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I-80 Spring Meltdown 2,000 to win

I-80 Spring Meltdown 2,000 to win...

12/23/2014
Looks like a great way to start off the Sprintcar Racing season in Nebraska, with a double header @ I-80 Speedway 2,000 to win 350.00 to start both nights. April 3rd and April 4th can't get here fast enough!!!
Champion Racing Oil Announces 2015

Champion Racing Oil Announces 2015...

12/27/2014
Champion Racing Oil Announces 2015 “ELITE RACER” Program Offering one of the most comprehensive racing programs in the motorsports industry, Champion Racing Oil has announced the details for their 2015 “ELITE RACER” Program, providing support for participants in almost every recognized sanctioned racing event in North America and Canada. Karl Dedolph, Director of Racing & Performance Products for Champion Oil, announced today, “The Champion 2015 “ELITE RACER” Program...more
End of season update

End of season update

12/29/2014
Bitner Wraps Up Successful 2014; Readies for a Strong 2015 TRENTON, N.J. - With the 2015 season right around the corner, Mark Bitner Motorsports takes a moment to reflect on the end of 2014 before looking forward to next year. Bitner and company wrapped up the season just a few weeks after picking up a win at the New Egypt Speedway on August 23. Bitner led the entire feature in the NERS 305 division for the victory after winning the heat race. He finished the month...more
Awards Banquet !

Awards Banquet !

1/2/2015
We are now taking ticket orders for the banquet, We can also take your membership fee of 50.00 to join the Nebraska 360 sprint series We will need your ticket orders and money sent in by January 19th to give the caterers a head count. mail to: Nebraska 360 sprints 3338 west Broadway Council Bluffs , Ia 51501 The Carpetland Nebraska 360 Sprints Banquet: Everyone is cordially invited to attend the banquet, When: January 24th 2015 Where: Red Ceadar Lounge 126 S. 4th ST....more
United Racing Club Welcomes Safty-

United Racing Club Welcomes Safty-...

1/10/2015
The Unted Racing Club is extremely proud to announce their new partnership with Safety- Kleen. Safety-Kleen has given the United Racing Club a large amount of product to hand out throughout the year to its members. Safety- Kleen is the largest re-refiner of used oil and provider of parts cleaning services in North America. There broad selection of environmentally responsible products and services ensure the proper collection, processing, re-refining, recycling and...more
Park Jefferson Speedway accepting

Park Jefferson Speedway accepting...

1/12/2015
If you are looking for a career in the racing and sports industry, obtaining an internship with the Park Jefferson Speedway is an excellent way to start your career in this fast paced, exciting industry! Park Jefferson Speedway and AtoZ Promotions offer several different internship opportunities that will help you gain valuable experience to prepare you for the next step in your career. Park Jefferson has both full time and part time internships available. Interested...more
United Racing Club meeting at Moto

United Racing Club meeting at Moto...

1/15/2015
We are having a General Membership Meeting at Motorsports on Jan. 24th @ 3:30 in the meeting rooms.
JASON JOHNSON NAMED NORTH AMERICAN

JASON JOHNSON NAMED NORTH AMERICAN...

1/16/2015
KNOXVILLE, IOWA (January 15, 2015) - Jason Johnson of Eunice, Louisiana, was voted the 2014 “Driver of the Year” by the North American 360 Sprint Car Poll voting panel of media members, promoters, sanctioning officials and manufacturers for the sixth time. Johnson, the American Sprint Car Series (ASCS) national tour champion, earned eight (8) of the eighteen (18) first-place ballots cast in the year-end poll. Jason & Bobbi Johnson earned their fourth “Team of the Year”...more
Park Jefferson To Remain Unsanctio

Park Jefferson To Remain Unsanctio...

1/17/2015
We are excited to let our drivers know that we will remain unsanctioned for 2015. We feel this will allow drivers from all over the area to participate in races at Park Jefferson this year. Our rules package will closely follow Raceway Park's rules and any driver who is within the rules to race at Raceway Park will be legal to race at Park Jefferson. In addition, we will have our Bomber rules, formerly Thunder Cars, ready prior to the end of the month. As stated...more
Last Day to order Banquet Tickets

Last Day to order Banquet Tickets

1/19/2015
Remember this is the last day to order Banquet tickets, we need to let Valentinos know how many to feed!
SAMMY SWINDELL NAMED 2014 RECIPIEN

SAMMY SWINDELL NAMED 2014 RECIPIEN...

1/17/2015
KNOXVILLE, IOWA (January 17, 2015) - Champion sprint car driver Sammy Swindell of Tennessee has been named the recipient of the 2014 “Thomas J. Schmeh Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Sport” by all three voting panels of the North American Sprint Car Poll. According to poll founder and current National Sprint Car Museum curator Tom Schmeh, after whom the award was permanently named back in May, “The poll’s Outstanding Contribution Award is the museum...more
Kyle Bellm Set to Tackle ASCS Nati

Kyle Bellm Set to Tackle ASCS Nati...

1/21/2015
Lonnie Wheatley, NIXA, Mo. (January 21, 2015) – Kyle Bellm has known all along that he wanted to make a run at National points somewhere along the way. It was just a matter of when. The time is now, as the accomplished 24-year-old Regional racer from Nixa, Missouri, will step up to take on the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour in 2015. It will mark Bellm’s first run at the $60,000 ASCS National championship. “It’s something I’ve always wanted to do,” Bellm explained. Newly...more
Season Tickets on Sale!

Season Tickets on Sale!

1/27/2015
Season Tickets for the 2015 Grays Harbor Racing Series are now on sale! Season tickets will be good for ALL 2015 events. Why buy a season ticket?? • Save $$$ over buying individual tickets • Guarantee your same reserved seat all season no matter what time you arrive • No waiting in line to purchase tickets, walk straight to the front of the line • 10% off merchandise at our souvenir stand • Nightly prize drawings for our season ticket VIPs Tickets info and prices are...more
World of Outlaws, King of the West

World of Outlaws, King of the West...

1/27/2015
Top racers from the Golden State will battle 'The Greatest Show on Dirt' at historic venues this spring in California CONCORD, N.C. - Jan. 27, 2015 - For the first time in their history, the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series and the King of the West Series will co-sanction two weekend events this spring. Together the two series will sanction the races on Friday and Saturday, March 13-14, at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif., and the Wine Country Outlaw Showdown on...more
Brian Brown – Ronald Laney Memoria

Brian Brown – Ronald Laney Memoria...

1/27/2015
Brian Brown – Ronald Laney Memorial in Florida up Next! (Bill W) January 27, 2015 – The Brian Brown Racing Casey’s General Stores/FVP #21 team is readying for the upcoming Ronald Laney Memorial at East Bay Raceway Park near Tampa, Florida February 19-21. They wrapped up the “Winter Heat” event earlier this month at Cocopah Speedway near Yuma, Arizona. The highlight was a Tuesday podium finish that saw a charge from 12th to third. Your first weekend in Yuma ended with...more
News and Tidbits

News and Tidbits

1/29/2015
It is time for dues to be sent in. there is a membership dues of $50 to be a member of The Nebraska 360 sprints, This money is used for having Schedules printed, buy checks, and other administration stuff. What do you gain by joining? Non members pay $20 draw for starting position a night, Members $10 Participation in point fund, participation in contingency's which usually a gift certificates of $50 dollars or more, we plan on handing them out nightly, we have some...more
Yakima Dirt Track to host the Summ

Yakima Dirt Track to host the Summ...

1/29/2015
Funtime Promotions is pleased to announce the 2015 season opener for the Summer Thunder Sprint Series will be at the Central Washington State Fairgrounds Dirt track Saturday April 4th. The ‘Yakima Valley Sprintcar Challenge’ event will host many of the region’s top sprint car racers. “We are excited to bring the Summer Thunder Sprintcar Series to The State Fair Speedway” said Greg Lybeck assistant general manager at State Fair Park, “The sprint cars are very popular...more
Short Track Nationals Slated for F

Short Track Nationals Slated for F...

1/28/2015
I-30 Speedway’s Short Track Nationals. It’s an event that race teams and race fans alike from all corners of the country eagerly anticipate each year. And this year is no different, with the 28th version of the premier 360-ci Sprint Car event in the country set for October 28-31, 2015. This year’s rendition of the COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires will once again kick off with the Short Track Nationals Open on Wednesday night, October 28,...more
USA Rounds of Winter Challenge Was

USA Rounds of Winter Challenge Was...

1/30/2015
Inclement weather has forced the cancellation of the final two rounds of the E&K Winter Challenge slated for Tucson’s USA Raceway this weekend. The events that were to feature the USAC Southwest vs. USAC West Coast Sprint Cars along with IMCA Modifieds, Stock Cars and more on both Friday and Saturday at the Tucson clay oval will not be rescheduled. The initial three rounds of the E&K Winter Challenge took place last weekend at Canyon Speedway Park with Ryan Bernal...more
Here 2 Wire Inc. Jump Starts Summe

Here 2 Wire Inc. Jump Starts Summe...

1/31/2015
All over the country every track has its super fans that support racing in their area. The Pacific Northwest is no different; several people over the decades have stepped up to support the sport they love. For many years Glen and Kim Hanson from Here 2 Wire electrical company have sponsored multiple race teams and added money to numerous special events. This year they both wanted to be more involved and have signed on to be a presenting sponsor for the Summer Thunder...more
Dead-A-Head Motorsports Benefit Pa

Dead-A-Head Motorsports Benefit Pa...

2/3/2015
Come join us at Beltzner Hall March 21st for food fun drinks and music. Help support your local race team click link for more information... https://www.facebook.com/events/1577520239146525/
Perricone Coming Back home to East

Perricone Coming Back home to East...

2/4/2015
The wait is almost over, in three weeks Jim Perricone and the JBMotorsports 10P sprint car team make their return to East Bay Raceway Park. Its been 10 years since Jim was a regular at the track. The team has a history that goes back to 1996 in which Jim ran the All Star Circuit of Champions 410 Winternationals over a long stretch. The team ran many of the first King of the 360 Winternationals events at the track and has come so close but has yet to make the big...more
Twister Motorsports would like to

Twister Motorsports would like to...

2/7/2015
Would like to welcome Fall Proof fall prevention to the Twister Motorsports team for 2015. If you need solutions in safety for your next big job call these guys they'll hook you up with all your needs.
Hard Charger!

Hard Charger!

2/8/2015
Kaley Gharst and the Sandvig #7 crew walk away with the Barb Wieskus Hard Charger Award and $2K. Thank you to the Wieskus family and the Minnesota Mafia!
Justin Hoffman Moving Up To 360 Sp

Justin Hoffman Moving Up To 360 Sp...

2/10/2015
Justin Hoffman will be making the move this season from the 305 Sprint Series to the 360 United Racing Club Sprint Series. No stranger to racing, Hoffman has been running a DIRT Sportsman and a 305 Sprint for a number of years. "Then we got news that the URC Club was forming again. We like the format of club racing like we had been doing with TSRS in the 305. In talking with a few of the people helping to form the Club, we liked the direction it seems to be heading...more
Josh Schneiderman – Deuce Motorspo

Josh Schneiderman – Deuce Motorspo...

2/16/2015
Josh Schneiderman – Deuce Motorsports Ready for 2015! (Bill W) February 16, 2015 – West Burlington, Iowa’s Josh Scheiderman is excited for the new year in 2015. It promises to be a busy season for Josh in both the 410 and 360 classes. It will also see the inaugural season for the new National Sprint League, and Josh hopes to compete several times with the new series. Josh, who will be hosting a “Kick Off Party” for the Deuce Motorsports #49 team on March 7, is ready...more
Practice Night and The Finishline

Practice Night and The Finishline...

2/17/2015
The inaugural Yakima Valley Sprint Car Challenge is just around the corner and the event continues to grow! A practice night has been added on Friday night April 3rd from 5:00pm - 8:00pm. Sprint cars and modifieds are welcome to come out and shake their cars down. "Yakima is a big fast track and it is important that the drivers get some seat time and the teams get a chance to fine tune the chassis and motors," said promoter Steve Beitler. "This will also give us a...more
2015 Carpetland Nebraska 360 Sprin

2015 Carpetland Nebraska 360 Sprin...

2/18/2015
The Carpetland Nebraska 360 Sprint series season is fast approaching. Our first race is April 3 & 4th at I-80 Speedway. 2000.00 to win both nights! You can pre register for this race at 360 Pill Draw : I-80 Speedway the pre registration pays for the pill draw for the nights racing so pre enter and save money! For those who have not sent in the Dues Please do. we need to get schedules printed, buy checks, pay our speed net direct subscription, and so on. Dues is $50...more
Wednesdays with Wayne – Looking fo

Wednesdays with Wayne – Looking fo...

2/18/2015
The Wayne Johnson Racing #77x team is looking for their third Ronald Laney Memorial win this weekend at East Bay Raceway Park near Tampa, Florida. The ASCS National event will commence with practice tonight, followed by racing on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. East Bay Raceway Park has always been good to the veteran Oklahoman now living in Knoxville, Iowa. “This track has always been good to me,” says Wayne. “I don’t know why…it just fits my style. It’s been good...more
March 7 -Southern United Sprints O

March 7 -Southern United Sprints O...

3/2/2015
Gator Motorplex Is A 1/4 mile Oval High-Banked Race Track Located in Willis, Texas. We Feature Weekly Saturday Night Races For The Entire Family! Our Regular Events Consist Of A Weekly Rotation of: S.U.S. IMCA RaceSaver 305 Sprints, IMCA Modifieds, Stock Cars, Limited Modifieds, Pure Stocks, & LoneStar 600 sprints. www.southernunitedsprints.net www.gatormotorplex.net
Southern United Sprints 2015 Seaso

Southern United Sprints 2015 Seaso...

2/24/2015
The Southern United Sprints will be running as a division of IMCA Racesaver Sprints in 2015. Registration for IMCA/SUS: $150 This gets your IMCA Membership & SUS License, along with qualifying you for 3 points funds, SUS points fund, IMCA Regional Points, IMCA National Points. IMCA membership for 2015 includes a $50,000 excess medical insurance policy ($5,000 deductible) which covers you at any IMCA sanctioned event. This excess medical coverage goes into effect after...more
ASCS Southwest Heads to Canyon Spe

ASCS Southwest Heads to Canyon Spe...

2/24/2015
(Photo Credit: George Levy) TULSA, Okla. (February 24, 2015) The ASCS Southwest Region gets back at it this Saturday, February 28 with the region's return to Canyon Speedway Park in Peoria, Ariz. The last visit for the ASCS Southwest Region to Canyon Speedway Park was August 17, 2013 with Rick Ziehl topping the evening's action. Ziehl got the season rolling at Central Arizona Speedway on February 14, putting the No. 20z to the early points lead. Fellow New Mexico ace,...more
Changes in 2015 Rule book

Changes in 2015 Rule book

2/27/2015
The 2015 United Racing Club Rule book has been updated on the website. You can find the updated changes under the rule section of the website. The rules have been updated due to changes in the sprint car world or due misprints in the rule book. All rules have been approved by the Board of Directors.
HANS device not mandatory for Unit

HANS device not mandatory for Unit...

2/28/2015
We have just received information from Bridgeport Speedway that the United Racing Club will not need to follow the NJ state rule that all drivers must wear a HANS device. The United Club is a traveling series that is based out of Pennsylvania and will not need to meet the requirements until the 2017 racing season.
Tri-City Motor Speedway releases 2

Tri-City Motor Speedway releases 2...

3/1/2015
(Auburn, MI) Do you like fast cars, loud noises and lots of excitement? Then you don’t want to miss our one of a kind season opener on Friday April 24th with a tribute to Jayson Leisentritt. The 2015 season is action packed with stock car racing every Friday night through the season finale, Battle By the Bay on September 11th and 12th. 2015 marks the five year anniversary of the new dirt track and TCMS is showing appreciation for your loyalty. Fan appreciation night...more
Brad Loyet – Season Begins with Th

Brad Loyet – Season Begins with Th...

2/23/2015
Brad Loyet – Season Begins with Three Top Fives! (Bill W) February 23, 2015 – Brad Loyet and the Loyet Motorsports/Vacuworx #o5 team started their season out with three top fives last weekend in Florida. After finishing fourth and third in preliminaries, the Sunset Hills, Missouri driver finished the Ronald Laney Memorial finale at East Bay Raceway Park near Tampa in fourth place. This weekend, the team heads for a two-night event at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala on...more
Winged Sprints Headline Saturday’s

Winged Sprints Headline Saturday’s...

2/24/2015
Lonnie Wheatley, PEORIA, Ariz. (February 24, 2015) – The 2015 racing season at Canyon Speedway Park officially gets under way with this Saturday night’s blockbuster Season Opener that features the return of winged Sprint Cars to the 1/3-mile clay oval. Following an open practice session on Friday from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Saturday’s CSP Season Opener goes green at 7:00 p.m. Saturday’s card will feature the ASCS Southwest Region winged Sprint Cars along with the 9th...more
Wednesdays with Wayne – Fast, But

Wednesdays with Wayne – Fast, But...

2/25/2015
(Bill W) February 25, 2015 – After winning his heat from the eighth starting spot Thursday, it looked like a great weekend was in store for Wayne Johnson at East Bay Raceway Park near Tampa, Florida. Unfortunately, a pair of incidents marred what could have been a third Ronald Laney Memorial title for the Knoxville, Iowa driver. This weekend a two-night stint back at Bubba Raceway Park near Ocala with the ASCS National Series will wind up his Florida trip. Starting...more
CSP Season Opener Pushed Back to M

CSP Season Opener Pushed Back to M...

3/3/2015
Lonnie Wheatley, PEORIA, Ariz. (February 26, 2015) – With wet and gloomy weather on the horizon, this Saturday’s scheduled Season Opener at Canyon Speedway Park has been reset for Saturday night, March 14. The card featuring the winged Sprint Cars of the ASCS Southwest along with the 9th World Vapor IMCA Modifieds, Arizona Differential Pure Stocks, Scottsdale Muffler & Automotive Renegades and Dwarf Cars will be preceded by a practice session on Friday night, March 13,...more
Brad Loyet – Florida Trip a Succes

Brad Loyet – Florida Trip a Succes...

3/2/2015
(Bill W) March 2, 2015 – Brad Loyet and the Loyet Motorsports Vacuworx #o5 team completed a successful trip to Florida last Friday night at Bubba Raceway Park near Ocala. Their fifth place finish completed a four-race trip in which they never failed to finish outside of the top five. Their next outing will be in south Texas at the 8th Annual Gulf Coast Nationals March 13 and 14. Brad started outside of the front row of his heat race. “I was a little worried about...more
Wednesdays with Wayne – Florida Tr

Wednesdays with Wayne – Florida Tr...

3/4/2015
March 4, 2015 – The Florida trip ended for the Wayne Johnson Racing #77x team last weekend. The ASCS National Series was only able to get in one night at Bubba Raceway Park near Ocala. Next up for Wayne will be ASCS-Red River region action in Oklahoma on March 13 at Flint Creek Speedway in West Siloam Springs and on March 14 at Creed County Speedway in Sapulpa. Friday’s event in Ocala saw Wayne with a bad heat draw. “For the second time in three races, we drew a...more
ASCS Gulf South Set for 14th Seaso

ASCS Gulf South Set for 14th Seaso...

3/5/2015
(Image Credit: Manvel Motorsports) TULSA, Okla. (March 6, 2015) Tracks in the Gulf South will lie dormant no more as the Southern Trailer Works ASCS Gulf South Region presented by Griffith Truck and Equipment prepares to come to life at the Golden Triangle Raceway Park in Beaumont, Texas on Friday, March 13 and Battleground Speedway in Highlands, Texas on Saturday, March 14. Two of 18 nights on the 2015 season, the series last visit to Golden Triangle Raceway Park on...more
Looking Forward To Devil's Bowl

Looking Forward To Devil's Bowl

3/6/2015
The 2015 race season kicked off in Tampa, Florida at East Bay Raceway Park. Kyle, along with 66 other drivers, showed up to compete at the 17th Annual Ronald Laney Memorial and the season opener for the ASCS National Tour. With some of the toughest competition in sprint car racing, Kyle proved that he is ready to take on the 2015 race schedule and make his run for ASCS National Tour Rookie of the Year. In his first trip to East Bay Raceway Park, Kyle learned a lot...more
Rick Hansen Racing Releases 2015 S

Rick Hansen Racing Releases 2015 S...

3/9/2015
Rick Hansen Racing is pleased to announce the release of our tentative 2015 schedule. Once again, Rick will be piloting his #36K sprint car through a brief but exciting racing schedule, primarily with the Nebraska 360 Sprints Series. Rick currently has 10 events on the 2015 slate, with the likely addition of 2-3 additional race dates to be decided later. High Octane Chassis & Components of Sioux Falls & Gehring Farms of Platte Center, NE will return as marketing...more
Canyon Speedway Park Season Opener

Canyon Speedway Park Season Opener...

3/10/2015
It’s take two for the Canyon Speedway Park 2015 Season Opener, with ideal weather ushering in the new season with Saturday’s action atop the 1/3-mile clay oval. Following an open practice session on Friday from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Saturday’s CSP Season Opener goes green at 7:00 p.m. Saturday’s card that was originally set for February 28 will feature the ASCS Southwest Region winged Sprint Cars along with the 9th World Vapor IMCA Modifieds, Arizona Differential...more
Heath Ready to Defend Summer Thund

Heath Ready to Defend Summer Thund...

3/12/2015
Colton Heath is primed and ready to defend his Summer Thunder Sprint Car Series point championships aboard the LAW Motorsports #33 in 2015. The Marysville, WA driver will debut his brand new XXX Chassis powered by Shark Racing Engines at the Summer Thunder Sprintcar Series presented by Here 2 Wire and Finishline Graphics season opening event on Saturday April 4th at the Yakima Fairgrounds Dirt Track. “We’re really excited to get the lid lifted a little bit early on...more
Looking For Old Timers For The Bri

Looking For Old Timers For The Bri...

3/12/2015
URC IS LOOKING FOR PAST CARS, DRIVERS, OWNERS, OFFICIALS AND FANS! The United Racing Club and Bridgeport Speedway are trying to make the return of URC as a Club to the big 5/8ths for the first time since 2005 a really special event. Some what of a Club reunion! Before racing takes place at Bridgeport Speedway on Sunday April 12 we will be having a racing get together called Fan Fest. Fan Fest will be held at the Pavilion behind the main grandstands. Already booked for...more
URC WELCOMES GLENN FITZCHARLES JR.

URC WELCOMES GLENN FITZCHARLES JR....

3/12/2015
URC WELCOMES GLENN FITZCHARLES JR. AS RACE DIRECTOR FOR IT’S 68TH SEASON When URC starts it’s 68th season on April 12 at Bridgeport Speedway they will be welcoming back a familiar name and face to the Club. Glenn Fitzcharles Jr. will be taking on the Race Director duties in 2015. Glenn is the son of URC’s leading feature winner and five time URC Champion Glenn Fitzcharles. Racing with URC has been a big part of Glenn’s life. He’s been a mechanic, an official and...more
I-80 Spring Meltdown Purse  April

I-80 Spring Meltdown Purse April...

3/13/2015
I-80 Spring Meltdown Purse Nebraska 360's Both nights April 3rd and April 4th 1st 2000 + 200.00 gift certificate from Speedway Motors 2nd 1200 3rd 800 4th 600 5th 500 6th 450 7th 425 8th 400 9th 390 10th 380 11th 370 12th 360 13th 350 14th 350 15th 350 16th 350 17th 350 18th 350 19th 350 20th 350 ESI Podium Challenge Draw 300.00 Select Auto Body Hard Charger Award 200.00 plus contingencys from, Saldana, Fuel Safe, TI-22, BR...more
Purses Increase for Yakima Sprint

Purses Increase for Yakima Sprint...

3/16/2015
The first race of the season at the Central Washington State Fair Grounds Dirt Track in Yakima is rapidly approaching and a few new sponsors have stepped up to increase the purses for both classes. T & C Auto Care and Tire from Richland has added some money to the modified purse. "I really like the Modifieds and it's great that we have a promoter that is bringing a first class operation to the Yakima track" said T&C owner Mike Coyner, "There are a lot of really good...more
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