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Austin McCarl – Making the Big Dan

Austin McCarl – Making the Big Dan...

8/18/2011
Austin McCarl – Making the Big Dance! (Bill W) August 18, 2011 – Very few drivers at the age of eighteen have locked themselves into the Knoxville Nationals main event, but Austin McCarl added his name to the list last weekend driving the TMAC Motorsports #17A. The Altoona, Iowa driver is one of the “Young Guns” at the Knoxville Raceway and solidly put himself into the first of what should be many Knoxville Nationals main events. Qualifying on Wednesday night, things...more
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  • administrator on Aug 18, 2011
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Danny Smith Gets Redemption with M

Danny Smith Gets Redemption with M...

8/20/2011
(Bill W) August 19, 2011, Jacksonville, IL – During Illinois Sprint Week, Jerrod Hull made a late race pass to take victory from Danny Smith at Jacksonville Speedway. On Friday night, Smith wasn’t giving anyone any chances to pass him as he racked up his second Monster Energy™ Sprint Car Series win of the year. Jimmy Hurley, who won the Dash, led from the pole position in the early going of the 25-lap main event. Fellow front row starter, Hull and Smith followed. ...more
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Tags: Tiffany Wyzard, Danny Smith, Jacksonville Speedway
Herrera Snares Lucas Oil ASCS Win

Herrera Snares Lucas Oil ASCS Win...

8/20/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, JACKSON, Minn. (August 19, 2011) – Johnny Herrera kicked off the 33rd Annual Jackson Nationals presented by Brodix Cylinder Heads by racing to his second Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National triumph of the season in Friday night’s 20-lap Loren Woodke Memorial feature event. The Albuquerque shoe took full advantage of a second start to the race to battle into the early lead and then paced the final 19 circuits aboard the Wesmar-powered...more
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Tags: Johnny Herrera, ASCS National, JSTS - Jackson Speedway Touring Series
Berryman Back in ASCS Gulf South V

Berryman Back in ASCS Gulf South V...

8/20/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, BEAUMONT, Texas (August 19, 2011) – Brandon Berryman found his way back to Smiley’s Racing Products ASCS Gulf South victory lane with a last-corner move around Travis Rilat to win Friday night’s 25-lap main event at the Golden Triangle Raceway Park. Shut out of victory lane over 32 Gulf South events dating back to May of 2010, the two-time series champion rallied from the lucky 13th starting position to snare his first Gulf South win of the year and...more
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Barksdale Bags First ASCS Win in L

Barksdale Bags First ASCS Win in L...

8/20/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, KENNEDALE, Texas (August 19, 2011) – Koby Barksdale captured his first career American Sprint Car Series feature win by cracking victory lane in Friday night’s 25-lap The Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star main event at Cowtown Speedway. And, the 20-year-old from Norman, OK, did it in dramatic style, racing from six rows deep to take the lead on the white flag lap aboard the Schartz Farms No. 22. While Barksdale gridded the feature field 11th, Michael Lang...more
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Lasoski Charges to ASCS Warrior Wi

Lasoski Charges to ASCS Warrior Wi...

8/20/2011
GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. (August 19, 2011) – Rallying from eight rows deep, Danny Lasoski charged through the field to pick up his second Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior victory of the season in Friday night’s 25-lap main event at Valley Speedway. After starting 16th, Lasoski battled past Brian Brown on the 18th circuit en route to the $2,500 triumph aboard the Kistler-powered Creason Pipeline Construction No. 33 Eagle for his third overall ASCS Regional win of the year. With...more
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Collard Claims Northern Summer Nat

Collard Claims Northern Summer Nat...

8/20/2011
OHSWEKEN, Ont. (August 19, 2011) – Jamie Collard captured his first career Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP feature win by topping Round Three of the Northern Summer Nationals on Friday night at Ohsweken Speedway. The fifth different leader of the 25-lap feature event, Collard took the lead away from multi-time Patriot champ Bryan Howland on the white flag lap to snare the win. Collard beat Howland to the stripe, with current ASCS Sprints on Dirt point...more
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TARLTON FINALLY WRESTLES POINTS LE

TARLTON FINALLY WRESTLES POINTS LE...

8/20/2011
WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA (August 20, 2011) – Tommy Tarlton won his second straight Ocean Sprints presented by Taco Bravo feature on Friday night to take the points lead from Salinas’ Ronnie Day as the series prepares for the Johnny Key Classic this Saturday. The 18 car main event was slowed by just two cautions and completed in 12 minutes. The race also marked the final qualifier for the Key, but with Tarlton already locked in the qualifying spot went to rookie Rico...more
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  • Steven Blakesley on Aug 20, 2011
  • Article Date: 8/20/2011
Tags: Shane Golobic, Ronnie Day, Tommy Tarlton
Alissa Geving just two races away

Alissa Geving just two races away...

8/20/2011
By Bill Sullivan/ Sullivan Images Media PETALUMA, CA (8-16-11) – The season is winding down and the championship points keep adding up for Penngrove’s Alissa Geving. After an incredible comeback last Saturday night at Petaluma Speedway, Geving is just two championship point races from her third Petaluma Speedway track championship. “It doesn’t seem like it’s even close to being the end of the season but I guess that’s due to the rain outs we had in the spring,” said...more
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  • Bill Sullivan on Aug 20, 2011
  • Article Date: 8/20/2011
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Tarlton sweeps weekend, back on to

Tarlton sweeps weekend, back on to...

8/21/2011
Inside Line Promotions – HANFORD, Calif. (Aug. 21) – He let out a big sigh, which revealed an even bigger smile. “Oh, finally,” Tommy Tarlton exclaimed after winning both of his features last weekend. “It feels good to sweep the weekend.” The Easton, Calif., native picked up a pair of victories to run his total to eight wins in 32 races this season. More importantly, he regained the points lead with the Ocean Sprints and extended his advantage with the ASCS Southern...more
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  • Shawn Miller on Aug 21, 2011
  • Article Date: 8/21/2011
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Herrera Snares Lucas Oil ASCS Win

Herrera Snares Lucas Oil ASCS Win...

8/21/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, JACKSON, Minn. (August 19, 2011) – Johnny Herrera kicked off the 33rd Annual Jackson Nationals presented by Brodix Cylinder Heads by racing to his second Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National triumph of the season in Friday night’s 20-lap Loren Woodke Memorial feature event. The Albuquerque shoe took full advantage of a second start to the race to battle into the early lead and then paced the final 19 circuits aboard the Wesmar-powered...more
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  • Cathy Lorenz on Aug 21, 2011
  • Article Date: 8/21/2011
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Jason Johnson Adds Another Lucas O

Jason Johnson Adds Another Lucas O...

8/21/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, JACKSON, Minn. (August 20, 2011) – Reigning Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National champion Jason Johnson added another notch to the win column with a $6,000 triumph in Saturday night’s 33rd Annual Jackson Nationals presented by Brodix Cylinder Heads championship main event. “The Ragin’ Cajun” gunned into the lead at the outset and led all 25 circuits atop the high-banked, ½-mile Jackson Speedway clay oval for his fifth ASCS National triumph...more
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  • Cathy Lorenz on Aug 21, 2011
  • Article Date: 8/21/2011
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Four Straight for Ziehl in ASCS So

Four Straight for Ziehl in ASCS So...

8/21/2011
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 Aug 21, 2011
  • Article Date: 8/21/2011
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Lasoski Charges to ASCS Warrior Wi

Lasoski Charges to ASCS Warrior Wi...

8/21/2011
GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. (August 19, 2011) – Rallying from eight rows deep, Danny Lasoski charged through the field to pick up his second Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior victory of the season in Friday night’s 25-lap main event at Valley Speedway. After starting 16th, Lasoski battled past Brian Brown on the 18th circuit en route to the $2,500 triumph aboard the Kistler-powered Creason Pipeline Construction No. 33 Eagle for his third overall ASCS Regional win of the year. With...more
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  • Cathy Lorenz on Aug 21, 2011
  • Article Date: 8/21/2011
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Corn Creams ASCS Sooners at Lawton

Corn Creams ASCS Sooners at Lawton...

8/21/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, LAWTON, Okla. (August 20, 2011) – Brandon Corn left little doubt about his first career American Sprint Car Series feature win by wiring the field in Saturday night’s 25-lap American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region main event at Lawton Speedway. The Gause, TX, shoe gunned into the lead from the pole position and led all the way atop the high-banked, ¼-mile red clay oval for his first taste of ASCS victory lane glory. A final caution with just seven...more
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  • Cathy Lorenz on Aug 21, 2011
  • Article Date: 8/21/2011
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Barksdale Bags First ASCS Win in L

Barksdale Bags First ASCS Win in L...

8/21/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, KENNEDALE, Texas (August 19, 2011) – Koby Barksdale captured his first career American Sprint Car Series feature win by cracking victory lane in Friday night’s 25-lap The Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star main event at Cowtown Speedway. And, the 20-year-old from Norman, OK, did it in dramatic style, racing from six rows deep to take the lead on the white flag lap aboard the Schartz Farms No. 22. While Barksdale gridded the feature field 11th, Michael Lang...more
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  • Cathy Lorenz on Aug 21, 2011
  • Article Date: 8/21/2011
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Kolt Walker Guns Down ASCS Gulf So

Kolt Walker Guns Down ASCS Gulf So...

8/21/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, BAYTOWN, Texas (August 20, 2011) – Kolt Walker captured his first American Sprint Car Series feature win of the year by taking the $3,000 winner’s share in Saturday night’s 30-lap Smiley’s Racing Products ASCS Gulf South main event at Royal Purple Raceway. The Kermit, TX, native took the lead from his pole position and paced all 30 rounds aboard his No. 45k entry to post his fourth career ASCS Regional triumph and third in Gulf South...more
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  • Cathy Lorenz on Aug 21, 2011
  • Article Date: 8/21/2011
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Berryman Back in ASCS Gulf South V

Berryman Back in ASCS Gulf South V...

8/21/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, BEAUMONT, Texas (August 19, 2011) – Brandon Berryman found his way back to Smiley’s Racing Products ASCS Gulf South victory lane with a last-corner move around Travis Rilat to win Friday night’s 25-lap main event at the Golden Triangle Raceway Park. Shut out of victory lane over 32 Gulf South events dating back to May of 2010, the two-time series champion rallied from the lucky 13th starting position to snare his first Gulf South win of the year and...more
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  • Cathy Lorenz on Aug 21, 2011
  • Article Date: 8/21/2011
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Lawton Oklahoma

Lawton Oklahoma

8/20/2011
We made the 500 mile trip to Lawton Oklahoma, for an ASCS Sooner Region race. 36 cars signed in making 5 heat races, all with some very stiff competition. Pulling the #8 pill put us on the pole for heat #3. After a couple false starts, a couple incidents the race finally went from green to checkered and Derrik led every lap. The heat race win put him 8th in passing points after the heat races. The top 8 redraw left us starting 3rd for the A feature. After watching the...more
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  • administrator on Aug 21, 2011
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4th Husets Win

4th Husets Win

8/21/2011
Eric Lutz raced virtually unchallenged from his front row starting postion to capture his 4th Huset's Speedway win of the year.(husets-speedway.com)
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Tarlton Takes Another ASCS SoCal W

Tarlton Takes Another ASCS SoCal W...

8/22/2011
HANFORD, Cal. (August 20, 2011) – Tommy Tarlton tacked on another ASCS Southern California Region feature win by racing to victory lane in Saturday night’s main event at Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway. Tarlton took his fourth win in six ASCS SoCal tries ahead of Mike Faria, with Eric Humphries, Craig Stidham and Koen Shaw rounding out the top five. Tarlton and Stidham topped heat race action. (Paul Trevino photo) ASCS Southern California Region Results from Giant...more
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  • Paul Trevino on Aug 22, 2011
  • Article Date: 8/22/2011
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Blackjack Outlasts the Dude in ASC

Blackjack Outlasts the Dude in ASC...

8/21/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, SEDALIA, Mo. (August 21, 2011) – Brian Brown outdueled shop mate and uncle Danny Lasoski to win Sunday night’s 25-lap Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior main event atop the Historic Half-Mile at the Missouri State Fairgrounds. After trading the lead several times along the way, Brown took command for keeps on the 24th circuit for his second ASCS Warrior win of the year and fifth overall ASCS Regional triumph of 2011 aboard the FVP No. 21 Maxim. While Rusty...more
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Kraig Kinser Carries Momentum into

Kraig Kinser Carries Momentum into...

8/22/2011
Granger, IA—August 21, 2011—Kraig Kinser and the Casey’s General Store team have been working hard each and every day since the off-season when they joined forces for the 2011 World of Outlaws campaign. That hard work is paying off as they have recently found more consistency over the last few weeks and continue to gain momentum as they stretch run continues. Kinser is in the midst of a busy stretch with the World of Outlaws, as the series competes five times in a...more
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Bill Balog Tops IRA/MOWA Bill Wait

Bill Balog Tops IRA/MOWA Bill Wait...

8/21/2011
(Bill W) August 21, 2011 – Bill Balog emerged victorious Sunday night at LaSalle Speedway’s Bill Waite Jr. Memorial in LaSalle, Illinois. The event included the Bumper to Bumper IRA Sprint Car Series and the Midwest Open Wheel Association’s Monster Energy™ Sprint Car Series. There were 35 sprint cars on hand. Balog’s win paid him $3,000 and was his tenth in IRA competition this season. Mike Reinke shot out to an early lead from the pole in the 20-lap main event. AJ...more
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Campbell Claims Sprint Car Victory

Campbell Claims Sprint Car Victory...

8/21/2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Doniphan, Nebraska – August 20, 2011 - It has been a rough sophomore season on the National Championship Racing Association of Park City, Kansas presented by Smiley’s Racing Products sprint car tour for defending series champion Jeremy Campbell. With mechanical gremlins and such, coupled with missing one event, taking him out of contention for a series repeat, the outlaw sprint car veteran looks to add feature wins to his resume. On Saturday...more
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DOVER PLACES FIFTH AT 33rd ANNUAL

DOVER PLACES FIFTH AT 33rd ANNUAL...

8/22/2011
Inside Line Promotions – JACKSON, Minn. (Aug. 22) – It was a frustrating lesson, but one that paid off in multitude. Jack Dover mistimed his slide job entering turn three on the final lap of his B Main last Friday at Jackson Speedway in Jackson, Minn., with the ASCS National Tour at the 33rd annual Jackson Nationals. The 21-year-old from Springfield, Neb., slid into the third and final transfer position only to have his momentum carry him up the track and allow Dover’s...more
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STARKS PICKS UP FIRST CAREER WIN A

STARKS PICKS UP FIRST CAREER WIN A...

8/22/2011
Inside Line Promotions – ALGER, Wash. (Aug. 22) – It was about a year ago when Trey Starks thought he earned a coveted spot in Victory Lane. However, Starks was a few pounds shy on the scales and his first career sprint car victory was nullified. Although the disappointment hasn’t dissipated from that moment, it was eased last Saturday when Starks officially picked up career win No. 1 at Skagit Speedway in Alger, Wash. “I took the checkered, ran one hard lap around the...more
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TANKERSLEY ENDURES ROUGH WEEKEND I

TANKERSLEY ENDURES ROUGH WEEKEND I...

8/22/2011
Inside Line Promotions – BAYTOWN, Texas (Aug. 22) – Frustrating, annoying, maddening, irritating and trying, to say the least. All describe Channin Tankersley’s weekend, which was anything but happy for the 20-year-old from Highlands, Texas, competing with the ASCS Gulf South Region. Tankersley failed to finish his feature on Friday night at Golden Triangle Raceway Park in Beaumont, Texas, after an early crash and he failed to start the main event Saturday at Royal...more
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Tuesdays with TMAC – On the Road A

Tuesdays with TMAC – On the Road A...

8/23/2011
Tuesdays with TMAC – On the Road Again! (Bill W) August 23, 2011 – Terry McCarl has spent the last week on the road, racing with the All Stars and World of Outlaws in the Upper Midwest. It’s been the first opportunity he’s had to really hit the road and race multiple times for about a year and a half. The results have been good in the five races run in the past week, and tonight he will race with the Outlaws again at the Black Hills Speedway in Rapid City, South...more
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Scotty Thiel Storms Back to a Top

Scotty Thiel Storms Back to a Top...

8/23/2011
After the previous weekend getting rained out, the STM #64 Sprint car returned back to racing action at the Manitowoc County Speedway Friday night and the Plymouth Dirt Track Saturday night. Scotty drew a 27 pill Friday at Manitowoc and would start 5th in his heat race event. The race would go green to checkered and not a lot of passing was taking place. Thiel would end up finishing 5th and taking a 15th place starting spot for the night's 30 lap A-Main. After the drop...more
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TBJ has productive weekend

TBJ has productive weekend

8/23/2011
Inside Line Promotions – SEDALIA, Mo. (Aug. 23) – Nineteen. That’s the number of cars Tony Bruce Jr. passed in his three features last weekend on a trio of ½-mile tracks. “Every single A Main we were in this weekend we went forward and that’s about the only thing you can hope for,” he said. “Hopefully one of these days we’ll start up front in the A Main.” Bruce Jr. started the weekend last Friday with the ASCS National Tour at the 33rd annual Jackson Nationals at...more
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HIGHLY ANTICIPATED 51ST JOHNNY KEY

HIGHLY ANTICIPATED 51ST JOHNNY KEY...

8/24/2011
WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA (August 24, 2011) – In the midst of a hotly contested battle for the 2011 Ocean Sprints presented by Taco Bravo championship, the series favorites and a host of outside contenders will battle it out for the $5,000 to win Johnny Key Classic this Saturday night at Ocean Speedway. The highly anticipated event will bring together open-wheel racing’s best to honor the late Johnny Key in the 51st running of the classic. 2011 series points leader...more
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  • Steven Blakesley on Aug 24, 2011
  • Article Date: 8/24/2011
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Covington Brings Home ASCS Lone St

Covington Brings Home ASCS Lone St...

8/24/2011
Matt Covington and the OE&M Covington Motorsports racing team capped off an up and down weekend by bringing home the ASCS Lone Star Series Championship. Matt and the team headed down to Cowtown Speedway on Friday night to race the last race of the 2011 ASCS Lone Star region championship. Matt would start the heat from the 4th position and struggle with a locked down race track and tight handling car. Matt would lose a couple positions and fall back to 6th, putting...more
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Brady Bacon – Action at Jackson!

Brady Bacon – Action at Jackson!

8/23/2011
(Bill W) August 23, 2011 – Brady Bacon knew the Jackson Nationals would be tough, but he came through with flying colors including a third in the prelim and a sixth place finish in the finale. The Broken Arrow, Oklahoma driver continues his pursuit of the Lucas Oil ASCS Nationals Series championship, but will have a few weeks off from the series. The Brady Bacon #99 race team will take this weekend off before traveling to Lake Ozark Speedway Labor Day...more
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Kaley Gharst – Twin Charger!

Kaley Gharst – Twin Charger!

8/24/2011
(Bill W) August 24, 2011 – Kaley Gharst was on the move on the “Night of the Twins” last Saturday night at the 34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa. The Sprint Invaders featured twin features, and the Decatur, Illinois driver finished fifth and third in the events after passing a total of fourteen cars in the Plath Motorsports #14P. Kaley drew inside row four for his heat race. With the top five transferring to the feature and some fast car in front of him, there was...more
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WHEATLEY RECORDS CAREER-BEST 13th

WHEATLEY RECORDS CAREER-BEST 13th...

8/25/2011
Inside Line Promotions – RAPID CITY, S.D. (Aug. 24) – Five races in seven days was the perfect way to wrap up Austen Wheatley’s trip to the Midwest. And there was no better way to cap it than by recording a World of Outlaws’ career-best finish, which he did on Tuesday at Black Hills Speedway in Rapid City, S.D., before the team headed home to Washington. “It really was a great way to end it and head home with some momentum,” Wheatley said. The 18-year-old Lake Stevens,...more
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Bill Balog & B Squared Motorsports

Bill Balog & B Squared Motorsports...

8/25/2011
08/25/11 (B Squared Motorsports PR) – The annual stop at the Wilmot Raceway during the Kenosha County Fair was the next event on Bill Balog’s 2011 tour; the night began with Bill turning a lap time of 14.100 seconds which was fast enough for 5th quick out of the 36 cars. Just as heat race action was set to begin, a light rain shower moved in, which prolonged the start of racing action for about 2 hours. Finally getting the racing action under way, Bill was set to start...more
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  • B Squared Motorsports on Aug 25, 2011
  • Article Date: 8/25/2011
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Oh what a night; Elk Grove’s Billy

Oh what a night; Elk Grove’s Billy...

8/26/2011
By Bill Sullivan/Sullivan Images Media ELK GROVE, CA – For the past month, Elk Grove’s Billy Strange has been seeing improved performances week after week. Following a stint of tough luck that has lasted through the early part of the season, Strange is still feeling the effects of the best night of his racing career last weekend at Placerville Speedway. “What a night! We’ve worked so hard and its nice to see it finally starting to pay off,” said Strange. “The car was...more
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  • Bill Sullivan on Aug 26, 2011
  • Article Date: 8/26/2011
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Chad Humston – Second at Doniphan!

Chad Humston – Second at Doniphan!

8/24/2011
(Bill W) August 24, 2011 – After a well deserved week off, the Mark Burch Motorsports #1m team and driver Chad Humston were ready to roll last Saturday night at the Mid-Nebraska Speedway in Doniphan, Nebraska. The NCRA was in town, and $2,000 was on the line for the winner. Chad would finish a strong second. This week, the team will be back at the Knoxville Raceway after three weeks absence since the 360 Nationals. The draw would not go well, but it proved to be a...more
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Brandon Wimmer – On the Mend!

Brandon Wimmer – On the Mend!

8/26/2011
(Bill W) August 24, 2011 – Brandon Wimmer’s recovery from back surgery earlier this month is going well. He wanted to share his progress and make it known that he is thankful for all the well wishes he has been receiving during his recovery. Brandon’s back problems had been persistent this race season. “I’d been having some back pain this summer,” he says. “I went to a couple different doctors and they had seen some spots in my back, but they didn’t think anything...more
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Goal accomplished; Alissa Geving t

Goal accomplished; Alissa Geving t...

8/28/2011
By Bill Sullivan/ Sullivan Images Media PETALUMA, CA (8-23-11) – There’s an age old saying in the sport of racing; “the race isn’t over until the final checkered flag waves.” However, Penngrove’s Alissa Geving has always been what you call an overachiever since she was a young child. Therefore, in this case the race for the 2011 Petaluma Speedway sprint car championship is over long before the final checkered flag will wave. Yes, Geving has garnered her third home...more
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  • Bill Sullivan on Aug 28, 2011
  • Article Date: 8/28/2011
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DAY WINS HIS SECOND JOHNNY KEY CLA

DAY WINS HIS SECOND JOHNNY KEY CLA...

8/28/2011
WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA (August 28, 2011) – Salinas’ Ronnie Day stormed past Prunedale’s Justin Sanders with six laps to go in the 51st Johnny Key Classic to take the $5,000 victory before a huge crowd at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville on Saturday night. The win marks Day’s second of the 2011 season and his second Key win to go along with his 1998 victory at San Jose. With the victory, Day also takes over the points lead in the Ocean Sprints presented by Taco Bravo...more
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  • Steven Blakesley on Aug 28, 2011
  • Article Date: 8/28/2011
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Tarlton's timing just off at Johnn

Tarlton's timing just off at Johnn...

8/28/2011
Inside Line Promotions – WATSONVILLE, Calif. (Aug. 28) – If everything in life is about timing, racing is the perfect example between the fine line of happiness and dejection. For Tommy Tarlton on Saturday night at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville, Calif., the timing wasn’t right and his bid for a second Johnny Key Classic win in three years came to a spinning end with nine laps remaining. “It’s all timing,” he said. “I thought I had it timed right.” The Easton, Calif.,...more
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  • Shawn Miller on Aug 28, 2011
  • Article Date: 8/28/2011
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Kraig Kinser Wraps up the Great No

Kraig Kinser Wraps up the Great No...

8/28/2011
Granger, IA—August 28, 2011—In Sprint Car Racing, everything has to be taken in stride and put in the proper perspective, as another race is usually just around the corner. After seeing likely fifth and sixth-place finishes vanish on consecutive nights in the waning laps, due to some bad luck, Kraig Kinser and the Casey’s General Store team made up for that in the finale of the 5th Annual Oil City Cup at Castrol Raceway in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on Saturday night,...more
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Tags: Kraig Kinser, Castrol Raceway, World of Outlaws
Naida Knocks Down ASCS SOD Win at

Naida Knocks Down ASCS SOD Win at...

8/27/2011
Mike Strevel, OWENDALE, Mich. (August 27, 2011) – In front of a capacity crowd at Owendale Speedway, Dain Naida took the checkered flag in the Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt Presented by ARP main event at the racy 1/4 mile oval. A field of 21 winged sprint cars made the second appearance for the 2011 season at the fast Michigan oval. Naida, from Bellvue, MI, started on the pole and lead all 25 laps of the caution-free main event. A battle developed several times in...more
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Tags: Dain Naida, Silver Bullet Speedway, ASCS Sprints on Dirt
Dobmeier is ‘Dynamite’ at Knoxvill

Dobmeier is ‘Dynamite’ at Knoxvill...

8/27/2011
KNOXVILLE RACEWAY, Knoxville, IA, August 27, 2011 – Mark Dobmeier has been hot as of late, and he continued that streak Saturday night at the Knoxville Raceway on McKay Insurance/Slideways Karting Center Night. The $3,000 win was Dobmeier’s second this season, and the ninth in his career at Knoxville aboard the Lunstra/Dobmeier #13. After setting a new one-lap 360 track record in qualifying, Clint Garner grabbed his fourth feature win of the year in that class. The...more
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Crockett Sweeps ASCS Northwest Big

Crockett Sweeps ASCS Northwest Big...

8/27/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, ELMA, Wash. (August 27, 2011) – Roger Crockett completed a sweep of the ASCS Northwest double by racing to victory lane in Saturday night’s 30-lap feature event in the Grays Harbor Raceway Big E Weekend finale. Crockett battled into the lead in traffic at the midway point and went on to post his fifth ASCS Northwest win of the season aboard the Omlid & Swinney No. 11 KPC. While Crockett started from the pole position, it was front row outside starter...more
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Crockett Sweeps ASCS Northwest Big

Crockett Sweeps ASCS Northwest Big...

8/29/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, ELMA, Wash. (August 27, 2011) – Roger Crockett completed a sweep of the ASCS Northwest double by racing to victory lane in Saturday night’s 30-lap feature event in the Grays Harbor Raceway Big E Weekend finale. Crockett battled into the lead in traffic at the midway point and went on to post his fifth ASCS Northwest win of the season aboard the Omlid & Swinney No. 11 KPC. While Crockett started from the pole position, it was front row outside starter...more
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Dover Scores ASCS Regional Clash W

Dover Scores ASCS Regional Clash W...

8/29/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, CAMERON, Mo. (August 26, 2011) – Jack Dover struck a blow for the Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest Regional forces by winning Friday night’s 25-lap main event pitting the ASCS Midwest versus the Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior Region atop the high-banked U.S. 36 Raceway clay oval. Springfield, Nebraska’s Dover, the current ASCS Midwest points leader, gunned into the lead from the pole position at the outset and led all the way aboard the Shaver-powered...more
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  • Cathy Lorenz on Aug 29, 2011
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Tags: Jack Dover, zzz_U.S. 36 Raceway, ASCS Midwest Region
Crawley Takes $3K Win at I-30

Crawley Takes $3K Win at I-30

8/29/2011
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (August 27, 2011) – Tim Crawley picked up the $3,000 winner’s share in Saturday night’s American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region special non-point event atop the high-banked, ¼-mile I-30 Speedway. After starting from the second row inside, Crawley raced on to victory lane in front of ninth-starter Gary Wright, with Matt Covington, Eric Baldaccini and Marshall Skinner rounding out the top five. American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region Results...more
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  • Cathy Lorenz on Aug 29, 2011
  • Article Date: 8/29/2011
Tags: Tim Crawley, I-30 Speedway, ASCS Sooner Region
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