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Sprint Bandits TNT Coming to Texas

Sprint Bandits TNT Coming to Texas...

4/15/2010
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (April 14, 2010) – It’s been more than two decades since the unbridled form of wingless 410-ci Sprint Cars have slung the clay in either the Lone Star or Razorback states. That’s fixin’ to change though, as folks around those parts are prone to say, as the Lucas Oil Sprint Bandits Tour ‘N Topless series brings traditional Sprint Car racing back to Texas and Arkansas in the next couple of weeks. A pair of tracks will be hosting wingless,...more
Lonnie Wheatley
  • Lonnie Wheatley on Apr 15, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/15/2010
Tags: Bret Mellenberndt, Jesse Hockett, Brady Bacon
‘Red Hot’ Damion Gardner Enters No

‘Red Hot’ Damion Gardner Enters No...

4/15/2010
KNOXVILLE, IOWA (April 14, 2010) - Current United States Auto Club (USAC) Amsoil Sprint Car Series national championship point leader Damion Gardner of Concord, California, has entered the inaugural Non-Winged Knoxville Nationals on Sunday, August 8, as have 2002 USAC sprint car champion Tracy Hines of Indiana and ’09 Knoxville Raceway winged 410-cubic-inch sprint car champion Johnny Herrera of New Mexico. The ‘early bird’ entry deadline is fast approaching on...more
Knoxville Raceway
  • Knoxville Raceway on Apr 15, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/15/2010
Tags: Johnny Herrera, Damion Gardner, Tracy Hines
Lucas Oil Sprint Cars on Deck: Roc

Lucas Oil Sprint Cars on Deck: Roc...

4/15/2010
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (April 14, 2010) – Fifty laps is a rockin’ good time. And it happens just one time per year with the Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters. That occasion is just a little over a week away, as the Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars take to the fabled Riverside International Speedway next Friday and Saturday, April 23-24, for the Second Annual Rock N’ Roll 50, which will be recorded for later broadcast on both VERSUS and...more
Lonnie Wheatley
  • Lonnie Wheatley on Apr 15, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/15/2010
Tags: Shane Stewart, Tony Bruce, Tim Crawley
Sam Hafertepe Jr. Turns Luck Aroun

Sam Hafertepe Jr. Turns Luck Aroun...

4/15/2010
[b Sam Hafertepe Jr. Turns Luck Around With 8th at Las Vegas] [i Daryl Turford] Sunnyvale, Texas-It was a wild night of racing for Sam Hafertepe Jr and The Plumbfast Racing Team this past Saturday night at Tri-State Speedway in Pocola, Oklahoma. Sam looked to be on his way to a stellar top 5 run after charging from deep in the field only to be caught up by a series of unfortunate events before eventually being scored 17th. As has been the case lately Sam started out...more
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  • administrator on Apr 15, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/15/2010
Tags: Sam Hafertepe, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, World of Outlaws
Elk Grove's Strange is ready to ge

Elk Grove's Strange is ready to ge...

4/14/2010
Team returns to the track they call home with new sponsorship from QWK Racing Components [i By Bill Sullivan/Sullivan Images Media] [b ELK GROVE, CA (4-12-10) –] When he returned to Petaluma Speedway this past weekend, Elk Grove resident Billy Strange was hoping his luck would turn around at the 3/8 mile dirt track located in the heart of the wine country. Strange ended the night in a much improved fashion from his previous visits to the north bay track, but he is...more
Bill Sullivan
  • Bill Sullivan on Apr 14, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/14/2010
Tags: Billy Strange, Petaluma Speedway, Winged Sprints
Scuff with the wall nets DNF for M

Scuff with the wall nets DNF for M...

4/14/2010
Team continues Golden State Challenge campaign this Saturday night in round 4 at Petaluma [i By Bill Sullivan, Racing for the Troops] [b WEST SACRAMENTO, CA] – If it's one thing that upsets Bobby McMahan in the sport of auto racing it is the three letters "DNF" following his name in the racing results. Prior to Saturday night at the Tulare Thunderbowl, McMahan only had one DNF to his name over the last two seasons of competing in the Racing for the Troops Sprint Car...more
Bill Sullivan
  • Bill Sullivan on Apr 14, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/14/2010
Tags: Bobby McMahan, Petaluma Speedway, Golden State Challenge
ASCS Tuesday Top Ten

ASCS Tuesday Top Ten

4/14/2010
[i Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (April 13, 2010)] With the Lucas Oil ASCS National points chase beginning to take form after the first Kilgore-Little Rock weekend double in series history, another edition of Tuesday’s Top Ten hits cyberspace. In no discernible order, the ten follow. Dig in… [b 1.] Thin Ice – With the initial three Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters events of the 2010 season in the books, Rock Star Shane Stewart is once again...more
Lonnie Wheatley
  • Lonnie Wheatley on Apr 14, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/14/2010
Tags: Shane Stewart, Jesse Hockett, Gary Wright
34 Raceway Hosts Ideal Ready Mix S

34 Raceway Hosts Ideal Ready Mix S...

4/13/2010
(Bill W) April 13, 2010 – The time is almost here! The Ideal Ready Mix Sprint Invaders take to the racy 3/8 mile 34 Raceway near West Burlington, Iowa this Saturday night. A talented contingent of sprint car drivers is expected to duel for the inaugural “360 Sprint Challenge” that could double as many as three drivers prize money! A normal racing program including heats, the Shake-up Dash, the B main and the feature is planned. The twist comes in the form of the...more
Bill Wright
  • Bill Wright on Apr 14, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/13/2010
Tags: 34 Raceway, NRA Sprint Invaders, Winged Sprints
Geving returns home as Golden Stat

Geving returns home as Golden Stat...

4/13/2010
Two time track champ looks to rally back in standings after strong run came up short at Tulare [i By Bill Sullivan/Sullivan Images Media] [b PENNGOVE, CA (4-17-10)] – Just a week ago Alissa Geving shocked many of her hometown fans into a frenzy with an announcement that she would not return to the weekly Petaluma Speedway All Pro series to chase a third consecutive title and instead, was joining the Golden State Challenge Sprint Car Series tour. This Saturday night...more
Bill Sullivan
  • Bill Sullivan on Apr 13, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/13/2010
Tags: Alissa Geving, Petaluma Speedway, Golden State Challenge
Amanda Ferguson Makes History with

Amanda Ferguson Makes History with...

4/13/2010
Orlando, FL – Friday at Ocala Speedway history was once again rewritten by Amanda Ferguson as she took the checkered flags with the Top Gun Sprint Series, thus becoming the first female in the state of Florida to ever win a feature race with a dirt sprint car touring series. “This is a tremendous honor to win a feature race with the Top Gun Sprint Series,” stated Amanda. “We’re continuing to run sprint cars on both asphalt and pavement this year and the Top Gun Sprint...more
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  • administrator on Apr 13, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/13/2010
Tags: Amanda Ferguson, Ocala Speedway, Top Gun Sprint Series
Rocket Hockett - Three Points from

Rocket Hockett - Three Points from...

4/13/2010
(Bill W) April 13, 2010 – An eighth and a third place finish last weekend put “The Rocket” Jesse Hockett in second place in the Lucas Oil ASCS National series standings, with a lot of season yet to go. The Warsaw, Missouri driver is just three points behind defending champion Shane Stewart. This week, Jesse will have the week off of the series and race closer to home, in Sedalia and at the Lake Ozark Speedway in his own Jesse Hockett Racing #77. Friday night, the...more
Bill Wright
  • Bill Wright on Apr 13, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/13/2010
Tags: Jesse Hockett, I-30 Speedway, Lone Star Speedway
World of Outlaws Wrap-Up: Tri-Stat

World of Outlaws Wrap-Up: Tri-Stat...

4/13/2010
Concord, NC— April 12, 2010— A warm welcome: Schoenfeld Headers hosted an Open House and Fish Fry last Saturday afternoon at their facility in Van Buren, Arkansas, which was attended by a number of World of Outlaws drivers, crews and officials. Don and Doug Schoenfeld provided shop tours of their production facility in addition to their new in-house chassis dyno. At the track, the folks from Schoenfeld threw Frisbees into the crowd during intermission on Saturday night...more
Tony Veneziano
  • Tony Veneziano on Apr 13, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/13/2010
Tags: Sam Hafertepe, Terry McCarl, Jason Meyers
Tuesdays with TMAC - Mystery Finis

Tuesdays with TMAC - Mystery Finis...

4/13/2010
(Bill W) March 23, 2010 – Terry McCarl’s finish at Tri-State Speedway in Pocola, Oklahoma last Saturday with the World of Outlaws is still a bit of a mystery. A strange series of events on a tire-eating track left much in doubt. A top ten finish was one certainty, and he’ll head to Paducah International Raceway in Kentucky and the I-55 Speedway in Pevely, Missouri this weekend. It was good for the Big Game Treestands #24 team to get back in action. It had been since...more
Bill Wright
  • Bill Wright on Apr 13, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/13/2010
Tags: Terry McCarl, Tri-State Speedway, World of Outlaws
ASCS Canyon Region Saturday at USA

ASCS Canyon Region Saturday at USA...

4/13/2010
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (April 12, 2010) – The action at Tucson’s USA Raceway will be topless this Saturday night as the American Sprint Car Series Canyon Region returns to competition atop the 3/8-mile clay oval. And with the season’s opening pair of events in the books, a mere seven points separate the top three in the championship points race with defending series kingpin Charles Davis, Jr., of Buckeye, AZ, holding the slightest of leads. Davis, who picked off...more
Lonnie Wheatley
  • Lonnie Wheatley on Apr 13, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/13/2010
Tags: Charles Davis, Daniel Hutto, R.J. Johnson
ASCS Lone Star Double on Tap for W

ASCS Lone Star Double on Tap for W...

4/13/2010
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (April 12, 2010) – After lifting the lid on the 2010 season with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters at Kilgore’s Lone Star Speedway this past Friday night, the ASCS Lone Star Region gets things going full steam ahead with a pair of events on high-banked, ¼-mile clay ovals this weekend. On Friday night, the ASCS Lone Star Region takes to the Heart O’ Texas Speedway in Waco before moving on to Kennedale’s...more
Lonnie Wheatley
  • Lonnie Wheatley on Apr 13, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/13/2010
Tags: Bean Elliott, Kevin Ramey, Cowtown Speedway
ASCS Midwest Kicks Off 2010 with I

ASCS Midwest Kicks Off 2010 with I...

4/13/2010
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (April 12, 2010) – The American Sprint Car Series Midwest Region kicks off an ambitious 2010 slate of events with a two-night stand at Nebraska Raceway Park’s I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, NE, this Friday and Saturday. And with five different champions in as many previous years of ASCS Midwest competition, the question looms as to whether there will be a sixth champion in 2010. Or, will Lincoln’s Jason Danley be able to successfully defend...more
Lonnie Wheatley
  • Lonnie Wheatley on Apr 13, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/13/2010
Tags: Jason Danley, I-80 Speedway, ASCS Midwest Region
Matt Covington on Racinboys TV

Matt Covington on Racinboys TV

4/13/2010
Catch me and Zach Chappel tonight on Racinboys Tv. Internet Broadcast starts at 7:00 p.m central time. www.racinboys.com
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  • administrator on Apr 13, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/13/2010
Tags: Matt Covington, Winged Sprints
INDIANA SPRINT “TRIPLEHEADER” THIS

INDIANA SPRINT “TRIPLEHEADER” THIS...

4/12/2010
Damion Gardner of Concord, Calif. resumes his pursuit of the 2010 AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Car championship this week in three back-to-back races in Indiana. Gas City I-69 Speedway hosts Friday night’s race, while Lawrenceburg Speedway is Saturday night’s venue. Sunday night’s race occurs at the Kokomo Speedway. All three tracks are involved in the “Indiana Sprint Week” spectacular, slated in July at seven Indiana tracks. Gardner has kicked off the 1010 campaign...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Apr 12, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/12/2010
Tags: Jerry Coons, Damion Gardner, Gas City I-69 Speedway
CRA’s “SALUTE TO INDY” MAY 29 AT P

CRA’s “SALUTE TO INDY” MAY 29 AT P...

4/12/2010
The 2010 AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Car series is idle until May 29 when it resumes at Perris Auto Speedway with its annual “Salute to Indy.” Greg Bragg of Visalia, Calif. does not appear in the “top-10” in the current standings but he’ll have bragging rights until the May 29 race after scoring his first-ever AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint car feature victory Saturday night at the PAS. Driving the Tom & Laurie Sertich Huntington Beach Glass Mirror Buckley/RC, Bragg took the lead...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Apr 12, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/12/2010
Tags: Greg Bragg, Perris Auto Speedway, USAC/CRA Sprints
HUNT BROKE SWANSON STRING OF WINS

HUNT BROKE SWANSON STRING OF WINS...

4/12/2010
The 2010 AMSOIL USAC Western Srint Car Series debuts this Saturday night at the All-American Speedway in Roseville, Calif. and three-time series champion Tony Hunt could be the man to beat. Hunt, of Lincoln, Calif., interrupted the Swanson family victory lane party last year at the third-mile paved oval. He won one of the five Sprint races held there, while the brothers Swanson, Tanner and Kody, swept all the rest of the USAC Sprint and Midget races. Hunt is the...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Apr 12, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/12/2010
Tags: Tanner Swanson, Kody Swanson, All American Speedway
SECOND-, THIRD- AND FOURTH-FLOOR T

SECOND-, THIRD- AND FOURTH-FLOOR T...

4/12/2010
KNOXVILLE, IOWA (April 9, 2010) - The 35-night 2010 racing season begins on Saturday, May 1, at the Knoxville Raceway and suite tickets remain available for seats on the second, third and fourth floors of the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum, which is located on the legendary half-mile dirt track’s turn number two. Tickets for seats in the third- and fourth-floor suites are available for the entire racing season, in addition to nightly seat tickets being...more
National Sprint Car Hall of Fame
  • National Sprint Car Hall of Fame on Apr 12, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/12/2010
Tags: Knoxville Raceway, Winged Sprints
360s MAKE 2010 SANTA MARIA DEBUT S

360s MAKE 2010 SANTA MARIA DEBUT S...

4/12/2010
Craig Stidham of Fresno, Calif. will try to complete the “triple” this Saturday when he competes in the USAC West Coast 360 Sprint race at Santa Maria (Calif.) Speedway. Stidham sits atop the series standings after scoring his second consecutive feature victory Saturday night at the Gropetti Automotive Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif. Stidham led all but the first two laps of the 30-lap “Chris & Brian Faria Memorial” race at Tulare, passing Jonathan Logan on lap...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Apr 12, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/12/2010
Tags: Craig Stidham, Peter Murphy, Davey Pombo
3 FORMER RACE WINNERS AMONG EARLY

3 FORMER RACE WINNERS AMONG EARLY...

4/12/2010
The initial entries have been received for the upcoming 58th “Hut Hundred,” scheduled for May 8 at the Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Ind. The quarter-mile banked dirt oval will be the fifth track which has hosted the prestigious race. USAC Triple Crown Champion Dave Darland, former USAC National Midget Champ Bobby East, 2007 National Midget runner-up Darren Hagen, 2009 National Sprint Car Rookie of the Year Henry Clarke and 2009 Most Improved USAC Driver Shane Hmiel...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Apr 12, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/12/2010
Tags: Tri-State Speedway, USAC National Sprint Cars, Non-Winged Sprints
After Further Review: Jason Meyers

After Further Review: Jason Meyers...

4/12/2010
After Further Review: Jason Meyers Still On Top with World of Outlaws Victory at Oklahoma's Tri-State Speedway Concord, NC -- April 12, 2010— Following an extensive review by World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Officials of Saturday night's A-main at Tri-State Speedway in Pocola, Okla., Jason Meyers earned his series leading fourth victory of the season. The delay in posting results was due to the complete reconstruction of the final five laps of the A-main using...more
Tony Veneziano
  • Tony Veneziano on Apr 12, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/12/2010
Tags: Kraig Kinser, Jason Meyers, Paul McMahan
Brian Brown – Five and Dime!

Brian Brown – Five and Dime!

4/12/2010
(Bill W) April 5, 2010 – It was fifth and tenth place finishes for Brian Brown and the FVP #21 racing team last weekend with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Series. The series visited the Lone Star Speedway in Kilgore, Texas on Friday, and the I-30 Speedway near Little Rock, Arkansas on Saturday. This week, variety is the theme, as Brian races in the 360 season opener at the State Fair Speedway in Sedalia, Missouri on Friday, and with the World of Outlaws in Pevely,...more
Bill Wright
  • Bill Wright on Apr 12, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/12/2010
Tags: Brian Brown, I-30 Speedway, Lone Star Speedway
Another Solid Weekend for the Bruc

Another Solid Weekend for the Bruc...

4/12/2010
Another Solid Weekend for the Bruce Racing Team Jimmy Jones, LITTLE ROCK, AR (April 12, 2010) – Tony Bruce Jr. and the Bruce Racing Team returned to ASCS National Tour action over the weekend with a pair of stops at Lonestar Speedway in Kilgore, Texas and I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Arkansas. Tony finished 10th in Friday night’s A Main at Kilgore after finishing 4th in his heat. Tony was able to race his way into the main event with a transfer from the B, despite not...more
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  • administrator on Apr 12, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/12/2010
Tags: Tony Bruce, I-30 Speedway, Lone Star Speedway
Forsberg brings Autism Awareness t

Forsberg brings Autism Awareness t...

4/11/2010
Former champion moves to third in standings behind Klein and defending champ Becker [i By Bill Sullivan, Handy Racing Promotions Media Relations] [b PETALUMA, CA] - Prior to the 2010 Hoosier Racing Tires Civil War Season, Auburn's Andy Forsberg announced he would return to the series fulltime in 2010 to contest for the championship title after a season of racing part time in multiple venues. Saturday night the four-time series champion made the first step towards that...more
Bill Sullivan
  • Bill Sullivan on Apr 11, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/11/2010
Tags: Petaluma Speedway, Winged Sprints
Mackay takes $1000 in Wingless Sho

Mackay takes $1000 in Wingless Sho...

4/11/2010
New regional tri-track series brings 27 cars to opener [i By Bill Sullivan, Handy Racing Promotions Media Relations] [b PLACERVILLE, CA] – With a young family to tend to, Marc Mackay of Shingle Springs doesn't have the opportunity to race all too often these days. Saturday night the former winged sprint car Rookie of the Year made the best of his visit to Placerville Speedway. Mackay bested a stellar field to take home the win in the Hunt Magnetos Wingless Sprint Car...more
Bill Sullivan
  • Bill Sullivan on Apr 11, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/11/2010
Tags: Marc Mackay, Placerville Speedway, Winged Sprints
All Stars - Attica Raceway Park -

All Stars - Attica Raceway Park -...

4/11/2010
Rob Chaney (6th car out to time) set quick time over the field with a time of 12.592 seconds, more that a second off Butch Schroeder's record pace. Getting out early was important as the track went away quickly. Scott Euler (3rd car out) was second quick, followed by Jody Keegan (2nd), Duane Zablocki (4th), Byron Reed (12th), Travis Philo (15th), Cap Henry (5th), David Harrison (18th), Bryan Sebetto (17th) and Danny Smith (32nd). Three cars didn't get a time in...more
Bill Wright
  • Bill Wright on Apr 11, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/11/2010
Tags: Jessica Zemken, Rob Chaney, Attica Raceway Park
Limaland Set to Kick Off 2010 Seas

Limaland Set to Kick Off 2010 Seas...

4/11/2010
Limaland Motorsports Park will have nineteen events in the 2010 season. “I think this is the best schedule that we have assembled in our thirteen years of operation. The variety of sanctioning groups and classes of race cars is a race fans dream”, said Bob Fricke, General Manager. The Season Opening Shootout is Friday, April 16th and the final race is the Limaland Motorsports Park / Engine Pro NRA Sprint Invaders Season Championships with the King of the Quarter-Mile...more
Bob Fricke
  • Bob Fricke on Apr 11, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/11/2010
Tags: Limaland Motorsports Park, Winged Sprints
Four Score: Jason Meyers Wins at T

Four Score: Jason Meyers Wins at T...

4/11/2010
Pocola, OK— April 10, 2010—Jason Meyers continued his strong start to the 2010 season, winning the inaugural World of Outlaws event at Tri-State Speedway in Pocola, Oklahoma on Saturday night to earn his series-best fourth A-Feature win of the year. Meyers inherited the lead on the 34th lap when 20-time series champion Steve Kinser had a flat tire while out front on a wild night that saw numerous cautions. Kinser had taken the lead a lap earlier, using a strong restart...more
Tony Veneziano
  • Tony Veneziano on Apr 11, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/11/2010
Tags: Jason Meyers, Lucas Wolfe, Tri-State Speedway
Zach Attacks at I-30 Speedway for

Zach Attacks at I-30 Speedway for...

4/11/2010
Lonnie Wheatley, LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (April 10, 2010) – Zach Chappell burst back into Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters victory lane in what would prove to be an instant classic Sprint Car feature event, holding off Brady Bacon and a closing Jesse Hockett to win Saturday night’s non-stop 35-lap main event atop I-30 Speedway’s high-banked, ¼-mile red clay oval. The 2001 ASCS National Champion overtook Tim Crawley for the lead on the 14th circuit...more
Lonnie Wheatley
  • Lonnie Wheatley on Apr 11, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/11/2010
Tags: Jesse Hockett, Tony Bruce, Zach Chappell
Park Jefferson Speedway and Eagle

Park Jefferson Speedway and Eagle...

4/11/2010
After working all week long on final preparations, the STM crew headed out Friday morning on the nine hour haul to Park Jefferson Speedway in Jefferson, South Dakota. Excitment kicked in when the team pulled into the pits and prepared the car for racing. The track was a larger size and the horsepower difference between the MSA 360 and the ASCS 360 showed. Scotty started out the night starting 5th in the heat race and ended up 6th. With that heat race finish, it would...more
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  • administrator on Apr 11, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/11/2010
Tags: Scotty Thiel, Eagle Raceway, Park Jefferson International Speedway
Covington Captures First Lucas Oil

Covington Captures First Lucas Oil...

4/10/2010
Lonnie Wheatley, KILGORE, Texas (April 9, 2010) – Glenpool, Oklahoma’s Matt Covington captured his first career Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters feature victory by wiring the field in Friday night’s 30-lap main event atop the high-banked, ½-mile Lone Star Speedway. The 20-year-old bested a rugged field of 52 entries, beating Brandon Ikenberry to the stripe to assert himself as the leading 2010 Brodix Rookie of the Year contender after earning...more
Lonnie Wheatley
  • Lonnie Wheatley on Apr 10, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/10/2010
Tags: Matt Covington, Lone Star Speedway, ASCS National
Larson Gains Redemption With Win I

Larson Gains Redemption With Win I...

4/10/2010
Tulare, CA. April 10, 2010. Although Tulare’s Thunderbowl Raceway is Kyle Larson’s favorite racetrack, it hasn’t always been kind to the 17 year old from Elk Grove, California. As a testament to that fact 2009 saw two bone jarring crashes there, both of which were the result of others changing their line suddenly as Larson entered turn one. However, fortunes turned around greatly Saturday night as Larson got his first win at the Central Valley track and his second...more
Kyle Larson Racing
  • Kyle Larson Racing on Apr 10, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/10/2010
Tags: Kyle Larson, Winged Sprints
Rookie Contender Ben Gregg Geared

Rookie Contender Ben Gregg Geared...

4/9/2010
Pocola, OK— April 9, 2010—Ben Gregg knew it would be no easy task hitting the road for the first time in his career with the World of Outlaws in 2010, but he continues to learn each and every time he takes to the track and has been gaining momentum over the last few weeks. He looks to carry that momentum into the inaugural World of Outlaws event at Tri-State Speedway in Pocola, Oklahoma on Saturday, April 10. Gregg won a heat race for the first time in his World of...more
Tony Veneziano
  • Tony Veneziano on Apr 09, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/9/2010
Tags: Ben Gregg, Tri-State Speedway, World of Outlaws
ASCS National Race #2

ASCS National Race #2

4/9/2010
The Hodges Motorsports race team powered by the Ortega Wesmar and sponsored by Napa Auto Parts, Benic Enterprises, K & N Filters, Cabinet Door Store, FK Rod Ends, and Wilwood Brakes is heading east this weekend for a 2,000 mile road trip with a little racing in between. We will be hitting up show at Lonestar Speedway in Kilgore, TX on Friday and I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, AR on Saturday along with the rest of the ASCS National Tour. We are coming off a good 4th...more
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  • administrator on Apr 09, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/9/2010
Tags: Joshua Hodges, Lone Star Speedway, Winged Sprints
Matt Covington wins 1st Career Nat

Matt Covington wins 1st Career Nat...

4/9/2010
Twenty-year-old Matt Covington captured his first career Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters National triumph by wiring the field in Friday night's 30-lap main event atop the 1/2-mile Lone Star Speedway in his Wesmar powered Maxim. The Oklahoma racer topped the rugged 52-car field by beating Terry McCarl to the checkered flag, with Shane Stewart, Jason Johnson and Brian Brown rounding out the top five. The team will head on to Little Rock in hope...more
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  • administrator on Apr 09, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/9/2010
Tags: Matt Covington, Lone Star Speedway, ASCS National
National Sprint Car Hall of Fame &

National Sprint Car Hall of Fame &...

4/8/2010
KNOXVILLE, IOWA (April 8, 2010) - The 501(c)(3) non-profit National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum Foundation, Inc., is pleased to announce the addition of Douglas R. Lockin to its staff as Planned Giving Consultant. The 1983 graduate of the University of Iowa is a Certified Public Accountant, in addition to being a Certified Fund Raising Executive. According to museum board president Mike Brooks, the 1980 Knoxville Raceway track champion, “The board of...more
National Sprint Car Hall of Fame
  • National Sprint Car Hall of Fame on Apr 08, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/8/2010
Tags: Knoxville Raceway, Sprint Car Hall of Fame, Winged Sprints
Sprint Invaders Start with 34 Race

Sprint Invaders Start with 34 Race...

4/8/2010
(Bill W) April 8, 2010 – The Ideal Ready Mix Sprint Invaders kick off their season with a unique promotion at 34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa, on Saturday, April 17. The “360 Sprint Challenge” will include a regular Sprint Invaders format including heats and a Shake-Up dash, but then things get interesting! The top six finishers in the dash will be brought to the frontstretch. The winner of the dash will roll the dice to determine his inversion spot. Then, the...more
Bill Wright
  • Bill Wright on Apr 08, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/8/2010
Tags: 34 Raceway, NRA Sprint Invaders, Winged Sprints
Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars Weekend

Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars Weekend...

4/8/2010
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (April 8, 2010) – Sure, it’s early in the season with just one night of Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars presented by K&N Filters competition officially in the books. But, that doesn’t diminish just how critical this weekend’s double header in Texas and Arkansas actually is. In fact, with star-studded fields of 50-ish entries expected both nights, a strong weekend performance could go a long way towards securing a bigger chunk of that...more
Lonnie Wheatley
  • Lonnie Wheatley on Apr 08, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/8/2010
Tags: Austen Wheatley, I-30 Speedway, Lone Star Speedway
McMahan brings Racing for the Troo

McMahan brings Racing for the Troo...

4/7/2010
Team now heads to Tulare to continue King of California tour at the annual Faria Memorial [i By Bill Sullivan, Racing for the Troops] [b WEST SACRAMENTO, CA] – At the beginning of the season Bobby McMahan and the Racing for the Troops sprint car team set out to compete in a "California Outlaw" race schedule. The plan was to make no commitments, take no prisoners and race to win without the focus on championship points. Despite his gypsy dreams, McMahan has found...more
Bill Sullivan
  • Bill Sullivan on Apr 07, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/7/2010
Tags: Bobby McMahan, Placerville Speedway, Golden State Challenge
Wednesdays with Wayne - Second Pla

Wednesdays with Wayne - Second Pla...

4/7/2010
(Bill W) April 7, 2010 – The second place driver in the Lucas Oil ASCS National Series standings doesn’t have a ride for this weekend’s races or the foreseeable future. Wayne Johnson, who charged from 18th to 2nd in the series opener at Devil’s Bowl Speedway near Mesquite, Texas is again looking for opportunities after an accident has sidelined the Channing Zierolf #c41 team. The Oklahoma native now living in Knoxville is currently in Oklahoma City hoping something...more
Bill Wright
  • Bill Wright on Apr 07, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/7/2010
Tags: Wayne Johnson, ASCS National, Winged Sprints
Rocket Hockett - Nothing Saves a T

Rocket Hockett - Nothing Saves a T...

4/7/2010
(Bill W) April 7, 2010 – Staring at the prospects of a wasted trip to Ohio, “The Rocket” Jesse Hockett found redemption by winning the “No Way Out 40” at Twin Cities Raceway Park in North Vernon, Indiana on Saturday night. The race was not scheduled, but was necessary after a USAC Eldora cancellation forced the VKCC Motorsports #75 team back on the road. Track conditions were to blame for the cancellation at Eldora. “That’s a place that I want to win real bad,” says...more
Bill Wright
  • Bill Wright on Apr 07, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/7/2010
Tags: Jesse Hockett, Eldora Speedway, I-30 Speedway
Previewing The Inaugural WoO Event

Previewing The Inaugural WoO Event...

4/7/2010
Pocola, OK—April 7, 2010—The World of Outlaws are returning to the state of Oklahoma for the first time since 2005 on Saturday, April 10 at Tri-State Speedway in Pocola, for what will be the biggest event in the history of the high-banked 3/8-mile. Steve Kinser, the 20-time World of Outlaws champion, was victorious in the series last race in the Sooner State nearly five years ago. Five drivers competing full-time with the World of Outlaws this season have won with the...more
Tony Veneziano
  • Tony Veneziano on Apr 07, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/7/2010
Tags: Terry McCarl, Joey Saldana, Donny Schatz
NEW EGYPT INCREASES EASTERN SPRINT

NEW EGYPT INCREASES EASTERN SPRINT...

4/7/2010
The half-mile dirt New Egypt Speedway in New Jersey has been added to the upcoming USAC Eastern Sprint Car Swing, bringing the total of races to four in four nights. The New Egypt date is Thursday, June 3, making it round three of the tour. The race, featuring the stars and cars of USAC’s AMSOIL National Sprint Car Series, will be the first for USAC at the New Jersey oval and the first for the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Cars in New Jersey in 32 years! Tom Bigelow won...more
USAC Sprints
  • USAC Sprints on Apr 07, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/7/2010
Tags: New Egypt Speedway, USAC National Sprint Cars, Non-Winged Sprints
ASCS Tuesday Top Ten

ASCS Tuesday Top Ten

4/7/2010
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (April 6, 2010) – Yet another Tuesday means yet another edition of Tuesday Top Ten, detailing ten random items of varying degrees of relevance and/or interest from recent ASCS happenings. Straggle on in… Tuned Up – What better way to tune up for this coming weekend’s Lucas Oil ASCS National events at Kilgore’s Lone Star Speedway and Little Rock’s I-30 Speedway than by storming to that first feature win of the year? That’s exactly what...more
Lonnie Wheatley
  • Lonnie Wheatley on Apr 07, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/7/2010
Tags: I-30 Speedway, Lone Star Speedway, ASCS National
Kilgore and I-30 On Deck!

Kilgore and I-30 On Deck!

4/7/2010
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (March 31, 2010) – The chase for the 2010 Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars presented by K&N Filters $60,000 championship got under way successfully at Devil’s Bowl Speedway less than two weeks ago, even if Mother Nature did her part in throwing a curve ball at the season opener. Now, action resumes in earnest when the Lucas Oil Sprint Cars return to action with a pair of events next weekend in Texas and Arkansas, testing the mettle of the series...more
administrator
  • administrator on Apr 07, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/7/2010
Tags: Tony Bruce, I-30 Speedway, Lone Star Speedway
Terrell ready to start Petaluma Sp

Terrell ready to start Petaluma Sp...

4/6/2010
[i By Bill Sullivan, Sullivan Images Media] [b SEBASTOPOL, CA 4-5-10] - After a scurry to rebuild his car for last week's All Pro point season opener, Sebastopol's Bradley Terrell had a little help from mother nature to delay his start to the year at his hometown track. After a rain out last week, Terrell has extra time to put the finishing touches on the recently damaged #43 sprint car and is ready to take the green flag in Saturday's Civil War event at Petaluma...more
Bill Sullivan
  • Bill Sullivan on Apr 06, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/6/2010
Tags: Bradley Terrell, Petaluma Speedway, California Sprint Car Civil War Series
Billy Strange hopes to overcome tr

Billy Strange hopes to overcome tr...

4/6/2010
[i By Bill Sullivan/Sullivan Images Media] [b PETALUMA, CA (4-5-10)] – For Elk Grove's Billy Strange, Petaluma Speedway is a track where he has experienced very little in the way of success in his racing career. This Saturday, the second generation open wheel driver is looking to change the history of his statistics at the North Bay oval as he begins his 2010 racing season in the California Sprint Car Civil War Race Series. "Petaluma hasn't been too kind to me," mused...more
Bill Sullivan
  • Bill Sullivan on Apr 06, 2010
  • Article Date: 4/6/2010
Tags: Billy Strange, Petaluma Speedway, Winged Sprints
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