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Battle at Top of the World of Outl

Battle at Top of the World of Outl...

8/23/2010
Concord, NC—August 22, 2010—The battle at the top of the World of Outlaws championship standings remains tight after this past weekend’s Magic City Showdown at Nodak Speedway in Minot, North Dakota. Joey Saldana continues to lead and gained 12 points on Steve Kinser, with the pair now separated by 25 markers with 19 point paying events remaining in 2010 Saldana edged Kinser by a mere 0.018 seconds which was a few inches on the track on Friday night in the opener at...more
Tony Veneziano
  • Tony Veneziano on Aug 23, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/23/2010
Tags: World of Outlaws, Winged Sprints
Kaley Gharst; Victory on the “Nigh

Kaley Gharst; Victory on the “Nigh...

8/23/2010
(Bill W) – August 23, 2010 – “Showtime” Kaley Gharst led the Sprint Invaders points going into Saturday night at the 34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa and he proved why, by winning the first of two features, and coming home fourth in the second. The Decatur, Illinois driver posted his fourth win of the year with the series, driving the Plath Motorsports #14P. The draw for heat races had gone well lately, but not on this night. “I have been drawing very well, but my...more
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  • administrator on Aug 23, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/23/2010
Tags: Kaley Gharst, 34 Raceway, Sprint Invaders
Master of the Magic City Showdown

Master of the Magic City Showdown...

8/22/2010
dollanskyracing.com cdr-pr@dollanskyracing.net After recording a top ten finish on night one of the Magic City Showdown at Nodak Speedway, Craig Dollansky took the Aggressive Hydraulics paint scheme back to the track for the finale on Saturday. In qualifying, Dollansky turned a lap of 14.112 seconds around the highbanked 3/8-mile which was 12th fastest among the 33 competitors signed in for action. Starting on the outside pole of heat race four, Dollansky got a strong...more
Craig Dollansky Racing
  • Craig Dollansky Racing on Aug 22, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/22/2010
Tags: Craig Dollansky, Nodak Speedway, World of Outlaws
Final Key Qualifier goes to San Jo

Final Key Qualifier goes to San Jo...

8/21/2010
Photo by L&J Photography http://picasaweb.google.com/jmart16164?pli=1 Tim Kaeding races to victory in first Ocean Speedway start of 2010 and locks in starting spot for Johnny Key Classic By Gary Thomas Watsonville, CA – August 20, 2010… Making his return to California pay off on Friday night San Jose’s Tim Kaeding took full advantage of his pole position in the main event and led all 30-laps to record his first win of the season at Ocean Speedway, during what was his...more
Gary Thomas
  • Gary Thomas on Aug 21, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/21/2010
Tags: Tim Kaeding, Ocean Speedway, Winged Sprints
Bounty on Kempgens

Bounty on Kempgens

8/21/2010
CFWSCA has placed a $100 bounty on Mickey Kempgens for any driver that can beat Mickey in the #68 car at our Sept 18 race at Citrus County Speedway. Mickey must finish on the lead lap and all passes must be made cleanly. If Mickey elects to start last in the feature and wins the feature he will collect the $100 bonus. Who can STOP Mickey from making it 3 in a row. * Mickey must be driving the #68. For more info go to our web site www.winglesssprints.com
Kirk Wilson
  • Kirk Wilson on Aug 21, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/21/2010
Tags: Mickey Kempgens, Sprint Cars, Non-Winged Sprints
Donny Schatz Heads to his Hometown

Donny Schatz Heads to his Hometown...

8/20/2010
Minot, ND—August 19, 2010—Donny Schatz doesn’t get to race quite as often as he used to in his home state of North Dakota, but he looks forward to and enjoys each and every time he gets the chance to race in his home state. The native of Fargo, who was born and raised in Minot, will have two opportunities this week to compete at his home track of Nodak Speedway as the World of Outlaws take part in the Gerdau Ameristeel Magic City Showdown Presented by Sleep Inn &...more
Tony Veneziano
  • Tony Veneziano on Aug 20, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/20/2010
Tags: Donny Schatz, Nodak Speedway, World of Outlaws
1 POINT SEPARATES CLAUSON & JONES

1 POINT SEPARATES CLAUSON & JONES...

8/20/2010
Bryan Clauson and Levi Jones are separated by a single point in the battle for USAC’s inaugural National Drivers Championship which is beginning to enter its stretch run with a $40,000 bonus awaiting the champion at season’s end. Clauson has started 55 National races and Jones has started 43 but only the best 25 scores count in the special tally to determine the overall USAC National Champion. Entering Saturday’s “Tony Bettenhausen 100” Silver Crown race at...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Aug 20, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/20/2010
Tags: Bryan Clauson, Levi Jones, USAC National Sprint Cars
Sprint Bandits TNT Title on the Li

Sprint Bandits TNT Title on the Li...

8/20/2010
Lonnie Wheatley, KANSAS CITY, Kan. (August 20, 2010) – It’s all on the line at Lakeside Speedway this weekend. Not only is $10,000 and that coveted pedal car trophy up for grabs for the winner of the annual Ron Shuman Classic atop the ½-mile clay oval, but the Lucas Oil Sprint Bandits Tour ‘N Topless championship hangs in the balance as well. Entering Friday’s preliminary event at Lakeside Speedway, reigning Sprint Bandits TNT champ Brady Bacon and 2007 co-champion...more
Lonnie Wheatley
  • Lonnie Wheatley on Aug 20, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/20/2010
Tags: Lakeside Speedway, Sprint Bandits TNT, Winged Sprints
Shuman Scores First Sprint Bandits

Shuman Scores First Sprint Bandits...

8/20/2010
Lonnie Wheatley, GREENWOOD, Neb. (August 19, 2010) – Casey Shuman captured his first career Lucas Oil Sprint Bandits Tour ‘N Topless feature win by wiring the field in Thursday night’s weather-postponed 30-lap Sixth Annual TNT Husker Nationals championship main event at I-80 Speedway. Starting from the front row outside, Shuman gunned into the lead at the outset and led all the way to take the $3,000 top share and tighten up the title chase entering the weekend’s...more
Lonnie Wheatley
  • Lonnie Wheatley on Aug 20, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/20/2010
Tags: Casey Shuman, I-80 Speedway, Sprint Bandits TNT
ASCS Sprints on Dirt Return to Sou

ASCS Sprints on Dirt Return to Sou...

8/19/2010
T.J. Buffenbarger, TULSA, Okla. (August 18, 2010) - The Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP makes their second and final appearance of the 2010 season Saturday at South Buxton Raceway near Merlin, Ontario Canada. Saturday’s event at South Buxton also marks the second of three trips to Canada this season for the ASCS SOD teams. Ryan Grubaugh leads the point standings coming off a feature win last Saturday at Butler Motor Speedway, the first powered by...more
Lonnie Wheatley
  • Lonnie Wheatley on Aug 19, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/19/2010
Tags: South Buxton Raceway, ASCS Sprints on Dirt, Winged Sprints
ASCS Southwest Back in Action Satu

ASCS Southwest Back in Action Satu...

8/19/2010
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (August 18, 2010) – After an idle month, the American Sprint Car Series Southwest Region fires back into action by taking to Tucson’s 3/8-mile USA Raceway dirt oval this Saturday night. And, closing in on the midway point of the 2010 ASCS Southwest season, it’s New Mexico’s Rick Ziehl trying to inch just a little bit closer to a third consecutive series championship. After earning the 2008 series crown by 22 markers and then last year’s...more
Lonnie Wheatley
  • Lonnie Wheatley on Aug 19, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/19/2010
Tags: Arizona Motorplex, ASCS Southwest Region, Winged Sprints
ASCS Sooners Make One Last 2010 St

ASCS Sooners Make One Last 2010 St...

8/19/2010
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (August 18, 2010) – Race fans in the Sooner State will have a rare opportunity to take in some high-powered, fuel-injected Sprint Car action as Lawton Speedway hosts the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region for the final time of 2010 this Saturday night. And, leading the way into Saturday’s action is current points leader Sean McClelland, who bested a Sooner vs. Lone Star Regional showdown atop Lawton’s noted red clay, ¼-mile oval...more
Lonnie Wheatley
  • Lonnie Wheatley on Aug 19, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/19/2010
Tags: Lawton Speedway, ASCS Sooner Region, Winged Sprints
ASCS Patriots Get Back to Business

ASCS Patriots Get Back to Business...

8/19/2010
Rich Vleck, TULSA, Okla. (August 18, 2010) - After the final week off of the regular season, the ASCS Patriot Sprints are back in action with a pair of shows at two of the finest facilities on tour. The Patriots return to Ohsweken Friday Night for another ASCS vs. Corr/Pak event. This time, it will pay $2,000-to-win and give many teams a final opportunity to view the 3/8-mile oval before the Canadian Sprint Car Nationals. On Saturday, the Patriots make their only stop...more
Lonnie Wheatley
  • Lonnie Wheatley on Aug 19, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/19/2010
Tags: ASCS Patriot Region, Winged Sprints
ASCS Northwest Ready for Oregon Do

ASCS Northwest Ready for Oregon Do...

8/19/2010
Stacy Verrall, SEATTLE, Wash. (August 18, 2010) – With drivers having nearly a month to think about the tightened gaps in the point standings after the ASCS National swing, it’s going to be a sure-fire recipe for a weekend of ASCS Northwest excitement at Sunset Speedway in Banks, OR on August 20th and Coos Bay Speedway in Coos Bay, OR on August 21st. Coming into the weekend, Shark Racing Engine’s Jason Solwold will be merely 20 points behind defending ASCS Northwest...more
Lonnie Wheatley
  • Lonnie Wheatley on Aug 19, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/19/2010
Tags: Sunset Speedway Park, Coos Bay Speedway, ASCS Northwest Region
ASCS Gulf South Stretch Drive Begi

ASCS Gulf South Stretch Drive Begi...

8/19/2010
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (August 18, 2010) – The stretch drive for the 2010 American Sprint Car Series Gulf South Region championship begins this weekend with a pair of events along Texas’ Gulf coast. On Friday night, it’s familiar ground in the form of Beaumont’s Golden Triangle Raceway Park. Then, on Saturday night, the action moves on to Battleground Speedway in Highlands, TX. While Golden Triangle Raceway Park has hosted four Gulf South events thus far in...more
Lonnie Wheatley
  • Lonnie Wheatley on Aug 19, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/19/2010
Tags: Battleground Speedway, Golden Triangle Raceway Park, ASCS Gulf South Region
USAC WESTERN SPRINT TITLE FIGHT H

USAC WESTERN SPRINT TITLE FIGHT H...

8/18/2010
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA (August 18, 2010) – The USAC Amsoil Western Sprint Car Series will be making its final Norcal stop in its 2010 campaign as the series visits All American Speedway in Roseville, Calif on Saturday night. Saturday’s event will be a crucial round in the championship for contenders Tony Hunt, the five-time champion out of Lincoln, Calif., and Luis Ramos III, the rookie out of Clovis, Calif. Hunt comes into Roseville looking for win #30 in his...more
Steven Blakesley
  • Steven Blakesley on Aug 18, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/18/2010
Tags: All American Speedway, USAC Western States, Winged Sprints
Ocean Sprints back at it Friday ni

Ocean Sprints back at it Friday ni...

8/18/2010
Final qualifying race for Johnny Key Classic on deck for Ocean Sprint Car Series presented by Taco Bravo this Friday night August 20 at Ocean Speedway By Gary Thomas Watsonville, CA - August 17, 2010...With just one race remaining until the 50th Johnny Key Classic Ocean Sprint Car Series drivers and teams will look to get in a final tune up this Friday night at the Ocean Speedway, before the prestigious running of the $5,000-to-win/$300-to-start event in just over a...more
Gary Thomas
  • Gary Thomas on Aug 18, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/18/2010
Tags: Ocean Sprint Car Series, Winged Sprints
Hunt Magnetos Shootout Champion to

Hunt Magnetos Shootout Champion to...

8/18/2010
By Bill Sullivan, Handy Racing Promotions Media Relations CHICO CA – A new champion will be determined this Friday night at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico as the competitive Hunt Magnetos Wingless Sprint Car Shootout Series will compete for the final event of the 2010 racing season. This event will be the 11th segment of the series and will now determine the series champion with the final event of the tour being cancelled due to the recent closure of Marysville...more
Bill Sullivan
  • Bill Sullivan on Aug 18, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/18/2010
Tags: Silver Dollar Speedway, Winged Sprints
Previewing the Magic City Showdown

Previewing the Magic City Showdown...

8/18/2010
Minot, ND—August 18, 2010— For each of the last four years, the Magic City Showdown at Nodak Speedway in Minot, North Dakota has been the tracks biggest event of the season and it will be even bigger this season, serving as the opener of the 2010 Gold Rush Tour for the World of Outlaws and encompassing two full nights of racing, which will play a pivotal role in the battle for the 2010 World of Outlaws title. The Gerdau Ameristeel Magic City Showdown Presented by Sleep...more
Tony Veneziano
  • Tony Veneziano on Aug 18, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/18/2010
Tags: Nodak Speedway, World of Outlaws, Winged Sprints
Kaley Gharst – A Win at the “Other

Kaley Gharst – A Win at the “Other...

8/18/2010
(Bill W) – August 18, 2010 – “Showtime” Kaley Gharst picked up a win in Knoxville on August 5. He has five career wins at the Knoxville Raceway in Iowa, but this one came at the Knox County Speedway in his home state of Illinois with the Sprint Invaders. The point leader with the series will be back in the Plath Motorsports #14P this weekend for the “Night of the Twins” at the 34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa. It was the first appearance for the Sprint Invaders at...more
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  • administrator on Aug 18, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/18/2010
Tags: Kaley Gharst, Winged Sprints
Ballou Back on Top of Sprint Bandi

Ballou Back on Top of Sprint Bandi...

8/18/2010
Lonnie Wheatley, SEDALIA, Mo. (August 17, 2010) – In a torrid seesaw battle for the 2010 Lucas Oil Sprint Bandits Tour ‘N Topless championship, Robert Ballou recaptured the TNT points lead by winning Tuesday night’s 25-lap feature at the Missouri State Fair Speedway. Ballou battled past race-long leader Daron Clayton on the 19th round and went on to win the first wingless, 410-ci Sprint Car event atop the historic ½-mile dirt oval since Jack Hewitt graced victory lane...more
Lonnie Wheatley
  • Lonnie Wheatley on Aug 18, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/18/2010
Tags: Robert Ballou, Missouri State Fair Speedway, Sprint Bandits TNT
Golden Bettenhausen 100 Saturday a

Golden Bettenhausen 100 Saturday a...

8/17/2010
Golden Bettenhausen 100 contested at Illinois State Fair on Saturday The 50th running of the Tony Bettenhausen 100 won't see a back to back winner in 2010 but several former winners comprise part of the entry list for the golden edition of the Bettenhausen Memorial and the 76th national championship dirt track race held on the historic Springfield Mile as the Illinois State fair enters its second century of auto racing. Defending race winner Cole Whitt moved to the...more
j whte
  • j whte on Aug 17, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/17/2010
Tags: Dave Darland, Illinois State Fair, Winged Sprints
Larson & Kaeding battle for crown

Larson & Kaeding battle for crown...

8/17/2010
Golden State Challenge Series season finale set for this Saturday August 21 at Placerville Speedway with Larson and Kaeding just nine-points apart in fight for the King of California crown By Gary Thomas Placerville, CA - August 17, 2010...What started back in March at the Placerville Speedway has come full circle and on Saturday night the Golden State Challenge 410 Sprint Car Series will invade the always action packed El Dorado County Fairgrounds bullring for the...more
Gary Thomas
  • Gary Thomas on Aug 17, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/17/2010
Tags: Winged Sprints
Mother Nature and Friday the 13th

Mother Nature and Friday the 13th...

8/17/2010
Mother Nature and Friday the 13th played games all day and night at the Manitowoc County Speedway. Rain was in the area all night long and fell a few times which postponed several races. Scotty started on the pole is his heat race event and never looked back. In the ten lap scramble, Thiel managed to pull off almost a whole straightaway lead. With that finish, it would set Scotty to be outside front row of the 30 lap A-main event. At the green, Thiel got a really good...more
administrator
  • administrator on Aug 18, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/17/2010
Tags: Scotty Thiel, Sheboygan County Fair Park, Manitowoc Co. Expo Speedway
Brandon Wimmer – Making the Show a

Brandon Wimmer – Making the Show a...

8/17/2010
(Bill W) August 17, 2010 – Sprint car driver Brandon Wimmer made one big step in his career by qualifying for his first Knoxville Nationals finale last weekend. A number of hurdles had kept him from the goal in the past, but a solid qualifying night effort on Wednesday gave him enough points…make that point, to slide into the 20th and final lockdown spot in Saturday night’s main event. He would finish a respectable 17th in the 24-car field. The Fairmount, Indiana...more
Bill Wright
  • Bill Wright on Aug 17, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/17/2010
Tags: Brandon Wimmer, Knoxville Raceway, Winged Sprints
Sprint Bandits TNT Stopped Short a

Sprint Bandits TNT Stopped Short a...

8/17/2010
Lonnie Wheatley, GREENWOOD, Neb. (August 16, 2010) – The Sixth Annual TNT Husker Nationals championship feature event will have to wait another 72 hours, as Monday night’s Lucas Oil Sprint Bandits Tour ‘N Topless card at I-80 Speedway was halted by rain as the feature event hit the track. After rushing through the program of heat races and qualifying races, rain hit the 4/10-mile dirt oval just as the feature field was firing off at 9:00 p.m. The feature event, along...more
Lonnie Wheatley
  • Lonnie Wheatley on Aug 17, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/17/2010
Tags: Daron Clayton, Jack Dover, Sprint Bandits TNT
What to Watch For Down the Stretch

What to Watch For Down the Stretch...

8/17/2010
Concord, NC—August 17, 2010—With the 2010 Gold Rush Tour just about to kick off for the World of Outlaws, there is plenty to watch for down the stretch with 21 races remaining on the season and another of the closest point races in series history taking shape. Joey Saldana holds a slim nine-point advantage over 20-time series champion Steve Kinser, with Jason Meyers third only 46 markers out of the top spot and Donny Schatz is still within striking distance in fourth....more
Tony Veneziano
  • Tony Veneziano on Aug 17, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/17/2010
Tags: World of Outlaws, Winged Sprints
Troy DeCaire Tops Off Amazing Week

Troy DeCaire Tops Off Amazing Week...

8/17/2010
Tampa Florida's Troy DeCaire continued his open wheel hot streak this week by bringing home a top ten finish with the USAC Silver Crown Series at Berlin Raceway and a well deserved, and very popular win with the Must See Racing Xtreme Sprint Series at Salem Speedway. "This has been an amazing week for me, first with the USAC Silver Crown car and now, finally, a win with the Must See Racing Sprint Series," said DeCaire. "In the Silver Crown race, I worked my way up to...more
administrator
  • administrator on Aug 17, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/17/2010
Tags: Troy DeCaire, Berlin Raceway, USAC Silver Crown
Austin McCarl – Looking Good With

Austin McCarl – Looking Good With...

8/17/2010
Austin McCarl – Looking Good With Plan B At the Nationals! (Bill W) August 17, 2010 – It was a great showing for seventeen year-old Austin McCarl at the 50th Anniversary of the Knoxville Nationals. A solid 11th place showing on his qualifying night put him in the B main, where he would come home seventh, just three spots away from the main event. He will use this week to regroup and prepare for the final two nights at the Knoxville Raceway, where he sits tenth in the...more
administrator
  • administrator on Aug 17, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/17/2010
Tags: Austin McCarl, Knoxville Raceway, Winged Sprints
Gregg puts Ervin Racing 53 in vict

Gregg puts Ervin Racing 53 in vict...

8/16/2010
Andy Gregg gives Bret Ervin first sprint car win as car owner Saturday night at Placerville Speedway By Gary Thomas Placerville, CA – August 16, 2010…Returning to his home track of Placerville Speedway on Saturday night Andy Gregg proceeded to put together his best outing of the 2010 season by setting fast time and then racing to a big victory in the 25-lap feature after having an entertaining battle with good buddy Andy Forsberg. The win marked car owner Brett Ervin’s...more
Gary Thomas
  • Gary Thomas on Aug 16, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/16/2010
Tags: Andy Gregg, Winged Sprints
Tommy Tarlton wins at Chowchilla S

Tommy Tarlton wins at Chowchilla S...

8/16/2010
Tommy Tarlton wins at Chowchilla Speedway with Ocean and Hanford on deck this Friday and Saturday By Gary Thomas Chowchilla, CA – August 16, 2010…Visiting the Chowchilla Speedway this past Saturday night Easton, California’s Tommy Tarlton made the trip pay off by recording a clean sweep of the event en route to yet another victory on the season. It marked Tarlton’s third win in his last three starts and came despite an opening lap crash that could have easily thwarted...more
Gary Thomas
  • Gary Thomas on Aug 16, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/16/2010
Tags: Tommy Tarlton, Winged Sprints
SWANSONS 1ST BROTHERS TO FINISH 1-

SWANSONS 1ST BROTHERS TO FINISH 1-...

8/16/2010
Tanner and Kody Swanson of Kingsburg, Calif. became the first brothers to finish 1-2 in a USAC Silver Crown race in the 40-year history of the series with their 1-2 finish in Thursday night’s “Great Lakes 150” at Berlin Raceway in Marne, Mich. Tanner won the 150-lap race with a narrow cushion over Kody, earning his first Silver Crown triumph in only his fourth career start. He also earned his first USAC National Sprint car win in his very first series start at...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Aug 16, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/16/2010
Tags: Tanner Swanson, Kody Swanson, Non-Winged Sprints
Grubaugh Grabs ASCS SOD Win at But

Grubaugh Grabs ASCS SOD Win at But...

8/16/2010
Bob Buffenbarger, QUINCY, Mich. (August 14, 2010) - Ryan Grubaugh drove his Ford powered sprint car to victory at Butler Motor Speedway Saturday night in the Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt feature. Ben Rutan started the 25 lap main from the pole and shot out to the lead at the green with Grubaugh who started 2nd, falling in line behind. With five laps in it was Rutan, Grubaugh, Dustin Daggett, Ken Mackey and Brett Mann the top five. The next lap saw the 70 of Jim...more
Lonnie Wheatley
  • Lonnie Wheatley on Aug 16, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/16/2010
Tags: Ryan Grubaugh, Butler Speedway, Winged Sprints
SAMMY SWINDELL CLAIMS COX DESIGN I

SAMMY SWINDELL CLAIMS COX DESIGN I...

8/16/2010
KNOXVILLE, IOWA (August 15, 2010) - To no one’s surprise, Sammy Swindell of Memphis, Tennessee, claimed the 2010 Cox Design & Metal Fabrication Iowa Speed Week point championship and its Jesse Hockett “Mr. Sprint Car” title on Saturday night at the 50th annual Goodyear Knoxville Nationals. Despite his blown tire and resultant flip late in the 50-lap race, the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame inductee accumulated enough points to capture the 12-race, 10-night...more
Knoxville Raceway
  • Knoxville Raceway on Aug 16, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/16/2010
Tags: Sammy Swindell, Knoxville Raceway, Winged Sprints
Brian Brown – Doing the Home Fans

Brian Brown – Doing the Home Fans...

8/16/2010
(Bill W) August 16, 2010 – Brian Brown went into Saturday night’s Knoxville Nationals championship race on the pole, knowing he had a lot of support behind him. The Grain Valley, Missouri driver was making his third Saturday night start ever at the Nationals, and tried to soak in the atmosphere that makes the event so great. Though a blown tire cost him at least a podium finish, he is grateful for all the support given him by his FVP team, partners, and most of all,...more
Bill Wright
  • Bill Wright on Aug 16, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/16/2010
Tags: Brian Brown, Knoxville Raceway, Winged Sprints
Clayton Sweeps Sprint Bandits TNT

Clayton Sweeps Sprint Bandits TNT...

8/16/2010
Lonnie Wheatley, ROCK RAPIDS, Iowa (August 15, 2010) – Daron Clayton broke back into victory lane in impressive style by sweeping through the opening night of the Sixth Annual Lucas Oil Sprint Bandits Tour ‘N Topless Midwest Swing on Sunday night at Rapid Speedway. After convincing wins in both heat and qualifying race action, “The Modern Day Cowboy” gunned into the lead from the pole position and led all 30 laps en route to his first career Sprint Bandits TNT triumph,...more
Lonnie Wheatley
  • Lonnie Wheatley on Aug 16, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/16/2010
Tags: Daron Clayton, Rapid Speedway, Sprint Bandits TNT
At a Glance: The Magic City Showdo

At a Glance: The Magic City Showdo...

8/16/2010
Concord, NC—August 16, 2010— WHAT •The Gerdau Ameristeel Magic City Showdown Presented by Sleep Inn & Suites at Nodak Speedway in Minot, North Dakota awaits the World of Outlaws on Friday, August 20 and Saturday, August 21, which kicks off the 2010 Gold Rush Tour, that will take the series to six tracks in four different states and one Canadian Province as the stretch run of the season kicks into high gear. Joey Saldana currently holds a nine-point lead over 20-time...more
Tony Veneziano
  • Tony Veneziano on Aug 16, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/16/2010
Tags: Nodak Speedway, World of Outlaws, Winged Sprints
Columbia Motorsports Park Results

Columbia Motorsports Park Results

8/15/2010
Columbia Motorsports Park Heat #1 Results 1. #19 Dakota Stephens 2. #87 Brian Gingras 3. # 8 Shane Butler 4.#11 Bryan Riddle 5. #3 Dennis Misuraca 6. #30 Mike Jenkins Jr. Heat Race #2 1. #68 Mickey Kempgens 2. #1 Billy Riddle 3. #21 Lil Jimmy Alvis 4. #12 Colin Cabre (rookie) 5. #17 Bobby Gordon 6. #0 Sonny O' Sullivan Feature Event -- 1. Mickey Kempgens 2. Dakotah Stephens 3. Shane Butler 4. Lil Jimmy Alvis 5. Dennis Misuraca 6. Colin Cabre 7....more
Kirk Wilson
  • Kirk Wilson on Aug 15, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/15/2010
Tags: Mickey Kempgens, 360 wingless asphalt sprint cars, Non-Winged Sprints
Charging Through the 50th Knoxvill

Charging Through the 50th Knoxvill...

8/15/2010
With the scramble races in the unique Knoxville Nationals format rained out on Friday night, Craig Dollansky maintained the 3rd starting position for the B-Main in Saturday’s conclusion of the 50th Annual Goodyear Knoxville Nationals. As the 22 car field took the green flag, Dollansky didn’t get a good start and dropped back to the fifth spot. Just when it looked like Dollansky may be watching the A-feature from the infield, he drove the Aggressive Hydraulics Maxim...more
Craig Dollansky Racing
  • Craig Dollansky Racing on Aug 15, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/15/2010
Tags: Craig Dollansky, Knoxville Raceway, Craig Dollansky Racing
Tough Start To 50th Annual Knoxvil

Tough Start To 50th Annual Knoxvil...

8/14/2010
Sunnyvale, Texas-A promising start to the 50th Annual Knoxville Nationals ended with a crash on Thursday night for Sam Hafertepe Jr and The Plumbfast Racing Team. As a result Sam is now mired deep in the field for Saturday night’s events and will be looking to dig himself out of a very deep hole. Hafertepe was a bullet in warm-ups as he laid down one of the best laps of the night. Unfortunately a 49 pill draw saw Sam go out late for time trials on a rapidly slowing...more
administrator
  • administrator on Aug 16, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/14/2010
Tags: Sam Hafertepe, Winged Sprints
AFTER DAY NUMBER NINE, SAMMY SWIND

AFTER DAY NUMBER NINE, SAMMY SWIND...

8/14/2010
KNOXVILLE, IOWA (August 14, 2010) - As soon as 1983 Knoxville Nationals champion Sammy Swindell takes the green flag for tonight’s 50-lap Goodyear Knoxville Nationals “A” Main, he will clinch the 2010 Cox Design & Metal Fabrication Iowa Speed Week point championship and its Jesse Hockett “Mr. Sprint Car” title. Mathematically, only Brooke Tatnell and Bronson Maeschen can catch the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame inductee for the title and that is only if the...more
administrator
  • administrator on Aug 14, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/14/2010
Tags: Sammy Swindell, Knoxville Raceway, Winged Sprints
Wednesday and Thursday Point Total

Wednesday and Thursday Point Total...

8/13/2010
Brian Brown leads Sammy Swindell by 2 points going into Friday night's A Scramble. Hodnett, Schatz, and Steve Kinser round out the top 5. Wednesdays high-point-getters Tim Shaffer and Shane Stewart sit in 7th and 8th respectively. [u A main] 21 Brian Brown 484 1s Sammy Swindell 482 22 Greg Hodnett 477 15 Donny Schatz 477 11 Steve Kinser 474 13x Daryn Pittman 473 83 Tim Shaffer 470 57 Shane Stewart 470 41 Jason Johnson 468 2B Dale Blaney 468 3 Kerry Madsen 464 2 Skip...more
administrator
  • administrator on Aug 13, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/13/2010
Tags: Steve Kinser, Sammy Swindell, Donny Schatz
Joey Saldana on the Raceline Radio

Joey Saldana on the Raceline Radio...

8/13/2010
Concord, NC—August 13, 2010—Joey Saldana, the current World of Outlaws championship point leader, will join host Erik Tomas on Raceline Radio this Sunday, August 15 at 8 p.m. Eastern on AM 900 CHML Hamilton, one of the Flagship stations of The Raceline Radio Network Canada. Raceline Radio can be heard live online at www.900chml.com and a podcast of the show will be posted as well for “On-demand” listening following the show. Saldana will discuss the upcoming Oil City...more
Tony Veneziano
  • Tony Veneziano on Aug 13, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/13/2010
Tags: Joey Saldana, World of Outlaws, Winged Sprints
Dollansky Takes 2nd in Nationals O

Dollansky Takes 2nd in Nationals O...

8/12/2010
cdr-pr@dollanskyracing.net www.dollanskyracing.com Dollansky Takes 2nd in Nationals Opener After unveiling their new white and gray special paint scheme during the afternoon, Craig Dollansky and the Big Game Treestands #7 team took the sharp looking car to the track for night #1 of the 50th Annual Goodyear Knoxville Nationals on Wednesday. A very hot and sticky day in southern Iowa saw 50 cars take qualifying time trials with Dollansky posting a lap of 15.775 seconds...more
Craig Dollansky Racing
  • Craig Dollansky Racing on Aug 12, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/12/2010
Tags: Craig Dollansky, Knoxville Raceway, Craig Dollansky Racing
Columbia Motorsports Park 8/14/10

Columbia Motorsports Park 8/14/10

8/12/2010
Fans coming to Columbia Motorsports Park there will be a driver autograph session during intermission. Three lucky children will win a bicycle courtesy of Team Marine USA in Tampa, FL Below there is a schedule for saturday nights races. for more info go to www.winglesssprints.com Schedule of Events August 14th 4:00 pm Pit Gate Open 5:00 pm Front Gates Open 5:00 pm to 6:45 pm Divisonal Practice 7:00 pm Drivers Meeting 7:25 pm Opening Ceremonies 7:30 pm Heats...more
Kirk Wilson
  • Kirk Wilson on Aug 12, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/12/2010
Tags: Mickey Kempgens, 360 wingless asphalt sprint cars, Non-Winged Sprints
Swindell wins second qualifying ni

Swindell wins second qualifying ni...

8/12/2010
By Stacy Ervin It was 1983 when Sammy Swindell won his only Knoxville Nationals championship, but he put himself in great position to get No. 2 by winning the second qualifying night of the 50th Annual Goodyear Knoxville Nationals presented by Lucas Oil. The win, on Thursday, August 12, at the Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, was worth $12,000. The 25-lap main event was filled with drama at the beginning and the end. It took three tries to get it started, as the...more
administrator
  • administrator on Aug 13, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/12/2010
Tags: Sammy Swindell, Knoxville Raceway, Winged Sprints
Billy Strange geared up for return

Billy Strange geared up for return...

8/12/2010
[i By Bill Sullivan/Sullivan Images Media] [b ELK GROVE, CA (8-4-10)] – Elk Grove's Billy Strange is geared up to return to Placerville Speedway this Saturday for one of the biggest night's at his home track for the smallest fans. Saturday is Kid's Night at Placerville Speedway and the return of the Red Hawk Championship point series for winged 360 powered sprint cars. Currently, Strange is 11th in the Placerville Speedway championship point standings. He sits just...more
Bill Sullivan
  • Bill Sullivan on Aug 12, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/12/2010
Tags: Billy Strange, Placerville Speedway, Winged Sprints
Shake Up Jacob – In“tuition”

Shake Up Jacob – In“tuition”

8/12/2010
NEWTON (August 12, 2010) – Knoxville , Iowa welcomed the stars of the 360 sprint car world to town last weekend for the 20th Annual Arnold Motor Supply 360 Knoxville Nationals. It was another weekend of learning for seventeen year old Jacob Ossenfort and the Ossenfort Racing team as they delved into their first time at the historic event. Friday night was the last round of qualifying and Jacob qualified mid pack, of fifty-three cars. “Qualifying went alright. It...more
administrator
  • administrator on Aug 12, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/12/2010
Tags: Jacob Ossenfort, Knoxville Raceway, Winged Sprints
Terrell returns to Petaluma All Pr

Terrell returns to Petaluma All Pr...

8/11/2010
By Bill Sullivan, Sullivan Images Media SEBASTOPOL, CA 8-9-10 - Sebastopol's Bradley Terrell will return to his home track of Petaluma Speedway this Saturday night in an attempt to defend his current championship point lead in the Petaluma Speedway All-Pro point series. Terrell hopes to carry the momentum from his recent top ten finish in the Civil War series back to the track where he is in search of his first career championship. "We had a really good night in the...more
Bill Sullivan
  • Bill Sullivan on Aug 11, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/11/2010
Tags: Bradley Terrell, Petaluma Speedway, California Sprint Car Civil War Series
Top ten finish advances Geving to

Top ten finish advances Geving to...

8/11/2010
[i By Bill Sullivan, Media Relations for Chicko Motorsports] [b PENNGROVE, CA (8-8-10) –] When she made the decision to race with the competitive Golden State Challenge Sprint Car Series Alissa Geving was well aware that the competition would be much tougher with the number of races, traveling and the caliber of competition. Despite the adversity she faced, Geving set a goal for herself to finish in the top five of the season point standings. With one event left on the...more
Bill Sullivan
  • Bill Sullivan on Aug 11, 2010
  • Article Date: 8/11/2010
Tags: Alissa Geving, Golden State Challenge, Winged Sprints
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