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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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  • Admin Account on Jul 13, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/13/2011
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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
  • Article Date: 7/13/2011
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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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  • Xia Xianna Baker on Jul 15, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/15/2011
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Loyet Takes ASCS Regional Clash Wi

Loyet Takes ASCS Regional Clash Wi...

7/17/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, CAMERON, Mo. (July 15, 2011) – Brad Loyet picked up his second ASCS Regional feature win by racing to victory lane in Friday night’s 25-lap event pitting the Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest and Warrior Regions versus one another atop the high-banked, 3/8-mile U.S. 36 Raceway clay oval. Loyet, sitting atop Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior points in his rookie Sprint Car campaign, battled past Midwest points leader Jack Dover in traffic at the midway point en...more
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  • Cathy Lorenz on Jul 17, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/17/2011
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Mann Takes ASCS SOD Win at Crystal

Mann Takes ASCS SOD Win at Crystal

7/17/2011
Mike Strevel, CRYSTAL, Mich. (July 16, 2011) - On a very hot evening at Crystal Motor Speedway Brett Mann took the eventual victory for the Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt Presented by ARP main event at the 3/8 mile oval. A nice field of 18 winged sprint cars made the second of three appearances for the 2011 season at the fast Michigan oval. Mann from Goshen, IN started outside row four and finished behind driver Stuart Brubaker at the finish of the A-main, a post race...more
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  • Cathy Lorenz on Jul 17, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/17/2011
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Four Straight for Ziehl in ASCS So

Four Straight for Ziehl in ASCS So...

7/17/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, TUCSON, Ariz. (July 16, 2011) – Rick Ziehl continues to stay as hot as the Arizona summer heat as he reeled off his fourth consecutive Sunoco Fuel ASCS Southwest feature win in a row in Saturday night’s 25-lap feature at USA Raceway. Ziehl took the win after starting outside the front row in the Wesmar-powered Lucas Oil No. 20z Maxim. Ziehl beat fellow front row starter John Carney II to the checkered flag, with Kyle McCutcheon, 12th-starter Joshua...more
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  • Cathy Lorenz on Jul 17, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/17/2011
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Danny Wood Tops ASCS Red River Cla

Danny Wood Tops ASCS Red River Cla...

7/17/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, LAWTON, Okla. (July 16, 2011) – Danny Wood picked off his second American Sprint Car Series Regional win in as many weekends by topping Saturday night’s 25-lap feature event pitting the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region vs. The Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star Region atop the ¼-mile Lawton Speedway red clay oval. The veteran shoe from Norman, OK, took advantage of some early pacesetters misfortunes en route to taking the $2,000 win aboard the...more
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  • Cathy Lorenz on Jul 17, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/17/2011
Tags: Danny Wood, ASCS Lone Star Region, Winged Sprints
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
  • Article Date: 7/18/2011
Tags: Tommy Tarlton, Winged Sprints
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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  • Admin Account on Jul 18, 2011
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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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  • Admin Account on Jul 18, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/15/2011
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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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  • Craig Dollansky Racing on Jul 18, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/18/2011
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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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  • Admin Account on Jul 19, 2011
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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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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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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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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
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Austin McCarl – Another Win at Hus

Austin McCarl – Another Win at Hus...

7/20/2011
Austin McCarl – Another Win at Huset’s! (Bill W) July 20, 2011 – Austin McCarl scored another win at the Huset’s Speedway last Sunday night. It was the second of his career and the season, and it felt particularly good after spinning out of a win a few weeks back. Another strong run at Knoxville Raceway on Saturday saw a sixth place finish in the T-MAC Motorsports #17A. After losing a motor two weeks ago, and running on a motor that needs refreshed badly, this...more
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Wednesdays with Wayne – Cottage Gr

Wednesdays with Wayne – Cottage Gr...

7/20/2011
(Bill W) July 20, 2011 – Wayne Johnson and the BDS Motorsports #38 team rolled up three wins in seven days, culminating in a victory at the Cottage Grove Speedway in Cottage Grove, Oregon last Wednesday night. He hoped to run at the Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Washington over the weekend at the Fred Brownfield Memorial, but rain washed it away. Elma was where he sustained his debilitating injury last year. This weekend, the ASCS series returns to Cottage Grove,...more
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DOVER PICKS UP A PAIR OF RUNNER-UP

DOVER PICKS UP A PAIR OF RUNNER-UP...

7/19/2011
Inside Line Promotions – HUTCHINSON, Kan. (July 19) – It was hardly the outcome Jack Dover expected. But his expectations are pretty high after top fives are becoming routine for the 21-year-old from Springfield, Neb. And once again, he was in contention for a pair of victories in Iowa and Missouri, and he drove into a top 10 on a rubber-down track in Kansas to cap the weekend. “It’s real frustrating,” Dover said after finishing second in a pair of races that he...more
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Forsberg looks to go undefeated at

Forsberg looks to go undefeated at...

7/20/2011
By Bill Sullivan /Civil War Series Media Relations PETALUMA, CA (7-23-11) – The Hoosier Racing Tires California Sprint Car Civil War Race Series is bound for the North Bay one final time this Saturday night. The famed Petaluma Speedway will host round 10 of the competitive traveling series for winged 360 sprint cars as the championship remains tight with only four events left in the 2011 season. The Civil War Sprint Car Series is the premier traveling series for winged...more
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  • Bill Sullivan on Jul 20, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/20/2011
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Top 5 Streak Comes To A Close

Top 5 Streak Comes To A Close

7/21/2011
The hot streak of top 5 finishes for Scotty Thiel and the #64 STM Sprint car came to a close this past weekend after two nights of bad luck struck the team. Friday night at the Manitowoc County Speedway, Thiel started 8th in the heat race event. With the track being very tacky and greasy, passing was difficult. A crash early on in the heat allowed Scotty to move into the 6th position and thats where he would finsih. That finsih would allow Thiel to start in the 14th...more
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National race to bring fair amount

National race to bring fair amount...

7/22/2011
By Bill Sullivan/ Handy Racing Promotions Media Relations PLACERVILLE, CA (7-23-11) – It’s becoming quite the buzz in El Dorado County, the upcoming Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series Bullring Nationals presented by K&N Filters at Placerville Speedway on July 29, 30th. While this event will bring racing of the national level back to the El Dorado County Fairgrounds for the first time in more than 20 years, it will also bring with it a boost to the local business...more
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  • Bill Sullivan on Jul 22, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/22/2011
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NCRA Sprints in Action This Saturd

NCRA Sprints in Action This Saturd...

7/18/2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Park City, Kansas – July 18, 2011 - Current series points leader C.J. Johnson of Quinter, Kansas will lead the National Championship Racing Association of Park City, Kansas presented by Smiley’s Racing Products sprint car division to the Great American Dirt Track in Jetmore, Kansas this coming Saturday night for the third of four appearances on the season and will look to continue his quest for his second career series championship. The series...more
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Anderson Aces ASCS Midwest at Craw

Anderson Aces ASCS Midwest at Craw...

7/24/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, DENISON, Iowa (July 22, 2011) – Racing just 20 minutes from his Charter Oak, IA, home, Ryan Anderson picked off his first career American Sprint Car Series win by topping Friday night’s 25-lap Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest main event at Crawford County Speedway. Anderson assumed the point on the sixth round atop the 5/8-mile clay oval and kept Nebraska’s Jack Dover at bay the rest of the way to secure the win aboard his No. 71r entry. While Anderson...more
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  • Cathy Lorenz on Jul 24, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/24/2011
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R.J. Johnson Takes Winged ASCS Sou

R.J. Johnson Takes Winged ASCS Sou...

7/24/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, PEORIA, Ariz. (July 23, 2011) – Phoenix shoe R.J. Johnson has made a habit of visiting ASCS Regional victory lane over the past couple of years with 11 Canyon Region triumphs. But, those have all been without a wing overhead. Saturday night, the 24-year-old notched his first winged Sprint Car feature win when he was awarded the 25-lap Sunoco Fuel ASCS Southwest main event victory at Canyon Speedway Park. Johnson took the top spot after fellow...more
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  • Cathy Lorenz on Jul 24, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/24/2011
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Jason Johnson Nips Crockett in Luc

Jason Johnson Nips Crockett in Luc...

7/24/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (July 22, 2011) – A few mere inches is all that separated Jason Johnson from Roger Crockett as the checkered flag flew upon Friday night’s 30-lap Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters preliminary feature event at the Cottage Grove Sprint Car Nationals. After battling past Johnny Herrera at the midway point atop the ¼-mile Cottage Grove Speedway clay oval, the defending series champion denied a last-corner bid from the past ASCS...more
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  • Cathy Lorenz on Jul 24, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/24/2011
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Jason Johnson Completes Lucas Oil

Jason Johnson Completes Lucas Oil...

7/24/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (July 23, 2011) – Louisiana native Jason Johnson completed a sweep of the weekend’s Cottage Grove Sprint Car Nationals with a late move around Wayne Johnson to win Saturday night’s 35-lap Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters main event atop the ¼-mile Cottage Grove Speedway clay oval. Johnson & Johnson diced for the point as the closing laps clicked off with reigning Lucas Oil Sprint Car champion Jason Johnson surging in front on...more
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  • Cathy Lorenz on Jul 24, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/24/2011
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Brian McClelland Best of ASCS Lone

Brian McClelland Best of ASCS Lone...

7/24/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, BOYD, Texas (July 22, 2011) – Brian McClelland snared his second ASCS Regional win of the year with a late move to take the checkered flag in Friday night’s 25-lap The Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star main event at Boyd Raceway. Piloting the Ronnie Davis No. 25 entry, McClelland made a white-flag pass of Kolt Walker to take his second career feature win at Boyd Raceway after recording a Sooner score atop the ¼-mile clay oval in 2008. The Tulsa, OK, racer...more
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  • Cathy Lorenz on Jul 24, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/24/2011
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Baldaccini Takes ASCS Lone Star Ho

Baldaccini Takes ASCS Lone Star Ho...

7/24/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, ABILENE, Texas (July 23, 2011) – Reigning The Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star Region champion Eric Baldaccini broke into victory lane for the first time this season with an impressive victory in Saturday night’s 25-lap main event at Abilene Speedway. Baldaccini gunned into the lead at the outset and lapped all the way up to sixth place aboard the Laser Racing Engines-powered The Oil Medics No. 4 Eagle for his fifth career ASCS Regional feature win and fourth...more
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  • Cathy Lorenz on Jul 24, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/24/2011
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CDR: Series-Leading 6th Victory at

CDR: Series-Leading 6th Victory at...

7/25/2011
A busy stretch of 6 events in just 9 days continued in ‘The Empire State’ on Sunday for the Big Game Treestands #7 team as they traveled north to Lebanon Valley Speedway, a track no stranger to ‘The Crowd Pleaser’ who raced to victory in 2009 and finished 5th in last year’s event. After posting the fastest time in hotlaps at the half-mile located in West Lebanon, New York, Dollansky stopped the clocks in time trials with the 5th fastest time among the 25 competitors. ...more
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  • Craig Dollansky Racing on Jul 25, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/25/2011
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TANKERSLEY RETURNS TO ACTION WITH

TANKERSLEY RETURNS TO ACTION WITH...

7/25/2011
Inside Line Promotions – HIGHLANDS, Texas (July 24) – It’s been a month since Channin Tankersley has been on the track. “A long month,” the 20-year-old from Highlands, Texas, said. “I’m more than ready to get back out there.” After a washed out weekend two weeks ago, Tankersley hasn’t raced since his top-10 finish at Jones Motor Speedway in Chatham, La., on July 3. He will get his next opportunity with the ASCS Gulf South Region on Friday at Heart O’Texas Speedway in...more
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LASOSKI FIGHTS THROUGH INJURY WITH

LASOSKI FIGHTS THROUGH INJURY WITH...

7/24/2011
Inside Line Promotions – KNOXVILLE, Iowa (July 24) – For anyone who doesn’t believe race car drivers are athletes, look no further than Danny Lasoski. The Dover, Mo., native was nearly mangled in a vicious crash last Tuesday in the second feature at the Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Penn. “I remember them telling the leader to pick his lane on the restart and then I remember my girlfriend in the ambulance,” he said. “They told me I...more
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Zomer Rolls to Third Win of Season

Zomer Rolls to Third Win of Season...

7/25/2011
KNOXVILLE RACEWAY, Knoxville, IA, July 23, 2011 – Dusty Zomer raced to his third win of the season, and eighth in his career at the Knoxville Raceway on Saturday night in the 410 class. Russ Hall captured his second win of the season in the 360 class, while Carson McCarl picked up his third win of the season with the 305’s. Zomer jumped out to the early lead from his front row starting spot. Robby Wolfgang ran second, but was overtaken by Brian Brown on lap five. On...more
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MUSEUM SEEKING PHOTOS FOR ITS “SAL

MUSEUM SEEKING PHOTOS FOR ITS “SAL...

7/24/2011
KNOXVILLE, IOWA (July 24, 2011) - Four years ago, the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum arranged a popular exhibition entitled “Salute to the Shooters,” which honored sprint car racing photographers, amateur and professional. Now, in late July of 2011, the museum is putting the finishing touches on its five-month “Salute to Champion Tony Stewart” special exhibition and it is again seeking twenty photos from amateur and professional photographers. This time,...more
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Carson McCarl – Third Win a Charm!

Carson McCarl – Third Win a Charm!

7/25/2011
Carson McCarl – Third Win a Charm! (Bill W) July 25, 2011 – Carson McCarl snatched the third win of the season and his career at the Knoxville Raceway last Saturday night. The sixteen year old pilot of the T-MAC Motorsports #97 is in his rookie season in sprint cars and has been impressing the Knoxville faithful week in and week out. Uncharacteristically, Carson had a rough time in qualifying, timing in with the tenth best time in the field. “I don’t know what the...more
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Shirshekan Sure Can for ASCS Warri

Shirshekan Sure Can for ASCS Warri...

7/25/2011
CALIFORNIA, Mo. (July 24, 2011) – Farmington, Missouri’s Mark Shirshekan turned his recent run of misfortune around by taking his first win under the ASCS banner in Sunday night’s 25-lap Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior main event atop the ¼-mile Double X Speedway clay oval. Piloting the Wesmar-powered Cooper Racing No. 3 J&J, the 20-year-old held off Jonathan Cornell for the top spot in the Ninth Annual Clyde Wood Memorial, with Randy Martin, Tyler Blank and Kyle Bellm...more
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Baldaccini Takes ASCS Lone Star Ho

Baldaccini Takes ASCS Lone Star Ho...

7/25/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, ABILENE, Texas (July 23, 2011) – Reigning The Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star Region champion Eric Baldaccini broke into victory lane for the first time this season with an impressive victory in Saturday night’s 25-lap main event at Abilene Speedway. Baldaccini gunned into the lead at the outset and lapped all the way up to sixth place aboard the Laser Racing Engines-powered The Oil Medics No. 4 Eagle for his fifth career ASCS Regional feature win and fourth...more
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R.J. Johnson Takes Winged ASCS Sou

R.J. Johnson Takes Winged ASCS Sou...

7/25/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, PEORIA, Ariz. (July 23, 2011) – Phoenix shoe R.J. Johnson has made a habit of visiting ASCS Regional victory lane over the past couple of years with 11 Canyon Region triumphs. But, those have all been without a wing overhead. Saturday night, the 24-year-old notched his first winged Sprint Car feature win when he was awarded the 25-lap Sunoco Fuel ASCS Southwest main event victory at Canyon Speedway Park. Johnson took the top spot after fellow...more
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Jason Johnson Completes Lucas Oil

Jason Johnson Completes Lucas Oil...

7/25/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (July 23, 2011) – Louisiana native Jason Johnson completed a sweep of the weekend’s Cottage Grove Sprint Car Nationals with a late move around Wayne Johnson to win Saturday night’s 35-lap Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters main event atop the ¼-mile Cottage Grove Speedway clay oval. Johnson & Johnson diced for the point as the closing laps clicked off with reigning Lucas Oil Sprint Car champion Jason Johnson surging in front on...more
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