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We are proud to welcome you to the all new Pit Stop USA, The Online Motorsports Superstore. A full year of development went into the new Pit Stop USA online store, and we are confident that you will not find a better source for circle track racing parts, safety equipment and supplies anywhere. We feature over 40,000 racing products from over 400 of the top brands in motorsports all at our low everyday prices. The all new Pit Stop USA features include tech tips, racetrack locater, event calendars, racing news and much more. Enjoy test driving the all new Pit Stop USA. Check the news link often for new product announcements, racing results, technical articles and much more.

In addition to the all new Simpson SA2010 Helmet Lineup, there are several new Simpson Racing Suits and Gloves for the 2011 season. December 7, 2010 - Simpson Race Products recently introduced their all new Snell SA2010 helmet lineup and again raises the bar for outstanding safety innovation and product improvements for the 2011 season. The new Simpson Snell SA2010 helmet lineup features improved helmet fit, improved shield fit, a newly designed shield pivot system and a new shield latch that opens easily.  All in all, the Simpson SA2010 auto racing helmet lineup offers much more than an update to meet the more exacting requirements of the Snell SA2010 standards.  Top to bottom the new Simpson helmet lineup offers significant safety and feature improvements that will be welcomed by racers in all forms of motorsport.   The Snell SA2010 standards required utilizing graduated head form drop...

New Braunfels, TX, December 7, 2010 Simpson Performance Products, the industry dominant brand in racing safety for more than 50 years and Safety Solutions, Inc., backed by 18 years of restraint engineering knowledge have joined forces. United by the common mission of making the sport of racing safer, the acquisition of Safety Solutions gives Simpson Performance Products a broader racing safety portfolio and enhances opportunities for future growth and development within the industry. Trevor Ashline, President of Safety Solutions commented, “I am excited about the growth and opportunities that are ahead. I look forward to working with the Simpson team, pooling our resources and experience to continue bringing innovative safety technology and product choice to the sport of racing. Safety Solutions’ customers will continue to be able to get the same great product technology they are accustomed to, and more." “Simpson has worked closely with...

  IMIS 2010 saw dramatic growth in both exhibitors and attendees. We came away from our visit to the International Motorsports Industry Show in Indianapolis very impressed; especially considering this was only the second year.  It is apparent that the IMIS is rapidly becoming the show of choice, especially for the circle track racing community. With racing superstar Tony Stewart leading the way, IMIS 2010 showed impressive growth over last year with 579 exhibitors, covering double the 2009 floor space and thousands more attendees. The slogan Indy is Racing ™ was prominently displayed everywhere from the new Indianapolis International Airport, to every venue in downtown Indianapolis. The show included a major focus on racing safety with including the inaugural IMIS Youth Safety Conference. The IMIS Safety & Technical Conference featured several of...

The 2010 PRI Show drew big crowds PRI 2011 returns December 1-3, 2011 to the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.  The 2010 Performance Racing Industry Trade Show attracted 39,000 racing industry buyers and racing retailers from all 50 states, as well as over 60 countries. The PRI Trade Show also attracts race engine builders, WDs, chassis builders, motorsport engineers, professional race teams and more. Attendees shopped the latest product lines of more than 1,000 companies displaying in 3000 booths and represented all genres of motorsport—stock car, sprint car, drag racing, dirt late models, off-road, modifieds, road racing, open wheel, and more.  PRI 2010 attendees shopped for the latest products from 1,000 companies displaying in 3000 booths   “The PRI Trade Show remains the busiest professional race marketplace in the United States, and the world. It remains the...

There are basically two types of auto racing suits: single-layer and multi-layer. In addition, you have one or two piece auto racing suits. We recommend that drivers wear one-piece suits, and crewmen can choose from from either type depending upon their responsibities. While racing suits are most commonly identified by their SFI or FIA ratings, the TPP rating is the best measure of a particular racing suits protection level.  TPP ratings are an indication of how long a suit will protect you before you would incur a second degree burn. The TPP rating is divided in half to determine the number of seconds until the human tissue reaches a second-degree burn. For example, if a particular fabric has a TPP rating of 35, it takes 17.5 seconds until a second-degree burn occurs in a flashover situation. The TPP rating is calculated from a mathematical formula that relates the heat transferred through the garment material to the amount of energy that would be required...

Glenn Luckett Jan.17.2011 Salem, IN – PitStopUSA.com has agreed to continue its sponsorship of the CRA Super Series for the upcoming 2011 race season. This will be the tenth season in a row that PitStopUSA.com has been a sponsor with the series. PitStopUSA.com will award each race winner, third place and fifth place finishers at each event with the CRA Super Series and the CRA Southern Six-Pack Tour with Product Certificates. In addition, PitStopUSA.com will award the 2011 CRA Super Series Champion, the 2011 CRA Southern Six-Pack Tour Champion, the 2011 Perfect Circle Racecars Rookie of the Year, and the third and fifth place finishers in final CRA Super Series points with Year End Product Certificates.  “We are very proud of our association with the CRA Super Series for the past nine years,” remarked PitStopUSA.com President Ed Coughenour.  “We have always been impressed by the level of competition in the CRA Super Series and look...

by Chris McWilliams on February 9, 2011 Kenny “The Hermanator” Wallace enjoyed a long and successful career in NASCAR that included 9 wins and 157 top-tens in the Nationwide Series but his win at East Bay Raceway Park in his open wheel modified on Friday may have topped them all in his book. The win was Wallace’s long-awaited first win on at East Bay Raceway Park and he had plenty to say about it afterwards. “When I was a kid growing up in St. Louis, I used to read about the guys that run here and I always wanted to accomplish a convincing win on dirt. This is just my sixth year of dirt track racing and I have been watching all the fun Kenny Schrader has doing this. I decided to get this Impressive Race Car chassis and have some of that fun, too,” Kenny told the crowd as he struck every possible victory pose with his trophy as the photographers captured every moment. For more information on East Bay Raceway Park’s Winternationals visit...

by Bobby Kimbrough on February 14, 2011 Don O’Neal’s contact with John Lobb just over halfway through the 50 lap main event left “the Real Deal” with a flat tire and a lot of ground to make up. Showing some “Real Deal” racing, O’Neal re-started from the back and worked his way into fourth when the flat tire syndrome hit when two of the top contenders experienced flats on lap 46. Austin Hibbard hit the backstretch wall while leading the race when his tire went down, and Josh Richards lost a right rear at the same time. When Shane Clanton and Bub McCool pulled into the pits under yellow, O’Neal found himself back in the lead. With less than a handful of laps left, O’Neal took the green and held the lead for the win with Bloomquist taking second, Jonathan Davenport, Ryan Urzicker and Josh Richards rounded out the top five. For more information on Ocala Speedway ‘s “Battle Between the Coasts”, see the...

By Bill Sullivan, GGRT Media Relations     Ty Dillon returns to the Golden Gate Racing Team #31 in Phoenix next week – Photo by Pat Brandon AVONDALE, AZ  (2-17-11) – The San Francisco based Golden Gate Racing Team is proud to announce the return of North Carolina's Ty Dillon to its competitive team for the opening of the 2011 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West season next week. Dillon will strap into the seat of GGRT-RCR #31 Chevrolet at the Phoenix International Raceway on February 24 th for the 3 Amigos Organic Blanco 100 "We are really excited to have Ty Dillon back with our team for the opening race in Phoenix," said Patricia Offenbach, owner of the #31 that will carry the lead sponsorship of Bay Bio Diesel and the Golden Gate Meat Company in conjunction with Richard Childress Racing and the Hill Meat Company completing the package. "In the last race of the season Ty drove us to a great second place finish and we are looking...

by Chris McWilliams on February 17, 2011 Kyle Larson After His ASCS Win at Kings Speedway (Image Credit: Paul Trevino) California young gun Kyle Larson just picked up the Lucas Oil ASCS win on Saturday at Kings Speedway in Hanford, California.  There he bested a field of the best 360 Winged Sprint Car drivers in the country including Shane Stewart and Tim Kaeding.  Larson will now make his first run at a national championship in 2011 as the 18 year old from Elk Grove will contest the entire Mopar USAC Midget National Series for Toyota Racing Development sponsored Keith Kunz Motorsports.  The Columbus, Indiana based team will join together with the 2010 winged 410 sprint car King of California champion for their first race at the midget portion of the Copper on Dirt at USA Raceway Park in Tucson, Arizona on February 18 and 19. For more information and news on Kyle Larson please visit www.kylelarsonracing.net . The Keith Kunz...

by Chris McWilliams on February 17, 2011 Series Promoter Chris Kearns has announced an addition to the 2011 USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car Schedule. On October 8th, the traditional 360 sprints will compete at Tulare’s Groppetti Automotive Thunderbowl Raceway. The winged ASCS Southern California Sprints, IMCA Modifieds, and IMCA Stocks are also featured that night.  The addition brings the schedule to eighteen events, including the non-point Cotton Classic at Scott Woodhouse’s Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway in Hanford on October 15th. For more information on the USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car Series check out their website at  westcoastsprintcars.com . 2010 Series Champ Craig Stidham (Image Credit: CaliforniaOnDirt.com) The USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Cars will kickoff their season at Hanford on Friday, March 18th. The following night, March 19th, the group will battle at Tulare’s lightning fast clay oval. As previously...

by John Gibson on February 17, 2011 (image credit: DIRTcarNationals.com) Tuesday’s night of competition at the 2011 DIRTcar Nationals saw Don O’neal make a incredible last lap charge from third place to steal the win from Jimmy Mars on the final turn. However Wednesday night Jimmy Mars got his revenge capturing the checkered flag and the $7,000 winner’s check. “Last night we gave one up on the restart (with three laps remaining), so I was sure hoping we wouldn’t have another one (late in the race),” said Mars. “But the car was just stuck like suction cups out there. I’m telling you, this thing was unbelievable.” For more information on the remaining schedule of the 2011 DIRTcar Nationals visit www.DIRTcarNationals.com Mars would take the lead from Jason Feger on Lap 16 and never look back. Rounding out the top 5 would be Jason Feger, Scott Bloomquist, Josh Richards, and Jonathan Davenport. Full results...

by Stephanie Odom on March 4, 2011 Steve Kinser would take home the victory on Thursday night, and Saldana (not shown here) would capture his first victory of 2011 with a win Wednesday night. (image credit woosprint.com) Joey Saldana held off former series champion Jason Meyers and Donny Schatz Wednesday night for his first victory in World of Outlaws Sprint Car action this season at Las Vegas Motor Speedway’s Dirt Track. Not only was it Saldana’s first win of the new season, it was also his first victory with new crew chief Kale Kahne and sponsor Red Bull. Saldana started the feature event outside second row with teammate Cody Darrah inside. In front of them was pole sitter Terry McCarl and outside pole sitter and four time champion Donny Schatz. Joey Saldana in victory lane Wednesday night at Las Vegas Motor Speedway's Dirt Track. Action will resume tonight. (Photo by Marc Sanchez) When the green flag dropped it was Darrah who...