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DARLAND DEBUTS WITH POWRI LUCAS OI

DARLAND DEBUTS WITH POWRI LUCAS OI...

8/19/2017
Lincoln, IL (August 18, 2017) – Dave Darland made his POWRi Lucas Oil WAR East Sprint debut Friday night at the Lincoln Speedway in Lincoln, Illinois in dominating fashion by picking up his first league win of his career from the sixth starting position. Zach Daum, Bret Tripplett, Korey Weyant, and Terry Babb rounded out the top five. Katlynn Leer and Brandon Mattox led the field to green flag racing, and Mattox would lead lap one. The red flag would fly for AJ Bruns...more
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  • administrator on Aug 19, 2017
  • Article Date: 8/19/2017
Tags: Lincoln Speedway, POWRi, POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Wildcard Sprints
AJ Hopkins, Andy Bradley and Jacob

AJ Hopkins, Andy Bradley and Jacob...

8/19/2017
A.J. Hopkins Finds Redemption and Andy Bradley Celebrates a Hometown Win at Bloomington Speedway August 18, 2017, Bloomington, Indiana -- On a night when Bloomington Speedway paid tribute to one of the longest tenured racing families in the Midwest, a trio of young hot shoes scored milestone victories in their racing careers. With the Leon Gentry Classic saluting several generations of the Gentry racing family, A.J. Hopkins captured the non-wing sprint car feature,...more
Mike O'Leary
  • Mike O'Leary on Aug 19, 2017
  • Article Date: 8/19/2017
Tags: Bloomington Speedway, Non-Winged Sprints
Persistent Storms Force Jackson Mo

Persistent Storms Force Jackson Mo...

8/19/2017
Inside Line Promotions – JACKSON, Minn. (Aug. 19, 2017) – Several inches of rain throughout the week and a storm on Friday night has forced Jackson Motorplex officials to cancel CD 107.7 KICD-FM Spencer Night presented by Billion Auto – Buick GMC on Saturday. The next night of action at the half-mile oval is Holiday Inn and Greenmill of Fairmont Night next Friday when the classes include Midwest Sprint Touring Series 360 sprint cars, Heartland Steel RaceSaver 305...more
Shawn Miller
  • Shawn Miller on Aug 19, 2017
  • Article Date: 8/19/2017
Tags: Jackson Motorplex, Winged Sprints, Non-Winged Sprints
Schenck Wins at the Fair

Schenck Wins at the Fair

8/20/2017
Cottage Grove's Doug Schenck led wire to wire capturing his third 20-lap Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint feature of the season at Wilmot, and fifth overall having won in Minnesota and the week prior at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie. "I don't like starting up front, but we'll take it," said Schenck, the 2015 Wilmot WingLESS season champion. "These young guys out here make me work for it, but it's still a lot of fun. We've got a few weeks left here at Wilmot, so we'll...more
Kim Tennyson
  • Kim Tennyson on Aug 20, 2017
  • Article Date: 8/20/2017
Tags: Wilmot Raceway, Wisconsin wingLESS Sprints, Non Wing Crate Sprints
MEET THE SPEEDWAY STAFF

MEET THE SPEEDWAY STAFF

8/20/2017
MEET THE SPEEDWAY STAFF Name: Henry Bryant Has worked at Bloomington Speedway for 6 years Hometown is Bloomington, lives about 2 minutes from the track Responsibilities: track preparation, track equipment and facilities maintenance, mowing, whatever is needed Works at the track about 5 days a week, varies depending on the schedule and weather What is one thing that would surprise people about what he does? The number of hours it takes, it’s a lot more than just a...more
Mike O'Leary
  • Mike O'Leary on Aug 20, 2017
  • Article Date: 8/20/2017
Tags: Bloomington Speedway, Non-Winged Sprints
Four Championships to Be Decided F

Four Championships to Be Decided F...

8/21/2017
(Photo by Ken's Racing Pix) Inside Line Promotions – JACKSON, Minn. (Aug. 21, 2017) – Four track champions will be crowned this Friday at Jackson Motorplex as Holiday Inn and Greenmill of Fairmont present Season Championship Night. It will mark the final points night for four IMCA classes – Heartland Steel RaceSaver 305 sprints, Minnesota West – Jackson Campus IMCA a mods, Bohl’s Small Engine IMCA sport mods and Fairmont Awards IMCA hobby stocks. Midwest Sprint Touring...more
Shawn Miller
  • Shawn Miller on Aug 21, 2017
  • Article Date: 8/21/2017
Tags: Jackson Motorplex, Midwest Sprint Touring Series, Winged Sprints
Advance Ticket Sales for Fall Spri

Advance Ticket Sales for Fall Spri...

8/21/2017
ADVANCE TICKET SALES Bloomington Speedway Fall Sprint Car Double September 22, 2017 Purchase General Admission tickets in advance at $15 and save $5 per ticket (General Admission is $20 on race day) Advance tickets can be purchased by completing the form below and mailing it to Bloomington Speedway with your check, money order or credit card information. All orders must be received by September 8, 2017. General admission tickets will be mailed to the address...more
Mike O'Leary
  • Mike O'Leary on Aug 22, 2017
  • Article Date: 8/21/2017
Tags: Bloomington Speedway, Non-Winged Sprints
Pre- Entry and Pit Pass Forms for

Pre- Entry and Pit Pass Forms for...

8/21/2017
PRE-ENTRY / PIT PASS PURCHASE FORM Bloomington Speedway Fall Sprint Car Double September 22, 2017 (Rain date September 29) Car must be pre-entered to be eligible for posted bonus for winning both main events in either division. Purchase pit passes in advance at $30 each and save $5 per pass. (Pit passes are $35 on race day) PRE-ENTRY (Submit separate form for each car entered) 410 Non-wing Sprint Cars ______ 305 RaceSaver Sprint Cars _______ Entrant...more
Mike O'Leary
  • Mike O'Leary on Aug 22, 2017
  • Article Date: 8/21/2017
Tags: Bloomington Speedway, Non-Winged Sprints
Brady Bacon – 13 Nights in August!

Brady Bacon – 13 Nights in August!

8/22/2017
Brady Bacon – 13 Nights in August! (Bill W) August 22, 2017 – Thirteen of the first nineteen nights in August were spent on a racetrack for Brady Bacon. Eight events in Nebraska, Kansas and Pennyslvania were USAC midget shows aboard the Frank Manafort Racing #76M team. Four nights were spent at the Knoxville Raceway during Southern Iowa Sprintweek with the Bacon/Marshall Motorsports #99 team, and unfortunately, one USAC Silver Crown outing was shortened by motor...more
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  • administrator on Aug 22, 2017
  • Article Date: 8/22/2017
Tags: Brady Bacon, Winged Sprints, Non-Winged Sprints
POWRI LUCAS OIL WAR SPRINTS PREP F

POWRI LUCAS OIL WAR SPRINTS PREP F...

8/22/2017
Indianapolis, IN - The POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint Cars are prepped and ready for a two-day weekend of non-wing action. US 36 Raceway in Osborn, Missouri kicks off the weekend on Friday, August 25 followed up by Lake Ozark Speedway in Eldon, Missouri Saturday, August 26. WAR Sprints last visited the high banked, quarter mile surface of US 36 Raceway in 2012 where Austin Alumbaugh was victorious. Friday's event will pay $1,000 to win and $200 to start. Lake Ozark...more
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  • administrator on Aug 22, 2017
  • Article Date: 8/22/2017
Tags: Lake Ozark Speedway, US 36 Raceway, POWRi WAR Sprints
THOMAS STEAMROLLS KOKOMO FIELD ON

THOMAS STEAMROLLS KOKOMO FIELD ON...

8/24/2017
Kokomo Speedway has been the stage and Kevin Thomas, Jr. has been the show during late August USAC appearances over the past two seasons. After winning three of four features during last year’s “Sprint Car Smackdown” week, Thomas continued the roll Wednesday night to capture yet another victory at USAC’s AMSOIL National Sprint Car “GYATK Night.” Cullman, Alabama’s Thomas began the race from the outside of row two and quickly worked his way to the front past Jarett...more
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  • administrator on Aug 24, 2017
  • Article Date: 8/24/2017
Tags: Kevin Thomas, Kokomo Speedway, USAC National Sprint Cars
Rob Lindsey Scores August 19th Vic

Rob Lindsey Scores August 19th Vic...

8/24/2017
Rob Lindsey Scores August 19th Victory At Madras By Ben Deatherage Madras, Oregon- The Wingless Sprint Series would make their final appearance of 2017 at Madras Speedway on Saturday, August 19th. It would be the third and final round of the Lynch Pro-Formance Parts Wingless Mini-Series as well. Eight teams would travel from throughout the state of Oregon to the 1/4-mile oval. After being shut out of victory lane for much of the season Rob Lindsey would get the job...more
Ben Deatherage
  • Ben Deatherage on Aug 24, 2017
  • Article Date: 8/24/2017
Tags: Madras Speedway, WSS - Wingless Sprint Series, Non-Winged Sprints
LEARY LOGS SMACKDOWN NIGHT 1 VICTO

LEARY LOGS SMACKDOWN NIGHT 1 VICTO...

8/25/2017
Nearly one year to the day since his breakthrough USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car victory in late August of last year, C.J. Leary once again found “Sprint Car Smackdown” gold on the very same spot after capturing Thursday’s “Sprint Car Smackdown VI” opener at Kokomo Speedway. In 2016, “Smackdown” weekend was owned by Leary and Kevin Thomas, Jr., who alternated victories throughout the three nights. The trend continued Thursday night when it became Leary’s turn to...more
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  • administrator on Aug 25, 2017
  • Article Date: 8/25/2017
Tags: C.J. Leary, Kokomo Speedway, USAC National Sprint Cars
Johnson, Hollerich, Luinenburg and

Johnson, Hollerich, Luinenburg and...

8/26/2017
(Photo by Shannon Dyce Photography) Inside Line Promotions – JACKSON, Minn. (Aug. 25, 2017) – Kaleb Johnson, Mat Hollerich, Justin Luinenburg and Matthew Looft captured track championships on Friday evening at Jackson Motorplex during Holiday Inn and Greenmill of Fairmont present Season Championship Night. While Nate Eakin, Brandon Beckendorf, Dan Paplow, D.J. Clinton, Gregg Bakker and Bret Mellenberndt were the feature winners, the final points night for IMCA...more
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  • Shawn Miller on Aug 26, 2017
  • Article Date: 8/26/2017
Tags: Bret Mellenberndt, Kaleb Johnson, Gregg Bakker
BABB ECLIPSES COMPETITION AT US 36

BABB ECLIPSES COMPETITION AT US 36

8/26/2017
Osborn, MO (August 25, 2017) - Running near the front throughout the 25 lap A-Main, Terry Babb capitalized on the misfortune of Wyatt Burks to win his first POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprints race of 2017 Friday night at US 36 Raceway in Osborn, Missouri. Chris Parkinson would lead the first three laps as the first caution would come out for Matt Richards, who spun to a stop in turn two, ending his evening. Before another lap could be completed after the restart, Slater Helt...more
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  • administrator on Aug 26, 2017
  • Article Date: 8/26/2017
Tags: US 36 Raceway, POWRi WAR Sprints, POWRi
BABB SWEEPS POWRI LUCAS OIL WAR WE

BABB SWEEPS POWRI LUCAS OIL WAR WE...

8/27/2017
Eldon, MO (August 26, 2017) - A night after picking up his first POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprints win of 2017, Terry Babb made it two in a row winning Saturday night at Lake Ozark Speedway in Eldon, Missouri. Craig Carroll and Babb brought the field to the green flag as the pair battled side by side for the top spot through turns one and two and down the backstretch. Carroll spun in between turns three and four with drivers taking evasive action to miss him, He would...more
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  • administrator on Aug 27, 2017
  • Article Date: 8/27/2017
Tags: Lake Ozark Speedway, POWRi WAR Sprints, POWRi
Jackson Motorplex Showcasing Tight

Jackson Motorplex Showcasing Tight...

8/28/2017
(Photo by Jeff Bylsma) Inside Line Promotions – JACKSON, Minn. (Aug. 28, 2017) – The final sprint car show of the season is on tap for Jackson Motorplex, which will host the sprint car focused Fall Classic doubleheader this weekend that will culminate with the 410 Outlaw Sprints Fueled by Casey’s General Store track champion being determined. The half-mile oval will host action on Friday for the Richard White Memorial presented by State Bank of Fairmont and on Saturday...more
Shawn Miller
  • Shawn Miller on Aug 28, 2017
  • Article Date: 8/28/2017
Tags: Jackson Motorplex, ASCS National, NSL Non-Wing Sprint Cars
MEET THE SPEEDWAY STAFF

MEET THE SPEEDWAY STAFF

8/29/2017
MEET THE SPEEDWAY STAFF August 28, 2017 Name: Amy Roberts Amy Roberts has one of the most important jobs on race night, greeting our fans at the main grandstand gate. For most visitors to Bloomington Speedway, she and her sister establish a first impression fans will carry with them all night. Amy has worked at Bloomington Speedway for 15 years continuously, before that she worked off and on, filling in when needed. Hometown is Bloomington. Responsibilities: While Amy...more
Mike O'Leary
  • Mike O'Leary on Aug 29, 2017
  • Article Date: 8/29/2017
Tags: Bloomington Speedway, Non-Winged Sprints
COURTNEY CONQUERS KOKOMO FOR SMACK

COURTNEY CONQUERS KOKOMO FOR SMACK...

8/27/2017
Rarely does an event truly live up to its moniker, but Saturday night’s “Sprint Car Smackdown VI” was an apt description of how the final laps and post-race theatrics unfolded Saturday night at Kokomo Speedway. Tyler Courtney utilized a slider to grab the lead from race-long leader Tyler Thomas on the final green-white-checkered restart to win his second USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car feature at the quarter-mile in as many nights. Such as it was the night prior when...more
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  • administrator on Aug 30, 2017
  • Article Date: 8/27/2017
Tags: Tyler Courtney, Kokomo Speedway, USAC National Sprint Cars
SMACKDOWN VI DRIVER INTRO MUSIC SE

SMACKDOWN VI DRIVER INTRO MUSIC SE...

8/29/2017
The following is a list of the songs each USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car driver chose for their walkout music during driver introductions last Saturday night at Kokomo (Ind.) Speedway for "Sprint Car Smackdown VI." JARETT ANDRETTI: “Back in Black” by AC/DC BRADY BACON: “Pomp and Circumstance” by Edward Elgar (Randy “Macho Man” Savage Theme Song) ROBERT BALLOU: “Move It On Over” by Hank Williams ROBERT BELL: “Highway to Hell” by AC/DC CHAD BOESPFLUG: “Donald Trump” by...more
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  • administrator on Aug 30, 2017
  • Article Date: 8/29/2017
Tags: Kokomo Speedway, USAC National Sprint Cars, 410 Sprints - Non-Winged
FIREWORKS Canceled Racing Still On

FIREWORKS Canceled Racing Still On...

8/30/2017
With respect to the level 4 shutdown due to the fires going on throughout the state, and fielding many phone calls from local fire agencies, the speedway has made the decision to cancel the fireworks scheduled for this Saturday Night. The racing action will continue but the fireworks will be on hold as we look to find another date that may work once we get some rain or if all else fails we will have to wait until next year to try again. For those of you that were...more
Drake Nelson
  • Drake Nelson on Aug 30, 2017
  • Article Date: 8/30/2017
Tags: Coos Bay Speedway, Non-Winged Sprints
Brady Bacon – Two Seconds at Smack

Brady Bacon – Two Seconds at Smack...

8/31/2017
Brady Bacon – Two Seconds at Smackdown! (Bill W) August 30, 2017 – Brady Bacon and the Dooling/Hayward #63 team battled through the Kokomo Smackdown in Indiana last week, and emerged with two runner-up finishes. Although the finale ended in a frustrating DNF, the Broken Arrow, Oklahoma driver is looking to bounce back in the Bacon/Marshall #99 wing car this Friday and Saturday night at Attica Raceway Park in Ohio. The four-night event at Kokomo Speedway started on...more
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  • administrator on Aug 31, 2017
  • Article Date: 8/31/2017
Tags: Brady Bacon, Kokomo Speedway, USAC National Sprint Cars
$1 Dogs Added To Ironman Non-Winge

$1 Dogs Added To Ironman Non-Winge...

9/1/2017
$1 Dog Night during the Ironman Non-Winged Sprint Car Tour Saturday Night September 2nd! Thanks to our partnership with Food Services Of America and as a consolation to not having fireworks this weekend we have teamed up to offer our race fans a bargain in the concession stand. All Hot Dogs will be one dollar for the entire night. Enjoy one or as many as you can eat all beef dogs for just $1 each this Saturday Night! With respect to the level 4 shutdown due to the...more
Drake Nelson
  • Drake Nelson on Sep 01, 2017
  • Article Date: 9/1/2017
Tags: Coos Bay Speedway, Non-Winged Sprints
Rob Lindsey Wins WSS Iron Man Wing

Rob Lindsey Wins WSS Iron Man Wing...

9/4/2017
Rob Lindsey Wins WSS Iron Man Wingless Challenge At Coos Bay By Ben Deatherage Coos Bay, Oregon- The Wingless Sprint Series would pay their one and only visit to Coos Bay Speedway on Saturday, September 2nd. The track would put on the Iron Man Wingless Challenge and would see a good car count at the coastal venue. Seventeen teams from the states of Oregon, Washington, and California would be in attendance. Rob Lindsey managed to best the field when the final flag...more
Ben Deatherage
  • Ben Deatherage on Sep 04, 2017
  • Article Date: 9/4/2017
Tags: Coos Bay Speedway, WSS - Wingless Sprint Series, Non-Winged Sprints
Schenck Takes Sun Prairie Again

Schenck Takes Sun Prairie Again

9/5/2017
Sun Prairie, WI, Sept. 3---Doug Schenck scored a popular ”home track” victory Sunday Night winning the 25-lap Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint Series presented by the IRA feature at Angell Park Speedway. Derek Crane jumped into the lead at the event. The caution was displayed on the second lap for oil on the track surface.On the restart Crane again assumed the lead,with Schenck restarting in fourth position. Schenck passed Crane for the lead exiting Turn 2 on the ninth...more
Kim Tennyson
  • Kim Tennyson on Sep 05, 2017
  • Article Date: 9/5/2017
Tags: Wilmot Raceway, Wisconsin wingLESS Sprints, Non Wing Crate Sprints
EAGLE INCREASES PAYOUT TO $2,000 F

EAGLE INCREASES PAYOUT TO $2,000 F...

9/5/2017
Indianapolis, IN - Friday, September 8 marks the first visit to Nebraska for the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprints in league history. WAR invades the Cornhusker State, heading towards the welcoming Eagle Raceway facility that has increased the payout to $2,000 TO WIN and $225 to start in order to raise the stakes and show appreciation to supporting race teams. Following up Friday's event, the WAR Sprints head south to I-35 Speedway in Winston, Missouri Saturday, September 9....more
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  • administrator on Sep 05, 2017
  • Article Date: 9/5/2017
Tags: Eagle Raceway, I-35 Speedway, POWRi WAR Sprints
RJ Johnson Sweeps USAC Southwest v

RJ Johnson Sweeps USAC Southwest v...

9/6/2017
(Image Credit: Jim Rosas Photography) 26 Promotions – Las Cruces, NM – (September 6th, 2017) – Coming off of his third consecutive victory at Perris Auto Speedway with the USAC CRA Sprint Car Series, RJ Johnson switched out the 410 for the 360 and headed down to Las Cruces, New Mexico for the Labor Day Fling at Southern New Mexico Speedway. Johnson kicked things off Saturday night running second from fifth, after falling to seventh in his heat. The result made Johnson...more
Darren Ward
  • Darren Ward on Sep 06, 2017
  • Article Date: 9/6/2017
Tags: R.J. Johnson, Southern New Mexico Speedway, USAC 360 Sprint Series
WSS Championship Night Saturday Se

WSS Championship Night Saturday Se...

9/8/2017
WSS Championship Night Saturday September 9th At Sunset By Ben Deatherage Banks, Oregon- The final race of the 2017 Wingless Sprint Series season is Saturday, September 9th, at Sunset Speedway Park. The "Banks Bullring" has a long history of Non-Wing Sprint racing and is sure to be another classic. The WSS has visited the 1/4-mile clay oval on three occasions since last season. In those three events there has been three different winners. Linsday Barney, Wayne Van...more
Ben Deatherage
  • Ben Deatherage on Sep 08, 2017
  • Article Date: 9/8/2017
Tags: Sunset Speedway Park, WSS - Wingless Sprint Series, Non-Winged Sprints
WEYANT SOARS AT EAGLE RACEWAY

WEYANT SOARS AT EAGLE RACEWAY

9/9/2017
Eagle, NE (September 8, 2017) - Korey Weyant scored his fifth POWRi Lucas Oil WAR win of the season at Eagle Raceway on Friday night in Eagle, Nebraska over Terry Richards, Chris Parkinson, Warren Johnson, and Ryan Kitchen rounded out the top five. Terry Richards and Chris Parkinson led the field to green for the 25 lap main event. Richards assumed the bottom line and took the lead while Weyant followed closely behind and Kitchen took to the high side hot on their...more
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  • administrator on Sep 09, 2017
  • Article Date: 9/9/2017
Tags: Eagle Raceway, POWRi WAR Sprints, POWRi
BURKS SURVIVES WAR AT WINSTON

BURKS SURVIVES WAR AT WINSTON

9/10/2017
Winston, MO (September 9, 2017) - One night after destroying a car in a heat race flip, Wyatt Burks rebounded to pick up his third POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprints win of 2017 on Saturday night at I-35 Speedway. Katlynn Leer started on the pole and led the first lap as Korey Weyant moved into second. Leer ran out of racing room on lap two as she slid over the bank in turn four and spun to a stop. Weyant assumed the top spot and would lead comfortably until Burks found...more
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  • administrator on Sep 10, 2017
  • Article Date: 9/10/2017
Tags: I-35 Speedway, POWRi WAR Sprints, POWRi
HOWARD VICTORIOUS IN ALLSTAR MIDGE

HOWARD VICTORIOUS IN ALLSTAR MIDGE...

9/10/2017
Grain Valley, MO (September 9, 2017) - 13 year old Luke Howard scored his second POWRi Lucas Oil Allstar Midget feature win of the 2017 season Saturday night at Valley Speedway driving the Trevor Howard owned 2H machine wrenched by Richard Kreisel. Chad Frewaldt, Dustin Gilbert, Chad Winfrey, and Morgan Frewaldt rounded out the top five. Frewaldt and Gilbert were heat race winners for the evening. The POWRi Lucas Oil Allstar Midgets are back in action Saturday,...more
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  • administrator on Sep 10, 2017
  • Article Date: 9/10/2017
Tags: Valley Speedway, POWRi Allstar Midgets, POWRi
Schenck Wins Another at Wilmot

Schenck Wins Another at Wilmot

9/11/2017
In the most bizarre Wilmot championship was Jordan Mattson of Milwaukee in the Wisconsin WingLESS Sprints presented by the Interstate Racing Association(IRA). Despite having contact with another car while on the pace lap of the feature and finishing last in the 20-car field, Mattson ended up 2 points ahead of second place Tim Cox of Park City, Illinois in securing his first ever Wilmot title. "I'm a lot happier now then I was a while ago," said Mattson of his first...more
Kim Tennyson
  • Kim Tennyson on Sep 12, 2017
  • Article Date: 9/11/2017
Tags: Wilmot Raceway, Wisconsin wingLESS Sprints, Non Wing Crate Sprints
KEVIN THOMAS JR. WINS WILD WATSONV

KEVIN THOMAS JR. WINS WILD WATSONV...

9/9/2017
Kevin Thomas Jr. of Cullman, Ala. was running third in the closing laps but ended up in victory lane Friday night in the 30-lap AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint race at Ocean Speedway. Thomas won the "California Sprint Week" feature, leading the final three laps to beat Damion Gardner, Jake Swanson, Austin Liggett and Chad Boespflug. Tyler Courtney, who led three laps from the end, slipped back to sixth and now trails Gardner by 18 points in the :California Sprint week"...more
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  • administrator on Sep 12, 2017
  • Article Date: 9/9/2017
Tags: Kevin Thomas, Ocean Speedway, USAC CRA Sprint Car Series
KT #1 AT HANFORD; GARDNER TAKES CA

KT #1 AT HANFORD; GARDNER TAKES CA...

9/10/2017
Kevin Thomas Jr. of Cullman, Ala. won Saturday night’s AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Car “California Sprint Week” finale at Keller Auto Speedway at Kings Fairgrounds. Damion Gardner finished second and claimed the “California Sprint Week” championship. Geoff Ensign, Logan Williams and Jace Vander Weerd rounded out the “top-five” in the 30-lap race. Thomas passed Gardner on lap 26 and led the final five laps for his third win in six “California Sprint Week” starts. AMSOIL...more
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  • administrator on Sep 12, 2017
  • Article Date: 9/10/2017
Tags: Damion Gardner, Kevin Thomas, Ocean Speedway
DARLAND TEAMS WITH DUTCHER THIS WE

DARLAND TEAMS WITH DUTCHER THIS WE...

9/12/2017
USAC’s winningest National Sprint Car driver Dave Darland will take over the reins of the Michael Dutcher Motorsports No. 17GP this weekend when the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship makes stops on Friday to the Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track on Friday, September 15 and Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Ind. on Saturday, September 16. Darland has yet to compete for Dutcher’s team in USAC competition this season, instead driving much of the year aboard the...more
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  • administrator on Sep 12, 2017
  • Article Date: 9/12/2017
Tags: Dave Darland, Terre Haute Action Track, USAC National Sprint Cars
POWRI LUCAS OIL WAR SPRINTS SET FO

POWRI LUCAS OIL WAR SPRINTS SET FO...

9/13/2017
Indianapolis, IN - The POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprints will be in action this Saturday night, September 16 at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Missouri for the sixth and final time of the 2017 season. Just four races remain on the WAR Schedule to decide the Championship Points. Korey Weyant currently sits in a steady lead for the WAR Championship over Chris Parkinson with a 110 point difference. Wyatt Burks is third. Rookie of the Year contender Quinton Benson sits fourth...more
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  • administrator on Sep 13, 2017
  • Article Date: 9/13/2017
Tags: Valley Speedway, POWRi WAR Sprints, POWRi
FREE PIT PASS TO ALL USAC SPRINT D

FREE PIT PASS TO ALL USAC SPRINT D...

9/13/2017
Longtime USAC racing supporter Jordan Angle of Angle Buildings will provide free pit passes to all USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car drivers competing in this Friday night, September 15th’s “Jim Hurtubise Classic” at the Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track. Each driver shall check in at the TracPass tent at the entrance to the pit area to receive their free pit pass. Pit gates open at 3pm, grandstands at 4pm, drivers meeting at 5:15pm with cars set to hit the track at 6pm (eastern...more
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  • administrator on Sep 14, 2017
  • Article Date: 9/13/2017
Tags: Terre Haute Action Track, USAC National Sprint Cars, 410 Sprints - Non-Winged
JHDM MEMORIAL INCREASED PURSE & PO

JHDM MEMORIAL INCREASED PURSE & PO...

9/19/2017
Indianapolis, IN (September 17, 2017) - The finale of the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League's season has come; a three-day event weekend at the "Diamond of Dirt Tracks" Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri taking place September 21-23 is sure to produce thrilling victories, drama, and the crowning of a new WAR Champion. Korey Weyant has held a comfortable point lead for the entire season, but with his three DNF's in the last four WAR races, Chris Parkinson (2nd)...more
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  • administrator on Sep 16, 2017
  • Article Date: 9/19/2017
Tags: Lucas Oil Speedway, POWRi WAR Sprints, POWRi
AJ Hopkins Scores Back-To-Back Whi

AJ Hopkins Scores Back-To-Back Whi...

9/16/2017
September 15, 2017, Bloomington, Indiana – It was a great night for close racing and thrilling finishes as AJ Hopkins captured the Fastenal non-wing sprint car main event, Friday, passing and re-passing Shane Cockrum to earn his second consecutive victory. Minutes later, Tennessee’s Shon Flanary edged Josh Harris by a whisker with a last turn charge to win the Summit American Modified Series feature. The MMSA Lighting Sprint Nationals first night was dominated by Don...more
Mike O'Leary
  • Mike O'Leary on Sep 16, 2017
  • Article Date: 9/16/2017
Tags: Bloomington Speedway, Non-Winged Sprints
WINDOM STRIKES AGAIN FOR 2ND STRAI

WINDOM STRIKES AGAIN FOR 2ND STRAI...

9/16/2017
Since its inception more than six decades ago, the Terre Haute Action Track has had distinct eras that seem to resonate with a particular driver. Lately, this era at the famed half-mile dirt oval has belonged to Chris Windom who ran fourth with just four laps remaining and used a daring late-race move on Kevin Thomas, Jr. to capture his third-straight USAC victory at Terre Haute in Friday night’s USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car “Jim Hurtubise Classic” aboard the...more
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  • administrator on Sep 18, 2017
  • Article Date: 9/16/2017
Tags: Chris Windom, Terre Haute Action Track, USAC National Sprint Cars
THOMAS GETS TRI-STATE REVENGE; DEF

THOMAS GETS TRI-STATE REVENGE; DEF...

9/17/2017
Kevin Thomas, Jr. was bound and determined not to let history repeat itself in Saturday night’s USAC AMSOIL National/MSCS Sprint Car “Haubstadt Hustler” at Tri-State Speedway. For the second time in a row at the southwestern Indiana quarter-mile paperclip, a green-white-checker duel for the victory came down to he and July Tri-State winner Kyle Cummins. The setting was the same in the Thomas v. Cummins sequel on the final restart. Thomas led Cummins when the green...more
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  • administrator on Sep 18, 2017
  • Article Date: 9/17/2017
Tags: Kevin Thomas, Tri-State Speedway, USAC National Sprint Cars
Bloomington Fall Sprint Car Double

Bloomington Fall Sprint Car Double...

9/18/2017
Bloomington Fall Sprint Car Double This Friday Night Friday’s Fall Sprint Car Double matches non-wing 410 sprint cars in two A-mains with RaceSaver 305 winged sprint cars also in two main events. The non-wing sprint car features will pay $4,000 to win overall, and the RaceSaver sprint car main will pay $1,200 overall. For this program, the track’s tire rule is being waived for the non-wing 410 sprint cars. All other tech and safety rules remain in effect. Both...more
Mike O'Leary
  • Mike O'Leary on Sep 18, 2017
  • Article Date: 9/18/2017
Tags: Bloomington Speedway, Non-Winged Sprints
Balog Wins IRA wingLESS in Modjesk

Balog Wins IRA wingLESS in Modjesk...

9/19/2017
Hartford's Bill Balog drove the Wayne Modjeski Midwest Sprint Association(MSA) 360-sprint car to victory in the 20-lap Challenge between the MSA 360s and Wilmot's Interstate Racing Association(IRA) WingLESS sprint cars. Balog, 7-time IRA winged sprint car series champion who won his 100th IRA main event at Route 66 Raceway on September 13, showed his ability to drive just about anything with four wheels and a steering wheel. "I have to thank Wayne, the crew, and...more
Kim Tennyson
  • Kim Tennyson on Sep 19, 2017
  • Article Date: 9/19/2017
Tags: Wilmot Raceway, Wisconsin wingLESS Sprints, Non Wing Crate Sprints
Meet The Speedway Staff

Meet The Speedway Staff

9/20/2017
MEET THE SPEEDWAY STAFF September 15, 2017 Name: Tami Loveless Tami is one of the track officials responsible for keeping each program running smoothly. She manages many of the activities in the pits and can usually be found in the push off lane or among the racing cars. For the September 16th event, she was the starter (flag person), a job she was doing for the first time, although she had flagged the go-cart races before. Tami has been around the Speedway most of...more
Mike O'Leary
  • Mike O'Leary on Sep 20, 2017
  • Article Date: 9/20/2017
Tags: Bloomington Speedway, Non-Winged Sprints
PARTY IN THE PITS!

PARTY IN THE PITS!

9/21/2017
PARTY IN THE PITS! Bloomington Speedway will host a Party in the Pits following Friday night’s Fall Sprint Car Double. The pit area will be opened to all fans, after the final race, to meet the drivers and see their cars and crews, and to enjoy a DJ and music. Concessions and beverages will be available. Please plan to attend.
Mike O'Leary
  • Mike O'Leary on Sep 21, 2017
  • Article Date: 9/21/2017
Tags: Bloomington Speedway, Non-Winged Sprints
SEAVEY SHINES IN POWRI LUCAS OIL W

SEAVEY SHINES IN POWRI LUCAS OIL W...

9/22/2017
Wheatland, MO (September 21, 2017) - Logan Seavey made his POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint debut in stunning fashion by taking the Daum Motorsports 5D machine to victory lane at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri for Night 1 of the Jesse Hockett/Daniel McMillin Memorial against a staggering 56 car field. Dustin Morgan, Mario Clouser, Brandon Mattox, and Quinton Benson rounded out the top five. Benson and Chris Phillips led the 22-car field to green flag racing....more
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  • administrator on Sep 22, 2017
  • Article Date: 9/22/2017
Tags: Lucas Oil Speedway, POWRi WAR Sprints, POWRi
BACON TO PULL QUADRUPLE DUTY IN SA

BACON TO PULL QUADRUPLE DUTY IN SA...

9/21/2017
Brady Bacon has thrown his hat into the ring to pull quadruple duty in this Saturday’s 36th “4-Crown Nationals” at Eldora Speedway. The Broken Arrow, Oklahoma driver will take part in all four legs of the “4-Crown” where he will compete in USAC’s Silver Crown, AMSOIL National Sprint and National Midget divisions as well as with the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions. Bacon has secured rides in Fred Gormly’s No. 199 Silver Crown Car, the Dooling/Hayward...more
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  • administrator on Sep 22, 2017
  • Article Date: 9/21/2017
Tags: Brady Bacon, Eldora Speedway, All Star Circuit of Champions
SEAVEY SEEKS SWEEP - WINS NIGHT 2

SEAVEY SEEKS SWEEP - WINS NIGHT 2...

9/23/2017
Wheatland, MO (September 22, 2017) - California native Logan Seavey remains undefeated in WAR competition after picking up his second consecutive POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League victory Friday night at Lucas Oil Speedway against a stunning sixty car field. Wyatt Burks, Danny Smith, Clinton Boyles, and Dustin Morgan rounded out the top five for the second night of the Jesse Hockett/Daniel McMillin Memorial. Boyles led early from his front row outside starting...more
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  • administrator on Sep 23, 2017
  • Article Date: 9/23/2017
Tags: Lucas Oil Speedway, POWRi WAR Sprints, POWRi
Brady Short and Jeff Wimmenauer Ca

Brady Short and Jeff Wimmenauer Ca...

9/23/2017
Short and Wimmenauer Capture Bloomington Sprint Double Bucks September 22, 2017, Bloomington, Indiana – Brady Short outran Jeff Bland Jr. in the non-wing sprint cars and Jeff Wimmenauer out-pointed everyone else to claim the RaceSaver overall victory in the Fall Sprint Car Double on Friday night. It was a night when you had to be not only fast, but also survive a tricky track. “It was $4,000 to be high point guy, so it’s kind of crazy not to come,” Short said later in...more
Mike O'Leary
  • Mike O'Leary on Sep 23, 2017
  • Article Date: 9/23/2017
Tags: Bloomington Speedway, Non-Winged Sprints
LOGAN SEAVEY SWEEPS THE HOCKETT/MC

LOGAN SEAVEY SWEEPS THE HOCKETT/MC...

9/24/2017
Wheatland, MO (September 23, 2017) - Holding the broom high as he climbed atop the cage of his Daum Motorsports No. 5d, Logan Seavey made it a perfect weekend with the POWRi Lucas Oil War Sprints to win the 7th annual Hockett/McMillin Memorial at the Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri. Taking off from the right of the front row, Seavey jumped to the lead at the wave of the green flag. Crowding to the bottom line, the opening laps yielded several cautions with...more
administrator
  • administrator on Sep 24, 2017
  • Article Date: 9/24/2017
Tags: Lucas Oil Speedway, POWRi WAR Sprints, POWRi
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