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(LEFT)  Getting some bite, Zac Taylor lifts his front wheels off the track surface during Chili Bowl event at Tulsa, Oklahoma (RIGHT) while Cody Brewer (96) takes a high flying barrel roll as Zac Taylor (12K) tries to keep from getting involved during Tuesday’s Chili Bowl fourth heat race event...........ANOTHER HEIN BROTHERS' "ACTION” PHOTOGRAPHS

(LEFT) Critter Malone gets airborne blasting on the inside berm kicking up some chalk dust with Kyle Clark (9$) and Darin Snyder (11F) slipping around during Wednesday’s Chili Bowl B-Feature #1.   (RIGHT)  Chad Frewaldt takes a high flying flip into the turn three outer wall during the fifth hot laps session of Wednesday’s Chili Bowl Midget Nationals...........ANOTHER HEIN BROTHERS' "ACTION" PHOTOGRAPHS

(LEFT) What could have been a disastrous moment at the Chili Bowl event as Ryan Hall lies in the track with his leg on fire after escaping from his flaming burning midget as the safety crew rushes to put it out.  This high pact moment occurred after Hall qualified in the First G-Feature finishing fourth in the First H-Feature when the car burst into flame during the cool down period before going into the pits.   Ryan Hall escapes from serious injuries, repaired the car and go on to compete and finished 11th in the First G-Feature.  (RIGHT)  Raven Culp rolls his Spike Chassis during Saturday’s Second F-Feature at the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals.  Culp escapes uninjured from his wild ride...........ANOTHER HEIN BROTHERS' "ACTION" PHOTOGRAPHS

(LEFT) David Gravel experiences poor luck during Wednesday’s All Star Sprint A-Main event as his damaged nose wing bounce around while Gravel having trouble keeping all four wheels on the track at Volusia Speedway Park.  (RIGHT)  Drivers Chad Kemenah (10H), David Gravel (5), Daryn Pittman (9), and Brad Sweet (49) make up the front row of the famed four wide parade lap minutes before the start of Saturday’s World of Outlaw Sprint A-Main at Volusia Speedway Park...........ANOTHER HEIN BROTHERS' "ACTION" PHOTOGRAPHS

(LEFT) For the second year in a row, Non-Wing specialist, the late Bryan Clauson pilots the Winged J&J Sprint Car of Matt Woods Racing as he blasts through the turns at Volusia Speedway Park. (RIGHT) Charging through the fourth turn at Volusia Speedway Park, Josh Richards goes on to captures Tuesday’s UMP Late Model A-Main event...........ANOTHER HEIN BROTHERS' "ACTION" PHOTOGRAPHS

(LEFT)  Blasting out the fourth turn at Volusia Speedway Park are the DIRTcar UMP Modifieds with Johnny Broking (45J), Brian Ruhlman (49), and Austin Dillon (3) leading the pack (RIGHT) Parading four wide down the front straight at Bubba Raceway Park prior to Thursday’s, February 18th USAC Sprint A-Main event...........ANOTHER HEIN BROTHERS' "ACTION"          PHOTOGRAPHS 

(LEFT) Blasting through the fourth turn at Ocala, FL's Bubba Raceway Park are the USAC Sprint Cars of Thomas Meseraull (66), Isaac Chappel (52), Kyle Cummins (3R), and Kyle Robbins (17R) while (RIGHT) stacking it up through the turn are the Sprinters of Jon Stanbrough (81), Brady Bacon (69), and Aric Gentry (10)...........ANOTHER HEIN BROTHERS' "ACTION" PHOTOGRAPHS

(LEFT) Escaping uninjured, Bret Mellenberndt takes a series of flips during Friday’s USAC Sprint B-Main at Ocala, FL’s Bubba Raceway Park along with (RIGHT) Jarett Andretti taking a rough ride at Ocala, FL’s Bubba Raceway Park  barrel rolling in the first turn during Friday’s USAC Sprint A-Main event...........ANOTHER HEIN BROTHERS' "ACTION"                 PHOTOGRAPHS 

(LEFT) Jarett Andretti flames up during Friday’s hot laps during the USAC Sprint show at Ocala, FL’s Bubba Raceway Park. (RIGHT) Doing a balancing act is Kyle Cummins as he races his car on one wheel through the first turn during Friday night event at Ocala, FL’s Bubba Raceway Park...........ANOTHER HEIN BROTHERS' "ACTION" PHOTOGRAPHS

(LEFT)  Max McGhee really backs it in through the turns at Ocala, FL’s Bubba Raceway Park during Friday’s USAC Sprint show while (RIGHT) Blasting out of the fourth turn, Brady Short power lift front end off of the track as he wheelie down the front straight away during Saturday’s USAC Sprint event at Ocala, FL’s Bubba Raceway Park...........ANOTHER HEIN BROTHERS' "ACTION" PHOTOGRAPHS

(LEFT) Twisting his car down the front straight away, Robert Ballou rides out a high wheelie at Ocala, FL’s Bubba Raceway Park.  (RIGHT) Hard on the gas pedal, the late Bryan Clauson rides a wheelie during the USAC Sprint event at Ocala, FL’s Bubba Raceway Park...........ANOTHER HEIN BROTHERS' "ACTION" PHOTOGRAPHS

(LEFT) Getting dangerously near the wall, Brady Bacon flirts with danger as he wheels the Hoffman’s Triple X chassis during the May 2016’s USAC Sprint event at Eldora Speedway.  (RIGHT) Gary Taylor takes a wild ride during the May’s World of Outlaw B-Main event Saturday night at Eldora Speedway.  Without serious injuries, Taylor luckily walked away from his heavily damaged flipped sprint car...........ANOTHER HEIN BROTHERS' "ACTION" PHOTOGRAPHS

(LEFT) Leaving a trail of smoke, Aric Gentry’s suffering a motor malfunction during the USAC Sprint heat race event Saturday at Eldora Speedway. (RIGHT) Kicking up some clay, Sheldon Haudenschild blasts through the turns at Lernerville Speedway’s All Star Sprint showASCS Patriot Sprints ASCS Patriot Sprints ASCS Patriot Sprints...........ANOTHER HEIN BROTHERS' "ACTION" PHOTOGRAPHS

 

(LEFT) Tripping over the third turn cushion, Brandon Spithaler takes a series of hard hitting barrel rolls with Kraig Kinser (11K) slipping around the uninjured Spithaler.  (RIGHT) A near photo finish for third position in the exciting  Sportsman Stock feature at Lernerville Speedway as Corey McPherson (c33) beats out Bob Egley (30) by a bumper as the pair drag race to the finish line!ASCS Patriot Sprints ASCS Patriot Sprints ASCS Patriot Sprints...........ANOTHER HEIN BROTHERS' "ACTION" PHOTOGRAPHS

(LEFT) Racing wide open, Donny Schatz rockets down the front straight away during the World of Outlaw Sprint show at Lincoln Speedway (RIGHT) An exciting finish in the Modified feature at Lernerville Speedway as Mat Williams (6) and Jim Weller III (23) charge across the finish line wheel to wheel.  Although left for speculation of who won the race, it may not always be the car that crosses the finish line first that may be awarded the win of the race.  When the dust settle, Mat Williamson (6) was awarded the feature win...........ANOTHER HEIN BROTHERS' "ACTION" PHOTOGRAPHS

(LEFT) A mistake during a heated battle in the Sprint feature resulted in hard contact with both Brandon Matus (13) and Adam Kekich (5K) taking a series of double flips at Lernerville Speedway.  Although prides and egos were damage along with their race cars, both Matus and Kekich escaped from the accident uninjuredASCS Patriot Sprints ASCS Patriot Sprints ASCS Patriot Sprints.  (RIGHT) Ralph Engel Jr experiences the misfortunate of losing his left front wheel during the heat race action at Lernerville Speedway...........ANOTHER HEIN BROTHERS' "ACTION" PHOTOGRAPHS

(LEFT) Brandon Spithaler escaped uninjured after taking a series of flips after getting maneuvered by a lapped car into the front straight wall at Lernerville Speedway. (RIGHT)      18 year old Max McGhee twists his Maxim chassis while getting his front end airborne while blasting through the turns during an USAC Sprint show at Pennsylvania’s Lincoln Speedway...........ANOTHER HEIN BROTHERS' "ACTION" PHOTOGRAPHS

(LEFT) With the flagman waving the white flag revealing one lap remaining of the 100 lap Horn/Schindle Memorial A-Main at Williams Grove Speedway, race leader Chris Windom (98) threads a needle on the front straight away as he goes to the outside of lapped car David Byrne (40) with hard charger, the late Bryan Clauson (6) inches behind Windom.  (RIGHT) With double checkered flags waving, Chris Windom makes history at Williams Grove Speedway capturing the Horn/Schindle Memorial 100 lap A-Main event as the USAC's Silver Crown division returns to the Mechanicburg, PA's famed speedway after a 35 year hiatus...........ANOTHER HEIN BROTHERS' "ACTION" PHOTOGRAPHS

(LEFT) Neil Shepherd has the misfortune of barrel rolling over the outside third turn wall during the Silver Crown time trials at Williams Grove Speedway.  Despite of a bruised ego, Shepherd escaped uninjured from the wild ride.  (RIGHT) Racing once again under Williams Grove Speedway’s traditional bridge are the USAC’s Silver Crown Nationals division with Justin Grant (8) leading the pack of Johnny Heydenreich (90), Brady Bacon (48), Neil Shepherd (7), and Chris Fetter (89)...........ANOTHER HEIN BROTHERS' "ACTION" PHOTOGRAPHS

(LEFT) Backing it in hard through the turns at Williams Grove Speedway, the late Bryan Clauson manhandles his Silver Crown car with the throttle wide open burning his right rear tire,  (RIGHT) Charging to Mercer Raceway’s finish line with the checkered flag flying during a heat race action are the Limited Sprint Cars of George Hobaugh Jr (58), Michael Marano II (34M), Cody Bova (20B), and Justin Peck (2G)...........ANOTHER HEIN BROTHERS' "ACTION"                PHOTOGRAPHS 

(LEFT) Blasting through the turns, Pittsburgh, PA’s top notch driver Keith Barbara blasts out of the second corner during the ULMS Late Model event at Mercer Raceway.  (RIGHT) The RUSH (Semi) Late Models parade four wide through the third turn minutes before the start of their 30 lap A-Main event at Lernerville Speedway...........ANOTHER HEIN BROTHERS' "ACTION"          PHOTOGRAPHS 

(LEFT) Paul Habeck takes a nasty series of fast hard hitting flips during the Patriot Sprint A-Main event at Mercer Raceway.  Although, badly shaken, Habeck escapes without serious injuries.  (RIGHT) Dakota Schweikart (78) takes a series of flips during the Limited Sprint feature after going over the spun Harold Braden Jr (9) at Mercer Raceway. All drivers walked away without injuries..........ANOTHER HEIN BROTHERS' "ACTION" PHOTOGRAPHS

(LEFT & RIGHT) Scott Just takes a wild ride as he flips toward the outside wall of turn three during the Patriot Sprint heat race action at Mercer Raceway.  Although the car was badly damage, luckily driver Just walked away uninjured...........ANOTHER HEIN BROTHERS' "ACTION"          PHOTOGRAPHS 

(LEFT) A ball of flames erupt from the rear of Michael Maresca’s Modified during the BRP Big Block Modified event at Sharon Speedway.  Maresca escapes uninjured from the fire.  (RIGHT) The race for the lead position in the Modified feature at Lernerville Speedway resulted in contact as Mat Williamson (6) spins while Erick Rudolph (25) drives over the front end of Williamson.  No real damage was done with Williamson correct his situation and continues to lead the event winning the feature race...........ANOTHER HEIN BROTHERS' "ACTION”                       PHOTOGRAPHS

(LEFT) Brandon Spithaler have his hands full as he bicycles through the first turn at Sharon Speedway (RIGHT) while David Gravel in motion as he goes on to win the Lernerville Speedway’s World of Outlaw Sprint Cat A-Main event..........ANOTHER HEIN BROTHERS' "ACTION" PHOTOGRAPHS

(LEFT) Eventually A-Main winner, Jimmy Phelps blasts out the second turn at Sharon Speedway during the Super DIRTcar Big Block Modified invasion. (RIGHT) Blasting out of the second turn at Lernerville Speedway are the Sportsman Stocks of Bob Egley (30), Pat Hanley (380), Terry Young (28Y), Sadie Siegel (91), and Joey Zambotti (948)...........ANOTHER HEIN BROTHERS' "ACTION" PHOTOGRAPHS

  

(LEFT) The Sprint Cars parade four wide minutes before the start of the 40 lap World of Outlaw sanction A-Main at Lernerville Speedway.  (RIGHT) Charging through the fourth turn at Mercer Raceway are the 410 Sprint Cars of AJ Flick (2), Brent Matus (33), Scott Priester (15), Dan Shetler (7K), George Hobaugh (40), Brandon Matus (13), and Andy McKisson (0)...........ANOTHER HEIN BROTHERS' "ACTION" PHOTOGRAPHS

(LEFT) With only a few lap remaining in the Sprint feature while battling for the lead position, AJ Flick (2) ends up going hard into the front straight wall at Lernerville Speedway resulting with Flick taking a flip.  Flick walked away uninjured from the wicked ride.  (RIGHT)  Scott Priester goes hard into the fourth turn wall at Lernerville Speedway as the car erupted into flames and sparks.  Priester was taken to the Butler Hospital where it was eventually revealed in the ER that he suffered a break in the wrist and in both arms............ANOTHER HEIN BROTHERS' "ACTION" PHOTOGRAPHS

(LEFT) Battling through the turns at Lernerville Speedway are the Late Models of Mike Miller (81), Scott Gunn (7), John Flinner (48), and Matt Lux (111) (RIGHT) Micheal Lake goes over the Lernerville Speedway’s fourth turn banking resulting with Lake dangerously bicycling his Late Model on two wheels...........ANOTHER HEIN BROTHERS'"ACTION"  PHOTOGRAPHS

(LEFT) Hot dog Mat Williamson (6) leads the pack of Modifieds of Steve Feder (45), Rex King Sr (65), Jeremiah Shingledecker (37MD), and Tom Winkle (28) at Lernerville Speedway.  (RIGHT) On final lap of the Sprint feature, teenager Clay Riney takes a series of flips at Lernerville Speedway.  Riney walked away from the damaged car uninjured...........ANOTHER HEIN BROTHERS' "ACTION" PHOTOGRAPHS

(LEFT) Eventual A-Main winner, Daryn Pittman goes on to also set quick time during the NSL's Front Row Challenge at Southern Iowa Speedway stopping the clock at 15.196. (RIGHT) Charging to the finish line as flagman Doug Clark waves the double checkered flags, Jason Johnson (41) goes on to win the 2016 Knoxville Nationals with hard runner Donny Schatz (15) right behind him...........ANOTHER HEIN BROTHERS' "ACTION" PHOTOGRAPHS

 

(LEFT) A wildly excited Jason Johnson shouting to the moon as he stands behind his top wing with fireworks, fire balls, and papier mache fill the Iowa sky after capturing the Knoxville Nationals.  (RIGHT) A truly popular win with the fans, the 2016 Knoxville Nationals A-Main winner Jason Johnson poses with hard battled Maxim machine and his cherish winning trophy...........ANOTHER HEIN BROTHERS' "ACTION" PHOTOGRAPHS

(LEFT) Brian Swartzlander hard charge comes to an end as he is left with a smoking motor on the front straight away at Lernerville Speedway.  (RIGHT)  Chad Boespflug takes on the California’s clay track at Perris Auto Speedway...........ANOTHER HEIN BROTHERS' "ACTION" PHOTOGRAPHS

(LEFT) Disaster strikes during the Friday’s B-Main event at Perris Auto Speedway’s Oval Nationals as Tom Malcolm (5x) gets airborne while spinning out in the path of Colton Slack (3).  Despite of the beaten the cars took, all drivers escaped uninjured.  (RIGHT) Jon Stanbrough backs it in through the third turn at Perris Auto Speedway...........ANOTHER HEIN BROTHERS' "ACTION" PHOTOGRAPHS

 

(LEFT)  Heavy on the throttle, Damion Gardner blasts his way out second turn at Perris Auto Speedway in the Mark Alexander’s Spike chassis as he goes on to take the 21st Oval Nationals A-Main win.  (RIGHT) Racing with his shadow, Chris Gansen slug it out on the third turn at Perris Auto Speedway...........ANOTHER HEIN BROTHERS' "ACTION" PHOTOGRAPHS