)Kevin Thomas Jr. currently leads the points
standings for the Hoosier Tire Midwest Sprint Car Series. The Cullman, AL,
driver won the opening night’s feature at Tri-State Speedway. The win gives
him a slight 3 point edge going into the Memorial Day Weekend. The series
will be racing Saturday night May 25th at Lincoln Park Speedway and Sunday
night the 26th at Tri-State Speedway. The two races could have a marked
impact on the early season points standings. Press Releases 5/23
- SLS Promotions)After a 10-year hiatus, the World
of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series is returning to I-80 Speedway. The
high-banked track will host the premier sprint car series for the NAPA Auto
Parts Outlaw Showdown on Sunday, June 9, for the first time since 2003.
Press Releases 5/23
- Joey Saldana)Joey Saldana is primed to defend his
Outlaw Showdown victory at The Dirt Track at Charlotte May 24. A three-time
winner on this four-tenths-mile clay oval, Saldana knows that he has all the
components to bring home a win Friday. Press Releases 5/23
- URSS)Darren Bowman couldn't be happier about
making a return trip to RPM Speedway in Hays. That's because the last time
the driver from Kinsley competed at the track, he walked away with a feature
win with the United Rebel Sprint Series. On Friday, Bowman is hoping for a
repeat performance as the Rebels kick off a pair of URSS-sanctioned races
during the Memorial Day weekend beginning at RPM Speedway in Hays. On
Sunday, the URSS will compete at WaKeeney Speedway. “I hope to start out and
get going good this weekend and get some momentum carried over,” Bowman said
about hopefully returning to the winner's circle at RPM Speedway. Press Releases 5/23
- King of the West)Tune into “KWS Tonight” this
evening starting at 7pm pst on www.kwssprints.com for highlights from last
week’s King of the West 410 Sprint Car Series event at the Reno Tahoe
Fernley Speedway. Included is Rico Abreu’s thrilling final corner charge to
score the victory on Friday over Kyle Hirst, as the pair battled through a
gaggle of lapped cars. The exciting conclusion marked Abreu’s fourth career
series win and his second of 2013.
King of the West 5/23
- Kraig Kinser)In terms of facilities and venues on
the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series trail, a pair continually pops up
when talking about state-of-the-art tracks. One of those is The Dirt Track
at Charlotte in Concord, N.C., and the other is Lawrenceburg Speedway in
Indiana. Kraig Kinser knows both tracks very well, as he’s called the
Charlotte area home for a few years, while Lawrenceburg Speedway in his home
state of Indiana and a track that he raced at early in his career. This
Memorial Day weekend, the third-generation will take to the track at both
venues with the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series in the No. 11K
Casey's General Store/Mesilla Valley Transportation Maxim.Press Releases 5/23
- Stand 21)The grand opening of the new Stand 21
expanded facilities in California was celebrated April 24, 2013 in what
turned out to be quite a party, featuring celebrities of the auto racing
world as well as extraordinary machinery brought by many of the company’s
faithful customers. Great food and wine was served and enjoyed by all. Stand
21, based in Dijon, France, has sales rooms in the USA located in Georgia
and California as well as in many countries all over the world. Press Releases 5/23
- Ohsweken Speedway ONT)Ohsweken Speedway’s 18th
season began last Friday with 99 cars in the pit area, and great racing in
all divisions. This Friday’s event will be even better, as Grisdale Racing
presents the “Sportsman Shootout” featuring the DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds
returning to Ohsweken for the first time since 2008. The Corr/Pak
Merchandising Sprint Cars, Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stocks, HRW
Automotive Mini Stocks, and Gale’s Auto Aftermarket Bombers will also join
the action-packed night this Friday, May 24. Press Releases 5/23
- ESS)As the 2013, 30th Anniversary tour for the
Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints (ESS) gets ready to kick off into high gear,
the sponsorship programs continue to build. The latest is the Jimmy D’s
Speed and Machine Fast Time Award of the night. Press Releases 5/23
3:15am
RESULTS...
- Must See Racing)Jacob Wilson took the lead at the
drop of the green during the Must See Racing 60 at Anderson Speedway and
never looked back. Wilson led wire-to-wire to collect his first career
TRUFUEL Must See Racing Xtreme Sprint Series victory. Wilson ran hard the
entire distance to ensure he would not be denied his first career MSRXSS
victory. Must See
Racing 5/23
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Drivers/Sanctions
- Craig Dollansky)For the first time since 2007 the
World of Outlaws STP Sprint Cars returned to New Egypt Speedway for a
weekday stop on Tuesday. With the event also marking the only visit of the
season in New Jersey, Craig Dollansky and the Eyecon Trail Cameras #7 team
prepared for the 7/16-mile track where ‘The Crowd Pleaser’ has recorded
top-tens in each of his three previous appearances including two top-fives.
Press Releases 5/23
- FAST)The Kistler Racing Products Fremont/Attica
Sprint Title presented by KS Sales & Service has just launched a new feature
full of driver profile pages and interviews highlighting each of the 2013
members. Clay Kirchenbauer stepped up during the off-season with this idea
to give a behind the scenes look into the teams and drivers of Northern
Ohio. Press Releases 5/23
Wednesday May 22nd 2013
The only thing that ultimately matters is to eat an
ice-cream cone, play a slide trombone, plant a small tree, good God, now
you're free. Ray Manzarek
11:40pm
RESULTS...
- ASCS Lucas Oil)5/22/2013 at Valley Speedway ASCS
National with ASCS Warrior Region A Feature (30 Laps): 1. 45X-Johnny
Herrera[2]; 2. 21-Brian Brown[5]; 3. 1M-Danny Lasoski[1]; 4. 18-Tony Bruce
Jr[3]; 5. 41-Jason Johnson[9]; 6. 2L-Logan Forler[7]; 7. 23-Seth
Bergman[18]; 8. 82-Lucas Wolfe[14]; 9. 38-Cody Baker[20]; 10. 77-Tim
Crawley[22]; 11. 75-Tyler Blank[19]; 12. 94-Jeff Swindell[16]; 13. 2A-Randy
Hibbs[4]; 14. 76-Jay Russell[21]; 15. 11W-Wyatt Burks[8]; DNF 17W-Cole
Wood[12]; DNF 05-Brad Loyet[10]; DNF 77X-Wayne Johnson[13]; DNF 86-Kyle
Bellm[11]; DNF 28-Jonathan Cornell[17]; DNF 5M-Miranda Arnold[6]; DNF
53-Jack Dover[15]
ASCS 5/22
- SOS)A solid field of 23 cars arrived at Brighton
Speedway for the first race of the 2013 Southern Ontario Sprints season. At
the end of the 20 lap feature the near capacity crowd was left with a
memorable finish as teammates Glenn Styres, Jamie Collard and Keith Dempster
swept the podium. Race Results 5/22
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Drivers/Sanctions/Tracks/Manufacturers
- Column)Kevin Oldham has been faithfully writing
columns here for 15 years about Indiana sprint car racing. He has his first
of 2013 to tell you about the changes in his life and where he has been so
far this year. I don't think he or I ever thought we would still be doing
this 15 years later. KO's Indiana
Bullring Scene. 5/22
- Scotty Thiel)Scotty Thiel and the #64 Scott Thiel
Motorsports team prepared for the opening night at the Sheboygan County
Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wisconsin this past Saturday night after their
Friday night race program was yet again cancelled due to rain. Scotty drew a
46 pill to set off the night and would have to chase his way deep through
the field. Press Releases 5/22
- Williams Grove Speedway PA)This Saturday, May 25,
the Williams Grove Speedway Saturday Night Series will present a
three-division show. The Blazer's Body Shop Super Sportsman, plus the
Newville Electrical 358 Late Models, and the Newville Construction Services
Street Stocks will be in action.
Central
PA 5/22
- Fremont OH)Race people take care of others. Simple
and to the point. The tornado that devastated Oklahoma this past week
effected thousands of people and the race fans of Northwest Ohio are
stepping up to help. This weekend is a big event at Fremont Speedway. The
UNOH All Star Circuit of Champion Sprint Car teams will compete in a
double-header on Saturday and Sunday. And, not only is the Second Annual
Kick-It Kickball Tournament going to be held to raise funds for childhood
cancer research, but the track has teamed up with several race teams and
businesses to help the victims of the tornado. Press Releases 5/22
- ASCS Northwest)Contrary to what has been stated
around the ASCS Northwest Region, the rules that govern all ASCS sanctioning
bodies, engine or otherwise, will stand for the 2013 season. This has been
confirmed by ASCS Northwest Regional owner Jerry Schram as well as ASCS
President and CEO Emmett Hahn. ASCS rules can be found on
http://www.ascsracing.com. 5/22
- Port Royal Speedway PA)Port Royal Speedway will
honor its five fallen heroes in history with this Saturday’s Memorial
Weekend Fallen Heroes Championships for super sprints, super late models and
305 sprints. Racing will begin at 7 pm with gates opening at 5 pm. All three
divisions will race for increased purses in the show that honors Port Royal
fallen heroes Frank Bailey, Harold Swarmer, Hal Hoose, Denny Snyder and
Randy Thompson.
Central
PA 5/22
- USAC)Race organizers Bob Sargent and Reece
O'Connor have reaffirmed their committment to the United States Auto Club
and the rich tradition of the "Tony Hulman Classic" by quickly rescheduling
the AMSOIL National Sprint race at the Terre Haute Action Track for Friday
night, June 21. Rains led to today's postponement but quick work led to the
rescheduling which now couples the race with a June 22 race at I-96 Speedway
in Lake Odessa, Mich. 5/22
- USAC)Heavy Rain swept through Terre Haute this
afternoon and forced postponement of tonight's "Tony Hulman Classic" at the
Terre Haute Action Track. Race organizers and USAC are discussing
rescheduling and a resolution will be announced when firm.5/22
- J&J Auto Racing)A busy racing weekend at dirt
tracks across the country resulted in a number of victories for teams
utilizing J&J A uto Racing Sprint cars. Danny Holtgraver scored two wins
over the weekend, including an All-Star triumph in West Virginia. Donny
Schatz continued his winning ways at Williams Grove by taking the World of
Outlaws win. Mike Kertchser won the IRA event at Beaver Dam Raceway in
Wisconsin, and Danny Wood picked up an ASCS victory in Texas. Ed Lynch, Jr.
won at Lernerville and Scott Priester was the Mercer Raceway Park winner.
Daren Bolac came out on top in the IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car Nationals.
Press Releases 5/22
- Jack Sodeman Jr)The Rudzik Racing, Rudzik
Excavating, Economy Tooling no. 94 ‘410’ sprint car, piloted by Jack Sodeman
Jr., will be back in action this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, May 24, 25th
& 26th, for three separate ‘410’ sprint car events at two different race
tracks in two different states. Jack Sodeman Jr. will kick off his upcoming
Memorial Day weekend with a ‘weekly’ event at the Lernerville Speedway in
Sarver, Pennsylvania; followed by two complete UNOH All Star Circuit of
Champions events at the Fremont Speedway in Fremont, Ohio.Press Releases 5/22
- Indy Race Parts would like to congratulate Darren
Hagen, Dave Darland, Kyle Cummins, Brady Bacon, Dallas Hewitt & Randy
Hannagan on their Victories this weekend and everyone else that supports
Indy Race Parts. If you need any New or Used Sprint Car, Midget, or 600
parts we are your one stop shop. Call 317.244.9437 or view our website
www.indyraceparts.com for more
info or find us on Facebook or Twitter, @indyraceparts.5/22
2:30pm
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Drivers/Sanctions/Tracks
- PDTR WI)Opening night of Plymouth Dirt Track
Racing may have started two weeks later than scheduled do to some
uncooperative weather. Patiently waiting spectators and drivers were greeted
with nice weather and great racing. Sprint Cars would be the first feature
to role trackside with an extended 30 lap feature. Our pole car Josh Walter
(Plymouth) withdrew from the main event to be with his wife delivering a
child. Our alternate Brian Johnson (Kewaskum) makes the field complete with
22 cars. Race Results 5/22
- Kaley Gharst)The Jeremy Scadden #6 team and driver
Kaley Gharst are eying their racing options this weekend after making their
first trek to the Knoxville Raceway last Saturday night. Unfortunately,
their plans to run Huset’s Speedway near Brandon, South Dakota were washed
away Sunday night. Options this weekend include the UMSS or Sprint Invaders
Series, Knoxville and Huset’s. Press Releases 5/22
- Wayne Johnson)It proved to be a long night of
racing for the Wayne Johnson Racing #77x team at Knoxville on Saturday
night. The team had to replace a pair of rear-ends during the night’s events
and almost lost a third in the feature. They’ll rebound with three races
this week, starting tonight with the ASCS National series at Valley Speedway
in Grain Valley, Missouri. Press Releases 5/22
- Brady Bacon)Brady Bacon picked up a well needed
win on Saturday night in Scott Ronk’s #99 midget at the Macon Speedway in
Macon, Illinois in POWRi action. He added a solid finish in the Hoffman
Racing #69 machine with USAC Friday night at the “Larry Rice Classic” in
Bloomington, Indiana, and appeared headed for a win Sunday night in the
Wilke-Pak midget at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin before
mechanical ills sidelined him there. Four races are planned this week,
starting with tonight’s 43rd Annual Tony Hulman Classic at the Terre Haute
Action Track in Indiana. Press Releases 5/22
- SLS Promotions)Sammy Swindell is flat out good at
Lakeside Speedway. Swindell is the defending World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car
Series winner of the event and is the only driver to claim an Outlaws
victory on both dirt and pavement at the semi-banked track, which hosts the
premier sprint car series for the FVP Outlaws at Lakeside on Saturday, June
8. Press Releases 5/22
- Taylor Ferns)During the month of May, Indianapolis
is the epicenter of open wheel racing. Whether it’s at the corner of 16th
Street and Georgetown Road in Speedway, where the famed Indianapolis Motor
Speedway sits or the Indiana State Fairgrounds located just off 38th Street
or Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis in nearby Clermont, historic events dot
the calendar leading up to the Indianapolis 500. Taylor Ferns will get to
take part in a pair of these legendary races this week as she will compete
in both the Hoosier 100 and the Night Before the 500. Press Releases 5/22
- Billy Alley)This past weekend saw the Ironwood
Builders #3/Billy Alley machine compete at US 36 Speedway on Friday and
Butler County Speedway on Saturday. “It’s always nice to pull into a
different track and race in front of fans you don’t normally get to race in
front of. It’s good for the whole team and it’s good for the sponsors as
well” said Billy. “Unfortunately when you draw the last number possible and
the track is lock down fast, you don’t always get the results you desire.”
Press Releases 5/22
- Badger)One of the larger fields in recent years is
excepted for this weekends The Lucas Oil POWRi National Midget Series and
Stark Automotive Group/Mid-State Equipment Badger Midget Series Doubleheader
at Angell Park Speedway on Saturday and Sunday Nights May 25-26. The "11th
annual Sue Thiel Memorial" has moved to APS for the first time, also
appearing with the midgets will be the Badger 600 Micro Series, along with
the Illini Racing Series. Saturday Night’s event will pay $2,000 to win,
with the first place prize on Sunday doubling to $4,000. Saturday’s event
will honor Danni Jo Thiel, with Sunday’s event celebrating the life of Sue
Thiel. Press Releases 5/22
- King of the West)Two-time World of Outlaws
champion Jason Meyers of Clovis will make his 2013 King of the West 410
Sprint Car Series debut this weekend at the Merle Stone Chevrolet
Thunderbowl Raceway. The man known as “Hotfoot” will be aboard one of two
Tarlton & Son Inc. entries, with the other being driven by talented young
racer Carson Macedo from Fresno.
King of the West 5/22
- Bill Balog)Bill and the B2 Motorsports raced close
to home this past weekend after two consecutive weekends on the road with
the Outlaws. The hauler made the hour trek up to the Beaver Dam Raceway in
Beaver Dam, WI for the team’s second visit of 2013 to the banked third mile
oval. With all of the recent rain in the area, the track crew packed the
track tight to try and maintain a smooth track throughout the night. Of the
26 Interstate Racing Association sprints on hand, Bill would be the 11th car
to qualify and lay down a lap fast enough for the 2nd fastest on the night.Press Releases 5/22
- POWRi)Zach Daum believes a steady flow of top-five
finishes can carry him to the championship this season in the POWRi Lucas
Oil National Midget Series. The 22-year-old from Pocahontas, Ill., will be
gunning for a pair of them Saturday (May 25) and Sunday (May 26) in the 11th
annual Sue Thiel Memorial at Angell Park Speedway, two events co-sanctioned
by the Badger Midget Auto Racing Association. Press Releases 5/22
- Mercer Raceway Park PA)Mercer Raceway Park will
offer motorsports enthusiasts two unique programs for their enjoyment over
the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Saturday evening, May 25, the oval will
play host to traditional (i.e., non-wing) Sprint Cars, as the traveling
stars of the Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series will take on the speedway's own
410 Sprints sponsored by Luxaire Heating & Cooling and New Wilmington
Motors. Press Releases 5/22
Tuesday May 21st 2013
If you don't know what it is, don't mess with it. Fats
Waller
11:45pm
RESULTS...
- World of Outlaws)World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car
Series championship leader Daryn Pittman is having the best season of his
career, but he outdid himself Tuesday night in the NAPA Auto Parts Outlaw
Classic at New Egypt Speedway. First he led 17 drivers in shattering the
nearly 12-year-old track record in qualifying, then worked past Sammy
Swindell on Lap 6 in the A-main and drove to his series-leading fifth
victory of the season in the Kasey Kahne Racing Great Clips GF1, becoming
the first driver in 2013 to set quick time and then go win the feature.
DIRT/World of Outlaws5/21
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Drivers/Sanctions/Tracks
- Paige Polyak)The life of a race car driver is like
a roller coaster ride some weekends, one minute you're down the hill and the
next up it. That is exactly how Paige Polyak and the Polyak Motorsports
Team's weekend went last weekend. Friday the team made the short trip to
Attica Raceway Park for the FAST event that had 2 A Mains on the agenda for
the 37 cars on hand. Drawing the 5th starting spot in the 2nd heat, Paige
had to finish in the top 4 to transfer to the A Mains.Press Releases 5/21
- USCS)For the first time in 11 years!! The United
Sprint Car Series Outlaw Thunder Tour winged sprint cars are set to invade
the legendary Jackson Motor Speedway in Byram, Mississippi as headliners of
the “USCS Night of Thunder” speed spectacular on Saturday, May 25th. . The
exotic USCS Outlaw Thunder winged sprint cars weight only 1300 pounds with
700+ horsepower engines. Those two elements in addition to a huge 25 square
foot top wing and seventeen inch wide specially designed Hoosier rear tires
make them the fastest cars ever to compete on the high-banked ¼ mile oval.
USCS 5/21
- Column)Danny Burton has the daily double
Winchester/Kokomo in
Hoosier Race
Report5/21
- Column)Taylor Ferns Goes From Florida Speedweeks
to the Hoosier Hundred
Florida Open
Wheel5/21
- USAC)Starting this Saturday, May 25th, the
powerful machines of the USAC SouthWest Sprint Car Series are set for two
nights of action at Canyon Speedway Park. The “2nd Annual Salute To Indy”
will also feature the LoanMart Challenge Cup Sprint Cars, Mini Sprints, and
AMA Modlites. The Front Gates will open at 5:00pm with Racing scheduled to
begin at 7:00pm on both nights. USAC
5/21
- TBJ Promotions)For Nebraskan Jack Dover, the
Hinchman Racewear Eagle Nationals are much more than another race a half
hour from where he grew up. The TBJ Promotions event, which is set for
Saturday, June 1, at Eagle Raceway with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour
Presented by MAVTV American Real, is a marquee race at one of the premier
tracks in the country. Press Releases 5/21
- Mark Burch Motorsports)Danny Lasoski is ready for
the next task with Mark Burch Motorsports, which begins with a trio of
scheduled races this week. The team is slated to begin three consecutive
days of racing on Wednesday with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour at Valley
Speedway in Grain Valley, Mo., which is the closest track to Lasoski's shop
in Dover. Press Releases 5/21
- Joey Saldana)A large contingent of Pennsylvania
Posse drivers were on hand at New Egypt Speedway tonight for the NAPA Auto
Parts Outlaw Classic. Perhaps the uncustomary presence of the Posse in New
Jersey and out of the confines of Pennsylvania was relative to the washout
of the Morgan Cup competition at Williams Grove, Pa. With the Morgan Cup
presentation moved to July 20 at Williams Grove, this gave the rivals
another chance to size each other up. The Posse and Outlaws are tied at one
win each and the tiebreaker for the Cup will be in July. Press Releases 5/21
- Patriot Sprints)For the last six seasons, the
Patriot Sprint Tour has annually being heading to Eriez Speedway on the
Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend for a big early-season event. It is a
tradition that will continue on this year, paired up this time around with a
track that last hosted the Patriots before that tradition was ever in place.
Press Releases 5/21
- OCRS)The Memorial Day holiday is upon us and this
Saturday night, Caney Valley Speedway will host the Oil Capital Racing
Series as the traveling sprint car pilots get ready to invade Caney’s ¼ mile
bullring. Caney Valley is one of the most demanding racetracks, as
competitors need to be keenly aware of their surroundings as cars are
frequently running within inches from one another (or the wall). This type
of action enthralls those who plunk down paper bills expecting to see such
brave drivers maneuver at speed. OCRS
5/21
- ASCS Midwest)The Speedway Motors Midwest Region
comes back to life this Memorial Day week, pairing Thursday, May 23 with the
Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV American Real at the
I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb. plus a standalone night at the Junction
Motor Speedway in McCool Junction, Neb. on Friday, May 24.
ASCS 5/21
- Marysville Raceway Park CA)The nation’s most
competitive dirt track show is headed to Marysville Raceway Park this
Saturday night. The Hoosier Racing Tires California Sprint Car Civil War
Series heads back into action this weekend. The premiere western traveling
series for 360 winged sprint cars returns to Paul and Kathy Hawes’
Marysville Raceway Park for the prestigious Mel Hall Memorial Race. The Hall
Memorial is Marysville Raceway Park ’s cornerstone annual event. Winged
sprint cars approaching 800 horsepower will test the west’s finest short
track and it’s now famous “hooked up” surface. Press Releases 5/21
- Jack Dover)Jack Dover's goal of 20 feature wins
nearly got a little closer over the weekend. However, a rut and Mother
Nature wreaked havoc on his bid for the achievement. On Friday at U.S. 36
Raceway near Cameron, Mo., for his first Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour event
of the season, Dover maneuvered from fourth to second on the opening lap of
his heat race to earn the runner-up position and enough points to advance to
the redraw at the 2nd annual U.S. 36 Nationals Presented by RacinBoys.
Press Releases 5/21
- USAC)This Saturday, May 25th, the Amsoil USAC/CRA
Sprint Car Series will return to Perris Auto Speedway for the annual “Salute
To Indy.” “The Power of Purple Night” benefiting the City of Perris Relay
For Life and the American Cancer Society will also feature the PAS Senior
Sprint Cars, California Lightning Sprints, PAS Young Gun Sprint Cars
presented by The Sprint Car Driving Experience, and WRA Vintage Cars on
display. The spectator gates will open at 5:00pm and racing at "America's
Premier Dirt Track" will start at 7:00pm. USAC
5/21
- ASCS Lucas Oil)Paying tribute to the late Steve
King, the 5th annual Steve King Memorial at Jetmore’s Great American Dirt
Track will cap off a three race Midwest swing for the Lucas Oil American
Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV American Real this Memorial Day weekend
beginning on Wednesday, May 22 at the Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Mo.
and Greenwood, Nebraska’s I-80 Speedway on Thursday, May 23..
ASCS 5/21
- ASCS Southwest)Resurrected so to say, the Thunder
Raceway in Show Low, Ariz. has come back from the brink of closing its doors
and will host the Hose Advantage Store Southwest Region of the ASCS Nation
on Saturday, May 25.
ASCS 5/21
- Port Royal Speedway PA)Port Royal Speedway will
honor its five fallen heroes in history with this Saturday’s Memorial
Weekend Fallen Heroes Championships for super sprints, super late models and
305 sprints. Racing will begin at 7 pm with gates opening at 5 pm.
Central
PA 5/21
- Perris Auto Speedway CA)Perris Auto Speedway
promoter Don Kazarian announced this afternoon that the Riverside County
clay oval will be accepting donations of clothing and toiletries for the
victims of the Oklahoma tornados at this Saturday’s “Salute to Indy” race
that is headlined by the Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Cars. Spectator gates will
open at 5:00 PM on Saturday and the first race will start at 7:00. Press Releases 5/21
6:00pm
RESULTS...
- World of Outlaws)Kraig Kinser stole the show at
Orange County Fair Speedway en route to his first World of Outlaws STP
Sprint Car Series feature win of the 2013 season. Kinser and his Messila
Valley started alongside Chad Kemenah on the front row with both drivers
seeking a breakthrough victory. Kinser jumped ahead on the outside and
powered to the lead while Kemenah was forced to hold off third-place
finishing Tony Stewart along with Paul McMahan and Donny Schatz.
DIRT/World of Outlaws5/21
- Double X Speedway MO)When the 360 Winged Sprint
Cars took to the track, the field was led to the green by heat race winners
Taylor Walton and Tyler Blank. Both had very convincing wins in their
respective heat races and Walton was still riding high for the weekend
having claimed a non wing feature win on Saturday night. Blank put his #75
GF-1 Chassis machine on the cushion and moved out to a comfortable lead with
Walton and Cody Baker in tow.Race Results 5/21
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Drivers/Sanctions/Tracks
- MOWA)The Midwest Open Wheel Association will be
traversing up the Mississippi River for a pair of events this Memorial Day
weekend. Saturday night, the high speeds of Federated Auto Parts
Raceway at I-55 in Pevely, Missouri host the Red, White and Blue Shootout.
On Sunday, MOWA will make the first of two 2013 appearances at the 3/8-mile
Quincy Raceways in Quincy, Illinois.Press Releases 5/21
- Brad Loyet)Brad Loyet used a unique weekend where
he could race a 360 and a 410 sprint car to set up a busy week with the
Lucas Oil ASCS National Series. A fourth place finish with ASCS at US36
Raceway near Osborn, Missouri, and a second place finish with the 410 MOWA
series at Montgomery Motorsports Park in New Florence, Missouri made for a
good weekend. This week, he’ll see action with ASCS at venues in Missouri,
Nebraska and Kansas. Press Releases 5/21
- IRA)The rumble becomes the roar…. the sound of
Winged Outlaw 410 Sprints being unleashed will echo through eastern
Wisconsin as the drivers of the 900 horsepower winged machines prepare for
their first double header weekend of 2013. The 410 sprints are simply the
fastest cars you will see on area ovals this summer and this weekend you
have two opportunities to see these cars in action.
IRA
5/21
- Terry McCarl)A top five finish at Knoxville
Raceway has Terry McCarl sitting third in the Knoxville Championship Cup
hunt. The defending champion ran fifth at Knoxville, and was rained out at
Huset’s Speedway near Brandon, South Dakota. He’s planning on running two
races this weekend. He’ll return to Knoxville on Saturday, and run Monday at
Huset’s. He’ll skip Huset’s Sunday for son Carson’s high school graduation
in Altoona. Press Releases 5/21
- Chalk Stix)We would like to congratulate a few of
our feature winners from last weekend! Danny Dietrich & car owner Gary
Kauffman - On your WoO Victory at Lincoln Speedway in PA on Friday night!
Randy Hannagan & Crew - On your Feature Win at Limaland Motorsports Park in
OH! Ed Lynch Jr. & Crew - On your A-Main Victory at Lernerville Speedway in
PA! Dave Darland & The Phillips Racing Team - On your USAC Feature Win at
Bloomington Speedway in IN! Danny Wood & Crew - On your ASCS A-Main Win at
Devil's Bowl Speedway in TX! Kyle Cummins & Crew - On your Feature Win at
Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville, IN! Jerry Coons Jr. & The Edison
Motorsports Team - On your A-Main Victory at Kokomo Speedway on Sunday
night! Congratulations to the winners who didn't contact us with race
results and especially the one's we CAN'T mention! Want to know more? Check
us out at www.ChalkStix.com. CHALK
STIX, WE'RE WINNING!!! 5/21
- IRA)The Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series
has a pair of Wisconsin events scheduled for the Memorial Day weekend.
Action kicks off Saturday at Wilmot Raceway with the Wayne Daun / Al & Marie
Winker Memorial. Then Sunday the group travels 2 hours north to the 141
Speedway in Francis Creek. Wilmot always provides close competitive racing,
and 141 is unquestionably one of the most fan friendly facilities in the
country. So come join us this weekend as Wisconsin's true Outlaw Sprint Car
traveling series competes at Wilmot Raceway Saturday night, and the 141
Speedway on Sunday. Bill Balog holds a slim margin over Mike Kertscher and
rookie sensation Jeremy Schultz in the early season point chase. 5/21
- King of the West)Sacramento’s Kyle Hirst will
bring the Fresno, California based Roth Enterprises No. 83jr into the Merle
Stone Chevrolet Thunderbowl Raceway sitting second in the King of the West
410 standings. The one-third mile clay oval is a home track for car owner’s
Dennis & Teresa Roth and the 25-year-old Hirst will look to give them a win
this weekend in their backyard.
King of the West 5/21
- SLS Promotions)34 Raceway has been a good track
for Joey Saldana. In both of his races at the 3/8-mile oval, Saldana has
qualified in the top eight, finished in the top two of his heat race and
nearly claimed the main event. So it's more than obvious that Saldana is
excited for the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series to return to 34
Raceway for the first time since 2009 on Friday, June 7. Press Releases 5/21
- Brent Marks)Last weekend ranks up there as one of
the best for Brent Marks, who recorded his first two top 10s with the World
of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series. Marks finished a career-best sixth on
Thursday at the Gettysburg Clash at Lincoln Speedway in Abbottstown, Pa.,
where he continued his streak of heat race victories with his ninth in a
row. He capped the weekend that was plagued with rain by winning his heat
race and placing ninth in the feature at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday.
Press Releases 5/21
- SLS Promotions)I-96 Speedway is a special place
for Joey Saldana. He recorded his first career World of Outlaws STP Sprint
Car Series win at the fast track during the series inaugural event at the
facility in 1995. On Saturday, June 1, Saldana and the premier sprint car
series will return to I-96 Speedway for The NAPA Auto Parts Rumble in
Michigan - the lone event in the Wolverine State. Press Releases 5/21
- Perris Auto Speedway CA)One of the longest running
sprint cars races in the country “The “Salute to Indy,” will take place this
Saturday night, May 25th, at “The Southern California Home of Major League
Sprint Car Racing,” Perris Auto Speedway. Joining the popular series on the
big night will be the PAS Senior Sprints, The PAS Young Gun Sprint Cars
presented by The Sprint Car Driving Experience and the California Lightning
Sprint Cars. Spectator gates will open at 5:00 PM on Saturday and the first
race will get the green flag at 7:00. Press Releases 5/21
- Ian Madsen)One week after a frustrating night at
the Knoxville Raceway against the World of Outlaws, Ian Madsen and his KCP
Racing team bounced back and scored a sixth place finish at the ‘Mecca of
Mud’ on Saturday night. Kicking the night off, Madsen set the standard
during time trials, as he timed the Nehring Construction/Team Kline
Electric/Logan Contractors Supply No. 18 in with a lap of 15.288 seconds,
putting him atop the speed chart. Press Releases 5/21
- ASCS Gulf South)The Griffith Truck and Equipment
Gulf South Region returns to competition for a Memorial Day Weekend
double-header that will feature a new track for the south Texas based
region. Shady Oaks Speedway in Goliad, Texas joins the list of track for the
Gulf South Region with the eleventh annual Memorial Day Classic on Saturday,
May 25.
ASCS 5/21
- ASCS Warrior)Just getting warmed up, the 2013
season for the Speedway Motors Warrior Region rolls into Valley Speedway in
Grain Valley, Mo. on Wednesday, May 22 with the Lucas Oil American Sprint
Car Series presented by MAVTV American Real.
ASCS 5/21
- Tracy Hines)May is all about open wheel racing in
the state of Indiana. For those of the short track persuasion like Tracy
Hines, that means three of the most historic races in the sport in a
four-day stretch. The veteran driver will take to the track in each of these
events, beginning with the Tony Hulman Classic, followed by the Hoosier 100,
and wrapping up with the 68th edition of the Night Before the 500. Press Releases 5/21
- Thunder On The Hill)The seventh Annual USAC
Eastern Storm will be returning East with the first stop set for the
Grandview Speedway on Wednesday night, June 5. Bryan Clauson, defending
winner of the 40 lap Jesse Hockett Classic at Grandview will be driving the
Tony Stewart-Curb-Agaianian USAC Non-Wing sprint car in chase of the $6,000
first place prize. Clauson of Noblesville, IN, who competed in the 2012
Indianapolis 500 dominated the Grandview high-banked oval on his way to
victory in the 2012 running of the Amsoil USAC Non-Wing sprint championship.
Press Releases 5/21
- Steele Performance would like to congratulate Mike
Ling on his sweep last weekend at Dixie Speedway and Berlin Raceway behind
the wheel of the Stickney Bros. Diablo Chassis. We also would like to give a
shout out to Jason Blonde and T & T Promotions for setting fast time both
nights and capping it off with top five finishes both nights. Jason is also
running PENSKE Shocks prepared by SPP. Kevin Feeney finished fourth both
nights behind the wheel of a Diablo that is prepared and owned by Marv
Carmen.5/21
- King of the West)Sydney, Australia's Peter Murphy
scored his first top-five finish of the King of the West 410 Sprint Car
Series season last Saturday in Fernley. The veteran driver has suffered
through bad luck at times so far this year, but has cracked his way back
into the top-10 of points going into the Merle Stone Chevrolet Thunderbowl
Raceway this weekend.
King of the West 5/21
- I-44 Riverside Speedway OK)I44 Riverside Speedway
was hit very hard by an EF3 tornado. The tornado was about 1/4 to 1/2 mile
wide as it hit the speedway. Promoters Mark Banister and Gloria Olexia also
had their home completely destroyed a few miles east of the trackas the
tornado intensified to an EF5. Gloria's daughter was at the home when the
two mile wide tornado hit, she was pulled from the wreckage very shaken, but
unharmed. They finally found refuge late last night, but are reunited and
safe. Press Releases 5/21
- URC)After losing a battle with Mother Nature on
Saturday night, forcing a rain out at the Delaware International Speedway,
the Rislone URC Sprint Series will make up that race date on Saturday night,
July 20 with a 7 PM starting time. This will mark the first visit of the
season by URC at the Delaware International Speedway.
URC 5/21
- Craig Dollansky)Since recording a top-ten at
Williams Grove on Friday, Mother Nature has been a thorn in the side of the
World of Outlaws STP Sprint Cars. After the following night of action at
Williams Grove was canceled, rain showers in the Middletown, NY area forced
Sunday’s event to be moved to Monday as the Eyecon Trail Cameras #7 team
returned to Orange County Fair Speedway since posting a 9th place run last
May. Press Releases 5/21
- USAC)Canyon Speedway Park in Peoria, Ariz. hosts
this weekend’s second “Salute to Indy” for USAC’s Southwest Sprint cars and
R.J. Johnson will try to retain his series point lead, which stands at 42
points over Ronnie Clark. USAC
5/21
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Drivers/Sanctions/Tracks
- American Red Cross)Donation link for the American
Red Cross for Oklahoma tornado victims.
https://www.redcross.org/donate/ 5/21
- Whit and Steve Gastineau)Whit and Steve Gastineau
have each lost their homes in the Moore, Oklahoma tornado Monday afternoon.
The race shop is also gone but the homes are the major concern. Likewise,
Dan Schnackenberg lost his home in the tornado that hit Shawnee, Oklahoma on
Sunday. Donations to help the Gastineau's and the Schnackenberg's in their
recovery are being accepted at this time. Cash is of keen interest as are
clothing, furniture, appliances, food, water (and other beverages),
blankets, coats and any additional items that you may be able to donate.
Send cash donations to: Triad Bank c/o: Gastineau Recovery Fund 7666 East
61st St, Suite 150 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74133 OR................. Triad Bank c/o:
Schnackenberg Recovery Fund 7666 East 61st St, Suite 150 Tulsa, Oklahoma
74133 For all other items to be donated, contact OCRS at: Barry Grabel:
(918) 260-3899 or sprint24@cox.net
John Lemon: (918) 850-5341 or
ocrsracing.pr@gmail.com Special thanks goes out to 3-time OCRS champion
Mike Goodman for everything he did in working to set up the program with
Triad Bank. Thank you for your humanitarian support Mike! Give all you can
folks. everything will help..................EVERYTHING! 5/21
- BOSS)The first of two BOSS doubleheader weekends
in 2013 is scheduled for this Friday and Saturday, May 24th and 25th with
appearances at Wayne County Speedway in Orrville, Ohio and Mercer Raceway
Park in Mercer, Pennsylvania. These events will make up rounds #2 and 3 of
the 14 round BOSS heavyweight title fight. Coming off a great season opener
with a strong 40 car field, BOSS officials expect excellent car counts both
nights with plenty of track locals looking to knock off sprint car racing's
true outlaws, the stalwarts of the Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series. Press Releases 5/21
- Canyon Speedway Park AZ)Memorial Day weekend has
historically been tied to auto racing. And that will be the case this
weekend at Canyon Speedway Park near Phoenix, as the 1/3-mile clay oval will
host the Second Annual Salute to Indy on Saturday and Sunday. Press Releases 5/21
- USAC)In one of the most intense main events of
2013, Temecula’s Mike Spencer claimed the $2,500 victory at Tulare’s Merle
Stone Chevrolet Thunderbowl Raceway. With five official lead changes, the
five-time champion took control from Ryan Bernal on lap twenty-seven and
earned his 34th career Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car win. Bernal, “Hollywood”
Danny Faria Jr., Bud Kaeding, and Matt Mitchell followed Spencer to the
checkered flags. USAC
5/21
- Shaylen Raye Motorsports)The Shaylen Raye
Motorsports Sprint Car racing team driven by Travis Jacobson was in action
again Saturday May 18th at Skagit Speedway one week removed from an historic
win in the inaugural Summer Thunder Sprintcar Series race. This time the
team had the Shark 410 in the car and was competing against the biggest
weekly field of 410’s in some time. Results were not much different from the
first two weeks with the exception of a rare third fast time in qualifying.
Press Releases 5/21
- NCRA)Former series champion Mike Peters of
Wichita, Kansas will lead the National Championship Racing Association of
Park City, Kansas presented by Precise Racing Products 360-ci sprint car
division back into action this coming Friday night as the tour will once
again take part in the third annual “Sprint Car Mania” at RPM Speedway in
Hays, Kansas. Press Releases 5/21
- Column)Danny Burton has Bloomington USAC notes in
Hoosier Race
Report 5/21
- Column)Pastor Dudley Balmer compares then to now
in
Not Just
Another Racing Column 5/21
- KISS)The annual Memorial Day holiday is this
coming weekend, and Hoosiers will be busy. With only three races remain in
the 2013 King of Indiana Sprint Series, Sunday's 30-lap feature at Tri-State
Speedway promises to be huge. While Bedford's Brady Short is in the driver's
seat, so to speak, in the point standings, his advantage isn't at all
comfortable. He knows that several of the area's hottest drivers are also
ready to claim the King's crown. Press Releases 5/21
Monday May 20th 2013
Until you're ready to look foolish, you'll never have the
possibility of being great. Cher
2:00am
RESULTS...
- World of Outlaws)Kraig Kinser dominated the World
of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series on Monday night at Orange County Fair
Speedway to earn his first victory of the season and the first win of his
career at Orange County. Kinser navigated through lapped traffic down the
stretch while Chad Kemenah held off Tony Stewart, Paul McMahan and Donny
Schatz in the top five.
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Drivers/Sanctions/Manufacturers
- Kraig Kinser)It’s often said that good things come
to those who wait. Kraig Kinser had to wait an extra day to race at Orange
County Fair Speedway in New York, after rain on Sunday, May 19 pushed the
event back to Monday night, but he made the most of it, using a front row
starting spot in the 25-lap main event at the sprawling 5/8-mile to lead the
entire distance to record his first World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series
win of the 2013 season aboard the Casey’s General Store/Mesilla Valley
Transportation Maxim. Press Releases 5/20
- Triple X Race Co)Matt Covington’s ASCS Sooner
Region win led a solid pack of Triple X winners from this past weekend.
Covington led the bulk of the race for the win at Thunderbird Speedway in
Oklahoma. Fred Mattox also scored a win in OK with a triumph at Brill Motor
Speedway. J Kinder took the first Triple X win of the year at Knoxville and
Brock Lemley won his third main of 2013 at Skagit Speedway in Washington.
Press Releases 5/20
- TJ Slideways)The TJSlideways Live Pay Less Little
500 Podcast preview features Troy Decaire talking about his super team
preparing for Anderson and his winged program for 2013. Jeff Bloom also
talked about recovering from his injuries to attempt to qualify for another
Little 500 this week. The show finishes with Jeremy Campbell sharing his
crazy story about riding out a tornado in his 305 owners sprint car trailer
while working on the car at his shop.Listen
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- Danny Holtgraver)Danny Holtgraver and B&R Racing
did nearly the impossible this past weekend by winning two out of the three
’410’ main events that they were entered in. Holtgraver, who pilots the B&R
Racing, Berlin Natural Bakery, Canton Erectors, Alternative Power Sources,
DKW Transport, no. 45 ‘410’ sprint car, kicked off his recent weekend by
winning the first of two ‘twin-25’ main events at the Attica Raceway Park in
Attica, Ohio on Friday, May 17th. The Fremont/Attica Sprint Title (F.A.S.T.)
sanctioned victory was the first of Danny Holtgraver’s young career. The
former Lernerville Speedway ‘410’ track champion has visited Attica Raceway
Park victory lane once before; that coming during UNOH All Star Circuit of
Champions competition back in 2012.Press Releases 5/20
- Joey Saldana)After a one night rain delay the
World of Outlaws hit the clay at Orange County Fair Speedway, the oldest
continuously operating dirt track in the United States. Team owner Dan
Motter drew the No. 1 pill, positioning Joey Saldana in the first hot lap
session and the first out for qualifying. Saldana drove the Motter Equipment
Fatheadz Eyewear 71M to the No. 3 qualifying spot, turning his quick lap at
17.265 seconds. Press Releases 5/20
- Adam Kekich)The 5K Race team was back at Mercer
Raceway Park this weekend for a regular Saturday show. Adam lined up 6th to
start the second heat race of the night and raced up to a 4th place
finishing position. This put the Sunburst Environmental Services machine in
the 9th spot to start the feature event. Press Releases 5/20
- Shane Stewart)Jumping in the Joe Gaerte owned No.
3G for the weekend, Shane Stewart scored a win on Friday night during the
second of twin 25-lap feature events, before a plugged nozzle line knocked
him out of Saturday night’s Earl Gaerte Classic in Plymouth, IN. Press Releases 5/20
- Steven Tiner)Steven Tiner spent his weekend at the
Riverside International Speedway competing in the Hooker Hood Classic aboard
a replica tribute car for the sprint car legend, and scored a third place
finish. “I have to thank everyone who made this deal possible,” Tiner said.
“The car was an old 1995 non down tube car that Wade Oliver built, and we
got it rolling pretty good on Saturday.” Press Releases 5/20
- FK Shocks)Factory Kahne shocks led many drivers to
victory lane over the weekend, as well as a driver winning a race, and
setting a 30-lap track record in doing so. Darren Hagen simply dominated the
midget event at the Angel Park Speedway over the weekend. Hagen not only won
the race, but his FK shocks helped him establish a new 30-lap track record
at the facility. Press Releases 5/20
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Drivers/Tracks/Manufacturers
- Crash Pad) One bad landing can break your neck or
back. Take a look at The Blog at 802solutions.com to see the video of how
the simplest part of a crash can be the most devastating. When the car drops
to its wheels at the end is where two vertebrae were broken. Reduce your
Risk of Spinal Injury by putting the Right Stuff in your seat bottom. The
Crash Pad provides the space needed to slow your downward motion and the
uniform resistance to reduce spinal compression forces in a frame bottom
impact. The Crash Pad is as important as your helmet. Pad your Butt to Save
your Neck. Information, dealers, videos and analysis can be found at
http://802solutions.com/ 5/20
- The Speedway Motors/Champion Racing Oil Central PA
Sprint Cars started the weekend early with a Thursday night World of
Outlaws show at Lincoln Speedway. The show was scheduled for Wednesday but
rain changed those plans. Danny Dietrich repeated what he did in last years
Lincoln Speedway World of Outlaws feature by taking the win once again.
Everything moved to Williams Grove Speedway for Friday night where Donny
Schatz, coming from mid pack made a last lap pass of Greg Hodnett for the
victory. After that the rain returned and the Saturday night show at
Williams Grove Speedway was canceled.Speedway Motors/Champion
Racing Oil Central PA 5/20
- Lance Dewease)With the World of Outlaws coming
into his home turf, Lance Dewease hoped to rise to the occasion, however
that wasn’t the case as the Fayetteville, PA driver had his fair share of
issues during the two nights of action. “We pretty much stunk the joint up
all weekend,” Dewease said. “We didn’t time in well at all, and that really
hurt us both nights.” Press Releases 5/20
- Travis Rilat)Following a rough Saturday night in
Texas, Travis Rilat is looking forward to returning to the Northwest and the
friendly confines of Richard and Lana Saumure's sprint car this weekend.
Press Releases 5/20
- Tim Kaeding)Taking on the PA Posse over the
weekend, Tim Kaeding scored a fourth place finish on Thursday night at the
Lincoln Speedway, before having a forgettable night at the Williams Grove
Speedway on Friday night, as Mother Nature cancelled Saturday and Sunday’s
events. Press Releases 5/20
- Bubba Raceway Park FL)The professionals all have
huge events this week-end (The Grand Prix of Monaco, The Indianapolis 500,
and the World 600) but Bubba Raceway Park has a huge night of racing to
challenge. The Bubba Army 360 Sprint Cars return while the Scorpion Racing
Products UMP DirtCar Modifieds, the Bubba Army Hobby Stocks who will race
for $750, the 1-800-ASK GARY Thunder Stocks, and the Rent-N-Roll Gladiators
defend their turf. Press Releases 5/20
- DJ Netto)Right now DJ Netto is thinking that if it
weren’t for bad luck, he would not have any luck at all, as a faulty oil
line sidelined him Friday night at the Ocean Speedway in Watsonville, CA.
“If we could get some good luck on our side, we would be okay, but right now
nothing seems to want to go our way,” Netto said. Press Releases 5/20
- Brandon Wimmer)Back in action with his Destiny
Motorsports team for two nights of action over the weekend, Brandon Wimmer
scored a third place finish on Saturday night at the Earl Gaerte Classic in
Plymouth, IN a night after scoring 11th and 13th place finishes during
Twin-25 night at the Attica Raceway Park. Press Releases 5/20
- Port Royal Speedway PA)Port Royal Speedway will
honor its five fallen heroes in history with this Saturday’s Memorial
Weekend Fallen Heroes Championships for super sprints, super late models and
305 sprints. Racing will begin at 7 pm with gates opening at 5 pm.
Central PA 5/20
- ASCS Lucas Oil)Memorial Day weekend has always
been a busy one for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by
MAVTV American Real and the regions that represent the ASCS Nation. The 2013
edition of the summer kickoff weekend will carry on that tradition with a 10
events stretching from Wednesday, May 22 through Sunday, May 26.
ASCS 5/20
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RESULTS...
- MOWA)A.J. Bruns and Jimmy Hurley had an epic
battle during MOWA’s first visit to Montgomery Motorsports Park, Saturday,
as the pair swapped the lead a handful of times with wild slide jobs as they
battled through lapped traffic. Bruns would eventually lead the final two
circuits, after passing Hurley in heavy lapped traffic, to pick up his first
win of 2013. Race Results 5/20
- Ventura Raceway CA)Saturday night May 18, proved
to be another great night of open wheel racing at Ventura Raceway. The
second of four Battle at the Beach VRA/USAC Midget races presented by ARP
was run with 18 midgets in attendance. Race Results 5/20
- AVSS)Mike Ling did it again. He took the lead on
the opening lap of the Auto Value Bumper to Bumper Super Sprints feature
event, and went on to claim victory. This time at Berlin Raceway, and this
time he had to fight for it. Race Results 5/20
- BCRA)BCRA presented by
Western Performance Parts hosted its 5th event of the 2013 race schedule. 10
Midgets signed into Ukiah Speedway Saturday night on a beautiful spring
evening. Darin Snider of nearby Lakeport California had a fantastic evening
as he swept the evenings events, setting quick time, winning his heat and
earning his first feature win of the year.Race Results 5/20
- URSS)Ty Williams would rather forget the start to
the night. What he'd like to focus on is the finish. And what a finish it
was for the sprint car driver in the United Rebel Sprint Series. Williams, a
former URSS national champ, won at the line Saturday night at Lamar Speedway
in Lamar, Colo. Race Results 5/20
- Badger)Darren Hagen won the 30-lap Stark
Automotive Group/Mid-State Equipment Badger Midget Series feature, Sunday
Night at Angell Park Speedway. Hagen completed the event in 7 minutes and 57
seconds, besting the track record set by Brad Kuhn on June 26, 2011, by over
seven seconds. Brady Bacon jumped into the lead at the start, and quickly
increased his lead over the field to a straightaway advantage by Lap 5.
Bacon continued to increase his lead each lap, while Andrew Fleker and Hagen
waged a great battle for second position. Race Results 5/20
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Drivers/Tracks/Sanctions/Manufacturers
- David Hesmer)Driver David Hesmer and the BDS
Motorsports #1 team are building momentum after last Saturday night at
Knoxville. After registering the 12th quick time of the night among the
30-car field, the Marshalltown, Iowa driver locked himself into their first
feature of the season. They will be back this Saturday night at Knoxville.
Press Releases 5/20
- Matt Mitchell)Struggling with the USAC/CRA Series
thus far in 2013, Matt Mitchell made some steps in the right direction on
Saturday night as he scored a fifth place finish, his best series finish of
the season. “We are getting a lot better, but we were so far behind, we
still have some stuff to improve on,” he said. Press Releases 5/20
- King of the West)With six rounds complete in the
2013 racing season the King of the West 410 Sprint Car Series will charge
into its first outing of the year in the Central Valley this coming Memorial
Day Weekend at Merle Stone Chevrolet Thunderbowl Raceway. The double-header
event on Saturday & Sunday May 25 & 26 will pay tribute to brothers Chris &
Brian Faria, who both lost their lives far too soon.
King of the West 5/20
- Andy Gregg)Andy Gregg rebounded from a nasty heat
race flip, and just narrowly came up short at taking his third straight
Placerville Speedeway feature event win, and settled for a second place
finish behind Shane Golobic on Saturday night. Press Releases 5/20
- Matt Covington)Matt Covington put an absolute
nightmarish start to the 2013 season behind him over the weekend as he
scored his first win of the season at Thunderbird Speedway, and backed it up
with a fourth place finish at the Devils Bowl Speedway on Saturday. Press Releases 5/20
- Justyn Cox)With a 360ci engine bolted into his Van
Dyke Motorsports No. 5h machine, Justyn Cox headed to the Reno Tahoe Fernley
Speedway in Fernley, NV to take on the King of the West Series, and it ended
up being a wild weekend for the youngster. Press Releases 5/20
- Bill Rose)Last weekend was a mixed return for Bill
Rose. After taking nearly a month off to heal from a broken left arm, Rose
competed with the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series as it made its
first visit of the season to Pennsylvania. While a couple of low qualifying
spots put Rose behind from the start each night, his arm felt normal during
the latest test. Press Releases 5/20
- Big Game Motorsports)Mother Nature has been
wreaking havoc on Big Game Motorsports and the World of Outlaws STP Sprint
Car Series the past few days. Rain postponed the Gettysburg Clash at Lincoln
Speedway in Abbottstown, Pa., from Wednesday to Thursday, the Morgan Cup at
Williams Grove Speedway was washed out on Saturday and the lone event at
Orange County Fair Speedway in Middletown, N.Y., was postponed from Sunday
to Monday because of weather. Press Releases 5/20
- Willie Croft)Fresh off of his second series win of
the season just one week ago, Sacramento, CA pilot, Willie Croft, put
together a strong weekend in Fernley, NV as he scored a pair of third place
finishes aboard the Tri-C Machine/JRI Shocks/NAAKE backed No.3C with the
King of the West Series. Press Releases 5/20
- Joey Saldana)The World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car
Series makes a stop Tuesday May 21 at New Egypt Speedway for the NAPA Auto
Parts Outlaw Classic. This season’s race will mark the fifth time the
Outlaws have competed at this facility since 2001. Press Releases 5/20
- Kyle Hirst)Heading to the Reno Tahoe Fernley
Speedway for two night’s of action with the King of the West Series, Kyle
Hirst had a decent weekend that saw him score second and ninth place
finishes, though his second place finish was a bitter pill to swallow.
Press Releases 5/20
- KSE Power Steering)With all eyes on the state of
Pennsylvania for a weekend of PA Posse versus the World of Outlaws, it was
KSE power steering products leading the way to victory lane, as our products
dominated the sprint car world from East to West. On a weekend when several
drivers did outstanding things to garner wins, Donny Schatz’s charge from
12th to win at Williams Grove stood out. Making a last lap pass in turn
four, Schatz defeated the PA Posse in exciting fashion, though Greg Hodnett
and Fred Rahmer, making it a Gen2 podium sweep, joined him on the podium.
Press Releases 5/20
- Brandon Spithaler)Brandon Spithaler earned a
career-best Lernerville Speedway main event finish this past Friday evening,
May 17th, during ‘410’ sprint car competition. The Evans City, Pennsylvania
native finished second (2nd) during the 25-lap, ‘Fab Four’ sprint car main
event at the Sarver 4/10’s mile oval; finishing just behind former track
champion and all-time Lernerville Speedway division win leader, Ed Lynch
Jr.. Press Releases 5/20
- Rico Abreu)Staying hot with the King of the West
Series, Rico Abreu scored his second series win of 2013 on Friday night,
before backing it up with a second place finish on Saturday night at the
Reno Tahoe Fernley Speedway in Fernley, NV. Press Releases 5/20
- F.A.S.T.)Championship Series presented by KS Sales
& Service was back in action in Northern Ohio this past weekend. Mother
Nature was not a factor either night making this only the second
back-to-back event weekend of the 2013 season.
- Column)Richard Golardi has more Florida pavement
news in
Florida Open
Wheel5/20
- Jonathan Allard)Though the season hasn’t gotten
off to the start he wanted, Jonathan Allard has came alive the last three
weeks, and on Saturday night the Chico, CA native picked up his first King
of the West Series win of 2013. “My guys have really rolled their sleeves up
and got to work the last few weeks, and it is really showing,” Allard said.
Press Releases 5/20
- Kraig Kinser)Kokomo Speedway is a special place
for Kraig Kinser. The native Hoosier earned his first career winged sprint
car feature victory at the semi-banked, quarter-mile oval, which hosts the
World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series on Wednesday, June 5. Press Releases 5/20
- Scott Priester)After kicking off the recent
weekend with a not-so-pleasant twelfth (12th) place finish at the
Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pennsylvania on Friday, May 17th;
Rimersburg, Pennsylvania native Scott Priester would turn things around
completely and score his first ‘410’ sprint car victory of the 2013 season
at the Mercer Raceway Park in Mercer, Pennsylvania. Priester, who was the
Mercer Raceway Park ‘410’ sprint car runner-up in last season’s final track
standings, earned the Saturday night, May 18th victory while behind the
wheel of the Martha Dionise owned, Dionise Racing no. 15 ‘410’ sprint car.Press Releases 5/20
- Wooster Motorsports)Jimmy Pooler and the Wooster
Motorsports team took to Wayne County Speedway on Friday night. After
wholesale changes during the week, the car looked and raced great giving us
our best finish of the 2013 season in 11th place. Press Releases 5/20
- Brian Brown)Brian Brown and the Casey’s General
Stores/FVP #21 team came one spot short of perfection last Saturday night at
the Knoxville Raceway. First, came a thrilling win from tenth in the 360
main event. The 410 feature was up next, and in a classic Knoxville
showdown, the Grain Valley, Missouri driver settled for second in the end.
This week, the schedule gets intense for the team. Press Releases 5/20
- USAC)Inaugural USAC DMA Midget Champion Joe
Krawiec sits atop the new series standings after he finished second in last
Saturday’s 30-lap feature at Bear Ridge Speedway in Bradford, Vt. USAC
5/20
- USAC)Eastern and Washington Ignite Midget
participants will swing into action this week with races at Altamahaw and
Durham, N.C. and Alger, Wash. The Eastern series continues Friday at Ace
Speedway in Altamahaw and Saturday at Orange County Speedway in Durham.
Saturday’s Washington race is at Skagit Speedway in Alger. USAC
5/20
- USAC)Ronnie Gardner continues to lead the 2013
USAC Western Midget Series after his victory in last Saturday night’s
“Battle at the Beach 2” at the Ventura (Calif.) Raceway. Gardner will take
an 18-point lead over Jake Swanson into a June 1 race at Placerville
(Calif.) Speedway. USAC
5/20
- USAC)This week’s “Hoosier Hundred” ushers in a new
era of Traxxas USAC Silver Crown racing and for the first time the race will
occur on a new weeknight – Thursday. USAC
5/20
- USAC)Wednesday night’s 43rd “Tony Hulman Classic”
at the Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track renews one of America’s most revered
Sprint racing traditions, one which dates back to 1971 when George Snider
won the inaugural. USAC
5/20
- USAC)Mike Spencer is looking forward to this
Saturday night’s “Salute to Indy” AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint race at Perris
(Calif.) Auto Speedway. Spencer is the defending race winner and vaulted to
third in the most recent series points after his first 2013 victory at
Tulare (Calif.) Thunderbowl Raceway last Saturday. USAC
5/20
- USAC)Few American motorsports events have the
traditional depth of next Saturday night’s “Night Before the 500” USAC
National Midget race at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis, Ind. The 68th
running of this classic marks the resumption of the 2013 USAC National
Pavement Midget Series, which debuted this year in Florida. USAC
5/20
- USAC)Canyon Speedway Park in Peoria, Ariz. hosts
this weekend’s second “Salute to Indy” for USAC’s Southwest Sprint cars and
R.J. Johnson will try to retain his series point lead, which stands at 42
points over Ronnie Clark. USAC
5/20
3:45am
RESULTS...
- Marysville Raceway Park CA)Grass Valley’s Billy
Wallace scored a wire to wire win in the featured MRP Winged Sprint Car main
event Saturday night at Paul and Kathy Hawes’ Marysville Raceway Park.
Anderson’s Rowdy McClenon won the MRP Wingless Sprint Car portion of the
show. Race Results 5/20
- Must See Racing)Dave McKnight and Jo Jo Helberg
each claimed victories in Sunday’s Must See Racing Xtreme Speed Challenge at
Winchester Speedway. The 2nd annual event was greeted by warm weather and a
good crowd.Must See
Racing 5/20
- ARDC)Alex Bright picked up his first ARDC Midget
win of the 2013 season when the American Racing Driver's Club rolled into
Potomac Speedway, Maryland for the first night of racing. Race Results 5/20
PRESS...
Drivers/Tracks/Sanctions/Manufacturers
- World of Outlaws)World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car
Series and Orange County Fair Speedway officials were forced to postpone
Sunday’s event after a steady rain pushed through the area and drenched the
track. With more rain in the forecast on Sunday, officials decided to delay
the event to Monday. All event times remain the same for Monday. Spectator
gates are scheduled to open at 4 p.m. with racing on track set to begin at 6
p.m. Entering Monday’s action, Daryn Pittman sits atop the championship
point standings with 3,263 points and holds a 145-point lead over Paul
McMahan. Donny Schatz’s season seems to have turned a corner as a string of
strong finishes, including a thrilling victory Friday night at Williams
Grove Speedway, has launched him up the standings and now trails McMahan by
just 5 points.5/20
- Husets Speedway SD)Tonight’s racing (May 19) at
Huset’s Speedway has been cancelled. We’re back with a big Memorial Day
weekend double header next Sunday and Monday featuring the Premier Racing
Series plus 600cc Micros both days. Race time Sunday is 7pm with a special
6pm start on Monday.5/20
- Trey Starks)Saturday didn't start as planned, but
Trey Starks liked the result. After his scheduled 360 race at Grays Harbor
Raceway in Elma, Wash., was rained out, Starks and his team put a 410 car in
the trailer and headed for Skagit Speedway. Despite a good chance of rain,
the show was completed with Starks earning his fourth consecutive top-four
finish. Press Releases 5/20
- Williams Grove Speedway PA)Williams Grove Speedway
will host a Race For Charity this Friday, May 24 at 7:30 pm, featuring the
Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars and the PASS 305 sprints.
Central
PA 5/20
- NOSA)Following a 5 year absence, the NOSA Sprint
Cars will be returning to Winnipeg's Red River Co-op Speedway on Thursday,
June 13. The last NOSA-sanctioned Manitoba appearance by the group based out
of Grand Forks, North Dakota was the 4th annual NAPA Auto Parts Mid-Canada
Sprint Car Challenge on Thursday, July 10, 2008. The race was won by Grand
Forks native Mark Dobmeier who unseated the perennial winner of the event,
Winnipeg's Lou Kennedy Jr. Press Releases 5/20
- URC)Davie Franek of Wantage, NJ, the current
Rislone URC Sprint Series point leader will be one of many competitors
heading to the New Egypt Speedway in New Egypt, NJ on Saturday night, June
1. This will mark the first of three Rislone URC Sprint shows at New Egypt
in 2013. Following New Egypt, the URC Sprints will make their first
appearance of the year at the Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night, June
7 in an event sponsored by MACH 1 Chassis, located at 10 North Frederick
Street in Mechanicsburg, PA. MACH 1 engineers and builds race car chassis
that have a reputation for safety, strength, durability and performance.URC
5/20
- Tony Bruce Jr)Tony Bruce Jr. worked his way to a
pair of seventh-place finishes over the weekend to extend his top-10 streak
to six races. Bruce Jr. rallied from 17th to seventh on Friday at U.S. 36
Raceway near Cameron, Mo., for the 2nd annual U.S. 36 Nationals Presented by
RacinBoys - the inaugural TBJ Promotions event of 2013. He then ran in the
top 10 all night Saturday during his season debut at Knoxville Raceway,
where Bruce Jr. put together one of his best performances at the famed half
mile. Press Releases 5/20
- Wings Unlimited)Wings Unlimited has been well
represented in Victory Lane across the United States and Australia over the
last couple of weeks with 17 drivers recording a victory. Press Releases 5/20
Sunday May 19th 2013
“Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight.” ― Phyllis Diller
6:00pm
RESULTS...
- Lincoln Park Speedway IN)Mother Nature finally
relinquished her soggy grip around the mid-state and Lincoln Park Speedway
completed its first full show in more than a month. For Kyle Cummins, the
wait was well worth it as the pilot of the Vincennes University, Greenwell
Auto Body, Tim Mason ReMax sponsored No. 3c captured the sprint car victory
over Casey Shuman, Shane Cottle and Jon Stanbrough.Race Results 5/19
- VSS)The 14 Annual RaceSaver Nationals ended up
being a display of great sprint car racing with cars and drivers really
putting on a show after having to run a hurry up show dodging rain the whole
day. Practice and time trials kicked off the event Friday with East Freedom,
Pa. driver Steve Kenawell taking the Tim Fraker Signs Fast Time award.
Saturday brought the rain off and on all day and when a window of weather
opened in the afternoon French Grimes made the call to start early to get it
in with RaceSaver drivers coming from as far away as New York and Louisiana
you have to try to get it in.Race Results 5/19
- Ocean Sprints)2012 Ocean Sprints presented by Taco
Bravo champion Shane Golobic returned to victory lane Friday night, fending
off a hard-charging Bud Kaeding to claim the victory at John Prentice's
Ocean Speedway Watsonville. Golobic had come close several times this season
in the Keith Day Trucking #22 ride before finally completing the deal this
time around. Race Results 5/19
- Lernerville Speedway PA)Indelibly etched in the
Lernervile Speedway record books as their respective divisions’ All Time
wins leaders, future Hall of Famers Brian Swartzlander and Ed Lynch Jr.
returned to familiar territory Friday Night by scoring their first feature
wins of 2013.Race Results 5/19
- ESS)Home field advantage came into play on
Saturday night as the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints (ESS) invaded the
Selinsgrove Speedway for the first time since 1996, 17 years exactly to the
day. A strong field of cars was on hand for the Mach1 Chassis Spectacular,
Today’s Optical Stars and Stripes tour event but it was the speedway
regulars that took center stage. Race Results 5/19
- Mercer Raceway Park PA)Cowboy Brian Steinman stole
the show at Mercer Raceway Park when he received his motorized all-terrain
wheelchair, which was built especially for him by Trac Fabrication of nearby
Volant, PA. Steinman’s chair was made possible by a grant from the Steven
King Foundation and the generosity of the racing community. In a show of
love and support, the racers and their crews joined him on the frontstretch
for the presentation during the intermission. Scott Priester scored the
victory for Martha Dionise in the 410 Sprints, sponsored by Luxaire Heating
& Cooling and New Wilmington Motors.Race Results 5/19
- I-90 Speedway SD)Micah Schliemann earned his first
win of 2013 after a good duel with Troy Schreurs in the Hard Core Speed Shop
360 Sprint Car main event at I-90 Speedway. "It was really fun," Schliemann
said of wrestling with Schreurs for the lead through the first half of the
race.Race Results 5/19
PRESS...
Drivers
- Mike Kertscher)Mike Kertscher driver of the #80K,
Captain Jim Yacht Sales, River Back Farms, Paul Brunton Motorsports, Meyer D
Crop Consulting, Larry Schneider Insurance, ProKart, DW Schneider
Engineering, CD Signs, Sign Me Up, Fastenal of Plymouth, Fire Escape, rolled
into the Beaver Dam Raceway Park for the Interstate Racing Associations
(IRA) second race of the season on Saturday May 18, 2013.Press Releases 5/19
- Justin Miller)Justin Miller rolled the Miller
Family Motorsports (MFM), Dooley & Associates, KenJay Fiedler Excavating,
Meyer Motors, Veritas Financial, GTS, Revolution Engine Development, Dirt
Divas, RC Custom Design, R&H Enterprises, Triple X, BMG, Larry Nelson,
Schwartz Auction Service #15M into the Plymouth Dirt Track (PDTR) on
Saturday, May 18th for their season opener. Press Releases 5/19
1:20pm
RESULTS...
- IRA)Redemption! Mike Kertscher’s #80k Winged 410
Outlaw Sprint flashed beneath the checkered flag first on a mild spring
Saturday Night snaring his first victory of the 2013 racing season on the
Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint tour. Gone was the sting from narrowly
missing out on winning the first event of the season when he was edged out
for the victory by Bill Balog in what many consider the closest margin of
victory in series history.
IRA
5/19
- USAC)USAC DMA MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 18, 2013 –
Bradford, Vermont – Bear Ridge Speedway FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. Scott Holcomb,
2. Joe Krawiec, 3. Adam Pierson, 4. Kevin Chaffee, 5. Jeff Horn, 6. Josh
Sunn, 7. Scott Veits, 8. Timothy Gallant, 9. Adam Whitney, 10. Dean
ChristensonUSAC
5/19
- Plymouth Speedway IN)There was plenty of action
with the Sprints on Dirt (SOD), USAC 600 Sprints and the Modified car races
at Plymouth Speedway Saturday night. After a lengthy delay in getting the
inaugural Earl Gaerte Classic underway as crews attempted to get the track
primed for optimal, and safe, racing conditions, the feature races did not
disappoint. Race Results 5/19
- All Stars)Don’t look now, but a new sprint car
team is starting to gel and it could mean trouble for the competitors on the
University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions tour.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania’s Danny Holtgraver capped a fantastic weekend
Saturday at I-77 Raceway Park in Ripley, W. Va., by taking his fourth career
UNOH All Star win. On Friday, Holtgraver won one of the two features at
Attica Raceway Park to add to his King of the 360s win earlier this year in
Florida and an open win at Mercer Speedway a couple of weeks ago.
All Stars
5/19
- ASCS Sooner)Notch a win for the American Bank of
Oklahoma Sooner Region as Norman, Okla. shoe Danny Wood parked the Statewide
Services No. 81 in victory lane at the Devil’s Bowl Speedway against the
Smiley’s Racing Products Lone Star Region.
ASCS 5/19
- ASCS Southwest)Lorne Wofford is giving the Hose
Advantage Store Southwest Region a run for their money, going undefeated in
his past three starts with the Arizona based ASCS region.
ASCS 5/19
- King of the West)King of the West 410 Sprint Car
Series Results – Reno Tahoe Fernley Speedway Saturday May, 18 26 cars Fast
time: Willie Croft 13.673 New Track Record A-main: 1. Jonathan Allard, 2.
Rico Abreu, 3. Willie Croft, 4. Bud Walberg, 5. Peter Murphy, 6. Jason
Statler, 7. Chris Martin, 8. Craig Stidham, 9. Kyle Hirst, 10. Geoffrey
Strole, 11. Carl Droivold, 12. Doug Gandy, 13. Pat Harvey, 14. Cory Eliason,
15. Brent Kaeding, 16. Jared Ridge, 17. Mark Tabor, 18. Danielle Simpson,
19. Jim Richardson, 20. Kevin Smith, 21. Richard Brace Jr., 22. Justyn Cox
King of the West5/19
- Ventura Raceway CA)VRA Midgets Race #5 05/18/2013
Main Event Results: 1. Ronnie Gardner, Norco, Ca, 30 Laps; 2. Cody Swanson,
Norco, 30 Laps; 3. Frankie Guerrini III, San Rafael, CA, 30 Laps; 4. David
Prickett, Fresno, 30 Laps; 5. Robby Josett, Santa Clarita, 30 Laps; 6. Jake
Swanson, Anaheim, 30 Laps; 7. Rick Hendrix, Palmdale, 30 Laps; 8. Trey
Marcham, Oklahoma City OK, 30 Laps; 9. Bruce Douglass, Ventura, 30 Laps; 10.
Shannon McQueen, Tehachapi, 30 Laps; 11. Terry Nichols, Delano, 29 Laps; 12.
Randi Pankratz, Atascadero, 14 Laps; 13. Bobby Michnowicz, Torrance, 6 Laps;
14. Kyle Edwards, Fountain Valley, 1 Lap; 15. Kyle Smith, Moorpark, 1 Lap;
16. Jerome Rodella, El Monte, 1 Lap; 17. Bryan Drollinger, 1 Lap Lap
Leaders: Cody Swanson (1), Ronnie Gardner (2-30) Heat Race Winners: Super
Shox Heat 1: Kyle Edwards; Schroeder Racing Products Heat 2: David Prickett;
BR Motorsports Heat 3: Ronnie Gardner Keizer Aluminum Wheels High Point
Award: Jerome Rodella K&N Engineering Hard Charger: Robby Josett DJ Safety
Hard Luck Award: Bryan Drollinger 5/19
- Selinsgrove Speedway PA)TJ Stutts of Liverpool and
Pat Cannon of Etters each took a victory in the 25-lap features for 360 and
358 sprint cars, respectively, in an action-packed show Saturday night at
Selinsgrove Speedway that drew a total of 57 open wheel racers.
Central PA 5/19
- USAC)USAC WESTERN IGNITE (PAVEMENT) MIDGET RACE
RESULTS: May 18, 2013 – Las Vegas Nevada – Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring
FEATURE: (30 Laps) 1. Bryant Dawson, 2. Christine Breckenridge, 3. Jarid
Blondel, 4. Cody Jessop, 5. George Blacker, 6. Michael Fanelli, 7. Ron
Hazelton, 8. Shawn Buckley, 9. Marina Turner, 10. Winn Frazin.
- Backstretch)Good night of racing at Knoxville last
night and Jeff Broeg's report at
http://backstretch32.blogspot.com/ 5/19
- POWRi)Brady Bacon drove to a runaway victory in
the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series and Dereck King won his second
feature of the season in the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series
on Saturday at Macon Speedway. Race Results 5/19
- Skagit Speedway WA)Chad Hillier started off the
night in the 410 division qualifying quickest at 11.108 seconds around the
3/10th mile clay oval. Jason Solwold and Trey Starks won the heat races. In
the 25-lap main event, Solwold won the drag race into turn one with 15
sprint cars flying in right behind him. Solwold held off Trey Starks and
Brock Lemley early with Lemley getting by Starks on a lap 3 restart. Race Results 5/19
PRESS...
Tracks/Sanctions
- Williams Grove Speedway PA)This Saturday, May 25,
the Williams Grove Speedway Saturday Night Series returns to action at the
famed half-mile oval. After taking a week off due to the weekend World of
Outlaws show, the SNS will present a three-division extravaganza.
Central PA 5/19
- The Central PA 358 Point Series beat the weather
this weekend and got both scheduled point series races in the books. Friday
night 358 Rookie of the Year contender Robbie Kendell picked up his first
career 358 sprint car win at Trail Way Speedway over Brad McClelland and
Cris Eash. Jeff Rohrbaugh 2nd in the series standings would only be able to
gain 5 points on the leader Austin Houge who would finish 5th.
Central PA 5/19
- Port Royal Speedway PA)There’s no better time to
kick back and enjoy a night at the races than over the upcoming Memorial Day
holiday weekend at Port Royal Speedway on Saturday May 25 when the oval pays
tribute to those it has lost on the track with the Fallen Heroes
Championship Triple 25-lap features for 410 sprints, super late models and
305 sprints.
Central PA 5/19
- Fremont Speedway OH)After the fantastic racing at
Fremont Speedway the last two weeks, you know when the University of
Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions come to “The Track That
Action Built” for a Memorial Day weekend double-header, there will be plenty
of excitement. Press Releases 5/19
2:00am
RESULTS...
- Selinsgrove Speedway PA)358 Sprints: Cannon,
Stutts, Keller, Tomecek, Mausteller, Nouse, Shultz, Womer, Kelleher, Locke,
Bittner, Mike Walter, Ross, Beard, Reed, Jessica Anderson, Steward, Spriggle,
Cherry (DNFs: Garland, Wilson)... 360 Sprint Car A-Main results: Stutts,
Cannon, Smith, Stillwaggon, Cook, Barger, Ely, Hebing, Barney, Ward Jr,
Swiernik, Grasso, Poirier, Franek, Biasi, Kinney, Zemken, Younge, Parent,
Mausteller, Collins, Trenca. DNF Reakes, Williamson, Donath. 5/19
- USAC)WESTERN MIDGET DIRT RACE RESULTS: May 18,
2013 – Ventura, California – Ventura Raceway FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Ronnie
Gardner, 1. Cody Swanson, 3. Frankie Guerrini, 4. David Prickett, 5. Robby
Josett, 6. Jake Swanson, 7. Rick Hendrix, 8. Trey Marcham, 9. Bruce Douglas,
10. Shannon McQueenUSAC
5/19
- Knoxville Raceway IA)Davey Heskin won his third
career feature at the Knoxville Raceway Saturday night in exciting fashion,
holding off Brian Brown, who had already won in the 360 class earlier in the
evening. The St. Michael, Minnesota driver’s win was worth $3,000 on
McKay/Allied Insurance Night. J Kinder was victorious in the 305 class.
BillW's
Knoxville News
5/19
- Fremont Speedway OH)For the second week in a row,
the fans at Fremont Speedway were treated to a thrilling 410 sprint car race
that featured wheel banging, the winner coming from deep in the field and a
late race charge from a rookie. With four laps to go, Brian Smith was trying
to hold off Greg Wilson who had charged from his 18th starting position, and
rookie D.J. Foos as they sliced through lapped traffic. Smith and Wilson
banged wheels entering turn one with Smith spinning into the infield with
front end damage.
Race Results 5/19
- Column)Danny Burton has Bloomington IN USAC notes
in
Hoosier Race
Report 5/19
- USAC)AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: May
18, 2013 – Tulare, California – Thunderbowl Raceway FEATURE: (30 laps)
1. Mike Spencer, 2. Ryan Bernal, 3. Danny Faria Jr., 4. Bud Kaeding, 5. Matt
Mitchell, 6. Damion Gardner, 7. Austin Williams, 8. Nic Faas, 9. Richard
Vander Weerd, 10. Brody RoaUSAC
5/19
- Ohsweken Speedway ONT)Ohsweken Speedway's 18th
season of competition began on Friday night with Glenn Styres (Corr/Pak
Merchandising Sprint Cars)Race Results 5/19
- Dog Hollow Speedway PA)PRECISE RACING PRODUCTS
Racesaver 305 Sprints (9):Bryce Stephens, Roger Irvine, Jim Marquette, Don
Sotosky, Justin Zap, Jeff Bacha, Brian Wright, Ed Mesaros, Jim Kennedy.
Heat: Stephens 5/19
PRESS...
Tracks/Sanctions
- World of Outlaws)World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car
Series and Williams Grove Speedway officials were forced to cancel
Saturday's Morgan Cup event after late afternoon rain came through the area
and drenched the track. Crews worked for several hours to try to prep the
historic half-mile oval, but the conditions prevented it from being
race-ready.
DIRT/World of Outlaws 5/19
- Williams Grove Speedway PA)A heavy late afternoon
rain shower ended up forcing Williams Grove Speedway and World of Outlaws
officials to cancel Saturday's planned World of Outlaws racing event at the
oval.
Central PA 5/19
- St Croix Valley Raceway WI)Fourth time? Still not
the charm. St. Croix Valley Raceway fell victim to Mother Nature for an
unprecedented fourth consecutive week, further delaying the track’s season
opener. With threatening weather hovering, track officials prepared the
facility for the belated season opener throughout the day until a cloud
burst at 4:30 p.m. washed away all hopes racing for the evening. Attention
now turns to May 24 and the second annual Davey Tabor Memorial, The Valley’s
tribute to a dear friend and sprint enthusiast. Defending champion Brooke
Tatnell will return to defend his title along with the rest of the UMSS
winged sprint series racers. Also part of the Thunder in the Valley series
will be SCVR regular classes, the Future Fours, Pure Stocks, WISSOTA Midwest
Modifieds, and UMSS Traditional and Micro Sprints. First green flag is set
to fly at 7:05 p.m. For more information on this or other scheduled events
this summer at SCVR, visit the track’s website, SCVraceway.com. 5/19
- KISS)Unfortunately, with a late afternoon rain
storm and more rain nearing the area, the fourth leg of the King of Indiana
Sprint Series, at Lawrenceburg Speedway, has been canceled. Press Releases 5/19
- USAC)Saturday night's USAC Oregon Dirt Ignite
Midget race at Sunset Speedway was rained out.5/19
- USAC)Rains forced cancellation of Saturday night's
USAC Washington Dirt Ignite Midget race at South Sound Speedway. 5/19
Saturday May 18th 2013
Fans don't boo nobodies. Reggie Jackson
2:30pm
RESULTS...
- Photos)Friday photos, victory lane and action shots
are posted in
Winning for
Saturday May 18th
- ASCS Lucas Oil)The term go hard, or go home is one
way to describe Johnny Herrera’s performance at the U.S. 36 Raceway in
Cameron, Mo. as the Albuquerque, N.M. veteran used every piece of “raceable”
surface to dominate the U.S. 36 National presented by Racinboys.com; lapping
all but second finishing Dustin Morgan.
ASCS5/18
- AVSS)Mike Ling from Mount Brydges Ontario, Canada
made the most of his return to the seat of the Wayne Stickney owned #99 with
an opening night win at Dixie Motor Speedway. The win would be his ninth in
Auto Value Bumper to Bumper Super Sprints action, with the last win coming
nearly one year ago in the same car.
Race Results 5/18
- Wayne County Speedway OH)Wooster's Broc Martin
rolled out for the first time this season in the Fisher Performance Sprints
at NAPA Auto Parts Wayne County Speedway and looked to be in mid season form
as he drew the number one pill to start on the pole of the 25 lap feature
and would lead all the way to park the Santmyer Oil, SCFN, and Jim Smith #83
in victory circle.Race Results 5/18
- King of the West)St. Helena's Rico Abreu made a
final corner charge on the high side of the speedway to get by Kyle Hirst in
thrilling fashion and score his second King of the West 410 Sprint Car main
event win of the year on Friday night in Fernley, Nevada. Hirst hung on for
second with Sacramento’s Willie Croft, the night's fastest qualifier Craig
Stidham of Fresno and defending KWS champ Jonathan Allard from Chico
rounding out the top five.
King of the West 5/18
- ASCS Sooner)In a race of attrition, the No. 95 of
Matt Covington proved being in the right place, at the right time, can mean
the difference between first, and second.
ASCS5/18
- Column)BillW has notes from ASCS at US 36 Raceway
MO in
BillW's
Knoxville News
5/18
PRESS...
Drivers/Sanctions/Manufacturers
- USAC)Tonight's TRAXXAS USAC "Hall of Fame" Silver
Crown race at Lucas Oil Raceway has been cancelled due to the extended
timetable of "Pole Day" qualifying events at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
and the potential threats of thunderstorms in the area. USAC recognizes the
historical significance of today's motorsports events and is disappointed to
cancel this race but numerous participants in tonight's program, including
the Hall of Fame ceremonies, are also involved at IMS and those ceremonies
would have been severely impacted. Unstable weather in the midwest also has
created thunderstorm possibilities for the area. Options for rescheduling
are being discussed and will be announced when they become firm.5/18
- URC)The forecast of 50% steady rain throughout
Saturday night, forced the cancellation of the Rislone URC Sprint Series
event at the Delaware International Speedway. The decision to cancel was
made at 1:15 PM by Charlie Cathell. URC and Cathell are currently reviewing
the schedule to re-schedule the event. URC’s next event is set for Saturday
night, June 1 at the New Egypt Speedway in New Egypt, NJ. The following
week, URC will be in action at the Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night,
June 7 and on Saturday night, June 15, URC will be in action at the
Grandview Speedway. For more information, please visit our website at
www.urcsprints.com 5/18
- Joey Saldana)The oldest continuously operated dirt
track in the United States, the Orange County Fair Speedway, will host the
World of Outlaws Sunday, May 19. Originally constructed in 1857 for horse
racing, the track this weekend will feature the likes of Joey Saldana and a
host of other drivers, thundering around the five-eighths mile oval in
winged sprint cars. Press Releases 5/18
- SST)Congrats to Shane Stewart and Joe Gaerte
Racing on winning the 2nd race of the Twin 25's last night at Attica on
their SST built Pro shocks. Not bad for the first night of racing in 2013
for JGR.
www.sladeshocktechnology.com "Knowledge & Experience Make the
Difference"5/18
- Craig Dollansky)The first of six stops on the 2013
STP World of Outlaws schedule at Williams Grove Speedway took center stage
on Friday for the Eyecon Trail Cameras #7 team as driver Craig Dollansky
prepared for his 63rd appearance at the historic paperclip half-mile located
in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania against the always tough local ‘PA Posse’
contingent. Press Releases 5/18
3:00am
RESULTS...
- World of Outlaws)Donny Schatz caught and passed
Greg Hodnett in the final corner on Friday night at Williams Grove Speedway
to win his fourth World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series event of the season
in thrilling fashion. Schatz, who started 12th, picked off series points
leader Daryn Pittman and two of Pennsylvania's fiercest competitors, Fred
Rahmer and Hodnett, over the final three laps to win at the historic central
Pennsylvania venue for the 17th time in his career.
DIRT/World of Outlaws 5/18
- POWRi)Belleville IL...Christopher Bell, Nick
Knepper, Z.Daum, A.Felker, T.Robbins, D.King, C.Gehrke, D.Welch, T.Berryhill,
J.Flesher...5/18
- King of the West)Reno NV...Top 5 Rico Abreu, Kyle
Hirst, Willie Croft, Craig Stidham, Jonathan Allard..5/18
- Skyline Speedway OH)The old adage that "Some
things never change" held true once again at Skyline Speedway where former
champions dominated victory lane for the 2013 season opener Friday night.
Three-time defending Skyline track champions Jimmy Stinson of Vandalia, Ohio
(Sprints) and Chris Garnes, Evans, West Virginia (AMRA Kryptonite Late
Models) joined three-time defending Octane AMRA Modified champion Kenny
Johnson, Mineral Wells, WV on the podium after claiming big wins.
Race Results 5/18
- Williams Grove Speedway PA)North Dakota’s Donny
Schatz was the third and final leader of Friday night’s 25-lap World of
Outlaws sprint car feature at Williams Grove Speedway after pulling off a
thrilling last corner, last lap pass of Pennsylvania Posse favorite Greg
Hodnett after starting in the sixth row. Schatz took home $8,000 for the
victory, the 17th of his career at Williams Grove overall.
Central PA 5/18
- Lernerville Speedway PA)1 2L Ed Lynch Jr. 2 22
Brandon Spithaler 3 10 Carl Bowser 4 94 Jack Sodeman Jr. 5 20E Brian
Ellenberger 6 7 Eric Williams 7 30 Daryl Stimeling 8 08 Dan Kuriger 9 16
Gary Rankin 10 33 Brent Matus 11 13 Brandon Matus 12 11 Scott Priester 13 5
Bob McMillin 14 4K Bill Kiley 15 5M Jim McMillin 16 6 Shelia Rankin 17 2s
Francis Sesco 18 C11 Brandon Cornelius 5/18
- Valley Speedway MO)Valley Sprints...1 1 09 Joshua
Stephens 2 2 89 Todd Mcvay 3 3 93 Taylor Walton 4 8 27 Bob Thoman 5 5 65
Chris Parkinson 6 14 1K Aaron Kuhn 7 7 2AZ Rob Hockett 8 10 1X Brad Ryun 9
12 99 Mike Ell 10 15 31 Casey Wills 11 6 12 John Helm 12 11 81 Chad Shields
13 16 18X Nathan Ryun 14 13 61 Rod Baker 15 18 3B Robert Black 16 9 88 Chad
Tye 17 4 7JR Jd Black 18 17 81A Austin Alumbaugh 19 19 20 Zachary Sanders
5/18
- Lee County Speedway IA) 305 sprints...1 1 14S
Jarred Schneiderman 2 2 51J Ryan Jamison 3 3 16 Dustin Clark 4 7 7 Nick
Guernsey 5 9 85 Chase Wanner 6 13 35 Kevin Hetrick 7 4 59 Jake Glasgow 8 8
22P Kyle Petterson 9 5 31 Austin Sears 10 11 59KB Mike Philben 11 6 1 Jayson
Ditsworth 12 10 50P Harold Pohren 13 12 43 Dillan Roth 5/18
- River Cities Speedway ND)1 10 13 Mark Dobmeier 2 7
92 Mitch Mack 3 4 21K Lou Kennedy,jr. 4 2 9N Wade Nygaard 5 21 97G Jody
Rosenboom 6 1 2A Austin Pierce 7 5 25 Cory Mack East 8 12 20A Jordan Adams 9
3 27 Chris Ranten East 10 8 8 Casey Mack East 11 19 26 Blake Egeland 12 13
14 Tom Egeland 13 17 21 Ryder Olson 14 14 6 Zach Wilde 15 15 51 Alex Larson
16 16 31 Shane Roemling 17 20 0 Nick Omdahl 18 6 20K Thomas Kennedy 19 9 1K
Chris Shirek 20 18 10TRB Bob Martin 21 11 35 Brenden Wilde 5/18
- ASCS Lucas Oil)U.S. 36 Raceway ASCS National with
ASCS Warrior Region A Feature (35 Laps): 1. 45X-Johnny Herrera[4]; 2.
93-Dustin Morgan[5]; 3. 17W-Cole Wood[1]; 4. 05-Brad Loyet[8]; 5. 82-Lucas
Wolfe[20]; 6. 23-Seth Bergman[18]; 7. 18-Tony Bruce Jr[17]; 8. 76-Jay
Russell[7]; 9. 28-Jonathan Cornell[9]; 10. 2L-Logan Forler[19]; 11. 53-Jack
Dover[2]; 12. 92J-J.R. Topper[6]; 13. 9M-Mitchell Moore[14]; 14. 4-Jordan
Boston[11]; 15. 45C-Russ Hall[22]; 16. 41-Jason Johnson[10]; 17. 94-Jeff
Swindell[3]; 18. 29-Brandon Hahn[16]; DNF 17-Harli White[13]; DNF 24-Ricky
Stangl[21]; DNF 77-Tim Crawley[15]; DNF 2A-Randy Hibbs[12]ASCS
5/18
- SOD)Ryan Grubaugh won the Engine Pro Sprints on
Dirt presented by ARP feature Friday at Tri-City Speedway. Brett Mann and
Gregg Dalman rounded out the podium. 5/18
- Attica Raceway Park OH)Attica Raceway Park is
quickly becoming one of Danny Holtgraver’s favorite tracks. The Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania resident passed Dale Blaney with two laps to go in the O’Reilly
Auto Parts 410 Sprints to score the win in the first of two 25-lap features
on the Eric Phillips 25th Anniversary Classic. In the second feature, Bixby,
Oklahoma’s Shane Stewart held off a charging rookie D.J. Foos to score his
third career win at the track on American Powersports/Sutton Bank Night.
Race Results5/18
PRESS...
- MOWA)Rained out at Jacksonville IL Friday night.
5/18
- Joey Saldana)The Motter Equipment Fatheadz Eyewear
team rolled out all new artillery for their date with the Pennsylvania Posse
at Williams Grove. After their unexpected encounter with the wall at Lincoln
Speedway Thursday night, the 71M team burned way past the midnight oil
assembling a new car for tonight’s Outlaws vs. Posse rumble on the half-mile
clay oval. Press Releases 5/18
Friday May 17th 2013
"It's a long way from Rudolph to
Daytona, ... I feel I raced in a great era and in a great place. I was
very fortunate." Dick Trickle
11:45pm
RESULTS...
- World of Outlaws)Williams Grove Speedway PA...A
Finish 1-10: 15-Schatz, 39-Hodnett, 20S-Rahmer, 9-Pittman, 51-McMahan,
49-Sweet, 11K-Kinser, 7-Dollansky, 19M-Marks, 1-Swindell, 1K-Larson,
71M-Saldana, 11-Kinser, 15H-Hafertepe, 21-Monteith, 1S-Schuchart, 6-Gravel,
4-Darrah, 7M-Layton, 19-Smith, 48-Dietrich, 3-Cannon, 69-Smith, 83-Kaeding,
63-Kemenah, 14M-McIntyre, 747-Sammons, 29-Madsen 5/17
- USAC)AMSOIL USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS:
May 17, 2013 – Bloomington, Indiana – Bloomington Speedway – “Larry Rice
Classic” FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Dave Darland, 2. Kevin Thomas, 3. Brady
Short, 4. Chase Stockon, 5. Brady Bacon, 6. Robert Ballou, 7. Bryan Clauson,
8. Levi Jones, 9. Hunter Schuerenberg, 10. Matt Westfall,USAC
5/17
- Trail Way Speedway PA)One night earlier, Robbie
Kendall was competing against the World of Outlaws super sprint tour at
Lincoln Speedway and was unable to qualify for the A-main as he finished
sixth in the B-main. On Friday night at Trail-Way Speedway, Kendall fared
much better with a 358 cubic-inch engine in his No. 55K. Kendall passed
early race leader Brad Gleason on the 14th lap and won the 25-lap feature to
become the fourth different 358 sprint winner at the track this season.
Central PA 5/17
PRESS...
- MSCS)The Hoosier Tire Midwest Sprint Car Series
has two big races scheduled over the Memorial Day Holiday weekend. Drivers
will be able to test their skills at getting around a 5/16th mile oval on
Saturday night the 25th and then a bit tighter ¼ mile facility on Sunday
night. Racing begins with the first of two visits for the series this season
at the Lincoln Park Speedway along U.S. Highway 40 in Putnamville, IN, and
continues 127 miles to the South the next night at Tri-State Speedway on
U.S. Highway 41 at Haubstadt, IN. Press Releases 5/17
4:15pm
RESULTS...
- World of Outlaws)A year after being schooled by
the vaunted Pennsylvania Posse at Lincoln Speedway, the World of Outlaws STP
Sprint Car Series racers made great strides but still came up short as local
star Danny Dietrich powered to victory in the Gettysburg Clash for the
second consecutive season. Last year it was hard to find an Outlaw in the
top 10 at Lincoln, this time around Donny Schatz pressured Dietrich for the
entire 35 laps before settling for second by about a car length at the
checkered flag. Sammy Swindell, Tim Kaeding and Brad Sweet rounded out the
top five on the first of four consecutive nights of action for the Outlaws.
DIRT/World of Outlaws 5/17
PRESS...
- DIRTVision)The World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car
Series is back in action tonight and tomorrow night in the PA Posses back
yard at Williams Grove Speedway. If youre unable to make it out to the Grove
for what is sure to be an incredible two-day show, DIRTVision.com brings
fans the opportunity to see it all unfold from home.
DIRT/World of Outlaws 5/17
- Selinsgrove Speedway PA)Selinsgrove Speedway will
honor the memory of one of Pennsylvania’s greatest open wheel racers with
the running of the Ray Tilley Classic for 410 sprint cars at 7 p.m. Sunday,
May 26. The 30-lap tribute race sponsored by Icon Legacy Custom Modular
Homes will pay $5,000 to win out of the $23,000-plus purse.
Central PA 5/17
- OCRS)OCRS "Manufacture Performance Rankings"
update through the completion of race #4 on the 2013 Oil Capital Racing
Series sprint car tour schedule…OCRS
5/17
- Sprint Car Stats has a new column concerning a
brush with greatness (Parnelli Jones) while spanning the globe from Pacific
Northwest to New York to Wangaratta, Victoria at
http://www.sprintcarstats.com/news/?i=15580 5/17
Thursday May 16th 2013
I want people to talk to one another no matter what their
difference of opinion might be. Studs Terkel
11:45pm
RESULTS...
- Lincoln Speedway PA)Defending Lincoln champ Danny
Dietrich turned around a rough start to the 2013 season by leading every lap
of World of Outlaws STP Sprint Series feature on Thursday night. “These guys
are tough,” said a jubilant Dietrich after finishing a celebratory wing
dance on top of his Gary Kauffman-owned Sandoe’s Fruit Market #48 in victory
lane, “And I have respect for all of them. Hopefully, we can continue this
luck into tomorrow and Saturday (at Williams Grove).”
Central
PA 5/16
PRESS...
Drivers/Sanctions
- Austin McCarl)A sixth place finish at Huset’s
Speedway highlighted a weekend of racing for Austin McCarl in the New Gulf
Resources/Excel Therapy Specialists/Bargain Barn Tire #17A sprint car.
Austin also competed with the World of Outlaws at Knoxville Raceway. The
young Altoona, Iowa driver is getting his racing rhythm back and plans a
pair of events again this weekend at Knoxville and Huset’s. Press Releases 5/16
- Kaley Gharst)Driver Kaley Gharst and the Jeremy
Scadden #6 team got their season underway last weekend in South Dakota. The
Decatur, Illinois driver finished 8th in the Loren Barstad Memorial after
going to the tail at the I-90 Speedway in Hartford on Saturday. He
registered a third place finish at Huset’s Speedway near Brandon on Sunday.
Press Releases 5/16
- URC)The third race of the 2013 Rislone URC Sprint
Series will take place at the Delaware International Speedway on Saturday
night, May 18 with race time set for 7 PM. Robbie Stillwaggon and JJ Grasso
were the victors at the at Big Diamond and Selinsgrove Speedway and both
will be gunning for the win at Delaware International Speedway this Saturday
night.
URC 5/16
- Joey Saldana)Lincoln Speedway hosted the
Gettysburg Clash, the opening salvo that would signal the start of the
annual rivalry between the Outlaws and the Pennsylvania Posse. After a
one-night rain delay, the battle lines were drawn and 43 warriors were ready
to throw down. Press Releases 5/16
- USCS)The United Sprint Car Series
www.uscsracing.com 17th Anniversary Outlaw Thunder Tour kicks off its 8th
Annual USCS Sprint Speedweek (2013) on Saturday, May 25th at the famed
Jackson Motor Speedway in Byrum, Misssissippi. Over just eight days the USCS
Speedweek mini-series will visit four different speedways in three states
while keeping travel to a minimum for the fans and race teams.
USCS 5/16
- ESS)It will be 17 years to the day when Bobby
Parrow put his sprinter in the Selinsgrove Speedway victory lane as the
winner of the first ever Empire Super Sprint (ESS) event. Now the Lucas Oil
backed tour celebrating its 30th Anniversary will be out in force to put on
an exciting show in front of the Pa. Posse fans. Press Releases 5/16
- Hoosier Hundred)A large number of rookies,
including two females, are looking to become the first rookie winner of the
Hoosier Hundred USAC Silver Crown race in thirty nine years on May 23 at the
Indiana State Fairgrounds. Oklahoma’s own Jackie Howerton was the last
rookie winner of the prestigious 100-mile dirt track race when he scored a
stunning upset win over Mario Andretti and Al Unser in 1974, driving a
unique turbocharged Offenhauser dirt car for legendary mechanic George
Bignotti. Howerton was just the second rookie winner (Eddie Sachs in 1958
the first) in the now 60 year history of the Hoosier Hundred. Press Releases 5/16
- Winchester Speedway IN)The second annual Xtreme
Speed Challenge will bring the TRUFUEL Must See Racing Xtreme Sprint Series
and the Engine Pro Must See Racing Supermodified Series presented by Oliver
Racing Parts together for a great twin bill of racing Sunday afternoon at
Winchester Speedway. Press Releases 5/16
- BCRA)Bay Cities Racing Association, presented by
Western Performance Parts will host the 5th event on the 2013 schedule this
Saturday night at the recently re-opened Ukiah Speedway. The fast, tight
turned quarter mile paved track has been a regular stop on the BCRA schedule
for many years and as always produced exciting racing and finishes. Press Releases 5/16
- Plymouth Speedway IN)It's one of the biggest races
of the season at Plymouth Speedway and it's happening on Saturday night. The
Engine Pro Earl Gaerte Classic will feature the Sprints on Dirt Saturday
night. Plymouth Speedway Director of Racing, Matthew Schwartz, indicated
that it will be an exciting night of racing. Press Releases 5/16
- ASCS Lucas Oil)The I-80 Speedway in Greenwood,
Neb. is not for the faint of heart. At four-tenths of a mile in size, the
semi-banked clay oval is among the fastest tracks visited by the Lucas Oil
American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV American Real.
ASCS 5/16
3:00pm
PRESS...
Tracks/Drivers/Sanctions
- Berlin Raceway MI)This Saturday, May 18 the Auto
Value Super Sprints will be in town! The fastest cars on 4 wheels will
headline May 18th's events! They will be joined by: Model Coverall Modifieds,
Enterprise Iron & Metal Sportsman and Napa Filters Racing VROA Modifieds.
Racing starts at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $15.00 for adults, $9.00 for Students
12-17, Kids 8-11 are $5.00 and children under the age of 7 are free!5/16
- Calistoga Speedway Hall of Fame)National Sprint
Car Hall of Fame inductee Brad Doty will serve as the 2013 Grand Marshall
for the upcoming Calistoga Speedway Hall of Fame Dinner on Friday night,
August 30th, starting at 6:30 PM. The Hall of Fame dinner will take place at
the Tubbs Building located on the Napa County Fairgrounds. Calistoga
Speedway track historian and veteran SPEED TV announcer Bobby Gerould will
handle the Master of Ceremonies for the evening. The ceremony is open to the
public and tickets are $30.00 per person. Press Releases 5/16
- A.R.T. Chassis)Congratulations Willie Croft on
your KWS 410 Sprint Car feature victory at Petaluma Speedway. Croft driving
Clyde Lamar's #3c A.R.T. chassis became the series first repeat winner. Rico
Abreu grabbed a third place finish in the Abreu Vineyards #24 A.R.T.
Chassis. Croft also grabbed the runner up spot the night before at Silver
Dollar Speedway. In the Midwest youngster Cole Wood driving the Elk Grove
Ford #17w A.R.T. Chassis continued to impress, running third at Knoxville
Raceway in the 360 sprint Car main event. Great Job! 5/16Lucas Oil)
- POWRi)SPEED Channel’s “Lucas Oil…On the Edge!”
will broadcast the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series’ Charlene Meents
Memorial, run Oct. 6, 2012 at Belle-Clair Speedway in Belleville, Ill., on
Saturday (May 18) at 10 a.m. 5/16
- Jack Sodeman Jr)After being washed-out by Mother
Nature during his most recent weekend of scheduled competition, North
Jackson, Ohio’s Jack Sodeman Jr. will return to the racetrack this weekend
for two separate events in two different states. The former Sharon Speedway
‘410’ sprint car track champion will participate in events at the
Lernerville Speedway (PA) and I-77 Raceway Park (WV) this Friday and
Saturday, May 17th & 18th; with Saturday’s event at I-77 Raceway Park in
Ripley, West Virginia being sanctioned by the UNOH All Star Circuit of
Champions.Press Releases 5/16
- Jonathan Swanson)Fresh off of a two race weekend
which saw the Fright night race at Bedford Speedway be cancelled just after
the drivers meeting. Swanson and his 17j crew had to wait another night to
hit the track. Saturday night was the annual running of the Jack Gunn
Memorial race paying a nice $3,500 to win. Swanson and the 17j were one of
40 cars on hand. Just making the race was a win in itself. Swanson and the
17j failed to qualify for the Jack Gunn Memorial. Press Releases 5/16
- Mark Dobmeier)The Midwest season opened up with a
three-race weekend last week for Mark Dobmeier and his Lunstra Motorsports
team. Two nights were spent with the World of Outlaws and the weekend ended
with their first win of the year at Huset’s Speedway.
- Must See Racing)Nineteen-year-old Cody Gerhardt
will be among the nearly thirty participants who will be competing in the
Xtreme Speed Challenge Sunday afternoon May 19 at Winchester Speedway. The
event will be the third race of the season for the Must See Racing Xtreme
Sprint Series (MSRXSS) and will kick off a busy week for the series. Must See
Racing 5/16
- Ohsweken Speedway ONT)Ohsweken Speedway's 18th
annual Opening Night will take the green flag on Friday, May 17 at 7:30pm,
and large fields are expected in all of the regular Friday night divisions.
The opening event of Ohsweken's season will include the Corr/Pak
Merchandising Sprint Cars, Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stocks, HRW
Automotive Mini Stocks, and Gale’s Auto Aftermarket Bombers, with
extra-distance features on tap for each. Press Releases 5/16
Wednesday May 15th 2013
Power is dangerous unless you have humility. Richard J. Daley
11:50pm
PRESS...
Tracks/Drivers/Sanctions
- Photos)Kris Keath Photos from Lincoln Speedway
World of Outlaws Gettysburg Clash Wednesday 5/15 Hot laps before the rain
came. The show will be run tomorrow Thursday
Winning
5/16
- Column)Duane Hancock has Fremont OH Speedway notes
in
Tri-State
Outlook
5/15
- Column)Richard Golardi has a few Top Gun driver
interviews in
Florida Open
Wheel5/15
- Terry McCarl)Terry McCarl put in a solid weekend
of three races, two with the World of Outlaws. He’s getting accustomed to a
new chassis in the TMAC Motorsports #24. Despite solid fields all weekend
long, he had one of the faster rides on the racetrack. The Huset’s Speedway
opener saw him finish fourth Sunday night. Press Releases 5/15
- Wayne Johnson)The Wayne Johnson Racing #77x team
is getting back up to speed. The team competed in two World of Outlaws
events last weekend. Friday night, they visited Elko Speedway in Minnesota
before competing at the Knoxville Raceway in Iowa on Saturday. Wayne will
stay close to home this weekend again and compete at Knoxville on Saturday
night. Press Releases 5/15
- World of Outlaws)An evening rain forced World of
Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series and Lincoln Speedway officials to postpone
Wednesday nights Gettysburg Clash to Thursday. A second round of rain at the
track at approximately 8:30 p.m. made the track impossible to prep until
after 10 p.m. at the earliest, leaving little choice but to delay the event
one day. Fans should keep their ticket and exchange it for tomorrows ticket
at the gate. Spectator gates will open at 4 p.m. with hot laps scheduled for
7 p.m. Next up on the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series schedule is
Williams Grove on Friday and Saturday for two full events culminating with
the Morgan Cup. 5/15
- Lernerville Speedway PA)With two weeks of Fab Four
Racing in the books, Eric “Turkey” Williams finds himself in a familiar
position, but in unfamiliar territory. See Eric Williams is no stranger to
being a points leader; in fact he is the Defending Track Champion at nearby
Mercer Raceway Park. But this is the first time in his brief but fast rising
career that he has led the points at Lernerville Speedway. Press Releases 5/15
- Ocean Speedway CA)Despite an eighth place finish
in last Friday's fifth round of the Ocean Sprints presented by Taco Bravo,
Stockton's Brad Furr maintained a comfortable points lead atop the 360
Sprint Car series. Furr's lead was bolstered by an early season run of two
wins and two fast-times in the first three races at John Prentice's Ocean
Speedway Watsonville. Press Releases 5/15
- Port Royal Speedway PA)Port Royal Speedway will
host a pair of huge racing programs during the first week of June when
Appalachian Mountain Dirt Late Model Speedweek visits the track on Tuesday,
June 4 followed by the wingless USAC sprint cars on Saturday, June 8 in
conjunction with EMMR/Penn Central Racing Reunion Honoree Night.
Central
PA 5/15
- Lincoln Speedway PA)A passing shower early,
followed by a passing shower later, forced World of Outlaw officials to
postpone Wednesday night's Gettysburg Clash featuring the World of Outlaws
and the Pennsylvania Posse. 43 "410" sprints cars had just completed the
first of two sets of hot laps when the final shower arrived at 8:45 p.m.
Realizing that it would be at least 10:30 or 11:00 before the show could
begin, World of Outlaw STP Sprint Series officials decided to postpone the
program until the scheduled rain date of Thursday (5/16).
Central
PA 5/15
- Ohsweken Speedway ONT)Ohsweken Speedway officials
are proud to announce the return of Corr/Pak Merchandising as the title
sponsor of the track’s weekly Sprint Car division. Founded in 1997, Corr/Pak
Merchandising Inc. is based in Richmond Hill, Ontario, and is a designer and
producer of Point of Purchase (POP) displays for retail. Strong emphasis on
creative design and speed of response has seen Corr/Pak achieve great
success in a very competitive industry. Their in-house capabilities and
broad range of trusted suppliers enable them to develop any sort of
effective solution for your retail display needs, no matter the materials
used – whether corrugated, wood, boxboard, plastic, wire, steel, or any
combination of those. Press Releases 5/15
- ASCS Lucas Oil)Off the heels of Friday’s U.S. 36
Nationals presented by Racinboys.com in Cameron, Mo. the Lucas Oil American
Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV American Real will return to the Valley
Speedway in Grain Valley, Mo. for the second time in series history for a
midweek appearance on Wednesday, May 22 along with the Speedway Motors
Warrior Region.
ASCS5/15
- Inside Line Promotions)Inside Line Promotions was
driven to Victory Lane for the third straight week as Brent Marks earned his
third feature win of the season. In addition to his eighth straight heat
race win, Marks led all 30 laps on Saturday to claim the World of Outlaws
STP Sprint Car Series tune-up at Lincoln Speedway in Abbottstown, Pa. He
also placed third at Susquehanna Speedway Park in Newberrytown, Pa., on
Sunday to cap a sensational weekend. Press Releases 5/15
- Brad Doty Classic)Ohio Logistics, providers of
worldwide logistics services, returns as the title sponsor of the Ohio
Logistics Brad Doty Classic presented by Racing Optics featuring the World
of Outlaws Sprint Car Series at Limaland Motorsports Park on Wednesday, July
10, 2013 in Lima, Ohio. Press Releases 5/15
- WESCO)The WESCO Sprint Car Series will be making
their maiden trip to the Hermiston Super Oval in Hermiston, OR on Saturday,
May 18th. Some competitors of the cast iron pavement sprint car series did
run an end of the year event in Hermiston in 2009, but new operator Brycen
Tarr and crew have made significant changes to the facility and racing
surface, which is expected to bring higher speeds and even better action.
Press Releases 5/15
- Atchison County Raceway KS)Thrilling,
breathtaking, exhilarating and spine-tingling. These are just a few of the
descriptions of the racing on a weekly basis at Atchison County Raceway (ACR)
in Kansas. Enter 700-horsepower winged sprint cars into the equation and the
high-banked 1/5-mile clay oval dubbed “The Cage” becomes a proverbial battle
royal. Press Releases 5/15
- Steve King Foundation)With Memorial Day weekend
just over a week away, it only means one thing for the Great American Dirt
Track in Jetmore, KS, the running of the Annual Steve King Memorial
Saturday, May 25th. This year the event will again bring in the very best
the Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series Presented by MAV TV has to offer,
plus a community wide celebration.Press Releases 5/15
- Joey Saldana)Veteran sprint car driver Joey
Saldana classifies the Williams Grove race track as one of the toughest on
the World of Outlaws circuit. The half-mile banked clay oval has been
hosting sprint car racing since 1939. Press Releases 5/15
- USAC)Darr Lawson, whose mechanical expertise
contributed to last year’s phenomenal USAC Traxxas Silver Crown success for
RW/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports, has been named USAC’s Director of Competition
and Technical Director. USAC
5/15
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- Column)Eric Arnold has notes from Knoxville IA
World of Outlaws in
Hawkeye Ovals5/15
- Column)Danny Burton has Kokomo IN KISS notes in
Hoosier Race
Report5/15
- Skyline Speedway OH)Skyline Speedway in Stewart,
Ohio will open its 2013 racing season Friday, May 17 featuring Octane Race
Products AMRA Modifieds, the powerful Kryptonite Race Cars AMRA Late Models,
and Ohio Valley Sprint Car Association Outlaw 410 sprint cars. Mini-Wedge
racing will also be on the race card. Skyline Speedway in Stewart, Ohio is
set deep in the foothills of rural Appalachia, yet is easily accessible from
Ohio and West Virginia's main cities. Press Releases 5/15
- Wesmar Engines)The ASCS Lonestar Region had back
to back races in Texarkana this past weekend. Friday night was at the new
Timberline Speedway which saw former ASCS National Champion Terry Gray from
Memphis, Tennessee drop in to challenge the competitors. Gray, driving his
self owned Wesmar powered J&J #10 took advantage of his front row starting
spot and cruised to an easy victory over another former ASCS National
Champion, Tim Crawley. Driving for veteran driver turned car owner Mike Ward
in his Wesmar powered #88 was able to hold off youngster Seth Bergman in his
Wesmar powered Superior Marine #23 completing a 1-2-3 sweep for the engine
builder out of Bixby, Ok. Sixty-Seven Speedway was next up on the schedule
Saturday night in Texarkana. Tim Crawley improved his spot by one position
as he picked up the victory, again driving the Wesmar powered Mike Ward
owned #88. The ASCS Sooner region gets back to it’s Oklahoma roots as they
invade Muskogee’s historical Thunderbird Speedway this Friday night before
embarking upon the famous Devil’s Bowl Speedway Saturday night. For all your
parts needs you can dial us at 918-366-7311 or visit us at
www.wesmarracing.com 5/15
- URSS)The excitement is building in southeast
Colorado as the Rebels of the United Rebel Sprint Series prepare to make a
return trip to Lamar Speedway in Lamar, Colo. Track President Kelley Morris
was looking forward to the Rebels taking on the 3/8-mile dirt oval at 7 p.m.
Mountain time Saturday night. Press Releases 5/15
- Tracy Hines)Two different race cars and two very
different race tracks will greet Tracy Hines in his home state of Indiana
this weekend. But, that’s just par for the course for the veteran driver who
is used to competing in all three USAC National series as he will race in
both a sprint car and a Silver Crown machine. Press Releases 5/15
- USAC)When the Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Cars battle
at Tulare’s Merle Stone Chevrolet Thunderbowl Raceway, several bonuses will
be available. The bonuses, issued by USAC, USAC/CRA, and series sponsors are
set to encourage more racer participation and a larger fan base to the May
18th event.USAC
5/15
- USAC)This Saturday, May 18th, the cars and stars
of the Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series will clash at Tulare’s Merle Stone
Chevrolet Thunderbowl Raceway. Joining the powerful 410 cubic-inch
non-winged sprints will be the IMCA Modifieds and IMCA Stock Cars. The Front
Gates will open at 5:00pm, Hotlaps is 6:00pm followed by time trials, and
Racing at the lightning fast 1/3-mile clay oval is scheduled to begin at
7:00pm.USAC
5/15
- Mercer Raceway Park PA)Racing will resume this
Saturday, May 18, at Mercer Raceway Park. It will be the third round in the
championship fights in all divisions. And, because of last week's inclement
weather, the special presentation of a motorized all-terrain wheelchair to
Cowboy Brian Steinman will take place at intermission time. Press Releases 5/15
Tuesday May 14th 2013
Everybody has talent, it's just a matter of moving around
until you've discovered what it is. George Lucas
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- David Hesmer)After suffering motor issues on
practice night, David Hesmer an d the BDS Motorsports #1 team made their
debut at the Knoxville Raceway last Saturday night. The World of Outlaws
just happened to be in town; making it a baptism by fire, but the team
rolled the car back in the trailer and is looking forward to this Saturday
night’s weekly Knoxville Championship Cup Series event at Knoxville.
Press Releases 5/14
- Donny Schatz/Steve Kinser)Spending a week in
hostile territory doesn’t sound like an itinerary many rivals would be
looking forward to. The World of Outlaws (WoO) STP Sprint Car Series
schedule has stops all across the United States and even in a pair of
Canadian provinces, but their ventures into central Pennsylvania annually
are some of the toughest. The regional contingent of drivers, appropriately
named “The Pennsylvania Posse,” provides the Outlaws with the stiffest
competition they’ll deal with anywhere all season. Press Releases 5/14
- Brady Bacon)Brady Bacon has a busy weekend in
store that will include three events in three different machines. Friday
night, he’ll tackle the USAC sprint car Larry Rice Classic at Indiana’s
Bloomington Speedway in the Hoffman Racing #69. He’ll be piloting the PPM
Titanium #99 midget at Macon Speedway with POWRi on Saturday and he’ll be
campaigning the Wilke-Pak midget at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie,
Wisconsin on Sunday. Last weekend, he finished tenth in the USAC show at
Tri-State Speedway near Haubstadt, Indiana. Press Releases 5/14
- Paige Polyak)When rain washed away the original
plans for the Polyak Motorsports team to travel to Lernerville and Mercer
last weekend, Paige and team 27P made the short drive to Fremont Speedway
for the FAST show Saturday. With rain-outs everywhere in the region, Fremont
turned into an All Star show with 35 cars present. On a fast moist track,
Paige drew an early number and was the 4th car to qualify. Press Releases 5/14
- J&J Auto Racing)Donny Schatz continued J&J Auto
Racing's winning results at legendary Knoxville Raceway with a victory in
Saturday's World of Outlaws stop at the famed half-mile, dirt oval. Fellow
J&J Auto Racing drivers Terry Gray and Lee Grosz each won ASCS events, one
in Texas (Gray) and the other in South Dakota (Grosz). Press Releases 5/14
- Top Gun)Eagle Jet Top Gun Sprint Series has
canceled all their events scheduled at Putman County Speedway due to a
contract and purse dispute. The next schedule race will be held on June 1st
at Hendry County Motorsports Park in Clewiston, Fl 5/14
- Downforce Designs)Surfing has Hurley. Motocross
has Fox. Sprint car racing has, well, no leader in apparel. Austen
Wheatley's dream is to change that. Enter Downforce Designs, which is the
young racer's apparel company that has taken off in its inaugural season.
While the business started as a custom apparel company within the racing
industry, Wheatley's goal is to transcend that into a successful clothing
line. Press Releases 5/14
- ASCS Sooner)A battle within the ASCS Nation is
brewing as the American Bank of Oklahoma Sooner Region heads to the
Thunderbird Speedway in Muskogee, Okla. on Friday, May 17 before squaring
off at the Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas on Saturday, May 18 with
the Smiley’s Racing Products Lone Star Region.
ASCS 5/14
- Must See Racing)Veteran sprint car driver Jeff
Bloom has been running at Winchester Speedway for a long time. Bloom’s
racing career began back in 1968. It wasn’t until 1972 that Bloom began
competing in the sprint cars and in particular, the American Speed
Association (ASA). Must See
Racing 5/14
- Mikayla Hein)It might not have been the ideal way
to achieve her third–place finish in the recent New Zealand Six Shooters
Title at Ashburton Speedway, but Mikayla Hein was still pleased with her
achievement. The 18–year–old South Australian guest drove in the Aus # 55
Edge Parts & Performance supported XXX car for the 2013 running of the NZ
Title, which was cut short due to wet weather and it consequently cancelled
the running of the NZ Title deciding feature race. Press Releases 5/14
- Marysville Raceway Park CA)Once again the powerful
MRP Winged Sprint Cars will return to Marysville Raceway Park. The premiere
division at MRP will be back with the MRP Wingless Warriors and the MRP Mini
Stocks. This will be the last race left on the schedule for the winged cars
before the annual California Sprint Car Civil War Series returns for the Mel
Hall Memorial Race. The Mel Hall Memorial Race will be presented on Saturday
May 25th. The west’s best winged 360’s will be in the house for that
cornerstone event. Press Releases 5/14
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- King of the West)One of the most anticipated
weekend’s of the season is here for the King of the West 410 Sprint Car
Series, as the West’s top Winged 410 Sprint Car drivers get set to invade
the Reno Tahoe Fernley Speedway in Fernley, Nevada this Friday & Saturday
May 17 & 18.
King of the West 5/14
- SLS Promotions)The NAPA Auto Parts Rumble in
Michigan is the only opportunity for fans to see the World of Outlaws STP
Sprint Car Series in Michigan. Returning to the half-mile configuration at
I-96 Speedway, the fast dirt track hosts the premier sprint car series on
Saturday, June 1, for the seventh straight year and ninth time in the past
decade. Press Releases 5/14
- Chalk Stix)We would like to congratulate some of
our feature winners from the past 2 weeks! Robert Ballou & Car Owner Kenny
Baldwin - On your BOSS A-Main Victory at Fremont Speedway in Ohio on
Saturday night AND THEN on your KISS Race Victory at Kokomo Speedway on
Sunday night! Lance Dewease & Crew - On your Feature Win at Roaring Knob
Motorsports Complex in Markleysburg, PA! Scott Geesey & Crew - On your Super
Sportsman Victory at William's Grove Speedway in PA! Kevin Thomas Jr. & Crew
Chief Mike Dutcher - On your USAC/MSCS Victory at Haubstadt's Tri-State
Speedway in Indiana! Danny Dietrich & Crew - On your A-Main Win at
Susquehanna Speedway Park in PA! Congratulations to the winners who didn't
contact us with race results and especially the one's we CAN'T mention! Want
to know more? Check us out at www.ChalkStix.com. CHALK STIX, WE'RE
WINNING!!! 5/14
- Column)Ron Rodda has notes from Placerville and
Chico CA in
From the Grandstand5/14
- Kerry Madsen)Before his engine started faltering
with about seven laps to go at the Elko Speedway in Minnesota, Kerry Madsen
and the Keneric Racing #29 team appeared on their way to their second
consecutive victory with the World of Outlaws in as many Fridays. A red flag
at the right time preserved a second place finish, however, and the St.
Mary’s, New South Wales driver drove from 10th to finish 4th at the
Knoxville Raceway on Saturday. The team heads to another hotbed of sprint
cars in central Pennsylvania starting tomorrow night at Lincoln Speedway
near Abbottstown. Press Releases 5/14
- POWRi)Austin Brown will try to rebound from an
unfortunate start to the season when the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget
Series races at Belle-Clair Speedway in Belleville, Ill., on Friday (May 17)
and Macon (Ill.) Speedway on Saturday (May 18). Press Releases 5/14
- Mark Burch Motorsports)After racing with a 410ci
engine for the first time in 12 years, Mark Burch Motorsports found a couple
of the bugs in the system last weekend. The team made its season debut with
the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series at the FVP Outlaws at Elko on
Friday at Elko Speedway in Elko, Minn., where Danny Lasoski qualified just
inside the inversion number to earn a spot on the pole of his heat race.
Press Releases 5/14
- Indy Race Parts would like to congratulate Davey
Hamilton, Kevin Thomas Jr., Chris Windom, Cap Henry, Brady Short, Mitch
Wissmiller & Chris Lamb on their Victories this weekend and everyone else
that supports Indy Race Parts. If you need any New or Used Sprint Car,
Midget, or 600 parts we are your one stop shop. Call 317.244.9437 or view
our website www.indyraceparts.com
for more info or find us on Facebook or Twitter, @indyraceparts. 5/14
- Danny Holtgraver)After spending the recent weekend
battling Mother Nature, and eventually participating in a Fremont/Attica
Sprint Title (F.A.S.T.) event at the Fremont Speedway in Fremont, Ohio,
Danny Holtgraver and the B&R Racing ‘45’ team will be back in action this
Friday and Saturday, May 17th & 18th, at two major ‘410’ events in Ohio and
West Virginia.Press Releases 5/14
- Jack Dover)There aren't many words that describe
Jack Dover's frustration after his third victory in five races this season
was stripped away. After dominating his heat race and the feature at the 3rd
annual Loren Barstad Memorial at I-90 Speedway on Saturday, Dover was told
he didn't make weight at the scales and was disqualified. Press Releases 5/14
- Kings Speedway CA)After taking a week off, the
Rebel Cup Series roared back to life on Saturday night at the Kings Speedway
in Hanford, CA, and it was Easton, CA pilot, Tommy Tarlton picking up the
popular win. Lining up on the front row with Visalia, CA driver, Steven
Tiner, Tarlton got the jump when the green flag waved, and never looked
back. Press Releases 5/14
- Kraig Kinser)Five races in seven nights. If it was
up to Kraig Kinser and just about most other drivers that’s how every week
would be on the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series trail. For one week,
the drivers will get their wish as the first East Coast Swing of the season
will find the series hitting the track for five nights of racing at four
different venues over the course of a one week period.Press Releases 5/14
- Factory Kahne)In a busy motorsports weekend, Bud
and Tim Kaeding, Jonathan Allard, Gary Nelson, Jr, Jason McIver, and John
Carney pocketed wins with their Factory Kahne shocks! Starting 13th in the
World of Outlaw feature event at the Elko Speedway in Elko, MN, Tim Kaeding
rode the high, scary side to his fourth series win of the year on the last
lap, with his Factory Kahne’s giving his car grip. In Watsonville, CA on
Friday night, Bud Kaeding also made the night dramatic, as he too made a
last lap pass to score his first winged win of the season with his Factory
Kahne shocks tuned by Kaeding Performance. Press Releases 5/14
- Craig Dollansky/Sammy Swindell)Craig Dollansky
nearly gave Big Game Motorsports two more feature victories by parking his
Eyecon Trail Cameras car in Victory Lane over the weekend. Dollansky led
feature laps and earned a podium in each of the World of Outlaws STP Sprint
Car Series events at Elko Speedway in Elko, Minn., on Friday and at
Knoxville Raceway on Saturday. Meanwhile, Big Game Treestands teammate Sammy
Swindell faced misfortune while competing in the top 10 in each of the main
events. Press Releases 5/14
- Ventura Raceway CA)This Saturday night May 14,
promises to be an outstanding event at Ventura Raceway. On that night
Ventura Raceway will hold the second ARP Battle at the Beach event of 2013
for VRA and USAC Midgets. This four race series within a series has become a
fan and competitor favorite and Saturday will be no exception. Also on tap,
Saturday, will be four other adult classes, VRA Senior Sprints, VRA Dwarf
Cars, IMCA Modifieds, VRA Focus and VRA Go Karts. All these classes will
keep you on the edge of your seat as they battle on Ventura's 1/5 mile high
speed clay oval. Tonight will also be the first time the midgets have run on
our new red clay track. Press Releases 5/14
- Matt Covington)In action for a pair of events with
the ASCS Lone Star Region, Matt Covington posted a ninth place finish a
Sixty Seven Texarkana Speedway on Saturday, one night after contact knocked
him out of the race at Timberline. Press Releases 5/14
- Ian Madsen)Ian Madsen took on the World of Outlaws
this past weekend, and a late flat tire knocked him out of a top five on
Friday night, before struggles plagued his night at the Knoxville Raceway on
Saturday night. Press Releases 5/14
- McQueen Racing)Hoping to leave behind a recent
stretch of bad luck, McQueen Racing had yet another strong performance on
Saturday, May 11 at the USAC-Western States event at the 1/3-mile Santa
Maria Speedway. Press Releases 5/14
- David Gravel)David Gravel has been looking forward
to this week’s East Coast Swing for the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car
Series for quite some time. First, it provides an opportunity to race close
to his Watertown, Conn., home in front of family and friends. And second,
and even more important, he’ll have a chance to climb behind the wheel five
times in a span of seven nights. Press Releases 5/14
- TJ Slideways)This edition of TJSlideways.com Live
starts off with Brian Liskai from Attica Raceway Park sharing stories with
T.J. leading into the 25th Anniversary Night at Attica Raceway
Park on Friday that will have double 410 sprint car features and non-front
wing 305 sprints. The middle portion of the program features a lengthy
interview with JoJo Helberg about coming to the Midwest from California to
compete in the Must See Racing Series. The show closes with our good friend
Greg Calnan from Ohsweken Speedway to preview the season opening event for
the Corr-Pak Sprint Cars, the STP World of Outlaws, and Canadian Sprint Car
Nationals.Listen
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listen on your mobile device, or
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podcasts on iTunes.5/14
- OCRS)It lies atop a hill and watches over Hudson
Lake like an eagle watches over its territory. Upon entry, you sense by feel
that you’re somewhere special. When its quiet, an eerie sensation tingles
your nerves as if the silence is just a ploy. A glance around tells you that
the place commands respect. Treat her right, she will treat you well. Treat
her wrong, she will toss you out on your backside leaving you to ponder what
the hell happened. This Saturday night, the sprint cars of Oil Capital
Racing Series will come face to face with one of the most wicked, yet
elegant racing facilities in the region………. The Salina Highbanks Speedway.
OCRS 5/14
- Badger)The 67th season of Midget Auto Racing at
Angell Park Speedway kicks off Sunday Night May 19 at the famed 1/3-mile
clay oval. The Stark Automotive Group/Mid-State Equipment Badger Midget
Series event will be the first of eleven midget race events at the track.
Press Releases 5/14
- Ohsweken Speedway ONT)Ohsweken Speedway’s 18th
season of racing begins this Friday, May 17 with 2013 Opening Night,
including 25 lap features for the Corr/Pak Merchandising Sprint Cars, and
Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stocks, a 20 lap feature for the HRW
Automotive Mini Stocks, and a 15 lap feature for the Gale’s Auto Aftermarket
Bombers.5/14
- Must See Racing)Defending Hoosier Outlaw Sprint
Series (HOSS) champion Joe Swanson will tackle the high banks of Winchester
Speedway during the Must See Racing Xtreme Sprint Series (MSRXSS) sanctioned
Xtreme Speed Challenge May 19.
Must See
Racing 5/14
- Competition Suspension Inc) Drivers around the
country continue to find victory lane with CSI’s RS Series shocks and CSI
Factory Tuned shocks. So far in 2013 CSI Shocks have stopped in victory lane
at every single USAC National Sprint Car race. Kevin Thomas Jr. was the
latest to find victory lane on RS-12 Gas Shocks. The Mike Dutcher prepared
car has won the last three USAC National races. Ryan Bernal stayed hot
winning in California with RS-12 Gas Shocks. Brady Short has won twice in
the last two weeks, in KISS competition with his RS-12 Gas Shocks. Ryan Leek
won for the second week in a row in his 600 micro with RS-12 Twin Tube
Shocks. R.J. Johnson won his first race last weekend in his first try on
RS-12 Gas Shocks. The results don’t lie; our superior products and
outstanding customer support are a winning combination. Don’t let the price
tag of a new shock package scare you away, they will pay for themselves!
Contact CSI today (317) 858-8775 or
www.csishocks.com 5/14
- USCS)The USCS Sprint car points are as close as
anyone can remember as the tour heads towards its 7th annual “Sprint car
Speed week”. Competitive racing is what the series is known for and the
National and Regional point standings are a true indicator to that
statement. Consistency seems to be the name of the game as 2012 National
Champion Tim Crawley #88 leads the 2013 National points race by only one
point over Derek Hagar 9jr. from Marion, Arkansas.USCS 5/14
- ASCS Lucas Oil)There are several ways the drivers
of the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV American Real
can choose to maneuver the U.S. 36 Raceway on Friday, May 17 but the move of
choice is the slide job. At 90 feet wide, the turns of the U.S. 36 Raceway
are a steep 21 degrees before falling to a mild 10 degrees of banking on the
straight-a-ways, giving drivers the perfect surface to execute slide jobs.
ASCS 5/14
- Double X Speedway MO)The Sunday Night Thunder has
returned to XX Speedway for 2013. A large crowd of spectators and drivers
opened the curtain on the 2013 racing season at Sunday night in California,
MO. The cool weather was no deterrent to Jonathan Cornell of Sedalia, MO as
he wired the field in the 360 Winged Sprint division. Starting in the front
row as a resut of having won his qualifying heat, Cornell hustled around the
high side of the track and was not headed as the 25 lap feature went green
to checkered.Race Results 5/14
- Danny Reidy)After finishing on the podium in the
past three outings, Danny Reidy’s podium streak came to a crashing end
during last Saturday night’s 12th KRE Sprintcar Series round at Archerfield
Speedway. In what was a racing incident, where he simply ran out of racing
room, Reidy crashed out of the feature race in spectacular fashion in the
early stages of the 30–lap event. He collided with the wall on the main
straight while battling with another car for track space, which then sent
him into a wild crash that saw him come to a stop at the bottom of the
track. Press Releases 5/14
- KSE)All across the country, KSE’s power steering
systems helped drivers find victory lane and a pair of podium sweeps
highlighted this past weekend’s winning. At the Knoxville Raceway it was a
familiar face winning, as Donny Schatz put on quite the show at the historic
½ mile, as he pocketed yet another win. Joining Schatz on the front stretch
was Craig Dollansky and Brian Brown, as all three drivers secured top podium
finishes with KSE power steering systems. Press Releases 5/14
- URC)For most of the 2012 season, Davie Franek and
Robbie Stillwaggon battled for the Rislone URC Sprint Series Championship,
then in the final race of the season, Stillwaggon earned enough points with
a strong run at the Grandview Speedway to win the 2012 URC Championship
crown. After two races, Stillwaggon and Franek are at it again. In the 2013
URC season opener, Franek was leading the feature then in the final laps he
lost his brakes turning the top spot over to Stillwaggon who went on to win
the main event.URC
5/14
- NMDOTY)Billy Wease Jr. and Ronnie Gardner are
current leaders in the National Midget Driver of the Year Championship and
Western Midget Driver of the Year Champions with nine midget races
nationwide slated for the weekend of May 17-19. Past weekend winners include
Jake Swanson at Santa Maria Speedway, and Andrew Felker at I-44 Speedway.
Press Releases 5/14
Monday May 13th 2013
It used to be, everyone was entitled to their own opinion,
but not their own facts. But that's not the case anymore. Facts matter not
at all. Perception is everything. Stephen Colbert
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- MOWA)The Midwest Open Wheel Association hits the
Midwest for a pair of big shows this weekend! First up is the Mary Lee
Standridge Memorial this Friday night at the Jacksonville Raceway in
Jacksonville, Illinois. The stars of MOWA will bid for that
prestigious win, and then head to a new venue. On Saturday, they hit
the high banks of Montgomery Motorsports Park in New Florence, Missouri for
the Spring Sprint Nationals.Press Releases 5/13
- Hoosier Hundred)Rotondo Weirich Motorsports has
been an entrant in the USAC Silver Crown Series since 1999, starting with
Rich Tobias, Jr. and the team can write their name in the USAC history book
on May 23 if one of their two drivers can win the 60th Hoosier 100 at the
Indiana State Fairgrounds. If two-time Hoosier Hundred winner Jerry Coons ,
Jr. or rookie Kevin Thomas can enter victory lane next Thursday night, RW
Motorsports would join the late Al Dean and Vel’s_Parnelli Jones as the only
entrants to win four consecutive Hoosier Hundred races. Press Releases 5/13
- Triple X Race Co)Triple X Race Co continues to
produce winners from coast to coast and everywhere in between. This past
weekend, Brent Marks won an important outlaw tune-up in PA, while Jeremy
Burt won for the second weekend in a row in California. Mike Boston took
home the big check at Eagle Raceway in Nebraska, while Johnny Parsons III
won wingless in Minnesota and Rocky Borys won an element shortened race in
Alberta. Sterling Kane was a wingless winner in Oregon. Press Releases 5/13
- Brent Marks)There isn't a better way to tune-up
than to win. That's exactly what Brent Marks did on Saturday at Lincoln
Speedway in Abbottstown, Pa., where he picked up his third feature victory
of the season in a tune-up for the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series
visit this coming Wednesday for the Gettysburg Clash. Press Releases 5/13
- King of the West)The King of the West 410 Sprint
Car Series is locked and loaded for two night’s of exciting action at the
Reno Tahoe Fernley Speedway this Friday & Saturday May 17 & 18. It will be
the first of five weekends of competition this season at Dan Simpson’s
high-banked RTF Speedway and the double header outing this weekend is the
first time 410 Sprint Cars will grace the blazing fast speedway in a number
of years.
King of the West 5/13
- Steven Tiner)With his 2013 season getting off to a
less than stellar start, Steven Tiner put together quite the weekend as he
scored a fourth place finish on Friday before scoring a second place finish
with the Rebel Cup Series on Saturday night. Running the Western Metal No.
37T machine on Friday night at the Ocean Speedway in Watsonville, Ca, Tiner
opened the night up by timing in fifth fastest. Press Releases 5/13
- DJ Netto)In action at the Ocean Speedway in
Watsonville, CA on Friday night, DJ Netto and his Netto Racing team battled
an ill handling racecar all night, as he scored a 10th place finish with the
Taco Bravo 360 sprints. “We tried everything we could to get our car to
work, but it was pretty unresponsive,” Netto said. Press Releases 5/13
- Thunder On The Hill)Advance tickets are now on
sale for opening night of the 7th Annual USAC National Sprints Eastern Storm
set for the Grandview Speedway on Wednesday night, June 5. The top non-wing
sprint car drivers in the country will be at the one-third mile Berks County
high-banked oval in Bechtelsville, PA. Advance tickets are now available by
calling 443-513-4456. Adult tickets are $25, Children 6-11 $10 and children
five years and under will be admitted for free. Along with the non-wing USAC
Sprints will be the non-wing ARDC Midgets taking part in an open wheel
double-header that will get underway at 7:30 PM. Gates will open at 5 PM on
Wednesday night, June 5. Advance ticket holders may enter the grandstands at
4:30 PM. Press Releases 5/13
- Alan Krimes)Alan Krimes will have an opportunity
to beat the best sprint car drivers in the world on three different
occasions this coming week; as the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series is
set to invade Central Pennsylvania for the first time in 2013 this
Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. ‘The Greatest Show on Dirt’ will make a
visit to the Lincoln Speedway in Abbottstown, Pennsylvania on Wednesday, May
15th to help kick-off the springtime ‘Outlaws’ invasion; followed by
two-full nights of WoO STP Sprint Cars action at the Williams Grove Speedway
in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania on Friday and Saturday, May 17th & 18th.Press Releases 5/13
- Travis Rilat)It was a solid season debut for
Travis Rilat last Saturday in Richard and Lana Saumure's sprint car. With
only a half-dozen events this season in his own car, Rilat flew to the
Northwest for the first race of the Summer Thunder Series presented by
SpeedMart on Saturday at Skagit Speedway, where he recorded a season-best
second-place finish. Press Releases 5/13
- Brandon Wimmer)With a rough weather system hitting
Western Pennsylvania hard over the weekend, Brandon Wimmer and his Destiny
Motorsports team made the call to head to the Fremont Speedway to get in at
least one night of action over the weekend, and they scored a 10th place
finish. Press Releases 5/13
- Justyn Cox)Back in action for two nights over the
weekend, Justyn Cox had a weekend he would rather forget as a crash ended
his night early on Friday, before engine issues sidelined him on Saturday
night. “We had been fortunate up to this point about bad luck, but
unfortunately this weekend it followed us to both tracks, but we will
regroup, and move on to our next race,” Cox said. Press Releases 5/13
- Rico Abreu)Rico Abreu continues to run very well
with the King of the West Series, as he scored another podium finish on
Saturday night, as he tallied a third place finish at the Petaluma Speedway
in Petaluma, CA. Abreu continued to flex his muscle during time trials, as
he set the standard early, and ultimately fell to the third quick spot when
the session ended. Starting in the second row of his heat, the Rutherford,
CA driver scored a third place finish, good enough to put his Abreu
Vineyards/ButlerBuilt/FK Rod Ends backed entry in the dash. Press Releases 5/13
- Riverside Int Speedway AR)This will be an exciting
week for Riverside International Speedway. This week will be filled with
race car activities. 1. Open practice Tuesday, May 14. Gates open at 5 PM
with cars on the track approximately 6 PM. All classes AND FANS welcome- $15
per race car. $5 per person. 11 and under free. This is short notice and we
appreciate your helping us get the word out to everyone. 2. WEDNESDAY, MAY
15, 6 PM BIG CAR SHOW (ALL CLASSES) AT THE FILLIN STATION / SOUTHERN THUNDER
HARLEY DAVIDSON IN SOUTHAVEN, MS NO CHARGE TO ATTEND (Of course, if you want
to enjoy the delicious food at the Fillin Station, you will have to pay for
the food.) 3. FRIDAY, MAY 17, 6 PM LEGENDS CELEBRATION AND CATFISH DINNER AT
THE TRACK. $5 PER PERSON HOOKER HOOD CLASSIC, SATURDAY, MAY 18, 7:30 PM, 360
WS, 305 WS, LM, MOD, STOCK GEN ADM ADULTS 12 & OVER - $20; CHILDREN 6 - 11 -
$5; 5 & UNDER FREE ALL PIT PASSES - $30 5/13
- Kyle Hirst)The Petaluma Speedway wasn’t very kind
to Kyle Hirst, as he scratched and clawed his way to a ninth place finish on
Saturday night with the King of the West Series. “You will have these kind
of nights with a series like the King of the West, but we will go to work,
and hopefully get back up front this weekend,” Hirst said. Press Releases 5/13
- Cory Haas)Cory Haas will face The World of Outlaws
STP Sprint Car Series three times during a four day time span beginning this
Wednesday evening, May 15th, at the Lincoln Speedway in Abbottstown,
Pennsylvania. ‘The Greatest Show On Dirt’ will then move on to the Williams
Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania for two-full evenings of ‘410’
sprint car competition on Friday and Saturday, May 17th & 18th. York,
Pennsylvania’s Cory Haas will go head-to-head with the World of Outlaws
during all three programs, as the series makes it’s first appearance in
Central Pennsylvania for 2013. Cory Haas is a former winner at both the
Lincoln Speedway and Williams Grove Speedway, and hopes to use some ‘home
track advantage’ during all three upcoming programs. Press Releases 5/13
- Tim Kaeding)The most important lap to lead in
racing is the last one, and that is exactly the only one Tim Kaeding led on
Friday night, as he charged from 13th to win his fourth World of Outlaw
feature event on Friday night in Elko, MN. “It doesn’t matter how long the
race is, as long as you lead the last lap, and take home the trophy, that is
all that matters,” TK said. “Troy Welty and my guys gave me a great car in
the feature, and we were able to get another win for Dennis and Teresa
Roth.” Press Releases 5/13
- Matt Mitchell)A rough start to the 2013 season has
undoubtedly frustrated Matt Mitchell, but the Yorba Linda, CA driver put the
past behind him as he picked up his first win of the season Saturday night
during the URA event in Victorville, CA driving for Bobby Ferro. Press Releases 5/13
- USAC)Starting fourteenth, Hollister’s Ryan Bernal
grabbed the lead from Dennis Howell on lap 37 to claim the “2nd Annual
Southwest Contractors Billet Cup” at Kings Speedway. Bernal earned $2,300
for scoring his fifth USAC West Coast Sprint Car victory and “Hollywood”
Danny Faria Jr. won the night’s point chase by a narrow margin. Bud Kaeding,
Dennis Howell, Faria, and Landon Hurst followed rounded out the top-five
drivers in the nonstop race.USAC
5/13
- USAC)Ryan Bernal of Hollister, Calif. appears to
be the man to beat this year as the 2013 USAC West Coast Sprint cars return
to Kings Speedway in Hanford, Calif. June 8. He leads the series standings
after taking Saturday night’s 30-lap “Spring Showdown” at Hanford. USAC
5/13
- USAC)Bobby Santos of Franklin, Mass. will try to
score an unprecedented third consecutive Traxxas USAC Silver Crown victory
at Lucas Oil Raceway Saturday in the second USAC “Hall of Fame Classic.”
USAC
5/13
- USAC)Friday night’s “Larry Rice Classic” at the
Bloomington (Ind.) Speedway salutes the 1978 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the
Year who earned the respect of the auto racing community both in and out of
the cockpit. He won both a Silver Crown and National Midget Championship
during his USAC driving career. USAC
5/13
- USAC)Teammates Damion Gardner and Nic Faas once
again face off for the 2013 AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Car point lead this
Saturday when the series returns to Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif.
USAC
5/13
- USAC)The USAC Southwest Sprint Cars return to
Canyon Speedway in Peoria, Ariz. May 25-26. Series point leader R.J. Johnson
already has two victories there in 2013 and hopes to remain undefeated in
the upcoming events. USAC
5/13
- USAC)The “Battle at the Beach” returns to Ventura
(Calif.) Raceway Saturday night and Ronnie Gardner will lead the USAC
Western Midgets back to the one-fifth mile dirt oval overlooking the Pacific
Ocean. USAC
5/13
- USAC)USAC Ignite Midget racing finds three fronts
this week. The Western Pavement series visits the Bullring at Las Vegas
(Nev.) Motor Speedway Saturday. The inaugural race in the new Oregon Dirt
series is also slated Saturday at Sunset Speedway Park in Banks, while the
Washington Pavement series is set to kick off Saturday at South Sound
Speedway in Rochester. USAC
5/13
- USAC)Ray Miller’s victory in the 2013 USAC DMA
Midget opener at Bear Ridge Speedway in Bradford, Vt. marked a signature
moment in USAC’s 57-year history. His win at age 72 makes him one of the
more experienced USAC winners of all time. USAC
5/13
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- The Speedway Motors/Champion Racing Oil Central PA
Sprint Cars were canceled by rain Friday night at Williams Grove
Speedway. The weather just barely cleared out in time for Saturday action to
take place. At Port Royal Speedway Blane Heimbach became the 17th different
series winner for the year. While at Lincoln Speedway Brent Marks took his
3rd series win of the year. Danny Dietrich was back in victory lane for the
2nd time in 2013, this time Sunday night at Susquehanna Speedway Park.Speedway Motors/Champion
Racing Oil Central PA 5/13
- Bill Rose)The trailer was loaded and Bill Rose was
ready to haul to Minnesota last Thursday. Unfortunately, a last-minute
emergency prohibited Rose from returning to World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car
Series action after a broken left arm has sidelined him for much of this
season. Rose was slated to compete at the FVP Outlaws at Elko on Friday at
Elko Speedway in Elko, Minn., and Saturday at Knoxville Raceway in
Knoxville, Iowa, at the Mediacom Shootout. Press Releases 5/13
- Jonathan Allard)Jonathan Allard spent his weekend
battling for the lead in two races, as he scored a pair of top-two finishes
over the weekend, highlighted by a win on Friday night at the Silver Dollar
Speedway, before a second place finish with the King of the West Series on
Saturday night. Press Releases 5/13
- Andy Gregg)After a two-week hiatus from weekly
completion at the Placerville Speedway, Andy Gregg defended his win from the
last show , as he picked up his second win of the season with an ill friend
on his mind. “It is great to get another win in front of the home crowd,”
Gregg said. “And it’s even more special to win after the moment I shared
with ‘Big R’, Scott Russell’s father, who unfortunately passed yesterday,
prior to Saturday’s event.” Press Releases 5/13
- Tommy Tarlton)Having a very strong, and consistent
start to his season, Tommy Tarlton broke through on Saturday and scored the
Rebel Cup Series win at the Kings Speedway in Hanford, CA on Saturday night.
Timing in third quickest, Tarlton got through his heat race where he lined
up on the outside of the front row for the 30-lap feature alongside Steven
Tiner. When the green flag dropped, Tarlton hit the loud pedal, and grabbed
the lead, and never looked back. Press Releases 5/13
- Joey Saldana)The World of Outlaws event on the
3/8-mile Lincoln Speedway Wednesday, May 15 marks the beginning of one of
Joey Saldana’s favorite weeks. A week filled with races. There are four STP
Sprint Car Series races in five days. Press Releases 5/13
- Brian Brown)Brian Brown and the Casey’s General
Stores/FVP #21 team will have to wait a little while to get that first win
with the World of Outlaws, but they could hold their head’s high after a
strong third place run Saturday night at the Knoxville Raceway. This
weekend, finds the team tentatively with the ASCS National Series in
Cameron, Missouri on Friday, as well as pulling double duty with the 360 and
410 at Knoxville on Saturday. Press Releases 5/13
- Sprintcar All Stars)The Mainline DynoLog
Dynamometers All Star Series are proud of what they have achieved since the
series kicked off in 2007-08. The series has completed many goals over this
short period and continually increases in popularity, always promoting
itself in a positive manner. Press Releases 5/13
- Marysville Raceway Park CA)Grass Valley’s Jeremy
Burt is on a roll. The 2007 MRP Winged Sprint Car champion chalked up
another wire to wire win at Paul and Kathy Hawes’ Marysville Raceway Park
Saturday. Anderson’s Rowdy McClenon won the MRP Wingless Sprint Car portion
of the show. Press Releases 5/13
- KISS)The 2013 King of Indiana Sprint Series has
three races in the books and turns south toward the Lawrenceburg Speedway
for their fourth stop this coming Saturday, May 18. As is typical of the
KISS series, none of the main events have been won from the front row, each
has been captured from further back in the pack, leading to racing that is
going to be talked about for awhile. Press Releases 5/13
Sunday May 12th 2013
May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your
house. George Carlin
11:50pm
RESULTS...
- Photos)More Weekend photos, victory lane and action shots
including Sunday are posted in
Winning for
Sunday May 12th
- Husets Speedway SD)Mark Dobmeier grabbed the lead
from pole sitter Lucas Wolfe in the first set of corners and raced on to the
Outlaw Sprint win in Sunday night's traditional Mother's Day season opener
at Huset's Speedway. Wolfe finished 2nd with Kyle Larson, Terry McCarl and
Cole Wood rounding out the top 5. In the Coffee Cup Fuel Stops Championship
Sprint main event, Ryan Bickett and Kaley Gharst battled wheel to wheel
exchanging the top spot a couple times before Dusty Ballenger raced by them
both on the final lap to claim the win. Race Results 5/12
- Susquehanna Speedway Park PA)Gettysburg’s Danny
Dietrich took the victory in the Inaugural Mother’s Day Special at the
Susquehanna Speedway Park on Sunday night.
Central PA5/12
- MSCS)Kevin Thomas Jr. won the MSCS and USAC
co-sanctioned feature Saturday night at Tri-State Speedway. Although Thomas
led most of the 30 lap event in the Dutcher/RW/Tri-Star Sprinter he found
himself under mounting pressure from Robert Ballou in the Baldwin Brothers
Sprint. Both had won their heats! Ballou took the lead on lap 20 of the
feature but lost it back to Thomas on lap 25 as the dual continued. Thomas
swept by as Ballou corrected his line in turn four.Race Results 5/12
- King of the West)On a night paying respect to the
famed Baylands Raceway Park there were a few select cars that everyone
pointed to as sentimental favorites and when all had been settled, one of
them parked in victory lane, as Sacramento’s Willie Croft continued the
hottest start of his career to claim his second KWS 410 win of the year
aboard the Clyde & Marion Lamar owned Tri-C Machine Sprinter.
King of the West 5/12
- Devils Bowl Speedway TX)DGS Motorsports RaceSaver
Sprint Cars A-Main- 1.Logan Payne, Dallas; 2. Michael Lang, Mesquite; 3.
Scott Reneau, Trinidad; 4. Raven Culp, Mesquite; 5. Robert Vetter, Wolfe
City; 6. Kurt Summers, Forney; 7. Tucker Doughty, Heath; 8 David Wright,
Gunter; 11. Ed Keaton, Midlothian; 12. Johnny Miller, Burleson; 13. Russell
Shoulders, Forney; 14. Dalton Stevens, Scurry; 15. Edd French, Justin. 5/12
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- FAST)The Kistler Racing Products Fremont/Attica
Sprint Title presented by KS Sales & Service returned to action in Northern
Ohio. Yet another soggy Friday afternoon washed out the fifth event (second
F.A.S.T. event) of 2013 at Attica Raceway Park. However, a cold, wet
forecast didn’t deter Fremont Speedway promoter Rich Farmer from swinging
open his gates to faithful fans on Saturday night.Press Releases 5/12
- David Gravel)David Gravel certainly had his work
cut out for him on Saturday night at the famed Knoxville Raceway in Iowa, in
the Mediacom Shootout. Starting 25th on the grid against one of the
strongest fields all year in a World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series event,
he had 25 laps to work his way forward on the famed half-mile. He did
exactly that, improving a total of 14 positions over the course of the race
to finish just outside of the top-10 in the 11th spot. Press Releases 5/12
- Williams Grove Speedway PA)Williams Grove Speedway
will host the World of Outlaws sprint cars circuit for the first time this
season this coming weekend, Friday May 17 and Saturday May 18. Racing on
both nights gets underway with time trials at 7:30 pm. Friday’s main event
will be 25-laps in distance paying $8,000 to win while Saturday’s feature
will be 30-laps of racing for a $12,000 prize.
Central PA5/12
- The Crash Pad Wins Again! Chase Dietz rides his
Crash Pad to a strong Lincoln 358 Sprint feature win in just his 7th race in
the 358 Division. This follows the Donnie Kreitz All-Star Sprints Crash Pad
equipped victory at Williams Grove a couple weeks ago! The Crash Pad won't
make you a winner, but winners know it can Reduce the Risk of Spinal Injury
if their luck changes. Compression fractures, broken neck or back can occur
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- Craig Dollansky)For the first time since recording
a podium finish at the 52nd Annual Knoxville Nationals last August, the
Eyecon Trail Cameras #7 team returned to Knoxville Raceway on Saturday for
their first stop of the season at the historic half-mile as part of the
Mediacom Shootout. Press Releases 5/12
- Shane Smith Motorsports)Just like every other week
the car arrived to the track early. While waiting to get in it rained. It
stopped just in time for the gates to open. Our pits were a muddy mess but
this is dirt track racing. After getting the CTI, CRW, Rod End Supply, Viper
Venom Fuels, Speedway Rentals car ready for the night. The boss lady and
crew chief was seen socializing with friends. Press Releases 5/12
- Trey Starks)Trey Starks categorized the initial
round of the Summer Thunder Series a success. With a great track and solid
car count, Starks recorded a podium at the first show of the four-race event
at Skagit Speedway on Saturday. Press Releases 5/12
- Selinsgrove Speedway PA)Selinsgrove Speedway will
return to racing action at 7 p.m. this Saturday, May 18, featuring the Lucas
Oil Empire Super Sprint (ESS) 360 sprint cars and A&A Auto Stores 358 sprint
cars in an open wheel doubleheader sponsored by Mach 1 Chassis of
Mechanicsburg.
Central PA5/12
- Tony Bruce Jr)Following a rare weekend off, Tony
Bruce Jr. has a lot on his plate this week. Amidst logistical issues
regarding his truck and trailer, Bruce Jr. is also sharing focus on two
races with varying degrees of difficulty this weekend. His business - TBJ
Promotions - is set for its first race of the season on Friday at US 36
Raceway near Cameron, Mo., for the 2nd annual US 36 Nationals Presented by
RacinBoys, which features the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour. Press Releases 5/12
- SOS)When the green flag flies at Brighton Speedway
this Saturday, May 18th, it will start the race to the 2013 championship for
the longest running sprint car series in Canada, the Southern Ontario
Sprints. Back to back champion “General” Lee Ladouceur of Alexandria,
Ontario will be looking to make it a three-peat in '13. While always
consistently near the top of the results, Lee is still looking for his first
win with the SOS. Press Releases 5/12
- Kraig Kinser)Kraig Kinser’s main goal this past
weekend at Knoxville Raceway and Elko Speedway was to solidly make the
feature each night, complete all the laps and come away with two respectable
finishes to make up for a tough weekend at Eldora the previous one. He was
able to accomplish this as he finished 15th or better both nights, including
gaining eight spots in the main event to come home 13th at Knoxville on
Saturday night against the largest field of cars assembled all season.
Press Releases 5/12
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RESULTS...
- World of Outlaws)If it wasn't obvious before,
Donny Schatz made it clear on Saturday night: The path to winning at
Knoxville Raceway goes through him. Schatz charged from seventh to victory
in the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series Mediacom Shootout at the
famous half-mile, where he has won five of the past six Knoxville Nationals
crowns in addition to winning six additional series races there since 2006.
DIRT/World of Outlaws 5/12
- URSS)Brian Herbert made the most of an opportunity
to race in front of his home town crowd by driving to victory lane in
Saturday night’s 25-lap United Rebel Sprint Series feature event atop the
3/8-mile Dodge City Raceway Park clay oval. Race Results 5/12
- Silver Dollar Speedway CA)Chico’s Jonathan Allard
secured his 46th career main event win when he passed Willie Croft while the
two were battling in heavy lapped traffic Friday night at Silver Dollar
Speedway. “I need to thank my dad for working on this motor most of this
week,” said Allard in victory lane. “We came up here to figure it out and we
are close.” Allard also stated, “It’s a pleasure to drive this car for
Morrie and Katie Williams. I have to thank my crew and the entire Williams
Motorsports supporters.” Race Results 5/12
- OCRS)There is something about “special events” at
the Oklahoma Sports Park that suits Gary Owens just fine when the Oil
Capital Racing Series comes to town. For the second time in five events at
George Welch’s 4/10 mile track, Owens took advantage of his front row
starting spot and became the fifth winner in as many attempts of the Harold
Leep Jr Memorial race. Owens last took checkers at OSP in the fall of 2011
when he won his first OCRS feature event at the Oklahoma State Championship
event. OCRS 5/12
- I-44 Riverside Speedway OK)Sweeping heat race and
qualifier action, Carls Junction, Missouri’s Andrew Felker earned the pole
position with Claremore, Oklahoma’s Blake Edwards alongside as teammate in a
second Felker Midget entry for the 20 lap Midget main event. Race Results 5/12
- USAC)USAC SOUTHWESTERN SPRINT RACE RESULTS: May
11, 2013 – Queen Creek, Arizona – Arizona Speedway FEATURE: (30 laps)
1. R.J. Johnson, 2. Chris Bonneau, 3. Bruce St. James, 4. Mike Martin, 5.
Shon Deskins, 6. Andy Reinbold, 7. Ronnie Clark, 8. Stevie Sussex, 9. Brian
Hosford, 10. Bryan SwinehartUSAC
5/12
- USAC)USAC WASHINGTON IGNITE DIRT MIDGET RACE
RESULTS: May 11, 2013 – Alger, Washington – Skagit Speedway FEATURE: (20
Laps) 1. Chase Goetz, 2. Robby Vaughn, 3. Ariel Biggs, 4. Dougie James, 5.
Garrett Thomas, 6. Todd Hartman, 7. Chance Crum, 8. Renee Angel.USAC
5/12
- ASCS LoneStar)Bettering his finish by one from the
night before at Timberline Speedway with the Smiley’s Racing Products Lone
Star Region, sixth starting Tim Crawley lapped into the top ten en route to
victory at Arkansas’s Texarkana Sixty-Seven Speedway.
ASCS 5/12
- Selinsgrove Speedway PA)When race leader Pat
Cannon of Etters dropped out of the 30-lap sprint car feature on a lap 28
restart with engine woes, JJ Grasso of Pedricktown, N.J., inherited the lead
and drove to his first win of the season in the 33rd annual Jack Gunn
Memorial Saturday night at Selinsgrove Speedway.
Central
PA5/12
- Canyon Speedway Park AZ)Ricky Thornton, Jr., and
Matt Lundy headlined Saturday night’s Third Annual Mother’s Day Race for the
Cure event atop the 1/3-mile Canyon Speedway Park clay oval near Phoenix as
more than 120 cars filled the pit area. Race Results 5/12
- NCRA)Jeremy Campbell took the lead at the start
and never looked back as he dominated action as the National Championship
Racing Association of Park City, Kansas presented by Precise Racing Products
360-ci sprint car division made their second appearance of the season at 81
Speedway in Park City. Race Results 5/12
- I-90 Speedway SD)Jack Dover led all 25 laps of the
3rd annual Loren Barstad Memorial for Hard Core Speed Shop 360 Sprint Cars
at I-90 Speedway, but Lee Grosz is the driver who will be remembered along
with past winners Mitch Runge and Ryan Bickett. Grosz worked his way up from
13th to an impressive third at the race's end - a good night for any racer.
But his night would get better as the top finishers hit the scale. Dover's
car crossed the scale first. He was disqualified after three checks found
his car too light. Up next was front row starter Gregg Bakker. His car was
also too light. As they say, the third time was the charm as Grosz's 4j was
the first of the top finishers to make weight.Race Results 5/12
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Tracks/Drivers/Manufacturers
- Willie Croft)During the inaugural running of the
‘Tribute to Baylands’ it was only fitting that Willie Croft picked up his
fourth win of the year driving the Tri-C Motorsports No.3c, a car that
visited victory lane on many occasions at the Baylands Raceway Park. “Our
goal was to win four or five race this year, and to have four right now is
really special,” Croft said. “This racecar is awesome, and I’m so excited to
get the Lamar’s in victory lane again.” Press Releases 5/12
- Port Royal Speedway PA)After a week off for Spring
Break on May 18, Port Royal Speedway will return with a big Memorial Day
Saturday racing program on May 25 with the Port Royal Fallen Heroes
Championship Triple 25s for 410 sprints, late models and PASS 305 sprints.
Central
PA5/12
- Central PA 358 Point Series)Mother Nature picked
up another pair of wins this weekend leaving the Central PA 358 Point Series
with just 1 points race. Lincoln Speedway hosted the 358 sprinters and 358
Rookie of the Year contender Chase Dietz would pick up his 1st career 358
feature win.
Central
PA5/12
- BeaberBuilt would like to congratulate Brett
Mellenberndt on continuing his winning ways. Brett has won several races
over the past few season utilizing a BeaberBuilt chassis and debuted a brand
new chassis and parked it in victory lane Friday night at Raceway Park in
Jefferson SD. 5/12
2:00am
RESULTS...
- Photos)Weekend photos, victory lane and action shots are posted in
Winning for
Sunday May 12th
- Ventura Raceway CA)VRA Sprint Cars Race #4
05/11/2013 Main Event Results: 1. Greg Taylor, Ventura, 30 Laps; 2. Richard
Ortega Jr, Camarillo, 30 Laps; 3. Tom Hendricks, Simi Valley, 30 Laps; 4.
Bruce Douglass, Ventura, 30 Laps; 5. Luke Boles, Goleta, 30 Laps; 6. John
Nock, Newhall, 30 Laps; 7. Guy Woodward, Santa Clarita, 30 Laps; 8. Hobie
Conway, Ventura, 30 Laps; 9. Chris Gansen, San Bernardino, 30 Laps; 10. Don
Gansen, San Bernardino, 29 Laps; 11. Chris Meredith, Thousand Oaks, 29 Laps;
12. David Taylor Jr., Moorpark, 15 Laps; 13. Charlie Butcher, Santa Barbara,
8 Laps; 14. Kyle Smith, Moorpark, 8 Laps; 15. Russel Deblauw, Ventura, 8
Laps; 16. Austin DeBlauw, lVentura, 8 Laps; 17. Clark Templeman III, Santa
Clarita, 8 Laps; 18. Rick Hendrix, Palmdale, 8 Laps Lap Leaders: Charlie
Butcher (1-6), Kyle Smith (7-8), Greg Taylor (9-30) Heat Race Winners:
Extreme Mufflers Heat 1: Greg Taylor; Saldana Racing Products Heat 2:
Charlie Butcher; BR Motorsports Heat 3: Russel Deblauw Keizer Aluminum
Wheels High Point Award: Russel Deblauw K&N Engineering Hard Charger: Luke
Boles DJ Safety Hard Luck: Charlie Butcher 5/12
- Skagit Speedway WA)Just one week ago, driver
Travis Jacobson was planning on taking this weekend off. The team put
together a motor deal late Friday and showed up Saturday ready to race.
Ready to race included winning the initial Summer Thunder Sprintcar Series
presented by SpeedMart at ASA Member track Skagit Speedway. 31 Sprint cars
were on hand for the initial event racing before a packed house.
- Fremont Speedway OH)That’s what the fans who
witnessed the non-stop 30-lap 410 sprint feature at Fremont Speedway left
saying Saturday night. Cap Henry, Chris Andrews and Caleb Griffith put on a
phenomenal show on a blustery night, slicing and dicing through lapped
traffic while trading slide jobs. In the end, Henry edged Andrews for his
first career 410 sprint victory at “The Track That Action Built” on Baumann
Auto Group Night. The race featured numerous lead changes all around the
third-mile oval on a points night for the $10,000-to-win Kistler Racing
Products FAST (Fremont Attica Sprint Title) Championship Series. Race Results 5/12
- Knoxville Raceway IA)Donny Schatz remained
dominant claiming victory for the fourth time in the last five spring World
of Outlaws shows at Knoxville Raceway. The Fargo, North Dakota native
claimed his sixteenth career feature here at the “Sprint Car Capital of the
World” in the Mediacom Shootout Saturday night. Craig Dollansky was second,
ahead of Brian Brown. BillW's
Knoxville News 5/12
- Dodge City Raceway Park KS)Brian Herbert made the
most of an opportunity to race in front of his home town crowd by driving to
victory lane in Saturday night’s 25-lap United Rebel Sprint Series feature
event atop the 3/8-mile Dodge City Raceway Park clay oval. Herbert, the
defending series champion, took the lead away from Jerry Caldwell on the
third round then held off his chasers in the final laps through traffic for
his first win of the year. Race Results 5/12
- USAC)USAC WEST COAST SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: May
11, 2013 – Hanford, California – Kings Speedway – “Billet Cup”
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Ryan Bernal, 2. Bud Kaeding, 3. Dennis Howell, 4.
Danny Faria Jr., 5. Landon Hurst, 6. Rusty Carlile, 7. Andy Ferris, 8.
Markus Niemela, 9. Kolby Araki, 10. Ricky KirkbrideUSAC
5/12
- USAC)USAC EASTERN/MIDWEST PAVEMENT IGNITE MIDGET
RACE RESULTS: May 11, 2013 – Columbus, Ohio – Columbus Motor Speedway
FEATURE: (30 Laps) 1. Chris Lamb, 2. Natasha Cox, 3. Cooper Clouse, 4. Ryan
Krachun, 5. Ricky Bowers, 6. Wil Raber, 7. Calvin Carroll, 8. Adam Thomason,
9. Nikki Carroll, 10. Toby AlfreyUSAC
5/12
- USAC)USAC WESTERN IGNITE (DIRT) MIDGET RACE
RESULTS: May 11, 2013 – Santa Maria, California– Santa Maria Speedway
FEATURE: (20 Laps) 1. Wally Pankratz, 2. Cory Elliott, 3. Randi Pankratz, 4.
Jarid Blondel, 5. Parker Colston, 6. Clayton Ruston, 7. Christine
Breckenridge, 8. George Blacker.USAC
5/12
- USAC)USAC WESTERN MIDGET DIRT RACE RESULTS: May
11, 2013 – Santa Maria, California – Santa Maria Speedway FEATURE: (25
laps) 1. Jake Swanson, 2. Ronnie Gardner, 3. T.J. Smith, 4. Cody Swanson, 5.
David Prickett, 6. Nic Faas, 7. Shannon McQueen, 8. Frankie Guerrini, 9.
Randi Pankratz, 10. Trey MarchamUSAC
5/12
- Patriot Sprints)For a long time, Bryan Howland did
not consider the Woodhull Raceway one of his better tracks, but since
winning there in 2011, he and his No. 51 Team have found a hot setup, which
he used again on Saturday Night to earn a second trip to Woodhull Victory
LaneRace Results 5/12
- East Bay Raceway Park FL)Eagle Jet Top Gun Sprints
made their first appearance of the 2013 Season with 19 cars ready to battle
for their feature event. Winning their heats were Danny Martin, Jr.,
Mark Ruel, Jr. and Tony Agin. All three drivers would be eligible for the
Jeff Barfield Sweep if they won the feature event paying an extra $400
including the $1,000 to win presented by Gator Core and Go Green Auto
Recycling. On the front row for the feature it was A.J. Maddox and Tony Agin.
Race Results 5/12
- UMSS)Making their second-ever appearance at the
Elko Speedway, the UMSS Traditional Sprint Car Series (TSCS) raced in front
of one of the largest crowds in track history as the support division during
the World of Outlaws program on Friday night May 10. As he had done in July
of 2011, Johnny Parsons III from Owatonna stayed perfect in feature race
action to grab the season opening victory for the TSCS non-winged sprints
and his second career sprint car win at Elko. Parsons led all 20 laps in the
feature, topping 2011 series champion Kevin Bradwell by 4/10ths of a second
for the victory. Parsons earned $500 for his season opening win and his
series leading 12th career TSCS victory. Race Results 5/12
PRESS...
Tracks/Drivers
- Joey Saldana)A large contingent of drivers came to
the sprint car capital of the world to compete in the World of Outlaws
Mediacom Shootout at Knoxville Raceway.In August the crown jewel of the
World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car series, the Knoxville Nationals, will be
contested at this track. Press Releases 5/12
- IRA)It’s become far too familiar around the state
of Wisconsin this spring… weather related cancellations of short track
racing events. Unfortunately the Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprints have
also seen their share of postponements. The planned IRA event at Wilmot
Raceway planned for Saturday Night, May 11th had to be cancelled due to wet
grounds. A cold and wet spring, coupled with heavy overnight rains made the
track grounds too wet to allow competitors to enter the pit area leaving
raceway officials no choice but to pull the plug on the program.
IRA
5/12
Saturday May 11th 2013
Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it. Salvador
Dali
11:50pm
RESULTS...
- Port Royal Speedway PA)Blane Heimbach of
Selinsgrove turned in an exciting come from behind performance to score a
convincing win in Saturday night’s 25-lap 410 sprint car feature at Port
Royal Speedway, worth $3,000.
Central
PA5/11
- USAC)AMSOIL USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS:
May 11, 2013 – Haubstadt, Indiana – Tri-State Speedway – “Spring Showdown” –
Co-Sanctioned by Midwest Sprint Car Series FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Kevin
Thomas, Jr., 2. Robert Ballou, 3. Chase Stockon, 4. Brady Short, 5. Dave
Darland, 6. Levi Jones, 7. Wes McIntyre, 8. Landon Simon, 9. Hunter
Schuerenberg, 10. Brady BaconUSAC
5/11
- Lincoln Speedway PA)Brent Marks was the class of
the field in claiming the $4,000 top prize in Saturday's Prospect Metal and
Used Auto Parts Night World of Outlaw tune-up at Lincoln Speedway Saturday
night. It was Marks' third win of the year in the Pigeon Hills, and ended a
perfect night for the BAPS Auto Paints and Supply/Fredericksburg Eagle
Hotel/KC Automotive/Creekside Auto Sales #19M after winning his qualifying
event for the eighth week in a row. Central
PA 5/11
- URC)JJ Grasso of Middletown, DE scored an
impressive win Saturday night at the Selinsgrove Speedway, winning the 8th
Annual URC/358 Jack Gunn Memorial. The thirty lap feature win earned Grasso
$3,600 in a thriller that saw Grasso chase down race leader Pat Cannon in
the final five laps. A late race caution brought the field nose to tail for
the final three laps.
URC 5/11
- Selinsgrove Speedway PA)URC..Sprints Feature: JJ
Grasso, Cody Keller, Mark Smith, TJ Stutts, Aaron Ott, Josh Weller, Ryan
Kissinger, Colby Womer, Randy West, Jason Shultz, Art Liedl, Davie Franek,
Brian Carber (DNFs: Pat Cannon, Dave Ely, Robbie Stillwagon, Joey Biasi,
Duane Mausteller, Matt Horst, Eric Tomecek, Andy Best, Chad Trout, Larry
Kelleher, Bryn Gohn, Derek Locke, Kevin Darling 5/11
- Ocean Sprints)Bud Kaeding stormed past Carson
Macedo with a last lap pass to win the fifth round of the Ocean Sprints
presented by Taco Bravo on Friday night. The thrilling finish to the 30 lap
contest topped an excellent night of racing action at John Prentice's Ocean
Speedway Watsonville. Race Results 5/11
- Column)Danny Burton has Gas City IN KISS notes in
Hoosier Race
Report5/11
2:50pm
RESULTS...
- KISS)Calling it his biggest victory, Brady Short
earned his second KISS victory of the season with another come-from-behind
thriller. Racing from the ninth starting slot, Short battled to the front,
overtaking Dave Darland for the win. Tyler Courtney finished third, behind
Darland, with Josh Spencer and Logan Jarrett filling the top five.Race Results 5/11
- Column)BillW has notes from Elko MN World of
Outlaws inBillW's
Knoxville News 5/11
PRESS...
Tracks/Drivers
- Attica Raceway Park OH)As part of its 25th
anniversary season, Attica Raceway Park will pay tribute to the first
promoter of “Ohio’s Finest Racing” speedplant on Friday, May 17th. Eric
Phillips was one of the men responsible for bringing racing back to Attica
in 1988, and ARP will honor his memory with a huge night of racing on
American Powersports of Findlay and Sandusky/Sutton Bank Night. Press Releases 5/11
- Williams Grove Speedway PA)Heavy overnight rain
continued through the morning hours forcing Williams Grove Speedway
management to cancel the Saturday Night Series racing. The Saturday Night
Series will return in two weeks on May 25. There will be no racing next week
due to the invasion of the famous World of Outlaw Sprint Cars. The May 25
show will include the 25-lap Bill Heckert Memorial for the Blazer's Body
Shop Super Sportsman. The Newville Electrical Services 358 Late Models and
the Newville Construction Services Street Stocks will join the Super
Sportsman. The racing action begins at 6:30 p.m. Although this is a
championship race, the adult admission will remain at the low cost of five
dollars. All children 12 and under are free. The May 25 Meet and Greet will
begin at 5 p.m. in the infield. The Super Sportsman teams of Rick Barr, Eric
Eckert, and Steve Wilbur will meet the fans. 5/11
- Mercer Raceway Park PA)Due to wet and saturated
grounds, the UNOH All Stars Circuit of Champions event has been postponed
until July 6. Remember that alerts regarding any cancellation of the racing
activity can be sent to your smart phone or other electronic devices. Just
go to the track website and click on the icon for RainedOut.com and follow
the easy steps to sign up. About Mercer Raceway Park: Mercer Raceway Park is
a 3/8-mile dirt track located minutes from both Interstate 79 and 80 just
off Route 19 on Fairground Road in Mercer, Pa. Dirt track racing and quality
family entertainment are presented weekly from late March through late
September. For more information, check out
www.mercerracewaypark.com,
www.twitter.com/mercerraceway, or www.facebook.com/mercerracewaypark. 5/11
- Craig Dollansky)After much anticipation and
preparation, Elko Speedway just south of Minneapolis was ready to shine in
the spotlight on Friday as an abundant amount of dirt transformed the
pavement surface. Marking the inaugural STP World of Outlaws event at the
facility, Craig Dollansky and the #7 team were eager to hit the track
carrying the Aggressive Hydraulics paint scheme. Press Releases 5/11
2:30am
RESULTS...
- ASCS Lone Star)Added just a week ago to the 2013
slate, 22 cars filed into the newly opened Timberline Speeedway for the
Smiley’s Racing Products Lone Star Regional debut at the red clay oval. At
the end of 25 laps, former Lucas Oil ASCS presented by MAVTV American Real
Champion Terry Gray took the night’s Lone Star payday.
ASCS 5/11
- Gas City I-69 Speedway IN)KING OF INDIANA SPRINT
SERIES (KISS) SPRINTS Heat #1 Winner – Tyler Courtney Heat #2 Winner – Shane
Cottle Heat #3 Winner – Josh Spencer Heat #4 Winner – Logan Jarrett B-Main
Winner – Gary Taylor Feature: 1. Brady Short 2. Dave Darland 3. Tyler
Courtney 4. Josh Spencer 5. Logan Jarrett 6. Matt Westfall 7. Hunter
Schuerenberg 8. Chris Windom 9. Scotty Weir 10. Kevin Thomas, Jr 11. Robert
Ballou 12. Gary Taylor 13. Shane Cottle 14. Jerry Coons, Jr 15. Casey Shuman
16. Chris Gurley 17. Parker Price-Miller 18. Bobby East 19. Ted Hines 20. AJ
Hopkins 21. Max McGhee 22. CJ Leary 5/11
- World of Outlaws)Tim Kaeding charged to victory in
the FVP Outlaws at Elko on Friday night in a rain-shortened A-main in the
World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series inaugural event at Elko Speedway.
Kaeding started 13th and methodically worked his way to the front, sliding
in front of Kerry Madsen just before a crash brought out a red flag, which
was followed by a steady rain forcing officials to call the race with 34 of
the 40 laps completed.
DIRT/World of Outlaws 5/11
- Silver Dollar Speedway CA)1 0 Jonathan Allard 2 3c
Willie Croft 3 x27 Sean Becker 4 92 Andy Forsberg 5 24 Rico Abreu 6 35
Michael Tarter 7 04 Kevin Sharrah 8 22 Mason Moore 9 55 Bud Walberg 10 1nz
Peter Murphy 11 77 Chris Bell 12 19 Keith Bloom 13 88 Brad Bumgarner 14 21s
Craig Swim 15 2 B.J. Martin 16 27 Clint Wilson 17 5h Justyn Cox 18 25 Jason
York 19 KR14 Tyler Spath 5/11
- Valley Speedway MO)Valley Sprints...1 8 66 Chris
Parkinson 2 7 09 Joshua Stephens 3 9 2AZ Rob Hockett 4 20 7JR Jd Black 5 11
9 Casey Baker 6 14 93 Taylor Walton 7 12 38 Cody Baker 8 15 18X Nathan Ryun
9 16 12 John Helm 10 10 9X Chad Goff 11 19 61 Rod Baker 12 13 1K Aaron Kuhn
13 3 81A Austin Alumbaugh 14 17 99 Mike Ell 15 1 1X Brad Ryun 16 4 51
Mitchell Moore 17 6 81 Chad Shields 18 2 3B Robert Black 19 5 70 Pete
Palazzolo 20 18 27 Bob Thoman 21 21 88 Chad Tye 5/11
PRESS...
Sanctions/Drivers
- Little 500 Hall of Fame)The 24th annual Little 500
Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony honoring the "Class of 2013" is less than
two weeks away and tickets are still available. The induction ceremony is
scheduled for Saturday, May 25, 2013. The 2013 induction ceremony will honor
this year's inductees and includes: Tom Schemmer, Lloyd Shores, Mac Steele,
and Al Sweeney. The induction ceremony will take place during a luncheon at
Anderson Speedway the day of the 65th Pay Less Little 500. Press Releases 5/11
- Joey Saldana)Elko Speedway hosted its first-ever
World of Outlaws event Friday night. Built as a paved track, 3200 cubic
yards of dirt were brought in and packed down to cover the pavement, making
the track 10 feet wider for the greatest show on dirt. A huge crowd of
sprint car fans filled the Major League Baseball-style grandstands for the
FVP Outlaws at Elko. Press Releases 5/11
- URC)A thunderstorm rolled into Bedford, PA just
prior to the URC drivers meeting Friday night at the Bedford Speedway. The
rain continued and forced the cancellation of the second of the 2013 Rislone
URC Sprint Series. The URC sprints will be inaction Saturday night, May 11,
competing in the Jack Gunn Memorial at the Selinsgrove Speedway in
Selinsgrove, PA. This prestigious event, dedicated to the late Jack Gunn
will pay $3,500 to the winner of the feature event. Race time is 7 PM at
Selinsgrove.
URC 5/11
Friday May 10th 2013
It's so sweet, I feel like my teeth are rotting when I listen
to the radio. Bono
10:50pm
PRESS...
Sanctions/Tracks/Drivers
- Wayne County Speedway OH)Overnight rains into the
morning soaked the grounds of NAPA Auto Parts Wayne County Speedway causing
Jason and Kristin Flory to cancel the racing card for Friday night. A
practice session for all cars is set for Tuesday evening from 5 pm to 8 pm
with a $10 charge for the pits while the grandstands will be free. Press Releases 5/10
- Trail Way Speedway PA)Several dozen race teams had
checked into the pits on Friday night at Trail-Way Speedway and several kept
their cars in their trailers as the sky darkened. At 6:31 p.m., rain began
to dot the 1/3-mile oval and a few teams pulled their trailers out of the
pits.. Six minutes later, a downpour followed and, one minute after that,
track officials canceled the program of 358 sprints, 270cc micro sprints,
limited stocks and street stocks.
Central
PA 5/10
- Lernerville Speedway PA)After giving us a glimmer
of hope after min-morning showers passed through, Mother Nature reared her
ugly head again shortly before 5:00 and forced the cancelation of tonight’s
All Star Sprint, RUSH Dirt Late Model and Millerstown Pic-A-Part DIRTcar
Sportsman triple header. Lernerville Speedway management is working with
officials from the All Star Circuit of Champions and the RUSH Dirt Late
Model Series on a make-up date; details of which will be released at a later
date and time.
- Bedford Speedway PA)Friday nights URC Sprints show
was canceled due to rain. 5/10
- Williams Grove Speedway cancelled Friday's
two-division card of sprint car racing thanks to a mid-afternoon shower and
the expectations for heavier, more steady rain to set in over the area
during the evening. The oval will return to action May 17 and 18 with the
World of Outlaws sprint cars on the card both nights. 5/10
- Cap Henry)Last weekend, CAP HENRY and Team CHR
departed for western Pennsylvania for the second of three straight weeks in
hopes of getting some seat time and laps with the P.A. Posse and local track
standouts. Cap said, ”I would love to get a Top 5, a Top 3 and even a
victory because we have run so well at these tracks in the past...” Press Releases 5/10
- Alan Krimes)Denver, Pennsylvania’s Alan Krimes has
been on a tear thus far in 2013 at the Lincoln Speedway in Abbottstown,
Pennsylvania. The recent Lincoln Speedway winner and track championship
contender for 2013 currently sits second (2nd) in the ‘410’ driver standings
at the speedway; on the strength of one (1) victory, six (6) top five and
nine (9) top ten finishes. The ‘Pennsylvania Posse’ regular has also been
ultra-consistent in other parts of Central Pennsylvania, and currently rides
fourth (4th) in the Central PA ‘410’ sprint car standings. Press Releases 5/10
- Riverside Int. Speedway AR)Mother Nature won the
race this weekend again! Rain and Mud resulted in the cancellation of the
races Saturday, May 11. Next week, hopefully, it will be clear. There will
be a car show at the Fillin Station in Southaven from 6-9:30 pm. Legends
Celebration and catfish dinner is $5 per person at the track beginning at 6
pm. And Finally, Saturday night is the Hooker Hood Classic which will be our
first night of racing this year. Prices for Hooker Hood Classic are $20
(Adults 12 and over); Children 6-11 $5; and children 5 and under free. Pit
passes are $30. 5/10
- King of the West)The upcoming scheduled King of
the West 410 Sprint Car Series event at Merced Speedway on June 1 has been
canceled, with no makeup date being scheduled. From the Merced Sun-Star
Newspaper: The King of the West Series event scheduled on June 1 has been
replaced by the "School's Out SportMod Spectacular". The King of the West
410 Sprints will be in action this Saturday night May 11 at the Petaluma
Speedway's "Salute to Baylands." 5/10
- Dog Hollow Speedway PA)Due to rain this afternoon
and more forecast throughout the night, Dog Hollow Speedway owner Jim Michny
cancelled the Friday night racing program. The kids bike races will be made
up next Friday along with a five division show for the Super Late Models,
305 Sprints, Pure Stocks, Four Cylinder Sidewinders and modified Four
Cylinders. Race time is 7:30 p.m. For more information check the wedsite at
www.dog-hollow.net 5/10
- Limaland Motorsports Park OH)Due to afternoon rain
showers, Limaland Motorsports Park has cancelled the Meet the Drivers Night
scheduled for Friday, May 10. Limaland will return to racing action on
Friday, May 17 with the 78th Anniversary Race. The Elwer Fence Sprints, K &
N UMP Modifieds and Bud Thunderstocks will all be on the Limaland high
banks. Pit gates open at 4:30. Spectator gates will open at 5:00 with hot
laps beginning at 6:30. Racing action starts at 7:30 p.m. 5/10
3:00pm
PRESS...
Sanctions/Manufacturers
- Weather)Williams Grove PA, Attica OH and Limaland
OH NRA have canceled for tonight. 5/10
- DIRTVision) The World of
Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series is back in action this weekend in Knoxville,
Iowa as they battle the historic half mile. If youre unable to make it out
to Knoxville Raceway for what is sure to be an incredible event,
DIRTVision.com will bring fans the opportunity to see it all unfold from
home. Press Releases 5/10
- Coastal 181)Motorsports publisher Coastal 181
announced today that Parnelli Jones and co-author Bones Bourcier will be
signing their book “As a Matter of Fact I AM Parnelli Jones” at the Indy
Motorsports Memorabilia Experience show to be held at the Indianapolis Motor
Speedway on Saturday, May 25th. Saturday is also “Legends Day,” when
Parnelli is being honored on the 50th anniversary of his 1963 Indy 500 win.
Press Releases 5/10
- A.R.T.Chassis)Congratulations Rico Abreu on
winning the 23rd Annual Dave Bradway Memorial KWS 410 sprint car main event
at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, Ca. Rico driving his brand new Abreu
Vineyards Paul Silva tuned #24 A.R.T. Chassis was fast all night picking up
fast time and the dash win and earning $8500 for the evening. Friday nights
runner up Shane Stewart was also blistering fast and took home the lions
share of the lap money in Paul Silva's #57 A.R.T. Chassis before u-joint
failure sent him to the infield. John Carney II snagged $2,000 and a feature
victory at Amarillo’s Route 66 Motor Speedway with the ASCS 305cid Sprint
Cars. Max Adams in his first non-wing outing driving his family owned #5x
A.R.T. Chassis picked up a podium finish at Placerville Speedway during the
USAC non-wing sprint car event. Great Job Guys! 5/10
- Hoosier Hundred)It’s been 32 years since a female
driver competed in USAC’s TRAXXAS Silver Crown Series at the Indiana State
Fairgrounds. That could change on Thursday night, May 23 when the Hoosier
Hundred unfolds at the one-mile dirt Indianapolis oval on its new date. This
year two female drivers are expected to compete in the 100-mile race which
switches from its traditional Friday date to Thursday prior to the
Indianapolis 500. Taylor Ferns of Shelby Township, Mich. and Miranda
Throckmorton of Avon, Ind. are targeting the Hoosier Hundred for their
series dirt-track debuts. The race would be Throckmorton’s first Silver
Crown race ever while Ferns competed in three pavement Silver Crown events
last year. Press Releases 5/10
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