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Bacon Takes on USAC Sprint Cars at

Bacon Takes on USAC Sprint Cars at...

10/5/2019
Lonnie Wheatley, WINCHESTER, Ind. (October 5, 2019) – Brady Bacon finished out last weekend’s “Four Crown Nationals” at Ohio’s Eldora Speedway on top of the heap with a USAC Silver Crown triumph that delivered the entrant championship to the Klatt Enterprises No. 6 team. He’ll try to carry that momentum into Saturday night’s “Fall Nationals” at Lawrenceburg Speedway as the USAC National Sprint Car series continues action. Last week’s racing action including four...more
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  • administrator on Oct 05, 2019
  • Article Date: 10/5/2019
Tags: Brady Bacon, Winged Sprints, Non-Winged Sprints
MATT HIRSCHMAN ADDS #7 AS THE MOST

MATT HIRSCHMAN ADDS #7 AS THE MOST...

10/5/2019
Matt Hirschman of Northampton, Pennsylvania, earned his 7th career and 5h consecutive in the 69th edition of the event at Lake Erie Speedway in North East, Penn., to close out Presque Isle Downs & Casino Race of Champions weekend. Hirschman’s victories came on three distinctly different type tracks in Chemung (N.Y.) Speedrome, Oswego (N.Y.) Speedway and Lake Erie, which is a 3/8-mile progressively banked oval. “This is the biggest race of our season and when it...more
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  • administrator on Oct 06, 2019
  • Article Date: 10/5/2019
Tags: Lake Erie Speedway, Race of Champions, Street Stocks
Strunk Shines on Night #2 of the P

Strunk Shines on Night #2 of the P...

10/6/2019
With a moody Mother Nature looming Lake Ozark Speedway would go above and beyond to see the field of 37 Powri Lightning Wing National take to the track and prove themselves with blistering lap times and side by side racing action. Even after an extended intermission due to irregular rain showers drivers from eleven states and Canada would wage racing war through four Heat’s, three Qualifiers, and a pair of B-Features to set the 24 car field for 25 trips around “The...more
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  • administrator on Oct 06, 2019
  • Article Date: 10/6/2019
Tags: POWRi National Midgets, POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micro Sprints, POWRi WAR Sprints
Ohio Great Bob Hampshire Honored W

Ohio Great Bob Hampshire Honored W...

10/7/2019
Inside Line Promotions – WAYNESFIELD, Ohio (Oct. 7, 2019) – It’s impossible to find a more respected member of the short-track racing scene in Ohio than Bob Hampshire. The 73-year-old native of Findlay moved to Alvada seven years ago, but his reach extends throughout dirt and pavement race tracks across the country. “I’ve slowed down a lot,” he said. “That happens with age. When you get a little older you don’t have the strength and stamina, but we’re still keeping at...more
Shawn Miller
  • Shawn Miller on Oct 07, 2019
  • Article Date: 10/7/2019
Tags: Waynesfield Raceway Park, BOSS Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series, USAC Midwest Midgets
Sammy Swindell Earns First Career

Sammy Swindell Earns First Career...

10/7/2019
Inside Line Promotions – LEE, N.H. (Oct. 7, 2019) – Sammy Swindell can breathe a lot easier now. Swindell entered last Saturday’s NorthEastern Midget Association race at Lee USA Speedway riding an epic 48-year winning streak. However, this year hadn’t yielded a triumph and the pavement winged midget event was his final scheduled race of the season. “It was something I’d like to get done, but it’s like a lot of things were out of my control this year,” he said in...more
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  • Shawn Miller on Oct 07, 2019
  • Article Date: 10/7/2019
Tags: Sammy Swindell, Lee USA Speedway, NorthEastern Midget Association
EVENT INFO: 2020 Chili Bowl Daily

EVENT INFO: 2020 Chili Bowl Daily...

10/8/2019
Daily Times and Prices Subject to change without notice What: 34th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl presented by General Tire Where: Tulsa Expo Raceway – quarter-mile clay oval inside the River Spirit Expo Center at Tulsa's Expo Square When: January 13-18, 2020 Monday, January 13 – Cummins, Inc. Qualifying Night Tuesday, January 14 – Warren CAT Qualifying Night plus 11th annual VIROC Wednesday, January 15 – Hard Rock Casino Qualifying Night Thursday, January 16 – John...more
Bryan Hulbert
  • Bryan Hulbert on Oct 08, 2019
  • Article Date: 10/8/2019
Tags: Tulsa Expo Raceway, Chili Bowl Nationals, Midgets
Trey Marcham Parks it at Port City

Trey Marcham Parks it at Port City

9/21/2019
Trey Marcham collects his third win of the Powri West Midget season at Port City tonight with brother Josh Marcham as the crew chief.
Cheri Marcham
  • Cheri Marcham on Oct 08, 2019
  • Article Date: 9/21/2019
Tags: Trey Marcham, Josh Marcham, Midgets
BELLE-CLAIR SWITCHED FROM FRIDAY T

BELLE-CLAIR SWITCHED FROM FRIDAY T...

10/9/2019
BELLEVILLE, ILL. (October 9, 2019) – With a significant forecast of impending rain set to hit the area, track and series officials have made the call to switch the POWRi National Midgets and POWRi Outlaw Micros “Charlene Meents Memorial” at Belle-Clair Speedway from the originally scheduled Friday date and pushed it back to now race on Sunday evening. Saturday’s program at Southern Illinois Raceway is unaffected and will run as planned. “We’ve been watching the weather...more
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  • administrator on Oct 09, 2019
  • Article Date: 10/9/2019
Tags: Belle-Clair Speedway, Southern Illinois Raceway, POWRi National Midgets
NEUMAN SURVIVES MARION MAYHEM, WIN

NEUMAN SURVIVES MARION MAYHEM, WIN...

10/13/2019
MARION, ILL. (October 12, 2019) – Saturday’s Southern Illinois Shootout was a wild one from start-to-finish for the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League. Encountering the 1/8th-mile Southern Illinois Raceway for the first and only time this season, drivers faced a rough and rowdy surface with character aplenty. Four different leaders stood at the front, some slipped back and some stormed forward, but through all of the chaos and carnage it was Jake Neuman and Team...more
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  • administrator on Oct 13, 2019
  • Article Date: 10/13/2019
Tags: Southern Illinois Raceway, POWRi National Midgets, Midgets
SEAVEY SETS NEW SINGLE SEASON RECO

SEAVEY SETS NEW SINGLE SEASON RECO...

10/14/2019
BELLEVILLE, ILL. (October 13, 2019) – For Logan Seavey, the 2019 POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League season has been one for the ages. After all, his victory on Sunday night at Belle-Clair Speedway sealed the deal on a year-long pursuit of breaking one of POWRi’s most noteworthy records. With his 12th win aboard the Keith Kunz Motorsports, Mobil 1, Bullet/Toyota No. 67, Seavey beat Christopher Bell’s 2014 campaign of 11 wins and established the NEW RECORD for the...more
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  • administrator on Oct 14, 2019
  • Article Date: 10/14/2019
Tags: Belle-Clair Speedway, POWRi National Midgets, Midgets
POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Le

POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Le...

10/15/2019
Bryan Hulbert – SAPULPA, Okla. (October 15, 2019) The 2019 season finale for the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League is set for Friday, October 25 and Saturday, October 26 at Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla. Coupled with the POWRi Engler Machine & Tool Outlaw Micro League both nights, the Sooner Fall POWRi Nationals opens both nights at 5:00 P.M. with Hot Laps at 7:00 P.M. (CT). Tickets are $20 per night with kids 12 and under admitted free into the...more
Bryan Hulbert
  • Bryan Hulbert on Oct 15, 2019
  • Article Date: 10/15/2019
Tags: Creek County Speedway, POWRi, Midgets
I-30 SPEEDWAY SET FOR SATURDAY SHO

I-30 SPEEDWAY SET FOR SATURDAY SHO...

10/16/2019
LITTLE ROCK, ARK. (October 15, 2019) – In the penultimate weekend of the 2019 season, the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midgets heads for I-30 Speedway this Saturday, October 19 for their first appearance in league history at the Little Rock, Ark. facility. Co-sanctioned alongside the POWRi Lucas Oil West Midgets, the POWRi Engler Machine & Tool Outlaw Micros will also be in action. Only three races remain this year and all focus remains on the nail-biting battle for the...more
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  • administrator on Oct 16, 2019
  • Article Date: 10/16/2019
Tags: I-30 Speedway, POWRi National Midgets, POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micro Sprints
Bacon Races to Strong World of Out

Bacon Races to Strong World of Out...

10/17/2019
Lonnie Wheatley, WINCHESTER, Ind. (October 17, 2019) – After rallying to a sixth-place finish with the NOS Energy Drink World of Outlaws Sprint Car series on Sunday night at Haubstadt, Indiana’s Tri-State Speedway, it’s back to the Midget ranks for Brady Bacon this week. “The Macho Man” will join forces with the FMR No. 76e Midget team for Thursday night’s “Jason Leffler Memorial” at Wayne County Speedway in Wayne City, IL. It will mark Bacon’s first Midget action...more
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  • administrator on Oct 17, 2019
  • Article Date: 10/17/2019
Tags: Brady Bacon, Winged Sprints, Non-Winged Sprints
DAUM SITTING OUT I-30 WITH CONCUSS

DAUM SITTING OUT I-30 WITH CONCUSS...

10/17/2019
BELLEVILLE, ILL. (October 17, 2019) – Championship contender Zach Daum will miss this Saturday’s POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League race at I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark. due to concussion-like symptoms. The Pocahontas, Ill. native already has plans to visit specialists at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) later this month. “I jarred up some old concussion symptoms last weekend at SIR and Belleville,” noted Daum via Facebook post. “Looking...more
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  • administrator on Oct 17, 2019
  • Article Date: 10/17/2019
Tags: Zach Daum, I-30 Speedway, POWRi National Midgets
Hagar Heading to I-30 Speedway for

Hagar Heading to I-30 Speedway for...

10/17/2019
(Photo by TeeJay Crawford) Inside Line Promotions – MARION, Ark. (Oct. 17, 2019) – Derek Hagar is venturing to a familiar track in a not-so-familiar car this Saturday. Hagar will invade I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark., during a POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League event. It will mark Hagar’s fourth night in a midget in 2019 and the first time since early March. “I only race a midget a couple times a year,” he said. “I definitely look forward to it when I get the...more
Shawn Miller
  • Shawn Miller on Oct 17, 2019
  • Article Date: 10/17/2019
Tags: Derek Hagar, I-30 Speedway, POWRi National Midgets
COLWELL CHARGES FROM TAIL TO WIN A

COLWELL CHARGES FROM TAIL TO WIN A...

10/20/2019
LITTLE ROCK, ARK. (October 19, 2019) – It was a chaotic 30-lapper on Saturday night as the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League debuted at I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark. After suffering battery trouble and going to the tail on lap seven, Jesse Colwell of Red Bluff, Calif. roared back through the field and with a little fortune, found himself leading by the 23rd circuit. He cruised throughout the final seven laps and picked up his second career POWRi National...more
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  • administrator on Oct 20, 2019
  • Article Date: 10/20/2019
Tags: I-30 Speedway, POWRi National Midgets, POWRi West Midgets
TWO MAIN EVENTS FOR LIGHTNING SPRI

TWO MAIN EVENTS FOR LIGHTNING SPRI...

10/21/2019
(Torrance, CA, October 20, 2019) Fans of the POWRi Lucas Oil California Lightning Sprint Car Series will get an early Halloween treat this Saturday night, October 26th, at the Ventura Raceway. In addition to the regular show, the CLS will stage an extra main event to make up for the race that was postponed due to the power outage at the track on October 5th. After the heat races on Saturday, the CLS drivers will run the postponed main event. Only drivers who...more
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  • administrator on Oct 21, 2019
  • Article Date: 10/21/2019
Tags: POWRi National Midgets, POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micro Sprints, POWRi WAR Sprints
Midget stand-out Ryan Oerter Conqu

Midget stand-out Ryan Oerter Conqu...

10/21/2019
On a cool Saturday afternoon, another outstanding field of fire-breathing Non-Wing Sprint Cars took to the small D-shaped oval of El Paso County Raceway to battle it out for all the money and to crown a inaugural champion. Entering Saturday, Zac Taylor of Green River, WY held a comfortable lead over Coby Pearce of Golden, CO, but Pearce held onto a chance to win if Taylor had a bad day. Taylor's day started out just that way after he drew the worst pill in the bucket...more
Kenny Brown
  • Kenny Brown on Oct 21, 2019
  • Article Date: 10/21/2019
Tags: POWRi National Midgets, POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micro Sprints, POWRi WAR Sprints
“Reservation deadline approaching

“Reservation deadline approaching...

10/21/2019
Milwaukee, Wis., October 21---This Friday is the deadline to order tickets for 2019 Zimbrick Chevrolet of Sun Prairie Badger Midget Series Awards banquet. The 2019 Badger Midget Banquet will be held Saturday Night Nov. 2 at the Zimmerman Architectural Studio located at 2122 W. Mt. Vernon, in Milwaukee, Wis. Cocktail hour will be from 6 pm to 7 pm. Dinner will be served at 7 pm, with the awards presentation beginning at 8 pm. Champions Chase McDermand (driver), and...more
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  • administrator on Oct 22, 2019
  • Article Date: 10/21/2019
Tags: Badger Midget Auto Racing Association, Badger Midgets, Midgets
Creek County Sooner Fall Nationals

Creek County Sooner Fall Nationals...

10/23/2019
Belleville, IL – With the threat of impending weather on Thursday and Saturday this weekend, and with the amount of travel for by fans, teams, and officials, the Season Championship Sooner Fall Nationals at Creek County Speedway have been cancelled. With teams planning to travel to Creek County Speedway from all across the United States to partake in the Inaugural Sooner Fall Nationals and the gloomy forecast of rain threatening to bookend the weekend, the decision has...more
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  • administrator on Oct 23, 2019
  • Article Date: 10/23/2019
Tags: POWRi National Midgets, POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micro Sprints, POWRi WAR Sprints
Creek County Sooner Fall Nationals

Creek County Sooner Fall Nationals...

10/23/2019
Belleville, IL – With the threat of impending weather on Thursday and Saturday this weekend, and with the amount of travel for by fans, teams, and officials, the Season Championship Sooner Fall Nationals at Creek County Speedway have been canceled. With teams planning to travel to Creek County Speedway from all across the United States to partake in the Inaugural Sooner Fall Nationals and the gloomy forecast of rain threatening to bookend the weekend, the decision has...more
Bryan Hulbert
  • Bryan Hulbert on Oct 23, 2019
  • Article Date: 10/23/2019
Tags: Creek County Speedway, POWRi, Midgets
Hagar Charges to Top-10 Finish Wit

Hagar Charges to Top-10 Finish Wit...

10/23/2019
(Photo by B Young Photography) Inside Line Promotions – LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Oct. 23, 2019) – Derek Hagar posted his best midget result of the year last Saturday when he recorded a sixth-place finish during a POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League event at I-30 Speedway. “We started third in our heat race,” he said. “There was a late restart and we fell back a little. We ended up finishing fifth. Not exactly the run we were wanting to start off the night with.” Because...more
Shawn Miller
  • Shawn Miller on Oct 23, 2019
  • Article Date: 10/23/2019
Tags: Derek Hagar, I-30 Speedway, POWRi National Midgets
2020 Lucas Oil Chili Bowl National

2020 Lucas Oil Chili Bowl National...

10/24/2019
Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (October 23, 2019) With the 34th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire nearly in sight, entry for the “Mecca of Midgets” will open on Monday, November 4. Entry forms will hit the mail in the next week with the entry blank posted to https://www.chilibowl.com/downloads/get.aspx?i=72453. Entries can be returned via Fax to (918) 836-5517, called in to (918) 838-3777, or mailed to 1140 S. 83rd East Ave. Tulsa, OK 74112....more
Bryan Hulbert
  • Bryan Hulbert on Oct 24, 2019
  • Article Date: 10/24/2019
Tags: Tulsa Expo Raceway, Chili Bowl Nationals, Midgets
NEW BATCH OF 2019 POWRI CHAMPIONS

NEW BATCH OF 2019 POWRI CHAMPIONS...

10/24/2019
BELLEVILLE, ILL. (October 24, 2019) – With the cancellation of this weekend’s Sooner Fall Nationals at Creek County Speedway, the 2019 Performance Open Wheel Racing, Inc. (POWRi) Racing season has officially come to an end. A trio of new champions forged their way to the front in their respective divisions, while one driver locked down back-to-back titles. With the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League, 19-year old Jesse Colwell of Red Bluff, Calif. secured his first...more
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  • administrator on Oct 24, 2019
  • Article Date: 10/24/2019
Tags: Andrew Felker, Riley Kreisel, Gunner Ramey
World Wide Technology Raceway Take

World Wide Technology Raceway Take...

10/24/2019
Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (October 24, 2019) The Chili Bowl Flip Count has grown from a cult following to an established part of the allure that is the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire, thanks largely in part to the growth of Social Media. Averaging between 15,000 and 20,000 impressions per tweet during the 2019 event, the Flip Count at the 34th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire will have a new title sponsor with...more
Bryan Hulbert
  • Bryan Hulbert on Oct 24, 2019
  • Article Date: 10/24/2019
Tags: Tulsa Expo Raceway, Gateway Motorsports Park, Chili Bowl Nationals
13 DIFFERENT WINNERS HIGHLIGHT 201

13 DIFFERENT WINNERS HIGHLIGHT 201...

10/25/2019
BELLEVILLE, ILL. (October 25, 2019) – In a year where the single-season wins record was snapped, the cars and stars of the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League still found a way to offer boat loads of parity in 2019. Sending 13 different winners to victory lane, this year’s campaign is tied for the fourth-most diverse season in league history, only behind 2012 (18 winners), 2005 (18 winners), and 2013 (14 winners). Logan Seavey of Sutter, Calif. led the way with a...more
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  • administrator on Oct 25, 2019
  • Article Date: 10/25/2019
Tags: POWRi National Midgets, Midgets, Midgets
Chase Johnson Earns First Career U

Chase Johnson Earns First Career U...

10/28/2019
Inside Line Promotions – VENTURA, Calif. (Oct. 28, 2019) – Chase Johnson continued to reach new heights during his breakout season as he captured his ninth triumph of the year last Saturday at Ventura Raceway. Johnson made the most of his debut with Rodela/Malloy by earning his first career USAC Western States midget victory. It was his second midget win of the year and third of his career. “Right away I was really comfortable in the car,” Johnson said. “They have...more
Shawn Miller
  • Shawn Miller on Oct 28, 2019
  • Article Date: 10/28/2019
Tags: Chase Johnson, Ventura Raceway, USAC Western States Midgets
TEAM ILP WINNER’S UPDATE: Chase Jo

TEAM ILP WINNER’S UPDATE: Chase Jo...

10/31/2019
Inside Line Promotions – LEWISTOWN, Pa. (Oct. 31, 2019) – Chase Johnson was the lone feature winner for Team ILP last weekend. Johnson scored his first career USAC Western States midget event on Saturday at Ventura Raceway in Ventura, Calif. It marked his third career midget triumph and second of the season. Winning Team ILP clients are eligible to score a free K1 RaceGear by Ryan Bowers Motorsports driver suit at the end of the 2019 racing season courtesy of Inside...more
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  • Shawn Miller on Oct 31, 2019
  • Article Date: 10/31/2019
Tags: Chase Johnson, Winged Sprints, Midgets
POWRi BCRA MIDGETS FINALE AT KERN

POWRi BCRA MIDGETS FINALE AT KERN...

11/1/2019
BELLEVILLE, ILL. (November 1, 2019) – Year one of the successful partnership between POWRi Racing and the Bay Cities Racing Association reaches a conclusion next Saturday night when the season finale puts a cap on the 2019 campaign. Scheduled for Saturday, November 9, the POWRi Lucas Oil BCRA Midget League will hit The Dirt Track at Kern County (Calif.) one final time to determine the championship outcome. In two previous trips to the Bakersfield, Calif. facility, a...more
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  • administrator on Nov 01, 2019
  • Article Date: 11/1/2019
Tags: The Dirt Track at Kern County, BCRA - Bay Cities Racing Association, Midgets
2019 WMR CHAMPIONS

2019 WMR CHAMPIONS

11/1/2019
Western Midget Racing is proud to recognize our 2019 Track Champions. David Prickett won the Ocean Speedway Championship at the last race there on September 20th and Randi Pankratz clinched the Ventura Raceway title on October 26th. Congratulations to both!
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  • administrator on Nov 01, 2019
  • Article Date: 11/1/2019
Tags: Western Midget Racing, Midgets, Midgets
"McDermand’s headline Badger Midg

"McDermand’s headline Badger Midg...

11/4/2019
Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 2 --- Driver Champion Chase McDermand and car owner Kevin McDermand headlined the list of honorees at the annual Badger Midget Auto Racing Association awards banquet Saturday night at the Zimmerman Architectural Studio. The event brought the curtain down on the 83rd year for the series sponsored by Zimbrick Chevrolet of Sun Prairie. Chase McDermand became just the third "teenage" Badger driver champion, and the youngest at 19 years old, two months...more
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  • administrator on Nov 04, 2019
  • Article Date: 11/4/2019
Tags: Badger Midget Auto Racing Association, Badger Midgets, Midgets
15 Minutes Can Save Your Life Part

15 Minutes Can Save Your Life Part...

11/5/2019
Motorsports are more advanced than ever. The cars and safety equipment are far better and more high-tech than ever. Still, drivers and co-drivers are killed almost every week. Why? Too often drivers do not take ownership of their own safety. This checklist presentation focuses on harness system and head restraints to help improve cockpit safety. It is born from mistakes that we often see made in cockpits. We believe a quick review of this checklist by drivers and...more
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  • administrator on Nov 05, 2019
  • Article Date: 11/5/2019
Tags: Winged Sprints, Non-Winged Sprints, Modifieds
15 Minutes Can Save Your Life Part

15 Minutes Can Save Your Life Part...

11/5/2019
This info brought to you by Simpson Racing More Best Practices With Safety Harnesses Keep a checklist of best practices for belts. When mounted, all belts should be as short as possible. No part of the belt should rub against an opening in the seat. Replace belts after a heavy impact. Advantages of 2-inch belts are a snugger fit across the pelvis for better retention and possible a better fit with a head restraint. For drivers more than 200 pounds or faster than...more
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  • administrator on Nov 05, 2019
  • Article Date: 11/5/2019
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15 Minutes Can Save Your Life Part

15 Minutes Can Save Your Life Part...

11/5/2019
This info brought to you by Simpson Racing More Best Practices With Safety Harnesses Keep a checklist of best practices for belts. When mounted, all belts should be as short as possible. No part of the belt should rub against an opening in the seat. Replace belts after a heavy impact. Advantages of 2-inch belts are a snugger fit across the pelvis for better retention and possible a better fit with a head restraint. For drivers more than 200 pounds or faster than...more
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  • administrator on Nov 05, 2019
  • Article Date: 11/5/2019
Tags: Winged Sprints, Non-Winged Sprints, Modifieds
Speed Shift TV Offering Extended N

Speed Shift TV Offering Extended N...

11/6/2019
Inside Line Promotions – AVON, Ind. (Nov. 6, 2019) – While the short-track racing season is wrapping up in the United States, preparation is underway in New Zealand for a busy slate. Speed Shift TV will continue to provide VIP subscribers with top-notch events as the live streaming company has nearly three dozen races on tap during extended coverage of the New Zealand racing season from early November to early April. Approximately a dozen race tracks will have events...more
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  • Shawn Miller on Nov 06, 2019
  • Article Date: 11/6/2019
Tags: Winged Sprints, Midgets, Speed Shift TV
Bacon Hits the Century Mark for 20

Bacon Hits the Century Mark for 20...

11/7/2019
Lonnie Wheatley, WINCHESTER, Ind. (November 7, 2019) – An active season of racing for Brady Bacon culminates with a final few weeks in California and Arizona during the month of November. And it starts with this weekend’s USAC National Sprint Cars “Oval Nationals” at California’s Perris Auto Speedway on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The Thursday lidlifter will mark “The Macho Man’s” 100th race of the 2019 season. The Oval Nationals is one that Bacon expects to...more
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  • administrator on Nov 07, 2019
  • Article Date: 11/7/2019
Tags: Brady Bacon, Non-Winged Sprints, Midgets
LANGE AND BENDER WIN BATTLES AT VE

LANGE AND BENDER WIN BATTLES AT VE...

11/8/2019
(Torrance, CA, November 5, 2019) Aiden Lange and A.J. Bender won the POWRi Lucas Oil California Lightning Sprint Car Series main events on October 26 at the Ventura Raceway, but it was Jarrett Kramer who won the season-long CLS war. For the third time in his career and second year in a row, the Spring Valley, California veteran was crowned series champion. Nineteen cars showed up on the night and Palmdale’s Eric Greco proved to be the fastest of the group in...more
Kenny Brown
  • Kenny Brown on Nov 08, 2019
  • Article Date: 11/8/2019
Tags: POWRi National Midgets, POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micro Sprints, POWRi WAR Sprints
Damage To Expo Will Not Delay Tuls

Damage To Expo Will Not Delay Tuls...

11/14/2019
(Image Credit: Screen Grab From KOTV) TULSA, Okla. (November 14, 2019) As most of the racing world has seen by now, the River Spirit Expo Center sustained damage to the lower rollup door on the northside of the building on Wednesday, November 13, 2019. To squash any rumors that have already begun circulating, this is what you need to know. This incident had nothing to do with the staff of the Tulsa Shootout or Chili Bowl Nationals. Our event doesn’t start setting up...more
Bryan Hulbert
  • Bryan Hulbert on Nov 14, 2019
  • Article Date: 11/14/2019
Tags: Tulsa Expo Raceway, Chili Bowl Nationals, Micro Sprints
Giovanni Scelzi Earns Career-Best

Giovanni Scelzi Earns Career-Best...

11/18/2019
(Photo by Trent Gower Photography) Inside Line Promotions – QUEEN CREEK, Ariz. (Nov. 18, 2019) – Giovanni Scelzi scored his career-best USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget Series race last Saturday during the final night of the 52nd annual Western World Championships presented by San Tan Ford hosted by Arizona Speedway. “We got a lot better from Friday to Saturday,” he said. “It’s unique in a midget. It’s tough to get comfortable because I’m so used to racing winged...more
Shawn Miller
  • Shawn Miller on Nov 18, 2019
  • Article Date: 11/18/2019
Tags: Giovanni Scelzi, Arizona Speedway, USAC National Midgets
CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT CAR SE

CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT CAR SE...

11/19/2019
(Torrance, CA, November 17, 2019) The POWRi Lucas Oil California Lightning Sprint Car Series will finish its 26th consecutive season with the 3rd Annual Western States Lightning Sprint Car Championship at the Bakersfield Speedway this Saturday night, November 23rd. Spectator gates will open at 3:00 P.M. with racing at 6:00. Heading into the race, Jarrett Kramer already has his third overall and second straight CLS championship sewed up. The 37-year-old veteran from...more
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  • administrator on Nov 19, 2019
  • Article Date: 11/19/2019
Tags: POWRi National Midgets, POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micro Sprints, POWRi WAR Sprints
BAKERSFIELD NOVEMBER CLASSIC RACE

BAKERSFIELD NOVEMBER CLASSIC RACE...

11/19/2019
Bakersfield, California (November 19, 2019).........USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midgets and California's Bakersfield Speedway have a history that dates back six decades. The history between the two roars back to life this coming Saturday, November 23, for the third-straight autumn to contest the November Classic, co-sanctioned by the USAC Western States Midgets. Davey Moses won the first trip by the USAC National Midgets in the summer of 1959. Over that period, 20...more
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  • administrator on Nov 20, 2019
  • Article Date: 11/19/2019
Tags: Bakersfield Speedway, Midgets
34th Chili Bowl Nationals Kicking

34th Chili Bowl Nationals Kicking...

11/20/2019
Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (November 20, 2019) Kicking off the 34th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire with a little bit of fun, fans will have a chance to meet the teams, check out the cars, and be entertained as Fan Fest hits the lineup on Sunday, January 12, 2020. “Last year we started moving teams in on Saturday and finished up Sunday in order to give everyone a little more time to get set up, and that got us thinking of ways to...more
Bryan Hulbert
  • Bryan Hulbert on Nov 20, 2019
  • Article Date: 11/20/2019
Tags: Tulsa Expo Raceway, Chili Bowl Nationals, Midgets
Hoffman Auto Racing Seeks New Prim

Hoffman Auto Racing Seeks New Prim...

11/22/2019
Hoffman Auto Racing Seeks New Primary Sponsor - Mean Green will not return as primary sponsor. Loveland, OH— November 22, 2019 — Hoffman Auto Racing (HAR) announced today that Mean Green Cleaner and Degreaser will not return as the primary sponsor of the iconic #69 sprint car for the 2020 racing season. “We want to thank CR Brands and now Rust-Oleum for their nine-year partnership with HAR and their support of Non-wing Sprint Car Racing. They have been a great partner...more
Xia Xianna Baker
  • Xia Xianna Baker on Nov 22, 2019
  • Article Date: 11/22/2019
Tags: Brady Bacon, Winged Sprints, Non-Winged Sprints
POWRi National Racing League Champ

POWRi National Racing League Champ...

11/24/2019
The 2019 POWRi Championship Banquet will be held on Saturday, January 25, 2020, at the River City Casino & Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri. The evening will kick off at 6:30PM with a cocktail hour followed by dinner and the awards ceremony. Champions, along with the top ten in the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midgets (Drivers & Owners), POWRi Lucas Oil West Midgets, POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprints and POWRi Engler Machine & Tool 600cc Outlaw Micros will be honored, plus Rookies...more
administrator
  • administrator on Nov 24, 2019
  • Article Date: 11/24/2019
Tags: POWRi National Midgets, POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micro Sprints, POWRi WAR Sprints
POWRi Minn-Kota Lightning Sprint S

POWRi Minn-Kota Lightning Sprint S...

11/24/2019
BELLEVILLE, ILL. (February 6, 2019) – POWRi is proud to announce the addition Minn-Kota Lightning Sprints to the POWRi Lightning Sprint League. With the addition of the Minn-Kota Lightning Sprints, this is the fifth series to join the POWRI Lightning Sprint League. Based out of the North Dakota and Minnesota area, the Minn-Kota Lightning Sprints will now run under the unified POWRi rule package, with Jason Berg, the series owner, remaining as head of the...more
administrator
  • administrator on Nov 24, 2019
  • Article Date: 11/24/2019
Tags: POWRi National Midgets, POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micro Sprints, POWRi WAR Sprints
First Run Of Entries Revealed For

First Run Of Entries Revealed For...

11/25/2019
(Image Credit: Adam Mollenkopf) Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (November 25, 2019) With the first 101 entries confirmed, and we’re not talking Dalmatians, the entry list for the 34th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire has been released. Taking place January 13-18 atop the clay of the Tulsa Expo Raceway in Tulsa, Okla. eight of the entries received thus far are still in search of a driver while 24 are among those who have made the cut. Among...more
Bryan Hulbert
  • Bryan Hulbert on Nov 25, 2019
  • Article Date: 11/25/2019
Tags: Tulsa Expo Raceway, Chili Bowl Nationals, Midgets
TEAM ILP WINNER’S UPDATE: Giovanni

TEAM ILP WINNER’S UPDATE: Giovanni...

11/25/2019
Inside Line Promotions – LEWISTOWN, Pa. (Nov. 25, 2019) – Giovanni Scelzi scored a victory for Team ILP last Tuesday during the opening night of the Hangtown 100. Scelzi captured a USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget Series triumph at Placerville Speedway in Placerville, Calif., in only his sixth career start with the series and 11th time behind the wheel of a midget. Winning Team ILP clients are eligible to score a free K1 RaceGear by Ryan Bowers Motorsports driver...more
Shawn Miller
  • Shawn Miller on Nov 25, 2019
  • Article Date: 11/25/2019
Tags: Giovanni Scelzi, Winged Sprints, Midgets
Giovanni Scelzi Earns First Career

Giovanni Scelzi Earns First Career...

11/27/2019
(Photo by Jason Tucker Photos) Inside Line Promotions – BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Nov. 27, 2019) – It didn’t take Giovanni Scelzi very long to ascend to the top level of midget racing. Scelzi, who has spent the last two years achieving new heights in the winged sprint car division, joined Tucker-Boat Motorsports for the final handful of USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget Series races this season. The opportunity paid off a week ago Tuesday when Scelzi captured his first...more
Shawn Miller
  • Shawn Miller on Nov 27, 2019
  • Article Date: 11/27/2019
Tags: Giovanni Scelzi, Bakersfield Speedway, Placerville Speedway
Speed Shift TV VIP Subscribers Off

Speed Shift TV VIP Subscribers Off...

12/2/2019
Inside Line Promotions – AVON, Ind. (Dec. 2, 2019) – Short-track races in three different countries will be showcased to Speed Shift TV VIP subscribers in December. The action begins on Saturday when Western Springs Speedway in Western Springs, Auckland, New Zealand, features International Sprint Cars and Beachlands Speedway in Waldronville, Dunedin, New Zealand, hosts Saloons and Sprintcars. Hendry County Motorsports Park in Clewiston, Fla., welcomes a talented group...more
Shawn Miller
  • Shawn Miller on Dec 02, 2019
  • Article Date: 12/2/2019
Tags: Borderline Speedway, Hendry County Motorsports Park, Murray Bridge Speedway
Chase Johnson Captures First Caree

Chase Johnson Captures First Caree...

12/2/2019
Inside Line Promotions – VENTURA, Calif. (Dec. 2, 2019) – Chase Johnson reached the double-digit victory mark for the first time in his career last Friday when he captured his first career Turkey Night Grand Prix triumph. Johnson scored his 10th win of the season and his second USAC West Coast Sprint Car victory to best a field of more than two dozen competitors at Ventura Raceway, where the finale of the 79th edition of the marquee event was postponed from...more
Shawn Miller
  • Shawn Miller on Dec 02, 2019
  • Article Date: 12/2/2019
Tags: Chase Johnson, Ventura Raceway, USAC National Midgets
The VIROC Gets Revamped For 2020 L

The VIROC Gets Revamped For 2020 L...

12/3/2019
(Image Credit: Frank Smith) Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (December 4, 2019) Looking to shake things up with the Vacuworx Invitational Race of Champions (VIROC), the 2020 edition will get a new format and eligibility requirements. Contested during Tuesday night action at the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire, in years past the requirements for eligibility rested on being a past driver champion of the Chili Bowl or driving for a past owner...more
Bryan Hulbert
  • Bryan Hulbert on Dec 03, 2019
  • Article Date: 12/3/2019
Tags: Tulsa Expo Raceway, Chili Bowl Nationals, Midgets
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