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Kasey Kahne to Race in Kasey’s Kin

Kasey Kahne to Race in Kasey’s Kin...

3/17/2010
Bulls Gap, TN -- March 17, 2010 -- Kasey Kahne is the ultimate multi-tasker. Already a NASCAR superstar, a World of Outlaws car owner, and this weekend a World of Outlaws promoter, today Kahne announced he also will race in his Kasey’s King of Bulls Gap Presented By Budweiser on Friday and Saturday nights at Volunteer Speedway. This is all in addition to competing in NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide events during the day at Bristol Motor Speedway. “I’ve really been...more
Tony Veneziano
  • Tony Veneziano on Mar 18, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/17/2010
Tags: Joey Saldana, Volunteer Speedway, World of Outlaws
Stellar teamwork has prepared Plac

Stellar teamwork has prepared Plac...

3/18/2010
[i Media Release from Handy Racing Promotions] [b PLACERVILLE, CA -] A grader rumbles down the backstretch as the electronic scoreboard illuminates and the grandstand public address system bellows a series of tests through the air waves. Numerous fairground associates are busily cleaning up the effects of a long hard winter while concession workers stock hundreds of pounds of hot dogs, burgers and the ingredients for the infamous corn dogs. This scene has been...more
Bill Sullivan
  • Bill Sullivan on Mar 18, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/18/2010
Tags: Placerville Speedway, California Sprint Car Civil War Series, Winged Sprints
Knoxville Raceway Permits New Lega

Knoxville Raceway Permits New Lega...

3/19/2010
Knoxville, Iowa (March 19, 2010) Knoxville Raceway, in an attempt to make racing more affordable for its 410 c. i. racing division, has legalized new displacement criteria for engines. Known as the "Knoxville Open Sprint Engine", this Knoxville, Iowa track will allow 435 c. i. engines with a maximum displacement of 440 c. i. Certain restrictions will also apply. These changes will allow several other configurations in the works by engine builders and manufactures to...more
Knoxville Raceway
  • Knoxville Raceway on Mar 19, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/19/2010
Tags: Knoxville Raceway, Winged Sprints
McMahan returns to his roots for P

McMahan returns to his roots for P...

3/19/2010
[i By Bill Sullivan, Racing for the Troops] [b WEST SACRAMENTO, CA (3-18-10)-] In auto racing every driver has a special track in their heart that they long remember and always look forward to returning to. For Elk Grove's Bobby McMahan, one such track is Placerville Speedway. The veteran driver will return to the place where he began his sprint car racing career this Saturday night as one of two drivers representing the well known Racing for the Troops sprint car...more
Bill Sullivan
  • Bill Sullivan on Mar 19, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/19/2010
Tags: Bobby McMahan, Placerville Speedway, Winged Sprints
Returning to a Track He Knows: Pau

Returning to a Track He Knows: Pau...

3/19/2010
Bulls Gap, TN—March 19, 2010—Growing up in California, Paul McMahan had the chance to race at his home state tracks quite a bite with the World of Outlaws. Having called the Nashville, Tenn. area home for the last several years, it’s not very often that McMahan gets to race close to home anymore. McMahan will have an opportunity this weekend as the World of Outlaws return to Volunteer Speedway in Bulls Gap, Tenn. for Kasey’s King of Bulls Gap Presented By Budweiser,...more
Tony Veneziano
  • Tony Veneziano on Mar 19, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/19/2010
Tags: Paul McMahan, Volunteer Speedway, Winged Sprints
Local artist Shauna Lea to lead op

Local artist Shauna Lea to lead op...

3/20/2010
[i Media Release from Handy Racing Promotions] [b PLACERVILLE, CA -] The track has been groomed to perfection, most of the competitors have loaded their haulers and are prepared to begin the 2010 racing season at Placerville Speedway Saturday night in grand fashion with the Hoosier Tires Civil War Race Series. Just prior to the much anticipated first green flag of the season the National Anthem will be performed live by local artist Shauna Lea of Shingle Springs. A...more
Bill Sullivan
  • Bill Sullivan on Mar 20, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/20/2010
Tags: Winged Sprints
Herman Klein takes opening Civil W

Herman Klein takes opening Civil W...

3/21/2010
[i By Bill Sullivan, Handy Racing Promotions Inc.] [b PLACERVILLE, CA (3-20-10)-] Sacramento's Herman Klein drove his way to victory in Placerville Speedway' Saturday night. Klein won the 30-lap Hoosier Racing Tires Civil War Feature event in the season opener for Placerville's Red Hawk Casino, Coors Light, Pepsi Cola, Riebes Auto Parts championship season. Placerville's much anticipated season opener drew a huge crowd to the El Dorado County Fairgrounds Saturday...more
Bill Sullivan
  • Bill Sullivan on Mar 21, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/21/2010
Tags: Herman Klein, Placerville Speedway, Winged Sprints
Placerville gears up for big night

Placerville gears up for big night...

3/21/2010
[i By Bill Sullivan, Handy Racing Promotions, Inc.] [b PLACERVILLE, CA –] In the wake of a highly successful season opener last Saturday night, Handy Racing Promotions and Placerville Speedway is preparing for it's second high profile event of the season this Saturday, March 27. The firebreathing 410 cubic inch powered sprint cars are headed to town to open the 2010 racing season for the highly competitive Golden State Challenge King of California Sprint Car Series The...more
Bill Sullivan
  • Bill Sullivan on Mar 21, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/21/2010
Tags: Tyler Walker, Placerville Speedway, Golden State Challenge
TBARA VISIT TO FIVE FLAGS SPEEDWAY

TBARA VISIT TO FIVE FLAGS SPEEDWAY...

3/19/2010
[i PENSCAOLA, Fla. ]- The Tampa Bay Area Racing Ass'n. made their first of two planned visits this season to the fast half mile of Five Flags Speedway Friday night and it was Joey Aguilar the victor in the 30 lap sprint car feature after a wire to wire run from the pole position. Aguilar paced the 21 car field at the drop of the green flag over fellow front row starter Ben Fritz and Bo Hartley. The man on the move was Shane Butler as he worked through traffic from his...more
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  • administrator on Mar 22, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/19/2010
Tags: Shane Butler, Bo Hartley, Joey Aguilar
Standing On Top: Jason Meyers Wins

Standing On Top: Jason Meyers Wins...

3/20/2010
[b Standing On Top: Jason Meyers Wins Finale of Kasey’s King of Bulls Gap Presented By Budweiser & Takes World of Outlaws Point Lead] [i Bulls Gap, TN— March 20, 2010] Jason Meyers has had one of the most consistent starts of any driver on the World of Outlaws circuit this season and on Saturday night that consistency paid off as he not only picked up his third win of the year but also took the lead in the series championship standings as well, as he was victorious in...more
Tony Veneziano
  • Tony Veneziano on Mar 22, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/20/2010
Tags: Sam Hafertepe, Joey Saldana, Jason Meyers
Another New Point Leader: Jason Me

Another New Point Leader: Jason Me...

3/21/2010
[b Another New Point Leader: Jason Meyers Becomes Fourth Driver in 2010 to Hold the Top Spot] Concord, NC— March 21, 2010—In what is shaping up to be another of the most competitive seasons in World of Outlaws history, there was yet another change at the top of the series championship standings following the two night Kasey’s King of Bulls Gap Presented By Budweiser at Volunteer Speedway over the weekend. Jason Meyers moved into the top spot following his win on...more
Tony Veneziano
  • Tony Veneziano on Mar 22, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/21/2010
Tags: Jason Meyers, World of Outlaws, Winged Sprints
World of Outlaws Wrap-Up: Kasey’s

World of Outlaws Wrap-Up: Kasey’s...

3/22/2010
[i Concord, NC— March 22, 2010—] Another King at the track: “The King” Richard Petty was in attendance on Friday night at Volunteer Speedway for the opener of Kasey’s King of Bulls Gap Presented By Budweiser. The racing legend saw his driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Kasey Kahne, set a new track record in qualifying in his first 410-sprint car race of 2010, which was also his first visit to Volunteer Speedway. Petty, who won seven NASCAR titles and 200 races...more
Tony Veneziano
  • Tony Veneziano on Mar 22, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/22/2010
Tags: Joey Saldana, Jason Meyers, Volunteer Speedway
Kasey Kahne's Showdown for the Bud

Kasey Kahne's Showdown for the Bud...

3/22/2010
[i Kasey's King of LaSalle Presented By Budweiser set for July 8] CONCORD, N.C. - March 22, 2010 - At Kasey's King of Bulls Gap Presented By Budweiser Friday at Volunteer Speedway, Kasey Kahne and World Racing Group officials announced the four-race Showdown for the Bud Crown featuring the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series will conclude on July 8 with Kasey's King of LaSalle Presented By Budweiser at LaSalle (Ill.) Speedway outside of Chicago. Following the first two...more
Tony Veneziano
  • Tony Veneziano on Mar 23, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/22/2010
Tags: LaSalle Speedway, World of Outlaws, Winged Sprints
Brian Brown - Short Night/Short We

Brian Brown - Short Night/Short We...

3/23/2010
(Bill W) March 23, 2010 – It was a short night for Brian Brown at the Lucas Oil ASCS National opener at the Devil’s Bowl in Mesquite, Texas. Friday night’s show would be the only race of the weekend with Mother Nature hovering over the Dallas area on Saturday. Brian will weigh his options for racing action the next couple weeks. Things started well enough in the draw. “We started off the first ASCS National race with a good draw, that’s for sure,” says the Grain...more
Bill Wright
  • Bill Wright on Mar 23, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/23/2010
Tags: Brian Brown, Devil's Bowl Speedway, ASCS National
Racing for the Troops sprint team

Racing for the Troops sprint team...

3/23/2010
[i By Bill Sullivan, Racing for the Troops] [b WEST SACRAMENTO, CA] – In the season to come, the Racing for the Troops sprint car team has made it loud and clear that they will race a California outlaw style schedule and travel to various tracks throughout the year. However, this weekend the camouflaged winged warriors are returning to Placerville Speedway for the second straight week of competition. After a solid run at Placerville Speedway last week for the Civil War...more
Bill Sullivan
  • Bill Sullivan on Mar 23, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/23/2010
Tags: Placerville Speedway, California Sprint Car Civil War Series, Golden State Challenge
Rocket Hockett - Better Start at t

Rocket Hockett - Better Start at t...

3/23/2010
(Bill W) March 23, 2010 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway has not been kind over the years to “The Rocket” Jesse Hockett. In particular, the opener for the Lucas Oil ASCS National Series in 2009 saw him miss the feature event on both nights. Last Friday was different, as the Warsaw, Missouri driver took the VKCC Motorsports #75 to a seventh place finish. The ASCS opener came with 63 cars in the pits. It was deemed a one-night affair on Friday, with forecasts for the Dallas...more
Bill Wright
  • Bill Wright on Mar 23, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/23/2010
Tags: Jesse Hockett, Devil's Bowl Speedway, ASCS National
Wednesdays with Wayne - Home Cooki

Wednesdays with Wayne - Home Cooki...

3/24/2010
(Bill W) March 24, 2010 – Sixty-three of the best in the 360 business may intimidate some, but not Wayne Johnson. Despite a mediocre draw and a run through the B main, he charged from 18th to finish second in the opener for the Lucas Oil ASCS National Series at the Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas on Friday. It looks like he will have this weekend off of racing and return to the wheel of the Channing Zierolf Motorsports #c41 for some ASCS-Gulf South action on...more
Bill Wright
  • Bill Wright on Mar 24, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/24/2010
Tags: Wayne Johnson, Devil's Bowl Speedway, ASCS National
Knoxville Raceway to Release Furth

Knoxville Raceway to Release Furth...

3/23/2010
For Immediate Release [i March 26,2010 Contact: John McCoy - johnm@knoxvilleraceway.com] Knoxville, Iowa - Due to the interest being shown in the building of the “Knoxville Open Sprint Engine”, it was decided by Knoxville Raceway officials that a more complete set of technical rules regarding the heads was needed. It is hoped that these specifications will be made public within the next week. According to John McCoy, Competition Director at Knoxville, “It...more
Knoxville Raceway
  • Knoxville Raceway on Mar 24, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/23/2010
Tags: Knoxville Raceway, Winged Sprints
A Look Ahead: Inaugural Event at T

A Look Ahead: Inaugural Event at T...

3/23/2010
[b A Look Ahead: Inaugural Event at Tri-State Speedway on April 10 Begins 18 Consecutive Weekends of Racing for the World of Outlaws] Concord, NC— March 23, 2010—Following a very busy month and a half to open the 2010 season that took the World of Outlaws from coast-to-coast and six different tracks, most of the teams on the tour have returned to their shops to prepare for the heart of the season, which will begin on April 10 with the series inaugural visit to...more
Tony Veneziano
  • Tony Veneziano on Mar 24, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/23/2010
Tags: Steve Kinser, Joey Saldana, Jason Meyers
Cody Darrah Continues to Recover f

Cody Darrah Continues to Recover f...

3/24/2010
Concord, NC— March 24, 2010—Cody Darrah received the best medicine he could over the weekend as he continues to recover from a broken left leg and that was to be at the race track with the entire Kasey Kahne Racing squad including his car owner Kahne himself. Darrah took in both nights of Kasey’s King of Bulls Gap Presented By Budweiser last Friday and Saturday, at Volunteer Speedway, an event which was being promoted by his car owner. The 20-year old from Red Lion,...more
Tony Veneziano
  • Tony Veneziano on Mar 24, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/24/2010
Tags: Cody Darrah, World of Outlaws, Winged Sprints
Alissa Geving returns to Placervil

Alissa Geving returns to Placervil...

3/24/2010
Nation's youngest female champion invited to pre-race meet and greet in downtown Placerville [i By Bill Sullivan/Sullivan Images Media] [b PLACERVILLE, CA (3-27-10)] – After strapping into a sprint car for the first time of the season one week ago, 18-year-old Alissa Geving will return to the high banks of Placerville Speedway this Saturday night for another high profile series opener. Geving will be behind the wheel of her 410 cubic inch powered Tillet Tool-Matt...more
Bill Sullivan
  • Bill Sullivan on Mar 24, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/24/2010
Tags: Alissa Geving, Placerville Speedway, Golden State Challenge
Geving sheds the Placerville monke

Geving sheds the Placerville monke...

3/28/2010
[i By Bill Sullivan/Sullivan Images Media] [b PLACERVILLE, CA (3-27-10)] – Over the past two season's Penngrove's Alissa Geving has competed on a number of different racetracks in California, North Carolina and Oklahoma. In her young successful racing career one of her more challenging tracks has always been the high banked Placerville Speedway bullring. After Saturday's Golden State Challenge Series opener, 18-year-old Geving sees the red clay bullring in a different...more
Bill Sullivan
  • Bill Sullivan on Mar 28, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/28/2010
Tags: Alissa Geving, Placerville Speedway, Winged Sprints
Brad Doty Classic Tickets Now Avai

Brad Doty Classic Tickets Now Avai...

3/29/2010
The Ohio Logistics 22nd Annual Brad Doty Classic presented by Racing Optics will be Limaland Motorsports Park’s premier event for the 2010 season. Tickets are now on sale for this historic race. The ticket order hotline number is 419-998-3199. Tickets can be ordered by phone between 9:00 am and 3:30 pm Monday – Thursday or at the track box office on Friday nights during the racing season. The Classic will be contested on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. Ticket prices are: •...more
Bob Fricke
  • Bob Fricke on Mar 29, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/29/2010
Tags: Limaland Motorsports Park, Winged Sprints
Joey Saldana Has Successful Surger

Joey Saldana Has Successful Surger...

3/28/2010
[b Joey Saldana Has Successful Surgery on Broken Left Hand: Expects to be Ready for Event at Tri-State Speedway on April 10] Concord, NC— March 26, 2010—Joey Saldana had successful surgery today on his broken left hand in Indianapolis to insert 10 screws and a plate to help regain full range of motion, following a very hard crash last Saturday night at Volunteer Speedway after getting caught up in a chain reaction accident after an early race red flag. Saldana will use...more
Tony Veneziano
  • Tony Veneziano on Mar 29, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/28/2010
Tags: Joey Saldana, World of Outlaws, Winged Sprints
Knoxville Raceway Amends "Sprint E

Knoxville Raceway Amends "Sprint E...

3/29/2010
3/27/2010 - Knoxville, Iowa - After several days of talking to engine builders and manufacturers across the country, Knoxville Raceway officials have decided to implement the following addition to the rules for the new "Open Sprint Engine." The 3.750" maximum intake face height from deck to valve cover rail is the latest criteria to be added. According to John McCoy, Knoxville Competition Director, “With this change we feel this will help keep costs in check. We...more
Knoxville Raceway
  • Knoxville Raceway on Mar 29, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/29/2010
Tags: Knoxville Raceway, Winged Sprints
Gardner Seeks First Win This Weeke

Gardner Seeks First Win This Weeke...

3/29/2010
There could be 10 or more former Eldora Speedway USAC Sprint car winners in this weekend’s “Coca-Cola Spring Classic” field at the half-mile dirt oval, but AMSOIL National Sprint Car point leader Damion Gardner won’t be one of them. Gardner has never won at Eldora but he’ll try to break that drought when the series visits Tony Stewart’s track Friday and Saturday for this year’s version of the “Don Branson/Jud Larson Classic.” Gardner, of Concord, Calif., has won four...more
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  • administrator on Mar 29, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/29/2010
Tags: Damion Gardner, Eldora Speedway, USAC National Sprint Cars
McMahan drives Racing for the Troo

McMahan drives Racing for the Troo...

3/29/2010
[i By Bill Sullivan, Racing for the Troops] [b PLACERVILLE, CA ] – For Elk Grove's Bobby McMahan, returning to Placerville Speedway in a 410 cubic inch powered sprint car mirrors a professional quarter-back returning to his Alma mater for a Friday night high school game where he is welcomed with open arms to the place where his successful career was berthed. For McMahan, racing was his sport growing up and Placerville was his arena when he was just 16 years old....more
Bill Sullivan
  • Bill Sullivan on Mar 29, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/29/2010
Tags: Bobby McMahan, Silver Dollar Speedway, Winged Sprints
ASCS Tuesday’s Top Ten

ASCS Tuesday’s Top Ten

3/30/2010
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (March 30, 2010) – As another month of March fades into the record books and a new April dawns, a piping-hot, new edition of ASCS Tuesday Top Ten rolls off the presses. Compiled of ten random items of varying degrees of relevance or lack thereof, TTT is presented in typically random order. Proceed… Swingers – Regional action has taken place over each of the past three Arizona Saturday nights, including a pair of wingless ASCS Canyon...more
Lonnie Wheatley
  • Lonnie Wheatley on Mar 30, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/30/2010
Tags: ASCS National, Winged Sprints
Terrell rallies back from damaging

Terrell rallies back from damaging...

3/30/2010
[i By Bill Sullivan, Sullivan Images Media] SEBASTOPOL, CA 03-30-10 - After a damaging accident in the Civil War Series opener at Placerville Speedway two weeks ago, Sebastopol's Bradley Terrell is ready to return to his hometown track this weekend to begin his run at the 2010 Petaluma Speedway All Pro Sprint Car Championship. "It's been a very long, costly couple of weeks for us," said Terrell. "The crash at Placerville tore things up pretty bad and we just got the...more
Bill Sullivan
  • Bill Sullivan on Mar 30, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/30/2010
Tags: Bradley Terrell, Petaluma Speedway, Winged Sprints
Hunt Magnetos Wingless Shootout Se

Hunt Magnetos Wingless Shootout Se...

3/30/2010
[i By Bill Sullivan, Handy Racing Promotions Media Relations] [b CHICO, CA] – As Silver Dollar Speedway opens it's 2010 Feather Falls Casino Championship season this Friday night it will mark the opening of one of Northern California's newest regional championship campaigns as well. The much anticipated Joe Hunt Magnetos Wingless Sprint Car Shootout Series opens its campaign on the banks of Silver Dollar Speedway. The Joe Hunt Magnetos Wingless Shootout Series is new...more
Bill Sullivan
  • Bill Sullivan on Mar 30, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/30/2010
Tags: Silver Dollar Speedway, Winged Sprints
Elk Grove's Billy Strange set to r

Elk Grove's Billy Strange set to r...

3/30/2010
[i By Bill Sullivan/Sullivan Images Media] [b PLACERVILLE, CA (3-30-10)] – Second generation open wheel racer Billy Strange of Elk Grove, California is set to begin the 2010 winged sprint car racing season. Strange is geared up and planning to compete in a number of different Northern California venues in the season to come aboard his Strange Motorsports #28x sprint car. "I'm looking forward to the new racing season," said Strange, who enters his third consecutive year...more
Bill Sullivan
  • Bill Sullivan on Mar 30, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/30/2010
Tags: Billy Strange, Winged Sprints
Red Hawk Championship Series begin

Red Hawk Championship Series begin...

3/31/2010
[i Winged Sprint Cars, Late Models and Pure Stocks return to chase coveted track titles] [i By Bill Sullivan, Handy Racing Promotions Media Relations] [b PLACERVILLE, CA] – The 2010 Red Hawk Casino Championship point racing season is set to begin this Saturday night at Placerville Speedway. After two preseason events, the quarter-mile clay oval at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds is ready for the weekly multi division program to bring thrills and spills to thousands of...more
Bill Sullivan
  • Bill Sullivan on Mar 31, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/31/2010
Tags: Placerville Speedway, Winged Sprints
Lucas Oil Sprint Cars on Deck: Kil

Lucas Oil Sprint Cars on Deck: Kil...

3/31/2010
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (March 31, 2010) – The chase for the 2010 Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars presented by K&N Filters $60,000 championship got under way successfully at Devil’s Bowl Speedway less than two weeks ago, even if Mother Nature did her part in throwing a curve ball at the season opener. Now, action resumes in earnest when the Lucas Oil Sprint Cars return to action with a pair of events next weekend in Texas and Arkansas, testing the mettle of the series...more
Lonnie Wheatley
  • Lonnie Wheatley on Mar 31, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/31/2010
Tags: Sammy Swindell, Gary Wright, Travis Rilat
Front Row Challenge/Ultimate Chall

Front Row Challenge/Ultimate Chall...

3/30/2010
(Bill W) March 31, 2010 – Remaining tickets for the Musco Lighting Front Row Challenge presented by Casey’s General Stores and the Casey’s General Stores USAC Ultimate Challenge presented by Don Long’s Searsboro Telephone Company are up for grabs! You can purchase your tickets for both events by calling McTwo Promotions at 515-957-0020, Tuesday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Infield party passes will be $25 and may be purchased in advance as well. The events...more
Bill Wright
  • Bill Wright on Mar 31, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/30/2010
Tags: Terry McCarl, Southern Iowa Speedway, Winged Sprints
Consistent Start to 2010 Has Jason

Consistent Start to 2010 Has Jason...

3/31/2010
Concord, NC— March 31, 2010—Jason Meyers said before heading to Florida to open the 2010 World of Outlaws season that he didn’t need to set the world on fire in the Sunshine State, but rather was looking to be consistent each night, set a tone for the year and most importantly build a strong foundation for the entire nine month, 70-plus race campaign. He did exactly that, finishing a very solid fourth on opening night with a very stout field of cars in attendance and...more
Tony Veneziano
  • Tony Veneziano on Mar 31, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/31/2010
Tags: Jason Meyers, World of Outlaws, Winged Sprints
ASCS Canyon Region Inks Perris Dat

ASCS Canyon Region Inks Perris Dat...

4/1/2010
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (March 31, 2010) – The American Sprint Car Series already sanctions Sprint Car racing events from Florida to New York and Arizona to Washington state, covering the vast majority of the United States. Now, the popular series is set to encroach upon California soil for the first time with the announcement of a pair of ASCS Canyon Region events at the PAS, Perris Auto Speedway in Perris, CA. The lone wingless series under the ASCS banner, the...more
Lonnie Wheatley
  • Lonnie Wheatley on Apr 01, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/1/2010
Tags: Perris Auto Speedway, ASCS Canyon Regional, Winged Sprints
50 Laps for the 50th Goodyear Knox

50 Laps for the 50th Goodyear Knox...

3/31/2010
For Immediate Release Contact: Brian Stickel March 31, 2010 Knoxville, Iowa – The votes are in and the poll has been tallied. Fifty laps is the clear winner with 62% of the total votes for the 50th Goodyear Knoxville Nationals presented by Lucas Oil. Thirty laps received 34% while forty came in a distant third with just 4% of the votes. “The 50th Knoxville Nationals is a...more
administrator
  • administrator on Apr 01, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/31/2010
Tags: Knoxville Raceway, Winged Sprints
Brian Brown - Back to South Texas!

Brian Brown - Back to South Texas!

4/2/2010
(Bill W) April 2, 2010 – The trip to south Texas worked good the first time, so why not do it again? The Brian Brown Racing FVP #21 team is back in the Lone Star State for this weekend’s ASCS-Gulf South action in Beaumont and Baylands. Both events carry a winner’s share of $3,000. Tonight the series takes to the Golden Triangle Raceway Park near Beaumont. Brian had a top ten finish there early in March in his first outing of the year. The next night, he tasted...more
Bill Wright
  • Bill Wright on Apr 02, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/2/2010
Tags: Brian Brown, Battleground Speedway, ASCS National
Terry McCarl Looks Forward to Retu

Terry McCarl Looks Forward to Retu...

4/2/2010
Jackson, MN— April 2, 2010—While Knoxville Raceway will always be his home track, Jackson Speedway in Minnesota is a home away from home for Terry McCarl, especially since he has been driving for a Minnesota-based team for the last couple of seasons. In addition, he has been very successful at the half-mile over the years, winning seven times and has come close to winning with the World of Outlaws on a couple of occasions at Jackson. McCarl will have another chance to...more
Tony Veneziano
  • Tony Veneziano on Apr 02, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/2/2010
Tags: Terry McCarl, World of Outlaws, Winged Sprints
ASCS Gulf South Rained Out at GTRP

ASCS Gulf South Rained Out at GTRP

4/2/2010
BEAUMONT, Texas (April 2, 2010) – Friday night’s scheduled ASCS Gulf South event at the Golden Triangle Raceway Park was rained out. The ASCS Gulf South Region moves on to Baytown’s Houston Raceway Park for Saturday night’s Inaugural $3,000-to-win Lone Star Shootout. Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.
Lonnie Wheatley
  • Lonnie Wheatley on Apr 04, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/2/2010
Tags: Golden Triangle Raceway Park, ASCS Gulf South Region, Winged Sprints
Jason Johnson Cashes In with ASCS

Jason Johnson Cashes In with ASCS...

4/4/2010
Lonnie Wheatley, BAYTOWN, Texas (April 3, 2010) – Jason Johnson got a much-needed win by wiring the field in Saturday night’s 25-lap American Sprint Car Series Gulf South Region main event to top the Inaugural Lone Star Shootout at Houston Raceway Park. The Ragin’ Cajun’s 23rd career ASCS Gulf South triumph and 73rd overall ASCS victory was the first for the newly-formed Jason Johnson Racing team in just its second night of competition after debuting in the recent...more
Lonnie Wheatley
  • Lonnie Wheatley on Apr 04, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/4/2010
Tags: Jason Johnson, Royal Purple Raceway, ASCS Gulf South Region
Hollywood Herrera Stars in ASCS So

Hollywood Herrera Stars in ASCS So...

4/4/2010
Lonnie Wheatley, TUCSON, Ariz. (April 3, 2010) – Johnny Herrera dropped in on the ASCS Southwest Region at USA Raceway on Saturday night with familiar results by racing to victory lane in the evening’s nightcap. While two-time and defending series champion Rick Ziehl set the early pace, Herrera took command following a restart and charged to the checkered flag unabated for the sixth time in as many ASCS Southwest starts over the past two seasons. The Albuquerque racer...more
Lonnie Wheatley
  • Lonnie Wheatley on Apr 04, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/4/2010
Tags: Johnny Herrera, Joshua Hodges, Calvin Landis
Brian Brown – Another Podium Run!

Brian Brown – Another Podium Run!

4/5/2010
(Bill W) April 5, 2010 – It was another strong run for the Brian Brown Racing FVP #21 race team on Saturday at Houston Raceway Park with the ASCS-Gulf South series. Unfortunately, rain hit Beaumont, Texas to cancel Friday action, but Brian bounced back to finish third in Saturday’s contest. The event near Baylands, Texas drew quite a crowd due to some unique promotion that the Grain Valley, Missouri driver would like to see more of. Brian was very impressed. “I’m...more
Bill Wright
  • Bill Wright on Apr 05, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/5/2010
Tags: Brian Brown, Royal Purple Raceway, ASCS National
Golden State or bust; Alissa Gevin

Golden State or bust; Alissa Gevin...

4/5/2010
Two time Petaluma Champion will pass on third title run to join Golden State Challenge Series [i By Bill Sullivan/Sullivan Images Media] [b PENNGOVE, CA (4-8-10)] – As young adults, most of us have made major decisions that later shaped our lives in one form or another. Monday evening, Penngrove's Alissa Geving made such a decision that could very well accelerate her racing career to all new levels. Geving has announced she will forego her quest for a third straight...more
Bill Sullivan
  • Bill Sullivan on Apr 05, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/5/2010
Tags: Alissa Geving, Golden State Challenge, Winged Sprints
Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series Record

Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series Record...

4/6/2010
[i Lone Star Speedway & I-30 Speedway on Tap this Weekend!] Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (April 5, 2010) - In 18 previous years of racing action, on only one occasion has a driver reeled off five consecutive Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters feature wins in a row. When the Lucas Oil Sprint Cars take to Texas and Arkansas ovals this weekend, Sammy Swindell will have the opportunity to tie the five in-a-row mark established by four-time series...more
Lonnie Wheatley
  • Lonnie Wheatley on Apr 06, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/6/2010
Tags: Sammy Swindell, Tony Bruce, Lone Star Speedway
World of Outlaws News & Notes

World of Outlaws News & Notes

4/5/2010
Winning at home: Brian Ellenberger used a rare off weekend from World of Outlaws action to get in a race at his home track of Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pennsylvania. The native of nearby Butler won a thrilling duel over multi-time Lernerville track champion Ed Lynch Jr., who is also the winningest sprint car driver in the history of the track. For Ellenberger it was his fourth career win at the four-tenths-mile where the World of Outlaws will compete two separate...more
Tony Veneziano
  • Tony Veneziano on Apr 06, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/5/2010
Tags: Jason Meyers, Brian Ellenberger, Lucas Wolfe
Billy Strange hopes to overcome tr

Billy Strange hopes to overcome tr...

4/6/2010
[i By Bill Sullivan/Sullivan Images Media] [b PETALUMA, CA (4-5-10)] – For Elk Grove's Billy Strange, Petaluma Speedway is a track where he has experienced very little in the way of success in his racing career. This Saturday, the second generation open wheel driver is looking to change the history of his statistics at the North Bay oval as he begins his 2010 racing season in the California Sprint Car Civil War Race Series. "Petaluma hasn't been too kind to me," mused...more
Bill Sullivan
  • Bill Sullivan on Apr 06, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/6/2010
Tags: Billy Strange, Petaluma Speedway, Winged Sprints
Terrell ready to start Petaluma Sp

Terrell ready to start Petaluma Sp...

4/6/2010
[i By Bill Sullivan, Sullivan Images Media] [b SEBASTOPOL, CA 4-5-10] - After a scurry to rebuild his car for last week's All Pro point season opener, Sebastopol's Bradley Terrell had a little help from mother nature to delay his start to the year at his hometown track. After a rain out last week, Terrell has extra time to put the finishing touches on the recently damaged #43 sprint car and is ready to take the green flag in Saturday's Civil War event at Petaluma...more
Bill Sullivan
  • Bill Sullivan on Apr 06, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/6/2010
Tags: Bradley Terrell, Petaluma Speedway, California Sprint Car Civil War Series
ASCS Tuesday Top Ten

ASCS Tuesday Top Ten

4/7/2010
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (April 6, 2010) – Yet another Tuesday means yet another edition of Tuesday Top Ten, detailing ten random items of varying degrees of relevance and/or interest from recent ASCS happenings. Straggle on in… Tuned Up – What better way to tune up for this coming weekend’s Lucas Oil ASCS National events at Kilgore’s Lone Star Speedway and Little Rock’s I-30 Speedway than by storming to that first feature win of the year? That’s exactly what...more
Lonnie Wheatley
  • Lonnie Wheatley on Apr 07, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/7/2010
Tags: I-30 Speedway, Lone Star Speedway, ASCS National
At a Glance: WoO Return to Oklahom

At a Glance: WoO Return to Oklahom...

4/6/2010
[i Concord, NC—April 5, 2010—] WHAT •The World of Outlaws return to Oklahoma for the first time since 2005 with an inaugural event at Tri-State Speedway in Pocola on Saturday, April 10. Following a two week break in the schedule, the event at Tri-State Speedway in Pocola opens a stretch of 18 consecutive weekends that will see the World of Outlaws in action. Jason Meyers leads the series back to Oklahoma with a five point lead in the championship standings over 20-time...more
Tony Veneziano
  • Tony Veneziano on Apr 07, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/6/2010
Tags: Tri-State Speedway, World of Outlaws, Winged Sprints
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