Music is the voice that tells us that the human race is greater than it knows. Napoleon Bonaparte

• ISCS)The second leg of the 2018 ISCS Week Of Speed would take the series to Cottage Grove Speedway on Tuesday, August 14th. Twenty-eight Sprint Cars would join the ISCS representing the states of Oregon and Washington. Race Results 8/15

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• Perris Auto Speedway CA)This Saturday night, August 18th, thousands of extra dollars will be up for grabs when Perris Auto Speedway hosts the annual “California Racers Hall of Fame Night featuring the Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, California Lightning Sprint Cars and The PAS Senior & Young Gun Sprints. Spectator gates will open at 5:00 P.M. with racing at 7:00. Press Releases8/15
• Grand Forks ND/SLS Promotions)David Gravel accomplished a feat in June of 2017 at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, N.D., that no driver had been able to do since 2014 and that was to defeat Donny Schatz at the high-banked bullring. At the time, Gravel snapped what was a five-race win streak for the nine-time series champion. In order to pick up a second-career win at the track, the young driver will have to break another Schatz win streak, which is currently at two at the high-banked bullring. Press Releases8/15
• Willie Croft)Taking part in one of the biggest 10-day stretches of racing in the world, Willie Croft has concluded his trip to the Midwest after taking part in the 360 Nationals, the Ultimate Challenge, and the 58th Annual Knoxville Nationals and now readies for the World of Outlaws Fall Midwest swing. Press Releases8/15
• All Stars)The Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 season is about to hit high gear once again, as the touring sprint car series sets aim for a trio of stops in the Empire State; three tracks in three days all while chasing a combined winner’s share equalling $22,000. The New York triple-header will activate a busy stretch of competition for the touring All Stars. The month will conclude with a four-pack of events in ‘Pennsylvania Posse Country’ on August 23-26, followed by a stop at Attica (Ohio) Raceway Park on Friday, August 31.All Stars 8/15
• USAC SW)Rain and wet grounds have forced cancellation of Wednesday night's USAC Southwest Sprint Car "Freedom Tour" special event at I-80 Speedway. The tour now moves to Thursday's race at Creek County Speedway at Sapulpa, Okla 8/15
• ESS)It’s been since June that the 35th Anniversary Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints (ESS) has visited Canada but that will all change this Saturday night at the Brockville Ontario Speedway. It’s a $2,000 to win, $300 to start Mach 1 Chassis A-Main that is another stop on the 1000 Islands RV Centre Canada Tour. Press Releases8/15

Tuesday  August 14th

Congratulations to Brad Sweet, Donny Schatz, Kyle Larson & Carson Macedo all winning or finishing up front in Knoxville IA with Ben Cook Components made in Conyngham PA.

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• Photos)Shots from Knoxville Raceway final night by Trent Gower TGP are in SpeedShotz 8/14
• Selinsgrove Speedway PA)Selinsgrove Speedway will present another action-packed four division racing program at 7:30 p.m. this Saturday, Aug. 18, sponsored by Heller’s Gas based in Bloomsburg. The 360 sprint cars will compete in a 25-lap feature paying $2,000 to win. This Saturday will also be a Newville Family of Companies 358 sprint car bonus night. $300, $200, and $100 bonuses will be awarded to the top three finishing 358 sprint car drivers in the 360 sprint car feature. Central PA 8/14
• STS)With only three races remaining on the Summer Thunder Sprint Series schedule, the Pacific Northwest’s premier touring winged 360ci Sprint Car series will roar back into action at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma on Sunday, September 2. This race will mark the fourth and final visit of the season for the series on the lightning-fast, 3/8-mile dirt oval. Grays Harbor Raceway has been a fixture of the Summer Thunder Sprint Series since the series’ inception in 2015. The raceway hosts events such as the prestigious Fred Brownfield Classic. Press Releases8/14
• Kyle Hirst)Amidst an extremely strong 2018 campaign that sees them atop both the King of the West Series and Sprint Car Challenge Tour point standings, Kyle Hrist and his Roth Motorsports team are ready to embark on an extremely busy part of their season kicking off with a return to action this Friday in Chico, CA and on Saturday in Placerville, CA. Press Releases8/14
• Austin Liggett)Overcoming an issue in his heat race, Austin Liggett would rally from his 17th starting position in the feature event to finish fifth in what was a non-stop affair. “We timed in well, but got caught up in a heat race ordeal that put us scratch on the field for the feature event,” Liggett said. “We had a great car but there was never any yellow flags to bunch us up. Considering how the night started, we will definitely take the Top-Five.” Press Releases8/14
• Parker Price-Miller)Seizing an opportunity to team up with Bernie and Betsy Stuebgen for the Knoxville Nationals, Parker Price-Miller had his best ever showing at the ‘Grand Daddy of Them All’ as he qualified for his first feature event and finished 18th. Press Releases8/14
• Brock Zearfoss)Getting the call to take over the controls of the Destiny Motorsports entry heading into the Knoxville Nationals, Brock Zearfoss adapted quickly as the team was able to qualify for the Nationals feature event in what was Zearfoss’s first ever attempt at it. “Overall it was a good week for us,” Zearfoss said. “We learned a lot as a team and we really got better each night which is huge for us moving forward to finish this season out.” Press Releases8/14
• West Fargo ND/ SLS Promotions)The Gerdau Recycling Duel in the Dakotas is just around the corner for the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series at Red River Valley Speedway in West Fargo, N.D., on Saturday, August 18. The series returned to the three-eighths-mile last year, after a five-year hiatus. The late Jason Johnson added his name to the record books as a winner at Red River Valley Speedway. The event this season will mark the fourth and final race of the season for the series in the state of North Dakota. This edition of Up to Speed sets the stage for this year’s Duel in the Dakotas for the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series at Red River Valley Speedway. Press Releases8/14
• Kyle Larson)Kyle Larson, wrapped up his fourth career 410 Knoxville Nationals this past Saturday night at Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway. Competing in the Silva Motorsports BRANDT/Chevrolet Accessories/Finley Farms/Priority Aviation No. 57, Larson earned a third-place finish in Wednesday's 58th Annual 5-Hour Energy BRANDT Professional Agriculture preliminary night action to lock himself into Saturday's finale where he rounded out the podium. Press Releases8/14
• USAC)The latest flurry of entries has pushed the driver roster for the Driven2SaveLives "BC39" presented by NOS Energy Drink to 76 for the USAC P1 Insurance National Midget event that will be held September 5-6 at the new Dirt Track at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. USAC 8/14
• Sharon Speedway OH)After two successful events to open the month of August, the "410" Sprint Cars will return this Saturday night (August 18) for the third consecutive week; however this time in a FAST-sanctioned show. The Menards "Super Series" event will also include the first appearance of the season by the E-Mods along with the HTMA/Precise Racing Products RUSH Sportsman Modifieds and Summit Racing Equipment Econo Mods on Kams Electric Service Night. Race time is 7 p.m. Press Releases8/14
• Sammy Swindell)Sammy Swindell extended his record of Knoxville Nationals appearances to 43 last weekend when he tackled the 58th annual 5-Hour Energy Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Stores at Knoxville Raceway. Press Releases8/14
• Spencer Bayston)Kevin Swindell Racing netted a top-10 result during the Sage Fruit Front Row Challenge presented by Musco Lighting before scoring a career-best finish at the 58 th annual 5-Hour Energy Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Stores last week in Iowa. Press Releases8/14
• Kerry Madsen)Kerry Madsen was on pace for his sixth career top-10 result during the famed Knoxville Nationals last weekend when disaster struck in the closing laps. The Big Game Motorsports driver earned his way into the 58th annual 5-Hour Energy Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Stores for the 12th time in his career thanks to a strong preliminary night. He qualified second quickest overall out of more than 40 drivers and maneuvered from eighth to fourth place in a heat race on Wednesday. Press Releases8/14
• Kraig Kinser)Kraig Kinser posted a top-10 result during his preliminary night at the 58th annual 5-Hour Energy Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Stores last weekend. The strong performance throughout his qualifying night at Knoxville Raceway locked him into the final guaranteed position in Saturday's B Main as the driver ranked 26th in overall points out of more than 90 competitors. Press Releases8/14
• Gio Scelzi)Giovanni Scelzi continues to capture attention as he became the youngest driver to earn a starting spot into the famed Knoxville Nationals last weekend. The 16-year-old bested the previous mark by Jeff Gordon, who had recently turned 18-years-old when he set the record in 1989. Press Releases8/14
• Harli White)Harli White will return to Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour presented by SawBlade.com competition this weekend following the 58th annual 5-Hour Energy Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Stores. White is scheduled to race this Saturday at Hamilton County Speedway in Webster City, Iowa, and Sunday at Missouri State Fair Speedway in Sedalia, Mo. Press Releases8/14
• Channin Tankersley)Channin Tankersley made the most of a last-minute decision to head east for a race last Saturday. Tankersley had planned on competing in an ASCS Gulf South Region event in his home state of Texas, but Mother Nature had a different idea for the Old School Racing team. Press Releases8/14
• Silver Dollar Speedway CA)This Friday night, August 17th, the Silver Dollar Speedway will honor Tyler Wolf for the sixth consecutive year. At just 19 years-old, Wolf captured the 2011 410 sprint car track championship. In doing so, Wolf became the youngest winged sprint car champion in the history of the speedway. That record still holds up seven years later. On August 24, 2012, Wolf won his third career main event at Chico. It was during the popular Pepsi Night race that concluded the championship season. Press Releases8/14
• Joe Trenca)Joe Trenca recorded his sixth top-10 finish of the season on Sunday at Weedsport Speedway. The Mucci Motorsports driver set quick time during his group before advancing from fourth to second place during a heat race. He then lined up on the outside of the second row in the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints A Main. Press Releases8/14
• USAC)When Justin Grant took the checkered flag in the 2017 running of the "Bettenhausen 100" at the Illinois State Fairgrounds, it was a culmination of a dream afternoon for the Ione, Calif. native. Not only did he capture a victory in one of the most prestigious events on the schedule, he joined a list of some of the most successful racers in the history of the series who earned their first career USAC Silver Crown victory right on the Springfield Mile, host of this Saturday's USAC Silver Crown event. USAC 8/14
• Chris Andrews)While the results show a 16th-place finish, Chris Andrews was pleased with the effort from his Burmeister Racing team during the 2nd annual Great Lakes Dirt Nationals last Saturday at Mansfield Motor Speedway. Andrews qualified third quickest out of 30 cars and finished fourth in his heat race. Press Releases8/14
• Cody Masse)Cody Masse garnered a pair of top-15 finishes with the ASCS Frontier Region during a doubleheader last weekend at Electric City Speedway. "Our weekend was okay," he said. "We weren't bad by any means, but I guess both the car and the driver were missing a little bit that would have had us in the top 10. There were pretty good fields of cars both nights. The good news was that we finished each feature and rolled the car into the trailer at the end of each night." Press Releases8/14
• IRA)Coming off a festive Knoxville Nationals atmosphere, the IRA is continuing the party with a pair of festive annual events this weekend. This Saturday has the Bumper To Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprints, AutoMeter Wisconsin wingLESS Sprints, and the WIMS Mini Sprints competing at the Wilmot Raceway during the Kenosha County Fair. It's the Roger Iles Tribute presented by Carriage Auto Body paying the 410 winged sprints $3600 to win and $360 to start the 24 car 36 lap A-main. The wingLESS class will be racing for a increased purse as well. Sunday the fun moves to Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, WI for the annual CornFest event, featuring the Bumper To Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprints and a co-sanctioned POWRI National Midgets / Bader Midget combo. The Sprint Car FUN is in Wisconsin this weekend, the Kenosha County Fair in Wilmot Saturday, and CornFest in Sun Prairie at Angell Park Sunday. Scotty Thiel leads the red hot Jake Blackhurst by just 10 points in the IRA 410 championship standings with Jeremy Schultz just 81 behind Blackhurst. IRA has a big post Knoxville schedule with plenty of racing to go. It's gonna be a PARTY! 8/14
• Dodge City Raceway Park KS)Mayhem is sure to ensue atop the 3/8-mile Dodge City Raceway Park clay oval this Saturday night. After all, it is the Fifth Annual Sport Modified Mayhem event that offers up a $1,000 winner’s share to the IMCA Sport Modified ranks. Press Releases8/14
• POWRi West)The Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget League presented by Executive Concrete NWA will make its initial appearance of the 2018 season at Sapulpa, Oklahoma’s Creek County Speedway this Thursday night. The Midget series will accompany the night’s $2,500-to-win USAC Southwest Sprint Car “Freedom Tour” event in a special non-points event for the POWRi West Midget ranks. Press Releases8/14
• ISCS)The inaugural Interstate Sprint Car Series Week Of Speed opened up on Monday, August 13th at Coos Bay Speedway. An incredible car count of thirty-drivers made the journey representing the states of Oregon, Washington, and California. Race Results 8/14

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• Column)Pat & Bruce Eckel have notes from Putnamville and Terre Haute IN A Typical Weekend 8/14
• Attica Raceway Park OH)It’s hard to believe but there are only four races left in the 2018 season at Attica Raceway Park as “Ohio’s Finest Racing” venue gets ready to wrap up its 30th anniversary season with several big events. The point battles for the coveted Attica Raceway Park crowns are tight in all three divisions – the Callie’s Performance Products 410 Sprints; Fremont Fence 305 Sprints and Summit Racing Equipment UMP Late Models. Press Releases8/14
• Ohsweken Speedway ONT)Ohsweken Speedway continues its exciting season of Friday Night Excitement on August 17 as Jibs Action Sports presents the Kids Race for the Canadian National Autism Foundation and Autograph Night. Representatives from Kids Race will be on hand to help raise awareness for children living with autism. Fans will also have the chance to meet their favourite drivers on track at intermission for hero cards, photos and treats as part of Autograph Night. Press Releases8/14
• USAC CRA)This Saturday night, August 18th, the AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Cars are back in action at Perris Auto Speedway. Promoted by Don Kazarian, the "California Racers Hall of Fame Night" will also feature the PAS Senior Sprint Cars, PAS Young Gun Sprint Cars, California Lightning Sprint Cars, and the Western Racing Association Vintage Cars (Display). Located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds in Perris, California, the spectator gates at "America's Premier Dirt Track" will open at 5:00pm and racing is scheduled for 7:00pm. For more event information, visit the track’s website at www.perrisautospeedway.com or call 951.940.0134.USAC 8/14
• USAC SW)The Arizona based Sands Chevrolet USAC SouthWest Sprint Cars are heading to “America’s Heartland” for the “6th Annual Freedom Tour.” With each night paying $2,500-to-win and $250-to-start, the non-point, four-race mini-series will be held over four nights at three different racetracks. The tour will kickoff on Wednesday, August 15th, at Little Rock, Arkansas’ I-30 Speedway and Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Oklahoma will host the following night’s action. Friday’s third round and Saturday’s finale will be held at the 81 Speedway in Wichita, Kansas.USAC 8/14
• Placerville Speedway CA)The El Dorado County Fairgrounds based Placerville Speedway is geared up to host one of the biggest night’s in the 2018 season with the 13th annual Mark Forni Classic on deck this Saturday August 18. The Thompson’s Auto Group Winged 360 Sprint Car feature at the Mark Forni Classic will once again pay a solid $5,000-to-win, making it the highest paying single-night event of the season for the division at the quarter-mile. Along with the Sprint Cars also in competition Saturday will be the Ltd. Late Models, Pure Stocks and the Nor-Cal Dwarf Car Association. Press Releases8/14
• Shane Stewart)The Kyle Larson Racing team wrapped up sprint car racing's biggest week of the year this past Saturday at Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway. Shane Stewart locked in to his 18th-consecutive 410 Knoxville Nationals with an eighth-place run on Thursday's preliminary night and finished ninth in Saturday's 5-Hour Energy Knoxville Nationals finale. Press Releases8/14
• Action Sprints)The Action Sprint Tour powered by RaceRivalz.com resumes action on its inaugural 2018 season with its first ever visit to Brighton Speedway on Saturday, August 18 for Pinty’s Delicious Foods and Sticker Revival night. The race marks the eighth race of the season for the tour this season and the final race of a stretch of four races in four weeks. Press Releases8/14

Monday  August 13th

Always make the audience suffer as much as possible. Alfred Hitchcock

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• Column)Danny Burton has Terre Haute notes Hoosier Race Report8/13
• 81 Speedway KS)Sprint Car racing fans throughout the state of Kansas will get their best 2018 dose of “traditional” non-wing Sprint Car racing action as race number three and four of this week’s Sixth Annual USAC Southwest Sprint Cars “Freedom Tour” takes place this Friday and Saturday night, August 17-18, at 81 Speedway in Park City, Kansas.Press Releases8/13
• Tony Gualda)Though his feature event ended just about as soon as it started on Saturday night at Placerville Speedway, Tony Gualda is already looking forward to bettering his result this week during the Mark Forni Classic. Press Releases8/13
• USAC)A field of 40-plus USAC Silver Crown Champ Car drivers are expected to compete in this Saturday's "Bettenhausen 100" at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield. From top-to-bottom, the list includes seven Silver Crown championships, 13 "Bettenhausen 100" victories and 97 total Silver Crown wins, with 15 states represented. USAC 8/13
• Dominic Scelzi)The 58 th annual 5-Hour Energy Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Stores couldn't have been much more emotional for Dominic Scelzi, whose roller coaster ride shifted from heartbreak to triumph during sprint car racing's marquee event last weekend at Knoxville Raceway. Press Releases8/13
• USAC SW)The time is here! Sprint Car racing fans throughout Arkansas, Oklahoma and Kansas will get their best 2018 dose of “traditional” non-wing Sprint Car racing action with this week’s Sixth Annual USAC Southwest Sprint Cars “Freedom Tour”. USAC 8/13
• Jason Sides)Sides Motorsports registered a top-five finish last weekend during the 58 th annual 5-Hour Energy Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Stores. Tim Kaeding joined Jason Sides as members of a two-car team that tackled the prestigious event at Knoxville Raceway. "Tim did a great job and it was awesome to see him run so well at such a big event," Sides said. "We want to thank Dave Lunstra, Lone Dakota Acres and East River Ag Services for their support." Press Releases8/13
• POWRi West)The Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget League presented by Executive Concrete NWA will make its lone appearance of the 2018 season at Sapulpa, Oklahoma’s Creek County Speedway this Thursday night. The Midget series will accompany the night’s $2,500-to-win USAC Southwest Sprint Car “Freedom Tour” event in a special non-points event for the POWRi West Midget ranks. Press Releases8/13
• Rico Abreu)Rico Abreu’s August campaign continued to prove successful, padding his recent $20,000 Ironman 55 victory at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 with an A-main start during Knoxville Nationals competition at Knoxville Raceway. The true pinnacle of sprint car racing – the sport’s Super Bowl – Abreu qualified for the world’s biggest sprint car event by way of runner-up finish during Knoxville Nationals preliminary competition on Thursday, August 9. The Knoxville Nationals finale, a 50-lap program awarding a $150,000 top prize on August 11, featured 25 of the world’s best; Abreu was scored 24th. Press Releases8/13
• Donny Schatz)Nearly attaining an 11th Knoxville Nationals championship on Saturday night at Knoxville Raceway, Fargo, North Dakota’s Donny Schatz ended his weekend in the Hawkeye State one position short, ultimately missing sprint car racing’s highest honor and the $150,000 top prize that accompanies it by less than a car length. Press Releases8/13
• Tony Stewart)Tony Stewart’s return to the Hawkeye State was action-packed, to say the least. Smoke, driver of the Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing/Rush Truck Centers/Textron Off Road/Ford Performance/Curb Records/Sage Fruit/No. 14 sprint car, entered four events in five days; two during 360c.i. competition and two during 410 c.i. competition. The Columbus, Ind., native highlighted his visit to Iowa with a main event start during 360 Knoxville Nationals preliminary competition at Knoxville Raceway; Stewart was scored 20th. Press Releases8/13
• David Gravel)David Gravel and the CJB Motorsports team were looking to return to the 5-Hour Knoxville Nationals for redemption. Merely a season removed from one of the most dominating performances in the events history, Gravel and the team were looking to "close the deal" and return home as champions of the biggest sprint car race of the year. Press Releases8/13
• Greg Wilson)The theme for Greg Wilson throughout the 58th annual 5-Hour Energy Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Stores was progress. Wilson and his Hercules Tires, DNC Hydraulics, Ohio Logistics and Gear Alloy Wheels sponsored team progressed throughout the biggest sprint car event of the season last weekend at Knoxville Raceway, where Wilson posted his best result since 2015. Press Releases8/13
• Trey Starks)It takes near perfection to be successful during the famed Knoxville Nationals, which Trey Starks learned last year when he made the A Main on the final night for the first time in his career. Unfortunately, last weekend wasn't a perfect one for Starks and Gobrecht Motorsports, which tackled the 58th annual 5-Hour Energy Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Stores at Knoxville Raceway. Press Releases8/13
• USCS)Wild and exciting winged outlaw sprint car racing will headline the USCS “Sprint Car Mania” VIII racing action at historic Boyd’s Speedway just across the Teneessee and Georgia line in Ringgold on Friday, August 17th at 7:00 p.m.. The United Sprint Car Series "Outlaw Thunder" Tour presented by K&N Filters (www.uscsracing.com) will roar into the fast 3/8-mile Georgia red-clay oval for their forty-fifth event on the 22nd Anniversary USCS National Championship schedule. USCS 8/13
• Mason Daniel)Mason Daniel will return to Missouri State Fair Speedway this Sunday for an event with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour presented by SawBlade.com. Daniel was victorious with the ASCS Warrior Region during his debut at the historic half-mile oval in Sedalia, Mo., on June 29. The 18-year-old won the second heat race that night and started on the pole of the 25-lap main event. Daniel battled veteran driver Tony Bruce Jr. for the lead before he came out on top. Press Releases8/13
• Jackson Motorplex MN)The lights at Jackson Motorplex will be turned back on this Friday for New Fashion Pork Night presented by Livewire Printing Company. The 4/10-mile oval will host the DeKalb/Asgrow presents the Midwest Power Series by GRP Motorsports 360ci winged sprint cars, Heartland Steel RaceSaver sprint cars presented by Wyffels Hybrids and NSL non-wing sprint cars presented by HitchDoc following two dormant weekends. Press Releases8/13
• Racin Boys)A handful of live audio broadcasts are on the schedule this weekend for RacinBoys, which will showcase Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour presented by SawBlade.com and United Rebel Sprint Car Series events. The action begins on Friday with a URSS race at Stockton Speedway in Stockton, Kan. URSS shows on Saturday and Sunday at Oberlin Speedway in Oberlin, Kan., will also be broadcast. Press Releases8/13
• Shane Hopkins)One week removed from a hard charge to finish fifth, Shane Hopkins would overcome an opening lap wreck to salvage his fourth Top-10 of the season as he limped home with a 10th place finish on Saturday night. “It was just kind of a night where nothing seemed to go our way,” Hopkins said. “It started off rough, then we got involved in the opening lap wreck and ran the feature with intermittent brakes. I still have to thank everyone for all of their help.” Press Releases8/13
• Blake Carrick)Despite being collected in an opening lap wreck, Blake Carrick would rebound well as he fought forward and finished ninth at Placerville Speedway on Saturday night. “We had nowhere to go and got upside down on the opening lap wreck but fortunately my guys were able to get me back out and we came back to finish ninth,” Blake Carrick said. Press Releases8/13
• Justyn Cox)Despite getting collected in a big wreck coming to the green flag, Justyn Cox would restart from the tail end of the field with a repaired car and rally to finish sixth on Saturday night at Placerville Speedway. Press Releases8/13
• Tanner Carrick)Saturday night at Placerville Speedway, Tanner Carrick would put together a very strong run that culminated with him finishing third in the feature event behind Justin Sanders and Andy Forsberg. “It was a really good night for our team in a new Spike Chassis,” Tanner Carrick said. “To finish third behind those two at Placerville Speedway isn’t anything to hang your head about and it feels good to continue to run well in the sprint car.” Press Releases8/13
• Andy Forsberg)Though their win streak was snapped on Saturday night, things still went really well for Andy Forsberg and F&F Racing as they finished second at Placerville Speedway and took another step closer to capturing the track championship. Press Releases8/13
• Robert Ballou)Robert Ballou had a very strong weekend in Indiana that saw him run second on Saturday night at Tri-State Speedway before an impressive win on Sunday night at the Terre Haute Action Track. “We kind of had an eventful Sunday night but it all worked out and were able to grab another feature event win,” Robert Ballou said. “I have felt like we have been heading the right direction, and after pretty much a disastrous Sprint Week it is nice to have a couple of good nights.” Press Releases8/13
• Justin Sanders)Justin Sanders and Dale Miller Motorsports are proving to be quite the potent combination at Placerville Speedway as the duo was able to record their third feature event win of the season on Saturday night. Press Releases8/13
• Grand Forks ND/SLS Promotions)The 2nd Leg of the Gerdau Recycling Northern Tour for the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series takes to the track on Friday, August 17 at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, N.D. Donny Schatz was victorious in the 1st Leg of the Northern Tour in June, which marked his sixth win in the last seven World of Outlaws races at the track and 10th overall, which leads all drivers. Also in action will be the NLRA Late Model Series. This edition of Up to Speed sets the stage for 2nd Leg of the 2018 Gerdau Recycling Northern Tour for the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series. Press Releases8/13
• USAC)Dave Darland, a three-time winner on the Springfield Mile, has teamed up with car owner Gene Kazmark to compete in this Saturday's "Bettenhausen 100" USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series race at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. USAC 8/13
• NCRA)As the 2018 race season winds down for all-four of the National Championship Racing Association of Park City, Kansas presented by Precise Racing Products divisions, the point chase in three of the four divisions is getting clearer as we see who is in contention for the championship and who will finish in the final top ten, in the point standings, and invited to the year-end banquet in January of 2019. Press Releases8/13

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• MSCS)Sprint car driver C.J. Leary was in top form once again in conquering the high banks of Tri-State Speedway Saturday night. The Greenfield, IN, driver was the overall fastest qualifier from all three groups that timed. Then he won his heat before topping off the evening by winning the 14th annual Hoosier Sprint Nationals which paid $5,000 to win. It was a perfect winning performance! It was Leary’s second victory in a row in competition with MSCS. Both of those races were held at Tri-State Speedway.Race Results 8/13
• MSCS)Sunday evening the Hoosier Tire MSCS Sprint Car Series appeared at the Terre Haute Action Track for the Mountain Dew Family Night event. It was the first appearance at the track for the series since the 2015 season. Thirty drivers would register and take qualifying laps. The 25 lap feature became a quick trip to victory lane for Robert Ballou of Tipton, IN. Ballou had started seventh in the main. He went to work moving forward!Race Results 8/13
• Plymouth Dirt Track Racing WI)A photo finish and two first-time winners highlighted A-main racing action in Plymouth Dirt Track Racing action at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Aug. 11. Despite a brief rain shower which hit the track in the late afternoon hours, racing went on as scheduled with a fast and wide surface greeting all competitors and providing for some hotly contested racing action throughout the evening. Race Results 8/13
• Action Sprints)Shone Evans took full advantage of his pole starting spot and led all 20 laps on route to another piece of history as the first driver to win three races with the Action Sprint Tour powered by RaceRivalz.com on Sunday night at Humberstone Speedway. Evans also took over the series point lead following the seventh race of the season. Race Results 8/13

PRESS.... 

• Brad Furr)Friday night at Ocean Speedway, Brad Furr was simply dominant as he led from green to checkers to claim his third win of the season and extend his point lead to 12 digits with just four races remaining on the 2018 calendar. Leading the field to green alongside Mitchell Faccinto, who won the Dash, Furr would get the early lead in turns one and two and would quickly leave the rest of the field in his wake as he flexed his muscles early in the 30-lap affair. Press Releases8/13
• Cory Turner)Cory Turner returned to the seat of his KT Tobacco/Silo Wireless No.97 360 Sprint Car this weekend and ran to an seventh-place finish last Friday night in the first 360 Sprint Car Feature contested at Ohsweken Speedway since July 13. Press Releases8/13
• Team Turner)Team Turner Racing returned to Ohsweken Speedway for the first Feature in nearly a month with all three cars in action on Friday, August 10. Ryan Turner led the way for TTR in his Burger Barn/King Pin Farms No.91 with a top-five finish while Cory Turner drove to a seventh-place result in the KT Tobacco/Silo Wireless No.97. Jamie Turner was 12th behind the wheel of the Charlie Bee Honey No.11 against a tough field of 22 cars. Press Releases8/13
• Park Jefferson Speedway SD)This Saturday Night, the Park Jefferson Speedway will bring 410 sprint cars to the track for the first time since 2015 as the track hosts its Nationals Hangover event presented by Woods Roofing. With fans and drivers suffering the withdrawal from the racing of the historic Knoxville Nationals, Park Jefferson will give drivers a chance to race for a large purse of $25,000, including $5,000 to win. Press Releases8/13
• World of Outlaws)After a month in the Midwest, the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series makes it’s way west for the annual fall swing, featuring nine days of racing over 16 days in Washington, Oregon and California. DIRT/World of Outlaws 8/13

Sunday  August 12th

I just want to cry, faint, hug, kiss and drink lots of beer!” Brad Sweet winning the 2018 Knoxville Nationals

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• Photos)Shots from Mansfield Speedway OH by Hein Brothers & Rick Rarer and Lincoln Speedway PA by Nicole Signor & Randy Hertzog are in SpeedShotz 8/12
• ESS)Steve Poirier won his fourth Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints (ESS) A-Main of the 2018 racing campaign which extended his all-time win total to 69. While he was fast, he did admit a little luck was on his side to claim the $2,060 victory over Chuck Hebing and Jason Barney. Race Results 8/12
• Column)Danny Burton has Salem IN USAC Silvercrown notes Hoosier Race Report 8/12
• Sharon Speedway OH)Sharon Speedway returned to action on a beautiful Saturday night for another Menards "Super Series" event in the second of three straight August appearances by the "410" Sprint Cars. After a slow start to the season losing seven of the first 11 scheduled race events, Saturday night marked the seventh straight completed event. Celebrating with wins in the Hovis Auto & Truck Supply victory lane on Kams Electric Service Night were Dale Blaney-Hovis Auto & Truck Supply "410" Sprint CarsRace Results 8/12
• VSS)Virginia Sprint Series Race 14 Saturday August 18th 2018 IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Series Shenandoah Speedway Shenandoah, Va. Mike Leraas Tops the Rain On a day where most race tracks in the state rained out Mike Leraas and the rest of the field beat the rain for the last pavement race of the year. The feature only event was paced to green with Josh Perreault and Bill Rice on the front row. Rice was out first with Jerald Harris in tow and Tony Harris behind. Glenn Worrell and Mike Leraas joined the front bunch quickly as the laps were clicking off. Jerald Harris started having problems as Tony went by with Worrell and Leraas getting by a few laps later. Tony Harris was all over Rice as a caution waved. Back at it with ten to go and a change at the front as Rice was out front with Leraas second Tony Harris third and Worrell fourth. Rice was still running strong but Leraas was closing in. With seven to go Leraas got under Rice and took off leaving Rice to deal with Tony Harris. With the white flag waving Leraas was not to be caught but Tony Harris made a last corner pass and inched by Rice for second across the stripe. At the line it was Mike Leraas, Tony Harris, Bill Rice, Glenn Worrell, Jerald Harris, Josh Perreault, Chris Ware and Matt Mullins. Next week it is back to Natural Bridge Speedway on Saturday night August 18th Thanks For Your Support Jim Haines Virginia Sprint Series IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Series 8/12
• Oswego Speedway NY)In what turned out to be the fourth closest finish in speedway history, current Novelis Supermodified point leader Otto Sitterly edged returning hall of fame driver Doug Didero by a margin of just 0.010 seconds for his third victory of the 2018 season on U-Pull U-Save ‘Family Night’ this past Saturday at Oswego. Race Results 8/12
• USAC)Will Hull of Plainfield, Vt. scored his fourth victory of the 2018 USAC Laquerre's Sports DMA Speed2 Midget campaign Saturday night, taking the 25-lapper at Bear Ridge Speedway. Adam Whitney finished second ahead of Derek O'Hearn, Joe Krawiec and Seth Carlson. USAC 8/12
• USAC)Shane Morgan of Cree Coeur, Ill. won Saturday night's 20-lap Engler USAC IMRA Speed2 Midget race at Spoon River Speedway. Completing the "top-five" were Kurt Mueller, Brent Burrows, Dave Baugh and Broc Hunnell. USAC 8/12
• Mansfield Speedway OH)The Beer Barrel Bourbon was flowing in the pits Saturday, Aug. 11 at Mansfield Motor Speedway after Cap Henry drove the Lane Racing machine carrying the company's colors to the biggest win of his sprint car career at the 2nd Annual Great Lakes Dirt Nationals Presented by Lowes earning $20,000 for back-to-back All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads FAST 410 Championship Series Presented by Ohio Logistics victories. Nineteen-year-old Tyler Street earned his first every sprint car win in the JLH General Contractor FAST 305 Championship Series Presented by Engine Pro for a $2,000 payday. Race Results 8/12
• Selinsgrove Speedway PA)When the skies cleared of rain and race cars hit the track Saturday at Selinsgrove Speedway, fans were on the edge of their seats from flag to flag in what was another exciting night of dirt track racing on the half-mile oval. Cody Keller of Selinsgrove drove to his first win in two years in the 25-lap 360 sprint car feature. Keller earned $2,000 in a borrowed Mach 1 Chassis house car for his sixth career win in 358-360 sprint car competition at Selinsgrove. Central PA 8/12

PRESS.... 

• Silver Dollar Speedway CA)The highly anticipated time when race fans can pick and choose any combinations of Gold Cup tickets is rapidly approaching. On Wednesday August 15th beginning at 9 am the individual day ticket sale for reserved seats begins. The historical Silver Dollar Speedway will host the 65th Annual Gold Cup Race of Champions that will run September 5th - 8th of 2018.  Press Releases8/12
• US 36 Raceway MO)This Friday Night at US 36 Raceway we will be giving out free backpacks full of school supplies as long as they last as the kids come into the grandstands! Intermission will see a Dash for Cash on the front straight for the kids to grab some back to school money and candy donated by Matthew Lance! Great racing action returns to the High Banks as well with IMCA Wing RaceSaver Sprints, IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Sport Mods, Pure Stock and E-Modifieds vying for Lake Road Warehouse Victory Lane. Race fans we will also be collecting stickers for a great cause and having a short auction during Intermission for Caleb Hammond, a young man battling cancer. Caleb has chosen to stop treatment and come home and just be a kid with no one knowing how long he has left. His Birthday is August 14th and the family would like all to send him a card. Caleb and Sarah Pugh, our racers and friends here at US 36 Raceway are asking that we gather as many racing stickers as possible to send and are going to have a banner for all drivers to sign to send to Caleb. Let’s all show some love and donate Stickers, cash, t-shirts or merchandise for the auction to help out this great cause. Please join us this Friday Night for family fun and racing action!!! 8/12
• Nolen Racing)Nolen Racing drivers Jerry Coons Jr. and Chris Windom were impressive in last night’s Joe James/Pat O’Connor Memorial USAC Silver Crown race at Salem Speedway, as Coons qualified second and finished fourth, and Windom qualified fifth, finished second, and tied with Kyle Hamilton for having the fastest lap of the race. The event was fast and furious, as there was only one full-course caution for six laps during the 75-lap race on the physically demanding half-mile, high-banked asphalt oval.  Press Releases8/12
• Port Royal Speedway PA)Port Royal Speedway will host the World of Outlaws Late Models coming up this Saturday, August 18 at 7 pm. The Weikert's Livestock 410 sprints will also be on the racing card, competing in a $4,000 to win main event along with a feature for the Juniata Junction xtreme stocks to close out the night. Central PA 8/12
• Port Royal Speedway PA)Amid a torrid battle to be the 2018 Arctic Cat All Stars Circuit of Champions Sprint Cars series champion, the 51st annual, $51,000 to win All Stars Port Royal Speedway Tuscarora 50 stands in the way of a title. For the big three of the All Stars this season battling for the crown, it will be no cakewalk for Aaron Reutzel, Carson Macedo and Chad Kemenah to navigate the two-day Tuscarora 50 All Stars stand at Port Royal. Reutzel of Clute, Texas, is the current point leader by a fragile two-point margin over Lemoore, California’s Carson Macedo. And just 14 points back of Macedo is previous titlist Chad Kemenah of Findlay, Ohio. Central PA 8/12
• Williams Grove Speedway PA)Williams Grove Speedway returns to action this Friday, August 17 at 7:30 pm with the World of Outlaws Late Models in action along with the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars. The World of Outlaws Late Models event will pay $10,000 to win a 40-lap main event. The 410 sprints will compete in a 25-lap main paying $4,000 to the winner. Central PA 8/12

12:00pm

RESULTS.... 

• ESS)Danny Varin will tell you that he just hasn’t felt comfortable for most of the year in his familiar #00. But he again put together 25 strong laps to pick up the win Friday night at the Can-Am Speedway. The win was worth $2,085 and fourth this year on the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints (ESS) 35th Anniversary Tour. Race Results 8/12
• Wilmot Speedway WI)Ryan Probst won the 9th annual "Salute to Harry Turner" 25-lap Zimbrick Chevrolet of Sun Prairie Badger Midget Racing Series feature Saturday, August 11 at Wilmot Raceway. It was the New Lenox, Illinois driver's first career Badger feature victory in his second time ever competing at Wilmot,Race Results 8/12
• ASCS Frontier)Betting his position by two from Friday night, Idaho's Logan Forler capped his weekend with the Brodix ASCS Frontier Region at Electric City Speedway with victory aboard the Steve Forler Trucking No. 2L.ASCS8/12
• USAC)Stratton Briggs of Anna, Ohio led all 20 laps to win Saturday night's USAC Midwest Thunder Speed2 Midget race at Montpelier Motor Speedway. Alex Watson took second ahead of Cory Guingrich, series leader Aaron Leffel and Jon Steed. USAC 8/12
• USAC)Adam Lemke of Hollister. Calif. extended his lead in the USAC Western Speed2 Midget overall and pavement standings after winning Saturday night's 30-lap feature at Madera Speedway. Joey Iest was second ahead of Johnny Nichols, Ethan Lesser and Bryant Bell. Lesser was making his first start of the year after taking a hiatus from the series. USAC 8/12
• USAC)Chris Lamb of Colfax, N.C. captured Saturday night's 35-lap "Summer Jam" USAC Eastern Speed2 feature at Carteret County Speedway. Nolan Allison was second, followed by Connor Gross, fast qualifier Jessica Bean and Neal Allison. USAC 8/12
• USAC WSO)Danny Smith of Sand Springs, Okla. led all 20 laps to win Saturday night's USAC Wingless Sprints Oklahoma feature at Oklahoma Sports Park. His victory left back on thop of the series standings by two over Brett Wilson. Cameron Hagin was second Saturday ahead of Wilson, Tim Kent and Bryan Debrick. USAC 8/12
• Must See Racing)Chris Neuenschwander was simply not going to be denied during Saturday night’s Must See Racing Sprint Car Series stop at Anderson Speedway. Making his first appearance with the series in a full year, Neuenschwander powered from seventh on the grid to take the lead in just three laps and never looked back. He powered away over the final 48 circuits while dancing effortlessly in and out of slower traffic, putting on a clinic at the quarter-mile. Race Results 8/12
• Dog Hollow Speedway PA)Laurel Highlands 305 Sprints (15): Steve Kenawell, Jr., Jonathon Jones, Scott Lutz, Ryan Lynn, Ron Aurand, Reed Thompson, Randy Sterling, Dylan Shatzer, Kyle Ganoe, Bob Garvey, Jr., Andy Cavanaugh, Ray Sheetz, Tyler Denochick, Jim Kennedy, Josh Spicer. 8/12

2:30am

RESULTS.... 

• Photos)Shots from the final night of the 2018 Knoxville Nationals by Dick Ayers, Mike Campbell, Paul Arch, & Mark Funderburk are in SpeedShotz 8/12
• ASCS Mid South)Reporting to Victory Lane for the second time in 2018 with the ASCS Mid-South Region, Derek Hagar parked his DHR Suspension No. 9jr at Jackson Motor Speedway in the third annual King of the Wings.ASCS8/12
• USAC)USAC WEST COAST SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 11, 2018 – Santa Maria, California – Santa Maria Raceway – “32nd Annual Bud Stanfield Memorial” – co-sanctioned with Santa Maria 360 Sprints WOODLAND AUTO DISPLAY  FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Ryan Bernal, 2. Tanner Thorson, 3. Tristan Guardino, 4. Danny Faria Jr., 5. Austin Liggett, 6. Shannon McQueen, 7. Trent Carter, 8. Koen Shaw, 9. Ryan Stolz, 10. Ricky Kirkbride,USAC 8/12
• World of Outlaws)Brad Sweet forever etched his name in the history books, edging 10-time Knoxville Nationals Champion Donny Schatz by 0.133 seconds in the second-closest finish in the 58-year history of the event. A Green-White-Checkered finish brought the sellout crowd to their feet with Sweet remaining loyal to the bottom and Schatz pounding the cushion. As the NAPA Auto Parts, Kasey Kahne Racing No.49 crossed the line in front of Schatz, the city of Knoxville erupted with positive emotion in celebration of a new winner. Kyle Larson led Lap 28 and 29, but settled for third to land on the podium for the second consecutive year. DIRT/World of Outlaws 8/12
• Mr Sprint Car)Carson Macedo’s strong Southern Iowa Sprintweek netted him the 2018 Beaver Drill & Tool Jesse Hockett “Mr. Sprint Car” Award! His 330 points bested second place Gio Scelzi (237), Terry McCarl (256), Tim Kaeding (250) and Cory Eliason (233). Beaver Drill & Tool Company of Kansas City is the new title sponsor of the Beaver Drill & Tool Jesse Hockett Mr. Sprint Car Award for 2018. The Vielhauer family, well-known in the sprint car racing community and owners of Beaver Drill & Tool Co., have increased the prize money to $2,000 for first, $1,250 for second and $750 for third. BillW's Knoxville News 8/12
• Petaluma Speedway CA)350 sprints...1 #20c DJ Freitas 2 #93 Kalib Henry 3 #27 Brett Rollag 4 #38 Colby Johnson 5 #7h Jake Haulot 6 #21w Colby Wiesz 7 #32 Norm Johns 8 #6 Will Fatu 9 #12j John Clark 10 #25d Bob Davis 11 #9n Chase Majdic 12 #52 DayDay Lindt 13 #88 Bret Barney 14 #101 Klint Simpson 15 #91ri Eli Deshaies 16 #3t Nicholas Ringo 8/12
• Placerville Speedway CA)360 Sprints....1 #4SA Justin Sanders 2 #X1 Andy Forsberg 3 #83T Tanner Carrick 4 #88N Sean Becker 5 #7Z Zane Blanchard 6 #31C Justyn Cox 7 #33T Jimmy Trulli 8 #1R Jodie Robinson 9 #38 Blake Carrick 10 #97 Shane Hopkins 11 #O9 Jared Van Bebber 12 #77 Mike Benson 13 #34 Adam Walters 14 #85 CJ Humphries 15 #7C Tony Gualda 16 #24 Justin Henry 17 #5C Mike Cook 18 #O1 Jake Morgan 8/12
• WI wingLESS)Wilmot WI...1 #2 Jordan Mattson 2 #2k Jimmy Kouba 3 #21 Ryan Zelski 4 #40 Tim Cox 5 #9 Greg Olsen 6 #10 Mitchell Davis 7 #77 James Walldan 8 #38 Allen Hafford 9 #5H Patrick Haynes 10 #18 Nick Petska 11 #6 Jake Kouba 12 #71S Doug Schenck 13 #97 Nathan Crane 14 #52 Craig Lager 15 #70 Chris Klemko 16 #23z Zach Raidart 17 #54 Scott Grissom 18 #19K Derek Crane 19 #4 Jordan Paulsen 20 #91 Jimmy Sivia 21 #15v Matt Vandervere 22 #7s Craig Campton 8/12
• Knoxville Raceway IA)Brad Sweet completed a sweep of three events in seven days at the Knoxville Raceway, with his popular victory in front of a sellout crowd in the finale of the 58th Annual 5-hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Stores. The win was worth $150,000 for the Grass Valley, California native and came aboard the Kasey Kahne Racing #49 team. The biggest win in sprint car racing was preceded by wins for Sweet in Thursday’s qualifying night, and Sunday’s Capitani Classic. BillW's Knoxville News8/12
• USAC)LIGHT UP THE WORLD USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET SERIES PRESENTED BY CBD LIVING WATER RACE RESULTS: August 11, 2018 – Santa Maria, California – Santa Maria Raceway – “32nd Annual Bud Stanfield Memorial”  FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Damion Gardner, 2. Robert Dalby, 3. Ryan Bernal, 4. Maria Cofer, 5. Michael Faccinto, 6. Robby Josett, 7. Clayton Ruston, 8. Daniel Anderson, 9. C.J. Sarna, 10. Randi Pankratz,USAC 8/12
• MSCS)Haubstadt IN....A-Main Top 3 CJ Leary Robert Ballou Stephen Schnapf 8/12
• Must See Racing)Anthony McCune continues to close in on his first Must See Racing Sprint Car Series victory, and if Hamilton Trucking Time Trials were any indication, it may come Saturday night at Anderson Speedway. The 20-year-old rolled to his third fast qualifying effort of the season and third of his Must See Racing career with a lap of 10.665 seconds (84.388 mph) in his familiar No. 8 Abe’s Auto Parts & Sales/B&B Machinery Movers/Rev-X Oil sprinter. He leads all drivers in the series in fast times this year. Race Results 8/12
• Land of Legends Raceway NY)305 sprints...1 #48J Darryl Ruggles 2 #75 Brandyn Griffin 3 #48a Alysha Bay 4 #42 Jesse Pruchnik 5 #38 Jason Whipple 6 #26J Johnny Kolosek 7 #23 Tyler Cartier 8 #66 Eric Karlsen 9 #X Dan Bennett 10 #18C Dan Craun 11 #e19 Emily VanInwegan 12 #65 Levi Arthur 13 #74 Eric Kurtz 14 #4 Tim Smith 15 #19J Mike Jackson 8/12
• Marysville Raceway CA)360 sprints...1 #7B Brent Bjork 2 #13 Rowdy McClenon 3 #21 Michael Ing 4 #7K Kenny Allen 5 #6W Billy Wallace 6 #71JR Alec Justeson 7 #2 Brooklyn Holland 8 #15S Ryan Souza 9 #21H Jeremy Hawes 10 #49 Mike Monahan 11 #16 Jimmy Steward 12 #15 Pat Harvey Jr. 13 #35 Mike Ballantine 8/12
• BOSS)Mansfield OH...1 #33M Matt Westfall 2 #42 Ty Tilton 3 #6 Bill Rose 4 #18 Dallas Hewitt 5 #44s Michael Fischesser 6 #9G Cody Gardener 7 #9N Luke Hall 8 #68G Tyler Gunn 9 #57 Clinton Boyles 10 #77 Kory Crabtree 11 #14 Chad Wilson 12 #24L Lee Underwood 13 #2DI Dustin Ingle 14 #53 Steve Little 15 #82 Mike Miller 16 #44 Joe Liguori 17 #5 Bob McMillen 18 #14J Eric Jennings 19 #18D Bobby Distel 20 #91x Aaron Middaugh 21 #87 Paul Dues 22 #79 Mike Burkin 8/12
• Badger)Wilmot WI...1 #99 Ryan Probst 2 #1 Scott Hatton 3 #38 Mitchell Davis 4 #40 Chase McDermand 5 #77 Jordan Mattson 6 #11 Tyler Baran 7 #2 Zach Boden 8 #9K Kevin Olson 9 #21K Kurt Mayhew 10 #7 Brian Peterson 11 #9S Mike Stroik 12 #5 Kyle Brinkmann 13 #71 Kyle Koch 14 #54 Eric Reibenstein 15 #8 Jake Goeglein 16 #29 Harrison Kleven 17 #3D Rich Drangmeister 18 #66T Tristan Koenings 19 #66 Denny Smith 8/12
• Champion Racing Oil/Stirling Lubricants Central PA Sprint Cars)The 2018 Champion Racing Oil/Stirling Lubricants Central PA Sprint Cars only had two shows on the books for this weekend. Brian Montieth took the rare Friday night race at BAPS Motor Speedway to bring his win total to six. Freddie Rahmer won at Lincoln Speedway to give him four series wins for the year. Greg Hodnett won his qualifying night at the Knoxville Nationals on Wednesday and finished 15th in the main event Saturday. Brock Zearfoss also qualified for the Knoxville Nationals and finished 19th. Champion Racing Oil/Stirling Lubricants Central PA Sprints 8/12

Saturday  August 11th

I think everything I have done in my life, my reasons at the time were right no matter how things worked out. Steve Wozniak

 11:50pm

RESULTS.... 

• USAC)On a night when he was in a class of his own on the Salem Speedway high banks, Kody Swanson put himself in a class of his own in the record books. The Kingsburg, California native led the 59th "Joe James/Pat O'Connor Memorial" from start to finish in a landslide, perhaps the best on-track performance he's displayed of all 24 of his series victories, to surpass Jack Hewitt and become the USAC Silver Crown division's winningest driver. USAC 8/11
• Lincoln Speedway PA)LINCOLN SPEEDWAY Abbottstown, PA LAWRENCE CHEVROLET 410 SPRINTS 410 Sprint Feature Finish (25 Laps) – 1. 51-Freddie Rahmer; 2. 1X-Chad Trout; 3. 39M-Anthony Macri; 4. 99-Kyle Moody; 5. 07-Gerard McIntyre, Jr.; 6. 4R-Chase Dietz; 7. 87-Alan Krimes; 8. 69-Tim Glatfelter; 9. 39-Cory Haas; 10. 15-Adam Wilt; 11. 21-Brian Montieth; 12. 59-Jimmy Siegel; 13. 16-Matt Campbell; 14. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe; 15. 7K-Dan Shetler; 16. 21T-Scott Fisher; 17. 90-Jordan Givler; 18. 17-Colton Young; 19. 73B-Brett Michalski; 20. 10K-Joe Kata III; 21. 3B-Randy Baughman; 22. 19-Landon Myers (DNF); 23. 88-Brandon Rahmer (DNF); 24. 74-Dwayne Gutshall (DNF); No Time. Central PA 8/11
• Eagle Raceway NE)IMCA....1 #4L Mike Houseman Jr 2 #21 Ryan Kitchen 3 #91 Adam Gullion 4 #20P Shon Pointer 5 #54 Trey Gropp 6 #12 Tyler Drueke 7 #93 Ryan King 8 #51 Mike Boston 9 #4X Jason Danley 10 #1 Doug Lovegrove 11 #5 Stuart Snyder 12 #20 Tim Hilfiker 13 #1B Brandon Horton 14 #4W Nathan Weiler 15 #14G Gene Ackland 16 #22D Danny Nekolite 17 #73 Lee Bowes 18 #97 Nate Johnson 19 #12N Neil Nickolite 20 #0 Chase Weiler 8/11
• Selinsgrove Speedway PA)360 Sprints...1 #99K Cody Keller 2 #33w Michael Walter II 3 #35 Chad Layton 4 #28F Davie Franek 5 #29 Jason Shultz 6 #7 Steve Buckwalter 7 #47c Adam Carberry 8 #77 Derek Locke 9 #49 Mallie Shuster 10 #66 Ryan Kissinger 11 #13 Ryan Higgins 12 #67 Ken Duke 13 #11 Jim Shuster 14 #71 Charlie Andersen 15 #669 Brandon McGough 16 #19 Colby Womer 8/11
• Sharon Speedway OH)1 #4N Dale Blaney 2 #2 AJ Flick 3 #40 George Hobaugh 4 #4 Danny Smith 5 #08 Dan Kuriger 6 #22M Daniel McCarren 7 #1 Nate Dussel 8 #2+ Brian Smith 9 #23JR Jack Sodeman Jr 10 #08F Andy Fiel 11 #4w Eric L. Williams 12 #250 Jared McFarland 13 #4C Paul Kish 14 #44 Joe McEwen 15 #23s Russ Sansosti 16 #33 Brent Matus 17 #20B Cody Bova 18 #51 John Garvin Jr 19 #41 Vinny Dougherty 20 #126 Bryan Salisbury 21 #23 Darren Pifer 22 #13 Jeremy Kornbau 23 #7N Andy Priest 24 #1R Gale Ruth 8/11
• Placerville Speedway CA)Wingless Sprints...1 #45 Jake Morgan 2 #2N Shannon Newton 3 #38 Jesse Love 4 #47 Kaimi Moniz-Costa 5 #1 Terry Schank Jr. 6 #11 Alan Miranda 7 #51 Jarret Soares 8 #8 Peter Paulson 9 #48 Scott Martin 10 #77 Ryon Siverling 11 #56 Brandon Burd 12 #85 AJ Alderman 8/11
• Montpelier Motor Speedway IN)1 #33 Chase Jones 2 #12 Billy Wease 3 #85 Shane Hollingsworth 4 #24 Scott Hunter 5 #10 Chett Gherke 6 #21d Justin Dickerson 7 #23S Brad Strunk 8 #21N Nick Spiedel 9 #16 Davey Ray 10 #71 Stratton Briggs 11 #3 Alex Watson 12 #35 Chris Baue 13 #43 Logan Arnold 14 #11G Corey Guingrich 15 #11l Aaron Leffel 16 #7S Jon Steed 17 #88 Scott Orr 18 #39M Kyle May 19 #DW7 Kevin Blue 20 #7T Thomas Hessel 8/11
• Mansfield Speedway OH)FAST...1 #4H Cap Henry 2 #7K Cale Conley 3 #48 Danny Dietrich 4 #22C Cole Duncan 5 #11N Dj Netto 6 #A79 Brandon Wimmer 7 #5T Travis Philo 8 #5 Byron Reed 9 #45 Trevor Baker 10 #68G Tyler Gunn 11 #23 DJ Foos 12 #22B Ryan Broughton 13 #O9 Craig Mintz 14 #35 Stuart Brubaker 15 #9M Jordan8/11

RESULTS.... 

• ASCS Frontier)Taking his No. 2jr back to Victory Lane on the first of two nights at Electric City Speedway with the Brodix ASCS Frontier Region, Canada's Kelly Miller was challenged nearly the entire 25 lap affair.ASCS 8/11

PRESS.... 

• New Egypt Speedway NJ)After studying numerous weather forecasts we have been forced to cancel tonight's (August 11th) event. See everyone next week for Jeep Night 2018 with racing beginning at 7PM! 8/11
• BAPS Motor Speedway PA)Tonight’s Racing program has been cancelled due to the extended forecast. See everyone next weekend. Saturday August 18 Rock it Pizza night $5 for grandstands Super sportsman, PASS/IMCA Sprints, legends 8/11
• Knoxville Raceway IA)Someone will write their name into the sprint car history books tonight! The 58th Annual 5-hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Store starts tonight with hot laps at 7:15pm. Your A-Main Starting Line-Up: Brad Sweet - Chad Kemenah Kyle Larson - Donny Schatz Aaron Reutzel - Kerry Madsen Tim Shaffer - Carson Macedo Gio Scelzi -- Tim Kaeding Ian Madsen - Jacob Allen Rico Abreu - Greg Hodnett Shane Stewart - Terry McCarl Logan Schuchart - Brian Brown Paul McMahan - Matt Juhl By winning last night's SPEED SPORT Challenge, Dominic Scelzi will start 25th. Marking two sets of brothers in this year's Nationals. Press Releases8/11
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• Mr Sprint Car)Carson Macedo’s finish in Friday’s Speed Sport World Challenge has garnered him the lead in the Beaver Drill & Tool Jesse Hockett “Mr. Sprint Car” point standings. The final event is Saturday night’s 58th Annual 5-hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals finale! Macedo needs only to take the green in the championship event to clinch the “Mr. Sprint Car” title! BillW's Knoxville News8/11
• Photos)Shots from Night 3 of the 2018 Knoxville Nationals by Mark Funderburk,  Dick Ayers, Mike Campbell & Paul Arch are in SpeedShotz 8/11

Friday  August 10th

The use of the atomic bomb, with its indiscriminate killing of women and children, revolts my soul. Herbert Hoover

 11:45pm

RESULTS.... 

• Ocean Speedway CA)Ocean Sprints....1 #2 Brad Furr 2 #37 Mitchell Faccinto 3 #17 Justin Sanders 4 #22 Ryan Bernal 5 #88 Koen Shaw 6 #72W Kurt Nelson 7 #25Z Jason Chisum 8 #8 Jeremy Chisum 9 #3T James Ringo 10 #35 Bryan Grier 11 #2N Gary Nelson 12 #07 Richard Fajardo 13 #33 Tucker Worth 14 #91RI Eli Deshaies 15 #34B Glenn Bryan 16 #99 Wayne Katen 8/10
• Knoxville Raceway IA)Logan Schuchart took a big step towards redeeming himself with his first career win at the Knoxville Raceway in Friday’s FVP “Hard Knox” Night at the 58th Annual 5-hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals. After being disqualified Wednesday for not visiting the scales in a transfer spot, the Hanover, Pennsylvania native won a spirited duel with Brian Brown to claim the win and a guaranteed spot in Saturday night’s $150,000 to win championship event. Brown will join him in the “Big Dance” along with Paul McMahan and Matt Juhl as the top four finishers (full Saturday lineups.........BillW's Knoxville News8/10
• World of Outlaws)Logan Schuchart hasn’t slept well the past 48 hours since his colossal mistake of missing the scales on his Qualifying Night. The driver of the Shark Racing No.1S battled Knoxville kingpin Brian Brown throughout the 25 laps to win Night Three of the 5-Hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals and lock-in to Saturday’s Feature. Brown finished second to also lock-in. Veteran Paul McMahan and Knoxville regular Matt Juhl finished in third and fourth to transfer as well. DIRT/World of Outlaws 8/10
• ESS)Can Am Speedway NY....1 #00 Danny Varin 2 #19k Paul Kinney 3 #56v Billy VanInwegen 4 #14 Coleman Gulick 5 #10 Jeff Cook 6 #87 Jason Barney 7 #33 Mike Mahaney 8 #90 Matt Tanner 9 #28f Steve Poirier 10 #22 Jonathan Preston 11 #14b Brett Wright 12 #10h Kelly Hebing 13 #91 Scott Holcomb 14 #3 Denny Pebbles 15 #41j Josh Flint 16 #55 Alex Vigneault 17 #13 Keith Granholm 18 #3a Jeff Trombley 8/10
• BAPS Motor Speedway PA)1 #21 Brian Montieth 2 #94 Ryan Smith 3 #37 JJ Grasso 4 #M1 Mark Smith 5 #35 Tyler Esh 6 #07 Gerard McIntyre 7 #99M Kyle Moody 8 #39M Anthony Macri 9 #90 Jordan Givler 10 #49H Bradley Howard 11 #7K Dan Shetler 12 #19S Steven Drevicki 13 #21T Scott Fisher 14 #90JR Kody Hartlaub 15 #54 Austin Burke 16 #15S Shai Morris 17 #11 Greg Plank 18 #10 Joe Kata 19 #5T Tyler Reeser 20 #5 Tyler Ross 21 #74D TJ DeHaven 22 #19 Colby Womer 23 #1X Chad Trout 24 #I07 Mark Coldren 25 #33W Mike Walter 8/10
• NOSA)Grand Forks ND...1 #9N Wade Nygaard 2 #13T Ty Hanten 3 #31 Shane Roemeling 4 #8H Jade Hastings 5 #11M Brendan Mullen 6 #2A Austin Pierce 7 #6 Zach Wilde 8 #14 Tom Egeland 9 #51 Alex Larson 10 #1AJ Trevor Mell 11 #22 Tanner Wisk 12 #35 Brenden Wilde 13 #26 Blake Egeland 8/10
• Trail Way Speedway PA)358...1 #35 Steve Owings 2 #44 Dylan Norris 3 #77K Steven Kisamore 4 #19D Wyatt Hinkle 5 #00 Chris Frank 6 #77 David Holbrook 7 #32 Greg Foster 8 #48 Nat Tuckey 9 #99 Joe Trone Jr. 10 #34 Mark Van Vorst 11 #66A Cody Fletcher 12 #29T Neal Amspacher 13 #51 Austen Treuchet 14 #2D Arron Spahr 8/10
• Ohsweken Speedway ONT)360...1 #47x Dylan Westbrook 2 #49 Scott Kreutter 3 #0 Mikey Kruchka 4 #10 Mitch Brown 5 #91 Ryan Turner 6 #14h Jim Huppunen 7 #97 Cory Turner 8 #17x Mack DeMan 9 #1-10 Jake Brown 10 #38 Tyler Hendricks 11 #84 Tyler Rand 12 #11 Jamie Turner 13 #22 Shawn Sliter 14 #9 Steve Lyons 15 #6 Curtis Gartly 16 #55 Mike Thorne 17 #38x Brad Knab 18 #21j John Burbridge Sr. 19 #44 Barry Dunn 20 #80 Chris Steele 21 #9b Scott Burke 22 #21 John Burbridge 8/10
• Limaland Motorsports Park OH)K&L Ready Mix NRA Sprints Invitational - (25 Laps) [#]-Starting Position 1. 17-Jared Horstman[1]; 2. 22H-Randy Hannagan[2]; 3. 18-Todd Heuerman[3]; 4. 28H-Hud Horton[14]; 5. 2-Kyle Sauder[10]; 6. B20-Butch Schroeder[5]; 7. 28-Phil Gressman[16]; 8. 23-Devon Dobie[15]; 9. 11-Tim Allison[17]; 10. 37-Noah Dunlap[6]; 11. 5W-Jeff Williams[11]; 12. 7J-Joe Swanson[9]; 13. 24-Kobe Allison[13]; 14. 85-Dustin Daggett[4]; 15. 15-Brandon Ferguson[7]; 16. 22D-Aaron Robnolte[12]; 17. 49-Shawn Dancer[8]Race Results 8/10

PRESS.... 

• SOD)Tonight's SOD race at Hartford has been canceled due to inclement weather.8/10
• Lernerville Speedway PA)With severe storms in the area and more to come. We have canceled tonight's racing.8/10
• Mansfield Motor Speedway OH)Tonights portion of the Great Lakes Dirt Nationals has been rained out. Showers this afternoon have forced speedway staff to cancel the first night of the event. Tomorrow, Saturday August 11th is still on as scheduled and weather forecast looks great for racing at Mansfield Motor Speedway! Tomorrows program includes 3 features. $2,000 to win FAST 305 Winged Sprint Cars | $3,000 to win BOSS non wing Sprint Cars | $20,000 to Win 410 FAST Sprint Cars! Minor adjustments to the racing format will be released when they are available. Press Releases8/10
• USCS)Tonight's (Friday 8/10) USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour Hub City Havoc II with weekly racing divisions event at Hattiesburg Speedway has been rained out! the next USCS event featuring the USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour presented by K&N Filters winged sprint cars and the www.RockAuto.com USCS 600 Sprint Car Series winged mini sprints is a two-night Georgia double-header scheduled for Friday, August 17th at Boyd's Speedway in Ringgold, GA (www.boydsspeedway.net) and on Saturday, August 18th at Senoia Raceway (www.senoiaraceway.com) in Senoia, GA. Each night also features Late Model and Stock Car racing in the track's weekly racing divisions.8/10
• IMCA)IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars – 1. Kevin Ramey, Fort Worth, Texas, 791; 2. Tyler Drueke, Ea­gle, Neb., 766; 3. Mike Houseman, Des Moines, Iowa, 750; 4. Austin Mundie, Carrollton, Texas, 744; 5. Matt Richards, Lincoln, Neb., 739; 6. Kenneth Duke, Selinsgrove, Pa., 693; 7. Robert Vet­ter, Wolfe City, Texas, 689; 8. Jason Martin, Lincoln, Neb., 685; 9. Colin Smith, Sheldon, Iowa, 683; 10. Chip Graham, Lewisville, Texas,Press Releases8/10

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• Photos)Shots from Night 2 of the 2018 Knoxville Nationals by Dick Ayers, Mike Campbell, Paul Arch, Trent Gower, Mark Funderburk & Dennis Krieger are in SpeedShotz 8/10
• Knoxville Raceway IA)Tonight, four more drivers will lock themselves into the 58th Annual 5-hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Store! FVP Night gives drivers who haven't yet qualified for Saturday's finale a second chance to do so. A full-night of racing is on tap with two groups of qualifying - A and B - heat races, a C-Main, two B Mains and a 25-lap feature. The top four finishers will make up positions 17-20 in Saturday's feature event. Press Releases8/10
• King Racing Products)The stage is set for the 58th running of the Knoxville Nationals and 7 of the top drivers in the world that are locked in depend on King Racing Products. “We are very proud of the products we manufacture and it’s a testament to the quality produced by King Racing Products that we have 7 of the top 16 in points using them” stated Blake Robertson from factory headquarters in Visalia, Ca. King Racing Products is racer designed and Outlaw Proven. To get more information on King racing Products visit there online store at www.kingracingproducts.com 8/10
• Alex Hill)Iowa wasn't a gracious host to Alex Hill during the last week as her results from three nights of racing there with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour presented by SawBlade.com weren't as hoped. Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, was the site of her first two nights of racing as Hill joined approximately 90 other drivers in competition during the 28th annual 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank last weekend. She qualified 40th quickest out of 48 cars a week ago Friday before eventually finishing 21 st in the B Main. In the event's finale the following evening, she placed 15th in the D Main. Press Releases8/10
• Mr Sprint Car)Gio Scelzi holds a slim ten point lead over Carson Macedo heading into Friday night’s Speed Sport World Chalenge at the Knoxville Raceway. The rest of the top six in the Beaver Drill & Tool Jesse Hockett “Mr. Sprint Car” point standings includes Macedo, Sammy Swindell, Terry McCarl, Greg Hodnett and Brian Brown.  BillW's Knoxville News  8/10
• USCS)The 22nd Annual United Sprint Car Series Outlaw Thunder Tour presented by K&N Filters winged sprint cars headline the action-packed racing card at Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, Mississippi on this Friday, August 10th at 7:30 pm. The event for the United Sprint Car Series is the 44th scheduled event on the 2018 Outlaw Thunder Tour. This will be the fourth and final scheduled event to the historic track after one race and being rained-out twice.USCS 8/10
• Patriot Sprints)In a season that has been plagued by rain and bad weather, the A-Verdi Storage Containers Patriot Sprint Tour will get the opportunity to win one back at Outlaw Speedway on Friday August 24. The originally scheduled event for Friday August 3rd was slated to be the annual NASCAR night at Outlaw Speedway with the Patriot Sprint Tour sharing the headline with some of the sports biggest stars. While the NASCAR stars won’t be able to make it back for the rescheduled event, a strong field of 360 sprints are expected to be on hand. Press Releases8/10

Thursday  August 9th

Success lasts only three seconds. After that, you're the same as you were before you had it. Robert Shaw

 11:50pm

RESULTS.... 

• Knoxville Nationals Final Combined Points)A main 1 49 Brad Sweet 491 2 10H Chad Kemenah 479 3 57 Kyle Larson 475 4 15 Donny Schatz 474 5 87 Aaron Reutzel 473 6 2M Kerry Madsen 473 7 49X Tim Shaffer 471 8 41 Carson Macedo 469 9 71 Gio Scelzi 468 10 3 Tim Kaeding 467 11 18 Ian Madsen 467 12 1A Jacob Allen 465 13 24R Rico Abreu 463 14 27 Greg Hodnett 462 15 2 Shane Stewart 458 16 24 Terry McCarl 455 B main 17 71P Parker Price-Miller 454 18 24W Lucas Wolfe 453 19 9 Daryn Pittman 452 20 4 Brock Zearfoss 444 21 83 Cory Eliason 440 22 13 Mark Dobmeier 437 23 5 David Gravel 431 24 5H Sammy Walsh 431 25 2KS Austin McCarl 429 26 11K Kraig Kinser 426   BillW's Knoxville News  8/9
• Knoxville Raceway IA)Brad Sweet picked up where he left off in Sunday’s Weld Racing Capitani Classic presented by Great Southern Bank, by dominating the Thursday Toyota Night qualifier for the 58th Annual 5-hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Stores. The Grass Valley, California native took home $12,000 for his win in the Kasey Kahne Racing #49. Sweet also secured himself the pole position for Saturday night’s $150,000 championship event. He will be flanked by Ohio’s Chad Kemenah, while the second row will be comprised of Wednesday high point drivers Kyle Larson and Donny Schatz. BillW's Knoxville News  8/9

PRESS.... 

• Action Sprints)The Action Sprint Tour powered by RaceRivalz.com resumes action on its inaugural 2018 season as the upstart tour makes its second appearance at Humberstone Speedway this Sunday, August 12. The Port Colborne, Ont. track hosted the tour in June for a Father’s Day special that drew 19 cars to the fast 1/3-mile track.Press Releases8/9
• Mr Sprint Car)Gio Scelzi turned in another solid night, finishing fourth on Brandt Professional Agriculture Night #1 of the 58th Annual 5-hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Stores. That kept the Californian on top in the current Beaver Drill & Tool Jesse Hockett “Mr. Sprint Car” point standings heading into Thursdays Toyota Night at the Nationals. Currently, Carson Macedo, who qualifies tonight is in second, ahead of Sammy Swindell, Greg Hodnett and Brian Brown. BillW's Knoxville News 8/9
• West Fargo ND/SLS Promotions)The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series invades Red River Valley Speedway in West Fargo, N.D., on Saturday, August 18 for the Gerdau Recycling Duel in the Dakotas. The late Jason Johnson was victorious at Red River Valley Speedway last year in his debut at the track. The 2016 winner of the Knoxville Nationals held off a hard-charging Kerry Madsen and Donny Schatz for the win. Press Releases8/9
• USAC)John Heydenreich has signed on to drive A.J. Felker Racing's USAC Silver Crown car when the series hits the high banks this Saturday, August 11, at Salem Speedway for the 59th running of the "Joe James/Pat O'Connor Memorial." The Bloomsburg, Pa. driver is one of 18 drivers in series history to have started at least 100 races. The 1998 "Rocky Mountain Classic" Silver Crown winner at Colorado's Pikes Peak International Raceway reached the triple digits in his most recent start, in 2016, at Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, Pa.USAC 8/9
• Hoseheads Open Wheel)New video has been added to Hoseheads.com Open Wheel. July 19, 2018 - Lincoln Speedway; World of Outlaws https://vimeo.com/ondemand/8/9

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• Photos)Shots from Night 1 of the 2018 Knoxville Nationals by Dick Ayers, Mark Funderburk, Mike Campbell, Paul Arch, Trent Gower & Dennis Krieger are in SpeedShotz 8/9
• Knoxville Raceway IA)The 58th Annual 5-hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Store continues with TOYOTA Qualifying Night tonight! Notable drivers racing this evening include last year's perfect-point man, David Gravel, seven-time Knoxville Raceway winner this season, Brian Brown, Weld Racing Capitani Classic pres. by Great Southern Bank winner Brad Sweet, 360 Nationals winner Terry McCarl, and Carson Macedo, driving Jason Johnson Racing's No. 41. Press Releases8/9
• Silver Dollar Speedway CA)Northern California Auto Racing promoter Dennis Gage has signed a 5-year renewal to operate Silver Dollar Speedway through 2023. Gage, who tookover the speedway in 2011, is approaching 8 years of operation of the Fairgrounds ¼ mile clay oval. The new contract was approved by the Fairgrounds governing board at their monthly meeting on July 6th.Press Releases8/9
• King Racing Products)Night 1 is in the books and Greg Hodnett showed why he is one of the best in the country by winning the main event. Congratulations to Greg, Ryan and the entire Heffner racing team! Sprint car racing is tough and so are King Racing Products & that’s why winners like Heffner Racing rely on king Racing products to help get them into victory lane. To find out how you can get the same great service & products as Heffner racing just visit www.kingracingproducts.com Racer designed & Outlaw Proven8/9
• Wade Nygaard)Wade Nygaard and the Auto Finance Super Center team were back in action last weekend at River Cities Speedway on Friday night and Devils Lake Speedway on Saturday. What appeared to be a promising night on Friday took a turn for the worse early in the feature as Nygaard clipped his spinning Auto Finance Super Center teammate Brendan Mullen. Both drivers got upside down in the incident and both were okay. The crew made repairs to Nygaard’s machine under the red, but missed rejoining the field by a matter of seconds. Press Releases8/9
• ESS)It’s a twin bill weekend for the 35th Anniversary Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints (ESS). This Friday night will be the second of three appearances at the Can-Am Speedway and then on Sunday the winged warriors will make their first showing of 2018 at the Weedsport Speedway. Both events will pay $2,000 to win and $300 to start. Not only will points be awarded for the overall Lucas Oil Championship, but also for the NAPA Auto Parts US Tour and the E&V Energy I90/I81 Series. Press Releases8/9
• CRASH PAD)Reduce the risk of Compression Fractures and Broken Back with this simple, effective seat insert. Works BEST to reduce spinal compression forces in a crash. It's not worth racing without one. FREE SHIPPING at www.802solutions.com/crash-pad-products/ 8/9
• Robbie Price)Robbie Price picked up his second win in three weeks in a micro sprint at Deming Speedway last Friday. This time around, the race was run in a non-wing for the 600cc Open Division. Price started second and took the lead on the opening lap as he led wire to wire in a race that went 25 laps non-stop. At one point he had a half-track lead and he took the checkered flag more than three seconds ahead of the second-place finisher. Press Releases8/9
• Racin Boys)RacinBoys continues its coverage of the 58th annual 5-Hour Energy Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Stores throughout the weekend. RacinBoys is providing live video from the press conference each night following the A Main of the $150,000-to-win marquee sprint car event hosted by Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa. Press Releases8/9
• Trey Starks)Trey Starks is tackling the biggest event of the season beginning on Thursday at Knoxville Raceway, which hosts the 58th annual 5-Hour Energy Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Stores. The Gobrecht Motorsports driver advanced into the A Main during the prestigious event for the first time in his career last year and he's rolling into this week's event with momentum. Press Releases8/9
• Ohsweken Speedway ONT)Longtime and popular Ohsweken Speedway sponsor, Gale’s Auto Aftermarket, is excited to host a customer appreciation car show this Saturday, August 11. The event will take place at Gale’s Auto Aftermarket, located at 552 First Line, Hagersville, ON, from 10:00am to 4:00pm. Press Releases8/9
• World of Outlaws)The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series returns to River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, ND, on Friday, August 17 for their second and final visit of the season with the running of the 2nd Leg of the Gerdau Recycling Northern Tour. Donny Schatz was victorious in the 1st Leg of the Northern Tour in June, earning his 10th World of Outlaws win at the track. DIRT/World of Outlaws 8/9

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RESULTS.... 

• Knoxville Raceway IA)Greg Hodnett won his first 410 feature at the Knoxville Raceway since 1994, on Brandt Professional Agriculture Night #1 of the 58th Annual 5-hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Stores. The Spring Grove, Pennsylvania native led all 25 laps of the main event, holding off Tim Shaffer at the line, and garnering $12,000. Kyle Larson, who finished third, was high point driver of the night, followed by Donny Schatz, who drove from 21st to fifth, and had to make his way to the main event through the B main. BillW's Knoxville News 8/9
• World of Outlaws)Greg Hodnett got the early jump and never looked back to score Night One of the 5-Hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals for the Pennsylvania Posse. Tim Shaffer threw everything he had for the lead, but settled for second with Kyle Larson, who ended the night as the high point guy, settling for third. Brock Zearfoss hit the 8-car invert for the Feature perfectly, earning the pole for the 25-Lap Feature in his first Knoxville Nationals appearance, which set up an all Pennsylvania front row. DIRT/World of Outlaws 8/9
• Column)Kevin Oldham has his Indiana Sprint Week summary KO's Indiana Bullring Scene8/9

Wednesday  August 8th

I've tried everything other than jumping out of a plane, but nothing gives you an adrenaline rush like racing a car. Nigel Mansell

 10:20pm

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• Sprint Car Bandits)Now that we are in the homestretch for the 3rd season of the NCRA 360C.I. Sprint Car Bandits® (SCB) series, we thought you might be interested to see some of the compiled statistics, through the first 14 completed SCB events of the 2018 season. Press Releases8/8
• Eastern Museum of Motor Racing)The Eastern Museum of Motor Racing/Williams Grove Old Timers Convention will be held on August 24, 25, and 26. The celebration of automobile racing history will occur at the Latimore Valley Fairground, located between the Pennsylvania towns of Dillsburg and York Springs. The convention, in its 44th year, will honor former racing great Gary Wolford. Wolford passed away last year but leaves behind a racing legacy. Competing at speedways across the eastern seaboard, Wolford was a frequent winner. The Brogue driver is the leading feature winner at the former Silver Spring Speedway. Wolford had 86 victories at Silver Spring. Press Releases8/8
• Grand Forks ND/SLS Promotions)The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series returns to River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, N.D., on Friday, August 17 for their second and final visit of the season with the running of the 2nd Leg of the Gerdau Recycling Northern Tour. Press Releases8/8
• Pokorski Motorsports)Paul Pokorski and his Pokorski Motorsports team continued their string of consistently strong performances by racking up their 10th top-10 A-main showing of the 2018 season in 360 Sprint Car racing action at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Aug. 4. Press Releases8/8
• Must See Racing)The Must See Racing Sprint Car Series will invade the Hoosier State for its one and only visit this season on Saturday night, and there’s arguably no driver more excited to compete at the tight quarter-mile bullring than Chris Neuenschwander. Press Releases8/8
• Gas City I-69 Speedway IN)In what is expected to be one of the most breathtaking and entertaining intermissions ever at an American weekly dirt short track, Gary Ott of Marion, Ind. will perform a show of aerobatic flying above Gas City I-69 Speedway on Friday night, Aug. 17. Ott, who has more than 44 years of flying experience, will perform feats of spectacular flying including loops, rolls and other aerial maneuvers. Press Releases8/8
• USAC)The entry list for the Driven2SaveLives "BC39" presented by NOS Energy Drink continues to grow by leaps and bounds as the car count has now reached 67 on the latest tally for the USAC P1 Insurance National Midget event that will be held September 5-6 at the new Dirt Track at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. USAC 8/8
• Jason Sides)Sides Motorsports will return to a two-car team this week throughout the 58th annual 5-Hour Energy Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Stores. Californian Tim Kaeding will join Jason Sides to tackle sprint car racing's biggest event of the season, which is held this Wednesday through Saturday at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa. Press Releases8/8
• Trey Starks)Trey Starks produced his best result during Iowa Speedweeks on Tuesday at Southern Iowa Speedway during the Sage Fruit Ultimate ASCS Challenge presented by Searsboro Telephone Company. Press Releases8/8
• Greg Wilson)The biggest event of the season for sprint car racing is on tap for Greg Wilson, who will head to Iowa this week to tackle the 58th annual 5-Hour Energy Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Stores. Wilson and his Hercules Tires, DNC Hydraulics, Ohio Logistics and Gear Alloy Wheels backed team are scheduled to compete at Knoxville Raceway during the marquee event this Wednesday through Saturday. Press Releases8/8
• Joe Trenca)Joe Trenca's next opportunity to race is this Sunday at Weedsport Speedway during a Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints show. The Mucci Motorsports driver is hopeful his recent race with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series at the oval in Weedsport, N.Y., will help during this weekend's 360ci winged sprint car event. Press Releases8/8
• Jack Dover)Jack Dover was sidelined early during a pair of marquee sprint car events in Iowa throughout the last week. The action began last Friday at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, which hosted the 28th annual 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank. Dover opened his preliminary night by qualifying 18 th quickest before he won a heat race from the third starting position. Press Releases8/8
• Harli White)Harli White will make her second career start in the 58th annual 5-Hour Energy Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Stores this week at Knoxville Raceway. White has leased a 410ci engine to compete in sprint car racing's biggest event, which runs Wednesday through Saturday at the half-mile oval. Press Releases8/8
• Travis Rilat)The first goal for Travis Rilat was accomplished last Friday during the 28th annual 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank. The BDS Motorsports driver drew a good number to go out early in qualifying for his preliminary night at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, where 48 of the more than 90 competitors competed that evening. Press Releases8/8
• Jamie Ball)Jamie Ball had some strong moments throughout the 28th annual 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank last weekend at his home track of Knoxville Raceway. The White Lightning Motorsports driver kicked off the weekend on Thursday during his preliminary night at the half-mile oval. He timed in ninth quickest out of 43 entries. Press Releases8/8

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• Photos)More Shots from the Ultimate Challenge by Mike Campbell are in SpeedShotz 8/7
• Miller Family Motorsports)The Miller Family Motorsports teams were back in action at the Plymouth Dirt Track (PDTR) this last Saturday night. Justin was 2nd in his heat race and the bad luck train would strike Adam once again! Due to another racers error, Adam would make heavy contact with the front stretch wall during his heat race. He was unable to restart & would scratch for the remainder of the evening. The team is currently rebuilding another car to make sure Adam will be back out this week! Press Releases8/8
• Knoville Raceway IA)The 58tj Annual 5-hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Store starts tonight with Brandt Professional Agriculture Qualifying night. Notable drivers who will race tonight include 10-time Knoxville Nationals Champion Donny Schatz, 2017 runner-up Kyle Larson, Ironman 55 winner Logan Schuchart, 2017 Knoxville Raceway track champion Ian Madsen, and three-time Knoxville Raceway winner this season Austin McCarl. Press Releases8/8
• Zane Hendricks)Zane Hendricks made a successful non-wing sprint car debut at a pair of tracks last weekend, competing at Gas City I-69 Speedway in Indiana on Friday and at Ohio's Waynesfield Raceway Park on Saturday. "Overall, it was a good weekend," he said. "The results weren't the greatest, but I thought I did well for the first time and I feel I can do better with more seat time." Press Releases8/8
• Performance Racing Industry)Motorsports professionals can now access the racing industry’s ultimate business resource, the Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Buyers Guide, online thanks to PRI Direct. This new, mobile-friendly platform instantly connects more than 2,400 industry suppliers to over 90,000 racing businesses and high volume buyers, and features product photos, videos and intuitive search tools. Press Releases8/8
• USAC)Chris Windom, the 2016 USAC Silver Crown and 2017 USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car titlist, has landed a midget ride for the Driven2SaveLives "BC39" presented by NOS Energy Drink September 5-6 at the Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. USAC 8/8
• Mr Sprint Car)Gio Scelzi leads Carson Macedo by a narrow margin heading into the 58th Annual 5-hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Stores. Sammy Swindell, Brian Brown and Shane Golobic round out the top five. Wednesday will mark the first night of qualifying for the “Granddaddy of them all”, the Knoxville Nationals! BillW's Knoxville News 8/8
• USAC WC)The USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Cars will return to Santa Maria Raceway this Saturday, August 11th. Co-sanctioned with the Santa Maria 360 Sprints, the “32nd Annual Bud Stanfield Memorial” is the third of four appearances at “The West’s Best Short Track.” The action packed card will also feature the Light Up The World USAC Western States Midgets presented by CBD Living Water, Mini Stocks, IMCA Modifieds, Hobby Stocks, and the Santa Maria Dwarf Cars. Located in Nipomo, California, the front gates will open at 4:00pm, time trials at 5:00pm, and racing will begin at 5:30pm. For more information, visit the track’s website at www.santamariaraceway.com or call 805.922.2232. USAC 8/8
• Ohsweken Speedway ONT)Ohsweken Speedway will continue the month of August as Renway Energy presents the longest race of the year for the HRW Automotive Mini Stocks, the 42-lap Art Hill Memorial, and Halloween in August on Friday, August 10. All junior fans who arrive in costume at the racetrack will receive free kids grandstand admission for the night. Race time is 7:30pm with grandstand gates opening at 6:00pm. Adult admission is just $14 while Seniors (65+) and Youths (13-17) are only $10. Kids aged 7-12 are only $3 and Kids 6 and under are free. This pricing is in effect for all weekly Friday Night Excitement shows in 2018. Press Releases8/8
• Zane Hendricks)Zane Hendricks made a successful non-wing sprint car debut at a pair of tracks last weekend, competing at Gas City I-69 Speedway in Indiana on Friday and at Ohio's Waynesfield Raceway Park on Saturday. "Overall, it was a good weekend," he said. "The results weren't the greatest, but I thought I did well for the first time and I feel I can do better with more seat time." Press Releases8/8
• Aaron Reutzel)Current All Star Circuit of Champions points leader Aaron Reutzel sets his sights on the big one this weekend as he takes in Iowa’s Knoxville Nationals for the fourth year in a row. And his progression at the biggest Sprint Car race in the world has been a quick and steady one over the three previous years. Press Releases8/8
• Brady Bacon)It has been more than a month since Brady Bacon has raced with a wing overhead. That will change tonight, as Bacon kicks off his Knoxville Nationals pursuit at the famed Marion County Fairgrounds ½-mile clay oval in Knoxville, IA, aboard the Brady Bacon Racing No. 99. Taking in the Wednesday qualifying portion of the event, Bacon will carry the Imperial Wagyu Beef colors as the team’s primary sponsor for the week of the Knoxville Nationals. Press Releases8/8

Tuesday  August 7th

Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a function. Garrison Keillor

 11:50pm

RESULTS.... 

• Photos)Shots from the Ultimate Challenge in Oskaloosa IA by Paul Arch, Dennis Krieger & Dick Ayers are in SpeedShotz 8/7
• ASCS Lucas Oil)Carson Macedo is having a dream week in Iowa. Just off his first career victory with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by Sawblade.com in prelim action at the Knoxville 360 Nationals for Jason Johnson Racing, the California shoe strapped into the Tony Stewart Racing No. 14 on Tuesday night and won the Sage Fruit Ultimate Challenge presented by Searsboro Telephone Co. ASCS8/7
• POWRi WAR)Kevin Thomas Jr. wins the Ultimate Challenge at Southern Iowa Speedway ahead of Riley Kreisel in 2nd, Zach Daum in 3rd, Isaac Chapple in 4th and Landon Simon in 5th.8/7
• ESS)At the 2017 awards banquet for the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints (ESS) it was announced that the next class to be inducted to the (ESS) Hall of Fame were Tom Taber and Bobby Parrow. This Sunday at the Dirt Motorsports Hall of Fame in Weedsport, NY, their plaques will be officially hung on the wall. Press Releases8/7
• Column)Duane Hancock has Waynesfield OH BOSS notes Tri-State Outlook8/7
• David Gravel)Few things could be better than dual, $20,000-to-win events at one of the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series most exciting facilities. Such a two step awaited the CJB Motorsports team and driver David Gravel as they ventured to Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 near Pevely, MO on Friday, August 3rd and Saturday, August 4th for the Ironman 55 weekend double. Last years event, which is comprised of 55 laps around one of the most demanding tracks on the circuit, was delayed to this year by rain. Press Releases8/7

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• Photos)More Shots from the Frontrow Challenge byPaul Arch are in SpeedShotz 8/7
• BR Black Magic)The best of the best are gathering around the center of Iowa to compete at the year’s biggest races! Terry McCarl starts the week off with his famous Front Row Challenge race and it never seems to disappoint! Kyle Larson driving for Paul Silva, powered to a dominating win using a BR Black Magic Magneto & Spark Box. BR Motorsports is proud to supply Kyle & Paul with all there ignition needs on the potent Silva Motorsports #57. To find out how you can increase horsepower & decrease those rotten DNF’s visit www.brpromag.com or call toll FREE 1-800-328-3333. BR Motorsports the Leaders In Sprint Car Technology. 8/7
• Hoseheads Open Wheel)3 new videos have been added to Hoseheads.com Open Wheel. July 14, 2018 - Eldora Speedway; Kings Royal July 13, 2018 - Eldora Speedway; Knight Before the Kings Royal July 12, 2018 - Eldora Speedway; Jokers Wild https://vimeo.com/ 8/7
• Column)Pat & Bruce Eckel have their column from the last race of the USAC midget tour of Pennsylvania.A Typical Weekend8/7
• SOD)COMP Cams will be the title sponsor when Engine Pro Sprints On Dirt presented by ARP returns to Berlin Raceway on Saturday, September 29, for the End-of-the-Year Shootout. SOD returns to the most unique venue it has ever raced at. Berlin Raceway is renown among paved short tracks, but for a few weeks each autumn, it is transformed into a dirt track. Saturday, September 29, the raceway will present its dirt finale with SOD’s COMP Cams End-of-the-Year Shootout. Press Releases8/7
• Kyle Larson Racing)Shane Stewart and the Kyle Larson Racing team continue their week in Iowa with the Chevy Accessories No. 2 at the 58th Annual 5-Hour Energy Knoxville Nationals. Team owner and NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series (NMECS) driver, Kyle Larson, will join them in the Silva Motorsports Chevy Accessories/BRANDT/Finley Farms/Priority Aviation No. 57. Both drivers will compete in Wednesday's BRANDT Professional Agriculture Qualifying Night and move on through the week accordingly. Press Releases8/7
• Sharon Speedway OH)Another Menards "Super Series" event will take center stage this Saturday night (August 11) as the 89th anniversary season begins to wind down in the final month of weekly racing. An identical lineup returns after last Saturday night's successful Menards "Super Series" event featuring the Hovis Auto & Truck Supply "410" Sprint Cars, Gibson Insurance Agency Stock Cars, HTMA/Precise Racing Products RUSH Sportsman Modifieds, and Summit Racing Equipment Econo Mods on Kams Electric Service Night. Race time is 7 p.m. Press Releases8/7
• USAC)The entry list for this Saturday, August 11th's 59th "Joe James/Pat O'Connor Memorial" at Salem Speedway has been released, featuring a slew of the most accomplished drivers in USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series racing. The list has four past series champs, including two-time and defending "James/O'Connor" winner Kody Swanson of Kingsburg, California. The three-time series champ (2014-15-17) leads the standings in the DePalma Motorsport No. 63 as he aims to win an unprecedented fifth series race in a row become the winningest driver in the history of the USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series. He's currently tied with Jack Hewitt at 23 career triumphs. USAC 8/7
• Mason Moore)Amidst an extremely tight championship battle at Silver Dollar Speedway, Mason Moore kept pace with Andy Forsberg on Friday night as a late race move netted him a third place finish before rallying to finish seventh on Saturday night at Placerville Speedway. “It was a good weekend,” Mason Moore said. “We had a really good run on Friday night at Silver Dollar Speedway, and Saturday at Placerville we got collected in a huge pile up on the eighth lap and went to the back and battled back to finish seventh.” Press Releases8/7
• Blake Carrick)One week removed for challenging the King of the West 410ci sprint cars as Placerville Speedway, Blake Carrick returned to the track nestled in the foothills on an even playing field and he flexed his muscle as he charged to a ninth place finish on Saturday night. Press Releases8/7
• Tony Gualda)With nowhere to go on a lap eight restart Tony Gualda would get collected in a multi car pile up and it would unfortunately bring his night to an early end Saturday night at Placerville Speedway. “It was unfortunate,” Tony Gualda said. “Cody and the guys really gave me a good car, and we were fast all night. We came form the ‘B’ and were inside the Top-Five but a restart pile up got the best of us and ended our night.” Press Releases8/7
• Cody Lamar)Getting back to work for a two-race weekend, Cody Lamar would charge from 12th to fifth on Friday night at Chico, CA before a wild wreck on a lap eight restart in Placerville, CA left him with a ton of torn up equipment. “Friday night went really well, we timed in okay but kept working and put together a good run in the feature and on Saturday we had an awesome racecar but got caught up in a big wreck and really tore up a ton of equipment which is less than ideal,” Cody Lamar said. Press Releases8/7
• Bubba DeCaires)Jumping back aboard the Dale Miller Motorsports No. 4SA machine on Saturday night after an extended break, Bubba DeCaires would have a strong night that culminated with a 13th place finish at Placerville Speedway. Press Releases8/7
• Lucas Ashe)Returning to racing action in California after taking part in Speedweek Northwest back in mid July, Lucas Ashe checked into Silver Dollar Speedway on Friday night and picked up a 10th place finish. “My track record at Chico has been pretty brutal lately, so I am pretty happy to finish with a Top-10,” Ashe said. “I had the chance to work with Kyle Hirst on Friday night and he was great and helped me out a ton.” Press Releases8/7
• Tanner Carrick)Though rain shortened the schedule PA Midget Week from four nights to two over this past weekend, Tanner Carrick and his Keith Kunz Motorsports team made the most of the two nights they did get in as Carrick ran sixth on Saturday night at Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway and Fifth on Sunday at BAPS Motor Speedway. Press Releases8/7
• Brandon Hanks)Brandon Hanks can't wait to climb behind the wheel of the sprint car owned by Scott Brown and Terry Steward again. Hanks drove for the duo last weekend at Belleville High Banks during the 305 Belleville Sprint Nationals, which ended early because of an overheating problem. While the feature results weren't what the team aimed for, the speed displayed was top notch. Press Releases8/7
• Mark Dobmeier)The biggest week in Sprint Car racing is upon us. All of the top teams in the country have flocked to southern Iowa for the grandaddy of them all, the 58th annual 5-hour Energy Knoxville Nationals at Knoxville Raceway. Coming into the Nationals, Dobmeier has secured 10 feature wins on the season. Only four other 410 Sprint Car drivers in the country have more wins than that at this point in the season. Press Releases8/7
• Cody Masse)Cody Masse charged to his first career top-five finish with the ASCS Frontier Region Friday night at Gallatin Speedway. "It was pretty special to finally get my first top five in a 360 sprint car," he said. "I've had three sixth-place finishes before so it was nice to finally break through to the top five." Press Releases8/7
• Derek Hagar)Derek Hagar made the most of a random opportunity to race last Saturday at Riverside International Speedway during the 5th annual Cody Burks Memorial. "We went to drive the two seater and had a rain delay after the heat races," he said. "One of my clients, Bubba Jones, had to go into work so he asked me to race for him the remainder of the night." Press Releases8/7
• Channin Tankersley)Channin Tankersley is aiming to accomplish a feat for the first time in his career this Saturday. The Old School Racing driver will venture to Battleground Speedway in Highlands, Texas, where he hopes to capture his fourth straight ASCS Gulf South Region victory. He recently tied his career-best streak of three in a row. Press Releases8/7
• Dominic Scelzi)Dominic Scelzi recorded a pair of top-10 finishes last weekend during the 28th annual 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank. Scelzi kicked off the marquee event at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on Thursday by qualifying 12th quickest out of 43 drivers after a mechanical problem early in the night prevented him from competing in hot laps. He then placed fifth in a heat race before rallying from sixth to second place in the B Main to transfer into the back of the main event. Press Releases8/7
• Kerry Madsen)Kerry Madsen is right where he wants to be entering the 58th annual 5-Hour Energy Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Stores. The Big Game Motorsports driver was recently victorious at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, which hosts sprint car racing's biggest event this Wednesday through Saturday. He also garnered the Hard Charger Award for passing the most cars last Sunday during the 7th annual Weld Racing Capitani Classic presented by Great Southern Bank - the final tune-up before the prestigious Knoxville Nationals. Press Releases8/7
• Brian Brown)Brian Brown has arrived at the biggest event circled on the calendar each season. The 58th annual 5-Hour Energy Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Stores is this Wednesday through Saturday at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, where Brown has earned eight feature victories this season - including seven in the 410ci winged sprint car division. Press Releases8/7

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• Knoxville Raceway IA)The annual Knoxville Nationals Queen's Contest begins at 7pm in the Mediacom Media Center (Dyer-Hudson Hall). 2017 Queen, Michaela Dumesny will host the event and crown her successor. Twelve girls from the United States and Australia are entered in the event. They are as follows: Erynne Brazier (Aus,), Kailee Brown (Neb.), Jenna Crile (Iowa), Madison Fry (Mo.), Kylie Gropp (Neb.), Brooklyn Henderson (Iowa), Jamie Mueller (Iowa), Sydney Nivens (Mo.), Alexis Munzel (Wisc.), Chelsea Roose (Iowa), Kila Timm (Neb.), and Michaela Wood (Iowa). ALL ABOARD! The KRCO "Bus Ride" Bar Crawl Departs TODAY Press Releases8/7
• Mr Sprint Car)Gio Scelzi’s strong week continues, and the sixteen-year-old rookie of Southern Iowa Sprintweek racked up another top five finish in the Sage Fruit Front Row Challenge presented by Musco Sports Lighting Monday night. The Fresno, California currently leads Brian Brown, Sammy Swindell, Carson Macedo and Joey Saldana heading into Tuesday night’s Sage Fruit Ultimate ASCS Challenge and WAR Non-wing sprint event presented by Searsboro Telephone Company at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa. BillW's Knoxville News 8/7
• Placerville Speedway CA)The month of August marches on this Saturday night with the 14th Red Hawk Casino championship point race of the season on deck at the Placerville Speedway. This Saturday August 11 is also "Vintage T-shirt" and Envoy Night Presented by Thompson’s Buick/GMC Dealership! Divisions ready to tackle the speedway will include the Thompson's Auto Group Winged 360 Sprint Cars, Wingless Spec Sprints, Pure Stocks and Mini Trucks. Be sure and where your favorite throwback racing T-shirt during the night. The best ones from before 1999 will have the chance to win a gift card. Press Releases8/7

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• Frontrow Challenge)In a young career that has already seen its share of “firsts”, Kyle Larson became the first driver to win both an Ultimate Challenge and a Front Row Challenge. The Elk Grove, California, who had won the non-wing Ultimate Challenge in both 2011 and 2012, led wire to wire to win Monday’s Sage Fruit Front Row Challenge presented by Musco Sports Lighting. Texan Christian Kinnison made his long tow worth it by winning the Badger Contracting IMCA Racesaver 305 sprint car main event. Race Results 8/7
• Photos)Shots from the Frontrow Challenge by Dick Ayers, Paul Arch & Dennis Krieger, USAC Midgets at BAPS Motor Speedway PA by Steve Koletar, Lernerville, Sharon & PPMS by Hein Brothers are in SpeedShotz 8/7
• NCRA)Coming off an emotional win last season in the “Mid-Summer Classic,” veteran Danny Jennings of Norman, Oklahoma solidified his statement on how much he and his crew enjoyed running atop the famed half-mile oval atop the Kansas State Fairgrounds in Hutchinson, Kansas as he claimed the National Championship Racing Association of Park City, Kanas presented by Precise Racing Products sprint car portion of the 62nd annual O’Reilly Auto Parts Hutchinson Grand Nationals presented by Allen Samuels Dodge, Chrysler, Ram and Jeep of Hutchinson on Saturday night. Race Results 8/7
• NCRA)Coming into Friday night’s racing action, J.D. Johnson of Wichita, Kansas came into race number seven on the season winless on the tour, yet still runner-up in the season point standings. You can now add Johnson as the seventh different feature winner on the season as he claimed the Friday night portion of the “Mid-Summer Classic” as the National Championship Racing Association of Park City, Kansas presented by Precise Racing Products sprint car division at the 62nd annual O’Reilly Auto Parts Hutchinson Grand Nationals presented by Allen Samuels Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and Ram of Hutchinson. Race Results 8/7

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• USAC)The number 23 has stood proudly for three decades, but in this Saturday's 59th annual "Joe James/Pat O'Connor Memorial," one of USAC's most coveted records could be scratched from the books with a new name added to the top in Kody Swanson. USAC 8/7
• SOD)The four-race Butler Motor Speedway/Engine Pro Sprints On Dirt presented by ARP Hog Creek Showdown wrapped up with the Butler Bash Friday and Saturday. Chad Blonde took the championship and will receive a $1,000 payout at the Sprints On Dirt Awards Banquet on Saturday, October 27 at the Battle Creek (MI) Holiday Inn. The top five will receive a share of the point fund. Press Releases8/7
• Donny Schatz)Continuing an impressive display of consistency that now includes a staggering 43 top-ten finishes in 45 World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series starts, Fargo, North Dakota’s Donny Schatz kicked-off his month of August with a pair of top-ten performances during action at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in Pevely, Mo. on August 3 & 4, highlighting the coveted Ironman 55 weekend with a seventh place finish during the two-day finale on Saturday, August 4. Press Releases8/7
• Jason Solwold)Shaylen Raye Motorsports rolled into Cottage Grove Speedway for a doubleheader weekend of racing on the quarter-mile bullring with the Summer Thunder Sprint Series (STSS). Driver Jason Solwold charged into the weekend as the STSS points leader and racked up more valuable points. He is hunting his fourth consecutive STSS title like a predator after prey. Solwold delivered a Friday-night victory and a backed his win up with a second place finish on Saturday. Press Releases8/7
• RUSH)The Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC RUSH Sprint Car Series powered by Pace Performance made their second and final appearance of the season to Old Bradford Speedway on a sultry Sunday evening. The 1/4-mile bullring surface was in perfect shape allowing for tremendous two and three-wide racing all night long with the Sprint Car portion over at 8:15 p.m. It was race #15 of the Bonnell's Rod Shop Weekly Series Championship schedule that features 27 events at 10 different speedways in the inaugural season. Press Releases8/7
• Winged Nation)Motor Racing Network’s hit digital program “Winged Nation,” presented by Hercules Tires, reached one million listens nearly three months sooner than one year prior. The half-hour podcast, focusing on winged dirt racing and hosted by Steve Post and Erin Evernham, has had another record-breaking year in 2018. The podcast has grown 52.5% over last year’s audience and is the second MRN digital streaming program to surpass one million cumulative listens, joining “NASCAR Live.” Press Releases8/7
• Selinsgrove Speedway PA)Selinsgrove Speedway will present a four division racing program at 7:30 p.m. this Saturday, August 11, featuring the super late models in the Moon Shine Camo Route 35 Series plus 360 sprint cars, mid-Atlantic modifieds and pro stocks. Track gates will open at 5 p.m. This Saturday will be Selinsgrove Speedway’s first Moon Shine Camo Route 35 Series race of the year in the scheduled six-race series with Port Royal Speedway. The track’s first two races on May 19 and July 21 were rained out, leaving this Saturday and a rain date of Aug. 25 for Selinsgrove. Central PA 8/7
• Sammy Swindell)Sammy Swindell had an up-and-down weekend at Knoxville Raceway during the 28th annual 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank and the 7 th annual Weld Racing Capitani Classic presented by Great Southern Bank. Press Releases8/7
• Column)BOSS & OVSCA At Atomic & USAC Midgets At The Clyde by Pat & Bruce Eckel A Typical Weekend8/7
• Andy Gregg)Enduring some damage on the eighth lap that forced him to the work area, Andy Gregg would turn in a gritty performance at Placerville Speedway that saw him charge from 20th to sixth in just 17 laps. “We had a fast racecar, and we were in a good position all night,” Andy Gregg said. “Unfortunately some damage to our left front caliper mount forced me to the work area and put us at the back of the pack but we were able to come from the back and finish sixth.” Press Releases8/7
• Shane Hopkins)After a week off following two tough nights that saw him flirt with podium finishes, Shane Hopkins had some things go his way on Saturday night as he advanced from his 17th starting position to finish fifth. “It is nice to have some things go in our favor and really have a good night,” Shane Hopkins said. “Our night got off to a tough start but Vern and everyone worked hard and we ended up with a pretty good night.” Press Releases8/7
• Justyn Cox)Continuing to run up front in 2018, Justyn Cox was able to breathe a sigh of relief on Saturday night as he was able to keep the gremlins away as he finished second during a hard fought feature event at Placerville Speedway. “We had a really good car, and it was great to really have an event free night,” Justyn Cox said. “I think we were just as fast as the (race winner) X1, but just couldn’t get into traffic and get a shot.” Press Releases8/7
• Andy Forsberg)Andy Forsberg and F&F Racing are hitting on all Cylinders as the Summer season slowly turns to fall. Saturday night, Forsberg and company would return to action in Placerville, CA and score their third consecutive victory in as many weekends and for Forsberg it was personally his fourth consecutive win after putting the family car in victory lane on Friday night in Chico, CA. Press Releases8/7
• Harli White)Harli White produced her career-best 360 Knoxville Nationals outing last weekend. Not only was her event finale the best she's ever done, White's eighth-place finish during preliminary action marked her first career top 10 at Knoxville Raceway. Press Releases8/7
• Mason Daniel)Mason Daniel finished an impressive third against a star-studded field during the opener of the 28th annual 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank last Thursday night. Daniel started on the pole for the 20-lap preliminary feature. He settled into second in the early going behind eventual winner Thomas Kennedy. Once the duo hit traffic, Daniel was able to close back in on Kennedy, but then had Sammy Swindell bearing down on him in the final laps. The native of Springville, Calif., crossed the line third after Swindell got by him on the last lap. Press Releases8/7
• Seth Bergman)Seth Bergman got off to the start he wanted last Friday during the 28th annual 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank. Bergman qualified seventh quickest out of nearly 50 competitors to kick off the second night of the prestigious event at Knoxville Raceway. Press Releases8/7
• Giovanni Scelzi)Giovanni Scelzi enjoyed a successful weekend at Knoxville Raceway, which hosted the 28 th annual 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank and the 7th annual Weld Racing Capitani Classic presented by Great Southern Bank. Press Releases8/7
• Racin Boys)RacinBoys will broadcast numerous events from the Marion County Fairgrounds this week as sprint car racing's biggest event is underway. The 58th annual 5-Hour Energy Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Stores is Wednesday through Saturday at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa. RacinBoys will have live video from the press conference each night following the A Main. Press Releases8/7

Monday  August 6th

They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself. Andy Warhol

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• Mr Sprint Car)Carson Macedo continues to excel in the Jason Johnson Racing #41! His second place finish to Brad Sweet in Sunday’s Weld Racing Capitani Classic presented by Great Southern Bank has given him the lead in the Beaver Drill & Tool Jesse Hockett Mr. Sprint Car Point Standings heading into Monday night’s Sage Fruit Front Row Challenge presented by Musco Lighting. The event will be held at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa. Brian Brown (2014 and 2017 winner of the award) is second, followed by Terry McCarl (2009 and 2015 winner), Greg Hodnett and Gio Scelzi. BillW's Knoxville News 8/5
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• ESS)Quebec’s Steve Poirier moved from his sixth place starting position past Paul Kinney on lap eight and never looked back collecting his third Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints (ESS) Mach 1 Chassis A-Main. The win worth $2,085 came over ESS’ largest field to date with 43 sprint cars filling the pits at the Ontario County Fairgrounds with the A-Main completed in just over eight minutes. Press Releases8/6
• BR Motorsports)To win races you have to first finish the race! This past Friday & Saturday night BR Motorsports Ignitioneering drivers Rico Abreu & Logan Schuchart proved they had what it took to last the grueling 55 lap iron man WoO main events. It was Abreu on Friday night getting the victory & Schuchart colleting the 20K on Saturday. Both drives demand the best & thats why they both use BR Motorsports Black Magic MSD magnetos. To find out how you can get the same great products & services these guys do call toll FREE 1-800-328-3333 or visit www.brpromag.com. BR Motorsports the leaders in sprint car technology. 8/6
• CRSA)The 2018 SuperGen Products with Champion Power Equipment CRSA Sprint Car Series season is closing in on the late summer and as the weather heats up, so are the points races. In addition to the overall series points race there are four mini-series titles on the line as the series heads into August.
• Double X Speedway MO)This past Sunday night saw the curtain fall on the 2018 season of Sunday Night Thunder at Double-X Speedway. Even though it was the final night of 2018, it was the first night of “Motor Madness” in the winged sprint car division. Engines of all common sprint car sizes, 305, 360 and 410 cubic inches were all represented in the evenings events as a trial to possibly develop a plan for future seasons. 48 Cars checked in for the final evening of competition for 2018. Race Results 8/6
• King Racing Products)Racers race to WIN, to stand in victory lane and know on that night that there team was the best! Now throw in a large amount of money and you will see teams travel from all over the country to try and get it!!! Well that’s exactly what happened at the inaugural Bellville 305 Nationals. Ben Aufil brought his potent Coyote Candle, King racing Products #74B driven by young hot shoe Jake Bubak and stole the show by winning Friday nights prelim & Saturday nights $7,000 to win main event. King Racing products would like to congratulate both Ben & Jake on their dominating performance & relying on King Racing Products to help get them to victory lane. Visit www.kingracingproducts.com & join the winning team.8/6

Sunday  August 5th

It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small. Neil Armstrong

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• Photos)Shots from Knoxville 360 Nationals Night 3 by Paul Arch & Dennis Krieger, I-55 Raceway MO POWRi & WoO by Mark Funderburk, Sharon Speedway by Rick Rarer www.sprintcarnews.com, Lincoln Speedway by Nicole Signor www.killermilemotorsports.com and Steve Koletar from USAC PA Midget Week plus more winners are in SpeedShotz 8/5
• STS)Cottage Grove Speedway would host the second night of the Summer Thunder Tour’s only trip to the state of Oregon on Saturday, August 4th. Twenty-three Sprint Car teams would inhabit the pit area representing the states of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho as well as the Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Alberta. It marked the thirteenth race of 2018 for the series and the final 360 race of the entire season at CGS. Race Results 8/5
• SOD)Shawn Valenti, Fostoria, Ohio, powered to victory in the Engine Pro Sprints On Dirt presented by ARP finale of the two-night 5th annual Butler Bash at Butler Speedway last night. Valenti started on the pole for the feature and led all twenty-five laps in his Gressman Powersports powered Triple X Race Co #7 to win over Chad Blonde (Litchfield, Michigan) and Quentin Blonde (Litchfield, Michigan). Race Results 8/5
• Plymouth Dirt Track WI)On a night when previous track champions were honored for their past title-winning accomplishments, five present-day drivers turned in impressive performances to notch A-main victories in Plymouth Dirt Track Racing competition at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Aug. 4. Former PDTR Sprint Car champion Kurt Davis of South Milwaukee claimed his second A-main victory of the 2018 season in the 25-lap Richard’s of Dunbar Sprint Car A main. Race Results 8/5

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• Silver Dollar Speedway CA)California’s short track Gold jewel, the Gold Cup Race or Champions is the just around the corner Sept. 5th to 8th 2018. The 65th Annual Gold Cup Race of Champions will feature a host of campground improvements to accompany the quality Sprint car racing on the ¼ mile clay oval located at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds. Press Releases8/5
• Mr Sprint Car)Carson Macedo’s second place finish in the 28th Annual Knoxville 360 Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank, has him showing the way in the Beaver Drill & Tool Jesse Hockett Mr. Sprint Car Point Standings heading into Sunday night’s Weld Racing Capitani Classic presented by Great Southern Bank at the Knoxville Raceway. 360 Nationals champion, Terry McCarl, Thomas Kennedy, Joey Saldana and Brian Brown round out the current top five. BillW's Knoxville News 8/5
• USAC)USAC's recent social media poll to complete the 2018 list of inductees into the USAC Hall of Fame has resulted in inductions for driver Jason Leffler and Ohio car owner brothers Bob and Gene Shannon. The new inductees received the most votes from a select list of 14 candidates and will join six previously-announced inductees in the ceremony which accompanies the September 5-6 Drive2SaveLives "BC 39" USAC P1 Insurance National Midget race on the brand new dirt track at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Previously-announced 2018 inductees include (alphabetically) Mike Devin, Tony Elliott, Paul Goldsmith, Bill Lipkey, Troy Ruttman and Jimmy Sills. USAC 8/5

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• Sharon Speedway OH)Sharon Speedway opened the final month of weekly racing for the 89th anniversary season on Saturday night for another "Menards" Super Series event featuring the "410" Sprint Cars in their first of three straight appearances. Capturing wins as part of the "Bill Kirila Memorial" on Ritenour Equipment and Sawteele Tree Service Night and celebrating in the Hovis Auto & Truck Supply victory lane were George Hobaugh-Hovis Auto & Truck Supply "410" Sprint Cars, Race Results 8/5
• Selinsgrove Speedway PA)Blane Heimbach of Selinsgrove scored his second $5,000-to-win 360 sprint car race of the season at Selinsgrove Speedway in the 18th annual Mach 1 Chassis Open Saturday night. The race was one of the most exciting of the year with the front runners exchanging the lead, pulling off slide jobs, and then having Heimbach make a late-race charge by Chad Layton of Harrisburg to take the win in the 30-lap main event. Central PA 8/5
• IRA)Jake Blackhurst of Hanna City, Illinois added his name to the prestigious Interstate Racing Association (IRA) Founders Trophy with his first win at Wilmot Raceway on Saturday, August 4. Blackhurst joins Dale Blaney from Ohio, who won the first two Founders features in 2014 and 2015, and 8-time IRA Champion Bill Balog, originally from Alaska now residing in Hartland, Wisconsin, who won in 2016 and 2017.IRA 8/5
• Placerville Speedway CA)A total of 24 Thompson’s Auto Group Winged 360 Sprint Cars signed into the Placerville Speedway Saturday night, during Red Hawk Casino points race 13. Andy Gregg and Billy Wallace set the front row for the 25 lap main event. Gregg got the initial start over Wallace but it was all for naught as the caution lights came on for a spinning Mike Benson in turns 3 and 4. On the second attempt the two-time track champion Wallace grabbed the lead and battled Andy Forsberg for multiple laps. Wallace stayed tough though as the leader and fended off numerous charges from point leader Forsberg.  Race Results 8/5
• Wayne County Speedway OH)It was Kid's Night at NAPA Jani Auto Parts Wayne County Speedway Saturday that would see hundreds of Kids getting prizes on Pepsi night while on track action would see T A Perrine flip flop the lead early in the race with Brandon Craver before Perrine would pull away for his 1st win and collect the $1,000 winners share of the Super Stock feature while Danny Mumaw would hang on to beat a fast closing Tyler Dunn for the Sprint win. Race Results 8/5
• USAC)Chett Gehrke of Broken Arrow, Okla. led the final 10 laps to win Saturday night's 20-lap "Jack Hewitt Classic" USAC Midwest Thunder Speed2 Midget race at Waynesfield Raceway Park. Alex Watson, Aaron Leffel, Jon Steed and Jac Nickles completed the "top-five" at the finish. USAC 8/5
• USAC)For the past two months, Zeb Wise waited patiently on the sidelines with a broken collarbone, watching as the summer racing months passed him by without a steering wheel in his grasp. The long-awaited return for the USAC P1 Insurance National Midget Rookie came Saturday night during the "Pennsylvania Midget Week" opener at Lanco's Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway. USAC 8/5
• Belleville Highbanks KS)Jake Bubak left no question about it and the near-capacity crowd enjoyed every moment of it. The Arvada, Colorado hotshoe turned in a spotless performance atop the lightning-fast Belleville High Banks on Saturday night to snare the $7,000 winner’s share over a field of 51 entries in the United Rebel Sprint Series-sanctioned Inaugural Belleville 305 Sprint Car Nationals.  Race Results 8/5

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• Knoxville Raceway IA)Today we honor Ralph "Cappy" Capitani, arguably Knoxville Raceway's most beloved promoter. The seventh annual Weld Racing Capitani Classic presented by Great Southern Bank kicks-off tonight with hot laps at 7:15. A full night of 410 sprint car racing action follows, including the popular Pole Shootout event match races! Press Releases8/5
• Knoxville Raceway IA)Allan Holland, the man behind Hoseads.com, the widely used racing website and message board, will sponsor the 2018 Rookie of the Year award for the 58th annual 5-hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Store. Seven rookie drivers have entered the Knoxville Nationals thus far, including Jamie Ball, Gio Scelzi, Jon Carney II, Jenna Frazier, Allan Woods of Australia, Tom Harris of the United Kingdom and Cale Thomas. The 2018 Hoseheads.com Rookie of the Nationals will now receive a $1,000 bonus check, courtesy of Hoseheads.com! Check out www.hoseheads.com and create an account to join in on the message board conversations!Press Releases8/5
• Port Royal Speedway PA)After a night off from racing action on August 11, Port Royal Speedway will return with racing action on Saturday, August 18, featuring the World of Outlaws Super Late Models series. The World of Outlaws Late Model stars will compete in a 40-lap, $10,000 to win affair that will include a match up with Port Royal’s own River Valley Builders late model stars like point leader Dylan Yoder along with Jeff Rine, Andy Haus, Mike Lupfer and more. Central PA 8/5
• Port Royal Speedway PA)In Just over a month, the eyes of the sprint car world will focus on Port Royal Speedway for the biggest show of the season at the historic half-mile oval and one of the biggest sprint car races in the nation as the 51st annual, $51,000 to win Tuscarora 50 is presented on Saturday, September 8. Central PA 8/5
• Williams Grove Speedway PA)After a night off for summer break on August 10, Williams Grove Speedway will open its gates to the World of Outlaws Late Models on Friday, August 17. The huge super late model event at the track will pay $10,000 to win a 40-lap main event. Central PA 8/5
• MSCS)The Hoosier Tire Midwest Sprint Car Series will return to action in August. Saturday August 11th the non-wing 410 sprint series will race at the Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, IN. Then Sunday the action moves up Highway 41 to the Terre Haute Action Track. These two facilities have continued to challenge drivers for decades while providing the added thrills and excitement that fans expect. Press Releases8/5

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Saturday  August 4th

I don't have a fear of flying; I have a fear of crashing. Billy Bob Thornton
 

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• Len Sammons Productions)Tickets are going on sale on Thursday, August 16 at 12 Noon for the Second Annual East Coast Indoor Dirt Nationals set for Friday, December 14th and Saturday, December 15th. The two day event featuring the 600cc wingless Micro Sprints will again be held at the CURE Insurance Arena in Trenton where the wildly successful events were held for the first time in December, 2017. Press Releases8/4
• Brian Brown)Brian Brown has earned a starting position into the 28th annual 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank A Main on Saturday after a tremendous preliminary night Thursday at Knoxville Raceway. Brown qualified third quickest out of 43 competitors to set the stage for a solid weekend at the half-mile oval. Press Releases8/4

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Friday  August 3rd

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At last we are in it up to our necks, and everything is changed, even your outlook on life. Ernie Pyle

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Thursday  August 2nd

My favorite food from my homeland is Guinness. My second choice in Guinness. My third choice - would have to be Guinness. Peter O'Toole

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• Photos)Shots by Paul Arch from night 1 of the 360 Knoxville Nationals, Steve Koletar from Action Track USA, Jeff Peck from Elite sprint Rt 66 Speedway & Todd Battin from PPMS BOSS are inSpeedShotz 8/2
• ASCS Lucas Oil)Narrowly holding off Sammy Swindell off the final turn at Knoxville Raceway, Canada's Thomas Kennedy raced to his first career victory with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by Sawblade.com. Grabbing the Thursday opener of the 28th annual Knoxville 360 Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank, Kennedy also has the distinction of being the first Canadian shoe to win a 360cid A-Feature at the Iowa half-mile.ASCS 8/2
• Knoxville Raceway IA)Thomas Kennedy held off a late and furious charge from veteran Sammy Swindell to become the first Canadian 360 feature winner at Knoxville Raceway Thursday night! The win came in Night #1 of the 28th Annual Knoxville 360 Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank. Thursdays top five point getters for Saturdays finale include Brian Brown (484), Greg Hodnett (482), Kennedy (473), Jamie Ball (467) and Mason Daniel (464). BillW's Knoxville News 8/2

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• Brody Roa)Fresh off a grueling seven races in nine days stint at Indiana Sprint Week, Brody Roa will continue his pursuit of the 2018 USAC/CRA Sprint Car championship this Saturday night, August 4th, at the Santa Maria Raceway. Saturday’s race will take Roa back to the scene of his latest triumph in the USAC/CRA Series on July 7th. Dating back to last year, in his last three USAC/CRA starts at Santa Maria, Roa has two wins and a second-place finish. After briefly slipping back to third in the 2018 championship standings, the Garden Grove, California racer has re-established himself in second and is only 31-points out of the top spot. Press Releases8/2
• Shane Stewart)Leading into the most prestigious and one of the busiest weeks of the season, Kyle Larson Racing is pleased to announce that it has added a pair of partners to their already stout lineup. Chevy Accessories will be featured as the primary sponsor on the KLR No. 2 for the remainder of 2018, with Scott as an associate sponsor. Press Releases8/2
• Paul Nienhiser)After a three-race weekend that saw him record two Top-10’s with the MOWA and a 15th place finish with the All Star Circuit of Champions, Chapin, IL driver Paul Nienhiser is looking forward to a busy four race stretch that will include both nights of the Ironman 55 in Pevely, MO as well as the Front Row Challenge and the Ultimate Challenge at Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, IA. Press Releases8/2
• Tony Gualda)Trying their hand with the King of the West Series this past Saturday night in Placerville, CA, Tony Gualda and the C&M Motorsports team are ready to return to weekly 360ci action at the track as the team closes in on their first win of the season. Press Releases8/2
• FAST)The teams from the All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads FAST 410 Championship Series presented by Ohio Logistics and the JLH General Contractor FAST 305 Championship Series Presented by Engine Pro will do a little travelling for their upcoming events with a lot of money on the line. Press Releases8/2
• World of Outlaws)The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series makes its lone visit of the 40th Anniversary Season to South Dakota with a return to the scenic Black Hills Speedway in Rapid City, SD on Friday, August 24. The 2017 edition of the Rushmore Outlaw Showdown was one to remember as Shane Stewart held off a hard-charging Sheldon Haudenschild to score the victory. Stewart, who self-admittedly has had a forgettable first half of the season, is anxious to get back to Black Hills. DIRT/World of Outlaws 8/2
• Thunder On The Hill)On Thursday night, August 23, Thunder on the Hill converts to Smoke on the Hill 2 as the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions 410 sprints team up with the Grandview NASCAR Modifieds for the fourth annual Thunder Cup Championship. Levan Machine & Truck Equipment present Smoke on the Hill 2, the third race of the NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series at Grandview Speedway in 2018. Three-time NASCAR Cup Champion Tony Stewart and two-time Chili Bowl Nationals Champion, Rico Abreu, are early 410 sprint car entries for the Thursday night, August 23 event. With NASCAR not racing that weekend, who knows who will show up? Could Kyle Larson return to the Hill looking for his third consecutive win? One never knows who will take part in these premier high profile Thunder Series events. Central PA8/2
• Team ILP)Inside Line Promotions drivers Kerry Madsen, Seth Bergman, Jordon Mallett, Channin Tankersley and Sammy Swindell picked up feature triumphs last weekend. Madsen led Big Game Motorsports to back-to-back Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions wins on Friday at Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn., and on Saturday at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa. He capped the weekend with a fifth-place finish on Sunday at 34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa. Press Releases8/2
• Prime Time Live)PRIME TIME Live Coast to Coast brought to you by McCarthy Auto Group continues to gain traction as a one-stop spot for live coverage of short-track racing events each weekend. The free show, which airs on the RacinBoys website, Facebook Live and YouTube TV channels, focuses on grass-roots racing by providing instant updates and unique access, including Victory Lane interviews, correspondent connections and cut-ins to Pay-Per-View videos, from races around the country. Press Releases8/2
• USAC)Tyler Slay of Watsonville, CA scored his first USAC win Wednesday night at the Ventura County Fair. He passed Randi Pankratz on lap nine and led the rest of the way to win the 20-lapper over Jimmy May, Keoni Texeira, Joey Iest and Mike Leach.USAC 8/2
• USAC)Last Saturday night, Ryan Timmons (Pleasant Hill, California) earned his first career USAC West Coast Sprint Car triumph at Bakersfield Speedway. Piloting the family owned #29T Timmons Auto Repair / Evergood Fine Foods Maxim, Timmons claimed the eleventh point race over fast qualifier Tristan Guardino, point leader Austin Liggett, “The Rickster” Ricky Kirkbride, and Koen Shaw. USAC 8/2

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• Column)Duane Hancock has Attica & Fremont OH notesTri-State Outlook 8/2
• USAC)Thursday's scheduled "Pennsylvania Midget Week" opener at Path Valley Speedway Park has been cancelled due to heavy morning precipitation and a forecast for more rainfall throughout the afternoon. The race will not be rescheduled. "Pennsylvania Midget Week" continues Friday night, August 3, at Linda's Speedway in Jonestown, Pa. The drivers meeting is scheduled for 6pm with cars hitting the track at 6:30pm. The fourth annual edition of "Pennsylvania Midget Week" rounds out Saturday, August 4, at Lanco's Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway in Newmanstown, Pa. and Sunday, August 5, at BAPS Motor Speedway in York Haven, Pa.8/2
• Wilmot Raceway WI/IRA)The Wilmot Raceway goes ALL Sprint Car this Saturday Night, August 4th. Three divisions of Sprints led by the Bumper To Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series take to the banked third-mile. Making their first ever Wilmot appearance will be the POWRI/WAR Lucas Oil Wildcat Sprint League, Non-Wing Sprints, who will get support from a large contingent of AutoMeter Wisconsin wingLESS Sprints. Filling out the all Sprint card will be the WIMS Mini Sprints. Come on out to Wilmot Raceway this Saturday for 410 winged Sprints, non-wing Sprints, and 1,000 cc winged Mini Sprints.... A Sprint Car Fan’s “dirt dream”. It’s Founder’s Night too! Remember, Race Wisconsibly...8/2
• Blake Hahn)Rolling in with some momentum, Blake Hahn captured a pair of top-five finishes across three nights of racing this past weekend with shows at Creek County Speedway, Knoxville Raceway, and Mason City Motor Speedway.Press Releases8/2
• Johnny Herrera)Taking a new car into Mason City Motor Speedway this past weekend with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by Sawblade.com, Johnny Herrera advanced eighth positions to pick up Sunday's CP-Carrillo Hard Charger Award.Press Releases8/2
• Cannon McIntosh)A win had been in the making for some time. Cannon McIntosh made it happen last Saturday night by parking the RL Hudson/Toyota-TRD No. 08 Midget in POWRi West Midget League victory lane at Oklahoma City’s 1/5-mile I-44 Riverside Speedway. Press Releases8/2
• ESS)It’s been a few weeks since the very successful CNY Speedweek so the stars and cars from the 35th Anniversary Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints (ESS) are chomping at the bit to get back to the track. Their quest will be answered this Saturday with a return visit to the Land of Legends Raceway. Press Releases8/2
• Monty Ferriera)Precision Water Systems sprint car driver Monty Ferriera kicked off the opening weekend of his midwest road trip in style with solid finishes highlighted by a second place run at Stuart Raceway. Ferriera would begin his trip by making the long drive to Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minnesota. After just missing out on a transfer spot in the heat, Ferriera would battle his way into the main event by winning the B-main and was challenging for a top-10 finish before settling for 14th. Press Releases8/2
• Sam Hafertepe Jr)Pretty much untouchable on the way to his ninth win of the 2018 season, Sam Hafertepe, Jr. topped the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by Sawblade.com on Sunday night following a hard night with the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions at Knoxville Raceway on Saturday.Press Releases8/2
• Wayne Johnson)A couple weeks ago, Wayne Johnson started tossing different setups at the DHR Suspension No. 2c, and so far, his testing has been productive with a podium finish Sunday night at Mason City Motor Speedway with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by Sawblade.com.Press Releases8/2