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Gregg Kicks Off Wild Week On Wedne

Gregg Kicks Off Wild Week On Wedne...

6/4/2011
Gregg Set for Placerville, Chico, and Medford Following a week off with nasty northern California weather, Andy Gregg and his Bret Ervin Racing team are poised for a stretch of three races in four nights in two states kicking off in Placerville, CA Wednesday night. Following a vicious crash at the Calistoga Speedway during round seven of the 2011 King of the West Series, Gregg and company will bolt in their 360 ci power-plant and hit the high banks of Placerville...more
Petersen Media
  • Petersen Media on Jun 04, 2011
  • Article Date: 6/4/2011
Tags: Andy Gregg, Placerville Speedway, ZZZ Southern Oregon Speedway
Gregg has Wild Wednesday at Placer

Gregg has Wild Wednesday at Placer...

6/9/2011
Petersen Media- Taking advantage of a rare mid-week race in California, Andy Gregg checked his Bret Ervin Racing/7 Industries/Eagle in for action at the Placerville Speedway for battle with the California Civil War Series as the series hosted its annual Wild Winged Wednesday event. The night lived up to its top billing for the team as they were looking to shake down their new Eagle chassis as they return to action with the Golden State King of the West Series this...more
Petersen Media
  • Petersen Media on Jun 09, 2011
  • Article Date: 6/9/2011
Tags: Andy Gregg, Placerville Speedway, Bret Ervin Racing
Gregg Works Way to 12th Place Fini

Gregg Works Way to 12th Place Fini...

6/12/2011
PETERSEN MEDIA-Saturday night in Medford, OR, Andy Gregg overcame a lap two tangle and grabbed a 12th place finish aboard his Bret Ervin Racing/7 Industries/Eagle No. 53. Lining up in the 11th position for the 30-lap feature, Gregg was forced to get on the second lap causing his Ervin Sales Group/Autism Awareness/Hot Rod shop to spin and make contact with Brad Bumgarner and Mason Moore. Gregg had minor damage, but tagged the field in the 20th spot. Once back underway,...more
Petersen Media
  • Petersen Media on Jun 12, 2011
  • Article Date: 6/12/2011
Tags: Andy Gregg, ZZZ Southern Oregon Speedway, Golden State King of the West Sprints
Stewart Puts ROCKSTAR/Makita No. 5

Stewart Puts ROCKSTAR/Makita No. 5...

6/18/2011
PETERSEN MEDIA- Shane Stewart remained hot at the Skagit Speedway in Alger, WA as he powered his ROCKSTAR/Makita/A.R.T. machine to the night two victory at the 40th Annual Dirt Cup from his ninth starting spot. As the 30-lap feature got underway, Stewart quickly began picking off cars on his march toward the front. By the seventh circuit, Stewart had raced his way past Tommy Tarlton, and Jayme Barnes to claim the sixth circuit as the caution waved for Austin...more
Petersen Media
  • Petersen Media on Jun 18, 2011
  • Article Date: 6/18/2011
Tags: Shane Stewart, Skagit Speedway, 7 Industries
Bret Ervin Racing Bound for Howard

Bret Ervin Racing Bound for Howard...

6/30/2011
After a two-week break, Andy Gregg and his Bret Ervin Racing team return to action this Friday and Saturday at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville, CA for the inaugural running of the Howard Kaeding Classic. The Howard Kaeding classic pays homage to the sprint car great who made his name as a multiple-time super modified champion winning numerous races. The “Campbell Comet” as Kaeding was known still keeps his hand in the sport as his children and grandchildren continue to...more
Petersen Media
  • Petersen Media on Jun 30, 2011
  • Article Date: 6/30/2011
Tags: Andy Gregg, Ocean Speedway, Golden State King of the West Sprints
Gregg Tallies 13th After Opening L

Gregg Tallies 13th After Opening L...

7/2/2011
After getting upside down on the opening lap of the Howard Kaeding Classic on Friday night in Watsonville, CA, Andy Gregg rebounded to a 13th place finish aboard his wounded Bret Ervin Racing entry. The 30-lap contest got off to a rough start for the Placerville, CA resident, as he entered the first set of corners a little too hot, got his 7Industries machine sideway, and ultimately upside down. With top wing, and wheel damage to the Ervin Sales Group/Autism...more
Petersen Media
  • Petersen Media on Jul 02, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/2/2011
Tags: Andy Gregg, Bret Ervin Racing, 7 Industries
Gregg Records 12th Place Finish at

Gregg Records 12th Place Finish at...

7/3/2011
The second night of the Howard Kaeding Classic in Watsonville, CA went much more smooth then the first night as Andy Gregg tallied a 12th place finish and the inaugural race. The 30-lap feature got underway with Gregg tip-toeing around the slicked off racing surface as he was marred in heavy traffic. Gregg got passed Justin Sanders, and Eli Deshaies early as the caution flag slowed the race on the third lap with the 7 Industries/Ervin Sales Group/Eagle sitting in the...more
Petersen Media
  • Petersen Media on Jul 03, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/3/2011
Tags: Andy Gregg, Ocean Speedway, Golden State King of the West Sprints
Andy Gregg Makes Return Trip to Sa

Andy Gregg Makes Return Trip to Sa...

7/7/2011
PETERSEN MEDIA- This Saturday night, Andy Gregg will lead his Bret Ervin Racing team back to the track where he finally broke through and captured his first career King of the West Series feature event in May as the series heads to the Santa Maria Speedway in Santa Maria, CA. The last two visits for Gregg have been strong appearances. In last years edition of the Doug Fort Memorial, Gregg was in a heated battle with Sean Becker for the win until contact on the white...more
Petersen Media
  • Petersen Media on Jul 07, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/7/2011
Tags: Andy Gregg, Santa Maria Speedway, Golden State King of the West Sprints
Shawn Wright Sets Sights on Petalu

Shawn Wright Sets Sights on Petalu...

7/8/2011
PETERSEN MEDIA- Saturday night, Shawn Wright and his Wright Motorsports team head to the Petaluma Speedway for round number nine of the 2011 California Civil War Series. Following a 12th place run at the most recent Civil War event at the Placerville Speedway, Wright is locked in loaded for Saturday night’s event. “We actually thought we had a motor going sour last week,” explained Wright. “Luckily we were able to fix the issue and are able to go racing again this...more
Petersen Media
  • Petersen Media on Jul 08, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/8/2011
Tags: Shawn Wright, A.R.T., BR Motorsports
Wright Tallies Sixth at Petaluma C

Wright Tallies Sixth at Petaluma C...

7/10/2011
TRAILER BROKEN INTO AFTER EVENT PETERSEN MEDIA-Saturday night, Lodi, CA resident, Shawn Wright, went to work with the California Civil War Series at the Petaluma Speedway, and charged his Wright Processing machine to a stout sixth place finish in the star-studded event. The night got off to a strong start for Wright, as he timed in his Performance Powdercoating/A S Landscaping/A.R.T. Speed Eqquipment backed entry in with the 15th quickest lap of the 30 cars assembled...more
Petersen Media
  • Petersen Media on Jul 10, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/10/2011
Tags: Shawn Wright, Petaluma Speedway, California Sprint Car Civil War Series
Rough Return to Santa Maria for Gr

Rough Return to Santa Maria for Gr...

7/10/2011
PETERSEN MEDIA: Making his return the track that he captured his first career King of the West race in May, Andy Gregg learned how the other side lived during his return trip to Santa Maria Speedway as a late race crash ended the Placerville, CA driver’s night just eight laps shy of the finish. After a ninth place finish in his heat race, the driver of the 7Industries/Ervin Sales Group/Eagle lined up for the 30-lap feature in the 21st spot. The waving of the green saw...more
Petersen Media
  • Petersen Media on Jul 10, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/10/2011
Tags: Andy Gregg, Santa Maria Speedway, Golden State King of the West Sprints
7Industries Sprinter Heads into An

7Industries Sprinter Heads into An...

7/13/2011
PETERSEN MEDIA: After three weeks of unfortunate luck with the Golden State King of the West Series, Andy Gregg and his Bret Ervin Racing team are hoping lucky stop #13 can be the turning point of their season as the ultra competitive series comes down the home-stretch of the 2011 season. After getting upside down in two of the last three features, Gregg is hoping that the return trip to the Antioch Speedway, where the series kicked the season off, will help get the...more
Petersen Media
  • Petersen Media on Jul 13, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/13/2011
Tags: Andy Gregg, Antioch Speedway, Golden State King of the West Sprints
Westward HO! Stewart Leads ROCKSTA

Westward HO! Stewart Leads ROCKSTA...

7/13/2011
PETERSEN MEDIA: After several weeks off from competing with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour, Shane Stewart and his ROCKSTAR/Makita/Silva Motorsports team head to the West coast for six nights of action at three different tracks kicking off in Washington this weekend. The West coast swing is one Stewart is particularly fond of because in the years prior to him hitting the road on the national scene, him and now car owner, Paul Silva, made their rounds out west driving...more
Petersen Media
  • Petersen Media on Jul 13, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/13/2011
Tags: Shane Stewart, Cottage Grove Speedway, Placerville Speedway
Gregg Grabs Fifth at Antioch

Gregg Grabs Fifth at Antioch

7/17/2011
PETERSEN MEDIA- During the 13th round of Golden State King of the West Series, Placerville, CA driver, Andy Gregg, rebounded from a string of hard luck and tallied a fifth place finish aboard his Bret Ervin Racing/7 Industries/Ott powered sprinter. After a seventh place finish in the dash, Gregg lined his Wheel Vintiques/College Cyclery/Autism Awareness up in the seventh position for the 30-lap feature on a very locked down racing surface. A red called back the initial...more
Petersen Media
  • Petersen Media on Jul 17, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/17/2011
Tags: Andy Gregg, Antioch Speedway, Golden State King of the West Sprints
Wright Roars Back to Petaluma

Wright Roars Back to Petaluma

7/20/2011
PETERSEN MEDIA- For the third time this season Lodi, CA resident, Shawn Wright, will return to the Petaluma Speedway as the famed California Civil War Series returns to the track for their second consecutive night of action. During round no. 9 of Civil War action, Wright charged his Wright Processing Systems/Performance Powder Coat/A S Landscaping entry from his 12th starting spot to a very stout sixth place finish in the hotly contested series. “The car was really...more
Petersen Media
  • Petersen Media on Jul 20, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/20/2011
Tags: Shawn Wright, Petaluma Speedway, California Sprint Car Civil War Series
B-Main Contact Ends Wright’s Night

B-Main Contact Ends Wright’s Night...

7/24/2011
PETERSEN MEDIA: Saturday night during the 10th round of 2011 California Civil War Series at the Petaluma Speedway, Shawn Wright’s night was cut short after contact late in the B-main, while running in a transfer position, ended the Lodi, CA residents night prematurely. During heat race action, Wright was forced high in the first set of turns, and the field strung out with Wright in the 7th spot, on the outside of a transfer spot. After finishing in the seventh spot,...more
Petersen Media
  • Petersen Media on Jul 24, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/24/2011
Tags: Shawn Wright, Petaluma Speedway, California Sprint Car Civil War Series
Shane Picks Off Pair of Top-10’s f

Shane Picks Off Pair of Top-10’s f...

7/24/2011
PETERSEN MEDIA- For over a week, Shane Stewart and his Silva Motorsports team sat in the Pacific Northwest, watching it rain and wash out yet another weekend of events. This weekend the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour shifted to Cottage Grove, OR and Stewart climbed back into the cockpit of his ROCKSTAR/Makita backed sprinter and picked up fifth and seventh place finishes over the weekend. On Friday night, a sixth to second run in his heat race transferred the Lucas Oil...more
Petersen Media
  • Petersen Media on Jul 24, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/24/2011
Tags: Shane Stewart, Cottage Grove Speedway, ASCS National
Gregg Poised for Placerville Retur

Gregg Poised for Placerville Retur...

7/27/2011
PETERSEN MEDIA: After taking last week off and having another break in the KWS schedule, Andy Gregg and his Bret Ervin Racing team are excited to head to their home track, Placerville Speedway, for two nights of exciting racing with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour, as the series invades the speedway for the first time ever. The last time Gregg visited the Placerville Speedway, a brake malfunction on the 7Industries sprinter during heat race action relegated the...more
Petersen Media
  • Petersen Media on Jul 27, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/27/2011
Tags: Andy Gregg, Placerville Speedway, ASCS National
Stewart Guides ROCKSTAR/Makita to

Stewart Guides ROCKSTAR/Makita to...

7/30/2011
PETERSEN MEDIA: Friday night at the Placerville Speedway, Shane Stewart piloted his Silva Motorsports ROCKSTAR/Makita/A.R.T. to a fourth place finish, locking himself into Saturday night’s feature on the tricky slicked off racing surface. By way of winning the second heat race from the pole, Stewart lined his Pro Bilt Construction/Lucas Oil Products/Wesmar powered machine up in the ninth position for the 30-lap contest. With the race getting underway, Stewart was...more
Petersen Media
  • Petersen Media on Jul 30, 2011
  • Article Date: 7/30/2011
Tags: Placerville Speedway, ASCS National, Bret Ervin Racing
Wright looking forward

Wright looking forward

8/6/2011
Late Thursday night the Wright Motorsports team got the Wright Process Systems/ A.R.T./ A D Landscaping Number 99 sprint car fine tuned and loaded up. Laughter and good thoughts were held by all involved. "We have made some adjustments to the car these last two weeks and are expecting to have a good run" Said Shawn Wright. Saturday will be Shawn's first time on California's famous half mile located in Calistoga California but not for his crew of Dennis Wright, Robert...more
Matthew Durica
  • Matthew Durica on Aug 06, 2011
  • Article Date: 8/6/2011
Tags: Shawn Wright, Calistoga Speedway, California Sprint Car Civil War Series
Wright Hold Head High Heading To O

Wright Hold Head High Heading To O...

8/7/2011
Wright and his crew are holding heads high heading into Watsonville this friday night. Most of Shawn's racing season last year was spent at Ocean Speedway with a roller coaster ride. "Some nights were good and some nights were bad" commented Shawn when ask about 2010. After a solid run at Calistoga Speedway starting in the twenty second position and driving his Wright Process Systems, A.R.T. Chassis, 700+ horsepowered 360 to a tenth place finish. The team is hoping the...more
Matthew Durica
  • Matthew Durica on Aug 07, 2011
  • Article Date: 8/7/2011
Tags: Shawn Wright, Ocean Speedway, California Sprint Car Civil War Series
Looking to End The Season Wright!

Looking to End The Season Wright!

10/16/2011
Shawn Wright and the Wright Motorsports #99 team are all regrouped after Fall Nationals. Night one started bad with a bad spark plug in qualifying. Which would put the Wright Process Systems, A.R.T. Chassis, M.D. Motorsports, 700+ horsepower sprint car in the 7th starting position in heat three. When the green dropped Shawn made some awesome moves moving up to 5th going into turn one which would end the heat for him as contact with Kyle Larson would take out the front...more
Matthew Durica
  • Matthew Durica on Oct 16, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/16/2011
Tags: Shawn Wright, Silver Dollar Speedway, A.R.T.
Andy Gregg Geared Up for Trophy Cu

Andy Gregg Geared Up for Trophy Cu...

10/19/2011
PETERSEN MEDIA: After an early race miscue on Saturday night during the King of the West finale, Andy Gregg is eager for the 2011 Trophy Cup as he will look to end the season with an exclamation point. The Trophy Cup is viewed as the biggest race in California as 80-cars are pre registered. Year after year fans are drawn to this event for the ‘fan-friendly’ format that is utilizes. The format is simple. Each time a driver hits the track they are awarded finishing...more
Petersen Media
  • Petersen Media on Oct 19, 2011
  • Article Date: 10/19/2011
Tags: Andy Gregg, Bret Ervin Racing, 7 Industries
Stewart Captures 2nd Lucas Oil ASC

Stewart Captures 2nd Lucas Oil ASC...

11/22/2011
PETERSEN MEDIA- The number one and the sport of racing are synonymous. Every person who straps into a car chases the number one position. Saturday night at the Western World Championships, Shane Stewart captured his second Lucas Oil ASCS Championship in three years by one point. “What a difference two weeks makes,” said Stewart. Last Friday night Stewart and his Silva Motorsports, ROCKSTAR/Makita/A.R.T. team had a comfortable 137 point lead over Johnny Herrera, and...more
Petersen Media
  • Petersen Media on Nov 22, 2011
  • Article Date: 11/22/2011
Tags: Shane Stewart, Arizona Motorplex, ASCS National
BR Motorsports & King Racing Produ

BR Motorsports & King Racing Produ...

3/23/2012
BR Motorsports & King Racing Products partner with KWS to present Fast Time & “Show Maker Award” By Gary Thomas Rio Vista, CA – March 23, 2012…Visalia, California based companies BR Motorsports and King Racing Products are pleased to announce a partnership with the Cancel Oil King of the West Series to present the “Fast Time Award” and the new “Show Maker Award” respectively. For the driver that sets fast time at each Cancen Oil KWS Series presented by Goodyear event,...more
Gary Thomas
  • Gary Thomas on Mar 23, 2012
  • Article Date: 3/23/2012
Tags: NARC King of the West Sprints, BR Motorsports
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