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Live PPV of Winter Heat Sprint Car

Live PPV of Winter Heat Sprint Car...

12/5/2014
Inside Line Promotions – SOMERTON, Ariz. (Dec. 5, 2014) – Looking for the perfect holiday gift for a racing fan? There are only 10 days remaining to capitalize on a Pay-Per-View special of the inaugural Winter Heat Sprint Car Showdown. The 410ci sprint car races – held Jan. 2-3, Jan. 6 and Jan. 9-10 at Cocopah Speedway – will be broadcast live online via SPEED SPORT for only $27.95 per night. However, fans can catch all of the action from the five nights of racing for...more
TRIO OF FORMER CHAMPIONS AIMING FO

TRIO OF FORMER CHAMPIONS AIMING FO...

6/10/2019
BELLEVILLE, ILL. (June 10, 2019) – The star power of POWRi Illinois Speedweek is evident each and every year with headliners swarming from around the world to the “Illini State” for a thrilling five-night stretch. This week’s sixth annual running is no different, featuring the trio of Logan Seavey, Tanner Thorson, and Michael Pickens all chasing a second Speedweek championship, among countless other contenders in the hunt. For Seavey, the Sutter, California native...more
After Early Wreck, Reutzel Charges

After Early Wreck, Reutzel Charges...

1/14/2020
Jacob Seelman photo TULSA, Okla. – If you thought you were “seeing a red blur” during Monday’s Cummins Qualifying Night feature at the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals, don’t worry. You weren’t the only one. Tucker-Boat Motorsports driver Aaron Reutzel, who started third in the 30-lap preliminary feature with a shot to lock himself into Saturday night’s championship finale, roared to the lead on the outside by lap five and appeared to have the fastest car in town. That...more
CHILI BOWL NOTES: Two Drivers Run

CHILI BOWL NOTES: Two Drivers Run...

1/14/2020
Devin Mayo photo TULSA, Okla. – On a night where it seemed that the expected contenders ended up at the front of the field when it counted, two drivers still made early runs through the alphabet at Tulsa Expo Raceway. Both Carson Garrett and Ryan Leavitt came from the second C-main all the way up into Monday’s 30-lap Cummins Qualifying Night feature, passing a myriad of cars and salvaging their hopes for a strong Saturday. Garrett won that C-main, while Leavitt was...more
Kyle Larson Among Tuesday's Chili

Kyle Larson Among Tuesday's Chili...

1/14/2020
Brendon Bauman photo TULSA, Okla. - Kyle Larson, the 2019 Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals runner-up, tops the list of notable names for Tuesday's Warren CAT Qualifying Night at Tulsa Expo Raceway. Larson, who has won all but one of his eight starts since launching his own midget program, will pilot the No. 01 Lucas Oil/iRacing-sponsored King/Toyota as he chases his first Golden Driller following a heartbreaking loss to Christopher Bell last year. The Elk Grove, Calif.,...more
Prelim Win Puts McIntosh On The Mi

Prelim Win Puts McIntosh On The Mi...

1/14/2020
Brendon Bauman photo TULSA, Okla. – Local favorite Cannon McIntosh came into Monday’s Cummins Qualifying Night program just hoping to settle in with Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports and run near the front of the field. By the end of the night, he was submerged in a whirlwind of emotions and celebrating the biggest victory of his young career, a win that left an early mark on the KKM team and inked McIntosh’s name firmly on the midget landscape. McIntosh pulled off...more
Enthusiastic Wise Chasing Chili Bo

Enthusiastic Wise Chasing Chili Bo...

1/15/2020
Jacob Seelman photo TULSA, Okla. – There may not have been anyone happier inside the River Spirit Expo Center on Tuesday during preparations for Warren CAT Qualifying Night at the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals than Zeb Wise. Or at least, if there was someone happier than Wise, you’d have been hard pressed to find them. Wise was wearing an ear-to-ear grin as he suited up to tackle his second attempt at the Chili Bowl, in part because he’s making his debut for Keith...more
Larson Is Unbeatable In Tuesday Ch

Larson Is Unbeatable In Tuesday Ch...

1/15/2020
Brendon Bauman photo TULSA, Okla. — Kyle Larson added yet another notch to his sterling midget résumé with his third-straight victory on Warren CAT Qualifying Night Tuesday during the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals. Larson led from wire to wire in the 30-lapper, notching his sixth career Chili Bowl preliminary win while fending off a spirited run by Jonathan Beason in the closing third of the feature. The Elk Grove, Calif., native and NASCAR Cup Series star was...more
The Bell Tolls In Chili Bowl Race

The Bell Tolls In Chili Bowl Race...

1/15/2020
Brendon Bauman photo TULSA, Okla. — After several years of near-misses and close calls, Christopher Bell finally checked a win in the Vacuworx Invitational Race of Champions off his to-do list at Tulsa Expo Raceway Tuesday night. Bell started seventh, but roared through the field to third by the halfway point and was able to capitalize on a lap-11 restart, blasting past polesitter and race-long leader Sam Hafertepe Jr. in the third turn. From there, Bell absolutely set...more
California Micro Sprint Ace Impres

California Micro Sprint Ace Impres...

1/15/2020
TULSA, Okla. – California micro sprint ace T.J. Smith came into the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals knowing that he was in the best position of his career to open some eyes in the midget world. He did just that during Warren CAT Qualifying Night on Tuesday, putting together a consistent – and fairly flashy – performance that sets him up well to race his way into the 55-lap finale on Saturday. Smith raced among the usual contenders all night long with his Mitch...more
TBM & Welch Rally During Chili Bow

TBM & Welch Rally During Chili Bow...

1/15/2020
Brendon Bauman photo TULSA, Okla. – His week may not have started in the best place, but Dillon Welch put on an impressive run through the field Tuesday night that proved his Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals is far from over. After not being happy with his car’s handling in Monday’s practice round, Welch, team owner Chad Boat and his Tucker-Boat Motorsports crew went to work trying to adjust on the No. 81 Spike-Toyota to try and give the NBC and MRN broadcaster something...more
Five-Time Winner Swindell Leading

Five-Time Winner Swindell Leading...

1/15/2020
Adam Mollenkopf photo TULSA, Okla. – Sammy Swindell, the all-time leading winner in Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals history with five victories, headlines the entry list for Wednesday’s Hard Rock Casino Qualifying Night at Tulsa Expo Raceway. Swindell, whose five Chili Bowl wins have come for five different car owners, will look to add a record-extending sixth triumph to his resume in the No. 1 John Christner Trucking Spike/Stanton SR-11 entry. Two-time Chili Bowl...more
CHILI BOWL NOTES: Misfortune Finds

CHILI BOWL NOTES: Misfortune Finds...

1/15/2020
Brendon Bauman photo TULSA, Okla. – While Kyle Larson and Jonathan Beason celebrated the feat of locking into the championship finale during Warren CAT Qualifying Night on Tuesday, others weren’t as fortunate. In fact, several contenders ran into hard luck that has set them well back in the alphabet for the remainder of Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals week, leaving them with a lot of work still to do. The most notable name to hit problems in Tuesday’s 30-lap preliminary...more
Newman Embarking On Maiden Chili B

Newman Embarking On Maiden Chili B...

1/15/2020
Jacob Seelman photo TULSA, Okla. – Ryan Newman’s return to dirt midget racing at the Gateway Dirt Nationals last month didn’t go as planned, but he’s hoping to exorcise those bad memories with a strong run during the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals. Newman will take the track during Wednesday’s Hard Rock Casino Qualifying Night program, wheeling the No. 6n Aggressive Hydraulics/Coca-Cola Spike-Stanton SR11x for Clauson-Marshall Racing. The NASCAR Cup Series star and...more
Sponsor Pulls Faccinto From 34th C

Sponsor Pulls Faccinto From 34th C...

1/15/2020
Brendon Bauman photo TULSA, Okla. – The No. 08 Tulsa Sod & Mulch Spike-Toyota of Michael Faccinto has been withdrawn from the 34th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals after a third-place finish in his preliminary feature. The decision to withdraw Faccinto was made following his post-race interview Tuesday night, where he made a derogatory comment on the Racinboys pay-per-view broadcast. Faccinto’s primary sponsor for the Chili Bowl Nationals, Tulsa Sod & Mulch,...more
Make It Five Chili Bowl Prelim Win

Make It Five Chili Bowl Prelim Win...

1/16/2020
Devin Mayo photo TULSA, Okla. — Rico Abreu continued his Wednesday night dominance at the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals with his fifth win in the last six years during Hard Rock Casino Qualifying Night. Abreu started outside the front row in the 30-lap main event and stalked early leader Brad Sweet for the first third of the race, before engaging in a slide-job war with the reigning World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series champion for three straight laps prior to...more
Fun Factor Key For Ferrucci In Fir

Fun Factor Key For Ferrucci In Fir...

1/16/2020
Devin Mayo photo TULSA, Okla. – NTT IndyCar Series young gun Santino Ferrucci may not have been anywhere near the A-main during Wednesday’s preliminary program for the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals, but he was having a blast all the same. Ferrucci, whose deal to run the Chili Bowl with support from David Byrd made plenty of waves coming into the week, piloted the Jody Rosenboom-owned No. 18s Boss-Fontana in his maiden attempt at the Super Bowl of Midget Racing on Hard...more
Bell Ringing In Thursday Chili Bow

Bell Ringing In Thursday Chili Bow...

1/16/2020
Frank Smith photo TULSA, Okla. – Three-time defending Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals winner Christopher Bell will seek his fifth consecutive Thursday preliminary victory during John Christner Trucking Qualifying Night at Tulsa Expo Raceway. Bell, a past NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series champion who will debut in the NASCAR Cup Series next month for Leavine Family Racing, will wheel the No. 84x iRacing.com Spike/Toyota for Tucker-Boat Motorsports. The team change for...more
Good Chili Bowl Fortune Helps Cope

Good Chili Bowl Fortune Helps Cope...

1/16/2020
Brendon Bauman photo TULSA, Okla. – It’s said in many circles that it takes a fast race car and a little bit of luck to be successful during the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals. That statement was no truer for anyone than Matt Wood Racing’s Colby Copeland on Wednesday night, as he parlayed a miraculous moment of good fortune into an A-main lock-in for the finale. Copeland appeared to be dead in the water with 13 to go, when third-running Ronnie Gardner spun directly...more
CHILI BOWL NOTES: Highs & Lows For

CHILI BOWL NOTES: Highs & Lows For...

1/16/2020
Adam Mollenkopf photo TULSA, Okla. – Tuesday night, Cory Elliott was in the throes of jubilation, after watching teammate T.J. Smith race his way to a top-six preliminary night finish at the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals. By Wednesday evening, however, the 19-year-old Californian was buried in a pit of dejection – a spectacular flip and subsequent crashed race car ruling him out of the remainder of the week. Elliott started fifth in the seventh heat race for Hard Rock...more
Bell's Pursuit Of Chili Bowl Histo

Bell's Pursuit Of Chili Bowl Histo...

1/16/2020
Frank Smith photo TULSA, Okla. – Christopher Bell’s pursuit of history at the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals begins Thursday night, when he’ll take to the track for John Christner Trucking Qualifying Night at Tulsa Expo Raceway. Bell is chasing his fourth-straight Chili Bowl victory, which would tie him for the most consecutive wins in event history with driver-turned-owner Kevin Swindell if he can seal the deal on Saturday night. It’s something that Bell has thought...more
Passion Keeps Allgaier Coming Back

Passion Keeps Allgaier Coming Back...

1/17/2020
Brendon Bauman photo TULSA, Okla. – After nearly a week of waiting, Justin Allgaier will finally hit the dirt at Tulsa Expo Raceway Friday night during Vacuworx Qualifying Night for the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals. The NASCAR Xfinity Series star is one of 72 drivers scheduled to compete in the final preliminary program before the championship features take center stage on Saturday, and it’s a day he’s been waiting for ever since last year’s Chili Bowl ended. He has...more
Kofoid Earns Praise From Bell Afte

Kofoid Earns Praise From Bell Afte...

1/17/2020
Brendon Bauman photo TULSA, Okla. – Christopher Bell may have won Thursday’s John Christner Trucking Qualifying Night feature at the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals, but the arguable star of the show was Buddy Kofoid. Fittingly enough, Bell knew it – and pointed it out – after the celebration was over Thursday night. Making his Chili Bowl debut with Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports, Kofoid accrued enough passing points to line up second for the 30-lap headliner,...more
No. 1 Seed In Chili Bowl Pole Dash

No. 1 Seed In Chili Bowl Pole Dash...

1/18/2020
Devin Mayo photo TULSA, Okla. – Just moments after winning Friday’s Vacuworx Qualifying Night feature at Tulsa Expo Raceway, Tanner Thorson pulled the No. 1 seed for the #DoItForGrady Chili Bowl Nationals Pole Dash. Thorson, who won to become one of the top-five seeds in the special event that will set the first five rows of the starting grid of Saturday night’s 55-lap finale, was the last driver to pull a pill Friday night. That pill ended up being the best one in the...more
It's Tanner Thorson In Tulsa Wild

It's Tanner Thorson In Tulsa Wild...

1/18/2020
Frank Smith photo TULSA, Okla. — Tanner Thorson won the wildest main event of the week at Tulsa Expo Raceway during Friday’s Vacuworx Qualifying Night program, giving Hayward Motorsports a night to remember. Thorson topped an absolute slider-fest, which featured six lead changes and four different leaders, to take his first Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals preliminary night victory in a thrilling run to the finish. While he led for the first time right at the halfway...more
Lynch Gunning For Rich Vogler Hard

Lynch Gunning For Rich Vogler Hard...

1/18/2020
Jacob Seelman photo TULSA, Okla. – With a fresh car, a fresh engine and a whole lot of gusto in the tank, Brayton Lynch hopes to make a run through the alphabet soup on Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals championship day. Lynch, the grandson of Chili Bowl-winning car owner Rusty Kunz, was leading his heat race earlier in the week when he had a motor let go on him under the hood of his primary No. 1k midget. That buried him about as deep as one can be buried for Saturday’s...more
POWRi Enters Broadcast & Marketing

POWRi Enters Broadcast & Marketing...

1/18/2020
Mark Coffman photo POWRi fans, competitors and sponsors will benefit from expanded, easy to access live and on-demand events, as well as increased editorial and news coverage MOORESVILLE, N.C. — SPEED SPORT announced it has entered into an exclusive three-year agreement to provide production, broadcast and marketing services for Performance Open Wheel Racing, Inc., known as “POWRi.” Beginning when the Lucas Oil POWRi Midget League launched in 2005, POWRi now sanctions...more
5th Annual USCS Winter Heat mini-s

5th Annual USCS Winter Heat mini-s...

1/5/2022
For immediate release 5th Annual USCS Winter Heat mini-series events to be LIVE Streamed on Dirt 2Media Atlanta, GA - January 4, 2022 - The United Sprint Car Series is proud to announce their innovative marketing and broadcast partnership with Dirt2Media to bring LIVE streamed coverage of the twelve-race 5th Annual USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour “Winter Heat” Series presented by Engler Machine & Tool via the Dirt2Media network for the 2022 version. The USCS /Dirt2Media...more
The 2022 Front Row Challenge Fanta

The 2022 Front Row Challenge Fanta...

8/5/2022
MyRacePass is pleased to announce The 2022 Front Row Challenge Fantasy Championship presented by SPEED SPORT on the MyRacePass app. The top overall winner of the August 8th championship will receive a MyRacePass prize pack that includes three (3) free MRP Fantasy Racing shirts, two (2) free years of the MRP-All Access plan on the MyRacePass app, and one (1) MyRacePass hat. ? To be eligible for the top prize in the Front Row Challenge Fantasy Championship presented by...more
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