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by John Gibson on February 25, 2011 Last week the season kicked off for the 2011 United States Modified Touring Series, Ryan Gustin won the opener over Jason Hughes. 72 cars were in attendance for the opener at Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown Texas. Just before the event the USMTS announced their new point fund purse that would reward the USMTS National Champion with a $20k payday. “We are extremely excited and proud to announce that our overall points funds for 2011 will nearly double that of last year’s amount,” said USMTS President Todd Staley. “First and foremost, this would not be possible without the tremendous support that the fans and sponsors have shown for the series and the talented drivers and crewmembers that fill the pits.” For more information on the USMTS visit them on the web at USMTS.com Ryan Gustin took home the checkered flag at the 2011 season opener. (Image credit: Mike Roth) Drivers will compete in...

by Chris McWilliams on February 26, 2011 Darrell Lanigan in Action (Image Credit: Barry Lenhart) Darrell Lanigan missed out on the 2010 World of Outlaws Late Model title by a slim margin of four points and now he faces a tough time in 2011 as he seeks to regain the title in the series that crowned him their 2008 champion.  Lanigan was plagued by health issues that caused the 40-year-old late model veteran to miss the 2011 season opener on Thursday, February 17 th at the 40th DIRTcar Nationals by University of Northwestern Ohio at Volusia Speedway Park. As a result Lanigan found himself in an immediate points hole that he knows will be a challenge to overcome. For more information on Darrell Lanigan fans can check out his website at www.laniganautosports.com and for more on the World of Outlaws Late Model series check out http://woolms.com . Lanigan had showed up in Volusia on February 14 th with his new hauler but was forced to leave the track by...

by Chris McWilliams on February 28, 2011 Nic Faas (Image Credit: John's Racing Photos) Nic Faas, the 21-year-old sprint car phenom from Huntington Beach, California has found a new ride for the 2011 season with the Alexander Racing Team.  Faas will also receive help from Ken Goecke at Scott Sales Company and plans to make a run at the USAC/CRA Sprint Car Championship. Faas will have some big shoes to fill as he takes over the ride which has been driven by “The Cowboy” Tony Jones.  Jones is the son of Hall of Fame driver Bubby Jones and joined the team in 2006 and found success quickly as he won the USAC/CRA title the next year in 2007.  Tony scored twenty main event victories in the #4 “Silver Bullet”, including two USAC National preliminaries at the Perris Oval Nationals. Other drivers who include “Super” Rickie Gaunt, Mike Kirby, and “The Kruser” Cory Kruseman have also won features in the...

by Stephanie Odom on February 28, 2011 The Western All Stars created a new revolution of Late Model racing on the West Coast years ago. With the series changing promoters multiple times it eventually came to an end and was absent for the 2010 season. However, for 2011 DIRTcar will be making it’s return to the West Coast along with the Western All Star DIRTcar Late Model Series.  The series will make it’s first appearance for 2011 on April 16th at Antioch Speedway. They are scheduled to run fifteen races throughout California and Nevada with a two day finale at Chowchilla Speedway. Official Release: Western All Star DIRTcar Late Model Series set to make a Big Bang Everything’s bigger in the West, and that will be apparent from the very beginning of the Western All Star DIRTcar Late Model Series. Actually, legendary will be the operative word during the first two weekends of the season with renowned racer turned promoter John...

by Stephanie Odom on March 1, 2011 Tommy Weder Jr. set the pace Sunday afternoon for the USRA Modified Winter Meltdown at Southern New Mexico Speedway. Fifty laps was the distance with $20,000 on the line. Weder won the first night of competition aboard his No. 02 machine and was runner up the second night. Aside he was Tommy Myer who took the lead when the green flag dropped. With Myer in control, Weder battled with Jason Krohn for the second place position door to door gaining ground on Myer. Myer controlled the bottom with Weder and Krohn working above him. While the three battled back and forth, they left the top of the track open for Terry Phillips who moved his No. 75 GRT Chassis into a second place position passing Krohn and Myer. Phillips eventually hunted down Weder and began to pull away. The rest was history from there. Phillips moved through lapped traffic flawlessly and went uncontested for the win. The battle behind him was heated however with...

by Chris McWilliams on March 2, 2011 The UFo “Chiller Thriller” on March 26 at Mercer Raceway Park will kick off the 2011 Super Late Model special event season for the region.  The UFo Super Late Models will compete for an increased payoff of $3,000 to win, $300 to start and $150 guaranteed tow money.  This will be the first event of the 23-race UFo 2011 tour, with over $450,000 in real cash payoffs.  This race will not only be the first race on the 2011 UFo tour, it will also be the first major Super Late Model event in the entire PA-OH-NY-WV 4-state region.  With most every other area tracks not yet in operation for the season, a strong field of UFo Super Late Models is expected as well as the other divisions.  As Mercer features Super Late Models on a limited basis, the 3/8 mile will serve as the perfect neutral arena for the opening round of the UFo invasion.  The UFo “Chiller Thriller” will be the 1st high-power...

by Chris McWilliams on March 2, 2011 Tony Sewart (Image Credit: Nick Laham) Later this year NASCAR star and dirt track legend Tony Stewart will swap rides with 2008 Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton.  “Smoke” is no stranger to Indy cars as he was the 1996 Indy Racing League Rookie of the Year, 1997 Indy Racing League Points Champion, and has competed in five Indy 500’s with one pole and a best finish of 5 th .  This announcement comes on the heals of the IZOD IndyCar Series posting a whopping $5,000,000 to any driver who can come in and beat the IndyCar regulars at their 2011 series finale at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.  This huge payday has sent rumors swirling that drivers like Tony Stewart, Juan Pablo Montoya, and A.J. Allmendinger may show up in Las Vegas to take a shot at the win.   Lewis Hamilton (Image Credit: Paul Gilham) Stewart’s car swapping exhibition with Lewis Hamilton is being put on my...

By Bill Sullivan/ Sullivan Images Media PENNGROVE, CA 6-18-11 ) –  After surviving a crash filled “Wild Winged Wednesday” in round five at Placerville Speedway, Penngrove sprint car driver Alissa Geving and her Chicko Motorsports race team are locked and loaded and ready to continue their quest towards the 2011 Civil War Sprint Car Series Championship this Saturday in the mountain town of Quincy. The event is round six of the 14 race series and takes place at the scenic American Valley Speedway.             “It’s always a pleasure to go up and race at Quincy,” said Geving. “It’s really unique track and we only get to get there once a year so I’m looking forward to it again. We’ve done pretty well there in the past.”             Entering the sixth round of the...

By Bill Sullivan on Aug 28, 2011 PETALUMA, CA (8-23-11) – There’s an age old saying in the sport of racing; “the race isn’t over until the final checkered flag waves.” However, Penngrove’s Alissa Geving has always been what you call an overachiever since she was a young child. Therefore, in this case the race for the 2011 Petaluma Speedway sprint car championship is over long before the final checkered flag will wave. Yes, Geving has garnered her third home track championship nearly one month before the season is even completed. “When we decided what our plans were this season I set a goal for myself to win a third Petaluma Speedway Championship,” said Geving. “I remained focused on that goal all season long and we accomplished it with one event still left on the season schedule. I’m really happy about this one. Petaluma Speedway has been a part of my family forever. My grandfather won here, then my Dad won here...

     HOLLY, Mich. – A robust field of more than 30 entries is taking shape for the TruFuel  “Xtreme Speed Classic,” set for Saturday, Oct. 1 on the famed high banks of Bristol Motor Speedway. The inaugural event will feature the powerful winged sprint cars sanctioned by the BioBased.US Xtreme Sprint Series.             Open wheel racing legend Dave Steele will return to the cockpit for Bristol, joining a host of racers from around the U.S. who will take on a strong contingent of Must See Racing Xtreme Sprint Series regulars. Among the XSS top-10 in series points who have filed entries include Canadian Ryan Litt, JoJo Helberg of California, Jason Cox of Illinois; Aaron Pierce and Hank Lower from Indiana; Michigan’s Jeff Bloom, Jason Blonde, and Kyle Flint; and Ohio’s Jimmy McCune.             Other official entries...

JoJo Helberg has played the videos, watched the television coverage and heard the stories. Thursday morning, the wide-eyed 21-year-old native of Santa Rosa , Calif. , finally experienced the high banks of Bristol Motor Speedway in person. Helberg was one of three drivers from the Must See Racing Xtreme Sprint Series participating in a tire test in preparation for the Oct. 1 TruFuel “Xtreme Speed Classic” at BMS. On March 20, sprint car driver Jason Blonde created a stir across the motorsports world with a flawless lap of 144.871 mph at 13.245 seconds during at a BMS event dubbed World’s Fastest Half-Mile Speed Trials. Sammy Swindell established the old track record at 138.442 in 13.860 seconds during the 2000 World of Outlaws event on dirt. Before rain washed out the afternoon schedule Thursday, speeds were approaching 140 mph. And Helberg was enjoying minute of it. “I’ve always wanted to race at this place,” Helberg...

Larson led all 30 laps in the Tom Knowles Memorial on the fast, high-banked 3/8 th -mile track, but Loyet ran less than a foot behind him for most it. On the 24 th lap, Loyet got his Spike-Esslinger nearly side-by-side with Larson’s Toyota-powered and –sponsored Bullet on the inside exiting Turn Two, but wasn’t able to complete the pass. On the next lap, Loyet was halfway alongside Larson on the outside in the same place when a caution came out.   “I could hear him coming, but I didn’t know he was there until he showed his nose off Turn Two,” Larson said. “He was definitely faster than we were. I had been trying to save my tires and I had to get up on the wheel.”   Loyet had started next to Larson on the front row. Larson, on the outside, took the lead on the start in Turn One.   “That was pretty much the race when Larson got out front at the start,” Loyet said. “We had...

By Gary Thomas Rio Vista, CA – December 22, 2011…Often times in racing there can be unique stories everywhere you look and during the 2011 season, East Coast native Eli Deshaies certainly filled that role with the Golden State King of the West 410 Sprint Car Series. Originally from North Kingstown, Rhode Island, Deshaies first came to California for work related reasons in 2004, but just recently entered into the venture of racing in the Golden State. Even more compelling about Deshaies is the fact that he drives the 2008 National Sprint Car Hall of Fame giveaway car. “We had a really enjoyable year with the King of the West Series and there are a lot of great people that we race with,” said Deshaies. “At the start of the year I was a little nervous if I made the right choice, but as the season went on I got more and more comfortable and everyone made me feel as if I were at home.” Some of Deshaies best moments came during the...

Keeping pace with the burgeoning popularity of open wheel racing, Pit Stop USA has completed our latest 2012 Sprint Car / Open Wheel Catalog. Many new open wheel related product lines have been added, enlarging this latest catalog to 280 pages, all in full color. With the popularity of open wheel racing is growing stronger every season, from junior sprints to all out 410 sprinters, whether winged or non-winged, asphalt or dirt, our 2012 Sprint Car / Open Wheel Catalog offers a complete selection of the highly specialized components needed to build an open wheel race car and keep it competitive. Using the new Pit Stop USA Sprint Car / Open Wheel Catalog, racers have, at their fingertips, just about everything needed to build a winning open wheel racer.

 

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL  (2-24-12) –  Starting his second full season in the NASCAR Nationwide Series with a strong new team and title sponsor, Florida native Blake Koch returned to his home state in successful fashion Saturday afternoon in the season opening  Drive4COPD 300  at the famed Daytona International Speedway. In his first event behind the wheel of the Rick Ware Racing #41  Rise Up and Register  Ford Mustang, Koch concluded his weekend with a 17th place finish on one of the tour's most intimidating tracks.                 "It's so exciting for me to come to Daytona and have a strong finish like this," said Koch. "This is a really great team and I am blessed to be part of it for 2012. This is a great way to start the season. Both of the RWR cars were fast and it's awesome to give Rise Up and Register a top 20 finish in our first NASCAR Nationwide race together."...

By Gary Thomas Rio Vista, CA – March 6, 2012…The upcoming season is shaping up to be a great one for the Cancen Oil King of the West Sprint Car Series presented by Goodyear and we are pleased to announce that PitStopUSA.com will return as the hard charger sponsor once again. In April of 2000, Pit Stop USA became one of the first companies ever to open a circle track online store. Since that time the company has grown very rapidly and 2012 is looking to be another great year for the Petaluma, California based company. Pit Stop USA has become a leading retailer of circle track parts and accessories and currently offers over 40,000 parts and accessories from over 400 manufacturers. Pit Stop USA’s goal is provide a one-stop shopping environment featuring the widest assortment of circle track racing products available at low everyday prices. “We are excited to partner with the KWS Series again this year as a sponsor of the...

Cancen Oil King of the West Sprint Car Series presented by Goodyear Notes & Pertinent Info Silver Dollar Speedway – Saturday May 5 “Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial” What: The 22 nd annual Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial is on tap this Saturday for the Cancen Oil KWS Series presented by Goodyear at Chico’s Silver Dollar Speedway. The event is always one of the biggest each season and packs special awards and extra money on the line all night. The evening will be capped with a 40-lap main event that will pay a minimum of $3,500 with the added money kicked in from Butler Built Performance. Dave and Diane Durica have once again collected lap money for the night. Each lap of the A-main and Last Chance Qualifier will pay $100 to be distributed among the top three each lap. The leader of the lap gets $50, second $30 and third $20. Sponsoring the heat races for the 10th consecutive season will be the fan group known as Hoserville. Each heat race...

Campbell Wins Wild 7 Up 100   Toledo, OH (April 29, 2012) - On a cool day at Toledo Speedway the sun shined bright and the ARCA/CRA Super Series drivers put on a wild show that featured hard racing up front with Brian Campbell and Johnny VanDoorn racing for the lead for over 80 laps for the 7 Up 100. Behind them things were more traumatic with numerous cautions and a red flag for a ten car pileup that ended with a driver on his top on the 89th lap, with no one injured.   VanDoorn was the fastest in practice nearly eclipsing his own track record of 15.437 seconds by turning a lap of 15.446. Brian Campbell in a glimpse of what was to come was a close second, setting up a battle that was to rage between the friends all day to be the fastest on the track.   Campbell set a new track record to take the EDCO Welding Fast Qualifier Award with a lap of 15.370 seconds, Chad Finley was second at 15.646 seconds with VanDoorn third, Eddie Van...

Rollag Captures First California Civil War Series Victory At Petaluma Speedway APRIL 28, 2012 - PETALUMA, CA: Pit Stop USA Sprint Car Series regular Brett Rollag had the packed house on the edge of their seats as he drove to a convincing Civil War Series Victory on the lightning fast 3/8 mile Petaluma Speedway Saturday night. In addition to the victory Rollag comes away from Saturday night's action as the new point leader in the Pit Stop USA Sprint Car Series at Petaluma Speedway. Elk Grove’s Kyle Hirst was in hot pursuit waiting for any kind of mistake to snatch the first career Civil War Series victory away but in the end Rollag did a masterful job working lapped traffic to secure the victory. Richard Bailey finished third followed by Justin Sanders, Stephen Allard, Chase Johnson, Sean Becker, Colby Wiesz, and Greg DeCaires. The race ended a lap early when defending Civil War Champion Andy Forsberg hit the turn four wall when a pitman arm broke and left the...

Kemenah Dodges the Carnage to Claim Victory at Eldora The Ohio native picks up his first World of Outlaws win since 2009   ROSSBURG, Ohio - May 4, 2012 - There had to be a full moon hiding behind the incoming storm Friday night at Eldora Speedway. A variety of issues plagued drivers running in the top five and a wild crash eliminated four competitors in the top 10 with seven laps remaining on Night 1 of the Outlaw Thunder presented by Goodyear. It all worked in favor of Ohio native Chad Kemenah, who survived the melee to record his first World of Outlaws victory since 2009. "We got lucky there," he said after an emotional appearance in Victory Lane. "You don't want to win like that, but we've given some away so I'm not complaining. A win is a win and they pay the same. "When you're this close to home it makes it that much better. It's only an hour and a half to home, so this is kinda like home to me." As lightning loomed in the...

World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Returns to Hagerstown The Maryland track hosts Round 2 of the Kasey Kahne Challenge on Sunday, May 20   HAGERSTOWN, Md. - May 8, 2012 - There is one driver in particular who has his sight set on the upcoming Ollie's Bargain Outlet presents the Kasey Kahne Challenge brought to you by O'Neill Race Gear event. Cody Darrah, who drives for the NASCAR star, grew up watching races at Hagerstown Speedway - site for Round 2 of the Kasey Kahne Challenge on Sunday, May 20, with the World of Outlaws. "Hagerstown is pretty special to me and to our family," Darrah said. "Ever since I was little, we'd go there and watch my uncle on the late model side. I grew up with a different background, not too much in sprint cars, but in late models. That's a track that I've got to stand on the frontstretch with my uncle and also with Kasey two years ago. So it's a pretty special race track to me and I'm pretty excited to go there with...

Geoff Ensign Scores First Pit Stop USA Sprint Car Series Victory MAY 5, 2012 - PETALUMA, CA: Defending USAC Western Classic Sprint Car Series Champion Geoff Ensign mastered a unusually dry slick 3/8 mile Petaluma Speedway to capture his first ever winged sprint car victory on Saturday night. Ensign, who has 4 career non-winged sprint car feature wins, made the best of the opportunity to climb aboard Brett Lay’s number 24B Maxim in the Pit Stop USA Sprint Car Series. Ensign, the 22 year old Sebastopol, California driver, started on the pole and led the 18 car field flag-to-flag with Sacramento’s Billy Butler hot on his rear bumper throughout the feature. “I knew the only place on the track with any bite, was the bottom,” commented Ensign. Ensign was tenacious in protecting the bottom groove throughout the race keeping the hard charging Butler at bay. There was a spectacular battle going on behind the top two finishers with Bradley Terrell...

Tulsa, OK (May 7, 2012) - Affectionately known as “Hammer Hill” I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Arkansas is set to host the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by MAVTV this Friday May 11th and Saturday May 12th. This weekend’s double-header marks rounds ten and eleven in the 2012 championship hunt which took a dramatic turn coming out of competition at the Salina Highbanks and Riverside International Speedway two weeks ago. Taking the points lead after his second national tour win of 2012 at the Salina Highbanks Speedway, Oklahoma native Wayne Johnson was able to stretch his advantage from three to thirty markers over Jason Johnson after the MVT 41 was forced to use his second provisional of the season when a failed ignition switch in his qualifying heat put Johnson deep in a B-Feature. Continuing a season of unmatched consistency, Wayne Johnson’s Missile Motorsports 77x has yet to finish outside the top five; even holding onto a fifth place finish at...

Cody Morris, Tulsa, Oklahoma (5-7-2012) - The non winged stars of the ASCS Canyon Region will showcase their third event in as many weeks this Saturday, May 12th at Apache Junction’s Arizona Speedway Buckeye, Arizona’s Chargin’ Charles Davis Jr. is off to an excellent start chasing his third career ASCS Canyon Region title following season crowns in 2008 and 2009. Davis has propelled the Massey Motorsports no. 50 into victory lane in three of four early contests. Davis nabbed season opening honors at Canyon Speedway Park, as well as inaugural ASCS Canyon events at Arizona Speedway and Yuma’s Cocopah Speedway. Davis’ earned inaugural Canyon bragging rights at Arizona Speedway in electrifying fashion, streaking past fellow Canyon veteran RJ Johnson on the last lap to nab the first ever ASCS Canyon competition held at Apache Junction’s high banked 3/8 mile oval. Phoenix, Arizona’s RJ Johnson enters the Arizona Speedway...

Joe Stornetta continued his winning streak Saturday MAY 12, 2012 - PETALUMA, CA: Joe Stornetta looked a lot more like a seasoned veteran than a 17-year-old driver as he captured his third straight Pit Stop USA Wingless Sprint Car Series victory Saturday night at Petaluma Speedway. The Napa, California teenager drove to his most convincing victory yet against a very competitive field and increased his point lead in the process.   Stornetta led the first two circuits before surrendering the lead to Bill Cornwell on lap 3 then fell to fourth when the hard charging Bradley Terrell began his impressive march to the front. Terrell, making his first start of the season in the Pit Stop USA Wingless Sprint Cars, grabbed the lead from Cornwell on lap 6 and looked to be the car to beat until a mechanical failure sidelined him on lap 10 handing the lead back to Cornwell.   Geoff Ensign, Terry Schank Jr. and Stornetta battled behind Cornwell who...

Cody Morris, Tulsa, Oklahoma (5-14-2012) - Following a three week layoff, the 2012 Griffith Truck & Equipment ASCS Gulf South Region fires continues the campaign this weekend with a Saturday night outing at Battleground Speedway. It will be only the fourth ASCS Gulf South visit to the high banked 3/8 mile oval, but the second American Sprint Car Series visit to the Highlands, Texas based venue following the inaugural Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour presented by MavTV visit to Battleground Speedway on Aprlil 14th. Danbury, Texas native and reigning Griffith Truck & Equipment ASCS Gulf South Region champion Ray Allen Kulhanek has maintained a strong effort in his title defense. Thru eight events of Gulf South action, Kulhanek has been kept out of victory lane, but consistent finishes have Kulhanek at the top of the early season point standings. On the strength of a pair of top five runs at the end of March and three consecutive top ten finishes, Kulhanek leads...

MAY 19, 2012 - PETALUMA, CA: Stockton's Trevor Schmid came up with the right combination to break Joe Stornetta's three race winning streak to capture his first ever main event win in the Pit Stop USA Sprint Car Series Saturday night at Petaluma Speedway. Schmid started out the evening on a high note by setting fast time for the sixteen car wingless sprint car field. After starting in the sixth position, Schmid quickly found himself in second position only three laps into the race. A great battle raged for several laps with Zack Lynskey surrendering the lead to Schmid on lap 8. Klint Simpson and Joe Stornetta both found their way to the front before the two got together coming out of turn 4 and sending both drivers to the rear of the field handing the lead back to Schmid on lap 16. Schmid set the pace for the final 11 laps while Stornetta stormed all the way from the back to finish second. Sparky Howard methodically gained positions from his 12th starting position to third...

Winchester, IN - May 20, 2012 - The inagural ' Xtreme Speed Challenge ' was a heated affair both on and off the track. With temperatures in the high 80's, a good crowd was on hand to witness the TRUFUEL Must See Racing Xtreme Sprint Series and BIOBASED.US Must See Racing Super Modified Series. The Supermodifieds were making their first appearance at Winchester in nearly twenty-two years. Mexico, New York driver, Michael Barnes lead the way in MSRSMS time trials with a lp of 14.027 seconds to capture the $1000 bonus courtesy of BIOBASED.US. Kyle Edwards used a front row starting spot to grab the lead and led the majority of the 30-lap event. Quick qualifier Michael Barnes,who had been on top of the speed charts all weekened,saw his race come to and end when his race came to an end when he made contact with Larry Lehnert on the backstretch early in the race. Paller began his charge to the front and was all over race leader Edwards. Paller made the pass on Edwads just as...

PLACERVILLE, CA (5-19-12) - Defending three time Placerville Speedway track champion Andy Forsberg of Auburn lived up to his Mr. Excitement likeness Saturday night during the fifth Red Hawk Casino-Hoosier Racing Tires-Coors Light championship points race of the Fast and Furious Championship racing series at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds Forsberg lead flag to flag to post his second season victory and shared in celebration with Pure Stock winner Matt Tilford and Ken Micheli of Live Oak, who won the the Late Model feature race. In the sprint car feature, the 25-lap event started off with fast qualifier CJ Humphreys on the pole position until Forsberg powered out of his second place starting spot to take the lead in the first and second turn. Once in front, Forsberg distanced himself and when undaunted for the entire race while the battle for second place heated up with several drivers challenging Humphreys. While Forsberg played in...

By Ken de la Bastide (May 24, 2012) – It has been 52 years since a driver from California has started from the pole position for the Pay Less Little 500, but Tony Hunt accomplished the feat on Thursday at Anderson Speedway. Fifteen drivers locked themselves into the starting field for the 64th running of the annual classic at Anderson Speedway. With clear skies and warmer temperatures than a year ago, no one got close to the record time set in 2011 by Muncie’s Aaron Pierce. Hunt turned the four-laps in 45.013-seconds with a fast single lap of 11.207-seconds. A.J. Shepherd from California won the pole position in 1960. Hunt didn’t realize he was the second driver from California to earn the pole position, but did know no driver from that state has won the Pay Less Little 500. “We didn’t expect to get the pole,” Hunt said. “The practice speeds didn’t indicate that at all. I made some changes and tweaked the car a...

PETALUMA, CA – MARCH 29, 2012: Andy Forsberg had a very successful Memorial Day weekend aboard the Pit Stop USA sponsored F&F Racing X1.  Saturday night at Marysville CA for a California Civil War Series race.  Forsberg was 8th quick out of 39 cars, finished 3rd in his heat race and would line up 6th in the A main event.  At the start of the race Andy quickly made his moves and by lap 10 was battling for the lead with Colby Wiesz.  As Forsberg and Wiesz battled the 3rd place car of Kyle Hirst moved into the mix and the three front runners were changing positions lap after lap moving through lapped traffic at the same time.  Hirst would eventually prevail at the checkered flag over Forsberg with third going to Steven Tiner.  The race was one of the most exciting races of the year.        Sunday May 27th the California Civil War Series in action at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, California.  Forsberg...

Geoff Ensign Captures Second Straight Pit Stop USA Sprint Car Series Victory   JUNE 2, 2012 – PETALUMA, CA:  On a breezy June evening that found the Petaluma Speedway 3/8 mile adobe oval tacky and fast, Geoff Ensign captured his second straight Pit Stop USA Sprint Car Series victory Saturday night. The first 9 laps of the feature were some of the most exciting in recent memory as Ensign, Billy Butler and Bradley Terrell fought hard for the top spot.  After several laps of two and three wide racing with Butler leading, Terrell stormed to the front and looked like he had the car to beat until he came to a stop in turn two on lap number 10 handing the lead to back to Butler. Ensign continued to pressure Butler for the lead, and then managed a pass on Lap 12.  Ensign worked lapped traffic perfectly while a lightning fast Dave Lindt Jr. climbed from the seventh-starting position to third then passed Butler on Lap 19.  Ensign, whose first...

JoJo Helberg pilots Pit Stop USA sponsored #7 to Auto Value Super Sprint feature at Kalamazoo Speedway

Kalamazoo, MI — (June 2, 2012) — JoJo Helberg won the Auto Value Super Sprint feature Saturday night at Kalamazoo Speedway. Jason Cox Troy DeCaire, Bill Tyler, and Ryan Litt rounded out the top five. 

Cody Morris, Tulsa, Oklahoma (6-4-2012) The Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star Region prepares for their annual trip west of the I-35 corridor this coming weekend (Michael Jackson photo / Thriller Photography). Entering into only their fourth season of competition since their 2009 inception, the Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star Region will make their fourth ever visit to Boyd Raceway’s racy, semi-banked ¼ mile oval on Friday night. Saturday night the Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star pilots head further west for an Abilene Speedway outing that will mark just the second ASCS event at Abilene and conclude a weekend of winged ASCS racing on semi-banked ¼ mile bullrings. The western-most events of a 2012 Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star schedule slated for 14 nights of action, Saturday night’s weekend finale will mark the halfway point of the Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star campaign. Reigning Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star Region champion and Glenpool, Oklahoma resident Matt...

Cody Morris, Tulsa, Oklahoma (6-4-2012) - In their sixth season of competition under the ASCS banner, the wingless sprint car stars of the ASCS Canyon Region enter un-chartered waters this coming weekend as a pair of border tracks receive their inaugural dosage of the thrilling non winged ASCS Canyon Region (Terry Shaw photo / TKA Photography). The Canyon competitors will mark a first of many statistical varieties Friday night at El Paso Speedway Park. Friday night’s weekend opener will feature the first ASCS event at the El Paso, Texas semi-banked 3/8 mile oval. It will also mark the inaugural wingless ASCS Canyon Region venture into the Lone Star State. The Canyon combatants then shift 70 miles northwest for their first ever race at Las Cruces, New Mexico’s Southern New Mexico Speedway. Having hosted several Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour events in the past few seasons, Saturday night’s ASCS Canyon Region event will showcase the first ASCS Regional...

Tulsa, Oklahoma (June 4, 2012) Working on completing the first fifth of the 2012 lineup, a week off after the Steve King Memorial will find the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV back at the track for the 28th running of the Eagle Nationals at the world’s fastest third mile; Eagle Raceway just east of Lincoln, Nebraska. Presented by TBJ Promotions for the third year, event promoter Tony Bruce Jr. holds Eagle Raceway in high regards, “Eagle is probably one of the coolest places we get to go to. The fans are great and very appreciative to have such a great facility.” Featuring a $3,000 winner’s purse on June 8th and a $5,000 check on June 9th, the Eagle Nationals stands as one of the most respected open wheel events in the mid-west and for local favorite and reigning champion, Jack Dover, the Eagle Nationals bears even greater meaning.  “It’s awesome being this close to home and having your local crowd...

Cody Morris, Apache Junction, Arizona (6-2-2012) - The only non-winged sprint car studs of the American Sprint Car Series, the ASCS Canyon Region, made their way to Apache Junction’s Arizona Speedway for the third time of the 2012 season (Terry Shaw Photo / TKA Photography). Tucson, Arizona’s Ronnie Clark took advantage of good fortune late in the 30 lap main event to take his first ASCS Canyon Region win of the season aboard the RCM no. 6. Polesitter Brian Hosford took immediate command of a main event that went absolutely sideways in the latter half of the 30 lapper. With the 3/8 mile oval taking rubber in the beginning stages, a high speed battlefield ensued until a lap 18 caution for the first blown tire began to betray the reality of the rubber down racing surface. A two time ASCS Canyon Region champion and Canyon point leader entering Saturday night’s solo outing at ET-Motopark’s Arizona Speedway, Charles Davis Jr. was the first victim...

Cody Morris, Mesquite, Texas (6-2-2012) - The American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region and Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star Regions collided for the second round of the Inaugural Red River Rumble Saturday night at Devils Bowl Speedway (Michael Jackson Photo / Thriller Photography). Located in Mesquite, Texas; the famed ½ mile oval delivered their second installment of Sooner vs. Lone Star action following a May 19th Rumble won by defending Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star Region champion Matt Covington. A Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour veteran and nearby Forney, Texas native Travis Rilat took command sixteen circuits into the 25 lap affair to snare his first ASCS victory of the season aboard the Shark powered ShopTheBoss.com no. 29 XXX. The most recent ASCS Sooner Region winner in Lawton Speedway action and a former 2001 ASCS Sooner titlist, Danny Jennings maintained an early lead with Mustang, Oklahoma’s Andy Shouse closing in fast. A lap seven red flag for a...

Andy Forsberg gets third Placerville points race victory in Pit Stop USA sponsored F&F Racing x1

JUNE 2, 2012: Three time and defending Placerville Speedway track champion Andy Forsberg got his third feature win of the season at Placerville Speedway Saturday night driving the Pit Stop USA sponsored F&F Racing #X1 sprint car. Forsberg started on the pole and led flag-to-flag surviving a late race challenge from sixth place starter Kyle Hirst.

Contact: Shawn Miller World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series PR 704-467-7803 | smiller@dirtcar.com   Kinser Finds Victory Lane in World of Outlaws Return to Kokomo The Indiana native picks up his first win of the season at the Kasey Kahne Challenge   KOKOMO, Ind. - June 5, 2012 - A fired-up Kraig Kinser reveled on the infield stage as confetti showered his celebration. Kinser snapped a 39-race winless streak with the World of Outlaws in impressive fashion on Tuesday at Kokomo Speedway in the third round of the Kasey Kahne Challenge. He led all but the first lap to secure his 12 th career Outlaws win in front of a near capacity crowd. As meaningful as it was to get the monkey off his back, the Indiana native was just as enthused to find his way to Victory Lane at a track that has historic significance to his family. "I love running in my home state of Indiana," he said. "This track has a lot of history with my family, so...

Eagle, Nebraska (June 9, 2012) After making it back to back wins with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV on night one of the Eagle Nationals, Brady Bacon took his streak to three in a row with the weekend sweep of the Hinchman Racewear Eagle Nationals; putting the No. 99 within five markers of the series points lead.  “I couldn’t have asked for a more perfect race track” commented Bacon in victory lane. “The bottom was really good but it was also really hard to run but if you could hit it just right you could get all kinds of drive.” Drawing the outside of the front row, Bacon would battle wheel to wheel with Jack Dover before the red for the No. 6 of Ricky Stenhouse Jr. brought the field to a stop with one lap in the books. Getting the jump on the restart, the Certified Transmission No. 53 of Jack Dover pulled to a sizable lead as the race approached slower traffic. Pulling to back bumper of Dover, the...

Cody Morris, Abilene, Texas (6-9-2012) - Following a Friday night rainout at Boyd Raceway, the Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star Region salvaged the planned weekend double with a Saturday night stand at Abilene Speedway. The only penned event at Abilene’s ¼ mle bullring, Kolt Walker was all over it from the drop of the green. Walker blasted the field in a wire to wire effort, leading all 25 main event laps to snare is first Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star Region victory of the 2012 season. The Kermit, Texas native had company in defending Lone Star Champ and current Lone Star leader Matt Covington, but the Print Place / Kolt Walker Racing no. 45k had the affair in order, never receiving immediately challenge in the 25 lap Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star Region feature event. Covington settled for a runner up finish that enhanced his Lone Star point lead as the series’ nears the halfway point of the season. El Paso’s John Carney II earned show position honors...

Cody Morris, Las Cruces, New Mexico (6-9-2012) - On the heels of his first Canyon score one night earlier in inaugural ASCS action at El Paso Speedway Park, Phoenix, Arizona’s Rickey Hood repeated the effort to sweep the double dose of non winged ASCS Canyon Region action along the I-10 corridor. Hood’s Saturday night score at the inaugural ASCS Canyon event at Las Cruces, New Mexico’s Southern New Mexico Speedway made the accomplished veteran only the second racer to capture more than one Canyon win through 10 events this season. Hood took the score following a hell of a 30 lap battle with current Canyon point leader and former two time Canyon champ Charles Davis Jr. Starting fourth in the initial starting lineup of the main event, Davis powered to an early lead and fought off assaults from Hood, Jeff Swindell, and Josh Hodges. Swindell had briefly taken the point at the halfway mark only to have Davis sneak back by. Swindell made another move on...

Geoff Ensign Gets 3-Peat in Pit Stop USA Sprint Car Series Versus Joe Hunt Magnetos Shootout Series PETALUMA, CA – JUNE 9, 2012: Geoff Ensign made it three straight sprint car wins at Petaluma Speedway, this time in the Pit Stop USA Wingle ... ss Sprint Car Series against the top drivers from the traveling Joe Hunt Magnetos Wingless Shootout Series.  The 22 year-old Sebastopol, California driver has been on a roll at the 3/8 mile adobe oval in recent weeks showing he can get it done with or without a wing. Ensign piloted the beautifully prepared #5V VanLare Steering Repair Maxim to a flawless performance leading all 25 laps on his way to victory lane on the smooth and dry-slick race track. Joe Hunt Magnetos Wingless Shootout Series point leader Terry Schank Jr. mounted a late race challenge after getting by Scott Hall on lap 17, but Ensign was not to be denied his third straight Pit Stop USA Sprint Car Series victory.  The final 18 laps were run under...

Cody Morris, Peoria, Arizona (6-16-2012) - The ASCS Southwest Region fired into action with their sixth showing of the 2012 season and first since the beginning of April (Terry Shaw Photo / TKA Photography). Saturday’s one night stand marked the second Southwest visit to Peoria, Arizona’s Canyon Speedway Park this season, with a solo outing in October being a prelude to the Western World Southwest finale at CSP. Lance Norick led the field to the start of the 25 lap main event, with the only caution of the event negating that start as five time and reigning Southwest champion Rick Ziehl spun to a stop in turn one. With the Southwest champ and point leader relegated to the tail of the field, Norick settled into the lead until Phoenix native Billy Chester battled past at the halfway point of the 25 lap affair. Chester led the field with five rounds left and as hometown favorite Dalten Gabbard began to make his move for the top spot. Just weeks...

Second Chico win puts defending champ Forsberg in series point lead By Bill Sullivan/ Civil War Sprint Car Series       CHICO, CA (6-14-12) - The Hoosier Racing Tires Civil War Sprint Car Series rolled into action last weekend with two big nights of racing at two different tracks at the far north end of the state. Friday night, the traveling campaign for winged 360 sprint cars rolled into Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico for the second consecutive visit there and in the end saw a repeat winner as defending six time champion Andy Forsberg of Auburn took home the hardware. For Forsberg, Friday's victory came with a heavy heart as the race paid tribute to a fallen colleague, David Tarter who was tragically killed one week earlier while inflating a tire in the pit area at Silver Dollar Speedway. Like everyone on Saturday night, Forsberg dedicated his evening to Tarter and paid tribute to his family in the form of victory at the popular...

Cancen Oil KWS Series presented by Goodyear kicks off “Road to Dirt Cup” this Friday & Saturday at Silver Dollar Speedway & Southern Oregon Speedway By Gary Thomas Rio Vista, CA – June 6, 2012…Always one of the most anticipated weekend’s of the season is set for this Friday and Saturday as the Cancen Oil KWS Series presented by Goodyear fires off the “Road to Dirt Cup” at Chico’s Silver Dollar Speedway on Friday and Medford’s Southern Oregon Speedway on Saturday. The opener on Friday will be the 10 th race of the season for the series and the second time KWS has competed at the famed quarter-mile bullring. The first appearance of the year at Silver Dollar Speedway produced some great racing and is expected to be just as good this time around. Saturday’s event at the Southern Oregon Speedway is also expected to be a big night at a track that has become a fun stop each season. Former winners of...

Bryan Hulbert - Chatham, Louisiana (June 18, 2012) Jumping to the lead from the word go, the Racediecast.com/MVT No. 41 of Jason Johnson took his fourth win of the 2012 season at the high banked quarter mile Jones Motor Speedway in Chatham, Louisiana. “I tell you the Stenhouse Jr. Racing team is doing an excellent job. It’s a lot of fun when you got a race track like that where you can run top and bottom and I tell you lapped traffic there at the end was hairy” commented Johnson on the front straight-a-way. “I didn’t know where to go anymore. I didn’t know if I should be around the top or not. I didn’t want to leave the bottom open for a slide job but it just worked out in the end. Thank goodness.” Getting the advantage over fellow front row starter Danny Wood after the initial start was called back, Johnson dashed to a straight-a-way advantage; leaving the Oil Medics No. 77x of Wayne Johnson and the Fatheadz Eye Heads No....

Bryan Hulbert - Murfreesboro, Arkansas (June 19, 2012) Lapped traffic was Brady Bacon’s savior, enabling the Fatheadz Eyewear/XXX Chassis No. 99 to capture his fourth win of the 2012 season and become the fourth different winner with the Lucas Oil ASCS Sizzlin’ Summer Speedweek. Drawing the outside of the second row, Bacon dashed to the inside line on the start to take over third. Pursuing Danny Lasoski for the runner up spot as Loyet showed the way, the No. 99 stayed tucked to the inside line with slower traffic starting to intertwine with the front of the field. Taking the runner up spot away from the Engler Machine/Wolf Weld Chassis No. 1m of Lasoski on lap thirteen, Bacon would begin his pursuit of the Vacuworx International No. 05 of Brad Loyet. Watching the lanes of slower traffic, Bacon waited as Loyet was forced off the bottom of the speedway. With the lead in sight, Bacon shot under Loyet on lap sixteen. Dropping Loyet to second the fight...

Bryan Hulbert - Lawton, Oklahoma (June 20, 2012) Taking his fourth win of the 2012 season, Oklahoma City’s Wayne Johnson utilized patience and lapped traffic to sneak by Seth Bergman in the final third of the night’s thirty lap affair. Drawing out the fourth starting spot, Johnson settled into third with the P.P.M./Eagle No. 23 of Seth Bergman beating out the Penske No. 1 of Sean McClelland for the top spot before the caution waved with four laps completed for the spun No. 99 of Brady Bacon. Retaking the green, lap five would provide another caution as Dale Wester and Andy Shouse came together, ultimately sending both machines pit side. Going back to the last fully completed lap, the race resumed with twenty five laps to run and Seth Bergman continuing the show the way. Taking over the runner up spot for a moment, the Vacuworx No. 05 of Brad Loyet would try for the lead but to no avail as Wayne Johnson took over the runner up spot. Holding a sizable...

Bryan Hulbert - Salina, Oklahoma (June 22, 2012) Jason Johnson was in the right place at the right time as the Law Office of Richard Strunks No. 41 sailed to his fifth Lucas Oil ASCS presented by MAVTV triumph of the 2012 season. Drawing the pole of the night’s thirty lap feature event, Johnson would settle into second entering turn one as Johnny Herrera wheeled his MVT/Maxim No. 45x into the race lead before action was stopped for an accident on lap two after Brady Bacon spun in the middle of turns one and two; collecting the Lucas Oil No. 29 of Brandon Hahn. Back underway, Johnson would go for the lead on the restart but Herrera would power back to the inside line and begin to pull away with Wayne Johnson and tenth starting Brian Brown closing in. Utilizing a caution on lap four, the Casey’s General Store No. 21 of Brian Brown would take away the show position while Jason Johnson worked on taking the lead. Going for another slide job on Herrera,...

Antioch Speedway on tap this Saturday for the Cancen Oil KWS Series presented by Goodyear – Hall of Famer’s to collide once again as Allard sits atop points By Gary Thomas Antioch, CA – June 20, 2012…Two-time Golden State 410 champion Jonathan Allard of Chico, California will lead the Cancen Oil KWS Series presented by Goodyear into the always entertaining Antioch Speedway on Saturday night, for what will be the 12th round of action in the 2012 season. Allard is currently in his eighth season driving for Oakhurst, CA based car owners’ Morrie & Katie Williams and has raced to three victories so far this year at the helm of the familiar No. 0 sprinter. The five-time “Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial” winner comes into the weekend holding a 23-point advantage at the top of the standings. The season-opener for the Cancen Oil King of the West Sprints was held at Antioch Speedway on April 7 and Allard drove to a runner up...

Contact: Shawn Miller World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series PR 704-467-7803 | smiller@dirtcar.com   Kinser Victorious on Night 1 of the Boot Hill Showdown ‘The King’ picks up career Outlaws win No. 573 at Dodge City Raceway Park   DODGE CITY, Kan. - June 22, 2012 - The spin seemed like it was in slow motion. Polesitter Jason Sides, who led the first 12 laps on a gusty Night 1 of the Boot Hill Showdown on Friday at Dodge City Raceway Park, looped it in turn one just prior to the midway point. As Sides kept his car under power, Steve Kinser dodged the melee to capture the lead and eventually the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series victory, which was career No. 573. "I was pretty sure we were going to drive by him," said a grinning Kinser, who also won the first-ever Outlaws event at Dodge City Raceway Park in 2004. "He did get a little sideways. It made it a little bit easier." For Sides, it was the latest...

Cody Morris, McCool Junction, Nebraska (6-22-2012) - Two time and defending ASCS Midwest champion Jack Dover has found his groove (IBRacin/Brad Brown photo). The Springfield, Nebraska native snared his second consecutive Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest Region victory at Junction Motor Speedway in McCool Junction, Nebraska. Starting eighth in the initial lineup, Dover powered up to the second spot while embroiled in a sensational four car battle with Ryan Roberts, Trevor Grossenbacher, and North Dakota native Lee Grosz. Grosz began the 25 lap main event with the early lead before Don Droud Jr. shot by for the lap 3 lead. Droud set the pace throughout the event, with Dover at times reaching the leader only to suffer the same complications with lapped traffic as the leader. Droud circled Junction’s 3/8 mile oval with nearly a straightaway advantage when disaster struck as the rear end gave out with three laps remaining. Dover assumed command and rode...

Cody Morris, Beaumont, Texas (6-22-2012) - The Griffith Truck & Equipment ASCS Gulf South Region opened a two day weekend with a night one stand at the Golden Triangle Raceway Park in Beaumont, Texas that marked the halfway point of the 26 race ASCS Gulf South campaign (Craig Johnson Photo). Three time and defending Gulf South champ Ray Allen Kulhanek is playing on all chords of familiar success. The Conroe, Texas native raced to his second Gulf South victory of the season and increased his point lead to a sizeable 114 points over fellow Gulf South champ Brandon Berryman. Tommy Bryant led the field to the initial green of the 25 lap main event and held on to that spot until Kulhanek blasted by upon a lap three restart of the events’ first caution. A pair of red flags slowed the blistering pace as Logan Bledsoe’s discovery of a sizeable hole in turn one led to a hard end over end flip for the young Richmond, Texas native. Bruce Crockett joined...

Bryan Hulbert - Wheatland, Missouri (June 23, 2012) Cody Baker represented the Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior Region well Saturday night at the Diamond of Dirt Tracks, taking his first Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series feature victory. Starting third for the night’s thirty lap A-Feature at the Lucas Oil Speedway, the XXX/Hall Performance No. 38 shot into the runner up spot on the start with pole sitter Josh Fisher taking the lead.  Slowing for a caution on lap two, Fisher would pull the field on the restart only to see the yellow displayed again on lap four. Taking off to a half-straight advantage, the No. 86x of Fisher would give up the lead on lap nine after slipping off the inside groove. With all four tires in the rubber, Baker would take over the lead while Fisher worked to hold off the Legends BBQ No. 50z of Zach Chappell. With tires becoming less and less effective, Fisher would drop to fourth as Chappell raced by with the FVP/Casey’s...

Cody Morris, Baytown, Texas (6-23-2012) - In front of an estimated 8,000 race fans, the Griffith Truck & Equipment ASCS Gulf South Region delivered a classic at Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, Texas (Craig Johnson Photo). After scoring the first ASCS victory of his young career nearly 8 weeks ago, Michael McNeil led the 24 car field to the start of the 30 lap main event, a spot the Killeen, Texas native held until Missouri City native Brandon Berryman shot by on the 12th circuit. Berryman’s lead was short lived as his power plant erupted in smoke on the 17th lap. Clute, Texas’ Aaron Reutzel assumed command and a thriller developed in the final laps as Reutzel fought hard to defend against a Ray Allen Kulhanek charge. The fight for the $3,000 winner’s share seemed between Reutzel and Kulhanek as the two continued their showdown on the 28th lap. However, Channin Tankersley had other plans. In the fifth spot with two laps remaining,...

Bryan Hulbert - Tulsa, Oklahoma (June 26, 2012) After Mother Nature cut short the 2012 season’s first visit to I-30 Speedway in May, the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV is set to return to Little Rock, Arkansas this Friday June 29th and Saturday June 30th. Representing rounds twenty-three and twenty-four in the $60,000 championship hunt, this weekend’s competition at I-30 Speedway also marks the fifty-seventh and fifty-eighth time since 1993 that the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV has graced the Little Rock quarter mile.  Finishing outside the top ten for the first time this past Saturday at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri, Lucas Oil ASCS point’s leader Wayne Johnson has precious little breathing room as the City Vending/Oil Medics No. 77x has only a twelve point advantage over Jason Johnson. Finishing an average of three positions apart in almost every race contested this...

By Gary Thomas Placerville, CA – June 30, 2012…Going into this past weekend California racing legend Brent Kaeding hadn’t won a Golden State or King of the West 410 Sprint Car Series event since July of 2009, which was the longest dry spell he’d experienced in his entire 30-plus year career. The man simply known as “BK” had been knocking on the door this season and at the Placerville Speedway on Saturday night, the moment everyone had been waiting for finally came. Starting from 13th in the feature the Campbell, CA veteran methodically carved his way forward and took the lead on lap 20 from Kyle Hirst, before holding him off to claim a thrilling victory in front of a huge crowd on hand. “This is pretty great to come out here and finally get another win for this team,” said a pumped up Kaeding in victory lane. “We finally got the monkey off our back and hopefully this will lead to more wins. We’ve been good...

Bryan Hulbert - Little Rock, Arkansas (June 29, 2012) Fortune shined on Tony Bruce Jr. at I-30 Speedway as the Oil Medics/Pro Auto No. 18 wired the field after the redraw put the Liberal, Kansas driver on the pole of the preliminary night’s twenty-five lap feature event. “Everything came together tonight” commented a content Tony Bruce Jr. just moments before a heat soaked engine forced a coolant hose to rupture on the front straight-a-way. “We’ll get that fixed and see what we can do tomorrow” Getting the jump into the lead, Bruce would pull to a comfortable advantage. Batting into the runner up spot on the opening laps, Jason Johnson would position his MVT/Roush Yates Ford No. 41 on the high side of the quarter-mile oval to being gaining on Tony Bruce Jr. Slowing for the spun No. 23b of Brian Bell on lap eleven, Bruce would again begin to pull away as Johnson had to contend with the No. 26m of Marshall Skinner. Fight into...

Bryan Hulbert - Sapulpa, Oklahoma (June 29, 2012) Sean McClelland took his second with of the season with the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region; topping Friday night’s action at Creek Count Speedway. After chasing early leader Kyle Clark, the Lawton Auto Parts No. 1 of McClelland slid into the race lead on the fourteenth circuit. Joe Wood Jr. would take runner up honors after utilizing a restart with five laps to go with Matt Covington racing from eighth to round out the podium. Robert Sellers raced to fourth with Danny Smith rounding out the top five. Kyle Clark, Brian McClelland, Jamie Passmore, Blake Hahn, and Ken Walker completed the top ten. American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region Creek County Speedway June 29, 2012 Car Count: 28 Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 5-Joe Bob Lee; 2. 5$-Danny Smith; 3. 65L-Nicholas Lucito; 4. 87-Brian McClelland; 5. 27x-Jesse Frazier; 6. 77-Colton Brewer; 7. 7-Michelle Decker Heat 2 (8...

Mike Strevel - Mt. Pleasant, MI (June 29, 2012) On a hot, humid evening in Mt Pleasant Michigan, Cloverdale, Ohio driver Jared Horstman took the victory in the only appearance this season at the fast 3/8 mile oval. Renegade Racing Fuels and Miles Petroleum Group presented the action at the northern Michigan oval and the great crowd was not disappointed, a total of 28 cars checked into the pits. Horstman started in fourth position for the twenty five lap main event. A total of two yellow flags slowed the action, however the feature winner was able to capture his second Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt Presented by ARP of the season in dominating fashion by taking the lead on lap two and holding the lead the rest of the 25 lap feature distance. The feature winning driver stated: “I have to thank my Dad and my hard working crew; we are really on to something right now and hope that it continues”. The top five finishers following Horstman were Dustin...

Bryan Hulbert - Little Rock, Arkansas (June 30, 2012) Drawing the pole of the night’s thirty lap non-stop feature event, the MVT/Roush Yates Ford No. 41 of Jason Johnson captured his sixth victory of the 2012 season with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV at I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Arkansas. “I wasn’t sure who was lapped cars out there. I didn’t know if I was in first or third” commented an excited yet exhausted Jason Johnson. “I just couldn’t get to the bottom all weekend so I just kept hammering the top and when I seen G’Dub [Gary Wright] on the bottom and I knew he wasn’t a lapped car. To cross the line in front of Gary Wright in Little Rock, Arkansas that’s pretty good.” Getting the lead from the drop of the green, Johnson would pull to a ten car length advantage over third starting Wayne Johnson. Catching the tail end of the field inside the first six laps, the...

Bryan Hulbert - Peoria, Arizona (June 30, 2012) The 2nd annual Summer Sizzle at Peoria, Arizona’s Canyon Speedway Park lived up to its name in more ways than one. With afternoon temperatures in excess of 110 degrees Fahrenheit, thirty-one drivers checked -in to do battle with the ASCS Canyon Region. Taking the early lead, front row starter Charles Davis Jr. would find himself tangled in the first of the three cautions during the feature event. Swapping the led between Shon Deskins and eighth starting Mike Bonneau, it was Bonneau who crossed the stripe ahead of tenth starting R.J. Johnson with Shon Deskins fading to third in the closing laps. Josh Pelkey utilized a wide selection of racing grooves to advanced ten positions to claim fourth with Thomas Olge rounding out the top five. Mike Martin, who started twelfth, would advance to sixth with Rick Ziehl seventh. Andrew Reinbold, Josh Shipley, and Justin Quinn filled out the rest of the top ten....

Lonnie Wheatley - ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (June 30, 2012) – Kyle McCutcheon led little more than a handful of feet, but he held the lead when it mattered by taking the $2,000 ASCS 305 Sprint Car victory at White Sands Speedway. Rallying forward from the 12th starting position on the top side of the track, McCutcheon used a lapped car as a pick to nip Rickey Hood at the line as the checkered flag flew on the 25-lapper. Working a similar high line after a lap 12 red flag stoppage that included Billy Briley and David Burns, who got upside down, Hood surged from sixth at the midpoint into the top spot ahead of Carney II on the 21st round. McCutcheon, who as eighth at the midway red flag that race leader Carney II narrowly avoided, followed Hood around Carney II on the 22nd lap and then slipped by exiting the final corner to take his first series win of the year after coming up just short at Abilene last month. Hood settled for runner-up honors for the second...

PETALUMA, CA – JUNE 30, 2012:  Former Petaluma Speedway Champion and current point leader Bradley Terrell made a strong statement that he will be a force to be reckoned with for the Pit Stop USA Sprint Car Series championship with a thrilling last lap pass for the win in the Winged 360 Sprint Cars Saturday night. It was clear from the start of qualifying that the strong eighteen car field would have an outstanding racing surface to compete on for round #6 of the Pit Stop USA Sprint Car Series. Many track veterans commented that it was the best track conditions at the 3/8 mile facility they had seen in many years. Napa’s Richard Bailey set a blistering pace in qualifying with 12.568 second lap followed by former Champion Dave Lindt, Jr., Ryan Rusconi and defending Petaluma Speedway Champion Alissa Geving who made her first Winged 360 Sprint Car appearance of the year in the F&F Racing x1 Pit Stop USA sponsored sprinter normally...

Contact: Shawn Miller World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series PR 704-467-7803 | smiller@dirtcar.com   Outlaws Eye Lernerville for Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup The high-banked track hosts the 21st annual twin-feature event on Tuesday, July 17   SARVER, Pa. - July 3, 2012 - All eyes will be on the famed Lernerville Speedway in two weeks. On Tuesday, July 17, the high-banked, 4/10-mile track hosts the 21 st annual Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup - a unique event with a pair of $10,000-to-win, 30-lap features in honor of longtime track owner Don Martin. The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series event will also be filmed to air on SPEED later this summer. Since 2009, the special event showcases two features. The show runs like a usual World of Outlaws event until after the checkered flag is waved on the initial 30-lap feature. After a short intermission, the second 30-lap feature is lined up based on an invert of cars on the lead...

  BAKERSFIELD, CA – Two-time and defending SPEARS Southwest Tour Series champion, Jim Pettit II often prides himself on the fact that he and his team “never give up”, and Saturday night at Madera Speedway, when Pettit lost the lead late in the race to Derek Thorn, Pettit didn’t give up and the net result was his first win of 2012.   With just seven laps remaining in the “Motor Racing Outreach 125”, Thorn jumped to the outside of Pettit to try to take away the lead that Pettit had held for the previous 92 laps.  The two raced side-by-side for the lead until Thorn cleared the Moeller Bros./HUR Engines #18 on lap 120.  With just two laps to go, Thorn began to catch the tail end of the field as he closed in on numerous cars all racing for position in the final stage of the race.   On the final flag lap Thorn drifted high in turn 2 attempting to move pass a group of...

Bryan Hulbert - Cameron, Missouri (July 3, 2012) The inaugural U.S. 36 Nationals presented by Racinboys.com and TBJ Promotions was one for the record books as Jason Johnson notched his seventh win of the 2012 season with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV. Starting ninth, Johnson would have ground to make up as the race began with the Superior Marine No. 23 of Seth Bergman led the field to the green only to see the red fly as Jonathan Cornell met the front straight-a-way wall. Pulling to the restart, the battle for the lead would go wheel to wheel for the first three laps as Bergman worked to hold off local favorite Jack Dover. Settling at the front of the field, the P.P.M No. 23 would work to a ten car length advantage as the fight for second saw the Oil Medics No. 77x of Wayne Johnson going wheel to wheel with Dover for a moment before the Certified Transmission No. 53 marched to the highline to hold the runner up spot. Chasing...

Mike Stevel / Bryan Hulbert - Waynesfield, Ohio (July 3, 2012) In the inaugural Bob Reynolds Memorial race at Waynesfield Raceway Park in Waynesfield Ohio it was veteran racer Tim Shaffer  taking the $6,000 first place prize in front of one of the largest crowds in the history of the Ohio oval. Pole sitter and early leader Dustin Daggett was fast during the first 10 laps of the night’s feature event before fourth starting Shaffer made his move on Daggett and took the lead on lap thirteen. Falling back, it was later discovered a failing right rear was to blame as Shaffer raced on to victory. The very happy racer thanked promoter Ron Hammons, his hard working crew and all the incredible fans that came out to support this new 360 Sprint Car special. Engine Pro ASCS S.O.D presented by ARP Waynesfield Motorsports Park - Waynesfield, OH July 3, 2012 Car Count: 46 Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 7K-Kyle Sauder; 2. 27-Beau Stewart; 3. 22H-Randy Hannagan;...

PLACERVILLE, CA (7-4-12) - A capacity crowd packed the grandstands of Placerville Speedway Saturday night for the annual July Fourth Spectacular and the Inaugural Tiner Family Classic featuring the sprint cars of the Hoosier Tires Civil War Series in the highest paying Independence Day event in the 47 year history of the local speedway. When the final checkered flag waved, Colby Wiesz of Colfax took home a $4000 payday and the prestige of winning before the large July Fourth crowd. "It's always special to come here and race on the Fourth of July with this big crowd," said Wiesz. "I really have to thank the Tiner family for putting this race together and hopefully its something that will continue every year. The track was tricky tonight but it was a good track to race on in the end. I got lucky whenever we came up on lapped traffic we got a caution and a clean restart because I know they were closing in on me." A total of 44...

Bryan Hulbert - Rock Rapids, Iowa (July 6, 2012) Forty drivers were on hand for this past Friday night $4,000 to win affair at Rapid Speedway in Rock Rapids, Iowa with Eunice, Louisiana’s Jason Johnson taking the check and the nearly nine foot tall trophy home in the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV’s inaugural visit to the 3/8 mile clay oval. Drawing the outside of the second row, Johnson would dive into the runner up spot on the opening lap before a caution for a stalled car forced a complete restart. Again jumping into second, Johnson would begin his pursuit of early leader Stu Snyder. Sliding into the lead on lap four, Johnson would hold off a pair of challenges from the Pepsi No. 23s as the caution flew the Champion Brands No. 45x of Johnny Herrera followed by a spin by the Fab Tech No. 6g of Gossel to force a second single file restart.  Following suit on Snyder, the Oil Medics No. 18 of Tony Bruce Jr. would...

Bryan Hubert - Chatham, Louisiana (July 6, 2012) Drawing the inside of the third row, Cordova, Tennessee’s Brian Bell lead the greater portion of Friday night’s 25 lap feature event on rout to victory with the Griffith Truck and Equipment Gulf South Region at Jones Motor Speedway in Chatham, Louisiana. Taking the lead on lap five, Bell went uncontested to the checkered flag with Ray Allen Kulhanek earning the Weld Wheel Hard Charger Award; climbing seven spots to finish second. Rounding out the podium was tenth starting Aaron Reutzel. Pole sitter, and early leader, Brandon Berryman would fade to fourth with Greg Rilat rounding out the top five. Chris Sweeney, Travis Elliot, Wes Miller, Tommy Bryant, and Beau Smith completed the top ten. Racing for the Griffith Truck and Equipment ASCS Gulf South Region continues Saturday with night No. 2 at Jones Motor Speedway. Griffith Truck and Equipment ASCS Gulf South Region Jones Motor Speedway -...

Bryan Hulbert - Chatham, Louisiana (July 7, 2012) With plenty of good track to operate on Clute, Texas racer Aaron Reutzel sailed to a $2,000 payday at Jones Motor Speedway in Chatham, Louisiana this past Saturday night with the Griffith Truck and Equipment ASCS Gulf South Region. Taking the top spot following a red for Ray Allen Kulhanek on lap fifteen, the Griffith Truck and Equipment No. 87 survived the final ten circuits with Brandon Berryman taking second after taking away the spot on lap twenty. Channin Tankersley rounded out the podium after starting the night’s feature tenth. Greg Rilat and Tommy Bryant rounded out the top five with Brian Bell setting for sixth after leading the better portion of the night’s feature. Michael McNeil, Gary Watson, Beau Smith, and Larry Howery completed the top ten. Griffith Truck and Equipment ASCS Gulf South Region Jones Motor Speedway - Chatham, Louisiana July 7, 2012 Car Count: 23 Heat 1 (8...

By Gary Thomas Watsonville, CA – July 7, 2012…Of all the previous King of the West 410 Series & Golden State victories that two-time California state champion Jonathan Allard has scored in his career, none had come at the Ocean Speedway. That all changed on Saturday night however, as the Chico driver captured a thrilling “Howard Kaeding Classic” main event, following a back & forth battle with track point leader Shane Golobic. For Allard it was his fourth Cancen Oil KWS Series presented by Goodyear win of the season, tying Tim Kaeding for the most wins on tour this year. It also marked his 32nd career victory in combined KWS & Golden State 410 events, which is third all-time behind Brent and Tim Kaeding. “I couldn’t be happier to win tonight since the last couple weeks haven’t gone like we wanted and it’s pretty special to get our first victory here with the 410 at Ocean during the HK Classic,”...

PETALUMA, CA – JULY 7, 2012 – Petaluma Speedway hosted their second California Civil War Series event of the season Saturday night, which also was a point race for the Pit Stop USA Sprint Car Series.  Thirty-two Winged 360 Sprint Cars were on hand at the 3/8 mile adobe track to battle it out in front of a large and enthusiastic crowd. Stephen Allard of Cameron Park headed into Saturday’s event ranking third in the Civil War Series point standings knowing he had a great opportunity to close in on series point leader Andy Forsberg in the Pit Stop USA sponsored x1 of F&F Racing with second place driver Kyle Hirst away running the KWS Series event at Watsonville.  Allard took full advantage of the opportunity and led wire-to-wire in dominating fashion to secure the victory.  David Lindt, Jr. brought out the evenings only red flag when the #52 Heavy Metal Racing entry flipped in turn 4.  After the restart, Allard had a brief...

Bryan Hulbert - Tulsa, Oklahoma (July 9, 2012) In a season unlike any other experienced with the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by MAVTV, rounds 28 through 30 in the championship hunt would have in years past revolved around a season gone by. In fact the 28th, 29th, and 30th races held in 2011 consisted of the season ending Western World but in 2012 these nights on the calendar represent new tracks, new states, and new drivers in a season still shy of its halfway point. Joining the list as the 123rd different track to feature the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV, Electric City Speedway in Great Falls, Montana will see racing on Wednesday July 11th and carries the distinction as the first Montana oval to host the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by MAVTV. Listed as track No. 124 on the list, Willamette Speedway in Lebanon, Oregon prepares for a double header on Friday July 13th and Saturday July 14th. Swapping the points lead six times since the start of...

Bryan Hulbert - Great Falls, Montana (July 11, 2012) In their Montana debut Bellingham, Washington’s Brock Lemley bested the field of 22 cars to take his first Lucas Oil ASCS presented by MAVTV feature win at Electric City Speedway in Great Falls, Montana. “This is unbelievable. Once I saw him [Jason Johnson] go by me in the rubber I thought it was all over” commented by Lemley in his post-race interview. "This has got to be my biggest win.” Drawing the outside of the front row in the 30-lap feature event the Halftime Sports Bar No. 23n jumped to the early lead with pole sitting Johnny Herrera battling for the runner up spot with Seth Bergman. Racing into the night’s feature via the B-Main, the City Vending No. 77x of Wayne Johnson was on the move; cracking into the top five in the first six laps. Keeping pace from eighth, the MVT No. 41 of Jason Johnson would find the first hints of rubber. Running into the runner up spot...

ROSSBURG, Ohio - July 13, 2012 - Eldora Speedway has turned into a feast-or-famine facility for Joey Saldana. A year ago, his season was derailed after a vicious accident during the Kings Royal kept him out of his sprint car for approximately two months. However, Saldana powered to a special victory in his return to Eldora Speedway last fall. On an overcast Friday, Saldana recaptured that magic and feasted en route to the Knight Before the Kings Royal win - his 11 th with the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series at the famed half-mile oval. "Tonight we needed it," he said. "The last two months we've been struggling. "It definitely makes you feel confident, but you still got to come out here and run all 40 laps and be leading at the end." Saldana - a two-time Kings Royal champion - enters Saturday's 29 th annual Kings Royal, which pays $50,000 to win and will be taped by SPEED for a delayed broadcast, as a...

PLACERVILLE, CA (7-14-12) - Saturday was a special night at Placerville Speedway as the evening paid tribute to the late friend of the speedway, Mark Forni. At the end of this much anticipated night of competition. This night is the richest race of the year annually at the 47 year old dirt track at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds that is known today as the "Bullring." Saturday night the track lived up to its name with plenty of charging competitors firghting for the $5000 win. When the checkered flag flew on Saturday's 25 lap winged sprint car feature, defending track champion and current point leader Andy Forsberg of Auburn became a two time winner of the Mark Forni Classic. Forsberg charged his way up for the fourth place starting position and brought the spectators at Placerville to their feet with an electrifying takeover of the lead from Chico's Jonathan Allard in the closing lap of the race. "This is really special to...

  Ensign gets Wingless 3-Peat in Pit Stop USA Sprint Car Series   Geoff Ensign continued his winning ways by capturing his third straight win in the Pit Stop USA Sprint Car Series with another outstanding performance on a very well prepared and racy Petaluma Speedway.  Ensign has shown that he can find victory lane with or without a wing on the fast 3/8 mile adobe surface this year.   Zack Lynskey looked to have a great shot at capturing the main event, leading the first 12 laps with Ensign and Pit Stop USA Sprint Car Series point leader Joe Stornetta in pursuit. But lap 13 proved to be unlucky for Lynskey when he took the high groove to lap Bill Hopper entering turn one opening the door for Ensign and Stornetta to power by on the bottom.    Ensign never looked back and led all of the remaining laps with Stornetta and Lynskey battling hard for the second position. Lynsky made a great last lap move to sneak by...

Bryan Hulbert - Lebanon, Oregon (July 13, 2012) After a week that Wayne Johnson would rather forget, the Oklahoma native roared back to life in the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by MAVTV debut at the recently re-built Willamette Speedway in Lebanon, Oregon on night one the July double header. “You know what I was here 3 or 4 years ago and my hats off to these guys who spent all this money on this racetrack.” Commented Johnson. Asked about the pass for the lead, Johnson replied, “That was awesome. We just got into traffic and he [Roger Crockett] pulled off the curb and that was the place you needed to be and my car was still good enough to slide from the middle to the top and still catch enough grip and get off the corner.” Lining up forth on the night’s 25 lap feature event, the Missile Motorsports No. 77x spent the first seven laps where he started as Crockett assumed the race lead. Catching slower traffic on lap six, the SKS Racing...

Bryan Hulbert - Cameron, Missouri (July 13, 2012) In the battle between the drivers of the Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest and Warrior Regions it was Kaley Gharst to who topped the 21 car field at U.S. 36 Raceway this past Friday the thirteenth. Running second for much of the early goings, Gharts chased Jason Danley form the drop of the green. Stopping for a red on lap three involving Cody Baker, the No. 6 of Danley would hold the top spot until slipping out the groove on lap thirteen; allowing Gharst to take over the race lead. Working on lap fourteen, the field would be halted for a second time as Jonathan Cornell flipped following contact the right rear on Jordan Boston’s Select Auto No. 4. Restarting on the last completed lap, Gharst would go uncontested to the checkered flag with Jason Danley second. Running fourth at the white flag, Jack Dover would sneak by for third over Stu Snyder with Kyle Bellm rounding out the top five. Don Droud Jr.,...

Bryan Hulbert - Texarkana, Arkansas (July 13, 2012) Glenpool, Oklahoma’s Matt Covington utilized the pole position to lead every lap of Friday night’s Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star feature at Texarkana 67 Speedway. With action slowing only four times during the course of the feature event, the defending Lone Star Champion crossed the stripe ahead of Martin Edwards, Aaron Reutzel, Blake Hahn, and Ray Allen Kulhanek. Kolt Walker finished sixth from tenth with Evan Pardo seventh while Justin Melton, Kevin Ramey, and Brian Bell rounded out the top ten. Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star Region Texarkana 67 Speedway - Texarkana, Arkansas July 13, 2012 Car Count: 25 Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 87-Aaron Reutzel; 2. 25-Blake Hahn; 3. 74E-Claud Estes III; 4. 16-Cody Adams; 5. 30-Brandon Corn; 6. 22K-Kevin Barksdale; 7. 11m-Michele Melton Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 11-Justin Melton; 2. 11c-Matt Covington; 3. 7m-Kevin Ramey; 4. 14B-Robert Byrom; DNF 4x-Shawn...

Bryan Hulbert - Lebanon, Oregon (July 14,2012) After taking the preliminary night victory on Friday, Oklahoma’s Wayne Johnson backed up his performance by sweeping the Lucas Oil ASCS Willamette double header. Taking the green from the fourth starting position, the City Vending No. 77x would ride into third before the red flag waved on lap eight for the 99d of Shawn Wright. Taking the lead from the green, Travis Rilat would begin pulling away to a straight-a-way advantage as the battle for the runner up spot saw Mitch Olson and Wayne Johnson begin their run into slower traffic. With the pursuit slicing in and out of the back of the field, Johnson would take over the runner up spot on lap fourteen. Running down Rilat with less than ten laps to run, the Missile Motorsports No. 77x would pick up car lengths per lap on the No. 39c. Taking the white flag with a full head of steam, the City Vending No. 77x would dive for the slide job on Rilat’s...

Bryan Hulbert - Medford, Oregon (July 16, 2012) Bixby, Oklahoma’s Shane Stewart left little to the imagination in round three of the 2012 Bully Dog ASCS Northwest Speedweek presented by Contingency Connection Drawing the pole after winning his heat the Finley Farms No. 77f wired the field at Medford, Oregon’s Southern Oregon Speedway. Surviving five caution periods and a pair of red flags, one for fuel on lap 27, Stewart was chased across the line by eighth starting Mitch Olson. Dan Menne would finish where he started with Cole Wood climbing from tenth to take fourth. Vern Wheeler, who race his way in through the night’s second B-Feature would charge from eighteenth to round out the top five. D.J. Netto, Jesse Whitney, John Michael Bunch, Roger Crockett, and Travis Rilat completed the top ten. ASCS Northwest Region Southern Oregon Speedway - Medford, Oregon July 16, 2012 - Bully Dog ASCS Northwest Speedweek presented by Contingency...

Photos by Paul Gould Craig Stidham rises up to post long overdue first career King of the West 410 Sprint Car Series win at Antioch Speedway on Saturday night By Gary Thomas Antioch, CA – July 21, 2012…Throughout his career Fresno, California’s Craig Stidham has won a number of championships in the Central Valley and is even a former winner of the famed Trophy Cup. The one thing that he had not accomplished though in the past is a 410 Sprint Car victory and when he returned to the KWS series in 2012 that was his number one goal. Keeping that in mind the 2002 Golden State Rookie of the Year debuted a new car at the Antioch Speedway on Saturday night and raced to an impressive victory with the Cancen Oil KWS Series presented by Goodyear, adding a 410 Sprint Car win to his resume. “I can’t tell you how much this means to me and our whole team,” said an exuberant Stidham in victory lane. “This is my first ever 410 win and...

Contact: Shawn Miller World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series PR 704-467-7803 | smiller@dirtcar.com   World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series at a Glance Autodrome Granby, Autodrome Drummond, Cornwall Motor Speedway, Ohsweken Speedway   GRANBY, Quebec - July 23, 2012 - In the middle of a tight championship battle and the heat of the "Month of Money," the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series is set to make its first Canada visit of the season during the next week. The Outlaws open a four-race, five-day swing on Friday at Autodrome Granby, where the series has never competed. On Saturday, the World of Outlaws return to Autodrome Drummond in Drummondville, Quebec, which has hosted a race each of the past two seasons. Cornwall Motor Speedway in Cornwall, Ontario, will hold its first-ever Outlaws event on Sunday before the Canada trip wraps up on Tuesday, July 31, at Ohsweken Speedway in Ohsweken, Ontario. WHEN Friday, July 27,...

Bryan Hulbert - Elma, Washington (July 21, 2012) Round two of a double feature Saturday night at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Washington would be an emotional one as Wayne Johnson held off the late race charge of Shane Stewart to re-capture the points lead with his seventh win of the 2012 season. Almost seeing his racing career coming to an end just two years ago in a crash that saw Johnson nearly losing half his leg, crossing the line first laid to rest a very tumultuous chapter in Wayne’s life. With a humble tone and great appreciation, Johnson spoke with emotion in victory lane, “You know I was a little choked up with the TV broadcast down there. I know my wife and daughter are listening back home and you know to get a win here. This racetrack tried to end my career, you know I actually thought it was done but we worked hard and you know to race Shane Stewart for the win like that couldn’t have been any better.” Drawing the number...

Lonnie Wheatley - LAS CRUCES, N.M. (July 21, 2012) – Kyle Sager picked off his first ASCS 305-ci Sprint Car feature win by charging to victory lane in Saturday night’s 25-lap main event at Southern New Mexico Speedway. Sager took the lead away from Derek Drown on the tenth round and then withstood a late bid from Lorne Wofford to become the series’ fifth different winner of the year. After the initial start was waved off for Billy Briley’s venture off the top of turn four, outside front row starter Derek Drown outgunned Joe Alvarado for the initial lead with sixth-starting Sager up to second in the initial five laps. With traffic a factor by the sixth round, Sager pounced on the top spot on the tenth round and held the point over Drown, Cesar Fuentes and Wofford until a lap 14 caution for J.R. Patton and Dylan Harris in turn two. With Sager setting the pace, Wofford made quick work of Fuentes and Drown to take over second by the...

PETALUMA, CA. - July 21, 2012:  Seventeen-year-old Chase Johnson took full advantage of his front row starting position by finding his way to victory lane for the first time this season in the Pit Stop USA Sprint Car Series at Petaluma Speedway.   Starting from row two, Richard Bailey pursued Johnson until a lap 10 spin moved Lindt to the second spot.  Johnson had plenty of competition to contend with as five time track champion David Lindt Jr. would pressure him throughout the race, including a daring final lap attempt for the win. Johnson, a fourth generation racer, was cool throughout the feature and consistently hit his marks to capture his second feature win ever on the fast 3/8 mile adobe track.  Johnson completed the flag-to-flag feature win followed by Lindt with his third straight runner up finish, fast qualifier Kirk Simpson, Geoff Ensign, and Art McCarthy.  Richard Bailey worked his way back to third with Bradley Terrell,...

Terrell Holds Off Henry for Pit Stop USA Sprint Car Series Win PETALUMA, CA. - July 28, 2012: The Pit Stop USA Sprint Car Series continued its recent series of incredible finishes Saturday night at Petaluma Speedway. Bradley Terrell lived up to his nickname “The BT Express” by charging his way up from his ninth place starting position to win the Pit Stop USA Sprint Car Series main event in dramatic fashion at Petaluma Speedway. The 21-year-old Sebastopol driver once again showed his tenacious driving style in earning his fifteenth feature win at the 3/8 mile track.  Terrell aggressively stormed through the pack and took the lead from former two-time Civil War Series Champion Mike Henry on lap 17 when Henry got hung up with lapped traffic.  Fast qualifier Henry charged back to challenge Terrell on the final corner and the two crossed the finish line together in a dead heat with the transponder showing Terrell the winner by .027 seconds....

Contact: Shawn Miller World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series PR 704-467-7803 | smiller@dirtcar.com   Stewart Returns to Victory Lane at Ohsweken – Again The NASCAR star earns his second World of Outlaws win this month and third overall   OHSWEKEN, Ontario - July 31, 2012 - Tony Stewart, Ohsweken Speedway and Victory Lane are beginning to become synonymous. The NASCAR driver led all 30 laps on Tuesday to claim his third career World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series victory and his second in a row at the 3/8-mile oval. Counting Monday's win in Corr/Pak Sprints action, he has ended his last three events at Ohsweken Speedway a top the podium. "Last year we won the thing running through the middle and tonight we were really good right on the top edge of the race track," Stewart said. "It wasn't really anything consistent between the nights. It's just a neat, little race track. It's a lot of fun. You can race all over the place....

World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series at a Glance 52nd annual Goodyear Knoxville Nationals   KNOXVILLE, Iowa - Aug. 6, 2012 - The biggest weekend of the season is finally here as all eyes in the sprint car world shift to Knoxville Raceway. The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series four-day, 52 nd annual Goodyear Knoxville Nationals begins on Wednesday and culminates with the $150,000-to-win main event at the famed half mile on Saturday. Tony Stewart Racing teammates and World of Outlaws veterans Steve Kinser and Donny Schatz have combined to win 17 titles, with Kinser claiming an event-best 12 wins and Schatz winning in five of the last six years. Fellow Outlaws Sammy Swindell and Kraig Kinser have also picked up a Goodyear Knoxville Nationals victory. WHEN Wednesday through Saturday, Aug. 8-11, at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, for the 52 nd annual Goodyear Knoxville Nationals. The front gate is scheduled to open at 5:30 p.m....

Mike Strevel / Bryan Hulbert - Auburn, Michigan (August 3, 2012) In front of a standing room only crowd in Auburn, Michigan driver Ryan Grubaugh of St. Johns, Michigan captured his first checkered flag of the 2012 season in the Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt Presented by ARP debut at Tri City Motor Speedway.  Bringing twenty-five cars to the debut event, tenth starting Grubaugh took advantage of a wide surface; making use of the high side of the oval to make the pass for the lead and eventual victory on lap eighteen. The 2010 SOD Champion took the lead from Ryan Ruhl who six laps earlier had captured the top spot from Chris Jones. “We had the car set up for the high side all  night and it obviously paid off, I have to thank my family, crew and fine sponsors for making this all possible.” Ryan Ruhl crossed second with, Gregg Dalman, Brett Mann, and Robert Huisken who started 17th making up the top five.. Engine Pro ASCS Sprints...

Bryan Hulbert/Bill Wright - Knoxville, Iowa (August 4, 2012) The first four time champion has been crowned as the Kick It for Cancer/Jeff Gordon Foundation No. 57 of Shane Stewart went uncontested in Saturday night’s 25 lap Arnold Motor Supply 360 Knoxville Nationals feature event. “That car in the A-Main was just flawless” commented Stewart in Victory Lane. “I’m not even worried about the other nationals right now I’m just going to celebrate these nationals.” Called back on a false start, Stewart was able still able to get the jump into the top spot. Racing to a straight-a-way advantage in the three laps as Roger Crockett gave chase with Kevin Swindell and Brady Bacon moving in to battle for the runner up spot. With the preferred line quickly moving up the racing surface, lapped traffic would force Stewart to utilize the slide job. Even so, the Bixby native pulled to a 2.435 second advantage by lap fifteen with the...

Larson Capitalizes On Night 1 of Goodyear Knoxville Nationals Severe afternoon storm leads to a late night for World of Outlaws at Knoxville Raceway   KNOXVILLE, Iowa - Aug. 8, 2012 - He's done it again. Kyle Larson, the phenom who wins in anything and everything he races, claimed the opening night of the 52 nd annual Goodyear Knoxville Nationals on a stormy Wednesday at Knoxville Raceway in his first attempt in the prestigious event. "Getting a win at Knoxville is so big, but it's only a prelim night," Larson said after winning the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series event. "It's going to be tough for sure, but tonight gave me a lot of confidence going into Saturday." Larson took the checkered flags for the first time at the famed half mile around 1 a.m. to complete the weather-delayed opener in the biggest weekend in sprint car racing. Night Two of qualifying is Thursday with Opening Ceremonies scheduled for 8 p.m. On Wednesday, a...

Meyers One Step Closer after Night 2 Win at Knoxville Nationals Stevie Smith and Outlaws points leader Craig Dollansky are Saturday’s front-row starters   KNOXVILLE, Iowa - Aug. 9, 2012 - Like a wrinkled grocery list after a day at the store, Jason Meyers scratched off his racing goals one by one over the last decade. The two-time defending World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series champion had accomplished nearly everything and anything he set his sights on before hanging up his racing suit in the offseason, choosing to focus on his family rather than chasing sprint car races across the country. Every goal was met and crossed off except one - a Goodyear Knoxville Nationals title. "Out of all the goals we've set in sprint car racing, we've achieved them all except for winning the Knoxville Nationals," he said. Meyers is one step closer to that dream after he recorded an emphatic victory on Thursday on the second qualifying night of...

Bryan Hulbert - Baytown, Texas (August 11, 2012) Jumping back behind the wheel of the Shop the Boss.com No. 29, Travis Rilat lined his pockets to the tune of $3,000 at Royal Purple Raceway this past Saturday, taking the 6th annual Southeast Texas Shootout victory with the Griffith Truck and Equipment ASCS Gulf South Region. Taking the field in the eight position Rilat wasted little time getting to the front. Surviving a caution on lap four followed by a red on lap six involving front runners Bruce Crockett and Logan Bledsoe, the Forney, Texas driver threaded the needle on lap ten between Brandon Berryman and a lapped car to gain the race lead. From there Rilat was on top as the No. 29 raced to the checkered flag. Brandon Berryman settled for second with Ray Allen Kulhanek rounding out the podium. Tommy Bryant and Travis Elliot made up the drivers in the top five. Michael McNeil took sixth with Michael Lang charging from twenty-second to claim seventh. J.J....

CHICO, CA (8-10-12) - It was a night that Auburn's Andy Forsberg will never forget. The 36-year-old has enjoyed a Hall of Fame sprint car career. There have been the championships; 6 Civil Wars, 3 Placerville Speedway and 2 at Chico. Forsberg has won main events at 11 different tracks. Coming into this race he had 98 career main event wins. He was the 2007 Motorsports Press Association Open Wheel Driver of the Year. However, tonight, he accomplished something he had never done in his 20 year sprint car career by winning two winged sprint car main events in the same night. With the wins he was able to reach an exclusive goal of 100 career sprint car main event wins. "We had talked about the possibility of winning both races tonight to get me to the 100th win," said Forsberg in victory lane. "Let me tell you that this was a lot of work to get two cars on the track in one night. I have to thank my guys for working their butts off in this...

Bryan Hulbert - Salina, Kansas (August 16, 2012) Becoming the eighteenth different winner in 2012, Kevin Swindell was the class of the field in Kansas, taking a thrilling victory at the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV’s inaugural visit to the Salina Speedway. After a complete restart for the spun No. 2 of Dustin Morgan, the three time Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Champion would roll off sixth as the early advantage went to Seth Bergman. Taking the Superior Marine No. 23 to a six car length advantage, the early battle for second would see Don Droud Jr. taking the position away from J.D. Johnson. Holding third for the first six laps, the Alternative Pest Management No. 98 would see the MVT No. 41 of Jason Johnson making the pass with Kevin Swindell on tow. Slowing for a caution on lap nine the field would restack single file. Back in the throttle, Swindell would see the doors swing wide for the runner up spot.  Cutting down the track...

Bryan Hulbert - Lawton, Oklahoma (August 18, 2012) In a stunning turn of events following Friday’s Lucas Oil ASCS presented by MAVTV feature event at Lawton Speedway, Jason Johnson was disqualified after it was revealed that the left side muffler was missing after the night’s 30 lap feature event. Credited with the win, Wayne Johnson humbly commented on the situation with, “I would hate to have been in Jason’s shoes on that deal. To win the race and get disqualified for a muffler falling off but it is in the rules. It sucks for those guys because he had the best car but you know what the shoe could have very easily been on the other foot. It could have easily been me winning the race and having a muffler fall off.” Drawing the number eight starting spot, Johnson shot to third in the opening laps as Mike Goodman took the early advantage. Slowing for a caution on lap four, the field re-stacked with Tony Bruce Jr. having to restart at...

T.J. Buffenbarger - Plymouth, IN (August 18, 2012) Tony Stewart won Saturday night’s Engine Pro Battle at the Bullring presented by Hastings  Manufacturing,Mahle/Clevite,and Melling Engine Parts with the Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP at Plymouth Speedway. Stewart led all 30-laps of the feature event on his way to victory,but the last five laps were side by side swapping lines with Ryan Grubaugh.  On the final lap Stewart protected the bottom while Grubaugh motored to the top, shooting off the end of the track onto the larger paved oval.  Grubaugh salvaged a fourth place finish. “I was a little worried I gave that one away,” said Stewart in victory lane.  “I could see (Grubaugh) down there and was getting a little worried I opened up the door for him.” Steve Irwin and Stewart started on the front row of the 30 lap main event.  Stewart took the lead from the start while current ASCS SOD...

Schatz Magical in Front of Hometown Fans at Nodak Speedway The Minot native records his fourth win in the last seven Outlaws points events   MINOT, N.D. - Aug. 19, 2012 - After arguably the loudest cheer he has heard all season, Donny Schatz had a rare - and brief - emotional moment in Victory Lane on Sunday. In front of a packed facility in the town where he grew up, Schatz picked up his first career World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series victory in the Magic City Showdown Presented by Gerdau, Sleep Inn & Suites, Minot Visitors Bureau and Magic City Implement at Nodak Speedway. "This is where it all started for me," he said. "This is where I made my first laps in a car and my family is from. To be here a few times and come close to winning, tonight we get to taste that victory. It's as special as the Knoxville Nationals. To hear the crowds' reaction and to get that trophy in front of that grandstands means everything to me." It continued a...

Stornetta Pads Point Lead With Fourth Victory in Pit Stop USA Sprint Car Series. PETALUMA, CA. - August 18, 2012:  Napa driver Joe Stornetta won Saturday nights Pit Stop USA Sprint Car Series feature for wingless sprint cars at Petaluma Speedway.  Current points leader Stornetta captured his fourth win of the season as he quickly grabbed the lead from the pole position and never looked back in perhaps his best performance of the season.  In addition to winning the feature, Stornetta was the night’s fast qualifier.  Stornetta caught lapped traffic nine laps into the 25-lap race. Stornetta was never seriously challenged for the lead with all of the action behind him for the runner up spot as Bret Barney, Geoff Ensign, Taylor Simas and Klint Simpson fought hard for the first 19 laps. Ensign dove to the bottom to capture second place on Lap 20.  Simas, Simpson Trevor Schmid all managed to get by the Barney at the finish.  Heat race...

Bryan Hulbert - Mesquite, Texas (August 25, 2012) After a disappointing performance at the Heart O’ Texas Speedway Friday night, John Carney II was set for redemption Saturday in the combined regional event between the Griffith Truck and Equipment ASCS Gulf South and Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star Regions at the Devil’s Bowl Speedway. Starting off the night’s feature with a red for the No. 45 of Martin Edwards, the night’s 25 lap A-Main rolled green until lap eleven when a slide job gone bad saw Matt Covington making contact with Shawn Petersen. The No. 11c would retire for the evening with Petersen’s No. 4x returning. Having taken the lead on lap seven, John Carney II would nearly see his night take a wrong turn in slower traffic after making contact with J.P. Baily on lap seventeen. Baily would spin causing the caution to fly. The caution lights would again blink on a lap later as early race leader Brandon Berryman suffered a broken...

PLACERVILLE, CA (8-25-12) - Auburn's Andy Forsberg led every lap of Saturday's feature event at Placerville Speedway to post his fifth victory of the 2012 racing season and maintain his season long point lead in the 2012 Red Hawk Casino-Hoosier Tires-Coors Light Championship event of the season. Although the victory makes him the winningest driver of the season thus far, the battle for the sprint car championship is far from over at the quarter-mile clay oval. In fact, it's hotter than ever and the title won't be determined by one's success over a 12 race period, it's going to come down to one single race next Saturday night. Forsberg may have won the battle Saturday night, but Cameron Park's Stephen Allard let it be known the war is on in these final two weeks as he put the pressure on Forsberg for the entire night Saturday with an amazing charge to the front of the field, which resulted in a second place finish and a frenzy of...

PETALUMA, CA – AUGUST 25, 2012:  The Pit Stop USA Sprint Car Series was back in action Saturday night, enjoying classic Petaluma Speedway track conditions the adobe clay was at its hooked up and tackiest best. The Pit Stop USA Wingless Sprint Car Series witnessed Klint Simpson stormed to the front at the start with Bret Barney and Bill Cornwell and a Terry Schank Jr. in tow.  After packing pacing the first six circuits Simpson pushed up the racetrack exiting turn two opening the door for a fast closing Schank to displace him for the lead.  Geoff Ensign moved up from quickly from his mid-pack starting spot passing Barney and then Cornwell and set sights on Trevor Schmid.  Simpson drove an impressive race throughout and held on for an impressive runner-up finish over Schmid, Ensign, and Cornwell.   Billy Aton had a very strong run early in the feature until motor problems ended his night.  This was the first race in several...

World of Outlaws Return to Calistoga Speedway on Sunday, Sept. 9 The rain-delayed sprint car event is part of the five-race California Outlaw Speedweek   CALISTOGA, Calif. - Aug. 28, 2012 - It's been a long rain delay, but the patient California sprint car fans are in for a treat in early September. The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series returns to the Golden State with a unique California Outlaw Speedweek, featuring five races in as many days. Sandwiched in the middle of the weekend is the lone event at Calistoga Speedway on Sunday, Sept. 9. The race, which was originally scheduled for March 31, succumbed to heavy rain. "We rained out earlier there this year and to go back and make that show up should be great for the fans out there and it'll be good for all of us to get in there and get some racing done," said Craig Dollansky, who won at Calistoga Speedway in 2006. The 59 th annual Gold Cup kicks off the Speedweek...

Swindell Sails to Win No. 11 with Dominant Performance at Grays Harbor Dollansky finishes second to maintain World of Outlaws championship points lead   ELMA, Wash. - Aug. 29, 2012 - Things are getting back to normal for Sammy Swindell. He found himself in Victory Lane for the second consecutive World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series event and the third time in the last five races on Wednesday night at the scenic Grays Harbor Raceway, which hosted its first Outlaws race since 2008. It was his series-leading 11 th victory of the season and moved him to a tie for second place in the championship standings - only 39 points behind leader Craig Dollansky. "This is the best we've got so hopefully it just carries on through the rest of the year," said Swindell, who hadn't won at Grays Harbor Raceway since 1997. "We did have maybe six, eight weeks there where we weren't where we needed to be and was struggling some. We found out the...

PLACERVILLE, CA (9-1-12) - It's almost as if Auburn's Andy Forsberg works best under pressure as Saturday night he had more pressure than ever before in his quest for his fourth Placerville Track Championship. In the end, Forsberg did what everyone has been booing him for in recent weeks….he won the 2012 Placerville Speedway track championship title. "It feels good to finally get this championship, its been pretty crazy the last few weeks and it was mine to lose tonight," said Forsberg. "To win four of these is pretty cool. There isn't one of them that stands out more than the other one. Your first one is always special and the the others tend to equal that. I just can't thank this whole team and all the sponsors enough for everything. This is an incredible team to drive for and they deserve this championship, they've worked hard for this." Over the past month, Forsberg has been booed, criticized and commended in a mix...

Madsen Claims Inaugural World of Outlaws Race at Willamette Speedway He leads all 30 laps for his second victory in the last three races and fifth this season   LEBANON, Ore. - Sept. 3, 2012 - Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Oi, Oi, Oi! For the second time in the last three World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series events, Australian Kerry Madsen emerged in Victory Lane with a big smile on his face. On Monday, Madsen led all 30 laps to claim the inaugural Outlaws race at Willamette Speedway. "We're definitely clicking and we're taking advantage of our opportunities," he said. "We've had some great draws. It looks easy when guys do that, but it's hard. You have to have everything right and get the opportunity, and then when the opportunity presents itself you have to seize it. It's hard to do with the World of Outlaws." In the only World of Outlaws event this season in Oregon, Madsen outlasted Donny Schatz in a race that featured only two cautions, tough...

Jacobson Wins One for the Locals at Rowdy Skagit Speedway He leads all 35 laps to claim his first career World of Outlaws feature victory   ALGER, Wash. - Sept. 1, 2012 - As confetti littered the frontstretch and the crowd roared, hugs and high fives were distributed around a grinning Travis Jacobson like he just won the Showcase Showdown on "The Price is Right." In a way, he did. Jacobson led all 35 laps to claim the $12,000 prize in his first career World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series feature victory on a brisk Saturday night at Skagit Speedway, where the wild celebration began once the Lake Stevens, Wash., native crossed beneath the checkered flags. "I'm just in awe," he said wearing an ear-to-earn smile. "I grew up watching guys like Sammy Swindell and Steve Kinser. To be able to compete with those guys is more than a dream come true. Racing has been my passion since I could turn a car, so it's very, very special to me." Jacobson has...

World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series at a Glance Silver Dollar Speedway, Calistoga Speedway, Antioch Speedway   CHICO, Calif. - Sept. 4, 2012 - With the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series season winding down, championship points leader Craig Dollansky leads the Outlaws into the Golden State for a unique California Outlaw Speedweek this weekend. The Outlaws will compete in five races in as many days, beginning with the 59 th annual Gold Cup Race of Champions at Silver Dollar Speedway Thursday through Saturday. The first two nights will be complete shows that will set up Saturday's $20,000-to-win feature. On Sunday, the World of Outlaws return to Calistoga Speedway in Calistoga for a race that was postponed in March because of inclement weather. Four out of the top five drivers in the championship standings have claimed at least one victory at the half-mile track. The Speedweek wraps up on Monday at Antioch Speedway in Antioch, where Steve...

CHICO, CA (9-5-12) - "We better enjoy this kid while we can because pretty soon we will all be watching him on Sunday's," said second place finisher Andy Forsberg. Of course Forsberg was referring to Elk Grove's Kyle Larson. Larson put on quite a show for the fans at Silver Dollar Speedway tonight. The defending Gold Cup Champion won both the USAC Western Classic Racing Series and Civil War main events tonight. "I had two good cars tonight," said Larson. "I have to thank both the Ford family and the Finley family for giving me the chance to race tonight." Larson added, "The bottom of the track was good tonight and I just kept trying to hit my marks. I mean I missed the line a few times but all in all I kept it stuck in there pretty well." Forsberg was the bridesmaid in both features tonight. "The big problem I had tonight is that Kyle Larson's too good and I'm not," said Forsberg when asked about his runner up finishes. Sacramento's...

Schatz Survives Opening Night at Gold Cup Race of Champions Dollansky and Swindell endure issues to slow World of Outlaws championship hopes   CHICO, Calif. - Sept. 6, 2012 - Well, that just shook up the points. A pair of drivers in contention for the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series championship took a major hit on Thursday while a four-time champion survived a treacherous track on the opening night of the 59 th annual Gold Cup Race of Champions at Silver Dollar Speedway. Donny Schatz slid by polesitter Kyle Larson exiting turn two on lap 20 en route to his eighth World of Outlaws victory of the season. The win, combined with some misfortune to a couple of fellow championship contenders, moved Schatz into the points lead for the first time in the last 21 races. "It was fun," he said. "(Larson) was really good on the top and we had a decent car on the bottom. It just was really tricky to run. It took me five or six laps to figure out how...

Becker Golden on Night 2 of the Gold Cup Race of Champions The Californian nabs his first career World of Outlaws victory at Silver Dollar Speedway   CHICO, Calif. - Sept. 7, 2012 - As he climbed out of his sprint car and listened to the roar of the crowd, Sean Becker raised his hands in the air and let out a half yell. With confetti raining down on Victory Lane, Becker was emotional and seemingly stunned after he recorded his first career World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series feature victory Friday night at Silver Dollar Speedway. The win came on the second night of the 59 th annual Gold Cup Race of Champions and it helped lock him into Saturday's $20,000-to-win feature. "I grew up watching my dad race at this track in the late '80s, early '90s," Becker said. "(I) grew up watching Sammy Swindell, Steve Kinser, all these guys. It's a huge accomplishment for me. There's no greater moment right now." While Becker nabbed the win it came at...

Kaeding Claims Antioch Thriller With Last-Lap Slider on Schatz Schatz’s seventh straight top five pushes his Outlaws championship lead to 72 points   ANTIOCH, Calif. - Sept. 10, 2012 - Looking for some good entertainment? Just watch Tim Kaeding. In perhaps the pass of the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series season, Kaeding slid championship points leader Donny Schatz in turn four on the final lap to earn his fourth Outlaws win of the season on Monday at Antioch Speedway. The packed grandstands erupted for the San Jose native, who reciprocated the affection. He egged them on by popping a wheelie down the frontstretch after taking the checkered flag. And if his last-lap pass and wheelie weren't enough, Kaeding was as entertaining in his postrace interview. "Truthfully, it was a slide for life," Kaeding said. "I was either going to wear me out, him out or both of us at the same time. It was no holds barred, short track racing. This is what...

Schatz Sails to Ninth World of Outlaws Win at Scenic Calistoga The four-time champion now leads the points race by a season-high 50 points   CALISTOGA, Calif. - Sept. 9, 2012 - It shouldn't be a surprise that Donny Schatz parked in Victory Lane on Sunday at Calistoga Speedway. Schatz continued his recent tear in dominating fashion, leading all 25 laps to record his ninth World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series win of the season and his second at the scenic half mile. The victory was the latest highlight in a hot streak that dates back to late July. Schatz has recorded six wins and 15 top fives in the last 17 points races, including a current streak of six consecutive top-five finishes. The success has also built a 50-point advantage in the championship standings, which is the largest difference between first place and second all season. "We're on attack mode," Schatz said. "These guys definitely got their game face on. They've got an...

Larson Dominates Second Straight Gold Cup Race of Champions The Californian laps up to seventh place in his second career World of Outlaws win   CHICO, Calif. - Sept. 8, 2012 - Kyle Larson climbed onto his top wing, set his feet and shot his arms toward the sky as confetti blanketed his sprint car. A chorus of cheers reverberated around Silver Dollar Speedway during the celebration, which Larson structured well. After all, the California native had plenty of time to orchestrate it while cruising to his second consecutive Gold Cup Race of Champions victory on a warm Saturday evening. Larson lapped up to seventh place and beat World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series championship leader Donny Schatz by nearly seven seconds to pocket the $20,000 prize in the 59 th edition of the prestigious event. "I don't know if we could have been any better at all," Larson said. "We could really maneuver around the bottom or the top and get through traffic pretty...

Bryan Hulbert - Apache Junction, Arizona (September 8, 2012) - Charles Davis Jr. continued his dominance of the American Sprint Car Series lone non-wing division this past Saturday night, picking up his fifth win of the 2012 season with the ASCS Canyon Region.  Pushing off from the eighth spot at Apache Junction's Arizona Speedway, Davis raced past Bruce St. James late in the night’s 30 lap A-Feature for the win. James would hold onto finish second with R.J. Johnson claiming third. Josh Pelkey made the drive of the night coming from twenty-second to fourth with Chris Bonneau rounding out the top five. Mike Martin, Rick Ziehl, Michael Bonneau, Bob Ream Jr., and Mike Rux Jr. completed the top ten. ASCS Canyon Region Arizona Speedway - Apache Junction, Arizona September 8, 2012 Car Count: 23 Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 21-Shon Deskins; 2. 78-Chris Bonneau; 3. 29-Michael Bonneau; 4. 41W-Rick Ziehl; 5. 80-Preston (Bugs) Norbury; 6. 22-Mike Rux Jr; 7....

Bob Buffenbarger - Ohsweken, ON (September 15, 2012) Steve Poirier became the first three time winner of the Canadian Sprint Car Nationals Saturday night at Ohsweken Speedway.  Poirier battled back and forth for the lead with Dustin Daggett and pulled away for the victory. After a false start sent the original front row starters back one row Jeff Cook would start on the pole of the 35-Lap feature with Poirer alongside. Poirer jumped out front and led the initial circuit quickly stretching his lead as the third row duo of Dustin Daggett and Shane Stewart engaged in an early race battle for third as Shawn Donath held second. On lap eight Stewart slid high on the track allowing Daggett to move into second just before the caution flew for a spin by  Thomas Kennedy in turn two. When the green came out again Poirer set sail but Daggett stayed in the hunt maintain second place. Slower cars now were playing a role as Poirer, Daggett and 3rd place Stewart...

Forsberg Outguns Abreu in Civil War Shootout at Petaluma   PETALUMA, CA – SEPTEMBER 15, 2012:   Expectations were high for an exciting shootout between the Civil War Series and Petaluma Speedways Pit Stop USA Sprint Car Series regulars for the third and final California Civil War Sprint Cars Series event Saturday night and the crowd was treated one of the most exciting races of the year.   Thirty-seven of the best winged 360 sprint cars and drivers in the west were on hand to compete on the ultra-fast and hooked adobe 3/8 mile speedway.  Many of the Civil War Series top competitors drew early qualifying spots to set up much of the drama that played out later in the evening as the track surface came in and qualifying times began to plummet midway through the order.  Sean Becker, fresh off his first World of Outlaws win last week, turned his thirty-fifth qualifying order into a scorching 12.870 qualifying lap to nip Rico...

Bryan Hulbert - Las Cruces, New Mexico (September 15, 2012) Kyle McCutcheon ended his season with the ASCS 305 Division victory this past Saturday at the Southern New Mexico Speedway in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Drawing the pole in the night’s 25 lap feature event, the A-Rock Material No. 12m never gave up the point. Lapping to tenth over the course of the feature, McCutcheon survived a  pair of reds and three cautions on the way to victory. Rickey Hood and Lorne Wofford made up the podium with Derek Drown, and Kyle Sager making up the top five. John Carney II crossed the line sixth, securing the 2012 ASCS 305 Championship with Royal Jones, Cesar Fuentes, Brandon Schure, and Robert Herrera completing the top ten. ASCS 305 Division Southern New Mexico Speedway - Las Cruces, New Mexico September 15, 2012 Car Count: 28 Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 224-John Carney II; 2. 74B-Derek Drown; 3. 45X-Derek Demartino; 4. 9-Robert Herrera; 5. 186-J.R....

Bryan Hulbert - Ft. Worth, Texas (September 15, 2012) In his 300th career Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV feature start, Jason Johnson cruised to victory in the Port-a-Cool U.S. National Dirt Track Championships at the Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track. Gridding the A-Feature sixth, Johnson rolled the high line early; jumping into third by lap three behind Travis Rilat and early leader Wayne Johnson. Grabbing the runner up spot the following lap, the Fisher Auto Body No. 41 began stalking Wayne Johnson as the pair began working into slower traffic. Restart on lap ten following a caution for Kevin Swindell who suffered a flat Left Rear, Jason Johnson would grab away the lead on the thirteenth round with a high side pass on the Missile Motorsports No. 77x. Running into slower traffic, Wayne Johnson would see his disadvantage range from just under a second to as much as three seconds as the battle on the track saw Logan Forler in...

PLACERVILLE, CA (9-22-12) - The grandstands at Placerville Speedway were packed full on Saturday night as the speedway officially closed its 2012 racing season by honoring its late managing promoter with the Thompsons' Auto Center Tribute to Al Hinds featuring the competitive Civil War Sprint Car Series in its championship finale along with the Midget Lites of the Bay Cities Racing Association. Elverta's Steven Tiner took home the exaggerated winnings in the 9th Annual Tribute to Al Hinds. Tiner shared in the final celebration of the year with Midget Lite winner Cameron Beard of Turlock and Andy Forsberg of Auburn who claimed his seventh Civil War Series Championship at the end of the night. Scott Kinney of Citrus Heights claimed the season championship for the traveling BCRA Midget Lites at the end of the night. Al Hinds was the second promoter of Placerville Speedway. He took operation of the track from its founder, Bruno...

PETALUMA, CA – SEPTEMBER 29, 2012:  The final race of the Pit Stop USA Sprint Car Series became a shootout between former Petaluma Speedway Champion Bradley Terrell and 17-year old Chase Johnson with Terrell holding a scant 6 point lead in the standings coming into the event. The Petaluma Speedway adobe surface was at its smooth and tacky best for qualifying and saw 17-year old Johnson a sizzling 108 mph lap at 12.431 seconds nipping Billy Butler for fast time.  The heat races would prove to be pivotal with the extremely tight championship point battle between Terrell and Johnson.  Elk Grove’s Bobby McMahon, making his first appearance with the Pit Stop USA Sprint Car Series, won the first heat over Kenny Drew with Johnson picking up one point for third place. Terrell was closing on leader Trevor Schmidt in the second heat when he could not avoid contact when Schmidt flipped in turn two relegating Terrell to the back with two laps...

Schatz Crowned at the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Banquet on Sunday His fifth championship nets a prize of $150,000 as top four earn more than $325,000   CONCORD, N.C. - Nov. 4, 2012 - Donny Schatz was crowned the 2012 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series champion at the season-ending banquet Sunday evening at the Great Wolf Lodge Convention Center. He received a check for the $150,000-to-win championship - his fifth since 2006 - at the event, which honored the 11 full-time Outlaws as well as the marketing partners for the World of Outlaws. "The fact that we ran second a lot and third a lot, and that's what wins championships - is what you do on the nights when you can't win," Schatz said. "This ranks up there as one of the hardest fought ones. We had some of the lowest lows and the highest highs." Craig Dollansky finished second in the standings, which was his best result since 2006. Sammy Swindell, who led the series with 13 feature...

Swindell Snags Win at Sixth annual PEAK Motor Oil World Finals Presented by NAPA His 13th World of Outlaws feature victory secures the winningest driver title this season   CONCORD, N.C. - Nov. 2, 2012 - Sammy Swindell rated his feature performance slightly higher than his postrace celebration at The Dirt Track at Charlotte. However, both his late-race pass and postrace donuts in turn four provoked the spectators in the packed grandstands to their feet on a brisk Friday evening at the Sixth annual PEAK Motor Oil World of Outlaws World Finals Presented by NAPA Auto Parts. Swindell earned his 13 th feature victory to wrap up the title as the winningest driver this season on the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series when he dove under Brian Brown in turns three and four coming to the white flag. The move allowed Swindell to pull away after the duo battled side by side for the previous two laps. "I just tried to stay calm and stay patient, just...

Kasey Kahne Racing’s Pittman to Debut at Volusia Speedway Park World of Outlaws STP Sprint Cars start at UNOH DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit   BARBERVILLE, Fla. - Jan. 11, 2013 - It's been a long, eventful offseason for Daryn Pittman. There's the annual Chili Bowl, where Pittman races his own midget each January to start the year, and a flight to Australia for some competition against the Aussies. Oh, and then there's that ride change that happened. Pittman now drives for Kasey Kahne Racing, which he will debut in the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series season-opening event - the UNOH DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit Racing Equipment at Volusia Speedway Park Feb. 12-23. Pittman and the rest of the sprint car drivers have a practice night on Tuesday, Feb. 12, before five straight nights of racing on the fast half mile. "It's a long year, a lot of races," he said. "You want to start off strong and...

Kern County Raceway Park to Host the SPEARS Southwest Tour Series in 2013 BAKERSFIELD, CA – This morning at a 7am meeting, James Vernon of Kern County Raceway Park and Larry Collins of the SPEARS Southwest Tour Series met and signed contracts for a September 7, 2013 race date.             “James and everyone involved are so busy working to get the track ready for the upcoming season that we just didn’t have the opportunity to meet to finalize the contracts until this morning,” stated Collins.  “The new half-mile at Kern County Raceway Park was designed with Tour cars in mind, and the first race for our series at the new track is going to be something that no one will want to miss.”             With the signing of the September 7th race at Kern County Raceway Park, the SPEARS Southwest Tour Series now fills its...

Outlaws Improve Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year Award Format Best average feature finish among eligible drivers will determine the winner each season   CONCORD, N.C. - Jan. 21, 2013 - The World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series is excited to announce a change to the Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year Award Presented by ButlerBuilt. Drivers will not have to compete in every event for eligibility, which will be based on several factors. A rookie will be categorized as a driver who has never completed a full season with the series and who has not won five or more feature races during his or her career. At the start of each season, drivers must declare their intent - with a maximum of three attempts - which will be endorsed by a seven-person panel by either the 15 th race of the season or April 15. "We are adapting the selection process, recognizing the challenges participants face on the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series," World Racing...

Unique Gator Trophy Serves More Than One Purpose Swindell uses UNOH DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit award for protection   BARBERVILLE, Fla. - Jan. 24, 2013 - If it wasn't bronzed, the gator, which stands three feet long and weighs a little more than eight pounds, would appear lifelike. To say that the UNOH DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit Racing Equipment has a unique trophy is an understatement. It certainly catches attention, including that of last season's winner - Sammy Swindell. "I've had a bunch of different things, but that was my first gator," he said of his trophy collection. "It's sitting on the floor in my shop so it scares a few people and about every dog that walks in." Swindell claimed the 41 st edition of the prestigious speedweek at Volusia Speedway Park, which kicks off this season on Feb. 13 with two days of UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions competition followed by the season-opening, three-day event for...

HOLLY, Mich. (Jan. 23, 2013) – 2012 TRUFUEL Must See Racing Xtreme Sprint Series (MSRXSS) champion Jo Jo Helberg will be officially crowned champion at the awards ceremony February 9, 2013 in Coldwater, Mich. The top twenty in the 2012 MSRXSS point standings will be honored at the awards ceremony. Helberg, who hails from Rohnert Park, Calif., had a phenomenal 2012 season en-route to his first MSRXSS championship. Helberg captured two victories and seven fast time awards in thirteen MSRXSS events that were contested. Helberg is only the second champion the series has known in its three-year history. Helberg hadn't competed in winged asphalt competition prior to his MSRXSS debut in 2011. Helberg has quickly emerged as one of the top drivers in the series in a relatively short time. Helberg recently moved his racing operation to Brownsburg, Ind. with a goal of defending his championship. MSRXSS has become one of the most competitive series in all of motorsports....

When the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame released the rankings for the 2012 360 sprint car driver of the year, Auburn CA driver Andy Forsberg was ranked number 6th in the nation. The voting panel for the Hall of Fame consists of media members, promoters, sanctioning officials and manufacturers across the nation.  Andy is no stranger to the top 20 list over the past seasons, but for a local or regional driver to compete with national traveling drivers in the top 10 is quite an accomplishment. The top 5 drivers were all national drivers.  American Sprint Car Series Champion Jason Johnson of Eunice, Louisiana, Wayne Johnson of Oklahoma, two time "Driver of the Year" Shane Stewart of Oklahoma, Brady Bacon of Oklahoma and United Sprint Car Series Champion and 2002 "Driver of the Year" Tim Crawley of Arkansas. "I always hope to crack the top 10 each year, but to be 6th behind those caliber of drivers is very exciting and an honor, especially for a Californian. I think we kind...

The 10 Outlaws Milestones That Might Be Reached in 2013 The World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series season debuts a week from today   CONCORD, N.C. - Feb. 8, 2013 - The highly anticipated 2013 World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series campaign pushes off in a week, embarking on its most ambitious season since 2005. As the series has 89 races at 57 tracks in 25 states and three Canadian provinces on the current schedule, several milestones will likely be reached on the most prestigious sprint car tour in the world. Here are 10 of the top milestones that could potentially highlight 2013: Donny Schatz Claims Win No. 125 The five-time and reigning champion enters the season one victory away from reaching a feat accomplished by only three other drivers - 125 feature wins. Steve Kinser surpassed the number in 1984, Sammy Swindell in 1987 and Mark Kinser was the last in 2000. Craig Dollansky Reaches the Top 10 Coming...

Bakersfield, CA -- There is a record number of drivers in the 2013 rookie class of the SPEARS Southwest Tour Series, and the driver who claims the rookie title in 2013 will be rewarded in a big way.  “It’s always a great battle for the Rookie-of-the-Year title, and this year we wanted to create a big award package worthy of the efforts of our 2013 rookie titlist,” stated the SRL’s Brian Olsen.  “With the help of six of our series sponsors, Hoosier Tire West, SUNOCO Race Fuels, DJ Safety, Five Star RaceCar Bodies, AmeriPride Services and ANplumbing.com, our Rookie-of-the-Year will be presented with over $5,000 in racing merchandise.” At the 2013 SPEARS Southwest Tour Series Championship Awards Banquet, the Rookie-of-the-Year will be presented with the following; four Hoosier Tires, a 55-gallon drum of SUNOCO Race Fuel, $500 product certificate from Five Star RaceCar Bodies, a new driver’s suit, shoes and gloves from DJ...

Pit Stop USA continues support of the King of the West 410 Sprint Car Series Hard Charger Award in 2013 By Gary Thomas Rio Vista, CA – February 28, 2013…The thrill of watching drivers charge through the field is one of the most intense aspects of sprint car racing and in 2013 King of the West Sprint Car Series competitors will have more incentive to do so once again, with the announcement of the PitStopUSA.com Hard Charger Award returning to the tour this season. Overall the King of the West Sprint Car Series schedule features 28-events at 12 different tracks and Pit Stop USA will award the hard charger each night with a $200 product certificate. The award has been a very popular one among teams that compete with KWS and we’re happy to have the support of Pit Stop USA once again. In April of 2000, Pit Stop USA became one of the first companies ever to open a circle track online store. Since that time the company has grown very rapidly and 2013 is looking...

Reigning Series Champ Dominates Southern Shootout at Mobile International Speedway Irvington, AL - March 24, 2013 - They say that champions are made by never giv ing up and always finding a way to overcome adversity. Reigning TruFuel Must See Racing Xtreme Sprint Series (MSRXSS) Champion JoJo Helberg of Rohnert Park, CA overcame a rainout and early morning adversity to lead all 30 laps and take the $3,000 pay day in the Royal Oak Southern Shootout at Mobile International Speedway Sunday afternoon. Helberg, who had to switch to a backup car after blowing an engine just prior to time trials, endured multiple restarts in what turned out to be an uncharacteristically length race, but won in commanding fashion over Brian Gerster and Brian Olson. "I'm going to have to use the money for the win tonight to pay for the repairs to the primary engine," Helberg said. "I just want to thank Royal Oak Charcoal, TruFuel, Mobile International Speedway and all these great fans for the...

Bakersfield, CA – Fourteen-year-old Ryan Cansdale of Laguna Beach, became the youngest driver ever to win on the Irwindale half-mile, with his victory Saturday night in the ‘SRL S2 Tour Series’ main event.  It was Irwindale Speedway’s second event since it’s reopening on April 6 th .  Cansdale held off the late race charge of Trevor Huddleston to win by .8 seconds.  Anthony Giannone of Colorado Springs, CO finished third, Uli Perez was fourth and Cory Elliott of Bakersfield rounded out the top five.   Cansdale, who was at the top of the charts following both practice sessions, just beat Huddleston for quick time in qualifying by .123 seconds with a time of 20.132 seconds (89.410 mph average).    In the 30-lap ‘SRL S2 Tour Series’ main event, Bill Waters led the first two laps from the pole. Kenny Smith charged into the lead on lap 3, but slid up into the turn 4 wall, which...

  Bryan Hulbert - TULSA, Okla. (May 14, 2013) A battle within the ASCS Nation is brewing as the American Bank of Oklahoma Sooner Region heads to the Thunderbird Speedway in Muskogee, Okla. on Friday, May 17 before squaring off at the Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas on Saturday, May 18 with the Smiley’s Racing Products Lone Star Region. The historic half-mile Thunderbird Speedway saw the American Bank of Oklahoma Sooner Region return after a ten year ASCS absence on November 6, 2010 with Tulsa’s Sean McClelland earning the winner’s payout. Ten years previous was with the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by MAVTV American Real in which Wayne Johnson reached victory lane on June 9, 2000. Saturday’s showdown between the Sooner and Lone Star Regions at the Devil’s Bowl Speedway has been an ongoing battle between the rivaling regions. In the region’s last matchup on June 2, 2012, Forney, Texas driver Travis Rilat...

May 19, 2013 – Winchester, IN – Dave McKnight and Jo Jo Helberg each claimed victories in Sunday’s Must See Racing Xtreme Speed Challenge at Winchester Speedway. The 2nd annual event was greeted by warm weather and a good crowd.   McKnight’s victory in the 30-lap Engine Pro Must See Racing Super Modified Series (MSRSMS) presented by Oliver Racing Parts feature was redemption of sorts. McKnight crashed during practice for last year’s Xtreme Speed Challenge and was unable to participate. McKnight, who started in the twelfth position, explained how important patience played in the outcome. “I can’t say enough about car owner Gary Morton” explained McKnight.” Gary told me to be patient. He had run here before and I had never run here. So this was a whole new world for me. He just told me you got a great car and be patient. Stay high and just give it time. Even when I got to the leaders and they were jostling, I just...

Bryan Hulbert - WHEATLAND, Mo. (June 22, 2013) For the second year running, the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV American Real capped off the Sizzlin’ Summer Speedweek at the Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo. and in just as many years a first time National Tour winner was crowned as Sedalia’s Jonathan Cornell charged from eighteenth to win the Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps Speedweek Finale at the “Diamond of Dirt Tracks” “This is incredible” were the words of a jubilant Cornell in victory lane who became the season’s twelfth different winner and 117th overall with the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by MAVTV American Real. Commenting on having to come from eighteenth, Cornell said simply, “I had to live with it, running the B-Main. Starting that far back, you know, they tore the track up and I thought it was going to take rubber sooner so I was just hanging on.” Capturing the...

Bryan Hulbert - BAYTOWN, Texas (June 22, 2013) Christopher Bell parked the Baytown Ford No. 31b in victory lane Saturday night at the Royal Purple Raceway after trading the lead six times at the line with Aaron Reutzel over the course of 30 laps. Leading the first eight rounds, Reutzel surrendered the point on Lap 9 only to regain it on Lap 10. Bell again advanced to the point on Lap 12, only to see the Wren Motorsports No, 87 bolt by on Lap 13. Reutzel showed the next fifteen laps as Bell and series points’ leader Ray Allen Kulhanek traded the runner up spot with Bell pulling back to second on Lap 23 after surrendering it on Lap 17. From there, the Norman, Okla. driver jumped back to the lead on Lap 28 and led the final rounds for the night’s $3,000 score. Aaron Reutzel claimed second with Ray Allen Kulhanek third. Travis Elliot and Michael Lang completed the top five. Griffith Truck and Equipment Gulf South Region Royal Purple Raceway...

Bryan Hulbert - COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (July 14, 2013) From the sweeping three-eighths mile of Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Wash.  to the tight quarter-mile of Cottage Grove, Ore. the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV American Real squares off on Friday, July 19 and Saturday, July 20 at the Cottage Grove Speedway. Returning from a 2012 absence, the Cottage Grove Speedway has hosted the national arm of the American Sprint Car Series six times with Jason Johnson branding his name on the winner’s check four times, first on July 25, 2009 then July 23, 2010. The 2011 visit saw the MVT No. 41 sweep the July weekend. Reassuming the points lead by a mere three markers over Johnny Herrera following his sixth victory of 2013 at the Grays Harbor Raceway, if history is any indication, Johnson will be tough to beat at the Oregon oval. Calm as ever, Herrera’s record for 2013 speaks for itself with his first two wins of 2013 coming on short...

Bryan Hulbert - LEBANON, Ore. (July 22, 2013) The final appearance of 2013 for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV American Real in the Northwest is set for Friday, July 26 and Saturday, July 27 at the Willamette Speedway in Lebanon, Ore. The series second appearance at the Willamette Speedway, Wayne Johnson swept the series debut weekend in 2012. Renovated just over a year ago, the Willamette Speedway is a three-eighths mile, progressively banked oval that sits 81 miles south of Portland, Ore. just east of I-5. Of the 55 Protect the Harvest A-Feature laps completed at the Willamette Speedway in 2012, three drivers were on point with Travis Rilat leading the lions share at 28 before a late race flip took the No. 39c out of contention on the second night of competition. Roger Crockett, who swept the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by MAVTV American Real return to Cottage Grove this past weekend, garnered 12 laps led at the Willamette oval with Wayne...

Bryan Hulbert - TULSA, Okla. (August 8, 2013) As the focus of the Sprint Car racing world begins to move out of Iowa, the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV American Real will begin turn their focus to the Salina Highbanks Speedway in Salina, Okla. on Saturday, August 17. A part of the “Turn Tulsa Pink” initiative, Ark Wrecking Oklahoma will be the title sponsor of the Saturday night event. What will go down as the tenth visit by the national arm of the ASCS Nation to the nearly 30 degree clay oval just north of Tulsa, the most recent visit came on August 24, 2012 with Jason Johnson taking his second straight victory at the Highbanks; his first coming on June 22, 2012. Wayne Johnson leads the win total with three straight (5/5/01, 7/17/01, 4/27/12). Jason Johnson and Gary Wright stand tied at two each with Tim Crawley (5/15/99) and Paul White (5/9/98) all claiming victories at the Oklahoma oval. Originally scheduled to be the...

Bill Wright - OSKALOOSA, Ia. (August 5, 2013) Brian Brown emerged victorious in a wild feature event at the 17th Annual Musco Sports Lighting Front Row Challenge at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa Monday night.  The win came aboard the Casey’s General Stores/FVP #21 and paid the Grain Valley, Missouri driver $3,000. Tasker Phillips started on the pole of the 30-lapper after turning down the Front Row Challenge offered him for winning the “King of the Hill” Match race.  Runner-up Tony Bruce Jr. accepted the challenge after Terry McCarl agreed to pay him $85 per car passed. Kevin Swindell came to a stop before a lap could be completed in the main event, setting up a complete restart.  Phillips shot out to the early lead over Jonathan Cornell, Tony Shilling and Tony Stewart.  Cornell’s strong second place run went up in smoke on lap six, and Mike Houseman Jr. brought a yellow flag when he stopped with nine laps in...

Steve Kinser Slides to His Second Victory of the Season ‘King’ tops World of Outlaws STP Sprint Cars at McCool Junction   McCOOL JUNCTION, Neb. - August 13, 2013 - Steve Kinser has returned to victory, bringing cheers from the crowd as the 20-time World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series champion climbed from his car at the end of the 30-lap feature at Junction Motor Speedway on Tuesday night. Kerry Madsen, who started on the pole, tightened the battle for the lead towards the end of the feature event, even leading lap 28. Madsen lost the lead on the next laps and settled for second. Donny Schatz, who is coming off his seventh FVP Knoxville Nationals title, rounded out the podium. Justin Henderson had a strong run early in the race, running second early and giving up third to Schatz late to finish fourth while Kings Royal winner Brad Sweet finished out the top five. Sweet's Kasey Kahne Racing teammate and World of Outlaws STP...

Bryan Hulbert - TULSA, Okla. (August 15, 2013) The 35th annual Jackson Nationals is fast approaching for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV American Real. Presented by AtoZ Promotions in 2013, the event will encompass the National and Midwestern tours of the ASCS Nation. Slated for Friday, August 30 and Saturday, August 31, at the Jackson Speedway in Jackson, Minn. the Labor Day Weekend spectacular will mark the second time the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by MAVTV American Real has visited the Minnesota oval. First visited in 2011, Johnny Herrera (8/19/11) and Jason Johnson (8/20/11) split top honors at the half-mile, high banked oval. Sponsored by the State Bank of Fairmont, the Jackson Nationals will also include a challenge race between the top two eligible drivers in 360cid Sprint Car points from the Jackson Speedway, Knoxville Raceway, Lucas Oil ASCS, and Speedway Motors Midwest Region for from the Woodke Challenge Cup. The challenge...

ANDERSON, Ind. — Jo Jo Helberg captured Saturday night’s TRUFUEL Must See Racing Xtreme Sprint Series 50-lap feature at Anderson Speedway. The win marked the third consecutive year Helberg has won the August MSRXSS event at Anderson. Helberg wasted no time getting to the front to challenge for the lead from his outside row two starting position. Helberg took command of the event on lap 15 and never looked back the rest of the race. “Lapped traffic was a little tough right at the beginning,” explained Helberg. “If second place caught me sleeping I would have been very disappointed in myself. With those restarts I tried to take full advantage of the clean track just to try and get as much of a cushion as possible that way I could get through lapped traffic.” Helberg was well aware of the success he has annually benefited from at Anderson Speedway with his third consecutive August MSRXSS victory. “I finally got...

Bryan Hulbert - SALINA, Okla. (August 17, 2013) The Salina Highbanks Speedway saw the return of the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV American Real on Saturday, August 17 with Jeff Swindell edging out Jason Johnson in slower traffic for his fourth Protect the Harvest A-Feature win of 2013. Driving under Johnson with ten laps to run entering turn three, Swindell’s pass came complete with splitting lapped traffic in the process for a three-for-one move. “I’ll tell you, he got caught sitting in the wrong spot,” commented Swindell of the pass on Jason Johnson. “When we got to traffic, a couple of them got him, and then the lapped car wanted to race us when we lapped him and run Jason into the wall there” Taking the lead on Lap 21, the caution flew on Lap 22. Underway again, it didn’t take long to catch the tail of the field, “I kept wanting to run the bottom there in one and two, but I was making a...

  (Chico, CA 8-20-13)  This Friday night, we say goodbye to the 2013 Wells Fargo Friday night point seas ... on and we remember and celebrate the life of 2011 Silver Dollar Speedway sprint car champion Tyler Wolf. Five divisions will finish the weekly racing season led by the 410 winged sprint cars, street stocks, Perma-Zyme wingless sprints, mini stocks and dirt modifieds. Champions will be crowned in all five divisions during point race #17. As always, the Friday night front gate will open at 6 pm. Adult general admission is $13.00. Juniors and seniors are $11.00. We offer a Chico St., Butte College and Military discount. Pit gate will open at 4 pm. Racing is slated to start around 7 pm. Main event winners on this night will win the annual 6ft tall Pepsi night perpetual trophy. However, the sprint car drivers are in for a treat. Last year Tyler Wolf won this race. He was able to take home the lucrative trophy. Unfortunately, Wolf perished in a sprint...

Bryan Hulbert - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (August 22, 2013) For the seventeenth time in 2013, the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV American Real found a different winner with Tim Crawley working from fourth to pick up his forty-fourth career victory with the national arm of the ASCS Nation. Asked how sweet it was to get back in victory lane against the Lucas Oil ASCS, Crawley replied, “I wish we could pick up enough sponsorship to get back out here and run the whole deal cause it’s nice to be back in victory lane against the National Tour, especially here at home in Little Rock.” The three time Lucas Oil ASCS national champion found the lead with a high side pass on Cody Gardner on Lap 3 to score his first victory since 2011 with the Lucas Oil ASCS. Making his twenty-first Lucas Oil ASCS appearance, Cody Gardner held off the charging Jeff Swindell for his first podium finish against the National Tour. “I think we only...

Bryan Hulbert - ABILENE, Texas (August 31, 2013) Matt Covington started out front, and ended out front with the Smiley’s Racing Products Lone Star Region at the Abilene Speedway for his first Lone Star triumph of the season. His fifth podium of the season, Covington led the distance in the night’s 25 lap affair. Patrick Stasa, Kolt Walker, Joshua Hodges, and Blake Hahn made up the top five with Jake Martens, Josh Baughman, Gary Floyd, Dale Wester and John James made up the top ten. The Smiley’s Racing Products Lone Star Region heads to the Lubbock Speedway in Lubbock, Texas on Sunday, September 1. Smiley’s Racing Products Lone Star Region Abilene Speedway - Abilene, Texas Saturday, August 31, 2013 Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 17-Blake Hahn; 2. 12W-Dale Wester; 3. 95-Matt Covington; 4. 12M-Kolt Walker; 5. 17X-Josh Baughman; 6. 48-Jake Martens; 7. 4J-John James; 8. 58-Gary Floyd Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 4X-Shawn Petersen; 2. 19-Patrick Stasa;...

Bryan Hulbert - LUBBOCK, Texas (September 1, 2013) The Smiley’s Racing Products Lone Star Region ventured into the panhandle of Texas Sunday night with Oklahoma’s Jake Martens topping the 22 car field. Martens raced from third to win at the Texas oval with Matt Covington scored second. Aaron Reutzel crossed third with Patrick Stasa and Kolt Walker making up the top five. The Smiley's Racing Products Lone Star Region competes again at the Kennedale Speedway Park on September 14. Smiley’s Racing Products Lone Star Region Lubbock Speedway - Lubbock, Texas Sunday, September 1, 2013 Car Count: 22 Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 19S-Patrick Stasa; 2. 12W-Dale Wester; 3. 74X-Joshua Hodges; 4. 74B-John Carney II; 5. 12M-Kolt Walker; 6. 58-Gary Floyd; 7. 16-Cory Riley; 8. 12G-James Granzow Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington; 2. 6-Ryan Beechler; 3. 17J-Josh Baughman; 4. 4J-John James; 5. 12-James Mosher; 6. 47-Tadd Baughman; 7. 0C-Brandon Black...

Bryan Hulbert - MCCOOL JUNCTION, Neb. (September 7, 2013) Jack Dover brought the masses to their feet Saturday night with the Speedway Motors Midwest Region, charging to the outside of Don Droud, Jr. in the final turns at the Junction Motor Speedway in slower traffic to win for the second night running. Charging from seventh, Dover grabbed the runner up spot following a Lap 16 restart. Closing on the back of the field with four laps to run, the Home Pride No. 53 closed a straight-a-way deficit as the white flag flew. Bottled up by slower cars entering turns three and four for the final time, Droud was forced low as Jack Dover sailed the cushion to victory. Droud crossed second with early leader Wyatt Burks settling for third. Seth Brahmer came from tenth to fourth with Tyler Drueke from eleventh to complete the top five. The Speedway Motors Midwest Region concludes the weekend at the Eagle Raceway in Eagle, Neb. on Sunday, September 8 starting at 6:30 P.M. Pits will...

Bryan Hulbert - EAGLE, Neb. (September 8, 2013) Slide jobs was the word of the night at Eagle Raceway with the Speedway Motors Midwest Region on Sunday night with Danny Lasoski utilizing a green, white, checkered restart to get the pass on Jason Johnson for the $5,000 Nebraska Cup championship check.  The field chased Jack Dover at the start with Danny Lasoski jumping to the runner up spot to begin the night’s 30 lap feature. Finding slower traffic by Lap 8, Lasoski was quickly joined by Jason Johnson and Tony Bruce, Jr. as the trio chased down Dover. Going three wide for the lead on Lap 10 with the back markers, Dover held off the charging Lasoski with the caution waving on Lap 11. At speed, Lasoski and Dover proceeded to exchange slide jobs for the next two laps with Dover swapping the lead four times with the No. 1m before finally getting some breathing room. In the mix, Jason Johnson picked off the second spot on the fourteenth circuit....

Bryan Hulbert - BELGRADE, Mont. (September 7, 2013) The ASCS Frontier Region made their final appearance of the season at the Gallatin Speedway in Belgrade, Mont. Saturday night with Joe Ramaker earning his third straight victory with the Montana based region. Coming from fifth, Ramaker raced to the lead on Lap 16 over Trever Kirkland with Phil Dietz following suit to claim second. Kirkland settled for third with David Hoiness and Kelly Miller making up the top five. The ASCS Frontier Region concludes the inaugural season on September 20 and 21 at the Billings Motorsports Park. Official news, results, and updates on the Frontier Region can be found at http://www.ascsracing.com ASCS Frontier Region Gallatin Speedway - Belgrade, Mont. Saturday, September 7, 2013 Car Count: 19 Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 27DD-David Hoiness; 2. 98-Joe Ramaker; 3. 37-Trever Kirkland; 4. 1-Bill Boyce; 5. 1X-Vernon Hill; 6. 17J-Jerry Brey; 7. 21-Ryder Olson Heat 2 (8 Laps):...

Bryan Hulbert - KENNEDALE, Texas (September 14, 2013) Kevin Ramey posted his second victory of 2013 Saturday night at the Kennedale Speedway Park against the Smiley’s Racing Products Lone Star and American Bank of Oklahoma Sooner Regions with a dominating performance that saw the Print Place No. 7m lapping to seventh place in the 25 lap A-Feature. Drawing the pole for the night’s feature, Ramey jumped to the lead and never relinquished that spot. Johnny Herrera grabbed the runner up spot from fourteenth with Matt Covington charging from eighth to complete the podium to secure his second American Bank of Oklahoma Sooner Region title. Patrick Stasa crossed fourth from tenth with Blake Hahn completing the top five. New York’s Bobby Breen grabbed sixth with Channin Tankersley the final car on the lead lap in seventh. Joe Bob Lee, Mike Goodman, and Ryan Beechler completed the top ten. With the American Bank of Oklahoma Sooner Region 2013 season coming...

Bryan Hulbert - GREENWOOD, Neb. (September 21, 2013) The Team Dover Motorsports pocketbook got a shot into the black on Saturday night as Jack Dover led the distance in the Fall Brawl II finale at the I-80 Speedway, picking up the Durst Motorplex and Zoz Farms Double Down Back-to-Back Challenge $20,000 payday. Dover’s victory secured his fourth Speedway Motors Midwest Regional title. Brian Brown jumped from sixth to the runner up spot before a red flew for the flipped No. 13v of Seth Brahmer. Wayne Johnson, who started outside the front row did challenge briefly for the lead at the halfway point but slipped back one to take third as Brown re-took the runner up spot. Danny Lasoski and Billy Alley completed the top five. Don Droud, Jr., Lee Grosz, Davey Heskin, Jonathan Cornell, and Ryan Roberts made up the top ten. Speedway Motors Midwest Region Fall Brawl II - I-80 Speedway - Greenwood, Neb. Saturday, September 21, 2013 Car Count: 40 Heat 1 (8...

Bryan Hulbert - SOMERTON, Ariz. (November 9, 2013) The final night of competition for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV American Real in 2013 was one for the record books as Jason Johnson completed the sweep of the four race Cocopah Cup Challenge to secure his fourth Lucas Oil ASCS National Title. A record in terms of a winner’s pay, the $5,000 bonus for the sweep brought Jason’s payday to $25,000 making the 2013 Season Finale the highest paying winner’s check ever doled out in Lucas Oil ASCS competition. Taking a combined $41,000 from the Cocopah Speedway with the four race sweep, Jason Johnson stood on cloud nine in Victory Lane with son Jaxx and wife Bobbi. “It just speaks volumes about this team and what they’ve accomplished,” commented Johnson of the victory. Gridding the MVT No. 41 fourth for the season’s final 30 lap Protect the Harvest feature event, Johnson ran third the first eight...

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