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WHEATLEY LEARNS LESSONS IN CHICO W

WHEATLEY LEARNS LESSONS IN CHICO W...

3/14/2011
Inside Line Promotions - CHICO, Calif. (March 14) – Saturday was a learning experience in more than one way for Austen Wheatley. The 18-year-old from Lake Stevens, Wash., encountered a new track surface at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, Calif. – site of the Mini Gold Cup with the World of Outlaws. “The track was really rough and dry slick, which isn’t a combination you see very often,” he said. “The setup was off a little bit early in the night.” Wheatley qualified...more
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  • administrator on Mar 14, 2011
  • Article Date: 3/14/2011
Tags: Austen Wheatley, Silver Dollar Speedway, World of Outlaws
EARLY ISSUES TOO MUCH TO OVERCOME

EARLY ISSUES TOO MUCH TO OVERCOME...

3/14/2011
Inside Line Promotions - CHICO, Calif. (March 14) – The early hole was just too deep for Trey Starks to overcome. A qualifying miscue, or a combination of issues, stymied the 15-year-old from Puyallup, Wash., last Saturday at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, Calif., in the Mini Gold Cup with the World of Outlaws. “We were way off in qualifying and that pretty much sunk us,” Starks said. “The car was way too loose and I ran the track in the wrong spot.” Starks qualified...more
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  • administrator on Mar 14, 2011
  • Article Date: 3/14/2011
Tags: Trey Starks, Winged Sprints
FORLER SET FOR CALIFORNIA DOUBLE-H

FORLER SET FOR CALIFORNIA DOUBLE-H...

3/14/2011
Inside Line Promotions - LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. (March 14) – After a week away from racing, Logan Forler is ready to hop back into his sprint car – and for a little redemption. Forler is set to compete with the World of Outlaws at Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway in Hanford, Calif., on Friday and at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif., on Saturday. The 17-year-old from Lake Havasu City, Ariz., began this season at those two tracks, which are the only two events where...more
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  • administrator on Mar 14, 2011
  • Article Date: 3/14/2011
Tags: Logan Forler, Winged Sprints
First Win of 2011!

First Win of 2011!

3/13/2011
cdr-pr@dollanskyracing.net www.dollanskyracing.com The Big Game Treestands #7 team opened up racing in California on Saturday as they returned to Silver Dollar Speedway for one of the biggest events each year in 'The Golden State', the Mini Gold Cup, an event Craig Dollansky finished fourth in 2009 when the World of Outlaws last sanctioned the event. With a stout field of 38 sprinters signed into the pit area, the Karavan Trailers Maxim was the final car out to qualify...more
Craig Dollansky Racing
  • Craig Dollansky Racing on Mar 13, 2011
  • Article Date: 3/13/2011
Tags: Craig Dollansky, Silver Dollar Speedway, World of Outlaws
The War is on; Placerville Speedwa

The War is on; Placerville Speedwa...

3/13/2011
[i Media Release from Handy Racing Promotions] [b PLACERVILLE, CA -] One of the most thrilling racing campaigns in the region is set to take the green flag this week at one of Northern California's most exciting race tracks. The war is on at the famed Placerville Speedway this Saturday, March 19th as the 2011 Red Hawk Casino-Hoosier Racing Tires Fast and Furious Dirt Track Racing season begins at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds with the high caliber Hoosier Tires...more
Bill Sullivan
  • Bill Sullivan on Mar 13, 2011
  • Article Date: 3/13/2011
Tags: Placerville Speedway, Winged Sprints
ROSE AND SWANSON SNARE “JOHN PADJE

ROSE AND SWANSON SNARE “JOHN PADJE...

3/12/2011
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA (March 12, 2011) – The inaugural race for the USAC Western Classic Racing Series at Silver Dollar Speedway, dubbed the “John Padjen Classic”, saw Bill Rose win in the Sprint Car division with Kody Swanson winning a thrilling Midget race that was co-sanctioned by the Bay Cities Racing Association. A solid crowd braved cold temperatures to honor retired promoter John Padjen with 29 Sprint Cars and 21 Midgets in the pit area. The event marked the...more
Steven Blakesley
  • Steven Blakesley on Mar 12, 2011
  • Article Date: 3/12/2011
Tags: Bill Rose, Kody Swanson, USAC Western Classic Racing Series
Hafertepe Take First Win of the Se

Hafertepe Take First Win of the Se...

3/10/2011
Sam Hafertepe Jr. and The Plumbfast Racing Team stormed to their first victory of the season this past Friday evening in ASCS Gulf South Regional action at Golden Triangle Raceway Park. The win which paid $3,000 was Sam's first of what he hopes will be many in 2011. Sam's road to the victory was not an easy one as he drew the 44 pill and had to start 7th in his heat race. Hafertepe was in the first heat and despite a tacky and narrow track Sam was able to move forward...more
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  • administrator on Mar 10, 2011
  • Article Date: 3/10/2011
Tags: Winged Sprints
Placerville Speedway forced to can

Placerville Speedway forced to can...

3/9/2011
PLACERVILLE, CA (3-9-11) – The office of Handy Racing Promotions regretfully has been forced to cancel this Saturday night's "Play Night" that was scheduled to take place March 12 at Placerville Speedway. Although the sun is due to be shining this weekend, this cancellation is due to the act of Mother Nature. Once again, run off from the heavy rains have caused a natural spring to erupt out of the hillside near the fourth turn of the speedway, eroding the track...more
Bill Sullivan
  • Bill Sullivan on Mar 09, 2011
  • Article Date: 3/9/2011
Tags: Winged Sprints
Bullring Action Upcoming!

Bullring Action Upcoming!

3/9/2011
cdr-pr@dollanskyracing.net www.dollanskyracing.com Last week the bright lights of Las Vegas shined on The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for two nights of World of Outlaws competition as Craig Dollansky made his 43rd and 44th appearances at the half-mile oval. Up next, the Big Game Treestands #7 team continues their trek west as they invade California this weekend for the first of four short track, ‘elbows up’, events starting with the Mini Gold Cup at Silver...more
Craig Dollansky Racing
  • Craig Dollansky Racing on Mar 09, 2011
  • Article Date: 3/9/2011
Tags: Craig Dollansky, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Silver Dollar Speedway
Wednesdays with Wayne – Silver at

Wednesdays with Wayne – Silver at...

3/9/2011
(Bill W) March 9, 2011 – Teaming with Travis Rilat and the TSR #29 at Golden Triangle Raceway Park in Beaumont, Texas last Friday proved to be the remedy Wayne Johnson needed to start off his sprint car season in good fashion. After leading much of the race, he lost some handling and finished in the runner-up spot. Saturday action in Highlands, Texas was rained out. The Knoxville, Iowa driver will team with Rilat again on March 25 and 26 at the Devil’s Bowl Speedway...more
Bill Wright
  • Bill Wright on Mar 10, 2011
  • Article Date: 3/9/2011
Tags: Wayne Johnson, Golden Triangle Raceway Park, ASCS Gulf South Region
Internet Radio Interview

Internet Radio Interview

3/9/2011
Sam was recently interviewed on The TJ Slideways.com Open Wheel Spectacular show. To listen to the interview follow this link and press "Play": http://www.tjslideways.com/2011/03/08/open-wheel-spectacular-podcast-posted-2/
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  • administrator on Mar 09, 2011
  • Article Date: 3/9/2011
Tags: Winged Sprints
Billy Strange kicks off his Califo

Billy Strange kicks off his Califo...

3/8/2011
[i By Bill Sullivan/Sullivan Images Media] [b ELK GROVE, CA –] Nearly every sprint car driver dreams of the opportunity to race with the best driver's in the nation. When those drivers come to your home state such dreams become even better and this Saturday night Elk Grove's Billy Strange Jr. is one of many Northern California drivers looking forward to a spring fling with the Nationally known World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series in Chico, California. It's known as the...more
Bill Sullivan
  • Bill Sullivan on Mar 08, 2011
  • Article Date: 3/8/2011
Tags: Billy Strange, Silver Dollar Speedway, Winged Sprints
Pre-Sale tickets available for Kin

Pre-Sale tickets available for Kin...

3/8/2011
Pre-sale reserved section & VIP tickets are now available for the inaugural King of the West Sprint Car Series event/ “Rio Vista Delta Days” at Antioch Speedway on April 9 By Gary Thomas Rio Vista, CA – March 7, 2011…Tickets for the much anticipated Golden State King of the West Sprint Car Series season-opener at the Antioch Speedway on April 9 are now on sale, with a special VIP access pass also being offered for the very first time. By purchasing the VIP pass, race...more
Gary Thomas
  • Gary Thomas on Mar 08, 2011
  • Article Date: 3/8/2011
Tags: Golden State King of the West Sprints, Winged Sprints
SOKOLA SHOOTOUT AT PERRIS OPENS CR

SOKOLA SHOOTOUT AT PERRIS OPENS CR...

3/8/2011
Saturday’s “Sokola Shootout” at the Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway opens the 2011 AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Car campaign and marks the first of 11 such races at the half-mile dirt oval this season. Honoring the late USAC Sprint Car Series Coordinator Gary and his son Mark, the “Sokola Classic” also opens Mike Spencer’s bid for an unprecedented fourth consecutive series championship. The Temecula, Calif. driver has climbed to fourth on the all-time win list with 18 and...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Mar 08, 2011
  • Article Date: 3/8/2011
Tags: Perris Auto Speedway, USAC/CRA Sprints, Non-Winged Sprints
Tuesdays with TMAC – Finding Answe

Tuesdays with TMAC – Finding Answe...

3/8/2011
Tuesdays with TMAC – Finding Answers in Vegas! (Bill W) March 1, 2011 – Since opening the season in Georgia, to say Terry McCarl was struggling with his 410 would be an understatement. After trying just about everything, a change in mags was the key and it resulted in a sixth place run with the World of Outlaws at the dirt track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway last week. The Altoona, Iowa driver will take some needed R&R for the rest of the month and prepare for a busy...more
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  • administrator on Mar 08, 2011
  • Article Date: 3/8/2011
Tags: Terry McCarl, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Winged Sprints
ASCS Lone Star Season Kicks Off at

ASCS Lone Star Season Kicks Off at...

3/8/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (March 7, 2011) – Unpredictable. That’s the word, as The Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star Region has been all kinds of unpredictable over the past couple of years. Throw a newly reconfigured Lone Star Speedway into the mix for Saturday night’s season opener and the unexpected is all that can truly be expected. Kilgore, TX, will be the site of all the lid-lifting action, as The Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star Region kicks off its 2011 season this...more
Lonnie Wheatley
  • Lonnie Wheatley on Mar 08, 2011
  • Article Date: 3/8/2011
Tags: Gary Wright, Kolt Walker, Lone Star Speedway
Chargin’ Charles Kicks off ASCS Ca

Chargin’ Charles Kicks off ASCS Ca...

3/8/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (March 7, 2011) – Three-peat is what Buckeye, Arizona’s Charles Davis, Jr., will have in mind when the American Sprint Car Series Canyon Region kicks off its 2011 season Saturday night atop Tucson’s 3/8-mile USA Raceway clay oval. A legion of challengers including the likes of R.J. Johnson, Mike Martin, Josh Pelkey, Andrew Reinbold and more have other ideas in mind though as they look to unseat the two-time and reigning ASCS Canyon Region...more
Lonnie Wheatley
  • Lonnie Wheatley on Mar 08, 2011
  • Article Date: 3/8/2011
Tags: Charles Davis, ASCS Canyon Regional, Winged Sprints
Brady Bacon – Surge in South Texas

Brady Bacon – Surge in South Texas...

3/7/2011
(Bill W) March 7, 2011 – Brady Bacon was planning on bringing $3,000 back to Broken Arrow, Oklahoma one way or another when he made the trip to south Texas last weekend. The schedule called for ASCS-Gulf South action on Friday night at Golden Triangle Raceway Park in Beaumont and Saturday at Battleground Speedway in Highlands (which would rain out). Instead of bringing back the Beaumont winner’s share, Brady put on a show for the fans, driving from 17th to 4th in a...more
Bill Wright
  • Bill Wright on Mar 07, 2011
  • Article Date: 3/7/2011
Tags: Brady Bacon, Golden Triangle Raceway Park, ASCS National
LANCE JENNINGS NAMED USAC/CRA PR D

LANCE JENNINGS NAMED USAC/CRA PR D...

3/7/2011
Lance Jennings of Carson, Calif. has been named the publicist for the AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series. Jennings will work directly with Series Coordinator Chris Kearns and USAC officials for relating information to track announcers, race organizers, participants, and fans. Introduced to Sprint Cars in the late 1970s at the legendary Ascot Park, Lance founded SCRAFAN.COM in 2000. The popular website is dedicated to Non-Wing Sprint Cars and currently hosts over 30,000...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Mar 07, 2011
  • Article Date: 3/7/2011
Tags: USAC/CRA Sprints, Non-Winged Sprints
Continuing to Build Momentum: Krai

Continuing to Build Momentum: Krai...

3/7/2011
Granger, IA-March 6, 2011-Familiarity breeds success and for Kraig Kinser at The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, that has certainly been the case in his World of Outlaws career. Having won at the track in the past, along with having several strong runs, the third generation driver used all of that knowledge to his advantage during the Las Vegas World of Outlaws Nationals last Wednesday and Thursday aboard the Casey's General Store Maxim to score a seventh-place...more
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  • administrator on Mar 07, 2011
  • Article Date: 3/7/2011
Tags: Kraig Kinser, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, World of Outlaws
Trey Starks

Trey Starks

3/7/2011
Inside Line Promotions (March 7) – If seat time is the most important ingredient in making a successful racer, Trey Starks is on the hot track. Starks, who turned 15-years-old on Sunday, recorded a pair of top 20s against the World of Outlaws last Wednesday and Thursday at The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. More importantly, he left the track with loads of invaluable seat time against some of the best drivers in the sport. “We got a lot more laps and learned a...more
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  • administrator on Mar 07, 2011
  • Article Date: 3/7/2011
Tags: Trey Starks, Winged Sprints
Channin Tankersley -

Channin Tankersley -

3/7/2011
Inside Line Promotions (March 7) – The season opener went from jubilation to dejection for Channin Tankersley in a matter of seconds. Tankersley won his ASCS Gulf South Region heat race at Golden Triangle Raceway Park in Beaumont, Texas, last Friday only to be forced to the pits three laps into the feature with engine issues in his first race of the year. “From the time we unloaded, the car was fast,” the 20-year-old from Highlands, Texas, said. “I started on the pole...more
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  • administrator on Mar 07, 2011
  • Article Date: 3/7/2011
Tags: Channin Tankersley, Winged Sprints
Austen Wheatley

Austen Wheatley

3/7/2011
Inside Line Promotions (March 7) – It was far from the season opener that Austen Wheatley had imagined. Luckily for Wheatley, there was a second night at The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, which played host to a pair of World of Outlaws’ races last Wednesday and Thursday. “The first night was terrible,” Wheatley said. “The second night was a solid night to get the kinks out of the way and some laps under my belt.” Engine issues plagued the 18-year-old from...more
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  • administrator on Mar 07, 2011
  • Article Date: 3/7/2011
Tags: Winged Sprints
Logan Forler

Logan Forler

3/7/2011
Inside Line Promotions (March 7) – It didn’t start out very well, but it sure ended nicely for Logan Forler. The 17-year-old from Lake Havasu City, Ariz., overcame an inauspicious start on Wednesday with the World of Outlaws at The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. After blowing an engine in hot laps, and then breaking a steering box on the opening lap of his heat race, Forler snagged the final transfer position in the B Main and drove from 24th to 14th in the...more
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  • administrator on Mar 07, 2011
  • Article Date: 3/7/2011
Tags: Winged Sprints
JOHN PADJEN CLASSIC TO KICK OFF IN

JOHN PADJEN CLASSIC TO KICK OFF IN...

3/5/2011
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA (March 7, 2011) – On Friday, March 11, the new USAC Western Classic Racing Series will stage it’s debut event with the “John Padjen Classic” at Silver Dollar Speedway for USAC traditional Sprint Cars and Midgets with Bay Cities Racing Association co-sanctioning the Midget portion of the program. The “John Padjen Classic” will honor retired promoter John Padjen, who throughout his career has promoted West Capitol, Silver Dollar, and Placerville...more
Steven Blakesley
  • Steven Blakesley on Mar 05, 2011
  • Article Date: 3/5/2011
Tags: Winged Sprints
Bryan Clauson Enters John Padjen C

Bryan Clauson Enters John Padjen C...

3/4/2011
For Immediate Release, March 4, 2011 Media Contact: Troy Hennig ; thennig@sbcglobal.net Race Track: www.silverdollarspeedway.com 2010 USAC National Champion Bryan Clauson Enters John Padjen Classic in Chico By Troy Hennig, SDS Media Relations CHICO, CA (03-4-11)...The driver roster for the Inaugural John Padjen Classic at Silver Dollar Speedway just added one of the best and most versatile young open-wheel racers in America. Noblesville, IN driver...more
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  • troy hennig on Mar 04, 2011
  • Article Date: 3/4/2011
Tags: Bryan Clauson, Winged Sprints
Hafertepe Hustles Up ASCS Gulf Sou

Hafertepe Hustles Up ASCS Gulf Sou...

3/4/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, BEAUMONT, Texas (March 4, 2011) – Sam Hafertepe, Jr., returned to his roots by racing to victory lane in Friday night’s season-opening Smiley’s Racing Products ASCS Gulf South Prelude to the Gulf Coast Nationals at Golden Triangle Raceway Park. Working his way forward from the eighth starting position in the $3,000-to-win affair, the 2003 ASCS Gulf South Rookie of the Year chased down Wayne Johnson in lapped traffic on the 25th of 30 laps en route to...more
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  • administrator on Mar 05, 2011
  • Article Date: 3/4/2011
Tags: Sam Hafertepe, Golden Triangle Raceway Park, ASCS Gulf South Region
FRC/UC Ticket Renewals Extended to

FRC/UC Ticket Renewals Extended to...

3/4/2011
(Bill W) March 4, 2011 – Ticket renewals for the Musco Lighting Front Row Challenge and the USAC Casey’s General Stores Ultimate Challenge have been extended until April 1! You can purchase your tickets for both events by calling McTwo Promotions at 515-957-0020, Tuesday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Note the office will not be open March 10 through March 21. The remaining tickets will be up for grabs starting on April 1! Infield party passes may also be...more
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  • administrator on Mar 04, 2011
  • Article Date: 3/4/2011
Tags: Terry McCarl, Southern Iowa Speedway, Winged Sprints
Bret Ervin Racing Bound for Marysv

Bret Ervin Racing Bound for Marysv...

3/3/2011
Saturday night, the Bret Ervin Racing team and driver Andy Gregg will invade Marysville Raceway Park for the Sherm Toller Memorial. Though it has been a while since the 2011 season has gotten underway, it has already had a few ups and downs. In the season opener in Tulare, Andy was running in the top 10 midway through the race before he spun to avoid contact with a stalled car on the speedway. He then followed that up with a very strong early showing in Hanford as the...more
Petersen Media
  • Petersen Media on Mar 03, 2011
  • Article Date: 3/3/2011
Tags: Andy Gregg, Marysville Raceway, California Sprint Car Civil War Series
King of the West production crew a

King of the West production crew a...

3/3/2011
King of the West production crew at Kaeding Performance today By Gary Thomas Rio Vista, CA – March 3, 2011…The King of the West production crew will be on hand today at Kaeding Performance, gathering footage with 13-time Golden State 410 Series champion Brent Kaeding and three-time USAC Silver Crown titlist Bud Kaeding among others. Jeff Shewmaker, Dean Mills and “Tailgate Rodriguez” are currently on the road and headed for Campbell to interview the legendary...more
Gary Thomas
  • Gary Thomas on Mar 03, 2011
  • Article Date: 3/3/2011
Tags: Brent Kaeding, Bud Kaeding, Golden State King of the West Sprints
NATIONAL SPRINT CAR MUSEUM’S ON-LI

NATIONAL SPRINT CAR MUSEUM’S ON-LI...

3/3/2011
KNOXVILLE, IOWA (March 3, 2011) - The National Sprint Car Museum’s on-line store is now offering vintage sprint car photos for sale to the general public. To date, over one hundred photos from the donated collections of photographers Al Booton of central Iowa and Herb Zieman of northern Ohio have been scanned and are now available for purchase. Photos are being added everyday to the www.sprintcarstuff.com web site. Museum curator Tom Schmeh said today, “For the past...more
National Sprint Car Hall of Fame
  • National Sprint Car Hall of Fame on Mar 04, 2011
  • Article Date: 3/3/2011
Tags: Winged Sprints
Hafertepe Jr. Scores Back to Back

Hafertepe Jr. Scores Back to Back...

3/3/2011
Sam Hafertepe Jr. and The Plumbfast Racing Team had a very successful weekend racing against The World of Outlaws (WoO) as he scored two 6th place finishes. Friday night saw Sam drive a steady race at Pike County before he duplicated his finish the following evening during The WoO's only visit to his home state of Texas at Royal Purple Raceway in Houston. Friday night at Pike offered very difficult track conditions for the drivers as there were several big holes in the...more
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  • administrator on Mar 03, 2011
  • Article Date: 3/3/2011
Tags: Sam Hafertepe, World of Outlaws, Winged Sprints
New King of the West Series video

New King of the West Series video...

3/2/2011
The King of the West production crew has uploaded a new video featuring Grass Valley veteran Pat Harvey Jr. talking about the effects of a grinding crash during the Golden State 410 Series finale last year. Harvey Jr. spent last season traveling up and down the highways of California and plans to do it once again with the King of the West Sprints in 2011. To view the video highlighting Harvey log onto http://www.kwssprints.com The KWS season opens up in just over a...more
Gary Thomas
  • Gary Thomas on Mar 02, 2011
  • Article Date: 3/2/2011
Tags: Pat Harvey, Jason Statler, Golden State King of the West Sprints
BullDig.com joins Chris Coker Rac

BullDig.com joins Chris Coker Rac...

3/2/2011
(3/01/2011 New Braunfels, TX) Bulldig.com the internets leader in heavy equipment parts sales announced today that it has joined Chris Coker Racing for the 2011 season. The team will compete for the Championship with the ASCS Gulf South Series. BullDig.com was created to simplify the relationship between heavy equipment buyers and vendors. After 10 years in the heavy equipment industry and years of research, the founders of BullDig.com created this state-of-the-art...more
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  • administrator on Mar 02, 2011
  • Article Date: 3/2/2011
Tags: Chris Coker, ASCS National, Winged Sprints
Wednesdays with Wayne – Teaming wi

Wednesdays with Wayne – Teaming wi...

3/2/2011
(Bill W) March 2, 2011 – Wayne Johnson finds himself back in the saddle in south Texas in yet another ride. This time, he’s partnered with good friend, Travis Rilat, and will be sporting familiar colors. The Knoxville, Iowa driver will be aboard the TSR #29 sponsored by F&J Construction as he fills in for Travis. Wayne drove the Fred & Jo Threatt #29 to an ASCS National championship back in 2000 and had several years of success in that machine. This weekend’s...more
Bill Wright
  • Bill Wright on Mar 02, 2011
  • Article Date: 3/2/2011
Tags: Wayne Johnson, Battleground Speedway, Golden Triangle Raceway Park
Channin Tankersley - Going for ASC

Channin Tankersley - Going for ASC...

2/28/2011
After spending last year traveling the country on the ASCS National Tour, Tankersley’s focus is on claiming the coveted ASCS Gulf South Region championship; the same championship that narrowly eluded him in 2009. The 20-year-old from Highlands, Texas, will go after his first regional title, beginning this weekend with races at Golden Triangle Raceway Park in Beaumont, Texas, on Friday and at Battleground Speedway in his hometown on Saturday. “It’s really tough down...more
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  • administrator on Mar 01, 2011
  • Article Date: 2/28/2011
Tags: Channin Tankersley, Battleground Speedway, Golden Triangle Raceway Park
ASCS Gulf South Opens 2011 Season

ASCS Gulf South Opens 2011 Season...

2/28/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (February 28, 2011) – The American Sprint Car Series Gulf South Region kicks off its tenth year of competition with a pair of $3,000-to-win events atop two different southeast Texas clay ovals this weekend. On Friday night, the ASCS Gulf South Region takes to Beaumont’s Golden Triangle Raceway Park for the Prelude to the Gulf Coast Nationals, with the Fourth Annual Gulf Coast Nationals following on Saturday night at Highlands’ Battleground...more
Lonnie Wheatley
  • Lonnie Wheatley on Feb 28, 2011
  • Article Date: 2/28/2011
Tags: Golden Triangle Raceway Park, ASCS Gulf South Region, Winged Sprints
MUSEUM TO HOST RICH KING & OTHERS

MUSEUM TO HOST RICH KING & OTHERS...

2/28/2011
KNOXVILLE, IOWA (February 28, 2011) - The National Sprint Car Museum’s “Sprint Car 101” Third Thursday Series will continue on Thursday, March 17, with a special “Salute to Flat Track Motorcycle Racing History in Iowa”. The free and open-to-the-public program will be held on the museum’s second floor and it will begin at 7 p.m. Amongst those flat-track motorcycle riders, builders and promoters who will be present is three-time American Motorcyclist Association...more
National Sprint Car Hall of Fame
  • National Sprint Car Hall of Fame on Feb 28, 2011
  • Article Date: 2/28/2011
Tags: Knoxville Raceway, Winged Sprints
Brian Brown – Vegas Kick-Off!

Brian Brown – Vegas Kick-Off!

2/28/2011
(Bill W) February 28, 2011 – Sprint car ace Brian Brown will get the 2011 sprint car season underway this weekend at the dirt track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The World of Outlaws event commences this Wednesday and Thursday, March 2 and 3. For the Grain Valley, Missouri driver, this means 2011 will begin where 2010 ended. He finished second to Tony Stewart in ASCS action in Las Vegas last November. Preparations for the FVP Racing #21 team have been underway for...more
Bill Wright
  • Bill Wright on Feb 28, 2011
  • Article Date: 2/28/2011
Tags: Brian Brown, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, World of Outlaws
Austen Wheatley - Heading to Vegas

Austen Wheatley - Heading to Vegas

2/28/2011
Inside Line Promotions, LAKE STEVENS, Wash. (Feb. 27) – A year later and a year wiser, Austen Wheatley is ready for redemption. And it begins at the same place – The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with the World of Outlaws. The 18-year-old from Lake Stevens, Wash., kicks off this season at the half-mile track this Wednesday and Thursday. “We just gotta get this year off to a cleaner start and be more consistent,” Wheatley said. Wheatley finished 22nd in the...more
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  • administrator on Feb 28, 2011
  • Article Date: 2/28/2011
Tags: Austen Wheatley, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, World of Outlaws
Logan Forler - Starting his 410 Ra

Logan Forler - Starting his 410 Ra...

2/28/2011
Inside Line Promotions, LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. (Feb. 27) – Although Logan Forler has already raced four events this season against elite competition, this week’s test is a different challenge. Forler, who opened the season with four ASCS National Tour races before having last weekend off, starts his 410 schedule on Wednesday and Thursday with the World of Outlaws at The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. “We definitely have some stuff to learn,” Forler said....more
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  • administrator on Feb 28, 2011
  • Article Date: 2/28/2011
Tags: Logan Forler, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, World of Outlaws
Charging to Top Five in Texas

Charging to Top Five in Texas

2/27/2011
cdr-pr@dollanskyracing.net www.dollanskyracing.com Charging to Top Five in Texas Up next on the World of Outlaws schedule was a stop in 'The Lone Star State' at Royal Purple Raceway on Saturday. In nine starts at the state-of-the-art facility in Baytown, Texas, formerly known as Houston Raceway Park, Dollansky has recorded seven top ten finishes including four in the top five. After recording a top ten finish the night before in Mississippi, the Big Game Treestands #7...more
Craig Dollansky Racing
  • Craig Dollansky Racing on Feb 27, 2011
  • Article Date: 2/27/2011
Tags: Craig Dollansky, Royal Purple Raceway, World of Outlaws
Hafertepe Finishes Florida Strong

Hafertepe Finishes Florida Strong...

2/27/2011
[i Hafertepe Finishes Florida Strong at Winternationals] Daryl Turford Sam Hafertepe and The Plumbfast Racing Team finished off Speedweeks this past Saturday night with a strong run that saw Sam charge from 18th in the field to 9th in the non-stop 40 lap Winternationals finale at East Bay Raceway Park. Hafertepe who has been racing in Florida for the past 2 1/2 weeks had an up and down Speedweeks that saw his efforts rewarded on most nights with a few disapointing...more
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  • administrator on Feb 21, 2011
  • Article Date: 2/27/2011
Tags: Sam Hafertepe, Winged Sprints
Lucas Oil Sprint Cars in the Wild

Lucas Oil Sprint Cars in the Wild...

2/25/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (February 24, 2011) – Way back in the 1930’s, drought and the ensuing “Dust Bowl” sent Okies westward to California in search of greener pastures and a brighter future. Now, in 2011, it was snow and icy conditions that sent Okies along with Arkies, Kansans, Texans and more back to California, this time in pursuit of some palatable weather along with the initial pair of Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National events in the Golden...more
Lonnie Wheatley
  • Lonnie Wheatley on Feb 25, 2011
  • Article Date: 2/25/2011
Tags: ASCS National, Winged Sprints
Ready to Hit the Road: Kraig Kinse

Ready to Hit the Road: Kraig Kinse...

2/24/2011
[i Pike County Speedway & Royal Purple Raceway up this weekend] Granger, IA-February 24, 2011-Once the season begins, a weekend off is a rare occurrence when competing with the World of Outlaws, but after opening the 2011 campaign with five straight nights of racing at Volusia Speedway Park in Florida, a break was well deserved for the road warriors, who are the hardest working crews in all of motorsports. For Kraig Kinser and the Parsons Motorsports team that meant a...more
administrator
  • administrator on Feb 24, 2011
  • Article Date: 2/24/2011
Tags: Kraig Kinser, Pike County Speedway, World of Outlaws
Brady Bacon – Momentum From the We

Brady Bacon – Momentum From the We...

2/23/2011
(Bill W) February 22, 2011 – Brady Bacon got his season with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Series off to a start with their inaugural Western Swing to open out the season. Bad luck followed the driver of the Tel-Star Communications #99 a bit, but through four races, he managed three top tens to come back home sixth in the point race. His next action is set for Friday and Saturday, March 4 and 5. The ASCS-Gulf South series contests shows at Golden Triangle Raceway Park...more
Bill Wright
  • Bill Wright on Feb 24, 2011
  • Article Date: 2/23/2011
Tags: Brady Bacon, ASCS National, Winged Sprints
Tuesdays with TMAC – Strong Florid

Tuesdays with TMAC – Strong Florid...

2/22/2011
Tuesdays with TMAC – Strong Florida Finish! (Bill W) February 22, 2011 – East Bay Raceway Park near Tampa, Florida has always been kind to Terry McCarl, and last weekend was no different, as the Altoona, Iowa driver finished in the top five all three nights. The high point was a second place in Saturday’s finale of the Ronald Laney Memorial King of the 360’s. The TMAC Motorsports #24 team will put the 410 back in the frame rails for some World of Outlaws action this...more
administrator
  • administrator on Feb 22, 2011
  • Article Date: 2/22/2011
Tags: Terry McCarl, World of Outlaws, All Star Circuit of Champions
New Sponsor: AIB College of Busine

New Sponsor: AIB College of Busine...

2/21/2011
White Lightning Motorsports LLC would like to welcome AIB College of Business on board as an Associate Sponsor for this upcoming season. AIB College of Business is the college that I have been attending since fall 2008. I achieved my Associate's Degree in June 2010 and will receive my Bachelor's Degree this coming June. AIB offers an array of options that will help you achieve your education while being able to maintain your daily schedule. They offer day, night and...more
administrator
  • administrator on Feb 21, 2011
  • Article Date: 2/21/2011
Tags: Larry Ball, Jamie Ball, Winged Sprints
Strange announces diverse schedule

Strange announces diverse schedule...

2/20/2011
[i By Bill Sullivan/Sullivan Images Media] [b ELK GROVE, CA] – After meeting all of his set goals last season, second generation open wheel racer Billy Strange is ready to begin chasing new goals for the upcoming 2011 sprint car racing season in Northern California and the Pacific Northwest. Strange has officially announced his racing schedule for the new season that begins in just a couple of weeks. "We've put together a pretty diverse schedule for this year," said...more
Bill Sullivan
  • Bill Sullivan on Feb 20, 2011
  • Article Date: 2/20/2011
Tags: Billy Strange, Winged Sprints
New Sponsor: Timber Line Tree Serv

New Sponsor: Timber Line Tree Serv...

2/20/2011
White Lightning Motorsports LLC would like to welcome Timber Line Tree Service on board as an Associate Sponsor for this upcoming season. Timber Line Tree Service is your local tree service in the Des Moines, IA area. Call Brian Johnson at (515) 255-7799. For more information or to set up an appointment.
administrator
  • administrator on Feb 21, 2011
  • Article Date: 2/20/2011
Tags: Larry Ball, Jamie Ball, Knoxville Raceway
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