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ASCS Southwest Back at USA on Satu

ASCS Southwest Back at USA on Satu...

9/12/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (August 20, 2011) – The winged Sprint Cars of the Sunoco Fuel ASCS Southwest Region shift back to Tucson’s USA Raceway with this Saturday night’s outing atop the 3/8-mile clay oval. While Johnny Herrera took advantage of an idle Lucas Oil ASCS National weekend to best the Southwest forces at Peoria’s Canyon Speedway Park this past weekend, current Southwest points leader Rick Ziehl has been virtually unstoppable in recent winged action at...more
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  • Admin Account on Sep 13, 2011
  • Article Date: 9/12/2011
Tags: Arizona Motorplex, ASCS Southwest Region, Winged Sprints
ASCS Sprints on Dirt Off to Ohswek

ASCS Sprints on Dirt Off to Ohswek...

9/12/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (September 12, 2011) – The Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP venture across the border one last time in 2011 for this weekend’s 7th Annual Canadian Sprint Car Nationals at Ontario’s Ohsweken Speedway. The three-night event culminates with Saturday night’s $11,000-to-win Canadian Sprint Car Nationals finale. Two nights of competition on Thursday and Friday precede the finale. Show-up points only will be awarded to SOD teams...more
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  • Admin Account on Sep 13, 2011
  • Article Date: 9/12/2011
Tags: Ohsweken Speedway, ASCS Sprints on Dirt, Winged Sprints
Brian Brown – Pair of Top Fives in

Brian Brown – Pair of Top Fives in...

9/12/2011
(Bill W) September 12, 2011 – The FVP #21 team and Brian Brown headed to Nebraska last weekend to tackle the ASCS-Midwest series. With Valley Speedway having rained out on Friday, the team headed for McCool Junction and Eagle and came away with a pair of top five finishes. This weekend, they are anxiously anticipating two nights at the I-80 Speedway near Greenwood, Nebraska, where Brian has won three times this year alone. The Junction Motor Speedway saw Brian start...more
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  • Article Date: 9/12/2011
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Miscue, parts failure hamper weeke

Miscue, parts failure hamper weeke...

9/13/2011
Inside Line Promotions – EAGLE, Neb. (Sept. 13) – A driver error and a rare parts failure kept Tony Bruce Jr. from recording a pair of top fives last weekend. It’s that simple for the Liberal, Kan., native, who was hindered in a pair of ASCS Midwest Region events in Nebraska. “It was one of those things where we had a driver error in the heat race on Saturday,” he said. “That penalized us and put us toward the back of everything the rest of the night. “On Sunday, we...more
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  • administrator on Sep 13, 2011
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Back to the Midwest: Kraig Kinser

Back to the Midwest: Kraig Kinser...

9/13/2011
Granger, IA—Sept. 13, 2011—With the calendar well into September, and the leaves starting to turn, that means one thing, the World of Outlaws season is beginning to wind down. The series will make their final appearance of the season in the Upper Midwest this weekend with a pair of shows, as the stretch run continues, with just 11 main events remaining in 2011. For Kraig Kinser, this weekend will present a couple of tracks that he has run up front at and been in...more
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  • Admin Account on Sep 14, 2011
  • Article Date: 9/13/2011
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Kaley Gharst – Second in Sprint In

Kaley Gharst – Second in Sprint In...

9/14/2011
(Bill W) September 14, 2011 – The final two races of the season for the Sprint Invaders saw Kaley Gharst, car owners Randy and Lori Plath and the #14P team propel themselves into second in the final standings for the series. They pulled down a seventh place finish at Quincy on Monday, September 5, and a third place run in the Season championship at the 34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa last Saturday. The Decatur, Illinois driver will compete this weekend at the Tom...more
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Carson McCarl – Maiden 360 Voyage!

Carson McCarl – Maiden 360 Voyage!

9/14/2011
Carson McCarl – Maiden 360 Voyage! (Bill W) September 14, 2011 – Carson McCarl raced a 360 for the first time at a track he had never run last Saturday night and the results were good. He won his heat and was competitive in the UMSS feature at the Cedar Lake Speedway near New Richmond, Wisconsin. A tag of the turn two wall was the only downfall of an otherwise great night. The Altoona, Iowa driver started on the pole of his heat race and drove away to take the...more
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Big 410 Doubleheader in Central Il

Big 410 Doubleheader in Central Il...

9/14/2011
(Bill W) September 14, 2011 – There’s a big weekend on tap for open wheel fans in Illinios this Friday and Saturday night! The Annual Herb Barlow Memorial is Friday night at the Jacksonville Speedway, and the Tom Knowles Memorial is Saturday night at the high banks of the Spoon River Speedway south of Canton on Saturday. Both events feature wall to wall open wheel action featuring sprint cars and midgets! The Herb Barlow Memorial will feature three open wheel classes...more
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  • Article Date: 9/14/2011
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Stewart Opens Canadian Nationals w

Stewart Opens Canadian Nationals w...

9/15/2011
T.J. Buffenbarger, OHSWEKEN, Ont. (September 15, 2011) – Shane Stewart started his mission of winning a third consecutive Canadian Sprint Car Nationals on Thursday by winning the fan appreciation night feature at Ohsweken Speedway. The current Lucas Oil ASCS National points leader started on the pole and led all 20 laps driving the J.G. Motorsports Gaerte powered JG 3.0 chassis. “I have to thank Joe and Tim for giving me a great car to drive again,” said Stewart in...more
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  • Article Date: 9/15/2011
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Thiel Pulls Off a Top 10

Thiel Pulls Off a Top 10

9/15/2011
Scotty Thiel and the STM #64 Sprint Car Team pulled into the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds on September 10th for the second last night of PDTR Sprint car action. Thiel pulled a 45 pill which set him to start shotgun on the field in the third heat race event. At the drop of the green, Scotty used the low line to pass several cars and within a few laps was sitting in the fourth position. The heat race would go green to checkered and Thiel finished in the fourth position...more
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ASCS Midwest Season Finale Rained

ASCS Midwest Season Finale Rained...

9/17/2011
GREENWOOD, Neb. (September 17, 2011) – Rain forced the cancellation of Saturday night’s scheduled season-ending Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest event at the 4/10-mile I-80 Speedway. Saturday’s washout marked the fourth rainout of the season over the course of 22 scheduled ASCS Midwest events. With 18 events successfully completed, Springfield, Nebraska’s Jack Dover captured his second career Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest championship by a robust 470-point...more
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  • Article Date: 9/17/2011
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Herrera Stops Ziehl in ASCS Southw

Herrera Stops Ziehl in ASCS Southw...

9/17/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, TUCSON, Ariz. (September 17, 2011) – Johnny Herrera put a stop to Rick Ziehl’s recent run of winged Sprint Car domination at USA Raceway by charging to victory lane in Saturday night’s 25-lap Sunoco Fuel ASCS Southwest feature event atop the 3/8-mile clay oval. In the process, the second-ranked Lucas Oil ASCS National championship contender from Albuquerque reeled off his ninth consecutive win in as many stand-alone Southwest Regional events dating...more
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  • Article Date: 9/17/2011
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Hafertepe Scores $11K in Canadian

Hafertepe Scores $11K in Canadian...

9/17/2011
T.J. Buffenbarger, OHSWEKEN, Ont. (September 17, 2011) – Sam Hafertepe, Jr., waited until Saturday to take the track at Ohsweken Speedway and made the wait worthwhile by winning the Canadian Sprint Car Nationals feature event. Hafertepe passed Jamie Collard on lap 12 and motored away for his first Canadian Nationals championship driving his family owned team. Hafertepe collected $11,000 dollars for his effort. “I have to thank my crew guy Daryl (Turford) and his Dad...more
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Kulhanek Claims ASCS Gulf South Wi

Kulhanek Claims ASCS Gulf South Wi...

9/17/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, BAYTOWN, Texas (September 17, 2011) – With the Smiley’s Racing Products ASCS Gulf South championship hanging in the balance, Ray Allen Kulhanek picked a prime opportunity to snare his second series win of the year in Saturday night’s 30-lap main event at Royal Purple Raceway. Kulhanek gunned into the lead at the outset from the pole position and fought off Kolt Walker over the latter stages of the race to pick up the $3,000 victory aboard David...more
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Van Dam Muscles Up ASCS Northwest

Van Dam Muscles Up ASCS Northwest...

9/17/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (September 17, 2011) – Henry Van Dam made the most of the ASCS Northwest’s final Oregon event of the season by racing from six rows deep to capture his second win of the season in Saturday night’s 30-lap feature at Cottage Grove Speedway. After starting 11th, Van Dam took the lead away from Jayme Barnes in the final handful of circuits en route to his third career ASCS Northwest win aboard the Wesmar-powered Van Dam farms No....more
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Jerrod Hull Captures 27th Annual T

Jerrod Hull Captures 27th Annual T...

9/18/2011
(Bill W) September 17, 2011 – Jerrod Hull led from green to checker to capture his fourth career Tom Knowles Memorial win, and his fourth Monster Energy™ Sprint Car Series win of 2011. The victory at Spoon River Speedway near Canton, Illinois on Saturday night paid him $2,000. The event had a rough start, as before a lap could be completed, Justin Springer spun, collecting Robbie Standridge, and a three-car incident involving JC Bland, Chris Urish and Joey Moughan...more
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Forler Lands First ASCS Northwest

Forler Lands First ASCS Northwest...

9/18/2011
LEBANON, Ore. (September 16, 2011) – Logan Forler’s time with the Lucas Oil ASCS National series over the first half of the season paid dividends with his first career American Sprint Car Series feature win in Friday night’s 30-lap feature at Willamette Speedway. Forler raced from the fourth position to take the win aboard the Shark-powered Steve Forler Trucking/Line-X No. 2L Maxim. Forler took the checkered flag ahead of Henry Van Dam, with Garen Linder, Jayme Barnes...more
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  • Cathy Lorenz on Sep 18, 2011
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Van Dam Muscles Up ASCS Northwest

Van Dam Muscles Up ASCS Northwest...

9/18/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (September 17, 2011) – Henry Van Dam made the most of the ASCS Northwest’s final Oregon event of the season by racing from six rows deep to capture his second win of the season in Saturday night’s 30-lap feature at Cottage Grove Speedway. After starting 11th, Van Dam took the lead away from Jayme Barnes in the final handful of circuits en route to his third career ASCS Northwest win aboard the Wesmar-powered Van Dam farms No....more
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  • Cathy Lorenz on Sep 18, 2011
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Jason Johnson Takes 100th Career A

Jason Johnson Takes 100th Career A...

9/18/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, GREENWOOD, Neb. (September 16, 2011) – Louisiana’s Jason Johnson reached the century mark in career American Sprint Car Series feature wins with a $3,000 triumph in Friday night’s wild Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest card at I-80 Speedway. The reigning Lucas Oil ASCS National champion took command on the fifth round and ultimately was awarded his 11th overall ASCS win of the year in a feature event that was shortened to 17 laps from the originally...more
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  • Cathy Lorenz on Sep 18, 2011
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Stewart Opens Canadian Nationals w

Stewart Opens Canadian Nationals w...

9/18/2011
T.J. Buffenbarger, OHSWEKEN, Ont. (September 15, 2011) – Shane Stewart started his mission of winning a third consecutive Canadian Sprint Car Nationals on Thursday by winning the fan appreciation night feature at Ohsweken Speedway. The current Lucas Oil ASCS National points leader started on the pole and led all 20 laps driving the J.G. Motorsports Gaerte powered JG 3.0 chassis. “I have to thank Joe and Tim for giving me a great car to drive again,” said Stewart in...more
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  • Cathy Lorenz on Sep 18, 2011
  • Article Date: 9/18/2011
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Stewart and Daggett Win Twin Featu

Stewart and Daggett Win Twin Featu...

9/18/2011
T.J. Buffenbarger, OHSWEKEN, Ont. (September 16, 2011) – Shane Stewart and Dustin Daggett won the twin features during the Night Before the Nationals program Friday at Ohsweken Speedway. Stewart survived a brush with the wall with his right rear tire on his way to victory while Daggett inherited the lead after Robbie Stillwaggon drove off the top of the track in turn two. In the first feature Collard and Shane Stewart started on the front row after a false start moved...more
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  • Cathy Lorenz on Sep 18, 2011
  • Article Date: 9/18/2011
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Hafertepe Scores $11K in Canadian

Hafertepe Scores $11K in Canadian...

9/18/2011
T.J. Buffenbarger, OHSWEKEN, Ont. (September 17, 2011) – Sam Hafertepe, Jr., waited until Saturday to take the track at Ohsweken Speedway and made the wait worthwhile by winning the Canadian Sprint Car Nationals feature event. Hafertepe passed Jamie Collard on lap 12 and motored away for his first Canadian Nationals championship driving his family owned team. Hafertepe collected $11,000 dollars for his effort. “I have to thank my crew guy Daryl (Turford) and his Dad...more
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  • Cathy Lorenz on Sep 18, 2011
  • Article Date: 9/18/2011
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Herrera Stops Ziehl in ASCS Southw

Herrera Stops Ziehl in ASCS Southw...

9/18/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, TUCSON, Ariz. (September 17, 2011) – Johnny Herrera put a stop to Rick Ziehl’s recent run of winged Sprint Car domination at USA Raceway by charging to victory lane in Saturday night’s 25-lap Sunoco Fuel ASCS Southwest feature event atop the 3/8-mile clay oval. In the process, the second-ranked Lucas Oil ASCS National championship contender from Albuquerque reeled off his ninth consecutive win in as many stand-alone Southwest Regional events dating...more
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  • Cathy Lorenz on Sep 18, 2011
  • Article Date: 9/18/2011
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Kulhanek Claims ASCS Gulf South Wi

Kulhanek Claims ASCS Gulf South Wi...

9/18/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, BAYTOWN, Texas (September 17, 2011) – With the Smiley’s Racing Products ASCS Gulf South championship hanging in the balance, Ray Allen Kulhanek picked a prime opportunity to snare his second series win of the year in Saturday night’s 30-lap main event at Royal Purple Raceway. Kulhanek gunned into the lead at the outset from the pole position and fought off Kolt Walker over the latter stages of the race to pick up the $3,000 victory aboard David...more
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  • Cathy Lorenz on Sep 18, 2011
  • Article Date: 9/18/2011
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Tarlton focused on third straight

Tarlton focused on third straight...

9/18/2011
Inside Line Promotions – EASTON, Calif. (Sept. 18) – The deficit is seven points with three races remaining. The task isn’t an easy one for Tommy Tarlton, who is gunning for his third consecutive Ocean Sprints championship. The chase resumes on Saturday at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville, Calif. “It’s been about four weeks since the last Ocean Sprints race, so I’m just ready to get back after it with those guys,” Tarlton said. “We’ve got our work cut out to get the...more
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  • Shawn Miller on Sep 18, 2011
  • Article Date: 9/18/2011
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CDR: Charging to Top Five at Deer

CDR: Charging to Top Five at Deer...

9/18/2011
After capturing their 9th victory of the World of Outlaws season on Friday, Craig Dollansky and the #7 team brought the catchy Aggressive Hydraulics paint scheme to Deer Creek Speedway the following night where action continued as Minnesota-based company Aggressive Hydraulics hosted a special hospitality event for their customers and employees. A late qualifying draw put the Big Game Treestands #7 team in a bit of a hole when the night got underway as moisture went...more
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  • Craig Dollansky Racing on Sep 18, 2011
  • Article Date: 9/18/2011
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Finding the Right Combination: Kra

Finding the Right Combination: Kra...

9/19/2011
Granger, IA—Sept. 18, 2011— Kraig Kinser and the Casey’s General Store team have been working hard all season to find the right combination in their first year together. Hitting on something after the Knoxville Nationals, the team began to build momentum, including scoring their first win of the season during the annual Gold Rush Tour at Cottage Grove Speedway. That success continued this past weekend as the series returned to the upper Midwest for a pair of events....more
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Scotty Thiel Hard Charges at Plymo

Scotty Thiel Hard Charges at Plymo...

9/20/2011
It was a cold night at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds last Saturday, September 17th, as the STM team prepared for the final points night at PDTR. It was a rocky begining but the team prevailed and ended up with a top 10 finish and a hard charger award. Scotty drew a 17 pill which set him to start inside the second row for the heat race event. At the drop of the green, Thiel dove down low going into turn one to make a pass but bobbled a little and cost him a few...more
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OCEAN SPRINTS FACE OFF WITH CIVIL

OCEAN SPRINTS FACE OFF WITH CIVIL...

9/20/2011
WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA (September 20, 2011) – The Ocean Sprints presented by Taco Bravo will square off with the California Sprint Car Civil War on Friday night with the Civil War Series championship up for grabs over the weekend. Salinas’ Ronnie Day won the 51st Johnny Key Classic on August 27 to take over the Ocean Sprints points lead while Auburn’s Andy Forsberg leads the Civil War. Friday’s event will mark the third to last event for the Ocean Sprints while the...more
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  • Steven Blakesley on Sep 20, 2011
  • Article Date: 9/20/2011
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8th Tribute to Al Hinds will crown

8th Tribute to Al Hinds will crown...

9/20/2011
$3000 to win; $10,000 will go to season ending champion by Bill Sullivan, Handy Racing Promotions Media Relations PLACERVILLE – Race fans from El Dorado County and the surrounding communities are gearing up for one of the biggest night of open wheel racing in the sierra foothills as Placerville Speedway pays homage to a legacy in local racing. This Saturday, it's time for the 8th Annual Tribute to Al Hinds at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds. This event will feature...more
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  • Bill Sullivan on Sep 20, 2011
  • Article Date: 9/20/2011
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Wednesdays with Wayne – Mr. Sprint

Wednesdays with Wayne – Mr. Sprint...

9/21/2011
(Bill W) September 21, 2011 – Wayne Johnson didn’t reach the top rung of the ladder in Saturday’s Canadian Nationals at the Ohsweken Speedway in Ontario, but he did the next best thing, driving from 24th to 2nd in the finale. In addition, he won a special match race on Friday to receive the “Mr. Sprint Car” cup. The Knoxville, Iowa resident is working to find a way to run his equipment this weekend at the Daniel McMillin/Jesse Hockett Memorial at the Lucas Oil...more
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Hafertepe Charges to Canadian Spri

Hafertepe Charges to Canadian Spri...

9/22/2011
Sam Hafertepe Jr. went where no one else was willing to go and charged to the $11,000 to win Canadian Sprint Car Nationals victory this past Saturday night at Ohsweken Speedway. Hafertepe who had not participated in the opening two preliminary nights put his Lone Star Speedway, Maxim-Fisher #15h crewed on by an all-Canadian crew on the top side of the speedway and worked the perilous top side to perfection as he drove to a dominating victory over a stout field of 30...more
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Hug Your Flagman Night returns to

Hug Your Flagman Night returns to...

9/24/2011
PLACERVILLE- It's the final race of the season. It's a night that will pay tribute to the late Al Hinds, a founding father of Placerville Speedway that is in its 46th year of operation. The feature winner earns $3000 courtesy of a bonus from Thompson Auto Centers and the series champion will earn a record breaking $10,000. While those are great selling points, one of the biggest draws to Placerville Speedway this Saturday night will be the return of the phenomenon...more
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  • Bill Sullivan on Sep 24, 2011
  • Article Date: 9/24/2011
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GOLOBIC TOPS OCEAN SPRINTS VS CIVI

GOLOBIC TOPS OCEAN SPRINTS VS CIVI...

9/24/2011
WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA (September 24, 2011) – Fremont’s Shane Golobic out-dueled “Cowboy” Craig Smith of San Martin to win a hard fought Ocean Sprints vs. Civil War feature on Friday night at Ocean Speedway. The victory is Golobic’s second of the year at Ocean to go along with a win in May. 30 cars lined the pits for action on the Santa Cruz Fairgrounds quarter-mile with the race marking the penultimate round for the California Sprint Car Civil War and the third to...more
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  • Steven Blakesley on Sep 24, 2011
  • Article Date: 9/24/2011
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TK Express rolls to $3000 win in 8

TK Express rolls to $3000 win in 8...

9/25/2011
by Bill Sullivan, Handy Racing Promotions Media Relations PLACERVILLE – The 2011 Hoosier Racing Tires Civil War Sprint Car Series came to a conclusion Saturday night in high dollar fashion with the 8th Annual Tribute to Al Hinds at Placerville Speedway. When checkered flag flew on the 30-lap feature event on popular California driver added a new special victory to his resume while another scored the richest championship title in the history of this popular Northern...more
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  • Bill Sullivan on Sep 25, 2011
  • Article Date: 9/25/2011
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Tarlton endures toughest night of

Tarlton endures toughest night of...

9/25/2011
Inside Line Promotions – WATSONVILLE, Calif. (Sept. 25) – Tommy Tarlton characterized it as a “complete breakdown.” “It’s like we forgot how to race,” he said. The Easton, Calif., resident had a disastrous night last Friday at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville, Calif., where his hopes for a third consecutive Ocean Sprints championship suffered a severe blow. Entering the Ocean Sprints vs. California Civil War Sprint Car Series event, Tarlton trailed Ronnie Day by only...more
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  • Shawn Miller on Sep 25, 2011
  • Article Date: 9/25/2011
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Barnes Best in ASCS Northwest Seas

Barnes Best in ASCS Northwest Seas...

9/24/2011
YAKIMA, Wash. (September 24, 2011) – Jayme Barnes waited until the final night of the ASCS Northwest 2011 season to post his first win as he raced to victory lane in Saturday night’s season finale at Yakima’s State Fair Raceway. While the former champ picked off the win, Roger Crockett claimed his second ASCS Northwest championship by crossing the stripe third behind Barnes and Friday night winner Jason Solwold. While Barnes started fourth, Randy Pierce paced the...more
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Daggett Secures ASCS SOD Crown in

Daggett Secures ASCS SOD Crown in...

9/26/2011
T.J. Buffenbarger, LAKE ODESSA, Mich. (September 24, 2011) – Dustin Daggett won a spectacular Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP feature event Saturday night at I-96 Speedway. Daggett battled former ASCS SOD champion Brett Mann, swapping the lead back and forth before Daggett pulled away for the victory. The win also allowed Daggett to clinch the 2011 ASCS SOD Point Championship. “That was so much fun racing side by side with (Mann),” said Daggett in...more
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Crawley Cracks Lucas Oil ASCS Win

Crawley Cracks Lucas Oil ASCS Win...

9/23/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, WHEATLAND, Mo. (September 23, 2011) – Tim Crawley of Benton, AR, has taken an apparent liking to Lucas Oil Speedway as he broke into Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National victory lane for the first time this season in Friday night’s 25-lap Jesse Hockett / Daniel McMillin Memorial preliminary feature event. Crawley battled past race-long leader Jack Dover on the 19th circuit and then held off a fast-closing Brian Brown to become the 13th...more
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Terry McCarl Scores $4,000 Monster

Terry McCarl Scores $4,000 Monster...

9/24/2011
(Bill W) September 24, 2011 – Terry McCarl led from green to checker to claim the Monster Energy ™ Sprint Car Series stop at the 34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa on Saturday night. The win was McCarl’s second of the year with the series, having won in May at the Jacksonville Speedway. McCarl started outside row one, while pole-sitter and dash winner, Jordan Goldesberry, trailed the veteran early on. By lap five, Jerrod Hull, Austin Johnson and Lynton Jeffrey...more
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Kraig Kinser Wraps up a Busy Week

Kraig Kinser Wraps up a Busy Week...

9/25/2011
Granger, IA—Sept. 25, 2011— With the season quickly winding down and the number of races tapering off, the World of Outlaws had one final three-race swing this past week, as they visited tracks in Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Kraig Kinser continued his strong second half of the season wrapping up the trio of races on Saturday, Sept. 24 with a fifth-place finish at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa. aboard the Casey’s General Store Maxim. Kinser started eighth in...more
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  • Article Date: 9/25/2011
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Brian Brown – Two Podium Finishes

Brian Brown – Two Podium Finishes...

9/26/2011
(Bill W) September 26, 2011 – Brian Brown and the FVP #21 team went into the Daniel McMillin/Jesse Hockett Memorial with hopes of a win. Instead, they recorded two impressive podium finishes amongst a stout 66-car field. The prelim on Friday included a charge from 18th to 2nd. Brian drew a number on Friday that allowed for zero error in his heat. He finished second after starting on the pole. “We started on the pole, and with the ASCS, especially with this many...more
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Thiel Clinches Win at Chilton!

Thiel Clinches Win at Chilton!

9/27/2011
A cool temperature night of racing took place Friday night September 23rd at the Chilton Fall Classic in Chilton, Wisconsin. Scotty Thiel and the #64 Professional Plating Sprint Car started on the outside pole of the 25 lap A-Main event and on lap three, took the lead and never looked back. Thiel started on the inside second row of the heat race event. It was a fairly slick race track and on the white flag lap, took over the second positon and took the checkered flag....more
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Two Weeks until LoneStar Sprint Na

Two Weeks until LoneStar Sprint Na...

9/27/2011
Kilgore TX (9/27/11) by DarinShort.com. A good ol’ fashioned weekend of Sprint Car racing is now on the horizon. There are several news items for the October 13-15th LoneStar Sprint Nationals (LSN), presented by Smiley's Racing Products, The Oil Medics, Eagle Motorsports, KJC Auto Title Loans, Outlaw Wings, Bishop Racing Components, Kear’s Speed Shop and Palm Harbor Homes at LoneStar Speedway in Kilgore Texas. United States Air Force (USAF) Sponsored Car Running Both...more
Cathy Lorenz
  • Cathy Lorenz on Sep 27, 2011
  • Article Date: 9/27/2011
Tags: Winged Sprints
Tuesdays with TMAC – Victory at 34

Tuesdays with TMAC – Victory at 34...

9/27/2011
Tuesdays with TMAC – Victory at 34 Raceway! (Bill W) September 27, 2011 – The VerMeer #55 worked flawlessly as Terry McCarl drove from green to checker to take the $4,000 to win Monster Energy™ Sprint Car Series show last Saturday night at the 34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa. The win was the Altoona, Iowa drivers seventh of the season. TMAC set a blistering lap in qualifying, but things were feeling good even before that. “The second I took the green in hot laps,...more
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  • administrator on Sep 27, 2011
  • Article Date: 9/27/2011
Tags: Winged Sprints
A Fall Tradition: Kraig Kinser Hea

A Fall Tradition: Kraig Kinser Hea...

9/27/2011
Granger, IA—Sept. 27, 2011—It’s early autumn in Central Pennsylvania and the air is becoming a little more crisp, the leaves are beginning to turn and most importantly, it’s time for the East Coast’s biggest sprint car race of the year, the National Open at the famed Williams Grove Speedway. For Kraig Kinser and the Casey’s General Store team, the two-day event will mark the fifth and final crown jewel event of the season that they are participating in with the World...more
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  • Admin Account on Sep 28, 2011
  • Article Date: 9/27/2011
Tags: Kraig Kinser, Williams Grove Speedway, World of Outlaws
I-30's Short Track Nationals Comin

I-30's Short Track Nationals Comin...

10/7/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (September 28, 2011) – Entries pouring into the I-30 Speedway track office and tickets being sent out is a sure sign that it’s that time of the year in Little Rock, AR. “That time of the year” being the approach of the track’s annual Short Track Nationals, a showcase Sprint Car event that scores of race fans and race teams from throughout the country plan annual pilgrimages about. Once again sanctioned by the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by...more
Cathy Lorenz
  • Cathy Lorenz on Oct 02, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/7/2011
Tags: Winged Sprints
Tarlton ready for California doubl

Tarlton ready for California doubl...

10/2/2011
Inside Line Promotions – EASTON, Calif. (Oct. 2) – It’s been seven weeks since Tommy Tarlton has raced twice in a weekend. The Easton, Calif., resident won those races in dominant fashion, claiming his second straight Ocean Sprints feature at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville, Calif., on Aug. 19 and sweeping the ASCS Southern California Region event at Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway in Hanford, Calif., on Aug. 20. This Friday and Saturday he’ll be back in the cockpit and...more
Shawn Miller
  • Shawn Miller on Oct 02, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/2/2011
Tags: Winged Sprints
Bergman Banks ASCS Sooner Cash at

Bergman Banks ASCS Sooner Cash at...

10/1/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, SAPULPA, Okla. (October 1, 2011) – Seth Bergman picked off his second ASCS Regional feature win of the year by racing to victory lane in Saturday night’s 25-lap American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region main event at Creek County Speedway. The 23-year-old from Snohomish, WA, added his first career ASCS Sooner triumph to a Midwest score earlier in the year aboard the Petersen Motorsports Wesmar-powered Superior Marine No. 23 Eagle, becoming the 11th...more
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  • Admin Account on Oct 03, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/1/2011
Tags: Seth Bergman, Creek County Speedway, ASCS Sooner Region
Hodges Scores ASCS Southwest Win a

Hodges Scores ASCS Southwest Win a...

10/1/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, TUCSON, Ariz. (October 1, 2011) – Joshua Hodges snared his first American Sprint Car Series feature win of the year by topping Saturday night’s 25-lap Sunoco Fuel ASCS Southwest feature event at USA Raceway. The Tijeras, NM, 16-year-old worked forward from the sixth position en route to his third career ASCS Regional triumph aboard the Wesmar-powered Hodges Automotive/Napa Auto Parts/Benic Enterprises No. 74x Maxim. Hodges beat three-time and reigning...more
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  • Admin Account on Oct 03, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/1/2011
Tags: Joshua Hodges, Arizona Motorplex, ASCS Southwest Region
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