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Knoxville Raceway Amends "Sprint E

Knoxville Raceway Amends "Sprint E...

3/29/2010
3/27/2010 - Knoxville, Iowa - After several days of talking to engine builders and manufacturers across the country, Knoxville Raceway officials have decided to implement the following addition to the rules for the new "Open Sprint Engine." The 3.750" maximum intake face height from deck to valve cover rail is the latest criteria to be added. According to John McCoy, Knoxville Competition Director, “With this change we feel this will help keep costs in check. We...more
Knoxville Raceway
  • Knoxville Raceway on Mar 29, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/29/2010
Tags: Knoxville Raceway, Winged Sprints
Brad Doty Classic Tickets Now Avai

Brad Doty Classic Tickets Now Avai...

3/29/2010
The Ohio Logistics 22nd Annual Brad Doty Classic presented by Racing Optics will be Limaland Motorsports Park’s premier event for the 2010 season. Tickets are now on sale for this historic race. The ticket order hotline number is 419-998-3199. Tickets can be ordered by phone between 9:00 am and 3:30 pm Monday – Thursday or at the track box office on Friday nights during the racing season. The Classic will be contested on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. Ticket prices are: •...more
Bob Fricke
  • Bob Fricke on Mar 29, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/29/2010
Tags: Limaland Motorsports Park, Winged Sprints
STM in final preparation for the 2

STM in final preparation for the 2...

3/29/2010
The Scott Thiel Motorsports #64 sprintcar is in the final stages of preparation for the 2010 season. The STM crew has been working very hard on getting the cars ready to go for their first race in 2010, which will be held on April 9th and 10th at Eagle Raceway in Eagle, Nebraska. Check out the photo gallery for the new look STM will be showing this year!
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  • administrator on Mar 29, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/29/2010
Tags: Scotty Thiel, Winged Sprints
Geving sheds the Placerville monke

Geving sheds the Placerville monke...

3/28/2010
[i By Bill Sullivan/Sullivan Images Media] [b PLACERVILLE, CA (3-27-10)] – Over the past two season's Penngrove's Alissa Geving has competed on a number of different racetracks in California, North Carolina and Oklahoma. In her young successful racing career one of her more challenging tracks has always been the high banked Placerville Speedway bullring. After Saturday's Golden State Challenge Series opener, 18-year-old Geving sees the red clay bullring in a different...more
Bill Sullivan
  • Bill Sullivan on Mar 28, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/28/2010
Tags: Alissa Geving, Placerville Speedway, Winged Sprints
Joey Saldana Has Successful Surger

Joey Saldana Has Successful Surger...

3/28/2010
[b Joey Saldana Has Successful Surgery on Broken Left Hand: Expects to be Ready for Event at Tri-State Speedway on April 10] Concord, NC— March 26, 2010—Joey Saldana had successful surgery today on his broken left hand in Indianapolis to insert 10 screws and a plate to help regain full range of motion, following a very hard crash last Saturday night at Volunteer Speedway after getting caught up in a chain reaction accident after an early race red flag. Saldana will use...more
Tony Veneziano
  • Tony Veneziano on Mar 29, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/28/2010
Tags: Joey Saldana, World of Outlaws, Winged Sprints
Larson Fourth in Golden State Chal

Larson Fourth in Golden State Chal...

3/27/2010
Placerville, CA March 27, 2010. With a huge opportunity before him as part of Brent Kaeding’s BK Motorsports operation, Kyle Larson had been looking forward to his opening night of the 2010 sprint car season for quite a while and with the rainout of the two day Mini Gold Cup at Chico’s Silver Dollar Speedway two weeks ago only delaying that start, his anticipation grew daily. Finally, on Saturday night Larson and the rest of the Golden State Challenge Series...more
Kyle Larson Racing
  • Kyle Larson Racing on Mar 27, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/27/2010
Tags: Kyle Larson, Placerville Speedway, Winged Sprints
2010 T-Shirts

2010 T-Shirts

3/25/2010
2010 T-Shirts and Hooded sweatshirts are now available. Check the Merch section to order yours today!
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  • administrator on Mar 25, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/25/2010
Tags: Tony Bruce, Winged Sprints
Alissa Geving returns to Placervil

Alissa Geving returns to Placervil...

3/24/2010
Nation's youngest female champion invited to pre-race meet and greet in downtown Placerville [i By Bill Sullivan/Sullivan Images Media] [b PLACERVILLE, CA (3-27-10)] – After strapping into a sprint car for the first time of the season one week ago, 18-year-old Alissa Geving will return to the high banks of Placerville Speedway this Saturday night for another high profile series opener. Geving will be behind the wheel of her 410 cubic inch powered Tillet Tool-Matt...more
Bill Sullivan
  • Bill Sullivan on Mar 24, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/24/2010
Tags: Alissa Geving, Placerville Speedway, Golden State Challenge
Cody Darrah Continues to Recover f

Cody Darrah Continues to Recover f...

3/24/2010
Concord, NC— March 24, 2010—Cody Darrah received the best medicine he could over the weekend as he continues to recover from a broken left leg and that was to be at the race track with the entire Kasey Kahne Racing squad including his car owner Kahne himself. Darrah took in both nights of Kasey’s King of Bulls Gap Presented By Budweiser last Friday and Saturday, at Volunteer Speedway, an event which was being promoted by his car owner. The 20-year old from Red Lion,...more
Tony Veneziano
  • Tony Veneziano on Mar 24, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/24/2010
Tags: Cody Darrah, World of Outlaws, Winged Sprints
Wednesdays with Wayne - Home Cooki

Wednesdays with Wayne - Home Cooki...

3/24/2010
(Bill W) March 24, 2010 – Sixty-three of the best in the 360 business may intimidate some, but not Wayne Johnson. Despite a mediocre draw and a run through the B main, he charged from 18th to finish second in the opener for the Lucas Oil ASCS National Series at the Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas on Friday. It looks like he will have this weekend off of racing and return to the wheel of the Channing Zierolf Motorsports #c41 for some ASCS-Gulf South action on...more
Bill Wright
  • Bill Wright on Mar 24, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/24/2010
Tags: Wayne Johnson, Devil's Bowl Speedway, ASCS National
Racing for the Troops sprint team

Racing for the Troops sprint team...

3/23/2010
[i By Bill Sullivan, Racing for the Troops] [b WEST SACRAMENTO, CA] – In the season to come, the Racing for the Troops sprint car team has made it loud and clear that they will race a California outlaw style schedule and travel to various tracks throughout the year. However, this weekend the camouflaged winged warriors are returning to Placerville Speedway for the second straight week of competition. After a solid run at Placerville Speedway last week for the Civil War...more
Bill Sullivan
  • Bill Sullivan on Mar 23, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/23/2010
Tags: Placerville Speedway, California Sprint Car Civil War Series, Golden State Challenge
A Look Ahead: Inaugural Event at T

A Look Ahead: Inaugural Event at T...

3/23/2010
[b A Look Ahead: Inaugural Event at Tri-State Speedway on April 10 Begins 18 Consecutive Weekends of Racing for the World of Outlaws] Concord, NC— March 23, 2010—Following a very busy month and a half to open the 2010 season that took the World of Outlaws from coast-to-coast and six different tracks, most of the teams on the tour have returned to their shops to prepare for the heart of the season, which will begin on April 10 with the series inaugural visit to...more
Tony Veneziano
  • Tony Veneziano on Mar 24, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/23/2010
Tags: Steve Kinser, Joey Saldana, Jason Meyers
Knoxville Raceway to Release Furth

Knoxville Raceway to Release Furth...

3/23/2010
For Immediate Release [i March 26,2010 Contact: John McCoy - johnm@knoxvilleraceway.com] Knoxville, Iowa - Due to the interest being shown in the building of the “Knoxville Open Sprint Engine”, it was decided by Knoxville Raceway officials that a more complete set of technical rules regarding the heads was needed. It is hoped that these specifications will be made public within the next week. According to John McCoy, Competition Director at Knoxville, “It...more
Knoxville Raceway
  • Knoxville Raceway on Mar 24, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/23/2010
Tags: Knoxville Raceway, Winged Sprints
Rocket Hockett - Better Start at t

Rocket Hockett - Better Start at t...

3/23/2010
(Bill W) March 23, 2010 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway has not been kind over the years to “The Rocket” Jesse Hockett. In particular, the opener for the Lucas Oil ASCS National Series in 2009 saw him miss the feature event on both nights. Last Friday was different, as the Warsaw, Missouri driver took the VKCC Motorsports #75 to a seventh place finish. The ASCS opener came with 63 cars in the pits. It was deemed a one-night affair on Friday, with forecasts for the Dallas...more
Bill Wright
  • Bill Wright on Mar 23, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/23/2010
Tags: Jesse Hockett, Devil's Bowl Speedway, ASCS National
Brian Brown - Short Night/Short We

Brian Brown - Short Night/Short We...

3/23/2010
(Bill W) March 23, 2010 – It was a short night for Brian Brown at the Lucas Oil ASCS National opener at the Devil’s Bowl in Mesquite, Texas. Friday night’s show would be the only race of the weekend with Mother Nature hovering over the Dallas area on Saturday. Brian will weigh his options for racing action the next couple weeks. Things started well enough in the draw. “We started off the first ASCS National race with a good draw, that’s for sure,” says the Grain...more
Bill Wright
  • Bill Wright on Mar 23, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/23/2010
Tags: Brian Brown, Devil's Bowl Speedway, ASCS National
Tuesdays with TMAC – Iowa Voluntee

Tuesdays with TMAC – Iowa Voluntee...

3/23/2010
Tuesdays with TMAC – Iowa Volunteer! (Bill W) March 23, 2010 – The Big Game Treestands #24 team and driver Terry McCarl are getting a welcome break from racing action this week as they regroup and prepare their next assault. Last weekend found them at the Volunteer Speedway in Bull’s Gap, Tennessee for Kasey Kahne’s two-night “King of Bull’s Gap” promotion with the World of Outlaws. Things started sour for the Altoona, Iowa driver with an uncharacteristic poor...more
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  • administrator on Mar 23, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/23/2010
Tags: Terry McCarl, Volunteer Speedway, World of Outlaws
Kasey Kahne's Showdown for the Bud

Kasey Kahne's Showdown for the Bud...

3/22/2010
[i Kasey's King of LaSalle Presented By Budweiser set for July 8] CONCORD, N.C. - March 22, 2010 - At Kasey's King of Bulls Gap Presented By Budweiser Friday at Volunteer Speedway, Kasey Kahne and World Racing Group officials announced the four-race Showdown for the Bud Crown featuring the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series will conclude on July 8 with Kasey's King of LaSalle Presented By Budweiser at LaSalle (Ill.) Speedway outside of Chicago. Following the first two...more
Tony Veneziano
  • Tony Veneziano on Mar 23, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/22/2010
Tags: LaSalle Speedway, World of Outlaws, Winged Sprints
World of Outlaws Wrap-Up: Kasey’s

World of Outlaws Wrap-Up: Kasey’s...

3/22/2010
[i Concord, NC— March 22, 2010—] Another King at the track: “The King” Richard Petty was in attendance on Friday night at Volunteer Speedway for the opener of Kasey’s King of Bulls Gap Presented By Budweiser. The racing legend saw his driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Kasey Kahne, set a new track record in qualifying in his first 410-sprint car race of 2010, which was also his first visit to Volunteer Speedway. Petty, who won seven NASCAR titles and 200 races...more
Tony Veneziano
  • Tony Veneziano on Mar 22, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/22/2010
Tags: Joey Saldana, Jason Meyers, Volunteer Speedway
Check out the new photos!!!

Check out the new photos!!!

3/22/2010
The 2010 Driving Suit and Crew Shirts designs for Jamie Ball and White Lightning Motorsports LLC have been finalized and will go to production very soon! Thank you Awesome Racewear. Check out www.awesomeracewear.com
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  • administrator on Mar 22, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/22/2010
Tags: Jamie Ball, Winged Sprints
Solid Top 5 Finish for Bruce Racin

Solid Top 5 Finish for Bruce Racin...

3/22/2010
Solid Top 5 Finish for Bruce Racing Team at Devil’s Bowl Jimmy Jones, MESQUITE, TX (March 22nd, 2010) – Tony Bruce Jr. and the Bruce Racing Team continued their steady start to the 2010 season with a solid 5th place finish in the 37th Annual Spring Nationals at the Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas Friday night. The event was shortened to a single, $6K to win show, due to inclement weather that brought snow to the DFW Metroplex on Saturday. Thus far in 2010,...more
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  • administrator on Mar 22, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/22/2010
Tags: Tony Bruce, Devil's Bowl Speedway, ASCS National
Placerville gears up for big night

Placerville gears up for big night...

3/21/2010
[i By Bill Sullivan, Handy Racing Promotions, Inc.] [b PLACERVILLE, CA –] In the wake of a highly successful season opener last Saturday night, Handy Racing Promotions and Placerville Speedway is preparing for it's second high profile event of the season this Saturday, March 27. The firebreathing 410 cubic inch powered sprint cars are headed to town to open the 2010 racing season for the highly competitive Golden State Challenge King of California Sprint Car Series The...more
Bill Sullivan
  • Bill Sullivan on Mar 21, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/21/2010
Tags: Tyler Walker, Placerville Speedway, Golden State Challenge
Herman Klein takes opening Civil W

Herman Klein takes opening Civil W...

3/21/2010
[i By Bill Sullivan, Handy Racing Promotions Inc.] [b PLACERVILLE, CA (3-20-10)-] Sacramento's Herman Klein drove his way to victory in Placerville Speedway' Saturday night. Klein won the 30-lap Hoosier Racing Tires Civil War Feature event in the season opener for Placerville's Red Hawk Casino, Coors Light, Pepsi Cola, Riebes Auto Parts championship season. Placerville's much anticipated season opener drew a huge crowd to the El Dorado County Fairgrounds Saturday...more
Bill Sullivan
  • Bill Sullivan on Mar 21, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/21/2010
Tags: Herman Klein, Placerville Speedway, Winged Sprints
Another New Point Leader: Jason Me

Another New Point Leader: Jason Me...

3/21/2010
[b Another New Point Leader: Jason Meyers Becomes Fourth Driver in 2010 to Hold the Top Spot] Concord, NC— March 21, 2010—In what is shaping up to be another of the most competitive seasons in World of Outlaws history, there was yet another change at the top of the series championship standings following the two night Kasey’s King of Bulls Gap Presented By Budweiser at Volunteer Speedway over the weekend. Jason Meyers moved into the top spot following his win on...more
Tony Veneziano
  • Tony Veneziano on Mar 22, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/21/2010
Tags: Jason Meyers, World of Outlaws, Winged Sprints
Standing On Top: Jason Meyers Wins

Standing On Top: Jason Meyers Wins...

3/20/2010
[b Standing On Top: Jason Meyers Wins Finale of Kasey’s King of Bulls Gap Presented By Budweiser & Takes World of Outlaws Point Lead] [i Bulls Gap, TN— March 20, 2010] Jason Meyers has had one of the most consistent starts of any driver on the World of Outlaws circuit this season and on Saturday night that consistency paid off as he not only picked up his third win of the year but also took the lead in the series championship standings as well, as he was victorious in...more
Tony Veneziano
  • Tony Veneziano on Mar 22, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/20/2010
Tags: Sam Hafertepe, Joey Saldana, Jason Meyers
Local artist Shauna Lea to lead op

Local artist Shauna Lea to lead op...

3/20/2010
[i Media Release from Handy Racing Promotions] [b PLACERVILLE, CA -] The track has been groomed to perfection, most of the competitors have loaded their haulers and are prepared to begin the 2010 racing season at Placerville Speedway Saturday night in grand fashion with the Hoosier Tires Civil War Race Series. Just prior to the much anticipated first green flag of the season the National Anthem will be performed live by local artist Shauna Lea of Shingle Springs. A...more
Bill Sullivan
  • Bill Sullivan on Mar 20, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/20/2010
Tags: Winged Sprints
McMahan returns to his roots for P

McMahan returns to his roots for P...

3/19/2010
[i By Bill Sullivan, Racing for the Troops] [b WEST SACRAMENTO, CA (3-18-10)-] In auto racing every driver has a special track in their heart that they long remember and always look forward to returning to. For Elk Grove's Bobby McMahan, one such track is Placerville Speedway. The veteran driver will return to the place where he began his sprint car racing career this Saturday night as one of two drivers representing the well known Racing for the Troops sprint car...more
Bill Sullivan
  • Bill Sullivan on Mar 19, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/19/2010
Tags: Bobby McMahan, Placerville Speedway, Winged Sprints
TBARA VISIT TO FIVE FLAGS SPEEDWAY

TBARA VISIT TO FIVE FLAGS SPEEDWAY...

3/19/2010
[i PENSCAOLA, Fla. ]- The Tampa Bay Area Racing Ass'n. made their first of two planned visits this season to the fast half mile of Five Flags Speedway Friday night and it was Joey Aguilar the victor in the 30 lap sprint car feature after a wire to wire run from the pole position. Aguilar paced the 21 car field at the drop of the green flag over fellow front row starter Ben Fritz and Bo Hartley. The man on the move was Shane Butler as he worked through traffic from his...more
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  • administrator on Mar 22, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/19/2010
Tags: Shane Butler, Bo Hartley, Joey Aguilar
Returning to a Track He Knows: Pau

Returning to a Track He Knows: Pau...

3/19/2010
Bulls Gap, TN—March 19, 2010—Growing up in California, Paul McMahan had the chance to race at his home state tracks quite a bite with the World of Outlaws. Having called the Nashville, Tenn. area home for the last several years, it’s not very often that McMahan gets to race close to home anymore. McMahan will have an opportunity this weekend as the World of Outlaws return to Volunteer Speedway in Bulls Gap, Tenn. for Kasey’s King of Bulls Gap Presented By Budweiser,...more
Tony Veneziano
  • Tony Veneziano on Mar 19, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/19/2010
Tags: Paul McMahan, Volunteer Speedway, Winged Sprints
Knoxville Raceway Permits New Lega

Knoxville Raceway Permits New Lega...

3/19/2010
Knoxville, Iowa (March 19, 2010) Knoxville Raceway, in an attempt to make racing more affordable for its 410 c. i. racing division, has legalized new displacement criteria for engines. Known as the "Knoxville Open Sprint Engine", this Knoxville, Iowa track will allow 435 c. i. engines with a maximum displacement of 440 c. i. Certain restrictions will also apply. These changes will allow several other configurations in the works by engine builders and manufactures to...more
Knoxville Raceway
  • Knoxville Raceway on Mar 19, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/19/2010
Tags: Knoxville Raceway, Winged Sprints
Off to Devil's Bowl

Off to Devil's Bowl

3/19/2010
I will be heading to the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour opener this weekend at the famed Devil's Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, TX. I'm making the trip to work on the Hodges Automotive, Benic Enterprises, Cabinet Door Store, Ortega's Appliance #74x piloted by Josh Hodges. I'm going to try and post updates on the road this weekend, and I'm going to try and do some videos and interviews to go up on youtube also. Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (March 16, 2010) – Keeping the...more
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  • administrator on Mar 19, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/19/2010
Tags: ASCS National, Winged Sprints
Stellar teamwork has prepared Plac

Stellar teamwork has prepared Plac...

3/18/2010
[i Media Release from Handy Racing Promotions] [b PLACERVILLE, CA -] A grader rumbles down the backstretch as the electronic scoreboard illuminates and the grandstand public address system bellows a series of tests through the air waves. Numerous fairground associates are busily cleaning up the effects of a long hard winter while concession workers stock hundreds of pounds of hot dogs, burgers and the ingredients for the infamous corn dogs. This scene has been...more
Bill Sullivan
  • Bill Sullivan on Mar 18, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/18/2010
Tags: Placerville Speedway, California Sprint Car Civil War Series, Winged Sprints
A Winning Combination: Kasey Kahne

A Winning Combination: Kasey Kahne...

3/18/2010
[b Kasey Kahne Racing’s Joey Saldana Leads World of Outlaws Into Kasey’s King of Bulls Gap March 19-20 at Volunteer Speedway] [i Bulls Gap, TN—March 18, 2010] Even though it’s still very early in the 2010 campaign, Joey Saldana heads into Kasey’s King of Bulls Gap at Volunteer Speedway this weekend in a very good position, as he is the current World of Outlaws championship point leader on the strength of seven finishes of sixth or better in the first seven races of the...more
Tony Veneziano
  • Tony Veneziano on Mar 18, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/18/2010
Tags: Joey Saldana, Volunteer Speedway, Winged Sprints
Becker on Civil War repeat; it's g

Becker on Civil War repeat; it's g...

3/17/2010
[i By Bill Sullivan, Handy Racing Promotions Inc. Media Relations] [b PLACERVILLE, CA -] Only a handful of drivers have won a Civil War Sprint Car championship more than once; only one has more than two series titles to his name. But in the history of the Hoosier Tires Civil War Race Series no driver has ever claimed three consecutive championship titles. In 2010 that fact could change but it surely won't come easily. This Saturday night, Sacramento resident Sean...more
Bill Sullivan
  • Bill Sullivan on Mar 17, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/17/2010
Tags: Placerville Speedway, California Sprint Car Civil War Series, Winged Sprints
Alissa Geving heads for the hills

Alissa Geving heads for the hills...

3/17/2010
[i By Bill Sullivan/Sullivan Images Media] [b PLACERVILLE, CA –(3-20-10)] – After mother nature washed away her hopes of a strong run in the Chico Mini Gold Cup last weekend, Penngrove's Alissa Geving is gearing up to start the 2010 racing season this Saturday night. The two-time Petaluma Speedway champion will take her first green flag of the year in the Civil War Sprint Car Series which opens at Placerville Speedway in El Dorado County, California. "I was really...more
Bill Sullivan
  • Bill Sullivan on Mar 17, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/17/2010
Tags: Alissa Geving, California Sprint Car Civil War Series, Winged Sprints
Terrell opens 2010 racing season

Terrell opens 2010 racing season...

3/17/2010
[i By Bill Sullivan/Sullivan Images Media [b SEBASTOPOL, CA 03-16-10] - For the past two years, Sebastopol's Bradley Terrell has been a top contender in the Petaluma Speedway All Pro Championship and has always been a factor in the California Sprint Car Civil War Race Series. Now, it's time to start a brand new year at Terrell racing and the team is looking forward to starting the season this Saturday night as the Civil War Series opens at Placerville Speedway in...more
Bill Sullivan
  • Bill Sullivan on Mar 17, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/17/2010
Tags: Bradley Terrell, Placerville Speedway, California Sprint Car Civil War Series
Kasey Kahne to Race in Kasey’s Kin

Kasey Kahne to Race in Kasey’s Kin...

3/17/2010
Bulls Gap, TN -- March 17, 2010 -- Kasey Kahne is the ultimate multi-tasker. Already a NASCAR superstar, a World of Outlaws car owner, and this weekend a World of Outlaws promoter, today Kahne announced he also will race in his Kasey’s King of Bulls Gap Presented By Budweiser on Friday and Saturday nights at Volunteer Speedway. This is all in addition to competing in NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide events during the day at Bristol Motor Speedway. “I’ve really been...more
Tony Veneziano
  • Tony Veneziano on Mar 18, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/17/2010
Tags: Joey Saldana, Volunteer Speedway, World of Outlaws
Dirt Track Fever to break out in E

Dirt Track Fever to break out in E...

3/16/2010
[bArea race fans, teams and nearby businesses prepare for Saturday's season opener] [i Media Release from Handy Racing Promotions, Inc.] [b PLACERVILLE, CA] – The fire suits are home from the cleaners, the cars have been rebuilt to perfection and the new souvenir tee shirts are rolling off the presses. Opening day is nearing at the famed Placerville Speedway and the communities of El Dorado County are more than ready for dirt track mania to begin in this race strong...more
Bill Sullivan
  • Bill Sullivan on Mar 16, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/16/2010
Tags: Placerville Speedway, Winged Sprints
Previewing Kasey’s King of Bulls G

Previewing Kasey’s King of Bulls G...

3/16/2010
Bulls Gap, TN—March 16, 2010—Following another thrilling weekend for the World of Outlaws that saw two more drivers add their name to the 2010 win list last weekend, the series will return to the ultra high-banked and blazing fast Volunteer Speedway in Bulls Gap, Tennessee this weekend for Kasey’s King of Bulls Gap Presented by Budweiser, which will be a co-sanctioned event with the All Star Circuit of Champions on Friday, March 19 and Saturday, March 20. The World of...more
Tony Veneziano
  • Tony Veneziano on Mar 17, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/16/2010
Tags: Steve Kinser, Jason Meyers, Jason Sides
Brandon Wimmer – Looking for Work!

Brandon Wimmer – Looking for Work!

3/16/2010
(Bill W) March 16, 2010 – Another talented driver is looking for some help to get on the track as much as possible. Brandon Wimmer, who closed 2009 with a win in Ohio, is searching for opportunities. He had partnered with Rick Ferkel the past year in the famous #0 car, but the “Ohio Traveler” is leaving the car in the shop for the time being to become the crew chief for Greg Wilson. That leaves the Fairmount, Indiana driver scrambling for an opportunity with the...more
Bill Wright
  • Bill Wright on Mar 17, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/16/2010
Tags: Brandon Wimmer, Winged Sprints
The National Sprint Car Annual on

The National Sprint Car Annual on...

3/16/2010
Every sprint car enthusiast has heard about the National Sprint Car Annual put together by professional photographer, Doug Johnson. Now featured on Sprint Source is the newest version on the National Sprint Car Annual! Sprint Source, owned and operated by Driver Websites, has become partners with Doug Johnson and the National Sprint Car Annual. Sprint Source now features all sprint car drivers from across the nation as well as the Australian drivers. A user will be...more
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  • administrator on Mar 16, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/16/2010
Tags: Winged Sprints
Tuesdays with TMAC – March Madness

Tuesdays with TMAC – March Madness...

3/16/2010
Tuesdays with TMAC – March Madness! (Bill W) March 16, 2010 – Terry McCarl was torn last Saturday night. While competing with the World of Outlaws at Houston Raceway Park near Baytown, Texas, his son Austin was competing for the state basketball championship back in Iowa against, among others, the #1 recruit in the nation (headed to North Carolina) Harrison Barnes. Unfortunately, Austin and Southeast Polk ended one rung from the top, but it was a great season…oh, and...more
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  • administrator on Mar 16, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/16/2010
Tags: Terry McCarl, World of Outlaws, Winged Sprints
Boot Hill Casino & Resort

Boot Hill Casino & Resort

3/16/2010
Boot Hill Casino & Resort Joins Bruce Racing for Steve King Memorial Jimmy Jones, LIBERAL, KS (March 16th, 2010) - Tony Bruce Jr. and TBJ Promotions are proud to announce that the brand new Boot Hill Casino & Resort located in Dodge City, Kansas, will be the Title Sponsor for the 2010 Second Annual Steve King Memorial on May 29th & 30th at the Jetmore Motorplex in Jetmore, Kansas. Since 1872, the name Dodge City and Boot Hill has been synonymous with the Wild West....more
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  • administrator on Mar 16, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/16/2010
Tags: Tony Bruce, ASCS National, Winged Sprints
Brian Brown – Fast at Lone Star!

Brian Brown – Fast at Lone Star!

3/15/2010
(Bill W) March 15, 2010 – Brian Brown and the FVP #21 racing team were excited to greet the World of Outlaws at the Lone Star Speedway in Kilgore, Texas last Friday night. Excitement turned into disappointment after a scintillating start for the Grain Valley, Missouri driver. He will put the 360 back in for the Lucas Oil ASCS National opener this Friday and Saturday night at the Devil’s Bowl Speedway near Mesquite. Coming out late in the WoO 30-car field, Brian laid...more
Bill Wright
  • Bill Wright on Mar 15, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/15/2010
Tags: Brian Brown, Lone Star Speedway, Royal Purple Raceway
World of Outlaws Wrap-Up: Texas Tw

World of Outlaws Wrap-Up: Texas Tw...

3/14/2010
A class act: Tim Kaeding was one of the first people to congratulate Jason Sides after his thrilling win on Saturday night, giving him a high-five on the front straightaway before a very enthusiastic crowd at Houston Raceway Park. The pair battled for the entire 40-lap distance trading slide job on countless occasions with Sides using a strong run through turns three and four on the final lap to score the win. “I was happy to see him win,” said Kaeding in Victory Lane....more
Tony Veneziano
  • Tony Veneziano on Mar 15, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/14/2010
Tags: Jason Sides, Lucas Wolfe, Tim Kaeding
Placerville Speedway set to open S

Placerville Speedway set to open S...

3/13/2010
[i Media Release from Handy Racing Promotions] [b PLACERVILLE, CA] - Mother Nature looks to be in cooperative spirits and the crew from Handy Racing Promotions will be hard at work both day and night in the week to come to prepare Placerville Speedway for the highly anticipated opening to the 2010 Red Hawk Casino Racing Season sponsored in part by Hoosier Racing Tires, Coors Light and Pepsi Cola. The March 20 event will host the fire breathing winged warriors of the...more
Bill Sullivan
  • Bill Sullivan on Mar 13, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/13/2010
Tags: Placerville Speedway, California Sprint Car Civil War Series, Winged Sprints
Jason Sides Wins Thriller over Tim

Jason Sides Wins Thriller over Tim...

3/13/2010
Baytown, TX— March 13, 2010—Jason Sides drives as hard as he can anytime he takes to the race track, whether it’s for hot laps, time trials, a heat race, a dash or a main event. On Saturday night at Houston Raceway Park in Baytown, Texas, he drove 40 of the hardest and best laps he has ever turned as he and Tim Kaeding put on a phenomenal show at the ¼-mile bullring trading slide jobs lap after lap as they worked their way through traffic. In the end, Sides came out on...more
Tony Veneziano
  • Tony Veneziano on Mar 15, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/13/2010
Tags: Jason Sides, Tim Kaeding, Royal Purple Raceway
Back in Victory Lane: Craig Dollan

Back in Victory Lane: Craig Dollan...

3/12/2010
Kilgore, TX— March 12, 2010—Craig Dollansky had been fast right out of the box in 2010, but had been plagued with bad luck in nearly every one of the first five World of Outlaws events of the season. He put all of that behind him on Friday night at Lone Star Speedway in Kilgore, Texas, turning in a very strong performance from start to finish en route to picking up his first World of Outlaws victory of the season. For Dollansky, the $10,000 win over 20-time World of...more
Tony Veneziano
  • Tony Veneziano on Mar 15, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/12/2010
Tags: Steve Kinser, Craig Dollansky, Paul McMahan
An Amazing Track Record: Steve Kin

An Amazing Track Record: Steve Kin...

3/12/2010
Baytown, TX—March 12, 2010— Steve Kinser gets up to speed pretty quick at most every track the World of Outlaws visit and can adapt to just about any conditions the track may throw at him, having won at nearly every track on the circuit. One track he is especially fast at and that suits his driving style very well is the immaculate Houston Raceway Park in Baytown, where the World of Outlaws will compete on Saturday, March 13 in the Texas Shootout as part of the Texas...more
Tony Veneziano
  • Tony Veneziano on Mar 12, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/12/2010
Tags: Steve Kinser, Royal Purple Raceway, World of Outlaws
A Home Race: Sam Hafertepe Jr. Gea

A Home Race: Sam Hafertepe Jr. Gea...

3/11/2010
Kilgore, TX—March 11, 2010—Being from Texas, Sam Hafertepe Jr. doesn’t get to stop back home very often during the racing season, but he will this week, and he’ll also be able to sleep in his own bed and race at his home track of Lone Star Speedway in Kilgore, as the World of Outlaws return to the blazing fast high-banked track for the second consecutive year for the opener of the Texas Two-Step Weekend on Friday, March 12. After finishing second last fall at Lone Star...more
Tony Veneziano
  • Tony Veneziano on Mar 12, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/11/2010
Tags: Sam Hafertepe, Lone Star Speedway, World of Outlaws
World of Outlaws Return to Jackson

World of Outlaws Return to Jackson...

3/11/2010
Concord, NC—March 11, 2010—The World of Outlaws will return to the historic Jackson Speedway in Jackson, Minnesota on Saturday, May 1 for the first time since 2006. Donny Schatz, the four-time and defending World of Outlaws champion, was victorious in the series last visit to the half-mile in 2006 over Joey Saldana and Craig Dollansky. Schatz raced a number of times at Jackson Speedway early in his career as he was cutting his teeth in the Upper Midwest and has a total...more
Tony Veneziano
  • Tony Veneziano on Mar 12, 2010
  • Article Date: 3/11/2010
Tags: Steve Kinser, Donny Schatz, World of Outlaws
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