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ASCS Sooner Region at Mid-America

ASCS Sooner Region at Mid-America...

9/12/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (September 12, 2011) – With Oklahoma City’s Joe Wood, Jr., closing in on a second series title, the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region fires back into action this Saturday night at South Coffeyville’s Mid-America Speedway. Saturday’s card at Mid-America marks the first stop of the season at South Coffeyville for Oklahoma’s premier touring Sprint Car series after a rainout earlier in the year. After capturing his first ASCS Sooner...more
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ASCS Northwest Set for Oregon Doub

ASCS Northwest Set for Oregon Doub...

9/12/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (September 12, 2011) – The ASCS Northwest Region makes its final Oregon stops of the season with a pair of events in Lebanon and Cottage Grove this weekend. The weekend doubleheader fires off Friday night at Lebanon’s Willamette Speedway and then concludes on Saturday night at Cottage Grove Speedway. With just the season-ending double at the Yakima Dirt Track next weekend remaining following the Oregon action, Roger Crockett is closing in...more
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ASCS Midwest Wraps up Season with

ASCS Midwest Wraps up Season with...

9/12/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (September 12, 2011) – The Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest Region puts the wraps on the 2011 season with two full nights of racing action at Greenwood, Nebraska’s I-80 Speedway this Friday and Saturday. Both nights of competition culminate with $3,000-to-win feature events, with $400 to start in each night’s feature. With 17 nights of competition logged into the books, Springfield, Nebraska’s Jack Dover has locked up his second ASCS Midwest...more
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ASCS Gulf South at Royal Purple Ra

ASCS Gulf South at Royal Purple Ra...

9/12/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (September 12, 2011) – The Smiley’s Racing Products ASCS Gulf South Region fires back into action Saturday night at Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, TX, with Tommy Bryant clinging to a one-point lead over two-time and defending series champion Ray Allen Kulhanek. All that remains after Saturday’s $3,000-to-win tilt at Royal Purple is the series season-ending championship event at Battleground Speedway on October 1. With the recent Labor...more
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Hammock Wins at Heart o'Texas !

Hammock Wins at Heart o'Texas !

9/12/2011
Joe Hyles, WACO, Texas (September 11, 2011) – Jerry Hammock, driving the Outlaw Driving School sponsored #01 car won the SST A-Main event Saturday night September 10th at Heart O’ Texas Speedway. This was a special win for Hammock because his wife and children were in attendance, and it was his birthday. Hammock started in the 11th spot of the inverted field and steadily picked off cars lap after lap. He took the lead from pole sitter Bruce Bridges in #11 who had lead...more
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  • Cathy Lorenz on Sep 12, 2011
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Jason Johnson Takes ASCS Midwest W

Jason Johnson Takes ASCS Midwest W...

9/12/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, EAGLE, Neb. (September 11, 2011) – Jason Johnson earned his second consecutive Nebraska Cup victory by topping Sunday night’s 25-lap Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest Regional feature event at Eagle Raceway. The reigning Lucas Oil Sprint Car champion made a late move around Danny Lasoski to snare the $5,000 win along with $400 in lap money and another $1,000 in the weekend’s point fund. With Lasoski and Johnson leading the way to the green flag, Lasoski led...more
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  • Cathy Lorenz on Sep 12, 2011
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Bakker is Best of ASCS Midwest at

Bakker is Best of ASCS Midwest at...

9/12/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, McCOOL JUNCTION, Neb. (September 10, 2011) – Gregg Bakker picked off his first American Sprint Car Series feature win since August of 2007 by wiring the field in Saturday night’s 25-lap Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest main event at Junction Motor Speedway. Starting from the pole position, Bakker gunned into the lead at the outset and fought off Danny Wood in the early going before fending off a charge from Jason Johnson in the closing laps to secure the...more
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  • Cathy Lorenz on Sep 12, 2011
  • Article Date: 9/12/2011
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Herrera Takes ASCS Southwest Honor

Herrera Takes ASCS Southwest Honor...

9/12/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, PEORIA, Ariz. (September 10, 2011) – Lucas Oil Sprint Car National championship contender Johnny Herrera took advantage of an idle weekend to win Saturday night’s 25-lap Sunoco Fuel ASCS Southwest main event at Canyon Speedway Park. The Albuquerque shoe raced forward from the seventh starting position to capture his 28th career overall ASCS win and fourth of the year in Southwest action aboard the Wesmar-powered Mesilla Valley Transport/Champion Oil...more
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  • Cathy Lorenz on Sep 12, 2011
  • Article Date: 9/12/2011
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Tarlton claims inaugural ASCS SoCa

Tarlton claims inaugural ASCS SoCa...

9/11/2011
Inside Line Promotions – HANFORD, Calif. (Sept. 11) – It was a lot more dramatic than Tommy Tarlton had imagined it would be. However, the Easton, Calif., resident recovered from an opening-lap crash to record his ninth victory of the season en route to claiming the inaugural ASCS Southern California Region championship on Saturday at Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway in Hanford, Calif. “It was kind of dramatic,” he said. “I passed the front row going down the back...more
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  • Shawn Miller on Sep 11, 2011
  • Article Date: 9/11/2011
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Herrera Takes ASCS Southwest Honor

Herrera Takes ASCS Southwest Honor...

9/11/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, PEORIA, Ariz. (September 10, 2011) – Lucas Oil Sprint Car National championship contender Johnny Herrera took advantage of an idle weekend to win Saturday night’s 25-lap Sunoco Fuel ASCS Southwest main event at Canyon Speedway Park. The Albuquerque shoe raced forward from the seventh starting position to capture his 28th career overall ASCS win and fourth of the year in Southwest action aboard the Wesmar-powered Mesilla Valley Transport/Champion Oil...more
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Bakker is Best of ASCS Midwest at

Bakker is Best of ASCS Midwest at...

9/11/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, McCOOL JUNCTION, Neb. (September 10, 2011) – Gregg Bakker picked off his first American Sprint Car Series feature win since August of 2007 by wiring the field in Saturday night’s 25-lap Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest main event at Junction Motor Speedway. Starting from the pole position, Bakker gunned into the lead at the outset and fought off Danny Wood in the early going before fending off a charge from Jason Johnson in the closing laps to secure the...more
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Tarlton Rebounds for ASCS SoCal wi

Tarlton Rebounds for ASCS SoCal wi...

9/10/2011
HANFORD, Cal. (September 10, 2011) – Tommy Tarlton rebounded from an opening-lap incident to win Saturday night’s ASCS Southern California main event at Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway. After being forced tailback after the opening-lap fracas, Tarlton raced back through the field and ultimately took the lead from Craig Stidham on the 16th round en route to his fifth series win of the year. Tarlton took the checkered flag ahead of Stidham, with Eric Humphries, Garrett...more
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Ensign Sews Up USAC/WCRS Dirt Poin

Ensign Sews Up USAC/WCRS Dirt Poin...

9/9/2011
Geoff Ensign came into Thursday night’s USAC/CRA shootout at Chico’s Silver Dollar Speedway a Rookie with the USAC Western Classic Racing Series and left a Champion. After the racing was done, he had given the fans a first-hand lesson in how he earned the Human Highlight Reel tag. Ensign, driving the Ted Finkenbinder owned Western Industrial X-Ray #3f, came in the Western Classic Racing Series point leader, leading Tony Hunt by 10 points. The WCRS races on both dirt...more
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  • Ron Lingron on Sep 09, 2011
  • Article Date: 9/9/2011
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LARSON CHARGES TO TINER FAMILY CLA

LARSON CHARGES TO TINER FAMILY CLA...

9/9/2011
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA (September 9, 2011) – 2010 King of California and 2011 USAC Midget standout Kyle Larson of Elk Grove, CA charged from 14th win the “Tiner Family Classic” during the Gold Cup Race of Champions at Silver Dollar Speedway on Thursday night. The inaugural running of USAC during the Gold Cup attracted 50 Sprint Cars and 24 Midgets before a strong crowd in Chico. The night of action paid Sprint Car points for both the USAC/CRA and Western Classic...more
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  • Steven Blakesley on Sep 09, 2011
  • Article Date: 9/9/2011
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Kyle Larson wins Tiner Family Clas

Kyle Larson wins Tiner Family Clas...

9/9/2011
Kyle Larson & David Prickett claim “Tiner Family Classic” wins at the Silver Dollar Speedway Chico, CA – September 8, 2011…A new twist to the Gold Cup Race of Champions was brought in this year with the addition of USAC Sprints and Midgets and on Thursday night that change added much excitement to the four-days of racing at Chico’s Silver Dollar Speedway. Sharing victory lane during the night at the “Tiner Family Classic” were Elk Grove’s Kyle Larson in the USAC/CRA &...more
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  • Gary Thomas on Sep 09, 2011
  • Article Date: 9/9/2011
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Elk Grove’s DeCaires wins Pacific

Elk Grove’s DeCaires wins Pacific...

9/8/2011
By Bill Sullivan, Civil War Sprint Car Series CHICO, CA (9-7-11) – For years it has been known as the crown jewel of the traveling Hoosier Racing Tires California Sprint Car Civil War Race Series, the invitational Pacific Sprint Cup at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico. This annual event opens the Gold Cup Race of Champions week at the famed quarter-mile speedway and places the top 32 drivers in the point standings in a premier event with a healthy payday. This year the...more
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  • Bill Sullivan on Sep 08, 2011
  • Article Date: 9/8/2011
Tags: Greg DeCaires, Silver Dollar Speedway, California Sprint Car Civil War Series
Wednesdays with Wayne – Brian Hetr

Wednesdays with Wayne – Brian Hetr...

9/7/2011
(Bill W) September 7, 2011 – Wayne Johnson combined with Byron Sebastian and his #14s team to win the $1,000 Brian Hetrick Memorial at the 34 Raceway last Friday night. Hetrick had driven for Sebastian, so the race win was extra special for the team. After some bad luck in Missouri the rest of the weekend, the Knoxville, Iowa driver is putting a 410 together to possibly give the Jerry Richert Memorial at Cedar Lake Speedway a shot this week. Wayne received the call...more
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A Golden Opportunity: Kraig Kinser

A Golden Opportunity: Kraig Kinser...

9/7/2011
By Parsons Motorsports PR Granger, IA—Sept. 7, 2011—There are a handful of crown jewel events that every sprint car driver yearns to win during their career. For Kraig Kinser, he was able to check off of those off the list in 2005, claiming the Knoxville Nationals. The third generation driver would like nothing more than to add his name to the list of drivers that have won both that event and the Gold Cup Race of Champions. Kinser will have another opportunity to race...more
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NATIONAL SPRINT CAR MUSEUM PLANS B

NATIONAL SPRINT CAR MUSEUM PLANS B...

9/7/2011
KNOXVILLE, IOWA (September 7, 2011) - Late September and early October are shaping up to be busy times for the non-profit National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum. Highlighting the agenda for the next month are twin memorabilia auctions on Saturday, October 1, one during the Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals and one during the Williams Grove National Open in central Pennsylvania. The annual Williams Grove National Open auction is jointly held in...more
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Mother Nature Takes 2 out of 3 Nig

Mother Nature Takes 2 out of 3 Nig...

9/7/2011
Friday night September 2nd at the Manitowoc County Speedway kicked off the first of three nights of racing for the Scott Thiel Motorsports #64 Sprint car over the Labor Day Weekend. Scotty picked a 33 pill which set him to start 6th in the heat race event. Heavy track conditions made passing pretty difficult but Thiel managed to grab two spots and finished 4th, allowing him to have a 9th place starting spot for the night's 30 lap A-Main event. The A-Main went green and...more
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GOLD CUP TINER CLASSIC UP NEXT FOR

GOLD CUP TINER CLASSIC UP NEXT FOR...

9/7/2011
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA (September 7, 2011) – The USAC/CRA and Western Classic Sprint Cars along with the USAC Western Midgets will continue their busy week by making USAC’s debut in the prestigious Gold Cup Race of Champions at Silver Dollar Speedway on Thursday night. Thursday’s activities at the quarter-mile dirt oval in Chico, CA will be the “Tiner Family Classic” honoring the rich racing history of the Tiner family. Sunday’s $5,000 Louie Vermeil Classic winner...more
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  • Steven Blakesley on Sep 07, 2011
  • Article Date: 9/7/2011
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Jamie Ball- 2011 Season Review

Jamie Ball- 2011 Season Review

9/7/2011
2011 Season Review Just like that, the 2011 season has came to a close. It seems as if the season opener at Knoxville Raceway was just a few weeks ago. This season we set out some pretty lofty goals and we were able to meet a majority of our goals this season. This season was full of ups and downs. We had to overcome adversity numerous times and emerged victorious. We would end up second in the Knoxville Raceway 305 Championship Point Standings. Throughout the 2011...more
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Monster Energy™ Sprint Series Inva

Monster Energy™ Sprint Series Inva...

9/7/2011
(Bill W) September 7, 2011 – The initial year for the Monster Energy™ Sprint Car Series has been a resounding success, and the fun continues this Sunday night when the stars and cars of the series hit the Peoria Speedway in Peoria, Illinois. It has been a long time since 410 sprint cars have raced on the ¼-mile high-banked oval, and the anticipation is reaching a fever pitch! Peoria Speedway will be the eleventh different track that the MOWA regulars have attempted to...more
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Wright headed to Chico

Wright headed to Chico

9/7/2011
While some driver do not work on there own cars or prepare them. That's where Shawn Wright is different, last night Shawn and Matt Durica worked until eleven to make sure that everything was ready for this weeks big races. Shawn will be in competition on Wednesday with Civil War and making his non wing debut on Thursday for the Tiner Classic. Last night I had the chance to talk with Shawn about this year. We talked about how rough this year has been from crashing at...more
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  • Matthew Durica on Sep 07, 2011
  • Article Date: 9/7/2011
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Déjà vu: Kraig Kinser Victorious o

Déjà vu: Kraig Kinser Victorious o...

9/7/2011
By Parsons Motorsports PR Cottage Grove, Ore.—Sept. 5, 2011—Kraig Kinser has raced against his father Steve plenty of times over the years, and one of the most memorable races for the pair came at Cottage Grove (Ore.) Speedway in 2004, as the younger Kinser picked up his first career World of Outlaws A-Feature win, passing his dad in that event. History repeated itself again on Monday night at the ¼-mile bullring as Kraig battled Steve for the win, getting by him with...more
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ASCS Midwest at JMS & Eagle this W

ASCS Midwest at JMS & Eagle this W...

9/7/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (September 6, 2011) – The Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest Region takes to a pair of Nebraska tracks this weekend for two added-money events. The series takes to McCool Junction’s Junction Motor Speedway on Saturday night before finishing off the weekend at Eagle Raceway on Sunday night. Saturday’s card at Junction Motor Speedway offers up a $3,000 winner’s share, while Sunday’s Nebraska Cup at Eagle includes a $5,000 winner’s share along...more
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ASCS SoCal Set for Kings

ASCS SoCal Set for Kings

9/7/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (September 6, 2011) – Action continues for the ASCS Southern California Region this Saturday night as the series takes to the 3/8-mile Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway clay oval in Hanford, CA. Following Saturday’s Kings card, only the October 8 event at Tulare’s Thunderbowl Raceway remains on the inaugural slate of ASCS SoCal competition. Tommy Tarlton has found the ASCS Southern Cal Region to his liking with four wins in six events,...more
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ASCS Southwest at CSP on Saturday!

ASCS Southwest at CSP on Saturday!

9/7/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (September 6, 2011) – Winged Sprint Cars return to Peoria, Arizona’s Canyon Speedway Park this Saturday night as the Sunoco Fuel ASCS Southwest Region tackles the 3/8-mile clay oval. And leading the way into Saturday’s action is Las Cruces, New Mexico’s Rick Ziehl, who tries to move one step closer to a fourth consecutive ASCS Southwest championship. Ziehl topped the first ASCS Southwest event of the season at CSP on May 21, a win that...more
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ASCS SOD Set to Determine King of

ASCS SOD Set to Determine King of...

9/7/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (September 6, 2011) – The Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP takes to Michigan’s high-banked, ½-mile Hartford Motor Speedway on Friday night for the track’s annual “King of Michigan” event. While current ASCS SOD points leader Dustin Daggett has been dominant in recent years at Hartford, he’ll face some added competition on Friday night as current Lucas Oil Sprint Car National points leader Shane Stewart will vie for King of...more
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ASCS Warriors at Grain Valley on F

ASCS Warriors at Grain Valley on F...

9/7/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (September 6, 2011) – The Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior Region kicks off a full weekend set of racing action by taking to Grain Valley, Missouri’s Valley Speedway on Friday night with a 2,000-to-win tilt. Friday’s card leads into a pair of Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest events in Nebraska on Saturday and Sunday, making for three full nights of action. Sunset Hills, Missouri’s Brad Loyet leads the Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior forces into...more
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ASCS Warriors at Grain Valley on F

ASCS Warriors at Grain Valley on F...

9/6/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (September 6, 2011) – The Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior Region kicks off a full weekend set of racing action by taking to Grain Valley, Missouri’s Valley Speedway on Friday night with a 2,000-to-win tilt. Friday’s card leads into a pair of Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest events in Nebraska on Saturday and Sunday, making for three full nights of action. Sunset Hills, Missouri’s Brad Loyet leads the Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior forces into...more
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CHECK OUT THE NEW PICS

CHECK OUT THE NEW PICS

9/6/2011
Check out the new photos in the 2011 and Fan section of the photos tab.
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Tuesdays with TMAC – Win at Huset’

Tuesdays with TMAC – Win at Huset’...

9/6/2011
Tuesdays with TMAC – Win at Huset’s Caps Weekend! (Bill W) September 6, 2011 – With all the rain plaguing the Midwest, Terry McCarl wondered if he would race at all. Attempts in Wisconsin and at Knoxville failed Friday and Saturday, but Monday night found him in a familiar spot: Victory Lane at Huset’s Speedway. The win was the Altoona, Iowa driver’s 87th in his career at the 3/8-mile oval, and his 257th overall. While TMAC was the crew chief in Bethany, Missouri...more
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CDR: Podium Finish on Labor Day

CDR: Podium Finish on Labor Day

9/6/2011
While most of the country enjoyed the day off due to Labor Day, Craig Dollansky and the rest of the World of Outlaws continued their trip through the Pacific Northwest at Cottage Grove Speedway in Oregon where ‘The Crowd Pleaser’ has four top-five finishes including his best finish of a runner-up in 2008. The night got underway with time trials as 25 cars signed into the pit area at the 1/4-mile with the Karavan Trailers Maxim stopping the clocks at 6th fastest. Heat...more
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  • Craig Dollansky Racing on Sep 06, 2011
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Sam Hafertepe, Jr. Wins WoO Featur

Sam Hafertepe, Jr. Wins WoO Featur...

9/6/2011
Alger, WASHINGTON - Sept 4, 2011: Sam Hafertepe Jr. was alongside one of the best in the business Saturday night at Skagit Speedway. Knowing he had to be on top of his game, the Sunnyvale, Tex., maintained his focus and dominated the 40 lap event to pocket his first career World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series win and a $20,000 payday. "This has been a long time coming," said a very happy Hafertepe Jr. "This car is such an awesome machine to run. It's a dream ride and I...more
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  • Cathy Lorenz on Sep 06, 2011
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Red Hot Sussex Takes Two More ASCS

Red Hot Sussex Takes Two More ASCS...

9/6/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, TUCSON, Ariz. (September 4, 2011) – Stevie Sussex had a Labor Day weekend he won’t soon forget. Sussex entered the weekend winless in 43 previous Sunoco Fuel ASCS Canyon Region feature starts. By the time Sunday night’s checkered flag flew, the 20-year-old from Laveen, AZ, had reeled off three “A” Main feature wins in as many tries over the course of two nights. After rallying from nine rows deep to win Saturday’s opening leg of the Hank Arnold...more
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  • Cathy Lorenz on Sep 06, 2011
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Sussex Strikes for ASCS Canyon Win

Sussex Strikes for ASCS Canyon Win...

9/6/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, TUCSON, Ariz. (September 3, 2011) – The opening night of the Sunoco Fuel ASCS Canyon Region’s two-night stand at USA Raceway played out in dramatic fashion with Stevie Sussex rallying from deep in the field to claim his first career series feature win. After starting 17th, Sussex slid past Charles Davis, Jr., in the final pair of corners to snare the win in Friday night’s 30-lap feature atop the 3/8-mile clay oval. While Sussex was mired nine rows deep...more
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  • Cathy Lorenz on Sep 06, 2011
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Dover Tops ASCS Warriors in LOS Na

Dover Tops ASCS Warriors in LOS Na...

9/6/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, ELDON, Mo. (September 4, 2011) – Springfield, Nebraska’s Jack Dover nabbed his fourth overall American Sprint Car Series feature win of the year and second in Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior action by taking the top spot in Saturday night’s Ninth Annual Lake Ozark Nationals championship finale. The 21-year-old paced all 30 circuits atop the 1/3-mile Lake Ozark Speedway clay oval to pocket the $4,000 winner’s share aboard the Shaver-powered Thorpe’s Body...more
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  • Cathy Lorenz on Sep 06, 2011
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Loyet Lands ASCS Warrior Honors in

Loyet Lands ASCS Warrior Honors in...

9/6/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, ELDON, Mo. (September 3, 2011) – Brad Loyet extended his Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior Region points lead by racing to victory lane in Saturday night’s 25-lap Ninth Annual Lake Ozark Speedway Nationals preliminary feature event. Taking the $2,000 winner’s share aboard the Don Ott-powered Loyet Landscape/Vacuworx International No. 05 Maxim, the 23-year-old from Sunset Hills, MO, locked himself into Sunday’s Lake Ozark Speedway Nationals finale along with...more
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  • Cathy Lorenz on Sep 06, 2011
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Davey Brown is Best in ASCS SOD Go

Davey Brown is Best in ASCS SOD Go...

9/6/2011
T.J. Buffenbarger, CRYSTAL, Mich. (September 3, 2011) – Davey Brown outlasted two rain delays and a late race challenge to win the Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP feature event Saturday night at Crystal Motor Speedway. Brown started on the front row and led every circuit of the caution-free affair driving the Rapid Tool and Engineering sponsored car. “Tracy Rice, Corey Chapman, and my Dad got the right setup,” said Brown in the pit area after the...more
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  • Cathy Lorenz on Sep 06, 2011
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Merrell Wins Sprint Series of Texa

Merrell Wins Sprint Series of Texa...

9/6/2011
Boyd, TEXAS (Sept 4, 2011): Danny Merrell driving the All Import Auto Parts sponsored #41 won the SST A-Main event Saturday night September 3rd at Boyd Raceway. Merrell’s win topped the podium sweep by the All Import team. Second place went to Jason Howell in #44 and third was the #77 of Keith (Fabio) Sturgeon all from the All Import stable. Merrell started third just behind teammate Sturgeon who started on the front row pole. Merrell took the lead on lap four and held...more
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  • Cathy Lorenz on Sep 06, 2011
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Chad Humston – Another Win on the

Chad Humston – Another Win on the...

9/6/2011
(Bill W) September 6, 2011 – Chad Humston and the Mark Burch Motorsports #1m team won for the second year in a row at the Belleville Highbanks in Belleville, Kansas on Labor Day weekend. The Giltner, Nebraska driver swept the night after winning his heat race from outside row three. Action will be closer to home this weekend at the Junction Motor Speedway on Saturday. After a frustrating time the prior weekend at Knoxville, where the team finished second in the...more
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DOVER WINS LOS 360 NATIONALS AFTER

DOVER WINS LOS 360 NATIONALS AFTER...

9/5/2011
Inside Line Promotions – ELDON, Mo. (Sept. 5) – It was a rare moment followed by what is becoming a routine result. Jack Dover and his sprint car were a backdrop for a wedding on Sunday at the 9th annual LOS 360 Nationals at Lake Ozark Speedway in Eldon, Mo. “After hot laps I pulled my car up to Victory Lane and they had a ceremony before the heat races,” Dover said. “It was the first time I’d been asked to do something like that. One of the workers at the track wanted...more
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Youtube video of Bethany, MO

Youtube video of Bethany, MO

9/5/2011
Check out this video of the A-Main race from Bethany, MO on 9/4/11. Alan Ambers and I had a heck of a battle that was close yet clean. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7yv-deDvZw
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  • administrator on Sep 06, 2011
  • Article Date: 9/5/2011
Tags: Winged Sprints
LOS 360 Nationals end in frustrati

LOS 360 Nationals end in frustrati...

9/5/2011
Inside Line Promotions – ELDON, Mo. (Sept. 5) – Tony Bruce Jr. sat in his sprint car, watching his competition roll by under caution. The crew feverishly worked on his damaged front end, but it was to no avail. “It’s a terrible feeling,” he said. “It’s really kind of helpless.” Bruce Jr. had been having his best performance racing for Clifford and Don Young. He drove from eighth to fifth in the first four laps and was challenging fourth place when he clipped an infield...more
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  • administrator on Sep 06, 2011
  • Article Date: 9/5/2011
Tags: Winged Sprints
Ensign Wins Both Nights of USAC/WC

Ensign Wins Both Nights of USAC/WC...

9/5/2011
At the end of the night, Geoff Ensign can check off “sweeping both nights of the Louie Vermeil Classic” with the USAC Western Classic Racing Series. He wanted to improve on the 7th place overall finish from night one, and then went out and got it done as usual, finishing 5th overall in a motor down on horsepower due to the restrictor plates on the injectors and tires handicapped with a maximum width that is more narrow than the rest of the field can use due to the...more
Ron Lingron
  • Ron Lingron on Sep 05, 2011
  • Article Date: 9/5/2011
Tags: Geoff Ensign, Calistoga Speedway, USAC Western Classic Racing Series
SPENCER SURVIVES TIRE WOES TO WIN

SPENCER SURVIVES TIRE WOES TO WIN...

9/5/2011
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA (September 5, 2011) – Temecula’s Mike Spencer won the $5,000 to win “Louie Vermeil Classic” at Calistoga Speedway on Sunday night, inheriting the lead when Saturday winner Robert Ballou was forced to the pits with a flat tire. Spencer’s win allowed him to extend his points lead in the USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, while in the co-sanction USAC Western Classic Racing Series, Sebastopol rookie Geoff Ensign finished fifth to take that series’...more
Steven Blakesley
  • Steven Blakesley on Sep 05, 2011
  • Article Date: 9/5/2011
Tags: Ryan Bernal, Geoff Ensign, Nic Faas
Dover Tops ASCS Warriors in LOS Na

Dover Tops ASCS Warriors in LOS Na...

9/4/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, ELDON, Mo. (September 4, 2011) – Springfield, Nebraska’s Jack Dover nabbed his fourth overall American Sprint Car Series feature win of the year and second in Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior action by taking the top spot in Saturday night’s Ninth Annual Lake Ozark Nationals championship finale. The 21-year-old paced all 30 circuits atop the 1/3-mile Lake Ozark Speedway clay oval to pocket the $4,000 winner’s share aboard the Shaver-powered Thorpe’s Body...more
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  • Admin Account on Nov 30, 2011
  • Article Date: 9/4/2011
Tags: Jack Dover, Lake Ozark Speedway, ASCS Warrior Region
Tarlton on tap for inaugural ASCS

Tarlton on tap for inaugural ASCS...

9/4/2011
Inside Line Promotions – EASTON, Calif. (Sept. 4) – By simply showing up and unloading on Saturday, Tommy Tarlton will clinch the inaugural ASCS Southern California Region. The Easton, Calif., veteran has a 262-point advantage with two races remaining heading into this weekend’s race at Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway in Hanford, Calif. – a track he is more than familiar with. “I really like the ASCS and its format, so we’ve had this championship on our list of goals...more
Shawn Miller
  • Shawn Miller on Sep 04, 2011
  • Article Date: 9/4/2011
Tags: Winged Sprints
BALLOU CLAIMS SATURDAY NIGHT LOUIE

BALLOU CLAIMS SATURDAY NIGHT LOUIE...

9/4/2011
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA (September 4, 2011) – The Madman Robert Ballou finally picked up a Calistoga Speedway win as he snared a thrilling Saturday night portion of the “Louie Vermeil Classic” for USAC/CRA and Western Classic Sprint Cars on the historic half-mile. Ballou led the final 15 laps for the $3,000 victory. “We’ve only been here in a winged car maybe two or three times, and last year for Ted Finkenbinder,” Ballou said. “Fought it all night and it was a little...more
Steven Blakesley
  • Steven Blakesley on Sep 04, 2011
  • Article Date: 9/4/2011
Tags: Robert Ballou, Geoff Ensign, Damion Gardner
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