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Schatz and Hines are Western World

Schatz and Hines are Western World...

11/20/2011
Shane Stewart Claims Lucas Oil Sprint Car Championship by 1 Point! Lonnie Wheatley, TUCSON, Ariz. (November 19, 2011) – Donny Schatz and Tracy Hines reigned as champions of the 44th Annual Kronik Energy Drink Western World Championships by topping Saturday night’s season-ending feature events for the American Sprint Car Series atop the 3/8-mile USA Raceway clay oval. While Schatz and Hines enjoyed their $15,000 and $5,000 triumphs, respectively, Shane Stewart escaped...more
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  • Admin Account on Nov 28, 2011
  • Article Date: 11/20/2011
Tags: Donny Schatz, Shane Stewart, Arizona Motorplex
Sweet & Hines Score Friday Wins at

Sweet & Hines Score Friday Wins at...

11/19/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, TUCSON, Ariz. (November 18, 2011) – A pair of drivers seeking first Western World titles reached victory lane Friday night, as Brad Sweet and Tracy Hines posted victories in the 44th Annual Kronik Energy Drink Western World Championships Kronik Energy Qualifying event atop the 3/8-mile clay oval. Sweet assumed the point eight laps into the winged Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters main event and then held off Danny Lasoski over the latter stages...more
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  • Admin Account on Nov 28, 2011
  • Article Date: 11/19/2011
Tags: Tracy Hines, Brad Sweet, Arizona Motorplex
TONY HUNT ADDS SEVENTH AND EIGHTH

TONY HUNT ADDS SEVENTH AND EIGHTH...

11/30/2011
LINCOLN, CALIFORNIA (November 30, 2011) – 55-time USAC feature winner Tony Hunt of Lincoln, CA can now call himself an eight-time USAC champion, claiming both the USAC Western Sprint Car Series and USAC Western Classic Pavement championships for the 2011 season following the “Turkey Night Grand Prix” at TOYOTA Speedway in Irwindale, CA on Thursday. Hunt, possibly the most accomplished pavement racer in USAC history, finished fifth in the season-closing event aboard the...more
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  • Steven Blakesley on Nov 30, 2011
  • Article Date: 11/30/2011
Tags: Tony Hunt, Irwindale Speedway, USAC Western States
ROOKIES LARSON & GULICK & MOST IMP

ROOKIES LARSON & GULICK & MOST IMP...

12/5/2011
Champions of USAC’s 2011 racing season will be honored on Friday night, December 9, at the Indiana Roof Ballroom in downtown Indianapolis, Ind. as the 56th “Night of Champions” coincides this year with the 3rd Annual International Motorsports Industry Show (IMIS), being held at the nearby Indiana Convention Center. USAC “Rookies of the Year” for 2012 include Kyle Larson (Traxxas Silver Crown and Mopar National Midget) and Coleman Gulick (AMSOIL National Sprint Car),...more
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  • Admin Account on Dec 06, 2011
  • Article Date: 12/5/2011
Tags: Coleman Gulick, Kyle Larson, USAC National Sprint Cars
45 PRELIMINARY DATES SET FOR 2012

45 PRELIMINARY DATES SET FOR 2012...

12/8/2011
“Bubba’s Winter Dirt Games” at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Fla.in February kick off an ambitious 45-race 2012 calendar for USAC’s AMSOIL National Sprint Cars, with every race on the calendar offering a minimum of $5,000-to-win and $500-to-start and special events offering accelerated purses. Major events will include the traditional “Budweiser Oval Nationals” at Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway, which will conclude the campaign, plus the five-race “Eastern Storm” in...more
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  • Admin Account on Dec 09, 2011
  • Article Date: 12/8/2011
Tags: USAC National Sprint Cars, Non-Winged Sprints
Taylor Ferns Hits the Dirt Indoors

Taylor Ferns Hits the Dirt Indoors...

12/16/2011
Shelby Township, Mich.—Dec. 15, 2011— While Taylor Ferns recently put a wrap on her 2011 USAC Mopar D1 Midget Series championship, as she was honored during the USAC “Night of Champions,” her 2011 racing season is not quite over yet, as a pair of indoor events await over the next few weeks. First up is The Battle at the Center at the Mini Magic Mile at the Southern Illinois Center on the grounds of the DuQuoin (Ill.) State Fairgrounds with the POWRi Lucas Oil National...more
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  • Article Date: 12/16/2011
Tags: Taylor Ferns, Non-Winged Sprints, Midgets
2012 AMSOIL USAC/CRA PREVIEW & SCH

2012 AMSOIL USAC/CRA PREVIEW & SCH...

12/17/2011
SANTA MARIA, CA - DECEMBER 16, 2011... Amsoil USAC/CRA Series Director Chris Kearns has released the 2012 schedule. Showcasing twenty-two nights of action, the traditional 410 cubic-inch powered cars will open their campaign at Perris with the "Sokola Shootout" on February 25th. The group will also return to the clay ovals of Hanford, Santa Maria, Watsonville, Calistoga, Chico, and Peoria, Arizona's Canyon Speedway Park. In 2012, the series will make their debut at...more
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  • Admin Account on Dec 21, 2011
  • Article Date: 12/17/2011
Tags: USAC/CRA Sprints, Non-Winged Sprints
USAC CHAMPION TONY HUNT TO RACE IN

USAC CHAMPION TONY HUNT TO RACE IN...

12/23/2011
LINCOLN, CALIFORNIA (December 23, 2011) – Newly crowned eight-time USAC champion Tony Hunt of Lincoln, CA will try to add to an international win to his resume, as he will compete at Ultimate Raceway in Vereeniging, South Africa on January 7. Hunt will be one of two Americans traveling to compete in winged 410 sprints on the quarter-mile paved oval track. The 55-time USAC feature winner will face off against the best racers South Africa has to offer as part of the...more
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  • Steven Blakesley on Dec 23, 2011
  • Article Date: 12/23/2011
Tags: Tony Hunt, Winged Sprints, Non-Winged Sprints
USAC WESTERN CLASSIC RELEASES ITS

USAC WESTERN CLASSIC RELEASES ITS...

1/6/2012
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA (January 6, 2012) – The USAC Western Classic Racing Series will embark on its second season in 2012 with at least 11 dirt races planned up-and-down the state of California. The 2012 slate could expand to as many as 13 races with a pair of early season dates to be announced at a later time. The USAC Western Classic Racing Series burst onto the California racing scene in 2011 as one of the only Sprint Car series in the nation running both on...more
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  • Steven Blakesley on Jan 06, 2012
  • Article Date: 1/6/2012
Tags: Geoff Ensign, Cory Kruseman, Tim Sherman
Front Row Challenge/Ultimate Chall

Front Row Challenge/Ultimate Chall...

1/12/2012
(Bill W) January 12, 2012 – A few changes are in store for the 17th Annual Musco Lighting Front Row Challenge and the 11th Annual Casey’s General Stores USAC Ultimate Challenge presented by Searsboro Telephone Company. The biggest change will be more racing for the fans, while ticket prices remain the same as always! The UNOH All Star Sprints return for Monday’s Front Row Challenge. They will be battling for $5,000 to win, or $50,000 to win from the back! The...more
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  • Admin Account on Jan 13, 2012
  • Article Date: 1/12/2012
Tags: Sammy Swindell, Kyle Larson, Southern Iowa Speedway
Brady Bacon – Chili Bowl Kicks off

Brady Bacon – Chili Bowl Kicks off...

1/18/2012
(Bill W) January 16, 2012 – Brady Bacon’s 2012 racing season kicked off with a run at the Chili Bowl last week in his home state. The Broken Arrow, Oklahoma driver teamed up with the Wilke-Pak team and in his preliminary, finished one spot short of locking himself into Saturday night’s feature event. A tangle with a fellow competitor derailed his chances on Saturday night. Brady now gears up for Ocala, Florida and USAC sprint car competition, where he will team with...more
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  • Admin Account on Jan 18, 2012
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Tags: Brady Bacon, Tulsa Expo Raceway, Non-Winged Sprints
LEVI JONES OPENS PURSUIT OF USAC T

LEVI JONES OPENS PURSUIT OF USAC T...

1/31/2012
Levi Jones of Olney, Ill. appears ready to challenge one of USAC’s most revered all-time records. That pursuit begins February 9-11 when the AMSOIL National Sprint Cars open their 2012 campaign with ‘Bubba’s Winter Dirt Games” at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Fla. The 2011 USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Champion and Traxxas Silver Crown king now owns seven USAC National Championships and only one driver stands between him and the top of the pyramid – A.J. Foyt. Driving...more
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  • Article Date: 1/31/2012
Tags: Levi Jones, USAC National Sprint Cars, Non-Winged Sprints
Front Row Challenge/Ultimate Chall

Front Row Challenge/Ultimate Chall...

2/2/2012
OSKALOOSA, IA (2/1/12) by DarinShort.com. News of this year’s format changes to both the 17th Annual Musco Lighting Front Row Challenge® (August 6th) and 11th Annual Casey’s General Stores Ultimate Challenge™ (August 7th) presented by Searsboro Telephone Company have resulted in record ticket inquiries to the Front Row Challenge Ent. LLC office. And on Tuesday, February 7th existing ticket holders can renew their requests to both of these blockbuster events by...more
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  • Cathy Lorenz on Feb 02, 2012
  • Article Date: 2/2/2012
Tags: Winged Sprints, Non-Winged Sprints
50th ANNIVERSARY OF USAC RACING TO

50th ANNIVERSARY OF USAC RACING TO...

2/3/2012
ROSSBURG, OH (Feb. 3) – In celebration of the 50th anniversary of USAC (United States Auto Club) Sprint Car racing at Eldora Speedway, one giant night of racing, Saturday July 28, has been inked. It will live up to the traditional Eldora standards of greatness, complete with a 50-lap finale to honor the benchmark occasion. Completing the doubleheader program will be the winged National Racing Alliance Sprint Invaders, as announced this week by Eldora general manager...more
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  • Article Date: 2/3/2012
Tags: Eldora Speedway, USAC National Sprint Cars, Non-Winged Sprints
Canyon Region Schedule Revealed

Canyon Region Schedule Revealed

2/10/2012
Bryan Hulbert - Tulsa, OK (February 10, 2012) - The 2012 schedule of events for the ASCS Canyon Region is now available. The schedule comprised of 21 dates will see the best non-wing driver in the southwest competing at five tracks in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. Canyon Speedway Park, located in Peoria, Arizona just north of Phoenix, will kick off the ASCS Canyon Region’s sixth season of competition in March and will host the ASCS Canyon Region a total of twelve...more
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  • Bryan Hulbert on Feb 10, 2012
  • Article Date: 2/10/2012
Tags: ASCS Canyon Regional, Non-Winged Sprints
Brady Bacon – Strong Run at Ocala!

Brady Bacon – Strong Run at Ocala!

2/13/2012
(Bill W) February 13, 2012 – A podium finish and a track record highlighted the weekend with USAC in the Hoffman owned Dynamics #69 last weekend in Ocala, Florida. The three-night event saw Thursday and Saturday shows sandwich a rainout on Friday night, when Brady set a new track record in qualifying before the rains came. The Broken Arrow, Oklahoma driver will take aim at the Lucas Oil ASCS National opener in Arizona March 2 and 3. Brady teamed with the famous...more
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  • Article Date: 2/13/2012
Tags: Brady Bacon, Ocala Speedway, USAC National Sprint Cars
Awards Banquet

Awards Banquet

2/15/2012
2011 Valley Speedway Non-Wing Rookie of the Year
TRENT AUSTIN
  • TRENT AUSTIN on Feb 15, 2012
  • Article Date: 2/15/2012
Tags: Trent Austin, Non-Winged Sprints
GARDNER, HAGEN NAB “WINTER DIRT GA

GARDNER, HAGEN NAB “WINTER DIRT GA...

2/13/2012
Two-time USAC National Drivers Champion Bryan Clauson of Noblesville, Ind. has the early lead in the 2012 AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Car Series after second and fourth-place finishes in “Bubba’s Winter Dirt Games” In Ocala, Fla. Clauson finished fourth behind winner Damion Gardner on Thursday night, then nearly beat Darren Hagen to the checkered flag in a spectacular finish to Saturday night’s 30-lapper at the three-eights mile dirt oval. The three-night extravaganza...more
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  • Admin Account on Feb 16, 2012
  • Article Date: 2/13/2012
Tags: Darren Hagen, Damion Gardner, Ocala Speedway
New Year Same Results: Astro Titan

New Year Same Results: Astro Titan...

2/16/2012
As the 2012 racing season is just kicking off in America, “Down Under” racing seasons are beginning to wrap up. No matter what country you are racing in, Astro Titanium is helping driver’s record victories. Nowhere was this more apparent than in Australia as Scott Glazebrook extended his lead in the Perth Motorplex Speedcar Standings in his midget. Back in the states, Damion Gardner was busy recording his first victory of the season with the USAC Amsoil National Sprint...more
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  • Admin Account on Feb 16, 2012
  • Article Date: 2/16/2012
Tags: Astro Titanium, Winged Sprints, Non-Winged Sprints
Ventura Raceway Joins 3Wide Networ

Ventura Raceway Joins 3Wide Networ...

3/3/2012
Ventura Raceway Joins 3Wide Networks Ventura, California – March 1, 2012 – Ventura Raceway, “The Best Little Dirt Track in America” has signed on to broadcast live racing on 3Wide Networks. Starting with the March 3rd season opening event and running through the entire 2012 schedule race fans can watch live at http://www.3widenetworks.com Ventura Raceway has a rich tradition of great short track racing dating back to 1924 when the original ½ mile dirt track was opened....more
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  • Ventura Raceway on Mar 03, 2012
  • Article Date: 3/3/2012
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KAEDING WINS “SIN CITY SHOWDOWN”

KAEDING WINS “SIN CITY SHOWDOWN”

3/9/2012
Las Vegas, NV……..Three-time USAC Silver Crown Champion Bud Kaeding of Campbell, Calif. won Thursday night’s 20-lap “Sin City Showdown” for the USAC West Coast and ASCS Canyon Region Sprint cars at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Dirt Track. Kaeding trailed Ryan Bernal until the white-flag lap, the paced the final two circuits to win the race over Bernal, Casey Shuman, Troy Rutherford and Danny Sheridan. The race featured four different leaders. Danny Sheridan led the...more
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  • Admin Account on Mar 09, 2012
  • Article Date: 3/9/2012
Tags: Bud Kaeding, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, USAC 360 Sprint Series
KAEDING FAVORITE SATURDAY AS WEST

KAEDING FAVORITE SATURDAY AS WEST...

3/12/2012
Bud Kaeding returns to the Tulare (Calif.) Thunderbowl Raceway Saturday to open the 2012 USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series and is stamped as the overwhelming favorite after his 2011 successes at the one-third-mile dirt oval. Kaeding won last Thursday night’s “Sin City Showdown” at the Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway dirt track, passing Ryan Bernal on the white-flag lap for the win. Last year at Tulare, Kaeding won in three straight starts and finished second in the...more
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  • Admin Account on Mar 12, 2012
  • Article Date: 3/12/2012
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HALL WIRES WINGLESS FIELD AT SILVE

HALL WIRES WINGLESS FIELD AT SILVE...

3/12/2012
COURTESY: RONRON GROUP FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HALL WIRES FIELD AT SILVER CUP CHICO, CA 3/10/12 – SILVER DOLLAR SPEEDWAY Topping a 17 car lineup and leading virtually wire to wire, Rio Linda’s Scott Hall made his first main event win at the famed Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, CA a memorable one as he ran away and hid from the field and took the wingless sprint car portion of the season opening Silver Cup at the famed quarter mile oval. Hall, driving the VanLare...more
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  • Ron Lingron on Mar 12, 2012
  • Article Date: 3/12/2012
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ASCS Canyon Region set to kick off

ASCS Canyon Region set to kick off...

3/13/2012
Bryan Hulbert - Tulsa, OK (March 12, 2012) - After hosting the 2012 season opening races for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MavTv, Canyon Speedway Park in Peoria, Arizona prepares to kick off yet another chase for glory as the ASCS Canyon Region headlines the track’s season opener on Saturday March 17th. With 21 confirmed dates, plus an addition trio of to be determined dates, making up the 2012 ASCS Canyon Region schedule, the 2012 season marks...more
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  • Bryan Hulbert on Mar 13, 2012
  • Article Date: 3/13/2012
Tags: Canyon Speedway Park, ASCS Canyon Regional, Non-Winged Sprints
“SPRINT CAR 101: AN EVENING WITH A

“SPRINT CAR 101: AN EVENING WITH A...

3/14/2012
KNOXVILLE, IOWA (March 14, 2012) – Tomorrow night’s “Sprint Car 101 – Third Thursday Series” program at the National Sprint Car Museum, featuring Bill Wright interviewing multi-time Australian and American sprint car champion A.J. “Skip” Jackson, will be streamed live at www.ustream.tv/channel/sprintcarhof. The program, which is free and open to the public, will begin promptly at 7 p.m. Central. Museum special events coordinator David Herrmann said today, “We think we...more
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  • Admin Account on Mar 14, 2012
  • Article Date: 3/14/2012
Tags: Skip Jackson, Winged Sprints, Non-Winged Sprints
Canyon Region Opener Washed Out

Canyon Region Opener Washed Out

3/17/2012
Kevin Montgomery Peoria, ARIZ (March 17, 2012) – Due to the increasingly high probability of heavy rain forecasted across Arizona, Canyon Speedway is postponing the highly anticipated 2012 season opener until Saturday March 24th. The ASCS Non Wing Sprint Cars will wait another week before rolling onto the Canyon Speedway clay oval and will be joined by the ASCS2 Micros, Southwest Modlites and X-Mods. The Pure Stocks will make their debut on April 7th for the 2nd...more
Bryan Hulbert
  • Bryan Hulbert on Mar 17, 2012
  • Article Date: 3/17/2012
Tags: Canyon Speedway Park, ASCS Canyon Regional, Non-Winged Sprints
Ventura Raceway Is Back March 24!

Ventura Raceway Is Back March 24!

3/19/2012
(Oxnard, CA. 3-19-2012) After last week's rain out, Ventura Raceway returns to action this Saturday night March 24. On that night we will be featuring five of our adult classes, in exciting oval track racing at our Ventura County Fairgrounds facility. VRA 360 Sprints, VRA Senior Sprints, IMCA Modifieds, VRA Mod Lites and VRA Go Karts will all be in action on Ventura Raceways highly competitive 1/5 mile oval. All the top drivers and teams in these five classes will...more
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  • Ventura Raceway on Mar 19, 2012
  • Article Date: 3/19/2012
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HRA Non-Winged Sprints to Support

HRA Non-Winged Sprints to Support...

3/22/2012
HRA (Heartland Racing Association) Non-Wing Sprint Cars will be supporting the World of Outlaws on June 8th at the Clay County Fairgrounds. World of Outlaw driver Craig Dollansky's CDR Promotions will be promoting the World of Outlaws show and CDR and HRA just came together on an agreement last night and made it official that the HRA Non-Winged Sprint Cars will be the support class for this very anticipate June 8th date of the World of Outlaw Sprint Cars at Clay...more
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  • Admin Account on Mar 22, 2012
  • Article Date: 3/22/2012
Tags: Clay County Fairgrounds, Rapid Speedway, World of Outlaws
PITSTOPUSA.COM BECOMES TITLE SPONS

PITSTOPUSA.COM BECOMES TITLE SPONS...

3/23/2012
Press Release Petaluma, CA. – Petaluma Speedway is proud to announce the welcomed addition of Pit Stop USA.com “The Online Motorsports Superstore” as a major partner to the historic 3/8-mile dirt oval. Pit Stop USA will be the series sponsor for both the Winged 360 Sprint Car Series and the Wingless Spec Sprint Series. The Pit Stop USA Sprint Car Series will compete a total of 25 times at the west’s fastest 3/8-mile dirt oval. “We are very pleased to make this...more
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  • Ron Lingron on Mar 23, 2012
  • Article Date: 3/23/2012
Tags: Petaluma Speedway, PitstopUSA, Winged Sprints
Davis takes Round One at CSP!!

Davis takes Round One at CSP!!

3/24/2012
Cody Morris, PEORIA, ARIZONA (3-24-2012) - Delayed a week due to inclement weather, the 2012 ASCS Canyon Region campaign fired into action Saturday night at Peoria, Arizona’s Canyon Speedway Park for round 1 of 24 scheduled events, with approximately half of those held at CSP confines. Two-time ASCS Canyon Region champion (2009,2010) Charles Davis Jr. led all 30 laps in the main event to take an early edge in the seemingly perennially battle with reigning three-time...more
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  • Cody Morris on Mar 25, 2012
  • Article Date: 3/24/2012
Tags: Charles Davis, Canyon Speedway Park, ASCS Canyon Regional
“CLASSIC” SPRINTS DEBUT IN MADERA’

“CLASSIC” SPRINTS DEBUT IN MADERA’...

3/26/2012
Saturday’s 9th “Gerhardt Classic” at the Madera (Calif.) Speedway serves as the 2012 opener for USAC’s Western Classic Sprint Series as the track’s USAC “tripleheader” also showcases the Mopar Western Midgets and Focus Midgets on its one-third-mile paved oval. “Super Saturday Round #1 presented by Coors Light offers an ambitious racing program which also includes super-modifieds and NCMA Sprints. A 100-lap USAC/BCRA Midget race is on tap, while the Classic Sprint and...more
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  • Admin Account on Mar 26, 2012
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WEST COAST SPRINTS EYE APRIL 7 DAT

WEST COAST SPRINTS EYE APRIL 7 DAT...

3/26/2012
Bud Kaeding of Campbell, Calif. will lead the 2012 USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series to Kings Speedway in Hanford, Calif. April 7 seeking his third win in three West Coast outings this season. BK won a “special event” non-points race at Las Vegas, Nev. March 8 and claimed last Saturday night’s official series opener at Bakersfield (Calif.) Speedway in the Buster & Ziggy Enterprises/Kaeding Performance Bullet/Reitz. Kaeding led the final three laps at Bakersfield. He...more
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FAAS LEADS CRA SPRINTS BACK TO PER

FAAS LEADS CRA SPRINTS BACK TO PER...

3/26/2012
AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series point leader Nic Faas leads the series back to Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway this Saturday night for the “Power of Purple" Relay for Life Fundraiser benefiting the American Cancer Society. Faas, of Huntington Beach, Calif., won the series opener at the PAS last month and has an eight-point lead over Matt Mitchell entering Saturday’s events at the half-mile dirt oval. Faas and Mitchell will need to keep an eye on Ryan Bernal, currently...more
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Ventura Raceway Results for March

Ventura Raceway Results for March...

3/26/2012
Ventura Raceway Race Results for 03/24/2012 VRA Sprint Cars Race #3 03/24/2012 Main Event Results: 1. Brian Camarillo, Camarillo, 30 Laps; 2. Troy Rutherford, Ojai, 30 Laps; 3. Guy Woodward, Santa Clarita, 30 Laps; 4. Kyle Smith, Moorpark, 30 Laps; 5. John Nock, Newhall, 29 Laps; 6. Tom Hendricks, Simi Valley, 29 Laps; 7. Bruce Douglass, Ventura, 29 Laps; 8. Hobie Conway, Ventura, 29 Laps; 9. Jeremy Ellertson, Lawndale, 29 Laps; 10. Chris Meredith, Thousand Oaks,...more
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  • Ventura Raceway on Mar 26, 2012
  • Article Date: 3/26/2012
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Ventura Raceway March 24 Results

Ventura Raceway March 24 Results

3/26/2012
Ventura Raceway Race Results for 03/24/2012 VRA Sprint Cars Race #3 03/24/2012 Main Event Results: 1. Brian Camarillo, Camarillo, 30 Laps; 2. Troy Rutherford, Ojai, 30 Laps; 3. Guy Woodward, Santa Clarita, 30 Laps; 4. Kyle Smith, Moorpark, 30 Laps; 5. John Nock, Newhall, 29 Laps; 6. Tom Hendricks, Simi Valley, 29 Laps; 7. Bruce Douglass, Ventura, 29 Laps; 8. Hobie Conway, Ventura, 29 Laps; 9. Jeremy Ellertson, Lawndale, 29 Laps; 10. Chris Meredith, Thousand Oaks,...more
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  • Ventura Raceway on Mar 26, 2012
  • Article Date: 3/26/2012
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Camarillo Captures Sprint Car Feat

Camarillo Captures Sprint Car Feat...

3/26/2012
Brian Camarillo took his first VRA 360 Sprint Car race win of the new season Saturday night March 24. He came from the third starting spot to lead the majority of the laps Saturday night. Near the end of the race, Troy Rutherford got by him for a lap but Camarillo came back to pass Rutherford to get his first win of 2012. The night saw two heat races run, with wins going to Guy Woodward in the Extreme Muffler Heat One and Brian Camarillo in the Kaeding Performance...more
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  • Ventura Raceway on Mar 26, 2012
  • Article Date: 3/26/2012
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Last Chance to Get Your Brick Perm

Last Chance to Get Your Brick Perm...

3/27/2012
KNOXVILLE, IOWA (March 27, 2012) - Sprint car fans have until April 6 to donate $250 to the non-profit National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum Foundation in order to get their bricks permanently inscribed on the museum walls prior to this year’s Knoxville Raceway season opener on April 21. Said program coordinator Lori DeMoss, “We will have the brick walls engraved by April 21, so we need to have the completed forms back in our office by April 6. This is a great...more
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  • Admin Account on Mar 28, 2012
  • Article Date: 3/27/2012
Tags: Hall of Fame, Winged Sprints, Non-Winged Sprints
Ventura Kicks Off 2012 Contingency

Ventura Kicks Off 2012 Contingency...

3/30/2012
In 2012, competitors in the VRA Sprint Car and Senior Sprint divisions will get a little extra from winning their heat races. With the help of these great companies Ventura Raceway will offer $25 product certificates from each company to the winner of the corresponding sponsor’s heat race. Dan Wheeler’s Extreme Mufflers will sponsor VRA Sprint Car Heat #1. Extreme is adding heat race sponsorship to their involvement with Ventura Raceway as they are already an...more
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  • Ventura Raceway on Mar 30, 2012
  • Article Date: 3/30/2012
Tags: Ventura Raceway, Non-Winged Sprints, Modifieds
USAC/CRA IDLE UNTIL APRIL 28 AT TH

USAC/CRA IDLE UNTIL APRIL 28 AT TH...

4/3/2012
Nic Faas and defending four-time AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Car Champion Mike Spencer are separated by seven points as the series now prepares for an April 28 return to Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway. Threatening rain held off to allow race fans to witness one of the best races in Perris Auto Speedway history Saturday night as Spencer beat Faas to the checkered flag in a photo finish! Spencer, of Temecula, Calif., grabbed the lead from early leader R.J. Johnson on lap eight...more
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  • Admin Account on Apr 03, 2012
  • Article Date: 4/3/2012
Tags: Nic Faas, Mike Spencer, USAC/CRA Sprints
KINGS THIS SATURDAY NEXT FOR WEST

KINGS THIS SATURDAY NEXT FOR WEST...

4/3/2012
USAC West Coast Sprint Car point leaders Bud Kaeding of Campbell, Calif. and Matt Mitchell of Yorba Linda, Calif. enter this Saturday’s race at Kings Speedway in Hanford, Calif. in a virtual tie for the lead. Kaeding seeks to stay undefeated in 2012 after winning a non-points special event at Las Vegas and the subsequent series opener March 24 at Bakersfield, Calif. Kaeding had a victory and three seconds in five West Coast Sprint starts at Kings Speedway last year....more
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CLASSIC SPRINTS HEAD FOR OCEAN SPE

CLASSIC SPRINTS HEAD FOR OCEAN SPE...

4/3/2012
The 2012 USAC Western Classic Sprint Car Series will now debut April 20 at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville, Calif. following postponement of Saturday night’s race at Madera, Calif. due to rain. Madera’s “Gerhardt Classic” will hopefully be rescheduled for later in the season with a new date yet to be announced. Defending Western Classic Sprint Champion Geoff Ensign finished second in last year’s Western Classic feature at Watsonville behind race winner Cory Kruseman.
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Front Row Challenge/Ultimate Chall

Front Row Challenge/Ultimate Chall...

4/3/2012
OSKALOOSA, IA (4/2/12) by DarinShort.com. Now that existing ticket holders have had a chance to renew their 2012 requests, all remaining tickets will go on sale Tuesday April 3rd to both the 17th Annual Musco Lighting Front Row Challenge® (August 6th) and 11th Annual Casey’s General Stores Ultimate Challenge™ (August 7th) presented by Searsboro Telephone Company at Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa Iowa. Fans can purchase tickets to each of these blockbuster events...more
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  • Admin Account on Apr 03, 2012
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Tags: Terry McCarl, Southern Iowa Speedway, All Star Circuit of Champions
“EXPAND THE DREAM” HAPPENING NOW A

“EXPAND THE DREAM” HAPPENING NOW A...

4/3/2012
KNOXVILLE, IOWA (April 3, 2012) – Beginning in August 2011, the board of directors and staff of the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum embarked on “Expand the Dream,” a three-year, $3.3-million comprehensive fundraising campaign. Expand the Dream has two primary goals: 1) construction of an enhanced staging & storage facility, and 2) short-term growth of the organization’s endowment funds. The National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum Foundation, Inc., is an...more
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  • Admin Account on Apr 03, 2012
  • Article Date: 4/3/2012
Tags: Hall of Fame, Winged Sprints, Non-Winged Sprints
8 FORM INAUGURAL USAC HALL OF FAME

8 FORM INAUGURAL USAC HALL OF FAME...

4/4/2012
The United States Auto Club Hall of Fame will debut this May with a dozen inductees, eight selected by a committee of respected motorsports professionals with extensive USAC history and four to be selected through an online vote conducted through social mediums from a list also composed by the selection committee. Details of the online voting process are listed at the end of the release. Maintaining the integrity of USAC’s rich history and honoring the founding members...more
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  • Admin Account on Apr 05, 2012
  • Article Date: 4/4/2012
Tags: USAC Dirt, USAC Asphalt, Hall of Fame
SHORT REPLACES CLAUSON FOR LAWRENC

SHORT REPLACES CLAUSON FOR LAWRENC...

4/9/2012
Two-time USAC National Drivers Champion Bryan Clauson of Noblesville, Ind. leads the AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Car Series but his commitment to the Toyota Pro-Celebrity race at Long Beach, Calif. this week means that Brady Short will sub for him for this Saturday night’s AMSOIL USAC race at Lawrenceburg (Ind.) Speedway Short, of Bedford, Ind., has four career USAC Sprint wins to his credit, including a 2008 win at the Lawrenceburg oval. He also scored at...more
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  • Admin Account on Apr 09, 2012
  • Article Date: 4/9/2012
Tags: Nic Faas, Bryan Clauson, Brady Short
WEST COAST SPRINTS BACK TO TULARE

WEST COAST SPRINTS BACK TO TULARE...

4/9/2012
Ryan Bernal, the 2011 runner-up in the USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series, is the 2012 point leader entering this Saturday’s Chris & Brian Faria Memorial” at the Tulare (Calif.) Thunderbowl Raceway. Bernal, of Hollister, Calif., sped to victory in Saturday night’s 30-lap USAC West Coast Sprint Car race at Kings Speedway in Hanford, Calif., leading the final 26 laps after passing Richard Vander Weerd on lap five. Trailing Bernal’s Keith Ford King Racing Products/A & A...more
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  • Admin Account on Apr 09, 2012
  • Article Date: 4/9/2012
Tags: USAC Western Sprint Car Series, Non-Winged Sprints
ASCS Canyon Region eyes Inaugural

ASCS Canyon Region eyes Inaugural...

4/9/2012
Cody Morris, Tulsa, Oklahoma (4-9-2012) - The ASCS Canyon Region will make the first trip in ASCS history to Arizona Speedway at Apache Junction’s ET Motopark this Saturday night, April 14th. Saturday’s Arizona Speedway stop serves as Round two of 21 scheduled events for the 2012 ASCS Canyon Region and the first of six ASCS Canyon clashes at Apache Junction’s high banked 3/8 mile oval. Buckeye, Arizona’s two-time Canyon champ Charles Davis Jr. took honors in the 1st...more
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  • Cody Morris on Apr 10, 2012
  • Article Date: 4/9/2012
Tags: Jeremy Sherman, ET Motopark, ASCS Canyon Regional
Online Merchandise offered to Driv

Online Merchandise offered to Driv...

4/10/2012
RUSHFORD, MN - Stock car drivers, their crew members and their fans – as well as race track promoters – love great looking race apparel, and a new service now available will give them all the flexibility to create their very own, customized items. That new service is called NitroCarts. Geoff Heppding, CEO of NitroCarts.com, is a Midwestern native with a passion for racing and print media. Over the years, Heppding has thought long and hard how to merge his two passions...more
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Tags: Rapid Speedway, NSL Non-Wing Sprint Cars, Winged Sprints
INTERNATIONAL REEL WHEEL FILM FEST

INTERNATIONAL REEL WHEEL FILM FEST...

4/10/2012
KNOXVILLE, IOWA (April 10, 2012) - The “Sprint Car Capital of the World” comes to life this weekend, April 13-15, as the National Sprint Car Museum hosts the fourteenth annual International Reel Wheel Film Festival, which celebrates the automobile and motorsports in film, and the Knoxville Raceway hosts its annual Practice Night on Saturday, April 14. Amongst the new documentaries and films being screened this weekend are Greg Brotherton’s “Smoke, Sand & Rubber,”...more
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  • Admin Account on Apr 10, 2012
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Tags: Knoxville Raceway, Hall of Fame, Winged Sprints
LAWRENCEBURG SUCCUMBS TO WEATHER;

LAWRENCEBURG SUCCUMBS TO WEATHER;...

4/14/2012
Lawrenceburg, IN……..Persistent inclement weather and forecasted heavy rains in Indiana have conspired to force postponement of Saturday’s AMSOIL/USAC National Sprint races at the Lawrenceburg Speedway. USAC and track officials are working to try to reschedule the event for a later date. The next series events are April 20-21 at Gas City, Ind. and ROssburg, Ohio respectively.
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  • Admin Account on Apr 14, 2012
  • Article Date: 4/14/2012
Tags: Lawrenceburg Speedway, USAC National Sprint Cars, Non-Winged Sprints
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