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TANKERSLEY UP TO FIFTH IN ASCS GUL

TANKERSLEY UP TO FIFTH IN ASCS GUL...

7/5/2011
Inside Line Promotions – CHATHAM, La. (July 5) – After watching sprint car racing in Ohio and Pennsylvania for two weeks, Channin Tankersley was more than ready to hop back into the cockpit of his own race car. The 20-year-old from Highlands, Texas, capitalized on that enthusiasm last weekend with a trio of top-10 finishes with the ASCS Gulf South Region to move himself into fifth in the standings. “I enjoyed watching and learning from those guys in Ohio and...more
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TARLTON NEARLY PULLS OFF HOWARD KA

TARLTON NEARLY PULLS OFF HOWARD KA...

7/5/2011
Inside Line Promotions – WATSONVILLE, Calif. (July 4) – The fireworks started early for Tommy Tarlton, who began celebrating last Friday night. The Easton, Calif., native survived an onslaught of early on-track incidents and charged from 11th to claim his fifth victory of the season and second with the King of the West Sprint Car Series at the inaugural night of the Howard Kaeding Classic at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville, Calif. “Lots of wrecks and lots of drama,” he...more
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Scotty Thiel - Runner Up Again

Scotty Thiel - Runner Up Again

7/5/2011
Scotty Thiel and the #64 Complete Water Inc Sprint Car made a three day race weekend, falling short of the win both Friday and Saturday night with the MSA, and made the trip Sunday to race with the IRA 410 Sprints. Friday night, July 1st, brought the Scott Thiel Motorsprots team to the Manitowoc County Expo Speedway. Scotty picked a 47 pill and started 7th in the heat race event. After taking the green flag, it took Thiel a few laps to get a feel for the car and only...more
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CIVIL WAR TO CHALLENGE OCEAN SPRIN

CIVIL WAR TO CHALLENGE OCEAN SPRIN...

7/6/2011
WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA (July 6, 2011) – Two of the premier winged 360 sprint car series in the country will go head-to-head on Friday night as the California Sprint Car Civil War will head to Watsonville’s Ocean Speedway to challenge the Ocean Sprints in a co-sanctioned event. The Ocean Sprints presented by Taco Bravo are led in the points by Salinas’ Ronnie Day. Day has finished no worse than fourth throughout the season with one win feature win. He leads Tommy...more
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  • Steven Blakesley on Jul 06, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/6/2011
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Brian Brown – Home Sweet I-80!

Brian Brown – Home Sweet I-80!

7/7/2011
(Bill W) July 6, 2011 – Brian Brown struck victory lane for the third time this season, and tenth time in his career at the I-80 Speedway near Greenwood, Nebraska last Friday night. The FVP #21 team also mixed in a strong second place run in McCool Junction, and a strong run at Knoxville Raceway on Saturday until they lost a motor. This weekend, they plan to head north for a pair of shows with the World of Outlaws. Starting third in his heat race at I-80 on Friday,...more
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Wednesdays with Wayne – McCool Run

Wednesdays with Wayne – McCool Run...

7/7/2011
(Bill W) July 6, 2011 – The strong runs continued for Wayne Johnson and the BDS Motorsports #38 team. A second place run at the I-80 Speedway, and a run from 12th to 6th at McCool Junction last weekend have the team on top of the ASCS-Midwest standings as they embark on a trip to Minnesota, South Dakota, and on to Oregon in the next week. The Knoxville, Iowa driver started last weekend’s racing at the Junction Motor Speedway near McCool Junction, Nebraska with the...more
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Monster Energy™ Sprint Series Head

Monster Energy™ Sprint Series Head...

7/7/2011
(Bill W) July 6, 2011 – The Monster Energy™ Sprint Car Series heads to the Lincoln Speedway in Lincoln, Illinois this Friday night. It will mark the first appearance for the series presented by the Midwest Open Wheel Association at the ¼-mile bullring. The drivers and fans of the series are champing at the bit, as last weekend’s scheduled event at the Jacksonville Speedway was canceled due to the city’s water conservation efforts. This Friday’s event marks the final...more
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Ideal Ready Mix Sprint Invaders He

Ideal Ready Mix Sprint Invaders He...

7/7/2011
(Bill W) July 6, 2011 – The Ideal Ready Mix Sprint Invaders head to a very familiar place this Friday night, as they partake in their annual trek to the Lee County Fair and the Lee County Fair Speedway in Donnellson, Iowa. The series has competed at the racy 3/8-mile oval more than any other in their history. Two-time and defending champion, “Showtime” Kaley Gharst is expected to compete on Friday. Gharst is the all-time leading feature winner in series’ history, and...more
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Busy July Continues for Kraig Kins

Busy July Continues for Kraig Kins...

7/7/2011
Granger, IA—July 6, 2011—July traditionally is the busiest month of the season for the World of Outlaws and the time of the year that drivers enjoy the most, as they are able to compete every couple of days. That will remain the case in 2011, as the series will race 14 times at 11 different tracks in five states and two Canadian Provinces during the month. For Kraig Kinser, who is in his first season driving the Casey’s General Store Maxim for the Parsons Motorsports...more
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ASCS Northwest Speedweek Fires Off

ASCS Northwest Speedweek Fires Off...

7/7/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (July 6, 2011) – The Sprint Car racing scene is about is about set to go full throttle in the Northwest portion of the United States as the Bully Dog ASCS Northwest Speedweek presented by Contingency Connection fires off Monday, July 11. The Monday night card in Oregon kicks off six consecutive nights of ASCS Northwest action at four different tracks in Oregon before culminating with a two-night stand in conjunction with the Lucas Oil ASCS...more
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Hafertepe Jr. Looks Towards Month

Hafertepe Jr. Looks Towards Month...

7/7/2011
Sam Hafertepe Jr. and The Plumbfast Racing Team are looking to build on what has already been a successful 2011 season as they look towards the upcoming "Month of Money". Hafertepe has spent much of the past 2 months racing in the Pennsylvania and Ohio area but is planning on heading to Knoxville Raceway this weekend in preparation for both the 360 and Knoxville Nationals which will take place at the same race track in August. In addition to racing at Knoxville Sam...more
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KAEDING NABS CIVIL WAR AND OCEAN S

KAEDING NABS CIVIL WAR AND OCEAN S...

7/9/2011
WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA (July 9, 2011) – Tim Kaeding of Campbell swept past 2010 King of California Kyle Larson and rookie sensation Rico Abreu of St. Helena on lap 27 to win the Ocean Sprints vs. California Sprint Car Civil War on Friday night at Ocean Speedway. The victory is Kaeding’s second straight and third on the year at Watsonville. Abreu led the first 27 laps aboard his Abreu Vineyards #89 mount before loosing the lead to a hard charging Kaeding. The rookie...more
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  • Steven Blakesley on Jul 09, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/9/2011
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Forsberg defeats Petaluma Posse wi

Forsberg defeats Petaluma Posse wi...

7/10/2011
By Bill Sullivan /Civil War Series Media Relations PETALUMA, CA (7-9-11) – The Hoosier Racing Tires Civil War Sprint Car Series closed it's weekend double header Saturday night with the ninth segment of the 14 race campaign rolling into the Petaluma Speedway. When the checkered flag flew on the fastest 3/8 mile dirt oval in Northern California, defending five-time Civil War Series Champion Andy Forsberg of Auburn was the successor in a race that featured an intense...more
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  • Bill Sullivan on Jul 10, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/10/2011
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Tarlton up to 18 top fives in 23 r

Tarlton up to 18 top fives in 23 r...

7/10/2011
Inside Line Promotions – SANTA MARIA, Calif. (July 10) – The more Tommy Tarlton races, the more things never change. The veteran picked up another pair of top-five finishes last weekend to run his total to 18 top fives in 23 races this season. “Things are going really well right now,” the Easton, Calif., native said. “We’ve had a few tough breaks and some minor issues, but that’s part of racing. Overall, we’re competitive every night and that’s all I can ask for.” That...more
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  • Shawn Miller on Jul 11, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/10/2011
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Thiel Backs Up Another Top 5 Weeke

Thiel Backs Up Another Top 5 Weeke...

7/11/2011
Scotty Thiel drove the #64 STM Sprint Car to another top 5 finish Friday night at the Manitowoc County Speedway and also Saturday night at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds. Friday night at the Manitowoc County Speedway, Scotty drew a 50 pill which set him to start 8th in the heat race event. After taking the green, Thiel moved up a few spots and held the 6th position for a few laps until a caution came out for a car slowing on the backstretch. On the restart, Scotty...more
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Ensign Going ASCS Racing This Week

Ensign Going ASCS Racing This Week...

7/11/2011
Be careful what you ask for, because someone may be listening is the moral here. After racing to a 5th place finish in his most recent outing at Stockton’s 99 Speedway last Saturday night in Ted Finkenbinder’s Western Industrial X-Ray/Les Schwab Tire #3f and putting himself within striking distance of USAC Western Classic point leader Tony Hunt, Geoff Ensign was already thinking about his next race. Talking to Driver Dave, who hauls Finkenbinder’s sprint car to and...more
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  • Ron Lingron on Jul 11, 2011
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Fred Brownfield Memorial this Week

Fred Brownfield Memorial this Week...

7/12/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (July 11, 2011) – The Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters kicks off its annual trek through the Northwest with this weekend’s Fifth Annual Fred Brownfield Memorial at Elma, Washington’s Grays Harbor Raceway on Friday and Saturday. Eunice, LA, native Jason Johnson topped last year’s edition of the Fred Brownfield Memorial en route to capturing his second $60,000 Lucas Oil Sprint Car championship and will be on hand to try to make it two...more
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ASCS Gulf South Weekend Double at

ASCS Gulf South Weekend Double at...

7/12/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (July 11, 2011) – Following an idle weekend to recuperate from a busy three-day Fourth of July weekend triple, the Smiley’s Racing Products ASCS Gulf South Region fires back into action with a pair of south Texas events this weekend. On Friday night, the series takes to Beaumont’s Golden Triangle Raceway Park for the sixth of seven scheduled 2011 stops. Then, on Saturday night, the series moves on to Willis’ Gator Motorplex for the second...more
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Lawton Set to Host ASCS Red River

Lawton Set to Host ASCS Red River...

7/12/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (July 11, 2011) – The three previous rounds of this year’s Red River Clash pitting the ASCS Lone Star Region versus the ASCS Sooner Region have all taken place south of the Red River. This weekend, the Clash shifts to Sooner soil as The Oil Medics ASCS Lone Stars tangle with the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooners atop Lawton Speedway’s ¼-mile red clay oval on Saturday night. While Oklahoma City’s Joe Wood, Jr., leads the Sooner forces...more
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ASCS Midwest and Warrior Regions C

ASCS Midwest and Warrior Regions C...

7/12/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (July 11, 2011) – A pair of Speedway Motor ASCS Regions are set to lock horns once again atop the ultra-fast high banks of Cameron, Missouri’s U.S. 36 Raceway this Friday night. Friday marks the second and final time of the 2011 season that the Nebraska-based Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest Region and the Missouri-based ASCS Warrior Region will mix it up. The previous Midwest verus Warrior tilt, also at U.S. 36 last month, found a Midwest...more
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Ziehl Goes for Four ASCS Southwest

Ziehl Goes for Four ASCS Southwest...

7/12/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (July 11, 2011) – After reeling off a personal-best third Sunoco Fuel ASCS Southwest feature win in a row on June 25, Rick Ziehl will try to extend his victory run to four when the series returns to action this Saturday night at Tucson’s USA Raceway. The three-time and reigning ASCS Southwest champion from Las Cruces, NM, has extended his current points lead to 83 markers on the strength of his three-race win stretch. Ziehl’s lead stood...more
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ASCS Sprints on Dirt Set for Cryst

ASCS Sprints on Dirt Set for Cryst...

7/12/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (July 11, 2011) – Action continues for the Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP as the series moves on to the semi-banked, 3/8-mile Crystal Motor Speedway in Crystal, MI, this Saturday night. A regular fixture on the SOD trail since 1980, Saturday marks the second of three series events at Crystal Motor Speedway in 2011. Dustin Daggett kicked off the 2011 ASCS SOD season with his ninth consecutive Crystal triumph, extending his...more
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Henry Van Dam Wins ASCS Northwest

Henry Van Dam Wins ASCS Northwest...

7/12/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, MEDFORD, Ore. (July 11, 2011) – The 14th Annual Bully Dog ASCS Northwest Speedweek presented by Contingency Connection kicked off with Henry Van Dam wiring Monday night’s 30-lap feature event atop the semi-banked, 3/8-mile Southern Oregon Speedway clay oval. The Enumclaw, WA, shoe gunned into the lead from the pole position at the outset and never looked back en route to collecting his second career ASCS Northwest triumph and first Speedweek score...more
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Two top fives in two days advances

Two top fives in two days advances...

7/12/2011
By Bill Sullivan/ Sullivan Images Media PETALUMA, CA (7-9-11) – A skill that any professional athlete must posses if they are serious about their career is the ability to put a set back behind them and do whatever it takes to get back into the game. Penngrove's Alissa Geving clearly illustrated she possess such abilities this weekend as she rallied back to championship form in the Hoosier Racing Tires California Sprint Car Civil War Race Series. Behind the wheel of...more
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  • Bill Sullivan on Jul 12, 2011
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Tuesdays with TMAC – #51 Tough to

Tuesdays with TMAC – #51 Tough to...

7/12/2011
Tuesdays with TMAC – #51 at Knoxville Tough to Take! (Bill W) July 12, 2011 – It’s not often you get in trouble for winning, but Terry McCarl did just that when he got back to his pit. You see, wife Lori, was hoping her son Austin could make it to Knoxville Victory Lane for the first time ever, but she was also happy with the one-two finish. Instead Dad made a late race pass on a restart to seal his 51st win (fourth all-time) Saturday night in the first of two...more
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Austin McCarl – C’mon Dad!

Austin McCarl – C’mon Dad!

7/13/2011
Austin McCarl – C’mon Dad! (Bill W) July 13, 2011 – It’s clear Austin McCarl will have to earn his way to Victory Lane at Knoxville Raceway. Unfortunately, after dominating the first of two main events last Saturday night, a red flag flew with four laps to go. That gave Austin’s father, Terry, a shot at his 51st career win at the facility. Still, a career-best second place finish was the result. Bad news in the second feature saw a damaged power plant and...more
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Brady Bacon – Second in Hartford!

Brady Bacon – Second in Hartford!

7/13/2011
(Bill W) July 13, 2011 – After some time to get ready for the trip to the Pacific Northwest with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Series, Brady Bacon competed in a pair of events in Minnesota and South Dakota. The result was a fifth and second place finish amongst some good competition. He plans on running Cottage Grove Speedway in Oregon tonight (Wednesday), may run on Thursday in Lebanon, Oregon and will hit Grays Harbor Speedway in Elma, Washington for this weekend’s...more
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Wednesdays with Wayne – Two Win We

Wednesdays with Wayne – Two Win We...

7/13/2011
(Bill W) July 13, 2011 – Wayne Johnson is on a roll! Last weekend, he picked up wins in Redwood Falls, Minnesota and in Hartford, South Dakota with two different sanctions (JSTS and ASCS-Midwest). He mixed in a podium finish at the big Jackson (MN) Speedway show and now finds himself running in the Pacific Northwest looking for more. Things started last Thursday at the Redwood Speedway in Redwood Falls, Minnesota. The event was sanctioned by the JSTS, and Wayne won...more
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Strange hopes to carry momentum in

Strange hopes to carry momentum in...

7/13/2011
By Bill Sullivan/Sullivan Images Media ELK GROVE, CA – Although the results at the end of the night didn't show it, Elk Grove's Billy Strange Jr. is still reeling the effects of a recent solid run at Placerville Speedway and hoping to carry that momentum into one of the season's biggest races of the year this Saturday. Strange is one of a elite group of drivers eligible to compete in the annual Mark Forni Classic at Placerville Speedway. The Mark Forni Classic is an...more
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  • Bill Sullivan on Jul 13, 2011
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After 2nd Place Finish, Matt Exten

After 2nd Place Finish, Matt Exten...

7/14/2011
After a weekend off, Matt and the OE&M, Covington Motorsports Team returned to the track for some ASCS Lone Star action at Devils Bowl Speedway. After a quick shake down in hot laps, Matt would take the lead early in the heat race and go on to take the checkers with over a straightaway lead. Matt would draw pill number 3 for the feature in the re-draw and would have to work hard to get going and to the top, because the top of the race track was the fastest way around....more
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Kaley Gharst Wins at Cedar County

Kaley Gharst Wins at Cedar County...

7/15/2011
(Bill W) July 14, 2011 – Kaley Gharst and the Plath Motorsports #14P team made up for a tough night at the Lee County Speedway on July 8 by winning Thursday night’s Ideal Ready Mix Sprint Invaders feature at the Cedar County Raceway in Tipton, Iowa. It was the Decatur, Illinois driver’s second win in a row at the facility and 19th overall with the series, tops all-time. Kaley earned the pole position after rolling a one following his Shake-up Dash win. A first lap...more
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Larson Wins Lebanon Leg of ASCS No

Larson Wins Lebanon Leg of ASCS No...

7/15/2011
LEBANON, Ore. (July 14, 2011) – Another night of ASCS Northwest Speedweek action produced yet another winner, as Kyle Larson ended his run of three consecutive runner-up finishes by winning Thursday night’s 30-lap feature event at Willamette Speedway. The 18-year-old from Elk Grove, CA, battled past early leaders Henry Van Dam and Trey Starks en route to becoming the fourth different winner in as many nights of 14th Annual Bully Dog ASCS Northwest Speedweek presented...more
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Great Start to the West Coast Swin

Great Start to the West Coast Swin...

7/15/2011
Brady Bacon – Second in Hartford! (Bill W) July 13, 2011 – After some time to get ready for the trip to the Pacific Northwest with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Series, Brady Bacon competed in a pair of events in Minnesota and South Dakota. The result was a fifth and second place finish amongst some good competition. He plans on running Cottage Grove Speedway in Oregon tonight (Wednesday), may run on Thursday in Lebanon, Oregon and will hit Grays Harbor Speedway in...more
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Tarlton finishes 10th in first-eve

Tarlton finishes 10th in first-eve...

7/18/2011
Inside Line Promotions – LEBANON, Ore. (July 17) – Four races at different tracks in as many days. It was a busy schedule last week for Tommy Tarlton, who competed on the ASCS Northwest Region’s annual Speedweek throughout Oregon. The best way to summarize his week was to say his best race was the one he blew an engine at. “That’s how the week goes sometimes,” the Easton, Calif., native said. “I enjoyed the traveling and going to all those places. Oregon is...more
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  • Shawn Miller on Jul 18, 2011
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Brian Brown – Weekend in Minnesota

Brian Brown – Weekend in Minnesota...

7/18/2011
(Bill W) July 18, 2011 – Brian Brown and FVP #21 racing team spent last week close to FVP headquarters. In addition to some open houses for FVP employees and customers, there was a weekend of racing planned at the ELKO Speedway near New Market, Minnesota. Unfortunately, rain hit on Friday night, setting up a one-night stand at ELKO. This weekend, the team hits two tracks in Iowa (Denison and Knoxville) that he has had much success. Plenty of FVP customers and...more
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Month of Money Continues for Kraig

Month of Money Continues for Kraig...

7/18/2011
Granger, IA—July 17, 2011--Competing with the World of Outlaws, there is never really much time to dwell on the highs or the lows of a particular night, as there is always another race just around the corner. For Kraig Kinser and the Casey’s General Store team, they look to put a tough trio of events behind them, as they take to the track five times this week in a six-day stretch as the “Month of Money” continues with the second East Coast swing of the 2011...more
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Lasoski Cops #96 and Some Meat on

Lasoski Cops #96 and Some Meat on...

7/18/2011
KNOXVILLE RACEWAY, Knoxville, IA, July 16, 2011 – Danny Lasoski won for the 96th time on Hy-Vee night at the Marion County Fair Saturday night at the Knoxville Raceway. In addition to his $3,000 winnings, he also took home a half a beef and a half a hog. Chad Humston won the same prize in grabbing his first win of the year in the 360 class and overcoming his recent bad luck, and Tasker Phillips won for the fifth time in his career in the 305 class. The 410 feature...more
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Race of Champions Replaces Scrambl

Race of Champions Replaces Scrambl...

7/18/2011
(Bill W) July 16, 2011 – An exciting announcement surrounding the Friday night format of the 51st Annual Goodyear Knoxville Nationals finds a program change. A $60,000 Race of Champions will be run as a substitute for the Scramble format used for several years on Friday night. 2010 410 track and series champions are eligible for the 20-lap event that will pay a $60,000 purse, with $10,000 paid to the winner and $1,000 to start. In addition, all former Knoxville...more
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Shake Up Jacob – Rough and Tough

Shake Up Jacob – Rough and Tough

7/15/2011
NEWTON (July 15, 2011) – Last weekend Jacob and the Ossenfort Racing team set out for a weekend full of excitement, little did they know their excitement would consist of the rough and tough part of the sport. Friday night landed the #99J team in Jackson, Minnesota at Jackson Speedway, for the American Sprint Car Association (ASCS) Midwest Series show, and with the weather that has been passing through the Midwest lately, who knew what the track was going to look like....more
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CDR: The Royal Recap

CDR: The Royal Recap

7/18/2011
The fourth of five scheduled events at Eldora Speedway was next for the Big Game Treestands #7 team, this occasion carried even more popularity and stature however as 'The Crowd Pleaser' laid eyes on the Kings Royal and looked to carve his name in the history books. Another strong field of 49 sprinters signed into the pit area for the 28th running of the prestigious event. Qualifying time trials would see Dollansky stop the clocks at 13.871 seconds, not good enough to...more
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Chad Humston – Clear Track Ahead Y

Chad Humston – Clear Track Ahead Y...

7/18/2011
(Bill W) July 18, 2011 – After two weeks of being caught up in other driver’s accidents, it was a clear track in front of Chad Humston and the Mark Burch Motorsports #1m team on Saturday night at Knoxville Raceway. The Giltner, Nebraska driver led start to finish to record his first win of the year at Knoxville and the third in his career at the famous half-mile. They’ll try to repeat again this Saturday at Knoxville. The team persevered in getting the #1m ready for...more
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Boston Wires Field in NCRA Sprint

Boston Wires Field in NCRA Sprint...

7/16/2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Hutchinson, Kansas – July 16, 2011 - Jordan Boston of Lincoln, Nebraska made his first appearance of the season with the National Championship Racing Association of Park City, Kansas presented by Smiley’s Racing Products sprint car division a very profitable one as he wired the field to win the sprint car portion of the 55th annual Hutchinson Grand Nationals Saturday night atop the Kansas State Fairgrounds in Hutchinson, Kansas. Boston, aboard...more
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WHEATLEY GAINING CONFIDENCE RUNNIN

WHEATLEY GAINING CONFIDENCE RUNNIN...

7/18/2011
Inside Line Promotions – ROSSBURG, Ohio (July 18) – Confidence is at an all-time high for Austen Wheatley. And it should be after the 18-year-old from Lake Stevens, Wash., nearly advanced to the prestigious Kings Royal feature last Saturday at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, where the winner claimed $50,000 in the World of Outlaws’ event. “We were running fifth, one spot out of a transfer in the B Main, during a caution with six laps to go,” he said. “What I didn’t...more
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  • Article Date: 7/18/2011
Tags: Austen Wheatley, Eldora Speedway, World of Outlaws
STARKS PLACES FOURTH IN ASCS NORTH

STARKS PLACES FOURTH IN ASCS NORTH...

7/18/2011
Inside Line Promotions – LEBANON, Ore. (July 18) – So much for a slump. After five top 10s in six days, capped by his best career performance, Trey Starks is riding high. “We’re definitely turned around,” he said. “We’ve kind of pulled our stuff together and got everything back in order. “I felt like we kept progressing and every night we got better. When we didn’t get a good draw, we moved forward. And when we did get a good draw, we maintained it.” The 15-year-old...more
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  • Admin Account on Jul 19, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/18/2011
Tags: Trey Starks, Cottage Grove Speedway, ZZZ Southern Oregon Speedway
Kaley Gharst – Winner’s Circle at

Kaley Gharst – Winner’s Circle at...

7/19/2011
(Bill W) July 19, 2011 – It wasn’t quite “From the outhouse to the Penthouse”, but it wasn’t far off. On Friday, July 8, Kaley Gharst found himself upside down in his heat race and scrambling from the back of the B, only to miss the feature at the Lee County Speedway in Donnellson, Iowa. Last Thursday night, he redeemed himself and the rest of the Plath Motorsports #14P by leading from green to checker at the Cedar County Raceway in Tipton, Iowa. It marked his 19th...more
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Casey’s General Stores Offers $5 O

Casey’s General Stores Offers $5 O...

7/19/2011
(Bill W) July 19, 2011 – Casey’s General Stores locations in Knoxville, Monroe, Pella and Oskaloosa are offering $5 off Infield Party Passes for the Musco Lighting Front Row Challenge presented by Casey’s General Stores on Monday, August 7, and the Casey’s General Stores USAC Ultimate Challenge presented by Searsboro Telephone Company on Tuesday, August 8. Supplies are limited, so act quickly! “It’s a natural to have a great Iowa company on board with the Ultimate...more
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Tags: Southern Iowa Speedway, Winged Sprints, Non-Winged Sprints
Carson McCarl – Third Fourth!

Carson McCarl – Third Fourth!

7/19/2011
Carson McCarl – Third Fourth! (Bill W) July 19, 2011 – It had been almost a month since Carson McCarl’s last race. It was his second career sprint car win and it came at the Knoxville Raceway. The 16-year-old driver was more than ready to hit the big half-mile, and did so last Saturday night. The result was a fourth place finish, which kept him second in the 305 point standings at Knoxville. Ironically, the three times that Carson has not found Victory Lane, he has...more
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Weekend Doubleheader for Sprint In

Weekend Doubleheader for Sprint In...

7/19/2011
(Bill W) July 19, 2011 – The Ideal Ready Mix Sprint Invaders embark on a two-race weekend this Friday and Sunday night! On Friday, they’ll hit the Bloomfield Speedway in conjunction with the Davis Count Fair in Bloomfield, Iowa. Sunday finds the series returning for the 2nd Annual Kitchen Cooked Sprint Car Summer Shootout at the high-banked ¼-mile Peoria Speedway in Peoria, Illinois. The Sprint Invaders have not visited the high speed Bloomfield Speedway since 2007,...more
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FORLER HAS FRUSTRATING ASCS NORTHW

FORLER HAS FRUSTRATING ASCS NORTHW...

7/19/2011
Inside Line Promotions – LEBANON, Ore. (July 19) – Frustrating doesn’t begin to describe last week for Logan Forler. If it wasn’t a bad pill draw, it was an opening-lap crash. All in all, the 18-year-old from Lake Havasu City, Ariz., is happy to move on from the ASCS Northwest Region Speedweek. “I think I just had some bad luck,” he said. Despite the challenging Speedweek – four races in consecutive days at different tracks throughout Oregon – Forler still qualified...more
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Area race promoters bringing the b

Area race promoters bringing the b...

7/19/2011
46 year old El Dorado County Dirt Track to ignite with Inaugural Bullring Nationals July 29-30 by Bill Sullivan, Handy Racing Promotions Inc. PLACERVILLE, CA (7-29-11) – While Placerville Speedway is known for some of the best sprint car racing in Northern California on any given Saturday night, it has been more than two decades since the 46 year old dirt track in the Sierra Foothills has hosted any type of national competition. That statistic is about to change in a...more
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  • Bill Sullivan on Jul 19, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/19/2011
Tags: Placerville Speedway, Winged Sprints
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