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Over $10,000 in added money to be paid out at USL events in 2024

by John Rittenoure

GLENPOOL, Okla. (March 18, 2024) - Over $10,000 in added money will be paid out to Ortco Inc. United Sprint League presented by Same Day Auto Repair competitors in 2024 according to information released today by series owner Michael Tyre.

Tow money will be paid to the top 10 drivers with perfect attendance starting with the third race of the season. The top five in points will receive $100 each, while 6-10 will earn $50 apiece. The May 4 event at Caney Valley Speedway will be the first event paying tow money due to the fact the season opening Hero 100 is a show up points only event and the first regular points races is April 13 at Creek County Speedway.

The tow money program will be paid out in lieu of a traditional end of season points fund. Tyre feels this is a way to better support racers financially at each race rather than waiting until the winter to pay out a points fund. The cost of traveling to the track continues to rise and this tow money program exceeds the amount of money paid out previously for a points fund with the series.

In addition to tow money, heat race winners will earn $100 at each event while the A-Feature Hard Charger also earns $100. With tow money, heat race pay, and hard charger pay, driver could potentially earn up to $300 in extra money during most races this season.

About United Sprint League

Owned by Michael Tyre, the USL sanctions 360 two-barrel / 305 non-wing sprint car events throughout Oklahoma and surrounding states with goals of supporting sponsors and providing fans the the opportunity to enjoy the excitement of non-wing sprint car racing.

Website: https://www.myracepass.com/series/1794.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UnitedSprintLeague.

About Ortco Inc.

Ortco Inc. manufactures qualify oilfield parts from American made bar and shaped steel on computerized CNC machinery. Products are then Heat Treated, coated for rust prevention, and warehoused for shipments across the globe. Ortco also utilizes high quality investment castings for safety clamps and various tongs.

Website: http://OrtcoInc.com.

United Sprint League Marketing Partners

Ortco, Inc., Same Day Auto Repair, Speed Stix Shocks, D&G Contracting, DFR Discount Tire, Passing Points Podcast, Kent Fireworks, Hoss Media.

 

 

Cole Macedo Wins Wild Mini Gold Cup Feature


PETERSEN MEDIA- While Cole Macedo had a busy February running some National races in Florida, this past weekend marked his opener with Tarlton Motorsports and it was a memorable one as he picked up the NARC season opener in Chico, CA during a wild Mini Gold Cup feature event.

“Overall, it was a great weekend for us to start our 2024 season,” Cole Macedo said. “Friday night we struggled to get our car free enough with how the track was, and Saturday night Drew Warner and the guys got us better each time we hit the track and it paid off in the feature.”

Following an eighth place run on Friday night during an unsanctioned 410ci event, Saturday’s NARC season opener saw Macedo time the Tarlton and Son Inc./Complete Parts and Equipment Solutions/Executive Auto Sales backed No. 21 in seventh in his qualifying flight.

Lining up third in his heat race, Macedo’s third place finish moved him into the 40-lap feature event. Macedo wasted no time getting to the front as he worked his way through the field and was in second by the 9th lap.

A myriad of yellows and reds hindered the flow of the race, but Macedo was able to stick with leader Chase Johnson when the green was out as he waited for his opportunity to strike.

Getting the jump on one restart, officials called it back and Macedo continued to run in second.

Moving into the lead on the 31st lap, Macedo and Ryan Robinson then battled for the top spot with Robinson getting the better of him on the 35th lap. Running in second, it appeared that Macedo would finish second on this night but a last lap miscue for Robinson, put Macedo in the lead for one final restart.

Nailing the restart with Shane Golobic right behind him, Macedo was able to fend off the veteran and race to his first win of the 2024 season.

“I am super thankful to be back with this team for a second season, and I feel like Drew Warner and I have a chance to have an even better year with one full season together under our belts,” Macedo added. “Saturday’s track was demanding so I want to give a shoutout to Burnett Performance for helping me train all winter long and allowing me to really push myself during the 40-lapper. I also want to thank Tommy and Melissa Tarlton, my Uncle Tom and Aunt Martha, as well as Sean and Felicity Dyson for the support and the great equipment.”

Tarlton Motorsports would like to thank Tarlton and Son Inc., Complete Parts & Equipment Solutions, Executive Auto Sales, Durst, Tarlton Estate and Asset Management, Bandy and Associates, FK Shocks, FK Rod Ends, Willwood Brakes, Vortex Wings, and High Performance Lubricants for their support.

BY THE NUMBERS: Races: 2, Wins: 1, Top 5’s: 1, Top 10’s: 2.

ON TAP: Cole Macedo is scheduled to return to action Saturday night in Merced, CA.

STAY CONNECTED: Stay connected with Tarlton Motorsports by following @Tarlton_Racing on Twitter, or becoming a fan on facebook at www.facebook.com/tarltonracing21.

 

 

Sean Becker Picks Up Pair of 7th Place Finishes During Opening Weekend with Bjork Motorsports

PETERSEN MEDIA- Checking in at Silver Dollar Speedway for the first Mini Gold Cup since the 2019 season, Sean Becker and the Bjork Motorsports team had good car speed during both nights of action as Becker picked up a pair of seventh place finishes, including a charge from 22nd on Saturday night.

“Friday I was really happy with our car speed all day,” Sean Becker said. “I made a couple of costly mistakes in our heat that kept us out of the redraw and put us mid-pack on a really tough track in the feature.”

With the curtain raising on Silver Dollar Speedway’s 2024 season on Friday night, Becker kicked the Mini Gold Cup of by timing the Bjork Motorsports entry in second fastest in his qualifying flight.

Taking the green flag for his heat race from the front row, the Roseville, CA driver needed to finish inside the Top-Two to earn a spot in the redraw. Settling into second as he took the green flag, Becker hooked a rut in turns three and four that upset his car enough to slip back to third.

Doing all he could to get back into second, once the field strung out heat race passes were ultimately non existent. Finishing third, Becker was locked into the 30-lap feature event where he found himself 11th on the starting grid.

When the feature came to life on a very tricky surface, much of the field settled into the bottom groove of the speedway that was much smoother than the top and clicked off the first 27-laps in rapid fire fashion.

A couple of late issues set up a couple of restarts and they allowed Becker to pick up a few positions late in the race as he capped the night off with a seventh place finish.

Returning to the speedway on Saturday night for the NARC season opener that offered a $10,000 top prize, Becker timed in ninth in his qualifying session on this night and lined up in the third row of his heat race.

Falling out of the transfer when the race went green, Becker’s sixth place finish put him in the 12-lap ‘B’, but a second place finish in the semi moved him into what turned out to be a very wild 40-lap feature event.

Before things really got wild, Becker had a great start that saw him surge his way forward and into 14th within the first couple of laps. Then yellows and reds took over havoc ensued.

Working his way through the field and staying out of trouble, ‘The Shark’ found himself up in third late in the race. However, a misstep on his part on the 35th lap saw him come to a stop in turns one and two, as he was able to restart with 5-to-go.

With how wild the race had been up until this point, the back of the pack was only 11th, so Becker still had plenty of time to a solid finish.

Picking up a few spots in the final stanzas, Becker capped his night off with a seventh place finish as well as the Hard Charger award.

“Saturday we didn’t quite have the same speed early in the day, but Brad Bumgarner did a great job of making some great adjustment,” Becker added. “It was a little disappointing to have to run the ‘B’, but it gave Brad another opportunity to tune on the car and it paid major dividends in the feature. I was heartbroken that I made another mistake late in the feature that cost us a podium, but it was a good start for our season with that much speed.”

BY THE NUMBERS: Starts-3, Wins-0, Top 5’s- 1, Top-10’s- 3

ON TAP: Becker’s next event is TBD.

STAY CONNECTED: If you can’t be at the track, make sure to give Sean a follow on Instagram at @BeckerRacing23.

 

 

Austin Torgerson 13th with Mounce/Stout Motorsports in Illinois

PETERSEN MEDIA- A schedule shake up within the Torgerson household led Austin Torgerson to teaming up with Mounce/Stout Motorsports in 2024, and their season came to life over the weekend in DuQuoin, IL with the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series.

Friday night, the season kicked off at the Southern Illinois Center as Torgerson timed his Mounce/Stout Motorsports backed No. 88A entry in third quickest in his qualifying flight.

Lining up second in his heat race, Torgerson pocketed a third-place finish as nightly points are at stake with this series. Though finishing third, Torgerson was forced into one of the three ‘B’ Mains on this night, but his front row starting position put him in a great position with only two transfer berths up for grabs.

Front the pole, the elder Torgerson brother got the jump and grabbed the early lead. Carefully working around the Southern Illinois Center’s speedway, he was able to keep the field at bay and pick up the win and keep his night alive.

Moving into the opening night feature event, Torgerson took the green flag for the 30-lap feature event from the 17th starting spot. Mired deep in the field, Torgerson was able to keep his nose clean as he picked up a handful of positions and closed the night out with a 13th place finish.

Back in action on Saturday to close out the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series’ opening weekend, Torgerson opened the night up by timing the Mounce/Stout Motorsports entry in sixth fastest in his qualifying group.

Finishing seventh in his heat race, the Glendale, AZ runner moved into a ‘B’ Main where he lined up in the eighth starting position.

Needing to finish inside the Top-2 to again transfer into the feature, Torgerson’s seventh place finish brought his weekend to an end.

ON TAP: Austin Torgerson will turn his attention to Micro Sprint action this weekend as he will be in Visalia, CA for the KKM Giveback event.

BY THE NUMBERS: Starts-16, Wins-1, Top 5’s-4, Top 10’s-6

STAY CONNECTED: Stay connected with Austin Torgerson by following Torgerson Racing on Facebook, and @TorgersonRacing on Twitter.

 

 

Ashton Torgerson Sixth in DuQuoin, IL During First Weekend with Keith Kunz Motorsports

PETERSEN MEDIA- Kicking off his rookie campaign with the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series, Ashton Torgerson made his first two starts with the Keith Kunz Motorsports and finished sixth in Saturday night’s finale.

Spending his weekend at the Southern Illinois Center, Torgerson kicked his 2024 midget season of by timing in fourth fastest in his qualifying group. The qualifying effort put him on the front row of his heat race, and he quickly went to work battling with his KKM teammate, Gavin Miller.

Slipping back to finish fourth, Torgerson was forced into one of the night’s Last Chance Qualifiers where he lined up in the fourth starting position and needed to finish inside the Top-Two to keep his night alive.

Starting and finishing fourth in his heat, Torgerson’s opener came to a bit of an early end, but the Glendale, AZ driver didn’t let that ruin the rest of his weekend.

Bouncing right back and returning to action on Saturday night, Torgerson again time din fourth in time trials, which put him on the pole of his heat race for the second consecutive night.

Not wasting the prime starting position this time, Torgerson was able to wire the field and race his way to the heat race win and move directly into the 40-lap feature event.

Taking the green flag from the seventh starting position, Torgerson slipped back to eighth in the opening laps, but was able to race into sixth by the race’s seventh circuit.

Battling hard on the tight confines of the indoor facility, Torgerson did slip back to eighth momentarily just past the race’s halfway point but was able to work his way into the Top-5 in the closing stanzas of the race.

Taking the white flag in fifth, a last lap battle saw him lose the spot as he capped the weekend off with a hard fought sixth place finish.

BY THE NUMBERS: Starts- 12, Wins- 1, Top 5’s- 3, Top 10’s- 5

ON TAP: Ashton Torgerson is now set to return to Micro Sprint action this weekend as he will take part in the KKM Giveback Challenge at Plaza Park Speedway in Visalia, CA.

STAY CONNECTED: Stay connected with Torgerson Racing on Facebook, and @TorgersonRacing on Twitter.


 

Turbulent Trip to Chico, CA for Andy Forsberg

PETERSEN MEDIA: Taking part in Silver Dollar Speedway’s season opening Mini Gold Cup over the weekend, Andy Forsberg had a turbulent weekend. Having some struggles on Friday night, Forsberg showcased some serious speed on Saturday until a lap one miscue took him off of the front row of the 40-lap feature event.

“Friday night it was old school Chico. It was heavy, it was rough, and it was a cool track in my opinion, and I really thought we made good changes to be racy in the feature but we weren’t going anywhere so I pulled it back to the trailer at the halfway point,” Andy Forsberg said.

Kicking the Silver Dollar Speedway season off on Friday night at the Mini Gold Cup opener, Forsberg timed the Meridian Cameras/Pacific Highway Rentals/Wilkie Masonry backed No. 92 in fourth fastest in his qualifying group, which was also fourth fastest overall.

Lining up in the second row of his heat race, the Auburn, CA driver battled for position in an attempt to make the redraw but his fifth-place finish put him in the ninth row of the 30-lap feature event.

With the track very gnarly heading into the ‘A’, Forsberg and company went to work to ‘free up’ his car to maneuver on the heavy and rough speedway, but the changes didn’t quite work how they had hoped.

Bouncing around for a few laps, Forsberg made a business decision at the race’s halfway point and headed back to the pit area.

Back in action on Saturday night for the NARC season opener, Forsberg got off to a great start as he earned fast time honors amongst the 32 cars that checked into the pits.

Lining up in the second row of his heat race, Forsberg simply needed to finish inside the Top-Five to earn a berth into the Dash. A ragged start to the heat saw Forsberg slip back to sixth, but a couple of nice moves saw him work his way back into fifth, where he finished, as he transferred into the Dash.

Having good fortune in the redraw, Forsberg found himself on the front row of the Dash alongside Justyn Cox. With Cox getting the jump, Forsberg settled in and finished second, which put him on the front row of the 40-lap, $10,000-to-win Mini Gold Cup feature event.

When the race went green, Forsberg ran hard into turn one and the tricky surface saw his right-rear tire get up over the edge of the speedway and he got out of shape and spun to a stop.

“We changed a couple things on the engine before the feature, and it didn’t quite take off how I thought it would, but then when I got to the flag stand it went full turbo mode and led to quite the escapade into turn one,” Forsberg added. “In retrospect, it turned out to be the theme of the night, I was just the first bonehead to do it.”

Restarting from the back of the pack with 40-laps still to be ran, Forsberg was able to work his way back forward in what was a wild feature event. Getting back near the top-10, a restart issue saw Forsberg again come to a stop in turns three and four, and with it being his second offense, he was done for the night.

“We were slowly working our way forward from the back, and it was just a wild feature event,” Forsberg said. “Cautions breed cautions, and we had quite a few of them. On one of the restarts things didn’t go our way and ended up causing me to spin again, and it ended our night.”

Andy Forsberg and PHR Racing would like to thank Meridian Cameras, Pacific Highway Rentals, Wilkie Masonry, Western Traffic Supply, PitStopUSA, Red Line Oil, FK Rod Ends, Autism Awareness, Parking and Transportation Group, Western Featherlite, 1st Vanguard, Highway Specialty Co., and KBJ Catering for their continued support.

BY THE NUMBERS: Races-4, Wins-0, Top 5’s-1, Top 10’s-1

ON TAP: Forsberg will now turn his attention to Placerville Speedway’s season opening event on Saturday night.

STAY CONNECTED: Stay updated with Andy Forsberg by ‘Liking’ him on facebook at www.facebook.com/andyforsbergracing or by following him on Twitter at @AForsberg92.

You can also keep up with Andy and his popular post race VLOG, ‘Shark Tales with Andy’ at www.facebook.com/sharktaleswithandy.

 

 

Dawson Hammes 5th at Marysville Raceway

PETERSEN MEDIA: Checking in at Marysville Raceway on Saturday night one week removed from an early incident, things were much smoother for Dawson Hammes as he picked up a fifth place finish in the feature event.

“It was definitely a smoother night than the opener,” Hammes explained. “We worked hard all week to put a car together after all the equipment we tore up last week, so to have a good night makes it worth it.”

Hammes kicked his night off by timing the Movement Brewing/STS Farming/All About Fire Protection backed No. 55D in sixth fastest in qualifying time trials.

Lining up on the front row of his heat race, Hammes was able to outduel is younger brother, Carson, as he jumped out to the early lead and never looked back. Moving into the nightly redraw based on the heat race win.

Pulling the three, the Marysville, CA driver lined up in the second row of the 25-lap feature event as he was in search of his first win of the 2024 season.

When the race went green, Hammes settled into the fourth position as he worked around the Marysville Raceway surface. Battling the likes of Drake Standley and Bobby Butler.

With stoppages slowing the pace of the feature event at times, Hammes continued to stay strong inside the Top-Five as he nailed each and every restart.

In the waning laps of the feature event, the cautions caught up to Hammes and he began to stumble as he ran low on fuel. Hanging on as best he could, Hammes slipped back to fifth on the race’s final lap as he capped his night off with a fifth place finish.

“Big thanks to my parents, Carson, and Ally for all pitching in all week to get us back to the track,’ Hammes added. “I also want to thank Nick, my uncle Tony, Jeremiah, and Samuel for there help at the track. Everyone’s support is appreciated, and we can’t wait to do it again this weekend.”

Hammes Motorsports would like to thank Movement Brewing, STS Farming, All About Fire Protection, Summit Partners Burbank Agency, Harper Inc., and Ace Attorney Services for their continued support.

BY THE NUMBERS: Races: 2, Wins: 0, Top 5’s: 1, Top 10’s: 1

ON TAP: Hammes will return to action this Saturday night back at Marysville Raceway.

STAY CONNECTED: Keep up with Dawson Hammes by following him on Twitter @Hammer55D, or on Instagram @dawson_hames55d.

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Justyn Cox and Bates-Hamilton Racing persevere for top-10 at NARC opener

By Gary Thomas

Chico, CA…Opening the season this past weekend in Chico, Justyn Cox and Bates-Hamilton Racing were able to lead laps in the feature, before finishing ninth during the initial event of the NARC 410 Sprint Car campaign.

“Chico was a tough one but with it being our first race it was nice to have speed right away with NARC,” Cox said. “Even though the result wasn’t exactly what we all wanted, I found a lot of positives for the night.”

Cox began things in solid fashion on Saturday by ripping around the Silver Dollar Speedway quarter mile with a lap of 11.450 in qualifying, narrowly missing out on fast time.

He then finished fourth in the night’s final heat race, which moved the Lippert Construction/ Dan Ewart Sales/ VinylTech PVC Pipe No. 42x into the Dash.

Starting from the outside of the front row he blasted into the lead at the waving of the green flag and picked up the victory, earning the pole for the main event.

The 29-year-old proceeded to then lead the first seven circuits in the 40-lap finale. Early on however, he caught a rut and cracked a couple of ribs, forcing him to race wounded over the remainder of a wild contest. When all was said and done, he crossed the stripe in ninth to cap the opening race with the NARC 410s.

“I was happy to get back to qualifying well and leading laps in the main event was also a positive,” Cox commented. “I just hit a hole wrong early in the race and unfortunately cracked a couple of ribs. After that I pretty much just had to hang on with how rough the track was.”

Next up for Cox and Bates-Hamilton Racing will be a visit to the Merced Speedway on Saturday for the second round of competition with the NARC 410 Sprint Cars.

Last season saw the Clarksburg, CA driver charge from 19th to 10th during his lone appearance at the track. Cox also secured a runner up finish at the Merced bullring in 2019 with the SCCT 360s.

“I’m working to heel up and be 100% for Merced this Saturday,” he stated. “I’ve never had the opportunity to run a 410 at Merced Speedway so it should be a fun experience.”

 would like to thank Lippert Construction, Dan Ewart Sales, VinylTech PVC Pipe, Mozingo Construction, Clow Valve, Teichert Construction, Advanced Drainage Systems, Custom Pipe and Fabrication, B Scadden Design, Specified Pipe, North Bay Waterworks, SIP, Tigre, Star Pipe Products, McWane Ductile, Kaeding Performance, Kistler Engines, Maxim Racing, Sellers Race Wings, ART Enterprises, Rod Tiner Racing, Tiner-Hirst Enterprise, Vanlare Steering Repair, Arbo-Tec, Performance Powder Coating, Warehouse Paint, Justice Brothers, K1 Race Gear, Arai Helmets and Bullet Impressions for their support this season.

 Silver Dollar Speedway Mini Gold Cup Quick Recap-

Friday March 15: Qualified (6th), Heat Race (6th), B-main (1st), A-main (18th) Saturday March 16: Qualified (2nd), Heat Race (4th), Dash (1st), A-main (9th)

Saturday March 23: Merced Speedway – NARC 410 Sprint Car Series

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PASS Ready to Kick off 2024 season at Path Valley March 30!
03-13-2024

With more than 200 events Path Valley is the longevity leader!

The River Valley Builders PA Sprint Series kicks off its 26th season of economy sprint competition in appropriate fashion on Saturday, March 30, racing at the active track where it has competed more often than anywhere else, the quarter-mile, high-banked “bullring” that is Path Valley Speedway.

Located near Spring Run in far northern Franklin County, Path Valley was built and opened in 1987 to take advantage of the blossoming popularity of micro sprint racing, but in 2000, then-new promoters Jack and Vicki Flowers and John Winsett decided to try out a new division of full-sized economy sprint cars that also were running at nearby Hesston Speedway. On August 4, 2000, the PA Sprint Series made its first Path Valley appearance, with Roger Fickett taking the checkered flag over a 17-car field.

Since that night, more than 200 PASS races have been run at Path Valley, by far the most at any track. At least 80 different drivers have taken the checkered flag, with Scott Ellerman of Landisburg holding the “winningest” title with 11 victories. Ryan Lynn of Hollidaysburg, with six wins, leads all active drivers, with his brother Todd, Doug Dodson, and Ken Duke Jr. all counting three victories in their totals.

Path Valley has six River Valley Builders PASS races scheduled for 2024, including a supporting role in Dr. Crouse’s Night of Power on July 19. Last year, rain reduced the track’s PASS schedule to four races, with Zach Rhodes, Logan Spahr, Kruz Kepner, and Aiden Borden each taking a win. Rhodes, the McVeytown driver who had previously raced micro sprints at Path, earned the track championship.

 


Donny Schatz with success in Texas; Another Lone Star State double on deck

2024 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Standings: 3rd | 978 Points (-18)

Dates: Friday and Saturday, March 15th & 16th
Event: Texas Two Step
Series: World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series
Track: Cotton Bowl Speedway | Paige, Texas
Donny Schatz A-Main Finishes (Start):
Friday: 9th (10th)
Saturday: 3rd (1st)

BROWNSBURG, Ind. (March 18, 2024) - Donny Schatz’ 2024 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series top-ten streak continued during the recent weekend, concluding the two-day Texas Two Step at Cotton Bowl Speedway in Paige, Texas, with a pair of results no worse than ninth. In fact, Schatz, ace of the Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing, Carquest, Advance Auto Parts, Ford Performance, Curb Records, Sage Fruit, Elliott’s Custom Trailers & Carts, Mobil 1, No. 15 sprint car, highlighted the pair with a podium on Saturday night, finishing third after starting from the pole position.

“I would’ve liked to have won that, but I guess third is better than fourth,” Schatz said. “You’ve got to think about the big picture. All in all a decent night. This isn’t one of my best places. I think everybody that has a cell phone could see that all weekend it didn’t look like we were going to get to race, and we got two great nights of racing.”

Despite backing up two spots in the Cotton Bowl finale, the ten-time World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series champion was in the hunt the entire distance, forced to surrender the top spot to eventual winner, Gio Scelzi, at the initial start.

Friday night winner, Brent Marks, who snuck by Schatz on lap 13, finished second in the Texas Two Step nightcap. A caution with two laps remaining gave Schatz the opportunity to overtake the runner-up position, but Marks proved too strong.

Speaking of Friday, Schatz raced on to finish ninth in the Texas Two Step opener, but not without some challenges. A “nowhere to go” tangle with 18 laps recorded forced the Fargo, North Dakota, native to the work area. The team was able to make the necessary changes, and although Schatz was forced to restart at the tail of the field, he battled back to earn the aforementioned top ten.

ON DECK:
Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing and Donny Schatz will continue their 2024 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series campaign with another double in the Lone Star State, this time visiting Big O Speedway in Ennis, Texas, on Friday, March 22, and Kennedale Speedway Park in Kennedale, Texas, on Saturday, March 23.

ADDITIONAL MEDIA:
Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing and Donny Schatz would like to thank all of their marketing partners: Carquest, Advance Auto Parts, Ford Performance, Curb Records, Sage Fruit, Elliott’s Custom Trailers & Carts, Mobil 1

Broadcast Coverage:
Watch the World of Outlaws online at www.dirtvision.com

Donny Schatz:
Web: www.donnyschatzmotorsports.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/DonnySchatz
Twitter: www.twitter.com/donnySchatz
Instagram www.instagram.com/donnyschatz

Tony Stewart Racing:
Web: www.tonystewartracing.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/TonyStewartRacing
Twitter: www.twitter.com/Tonystewart_rcg
Instagram: www.instagram.com/@TonyStewart_Rcg

2024 Donny Schatz / Tony Stewart Racing WoO Statistics:
Races: 7
Wins: 1
Top-5s: 3
Top-10s: 7

 

Reutzel rallies in two-day Cotton Bowl visit; Big O, Kennedale next
Mar 18, 2024

By Fully Injected Motorsports:

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (March 18, 2024) – Clute, Texas’ own Aaron Reutzel and Ridge & Sons Racing (RSR) put on a show in their two-day World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series campaign at Cotton Bowl Speedway in Paige, Texas, rallying forward in each of their weekend starts while highlighting the pair with a Hard Charging Performance on Friday, March 15.

Impressive enough, Reutzel, ace of Brian and Lisa Ridge’s Folkens Brothers Trucking, Don Long & STC, B And L Holdings, No. 87 sprint car, battled ahead 17 positions to secure the aforementioned Hard Charger Award, concluding the evening in the fifth position after starting from row 11.

Reutzel’s Texas Two Step weekend concluded in similar fashion, capping action with a five-spot run from 16th to finish 11th on Saturday, March 16.

Adding to RSR’s weekend highlight reel, the team launched Cotton Bowl’s Texas Two Step with a Quick Time Award on Friday, March 15 – the ninth of Aaron Reutzel’s career with the World of Outlaws. Despite his qualifying effort, it was a poor heat race outcome that forced Reutzel to start from row 11; this is what set up his eventual hard charge.

Aaron Reutzel’s top-five count now stands at three on the year, one of which a victory during High Limit action at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, Florida.

ON DECK:
Tentatively, Ridge & Sons Racing and Aaron Reutzel [No. 87] will continue their 2024 campaign with another World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series double in the Lone Star State, this time visiting Big O Speedway in Ennis, Texas, on Friday, March 22, and Kennedale Speedway Park in Kennedale, Texas, on Saturday, March 23.

2024 STATISTICS & HIGHLIGHTS:
Earned a King of the 360s preliminary victory at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, Florida, on Wednesday, February 14; finished fifth in the $10,000-to-win finale (February 16). Finished fifth from 22nd (Hard Charger Award) in World of Outlaws visit to Cotton Bowl Speedway in Paige, Texas, on Friday, March 15.

Stats:
Wins: 1
Top-Fives: 3
Top-Tens: 3

MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES:
Contact Mark Miller: mmiller8995@gmail.com

SPECIAL THANKS:
Ridge & Sons Racing and Aaron Reutzel would like to thank all of their marketing partners: Folkens Brothers Trucking, Don Long & STC, B And L Holdings, American Table, Commercial Edge, Rasmusson Service Center, The P.O. Box, and Bargain Barn.

SOCIAL MEDIA:
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/83RSRRacing
X: https://twitter.com/RSR_883
News coverage: www.fullyinjected.com

BROADCAST COVERAGE:
Watch Knoxville Raceway online at www.dirtvision.com.
Watch the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series online at www.dirtvision.com.
Watch the High Limit Sprint Car Series online at www.floracing.com.


 


Danny Dietrich on top in the Pigeon Hills; Central PA triple ahead
ByTyler Altmeyer
Mar 18, 2024

By Fully Injected Motorsports:

GETTYSBURG, Pa. (March 18, 2024) – Two Lincoln Speedway starts resulted in two podium finishes for “Double-D” Danny Dietrich and Gary Kauffman Racing, but the team’s 2024 highlight reel can now include a victory, winning in their third Lincoln start of the season on Saturday, March 16 – a wire-to-wire triumph, at that.

Dietrich, a former track champion who is closing in on 70-career triumphs at the Abbottstown oval, started from the pole in Saturday’s main event, racing on hiccup free before being forced to hold off New York invader Paulie Colagiovanni in the closing laps. A caution with a few circuits remaining was no stir for Dietrich, driving on to claim the $4,000 payday.

The Williams Grove Speedway Season Opener followed Dietrich’s visit to Lincoln on Sunday, March 17, and although he was short of attaining a weekend sweep, another podium was accomplished, this time finishing second to eventual winner, Anthony Macri. Double-D started fourth on The Grove’s grid, scheduled to start second but a jump during the initial start forced the Gettysburg native back one row.

“Another great weekend for Gary Kauffman Racing. I think we were in a position to sweep the weekend, but we all know how that went,” Dietrich, ace of the Weikert’s Livestock, Sandoe’s Fruit Market, Pace Performance, Cochrancars.com, York Excavating, Big Cove Whitetail Trophy Hunts, Drop Of Ink Tattoo, Self Made Racing, No. 48 sprint car, said. “Happy for my team. We were close two weekends in a row at Lincoln, but we finally got that first win of the season. Three races on tap this weekend, as long as the weather plays nice. You can never tell this time of year.”

COMING UP NEXT:
Danny Dietrich and Gary Kauffman Racing will continue their 2024 campaign with their first Central Pennsylvania tripleheader of the season, visiting Williams Grove Speedway, Port Royal Speedway, and BAPS Motor Speedway in consecutive fashion on Friday through Sunday, March 22-24.

SPECIAL THANKS:
Danny Dietrich and Gary Kauffman Racing would like to thank all of their current marketing partners including: Weikert’s Livestock, Sandoe’s Fruit Market, Pace Performance, Cochrancars.com, York Excavating, Big Cove Whitetail Trophy Hunts, Drop Of Ink Tattoo, Self Made Racing, Racer’s New & Used Parts Warehouse, RV 4 Wheel Drive & Performance Automotive Inc, Blud Lubricants.

2024 STATISTICS:
Wins: 1
Top-Fives: 6
Top-Tens: 6

2024 HIGHLIGHTS:
Finished fifth in each of his USCS/Germfree Southern Sprint Car Shootout (Volusia Speedway Park) starts on Friday and Saturday, January 26-27. Finished second in Lincoln Speedway’s Icebreaker on Sunday, February 25. Finished third in Lincoln Speedway start on Sunday, March 3. Won first main event of the season at Lincoln Speedway in Abbottstown, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, March 16. Finished second in Williams Grove Speedway’s Opening Day program on Sunday, March 17.

SOCIAL MEDIA:
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BROADCAST COVERAGE:
Watch the World of Outlaws online at www.dirtvision.com.
Watch Lincoln Speedway and Port Royal Speedway online at www.floracing.com.
Watch Williams Grove Speedway online at www.dirtvision.com.
Watch High Limit Sprint Car Series online at www.floracing.com.

 

Zearfoss two-steps to a top ten at Cotton Bowl; Big O and Kennedale ahead

Mar 18, 2024

By Fully Injected Motorsports:

JONESTOWN, Pa. (March 18, 2024) – A slow start to the weekend ended in a positive manner for Brock Zearfoss and Brock Zearfoss Racing, ultimately capturing their first World of Outlaws top-ten score of the season in a Saturday night stay at Cotton Bowl Speedway in Paige, Texas.

Zearfoss, who finished tenth in his top-ten appearance, put together a sound preliminary effort to set-up his eventual accomplishment, qualifying fourth overall before winning his respective heat race. The Jonestown, Pennsylvania, native raced on to finish sixth in the evening’s Dash.

As noted, Zearfoss’ weekend at Cotton Bowl Speedway started off a touch slow, concluding Friday’s A-Main in the 17th position after starting 15th on the evening’s grid.

“This is a big step for us,” Zearfoss, ace of the Moose’s LZ Bar & Grill, Heavy Equipment, Loaders & Parts Inc., C&D Rigging Inc., Klick Lewis Cars, J.P. Adamsky Trucking, Milton Hershey School, EnTrust IT Solutions, Berkebile Oil Company, No. 3Z sprint car, explained. “It takes some time to build a comfort zone, but I think we’re where we need to be. A lot of gratitude for my team. They never stop working and it shows. We’ll work to close out Texas with a pair of top-tens this weekend.”

ON DECK:
Brock Zearfoss and Brock Zearfoss Racing will continue their 2024 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series campaign with another double in the Lone Star State, this time visiting Big O Speedway in Ennis, Texas, on Friday, March 22, and Kennedale Speedway Park in Kennedale, Texas, on Saturday, March 23.

SPECIAL THANKS:
Brock Zearfoss would like to thank all of his marketing partners including: Moose’s LZ Bar & Grill, Heavy Equipment, Loaders & Parts Inc., C&D Rigging Inc., Klick Lewis Cars, J.P. Adamsky Trucking, Milton Hershey School, EnTrust IT Solutions, Berkebile Oil Company, XXX Race Company, K1 RaceGear, BK Titanium, AL Driveline, Bruce’s Speed Shop, Walker Performance Filtration, Bell Helmets, System 1 Pro Ignition, Allstar Performance, Wilwood, FK Rod Ends, Brown and Miller Racing Solutions, and CSI Shocks.

SOCIAL MEDIA:
Press: www.fullyinjected.com
Online Home: www.brockzearfoss.com
X: https://twitter.com/brock_zearfoss
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brockzearfossracing
Merchandise: http://www.brockzearfoss.com/shopping/

BROADCAST COVERAGE:
Watch the World of Outlaws online at www.dirtvision.com.

STATS:
2024 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Stats:
Wins: 0
Top-Fives: 0
Top-Tens: 1

2024 WORLD OF OUTLAWS HIGHLIGHTS:
Kicked off 2024 World of Outlaws season with DIRTcar Nationals action at Volusia Speedway Park (February 7-10); finished 18th, 19th, 13th, and 16th, respectively. Finished tenth at Cotton Bowl Speedway in Paige, Texas, on Saturday, March 16.

 

 

RAIN WINS LISMORE CITY SPRINTCAR SMACKDOWN

THE Lismore City Sprintcar Smackdown last night at Castrol Lismore Speedway may have been brought to a premature end due to the wet weather, but prior to that, the on-track action was thick and fast.

In what was the third appearance of the 410 Sprintcars at Castrol Lismore Speedway this season, the Lismore City Sprintcar Smackdown event saw crowd favourite and Queensland visitor Luke Oldfield, who had earlier this season won the Lil Aussie Open at the venue, and fellow Queenslander Cody Maroske as the form drivers. Oldfield and Maroske were the standout drivers during heat race action, and they were to occupy the front row for the feature race; however, the wet weather had arrived just prior to the 410 Sprintcar feature race and the meeting was unfortunately forced to be cancelled.

For the qualifying heat races for the 410 Sprintcars, the wins were shared between Oldfield, Maroske, Harry Stewart and Bradi Owen. Prior to the heat races, Oldfield and Maroske topped the time sheets in qualifying groups. While both Oldfield and Maroske are experienced Sprintcar racers and they showed their pace throughout the night, Stewart and Owen are Sprintcar newcomers, so it was great to see them amongst the heat race winners and enjoy confidence boosting performances.

The Pro Sprints (360 Sprintcars) action saw Dan Murray and youngster Kye Jensen as the highest point scorers heading into their feature race. Leading up to the feature race, the heat-race wins were shared between Noah Ball, Kye Jensen, Luke Manttan and Dan Murray.

In what was their final appearance at Castrol Lismore Speedway before next month’s Australian Championship, there was a solid field of Wingless Sprints in action. The heat races resulted in wins going to Andrew Seery, Mark Blyton, Jason Bates, Ian O’Toole, local Jacob Jolley and Ben Manson. The B main was picked up by Errol Campbell, while the highest point scorer heading into the feature race was Seery.

Current Queensland Champion Andrew Parkes was the form driver in the Compact Speedcars by winning two out of the three heat races. Jeremy Ennever had won the other heat race.

 

 

Same Day Auto Repair headlines list of sponsors joining USL for 2024

by John Rittenoure

GLENPOOL, Okla. (March 17, 2024) - Since acquiring the United Sprint League earlier this year Michael Tyre has been working non-stop to take the non-wing sprint series to new heights. On January 20 Tyre announced Ortco, Inc. as the series title sponsor for the 2024 season. Today Tyre is pleased to announce seven more sponsors joining the series family.

Leading the list is Same Day Auto Repair as the series presenting sponsor. Owned by veteran racer Danny Smith, Same Day Auto has seven locations in and round the Tulsa area offering tires and complete auto repair services for you vehicles. Smith has raced sprint cars around Tulsa for many years and has offered his support at many racing events over the years. The USL welcomes Same Day Auto Repair to the USL family.

Speed Stix Shocks, owned by Noah Harris, has come on board as the first heat race sponsor and in addition will give a brand new set of adjustable Big Body twin tube shocks, with double adjustable Right rear, to the 2024 USL season champion.

Speed Stix is the fastest growing shock company not only in the state of Oklahoma, but the country offering the highest quality of parts and customer service.

Kent Fireworks has signed on to sponsor the second heat, Michael Tyre’s Passing Points Podcast will sponsor the fourth heat race, Andrew Deal’s DFR Discount Tire in Dewey will pick up the B feature, and Kerry Gorby of D&G Contracting will award the Hard Charger $100 at each event.

Hoss Media will be providing signage and banners to the series and will sponsor Junior Fan of the Week.

Please patronize these sponsors and thank them for supporting the United Sprint League.

Watch for more announcements prior to the March 30 Hero 100 season opener at Red Dirt Raceway.

 

 

AFTER TWO NIGHTS OF ACTION AT IMPERIAL VALLEY, SEXTON GATLIN RACING RETURNS TO USAC/CRA COMPETITION SATURDAY AT PERRIS

(Lakeside, CA, March 15, 2024) After a weekend of racing during the California Mid-Winter Fair at the Imperial Valley Raceway, Sexton Gatlin Racing drivers Brent and Grant Sexton will return to the home track of the Avanti Windows and Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series, Perris Auto Speedway, this Saturday Night, March 16th. The event will be round #2 of the 2024 USAC/CRA campaign.

Brent, 50, comes into Saturday’s race on the famous Riverside County half-mile clay oval 16th in the USAC/CRA championship point standings. In addition, he is third in the Rookie of the Year chase. He placed 15th at the season opener on the same track three weeks ago. Grant, 19, battled overheating problems all night long and pulled out of the main early at the opener. He ended up getting credit for 17th and enters Saturday’s fray 19th in points.

Last Friday and Saturday the father and son duo contested both nights of the Imperial Valley Raceway 360/410 Sprint Car Series. Journeying 127 miles from their El Cajon, California home, the two were close together in qualifying on the first night. Grant was seventh quick with a 12.662. Brent was only a blink slower at 12.882. However, in a tight qualifying group, he was four spots behind in 11th.

Matched together in the first heat of the night, Brent earned bragging rights in the SGR pits by placing second in the first 10-lapper. Grant ended up sixth. In the 20-lap A, Grant came home ninth with Brent 12th.

Night two saw Grant turn in the seventh fastest lap again with a time of 13.091. Brent’s 13.277 was good enough for 10th best in the 18-car field. Once again they were matched in the same heat and this time youth prevailed when Grant came home third with Brent fifth.

In the Saturday finale, Grant picked up his first top-five of the early season when he placed fifth. His dad ended up 16th.

“My qualifying effort was better for me,” Brent Sexton said. “I think I was 10th and 11th both nights. I was pretty stoked with it. It was nothing spectacular but I am still learning the car. I felt a lot more comfortable on the quarter mile and was getting racy with those guys. The more seat time I get, the more comfortable I will be.”

Spectator gates will open at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday and the first race will get the green flag at 7:00. Adult tickets for the night of exciting dirt track racing and clean family fun are $30.00. Seniors 65 and over get in for $25.00. For kids 6-12 it is only $5.00, and children 5 and under are admitted free. Advance tickets are available online at https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/pas/7. They can also be ordered by phone at 1-800-595-4849. For fans who do not wish to purchase tickets in advance, there will be plenty available for everyone at the ticket window on Saturday.

Perris Auto Speedway is conveniently located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds (home of the Southern California Fair), one hour east of Los Angeles and one hour North of San Diego. To get to the track, take the 215 freeway, exit on the Ramona Expressway, and go three miles east to the fairgrounds. For directions online, the address to enter is: 18700 Lake Perris Drive and the zip code is 92571.

After this week at Perris, the team will head to Cocopah Speedway, which is located near Yuma, Arizona, for round #3 of the Avanti Windows and Doors USAC/CRA Series on March 23rd.

Sexton Gatlin Racing would like to thank the following companies for making the 2024 season possible. East County Electric Works, Keys Brothers, BR Motorsports, Maxima Oil, Automated Interiors, Sexton Fire Protection, BK Wings, Troy Dirt.

If you or your company are interested in becoming a marketing partner with Sexton Gatlin Racing in 2024, please call (619) 454-6945 or E-mail mailto:sextonfire@cox.net or mailto:sextonfire@gmail.com.

Brent Sexton 2024 Results

2/24/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 15th A Main

3/1/24 Imperial Valley Raceway SoCal Lightning Sprints 4th A Main

3/2/24 Imperial Valley Raceway SoCal Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main

3/8/24 Imperial Valley Raceway Imperial Valley 360/410 Sprint Cars 12th A Main

3/9/24 Imperial Valley Raceway Imperial Valley 360/410 Sprint Cars 16th A Main

Grant Sexton 2024 Results

2/24/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 18th A Main

3/8/24 Imperial Valley Raceway Imperial Valley 360/410 Sprint Cars 9th A Main

3/9/24 Imperial Valley Raceway Imperial Valley 360/410 Sprint Cars 5th A Main

 

 

2024 OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY SCHEDULE REVEALED

Article Credit: Tommy Goudge

OHSWEKEN, Ont. (March 16, 2024) – Ohsweken Speedway officials are excited to announce an action-packed 2024 schedule. The track’s 27th season of racing features the return of the NASCAR Canada Series, plus the 20th Running of the Northern Sprint Car Nationals and much more.

The schedule is anchored by the track’s four Friday Night Excitement divisions, including the Kool Kidz-Corr/Pak 360 Sprint Cars, Strickland’s Crate Sprint Cars, Middleport Mechanical Thunder Stocks, and HRW Automotive Mini Stocks.

The 20th Running of the Northern Sprint Car Nationals is set for Saturday, September 14, with Ohsweken’s tough weekly 360 Sprint Car contingent defending home turf against teams from the Empire Super Sprints, Great Lakes Super Sprints, Southern Ontario Sprints, and more. The winner’s share of the lucrative purse will be at least $20,000, while every A-Main starter will receive at least $2,000. The Nationals weekend will include three days of racing in 2024, as the Inaugural Northern Thunder Stock Nationals is set for Thursday, September 12, while the 3rd Running of the Northern Crate Nationals will headline the show on Friday, September 13.

The return of the NASCAR Canada Series stock cars is sure to draw plenty of attention on the 2024 schedule. Day one of Thunder on the Grand will feature the Freshstone Dirt Classic for the NASCAR Canada Series, a $5,000-to-win event for 360 Sprint Cars, plus the Crate Sprint Cars on Thursday, July 11. The 360 Sprint Cars take centre stage on day two with a $10,000-to-win event on Friday, July 12, plus the Northeast Late Model Alliance tour and Crate Sprint Cars. The diverse weekend concludes on Saturday, July 13 with Flat Track Canada Motorcycles and the Northern Micro Sprint Nationals. A large contingent of 360 Sprint Cars is expected for these events, as the Empire Super Sprints, Great Lakes Super Sprints, and Southern Ontario Sprints tours have all included the weekend on their schedules.

Another date to circle on the calendar is Memorial Night on Friday, July 19. This night of remembrance will feature the Noelle Teal Twin 14’s for the Crate Sprint Cars, the Brock Leonard 50 for the Thunder Stocks, and the Art Hill 42 for the Mini Stocks; both Stock Car races will also serve as Duel on the Dirt combined series races.

The UMP Modifieds vs Canadian Modifieds featuring Ken Schrader has become an annual tradition, as has the Late Model Open. Visits from the Race of Champions Sportsman Modifieds for the Sportsman Shootout, Duel on the Dirt Thunder Stock and Mini Stock series, Mod Lites, and Vintage Cars will add to the fun throughout the season. Other highlights on the schedule include the Thunder Stock Cash Blast 50, Halloween in July, Christmas in August, Drive Safe Ride Safe Bicycle Night, Back to School Backpack Night, Truckers Night, Six Nations Community Night, Touch-a-Truck & Tractor Night, and Agriculture Night.

Visit www.ohswekenspeedway.com or scroll down to view the full schedule, and stay tuned to Ohsweken Speedway’s website and social media pages for more exciting announcements in the weeks to come.

2024 Ohsweken Speedway Schedule of Events
(Subject to Change)

Friday, May 3 – Test & Tune Practice Night 1 (No Racing)
(All divisions competing at Ohsweken Speedway in 2024)

Friday, May 10 – Test & Tune Practice Night 2 (No Racing)
(All divisions competing at Ohsweken Speedway in 2024)

Friday, May 17 – 27th Season Opener
-360 Sprint Cars
-UMP Modifieds vs. CDN Modifieds ft. Ken Schrader
-Crate Sprint Cars
-Thunder Stocks
-Mini Stocks

Friday, May 24 – Truckers Night
-360 Sprint Cars
-Crate Sprint Cars
-Thunder Stocks (Duel on the Dirt home track points night 1)
-Mini Stocks (Duel on the Dirt home track points night 1)

Friday, May 31 – Six Nations Community Night
-360 Sprint Cars
-Crate Sprint Cars
-Thunder Stocks (Duel on the Dirt home track points night 2)
-Mini Stocks (Duel on the Dirt home track points night 2)

Friday, June 7 – Touch-a-Truck & Tractor Night
-360 Sprint Cars
-Crate Sprint Cars
-Thunder Stocks
-Mini Stocks

Friday, June 14 – Sportsman Shootout
-360 Sprint Cars
-Sportsman Modifieds (Race of Champions Dirt 602 Series)
-Crate Sprint Cars
-Thunder Stocks
-Mini Stocks

Friday, June 21 – Late Model Open
-Late Models
-Crate Sprint Cars
-Thunder Stocks
-Mini Stocks

Friday, June 28 – Agriculture Night
-360 Sprint Cars
-Crate Sprint Cars
-Thunder Stocks
-Mini Stocks
-Vintage Modifieds

Friday, July 5 – Drive Safe Ride Safe Race Safe Bicycle Night!
-360 Sprint Cars
-Crate Sprint Cars
-Thunder Stocks
-Mini Stocks

Thursday, July 11 – Thunder on the Grand Day 1
-NASCAR Canada Series
-360 Sprint Cars ($5,000-to-win)
-Crate Sprint Cars

Friday, July 12 – Thunder on the Grand Day 2
-360 Sprint Cars ($10,000-to-win – ESS/GLSS/OHS/SOS)
-Crate Late Models (Northeast Late Model Alliance)
-Crate Sprint Cars

Saturday, July 13 – Thunder on the Grand Day 3
-Flat Track Canada Motorcycles
-Northern Micro Sprint Nationals

Friday, July 19 – Memorial Night
-Crate Sprint Cars (Noelle Teal Twin 14’s)
-Thunder Stocks (Brock Leonard 50 – Duel on the Dirt series)
-Mini Stocks (Art Hill 42 – Duel on the Dirt series)
-Mod Lites

Friday, July 26 – Grand River Champion of Champions Powwow
-NO RACING

Friday, August 2 – Sportsman Shootout
-360 Sprint Cars
-Sportsman Modifieds
-Thunder Stocks
-Mini Stocks

Friday, August 9 – Halloween in August
-360 Sprint Cars
-Crate Sprint Cars
-Thunder Stocks
-Mini Stocks

Friday, August 16 – Late Model Open & Gale’s Cash Blast
-Late Models
-UMP Modifieds vs. CDN Modifieds
-Thunder Stocks (Cash Blast 50)
-Mini Stocks

Friday, August 23 – Christmas in August
-360 Sprint Cars
-Crate Sprint Cars
-Thunder Stocks
-Mini Stocks

Friday, August 30 – Back to School Backpack Night
-360 Sprint Cars
-Crate Sprint Cars
-Thunder Stocks
-Mini Stocks

Friday, September 6 – Championship Friday
-360 Sprint Cars
-Crate Sprint Cars
-Thunder Stocks
-Mini Stocks

Thursday, September 12 – Inaugural Northern Thunder Stock Nationals
-Thunder Stocks ($5,000-to-win)
-Test & Tune Practice Night for Sprint Cars

Friday, September 13 – 3rd Running of the Northern Crate Nationals
-Crate Sprint Cars ($5,000-to-win)
-360 Sprint Cars (Twin 15’s)
-Thunder Stocks
-Mini Stocks

Saturday, September 14 – 20th Running of the Northern Sprint Car Nationals
-360 Sprint Cars ($20,000-to-win – ESS/GLSS/OHS/SOS)
-Crate Sprint Cars

Sunday, September 15 – Rain Date

 

 

NAPA AUTO PARTS THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES SET F0R 35TH SEASON AT GRANDVIEW

LEVAN MACHINE & TRUCK EQUIPMENT PRESENT THE RICH MAR FLORIST HIGH LIMIT 410 SPRINTS TUESDAY NIGHT, MAY 28

BECHTELSVILLE, PA MARCH 16, 2024 . . . . . . . . The thirty-fifth season of the NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series will open on Tuesday night, May 28 when Levan Machine & Truck Equipment present the Rich Mar Florist High Limit 410 Sprints at Grandview Speedway. The Thunder on the Hill Racing Series is the long- time trend setter for presenting mid-week, high profile special events and It was the Thunder Series who was first to bring the High Limit Racing Series to Pennsylvania and the Northeast in 2023.

Thunder on the Hill is once again on the High Limit Racing schedule and defending race winner, Rico Abreu of St Helena, California will again be in the field on Tuesday night, May 28 to chase the $20,000 first prize to win the 35 lap 410 sprint feature. Abreu won his last two starts at the one-third mile high -bank Grandview Speedway.

On race night, Tuesday, May 28 gates will open at 4:00 PM at the first turn gate for advance ticket holders and general admission tickets will go on sale at 4:30 PM. Qualifying begins at 7:30 PM. In the event of rain, Wednesday night, May 29 will be the rain date with a starting time of 7:30 PM.

Advance tickets are now available at: www.tickethoss.com. General admission tickets on race night are $40, children 6-11 are $20, children 5 and under will be admitted for free. The Pit Fee is $45 and a license is not required. (Pit tickets are not available on Ticket Hoss).

As an added incentive for the local drivers, Pioneer Pole Buildings posted a $2,000 bonus for any Pennsylvania Sprint Driver that takes the win in the 35 lap High Limit 410 Sprint event. One of the winningest drivers in sprint car racing is Pennsylvania driver Brent Marks who remains shutout of a visit to the Thunder on the Hill victory lane. Marks plans to change all that Tuesday night, May 28.

The PPB $2,000 bonus is an added eye catcher to lure the best of Pennsylvania to the Hill. Just a few of the local drivers with their eye on the bonus include Danny Dietrich, Freddie Rahmer, TJ Stutts, Tim Buckwalter, Kyle Reinhardt, Lance Dewease, Tyler Ross, Kyle Moody, Ryan Taylor, Tyler Esh and Ryan Smith just to name a few.

After the High Limit event, the Thunder on the Hill Racing Series continues on Tuesday night, June 11 when Pioneer Pole Buildings present the opening night of the seventeenth annual AMSOIL USAC Non-Wing Sprint Cars Eastern Storm joined by the 358 Modifieds. It was Thunder on the Hill and Grandview Speedway that were instrumental in starting the USAC Eastern Storm and brought about the ever growing interest in USAC non-wing racing here in the East.

The USAC traveling tour of non-wing sprints will go 40 laps in the Jesse Hockett Classic paying $6,000 to the winner. For the 358 Modifieds, they will run a series of qualifying events leading up to their 30 lap feature that will pay $3,000 to the winner. For a first time Thunder Winner, Pioneer Pole Buildings will offer a $2,000 bonus making it a $5,000 payday for a first time winner and, for just 30 laps. Gates open at 5 PM with race time set for 7:30 PM.

Race three of the Thunder Series is set for Tuesday night, July 2 when HVAC Partners for Success presents the 34th Annual Pennsylvania 410 Sprint Speed Week event joined by the 358 Modifieds.

The 410 Sprints will chase a $10,000 to win payday in the 35 lap Hodnett Cup, a race honoring sprint car great Greg Hodnett. The 358 Modifieds will be on this program as well, taking part in heat race qualifying leading up to a $3,000 to win, 30 lap main event. Once again, Pioneer Pole Buildings will offer a $2,000 bonus to any first time Thunder Modified feature winner. Gates open at 5 PM with race time set for 7:30 PM.

NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series 2024

Tuesday, May 28 7:30 PM (rain date: Wednesday, May 29 7:30 PM)

Levan Machine & Truck Equipment present:

The Rich Mar Florist

High Limits 410 Sprints 40 laps

$20,000 To Win Plus $2,000 PPB Bonus to any PA driver that wins

Advance tickets on sale NOW at www.TicketHoss.com

Tuesday, June 11 7:30 PM

Pioneer Pole Buildings Night

17th Annual Eastern Storm USAC Non-Wing National Tour

The Jesse Hockett Classic 40 laps $6,000 to Win!

Plus 358 Modifieds* PPB $2,000 first time Modified Winners Bonus

Tuesday, July 2 7:30 PM

HVAC Distributors Partners for Success Night

Red Robin PA 410 Sprint Speed Week

The Hodnett Cup $10,000 to win 35 laps

Plus 358 Modifieds* PPB $2,000 first time Modified Winners Bonus

*NASCAR points

Grandview Speedway Contact Information Track Phone: 610-754-7688

GPS USERS: 43 Passmore Road, Bechtelsville, PA 19505

Located less than a mile off Route 100, 10 miles north of Pottstown, PA

Thunder on the Hill Racing Series Phone: 443-513-4456

Series Website: http://www.thunderonthehillracingseries.com

Track Website: http://www.grandviewspeedway.com

Twitter/Instagram: @TOTHRACING

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thunderonthehill

THUNDER ON THE HILL 2024 SPONSORS

NAPA Auto Parts and NAPA Auto Care Centers are returning for their 32nd year as proud sponsors of the Thunder on the Hill Racing Series. NAPA Auto Parts Stores and Auto Care Centers are proud to be associated with Bob Miller, the Rogers Family and the Thunder on the Hill Series at Grandview Speedway. We realize the local race tracks are the heart of racing in the community and we are thrilled to be a small part of it.

NAPA Auto Store locations which support the Thunder Series include:

Ambler Kutztown Reading

Collegeville Auto Parts Lansdale Southampton

Downingtown Norristown Strafford

Gilbertsville Auto Body Pottstown Auto Parts Telford Auto Body

Glenside Pennsburg Auto Parts

Frazer Phoenixville Auto Parts

Horsham Quakertown

Rich Mar Florists are proud to be your award-winning in-person and online floral gifting company that makes sending as enjoyable as receiving. Rich Mar has always been a family business with the intent of giving back to the community that has us who they are today. We have created a seamless shopping experience to help you make anyone’s day better…in the Lehigh Valley and beyond.

Rich Mar Florist Owner Jonathan Morrissey commented, "It is great to bring Kyle Larson and the High Limit Series back to our area once again. My family and I are excited to see Kyle in Rich Mar Racing colors and hope to be celebrating an Indy 500 win and a win at Grandview all in the same week. I know fans packed the house last year and we look forward to seeing a full grandstand again this year in May. Our brand gets to do so many amazing events in athletics and motorsports but it always means more when its right in our backyard and we can showcase our brand to the local area. Kyle is one of the main reasons Rich Mar Racing has been so successful and has been able to sponsor great names in NASCAR and Indy Car, bring us another win Kyle." Rich Mar Florists is located in Allentown, PA and services the Lehigh Valley and beyond. Visit: https://richmarflorist.com Call: 610-437-5588

Levan Machine & Truck Equipment is a full-service CNC machine shop and work truck upfitter located just outside Reading, PA. Check out our full line of truck bodies, truck, van and trailer equipment and learn more about our machining, welding and driveline capabilities at and trailer equipment, including snowplows, and salt spreaders. Or, to learn about our capabilities, at: www.levanmachine.com. Call: 610-944-7455

Pioneer Pole Buildings is the premier builder of post frame buildings in PA, NJ, DE, MD, WV, VA and NY. Founded in 1998, Pioneer Pole Buildings has established a solid reputation for providing customers with top-quality buildings at very affordable prices. They also place a high priority on creating a superior building experience for our customers, BEFORE …DURING …and AFTER construction.

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BRADEN CHIARAMONTE PICKS UP HIS FIRST WIN OF 2024 AT IMPERIAL VALLEY – HEADED TO PERRIS THIS SATURDAY

(El Cajon, CA, March 12, 2024) In only his third start of 2024, newly turned 17-year-old Braden Chiaramonte outdistanced the field in the Imperial Valley Raceway 360/410 Sprint Cars main event last Saturday night. The triumph was the first of his young career in a 410 sprint car. Riding the crest of his victory wave, the talented teen driver will be back at Perris Auto Speedway this Saturday, March 16th.

Saturday’s victory came on the second straight night of racing during the California Mid-Winter Fair. Eighteen cars showed up for the race at the track that is located just north of the USA/Mexico border. Chiaramonte, debuting a bright red #73B paint scheme on the weekend, was the fourth-fastest car in hot laps. He followed that up by qualifying second fastest with a time of 12.594 in the 18 car field. That placed him in the second heat where he finished fifth.

By the time the cars came onto the track for the 30-lap Saturday main event, blustery winds and cool temperatures had taken over. Still, the track was very racy. Chiaramonte had some veteran heavy hitters from California, Arizona, and Ohio starting in front and behind him in the stacked finale. In his typical confident style that belies the fact that he is only 17, he showed all of the savvy of a longtime pro and steered his way to the front for the first 410 sprint car win of his career.

Last week’s victory came on the second weekend of racing during the annual fair. Before his Saturday win, he also competed Friday on the same track. Thirteen sprint cars were in the pits for the Friday show. As usual, Chiaramonte was fast from the first time he wheeled his #73B onto the racing surface. He was the fastest in hot laps with a time of 12.248. Moments later, he turned in the fastest qualifying time of the night at 12.335.

Later in the evening, he came home eighth in his heat and fifth in the 20-lap main.

Dating back to October of last year, Chiaramonte has competed in his 410 sprint car five times. Amazingly he has never finished worse than eighth. And, the night he finished eighth, he started 16th. The other finishes include a win, a fourth-place finish, and two fifth-place results.

This Saturday night Chiaramonte will return to Perris Auto Speedway for round #2 of the Avanti Windows and Doors USAC/CRA 410 Sprint Car Series. At the season opener three weeks ago, he qualified 17th fastest on the famous half-mile clay oval with a lap of 17.343. A sixth-place finish in his heat forced him into the 12-lap B main where he came home second. That was followed by another impressive performance when he came from 16th to eighth in the main. In that finale, only one of the 22 other drivers bettered his sizzling lap of 17.072.

Chiaramonte enters Saturday’s Perris race eighth in the USAC/CRA championship point standings. In addition, he is second in the series Rookie of the Year chase.

For fans who would like to see the rising young star take on the best non-wing drivers west of the Mississippi on Saturday, spectator gates will open at 5:00 p.m. with racing at 7:00. Adult tickets for the night of exciting dirt track racing and clean family fun are $30.00. Seniors 65 and over get in for $25.00. For kids 6-12 it is only $5.00, and children 5 and under are admitted free. Advance tickets are available online at https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/pas/7. They can also be ordered by phone at 1-800-595-4849. For fans who do not wish to purchase tickets in advance, there will be plenty available for everyone at the ticket window on Saturday.

Perris Auto Speedway is conveniently located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds (home of the Southern California Fair), one hour east of Los Angeles and one hour North of San Diego. To get to the track, take the 215 freeway, exit on the Ramona Expressway, and go three miles east to the fairgrounds. For directions online, the address to enter is: 18700 Lake Perris Drive and the zip code is 92571.

After this week’s race at Perris, Chiaramonte and his team will head east to Arizona’s Cocopah Speedway on March 23rd for the third USAC/CRA race of the 2024 campaign.

Chiaramonte would like to thank all his sponsors who have made his racing efforts possible. RTL Traffic Control, AM Ortega, Hyper Racing, Chop Design, Adams Motors, Hacienda Casa Blanca Fine Mexican Dining, Evil Plus Injection, King Racing Products, Tyner, and Keizer Wheels. If you would like to be a partner with one of America’s fastest rising racing stars, please contact Daniel Chiaramonte via email at mailto:dchiaramonte@rtltraffic.com or by calling (619) 988-7563.

Braden Chiaramonte’s 2024 Results

2/24/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th A Main

3/8/24 Imperial Valley Raceway Imperial Valley 360/410 Sprint Cars 5th A Main

3/9/24 Imperial Valley Raceway Imperial Valley 360/410 Sprint Cars 1st A Main

 

 

“SHUGAH’” SHANE SEXTON BACK AT PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY THIS SATURDAY NIGHT

(Warner Springs, CA, March 13, 2024) This Saturday night when the Avanti Windows and Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series returns to its home track, Perris Auto Speedway, “Shugah” Shane Sexton will be back in the beautiful family-owned GAS Chassis #74. While he was there for the season opener three weeks ago, an engine problem cut his night short unceremoniously after qualifying. He and the team hope to get in more racing this time around with their #1 engine in the car.

Brimming with confidence to start his third season racing with USAC/CRA, things looked bright when Sexton and the crew arrived at the Riverside County half-mile clay oval. However, his high hopes received a kick in the teeth before the racing started due to the unexpected engine gremlins.

“In hot laps, the car ran good,” the genial driver said. “Trent Williams and Mark Henry worked on it. We got it pretty good and we felt good on the first lap (in qualifying). Went into turn three on the second lap and it blew the head gasket.”

“We were told it may have been a head gasket and told it may not be,” “Shugah” said. “So, we changed a whole bunch of stuff on the car motor-wise. As soon as I bumped off for the heat race, I knew right away (that it was a blown head gasket). So I just putted around till I could turn into the pits. That was the end of our night.”

As soon as the issues arose at the track, Sexton, his father Stan, and the crew were making plans to be ready for this Saturday’s race.

“We had the motor out the next morning,” the young driver said. “As we were talking a few weeks ago, the actual primary motor was being put together. The one we had the issue with was our #2 engine. So we will be there with our primary and our fingers crossed on Saturday.”

Spectator gates to see “Shugah” and the other drivers in action on Saturday will open at 5:00 p.m. with racing at 7:00. Adult tickets for Saturday’s race are $30.00. Seniors 65 and over get in for $25.00. For kids 6-12 it is only $5.00 and children 5 and under are free. Advance tickets are available 24 hours a day online at https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/pas/7 or by calling 1-800-595-4849. For those who do not want to purchase advance tickets, there will be plenty of tickets for everyone at the ticket window on Saturday. The fairgrounds charge $10.00 for parking.

Perris Auto Speedway is located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds at 18700 Lake Perris Drive in the City of Perris. The track website is http://www.perrisautospeedway.com/ and the office phone number is (951) 940-0134.

Sexton’s father Stan and grandmother Nita Gatlin own GAS Chassis, which is sponsoring the Perris Auto Speedway Young Gun Sprint Car Series in 2024. It will reward the champion with a brand-new GAS Chassis at the end of the season. For more information or to order a GAS Sprint Car Chassis, call Stan Sexton at (619) 252-7686 or visit the GAS Chassis Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556527387746.

Sexton and the #74 team wish to extend their thanks to the following 2022 racing season partners. Gas Chassis, MPRE, Reel Technologies, Keys Brothers Racing, Sexton Fire Protection, Elite Powder Coating, Bill’s Jerky, Hot Dog Kustoms, Savage Racing, AG Sandcars, and Ron’s Tire and Brake. If you would like to be a part of this fun, upcoming team and gain exposure in 2024, please contact Shane Sexton at mailto:Shanesexton7@gmail.com or (619) 362-5921.

Shane Sexton’s 2023 Race Results

2/23/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars DNS

 

 

EDDIE TAFOYA JR. BACK IN ACTION AT PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY THIS SATURDAY NIGHT

(Chino, CA, March 14, 2024) When the Avanti Windows and Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series returns to Perris Auto Speedway for round #2 of the 2024 season this Saturday night, March 16th, Eddie Tafoya Jr. hopes for a better result than he experienced at the season opener in February. Through no fault of his own, he was knocked out of the 30-lap main event and the tangle cost him a top finish.

After a month and a half off following January’s Chili Bowl Midget Nationals, Tafoya got into his gorgeous #51T for the first time this year on February 24th. He then had a week off before last Friday and Saturday’s Imperial Valley Raceway 360/410 Sprint Cars show during the California Mid-Winter Fair. After this week at Perris, he will journey to Arizona’s Cocopah Speedway for the third round of the USAC/CRA Series. He will wrap up the busy month when he drives one of the Tom & Christy Dunkel-owned Inland Rigging Specials in the first race of the new Ultimate Sprint Car Series at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway on March 30th. It is the first full month of racing in what promises to be an extremely busy 2024.

At last month’s race at Perris, Tafoya, 26, was headed toward the front of the pack in the 30-lap main event when he was clobbered from behind by another car at nearly 100 mph. The bash sent him careening into the inside crash wall on the front straightaway. One look at the car and the crew knew he was done for the night as the front end was torn out.

Last weekend at Imperial, Tafoya raced on Friday and Saturday. Rear-end problems forced him to miss qualifying on the opening night. With repairs made, he started at the back of the eight-lap heat race and advanced forward to finish fifth. In the 20-lap feature, he again started at the back and finished 13th.

Twenty-four hours later, things started much better when the affable Chino Hills, California resident qualified sixth fastest of the 18 cars on hand with a lap of 12.784. A third-place finish in his eight-lap heat race earned him the sixth place starting spot, outside row three, in the 30-lap A main. The friendly racer stayed within the top eight for the first two-thirds of the event. However, a spin necessitated by someone else’s mess late in the going forced him to restart at the back and he finished a frustrating 17th.

Fans can see Tafoya and the remainder of the stars from the Avanti Windows and Doors USAC/CRA Series this Saturday night at Perris Auto Speedway. Spectator gates will open at 5:00 p.m. and the first race will get the green flag at 7:00. Adult tickets for the night of exciting dirt track racing and clean family fun are $30.00. Seniors 65 and over get in for $25.00. For kids 6-12 it is only $5.00, and children 5 and under are admitted free. Advance tickets are available online at https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/pas/7. They can also be ordered by phone at 1-800-595-4849. For fans who do not wish to purchase tickets in advance, there will be plenty available for everyone at the ticket window on Saturday.

Perris Auto Speedway is conveniently located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds (home of the Southern California Fair), one hour east of Los Angeles and one hour North of San Diego. To get to the track, take the 215 freeway, exit at the Ramona Expressway, and go three miles east to the fairgrounds. For directions online, the address to enter is: 18700 Lake Perris Drive and the zip code is 92571.

Tafoya is always happy to meet the fans in the pits after every race. He will be signing autographs, posing for photos, and will also have his beautiful team shirts for sale.

If you would like to hear the friendly driver on his 2023 Dirt Tracks and Rib Racks Podcast, please visit the following link https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Hox9dg0iRGXo0szabeqDy

Fans can follow Tafoya on Instagram @eddietafoya51.

Tafoya and the #51T team would like to thank Specialty Fasteners, Inland Rigging, BR Motorsports, King Racing Products, Gasper Transportation, CMI Precision Machining, Owen’s Insurance Services, Keen Concrete, DRC Chassis, and Rider Racing Engines for supporting its racing program.

Eddie Tafoya Jr. 2024 USAC National Results

January 11 Tulsa Expo Raceway Chili Bowl Midget Nationals 22nd A Main

January 14 Tulsa Expo Raceway Chili Bowl Midget Nationals 7th D Main

February 24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 21st A Main

March 9 Imperial Valley Raceway Imperial Valley 360/410 Sprint Cars 13th A Main

March 10 Imperial Valley Raceway Imperial Valley 360/410 Sprint Cars 17th A Main

 

 

SPRINT CAR YOUTH MOVEMENT HITS PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY

(Perris, CA, March 15, 2024) Even though the frequency is nothing like the changing of the guard at London’s Buckingham Palace, changing of the guard happens periodically in all forms of motorsports. That includes short track racing and in this case, the Avanti Windows and Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series that will be making its second appearance of 2024 at Perris Auto Speedway this Saturday night, March 16th.

The changing of the guard has happened several times since Perris Auto Speedway opened in 1996. At that time some of the stars previously raced at legendary Ascot Park in Gardena which closed its doors in 1990. Ascot heroes like Rip Williams, Ron Shuman, and Leland McSpadden were part of the show. Joining them were up-and-comers like JJ Yeley, “The Gas Man” Richard Griffin, “Super” Ricke Gaunt, Cory Kruseman, and Tony Jones. As the racing progressed through the years, along came new heroes like “The Demon” Damion Gardner, Mike Spencer, Matt Mitchell, Brody Roa, the Williams brothers, and Tommy “Thunder” Malcolm. These are just a few of the stars who have graced the clay at Perris Auto Speedway.

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17-year-old Braden Chiaramonte went from 16th to 8th and had the second-fastest lap in the
season-opening main event. P1 Racing Image.

Could there be a new group of young stars emerging on the scene today? From the looks of the field on opening night for the Avanti Windows and Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, the answer is yes. A strong bevy of young drivers showed up for the opener and two of them gave the veteran drivers all they could handle.

“The season opener was a great night of racing,” promoter Don Kazarian said. “There is a lot of young talent coming into the series and they shined on opening night. Especially David Gasper and Braden Chiaramonte. Gasper charged all the way up to second and he was closing on winner Matt Mitchell late in the race. Chiaramonte came from deep in the pack and finished eighth. It is safe to say that each of them will win a series main this year.”

For the record, Santa Barbara, California’s Gasper, the 2021 and 2022 California Lightning Sprint Car Series champion, started ninth and drove up to second. Chiaramonte, who lives in El Cajon, California, and who turned 17 the day after the race, started 16th and weaved his way through the pack to finish eighth. Perhaps as impressive as their finishes was the fact that amongst a field of veterans, they were the two fastest drivers in the main event. Gasper was the only driver to break the 17-second barrier when he recorded a 16.965 on the last lap while trying to chase down Mitchell. One lap earlier, Chiaramonte’s 17.072 made him the second-fastest driver in the 30-lapper.

“The confidence, speed, and car control those two guys showed in the main event, was amazing,” Kazarian raved. “They looked like they had been out there for years. Their combined total of 410 starts at Perris now stands at three. I am excited to see more of them and the other up and coming youngsters in the series as they get in more laps.”

Another teen to be reckoned with this season is Lakeside, California’s Grant Sexton. Last year was the 2022 POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series champion’s first full-season racing 410 sprint cars. The 19-year-old won the USAC/CRA Rookie of the Year Award. In addition, he placed seventh in the championship point standings. This season his 50-year-old father Brent is trying to emulate him by winning the Rookie of the Year title.

Among the other youngsters on hand were Goodyear, Arizona’s Logan Calderwood. The ASCA 2022 Southwest Series champion finished 12th in the standings in his first full USAC/CRA season in 2023. He won one of the heat races on opening night three weeks ago and finished 13th in the main event. Two teens who graduated from the PAS Young Gun series also made their USAC/CRA debuts at the opener. 2023 Young Gun champion Blake Hendricks from Simi Valley, California, and New Cayama’s Elexa Herrera. Throw in “Shugah” Shane Sexton, who has raced limited schedules in the series the last two years, and the future looks bright.

“Those kids all looked good,” Kazarian concluded. “And there are some more youngsters on the way that will make their presence known in USAC/CRA this year. The future looks bright.”

Spectator gates will open at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday and the first race will get the green flag at 7:00. Adult tickets for the night of exciting dirt track racing and clean family fun are $30.00. Seniors 65 and over get in for $25.00. For kids 6-12 it is only $5.00, and children 5 and under are admitted free. Advance tickets are available online at https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/pas/7. They can also be ordered by phone at 1-800-595-4849. For fans who do not wish to purchase tickets in advance, there will be plenty available for everyone at the ticket window on Saturday.

Perris Auto Speedway is conveniently located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds (home of the Southern California Fair), one hour east of Los Angeles and one hour North of San Diego. To get to the track, take the 215 freeway, exit on the Ramona Expressway, and go three miles east to the fairgrounds. For directions online, the address to enter is: 18700 Lake Perris Drive and the zip code is 92571.

Perris Auto Speedway wants to thank the following corporate partners. Ahern Equipment Rentals, Anderson Chevrolet, Battery Systems, Bud’s Tire, Tire Choice Auto Service, Chris’ Hauling, City of Perris, Communication Innovations, Daytona Boat & RV Storage, Ed Moore Bullet Proof Driveshaft, Flowdynamics, GAS Chassis, HD Industries, Heimark/Anheuser Busch, Hoosier Tires, Inland Rigging, Living Water’s Hospice, LKQ Pick Your Part, Luke’s Transmission, Moose Racing, Pepsi-Cola, Performance Online, Pole Position Raceway, PrintItNow.com, Rainbow Bolt & Supply, Rene’s Bar & Grill, Rugged Radios, Shaver Specialties, Square H, Sunoco Race Fuels, Trench Shoring, Upland Rock, Varner Construction and Vista Paint.

For information on 2024 billboard advertising at The PAS, please call 951-940-0134 and ask for Charlie Watson.

USAC/CRA races from Perris Auto Speedway are not streamed online.

Fans can stay up to date on track and driver news on The PAS social media efforts at the links below.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Perris-Auto-Speedway/113876798686480?ref=hl

Twitter: Perris Auto Speedway on Twitter

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/perrisautospeedway/

Website: http://perrisautospeedway.com/

2024 Perris Auto Speedway Schedule

March 16th AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS PAS SENIOR SPRINTS, GAS CHASSIS YOUNG GUN SERIES AND PASSCAR STREET AND FACTORY STOCK CARS

April 6th LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION: DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8’S, MINI STOCKS AND

DOUBLE DECKERS

April 27th AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS SENIOR SPRINTS, GAS CHASSIS YOUNG GUN SERIES AND PASSCAR SUPER AND FACTORY STOCKS

May 4th LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION: DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8’S, MINI STOCKS AND

DOUBLE DECKERS

May 25th "SALUTE TO INDY" AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS SENIOR SPRINTS, GAS CHASSIS YOUNG GUN SERIES AND PASSCAR SUPER AND STREET STOCKS

June 1st LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION: DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8’S, MINI STOCKS AND

DOUBLE DECKERS

June 22nd AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS SENIOR SPRINTS, GAS CHASSIS YOUNG GUN SERIES AND PASSCAR STREET AND FACTORY STOCKS

July 4th “FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR AND SKY CONCERT” (TENTATIVE)

LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION: DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8’S, MINI STOCKS AND

DOUBLE DECKERS

July 13th AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS Senior Sprints, GAS CHASSIS YOUNG GUNS SERIES, AND PASSCAR SUPER AND FACTORY STOCKS

August 10th LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION: DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8’S, MINI STOCKS AND

DOUBLE DECKERS

August 17th CALIFORNIA RACER’S HALL OF FAME NIGHT, AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS Senior Sprints, GAS CHASSIS YOUNG GUNS SERIES AND PASSCAR SUPER AND STREET STOCKS

September 7th LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION: DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8’S, MINI STOCKS AND

DOUBLE DECKERS

September 21st AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS Senior Sprints, GAS CHASSIS YOUNG GUNS SERIES AND PASSCAR SUPER AND FACTORY STOCKS

October 26th LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION: DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8’S, MINI STOCKS AND

DOUBLE DECKERS

November 8th 27TH RUNNING OF THE OVAL NATIONALS Featuring AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS SENIOR SPRINTS, GAS CHASSIS YOUNG GUN SERIES AND PASSCAR SUPER, STREET AND FACTORY STOCKS

November 9th 27TH RUNNING OF THE OVAL NATIONALS Featuring AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS SENIOR SPRINTS, GAS CHASSIS YOUNG GUN SERIES – JERRY DODD CHAMPIONS NIGHT, PASSCAR SUPER, STREET AND FACTORY STOCKS

THIS SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

Perris Auto Speedway is conveniently located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds (home of the Southern California Fair), one hour east of Los Angeles and one hour North of San Diego. To get to the track, take the 215 freeway, exit on the Ramona Expressway, and go three miles east to the fairgrounds. For directions online, the address to enter is: 18700 Lake Perris Drive and the zip code is 92571.

Perris Auto Speedway wants to thank the following corporate partners. Ahern Equipment Rentals, Anderson Chevrolet, Battery Systems, Bud’s Tire, Tire Choice Auto Service, Chris’ Hauling, City of Perris, Communication Innovations, Daytona Boat & RV Storage, Ed Moore Bullet Proof Driveshaft, Flowdynamics, GAS Chassis, HD Industries, Heimark/Anheuser Busch, Hoosier Tires, Inland Rigging, Living Water’s Hospice, LKQ Pick Your Part, Luke’s Transmission, Moose Racing, Pepsi-Cola, Performance Online, Pole Position Raceway, PrintItNow.com, Rainbow Bolt & Supply, Rene’s Bar & Grill, Rugged Radios, Shaver Specialties, Square H, Sunoco Race Fuels, Trench Shoring, Upland Rock, Varner Construction and Vista Paint.

For information on 2024 billboard advertising at The PAS, please call 951-940-0134 and ask for Charlie Watson.

USAC/CRA races from Perris Auto Speedway are not streamed online.

Fans can stay up to date on track and driver news on The PAS social media efforts at the links below.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Perris-Auto-Speedway/113876798686480?ref=hl

Twitter: Perris Auto Speedway on Twitter

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/perrisautospeedway/

Website: http://perrisautospeedway.com/

DVDs of all the PASSCAR/IMCA racing and Nights of Destruction at The PAS are available from Fourvideos. For more information call (714) 225-9500.


mailto:perrisautospeedway1@gmail.com is the only authorized Internet address to issue official media news released from The Perris Auto Speedway or Oval Entertainment

 

 

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings through March 14

IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars – 1. Trey Schmidt, Conroe, Texas, and Dusty Ballenger, Harrisburg, S.D., both 40; 3. Trefer Waller, Oneill, Neb., 39; 4. Chase Schubert, Huffman, Texas, Lee Goos Jr., Hartford, S.D., and Cody Price, Princeton, Texas, each 38; 7. Bruce Crockett, Porter, Texas, Stuart Snyder, Lincoln, Neb., and Whit Gastineau, Oklahoma City, Okla., each 37; 10. Kent Lewis Jr., Willis, Texas, and Chad Wilson, North Richland Hills, Texas, both 36; 12. Sean Jordan, Lumberton, Texas, Jesse Lindberg, Sioux Falls, S.D., and Colby Stubblefield, Seagoville, Texas, each 35; 15. Kevin Rutherford, Flower Mound, Texas, 34; 16. Michael Oliver, San Antonio, Texas, Brandon Allen, Saint Peter, Minn., and Jesse "Chip" Graham, Lewisville, Texas, each 33; 19. Rod Craddock, Alvin, Texas, and Nick Barger, Madison, S.D., both 32.

State Point Standings

South Dakota – 1. Dusty Ballenger, Harrisburg, S.D., 40; 2. Trefer Waller, Oneill, Neb., 39; 3. Lee Goos Jr., Hartford, S.D., 38; 4. Stuart Snyder, Lincoln, Neb., 37; 5. Jesse Lindberg, Sioux Falls, S.D., 35; 6. Brandon Allen, Saint Peter, Minn., 33; 7. Nick Barger, Madison, S.D., 32; 8. Dylan Waxdahl, Hartford, S.D., 31; 9. Brett Allen, Gaylord, Minn., 30; 10. Brandon Bosma, Rock Rapids, Iowa, 29.

Texas – 1. Trey Schmidt, Conroe, Texas, 40; 2. Chase Schubert, Huffman, Texas, and Cody Price, Princeton, Texas, both 38; 4. Bruce Crockett, Porter, Texas, and Whit Gastineau, Oklahoma City, Okla., both 37; 6. Kent Lewis Jr., Willis, Texas, and Chad Wilson, North Richland Hills, Texas, both 36; 8. Sean Jordan, Lumberton, Texas, and Colby Stubblefield, Seagoville, Texas, both 35; 10. Kevin Rutherford, Flower Mound, Texas, 34.

 

 

WESTERN MIDGET RACING 2024 SEASON RACES INTO VENTURA RACEWAY THIS SATURDAY

WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA (March 13, 2024) – Western Midget Racing kicks off a busy season full of marquee events and competitive dirt midget racing this Saturday night at Ventura Raceway. The Ventura round fires off a 2024 schedule with 19 races, with the championship journey concluding at Ventura on October 26 as well. All told, WMR’s competitors will battle at seven events including their first series appearance at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway in October.

Ventura Raceway has hosted two dozen Western Midget Racing events since the series inception. VRA Sprint Cars, Senior Sprints, Dwarf Cars, IMCA Sport Compacts, and Ventura Junior Classes will also be competing on Saturday night. General admission is $18 while seniors, military and students are $15. Grandstands open at 3pm with racing at 5:30pm

The sixth season of WMR continues the exciting battles between series stalwarts and new faces from all over the west coast.

The 2023 championship battle was one for the ages with Oakley’s Bryant Bell topping Santa Cruz’ Logan Mitchell by just four-markers after 15 rounds of points-paying racing. Mitchell had his career-best season but lacked a breakthrough victory. Bell returns in the Boscacci Racing No. 09 for sponsor Toyota Walnut Creek. Mitchell will continue his drive for wins and a championship in a new No. 96x Spike for sponsor Larsens Inc.

Kyle Hawse of Las Vegas in the No. 20 Sunland Wood Products Triple-X and Todd Hawse of Moorpark in the No. 18 Hawse Abbey Carpet Triple-X return in 2024. The Hawses have combined for 90 WMR starts over the last three seasons of competition.

Adam Weisberg of Santa Clarita competed in nine rounds last season and will compete in the entire Western Midget Racing schedule this year. Weisberg drives the No. 15 Stealth chassis for One 11 Ink.

The top-five of the 2023 series were Bell, Mitchell, Rookie of the Year Darin Horton of Lindley, New York, Lodi’s Nate “Gator” Wait, and two-time champion Blake Bower of Brentwood.

Surprise, Arizona’s Drake Edwards scored six points paying wins to finish sixth in the championship ahead of Livermore’s Greg Dennett, San Jose’s Anthony Bruno, Kyle Hawse, and Todd Hawse. Adrianna DeMartini of Brentwood, Weisberg, and the ageless veteran driver Marvin Mitchell of Madera, Calif. also ran at least half of the series races in the most competitive season in series history.

For more information visit www.WesternMidgetRacing.com

2024 WMR Schedule – Subject to Change

March 16 Ventura Raceway

March 29 Ocean Speedway

March 30 Marysville Raceway

April 20 Bakersfield Speedway

May 4 Ventura Raceway

May 17 Ocean Speedway

May 18 Petaluma Speedway

June 7 Ocean Speedway

June 8 Petaluma Speedway

June 22 Ventura Raceway

July 12 Ocean Speedway Howard Kaeding Classic

July 13 Ocean Speedway Howard Kaeding Classic

July 26 Ocean Speedway

July 27 Antioch Speedway

August 9 Ocean Speedway

August 10 Ocean Speedway

September 21 Bakersfield Speedway

October 25 Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway

October 26 Ventura Raceway

 

 

FAST On Dirt Set to Open 2024 Tour at Pittsburgh

The Ti22 Performance Inc. FAST On Dirt tour will begin its 2024 season this Saturday, March 16th on the "Monster Half Mile" at Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor Speedway. FAST will be joining the ULMS late models and the SCDRA compacts in the Pot of Gold 75. The $4,000 to win / $400 to start main event for the sprint cars will be a true "sprint" at a distance of 20 laps.

Defending tour champion, Brandon Spithaler from nearby Evans City, will be back, hoping to pick up where he left off a year ago. Runner-up, Ricky Peterson from Rawson, Ohio, will be looking to start the season strong, like he did a year ago, holding the point lead through the early part of the tour. Other returning tour drivers include Danny Sams III, Jeremy Weaver, Jack Sodeman Jr, and Mitch Harble, along with several new contenders in search of the title.

Saturday's show will see an early start time, with pit gates opening at 9 am while general admission gates will open at 11 am. Adult general admission will be $30 with seniors (60+) admitted for $28. Kids 5 and under are free.

For competing teams, pit passes will be $40. Kids 5 and under may get pit passes for $15. The driver meeting will be at 11:30 am with engine heat immediately following. Tires and fuel will be available at the track. No mufflers are required for this race. We will be using the AMB (MyLaps) transponders and we will have them for rent for $10. There is no membership or entry fee. Drivers wanting to avoid paperwork on Saturday can fill out their 2024 registration on the website at www.bossfastsprints.com

All competing cars must be on 4 corner Hoosier Racing Tires. The right rear must be a D15A, H15 or Medium. Left rears must be D12A or H12. We do not mark tires. Wings must be flat top with a maximum 2" wicker bill. Drivers must have a working raceceiver radio on at all times their car is under power.

The format for Saturday, cars will draw into hot lap groups. If 30 cars or less, there will be 3 heats and qualifying will be done in heat race groups, 2 cars at a time, for 2 laps. More than 30 entries will divide the field into two flights for time trials with flight A staggered into heats 1 and 2 and flight B staggering into heats 3 and 4. Fast qualifier in each heat will start 4th with the rest of the heat straight up. Heat winner and fastest transfer car will go to the redraw from each heat. B-Main will see the 2 fastest non transfers on the front row, followed by balance of the field from heat finishes.

The main event purse for this event is the standard 2024 FAST payout as follows: 4000, 2000, 1500, 1200, 1000, 800, 700, 600, 550, 500, 480, 460, 440, 420, 410, 400, 400, 400, 400, 400. Heat races will pay cash money to the top 4 finishers in each heat: 40, 30, 20, 10 provided by the following great tour supporters: NAPA of Fremont, Ohio, All-Mobility of Dayton, All Pro Aluminum Heads of Johnstown and Victory Fuel. Two bonus awards of $50 each for "hard luck" and "hard charger" will be supplied by Helms Construction of Findlay, Ohio.

The new owners of Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor Speedway have made great strides in reviving the track. Please reward them with your attendance, if possible, and see the changes happening for yourself. This is a very early opening in our area and if supported well, could become an annual event. If you are not able to be at the track, you will be able to watch LIVE on www.thecushion.com which now offers new subscription packages.

For more information, you can check the track website at www.ppms.com or the series site at www.bossfastsprints.com The FAST On Dirt Facebook and Twitter will be up to date on race day for weather bulletins, news and highlights.

 

 

Ridge & Sons Racing and crew chief Tyler Swank part ways

By Fully Injected Motorsports:

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (March 14, 2024) - Ridge & Sons Racing (RSR) and team crew chief Tyler Swank have parted ways.

The split follows an early season campaign that witnessed Swank and RSR capture a pair of top-ten finishes, one of which during High Limit Sprint Car Series action at Golden Isles Speedway in Waynesville, Georgia, and the second during World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series competition at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Florida.

“We wish Tyler the best in all future endeavors,” Brian Ridge, owner of RSR, stated. “He’s been an asset to our operation from day one. Not only in helping us build our program from a local team to the national level, but he’s played a pivotal role in all of our successes. His hard work and passion is nearly unmatched and we wish him nothing but success moving forward.”

RSR’s High Limit Sprint Car Series schedule will not resume until Tuesday, April 9, when the High Rollers visit Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas, for a $20,000-to-win Midweek Money Series event.

 

 

TAMMY 10 MEDIA AND SOUTHERN ONTARIO SPRINTS CONTINUE PARTNERSHIP IN 2024

ST. MARYS, Ont. (March 13, 2024) - Southern Ontario Sprints management is very pleased to announce the return of Tammy 10 Media as a series sponsor.

After being the points fund sponsor in 2023, the company is shifting its role to that of race sponsor for the series’ 2024 events at Merrittville Speedway. Four SOS races are currently scheduled at Merrittville in 2024, including the Spring Sizzler on Saturday, April 20 and the Gary Cunningham Memorial on Saturday, June 22, plus events on Saturday, July 20 and Saturday, September 7.

Tammy 10 Media’s support will see increases throughout most of the the field at both the top and bottom of the purse; all of the Merrittville races will now pay $300-to-start, while positions 9-14 will see an increase as well. First place will now pay an additional $200 to increase to $2,200, and second place will be bumped an additional $100 to $1,100. The biggest impact will be for the Gary Cunningham Memorial on June 22; that event will see the purse bumped to $3000-to-win, along with second place again bumped to $1200, and third bumped by $100 to go from $800 to $900.

“We are incredibly grateful for the continued support of Tammy 10 Media, both for our series and its teams,” stated SOS President Peter Turford. "It is a real bonus to have a company on board named after my favorite driver and car from the 60’s - Harvey Lennox and Tammy 10."

Tammy 10 Media is owned by John and Wendy Brush, and located in Richmond Hill, Ontario. Tammy 10 Media is a multi-faceted design firm known for logos, trade show banners and displays, and various other design solutions. Stalwarts of the Ontario and New York state racing scene, Tammy 10 Media and its sister company Corr/Pak Merchandising have supported many series, tracks, and teams including, but not limited to, Oswego Speedway, Ohsweken Speedway, and Merrittville Speedway, and drivers such as Jessica Zemken, Doug Didero, Mike Kruchka, and Travis Cunningham.

The Southern Ontario Sprints sanctioned its first race in 1996. The traveling winged 360 Sprint Car tour based in Ontario, Canada is one of the country's longest-running motorsports sanctioning bodies. The 2024 SOS schedule will see the organization competing at four racing facilities in Canada and the United States. Visit www.southernontariosprints.ca for more announcements about the 2024 SOS season in the coming weeks.

SOS Media
Website: www.southernontariosprints.com
Twitter: @SOSsprints
Facebook: SouthernOntarioSprints
Instagram: southernontariosprints

 

 

Texas Motor Speedway Wildcard Shuffle Slated for April 5th & 6th

Dallas, TX. (3/11/24) Embarking on an adventurous early season of action-packed headlining attractions, the Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track will welcome the thrills of high-octane wing sprint racing for fans of on-track adrenaline rushes in the Wildcard Shuffle presented by S2F TV on April 5-6.

Beginning the “Wildcard Shuffle” on April 5-6, Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track will welcome the fast-paced 410 rumblings of the POWRi & Elite 410 Outlaw Sprints, the thrilling 305s of the Oil Capital Racing Series, as well as the Factory Stocks in exhilarating support division, on both Friday and Saturday night for high-octane excitement.

“We are excited about going back to Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track with the Elite Sprints,” said series owner Nathan Moore. Adding “Leading into NASCAR Weekend gives the race even more of a big event feeling with drivers already asking about it.”

Wildcard Shuffle presented by S2F TV proposes to present top talents in the sprint racing world all converging on the Dallas-Fort Worth area for a pair of throttle-filled thrilling nights with outstanding competitors ranging from the Midwest, South, and Desert regions.

Driver registration is open for competitors at $50.00 per night which includes parking available at https://www.myracepass.com/series/1572/registrations/9460?fbclid=IwAR2TXJl8UcQHd-YU5ilSvJyhvEhfkANJyaJwV3Tr0ANKQ4NnpQoIqaTtSSo. Competitors can gain a $25.00 discount through early entry before Monday, April 1st.

Friday-Saturday | April 5-6 | Dirt Track at Texas Motor Speedway

Pits Open: 12:00 PM

Drivers Registration: 2:00-5:30 PM

General Admission: 5:30 PM

Drivers Meeting: 5:30 PM

Engine Heat: 6:00 PM

Hot Laps: 6:30 PM

Racing to Follow.

The Payout for the 410 Outlaw Sprints on Friday, April 5th will be 1. $4,000, 2. $1,500, 3. $1,000, 4. $900, 5. $850, 6. $800, 7. $750, 8. $700, 9. $650, 10. $600, 11. $575, 12. $550, 13. $525, 14. $500, 15-20: $400; Non-Qualifiers: $100.

The payout for the 410 Outlaw Sprints on Saturday, April 6th will be 1.$5,000, 2. $2,500, 3. $1,250, 4. $1,000, 5. $900, 6. $800, 7. $750, 8. $700, 9. $675, 10. $650, 11. $625, 12. $600, 13. $575, 14. $550, 15. $525, 16-20:$500.

All Non-Qualifiers: $100.

The Payout for the OCRS on Friday, April 5th and Saturday, April 6th will be 1. $1,500, 2. $750, 3.$600, 4. $500, 5. $400, 6. $375, 7. $350, 8. $325, 9. $310, 10-20: $300. All Non-Qualifiers: $100.

The payout for the Factory Stocks on Friday, April 5th and Saturday, April 6th will be 1. $400, 2. $200, 3. $100, 4. $90, 5. $80, 6. $75, 7. $70, 8. $65, 9. $60, 10-20: $50.

All-encompassing exclusive content, LIVE and ON-Demand Streaming, and original programming on a growing network is just a click away with Start2Finish | www.s2ftv.com.

Details about Texas Motor Speedway including the Dirt Track can be found online at www.texasmotorspeedway.com.

Follow along for more information on POWRi and items such as race recaps, updates, full results, and press releases online at www.powri.com, or on Facebook at POWRi.

For more information about the Oil Capital Racing Series, including schedule, rules, and driver information, please visit www.ocrsracing.net and follow along on major social media platforms.

 

 

Huset's Speedway Gearing Up for Multiple Marquee World of Outlaws Events This Summer

Inside Line Promotions - BRANDON, S.D. (March 12, 2024) - The largest payout to a feature winner in World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series history returns to Huset's Speedway this summer.

The dirt oval hosts the $250,000-to-win BillionAuto.com Huset's High Bank Nationals during a four-day event showcasing the World of Outlaws June 19-22. The first two nights encompass the newly created Huset's Hustle, which pays the feature winner on June 20 a whopping $100,000. Two nights later, the drivers will duke it out for a quarter million dollar payout to the winner - tied for the most a World of Outlaws main event has ever paid, which occurred last year during the BillionAuto.com Huset's High Bank Nationals.

The preliminary night for the Huset's Hustle on June 19 and the BillionAuto.com Huset's High Bank Nationals on June 21 each pay $20,000 to win.

More than $800,000 in prize money is in the purse for the crown jewel week of competition.

Drivers need to register online via the Huset's Speedway website under the 'Quick Links' section by June 1. The $250 entry fee will include a driver pit pass for all four nights of the event.

The fun for the week kicks off on Tuesday, June 18, with the High Bank Classic Golf Tournament. A link for team registration can be found at the Huset's Speedway website. A Fan Fest will be hosted by the track featuring a live band starting at 6:30 p.m. that night. Additionally, there will be live music after the races each of the following four nights.

Race tickets are on sale online with individual nights as well as multiple-day passes available. Fans can purchase one-day, two-day, three-day or four-day tickets as well as camping passes by visiting https://mpv.tickets.com/schedule/?agency=JKMV_PL_MPV&orgid=55369#/?view=list&includePackages=true .

The four nights during the BillionAuto.com Huset's High Bank Nationals are part of six total days of World of Outlaws competition at the track this season. 'The Greatest Show on Dirt' also visits on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 during the Huset's Shootout with the event finale paying $40,000 to win.

The Huset's Shootout is part of a tripleheader with action beginning on Friday, Aug. 30, when the Cressman Sanitation 410 Outlaw Sprint Cars kicks off the weekend with the Bull Haulers Brawl Season Championship presented by Folkens Bros. Trucking.

Tickets for the Labor Day Weekend spectacle can also be purchased at the link above or by visiting the Huset's Speedway website.

HUSET'S SPEEDWAY MEDIA LINKS -

Website: http://www.HusetsSpeedway.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/HusetsSpeedwaySD

X: http://www.twitter.com/HusetsSpeedway

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/HusetsSpeedwaySD

HUSET'S SPEEDWAY -

Huset's Speedway is a dirt oval located in Brandon, S.D. The track opened in 1954 and has undergone a large renovation within the last few years, making it a premier destination for both marquee racing events and weekly programs.

 

 

Hess Auctioneers Joins Forces With Kyle Keen Motorsports for 2024
Carlisle, PA – March 12, 2023

by Addicted2Dirt PR & Media Mgmt

Kyle Keen Motorsports is excited to announce the addition of the mid-Atlantic region’s premier truck, trailer, and equipment auction company, Hess Auctioneers, to their team and racing family.

“We believe the racing community will be a great audience for us to connect with and we believe Kyle (Keen) is the right guy to help us do it. He puts a lot of care and effort into his marketing relationships to make sure it’s a win-win for everyone involved.”, said Hess Auctioneers General Manager Bill Troop.
THE HESS EXPERIENCE

Hess Auctioneers offers consignment and specialty auctions at their convenient, outdoor open-air venue, which is conveniently located close to Harrisburg, Lancaster, and York. Hess Auctioneers also offers commercial fleet liquidations. Hess makes it simple: You call them, and they sell it.

A key reason the Hess customer experience is different is the four days of preview availability, more than any competitor. Their auction site is secure and allows consignors to bring their equipment to the site in advance of the auctions so buyers can thoroughly preview the inventory.

The in-person auction experience with Hess is second to none. The company has introduced “Hess Report”, inspection by a certified mechanic, onsite detailing service and transport of trucks, trailers and equipment. The company has added sales and office staff to help consignors through the process of selling at auction.

“Our success is due in part to our focus on personal customer service and continually improving the auction experience,” stated Troop.

“We work with our consignors individually to set them up for success. We are passionate about getting our/their inventory exposed to the correct audience.”

The company has grown from five one-ring auctions to six multi-ring auctions, which attract over one thousand cataloged items and hundreds of skid lot items including transportation, construction, and commercial-related tools, parts, and excess inventory.

Hess Auctioneers also offer ‘Hess Bid’, an online bidding option. You can expose your items to a World Wide Market! Online purchasing has become a standard in the industry and Hess is preparing to launch a new website for their custom experience very soon. Hess has had buyers from all over the world participating in their auctions. Online bidding is currently offered through www.hessbid.com, www.EquipmentFacts.com, and www.proxibid.com.

Auction dates for 2024 at Hess Auctioneers are April 12th, June 14th, August 9th, October 11th and December 6th. Regardless of whether you may be a seller, a buyer, or both, give them a call to get started with the best equipment auction experience you’ll ever have.
BUILDING A PARTNERSHIP

Keen will represent Hess Auctioneers with both 358 and 410 sprint car schedules for his team in 2024.

“We are thrilled that Hess has chosen to work with our team to promote their great company. We have already had a few meetings with Bill, Hayley and the team at Hess. Everyone is energized by the ideas that are coming out of the discussions.”, Keen said of the new partnership.

“It already feels like we have known them for a long time. I think that’s how they make their customers feel too, which explains why they have been so successful.”

Keen and the team from Hess are already working on some unique projects aimed at promoting the auction company’s unique benefits for customers, as well as some ideas for race fans and employees. Stay tuned to Kyle Keen Motorsports’ social media outlets for more information in the coming weeks and months!

Keen will take part in a couple of upcoming test sessions in his Fine Line Auto Body, Hess Bid/Hess Auctioneers, Keen Parts/CorvetteParts.net, Shetron Trailers, Heishman Racing Fuels, DL Lehman Construction, Jeremy Zarfos Photography, 2B Wrapped, 4 Leaf Clover Farms, Turn 2 Terribles Podcast & Media, Godfrey Racing Engines, No.17k before officially kicking off his 358 sprint car season on Sunday, March 24th at BAPS Motor Speedway in York Haven, PA.

Keen’s 410 sprint car season will tentatively launch on Friday, April 5th at Williams Grove Speedway.

ABOUT HESS AUCTIONEERS

Hess Auctioneers, LLC began operations in June 2007 when John Hess (Hess Auction Group), Phil and Roger Garber (GFI Transport), and Jim Germak (Jagtrux), recognized a need for this type of consignment auction in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Hess Auctioneers offers consignment and specialty auctions at their convenient, outdoor open-air venue, which is conveniently located close to Harrisburg, Lancaster, and York.

Hess Auctioneers also offers commercial fleet liquidations. Hess makes it simple: You call them, and they sell it.

Address: 1451 River Road, Marietta, PA 17547

Hours: Monday-Friday 8am-4pm

Phone: 717.426.2493

Email: Info@HessAuctioneers.com

Website: HessAuctioneers.com

Facebook: Facebook.com/HessAuctioneers

Instagram: Instagram.com/HessAuctioneers

YouTube: YouTube.com/HessAuctioneersLLC6390

 

 

Dominic Scelzi Tackling World of Outlaws Weekend at Cotton Bowl Speedway

Inside Line Promotions - FRESNO, Calif. (March 12, 2024) - Mother Nature postponed Dominic Scelzi's season debut with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series.

Wet weather washed out last weekend's World of Outlaws Cowtown Classic at Kennedale Speedway Park in Kennedale, Texas. Scelzi will return to 'The Lone Star State' this weekend for the World of Outlaws Texas Two-Step hosted by Cotton Bowl Speedway in Paige.

"Unfortunately, rain ended up cancelling both nights at Kennedale," he said. "That's part of the risk of racing this time of the year. Hopefully we'll get in both nights this weekend."

The races this Friday and Saturday will mark Scelzi's debut at Cotton Bowl Speedway.

"I'm excited to get some laps at Cotton Bowl," he said. "We've raced at a handful of different tracks in Texas, but I don't think we've raced at Cotton Bowl. As with any race, the most important thing is to get dialed in quickly and to put down a great qualifying lap."

Scelzi is coming off a pair of top-five performances during his first two nights behind the wheel of his family-owned sprint car two weekends ago.

"We had good speed so that gives us something to build upon," he said. "Hopefully we can keep that up and just fine-tune it each race."

SEASON STATS -

6 races, 0 wins, 2 top fives, 2 top 10s, 6 top 15s, 6 top 20s

UP NEXT -

Friday and Saturday at Cotton Bowl Speedway in Paige, Texas, for the World of Outlaws Texas Two-Step with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series

MEDIA LINKS -

Website: http://www.GaryScelziMotorsports.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Scelzi41

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT - Scelzi Enterprises

Scelzi Enterprisesbuilds the finest utility truck bodies in the USA, including flatbed bodies, water truck bodies, custom truck bodies, service truck bodies and more. After nearly 40 years in business Scelzi Enterprises occupies 20 acres in South Fresno with additional pool and assembly locations in Oregon, Washington, and Southern California. For more information, visit http://www.SEInc.com .

"Scelzi Enterprises is a family business that has been around far before I was born," Scelzi said. "Now I have a role there. It's my daily job and something I really enjoy being a part of. It gives me a lot of pride to represent our family business on the side of our race cars."

Scelzi would like to thank Red Rose Transportation, Inc., Scelzi Enterprises, Whipple Superchargers, System 1, Fuel Delivery Services, Inc., Red Line Oil, FK Rod Ends, Schoenfeld Headers, Roth Motorsports, K&N Filters, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, NAPA Auto Parts, Todd Jorgensen, Sparco, Allstar Performance, Sander Engineering, Auto Meter, Kenny's Components and Worldwide Bearings for their continued support.

 

 

Big Game Motorsports and Gravel Set for Cotton Bowl Speedway Doubleheader

Inside Line Promotions - WINDOM, Minn. (March 12, 2024) - Big Game Motorsports is bound for Cotton Bowl Speedway this weekend.

The dirt oval in Paige, Texas, hosts the World of Outlaws Texas Two-Step on Friday and Saturday. It will be the first World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series race at the track in a little more than two years.

"We've raced there a few times," Big Game Motorsports driver David Gravel said. "I feel we get rained out a lot. It's shaped like a Haubstadt or a Tulare. We've been there when it's been heavy and rough and when it's been slick so we'll see how it is this weekend."

Gravel earned a World of Outlaws win at the oval in 2018. He placed seventh and fifth, respectively, in 2022. Gravel garnered results of ninth and fourth, respectively, at the track in 2021. He ended third during the World of Outlaws debut at the oval in 2016.

Last weekend's World of Outlaws Cowtown Classic at Kennedale Speedway Park in Kennedale, Texas, rained out.

"I just want to get back into the swing of things," he said. "We've only got to race at Volusia so I'm eager to get back to the track and see where everyone stacks up.

"It's always a slow start to the year with the break between the Volusia races and the weather. Once we get to the Midwest the season seems to ramp up. You don't really get into the swing of things until the summer comes around."

Gravel enters this weekend leading the World of Outlaws championship standings by 12 points.

SEASON STATS -

5 races, 1 win, 4 top fives, 5 top 10s, 5 top 15s, 5 top 20s

UP NEXT -

Friday and Saturday at Cotton Bowl Speedway in Paige, Texas, for the World of Outlaws Texas Two-Step with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series

MEDIA LINKS -

X: https://twitter.com/BigGameMotorspt

HUSET'S SPEEDWAY -

Huset's Speedway is a dirt oval located in Brandon, S.D. The track opened in 1954 and has undergone a large renovation within the last few years, making it a premier destination for both marquee racing events and weekly programs. For more information, visit http://www.HusetsSpeedway.com .

JACKSON MOTORPLEX -

Jackson Motorplex is a 4/10-mile dirt oval located in Jackson, Minn. It hosts special events from May through August, including races with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series, Midwest Power Series, Midwest Sprint Touring Series and more. For more information, visit http://www.JacksonMotorplex.com .

TICKET LINK -

To purchase online tickets for events at either Huset's Speedway or at Jackson Motorplex, visit http://mpv.tickets.com/schedule/?agency=JKMV_PL_MPV&orgid=55369#/?view=list&includePackages=true .

 

 

Early Incident Hinders Dawson Hammes’ Season Opener

PETERSEN MEDIA: Checking in at Marysville Raceway on Saturday night to open his 2024 season, Dawson Hammes had a good start to the feature event until contact with a car suddenly slowing brought his night to an abrupt end.

“It was a bummer way for our season to start,” Dawson Hammes said. “We had a pretty good night going, but unfortunately another car lost power right in front of me, and contact ensued and it ended our night.”

With 22 cars checked in for the track’s regular season opener, Hammes timed the Movement Brewing/STS Farming backed No. 55D in seventh fastest in qualifying time trials.

Lining up on the front row of his heat race, the Marysville, CA driver got the jump which was vital with the way the track was on this night. Keeping his mount out front, Hammes secured the win which put him in the nightly redraw.

Pulling the eight, Hammes lined up in the fourth row for the first 25-lap feature event of his 2024 season.

With the track still extremely fast, Hammes worked his way into seventh in the opening laps as he worked his way around the Marysville Raceway surface.

With the opening seven laps ripping off in quick fashion, lap eight saw a car suddenly slow to a stop in front of Hammes, and with nowhere to go Hammes made severe contact, which brought nis night to an end.

“You hate to tear equipment up like that on any night, but it is especially tough being opening night,” he added. “I really have to thank my parents, Carson, Aly, Cody, and Evan for their help. It was great to get back to the track and see all of the fans out, and I am excited to be back racing.”

Hammes Motorsports would like to thank Movement Brewing, STS Farming, All About Fire Protection, Summit Partners Burbank Agency, Harper Inc., and Ace Attorney Services for their continued support.

BY THE NUMBERS: Races: 1, Wins: 0, Top 5’s: 0, Top 10’s: 0

ON TAP: Hammes will return to action this Saturday night back at Marysville Raceway.

STAY CONNECTED: Keep up with Dawson Hammes by following him on Twitter @Hammer55D, or on Instagram @dawson_hames55d.

 

 

Austin Torgerson Racks Trio of Top-5’s During Busy Weekend in California

PETERSEN MEDIA- Spending his weekend in California taking part in the season opening events at Plaza Park Raceway and the Lemoore Jet Bowl, Austin Torgerson ran very well as he tallied a trio of Top-5’s including podium runs in Non-Winged action on both nights.

Friday night, Torgerson and company checked in at Plaza Park Raceway for what was the first event under the promotional group at the popular micro venue in Visalia, CA.

Competing in both Winged and Non-Winged action on this night, the Glendale, AZ runner timed in fifth fastest in qualifying time trials.

Lining up in the second row of his heat race, Torgerson was scored fifth on the track, but driving past the scales following the race, he was DQ’d and forced to line up scratch on the field in the Winged feature event.

Taking the green flag from the 22nd starting position for what was a very fast paced 30-lap feature event, Torgerson did a nice job of working through traffic as he worked around the racy speedway.

Working his way up into the Top-15 at the halfway point of the race, Torgerson capped the winged portion of his night off with a 13th place finish.

In Friday night Non-Winged action, Torgerson went out late in the qualifying session and still laid down a great lap as he timed the Torgerson Racing mount in 8th fastest.

Starting and finishing second in his heat race, Torgerson found himself on the front row of the feature event. When the race came to life, Torgerson settled into second, but stayed within striking distance of the race lead. Pacing the leader, Torgerson was able to take command of the race on the 14th lap. Looking very strong out front, Torgerson continued to lead the way but traffic set up an entertaining battle for the win.

Battling hard, Torgerson slipped back to second on the 28th lap, where he went on to finish.

Making his way to Lemoore, CA on Saturday night for another two-division event, Torgerson continued to show great speed in California as Non-Winged action saw him sixth quickest, before earning quick time in the Winged car.

Heat race action saw Torgerson pick up the win from second in Non-Winged action as he finished fourth in his winged heat race.

Lining up sixth in the Non-Winged feature, Torgerson mounted a bit of a charge to the front as raced into the Top-5, and was into third on the 10th lap. Once in third, Torgerson held the position and picked up his second Non-Winged podium of the weekend.

In the winged feature, Torgerson lined up in the second row of the 30-lapper and slipped back to fifth in the race’s opening laps. Settling into a groove, Torgerson picked up the lost position on the eighth lap, and held on to cap his weekend off with a fourth place finish.

ON TAP: Austin Torgerson shifts gears this weekend as he heads to IL to take part in the Xtreme Outlaw Midget season opener with Mounce/Stout Motorsports Friday and Saturday.

BY THE NUMBERS: Starts-14, Wins-1, Top 5’s-4, Top 10’s-6

STAY CONNECTED: Stay connected with Austin Torgerson by following Torgerson Racing on Facebook, and @TorgersonRacing on Twitter.

 

 

Mid-Race Mayhem Dashes Strong Run for Andy Forsberg at Marysville Raceway

PETERSEN MEDIA: Returning to Marysville Raceway on Saturday night for the track’s weekly championship season opener, Andy Forsberg had a strong night going until a mid-race misstep saw him make contact with the wall in turns one and two, bringing his night to an end while running second.

“We went out late in qualifying which I thought would be good, but it wasn’t as good as I thought, but we timed in fifth quick which did still set us up good for the rest of the night,” Forsberg said. “We got through our heat and made the redraw and pulled the three. We were really good in open air, and I could pace Colby Copeland, but when we got into traffic, I was super tight, and that ultimately led to us getting into the wall around the halfway point of the race.”

With 22 cars checked in on Saturday night to take part in the tracks’ first points paying race of the 2024 season, Forsberg timed the Meridian Cameras/Pacific Highway Rentals/Wilkie Masonry backed No. 92 in fifth fastest in qualifying time trials.

Lining up third in his heat race, Forsberg worked his way to a second-place finish which made him eligible for the all-important redraw. Pulling the three, Forsberg was set to take the green flag from the second row in what was his second start of the 2024 season.

When the race went green, Colby Copeland jumped into the early lead and as Forsberg moved into second, he was able to keep pace with the leader as they quickly reeled in the rear of the field.

Once Forsberg was fully into traffic, his car became a little less maneuverable and it allowed Copeland to get away as he wasn’t as good. An early caution took the leaders out of traffic and allowed Forsberg to again pressure for the lead, but quickly getting back into traffic again saw Forsberg struggled as he car continued to get tight.

Just before the race’s hallway point, Forsberg got tight, and it resulted in him making hard contact with the wall in turns one and two and caused damage to his front end.

With the damage being extensive, Forsberg’s night came to an early end.

“We had good speed, but we were off in traffic,” Forsberg said. “Looking forward to getting the 410ci in this week and heading to Chico, CA this weekend for the Mini Gold Cup.”

Andy Forsberg and PHR Racing would like to thank Meridian Cameras, Pacific Highway Rentals, Wilkie Masonry, Western Traffic Supply, PitStopUSA, Red Line Oil, FK Rod Ends, Autism Awareness, Parking and Transportation Group, Western Featherlite, 1st Vanguard, Highway Specialty Co., and KBJ Catering for their continued support.

BY THE NUMBERS: Races-2, Wins-0, Top 5’s-1, Top 10’s-1

ON TAP: Forsberg is scheduled to return to action this Friday and Saturday night in Chico, CA for the Mini Gold Cup.

STAY CONNECTED: Stay updated with Andy Forsberg by ‘Liking’ him on facebook at www.facebook.com/andyforsbergracing or by following him on Twitter at @AForsberg92.

You can also keep up with Andy and his popular post race VLOG, ‘Shark Tales with Andy’ at www.facebook.com/sharktaleswithandy.

 

 

Tanner Carrick Continues Strong Start to 2024 with Second Place Finish at Marysville Raceway

PETERSEN MEDIA: Picking up his first sprint car win of the 2024 season just two weeks ago at Marysville Raceway, Tanner Carrick returned to the track this past Saturday night, and continued his strong start to the season as he tallied a second place finish.

“We had good speed again on Saturday night, but we didn’t have any luck with the redraw and track position was pretty important on Saturday,” Tanner Carrick said.

22 cars made the call on Saturday night as the track hosted its first points paying event of the 2024 season. Getting off toa great start, Carrick timed in well as he turned in the second fastest lap of the night aboard the CVC/Cemex/D.R. Horton backed No. 83T mount.

Lining up in the second row of his heat race, the Lincoln, CA driver worked his way to a third place finish which put him in the nightly redraw based on his qualifying efforts.

Pulling the five pill in the redraw, Carrick lined up in the third row for the 25-lap feature event. On a very tracky track, the leaders would spend much of the race battling through traffic as they quickly reached the back of the field.

Settling into third when the race came to life, Carrick closed in on second running Andy Forsberg as the lead trio quickly began the lapping process.

While Forsberg had trouble in traffic, Carrick closed in on second but an early yellow took the leaders out of gridlock and put them back in open air and a clean track.

When the racing resumed, another torrid pace by the front runners saw them again get to the back of the pack in a matter of laps, and as Carrick again closed in on Forsberg, the veteran had a misstep in front of Carrick and it moved him into second.

After the caution for Forsberg was cleaned up, Carrick continued to hound Colby Copeland, but Copeland was simply better in traffic. When the checkered flag was displayed to the field, Carrick capped his Saturday night off with a second place finish.

“Track position was huge, and Colby was strong in traffic,” Carrick added. “We were good, but he got through it better than us, and we take our second-place finish and look forward to the Mini Gold Cup.”

Tanner Carrick would like to thank CVC, Cemex, Interstate Oil, D.R. Horton, Conti, Harris and Sloan, Hanson Truss, Eddie’s Lincoln Auto Body, Simpson Strong-Tie, A&A Concrete Supply, Kaeding Performance, and Arai for their continued support.

BY THE NUMBERS: Starts: 4, Wins: 2, Top 5’s: 3, Top 10’s: 4

ON TAP: Tanner Carrick is slated to get right back to action this Friday and Saturday at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, CA for the annual Mini Gold Cup.

STAY CONNECTED: Stay up to speed with Tanner Carrick by following him on Twitter @Carrick_Tanner or @CarrickMotorsp1, and by clicking over to www.tannercarrick.com.

 

 

Lucrative Mini Gold Cup on Tap at Chico; $10,000 to Win Saturday

CHICO, Calif., March 11, 2024…The sights and sounds of dirt track racing return this Friday and Saturday, March 15 & 16, with the running of the Mini Gold Cup at Silver Dollar Speedway. This event will mark the first time in 2024 that competitors can attack the high-banked quarter-mile clay oval. On Friday night the field is set with 410 sprint cars, Hobby Stocks, and IMCA Northern Sport Mods. The 410-sprint car winner on Friday night will pick up $4,000 for the win and a nice minimum of $400 to start the feature event.

Saturday March 16 the track will host the NARC 410 sprint car series with a rewarding $10,000 going to the winner of that night’s main event. It will also serve as NARC’s first point race of the season. Joining the NARC 410 sprint cars on Saturday are the Hobby Stocks. It was just released that the Hobby Stocks will be offered bonus money, top three in combined weekend points, and the overall point winner being crowned as a Mini Gold Cup Champion.

Ticket prices for the following nights: Friday March 15, Adults (18-64) are $25.00, Juniors (13-17) and Seniors (65 +), and Military with ID are $20.00. Children 12 and under are FREE! Saturday night Adult price is $30.00, Juniors, Seniors, and Military $25.00. Children 12 and under are FREE! Parking is FREE.

Fans wanting to come watch can buy tickets online at: https://silverdollar.ticketspice.com/mini-gold-cup-2024

Camping is available starting THURSDAY and is $60 per night. A representative from SLC Promotions will come by to collect the camping money. Camping is only available by the RC track and on pit lane. It is first come, first serve. Please do not stop at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds office. There will be no camping inside the fairgrounds this weekend.

The pit gate opens at 2 PM for both days of racing. Please use Martin Luther King BLVD and turn into the side street by Costco to come into the fairgrounds. The front grandstand gate opens at 5 PM on Friday, and at 4 PM on Saturday. Fans can purchase tickets at the front gate on each race night.

On Saturday March 16, we are excited to host Happy Hour from 4 PM to 6 PM at the Farmers Brewing Beer Booth. Each beer will be discounted $2 during Happy Hour. DJ Jake will be on site for musical entertainment.

Silver Dollar Speedway continues to partner with Flo Racing and all events will be streamed live this season.

 

 

MATT MITCHELL LEADS USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS TO PERRIS SATURDAY
By Lance Jennings

MARCH 11, 2024... After a break in the schedule, the Avanti Windows & Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Cars will battle this Saturday, March 16th, at Perris Auto Speedway. Promoted by Don Kazarian, the event will also showcase the PAS Senior Sprint Cars, GAS Chassis PAS Young Gun Sprint Cars, PASSCAR Street Stocks, and PASSCAR Factory Stocks. Located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds at 18700 Lake Perris Drive in Perris, California, the Spectator Gates will open at 5:00pm and racing at "America's Premier Dirt Track" will start at 7:00pm. For more event information, visit the track’s website at perrisautospeedway.com or call 951.940.0134. Race fans are encouraged to support the race track and watch the races in person. USAC/CRA shows at Perris Auto Speedway WILL NOT be live streamed and beware of scammers with fake video links.

NOTICE TO RACERS:
- ALL RACERS MUST PURCHASE THEIR USAC LICENSE / MEMBERSHIPS ONLINE PRIOR TO THE EVENT AT USACRACING.COM OR USACLICENSE.COM. (If racers have a membership question, contact Julie Tanaka at julietanaka@aol.com.)
- ENTRY FEE: There is an entry fee due at registration / pill pick.
- TRANSPONDERS: Transponders ARE MANDATORY and will be available to rent.
- ONE WAY RADIOS / RACECEIVERS: One way radios ARE MANDATORY.
- FRONT AXLE TETHER SYSTEMS: Front axle tether systems (2-Chassis, 1-King Pin to King Pin) ARE MANDATORY.
- FULL CONTAINMENT SEATS: Full containment seats ARE MANDATORY.
- COCKPIT ADJUSTABLE SHOCKS: Cockpit adjustable shocks ARE ALLOWED.
- RULE BOOK: The series rule book is online at usacracing.com, appendix E.

Since March 6, 2004, the Lake Perris Fairgrounds has held 250 USAC/CRA Sprint Car events and forty-three different drivers have claimed victory. “The Demon” Damion Gardner leads all drivers with 51 “home track” series wins and Matt Mitchell won the season opener on February 24th. Nic Faas set the 1-lap track record of 15.833 on February 25, 2012 and the complete Perris USAC/CRA win list is at the end of this release.

After sweeping the season opener at Perris on February 24th, Matt Mitchell (Yorba Linda, California) sits atop the standings with a 13 point advantage. Driving the J.W. Mitchell Motorsports’ #37 Channel Islands Floor Coverings / Campbell Brothers Storage Maxim, Mitchell has one feature win, one Woodland Auto Display Fast Time Award, one heat race victory, and 15 feature laps led in the campaign. Currently tied with Ryan Bernal, Nic Faas, Mike Kirby, and “The Ripper” Rip Williams for eighth on the win list, Matt will be looking for his eleventh career USAC/CRA triumph this Saturday night.

Rookie contender David Gasper (Goleta, California) ranks second in the chase for the championship. Piloting the Josh Ford Motorsports’ #73X Surecan LLC / King Racing Products Triple X, Gasper charged to a second place finish at Perris after starting ninth. With one semi-main victory to his credit, the two-time California Lightning Sprint Champion will have his sights on a victory at Perris Auto Speedway.

Ricky Lewis (Oxnard, California) sits third in the USAC/CRA point standings. Racing Dave Brown’s #41 Morris Farms / J&M Racing DRC, Lewis led half of the main event before scoring third at the Perris checkered flags. Ricky scored his only USAC/CRA win last October at Mohave Valley and will be looking to win at the Lake Perris Fairgrounds.

“Chargin” Charles Davis Jr. (Buckeye, Arizona) is fourth in the championship point chase. Driving his #47 MP Environmental / Black Magic Bead Breaker Triple X, Davis ran fifth at the Perris opener after starting twelfth. This Saturday night, the multi-time Arizona Sprint Car Champion and 1993 CRA Rookie of the Year will have his sights on the sixth USAC/CRA victory of his career.

R.J. Johnson (Laveen, Arizona) ranks fifth in the USAC/CRA point standings. Piloting the Yeley / Petty Racing #2 Avanti Windows & Doors Glenn Styres Racing Spike, Johnson placed fourth at the Perris feature on February 24th. The multi-time Arizona Sprint Car Champion will be looking to score his eighth career USAC/CRA win at Perris.

While David Gasper (Goleta, California) leads the chase for Rookie of the Year honors, Braden Chiaramonte (El Cajon, California), Brent Sexton (Lakeside, California), Blake Hendricks (Simi Valley, California), and Elexa Herrera (New Cuyama, California) are also in contention.

Among the other drivers expected to be in action are Tommy “Thunder” Malcolm, Logan Williams, “The Big Game Hunter” Austin Williams, A.J. Bender, Logan Calderwood, “The Gunslinger” Austin Grabowski, Jeff Dyer, Verne Sweeney, “The Cadillac” Cody Williams, Grant Sexton, Eddie Tafoya Jr., Matt McCarthy, “Shugah” Shane Sexton, and more.

Perris Auto Speedway is located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds at 18700 Lake Perris Drive in Perris, California. Adult tickets are $30, Senior tickets (65 & over) are $25, Kids tickets (6 to 12) are $5, and Children (5 and under) are FREE. The Fairgrounds charges $10 for parking. Advance tickets are available and for more event information, visit the track’s website at perrisautospeedway.com or call 951.940.0134.

The Avanti Windows & Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series thanks BillsJerky.net, Factory Wraps, Flowdynamics Incorporated, The Gardner Family (In Memory of Jim and Chet Gardner), Sexton Fire Protection, WC Friend Company, and Woodland Auto Display, for their support.

For more information on the Avanti Windows & Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series, visit the United States Auto Club (USAC) website at usacracing.com and the social media for USAC Racing. You can also find exclusive content on the USAC/CRA Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages.
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AVANTI WINDOWS & DOORS USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR CHAMPIONS: 2004-Rip Williams, 2005-Damion Gardner, 2006-Cory Kruseman, 2007-Tony Jones, 2008-Mike Spencer, 2009-Mike Spencer, 2010-Mike Spencer, 2011-Mike Spencer, 2012-Mike Spencer, 2013-Damion Gardner, 2014-Damion Gardner, 2015-Damion Gardner, 2016-Damion Gardner, 2017-Damion Gardner, 2018-Damion Gardner, 2019-Damion Gardner, 2020-NO AWARD, 2021-Damion Gardner, 2022-Damion Gardner, 2023-Brody Roa.

PERRIS AVANTI WINDOWS & DOORS USAC/CRA 1-LAP QUALIFYING RECORD: Nic Faas – 15.833 (02/25/12)

PERRIS AVANTI WINDOWS & DOORS USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR WINS: 51-Damion Gardner, 24-Mike Spencer, 19-Tony Jones, 17-Cory Kruseman, 9-Nic Faas, 9-Matt Mitchell, 8-David Cardey, 8-Richard Vander Weerd, 7-Brody Roa, 7-Rip Williams, 6-Bryan Clauson, 6-Justin Grant, 6-Mike Kirby, 6-Danny Sheridan, 6-Austin Williams, 5-Brady Bacon, 5-Robert Ballou, 5-Rickie Gaunt, 4-Dave Darland, 4-R.J. Johnson, 3-Charles Davis Jr., 3-Garrett Hansen, 3-Kevin Thomas Jr., 2-Darren Hagen, 2-Jesse Hockett, 2-Levi Jones, 2-C.J. Leary, 2-Tommy Malcolm, 2-Blake Miller, 2-Jake Swanson, 2-Chris Windom, 1-Chad Boespflug, 1-Greg Bragg, 1-Daron Clayton, 1-Josh Ford, 1-Josh Hodges, 1-Bud Kaeding, 1-Adam Mitchell, 1-Johnny Rodriguez, 1-Hunter Schuerenberg, 1-Chase Stockon, 1-Scotty Weir, 1-Cody Williams, 1-Jason York.

2024 AVANTI WINDOWS & DOORS USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR POINT STANDINGS: 1-Matt Mitchell-84, 2-David Gasper-71, 3-Ricky Lewis-70, 4-Charles Davis Jr.-69, 5-R.J. Johnson-68, 6-Tommy Malcolm-63, 7-Logan Williams-54, 8-Braden Chiaramonte-52, --Austin Williams-52, 10-Matt Westfall-47.

2024 AVANTI WINDOWS & DOORS USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES SCHEDULE
February 24: Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA (Winner: Matt Mitchell)
March 16: Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA
March 23: Cocopah Speedway – Somerton, AZ
April 6: Mohave Valley Raceway – Mohave Valley, AZ
April 27: Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA
May 4: TBA
May 25: Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA (Salute to Indy)
June 8: Dirt Track at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway – Bakersfield, CA
June 22: Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA
July 5: Santa Maria Raceway – Santa Maria, CA
July 6: Santa Maria Raceway – Santa Maria, CA
July 13: Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA
August 10: Santa Maria Raceway – Santa Maria, CA
August 17: Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA (California Racer’s Hall of Fame Night)
August 31: Dirt Track at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway – Bakersfield, CA
September 7: Santa Maria Raceway – Santa Maria, CA
September 21: Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA
September 28: Dirt Track at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway – Bakersfield, CA
October 12: Mohave Valley Raceway – Mohave Valley, AZ
October 19: TBA
November 1: Cocopah Speedway – Somerton, AZ (Western World Championships)
November 2: Cocopah Speedway – Somerton, AZ (Western World Championships)
November 8: Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA (Oval Nationals)
November 9: Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA (Oval Nationals)
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TBA = To Be Announced.
This schedule is subject to change.

 

 

SPRINTCARS RETURN TO THE ‘BOOL THIS WEEKEND

A double dose of Sprintcars returns to Sungold Stadium Premier Speedway this Saturday, March 16.
The event presented by Wheelie Waste features an all V8 powered program with Sprintcars, Pro Sprintcars and Super Rods set to do battle.
Sprintcars nominations to date are at twenty-seven, with more expected to roll in over the next few days.
The nominations already include a host of front runners with Warrnambool local and current Total Tools Warrnambool Track Championship points leader Jamie Veal certainly one of the leading contenders.
The current top three in the Total Tools Warrnambool Track Championship standings have all nominated with defending Champ Brock Hallett and Supercar star Cameron Waters looking to wrestle the almost season long lead Veal has held.
Former Australian Champion Jock Goodyer will perform double duties also competing in the Domain Ramsay owned Pro Sprintcar on the night.
Joining them in the field is Tasmanian Tate Frost who battled with Veal for the Victorian Title last weekend until striking engine problems. Queenslander Jy Corbett continues his rise in the ranks, after showing very strong early season form at Sungold Stadium.
Veteran racer Brett Milburn has turned back the clock and is in great form of late with two podiums in his last two starts. Daniel Pestka is fresh off a podium last weekend at the Ross Wright Memorial at Murray Bridge, while Jordan Rae is showing competitive form aboard the Harrison Swan owned V97 entry.
Then add in some great talent coming through with Ashley Cook, Parker Scott and more recently Formula 500 front runner Liam Russell commencing his Sprintcar career to throw open the field.
Pro Sprintcars will contest round 5 of the C&H Trucking Series. Similar to Sprintcars further nominations are expected with the field currently at twenty-one. Last season’s series runner up Andy Hibbert has nominated along with Josh Buckingham who is in superb form, crossing the line first in the last two rounds.
The field contains some 410 Sprintcar regulars including Dennis Jones and Jake Smith along with regular Pro Sprintcar competitors including Shane Steenholdt, Sam Wren, Steven Horton and Adam Greenwood, joined by Northern Territory duo Mark and Jamie Phillips.
It is fantastic to see Tim Van Ginneken back in a Sprintcar at Premier Speedway although Jock Goodyer will be had to turn past come feature time.
The annual Super Rod Cup rounds out the program which also doubles as Round 3 of the inaugural JD Race Parts Super Rod Track Championship.
A quality field is expected with current Victorian Champion and current JD Race Parts Track Championship leader, Jacob Pitcher expected amongst the nominations which are yet to be received.
Make sure you are trackside at Sungold Stadium Premier Speedway this Saturday night for a fantastic program of racing presented by Wheelie Waste.
Wheelie Waste are leaders in waste management, providing a range of services to Local Government, Commercial and Private operations accompanied with their seven recycling facilities located across Victoria.

Tickets are available for pre-purchase now from the Premier Speedway website www.premierspeedway.com.au

Public gates open at 4.00pm
On track action from 5.30pm

Nominations; https://premierspeedway.com.au/race-night/
Nominations will continue to be updated throughout the week.

 

 

STEWART AND BOHUD RACING BRING IT HOME

THE return of Sprintcar racing to the ACT region for the first time in nearly 30 years was a very special occasion, and what made it even more special was when Bohud Racing team driver and local Michael Stewart last night at Canberra’s ACT Speedway came away with the victory in the fifth Regional Rumble Series round.

After starting from position three in the feature race, Stewart made a solid start, which allowed him to move into second by lap seven after passing good mate Jackson Delamont, before moving into the lead on lap 12 by passing pacesetter Brendan Scorgie. Once out in front, he was never headed, and he went to score a solid victory at the completion of the 30-lap event.

To say that Stewart and the team were thrilled to celebrate the return of Sprintcars to the ACT region – and the first time ever at the ACT Speedway track and the first time for the region since December 1997 – in victory lane would be quite the understatement.

“It was great to have Sprintcars return to Canberra, as it had been a long time coming, and to cap it off by getting into victory lane made it all the more special,” expressed the 28-year-old from Collector.

“The ACT Speedway crowd really embraced the return of the Sprintcars by showing up in large numbers and hopefully this is the beginning of Sprintcars running at the track a few times a season.”

Stewart continued on by saying that the challenges early in the night at ACT Speedway track made winning at the end of the night all the more rewarding.

“The night didn’t start too well for the Bohud Racing team and I, as I struggled out there in the opening heat race and nearly crashed out, but the team and I worked hard on getting a hold of things with the car’s setup for the rest of the night,” explained the NS # 14 ARRMA Australia / Illawarra Truck Repairs & Spares supported Triple X driver, who had earlier in the night finished his two heat races in fourth and second, before securing his feature race starting spot by running third in the top-six Dash.

“With Sprintcars having not raced around the ACT Speedway track before and its tight nature, it took a bit for us to get used to; however, as the night went on, the better we got,

and it showed in the feature race, as I was able to move through traffic very well and it was one of the keys to my win.”

For Stewart and the Bohud Racing team, this was their third feature race victory together, adding to last month’s win at Dubbo Speedway and last season’s triumph at Sydney International Speedway.

“It’s been a big past month of travelling on the road and the whole Bohud Racing team has been working very hard, so to be able to pick up our latest win makes it all the more rewarding,” commented Bohud Racing team owner Scott Jones.

“Michael (Stewart) and the team did a great job throughout the night, as there was a bit of pressure on Michael being the local driver at ACT Speedway, but he took it all in his stride being the consummate professional that he is. There was a massive crowd out at ACT Speedway, and they really got behind the return of Sprintcars to region, which was something really good to be a part of.”

Stewart and the Bohud Racing team now turn their attention to the return of racing at the Sydney International Speedway track that is going to take place on the Saturday night of March 23.

If you haven't already, be sure to grab your Bohud Racing / Michael Stewart merchandise. You can come and see us in the pits after a race meeting or you can visit our online merchandise store via www.bohudracing.com.au .

The Bohud Racing team is proudly supported by the following 2023-24 season sponsors:

• ARRMA Australia

• Illawarra Truck Repairs & Spares

• Hills Truck Sales - Wollongong

• Inland Petroleum

• Sloanebuilt

• Suttons Trucks Arncliffe

• AEI Insurance Broking Group

• KRE Race Engines

• B&B Graphics

To find out more about Bohud Racing and their racing activities, LIKE them on Facebook or FOLLOW them on Instagram by searching Bohud Racing.

 

 

KRIKKE MOTORSPORT RETURNS TO VICTORY LANE

THE Krikke Motorsport team and their driver Dayne Kingshott couldn’t have asked for a better performance during last Saturday night’s latest Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series round at the Perth Motorplex, which saw them not only pick up their third feature-race victory of the 2023-24 season but consolidate their Maddington Toyota Series point standings lead.

With last Saturday night’s 14th Maddington Toyota Series round doubling as the annual Legends of Speedway event, the Krikke Motorsport team brought out their tribute colour scheme to the 1985 Australian Sprintcar Championship winning WA # 99 car driven by Ron Krikke to celebrate the occasion, and they were able to celebrate it in the best possible fashion by winning their third feature-race victory of their 2023-24 season campaign.

After starting from position three in the feature race, the WX # 99 Mobil 1 / Bunbury Toyota supported maxim pilot was a winning mood and the team ended up supplying him with the car to get the job done. Kingshott had taken the lead on lap 10 away from Callum Williamson and he was never headed from that moment on through to the fall of the chequered flag.

“The team did a fantastic job on the car all night and supplied me with a rocket ship for the feature race and I made the most of it and managed to get the win, and I can’t thank them enough for all they do for me,” expressed Kingshott, who had earlier in the night qualified third in his time trial group and second in his heat race.

“Callum (Williamson) has been one of the form drivers so far this season at the Perth Motorplex, so any time that you can drive by him, you know you have something good going. It’s a great feeling to get back into victory lane and hopefully we can be up there again and challenge for a few more wins before the season ends.”

Krikke Motorsport team manager Ryan Krikke was equally thrilled to have Kingshott back in victory lane.

“Dayne and the team did a great job, and it was awesome to get that winning feeling back,” he said.

“It's been quite hard for the team to maintain confidence after racing against who we've had to race against since Christmas, but the boys have been working so hard and they have been rewarded for it with this latest win.”

Last Saturday night’s win now adds to the Krikke Motorsport team’s previous two wins – Maddington Toyota Series rounds one and three – from earlier this season.

The Maddington Toyota Series continues with this Saturday night’s 15th round back at the Perth Motorplex, and once again, the Krikke Motorsport team’s goal will be to consolidate their current point standings lead in the Maddington Toyota Series.

The Krikke Motorsport team would like to thank their 2023-24 season supporters:

• Mobil 1

• Bunbury Toyota

• Maxwill Racing Engines

• PWR Advanced Cooling Technology

• Redline Media

• Hough Cabinets

• RPM Race Products

• Taralea Farm Macadamias

• Performance Racegear

• P1 Advanced Racewear Australia and New Zealand

• Number 4 Composites

• AFCO Shock Doctor

• Resolve Automotive Spraypainters

• Blackbeard Custom Designs

• JP Signs

• www.krikkemotorsport.store

To keep up to date with the Krikke Motorsport team, visit their website at krikkemotorsport.com.au or follow them on their social-media channels – Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter – by searching Krikke Motorsport.

 

 

The new Stockton Dirt Track launches with massive NARC/SCCT double header April 6th

By Gary Thomas

Stockton, CA...The debut race on the freshly re-configured Stockton Dirt Track is just one month away. The annual “Asparagus Cup” brings the best of the best in California to take on the more petite layout at the San Joaquin County Fairgrounds on Saturday April 6th.

The competition is expected to be stout with both the NARC 410 Sprint Car Series and the Sprint Car Challenge Tour making up the race day card.

“Fans and teams have asked for a smaller configuration, so we have gone to work in the off-season to make that a reality,” said Stockton Dirt Track Promoter Tony Noceti. “Hopefully the new track will make the racing closer and more exciting, which is what we all want. We are going to launch it in a big way with the NARC 410s and SCCT 360s on April 6th. If you haven’t been to the Stockton Dirt Track before, we would love to have you here for the Asparagus Cup.”

Pit gate: Noon
Front gate: 4pm
Pit meeting: 4pm
Wheel packing: 4:30pm (Hot laps, Qualifying and Racing to follow)

Pre-sale tickets can be purchased online by visiting https://bit.ly/3PfzphN

Mufflers are required at the event.

The Stockton Dirt Track is located on the San Joaquin County Fairgrounds in Stockton, California. The physical address is 1658 S Airport Way, Stockton, CA 95206. For information on the speedway visit www.stocktondirttrack.com

 

 

COLTON BETTIS TO TEAM WITH SAM PIERCE RACING FOR SUMMER SWING
7 March 2024
Indianapolis USA     Sam Pierce Racing is pleased to announce that 14-year-old sprint car phenom Colton Bettis will race select Must See Racing Series pavement sprint car eventsthroughout the Midwest this summerunder team principal Aaron Pierce’s AP Driver Development program.
Must See Racing Sprint Series Presented by Perfit-Parts recently made a rule addendum that will allow drivers as young as 14-years-of-age the opportunity to race in the 410 series based on the applicants previous racing experience and subject to the MSR Owners Council approval. The series earlier in the year had approved drivers as young as 14 the opportunity to compete in the MSR Midwest Lights Series.
The Lutz, Florida-based teenagerhas enjoyed a remarkable 2024 season so far, winning the Southern Sprint Car Shootout Series opener at Auburndale (FL), finishing second in the first of two feature events at Showtime Speedway and winning the second 35 lapper on the same day. He finished second a week later during the Dave Steele 125 and was crowned the 2024 Dave Steele Sprint Car champion.
Last week he finished second to Joe Ligouri during the Children’s Dream Fund 50 at Citrus County Speedway outrunninga stout field containing many seasonedveteran Sprint Car racers including Bobby Santos, Davey Hamilton Jr., and Brian Gerster to name a few. Colton’s average finishing position after the first five races? A stunning 1.33.
Indiana race fans will likely remember Bettis’ Midwest racing debut last year when he rolled into Anderson Speedway for the first time and won the USSA Kenyon MidgetCar race by a straightaway, having never driven a MidgetCar prior.
Colton won the 2021 Showtime Speedway non-wing Sprint Car championship at the age of 12 to become the World’s youngest pavement sprint car champion.
“Colton is wise and mature well beyond his years. He has an extremely bright future in motorsports. We’re happy to have him on board and hope to have him with us for quite some time. I’d run him in the Little 500 this year if they would let him [due to his age].”said Aaron Pierce. “I appreciate Must See Racing’s careful consideration of Colton’s unique skillset and situation and approving his competition license. I ran a ton of races with that group in the past and look forward to racing with them once again.”
Bettis will join rising star and current USAC Silver Crown Rookie of the Year Kaylee Bryson as an AP Driver Development teammate for 2024 as she chases both the USAC Silver Crown championship and a Trans Am Series championship.
Please visit SamPierceRacing.com for further information.

 

IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings through March 7

IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars – 1. Trey Schmidt, Conroe, Texas, and Dusty Ballenger, Harrisburg, S.D., both 40; 3. Trefer Waller, Oneill, Neb., 39; 4. Chase Schubert, Huffman, Texas, Lee Goos Jr., Hartford, S.D., and Cody Price, Princeton, Texas, each 38; 7. Bruce Crockett, Porter, Texas, and Whit Gastineau, Oklahoma City, Okla., both 37; 9. Kent Lewis Jr., Willis, Texas, and Chad Wilson, North Richland Hills, Texas, both 36; 11. Sean Jordan, Lumberton, Texas, Jesse Lindberg, Sioux Falls, S.D., and Colby Stubblefield, Seagoville, Texas, each 35; 14. Kevin Rutherford, Flower Mound, Texas, 34; 15. Michael Oliver, San Antonio, Texas, Brandon Allen, Saint Peter, Minn., and Jesse "Chip" Graham, Lewisville, Texas, each 33; 18. Rod Craddock, Alvin, Texas, Nick Barger, Madison, S.D., and Heath Nestrick, Caddo Mills, Texas, each 32.

State Point Standings

South Dakota – 1. Dusty Ballenger, Harrisburg, S.D., 40; 2. Trefer Waller, Oneill, Neb., 39; 3. Lee Goos Jr., Hartford, S.D., 38; 4. Jesse Lindberg, Sioux Falls, S.D., 35; 5. Brandon Allen, Saint Peter, Minn., 33; 6. Nick Barger, Madison, S.D., 32; 7. Dylan Waxdahl, Hartford, S.D., 31; 8. Brett Allen, Gaylord, Minn., 30; 9. Brandon Bosma, Rock Rapids, Iowa, 29; 10. Koby Werkmeister, Armour, S.D., 28.

Texas – 1. Trey Schmidt, Conroe, Texas, 40; 2. Chase Schubert, Huffman, Texas, and Cody Price, Princeton, Texas, both 38; 4. Bruce Crockett, Porter, Texas, and Whit Gastineau, Oklahoma City, Okla., both 37; 6. Kent Lewis Jr., Willis, Texas, and Chad Wilson, North Richland Hills, Texas, both 36; 8. Sean Jordan, Lumberton, Texas, and Colby Stubblefield, Seagoville, Texas, both 35; 10. Kevin Rutherford, Flower Mound, Texas, 34.


 

Ashton Torgerson Teams Up With Keith Kunz Motorsports For Xtreme Outlaw Midget Season

PETERSEN MEDIA- For the 2024 season, Ashton Torgerson has made it a goal of his to further his motorsports career. Opting to put Micro Sprints on the back burner, and focus on Midgets and Sprint Cars, Torgerson will compete with one of the best teams in the business as he will pilot a Keith Kunz Motorsports entry with the Xtreme Outlaw Midgets in 2024.

“I am very excited to team up with Keith Kunz, Pete Willoughby, and everyone associated with the Keith Kunz Motorsports team,” Torgerson said. “It is no secret they are at the top of the mountain in Midget racing, and I am excited to learn from some great teammate in the season ahead.”

2024 has gotten off to a stellar start for the Glendale, AZ driver. The 17-year-old driver made headlines on New Years Day as he scored his first career Golden Driller as he picked up a win during the ultra-competitive Tulsa Shootout.

Returning to Tulsa, OK later in January for the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals, Torgerson recorded an 11th place finish during his qualifying night, before tallying an 11th place finish in Saturday’s Championship finale.

Torgerson does have some Xtreme Outlaw Midget starts to his credit as well as he piloted a Tanner Thorson owned Midget in May of 2023 where he finished third at Humboldt Speedway and 11th at 81 Speedway.

“I am thankful for some great people that have put me in this position, and I am eager to get to work,” Torgerson said. “Excited for to be in a great spot, and hope I can do the KKM team proud in 2024.”

When the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series has breaks in their schedule, Torgerson will fill dates in back home running the family owned Sprint Car.

BY THE NUMBERS: Starts- 10, Wins- 1, Top 5’s- 3, Top 10’s- 4

ON TAP: Ashton Torgerson and the KKM team will debut together at the Southern Illinois Center on March 15th and 16th.

STAY CONNECTED: Stay connected with Torgerson Racing on Facebook, and @TorgersonRacing on Twitter.

PETERSEN MEDIA: Petersen Media is a promotional agency that can handle your public relations, marketing, and any other promotional needs. Petersen Media utilizes multiple tactics to help you reach your intended audience, and boost awareness.

 

 

NATHAN ACKLAND INSURANCE AND THE SOS TEAM UP AGAIN IN 2024

ST. MARYS, Ont. (March 6, 2024) - The Southern Ontario Sprints and Nathan Ackland Insurance will be teaming up once again in 2024.

Ackland Insurance will return as the sponsor of the Ackland Insurance Quick Time Award. As in 2023, Ackland Insurance will be presenting $100 to the driver that turns the fastest qualifying time at all of the stand alone SOS races.

Ackland Insurance has a long and proud history of being a great friend and supporter of area motorsports. Supporting tracks, series, and teams, and like all things they do it with professionalism and class.

Ackland Insurance is known for great service and for meeting all of your insurance needs. They can be reached at (519) 754-8700, on the web at www.acklandinsurance.com or you can find them at 206 King George Road in Brantford, Ontario.tion competing at four racing facilities in Canada and the United States. Visit www.southernontariosprints.ca for more announcements about the 2024 SOS season in the coming weeks.

SOS Media Website: www.southernontariosprints.com Twitter: @SOSsprints Facebook: SouthernOntarioSprints Instagram: southernontariosprints

 

Eliason and RSR back in the top ten at Volusia; March agenda TBD

Mar 5, 2024

By Fully Injected Motorsports:

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (March 5, 2024) – Another start resulted in another top-ten finish for Ridge & Sons Racing (RSR) and Cory Eliason, doing so in Volusia Speedway Park’s Bike Week Jamboree on Monday, March 4. Eliason, who entered the week night program on the coattails of a recent top-ten performance at Golden Isles Speedway in Waynesville, Georgia, finished ninth in his Volusia appearance, lining up in the exact same position.

In all, Eliason, ace of Brian and Lisa Ridge’s Commercial Edge, NDT New Direction Transport LLC, Ridge Development, North Ridge Development, Elliott’s Custom Trailers & Carts, B And L Holdings, No. 8 sprinter, put together a productive evening with the Greatest Show On Dirt, kicking things off with the third-fastest qualifying time, racing on to finish fifth in his respective heat race.

A fifth-place finish in the evening’s Dash Qualifier set-up Eliason’s eventual A-Main starting spot.

“A pretty consistent evening for our team. We’re still working the kinks out, but I’m becoming more and more comfortable and that’s most important,” Eliason noted. “We’re not too sure of our plan for March. We’ll more than likely take a weekend or two off before resuming our season. Our High Limit schedule picks back up in early April, so we’ll be sure to be ready for that.”

ON DECK:
Ridge & Sons Racing and Cory Eliason [No. 8] are unsure of upcoming plans. Their High Limit Sprint Car Series schedule will not resume until Tuesday, April 9, when the High Rollers visit Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas, for a $20,000-to-win Midweek Money Series event.

2024 STATISTICS & HIGHLIGHTS:
Highlighted “Battle at the Bay” at East Bay Raceway Park with 19th-place finish on Monday, February 12. Finished ninth (HL) at Golden Isles Speedway in Waynesville, Georgia, on Thursday, February 22. Finished ninth in Volusia Speedway Park’s Bike Week Jamboree (WoO) on Monday, March 4.

Stats:
Wins: 0
Top-Fives: 0
Top-Tens: 2

MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES:
Contact Mark Miller: mmiller8995@gmail.com

SPECIAL THANKS:
Ridge & Sons Racing and Cory Eliason would like to thank all of their marketing partners: Commercial Edge, NDT New Direction Transport LLC, Ridge Development, North Ridge Development, Elliott’s Custom Trailers & Carts, B And L Holdings, Xpress Laundry, American Table, Rasmusson Service Center, Folkens Brothers Trucking, The P.O. Box, and The Bargain Barn.

SOCIAL MEDIA:
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/83RSRRacing
X: https://twitter.com/RSR_883
News coverage: www.fullyinjected.com

BROADCAST COVERAGE:
Watch the High Limit Sprint Car Series online at www.floracing.com.


 

 

Zearfoss aims for success in major Texas sweep with Greatest Show On Dirt
ByTyler Altmeyer
Mar 5, 2024

By Fully Injected Motorsports:

JONESTOWN, Pa. (March 5, 2024) – With World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series competition officially concluded in the Sunshine State, Series competitors and fans alike will now turn their compasses west, ready to invade the Lone Star State for a major Series sweep spanning three weekends and three tracks, all of which activating March 8-9 with a first-ever WoO appearance at Kennedale Speedway Park in Kennedale, Texas.

Zearfoss, ace of the Brock Zearfoss Racing, Moose’s LZ Bar & Grill, Heavy Equipment, Loaders & Parts Inc., C&D Rigging Inc., Klick Lewis Cars, J.P. Adamsky Trucking, Milton Hershey School, EnTrust IT Solutions, No. 3Z sprinter, will invade Texas borders with high hopes and big goals, aiming to jumpstart his World of Outlaws campaign and ultimately score his first big result of the season.

“We’re excited to get to Texas and hopefully give ourselves a big jump on the rest of the season,” Zearfoss, a former Outlaws winner at Cedar Lake Speedway and Williams Grove Speedway, said. “A long and busy stretch of racing is exactly what we need…gives us the opportunity to build some momentum and click off some solid results.

“I have a great team and a lot of great support. We have the potential to record some big stats and that’s exactly what we’re going to do beginning this weekend at Kennedale.”

Following their visit to Kennedale Speedway Park, World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series action will move to the Cotton Bowl Speedway in Paige, Texas, on Friday and Saturday, March 15-16, followed by another Texas stop at Big O Speedway in Ennis on Friday, March 22.

Action will resume March 23 at Lawton Speedway in Lawton, Oklahoma.

ON DECK:
Brock Zearfoss and Brock Zearfoss Racing will continue their 2024 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series campaign with a Series debut at Kennedale Speedway Park in Kennedale, Texas, on March 8-9.

SPECIAL THANKS:
Brock Zearfoss would like to thank all of his marketing partners including: Moose’s LZ Bar & Grill, Heavy Equipment, Loaders & Parts Inc., C&D Rigging Inc., Klick Lewis Cars, J.P. Adamsky Trucking, Milton Hershey School, EnTrust IT Solutions, Berkebile Oil Company, XXX Race Company, K1 RaceGear, BK Titanium, AL Driveline, Bruce’s Speed Shop, Walker Performance Filtration, Bell Helmets, System 1 Pro Ignition, Allstar Performance, Wilwood, FK Rod Ends, Brown and Miller Racing Solutions, and CSI Shocks.

SOCIAL MEDIA:
Press: www.fullyinjected.com
Online Home: www.brockzearfoss.com
X: https://twitter.com/brock_zearfoss
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brockzearfossracing
Merchandise: http://www.brockzearfoss.com/shopping/

BROADCAST COVERAGE:
Watch the World of Outlaws online at www.dirtvision.com.

STATS:
2024 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Stats:
Wins: N/A
Top-Fives: N/A
Top-Tens: N/A

2024 WORLD OF OUTLAWS HIGHLIGHTS:
Kicked off 2024 World of Outlaws season with DIRTcar Nationals action at Volusia Speedway Park (February 7-10); finished 18th, 19th, 13th, and 16th, respectively.

 

 

Jordan Goldesberry Motorsports Partners with Frito Lay Flamin’ Hot for 2024 Season

Having already brought Rockstar Energy Drink into the spotlight at dirt tracks throughout the Midwest, Jordan Goldesberry Motorsports will partner with another fantastic brand in 2024; Frito Lay Flamin’ Hot.

A PepsiCo brand, Flamin’ Hot is one of the most recognizable snack brands in the world, with their trademark Flamin’ Hot Cheetos andFlamin’ Hot Doritos, among other products. The action on track is certainly hot with the Bumper to Bumper IRA Sprints, and fans will have the opportunity to sample the Flamin Hot snacks at various events during the 2024 season at the #65 team’s hauler and at retail events.

The #65 team made several public appearances at Hy-Vee Fast & Fresh convenience stores throughout the 2023 season, and will look to do the same in 2024 and showcase Flamin’ Hot’s line of snacks as well as Rockstar Energy Drink at these appearances. Keep watch on Jordan Goldesberry Motorsports’ social media pages for posts about upcoming appearances where you can get up close and personal with the team’s sprint car and hauler!

“Adding a fantastic partner like Frito Lay Flamin’ Hot was a huge step for us this year.” Goldesberry said in a statement. “This PepsiCo brand is not only prominent in the Midwest, but across the country and even around the world. We can’t wait to start representing them both on and off track this season!”

The entire 2024 IRA Sprints season will be broadcast live on FloRacing, and additional “outside” races will be added to Jordan Goldesberry Motorsports’ 2024 schedule at a later date.

NEXT RACE: April 5th-IRA Sprints at 34 Raceway

2023 SEASON STATS
Races: 32
Feature Starts: 28
Top 10’s: 18
Top 5’s: 8
Feature Wins: 4
Dash/Re-Draw Appearances: 16

 

 

Jordan Goldesberry Motorsports Extends Partnership with Rockstar Energy Drink in Multi-Year Deal

After several years of success on the Bumper to Bumper IRA Sprints tour including a series Points Championship title in 2022, Jordan Goldesberry will return to the series in 2024 and once again fly the Rockstar Energy Drink colors on the Springfield, IL based #65 car.

“Having Rockstar Energy Drink back for 2024 and securing a multi-year deal with them was a huge priority for us this off-season.” Goldesberry said in a statement. “They’re such a huge part of what we do and our team identity now that their support means more than ever.”

Goldesberry and the #65 team traveled to several states in 2023 including Knoxville, IA for the prestigious Knoxville Nationals event, stopping at several Hy-Vee stores and other appearances along the way to showcase Rockstar Energy Drink to both race fans and the general public alike.

“The ‘meet and greets’ we did in 2023 were a ton of fun and really helped us show off the car and promote Rockstar Energy Drink on a bigger scale than just at the track or on the broadcast.” Goldesberry said. “We’re excited to do more of those types of things in 2024.”

Along with Rockstar Energy Drink returning to the team, Jordan Goldesberry Motorsports also would like to welcome back returning partners Rhine Auto-Plymouth, WI, Modern Paving and Scrap, FK Rod Ends, Wix Filters, King Racing Products, Schure Built Suspensions, Keizer Racing Wheels, Collision Concepts, Hepfner Racing Products, and Capital City Powder Coating. The team also welcomes a new partner to the team in Red Line Oil.

“We once again have a fantastic group of partners working with us this season, with a couple more on the way that we’ll announce soon.” Goldesberry stated. “We’re excited to represent them all and to get the season underway at 34 Raceway in April!”

The entire 2024 IRA Sprints season will be broadcast live on FloRacing, and additional “outside” races will be added to Jordan Goldesberry Motorsports’ 2024 schedule at a later date.

NEXT RACE: April 5th-IRA Sprints at 34 Raceway

2023 SEASON STATS
Races: 32
Feature Starts: 28
Top 10’s: 18
Top 5’s: 8
Feature Wins: 4
Dash/Re-Draw Appearances: 16

 

 

BRENT SEXTON GETS TWO TOP-FOUR FINISHES AT THE IMPERIAL VALLEY RACEWAY

(Lakeside, CA, March 5, 2024) Three-time lightning sprint car champion Brent Sexton turned in two top-four finishes when the SoCal Lightning Sprint Car Series opened its 2024 season last Friday and Saturday at the Imperial Valley Raceway. The 50-year-old star placed fourth in Friday night’s 20-lap main event. He bested that outcome by two spots when he came home second on Saturday. This Friday and Saturday, Sexton and his 19-year-old son Grant will be at the same track to contest two nights of open class sprint car racing during the historic California Mid-Winter Fair.

Last week Brent had planned to race his lightning sprint on Friday in the SCLS show and then head to the Ventura Raceway to compete with Grant in the inaugural Ultimate Sprint Car Series event on Saturday. However, heavy rains doused the beach-side track and forced a cancellation. So, Brent stayed at Imperial and ran the lightning sprint on the racy track located in the Southeast corner of California both nights.

Brent, who lives in Lakeside, California with Grant, and his other son Dalton, turned in impressive performances both nights last week. On Friday he qualified eighth fastest in the 21-car field with a lap of 12.508. He placed second in a stacked eight-lap heat race. In the main, he began in the fifth-place spot and moved one position forward to finish fourth.

Twenty-four hours later, the Tennessee-born star qualified sixth fastest when he stopped the clocks in a near identical 12.520. He then proceeded to win his heat race.

On Saturday night, which was very chilly and windy, Brent started the main in third. He took second on lap six and then fended off pursuers over the final 14 laps for his first podium finish of the year.

The impressive results left Sexton, a three-time lightning sprint car champion, only seven points out of first in the CLS standings. However, he is focusing on the full-size sprint car this season including the races at Imperial this Friday and Saturday.

Sexton Gatlin Racing has had a lot of success at Imperial over the past three seasons. In addition to Brent’s fourth and fifth-place finishes there last weekend, he competed there four times in a lightning sprint car last year and posted a win, a second, a third, and a fourth-place finish. USAC/CRA star AJ Bender drove a different SGR car to a lightning sprint win at Imperial on March 3, 2023. Grant drove his full-size sprint car at the track one time last season and finished fifth.

In 2022, Brent and his oldest offspring Dalton swept the POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series opening main events in March. Brent grabbed another win there in October and Grant had a third in his 360 sprint car there late in the season.

March is a busy month for Sexton Gatlin Racing. Following the two races last week at Imperial, they will be back there this Friday with Brent and Grant both competing in the open comp. sprint car show. Next week, the father and son duo will be in action in the Avanti Windows and Doors USAC/CRA Series at Perris. The plan now is to close the month at the USCS inaugural race at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway in Bakersfield on the 30th.

For fans who want to attend this week’s races at Imperial, wheel packing will start at 5:30 with hot laps and single-car qualifying to follow on Friday. The first race of the night will begin at 7:00. On Saturday, wheel packing will be at 4:30 and again will be followed by hot laps and single car qualifying. The first race will start at 6:30.

Sexton Gatlin Racing would like to thank the following companies for making the 2024 season possible. East County Electric Works, Keys Brothers, BR Motorsports, Maxima Oil, Automated Interiors, Sexton Fire Protection, BK Wings, Troy Dirt.

If you or your company are interested in becoming a marketing partner with Sexton Gatlin Racing in 2024, please call (619) 454-6945 or E-mail mailto:sextonfire@cox.net or mailto:sextonfire@gmail.com.

Brent Sexton 2024 Results

2/24/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 15th A Main

3/1/24 Imperial Valley Raceway SoCal Lightning Sprints 4th A Main

3/2/24 Imperial Valley Raceway SoCal Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main

Grant Sexton 2024 Results

2/24/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 18th A Main

 

 

SOUTHERN SPRINTS TO HOLD PARTICIPANT APPRECIATION NIGHT MARCH 16

March 5, 2024 – Lakeland, Florida – BG Products Southern Sprint Car Shootout Series officials today announced a special ‘Participant Appreciation Night’ at Auburndale Speedway in Auburndale, Florida at their next event March 16.

On this night, the series is guaranteeing everyone who finishes in the top five at least $1000. There is no sponsor for this guarantee. The series itself is injecting extra money into the purse to thank the competitors for competing with the series and help teams who finish in the top five positions. Previously the series has upped the start money on occasion but now will add bonus money at the top of the finishing order.

The series will be making its second appearance of the season at Auburndale Speedway. Colton Bettis won the season opener there in January and gained the points lead. He is the current series points leader and would like nothing more than to score another series win and increase his points lead. Bettis intends to compete in all the events this season with sights on his first series championship.

The series last competed on January 27 at Citrus County Speedway. Rain set in just 9 laps into the feature event and was postponed for the evening. The remainder of that event will be competed when the series returns to Citrus County Speedway April 13 along with a new complete racing program. The rained-out portion of that event will be resumed with Davey Hamiton Jr. leading.

 

 

Big Game Motorsports and Gravel Rally for Top Five at Volusia Speedway Park With Trip to Texas on Tap

Inside Line Promotions - BARBERVILLE, Fla. (March 6, 2024) - Big Game Motorsports driver David Gravel improved throughout the World of Outlaws Bike Week Jamboree on Monday night at Volusia Speedway Park.

Sunday's event opener rained out, setting up just a one-day World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series event at the fast track. Gravel timed in ninth quickest overall before he advanced from fifth to fourth place in a heat race. With a smaller car count, the event format featured a qualifier and Gravel finished where he started - third - to garner the seventh starting spot into the A Main.

Gravel quickly advanced into the top five and gained one more position to end fourth, which added to his lead in the World of Outlaws championship standings as he currently is on top by a dozen points.

Next up for the team is the World of Outlaws Cowtown Classic this Friday and Saturday at Kennedale Speedway Park in Kennedale, Texas. This weekend marks the first time the track has ever hosted the World of Outlaws.

It's also the first of three straight weekends with racing in 'The Lone Star State' for Big Game Motorsports.

QUICK RESULTS -

March 4 - Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla. - Qualifying: 9; Heat race: 4 (5); Qualifier: 3 (3); Feature: 4 (7).

SEASON STATS -

5 races, 1 win, 4 top fives, 5 top 10s, 5 top 15s, 5 top 20s

UP NEXT -

Friday and Saturday at Kennedale Speedway Park in Kennedale, Texas, for the World of Outlaws Cowtown Classic with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series

MEDIA LINKS -

X: https://twitter.com/BigGameMotorspt

HUSET'S SPEEDWAY -

Huset's Speedway is a dirt oval located in Brandon, S.D. The track opened in 1954 and has undergone a large renovation within the last few years, making it a premier destination for both marquee racing events and weekly programs. For more information, visit http://www.HusetsSpeedway.com .

JACKSON MOTORPLEX -

Jackson Motorplex is a 4/10-mile dirt oval located in Jackson, Minn. It hosts special events from May through August, including races with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series, Midwest Power Series, Midwest Sprint Touring Series and more. For more information, visit http://www.JacksonMotorplex.com .

TICKET LINK -

To purchase online tickets for events at either Huset's Speedway or at Jackson Motorplex, visit http://mpv.tickets.com/schedule/?agency=JKMV_PL_MPV&orgid=55369#/?view=list&includePackages=true .


 

POWRi 360 Sprints coming to Lucas Oil Speedway as part of 13th annual Impact Signs Awnings & Wraps Open Wheel Showdown

WHEATLAND, MO. (March 5, 2024) - The 13th annual Impact Signs Awnings & Wraps Open Wheel showdown coming to Lucas Oil Speedway, May 4th, will include the POWRi Ozark 360-Wing Sprints.

The star-studded evening of open-wheel action also will include the POWRi National & West Midgets Leagues as well as the POWRi Wingless Auto Racing Sprint League as POWRi will sanction all the competing classes in the same format used in previous editions of the Open Wheel Showdown.

"We're excited to have plans finalized for the 13th annual Impact Signs Awnings & Wraps Open Wheel Showdown," Lucas Oil Speedway General Manager Danny Lorton said. "Adding the POWRi Ozark 360-Wing Sprints should make for an outstanding show for the fans."

Pits will open at 4 p.m. and grandstands at 5 p.m. with hot laps at 6:30 p.m. and racing at 7:05.

For information on POWRi and items such as race recaps, updates, results, schedules and press release follow along online at www.powri.com or on Facebook at POWRi.

All-encompassing exclusive content, LIVE and ON-Demand Streaming and original programming on a growing network is just a click away with Start2Finish www.s2ftv.com.

Impact Signs Awnings & Wraps is conveniently located in the heart of America with locations in Sedalia, Columbia and Kansas City, Mo. They provide exceptional sign products and services to customers nationwide. For more information, visit impact4800.com.

Lucas Oil Speedway season opens with March 30th Test & Tune: The 2024 Lucas Oil Speedway schedule begins with an Open Test & Tune on Saturday, March 30, from 2-6 p.m. Contact Admissions Director Nichole McMillan at (417) 295-6043 or email her at nmcmillan@lucasoilspeedway.com for more information on event tickets, season passes and camping information for any event on the schedule.

 

MEGA MILESTONE: Donny Schatz notches sprint car victory 500 in Volusia’s Bike Week Jamboree; WoO Kennedale debut ahead


2024 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Standings: 2nd | 702 Points (-12)

Date: Monday, March 4th
Event: Bike Week Jamboree
Series: World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series
Track: Volusia Speedway Park | Barberville, Florida
Donny Schatz A-Main Finish (Start): 1st (4th)

BROWNSBURG, Ind. (March 5, 2024) - It was an historic night in the Sunshine State for Fargo, North Dakota’s Donny Schatz, not only notching his first World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series victory of the season, but simultaneously collecting the 500th sprint car win of his storied career, doing so in Volusia Speedway Park’s Bike Week Jamboree on Monday evening, March 4.

Schatz, pilot of the Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing, Carquest, Advance Auto Parts, Ford Performance, Curb Records, Sage Fruit, Elliott’s Custom Trailers & Carts, Mobil 1, No. 15 sprinter, started fourth in Monday’s main event, climbing to second before inheriting the top spot with 12 circuits remaining. Buddy Kofoid, pilot of the all-too familiar Roth Motorsports No. 83, was the man in charge until a cut left rear tire ultimately ended his campaign.

A caution with three laps remaining set up what could have been a dramatic finish for the ten-time World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series champion, but Schatz proved unbeatable, cruising ahead to a comfortable margin of victory exceeding one second.

“I wasn’t really worried about what was behind me,” Schatz said. “As long as I could focus on what was in front of me and do what I was doing we were going to be alright. You know somebody is going to maybe try the slider, but there isn’t anything you can do about what other people are doing. Man, we got a hell of a run and went right to second, and I can’t ever remember running a car that hard that long. It’s hard on tires and hard on wheels. It’s hard on everything.

“We kind of capitalized on the misfortune of the #83. We were getting to the point where we were having a lot of wheel spin. When your right side is up against something, the left side is the one that spins, and that’s generally where a problem happens. And obviously, that’s what happened there and we capitalized on that. Hats off to my guys. They just keep digging and digging and digging.”

Preliminary action saw Schatz time seventh quick, followed by a runner-up performance during heat race action. The Bike Week Jamboree triumph was Schatz’ 15th World of Outlaws victory at Volusia Speedway Park, earning a $12,000 payday in the process.

ON DECK:
Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing and Donny Schatz will continue their 2024 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series campaign with a Series debut at Kennedale Speedway Park in Kennedale, Texas, on March 8-9.

ADDITIONAL MEDIA:
Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing and Donny Schatz would like to thank all of their marketing partners: Carquest, Advance Auto Parts, Ford Performance, Curb Records, Sage Fruit, Elliott’s Custom Trailers & Carts, Mobil 1

Broadcast Coverage:
Watch the World of Outlaws online at www.dirtvision.com

Donny Schatz:
Web: www.donnyschatzmotorsports.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/DonnySchatz
Twitter: www.twitter.com/donnySchatz
Instagram www.instagram.com/donnyschatz

Tony Stewart Racing:
Web: www.tonystewartracing.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/TonyStewartRacing
Twitter: www.twitter.com/Tonystewart_rcg
Instagram: www.instagram.com/@TonyStewart_Rcg

2024 Donny Schatz / Tony Stewart Racing WoO Statistics:
Races: 5
Wins: 1
Top-5s: 2
Top-10s: 5

 

 

Three-Day FENDT Jackson Nationals Tickets and Camping Spots On Sale Via Jackson Motorplex Website

Inside Line Promotions - JACKSON, Minn. (March 5, 2023) - One of the premier World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series events of the season is less than six months away.

Jackson Motorplex hosts the 46 th edition of the FENDT Jackson Nationals Aug. 15-17. The three-day spectacle showcases two sprint car divisions each night, culminating with a $25,000-to-win, $2,000-to-start World of Outlaws main event.

The opening night of the tripleheader features the Midwest Sprint Touring Series along with the Wyffels Hybrids RaceSaver Sprint Cars presented by Heser Auto & Detailing. The Midwest Sprint Touring Series feature winner will earn $3,000.

The World of Outlaws stars invade the dirt track the following two nights. The Wyffels Hybrids RaceSaver Sprint Cars presented by Heser Auto & Detailing will have a $2,500-to-win feature as the support class on Aug. 16 and the Midwest Sprint Touring Series showcases a $5,000-to-win main event as the support class on Aug. 17.

Three-day event tickets as well as camping sites are currently available for purchase online at https://mpv.tickets.com/schedule/?agency=JKMV_PL_MPV&orgid=55369#/?view=list&includePackages=true .

MEDIA LINKS -

Website: http://www.JacksonMotorplex.com

X: http://www.twitter.com/JacksonMotorplx

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/JacksonMotorplex

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacksonmotorplex/

JACKSON MOTORPLEX -

Jackson Motorplex is a 4/10-mile dirt oval located in Jackson, Minn. It hosts special events from May through September, including races with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series, Midwest Power Series, Midwest Sprint Touring Series and more. For more information, visit http://www.JacksonMotorplex.com .

 

 

Dominic Scelzi Records Two Top Fives During Weekend in Texas

Inside Line Promotions - KENNEDALE, Texas (March 5, 2024) - Dominic Scelzi earned a pair of top-five results last weekend during an ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprints doubleheader in Texas.

Scelzi guided his family-owned sprint car to a fourth-place finish on Friday at Hunt County Raceway in Greenville, Texas, where he placed fifth in a heat race before starting 15 th in the feature.

"The track was hooked up, just super, super wet," he said. "It widened up quite a bit for the feature. We went where they weren't and did our best to stay out of trouble. By the time we got to fourth there was five or six laps to go. I got to the third-place car, but wasn't able to do anything before the race ended. It was a good rally."

The 11 positions gained were the second most for any driver during the race.

Scelzi ventured to Kennedale Speedway Park on Saturday. He won a heat race before the feature redraw placed him eighth on the starting grid. Scelzi advanced inside the top five within the first handful of laps before a competitor ran into him from behind, spinning Scelzi and forcing him to restart at the back of the pack.

Once again, Scelzi charged forward and climbed to a season-best third-place finish by the time the checkered flag was waved.

"We were really good both nights, super maneuverable," he said. "I'm happy about our speed. It's frustrating when you feel you have the car to beat both nights and stuff happens, but we have speed and that's what matters as we start our season in the Midwest."

Scelzi will return to the bullring this Friday and Saturday for the World of Outlaws Cowtown Classic with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series.

"It's always nice to at least see a place before you show up there with the best guys in the world," he said. "Hopefully the track is a little wider this weekend. It was a little tough to pass on Saturday. Fingers crossed it's a little wider and we can qualify well to set ourselves up for a good weekend."

QUICK RESULTS -

March 1 - Hunt County Raceway in Greenville, Texas - Heat race: 5 (5); Feature: 4 (15).

March 2 - Kennedale Speedway Park in Kennedale, Texas - Heat race: 1 (1); Feature: 3 (8).

SEASON STATS -

6 races, 0 wins, 2 top fives, 2 top 10s, 6 top 15s, 6 top 20s

UP NEXT -

Friday and Saturday at Kennedale Speedway Park in Kennedale, Texas, for the World of Outlaws Cowtown Classic with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series

MEDIA LINKS -

Website: http://www.GaryScelziMotorsports.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Scelzi41

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT - K&N Filters

K&N Engineering is the world's leading manufacturer of washable performance air filters and air intake systems. K&N is a world class filtration company selling air filters, oil filters and air intakes in more than 30 countries. K&N sells more than 5,000 products designed for cars, trucks, motorcycles, engines and industrial applications. For more information, visit http://www.KNfilters.com .

"K&N Filters gives our motors the maximum performance they can possibly have," Scelzi said. "They are the best product on the market and we've enjoyed getting to know everyone at K&N throughout the years."

Scelzi would like to thank Red Rose Transportation, Inc., Scelzi Enterprises, Whipple Superchargers, System 1, Fuel Delivery Services, Inc., Red Line Oil, FK Rod Ends, Schoenfeld Headers, Roth Motorsports, K&N Filters, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, NAPA Auto Parts, Todd Jorgensen, Sparco, Allstar Performance, Sander Engineering, Auto Meter, Kenny's Components and Worldwide Bearings for their continued support.


 

POWRi Racing Secures Gentleman Jack's Design as Official Open-Wheel Apparel Designer

Belleville, IL (3/4/24) POWRi Racing, the premier sanctioning body for grassroots open-wheel and StockMod racing, is thrilled to announce its partnership with Gentleman Jack's Design as the Official Apparel Designer for the Open-Wheel series’. In addition to this designation, Gentleman Jack's Design will also serve as a sponsor throughout the 2024 racing season.

"We are thrilled to welcome Gentleman Jack's Design to the POWRi Racing family as our Official Apparel Designer and sponsor," said Talin Turner, Series Director of POWRi Racing. "Jack’s reputation for quality and creativity aligns perfectly with our commitment to delivering an exceptional racing experience. Together, we look forward to pushing the boundaries of design and style in the world of open-wheel racing apparel."

Gentleman Jack's Design, known for its impeccable craftsmanship and attention to detail, will provide custom-designed apparel that reflects the passion and dynamism of POWRi open-wheel racing. From official uniforms to series merchandise and fan apparel, each piece will embody the spirit of speed, competition, and camaraderie that defines POWRi Racing.

"At Gentleman Jack's Design, our passion for crafting apparel that captures the essence of speed and performance remains focused," said Jack Wagner, President of Gentleman Jack's Design. Adding "Partnering with POWRi Racing allows a showcase of completed work on a platform that aligns with our values of excellence and innovation. I’m excited to collaborate with the POWRi team and continue to add to the excitement of open-wheel racing."

As a sponsor, Gentleman Jack's Design will enjoy prominent visibility throughout the season, with branding featured prominently on social media signage, press release coverage, and broadcasting exposure. This strategic partnership not only strengthens the ties between POWRi Racing and Gentleman Jack's Design but also enhances the overall value for sponsors, teams, and fans.

For more information about Gentleman Jack's Design and apparel lines, visit https://www.facebook.com/gentleman.jack.s.design.

Follow along for more information on POWRi items such as race recaps, updates, full results, and press releases online at www.powri.com, or on Facebook at POWRi.


 

 

Thiel shakes off rust in Texas ASCS Elite Outlaw pair; Back-to-back at Kennedale ahead

Mar 4, 2024

By Fully Injected Motorsports:

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (March 4, 2024) – As announced earlier in the year, the “Big Wheel” Scotty Thiel and Team 73 launched their 2024 campaign with a trip to the Lone Star State, activating competition officially with an ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprints pair at Hunt County Raceway and Kennedale Speedway Park on Friday and Saturday, March 1-2.

Despite a tough weekend from an A-Main results perspective, settling for “DNF” finishes in each of the aforementioned starts, there were plenty of shining moments. For example, the Big Wheel was victorious in each of his respective heat races, and with passing points setting the tone for each evening’s A-Main lineup, Thiel’s heat race accomplishments ultimately allowed him to start fifth at Hunt County Raceway and seventh at Kennedale Speedway Park. In fact, at Hunt County, Thiel was within the top-six in passing points following heat race action which propelled him to the feature redraw.

Thiel was battling within the top-five at Hunt County when he was spun on lap two; he restarted at the back but pulled off shortly thereafter.

At Kennedale, Thiel was up to fifth with just four laps scored only to get crossed up and hit; there was no work area and he did not return.

“A tough weekend, but we’re going to shake this off and keep working,” Thiel, driver of the Gibbsville Cheese, Professional Plating Inc, Ludwig & Sons Trucking, Total Restoration Services, Scott Thiel Builders, Lift Pro, Schmidts Landscaping, Complete Water, No. 73 sprint car, said. “Hats off to my team. Our end results were frustrating, but they kept their heads up and kept moving forward. The season is young. I’m confident we’ll redeem ourselves when we join the Outlaws this weekend at Kennedale.”

ON DECK:
Scotty Thiel and Team 73 will continue their 2024 campaign with a World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series pair at Kennedale Speedway Park in Kennedale, Texas, on Friday and Saturday, March 8-9.

SPECIAL THANKS:
Scotty Thiel and Team 73 would like to thank all of their partners: Gibbsville Cheese, Professional Plating Inc, Ludwig & Sons Trucking, Total Restoration Services, Scott Thiel Builders, Lift Pro, Schmidts Landscaping, Complete Water, GRP Motorsports, Hepfner Racing Products, Triple X Chassis, Keizer Wheels, Behling Racing Equipment, Winters Performance Products.

LIVE BROADCAST COVERAGE:
High Limit Sprint Car Series: www.floracing.com.
IRA Outlaw Sprint Series: www.floracing.com.
World of Outlaws: www.dirtvision.com.

SOCIAL MEDIA:
X: www.twitter.com/scottythiel64
Instagram: www.instagram.com/scottythiel64
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ScottThielMotorsports

 

Dietrich finds podium in the Pigeon Hills; Lincoln again in upcoming weekend

Mar 4, 2024

By Fully Injected Motorsports:

GETTYSBURG, Pa. (March 4, 2024) – A pair of Posse starts resulted in a pair podium finishes for “Double-D” Danny Dietrich and Gary Kauffman Racing, continuing their 2024 Central Pennsylvania agenda with a third-place finish at the “Fabulous” Lincoln Speedway on Sunday, March 3. Dietrich, who started seventh on the 30-lap feature grid, utilized patience and perseverance to edge his way to the aforementioned podium spot, snagging third over Gerard McIntyre with just two circuits remaining.

Dietrich, ace of the Weikert’s Livestock, Sandoe’s Fruit Market, Pace Performance, Cochrancars.com, York Excavating, Big Cove Whitetail Trophy Hunts, Drop Of Ink Tattoo, Self Made Racing, No. 48 sprint car, kicked off the afternoon program (postponed from Saturday due to Mother Nature) with a third-place finish during heat race competition, sound enough to qualify the feature redraw.

As noted initially, Dietrich is now two-for-two at Lincoln Speedway in the podium category, opening action with a runner-up performance in the annual Icebreaker.

“That was a great race yesterday,” Dietrich noted. “We can certainly get around that place. Hats off to everyone involved, especially my team in working to get us another podium car. That first win is always the hardest to get, but I’m confident we’ll be in that position soon. We’ll be back to Lincoln next weekend to try and outdo these last few starts.”

COMING UP NEXT:
Danny Dietrich and Gary Kauffman Racing will continue their 2024 campaign with another visit to Lincoln Speedway in Abbottstown, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, March 9.

SPECIAL THANKS:
Danny Dietrich and Gary Kauffman Racing would like to thank all of their current marketing partners including: Weikert’s Livestock, Sandoe’s Fruit Market, Pace Performance, Cochrancars.com, York Excavating, Big Cove Whitetail Trophy Hunts, Drop Of Ink Tattoo, Self Made Racing, Racer’s New & Used Parts Warehouse, RV 4 Wheel Drive & Performance Automotive Inc, Blud Lubricants.

2024 STATISTICS:
Wins: N/A
Top-Fives: 4
Top-Tens: 4

2024 HIGHLIGHTS:
Finished fifth in each of his USCS/Germfree Southern Sprint Car Shootout (Volusia Speedway Park) starts on Friday and Saturday, January 26-27. Finished second in Lincoln Speedway’s Icebreaker on Sunday, February 25. Finished third in Lincoln Speedway start on Sunday, March 3.

SOCIAL MEDIA:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/gkrracing
X: www.twitter.com/dannydietrich
Merchandise: www.dannydietrich.com/merch
News: www.dannydietrich.com
News: www.fullyinjected.com

BROADCAST COVERAGE:
Watch the World of Outlaws online at www.dirtvision.com.
Watch Lincoln Speedway and Port Royal Speedway online at www.floracing.com.
Watch Williams Grove Speedway online at www.dirtvision.com.
Watch High Limit Sprint Car Series online at www.floracing.com.


 

 

Whittall eager for Port Royal Speedway Opening Night

Mar 4, 2024

By Fully Injected Motorsports:

VINCENTOWN, N.J. (March 4, 2024) – Justin Whittall’s 2024 agenda has been a busy one to say the least, but it’s time to add another chapter, as the Vincentown, New Jersey, ace is set to activate Port Royal Speedway’s schedule with their annual season opener on Saturday, March 9.

Whittall, who opened the new year with action at Volusia Speedway Park under car owner Glenn Styres, followed by back-to-back appearances at the “Fabulous” Lincoln Speedway, is certainly no stranger to the Port Royal Speedway half-mile, earning a late-season victory at the state-of-the-art complex in 2022.

In addition, Whittall’s recent Port Royal stat card includes a top-ten score in the Bob Weikert Memorial opener on May 27, and a 13th-place score in the prestigious Tuscarora 50 on Thursday, October 5 – each event featuring the All Star Circuit of Champions.

As noted, much of Whittall’s early season focus has been aimed on the Pigeon Hills, finishing 17th in his most recent Lincoln start on March 3 after kicking off the program with a runner-up performance during heat race competition.

“We’re ready to get back to Port Royal Speedway,” Whittall, driver of the JG Kronenberger Fine Jewelry, Mid-Atlantic Transport, Pioneer Auto Body, Worldwide Bearings, Enterprise, Prime Composite Innovations, Milky Way Restaurant, No. 67 sprint car, said. “We enjoy visiting Lincoln when the schedule allows, but our main focus has always been on Port Royal. Our team has a pretty solid foundation built around that place and we’re confident we can open their season in a big way. Hopefully Mother Nature plays nice and we can get the year rolling.”

ON DECK:
Justin Whittall and JW Motorsports will continue their 2024 campaign with Port Royal Speedway’s opening night on Saturday, March 9.

SPECIAL THANKS:
Justin Whittall and JW Motorsports would like to thank all of their marketing partners including: JG Kronenberger Fine Jewelry, Mid-Atlantic Transport, Pioneer Auto Body, Worldwide Bearings, Enterprise, Prime Composite Innovations, Milky Way Restaurant.

SOCIAL MEDIA:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/justinwhittallmotorsports
X: www.twitter.com/justinwhittall
News coverage: www.fullyinjected.com
Online home: www.justinwhittallmotorsports.com.

BROADCAST COVERAGE:
Watch the High Limit Sprint Car Series online at www.floracing.com.
Watch the World of Outlaws online at www.dirtvision.com.
Watch Lincoln Speedway and Port Royal Speedway online at www.floracing.com.
Watch Williams Grove Speedway online at www.dirtvision.com.

 

 

BOHUD RACING PODIUMS IN NSW TITLE

It was set to be one of their biggest challenges, and the Bohud Racing team and their driver Michael Stewart rose to the challenge and were rewarded with a second-place finish in last night’s NSW 410 Sprintcar Title at Dubbo Speedway.

With the NSW Title boasting a strong field of some of country’s leading 410 Sprintcar teams, the Bohud Racing team headed into the event as one of the best chances for the NSW-based drivers. However, they knew they had to step up their game if they were going to get close to repeating their feature-race winning performance from last month’s previous visit to the Dubbo Speedway track, but they well and truly stood up last night and it led to them nearly claiming the top spot on the NSW Title podium.

After qualifying on pole position for the NSW Title deciding feature race, Stewart battled in the early stages with leader and current Australian Champion Lachlan McHugh, before the latter made a mistake in lapped traffic and Stewart was able to take control of the lead. From lap six through to lap 29, Stewart held down the lead on a fast, heavy track, but due to the nature of the track and having to use more helmet tear offs than usual, he ran out of them (tear offs) and it consequently hindered his vision and eventually led to McHugh getting the lead back. Despite his best efforts during the final stages of the 35-lap event, Stewart’s lack of vision on his helmet prevented him from mounting a challenge to reclaim the lead from McHugh and he went on to finish in second.

“To finish second amongst such a strong field in an NSW Title is a wonderful result for the Bohud Racing team, and I can’t thank them enough for all of their efforts,” expressed Stewart, who had earlier in the night recorded the second fastest lap in qualifying time trials and then went on to claim victory in his heat race, which earned him the highest points spot heading into the NSW Title decider.

“As much as I’m happy to finish on the podium, the racer in me is just a little bit disappointed to finish where we did after we had held the lead for such a long time, but that’s just the way the racing game goes sometimes, and we move on to our next race meeting.”

Bohud Racing team owner Scott Jones was very pleased with Stewart’s performance to put the NS # 14 ARRMA Australia / Inland Petroleum supported Triple X car on the NSW Title podium.

“It was a fantastic night for the whole Bohud Racing team, but it was disappointing that Michael ran out of tear offs in the closing stages, as he drove well throughout the night and was looking good out in front,” he said.

“That said, to be able to come away from an NSW Title with a second-place finish behind the current Australian Champion is an outstanding achievement, and it’s just another positive step in the right direction for Michael and the team.”

The Bohud Racing team’s focus now turns to this Saturday night, when they travel to Stewart’s home track: Canberra’s ACT Speedway. In what is a historic occasion, it’s going to be the first time Sprintcars have raced at the ACT Speedway venue.

If you haven't already, be sure to grab your Bohud Racing / Michael Stewart merchandise. You can come and see us in the pits after a race meeting or you can visit our online merchandise store via www.bohudracing.com.au .

The Bohud Racing team is proudly supported by the following 2023-24 season sponsors:

• ARRMA Australia

• Illawarra Truck Repairs & Spares

• Hills Truck Sales - Wollongong

• Inland Petroleum

• Sloanebuilt

• Suttons Trucks Arncliffe

• AEI Insurance Broking Group

• KRE Race Engines

• B&B Graphics

To find out more about Bohud Racing and their racing activities, LIKE them on Facebook or FOLLOW them on Instagram by searching Bohud Racing.

 

 

CHAMPION CAR OWNERS IMPRESSED WITH AUSTIN WILLIAMS DEBUT

(Menifee, CA, February 29, 2024) When it comes to creating a positive impression, veteran driver Austin Williams had some big shoes to fill when the Avanti Windows and Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series opened the 2024 campaign last Saturday at Perris Auto Speedway. After all, he was the new driver for 2023 champion car owners Tom and Christy Dunkel. When all was said and done, the owners were ecstatic with the veteran driver's initial outing in their ultra-clean #17W.

Williams, the son of National Sprint Car Hall of Famer Rip Williams, picked up the Inland Rigging ride when 2023 champion Brody Roa stepped out of the car in January to spend more time with his family. When Williams got the ride, there was a marriage of the two teams. The result is a car, driver, and crew that is one of the favorites to win the 2023 championship.

The owners began the campaign brimming with hope and they were quickly rewarded with a great qualifying effort from the Corona, California driver. He turned in a lap of 16.658. That proved to be the third quickest of the 27 cars on hand. Needless to say, everyone in the #17W camp was very happy.

In his 10-lap heat race, the driver who will be walking down the aisle on May 18th, ended up second. That was despite an issue developing with the car.

“We were extremely thrilled with what we were able to salvage,” Tom Dunkel said a couple of days after the race. “ Unfortunately, we developed some brake issues. With two laps to go in the heat race, he lost all brakes. So, we scrambled between the heat race and the main and we got brakes for him. We replaced a bunch of stuff. We got it to where he was real happy with the pedal, but as he pushed off for the main he hollered at us that he had no brakes.”

No brakes or not, Williams, who is affectionately known as “The Big Game Hunter” to all of his fans, was off to a good start. Much to the delight of the team, he was going to be a contender for the victory.

“He was doing extremely well and was trying to run the bottom, the top, and moving around,” Dunkel exclaimed. “I could not have been any more happy with him for his will to drive that thing with no brakes. It was absolutely impressive with what he was able to do.”

Things were looking good early on as Williams masterfully kept the car in contention. Then disaster struck on lap 10. Cars in front of him tangled and he had nowhere to go and got involved. Two other cars who got collected and came to a stop in the shunt with Williams were his older brother Cody and Inland Rigging sponsored Eddie Tafoya Jr. While the other two were done for the night, Williams made a quick trip to the work area where the Inland Rigging crew jumped into action.

“Unfortunately, he got tangled up there, with Tafoya and Cody,” Dunkel commented. “It ended up knocking the front end out. It was good enough to keep rolling, but with no brakes and a bent front end, to come from the back to 11th it was absolutely impressive. I could not have been any happier.”

“It was 100% a racing deal,” Dunkel stressed. “It was just one of those things where we were in the wrong spot at the wrong time. Everybody was going for a limited amount of real estate. Thankfully, we were able to restart so we had the opportunity to kind of help salvage our night.”

Williams started at the back in the wounded car and masterfully drove forward for an extremely hard-fought 11th-place finish. He recorded a lap of 17.230 during the race. Amazingly, that came on lap 24 after the car was damaged in the tangle. Only six other drivers recorded faster times.

Dunkel was very happy with the way the driver and the new and old crew members meshed together. Everybody’s work and dedication promise some wins and a championship run in 2024.

“He has his driving style and he knows what he likes,” Dunkel happily stated. “It was actually super flawless. It was kind of unfortunate our results really didn’t show how good we were all night and how well we worked together on and off the track. I was extremely happy working with him and his entire crew. Rich Rustin, Paul Dean, and Joe, were there and my son Aiden was out there as well.”

“Unfortunately, Zac (team manager Zac Bozanich) had some plans and was not able to make it but he was on the phone all night long,” Dunkel said of Brody Roa’s longtime crew chief. “I cannot say enough about him. There is so much to say about his effort leading up to this race that really helped us all night.”

This week Dunkel and Tafoya were scheduled to contest the inaugural race of the Ultimate Sprint Car Series Presented By Inland Rigging at the Ventura Raceway. However, due to the impending rain, the race was postponed until April 13th.

Next for the Inland Rigging team will be two nights of racing, Friday, March 8th, and Saturday, March 9th, at the Imperial Valley Raceway during the California Mid-Winter Fair. Williams will be joined by Dunkel and Tafoya for the late winter show.

Dunkel would like to thank the following 2024 season sprint car sponsors. Inland Rigging, Dunkel Farms, Specialty Fasteners, BR Motorsports, King Racing Products, Osborne Speed & Machine, Maverick Transport, and HBC. If you would like to join this championship team for another title run this year, please contact Dunkel using the information at the top of this release.

Tom Dunkel’s 2024 Racing Results

1/11/24 SageNet Center Chili Bowl Midget Nationals 8th C Feature

1/13/24 SageNet Center Chili Bowl Midget Nationals 11th L Feature

Austin Williams 2024 Race Results

2/24/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 11th A Main

 

 

Ohio Logistics continues to help Brad Doty Classic grow

Saturday, March 2, 2024

ATTICA, Ohio – It’s a very special relationship between Attica Raceway Park, Brad Doty and Ohio Logistics. Ohio Logistics will once again be the title sponsor of the 36th annual Ohio Logistics Brad Doty Classic at “Ohio’s Finest Racing Speedplant,” and it marks the 17th year – nearly half of the event’s history – the Findlay, Ohio based company has been a big part of the race.

Ohio Logistics helps businesses with their warehousing, distribution and transportation services locally and across the globe. In other words, Ohio Logistics help businesses grow and prosper – exactly what the company does for the Brad Doty Classic at Attica Raceway Park.

The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series invades Attica Raceway Park on Tuesday, July 16.

“We are so thankful to have great marketing partners like Chuck Bills of Ohio Logistics. It’s incredible to think our first meeting way back 17 years ago would lead to this many years of collaboration together,” said Brad Doty, Co-Promoter of the event.

“Our relationship with Chuck and Ohio Logistics means so much to us at Attica Raceway Park. We look forward to seeing Chuck, his family, and many of his employees and guests on race day,” added Doty

When the World of Outlaw NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series comes to Attica Raceway Park on Tuesday, July 16 for the 36th Annual Ohio Logistics Brad Doty Classic, the competitors will be battling for the $15,000 payday and the special trophy and hardware that go to the winner.

This year will mark the 19th time the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series has sanctioned the Ohio Logistics Brad Doty Classic. There have been 25 different winners in the 33 contested Brad Doty Classic features (2 have been rained out). NASCAR champion Kyle Larson claimed his third Brad Doty Classic in 2023. It was his third Doty win in the last four years.

Reserved seats for the Ohio Logistics Brad Doty Classic presented by Racing Optics are on sale by going to www.atticaracewaypark.com and click on the Brad Doty Classic link at the top of the main page.

For more information go to www.atticaracewaypark.comor follow the track on Twitter @atticaracewyprk or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/atticaracewaypark and Instagram at attica_raceway_park.

Follow Brad Doty on Twitter @braddoty18 and on Instagram @braddoty18

Brad Doty Classic Winners

1989 – Steve Kinser
1990 – Jack Hewitt
1991 – Bobby Allen
1992 – Rained Out
1993 – Mark Keegan
1994 – Danny Smith
1995 – Randy Kinser
1996 – Dale Blaney
1997 – Tyler Walker
1998 – Jeff Shepard
1999 – Butch Schroeder
2000 – Kelly Kinser
2001 – Danny Smith (2)
2002 – Alvin Roepke
2003 – Dean Jacobs
2004 – Greg Wilson
2005 – Stevie Smith

Moved to Limaland
2006 – Joey Saldana
2007 – Jac Haudenschild
2008 – Jason Meyers
2009 – Steve Kinser (2)
2010 – Dale Blaney (2)
2011 – Donny Schatz
2012 – Kerry Madsen
2013 – Donny Schatz (2)
2014 – Paul McMahan
2015 – Rained Out

Moved to Attica

2016 – Donny Schatz (3)

2017 – David Gravel

2018 – Donny Schatz (4)

2019 – Brock Zearfoss

2020 – Kyle Larson

2021- Spencer Bayston

2022-Kyle Larson (2)

2023-Kyle Larson (3)

 

 

EDDIE TAFOYA JR. 2024 USAC/CRA SERIES OPENING NIGHT RESULTS

(Chino, CA, March 1, 2024) Eddie Tafoya Jr’s promising opening night in the Avanti Windows and Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series at Perris Auto Speedway came to an end when he was clobbered from behind in the 30-lap main event. One of the favorites for the series title in 2024, his #51T will be repaired and ready for round #2 at the same Riverside County half-mile clay oval on March 16th.

Twenty-seven cars showed up for the 2024 season opener on a chilly Southern California night. Tafoya’s popular sprint car, adorned with red foil trim, was one of the 27 on hand and he first showed the speed of the flashy machine when he was seventh fastest in hot laps with a best lap of 17.343. That was followed up with a 16.889 time in qualifying, which was 10th fastest in the talent-laden field.

Tafoya, 26, started third in the series' first 10-lap heat race of the campaign and advanced up to second by race end. The finish earned him a ticket straight into the 30-lap main event.

For the A, the 2018 PAS Young Guns Champion and 2019 USAC/CRA Rookie of the Year started on the outside of row four in eighth. Working his way forward, the talented driver was attempting to break into the top five. However, at the end of lap nine, he was clobbered from behind on the front straightaway. The hit triggered a multi-car crash that sent Tafoya hard into the inside wall. The wallop tore the front end out of the car and left him with an annoying 21st-place finish.

Tafoya was set to debut in the new Ultimate Sprint Car Series Presented By Inland Rigging this Saturday at the Ventura Raceway. However, on Thursday morning track officials canceled the race due to incoming rain. The race has been rescheduled for April 13th. The veteran racer will now debut in the USCS when it visits Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway on March 30th.

While the Chino Hills, California driver saw this weekend get washed out, he will still have a busy month of on-track activities. This coming Friday and Saturday, March 8th and 9th, Tafoya and Inland Rigging teammates Tommy Dunkel and Austin Williams will be racing during the California Mid-Winter Fair at the Imperial Valley Raceway. Both nights will be complete shows. He will make his first of two 2023 trips to Arizona’s Cocopah Speedway on March 23rd. Those races will be joined by the aforementioned March 16th and 30th dates at Perris and Kern.

Tafoya’s busy schedule will continue in April when he will be racing every Saturday during the month. On April 6th and 27, he will be contesting USAC/CRA races at Mohave Valley Raceway and Perris. Sandwiched in between will be USCS shows at Ventura and the Bakersfield Speedway.

If you would like to hear the friendly driver on his 2023 Dirt Tracks and Rib Racks Podcast, please visit the following link https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Hox9dg0iRGXo0szabeqDy

Fans can follow Tafoya on Instagram @eddietafoya51.

Tafoya and the #51T team would like to thank Specialty Fasteners, Inland Rigging, BR Motorsports, King Racing Products, Gasper Transportation, CMI Precision Machining, Owen’s Insurance Services, Keen Concrete, DRC Chassis, and Rider Racing Engines for supporting its racing program.

Eddie Tafoya Jr. 2024 USAC National Results

January 11 Tulsa Expo Raceway Chili Bowl Midget Nationals 22nd A Main

January 14 Tulsa Expo Raceway Chili Bowl Midget Nationals 7th D Main

February 9 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 21st A Main

 

 

FATHER AND SON BRENT AND GRANT SEXTON BOTH MAKE USAC/CRA MAIN AT PERRIS

(Lakeside, CA, February 29, 2024) The Sexton Gatling Racing Team combo of father and son Brent and Grant Sexton, made its 2024 debut when the Avanti Windows and Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series opened its season last Saturday at Perris Auto Speedway. Both team drivers made the night’s main event. This Friday and Saturday, Brent will be racing in the 30th anniversary season openers for the California Lightning Sprint Car Series at the Imperial Valley Raceway.

Grant, who was the 2023 USAC/CRA Rookie of the Year, was the fastest qualifier of the family duo with a lap of 17.500. That was 20th in the stellar field of 27 cars that showed up with top drivers from California, Indiana, Arizona, and Ohio. Brent was four spots behind his youngest offspring with a time of 18.212.

Heat race action saw Grant on the track first in the second 10-lapper of the night. Starting seventh, his car was suffering from overheating issues. Unfortunately, he finished in the same spot that he started. That meant a trip to the 12-lap B main. A few minutes later, 50-year-old Brent was in the third heat. Like Grant, he also started and finished seventh. That meant both would be fighting for one of the 10 sought-after transfer spots in the B main.

The B main featured 13 cars. Grant was again starting seventh, while Brent began in the 10th and final transfer spot. In the race, Grant caught a piece of someone else's mess and bent his front axle. Despite that, he was still eighth when the Steve Russell checkered flag signaled an end to the 12-lapper.

Brent held off the drivers behind him and also earned a ticket into the A by placing 10th.

For the start of the 30-lap finale, both Sexton’s were mired deep in the pack. Grant started 18th and Brent was inside row 11 in the 21st position. Grant was babying his engine in the 30-lapper due to the overheating problem earlier in the night. However, when it sprayed him with hot water, he pulled off the track to avoid damaging the power plant. That happened 10 laps before the checkers and he placed 18th.

Brent, who is trying to follow up Grant’s 2023 Rookie of the Year award by taking the crown in 2024, was still slicing and dicing at the end and placed 15th.

“I was excited for how I did,” Brent said afterward. “I did exactly what I wanted to do. Just make the main and finish it. There were 27-cars there and I did that, so I was pretty stoked.”

Earlier in the night after his heat race, he was not so sure he was doing well. The reason was, he was being pranked by his crew.

“The crew was giving me a hard time after the heat race telling me I sucked,” Sexton said with a laugh. “I told Bezio (crew chief David Bezio) I was going to drive it in so hard in the B main. Then he told me they were just kidding and I was doing fine.”

This weekend’s conundrum regarding who was going to race where, was canceled early on Thursday when the inaugural event for the Ultimate Sprint Car Series at the Ventura Raceway was postponed until April 13th due to this weekend’s incoming rain. Brent’s initial plan was to race on Friday at Imperial and then race with Grant at Ventura. AJ Bender would take his place at Imperial on Saturday. With the rainout, Brent will be in the lightning sprint for both races at Imperial.

For fans who want to attend this week’s races at Imperial, wheel packing will start at 5:00 with hot laps and single-car qualifying to follow on Friday. The first race of the night will begin at 7:00. On Saturday, wheel packing will be at 4:30 and again will be followed by hot laps and single car qualifying. The first race will start at 6:30.

If you or your company are interested in becoming a marketing partner with Sexton Gatlin Racing in 2024, please call (619) 454-6945 or E-mail mailto:sextonfire@cox.net or mailto:sextonfire@gmail.com.

Sexton Gatlin Racing would like to thank the following companies for making the 2024 season possible. East County Electric Works, Keys Brothers, BR Motorsports, Maxima Oil, Automated Interiors, Sexton Fire Protection, BK Wings, Troy Dirt.

Brent Sexton 2024 Results

2/24/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 15th A Main

Grant Sexton 2024 Results

2/24/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 18th A Main

 

 

Halligan Strengthens Team with Support from Highly Respected, Long-Time Racing Community Supporter, J&S Classics
Ephrata, PA – March 1, 2024

by Addicted2Dirt PR & Media Mgmt

Jeff Halligan Racing and Risser Motorsports are honored to welcome long-time sprint car racing supporter, J&S Classics, to their family.

The late Jim Kline, who recently passed away after a battle with brain cancer, and his wife Sandy are highly respected members of the racing community in Central Pennsylvania and beyond for many years. The pair owned a very successful sprint car team for some time, then moved on to support tracks, events, and drivers in many ways over the years.

In 2024, the familiar J&S Classics logo will tour Central Pennsylvania speedways on the wing of Jeff Halligan’s No.45.

STREET RODS TO SPRINT CARS

The Kline’s created J & S Fabrication in 1990. Sandy shared that their goal when they started J&S Fabrication was to own a sprint car team. They accomplished that goal in 2001 with their son Dean in the seat.

The Klines owned their famed No. 22 sprint car for a decade, campaigning regularly across Central Pennsylvania from 2001 through the 2010 season. Successful drivers such as Darren Eash, Kenny Jacobs, Jason Johnson, Fred Rahmer, and the late Greg Hodnett graced their seat, recording numerous championships and victories. One of the most memorable was the 2009 National Open at Williams Grove Speedway with Hodnett at the wheel.

J & S Classics was born from Jim’s love of custom street rod cars. Jim started out building cars just for himself but eventually, it grew into the business we know today. Through J&S Classics, Jim and Sandy have continued their support of motorsports for many years.

“Our entire team is grateful for the support of Jim and Sandy. Jim was a great man. Sandy and her family are in our thoughts and prayers as they mourn their tragic loss.”, Jeff Halligan shared.

The additional support is a nice boost for Halligan’s program with Risser Motorsports. The combination has been racing 410 sprint cars together for four full seasons now and has garnered at least one victory in each of those seasons at Port Royal Speedway.

J & S Classics

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Broadcast coverage of High Limit Racing events, Port Royal Speedway events and select Lincoln Speedway events is available at FloRacing.com

Broadcast coverage of World of Outlaw events and Williams Grove Speedway events is available at DirtVision.com

Broadcast coverage of 410 sprint car events at BAPS Motor Speedway is available at SprintCarUnlimited.tv

SPECIAL THANKS

As always, thank you to all our sponsors and partners, including our silent partners who do everything they can to help but ask for nothing in return! Below are the businesses…the people…the families…that make what these teams do possible.

PLEASE take the time to browse this information and help the teams by giving your business to these partners.

Most importantly, tell them WHY you patronized them and thank them for being involved in racing!
THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS!
The entire team would like to express their appreciation to all their partners for the support during the 2023 racing season!

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J&S Classics
Fleet Reps
EMM Sales & Service, Inc.
Jake’s Golf Carts
Jim’s Maple Syrup
HighDef Suspension
Newlin Bar Service
Alloy Wheel Repair
AL Driveline
Panther Framworx
Scheaffer’s Racing Oil
Roach Wings
HP Engines

 

 

SETH DYER RETURNS TO IMPERIAL WHERE HE SCORED HIS FIRST LIGHTNING SPRINT WIN

(Yucca Valley, CA, February 27, 2024) Teenage racer Seth Dyer will be making a nostalgic return to the Imperial Valley Raceway this Friday and Saturday, March 1st, and 2nd, when the California Lightning Sprint car series opens its historic 30th anniversary season. The track is the site where the young driver won his first-ever main event on October 21st of last year. He will be joined by his father, Jeff Dyer, who opened his racing season in the Avanti Windows and Door’s USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series last Saturday at Perris Auto Speedway.

For many young drivers, their first main event win is anything but artistic. They usually involve a lot of luck. Dyer’s effort was anything but that as the teenage racer dominated the competition. He led every lap of the race against a stellar field that included his proud father. Winning the race, helped him sew up the Rookie of the Year award in the POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Series. It also helped him secure third place in the championship standings.

The now 17-year-old Yucca Valley, California high school student will be in the same #4JR that he drove to the victory five months ago. Familiarity with the track and the car will boost the young driver’s confidence when he hits the surface on Friday night. Gone are the days of just finishing the main event. He is hungrier than ever and hopes to add more first place trophies to the mantel this year.

“I am so pumped to get the season started,” the effervescent driver said on Tuesday evening. “Especially because I ended up winning my first lightning sprint main the last time I was there. I am hoping to do that again. I hope it is a two-lane track this time so it will be a little more fun, I guess you could say. I am going there with some really good confidence.”

The youngster has come a long way over the past five years. After starting out in the tiny Speedway Sprints at Wheel2Wheel Raceway in Victorville, he jumped to the lightning sprints in the CLS two years ago. The transition took some time but he got up to speed quick enough to win his first lightning main in only his 29th start.

While that evolution took a bit of time, the teen shocked everyone including fans when he jumped into a full-size sprint car to race in the Young Gun Class at Perris Auto Speedway last September. Driving a 1200-pound car with a restricted 410 engine for the first time, he stood on the gas in hot laps and stayed on it all night long. He had speed and perhaps more importantly, he displayed great car control.

The youngest of Jeff Dyer’s two sons, Seth has his sights set on winning the 2024 GAS Chassis Young Guns Sprint Car Championship and collecting the brand-new GAS Chassis that goes along with the title. However, he is starting a little behind the 8 ball as his engine was not ready for last week’s season opener,

“Yes, I would say I do,” the teen said if he still thought he could win the title after missing last week’s race. “I will be in a restricted 410, so once I figure out the horsepower I think I will have a little bit of an advantage. I don’t know how much experience they (the other drivers) have going in. I have a little bit of experience. So, I do not think it will be super difficult getting used to the car.”

While Seth will be strapping in for the first time of the year on Saturday, his dad shook off some of the winter cobwebs with the USAC/CRA 410 Sprint Cars at Perris last weekend. The veteran California Highway Patrol Officer was one of 27 drivers to take on the famous Riverside County half-mile clay oval. He qualified 16th fastest at 17.233.

While he was in the thick of the battle for one of the transfer spots in his heat race, he ended up seventh. That meant he had to go to the 12-lap, 13-car B main. The top 10 cars would earn coveted starting spots in the A main. Dyer did so with ease by again placing seventh.

In the 30-lap main event, Dyer started 15th and finished 14th.

“I was more satisfied earlier in the night,” Dyer said of last week’s USAC/CRA opener. “We kind of missed the setup on the car later on. But the car was in one piece and I had a decent finish. I cannot be too disappointed.”

Through the second half of last season and now onto the first race of 2024, Dyer, who won the 2023 POWRi Lightning Sprint Car championship, has looked much better in the 410 car.

“I have just kind of gotten better at driving the car harder,” Dyer said when pressed on why he has been looking faster. “I have been watching some videos. Everyone says that Perris is one of the hardest tracks to run at because you have real long straightaways and tight corners. You kind of have to find that fine line of driving it hard but not too hard.”

The older Dyer is looking forward to this weekend’s doubleheader at Imperial. He has raced lightning sprints and his 410 on the track over the years.

“We do well there,” the friendly driver said. “We have won there and podiumed quite a bit. Last year we probably should have won the opener but we ended up breaking while we were in the lead. In the summertime when we went back it was hot and we were competitive.”

After this week’s race at Imperial, the Dyers will be in Bakersfield for the third CLS race of the year on March 9th. One week later, it will be back to Perris Auto Speedway for the next round of the Avanti Windows and Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series and the GAS Chassis Young Gun Sprints.

At Imperial this week, the pit gate will open at noon on Friday, driver check-in is 3:00-4:00 p.m., wheel packing will start at 5:00 with hot laps and single-car qualifying to follow. The first race of the night will begin at 7:00. On Saturday, the pit gate and driver check-in times will be the same. Wheel packing will be at 4:30 and again will be followed by hot laps and single car qualifying. The first race will start at 6:30 on Saturday.

In 2024, the following marketing partners are helping keep the Dyers on the track. Dependable Machine Inc., Haircuts By Susie, Jobu Racing, LBA Investigations, Straight Time Stirrups, Justice Brothers, Fonseca Racing, Specialty Fasteners, and Blud Racing Lubricants. If you would like to be a part of Dyer Motorsports in 2024, call (760) 550-7237 or send an email to mailto:dyermotorsports4@gmail.com.

Jeff is racing in memory of his grandparents, Glenn, and Beverly Sels, throughout the 2024 season.

Jeff Dyer’s 2024 Racing Results

2/24/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 14th A Main

 

 

AFTER AN IMPRESSIVE USAC/CRA SERIES PERFORMANCE AT PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY, BRADEN CHIARAMONTE HAS A AND B OPTIONS THIS WEEKEND

(El Cajon, CA, February 28, 2024) Following an impressive 16th to 8th showing in the 20th anniversary season opening USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series main event last weekend, Braden Chiaramonte has a couple of options for this Saturday night. Weather permitting, he will be contesting the inaugural USCS race at the Ventura Raceway. However, rainy weather conditions may throw a wrench into those plans. If weather indeed intervenes, the #73B team will load up its 600cc micro and head to Arizona’s Adobe Mountain Speedway.

Last week Chiaramonte, who turned 17-years-old on Sunday, shined in the 30-lap main event at Perris. Competing in a powerful 410 sprint for only the third time and the first time on the lightning fast ½ mile clay oval, he began the main event in 16th and raced forward to an eighth-place finish. That gives the talented teen three top 10s (two of them being top five) in his first three 410 starts.

In qualifying, the El Cajon, California rising star ended up 17th with a lap of 17.343. A new setup for the heat did not deliver the goods as hoped. Needing a fourth-place finish to qualify for the A main, Chiaramonte ended up seventh. That meant he would have to race in the B main and finish in the top 10 of the 13 car field to make the A. He did so with no problem and recorded the fastest lap in the race with a dazzling 16.810.

The main not only featured the best traditional 410 sprint car drivers on the West Coast but also top drivers from Arizona, Indiana, and Ohio. Chiaramonte went nothing but forward in the main event. He smoothly and methodically passed eight cars to finish eighth. Only one other driver passed more cars – nine - than Chiaramonte. Just as impressive as his passing job was his fastest lap in the race. His 17.072 was faster than the best lap of the main event winner. In fact, only one other driver had a quicker lap in the main than the handsome rookie.

Chiaramonte, who will be competing regularly in the Sprint Car Challenge Tour and USAC/CRA Series this season, will next see action at Perris on March 16th.

As of now, the plan is still in place to race at Ventura with the USCS on Saturday. Over the past two seasons, Chiaramonte has made two appearances at the track located at the beach. His best finish was a seventh with the USAC Western Midgets in May of 2022. His last appearance came at the track three months ago when he placed 13th in the B main at the Turkey Night Grand Prix.

The racers at Ventura are hoping for clear skies so they can race. The racers at Adobe Mountain are also hoping for clear skies at Ventura so Chiaramonte will race there, rather than battle with them in the “Copper State.” In three appearances at Adobe last season, Chiaramonte posted two wins and a sixth-place finish.

To keep updated on the weather at Ventura or for ticket prices and times visit http://venturaraceway.com/ or call (805) 648- RACE. The track is located on the Ventura County Fairgrounds at 10 W. Harbor Boulevard (93001).

If Ventura is rained, instead of heading north, Chiaramonte will head east to Adobe The track is located at just south of Pinnacle Peak Road on 43rd Avenue in Glendale, Arizona. Wheel packing will begin at 4:30 with racing to follow. General admission tickets for those 13 and over are $10.00. For kids 5-12 it is only $5.00 and children 4 and under are free. The track website is at https://www.adobemountainspeedway.com/ and the office phone is (207) 977-6520.

Chiaramonte would like to thank all his sponsors who have made his racing efforts possible. RTL Traffic Control, AM Ortega, Hyper Racing, Chop Design, Adams Motors, Hacienda Casa Blanca Fine Mexican Dining, Evil Plus Injection, King Racing Products, Tyner, and Keizer Wheels.

Braden Chiaramonte’s 2024 Results

2/24/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th A Main

 

 

River Valley Builders Returns As PASS Series Sponsor 02-27-2024

River Valley Builders, the region’s leader in custom modular home building, is returning in 2024 for its third season of sponsoring the PA Sprint Series, the area’s oldest and largest IMCA/RaceSaver series.

Based in Selinsgrove, River Valley Builders offers quality-built, custom modular homes to buyers throughout the Northeast. Turnkey packages are available within 60 miles of Selinsgrove, with delivery to buyers farther away, who select their own contractor to finish the job. An astounding 200 different models are available, and customization opportunities are virtually endless.

Once again this year, River Valley’s primary contribution as series sponsor is to fund the PASS points fund, which is designed to reimburse each of the top 25 teams for the cost of its IMCA license.

“These guys are the perfect match for this series,” said PASS Director Rod Ort. “Like RaceSaver, they offer the most affordable options but with something for everybody. They also believe in doing everything the right way.

“From a personal standpoint, they’re also great to work with.”

The 2024 River Valley Builders PASS schedule includes 33 races, with the possibility still existing for late additions. The year fires up on Saturday, March 30, at Path Valley Speedway, which has been hosting the series since 2000. The following weekend, on Saturday, April 6, Port Royal Speedway will run the rescheduled Keystone RaceSaver Challenge (a/k/a the Blue Collar Classic), which was postponed due to weather issues last October.

The series, now in its 26th year, will race on nine different tracks in 2024, with Port Royal and Selinsgrove Speedways having the most stops. 2023 Champion Logan Spahr will lead another large contingent of teams aiming for checkered flags. More than 100 drivers ran at least once last year, with one-quarter of them competing in 10 or more events.

PASS is part of the national IMCA/RaceSaver organization that sanctions affordable sprint car racing throughout the United States, with an estimated 700-800 active competitors. For more information, visit www.pasprintseries.com or the PA Sprint Series Facebook page.

 

 

COVINGTON KICKS 2024 OFF WITH A PODIUM AT SOUTHERN RACEWAY

Matt Covington - Glenpool, OK. (Feb 28th,2023) Matt Covington and team kicked off the 2024 season with the USCS Tour at Southern Raceway in Milton, Florida. The results were a podium and 8th place finish, accomplishing the purpose of shaking the car down in preparation for a loaded schedule.

“There were some positives from the weekend for sure,” stated Covington. “Both nights the car was solid and had tons of speed with no mechanical issues. That gives me confidence in our package and winter preparations. We didn’t draw well either night, but we made adjustments that helped all weekend and definitely gained on it from start to finish. On Friday night, we got the car a little lazy on the right rear and struggled on corner exits to make the runs and passes we needed. We made some solid changes for Saturday and it showed in the feature as we went 8th to 3rd. We definitely learned some good things for the notebook. Also, a big thanks to Vern and all the supporters we have this year making it possible for us to travel up and down the road, chasing another season. I’m excited to see what this year will bring. We do need to keep one of our big supporters Ken Tate in our thoughts and prayers. He has been heavy in our hearts as he continues to fight a major illness at home.”

Up next for Matt and the team is some 410 action with the Elite Outlaw Sprints in Texas. Friday night race will be at Hunt County Raceway, followed by Saturday at Kennedale Speedway Park.
Matt and his team would like to thank all partners who will make this upcoming 2024 season possible. We look forward to the continued relationship throughout the year, along with future seasons to come: Triple X Chassis, All-Star Performance, Missile Motorsports, Reece Construction, Outlaw Wings, KSE Steering, Winters Performance, A-Rock Materials, Smiley’s Racing Products, Hoosier Tire, Keizer Wheels, Factor 1 Racing, Smith Titanium, Simpson Race Products, Huggins Cams, Kaeding Performance /FK Shocks, Ultra Lite Brakes, Maxima Racing Oils, Eaton Industrial, Hot Rod Powder Coating, Rod End Supply, Maxwell Oil, Schoenfeld Headers, KEN Enterprise, Edison Auto Body, Brodix Cylinder Heads, Swindell Bleeders, D&W Towing, and T&L Foundry.

2024 STATS: Starts-2, Wins-0, Top 5’s-1, Top 10’s-2

ON TAP:
3/1/24 Hunt County Raceway - Greenville, TX
3/2/24 Kennedale Speedway Park - Kennedale, TX

LIVE RACE COVERAGE: This weekend's action will be live video streamed on RaceOn.com. You can also catch live scoring data and follow along on myracepass.com.

MERCHANDISE: Check back soon for New 2024 shirts that are finalized and in process. They will be on the website at www.mattcovingtonracing.com and in the trailer within the next few weeks. A few 2023 shirts left over and on sale now (limited sizes).www.shopmattcovington.com

STAY CONNECTED: For all the latest news of Matt Covington during the 2024 season, visit his website, www.mattcovingtonracing.com, like him on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/mattcovingtonracing, or follow him on X (formally known as twitter), @mattcovington95 along with Instagram @mattcovingtonracing and Tik Tok at @mattcoivngtonracing

 

 

VELOCITA-USA TO INCREASE PARTNERSHIP WITH HOVIS RUSH RACING SERIES; ALL 2024 WEEKLY SERIES CHAMPIONS TO RECEIVE A CUSTOM "UNLIMITED" DRIVERS SUIT VALUED AT $1100

By Mike Leone

February 28, 2024 -

(Pulaski, PA)...Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Racing Series presented by Born2Run Lubricants Directors Vicki Emig and Mike Leone are proud to announce Velocita-USA will not only return for an 11th consecutive year as a major marketing partner, but will also increase its participation with the Series for the upcoming season. Not only will Velocita continue to award drivers suits, shoes and gloves at many of the Series' "Manufacturers Nights" presented by MSD Performance, but in 2024 will also award a custom Velocita-USA "Unlimited" suit to each of the 2024 Weekly Series Champions!

"We first met Velocita owner Brad Smith around 13 years ago down south," explained Emig. "He was actually driving a Crate Late Model at Ocala Speedway in Florida and we got to know him personally through the years at various trade shows. Back in 2014, Velocita started by awarding a suit to a RUSH Late Model and Sportsman Modified racer at our Manufacturers Nights. As RUSH grew to additional divisions, Brad stepped up and awarded additional suits, driving shoes and gloves, certificates and more. Strong long-term relationships like the one RUSH and Velocita has shared over the years are few and far between and it's certain one we are very proud of!"

Now for 2024, the Weekly Series Champions in each of the RUSH classes including the Late Models presented by City Chevrolet, Sportsman Modifieds, Sprint Cars, Pro Mods, and Stock Cars will receive a Velocita-USA full custom "Unlimited" drivers suit valued at over $1,100! Currently, Velocita-USA is offering RUSH racers special "exclusive" offers that are detailed in the following link: https://www.rushlatemodels.com/Velocita%20RUSH%20Ad%202024.pdf. Financing is available. Any questions about discounts or sales, please contact Allison Gregg at 336-764-8502 ext 1 or allison@velocita-usa.com.

"I cannot tell you how appreciative we are for Velocita's contributions to RUSH and I know our racers feel the same," added Emig. "Each year, the Velocita suits are some of the most sought after products that are distributed at Manufacturers Nights, and now this will be a tremendous bonus for each of our champions. It really makes me feel good when I see so many RUSH racers wearing Velocita suits; their support of our partners is key to having them move forward with us and this is a perfect example of just that!"

Velocita is the premium manufacturer of racing suits, gloves, shoes and crew apparel. Velocita is here for the diehard, knuckles-busted, blood, sweat and tears racer. Velocita makes the items that will not only protect you, but look great, last long and are affordable. Velocita has built their business in the pits and on the track. Racer-owned and operated, Velocita understand fit, function and style. If you’re looking for the best value in safety and crew apparel, look no further, you’ve found your new home.

From their SFI and FIA certified apparel to premium karting line, Velocita offers rock solid fit finish quality and value. Nobody in the industry builds bad or unsafe product, we all answer to a very high standard with SFI and FIA. Relationships are very valuable, if you have a relationship with a current manufacturer, Velocita encourages you to build on it; however, if you are looking to develop a new relationship they would love to show you Velocita. Contact Velocita at Art@Velocita-USA.com or 336-764-8502. For more information, check out their website at www.velocita-usa.com. Like their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/Velocitausa

The RUSH Racing Series is brought to you by Hovis Auto & Truck Supply together with Born2Run Lubricants along with the support of Hoosier Tire, Rick Hendrick City Chevrolet, Sunoco Race Fuels, Bazell Race Fuels, Insinger Performance, Flynn's Tire, Gunter's Honey, Sunbelt Rentals, MSD Performance, Holley Performance Products, FK Rod Ends, Schoenfeld Headers, Jones Racing Products, TBM Brakes, Bilstein Shocks, Racing Electronics, Wieland Metal Services, Frankland Racing Supply, Landrum Performance Spring, Ontime Body & Graphic, Sherwood Wheels, Precise Racing Products, Velocita-USA, Wedge Motorsports, 3C Graphix, D&V Jewelers, and Terry Bowser Excavating.

E-mail can be sent to the RUSH Racing Series at info@rushracingseries.com and mail to 4368 Route 422, Pulaski, PA 16143. Office phone is 724-964-9300. The RUSH Racing Series website is www.rushracingseries.com. Like our various Facebook and Twitter pages by searching for the appropriate RUSH Series.

 

 

SOUTHERN ONTARIO SPRINTS ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP WITH HOOSIER TIRE CANADA

ST. MARYS, Ont. (February 27, 2024) - The Southern Ontario Sprints and Hoosier Tire Canada are pleased to announce a new partnership.

The partnership will see the Southern Ontario Sprints (SOS) season championship point fund bolstered, and Hoosier tires mandated on all four corners of each car competing in all SOS races. As well, the right rear tire must be the Hoosier HTC.

Hoosier Tire was founded In 1957 when Bob and Joyce Newton decided to begin producing their own race tires by re-treading street tires with softer compounds. In 1962, in conjunction with Mohawk Rubber, Hoosier’s first purpose-built racing tire soon followed. In 1978 the Newtons opened their own factory - the first specifically dedicated to producing race tires - in Plymouth, Indiana. On October 4, 2016 Hoosier Racing Tire was purchased by Continental Tire.

Today Hoosier Racing Tire is the largest race tire manufacturer in the world. The company has its own 300-mph test wheel, a technology center, state-of-the-art and fully-integrated production facilities, and a high-tech mixing plant. Hoosier has been integrated into the Continental Specialty Tire Business Unit and continues to strive for growth. Visit www.hoosiertirecanada.com for more information about Hoosier Racing Tire in Ontario and Western New York.

The Southern Ontario Sprints sanctioned its first race in 1996. The traveling winged 360 Sprint Car tour based in Ontario, Canada is one of the country's longest-running motorsports sanctioning bodies. The 2024 SOS schedule will see the organization competing at four racing facilities in Canada and the United States. Visit www.southernontariosprints.ca for more announcements about the 2024 SOS season in the coming weeks.

SOS Media
Website: www.southernontariosprints.com
Twitter: @SOSsprints
Facebook: SouthernOntarioSprints
Instagram: southernontariosprints

 

 

SPEEDCOMM GROWING; EXPANDING TEAM PERSONNEL AND CREATIVE CAPABILITIES

February 28, 2024 (New Oxford, PA) - Speedcomm is excited to announce new in-house creative service offerings, as well as two new experienced team members with an extensive background and history in racing.

Since 2018, Speedcomm has positioned itself as a niche graphics-print media shop with a focus on the motorsports industry and its advertising partners. Starting immediately, Speedcomm expands its capabilities to include digital media production, social media management and event promotion. The addition of two key employees levels up Speedcomm’s capabilities for clients to include digital marketing products in their portfolios. “Zach Emlet has been a rockstar for Speedcomm and we’re excited to expand the team to include Shawna and Hunter Robbins,” shared April Clark, Co-owner at Speedcomm. “Growing the staff is the first step in being able to offer current and future clients a more complete marketing package. I’m looking forward to seeing our clients grow with us.”

Shawna and Hunter Robbins are no strangers to the motorsports industry. Shawna has been a part of the dirt track racing community her entire life. It all began in Tulsa at the Fairgrounds Speedway where she grew up in the pits surrounded by the likes of National Sprint Car Hall of Fame Inductee, Emmett Hahn, and the legendary Ray Crawford. Shawna raised her three children, Hunter, Samual, and Willow within the community and is now setting off on a new adventure. After watching each and every one of her four “home tracks” shut their gates, Shawna is on a crusade to ensure the local dirt track racing stays at the forefront and is excited to join the team at Speedcomm to do just that.

Hunter Robbins, son of Shawna, was raised at Tulsa Speedway, OKC Fairgrounds Speedway and Devils Bowl, which has led to a loyalty, love, and passion for dirt track racing. Hunter’s creativity and knowledge of technology are the perfect combination to create entertaining content for clients.

Founded in 2018, Speedcomm has been an integral part of dirt track racing in Central PA. Speedcomm offers a variety of resources and products for its clients including graphic design, vinyl printing and wraps, video production, web development, social media management and event promotion. To see the work of the talented Speedcomm team, follow them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/speedcomm.us.

 

 

Big Game Motorsports and Gravel Return to Volusia Speedway Park With World of Outlaws Points Lead

Inside Line Promotions - WINDOM, Minn. (Feb. 28, 2024) - Big Game Motorsports resumes World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series competition this weekend.

The team returns to Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla., on Sunday and Monday for the World of Outlaws Bike Week Jamboree on the heels of a successful DIRTcar Nationals at the track earlier this month.

David Gravel piloted the No. 2 sprint car to a win, three top fives and four top-six results during the first four World of Outlaws races of the season. It earned him his third big gator trophy as the event champion - tied for the most of any driver.

"It was a strong week," he said. "I felt like about every time we hit the track we were good. The guys did a good job preparing everything and it was a good week. As far as a consistency standpoint, that's what you're looking for to win the championship."

Gravel has been dominant at the track in recent years, winning World of Outlaws races at the half-mile oval each of the last three years. In fact, he's garnered five of the last 10 series races at the track.

Gravel enters the World of Outlaws Bike Week Jamboree leading the World of Outlaws championship standings by 10 points.

The races this weekend also kick off a busy 17 straight weeks of racing for the World of Outlaws and competition during 33 out of the next 34 weeks.

SEASON STATS -

4 races, 1 win, 3 top fives, 4 top 10s, 4 top 15s, 4 top 20s

UP NEXT -

Sunday and Monday at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla., for the World of Outlaws Bike Week Jamboree with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series

MEDIA LINKS -

X: https://twitter.com/BigGameMotorspt

HUSET'S SPEEDWAY -

Huset's Speedway is a dirt oval located in Brandon, S.D. The track opened in 1954 and has undergone a large renovation within the last few years, making it a premier destination for both marquee racing events and weekly programs. For more information, visit http://www.HusetsSpeedway.com .

JACKSON MOTORPLEX -

Jackson Motorplex is a 4/10-mile dirt oval located in Jackson, Minn. It hosts special events from May through August, including races with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series, Midwest Power Series, Midwest Sprint Touring Series and more. For more information, visit http://www.JacksonMotorplex.com .

TICKET LINK -

To purchase online tickets for events at either Huset's Speedway or at Jackson Motorplex, visit http://mpv.tickets.com/schedule/?agency=JKMV_PL_MPV&orgid=55369#/?view=list&includePackages=true .

 

 

Dominic Scelzi Set for Season Opener in Family Car This Weekend in Texas With ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprints

Inside Line Promotions - WAYNESVILLE, Ga. (Feb. 28, 2024) - Dominic Scelzi is opening the season in his family-owned No. 41 sprint car this weekend in Texas.

Scelzi will venture to Hunt County Raceway in Greenville on Friday and to Kennedale Speedway Park in Kennedale on Saturday with the ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprints. It will mark his debut at both dirt tracks.

"We're really excited to head to a couple of new tracks and return to the Midwest," he said. "I always enjoy racing in that part of the country. It's been a while so it'll be great to see some familiar faces from that region as we compete in the Midwest throughout the next couple of months."

Scelzi last competed in The Lone Star State in 2020 when he raced at four different tracks in May and June. He picked up a podium, two top fives and three top-six outings during the four races.

"We were last there during COVID when everything was shut down in California," he said. "I remember we had some good runs at the different tracks in Texas. I think it was our first time visiting most tracks so hopefully we can have similar success this weekend."

Scelzi drove for Roth Motorsports last weekend during a High Limit Racing event hosted by Golden Isles Speedway. He kicked off the Deuces Wild show on Thursday when he qualified 20 th quickest, advanced from seventh to sixth in a heat race and maneuvered from 17 th to 13 th in the A Main. The four positions gained were the third most.

The weekend concluded on Saturday with Scelzi improving his qualifying run, going 12 th quickest. He again picked up a position in a heat race, this time finishing fourth. The night wrapped up with a 14th-place result in the main event.

"Qualifying is so crucial and it set us behind each night," he said. "We were able to make some progress in the heat race both nights as well as the in the feature on Thursday, but the overall results of the weekend weren't what we hoped for. It was definitely a learning weekend at a new track. Thanks to Dennis and Teresa Roth, Todd and Brent Ventura, and Toyota for having me run the first four High Limit shows with Roth Motorsports."

QUICK RESULTS -

Feb. 22 - Golden Isles Speedway in Waynesville, Ga. - Qualifying: 20; Heat race: 6 (7); Feature: 13 (17).

Feb. 24 - Golden Isles Speedway in Waynesville, Ga. - Qualifying: 12; Heat race: 4 (5); Feature: 14 (13).

SEASON STATS -

4 races, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 0 top 10s, 4 top 15s, 4 top 20s

UP NEXT -

Friday at Hunt County Raceway in Greenville, Texas, and Saturday at Kennedale Speedway Park in Kennedale, Texas, with the ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprints

MEDIA LINKS -

Website: http://www.GaryScelziMotorsports.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Scelzi41

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT - Sparco

Sparco is a leading manufacturer of racing gear, including suits, gloves, helmets, shoes and more. For additional information, visit http://www.SparcoUSA.com .

"They are by far the most comfortable racing suit on the market," Scelzi said. "They are the safest suit you can possibly buy and they are the best looking. I can't thank Sparco enough for everything they do for me and my brother every single year."

Scelzi would like to thank Red Rose Transportation, Inc., Scelzi Enterprises, Whipple Superchargers, System 1, Fuel Delivery Services, Inc., Red Line Oil, FK Rod Ends, Schoenfeld Headers, Roth Motorsports, K&N Filters, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, NAPA Auto Parts, Todd Jorgensen, Sparco, Allstar Performance, Meridian Steel, Auto Meter, Kenny's Components and Worldwide Bearings for their continued support.

 

 

Wet Weather Forces Cancellation of Silver Cup

CHICO, Calif., February 27, 2024…The recent onslaught of rain has left the Silver Dollar Speedway in no shape to schedule racing for this weekend’s John Padjen Silver Cup. “The effort has been there to try and get this place ready for this weekend,” said Brad Sweet. Racetrack staff worked countless hours over this past week and into the weekend to try and give some hope for the Silver Cup. “We wanted to give our teams and fans an early notice of cancellation so they could change their plans, or get out of local hotel reservations,” said Sweet. An unfavorable forecast with lots of rain coming into Chico starts on Thursday and continues through the weekend. This race will not be rescheduled.

Up next for the Silver Dollar Speedway is the highly anticipated Mini Gold Cup set for March 15 and 16. The race will feature the Northern Auto Racing Club (NARC 410 Sprint Car Series) on Saturday night ONLY. On Friday the 410 Sprint Cars, IMCA Sport Mods, and the Hobby Stocks get their first chance of the season to hit the famed quarter-mile clay oval. On Saturday night, a staggering $10,000 will be awarded to the NARC 410 Sprint Car Series main event winner. A large car count is expected for both nights of racing. Fans can purchase tickets for the Mini Gold Cup by following this link https://silverdollar.ticketspice.com/mini-gold-cup-2024

On the positive side of things, drivers and fans will be excited to see numerous improvements to Speedway led by the newly installed, state of the art fencing in the turn four area. “With help from the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds, our goal since day one has been to make improvements for our fans and drivers to give them a better experience at the track,” said Sweet. “Last year we upgraded our sound system in the grandstands and pits, something that had been needed for years.”

 

 

LATE MODEL STAR ARMSTRONG LATEST CHILDREN’S DREAM FUND 50 ENTRANT

February 27, 2024 - New Castle, Indiana’s Dalton Armstrong confirmed today of his intentions to compete in this weekend’s Saturday March 2 $10,000 to win ‘Children’s Dream Fund 50’ at Citrus County Speedway in Inverness, Florida. The event will be co-sanctioned by the Must See Racing Sprint Series Presented by Perfit-Parts and the BG Products Southern Sprint Car Shootout Series. Armstrong will be aboard Mississippi car owner Terry Broadus’ #32 Beast Chassis.

Armstrong has been competing in pavement late Models the past several seasons. In fact, He claimed the CRA Pro Late Model championship 2015. He was also victorious in the Redbud 400 at Anderson Speedway in 2016. After a fourth-place finish in the recent ‘Dave Steele 125’ earlier this month, he caught the bug and wanted to do some more pavement sprint car racing before the Winter was over.

“I guess I’m a little bit crazy I guess,” laughed Armstrong. “We’ve done a couple non-wing races with Terry (Broadus), and he’s ran some wing stuff before. He’s kinda getting up in age and still has the heart for it. It takes a lot of time and effort to do these things. I said let us bring it to Indiana and let us go through it. Once we get the car squared away, I think we’ll have a decent little piece.”

“It’s a little bit out of my element but I have run some sprint car stuff. I’ve probably run a pavement sprint car five to six times, somewhere in that range. I’ve been picking the brain of guys like Joe Liguori and Davey Hamilton Jr. There are also a lot of YouTube videos and LJ Grimm has some in-car videos out there. I’ve watched about every YouTube video I can of this place.”

“It’s a shorter track and I think it’s a good track to go to. Its not gonna be too crazy with aero. I’m kinda baby stepping into the wing stuff and seeing if it’s something I wanna see later down the road. It’s kinda hard to do right now with how busy we are at the farm preparing for spring. I still a desire to win a race. We’re just gonna go out there and have fun” concluded Armstrong.

Armstrong is now one of over 30 confirmed entries for this Saturday’s 50-lap event. The event is shaping up to be the biggest winged pavement sprint car race in the Southeast seen in many years, if ever. The event has drawn entrants from all over the country.

For more info on the ‘Children’s Dream Fund 50’ please visit www.citruscountyspeedwayandtrack.com

 

 

Mid-Race Tangle Derails Ashton Torgerson in Marysville, CA

PETERSEN MEDIA- Making his first sprint car start of the 2024 season on Saturday night in Marysville, CA, Ashton Torgerson had a strong night going until a mid-race tangle brought his night to an early end.

With 16 cars on hand at Marsville Raceway’s season opening event, Torgerson timed his Butlerbuilt/Walker Filtration backed No. 02 entry in eighth fastest in qualifying time trials.

Lining up on the front row of his heat race, the Glendale, AZ driver took advantage of the prime starting position as he rocketed out to the early lead and went on to secure the important heat race win.

With the win, Torgerson earned a berth in the nightly redraw where the six-pill put him in the third row of the 30-lap feature event.

On a very hooked up and fast racing surface, Torgerson was able to use the top groove to his liking as he raced his way into fourth in the opening stages of the race.

Continuing to battle, Torgerson began to pressure for third at the race’s halfway point but a spinning car ahead of him left him with nowhere to go and he was collected and came to a stop.

Bringing his night to an end, Torgerson was officially credited with a 10th place finish.

BY THE NUMBERS: Starts- 10, Wins- 1, Top 5’s- 3, Top 10’s- 4

ON TAP: Ashton Torgerson is scheduled to be back in the family owned winged sprint car as he will be at Silver Dollar Speedway on Friday and Saturday night for the Silver Cup.

STAY CONNECTED: Stay connected with Torgerson Racing on Facebook, and @TorgersonRacing on Twitter.

 

 

Andy Forsberg Opens 2024 with Runner Up Result at Toller Memorial

PETERSEN MEDIA: Closing out the 2023 season on the podium back in November, Andy Forsberg opened 2024 back on the podium as he finished second on Saturday night at the Toller Memorial in Marysville, CA.

“It was great to get back to racing, and great to run a race in honor of the Toller family who were so instrumental in racing at Marysville back in the day as well as at Grass Valley Speedway,’ Forsberg said. “We had a really smooth night, but Tanner Carrick just got the better of us early in the ‘A’, and we ran second.”

With 16 cars making the late February call to kick off their 2024 seasons, Forsberg got off to a quick start as he timed the Meridian Cameras/Pacific Highway Rentals/Wilkie Masonry backed No. 92 in third fastest in qualifying time trials.

Finishing fourth in his heat race, the Auburn, CA driver earned a berth in the redraw based on his qualifying efforts, and with Lady Luck on his side, Forsberg drew the two pill and was on the front row for the 30-lap feature event.

On a very hooked up racing surface after a wet couple of weeks leading up to the race, Forsberg jumped out to the early lead as the top lane dominated the night.

Out front, Forsberg led the opening two laps while working the high side, but felt pressure from second running Tanner Carrick as he showed Forsberg a nose on the bottom lane.

Moving down to protect the race lead, Forsberg opened the high-side up and Carrick was able to use his momentum to sail around the outside and power his way into the race lead.

Back in second, Forsberg continued to stick with the leader, but with passing tough on this night, the Auburn, CA driver settled for second when the checkered flag was displayed to the field.

“Aside from losing the lead, it was a good opener with our engine running well, the car feeling good, and not falling out of the seat as a driver,’ Forsberg added. “Marysville did a great job to the race in despite all the rain we have had in the last few weeks, and now were cross our fingers the forecast changes for this weekend’s Silver Cup.”

Andy Forsberg and PHR Racing would like to thank Meridian Cameras, Pacific Highway Rentals, Wilkie Masonry, Western Traffic Supply, PitStopUSA, Red Line Oil, FK Rod Ends, Autism Awareness, Parking and Transportation Group, Western Featherlite, 1st Vanguard, Highway Specialty Co., and KBJ Catering for their continued support.

BY THE NUMBERS: Races-1, Wins-0, Top 5’s-1, Top 10’s-1

ON TAP: Forsberg is scheduled to return to action this Friday and Saturday night in Chico, CA for the Silver Cup.

STAY CONNECTED: Stay updated with Andy Forsberg by ‘Liking’ him on facebook at www.facebook.com/andyforsbergracing or by following him on Twitter at @AForsberg92.

You can also keep up with Andy and his popular post race VLOG, ‘Shark Tales with Andy’ at www.facebook.com/sharktaleswithandy.

 

 

Tanner Carrick Powers to First Sprint Car Win of the Season

PETERSEN MEDIA: Checking in at Marysville Raceway on Saturday night for the annual Toller Memorial as the defending race winner, Tanner Carrick kept the hardware in Lincoln, CA as he fended off Andy Forsberg and successfully defended his 2023 season opening win.

“Clark Riolo and my guys had our car so fast all night long,” Tanner Carrick said. “With the rain that hit us recently in Northern California, the track was pretty fast and they gave me a car that was able to pick up a couple of key positions to get the win.”

With 16 cars checked in on a beautiful Northern California day, Carrick had his elbows up early and often on the fast surface as he picked up fast time honors in qualifications aboard timed the CVC/Cemex/D.R. Horton backed No. 83T mount.

Moving into heat race action, the Monday night winner at the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals made a couple of nice moves from his second row starting position as he pocketed a second-place finish to earn a spot in the all important redraw.

While all divisions had light car counts as the season came to life at Marysville Raceway, the track stayed extremely fast and hooked up and starting position was crucial.

Pulling the four in the redraw, Carrick had his work cut out for him as he lined up behind Andy Forsberg. When the race came to life, Carrick quickly jumped into second and began to pressure Forsberg who got out to the early lead.

Getting to Forsberg and showing him a nose on the bottom groove, Carrick was able to bate him to drop to the bottom groove and he went high and sailed into the lead on the race’s third lap.

Out in front Carrick was very strong as he ripped the high side and was flawless through traffic.

Despite one stoppage during the feature event that let the leaders catch their breath and bunch them back up, Carrick would not be denied on this night as he went on to score his first sprint car win of the 2024 season as he claimed gold at the Toller Memorial for the second consecutive season.

“When you can come out and win your first race of the season, it sets a great tone and gives you some much needed momentum early in the year,” Carrick added. “Again, big thanks to my team and all of the great people that put their faith in our team.”

Tanner Carrick would like to thank CVC, Cemex, Interstate Oil, D.R. Horton, Conti, Harris and Sloan, Hanson Truss, Eddie’s Lincoln Auto Body, Simpson Strong-Tie, A&A Concrete Supply, Kaeding Performance, and Arai for their continued support.

BY THE NUMBERS: Starts: 3, Wins: 2, Top 5’s: 2, Top 10’s: 3

ON TAP: Tanner Carrick is slated to get right back to action this Friday and Saturday at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, CA for the annual Silver Cup.

STAY CONNECTED: Stay up to speed with Tanner Carrick by following him on Twitter @Carrick_Tanner or @CarrickMotorsp1, and by clicking over to www.tannercarrick.com.

 

 

Joel Myers Jr Wins New Zealand Championship

PETERSEN MEDIA: Heading from the Anderson Motorsports team headquarters on the South Island in New Zealand, Joel Myers Jr made his first ever appearance at Auckland’s Western Springs Speedway memorable as he had a strong showing that culminated with him winning his first ever New Zealand Sprint Car Championship.

“It is great to win the biggest race of the year in New Zealand,” Joel Myers Jr said. “I am excited to get this win for the Anderson family, and on a personal level its very cool to win this title and have such a strong connection with the New Zealand fans.”

Friday night’s program was strictly all drivers running a trio of heat race to tabulate points heading into Saturday’s finale.

Myers Jr got the weekend off to a great start as he lined up in the sixth starting position of his first heat race before racing his way through the field and pocketing a second place finish.

Going from fourth to third in his second heat race on a very slick surface, Myers Jr capped the night off by winning his third heat race from the pole and he found himself in a tie atop the point standings with Michael Pickens.

Two more heat races on Saturday night saw the Sebastopol, CA driver continued to adapt well to the famed stadium speedway as he went from ninth to fifth in his first heat and seventh to fourth in his final heat race of the weekend as he was the high point earner heading into the New Zealand Title feature event.

Lining up on the front row of the championship finale, Myers Jr would fend off New Zealand front runners, Jonathan Allard and Michael Pickens in the early goings for the race as he showed he was a very heavy favorite to win the title.

No matter who moved into second, Myers Jr was unphased as he continued to work the slick surface to perfection.

When the checkered flag flew, Myers was the first to accept it as he picked up his first career New Zealand Championship, and ignited a huge celebration.

“It’s great to be able to represent the country with the 1NZ number,” Myers Jr said. “Just a great feeling for everyone involved with this team. Very thankful for all of our supporters.”

Joel Myers Jr Racing would like to thank All About Fire Protection, Hi-Plains Building Division, DirtDudes Excavating, Carbon Safety, System 1 Ignition, Weld, Smith Ti, Culvert Ops, Economy Plumbing, Cartronics, NorCal Powersports, Y2K Gaming, Shark Racing Engines, Lucas Oil, Vaider, L Delo Designs, Walker Performance Filtration, ShopRico.Com, Tiner Hirst Enterprise, Kaeding Performance, Triple X Race Co., and Ogio, for their continued support.

BY THE NUMBERS: Starts- 7, Wins-5, Top-5’s- 5, Top-10’s-5

ON TAP: Myers Jr gets right back to racing this weekend as he will be in action for the South Island Championship.

STAY CONNECTED: Keep up with ‘Jr’ by following him on Twitter @joelmyersjr, Instagram @joelmyersjr_, or by ‘Liking’ him on facebook at www.facebook.com/JoelMyersJr.

To grab your Joel Myers Jr Merchandise, click over to www.shopjoelmyersjr.com

 

 

Whittall activates PA schedule in Lincoln Icebreaker; Milky Way Restaurant joins team’s efforts for 2024

ByTyler Altmeyer Feb 26, 2024

VINCENTOWN, N.J. (February 26, 2024) – In all, it was an up and down afternoon for Justin Whittall in Lincoln Speedway’s season-opening Icebreaker, forced to cap the annual 30-lapper in the 20th-position after nose wing damage negated all of his forward progress. Whittall, a former Williams Grove Speedway and Port Royal Speedway winner, started 21st on the $6,000-to-win grid, battling his way to top-ten contention before the aforementioned nose wing damage turned into catastrophe; it eventually detached.

“It was a wild afternoon, for sure, but that happens. Feels good to get our Pennsylvania season underway. Such an incredible turnout by the fans and we felt privileged to be a part of it,” Whittall, driver of the JG Kronenberger Fine Jewelry, Mid-Atlantic Transport, Pioneer Auto Body, Worldwide Bearings, Enterprise, Prime Composite Innovations, Milky Way Restaurant, No. 67 sprinter said. “Hats off to the team for their hard work in getting this car ready for the weekend. We have a long summer ahead. We’ll put this behind us and move forward.”

Despite a tough start to his Pennsylvania season, there’s plenty of good news to report from the Vincentown, New Jersey, stable, as Milky Way Restaurant, a staple in the Fort Loudon, Pennsylvania, area with roots dating back to the 1960’s, is now a proud partner of JW Motorsports.

“We are super happy to have Milky Way Restaurant join our efforts at JW Motorsports,” Whittall added. “Great food in a great family atmosphere – there’s not much better than that. We hope our fans can join us in supporting those who support racing. We’d love to see that place packed before every race.”

ON DECK: Justin Whittall and JW Motorsports will return to Lincoln Speedway on Saturday, March 2.

SPECIAL THANKS: Justin Whittall and JW Motorsports would like to thank all of their marketing partners including: JG Kronenberger Fine Jewelry, Mid-Atlantic Transport, Pioneer Auto Body, Worldwide Bearings, Enterprise, Prime Composite Innovations, Milky Way Restaurant.

SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook: www.facebook.com/justinwhittallmotorsports X: www.twitter.com/justinwhittall News coverage: www.fullyinjected.com Online home: www.justinwhittallmotorsports.com.

BROADCAST COVERAGE: Watch the High Limit Sprint Car Series online at www.floracing.com. Watch the World of Outlaws online at www.dirtvision.com. Watch Lincoln Speedway and Port Royal Speedway online at www.floracing.com. Watch Williams Grove Speedway online at www.dirtvision.com.


 


Danny Dietrich just short in Lincoln’s Icebreaker; Back to the Pigeon Hills March 2
ByTyler Altmeyer
Feb 26, 2024

GETTYSBURG, Pa. (February 26, 2024) – Short of the ultimate goal, but the former track champion put on a show, ultimately capping Lincoln Speedway’s annual Icebreaker on Sunday, February 25, with a runner-up performance. Dietrich, a 63-time winner in the Pennsylvania Pigeon Hills, started fourth on the $6,000-to-win grid, earning the spot by way of feature redraw after finishing third in his respective heat race.

The final two circuits proved to be the most exciting for “Double-D” fans, as Dietrich did everything he could to catch, and ultimately pass, Troy Wagaman for the Icebreaker title. The final margin of victory was a few, short car lengths.

An action-packed conclusion, nonetheless, but it was a slow start for Dietrich, not finding relief until the main event’s open red that occurred just shy of the midpoint of the 30-lapper.

“You never want to see them, but in this case, the open red really worked in our favor. It gave us the opportunity to tweak a few things and it really made a difference in the end. I’m not sure I was happy with our performance up until that point,” Dietrich, ace of Gary Kauffman’s Weikert’s Livestock, Sandoe’s Fruit Market, Pace Performance, Cochrancars.com, York Excavating, Big Cove Whitetail Trophy Hunts, Drop Of Ink Tattoo, Self Made Racing, No. 48 sprint car. “Hats off to this crew, and hats off to all of the fans for coming out. We have the best fans in the world and today’s a great example. It’s going to be a good year.”

COMING UP NEXT:
Danny Dietrich and Gary Kauffman Racing will return to Lincoln Speedway on Saturday, March 2.

SPECIAL THANKS:
Danny Dietrich and Gary Kauffman Racing would like to thank all of their current marketing partners including: Weikert’s Livestock, Sandoe’s Fruit Market, Pace Performance, Cochrancars.com, York Excavating, Big Cove Whitetail Trophy Hunts, Drop Of Ink Tattoo, Self Made Racing, Racer’s New & Used Parts Warehouse, RV 4 Wheel Drive & Performance Automotive Inc, Blud Lubricants.

2024 STATISTICS:
Wins: N/A
Top-Fives: 3
Top-Tens: 3

2024 HIGHLIGHTS:
Finished fifth in each of his USCS/Germfree Southern Sprint Car Shootout (Volusia Speedway Park) starts on Friday and Saturday, January 26-27. Finished second in Lincoln Speedway’s Icebreaker on Sunday, February 25.

SOCIAL MEDIA:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/gkrracing
X: www.twitter.com/dannydietrich
Merchandise: www.dannydietrich.com/merch
News: www.dannydietrich.com
News: www.fullyinjected.com

BROADCAST COVERAGE:
Watch the World of Outlaws online at www.dirtvision.com.
Watch Lincoln Speedway and Port Royal Speedway online at www.floracing.com.
Watch Williams Grove Speedway online at www.dirtvision.com.
Watch High Limit Sprint Car Series online at www.floracing.com.

 

Eliason finds top ten at Golden Isles; Back to Volusia for Bike Week Jamboree
ByTyler Altmeyer
Feb 26, 2024

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (February 26, 2024) – It was a productive weekend in the Peach State for Cory Eliason and Ridge & Sons Racing (RSR), not only earning their first top-ten score of the season, but ultimately capping their two-race slate at Golden Isles Speedway in Waynesville, Georgia, with a Hard Charge on Saturday, February 24.

Eliason, ace of the RSR, Commercial Edge, NDT New Direction Transport LLC, Ridge Development, North Ridge Development, Elliott’s Custom Trailers & Carts, B And L Holdings, No. 8 sprint car, finished ninth in his top-ten appearance, bumping ahead two spots after starting the Thursday night program from the inside of row six. The Californian launched the evening showcase with the 13th-fastest qualifying time, driving on to finish fourth during his respective heat race.

As noted, Eliason raced on to conclude Deuces Wild with a Hard Charging performance on Saturday, persevering to battle ahead five spots from 24th to 19th.

“We have a long season ahead of us, so it feels good to build some rhythm. We would have rather ended our weekend with a better end result on Saturday, but we’ll take it and move ahead,” Eliason explained. “Can’t thank Brian and Lisa Ridge for the opportunity to drive their cars. We’re excited to get back to Volusia and continue our season with another big weekend.”

ON DECK:
Ridge & Sons Racing and Cory Eliason [No. 8] will continue their 2024 campaign with Volusia Speedway Park’s Bike Week Jamboree on Sunday and Monday, March 3-4.

2024 STATISTICS & HIGHLIGHTS:
Highlighted “Battle at the Bay” at East Bay Raceway Park with 19th-place finish on Monday, February 12. Finished ninth at Golden Isles Speedway in Waynesville, Georgia, on Thursday, February 22.

Stats:
Wins: 0
Top-Fives: 0
Top-Tens: 1

MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES:
Contact Mark Miller: mmiller8995@gmail.com

SPECIAL THANKS:
Ridge & Sons Racing and Cory Eliason would like to thank all of their marketing partners: Commercial Edge, NDT New Direction Transport LLC, Ridge Development, North Ridge Development, Elliott’s Custom Trailers & Carts, B And L Holdings, Xpress Laundry, American Table, Rasmusson Service Center, Folkens Brothers Trucking, The P.O. Box, and The Bargain Barn.

SOCIAL MEDIA:
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/83RSRRacing
X: https://twitter.com/RSR_883
News coverage: www.fullyinjected.com

BROADCAST COVERAGE:
Watch the High Limit Sprint Car Series online at www.floracing.com.

 

 

FLOWDYNAMICS SPRINT CAR DRIVERS ARE READY FOR 2024 USAC/CRA OPENER AT PERRIS

(Ontario, CA, February 23, 2024) The Flowdynamics Sprint Car Team, comprised of Matt McCarthy and Logan Williams, is set to make its 2024 debut when Perris Auto Speedway hosts the season opener for the Avanti Windows and Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Cars. The race, which is the first of 22 for the 20-year-old racing association, will be the first of 10 on the Flowdynamics home track. Spectator gates will open at 5:00 p.m. and the first race will begin at 7:00.

Last season saw the Flowdynamics drivers run a more relaxed schedule in the series. Yorba Linda, California’s Williams contested 11 races and placed 11th in the series championship standings. McCarthy, who lives in the shadow of the Perris track in nearby Riverside, raced seven times.

Williams finished in the top five, five times, and had a season-best fourth-place finish at Perris on June 10th. McCarthy, who was doubling as a little league baseball coach last year, had four top-10 finishes highlighted by a sixth at The PAS on September 23rd.

Before their time in the USAC/CRA Series, both of the drivers competed in the Perris Auto Speedway Young Guns. Williams, the son of National Sprint Car Hall of Famer and inaugural USAC/CRA champion Rip Williams, was the first-ever Young Guns Champ in 2013. One year later he was crowned USAC/CRA Rookie of the Year. Three years after Williams won the Rookie of the Year Award, McCarthy captured the same title.

After Saturday’s race, the Flowdynamics team returns to Perris Auto Speedway for round #2 of the 2024 USAC/CRA championship season on March 16th.

Adult tickets for Saturday’s race are $30.00. Seniors 65 and over get in for $25.00. For kids 6-12 it is only $5.00 and children 5 and under are free. Advance tickets are available online at https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/pas/7 or by calling 1-800-595-4849. For those who do not wish to buy advance tickets, there will be plenty available for everyone at the ticket window on Saturday. The fairgrounds charge $10.00 for parking.

Perris Auto Speedway is located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds at 18700 Lake Perris Drive in the City of Perris. Take the 215 Freeway. Exit at the Ramona Expressway and go three miles east to the fairgrounds.

The track website is http://www.perrisautospeedway.com/ and the office phone number is (951) 940-0134.

Whenever you get the chance to meet the Flowdynamics drivers in person, be sure to visit them in the pits. They will be glad to sign autographs for you and each will have their fine-looking team shirts available.

If you or your company would like to be a part of one of the West Coast’s most prominent sprint car teams for the upcoming season, please contact John McCarthy at 909 930-5522 or mailto:john@flodyinc.com.

McCarthy and Williams would like to thank the following sponsors for making the 2023 season possible. Flowdynamics Inc., PurgePlugs.com, Cal Therm Mechanical Insulators, JFK Design Build, So Cal Racing Fuel, and Full Throttle Lift.

Matt McCarthy 2023 Results

3-18-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 15th A Main

4-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 9th A Main

5-27-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 8th A Main

7-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 12th A Main

9-23-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 6th A Main

10-14-23 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA 9th A Main

11-11-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 16th A Main

Logan Williams 2023 Results

3-18-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 22nd A Main

4-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 7th A Main

5-27-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 5th A Main

6-10-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 4th A Main

6-24-23 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA 13th A Main

7-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 5th A Main

9-23-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 15th A Main

10-14-23 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA 11th A Main

11-3-23 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 8th A Main

11-4-23 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 23rd A Main

11-11-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 14th A Main

 

 

Fleet Reps Partners With Halligan to Bolster 2024 Effort
Ephrata, PA – February 24, 2024

by Addicted2Dirt PR & Media Mgmt

Jeff Halligan Racing and Risser Motorsports are excited to welcome Fleet Reps to the team for the fast-approaching 2024 sprint car season.

Fleet Reps, based in Yeagertown, PA, specializes in emergency and municipal vehicle equipment. The company has been involved in the sport in other ways in the past but this will be their first partnership with a race team.

NEW VENTURE

“We want to thank Kevin Walker, president of Fleet Reps, for coming on board for 2024. We are thankful to have him and his team supporting our race team.”, Halligan said of the new partnership.

“We are going to do our absolute best to represent and promote Fleet Reps to race fans and hopefully we will get them to victory lane a few times along the way this year.”

Fleet Reps represents the most respected manufacturers within the public safety industry, like Whelen, Havis, and Pro-Gard. From New York to Virginia, Fleet Reps provides outstanding customer service, superior sales support, and a total understanding of their entire product line.

The team at Fleet Reps will always take the time to learn and understand the needs of their customers. As new vehicle models are introduced, and new or changing NFPA guidelines and laws come out, they are always on the cutting edge.

On Saturday, March 9th, Halligan and the Risser Motorsports team will debut their 2024 colors with the Fleet Reps logo adorning the surface of the top wing.

ABOUT FLEET REPS

Fleet Reps, based in Yeagertown, PA, specializes in emergency and municipal vehicle equipment. Check them out on Facebook or their website to learn more!

Facebook: Facebook.com/FleetReps

Website: FleetReps.com

Address: 13225 Ferguson Valley Rd, Yeagertown, PA, United States, 17099

Email: customerservice@fleetreps.com

Hours: Always open!

Phone: (302) 440-2190

JEFF HALLIGAN RACING

Follow Jeff’s season at: Addicted2dirtpr.com/latest-news/

Jeff Halligan Racing on Facebook: Facebook.com/JeffHalligan45h

Jeff Halligan on Twitter: Twitter.com/JeffHalliganRcg

Jeff Halligan on Instagram: Instagram.com/JeffHalliganRacing

Jeff Halligan Racing’s Online Store: JeffHalliganRacing.com

Broadcast coverage of High Limit Racing events, Port Royal Speedway events and select Lincoln Speedway events is available at FloRacing.com

Broadcast coverage of World of Outlaw events and Williams Grove Speedway events is available at DirtVision.com

Broadcast coverage of 410 sprint car events at BAPS Motor Speedway is available at SprintCarUnlimited.tv

SPECIAL THANKS

As always, thank you to all our sponsors and partners, including our silent partners who do everything they can to help but ask for nothing in return! Below are the businesses…the people…the families…that make what these teams do possible.

PLEASE take the time to browse this information and help the teams by giving your business to these partners.

Most importantly, tell them WHY you patronized them and thank them for being involved in racing!
THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS!
The entire team would like to express their appreciation to all their partners for the support during the 2023 racing season!

Risser Motorsports
TheTreeCenter.com
J&S Classics
Fleet Reps
EMM Sales & Service, Inc.
Jake’s Golf Carts
Jim’s Maple Syrup
HighDef Suspension
Newlin Bar Service
Alloy Wheel Repair
AL Driveline
Panther Framworx
Scheaffer’s Racing Oil
Roach Wings
HP Engines

 

 

BRENT SEXTON HOPES TO KEEP THE USAC/CRA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD IN THE FAMILY

(Lakeside, CA, February 21, 2024) When it comes to one family member following another in most sports, it is usually the child following their father or mother. When it comes to open-wheel racing, the Sexton’s of Southern California like to do things differently. Case in point, last year 19-year-old Grant Sexton won the Avanti Windows and Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Car Rookie of the Year Award. When the series kicks off its 20th season at Perris Auto Speedway this Saturday night, one of the favorites for Rookie of the Year this season is Sexton’s 50-year-old father, Brent!

While the elder Sexton is racing for Rookie of the Year in the USAC/CRA Series, he is hardly a rookie to motorsports. Quite the contrary. The Lakeside, Californian has been one of the top lightning sprint car drivers in the country for over a quarter of a century and has multiple wins and three lightning sprint car titles on his resume. The first of the three titles came in the California Lightning Sprint Car Series in 1999. Nine years later he backed that up with another CLS crown. If you thought it was a long time between his first two lightning championships, wait until you hear this. It was 14 years more before he won his third lightning title in 2022 with the POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints. That was 23 seasons after his first championship campaign.

Last season he battled in the lightning wars racing in the SWLS and the CLS. He notched three SWLS wins and ended up finishing second in the championship standings despite missing some races.

Things changed for Sexton on June 10th when he accompanied Grant to a race at Perris Auto Speedway like normal. What was not normal was they took two cars with them. Grant’s 410 USAC/CRA ride and a 360 for Brent to run with the PAS Senior Sprints. When the CRA field was a few cars shy, Brent was talked into racing that portion of the program as well. He placed second in the Senior Sprint main and then shocked everyone by coming from near the back of the pack to finish seventh in the CRA feature. He even beat Grant who dropped out early and placed 15th.

“I always dreamt about driving an actual sprint car,” the fun-loving driver said. “Not that lightning sprints are easy to handle. It is just that I had done it so long and never had the funds to race an actual sprint car. It is a midlife-type crisis I guess. I seen time slipping away and I want to do it while I can and to do it with my son seeing how much fun he had. Why not try and put our names together in the record books.“

“It was definitely an eye-opener,” Sexton went on about his first race in a full size sprint car. “A lot of it (his seventh-place finish) was due to attrition but we definitely had a blast doing it. We have been snake bit ever since. We enjoyed it so much we thought why not throw my hat in the ring this year (for Rookie of the Year) and see what I can do.”

To say Sexton Gatlin Racing is serious is an understatement. They have fielded top-of-the-line equipment in lightning sprints for years. Two years ago when Grant jumped up to a full-size car, they began in used gear but stepped up big time last year with a new Triple X Chassis powered by a powerful 410 Shaver Racing Engine. After Brent got bitten by the big car bug last year, he decided to step up in style not only with his chassis, but also in the engine department.

“It is a Triple X Chassis because that is what I ran in the lightning sprints,” the talented driver said. “It is the 360 motor that we bought from Rico Abreau last year. It has been a great piece for Grant as he ran it at Ventura on Turkey Night and had a great time. I hope it treats me well this year.”

When it came to CRA shows, Grant was the main focus for the team. That no doubt came in handy as he was learning the ropes and capturing the Rookie of the Year Award. The talented teen who will turn 20 in July, recorded five top-10 finishes in 2023. His best outing came at the Bakersfield Speedway on June 24th when he placed fifth. This year the youngster hopes to continue his climb towards the top of the racing ladder. However, things will be a little different as the crew will also be devoting attention to his dad.

“He is funny about it because I think he likes us to only have to worry about one car,” Brent laughed. “Now everybody is going to have to focus on two cars and the effort that goes into it. He is part of it with our crew chief David Bezio, Johnny, and Tavo. They are there three or four times a week and then on Saturday night we go out there and try to tear them up (the cars).”

“I am ecstatic,” the proud father said when asked about Grant’s performance last season. “For as rough of a start as he got last year, he far surpassed anything that I expected. As a dad, I want to push him more this year and see if he can get his qualifying down. That is the only flaw I can see. See if we can get him in that invert so he can start getting some top-five finishes. As a dad, he has made me proud every time. Both of the boys did. Dalton is more dedicated to his work and his girlfriend now and wants to save money instead of spending it on race cars.”

If the two big cars are not enough, Brent still has a lightning sprint that he will race when his schedule permits. That includes an appearance on March 1st during the California Mid-Winter Fair at the Imperial Valley Raceway. The next night he will be heading to Ventura for the USCS opening race. While he is there, the lightning sprint will still be in action for night #2 at Imperial with someone else behind the wheel.

“I am not sure who is going to run it the second night,” Sexton said regarding the lightning at Imperial. “AJ Bender has been bending my ear to run it on Saturday night while we go up to Ventura to run the Ultimate Series. It is going to be a busy back and forth for the next few weeks as we will be back at Imperial the following week for the sprint car open comp show and back to Perris on March 16th for the USAC race.”

Grant is pretty much slated into a full year in USAC/CRA this season. Brent has hopes of doing the same but there are some variables that could come into play.

“Honestly, it is all going to depend on how the year starts off,” Sexton said about running the full USAC/CRA Series. “That and funding. We have some good sponsors including East County Electric, which is probably Grant’s future father-in-law. He is our primary. Keys Brothers are back along with Sexton Fire Protection. BR Motorsports from up north is helping us out with parts. Also, Maxima Oil, Automated Interiors, BK Wings, and Troy Dirt. And my mom. We could not do it without her. With all of the traveling, she is a big part of it from feeding us to doing so much behind the scenes. She is definitely the glue that keeps all of us together.”

Grant's new shirts will be available in the pits after Saturday's final race.

Spectator gates to see the Sextons in action on Saturday will open at 5:00 p.m. with racing at 7:00. Adult tickets for Saturday’s race are $30.00. Seniors 65 and over get in for $25.00. For kids 6-12 it is only $5.00 and children 5 and under are free. Advance tickets are available 24 hours a day online at https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/pas/7 or by calling 1-800-595-4849. For those who do not want to purchase advance tickets, there will be plenty of tickets for everyone at the ticket window on Saturday. The fairgrounds charge $10.00 for parking.

Perris Auto Speedway is located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds at 18700 Lake Perris Drive in the City of Perris. The track website is http://www.perrisautospeedway.com/ and the office phone number is (951) 940-0134.

If you or your company are interested in becoming a marketing partner with Sexton Gatlin Racing in 2024, please call (619) 454-6945 or E-mail mailto:sextonfire@cox.net or mailto:sextonfire@gmail.com.

Sexton Gatlin Racing would like to thank the following companies for making the 2024 season possible. East County Electric Works, Keys Brothers, BR Motorsports, Maxima Oil, Automated Interiors, Sexton Fire Protection, BK Wings, Troy Dirt.

 

 

INLAND RIGGING TEAM OPENS USAC/CRA TITLE DEFENSE SATURDAY AT PERRIS

(Menifee, CA, February 22, 2024) The Tom and Christy Dunkel Inland Rigging Sprint Car team will open defense of its Avanti Windows and Doors USAC/CRA Series championship this Saturday night, February 24th, at Perris Auto Speedway. However, the season opener will have a much different feel for the crew and its driver. When the green flag opens the 28th season of racing on the Riverside County half-mile clay oval and the start of the 20th season for USAC/CRA, Austin Williams will be the driver spearheading the team’s title defense.

Last year the team dominated the USAC/CRA Series by leading the championship point standings the entire season. It also won eight of the 18 main events with veteran Brody Roa behind the wheel. Then in January came the shocking news that Roa was relinquishing his ride with the Menifee team to spend more time with his family. The Dunkel’s quickly recruited 11-time CRA main event winner Austin Williams to chauffeur the #17W and try to bring home the second straight title for the Inland Rigging squad. He immediately became one of the favorites to capture the season-long championship trophy.

One thing that is for sure with the Dunkel’s is they do not skimp or cut corners. They are always in it to win it. That is how they did it in 2023 and that is how they will try to win again in 2024. Winning a title takes a lot of prep and tons of hours in the shop. The team has already been burning the midnight oil to be prepared for Saturday’s season-opening green flag. As of Wednesday, the cars were ready and just a few details for the opener remained.

“The car is ready to go,” Tom Dunkel said from his home on Wednesday night. “We did get ourselves a new hauler over the winter so we are putting the finishing touches on that. We are getting our tools and spares loaded into the trailer. We are going to do the tires tomorrow and we are ready to get after it. Saturday’s car is 100% and two other cars are about 80%. We are super close for the year.”

“He definitely knows what he likes,” Dunkel said about his new driver. “I have been kind of talking to Austin here and there. Even as last season was winding down. Not necessarily about working together, but as friends and competitors at the racetrack. He has a lot of experience and comes with a lot of background. Especially with his dad. Those guys know what they like but they have been very responsive to what we like to do and what our program has to offer. They have been super respectful. And they are not here to change a lot of stuff. They are here to bring what they have to the table and see what we like to do between Zac and I. It has been a pretty good mixture of the bulls so far.”

Knowing he needed a field general to lead the championship charge, Dunkel brought in Zac Bozanich. When it comes to young minds in the pits, few are more respected than the award-winning crew chief. He is one of Roa’s best friends and was a long time crew leader on the famous #91R. Spending what Dunkel refers to as some “long days” in the shop, Bozanich has gelled well with Williams, his Hall of Fame father Rip Williams and Eddie Tafoya Jr. Tafoya will join Dunkel in the new USCS series beginning a week from Saturday in Ventura.

“We are going to have five cars total and six engines,” Dunkel enthused. “We are going to have four non-wing cars and we are building a winged car as well. We are going to run a couple up north (wing races) and a couple of High Limit races at the end of the year. I am going to play at a couple races at Antioch and Watsonville with myself driving. For the bigger shows, we have a couple of guys (wing drivers) we have reached out to but we have not firmed anything up yet.”

Seeing Dunkel or any So Cal drivers in a 410-winged car is quite a rare sight. The last one to do so was Roa in his family-owned #91R a couple of years ago. Dunkel has never driven a winged or wingless 360, but as a teen, he did race a winged lightning sprint car. He is the first one to tell you that there is no comparison between driving a winged lightning sprint and a fire-breathing 410 cubic inch winged sprint car.

Before it is time for wing racing, USAC/CRA and USCS are on tap. For fans who want to see Williams start his drive towards his first potential championship and the team’s second, spectator gates will open at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday with racing at 7:00. Adult tickets are $30.00. Seniors 65 and over get in for $25.00. For kids 6-12 it is only $5.00 and children 5 and under are free. Advance tickets are available 24 hours a day online at https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/pas/7 or by calling 1-800-595-4849. For those who do not want to purchase advance tickets, there will be plenty of tickets for everyone at the ticket window on Saturday. The fairgrounds charge $10.00 for parking.

Perris Auto Speedway is located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds at 18700 Lake Perris Drive in the City of Perris. The track website is http://www.perrisautospeedway.com/ and the office phone number is (951) 940-0134.

Dunkel would like to thank the following 2024 season sprint car sponsors. Inland Rigging, Dunkel Farms, Specialty Fasteners, BR Motorsports, King Racing Products, Osborne Speed & Machine, Maverick Transport, and HBC. If you would like to join this championship team for another title run this year, please contact Dunkel using the information at the top of this release.

Tom Dunkel’s 2024 Racing Results

1/11/24 SageNet Center Chili Bowl Midget Nationals 8th C Feature

1/13/24 SageNet Center Chili Bowl Midget Nationals 11th L Feature

 

 

BRADEN CHIARAMONTE KICKS OFF 2024 SEASON AT PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY ON SATURDAY

(El Cajon, CA, February 22, 2024) One of the brightest young stars in open wheel racing, Braden Chiaramonte, will kick off his busy 2024 racing schedule with an appearance in Saturday’s Avanti Windows and Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series 20th anniversary season opener at Perris Auto Speedway. The race will only be the third time the young star has raced a 410 sprint car and the first time he has done so at Perris.

2024 will be the first year in his budding career that sprint cars will be the main focus for the El Cajon, California-based racer. His current plan for the season is to compete in Northern California’s Sprint Car Challenge Tour for Tyner Motorsports and the USAC/CRA Series in the family-owned #73B. In addition, he will also be racing some of the biggest micro shows in the nation.

Chiaramonte, who turns 17 on Sunday, has raced a 410 sprint car two times in the past. Both of those came late last season at USAC/CRA races in Arizona. In both, he looked like a seasoned veteran and finished ahead of many of the West Coast’s top stars. The first effort came at the Mohave Valley Raceway on October 14th. He shocked everyone by qualifying third fastest in the 27-car field and placing fourth in the main after starting ninth and briefly leading at one point.

A few weeks later at the Cocopah Speedway near Yuma, Arizona, he raced a 410 sprint car for the second time. Competing against a tougher field, he qualified seventh fastest of the 28 cars on hand. In the main, he started seventh and steered his family-owned #73B forward to finish fifth.

The two races in Arizona gave Chiaramonte two top-five finishes in his first two 410 races. That is indeed a rare feet as 410 non-wing sprint cars are among the most volatile race cars on the face of the earth. It usually takes drivers time to get comfortable and mash the throttles in the powerful machines.

Saturday’s race will not be Chiaramonte’s first rodeo at Perris. In fact, he has visited victory circle there in the past with the POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints. It will also not be his first appearance with the USAC/CRA Series at the famous Riverside County track. On two occasions at the track last year he took on the West Coast’s best non-wing 410 open wheel racers. Even though he was racing a 360 against a field of strong 410s, he was moving up to 10th when he was punted into the wall on March 18th. He restarted at the back and came forward to 16th. He returned to the track in July but ended up 20th due to mechanical ills.

“Our first two races went really good,” Chiaramonte said about racing a 410. “We are still learning car setup and everything. I think the wing sprint cars have helped a lot because you are going so fast. It makes the non-wing cars feel like you are not going so fast. The wing stuff makes you drive a lot straighter. I think that helps a lot, too.”

This weekend he will be on equal level with the “big guns” with a 410 for the first time at Perris.

“I am really excited,” the well-spoken teen racer said. “It is going to be fun. That is for sure. Perris is fun, but it is a scary track at the same time. It is definitely a cowboy up track with the high straightaway speeds and the tight corners. You are going so fast on the straightaway and the next thing you know you have a really sharp turn to go through. You can’t be scared of it, that is for sure.”

Great news for fans, but perhaps not the competition, Chiaramonte will be around a lot this season. It looks like he will only miss a handful of races. With good results, he could be a contender for the Rookie of the Year award.

“We could be (a contender for the rookie award) if we do good these first couple of races and get a good point lead,” Chiaramonte said. We still could have a shot. We will be running Tyner’s car in the SCCT Series. I think right now with our schedule between SCCT and USAC, we are only going to miss around six races (USAC).”

With his busy sprint car season, Chiaramonte will be cutting down on his micro schedule.

“Out in California, we won’t be running a lot. We will be running the KKM Challenge race (at Plaza Park in Visalia, California in March). That will be the first one in the micro and then we are going back to Texas again (Texas Micro Mania at Lil Texas Motor Speedway in April). We are going to try and hit big shows in the micro but we are going to focus on the sprint cars.”

Chiaramonte has brand-new shirts that will be available at Perris Auto Speedway on Saturday.

Spectator gates to see the young racing star in action on Saturday will open at 5:00 p.m. with racing at 7:00. Adult tickets for Saturday’s race are $30.00. Seniors 65 and over get in for $25.00. For kids 6-12 it is only $5.00 and children 5 and under are free. Advance tickets are available 24 hours a day online at https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/pas/7 or by calling 1-800-595-4849. For those who do not want to purchase advance tickets, there will be plenty of tickets for everyone at the ticket window on Saturday. The fairgrounds charge $10.00 for parking.

Perris Auto Speedway is located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds at 18700 Lake Perris Drive in the City of Perris. The track website is http://www.perrisautospeedway.com/ and the office phone number is (951) 940-0134.

Chiaramonte would like to thank all his sponsors who have made his racing efforts possible. RTL Traffic Control, AM Ortega, Hyper Racing, Chop Design, Adams Motors, Hacienda Casa Blanca Fine Mexican Dining, Evil Plus Injection, King Racing Products, Tiner-Hirst Enterprises, and Keizer Wheels.

This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. You can contact him online at mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com or by calling (909) 226-7768.

 

 

FULLY RECOVERED FROM INJURIES SUFFERED LAST APRIL, SHANE SEXTON IS 100% FOR SATURDAY’S PERRIS OPENER

(Warner Springs, CA, February 20, 2024) On a pleasant spring night 10 months ago, “Shugah” Shane Sexton was involved in one of the wildest sprint car crashes in the 27-season history of Perris Auto Speedway. Despite climbing out of the car and walking back to his pit, something was not right. It turned out to be a broken back that plagued him for the rest of the year. This Saturday night, February 24th, the Avanti Doors and Windows USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series opens its 20th season, and Sexton, who is now fully recovered, will be back in action.

After coming from the back to finish second in the companion lightning sprint car main on the ill-fated night, Sexton’s wild crash took place during the running of the USAC/CRA main event. Coming off of turn two in the 30-lapper, Sexton tapped wheels with another car. While the other car continued to race down the back straightaway, Sexton’s #74B catapulted into a series of terrifying flips. At one point just past the middle of the back straight, his car was higher than the track billboards and was dangerously close to flying out of the ballpark. The missile finally came to a stop inside the track about half a straightaway from where it was launched.

Safety crews quickly arrived on the scene and began to help Sexton. Amazingly, the GAS Chassis built by his father Stan did its job of protecting the young driver. The car suffered little damage. Just as astonishing, Sexton climbed out of the car and sat down on the crash wall for a few minutes before walking back to his pit area. However, all was not well.

“I was surprised that he got out of the car as quickly as he did,” longtime Perris Auto Speedway infield announcer Chris Holt said after the frightening crash. “The car held up very well and suffered very little damage. But Shane was as white as a sheet. He was definitely shaken up.”

After a couple of nights of achy sleeping, the Warner Springs, California driver decided to go to the hospital to get checked out. It was there that he learned he had fractured his T3 and T5 vertebrae and compressed a couple of others. Surprisingly, that only knocked him out of action for five weeks before he climbed back into Mike Schweitzer’s lightning sprint at the Bakersfield Speedway where he finished 10th.

While he was quickly back in the lightning, he only raced eight other times before the season concluded. And he was not at 100%.

“It is pretty good,” Sexton confirmed when queried on how his back injury was doing earlier this week. “I do not wake up hurting anymore. I am pretty healed up. I would say I am back to 100%. Towards the end of last season, I was not 100% physically and mentally, really.”

Needless to say, like all racing drivers he wants to get back in his car and back in action. He is healed physically and mentally and he will enter the new season in better shape equipment wise as well. In addition, after suffering the back injury, he now has a CASM Safety shock absorbing seat mount system in his car to prevent another back injury.

“Coming into this year, we are the most prepared we have ever been at the beginning of the season in any type of racing I have done,” Sexton said. “That helps. It will be the same car as last season. This year we also have a complete backup ready to go. So, there will not be long droughts of not racing.”

“I am hoping to do the full USAC/CRA schedule, of course,” he offered when asked on how much he planned on competing this year. “I would love to do it, but it will be as much as the budget allows. We will be racing as much as we can. I do not think we will be doing any of the new series. Unless I get a ride in something else, the USAC series is what I will be racing.”

In addition to 410 sprint cars, Sexton has also made several starts and has been successful in lightning sprint cars over the past few seasons. When he has openings on his 410 schedule, he would be happy to jump in a lightning ride. If interested in having him steer a lightning sprint for you, contact him using his information at the top of this release.

Spectator gates to see “Shugah” and the other drivers in action on Saturday will open at 5:00 p.m. with racing at 7:00. Adult tickets for Saturday’s race are $30.00. Seniors 65 and over get in for $25.00. For kids 6-12 it is only $5.00 and children 5 and under are free. Advance tickets are available 24 hours a day online at https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/pas/7 or by calling 1-800-595-4849. For those who do not want to purchase advance tickets, there will be plenty of tickets for everyone at the ticket window on Saturday. The fairgrounds charge $10.00 for parking.

Perris Auto Speedway is located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds at 18700 Lake Perris Drive in the City of Perris. The track website is http://www.perrisautospeedway.com/ and the office phone number is (951) 940-0134.

Sexton’s father’s company, GAS Chassis, is sponsoring the Perris Auto Speedway Young Gun Sprint Car Series in 2024. It will reward the champion with a brand-new GAS Chassis at the end of the season. For more information or to order a GAS Sprint Car Chassis, call Stan Sexton at (619) 252-7686 or visit the GAS Chassis Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556527387746.

Sexton and the #74 team wish to extend their thanks to the following 2022 racing season partners. Gas Chassis, MPRE, Reel Technologies, Keys Brothers Racing, Sexton Fire Protection, Elite Powder Coating, Bill’s Jerky, Hot Dog Kustoms, Savage Racing, AG Sandcars, and Ron’s Tire and Brake. If you would like to be a part of this fun, upcoming team and gain exposure in 2024, please contact Shane Sexton at mailto:Shanesexton7@gmail.com or (619) 362-5921.

This release was produced by Scott Daloisio (909) 226-7768 or mailto:sdaloisiosprts@gmail.com

 

 

T&D Wholesale To Support Mildura Sprintcars

The upcoming round of the Sprintcar SA Southern Shootout Series at the B&S Earthworks Timmis Speedway at Mildura has received an added boost with an additional $3350 in prize money being added to the A-main courtesy of Tanya and Dave McFadden at T&D Wholesale.

The A-main was already paying $4000 to win so the additional money has been allocated further down the field with third place now paying $1750 (was $1500). The payout has then been increased in all positions from third on back, with positions 10 through to 20 in the A-main each receiving $500, an increase of $200 per driver.

“This is awesome news. To have Tanya and Dave from T&D Wholesale supporting this is a real boost. Dave will also be supporting the event as a car owner with Will Carroll so we can’t thank him enough for coming on board as a supporter of the Shootout Series” added Sprintcars SA Club President Adam Currie.

The Mildura round, which is also presented by The Gateway & Verde – Mildura, has attracted a field of 26 drivers from across Australia including Brock Hallett, Luke Dillon, Daniel Pestka, Ryan Newton, Ryan Jones, Will Carroll, Todd Moule, Adam King, Jackson Delamont and Chad Ely.

Sprintcars SA would like to thank the following corporate partners for their support of the 2023/24 Southern Shootout Series:

Whyalla Earthworks / Whyalla Mini Bins Pro 4x4 Revolution Racegear Clarend Transport One6 Industries Wide Open Clothing Co. The Gateway & Verde - Mildura Showtime Signs T&D Wholesale

 

 

2025 Chili Bowl Ticket Orders Begin March 6, 2024!

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (February 21, 2024) Barely done with one, and time to get ready for the next as all ticket orders for the 39th annual Chili Bowl Nationals powered by NOS Energy Drink will begin on Wednesday, March 6, 2024.

Starting at 9:00 A.M. (CT), renewal and new orders will begin. Seats will be sold in six, five, and four-day packages. Four-day tickets are $245, five-day tickets are $305, and tickets for the full event are $365, plus tax (8.517%) and shipping, which has been updated for the 2025 event. One to ten sets of tickets will be $10, 11 to 20 sets of tickets will be $12, with 21 sets or more being $15 to ship.

Domestic orders not held in Will Call will be sent via USPS Certified Mail. This is done after the Knoxville Nationals in August. Each order sent will require a signature upon arrival. All international orders will be kept in Will Call.

The offices of the Chili Bowl Nationals are open Monday-Friday from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. (CT). Again, all new orders, as well as renewals, begin at the same time. Current ticket holders will be sent a renewal form. Those can be returned to 1141 S. 83rd East Ave. Tulsa, OK 74112, or faxed to (918) 836-5517. Tickets can be purchased with Visa. MasterCard, Cash, Check, or Money Order. Orders will not be taken via email or social media.

All current ticket holders have until Wednesday, April 10, 2024, to renew their seats. The Chili Bowl Nationals does not automatically renew tickets.

All orders are processed by hand. All renewals are processed first, then changes are made to those accounts, and then new orders are done in the order they were received until all tickets are sold. New orders are done in the order they are received, starting with six-day orders, then five-day, then four-day.

If a Reserved Seat ticket cannot be obtained, Pit Passes will be on sale at the event and never sell out. The Pit Pass doubles as a General Admission pass and allows fans access to the back straightaway on a first-come, first-served basis. Pit Passes are not sold in advance.

The Chili Bowl Nationals does not sell tickets or Pit Passes online.

The 39th annual Chili Bowl Nationals takes place January 13-18, 2025, under the giant roof of the SageNet Center in Tulsa, Okla. Fans unable to attend the Chili Bowl Nationals can watch every lap live at http://www.floracing.com.

For continued updates on the Chili Bowl Nationals, fans can follow along on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram with @CBNationals. All official press, updates, and results on the Chili Bowl Nationals can be found online at http://www.chilibowl.com.

Quick Notes:

What: 39th annual Chili Bowl Nationals

When: January 13-18, 2025

Where: SageNet Center (Tulsa, Okla.)

Address: 4145 E 21st St, Tulsa, OK 74114

Ticket Information:

All Orders Begin: March 6, 2024

Deadline To Order: April 10, 2024

Four-Day: $245

Five-Day: $305

Six-Day: $356

Tax Rate: 8.517%

Shipping: $10 (1-10 sets); $12 (11-20 sets); $15 (21 sets or more)

Orders are not accepted via Email or Social Media

Ticket Office Info:

Open: Monday-Friday (9:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. CT)

Address: 1141 S. 83rd East Ave. Tulsa, OK 74112

Phone: (918) 838-3777

Fax: (918) 836-5517

Chili Bowl Online:

Website: http://www.chilibowl.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/chilibowlnationals

Twitter: (@cbnationals)

Official Hashtag: #ChiliBowl2025

Instagram: cbnationals

Chili Bowl Nationals Champions:

Year - Driver (Owner)

2024 - Logan Seavey (Kevin & Jordan Swindell/Curb/Bertrand)

2023 - Logan Seavey (Kevin & Jordan Swindell/Curb/Bertrand)

2022 - Tanner Thorson (Andy Reinbold)

2021 - Kyle Larson (Kyle Larson Openwheel)

2020 - Kyle Larson (Kyle Larson Openwheel, LLC-Mike Larson)

2019 - Christopher Bell (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian)

2018 - Christopher Bell (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian)

2017 - Christopher Bell (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian)

2016 - Rico Abreu (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian)

2015 - Rico Abreu (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian)

2014 - Bryan Clauson (Joe Dooling/Rusty Kunz/Curb Records)

2013 - Kevin Swindell (Swindell Motorsports/Curb Records)

2012 - Kevin Swindell (Swindell Motorsports/Curb Records)

2011 - Kevin Swindell (Swindell Motorsports/Curb Records)

2010 - Kevin Swindell (Swindell Motorsports/Curb Records)

2009 - Sammy Swindell (Swindell Motorsports/Curb Records)

2008 - Damion Gardner (Jason Leffler)

2007 - Tony Stewart (Tony Stewart Motorsports)

2006 - Tim McCreadie (Steve Smith)

2005 - Tracy Hines (Wilke - Pak)

2004 - Cory Kruseman (Andy Bondio)

2003 - Dan Boorse (Dan Boorse)

2002 - Tony Stewart (Keith Kunz)

2001 - Jay Drake (Keith Kunz)

2000 - Cory Kruseman (Andy Bondio)

1999 - Dan Boorse (Dan Boorse)

1998 - Sammy Swindell (Pete Willoughby)

1997 - Billy Boat (John Lawson)

1996 - Sammy Swindell (Rusty Kunz / Jay McKinnie)

1995 - Donnie Beechler (Zarounian Motorsports)

1994 - Andy Hillenburg (Keith Kunz / Rusty Kunz)

1993 - Dave Blaney (Ralph Potter)

1992 - Sammy Swindell (Dave Ellis)

1991 - Lealand McSpadden (Andy Bondio)

1990 - John Heydenreich (Tony Finley)

1989 - Sammy Swindell (Jack Runyon)

1988 - Scott Hatton (Jerry Hatton)

1987 - Rich Vogler (Bob Lowe)

O’Reilly Auto Parts Race of Champions: Logan Seavey (2024), Spencer Bayston (2023), Justin Grant (2022), Christopher Bell (2021 and 2020), Tanner Thorson (2019 and 2016), Chad Boat (2018), Kyle Larson (2017 and 2014), Sammy Swindell (2015, 2012, 2011, 2009), Kevin Swindell (2013), Brad Loyet (2010)

Trade Show: A long-standing tradition at the Chili Bowl, the Trade Show, which is open to the public each day (Monday through Saturday), is free of charge. All variety of racing products, apparel, and more is available with well over 100 vendors. The Trade Show still has space available. Anyone looking to be a part of the Trade Show can contact the Chili Bowl office at 918-838-3777. The Trade Show covers approximately 20,000 square feet.

 

 

Berco Redwood/ Berry Lumber becomes new Placerville Speedway title sponsor

Placerville, CA...Placerville Speedway is excited to welcome Berco Redwood/ Berry Lumber as its new title sponsor this season.

The El Dorado County Fairgrounds venue is entering its 59th season of competition and year number nine under the leadership of Promoters Scott Russell and Kami Arnold of RMI.

Since opening in 1965 the high-banked, red-clay bullring has been a favorite among fans throughout Northern California and is just a short drive up the hill from the capital city of Sacramento.

Berco Redwood/ Berry Lumber will also be presenting sponsor of the Nor*Cal Posse Shootout/ Legends Weekend on Saturday and Sunday August 31st and September 1st. The much-anticipated event on Labor Day weekend will showcase Winged 360 Sprint Cars and the High Sierra Industries Wingless Sprints each night.

Visits by the High Limit Winged 410 Sprint Cars, the USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midgets, the Sprint Car Challenge Tour, the NARC 410 Sprint Cars and more dot the schedule for what is sure to be a memorable year at the quarter-mile.

“We’re really looking forward to the season ahead and thrilled to have Berco Redwood/ Berry Lumber come on board as our new title sponsor at Placerville Speedway,” said Promoter Scott Russell. “Tim Berry and his company have been great supporters of motorsports, along with offering high quality products and services. We hope all the fans and teams will support Berco Redwood/ Berry Lumber whenever possible.”

For over 40 years, Berco Redwood has been providing building materials for decks, fences, patio covers and landscape projects throughout Northern California. In addition to lumber, they have the connectors, hardware, finishes and advice on how to best use them for your needs. To learn more about the company simply visit https://www.bercoredwood.com/

Whether you are a contractor or a homeowner, Berry Lumber has the building products you need for your job, large or small. Berry Lumber is a full service, drive-thru lumber yard that has easy access from Auburn Boulevard. In addition to high-quality products, you'll also find unbeatable service. To learn more visit https://www.berrylumber.com/

As we prepare for the 2024 campaign make sure to lock up your Placerville Speedway season tickets to catch all the action! To acquire your season pass simply click https://www.placervillespeedway.com/_files/ugd/3b0a6c_564049e410a34b93a0bd8ee004067c08.pdf

For those who can’t make it to the track, CaliDirt.TV will provide live flag-to-flag coverage of every Placerville Speedway point race this season. The live streaming service also includes each event with the Sprint Car Challenge Tour. Fans can purchase through a cost savings monthly membership or on a per race basis via https://calidirt.tv/

The Placerville Speedway is located on the beautiful El Dorado County Fairgrounds in Placerville, California. Take Hwy US-50 to Forni Road/Placerville Drive exit. Then go north on Placerville Drive to the Fairgrounds. The physical address is 100 Placerville Dr., Placerville, CA 95667. For more information on the Placerville Speedway log onto http://www.placervillespeedway.com

 

 

“KAMIKAZE” KOMISARSKI ENTERS CHILDREN’S DREAM FUND 50
February 21, 2024 – Bobby “The Kamikaze” Komisarski confirmed today that he will be participating in the Children’s Dream Fund 50’ March 2 at Citrus County Speedway in Inverness, Florida. The co-sanctioned event between the Must See Racing Sprint Series presented by Perfit-Parts and the BG Products Southern Sprint Car Shootout Series will pay the winner of the event $10,000. The event is aimed at bringing awareness to the Children's Dream Fund Organization.

Komisarski, nicknamed the “Kamikaze” due to his hard charging driving style, will be behind the wheel of the Vicki and Gene Fogle owned White Hare Racing entry. The team will be making their first-ever Florida appearance.

The Dayton, Ohio resident had a career year in 2023 with Must See Racing. He found himself on the podium on two occasions. He was leading at Berlin Raceway until he surrendered the lead late in the race. At the series finale in Plymouth, Indiana, he was running second to Davey Hamilton Jr. before the rear end broke on the final lap. He ultimately finished sixth in that race.

“When I saw the announcement about the ‘Children’s Dream Fund 50’ I was excited” explains Komisarski. “Any reason to get out of the cold in Ohio is a good reason. I think both series coming together is great. There is already a stacked field if you look at the list of drivers entered. It’s gonna be great for the drivers and fans. I can’t wait to get down there.”

“I’ve never been to Citrus County Speedway. I’ve been watching videos online. I’m just trying to get a good idea of the track. We’re gonna try to make it down for the Friday practice. That should help us out a lot. That’s gonna be a big help. It looks like a great Saturday night bullring short track. I’m looking forward to it. It falls into our wheelhouse of nice little bullrings.”

“I think qualifying is gonna be the most important thing. You’re gonna have to stay out of traffic and get clean air. White Hare Racing always brings me a great car. Every time I strap in, it’s ready to go. Qualifying is gonna be very important as far as how the race plays out. We got a lot better qualifying last year towards the end of the year. I’m excited to start the season off down there in Florida.”

“At the end of the day this race is for a good cause. I love it. I wish there were more races like it. One of our sponsors, Feed My Starving Children, gives back to the community. Giving back to the community and racing doesn’t get any better than that. We do a reverse sponsorship. We donate our winnings back to them. They make meals. We have participated in it as a team. We make meals and send them back to them to give to the children. I hope we pack the house and can help the Children's Dream Fund.”

“Honestly, just being back with the guys again is what I’m looking forward to. Great weather, great group of guys, you’re not gonna find a more stacked field anywhere. It’s the best of the best. If we have a good finish, get through it unscathed, and have fun, I’ll be happy. I’m looking forward to the event and can’t wait to get down there” concluded Komisarski.

 

 

Schaeffer’s Specialized Lubricants Western PA Speedweek presented by J.S. Bova Excavating

More Than $100,000 in Cash and Contingencies to be Awarded in 2024

The Schaeffer’s Specialized Lubricants Western PA Speedweek presented by J.S. Bova Excavating is proud to announce that over $100,00 in cash, bonus prizes, contingency awards, and product giveaways will be distributed during this summer’s five-race miniseries slated to take place from Wednesday, May 29th through Sunday, June 2nd. A pair of $4,000 to win shows, point fund payout of $13,500, and added bonuses highlight the destination week of racing that is remarkably ready to commence on its fourth consecutive year of racing.

The previously announced ‘Jean Lynch Classic presented by Rustler Sales & Service’ on Friday, May 31st at Lernerville Speedway will service as the cornerstone race paying $4,000 to win, $350 to start with additional money being spread to the 2nd and 3rd positions.

Sharon Speedway will host Western PA Speedweek the following night on Saturday, June 1st and offer up another $4,000 top prize, while also paying $450 to start with additional money spread through the middle of the field.

The remaining three nights of racing (Michaels Mercer Raceway on Wednesday, May 29th; Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway on Thursday, May 30th; Tri City Raceway Park on Sunday, June 2nd) will pay $3,500 to win and $300 to start. Additionally, all five nights of Western PA Speedweek wil linclude extra money on the line through various awards, bonuses and giveaways detailed further below.

A huge thank you goes out to Fox’s Pizza Den of Mercer for contributing an extra $100 to the 2nd place prize money each night.

For a second consecutive year the Western PA Speedweek point fund will pay out a total of $13,500 with $3,000 going to the champion. As has become customary, the point fund is fully guaranteed as long as three or more races are completed.

SPEEDWEEK POINT FUND ($13,500 total): 1st-$3,000; 2nd-$2,500; 3rd-$2,000; 4th-$1,500; 5th-$1,000; 6th-$900; 7th-$800; 8th-$700; 9th-$600; 10th-$500

A plethora of nightly awards and giveaways are also on the card each night. As we’ve done each of the past three years, the quick time and hard charger awards will pay a “minimum” nightly amount with $1,000 allotted for each over the course of the week. The final nightly award will be that $1,000 amount divided by the number of races completed. The hard luck award will split $250 across the number of finished races.

$200 QUICK TIME award presented by The Knox Bakery
$200 HARD CHARGER award presented by Rustler Sales & Service
$50 HARD LUCK award presented by Pittsburgh Racing Now

New to Western PA Speedweek in 2024 will be the nightly McCandless Ford ‘BONUS BUCKS’ drawing presented by Bill McCandless Ford/McCandless Ford Meadville. A random draw will take place in victory lane each night with a whopping $500 being sent home with one lucky driver. All feature finishers from 6th place through 24th place on that given night will be eligible for the draw.

Our good friends from Lockhart Raceway will again be offering the ‘JACKPOT AWARD’ paying $100 each night to the highest finisher that has the track logo displayed on their top wing. Decals will be available for pickup each night at pill draw.

Western PA Speedweek on behalf of Hoosier Tire Mid Atlantic will be awarding one certificate each night for a free Hoosier tire. This random draw will take place during the driver’s meeting, and all teams maintaining perfect attendance up through that evening will be eligible.

The Dirt Network has graciously returned as a sponsor of the ‘WEEK LONG HARD CHARGER’ award paying $500 to the persevering driver that passes the most cars during feature racing over the course of the week.

2024 Western PA Speedweek Schedule
- Wednesday, May 29th @ Michaels Mercer Raceway
- Thursday, May 30th @ Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway
- Friday, May 31st @ Lernerville Speedway
- Saturday, June 1st @ Sharon Speedway
- Sunday, June 2nd @ Tri City Raceway Park

Speedweek Point Fund ($13,500 total)
1-$3,000; 2-$2,500; 3-$2,000; 4-$1,500; 5-$1,000; 6-$900; 7-$800; 8-$700; 9-$600; 10-$500

Friday Night Payout
1-$4,000; 2-$2,000; 3-$1,500; 4-$1,000; 5-$800; 6-$700; 7-$600; 8-$550; 9-$500; 10-$450; 11-$425; 12-$400; 13-$375; 14-$375; 15-$375; 16-$350; 17-$350; 18-$350; 19-350; 20-$350; 21-$350; 22-$350; 23-$350; 24-$350; Tow-$100

Saturday Night Payout
1-$4,000; 2-$1,600; 3-$1,200; 4-$1,000; 5-$800; 6-$700; 7-$600; 8-$575; 9-$550; 10-$500; 11-$475; 12-$450; 13-$425; 14-$400; 15-$375; 16-$350; 17-$350; 18-$350; 19-350; 20-$350; 21-$350; 22-$350; 23-$350; 24-$350; Tow-$100

Wednesday/Thursday/Sunday Payout
1-$3,500; 2-$1,600; 3-$1,200; 4-$1,000; 5-$800; 6-$700; 7-$600; 8-$550; 9-$500; 10-$450; 11-$420; 12-$400; 13-$370; 14-$360; 15-$350; 16-$340; 17-$330; 18-$320; 19-310; 20-$300; 21-$300; 22-$300; 23-$300; 24-$300; Tow-$100

A full PDF copy of the driver handout can be downloaded HERE.

Spring will be here and gone before you know it with already less than 100 days left until Western PA Speedweek begins. Start making your plans now to attend all five nights of speedweek beginning with the Wednesday kickoff to summer at Michaels Mercer Raceway!

Western PA Speedweek is brought to you by Schaeffer’s Specialized Lubricants together with J.S. Bova Excavating along with the support of Bill McCandless Ford, Bowl-O-Drome Family Bowling Center, Classic Ink USA, Hobaugh’s Auto Parts, Kistler Racing Products, The Knox Bakery, Lockhart Raceway, McClung Auto Body, Mobile Bail Bonds, Rustler Sales & Service, Superior Interiors Dustless Hardwood Refinishing, Rod Squad Fishing Charters, Pittsburgh Racing Now, Hoosier Tire Mid Atlantic, The Dirt Network, Fox’s Pizza Den of Mercer, 724 Media, and the A-Main Podcast.

For additional information pertaining to driver questions or interested sponsors, please contact Tyler Beichner by call or text at (814) 221-1712 or email at westernpaspeedweek@gmail.com.

 

 

Dominic Scelzi Back With Roth Motorsports for High Limit Racing Event in Georgia Following Florida Doubleheader

Inside Line Promotions - TAMPA, Fla. (Feb. 21, 2024) - Dominic Scelzi is returning to a Roth Motorsports No. 83 sprint car this weekend for a High Limit Racing event at Golden Isles Speedway.

The Deuces Wild two-night show runs Thursday and Saturday at the dirt oval in Waynesville, Ga.

"I know I've never raced in Georgia, but I don't think I've ever even been to Georgia," Scelzi said. "My goal is to make the dash both nights and run inside the top 10 both nights. I have a lot of confidence going in and I feel comfortable."

Scelzi joined Roth Motorsports last week when he filled in for James McFadden during the High Limit Racing opening event hosted by East Bay Raceway Park. The Battle at the Bay marked Scelzi's first time competing at the track.

"Our results didn't show how good we were, but we had really good speed," he said. "I think the hardest thing jumping in something new, especially racing with a lot of good guys, is getting yourself up to speed as fast as you can. We didn't do as good of a job in qualifying as we hoped the first night."

Scelzi timed in 12 th quickest in his group a week ago Monday. He gained a position to finish fifth in a heat race, earning a lock-in position into the main event.

"To be able to get by Brent Marks on the start and get us into the feature was a huge part of the success of the night," he said. "In the feature we threw some things at it that made me comfortable. I felt we were a top-10 car, but I just wasn't able to break into the top 10 by the time the race ended."

Scelzi's run from 20 th to 12 th was tied for the second-most positions gained.

The event concluded the following night, when Scelzi qualified fourth quickest in his group out of more than 25 competitors.

"We hot lapped a lot better and qualified a lot better," he said. "We ran well in the heat race and our second-place finish got us into the dash. We were as fast as Brad (Sweet) in the dash, but the bottom got sped up and we got passed to end third."

Scelzi overcame early trouble when a competitor ran into him, damaging the nose wing. After a couple of visits to the work area, he rallied from the back of the pack to garner a 13th-place result.

"In the feature we got run over right away," he said. "We were able to fix the nose wing and drive up through there to finish 13th. It wasn't what we wanted, but to recover and pass the amount of good cars we did was great."

QUICK RESULTS -

Feb. 12 - East Bay Raceway Park near Tampa, Fla. - Qualifying: 12; Heat race: 5 (6); Feature: 12 (20).

Feb. 13 - East Bay Raceway Park near Tampa, Fla. - Qualifying: 4; Heat race: 2 (2); Dash: 3 (2); Feature: 13 (3).

SEASON STATS -

2 races, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 0 top 10s, 2 top 15s, 2 top 20s

UP NEXT -

Thursday and Saturday at Golden Isles Speedway in Waynesville, Ga., for the Deuces Wild with High Limit Racing

MEDIA LINKS -

Website: http://www.GaryScelziMotorsports.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Scelzi41

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT - Roth Motorsports

Roth Motorsports is a championship winning sprint car team formed in 1992 by Dennis and Teresa Roth. For more information, visit http://www.RothMotorsports83.com .

"A huge thanks goes to Dennis and Teresa Roth and Todd and Brent Ventura for the opportunities they've given me over the years," Scelzi said. "It has been great to work with Roth Motorsports both driving for their team as well as having them support Scelzi Motorsports."

Scelzi would like to thank Red Rose Transportation, Inc., Scelzi Enterprises, Whipple Superchargers, System 1, Fuel Delivery Services, Inc., Red Line Oil, FK Rod Ends, Schoenfeld Headers, Roth Motorsports, K&N Filters, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, NAPA Auto Parts, Todd Jorgensen, Sparco, Allstar Performance, Meridian Steel, Auto Meter, Kenny's Components and Worldwide Bearings for their continued support.

 

 

Ashton Torgerson Scores Pair of Top-5’s at Steffey Memorial

PETERSEN MEDIA- Getting back to his roots over the weekend, Ashton Torgerson climbed back aboard the family owned Micro 600 and picked up a pair of Top-5 finishes as he now turns his attention to the family owned Sprint Car this Saturday night.

Checking in at Adobe Mountain Speedway for the Steffey Memorial over the weekend, Torgerson competed in Non-Winged Outlaws action on Friday night and picked up a second-place finish before bolting the wing on Saturday night and finishing fourth.

Friday night, the younger of the Torgerson brothers opened the weekend up by drawing the pole for his heat race in Non-Winged Outlaws action. Getting the jump when the race came to life, Torgerson never looked back as he picked up the win and moved into the feature event.

Lining up on the front row of the feature, Torgerson settled into second as the race came to life. Battling hard with fellow micro ace, Michael Faccinto, the duo put on an exciting show as they were very strong out front.

Unable to get by Faccinto and contend for the win, Torgerson settled for second as he turned his attention to winged action on Saturday night and also took part in Non-Winged ‘A’ Class competition.

Hopping in his brothers No. 88 entry in ‘A’ Class festivities, Torgerson went from sixth to fifth in his heat race before advancing from third to win the ‘B’ and ultimately finishing 13th in the feature event.

Winged Outlaw action saw Torgerson time in second quick in time trials, before finishing second in his heat race. Moving into the pole shuffle, Torgerson’s fourth place finish put him in the second row of the Steffey Memorial finale.

Settling into the fourth position when the race came to life, Torgerson did have an early misstep that saw him slip back to fifth on the sixth lap. With passing extremely tough on the final night of the two-day show, Torgerson spent much of the race trying to work his way back into fourth.

Battling hard, Torgerson was able to make his move back into fourth on the 21st lap. Maintaining the position for the final four laps, Torgerson capped his weekend off with a fourth-place finish.

BY THE NUMBERS: Starts- 9, Wins- 1, Top 5’s- 3, Top 10’s- 3

ON TAP: Ashton Torgerson will turn his attention to winged sprint car racing this weekend as he will travel to Marysville Raceway on Saturday night.

STAY CONNECTED: Stay connected with Torgerson Racing on Facebook, and @TorgersonRacing on Twitter.

 

 

Heser Auto & Detailing Offering Bonuses to Wyffels Hybrids RaceSaver Sprint Cars Presented by Heser Auto & Detailing Division at Jackson Motorplex This Season

Inside Line Promotions - JACKSON, Minn. (Feb. 20, 2024) - Heser Auto & Detailing will be a large supporter and the presenting sponsor of the Wyffels Hybrids RaceSaver Sprint Cars presented by Heser Auto & Detailing division at Jackson Motorplex this season.

Heser Auto & Detailing - a family owned business since 1996 - specializes in detailing and used vehicle sales. It is located only one mile from Jackson Motorplex, which will host the Wyffels Hybrids RaceSaver Sprint Cars presented by Heser Auto & Detailing division five times this year.

The five-race champion will receive the Wyffels Cup as well as a $1,000 bonus courtesy of Heser Auto & Detailing, which is also adding a $1,000 bonus for the highest finisher in combined points at Jackson Motorplex and Huset's Speedway in Brandon, S.D.

The Wyffels Hybrids RaceSaver Sprint Cars presented by Heser Auto & Detailing division shows at Jackson Motorplex are May 24, July 12, July 26 and Aug. 15-16 as a part of the 46 th annual FENDT Jackson Nationals. The Wyffels Hybrids RaceSaver Sprint Cars presented by Heser Auto & Detailing feature winner on Aug. 16 will earn $2,500.

MEDIA LINKS -

Website: http://www.JacksonMotorplex.com

X: http://www.twitter.com/JacksonMotorplx

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/JacksonMotorplex

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacksonmotorplex/

JACKSON MOTORPLEX -

Jackson Motorplex is a 4/10-mile dirt oval located in Jackson, Minn. It hosts special events from May through August, including races with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series, Midwest Power Series, Midwest Sprint Touring Series and more. For more information, visit http://www.JacksonMotorplex.com .

 

Kaleb Johnson Eager for New Experiences With a Busy Racing Schedule Planned in 2024

Inside Line Promotions - SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Feb. 20, 2024) - Kaleb Johnson will branch out to several new tracks this year as he continues to build his sprint car program.

The only points racing planned is the 410ci winged sprint car division at Huset's Speedway in Brandon, S.D.

"This year we want to race wherever we want," he said. "We're only focusing on Huset's weekly and our goal is to travel to some different places and get me and the team more experience. It'll be a lot of World of Outlaws stuff in the middle of the summer.

"Consistency and qualifying are the main things at Huset's. I thought we had a really good year at Huset's in 2022. Last year it was frustrating and disappointing. A lot of things happened out of our control that dampened our season. We're excited to return to Huset's this year and take a step forward with consistency."

In addition to the weekly competition at the high-banked oval, Johnson is increasing his percentage of 410 shows in the season plan.

"I think I have a total of 64 races and about 16 or 17 are 360 shows so we'll do close to 50 410 shows," he said. "We want to work on building our 410 program and taking another step forward in 2024 with not only more 410 races, but a lot of big shows."

Another emphasis is venturing to at least a half dozen new tracks this year.

"Toward the end of the year we're going to Riverside International Speedway for an ASCS show," Johnson said. "It's something I'm really looking forward to. We're excited to get to different tracks. The last few years I've raced the same handful of tracks. If I want to get better I need to race at different tracks and with different competition."

The planned kickoff to the season is a month away as Johnson will head to Oklahoma for ASCS Sooner Region races on March 22 at Thunderbird Raceway in Muskogee and March 23 at Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa.

"I'm looking forward to getting back in the car and turning some laps," he said. "It'll be fun to head south for the weekend to get a busy season underway."

UP NEXT -

March 22 at Thunderbird Raceway in Muskogee, Okla., and March 23 at Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., with the ASCS Sooner Region

MEDIA LINKS -

Website: http://www.kalebjohnsonracing.com/

X: https://twitter.com/Kaleb___Johnson

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KalebJohnsonRacing22

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT - Oddson Underground, Inc.

Oddson Underground, Inc., of Windom, Minn., is a family owned business established in 1998. The business is an underground utility contractor that handles the installation of fiber optic, water, sewer, power, geothermal and other underground services. For more information, visit http://www.oddsonunderground.com .

"We're excited to have Oddson Underground return to our team this year," Johnson said. "They came on board with us in a pretty big way a couple of years ago and we're looking forward to continuing our partnership with them."

Johnson would like to thank Merle Johnson Farm Toys, Oddson Underground, Inc., Folkens Brothers Trucking, Blondie Motorsports, Construction Products & Consultants, GRP Motorsports, Innovative Design/Sletten Properties, Cressman Sanitation, State Bank of Fairmont, AB Custom Construction, Specialized Caulking Sealants, The Minnesota Mafia, Guaranteed Rate-Mike Brudigan Home Loans, The Ron Weber Team, David Kramer Drywall, Big Al's Diecast, Heartland Properties, Dave's Lawn Care & Landscaping, TL Racing, Hepfner Racing Products, TJ Forged Wheels, Howe Motorsports, Moyle Racing Engines, Forged in Dirt and Team DGRD for their continued support.


 

Mildura Set For A Sprintcar Shootout

This Saturday night (February 24) the 410ci Sprintcars will take to the revamped B&S Earthworks Timmis Speedway in Mildura for the first time as the Sprintcars SA Southern Shootout Series rolls into Mildura with 26 drivers from across Australia currently nominated. Not only will it be the first time that Sprintcars have raced the new configeration, it will be the first open Sprintcar event since the Col Beasley Classic in 2017, when Jamie Veal drove to victory.

This weekend will be the first time that a round of the Southern Shootout Series has been conducted outside of South Australia and the event is being proudly presented by The Gateway & Verde – Mildura.

The current line-up includes some of the best Sprintcar drivers and teams in Australia with the likes of former Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic Champion Brock Hallett, current series points leader Luke Dillon, current South Australian Champion Matt Egel, 2023 Battle of the Bridge winner and four-time National 360ci Champion Ryan Jones, former SRA Series and Victorian State Champion Daniel Pestka and Queensland Champion Ryan Newton among the star-studded nomination list.

Joining the drivers already mentioned will be leading South Australians Chad Ely, who is former Australian 360ci Champion, Loxton’s Keke Falland, Lachlan McDonough, Current Australian 360ci Champ Mark Caruso, Steven Caruso, Terry Pitt, Mike Fox, Mount Gambier based rookie Parker Scott and former Mildura resident Corey Sandow.

In addition to Brock Hallett and Ryan Newton, who will be substituting in the Colin McQuinn owned Chief Racing #V6 for Cam Waters who will be in action at Bathurst, several other interstate drivers will take in the Sprintcars SA sanctioned event including Young (NSW) resident Jackson Delamont. Additional Victorian entries include Portland’s Adam King, former SRA feature winner Ash Cook, Brett Smith, Todd Moule, rookie Jacob Pitcher and Warrnambool’s Will Carroll, who will drive the #NT25 for car owner Dave McFadden.

Local Mildura residents Jason Bolitho, Jay Brown and Lloyd Bahr will also be out to impress in front of their local sponsors and fans.

The event format will see hot laps, time trials, a single round of heat races, a dash / shootout, a B-Main and the all important Sprintcars SA Southern Shootout $4,000 to win A-Main.

Event information: Saturday February 24, 2024 - B&S Earthworks Timmis Speedway, Mildura:

Gates open - 4:30pm

Pit party from 4:30-5:30pm

Hot Laps & Time Trials from 6pm

Racing from 7pm

2023/24 Sprintcars SA Southern Shootout Series Summary:

Revolution Racegear Quick Time Awards – S81 Luke Dillon (2), S98 Chad Ely

Wide Open Clothing Co. / One6 Industries Heat Winners – S98 Chad Ely, T7 Tim Hutchins, N55 Jessie Attard, S3 Ben Morris, S24 Ricky Maiolo, S7 Terry Pitt, Q5 Brock Hallett, T22 Jock Goodyer, N48 Jackson Delamont.

Showtime Signs Shootout Winners – S81 Luke Dillon, USA9 Chase Randall, Q5 Brock Hallett.

A-Main Winners – T22 Jock Goodyer (2), S81 Luke Dillon

Double Points “Joker” Players– S4 Lisa Walker, S38 Lachy McDonough, V43 Corey Sandow, S52 Matt Egel, 57 Robert Heard, S72 Max Vidau, S78 Keke Falland, S81 Luke Dillon, S98 Chad Ely.

Sprintcars SA Southern Shootout Series Points (Top 10) – 1. S81 Luke Dillon 845, 2. S52 Matt Egel 760, 3. S98 Chad Ely 594, 4. S78 Keke Falland 590, 5. S4 Lisa Walker 552, 6. S38 Lachy McDonough 550, 7. V43 Corey Sandow 524, 8. T22 Jock Goodyer 500, 9. A1 Lachlan McHugh 390, 10. USA87 Aaron Reutzel 390.

Sprintcars SA would like to thank the following corporate partners for their support of the 2023/24 Southern Shootout Series:

Whyalla Earthworks / Whyalla Mini Bins
Pro 4x4
Revolution Racegear
Clarend Transport
One6 Industries
Wide Open Clothing Co.
The Gateway & Verde - Mildura
Showtime Signs

 

 

ADEMA EXCITED ABOUT FIRST MUST SEE RACING START IN CHILDREN’S DREAM FUND 50

February 20, 2024 – Veteran Florida pavement sprint car driver Scotty Adema is yet another entrant who has confirmed he will be a participant in the March 2 ‘Children’s Dream Fund 50’. The Citrus County Speedway event will pay $10,000 to win and will be co-sanctioned between the Must See Racing Sprint Series Presented by Perfit-Parts and the BG Products Southern Sprint Car Shootout Series. Adema will be driving for Charlie Norman Motorsports and will be a teammate with Troy DeCaire.

When Adema heard the announcement that MSR would be co-sanctioning with the SSSS, it was music to his ears, as he already had plans to compete with MSR in 2024.

“Actually, when I heard the announcement, I was pretty excited” explained Adema. “It would be good practice. Charlie Norman Motorsports, Chaz Hambling, and Danielle Webb had planned to go up north and run MSR maybe five to six shows this year.

“Our only apprehension was running the American Racer Tire. That problem got solved when the Southern Sprints switched to the American Racer. So we were gonna get some experience on that. I’ve known Jim Hanks, the owner of Must See Racing, for years. I’ve had a good repour with him. It was kind of a good deal. Everything just came together for our future plans of racing with some of those guys. We plan on running the MSR season opener at Sandusky.”

“My son Ryan was originally gonna run this race, making it a three-car effort. But He’ll probably sit this one out. He’s still a little hurt from his big wreck at Showtime. It kinda knocked the wind out of him. He’s still gonna be there helping us.”

“We definitely appreciate the Southern Sprint Car Shootout Series, Must See Racing, Citrus County Speedway, and especially JJ Dutton for giving us the chance to race for this kind of money. The last time we raced for a purse like this was probably the 2007 Florida 400.”

“I think we showed we can run up front at Citrus County during the Sandi DeCaire Classic in November. We were fighting fuel pick up issues. We had zero practice. We went able to tinker with the car over two days of practice. We threw everything at it but the kitchen sink. We started fourteenth in the feature. Up until the last restart we running as high as fourth or fifth. We wound up sixth. That was a stacked field for down here.”

“A lot of these guys that are coming down for this race I’ve run with before. Some of the older ones I’ve raced with twenty years ago. Its gonna be interesting. Usually, it’s us driving out of state to run places they frequent. They know their tracks inside and out. Now it’s kind of a reverse role here. Now we have a track with a lot of quirks. I’m not gonna get into what those quirks are, because that’s the Florida guy’s advantage. It will be interesting to see that role reversal.”

“I think a lot of the northern guys are gonna bring a lot of speed. But down here, we don’t have any grip. I’ve raced at some of the tracks up north that they say don’t have grip. They don’t know what no grip means until they get down to Florida. It will be interesting to see that dynamic of what they consider no grip.” “You couldn’t ask for a better cause to race for. The best thing about it is that it affects the children. I’m a big supporter of the St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital and their system. This kind of follows along that same line. What even makes it a double bonus is we have a racer in the field (JJ Dutton) who necessitated this charity and knows it. It shows the racing community how we band together” concluded Adema.

 

 

PERRIS HOSTS 250TH USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR RACE AT SATURDAY SEASON OPENER
By Lance Jennings

FEBRUARY 19, 2024... The Avanti Windows & Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Cars will open their 2024 season this Saturday, February 24th, at Perris Auto Speedway. Promoted by Don Kazarian, the 250th “home track” event will also feature the PAS Senior Sprint Cars, GAS Chassis PAS Young Gun Sprint Cars, PASSCAR Super Stocks, and PASSCAR Street Stocks. Located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds at 18700 Lake Perris Drive in Perris, California, the Spectator Gates will open at 5:00pm and racing at "America's Premier Dirt Track" will start at 7:00pm. For more event information, visit the track’s website at perrisautospeedway.com or call 951.940.0134. Race fans are encouraged to support the race track and watch the races in person. USAC/CRA shows at Perris Auto Speedway WILL NOT be live streamed and beware of scammers.

NOTE: The March 2nd race that was originally scheduled at Cocopah Speedway (near Yuma, Arizona), has been moved to March 23rd.

NOTICE TO RACERS:
- ALL RACERS MUST PURCHASE THEIR USAC LICENSE / MEMBERSHIPS ONLINE PRIOR TO THE EVENT AT USACRACING.COM OR USACLICENSE.COM. (If racers have a membership question, contact Julie Tanaka at julietanaka@aol.com.)
- ENTRY FEE: There is an entry fee due at registration / pill pick.
- TRANSPONDERS: Transponders ARE MANDATORY and will be available to rent.
- ONE WAY RADIOS / RACECEIVERS: One way radios ARE MANDATORY.
- FRONT AXLE TETHER SYSTEMS: Front axle tether systems (2-Chassis, 1-King Pin to King Pin) ARE MANDATORY.
- FULL CONTAINMENT SEATS: Full containment seats ARE MANDATORY.
- COCKPIT ADJUSTABLE SHOCKS: Cockpit adjustable shocks ARE ALLOWED.
- RULE BOOK: The series rule book is online at usacracing.com.

Since March 6, 2004, the Lake Perris Fairgrounds has held 249 AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Car events and forty-three different drivers have claimed victory. “The Demon” Damion Gardner leads all drivers with 51 “home track” series wins and Nic Faas set the 1-lap track record of 15.833 on February 25, 2012. The complete Perris USAC/CRA win list is at the end of this release.

On the strength of eight victories, “The Pride of Garden Grove” Brody Roa (Garden Grove, California) won last year’s championship. Driving the Tom & Christy Dunkel / BR Performance owned #17R Inland Rigging / Dunkel Farms DRC, Roa also posted one Woodland Auto Display Fast Time Award, five heat race victories, one In Memory of Jim and Chet Gardner Hard Charger Award, fourteen top-5 finishes, fifteen top-10 finishes, and 194 feature laps led to his credit. Currently ranked fourth with 21 career victories, Brody has announced that he will spend more time with his family and plans to run a limited schedule for May Motorsports.

Tommy “Thunder” Malcolm (Corona, California) claimed second in the USAC/CRA point standings. Racing Dino Napier’s #5X Indiana Truck Salvage / B&B Powder Coating Maxim, Malcolm had three feature wins, one Woodland Auto Display Fast Time Award, six heat race victories, one In Memory of Jim & Chet Gardner Hard Charger Award, nine top-5 finishes, thirteen top-10 finishes, and 95 feature laps led on the year. Tommy “Thunder” will have his sights on starting his championship bid with a victory this Saturday night.

“The Big Game Hunter” Austin Williams (Yorba Linda, California) placed third in the USAC/CRA championship standings. Piloting the family owned #2 Digalert / Ramona Duck Club DRC, Williams recorded two heat race victories, one In Memory of Jim & Chet Gardner Hard Charger Award, eight top-5 finishes, eleven top-10 finishes, and 32 feature laps led to his credit. With eleven career triumphs, Austin will be one of the favorites to watch behind the wheel of Tom & Christy Dunkel’s #17W Inland Rigging / Dunkel Farms DRC.

“The Cadillac” Cody Williams (Corona, California) ran fourth in the chase for the championship. The owner/driver of the #44 WC Friend Company / Trench Shoring DRC recorded six Woodland Auto Display Fast Time Awards, two heat race victories, five top-5 finishes, nine top-10 finishes, and three feature laps led on the season. “The Cadillac” has three career wins and will have his sights on the season opening victory at the Lake Perris Fairgrounds.

A.J. Bender (San Diego, California) ranked fifth in the USAC/CRA championship points. Racing the family owned #21 Bender Pool & Spa / Schweitzer Racing DRC, Bender had six heat race victories, one In Memory of Jim & Chet Gardner Hard Charger Award, five top-5 finishes, and ten top-10 finishes in the campaign. The 2022 USAC Western States Midget Rookie of the Year will be looking to claim his first USAC/CRA victory at the PAS!

Among the other drivers expected to be in action are “Chargin” Charles Davis Jr., Logan Calderwood, Grant Sexton, Verne Sweeney, R.J. Johnson, Logan Williams, Chris Gansen, “The Gunslinger” Austin Grabowski, Brent Owens, James Turnbull II, Matt McCarthy, Eddie Tafoya Jr., Jeff Dyer, Tom Dunkel, Kyle Edwards, “Shugah” Shane Sexton, and more.

Perris Auto Speedway is located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds at 18700 Lake Perris Drive in Perris, California. Adult tickets are $30, Senior tickets (65 & over) are $25, Kids tickets (6 to 12) are $5, and Children (5 and under) are FREE. The Fairgrounds charges $10 for parking. Advance tickets are available and for more event information, visit the track’s website at perrisautospeedway.com or call 951.940.0134.

The Avanti Windows & Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series thanks BillsJerky.net, Factory Wraps, Flowdynamics Incorporated, The Gardner Family (In Memory of Jim and Chet Gardner), Sexton Fire Protection, WC Friend Company, and Woodland Auto Display, for their support.

For more information on the Avanti Windows & Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series, visit the United States Auto Club (USAC) website at usacracing.com and the social media for USAC Racing. You can also find exclusive content on the USAC/CRA Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages.
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AVANTI WINDOWS & DOORS USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR CHAMPIONS: 2004-Rip Williams, 2005-Damion Gardner, 2006-Cory Kruseman, 2007-Tony Jones, 2008-Mike Spencer, 2009-Mike Spencer, 2010-Mike Spencer, 2011-Mike Spencer, 2012-Mike Spencer, 2013-Damion Gardner, 2014-Damion Gardner, 2015-Damion Gardner, 2016-Damion Gardner, 2017-Damion Gardner, 2018-Damion Gardner, 2019-Damion Gardner, 2020-NO AWARD, 2021-Damion Gardner, 2022-Damion Gardner, 2023-Brody Roa.

PERRIS AVANTI WINDOWS & DOORS USAC/CRA 1-LAP QUALIFYING RECORD: Nic Faas – 15.833 (02/25/12)

PERRIS AVANTI WINDOWS & DOORS USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR WINS: 51-Damion Gardner, 24-Mike Spencer, 19-Tony Jones, 17-Cory Kruseman, 9-Nic Faas, 8-David Cardey, 8-Matt Mitchell, 8-Richard Vander Weerd, 7-Brody Roa, 7-Rip Williams, 6-Bryan Clauson, 6-Justin Grant, 6-Mike Kirby, 6-Danny Sheridan, 6-Austin Williams, 5-Brady Bacon, 5-Robert Ballou, 5-Rickie Gaunt, 4-Dave Darland, 4-R.J. Johnson, 3-Charles Davis Jr., 3-Garrett Hansen, 3-Kevin Thomas Jr., 2-Darren Hagen, 2-Jesse Hockett, 2-Levi Jones, 2-C.J. Leary, 2-Tommy Malcolm, 2-Blake Miller, 2-Jake Swanson, 2-Chris Windom, 1-Chad Boespflug, 1-Greg Bragg, 1-Daron Clayton, 1-Josh Ford, 1-Josh Hodges, 1-Bud Kaeding, 1-Adam Mitchell, 1-Johnny Rodriguez, 1-Hunter Schuerenberg, 1-Chase Stockon, 1-Scotty Weir, 1-Cody Williams, 1-Jason York.

2024 AVANTI WINDOWS & DOORS USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES SCHEDULE
February 24: Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA
March 16: Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA
March 23: Cocopah Speedway – Somerton, AZ
April 6: Mohave Valley Raceway – Mohave Valley, AZ
April 27: Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA
May 4: TBA
May 25: Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA (Salute to Indy)
June 8: Dirt Track at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway – Bakersfield, CA
June 22: Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA
July 5: Santa Maria Raceway – Santa Maria, CA
July 6: Santa Maria Raceway – Santa Maria, CA
July 13: Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA
August 10: Santa Maria Raceway – Santa Maria, CA
August 17: Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA (California Racer’s Hall of Fame Night)
August 31: Dirt Track at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway – Bakersfield, CA
September 7: Santa Maria Raceway – Santa Maria, CA
September 21: Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA
September 28: Dirt Track at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway – Bakersfield, CA
October 12: Mohave Valley Raceway – Mohave Valley, AZ
October 19: TBA
November 1: Cocopah Speedway – Somerton, AZ (Western World Championships)
November 2: Cocopah Speedway – Somerton, AZ (Western World Championships)
November 8: Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA (Oval Nationals)
November 9: Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA (Oval Nationals)
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TBA = To Be Announced.
This schedule is subject to change.

 

Ray Marshall and Matt Westfall show promise in Florida USAC slate
ByTyler Altmeyer
Feb 19, 2024

By Fully Injected Motorsports:

FOREST, Ohio (February 19, 2024) – It was a slow start to their 2024 campaign, but things hit high gear in a hurry, as Ray Marshall Motorsports and Matt Westfall raced on to highlight their first trip of the season with a top-ten at Ocala Speedway in Ocala, Florida, on Thursday, February 15, launching the USAC National Sprint Cars program with the 13th-quickest time (of 28 entries) and a heat race victory.

Finishing sixth officially, the top-ten outcome was not only the team’s first of the year, but the first of Ray Marshall’s final season as car owner, accomplished in just their fifth start of the 2024 season. In fact, Westfall and Marshall, former Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series (BOSS) champions and USAC feature winners, nearly matched their Thursday result on Friday (also at Ocala), but a leaky right rear put a quark in their luck.

The team’s right rear lost pressure on the final circuit forcing the Forest, Ohio-based open wheelers to surrender their top-ten running position; they were scored 16th.

Other Florida USAC results include finishing 18th and 17th at Ocala Speedway on February 9-10, and 16th and 17th in a Volusia Speedway Park doubleheader on February 13.

“It’s definitely a bitter-sweet deal to get the 2024 season underway. We’re ready for another year and we’re ready to chase wins, but knowing it’s Ray’s final season definitely makes it sad. We’re going to work as hard as we can to make every start count,” Westfall, ace of the Buckeye Machine Fabricators Inc, Hempy Water, DPI Ink, Wix Filters, Rod End Supply, Allstar Performance, No. 33M sprint car, said. “Hats off to this entire team. It’s never an easy trip to Florida, especially with a lot of racing in a short time span, but we came prepared and we’re ready to keep it going.”

ON DECK:
Ray Marshall Motorsports and Matt Westfall Racing will continue their 2024 USAC National Sprint Cars campaign with a visit to Terre Haute Action Track in Terre Haute, Indiana, on Friday, April 5, followed by a stop at Red Hill Raceway in Sumner, Illinois, on Saturday, April 6.

SPECIAL THANKS:
Ray Marshall Motorsports and Matt Westfall would like to thank all of their marketing partners including: Buckeye Machine Fabricators Inc, Hempy Water, DPI Ink, Wix Filters, Rod End Supply, Allstar Performance.

BROADCAST COVERAGE:
Watch each and every USAC event live at www.floracing.com.

SOCIAL MEDIA:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MattWestfallRacing/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ray-Marshall-Motorsports-111598495590021/
Online home: http://raymarshallmotorsports.com/
News coverage: http://fullyinjected.com.

STATS:
Wins: 0
Top-Fives: 0
Top-Tens: 1

HIGHLIGHTS:
Finished sixth in USAC National Sprint Cars start at Ocala Speedway in Ocala, Florida, on Thursday, February 15.

 

 

JEFF DYER OPENS A BUSY 2024 SEASON AT SATURDAY’S USAC/CRA RACE AT PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY

(Yucca Valley, CA, February 18, 2024) Sprint car racing California Highway Patrol Officer Jeff Dyer will kick off a busy season when the Avanti Windows and Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series opens its 20th campaign this Saturday night, February 24th, at Perris Auto Speedway. Dyer will be returning to the track for the first time since he closed his 2023 season last October.

2023 ended up being a triumphant year for the Dyer Motorsports team. Jeff Dyer captured the championship in the final season of the POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series. In addition, his teenage son, Seth, whacked the field to notch his first win in a SWLS race at the Imperial Valley Raceway on October 21st. As well as that accomplishment, the personable young driver was named the series Rookie of the Year.

Despite the triumphs, the season had tribulations. Most notable was Jeff suffering a torn Achilles tendon playing softball last August. Initial reports had “Ponch” done for the season. However, he believed that he could make it back before the year ended. Against the odds, he amazingly returned to action and dominated the competition in a Lightning Sprint Car race at the Mohave Valley Raceway on October 14th. Hard work since then has him nearly as good as new.

“It is going well,” the Yucca Valley, Californian commented on his rehab. “I am probably about 85% back to normal. It is getting better. In the morning when it is cold out, it is a little stiff until I get up and start walking around. I can pretty much do everything I was doing before.”

Getting his Achilles straightened out did take some time away from working on the cars for the 2024 season. However, the most important things were recovering from the injury and getting in better shape. Happily, he has achieved both.

“First of all, I have been working on myself and my fitness,” he said. “ I have lost 30 pounds over the off-season. I have been working hard on that. On the cars, we kind of got off to a late start. Me and Seth were kind of burned out through the end of the year. We went through the holidays without touching the cars from the last race. After the new year, we really started getting on it. Now things are starting to get together and we are more excited about it.”

The plan for 2024 was for Jeff to run all of the Perris USAC/CRA races, a lot of CLS races, and when possible, a few races with the new Ultimate Sprint Car Series. After an impressive run at the end of last season, Seth’s main focus this year is on the GAS Chassis Young Gun Sprint Cars at Perris Auto Speedway. However, he will miss the season opener this weekend as his engine is not ready. He will also run as many CLS races as possible.

While Seth is out of action this Saturday, he will not have long to wait to get in his first laps of the year. Both he and Jeff will be at the Imperial Valley Raceway when the California Lightning Sprint Car Series starts its 30th season during the Midwinter Fair on March 1st and 2nd.

“When we get to Imperial it will be pretty much what we did last year,” Jeff said. “The same cars. Well, we built Seth a new car last year so it is ready to go. We made a couple of changes on mine that will hopefully work. I am not going to tell you what they are but we made some drastic changes to my car. We are excited to see what happens with that.”

Saturday’s race, which will be the opener for Perris Auto Speedway’s 28th season, will begin at 7:00 p.m. Spectator gates will open at 5:00. Adult tickets are $30.00. Seniors 65 and over get in for $25.00. For kids 6-12 it is only $5.00 and children 5 and under are admitted free. The fairgrounds charge $10.00 for parking.

Advance tickets for Saturday’s opener are available 24 hours a day at the following link https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/pas/7. You can also order on the phone by calling 1-800-595-4849. If you do not wish to purchase advance tickets, there will be plenty available for everyone at the ticket window on Saturday.

Perris Auto Speedway is conveniently located on the freeway close Lake Perris Fairgrounds at 18700 Lake Perris Drive in the City of Perris (92571). Take the 215 Freeway. Exit at the Ramona Expressway and head three miles east to the fairgrounds.

In 2024, the following marketing partners are helping keep the Dyers on the track. Dependable Machine Inc., Haircuts By Susie, Jobu Racing, LBA Investigations, Straight Time Stirrups, Justice Brothers, Fonseca Racing, Specialty Fasteners, and Blud Racing Lubricants. If you would like to be a part of Dyer Motorsports in 2024, call (760) 550-7237 or send an email to mailto:dyermotorsports4@gmail.com.

Jeff is racing in memory of his grandparents, Glenn, and Beverly Sels, throughout the 2024 season.

Jeff Dyer 2023 Results

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway Best of the West Lightning Sprints 10th A Main

3-11-23 Imperial Valley Raceway Best of the West Lightning Sprints 17th A Main

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway Open Comp. Sprints 15th A Main

4-8-23 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 7th A Main

4-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 16th A Main

5-5-23 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 15th A Main

5-13-23 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 11th A Main

5-20-23 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 3rd A Main
5-27-23 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 1st A Main

5-27-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 17th A Main

6-3-23 Bakersfield Speedway CLS/BCRA Civil War 1st A Main

6-10-23 Barona Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 12th A Main

6-17-23 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main

6-24-23 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 10th A Main

7-8-23 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main

7-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 14th A Main

8-5-23 Barona Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 1st A Main

10-14-23 Mohave Valley Raceway CLS vs SWLS Best of the West 1st A Main

10-20-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 3rd A Main

10-21-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 6th A Main

11-14-23 Bakersfield Speedway Lightning Sprint Western States Champ. 3rd A Main

Seth Dyer 2023 Lightning Sprint Results

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway Best of the West Lightning Sprints 12th A Main

3-11-23 Imperial Valley Raceway Best of the West Lightning Sprints 10th A Main

4-8-23 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints DNS

5-13-23 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 8th A Main

5-20-23 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 11TH A Main

5-27-23 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 3rd A Main

6-3-23 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 10th A Main

6-10-23 Barona Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning 6th A Main

6-17-23 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 8th A Main

7-8-23 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 8th A Main

8-5-23 Barona Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 7th A Main

9-23-23 Perris Auto Speedway Young Gun Sprint Cars 5th A Main

9-30-23 Merced Speedway California Lightning Sprints 8th A Main

10-14-23 Mohave Valley Raceway California Lightning Sprints 8th A Main

10-20-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 9th A Main

10-21-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 1st A Main

11-14-23 Bakersfield Speedway Lightning Sprint Western States Champ. 14th A Main

AJ Bender 2023

9-30-23 Merced Speedway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main

 

 

HAMILTON JR BRINGS FEATURE WINS TITLE TO CHILDREN’S DREAM FUND 50

February 19, 2024 – Davey Hamilton Jr. is the latest ‘Children’s Dream Fund 50’ entrant, and it comes as no surprise. Hamilton Jr. and his Kirk Morgan Racing Team are based out of Tampa, Florida and have dominated nearly every Southern Sprint Car Shootout Series event they have participated in in the past two seasons. Hamilton Jr. was also the winningest pavement sprint car driver in the country in 2023.

Hamilton Jr. may be one of the more intriguing entrants. He was the only driver in 2023 to have won both the Must See Racing Sprint Series Presented by Perfit-Parts and the BG Products Southern Sprint Car Shootout Series feature events. So, he is familiar with both series. The event will be a co-sanctioned race between both series.

Coming into this event, Hamilton Jr. would have to be considered one of the favorites. He won at Citrus County Speedway in early November and was leading the feature event when it was rained out a few weeks ago. The race will resume with Hamilton Jr. leading when the SSSS returns in April.

Citrus County Speedway is a track Hamilton Jr. has had success at in the past. In fact, he has won the past two 'Sandi DeCaire 41 Classics'.

“We’ve had a lot of success at Citrus County Speedway the last couple years. But I don’t think it will be as easy this time” explained Hamilton Jr. “There are a lot of good cars coming and we are on a new tire this year. We’re still trying to figure out the new tire. We’ve struggled at the start of the season compared to where we were at this point in the past.”

“One thing I really like about the ‘Children’s Dream Fund 50’ is the format using qualifications. I think the fans really wanna see qualifying. They wanna see these cars going fast. I like the format. It’s what Jim Hanks and Must See Racing use regularly. In my opinion it’s the first time we’ve had a good format here in Florida.”

“I was talking with Bobby Santos the other day and he agreed. With this many good caliber cars coming, using a format with qualifying is better for everybody. I think it’s good that we can draw this many cars to Florida. I think it’s also good we’re starting to get some good paying pavement sprint car races. It shows pavement sprint car racing is growing and getting the attention it deserves. $10,000 to win is good money.”

Davey Hamilton Jr is coming off his first venture into promoting racing events. He promoted the $50,000 to win Davey Hamilton Jr’s Open Wheel Showdown in Las Vegas this past December. He will move the event to Irwindale, California this November. The top three finishers from the Open Wheel Showdown have entered the ‘Children’s Dream Fund 50.’

“In all honesty, we wanna play our part in helping JJ Dutton and his daughter Sadie as well as the Children’s Dream Fund Organization with this event. It’s a great opportunity to help raise some money. Last year my Kirk Morgan Racing Team donated our entire winnings ($4,000) from that race to the Children's Dream Fund Organization. I’m sure we’ll do something to help again this year. I plan on bringing my merchandise trailer to the event. It will be the only time all year I bring it to Florida. The Childrens Dream Fund Organization is important to us.”

Don’t be surprised if Hamilton Jr. finds victory lane in the ‘Children’s Dream Fund 50’. He’s used to the pressure of big money races with a field stacked full of the best. He finished third in last year’s Open Wheel Showdown and second place in the $30,000 to win Pink Lady Classic at Meridian, Idaho in September.
For more info on the 'Children’s Dream Fund 50' please visit http://www.citruscountyspeedwayandtrack.com

 

 

RSR and Reutzel come out swinging; Excitement builds for Midwest season

By Fully Injected Motorsports:

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (February 19, 2024) - It was a sound effort in the Sunshine State for Ridge & Sons Racing (RSR) and Aaron Reutzel, not only jump-starting their 2024 campaign with five nights of action at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, Florida, but eventually capping their trip with a pair of top-fives, one of which a victory.

Reutzel, a three-time All Star Circuit of Champions champion and ace of the Folkens Brothers Trucking, Don Long & STC, B And L Holdings, No. 87 sprint car, earned his first top-five of the trip in East Bay’s King of the 360s opener on Wednesday, February 14. The result - a victory at that - was accomplished in dominating fashion, igniting his preliminary effort with a heat race victory. A late-race caution in the evening’s main event created a slight stir for “A-Aron” fans, but the Clute, Texas, native drove off untouched.

Although mechanical issues plagued the team in Thursday’s King of the 360s preliminary, things were back to normal for Friday’s $10,000-to-win finale, racing on to finish an impressive fifth after starting 20th on the A-Main grid.

“Man, I love [East Bay]. From the time we unloaded, just a phenomenal race car,” Reutzel, referring to Wednesday's win, said. “Just hats off to this entire race team, Brian and Lisa Ridge, especially. None of this would be possible if it wasn’t for them. A lot of overtime and late nights in the shop, but we’re thrilled to see it pay off.

“Super sad to see this place go,” Reutzel added. “Just glad to get a win before it’s gone.”

Before King of the 360s action commenced on Wednesday, Reutzel and RSR participated in East Bay’s High Limit Sprint Car Series “Battle at the Bay” program on Monday and Tuesday, February 12-13; Reutzel was scored 25th in Tuesday’s High Limit finale.

ON DECK:
Ridge & Sons Racing and Aaron Reutzel [No. 87] will continue their 2024 campaign with Knoxville Raceway’s season opener on Friday and Saturday, April 19-20; Friday will feature practice sessions with Saturday’s event featuring a full program.

2024 STATISTICS & HIGHLIGHTS:
Earned a King of the 360s preliminary victory at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, Florida, on Wednesday, February 14; finished fifth in the $10,000-to-win finale (February 16).

Stats:
Wins: 1
Top-Fives: 2
Top-Tens: 2

MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES:
Contact Mark Miller: mmiller8995@gmail.com

SPECIAL THANKS:
Ridge & Sons Racing and Aaron Reutzel would like to thank all of their marketing partners: Folkens Brothers Trucking, Don Long & STC, B And L Holdings, American Table, Commercial Edge, Rasmusson Service Center, The P.O. Box, and Bargain Barn.

SOCIAL MEDIA:
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News coverage: www.fullyinjected.com

BROADCAST COVERAGE:
Watch Knoxville Raceway online at www.dirtvision.com.
Watch the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series online at www.dirtvision.com.
Watch the High Limit Sprint Car Series online at www.floracing.com.

 

 

RSR and Eliason shake things down in Florida; Georgia double ahead

By Fully Injected Motorsports:

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (February 19, 2024) - It was a rocky start statistically, but Ridge & Sons Racing (RSR) and Cory Eliason made a lot of progress in their first-ever Florida campaign, not only kicking off their season with a four-race sweep against the Greatest Show On Dirt, but ultimately joining the High Limit Sprint Car Series in their season’s first program at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, Florida.

Eliason, who will chase a High Limit championship in 2024, piloted his Commercial Edge, NDT New Direction Transport LLC, Ridge Development, North Ridge Development, Elliott’s Custom Trailers & Carts, B And L Holdings, No. 8 sprinter to three main event starts in his six-race slate, highlighting all appearances with a 19th-place score on Monday, February 12.

Although Florida action is complete, at least for the time being, competition south of the Mason-Dixon is far from over, as the High Limit Sprint Car Series schedule will continue with a stop at Golden Isles Speedway in Waynesville, Georgia, on Thursday and Saturday, February 22 & 24; the finale will award $20,000-to-win.

“A slow start, for sure, but new combinations take time,” Cory Eliason, who hails from Visalia, California, explained. “Hats off to this entire Ridge & Sons Racing team. Brian [Ridge] does a great job in providing us with the equipment we need to be successful. It’s up to us to put it all together. We took in a lot of valuable information during our races in Florida and I’m confident we’ll put that to good use going forward.”

ON DECK:
Ridge & Sons Racing and Cory Eliason [No. 8] will continue their 2024 High Limit Sprint Car Series campaign with a two-race stint at Golden Isles Speedway in Waynesville, Georgia, on Thursday and Saturday, February 22 & 24.

2024 STATISTICS & HIGHLIGHTS:
Highlighted “Battle at the Bay” at East Bay Raceway Park with 19th-place finish on Monday, February 12.

Stats:
Wins: 0
Top-Fives: 0
Top-Tens: 0

MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES:
Contact Mark Miller: mmiller8995@gmail.com

SPECIAL THANKS:
Ridge & Sons Racing and Cory Eliason would like to thank all of their marketing partners: Commercial Edge, NDT New Direction Transport LLC, Ridge Development, North Ridge Development, Elliott’s Custom Trailers & Carts, B And L Holdings, Xpress Laundry, American Table, Rasmusson Service Center, Folkens Brothers Trucking, The P.O. Box, and The Bargain Barn.

SOCIAL MEDIA:
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/83RSRRacing
X: https://twitter.com/RSR_883
News coverage: www.fullyinjected.com

BROADCAST COVERAGE:
Watch the High Limit Sprint Car Series online at www.floracing.com.

 

 

Four-Day Ticket Sales for Gold Cup Released to Public

CHICO, Calif., February 18, 2024… The 70th Anniversary of the Mike Curb Gold Cup Race of Champions presented by Napa Auto Parts is scheduled for August 21 - 24. Starting today, fans can purchase their four-day tickets to this historic event located at the Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico by following this direct link https://silverdollar.ticketspice.com/2024-gold-cup-4-day-pass?t=212

The 70th edition of this race will feature the High Limit Racing Sprint Car Series created by Kyle Larson and Brad Sweet. This National touring sprint car 410 series just kicked off their 2024 campaign with over 50 sprint cars competing in Florida. The Saturday night Gold Cup main event winner will receive a record $100,070 pay day. It is the largest amount of money ever offered to win during the long era of racing at the Silver Dollar Speedway. Fans will not want to miss this opportunity to secure the best seats for this history-making event.

Camping for the Gold Cup at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds will go on sale March 2nd. Fans interested in reserving a camping spot will need to call (530) 966-4020 or e-mail camping at silverdollarspeedway@yahoo.com

Mike Curb is celebrating 60 years of involvement with motorsports. His passion for motorsports is undeniable. During his tenure in auto racing, Curb’s name has been associated with IndyCar, NASCAR, IMSA, USAC and all types of sprint car racing. He has amassed over 1,000 wins spread out amongst 55 different types of race cars. “Mike is one of the most passionate people I have ever met when it comes to auto racing,” said Sweet. “It is an honor to have his name at the front of this year’s Gold Cup and making this race the biggest paying sprint car race to win on the West Coast.”

For fans unable to attend any of the four nights of racing, Flo Racing will have you covered starting with the Wednesday night, August 21st winged 360 race. The following three nights will feature the High Limit Racing Series.

All Gold Cup ticket inquiries for the upcoming Mike Curb Gold Cup Race of Champions presented by Napa Auto Parts questions can be e-mailed to sdsgoldcuptix@yahoo.com.

ABOUT SILVER DOLLAR SPEEDWAY

Silver Dollar Speedway is a high-banked, quarter-mile clay oval racetrack located on the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds at 2357 Fair St., Chico, California. Opened in 1962, the track hosts multiple high-profile events including the marquee Mike Curb Gold Cup Race of Champions presented by Napa Auto Parts, Silver Cup John Padjen Classic, David Tarter Memorial, and the Fall Nationals in tribute to Stephen Allard

silverdollarspeedway.com • facebook.com/sdspeedway • twitter.com/sdspeedway

ABOUT SLC PROMOTIONS

Founded in 2021 by championship auto racers Brad Sweet and Kyle Larson—along with business partner Colby Copeland—SLC (Sweet Larson Copeland) Promotions is dedicated to leading grassroots dirt track racing into the future while preserving the sport’s rich history. SLC manages and operates Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, California.

 

 

 

 

MADDINGTON TOYOTA SPRINTCAR SERIES

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024

James Inglis has reduced the margin between himself and points leader Dayne Kingshott in the 2023-24 Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series Championship.

Heading into the round 13 bout at the Perth Motorplex on Saturday night, which was the final night of the Krikke Boys Shootout, Kingshott had a 34 point lead over the defending series champion.

Last night Inglis took a fourth after starting from p3, while Kingshott was eighth after starting from p12, with the margin now 26 points.

Brad Maiolo is still third thanks to his 12th in the 35-lap final, while older brother Jamie is still fourth after his 15th.

Kris Coyle, despite crashing out early in the feature race, still holds down fifth.

Kaiden Manders has moved from eighth to sixth after his fifth on Saturday night (from a p9 start),

Jason Kendrick, who started 16th and finished ninth, has moved from ninth to seventh in the points, while Taylor Milling, who didn’t make the feature race cut after crashing out in his heat race, has dropped from seventh to eighth.

Andrew Priolo, who was an omission, attending a wedding, has dropped from sixth to ninth, while Jason Pryde is still 10th.

Callum Williamson has moved up to 11th overall from 13th and Cameron McKenzie has moved from 16th to 15th.

Round 14 of the 18-round series will be held at the Perth Motorplex on Saturday, March 9.

Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series points: Dayne Kingshott 2098, James Inglis 2072, Bradley Maiolo 2010, Jamie Maiolo 1954, Kris Coyle 1886, Kaiden Manders 1886, Jason Kendrick 1866, Taylor Milling 1806, Andrew Priolo 1770, Jason Pryde 1760, Callum Williamson 1726, Trent Pigdon 1726, Ryan Lancaster 1610, Jaydee Dack 1560, Cameron McKenzie 1406, Kye Scroop 1308, Jack Williamson 1254, AJ Nash 1152, Mitchell Wormall 1150, Ken Sartori 1136, Brock Kenny 1098, Rico Abreu 936, Brock Zearfoss 930, Luke Oldfeild 882, Brenten Farrer 882, Brad Sweet 852, Cory Eliason 778, Nathan Swan 712, Matthew Cross 694, Tim King 604, Tim Boujos 574, Jamie Veal 542, Todd Davis 504, Aaron Chircop 462, Kyle Francis 456, Rod Howe 410, Myles Bolger 400, Brock Francis 322, Jock Goodyer 300, Lachlan McHugh 290, Lynton Jeffrey 280, Jordyn Charge 264, Marcus Dumesny 256, Jy Corbett 250, Glen Sutherland 236, David Priolo 232, Matt Egel 226, Daniel Harding 218, Ryan Newton 212, James McFadden 150, Michael Pickens 142, Shaun Bradford 118, Tom Payet 50.


 

“SMOKE SHOW” HOLLEY TO PARTICIPATE IN CHILDREN’S DREAM FUND 50

February 18, 2024 – Rick Holley today announced he will be competing in the March 2 ‘Children’s Dream Fund 50’ at Citrus County Speedway in Inverness, Florida. Holley will be representing the Must See Sprint Series Presented by Perfit in the co-sanctioned event with the BG Products Southern Sprint Car Shootout Series.

The Nelsonville, Ohio native who now calls Rochester, Pennsylvania home will be participating in Florida for the first time in many years. Holley is called “Smoke Show” due to his on the edge driving style, particularly when he qualifies. Often smoke can be seen pouring from his right rear tire as he puts it to the test. His driving style may be unorthodox by pavement sprint car standards, but it’s effective. Last year he was fast qualifier at Must See Racing events on two occasions at Owosso Speedway in Ovid, Michigan. In fact, his second time there he eclipsed the all-time track record.

Holley won’t be the only smoke show artist in town for this event. Canadian Aaron Willison, who has a similar qualifying stye will also be participating. When it was brought to Holley’s attention Willison will be in attendance, he joked he might have to up his game.

“Maybe we’ll bring some special tires with different colored smoke in them, "laughed Holley.

“When I first heard the announcement of the ‘Children’s Dream Fund 50’ I told myself I wanted to run this event. It was just the right time. It was also time for a vacation. I think we have a car that can compete down there. That’s what pushed it over the edge.”

Holley admitted he isn’t too familiar with Citrus County Speedway but has been doing his homework.

“I’ve been watching a few videos of past races there this week. I like the look of the track. It’s kinda short, but I like the look of the banking. It looks like a racy little place. Without being there in person, I hate to say it, but it reminds me of Owosso Speedway a little bit.”

If Holley indeed has plans of battling it out for the $10,000 first prize, he must bring his A-game. The entry list is currently well over 30 cars and is stacked with some of the best winged pavement sprint car drivers from all over the country.

“I think we’ve got just as good of a shot as anybody who's never been to the track. It’s all gonna be how quickly we can get acclimated to the track and get a good qualifying time. I’m confident I can stack myself up as a driver against these guys. It’s just a matter of equipment and luck, I guess. I think if we can be competitive, and run in the top five with these guys, we’d be happy with that” concluded Holley.
The ‘Children’s Dream Fund 50’ officially kicks off Friday March 1 with an open practice. The following evening will see a complete show with heat races, qualifying, B-main, and a 50-lap feature.

 

 

1-2 FINISH FOR KEENS RACE TEAM

IT’S a feat that has only happened on a handful of occasions over the years, but in last night’s Krikke Boys Shootout for the Limited Sprintcars at the Perth Motorplex, the Keens Race Team brought home a 1-2 finish in the feature race.

After taking control of the lead in the closing laps, following the misfortune of leader Chad Pittard crashing out, Michael Keen was able to go on and take out his fourth feature-race win of the 2023-24 season in the Limited Sprintcars, and he was joined on the podium by his older brother, Daniel Keen, in second place to make it a 1-2 finish for the Keens Race Team.

“The team and I have been having a tough run of late following a wide range of car issues that a lot of the time has been just plain bad luck, so to get back into the winner’s circle was a fantastic feeling, not only for me, but for the whole team, and it’s also the best kind of reward for all of the team’s continued hard work,” expressed Michael Keen, who had started the feature race from pole position aboard the # 95 Boyanup Cellars / Keens Truck Driver Training supported Maxim.

“To have my brother join me on the podium in second was just the best possible result for the whole team and what made it even better was the fact it was at a prestigious event like the Krikke Boys Shootout.”

Equally as excited as winner Michael Keen was his brother Daniel in the team’s # 94 Boyanup Cellars / Keens Truck Driver Training supported Maxim.

“If I was ever going to finish second to someone, I’m glad it was to Michael, and if someone had said to me at the beginning of last night that this was where we were going to finish, I simply wouldn’t have believed them,” said Daniel Keen, who over the years has had numerous 1-2 finishes with Michael in both Sprintcar and Wingless Sprint competition.

“This was only my second outing of the season, and we weren’t even sure if we were going to make last night’s show, as we had to do a quick engine swap the morning of the race meeting, but my whole team dug deep and made it happen, so to then go on to finish the night on the podium was an outstanding achievement.”

While Michael had qualified on pole position for the feature race by virtue of a second and a first, Daniel, who had started the feature race from position six, finished his two heat races in sixth and third.

Heading into last night’s Krikke Boys Shootout, the Keens Race Team weren’t riding high on confidence; however, by night’s end, they had well and truly got their mojo back and they are hoping this is the beginning of finishing their 2023-24 season campaign on a solid note.

The Keens Race Team’s next appearance will be on March 23 at Moora Speedway for the 10th round of the Western Australian Limited Sprintcar Series, which doubles as the second running of the President’s Trophy.

The Keens Race Team would like to thank their 2023-24 season supporters:

· Boyanup Cellars

· Keens Truck Driver Training

· Higg Built Race Engines

· D&R Machining

· Southwest Auto Detailing

· Donnybrook Panel Beaters

· Holly & Wick

· CB Graphix

To find out more about Keens Race Team, LIKE them on Facebook or FOLLOW them on Instagram by searching Keens Race Team.

 

AUSTRALIA NEXT: Zearfoss’ 2024 WoO agenda underway, Perth Motorplex on deck
By Fully Injected Motorsports:

JONESTOWN, Pa. (February 13, 2024) – Brock Zearfoss’ 2024 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series schedule is officially underway, but before the Jonestown, Pennsylvania, native can resume action with a return trip to Volusia Speedway Park on March 3-4, he’s first returning Down Under, set to rejoin car owner Sean Carren for a full Perth Motorplex slate on February 14, 16-17.

Zearfoss, who kicked off his World of Outlaws season with four straight days of DIRTcar Nationals competition on Wednesday through Saturday, February 7-10, will pilot Carren’s No. USA95 in the Midweek Mayhem program on Wednesday, February 14, followed by the Krikke Boys Shootout on Friday and Saturday, February 16-17.

Zearfoss’ four days at Volusia Speedway Park resulted in four main event starts, highlighting his DIRTcar Nationals effort with a 13th-place score on Friday, February 9. Although just shy of a top-ten, Volusia’s annual World of Outlaws lidlifter attracts one of the most talented rosters assembled, and every position earned is a surefire feat of its own.

“We’re excited to get the World of Outlaws season underway, but I think I’m just as excited to get back to Australia and compete in the Midweek Mayhem and Krikke Boys Shootout,” Zearfoss, who pilots his own Moose’s LZ Bar & Grill, Heavy Equipment, Loaders & Parts Inc., C&D Rigging Inc., Klick Lewis Cars, J.P. Adamsky Trucking, Milton Hershey School, EnTrust IT Solutions, No. 3Z sprinter in the States, said. “I’m incredibly grateful for the opportunity Sean Carren has given me. He runs a top-notch program and to be a part of that, on such a big stage in Australia, is more than special. We’re going to do what we can to put up some big numbers this week.”

UPCOMING AUSTRALIA AGENDA:
February 14 | Midweek Sprintcar Mayhem | Perth Motorplex
February 16 | 27th Annual Krikke Boys Shootout Night #1 | Perth Motorplex
February 17 | 27th Annual Krikke Boys Shootout Night #2 | Perth Motorplex

ON DECK:
Brock Zearfoss and Brock Zearfoss Racing will continue their 2024 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series campaign with Volusia Speedway Park’s Bike Week Jamboree on Sunday and Monday, March 3-4.

SPECIAL THANKS:
Brock Zearfoss and Sean Carren would like to thank all of their marketing partners including: Goldstar Transport, PTR Finance Group, Valvoline, MPM Diesel, Dandelions WA, Velocity Truck Centers, Daimler Trucks Perth

Brock Zearfoss would like to thank all of his marketing partners including: Moose’s LZ Bar & Grill, Heavy Equipment, Loaders & Parts Inc., C&D Rigging Inc., Klick Lewis Cars, J.P. Adamsky Trucking, Milton Hershey School, EnTrust IT Solutions, Berkebile Oil Company, XXX Race Company, K1 RaceGear, BK Titanium, AL Driveline, Bruce’s Speed Shop, Walker Performance Filtration, Bell Helmets, System 1 Pro Ignition, Allstar Performance, Wilwood, FK Rod Ends, Brown and Miller Racing Solutions, and CSI Shocks.

SOCIAL MEDIA:
Press: www.fullyinjected.com
Online Home: www.brockzearfoss.com
X: https://twitter.com/brock_zearfoss
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brockzearfossracing
Merchandise: http://www.brockzearfoss.com/shopping/

BROADCAST COVERAGE:
Watch the World of Outlaws online at www.dirtvision.com.

STATS:
2024 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Stats:
Wins: N/A
Top-Fives: N/A
Top-Tens: N/A

2024 WORLD OF OUTLAWS HIGHLIGHTS:
Kicked off 2024 World of Outlaws season with DIRTcar Nationals action at Volusia Speedway Park (February 7-10); finished 18th, 19th, 13th, and 16th, respectively.

 

 

Terry McCarl Looks Forward to One Final Rendezvous at East Bay Raceway Park During This Week’s King of the 360’s Event

PETERSEN MEDIA: Getting to Florida in February is a great escape from a frigid Iowa Winter. Not only is it a bit of a spring break, it also signifies the start of each racing season, and for Terry McCarl it has equated to immense success.

Of the venues in Florida, one has been particularly kind to the Altoona, IA driver simply known as ‘T-Mac’ and that is Tampa, FL’s own East Bay Raceway Park. While McCarl is again primed to open his season back in Florida tonight, he does it with a bit of a heavy heart as this week’s Ronald Laney Memorial King of the 360ci event marks the final visit he will ever make to the famed speedway as it will shutter at season’s end.

“East Bay Raceway Park is a fantastic place to race and has a fantastic fan base and I deeply hate to see it go,’ Terry McCarl said ahead of his final visit to the track. “It is one of those neat places that I can say my father Lenard competed at, as well as my two boys Austin and Carson. Mix that nostalgia in with the success that I have been fortunate to have, and it makes this week emotional for myself along with a long list of drivers that will be in action.”

Success may be an understatement for the Hall of Famer. McCarl has turned East Bay Raceway Park into his winter paradise over the years. Entering his final three races at the track, McCarl will hit ‘The Clay by the Bay’ boasting 15 career feature event wins in just 126 starts since the 1994 season. With those 15 wins all coming during the Winter Nationals it puts TMAC as the all-time feature event wins leader at the yearly event.

Of those 15 wins, 11 of them have been 360ci scores and with three more opportunities this week, he relishes the opportunity to add to that total as he chases after his fifth career King of the 360’s crown.

Dating back to the 1994 season, McCarl made his debut at East Bay Raceway Park during the Winter Nationals as he competed for Legendary car owner, Bob Weikert and tallied an 11th pace finish in All Star Circuit of Champions competition and went on to cap that trip off with a seventh-place finish later that week.

Each and every year, McCarl continued to take part in the Winter Nationals and got better with each trip as he finally scored victory at the track on January 29th 1999 .

Though he was shut out of victory lane until 2003, McCarl then became a fixture in victory lane as he scored a pair of wins in 2004, a whopping four wins in 2006, he also ran seventh in the non-wing feature, solo wins in ’07 and ’08, and then again picking up wins 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019.

Picking up his last King of the 360 crown in 2019, McCarl wants nothing more than to win the final one being hosted at East Bay this week in honor of the late Ronald Laney.

“I think I am one of the only drivers competing who knew Ronald Laney, his girlfriend, and even his dog, so to close out this event at East Bay would mean the world to me,” McCarl added.

To go along with McCarl’s 15 wins in 126 starts at the track he has been a model of consistency there as he boasts 93 Top-10 finishes. Of those Top-10’s, McCarl has 14 runner-up finishes, 11 third place runs, 12 fourth place finishes, and 11 times he has ran fifth. In total, 63 Top-Five finishes puts him at a 50% Top-Five finish rate over the course of his career.

A big reason that McCarl has been able to make the yearly voyage to East Bay Raceway Park’s Winter Nationals is because of great friendship and great local partners.

“There’s a group of local people in the Tampa area that have not only supported my efforts over the years, but have turned into great friends of the family and we look forward to seeing them with each trip,” McCarl said.

McCarl was quick to thank Burnett Rock and Landscaping, Meyers International Midways, Morgan Farms, Dynasty Stucco, and The Hanging Chad Restaurant for continuing to support his efforts.

“There’s just something about the place that has been so good to me for 30 years,” T-Mac added. “It’s one of those places that you don’t necessarily need to have the most horsepower and the nicest engine, but you have to be methodical in the seat, and you have to have your car right.”

“It the scheme of things today, race tracks are going to go by the wayside, and it really is sad when it happens,” he continued. “The best thing we can do as racers and fans is to keep its memory and history alive. This one hits close to home, but I am extremely thankful to have the opportunity to take part in East Bay’s final season.”


 

JOHN MCCOY NAMED 48TH AUTO-RACING PROMOTER OF THE YEAR AT 51ST ANNUAL RPM@DAYTONA WORKSHOPS AT THE SHORES RESORT & SPA

Daytona Beach, Florida (February 13, 2024) – John McCoy of Knoxville, IA, who promotes the Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa was introduced as the 48th annual Auto-Racing Promoter of the Year this afternoon at the 51st Annual RPM@Daytona Workshops presented at the Shores Resort & Spa in Daytona Beach, Florida, representing Region Five, the Midwest / Great Plains Region as part of the RPM balloting.

“This has been a long journey,” stated McCoy, who is the promoter at Knoxville Raceway. “This award isn’t just about me, it’s about everyone that has been involved in my career. Ralph Capitani, also won this award and it’s a great honor to follow in his footsteps. It is humbling and one of the greatest honors you can ever receive in our sport. This means a great deal to me. We all work extremely hard and to be recognized like this is just incredible. Racing has been our lives and the track means so much to me. We all pour our heart and soul into it this, we hope to carry on the tradition for many years to come.”

McCoy was previously named regional promoter of the year by the RPM Workshops in 2022.

Susan Deery of Rockford, Ill., was announced as the second annual recipient the Jody Deery Award named after her late Mother. The Jody Deery Award named after the late promoter of Rockford (Ill.) Speedway has become a highly anticipated award as part of the Workshops. Susan Deery managed Rockford Speedway during it’s final season this past year, with overflowing pit areas and large crowds at every event, Rockford Speedway’s “Final Lap” season was a tremendous success steered by Sue Deery and her family.

Region One, Eastern Region; Brett Deyo from Utica-Rome, Fonda in N.Y., and Georgetown Speedway in Delaware. Region Two, Southeast Region; Wendall Durrance from All-Tech Speedway in Lake City, Fla.; Region Three; Kevin Gundaker from Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Ill.: Region Four, Northern Region; Doug Johnson, Huset’s Speedway in Brandon, S.D., and Region Six; Southwest and Western Region, Michelle Lackey-Maynor, Alaska Raceway Park in Palmer, Alaska were all honored as regional award winners respectively. Features regarding these winners may be found in upcoming RPM Newsletters at www.promoetersnewsletter.com

The 5th Annual Gerald Haers Memorial at Land of Legends Raceway in Canandaigua, N.Y., promoted by Paul Cole was presented the RPM Outstanding Event of the Year.

The 51st Annual RPM@Daytona stands as a "can't miss" event for track promoters nationwide.

The Racing Promotion Monthly (RPM) Newsletter and RPM Workshops provide an educational and networking program to the motorsports industry. The program provides media and meeting platforms which offer promoters, motorsports management, tracks, sanctions and companies a forum to share, educate and network within. The newsletter and workshops are services of Hoosier Racing Tire and K&K Insurance, with supporting sponsorship coming from Chevrolet Performance Products, TicketSpice, Event Sprout, Racing America, RACEceiver, Moffet Productions, Eldorado Hotel and Casino, Simes Graphic Design, MyRacePass and Firethorn Marketing.

Further information regarding the RPM e-newsletters and workshops may be found at the company’s website, www.promotersnewsletter.com.

 

 

CHILDERS TO MAKE HIS RETURN AFTER 22 YEARS IN CHILDREN’S DREAM FUND 50

February 13, 2024 – Two-time Little 500 champion Jim Childers today confirmed that he is returning to pavement sprint car racing after a 22-year hiatus. He will make his return during the Children’s Dream Fund 50 at Citrus County Speedway in Inverness, Florida March 2. The $10,000 to win event will be a co-sanctioned race between the Must See Racing Sprint Series Presented by Perfit and the BG Products Southern Sprint Car Shootout Series.

Childers, now 80 years old, captured his second and final Little 500 victory in 2000 and a T.B.A.R.A. championship would follow. He would retire from racing after the 2002 season due to work responsibilities, grandchildren, and being burned out from racing so much at the time.

“When I got out of it, my wife Charmaine and I were racing a lot. We both had full-time jobs” explained Childers. “We were racing every weekend, and I was getting burned out a little bit. I was missing out on family life a little bit too. I decided to take some time off. I wanted to go to the games with my grandkids. They were playing baseball, and one granddaughter was riding a horse in the horse shows.

We bought a farm up here in Brooksville and I just got a little bored sitting on the porch watching the cows. I’d been thinking about the set-ups I wish I had tried.

A friend of mine, Bruce Brantley, put a brand new 410 in his car and asked me if I wanted to go try it out. Another friend of mine, Chris Wiley, is his engine builder. We went to Showtime Speedway and tried it out. I felt pretty good in the car, but I’d never had so much horsepower. That 410 would break loose whenever you wanted it too. I’m used to flat footing it.

I told my wife I wouldn’t mind getting a car and just renting the track and trying some of my set-ups, kind of low key. One thing led to another, and I bought a car. We did go to Auburndale, rented the track, and tried it out. The car felt good, but we blew a head gasket. We’re in the process of getting that fixed now. I think we’ll be in pretty good shape for the race up there.”

Childers was asked if the car felt the same as it did 22 years ago. “Actually, it felt pretty much the same. But there are some changes. The shocks are a lot different now. Back then I just worried about springs, weight, and stagger. With the shocks today, you got a lot more to worry about.

I called up Todd Schmidt who’s the best chassis man in the country. I’ve known him for a long time. I used to race with him a long time ago. He’s been helping me a little bit with the set-ups. Chris Wiley’s been coming over every day helping me with the motor. I’m kinda lost on the motor, I’ve been just a driver all these years. Chris has been doing a good job getting it ready for us.

I really didn’t want my first race to be the Children’s Dream Fund 50,” laughed Childers. “I wanted to run that last race at Auburndale. Low key, just a regular race. But I didn’t have it ready then. There are gonna be a lot of good cars at that race, that’s for sure.

JJ Dutton has really been doing a fantastic job with this race. The way he promotes he should be a promoter. He’s putting these Florida race drivers on the map again. I had the chance to meet him and his pretty daughter Sadie the other night at Showtime. She’s such a sweet girl. I’m just happy to be involved in all this. I would be happy if I just qualified up there. It’s gonna be tough, there are a lot of good drivers coming” concluded Childers.

 

 

Last Lap Heroics Net Joel Myers Jr War of the Wings Championship

PETERSEN MEDIA: After going undefeated with the War of the Wings Series and claiming the 2023 series title in convincing fashion, Joel Myers Jr needed some late race heroics on Saturday evening to defend his crown and he did just that as he made a brilliant move to net his third win of the year and capture another crown.

“I have never quite won a race like that on the last lap, so to do it and capture a title at the same time is really special and something I will always remember,” Joel Myers Jr said. “I actually got turned with about 10-laps left in the race, and I thought it may have taken us out of contention.’

Checking in at Ellesmere Speedway on Saturday afternoon for the final War of the Wings event of the 2024 season, Myers entered with a 30-point cushion over the competition, but the championship battle was far from over.

Timing in sixth quickest in qualifying time trials, the Sebastopol, CA driver raced his way to a win in his first heat race, and backed it up with a fourth place finish during his second and final heat.

Finding himself on the front row of the feature event, Myers Jr looked to pick up consecutive wins to cap off his second consecutive series championship and he got off to a picture-perfect start.

Jumping out to the lead, Myers Jr set a torrid pace on the slick racing surface as he quickly reached the back of the pack. Working his way through traffic, Myers was not quite able to gap his closest competitors as he had hoped, and it tightened up the battle for the race’s top spot.

With 10-laps left in the feature event, contact ensued in a battle for the lead an it resulted in Myers Jr spinning his machine to a stop as he relinquished the lead and was forced to the tail end of the lead lap cars.

Getting his elbows up, Myers Jr fought his way forward and was quickly back into third with just a couple of laps remaining, but he wanted to more as the leader ran through traffic.

Taking the white flag in third, Myers Jr closed a massive gap on the top two as he raced through turns one and two, and as he kept his car wound up on the cushion, he went from third to first as they raced into turn three, and went on the pick up the win and the championship in thrilling fashion.

“When I took the white flag in third, I didn’t think I really had a chance because they had a decent gap on me,” Myers Jr said. “I sailed it into turn one and made up a ton of ground and didn’t lose any speed on exit. I kept my foot in it, and it paid off getting into turn three and I was able to drive around them and a lapped car to grab the win and the title.”

Joel Myers Jr Racing would like to thank All About Fire Protection, Hi-Plains Building Division, DirtDudes Excavating, Carbon Safety, System 1 Ignition, Weld, Smith Ti, Culvert Ops, Economy Plumbing, Cartronics, NorCal Powersports, Y2K Gaming, Shark Racing Engines, Lucas Oil, Vaider, L Delo Designs, Walker Performance Filtration, ShopRico.Com, Tiner Hirst Enterprise, Kaeding Performance, Triple X Race Co., and Ogio, for their continued support.

BY THE NUMBERS: Starts- 5, Wins-3, Top-5’s- 5, Top-10’s-5

ON TAP: Myers Jr gets right back to racing this weekend as he returns to Ruapuna Speedway on Saturday.

STAY CONNECTED: Keep up with ‘Jr’ by following him on Twitter @joelmyersjr, Instagram @joelmyersjr_, or by ‘Liking’ him on facebook at www.facebook.com/JoelMyersJr.

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AUSTIN WILLIAMS AND EDDIE TAFOYA JR. NAMED TO DRIVE FOR INLAND RIGGING SPRINT CAR TEAM IN 2024.

(Cypress, CA, February 12, 2024) Inland Rigging Sprint Car team owners Tom and Christy Dunkel are pleased to announce that star sprint car drivers Austin Williams and Eddie Tafoya Jr. will drive for the Menifee, California-based team during the 2024 season. Williams, who ranks seventh on the all-time USAC/CRA victory list with 11 triumphs, has his eyes firmly affixed on the 2024 title in the series. Tafoya, who was the 2018 Perris Auto Speedway Young Guns Sprint Car champion and the 2019 USAC/CRA Rookie of the Year, will run an Inland Rigging car full-time in the new USCS Series. One of his competitors for that crown will be Dunkel who will race in all of the USCS events and run a partial schedule in USAC/CRA.

The shake-up in the team roster came about when 2023 USAC/CRA Series champion Brody Roa vacated the #17R to spend more time with his family. While the split was amicable and they remain great friends, it piqued curiosity on the West Coast with some pit siders speculating that the Dunkels were stepping out of racing. Quite the contrary. Going into the year, six DRC chassis’ and four Shaver engines are in the team’s stable. In addition, the team will also be taking delivery of a new One Way and Kistler engine shortly.

“We are pleased to have these two guys on board for 2024,” Tom Dunkel said. “They are top drivers who can win races and will be contending for the championships. I’d like to thank the Roas for an amazing year racing together. Christy and I wish Brody and family nothing but the best and hopefully we will see him in a #17 car sometime in the future.”

Whispers about the change in the USAC/CRA team surfaced a couple of weeks ago. When some heard there may be some changes, questions began popping up and there was speculation on who may end up in the open USAC/CRA seat. One who heard the whispers was Williams. The driver who is getting married on May 18th decided to look into the situation and made some calls.


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Austin Williams in his own car at Perris Auto Speedway in 2023. Doug Allen Photo.

“I think Austin kind of caught wind that Brody and I were going our own ways,” Dunkel stated. “He spoke with Malyssa Perkins and she kind of filled him in on what was going on. We exchanged phone numbers and got on a call a few weeks back. I brought him out to the house and showed him what we had equipment-wise. He was impressed by what we had to offer. I know he can go out there and get it done. He made the most sense for us to go chase the CRA championship and run full-time in that deal. I also spoke with a few USAC National guys. Those guys have full-blown schedules. We will probably do something with some National drivers at a few select races.”

In his career, Williams has sat in some very nice equipment. In his early days racing in USAC/CRA, he was teammates with his Hall of Fame father Rip Williams, his older brother Cody and his younger sibling Logan on the Jack and Sharon Jory-owned sprint car team. When Jack passed away, Williams ended up steering the famous Moose Racing #92 owned by Tom and Lauri Sertich. When they decided to move to Indiana, the driver known as “The Big Game Hunter” ended up racing one of the Jory-owned cars that his father then owned.

When the elder Williams ended up owning the three cars from the Jory stable, the deal was his kids could drive them if they could pay all the bills. Austin, who lives in Corona, California, found out that can be expensive. Make that, very expensive.

“These last two years have really humbled me (running his own operation),” the friendly driver said. “I used to race for Jack Jory and I had the best of the best. Anything I wanted, pretty much we got. Then racing for Tom and Lauri Sertich, they were really good car owners and gave me everything I asked for. Now, this opportunity is going back to the time when I could actually race the racecar, get as many wins as I can and not have to worry about what I am doing the next race if I crash this car.”

“I was planning on racing as many races as I could (in his own car this year) with the little money that I had,” Williams continued. “I had a good sponsor drop out on me, which really hurt my program. I still had other sponsors. Pacific Highway Rentals and Forefront Construction Services are still on board. I think I am going to be bringing them over to the Inland Rigging team.”

Williams is excited to get into the Inland Rigging cars and he believes the transition will be a smooth one as he has been running DRCs with Shaver engines. That is the same combo he will step into in the Dunkel-owned machines.

Finishing third last season in USAC/CRA points meant he ran near the front. That is not far behind where Roa ran for Inland Rigging most of last year as he won eight of the 18 main events in the series and his overall 40.9 win percentage was the best in the nation amongst 410 wingless drivers.

The affable driver is chomping at the bit for the February 24th season opener at Perris Auto Speedway. He believes the transition to the new car will be very smooth. The only thing he will have to get used to is a different shock package.

“Honestly, I do not think there will be a period of adjustment,” Williams enthused. “The only thing that will be different from my #2 car to the #17A car is the shock program. They currently have CSI shocks and I have always had Matt Hummel’s FK Shocks. We will see how that transition goes. I am sure it will be fine.”

“I got engaged (last year), and I am getting married this year. I got the ride in the best sprint car this side of the Mississippi or even farther,” Williams boasted. “I am very excited.”

Dunkel and the Tafoya family are anything but strangers. In 2015 and 2016 he competed in the USAC West Coast Series and the VRA Sprint Cars against Eddie Tafoya Sr. They stayed in touch and last year the relationship grew tighter as Dunkel accompanied them on some of their sojourns for Eddie Jr. to race with the USAC National Sprint Cars. He was very impressed with the rising young star and the way he carried himself. That led Dunkel to offer him a full-time ride in the USCS.

“When Eddie Jr. started racing, him and I got to know each other,” Dunkel said. “Last year we went back east with them a few times. I just kind of helped out. Got to know Jr. a little more. He is a solid kid and his parents are great. When the opportunity came up to run him at Turkey Night last year it was kind of a no-brainer. With his experience back east, I thought it was a good fit. We did not have a lot of luck in that race. Nevertheless, it was a great weekend with him.”

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Eddie Tafoya Jr. in the family car at Perris in 2024. Doug Allen photo.

The sprint car portion of Turkey Night features 360 sprint cars. While at Ventura, the conversation came up about teaming up for some 360 stuff this season. Then the West Coast Series (USAC West Coast Sprint Cars) folded up. Subsequently, the new USCS series was born and inherited USAC West Coast Series tracks.

“Eddie made the most sense,” Dunkel comfortably stated. “We are really looking forward to running him this year. He is extremely good with equipment. That comes from running for your family. You do not want to cost mom and dad any more than you have to. He is very methodical and he likes to set up his own car. On top of everything, the Tafoya’s are just a great family. Julie (Eddie’s mom) runs Specialty Fasteners and is super cool. She is hard on drivers, though. She cuts Jr. no slack. Me too! I have come off the track feeling pretty proud of what I did and she says, ‘Ah, better luck next time.’”

Tafoya, who is based in Chino Hills, California will also chase the USAC/CRA title in his family-owned #51T, is eager to get started with the 2024 season. When he rolls onto the track at Ventura for the USCS inaugural race it will only be his third time racing a 360 sprint car. Last season he got taken out by another car at the Turkey Night Grand Prix. Before that, he had one other 360 start. Besides that it has been all 410s including a restricted 410 he drove to the Perris Auto Speedway Young Guns title in 2018.

“I ran one 360 maybe three years ago and it was not a full night as we had engine issues,” Tafoya said. “So Turkey Night (last year) was my first full night in a 360. Besides that, just 410s.”

“I think we should be able to jump right into it,” the personable driver said on what he expects in the 360. “It should all transition pretty well. Most of the tracks we are going to run at are smaller and intend to slick off. I won’t have to worry as much about getting myself out of trouble on the cushion or things like that. In the 410 I have to be easy on the pedal sometimes. I have to make sure when I am in the 360 I do not do that.”

One thing is for sure, Tafoya will be on a lot of different tracks in 2024. The only tracks the two series will both be competing on are the rejuvenated Santa Maria Raceway and The Dirt Track at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway. Kern is the only track currently on his schedule that he has not competed on in the past. That is a lot different from 2023 when Tafoya raced in the USAC National Series on many tracks he had never seen before.

“I wouldn’t say I dislike any,” Tafoya commented on the tracks he will be steering the Dunkel’s car at. “To me, they are just a lot different driving styles. I like Ventura. I’ve gone quick time there (with CRA). Santa Maria, I have gone top five. Bakersfield I have been top five. I don’t get to drive them much so I do not have a lot of feedback on them but I definitely think we will be up front. I prefer big tracks and going faster. I like just having some extra room to move around. It seems like I always do good on the small tracks, too. So, I definitely don’t have a problem with them. I like going racing anywhere we can.”

“We have everything in our corner to go and win races,” Tafoya enthusiastically intoned. “Zac (team manager Zac Bozanich) and I have been down there building up cars, getting the trailer ready and all kinds of stuff. We will be ready to come out swinging. It was a no-brainer for me when they asked. Thanks to Tom and Christy, this year big things fell together and we have ourselves a whole other seat.”

Tafoya reckons he has worked on sprint cars every day for the last two months. His new DRC for the USAC/CRA Series arrived last week and he started putting it together last weekend.

A successful season is not just dictated by the drivers. Dunkel and Zac Bozanich, Roa’s past crew chief and a past USAC/CRA mechanic of the year, made a deal for Bozanich to be the Inland Rigging team manager. If that is not enough to scare the foe, Rip Williams will be heavily involved as will Dunkel and his son Aiden. Tafoya and his father will also be occupied with helping maintain the cars. Austin Williams will be hands-on and is bringing his longtime crewmen Paul Dean, Rich Ruston, and Joe Perez.

“I have worked with Zac in the years prior to being around Brody,” Dunkel stated. “With my smaller sponsorship that I did prior, Zac has always been top-notch and has always been a class act. As we rolled into 2023 and really stepped up our game with the Roas, Zac jumped in and took me under his wing. It just made sense towards the end of the year and things were winding down and some things were changing on what I was going to be doing with Brody. Zac and I were able to strike a deal and bring him on board to help us execute our big plans this year.”

“We had our first shop day the day of the CRA banquet,” Dunkel recalled. “Rip was there. That was kind of surreal, to be honest. I am not really a kind of star-struck kind of person but it was kind of neat to work with the “Ripper” in my own shop on my cars. He is the guy I always watched as a kid. To go full circle and be providing a car for his son is pretty bitchin.’”

Dunkel would like to thank the following 2024 season sprint car sponsors. Inland Rigging, Dunkel Farms, Specialty Fasteners, BR Motorsports, King Racing Products, Osborne Speed & Machine, Maverick Transport, and HBC. If you would like to join this championship team for another title run this year, please contact Dunkel using the information at the top of this release.

Tom Dunkel’s 2024 Racing Results

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This release was produced by Scott Daloisio Sports (909) 226-7768 mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com

 

 

Blackjack fires off 2024 campaign with impressive display in DIRTcar Nationals

By Fully Injected Motorsports:

GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. (February 13, 2024) - The 2024 season is officially underway for “Blackjack” Brian Brown and Brian Brown Racing, and although the reigning Tuscarora 50 and 360 Knoxville Nationals champion was unable to claim victory in his opening week of competition, he did the next best thing - scoring multiple top-tens, a top-five included, against the Greatest Show On Dirt.

Brown, ace of the Casey’s, FVP, Andy's Frozen Custard, Impact Signs Awnings and Wraps, Mt. Dew Overdrive, HAWK Hunting, Ditzfeld Transfer, No. 21 sprint car, opened his 2024 campaign with four nights of DIRTcar Nationals competition at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Florida, on February 7-10. Four nights of action resulted in a pair of top-tens for the Higginsville, Missouri, native, finishing fourth and seventh during the first two evenings, respectively. Brown raced on to finish 11th in Friday’s program, followed by a 21st-place score in the week’s $20,000-to-win finale on Saturday.

Without saying, Brown’s stellar results were padded by stellar qualifying efforts, timing fastest within his respective flight three out of four nights.

As an added bonus to Brown’s statistical outcome, his eventual top-five was the product of row four, climbing four spots from eighth on the grid.

“Just a very, very solid week for our Casey’s/FVP No. 21 team,” Brown stated. “Our qualifying was spectacular all week, and that’s the foundation for success especially against that level of competition. Our dash draws weren’t the best, but to come out of Florida with a top five and a pair of top-tens is a huge accomplishment and I couldn’t be more proud.

“Great job all week by my crew Chad Morgan, Justin Lawyer, and Devin Brenneman,” Brown added. “It’s their hard work that kept us in contention.”

ON DECK: Tentatively, Brian Brown and Brian Brown Racing will continue their 2024 campaign with a World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series doubleheader in Oklahoma and Kansas on Friday and Saturday, March 29-30; Thunderbird Speedway and 81 Speedway, respectively.

SPECIAL THANKS: Brian Brown Racing would like to thank Casey’s, FVP, Andy's Frozen Custard, Impact Signs Awnings and Wraps, Mt. Dew Overdrive, HAWK Hunting, Ditzfeld Transfer, Champion Brands, MC Power, Weld Wheels, Housby, Maxim Chassis, J.D. Welding & Machine, Waldinger, Smiley’s Racing Products, Wolfe Eye Clinic, Mid Mo Equipment, Bell Helmets, K1 RaceGear, Clem’s Helmets, Factory Kahne Shocks, Cometic Gaskets, C & M Lawn & Landscape, Everlast Welders, Walker Performance Filtration, System One, K&N Filters, HostIowa.net, Fultz Excavating, Restless Spirits Distillery, FSR Racing Products, Ti64, AL Driveline, Vortex Wings, All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Kenny’s Components, Rod End Supply, Winter’s Performance Products, KSE Racing Products, ISC Racers Tape, Kinsler Fuel Injection, Racing Optics, Hoosier Tires, XYZ Machining, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Ultra-Lite Brakes, Schoenfeld Headers, Bam Roller Lifters, Outerwears, MPD, All Star Performance, 6B Apparel, MSD Ignition and Garrett Racing Engines for their continued support.

2024 BBR STATISTICS: Wins: N/A Top-Fives: 1 Top-Tens: 2

2024 HIGHLIGHTS: Opened 2024 campaign with fourth and seventh-place finishes against World of Outlaws at Volusia Speedway Park (DIRTcar Nationals) on February 7-8.

SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook: www.facebook.com/Brian-Brown-Racing-200630163294222/ X: www.twitter.com/brianbrown21 News coverage: www.fullyinjected.com Online home: www.brianbrownracing.com Merchandise: www.shopbrianbrownracing.com

BROADCAST COVERAGE: Watch the World of Outlaws online at www.dirtvision.com Watch Knoxville Raceway weekly at www.dirtvision.com Watch High Limit Sprint Car Series at www.floracing.com

ABOUT CASEY’S: Casey’s is a Fortune 500 company (NASDAQ: CASY) operating over 2,300 convenience stores. Founded more than 50 years ago, the company has grown to become the third-largest convenience store retailer and the fifth-largest pizza chain in the United States. Casey’s provides freshly prepared foods, quality fuel and friendly service at its locations. Guests can enjoy pizza, donuts, other assorted bakery items, and a wide selection of beverages and snacks. Learn more and order online at www.caseys.com, or in the mobile app.

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Schatz opens 2024 World of Outlaws season with big moves in DIRTcar Nationals


Dates: Wednesday through Saturday, February 7th-10th
Event: DIRTcar Nationals
Series: World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series
Track: Volusia Speedway Park | Barberville, Florida
Donny Schatz A-Main Finishes (Start):
Wednesday: 6th (10th)
Thursday: 5th (16th)
Friday: 6th (18th)
Saturday: 7th (9th)

BROWNSBURG, Ind. (February 12, 2024) - It was a productive week in the Sunshine State for Donny Schatz and Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing, not only activating the 2024 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series season with Volusia Speedway Park’s annual DIRTcar Nationals, but simultaneously padding the early season stat chart, eventually concluding the four-day event with four-straight top-tens, securing a top-five, as well as a Hard Charger Award, in the process.

Schatz, ace of the Carquest, Advance Auto Parts, Ford Performance, Curb Records, Sage Fruit, Elliott’s Custom Trailers & Carts, Mobil 1, No. 15 sprint car, finished no worse than seventh in his recent DIRTcar Nationals effort, blasting things off with a four-spot rally from tenth to finish sixth on Wednesday, February 7. Although impressive, Schatz’ four-spot rally barely scratched the surface, as the Fargo, North Dakota, native raced on to climb 11 spots to finish fifth on Thursday, February 8, and 12 spots to finish sixth on Friday, February 9. As suggested, the 12-spot rally was Schatz’ most impressive of the week, also solidifying the ten-time World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series champion with the evening’s Hard Charger Award.

Donny Schatz and TSR would ultimately conclude Volusia’s DIRTcar Nationals with a seventh-place score in the $20,000-to-win finale on Saturday, February 10; they started ninth on the A-Main grid.

In total, Schatz and TSR advanced 29 feature positions, and with the Series returning to the Barberville complex in just a few weeks, the momentum is clearly on their side.

ON DECK:
Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing and Donny Schatz will continue their 2024 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series campaign with Volusia Speedway Park’s Bike Week Jamboree on Sunday and Monday, March 3-4.

ADDITIONAL MEDIA:
Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing and Donny Schatz would like to thank all of their marketing partners: Carquest, Advance Auto Parts, Ford Performance, Curb Records, Sage Fruit, Elliott’s Custom Trailers & Carts, Mobil 1

Broadcast Coverage:
Watch the World of Outlaws online at www.dirtvision.com

Donny Schatz:
Web: www.donnyschatzmotorsports.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/DonnySchatz
Twitter: www.twitter.com/donnySchatz
Instagram www.instagram.com/donnyschatz

Tony Stewart Racing:
Web: www.tonystewartracing.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/TonyStewartRacing
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2024 Donny Schatz / Tony Stewart Racing WoO Statistics:
Races: 4
Wins: 0
Top-5s: 1
Top-10s: 4

 

 

Big Game Motorsports and Gravel Open World of Outlaws Season With Win and DIRTcar Nationals Title

Inside Line Promotions - BARBERVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 12, 2024) - The opening weekend of the season was a success for Big Game Motorsports and driver David Gravel.

The team captured its first World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series victory of the year and produced three top fives during the four-race Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals hosted by Volusia Speedway Park. That was good enough to garner the big gator trophy as the event champion for the second time in the last three years.

"It was a strong week," Gravel said. "I felt like about every time we hit the track we were good. I wish we could have got back two shots at those features, but we still ran fifth and sixth those nights. The guys did a good job preparing everything and it was a good week. As far as a consistency standpoint, that's what you're looking for to win the championship."

The big gator trophy was Gravel's third of his career, which is tied for the most.

"That's cool for sure," he said. "We were so close to winning last year and got into a wreck in the final feature so it was good to finish strong this year. And this year the big gator paid some money so that was nice."

The busy week began last Wednesday with Gravel qualifying fourth quickest in his group. He won a heat race and advanced from fifth to third place in the dash. The night ended with a third-place result in the feature.

"The track work got done and the track came back more than we expected," he said. "That's dirt racing and what makes it so hard and tough. We ran third so it shows how strong we are even when things aren't perfect."

Gravel was victorious on Thursday, when he timed in second quickest in his group and placed second in a heat race before winning the dash and the main event. It marked his fifth World of Outlaws victory in his last eight races at the track.

"I felt good and I think we're capable of doing that a lot of nights," he said. "It's about putting yourself in a good position and getting good dash draws. We made the dash all four nights, but only got one good draw. We capitalized on it Thursday."

Gravel qualified seventh quickest in his group to open Friday's program. He hustled from fourth to second place in a heat race to make the dash. Gravel placed fourth in the dash and fifth in the A Main.

"That's one night we were a little frustrated with that fifth place," he said. "We worked really hard to get to the dash and weren't able to capitalize. When we're not happy with running fifth that shows how good we are as a team."

The event wrapped up on Saturday. Gravel was second quickest in his group's qualifying session and he won a heat race to advance into the dash for the fourth straight night. However, he pulled the second-highest number - seven - during the dash draw and he finished where he started in the dash. Gravel gained a position in the feature to end sixth, which was good enough to secure the DIRTcar Nationals title.

"Drawing the seven in the dash was not ideal," he said. "The track was the wettest, narrowest, fastest all week. We had a car good the last 10 laps. We just needed to be better sooner to pass some guys on that track."

The team will take the next couple of weeks off before resuming World of Outlaws competition March 3-4 at Volusia Speedway Park during the World of Outlaws Bike Week Jamboree.

QUICK RESULTS -

Feb. 7 - Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla. - Qualifying: 4; Heat race: 1 (2); Dash: 3 (5); Feature: 3 (3).

Feb. 8 - Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla. - Qualifying: 2; Heat race: 2 (1); Dash: 1 (2); Feature: 1 (1).

Feb. 9 - Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla. - Qualifying: 7; Heat race: 2 (4); Dash: 4 (5); Feature: 5 (4).

Feb. 10 - Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla. - Qualifying: 2; Heat race: 1 (1); Dash: 7 (7); Feature: 6 (7).

SEASON STATS -

4 races, 1 win, 3 top fives, 4 top 10s, 4 top 15s, 4 top 20s

UP NEXT -

March 3-4 at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla., for the World of Outlaws Bike Week Jamboree with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series

MEDIA LINKS -

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HUSET'S SPEEDWAY -

Huset's Speedway is a dirt oval located in Brandon, S.D. The track opened in 1954 and has undergone a large renovation within the last few years, making it a premier destination for both marquee racing events and weekly programs. For more information, visit http://www.HusetsSpeedway.com .

JACKSON MOTORPLEX -

Jackson Motorplex is a 4/10-mile dirt oval located in Jackson, Minn. It hosts special events from May through August, including races with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series, Midwest Power Series, Midwest Sprint Touring Series and more. For more information, visit http://www.JacksonMotorplex.com .

TICKET LINK -

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Roth Motorsports To Lean on Super-Sub Dominic Scelzi at Upcoming High Limit Racing Opener

PETERSEN MEDIA- Spending the American winter competing in his native Australia, travel issues will keep James McFadden from returning to the United States as scheduled ahead of next week’s High Limit Racing season opening event. While McFadden will be absent, Roth Motorsports will still be on hand as Fresno, CA driver Dominic Scelzi will take his place.

“Roth Motorsports is like a second home to me, so when I got the call I didn’t hesitate to accept to help them out,” Scelzi said. “I wish it wasn’t under these circumstances with James McFadden dealing with issues getting back over here, but I am hopeful I can help the team get off to a strong start with the High Limit Series.”

Scelzi and Roth Motorsports have had a great relationship over the years with Roth Motorsports sponsoring Scelzi’s personal racing efforts before he moved into the famed No. 83 during the 2019 season.

Filling in for the team at the close of the 2020 season, Scelzi again is set to fill in at East Bay Raceway Park February 12th and 13thto kick off the 2024 campaign.

Championship points wise, the team will garner owner points with Scelzi before McFadden returns to fulltime driving duties.

“Aside from Dennis and Teresa Roth, Todd Ventura, and James, I also want to thank Toyota Racing Development and Mobil 1 for trusting me with driving responsibilities at such an important part of the season.”

 

 

LUYENDYK JR ENTERS CHILDREN’S DREAM FUND 50

February 8, 2024 – Arie Luyendyk Jr. is the latest ‘Childrens Dream Fund 50 ‘entrant. Luyendyk confirmed today his plans to compete in the March 2, 2024, event at Citrus County Speedway in Inverness, Florida. The event is a co-sanctioned race between the Must See Racing Sprint Series Presented by Perfit and the BG Products Southern Sprint Car Shootout Series that will pay $10,000 to win.

This will be only his second sprint car race. He competed in the inaugural Davey Hamilton Jr’s Open Wheel Showdown in Las Vegas last December. What started out as a bucket list item to drive a sprint car has now turned into a full-scale project. Luyendyk has purchased a sprint car and plans to compete in a few other races in Florida in the month of March. He then plans to head north to tackle the Must See Racing Sprint Series full-time this summer.

“Obviously I had a great time at the Open Wheel Showdow. It was an awesome event and Davey (Hamilton Jr.) did a great job of promoting it” explained Luyendyk. For me I just saw the competition and was impressed with all of the drivers there and the speed. Over the course of my career, I jumped into a few different things, and I’ve been able to win pretty quickly. Now I’ve got the bug and wanna go out and be good and win some races.

“I’ve put out a limited schedule this year. I’ll do three races in Florida in March. After that I plan to do the Must See Racing deal and the Open Wheel Showdown in November. The idea is to go to Florida beginning with the ‘Children's Dream Fund 50’ to get warmed up for that. It’s pretty tough in the Midwest and I wanna make sure we’re dialed. The race in Las Vegas was really my first time in the car. I wanna change some things with the seating position to get me more comfortable. We can do some things like that since it’s mine” laughed Luyendyk Jr.

The 42-year-old Luyendyk Jr.is the son of two-time Indy 500 winner Arie Luyendyk Sr. He has run a variety of series in his career up to this point including SCCA Formula Ford Series, Skip Barber Formula Dodge Series, SCCA Formula Continental, Traxxas TORC Series, Stadium Super Truck Series, A-1 Grand Prix, and Indy Lights. In addition, he finished 28th in the 2006 Indianapolis 500.

Luyendyk gained additional fame by participating in several reality television shows including “The Bachelor” in 2017. He gained a huge social media following from the show that continues today.

Although he only has one sprint car race under his belt, he feels he is surrounded by the right people and can get up to speed quickly once he gets onto the Citrus County Speedway asphalt. He admitted he hasn’t done any research on Citrus County Speedway and doesn’t intend to.

“I have not done my research on the track as of yet, and I typically don’t. For me it is what it is. For me in the past I haven’t learned too much by studying tape or watching other on-boards. I just go in there with an open mindset. I don’t wanna go in there with any preconceived notion of what my line should be. It could all be different the day of.
“I do have a great coach in Davey Hamilton Jr. helping me along. I definitely wanna have fun in the Florida racing swing of my season, but it’s really just to get me prepared for the Midwest. I still know it’s gonna be a challenge in Florida. But it’s gonna play a big part getting me ready to compete with those guys up there. I have some guys in my court including Davey Hamilton Sr. and Kirk Morgan who will also help me get up to speed. I can’t wait to get to Florida” concluded Luyendyk Jr.

 

 

 

WISEMAN MOTORSPORT EXPANDS

Wiseman Motorsport is excited to announce that they will expand to a two-car team for the upcoming season, with Cameron Jaenke joining team owner Kyle Wiseman for the 2024 season in Wingless Sprints.

Darwin, Northern Territory-based team owner Wiseman, who is entering his fifth season in Wingless Sprints, is looking forward to the upcoming 2024 season and fielding a two-car team with Jaenke, who has been competing in Wingless Sprints for the past two seasons with another team, which the standout result was winning the 2023 Duel in the North event, and before that, raced Formula 500s, where the 24-year-old’s highlight in that class was a Northern Territory Title victory.

“Cameron (Jaenke) and I have become good friends in recent years through Wingless Sprint racing, so when it came up about the possibility of teaming up for this coming season, it made perfect sense to us both and we made plans to turn it into a reality,” explained Kyle Wiseman.

“Going from a one to a two-car operation is going to be quite the change for the Wiseman Motorsport team, but we have a fantastic team behind us, which includes pit crew and valued sponsors, to make a go of it and try and compete at the front of the field.”

Speaking of competing at the front of the field, both Wiseman and Jaenke share a common goal heading into the 2024 season.

“I’m aiming to have both Wiseman Motorsport cars competing at the front of the field, and Cameron shares that goal, too,” the 26-year-old enthused.

“We have two competitive Cool cars and enough spares to back us up throughout the season, and we have set our goals on trying to contend for the local club championship here in Darwin and also having a good run at the Northern Territory Title.”

Apart from running the entire 2024 season at their home track – Darwin’s Northline Speedway – the Wiseman Motorsport team will be competing at Katherine Speedway, which is located 300 kilometres south of Darwin, in readiness for the Northern Territory Title that is likely to be held at the track later in the season.

“This year is shaping up to be a big season here in the Northern Territory with strong car counts and competitive fields, and the Wiseman Motorsport team is looking forward to getting amongst it with its two-car operation,” added Wiseman.

The 2024 season gets underway for the Wiseman Motorsport team on May 11 for the season opener at Northline Speedway.

 

 

LS POWERED SPRINTCARS GAINING MOMENTUM

A cost-effective way of getting involved in Sprintcar racing is building momentum throughout the east coast of Australia, and one of those leading the charge is North Queensland-based team owner and engine man Leigh Holman.

The Cairns-based Holman, who started his Sprintcar racing career during the 1980s up until he stepped away from the sport in the early 2000s before returning in recent years, firstly as a driver, and then as a team owner, enthuses that the LS-engine Sprintcar concept has refreshed his interest and he’s aiming to spread the word over the affordability and performance to get into Sprintcar racing. For many that may have felt Sprintcars are off limits, this is a great way of getting people involved in Sprintcar racing.

“With a properly prepared and maintained LS engine, it has a very long life, possibly only needing a basic rebuild approximately every 50-100 race meetings, unlike its big brother 410s which is usually being rebuilt at around every 20 race meetings, so it eliminates much of the upkeep cost,” explained Holman, who has been working on high performance V8 engines for most of his working life through his business SVS Auto Repairs and Dyno Tuning in Cairns.

“They most certainly aren't ‘set and forget’ type engines, as they still require responsible care and maintenance to get the most out of them; however, it isn’t as strenuous, full on, or expensive as maintaining a 410 Sprintcar engine.

“You still get the buzz of racing a Sprintcar at speed, but at the same time it isn’t breaking the budget in pure engine upkeep alone. For example, our NQ # 51 603hp KRE Race Engines tuned LS3 based engine is about to race its 55th meeting, and it still shows no sign of slowing down.”

Holman continued by saying, that his LS-powered Sprintcar, which is currently being steered by youngster Brodie Davis, is showing the rest of the country just what is possible with the category.

A third-generation racer Brodie Davis, whose dad Scotty was given his first start in Sprintcars nearly 30 years prior by Holman, has been one of the form LS-powered runners aboard the NQ # 51 Holman Racing Maxim car, which has included a total of 13 feature-race wins in North Queensland, including the Queensland Title. Apart from those impressive lists of achievements over the past 18 months, the Davis and Holman duo recached another level, when they earlier last month ventured south in their LS-powered Sprintcar to take on some of the country’s best 410 Sprintcar competitors, where they contested the $20,000 to Win Red Hot Summer Shootout at Toowoomba Speedway and then the $10,000 to Win Lil Aussie Open at Lismore Speedway in northern NSW. Just last Saturday night, Davis and the team returned to competition down south at Maryborough Speedway, where they put in another outstanding performance up against their 410 Sprintcar rivals to narrowly miss out on the winning honours, after Davis finished second behind fellow youngster Jy Corbet.

“Brodie (Davis) is a very talented young driver, but he showed during his recent trip down south what is possible with a quality LS powered Sprintcar. It’s a great display for the entire LS category,” enthused Holman.

“The LS Sprintcar is a more affordable category, and if the track conditions are right and you have the right driver behind the wheel of a well setup car, the LS can well and truly hold its own up against the 410 Sprintcars, as Brodie showed throughout the Red Hot Summer Shootout and then backed up that performance by grabbing a podium finish at Lismore Speedway behind two of the country’s best 410 Sprintcar racers in Luke Oldfield and Jock Goodyer.”

The LS-powered Sprintcars might be a new concept to Australian Sprintcar racing, but as the Holman and Davis duo have shown with its capabilities, they are certainly going to play a massive part in the fostering of the future of Australian Sprintcar racing.

 

 

SALLER MOTORSPORT RIDING A WAVE OF SPRINTCAR SUCCESS

THE Saller Motorsport team is aiming to build further momentum competing on the Australian 410 Sprintcar scene after recently winning the country’s biggest race - the Grand Annual Classic at Warrnambool’s Premier Speedway in Victoria with American import Aaron Reutzel.

The team, operated out of Windsor in western Sydney NSW by well-known shopfitter, Mark Saller and his son, Mick - who is the team’s lead driver - aspires of being at the absolute pinnacle of Sprintcar racing in Australia - and the $40,000 to win Grand Annual Classic couldn’t have come at a better time.

“We want to be regarded as one of the leading teams in the country and that is down to everything from the way we present at the track to performance,” said Mark Saller.

“Our journey in Sprintcars started nearly 10 years ago. Mick had success in kart racing winning five Australian Championships on dirt and tar - then we decided to step up to Sprintcars at Sydney Speedway. Since then, we’ve been out on the road and have notched up some solid victories.”

Winning the Grand Annual Classic - considered one of the top five Sprintcar races in the world and attracting nearly 40,000 spectators across the three nights - ‘opened a new chapter’ Saller says for where the team’s aims to go to the next level in Sprintcar racing.

Never one to shy away from aiming high, the Saller Motorsport team embarked on a full World Series Sprintcars campaign across Australia early into their journey back in the 2017-18 season with son Mick. The experience gained during that period led to Mick later that season claiming his first 410 Sprintcar feature-race victory, which took place at Brisbane’s Archerfield Speedway in Queensland. This has been followed in recent seasons by several podium appearances around the country and many top five results.

The team is very much a family run operation, with Mick’s mother Monika and sister Kim, as well as Mick’s wife Kayla, ever present at the race track.

“When you compare us to other teams, we do keep things very tight and do as much within the family as we possibly can,” said Mick Saller.

“We tend to do all the work ourselves and go through the setups, while many of the other teams pick up setup gurus to help them to get to the front.

“In reality, we keep it simple - it isn’t too much aside from Dad and I along with some good mates who hit the road with us.

“We made that clear to Aaron when we first started talking with him and he embraces it - he and his family are now considered like family to us and vice versa. Our philosophies in racing are very much alike.

“I’ve been fortunate enough to go to America and see how his team operates over there at the highest level. The professionalism he brings and the knowledge from racing about 80 nights a year helps us step up as a team and sharpens up my own racing.”

Reutzel - a Texan father of two - came to Australia as a virtual unknown to local fans as his stocks were beginning to rise in America. He had been crowned Rookie of the Year at what’s considered the World Championship of Sprintcar Racing, the Knoxville Nationals and won a ‘Hard Charger Award’ for making the most places in the A main. He has also gone on to win events in the famed World of Outlaws and All Star Series. In fact, Reutzel is a three-time All Star Series point standings winner.

Outside of traversing the country and maintaining the race cars, both Mark and Mick Saller have businesses based out of Penrith. Mark’s MSP Shopfittings is considered one of the leading shop fitters in Australia, completing retail fit outs for the likes of ARB, MYER, Hilti, Politix, Mecca, Zimmermann, the Reject Shop and David Jones among others. Mick on the other hand, operates pawnbroker and second-hand dealer stores, Mega Cash, in Penrith and South Windsor, which are two of the chain’s nine stores within their home state of NSW.

Overall, Sprintcar racing in Australia is on an upwards trajectory with backing from Network Seven’s 7Plus streaming platform. The recent Australian Championship delivered record streaming numbers for 7plus on two consecutive nights. That coupled with similarly high numbers from other events on the platform many see as the blueprint to broadcast the sport to the masses in the future.

And that wave, coupled with recent Grand Annual Classic success, is one the Saller Motorsport team is looking to ride all the way.

 

 

BRODY ROA TEAMS WITH CAR OWNER JAYSON MAY FOR THE 2024 RACING SEASON

(Cypress, CA, February 6, 2024) Veteran Southern California sprint car racer Brody Roa is teaming up with Taft, California car owner Jayson May for the 2024 season. The team will launch its campaign on March 2nd at the Ventura Raceway in the inaugural race of the USCS Sprint Car Series.

The combo first got together in September of 2020 and won the first time out in a CAS race at Central Arizona Speedway. Since that time, they have competed in several events collectively. However, the upcoming race at Ventura will be their first time teaming up since the 2022 Turkey Night Grand Prix on the same ocean-side oval.

Roa, who resides in the shadows of Disneyland in Garden Grove, California, comes into 2024 after the best season of his career. Driving the Inland Rigging #17R owned by Tom and Christy Dunkel, they won the USAC/CRA championship. They took eight of the 18 main events in the series and Roa had a 40.9 win percentage on the year. That was the best victory percentage for any 410 non wing driver in the nation. His total of nine wins tied him for third-most in the nation amongst 410 non-wing drivers. On top of everything else, Roa and his wife Tailor welcomed their second daughter into the world in the middle of the racing season. It was a dream year.

With stats like that, why did he leave the Inland Rigging team, how did he get re-connected with May and what does the future hold? Earlier this week, the “Pride of Garden Grove” took a few minutes to discuss the how’s, why’s and where’s.

S.D.: After having the best season of your career, why did you step out of the Inland Rigging deal?

B.R.: To take a little bit of a step back with the family now. Having time to spend with my family is the biggest reason for my switch. Jayson and his family have such nice stuff and such a good maintenance prep program. That kind of allows me not to have to do that during the week. I want to spend some more time with my family and not being in the garage all week getting ready to go racing.

S.D.: So just to alleviate the rumor mill before it starts, you were happy there and it is an amicable split, correct?

B.R.: The change is nothing against them. We are still friends, obviously. There was nothing about the deal (driving for the Dunkel’s) that made me want to do something else. It was the home life and the everyday during-the-week stuff (working on the car). When I talked to him, we left the door open on maybe doing a race together, here and there. Hopefully, that door is still open. That friendship we had is still there. We had a ton of fun last year. Lots of good memories. They deserve an endless thank you for what they did to jump on board as big as they did. They stepped in a big way to chase that championship. Tom wanted a championship and I wanted a championship. That was my only goal last year. Accomplishing that took a lot off of my plate, too. Tom and Christy and Inland Rigging supported me with sponsorship for four or five years before becoming my car owners last year.

S.D.: How did you get reconnected with Jayson May?

B.R.: We never stopped talking when I was not driving his stuff. Jayson and I became friends, too. We talked every now and then. I went to lunch with Tom a few weeks ago with no plan on what I was going to do, but I wanted to back down my schedule a bit. That is when I started talking to Jayson a little bit more. He just bought a new DRC from Scott Benic. He was putting that together and was trying to figure out what he was doing. He did not have anybody committed to run anything. He barely raced at all last year. He was just putting engines together. It all just kind of fell into place. He is going to figure out what he can afford to do and we will put a schedule together.”

S.D.: You and Jayson have a history. In fact, you won a CAS main event at the Central Arizona Speedway the first time you teamed up. So, each of you knows what to expect coming into this deal, correct?

B.R.: The first time I ran for Jayson and the Mays was right after my oldest was born. So at the end of the 2020 season. Then I ran a couple of races with him in 2021 and a couple of races for him in 2022. Last year was the first time since that I did not drive his car all year.

S.D.: No championship aspirations this season, correct?

B.R.: Jayson and I are still working on the schedule of what we are going to do. We are going to do some hit-and-miss shows I guess you could call it. A part-time schedule. Nothing full-time for points. Won’t be stressing on running a full season again this year.

S.D.: Have you decided where you will be racing?

B.R.: A little bit all over the place. I think mainly over the hill by him. So Bakersfield, Kern, Santa Maria. All of the CRA and USCS shows north of the Grapevine. Between the two schedules, I think you run like 14 races between Bakersfield, Kern, and Santa Maria. There is plenty of racing to do. He will probably come down to Perris maybe once or twice this year. It is so far for him to come down.

S.D.: If something else came up on the nights when you are not driving Jayson’s car, would you still take a ride in other CRA races or is that not in the plans this year?

B.R.: If something comes up and it works out, yeah, I am pretty much open to do stuff in good equipment. It all comes to the help side, too. I am tired of wearing my dad into the dirt. This will kind of allow him to rest a little bit at the races. My schedule is kind of open but we are going to kind of play it by ear with the family. If we do not have a race that weekend or anything committed, we can go to the desert or the river or somewhere else.

S.D.: You and your crew have been together for a long time. Are they all going with you to the Jayson May ride?

B.R.: Pretty much the same with the exception of Zac (crew chief Zac Bozanich). Zac is planning on helping Tom this year. I do not know what the title would be, but he is doing a lot of the prep work and ordering what Tom needs to have a race-ready program. All of last year we took my stuff (spares). We had all of the spares. So they are slowly building up Tom’s spare inventory. Making sure he is dialed in.”

S.D.: Before last year, you ran your own program for over a decade. Do you still have all of your stuff?

B.R.: I do. I still have all of my stuff. We are hanging onto all of our stuff for now. Just because of this change, I am not going to sell all of my stuff. That is pretty committed. I will never be able to buy it all again. We will see what the future brings. Who knows what we end up doing? I may hit the lottery and put my full program together again. We will see.

Jayson May and Roa want to thank the following marketing partners for being a part of the #8M racing endeavors in 2024. May Motorsports, Winfield’s Racing Engines, RDM Mechanics, Cooper’s Propane, TJM Distribution, TJM Distribution, Ten West Towing, Arctic Sea Mining, Wesco International, Elite Signs and Fastenal. In addition, they thank Roa’s sponsors. “Biker” Bruce Fischer, ALR Virtual Services, Burris Racing, Caltrol, Jambo Barbeque Pits, Competition Suspension, K-1 Race Gear, Molecule, Rod End Supply, Driven Racing Oil, Baldwin Filters, and NGK Spark Plugs. If you would like to be a marketing partner in 2024, contact Roa using the information at the top of this release.

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YOHO LOOKING FOR SUCCESS IN STEELE 125 THIS WEEKEND

February 7, 2024 – Pinellas Park, Florida – Showtime Speedway is set to host the fifth annual ‘Dave Steele 125’ this weekend capped off with a 125-lap non-wing sprint car feature event that will pay the winner $5000 and one of the nicest trophies in all of pavement sprint car racing. The event will also help determine the overall Dave Steele Sprint Car Championship winner based off a three-race points accumulation that also includes last weekend’s twin 35-lap Dave Steele Winged Weekend events. Davey Hamilton Jr. is currently the overall points leader with Colton Bettis trailing closely. Showtime Speedway promoter Robert “Showtime” Yoho is one of the drivers who will be competing in this weekend’s 125-lap event. Yoho performed well in last weekend’s twin 35’s and scored a sixth-place finish in the second 35-lap feature event despite running a winged car on special occasions. In last years ‘Dave Steele 125’ Yoho started off the front row and was running with the leaders until drama set in early. His throttle stuck going into turn one sending him into the wall. The car turned onto its side and was briefly under heavy fire, forcing Yoho to quickly bail out of the car. Once out of the car Yoho was greeted to thunderous cheers from the crowd, and he acknowledged the crowd with a wave. Yoho attributes his recent success to being comfortable in the Mac Steele owned #33 that he has driven the past two season on occasion. “We had two races last weekend. I drive a little bit of everything. Sometimes I’m a little bit rustier” explained Yoho. “As the night went on, I got more comfortable and relaxed. Mac (Steele) changed the seat and that’s probably the most comfortable seat I’ve had since I’ve been in that ride. I feel comfortable and relaxed in the car now.” Yoho was asked what we can expect from him at this weekend’s non-winged race since it’s been almost a year since he’s raced without a wing. “It’s going to be interesting. I got a couple more laps last weekend. The last time I went from winged to non-winged I got into a bit of trouble. You have to remember you don’t have the wing to help you make the turn, and it is a big difference. Early in last year’s race I felt something in my throttle. When I went down the straightway, I realized something was touching. The cockpits are open. You never know what’s going to come through the floor. It was the screw backing out of the stacks into the throttle linkage and that’s what caused the throttle to stick. When I saw the fire, I got out as quickly as I could. I thought Whose gonna run this place if I burn up” laughed Yoho. ”I got a tow truck and towed my own car off, went on my merry way, and started helping everybody else.” Being the promoter and a racer on the same night has its challenges, but Yoho puts competent people in place to manage the program so he can race. “You hire people and put them in certain places. You hope these people can take care of the matters. People always cry because they think things aren’t fair. I hired a new tech man, and he's been great. He decided he was gonna tech the cars thoroughly and everything. He made a couple guys pull the stacks so he could look at the restrictors. They were cursing and screaming. They did their job. People were asking why we were teching cars. I told them if you tech cars, you get more cars, because you keep it fair. You put your people in place, let them do their job, and support them 100%”. This weekend’s race has special meaning to Yoho, like many others. Steele was a friend of Yoho’s. ”I was at Denny’s eating years ago when I was running the truck series at Indianapolis Raceway Park. It looked like a little kid eating near me. Someone said it was Dave Steele. I said come on, that kid needs a booster seat. I walked over and it was Dave. We started talking and became friends.” “One year I penalized him from jumping the start and he didn’t come to Showtime Speedway for a while. Then he started back racing with us. I have to thank Lynn, Caroll, and Mac for letting us honor Dave with this race each year” concluded Yoho. This weekend’s racing action starts Friday night February 9 with an open practice and ‘Dash for Cash’. The following evening will see qualifying and the $5,000 to win 125-lap feature. A pre-race autograph session and tribute is being planned with special guest speaker Dorathy Nowling. The race will be streamed as a Pay-Per-View by Sky Snap Productions. A special Dave Steele event t-shirt is being sold for just $20.

 

DECAIRE NEWEST CHILDREN’S DREAM FUND ENTRANT

February 7, 2024 – Troy DeCaire is the latest ‘Children’s Dream Fund 50’ entrant confirmed by Decaire himself and Charlie Norman Motorsports owners Danielle and Chaz Hambling on Tuesday afternoon. DeCaire will be piloting a Hurricane Chassis with a 410 engine for this race.

The event will be a co-sanctioned Must See Racing Sprint Series Presented by Perfit and the BG Products Southern Sprint Car Shootout Series event at Citrus County Speedway in Inverness, Florida March 2, 2024.

Decaire hasn’t been behind the wheel of a sprint car since September 23. Decaire was competing in the ‘Pink Lady Classic’ at Meridian, Idaho. He made contact with another car that saw his car hurled violently into the turn three catch fence. The car got caught in the catch fence and hung several feet off the ground. DeCaire suffered a severe concussion and sustained several other injuries including cracked ribs and a separated shoulder.

“Scotty Adema was one of my first shock customers. He’s stuck with me since I first started building shocks. I’ve kind of stuck around him. Scotty and Chaz Hambling have teamed up and have bought two cars that I at one point driven or owned. I’ve built a reputation of being a Hurricane Chassis specialist. They wanted to help me get them ironed out.”

“They asked me if I’d be in town March 2 and would want to run a car for them. It’s an old car that George Rudolph and my dad Terry had at one point that I’d driven. When I heard it was for sale, I called a bunch of people trying to get them to buy it. It just so happened Chaz ended up with it. Chaz wanted me to drive it in that race. He told me they had a brand new 410 coming from Engler. I said now we’re talking. It’s one of them old ones. The old Hurricanes are the ones you want. He bought it and called me to help him with it, and now he wanted me to drive it.”

Decaire indicated he may not be completely healed from his September crash, but he’s healthy enough to get back in a car with a $10,000 first place prize on the line.

“I’m as ready as I can be. I broke a couple of ribs. My shoulder at one point was dislocated, I know that much. I also had a pretty bad concussion. I couldn’t drive a streetcar for about a month or two because I was getting really bad Vertigo. I’ve healed about as good as I’m gonna heal. This will be my first time back in a car since my crash.”

“We were already committed to do the ‘Children’s Dream Fund 50’ when it paid $5000 to win. What got my attention is it’s an hour from where I’m living. Ten grand is nice. I approach them all the same no matter what it pays.”

When it was brought to DeCaire’s attention the field of top-notch talent he will be batting that includes Jimmy McCune, Davey Hamilton Jr., and Aaron Willison among others, it didn’t concern him.

“I’m excited they’re all coming. This is the first time in my career they are all coming to my backyard. I’ve had success across the country, but I’ve been playing in their backyard. This is the first time they’ve had to come to me. No disrespect to any of them at all. But I raced against Dave Steele for 10-15 years. The best in the country has been here the whole time, I think. The roster is great, and I love seeing the diversity in the drivers that are coming. To be honest with you, racing against Dave Steele was the hard part. He was the benchmark for the whole country. I think he still is.”

“Back in the day we had some hitters. Doug Heveron, Wayne Reuittman, Bo Hartley, Dude Teate and all three Butlers. What really helped prepare me for everything was Must See Racing when it first started. I still don’t think we’ve seen a roster like that since. I think it’s starting to get back to what it was. I’m glad guys like Jimmy and Aaron are coming to support it and help build this. I’d like to see this become something we can all meet down here in Florida to start the year off. I think that’s what we really need right now. That’s what I’m hoping for anyways. I’m proud to fly the Florida flag at the ‘Childrens Dream Fund 50’.”

“I like what JJ Dutton is doing with this. Cancer is something I’m close to in my family with my mom having it. Anytime we can do something to raise money for an organization with Cancer I’m all for it. If we can help pavement sprint car racing grow, and raise money for the Children’s Dream Fund Organization, that’s a dream come true for everyone involved. I’m just glad I can do my part in all of this. I think what he is doing is incredible. Win, lose, or draw for me, being involved with this race is about as good as it gets” concluded DeCaire’.
The three-car Charlie Norman Motorsports team with DeCaire, Scotty Adema, and Ryan Adam will be a ‘Super Team’ of sorts. With all the seat time and knowledge, this is a team to keep a close eye on at the ‘Children’s Dream Fund 50’ March 2.

 

 

Jean Lynch Classic Coming Home to Lernerville

Columbus, OH (February 6th, 2024) - Western PA Speedweek along with Lernerville Speedway are proud to introduce the Jean Lynch Classic presented by Rustler Sales & Service as the cornerstone event of the 2024 Western PA Speedweek for the ‘410’ sprint car division. The $4,000 to win, $350 to start event on Friday, May 31st will mark the highest paying speedweek race since the 2021 reincarnation.

As the matriarch of a family with such prominent ties in racing, the late Jean Lynch requires no introduction. She was a pioneer for women in racing with a resume to match, her roots running deep with national ties to tracks/organizations such as NASCAR, CART, Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indy 500, the All Star Circuit of Champions and Ohio Sprint Speedweek, and much more. However, her love for racing never left the local racing scene as she could be found managing, promoting, and renting out tracks all across the northeast. The pinnacle of Jean’s lifelong love for racing came in 2013 when she was inducted into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame.

Western PA Speedweek would also like to welcome Rustler Sales and Service as presenting sponsor of the Jean Lynch Classic. Owned and operated by successful businessman and former racer Brian Steinman, Rustler Sales and Service specializes in heavy truck sales, service and towing across northwestern Pennsylvania. Call (814) 214-7023 or visit rustlersalesandservice.net to find out how Rustler’s can best serve you.

JEAN LYNCH CLASSIC PAYOFF (Friday, May 31st): 1. $4,000; 2. $2,000; 3. $1,500; 4. $1,000; 5. $800; 6. $700; 7. $600; 8. $550; 9. $500; 10. $450; 11. $425; 12. $400; 13. $375; 14. $375; 15. $375; 16-24. $350

Stay tuned to the Western PA Speedweek social media pages and website in the coming weeks as full 2024 details are soon to be released.

Western PA Speedweek is brought to you by Schaeffer’s Specialized Lubricants together with J.S. Bova Excavating along with the support of the A-Main Podcast, Bill McCandless Ford, Bowl-O-Drome Family Bowling Center, Classic Ink USA, Hobaugh’s Auto Parts, Kistler Racing Products, The Knox Bakery, Legends of Seneca, Lockhart Raceway, McClung Auto Body, Mobile Bail Bonds, Rustler Sales and Service, Superior Interiors Dustless Hardwood Refinishing, Rod Squad Fishing Charters, Hooser Tire Mid-Atlantic, The Dirt Network, Fox’s Pizza Den of Mercer, 724 Media and Pittsburgh Racing Now.

 

 

Wild West Sprint Cars Season Opener Delivers a 21 Car Salute!

Central Arizona Raceway was the place to be for Arizona Sprint Car Fans Last Saturday night as the Sands Chevrolet/ Beaver Stripes/ Sunoco Race Fuels Wild West Sprint Car Series Blasted their Season Opener with a full field of 21 entries with some of Arizona’s biggest names in Sprint car racing!

The Central Arizona Raceway Staff under the direction of Track Owner and Promoter Brad Whitfield hosted the night’s event on a well-prepared track surface that did not disappoint with two fast grooves offering an action-packed evening of Open Wheel racing.

If you were in need of a Sprint Car Fix, the Main Event surely delivered a contest of the new Arizona Open Wheel Warriors verses the Tried and Tested Veterans of the Arizona Sprint Car Realm! The night was not without incident as the first lap of the feature would find Justin Kierce’s 43 racer and Eugene Thomas’ Number 10 entry flipping wildly on the exit of turn two while posturing for position to avoid spinning car ahead of them. Both drivers walked away. The feature would continue to see Arizona Sprint Car Champion Charles Davis Jr. overtake Logan Calderwood for the lead only to be later bested by the 51 car of R.J. Johnson in the concluding laps.

If you didn’t make it out to Central Arizona Raceway last weekend for the action-packed evening, make sure you mark your calendar for March 2nd at Cocopah Raceway in Yuma for the next Sands Chevrolet Wild West Sprint Car Series event.

Feb 3rd Results:

Sunoco Race Fuels Heat Race 1
1-15 Chris Bonneau, 2- 4 Logan Calderwood,3- 11c Charles Davis Jr.,4- 0 Jonas Reynolds,5- 43 Justin Kierce,6- 6 Kaiden Clark,7- 51c Jordan Stetson (DNS)

Beaver Stripes Heat Race 2
1-19az Hayden Reinbold,2- 49 Cameron La Rose,3- 51w Ronald Webster,4- 2 Josh Shipley, 5- 29 Brent Yarnal, 6-12 Josh Pelkey (DNF), 7- 10j Jeff Beckett (DNF)

Paint by Steve’s Heat Race 3
1-16 Mike Martin,2- 51 R.J. Johnson,3- 3 Pete Yerkovich, 4-007 Wayne Siddle,5- 10 Eugene Thomas,6- 91 Austin Ervine, 7- 41 Ricky Lewis.

Main Event
1- 51 R.J. Johnson, 2- 11c Charles Davis Jr, 3- 41 Ricky Lewis, 4- 49 Cameron LaRose, 5- 19az Hayden Reinbold, 6- 16 Mike Martin, 7- 51w Ronald Webster, 8- 0 Jonas Reynolds, 9- 51c Jordan Stetson,10- 3 Pete Yerkovich, 11- 6 Kaiden Clark, 12- 10J Jesse Beckett, 13- 4 Logan Calderwood, 14- 15 Chris Bonneau, 15-12 Josh Pelkey(DNF), 16- 007 Wayne Siddle(DNF), 17- 29 Brent Yarnal (DNF), 18- 10 Eugene Thomas (DNF), 19- 43 Justin Kierce (DNF), 20- 91 Austin Ervine (DNS), 21- Josh Shipley (DNS)

 

 

BATTLIN’ AT THE BAY: RSR and Aaron Reutzel to debut new look at East Bay Raceway Park

By Fully Injected Motorsports:

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (February 7, 2024) - Like so many others in the open wheel world, Ridge & Sons Racing (RSR) and Aaron Reutzel will flock south for the winter, or for at least a week, as the team prepares to debut their all-new Folkens Brothers Trucking, STC, B And L Holdings, No. 8 sprinter in a week-long takeover of East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, Florida.

Reutzel, who plans to chase and ultimately contend for a 2024 Knoxville Raceway championship, will kick-off his Florida campaign with High Limit’s “Battle at the Bay” on Monday and Tuesday, February 12-13. King of the 360s competition will take over on Wednesday, February 14, with an open practice session, followed by three straight days of racing. The High Limit events will award $10,000 and $15,000, respectively, with the King of the 360s finale awarding a $10,000 top prize.

Aiding “A-Aron” and RSR in their Florida campaign is a long list of dedicated partners, all playing a pivotal role in Reutzel’s highly-demanding and highly-competitive agenda.

“Aaron [Reutzel] is a talented competitor, and with Folkens Brothers Trucking, Don Long & STC, B And L Holdings, American Table, Commercial Edge, Rasmusson Service Center, The P.O. Box, and Bargain Barn all by our side, the sky’s the limit, really,” Brian Ridge, owner of RSR, said. “A Knoxville Raceway championship is Aaron’s primary goal, but he’s out there to win races, and with the support that we have, I’m confident it’s only a matter of time before he gets that first one of the year. We hope to see everyone in Florida.”

The 2024 Knoxville Raceway season is set to activate on Friday and Saturday, April 19-20; Friday will host open practice sessions with Saturday’s event featuring a full program.

ON DECK:
Aaron Reutzel and RSR will kick-off their 2024 campaign with High Limit Sprint Car Series and open 360 sprint car competition at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, Florida, on Monday through Saturday, February 12-17.

MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES:
Contact Mark Miller: mmiller8995@gmail.com

SPECIAL THANKS:
Ridge & Sons Racing and Aaron Reutzel would like to thank all of their marketing partners: Folkens Brothers Trucking, Don Long & STC, B And L Holdings, American Table, Commercial Edge, Rasmusson Service Center, The P.O. Box, and Bargain Barn.

SOCIAL MEDIA:
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/83RSRRacing
X: https://twitter.com/RSR_883
News coverage: www.fullyinjected.com

BROADCAST COVERAGE:
Watch Knoxville Raceway online at www.dirtvision.com.
Watch the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series online at www.dirtvision.com.
Watch the High Limit Sprint Car Series online at www.floracing.com.


 

DOT Foods Becomes Title Sponsor for the 35th Syracuse Motorsports Expo.

SYRACUSE, NY – Preparations are well underway for the 35th running of the Syracuse Motorsports Expo which will be held on March 9th and 10th at the New York State Fairgrounds Center of Progress Building. In an exciting announcement, DOT Foods Inc. has come aboard to be the title sponsor of the 2024 Expo.

“We have come off our best Northeast Racing Products Auction and Trade Show, momentum has been awesome for this year’s Expo and now we bring aboard DOT Foods as our main sponsor, “noted show promoter Jeremie Corcoran, “My phone has been very busy since the turn of the year and with the weather being warm for an Upstate, NY winter, many are already thinking racing. I like to thank Sean Walsh from DOT for his support.”

DOT Foods, Inc. is a major food supplier in both the United States and Canada. In the US alone they have over 40 terminals and 1700 trucks. One of the major terminals is located right in the heart of Upstate/Central NY at Liverpool.


Robert and Dorothy Tracy founded our company in 1960, with big dreams of starting a family business and streamlining the food supply chain. Their business model, the talents of more than 4,000 employees, and the Tracy family's ownership have helped their company become the largest food industry redistributor in North America. But even more importantly, the dream that took shape all those years ago is still driving our partners' businesses forward.

The show will greet all types of race fans on Saturday and Sunday, March 9 and 10. Hundreds of cars, dozens of racetracks and sanctioning bodies and so much more will fill the Center of Progress Building from wall to wall.

Show hours will be 11AM – 8PM on March 9th and on March 10th its 10AM – 4PM. Admission is $13 for adults, ages 6-12 is $5 and under 6 FREE. You can also get a two day pass for $20. For more information, please log on to https://syracusemotorsports.com and you can visit our Facebook Page.

The DOT Foods Syracuse Motorsports Expo… It’s the official start to the 2024 racing season in New York!

 

TEXAS THIEL: “Big Wheel” to open 2024 campaign with Lone Star road trip
ByTyler Altmeyer
Feb 6, 2024

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (February 6, 2024) – Ready to hit the ground running, the “Big Wheel” Scotty Thiel and Team 73 are pleased to announce that they will be taking an early season vacation, not only escaping the upper Midwest’s late winter chill, but traveling to the Lone Star State to do so, prepped to launch the year with an ASCS Elite Outlaws (ASCSEO) doubleheader at Hunt County Raceway and Kennedale Speedway Park on Friday and Saturday, March 1-2. Certainly no stranger to Texas open wheel racing, Thiel last visited the Lone Star State in 2022, joining The Greatest Show On Dirt at the now closed Devil’s Bowl Speedway.

Not stopping there, Thiel, ace of the Gibbsville Cheese, Professional Plating Inc, Ludwig & Sons Trucking, Total Restoration Services, Scott Thiel Builders, No. 73 sprint car, will go on to spend the entire month of March deep within the Central Time Zone, joining the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series for multiple weekends of competition in Texas and Oklahoma.

“We’re excited to kick-off the new season in Texas. There’s not a lot going on close to home in March, so spending some time down South will give us the head start we need before Midwest action gets going,” Thiel described. “It’s going to be an adventure, for sure, but we’re ready for it.”

Thiel’s early season agenda may be packed to the brim, but it’s just the tip of the iceberg, as the Sheboygan, Wisconsin, native plans to take on a highly-competitive 75-race schedule in 2024, simultaneously contending for an IRA Outlaw Sprint Series championship. Thiel’s massive agenda will include some of the sport’s biggest programs such as World of Outlaws doubleheaders at Knoxville Raceway, Beaver Dam Raceway, and the Dirt Track at Route 66, as well as the coveted Knoxville Nationals and the season-ending World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte.

“We weren’t really sure of our plan of attack for this year, but we’re going to race as much as we can while contending for an IRA championship,” Thiel added. “With so much support right in our backyard, it’s important that we give them the local attention that they need. We wouldn’t be where we are today without all of our dedicated partners. It’s our goal to be a winning threat each and every night, as well as represent all of their entities at the highest level.”

The 2024 IRA Outlaw Sprint Series season will commence with a doubleheader at 34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa, on Friday and Saturday, April 5-6. Thiel will roll into the season as a two-time IRA winner in 2023, scoring triumphs at Dodge County Fairgrounds and Cedar Lake Speedway, respectively.

“I’d like to also thank our friends at Starry Night RV Resort in Fort Worth, Texas, for hosting us during our Texas trip,” Thiel added. “Commuting back and forth between Wisconsin and Texas is obviously impossible, so we’re pumped to make Starry Night our trip headquarters.”

2024 TEAM 73 AGENDA:

Friday, March 1, 2024 | ASCSEO | Hunt County Raceway
Saturday, March 2, 2024 | ASCSEO | Kennedale Speedway Park
Friday, March 8, 2024 | WoO | Kennedale Speedway Park
Saturday, March 9, 2024 | WoO | Kennedale Speedway Park
Friday, March 15, 2024 | WoO | Cotton Bowl Speedway
Saturday, March 16, 2024 | WoO | Cotton Bowl Speedway
Friday, March 22, 2024 | WoO | Big O Speedway
Saturday, March 23, 2024 | WoO | Lawton Speedway
Friday, March 29, 2024 WoO | Thunderbird Speedway
Saturday, March 30, 2024 | WoO | 81 Speedway
Friday, April 5, 2024 | IRA | 34 Raceway
Saturday, April 6, 2024 | IRA | 34 Raceway
Friday, April 12, 2024 | WoO | Federated Auto Parts I-55 Raceway
Saturday, April 13, 2024 | WoO | Federated Auto Parts I-55 Raceway
Friday, April 19, 2024 | IRA | Mississippi Thunder Speedway
Saturday, April 20, 2024 | IRA | Beaver Dam Raceway
Friday, April 26, 2024 | WoO | Knoxville Raceway
Saturday, April 27, 2024 | WoO | Knoxville Raceway
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 | WoO | Jacksonville Speedway
Friday, May 3, 2024 | IRA | Ogilvie Raceway
Saturday, May 4, 2024 | IRA | Cedar Lake Speedway
Friday, May 10, 2024 | HL | 34 Raceway
Saturday, May 11, 2024 | IRA | Sycamore Speedway
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 | HL | Kokomo Speedway
Friday, May 17, 2024 | MWSS | Bloomington Speedway
Saturday, May 18, 2024 | IRA | Plymouth Dirt Track
Sunday, May 19, 2024 | IRA | Angell Park Speedway
Saturday, May 25, 2024 | IRA | Wilmot Raceway
Sunday, May 26, 2024 | IRA | 141 Speedway
Friday, May 31, 2024 | WoO | Beaver Dam Raceway
Saturday, June 1, 2024 | WoO | Beaver Dam Raceway
Tuesday, June 4, 2024 | HL | Davenport Speedway
Saturday, June 8, 2024 | IRA | Plymouth Dirt Track
Sunday, June 9, 2024 | IRA | Angell Park Speedway
Saturday, June 15, 2024 | IRA | Wilmot Raceway
Thursday, June 20, 2024 | MWSS, IRA | Lincoln Park Speedway
Friday, June 21, 2024 | MWSS, IRA | Bloomington Speedway
Saturday, June 22, 2024 | MWSS, IRA | Tri-State Speedway
Sunday, June 23, 2024 | MWSS, IRA | Terre Haute Action Track
Friday, June 28, 2024 | IRA | Outagamie Speedway
Saturday, June 29, 2024 | IRA | Beaver Dam Raceway
Friday, July 5, 2024 | PBOSS | Lake Ozark Speedway
Saturday, July 6, 2024 | PBOSS | Lake Ozark Speedway
Friday, July 12, 2024 | WoO, IRA | Wilmot Raceway
Saturday, July 13, 2024 | WoO, IRA | Wilmot Raceway
Thursday, July 18, 2024 | IRA | Norman County Raceway
Friday, July 19, 2024 | IRA | River Cities Speedway
Saturday, July 20, 2024 | IRA | River Cities Speedway
Friday, July 26, 2024 | IRA | Dodge County Fairgrounds
Saturday, July 27, 2024 | IRA | Plymouth Dirt Track
Sunday, August 4, 2024 | OPEN | Knoxville Raceway
Wednesday, August 7, 2024 | NATIONALS | Knoxville Raceway
Thursday, August 8, 2024 | NATIONALS | Knoxville Raceway
Friday, August 9, 2024 | NATIONALS | Knoxville Raceway
Saturday, August 10, 2024 | NATIONALS | Knoxville Raceway
Saturday, August 17, 2024 | IRA | Wilmot Raceway
Sunday, August 18, 2024 | IRA | Angell Park Speedway
Saturday, August 24, 2024 | IRA |TBA
Friday, August 30, 2024 | MWSS | Bloomington Speedway
Saturday, August 31, 2024 | IRA | Plymouth Dirt Track
Sunday, September 1, 2024 | IRA | The Hill Raceway
Friday, September 6, 2024 | IRA | Gondik Law Speedway
Saturday, September 7, 2024 | IRA | Cedar Lake Speedway
Saturday, September 14, 2024 | IRA | 141 Speedway
Saturday, September 28, 2024 | IRA | Plymouth Dirt Track
Friday, October 4, 2024 | MWSS | Lincoln Park Speedway
Saturday, October 5, 2024 | MOWA | Jacksonville Speedway
Friday, October 18, 2024 | WoO | Dirt Track at Route 66
Saturday, October 19, 2024 | WoO | Dirt Track at Route 66
Friday, November 1, 2024 | PBOSS | Lake Ozark Speedway
Saturday, November 2, 2024 | PBOSS | Lake Ozark Speedway
Wednesday, November 6, 2024 | WoO | Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway
Thursday, November 7, 2024 | WoO | Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway
Friday, November 8, 2024 | WoO | Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway
Saturday, November 9, 2024 | WoO | Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway

SPECIAL THANKS:
Scotty Thiel and Team 73 would like to thank all of their partners: Gibbsville Cheese, Professional Plating Inc, Ludwig & Sons Trucking, Total Restoration Services, Scott Thiel Builders, Lift Pro, Schmidts Landscaping, Complete Water, GRP Motorsports, Hepfner Racing Products, Triple X Chassis, Keizer Wheels, Behling Racing Equipment, Winters Performance Products, Starry Night RV Resort.

LIVE BROADCAST COVERAGE:
Watch ASCS Elite Outlaws: www.raceontexas.com.
High Limit Sprint Car Series: www.floracing.com.
IRA Outlaw Sprint Series: www.floracing.com.
World of Outlaws: www.dirtvision.com.

SOCIAL MEDIA:
Twitter: www.twitter.com/scottythiel64
Instagram: www.instagram.com/scottythiel64
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ScottThielMotorsports

 

 

Joel Myers Jr Returns to Victory Lane at Ruapuna Speedway

PETERSEN MEDIA: Getting back to Ruapuna Speedway on Sunday night as they ran alongside the New Zealand Midget Championship, Joel Myer Jr picked up his second feature event win of 2024 as he scored at his home away from home.

“It was a fun night running in conjunction with the NZ Title Midget race,” Joel Myers Jr sad. “The only downfall was we had some of our program get cut short, but the Anderson’s gave me a great car each time we hit the track and it is great to get another win at Ruapuna Speedway.”

Lining up seventh in his first heat race, Myers Jr had his elbows up as he worked his way around Ruapuna Speedway picking up positions at will. Working into second, Myers Jr chased after Jamie Duff, but came up short in the end as he took the checkered flag with a runner up finish.

Slated to run a second round of heat races, time constraints forced officials to call those off, and resort to a redraw for the feature event line up.

In the redraw due to his from seventh to second, Myers Jr had lady luck on his side, as the one pill put him on the pole of the feature event.

When the race came to life, Myers Jr was hard on the throttle as he jumped out to the early lead. Looking very stout out front, Myers Jr looked to be tough to beat on this night until the red flag few and paused the action.

With the accident scene taking extended time to clean up and with time becoming an issue, the race was ultimate called official at this time, and Myers Jr was declared the night’s feature event winner.

“It was unfortunate to that we got cut short, but I know how important that the NZ Title race is, and that was the headlining event,” Joel Myers Jr added. “Again, I really want to thank Daniel and all the guys for their hard work.”

Joel Myers Jr Racing would like to thank All About Fire Protection, Hi-Plains Building Division, DirtDudes Excavating, Carbon Safety, System 1 Ignition, Weld, Smith Ti, Culvert Ops, Economy Plumbing, Cartronics, NorCal Powersports, Y2K Gaming, Shark Racing Engines, Lucas Oil, Vaider, L Delo Designs, Walker Performance Filtration, ShopRico.Com, Tiner Hirst Enterprise, Kaeding Performance, Triple X Race Co., and Ogio, for their continued support.

BY THE NUMBERS: Starts- 4, Wins-2, Top-5’s- 4, Top-10’s-4

ON TAP: Myers Jr is now set for the War of the Wings Grand Final on Saturday night at Ellesmere Speedway.

STAY CONNECTED: Keep up with ‘Jr’ by following him on Twitter @joelmyersjr, Instagram @joelmyersjr_, or by ‘Liking’ him on facebook at www.facebook.com/JoelMyersJr.

To grab your Joel Myers Jr Merchandise, click over to www.shopjoelmyersjr.com

 

 

Attica Raceway Park to increase weekly purses and point funds in 2024

Monday, Feb. 5, 2024

ATTICA, Ohio – Attica Raceway Park will increase both its weekly purses and its point funds in 2024.

“The cost of racing has increased and we recognize that and have been working hard to try and help our loyal race teams. Thanks to generous support from our marketing partners and fans we will be able to add more money to our weekly purses. The total point fund for our 410 and 305 sprints and late models will be $50,000,” said Justin Liskai, Attica Raceway Park Director of Operations.

“It’s very exciting. If one 410 sprint driver wins the Attica track championship and the titles at Fremont Speedway and the Attica Fremont Championship Series, he or she will earn a total of $30,000,” added Liskai.

For 2024, all non-sanctioned 410 sprint car events will pay $4,000 to win ($400 to start). A total of $2,600 has been added to the weekly 410 purse. The purse for the weekly 305 sprints has also been increased

“We’ve increased the B-main non-transfer to $150 for the 410 sprints and start money to $400,” added Liskai. “The B-main non-transfer cars for the late models and 305 sprints has been increased as well to $75.”

The total weekly, non-sanctioned purse for the Callie’s Performance Products 410 Sprints will be over $15,000 in 2024. The total weekly, non-sanctioned purse for the Dirt Nerds Podcast Powered by Propane UMP Late Models will total over $6,800 and the Fremont Fence 305 Sprints purse is $5,800.

For more information go to www.atticaracewaypark.com or follow the track on Twitter @atticaracewyprk or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/atticaracewaypark and Instagram at attica_raceway_park.

 

 

CHILDREN'S DREAM FUND 50 TO NOW PAY 10K TO WIN

February 5, 2024 – Inverness, Florida – Today officials from the ‘Children’s Dream Fund 50’, Must See Racing Sprint Series Presented by Perfit, and the BG Products Southern Sprint Car Shootout Series announced that the upcoming March 2, 2024, ‘Children’s Dream Fund 50’ will now pay $10,000 to win the 50-lap event.

The co-sanctioned event was originally announced in December as a $5,000 to win event at Citrus County Speedway in Inverness, Florida. But today event organizer JJ Dutton confirmed that a $5,000 sponsor has come forth and added to the purse.

Nick Nicholas Ford in Inverness has added the additional purse money to the purse for this event to get it up to the current $10,000 to win. It has been since 2007 that a pavement sprint car race in the state of Florida has paid this much to win.

The local Inverness Ford dealership has been supportive of the event since the early announcement. Nick Nicholas Ford is located in Inverness, Florida and carries a line of new and used inventory as well as a Service Department and Collision Center.

With the event now paying $10,000 to win, it now becomes the richest pavement sprint car race in the Southeast. It is expected many prominent drivers will come fourth in the coming days announcing their participation in this event.

The sole purpose of the event is to raise awareness and funds for the Children’s Dream Fund Organization. The event is being organized by Tampa, Florida driver JJ Dutton with the help from the track and both series.

The Children’s Dream Fund is a St. Petersburg, Florida based non-profit organization that was founded in 1981 with the single purpose of fulfilling dreams for children ages 3-21 who have been diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, and who live in West Central Florida. Dreams are referred to by doctors, nurses, Child Life and Social Workers, friends, families, and other patients.

Dreams vary as much as the personalities of the children the organization serves. They may involve meeting a celebrity, a trip, a gift such as a computer or playground, or their most-requested dream, a week at the Give Kids the World Village, which enables a child to visit all the Orlando-area theme parks.

The Children’s Dream Fund is not affiliated with a national organization. They do not tele market to raise funds. Since its inception in 1981, the Children’s Dream Fund has made dreams come true for over 4,000 children. According to their most recent audited financial report, 87% of all expenses go to make children’s dreams come true. Over 50% of all dream costs are covered by in-kind donations.

 

 

RPM@DAYTONA WORKSHOPS “SET-TO-GO” WITH JOSH HOLT FROM MYRACEPASS LEADING THE WAY AMONGST MANY SPEAKERS AND DISCUSSIONS AT RPM

- Registration Continues with MyRacePass Ticketing Platform for RPM@Daytona at the Shores Resort & Spa –

Daytona Beach, Fla. (February 5, 2024) – The 51st Annual RPM@Daytona will be held at the Shores Resort & Spa in Daytona Beach Shores, Florida on Sunday, February 11; Monday, February 12 and Tuesday, February 13. The 51st version of the popular sessions will has been enhanced to give attendees and exhibitors an enhanced experience during an incredibly busy time of year, further emphasizing that there is no true “off-season” in the sport and “kicking off” another great season in Daytona.

There will be a brief registration on Sunday, February 11, from 3:00 pm until 5:00 pm, at The Shores, followed by a Super Bowl “Watch” party presented by Race Track Wholesale in the Richard Petty ballroom beginning at 6:00 pm. The gathering is intended to be an informal “socializing” opportunity for visitors to the Workshops. The 51st RPM@Daytona Workshops will have a stellar lineup up of speakers and presenters set for promoters who attend the annual workshops to garner ideas and continue developing and growing their businesses while having the opportunity to connect with a variety of colleagues, industry professionals and exhibitors that touch every corner of the short track racing industry.

The speaking lineup will be headlined by several prominent figures in the motorsports business led by Josh Holt, one of the owner’s of MyRacePass. Holt has brought a unique energy to the business and has built a company that has the ability to work with everyone throughout the industry, tracks, sanctioning bodies and competitors. He has a great and educational story to deliver and can provide help for promoters from angles that have previously been left untouched.

Holt is just the tip of the iceberg in regard to the lineup for the RPM@Daytona Workshop schedule. New sessions, including the “The Jody Session”, dedicated to Jody Deery, one of the founders and loyal believers in the Workshops. The session will be dedicated to females in the sport and will be led by the women of the sport. Joining these programs will be the traditional sessions, including the legal update and "Pro Bono" hour will be expounded upon and delivered in breakout sessions as well as many other sessions that assist and impact the short track motorsports industry.

Included throughout the sessions will be the presentations of the regional and national Auto-Racing Promoter of the Year (ARPY) awards as well as the outstanding short track event and the “Jody Deery Award”, which makes the RPM@Daytona Workshops a “can’t miss” event.

Registration for the 51st Annual RPM@Daytona Workshops can be found here; Online; www.myracepass.com/businesses/21560/tickets/1365753 Offline; www.promotersnewsletter.com/downloads/get.aspx?i=893307

The link of the 51st RPM@Daytona Workshops is here. Book now for accommodations as many of the sessions last year were "Standing Room Only" for one of the most exciting meetings in years; https://be.synxis.com/?Hotel=17713&Chain=5433&arrive=2024-02-09&depart=2024-02-15&adult=1&child=0&group=2402RPMRAC_001 (Room Reservations begin at $195 per night).

The 51st Annual RPM@Reno Western Workshops stand as a "can't miss" event for track promoters throughout North America.

The Racing Promotion Monthly (RPM) Newsletter and RPM Workshops provide an educational and networking program to the motorsports industry. The program provides media and meeting platforms which offer promoters, motorsports management, tracks, sanctions and companies a forum to share, educate and network within. The newsletter and workshops are services of Hoosier Racing Tire and K&K Insurance, with supporting sponsorship coming from Chevrolet Performance Products, RACEceiver, Silver Legacy Hotel and Casino, Simes Graphic Design, MyRacePass and Firethorn Marketing.

Further information regarding the RPM e-newsletters and workshops may be found at the company’s website, www.promotersnewsletter.com

RPM@DAYTONA WORKSHOP SCHEDULE – Subject to change, additional topics and presenters

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2024;

NEW EXTENDED TIME 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. RPM@DAYTONA Workshop Credentials **Exhibitors Area ***

SUPER BOWL WATCH PARTY - 6:00pm until GAME ENDS - RICHARD PETTY ROOM - presented by Race Track Wholesale

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2024;

8:00 a.m. WORKSHOPS GUEST SERVICES DESK OPENS, Convention Area Downstairs at the Shores Advanced and late-entry credentials available.

8:30 a.m. WORKSHOPS TRADE SHOW OPENS, products and services for promoters and short tracks.

9:45 a.m. PROMOTERS’ WELCOME, The Shores Resort & Spa

9:45 a.m. 51st Annual RPM@Daytona Workshops Opening – WHERE IT ALL BEGINS

9:50 a.m. JOSH HOLT, One of the founding partners of MyRacePass. Holt will bring his unique insight, experience and thoughts as we move through what can be considered different times in our industry.

10:40 a.m. BRETT DEYO, Deyo has become one of the most successful ticketing selling promoters in the Northeast’s dense market. He is here to help you enhance your ticket sales with what he has found successful in the promotional world.

11:45 a.m. TBD; “Special Guest”

12:00-1:25 p.m. LUNCH BREAK

1:25 p.m. WORKSHOP RECONVENES, announcements and introduction of special guests;
PAUL UNDERWOOD – K&K Insurance (May be Steve Sinclair Speaking)
PAUL MENTING – Hoosier Racing Tire

1:45 p.m. CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE; STATE OF THE CRATE, Chevrolet Performance, “State of the Crate” direct from one of the top executives at Chevrolet Performance.

2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. – EXHIBITOR EXHIBITION TIME – Spend time with our vendors and enjoy a refreshment. There is a homework assignment. If you are a promoter, by the end of the show on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, collect and turn a business card from each vendor and your topic discussed with each exhibitor, that will be turned in at the registration desk. The Promoter with the most meaningful visits will win a prize announced at the final session of the Workshops presented by MyRacePass.

2:30-5:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions: .

THE K&K INSURANCE ROOM

2:30-3:45 p.m. “THE JODY SESSION” led by Renee Dupuis. Dupuis, a former racer, is an advocate of females in the sport and their success. She is now a promotional partner in the Monaco Modified Series she will lead an entire session devoted to “Women in the Promotional Business…” named after Jody Deery, this session will be featured at each workshop.
3:45-4:15 p.m. “THE BIG EVENT” a hearty panel of promoters, who put on “Big Events” like the Snowball Derby, Oktoberfest at LaCrosse and others who are willing to do a Q & A Session to help you make your “Big Event” bigger.

THE HOOSIER TIRE ROOM

2:30-3:30 p.m. TICKETS, TICKETS, TICKETS… RPM Takes a look at Ticketing, a ticketing session hosted by experts.
3:30-4:15 p.m. A DIFFERENT TICKETING PERSPECTING… John Haak from EventSprout gives his views on the Ticketing Industry.

2:00 p.m. **** NEW SESSION / LOCATION *** - BOARDROOM – TOP FLOOR; “PROMOTION 101” – AJ MOORE FROM LAKE ERIE SPEEDWAY, the very basics.

MAIN ROOM;

4:15-5:00 p.m. ASK AN ARPY – Past Auto Racing Promoters of the Year take to the stage to answer a multitude of questions.

5:00 p.m. CLOSING REMARKS, ADJOURNMENT – PROMOTER’S NIGHT @ VOLUSIA SPEEWAY PARK, DIRTCAR NATIIONALS

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2024;

8:15 a.m. WORKSHOPS GUEST SERVICES DESK OPENS, Convention Area Downstairs at the Shores Advanced and late-entry credentials available.

8:30 a.m. WORKSHOPS TRADE SHOW OPENS, Continental breakfast, products and services for promoters and short tracks.

9:30 a.m. WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS; Sponsor Presentations;

9:45 a.m. DIGITAL MARKETING, BRYAN ROBB, from Full Throttle Marketing, Bryan Robb gives a presentation on Digital Marketing

10:30 a.m. ICMS & the IMPORTANCE OF SAFETY INITIATIVES AT YOUR TRACK, TOM WEISENBACH & RANDY LAJOIE, discuss Safety Topics that apply directly to what you do with your business.

11:00 a.m. TICKETING IN THE INDUSTRY

11:30 a.m. ANNUAL CASE LAW SUMMARY: Paul Tetreault, Agajanian, McFall, Weiss, Tetreault, & Crist, LLP review the year’s case law decisions.

12:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. LUNCH BREAK

1:30 p.m. WORKSHOP RECONVENES, followed by Concurrent Sessions: with influential topics presented in two rooms.

THE K&K INSURANCE ROOM

1:30 – 2:30 p.m. – MOTORSPORTS, GENERAL LAW DISCUSSION; Tetreault updates attendees on the circumstances that surround our environment (open to written questions).
2:30 – 3:30 p.m. – PRO-BONO HOUR, Tetreault takes an hour to discuss topics individually

THE HOOSIER TIRE ROOM

1:30 – 2:00 p.m. – GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR DRIVER'S MEETING with Matt Rowe
2:30 – 3:00 p.m. – THE EVOLVING ADVANCES IN RACE MANAGEMENT EQUIPMENT
3:00-3:50 p.m. – FOSTERING SHORT TRACK RACING, Sean Foster, Promoter, Traveler, Willing Maintainer of Short Track Racing shares his thoughts and takes questions on moving the ball forward.

1:45 p.m. **** NEW SESSION / LOCATION *** - BOARDROOM – TOP FLOOR; “PRO – CARSON GRAMM, an A-Z to in Sponsorship from start-to-finish, what to sell, how to approach and a how your presentation should look.

MAIN ROOM

4:00 - 5:00 p.m. – MYRACEPASS PRESENTS "THE VICTORY LAP"; 5 minutes with Josh Holt, meet the RPM “Event of the Year” winner and the introduction of the 47th Auto-Racing Promoter of the Year

5:00 p.m. ADJOURNMENT: Enjoy, please remain safe, with a safe journey home or continuing enjoying the exciting racing action throughout Volusia County and all of Florida. – HOOSIER TIRE NIGHT @ NEW SMYRNA SPEEDWAY FOR THE PROMOTERS

Please note that this is a preliminary schedule that is a tentative draft, with subjects and topics that may change.

 

 

BACK IN THE SADDLE: Brian Brown to activate 2024 with full Florida slate

By Fully Injected Motorsports:

GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. (February 5, 2024) - As tradition has it, “Blackjack” Brian Brown and Brian Brown Racing will roll into the new year with big plans and high hopes, prepped to not only unveil another giant campaign with dates throughout much of the South, Midwest, and Mid-Atlantic, but the Grain Valley, Missouri-based operation will once again activate their schedule in the Sunshine State - joining the Greatest Show On Dirt for the annual DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park.

Brown, ace of the Casey’s/FVP No. 21 sprint car, will battle the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series in each and every night of their season lidlifter, activating action officially with an open practice on Tuesday, February 6. Four straight programs will headline the week on Wednesday through Saturday, February 7-10.

Brown’s recent Volusia Speedway Park highlights include back-to-back World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series top-five finishes on Sunday, March 5, finishing fifth and third during the Spring Showdown opener and DIRTcar Nationals make-up feature, respectively.

“It’s been a part of our racing tradition for a long time. Nothing like escaping the winter cold and opening the season with action at Volusia. It’s a great way to shake things down and ultimately get the new year off on the right foot,” Brown stated. “Our plans will vary as the season progresses, but I feel we have a pretty solid foundation. We were fortunate to put up some big numbers aboard our Caseys/FVP No. 21 last year and I’m confident we can outdo those statistics in 2024.”

In addition to the DIRTcar Nationals, other major events on Brown’s 2024 agenda include Eldora Speedway’s Kings Royal, Huset’s Speedway’s High Bank Nationals, Knoxville Raceway’s coveted 360 and 410 Nationals, Port Royal Speedway’s Weikert and Tuscarora 50 weekends, and The Dirt Track at Charlotte’s World of Outlaws World Finals in early November.

Blackjack will roll into the new season with a fair share of momentum, not only solidifying 24 top-fives in his most recent campaign, but scoring eight victories in the process, one of which a 360 Knoxville Nationals championship in early August. In addition, Brown was victorious in the 2023 Tuscarora 50 - the biggest and richest triumph of his career that was accompanied by a $62,000 payday.

“I want to thank my team for all of their hard work this off-season. It’s their dedication that puts us in a position to be competitive right out of the box,” Brown added. “Chad Morgan (Crew Chief), Justin Lawer (Car Chief), Devin Brenneman (Tire Specialist), Robert Brown (Jack of All Trades), Lath Hicks (Assistant Tire Specialist)…I owe it to them to put their hard work into motion. They bust their butts and I’m proud of their efforts.”

SPECIAL THANKS:
Brian Brown Racing would like to thank Casey’s, FVP, Andy's Frozen Custard, Impact Signs Awnings and Wraps, Mt. Dew Overdrive, HAWK Hunting, Ditzfeld Transfer, Champion Brands, MC Power, Weld Wheels, Housby, Maxim Chassis, J.D. Welding & Machine, Waldinger, Smiley’s Racing Products, Wolfe Eye Clinic, Mid Mo Equipment, Bell Helmets, K1 RaceGear, Clem’s Helmets, Factory Kahne Shocks, Cometic Gaskets, C & M Lawn & Landscape, Everlast Welders, Walker Performance Filtration, System One, K&N Filters, HostIowa.net, Fultz Excavating, Restless Spirits Distillery, FSR Racing Products, Ti64, AL Driveline, Vortex Wings, All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Kenny’s Components, Rod End Supply, Winter’s Performance Products, KSE Racing Products, ISC Racers Tape, Kinsler Fuel Injection, Racing Optics, Hoosier Tires, XYZ Machining, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Ultra-Lite Brakes, Schoenfeld Headers, Bam Roller Lifters, Outerwears, MPD, All Star Performance, 6B Apparel, MSD Ignition and Garrett Racing Engines for their continued support.

SOCIAL MEDIA:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Brian-Brown-Racing-200630163294222/
X: www.twitter.com/brianbrown21
News coverage: www.fullyinjected.com
Online home: www.brianbrownracing.com
Merchandise: www.shopbrianbrownracing.com

BROADCAST COVERAGE:
Watch the World of Outlaws online at www.dirtvision.com
Watch Knoxville Raceway weekly at www.dirtvision.com
Watch High Limit Sprint Car Series at www.floracing.com

ABOUT CASEY’S:
Casey’s is a Fortune 500 company (NASDAQ: CASY) operating over 2,300 convenience stores. Founded more than 50 years ago, the company has grown to become the third-largest convenience store retailer and the fifth-largest pizza chain in the United States. Casey’s provides freshly prepared foods, quality fuel and friendly service at its locations. Guests can enjoy pizza, donuts, other assorted bakery items, and a wide selection of beverages and snacks. Learn more and order online at www.caseys.com, or in the mobile app.

ABOUT FVP:
FVP is built on a commitment to quality and delivered with unmatched service. FVP products are specifically engineered to provide OE quality that is equal or superior in performance to national brands at a competitive price.

The FVP brand started with competitively priced OEM quality batteries, filters, and radiators for cars, trucks and specialty vehicles. FVP now proudly offers a full line of batteries for all of your automotive, RV, boating, commercial and lawn & garden needs. FVP also offers a wide array of condensers, hub assemblies, motor oil, oil filters, cabin air filters, fuel filters, transmission filters, antifreeze, DEF, and chemicals.

FVP products are verified, proven, and built to the industry's highest quality standards. Visit http://www.FVPparts.com to learn more.

ABOUT BRIAN BROWN RACING:
Brian Brown Racing is a professional winged sprint car team that is based in Grain Valley, Mo. Brian Brown, who is the owner and driver, has amassed 200+ total feature victories, as well as six track championships at the famed Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa. For more information, visit http://www.brianbrownracing.com.

 

 

Dakota Albright Teams with Spencer Motorsports and Moves to Winged Sprint Cars in 2024

PETERSEN MEDIA- Making a name for himself in the Bay Cities Racing Association over the years, Waterford, CA driver, Dakota Albright is set for a new challenge in 2024 as he will take over the driving duties of Rick Spencer’s No. 34 Winged 360ci sprint car.

“Growing up around racing, it has always been my dream to race a sprint car,’ Dakota Albright said. “Attending races at San Jose Speedway regularly when I was younger, as well as catching races at other tracks it has always been a goal of mine to race on the same tracks as some of my childhood heroes. I am extremely thankful for the opportunity I have in 2024 with Rick Spencer and his Spencer Motorsports team as well as crew chief Dan Lind.”

While he will be a rookie in sprint car racing in 2024, Albright is no stranger to racing, and is in fact to stranger to Placerville Speedway where the team will set their primary focus.

One of the dominant forces in BCRA Lightning Sprint competition, Albright has amassed over 20 career feature event wins with the series, and has picked up championship honors in 2021 and 2023. During that 2023 championship season, Albright parked his mount in Placerville Speedway victory lane on four separate occasions.

With the Northern California season still over a month away from coming to life, Albright and Spencer Motorsports are still finalizing their exact schedule but did note Placerville Speedway’s slate will be their primary focus.

“It has been great to get to work with everyone with the team in such short time,” Albright added. “When we mounted my seat Rick and Kathy Spencer, and Dan (Lind) made me feel like I was right at home. Having known Rick and his family for 15 years and chatting with them each time we have raced at the same track, this is a cool experience to now race with them as I take on this new challenge. I am excited to get started in just a few weeks.”

Dakota Albright and Spencer Motorsports would like to thank Thompson’s Family of Dealerships, Sacramento Battery, Morgan Precision Roofing, Nor Cal Gun Vault, Quality Telecom Consultants, Johnson and Matos CPA’s, Romey’s Window Cleaning, Angel’s Heavy Haul, Amsoil, King Racing Products, NGK, CSI Shocks, Oval Chassis Research, and Casey White Cosmetic Tattoos for their support in 2024.

ON TAP: Albright and Spencer Motorsports are set to kick their 2024 season of at Placerville Speedway when the track goes green on March 23rd.

STAY CONNECTED: Stay connected with Dakota Albright by following Albright Racing on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089236251768&mibextid=JRoKGi.

You can also stay up to speed with Spencer Motorsports on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064161874031&mibextid=JRoKGi.

 

 

TOMMY DUNKEL TALKS OF MIDGET CREW CHIEF AND MORE MIDGET RACES ON THE WAY

(Cypress, CA, January 30, 2024) A little over a year ago, open-wheel racer Tommy Dunkel liked chili. However, after only three nights of racing in the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals inside the famous Sage Net Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he now loves the dish. So much so, that the Murrieta, California-based driver is already making plans to start racing midgets on the Left Coast this season so he can be ready for the 40th annual Chili Bowl 11 months from now.

To many, Dunkel is a newcomer to racing. In reality, that is far from the truth. He had a brief foray into lightning sprints and 360 sprint cars a few years ago. More recently, his Inland Rigging company became familiar to fans as a sponsor of longtime Southern California star Brody Roa. However, Dunkel wanted more. He had an itch to get back into a sprint car. He finally did that at the end of the 2022 season, when he finished 13th in the prestigious Turkey Night Grand Prix at the Ventura Raceway.

With the desires on fire, Dunkel entered the 2023 Chili Bowl. Things did not go as well as he had hoped. It was one night and done. He ran on his preliminary evening but called it a day before the Saturday finale.

In no way did the disappointment of the Chili Bowl deter Dunkel’s open-wheel ambitions. He was back in his sanitary white #17A in select 360 races on the West Coast and would add in his first 410 endeavors in 2023. In addition, he and his wife Christy owned the #17R that Roa drove to the 2023 USAC/CRA championship. In addition to Roa taking the title and posting numerous victories, Dunkel scored his first sprint car win at the Ventura Raceway on April 8th.

Even though Dunkel met with success in the cockpit and as a car owner in 2023, the Chili Bowl was still boiling on his mind. He wanted another shot and he wanted to do it with a front-line car and team. Enter longtime crew chief Jimmy May and the Josh Ford Motorsports team. Known for fast cars and a top-notch crew led by May, they were just what Dunkel was looking for and a deal was set.

“They have been in that building so many times and they have had good success,” Dunkel enthused about May and his crew. “Having that kind of confidence (in the crew and the equipment) going in was great. That helped me a ton. I knew I could go out there and drive really hard and do my best because I knew I had good equipment underneath me. You give them feedback and what they do with the wrenches from there is pretty amazing. Those guys know how to tune for that joint.”

“Jimmy himself is such a natural,” Dunkel continued. “He can watch the dust, he can watch the TVs there and he can gauge what the track is going to be like even if there are four or five races to go (before he got on the track). He knows what setup to put on by knowing what the track is going to do. It seemed like all of us were in sync in working with Jimmy and his crew guys. They are just spot on. Some of the hardest working crew guys that I have ever had wrenching for me. It was a pleasure working with them the whole weekend.”

January in Oklahoma in no way resembles Arizona in July. Cold can permeate throughout the month and that can wreak havoc on the cars in the Chili Bowl. Fans are used to pump fresh air into the building from outside. That makes it anything but bikini-wearing conditions inside the massive SageNet Center. It negatively affects the engines on the cars that were referred to as “doodlebugs” three-quarters of a century ago.

“We were chasing the cold,” Dunkel shivered recalling the temperatures in Oklahoma. “It was a really big factor. The temperature in the building was just shy of freezing. With how cold it was outside, the fans were pumping 10-degree air into the building.”

Compounding the issues with the air were some unfortunate incidents that delayed Dunkel getting on the track.

“Unfortunately, every time before I went out something happened (on the track) in the race just prior,” Dunkel laughed. “So I ended up sitting on the ramp a long time and the car was getting cold. That kind of factored into some of the issues we had but that is out of everybody’s control. Everybody else was running into the problem with their cars getting cold, too. We were all dealt the same cards with the temperatures.”

“My guys did not skip a beat,” offered Dunkel. “They were wrapping the car in blankets and putting the engine heaters on it in staging. They did everything they could possibly do for me to make the car better. I would have liked to have done a little better but I could not have been happier (with May and the crew).”

With more laps at this year’s Chili Bowl and the guidance of May and his crew, Dunkel is already making plans for 2025. He is teaming with May for four, five, or six midget races this year including the Turkey Night Grand Prix in November.

Dunkel wants to thank his family, Jimmy May, crewmen Sam and Charlie, the Tafoya Family, Specialty Fasteners, Malyssa Perkins, and Inland Rigging for making his Chili Bowl racing endeavor possible.

This Saturday, Roa and the Dunkel’s will receive their just rewards for last year’s CRA title at a banquet in Riverside, California. After that, it will be back in the shop getting the cars ready for the upcoming USAC/CRA and USCS seasons. Some exciting team news is on the horizon. Stay tuned.

Dunkel would like to thank the following 2024 season sprint car sponsors. Inland Rigging, Dunkel Farms, Specialty Fasteners, BR Motorsports, King Racing Products, Osborne Speed & Machine, Maverick Transport, and HBC. If you would like to join this championship team for another title run this year, please contact Dunkel using the information at the top of this release.

Tom Dunkel’s 2024 Racing Results

1/11/24 SageNet Center Chili Bowl Midget Nationals 8th C Feature

1/13/24 SageNet Center Chili Bowl Midget Nationals 11th L Feature


 

MADDINGTON TOYOTA SPRINTCAR SERIES
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Dayne Kingshott has maintained his lead in the 2023-24 Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series after Rd11 was contested on his home track of Bunbury Speedway last night.

Kingshott went into the latest round on 1686 points, 22 points clear over defending series champion James Inglis on 1664.

Kingshott started fifth last night at Bunbury and dropped back to eighth, while Inglis started from p8 and moved up one spot to cross the line in seventh, with the margin now 20 points.

Brad Maiolo, thanks to his win over Andrew Priolo and Taylor Milling, has consolidated his place in third.

Maiolo started from p4 and took the win after a great battle with Priolo, who started on the front row with Milling.

Jamie Maiolo, who started and finished sixth, has moved up from fifth to fourth overall in the points.

Jason Kendrick, who started from p10 and limped home in 15th with a flat right rear tyre, has moved from sixth to fifth in points.

Andrew Priolo, thanks to his podium placing, moved from eighth to sixth.

Kris Coyle, who started seventh and finished fourth, still holds down seventh.

Kaiden Manders, who was fourth heading into the latest bout, dropped down to eighth after he crashed hard in the A Dash, and didn’t take a start in the final, with the W60 heavily damaged.

Milling’s third has pushed him from 10th to ninth, while Ryan Lancaster, who started p11 and finished ninth.

Round 12 of the Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series will be held at the Perth Motorplex next Saturday night, being the second night of the Barbagallo Australian Mr Sprintcar Nationals which starts on Friday night.

Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series top 25 points after Rd11 of 18 rounds: Dayne Kingshott 1820, James Inglis 1800, Brad Maiolo 1746, Jamie Maiolo 1712, Jason Kendrick 1684, Andrew Priolo 1650, Kris Coyle 1650, Kaiden Manders 1628, Taylor Milling 1620, Ryan Lancaster 1610, Jason Pryde 1594, Trent Pigdon 1512, Callum Williamson 1438, Jaydee Dack 1334, Kye Scroop 1308, Cameron McKenzie 1184, Jack Williamson 1154, AJ Nash 1152, Mitchell Wormall 1150, Ken Sartori 1136, Brock Kenny 940, Rico Abreu 936, Brenten Farrer 882, Brad Sweet 852, Brock Zearfoss 818.

 

50-YEAR ABSENCE OF BIG CAR RACING AT BLANKET HILL SPEEDWAY TO END IN 2024; HOVIS RUSH SPRINTS & SPORTSMAN MODS TO BE FEATURED SEVERAL TIMES ON WIDENED TRACK

By Mike Leone

January 28, 2024 -

(Pulaski, PA)...The Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Racing Series presented by Born2Run Lubricants is excited to announce that Blanket Hill Speedway, which is located just off US 422 in Kittanning, Pa., will host several events for the RUSH Sprint Cars and RUSH Sportsman Modifieds on what will be a newly widened track during the upcoming season. These events are thought to be the first big car racers at the track in approximately 50 years!

It is expected that the RUSH Sprint Cars will make monthly Sunday appearances beginning in May with a possible Saturday event in the fall as part of the Sunbelt Rentals Weekly Series; a few RUSH Sportsman Modified Weekly Series events are also expected to be added. Dates will be released in the near future.

Blanket Hill was formerly a 1/4-mile dirt and asphalt speedway that ran big cars during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. Drivers such as Bob Wearing, Lou Blaney, Ralph Quarterson, Gus Linder, Henry Jacoby, Dick Swartzlander, and many other standouts competed at Blanket Hill. In modern years, Blanket Hill has been home for go-kart and small car racing on the former 1/8-mile and current 1/5-mile track.

Phil Thornton, a former RUSH Sprint Car racer, and his wife Shannon, took over Blanket Hill in 2019 and held its first race in 2020 after sitting idle for nearly eight years. Since then, the Thorntons have made continuous improvements including the smooth red clay surface. While several racers have tested their big cars on the 1/5-mile in recent years, big cars haven't raced competitively at the track since the mid 1970s. To accommodate the big cars, the Thorntons will be widening the speedway and making other improvements.

"Being able to bring big car racing back to the historic Blanket Hill Speedway via RUSH is really exciting," expressed RUSH Director Vicki Emig. "We really appreciate the Thorntons wanting to utilize RUSH to do so. RUSH has been able to attract so many young teenage racers into our various classes due to the cost-containment aspect of our Series; most of which have come out of karts and small cars."

"Tracks like Blanket Hill have been an excellent pipeline for young racers to transition into RUSH and we feel what the Thorntons are doing will really further the opportunity," added Emig. "This situation is very unique as Blanket Hill racers will have an opportunity to witness their next possible step in their racing careers at the very same speedway they are currently racing at!"

The RUSH Sprint Cars will kick off their seventh season of racing in the chase for the $5,000 Sunbelt Rentals Weekly Series championship on April 6 at Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway. Blanket Hill will become the 18th different speedway to host a RUSH Sprint Car event all-time, but first ever in Armstrong County, Pa.

The RUSH Sportsman Modifieds meanwhile will also open their season on April 6 in the "Steel City Stampede" make-up event at Lernerville Speedway before moving on to Pittsburgh on April 27. Blanket Hill will become the 13th different speedway to host a RUSH Sportsman Modified event all-time, and also the first in Armstrong County.

Blanket Hill is located at 12560 US 422, Kittanning, PA 16201. For additional information, check out their website at www.blankethillspeedway.com and follow them on Facebook by searching Blanket Hill Speedway.

The RUSH Racing Series is brought to you by Hovis Auto & Truck Supply together with Born2Run Lubricants along with the support of Hoosier Tire, Rick Hendrick City Chevrolet, Sunoco Race Fuels, Bazell Race Fuels, Insinger Performance, Flynn's Tire, Sunbelt Rentals, MSD Performance, Holley Performance Products, FK Rod Ends, Schoenfeld Headers, Jones Racing Products, TBM Brakes, Bilstein Shocks, Racing Electronics, Wieland Metal Services, Frankland Racing Supply, Landrum Performance Spring, Ontime Body & Graphic, Sherwood Wheels, Precise Racing Products, Velocita-USA, Wedge Motorsports, 3C Graphix, D&V Jewelers, and Terry Bowser Excavating.

E-mail can be sent to the RUSH Racing Series at info@rushracingseries.com and snail mail to 4368 Route 422, Pulaski, PA 16143. Office phone is 724-964-9300. The RUSH Sprint Car website is www.rushsprintcars.com. Like their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/rushsprintcars and follow on Twitter @RUSHSprints. The RUSH Sportsman Modified website is www.rushsportsmanmods.com. Like their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/rushsportsmanmods and follow on Twitter @RUSHSportMods.

 

 

 

Brant O’Banion looks back on rookie experience at the 2024 Chili Bowl

by Nicole Signor:

LINCOLN, Nebraska (January 28th, 2023) - Catching his footing, Brant O’Banion, took on his first Chili Bowl experience in Tusla, Oklahoma., behind the wheel of the 22P Eckman Dental Arts and Mark Burch Motorsports midget at the Chili Bowl in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Gaining a lot of seat time, O’Banion eventually would end in 9th place in the K-1 Feature of Saturday competition.

“The caution during the C-main threw me off and I lost my rhythm. I wasn’t able to transfer and that would put me in the K-1 Feature on Saturday, which we did not transfer on.”, said O’Banion. “Overall I’m pretty happy with my first Chili Bowl performance. I had a legit shot to make the B on qualifying night. That was a personal goal for me, just came up a little short in the end. Only other time I have been in a midget other than at Huset’s and needless to say it’s completely different driving. That being said, driving at Huset’s probably didn’t help me much for the Chili Bowl track. Aside from our on the track results; the atmosphere, racing and fans - my first Chili Bowl experience was an absolute blast.”, said O’Banion.

“There's no backing down from 2024 Chili Bowl rookie, Brant O'Banion. Our success at the 2024 Chili Bowl was a direct result of Brant's ability to pilot our first entry on Tuesday night. Brant's input was a great help to his teammates Zach Hampton and Don Droud Jr. as we worked on our setups with the new D12 and SP3 tire rule. Brant did a great job of running our Stealth/Ford Racing 22P and got every lap possible during competition while beating out a lot of quality drivers and equipment in the process. His great work ethic was a natural fit for our team and we all enjoyed Brant's first Chili Bowl and would call it a huge success. We look forward to seeing Brant race his 360 in 2024 in the upper midwest.”, said Burch on his rookie driver, O’Banion.

“While competing at the Chili Bowl against some of the best competition on the planet is what we eat and breathe, our passion is raising awareness for the Team Jack Foundation. Flying the Team Jack colors and logos on our cars, uniforms and helmets is our way to help raise funds for research to fight this terrible disease. Simply put, it takes money to find a cure. Our relationship with the foundation is simply on a pro-bono basis. While their emotional and logistical support is huge, all of the advertising we do is at no cost to the foundation and 100% of the proceeds for merchandise goes directly to the foundation to help fund a cure.”, said Burch.

“The Chili Bowl is one of the best platforms for us to continue to get the word out about funding Pediatric Brain Cancer research. From the great announcers of Bryan Hulbert, Blake Anderson and Tony Bokhoven, the incredible coverage and interviews on FloRacing, our merchandise table in our pit area, our drivers and crew who always represent, the coverage and exposure has been phenomenal. Thanks to everyone who helps support our cause - See you at the races!”, said Burch on behalf of the Team Jack Foundation.

Burch Motorsports sold the most merchandise they have ever sold at the Chili Bowl, and even ran out of some items. Burch and team are appreciative of everyone’s efforts and support shown to the Team Jack Foundation. Burch Motorsports is happy to announce 100% of the proceeds went to the Team Jack Foundation. If you would like to show your direct support to the Team Jack Foundation, merchandise is available on the website: shop.teamjackfounation.org.

The Team Jack Foundation is also giving fans a chance to win a 1972 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 2-Door Convertible when you donate to this cause. If you are interested in donating to help children suffering from brain cancer and aid in the research, you can donate at the TeamJackFoundation.org.

The 2025 Chili Bowl Nationals dates have been released for next year; January 12th through January 18, 2025.

MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES:
Contact Mark Burch: mark@markburch.com

UP NEXT:
Mark Burch Motorsports and Brant O’Banion will begin practice for the Chili Bowl presented by NOS Energy Drink on Sunday, January 7th, 2024 at 9AM.

SPECIAL THANKS:
Mark Burch Motorsports and Brant O’Banion would like to thank all of their marketing partners: Eckman Dental Arts, Truck Truck Goose, Mark Burch Motorsports, Schoenfeld Headers, Engler Machine & Tool, Team Jack Foundation for Pediatric Brain Cancer Research

SOCIAL MEDIA:
Follow Brant O’Banion on social media:
X (formerly Twitter): twitter.com/ob47racing
Follow Mark Burch Motorsports on social media:
X (formerly Twitter): twitter.com/mbmotorspt

WATCH LIVE:
All 2024 Chili Bowl Nationals coverage can be found live online at www.floracing.com

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Nicole Signor
Nicole Signor Creative
nsignorcreative@gmail.com
Home: www.nicolesignor.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/@nsignorcreative
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NicoleSignorCreative


 


WHITE FLAG LAP: Westfall to kick-off Ray Marshall’s final season with full Florida USAC slate
ByTyler Altmeyer
 

FOREST, Ohio (January 30, 2024) – The 2024 season may be the last for Forest, Ohio’s Ray Marshall Motorsports, but as tradition suggests, Pleasant Hill, Ohio’s Matt Westfall will be the one to conduct it, set to activate Marshall’s final campaign as car owner with a full USAC National Sprint Cars slate in the Sunshine State.

Westfall, a two-time winner in 2023 with victories occurring at Florence Speedway (BOSS) in Florence, Kentucky, and Texarkana 67 Speedway (USAC) in Texarkana, Arkansas, will get the year rolling with USAC starts at Ocala Speedway, Volusia Speedway Park, and Ocala Speedway, respectively, all of which kicking-off with Ocala’s 15th Annual Winter Dirt Games on Friday and Saturday, February 9-10. USAC action will resume at Volusia on Monday and Tuesday, February 12-13, followed by a return visit to Ocala on Thursday through Saturday, February 15-17.

As mentioned, Westfall will roll into the new year on the coattails of a successful campaign which includes the aforementioned USAC triumph in the Natural State. The red and yellow “Bumblebee Express” was in charge the entire 30-lap distance, stretching its legs to a four-second gap before a late-race caution halted the team’s progress. Despite the momentum shift, Westfall picked up right where he left off, eventually outrunning CJ Leary by 1.6 seconds at the final checkers.

“We really weren’t sure what 2024 was going to bring, but we’re officially back on the road this year and we’re excited to give Ray [Marshall] one last awesome ride as car owner,” Westfall, ace of the Buckeye Machine Fabricators Inc, Hempy Water, DPI Ink, Wix Filters, Rod End Supply, Allstar Performance, No. 33M sprint car, said. “We have some pretty solid momentum on our side, so we’ll roll into Ocala ready to go.”

Ray Marshall and Matt Westfall’s tenure includes a long list of accomplishments, most recently earning victories with USAC, the Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series (BOSS), and the Great Lakes Traditional Sprints (GLTS). The duo also secured multiple titles with the Ohio-based BOSS Series.

“Just so much appreciation for Ray and the entire Ray Marshall Motorsports team,” Westfall added. “His passion and dedication is known throughout the sport and I’m grateful to be a part of it. We’re gonna go out swingin’, that’s for sure.”

ON DECK:

2024 RMM/Westfall Florida Schedule:
Ocala Speedway | February 9
Ocala Speedway | February 10
Volusia Speedway Park | February 12
Volusia Speedway Park | February 13
Ocala Speedway | February 15
Ocala Speedway | February 16
Ocala Speedway | February 17

SPECIAL THANKS:
Ray Marshall Motorsports and Matt Westfall would like to thank all of their marketing partners including: Buckeye Machine Fabricators Inc, Hempy Water, DPI Ink, Wix Filters, Rod End Supply, Allstar Performance.

BROADCAST COVERAGE:
Watch each and every USAC event live at www.floracing.com.

SOCIAL MEDIA:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MattWestfallRacing/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ray-Marshall-Motorsports-111598495590021/
Online home: http://raymarshallmotorsports.com/
News coverage: http://fullyinjected.com.

STATS:
Wins: N/A
Top-Fives: N/A
Top-Tens: N/A

 

NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: JJ Loss and JKL Racing to participate in competitive Posse schedule; Racing Xtravaganza and Motorama first
ByTyler Altmeyer
 

HANOVER, Pa. (January 30, 2024) – Although Hanover’s JJ Loss is far from a rookie by definition, the 2024 season will certainly entertain a new hurdle, as the 16-year-old is set to embark on his first full season in Pennsylvania Posse Country, joining a competitive class of 410 sprint car aces with primary focus on Lincoln Speedway, BAPS Motor Speedway, and select starts at the nearby Williams Grove Speedway. If all goes according to plan, Loss will also take part in select World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series and High Limit Sprint Car Series starts, making his official World of Outlaws debut at the “Fabulous” Lincoln Speedway.

Loss, wheelman of the Next Level Signs & Graphics, Your Hometown Agents – Colby Jacobs & Neil Reichart Team, Diversified Cuts, Wolf’s Plumbing LLC, No. 67 sprint car, will activate his first, full agenda with Lincoln Speedway’s annual Icebreaker, set to takeover headlines in the Pigeon Hills on Saturday and Sunday, February 24-25.

Formally a one-day program, the now “Icebreaker Weekend” will include two, full shows, each of which awarding a $5,000 top prize.

“It’s going to be an exciting year and we’re ready to get started,” JJ Loss said. “I want to thank my family, first and foremost. They sacrifice so much to make my racing dream a reality, and I wouldn’t be in this position without them. We have a lot of great partners and a really supportive fanbase. I’m confident only big things are ahead for us.”

Before on-track action commences, “The Boss” and JKL Racing will debut their newly wrapped machine in the two-day Racing Xtravaganza at York Fairgrounds’ UPMC Arena on Friday and Saturday, February 2-3. Not stopping there, the team will also be on display in the annual Motorama in Harrisburg’s Farm Show Complex on Saturday and Sunday, February 17-18 – a key exhibit in John Krall’s “Dirt Display.”

Not only will the car be featured in the aforementioned shows, but all-new JJ Loss merchandise will also be for sale including apparel, headwear, and other accessories.

“We’re going to race as much as we can,” Loss added. “The only thing really holding us back from a more aggressive schedule is our motor situation. We hope to get another motor later in the year, but for now we’re going to be smart with what we have and hopefully put up big results.”

SPECIAL THANKS:
JJ Loss and JKL Racing would like to thank all of their marketing partners: Next Level Signs & Graphics, Your Hometown Agents – Colby Jacobs & Neil Reichart Team, Diversified Cuts, Wolf’s Plumbing LLC

Product Support: Radical Race Gear, Competition Suspension Inc, Journey Transport, CR Helmet Graphics, Keizer Racing Wheels, Smith Titanium, Diversified Machine (DMI), DMY Performance, Moose Blocks

MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES:
Those seeking marketing opportunities with JJ Loss and JKL Racing can do so by contacting the team directly at jklracing67@gmail.com.

SOCIAL MEDIA:
Be sure to follow JKL Racing online, as well as on social media:
Website: www.jklracing67.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/JKLracing67
X: www.twitter.com/jklracing67
Instagram: www.instagram.com/jklracing67
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jklracing67
News: www.fullyinjected.com

 

 

FRESH FOR FLORIDA: RSR and Cory Eliason unveil new look in time for DIRTcar Nationals

By Fully Injected Motorsports:

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (February 2, 2024) - It’s a fresh start and a fresh new look for Ridge & Sons Racing (RSR) and Visalia, California’s Cory Eliason, ready to debut their all-new Commercial Edge, NDT New Direction Transport LLC, Ridge Development, North Ridge Development, B And L Holdings, No. 8 sprinter in Volusia Speedway Park’s annual DIRTcar Nationals on February 7-10. Eliason, recently returning home from his winter stint Down Under, will work to pilot his red, yellow and black No. 8 to a High Limit Sprint Car Series championship in 2024 - that schedule kicking off at East Bay Raceway Park on Monday, February 12.

Padding RSR and Eliason in their quest for a High Limit title is a long list of dedicated partners, all working together to not only accomplish their on-track goals, but ultimately create a heightened sense of exposure. Joining the previously mentioned Commercial Edge, NDT New Direction Transport LLC, Ridge Development, North Ridge Development, and B And L Holdings will be Xpress Laundry, American Table, Rasmusson Service Center, Don Long & STC, The P.O. Box, and The Bargain Barn.

“We’re pretty blessed to be associated with so many great people from all areas of industry, and it’s their support that allows us to go out and travel the country and be competitive,” Brian Ridge, RSR owner, said. “In return, it’s our job to go out and perform at the highest level, and with a driver like Cory (Eliason) at the wheel, I’m confident we’ll fulfill that goal.”

As noted, the 2024 High Limit Sprint Car Series schedule will commence officially with the “Battle at the Bay” at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, Florida, on Monday and Tuesday, February 12-13. High Limit’s 60-race campaign will eventually conclude with a doubleheader at The Dirt Track at Texas Motor Speedway on October 12-13. For a closer look at the full schedule, please visit High Limit Racing online at www.highlimitracing.com.

“A win in Florida would certainly help launch the new year,” Ridge added. “Not only for us, but for all of our partners.”

MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES: Contact Mark Miller: mmiller8995@gmail.com

SPECIAL THANKS: Ridge & Sons Racing and Cory Eliason would like to thank all of their marketing partners: Commercial Edge, NDT New Direction Transport LLC, Ridge Development, North Ridge Development, B And L Holdings, Xpress Laundry, American Table, Rasmusson Service Center, Folkens Brothers Trucking, The P.O. Box, and The Bargain Barn.

SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/83RSRRacing X: https://twitter.com/RSR_883 News coverage: www.fullyinjected.com

BROADCAST COVERAGE: Watch the High Limit Sprint Car Series online at www.floracing.com. Watch the DIRTcar Nationals online at www.dirtvision.com.


 

 

Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing Announces 2024 Partner Line-Up, Paint Schemes

Donny Schatz and the No. 15 To Chase 11th Title with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Sprint Car Series

BROWNSBURG, Ind. (Feb. 2, 2024) – With the 2024 racing season getting underway next week, Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing (TSR) is pleased to announce its partner line-up and unveil a new look for 10-Time World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series (WoO) champion, Donny Schatz. Kicking off this year’s campaign with the DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park (VSP) in Barberville, Fla., on Feb. 7 – 10, Schatz and the No. 15 team will begin its chase of an 11th WoO Sprint Car Series title.

Advance Auto Parts, a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider that serves both professional installer and do-it-yourself customers with over 4,400 locations across North America, will return as a co-primary partner on Schatz’s familiar No. 15 entry.

For a fifth consecutive season, Carquest, an American automotive parts distribution network owned and operated by Advance through over 1,300 independent retailers, will support Fargo, North Dakota’s Schatz as a co-primary partner setting aim on success from coast-to-coast in 2024 and ultimately a WoO championship. Carquest also celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.

In addition to Advance and Carquest, Ford Performance, the official engine provider for TSR, will also return as a primary partner on Schatz’ No. 15. Owned and operated by the Ford Motor Company and headquartered in Dearborn, Mich., Ford Performance is responsible for the brand’s major racing operations globally as well as overseeing the development of Ford’s racing engines. The 2024 campaign will mark Schatz’s 28th season as a full-time WoO driver and his fifth utilizing the FPS 410 powerplant.

Continuing a 14-year relationship with the Brownsburg, Ind. based motorsports operation, Curb-Agajanian Racing will again partner with TSR as a co-entrant for Schatz. Partnering in 2010 for the first time, Curb-Agajanian Racing, Curb Records and TSR own a longstanding tradition of monumental success, acquiring not only victories but seven Knoxville Nationals championships and six World of Outlaws championships.

On board for a seventh season at TSR is Sage Fruit, the sales and marketing firm for four grower/packer/shippers of Northwest Tree Fruits, who will return in 2024 as a major partner TSR and Schatz. For three generations, Sage Fruit has been delivering the best apples, pears and cherries to consumers from coast-to-coast. To locate Sage Fruit in your area, visit https://www.sagefruit.com/store-locator/.

Returning for the 2024 season, TSR is pleased to welcome Elliott’s Custom Trailers and Carts (Elliott’s) back to its partnership line-up. Based in Warsaw, Ind., Elliott’s is the official trailer retailer of TSR carries a large selection of trailers and golf carts. Owned and operated by Cindy Elliott, the familiar motorsports brand is a one-stop experience for sales, service, financing and parts.

TSR is also proud to welcome back Mobil 1, which has been trusted by drivers to keep their engines running for nearly 50 years. With products that combine the latest technology and innovation to exceed the toughest standards of vehicle manufacturers and tuning shops on the road and the track.

Schatz will commence the season at VSP on Feb. 7 – 10 as the WoO Sprint Car Series roars back to action for four nights of racing to open the DIRTcar Nationals. For those who can’t make the journey to the Sunshine State, DIRTvision will provide coverage of every lap from Florida as well as every other series event in 2024. For more information regarding DIRTvision, please visit www.dirtvision.com.

For details pertaining to the WoO Sprint Car Series, please visit www.worldofoutlaws.com. For event information, gate times and ticket prices for the DIRTcar Nationals, please visit www.volusiaspeedwaypark.com and www.dirtcarnationals.com.


Danny Dietrich on the move in Florida; Will return with Outlaws February 7-10
Fully Injected Motorsports:

GETTYSBURG, Pa. (January 29, 2024) – It was a last minute decision, but it certainly paid off, as “Double-D” Danny Dietrich and Gary Kauffman Racing launched their 2024 season with United Sprint Car Series (USCS) competition at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Florida, concluding their two-day 360 sprint car venture with back-to-back top-fives, one of which acquired in hard-charging fashion.

In actuality, Dietrich, ace of Gary Kauffman’s Weikert’s Livestock, Sandoe’s Fruit Market, Pace Performance, Cochrancars.com, York Excavating, Big Cove Whitetail Trophy Hunts, Drop Of Ink Tattoo, Self Made Racing, No. 48 sprint car, finished fifth in each of his top-five appearances, gaining 16 feature positions in total including a nine-spot rally in the $10,000-to-win finale – the aforementioned hard charge.

The Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, native opened the Germfree Southern Sprint Car Shootout with a bump from 12th to fifth on Friday, earning his way into the season’s first A-Main with a third-place finish during his respective heat race.

“It was a quick, but great trip to Volusia. We made a few mistakes that put us back in the running order some, but we were able to recover and that’s all that matters. We’ll use this lap time to our advantage when we return with the Outlaws,” Dietrich said. “A big thanks to everyone who made this last minute trip happen. We’re excited to get back down there and try again.”

COMING UP NEXT:
Danny Dietrich and Gary Kauffman Racing will continue their Florida visit with DIRTcar Nationals competition at Volusia Speedway Park, all of which activating officially with an open practice session on Tuesday, February 6. Four straight days of World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series action will follow on Wednesday through Saturday, February 7-10.

Once DIRTcar Nationals action is complete, Double-D will switch directions and head southwest, anxious to join the High Limit Sprint Car Series in a two-day attack at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, Florida, on Monday and Tuesday, February 12-13.

SPECIAL THANKS:
Danny Dietrich and Gary Kauffman Racing would like to thank all of their current marketing partners including: Weikert’s Livestock, Sandoe’s Fruit Market, Pace Performance, Cochrancars.com, York Excavating, Big Cove Whitetail Trophy Hunts, Drop Of Ink Tattoo, Self Made Racing, Racer’s New & Used Parts Warehouse, RV 4 Wheel Drive & Performance Automotive Inc, Blud Lubricants.

2024 STATISTICS:
Wins: N/A
Top-Fives: 2
Top-Tens: 2

2024 HIGHLIGHTS:
Finished fifth in each of his USCS/Germfree Southern Sprint Car Shootout (Volusia Speedway Park) starts on Friday and Saturday, January 26-27.

SOCIAL MEDIA:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/gkrracing
X: www.twitter.com/dannydietrich
Merchandise: www.dannydietrich.com/merch
News: www.dannydietrich.com
News: www.fullyinjected.com

BROADCAST COVERAGE:
Watch the World of Outlaws online at www.dirtvision.com.
Watch Lincoln Speedway and Port Royal Speedway online at www.floracing.com.
Watch Williams Grove Speedway online at www.dirtvision.com.
Watch High Limit Sprint Car Series online at www.floracing.com.

 

 

Fremont Speedway will feature unique, exciting, diverse racing in 2024

Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024

FREMONT, Ohio – The 2024 Fremont Speedway presented by Gill Construction schedule will be diverse and exciting, offering 24 events during “The Track That Action Built’s” 73rd anniversary season.

Rich Farmer, a two time RPM promoter of the year returns to Fremont, with increased purses, several special events and an increased point fund. The season will feature the Fort Ball Pizza Palace 410 Sprints, the Fremont Federal Credit Union 305 Sprints and the Burmeister Trophy Dirt Trucks, along with events featuring other divisions.

“We are so excited with the response we have had since coming back on board to take the helm of Fremont Speedway. Thanks to our fantastic marketing partners and all the support of the loyal fans and race teams we will be increasing the weekly purses and our point funds,” said Farmer.

It all kicks off Saturday, April 6 with the Pub 400 presents Racing Into Totality Night. People from throughout the world will converge on Northwest Ohio to view the total solar eclipse.

The 2024 schedule is highlighted by a return of “The Greatest Show On Dirt,” the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series. The Seal Master Rick Ferkel Tribute, Monday, May 27 will pay tribute to hall of famer, the late Rick Ferkel and is part of a Memorial Day weekend that includes the Murphy Tractor & Equipment Night on Saturday, May 25 with the “Double Down Throw down.” The Saturday race will feature a unique format (more details to come) including twin features for the 410 and 305 sprints and dirt trucks. Also, several special world of outlaw vintage cars will be on display for the weekend.

Other notable events in 2024 at Fremont include:

- Plaza Lanes presents Drivers verses Fans on May 11. Fans and drivers will race each other on sprint car simulators.

- Nine events of the All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads/Kistler Racing Products 410 Attica Fremont Championship Series presented by the Baumann Auto Group and the 305 NAPA of Bryan AFCS presented by Jason Dietsch Trailer Sales.

- Saturday, May 18, TruckWorx of Ohio Race Into Summer Night will feature the Great Lakes Super Sprints (360 sprints) taking on the tough Fremont Federal Credit Union 305 Sprints and the stock cars battling against the Burmeister Trophy Dirt Trucks

- The 15th Fremont Speedway Hall of Fame Induction Night presented by Vision Quest and Construction Equipment and Supply will be held Saturday, June 1. The Hall of Fame will host a very special car making its hall of fame debut.

- Saturday, June 8, the FAST on Dirt Series will be in town for the 42nd Annual Ohio Sprint Speedweek which features nine straight nights of sprint car racing across the Buckeye State. Fremont Speedway’s feature winner will take home $10,000 on Kistler Racing Products Night.

- Commercial Glazing Systems Open Wheel Shootout Night, Saturday, June 29 features the FAST on Dirt 410 Sprints, the 305 sprints and the D2 Midgets.

- Roots Poultry Night, July 6, includes a tailgate competition for fans with free camping. There will be an award for the best tailgate party and team supported.

- July 13 Crown Battery Night is “Trade your track night.” Fans can bring a ticket stub or pit pass from any other track that hosts Saturday night racing and get a discount at the Fremont Speedway gate.

- Motorcycles will take center stage at Fremont Speedway on Real Geese Decoys Night, Saturday, Aug. 10. The Flat Track Frenzy pays tribute to the first motorcycle event that actually happened at the Sandusky County Fairgrounds track prior to the first car race this was held in 1912.

- The 305 sprints will thrill and entertain to kick off the Sandusky County Fair on Fremont Fence Night, Monday, Aug. 19.

- The 16th Annual Jim Ford Classic will be the richest race in the history of Fremont Speedway. Kistler Engines Night will be Friday, Sept. 13 with the 410 and 305 sprints and dirt trucks in action. Gill Construction/All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Night, Saturday, Sept. 14 will boast a $20,000 to win 410 sprint feature.

All events at Fremont Speedway Presented by Gill Construction in 2024 will be streamed on DirtVision.

Keep up to date with Fremont Speedway by going to www.fremontohspeedway.com or on Facebook at www.facebook/FremontSpeedway or on Twitter at https://twitter.com/FremontSpeedway.

About Gill Construction – https://kgcpc.com

Owned and operated by Ray Brooks, and headquartered in nearby Port Clinton, Ohio, Gill Construction specializes in an array of land and water services, utilizing over five decades of experience to build an extensive repertoire which includes site excavation, site utilities, demolition, trenching, and marina service. Gill Construction boasts a dynamic, diverse, and experienced workforce, guaranteed to perform and complete any task with the utmost customer satisfaction.

 

 

SPORT ALLEN ENTERS CHILDREN’S DREAM FUND 50

January 30, 2024 - 2021 BG Products Southern Sprint Car Shootout Series (SSSS) champion Sport Allen confirmed he will be participating in the March 2, 2024, ‘Children’s Dream Fund 50’ at Citrus County Speedway in Inverness, Florida. The $5,000 to win 50-lap event will pit the SSSS against the Must See Racing Sprint Series Presented by Perfit.

The ‘Childrens Dream Fund 50’ is shaping up to be one of the most anticipated pavement sprint car events seen in Florida in many years. Nearly 30 cars are expected for this race and the Pinellas Park, Florida resident Allen knows he will have his work cut out for him if he is to have success in this event.

“When I first heard about this race, and who was coming, the first thing I thought was it’s gonna be tougher, a lot tougher,” laughed Allen. “We just switched to the American Racer tires, and they (MSR) have been running them for a while. We’re struggling. But I’m glad this race is paying a little extra money. Hopefully these guys can work together, and we can put some more events on in the future if this goes well.”

“I’m excited to run against some new guys, but I don’t know those guys. It’s a catch 22. I don’t know if they have good habits, bad habits, or how they race. I just don’t know that many of them.”

Citrus County Speedway is a track that Allen has won at in the past.

“Believe it or not, I’ve won 1 or 2 features there, but that was way back when. I am always right there and then something always happens. It’s been going on for a while there lately. We were really, really, good there for a stint. Then I didn’t run there for a while after that. That was back during the TBARA days. Then when I came back, I didn’t have any mojo, I was terrible there. We figured it out, but we quit running there so much util recently.”

With the number of cars this race could draw, and the quality of the cars, Allen was asked what it would take for him to have a successful ‘Children’s Dream Fund 50’.

“At least a top 3 I would think. At least a chance to be one of the guys who stops on the straightway and thank your sponsors. That would make me happy” concluded Allen.
The ‘Children’s Dream Fund 50’ officially kicks off Friday March 1 with an open practice and a Barbeque and Meet and Greet following practice. Teams from both series will be able to meet each and interact prior to the following night’s racing program.

For more info on the 'Children's Dream Fund 50' please visit http://www.citruscountyspeedwayandtrack.com

 

 

DAVE STEELE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ON TAP THIS WEEKEND

January 30, 2024 – Pinellas Park, Florida – The annual Dave Steele World Sprint Car Championship returns for the fifth season this weekend at Showtime Speedway, but with a new twist. The event has annually run as a 125-lap non-wing sprint car event since 2020. But this year a second weekend of racing winged racing has been added beginning this weekend.

This weekend’s racing action will be highlighted with twin 35-lap feature events Saturday February 3rd. Each event will pay $2500 to win. The driver with the best two-race point average will receive a $1000 bonus and will be crowned ‘Dave Steele World Winged Sprint Car Champion’. Friday night February 2 will include practice and a Dash for Cash at the end of the night.

Next weekend February 9-10, 2024, will be highlighted by the annual running of the ‘Dave Steele 125’ for non-wing sprint cars. The driver with the best 3-race average will be crowned the ‘Dave Steele World Sprint Car Champion’. The Friday February 9 racing program will include open practice and a Dash for Cash.

A solid group of Florida drivers is expected for this weekend event highlighted by last year’s National Pavement Sprint Car Feature Wins Leader Davey Hamilton Jr. Other drivers expected include 2021 Southern Sprint Car Shootout Series champion Sport Allen, 14-year-old Florida pavement sprint car sensation Colton Bettis, Steve Hollinger, and Scotty Adema.

Veteran dirt sprint car star Gene Lasker is expected to return to the wheel of a sprint car this weekend for the first time in five years. Lasker has purchased a pavement sprint car and is expected to make several pavement sprint car starts in 2024.

Showtime Speedway promotor Robert Yoho is also expected to compete. Yoho surprised many with his performance in last year’s Dave Steele 125. Yoho was running on the lead lap when his throttle stuck entering turn one. Yoho hit the wall hard while turning the car on its side at the same time. Yoho exited in a hurry amid a giant oil fire unscathed to cheers from the crowd.

For more details on this weekend’s Dave Steele World Sprint Car Championship please visit www.showtimespeedway.us.

 

 

Big Game Motorsports and Gravel Aiming for World of Outlaws Championship as Season Opener Arrives Next Week
Inside Line Promotions - WINDOM, Minn. (Jan. 29, 2024) - The 2024 season begins next week for Big Game Motorsports and driver David Gravel.
The team will venture to Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla., for the 53 rd annual Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals. The half-mile oval hosts World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series races Feb. 7-10.
"It's been a really good track the last couple of years," said Gravel, who resides in Florida. "It's nice leaving that morning and driving over to the track and being able to race. It's the only time I get to do that all year long. Plus, it's a good feeling to get the season started.
Gravel captured the first two races and three of the five World of Outlaws main events at Volusia Speedway Park last year. He's won four of the last six series races at the track dating back to his first World of Outlaws win there during the 2022 DIRTcar Nationals.
"You just never know with that track," he said. "There's been lots of variations. In the past it can be very racy and get really slick. Last year I felt it was fast paced most of the time. We'll have to see what we get this year. I don't care what track you're at, you want to qualify good and start near the front no matter how racy the track is."
The DIRTcar Nationals kicks off a grueling season for Gravel and Big Game Motorsports, who have earned a runner-up result in the World of Outlaws championship standings each of the last three seasons.
"We enter the year every year wanting to win the championship," he said. "It's a very realistic goal and has been the last couple of years. A couple of little things here and there have been growing pains. We have all the tools and experience to get the job done."
Gravel led the series with 12 feature wins last year, including the biggest payout in World of Outlaws history when he captured the $250,000-to-win 2 nd annual BillionAuto.com Huset's High Bank Nationals presented by MENARDS at Huset's Speedway in Brandon, S.D.
The dozen World of Outlaws triumphs were the second most wins in a season for Gravel, who also posted his most top fives in a season. He led the series in heat race wins and podium results. Gravel ranked second in top 10s, in Quick Time Awards and in dash appearances.
"I think the consistency with the podiums we had last year and the top fives, it was a very high percentage," he said. "We were consistently the fastest car on the track. We just had some DNFs that hurt the final goal. I feel if we could match or be better than what we did last year and not have the DNFs, I think we're pretty unbeatable (when it comes to being a championship contending team)."
UP NEXT -
Feb. 7-10 at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla., for the 53 rd annual Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series
MEDIA LINKS -
X: https://twitter.com/BigGameMotorspt
HUSET'S SPEEDWAY -
Huset's Speedway is a dirt oval located in Brandon, S.D. The track opened in 1954 and has undergone a large renovation within the last few years, making it a premier destination for both marquee racing events and weekly programs. For more information, visit http://www.HusetsSpeedway.com .
JACKSON MOTORPLEX -
Jackson Motorplex is a 4/10-mile dirt oval located in Jackson, Minn. It hosts special events from May through August, including races with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series, Midwest Power Series, Midwest Sprint Touring Series and more. For more information, visit http://www.JacksonMotorplex.com .
TICKET LINK -
To purchase online tickets for events at either Huset's Speedway or at Jackson Motorplex, visit http://mpv.tickets.com/schedule/?agency=JKMV_PL_MPV&orgid=55369#/?view=list&includePackages=true .

 

Sam Hafertepe, Jr. Mixing ASCS National With Strong 410 Schedule In 2024

Bryan Hulbert – SUNNYVALE, Texas (January 26, 2024) Already underway with a victory on Night 1 of the Germfree Southern Sprint Car Shootout at Volusia Speedway Park, Thursday’s win was just the start for Sam Hafertepe, Jr., who will embark on over 95 events during the 2024 season.

Making a solid return to the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com, the rest of the 2024 lineup is comprised of dates with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series and High Limits Racing.

Running all but four nights with the American Sprint Car Series presented by RacinDirt.com this season, Sam’s history of dominance with the series still puts him very much in the hunt for a sixth tour title.

Hafertepe is currently in action in Florida through the end of February, running a combination of 360cid and 410cid events. The full lineup of events for Sam in 2024 can be found at https://www.sam15.com/schedules.

Events with ASCS are streamed on RacinDirt.com.
World of Outlaws can be found at DirtVision.com.
High Limits Racing is shown on FloRacing.com

The 2024 ASCS National Tour kicks off at South Texas Race Ranch in Corpus Christi, Texas, on March 1 and 2.

For continued updates on Sam Hafertepe, Jr., log onto http://www.sam15.com and make sure to find him on Twitter (@samhafertepejr). For news on Hill's Racing Team, log onto https://www.facebook.com/hillsracing/ and on Twitter (@HillsRacingTeam).

 

 

EDDIE TAFOYA JR’S. BEST CHILI BOWL TO DATE

(Chino, CA, January 24, 2025) After a late call with the offer of a ride, Chino Hills, California’s Eddie Tafoya Jr. turned in his best Chili Bowl Midget Nationals performance to date. The 2019 USAC/CRA Rookie of the Year raced his way into the A main on his qualifying night and contested the E main at the event finale.

Five days before his preliminary night, Tafoya was approached to drive one of the Josh Ford Motorsports entries in the 38th running of the prestigious Tulsa, Oklahoma event and he jumped at the opportunity. The leap was a no-brainer as the California-based operation has fared well at past events inside the world-famous Sage Center. Tafoya booked flights and quickly was on his way to midget racing’s premiere event.

When he got the call for the ride, Tafoya jumped into high gear to make plans. Not only plans for the trip but also plans on what he was going to have to do on the track. Despite the instantaneous shot of pressure, he was ready for the task ahead. Since he was last at the race in 2021, he has grown as a racecar driver by leaps and bounds. From his previous experiences at the “Bowl,” he knew exactly what he had to do going into the event. That proved to help a lot.

“Yeah, for sure, like I said in our pre-Chili Bowl interview, I needed to be up to speed a lot quicker than I have done before,” Tafoya said. “I definitely did that. I felt comfortable right away. Jimmy May and all of his help had me really comfortable and they gave me a good car. It felt more natural to me than in prior years. More like I was driving a sprint car. We had Jimmy and two of his main helpers, Sam and Charlie. They know their stuff and have their ducks in a row when it comes to racing. They made my life a lot easier as a driver.”

On his qualifying night, the handsome driver started and finished second in his heat race. He followed that up finishing third in his qualifier. That placed him on the pole for the B main and he led it from green to checkers.

The B main triumph catapulted him into the night’s stacked A main that included racing superstar Kyle Larson. Tafoya started 18th and ended up 22nd in the night’s feature event. While things did not go as well in the main, Tafoya was happy with the overall performance on the night and making it to the finale.

“It was definitely a huge weight off of my shoulders,” Tafoya said about making the main. “Everything came together quick that week and I did not know how I was going to do or what to expect after being out of a midget for three years. I think everyone was excited and pleased. Everyone who races at the Chili Bowl says your heat race is the most important race. I am glad we could stay towards the front there (the heat) and have a good shot. It put the whole night together. I think I only made one mistake the whole time so I was pretty happy.”

“Just had to deal with traffic,” he continued about what happened in the main. “Being so deep, I am not used to racing these cars, these people, and not sure what people are going to do. So, I was not really comfortable putting myself up against the wall like when people are coming up the track and stuff like that. And being in other people’s equipment, I took what I could get and looked to Saturday after that.”

In his previous two Chili Bowl trips, Tafoya began J and H mains on the final day. On a day when drivers are desperately trying to advance in the program, those mains at times become chaotic. With the less experienced drivers and some who only race one or two times a year, sometimes what can possibly happen, many times does. Crashing and wrecks are common. The farther up a driver rises in the main event ladder, the talent level rises as well and it makes it much easier to race with less worry about getting a car junked and suffering an injury. Tafoya found that out in the E main when he narrowly missed transferring to one of the Ds.

“There is way more precision and thoughts going on rather than just having to try to stay out of the wrecks,” he said after the Chili Bowl. “When you get to those higher mains, you are there racing. You are not trying so much to save yourself, and just finish. There are more quality guys and more pressure on you not to make mistakes. We missed transferring to the D main by two spots. We were right there in the hunt.”

“I especially want to thank my mom and dad, Tommy Dunkel, Specialty Fasteners, and Inland Rigging for letting me race cars around the country and go out and have some fun,” the grateful driver said. “I do not have plans yet for next year (2025 Chili Bowl) but I hope to be there.”

Tafoya will be in his familiar #51T on Saturday, February 24th when the Avanti Windows and Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series opens its 20th season at Perris Auto Speedway. One week later he will be in a Tommy and Christy Dunkel-owned Inland Rigging sprint car for the inaugural race in the Ultimate Sprint Car Series presented by Inland Rigging at the Ventura Raceway,

If you would like to hear the friendly driver on his 2023 Dirt Tracks and Rib Racks Podcast, please visit the following link https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Hox9dg0iRGXo0szabeqDy

Tafoya’s great-looking shirts and hoodies are available online at www.specialty-fasteners.com.

Fans can follow Tafoya on Instagram @eddietafoya51.

Tafoya and the #51T team would like to thank Specialty Fasteners, DRC Chassis, Ryder Racing Engines, Simpson Safety Products, Bell, Benic Enterprises, BR Motorsports, PSC Powder Coating, Magik Graphics, Gasper Transportation, Owen’s Insurance Services, and Weld Wheels for supporting its racing program.

Eddie Tafoya Jr. 2024 USAC National Results

January 11 Tulsa Expo Raceway Chili Bowl Midget Nationals 22nd A Main

January 14 Tulsa Expo Raceway Chili Bowl Midget Nationals 7th D Main

 

 

Sunset Grill POWRi Vado Non-Wing Sprints Ready for Exciting 2024

Belleville, IL. (1/25/24) Increasing interest regionally while annually showing great open-wheel entries and accomplishments, the Sunset Grill POWRi Vado Non-Wing Sprints will once again return to picturesque Vado Speedway Park in 2024 engaging in an eight-event schedule.

Spanning an eight-month journey of on-track action, the POWRi Vado Non-Wing Sprint drivers will compete for the yearly title from April until November running once per month with thrilling non-wing 360-sprint battles beginning on Saturday, April 27th.

Occupying the recurrent monthly agenda with striking weekly racing dates, notable fan-friendly events for the Sunset Grill POWRi Vado Non-Wing Sprints are set to include the Meet the Drivers Night on July 27th, Kids Bike Night on August 24th, and Topless Night on September 21st at state-of-the-art Vado Speedway Park.

Concluding the season-long quest of desert region traditional sprint competition, the POWRi Vado competitors will see their year wrap up with a two-day show on November 15-16 as the annual Season Finale Weekend returns to Vado Speedway Park also including the Jackson Compaction POWRi 305 Sprints as well.

Sunset Grill POWRi Vado Non-Wing Sprint 2024 Race Schedule:
4/27/2024 | Weekly Racing
5/18/2024 | Weekly Racing
6/22/2024 | Weekly Racing
7/27/2024 | Meet the Drivers Night 2
8/24/2024 | Kids Bike Night
9/21/2024 | Topless Night
11/15/2024 | Season Finale Weekend
11/16/2024 | Season Finale Weekend

The schedule is subject to alterations and cancelations; more news on the Jackson Compaction POWRi Vado Wing Sprints can be found online at www.vadospeedwaypark.com or “Like” Vado Speedway Park on Facebook | 15900 Stern Drive Vado, NM 88072.

Follow along for additional information on the Jackson Compaction POWRi Vado 305 Sprints and more items such as race recaps, updates, full results, and press releases online at www.powri.com, or on Facebook at POWRi.

 

 

Jankowiak Sets Blistering Pace in Practice at NAPA Auto Parts Atlantic City Indoor Races

Atlantic City, NJ (JANUARY 25, 2024) – The anticipation for the NAPA Auto Parts Atlantic City Indoor Races escalated Thursday Night during a thrilling practice session at the Jim Whelen Boardwalk Hall. Two-time Gambler’s Classic champion Andy Jankowiak, of Tonawanda, NY, showcased his formidable skills, topping the charts in four of the five practice rounds, setting a high bar for the weekend's competitions.

Unofficial Record-Breaking Runs by Jankowiak Jankowiak's performance was nothing short of exceptional, with his fastest laps clocking in at 7.868 and 7.911 seconds in Practice 1 and Practice 4, respectively. These times are notably faster than the existing track record – however, tonight’s times were not under official timing and scoring competition. His other leading times were 7.999 in Practice 2 and 7.992 in Practice 5, underscoring his status as a formidable competitor for this weekend’s events.

Danner's Impressive Showing Briggs Danner, of Allentown, PA, also made a significant impact in the practice sessions, especially in the third round where he recorded a top time of 8.139 seconds. Danner's performance adds an intriguing dynamic to the race, indicating a highly competitive field for the upcoming events.

Anticipation Builds for Black Jack 21 and Gambler’s Classic The stage is now set for an electrifying weekend of racing. The debut of the Blackjack 21 event on Friday promises innovative and intense competition, followed by the prestigious 22nd Gambler’s Classic on Saturday.

In addition to the TQ Midgets' practice, the Slingshots and Champ Karts also took to the track, delivering their unique brand of high-energy action. Paul Hartwig III, of Galloway, NJ, stood out in the Slingshots category, clocking the fastest overall time of 9.631 seconds and leading two of the five sessions. Dylan Hoch and Scott Neary also showed impressive pace, leading the other Slingshot sessions.

In the Champ Kart division, TJ Reed, of Carlisle, PA, set a remarkable pace with the fastest time in two of the five sessions, recording a swift 9.054 seconds. The remaining sessions saw Seth Whitney, Dalton Rivera, and Todd Crenshaw at the forefront, showcasing the depth of talent and competitiveness in these exciting racing categories. These practice rounds hint at the intense and diverse racing action expected throughout the NAPA Auto Parts Atlantic City Indoor Races weekend.

Ticket Availability for the Racing Weekend Racing enthusiasts are encouraged to secure their tickets to witness these thrilling events at the Jim Whelen Boardwalk Hall Box Office or via Ticketmaster. This weekend is poised to be a memorable showcase of top-tier indoor auto racing.

For additional details on the Indoor Auto Racing Championship and the NAPA Auto Parts Atlantic CIty Indoor Races visit visit www.indoorautoracing.com

 

 

RSR and Aaron Reutzel boast major partner support for 2024

By Fully Injected Motorsports:

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (January 26, 2024) - The 2024 season will be a big one for Ridge & Sons Racing (RSR) and Clute, Texas, native, Aaron Reutzel, not only chasing a track championship at the Sprint Car Capital of the World, but the team will aim for big wins in the surrounding area, filling the holes in their non-Knoxville agenda with regional headliners featuring the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series and High Limit Sprint Car Series.

With their big schedule comes big support, and RSR and Reutzel are excited to welcome a number of major partners including Folkens Brothers Trucking, Don Long & STC, American Table, The P.O. Box, B And L Holdings, Rasmusson Service Center, and Xpress Laundry. The team/partner relationship stems deep at RSR with the end goal not only including victories and championships, but a heightened sense of exposure for all involved - the most valuable return.

“We’re pretty blessed to have so many great people involved with us at Ridge & Sons Racing, and it’s support like that that allows us to go out and be competitive on two different fronts this season. Aaron is an exceptional talent and he will do a great job at representing all of our partners at the highest level,” Brian Ridge explained. “Folkens Brother Trucking, STC, American Table, The P.O. Box, Rasmusson, Xpress, B and L - these aren’t just partners, they are the building blocks and essential components for what we hope to be a successful season.”

The 2024 Knoxville Raceway season is set to activate on Friday and Saturday, April 19-20; Friday will feature practice sessions with Saturday’s event featuring a full program. Reutzel, recently earning a Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic title in Australia, will venture south to the Sunshine State prior to his slate in the Midwest, kicking things off with High Limit Sprint Car Series and 360 Sprint Car competition at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, Florida.

“It will be a great way to shake things down and better ourselves for the rest of the year,” Ridge, describing East Bay, commented. “We hope everyone can join us.”

MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES: Contact Mark Miller: mmiller8995@gmail.com

SPECIAL THANKS: Ridge & Sons Racing and Aaron Reutzel would like to thank all of their marketing partners: Commercial Edge, Ridge Development, North Ridge Development, B And L Holdings, Xpress Laundry, American Table, Folkens Brothers Trucking, Rasmusson Service Center, Don Long & STC, The P.O. Box, and The Bargain Barn . SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/83RSRRacing X: https://twitter.com/RSR_883 News coverage: www.fullyinjected.com

BROADCAST COVERAGE: Watch Knoxville Raceway online at www.dirtvision.com. Watch the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series online at www.dirtvision.com. Watch the High Limit Sprint Car Series online at www.floracing.com.

 

 

THE ‘BULLDOG’ JIMMY MCCUNE ENTERS CHILDREN’S DREAM FUND 50

January 25, 2024 – Five-time Must See Racing Sprint Series Presented by Perfit champion Jimmy McCune has officially entered the March 2, 2024 ‘Children’s Dream Fund 50’ at Citrus County Speedway in Inverness, Florida. The 50-lap event will be a co-sanctioned race between MSR and the BG Products Southern Sprint Car Shootout Series with the primary goal of raising money and awareness to the Children’s Dream Fund organization. the 50-lap event will pay $5,000 to the winner.

McCune’s announcement that he will participate in the event is surprising due to the fact that McCune has been somewhat exclusive to MSR and hasn’t traveled much in recent seasons. In fact, he didn’t compete in Davey Hamilton Jr’s Open Wheel Showdown 50k event in Las Vegas this past December.

The Toledo, Ohio veteran is definitely someone to keep an eye on and a serious contender for the victory. He claimed five feature events in 2023 with MSR despite not running the entire season.

When McCune was asked what his reasoning for competing in this event, he was quick to respond.

“I’m bored. There’s no racing to do right now,” laughed McCune. ”It sounds like it’s going to be a good event. That’s probably one of the biggest factors why we want to run”.

It may come as a surprise to many that McCune has competed with the SSSS in the past and also competed at Citrus County Speedway. He drove for Florida car owner Jason Reynolds at Showtime Speedway in 2021. He last competed at Citrus County Speedway in the mid-2000’s.

"We ran Citrus when I drove for Dave Durnwald around 2007, I believe. We went down there with a borrowed cast iron 360. I think we got through hot laps and we got rained out before the heat races. It was a fun little racetrack from what I remember. It was racy, so that’s a good thing. We had a lot of fun”.

Nearly 30 cars or more are expected for this race. It has been a long time since McCune has faced a field of cars that is expected for this race, and he seems eager to take on the challenge.

“What’s different? I mean at this point what’s different than any other night? We go to the racetrack every week and gotta race really good cars wherever we go. We’ve run out west at the Pink Lady and there were 50 cars. We’re gonna race the racetrack like we always do and could care less whose there”.

This race is more than just a race due to the involvement with the Children’s Dream Fund organization and McCune acknowledged that is another reason he wanted to support this race and help promoter JJ Dutton and his cause.

“I think it’s awesome. I haven’t got the chance to read into it too much. But from what I’ve been told, it's an awesome program. I’m proud to be a part of this race and we’re looking to have some fun down there” concluded McCune.

The Children’s Dream Fund is a St. Petersburg, Florida based non-profit organization that was founded in 1981 with the single purpose of fulfilling dreams for children ages 3-21 who have been diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, and who live in West Central Florida. Dreams are referred to by doctors, nurses, Child Life and Social Workers, friends, families, and other patients.

Dreams vary as much as the personalities of the children the organization serves. They may involve meeting a celebrity, a trip, a gift such as a computer or playground, or their most-requested dream, a week at the Give Kids the World Village, which enables a child to visit all the Orlando-area theme parks.
The Children’s Dream Fund is not affiliated with a national organization. They do not tele market to raise funds. Since its inception in 1981, the Children’s Dream Fund has made dreams come true for over 4,000 children. According to their most recent audited financial report, 87% of all expenses go to make children’s dreams come true. Over 50% of all dream costs are covered by in-kind donations.

Lap sponsors are currently being sought for this event. Fifty percent of the money raised for each lap will go to the leader of that lap and the other half will go to the Children's Dream Fund. Contact Rick Day (813) 377-5862 to sponsor laps.

Additional drivers who have confirmed and are expected to compete in this event will be announced in the coming days / weeks. Please log onto www.mustseeracing.com, http://www.citruscountyspeedwayandtrack.com/, or https://southernsprintcarshootout.com/ for more info.

 

 

JEFF AND SETH DYER TO BE HONORED AT SATURDAYS POWRi SOUTHWEST BANQUET

(Yucca Valley, CA, January 23, 2024) When the POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series hosts its awards banquet this weekend, Jeff Dyer and his teenage son Seth will be fittingly honored for their accomplishments in the 2023 season. Jeff will receive his due rewards for becoming the series’ fourth different champion in four years and Seth will be crowned Rookie of the Year.

The lofty awards came from a busy season that saw the father and son combo compete in four different series in 2023. Jeff and Seth both raced in the POWRi Southwest and California Lightning Sprint Car Series. In addition, Jeff competed in the 410 USAC/CRA Sprint Cars and Seth made his late-season debut with the Perris Auto Speedway Young Guns.

Jeff, a California Highway Patrol Officer, won the SWLS title despite not contesting the entire schedule. He scored three wins and had a total of six podium finishes. His triumphs, which came at Perris Auto Speedway, the Barona Speedway, and the Mohave Valley Raceway, tied him for the series lead in victories.

Jeff captured the crown despite incurring a serious injury in early August that nearly ended his season. While playing softball, he tore an Achilles tendon. He initially thought his season and title hopes had evaporated. However, quick healing and a Perris race postponed by Hurricane Hillary, re-ignited his hopes of capturing the title. Instead of the initial projection that listed a six-month recovery period, he was back in action and shocked everyone when he scored a runaway win in a co-sanctioned SWLS/CLS race at Arizona’s Mohave Valley Raceway in October.

Seth’s season highlight came on October 21st. On that night, the protégé easily outdistanced the competition for a convincing win at the Imperial Valley Raceway. It was his first-ever lightning sprint car victory.

The family duo looks to be just as busy in 2024 with both competing in the CLS again. In addition, Jeff will be back in the Dyer Motorsports/Cal Smith #39 to contest all of the USAC/CRA Series races at Perris. Also, he will race on selected dates in the newly formed USCS Sprint Cars organization. Seth’s ledger will also include a full season run seeking the title in the PAS Young Guns.

The first outing for the pair in 2024 will be at Perris Auto Speedway’s 28th season opener on February 24th. Jeff will be competing in the USAC/CRA portion of the show and if Seth’s engine is done, he will race in the Young Guns. One week later on March 1st and 2nd, father and son will both be in action at the 30th season opener for the California Lightning Sprint Car Series at the Imperial Valley Raceway. The Imperial races will be part of the annual California Mid-Winter Fair.

In 2023, the following marketing partners helped keep the Dyers on the track. Dependable Machine Inc., Haircuts By Susie, Jobu Racing, LBA Investigations, Straight Time Stirrups, Justice Brothers, Fonseca Racing, and Specialty Fasteners. They are all coming back this year. In addition, the team is excited to welcome Blud Racing Lubricants on board for 2024. If you would like to be a part of Dyer Motorsports in 2024, call (760) 550-7237 or send an email to mailto:dyermotorsports4@gmail.com.

Saturday’s banquet will be held at Marichiaro’s Italian Restaurant at 14120 Olde Highway 80 in El Cajon, California. For more details contact Kim Arringdale at https://www.facebook.com/kim.arringdale/about

As pictured, the Dyer Motorsports team shirts are now available. You can pick one up in the pits after the races or you can order via email at mailto:dyermotorsports4@gmail.com

Jeff is racing in memory of his grandparents, Glenn, and Beverly Sels, throughout the 2023 season.

Jeff Dyer 2023 Results

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway Best of the West Lightning Sprints 10th A Main

3-11-23 Imperial Valley Raceway Best of the West Lightning Sprints 17th A Main

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway Open Comp. Sprints 15th A Main

4-8-23 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 7th A Main

4-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 16th A Main

5-5-23 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 15th A Main

5-13-23 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 11th A Main

5-20-23 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 3rd A Main 5-27-23 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 1st A Main

5-27-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 17th A Main

6-3-23 Bakersfield Speedway CLS/BCRA Civil War 1st A Main

6-10-23 Barona Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 12th A Main

6-17-23 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main

6-24-23 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 10th A Main

7-8-23 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main

7-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 14th A Main

8-5-23 Barona Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 1st A Main

10-14-23 Mohave Valley Raceway CLS vs SWLS Best of the West 1st A Main

10-20-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 3rd A Main

10-21-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 6th A Main

11-14-23 Bakersfield Speedway Lightning Sprint Western States Champ. 3rd A Main

Seth Dyer 2023 Lightning Sprint Results

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway Best of the West Lightning Sprints 12th A Main

3-11-23 Imperial Valley Raceway Best of the West Lightning Sprints 10th A Main

4-8-23 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints DNS

5-13-23 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 8th A Main

5-20-23 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 11TH A Main

5-27-23 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 3rd A Main

6-3-23 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 10th A Main

6-10-23 Barona Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning 6th A Main

6-17-23 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 8th A Main

7-8-23 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 8th A Main

8-5-23 Barona Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 7th A Main

9-23-23 Perris Auto Speedway Young Gun Sprint Cars 5th A Main

9-30-23 Merced Speedway California Lightning Sprints 8th A Main

10-14-23 Mohave Valley Raceway California Lightning Sprints 8th A Main

10-20-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 9th A Main

10-21-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 1st A Main

11-14-23 Bakersfield Speedway Lightning Sprint Western States Champ. 14th A Main

AJ Bender 2023

9-30-23 Merced Speedway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main

Scott Daloisio produced this release. For more information: phone (909) 226-7768 or E-mail mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com.

 

 

Debut of "BlackJack 21" Adds New Excitement to NAPA Auto Parts Atlantic City Indoor Race Weekend at Boardwalk Hall

Atlantic City, NJ (JANUARY 25, 2024) - The historic Jim Whelen Boardwalk Hall is set to roar with excitement on January 26 and 27 as the NAPA Auto Parts Atlantic City Indoor Races return, introducing the new Blackjack 21 main event on Friday night. This thrilling race marks the start of a weekend full of high-octane indoor auto racing, culminating with the legendary Gambler’s Classic on Saturday night.

“Blackjack 21 is our way of shaking things up at the Atlantic City Indoor Race," said Danny Sammons, Race Director for the Indoor Auto Racing Championship. "While preserving the tradition, we're introducing a fun new race, and a chance to earn points towards our Series Championship. It will be an added element for our racers and fans.”

The Blackjack 21 event will start with group qualifying time trials for all of the Indoor Series racers. The top 28 times will be locked into either a Red or Black Qualifer, while the remaining competitors will move to the “7 Come 11” Heat races – two 11-lap events, where the top 7 finishers will move on and continue their journey to the Blackjack 21.

Just like at the tables, 21 is the magic number all night long. The Red & Black Qualifiers will be 21-laps, with 21 cars starting --and will see the top 10 finishers from each group advancing to the main Blackjack 21 event.

Having set 20 cars from the Red & Black Qualifiers, one Wild Card will be pulled from a special Last Chance Race.

This new qualifying format is designed to intensify competition and offer racers a distinctive path to glory in this 21-lap, 21-car race, where skill, strategy, and a little bit of Lady Luck will be key to claiming the $2,100 prize.

The Gambler’s Classic - A Legacy Continued

The excitement culminates on Saturday with the 22nd Gambler’s Classic, a race synonymous with prestige and history. As racers vie for victory in this celebrated event, they join a lineage of legends who have triumphed in Atlantic City's storied racing arena.

The NAPA Auto Parts Atlantic City Indoor Races represent a perfect blend of past and present. At Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall racing history is made and new traditions are born, this year’s event adds the innovative Blackjack 21, creating a new layer of excitement for racers and fans alike.

Tickets and Event Details

Tickets are available at the Jim Whelen Boardwalk Hall Box Office and through Ticketmaster.com.

For more information on the Indoor Auto Racing Championship and the NAPA Auto Parts Atlantic City Indoor Races, visit www.indoorautoracing.com.

 

 

MADDINGTON TOYOTA SPRINTCAR SERIES THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 2024

Hoosier will be the official control tyre for the Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series for the next two seasons.

The Sprintcar Entrants Group (SEG) has confirmed that RACIN’ has been the successful tenderer for the control tyre for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 seasons in the series.

Late last year the SEG assessed tenders from WA businesses for the following two seasons.

SEG chairman Geoff Kendrick said the board appreciated the commitment from the tenderers as part of the competitive process.

“Board members met with each tenderer where they asked a lot of questions around each bid – with the aim of securing a deal that would best benefit WA sprintcar teams in the long-term,” Kendrick said.

“After much deliberation, board members unanimously agreed that the contract attached to using the Hoosier tyre was going to be the best option going forward.

“We congratulate Craig Vosbergen and his company on winning the tender process and we look forward to building on the long-standing relationship that he has with the SEG and the Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series.

“When there were issues around tyre supplies during the COVID pandemic, Craig and his business went above and beyond the contract requirements to ensure we had good tyre supplies for our series.”

Kendrick said the SEG wanted to finalise contract arrangements as soon as possible so drivers and teams knew what was in place for the next two seasons.

Craig Vosbergen said he was thankful to secure a new contract.

“It shows we are able to deliver the product and work well with the SEG,” Vosbergen said.

“We are excited to continue to be part of the Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series and the coverage it is receiving – and are impressed with how the SEG presents the series.

“It’s the number one series in Australia and we are happy to be involved in it – and a new contract also shows that the WA competitors have the confidence in us to deliver as well."

The Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series will resume with round 11 of the 18-round competition, at Bunbury Speedway on Saturday, February 3.

 

 

James McFadden and Roth Motorsports Up the Ante In 2024 and Will Contest High Light Racing Championship

PETERSEN MEDIA- Heading into their third season together, James McFadden and Roth Motorsports will look to continue the momentum from a strong 2023 season as they are set to chase after the new High Limit Racing championship in 2024.

“I am looking forward to another season with Roth Motorsports and working with (Crew Chief) Brent Ventura,” James McFadden said. “Over the last year and a half, we have built a great relationship and we understand each other really well, and that is a massive component in this sport. I feel the more we race together, the better we get, and we will have to be on our game every night with the High Limit Series.”

In 2023, McFadden had a breakout season on the World of Outlaws trail as he tallied six feature event wins with the series and added a win during the unsanctioned Front Row Challenge in Oskaloosa, IA to give him seven on the season, all while helping Toyota Racing Development (TRD) and Toyota Develop their 410ci engine package.

“I am equally as excited to be back working with the team at Toyota/TRD,” McFadden added. “Brent and I put a lot of work into our engines last year, and I feel like we have a good idea of what they like. The TRD engines are proven winners, they qualify extremely well, and they have become all around great pieces. The support TRD has provided me has been humbling with engines in Australia as well as our continued relationship in the USA, and I am very thankful for it. Dennis, Teresa, and Jason Roth have been nothing but supportive to me as well over the past two seasons, and I’m excited for our third season together in 2024.”

Crew Chief Brent Ventura is equally excited to continue to work with McFadden as the team embarks on a new challenge with the new High Limit Racing Series in 2024. “James has a never give up mentality that I truly admire, and it makes working with him that much more enjoyable, despite what challenges we might be up against on any given night,” Ventura said. “He is an extremely talented driver, he is very smart, and I am excited to build off of the speed we had in 2023. Toyota/TRD has been great to work with as we continue to develop their engines, and I am eager to get going again.”

“I am very happy to field two cars at the highest level of Sprint Car Racing, and we are all happy to have James McFadden continue to run with us at Roth Motorsports,” Dennis Roth, Owner of Roth Motorsports said. “He has done a great job for us over the course of the previous two seasons and represents us very well both on and off the track. Last year, James and the team were threats to win on any given night, and we look forward to the team being strong again in 2024 with Toyota/TRD engines as we chase after the High Limit Series Championship. We are very thankful to have some great partners behind us to allow us to take on such a big challenge.”

The team at Toyota/TRD is also excited about continuing the relationship with Roth Motorsports and James McFadden and support the efforts on the High Limit Racing trail.

“We are thrilled to support James as he takes on the first High Limit national tour,” said Andy Graves, Executive Technical Director, TRD. “James truly embraced our Sprint Car efforts with a career year in 2023 and helped us achieve marketable success in our first full-time season. We look forward to achieving additional success on track together this year.”

While the primary focus for McFadden and company will be the High Limit Racing schedule, the 60-race slate does give the team flexibility as they will contest several marquee World of Outlaws events as well in the season ahead.

The Roth Motorsports team would like to thank Mobil 1, Roth Enterprises, Toyota, TRD, HR Livestock Transportation, Roth Investments, Southern Pacific Farms, Speedway Engine Development Inc., Rider Racing Engines, All Star Performance, FK Rod Ends, Vahlco Wheels, AL Drive Lines, Factory Kahne, Brown and Miller Racing Solutions, Elite Wings, Kent Performance, Kaeding Performance, Mettec, P1, and Performance Racegear for their support.

ON TAP: Roth Motorsports and McFadden will kick their 2024 campaign off in Florida at East Bay Raceway Park to open the High Limit slate on February 12th and 13th.

STAY CONNECTED: Stay connected with Roth Motorsports following along on Twitter and Instagram @RothMotorsports.

To keep up with James, follow him on Twitter @JamesMcFadden25.

 

 

Indoor Auto Racing Continues inside Boardwalk Hall This Weekend, More Than 80 Years After It Originated There

Atlantic City, New Jersey (JANUARY 23, 2024) -- The glory of almost 80 years of auto racing inside Jim Whelen Boardwalk Hall continues this Friday and Saturday, January 26 & 27, when the Indoor Auto Racing Championship returns for the 21st running of the Gambler’s Classic, and stakes are high.

“Everyone wants to win in Atlantic City because the pioneers of racing all won there," two-time Gambler's Classic winner Joey Payne stated. "There's prestige in it.”

While the modern-era record books show that Andy Mackereth of Ontario, Canada was the first winner, auto racing inside Boardwalk Hall has a long history dating back to 1938. Then known as the Atlantic City Convention Center, a series of Midget car races were held during the fall of that year.

With World War II hanging over the nation, many auto races were canceled to aid in the war effort and Boardwalk Hall racing was such a casualty.

It was not until January of 1965 that Pleasantville, NJ businessman George Stockinger began the first of 55 indoor racing events that would stretch over the course of the next 15 winters. The featured attraction was the Three Quarter (TQ) Midget -- the same machine that the Indoor Auto Racing Championship races today.

Because of the scheduling of these races in the dead of winter, the Atlantic City Indoor Races received widespread attention among the auto racing community. The frenzy peaked in 1973 when six events were held, and through 1981 at least three events took place each year.

Twenty-two years later, in 2003, Len Sammons, publisher of Area Auto Racing News, resurrected the Atlantic City Indoor racing traditions. On January 18, 2003, a packed house saw the racing events and Andy Mackereth from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada won the Inaugural Gambler's Classic.

Since 2003, names such as PA's Lou Cicconi, N.J.’s Joey Payne, and CT’s Ted Christopher have cemented themselves as the new legends of Boardwalk Hall victory lane thanks to multiple visits between 2003 and 2013.

In the last decade, a new group of stars has dominated the boardwalk, with Anthony Sesely of Matawan, N.J. becoming the winningest driver with four Gambler’s Classic trophies in 2013, 2014, 2016 and just last year in 2023.

Erick Rudolph from Ransomville, NY, and Andy Jankowiak from Tonawanda, NY scored three victories in the prestigious event. Perennial contenders Tim Buckwalter (2022) and Ryan Flores (2018) each have one victory in the event, but come to Atlantic City as favorites to take home the title in 2024.

“The Gambler's Classic is a race where, when your career is over, you want to say you won it," Flores shared. "More importantly, you want to say you won it more than anyone else.”

While current stars of the Indoor Auto Racing Championship chase glory and the Gambler's Classic trophy, big winners in the “Stockinger Era” are now memorialized through annual special awards during the Gambler's Classic events. One is given out each year in Stockinger’s name, others named for racers including Doug Craig, Larry Michaels, Tony Romit, and Sonny Saunders.

As they did nearly 80 years ago, the TQ Midget stars, along with drivers in support divisions including Slingshots, Champ Karts, and Micro Sprints will do battle around an oval built on the concrete floor of Jim Whelen Boardwalk Hall.

Racing kicks off on Friday, January 26 at 7 PM headlined by the Black Jack 21 feature race for the TQ Midgets, and continues on Saturday, January 27 at 7 PM headlined by the Gambler's Classic.

Tickets are available at the Jim Whelen Boardwalk Hall Box Office and at ticketmaster.com. For more information on the Indoor Auto Racing Championship and the NAPA Auto Parts Atlantic City Indoor Races visit www.indoorautoracing.com

 

 

TEENAGER BETTIS ENTERS CHILDREN’S DREAM FUND 50

(January 23, 2024) 14-year-old Colton Bettis is the most recent driver confirmed for the March 2, 2024, “Children’s Dream Fund 50” Must See Racing Sprint Series Presented by Perfit / BG Products Southern Sprint Car Shootout Series co-sanctioned event. Both series will join forces at Citrus County Speedway in Inverness, Florida to promote a $5000 to win event and bring awareness and raise funds for the Children’s Dream Fund non-profit organization.

Nicknamed the ‘Bolt’, Bettis may be only 14 years of age, but he now has a great deal of laps under him in a pavement sprint car. He’s coming off a win in the most recent Southern Sprint Car Shootout Series on January 13 at Auburndale Speedway in Auburndale, Florida. The teenager began his pavement sprint car career in 2020 at the age of 11 years of age.

Since his 2020 start, he has captured (2) SSSS wins and picked up a non-winged sprint car victory at Showtime Speedway in 2021. His 2001 win made him the youngest driver in the history of pavement sprint car racing to win a feature event at 12 yeas of age. In addition, he was the 2021 Showtime Speedway sprint car champion.

Now Bettis is on the verge of facing the toughest competition of his young career. It wasn’t until recently that he was even aware he would be able to compete. MSR didn’t allow drivers under the age of 16 to compete. They changed the age requirement to 14 just recently.

“I’m thankful to be able to race this race. I didn’t think I was gonna be able to race it. I didn’t think I was gonna be able to race even though the two series came together because I can’t race up north, because I’m only 14. But they have just changed the age and now I’m gonna be able to race.”

“I’m ready to put myself up against the best and test my abilities against theirs. I’m excited for them to come down here. Id like to go up north and race against those guys at some point.

“I can’t thank JJ (Dutton) enough for putting this race on. It’s a big race, but it’s for a good cause. It’s for the Children’s Dream Fund. I’m just glad I can be a part of this event and they’re letting me run at my age.”

When asked what expectations Bettis has for himself in this race due to the competition level, Bettis was realistic and humble at the same time. “At least a top 5. That’s what we’re shooting for. But a win would be amazing against those guys. But I do think a win is possible because Trey Passat, my mechanic, has been putting a lot of work in. I’m looking forward to this race a lot”.

The Children’s Dream Fund 50 kicks off with an open practice on Friday March 1, 2024. Racing will follow the following evening with nearly 30 cars expected from all over the Midwest and Florida.

Lap sponsors are currently being sought for this race. Fifty percent of the money will go to the leader of the lap sponsored, and the other fifty percent will go to the Children’s Dream Fund non-profit organization. To sponsor a lap contact Rick Day (813) 377-5862.

For more info on the “Children’s Dream Fund 50” please visit www.citruscountyspeedwayandtrack.com

 

 

Attica Raceway Park plans 24 action packed sprint and late model events in 2024

Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024

ATTICA, Ohio – Attica Raceway Park will roar back to life Friday, March 15 to open an action-packed season of sprint car and late model racing featuring 24 events featuring over $800,000 in total feature money and point fund payouts.

“Thanks to incredible support from our fans and marketing partners we are able to increase our purses for our race teams. The Attica Raceway Park family is excited for the 2024 season,” said John Bores, Promoter of Attica Raceway Park.

“When we sat down to put together the 2024 schedule, we knew we had to look at the landscape of dirt track racing in our region and put together events that reward the race teams, excites the fans and promotes our marketing partners. We feel this schedule accomplishes those goals. It’s going to be a fun and exciting race season at Attica Raceway Park,” said Justin Liskai, Director of Operations.

There are several special events on tap for 2024 including the traditional Core & Main Spring Nationals Friday, April 12 and Saturday, April 13. The Callie’s Performance Products 410 sprints will battle for $6,000 to win and $500 to start the A-main each night with the Dirt Nerds Podcast powered by Propane.com UMP Late Models vying for $2,000 to win Friday and the Fremont Fence 305 Sprints going for $1,200 to win on Saturday.

The first of two NOS Energy Drink World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series events at Attica will be held Friday, May 17 for the Kistler Engines Classic ($12,000 to win). The 305 sprints will also be in action. Reserved seats are available by going to www.atticaracewaypark.com.

The Outlaws return for the 36th Annual Ohio Logistics Brad Doty Classic Presented by dac Pet Products Tuesday, July 16 paying the winner $15,000. Reserved seats are available by going to www.atticaracewaypark.com

The Bert and Brigitte Emick Classic returns to Attica Raceway Park on Friday, June 7 to kick off the 42nd Annual FAST on Dirt Ohio Sprint Speedweek that features nine straight nights of sprint car racing across the Buckeye State. The 410 sprints will race for $6,000 to win and $500 to start the A-main at “Ohio’s Finest Racing” venue and pays tribute to former All Star Circuit of Champions promoters Bert and Brigitte Emick who began Ohio Sprint Speedweek.

The traditional Attica Ambush will take place Friday, Aug. 30 and Saturday, Aug. 31. The FAST on Dirt 410 Sprints will contend for $6,000 to win ($500 to start the A-main) and the UMP late models will battle for $2,000 to win on Great Lakes Truck Centers/Murphy Tractor Night on Friday. On Saturday’s All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Night Saturday, the 410 sprints will race for $6,000 to win ($500 to start the A-main). There will be free camping for the weekend.

In total the Callie’s Performance Products 410 Sprints will compete in 21 events in 2024 including 10 of the All Pro Aluminum Heads/Kistler Racing Products Attica Fremont Championship Series (AFCS) presented by the Baumann Auto Group with each of those shows paying $4,000 to win.

The Dirt Nerds Podcast powered by Propane.com UMP Late Models will battle in 20 events at Attica in 2024 with several special events. The new American Iron Man Late Model Series will make its first ever Attica appearance on Friday, May 24 paying the feature winner $5,000 ($500 to start) with a total A-main purse of $22,800.

The UMP late model series mid-season championship night (double points) will be held Friday, May 31 paying $2,000 to win as will the late model A-main during Ohio Sprint Speedweek night, Friday, June 7, the Attica Ambush on Friday, Aug. 30 and season championship night, Friday, Sept. 6.

There will be four Attica/Oakshade Raceway Late Model Series events at Attica, Friday, May 10, Friday, June 21, Friday, July 28 and Friday, Aug. 23.

The Fremont Fence 305 Sprints will see action at Attica for 20 events in 2024 including 10 races with the NAPA of Bryan AFCS presented by Jason Dietsch Trailer Sales.

Also, the 305 sprints will compete in six events paying $1,200 to win; Baumann Auto Group/7L Construction/Venture Visionary Partners Night, Friday, April 19 presented by Gressman Powersports; Kistler Engines Classic Night on Friday, May 17; Mid-Season Championship Night (double points) on Friday, May 31; Attica Ambush Night #2 on Saturday, August 31; and Season Championship Night on Friday, September 6.

The traditional Attica Raceway Park Fan Appreciation Night is scheduled for Friday, July 5 with general admission $15 for adults, $1 hot dogs, 50-cent popcorn and an open pits session for fans to meet the race teams.

Every event at Attica Raceway Park will be streamed on DIRTVision.

For more information go to www.atticaracewaypark.com or follow the track on Twitter @atticaracewyprk or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/atticaracewaypark and Instagram at attica_raceway_park.

ATTICA RACEWAY PARK 2024 SCHEDULE

www.atticaracewaypark.com Twitter: @atticaracewyprk

Friday, March 15 Underground Utilities / Bazell Race Fuels Night – 410 Sprints, UMP Late Models, 305 Sprints (No Rain date)

Friday, March 22 Construction Equipment & Supply Night – 410 Sprints, UMP Late Models, 305 Sprints (Rain date Saturday March 23)

Friday, March 29 Advanced Drainage Systems (ADS) Night – 410 Sprints, UMP Late Models, 305 Sprints (Rain date Saturday March 30)

Friday, April 5 Erie Blacktop / Smith Paving Night – 410 Sprints, UMP Late Models, 305 Sprints

Friday, April 12 Core & Main Spring Nationals – 410 Sprints ($6,000 to Win), UMP Late Models ($2,000 to win)

Saturday, April 13 Core & Main Spring Nationals – 410 Sprints ($6,000 to win), 305 Sprints ($1,200 to Win)

Friday, April 19 Baumann Auto Group / 7L Construction / Venture Visionary Partners Night – AFCS 410 Sprints ($4,000 to Win)

UMP Late Models, AFCS 305 Sprints ($1,200 to win) presented by Gressman Powersports

Friday, April 26 North Central Electric / Craig Miller Trucking / Bucyrus Road Materials Night

AFCS 410 Sprints ($4,000 to Win), UMP Late Models, AFCS 305 Sprints

Friday, May 3 Rath Builders Supply / Morgan Stanley Night – UMP Late Models ($3,000 to win), 305 Sprints, Dirt Trucks + Vintage Cars

Friday, May 10 Eric Phillips 36th Anniversary Classic – Edward Jones of Clyde / Mike Neill Financial Advisor

American Powersports of Findlay & Sandusky Night – AFCS 410’s ($4,000 to Win), Attica / Oakshade LM’s, AFCS 305’s

Friday, May 17 World of Outlaws 410 Sprints – Kistler Engines Classic ($12,000 to Win), 305 Sprints ($1,200 to Win)

Friday, May 24 RPM Performance Parts / Norwalk Concrete / Etna Supply Night

410 Sprints, American Iron Man Late Model Series ($5,000 to Win), 305 Sprints

Friday, May 31 Burns Electric / Metal Master Fabrication / Vermeer All Roads – (Mid Season Championship Night) – DOUBLE POINTS

AFCS 410 Sprints ($4,000 to Win), UMP Late Models ($2,000 to Win), AFCS 305 Sprints ($1,200 to Win)

Friday, June 7 Bert & Brigitte Emick Classic – Ohio Sprint Speedweek – Ohio Laborers / Ohio Cat Night

FAST 410 Sprints ($6,000 to Win), UMP Late Models ($2,000 to Win)

Friday, June 21 Croghan Colonial Bank / Ferguson Waterworks / CamTech Industrial Services Night

AFCS 410 Sprints ($4,000 to Win), Attica / Oakshade Late Model Series, AFCS 305 Sprints

Friday, June 28 Smith Family Foods / Columbus Equipment Night – 410 Sprints, UMP Late Models, 305 Sprints

Friday, July 5 Sutton Bank / Heidelberg Materials (Fan Appreciation Night) – AFCS 410’s ($4,000 to Win), UMP Late Models, AFCS 305’s

($15 General Admission – Open Pit / Meet the Drivers - $1 Hot Dogs & 50 cent Popcorn)

Tuesday, July 16 World of Outlaws 410 Sprints ($15,000 to Win) - Ohio Logistics BRAD DOTY CLASSIC presented by dac Pet Products

Friday, July 26 Ohio Truck Sales / The Adkins Group Night – AFCS 410 Sprints ($4,000 to Win), ARP / Oakshade Late Models, AFCS 305’s

Friday, August 16 Five Star Maintenance / F.E. Krocka & Associates Night - AFCS 410’s ($4,000 to Win), UMP Late Models, AFCS 305 Sprints

Friday, Aug 23 Wilson Tire / Central Ohio Farmers Night – AFCS 410 Sprints ($4,000 to Win), Attica / Oakshade LM’S, AFCS 305 Sprints

ATTICA AMBUSH ***FREE CAMPING***

Friday, August 30 Great Lakes Truck Centers / Murphy Tractor Night – FAST 410 Sprints ($6,000 to Win), UMP Late Models ($2,000 to Win)

Saturday, August 31 Great Lakes Truck Centers / All Pro Aluminum Heads Night – 410 Sprints ($6,000 to Win), 305 Sprints ($1,200 to Win)

Friday, Sept 6 Kistler Racing Products / Jon Wright’s CustomChrome Plating presents Mark Keegan Classic (Rain date Fri. Sept 20)

Season Championship Night – AFCS 410 Sprints ($4,000 to Win), UMP LM’s ($2,000 to Win) AFCS 305 Sprints ($1,200 to Win)

* Regular Friday Events: Gates Open: 5:00 pm Racing: 7:45 pm Track Phone: (419) 426-8911

* Saturday Rain Date Events: Gates Open: 2:00 pm Racing: 5:00 pm Track Phone: (419) 426-8910

* 410 Sprints & 305 Sprints – Hoosier Tires on all 4 corners / UMP Late Models – Hoosier Tires on all 4 corners Track Office: (419) 217-5436

* Raceceiver Radio’s & Transponders Mandatory / Mufflers required for 410 and 305 Sprints Track Office: (419) 681-5556

 

 

Jackson Compaction POWRi Vado 305 Sprints Prepare for Thrilling 2024 Season

Belleville, IL. (1/23/24) Growing in entries regionally while annually displaying outstanding open-wheel action at state-of-the-art Vado Speedway Park, the Jackson Compaction POWRi Vado 305 Sprints will return in 2024 to wage racing battles in an exhilarating thirteen-event schedule.

Spanning an eight-month journey of on-track action, the POWRi Vado 305 Sprint competitors will contend for the yearly championship crown from April until November running a bi-monthly schedule of exhilarating wing sprint rushes beginning on Saturday, April 6th in the Easter Eggstravaganza.

Populating the seasonal agenda with attractive racing dates, notable fan-friendly events for the Jackson Compaction POWRi Vado 305 Sprints are set to include the Fifth Anniversary Celebrations on June 15th, Meet the Drivers Night on July 20th, and First Responders Night on September 14th at the picturesque New Mexico facility.

Finalizing the year-long quest of desert region wing-sprint competition, the Jackson Compaction POWRi Vado 305’s will see their year wrap up with a two-day show on November 15-16 as the annual Season Finale Weekend returns to Vado Speedway Park.

Jackson Compaction POWRi Vado 305 Sprint 2024 Race Schedule:
4/6/2024 | Easter Eggstravaganza
4/20/2024 | Weekly Racing
5/4/2024 | Weekly Racing
6/1/2024 | Weekly Racing
6/15/2024 | 5th Anniversary Celebrations
7/6/2024 | Weekly Racing
7/20/2024 | Meet the Drivers Night 1
8/3/2024 | Dona Ana County Night
8/17/2024 | Weekly Racing
9/14/2024 | First Responders Night
10/5/2024 | Weekly Racing
11/15/2024 | Season Finale Weekend
11/16/2024 | Season Finale Weekend

The schedule is subject to alterations and cancelations; more news on the Jackson Compaction POWRi Vado Wing Sprints can be found online at www.vadospeedwaypark.com or “Like” Vado Speedway Park on Facebook | 15900 Stern Drive Vado, NM 88072.

Follow along for additional information on the Jackson Compaction POWRi Vado 305 Sprints and more items such as race recaps, updates, full results, and press releases online at www.powri.com, or on Facebook at POWRi.

 

 

 

Dominic Scelzi Starting Busy Season With Two-Month Trip to Midwest

Inside Line Promotions - FRESNO, Calif. (Jan. 23, 2024) - Dominic Scelzi is kicking off his 2024 campaign by spending the first two months of his season competing in the Midwest.

Scelzi, who has focused on racing along the West Coast for the last three years, will start the year the opening weekend in March with ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprints shows at Hunt County Raceway in Greenville, Texas (March 1), and at Kennedale Speedway Park in Kennedale, Texas (March 2).

The team will spend the next five weekends racing with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series in Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri. Scelzi will compete in a handful of races with High Limit Racing in Arkansas and Oklahoma before returning to his home state of California toward the end of April.

"We've been working hard to return some Midwest racing into our schedule and we are very excited to be able to do that this year," he said. "Some of the tracks will be new, but many are ones we've been to in past years so it'll be great to see those fans again."

Scelzi will spend most of the remainder of the year racing along the West Coast, tackling various NARC 410 Sprint Car Series and Sprint Car Challenge Tour events - including speedweeks with both series - as well as all of the World of Outlaws and High Limit Racing shows in California, Oregon and Washington.

"We've put together a busy schedule competing in a lot of big events against the best competition," he said. "During the last three years, we've won a lot of races and been contenders in a lot of the top events on the West Coast. I'm looking forward to continuing our consistency."

Scelzi is riding a streak of three straight seasons with double-digit victories.

"We have built a great foundation for this team with many amazing supporters," he said. "Jimmy (Carr) is back as the crew chief and I think our program will continue to take steps forward in 2024. I can't wait to get to the Midwest in a few weeks to get the season underway."

UP NEXT -

March 1 at Hunt County Raceway in Greenville, Texas, and March 2 at Kennedale Speedway Park in Kennedale, Texas, with the ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprints

MEDIA LINKS -

Website: http://www.GaryScelziMotorsports.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Scelzi41

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT - Red Rose Transportation, Inc.

Red Rose Transportation, Inc., is a full-service transportation provider that partners with its clients to understand their business and develop creative, cost effective and efficient logistics solutions that will help the clients stay competitive. For more information, visit http://www.RedRoseTransportation.com .

"My mom and uncle started Red Rose Transportation in 1996 so it's been a huge part of our race program since Day 1," Scelzi said. "Everyone there has been an integral part of our team and we're grateful for their support."

Scelzi would like to thank Red Rose Transportation, Inc., Scelzi Enterprises, Whipple Superchargers, System 1, Fuel Delivery Services, Inc., Red Line Oil, FK Rod Ends, Schoenfeld Headers, Roth Motorsports, K&N Filters, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, NAPA Auto Parts, Todd Jorgensen, Sparco, Allstar Performance, Meridian Steel, Auto Meter, Kenny's Components and Worldwide Bearings for their continued support.

 

 

POWRi Lifetime Membership List Continues to Grow

Belleville, IL. (1/21/24) Continuing as a highlight of membership advantages since the addition in 2016, the POWRi Lifetime Membership maintains a staple in series competition as a way to honor the previous divisional champions.

Benefiting from gaining a League title within the tiers of POWRi competition, all champion-earning entrants since 2016 in the National & West Midget, Outlaw Micro, WAR Sprint, and 410 Sprints continue to automatically receive membership based on their previous season successes.

The following drivers from each POWRi League/Series have earned a POWRi Lifetime Membership:
POWRi National Midget League:
Karter Sarff(2023), Brenham Crouch(2022), Bryant Wiedeman(2021), Jake Neuman(2020), Jesse Coldwell(2019), Tucker Klaasmeyer(2018), Logan Seavey(2017), and Zach Daum(2016).

POWRi West Midget League:
Michelle Decker(2023), Emilio Hoover(2021/2022), Andrew Felker(2020/2019), Kory Schudy(2018), Grady Chandler(2017), and Steven Shebester(2016).

POWRi Outlaw Micro League:
Kale Drake(2023), John Barnard(2022), Bradley Fezard(2021), Harley Hollan(2020/2018), Gunner Ramey(2019), Joe B Miller(2017), and Nathan Benson(2016).

POWRi WAR Sprint League:
Jack Wagner(2023), Kory Schudy(2022), Mario Clouser(2021), Riley Kreisel(2020/2019/2018), Korey Weyant(2017), and Clinton Boyles(2016).

POWRi 410 Outlaw Sprints:
Ayrton Gennetten(2023), Roger Crockett(2022).

All participants must be POWRi licensed members to receive benefits which include POWRi Member Participant Accident Insurance, annual point fund money, and contingency awards. POWRi Memberships are available online at https://www.myracepass.com/sanctions/1011/registrations/6909.

Start2Finish is offering POWRi Members a chance to claim a one-time promotional discount of 25% off monthly live streaming and on-demand coverage for the 2024 racing season.

Once registration is finished on My Race Pass, members will receive access to a special promo link on the completed registration page. Download the promo form located underneath the “Registration Downloads” section and select the promo link on the form to obtain the Start2Finish TV discount.


 

 

Ridge & Sons Racing and Cory Eliason welcome New Direction Transport as major partner for 2024 season
Jan 22, 2024

By Fully Injected Motorsports:

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (January 22, 2024) – Ridge & Sons Racing and Visalia, California’s Cory Eliason – who will tour the country coast-to-coast in hopes of attaining a High Limit Sprint Car Series championship in 2024 – are pleased to welcome New Direction Transport LLC (NDT) to the RSR No. 8 – Michigan’s premier logistics operation.

Led by Ricky Logan and headquartered in Canton, Michigan, NDT is not only family-owned and operated with heavy ties to the local community, but their services extend far and beyond Michigan’s borders, boasting an experienced and dedicated staff that assures safe and rapid transport from point to point.

Although committed to the High Limited Sprint Car Series schedule in 2024, Ridge & Sons Racing and NDT will make their official debut in Volusia Speedway Park’s annual DIRTcar Nationals on February 7-10.

“We’re privileged to welcome Ricky Logan and New Direction Transport to Ridge & Sons Racing. They are a highly decorated service and we’re proud to have them join the RSR family,” Brian Ridge explained. “It’s support like theirs that makes an aggressive schedule possible and I’m confident Cory (Eliason) will return the favor by representing their brand proudly on and off the track. We’re excited to get started.”

The 2024 High Limit Sprint Car Series schedule will begin officially with a visit to East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, Florida, on Monday and Tuesday, February 12-13. The 60-race season will conclude with a doubleheader at The Dirt Track at Texas Motor Speedway on October 12-13. For a closer look at the full schedule, please visit High Limit Racing online at www.highlimitracing.com.

ABOUT NEW DIRECTION TRANSPORT:
New Direction Transport LLC (NDT) is a family owned and operated asset based 3-PL logistics company based in Canton, Michigan. With extensive experience on all sides of transportation, NDT can assist with any logistical need; from lane quotes to safe and sound transport – it’s all their business. To learn more, visit NDT online at www.trustndt.com.

MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES:
Contact Mark Miller: mmiller8995@gmail.com

SPECIAL THANKS:
Ridge & Sons Racing and Cory Eliason would like to thank all of their marketing partners: Commercial Edge, Ridge Development, North Ridge Development, Xpress Laundry, New Direction Transport LLC, Folkens Brothers Trucking, Rasmusson Service Center, and Don Long & STC.

SOCIAL MEDIA:
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/83RSRRacing
X: https://twitter.com/RSR_883
News coverage: www.fullyinjected.com

BROADCAST COVERAGE:
Watch the High Limit Sprint Car Series online at www.floracing.com.

 

 

Race Industry Drives 2024 PPB Motorsports Trade Show Success, Exhibitors Report High Levels Of Activity

Oaks, PA (JANUARY 20, 2024) – Thousands of enthused racers and fans interacted with hundreds of exhibitors from across the spectrum of the auto racing industry on Friday and Saturday for the Pioneer Pole Buildings Motorsports Race Car & Trade Show inside the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA.

On Friday, Megan Williams, 25, of New Tripoli, PA was crowned Aqua Duck Water Transport Ms. Motorsports 2024, winning the prestigious crown over 15 other contestants. Lindsay Garl, Ms. Motorsports 2023, crowned her successor. Alex Brown was named first runner-up, and Haylie Hammond was second runner-up. Ms. Hammond (Swimwear), Becky York (Sportswear), Mallory Kutz (Ms. Congeniality), and Christina Contento (Interview) were also special award recipients.

NASCAR Cup Series legends Jimmy Spencer and Ken Schrader met and greeted fans and participated in in-depth interviews with live audiences sitting riveted to the comments of the pair. Spencer’s Saturday appearance was his first of the 2024 Show; Schrader had been at the Show both days, signing copies of his new book ‘Still Racing’, his second autobiography which relates Schrader’s life and times from his last 20 years in the sport.

All weekend, exhibitors and vendors reported brisk sales and great interest among show attendees.

“It’s been busy here meeting with some of current customers and with new people,” Dave Ely, of Diversified Machine, Inc. (DMI) reported. “We come to this show looking to reconnect with people we already know and with people who want to know us. Our number one purpose for being at the Show is to generate future sales.”

Jeff Kreider, who recently purchased the Robison Racing Products company, was an exhibitor at the Motorsports Show for the first time. He was impressed with the traffic drawn to his booth. “We’re planting the seeds,” Kreider described. Robinson Racing Products was a long-time exhibitor in past Motorsports Shows with its former owner, the late Gerry Robison.

Jason Barney of 87 Speed was pleased with the crowd's response to his booth and its products. “We’re here to do retailing and we’re on a pretty good pace,” Barney said mid-afternoon Saturday. “We weren’t as busy Friday with sales but found that our website traffic through Friday night was up quite a bit which is what we like to see.”

Behrent’s Performance’s Jeff Behrent was ringing up sales as fast as he could on mid-Saturday afternoon. Pausing during a lull in the sales rush, Behrent was pleased with what he was seeing. “We always do well here,” Behrent expressed, noting that the inventory he had brought to this year’s show was equal to what he had done in 2023. “We see some of the same people year after year here and always are finding new ones.”

Williams, Ms. Motorsports 2024, began the first full day of her reign presiding over the show where she met and greeted the winners of the eight Best Booth Award winners, who were as follows: Best Open Cockpit: Reese Nowotarski URC 360 Sprint; Best Drag Car: Mike Dambrosia’s 1953 Studebaker; Best Stock Car: Sammy Martz, Jr. Modified (in DMI booth); Best Booth Display: Delaware International Speedway; Best Small Car: M&M Racing No. 5M (in Phoenixville Raceway booth); Best Small Car Display: Keystone Quarter Midget Club; Best Vintage Stock Car: Rich Isett’s Gremlin (in Reading Fairgrounds booth); Best Vintage Open Cockpit Car: Bruce Bowen’s USAC Silver Crown restoration of the late John Andretti’s car).

Area Auto Racing News' Top Feature Winning Drivers from 2023 were recognized on Saturday on stage. Matt Hirschman (Asphalt Modified), Freddie Rahmer (Open Cockpit) and Steven Snyder, Jr. (Micro Sprints) were the recipients.

The ‘Remembering Bob Weikert Tribute’ proved to be a popular attraction for the region’s 410 Sprint Car fans. Three of Weikert’s vintage No. 29 Sprint cars were on display and several prominent Weikert drivers were on hand during the weekend.

RAACE Foundation Kids Big Wheel races held Saturday afternoon were conducted with Sadie Berkenstock winning the 7-9-year-old A Main over Billy Pauch, III and Oliver Schaff. Leighla Spencer won the 5-6-year-old A Main over Karsyn Bieber and Kinley Sammons. Clay Hreniuk won the 3-4-year-old A Main with Gabriella Hilliard and Reylyn Wescott second and third.

Len Sammons Motorsports Productions has released the dates for the 2025 Pioneer Pole Buildings Race Car & Trade Show. Dates for the event at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center are Friday and Saturday, January 17-18, 2025.

More information about the Pioneer Pole Buildings Motorsports Race Car & Trade Show can be found at www.motorsportstradeshow.com

 

 

FROM LEN SAMMONS PRODUCTIONS
INDOOR AUTO RACING CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES FUELED BY VP RACING FUELS

ALLENTOWN, PA – ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – TRENTON, NJ
Event Promoter: Len Sammons @ 609 888 3618

15-Year-Old, Series Championship Leader, VanDoren Approved for Atlantic City Indoor Race Action

Atlantic City, NJ (JANUARY 21, 2024) - Tanner VanDoren, the 15-year-old who shocked the motorsports world by winning the TQ Midget Indoor Auto Racing Championship opener on January 6, will race on Friday and Saturday, January 26 and 27 during the NAPA Auto Parts Atlantic City Indoor Race weekend. VanDoren will again be racing as a teammate with defending series champion Anthony Sesely.

VanDoren won’t turn 16, the legal age to compete in the state of New Jersey, until two days after Saturday’s Gambler’s Classic is held. However, the State Police have granted him a waiver to complete based on his experience. This weekend he’ll be back behind the wheel of the Jeff Ulrich/ Rick Kluth-owned No. 22 he drove to a win and a fourth-place finish in the first two series races.

The Schnecksville, PA teenager wasn’t supposed to race in Allentown, only test Sesely's back-up TQ. VanDohren, however, was towards the top of the charts in practice and the car owners made the decision to let him race. At the end of the nigh, he became the youngest winner in Indoor Auto Racing Championship Series history.

VanDohen backed up Saturday’s accomplishments with a fourth-place finish in Saturday’s feature netting the team $5,200 for allowing him to race. While he left the event as the points leader, it wasn’t certain if he would be allowed to compete in New Jersey.

Jason VanDohen, Tanner’s father, had already filed paperwork and was approved by the state to race a big-block Modified this season in New Jersey. This sped up the process and he was additionally allowed to race in Atlantic City late last week.

Over 50 TQ Midget teams have filed entries for Atlantic City where they’ll race this year not only for a win in Saturday’s 40-lap Gambler’s Classic, but on Friday in the new Black Jack 21 TQ Midget feature race.

Should VanDohren pull off a win he would become the youngest ever TQ Midget winner in New Jersey. Ransomville, N.Y.’s Erick Rudolph won his first of three Gambler’s Classics in Atlantic City when he was 16-years-old.

Tickets for the NAPA Auto Parts Atlantic City Indoor Races are on sale at ticketmaster.com and at the Boardwalk Hall box office. For race fans who cannot make the trip to get the best experience at the event, quality DTD-TV pay-per-view will be available for both nights on the web at dirttrackdigest.tv.

For information about the Indoor Auto Racing Championship Fueled by VP Racing Fuels visit www.indoorautoracing.com


 

 

HERE, THERE, EVERYWHERE: Danny Dietrich unveils major slate with 100+ dates

Jan 22, 2024

By Fully Injected Motorsports:

GETTYSBURG, Pa. (January 22, 2024) – As recently announced, “Double-D” Danny Dietrich and Gary Kauffman Racing will launch the new year in the Sunshine State, joining the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series and High Limit Sprint Car Series in starts at Volusia Speedway Park and East Bay Raceway Park, respectively. And although their pilgrimage to Florida is a major segment of their annual agenda, the six-race slate is just the tip of the iceberg, as Dietrich plans to compete in over 100 dates highlighted with major blockbusters such as Ohio Sprint Speedweek, Pennsylvania Sprint Speedweek, and the coveted Knoxville Nationals.

Dietrich, ace of Gary Kauffman’s Weikert’s Livestock, Sandoe’s Fruit Market, Pace Performance, Cochrancars.com, York Excavating, Big Cove Whitetail Trophy Hunts, Drop Of Ink Tattoo, Self Made Racing, No. 48 sprint car, will activate his post-Florida campaign in familiar stomping grounds, joining the best of Posse Country in Lincoln Speedway’s two-day Icebreaker Weekend on February 24-25.

“We have a big schedule planned. A few dates are still ‘to be determined,’ but it’s our goal to compete in most of what we have highlighted,” Dietrich said. “We have a lot of great partners, most of which have been a part of our Gary Kauffman Racing family for a long time. It’s our job to go out and give them the exposure that they deserve and we feel this is the right plan of attack to do so.”

Despite his schedule including major road trips to Florida and Iowa, the bulk of Dietrich’s agenda will be contested right in the heart of Pennsylvania Posse Country, making frequent appearances at Williams Grove Speedway, Lincoln Speedway, Port Royal Speedway, and BAPS Motor Speedway.

The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series and High Limit Sprint Car Series will invade the Keystone State on several occasions during the new year and Double-D plans to be a part of every appearance.

“There’s a lot of racing close to home and we plan to take full advantage of that,” Dietrich added. “The goal is to win races…everything else can come second.”

2024 Danny Dietrich Schedule:
*Subject to change | All tentative

Feb 7th | Volusia Speedway Park
Feb 8th | Volusia Speedway Park
Feb 9th | Volusia Speedway Park
Feb 10th | Volusia Speedway Park
Feb 12th | East Bay Raceway Park
Feb 13th | East Bay Raceway Park
Feb 24th | Lincoln Speedway
Feb 25th | Lincoln Speedway

March 2nd | Lincoln Speedway
March 3rd | Volusia Speedway Park (TBD)
March 4th | Volusia Speedway Park (TBD)
March 9th | Lincoln Speedway
March 16th | Lincoln Speedway
March 17th | Williams Grove Speedway
March 22nd | Williams Grove Speedway
March 23rd | Port Royal Speedway
March 24th | BAPS Motor Speedway
March 29th | Williams Grove Speedway
March 30th | Port Royal Speedway

April 5th | Williams Grove Speedway
April 6th | Lincoln Speedway
April 7th | Bridgeport Motorsports Park
April 12th | Williams Grove Speedway
April 13th | Lincoln Speedway
April 14th | BAPS Motor Speedway
April 19th | Williams Grove Speedway
April 20th | Lincoln Speedway
April 21st | Selinsgrove Speedway
April 26th | Williams Grove Speedway
April 27th | Port Royal Speedway
April 28th | BAPS Motor Speedway

May 3rd | Williams Grove Speedway
May 4th | Lincoln Speedway
May 8th | Lincoln Speedway
May 10th | Williams Grove Speedway
May 11th | Williams Grove Speedway
May 12th | Selinsgrove Speedway
May 16th | Outlaw Speedway
May 17th | Utica-Rome Speedway
May 18th | Sharon Speedway
May 19th | BAPS Motor Speedway
May 24th | Williams Grove Speedway
May 25th | Port Royal Speedway
May 26th | Port Royal Speedway
May 27th | Fremont Speedway
May 28th | Grandview Speedway
May 31st | Williams Grove Speedway

June 1st | Lincoln Speedway
June 2nd | Selinsgrove Speedway
June 7th | Attica Raceway Park
June 8th | Fremont Speedway
June 9th | Waynesfield Raceway Park
June 10th | Wayne County Speedway
June 11th | Hilltop Speedway
June 12th | Sharon Speedway
June 13th | Muskingum County Speedway
June 14th | Millstream Speedway
June 15th | Atomic Speedway
June 21st | Williams Grove Speedway
June 28th | Williams Grove Speedway
June 29th | Lincoln Speedway
June 30th | BAPS Motor Speedway

July 1st | Lincoln Speedway
July 2nd | Grandview Speedway
July 3rd | Port Royal Speedway
July 4th | Hagerstown Speedway
July 5th | Williams Grove Speedway
July 6th | Port Royal Speedway
July 7th | Selinsgrove Speedway
July 12th | Williams Grove Speedway
July 13th | Lincoln Speedway
July 23rd | Lernerville Speedway
July 24th | BAPS Motor Speedway
July 26th | Williams Grove Speedway
July 27th | Williams Grove Speedway
July 28th | Weedsport Speedway

August 2nd | Williams Grove Speedway
August 3rd | Lincoln Speedway
August 5th | Southern Iowa Speedway
August 7th | Knoxville Raceway
August 8th | Knoxville Raceway
August 9th | Knoxville Raceway
August 10th | Knoxville Raceway
August 16th | Williams Grove Speedway
August 17th | Port Royal Speedway
August 18th | Selinsgrove Speedway
August 23rd | Williams Grove Speedway
August 24th | Lincoln Speedway
August 30th | Williams Grove Speedway
August 31st | Lincoln Speedway

Sep 1st | Lincoln Speedway
Sep 2nd | Port Royal Speedway
Sep 5th | Port Royal Speedway
Sep 6th | Port Royal Speedway
Sep 7th | Port Royal Speedway
Sep 13th | Lernerville Speedway
Sep 14th | Lernerville Speedway
Sep 20th | Williams Grove Speedway
Sep 21st | BAPS Motor Speedway
Sep 27th | Williams Grove Speedway
Sep 28th | Lincoln Speedway

Oct 4th | Williams Grove Speedway
Oct 5th | Williams Grove Speedway
Oct 11th | Selinsgrove Speedway
Oct 12th | Selinsgrove Speedway
Oct 19th | Lincoln Speedway
Oct 26th | BAPS Motor Speedway

Nov 16th | BAPS Motor Speedway

SPECIAL THANKS:
Danny Dietrich and Gary Kauffman Racing would like to thank all of their current marketing partners including: Weikert’s Livestock, Sandoe’s Fruit Market, Pace Performance, Cochrancars.com, York Excavating, Big Cove Whitetail Trophy Hunts, Drop Of Ink Tattoo, Self Made Racing, Racer’s New & Used Parts Warehouse, RV 4 Wheel Drive & Performance Automotive Inc, Blud Lubricants.

SOCIAL MEDIA:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/gkrracing
X: www.twitter.com/dannydietrich
Merchandise: www.dannydietrich.com/merch
News: www.dannydietrich.com
News: www.fullyinjected.com

BROADCAST COVERAGE:
Watch the World of Outlaws online at www.dirtvision.com.
Watch Lincoln Speedway and Port Royal Speedway online at www.floracing.com.
Watch Williams Grove Speedway online at www.dirtvision.com.
Watch High Limit Sprint Car Series online at www.floracing.com.

 

 

Ortco Inc. signs on as USL Title sponsor

by John Rittenoure

GLENPOOL, Okla. (January 20, 2023) - New United Sprint League owner Michael Tyre is pleased to announce that Ortco Inc., based in Oklahoma City, has signed on as series title sponsor for 2024.

Nick Newton, a well known sprint car owner who has fielded cars in USL and OCRS competition, co-owns and operates Ortco Inc. with Cameron Bentley and Tiffany Bentley. Newton felt the time was right to help grow non-wing sprint racing in Oklahoma.

“We love non wing racing and Michael is a great guy and we wanna see him be successful and grow non wing racing in and around Oklahoma,” Newton said. “Ashley Newton has helped with the Ironman race for a couple years now so we try and support all non wing races in Oklahoma.

“Ortco Incorporated is a 3rd generation small manufacturing business located in Oklahoma City that has been in operation since 1956 and specializes in the manufacturing of oilfield drill pipe handling equipment, parts and accessories. Ortco Inc. also provides hydraulic tong repair, and tong parts. Ortco prides itself on manufacturing 100% American made products from raw steel to finished goods.”

Tyre feels Ortco Inc. sponsorship will enable him to reach his goals for USL.

“When I first purchased the series I knew my main objective was going to be trying to improve the series for the teams financially. I knew I would need some sponsorship and marketing partners to achieve this,” Tyre said of his goals for the series. “Nick reached out to me with interest in getting involved right away, I wasn't even to the point of approaching businesses for support.

“It means a great deal to me that the team at Ortco Inc. believes in my vision for the series enough to jump on board right away without hesitation. I'm thankful for everyone involved with Ortco Inc, and extremely thankful for Nick Newton reaching out and wanting to help me try and grow this great sport we all love.”

A 10-race schedule has been released for the 2024 Ortco Inc. United Sprint League season. Red Dirt Raceway will host the season opener with the running of the Hero 100. on March 30th. Drivers will qualify via time trials for starting positions in the 100-lapper. Details and payout will be revealed soon. Only show up points will be awarded for this event.

The Ironman 55 at Creek County Speedway on August 31 will also be a show up points only event.

Creek County will host three other events, Two events are set for Caney Valley Speedway while Elk City Motorsports Park and Tulsa Speedway will hold one event each. The season ends September 21 at Red Dirt Raceway.

2024 Schedule

March 30 - Red Dirt Raceway - Hero 100

April 13 - Creek County Speedway

May 4 - Caney Valley Speedway

May 11 - Elk City Motorsports Park

June 7 - Tulsa Speedway

June 8 - Creek County Speedway

August 3 - Creek County Speedway

August 31 - Creek County Speedway - Ironman 55

September 7 - Caney Valley Speedway

September 21 - Red Dirt Raceway

About United Sprint League

Owned by Michael Tyre, the USL sanctions 360 two-barrel / 305 non-wing sprint car events throughout Oklahoma and surrounding states with goals of supporting sponsors and providing fans the the opportunity to enjoy the excitement of non-wing sprint car racing.

Website: https://www.myracepass.com/series/1794.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UnitedSprintLeague.

 

 

WESTERN MIDGET RACING ADDS MARQUEE EVENTS AT OCEAN SPEEDWAY AND KERN RACEWAY TO 2024 SLATE

WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA (January 19, 2024) – Two marquee events have been added to the exciting sixth season for Western Midget Racing, with the additions of the Johnny Key Classic at Ocean Speedway on August 10th and the October Classic at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway on October 25th.

The Ocean Speedway date will run in place of Marysville Raceway, with the series now competing both Friday and Saturday nights during the 64th Johnny Key Classic weekend. Winged 360 Sprint Cars will headline both nights of competition.

The 36th October Classic at Kern Raceway Dirt Track features the NARC 410 Sprint Cars and will be the championship weekend for WMR. WMR’s competitors will travel west to Ventura Raceway on Saturday October 26 to crown a champion.

With the adjustments, the 2024 slate is now a 19-race campaign in 2024. Ventura Raceway opens the season on March 16.

SCCT 360 Sprint Cars, USCS Sprint Cars, and BCRA Midgets are some of the other great divisions who will be sharing the card for WMR events in 2024.

For more information visit www.WesternMidgetRacing.com

2024 WMR Schedule – Subject to Change

March 16 Ventura Raceway

March 29 Ocean Speedway

March 30 Marysville Raceway

April 20 Bakersfield Speedway

May 4 Ventura Raceway

May 17 Ocean Speedway

May 18 Petaluma Speedway

June 7 Ocean Speedway

June 8 Petaluma Speedway

June 22 Ventura Raceway

July 12 Ocean Speedway Howard Kaeding Classic

July 13 Ocean Speedway Howard Kaeding Classic

July 26 Ocean Speedway

July 27 Antioch Speedway

August 9 Ocean Speedway

August 10 Ocean Speedway Johnny Key Classic

September 21 Bakersfield Speedway

October 25 Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway October Classic

October 26 Ventura Raceway

 

 

ADVANCE TICKETS FOR PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY’S 28TH SEASON ARE ON SALE NOW

(Perris, CA, January 18, 2024) Advance tickets for all Perris Auto Speedway races through the month of June are on sale now at https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/pas/7 or by calling 1-800-595-4849. Advance tickets for the July through November portion of the schedule will be on sale soon. For those who do not wish to buy advance tickets, there will be plenty available for everyone at the ticket window each race night.

The famous Riverside County racing facility will open its 28th season of action when LKQ Pick Your Part presents Night of Destruction on February 10th. The season opener will feature daring Figure 8 races, a wild Figure 8 Trailer Race, the Mini Stocks on the road course, no-holds-barred Demo Cross, and the crowd favorite Double Deckers. Two weeks later on February 24th, the Avanti Windows and Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series will open its 20th season of open-wheel racing. Joining the powerful 900-horsepower USAC cars and stars will be the PASSCAR Super Stocks and Street Stocks, GAS Chassis Young Gun Sprint Cars, and the PAS Senior Sprints.

Beginning with the February 10th show, The PAS will host 19 nights of racing in 2024. Ten of the shows will feature a combination of sprint cars and stock cars. The other nine will be Nights of Destruction. The season will culminate with the return of the popularOval Nationals on November 8th and 9th.

2024 Perris Auto Speedway Schedule

February 10th LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION: DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8’S, MINI STOCKS AND

DOUBLE DECKERS

February 24th AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS SENIOR SPRINTS, GAS CHASSIS YOUNG GUN SERIES AND PASSCAR SUPER AND STREET STOCKS

March 9th LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION: DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8’S, MINI STOCKS AND

DOUBLE DECKERS

March 16th AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS PAS SENIOR SPRINTS, GAS CHASSIS YOUNG GUN SERIES AND PASSCAR STREET AND FACTORY STOCK CARS

April 6th LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION: DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8’S, MINI STOCKS AND

DOUBLE DECKERS

April 27th AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS SENIOR SPRINTS, GAS CHASSIS YOUNG GUN SERIES AND PASSCAR SUPER AND FACTORY STOCKS

May 4th LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION: DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8’S, MINI STOCKS AND

DOUBLE DECKERS

May 25th "SALUTE TO INDY" AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS SENIOR SPRINTS, GAS CHASSIS YOUNG GUN SERIES AND PASSCAR SUPER AND STREET STOCKS

June 1st LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION: DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8’S, MINI STOCKS AND

DOUBLE DECKERS

June 22nd AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS SENIOR SPRINTS, GAS CHASSIS YOUNG GUN SERIES AND PASSCAR STREET AND FACTORY STOCKS

July 4th “FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR AND SKY CONCERT” (TENTATIVE)

LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION: DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8’S, MINI STOCKS AND

DOUBLE DECKERS

July 13th AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, GAS CHASSIS YOUNG GUNS SERIES, AND PASSCAR SUPER AND FACTORY STOCKS

August 10th LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION: DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8’S, MINI STOCKS AND

DOUBLE DECKERS

August 17th AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, GAS CHASSIS YOUNG GUNS SERIES AND PASSCAR SUPER AND STREET STOCKS

September 7th LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION: DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8’S, MINI STOCKS AND

DOUBLE DECKERS

September 14th TBA

September 21st AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, GAS CHASSIS YOUNG GUNS SERIES AND PASSCAR SUPER AND FACTORY STOCKS

October 26th LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION: DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8’S, MINI STOCKS AND

DOUBLE DECKERS

November 8th 27TH RUNNING OF THE OVAL NATIONALS Featuring AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS SENIOR SPRINTS, GAS CHASSIS YOUNG GUN SERIES AND PASSCAR SUPER, STREET AND FACTORY STOCKS

November 9th 27TH RUNNING OF THE OVAL NATIONALS Featuring AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS SENIOR SPRINTS, GAS CHASSIS YOUNG GUN SERIES – JERRY DODD CHAMPIONS NIGHT, PASSCAR SUPER, STREET AND FACTORY STOCKS

THIS SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

Perris Auto Speedway is conveniently located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds (home of the Southern California Fair), one hour east of Los Angeles and one hour North of San Diego. To get to the track, take the 215 freeway, exit on the Ramona Expressway, and go three miles east to the fairgrounds. For directions online, the address to enter is: 18700 Lake Perris Drive and the zip code is 92571.

USAC/CRA races from Perris Auto Speedway are not streamed online.

Fans can stay up to date on track and driver news on The PAS social media efforts at the links below.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Perris-Auto-Speedway/113876798686480?ref=hl

Twitter: Perris Auto Speedway on Twitter

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/perrisautospeedway/

Website: http://perrisautospeedway.com/

Perris Auto Speedway wants to thank the following corporate partners. Ahern Equipment Rentals, Anderson Chevrolet, Battery Systems, Bud’s Tire, Tire Choice Auto Service, Chris’ Hauling, City of Perris, Communication Innovations, Daytona Boat & RV Storage, Ed Moore Bullet Proof Driveshaft, Flowdynamics, GAS Chassis, HD Industries, Heimark/Anheuser Busch, Hoosier Tires, Inland Rigging, Living Water’s Hospice, LKQ Pick Your Part, Luke’s Transmission, Moose Racing, Pepsi-Cola, Performance Online, Pole Position Raceway, PrintItNow.com, Rainbow Bolt & Supply, Rene’s Bar & Grill, Rugged Radios, Shaver Specialties, Square H, Sunoco Race Fuels, Trench Shoring, Upland Rock, Varner Construction and Vista Paint.

For information on 2024 billboard advertising at The PAS, please call 951-940-0134 and ask for Charlie Watson.

DVDs of all the PASSCAR/IMCA racing and Nights of Destruction at The PAS are available from Fourvideos. For more information call (714) 225-9500.

mailto:perrisautospeedway1@gmail.com is the only authorized Internet address to issue official media news released from The Perris Auto Speedway or Oval Entertainment.

 

 

NEW LOOK, BIG SCHEDULE, SAME FOCUS: TKS Motorsports and Chase Randall unveil major plans beginning with March Texas visit

By Fully Injected Motorsports:

MITCHELLVILLE, Iowa (January 19, 2024) - The 2024 season will be bigger than ever for Mitchellville, Iowa’s TKS Motorsports and full-time ace Chase Randall, as the familiar Albaugh - Your Alternative/Iowa Barnstormers No. 2KS team is set to embark on an incredible Midwest and Mid-Atlantic campaign, all of which activating with back-to-back Texas weekends featuring the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series.

Despite major travel plans, the team’s core focus will remain at the Sprint Car Capital of the World, aiming to score a 2024 Knoxville Raceway track championship.

“We’re excited to unveil our plans for 2024. It’s a demanding schedule with a lot of travel, but I think I speak for everyone when I say we’re ready to get started,” Troy Renfro, owner of TKS Motorsports, said. “It takes a lot of moving parts to prepare for an agenda of this size. We’re fortunate to be associated with so many great and passionate people and it’s their dedication that allows us to go out and do this.”

Perhaps the most ambitious segment of TKS Motorsports’ upcoming agenda is their September, October and November slate, which is complete with not only extensive travel into expanded territory, but a high level of competitiveness. To kick things off, the team will head due east and join the High Limit Sprint Car Series in visits to Port Royal (Pa.) Speedway for Tuscarora 50 weekend on September 5-7, Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pennsylvania, on September 13-14, and Eldora Speedway, in Rossburg, Ohio, on September 20-21.

TKS Motorsports will ultimately conclude their visit to the Mid-Atlantic with Williams Grove Speedway’s annual National Open featuring the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series on October 4-5.

Once National Open competition is complete, TKS Motorsports and the “Quickest Chicken” will turn their focus back to the Midwest and set aim on starts at I-70 Motorsports Park in Odessa, Missouri, Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, and Dirt Oval 66 in Joliet, Illinois.

TKS Motorsports’ 2024 season will conclude with the World of Outlaws World Finals at The DIrt Track at Charlotte in early November.

Other major events on TKS Motorsports’ 2024 agenda include Huset’s Speedway’s High Bank Nationals, Jackson Motorplex’ Jackson Nationals, and Eldora Speedway’s coveted Kings Royal.

“I’m sure many challenges are ahead, but Chase is a smart, talented and driven driver with big goals he’d like to accomplish,” Renfro continued. “I think we have a great mix of experience and determination and that’s the key to a solid foundation.”

2024 TKS Motorsports Schedule
*Subject to change

MARCH
3/8/24 | Kennedale Speedway Park | WoO
3/9/24 | Kennedale Speedway Park | WoO
3/15/24 | Cotton Bowl Speedway | WoO
3/16/24 | Cotton Bowl Speedway | WoO

APRIL
4/5/24 | 34 Raceway IRA
4/6/24 | 34 Raceway IRA
4/12/24 | Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 | WoO
4/13/24 | Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 | WoO
4/19/24 | Knoxville Raceway (Practice Night)
4/20/24 | Knoxville Raceway
4/26/24 | Knoxville Raceway | WoO
4/27/24 | Knoxville Raceway | WoO

MAY
5/1/24 | Jacksonville Speedway | WoO
5/4/24 | Knoxville Raceway
5/10/24 | 34 Raceway | High Limit
5/11/24 | Knoxville Raceway
5/18/24 | Knoxville Raceway
5/19/24 | Huset's Speedway
5/25/24 | Knoxville Raceway
5/26/24 | Huset's Speedway
5/27/24 | Huset's Speedway
5/31/24 | Knoxville Raceway

JUNE
6/1/24 | Knoxville Raceway
6/4/24 | Davenport Speedway | High Limit
6/8/24 | Knoxville Raceway
6/9/24 | Huset's Speedway
6/11/24 | Eagle Raceway | High Limit
6/14/24 | Knoxville Raceway | WoO
6/15/24 | Knoxville Raceway | WoO
6/16/24 | Huset's Speedway
6/19/24 | Huset's Speedway | The Huset’s Hustle
6/20/24 | Huset's Speedway | The Huset’s Hustle
6/21/24 | Huset's Speedway | High Bank Nationals
6/22/24 | Huset's Speedway | High Bank Nationals
6/26/24 | Lake Ozark Speedway | High Limit
6/29/24 | Knoxville Raceway

JULY
7/6/24 | Knoxville Raceway
7/7/24 | Huset's Speedway
7/12/24 | Jackson Motorplex | Midwest Touring Series
7/13/24 | Knoxville Raceway
7/17/24 | Eldora Speedway
7/18/24 | Eldora Speedway
7/19/24 | Eldora Speedway | Kings Royal
7/20/24 | Eldora Speedway | Kings Royal
7/26/24 | Jackson Motorplex
7/27/24 | Knoxville Raceway
7/28/24 | Huset's Speedway

AUGUST
8/1/24 | Knoxville Raceway | 360 Nationals
8/2/24 | Knoxville Raceway | 360 Nationals
8/3/24 | Knoxville Raceway | 360 Nationals
8/4/24 | Knoxville Raceway | Capitani Classic
8/5/24 | Southern Iowa Speedway | Front Row Challenge
8/7/24 | Knoxville Raceway | Knoxville Nationals Prelim
8/10/24 | Knoxville Raceway | Knoxville Nationals Finale
8/15/24 | Jackson Motorplex | 360 Jackson Nationals
8/16/24 | Jackson Motorplex | Jackson Nationals
8/17/24 | Jackson Motorplex | Jackson Nationals
8/24/24 | Knoxville Raceway
8/30/24 | Huset's Speedway
8/31/24 | Huset's Speedway | WoO
9/1/24 | Huset's Speedway | WoO

SEPTEMBER
9/5/24 | Port Royal Speedway | High Limit
9/6/24 | Port Royal Speedway | High Limit
9/7/24 | Port Royal Speedway | High Limit
9/13/24 | Lernerville Speedway | High Limit
9/14/24 | Lernerville Speedway | High Limit
9/20/24 | Eldora Speedway | High Limit
9/21/24 | Eldora Speedway | High Limit

OCTOBER
10/4/24 | Williams Grove Speedway | WoO
10/5/24 | Williams Grove Speedway | WoO
10/8/24 | I-70 Motorsports Park | High Limit
10/11/24 | Texas Motor Speedway | High Limit
10/12/24 | Texas Motor Speedway | High Limit
10/18/24 | Dirt Oval 66 | WoO
10/19/24 | Dirt Oval 66 | WoO

NOVEMBER
11/6/24 | The Dirt Track at Charlotte | World Finals
11/7/24 | The Dirt Track at Charlotte | World Finals
11/8/24 | The Dirt Track at Charlotte | World Finals
11/9/24 | The Dirt Track at Charlotte | World Finals

SPECIAL THANKS:
Albaugh - Your Alternative, Iowa Barnstormers, Des Moines Industrial Products, Jersey Freeze Ice Cream, AL Driveline, TJ Forged, Justice Brothers, Serenity Custom Woodworking, Bush’s Chicken, Iron Wolf Ranch & Distillery, EZ Print, Norwalk Small Engines, Flying A Motorsports, XYZ Machining, Rod End Supply, KH Suspension, Schoenfeld Headers, Allstar Performance, Wilwood Disc Brakes, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Central Iowa Sheds, Mobile Dent Service, BK TI Components, Webb Family Farms, Mag-Tech Ignition, ATL – Aero Tech Laboratories, Quick Car, Schnee-Lawson Chassis, Hoosier Tires, Winters Performance Products, KSE Racing Products

SOCIAL MEDIA:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TKSMotorsports2KS
X: https://twitter.com/TKSMotorsports
News coverage: https://www.fullyinjected.com
Online home: https://www.tksmotorsports2ks.com

 

 

LIGUORI ENTERS CHILDRENS DREAM FUND 50

(January 19) When the Must See Racing Sprint Series Presented by Perfit announced that they would co-sanction an event March 2, 2024, with the BG Products Southern Sprint Car Shootout Series, it grabbed Joe Liguori’s attention.

Liguori is a Tampa born driver who currently competes with both series. To him, this race offers the best of both Worlds. Liguori may in fact be one of the few drivers who will be in the field who has won in both series in recent seasons. Liguori picked up his first career SSSS victory this past September when he scored a win at Auburndale Speedway.

“When I first heard the announcement of this race, I thought it was a good thing for an alliance between the two organizations” explained Liguori. “People stop butting heads when you gain an alliance. You also get more cars. Being on the same tire opened the door for all of this.”

Being familiar with both series, Liguori was asked if he might have an advantage heading into the ‘Children’s Dream Fund 50’.

“Yeah, I’ve raced Citrus County Speedway quite a bit. My Florida car owner George Rudolph has raced there a lot as well with different drivers over the years. I feel like we have a real shot to win this. Regardless of who will be there you still gotta be fast”.

“They’re gonna qualify, which is something southern guys normally don’t do. Quite frankly, all the guys I race with up north get to come down and see one of the tracks I grew up racing at. Winning is our main goal but a top three would be nice. There will be a lot of 410’s in the field and we got a 360. I still feel like we got an advantage at a track like Citrus County Speedway. I’m really looking forward to this race.”

The 50-lap $5,000 to win race is expected to draw all the SSSS regulars as well as a handful of MSR regulars. This announcement of Liguori’s participation of one of the first MSR regulars who intend to compete in this event. Others are expected to be announced in the coming days.

Event promoter JJ Dutton is using this race to draw attention to the non-profit Childrens Dream Fund organization. The hope is through this event, money and awareness can be raised to assist the organization.

The event will be streamed live on Racing America. For more info on the streaming details of the event please visit offer.racingamerica.com

 

 

NRA NAME RETIRED

Merrill, MI - Great Lakes Super Sprints presented by Engine Pro & ARP has had a busy off-season and is excited about the upcoming 2024 Season. As GLSS looks toward the 2024 Season, there has been an evaluation and a look back at the 2023 Season and how things can be improved.

In the Fall of 2022 after GLSS purchased the National Racing Alliance--known locally as the NRA--there was a lot of discussion on the best course for the 360 winged organization. Against some recommendations to eliminate the NRA name out the gate, however Barry Marlow (the GLSS Owner) decided to keep the name in the hope of unifying everyone in a smooth transition.

The goal was to bring the whole organization under GLSS, but leave the Ohio races under the NRA Buckeye Division and all the Michigan tracks under the Wolverine Division. All drivers and teams would be members of GLSS with the same rules, regulations, procedures, benefits and payouts. There was no longer “NRA Members”and “GLSS Members” as everyone was a GLSS Member, but could then choose a division to run in or they could run all the races in “The Tour”.

The hope of keeping local sponsors and a smooth transition locally failed well before the season started when not one of the previous NRA sponsors was willing to continue as a sponsor. As the season wore on, there seemed to be more confusion between tracks and fans about the relationship between GLSS and the NRA. Marlow said “It was always clear to me, I’ve always felt it was one organization, but as the season wore on, it felt as if they were still separated.”

As GLSS started meeting with tracks for the 2024 Season, the tracks were told that the NRA name, separate Facebook page and separate website would be retired and everything starting in 2024 would be under the GLSS banner. The tracks were very favorable to the change and felt this would be better on marketing and promotion in the long run. It would also eliminate confusion on “who’s who?”

Unfortunately due to a sudden death in Marlow’s family, this announcement was delayed by a week and the previously scheduled NRA Facebook post popped up yesterday about shutting down the site.

This inadvertent timing mistake caused a couple people to come out of their camps prematurely and start bashing what GLSS is doing. What’s worse is one individual is doing it from an National Racing Alliance X (Twitter) page, posing as the Owner of the NRA. Legal counsel has been notified and this will be dealt with in a timely fashion. The silliness of the posts against GLSS is that the owner of GLSS is the owner of the NRA.

However the seriousness of another post is bashing a local track we race at, posing as the NRA. In a call to Marlow this afternoon he said, “I didn’t even realize the NRA had a twitter account! Our fans quickly saw through the posts about GLSS, but when I saw the posts against one of our tracks, I was torqued!” Marlow went on to explain that he prides himself in working with all the local tracks and that social media bashing is not a tool he ever uses.

He went on to explain that whether he has a problem with a driver, a fan or a track, he won’t be posting anything on social media. He feels the best way to correct problems with a track or a driver is to deal with them privately and work things out to benefit everyone. “We need the local tracks and I’m willing to put the extra work in to make things better!” Marlow said.

If anyone has questions or concerns, Marlow’s phone number and email address are posted on Facebook and the websites. He welcomes conversations that can help the sport and can ultimately benefit everyone. What he is not in favor of is defamatory and false statements being posted without any concern of the damage they cause. GLSS Staff are working on compiling all the NRA past history and results and will archive them on the GLSS website for future reference.

To catch past GLSS races, head over to the Great Lakes Super Sprints YouTube page. Stay updated by following us on Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, and X. For the latest news, schedules, results, and points, visit www.greatlakessprints.com and choose your favorite division.

Thank you to our sponsors who are the ones that allow us to bring a great show to your local tracks.
Please help us by supporting the sponsors listed below….
PErfit Corporation
Engine Pro & ARP Racing
Hoosier Racing Tires
Beacon & Bridge Markets
Operating Engineers Local 324
Michigan Cat
MacCallister Rental
Engler Machine & Tool
Home Pro Roofing
Jim Coffey and Sons Plumbing & Heating

Howard Johnsons by Wyndham
Specialty Fuels & Logistics
Environmental Waste & Recovery Service
Precision Engine Works
TC Power Sports
Percision Engine Works

 

 

FIRST-ROUND VENDOR LISTING for SMILEY'S RACING PRODUCTS PRE-SEASON SALE:

Major auto racing industry vendor representatives will be setup, on-site, during the Smiley’s Racing Products Mesquite location Pre-Season sale on Friday, January 26th from Noon-4pm and Saturday, January 27th from 9am-2pm.

It’s a great opportunity for racers to meet with major vendors in the racing industry and take a look at new 2024 products!

To date, the following Vendors are confirmed:

Allstar Performance

Bassett Racing Wheels

Bilstein Shocks

DaVinci Performance Carburetors

Design Engineering (DEI)

FSR Motorsports

Hawk Performance

K1 RaceGear

Landrum Performance Springs

Max Papis Innovations

Motive Gear

QA1

QuickCar Racing Products

RCI Fuel Cells

Richmond Gear

Schoenfeld Headers

Simpson Performance Products

TruForm Race Products

Ultra Shield Race Products

Wieland Metal

Zamp Racing

DON'T MISS the biggest sale of the year at Smiley's Racing Products - plus visit with these industry leading vendors Friday, January 26th from noon-4pm and Saturday, January 27th from 9am-2pm as a part of the Smiley's Pre-Season Sale and Racer's Swap Meet (Jan. 27 only), located at 103 Gross Road Mesquite, TX 75149. For more details, call (972) 289-7223 or click www.SmileysRacing.com . And by clicking www.facebook.com/smileysracing you will find event more event contact, such as videos!

ICYMI, here are FULL Multi-Location EVENT DETAILS:

$AVE BIG at Smiley's LARGEST ANNUAL EVENT! Pre-Season Sale & Swap Meet - on Same Day!

Smiley’s Racing Products has combined the Pre-Season Sale and Annual Swap Meet for ONE SUPER SATURDAY – JAN. 27, 2024! It’s Smiley's Biggest Annual Event!! The Smiley’s Pre-Season Sale at the Mesquite, TX Store location will be 3 DAYS ONLY – JAN. 25-27. Smiley’s is offering deep discounts to help racing teams gear up for the 2024 racing season. Almost Everything is on Sale!

Here’s the latest event news:

Annual Swap Meet

The Smiley's Racing Products Annual Swap Meet is scheduled for Saturday, January 27th, 2024 in the Mesquite, TX Store Parking Area (103 Gross Road Mesquite, TX 75149). Gates will open at 7:00am and close at 2:00pm. Swap Space is available for $40 each on a first-come, first-served basis.

From parts and pieces to complete race cars, it’s a great time for race teams to clear out inventory no longer needed and to pick up those needed parts. This annual event draws a big crowd, so plan to get here early to shop, swap, or sell and get the best deals!

And for the latest event updates, make sure to check in often at: https://www.facebook.com/smileysracing

FREE Lunch!

Saturday, January 27th a FREE Lunch will be provided at the Mesquite location. Hot dogs will be served outside and tacos inside!

Vendor Reps On-Site

Major Vendor Reps will be setup on-site during the Mesquite store sale on Friday, January 26th from Noon-4pm and Saturday, January 27th from 9am-2pm. It’s a great opportunity to meet with major Vendors in the racing industry and see the new 2024 products!

HOOSIER TIRE SOUTHWEST Deal of the Year!

• 10% OFF all Hoosier Tires (In Stores Only)

• FREE Shipping on ALL Hoosier Tires (Web Orders Only)

• $15 Oversized Fee on extra-large Drag Slicks and Sprint Rears

NOTE: FREE Shipping Offer is limited to 10 tires per customer during this Sale event. Valid on Ground shipping to Continental U.S. Only. All Drag, Road Racing, Pro Street, ATV/Kart and Motocross tires can be shipped to any state in the Continental U.S. Hoosier Tire Distributor policy only allows us to ship Oval Track Dirt and Oval Track Asphalt tires to states in Smiley’s Hoosier Southwest Region: TX, OK, LA, AR, or NM.

Mark Your Calendars: 4-Day Only Website Sale

Thursday, January 25, 2024 thru Sunday, January 28, 2024

www.smileysracing.com

1-866-959-7223

3 Day Only Mesquite, TX Store Sale

Thursday, January 25, 2024 … 9am - 6pm

Friday, January 26, 2024 … 9am - 4pm

Saturday, January 27, 2024 … 9am - 2pm

103 Gross Road Mesquite, TX 75149 (972) 289-7223

SALE EVENT Highlights – Mesquite, TX Store ONLY

• 30% OFF all SRP Fittings and 20% OFF most SRP Products

• Up to 25% OFF Almost Everything Else

• GET FREE SHIPPING on orders over $149 PLUS the Sale Discounts

• FREE SHIPPING exclusions may apply to oversized items, but are not limited to, tires, jacks, seats, fuel jugs, bumpers, rear ends, transmissions, wheels, batteries, fuel cells, leaf springs, large Pit Pal items, top wings and trees, nerfs, and hoods

SALE EVENT at Smiley’s Stores in Ft. Worth, Houston & Oklahoma City – FEB. 2-3, 2024

Friday, February 2, 2024 … 9am - 4pm

Saturday, February 3, 2024 … 9am - 2pm

• 30% OFF All SRP Fittings and 20% OFF Most SRP Parts

• 10% OFF Almost Everything Else, including Hoosier Tires (in above stores only)

Ft. Worth, TX Store Location

700 West Kennedale Parkway

Kennedale, TX 76060

(817) 572-7467

Houston, TX Store Location

1622 Sawdust Road

Woodlands, TX 77380

(281) 362-7872

Oklahoma City, OK Store Location

3208 SW 59, Suite A

Oklahoma City, OK 73119

(405) 686-7112

SALE EVENT at Smiley’s SHERMAN, TX Store – FEB. 9-10, 2024

Sherman, TX **NEW Store Location**

1902 Texoma Parkway

Sherman, TX 75090

(903) 891-8300

Friday, February 9, 2024 … 9am - 4pm

Saturday, February 10, 2024 … 9am - 2pm

• 30% OFF All SRP Fittings and 20% OFF Most SRP Parts

• 10% OFF Almost Everything Else, including Hoosier Tires (in above store only)

• FREE Hot Dog Lunch on Saturday, February 10

We wish you all a fun and safe 2024 racing season & we hope to see you at the Smiley’s Racing Products and Hoosier Tire Southwest Pre-Season Sale coming soon!

 

 

RACING AMERICA PARTNERS WITH MUST SEE RACING IN 2024

(January 16, 2024) The Must See Racing Sprint Series Presented by Perfit today announced they have in place a live streaming partnership with Racing America for the 2024 season. The partnership will see Racing America live stream 8 events from the MSR schedule in 2024. This will be the first time in the history of the series they have had an exclusive live streaming partner.

“We are really excited to be live streaming eight of our Must See Racing events on Racing America in 2024” explained MSR President Jim Hanks.

“Showcasing the MSR record setting pavement winged sprint car racing with our marketing partners American Racer, Engine Pro Perfit and their supply partners on Racing America’s first-class programming and distribution significantly expands our brand of racing entertainment and fan base across the country.

Our race teams from across the USA and Canada are all looking forward to the upcoming season with the RA live streaming available to their fans”.

Racing America Director of Broadcasting Alan Dietz explained the reasoning for adding MSR to the fold.

“We’re looking to expand our subscriber base. Must See Racing is just a part of what we’re doing in open wheel racing, that’s part of a bigger strategy for us going into 2024 and beyond. The winged sprint cars of Must See Racing are fast and exciting. I think it’s a form of racing our existing subscribers will appreciate. If you’re a pavement open wheel fan, there’s gonna be plenty of that in the near future on Racing America”.

The schedule of MSR events that will be live streamed will be announced soon. The first event scheduled to be live streamed will be the March 2, 2004, non-points “Children’s Dream Fund 50” from Citrus County Speedway in Inverness, Florida. The 50-lap $5,000-to-win event will be co-sanctioned with the Florida based Southern Sprint Car Shootout Series. The event is expected to draw some of the top winged pavement sprint car teams from across the country.

For more details on Racing America including subscription options please visit https://www.racingamerica.com/watch

 

 

Austin Torgerson Runs Some Early Saturday Alphabet Soup at 2024 Chili Bowl

PETERSEN MEDIA- Returning to action at the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals for the first time since the 2022 edition, Austin Torgerson teamed up with Mounce/Stout Motorsports and made a little run through the Saturday morning alphabet at the star-studded event.

Kicking is week off on Monday night for preliminary night action, Torgerson lined up in the third row of his heat race aboard the Mounce/Stout Motorsports No. 88 entry.

From the fifth starting position, Torgerson battled hard as he adapted to a midget and with his seventh-place finish, he moved into one of Monday’s twin ‘C’ Main events.

Taking the green flag from his fourth row starting position in the ‘C’, Torgerson made some nice moves early as he was up and battling for a potential transfer position in the first few laps.

Battling for third on the fifth lap, close quarters racing led to contact with Torgerson taking most of the impact and severe front end damage brought his night to an end.

Set for an early start on Saturday, Torgerson was focused on making a run through some of the early alphabet, and he did just that.

With his finale kicking off in the “O” Main, Torgerson lined up in the fifth starting position and was able to work his way up to a second place finish and transfer into the ‘N’.

Lining up 10th, Torgerson continued to gain comfort and confidence in his Mounce/Stout Motorsports prepared midget as he carved his way forward to a fourth-place finish and moved into the ‘M’.

Mired at the back of the pack and in 12th, Torgerson again put on a nice charge through the field as he fought to keep his event alive. Picking up a sixth place finish, he successfully moved into his fourth race of the day as he lined up 16th in the ‘L’.

With the track changing drastically for the ‘L’ Torgerson still have it his all as he raced his way up to 10th in the closing laps. However, issues did arise that brough his race to an early end, as he capped his Chili Bowl off in the ‘L’.

ON TAP: Austin Torgerson will be idle the next month before returning to action Feb 15-17 at Adobe Mountain Speedway.

BY THE NUMBERS: Starts-6, Wins-0, Top 5’s-0, Top 10’s-0

STAY CONNECTED: Stay connected with Austin Torgerson by following Torgerson Racing on Facebook, and @TorgersonRacing on Twitter.

 

 

Ashton Torgerson’s 11th Place Prelim Finish Leads to 11th Place Finish in Chili Bowl C Main

PETERSEN MEDIA- Returning to the Tulsa Expo Raceway in Tulsa, OK fresh off his first career Tulsa Shootout win, Ashton Torgerson teamed up with Mounce/Stout Motorsports for the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals where his 11th place finish during the feature event on his prelim night, led to an 11th place finish in the Saturday night ‘C’ Main.

Hitting the dirt on Thursday night looking to set himself up in a prime position for Saturday’s finale, Torgerson lined the Mounce/Stout Motorsports No. 02 up on the front row of his heat race.

Settling into second when the race went green, Torgerson battled hard with eventual winner, Andrew Deal before settling for a second place finish.

Moving into a qualifier race, the Glendale, AZ driver lined up on the pole looking for a win to add to his point total. Battling with veteran racer CJ Leary, Torgerson ran hard in second as he chased after the USAC National series regular.

Finishing second, Torgerson ended up 13th in nightly points which was good enough to lock him directly into the 30-lap Thursday night feature event where he took the green flag from the seventh row.

From his 13th starting position, Torgerson went to work on the tight confines of the Tulsa Expo Raceway as he was able to jump into 12th in the opening stanzas of the race. Spending much of the feature running in 12th, Torgerson did slip back to 13th on the 20th circuit, but was able to throw a couple of counter punches as he powered into 11th with four to go.

Jockeying for the 11th position over the final three laps, Torgerson was able to win the battle, finish 11th, and lock into the Saturday night ‘C’ Main.

Heading into Saturday night, Torgerson hit the track in the early evening as he was in the sixth row for ‘C’ Main No. 1 as he had hopes of working through some of the famed ‘alphabet soup’ to earn a berth in the 55-lap feature event.

In the star studded ‘C’, Torgerson got off to a quick start as he jumped into ninth on the race’s opening lap but was back to 11th at the halfway point. Searching the Tulsa Expo Raceway trying to find a line to make up some ground late in the race, Torgerson went on to cap night off with an 11th place finish in the ‘C’.

BY THE NUMBERS: Starts- 6, Wins- 1, Top 5’s- 1, Top 10’s- 1

ON TAP: Ashton Torgerson returns to action Feb 15-17 at Adobe Mountain Speedway.

STAY CONNECTED: Stay connected with Torgerson Racing on Facebook, and @TorgersonRacing on Twitter.

PETERSEN MEDIA: Petersen Media is a promotional agency that can handle your public relations, marketing, and any other promotional needs. Petersen Media utilizes multiple tactics to help you reach your intended audience, and boost awareness.

 

 

OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY INFORMATION & REGISTRATION MEETINGS SET FOR SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25

OHSWEKEN, Ont. (January 17, 2024) – Ohsweken Speedway officials will be holding pre-season information and registration meetings on Sunday, February 25, 2024 at the Glenn Styres Racing shop located at 2159 Fourth Line in Ohsweken, Ontario.

Ohsweken Speedway teams are welcome to bring their questions or concerns to this pre-season information session for weekly Friday Night Excitement divisions.

Thursday Night Micro Sprint officials will be on hand to discuss the 2024 Micro Sprint program and answer any questions.

Grandstand Season Passes and Pit Registrations for the 2024 Ohsweken Speedway season will be available for purchase. Payments can be made via cash, cheque, debit card, or credit card.

Registration forms for drivers and crew are available at the following link: https://ohswekenspeedway.ca/membership-form/ (found on the Ohsweken Speedway website under Competitor Info > Membership Forms)

LOCATION:
Glenn Styres Racing
2159 Fourth Line
Ohsweken ON N0A 1M0

DATE:
Sunday, February 25, 2024

TIMES:
12:00pm to 4:00pm – Registration for all Ohsweken Speedway race teams
1:00pm to 2:00pm – Micro Sprints meeting
2:00pm to 3:00pm – 360 Sprint Cars & Crate Sprint Cars meeting
3:00pm to 4:00pm – Mini Stocks & Thunder Stocks meeting

The meetings will be carried as live infocasts on www.GForceTV.net and the Ohsweken Speedway Facebook page for those that cannot attend in person.

Ohsweken Speedway Media
Website: www.ohswekenspeedway.ca
Facebook: OHSWEKENSPEEDWAY
Twitter: @OhswekenSpdway
Instagram: @ohswekenspeedway
YouTube: GForceTV

About Ohsweken Speedway: Opened in 1996, Ohsweken Speedway is a motorsports complex and event centre featuring a 3/8 mile clay oval auto racing track and 1/6 mile clay oval Micro Sprint and Karting track. The facility is owned by the Styres family, and located in the village of Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada. Ohsweken’s weekly Friday Night Excitement racing program runs from May to September each year, featuring 360 Sprint Cars, Crate Sprint Cars, Thunder Stocks, and Mini Stocks, while the facility also hosts weekly Micro Sprint and Kart racing on Thursday nights. Several major events highlight the annual schedule including the track’s signature event – the Northern Sprint Car Nationals.

 

 

Joel Myers Jr 2nd With War of the Wings

PETERSEN MEDIA: Getting his 2024 season officially underway on Saturday night in Greymouth, NZ, Joel Myers Jr continued his string of strong runs as he picked up a second place finish during War of the Wings action.

“We had good car speed all night long, we just got beat in the feature event,” Joel Myers Jr said. “He was just a little bit better than us, and I didn’t have anything for him in the ‘A’.”

Myers Jr kicked the night of by earning quick time honors aboard his The Ranch Bar and Grill/Suck It Up backed No. 46Jr.

Moving into heat race competition, the Sebastopol, CA driver raced his way to the important win before pocketing a fifth-place finish in his fully inverted second heat race.

Earning a berth in the Dash, Myers Jr picked up the win and earned the pole for the impending War of the Wings feature event.

When the race went green, Myers Jr settled into second as he chased after race leader, Max Guilford. While able to keep pace with Guilford, Myers Jr was unable to mount any serious charges at him as searched all over the Greenstone Park Speedway surface.

Settling for a second place finish, Myers was able to add to his series points lead as they head back to Ruapuna Speedway this weekend.

“It was a solid night, and a night that gives me a lot of confidence heading back to Ruapuna Speedway this weekend,” Myers Jr said. “It has been a lot of fun here so far, and hoping to pick up a few more wins before my trip ends.”

Joel Myers Jr Racing would like to thank All About Fire Protection, Hi-Plains Building Division, DirtDudes Excavating, Carbon Safety, System 1 Ignition, Weld, Smith Ti, Culvert Ops, Economy Plumbing, Cartronics, NorCal Powersports, Y2K Gaming, Shark Racing Engines, Lucas Oil, Vaider, L Delo Designs, Walker Performance Filtration, ShopRico.Com, Tiner Hirst Enterprise, Kaeding Performance, Triple X Race Co., and Ogio, for their continued support.

BY THE NUMBERS: Starts- 1, Wins-0, Top-5’s- 1, Top-10’s-1

ON TAP: Myers Jr is right back in action on Saturday night for more War of the Wings action at Ruapuna Speedway.

STAY CONNECTED: Keep up with ‘Jr’ by following him on Twitter @joelmyersjr, Instagram @joelmyersjr_, or by ‘Liking’ him on facebook at www.facebook.com/JoelMyersJr.

To grab your Joel Myers Jr Merchandise, click over to www.shopjoelmyersjr.com

 

 

HIGH BANKS HALL OF FAME TO INDUCT SIX

​ BELLEVILLE, KANSAS – January 17, 2024 – Six new inductees will be enshrined in the High Banks Hall of Fame in Belleville, Kansas on Saturday, August 3, 2024. This will be the 24th class for the Hall, which held its first induction in 1999.​

The 2024 inductees are:​

John Allen – This Chanute, Kansas driver won nine career features at the High Banks, the most all time in the modified ranks. Allen scored more than 250 feature wins and was a three-time NCRA Modified champion.

Renn Allsman – Belleville native became one of the fastest Late Model racers in the history of the High Banks in the 1970s. Allsman set and reset track records at a pace not seen before or since.

Mearl Holbrook – Mearl was an early member of the Pikes Peak Hill Climb Association and was active in their PR work. Holbrook wore many hats as an official with the Big Car Racing Association beginning in 1963. He was also involved with the National Championship Racing Association and covered racing for National Speed Sport News.

Junior Parkinson - Junior grew up in Wichita Falls, Texas and learned to race under the wing of his Hall of Fame father, Ralph Sr. Junior won with IMCA, Knoxville, I 70 Speedway and finished second to Jan Opperman in the 1973 All Star Series. Junior and his father, Ralph are the only father/son combo to win features in Big Car Racing Association.

Rick Salem – Following a stellar supermodified, sprint and midget racing career, Salem founded the United Rebel Sprint Series in 2005. The URSS has been sanctioning races at Belleville since 2010 and has been the sanctioning body for the Belleville 305 Sprint Nationals since its beginning in 2018.

Pat Sullivan – Sullivan has earned so many accolades in his career it is hard to keep track of them all. A six-time Media Member of the Year, Sullivan is the voice of the USAC Silver Crown Series and has announced and written about nearly every form of racing, from Indy Cars to Three Quarter midgets.

The induction ceremony will be held at the Belleville High School Auditorium, at 11:00am. Admission is free to the public and a goodwill donation is requested.

 

 

Newlin Building the Foundation for Future 410 Sprint Car Success in Central PA
Get Your Tickets Now: Team’s Annual Cash Bingo Event Fast Approaching

Millerstown, PA – January 17, 2023

by Addicted2Dirt PR & Media Mgmt

Zach Newlin spent most of the 2023 season working to pull his own 410 sprint car team together. It proved to take longer than hoped but the team did manage to make it to the track three times late in the season.

The preparation has continued throughout this offseason, and while Newlin has limited resources, he has been working hard to build depth where he can and fans should expect to see more of Newlin in his 410 sprint car in 2024.

There are plenty of other updates from the Zach Newlin Racing camp to share this winter too.

YOU WIN, THEY WIN!

Racers don’t often get the opportunity to hang out and have fun with their fans, family, and friends. Every winter, Zach Newlin and the entire Newlin Racing family try to remedy that by hosting a fun night

The night features bingo with cash prizes, door prizes, 50/50 drawings, a Chinese auction, and tear-off tickets.

Not only is it a fun night of games, but the annual event helps Newlin Racing support some of the costs of their program.

Everyone knows how expensive racing is these days. It doesn’t matter if you are running a go-kart like Caleb Newlin or a full-blown sprint car like his father, Zach Newlin, it takes funding to get to the track.

The entire event is a win for fans and a win for Newlin Racing. Come out and support a long-time Central Pennsylvania racing family.

The event will be held at the Millerstown (PA) Moose on Saturday, January 27th. Doors open at noon with festivities kicking off at 1pm.

Advance tickets are $25. Only 300 tickets will be sold. If available, tickets will be $30 at the door. Interested fans can message Newlin Racing or Zach Newlin Racing on Facebook to get tickets.

Tickets are also available at the Millerstown Moose, Ron’s RV Sales in Mifflintown, and The Podium Awards in Newport.

Fans can find all the latest information on the ‘Newlin Racing Cash Bingo’ event on the Newlin Racing Facebook page.

358 PLANS

Before we get into Newlin’s 410 sprint car plans for 2024, we want to fill fans in on another part of his schedule.

‘Zach Daddy’ as he is known to his fans, will return to the seat of Dan Mansberger’s No.21m 358 sprint car to compete in all the Williams Grove Speedway dates for the division.

The pairing had a solid season in 2023, capturing one victory and finishing 6th in the season point standings at ‘The Grove’.

“We enjoy running with Dan, so I’m really happy to be back in his car again.”, Newlin said.

“This will be our 4th year together. We struggled with mechanical issues our first couple of years but last year we overcame that. We were competitive almost every week in 2023. I’m looking forward to 2024. I think we can run up front and get Dan back to victory lane again.“

410 PLANS

Last season, Newlin was aiming to get his own family-owned 11z team put together with a 410 bullet under the hood by early summer but parts delays, funding and other issues kept delaying his debut. The team did manage three starts before the season closed, one of them unfortunately ending early with a part failure in hot laps.

In 2024, Newlin is set to race the Ron’s RV Sales, Butler Hill Maple Farm, Tuscarora Roofing Co., Dillman Hauling, Precision Auto Repair Services, Christine Booker Realtor, Newlin Bar Service No.11z on a regular basis from the start of the season.

That said, Newlin will need to be selective when and where he competes to ensure he makes the most of his equipment and gives himself the best chance to build on what he has.

With only their smaller engine available, ZNR’s schedule options will be a bit limited. As of now, plans are to compete at BAPS Motor Speedway’s 410 sprint car shows, plus some additional mid-summer dates at Port Royal Speedway. Newlin is hoping the team’s other engine is done soon so the team will be able to add more dates to their schedule.

“This will be a learning and building year for us, so our main goals are just to be at the track as much as we are able and get as many laps as we can.“, Newlin commented. “We are also going to make sure we promote our partners. We wouldn’t be able to do this without them. I can’t thank those folks enough. Last year was disappointing because we wanted to race more but things we couldn’t control kept us from doing that.

“Our partners have stayed behind us and continued to believe in what we are trying to build, so we are going to make sure to take care of them.“

PARTNERS ARE FAMILY

Speaking of marketing partners, Newlin will welcome back several key supporters in 2024.

Ron’s RV Sales of Mifflintown is back as a primary partner. Ron’s RV Sales is a retirement hobby that has become a passion. After retiring from Snedeker Energy in early 2020, Ron decided to buy some RVs and start a little business as a hobby. While the business has grown, Ron is still dedicated to helping people find the RV that’s right for them. You won’t find high-pressure salespeople or big mark-ups, just honest prices and a great selection of travel trailers, motorhomes, utility trailers, golf carts, and more. You can find them online at RonsRVSales.com, call 717-436-6514, or stop by 349 Industrial Park Road, Mifflintown, PA.

Also returning is Butler Hill Maple Farm, which is owned and operated by U.S. Army veteran Corrie Bacon. As a child, Corrie helped his dad make maple syrup. Prior to his retirement following 31 years of service, he purchased land and the maple business from his lifelong friend. Since then, Butler Hill Maple Farm has been offering pure Pennsylvania maple syrup in three grades: Golden Delicate, Amber Rich, Dark Robust and Very Dark, Very Strong.

Race fans will also find Butler Hill Maple Farm has special edition bottles etched with sprint cars, late models and modifieds! All these items are available for shipping in their company store online, and at events throughout Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and the DC area. Visit ButlerHillMapleFarm.com to learn more and get your favorite products today! You can also call Corrie’s customer service at 607-426-5820, email butlerhillmaplefarm@gmail.com or find Butler Hill Maple Farm on Facebook.

Tuscarora Roofing, a full service roofing company based in Blain, PA, is back for Newlin’s 2024 campaign. If your roof needs some attention or a full replacement, contact them today! Tuscarora Roofing can be found on Facebook or reached at (717) 512-5340.

Dillman Hauling will continue their support of Newlin for the fifth consecutive season. Dillman Hauling, LLC. has been offering clients throughout Perry County and the surrounding area quality transportation of materials since 2018. They offer Tri-Axle hauling for stone, shale, sand, topsoil, fill, etc. Visit them on Facebook to learn more or give them a call at 717-275-3454 today!

A number of other invaluable partners and product sponsors will also return to the team, including Precision Auto Repair Services, Christine Booher – Realtor, Safety-Kleen, Strange Oval, Walker Performance Filtration, Newlin Bar Service, The Podium Awards, Nesbit Innovations and Deimler Chiropractic.

“We welcome inquiries about our available partnerships. As we work to build this team into a weekly competitor, we are open to building custom packages to best meet the goals of businesses interested in getting involved in our family-owned team.“, Newlin said.

“Our partners become part of our racing family. That’s the type of atmosphere we want to maintain in our pit area, at our shop and anywhere we go.”

Marketing partnership opportunities are available for the 2024 season!

Zach Newlin Racing can be contacted at ZachNewlin@gmail.com.

Learn more about Zach Newlin at: A2DPR.com/ZachNewlin

Follow Zach Newlin’s season at: A2DPR.com/latest-news

Zach Newlin Racing on Facebook: Facebook.com/ZachNewlinRacing

Zach Newlin Racing on Twitter: Twitter.com/ZachDaddyRacing

Broadcast coverage of Williams Grove Speedway events is available at DirtVision.com

Broadcast coverage of Port Royal Speedway events is available at FloRacing.com
THANKS TO ZACH’S PARTNERS!
Ron’s RV Sales
Butler Hill Maple Farm
Tuscarora Roofing Co.
Dillman Hauling
Precision Auto Repair Services
Christine Booher, Realtor
Safety-Kleen
Strange Oval
Walker Performance Filtration
Newlin Bar Service
The Podium Awards
Nesbit Innovations
Deimler Chiropractic

 

 

 

POWRi 305 Sprint Series 2024 Seasonal Schedule

Belleville, IL. (1/16/2024) Scaling back in 2024 while adhering to the requests of competitors to meet the demand for cost-effective and competitive sprint car racing throughout the Show-Me State, the POWRi 305 Sprint Series will return with an exciting and enticing eight-event showcase schedule.

Beginning the season with a return to I-70 Speedway in Odessa Missouri for the Second Annual Open Wheel Classic on Saturday, April 20th the POWRi 305 Sprint Series will finalize their yearly Odessa Missouri appearances in the POWRi Double on Saturday, September 28th.

Returning for six separate nightly visits to Lake Ozark Speedway as the POWRi home facility, ‘The Lake’ 305 Sprint dates will scatter throughout the season including Wing-Fest on May 25-26, the Second Annual Triple Sprint Showdown on August 31-September 1, as well as the Championship Weekend slated to complete the season on November 1-2.

Primarily focused on a multi-day event or Saturday-Only yearly agenda, venues planning on participating in the second season of the POWRi 305 Sprint Series include I-70 Speedway and Lake Ozark Speedway with other facilities in negotiations as tracks form their 2024 schedules.

POWRi 305 Sprint Series 2024 Schedule:
4/20/2024 | I-70 Speedway | Odessa, MO
5/25/2024 | Lake Ozark Speedway | Eldon, MO
5/26/2024 | Lake Ozark Speedway | Eldon, MO
8/31/2024 | Lake Ozark Speedway | Eldon, MO
9/1/2024 | Lake Ozark Speedway | Eldon, MO
9/28/2024 | I-70 Speedway | Odessa, MO
11/1/2024 | Lake Ozark Speedway | Eldon, MO
11/2/2024 | Lake Ozark Speedway | Eldon, MO

The schedule is subject to alterations and cancelations with TBA events currently being finalized, future updates will be posted as confirmed. To be eligible for the point fund, members must participate in at least 80% of the completed events during the season. POWRi Memberships are available online at https://www.myracepass.com/series/1572/registrations/.

Rules and guidelines are available online at http://www.powri.com/downloads/get.aspx?i=786421. All entrants are required to present a valid hard card/identification of a sealed engine to assist in tech inspection.

Tracks and competitors that want more information about the growth of the POWRi 305 Sprint Series can reach POWRi for details about sanctioning, memberships, schedules, and more at www.powri.com/contact.

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Follow along for more information such as race recaps, updates, full results, and press releases online at www.powri.com, and on Facebook at POWRi.

 

 

Zearfoss caps USA vs WA Speedweek with podium at Perth; Presidents Cup, Kings Challenge, Sprintcar Classic all on deck

By Fully Injected Motorsports:

JONESTOWN, Pa. (January 14, 2024) – Consistency is always the key, and for Brock Zearfoss and Australian car owner, Sean Carren, consistency has been a part of their program since the beginning, ultimately capping the final two rounds of USA vs WA Sprintcar Speedweek with back-to-back podium finishes, concluding their overall Speedweek campaign with a fourth-place finish in the final standings.

Zearfoss, ace of the Goldstar Transport, PTR Finance Group, Valvoline, MPM Diesel, Dandelions WA, Velocity Truck Centers, Daimler Trucks Perth, No. USA95 sprint car, finished third in the aforementioned starts, the first in Bunbury’s Summer Slam on January 6, and the second in Perth Motorplex’ Speedweek finale on January 13. The “Jonestown Jet” qualified for Dash action on each occasion, eventually translating into starting spots within the first two rows.

In all, it was a successful Speedweek campaign for Zearfoss, who earned five top-ten finishes in the six-round schedule, four of which recorded within the top five.

“To end our USA vs WA Speedweek with a podium finish is pretty special. We wanted some wins, but we’ll be grateful with our accomplishments and move forward,” Zearfoss, a former WA Speedweek and Port Royal Speedway champion, explained. “We have a massive week ahead. The Presidents Cup, Kings Challenge, Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic…a lot of prestige in these three events so we’re going to do everything we can to be in the mix. Sean Carren and the entire team bust their butts to give me a car that can be competitive night in and night out. I’m ready to get rollin’.”

The Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic at Premier Speedway, perhaps the Super Bowl of Australian sprint car racing, will feature over 100 competitors, all vying for the $40,000 top prize to be awarded on Sunday, January 21.

Upcoming Agenda: January 17 | Presidents Cup | Avalon Raceway | Victoria, Australia January 18 | Kings Challenge | Borderline Speedway | Mount Gambier, South Australia Jan 19-21 | Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic | Premier Speedway | Warrnambool, Australia

SPECIAL THANKS: Brock Zearfoss and Sean Carren would like to thank all of their marketing partners including: Goldstar Transport, PTR Finance Group, Valvoline, MPM Diesel, Dandelions WA, Velocity Truck Centers, Daimler Trucks Perth

Brock Zearfoss would like to thank all of his marketing partners including: Moose’s LZ Bar & Grill, Heavy Equipment, Loaders & Parts Inc., C&D Rigging Inc., Klick Lewis Cars, J.P. Adamsky Trucking, Milton Hershey School, EnTrust IT Solutions, Berkebile Oil Company, XXX Race Company, K1 RaceGear, BK Titanium, AL Driveline, Bruce’s Speed Shop, Walker Performance Filtration, Bell Helmets, System 1 Pro Ignition, Allstar Performance, Wilwood, FK Rod Ends, Brown and Miller Racing Solutions, and CSI Shocks.

SOCIAL MEDIA: Press: www.fullyinjected.com Online Home: www.brockzearfoss.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/brock_zearfoss Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brockzearfossracing Merchandise: http://www.brockzearfoss.com/shopping/

BROADCAST COVERAGE: Watch the World of Outlaws online at www.dirtvision.com. Watch Brock Zearfoss in Australia at www.clayperview.com.

STATS: 2023/2024 Brock Zearfoss Racing Australia Stats: Wins: 0 Top-5s: 4 Top-10s: 5

2023/2024 AUSTRALIA HIGHLIGHTS: Finished fourth in the opening round of Maddington Toyota Sprintcars – USA vs WA Sprintcar Speedweek at Perth Motorplex in Kwinana Beach, Western Australia, on Tuesday, December 26. Finished sixth at Bunbury Speedway in Bunbury, Western Australia, on Monday, January 1. Finished fourth at Perth Motorplex in Kwinana Beach, Western Australia, on Tuesday, January 2. Finished third in the final two rounds of USA vs WA Sprintcar Speedweek; January 6 in the Bunbury Summer Slam and January 13 at Perth Motorplex.

 

 

LET IT BEGIN: Double-D set for full Florida campaign

By Fully Injected Motorsports:

GETTYSBURG, Pa. (January 15, 2024) – Another season is just around the corner for Danny Dietrich and Gary Kauffman Racing, and as tradition has it, “Double-D” will kick-off competition with a trip to the Sunshine State, ready to battle head-to-head with not only the Greatest Show On Dirt, but also the High Limit Sprint Car Series.

Dietrich, who concluded his 2023 campaign with a $25,000 victory at BAPS Motor Speedway on Saturday, November 11, will ignite his Florida visit with DIRTcar Nationals competition at Volusia Speedway Park, all of which activating officially with an open practice session on Tuesday, February 6. Four straight days of World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series action will follow on Wednesday through Saturday, February 7-10.

Once DIRTcar Nationals action is complete, Double-D will switch directions and head southwest, anxious to join the High Limit Sprint Car Series in a two-day attack at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, Florida, on Monday and Tuesday, February 12-13.

“We’re ready to get started,” Danny Dietrich, ace of the Weikert’s Livestock, Sandoe’s Fruit Market, Pace Performance, Cochrancars.com, York Excavating, Big Cove Whitetail Trophy Hunts, Drop Of Ink Tattoo, Self Made Racing, No. 48 sprint car, expressed. “We always look forward to getting to Florida. It gives us the opportunity to shake things down and get a feel for the car before things get rolling in Pennsylvania. We have some new partners on board, as well as a ton of great returning support, so it’s nice to get them some additional exposure. We’re going to roll down there ready to go and hopefully kick things off in a great way.”

Despite Dietrich’s Florida visit limited to just once a year, the Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, native has certainly found comfort, scoring a World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series podium finish in their respective 2023 DIRTcar Nationals opener; one of seven top-tens with the Greatest Show On Dirt in 2023.

As it stands, Dietrich will kick-off his Pennsylvania schedule with Lincoln Speedway’s annual Icebreaker on February 24-25. Traditionally a one-day show, the now two-day Icebreaker Weekend will award $5,000-to-win each.

2024 Florida Agenda: February 6: Volusia Speedway Park [Practice] February 7: Volusia Speedway Park February 8: Volusia Speedway Park February 9: Volusia Speedway Park February 10: Volusia Speedway Park February 12: East Bay Raceway Park February 13: East Bay Raceway Park

SPECIAL THANKS: Danny Dietrich and Gary Kauffman Racing would like to thank all of their current marketing partners including: Weikert’s Livestock, Sandoe’s Fruit Market, Pace Performance, Cochrancars.com, York Excavating, Big Cove Whitetail Trophy Hunts, Drop Of Ink Tattoo, Self Made Racing, Racer’s New & Used Parts Warehouse, RV 4 Wheel Drive & Performance Automotive Inc, Blud Lubricants.

SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook: www.facebook.com/gkrracing X: www.twitter.com/dannydietrich Merchandise: www.dannydietrich.com/merch News: www.dannydietrich.com News: www.fullyinjected.com

BROADCAST COVERAGE: Watch the World of Outlaws online at www.dirtvision.com. Watch Lincoln Speedway and Port Royal Speedway online at www.floracing.com. Watch Williams Grove Speedway online at www.dirtvision.com. Watch High Limit Sprint Car Series online at www.floracing.com.

 

 

OPEN WHEEL SHOWDOWN UNVEILS NEW DATE AND VENUE FOR 2024

IRWINDALE, CALIFORNIA (January 15, 2024) - Davey Hamilton Jr. has officially shared updates on the second annual Davey Hamilton Jr’s Open Wheel Showdown, revealing an exciting new location and date for 2024. Scheduled from November 22-24, 2024, at Irwindale Speedway in Irwindale, California, this year's Open Wheel Showdown promises to deliver thrilling action on the half-mile progressively banked oval.

The weekend’s lineup will consist of Super Modifieds, National Midgets, and, of course, the Winged Pavement Sprint Cars. Once again, the winner of the National Midget main event will receive $10,000 and the Sprint Car winner will take home $50,000. Hamilton also announced his team is working hard to ensure all teams who do not advance to the A-main will still receive prize money, with the complete purse breakdown set to be unveiled soon.

The shift in date to a Friday through Sunday format strategically positions the event between the USAC National Midget Series West Coast Swing and the renowned annual Turkey Night Grand Prix, offering fans a week filled with diverse open-wheel racing.

Irwindale Speedway, renowned for hosting numerous USAC National and Western States Midget Series events, will witness the return of National Midgets to its racy ½ mile progressive-banked oval, a sight unseen since the 2011 Turkey Night Grand Prix.

Midgets have left an indelible mark on the speedway's 25-year history, with the late Dave Steele clinching the victory in the inaugural event in March 1999, marking the opening of Irwindale Speedway with a USAC Western States Midget triumph. The upcoming Open Wheel Showdown also marks the revival of winged sprint cars at Irwindale Speedway, absent since 2019 when Bobby Santos III secured a King of the Wing event on November 10.

The commencement of the entry process for the 2024 Open Wheel Showdown is scheduled for February 1. Teams are encouraged to promptly submit their entries as sprint car entries are limited to 65, owing to pit constraints. Sales for RV spots will also begin on February 1, while ticket sales will be made available closer to the event.

Expressing his excitement about the venue change, Davey Hamilton Jr. stated, "I am thrilled to bring the Open Wheel Showdown to Irwindale Speedway, ensuring great racing and an exceptional fan experience. After an incredible debut last year, we are upping the ante with an expanded purse in 2024. A heartfelt thank you to Tim and everyone at Irwindale Speedway for making this possible."

For further details on the second annual Davey Hamilton Jr’s Open Wheel Showdown or to submit an official entry for this year’s event, visit www.openwheelshowdown.com. Entry opens on February 1st

 

 

Eastern Motorsport Press Association Celebrates Excellence and Professionalism at 51st Convention

(Wilkes-Barre, PA) When Jonathan Swift said ‘everything old is new again’ in the 1700’s, the 51st Eastern Motorsport Press Association (EMPA) convention proved he was right. With new business sponsors joining our longtime supporters, new winners of the organization’s various contests, a new Saturday format, new Association members in attendance, and a new venue, superior teamwork combined to make what several said was the best-ever EMPA convention. That’s a home run in another sport, but for motorsports professionals it was a checkered flag.

Members and supporters gathered at the Holiday Inn East Mountain in Wilkes-Barre, PA for a weekend that annually blends work with celebration. The event is made possible because of support from the business community and individuals involved in some aspect of motorsports.

The induction of outstanding individuals into the EMPA Hall of Fame is the weekend’s crown jewel event. This year two asphalt racers (George Kent and the late Ted Christopher), two dirt racers (Brett Hearn and Billy Pauch, Sr.) and two motorsports professionals (writer Ron Hedger and photographer Ace Lane, Jr.) received the most votes from EMPA members and are now in the hall.

Hearn remarked that when you’re racing you don’t think about what you’ve done, you think about what you’re going to do. Pauch said the EMPA membership made drivers like him heroes by what they wrote and the pictures they took. Emotions took over during a pair of acceptance speeches. Mike Christopher accepted the award for his late twin brother, Ted, while Lane mentioned how many photographers his late father had inspired during his own Hall of Fame career.

EMPA’s President, Dino Oberto, kicked things off by welcoming everyone to the convention during the Friday evening Belmont’s Garage Champions Night. This event was added several years ago as a way to interview various track champions during the recently completed season. He, Carol Houssock and Earl Krause interviewed Micah Adams (Evergreen Raceway), Brett Tonkin (Penn Can/Afton), Zane Zeiner (ROC Modified Series), Logan Watt (Grandview), Nick Robinson (Chemung Speedrome), Josh Patterson (East Coast TQ Midgets), Ryan Godown (Georgetown/New Egypt), and Buddy Sload (ATQMRA).

Saturday morning press conferences featured Mike Lewis from Dover Motor Speedway, Kyle Taraska from the ATQMRA, Chris Dolack from World Racing Group, and Steven Ovens from Land of Legends Raceway. Each spoke highlighted 2023 and provided information on the upcoming season. Ovens presented data from their video coverage, which is free and proving beneficial for racers seeking sponsorship.

EMPA’s Vice President, Karl Fredrickson, introduced the keynote speaker, Dave Argabright. He spoke about his entrance into motorsports and how communicating with the public has changed over the years. He kept the audience engaged with his light-hearted stories of working with the likes of Chris Economaki, as a columnist and later as author of a book on the legendary man. Argabright told the members that you have to be unique, entertaining, relevant and informative. He added that he is most proud that the racing community accepted him.

Bob Stephens, a retired pilot and former race car owner, joined Argabright and Ovens in a panel discussion on the changing world of motorsports media. Stephens,

who spent years as a member of the distinguished Blue Angels and flew for Southwest Airlines for over 30 years, shared what he sees as almost one-to-one similarities between being in the military and NASCAR Cup racing. He stated that each requires a high level of professionalism and reliance on a team for success. The panel then discussed artificial intelligence, which is certain to infiltrate and appeal to some who accept nonsense. Argabright added the importance of works like credibility, accountability and integrity when putting your name to what you write or shoot as a photographer. Ovens emphasized the importance of getting the word out.

Oberto mentioned three awards to close out the morning session. He recognized Rich Corbett, now living in Florida, with a President’s Award for his dedication to, and marketing of, EMPA. Corbett recruits new members on an ongoing basis. Carol Houssock accepted George Kent’s Hall of Fame award. Kent had planned to attend but a medical issue prevented travel. She will present the statue to Kent at the upcoming Chemung Speedrome banquet. Pete MacDonald received the Howie and Mary Hodge photography award from Mike Jaworecki, Sr.

Oberto facilitated an engaging afternoon discussion among three book authors in attendance. Dave Argabright, Buffy Swanson, and Jim (JK) Kelly spoke of the arduous task of actually writing a book, from coming up with the idea or subject, through distribution. They agreed there is no one way to do. Those writing fiction have to paint the whole story, while non-fiction books required careful photo selection. Even coming up with a title can be as simple as hearing a phrase or having ideas just come to them. This discussion was very well received by the membership.

Saturday evening was all about awards. Those going in the Hall of Fame received their hardware and spoke a few words. Emcee and President Dino Oberto then moved in to the presentation of driver, member and other awards listed below. Matt Hirschman and Matt Sheppard were on hand, just as they were a year ago, to receive hardware for being voted the Northeast asphalt and dirt drivers of the year. Both repeated a prior season of excellence and incredible numbers. Ryan Blaney and Ricky Thornton, Jr. were voted the National asphalt and dirt drivers of the year. Blaney sent a video thanking the membership for their votes, saying it was special to receive this award from an organization where both his father and grandfather are in the EMPA Hall of Fame.

Reviews of the weekend have come in swiftly, with many saying they had attended the best convention ever. EMPA remains dedicated to promoting the best in motorsports through its professional, associate and corporate members.

2023 Pocono Raceway/EMPA Writer’s Contest

Feature: 1st Ron Hedger (Speed Sport Insider), 2nd Thomas Pope (Speedway Illustrated), 3rd Mike Adaskaveg (Outsidegroove.com)

Column: 1st Dan Anderson (Speedway Illustrated), 2nd Scott Walsh (Scranton Times-Tribune), 3rd Karl Fredrickson (Speedway Illustrated)

Personality Profile: 1st Carol Houssock (Speedway Illustrated), 2nd Mike Adaskaveg (Outsidegroove.com), 3rd Bobby Chalmers (Race Pro Weekly)

Race Report: 1st Scott Walsh (Scranton Times-Tribune), 2nd Nick Graziano (Worldofoutlaws.com), 3rd Ron Hedger (Speedsport.com)

News: 1st Scott Walsh (Scranton Times-Tribune), 2nd Mike Adaskaveg (Outsidegroove.com), 3rd Len Sammons (Area Auto Racing News)

2023 Brice’s NAPA Auto Photography Contest

Action: 1st Brent Smith, 2nd Harry Meeks, 3rd Brent Smith, honorable mention Tommy Lane, Jack Kromer

Action Sequence: 1st Duane Canfield, 2nd Jim Smith, 3rd Harry Meeks, honorable mention Debbie Gastelu

Crash Action: 1st Bobby Chalmers, 2nd Todd Dziadosz, 3rd Peter MacDonald, honorable mention Evan Canfield, Bob Yurko

Feature: 1st Jack Kromer, 2nd Bob Yurko, 3rd Walt Smith, honorable mention Tommy Lane, Duane Canfield

Picture Story: 1st Bob Yurko, 2nd Erika Bye, 3rd Paul Arch, honorable mention Paul Arch (2)

Portrait & Personality: 1st Jack Kromer, 2nd Bob Yurko, 3rd Matt Butcosk, honorable mention Duane Canfield, Brent Smith, Matt Butcosk

Pure Art: 1st Duane Canfield, 2nd Matt Butcosk, 3rd Brent Smith, honorable mention Debbie Gastelu, Walt Smith, Kristen Cocca

Unpublished Color: 1st Brent Smith, 2nd Todd Dziadosz, 3rd Brent Smith, honorable mention Micah Adams, Todd Dziadosz, Jeremy Zarfus

Portfolio: Brent Smith

Best of Show: Brent Smith

EMPA Hall of Fame: Ted Christopher, Brett Hearn, Ron Hedger, George Kent, Ace Lane, Jr., Billy Pauch, Sr.

Junie Dunlevy Spirit of the Sport: Red Farmer

Janice Brice photo award: Matt Butcosk

John Blewett III Young Gun, Presented by New England Race Fuels: Austin Beers

Jerry Reigle Outstanding Contribution to Sprint Car Racing: Allan Holland

Richie Evans Northeast Asphalt Driver of the Year: Matt Hirschman

Richie Evans Northeast Dirt Driver of the Year: Matt Sheppard

Al Holbert National Dirt Driver of the Year: Ricky Thornton Jr.

Al Holbert National Asphalt Driver of the Year; Ryan Blaney

Chris Economaki Newsmaker of the Year: High Limit Sprint Car Series

Ace Lane, Sr. Photographer of the Year: Evan Canfield

Jim Hunter Writer of the Year: Bruce Bennett

President’s Award: Rich Corbett

Howie and Mary Hodge Photo: Pete MacDonald

 

 

KINGSHOTT PODIUMS; MADSEN READY TO GO

IT has certainly been a busy Christmas-New Year period for the Krikke Motorsport team, but their 2023-24 season is set to get even busier. Following regular team driver Dayne Kingshott continuing his solid season by securing a podium finish overall in the final USA VS WA Speedweek Series point standings, the team will this week be welcoming back Kerry Madsen for a short Australian stint.

After six rounds of the USA VS WA Speedweek Series coming up against some of the world’s best 410 Sprintcar drivers, including Americans Brad Sweet and Rico Abreu, Kingshott managed to perform consistently with numerous impressive results and by virtue of this he finished third in the final USA VS WA Speedweek Series point standings behind winner Callum Williamson and second-placed Abreu. Kingshott had finished in equal second, but he lost the position due to a countback to Abreu.

“This season’s USA VS WA Speedweek Series was by far the toughest it’s ever been, and it was great having the quality of international drivers, like Brad Sweet and Rico Abreu, come over, as their presence certainly helps lift the standard of competition here in Western Australia,” commented Kingshott, whose USA VS WA Speedweek Series highlight came via third-place finish in the fourth round at the Perth Motorplex.

“To finish the USA VS WA Speedweek Series as one of the highest placing locals was a big thrill, and although we had some rounds that were harder than others, the team and I always kept our focus and worked our way back to the front of the field.”

For Kingshott, his USA VS WA Speedweek Series campaign saw him not finish outside the top-10 finishers, following a sixth, a fifth, a ninth, a third, a fifth and a seventh over the six rounds. On occasions during the USA VS WA Speedweek Series, Kingshott was forced to come from deep in the field, but he showed a lot of skill and determination aboard the WA # 2 Mobil 1 / Bunbury Toyota supported Maxim to get back to the pointy end of the field.

As a result of his solid USA VS WA Speedweek Series performance, Kingshott has been able to maintain his current Maddington Toyota Series point standings lead.

“A strong run throughout Speedweek has done our Maddington Toyota Series winning hopes no harm, as we were able to collect a good bag of points at each of the rounds, and the team and I are really pleased about that,” Kingshott commented.

“There were occasions over Speedweek when the team and I had our backs to the wall, but we fought through it and were able to salvage a result, which are moments that can potentially define our team’s Maddington Toyota Series winning hopes at season’s end.”

The focus for the Krikke Motorsport team turns to their east coast trip with star driver Kerry Madsen over the next fortnight. The American-based Australian will reunite with the team to contest this Thursday night’s King’s Challenge at Borderline Speedway (SA), followed by

the Grand Annual Classic at Premier Speedway (Vic) on January 19, 20 and 21, and then the Australian 410 Sprintcar Championship back at Premier Speedway on January 26 and 27.

“We are looking forward to having Kerry back with the team, we had a good run with him last summer here and he’s coming off a good season in America, so we are quietly confident we will be able to hit the ground running,” enthused Krikke Motorsport team manager Ryan Krikke.

“This season’s east coast trip is more experience for our team’s crew chief Matty (Cochrane), as well as our regular team driver Dayne who will be coming over with us to help, so it’s good exposure for them both. Competing in the Grand Annual Classic and the Australian Championship gets us out of our comfort zone, which is important, as it is next level for sure! It’s a very exciting time for the whole team.”

After the Australian Championship weekend with Madsen, the Krikke Motorsport team will return to the west coast, where Kingshott will continue his Maddington Toyota Series campaign with the next round on February 3 at Kingshott and the team’s home track: Bunbury Speedway.

Final USA VS WA Speedweek Series Point Standings (after 6 completed rounds):

1 Callum Williamson - 862 points

2 Rico Abreu - 830

3 Dayne Kingshott - 830

4 Brock Zearfoss - 818

5 Kaiden Manders - 796

Latest Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series Point Standings (after 10 rounds):

1 Dayne Kingshott - 1686 points

2 James Inglis - 1664

3 Brad Maiolo - 1596

4 Kaiden Manders - 1578

5 Jamie Maiolo - 1574

The Krikke Motorsport team would like to thank their 2023-24 season supporters:

• Mobil 1

• Bunbury Toyota

• Maxwill Racing Engines

• PWR Advanced Cooling Technology

• Redline Media

• Hough Cabinets

• RPM Race Products

• Taralea Farm Macadamias

• Performance Racegear

• P1 Advanced Racewear Australia and New Zealand

• Number 4 Composites

• AFCO Shock Doctor

• Resolve Automotive Spraypainters

• Blackbeard Custom Designs

• JP Signs

• www.krikkemotorsport.store

To keep up to date with the Krikke Motorsport team, visit their website at krikkemotorsport.com.au or follow them on their social-media channels – Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter – by searching Krikke Motorsport.

 

 

IMPRESSIVE SOUTHERN TRIP FOR DAVIS

WHEN it came to expectations recently heading into his first Sprintcar racing trip down into the south-east of Queensland, Brodie Davis hadn’t set any lofty expectations, but he well and truly exceeded them, which included scoring a 410 Sprintcar podium result.

As a relative newcomer to Sprintcar racing, along with being based up in Cairns in North Queensland where he competes between Cairns Speedway and Mareeba Speedway tracks and campaigns a LS powered Sprintcar, the 21-year-old was up against it when he headed on his adventure into south-east Queensland, as he contested the recent $30,000 to win Red Hot Summer Shootout at Hi-Tec Oils Toowoomba Speedway in Queensland and the $10,000 to win Lil Aussie Open at Castrol Lismore Speedway in NSW, but he well and truly stood up to be counted aboard his NQ # 51 Aero6four Racing Products / JG Diesel supported Maxim that is owned by fellow Cairns resident and veteran Sprintcar racer Leigh Holman.

Davis, who has a total of only two seasons to his name in Sprintcars and during this time has taken out a total of a dozen feature-race wins – including the most recent Queensland Title for the Pro Sprint category, proved very competitive throughout the Red Hot Summer Shootout amongst his 410 Sprintcar rivals that consisted of Australia’s and some of America’s best racers, which saw him record solid B-main results. After three consecutive nights of racing, Davis had a night off and then ventured down to Lismore Speedway in northern NSW, and it was where he quickly adapted to the showground track layout and came away with an outstanding third-place finish in the Lil Aussie Open feature race behind two of the country’s top racers in winner Luke Oldfield and current Australian Champion Jock Goodyer in second.

“Sprintcar racing in North Queensland is going along quite well at the moment, especially with the LS engine concept, but the goal for venturing down in south-east Queensland was to expand our knowledge and for me to gain more experience as a driver, as well as help us prepare for the Australian Championship down in Victoria later this season, and we are very happy with how the whole trip panned out,” expressed Davis.

“Running up against some of the world’s best Sprintcar racers was a massive thrill and I learned so much over the four nights of racing. After three encouraging nights at Toowoomba, to head down to Lismore and finish on the podium was one of my career highlights, as the track really suited the car and my driving style, and it rewarded the team and I with a podium result.”

The Holman and Davis families share quite a history together, as Holman in the mid-1990s was the first person to give Brodie’s dad, Scott, his first start in a Sprintcar and Leigh also raced against Brodie’s mother, Heidi, and family, the Jonsson Racing team, during this time, so it’s quite fitting it’s gone full circle over two decades later and Holman is now doing the same with Brodie.

 

 

Tanner Carrick Opens Chili Bowl Midget Nationals in Victory Lane Before Finishing 7th in Saturday’s Finale

PETERSEN MEDIA: For the second time in three years, Tanner Carrick was able to celebrate in victory lane during the opening night of the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals. Monday night, Carrick went toe-to-toe with fellow Californian, Shane Golobic, and was able to score his second career prelim win at the prestigious event as it locked him into Saturday’s feature event.

“Prelim nights are everything at Chili Bowl, and the last few years we have been extremely good, you just can’t afford bad luck like we had in 2023,” Tanner Carrick said. “It was great to open the week up with a win, and then keep an eye on the rest of the week knowing we were locked into the big dance.”

Lining the California Waterfowl/D.R. Horton backed No. 98 up in the third row of his heat race, Carrick had his elbows up as he gained three positions and pocketed a second-place finish.

Locking himself into a qualifier, the Lincoln, CA driver continued to flex his muscle aboard his Keith Kunz Motorsports prepared entry as he charged from his fourth starting position to pick up a win as he put himself in very good position for the impending feature event.

Finding himself fourth in nightly points once qualifiers were complete, Carrick was set to take the green flag from the second row for the 30-lap feature event with two lock in positions into Saturday’s ‘A’ up for grabs.

When the race came to life, Carrick admitted to making a few mistakes in the opening circuits as he searched around the race track. Falling back to fifth initially, Carrick was able to settle down and begin his journey to the front as he was up in second on the race’s fifth lap.

Chasing after Cannon McIntosh, Carrick was able to close in on the leader on the 10th lap only to see a caution pause the action, before a lap 12 caution again set up a restart and gave the leaders clear track.

Stalking McIntosh when the action resumed, Carrick made his move on the 14th lap as he was able to get by his KKM teammate and take command of the feature event. A late restart with 24 laps complete saw Golobic take a shot on Carrick for the lead but Carrick was able to counter and keep the top spot, and was then able to fend off one final challenge on the final lap as he went on to claim the victory.

Locked into Saturday’s feature event, Carrick returned to the speedway early Saturday afternoon to take part in the pole shuffle, where a third-place finish put him in the second row for the 55-lap Chili Bowl Midget Nationals feature event.

When the feature event finally came to life Saturday night, Carrick slipped back to fifth where he ran for much of the feature event as he battled hard for positron with some of the best drivers in the world.

Slipping back to sixth on a restart, Carrick fell back as far as ninth as his entry got out of sorts. Settling back in, Carrick was able to work his way back into seventh before rubber on the speedway became a factor and created a single file surface.

When the checkered flag flew, Carrick capped his 2024 Chili Bowl off with a seventh-place finish.

“I am really thankful for KKM and their effort,” Tanner Carrick said. “It is no secret this is a big undertaking for our team, and each year we have strong cars hitting the track night in and night out. I also want to thank CA Waterfowl for coming on board for the week, as well as all of the great people and companies that continue to support me.”

Tanner Carrick would like to thank CVC, Cemex, Interstate Oil, D.R. Horton, Conti, Harris and Sloan, Hanson Truss, Eddie’s Lincoln Auto Body, Simpson Strong-Tie, A&A Concrete Supply, Kaeding Performance, and Arai for their continued support.

BY THE NUMBERS: Starts: 2, Wins: 1, Top 5’s: 1, Top 10’s: 2

ON TAP: Tanner Carrick will now sit idle until racing action kicks off in CA later this spring.

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Twenty Events Scheduled for POWRi WAR Sprint League in 2024

Belleville, IL. (1/16/24) Setting an eager schedule of twenty highly anticipated events on nine fan-favorite running grounds throughout the Midwest arranges the 2024 yearly racing agenda for the POWRi Wingless Auto Racing Sprint League.

Setting a driver-friendly schedule of competition, entrants will see open-wheel action throughout a trio of states including Missouri, Iowa, and Kentucky; ranging from late April until early November as the POWRi Wingless Auto Racing Sprint League kicks off the season at the Second Annual Open Wheel Classic at I-70 Speedway on Saturday, April 20th.

Continuing with the traditions of previous years, POWRi WAR will return to Callaway Raceway for the first time since 2015 for the MO-Mid State Nationals on Friday, May 3rd followed by the Thirteenth Annual Open Wheel Showdown at the ‘Diamond of Dirt Tracks’ Lucas Oil Speedway on Saturday, May 4th.

Working together to strengthen car counts will witness four separate show-up point events to be contended in conjunction with the Western Iowa Non-Wing Sprints, with first-time visits to Shelby County Speedway on Friday, June 14th, and Crawford County Speedway on Saturday, June 15th as well as a weekend debut at Mason City Speedway on July 19-20.

Expanding into the Bluegrass State for the first time in POWRi Wingless Auto Racing Sprint history, the league will debut at Paducah International Raceway on July 12-13 in support of the POWRi 410 Outlaw Sprint two-day showcase.

One of the biggest honorary events every year for the POWRi WAR Sprint League continues as the Diamond of the Dirt Tracks hosts the Fourteenth Annual Jesse Hockett/Daniel McMillin Memorial on September 12-14 at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland Missouri.

Serving as a staple of the POWRi Wingless Auto Racing Sprint League yearly competition, Valley Speedway will once again host the fan-favorite ‘King of Kansas City’ as the penultimate event of 2024 on Saturday, October 5th.

Returning for six separate nightly visits to the POWRi WAR home facility of ‘The Lake’ will scatter throughout the season including the Independence Celebrations on July 5-6, the Sixth Annual Non-Wing Nationals on August 31-September 1, and the Championship Weekend slated to complete the season on November 1-2.

POWRi Wingless Auto Racing Sprint League 2024 Schedule:

4/20/2024 | I-70 Motorsports Park | Odessa, MO

5/3/2024 | Callaway Raceway | Fulton, MO

5/4/2024 | Lucas Oil Speedway | Wheatland, MO

5/26/2024 | Double X Speedway | California, MO

*6/14/2024 | Crawford County Speedway | Denison, IA

*6/15/2024 | Shelby County Speedway | Harlan, IA

7/5/2024 | Lake Ozark Speedway | Eldon, MO

7/6/2024 | Lake Ozark Speedway | Eldon, MO

7/12/2024 | Paducah International Raceway | Paducah, KY

7/13/2024 | Paducah International Raceway | Paducah, KY

*7/19/2024 | Mason City Speedway | Mason City, IA

*7/20/2024 | Mason City Speedway | Mason City, IA

8/31/2024 | Lake Ozark Speedway | Eldon, MO

9/1/2024 | Lake Ozark Speedway | Eldon, MO

9/12/2024 | Lucas Oil Speedway | Wheatland, MO

9/13/2024 | Lucas Oil Speedway | Wheatland, MO

9/14/2024 | Lucas Oil Speedway | Wheatland, MO

10/5/2024 | Valley Speedway | Grain Valley, MO

11/1/2024 | Lake Ozark Speedway | Eldon, MO

11/2/2024 | Lake Ozark Speedway | Eldon, MO

*WAR Wildcard Events to be run in conjunction with the Western Iowa Non-Wing Sprints, Show-Up 50-point seasonal events only.

The schedule is subject to alterations and cancelations with TBA events currently being finalized, future updates will be posted as confirmed. To be eligible for the point fund, members must participate in at least 80% of the completed events during the season. POWRi Memberships are available online at https://www.myracepass.com/series/1572/registrations/.

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WILLIAM SHINES FOR BOHUD RACING

SINCE the formation of Bohud Racing, the main goal for team owner Scott Jones has been to give young drivers the opportunity to go 410 Sprintcar racing, and the latest example of this came at Nowra Speedway last Saturday night, when substitute driver William Lucas put in a solid performance.

Filling in for regular Bohud Racing team driver Michael Stewart, who was away competing in the Chili Bowl Nationals over in America, William – a driver with only 10 race meetings in a 410 Sprintcar to his name – enjoyed an impressive run throughout the night and ended it with a second-place finish in the feature race.

“I can’t speak highly enough about William, from the first time I got in contact with him to run for the team through to last night’s on-track performance, he’s been great to deal with,” expressed proud Bohud Racing team owner Scott Jones.

“The goal for the night was to just put a decent car under him and the rest was going to be up to him, and he well and truly stood up and showed his ability behind the wheel by driving well all night.”

Jones, from Unanderra on the south coast of NSW, continued on by saying that he really enjoyed the night and being able to provide a fellow local driver a chance to run the team’s NS # 14 ARRMA Australia / Illawarra Truck Repairs & Spares backed Triple X car.

“When it was announced that Sprintcars were returning to Nowra Speedway and the fact our regular driver Michael (Stewart) wasn’t going to be able to race, the team and I got thinking, and that’s when William’s name come up, and I’m so glad I was able to provide this opportunity to him and we were able to enjoy a solid night,” he said.

“Bohud Racing was formed to give young drivers a chance behind the wheel of a 410 Sprintcar with a strong team, and as Michael has proven what he can do with good support behind him, and now William is another example of this.”

As one would expect, the Kembla Heights-based William was thrilled with his run last night at Nowra Speedway, but at the same time, he was very grateful for the chance provided to him by the Bohud Racing team.

 

 

Pioneer Pole Buildings’ Motorsports Influence To Be On Display At Front Of This Weekend’s Show At Greater Philadelphia Expo Center

OAKS, PA - When the doors open at the Pioneer Pole Buildings Motorsports 2024 show this Friday and Saturday, January 19th and 20th at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, the involvement of the title sponsor for the last ten events will be showcased at the front entrance.

Pioneer Pole Buildings (PPB) has been the title sponsor of the Motorsports show since 2014. Their support and sponsorship of local short-track racing on many different levels will become obvious when walking around their spacious display at the show when it opens at 2 PM on Friday and 10 AM on Saturday.

PPB, headquarter in Schuylkill Haven, PA, will be promoting their product line while showcasing a Modified, Sprint Car, Late Model, Micro Sprint and Slingshot they will sponsor this season.

That will include the unveiling of a brand-new No. 1 dirt Modified owned and to be driven by Billy Pauch Jr. this season. Pauch’s famous father, now retired from Modified competition, has anchored the front of the display annually for many years, now it’s his son’s car.

The winningest open cockpit driver in the northeast in 2023, Freddie Rahmer will have his No. 51 410 Sprint Car, a number made famous by his father as well, on display.

Craig Von Dohren’s new No. 30 and Kevin Hirthler’s No. 117 Modifieds will also be a part of the display as well as Jonathan Swanson’s USAC East non-wing Sprint Car,

Showing the range of PPB’s support in racing, Jim Bernheisel’s No. 31 Super Late Model will be on display as well as Brett Bieber’s Slingshot and Micro Sprints to be driven by Matthew and Trent Warner. Davey Sammons’ PPB sponsored No. 79 Modified and Logan Watt’s No. 4w will be located just across the aisle way in the Bob Hilbert Sportswear booth.

Team PPB drivers will also be signing special autograph cards as part of three different groups on Saturday afternoon. Stop by and get an autograph and photo with your favorite driver!

Sprint Car drivers will kick off the autographs on Saturday from 12 noon to 1 AM with the Rahmers: Fred, Freddie and Brandon joined by brothers Jonathan and David Swanson along with Trevor Kobylarz.

The legend Billy “The Kid” Pauch Sr, his son Billy Jr. and grandson Billy III will anchor the 1 to 2 PM group along with Mason Peters, Steve Sterner, Christian Bruno, Jared Umbenhauer, Matthew Warner, Trent Warner, Christian Donati and Logan Watt.

Von Dohren, the winningest driver in the history of the Grandview Speedway and Super Late Model veteran Jim Bernheisel and son Bryan headline the 2:00-3:00 PM group along with Davey Sammons.

The Hirthler family will also be a part of this group. That includes Modified and Sportsman racers Kevin Hirthler and brother Brian. Kevin’s son Jesse (Sportsman) and daughter Kayla (Quarter Midgets) will join them as well.

Pioneer Pole Buildings, Inc. takes great pride in constructing the highest quality, most structurally sound buildings in the industry. All buildings are designed for a 90 MPH minimum wind load. Every Pioneer building is individually designed by their expert engineering department and is built on site. Company representatives will be on hand during the two-day show to answer any questions regarding their services.

The Pioneer sponsored cars will be part of nearly 200 race cars of all kinds on display. Many speedways and organizations will use the show to announce their plans for the new season.

A continuous offering of informative racer seminars will make Motorsports extra important day for racers. Check out the recently released schedule on the show web-site.

Former NASCAR Cup series driver Ken Schrader and Jimmy Spencer will be talk racing on stage during the show and signing autographs. A special tribute to long-time successful Sprint Car owner Bob Weikert will be held during the entire show.

On Friday at 8 PM the Aqua-Duck Water Transport sponsored Ms. Motorsports pageant will be held. Thanks to Aqua-Duck, this year’s winner will again receive $2,500 and the sw­im suit winner $500.

After the show closes on Friday at 9 PM a post-show party, hosted by Old Milwaukee Beer, will follow to 12 midnight in D-Hall. Bucket of beer specials, a full bar and a range of different food items will be available. A live band and a DJ will offer non-stop music.

The RAACE Foundation sponsored Big Wheel races will be held on Saturday at 3 PM in three ages groups from 3 to 9. No pre-entry is needed, children with their parents must check in at the stage area prior to 1 PM. Big Wheels are supplied.

The show is open on Friday from 2 to 9PM. Saturday hours are 10 to 7 PM. The show box office opens daily one hour prior before the show. A special show area that includes the Bob Weikert Tribute is open for pre-show viewing. A complete schedule is available on-line at motorsportstradeshow.com.

The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks continues to be a great location in the center of the northeast motorsports world right in the suburbs of Philadelphia. It’s easy in and easy out with plenty of Free parking surrounding the Expo Center.

 

 

USAC National Champion Justin Grant To Drive Cicconi/ Preece TQ Midget In Atlantic City’s NAPA Auto Parts Weekend On January 26-27

Atlantic, City, NJ - Justin Grant, a USAC three-division standout, will be heading east to race in the Indoor Auto Racing Series races inside Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. over the January 26-27 Friday-Saturday NAPA Auto Parts race weekend. Grant will drive the highly regarded No. 59 Lou Cicconi/ Donny Preece owned TQ Midget.

For the third consecutive season, and fourth time overall, the California native captured the $10,000 USAC National Drivers Championship. To do so he gathered more total points across the three USAC national divisions throughout the duration of the 2023 campaign.

Grant was crowned the USAC National Sprint Car champion for a second straight year, finished second in the USAC National Midget Series standings and was third in the Silver Crown Series. Yet for all of his open wheel accomplishments, driving a TQ Midget indoors will be a first for him.

“Never raced a TQ Midget before but they look pretty wicked. To be able to do it with Lou, who knows so much about the cars and the track is a great opportunity,” Grant shared before competing at the Chili Bowl Indoor dirt Midget Car event in Tulsa, OK this past weekend.

Grant was blunt in his aspirations for the Atlantic City weekend.

“I don’t get in a race car with the intention of not winning,” he said.

To prepare Grant will fly in for the Boardwalk Hall closed to the public practice on Thursday. Grant has not yet seen the Cicconi car but aware it was a top ten finisher at the series opener in Allentown, PA with Jake Trainor driving.

“Thursday will be to get acquainted with the car and with the track. Friday afternoon, it’s about trying to find the speed. Will be figuring it out all night, what positions you can put yourself in, what you can’t get away with,” said Grant.

“But on Saturday, we should be ready to perform.”

Thanks to a new format this year, Grant will be able to compete in two separate and unique feature events.

On Saturday night January 27th, the TQ Midgets will compete in the 22nd running the Gambler’s Classic. A traditional format of time trials, heat races and B-mains, will lead up to the 40 Lap A-Main on Saturday.

On Friday night, the inaugural running of the BlackJack 21 for the TQ Midgets will be held. The night will be closed out with a 21 lap, 21 car race paying $2,100 to the winner.

To qualify for that event, racers will compete in a unique format, that maximizes track time for all competitors and treats fans to multiple main events among the stars of the TQ Midget division.

The top 28 fastest competitors from afternoon qualifying will lock into a pair of split field (Red & Black) 20 lap A-Qualifiers. The remaining competitors will head to a pair of 7 Come 11 heat races, with the top 7 finishers advancing to the back of the A-Qualifiers.

The top 10 finishers from the two 20 lap $500 to win qualifiers will then advance to the finale, the 21 Lap, 21 car, BlackJack 21 main event.

The final BlackJack 21 starter will come from a special race for the competitors who up until this point, have had the worst day. The “Craps” race, will be made up of all competitors that failed to advance to the A-Qualifiers. This race will be 10 laps, with the winner given the 21st and final starting spot in Friday night’s main event.

As in the past, the Slingshots and Champ Karts will continue to be a part of all the Concrete Series events. Also, returning to Atlantic City for a second year will be the wingless “Dirt” 600cc Micro Sprints.

Tickets for the event are on sale and available through Ticketmaster and at the Boardwalk Hall box office. For more information visit indoorautoracing. com.

For race fans who cannot make the trip to get the best experience at the event, quality DTD-TV pay-per-view will be available for both nights on the web at dirttrackdigest.tv.

 

 

Justin Liskai tabbed as Attica Raceway Park Director of Operations

Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024

ATTICA, Ohio – Attica Raceway Park Promoter John Bores has tabbed Justin Liskai as the new director of operations at “Ohio’s Finest Racing” facility.

Liskai will work closely with long-time Attica operations director Rex LeJeune and Bores over the next few months, learning the position. Liskai, 34, the son of Attica’s long-time announcer Brian Liskai and grandson of former sprint car driver Al Liskai, started at Attica helping with clean-up following races when he was a teenager. Justin also served as race director and head scorer at Fremont Speedway in the past and has helped as a pit worker at Attica the last few years.

“I’m excited to be able to work with the staff, fans, race teams and marketing partners at a track where I grew up. I want to thank John Bores for the opportunity and I look forward to learning the ins and outs from Rex who has over 40 years of experience in the sport,” said Liskai.

“Justin has a passion for the sport and is very knowledgeable and has a calm and patient demeanor which this position demands. I believe he will be a great fit with our Attica family,” said Bores.

Liskai will work with Bores and LeJeune over the coming weeks to finalize the 2024 schedule which is set to begin Friday, March 15 with the Callie’s Performance Products 410 Sprints, the Dirt Nerds Podcast Powered by Propane UMP Late Models and the Fremont Fence 305 Sprints.

Liskai’s email address is justin@atticaracewaypark.com and his track phone number is 419-217-5436

(419) 217-5436

For more information go to www.atticaracewaypark.com or follow the track on Twitter @atticaracewyprk or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/atticaracewaypark and Instagram at attica_raceway_park.

 

 

PIONEER POLE BUILDINGS MOTORSPORTS 2024 SHOW

Special Tribute To Legendary Car Owner Bob Weikert At Pioneer Pole Buildings Motorsports 2024

Oaks, PA - Legendary car owner Bob Weikert will be remembered in a special tribute to be held at the Pioneer Pole Buildings Motorsports 2023 Show. The two-day show will be held at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA, its home since 2010, on Friday, January 19th from 2-9 p.m. and Saturday, January 20 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

After a highly successful Billy Pauch Tribute during the entire January 2023 event, Weikert’s career as a car owner will be featured in a large D-Hall exhibit in 2024. Several of the famed Weikert’s Livestock No. 29 Sprint Cars will be on display and many drivers who drove them will be on hand to meet fans, take part in two stage events and sign autographs. Bob passed away in 2002, but his two sons, Todd and Ike are expected to be on hand for the tribute.

Weikert won over 500 feature events, over a 30-year period as a car owner. He purchased his first Sprint Car in 1971 for driver Richard Lupo who won for him the first two times out. Later that year he forged a long-time relationship with the late Kenny Weld and together, won the 1972 Knoxville Nationals together. During a three-year span, they won over 100 features together. Doug Wolfgang, with mechanics Davey Brown, Sr. and Jr., took Weikert back to the Knoxville Nationals victory lane in 1984 and 1985, just two of 150 victories they had together in less than four years.

List of drivers planning to attend include Keith Kauffman, Richard Lupo, Paul Pitzer, Len Kruatheim, Randy Wolfe, Lance Dewease, Don Kreitz Jr., Dave Ely and Port Royal Speedway promoter Steve O’Neal.

Nearly 200 race cars of all kinds will once again be on display including a Nico Hülkenberg Haas Formula One race car. Many speedways and organizations will use the show to announce their plans for the new season.

Legendary Drag Racer Bruce Larson is bringing to the show a new Shelby Cobra Dragronsnake. Shelby American, Inc. recently authorized the building of five new Shelby Cobras by Legendary G.T. Continuation Cars in Roaring Spring, PA, and each of these cars has a selling price of $750,000. The car that Larson will bring to the show is the first one in this new series.

The orginial Dragonsnake was a special edition of the Shelby Cobra and just eight cars in this line were outfitted with that performance package. The new car has a much-more powerful Ford V-8 engine than Larson’s original car he drag raced in 1963.

Larson will be on hand to meet fans and sign autographs both days of the show as will NASCAR legend Ken Schrader. Jimmy Spencer, will be making a guest appearance on Saturday at the show.

Pioneer Pole Buildings, Inc. takes great pride in constructing the highest quality, most structurally sound buildings in the industry. Company representatives will be on hand during the show to answer any questions regarding their services. A fleet of Pioneer sponsored cars will on display.

Legendary car owner Bob Weikert will be remembered in a special tribute located inside the main entrance in D-Hall. Weikert’s career as a car owner will be featured with several of the famed Weikert’s Livestock No. 29 Sprint Cars on display and many past drivers in attendance. The exhibit will also include a 400-foot wall of photos from his career as a car owner.

On Friday night at 8 PM the annual Aqua Duck Water Transport sponsored Ms. Motorsports competition will begin. Last year 24-year-old Lindsey Garl of Reading, PA was choosen the winner over 16 contestants.

The 2024 Ms. Motorsports will again receive $2,500, second $500 and third $250. A fan voted best in bathing suit winner will pick up $500 as well. Immediately following the competition, a special post-event party will be held at the stage area featuring music, food and beer specials.

The popular, free racers seminars will return in the newly enlarged for seminar room. The RAACE Foundation Big-Wheel races, which featured a record amount of entries in 2003, will be held in the stage area on Saturday afternoon at 3:00 p.m.

The popular, free racers seminars will return on Friday and Saturday in the newly enlarged for seminar room.
Show hours will run 2-9 p.m. on Friday and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets are available at the door beginning one hour before the show opens. Free parking surrounding the Expo Center.
Motorsportstradeshow.com or the show on our Facebook page are location for up to date event, autograph, show and seminar schedules

 

 

MADDINGTON TOYOTA SPRINTCAR SERIES

SUNDAY, JANUARY 14, 2024

Dayne Kingshott is still the leader in the 2023-24 Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series after the 10th round was held at the Perth Motorplex on Saturday night as part of the WA Speedweek Grand Final.

Heading into the latest bout, Kingshott held a 28-point advantage over defending series champion James Inglis.

After the latest 30-lap feature race, where Kingshott started from p8 and finished seventh and Inglis started from p10 and finished fourth, the margin has been reduced to 22 points.

Brad Maiolo is still third overall, however a DNF has seen him slip away from the leaders.

Kaiden Manders, who was fifth heading into round 10, is now fourth after he started from p12 and finished eighth, pushing Jamie Maiolo back to fifth after the second of the LJM Racing drivers started from p13 and finished 11.

Jason Kendrick is still sixth but he has kept in touch with a couple of drivers in front of him after taking sixth on Saturday.

Kris Coyle has moved from eighth to seventh overall after starting from p16 in the Speedweek final and crossing the line in ninth.

Andrew Priolo has dropped from seventh to eighth after starting from p17 and finishing 12th, while Ryan Lancaster has moved up from 10th to ninth, swapping places with Taylor Milling who rounds out the top 10.

Round 11 of the series will be held at Bunbury Speedway on Saturday, February 3.

Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series points after 10 of 18 rounds: Dayne Kingshott 1686, James Inglis 1664, Bradley Maiolo 1596, Kaiden Manders 1578, Jamie Maiolo 1574, Jason Kendrick 1564, Kris Coyle 1508, Andrew Priolo 1504, Ryan Lancaster 1478, Taylor Milling 1476, Jason Pryde 1464, Trent Pigdon 1396, Jaydee Dack 1334, Callum Williamson 1298, Kye Scroop 1180, Mitchell Wormall 1150, Cameron McKenzie 1060, Jack Williamson 1036, AJ Nash 1026, Ken Sartori 1014, Brock Kenny 940, Rico Abreu 936, Brenten Farrer 882, Brad Sweet 852, Brock Zearfoss 818, Cory Eliason 778, Luke Oldfield 696, Matthew Cross 694, Nathan Swan 662, Tim Boujous 574, Todd Davis 504, Tim King 490, Kyle Francis 456, Rod Howe 410, Myles Bolger 400, Aaron Chircop 362, Brock Francis 3122, Lynton Jeffrey 280, Jamie Veal 264, David Priolo 232, James McFadden 150, Michael Pickens 142, Shaun Bradford 118.

 

 

EDDIE TAFOYA JR. IS A LATE ADDITION TO THE CHILI BOWL MIDGET NATIONALS

(Chino, CA, January 10, 2024) One week ago, rising sprint car star Eddie Tafoya Jr. was feeling under the weather at his home in Chino Hills, California. The last thing he was expecting to do was be in Tulsa, Oklahoma for this week’s Chili Bowl Midget Nationals. However, a phone call changed all of that, and on Thursday he will be racing at the annual event for the first time since 2021.

After contesting the sprint car portion of the 82nd Turkey Night Grand Prix at the Ventura Raceway on Thanksgiving weekend, Tafoya did not figure to be back on the track until the 2024 USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series season opener at Perris Auto Speedway on February 24th. When one of the drivers for the famous Josh Ford Motorsports team was unable to make the event, Tafoya, the 2019 USAC/CRA Rookie of the Year, received a phone call. He gladly accepted the offer to jump into the ride and he will be living on “Tulsa Time” this week. It will be his third time competing in the Chili Bowl.

“It is actually kind of a last-minute deal,” Tafoya stated on Tuesday. “We stepped away from it (the Chili Bowl) because I do not run midgets very often. It is a big race to go to with not much experience in midgets against all these guys who do. An opportunity arose when Calderwood (driver Logan Calderwood), who was driving one of Jimmy May’s cars, ended up not being able to make it. So, there ended up being an open seat. Tommy Dunkel is driving one of his cars and he asked if we could get me in the other car.”

With more experience under his belt and prior runs at the Chili Bowl in 2020 and 2021, Tafoya hopes to better his previous outings at the race that is held inside the massive SageNet Center. In 2020, he began the finale in one of the K mains. He transferred to a J main where he started dead last in the 15-car field. He was clearly the fastest car on the track. He drove all the way up to ninth before the checkered flag ended his march forward in the 10-lapper. Thus, he missed the transfer to the I main by only three spots.

In 2021, the handsome racer started in the H main and only finished two positions shy of a transfer to the G main.

Tafoya has come a long way as a driver in the two seasons since his last appearance at the Chili Bowl. In 2022, the 2018 Perris Auto Speedway Young Guns Sprint Car champion finished third in the USAC/CRA standings. In 2023, he spent the majority of the season racing with the USAC National Sprint Cars. Despite competing in less than 50% of the National schedule, he ended up 24th in points.

“I think everything I have learned in the big car (USAC National and CRA 410 sprint cars) the last two years will help (at the Chili Bowl),” Tafoya stated. “I just need to get up to speed quicker than I did the last two times I was there. The way the format is set up, with all the passing points in the heat races, you have to be on the ball when you get on the track and make every position count. I don’t really have a preference (where he starts in his preliminary races). In this type of event, you kind of do what you have got to do. Whatever cards that are dealt to me, we will have to deal with. We will try to do our best.”

“Yeah, for sure, 100%,” the 26-year-old driver confidently stated when asked if he thought having Jimmy May as crew chief would be an advantage. “All of the cars he runs and the drivers he has always do good. He always has a nice piece. I went and put my car in the seat last weekend. It is a good-looking car with a fresh motor and all kinds of nice stuff. I am excited for it.”

Once the Chili Bowl is over, Tafoya and crew will continue to prepare for the upcoming USAC/CRA season. The main goal for 2024 will be chasing the USAC/CRA title. In addition, he will be driving a Tom and Christy Dunkel-owned car in the brand-new USCS Series.

Tafoya will contest his Chili Bowl preliminary on Thursday. Where he finishes on that night will determine where he starts in Saturday’s finale. You can watch his races live on Flo Racing. Information and subscriptions are available at the following link https://www.floracing.com/.

If you would like to hear the friendly driver on his 2023 Dirt Tracks and Rib Racks Podcast, please visit the following link https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Hox9dg0iRGXo0szabeqDy

Tafoya’s great-looking shirts and hoodies are available online at www.specialty-fasteners.com.

Fans can follow Tafoya on Instagram @eddietafoya51.

Tafoya and the #51T team would like to thank Specialty Fasteners, DRC Chassis, Ryder Racing Engines, Simpson Safety Products, Bell, Benic Enterprises, BR Motorsports, PSC Powder Coating, Magik Graphics, Gasper Transportation, Owen’s Insurance Services, and Weld Wheels for supporting its racing program.

Eddie Tafoya Jr. 2023 USAC National Sprint Car Series Schedule

February 13 Volusia Speedway Park Barberville, Florida DNS

February 14 Volusia Speedway Park Barberville, Florida 13th A Main

February 16 Bubba Raceway Park Ocala, Florida 8th B Main

February 17 Bubba Raceway Park Ocala, Florida Rained Out

February 18 Bubba Raceway Park Ocala, Florida 21st A Main

March 3 Central Arizona Raceway Case Grande, Arizona Rained Out

March 4 Central Arizona Raceway Case Grande, Arizona Rained Out

March 18 Perris Auto Speedway Perris, California 9th A Main

April 1 Mohave Valley Raceway Mohave Valley, AZ 12th A Main

April 15 Perris Auto Speedway Perris, California 8th A Main

April 27 Rocket Raceway Park Petty, Texas Rained Out

April 28 Devil’s Bowl Speedway Mesquite, Texas Rained Out

April 29 Devil’s Bowl Speedway Mesquite, Texas Rained Out

April 29 I-70 Motorsports Park Odessa, Missouri 7th A Main

May 5 Eldora Speedway Rossburg, Ohio 19th A Main

May 6 Eldora Speedway Rossburg, Ohio 20th A Main

June 2 Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, Iowa Rained Out

June 3 Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, Iowa 12th B Main

July 21 Gas City I69 Speedway Gas City, Indiana 15th C Main

July 22 Kokomo Speedway Kokomo, Indiana 10th C Main

July 23 Lawrenceburg Speedway Lawrenceburg, Indiana 10th B Main

July 24 Circle City Raceway Indianapolis, Indiana 11th B Main

July 26 Terre Haute Action Track Terre Haute, Indiana 19th A Main

July 27 Lincoln Park Speedway Putnamville, Indiana 18th A Main

July 28 Bloomington Speedway Bloomington, Indiana 19th A Main

July 29 Paragon Speedway Paragon, Indiana 20th A Main

August 24 Kokomo Speedway Kokomo, Indiana 6th C Main

August 25 Kokomo Speedway Kokomo, Indiana 5th C Main

August 26 Kokomo Speedway Kokomo, Indiana 4th C Main

September 7 Devil’s Bowl Speedway Mesquite, Texas 18th A Main

September 8 Texarkana 67 Speedway Texarkana, Arkansas Rained Out

September 9 Texarkana 67 Speedway Texarkana, Arkansas 20th A Main

September 23 Perris Auto Speedway Perris, California 18th A Main

October 13 Mohave Valley Raceway Mohave Valley, Arizona 13th A Main

November 3 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 14th B Main

November 25 Ventura Raceway USAC West Coast Sprints 8th B Main

This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. (909) 226-7768 or E-mail mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com

 

 

MENZ PRIMED FOR CHILI BOWL DEBUT

To say that Dylan Menz is excited about his very first Chili Bowl Nationals attempt in America would be quite the understatement.

The current Queensland Speedcar Champion is a late entry into this year’s Chili Bowl Nationals field, after he was able to put together an 11th-hour deal to run for the Dave Mac Dalby Motorsports team to run their # 08M Toyota Racing Development (TRD) powered Spike.

“To be able to travel over to America and race for the first time is a dream come true for me, and to be able to do it by running one of the world’s biggest Midget (Speedcars) events makes it all the more special,” commented the Gold Coast, Queensland-based racer.

“During the middle stages of last year, I had been in talks with running for the Dave Mac Dalby Motorsports team later this year in the USAC Western States competition, but recently team owner Dave contacted me about running the Chili Bowl Nationals, as he had another driver pull out from the drive, so I quickly jumped at the chance and before I knew it, I was entered into the Chili Bowl Nationals.”

Menz, who is recent seasons has been spending his time between his self-funded 410 Sprintcar and Speedcar programs, continued on by saying that the Chili Bowl Nationals campaign is hopefully the start of bigger things to come in the future.

“Heading over to the Chili Bowl Nationals is going to be the first time in my life I’ve ventured outside of Australia, but I’m hoping this racing trip to America will be the first of many,” the 28-year-old enthused, who is the 22nd Australian driver to contest the Chili Bowl Nationals.

“I’m wanting to travel over to America to compete against world-class competition in the Midgets and be able to gain more experience and improve as a racer, and I’m looking at the possibility of doing a few trips during year to contest a couple of the USAC Speedweeks over there.”

Since stepping into Speedcars three years ago, Menz, aboard his Qld # 46 Menz Trading & Hire backed TDR powered Spike car, has shown impressive speed and the highlight of his time in the class so far was last season’s Queensland Title victory at Toowoomba Speedway. Contesting this year’s Chili Bowl Nationals is no doubt going help take his Speedcar racing to a whole new level.

“One of the best things about travelling over to the Chili Bowl Nationals is the fact that the TRD-Spike package I’m going to be running for the Dave Mac Dalby Motorsports team is the exact package that I run with my own team here in Australia, so that certainly fills me with a bit of added confidence,” concluded Menz.

For this year’s Chili Bowl Nationals, which begins this week, Menz will be competing in this Thursday’s qualifying night (Friday morning Australian time).

To find out more about Menz and to follow his racing journey, LIKE him on Facebook by searching Menz Motorsport.

 

 

NOMINATIONS SET, VOTING OPENS FOR REGIONAL ARPY AWARDS, THE RPM OUTSTANDING EVENT OF THE YEAR AND THE 48TH ANNUAL AUTO-RACING PROMOTER OF THE YEAR

- Nominee List Included along with Link for Voting -

Daytona Beach, Florida (January 10, 2024) – The nomination ballot has been set for the 48th Annual Auto Racing Promoter of the Year, regional Auto Racing Promoter’s of the Year and the RPM Outstanding Event of the Year has been set and is released below.

Voting begins today and will run through midnight on Thursday, February 1st, 2024 to determine all award winners.

Region 1 Nominees: Paul Cole, Land of Legends Raceway, NY; Brett Deyo, Fonda and Utica Rome Speedway, NY; Kolten Gouse, BAPS Motor Speedway, PA; Alicia Hughes & Jay Fitzgerald, Glen Ridge Motorsports Park, NY; Steve O’Neal, Port Royal Speedway, PA; CV Elms & April May Preston, Bear Ridge Speedway, VT; The Arute Family, Stafford Motor Speedway, CT.

Region 2 Nominees: Tim Bryant, Five Flags Speedway, FL; Keely Dubensky & Jack McNelly, CARS Tour, NC; Scott Tripp, Lakeview Speedway, SC; Garrett Mitchell, Freedom Factory, FL; Wendall Durrance, All-Tech Raceway, FL; William Scoggin, Clarksville Speedway, TN.

Region 3 Nominees: Randy Maggio, Painesville Speedway/Lorain County Speedway, OH; Kevin Gundaker, Tri City Speedway, IL; The Deery Family, Rockford Speedway, IL; Larry Boos, Montpelier Motor Speedway & Rumble at Fort Wayne, IN; Jerry Gappens, Eldora Speedway, OH; Kim and Randy Smart, Midvale Speedway, OH.

Region 4 Nominees: Todd Thelen, Slinger Super Speedway, WI; Wayne Brevik, Marshfield Motor Speedway, WI; Terry Tucker, Jefferson Speedway, WI; Steve Sinclair, IRA Sprint Car Series, WI; Toby Kruse & Ratajczak Family, 141 Speedway, WI; Cole Queensland & Queensland Family, Deer Creek Speedway, MN; Doug Johnson, Huset’s Speedway, SD.

Region 5 Nominees: Brad Stevens, & Jessi Mynatt, 34 Raceway, IA; John McCoy, Knoxville Raceway, IA; Scotty Allen, Dallas County Speedway, MO; John Allen, 81 Speedway, KS; Danny Lorton, Lucas Oil Speedway, MO.

Region 6 Nominees: Scott & Kim Russell, Placerville Speedway, CA; Dennis Gage, Marysville Raceway, CA; Peter Murphy, Skagit Speedway, WA; Kevin Sustaire, Rocket Raceway Park, TX; Brad Whitfield, Cocopah Speedway, AZ; Tim Huddleston, Irwindale Speedway, CA.; Jeremy Anders, Wenatchee Valley Super Oval, WA; Michelle Lackey Maynor, Alaska Raceway Park, AK.

Outstanding Event Nominees: Gerald Haers Memorial, Land of Legends Raceway, NY; Sean Lias Memorial, Penn Can Speedway, PA; Rockford Speedway’s Last Lap Season, Rockford Speedway, IL; Eldora Sprint Million, Eldora Speedway, OH; The Marvin Smith Memorial, Cottage Grove Speedway, OR; Buckeye Figure 8 Nationals, Painesville Speedway, OH; Fall Classic, 141 Speedway, WI.

The link for balloting is as follows: https://forms.gle/fqZdb6gXsdvvcJvo6 (All regions must be voted for. Ballots may be rejected).

Lyle DeVore, who promoted Albany-Saratoga Speedway in Malta, NY, was introduced as the 47th Auto-Racing Promoter of the Year in February of 2023 at the 50th Annual RPM@Daytona Workshops presented at the Shores Resort & Spa in Daytona Beach Shores, Florida, representing Region One, the East Coast region of RPM balloting.

The 48th Auto-Racing Promoter of the Year Award will be presented at the 51st Annual RPM@Daytona Workshops at the Shores Resort & Spa in Daytona Beach Shores, Florida, February 11-13, 2024. Reservations may be made at the Shores Spa & Resort (the room block is open until, Monday, January 23, 2023); https://be.synxis.com/?Hotel=17713&Chain=5433&arrive=2024-02-09&depart=2024-02-15&adult=1&child=0&group=2402RPMRAC_001 (Room Reservations begin at $195 per night). Registration for the 51st Annual RPM@Daytona Workshops can be found here; Online; www.myracepass.com/businesses/21560/tickets/1365753; Offline; www.promotersnewsletter.com/downloads/get.aspx?i=893307

The RPM Workshops have become a “Can’t Miss Event” for promoters.

The Racing Promotion Monthly (RPM) Newsletter and RPM Workshops provide an educational and networking program to the motorsports industry. The program provides media and meeting platforms which offer promoters, motorsports management, tracks, sanctions and companies a forum to share, educate and network within. The newsletter and workshops are services of Hoosier Racing Tire and K&K Insurance, with supporting sponsorship coming from Chevrolet Performance Products, RACEceiver, Moffet Productions, IMCA Racing, Event Sprout, Ticket Spice, MyRacePass and Firethorn Marketing.

Further information regarding the RPM e-newsletters and workshops may be found at the company’s website, www.promotersnewsletter.com

 

 

NEWS FROM LEN SAMMONS PRODUCTIONS

PIONEER POLE BUILDINGS MOTORSPORTS 2024 SHOW

Special Tribute To Legendary Car Owner Bob Weikert At Pioneer Pole Buildings Motorsports 2024

Oaks, PA - Legendary car owner Bob Weikert will be remembered in a special tribute to be held at the Pioneer Pole Buildings Motorsports 2023 Show. The two-day show will be held at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA, its home since 2010, on Friday, January 19th from 2-9 p.m. and Saturday, January 20 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

After a highly successful Billy Pauch Tribute during the entire January 2023 event, Weikert’s career as a car owner will be featured in a large D-Hall exhibit in 2024. Several of the famed Weikert’s Livestock No. 29 Sprint Cars will be on display and many drivers who drove them will be on hand to meet fans, take part in two stage events and sign autographs. Bob passed away in 2002, but his two sons, Todd and Ike are expected to be on hand for the tribute.

Weikert won over 500 feature events, over a 30-year period as a car owner. He purchased his first Sprint Car in 1971 for driver Richard Lupo who won for him the first two times out. Later that year he forged a long-time relationship with the late Kenny Weld and together, won the 1972 Knoxville Nationals together. During a three-year span, they won over 100 features together. Doug Wolfgang, with mechanics Davey Brown, Sr. and Jr., took Weikert back to the Knoxville Nationals victory lane in 1984 and 1985, just two of 150 victories they had together in less than four years.

List of drivers planning to attend include Keith Kauffman, Richard Lupo, Paul Pitzer, Len Kruatheim, Randy Wolfe, Lance Dewease, Don Kreitz Jr., Dave Ely and Port Royal Speedway promoter Steve O’Neal.

Nearly 200 race cars of all kinds will once again be on display including a Nico Hülkenberg Haas Formula One race car. Many speedways and organizations will use the show to announce their plans for the new season.

Legendary Drag Racer Bruce Larson is bringing to the show a new Shelby Cobra Dragronsnake. Shelby American, Inc. recently authorized the building of five new Shelby Cobras by Legendary G.T. Continuation Cars in Roaring Spring, PA, and each of these cars has a selling price of $750,000. The car that Larson will bring to the show is the first one in this new series.

The orginial Dragonsnake was a special edition of the Shelby Cobra and just eight cars in this line were outfitted with that performance package. The new car has a much-more powerful Ford V-8 engine than Larson’s original car he drag raced in 1963.

Larson will be on hand to meet fans and sign autographs both days of the show as will NASCAR legend Ken Schrader. Jimmy Spencer, will be making a guest appearance on Saturday at the show.

Pioneer Pole Buildings, Inc. takes great pride in constructing the highest quality, most structurally sound buildings in the industry. Company representatives will be on hand during the show to answer any questions regarding their services. A fleet of Pioneer sponsored cars will on display.

Legendary car owner Bob Weikert will be remembered in a special tribute located inside the main entrance in D-Hall. Weikert’s career as a car owner will be featured with several of the famed Weikert’s Livestock No. 29 Sprint Cars on display and many past drivers in attendance. The exhibit will also include a 400-foot wall of photos from his career as a car owner.

On Friday night at 8 PM the annual Aqua Duck Water Transport sponsored Ms. Motorsports competition will begin. Last year 24-year-old Lindsey Garl of Reading, PA was choosen the winner over 16 contestants.

The 2024 Ms. Motorsports will again receive $2,500, second $500 and third $250. A fan voted best in bathing suit winner will pick up $500 as well. Immediately following the competition, a special post-event party will be held at the stage area featuring music, food and beer specials.

The popular, free racers seminars will return in the newly enlarged for seminar room. The RAACE Foundation Big-Wheel races, which featured a record amount of entries in 2003, will be held in the stage area on Saturday afternoon at 3:00 p.m.

The popular, free racers seminars will return on Friday and Saturday in the newly enlarged for seminar room.
Show hours will run 2-9 p.m. on Friday and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets are available at the door beginning one hour before the show opens. Free parking surrounding the Expo Center.
Motorsportstradeshow.com or the show on our Facebook page are location for up to date event, autograph, show and seminar schedules

 

 

OLDFIELD’S LIL WIN = BIG PAYDAY

FOR Luke Oldfield, Castrol Lismore Speedway has always been a happy hunting ground for him throughout his speedway career, and his successful run there continued following an impressive victory in last night’s $10,000 to win Lil Aussie Open.

Up against a quality field of 410 Sprintcar racers, which included Australian hotshots in current Australian Champion Jock Goodyer and the Tullboro Racing team guest driver Lachlan McHugh along with Americans Aaron Reutzel and Chase Randall, Oldfield came out on top in the Lil Aussie Open deciding feature race and claimed the $10,000 winner’s cheque.

After he had started from position three in the feature race, Oldfield didn’t get off to the best of starts to the 30-lap event, but he started to charge his way forward after the opening 10 laps, when he moved into second on lap 13. Sitting in second, he then went about chasing after front-row starter and long-time leader McHugh, and he managed to do that, and he took control of the lead on lap 21. Once out in front, Oldfield, who had to contend with a late caution period that bunched up the field, controlled the remaining nine laps and went on to score a convincing win.

Despite his best efforts, Goodyer was amongst the podium contenders throughout the feature race, but he had to settle for second on the podium behind Oldfield. One of this country’s form 410 Sprintcar drivers dropped back to outside the podium to fourth during the middle stages, but he fought his way back to collect a second-place finish.

One of the surprise packets of the night was North Queensland-based youngster Brodie Davis aboard the Leigh Holman-owned NQ # 51 LS powered Sprintcar, who rounded out the podium in third. The third generation racer was making his first visit to Castrol Lismore Speedway, and he adapted quickly to the showground track layout. Starting out of position five for the feature race, the 21-year-old from Cairns was running within the top-five runners for majority of the race, and during the closing stages, he had moved up into third place and was able to hold out many of his 410 powered rivals to snare the final spot on the podium in what was one of the performances of the night.

Sydney’s Sammy Walsh finished just off the podium in fourth ahead of Lachlan Caunt (NSW), Brett Hobson (NSW), Peter Campbell (Qld) who had started from the back of the field out of position 20, newcomer Bradi Owen (Qld) and the final finisher in local and current Australian V8 Dirt Modified Champion Mitchell Randall.

There were a number of hard-luck stories to come out of the feature race, which included McHugh, who was involved in a lapped competitor’s incident on lap 24 that ended his night while sitting in second behind Oldfield, along with Americans Chase Randall and Aaron Reutzel. Randall crashed heavily into the wall on lap 20 as he was working his way through lapped traffic, while Reutzel, who had qualified on pole position, was an early casualty, after he clashed with another rival as they fought for a podium spot on lap four and it brought the Saller Motorsport team driver’s run to a premature end. Other retirements in the feature race were the father-and-son duo of Tony and Daniel Bridge, rookie Ashton Mineeff, Mitch Gowland (Qld) and Jai Stephenson. Unfortunately, the NSW-based trio of Michael Saller (mechanical), Zac Pacchiarotta (driveline) and last start 410 Sprintcar feature-race winner at Castrol Lismore Speedway Jessie Attard (damage from an earlier heat-race crash) were unable to take their places in the feature-race field.

Earlier in the night, the 410 Sprintcar heat-race wins were shared between Goodyer, Reutzel, Chase Randall and McHugh.

Another highlight to come out of last night’s action occurred in the Pro Sprintcar class, when one of the sport’s most popular drivers Libby Vanderreyden claimed the feature-race spoils. In what was a career-best drive, the Brisbane, Queensland-based racer showed her rivals up by taking out her maiden feature race win by defeating Brad Claridge and Thomas Button in second and third place respectively.

The other support class feature-race wins went to Mitchell Haynes (Wingless Sprints), Joel Berkley (Production Sedans) and Charlie Bowen (Junior Formula 500s). In the Wingless Sprints, Haynes defeated current NSW Champion and local Jacob Jolley in second and Victorian Luke Weel in third, Queensland Champion Berkely proved too strong for his rivals in the Production Sedans and outpaced Madison Harkin and Nathan Gordon to the chequered flag, while Bowen was the standout in the Junior Formula 500s and scored the feature-race honours ahead of Daisy Smith in second and Cooper Norman in third.

The next race meeting at Castrol Lismore Speedway is this Saturday night (January 13) with the headlining acts being the Hot Wheels Stunt Show and the $10,000 to win Modified Sedans Hot Pursuit, along with AMCA Nationals, RSA Sedans and Junior Sedans as the support classes. For more information about Castrol Lismore Speedway, visit www.lismorespeedway.com.au or follow their social media channels on Facebook and Instagram by searching Lismore Speedway.

 

 

TOMMY DUNKEL RETURNS TO OKLAHOMA’S CHILI BOWL ON THURSDAY

(Cypress, CA, January 9, 2024) It was 173 years ago that John Babsone Lane Soule coined the phrase “Go West Young Man” in the Terre Haute Express. Dirt track, open-wheel race car drivers from the left coast pay no heed to his sage advice when the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals beckon every January. Like a herd of cattle on a stampede, they head straight to Tulsa, Oklahoma for the big race. For the second consecutive season, Murrieta, California-based sprint car racer Tommy Dunkel is among the pack steaming toward the “Sooner State.”

Dunkel’s first pilgrimage to the world’s biggest midget race came a year ago this week. Going into that one with virtually no experience on the Tulsa Expo Raceway that is located inside the massive SageNet Center, the Inland Rigging proprietor was contesting his initial midget race. Competing against a stellar field of superstar drivers from many disciplines of racing, things did not go quite the way Dunkel had hoped.

An eighth-place finish in his heat and a 14th in the C main on his preliminary night brought a premature exit for the remainder of the week. The result left Dunkel frustrated and itching for a return to the Tulsa track. That reappearance, which will be complemented by a renewed level of confidence, will happen this Thursday.

“I kind of feel like I have a little unsettled business if you will,” Dunkel said on Sunday. “I felt last year didn’t really go as planned. When the opportunity came up to drive for Jimmy May and the JFM boys this year, I had to jump on it. It is a good opportunity to go back and finish what I started there.”

“We are actually going to fly out Wednesday prior. We are going to fly out nice and early, and get to catch our teammate David Gasper in his preliminary night on Wednesday. Myself and Eddie Tafoya Jr. will be contesting our preliminary on Thursday for JFM.”

Wanting to avenge his result from last year, Dunkel has taken the bull by the horns. He signed on with Josh Ford Motorsports and noted crew chief May to drive the #73T Triple X/Mopar. A former racer himself, May knows the ropes. Likewise, JFM has been a top-rated team on the West Coast for a couple of decades. In that time, May and his crew have racked up victories up and down the coast in Midgets, 360 and 410 sprint cars. Included in their triumphs is the longest-running midget race in the USA, the Turkey Night Grand Prix which the team won with legendary Dave Darland behind the wheel, in 2013.

Given the team’s prowess and expertise in several disciplines of open-wheel cars, Dunkel is confident his results will improve in 2024. Last week to get some laps in and work with May, the team rented the Ventura Raceway.

“This is only going to be my second time racing a midget,” affable Dunkel said. “We tested at Ventura last week with Jimmy and the boys. It went great. We got some really good practice laps in. So, being my second time racing (a midget), I am really looking forward to it.”

In addition to the confidence that working with JFM brings, having been at the Chili Bowl last year, Dunkel knows a little more about what to expect. He figures the Chili Bowl jitters will be suppressed just by being familiar with the surroundings. It is going to be easier to focus on just getting in the car and driving.

“I would be tickled to death if I could make the show on my preliminary night,” he enthused. “That would be the highlight. I just want to go make some good laps and pass some cars. Just have a solid, positive experience in the racecar this year.”

“I feel I am in good equipment and I have a big-time crew behind me with a lot on their resume at the Chili Bowl. They have made the show a few times and I feel like that is going to be a huge help. A big difference really.”

Dunkel’s appearance on Thursday will determine where he starts at Saturday’s 38th Chili Bowl finale.

If you wish to see the Chili Bowl, it will be available online on Flo Racing. Information on how to subscribe and other details are available at the following link https://www.floracing.com/.

Dunkel and Roa want to thank the following sponsors for making the 2023 season possible. Inland Rigging, Dunkel Farms, United Asset Sales, Osborne Speed & Machine, “Biker” Bruce Fischer, ALR Virtual Services, Burris Racing, Caltrol, Jambo Barbeque Pits, Competition Suspension, K-1 Race Gear, Molecule, Rod End Supply, Driven Racing Oil, Baldwin Filters, and NGK Spark Plugs. If you would like to be a marketing partner with the Inland Rigging Racing Team in 2024, please contact Dunkel or Roa the information at the top of this release.

Tom Dunkel’s 2023 Racing Results

January 12 Chili Bowl Midget Nationals Prelim. Night 12th C Main

March 11 Imperial Valley Raceway SoCal Open Comp 16th A Main

April 1 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 9th B Main

April 8 Ventura Raceway VRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

May 6 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 11th A Main

May 13 Ventura Raceway USAC West Coast Sprint Cars 11th A Main

June 17 Ventura Raceway USAC West Coast Sprint Cars 19th A Main

June 24 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 14th A Main

July 8 Ventura Raceway VRA Sprint Cars 2nd A Main

July 15 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th A Main

August 19 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Rained Out

September 2 Ventura Raceway VRA Sprint Cars 2nd A Main

September 16 Ventura Raceway USAC West Coast Sprint Cars 8th A Main

October 7 Kern County Raceway Park USAC West Coast Sprint Cars 19th A Main

October 14 Imperial Valley Raceway So Cal Open Comp DNS

November 11 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th B Main

November 25 Ventura Raceway USAC West Coast Sprint Cars DNS

 

 

2024 WESTERN MIDGET RACING SLATE UNVEILED FEATURING 18 RACES AT SIX CALIFORNIA DIRT TRACKS

WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA (January 10, 2024) – The sixth season for Western Midget Racing has been announced with six California dirt tracks set to host the grassroots Midget series as drivers compete for the coveted championship.

An 18-race slate awaits, including the season being bookended by races at Ventura Raceway on March 16 and October 26. Ventura has served as one of the “home tracks” of Western Midget Racing since its inception and will play host to four rounds of the series. The other seaside home for WMR is Ocean Speedway in Watsonville, Calif. where the mighty Midgets will hit the dirt on seven occasions including the prestigious Howard Kaeding Classic on July 12 and 13.

WMR will also stage two stops each at Bakersfield Speedway, Marysville Raceway, and Petaluma Speedway. Antioch Speedway hosts the series on July 27 for a single date as well. Divisions such as the NARC 410 Sprint Cars, SCCT 360 Sprint Cars, Ocean 360 Sprint Cars, USCS Sprint Cars, and BCRA Midgets will be sharing the card at most WMR events in 2024.

The 2023 season was topped by Oakley teenager Bryant Bell, earning car owner Tony Boscacci his third consecutive WMR championship. The 2020 season did not crown a championship with a shortened COVID19 season. The inaugural 2019 season saw split championships at Ocean and Ventura with David Prickett and Randi Pankratz winning the two titles.

Surprise, Ariz.’s Drake Edwards led a competitive 2023 season with six points paying wins. Bell won five times in his championship season while his two-time championship winning teammate Blake Bower of Brentwood scored on four occasions. Santa Cruz’ Logan Mitchell finished second in the points in his second full-time campaign, missing out on the crown by just four markers. Linley, New York’s Darin Horton won the Rookie of the Year and finished third, followed by Lodi’s Nate Wait and Bower.

For more information visit www.WesternMidgetRacing.com

2024 WMR Schedule – Subject to Change

March 16 Ventura Raceway

March 29 Ocean Speedway

March 30 Marysville Raceway

April 20 Bakersfield Speedway

May 4 Ventura Raceway

May 17 Ocean Speedway

May 18 Petaluma Speedway

June 7 Ocean Speedway

June 8 Petaluma Speedway

June 22 Ventura Raceway

July 12 Ocean Speedway Howard Kaeding Classic

July 13 Ocean Speedway Howard Kaeding Classic

July 26 Ocean Speedway

July 27 Antioch Speedway

August 9 Ocean Speedway

August 10 Marysville Raceway

September 21 Bakersfield Speedway

October 26 Ventura Raceway

 

 

I-35 Speedway

Are you ready for some racing? Hot off the press the 2024 I-35 Speedway Schedule of events! This next year is shaping up to be one of the best at I-35 Speedway. Two Heartland Modified Tour races, the newly formed regional series (Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma) for USRA Modifieds, two Midwest Wingless Sprint Car races, and a special Friday Night POWRI 410 Outlaw Sprint Show are on the schedule. These races combined with an outstanding weekly show featuring USRA Modifieds, USRA B-Mods, USRA Stock Cars, E-Mods, Pure Stocks, Sport Compacts, Junior Sport Compacts and Late Models make I-35 Speedway the place to be on Saturday Night.

I-35 Speedway continues the memorial races. The track has been blessed with great talent and great supporters of racing for many years and we will always want to remember those who preceded us in this sport and left their mark. These races include the Cletus “Mudcat” Murray Memorial, Finish Strong – Mike Tanner Memorial, Racin’ For Rian, Kaster Celebration, Bud Wilson Memorial, and the Mike Knight Memorial. Additionally, those programs near and dear to our hearts continue with Suicide Awareness and the Be Aware Cancer Rally. New this year is the Harold Robb Sr. Sport Compact Extravaganza.

It all gets started with three Saturday practices starting in March. So, racers get those racecars ready, fans get those hands ready for applause, Mother Nature get us some good weather, because racing season is just around the corner. Everyone get your calendars out and add the dates. Look at the schedule and get ready to be a part of the legendary track, I-35 Speedway.

 

 

MUST SEE & SOUTHERN SPRINTS ANNOUNCE DREAM FUND 50 DETAILS

(January 8, 2024) Must See Racing Sprint Series Presented by Perfit and the BG Products Southern Sprint Car Shootout Series officials have announced additional details for the March 2, 2024, ‘Children’s Dream Fund 50’ at Citrus County Speedway in Inverness, Florida? The event will be co-sanctioned by both series. It will be the first time both series have worked alongside with each other.

JJ Dutton is the event organizer and is the brainchild of the event. It was his intention to get both series to work together for the sole purpose of racing awareness and funding for the Children’s Dream Fun non-profit organization.

The Children’s Dream Fund is a St. Petersburg, Florida based non-profit organization that was founded in 1981 with the single purpose of fulfilling dreams for children ages 3-21 who have been diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, and who live in West Central Florida. Dreams are referred to by doctors, nurses, Child Life and Social Workers, friends, families, and other patients.

Dreams vary as much as the personalities of the children the organization serves. They may involve meeting a celebrity, a trip, a gift such as a computer or playground, or their most-requested dream, a week at the Give Kids the World Village, which enables a child to visit all the Orlando-area theme parks.

The Children’s Dream Fund is not affiliated with a national organization. They do not tele market to raise funds. Since its inception in 1981, the Children’s Dream Fund has made dreams come true for over 4,000 children. According to their most recent audited financial report, 87% of all expenses go to make children’s dreams come true. Over 50% of all dream costs are covered by in-kind donations.

The 50-lap $5,000 to win $700 to start final will be run under 2024 SSSS rules and procedures with Rick Day acting as Race Director for the event. The race will be run as a restricted 410 / 360 motor race. The event will utilize American Racer tires. It will be a point’s race for the SSSS and a non-points event for MSR. Tow money will also be available for teams who fail to transfer out of the B-main if that many cars are on hand.

The weekend will kick off March 1, 2024, with an open practice and a barbeque for teams after practice has concluded. The following night will kick off with single car qualifying, heat races (10l laps), a B-main (10 laps), and the ‘Children’s Dream Fund 50’. The event will start 24 cars and race organizer Dutton has indicated there could potentially be a couple of Provisionals added to the event.

The MSR Midwest Lights and Southern Sprint Car Shootout Series Lights will be eligible to compete in this event. It will be a points paying event for the SSSS Lights cars. MSR and SSSS will jointly tech cars over the course of the weekend. The SSSS will also handle post-race payout.
Citrus County Speedway wants to help raise awareness and funds through this special race. The track will donate 50 percent from the front gate, back gate, and concession sales for the night. The track as well as Dutton must be commended for their efforts. To many, this is more than just a race.

Lap sponsors for this event are currently being sought.Fifty percent of the money will go to the leader of the sponsored lap and the other half will go to the Childrens Dream Fund. To sponsor a lap contact Rick Day (813) 377-5862.

Drivers who have conformed and are expected to compete in this event will be announced in the coming days / weeks. Please log onto www.mustseeracing.com, http://www.citruscountyspeedwayandtrack.com/, or https://southernsprintcarshootout.com/ for more info. The entire purse for this event and a link to tickets is listed below.

https://tickets.thefoat.com/citruscountyspeedwayandtrack/March+2nd%2C+2024+Children%27s+Dream+Fund+50+Laps/tickets/id-r8JXJGEi46_6/

POSITION PAYOUT / TOTAL PURSE $24,600

#1 $5,000 #13 $700

#2 $2,000 #14 $700

#3 $1,500 #15 $700

#4 $1,200 #16 $700

#5 $1,000 #17 $700

#6 $900 #18 $700

#7 $850 #19 $700

#8 $800 #20 $700

#9 $775 #21 $700

#10 $750 #22 $700

#11 $725 #23 $700

#12 $700 #24 $700

 

 

MADDINGTON TOYOTA SPRINTCAR SERIES
TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2024

It’s been a tough Speedweek campaign in Western Australia for World of Outlaws driver Brock Zearfoss.

The team suffered engine issues even before the first round of the six-round Speedweek campaign kicked off and since then the crew has been playing catch-up.

“Frustrating is a good word for it,” Zearfoss said, fresh from his third place at Bunbury Speedway last Saturday night.

This was his best result of the short campaign so far, on the back of a three fourths, a sixth and a 21st.

“It’s not for a lack of trying or effort, our car has got speed,” he said.

The American said everyone in the Sean Carren-owned team had been working hard to get the overall car package settled.

“Our car is right there, it’s just that we have been having some issues with engines,” Zearfoss said.

They ran a borrowed motor for the past three shows and he said they were scrambling all week to dial their car to the engine.

“You know, it's just a struggle, having Brad (Sweet), Rico (Abreu), Callum (Williamson) and all these good guys here racing, you can’t be off a little bit,” Zearfoss said.

He said after three nights with the engine they were comfortable and it showed – and now they are hoping to finish the WA tour on a high at the Speedweek Grand Final at the Perth Motorplex this Saturday night.

“Hopefully we can go two spots better, but even if we are up on the podium again that is good momentum going into next season here,” Zearfoss said in a hint that he would like to return to WA again next summer.

“I just love it here, I love the fans, I love the people,” he said.

“Obviously Sean Carren and the Carren family are great to me and they have become part of our family, so it's just nice, I enjoy coming over here – it’s a different part of the world and I get to see a different culture.

“The racefans here are just as passionate as the people in the ‘States – they are so welcoming to all of us, including myself and we just enjoy racing – it’s nice to get out of the cold and come down here

“Our seasons are so gruelling at home, you know this is just as tough but it’s nice to relax a little bit during the week and kinda feel like a local.”

Not only is Saturday night’s event the final of Speedweek, but it is also the 10th round of the 18-round 2023-24 Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series.

American Rico Abreu leads the Speedweek battle, while Dayne Kingshott is in the box seat for the season-long local championship.

WA Speedweek points after five of six rounds: Rico Abreu 724, Callum Williamson 716, Dayne Kingshott 694, Brock Zearfoss 674, Cory Eliason 666, Jamie Maiolo 666, Kaiden Manders 662, James Inglis 654, Brad Maiolo 654, Ryan Lancaster 632, Taylor Milling 628, Kris Coyle 612, Jason Kendrick 592, Andrew Priolo 576, Jason Pryde 566, Brad Sweet 552, Jaydee Dack 550, Trent Pigdon 518, Luke Oldfield 508, Mitchell Wormall 488, Brenten Farrer 464, Cameron McKenzie 450, Kye Scroop 436, Jack Williamson 422, Brock Kenny 386, Lynton Jeffrey 280, Ken Sartori 276, Aaron Chircop 256, Nathan Swan 250, Tim Boujos 174, Todd Davis 160, AJ Nash 156, Myles Bolger, Matthew Cross 150 each, Shaun Bradford 118, Tim King 100, Kyle Francis 50.

Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series points after 9 of 18 rounds: Dayne Kingshott 1550, James Inglis 1522, Brad Maiolo 1488, Jamie Maiolo 1446, Kaiden Manders 1444, Jason Kendrick 1426, Andrew Priolo 1378, Kris Coyle 1376, Taylor Milling 1374, Ryan Lancaster 1374, Jason Pryde 1324, Jaydee Dack 1284, Trent Pigdon 1176, Callum Williamson 1152, Mitchell Wormall 1100, Kye Scroop 1080, Jack Williamson 916, Cameron Mckenzie 832, AJ Nash 778, Ken Sartori 770, Rico Abreu 724, Brock Kenny 708, Luke Oldfield 696, Matthew Cross 694, Brock Zearfoss 674, Cory Eliason 666, Nathan Swan 662, Brenton Farrer 622, Tim Boujos 574, Brad Sweet 552, Todd Davis 504, Kyle Francis 456, Rod Howe 410, Aaron Chircop 362, Brock Francis 322, Myles Bolger 300, Lynton Jeffrey 280, Jamie Veal 264, Tim King 254, David Priolo 232, James McFadden 150, Michael Pickens 142, Shaun Bradford 118.

 

 

Buddy Kofoid Set For Rookie Run on World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Trail with Roth Motorsports

PETERSEN MEDIA- Having a strong close to the 2023 season that included two World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series wins, Buddy Kofoid is set to make his rookie run with ‘The Greatest Show on Dirt’ as he returns to the seat of the famed Roth Motorsports No. 83 entry and will compete full time with the Outlaws.

“I am very excited for my rookie season with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series,” Buddy Kofoid said. “It is something that I have always dreamed of growing up in California and going to the Gold Cup with my family when I was very young. I am extremely thankful to Dennis and Teresa Roth for giving me the opportunity to drive their iconic car with the series, and with the team also being from California, it is special that it is all coming together like it is. Toyota Racing Development(TRD)/Toyota has done a ton for me over the course of my career for the last four years, and I am excited to continue our relationship as I take this step in my career.”

Buddy Kofoid continued to express his gratitude for the opportunity and his team. “Last year I built a great rapport with Dylan Buswell, and I am excited to continue to build off of that foundation again as well as working with Gage Tyra and Nate Knotts. I can’t wait to get going, and I am eager for Florida to get started.”

Kofoid and Roth Motorsports found success last year as Kofoid picked up two wins with the World of Outlaws coming during the Gold Cup Race of Champions in Chico, CA as well as at Placerville Speedway. Kofoid also picked up a win with the All Star Circuit of Champions at I-70 Speedway in Missouri and also tallied a career best 8th place finish at the Knoxville Nationals.

Winning consecutive USAC National Midget Championships in 2021 and 2022 also partnered with TRD, this opportunity puts Kofoid back with a national series as TRD continues to develop their 410ci Sprint Car Engine.

“Buddy and Toyota have a long history of success together in multiple dirt racing disciplines, including multiple national midget championships,” said Jack Irving, Executive Commercial Director, TRD. “Buddy’s talent behind the wheel of a Sprint Car is clearly evident and everyone at TRD looks forward to supporting his full-season effort with Roth Motorsports. Their win last fall at Placerville showed what the team is capable of, and we are confident Buddy will celebrate many more victories this season under the Toyota umbrella.”

“Our entire team is thrilled to have Buddy Kofoid back on board in 2024 as he makes his rookie run with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series,’ Team Owner Dennis Roth said. “We believe he is a rising star in this sport, and we are looking forward to seeing him showcase his talent on the biggest stage. We are equally as thrilled to continue our working relationship with the Toyota Racing Development team as well. They have been a pleasure to work with, and their engine package continues to evolve and put our race team in a position to battle for wins on a nightly basis.”

With excitement in the air for the 2024 season ahead, Kofoid’s Crew-Chief with Roth Motorsports in 2023, Dylan Buswell, is also eager to get the season underway and get back on the road with the Outlaws.

“I believe in time, Buddy Kofoid has what it takes to be a champion with the World of Outlaws, and I’m excited to continue on that path with him,’ Buswell said. “I am looking forward to being back on tour, continuing to work with TRD as they develop a very strong engine package. I’m thankful to the Roth family and everyone involved for this opportunity in 2024.”

The Roth Motorsports team would like to thank Mobil1, Roth Enterprises, Toyota, TRD, HR Livestock Transportation, Roth Investments, Southern Pacific Farms, Speedway Engine Development Inc., Rider Racing Engines, All Star Performance, FK Rod Ends, Vahlco Wheels, AL Drive Lines, Factory Kahne, Brown and Miller Racing Solutions, Elite Wings, Kent Performance, Kaeding Performance, and Mettec for their support.

ON TAP: Roth Motorsports and Buddy Kofoid kick off their 2024 season during Florida Speedweeks in February.

STAY CONNECTED: Stay connected with Roth Motorsports by checking out their website, www.rothmotorsports83.com, following them on Twitter @RothMotorsports.

 

 

MCHUGH HEADS THREE CAR LISMORE ATTACK

FOR tomorrow night’s $10,000 to win Lil Aussie Open at Castrol Lismore Speedway, the Tullboro Racing team will be fielding three 410 Sprintcars, and headlining this team driver lineup is one of the event’s leading contenders in Lachlan McHugh.

The Brisbane, Queensland-based team has a variety of drivers contesting the Lil Aussie Open, with McHugh steering the Qld # 74 Territory Logistics Company supported Maxim, along with current Australian V8 Dirt Modified Champion and local racer Mitchell Randall and Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 Series youngster Bradi Owen running cars out of the Tullboro Racing team stable.

Heading into the Lil Aussie Open, McHugh has his eyes on collecting the $10,000 to win event and he is regarded as one of the favourites. Despite stepping away from his regular ride with the SRV Racing team for this cameo appearance, due to his team heading down to Victoria for the upcoming major events, such as the Grand Annual Classic and the Australian Championship, McHugh is determined to get the Tullboro Racing team into victory lane.

“It’s very exciting to have one of the country’s top 410 Sprintcar drivers join our team for the Lil Aussie Open,” expressed Tullboro Racing team owner Brodie Tulloch.

“Lachlan and his SRV Racing team crew chief Nick Speed will be joining our team on Tuesday night at Lismore Speedway, and due to this event not being on the SRV Racing team’s schedule, we did a deal with Lachlan for him to run with our team to support this event and we are all confident of being able to challenge for the win.”

Elsewhere in the Tullboro Racing team, despite only having a handful of 410 Sprintcar race meetings to his name, Randall is looking forward to running a 410 Sprintcar around his home track of Lismore Speedway for the first time. The Casino, NSW-based racer is the latest V8 Dirt Modified racer to try his hand at Sprintcar racing, where he joins the likes of Kevin Britten, Andrew Pezzutti, Mark Robinson and Scott Cannon who have done it in past years.

“One of Mitchell’s main reasons for stepping into 410 Sprintcars is to be able to race one around his home track,” commented Tulloch.

“Mitchell is one of the most experienced drivers around Lismore Speedway, so he is wanting to see how he goes against some of the country’s best Sprintcar racers. That said, he is realistic about his goals, as he is still very new to Sprintcar racing, but I’m confident he will make a good account of himself throughout the night.”

Apart from Randall’s success on the dirt speedways, he is also the 2023 Australian Production Car Champion in Class C on the tar circuit racing scene. Speaking of the tar circuit racing, fellow Tullboro Racing team mate and 410 Sprintcar racing newcomer Bradi Owen is currently competing in the Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 Series.

“Bradi has adapted quite well to Sprintcar racing so far and it’s been fun helping him on his dirt track journey,” Tulloch said.

“One of the main reasons I have setup the Tullboro Racing team is provide drivers, regardless of their levels of experience, the opportunity to go Sprintcar racing – no matter if you are a top racer like Lachlan McHugh or a newcomer like Bradi Owen, we can cater for it.”

Tomorrow night’s $10,000 to win Lil Aussie Open at Castrol Lismore Speedway has attracted some of the world’s top running 410 Sprintcar racers in Americans Aaron Reutzel, Chase Randall, Justin Peck and Kalib Henry, along with Australian heavy hitters McHugh, current Australian champion Jock Goodyer, Luke Oldfield, Jy Corbet and Sammy Walsh. For more information, visit www.lismorespeedway.com.au or follow their social media channels on Facebook and Instagram by searching Lismore Speedway.

 

 

CORBIN RUESCHENBERG TEAMS UP WITH TANNER THORSON FOR CHILI BOWL DEBUT

MESA, ARIZONA (January 6, 2024) – 14-year-old Corbin Rueschenberg of Mesa, Ariz. will become one of the youngest competitors in the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals history in 2024, competing in the 38th annual event in Tulsa, Oklahoma this week. Rueschenberg will drive a new Spike Chassis prepared by 2022 Chili Bowl Champion Tanner Thorson of Minden, Nevada.

He will drive the No. 26R in Tuesday night’s qualifying night, with support from Steffey Excavating, Arizona Luxury Garage, MB2 Industries, CHI Overhead Doors, and Genie Corporation.

Rueschenberg competed in the Xtreme Outlaw Midget and POWRi National Midget series as a 13-year-old rookie in 2023 with 11 top-ten finishes including a pair of fifth-place runs. He also earned several strong runs throughout a busy Micro Sprint campaign as well. Rueschenberg is a former champion of the Sooner Speedweek with 10 career NOW600 National wins.

Rueschenberg tuned up for the Chili Bowl by competing in the Tulsa Shootout last weekend in four divisions, including earning an 11th starting position in the Non-Wing Outlaw championship feature on Sunday.

“I’m super grateful to get to race the Chili Bowl! I can’t wait to learn and see how we do. As a Midget driver I feel like I’ve grown so much in learning what the setups feel like and learning what I need from the cars,” Rueschenberg said. “Shootout was pretty successful and it was good to get some laps in the building before the Chili Bowl. I have a guy in my corner in Tanner Thorson who knows how to win. I just got to do my job. I’d love to make the A-Main on the prelim night and can’t wait to compete against some of the best in the world.”

Thorson approaches his role with Rueschenberg seeing a lot of himself in the young driver.

“I was there at one point so I get the challenges,” Thorson said. “I feel like I have a good sense for what needs to be done now, obviously now that I’m older. He’s a hell of a wheelman. It’s not just a matter of going out there and running good. It’s about having the best prepared race cars and I feel we have all the right pieces of the puzzle for Corbin’s sake. Me and my team are excited to work with him!”

Among the sponsors supporting Rueschenberg’s maiden voyage in the Chili Bowl will be Steffey Excavating. The late Dan Steffey and the Steffey family have supported dirt track racing from their home state of Arizona and beyond.

“To have their support means everything to me,” Rueschenberg said. “Dan and I were great friends. Having him on my car is a great honor.”

On track activity begins Sunday with a pair of hot lap sessions for each driver before racing competition begins with preliminary qualifying nights Monday through Friday. Rueschenberg’s action can be followed live on Tuesday night on www.FloRacing.com

 

 

MADDINGTON TOYOTA SPRINTCAR SERIES
SUNDAY, JANUARY 7, 2024

Dayne Kingshott continues to be the driver to beat in the 2023-24 Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series championship.

With nine of the 18 rounds of the series completed, Kingshott has a 28 point advantage over defending series champion James Inglis.

Heading into round eight at Bunbury Speedway on Saturday night, Kingshott had a 24 point lead over Inglis and he extended that after taking fifth, while Inglis crossed the line in seventh.

So far this season Kingshott has been in the top 10 on eight of the nine occasions, with his best results being a pair of wins, a second and a third.

At the same time Inglis has best results of one win and a pair of seconds, being in the top 10 on seven occasions.

Brad Maiolo, thanks to his 10th on his home track, is still third overall, with consistency being the key – every single one of his nine races has resulted in top 10 finishes.

Older brother Jamie was the big mover in the latest round, helped by playing his Joker card and doubling his feature race points.

Prior to this round the elder of the Maiolos was 10th in points but his fourth, being his best result of the season so far, rocketed him up to fourth overall.

He has claimed four top 10 finishes.

Kaiden Manders dropped from fourth to fifth after being 16th last night.

Jason Kendrick dropped from fifth to sixth, while Andrew Priolo dropped from sixth to seventh, Kris Coyle from seventh to eighth and Taylor Milling remains in ninth.

Ryan Lancaster is 10th, dropping two places after his 11th place on the weekend.

Round 10 of the series will be at the Perth Motorplex this Saturday night, for the Speedweek Grand Final – the last appearance of Americans Brad Sweet, Rico Abreu, Cory Eliason and Brock Zearfoss.

Meanwhile a fifth in the Maddington Toyota Summer Slam at Bunbury Speedway last night is enough for American Rico Abreu to hold down an eight-point lead heading into the WA Speedweek Grand Final at the Perth Motorplex next Saturday night.

Abreu started from p15 in the 30-lap final and worked his way through the field, passing nine cars to win the Kincrome Hard Charger award.

Callum Williamson, who started from p7 and finished eighth, is second overall in the six-round series that is part of the overall 2023-24 Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series.

Kingshott is third in the Speedweek points, while American Brock Zearfoss, who started fourth and finished third for his first podium result for this Australian tour, is fourth overall.

Fellow American Cory Eliason, who crashed out early in pits bend in the Bunbury feature race, rounds out the Speedweek top five points.

Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series points after 9 of 18 rounds: Dayne Kingshott 1550, James Inglis 1522, Brad Maiolo 1488, Jamie Maiolo 1446, Kaiden Manders 1444, Jason Kendrick 1426, Andrew Priolo 1378, Kris Coyle 1376, Taylor Milling 1374, Ryan Lancaster 1374, Jason Pryde 1324, Jaydee Dack 1284, Trent Pigdon 1176, Callum Williamson 1152, Mitchell Wormall 1100, Kye Scroop 1080, Jack Williamson 916, Cameron Mckenzie 832, AJ Nash 778, Ken Sartori 770, Rico Abreu 724, Brock Kenny 708, Luke Oldfield 696, Matthew Cross 694, Brock Zearfoss 674, Cory Eliason 666, Nathan Swan 662, Brenton Farrer 622, Tim Boujos 574, Brad Sweet 552, Todd Davis 504, Kyle Francis 456, Rod Howe 410, Aaron Chircop 362, Brock Francis 322, Myles Bolger 300, Lynton Jeffrey 280, Jamie Veal 264, Tim King 254, David Priolo 232, James McFadden 150, Michael Pickens 142, Shaun Bradford 118.

WA Speedweek points after five of six rounds: Rico Abreu 724, Callum Williamson 716, Dayne Kingshott 694, Brock Zearfoss 674, Cory Eliason 666, Jamie Maiolo 666, Kaiden Manders 662, James Inglis 654, Brad Maiolo 654, Ryan Lancaster 632, Taylor Milling 628, Kris Coyle 612, Jason Kendrick 592, Andrew Priolo 576, Jason Pryde 566, Brad Sweet 552, Jaydee Dack 550, Trent Pigdon 518, Luke Oldfield 508, Mitchell Wormall 488, Brenten Farrer 464, Cameron McKenzie 450, Kye Scroop 436, Jack Williamson 422, Brock Kenny 386, Lynton Jeffrey 280, Ken Sartori 276, Aaron Chircop 256, Nathan Swan 250, Tim Boujos 174, Todd Davis 160, AJ Nash 156, Myles Bolger, Matthew Cross 150 each, Shaun Bradford 118, Tim King 100, Kyle Francis 50.

 


 

Sixteen Drivers Make Up The 2024 O’Reilly Auto Parts Invitational Race of Champions

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (January 6, 2024) The roster for the 16th edition of the O’Reilly Auto Parts Invitational Race of Champions has been set, with 16 drivers set to take on Tulsa Expo Raceway clay during Monday’s Cummins Qualifying Night.

Combining Chili Bowl winners, both Saturday and Prelim, as well as past Race of Champions, series champions, and drivers invited by the Chili Bowl Nationals powered by NOS Energy, the annual showcase will see one change in the format, with the inversion determined by the overall fastest qualifier drawing to set the inversion, with a maximum of eight.

The list of drivers includes:

1 – Sammy Swindell – Do we need to explain why?

1s – Spencer Bayston – In last year, through a 2018 podium finish, Spencer secured his spot by winning the 2023 O’Reilly Auto Parts Invitational Race of Champions.

2J – Justin Grant – Winner of the 2022 O’Reilly Auto Parts Invitational Race of Champions.

5 – Chase Briscoe – The Stewart-Hass driver will race via Chili Bowl invitation.

5CB – Karter Sarff - Winner of the 2023 POWRi Midget Championship, the 2024 event marks the first time Karter will compete in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Invitational Race of Champions.

19 – Tim McCreadie – Recently added to the roster, the 2006 Chili Bowl Nationals champion will wheel the Hayward Motorsports No. 19.

19R – Ricky Thorton, Jr. – Possibly the best driver in Late Model competition right now, the former Arizona resident nearly walked out of the Tulsa Shootout with a Golden Driller for the second year in a row.

29S – Hank Davis – Grabbing his first career preliminary night win in 2023, the Sand Springs, Okla. shoe will take the Matt Seymour Racing No. 29 into his first O’Reilly Auto Parts Invitational Race of Champions.

39 – Logan Seavey – In last year by way of car owner credentials, Logan Seavey punched his own card into the O’Reilly Auto Parts Invitational Race of Champions by winning the 2023 Chili Bowl Nationals powered by NOS Energy.

41 – Corey Day – Invited by the Chili Bowl, one of the most challenging areas of the country to win in Sprint Car racing, has been and continues to be California, and 17-year-old Corey Day wins a lot, including the 2023 Northern Auto Racing Club (NARC) title.

47X – Zach Daum – Xtreme Outlaw Midgets paved the way last year, this year, Andy Bondio credentials will put Daum into the O’Reilly Auto Parts Invitational Race of Champions.

66K – Brent Crews – Invited by the Chili Bowl Nationals, Brent captured the 2023 SCCA Trans-Am TA2 title.

71 – Jade Avedisian – The 2023 Chili Bowl Rookie of the Year, and highest finishing woman in event history, forged a season long legacy by being the first woman to win a National Midget title with the Xtreme Outlaw Series.

71P – Cannon McIntosh – Winning on Monday has become a common theme for Cannon, putting him back into the O’Reilly Auto Parts Invitational Race of Champions.

84 – Jesse Love – Invited by the Chili Bowl, Jesse Love got the nod via his 2023 ARCA Menards Series Championship.

88 – Tanner Thorson – The 2022 event champion is back in search of a third win in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Invitational Race of Champions.

The standards for an invitation are:

• Drivers finishing in the Top 3 of Saturday night’s A-Feature during the previous five Chili Bowls will be eligible.

• Drivers finishing in the Top 2 of the past five Race of Champions events will be eligible.

• Preliminary Night Winners from the most recent Chili Bowl will be eligible.

• Series Champions from the most recent calendar year in the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars, American Sprint Car Series National Tour, All-Star Circuit of Champions, USAC National Midgets, USAC National Sprint Cars, and POWRi National Midget League, Xtreme Outlaw Midgets will be invited to compete.

• Champions and Drivers of other Tours and Series may be added at the Chili Bowl’s discretion.

• No Driver substitutions or alternates from a sanctioning body will be allowed.

• Starting Lineup for the O’Reilly Auto Parts Invitational Race Of Champions will be set by Group Qualifying. Drivers will draw for their qualifying position, then qualify in groups of three to four. Drivers will get two warmup laps, then three green flap laps to set their time. The driver with the fastest overall time in Qualifying will draw for the inversion (0, 4, 6, or 8).

The 38th annual Chili Bowl Nationals takes place January 8-13, 2024, under the giant roof of the SageNet Center in Tulsa, Okla. Fans unable to attend the Chili Bowl Nationals can watch every lap live at http://www.floracing.com.

Monday and Tuesday reserved seat tickets are on sale now by calling (918) 838-3777, along with a few scattered, single seats for the entire event. Monday and Tuesday tickets are $60 each. Four-day tickets are $245, five-day tickets are $305, and tickets for the full event are $365, plus tax (8.517%). All orders will be placed in Will Call.

For continued updates on the Chili Bowl Nationals, fans can follow along on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram with @CBNationals. All official press, updates, and results on the Chili Bowl Nationals can be found online at http://www.chilibowl.com.

Quick Notes:

What: 38th annual Chili Bowl Nationals

When: January 8-13, 2024

Where: SageNet Center (Tulsa, Okla.)

Address: 4145 E 21st St, Tulsa, OK 74114

Chili Bowl Online:

Website: http://www.chilibowl.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/chilibowlnationals

Twitter: (@cbnationals)

Official Hashtag: #ChiliBowl2024

Instagram: cbnationals

Chili Bowl Nationals Champions:

Year - Driver (Owner)

2023 - Logan Seavey (Kevin & Jordan Swindell/Curb/Bertrand)

2022 - Tanner Thorson (Andy Reinbold)

2021 - Kyle Larson (Kyle Larson Openwheel)

2020 - Kyle Larson (Kyle Larson Openwheel, LLC-Mike Larson)

2019 - Christopher Bell (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian)

2018 - Christopher Bell (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian)

2017 - Christopher Bell (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian)

2016 - Rico Abreu (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian)

2015 - Rico Abreu (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian)

2014 - Bryan Clauson (Joe Dooling/Rusty Kunz/Curb Records)

2013 - Kevin Swindell (Swindell Motorsports/Curb Records)

2012 - Kevin Swindell (Swindell Motorsports/Curb Records)

2011 - Kevin Swindell (Swindell Motorsports/Curb Records)

2010 - Kevin Swindell (Swindell Motorsports/Curb Records)

2009 - Sammy Swindell (Swindell Motorsports/Curb Records)

2008 - Damion Gardner (Jason Leffler)

2007 - Tony Stewart (Tony Stewart Motorsports)

2006 - Tim McCreadie (Steve Smith)

2005 - Tracy Hines (Wilke - Pak)

2004 - Cory Kruseman (Andy Bondio)

2003 - Dan Boorse (Dan Boorse)

2002 - Tony Stewart (Keith Kunz)

2001 - Jay Drake (Keith Kunz)

2000 - Cory Kruseman (Andy Bondio)

1999 - Dan Boorse (Dan Boorse)

1998 - Sammy Swindell (Pete Willoughby)

1997 - Billy Boat (John Lawson)

1996 - Sammy Swindell (Rusty Kunz / Jay McKinnie)

1995 - Donnie Beechler (Zarounian Motorsports)

1994 - Andy Hillenburg (Keith Kunz / Rusty Kunz)

1993 - Dave Blaney (Ralph Potter)

1992 - Sammy Swindell (Dave Ellis)

1991 - Lealand McSpadden (Andy Bondio)

1990 - John Heydenreich (Tony Finley)

1989 - Sammy Swindell (Jack Runyon)

1988 - Scott Hatton (Jerry Hatton)

1987 - Rich Vogler (Bob Lowe)

O’Reilly Auto Parts Race of Champions: Spencer Bayston (2023), Justin Grant (2022), Christopher Bell (2021 and 2020), Tanner Thorson (2019 and 2016), Chad Boat (2018), Kyle Larson (2017 and 2014), Sammy Swindell (2015, 2012, 2011, 2009), Kevin Swindell (2013), Brad Loyet (2010)

Trade Show: A long-standing tradition at the Chili Bowl, the Trade Show, which is open to the public each day (Monday through Saturday), is free of charge. All variety of racing products, apparel, and more is available with well over 100 vendors. The Trade Show still has space available. Anyone looking to be a part of the Trade Show can contact the Chili Bowl office at 918-838-3777. The Trade Show covers approximately 20,000 square feet.

GLSS-Great Lakes Super Sprints
2024 GLSS Schedule

Merrill, MI – The upcoming 2024 season looks promising for the Great Lakes Super Sprints, presented by Engine Pro & ARP! While a few tracks and dates are still in the negotiation phase, we couldn't wait any longer to share the news, as 90% of our dates are already confirmed.

Excitingly, Indiana is back on our schedule with confirmed dates at Gas City and Lawrenceburg Speedway. In July, GLSS will make its inaugural mid-season visit to Ontario, featuring Thursday and Friday night races at Ohsweken, and a return in September for the Northern Sprint Car Nationals.

The season kicks off on April 13th at Waynesfield Raceway Park in Ohio, followed by a double-header weekend in Michigan. We'll conclude the first month by traveling to Tennessee to support our fellow racers from USCS at I-75 Speedway. Labor Day weekend will be the North Division Championship and the South Division and the Tour will wrap up their Championship at Waynesfield on October 5th.

May brings a unique situation where we'll be racing against ourselves in Michigan and Ohio, a consequence of merging two series. Thankfully, we've managed to reduce it to just one conflicting date this year, and we appreciate the tracks for their cooperation and support.

Fifteen weekends are set to start at our traditionally loyal tracks, including 7 races at Limaland, 6 at I-96 Speedway, and 3 at Hartford Speedway. We'll make 5 visits to Waynesfield Raceway Park, 3 to Crystal Motor Speedway, and 2 each to Butler Speedway, Ohsweken Speedway, I-75 Speedway and potentially Gas City Speedway. Historic Millstream Speedway will witness our first-ever visit, with single-race visits to Fremont Speedway, Eldora Speedway, Silver Bullet Speedway, and Lawrenceburg Speedway.

In the next two months, our goal is to add 3-4 additional Saturday night tracks to fill the remaining TBA's. We are actively working to find suitable dates for these tracks. So watch for new press releases and updates on FaceBook. Once our confirmed dates are entered on our website, that schedule will be our Master Schedule you can check back to as the season approaches for dates, times and locations.

To catch past GLSS races, head over to the Great Lakes Super Sprints YouTube page. Stay updated by following us on Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, and X. For the latest news, schedules, results, and points, visit www.greatlakessprints.com and choose your favorite division.

Thank you to our sponsors who are the ones that allow us to bring a great show to your local tracks. Please help us by supporting the sponsors listed below….
PErfit Corporation
Engine Pro & ARP Racing
Hoosier Racing Tires
Beacon & Bridge Markets
Operating Engineers Local 324
Michigan Cat
MacCallister Rental
Engler Machine & Tool
Home Pro Roofing
Jim Coffey and Sons Plumbing & Heating
Howard Johnsons by Wyndham
Specialty Fuels & Logistics
Environmental Waste & Recovery Service
Precision Engine Works
TC Power Sports
Percision Engine Works

2024 Great Lakes Super Sprints presented by Engine Pro & ARP
Schedule (Schedule Subject to Change)
4/13 - Waynesfield Raceway Park (OH)
4/19 - I-96 Speedway (MI)
4/20 - Crystal Motor Speedway (MI)
4/26 - I-75 Speedway (TN)
4/27 - I-75 Speedway (TN)
5/03 - Limaland Raceway Park (OH)
5/04 - Star Wars Day TBA (OH)
5/10 - Gas City Speedway (IN) Tentative
5/11 - Lawrenceburg Speedway (IN)
5/17 - Hartford Motor Speedway (MI)
5/17 - Limaland Raceway Park (OH)
5/18 - Fremont Speedway (OH)
5/24 - Limaland Motorsports Park (OH)
5/25 - TBA (OH or IN)
5/26 - Waynesfield Raceway Park (OH)
5/31 - I-96 Speedway (MI)
6/07 - Limaland Motorsports Park (OH)
6/14 - Hartford Motor Speedway (MI)
6/15 - Butler Motor Speedway (MI)
6/21 - Limaland Motorsports Park (OH)
6/22 - TBA
6/28 - I-96 Speedway (MI)
6/29 - Crystal Motor Speedway (MI)
7/03 - Waynesfield Raceway Park (OH)
7/05 - Limaland Motorsports Park (OH)
7/06 - TBA
7/11 - Ohsweken Speedway (CAN)
7/12 - Ohsweken Speedway (CAN)
7/13 - TBA
7/19 - Limaland Motorsports Park (OH)
7/26 - I-96 Speedway (MI)
7/27 - TBA (MI)
8/02 - Gas City Speedway (IN)
8/03 - Eldora Speedway (OH)
8/09 - Hartford Motor Speedway (MI)
8/10 - Silver Bullet Speedway (MI)
8/16 - I-96 Speedway (MI)
8/17 - Butler Motor Speedway (MI)
8/24 - Waynesfield Raceway Park (OH)
8/25 - Millstream Speedway (OH)
8/30 - I-96 Speedway (MI)
8/31 - Crystal Motor Speedway (MI)
9/12 - Ohsweken Speedway (CAN) Practice
9/13 - Ohsweken Speedway (CAN)
9/14 - Ohsweken Speedway (CAN)
10/5 - Waynesfield Raceway Park (OH)

 

 

National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum Sweepstakes Sprint Car and Auction Ahead at Chili Bowl!

Knoxville, IA, January 5, 2024 - The non-profit National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum Foundation is gearing up for a big week in Tulsa, Oklahoma, during the 38th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals, presented by General Tire, January 8-13, 2024. The museum’s week will be highlighted by its booth featuring the Triple X/Parker Racing Engines 410 Sweepstakes Sprint Car, and its museum-benefit auction on Thursday, January 11.

The auction benefits the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum as well as The Parent Child Center of Tulsa, and will take place on Thursday, January 11, at 11 a.m. inside the Tulsa State Fairgrounds’ River Spirit Expo Center in the bleachers in turn four. We will again have a huge assortment of unique and autographed memorabilia including signed items from Tony Stewart, Parnelli Jones, Mario Andretti, Jason Johnson, Bobby Unser, Stevie Smith, Jack Hewitt, Emmett Hahn, JJ Yeley, AJ Foyt, Johnny Rutherford, Danny Smith, the Chili Bowl 2023 A main starters and many others.

National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum executive director Bob Baker says, “We have to thank Emmett Hahn, a National Sprint Car Hall of Fame inductee himself, and his team for continuing to allow us to have a presence at their week-long indoor midget car racing event. We will also have a booth back in the trade show every day at the Chili Bowl, showcasing our Triple X/Parker Racing Engines #15 Sweepstakes Sprint Car! Who knows? You may purchase your lucky ticket to win the car at this year’s Chili Bowl!”

For more information on the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum and the special events happening here, visit www.SprintCarHoF.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter!

 

 

BRADEN CHIARAMONTE MAKES TWO MAIN EVENTS AT THE 39TH ANNUAL TULSA SHOOTOUT

(El Cajon, CA, January 4, 2024) West Coast open-wheel racing star Braden Chiaramonte finished off his 2023 campaign by qualifying for two main events in the world’s toughest and most prestigious micro sprint car race, the 39th Annual American Waste Control Tulsa Shootout presented by NOS Energy. The talented teen qualified for a pair of mains giving him three feature starts in three years of competing in the winter racing festival.

In an era when nearly every car and driver entered gets to start the Indianapolis 500, Daytona 500, and NHRA Championship Drag Races, the Tulsa Shootout is different. In fact, it is the exact opposite. Handsome 16-year-old Chiaramonte made the main events in the Hyper Outlaw Non-Wing Class and the Evo Fuel Injection Winged A-Class. He was one of only 24 drivers in each of those main events. The Hyper Outlaw Class saw 380 entries attempt to qualify for the main. Three-hundred-fifty-six of them did not make it. It was even tougher in the Winged A Class when a whopping 394 cars vied for one of the coveted main event positions. Three hundred seventy were packed up and done before the finale.

While making the two main sounds great, Chiaramonte’s effort did not have a storybook ending. In the Outlaw Non-Wing class, he started the main event in 18th. However, his effort in the 30-lapper was nullified before he completed a quarter of a lap! Starting on the outside of the ninth row, the car inside of him suddenly darted to the right mere seconds after the green flag started the race. The driver clobbered Chiaramonte and punted the gorgeous family-owned #73B into the crashwall. Chiaramonte’s car climbed the wall and his right front wheel was perched on the barrier while the other three were on the ground when he came to a stop.

His car was towed back to the work area and to the disappointment of his team, the damage sustained was enough to knock him out of the race less than three seconds after the green flag! It also saddled him with a frustrating 23rd-place finish.

That crash left Chiaramonte with only one more race to go in “Tulsa Time.” That was the Winged A Class 30 lapper. In that one, the El Cajon, California racer, who drove in several different disciplines of open-wheel cars in 2023, started 15th. He was destined to finish better than he did in the Non-Wing Outlaw main. Once the race got going, he moved forward and found himself in 11th. With a lot of laps remaining, it was anticipated he would easily break into the top 10. However, fate intervened and a steering problem forced the likable driver to the sidelines with a 21st-place result.

Overall, Chiaramonte had an impressive week against talent-laden fields. All told, he moved forward in eight of the 12 races he started. That includes two of the wins which came from the pole. Only four times all week did he finish in a worse position than he started in. Included in those were the two mains he did not finish due to being wrecked and having a steering problem. Of the two races he finished where he lost spots, one came when he started on the pole and finished second and the other happened when he started third and placed sixth. Thus, in the 10 races he finished, he picked up 17 positions and amazingly, he only dropped four spots.

With the final event of 2023 out of the way, Chiaramonte and the crew will be shifting in a different direction for the next few weeks. Instead of racing, the team is stripping down the cars and going over them before the start of the 2024 racing campaign. They have some irons in the fire regarding what and where they will be competing, but nothing has been finalized as of yet. An announcement should be forthcoming shortly.

Chiaramonte would like to thank all his sponsors who have made his racing efforts possible. RTL Traffic Control, AM Ortega, Hyper Racing, Chop Design, Adams Motors, Hacienda Casa Blanca Fine Mexican Dining, Evil Plus Injection, King Racing Products, Tiner-Hirst Enterprises, and Keizer Wheels.

Braden Chiaramonte 2023 Results

January 13 Tulsa SageNet Center Chili Bowl Midget Nationals 14th A Main

January 14 Tulsa SageNet Center Chili Bowl Midget Nationals 12th C Main

March 11 Imperial Valley Raceway So Cal Non Wing Open Comp Sprints 9th A Main

March 11 Imperial Valley Raceway Best of the West Lightning Sprints #2 1st A Main

March 18 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 16th A Main

March 24 Placerville Speedway Sprint Car Challenge Tour 10th B Main

April 1 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Car DNS

April 8 Adobe Mountain Speedway 600 Outlaw Winged Micro 1st A Main

April 21 Adobe Mountain Speedway 600 Outlaw Non Wing Micro 6th A Main

April 22 Adobe Mountain Speedway 600 Outlaw Winged Micro 1st A Main

May 11 US 24 Raceway All Transportation A Wingless Clash 5th Qualifier

May 12 US 24 Raceway All Transportation A Wingless Clash 10th A Main

May 13 US 24 Raceway All Transportation A Wingless Clash 15th Qualifier

May 19 Kings Auto Raceway At Plaza Park 600 Non Wing Micro 4th A Main

May 20 Thunderbowl Raceway Kings of Thunder 360 Sprint Cars 7th A Main

June 3 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 16th A Main

June 23 Delta Speedway 600 Non Wing Micro 5th A Main

June 24 Delta Speedway 600 Non Wing Micro 21st A Main

July 7 Ocean Speedway Taco Bravo 360 Sprints DNS

July 15 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 20th A Main

July 22 Deuce of Clubs Thunder Raceway Open 360 Sprint Cars 12th A Main

August 5 Placerville Speedway Winged 360 Sprint Cars 12th A Main

August 25 Silver Dollar Speedway Winged 360 Sprint Cars 10th A Main

September 7 Sweet Springs Motorplex 600cc POWRi Non Wing Micros 7th A Main

September 8 Sweet Springs Motorplex 600cc POWRi Non Wing Micros 24th A Main

September 9 Sweet Springs Motorplex 600cc POWRi Non Wing Micros 24th A Main

September 22 Lil Texas Motor Speedway 600cc POWRi Non Wing Micros 1st A Main

September 23 Lil Texas Motor Speedway 600cc POWRi Non Wing Micros 2nd A Main

September 28 US 24 Raceway 600cc Non Wings Micros 8th A Main

September 29 US 24 Raceway 600cc Winged Micros 8th Qualifier

September 30 US 24 Raceway 600cc Winged Micros 19th A Main

September 30 US 24 Raceway 600cc Non Winged Micros 6th Qualifier

October 14 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 4th A Main

October 19 Port City Raceway 600cc Non Wing Micro 6th A Main

October 21 Port City Raceway 600cc Non Wing Micro 9th B Main

November 3 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars DNS

November 4 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 5th A Main

November 14 Bakersfield Speedway USAC National Midgets 7th B Main

November 17 Placerville Speedway USAC National Midgets 22nd A Main

November 21 Merced Speedway USAC National Midgets 18th A Main

November 22 Merced Speedway USAC National Midgets 17th A Main

November 25 Ventura Raceway USAC National Midgets 13th B Main

December 31 Tulsa SageNet Center Tulsa Shootout Outlaw Non Wing 23rd A Main

December 31 Tulsa SageNet Center Tulsa Shootout Winged A Class 21st A Main

 

 

Three-Time Atlantic City Winner Andy Jankowiak Seeks First Allentown PPL Center Win On January 5th and 6th

Allentown, PA - Andy Jankowiak owns a very impressive resume on the Indoor Auto Racing Series Fueled by VP, yet he’s never won inside Allentown’s PPL Center. The talented driver from Tonawanda, N.Y. will get two chances to get that first win when the 2024 season begins on Friday and Saturday, January 5th and 6th when the 8th running of races inside the PPL Center is held sponsored by Ironton Global Cloud Phone.

Jankowiak, who sits tied for fourth on the series all time win list with six wins, has won four times at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall which includes three in the Gamblers Classic. He has also scored wins in Albany, NY and Trenton, NJ, but Allentown has eluded him.

Jankowiak is one of three drivers who have made every feature event in Allentown, the other two, Ryan Flores and Anthony Sesely, however have both gone to victory lane. Jankowiak’s best finish of second came after a spirited battle with Flores in the 2022 edition.

It’s not that Jankowiak hasn’t shown speed. Jankowiak has three top five finishes and six top 10’s and he holds the track record at 7.425 seconds set in time trials during the Friday night portion in 2020.

The eighth running of the Allentown event will feature three divisions of racing: TQ Midgets, Slingshots and Champ Karts with qualifying races and main events both nights.

Friday’s events, sponsored by BELFOR Property Restoration begins on Friday night at 7:30 PM with doors opening one hour earlier. Saturday’s racing, sponsored by Future Homes, fires up at 7 PM.

Saturday’s annual Fan Fest, limited to fans who purchased 100 level seats, will offer a close up look of the race cars and a chance to meet the drivers before the racing begins. To gain access Fan Fest ticket holders must enter through the Air Products gate which opens at 5 PM at the corner of 7th and Linden. All other gates will open on Saturday at 6 PM.

Tickets are on sale, online at PPLCenter.com or at the Box Office daily including the days of the event. New this year is a Friday/ Saturday Combo Ticket and a Friday night a lower level family section with Adult tickets starting at just $20 and Kids $5.

For more information including links to purchase tickets, entry forms and book hotel rooms within walking distance of the center visit www.indoorautoracing. com.

For race fans who cannot make the trip to get the best experience at the event, quality DTD-TV pay-per-view will be available for both nights on the web at dirttrackdigest.tv.

After the Allentown races, the chase for the Indoor Series championship will head to Atlantic City, NJ January 26 and 27 at Boardwalk Hall for the 22nd running of the NAPA Auto Parts Atlantic City Indoor Races.

The indoor series ends with the East Coast Dirt Nationals at the Trenton, N.J. Cure Insurance Area where Tim Buckwalter will be on hand to defend his 2023 victory on February 23 and 24th.

 

FAST On Dirt Schedule

As promised, here's the tentative schedule on day 1 of 2024.
A few tracks have not finalized plans, we will fill the TBA dates and MAY even add another date or so! We will have a printable graphic of the schedule posted in a few days.

PRELIMINARY 2024 Ti22 Performance Inc. FAST On Dirt Schedule
March 16 - Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway
April 6 - Atomic Speedway
April 13 - Wayne County Speedway
April 27 - Muskingum County Speedway
May 4 - Mercer (PA) Raceway Park
May 11 - Wayne County Speedway
May 18 - Florence (KY) Speedway
June 1 - TBA
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42nd Annual - Ohio Sprint Speedweek
June 7 - Attica Raceway Park
June 8 - Fremont Speedway
June 9 - Waynesfield Raceway Park
June 10 - Wayne County Speedway
June 11 - Hilltop Speedway
June 12 - Sharon Speedway
June 13 - Muskingum County Speedway
June 14 - Millstream Speedway
June 15 - Atomic Speedway
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June 29 - Fremont Speedway
July 5 - Pennsboro (WV) Speedway
July 6 - Pennsboro (WV) Speedway
July 12 - Circle City (IN) Speedway
July 13 - Paragon (IN) Speedway
July 27 - Wayne County Speedway
July 28 - Tri-City (PA) Raceway Park
August 3 - Muskingum County Speedway
August 17 - Atomic Speedway
August 23 - Mercer (PA) Raceway Park
August 24 - TBA
August 31 - Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway
September 1 - Wayne County Speedway
September 14 - TBA
October 12 - Atomic Speedway

 

 

$AVE BIG at Smiley's LARGEST ANNUAL EVENT! Pre-Season Sale & Swap Meet - on Same Day!

01/04/2024

Smiley’s Racing Products has combined the Pre-Season Sale and Annual Swap Meet for ONE SUPER SATURDAY – JAN. 27, 2024! It’s Smiley's Biggest Annual Event!! The Smiley’s Pre-Season Sale at the Mesquite, TX Store location will be 3 DAYS ONLY – JAN. 25-27. Smiley’s is offering deep discounts to help racing teams gear up for the 2024 racing season. Almost Everything is on Sale!

Here’s the latest event news:

Annual Swap Meet

The Smiley's Racing Products Annual Swap Meet is scheduled for Saturday, January 27th, 2024 in the Mesquite, TX Store Parking Area (103 Gross Road Mesquite, TX 75149). Gates will open at 7:00am and close at 2:00pm. Swap Space is available for $40 each on a first-come, first-served basis.

From parts and pieces to complete race cars, it’s a great time for race teams to clear out inventory no longer needed and to pick up those needed parts. This annual event draws a big crowd, so plan to get here early to shop, swap, or sell and get the best deals!

And for the latest event updates, make sure to check in often at: https://www.facebook.com/smileysracing

FREE Lunch!

Saturday, January 27th a FREE Lunch will be provided at the Mesquite location. Hot dogs will be served outside and tacos inside!

Vendor Reps On-Site

Major Vendor Reps will be setup on-site during the Mesquite store sale on Friday, January 26th from Noon-4pm and Saturday, January 27th from 9am-2pm. It’s a great opportunity to meet with major Vendors in the racing industry and see the new 2024 products!

HOOSIER TIRE SOUTHWEST Deal of the Year!

• 10% OFF all Hoosier Tires (In Stores Only)

• FREE Shipping on ALL Hoosier Tires (Web Orders Only)

• $15 Oversized Fee on extra-large Drag Slicks and Sprint Rears

NOTE: FREE Shipping Offer is limited to 10 tires per customer during this Sale event. Valid on Ground shipping to Continental U.S. Only. All Drag, Road Racing, Pro Street, ATV/Kart and Motocross tires can be shipped to any state in the Continental U.S. Hoosier Tire Distributor policy only allows us to ship Oval Track Dirt and Oval Track Asphalt tires to states in Smiley’s Hoosier Southwest Region: TX, OK, LA, AR, or NM.

Mark Your Calendars: 4-Day Only Website Sale

Thursday, January 25, 2024 thru Sunday, January 28, 2024

www.smileysracing.com

1-866-959-7223

3 Day Only Mesquite, TX Store Sale

Thursday, January 25, 2024 … 9am - 6pm

Friday, January 26, 2024 … 9am - 4pm

Saturday, January 27, 2024 … 9am - 2pm

103 Gross Road Mesquite, TX 75149 (972) 289-7223

SALE EVENT Highlights – Mesquite, TX Store ONLY

• 30% OFF all SRP Fittings and 20% OFF most SRP Products

• Up to 25% OFF Almost Everything Else

• GET FREE SHIPPING on orders over $149 PLUS the Sale Discounts

• FREE SHIPPING exclusions may apply to oversized items, but are not limited to, tires, jacks, seats, fuel jugs, bumpers, rear ends, transmissions, wheels, batteries, fuel cells, leaf springs, large Pit Pal items, top wings and trees, nerfs, and hoods

SALE EVENT at Smiley’s Stores in Ft. Worth, Houston & Oklahoma City – FEB. 2-3, 2024

Friday, February 2, 2024 … 9am - 4pm

Saturday, February 3, 2024 … 9am - 2pm

• 30% OFF All SRP Fittings and 20% OFF Most SRP Parts

• 10% OFF Almost Everything Else, including Hoosier Tires (in above stores only)

Ft. Worth, TX Store Location

700 West Kennedale Parkway

Kennedale, TX 76060

(817) 572-7467

Houston, TX Store Location

1622 Sawdust Road

Woodlands, TX 77380

(281) 362-7872

Oklahoma City, OK Store Location

3208 SW 59, Suite A

Oklahoma City, OK 73119

(405) 686-7112

SALE EVENT at Smiley’s SHERMAN, TX Store – FEB. 9-10, 2024

Sherman, TX **NEW Store Location**

1902 Texoma Parkway

Sherman, TX 75090

(903) 891-8300

Friday, February 9, 2024 … 9am - 4pm

Saturday, February 10, 2024 … 9am - 2pm

• 30% OFF All SRP Fittings and 20% OFF Most SRP Parts

• 10% OFF Almost Everything Else, including Hoosier Tires (in above store only)

• FREE Hot Dog Lunch on Saturday, February 10

We wish you all a fun and safe 2024 racing season & we hope to see you at the Smiley’s Racing Products and Hoosier Tire Southwest Pre-Season Sale coming soon!

 

 

Buckwalter’s Busy ‘Off Season” Continues With Allentown Indoor Race This Weekend
Allentown, PA - Usually racers take the offseason to rebuild and regroup, getting ready for the long season ahead.

Not Tim Buckwalter. When he arrives at Allentown’s PPL Center for the Ironton Global Cloud Phone on January 5th and 6th he’ll have already started a busy off-season of racing. The Douglassville, PA was back in the seat of a race car just days after Christmas at the Tulsa Shootout for dirt Micro Sprints racing in three classes in Tulsa, OK.

Returning home after a long week of racing, he’ll be at the PPL Center on Friday night to drive the Bill Pippard owned No. 74 TQ Midget in hopes of winning features scheduled on Friday and Saturday. Thanks to a special Ironton Auto Body Challenge in place, should Buckwalter pull off the sweep he will leave with $10,000 in earnings.

In 10 starts in 11 races at the PPL Center, Buckwalter has a best finish of fourth which came in the 2022 event. He also has three top five finishes and five top 10’s in those 10 starts yet he’s not pulled off a win, something he has accomplished twice on the Indoor Auto Racing Series fueled by VP inside Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall.

As soon as the final checkered flag falls at the PPL Center, both Buckwalter and fellow TQ Midget competitor Briggs Danner of Allentown will catch a flight back to Tulsa, OK where they will practice on Sunday for the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals.

Buckwalter will get a few weeks off before heading to Atlantic City for the two more features during NAPA Auto Parts weekend on Friday and Saturday, January 26th and 27th.

Buckwalter’s attention will then turn to the East Coast Indoor Dirt Nationals at the CURE Insurance Arena in Trenton, NJ where he is the defending winner of the event.

The eighth running of the Allentown event will feature three divisions of racing: TQ Midgets, Slingshots and Champ Karts with qualifying races and main events both nights.

Friday’s events, sponsored by BELFOR Property Restoration begins on Friday night at 7:30 PM with doors opening one hour earlier. Saturday’s racing, sponsored by Future Homes, fires up at 7 PM.

Saturday’s annual Fan Fest, limited to fans who purchased 100 level seats, will offer a close up look of the race cars and a chance to meet the drivers before the racing begins. To gain access Fan Fest ticket holders must enter through the Air Products gate which opens at 5 PM at the corner of 7th and Linden. All other gates will open on Saturday at 6 PM.

Tickets are on sale, online at PPLCenter.com or at the Box Office daily including the days of the event. Ticket prices the day of event increase $5.

For race fans who cannot make the trip to get the best experience at the event, quality DTD-TV pay-per-view will be available for both nights on the web at dirttrackdigest.tv.

 

 

MADDINGTON TOYOTA SPRINTCAR SERIES

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2024

American Rico Abreu is the leader of the WA Sprintcar Speedweek battle after the fourth of six rounds was contested at the Perth Motorplex on Tuesday night.

Abreu progressed from 12th on the grid to sixth at the line in the 30-lap feature race that was claimed by Callum Williamson over five-time World of Outlaws champion Brad Sweet and Dayne Kingshott.

This was his lowest points haul of the series so far, backed up by a pair of wins and a second.

While he is leading, the margin is a slender four points over Williamson who up until the first round was contested at the Perth Motorplex on Boxing Day, was sidelined for a couple of months with health issues.

Since his return, he has had a second, third and a fourth to support Tuesday night’s win – his first win in two seasons.

Defending Speedweek champion Cory Eliason is third overall and still within striking distance should he post two big results in the remaining shows and the results don’t eventuate for his rivals.

His best result was a third at Bunbury on New Year’s Day, with other results being a fourth, a fifth and a sixth.

Dayne Kingshott is fourth overall.

He started his Speedweek campaign with a sixth before taking a fifth, dropping back to ninth and then bouncing back with a third.

The remaining Speedweek rounds will be contested at Bunbury Speedway this Saturday night, January 6 and the Perth Motorplex on Saturday, January 13.

Speedweek points after 4 of 6 rounds: Rico Abreu 586, Callum Williamson 582, Cory Eliason 564, Dayne Kingshott 554, Kaiden Manders 544, Brock Zearfoss 530, Bradley Maiolo 524, Jamie Maiolo 524, James Inglis 518, Luke Oldfield 508, Ryan Lancaster 504, Taylor Milling 496, Kris Coyle 486, Jason Kendrick 470, Andrew Priolo 462, Jaydee Dack 446, Jason Pryde 446, Brad Sweet 402, Kye Scroop 386, Trent Pigdon 372, Mitchell Wormall 364, Brenten Farrer 348, Cameron McKenzie 338, Brock Kenny 336, Jack Williamson 314, Lynton Jeffrey 280, Ken Sartori 276, Nathan Swan 200, Tim Boujos 174, AJ Nash 156, Aaron Chircop, Matthew Cross, Myles Bolger 150 each, Shaun Bradford 118, Tim King 100, Todd Davis, Kyle Francis 50 each.

 

 

MADDINGTON TOYOTA SPRINTCAR SERIES

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2024

A third to Dayne Kingshott and a 14th to James Inglis at the Perth Motorplex last night sees the margin increase between the two at the top of the 2023-24 Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series points leader board.

Heading into the round eight clash at the Perth Motorplex, Kingshott had a slender two-point lead over Inglis, the defending series champion.

The margin is now 24 points with the teams heading to Bunbury this Saturday night for round nine of the 18-round competition.

Kingshott started the 30-lap feature race from p8 and crossed the line behind Callum Williamson and five-time World of Outlaws champion Brad Sweet, and afterwards said it was “another solid feature race”.

“We started too far back again so it’s one of those things, we just need to clean up our qualifying and heat racing and put it off the front three rows to have a shot at one of these races,” Kingshott said.

“We actually qualified really well tonight, we had a tough heat draw and that’s how it goes.

“I got racing Rico (Abreu) there in the heat race and he got the better of me and sort of hurt my points and then we were at the back of the dash and we had a pretty tough dash.”

Kingshott said the crew had been working hard on the car and produced a “good feature race car every night”.

“On a standard night here, we would probably come from p10 to win a race but at the moment we have just got to pass too many good cars starting back there, so by the time we get to the front, it’s too late and the race is over,” he said.

“If we can clean that side of it up, I think we will be a shot.”

As far as protecting his lead in the series points is a factor, Kingshott said it was more about finishing races.

“We just need to get through these races, especially the way the points break down works here,” he said.

The former WA sprintcar champion said it was hard to make up a lot of spots with only two points separating each spot in a feature race result.

“The only way you give away points is when you are on the infield, so we really just need to finish races at this point, but still it’s early…I like to win races too so it’s one of those things,” he said.

“We are trying to play both games of it and not take too many risks.”

Kingshott said Speedweek was tough and if he could qualify better, he would be having a lot more fun at the front of the pack.

Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series points after 8 of 18 rounds: Dayne Kingshott 1410, James Inglis 1386, Bradley Maiolo 1358, Kaiden Manders 1326, Jason Kendrick 1304, Andrew Priolo 1264, Kris Coyle 1250, Ryan Lancaster 1246, Taylor Milling 1242, Jamie Maiolo 1162, Jason Pryde 1084, Jaydee Dack 1076, Trent Pigdon 1030, Kye Scroop 1030, Callum Williamson 1018, Mitchell Wormall 976, AJ Nash 778, Ken Sartori 770, Cameron McKenzie 720, Jack Williamson 700, Luke Oldfield 696, Matthew Cross 694, Brock Kenny 658, Nathan Swan 612, Rico Abreu 586, Tim Boujos 574, Cory Eliason 564, Brock Zearfoss 530, Brenten Farrer 506, Kyle Francis 456, Rod Howe 410, Brad Sweet 402, Todd Davis 392, Brock Francis 322, Myles Bolger 300, Lynton Jeffrey 280, Jamie Veal 264, Tim King 254, David Priolo 232, James McFadden 150, Michael Pickens 142, Shaun Bradford 118.

 

 

13th Place Finish in Non-Winged Outlaw Feature Highlights Austin Torgerson’s Tulsa Shootout

PETERSEN MEDIA- A busy week in Tulsa, OK to close out the 2023 season came to an end with Austin Torgerson picking up a 13th place finish in the Non-Winged Outlaw Class feature event on Sunday night.

Taking part in four divisions over the week long extravaganza inside the Tulsa Expo Center in Oklahoma, Torgerson finished in B and C mains in Stock Non Winged action, Winged Outlaw Action, and Winged A-Class competition, but all week long he was very strong in Non-Winged Outlaw action.

Lining up ninth in his Non-Winged Outlaw heat race, the Glendale, AZ driver flexed his muscle as he wasted no time working his way forward in the eight-lap event. Carving is way to a second-place finish, Torgerson earned big points as he waited for his qualifier later in the week.

Taking the green flag from the fourth starting position in his 10-lap qualifier, Torgerson was able to earn valuable points as he advanced one position and earned a third-place finish.

When points were tallied, he found himself locked into the Sunday night feature event where he took the green flag from the 14th starting position in the 30-lap finale.

Working his way through the field as the action came to fruition, Torgerson cracked the Top-10 by the sixth circuit as he continued to run hard. Making his way into the Top-5 on the 18th lap, and lap 20 misstep saw him fall back to ninth.

Fading back a few more spots during the closing laps of the feature, Torgerson brought his week to a close as he took the checkered flag with a 13th place finish.

ON TAP: Austin Torgerson will be in action at next week’s Chili Bowl Midget Nationals where he will run with Mounce/Stout Motorsports. He is slated to hit the dirt for his prelim night on Monday, January 8th.

BY THE NUMBERS: Starts-64, Wins-6, Top 5’s-30, Top 10’s-36

STAY CONNECTED: Stay connected with Austin Torgerson by following Torgerson Racing on Facebook, and @TorgersonRacing on Twitter.

 

 

Ashton Torgerson Scores Golden Driller at Tulsa Shootout

PETERSEN MEDIA- Just before the clock struck midnight in Tulsa, OK, Ashton Torgerson closed out the 2023 calendar year in grand fashion as he took the checkered flag during the Winged ‘A’ Class Feature Event and scored his first career Golden Driller Trophy at the famed Tulsa Shootout.

The culmination of a busy season saw Torgerson take part in four divisions during the event in Tulsa, OK and he performed well as he made the feature event in three of the four, and finished 10th in Non-Winged Outlaw ‘B’.

Officially scored 23rd in the Stock Non-Winged Feature event, Torgerson was set to start on the front row of the Winged A-Class feature event after a strong week saw him go from sixth to first in his heat race and fourth to second in his qualifier.

Sharing the front row with Alec Quiggle for the 30-lap finale, Torgerson was hard on the throttle when the race came to life as he jumped out to the early lead and fended off challenges from the likes of Quiggle, Frank Flud, and Daison Pursley late in the feature event.

Very strong out front, Torgerson was able to hit his marks as he worked around the Tulsa Expo Center on a very slick surface and chased after the biggest win of his young career.

A late open red period put Pursley on his rear bumper for the final handful of laps, and despite Pursley taking a couple of shots at the Glendale, AZ driver, Torgerson never faltered as he led all 30-laps and claimed the Winged A Class feature event win.

Despite coming off the high of his first Golden Driller, Torgerson strapped in for the Winged Outlaw 55-lap feature event where he rolled off the starting grid in the 21st position after coming through the ‘B’ and the LCQ to earn a starting berth.

After an extensive track prep during his Trophy presentation, Torgerson hopped in and went to work from the tail end of the field.

Taking what he could get and keeping his nose clean, Torgerson moved forward nine positions and earned a 12th place finish in the finale race of the week.

ON TAP: Ashton Torgerson now turns his attention to the Chili Bowl where he will team up with Mounce/Stout Motorsports and his the track on Thursday, January 11th.

STAY CONNECTED: Stay connected with Torgerson Racing on Facebook, and @TorgersonRacing on Twitter.

 

 

Schedule Outlook for POWRi West Midget League in 2024

Belleville, IL. (1/3/2024) Striving seasonally to provide outstanding stand-alone on-track racing action while adding to the appeal of National Midget events, the POWRi West Midget League prepares for 2024 with a fifteen-date schedule planned from March until late October spanning six venues throughout Oklahoma and Missouri.

Sticking to the guidelines of previous seasons, stand-alone POWRi West events will continue under the same point format, whereas events run in conjunction with the POWRi National Midget League will give bonus points for West members. (Ex. The highest placing West member will receive first place points, with the second-highest West finisher getting second place points, continuing with all West finishers throughout the results within the POWRi West League Championship.)

Continually serving as the POWRi West Midget League season opener while joining the POWRi National Midget the early yearly action of the Eleventh Annual Turnpike Challenge will begin at Creek County Speedway on March 28th then finalize at Port City Raceway for two nights of action on March 29-30.

Ongoing as a fan-favorite mainstay of yearly doubleheader weekend racing with the POWRi National Midget League, the Prelude to the Showdown will kick off at Callaway Raceway on Friday, May 3rd followed by a trip to the ‘Diamond of Dirt Tracks,’ on Saturday, May 4th for the Thirteenth Annual Open Wheel Showdown at Lucas Oil Speedway.

Stand-alone events will populate the seasonal agenda with several trips scheduled for the familiar running grounds including a trio of visits to I-44 Riverside Speedway on April 27th, July 20th, and September 7th; as well as a duo of trips to Port City Raceway on June 22nd and August 24th.

Steeped in tradition the POWRi National & West Midget Leagues will continue the season finale with key honorary events including the Fourth Annual Donnie Ray Crawford Sooner State 55 at Port City Raceway on October 24th as well as the two-day celebration of an industry pioneer with the Twentieth Annual Charlene Meents Memorial at I-44 Riverside Speedway on October 25-26.

POWRi West Midget League 2024 Tentative Schedule:

*3/28/2024 | Creek County Speedway | Sapulpa, OK

*3/29/2024 | Port City Raceway | Tulsa, OK

*3/30/2024 | Port City Raceway | Tulsa, OK

4/27/2024 | I-44 Riverside Speedway | Oklahoma City, OK

*5/3/2024 | Callaway Raceway | Fulton, MO

*5/4/2024 | Lucas Oil Speedway | Wheatland, MO

6/22/2024 | Port City Raceway | Tulsa, OK

*7/5/2024 | Lake Ozark Speedway | Eldon, MO

*7/6/2024 | Lake Ozark Speedway | Eldon, MO

7/20/2024 | I-44 Riverside Speedway | Oklahoma City, OK

8/24/2024 | Port City Raceway | Tulsa, OK

9/7/2024 | I-44 Riverside Speedway | Oklahoma City, OK

10/24/2024 | Port City Raceway | Tulsa, OK

*10/25/2024 | I-44 Riverside Speedway | Oklahoma City, OK

*10/26/2024 | I-44 Riverside Speedway | Oklahoma City, OK

~In conjunction with POWRi National Midget League.

Start2Finish is offering POWRi Members a chance to claim a one-time promotional discount of 25% off monthly live streaming and on-demand coverage for the 2024 racing season.

Once registration is finished on My Race Pass, members will receive access to a special promo link on the completed registration page. Download the promo form located underneath the “Registration Downloads” section and select the promo link on the form to obtain the Start2Finish TV discount.

The schedule is subject to alterations and cancelations with TBA events currently being finalized, future updates will be posted as confirmed. To be eligible for the point fund, members must participate in at least 80% of the completed events during the season.

Follow along for more information on the POWRi West Midget League and other items such as complete schedules, race recaps, updates, full results, and press releases online at www.powri.com, or on Facebook at POWRi.

 

 

Joel Myers Jr Caps 2023 Calendar Year With Thrilling War of the Wings Win

PETERSEN MEDIA: Over this past weekend, Joel Myers Jr officially brought the curtain down on the 2023 calendar year and his 2023 racing season as he made a last lap, last corner past to pick up his 10th overall win of the year.

“It was a good weekend for our team in Cromwell, NZ, and it felt great to get a War of the Wings win in exciting fashion,” Joel Myer Jr said. “Friday night we were really good late in the feature, we just ran out of laps, and on Saturday night we were able to use a last lap pass to score the win.”

Friday night the busy weekend in Cromwell kicked off with Myers lining up 13th in his first heat race before he powered his way to a fifth place finish. Lining up on the front row of his second heat, the Sebastopol, CA driver was able to get the jump and tally the win.

Lining up third in the feature event, Myers settled in as the race came to life. Searching around the speedway, he was able to move into second but didn’t seem to have a way to mount a challenge for the top spot.

In the race’s closing laps, Myers Jr’s car came to life and he was able to cut into the leader’s gap, but the youngster rand out of time and settled for a second place finish.

Back at Central Motor Speedway on Saturday night for War of the Wings action, Myers Jr timed in seventh fastest in qualifying before picking up first and sixth place finishes in heat race competition.

Finishing third in the Dash, Myers again found himself in the second row of the feature event. Jumping into second, Myers Jr chased after Friday night’s winner, Jamie Duff, who was again out front and setting a torrid pace.

Looking like it would be another second place finish on this final night of 2023, Myers Jr kept digging as time ran out. Taking the white flag in second, Myers Jr closed in on Duff through turns one and two, and was able to beat him into turns three and four as he stuck the bottom, took the lead, and won the drag race to finish line to pick up the win.

“It is great to have a car that good at the end of the feature each night,” Myers Jr added. “It put us in a great spot on both nights, and on Saturday we were able to take advantage and grab a win. I’m very thankful that the Anderson family continues to give me a great opportunity in NZ, and looking forward to having a good start to 2024.”

Joel Myers Jr Racing would like to thank All About Fire Protection, Hi-Plains Building Division, DirtDudes Excavating, Carbon Safety, System 1 Ignition, Weld, Smith Ti, Culvert Ops, Economy Plumbing, Cartronics, NorCal Powersports, Y2K Gaming, Shark Racing Engines, Lucas Oil, Vaider, L Delo Designs, Walker Performance Filtration, ShopRico.Com, Tiner Hirst Enterprise, Kaeding Performance, Triple X Race Co., and Ogio, for their continued support.

BY THE NUMBERS: Starts- 55, Wins-10, Top-5’s- 24, Top-10’s-33

ON TAP: Myers Jr now has a break in his schedule as he is not scheduled to return to action until January 13th at Greymouth Speedway for another War of the Wings event.

STAY CONNECTED: Keep up with ‘Jr’ by following him on Twitter @joelmyersjr, Instagram @joelmyersjr_, or by ‘Liking’ him on facebook at www.facebook.com/JoelMyersJr.

To grab your Joel Myers Jr Merchandise, click over to www.shopjoelmyersjr.com

 

 

 

 

PARTS AUTHORITY INKED AS SHUMAN

2024 CHILI BOWL PRIMARY SPONSOR

 

INDIANAPOLIS, IN. (January 1, 2024) – Industry veteran, Casey Shuman, returns to Tulsa, Oklahoma for the 38th annual Chili Bowl Midget Nationals with Parts Authority livery adorning his Toyota Powered, Spike Chassis, Dunlap Performance #32 entry.

 

Founded in 1973, Parts Authority is a leading national distributor of automotive and truck parts in the USA. The trusted brand has loyally supported motorsports for many years including partnering with Dunlap Performance’s two-car team at Chili Bowl Midget Nationals the last three years. In 2024, Parts Authority is shifting to primary sponsorship of Shuman’s #32 entry with Toyota, Whitz Racing, Wilwood Disc Brakes, Factory Kahne Shocks, and Bell Racing Helmets as support.

 

Casey Shuman is the son of legendary racer, Ron Shuman. The Shuman name carries respect and a lengthy history in the industry due to Ron and Casey’s dedicated careers. Race wins, championships, and record holdings decorate the Shuman name, and their tie to Parts Authority runs deeper than a singular sponsorship contract. Ron has played a pivotal role in outside sales for the Parts Authority family for thirteen years.

 

“Parts Authority has been a partner with Dunlap Performance for a few years,” said Casey Shuman, “I’m pumped to have them as my primary sponsor this year so I can represent them on the massive stage that is Chili Bowl Midget Nationals. This is the biggest crowd I race in front of each year, and to use my time in Tulsa to shine the spotlight on a brand like Parts Authority is truly an honor.”

 

The Tempe, AZ native has found success in the SageNet Center at Expo Square in Tulsa, OK throughout his career with five A-Main event starts. Shuman seeks his sixth career Chili Bowl A-Main event start with Parts Authority colors. The 38th annual Chili Bowl Midget Nationals begins Sunday, January 7, 2024, with Practice Day and concludes Saturday, January 13, 2024. The Parts Authority #32 will compete in Thursday’s preliminary event on January 11, 2024, as well as Saturday’s finale.

 

Interested parties can purchase event tickets or read more about Chili Bowl Midget Nationals here, www.chilibowl.com, or stream all the racing action live on www.floracing.com.

 

 

About Parts Authority:

Parts Authority, founded in 1973, is a leading national distributor of automotive and truck parts to the aftermarket auto parts industry in the United States, serving customers in the commercial channel, including service centers, jobbers, fleets, and national accounts as well as in the e-commerce channel. Headquartered in Lake Success, NY, Parts Authority has over 250 locations across the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Mid-West, Pacific Northwest, and the Southwest.

 

Learn more about Parts Authority here: www.partsauthority.com 

 

 

Winless No More; Liguori Breaks Through In Rumble 25 Finale

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Dec. 30, 2023) – After another bout of abysmal luck during Friday’s Rumble in Fort Wayne presented by Jason Dietsch Trailer Sales kickoff, Joe Liguori was close to giving up hope he’d ever reach victory lane.

So disappointed was Liguori after missing the Friday feature that he brought “Joe Liguori, 0x Rumble champion” can koozies to the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum to sell to fans and competitors.

Those koozies became collector’s items – and historical relics – after Saturday night’s finale to the silver anniversary Rumble, as Liguori finally snapped his winless streak at the sixth-mile concrete oval and laid claim to a Rumble champion’s belt.

The third-generation racer from Tampa, Fla., started from the pole and led all 50 laps of the national midget headliner en route to his first Rumble win in 27 feature starts at the indoor midget classic.

Despite a red-flag stoppage for air quality with 19 laps remaining, which bunched the field back up behind him, Liguori was perfect on the final restart and went unchallenged the rest of the way.

It led to an emotional victory lane celebration, which brought tears to Liguori’s eyes and evoked raucous cheers from the near sold-out crowd.

"I’m speechless!” admitted the normally outspoken Liguori. “We’ve been coming here since 2007. We’ve left here every time asking, ‘What do we have to do to win one of these things?’ It’s been so frustrating … but tonight we finally had some luck go our way and the cautions fell just right to keep us out of traffic.

“I sound like [USAC Silver Crown ace] Kody Swanson up here crying right now, but it’s because I know what he feels like,” Liguori added. “This is one of the biggest wins of my career, even if it might not seem important to some people because it’s not the biggest race out there, just because I’ve been trying so long to win here. We’ve been so close so many times, but we finally did it!”

Liguori led from the outset and was never seriously challenged, opening up leads of more than a full second at various points throughout the 50-lap feature with his Pontiac-powered Brand X midget.

Chaos struck early behind him, as third-starting Nick Hamilton spun at the end of the opening lap, sparking a nine-car pileup in turns three and four. While many cars were involved, most were able to continue on with minimal or no damage to their racecars.

A subsequent spin by Curtis Setser II led to a single-file attempt at the initial start, allowing Liguori to quickly build an early advantage. Though a caution flag waved seven laps in after Chris Neuenschwander lost his left-rear wheel and spun in turn four, Liguori quickly reassumed command on the restart.

Liguori finally got into slower traffic on lap 23, moments before Setser II looped his No. 24 again, forcing a caution flag and allowing Liguori to breathe a sigh of relief at the thought of a clean race track in front of him. He held a 1.2-second lead at halfway and appeared to be well on his way to victory at that point.

But Setser’s third spin of the night and the diminishing air quality inside the Coliseum led to the final slowdown of the race with 19 to go, leaving Liguori with one restart between himself and a Rumble win.

Liguori was perfect when it mattered, while Travis Welpott settled for second, 1.389 seconds back of Liguori despite earning his career-best Rumble finish. It was a bittersweet moment for the veteran.

“If it couldn’t be me, I’m happy for Joe,” tipped Welpott. “We just burned up our stuff a little too soon.”

Mario Clouser, who won last year’s Rumble opener, finished third ahead of two-time Rumble winner Nick Hamilton and Joey Payne, who filled in all weekend for Tony Stewart in the Our Gang Poker No. 2.

Kyle Hamilton and Mike Fedorcak, who reset his own record as the oldest feature starter in Rumble history at 69 years old, completed the seven cars that finished on the lead lap.

Saturday night marked Liguori’s 31st attempt overall at winning a national midget event at the Rumble, and he’d lost the event previously in nearly every possible way, including last year – when he was collected in an accident in lap traffic after leading the first half of the race.

Liguori’s pursuit of Rumble glory had begun to be compared to Dale Earnhardt’s 20-year quest to win the Daytona 500, a race that Earnhardt finally conquered in 1998, 10 months before the inaugural Rumble.

This time, those comparisons were finally laid to rest, as Liguori celebrated in victory lane long into the night.

“They can’t take this one away from me,” he remarked.

In the two 600cc micro sprint classes, both Saturday winners led from start to finish in winning their respective races.

Nate Franklin put his neon orange No. 87 back in victory lane at the Rumble, winning in the winged micros for the second time and holding Dylan Woodling at bay for the entire 25-lap distance.

Not even a late red-flag stoppage with five to go – when Cap Henry tried to go from third to first on the outside, clipped the wall and spun into traffic, sparking a multi-car crash – could keep Franklin from capturing the checkered flag in the end.

“The rear bumper (being battered) is better than the front bumper,” said Franklin, referencing his battles with Woodling throughout the race. “This is my fiancé Cassie’s first time in victory lane, so we’re really excited about that.

“My family works so hard on our race cars. It’s not easy [to win], but I think we’re pretty good,” he added. “This event is so awesome. Third wasn’t good enough last night, so I’m glad we got it done tonight.”

The late accident allowed Kelsey Ivy to climb into podium position, as she finished third behind Franklin and Woodling. Ryan Ball and Colin Parker were fourth and fifth, respectively, in the final rundown.

Meanwhile, Dillon Nusbaum captured his first non-winged micro win in Rumble competition, starting from the pole and cruising to victory by leading all 25 laps in a dominant performance.

The dirt modified regular fended off Woodling – who was doing double duty in the micros – for the win and left Woodling to settle for the runner-up position again. Brian Busz was third across the finish line.

“Man, this definitely ranks up there as one of my top wins,” noted Nusbaum. “I’ve been coming to the Rumble since I was my son’s age. Ran karts here ... and 4 years ago I talked my sister into buying this car for me. Tonight I can say I’m glad we made that decision.

“I race Dylan almost every weekend [in modifieds]. We’ve both been trying to get this a long time, and tonight I had enough to beat him,” Nusbaum continued. “I kind of put my foot in my mouth yesterday ... because I said if I ever got this Rumble win, I’d call it quits, but I don’t think I can after that.

“This was fun tonight.”

Pre-race favorite Larry Joe Sroufe crashed hard on the backstretch with seven laps to go in the wingless feature, leaving him unable to finish. Sroufe, a multi-time Rumble winner, was credited with 11th.

A full, on-demand replay of both days of the 25th Rumble in Fort Wayne is available through SPEED SPORT Network affiliate Pit Row TV, the official broadcast partner of the Rumble in Fort Wayne.

The 26th edition of the indoor racing classic is scheduled for Dec. 27-28, 2024.

25th Rumble in Fort Wayne; Allen County War Memorial Coliseum; Fort Wayne, Ind.; Dec. 30, 2023

National Midget Qualifying (best of two laps): 1. Joe Liguori, 8up, Liguori-7.674; 2. Travis Welpott, 18, Gorman-7.680; 3. Russ Gamester, 46, Gamester-7.696; 4. Curtis Setser II, 24, Setser-7.707; 5. Mike Fedorcak, 97, Stewart-7.741; 6. Bryan Nuckles, 59, Nuckles-7.766; 7. Joey Payne, 2, Stewart-7.767; 8. Mario Clouser, 99g, Guess-7.791; 9. Kasey Jedzrejek, 75, Cicconi/KJR-7.815; 10. Tim Creech II, 49, Burrow-7.846; 11. Nick Hamilton, 16, Kenyon-7.848; 12. Cole Sink, 8o, Brewer-7.849; 13. Jim Anderson, 36, Anderson-7.858; 14. Scott Koerner, 4b, ???-7.876; 15. Thomas Schrage, 01, Hayes-7.877; 16. Jackson Macenko, 24m, Hayes-7.893; 17. Kyle Hamilton, 99, Burrow-7.907; 18. John Ivy, 98, Burrow-7.923; 19. Gage Rucker, 49r, TNT-7.930; 20. Chris Neuenschwander, 3, Neuenschwander-7.998; 21. Ayrton Houk, 9, JK-8.000; 22. Cooper Clouse, 7, Dietsch-8.099; 23. Andrew Prather, P8, ???-8.187; 24. Jordan Caskey, 33, Caskey-8.222; 25. Thomas Eyman, 2e, Eyman-8.333; 26. Andrew Royer, 24r, Royer-8.444; 27. Brian Buttler, 4, Buttler-8.507; 28. Justin Hollister, 9m, Main-8.867; 29. Lee Pierce, 42, Pierce-9.133; 30. Charlie Schultz, 9jr, Reiser-NT; 31. Ryan Flores, 15, Cicconi-NT; 32. Cap Henry, 41, Liguori-NT.

National Midget Heat #1 (10 laps, two transfer): 1. Kasey Jedzrejek [1], 2. Joe Liguori [3] / 3. Kyle Hamilton [5], 4. Jim Anderson [4], 5. Mike Fedorcak [2], 6. Thomas Eyman [7], 7. Lee Pierce [8], 8. Ayrton Houk [6], 9. Ryan Flores (DNS).

National Midget Heat #2 (10 laps, two transfer): 1. Tim Creech II [1], 2. Travis Welpott [3] / 3. Bryan Nuckles [2], 4. Cooper Clouse [6], 5. Charlie Schultz [8], 6. John Ivy [5], 7. Scott Koerner [4], 8. Andrew Royer [7], 9. Cap Henry (DNS).

National Midget Heat #3 (10 laps, two transfer): 1. Nick Hamilton [1], 2. Joey Payne [2] / 3. Russ Gamester [3], 4. Gage Rucker [5], 5. Andrew Prather [6], 6. Thomas Schrage [4], 7. Brian Buttler (DNS).

National Midget Heat #4 (10 laps, two transfer): 1. Cole Sink [1], 2. Curtis Setser II [3] / 3. Chris Neuenschwander [5], 4. Mario Clouser [2], 5. Jordan Caskey [6], 6. Jackson Macenko [4], 7. Justin Hollister (DNS).

National Midget Last Chance Showdown #1 (12 laps, three transfer): 1. Kyle Hamilton [1], 2. Jim Anderson [3], 3. Mike Fedorcak [5] / 4. Russ Gamester [2], 5. Thomas Schrage [8], 6. Gage Rucker [4], 7. Thomas Eyman [7], 8. Lee Pierce [9], 9. Andrew Prather [6], 10. Brian Buttler (DNS), 11. Ayrton Houk (DNS), 12. Ryan Flores (DNS).

National Midget Last Chance Showdown #2 (12 laps, three transfer): 1. Bryan Nuckles [1], 2. Mario Clouser [4], 3. Chris Neuenschwander [2] / 4. Charlie Schultz [5], 5. John Ivy [7], 6. Scott Koerner [9], 7. Cooper Clouse [3], 8. Jackson Macenko [8], 9. Andrew Royer [10], 10. Jordan Caskey [6], 11. Justin Hollister (DNS), 12. Cap Henry (DNS).

National Midget A-Feature (50 laps): 1. 8up-Joe Liguori [1], 2. 18-Travis Welpott [6], 3. 99g-Mario Clouser [12], 4. 16-Nick Hamilton [3], 5. 2-Joey Payne [7], 6. 99-Kyle Hamilton [9], 7. 97-Mike Fedorcak [13], 8. 8o-Cole Sink [2], 9. 59-Bryan Nuckles [10], 10. 36-Jim Anderson [11], 11. 24-Curtis Setser II [8], 12. 49-Tim Creech II [4], 13. 75-Kasey Jedzrejek [5], 14. 3-Chris Neuenschwander [14].

Lap Leader(s): Joe Liguori 1-50.

Hard Charger: 99g-Mario Clouser (+9)

Winged 600cc Micro Qualifying (best of two laps): 1. 94-Kasey Jedzrejek, 7.408; 2. 40-Daniel Hoffman, 7.524; 3. 71r-Tylar Rankin, 7.653; 4. 17-Cap Henry, 7.655; 5. 08-Cory Grenzy, 7.842; 6. 29i-Kelsey Ivy, 7.900; 7. 3-Dylan Woodling, 7.932; 8. 14-Keith Ousley, 7.936; 9. 87-Nate Franklin, 7.948; 10. 26-Howard McCormick, 7.955; 11. 18-Cody Tyler, 7.966; 12. 11b-Colin Parker, 7.995; 13. 5-Brian Busz, 7.997; 14. 10r-Ryan Ball, 8.234; 15. 84-Bill Dunham, 8.363; 16. 27-Chris Jagger, 8.418; 17. 01-Chase Ridenour, 8.685; 18. 21-Clay Sanders, NT; 19. 62-Rod Henning, NT; 20. 5j-Josh Haynes, NT; 21. 16w-Cooper Clouse, NT.

Winged 600cc Micro Heat #1 (8 laps, all transfer): 1. Cap Henry, 2. Dylan Woodling, 3. Howard McCormick, 4. Brian Busz, 5. Chris Jagger, 6. Kasey Jedzrejek, 7. Rod Henning (DNS).

Winged 600cc Micro Heat #2 (8 laps, all transfer): 1. Chase Ridenour, 2. Cory Grenzy, 3. Ryan Ball, 4. Cody Tyler, 5. Keith Ousley, 6. Daniel Hoffman, 7. Josh Haynes (DNS).

Winged 600cc Micro Heat #3 (8 laps, all transfer): 1. Tylar Rankin, 2. Nate Franklin, 3. Kelsey Ivy, 4. Colin Parker, 5. Bill Dunham, 6. Clay Sanders (DNS), 7. Cooper Clouse (DNS).

Winged 600cc Micro A-Feature (25 laps): 1. Nate Franklin [1], 2. Dylan Woodling [3], 3. Kelsey Ivy [9], 4. Ryan Ball [8], 5. Colin Parker [12], 6. Brian Busz [10], 7. Bill Dunham [15], 8. Keith Ousley [14], 9. Chris Jagger [13], 10. Chase Ridenour [5], 11. Cap Henry [6], 12. Cory Grenzy [2], 13. Daniel Hoffman [17], 14. Kasey Jedzrejek [16], 15. Cody Tyler [11], 16. Howard McCormick [7], 17. Tylar Rankin [4].

Lap Leader(s): Nate Franklin 1-25.

Hard Charger: 87-Bill Dunham (+8)

Non-Winged 600cc Micro Qualifying (best of two laps): 1. 73-Brent Busz, 8.031; 2. 68-Tyler Gunn, 8.055; 3. 16-Grant Valkner, 8.104; 4. 17n-Dillon Nusbaum, 8.117; 5. 20i-Rod Henning, 8.229; 6. 21-Larry Joe Sroufe, 8.247; 7. 9-Jonathan Reid, 8.253; 8. 46-Tyler Lindsay, 8.263; 9. 75b-Brian Busz, 8.337; 10. 27m-Dylan Woodling, 8.348; 11. 8-Bruce Bretzman, 8.408; 12. 12-Josh Ross, 8.447; 13. 15-Andy Hall, 8.481; 14. 51-Jason Ormsby, 8.540; 15. 5h-Josh Haynes, 8.569; 16. 24r-Andrew Royer, 8.630; 17. 57b-Michael Busz, 8.639; 18. ES10-Easton Zent, 8.761; 19. 4-Cameron McArthur, 8.848; 20. 88-Steve Myers, 8.907; 21. 00-Bryan Martin, 9.554; 22. 29t-Tommie Tesch, NT; 23. 75-Nathan Dishoungh, NT. 8.569 Hayes

Non-Winged 600cc Micro Heat #1 (8 laps, four transfer): 1. Jonathan Reid, 2. Dillon Nusbaum, 3. Dylan Woodling, 4. Andy Hall / 5. Brent Busz, 6. Andrew Royer, 7. Cameron McArthur (DNS), 8. Tommie Tesch (DNS).

Non-Winged 600cc Micro Heat #2 (8 laps, four transfer): 1. Tyler Gunn, 2. Tyler Lindsay, 3. Rod Henning, 4. Jason Ormsby / 5. Michael Busz, 6. Bruce Bretzman, 7. Steve Myers, 8. Nathan Dishoungh (DNS).

Non-Winged 600cc Micro Heat #3 (8 laps, four transfer): 1. Brian Busz, 2. Larry Joe Sroufe, 3. Josh Ross, 4. Easton Zent / 5. Josh Haynes, 6. Bryan Martin, 7. Grant Valkner.

Non-Winged 600cc Micro Last Chance Showdown (10 laps, four transfer): 1. Brent Busz, 2. Grant Valkner, 3. Michael Busz, 4. Bruce Bretzman / 5. Andrew Royer, 6. Josh Haynes, 7. Bryan Martin, 8. Steve Myers, 9. Cameron McArthur (DNS), 10. Tommie Tesch (DNS), 11. Nathan Dishoungh (DNS).

Non-Winged 600cc Micro A-Feature (25 laps): 1. 17n-Dillon Nusbaum [1], 2. 27m-Dylan Woodling [7], 3. 75b-Brian Busz [2], 4. 9-Jonathan Reid [4], 5. 15-Andy Hall [10], 6. 16-Grant Valkner [14], 7. 57b-Michael Busz, 8. 20i-Rod Henning [8], 9. 12-Josh Ross [9], 10. 46-Tyler Lindsay [5], 11. 21-Larry Joe Sroufe [6], 12. 8-Bruce Bretzman, 13. 73-Brent Busz [13], 14. 68g-Tyler Gunn [3], 15. 51-Jason Ormsby [11], 16. ES10-Easton Zent [12].

Lap Leader(s): Dillon Nusbaum 1-25.

Hard Charger: 16-Grant Valkner (+8)

 

 

Kit Henry Named 2023 Recipient Of Rumble's David Lesiecki Award

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Dec. 30, 2023) – Many racers who annually attend the Rumble in Fort Wayne know Kit Henry as a staunch supporter of grassroots racing. Saturday night, those years of effort were rewarded in a big way.

During opening ceremonies for the 25th annual Rumble, presented by Jason Dietsch Trailer Sales, Henry was recognized as the ninth recipient of the event’s highest honor – the David Lesiecki Award for Untiring Dedication and Devotion to Motorsports.

The award was created in 2014 to honor the late Lesiecki, who passed away prior to that year’s Rumble and was instrumental in the operation and success of the quarter midget class at the event for many years.

Lesiecki‘s widow Diana and sons A.J. and Jonathan, who both raced 600cc micro sprints at the Rumble for many years, have remained an active part of the Rumble community and the event’s operational success.

Diana has maintained the quarter midget program behind the scenes since David’s passing with help from 2018 Lesiecki Award recipient David Ebert. Meanwhile, A.J. and Jonathan transitioned over to lead the technical inspection side of the micro sprint program in 2021, following in their father’s footsteps by becoming instrumental members of the Rumble’s diverse event staff.

Though the David Lesiecki Award has primarily been presented to Rumble competitors over the years, Henry’s impact on the Rumble has been heavily felt, in both the 600cc micro sprint and go-kart ranks.

Henry and his family owned and fielded winged and non-winged micros for veteran John Ivy for many years, as well as entries for past notables like Craig Mintz and John Ivy.

Eventually, Henry sold the micro fleet and equipment to his crew members, but many of those cars continue to compete at the Rumble presently. Ivy continues to dominate in both micro divisions and Tyler Shullick, Ivy’s daughter Kelsey and Henry’s son Cap all race micros in the winged class.

If that wasn’t enough, Henry started a go-kart parts business in 1999 to support his son’s early racing career and has operated a parts trailer for the Rumble’s go-kart racers for nearly the entire history of the famed indoor event.

“I got into the parts industry in ’99 as a means to help support Cap’s racing,” explained Henry. “When Cap started to grow, he grew so quickly that I couldn’t continue to justify the expense of replacing his high-dollar firesuits as often as he needed them. That led me to start Henry Motorsports as a G-Force (brand) dealer, until a year that G-Force couldn’t supply me, and after that I became a dealer myself.

“From there, we expanded into the go-kart business to continue supporting Cap, and it carried our team until he got to (racing) the big cars,” Henry added. “I stayed in the kart business just because I love karting; it’s a type of racing that has always meant a lot to me and it’s a discipline that has been part of the heartbeat of the Rumble for decades now. We’ve made so many memories here, with me as a car owner, Cap and others as drivers, and even as support staff with the parts trailer. It’s all special to me.

“This is something I wasn’t expecting, but it means a lot. I keep coming back because I love this place.”

Cap Henry noted that fans who support the Rumble year in and year out don’t realize all of the things his dad does to help the drivers they watch on the racetrack for two nights each December.

“Dad loves racing more than anything,” noted the younger Henry. “He’s sold karting parts since the late ‘90s. He brought me here (to the first Rumble) in 1998 and I raced go-karts myself. And he fielded micros forever here. At one point we had, I think, three or four different micro sprints in this building. He finally did sell all the cars to the crew guys, but he’s still supplied parts and everything to anybody that needed them. A lot of racers, when they think they might be done for the weekend, can keep going because of Dad and the fact that he supplies parts to allow guys to make repairs and get back out on track.

“The Rumble has always been close to our hearts. We’ve had a lot of success over the years here and made a lot of memories. Dad’s really proud of the event and just loves it, so for him to be honored in this way is something that’s so deserved and something our family really appreciates.”

A.J. Lesiecki pointed out that he and his brother Jonathan were among those who both competed against Kit Henry and his racecars and were aided by Henry’s desire to see his competitors at their best year after year.

“The first word I think of when it comes to Kit is in the award name itself: dedication,” said Lesiecki. “Kit has a lot of the same traits as I remember in my dad, and when Jonathan and I were racing against Cap (in the micro class), Kit owned Cap’s cars like our dad owned mine and Jonathan’s cars. He did everything to help Cap’s racing the same way Dad did for us.

“In addition to all of that, Kit was as hard-headed as a car owner as my dad was,” Lesiecki added with a chuckle. “But he’s done so much for this event that we wanted to give back to him with this award.”

Past recipients of the David Lesiecki Award include Ivy (2014), Doc Hathaway (2015), Larry Cleveland (2016), Joe Liguori (2017), Ebert (2018), Charlie Schultz (2019), Mel and Don Kenyon (2021 co-recipients), and event promoter Larry Boos (2022), who was surprised with the honor last year.

The award was not presented in 2020, when the Rumble was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

 

Fremont and Attica list sprint tire choices for 2024 and 305 rule change

Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023

FREMONT & ATTICA, Ohio – Fremont Speedway Presented by Gill Construction and Attica Raceway Park will implement a few rule changes for 2024 that impact the 410 and 305 sprint divisions at both tracks.

For the 410 Sprints the Hoosier D15A and medium tires will be the required right rear tire, with the Hoosier D12A allowed for the left rears. Hoosier front tires allowed are D12, D15, D20.

Cockpit wing sliders will be allowed for the 305 sprints in 2024. Also, the 305 sprint teams will be allowed to continue to use last year’s tire selections through May 2024 and then are required to be on the same tires as the 410 sprints.

Keep up to date with Fremont Speedway by going to www.fremontohspeedway.com or on Facebook at www.facebook/FremontSpeedway or on Twitter at https://twitter.com/FremontSpeedway.

Keep up to date with Attica Raceway Park by going to www.atticaracewaypark.com or follow the track on Twitter @atticaracewyprk or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/atticaracewaypark and Instagram at attica_raceway_park.

 

 

Anthony Sesely Enters Indoor Series TQ Midget Season Opener As The Pre-Race Favorite

Allentown, PA - Anthony Sesely enters the Indoor Auto Racing Series Fueled by VP season opener inside Allentown’s PPL Center as the man to beat. A winner of two of three features and the series championship last season, Sesely is returning to action for the 2024 opener presented by Ironton Global Cloud Phone on January 5th and 6th at the PPL Center, with the same unbeaten No. 44 owned by Jeff Ulrich and Rick Kluth.

Sesely debuted the newly designed TQ Midget at the 2022 series finale in Syracuse, NY with a come from behind victory. The Matawan, N.J. driver then won with that same car again at the 2023 season opener in Allentown.

Attempting to go even faster, the team debuted another TQ Midget for the annual Atlantic City Indoor Series race, but it didn’t have that same lucky four-leaf clover and he finished third in a Friday night Covid-19 rescheduled Gambler’s Classic.

Returning to their proven machine on Saturday in Atlantic City, Sesely won again - a remarkable third straight in that race car to clinch the championship. The win also made him a four-time Atlantic City Gambler’s Classic winner during the NAPA Auto Parts weekend.

With a double feature format set for Allentown, Sesely will seek a fourth straight win on Friday night and a drive for five on Saturday. Thanks to a special Ironton Auto Body challenge in place, should Sesely win on Friday and agree to start 10th on Saturday and win again he would earn $10,000 for the weekend sweep.

The sweep would be profitable, but it won’t come easy for Sesely with over 40 TQ Midgets entered with top drivers from eight states focused on putting an end to his win streak.

Ryan Flores of Davidson, NC is expected to among the top candidates to not only stop Sesely but pull off the weekend sweep. Since the series debut in Allentown in 2016, Flores is the only driver to win both nights when he won his first two of five Allentown wins on back-to-back nights.

In contention to win all three features last year, Flores finished a season best second to Sesely at last year’s PPL Center opener. Flores will be back with his No. 15 seeking to prove he’s once again the guy to beat in Allentown.

Andy Jankowiak, last year’s Friday night Gambler’s Classic winner in Atlantic City is another pre-race favorite. The Tonawanda, N.Y. driver, who finished second in the series points last year, finished a disappointing sixth in Allentown last year, but he is always fast in his home-built No. 57.

The eighth running of the Allentown event will feature three divisions of racing: TQ Midgets, Slingshots and Champ Karts with qualifying races and main events both nights.

Friday’s events sponsored by BELFOR Property Restoration begins at 7:30 PM with doors opening one hour earlier. Saturday’s racing, sponsored by Future Homes, fires up at 7 PM.

Saturday’s annual Fan Fest, open to all fans who purchased 100 level reserved seats, will offer a close up look of the race cars and a chance to meet the drivers before the racing begins. To gain access Fan Fest ticket holders must enter through the Air Products gate located at 7th and Linden Street, which opens at 5 PM. All other gates will open on Saturday at 6 PM.

Tickets are on sale, online at PPLCenter.com or at the Box Office daily including the days of the event. New this year is a Friday/ Saturday Combo Ticket and a Friday night a lower level family section with Adult tickets starting at just $20 and Kids $5.

After the Allentown races, the chase for the Indoor Series championship will head to Atlantic City, NJ January 26 and 27 at Boardwalk Hall for the 22nd running of the NAPA Auto Parts Atlantic City Indoor Races.

The indoor series ends with the BELFOR East Coast Dirt Nationals at the Trenton, N.J. Cure Insurance Arena on February 23 and 24th.

For more information including links to purchase tickets, entry forms and book hotel rooms within walking distance of the center visit www.indoorautoracing.com.

 

 

Logan Julien to Chase Rookie of the Year Award with IRA Sprints in 2024

The 2023 MSA 360 Sprints Rookie of the Year will once again chase that same title in 2024, but this time with the fiercely competitive Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series over a 30+ race schedule.

“Driving a 410 with a tour like the IRA is a dream come true for me and the team.” Julien said in a statement. “I can’t thank my dad, brother, and everyone that supports this deal enough for making this all possible. This is a true family operation so for us to be able to do this is awesome.”

The 15 year old filled the stat sheet in his first season in a sprint car in 2023, racking up 2 Podiums, 7 Top 5’s and 16 Top 10’s in just 23 starts.

“We had a great season last year.” The Oconomowoc, WI native said. “The MSA was great to us and it was a really good series to run with and get comfortable in a sprint car. The 410 deal is going to be a huge learning curve but we’re going into 2024 a lot better prepared than we did going into 2023, so I’m hopeful we can get up to speed quickly, make A Mains and continue to learn and get better as the year goes on.”

The 2024 IRA season is set to kick off at 34 Raceway in West Burlington, IA on April 5th and 6th. One of many new tracks the Julien Motorsports team will have to tackle this season.

“Visiting new places and learning new tracks is going to be tough, but it’ll also be a lot of fun.” Julien stated. “That was a big reason for the move to the IRA for us. The different tracks the series visits and how they all race differently was the main factor. We’re ready for the challenge.”

You can follow along with Logan’s 2024 season on his Facebook at Logan Julien Racing, and with his PR at Box3 Media on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok.

The entire 2024 IRA Sprints season will be broadcast live on FloRacing, with live timing and scoring available through the My Race Pass App.

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Julien Motorsports has marketing and sponsorship opportunities available for the 2024 season! If you or your company is interested, send us an email at box3racing@gmail.com.

 

 

Eighteen Events in 2024 for POWRi Desert Wing Sprints

Belleville, IL. (12/29/23) Continuing to build upon the burgeoning growth of 360-Wing desert-region sprint racing for the fourth year of operation, the POWRi Desert Wing Sprint Series will see an expansion of eighteen events spanning late March until early November in an action-packed season with every event a double-header weekend.

Bookending the season in Casa Grande Arizona, the POWRi DWSS will witness a trio of trips to Central Arizona Speedway with the season beginning on March 22-23 for the Keith Bryan Memorial then concluding the year on October 18-19 as well as November 8-9 for the Arizona Sprint Car Showdown at the speedy three-eighths mile venue.

Revisiting Aztec Speedway, in Aztec New Mexico, will mark the mid-point of the Desert Wing Sprint year for the M&R Trucking Freedom Fest on July 26-27 with a pair of weekend ventures to Vado Speedway Park in four separate events on May 24-25 in the Memorial Day Double Header as well as August 30-31 in the Labor Day Double Header.

Expanding in the 2024 racing season, the POWRi Desert Wing Sprinters will travel to Show Low Arizona with multiple nights of battles at the Deuce of Clubs Thunder Raceway on June 6-7 and August 9-10.

POWRi Desert Wing Sprint Series 2024 Race Schedule:
3/22/2024 | Central Arizona Speedway | Casa Grande, AZ
3/23/2024 | Central Arizona Speedway | Casa Grande, AZ
4/12/2024 | TBA
4/13/2024 | TBA
5/24/2024 | Vado Speedway Park | Vado, NM
5/25/2024 | Vado Speedway Park | Vado, NM
6/7/2024 | Deuce of Clubs Thunder Raceway | Show Low, AZ
6/8/2024 | Deuce of Clubs Thunder Raceway | Show Low, AZ
7/26/2024 | Aztec Speedway | Aztec, NM
7/27/2024 | Aztec Speedway | Aztec, NM
8/9/2024 | Deuce of Clubs Thunder Raceway | Show Low, AZ
8/10/2024 | Deuce of Clubs Thunder Raceway | Show Low, AZ
8/30/2024 | Vado Speedway Park | Vado, NM
8/31/2024 | Vado Speedway Park | Vado, NM
10/18/2024 | Central Arizona Speedway | Casa Grande, AZ
10/19/2024 | Central Arizona Speedway | Casa Grande, AZ
11/8/2024 | Central Arizona Speedway | Casa Grande, AZ
11/9/2024 | Central Arizona Speedway | Casa Grande, AZ

POWRi Desert Wing Sprint Series would like to thank all the amazing series sponsors including SmartestSeller.com, Jackson Compaction, Baker Auto-Diesel, Performance Plus Racing Engines, Ortega’s Appliance, Gibson Photography, Mosher Racing, Grady’s Press Trailers, Derek Neil Schaefer’s Specialized Lubricants, Hal Burns Truck and Equipment, XXX Race Chassis, DMI, and CSI Shocks.

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Brad Sweet is North American 410 Sprint Car Poll “Driver of the Year”; Kevin Rudeen Named 2023 Recipient of “Thomas J. Schmeh Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Sport”!

Knoxville, IA, December 29, 2023 – Brad Sweet of Grass Valley, California was voted “Driver of the Year” by the North American 410 Sprint Car Poll voting panel of media members, promoters, sanctioning officials and manufacturers for the third time in his career. Sweet topped the World of Outlaw series for the fifth consecutive season. Only Steve Kinser and Donny Schatz have done that. Among Brad’s eleven WoO wins were the Skagit Nationals, the Williams Grove National Open and the finale at the Charlotte World Finals. In one of the most interesting 410 polls in history, seven drivers earned first-place consideration. Sweet received twelve of the 24 first-place nods. Others to receive first place votes were All Star Rayce Rudeen Foundation and four-time High Limit winner Rico Abreu of St. Helena, California (4), Huset’s High Bank Nationals winner David Gravel of Watertown, Connecticut (3), Knoxville Nationals winner Kyle Larson of Elk Grove, California (2), Eldora King’s Royal winner Donny Schatz of Fargo, North Dakota, 2022 National Driver of the Year Brent Marks of Myerstown, Pennsylvania, and NARC King of the West champ Corey Day of Clovis, California.

Those drivers ranked second through fifth, respectively, are Gravel, Abreu, Larson and Jackson Nationals and seven-time WoO winner, Carson Macedo of Lemoore, California.

“Million Dollar Man” Logan Schuchart, Schatz, Marks, All Star champion Zeb Wise and nine-time All Star winner, Tyler Courtney rounded out the top ten in the poll.

The Rico Abreu Racing #24 was voted the 410 “Team of the Year” after their memorable season.

Corey Day will receive his first career North American Sprint Car Poll honor as the “Wild Card Award” Award winner for being voted the most entertaining 410 driver.

Bryce Lucius of Findlay, Ohio is the “Rookie of the Year” in the 410 class after his successful weekly campaigns at both Attica and Fremont in Ohio.

Jerry Gappens has earned “Promoter of the Year” honors in the 410 class for the first time. Jerry just completed his first full season at Eldora Speedway, which featured among many events the sprint car “Million.”

“Builder/Manufacturer of the Year” honors in the ‘410’ poll will go to Dave Sharpley of Sharp Advantage Safety Products for the first time! Sharp is known for their innovative seat inserts.

The “Media Member of the Year” Award goes to FloRacing and Michael Rigsby. It is Flo’s second such award with the 410 class, and fifth overall.

“Thomas J. Schmeh Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Sport”

A deserving recipient will receive the 2023 “Thomas J. Schmeh Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Sport,” the highest honor in the North American Sprint Car Poll. Kevin Rudeen has brought much to the sport in the last few years as a car owner and now promoter. After purchasing Skagit Speedway in his native Washington, he has ramped up sprint car racing in the area, and returned the “Dirt Cup” to a premiere 410 event. Kevin has also brought awareness with the Rayce Rudeen Foundation and is a leading contributor to the “Make A Wish” Foundation at the Trophy Cup each year, among other charities.

Past recipients of the North American Sprint Car Poll’s “Outstanding Contribution to the Sport Award” are as follows: Shane Carson, Tod Quiring, Carlton Reimers, Kyle Larson, the late Bill Simpson, the late Greg Hodnett, Dave Pusateri, the late Bryan Clauson, Dave Darland, Sammy Swindell, Fred Rahmer, Johnny Gibson, the late Jerry Reigle, Steve Sinclair, Kasey Kahne, Tom Schmeh, the late Dick Jordan, the late Fred Brownfield, Doug Auld, the late Hank Gentzler, Tony Stewart, Emmett Hahn, Allan Holland, Dave Argabright, Ron Shuman, the late Kevin Gobrecht, Jack Hewitt, the late Jack Miller, Brad Doty, Art & Carol Malies, Dave Bowman, the late Ralph Capitani, the late Ted Johnson, Mark Kuchan, Steve Kinser, the late Don Martin, Steve Beitler, Lee Brewer, Jr., Mark Kinser, Frank Lewis, the late Earl Baltes, Casey & Beverly Luna, Elayne Hoff, Jean Lynch, the late J.W. Hunt, and Bert Emick.

The North American 410 Sprint Car Poll is an annual awards program of the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum. All awards will be distributed in 2023 at tracks and events throughout North America.

2023 North American 410 Sprint Car Poll Top 20

Position. Name, Hometown, Points (First Place Votes)

1. Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA, 1692 (12)

2. David Gravel, Watertown, CT, 1400 (3)

3. Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA, 1002 (4)

4. Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA, 652 (2)

5. Carson Macedo, Lemoore, CA, 570

6. Logan Schuchart, Hanover, PA, 513

7. Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND, 352 (1)

8. Brent Marks, Myerstown, PA, 344 (1)

9. Zeb Wise, Angola, IN, 279

10. Tyler Courtney, Indianapolis, IN, 232

11. Corey Day, Clovis, CA, 222 (1)

12. Giovanni Scelzi, Fresno, CA, 213

13. Sheldon Haudenschild, Wooster, OH, 148

14. Freddie Rahmer, Salfordville, PA, 140

15. Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, 138

16. James McFadden, Alice Springs, NT, Aust., 108

17. Anthony Macri, Dillsburg, PA, 104

18. Justin Peck, Monrovia, IN, 98

19. Danny Dietrich, Gettysburg, PA, 84

20. Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA, 49

For more information on the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum and the special events happening here, visit www.SprintCarHoF.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter!

 

 

Kreider Family Purchases Robison Racing Products

WHITEHOUSE, N.J., Dec. 28 — Jeff and Dawn Kreider are pleased to announce they have purchased Robison Racing Products and will continue the legacy of the late Gerry Robison by supplying the racing community with high-quality products under the company’s new name, Robison Race Products by Kreider Manufacturing.

With the purchase, the new company will utilize the Kreiders’ 3,300-square-foot machine shop in Whitehouse, N.J., which is much bigger than Robison Racing Products’ former headquarters in Dublin, Pa. The sale included a great deal of inventory which is ready for racers around the world, including oil tanks, radius rods, valve covers, wing trees and birdcages, to name just a few items.

Jeff Kreider has been a CNC machinist for over 35 years, specializing in high-quality parts for the aerospace, military, and medical fields. The past few years he has expanded into machining racing parts too, doing so working directly with Gerry Robison, who died in November after decades in the racing business. They had discussed the Kreider family taking over Robison Racing Products prior to his death.

Jeff and Dawn Kreider have also been involved in various types of racing for years, including sprint cars, USAC Silver Crown cars, 600 micros, and quarter midgets. Dawn is the sister of well-known URC sprint car champion and current USAC Silver Crown driver Mike Haggenbottom and team owner John Haggenbottom. Robison Racing Products is a long-time sponsor of the Haggenbottoms’ racing efforts, and Gerry Robison and his wife, Vickie, could often be found in their pits.

The new company will truly be a family affair. The Kreiders’ son, Jared, is a machinist like his father and he will also be machining race parts for the new company full time beside his dad. Jared has been racing since the age of 6. After success in quarter midgets and 600 micros, he recently advanced to the 305 sprint car ranks. He is the 2023 Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series’ Rookie of the Year.

Dawn Kreider will also work at the new company full time. She’ll be assisted by their daughters, Roxanne and Julia, who are both graduates of the Norm Brodsky College of Business at Rider University. The Kreiders’ other son, Darrell, is a mechanical engineer as well.

Mike and John Haggenbottom will help with sales on a part-time basis.

“We all bring something to the table,” Dawn Kreider noted. “It’s really going to be a family company.”

“Jared is already a machinist, and he’s very excited about being able to combine his work with his passion for racing,” Jeff Kreider added.

The Kreider family has been busy over the Christmas holiday getting the machine shop set up. In the new year they’ll evaluate their inventory and see what parts they’ll need to make first.

Until the company’s office is open for daily business and its website is completed, please contact John Haggenbottom at (215) 520-8854 with sales inquiries or questions.

 

 

Jason Martin Named North American 360 Sprint Car Poll “Driver of the Year!”

Knoxville, IA, December 28, 2023 – Jason Martin of Lincoln, Nebraska was voted the 2023 “Driver of the Year” by the North American 360 Sprint Car Poll voting panel of media members, promoters, sanctioning officials and manufacturers assembled by the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum. It is the first such award for Martin, who was champion of the American Sprint Car Series (ASCS) in 2023. Jason won nine of the 28 features contested with ASCS, and received 12 of the 16 first-place votes cast in the poll. Others receiving first-place nods were Knoxville Raceway track champion, Chase Randall (2) of Waco, Texas, nine-time USCS feature winner and USCS Speedweek champion, Derek Hagar of Marion, Arkansas, and now 15-time USCS champion, Terry Gray of Memphis, Tennessee. In addition, the Jason Martin Racing #36 team earned “Team of the Year” honors in the poll.

Those drivers ranked second through fifth in the poll, respectively, are Randall, three-time ASCS winner, Matt Covington of Glenpool, Oklahoma, Hagar and Sprint Car Challenge Tour (SCCT) champion, Justyn Cox of Clarksburg, California and (tie) URC champion, Josh Weller of Mertztown, Pennsylvania.

Tulare Trophy Cup champ, Corey Day was seventh, with two-time SCCT winner, Shane Golobic, Devil’s Bowl Winternationals victor Sam Hafertepe Jr., and Gray rounding out the top ten.

Overland Park, Kansas youngster Jace Park will receive 360 “Rookie of the Year” honors.

Mark Smith of Mach-1 chassis and Daryn Pittman of Ultra Shield Racing Products will receive 360 “Builder/Manufacturer of the Year” honors. It is the third such award for Smith, and the first for Pittman.

Michael Rigsby of Flo Sports will receive 360 “Media Member of the Year” honors. Rigsby enjoys his third 360 honor in this category and fourth overall. Pete Walton of USCS will receive his third 360 “Promoter of the Year” Award.

Chase Randall will receive his second straight 360 “Wild Card Award” for 2023 for his exciting performances that resulted in multiple wins.

The North American 360 Sprint Car Poll is an annual awards program of the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum Foundation, Inc., of Knoxville, Iowa. All awards will be distributed in 2023 at tracks and events throughout North America.

2023 North American 360 Sprint Car Poll Top 20

Position. Name, Hometown, Points (First Place Votes)

1. Jason Martin, Lincoln, NE, 1305 (12)

2. Chase Randall, Waco, TX, 577 (2)

3. Matt Covington, Glenpool, OK, 382

4. Derek Hagar, Marion, AR, 330 (1)

5. Justyn Cox, Clarksburg, CA, 235

6. (tie) Josh Weller, Mertztown, PA, 235

7. Corey Day, Clovis, CA, 224

8. Shane Golobic, Fremont, CA, 211

9. Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, TX, 195

10. Terry Gray, Bartlett, TN, 172 (1)

11. Garet Williamson, Columbia, MO, 168

12. Ryan Timms, Oklahoma City, OK, 106

13. Justin Sanders, Aromas, CA, 98

14. Jordon Mallett, Greenbrier, AR, 74

15. Jordan Poirier, Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil, QC, Can.

16. Dominic Scelzi, Fresno, CA, 66

17. Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA, 60

18. Max Stambaugh, Lima, OH, 59

19. Kaleb Montgomery, Templeton, CA, 53

20. Gavin Boschele, Mooresville, NC, 51

For more information on the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum and the special events happening here, visit www.SprintCarHoF.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter!

 

 

25 YEARS AGO, THE GOAL WAS TO RETURN INDOOR RACING TO FORT WAYNE

Tony Barhorst and Jack Calabrase Seized the Opportunity With the Completion of the Expo Center

FORT WAYNE, IN (December 27, 2023) – “Returning indoor racing to prominence at the Memorial Coliseum” was the goal that Ohio native Tony Barhorst announced when he and Jack Calabrase joined forces to present their first Rumble in Fort Wayne in 1998. This weekend, Dec. 29 and 30, will mark the silver anniversary of that venture that has indeed kept Fort Wayne, and the Memorial Coliseum in the forefront of the off-season indoor racing.

Continued Barhorst, “Jack and I were aware of the history of indoor racing on the hockey rink floor of the Coliseum, which came to an end in 1989 as construction began on the adjoining Expo Center. He owned the popular NAMARS Midget group, and I came from a promotionally oriented family, so the two of us got together after seeing the completion of the Expo Center and agreed that it was time to get the wheels back turning during the winter in Fort Wayne.”

It took several weeks of banter between the two before it was finally determined that the duo would tackle the venture which has turned into a welcome and anticipated mid-winter event for starved race fans.

It was a challenge, for sure. “The biggest obstacle for me was literally constructing a race track on an empty concrete floor inside of a massive building. Concrete barriers and fencing with posts and cable had to be obtained and trucked in,” recalled Barhorst.

It was Russ Gamester winning the final event on the hockey floor in 1989 and Tony Ellliott capturing the first race inside the Expo Centers in 1998. The daring venture has survived.

“Special moments that stand out are when Tony Stewart came in to observe and ended up competing when John Heydenreich let him borrow his Wild Goose midget,” remembers Barhorst. “We started Tony as a promoter’s option at the rear of the field. The feature was 100 laps back then, and Tony sliced his way through traffic to take the lead. The exhibition brought a tear to the eye of many a veteran driver watching. However, he hit an infield tire and flipped the car on lap 64. Tony Elliott went on to win his 2nd in a row of the first two races in 1998 and 1999.”

Tony Barhorst sold his dream to Larry Boos in 2015, who continues the Ft. Wayne tradition into this year’s 25th round, with two full days and nights of action presented by Jason Dietsch Trailer Sales on the purpose-built 1/6-mile concrete oval inside of the Expo Center.

Both Tony and Larry agreed, “these are special moments: watching the Quarter Midget, Kart, 600cc Midget and even young Midget drivers competing indoors, in Fort Wayne as they forge their way to NASCAR, USAC, World of Outlaw and other notable series.”

Tickets for the race may be purchased on race days at the Coliseum. Complete event information may be found on the Rumble’s website www.rumbleinfortwayne.com and for those unable to attend in person, the event will be live-streamed on Pit Row TV.

 

 

Justin Grant Named North American Non-Wing Sprint Car Poll “Driver of the Year” for 2023!

Knoxville, IA, December 27, 2023 – Justin Grant of Ione, California has been named the 2023 “Driver of the Year” by the North American Non-Wing Sprint Car Poll voting panel of media members, promoters, sanctioning officials and manufacturers for the second straight year. The 2023 USAC National Sprint Car champion won eleven times with the series, including a three-race sweep of the Kokomo Speedway Smackdown. Grant garnered ten of the twelve first-place ballots cast in the year-end poll. Oxnard, California’s Ricky Lewis and Sutter, California’s Logan Seavey received the other first-place votes.

Those drivers ranked second through fifth, respectively, were Tony Hulman Classic winner and 2023 Indiana Sprint Week champion, Brady Bacon of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Knoxville Corn Belt Clash winner Jake Swanson of Anaheim, California, four-time USAC winner, Kyle Cummins of Princeton, Indiana, and USAC Rookie of the Year, Emerson Axsom of Franklin, Indiana.

Three-time USAC winner, CJ Leary was sixth, followed by Eldora Four Crown winner, Seavey, USAC/CRA champion Brody Roa, Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series champion, Lewis and former Driver of the Year, Robert Ballou.

The Topp Motorsports #4 team with Justin Grnat at the wheel, earned the 2023 Non-Wing “Team of the Year” Award for the second straight year.

Ricky Lewis was bestowed the “Wild Card Award” for his exciting non-Wing sprint car performances in 2023 for the first time, while Columbus, Ohio’s Trey Osborne will receive the 2023 non-Wing sprint car “Rookie of the Year” Award.

Richie Murray of USAC will receive the North American Non-Wing Sprint Car Poll “Media Member of the Year” honor for the fourth time.

The O’Connor Family, promoters of events at Kokomo Speedway are awarded 2023’s “Promoter of the Year” Award. Their award will be their seventh in this category.

Joe Devin of DRC Chassis will receive the “Builder/Manufacturer of the Year” honors for the tenth time.

The North American Non-Wing Sprint Car Poll is an annual awards program of the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum Foundation, Inc., of Knoxville, Iowa. Awards will be distributed in 2023 at tracks and other locations throughout North America.

2023 Non-Wing Sprint Car Poll Top 20

Position. Name, Hometown, Points (First Place Votes)

1. Justin Grant, Ione, CA, 1120 (10)

2. Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK, 613

3. Jake Swanson, Anaheim, CA, 324

4. Kyle Cummins, Princeton, IN, 318

5. Emerson Axsom, Franklin, IN, 254

6. CJ Leary, Greenfield, IN, 253

7. Logan Seavey, Sutter, CA, 247 (1)

8. Brody Roa, Buena Park, CA, 208

9. Ricky Lewis, Oxnard, CA, 200 (1)

10. Robert Ballou, Rocklin, CA, 160

11. Jadon Rogers, Worthington, IN, 68

12. Matt Westfall, Pleasant Hill, OH, 64

13. Kevin Thomas Jr., Cullman, AL, 58

14. Chase Stockon, Fort Branch, IN, 52

15. Tye Mihocko, Peoria, AZ, 40

16. Mitchel Moles, Raisin City, CA, 39

17. Thomas Meseraull, San Jose, CA, 36

18. Daison Pursley, Locust Grove, OK, 35

19. Wyatt Burks, Topeka, KS, 34

20. Kory Schudy, Springfield, MO, 25

For more information on the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum and the special events happening here, visit www.SprintCarHoF.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter!

 

 

2023 All HammerDown! Team – December 27, 2023. Rocklin, CA.

HammerDownUSA.com is proud to announce the 2023 All-HammerDown! Team. Rico Abreu, the Champion of the Racer’s Racing Series, heads the list of the 40 driver “team”. The All-HammerDown! Team includes drivers that finished in the top 40 in HammerDownUSA.com’s, Racers’ Racing Series point standings. Points were awarded over a 60-race schedule of big events. Drivers must finish in the top eleven positions in an A-Feature to score points. This year there were 152 drivers that earned points at the biggest races in the United States.

“The sport of sprint car racing has never had a year like 2023,” said Bobby Gerould, editor of HammerDownUSA.com. “The Eldora Million, Kings Royal, Huset’s High Bank Nationals, Dirt Cup, Knoxville Nationals, Tuscarora 50, and the National Open all paid more than $50,000 to-win. We used to struggle to find 60 events that paid $10,000 to-win. Now, if the race isn’t paying $15,000 to-win it’s probably not making our schedule of the 60 biggest races.”

Donny Schatz became the only driver to make the All-HammerDown! Team in each of the 21 years since the honor was created in 2003. Four drivers made the All-HammerDown! team for the first time in their careers: Corey Day, Cole Macedo, Chase Randall, and Justin Sanders.

The age range of the 40-driver team extends from Day at age 18 to Lance Dewease at age 58.

The 21st annual All-HammerDown! Team, in alphabetical order:

Rico Abreu – St. Helena, CA. – Age 31. Rico’s Racer’s Racing Series Championship season included 15 wins in eleven different states (California, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Ohio, Oklahoma, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Washington, and Wisconsin). Among his biggest wins: the Jason Johnson Classic (81 Speedway, Wichita, KS.), the Rayce Rudeen Foundation feature (Plymouth, WI.), the second Twin 25 at the Eldora Million (Rossburg, OH.), the Summer Nationals (Williams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg, PA.), and High Limit wins at Grandview, Huset’s, Bridgeport, and Lincoln Park.
Jacob Allen – Hanover, PA. – Age 29. Allen made the All-HammerDown! Team for the sixth time in his career. Running a partial season, Allen finished 13th in World of Outlaws points with four top-five finishes. His best run in RRS points earning events was a third-place finish at Cedar Lake, WI.
Emerson Axsom – Franklin, IN. – Age 19. Axsom made his second All-HammerDown! Team after posting three wins in a non-winged sprint car. The 2023 USAC National Sprint Car Eastern Storm champion won in Indiana, and Pennsylvania respectively. Axsom was runner-up at the BC 39 (Indianapolis Motor Speedway Dirt Track, Speedway, IN.)
Brady Bacon – Broken Arrow, OK. – Age 33. Bacon exemplified a Racer’s Racer by winning in three divisions in 2023. The Indiana Sprint Week Champion won a USAC Silver Crown event as well as seven non-wing sprint car features including the Haubstadt Hustler (Tri-State Speedway, Haubstadt, IN.) He added one winged sprint car A-main victory to earn his 14th All-HammerDown! Team selection.
Spencer Bayston – Lebanon, IN. – Age 25. Bayston finished eighth in World of Outlaws points with one A-main win, and eleven top-fives. He was on the podium at his preliminary night of the Knoxville Nationals, and he finished eleventh in the Nationals’ finale. Bayston added a USAC Midget victory for good measure. This is Bayston’s fourth All-HammerDown! honor.
Brian Brown – Grain Valley, MO. – Age 45. Brown earned his 13th consecutive All-HammerDown! Team honor. “Brownie” won eight A-Mains in 2023, including the Tuscarora 50 (Port Royal, PA.) which paid $62,000 to-win! He also won the Knoxville 360 Nationals in dramatic fashion (Knoxville Raceway, Knoxville, IA.).
Tyler Courtney – Indianapolis, IN. - Age 29. Courtney won eleven features in eight different states on the season. He was the Ohio Sprint Speedweek Champion, and he finished third in All-Star points. This is Courtney’s seventh straight All-HammerDown! selection.
Kyle Cummins – Princeton, IN. – Age 37. Cummins made the All-HammerDown! Team for the second time. He won seven A-Mains in three different states in 2023. He finished fourth in Indiana Sprint Week points and he was sixth in USAC National Sprint Car points.
Corey Day – Clovis, CA. – Age 18. Day further proved himself on big stages in 2023. He won the Gold Cup (Silver Dollar Speedway, Chico, CA.), the Trophy Cup (Thunderbowl Raceway (Tulare, CA.), and the King of the West / NARC championship. Day won 13 A-mains in total.
Lance Dewease – Fayetteville, PA. – Age 58. Dewease won four of the 49 races he entered in 2023. He continued to win the battle against Father Time, coming up with a huge win in the Bob Weikert Memorial (Port Royal, PA.) This is his 14th All-HammerDown! selection.
Danny Dietrich – Gettysburg, PA. – Age 35. Dietrich earned All-HammerDown! status for the eleventh year in a row! He won seven A-Mains in 2023, all coming in Pennsylvania or Ohio. Dietrich entered 87 events on the year. He was runner-up in the Dirt Classic at Lincoln Speedway (Abbottstown, PA.).
Cory Eliason – Selma, CA. – Age 32. Eliason made the All-HammerDown! Team for the seventh straight season. He won two All-Star Circuit of Champions A-mains. His best runs in HammerDown! points earning events were a pair of third place finishes in High Limit action.
Shane Golobic – Fremont, CA. – Age 32. Golobic made the All-HammerDown! Team for the sixth time. He won ten A-mains in 2023 (seven winged 360, two 410 winged, and one midget) in 2023. He finished fourth in the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals. Sugar Shane was on the podium at the Hangtown 100 (Placerville Speedway, Placerville, CA.) and he was third in overall Trophy Cup points (Thunderbowl Raceway, Tulare, CA.)
Justin Grant – Ione, CA. – Age 33. Grant won the USAC National Sprint Car Championship for the second consecutive year. Always a threat to win a feature, Grant scored 15 A-Main victories in 2023. He showcased his versatility with one Silver Crown, two Midget, and 12 Sprint Car triumphs. His biggest wins came at the Smackdown (Kokomo Speedway, Kokomo, IN.) the BC39, and the Fall Nationals (Lawrenceburg Speedway, Lawrenceburg, IN.)
David Gravel – Watertown, CT. – Age 30. Gravel captured 13 A-Main wins in 80 starts on the season. He took home $250,000 as the winner of the Huset’s High Banked Nationals (Huset’s Speedway, Brandon, SD.) in June. Gravel was runner-up at the Knoxville Nationals as well as runner-up in World of Outlaws points. This is Gravel’s 12th All-HammerDown! honor.
Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Sunnyvale, TX. – Age 38. Hafertepe returned to the All-HammerDown! Team for the first time since 2017. He won six features on the year, including the Ohio Sprintweek finale at Eldora Speedway (Rossburg, OH.), and the 50th annual Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals (Devil’s Bowl Speedway, Mesquite, TX.)
Sheldon Haudenschild – Wooster, OH. – Age 30. Sheldon won the JB Boyd Memorial (Beaver Dam WI.) for the second consecutive year. He finished seventh in World of Outlaws points, winning three WoO A-Mains, with 18 top-five finishes. This is Haudenschild’s ninth All-HammerDown! selection.
Cap Henry – Republic, OH. – Age 33. Henry earned his third All-HammerDown! nod on the strength of eleven feature wins in 2023. The Attica/Fremont Champion won the Pete Jacobs Memorial at Wayne County, OH. He finished in the top-ten in 31 of the 52 nights of racing he contested.
Buddy Kofoid – Penngrove, CA. – Age 22. Kofoid earned his fourth straight All-HammerDown! selection. He won seven A-Mains in 2023 (five in a winged Sprint Car, and two in a midget. He was in the top-ten at both the Eldora Million and the Knoxville Nationals. He won races in four states with five different sanctioning bodies.
Kyle Larson – Elk Grove, CA. – Age 31. Larson won the 2023 High Limit Championship and the Knoxville Nationals. He added the Brad Doty Classic, Ironman 55, the Don Martin Silver Cup, Hangtown 100 and Turkey Night as prestigious wins on the season. In winged Sprint Cars, and Midgets he won 13 features. This is Larson’s 12th All-HammerDown! Team honor.
Carson Macedo – Lemoore, CA. – Age 27. Macedo won nine features in six states on his way to earning his eighth All-HammerDown! Team selection. He won the Knight Before the Kings Royal, and the Jackson Nationals. Carson finished third in World of Outlaws points. He was runner-up at the Eldora Million and he won his preliminary night at the Knoxville Nationals. He added a podium finish at the Turkey Night Grand Prix to close his USA season.
Cole Macedo – Lemoore, CA. – Age 23. Cole Macedo earned his first All-HammerDown! Team selection, winning six A-mains in three states on the season. He finished fifth in the High Limit event at Kokomo Speedway (Kokomo, IN.).
Anthony Macri – Dillsburg, PA. – Age 24. Macri made the All-HammerDown! Team for the fourth time. He won eight A-mains in 2023 with seven of those coming in his home state. He won the High Limit stop at 34 Raceway (Burlington, IA.).
Kerry Madsen – Saint Mary’s, New South Wales, Australia. – Age 52. Madsen is the all-time international leader in making the All-HammerDown! Team. 2023 marks Kerry’s 17th selection. Madsen won two A-Mains on USA soil on the year. His best points earning nights for HammerDown! purposes were a runner-up with the All-Stars at Ransomville, NY., and a top-ten finish in the Knoxville Nationals.
Brent Marks – Meyerstown, PA. - Age 33. Marks won 13 A-mains across four different states. His biggest score came at the National Open (Williams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg, PA.). He also won the Dean Knittel Memorial (Portsmouth Raceway Park, Portsmouth, OH.), the Dirt Classic at Lincoln Speedway (Abbottstown, PA.), and one of the World Finals A-mains (The Dirt Track at Charlotte, Concord, NC.).
James McFadden – Alice Springs, NT, Australia. - Age 34. McFadden finished tenth in World of Outlaws points, winning six A-mains with the series including the Texas Outlaw Nationals (Devil’s Bowl Speedway, Mesquite, TX.). He scored 20 top-five WoO finishes. McFadden also won the Front Row Challenge (Southern Iowa Speedway, Oskaloosa, IA.) This is J-Mac’s sixth All-HammerDown! selection.
Mitchel Moles – Raisin City, CA. – Age 24. Moles made the All-HammerDown! Team for the second consecutive time. He won a USAC National Sprint Car feature at Macon, IL., while finishing tenth in USAC National Sprint Car points. He finished seventh at the Chili Bowl.
Justin Peck – Monrovia, IN. – Age 25. Peck won the High Limit race at Kokomo Speedway (Kokomo, IN.) among his two victories in 79 winged Sprint Car starts in 2023. He had a runner-up run in a World Finals feature and he finished in the top-ten in the Eldora Million. This is Peck’s third All-HammerDown! Team honor.
Parker Price-Miller – Kokomo, IN. – Age 25. “PPM” made the All-HammerDown! Team for the fifth time in his career. He won two A-mains on the year, and he finished fourth in the Knoxville 360 Nationals after winning his preliminary night at the Sprint Car Capital of the World.
Chase Randall – Waco, TX. – Age 19. Randall won the Knoxville Raceway 360 Sprint Car Championship. He captured eight feature wins in 2023 (four in a 360, and four in a 410). He finished second on his Knoxville Nationals preliminary night, and he was on the podium at the Tuscarora 50 (Port Royal, PA.)
Aaron Reutzel – Clute, TX. – Age 33. This is Reutzel’s eighth All-HammerDown! selection. He won 15 A-Mains in five different states on the year, with eight coming in 410 races, and seven in 360 events. Reutzel was runner-up in the Knoxville 360 Nationals as well as a second-place finisher in his Eldora Million Twin 25.
Justin Sanders – Aromas, CA. Age 31. Sanders, California’s best kept secret, broke out with his best National season to-date. He won nine features in three Western States including the $62,000 top-prize at the Dirt Cup (Skagit Speedway, Burlington, WA.). He was runner-up at the Gold Cup Race of Champions.
Dominic Scelzi – Fresno, CA. – Age 26. Dominic won 13 features in four different states in 2023 (three in 410, ten in 360). He was on the podium at the Tarlton Classic with the World of Outlaws, and he won the Peter Murphy Classic (Kings Speedway, Hanford, CA.).
Gio Scelzi – Fresno, CA. – Age 22. Gio finished fourth in World of Outlaws points and he was fourth at the Knoxville Nationals. He won two A-mains on the year (one with WoO and one with High Limit). This is Gio’s sixth consecutive All-HammerDown! selection.
Donny Schatz – Fargo, ND. - Age 46. Schatz won the Kings Royal (Eldora Speedway, Rossburg, OH.), among his five 2023 feature triumphs. He finished sixth in World of Outlaws points, and he was on the podium at the Knoxville Nationals.
Logan Schuchart – Hanover, PA. – Age 31. Schuchart won the Eldora Million to highlight a seven-win season. He finished fifth in World of Outlaws points, winning six WoO feature events. Schuchart won A-Mains in five different states. This is his ninth All-HammerDown! Team selection.
Logan Seavey – Sutter, CA. – Age 25. Seavey had a spectacular season, winning the Chili Bowl (Tulsa Expo Raceway, Tulsa, OK.), and both the USAC National Midget and Silver Crown championships. He added the Indiana Midget Week title on a 17-win campaign. This is Seavey’s fifth straight All-HammerDown! selection.
Brad Sweet – Grass Valley, CA. – Age 37. Sweet won his fifth straight World of Outlaws championship in 2023. Among the Big Cat’s big wins were: the WoO stop at Skagit Speedway, the Tarlton Classic (Kings Speedway, Hanford, CA.), and the World Finals. He captured 13 A-mains on the season, making his 17th All-HammerDown! Team.
Chris Windom – Canton, IL. – Age 32. Windom earned his 12th All-HammerDown! selection. He was runner-up in All-Star points. Windom was on the podium at the Rayce Rudeen Foundation race as well as the All-Stars stop in Ransomville, NY. “Big Daddy” also won a USAC National Midget feature at Eldora.
Zeb Wise – Angola, IN. - Age 21. Wise made the All-HammerDown! Team for the third consecutive season. He won the All-Star Championship and eleven A-Mains in 2023. His biggest scores came at Ransomville, NY, Attica, OH., and at Port Royal against the World of Outlaws in the Nittany Showdown.

Sources: Jim Allen, AllStarSprint.com (Tyler Altmeyer), MyRacePass.com, Sprint Car Ratings (Bill Vanselow), USACRacing.com (Richie Murray), Lonnie Wheatley, WorldofOutlaws.com (Alex Ninten).

 

 

1 MONTH ALERT: Germfree Southern Sprint Car Shootout Returns With Biggest Purse in USCS History Drivers from around the country will venture to Volusia Speedway Park for the United Sprint Car Series Opener, Jan. 25-27

BARBERVILLE, FL (Dec. 26, 2023) – Among the list of marquee events hosted at Volusia Speedway Park this winter, one is the fastest growing 360 Sprint Car race in the country – the Germfree Southern Sprint Car Shootout.

The event will again kick off the Winter Heat Series for the United Sprint Car Series (USCS), but this time as a three-day show (Jan. 25-27) with a more than $65,000 overall purse.

Boasting the biggest payday in USCS history, Saturday’s finale will pay $10,000 to win and $600 to start. Thursday and Friday’s Features will pay $2,500 to win. There will also be a $100 prize for overall Fast Time and a $100 Hard Charger Award each night.

A redraw will line up the first eight starting positions of the Feature every night, taking the four Heat Race winners and fastest qualifiers in a transfer position. In the redraw will be a Joker card. Whoever draws the Joker card will get to choose where they want to start in the Feature. If they choose to start from eighth and then win, that driver will get an extra $500.

Big names like Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ryan Timms and Tyler Clem came out for the inaugural race in 2023 and are projected to return in 2024, along with a long list of the best 360 Sprint Car drivers around. Even one from across the pond as Ryan Harrison, from Rothwell, England, plans to return.

By winning the 360 Sprint Car Battle in Barberville finale, Danny Martin Jr. is locked into Saturday's $10,000-to-win event (But if he locks in without needing the guaranteed starting spot, it will go to the next driver from the Battle in Barberville race not locked in).

Joining the Sprint Cars every night will 3/4 Modifieds. They’ll race for a $400 payday on Thursday and Friday, and then a $800 grand prize on Saturday.

MORE INFO: Tickets: CLICK HERE Comp Notes: CLICK HERE

Track: 1/2-mile oval 360 Sprint Car Track Record: 14.160 set by Brenham Crouch on Jan. 27, 2023

Times (ET): Pit Gates Open – 3p.m. Grandstands Open – 5p.m. Drivers Meeting – 5p.m. Motor Heat – 5:30p.m. Hot Laps – 6p.m. -Racing to follow

Previous Winners: 2023 – Ryan Timms on Jan. 27, Tyler Clem on Jan. 28

How to Watch: If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch every lap live on DIRTVision.

 

 

DAVE STEELE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WINGED PURSE ANNOUNCED
December 26, 2023 – Pinellas Park, Florida – Showtime Speedway have announced the purse for the first weekend of the Dave Steele World Sprint Car Championship.
The first weekend will kick off February 2, 2024, with an open practice and a Dash for Cash. The following night February 3, 2024, will see twin 35 lap features for the 410 restricted / 360 open non-sanctioned winged sprint cars. Each 35-lap feature event will pay $2500 to win. At the conclusion of both events, the driver with the best average between the two 35-lap feature events will be crowned the Dave Steele World Winged Sprint Car Champion and will collect a $1000 bonus.
The Dave Steele World Sprint Car Championship has until this year been an annual non-winged 125-lap feature event. This year a weekend of winged sprint car racing has been added. The annual 125-lap event will return the following weekend February 10, 2024, for the fifth consecutive time. The driver with the best overall average will be crowned the Dave Steele World Sprint Car Champion.
Both weekends of racing will be run as non-sanctioned events officiated by Showtime Speedway. Both weekends of racing will be run on Hoosier Racing Tires. The official tire compounds will be announced shortly by Showtime Speedway.
The purse for the February 3 winged events is listed below. It is the same purse for both 35-lap features. For more information of inquiries on this event please visit www.showtimespeedway.us or call Showtime Speedway promoter Robert Yoho (727) 430-4760
1. $2500
2. $750
3. $700
4. $650
5. $600
6. $550
7. $500
8. $450
9. $400
10. $350
11. $300 (Through field)

 

RUMBLE RETURNS TO PIT ROW TV OVER NEW YEAR’S WEEKEND

Third Consecutive Year of Streaming Coverage For Those Unable to Attend in Person

FORT WAYNE, IN (December 26, 2023) – For the third consecutive year, the Rumble in Fort Wayne presented by Jason Dietsch Trailer Sales returns to Pit Row TV for digital viewing worldwide, Dec. 29 and 30. Featuring non-stop action of racing both days on the purpose-built 1/6 mile concrete oval inside the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, both days of action will be carried in their entirety.

“I was always hesitant about broadcasting the Rumble because I wanted it to be done right,” said Larry Boos, promoter of the event. “We have found that partner in Pit Row TV, who has long contributed to raising the bar in motorsports streaming broadcasts. For the past two years of this relationship, we had a fantastic crowd for the race in person as well as folks from all across the country viewing via the streaming. We look forward to duplicating that again this year over New Year’s weekend.”

An affiliate of SPEED SPORT TV, Pit Row TV offers fans ease of use through the platform with plenty of added features, including replays of past Rumble events.

“The Rumble in Fort Wayne is such a unique event – it’s easy to understand why it has such prestige among racers around the entire country,” said Tony Stevens from Pit Row TV. “We’ve been a fan of this event for a few years and are pleased to produce it for those watching on television again. If you’re anything like us, there’s not much better that enjoying one of the indoor racing season’s crown jewels to see the old year off and welcome a new year of racing action in.”

The silver anniversary Rumble in Fort Wayne broadcasts can be found by logging onto www.PitRow.tv or www.speedsport.tv. Pit Row TV also has additional ways to enjoy their broadcasts, including popular apps such as Amazon Fire TV, Android and Apple iOS devices, with installation links and instructions at PitRow.tv/watch.

Complete racing programs will be staged Friday (Dec. 29) and Saturday (Dec. 30) with Midgets, winged and non-winged 600cc Midgets, Quarter Midgets and multiple divisions of kart racing. Tickets for the Jason Dietsch Trailer Sales sponsored event are available race day or in advance through any Ticketmaster outlet or at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum box office. Complete event information may be found at www.rumbleinfortwayne.com.

 

 

FORT WAYNE MAYOR HONORS RUMBLE IN FORT WAYNE WITH PROCLAMATION

Mayor Henry Proclaims Friday – December 29, 2023 – Rumble in Fort Wayne Day

FORT WAYNE, IN (December 26, 2023) – With a rich heritage of indoor racing dating back to January 1953, no other city has hosted more such events than Fort Wayne, Indiana. In recognition of that fete, along with the silver anniversary running of the Rumble in Fort Wayne inside the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Expo Center, Mayor Thomas Henry has proclaimed Friday, December 29 as ‘Rumble in Fort Wayne Day’.

Fort Wayne’s indoor racing began with the construction of the War Memorial Coliseum in 1953, with events staged on the tight hockey rink-sized oval through 1989. A short hiatus followed while the Expo Center annex was being constructed and in 1998, indoor racing returned in a larger, more modern facility under the leadership of Tony Barhorst and Jack Calabrase and the new name of Rumble in Fort Wayne. In 2015, Barhorst turned the Rumble over to Larry Boos, who continues as the mentor leading into this year’s December 29 and 30 running.

The prestigious proclamation from the Office of the Mayor, City of Fort Wayne reads….

WHEREAS, auto racing is one of the most popular sports in all the world and few places on planet Earth are more known for its auto racing heritage than the great state of Indiana; and

WHEREAS, since 1953, the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum and the City of Fort Wayne have played host to more indoor auto races than any other venue or city in the world, including the first-ever event for the United States Auto Club in 1956; and

WHEREAS, with the creation of the RUMBLE IN FORT WAYNE in 1998, founders Tony Barhorst and Jack Calabrase, resurrected the rich tradition and history of the original Indoor Midget Races by moving them from the Coliseum Arena to its current and permanent home in the Coliseum Expo Center; and

WHEREAS, over its history, the RUMBLE IN FORT WAYNE has brought over 100,000 fans to Fort Wayne to see stars like Tony Stewart, Mel Kenyon, Dave Darland, Russ Gamester, and the late Tony Elliott, while also helping launch the careers of young racers such as: Austin Prock, Erik Jones, Justin Peck, Zeb Wise, and Emerson Axsom, and

WHEREAS, the RUMBLE IN FORT WAYNE, under the current stewardship of Larry Boos, is celebrating 25 years of enriching the lives of Fort Wayne area fans, and the worldwide television audience, by providing both world-class auto racing thrills and family entertainment along with a platform for hundreds of veterans and young race drivers to pursue their dreams and enjoy a moment in the national spotlight;

NOW, THEREFORE, I THOMAS C. HENRY, Mayor of the City of Fort Wayne, Indiana, do hereby proclaim December 29, 2023, as 25th RUMBLE IN FORT WAYNE DAY in Fort Wayne, encouraging all citizens to duly note this occasion.

 

 

MADDINGTON TOYOTA SPRINTCAR SERIES WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2023

James Inglis is still the leader in the 2023-24 Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series after the fifth round was contested at the Perth Motorplex on Boxing Day.

Heading into the first round of the Speedweek showdown, Inglis had a 12 point lead over Dayne Kingshott, while Jason Kendrick and Brad Maiolo were 34 points shy of the leader.

Inglis crossed the line in ninth on Tuesday night after starting from p23, while Kingshott took a sixth after starting from p12.

As a result Inglis now has 1000 points, six clear of Kingshott on 994.

Maiolo, who started fifth and finished 10th, has moved into third outright on 964, two points better than Jason Kendrick who started 14th and finished 11 and is now on 962.

Andrew Priolo is still fifth overall after starting and finishing 8th.

Round six of the series is at the Perth Motorplex this Thursday night when the Merger Contracting Sprintcar Muster is held, being the second round of Speedweek.

Five-time World of Outlaws champion Brad Sweet and now American-based Lynton Jeffrey will join the strong field that already includes Americans Rico Abreu (fresh from his win on Tuesday night) and Brock Zearfoss and Cory Eliason who finished fourth and fifth respectively.

Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series points after 5 rounds: James Inglis 1000, Dayne Kingshott 994, Bradley Maiolo 964, Jason Kendrick 962, Andrew Priolo 936, Kaiden Manders 926, Kris Coyle 872, Taylor Milling 872, Jamie Maiolo 774, Kye Scroop 746, Jason Pryde 742, Jaydee Dack 740, Ryan Lancaster 738, AJ Nash 728, Trent Pigdon 708, Mitchell Wormall 662, Ken Sartori 606, Matthew Cross 594, Callum Williamson 582, Tim Boujos 524, Cameron McKenzie 496, Nathan Swan 462, Kyle Francis 456, Brock Kenny 442, Jack Williamson 436, Rod Howe 410, Brock Francis 322, Luke Oldfield 304, Todd Davis 294, Jamie Veal 264, David Priolo 232, Tim King 204, Myles Bolger 200, Brenten Farrer 158, Rico Abreu, James McFadden 150, Brock Zearfoss 142, Michael Pickens 142, Cory Eliason 140, Shaun Bradford 118, Aaron Chircop 50.

 

 

JUST AS RACE TEAMS EXPERIMENT, RUMBLE STAFF IS SET TO EXPERIMENT AS WELL

Continuing Changing Track Conditions Have Become a Challenge

FORT WAYNE, IN (December 23, 2023) – Experimentation is one of the fundamentals of any successful racing program. Race teams continually challenge themselves with suspension set-ups, tire compound choice and even driver changes. That desire to address challenge has transferred over to the Rumble in Fort Wayne management team, as for the first time in recent memory, the racing surface is being tackled during this year’s silver anniversary running of the race, December 29 and 30.

“Don’t get me wrong, the racing inside the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum is good,” stated promoter Larry Boos, “but it is lacking the side-by-side, wheel-to-wheel action that once graced the syrup covered 1/6 mile concrete oval, and we want to try and bring that back.”

The racers have noted that even though the track is concrete it is akin to dirt track racing, with the track conditions continually changing through the course of the long day of action that features Midget, winged and non-winged 600cc Midgets, Go-Karts and Quarter Midgets.

Veteran dirt-track Sprint Car racer John Ivy (Fremont, OH) races in multiple divisions at the Rumble and noted “every time we hit the track; we just have to chase the rubber. What was there one race, will be completely gone the next time we are out there. It is the same thing that we hunt during the summer. Yes, it is a challenge, and it gets frustrating but that is what racing is all about; it gets exciting for us drivers and the fans like. I like this new approach being tested”

“After watching the excitement of the racing action during the Atlantic City Indoor Championships, we approached Len and Davey (Sammons) and asked them what they did to the surface,” said Boos. “They were very gracious and willing to share as much information as possible to help us. So, we are taking that newly found knowledge and putting it to test.”

The base will remain soda pop syrup but will be layered throughout the weekend with a liquid rosin product like what is used at dragstrips throughout the Nation. The rosin is easy to apply and becomes ‘race-ready’ instantly.

“This new process will be initially tested during Thursday evening’s (Dec. 28) optional practice sessions, as we apply and test it. The word of this testing has spread among the teams and they are anxious. We all are.”

Friday and Saturday each feature full racing programs for all of the divisions, with the Karts and Quarter Midgets highlighted during the afternoon, while the Midgets and 600’s are showcased in the evening session. Tickets for the Jason Dietsch Trailer Sales sponsored event are available race-day.

 

 

39th Annual Tulsa Shootout Fires Off Wednesday With Entries Near Event Record

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (December 24, 2023) Just days away from rigs, cars, and equipment filling the SageNet Center at Expo Square, the American Waste Control Tulsa Shootout powered by NOS Energy has already exceeded the early entry counts of the 2023 edition.

Happening December 27-31, early entry ended on December 13, with 1,609 received, which is 69 more than what was entered before last year’s event.

Expecting another 100-200 to enter during move-in on December 26, the entry record was set during the 2022 edition of the ‘Mecca of Micros’ with 1,739 entries received. Last year’s event set the record for total entries confirmed at 1,655.

In an event where running multiple divisions is the norm, 658 drivers from 386 cities, 41 states, and four countries (USA, Aust., Can., Neth.) currently fill those 1,609 entries.

A proving ground for drivers looking to partake in the upcoming Chili Bowl Nationals powered by NOS Energy, happening January 8-13, 2024, several will pull double-duty, including defending Chili Bowl Champion, Logan Seavey, who is back behind the wheel of the Kevin and Jordan Swindell owned No. 39. The California shoe is entered in both stock and outlaw divisions.

While Seavey looks to gain laps, for Jake Hagopian, it’s the end of a driving career that includes three Golden Drillers. Not done with the sport, Jake plans to place his focus on other aspects of the sport, as well as his family.

Always bringing a wild mix of talents to Tulsa, one of Late Model racing’s best will return for another shot at a Golden Driller. Nearly picking one up in 2023, Arizona’s Ricky Thornton, Jr. will also be giving 20 different drivers $500.

Just a few of the nearly endless storylines going into the event, the complete list of entries is online at https://www.myracepass.com/events/446181/entries.

Tentative daily racing order for the 39th annual American Waste Control Tulsa Shootout powered by NOS Energy. The number of races is to be determined after all teams have drawn in and, therefore, is subject to change depending on car count.

Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Non-Wing Practice

Non-Wing Outlaw Practice

Restricted Practice

Outlaw Practice

Jr Sprint Practice

A Class Practice

Track Prep

RACING BEGINS

Outlaw Heats (8 Laps)

Thursday, December 28, 2023

Non-Wing Outlaw Heats (8 Laps)

Restricted Heats (8 Laps)

A Class Heats (8 Laps)

Jr Sprint Heats (8 Laps)

Outlaw D’s (10 Laps)

Outlaw C’s (10 Laps)

Friday, December 29, 2023

Non-Wing Heats (8 Laps)

Jr Sprint Qualifiers (10 Laps)

Non-Wing Outlaw E’s (8 Laps)

Non-Wing Outlaw D’s (10 Laps)

Non-Wing Outlaw Cs (10 Laps)

A Class E’s (8 Laps)

A Class D’s (10 Laps)

A Class C’s (10 Laps)

Saturday, December 30, 2023

Non-Wing E’s (8 Laps)

Non-Wing D’s (10 Laps)

Non-Wing C’s (10 Laps)

Non-Wing Outlaw Qualifiers (10 Laps)

Jr Sprint C’s (10 Laps)

Jr Sprint B’s (10 Laps)

Non-Wing Qualifiers (10 Laps)

Restricted Qualifiers (10 Laps)

Outlaw Qualifiers (10 Laps)

A Class Qualifiers (10 Laps)

Sunday, December 31, 2023

Non-Wing B’s (12 Laps)

Non-Wing Outlaw B’s (12 Laps)

Restricted B’s (12 Laps)

Outlaw B’s (12 Laps)

A Class B’s (12 Laps)

Opening Ceremonies

Non-Wing LCQ (12 Laps)

Non-Wing Outlaw LCQ (12 Laps)

Restricted LCQ (12 Laps)

A Class LCQ (12 Laps)

Outlaw LCQ (12 Laps)

Non-Wing A (30 Laps)

Jr Sprint A (20 Laps)

Non-Wing Outlaw A (30 Laps)

Restricted A (25 Laps)

A Class A (30 Laps)

Outlaw A (55 Laps)

Fans not able to attend the 39th annual American Waste Control Tulsa Shootout can see every lap of action on http://www.floracing.com.

The American Waste Control Tulsa Shootout takes place at the Tulsa Expo Raceway, located inside the SageNet Center in Tulsa, Okla. More information on the event will be released as the event draws closer. All official rules, event information, and dates are online at http://www.tulsashootout.com. Fans can also follow the American Waste Control Tulsa Shootout at https://www.facebook.com/TulsaShootout and on Twitter (@TulsaShootout).

Quick Notes:

Event: 39th annual American Waste Control Tulsa Shootout

Where: SageNet Center – 4145 E 21st St, Tulsa, OK 74114

Parking: December 26, 2023 starting at 7:00 A.M.

Practice: December 27, 2023 starting at 8:00 A.M. Racing to follow

Event Dates: December 27, 2023 – December 31, 2023

At Race Entry ($125/class entered): December 26, 2023

**Rules for the represented classes can be found at https://www.tulsashootout.com/classes. For any clarification on rules, contact Matt Ward at (918) 995-1650 or (918) 838-3777.

Tentative Daily Times

All times and order of events are tentative and subject to change based on the number of entries. The number of races will be determined after check-in has closed.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2023

7:00 AM........................................Early Parking

3:00 PM........................................Regular Parking

12:00PM - 8:00 PM.......................Sign-In / Pit Passes

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2023

8:00 AM.......................................Practice Begins

6:00 PM........................................Restrictor Tech

7:00 PM……………………………………..Racing

All TIMES MAY VARY DUE TO VEHICLE COUNT!

Pit Pass $30

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2023

7:00 AM........................................Building Open

9:00 AM.........................................Racing

Pit Passes sold at the North and South entrances only.

All TIMES MAY VARY DUE TO VEHICLE COUNT!

General Admission $15

Pit Pass $30

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2023

7:00 AM........................................Building Opens

9:00 AM.......................................Racing

Pit Passes sold at the North and South entrances only.

All TIMES MAY VARY DUE TO VEHICLE COUNT!

General Admission $15

Pit Pass $30

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2023

7:00 AM........................................Building Opens

9:00 AM........................................Racing

Pit Passes sold at the North and South entrances only.

All TIMES MAY VARY DUE TO VEHICLE COUNT!

General Admission $15

Pit Pass $30

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2023

7:00 AM........................................Building Opens

9:00 AM.......................................Racing

5:00 PM.........................................Opening Ceremonies

All LCQ's & A Features Following Opening Ceremonies

Pit Passes sold at the North and South entrances only.

All TIMES MAY VARY DUE TO VEHICLE COUNT!

General Admission $20

Pit Pass $40

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2024 Class Lineup

RS-12 Motorsports Winged Outlaw

Hyper Racing Non-Wing Outlaw

EVO Fuel Injection A-Class Winged

Joe’s Racing Products Stock Non-Wing

K&B Racing Restricted A-Class

Flying A Motorsports Junior Sprints

Event Broadcast:

Live Online PPV: http://www.floracing.com

Tulsa Shootout Past Champions (Current Classes)

RS12 MOTORSPORTS WINGED OUTLAW Keith Crawford (1990), Pete Frazier (1993), Pete Frazier (1994), Steve Frisell (1995), Chad Davenport (1996), Rick King (1997), Pete Frazier (1998), Lee Waldroop (1999), Paul Carbone (2000), Robert Richardson (2001), Dino Tomassi & Scotty Smith (2002), Bryan Clauson & Jacob Mosley (2003), Rodney Stealy (2004), Stan Yockey & Scotty Smith (2005) , Rodney Stealy (2006), Jerrod Wilson (2007), Brady Bacon (2008), Kevin Bayer (2009), Ryan Reeves (2010), Blake Hahn (2011), Heath Duinkerken (2012), Heath Duinkerken (2013), Frank Flud (2014), Michael Faccinto (2015), Brady Bacon (2016), Joe B. Miller (2017), Christopher Bell (2018), Ben Worth (2019), Emerson Axsom (2020), Mitchell Moles (2021), Craig Ronk (2022), Emerson Axsom (2023)

HYPER RACING OUTLAW NON-WING: Blake Hahn (2011), Brock Lemley (2012), Chris Andrews (2013), Steven Shebester (2014), Trey Marcham (2015), Chris Andrews (2016), Tristan Guardino (2017). Jason McDougal (2018), Zeb Wise (2019), Brady Bacon (2020), Kris Carroll (2021), Jeffrey Newell (2022). TJ Smith (2023)

EVO FUEL INJECTION A-CLASS: Willie Bewley (1988), Gary Edwards (1989), David Person (1991), Bubba Hunt (1992), Ryan McDonald (1993), Chris Crawford (1994), Kevin Bayer (1995), Jay Foote (1996), Darren Stewart (1997), Jerrod Wilson (1998), Shawn Wright (1999), Shawn Wright (2000), Brad Best (2002), Dex Eaton (2003), Brady Bacon (2004), Kevin Bayer (2005), Scott Sawyer & Jerrod Wilson (2006), Donnie Ray Crawford (2007), Jerrod Wilson (2008), Gary Taylor (2009), Donnie Ray Crawford (2010), Andrew Deal (2011), Kevin Bayer (2012), Chris Cochran (2013), Tucker Worth (2014), Giovanni Scelzi (2015), Miles Paulus (2016), Ayrton Gennetten (2017), Jason McDougal (2018), Jake Hagopian (2019), Kyle Spence (2020), Brian Carber (2021), Jake Hagopian (2022), Jake Hagopian (2023)

JOE'S RACING PRODUCTS STOCK NON-WING: Wendy Shear (1990), Jeff Dodd (1994), Paul Herdon (1996), Brady Courtney (1997), Rick Mercer (1998), Chebon Bruner (1999), Matt Walton (2002), Donnie Crawford (2003), Ronnie James (2004), Donnie Crawford (2005), Andrew Peters & Donnie Crawford (2006), Donnie Ray Crawford (2007), Rodney Stealy (2008), Riley Adair (2009), Chris Andrews (2010), Koen Shaw (2011), Chris Cochran (2012), Michael Faccinto (2013), Frank Flud (2014), Trey Marcham (2015), Jonathan Beason (2016), Frank Flud (2017). Jason McDougal (2018), Kyle Spence (2019), Alex Bright (2020), Brian Carber (2021), Emerson Axsom (2022), Gavan Boschele (2023)

K&B RACING RESTRICTED A-CLASS: Jonathan Beason (2001), Josh Pickle (2002), Jay Hunt (2003), Jack Dover (2004), Dalton Cole (2005), Tyler Edwards (2006), Tanner Mullens (2007), Sean Thompson (2008), Trent Carter (2009), Darien Roberts (2010), Dalton Seigler (2011), Dahne Lynn McKay (2012), Dahne Lynn McKay (2013), Alex Panella (2014), Kaylee Bryson (2015), Noah Gass (2016), Grady Mercer (2017), Corey Day (2018), Shawn Mahaffey (2019), Jade Avedisian (2020), Jaxton Wiggs (2021), Jett Nunley (2022). Jack Thomas (2023)

FLYING A MOTORSPORTS JUNIOR SPRINTS: Jordan Burnett (2001), Dustin Rhodes (2004), Mitch Faccinto (2005), Blake Hahn (2006), Drew Marshall (2007), Chance Morton (2008), Grady Chandler (2009), Josiah Ribeiro (2010), Josiah Ribeiro (2011), Kameron Beard (2012), Jadon Rogers (2013), Cannon McIntosh (2014), Nikko Panella (2015), Ryder Laplante (2016), Caeden Steele (2017), Ryan Timms (2018) , Austin Wood (2019), Jett Barnes (2020), Lucas Mauldin (2021), Lucas Mauldin (2022), Mattix McBride (2023)

 

 

KLOTZ SYNTHETIC LUBRICANTS AND COMETIC GASKET BECOME SPONSOR FOR DAVEY HAMILTON JR. FOR THE 2024 SEASON

LUTZ, FLORIDA (December 22, 2023) – The winningest pavement sprint car driver in the United States in 2023 and two leaders in motorsports performance will team up in 2024. Davey Hamilton, Jr. will carry support from Klotz Synthetic Lubricants and Cometic Gasket throughout a busy season which includes the entire 2024 USAC Silver Crown championship, competing in Winged Sprint Car action with Must Racing Series and the Southern Sprint Car Series, plus major events such as Colorado National, Pink Lady Classic and the second annual Open Wheel Showdown in November.

“I first was introduced to Bob (Gorman) and his team by Irish Saunders from Hoosier Tire to get Klotz involved into the inaugural Open Wheel Showdown,” Hamilton said. “The event was a great success for what I was wanting to accomplish for our sport as a whole. To have Klotz Synthetic Lubricants and Cometic Gasket a part of my program is great as I know we are going to all help each other grow our short track racing world!”

For over 60 years, racers and performance enthusiasts around the world have relied on Klotz to grab the checkered flag. Founder John C. Klotz Jr., raced in USAC against many of the legends of the sport such as

Mario Andretti, AJ Foyt, and Parnelli Jones. Cometic Gasket, Inc., founded in 1989, is a leading worldwide supplier of gaskets and engine sealing solutions for the automotive performance, powersports, original equipment and remanufactured engine Industries.

For more information, visit www.cometic.com and www.klotzlube.com Davey Hamilton, Jr. can be followed at @daveyhamiltonjr on all major social media platforms.

 

 

Eight Inductees Announced as “Class of 2024” for National Sprint Car Hall of Fame!

Knoxville, IA, December 22, 2023 – The National Sprint Car Hall of Fame is pleased to announce the names of its eight inductees for 2024. Those that will be inducted into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame on Saturday, June 1, during the 34th induction ceremonies in Knoxville, Iowa, are:

Drivers

Tracy Hines – A native of New Castle, Indiana, Tracy holds 91 (47 in sprint cars is fourth all-time) career wins in USAC and is one of just seven drivers in series’ history to win the Triple Crown (sprint, midget and Silver Crown titles). He won at least one USAC national feature in 19 consecutive seasons. Among his many big wins, were the 2001 Tony Hulman Classic at Terre Haute, and the Eldora Four-Crown in a sprint car (three times).

Paul McMahan – Paul was one of the first to turn local success in his native California to great success on a national basis. After winning the 1995 track championship at Calistoga Speedway as a youngster, he hit the road soon thereafter. He was the 1999 All Stars Rookie of the Year and finished in the top five in the standings four times, and captured the 2018 Ohio Speedweek championship. He was second place in the 2000 World of Outlaws Gumout Series standings, and posted 21 World of Outlaws feature wins in his career. He won the Short Track Nationals in both 2002 and 2012.

Jon Stanbrough – Jon was a true “outlaw” racer for most of his days, preferring the big money events to following any one series. In sprint cars alone, he amassed 191 victories in eleven states at 25 different tracks, for 17 different car owners. He posted 35 wins with USAC, two Indiana Sprint Week crowns, and two titles with the Midwest Sprint Car Series. He won two Tony Hulman classics at Terre Haute, where he is tied with Rich Vogler for the lead in all-time feature wins at the historic facility. He also won the 2009 Pacific Coast Nationals.

Owners-Mechanics-Builders-Manufacturers-Car Builders

Gary “Deuce” Turrill – A native Ohioan, Deuce’s career ramped up with his friendship with Rick Ungar. After working on Rick’s cars in the early 1970’s, he moved to Nebraska, working with Butch Barr and Shane Carson and the Speedway Motors #4x in 1979. In 1980, he relocated to Memphis, and worked with Ungar, Brad Doty (who he won his first All Star feature with) and Sammy Swindell. In Raymond Beadle’s sprinter, the pair took the Knoxville Nationals in 1983. After a brief stint with Challenge Chassis in Des Moines, he returned to Memphis to form a team with Danny Peace in 1989. With driver Doug Wolfgang, they won 43 of 86 races including the Knoxville Nationals. With Wolfgang again in 1990, they won the King’s Royal and finished second in WoO points. He went on to success with Kenny Jacobs, Terry Shephard and Brooke Tatnell. He started his own technical and driving school, and continues to be a consultant for many current teams.

Ricky Warner – After a few years in central PA as a youngster, Ricky found work with Jac Haudenschild on Jack Eldon’s team and then got his first crew chief gig for Tyler Walker. The team came into the sport like a storm, and others noticed. Ricky got the attention of Ray Evernham and was his NASCAR car chief for a year and a half. The pull back to sprint cars was too great, and Ricky found himself back in the game with Donny Schatz. The pair was a dominating factor, going on to win the WoO championship in 2006. In 2007, he worked with Joey Saldana and Kasey Kahne Racing. Despite success, he was let go and Tony Stewart Racing called. Schatz joined the team in 2008, and over the next eleven years, the pair won the Knoxville Nationals ten times, ten WoO championships, three consecutive King’s Royal wins, and more than 200 WoO wins. In 2019, Ricky took over TSR’s Ford Motor development program, and by the end of the year, they were in victory lane. His success with Rico Abreu the past two seasons just adds to his resume.

Promoters-Officials-Media Members-Event/Series Sponsors

Mark “Bones” Bourcier – Mark began writing for Gater Racing News at the age of 16 and never looked back. He became managing editor of Speedway Scene at age 19 in 1979. In 1988, he began penning for Open Wheel Magazine, and then in Stock Car Racing and Speedway Illustrated. He has authored biographies for Bill Simpson, Tony Stewart, Dave Darland, Ed Pink, Bentley Warren, Ray Kurtz, most recently Sammy Swindell and many others in motorsports.

Bill Holder – Bill is no stranger to sprint car fans who cherish the written word. He authored over 400 articles for Open Wheel Magazine, Sprint Car & Midget, Vintage Oval Racing, Victory Lane, Autoweek, Vintage Motorsports, Sprint Car and Circle Track. Bill also wrote books on Eldora Speedway, Winchester Speedway, Dayton High Banks, Richmond, Indiana Racing, the All Stars and on sprint car racing itself. A retired aerospace engineer, Bill has written works on many other genres in addition to racing.

Pre-1970

Roy Robbins – Roy traveled far and wide in the 1950’s and 1960’s, and was a threat to win anywhere. He won in eleven different states. He stayed near home long enough to win Lawrenceburg (IN) track championships in 1959 and 1962. A humble man, he was not concerned with his number of wins, which were plentiful. Best known for winning the first Knoxville Nationals in 1961, he also won the 50-lap National Short Track Supermodified Nationals at Olympic Stadium in Kansas City, as well as big races from Florida through the upper Midwest, with many landing in Indiana. Some of his track records were set at Knoxville, Jacksonville, Tampa, Heidelberg, Lawrenceburg and Brownstown to name just a few.

According to National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum Foundation executive director Bob Baker, “This year’s inductee group is another testament to the hard work put in by our National Induction Committee! We are really looking forward to our 34th induction banquet at the Dyer-Hudson building on the Marion County Fairgrounds in Knoxville, Iowa on Saturday, June 1!”

For more information on the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum and the special events happening here, visit www.SprintCarHoF.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter!

National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum

One Sprint Capital Place

Knoxville, IA 50138

Phone: 641-842-6176

Fax: 641-842-6177

E-mail: Info@SprintCarHoF.com

Website: www.SprintCarHoF.com

 

 

Twenty-Six Dates for POWRi National Midget League in 2024

Belleville, IL (12/22/23) The 2024 POWRi National Midget League racing season will see a highly anticipated schedule of twenty-six total dates spanning from late March until mid-December with vastly awaited visits to seventeen various racing venues across a triple state swing.

Continually serving as the POWRi Season Opener, the National Midget League will again kick off the yearly action in the Eleventh Annual Turnpike Challenge beginning at Creek County Speedway on Thursday, March 28th then travel north to Port City Raceway on Friday, March 29th, and Saturday, March 30th.

Remaining a fan-favorite staple of yearly weekend anticipation, the Prelude to the Showdown will kick off at Callaway Raceway on Friday, May 3rd followed by a trip to the ‘Diamond of Dirt Tracks,’ on Saturday, May 4th for the Fourteenth Annual Open Wheel Showdown at Lucas Oil Speedway.

The Eleventh Annual POWRi Illinois SPEEDWeek will again witness four nights of racing in the Land of Lincoln displaying some of the best midget racing on June 13-16 while attracting drivers from around the globe. Hosting the SPEEDWeek opener will see Coles County Speedway take center stage as the League will then head to Jacksonville Speedway for night two. Macon Speedway will serve as stop three before wrapping up the POWRi Illinois SPEEDWeek at Lincoln Speedway.

Hosting POWRi Leagues as a home facility, Lake Ozark Speedway will welcome the POWRi National and West Midget Leagues on July 5-6 for the Independence Weekend Celebrations joining the POWRi 410 Wing Sprint League for an open-wheel extravaganza of excitement.

POWRi National Midget League and Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota will continue the partnership in 2024. A total of ten dates will be contested in conjunction with the second-year POWRi-Xtreme Challenge Series, including exciting weekends like the Illini 100, Ironman 55, and Spoon River Speedway weekend, as well as single-night ventures at Doe Run Raceway, Coles County Speedway, Southern Illinois Raceway, and Highland Speedway. With separately kept points standings, a $2,500 check will be awarded to the series champion as well as the top five challenge point finishers will also be awarded cash prizes for their season-long efforts.

Steeped in tradition the 2024 POWRi National Midget League season continues key honorary events including the Fourth Annual Donnie Ray Crawford Sooner State 55 at Port City Raceway on Thursday, October 24th, and the Twentieth Annual Charlene Meents Memorial to conclude the points-year on Friday, October 25th and Saturday, October 26th returning to I-44 Riverside Speedway.

Returning for the third straight year of indoor action, the Jr Knepper 55 will once again battle inside the Southern Illinois Center on Saturday, December 14th in a non-points winter showcase of fast-paced thrills at Du Quoin Illinois.

POWRi National Midget League Tentative 2024 Season Schedule:

~3/28/24 | Creek County Speedway | Sapulpa, OK

~3/29/2024 | Port City Raceway | Tulsa, OK

~3/30/2024 | Port City Raceway | Tulsa, OK

*4/11/2024 | Farmers City Raceway | Farmers City, IL | Practice

*4/12/2024 | Farmers City Raceway | Farmers City, IL

*4/13/2024 | Farmers City Raceway | Farmers City, IL

~5/3/2024 | Callaway Raceway | Fulton, MO

~5/4/2024 | Lucas Oil Speedway | Wheatland, MO

*5/30/2024 | Doe Run Raceway | Doe Run, MO

*5/31/2024 | Coles County Speedway | Mattoon, IL

6/13/2024 | Coles County Speedway | Mattoon, IL

6/14/2024 | Jacksonville Speedway | Jacksonville, IL

6/15/2024 | Macon Speedway | Charleston, IL

6/16/2024 | Lincoln Speedway | Jacksonville, IL

~7/5/2024 | Lake Ozark Speedway | Eldon, MO

~7/6/2024 | Lake Ozark Speedway | Eldon, MO

*7/19/2024 | Spoon River Speedway | Lewistown, IL

*7/20/2024 | Spoon River Speedway | Lewistown, IL

*8/2/2024 | I-55 Raceway | Pevely, MO

*8/3/2024 | I-55 Raceway | Pevely, MO

*9/13/2024 | Southern Illinois Raceway | Marion, IL

*9/14/2024 | Highland Speedway | Highland, IL

~10/24/2024 | Port City Raceway | Tulsa, OK

~10/25/2024 | I-44 Riverside Speedway | Oklahoma City, OK

~10/26/2024 | I-44 Riverside Speedway | Oklahoma City, OK

12/14/2024 | Southern Illinois Center | DuQuoin, IL

~Events to be run with POWRi West Midget League.

*Events to be run in conjunction with Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota.

The schedule is subject to alterations and cancelations with TBA events being finalized, future updates will be posted as confirmed. To be eligible for the point fund, members must participate in at least 80% of the completed events during the season.

POWRi Memberships are available online at https://www.myracepass.com/sanctions/1011/registrations/6909.

Follow along for more information on POWRi items such as race recaps, updates, full results, and press releases online at www.powri.com, or on Facebook at POWRi.

 

 

Drag Racer Bruce Larson To Showcase Authorized “Dragonsnake Cobra” At PPB Motorsports 2024

Oaks, PA - Legendary Drag Racer Bruce Larson is making a return to the Pioneer Pole Buildings Motorsports Race Car & Trade Show in a big way. The 1989 NHRA Funny Car champion will be showcasing a new Shelby Cobra “Dragonsnake” at the event to be held here at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center on Friday, January 19 and Saturday, January 20, 2024.

The Dragonsnake that Larson is bringing to the show has been painted and letter just like the original 1963 “Costilo and Larson” Shelby Cobra that began the most-successful Drag Racing Shelby Cobra of all-time with him behind the wheel.

The orginial Dragonsnake was a special edition of the Shelby Cobra and just eight cars in this line were outfitted with that performance package. The new car has a much-more powerful Ford V-8 engine than his original car.

At the show goers will see an authentic representation of what was a truly-significant Drag Racing machine and it has been assigned a factory number (CSX2800) by Shelby American, Inc..

Shelby American, Inc. has recently authorized the building of five new Shelby Cobras by Legendary G.T. Continuation Cars in Roaring Spring, PA, and each of these cars has a selling price of $750,000. The car that Larson will bring to the show is the first one in this new series.

The original Shelby Cobras, built by Carroll Shelby and his workers at Shelby American, that were an early 1960s issue are now worth over $1 million each.

Larson will be on hand to meet fans and sign autographs both days of the show as will NASCAR legend Ken Schrader. Jimmy Spencer, will be making a guest appearance on Satuday at the show.

Legendary car owner Bob Weikert will be remembered in a special tribute located inside the main entrance in D-Hall. Weikert’s career as a car owner will be featured with several of the famed Weikert’s Livestock No. 29 Sprint Cars on display and many past drivers in attendance. The exhibit will also include a 400-foot wall of photos from his career as a car owner.

On Friday night at 8 PM the annual Aqua Duck Water Transport sponsored Ms. Motorsports competition will begin. Last year 24-year-old Lindsey Garl of Reading, PA was choosen the winner over 16 contestants.

The 2024 Ms. Motorsports will again receive $2,500, second $500 and third $250. A fan voted best in bathing suit winner will pick up $500 as well. Immediately following the competition, a special post-event party will be held at the stage area featuring music, food and beer specials.

The popular, free racers seminars will return in the newly enlarged for 2023 seminar room. The RAACE Foundation Big-Wheel races, which featured a record amount of entries in 2003, will be held in the stage area on Saturday afternoon at 3:00 p.m.

The Hilton Gardens and Hampton Inn, located on the same property as the Expo Center, have been selected as this year’s show host hotel. Special room rates at the nearby Valley Forge Casino Resort Hotel are available at a discount rate at motorsportstradeshow.com.

Exhibitor space, sold out in 2023, remains available by contacting Dan Sammons at 609-888-3618 or danny@aarn.com. Go to motorsportstradeshow.com for a schedule of events that will continue to be updated.

 

 

MSR AND SOUTHERN SPRINTS JOIN FORCES TO PROMOTE CHILDREN’S DREAM FUND

(December 22, 2023) Officials from both the Must See Racing Sprint Series Presented by Perfit and the BG Products Southern Sprint Car Shootout Series today announced that they will work together to co-sanction ‘The Children’s Dream Fund 50’ at Citrus County Speedway in Inverness, Florida Saturday March 2, 2024.

The 50-lap event will pay the winner $5000. The sole purpose of the event is to raise awareness and funds for the Children’s Dream Fund Organization. The event is being organized by Tampa, Florida driver JJ Dutton with the help from the track and both series.

The Children’s Dream Fund is a St. Petersburg, Florida based non-profit organization that was founded in 1981 with the single purpose of fulfilling dreams for children ages 3-21 who have been diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, and who live in West Central Florida. Dreams are referred to by doctors, nurses, Child Life and Social Workers, friends, families, and other patients.

Dreams vary as much as the personalities of the children the organization serves. They may involve meeting a celebrity, a trip, a gift such as a computer or playground, or their most-requested dream, a week at the Give Kids the World Village, which enables a child to visit all the Orlando-area theme parks.

The Children’s Dream Fund is not affiliated with a national organization. They do not tele market to raise funds. Since its inception in 1981, the Children’s Dream Fund has made dreams come true for over 4,000 children. According to their most recent audited financial report, 87% of all expenses go to make children’s dreams come true. Over 50% of all dream costs are covered by in-kind donations.

The organization is very dear to the heart of driver and race organizer Dutton.

“My daughter Sadie had Ewings Cancer” Dutton explained. “They reached out to us and really brought her up from when she was at her worst. They got her to be where she needed to finish her treatment. We just wanna bring awareness to the Children’s Dream Fund Organization any way we can and help raise some funds for them”.

Dutton participated in the ‘Sandi DeCaire Classic 41’ this past November at Citrus County Speedway. Dutton was able to raise a significant amount of money from that event. He hopes this event will be even more successful.

Official details of the race itself, rules, and purse structure have yet to be announced. The event is expected to air live on Race America and be taped for a delayed telecast on network television through MAVTV. The MAVTV part of the event could help to bring national awareness to the Children’s Dream Fund Organization.

Due to the timing of the event, and availability of cars between the two series, a good car count is expected for this race. An open practice is tentatively scheduled for Friday night March 1, 2024.

When the Southern Sprint Car Shootout Series officially announced the switch to American Racer Tires this past Sunday, it helped to make this co-sanctioned event between the two series possible.

Please follow Pavement Pounders and all Social Media platforms of both series for addition details of the event in the coming days.

 

 

Thirty Events Slated for POWRi 410 Outlaw Sprint 2024 Season Schedule

Belleville, IL. (12/21/2023) Rapidly establishing top-notch Midwest open-wheel competition from May until November, the POWRi 410 Outlaw Sprints will launch into the 2024 racing season with thirty events at twelve various venues spanning five separate states.

Returning to the familiar running grounds of premier facilities, the POWRi 410 League will witness the season begin with a lone trip into Iowa with Lee County Speedway on Friday, May 17th as well as a trio of fast-paced endeavors at I-70 Motorsports Park with the Salute to Soldiers on Saturday, May 18th, the POWRi Summer Sizzle on Saturday, July 27th, and the POWRi Double on Saturday, September 28th.

Highlighting the third year of the series competition the POWRi 410 Wing Sprints will see a scattering of the season run in conjunction with the High Limit Racing as high-paying dates including the Heartland of America Showdown at Lakeside Speedway on May 3-4, the Rayce Rudeen Foundation Races on June 7-8, the Fourth Annual Beach Brawl at Lake Ozark Speedway on Wednesday, June 26th, the Diamond Classic at Lucas Oil Speedway on June 28-29, as well as the I-70 Motorsports Park on October 8th in the Mid-Week Money Series.

“We’re very excited to work with High Limit Racing at the tracks that POWRi already competes at to help grow 410 sprint car racing throughout the Midwest,” said POWRi Series Director Talin Turner. Adding, “Overall we’re really eager about the upcoming season and look forward to all the events.”

Debuting at seven fresh facilities in the upcoming season, the POWRi 410 Wing Sprint League will venture to the welcoming running grounds of Callaway Raceway in Fulton Missouri on Friday, May 24th, a two-day Kentucky stay at Paducah International Raceway on July 12-13, a stop in Kansas City Kansas for the speed of Lakeside Speedway on Friday, July 26th, tight-cornered Winston Missouri battles of I-35 Speedway on Saturday, August 30th, as well as a Sooner State September 20-21 sweep of Outlaw Motor Speedway in Oktaha on Friday and Kellyville’s Creek County Speedway on Saturday.

Spanning the Show-Me-State with a stellar onslaught of triple-threat on-track action, the series will see a weekend of enticing events with a Lebanon Midway Speedway debut on Friday, August 16th a return to the diamond of the dirt tracks in Lucas Oil Speedway on Saturday, August 17th as well as headlining the historic Missouri State Fair Speedway on Sunday, August 18th.

Basing the POWRi Wing Sprint League home track of operations at Lake Ozark Speedway, the championship chase will witness nine events at “The Lake” spanning the 2024 season including the WingFest on May 25-26, the Independence Day Celebrations on July 5-6, the Triple Sprint Showdown on August 31-Septemeber 1, and ultimately finalizing with the title-crowning Season Finale on November 1-2.

POWRi 410 Outlaw Sprint League 2024 Schedule:
*5/3/2024 | Lakeside Speedway | Kansas City, KS
*5/4/2024 | Lakeside Speedway | Kansas City, KS
5/17/2024 | Lee County Speedway | Donnellson, IA
5/18/2024 | I-70 Motorsports Park | Odessa, MO
5/24/2024 | Callaway Raceway | Fulton, MO
5/25/2024 | Lake Ozark Speedway | Eldon, MO
5/26/2024 | Lake Ozark Speedway | Eldon, MO
*6/7/2024 | I-70 Motorsports Park | Odessa, MO
*6/8/2024 | I-70 Motorsports Park | Odessa, MO
*6/26/2024 | Lake Ozark Speedway | Eldon, MO
*6/28/2024 | Lucas Oil Speedway | Wheatland, MO
*6/29/2024 | Lucas Oil Speedway | Wheatland, MO
7/5/2024 | Lake Ozark Speedway | Eldon, MO
7/6/2024 | Lake Ozark Speedway | Eldon, MO
7/12/2024 | Paducah International Raceway | Paducah, KY
7/13/2024 | Paducah International Raceway | Paducah, KY
7/26/2024 | Lakeside Speedway | Kansas City, KS | T2 Promotions
7/27/2024 | I-70 Motorsports Park | Odessa, MO
8/16/2024 | Lebanon Midway Speedway | Lebanon, MO
8/17/2024 | Lucas Oil Speedway | Wheatland, MO
8/18/2024 | Missouri State Fair Speedway | Sedalia, MO
8/30/2024 | I-35 Speedway | Winston, MO | T2 Promotions
8/31/2024 | Lake Ozark Speedway | Eldon, MO
9/1/2024 | Lake Ozark Speedway | Eldon, MO
9/20/2024 | Outlaw Motor Speedway | Oktaha, OK
9/21/2024 | Creek County Speedway | Kellyville, OK | T2 Promotions
9/28/2024 | I-70 Motorsports Park | Odessa, MO
*10/8/2024 | I-70 Motorsports Park | Odessa, MO
11/1/2024 | Lake Ozark Speedway | Eldon, MO
11/2/2024 | Lake Ozark Speedway | Eldon, MO

*Competing in conjunction with the High Limit Racing.

All POWRi 410 Wing Sprint League events will pay a minimum of $5K to win and $500 to start. The schedule is subject to alterations and cancelations with TBA events being finalized, future updates will be posted as confirmed. To be eligible for the point fund, members must participate in at least 80% of the completed events during the season.

POWRi Memberships are available online at https://www.myracepass.com/sanctions/1011/registrations/6909.

 

 

LOCALS JOIN FORCES

A local team, a local driver and a local race meeting come together as one. Yes, this is what is happening, with the Bohud Racing team pleased to reveal William Lucas as their driver for next month’s 410 Sprintcar race meeting at Nowra Speedway.

With regular team driver Michael Stewart being unavailable to compete on January 13 aboard the NS # 14 ARRMA Australia / Illawarra Truck Repairs & Spares supported Triple X car, due to being over in America competing in the Chili Bowl Nationals, Bohud Racing team owner Scott Jones still wanted to be a part of the Sprintcars returning to the Nowra Speedway track for the first time in over a decade.

“Michael (Stewart) and I had a chat about who we could get to fill in as the team’s driver, and the idea was to give a lesser known driver a chance, and we both agreed that William was worthy of a shot,” explained Scott Jones.

“William has less than a dozen Sprintcar race meetings to his name over the past 18 months, but he has shown a fair bit of promise for someone with such a limited amount of experience, and he also works hard off the track to promote both himself and his sponsors. Another thing that made the decision a little bit easier was the fact that he lives only 10 minutes down the road from me in Unanderra, so it was going to make for a real feel-good type of story with a local team and a local driver coming together to run a local race meeting.”

Lucas, who prior to stepping into Sprintcars raced in Wingless Sprints and before that Endurance Go Karting, is excited about this cameo appearance with the Bohud Racing team.

“The Bohud Racing team run a first-class operation and it’s an amazing opportunity to get the chance to drive for them, and I can’t thank Scott (Jones) enough for believing in me,” the 30-year-old enthused.

“My goals for this Nowra Speedway outing are to enjoy a competitive outing and bring the car home in one piece. As I’m relatively new to Sprintcar racing, another goal of mine from this opportunity is to learn as much as possible being a part of a big team, as it’s no doubt going to help my Sprintcar racing learning curve.”

The return of the 410 Sprintcars to Nowra Speedway is going to be held on the Saturday night of January 13.

If you haven't already, be sure to grab your Bohud Racing / Michael Stewart merchandise. You can come and see us in the pits after a race meeting or you can visit our online merchandise store via www.bohudracing.com.au .

The Bohud Racing team is proudly supported by the following 2023-24 season sponsors:

• ARRMA Australia

• Illawarra Truck Repairs & Spares

• Hills Truck Sales - Wollongong

• Inland Petroleum

• Sloanebuilt

• Suttons Trucks Arncliffe

• AEI Insurance Broking Group

• KRE Race Engines

• B&B Graphics

To find out more about Bohud Racing and their racing activities, LIKE them on Facebook or FOLLOW them on Instagram by searching Bohud Racing.

 

 

SLC Promotions Unveils 2024 Racing Schedule at Silver Dollar Speedway

CHICO, Calif., December 20, 2023…With Christmas right around the corner, SLC Promotions is excited to share the upcoming 2024 scheduled events for fans and race teams that support the Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, CA. A diverse and action packed 18-event schedule kicks off on March 1st with the Silver Cup John Padjen Classic. The season concludes at the end of September with the popular Fall Nationals in tribute to Stephen Allard. In between those two races, a wide range of events including an AMA Flat Track Motorcycles and the now highest paying Mike Curb Gold Cup Race of Champions presented by Napa Auto Parts, SLC Promotions is offering motorsports enthusiasts a diverse and exciting schedule on the famed quarter-mile clay oval speedway.

Things at the speedway get going with a scheduled practice / playday on February 25. Racing begins with the Silver Cup John Padjen Classic slated for March 1 & 2. Two weeks later, the Mini Gold Cup will take place March 15 & 16. The NARC 410 Sprint Cars will be the featured attraction on March 16. The main event winner on that Saturday night will collect a staggering $10,000.

On May 4, SLC Promotions is stepping outside the box and bringing in the AMA Flat Track Motorcycle Series. This event is the first of its kind at Silver Dollar Speedway. Progressive American Flat Track racing is widely recognized as the most prestigious and competitive form of dirt track motorcycle racing in the world. Riders compete in 18 races across the country featuring four distinct track formats: Mile ovals, Half-Mile ovals, Short Track ovals and TTs, which incorporate right-hand turns and a jump.

The 410 sprint cars and Hobby Stocks will shine under the lights again at the Silver Dollar Fair on May 26. The NARC 410 Sprint Car Series will make their second and final appearance of the season during the David Tarter Memorial on June 29. Fast cars and Freedom will take place on July 4. Three divisions including 360 sprint cars, IMCA Sport Mods, and Hobby Stocks will serve as the on-track entertainment. Fireworks will light up the sky once the racing is completed. The Sprint Car Challenge Tour (SCCT) visits the speedway on July 19 as part of the Tyler Wolf Memorial.

The 70th anniversary of the Mike Curb Gold Cup Race of Champions presented by Napa Auto Parts takes place August 21 – 24 this year. Wednesday night, the on-track racing will feature winged 360 sprint cars. Then starting the next day, the High Limit Racing Sprint Car Series is set for three incredible nights of racing culminating in the Saturday night main event in which the winner will receive the historic payday of $100,070.

The season concludes with the Fall Nationals in Tribute to Stephen Allard on September 27 – 28. More information will be released at the start of the new year. Everybody associated with SLC Promotions, and the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds, wants to wish everyone Happy Holidays and we look forward to seeing you in 2024.

 

 

EGAN JOINS CHILI BOWL FIELD

It’s amazing what can happen when a racer goes a month without racing during the season. For John Egan, he’s gone from travelling over to America to support his good mate Michael Stewart who is set to compete in his first Chili Bowl Nationals attempt to actually being a last-minute entry into one of the world’s biggest Midget events.

So…how does Egan go from a Chili Bowl spectator to a Chili Bowl competitor? Well, as Egan explains, he blames fellow Chili Bowl rookie in Michael Stewart.

“The other day, I was tagged in a post on Facebook by Michael (Stewart) about a lease drive becoming available for the Chili Bowl with an established team, and he said, I should send them an enquiry and make it happen,” explained the Canberra, ACT-based Wingless Sprint racer.

“Following Michael’s encouragement, I made a casual inquiry, and as the conversation with this team went on, the more I thought, hey, I think I could possibly make this happen as the deal sounded really good, and before I knew it, and after a serious conversation with the family about it, I was locked in to compete in the Chili Bowl.”

Egan has joined the Speedquip Motorsports team for his first Chili Bowl Nationals attempt aboard their DGRD # 75x car and his team-mate will be Non-Winged Sprint Car racer Mario Clouser. For the Speedquip Motorsports team, this is going to be their 31st Chili Bowl campaign in a row. To say that this team was experienced when it comes to the Chili Bowl would be quite the understatement.

“As this deal to run the Chili Bowl came together so quickly, it’s quite a surreal feeling, and it’s always been on the list of things to do is race a Midget and to be able to do it for the first time at the Chili Bowl is something I thought would never happen,” said Egan, who will be the 21st Australian driver to contest the Chili Bowl.

“The goal for my first Chili Bowl attempt is to go out there and just enjoy the whole experience, as it’s going to be my first ever drive in a Midget, so my expectations aren’t too high, but I can’t thank Lara Miller enough for the opportunity and I can’t wait to meet her and the rest of the Speedquip Motorsports team.”

The Chili Bowl is no doubt going to be Egan’s biggest challenge so far in his short speedway, but it’s an opportunity that he is grabbing with both hands.

“It’s amazing sometimes what can happen between chats amongst mates, and I’d like to thank Michael Stewart, along with the guys at CHR, for the encouragement to go and make this experience of a lifetime happen,” Egan concluded.

The 2024 Chili Bowl Nationals is going to be held on January 8 through to 13, and the 300 plus competitors will fight it out over five qualifying nights and then there are Saturday night’s mains. The Chili Bowl Nationals is an indoor Midget event held in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

After his maiden Chili Bowl attempt, a few days later from arriving back in Australia, Egan will compete at Goulburn Speedway on the Saturday night of January 20 for the latest NSW Wingless Sprint Country Series round.

John Egan Racing would like to thank their 2023-24 season supporters:

Onecall Steel, Form & Hire

Murrell Distribution

Complex Co.

TriTech Lubricants

Priority One Plumbing & Electrical Group

Goodyear Autocare Fyshwick

Kelley Body Works

P1 Australia

Jetwave Group

 

 

NSW GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES TROY BOLDY AS SYDNEY SPEEDWAY OPERATOR

Source: https://www.nsw.gov.au/.../green-light-for-return-to...Save Sydney Speedway

Green light for the return to racing at Western Sydney International Speedway
Published: 22 December 2023
Released by: Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, Sport and recreation

Speedway racing will make a long-awaited but welcome return to Eastern Creek in early 2024 following the appointment of a new Venue Manager and Operator for Western Sydney International Speedway.

Western Sydney International Dragway Ltd, which runs the neighbouring Sydney Dragway, has been appointed as Venue Manager with Sydney International Speedway Pty Ltd appointed as the new Operator.

Together with Government, the new management team is working hard to deliver a world-class experience for both fans and racers, with racing to commence back at the venue in early 2024.
The new Venue Manager and Operator are working on a program of race events so that fans can be trackside to see world-class racing in early 2024.

The motorsports precinct at Eastern Creek attracts around 700,000 visitors each year.
Motorsport is estimated to contribute $2.8 billion in direct and indirect value to the Australian economy including $270.1 million of value added to the New South Wales economy.

Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Paul Scully said:
“After the previous government bungled the establishment of the new speedway at Eastern Creek, I am pleased that racing will return in early 2024.
“The racing community was promised a world-class facility and we are delivering on that promise.
“After receiving a five-star safety rating the track is ready to race on and we are working with the new management to make Eastern Creek the number one motorsports precinct in Australia.
“I’m committed to the success of motorsports and its social, and economic value to the community.
“Motorsports have a long and proud history in Sydney dating back to 1926 at the Sydney Showground at Moore Park, four decades at Parramatta and now a bright future at Eastern Creek.”

Sydney Dragway Chairman Tony Beuk said:
“Western Sydney International Speedway is a state-of-the-art facility with amazing potential. We are excited by the two forms of motorsport working together to create a bright co-operative future, with the opportunity to share resources between two disciplines of motorsport that share similar passions.
“Sydney Dragway has 20 years of experience in event management, ticketing and logistics and we’re looking to work with Sydney International Speedway Pty Ltd who understands the speedway industry. Together, we are committed to getting racing back at the venue early in the new year and making it a success for the racing community.
“We are looking to attract the best Australian and overseas racers to Australia’s premier motorsports precinct.

“The return of speedway racing to Eastern Creek ensures racing will not only survive but thrive in Sydney.”

Troy Boldy is the General Manager of Wollongong Kart Raceway.

 

 

Excitement Mounts for “Hall of Fame Friday” December 22!

Knoxville, IA, December 20, 2022 – The National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum in Knoxville, Iowa will be holding its “Hall of Fame Friday” activities this Friday, December 22, starting at 11 a.m. CST. The morning will be chock full of announcements and you can watch along live on Facebook!

National Sprint Car Hall of Fame inductee Dave Argabright will be emceeing the event. Starting at 11 a.m., the announcement of our 33rd cast of inductees for the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum and the North American Sprint Car Poll Awards will commence.

National Sprint Car Hall of Fame Inductees are divided in four categories: Drivers, Owner-Builder-Mechanic-Manufacturer-Car Sponsor, Promoter-Official-Media Member-Event/Series Sponsor, and Pre-1970.

The North American Sprint Car Poll Awards are voted on by builders/manufacturers, promoters and media members across North America. The categories are 410, 360 and Non-wing. Driver of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Manufacturer of the Year, Promoter of the Year, Media Member of the Year and Wild Card Awards will be revealed in each category. Also, the Thomas J. Schmeh “Outstanding Contribution to the Sport” will be announced.

Here is the link to be a part of it all…

https://www.facebook.com/sprintcarhof

For more information on the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum and the special events happening here, visit www.SprintCarHoF.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter!

National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum

One Sprint Capital Place

Knoxville, IA 50138

Phone: 641-842-6176

Fax: 641-842-6177

E-mail: Info@SprintCarHoF.com

Website: www.SprintCarHoF.com

 

 

MADDINGTON TOYOTA SPRINTCAR SERIES

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2023

“I want to race against the best because when you beat them you get bragging rights.”

“If you don’t beat them, you can’t brag.”

That is the summation of Jason Kendrick when talking about the challenges of taking on four big-name American drivers for the USA v WA Sprintcar Speedweek that gets underway on the west coast next week.

Kendrick, like the rest of the home-town heroes, knows it will be a challenge to try and upset five-time World of Outlaws champion Brad Sweet, along with the other high-speed tourists in Rico Abreu, Brock Zearfoss and Cory Eliason.

The Americans are the headline act for Speedweek that will be held at the Perth Motorplex on December 26 and 28, January 2 and 13, as well as at Bunbury Speedway on January 1 and 6.

Kendrick said the WA boys were up for the challenge and said having the professional drivers in the local series was great for the sport’s development.

“The Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series is going ahead in leaps and bounds and we have got the Speedweek series that is looking amazing,” Kendrick said.

“We have got some of the best drivers in the world coming over and that’s who I want to race against.”

Another WA driver, Dayne Kingshott, who has won two of the four feature races in the Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series so far this year, is also excited for Speedweek.

“It steps up a level every year, even the locals step up a level every year, “ Kingshott said.

“It’s going to be tough – we have some of the best in the world at the moment coming – it’s going to be pretty tough racing against those guys, but we have got to learn and that’s how it works.

“We are ready for the fight.”

This will be the first time in WA for Sweet and Abreu, who can lean on their fellow countrymen for advice.

Eliason, who won Speedweek last year when driving for Diamond Bay Motorsport, teams up with the equally-professional Monte Motorsport crew this time.

Zearfoss, also a former Speedweek champion, has again teamed up with experienced car owner and crew chief Sean Carren.

The six-night Speedweek series is part of the 18-round Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series.

Heading into round five of the domestic series, defending series champion James Inglis leads the points battle over Kingshott and Kendrick.

Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series points after Rd4: James Inglis 868, Dayne Kingshott 856, Jason Kendrick 834, Brad Maiolo 834, Andrew Priolo 802, Kaiden Manders 782, Kris Coyle 762, Taylor Milling 746, Trent Pigdon 658, Kye Scroop 644, Jason Pryde 638, Jamie Maiolo 638, Jaydee Dack 630, AJ Nash 622, Ryan Lancaster 616, Mitchell Wormall 562, Ken Sartori 494, Matthew Cross 494, Nathan Swan 412, Rod Howe 410, Tim Boujos 400, Jack Williamson 386, Cameron McKenzie 382, Kyle Francis 356, Brock Kenny 322, Brock Francis 322, Todd Davis 294, Callum Williamson 290, Jamie Veal 264, David Priolo 232, Luke Oldfield 188, Brenten Farrer 158, Tim King 154, James McFadden 150, Myles Bolger 150, Michael Pickens 142.

 

 

Jeff Taylor, Mounce/Stout Motorsports and Rick Young Collaborate For Chili Bowl Midget Nationals Naming TJ Smith Driver For Event

PETERSEN MEDIA- Inching closer to the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals, Jeff Taylor, Mounce/Stout Motorsports (Jay Mounce and Gavin Stout), and Rick Young are thrilled to announce a collaboration between their race teams as California’s TJ Smith will be the driver as the team will work out of the Mounce/Stout Motorsports camp.

“I am really looking forward to this collaborative effort with Jeff Taylor, and Rick Young. Gavin Stout and I are equally excited to work with a talented driver in TJ Smith,” Jay Mounce of Mounce/Stout Motorsports said. “It’s an exciting opportunity for all of us. TJ has been good in the building in the past as he was victorious during the Non Winged portion of the Tulsa Shootout last year, and ran third in the Winged feature event.”

The Fresno, CA driver has been successful in the Tulsa Expo Center over the years as it was highlighted by the aforementioned Golden Driller during the 2022 running of the prestigious event to go along with a podium effort in the 55-lap Winged feature event.

“I am very grateful for the opportunity to run with this collaboration between Jeff Taylor, Rick Young, and Mounce/Stout Motorsports,” Smith said. “Jeff and I have talked about running together the last few years, and we finally were able to put all the right pieces together. It is a solid group, and mixing Jay Mounce and his team in the equation, I’m excited to have their knowledge heading into the building this year.”

Over the course of the 2023 season, Smith as ran a nice mix of Micro and Midget races as he totaled 11 feature event wins in 44 starts. While he has been successful in the Shootout, he is no stranger to the Chili Bowl, and found himself in an E Main during last year’s running of the event.

Jeff Taylor is too excited for this pairing, as it marks yet another California talent he will be able to team up with.

“TJ Smith and I were introduced to each other by Justin Grant, and we have been friends for a few years now,” Taylor said. “Justin has told me a lot of great things about TJ, and how great he thought he was as a driver. Things haven’t worked out in the past, but this year everything finally came together, and I am excited to see how we can do at the Chili Bowl. I have been fortunate with work with some California stand outs over the years including, Grant, Logan Seavey, Ryan Bernal, and Landon Brooks, and I’m looking forward to including TJ in that list.”

The team would like to thank Mounce/Stout Motorsports, Rockwell Security, RAMS Racing, Snap On by Joe Lewis, Driver Performance, and UHL Rubber for supporting this effort.

ON TAP: TJ Smith will be in action at the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals in Tulsa, OK set for January 7-13.

BY THE NUMBERS: Starts-0, Wins-0, Top 5’s-0, Top 10’s-0

STAY CONNECTED: Stay connected with Mounce/Stout Motorsports by following along on Twitter at @MounceStout, liking them on Facebook at facebook.com/mouncestout, or on Instagram at @MounceStout.

 

 

NEWS FROM LEN SAMMONS PRODUCTIONS

PIONEER POLE BUILDINGS MOTORSPORTS 2024 SHOW

Jimmy Spencer Is Coming To The Pioneer Pole Buildings Motorsports 2024 Show Jan. 19-20, 2024; Asphalt Mod Star, NASCAR Cup Standout Had Daytona, Talladega Wins

Oaks, PA - Jimmy Spencer, a winner NASCAR’s Cup, Xfinity and Truck divisions, will be making a guest appearance at the 2024 Pioneer Pole Buildings Motorsports Race Car & Trade Show in 2024. The two-day PPB Show takes place at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA on Fri., Jan. 19 and Sat., Jan. 20, 2024.

Spencer will be on stage for what promises to be a provocative, revealing in-depth interview session with PPB Motorsports Show announcer Paul Szmal on Saturday, January 20 from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.

Jimmy Spencer followed his father Ed into racing. He started driving Late Models in Pennsylvania. He captured his first win in the Late Model division at Port Royal, PA Speedway in 1976. He moved to NASCAR Modifieds at Shangri-La, NY Speedway, then branched out to bigger events throughout the Northeast.

In 1984, Spencer, who by this time had earned is nickname, “Mr. Excitement”, won NASCAR Modified Tour titles in 1986 and 1987.

Spencer’s next move was to the then Busch, now Xfinity, Series, where in 211 starts, he won 12 times. He then moved to the NASCAR Cup series in 1989 and in 1994won the Daytona Pepsi 400 and just weeks later the Talladega DieHard 500.

Before he retired he also added a NASCAR Truck series win to his resume. Spencer then became a TV celebrity, with reoccurring appearances on several NASCAR themed magazine format programs. He’s most known on television for his “crying towel” segments.

Fans will have the opportunity to connect with Spencer one-on-one at the show from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. for autographs and conversation.

Spencer, now 66, will join fellow former NASCAR Cup multi-time winner Ken Schrader at the PPB Show.

On Saturday at 12 noon, Schrader will take to the stage to talk about his career, his recently published book “Still Racing” and take questions from fans in a special One-On-One presentation.

Schrader will also be available for autographs, photos and book signing on Friday at the show from 5 to 7 p.m. and Saturday following the stage presentation from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m.

Legendary car owner Bob Weikert will be remembered in a special tribute located inside the main entrance in D-Hall. Weikert’s career as a car owner will be featured with several of the famed Weikert’s Livestock No. 29 Sprint Cars on display. The exhibit will also include a 400 foot wall of photos from his career as a car owner.

Nearly 200 race cars of all kinds will once again be on display. Many speedways and organizations will use the show to announce their plans for the new season.

The Aqua-Duck Water Transport sponsored Ms. Motorsports 2024 will be held on stage starting at 8 p.m. on Friday. The 2024 winner will again receive $2,500. Following the competition, a special post-event party will be held at the stage area featuring music, food and beer specials.

The RAACE Foundation Big-Wheel races, which featured a record amount of entries in 2003, will be held in the stage area on Saturday afternoon at 3:00 p.m.

The popular, free racers seminars will return on Friday and Saturday in the newly enlarged for 2023 seminar room. A complete schedule will be announced by the first of the year.

Exhibitor space, sold out in 2023, remains available by contacting Dan Sammons at 609-888-3618 or danny@aarn.com. Show information including hotel rooms and entry forms for the Ms. Motorsports competition are available at motorsportstradeshow.com.

 

 

COULD 14-YEAR-OLDS NOW COMPETE WITH MUST SEE RACING?
(December 20, 2023) Must See Racing today quietly released a rule amendment for the 2024 season for their Midwest Lights Series. According to the new amendment, drivers as young as fourteen (14) years old will now be allowed to compete with Must See Racing. Each situation will be different, and it will be dependent on previous racing experience and recommendations from past series officials. Below is the official amendment to the existing MSR rules.
MUST SEE RACING MIDWEST LIGHTS
II. MEMBERSHIP
AGE REQUIREMENT
A driver’s eligibility to submit a Membership Application to be determined solely at the discretion of and by the MSR Director of Competition.
Eligibility shall be determined upon the previous racing experience of the applicant and the applicant passing any required physical examination and obtaining written recommendations of driving ability satisfactory of the Director of Competition.
In order for driver to compete in any MSR sanctioned event (s), they must hold a valid MSR driver’s membership or have a valid driver’s Temporary Permit (TP) for the event in which they intend to compete.
Before a person shall be eligible for a membership in Must See Racing, such person must have obtained the age of fourteen (14) years old during the membership application year.
For applicants younger than the age of sixteen (16). An original certified Copy of the applicant’s birth certificate must accompany the MSR membership application.
A current and valid MSR Drivers Membership and all MSR required minor release form(s) signed by both parents and or guardian(s) must be approved prior to competing in any MSR event(s).
The age variance may not apply to certain MSR co-sanctioned events, events or tracks that do not mirror or approve the MSR membership age requirements.
So, what does this mean for the series going forward? It would allow a 14-year-old another option to compete before turning 16. There is no denying there is a youth movement in short track racing in recent years. A handful of pavement late model series have created series for younger drivers including Madera Speedway and Champion Racing Association (CRA) among others.
On the open wheel side of things, the United States Speed Association Kenyon Midget Series has allowed drivers as young as twelve (12) years of age to compete in full size midgets successfully. MSR will now provide an option for these drivers and others looking to move up into pavement sprint cars before the age of 16.
One would assume that Florida pavement sprint car sensation Colton Bettis could very well be the first person to explore the new rule change. The 14-year-old made his debut in pavement sprint cars at the age of 11 in 2020. Since then, he has claimed the
Showtime Speedway non-wing sprint car championship in 2021. He won his first winged sprint car feature with the Southern Sprint Car Shootout Series this past summer and was the series Rookie of the Year.
Although the series has yet to release a press release with additional details, more news is expected in the coming weeks.

 

GAS CHASSIS SPONSORS THE 2024 PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY YOUNG GUNS SERIES

(Perris, CA, December 17, 2023) When it comes to helping out in sprint car racing, Warner Springs, California chassis builder Stan Sexton is always ready to lend a hand. So, when he was asked if his company, GAS Chassis, would like to award the 2024 Young Guns series champion a brand new chassis, the personable car owner replied with a resounding, “Heck yes.” Thus, in 2024 the title for the group will be the GAS Chassis Young Gun Sprint Car Series.

The series, which was founded in 2013 by Perris Auto Speedway promoter Don Kazarian, was initially for drivers in their teens who had never raced sprint cars before. Rather than throw them to the lions to get pummeled in the USAC/CRA series, it allowed drivers to race at a more comfortable level with peers who were also learning.

Several drivers who honed their skills in the class have graduated to higher levels of racing. The first series champion was Logan Williams. One year after his triumphant season in the Young Guns, he was crowned USAC/CRA Rookie of the Year. 2016 Young Gun champ Courtney Crone has been climbing the racing ladder ever since she won the title. She spent 2023 competing in the IMCA series at such tracks as Daytona and Lime Rock Park. She also raced at Germany’s famous Hockenheimring, and Zandvoort circuits in the German Prototype Cup series. In 2018, Eddie Tafoya was crowned Young Guns champ. The following year he was named Rookie of the Year in USAC/CRA. Along with Williams, he is expected to be in the hunt for the USAC/CRA champion’s crown in 2024.

The series has always been a launch pad, trophy-only class. In 2024, it will still be a stepping-stone division but it will have a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow in the form of a brand-new GAS Chassis for the champion. Coming with the chassis will be a body, motor plate, all of the aluminum and tin work, front axle, and radius rods.

“Initially when we came back after Covid, our Young Gun series was hurting,” longtime promoter Kazarian said. “2021 virtually saw one car in the class and it was that way for most of 2022. However, the series had a nice bounce back in 2023 with eight drivers. We think most of them will be back in 2024 and have already heard that at least one other car is going to enter the fray.”

“A huge thank you goes out to Gas Chassis owners Stan Sexton and Nita Gatlin for stepping up and offering a nice package for next year’s champion. In addition to advancing their careers, it will give the competitors something else to shoot for. As well as the fine prize, the Young Guns can look for an expanded schedule next year that will see them race 10 times. It all adds up to what should be a great season for them.”

For Sexton, it was a no-brainer when he had the chance to jump in. While it is a way to get his company name out, it is more about helping the sport grow and prosper in the future.

“I am doing it to help the young kids starting out,” the personable racing businessman said. “They usually use hand-me-down stuff from dad, grandpa or whoever raced previously if they have racing experience. You do not always go out and buy the best of the best to find out you do not like or want to continue racing. I hope it will help bring up the car count and have people competing for it (the new car). After they get their first crash and couple of bruises out of the way, they will have something of quality to really start building on.”

While he wants to help the sport, there is one thing he will not skimp on and that is safety. Sexton owns the car his son Shane drives in the USAC/CRA Series. On April 15th of this year, the promising young driver was involved in one of the scariest crashes seen at Perris Auto Speedway in quite some time. Competing in the main event that night, contact with another car sent the GAS Chassis #74 catapulting down the back straightaway in a series of violent flips. He gained enough altitude in the terrifying tangle to see what was on the other side of the track billboards.

While the crowd anxiously awaited, the driver known as “Shugah Shane,” climbed out of the car. Shaken, he was able to walk away from the crash. However, the chassis held up and had little structural damage. That was due to his dad’s insistence on safety.

“We use nothing but what is called German Standard Chrome Molly,” the elder Sexton said. “I have certified welders that weld everything. It is standard (for GAS Chassis) to have the halo and the outlaw bars. That is standard. It is not an option. I will not send them out otherwise.”

“The motor plates I have machined for me to my specifications. The tin work, I like doing all of the aluminum lower panels and other trick work like that. I have a machine shop that handles all of the billet aluminum pieces. The Dumas family has been long in the off-road industry. They have been doing all of my tig welding for me. Cory McClenathan, the former top fuel dragster driver, has been doing all of our fiberglass and carbon fiber body pieces. Of course, the carbon fiber is an upgrade. The fiberglass, he reinforces with Kevlar in the high impact zones like the crown of the nose and stuff like that. He has been helping us out and started his own business so we kind of partnered right away.”

The first chance for drivers to earn points toward winning the Young Gun championship and the GAS Chassis is under 10 weeks away on February 24th. Throughout the 2024 season, the GAS Chassis Young Gun series will be joined at every race by the Avanti Windows & Doors CRA Sprint Cars, PAS Senior Sprints, and PASSCAR Stock Cars. The full schedule is listed below.

Tickets for all 2024 Perris Auto Speedway races will soon be on sale at www.tix.com or by calling 1-800-595-4849

2024 Perris Auto Speedway Schedule

February 10th LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION: DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8’S, MINI STOCKS AND

DOUBLE DECKERS

February 24th AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS SENIOR SPRINTS, GAS CHASSIS YOUNG GUN SERIES AND PASSCAR SUPER AND STREET STOCKS

March 9th LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION: DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8’S, MINI STOCKS AND

DOUBLE DECKERS

March 16th AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS PAS SENIOR SPRINTS, GAS CHASSIS YOUNG GUN SERIES AND PASSCAR STREET AND FACTORY STOCK CARS

April 6th LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION: DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8’S, MINI STOCKS AND

DOUBLE DECKERS

April 27th AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS SENIOR SPRINTS, GAS CHASSIS YOUNG GUN SERIES AND PASSCAR SUPER AND FACTORY STOCKS

May 4th LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION: DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8’S, MINI STOCKS AND

DOUBLE DECKERS

May 25th "SALUTE TO INDY" AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS SENIOR SPRINTS, GAS CHASSIS YOUNG GUN SERIES AND PASSCAR SUPER AND STREET STOCKS

June 1st LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION: DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8’S, MINI STOCKS AND

DOUBLE DECKERS

June 22nd AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS SENIOR SPRINTS, GAS CHASSIS YOUNG GUN SERIES AND PASSCAR STREET AND FACTORY STOCKS

July 4th “FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR AND SKY CONCERT” (TENTATIVE)

LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION: DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8’S, MINI STOCKS AND

DOUBLE DECKERS

July 13th AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, GAS CHASSIS YOUNG GUNS SERIES, AND PASSCAR SUPER AND FACTORY STOCKS

August 10th LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION: DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8’S, MINI STOCKS AND

DOUBLE DECKERS

August 17th AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, GAS CHASSIS YOUNG GUNS SERIES AND PASSCAR SUPER AND STREET STOCKS

September 7th LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION: DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8’S, MINI STOCKS AND

DOUBLE DECKERS

September 14th TBA

September 21st AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, GAS CHASSIS YOUNG GUNS SERIES AND PASSCAR SUPER AND FACTORY STOCKS

October 26th LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION: DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8’S, MINI STOCKS AND

DOUBLE DECKERS

November 8th 27TH RUNNING OF THE OVAL NATIONALS Featuring AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS SENIOR SPRINTS, GAS CHASSIS YOUNG GUN SERIES AND PASSCAR SUPER, STREET AND FACTORY STOCKS

November 9th 27TH RUNNING OF THE OVAL NATIONALS Featuring AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS SENIOR SPRINTS, GAS CHASSIS YOUNG GUN SERIES – JERRY DODD CHAMPIONS NIGHT, PASSCAR SUPER, STREET AND FACTORY STOCKS

THIS SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

Perris Auto Speedway is conveniently located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds (home of the Southern California Fair), one hour east of Los Angeles and one hour North of San Diego. To get to the track, take the 215 freeway, exit on the Ramona Expressway, and go three miles east to the fairgrounds. For directions online, the address to enter is: 18700 Lake Perris Drive and the zip code is 92571.

USAC/CRA races from Perris Auto Speedway are not streamed online.

Fans can stay up to date on track and driver news on The PAS social media efforts at the links below.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Perris-Auto-Speedway/113876798686480?ref=hl

Twitter: Perris Auto Speedway on Twitter

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/perrisautospeedway/

Website: http://perrisautospeedway.com/

Perris Auto Speedway wants to thank the following corporate partners. Ahern Equipment Rentals, Anderson Chevrolet, Battery Systems, Bud’s Tire, Tire Choice Auto Service, Chris’ Hauling, City of Perris, Communication Innovations, Daytona Boat & RV Storage, Ed Moore Bullet Proof Driveshaft, Flowdynamics, HD Industries, Heimark/Anheuser Busch, Hoosier Tires, Inland Rigging, Living Water’s Hospice, LKQ Pick Your Part, Luke’s Transmission, Moose Racing, Pepsi-Cola, Performance Online, Pole Position Raceway, PrintItNow.com, Rainbow Bolt & Supply, Rene’s Bar & Grill, Rugged Radios, Shaver Specialties, Square H, Sunoco Race Fuels, Trench Shoring, Upland Rock, Varner Construction and Vista Paint.

For information on 2024 billboard advertising at The PAS, please call 951-940-0134 and ask for Charlie Watson.

DVDs of all the PASSCAR/IMCA racing and Nights of Destruction at The PAS are available from Fourvideos. For more information call (714) 225-9500.

mailto:perrisautospeedway1@gmail.com is the only authorized Internet address to issue official media news released from The Perris Auto Speedway or Oval Entertainment.

 

 

Eastern Motorsport Press Association Hall of Fame Inductees and Award Winners Announced…

Ted Christopher, Brett Hearn, Ron Hedger, Ace Lane, Jr., George Kent and Billy Pauch, Sr. to HoF; Matt Hirschman and Matt Sheppard repeat as Northeast Drivers of the Year

(HAZLE TOWNSHIP, PA 12-19-23) The Eastern Motorsport Press Association (EMPA) is proud to announce the latest inductees into its prestigious Hall of Fame in advance of the

51st EMPA Convention, which takes place January 12-14 at the Holiday Inn in Wilkes-Barre, PA.

Voting was conducted by the EMPA membership and the select group elected to the Hall of Fame class of 2024 includes pavement Modified standouts George Kent and the late Ted Christopher. Both established themselves as outstanding competitors and achieved many victories every time they strapped into their racecars.

Two successful talents, no matter what they drove, are also entering into the Hall of Fame. For years, Brett Hearn and Billy Pauch, Sr. powered their way to countless wins and championships, most notably in dirt Modifieds. Their combined win total is staggering, and their careers will arguably go down in history among the best to ever wheel a racecar.

A past president of EMPA, Ron Hedger is one of the most respected motorsports journalists in the business. His fair and unbiased reporting of the sport has, for years, given readers an accurate and detailed account whether it be a race report or profile.

Award winning photo journalist Ace Lane Jr., will also be inducted, joining his late father, Ace Lane Sr., who was voted to the Hall of Fame in 2011.

EMPA members also voted to recognize several individuals and organizations for excellence in 2023.

Matt Hirschman and Matt Sheppard have been voted as repeat winners of the Richie Evans Memorial Northeast Driver of the Year respectively in asphalt and dirt. For Hirschman it is his unprecedented fifth consecutive time receiving the honor while Sheppard has earned his fourth.

The Al Holbert Memorial National Driver of the Year, one each in asphalt and dirt, is going to 2023 NASCAR Cup Series champion Ryan Blaney and dirt Late Model sensation Ricky Thornton Jr.

The 2023 John Blewett III Young Gun awardee, is presented by New England Race Fuels, is asphalt Modified racer Austin Beers. Beers is coming off a breakout year on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour with a pair of wins and a solid third in the championship standings.

High Limit Racing was the top vote-getter for the Chris Economaki Memorial News Maker of the Year while the EMPA Outstanding Promotional Effort of the Year will be presented to the Indoor Racing Series and Len Sammons Productions.

Legendary Red Farmer, the 91-year old original member of the infamous “Alabama Gang,” will receive the Junie Donlavey “Spirit of the Sport” award for his 75+ years of racing.

During the formal awards dinner the organization will also recognize many of their own including the Jim Hunter Memorial Writer of the Year and Ace Lane Sr., Memorial Photographer of the Year, plus several others whose talents are showcased in the EMPA Pocono Raceway Writers Contest and the Brice’s NAPA Auto Parts Photo Contest.

The annual convention begins with a Friday evening “Salute to the Champions” presented by Belmont’s Garage, where a number of local and regional driving titlists are invited to meet and greet with the press.

Saturday consists of press conferences and guest speakers. Noted award winning motorsports author Dave Argabright will be on hand to discuss the media’s role in racing. Dover Motor Speedway will serve as luncheon host. It all culminates with the evening’s Hall of Fame dinner and awards ceremony.

Founded in 1969, the Eastern Motorsport Press Association is an organization of professional writers, broadcasters, announcers, videographers and photographers working in the motorsports industry. It also includes associate and corporate members with backing from Dover Motor Speedway, Pocono Raceway, Brice’s NAPA Auto Parts, Wanick Construction, Belmont’s Garage, New England Race Fuels, Speedway Illustrated, Maple Grove Raceway, Buckley’s Automotive, Inc., and Himmer Graphics, who are among the supporters of the organization.

 

 

BOHUD RACING ANNOUNCE NEW YEAR PLANS:

Although their original 2023-24 season schedule hasn’t gone according to plan, the Bohud Racing team and their driver Michael Stewart are pleased to announce their plans for the remainder of the 2023-24 season.

Unfortunately, the Bohud Racing team will not be appearing over the Christmas-New Year period, but they have mapped out a schedule for the latter half of the season.

“It’s disappointing to be sitting on the sidelines for what is one of the busiest periods of the season, but with not currently having no local track to run at, the logistics involved with going on the road over this period just wasn’t going to be possible this year,” commented Bohud Racing team owner Scott Jones.

“Apart from the logistics of travelling during the Christmas-New Year period, it’s more to spend time with my own family and also for Michael’s family, as I didn’t think it would be fair to ask him to race over that period when he leaves to head over to the Chili Bowl earlier in the new year.

“In more positive news, we still plan to compete in the Australian Championship at Premier Speedway in Victoria at the end of January and also do all of the remaining race meetings at Toowoomba Speedway and support as many of the NSW club race meetings as possible during the latter half of this season.”

Despite only competing in four race meetings so far this season, all of which have been at Toowoomba Speedway in Queensland, the Bohud Racing team and Michael Stewart have showed plenty of impressive form, and it has been seen them finish inside the top five at each of the opening three Ultimate Sprintcar Championship rounds and by virtue of this they currently sit third in the USC point standings.

“Michael has done a great job so far this season up against his main rivals who a lot of them have done pretty much triple the amount of race meetings he has done this season,” Jones said.

“To be running so strongly with only a limited amount of track time this season is testament to Michael’s ability as a driver and also the hard work of the entire Bohud Racing team. Although it’s been a stop-start season so far, Michael and the team continue to work hard and remain positive during these uncertain times.”

 

 

Greg Wheeler Motorsports and Tylar Rankin to Run Full IRA Schedule in 2024

Back in the mid to late 1990’s, Greg Wheeler owned and drove a car in several events with the Bumper to Bumper IRA Sprints. Now, in 2024 the iconic blue #16C will make a return to the tour in a full time role with Indiana hot-shoe Tylar Rankin at the wheel.

“We had a great time running several IRA shows in 2023.” Rankin said. “The series was super competitive last year and looks to be just as strong this coming season, so we were pleased to run as well as we did. It just seemed like the right time to get out on the road and follow a tour like the IRA.”

Rankin and the Greg Wheeler Motorsports team racked up 3 Top 10’s in 2023 in just 5 feature starts with the IRA Sprints, including a Competition Specialists Quick Time Award at the Plymouth Dirt Track on July 28th. The team also picked up 3 410 Sprint Car victories at the Butler Motor Speedway in Michigan during their 2023 campaign.

“One of the bigger draws of the IRA was the track diversity.” Rankin said of the decision to commit to the 2024 IRA season. “They visit a ton of different places and all the tracks seem to race differently and require different skill sets. It’s nice to have some races closer to home on the schedule as well as some that require serious levels of travel. It’s going to be fun to visit a lot of new places this season and continue to learn and grow as a team.”

The first two months of the 2024 Bumper to Bumper IRA Sprints schedule has already been released to the public, with the season opening up at 34 Raceway in West Burlington, IA in doubleheader fashion on April 5th and 6th. The IRA season opener at 34 Raceway drew 48 cars on back to back nights in 2023.

“The car counts on the nights we raced with IRA, and from what we saw seemingly every night, were massive.” Rankin said of the challenge of following an established tour like the IRA. The series averaged over 32 cars per event in 2023. “The competition level was extremely high as well so consistency will be key. Our goal going into the season will be to pick up the Rookie of the Year award and hopefully challenge for the overall points title.”

Rankin acknowledges that sometimes, that’s easier said than done.

“You really have to be on your ‘A Game’ every night. One night you could be up front challenging for the win and the next you could be struggling to get out of the B Main with a series like that. The guys that end up towards the top of the points table are consistently up there come feature time no matter who shows up. It’s going to be a great challenge for us and we can’t wait to get started.”

The first two months of the IRA Schedule is listed below, with the remainder of the tour to be released at a later date.
April 5th-34 Raceway, West Burlington, IA
April 6th-34 Raceway, West Burlington, IA
April 19th-Mississippi Thunder Speedway, Fountain City, WI
April 20th-Beaver Dam Raceway, Beaver Dam, WI
May 3rd-Ogilvie Raceway, Ogilvie, MN
May 4th-Cedar Lake Speedway, New Richmond, WI
May 11th-Sycamore Speedway, Maple Park, IL
May 18th-Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, WI
May 19th-Angell Park Speedway, Sun Prairie, WI
May 25th-Wilmot Raceway, Wilmot, WI
May 26th-141 Speedway, Francis Creek, WI

Greg Wheeler Motorsports and Tylar Rankin would like to thank their marketing partners for their continuous support!
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Follow along with Greg Wheeler Motorsports’ 2024 season on their Facebook page, at Tylar Rankin Racing on Facebook, and their Box3 Media PR team on Facebook, X (formerly known as Twitter), Instagram and TikTok.

 

 

‘TALL’ TREY OSBORNE HOPING FOR 2023 OUTDOOR MOMENTUM AT RUMBLE

“I just want to make my presence known. I want to win – not suck.”

FORT WAYNE, IN (December 18, 2023) – At 6’8”, Trey Osborne has never been hard to notice in the pit area, but when it came to being on track behind the wheel of a race car, the 20-year-old Quarter Midget graduate had been relatively unnoticed. That all changed during the 2023 racing season and ‘Tall Trey’ is hoping to transition that momentum to this year’s Rumble in Fort Wayne presented by Jason Dietsch Trailer Sales, December 29 and 30.

Osborne will again be behind the wheel of a Kenyon Midget owned and prepared by the legendary Kenyon brothers, Mel, and Don. “When I was 12, we were doing some shop tours and while visiting the Kenyon’s, something just clicked. The two of them seemed to be very interested in me. A strong friendship developed, and soon thereafter, I was driving their Kenyon Midget,” stated Osborne.

While running on a low budget, Osborne single-handedly embarked on a Sprint Car campaign this season. He would arrive at the track in a pick-up that one wouldn’t think could travel another mile, and the car sat on an open trailer. There were no sponsors on the car and no fancy graphics. “I just put the money where it was needed – in the race car,” quipped the lanky red-head.

He was able to parlay his commitment and enthusiasm into a trio of feature wins throughout the Hoosier state. He caught the eye of multiple team owners and has since picked up some notable rides for 202. He will be gunning for a pair of USAC (United States Auto Club) Rookie of the Year titles (Sprint and Silver Crown).

“Now I just want to make my presence known at the Rumble,” Osborne stated determinedly. “I’ve been with the Kenyon’s four years at Fort Wayne, and in 3 of those years, I failed to make the feature either night. The 2021 race weekend was good, though. We finished 6th the first night and 4th the second. But I want to change that, I want to win, not suck.”

“I had some good runs with the Quarter Midget at Fort Wayne, where I learned to be smooth and aggressive at the same time. I need to apply those moves to my Midget.”

Osborne will have two opportunities to move the Kenyon brothers into victory lane. Complete racing programs will be staged Friday (Dec. 29) and Saturday (Dec. 30) nights as the Rumble in Fort Wayne celebrates its silver anniversary.

Joining the Midgets both nights will be winged and non-winged 600cc Midgets, Quarter Midgets and multiple divisions of kart racing.

 

 

SOUTHERN SPRINTS ANNOUNCE NEW SERIES TIRE

December 17, 2023 – Lakeland, Florida – The BG Products Southern Sprint Car Shootout Series announced today that the series will be using the American Racer Tire as the official tire of the series. The switch to the new tire will be effective immediately.

The series had utilized the Hoosier Racing Tire brand since the inception of the series in 2016. Recent material and tire shortages have seen price increase across the industry by tire manufacturers. After serious consideration, the series elected to go with American Racer to try to curb raising tire prices. Tire cost ultimately factors into car counts, and the series was very aware of this issue at hand, when they made their final decision.

With the shift to a new tire brand, it now has all the pavement winged sprint car sanctioning bodies east of the Mississippi River on the same tire brand for the first time in over a decade. Must See Racing also use the American Racer Tire and teams from both series regularly cross over.

Tentative plans for the first two races of the 2024 season call for open motor cars (360/410) will be required to run American Racer on both rear tires. Teams competing under the Southern Sprint Car Lights (602) rules package will be allowed the Hoosier Tire brand for the first two events in an effort for teams to deplete through previously purchased tire inventory. After the second event of the 2024 season, all teams will then be required to begin running the American Racer brand on all four corners. The announced American Racer compounds will be the same as those in Must See Racing.

Series Owner/Director Rick Day shared his thoughts on the decision to go to a different tire. “We are looking forward to starting a new chapter with the BG Products Southern Sprint Car Series” stated Day. “We have been talking with American Racer for 3 years to make the switch and finally got the green light to move forward. We believe that the new tire will be a cost cutting factor for teams moving forward. We would like thank Hoosier Tire for their support over the past 8 years, and now we will focus on the new 2024 season and welcome American Racer Tires to the family for many years to come.”

American Racer Racing Tires is based in Indiana, Pennsylvania. Known around the globe for their quality, durability, repeatability, and value. American Racer tires are part of a tradition of craftsmanship and innovation that dates back to 1915. Proudly made in the U.S.A.

The first order of the American Racer tire should be delivered within the next two weeks. Questions can be directed to Rick Day at 813-377-5862 or Terry DeCaire at 813-376-9464
The 2024 schedule will kick off January 13, 2024, at Auburndale Speedway with the following race January 27, 2024, at Citrus County Speedway in Inverness, Florida.

 

 

Anderson Avoids Attrition To Claim Second Max’s Race Win

Grant Anderson held his nerve from the front row to win his second Max’s Race at Sungold Stadium Premier Speedway proudly supported by Chitticks Bakery.

The experienced Albury driver survived a war of attrition to win the 30-lap A-Main feature holding off Warrnambool’s Jamie Veal and Queensland’s Jy Corbet.

“I have to say I’m pretty happy right now. Anytime you can win here is a good night for sure,” Anderson said.

“It was a bit tough out there and it was really fast on that surface. They do a great job here working with this track but at the moment it’s hard work. No one’s making this place be like it is deliberately.

"I mean I'm pretty happy tonight - I've come out on top."

From position two, was next to polesitter Alex Orr, who set a blistering pace in the eight-lap dash earlier in the night an led the feature early.

The carnage came on the opening lap, with Tasmanian driver Tate Frost crashing out in front of the grandstand.
Moments later, heartbreak for Orr as he crashed into the turn one wall and Corbet inherited the lead ahead of Anderson and reigning Max's Race winner Jock Goodyer, before the Anderson soon made his move to grab the lead with 20 laps to run.

James McFadden, fresh home to Australia from his American racing season was the next casualty, crashing hard into the turn three wall after Brock Hallett's right rear tyre made contact with McFadden's left front wheel. McFadden was out and Hallett continued on.

Up front it was still Anderson leading and he was in control and running a strong racing line before Goodyer hit the wall with 14 laps to run and Hallett was forced to the back with car issues with 11 remaining.

The eye-catching drives were Veal who came from eighth to grab second, American star Carson Macedo who was fifth after winning the B-Main and Corey McCullagh who finished sixth in his first race back for nearly 18 months.

Anderson kept a steely resolve though and didn’t flinch under pressure from two-time Max’s Race victor Veal and would claim a tough win and the $7000 prizemoney. The beautifully hand-carved wooden V5 trophy was presented to him by Max Dumesny.

"It’s pretty cool to get this trophy of a legend of the sport,” Anderson added.

“We were lucky enough to win it a few years ago (2019) so to get another one is awesome, (it's) world class competition here."

Earlier in the night, McFadden, Orr, Anderson and Daniel Pestka took out each of the four heat races, while Veal and Corbet posted the fastest quick times of flight one and two respectively, with times of 10.302 and 10.345 seconds.

The third round of the Belkblast Protective Coatings Southern Pro Late Model Series saw former Australian champion Callum Harper clinch the 12-lap A-Main with a flag-to-flag drive from Chevy Edwards and Peter Nicola, the round was sponsored by Wandin Heavy Haulage.

An elated Chevette Muir of Kyneton scored an emotional victory in the Formula 500 Junior Scramble.

From grid position nine she drove a calculated and patient race to snatch the lead from Aston Rodriguez who drove impressively to lead for 10 laps from pole position.

With five laps remaining, Muir seized the lead, only to encounter a yellow flag, requiring her to do it all again as she was put back to second.

With two laps remaining she held her ground and made a decisive pass on Rodriguez with Hugo Chivell following her from position 10 and the pair would cross the finish line in that order with Rodriguez third.

Zac Stevens was solid in fourth place then followed Evie Bell fifth in in exciting night’s racing of the Junior Formula 500s.

The next meeting at Premier Speedway will be on January 1, 2024 with the final round of the Clay-Per-View Speedweek for Sprintcars and Street Stocks are the supports.

For more information www.premierspeedway.com.au

 

 

MADDINGTON TOYOTA SPRINTCAR SERIES
MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2023

Callum Williamson has recovered from health issues just in time for the USA versus WA Sprintcar Speedweek that kicks off at the Perth Motorplex on Tuesday, December 26.

The pilot of the Williamson Motorsport W3 was sidelined after just one race meeting on the west coast in October, suffering from a suspected heart arrhythmia and not having enough strength to race.

For three race meetings he watched from the sidelines as David Priolo, New Zealander Michael Pickens and James McFadden, in his first Australian appearance after returning from World of Outlaws duties in the USA, became the team’s super subs.

In the lead up to the six-round Speedweek series, Williamson, a two-time Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series champion who finished third in the Australian Sprintcar Championship in Perth back in February, has confirmed he is good to return.

Williamson’s return to the seat adds another level of firepower to Speedweek that already boasts the nominations of five-time World of Outlaws champion Brad Sweet and one of the hottest drivers in America at the moment Rico Abreu who will be making their racing debuts in WA.

They will be joined by fellow Americans and former winners of WA’s Speedweek crown, Cory Eliason and Brock Zearfoss.

Williamson said having drivers of the calibre of Sweet and Abreu in WA was exciting and “probably why our series is the way it is right now”.

He said Speedweek would be tough and “I just want to be competitive”.

“I don’t want the WA boys to get beaten by the Americans – I want our guys to beat them,” Williamson said.

Ultimately he said his aim was to “give them an ass whooping before they go home”.

The Perth Motorplex will host four of the six rounds - December 26, 28, January 2 and the series final on January 13, while Bunbury Speedway will host rounds on January 1 and 6.
Speedweek is also part of the greater 2023-24 Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series championship that is contested over 18 rounds.

Heading into the Boxing Day clash, defending series champion James Inglis leads the points battle from Dayne Kingshott and former series champion Jason Kendrick.

Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series points after Rd4: James Inglis 868, Dayne Kingshott 856, Jason Kendrick 834, Brad Maiolo 834, Andrew Priolo 802, Kaiden Manders 782, Kris Coyle 762, Taylor Milling 746, Trent Pigdon 658, Kye Scroop 644, Jason Pryde 638, Jamie Maiolo 638, Jaydee Dack 630, AJ Nash 622, Ryan Lancaster 616, Mitchell Wormall 562, Ken Sartori 494, Matthew Cross 494, Nathan Swan 412, Rod Howe 410, Tim Boujos 400, Jack Williamson 386, Cameron McKenzie 382, Kyle Francis 356, Brock Kenny 322, Brock Francis 322, Todd Davis 294, Callum Williamson 290, Jamie Veal 264, David Priolo 232, Luke Oldfield 188, Brenten Farrer 158, Tim King 154, James McFadden 150, Myles Bolger 150, Michael Pickens 142.

 

 

The Sprint Car Challenge Tour announces 2024 schedule

Russell Motorsports Inc. has officially released the 2024 schedule of events for the traveling Sprint Car Challenge Tour. The California based Winged 360 Sprint Car series is set to contest its seventh overall season, which offers another exciting slate of races.

The Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour will compete in a total of 17 events, which gets underway with the annual “Spring Fever Frenzy” on Saturday March 30th, marking the first of three appearances at Placerville Speedway.

The tour then returns to Placerville on Friday May 31st for opening night of the prestigious 33rd annual “Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial.” It creates a massive double header weekend on the red clay, with the NARC 410 Sprint Cars in action the following evening.

Continuing to rise in popularity among fans and teams is the Merced Speedway, which is back on the Sprint Car Challenge Tour schedule. California’s top Winged 360 Sprint Car teams will invade the high-banked quarter-mile on Saturday April 20th.

The SCCT 360s return to Kings Speedway in Hanford for one show this coming season on Friday October 4th during the 39th annual “Cotton Classic.” It makes for another big weekend, as the NARC 410s compete one night later in the “Morrie Williams Memorial.”

The newly reconfigured Stockton Dirt Track will host two SCCT events this coming year, with those taking place on Saturday April 6th for the annual “Asparagus Cup” and Saturday November 2nd, which marks the 41st annual “Tribute to Patterson.” As is customary, the November showdown features championship night for both the Sprint Car Challenge Tour and the Northern Auto Racing Club.

The Petaluma Speedway again plays host to a pair of Sprint Car Challenge Tour events in 2024. Those dates will occur on Saturday June 8th and Saturday September 21st, as SCCT sanctions the $5,000-to-win “Adobe Cup” for the third time.

The Sprint Car Challenge Tour will again sanction the annual “Mel and Marlyn Hall Memorial” in Marysville, this year taking place Memorial Day weekend on Saturday May 25th. The Hall Memorial has certainly provided its share of thrills the last few seasons.

Returning to the mix once again, Antioch Speedway will host the Sprint Car Challenge Tour on Saturday June 15th. The Contra Costa County Fairgrounds venue has received several updates and a major facelift in recent years.

After missing from the schedule the last two seasons, the Tulare Thunderbowl Raceway returns for a night of hard-hitting action on Saturday October 12th. The “Trophy Cup Tune-Up” is the final opportunity for teams to get track time prior to the 30th annual Trophy Cup itself, which begins that following Thursday.

For the first time ever, the Sprint Car Challenge Tour will be part of Western 360 Speedweek in 2024, as the Western Sprint Tour in conjunction with SCCT presents the popular week-long extravaganza.

All the action launches at Cottage Grove Speedway on Monday July 15th and concludes at Placerville Speedway on Saturday July 20th. Visits in-between during Speedweek will be paid to Coos Bay Raceway, the Douglas County Dirt Track in Roseburg, Oregon, Yreka Speedway and Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico.

The Sprint Car Challenge Tour is operated under the Russell Motorsports Inc. banner, which also manages the Placerville Speedway in Placerville, California. For sponsorship opportunities and inquiries, RMI can be reached at 530-344-7592 or office@sprintcarchallengetour.com

More information on the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour can be found at our official website www.sprintcarchallengetour.com

Be sure to also like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/sprintcarchallengetour and follow on Twitter https://twitter.com/360SCCT for the latest breaking news regarding SCCT. You can also find us on Instagram by searching scct360.

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Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour 2024 Schedule

Saturday March 30: Placerville Speedway (8th annual Spring Fever Frenzy)

Saturday April 6: Stockton Dirt Track (Asparagus Cup w/NARC)

Saturday April 20: Merced Speedway

Saturday May 25: Marysville Raceway (24th Mel and Marlyn Hall Memorial)

Friday May 31: Placerville Speedway (Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial Opening Night)

Saturday June 8: Petaluma Speedway

Saturday June 15: Antioch Speedway

Monday July 15: Cottage Grove Speedway (Western Sprint Tour-SCCT Speedweek Opener)

Tuesday July 16: Coos Bay Raceway Wednesday

July 17: Douglas County Dirt Track in Roseburg, Oregon

Thursday July 18: Yreka Speedway

Friday July 19: Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico

Saturday July 20: Placerville Speedway (Speedweek Finale)

Saturday September 21: Petaluma Speedway ($5,000-to-win 13th annual Adobe Cup)

Friday October 4: Kings Speedway in Hanford (39th annual Cotton Classic)

Saturday October 12: Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare (Trophy Cup Tune-Up)

Saturday November 2: Stockton Dirt Track (41st annual Tribute to Gary Patterson w/NARC)

Saturday December 7: Awards Banquet at El Dorado County Fairgrounds

 

 

Joel Myers Jr Set To Defend War of Wings Title Fresh Off Second Win of NZ Season

PETERSEN MEDIA: Venturing to Nelson Speedway over the weekend, Joel Myers Jr picked right up from where he left off during his opening weekend.

Running fourth and second in Friday night feature events, Myers Jr picked up his second win of his trip on Saturday night, as he now turns his attention to his title defense of the War of Wings Series which kicks of this weekend.

“We had good speed at Nelson, and that showed with us charging from ninth to second, and then winning on Saturday night,” Meyers Jr said. “In the first feature on Friday, we endured a bit of contact and that’s essentially what dropped us back to a fourth-place finish.”

After enduring a bit of contact in the opening feature on Friday, Myers Jr and team went to work preparing for the second feature as they were slated to line up ninth based on the inversion.

With the track curfew interrupting the action, they returned on Saturday night to finish Friday’s feature on a very slick surface. Getting a handle on the track, the Sebastopol, CA pilot was able to work his way up to second when the checkered was displayed and gave him a ton of confidence heading into the Saturday night program.

Moving into Saturday’s Sunshine Classic, Myers Jr proved to be the one to beat all night long. On the extremely slick surface, Myers Jr and company continued to keep tabs on it as they made some gutsy changes before the feature event.

Working out to their benefit, Myers Jr was able to best the field assembled at Nelson Speedway and score his second feature event win of the young season.

“I really want to thank Dan and Kevin for all of their hard work, as well as our partners Suck it UP LTD, The Ranch Bar and Grill, and Vertex Lubricants,” Myers Jr added.

Joel Myers Jr Racing would like to thank All About Fire Protection, Hi-Plains Building Division, DirtDudes Excavating, Carbon Safety, System 1 Ignition, Weld, Smith Ti, Culvert Ops, Economy Plumbing, Cartronics, NorCal Powersports, Y2K Gaming, Shark Racing Engines, Lucas Oil, Vaider, L Delo Designs, Walker Performance Filtration, ShopRico.Com, Tiner Hirst Enterprise, Kaeding Performance, Triple X Race Co., and Ogio, for their continued support.

BY THE NUMBERS: Starts- 52, Wins-9, Top-5’s- 22, Top-10’s-30

ON TAP: Myers Jr will be back in action at Ruapuna Speedway on Saturday night for the first round of action with the War of Wings Series.

STAY CONNECTED: Keep up with ‘Jr’ by following him on Twitter @joelmyersjr, Instagram @joelmyersjr_, or by ‘Liking’ him on facebook at www.facebook.com/JoelMyersJr.

To grab your Joel Myers Jr Merchandise, click over to www.shopjoelmyersjr.com

 

Grays Harbor Raceway HIGH LIMIT RACING SPECIAL DISCOUNT SALES EVENT Friday 12/15 to Mon 12/25 (GREAT STOCKING STUFFER).

The High Rollers for the High Limit Racing Sprint Car INAUGURAL EVENT will be here at Grays Harbor Raceway this coming August 28, 2024.

We welcome Kyle Larson and Brad Sweet’s High Limit Racing to Grays Harbor Raceway!

To celebrate the INAUGURAL EVENT at Grays Harbor Raceway. We will offer Adult, SR, JR and Military at a Discount on ticket prices starting @ 10:00 am, Friday December 15, 2023, to Christmas Day December 25,2023. After which they will return to the events scheduled pricing.

Don’t miss out on Reserved Tickets and General Admission Tickets at a Special Discount Price on sale NOW through Christmas Day!

Find your ticket(s) now at Grays Harbor Raceway website, https://www.graysharborraceway.com/schedules/event/489279.

You can also go directly to the MRP site here ? https://www.myracepass.com/tracks/1942/tickets.
Once you are at the MRP site for Grays Harbor Raceway and the High Limit Event. Click on (Select your Spot), from there click on a Section(A-H), the green spots are the open seats available to choose from per section chosen. The Green rectangle area below the Green Spots is the General Admission area, you can also click there for general admission tickets.

Don’t miss your chance to purchase your High Limit Ticket(s) at a limited time Discount price. After Christmas Day, they go back to the Scheduled pricing

PREMIUM SEATING SECTION TICKETS will be available for this event after the first of the year. Seats are very limited in the Premium section. To order Premium Section tickets after the first of the year, please call the raceway at 360 482-4374. If your call goes to voice mail, please leave a message with a good call back number.

Check out a few of the drivers committed to the new High Limit Racing at our Facebook site https://www.facebook.com/GHRaceway

 

 

MOVE TO SUNDAY FOR VOGLER CLASSIC IS THROWBACK TO WINCHESTER HISTORY

Sunday Afternoon Racing Was Long-Standing Tradition on Historic High Banks

WINCHESTER, IN (December 14, 2023) – Winchester Speedway’s Rich Vogler Classic for USAC (United States Auto Club) Silver Crown racing will move to a Sunday afternoon time slot, May 5, in 2024; akin to the rich heritage of the venerable paved high-banked one-half mile oval.

“For years Winchester Speedway was known for its Sunday afternoon racing, and we are excited for this throwback to tradition for the Vogler Classic,” commented co-promoter Brady Bacon. “When you go glance through the history pages of Winchester, Sunday was synonymous with historic events and memorable action taking place on the revered hills, so I got with Charlie (Shaw, Winchester Speedway owner) and we agreed to make the change.”

Adding excitement to the May 5 date is that it will wrap up a weekend of USAC excitement at two of the Nation’s most prolific and historic speed plants, located a mere 45-minutes apart. On Friday and Saturday (May 3 and 4), USAC’s National Sprint Car tour will be competing at neighboring Eldora Speedway.

“This kind of brings back the Border Wars days when USAC Sprints would run back-to-back between Eldora and Winchester,” noted Bacon. “While the action will again move from dirt to asphalt, this time the drivers will be swapping rides from Sprints to Silver Crown; adding an entirely new dimension to the weekend.”

Although one of the newer benchmarks on USAC’s Silver Crown trail, the Rich Vogler Classic has quickly earned ‘must win’ status due to the challenges of mastering the oft-intimidating Winchester oval.

Justin Grant pulled off the victory when the time-honored Silver Crown division invaded Winchester Speedway in 2021; but it has been pavement specialist Kody Swanson conquering the field each of the past two years.

 

 

BILL BALOG RACING JOINS WORLD OF OUTLAWS SPRINT CAR SERIES IN 2024
 

Hartland, Wisconsin (December 15, 2023) – For the first time in his career, Bill Balog and B2 Motorsports will chase a World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series championship racing 86 race nights at 41 different tracks in 19 states with the series. When the 2024 season commences at Volusia Speedway Park for the Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals, Feb. 7-10, the 2016 World of Outlaws Jim Boyd Memorial feature event winner will commence his run for the Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year title in the Anderson’s Maple Syrup #17B.

“We’ve been wanting to travel with the series and chase additional World of Outlaws feature wins against the best in the business for years, now is the time”. Says Balog, the third winningest sprint car driver in the last 15 years. “Additionally, being a Wisconsin based team, the World of Outlaws schedule and format works best for my family and sponsors”.

After ten IRA Sprint Car Series Championships and two years competing with the Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions tour the team saw success in 2023 highlighted by nine feature event wins (two ASCoC, six IRA, one Wilmot Raceway), two Simpson QuickTime awards with the World of Outlaws snatching track records at Wilmot Raceway and Sycamore Speedway along the way.

The 2024 World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series season will commence at Volusia Speedway Park with drivers chasing the Big Gator Championship during Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals, Feb. 7-10. Click HERE for the full 2024 World of Outlaws sprint car series schedule.

If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch all the action live on DIRTVision.

For additional partnership opportunities please contact billbalogracing@gmail.com

Photo Credit: Emily Schwanke

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Sponsors:
Anderson's Pure Maple Syrup, KSI Supply, Mulch Express of Wisconsin, Kreutz’s Rockville Bar & Grill, James E. Bait & Tackle, Shawn Biegler, TJ’s Asphalt Paving, Ruthless Motorsports, Oostburg Concrete and Brian Coleman Racing, CK Contractors LLC, Buesser Concrete, Wayne Corini, CPA, Rocky Rococo's Pizza of Sheboygan, Indian Motorcycle of Metro Milwaukee, Utica Bar, Turn It Up Media, Mr. Jim's Racing, Sam I Am, DSG, XYZ Machining, All Star Performance, Behling Racing Equipment, HRP, Midland Performance Inc., K1 Race Gear, BLZ, M3 Custom Creations, Happy Hooker Charters, Renderman Family and Kevin & Lynette Trongeau.

For additional partnership opportunities please contact billbalogracing@gmail.com

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For up-to date information please follow Bill Balog Racing and B2 Motorsports online, as well as on all of available social media networks:
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About Bill Balog
Hometown North Pole, AK
Nickname The North Pole Nightmare
Racing Since 2000
Children Dylan & Cole

Bill Balog “The North Pole Nightmare”, hailing from North Pole, Alaska, and B Squared Motorsports have dominated the 410 Bumper to Bumper IRA sprint car series with 10 championships (2008-2014, 2016-2017, 19-20) since being named rookie of the year in 2005. Balog is a 140-time IRA main event winner, which is the most all-time. In comparison, Joe Roe is second on the all-time list with 61.

A five-time winner with the All Star Circuit of Champions, the “North Pole Nightmare” Bill Balog and B Squared Motorsports earned All Star triumphs in back-to-back fashion at Plymouth Dirt Track and Angell Park Speedway in 2021.

In 2016, Bill bested the World of Outlaws and scored his first series victory at the Jim “JB” Boyd Memorial presented by Karavan Trailers at Beaver Dam Raceway.

Career Highlights
10 Bumper to Bumper IRA Sprint Series Championships
140 IRA Sprint Car Series Main Event Wins
2023 - Nine Feature Event wins (two ASCoC, six IRA, one Wilmot Raceway), Two World of Outlaws Simpson QuickTime Award Winner, new track records at Wilmot Raceway and Sycamore Speedway, Wilmot Raceway Track Champion
2022 - Winner and Sixth place finish in the All Star Circuit of Champions driver standings
2021 - Two-time winner and Fifth-place finish in the All Star Circuit of Champions driver standings
2016 - World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Win, Beaver Dam Raceway
2015 - National Sprint League, 4th place season championship
2015 - National Sprint League, two victories

About B Squared Motorsports
B Squared Motorsports is the combined efforts of driver Bill Balog and Ryan Buesser forming a team to compete at the highest level of winged sprint car racing. In 2015, Hans Lein joined the duo to further expand the capabilities of the #17B racing program. After nearly 150 wins, 10 IRA Sprint Car Series championships and two seasons racing the All Star Circuit of Champions, the team is committed to run the 2024 World of Outlaws series and compete for the Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year title in the Anderson’s Maple Syrup 17B.

 

 

Tulare Thunderbowl Raceway announces 2024 event schedule
Stone Chevrolet Buick GMC Thunderbowl Raceway releases 2024 racing schedule

By Gary Thomas

Tulare, CA…The Stone Chevrolet Buick GMC Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare has announced its 2024 schedule of events, as always putting a focus on special shows throughout the season.

Eleven total nights of competitive racing action will be showcased, with the “Chris & Brian Faria Memorial” launching things on Saturday May 4th. The event will feature a can’t miss combo show with the NARC 410 Sprint Car Series and Kings of Thunder Winged 360 Sprint Cars.

The NARC 410’s then return a couple weeks later for “KRC Night” on Saturday May 18th with the Kings of Thunder Winged 360s and West Coast Sport Compacts also in competition.

The annual “Kris Mancebo Memorial” will again tackle Thunderbowl Raceway on Saturday June 8th with the IMCA Modifieds, Sport Mods, Stock Cars and Hobby Stocks all in action. The evening of racing will be part of the Central Valley Clash IMCA Tour.

The High Limit Racing Winged 410 Sprint Cars are set to visit Tulare for the first time with a $25,000-to-win event on Thursday August 15th. High Limit Racing was founded by former NASCAR Cup Series champion, Kyle Larson, along with co-promoter Brad Sweet, the now five-time Outlaw champion.

For the first time since 2019, the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars will invade Thunderbowl Raceway for the one of the biggest events in track history on Friday and Saturday September 20th and 21st. The two-night “Dennis Roth Classic” will dish out a cool $83,000-to-win during the finale.

The “Trophy Cup Tune-Up” returns on Saturday October 12th and will be sanctioned by the traveling Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour presented by Abreu Vineyards. It’s sure to be a perfect lead-in to the following weeks 30th running of the Trophy Cup that occurs on Thursday, Friday and Saturday October 17th, 18th and 19th.

Winged 360 Sprint Cars make up the bill all three nights of the Abreu Vineyards Trophy Cup presented by Rudeen Racing, which as always benefits the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The overall winner this coming season is guaranteed to take home $30,000 in weekend earnings.

The Stone Chevrolet Buick GMC Thunderbowl Raceway season will then be capped in style on Wednesday November 20th when the USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midgets converge at the facility. The Kings of Thunder Winged 360 Sprint Cars are the companion class during the night.

“We’ve placed an emphasis on special events here at Stone Thunderbowl Raceway over the last several years and are excited with how the schedule came out,” commented track Promoter Steve Faria. “We are thrilled with the amount of variety that we’ll be able to offer our fans this year. Several different high-profile racing series’ will be on hand, so hopefully everybody is looking forward to it as much as we are.”

Special thanks to Promoter Steve Faria with System 1 and System 1 Pro Ignition, General Manager Josh Miller, along with all our partners for making things happen at Thunderbowl Raceway including Stone Chevrolet Buick GMC, Budweiser, Roth Motorsports, KRC Safety, General Manager Craig Borba at Garton Tractor, Double “D” Towing and JD Heiskel & Company.

For more info on the Stone Chevrolet Buick GMC Thunderbowl Raceway visit www.thunderbowlraceway.com and like our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/Tulare-Thunderbowl-Raceway-392991907541396/?fref=ts

The Stone Chevrolet Buick GMC Thunderbowl Raceway is located at the Tulare County Fairgrounds on the corner of Bardsley and K Streets at 620 South K Street Tulare, California 93274. From the junction of SR 99 and SR 137, go west on SR 137. At South K go south one-half mile to the Fairgrounds.

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Stone Chevrolet Buick GMC Thunderbowl Raceway 2024 Schedule

Saturday May 4: NARC 410 Sprint Car Series and Kings of Thunder Winged 360 Sprint Cars (Chris & Brian Faria Memorial)

Saturday May 18: NARC 410 Sprint Car Series, Kings of Thunder Winged 360 Sprint Cars and West Coast Sport Compacts (KRC Night)

Saturday June 8: IMCA Modifieds, Sport Mods, Stock Cars and Hobby Stocks (Kris Mancebo Memorial- Central Valley IMCA Clash)

Thursday August 15: High Limit Racing Winged 410 Sprint Cars and Legends of Kearney Bowl ($25,000-to-win)

Friday September 20: World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars and LOKB (Dennis Roth Classic)
Saturday September 21: World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars and Western RaceSaver 305s ($83,000-to-win Dennis Roth Classic)

Saturday October 12: Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour presented by Abreu Vineyards, Western RaceSaver 305s and LOKB (Trophy Cup Tune-Up)

Thursday October 17: Abreu Vineyards Trophy Cup 30 presented by Rudeen Racing
Friday October 18: Abreu Vineyards Trophy Cup 30 presented by Rudeen Racing
Saturday October 19: Abreu Vineyards Trophy Cup 30 presented by Rudeen Racing

Wednesday November 20: USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midgets and Kings of Thunder Winged 360 Sprint Cars

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The World of Outlaws sanctioned Dennis Roth Classic will dish out $83,000-to-win this coming season.

 

 

JOLIET’S JIM ANDERSON ANXIOUS TO TASTE RUMBLE VICTORY AGAIN

Winless Since 2010, A Strong 2022 Run Serves As A Confidence Booster

FORT WAYNE, IN (December 12, 2023) Jim Anderson, of Joliet, Illinois, 5-time National Midget Champion and 2010 Rumble in Fort Wayne feature winner, returns to the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, December 29 and 30, in hopes of reuniting himself with victory lane on the purpose-built 1/6 mile concrete oval. It will mark the silver anniversary of the annual indoor racing event.

Anderson, whose family has been involved in midget auto racing since the early days at Joliet Memorial

Stadium, has had a rather stellar open wheel career, winning the 2008 UMARA National Midget

Championship, 2011, 2012 & 2013 STARS National Midget Championships as well as the 2012 USAC D1

Championship.

He has also had some success behind the wheel of Gene Kazmark’s #92 USAC Silver Crown Car. Running 9 events between 2018 and 2021, Anderson’s runs included a top ten finish in his initial outing at

Lucas Oil Raceway. His best career finish came at Wisconsin’s Madison International Raceway when he crossed the finish line in 4th place.

“Racing indoors at the Rumble is very intense,” related Anderson. “The close wheel-to-wheel action is something you have to experience firsthand to enjoy. I’ve always enjoyed this great event for not only the racing but also for getting to hang with so many friends from all over who we only see at this when they come to Fort Wayne.”

When Anderson scored the win on New Year’s Eve 2010, it was one of the most surprising wins in

Rumble history. It wasn’t a lack skill, but the veteran Illinois driver’s record was anything but successful. Prior to that night, he had only managed to qualify for the starting field one other time, and that was ten years prior. With the victory boosting his confidence, he was gone on to win numerous preliminary heat races including one last year. His best feature finish since the 2010 victory was a second in 2018.

The Fort Wayne indoor Midget racing scene began in 1953 and was contested on a converted hockey rink inside the Coliseum building. A multi-year absence of racing while the adjoining Expo Center was being constructed resulted in the birth of the Rumble in Fort Wayne on a larger oval in 1998. Of the current driver roster, only Mike Fedorcak and Russ Gamester have garnered wins in both venues. To date, 46 features have been contested inside the Expo Center, with 21 different drivers, including Anderson, carrying the checkered flag of victory.

A repeat feature victory for Anderson would undoubtedly be welcome. To do so, he will have to battle the likes of Gamester and Fedorcak, along with last year’s winners Mario Clouser and Nick Hamilton and a host of other talented drivers on the tacky, tight indoor track.

Each day of the Rumble in Fort Wayne presented by Jason Dietsch Trailer Sales (Friday, December 29 and Saturday, December 30) features a full program of Midgets, Winged and Non-Winged 600cc Midgets, Baker Racing Engines Quarter Midgets and Go-Karts in the 25th running of the popular off-season event.

 

 

Jackson Motorplex Hosting Six Sprint Car Shows in 2024

Inside Line Promotions - JACKSON, Minn. (Dec. 13, 2023) - The Jackson Motorplex racing schedule will feature a half dozen nights of sprint car races next season.

As previously announced, the biggest event is the 46 th annual FENDT Jackson Nationals (Aug. 15-17). The three-day spectacle starts on Aug. 15 with a $3,000-to-win main event for the Midwest Sprint Touring Series 360ci winged sprint cars. The Wyffels Hybrids RaceSaver Sprint Cars presented by Heser Auto & Detail will also be a part of the racing program.

The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series invades the track for the final two nights of the FENDT Jackson Nationals, culminating in a $25,000-to-win, $2,000-to-start main event on Aug. 17.

The Wyffels Hybrids RaceSaver Sprint Cars presented by Heser Auto & Detail will have a $2,500-to-win main event on Aug. 16 and the Midwest Sprint Touring Series showcases a $5,000-to-win feature on Aug. 17.

The 2024 season begins on May 24 with a program featuring the Midwest Sprint Touring Series as well as the Wyffels Hybrids RaceSaver Sprint Cars presented by Heser Auto & Detail.

The next event is July 12 as the Midwest Sprint Touring Series 410ci winged sprint cars appear for the first time. The Wyffels Hybrids RaceSaver Sprint Cars presented by Heser Auto & Detail will also be competing.

The final race at Jackson Motorplex prior to the FENDT Jackson Nationals is the Merle Johnson Memorial Border Battle presented by New Fashion Pork, which will be held on July 26. A $7,000-to-win main event is on tap for the Midwest Sprint Touring Series 410 winged sprint cars with the Wyffels Hybrids RaceSaver Sprint Cars presented by Heser Auto & Detail in action as well.

Also of note, the champion of the five Wyffels Hybrids RaceSaver Sprint Cars presented by Heser Auto & Detail races at Jackson Motorplex will receive a $1,000 bonus and the overall division champion from the Jackson Motorplex and Huset's Speedway races in 2024 will also score a $1,000 bonus.

Advance race tickets and camping sites for the FENDT Jackson Nationals can be purchased online at https://mpv.tickets.com/schedule/?agency=JKMV_PL_MPV&orgid=55369#/?view=list&includePackages=true .

MEDIA LINKS -

Website: http://www.JacksonMotorplex.com

X: http://www.twitter.com/JacksonMotorplx

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/JacksonMotorplex

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacksonmotorplex/

JACKSON MOTORPLEX -

Jackson Motorplex is a 4/10-mile dirt oval located in Jackson, Minn. It hosts special events from May through September, including races with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series, Midwest Power Series, Midwest Sprint Touring Series and more. For more information, visit http://www.JacksonMotorplex.com .

 

 

Local racing legends poised for Plymouth Racing Class of 2024 Wall of Fame induction

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) December 11, 2023 – A new group of eight drivers, three track workers and one racing family will join an esteemed list of dirt track racing standouts enshrined on the Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame as part of the Class of 2024 induction ceremony Saturday, July 13, 2024 at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis.

In recognition of the spirit of competition and outstanding achievements at the Plymouth racing facility over the past 74 years, the Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame Committee formed in late 2021 with a goal of recognizing individuals who have exemplified dirt track racing at the highest level since The Plymouth Dirt Track’s inception in 1950.

The members of the Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame Class of 2024 will be recognized during a special induction ceremony at intermission of the Plymouth Dirt Track Racing program at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 13, 2024.

The Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame Class of 2024 includes the following eight drivers.

FUZZY FASSBENDER - Nicknamed “The Hound,” the Rubicon, Wis. driver began his highly successful racing career in 1949 comparing primarily at tracks throughout the Milwaukee area, while topping the Milwaukee Stock Car circuit point standings in 1962. Fassbender began racing at Plymouth in 1975 finishing third in the final Eastern Wisconsin Stock Car Winged Modified point standings in 1975 and 1976, while winning four feature races in 1976. Fassbender piloted purple cars throughout his career, including a well-known Gremlin model.

DONNY GOEDEN – The Kewaskum, Wis. driver began racing in the Eastern Wisconsin Stock Car Winged Modified division in 1985 and won two feature races in 1987. Goeden earned back-to-back EWSC Winged Modified titles in 1992 and 1993, while collecting two feature wins in 1992 and four main event victories in 1993. Goeden collected four feature wins in 1994 before turning his attention to the Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series. Goeden later returned to compete regularly at Plymouth in the 360 Sprint Car division winning three straight track championships in 2014, 2015 and 2016 and tallying a total of 21 career PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main victories.

DAVE HAAG – The Plymouth, Wis. driver opened his racing career in the EWSC Hobby Stock division in 1980, earning feature victories during the 1980 and 1982 seasons. After finishing second in the EWSC Hobby Stock division in 1982, Haag was crowned as the Hobby Stock track champion at Plymouth in 1983, while capturing four feature victories. He went on to compete for a number of years in the EWSC Sportsman division.

STEVE HOFFMANN - The Plymouth, Wis. competitor began racing at The Plymouth Dirt Track in 1981 before capturing three straight Eastern Wisconsin Stock Car Limited Late Model championships at Plymouth in 1996, 1997 and 1998. Hoffmann’s three straight track titles ties him with Gary Laack and Donny Goeden for the third most consecutive championships in track history.

RANDY MARKWARDT – Hailing from Sheboygan, Wis., “The Mighty” Markwardt, who began his racing career in 1977, won the EWSC Sportsman title at Plymouth in 1993 and captured an EWSC Limited Late Model crown in 1999. A fan favorite throughout his lengthy racing career, Markwardt placed sixth in the Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Late Model division in 2017. To promote his Markwardt Sales & Service family business, Markwardt carried a Mighty Mouse with wheels holding a wrench logo on some of his race cars.

PETE OSTROWSKI – After competing in Sprint Cars and Modifieds primarily at Wilmot Raceway in the early portion of his racing career, the Milwaukee, Wis. driver started racing full time at The Plymouth Dirt Track in 1991, claiming one fast time and one feature victory in his debut season. Utilizing an aggressive, cushion-pounding driving style, Ostrowski went on to become one of the most accomplished EWSC Winged Super Modified drivers in the history of The Plymouth Dirt Track. He captured a total of four track championships at Plymouth in 1994, 1996, 1997 and 2001 and won four main events in 2003 before claiming his 50th career feature victory in 2004.

STEVE SCHAD – Racing out of Cleveland, Wis., Schad placed second in the EWSC Hobby Stock division in 1983, while racking up seven feature race victories. He then won back-to-back Hobby Stock track titles at Plymouth in 1984 and 1985, while tallying a total of 14 main event wins over the course of both championship seasons.

K. J. SKELTON – The Cascade, Wis. driver began his career in the EWSC Winged Super Modified division as a teenager in 1987. His hard charging nature netted him runner-up showings in the highly competitive Winged Super Modified division at The Plymouth Dirt Track in 1991, 1992 and 1993, while claiming two feature victories and eight fast qualifier awards during the 1993 campaign. Skelton finally broke through to capture the 1995 EWSC Winged Super Modified track title on the strength of five feature victories and three fast qualifier awards. His final EWSC Winged Super Modified feature victory came in 1996 before moving on to compete in the 360 and 410 Sprint Car ranks.

Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame Class of 2024 inductees in the Dedication to Racing category include longtime flagman Bill Krueger, who also served as a pit crew member and car sponsor, along with track workers Lee Glomski and John Laack.

In addition, the McMullen family, which features three generations of racers (Jerry, Tim and Brandon) will be inducted as part of the Plymouth Wall of Fame Class of 2024 in the Racing Families category. After Jerry forged the way for the McMullen family as a competitor in the early days of racing at the Plymouth Dirt Track, Tim was a top competitor in the EWSC Winged Super Modified division from 1993 through the mid-2000s. In recent years, Tim’s son, Brandon, has been a force in the Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car division, earning three track titles in 2017, 2020 and 2023, while claiming a division record 33 PDTR 360 Sprint Car A-main victories.

The names of each Class of 2024 inductee will be permanently etched on the Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame, located underneath the grandstand at The Plymouth Dirt Track racing facility.

The Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame Class of 2024 Induction Night event is scheduled to include a driver meet-and-greet and autograph session prior to the racing program, as well as photo and memorabilia displays showcasing the racing careers and accomplishments of the Class of 2024 Wall of Fame honorees.

In addition, past Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame inductees are invited to take part in the evening’s festivities, including the meet-and-greet autograph session. In the event of inclement weather on Saturday, July 13, a make-up date for the Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame Class of 2024 Induction Ceremony has been set for Saturday, July 20, 2024.

Family members of 2024 Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame inductees and past Class of 2022 and Class of 2023 Wall of Fame inductees are encouraged to attend the induction event at The Plymouth Dirt Track on Saturday, July 13, 2024.

Family members of Class of 2024 inductees and past Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame inductees wishing to attend are asked to contact Ken Schulz in advance of the Class of 2024 Wall of Fame Induction Night event at kenschulz91@gmail.com.
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Amantea Joins Mounce/Stout Motorsports for Chili Bowl Midget Nationals Debut

Inside Line Promotions - Mt. POCONO, Pa. (Dec. 11, 2023) - Joey Amantea is piloting a Mounce/Stout Motorsports entry when he makes his Chili Bowl Midget Nationals debut next month.

Not only will it be Amantea's first time tackling the marquee event - running Jan. 8-13 at Tulsa Expo Raceway in Tulsa, Okla. - it will mark his debut of competing in a midget.

"To get the opportunity to run a midget is something I've always wanted to do so I'm excited to see how that goes," he said. "The guys told me with my background in the 600s (micro sprints) and the non-wing sprint cars I'll pick it up quickly. That's a confidence booster that they trust my ability before seeing me race with them."

The event annually features more than 300 competitors from all over the world. Each driver will get a preliminary night and those results will determine the lineups for the finale on Jan. 13.

"My whole idea is to go out and get my name out there more," Amantea said. "Another goal is to make the prelim night A Main and go from there. Before talking to the team, I didn't really think those odds were too great. After speaking with the team, I think they're pretty good. Those guys are confident in me. That right there is a confidence booster so I feel pretty good about it. Hopefully this will lead into more midget racing."

Amantea will get some laps on the track inside the River Spirit Expo Center two weeks prior as he competes in the 39 th annual American Waste Control Tulsa Shootout, which is Dec. 27-31. Amantea is competing in four different divisions during the micro sprint spectacle, which he has raced in the last five years.

UP NEXT -

Dec. 27-31 at Tulsa Expo Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., for the 39 th annual American Waste Control Tulsa Shootout and Jan. 8-13 at Tulsa Expo Raceway for the 38 th annual Chili Bowl Midget Nationals

MEDIA LINKS -

Website: http://www.joeyamantearacing.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joeyamantearacing/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/joeyamantea88J

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT - JPA Masonry

JPA Masonry, which is located in Mt. Pocono, Pa., is a trusted and experienced masonry leader in the Poconos. Although established in 2001, contractor and owner, Joseph P. Amantea (JPA), has almost 20 years of experience in the masonry field, including custom stone and design. For more information, visit http://www.JPAMasonry.com .

"JPA Masonry drives our race team," Amantea said. "Without their support I wouldn't be able to race. I'm very appreciative of all they do for me."

Amantea would also like to thank Amantea Real Estate, JPA Masonry, Stinger Race Fuel Products, 600cc Performance, CSI Shocks, Smith Titanium, Radical Race Gear, Pensyl Enterprises and JPA Equipment & Truck Repair for their continued support.

 

 

Dominic Scelzi Captures 13 Wins at 11 Tracks in Four States During Strong Season

Inside Line Promotions - FRESNO, Calif. (Dec. 11, 2023) - Dominic Scelzi produced 13 feature triumphs this season, giving him double-digit wins each of the last three seasons.

Additionally, Scelzi finished third in the NARC Sprint Car Series championship standings, marking a podium finish during each of the last four points seasons with the West Coast's premier 410ci winged sprint car series.

"In the grand scheme, we were the most consistent we've been as a team over the last three years," he said. "We didn't win 22 races like we did in 2021, but we were more consistent and on pace every night, everywhere, with every series we raced against. It's something I've very proud of. It's my fourth year with Jimmy (Carr) as the crew chief. We've won across the country and racked up about 50 wins in that time. We're still a young team and getting better."

Scelzi led the NARC Sprint Car Series in heat race victories (seven) and dash triumphs (seven) and he ranked second in feature wins (three) and feature laps led (120). He led the Sprint Car Challenge Tour with three trips to Victory Lane and was atop the Western Sprint Tour wins list with five.

"When you look at the Western Sprint Tour, of the races we ran we didn't win two," he said. "With the Sprint Car Challenge Tour, we ran five races total and won three. I look at NARC, the first half of the year we won three and we were on the podium in a couple before we had a string of tough luck. I feel we were twice as strong as the results show and our results weren't too bad."

Scelzi's 13 wins came at 11 different tracks in four states. In California, Scelzi captured triumphs at Merced Speedway in Merced, at Antioch Speedway in Antioch, at Kings Speedway in Hanford during the Peter Murphy Classic, at Petaluma Speedway in Petaluma, at Placerville Speedway in Placerville during the Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial, at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville and at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare.

He won a trio of races at Cottage Grove Speedway in Cottage Grove, Ore. Scelzi was also a winner in Oregon at Sunset Speedway in Banks. He garnered a triumph in Washington at Skagit Speedway in Alger - during the Bob's Burgers and Brew Summer Nationals finale - and in Arizona at Central Arizona Raceway in Casa Grande.

Scelzi also garnered six top 10s in eight starts with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series, highlighted by a pair of top-five runs during the Gold Cup Race of Champions at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, Calif., and a podium during the Tom Tarlton Classic at Kings Speedway.

"It's really cool," he said. "As a regionally based team, we are one of the top three teams every night no matter what. We've worked really hard to get there. When the Outlaws came to town we were really consistent; I'd say the most consistent and best overall in my career. As a whole, I think mission accomplished for another year of being fast, consistent and being able to compete for wins and big wins at that."

SEASON STATS -

56 races, 13 wins, 39 top fives, 45 top 10s, 50 top 15s, 54 top 20s

MEDIA LINKS -

Website: http://www.GaryScelziMotorsports.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DominicScelzi41

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Scelzi41

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"Brown & Miller builds hands-down the best hoses and fuel lines," Scelzi said. "It's been a pleasure to work with them."

Scelzi would like to thank Red Rose Transportation, Inc., Scelzi Enterprises, Whipple Superchargers, System 1, Fuel Delivery Services, Inc., Red Line Oil, FK Rod Ends, Schoenfeld Headers, Roth Motorsports, K&N Filters, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, NAPA Auto Parts, Todd Jorgensen, Sparco, Allstar Performance, Meridian Steel, Auto Meter, Kenny's Components and Worldwide Bearings for their continued support.

 

 

SYDNEY DRAGWAY'S RISK-FREE DEAL: A TOUGH ROAD AHEAD FOR A SPEEDWAY OPERATOR
Following the exit of the Kellys and Scott Anderson, Sydney Dragway secured a remarkably advantageous lease agreement. This deal, essentially risk-free for them, stands in stark contrast to the challenging situation faced by any prospective speedway operator.
Initially, Sydney Dragway had shown interest, declaring to operate the speedway in the 2021 tender but later opted for a safer route: arranging a sub-lease. This move allows them to earn a portion of the speedway's revenue, termed an "administration fee," by Greater Sydney Parklands staff without directly operating the venue.
The financial arrangement puts Sydney Dragway in a comfortable position, assuring them of a steady income without the need to invest as much as one dollar in making the speedway functional. On the other hand, a potential speedway operator faces a slew of daunting challenges:
- Any prospective speedway operator lacks any leverage to negotiate the lease with Greater Sydney Parklands.
- The operator is burdened with paying the base rent, turnover rent, and an additional fee to Sydney Dragway.
- A significant upfront investment exceeding a million dollars is required to start operations.
- The operator must shoulder all responsibility for maintaining the venue, including its infrastructure, with no support from Sydney Dragway or clarity on costs from Greater Sydney Parklands (e.g., for underground water storage and filtration systems).
- The speedway operator has to put up a security deposit whilst it remains unclear as to whether Sydney Dragway had to do the same
- All risks fall on the operator, with no chance for lease renewal after 28 November 2029, even if they successfully manage the venue.
This situation leaves the speedway operator to bear all costs and risks, with no influence over the lease terms or future prospects. Conversely, Sydney Dragway enjoys a guaranteed income with no financial input or responsibility. There are claims that Sydney Dragway isn't currently paying any rent, implying that they face no loss even if the speedway remains unused for a year or two.
This imbalance highlights the advantageous position of Sydney Dragway in contrast to the precarious situation for any prospective speedway operator.
Furthermore, for the speedway to open, a prospective operator must accept a prearranged lease agreement between Greater Sydney Parklands and Sydney Dragway, which offers minimal prospects for breaking even. In this setup, Greater Sydney Parklands and Sydney Dragway, the sole negotiators of the lease terms, have effectively sidestepped any operational risks. This further exacerbates the imbalance, leaving the potential speedway operator in a precarious financial and operational position.

 

Marty Czekala Hired As CRSA Sprints Media Director/Announcer Starting In 2024

Press Release by: Steven Ovens – December 8th, 2023 –

(SODUS, NY) – The A-Verdi Storage Containers CRSA Sprints will embark on their nineteenth season traveling multiple states to excite dirt racing fans in 2024. They will do so with a new face and voice behind the microphone when the new year kicks off.

Mike Emhof and the CRSA Sprints are pleased to announce that motorsports writer, announcer and podcast host Marty Czekala has accepted the position of Media Director and Announcer effective immediately. Czekala succeeds the outgoing Steven Ovens, who stepped aside this past weekend to focus efforts on current duties with Land of Legends Raceway TV and spending more time with family.

Czekala is no stranger to 305 Sprint Cars as he has filled in on several occasions as pit reporter and as lead announcer at Land of Legends Raceway, including announcing an event featuring the “Future Stars of Sprint Cars” this past season. The Batavia, NY media member spent 2022 and 2023 following the RUSH Racing Series supporting their social media efforts and serving as a solid vocal backup to Brian Spaid.

The new front man for CRSA has been a fill-in pit reporter for Land of Legends Raceway TV since 2021. He also serves as host of RSN Trackside on the ROC Sports Network, covering local motorsports and NASCAR.

Announcing is a passion for Czekala outside of racing as well, serving as the play-by-play voice of the SUNY Brockport Golden Eagles since 2018. Marty’s voice has also been synonymous with the NJCAA Championships for the past two seasons.

“We feel very fortunate to have the opportunity to bring Marty into the CRSA family,” said CRSA Sprints series director Mike Emhof.

“Marty brings a passion for his work that aligns with the work Steven has done for us for several years. We thank Steven for his efforts behind the mic and behind the scenes to help CRSA elevate our program and bring our drivers a high level of notoriety.”

Czekala is ready to hit the road in the Spring when the series will kick off a 20+ race schedule.

"The announcer plays an important role in any touring series, so becoming the voice of the CRSA Sprints is exciting,” said Czekala on Friday.

“I want to thank Mike Emhof for the opportunity to tell the stories of the 'Future Stars of Sprint Cars.' Steven Ovens is a good mentor and friend, and I'm honored to succeed him. I have big shoes to fill as he is one of the best in the business. I can't wait to begin the journey this Spring!"

A smooth transition of duties including assisting with the back office operation of My Race Pass, all social media accounts and race night announcing is already in motion. A series organizational meeting is planned for January at DisBatch Brewing Company as well as the 2024 schedule details planned to be released soon.

The A-Verdi Storage Containers CRSA Sprints are powered by Super Gen Products. Associate sponsors for 2023 include Pit Stop Convenience Stores, DisBatch Brewing Company, the Maguire Family of Dealerships, Powdertech Powdercoating, PJC Sprayfoam, Profab Enterprises, Magsarus Ignitions, Bicknell Racing Products with Hoosier Racing Tire, Insinger Performance with their Stinger Race Fuel, My Race Pass and is owned and operated by Mike Emhof Motorsports.

For more information on the series, results and points please visit our website www.crsa.myracepass.com


Please visit the A-Verdi Storage Containers CRSA Sprints on Facebook (@CRSAsprints) and on Twitter (@CRSAsprints).

 

 

COREY DAY COMMITTS TO THE FULL HIGH LIMIT SERIES
IN THE JASON MEYERS RACING #14.

Corey Day, the 18-year-old California phenom will be competing on a national level in 2024 behind the wheel of the Jason Meyers Racing, Sander Engineering, Four C’s Construction, Meyers Constructors, #14. After announcing a new partnership between Jason Meyers Racing, Clauson Marshall Racing, and Driven to Save Lives on Thursday morning, a busy afternoon and evening turned into Corey and the JMR team going ALL IN, announcing their commitment to racing for the High Limit Championship today at the show.

Corey and the JMR team had an outstanding 2023 season, capturing 11 wins, including 9 NARC main event wins, the GOLD CUP Race of Champions against the World of Outlaws, and the 29th annual Trophy Cup at the Tulare Thunderbowl. Coreys 9 main event wins and consistency throughout the season propelled the team to their 1st NARC championship.

“Corey is developing into one the finest race car drivers in the world right in front of our eyes, and I could not be more proud of him,” said Jason Meyers. “The effort that Corey has put into growing mentally and physically in 2023 in combination with the teamwork demonstrated between Corey, Shane Bowers, and the rest of the team has delivered remarkable results. I am excited to elevate our team in 2024 to the national level.”

Sander Engineering and Four C’s Construction will return as the primary sponsors on the #14. In addition, Driven2SaveLives and Clauson Marshall Racing will join the JMR team in a primary role for 25 races during their 2024 campaign, with a special paint scheme and carrying the BC logo.

“I am thankful to have this opportunity to race with Jason and Preston, who are like my uncles and have supported me throughout my racing career along with my parents,” said Corey Day. “Jason has assembled a great team, and I am fortunate to have this opportunity to chase my dream surrounded by people that support me and want me to be successful.”

Jason Meyers Racing is owned by two-time World of Outlaws champion Jason Meyers, who is joined by longtime friend and business partner Preston Cross in fielding the #14 car. Jason and Preston have worked together for over two decades in racing. The JMR #14 marketing partnerships for 2024 include Sander Engineering, Four C’ Construction, Meyers Constructors, Driven2SaveLives, Autry Plumbing, PSL trucking, Durst Inc, S&J Lumber, Allstar Performance, Bandy & Associates, BMY Construction, Pella Motors, Garloc Paint & Body, FK Shocks, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, FK Rod Ends, Smith Ti, Schoenfeld, Dan Olson Racing Products, and Hoosier Tire.

 

 

NEWS FROM LEN SAMMONS PRODUCTIONS

PIONEER POLE BUILDINGS MOTORSPORTS 2024 SHOW

Racing Legend Ken Schrader To Make Two-Day Appearance At Pioneer Pole Buildings Motorsports 2024

Oaks, PA – Ken Schrader, a legend in NASCAR Cup, USAC and short track racing will appear both days of the Pioneer Pole Buildings Motorsports 2024 Show. The two-day show will be held at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA, its home since 2010, on Friday, January 19th from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday, January 20 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Schrader remarkably won races in all three of NASCAR (Cup, Xfinity, Trucks) and USAC (Silver Crown, Sprint, Midget) elite divisions as well as many championships. He won his first championship in the Sportsman division at a speedway near his Fenton, MO home in 1971.

Now 68 years young living in Concord, NC, Schrader’s driving career continues today on America’s short-tracks racing both on dirt and asphalt in Modified and Late Model competition. In 2023 he was a full time participant in the SRX Racing Series.

On Saturday at 12 noon Schrader will take to the stage to talk about his career, his recently published book “Still Racing” and take questions from fans in a special One-On-One presentation.

Schrader will also be available for autographs, photos and book signing on Friday at the show from 5 to 7 p.m. and Saturday following the stage presentation from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. The book be available for sale at the signing location near the front entrance in booth 111.

Legendary car owner Bob Weikert will be remembered in a special tribute located inside the main entrance in D-Hall. Weikert’s career as a car owner will be featured with several of the famed Weikert’s Livestock No. 29 Sprint Cars on display. The exhibit will also include a 400 foot wall of photos from his career as a car owner.

Bob passed away in 2002, but his two sons, Todd and Ike are expected to be on hand for the tribute. Weikert won over 500 feature events, over a 30 year period as a car owner. His first driver in 1971, Richard Lupo will be on hand at the show as well as his last, Dave Ely.

Other drivers already confirmed include Keith Kauffman, Paul Pitzer, Len Krautheim, Randy Wolfe, Don Kreitz Jr. and Randy Wolfe. Danny Dietrich, today’s Weikert Livestock sponsored Sprint Car driver, will also be on hand at the event.

The Weikert Tribute will also include two stage events. On Friday night a special Round Table discussion will be held on stage featuring several of the drivers telling tales from their races and dealing with the often controversial Weikert from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. On Saturday, drivers will take to the stage for an interview.

These drivers will also be available to sign a special autograph card at the show on Friday by the cars at the tribute area from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. and on Saturday from 2:30 to 4 p.m.

Nearly 200 race cars of all kinds will once again be on display. Many speedways and organizations will use the show to announce their plans for the new season.

Following the Bob Weikert Tribute on Friday night, the Aqua-Duck Water Transport sponsored Ms. Motorsports 2024 will be held on stage just prior to the show closing at 9 p.m. The 2024 winner will again receive $2,500. Following the competition, a special post-event party will be held at the stage area featuring music, food and beer specials.

The RAACE Foundation Big-Wheel races, which featured a record amount of entries in 2003, will be held in the stage area on Saturday afternoon at 3:00 p.m..

The popular, free racers seminars will return on Saturday in the newly enlarged for 2023 seminar room. A complete schedule will be announced by the first of the year.

The Hilton Gardens and Hampton Inn, located on the same property as the Expo Center, have been selected as this year’s show host hotel. Special room rates at the nearby Valley Forge Casino Resort Hotel are available at a discount rate at motorsportstradeshow.com.

Exhibitor space, sold out in 2023, remains available by contacting Dan Sammons at 609-888-3618 or danny@aarn.com.

 

 

World of Outlaws Sprint Cars Return to Jackson Motorplex Next Summer During FENDT Jackson Nationals

Inside Line Promotions - JACKSON, Minn. (Dec. 7, 2023) - Jackson Motorplex will highlight the 2024 racing season with the 46 th annual FENDT Jackson Nationals, which runs Aug. 15-17.

The final two nights of the marquee event feature the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series with $25,000 up for grabs for the winner of the finale, which also pays $2,000 to start.

In addition to the World of Outlaws, the Wyffels Hybrids RaceSaver Sprint Car Series will be in action with a $2,500-to-win main event on Aug. 16. The final night of the FENDT Jackson Nationals welcomes the Midwest Sprint Touring Series 360ci winged sprint cars with a special $5,000-to-win feature.

Both classes will kick off the action for the FENDT Jackson Nationals on Aug. 15 with the Midwest Sprint Touring Series main event allotting $3,000 to the winner.

Advance race tickets and camping sites can be purchased online at https://mpv.tickets.com/schedule/?agency=JKMV_PL_MPV&orgid=55369#/?view=list&includePackages=true .

The remaining dates for the 2024 Jackson Motorplex schedule will be released in the near future.

MEDIA LINKS -

Website: http://www.JacksonMotorplex.com

X: http://www.twitter.com/JacksonMotorplx

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/JacksonMotorplex

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacksonmotorplex/

JACKSON MOTORPLEX -

Jackson Motorplex is a 4/10-mile dirt oval located in Jackson, Minn. It hosts special events from May through September, including races with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series, Midwest Power Series, Midwest Sprint Touring Series and more. For more information, visit http://www.JacksonMotorplex.com .

 

 

Chili Bowl Entry Count Pushes

Past 200 With Deadline This Friday

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (December 7, 2023) Moving north of 200 entries for the 38th running of the Chili Bowl Nationals, the current count sits at 211 with drivers from 157 cities, 27 states, and five countries (USA, Aust. Can. Net. NZ) currently make up the list of Golden Driller hopefuls.

Among the earlier round of entries received is reigning Chili Bowl champion, Logan Seavey. One of 32 former A-Feature starters, the 2023 USAC Midget and Silver Crown Champion spent his year driving for Abacus Racing; Seavey will be defending his title behind the wheel of the Kevin and Jordan Swindell owned Victory Fuel No. 39, while Tyler Courtney jumps behind the wheel of the No. 57. The team recently posted the addition of David Gravel and Michael Pickens to their lineup of drivers as well.

Among the entries still on the way, teams are up against the early registration deadline, with the discounted rate expiring after this Friday, December 8, 2023.

Seven states are sending double-digit drivers so far. Oklahoma currently has 32 drivers entered, followed by Texas (19), Indiana (18), Missouri (18), Illinois (15), California (12), and Pennsylvania (10).

The full list of entries with owner, chassis, engine, and sponsor information can be found at https://www.chilibowl.com/entries/manual.aspx.

Starting Saturday, December 9, 2023, through Noon on Friday, January 12, 2024, the cost per entry goes up to $200. If entering by phone, the Chili Bowl office is open Monday-Friday, 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. (CT). Each entry must include a current W9 to indicate who will receive payment. Entries that do not have a completed W9 on file will not be added to a qualifying night.

Entry into the 2024 event is taken via mail to 1140 S. 83rd East Ave. Tulsa, OK 74112, by phone at (918) 838-3777, by fax to (918) 836-5517, and by email at chilibowlentries@gmail.com.

The form can be downloaded at https://www.chilibowl.com/downloads/get.aspx?i=878866

Changed just prior to the 2022 event, competitors under the age of 16 will be allowed to enter. All entries received by drivers under 16 years of age will go before an advisory committee. Only after being approved by the committee will a driver under 16 years of age be allowed to compete. A copy of a Birth Certificate will still be required to confirm the driver’s age.

The 38th annual Chili Bowl Nationals takes place January 8-13, 2024, under the giant roof of the SageNet Center in Tulsa, Okla. Fans unable to attend the Chili Bowl Nationals can watch every lap live at http://www.floracing.com.

Monday and Tuesday reserved seat tickets are on sale now by calling (918) 838-3777, along with a few scattered, single seats for the entire event. Monday and Tuesday tickets are $60 each. Four-day tickets are $245, five-day tickets are $305, and tickets for the full event are $365, plus tax (8.517%). All orders will be placed in Will Call.

For continued updates on the Chili Bowl Nationals, fans can follow along on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram with @CBNationals. All official press, updates, and results on the Chili Bowl Nationals can be found online at http://www.chilibowl.com.

Quick Notes:

What: 38th annual Chili Bowl Nationals

When: January 8-13, 2024

Where: SageNet Center (Tulsa, Okla.)

Address: 4145 E 21st St, Tulsa, OK 74114

Ticket Information:

Four-Day: $245

Five-Day: $305

Six-Day: $356

Tax Rate: 8.517%

Orders are not accepted via Email or Social Media

Event Entry Information:

Discounted Entry: November 1, 2023 – December 8, 2023 ($150)

Late Entry: December 9, 2023 – January 12, 2024 ($200)

Return Entries To:

Phone: (918) 838-3777

Fax: (918) 836-5517

Mail: 1140 S. 83rd East Ave. Tulsa, OK 74112

Email: chilibowlentries@gmail.com

No entry or financial documents will be accepted via Social Media

Chili Bowl Online:

Website: http://www.chilibowl.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/chilibowlnationals

Twitter: (@cbnationals)

Official Hashtag: #ChiliBowl2024

Instagram: cbnationals

Chili Bowl Nationals Champions:

Year - Driver (Owner)

2023 - Logan Seavey (Kevin & Jordan Swindell/Curb/Bertrand)

2022 - Tanner Thorson (Andy Reinbold)

2021 - Kyle Larson (Kyle Larson Openwheel)

2020 - Kyle Larson (Kyle Larson Openwheel, LLC-Mike Larson)

2019 - Christopher Bell (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian)

2018 - Christopher Bell (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian)

2017 - Christopher Bell (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian)

2016 - Rico Abreu (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian)

2015 - Rico Abreu (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian)

2014 - Bryan Clauson (Joe Dooling/Rusty Kunz/Curb Records)

2013 - Kevin Swindell (Swindell Motorsports/Curb Records)

2012 - Kevin Swindell (Swindell Motorsports/Curb Records)

2011 - Kevin Swindell (Swindell Motorsports/Curb Records)

2010 - Kevin Swindell (Swindell Motorsports/Curb Records)

2009 - Sammy Swindell (Swindell Motorsports/Curb Records)

2008 - Damion Gardner (Jason Leffler)

2007 - Tony Stewart (Tony Stewart Motorsports)

2006 - Tim McCreadie (Steve Smith)

2005 - Tracy Hines (Wilke - Pak)

2004 - Cory Kruseman (Andy Bondio)

2003 - Dan Boorse (Dan Boorse)

2002 - Tony Stewart (Keith Kunz)

2001 - Jay Drake (Keith Kunz)

2000 - Cory Kruseman (Andy Bondio)

1999 - Dan Boorse (Dan Boorse)

1998 - Sammy Swindell (Pete Willoughby)

1997 - Billy Boat (John Lawson)

1996 - Sammy Swindell (Rusty Kunz / Jay McKinnie)

1995 - Donnie Beechler (Zarounian Motorsports)

1994 - Andy Hillenburg (Keith Kunz / Rusty Kunz)

1993 - Dave Blaney (Ralph Potter)

1992 - Sammy Swindell (Dave Ellis)

1991 - Lealand McSpadden (Andy Bondio)

1990 - John Heydenreich (Tony Finley)

1989 - Sammy Swindell (Jack Runyon)

1988 - Scott Hatton (Jerry Hatton)

1987 - Rich Vogler (Bob Lowe)

O’Reilly Auto Parts Race of Champions: Spencer Bayston (2023), Justin Grant (2022), Christopher Bell (2021 and 2020), Tanner Thorson (2019 and 2016), Chad Boat (2018), Kyle Larson (2017 and 2014), Sammy Swindell (2015, 2012, 2011, 2009), Kevin Swindell (2013), Brad Loyet (2010)

Trade Show: A long-standing tradition at the Chili Bowl, the Trade Show, which is open to the public each day (Monday through Saturday), is free of charge. All variety of racing products, apparel, and more is available with well over 100 vendors. The Trade Show still has space available. Anyone looking to be a part of the Trade Show can contact the Chili Bowl office at 918-838-3777. The Trade Show covers approximately 20,000 square feet.

 

 

Western PA Speedweek Returns in 2024

Columbus, OH (December 6th, 2023) - Series officials in conjunction with local speedways are proud to announce the return of Western PA Speedweek for a fourth consecutive appearance in 2024.

Western PA Speedweek will again span five consecutive nights at five different tracks across the western Pennsylvania landscape, and will assume the now traditional spot on the calendar immediately following Memorial Day. Each race will pay a minimum $3,500 to-win (increase from $3,000 in 2023) and $300 to start. Beyond the familiar faces that fans can see running locally each week, Western PA Speedweek races have also regularly welcomed invaders over the years such as Dave Blaney, Ryan Smith, Mark Smith, Craig Mintz, Greg Wilson, Denny Peebles, Bradley Howard, Zane DeVault and more.

Further information will be made available in the coming weeks and months regarding the series point fund, nightly incentives, contingency awards, product giveaways and more. Well over $90,000 in winnings, point money and prizes were distributed this past summer to a total of 49 different race teams.

2024 SCHEDULE

- Wed, May 29th @ Michael's Mercer Raceway

- Thu, May 30th @ Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor Speedway

- Fri, May 31st @ Lernerville Speedway

- Sat, June 1st @ Sharon Speedway

- Sun, June 2nd @ Tri City Raceway Park

A major key to Western PA Speedweek's success has been the efficient travel schedule, and that will be on display yet again in 2023. The complete trip from track-to-track can be completed in as little as 242 miles of drive time. In a time of constantly rising fuel and maintenance costs, Western PA Speedweek officials have made travel efficiency a priority.

The historic D-shaped 3/8-mile oval of Michael's Mercer Raceway returns to the schedule as the host of Round #1 on Wednesday, May 29th. Kudos go out to owner Edward Michaels and his team as they've worked tirelessly to improve their track conditions year after year, and they finally hit the nail on the head last season with a gorgeous red clay surface that drew rave reviews.

The sprawling high banks of Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor Speedway are slated to host Round #2 on Thursday, May 30th for the third consecutive year. A change in ownership midway through last year brought new life to "Dirt's Monster Half Mile" with Blair Cress and co. taking the reigns. This midweek showdown will mark one of the many highlights on their schedule that you won't want to miss.

Lernerville Speedway will welcome Round #3 on Friday, May 31st as part of their nationally renowned Fab4 program. Lernerville has been the Friday night home of Western PA Speedweek in all thirteen years of existence, and remarkably has a perfect score with all scheduled shows being completed.

Drivers will dip their toes across the border into Ohio for just a few hours when Sharon Speedway hosts Round #4 on Saturday, June 1st. Sharon has featured the highest count of the week in each of the three previous speedweek visits with an average field of 34 cars!

Last but certainly not least, the fast half-mile of Tri City Raceway Park will bring the Western PA Speedweek festivities to a close on Sunday, June 2nd. Despite the challenges that come along with running on a Sunday evening, Tri City has still garnered at least a full field in each of the three seasons with an average car count of 26!

Much more information will be coming soon. Stay up to date with all the latest news, notes, and racing at http://www.westernpaspeedweek.com, by liking our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/westernpaspeedweek, or giving us a follow on Twitter at @WesternPASpdwk.

Western PA Speedweek is brought to you by Schaeffer's Specialized Lubricants together with J.S. Bova Excavating along with the support of the A-Main Podcast, Bill McCandless Ford, Bowl-O-Drome Family Bowling Center, Classic Ink USA, Hobaugh's Auto Parts, Kistler Racing Products, The Knox Bakery, Legends of Seneca, Lockhart Raceway, McClung Auto Body, Mobile Bail Bonds, Rustler Sales & Service, Superior Interiors Dustless Hardwood Refinishing, Rod Squad Fishing Charters, Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic, The Dirt Network, Fox's Pizza Den of Mercer, and Pittsburgh Racing Now.

 

 

EMPA Saturday Schedule Set

Legendary Journalist Dave Argabright to Appear

Wilkes-Barre, PA (12-6-23)

When the annual Eastern Motorsport Press Association convention takes place the weekend of January 12-14, at the Holiday Inn in Wilkes-Barre, PA, the organization proudly welcomes legendary motorsports journalist Dave Argabright for a special appearance discussing the media’s role in racing. Argabright will speak on Saturday morning, January 13.

Following opening remarks by EMPA President Dino Oberto and a select group of guests, Argabright will offer his take on the role and responsibility of media in today’s changing landscape.

Dave Argabright, one of the most prolific and influential motorsports media figures of his generation, has a career that spans more than 40 years. He has written nearly 20 books, bylined over 1,600 published columns and features, and has appeared as on-air talent in 500 network television broadcasts.

A chance meeting with sports editor of the Anderson Herald in his mid-20s led Argabright to having a weekly column, Track Talk, that began in 1983. His magazine career got off to an inauspicious start as Open Wheel’s Dick Berggren rejected Argabright’s first two submissions. Within days, however, Argabright applied Berggren’s input and produced a story about Chuck Amati that ran in the February 1983 issue of Open Wheel.

In 1999 Argabright teamed with Brad Doty to write Doty’s autobiography, Still Wide Open which became an instant classic and was followed by books on Jack Hewitt, Earl Baltes, Doug Wolfgang, Speedy Bill Smith, Rex Robbins and more including his latest release The Newport Nightmare, Jimmy Owens.

In 2014 Argabright was inducted into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame.

Many television viewers recognize Argabright as a familiar face on racing telecasts. His broadcast work began in 1990, and over the following three-plus decades Argabright has appeared on MAVTV, CBS Sports, NBC Sports, ESPN, The Nashville Network (TNN), and SPEED, among other networks. Argabright also served as a pit reporter with the Indianapolis 500 Radio Network from 2004 to 2010.

Special Guest Bob Stephens will bring a unique perspective when he takes the stage late morning. As a member of the 1981/’82 U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Team, the Blue Angels, Stephens has been a lifelong fan of auto racing and spent years as a car owner.

The Blue Angels have specific goals of community outreach and recruiting for the Navy. Auto racing’s writers and photographers sometimes walk that gray area between telling it like it is and showing racing’s best side.

Stephens, who knows both sides extremely well, will share his experiences about what representation means with regard to accuracy and presenting an appealing activity.

EMPA invites race promoters and PR persons to attend the Saturday morning portion of the convention. Anyone interested should contact Dino Oberto at dlmo@ptd.net.

About the EMPA: Founded in 1969, the Eastern Motorsports Press Association fosters a better understanding and recognition for the motorsports press and strives to improve working conditions for the media while working with tracks and sanction bodies.

 

 

DAVE STEELE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT DETAILS ANNOUNCED

December 6. 2023 – Pinellas Park, Florida - Showtime Speedway and promoter Robert Yoho today announced the final details of the 5th annual Dave Steele Sprint Car Championship events today. For the past four years the event has been a 125-lap non-wing event that paid $5,000 to win.

There will be changes to the format for 2024 in an effort to draw more cars and fans. The event will be contested over two weekends showcasing both winged and non-winged sprint car racing at Showtime Speedway in Pinellas Park, Florida.
The first weekend of racing action will kick off February 3 with twin 35 lap features paying $2500 to win each feature event. A $1,000 bonus will be up for grabs for the highest average finisher from both winged feature events. The winner will be crowned the ‘Dave Steele World Winged Sprint Car Champion’. Drivers will be able to take advantage of a double payout that night based on 2 full paying shows in the same night. A practice night and Dash for Cash for the winged sprint cars had also been added to the Friday February 2, 2024, racing card. The winged events will be run as a 360/410 restricted motor race.

We will return to racing action the following Saturday for the annual Dave Steele 125. The non-winged sprint cars will battle it out for $5.000 and the right to be crowned ‘Dave Steele Non-Winged World Champion’ with a win in the event. There will also be another $1,000 bonus in place based on a point average from all 3 events and title as the overall 'Dave Steele World Sprint Car Champion’. An open practice and Dash for Cash has been added to the Friday night February 9 night to give non-winged teams more track time and a chance to pick up a few extra dollars.
The new format will put the event in the thick of Florida Speed weeks and a chance to give sprint car fans a pavement option in 2024. To be crowned the overall ‘Dave Steele World Sprint Car Champion’ a driver must prove his versatility to be able to run non-winged and winged events. Both weekends of racing will be done on Hoosier Tires.

We are currently looking for event sponsors and lap money sponsors to enhance the event and help teams with expenses. If you or your business would like to help, please contact Robert Yoho (727) 430-4760 or David Sink (765) 278-8231.

For the full purse for all Dave Steele World Championship events please visit www.showtimespeedway.us under the event schedule page.

 

 

Eastern Motorsport Press Association Announces Hall of Fame and Award Nominees

(HAZLE TOWNSHIP, PA 12-5-23) The Eastern Motorsport Press Association (EMPA) has released the ballot to members for their prestigious Hall of Fame and special awards that will be presented during the organizations 51st annual Convention set to take place January 12-14, 2024 at the Holiday Inn in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

The EMPA Board of Directors meticulously reviewed the many names that were narrowed down in the respective categories, including just under 60 for induction into the EMPA Hall of Fame.

Respected motorsports journalist and past EMPA president Ron Hedger and northeast pavement Modified ace George Kent are locked in to this year’s entry to the Hall of Fame, needing no votes.

There is an equally impressive list of distinguished individuals who will be voted on by the EMPA membership. They include asphalt Modified standout Ted Christopher, rising Sprint Car star Kevin Gobrecht, dirt Modified kingpins Brett Hearn and Billy Pauch Sr., renowned photojournalist Ace Lane Jr., pavement specialist Steve Park, NHRA perennial champion Don Prudhomme, celebrated central Pennsylvania Sprint Car racer Steve Smith Jr., and Cathy Venturini, a respected co-car owner on the ARCA Series.

The organization will also honor National and Northeast Driver(s) of the Year in both asphalt and dirt. The youth is also recognized with the John Blewett III Young Gun Award presented by New England Race Fuels. Other honors to be bestowed are Newsmaker of the Year, Promotional Effort of the Year and Spirit of the Sport.

EMPA also recognizes many of their own, presenting a Writer of the Year and Photographer of the Year along with several other awardees in a variety of writer and photographer categories.

The annual three-day convention begins with a Friday evening Salute to the Champions presented by Belmont’s Garage, where a number of local and regional driving titlists are invited to meet and greet with the press. Saturday consists of press conferences and seminars followed by the evening’s formal Hall of Fame dinner and awards ceremony.

The Mission of EMPA is: to acknowledge excellence in motorsports and those who have excelled; to foster an atmosphere to improve the quality of motorsports reporting through fellowship and interaction of veteran media with less experienced members in a welcoming atmosphere where tips, techniques and ideas are exchanged.; and to increase positive interactions between race tracks, sanctioning bodies and the working motorsports media.

Founded in 1969, the Eastern Motorsport Press Association is an organization of professional writers, broadcasters, announcers, videographers, and photographers working in the motorsports industry. It also includes associate and corporate members with backing from Dover International Speedway, Pocono Raceway, Brice’s NAPA Auto Parts, New England Race Fuels, Maple Grove Raceway, and American Racer Tire who are among the supporters of the organization.

2023/24 Eastern Motorsport Press Association Hall of Fame/Award Nominees

EMPA Hall of Fame nominees:

The following two gentlemen will also be inducted. No vote is needed:

Ron Hedger, George Kent

4 will be inducted: Ted Christopher, Kevin Gobrecht, Brett Hearn, Ace Lane, Jr., Steve Park, Billy Pauch, Sr., Don Prudhomme, Steve Smith Jr., Cathy Venturini

John Blewett III Young Gun Presented by New England Race Fuels. One winner: Austin Beers

Justin Grosso, Katie Hettinger, Steven Snyder, Jr., Drake Troutman

Richie Evans Memorial Northeast Asphalt Driver of the Year. One winner: Wayne Helliwell Jr.

Matt Hirschman, Wayne Owen, Ron Silk

Richie Evans Memorial Northeast Dirt Driver of the Year. One winner: Brent Marks, Freddie Rahmer, Matt Sheppard, Mat Williamson

Al Holbert Memorial National Asphalt Driver of the Year. One winner: Ryan Blaney, William Bryon, Doug Kalitta, Kyle Larson, Alex Palou, Leah Pruitt, Brandon Queen

Al Holbert Memorial National Dirt Driver of the Year. One winner: Rico Abreu, Jade Avedisian, Kyle Larson, Hudson O’Neal, Bobby Pierce, Brad Sweet, Rickie Thornton, Jr., Tim Ward

Chris Economaki Memorial EMPA Newsmaker of the Year. One winner: CARS Tour, FLO Racing, High Limit Sprint Series, Tony Stewart, Vores Compact Touring Series

EMPA Promotional Effort of the Year. One winner: Lyle Devour, Indoor Racing Series, Monaco Modified Tri Track Series, Joe Skotnicki/RoC Series/RPM, Josh Vanada

Junie Donlavey Spirit of the Sport. One winner: Boom Briggs, Red Farmer, Joe Renfro, Wiscasset Motor Speedway

Jim Hunter Memorial EMPA Writer of the Year Award. One winner: Dan Anderson, Bruce Bennett, Thomas Pope, Ted Schmidt, Scott Walsh

Ace Lane, Sr., Memorial EMPA Photographer of the Year. One winner: Evan Canfield, Rich Corbett, Debbie Gastelu, Michael Jaworecki, Sr., Walt Smith

 

 

GO KART RACING TO REMAIN AS INTEGRAL PART OF RUMBLE IN FORT WAYNE

“You’re an inch off the ground, circling a 1/6th mile oval in seven seconds”….Nick Welch

FORT WAYNE, IN (December 5, 2023) – Go kart racing has been an integral component of the diverse Rumble in Fort Wayne program and will remain so as the silver anniversary of the event unfolds December 29 and 30 inside the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. Often overshadowed by the various Midget divisions, the go kart classes have traditionally captivated the fans with their harrowing speeds and intense competition on the purpose-built concrete oval.

“There is no other racing like it in America,” offered Nick Welch (Brownsburg, IN), who has competed in the event and now serves as crew chief for several teams. “You’re an inch off the ground, circling a 1/6th mile oval in seven seconds; all while side by side with your competition and both of you trying to keep all 4 tires on the ground.”

With the racing surface consisting of racing rubber built up over a syrup base, the set-up needed for victory can be difficult.

Shawn Kluck (Fremont, OH), a multi-time kart winner at the Rumble agreed. “It is by far the most grueling, technical, and prestigious race when it comes to coke syrup racing. That is the lure that attracts the best concrete racers in the Nation to gather in a battle against not only each other, but against the track, to hold the checkered flag and bragging rights for a full year.”

Multiple classes make up the Rumble in Fort Wayne presented by Jason Dietsch Trailer Sales kart line-up; with drivers ranging from four-years-old to fifty and above. When thinking of go karts, some folks immediately think of yard karts or amusement park rides, but competition go kart racing is the furthest thing from that.

The drivers are serious, yet cautious as the open-wheel nature and speeds can produce unyielding action on the track. “It is a one-of-the-kind atmosphere on the racetrack. Winning at the Rumble is like nothing else you can do in kart racing,” chimed in Jakeb Boxell (Zanesville, IN), who will be seeking his second Rumble victory this year.

Each day of the Rumble in Fort Wayne presented by Jason Dietsch Trailer Sales (Friday, December 29 and Saturday, December 30) features a full program of Midgets, Winged and Non-Winged 600cc Midgets, Baker Racing Engines Quarter Midgets and Go-Karts in the 25th running of the popular off-season event.

Complete event information will be outlined at www.rumbleinfortwayne.com.

 

 

Ashton and Austin Torgerson Team With Mounce/Stout Motorsports for January’s Chili Bowl Midget Nationals

PETERSEN MEDIA- Just a month away from the famed Chili Bowl Midget Nationals, brothers, Austin and Ashton Torgerson are pleased to announce that they will both pilot cars fielded by Mounce/Stout Motorsports at the 38th running of the prestigious event.

“All of us at Mounce/Stout Motorsports are looking forward to the opportunity to run with both Ashton and Austin Torgerson,” Jay Mounce said. “We had been talking about some things for the 2024 season with Danny Torgerson, and this deal sort of started taking shape. It is something we are all excited about.”

Coming off a successful 2023 season that saw Ashton Torgerson pick up a pair of wins aboard a 360ci Winged Sprint Car, as well as run very well in a midget with Tanner Thorson Racing, the Glendale, AZ racer looks forward to kicking his 2024 season off in Tulsa, OK with the intention of running more midget races in the year to come.

The 2024 Chili Bowl Midget Nationals marks a return to the prestigious event for the 20-year-old driver after competing at the event back in 2022. While he was away from the event last year, he still spent part of the winter in Oklahoma as he picked up a third-place finish in the non wing portion of the Tulsa Shootout. Torgerson got his feet wet in winged 360ci sprint car action in CA over the course of ’23, and still managed to sneak in some micro shows where he tallied six feature event wins.

Mounce/Stout Motorsports has been a force on the National midget scene that last few seasons. As a team, they are coming off an impressive Xtreme Outlaw Midget season that saw driver, Chase McDermand, score six feature event wins, a series record for a single season.

“I think the future is bright for these two racers, and I we are glad to be a part of it moving forward,” Mounce added. “We are looking forward to hitting the Expo in January.

While the Chili Bowl awaits both Torgerson’s, the duo will both be in action at the Tulsa Shootout as a tune up for the upcoming Chili Bowl Midget Nationals.

ON TAP: Ashton and Austin Torgerson will be in action at the Tulsa Shootout 12/26-31.

STAY CONNECTED: Stay connected with Torgerson Racing on Facebook, and @TorgersonRacing on Twitter.


 


OFFICIALLY OFFICIAL: Danny Dietrich and Gary Kauffman Racing commit to absolutely nothing in 2024
By Fully Injected Motorsports:

GETTYSBURG, Pa. (December 5, 2023) – Despite the off-season in full force for much of the open wheel world, Gettysburg’s Danny Dietrich and Gary Kauffman Racing have been hard at work, not only prepping mechanically for their 2024 campaign, but simultaneously solidifying their plan of attack.

With many of the country’s traveling sanctioning bodies releasing their schedules just in time for PRI in Indianapolis, the time to announce seemed fitting for “Double-D,” and the recent Les Stewart Showdown champion has decided to commit to absolutely nothing.

“We’re going to do things week by week this year,” Danny Dietrich, ace of Gary Kauffman’s Weikert’s Livestock, Sandoe’s Fruit Market, Pace Performance, Cochrancars.com, Big Cove Whitetail Trophy Hunts, Drop Of Ink Tattoo, Self Made Racing, No. 48 sprint car, said. “We’re privileged to be in an area that offers so much week to week, and if we don’t have to leave home, we’re not going to. In the past, we always tried to release a full schedule ahead of time, but we’re going to avoid that and race where it makes the most sense. Weather, payout, our fans…they all play a factor in our plans. Regardless of where we go, we’re excited for another year.”

Although Dietrich’s 2024 schedule will be week to week, his annual trip south to launch the year with action in the Sunshine State still stands at a certainty, planning to join the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series and High Limit Sprint Car Series during visits to Volusia Speedway Park and East Bay Raceway Park, respectively.

A full lineup of Florida appearances will be highlighted in the coming weeks.

“Of course, we wouldn’t be in this position without Gary Kauffman,” Dietrich added. “He does so much for this race team and allows us the opportunity to go out and compete where we see fit. We owe it all to him.”

SPECIAL THANKS:
Danny Dietrich and Gary Kauffman Racing would like to thank all of their current marketing partners including: Weikert’s Livestock, Sandoe’s Fruit Market, Pace Performance, Cochrancars.com, Big Cove Whitetail Trophy Hunts, Drop Of Ink Tattoo, Self Made Racing, Racer’s New & Used Parts Warehouse, RV 4 Wheel Drive & Performance Automotive Inc, Blud Lubricants.

SOCIAL MEDIA:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/gkrracing
Twitter: www.twitter.com/dannydietrich
Merchandise: www.dannydietrich.com/merch
News: www.dannydietrich.com
News: www.fullyinjected.com

BROADCAST COVERAGE:
Watch the All Star Circuit of Champions online at www.floracing.com.
Watch the World of Outlaws online at www.dirtvision.com.
Watch Lincoln Speedway and Port Royal Speedway online at www.floracing.com.
Watch Williams Grove Speedway online at www.dirtvision.com.
Watch High Limit Sprint Car Series online at www.floracing.com.

2023 HIGHLIGHTS:
Finished third during the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series season opener contested Friday evening, February 10 (Volusia Speedway Park). Finished third and fourth, respectively, in Lincoln Speedway’s opening pair contested Thursday and Sunday, February 23 and 26. Finished second at Lincoln Speedway on Saturday, March 4. Finished fourth in Port Royal Speedway’s season opener on Sunday, March 5. Finished sixth during World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series action at Lincoln Speedway on Saturday, March 18. Finished second at Port Royal Speedway on Saturday, April 1. Finished fifth at Lincoln Speedway on Saturday, April 8. Finished second at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday, April 14. Finished fourth at BAPS Motor Speedway on Sunday, April 16. Finished second in Williams Grove Speedway’s Tommy Hinnershitz Classic on Friday, April 21. Won first race of the season at Selinsgrove Speedway on Sunday, April 23. Finished third on back-to-back occasions; Williams Grove Speedway on Friday, May 5, and Lincoln Speedway on Saturday, May 6. Finished fourth in Lincoln Speedway’s Gettysburg Clash (WoO) on Wednesday, May 10. Finished second at Selinsgrove Speedway on Sunday, May 14. Rallied from 20th to 11th in Wayne County Speedway’s High Limit Sprint Car Series event on May 16. Finished sixth at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday, May 19. Finished ninth with World of Outlaws at Sharon Speedway on Saturday, May 20. Finished third at BAPS Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 21. Finished second from 11th in Williams Grove Speedway’s Doug Esh Tribute on Friday, May 26. Finished fourth in the $29,000-to-win Bob Weikert Memorial finale on Sunday, May 28. Finished second at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday, June 2. Earned Ohio Sprint Speedweek triumph at Fremont Speedway in Fremont, Ohio, on Saturday, June 10. Earned PA Sprint Speedweek tune-up victory at Lincoln Speedway in Abbottstown, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, June 17. Earned fourth victory of 2023 at Lincoln Speedway on Saturday, July 8; started tenth. Earned back-to-back Hard Charger Awards with the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series while in action at BAPS Motor Speedway on July 20 and Williams Grove Speedway on July 21; 19th to eighth at BAPS and 15th to seventh at The Grove. Finished fourth during High Limit Sprint Car Series action at Grandview Speedway on Wednesday, July 26. Finished second at Lincoln Speedway on Saturday, July 29. Won fifth feature of the season in Williams Grove Speedway start on Friday, August 18. Finished eighth and second in Port Royal Speedway Twin-25 program on Saturday, August 19. Finished third with All Star Circuit of Champions at Selinsgrove Speedway on Sunday, August 20; earned Hard Charger Award. Finished fourth in Williams Grove’s Jack Gunn Memorial on Friday, August 25. Finished fourth in Lincoln Speedway’s Kramer Klash on Saturday, August 26. Won sixth feature of the season at BAPS Motor Speedway on Sunday, August 27. Scored four consecutive top-ten finishes in Labor Day weekend stretch; third at Williams Grove Speedway on September 1, fourth in Lincoln Speedway’s Dirt Classic preliminary on September 2, second in Lincoln Speedway’s Dirt Classic finale on September 3, and sixth in Port Royal Speedway’s Labor Day Classic on September 4. Finished fifth in Williams Grove Speedway’s Billy Kimmel Memorial on Friday, September 15. Finished third in Selinsgrove Speedway’s Jim Nace Memorial on Saturday, September 16. Finished ninth in the $75,000-to-win National Open at Williams Grove Speedway on Saturday, September 30. Finished sixth in High Limit Sprint Car Series start at Bridgeport Motorsports Park on Tuesday, October 3. Won Port Royal Speedway Tuscarora 50 Non-Qualifiers feature on Thursday, October 5. Finished second at BAPS Motor Speedway in York Haven, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, October 21. Finished second in Bridgeport’s SprintOberfest main event on Saturday, October 28. Won the $25,000-to-win Les Stewart Showdown at BAPS Motor Speedway on November 11.

2023 Wins: 8 | Selinsgrove Speedway (April 23), Fremont Speedway (June 10), Lincoln Speedway (June 17), Lincoln Speedway (July 8), Williams Grove Speedway (August 18), BAPS Motor Speedway (August 27), Port Royal Speedway [Tuscarora 50 NQ Main] (October 5), BAPS Motor Speedway (November 11 | $25,000)

 

MADDINGTON TOYOTA SPRINTCAR SERIES
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2023

Defending series champion James Inglis leads the 2023-24 Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series points championship after four rounds.

At the last show, the 62nd WA Sprintcar Championship at the Perth Motorplex last Saturday night, he finished second to James McFadden in the 35-lap feature race.

This saw the driver of the Diamond Bay Motorsport W26 bank more valuable points in the 18-round contest.

Inglis has a win, two seconds and a sixth to his name so far – giving him 868 championship points, 12 clear of Dayne Kingshott on 856.

Up until last Saturday night, the driver of the Krikke Motorsport W2 had a pair of wins and a second to his name, but a DNF in his WA Sprintcar Championship defence proved costly.

Former series champion Jason Kendrick is third overall, 34 points shy of Inglis after he parked the Kendrick Racing Team W11 in third on Saturday night – his first podium result for the season.

This is on the back of a first-round DNF, followed by a fourth and a fifth.

Fourth overall is another former series champion in Brad Maiolo who was fourth on Saturday night, on the back of a sixth, a fifth and a ninth.

Andrew Priolo, who has a best result of a third so far, rounds out the top five.

The fifth round of the series will be at the Perth Motorplex on December 26 – the first round of the USA v WA Sprintcar Speedweek battles.

Series points: James Inglis 868, Dayne Kingshott 856, Jason Kendrick 834, Brad Maiolo 834, Andrew Priolo 802, Kaiden Manders 782, Kris Coyle 762, Taylor Milling 746, Trent Pigdon 658, Kye Scroop 644, Jason Pryde 638, Jamie Maiolo 638, Jaydee Dack 630, AJ Nash 622, Ryan Lancaster 616, Mitchell Wormall 562, Ken Sartori 494, Matthew Cross 494, Nathan Swan 412, Rod Howe 410, Tim Boujos 400, Jack Williamson 386, Cameron McKenzie 382, Kyle Francis 356, Brock Kenny 322, Brock Francis 322, Todd Davis 294, Callum Williamson 290, Jamie Veal 264, David Priolo 232, Luke Oldfield 188, Brenten Farrer 158, Tim King 154, James McFadden 150, Myles Bolger 150, Michael Pickens 142.

 

 

Joel Myers Jr Kicks New Zealand Swing Off In Victory Lane

PETERSEN MEDIA: With racing wrapped up in the United States, Joel Myers Jr has already made his way to New Zealand to keep his season alive. Fresh off of a breakout campaign during last off season, Myers Jr returned right to form as he picked up the win on Saturday night at Ruapuna Speedway in convincing fashion.

“Big thanks to the Anderson Motorsports team for having me back again, and providing me with some strong equipment,” Joel Myers Jr said. “We had a couple of long days finishing the car when I arrived, but it paid off as we swept the show on Saturday night.”

Kicking his swing off at the familiar Ruapuna Speedway on Saturday night, Myers Jr got the night start of by lining The Ranch Bar and Grill/Vertex backed No. 46 up the second row of his heat race.

Getting a great jump, Myers Jr wasted to time getting into the race lead and leaving the field in his wake. Picking up the win, the Sebastopol, CA driver found himself in the ninth starting position of his second heat race.

Despite being mired in traffic, Myers Jr had his elbows up as he sliced and diced his way through the field and picked up another heat race win after starting in the fifth row.

Moving into the pursuit race to set the starting line up from the front of the field, the Californian advanced from fourth to first to pick the win, and earn the pole for the upcoming feature event.

Getting the jump in the feature event when the race went green, the only thing that slowed Myers Jr on this night was caution flags. Despite a couple of restarts sprinkled throughout the course of the 25-lapper, Myers Jr was well in command as he went on the score the win and cap off the ‘clean sweep’ of the night.

“It was great getting back to racing and seeing so many familiar faces that I met last year,” Myers Jr said. “Excited for this season in NZ, and cant wait to get back to racing this weekend.”

Joel Myers Jr Racing would like to thank All About Fire Protection, Hi-Plains Building Division, DirtDudes Excavating, Carbon Safety, System 1 Ignition, Weld, Smith Ti, Culvert Ops, Economy Plumbing, Cartronics, NorCal Powersports, Y2K Gaming, Shark Racing Engines, Lucas Oil, Vaider, L Delo Designs, Walker Performance Filtration, ShopRico.Com, Tiner Hirst Enterprise, Kaeding Performance, Triple X Race Co., and Ogio, for their continued support.

BY THE NUMBERS: Starts- 49, Wins-8, Top-5’s- 19, Top-10’s-27

ON TAP: Myers Jr will be back in action this Friday and Saturday at Nelson Speedway.

STAY CONNECTED: Keep up with ‘Jr’ by following him on Twitter @joelmyersjr, Instagram @joelmyersjr_, or by ‘Liking’ him on facebook at www.facebook.com/JoelMyersJr.

To grab your Joel Myers Jr Merchandise, click over to www.shopjoelmyersjr.com

 

 

Ridge & Sons Racing and Cory Eliason to join High Limit Sprint Car Series in 2024

By Fully Injected Motorsports:

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (December 5, 2023) - Knoxville, Iowa’s own Ridge & Sons Racing (RSR) and Visalia, California’s Cory Eliason are ready to raise the stakes in 2024, set to tackle the entire High Limit Sprint Car Series campaign in a full-on championship assault. Eliason, who joined the Brian and Lisa Ridge-owned open wheel operation just before the annual World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte, will pilot RSR’s familiar No. 8 in his full-time High Limit campaign; an agenda that boasts competitiveness and big money from coast to coast.

The High Limit Sprint Car Series will award a point fund of one million dollars with the championship team and driver winning $250,000. Similar to its 2023 season, High Limit Racing will have a Midweek Money Series within its National Tour awarding a separate $100,000 total point fund.

“This is an exciting opportunity and I’m privileged to be a part of it,” Eliason said. “I can’t thank Brian and Lisa Ridge enough. They give Tyler Swank and the team the equipment necessary to be competitive night in and night out and I’m confident we’ll have the success to prove that. We have some work to do, but we’ll be ready for February.”

“We’re thrilled to welcome Cory Eliason to RSR in 2024,” Brian Ridge, owner of the Commercial Edge, Ridge Development, North Ridge Development, No. 8 sprint car, said. “In our short time together, he’s proven that he has the talent and the experience to take our team to the next level. The off-season will be short and sweet, but I’m sure we’ll make our way to Florida more than ready to compete with the best in the country.”

The 2024 High Limit Sprint Car Series schedule will begin officially with a visit to East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, Florida, on Monday and Tuesday, February 12-13. The 60-race season will conclude with a doubleheader at The Dirt Track at Texas Motor Speedway on October 12-13. For a closer look at the full schedule, please visit High Limit Racing online at www.highlimitracing.com.

MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES:
Contact Mark Miller: mmiller8995@gmail.com

SPECIAL THANKS:
Ridge & Sons Racing and Cory Eliason would like to thank all of their marketing partners: Commercial Edge, Ridge Development, North Ridge Development, Xpress Laundry, Folkens Brothers Trucking, Rasmusson Service Center, and Don Long & STC.

SOCIAL MEDIA:
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/83RSRRacing
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RSR_883
News coverage: www.fullyinjected.com

BROADCAST COVERAGE:
Watch the High Limit Sprint Car Series online at www.floracing.com.

 

 

Some of the Biggest Short Track Events in the World Highlight 23 Nights of Racing for Eldora Speedway’s 2024 Season

ROSSBURG, Ohio (Dec. 4, 2023) – Offering one of the most diverse and lucrative schedules of any dirt track, including some of the biggest short-track events in the world, Eldora Speedway will host 23 nights of action-packed racing for the upcoming 2024 season.

Highlighting the schedule will be traditional major events, including the 30th running of the Dirt Late Model Dream; the 41st running of the World of Outlaws-sanctioned Kings Royal; the 54th edition of the World 100, and the 44th annual Dirt Track World Championship. In addition, High Limit Racing will sanction the Double Down Duels and Joker’s Jackpot as a new lead-in to the Kings Royal weekend.

The season-opener April 7-8 will be a “first” for the World’s Greatest Dirt Track as the half-mile dirt oval will present a special super stocks racing program on Sunday, April 7 and serve as a host viewing venue for the April 8 Great American Eclipse. The path of totality will pass directly over Eldora as part of the solar eclipse. Camping for the solar eclipse is now on sale.

With a revised posted purse increased to more than $40,000 and a winner’s share of $10,000, Saturday, April 27 will feature the richest Eldora purse ever for UMP modifieds during the completion of the Dirt Track World Championship for modifieds and super stocks. The super stocks will race for $1,500 to win from a purse exceeding $10,000.

World of Outlaws winged sprint cars and United States Auto Club (USAC) non-wing sprint cars will run two nights on May 3-4 with #LetsRaceTwo, featuring full racing programs each night for each division.

The first of two $10 Family Fireworks Nights is set for Saturday, May 18 with USAC SpeeD2 Midwest Thunder midgets, UMP modifieds, super stocks, and the area’s largest fireworks and pyrotechnics display. The night will carry a Disney theme. Round two is set for Saturday, Aug. 3 with Great Lakes 360 winged sprint cars, UMP modifieds, super stocks, and another grand fireworks spectacular.

In a new twist to Eldora’s FloRacing Night in America date, the 2024 version will unofficially kick off the Dirt Late Model Dream Week on Wednesday night, June 5 with late models competing for $19,999 to win.

A shake-up to the Dirt Late Model Dream preliminary programs on Thursday and Friday, June 6-7 is also in store. The full roster will be split into two separate fields prior to the event, with one half racing on Thursday and the other half racing on Friday. Each day will carry a total purse in excess of $120,000, highlighted by a 40-lap feature paying $25,000 to win and $2,000 to start.

When speaking about the changes, Eldora General Manager Jerry Gappens explains, “The Thursday and Friday format tweak addresses a number of talking points that we’ve been considering here the past couple of years. We feel the time is right to try it out. For racers, they will have the opportunity to race for more money in just one night than what they could collectively earn in two nights last year. There will also be some cost savings as well when thinking about tires, fuel and general wear and tear on engines and components. For the fans, they will be treated to action-packed events with great competition throughout the entire field that concludes in a timely fashion. Our team will work on injecting some additional off-track entertainment and activity including some fan interaction with drivers not competing on a given night.”

For the 30th running of the Dirt Late Model Dream on Saturday night, June 8, the winner will earn $100,030 from a restructured and increased event purse that will total more than $600,000 for the first time. Positions 2nd through 26th will all see increased prize money, with every starter earning at minimum of $6,000. Non-qualifier prize money will also see bumps in pay throughout.

Eldora Speedway will welcome the High Limit Racing Series for the first time on Wednesday, July 17 with the Double Down Duels, featuring a full program that includes two $12,000-to-win 25-lap features. The unique format will offer 48 drivers the opportunity to earn A-Feature starting pay.

High Limit Racing returns on Thursday, July 18 for the Joker’s Jackpot, featuring a $100,000 to win payday. Starting positions for Thursday’s heat races will be determined in part by the results from Wedneseday’s Double Down Duels.

To finish out four of the richest nights in sprint car racing is the 41st running of the Kings Royal on Saturday, July 20, which offers a winner’s payout of $175,000 for the World of Outlaws sanctioned event. On Friday night, July 19, the Knight Before the Kings Royal winner will now earn $25,000.

Eldora Speedway founder, the late Earl Baltes, and his family will be honored at the 16th running of the Baltes Classic on Sunday night, Sept. 1. The program includes the American Ironman Late Model Series ($5,000 to win), UMP modifieds, and super stocks.

The Biggest Dirt Race in the World™, the 54th running of the World 100, is set for Saturday night, Sept. 7. Preliminary action is set for Thursday and Friday, Sept. 5-6 with current plans calling for the traditional Twin 25 main events each night. Wednesday, Sept. 4 will offer an early pit load-in and tech inspection option for race teams plus the World 100 pre-race party. While details are not yet available, officials have hinted at some additional purse monies being posted for the weekend.

A new sanctioning body and increased purses highlight the 42nd edition of the 4-Crown Nationals, an open-wheel classic, which is set for Friday and Saturday, Sept. 20-21. Friday’s program is highlighted by High Limit Racing winged sprint cars and a complete program for USAC national midgets and qualifying for the USAC Silver Crown division. Saturday’s finale features complete programs for USAC Silver Crown, USAC sprint cars, USAC midgets, and the High Limit Racing winged sprint cars. Each division will pay $15,000 to win, up from $10,000 each in 2023. “The 4-Crown weekend has been on an upward trajectory for a few years now and this is another step in the continued elevation of a fantastic fall classic,” commented Gappens.

And finally, the 44th Dirt Track World Championship (DTWC) is back at Eldora in 2024. The event is not only the Eldora season finale, but also the season finale for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. It will again carry a $100,000 first-place prize on Saturday night, Oct. 19. UMP modifieds and super stocks will compete on Thursday, Oct. 17 while Friday night, Oct. 18 offers qualifying events for the Lucas Oil Late Model Series, the steel-block late models, and features for the modifieds.

TICKET INFORMATION:

In an effort to simplify Eldora’s ticket renewal process, all 2024 events will now take place in the same renewal period. Ticket and camping renewals for the entire 2024 schedule will begin on December 12 and run through February 12, 2024. Eldora’s popular Add & Exchange period for renewing customers will be the week of February 19, 2024. The public sale for all events will begin on Friday, March 1, at 10 a.m. Eastern.

All tickets and camping purchases can be made via EldoraSpeedway.com/tickets or by contacting the box office at (937) 338-3815.

 

 

Zeb Wise Going Full-Time With High Limit Racing In 2024
2023 All Star Circuit of Champions champion Zeb Wise has committed to chasing the 2024 High Limit Racing championship.
 

The cast of 2024 High Rollers continues to grow, this time with the addition of one of the brightest young Sprint Car racers in the game today. Fresh off a down-to-the-wire championship with the All Star Circuit of Champions, Zeb Wise will take the Rudeen Racing No. 26 to High Limit Racing full-time in 2024 with sights set on a new title.

High Limit Racing Reveals 2024 Schedule

After being hired by Kevin Rudeen in the summer of 2022, the Angola, Indiana native enjoyed a career-year in 2023. Wise rattled off 11 wins on the season, including his first-career World of Outlaws victory, and propelled the team to their first All Stars title thanks to a walk-off win at the 4-Crown Nationals.

At 21 years old, Wise has already won some of the biggest events in the sport in each division he has raced. Prior to moving into Sprint Cars at age 17, Wise had already topped the daunting Tulsa Shootout and earned a prestigious BC39 victory.

In 2024, the Rudeen No. 26 will again produce Ford Performance power under the hood as Wise returns to six tracks on the High Limit schedule where he previously owns a win - Kokomo Speedway (IN), Thunderbowl Raceway (CA), Outlaw Speedway (NY), 34 Raceway (IA), Eldora Speedway (OH), and Port Royal Speedway (PA).

Along with getting his first taste of several new tracks, Wise most certainly has the $26,000-to-win Rayce Rudeen Foundation Race at I-70 Motorsports Park on June 7-8 and the $100,000-to-win Skagit Nationals at Skagit Speedway on August 29-31 circled on his calendar - both being hallmark events for his car owner.

Wise’s High Limit Racing tenure officially begins on Monday-Tuesday, February 12-13 at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, FL, and concludes on Friday-Saturday, October 11-12 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, TX. Along with a trio of six-figure paydays and 25+ races paying $20,000 or more to win, teams will also compete for a $1 million championship fund and an additional $100,000 points fund for the Midweek Money Series.

Wise joins Kasey Kahne, Jacob Allen and Brad Sweet as driver who have already committed to running the national tour full-time in 2024.

A busy week lies ahead for High Limit Racing with plenty of more news to come on the cast of 2024 High Rollers. Stay tuned to FloRacing.com to keep up with the incoming announcements.

For fans unable to attend the track next year, you will be able to stream every High Limit Racing event live on FloRacing.

 

 

BRODY ROA AND TOMMY DUNKEL’S TURKEY NIGHT GRAND PRIX DID NOT GO AS PLANNED

(Cypress, CA, December 1, 2023) To say that the Inland Rigging Sprint Car team had a dream season in 2023 is an understatement. Brody Roa won the USAC/CRA championship and Tommy and Christy Dunkel captured the car owner title. Dunkel scored his first-ever sprint car win in a VRA race at Ventura in April. Roa won eight USAC/CRA races and scored another victory in a Southern California Open Comp race at Imperial. Between the two, heading into the Turkey Night Grand Prix, they had 37 starts and rolled the cars back into the trailer all but one time. It was indeed a dream season.

A Kenny Lonngren photo of Brody Roa and the Inland Rigging Racing Team Logo are attached to this release.

If everything up to Ventura was a dream, the 82nd running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix ended up being a frustrating nightmare for the team. Last week, Tommy Dunkel sat down and reflected on the nightmarish end to the year.

S.D.: The Inland Rigging team came into Turkey Night with high hopes with newly crowned USAC/CRA Champion Brody Roa, and yourself who won at Ventura this season. In addition, you had Eddie Tafoya flying the Inland colors at Ventura where he was fast qualifier in a USAC/CRA race in 2022. You guys were certainly prepared for a big weekend.

Dunkel: We came in swinging for the fences. We thought we had a super good shot between me, Brody, and Eddie Tafoya. We have all had some pretty good success there. We came in there with our heads held high for sure.

S.D.: How did your own night start?

Dunkel: My hot laps were okay. Typical Ventura, super greasy and they threw the green way too soon. I was still okay with it being there were 53 cars or whatever it was (plus 48 midgets). My heat race was good. I started second and fell back one spot but I was on them. I was on first and second showing them a wheel. I was very happy (after) as it was still super one lane on the bottom. I did not want to chance junking my stuff having to physically move people out of the way. When it goes one lane that is what it comes down too. You have to start moving people. We came out of it with a third and it was a fairly stacked heat race.

S.D.: What happened next?

Dunkel: That was heat three. I got back to the pits and got out of my car and got back up there to watch Brody in heat five. That is when disaster struck.

S.D.: At that point, things began to unravel fast with Brody’s crash. What caused it?

Dunkel: The initial start, he had a great start. I think he started 5th and he was up to second. Some people spun behind him on the opening lap. So, of course, they had to rerack them with everybody back to their original spot (for the restart). He was coming into three and I think he expected the car in front of him to stick to the bottom. I wouldn’t say the guy slid up by any means, but he certainly did not hug the bottom like you would if you were running the bottom. Brody just clipped the right rear and that is what sent him for a big ride.

S.D.: It was a scary crash and it was obvious from the time he stopped flipping that he had sustained an injury and he was initially unconscious. What were his injuries?

Dunkel: When he got to the hospital he was very dazed. He was kind of coming and going as far as (knowing) where he was at. He got his bell rung. After some scans, he had a brain bleed. So they monitored him over night. By the morning they had the brain bleed stopped. By mid-morning they were in a position to release him from the hospital. He was very sore and obviously very shaken up but he is home and is well.

S.D.: Brody left for the hospital in an ambulance. You still had a race and possibly two to go. However, you decided to sit out the rest of the night.

Dunkel: Until we knew Brody was stable and okay, I made the decision to stay out of the car. I kind of felt like my head was not right with my driver being injured. If it was the average deal where he was sitting in the motorhome sore, absolutely I would have gotten back in the car. But we were kind of in the dark about how bad his head injury was. So, I decided to sit out.

S.D.: Brody was out at the hospital and you pulled out. You still had Eddie Tafoya Jr. flying the Inland Rigging flag. Unfortunately, somebody else’s faux pas knocked him out of his heat.

Dunkel: It was super cool to help Eddie. I put a power plant in his car. It was unfortunate that he got upside down on Friday night because of another driver’s mistake. The other (who caused the crash) driver came over to my pit and said, ‘man did you see that? That was a brand new left rear tire.’ I was obviously already shook up from the night. I have Brody in the hospital, me not running the rest of the night, and Tafoya upside down because of this driver. And there he is complaining to me about a tire. I don’t want to say I let him have it, but he knows I was not happy.”

S.D.: You pulled out of the Friday night portion of the show. Why did you decide to continue on Saturday rather than throwing in the towel and coming home?

Dunkel: So, we got the green light that Brody was okay and everything was going to be all right. Brody said, ‘Hey, I am good. You guys go out and hammer down and represent the team.’ We as a team decided to race. I knew I was behind the eight ball because I did not run my qualifier (Friday night) but I figured I was okay. I had passed a lot of cars there before. I knew that is what I had to do again.

S.D.: You had to be relieved that Brody was going to be okay and you decided to race. Everything was fine. That is, it was momentarily fine. What happened next.?

Dunkel: We just finished up having breakfast. I told my son Aiden I would be out there in a second. Let’s get the car unloaded and get ready. I was still in the motor home finishing up my coffee and I just heard a crashing sound and blood-curdling screaming. Everyone had come running. What it was, was the tension cables on the hauler door had snapped and the door fell and crushed my son.

S.D.: That had to be extremely frightening when you realized what had just happened.

Dunkel: There was one guy from Jimmy May’s camp who was out prepping their car. He saw the whole thing and came running to his aid. He could not get the door up by himself. Malyssa Perkins was close by and she helped. Enough guys got over there so we could get the doors up and at least get him out from underneath it. He was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance. After some scans and things, it was determined that he had a broken back and a broken sacrum. He spent Saturday to Wednesday afternoon at the Ventura County Hospital.

S.D.: How is your son doing?

Dunkel: He is doing much, much better. He is home. They want to see how well he does at home managing his pain. If it gets to be too much, then we will have to take him back. He is standing and he is kind of shuffling his feet to move ever so slowly. It is very positive progress but he has a long road ahead of him.

S.D.: Needless to say with those two guys injured, you decided to pull out of Saturday’s race. That should have put an end to all of the bad fortune, but that was not the case. What happened next?

Dunkel: Saturday night we had one of our guys from Inland Rigging come up to drive our dually and small trailer home because that is what Aiden drives. He came up. His girlfriend was nice enough to give him a ride. We gave them our bicycles (e-bikes) to ride back to the hotel (very close to the track). They were locked in the truck in a locked camper shell and some thieves broke in and cut the locks and stole our not so cheap e-bikes! It just added insult to injury without a doubt.

S.D.: I take it that is going to be the worst racing weekend you are ever going to have, correct?

Dunkel: Yeah, that is done. That is the worst, it is out of the way and we are moving forward.

S.D.: Upcoming is a busy week for you and the team. You are headed back to Indiana for among other things, the USAC banquet where Brody and you will receive your just rewards for winning the USAC/CRA title.

Dunkel: You know what? It has given us something positive to look forward to. To celebrate the championship with the Roa group. It is a nice feather in our cap as a new team together. What the Roa’s have spent so long doing and perfecting. They earned it. I just feel privileged to have the opportunity with those guys and go get a championship as a car owner. Brody and I have been pretty close for seven or eight years now. We are really looking forward to going there, letting loose a little bit, and getting to celebrate.

S.D.: What is the itinerary for your time in the “Hoosier State?”

Dunkel: We are flying out Wednesday night. DRC Chassis, which is the car we run, is having an open house on Thursday. We are going to attend that. With his chassis,’ I want to say we are at 11 wins combined between Brody and I this year. Joe (Joe Devin who owns DRC) is pretty excited to have us there and we are excited to go. Friday is the banquet, and on Saturday we are going to attend P.R.I.

S.D.: Are you already preparing for next year?

Dunkel: We kind of have some big things in the works. We are planning to do as much CRA as possible. Malyssa Perkins and I are working together to put a new series together for 360 cars. It is going to be called the IRSCS (Inland Rigging Sprint Car Series). We are going to run at a handful of tracks. It is going to be open to 360s and 410s. 410s will just have to run a restrictor. Brody and I are going to focus on that series being that we are heavily involved with it. I am still going to run for CRA Rookie of the Year, but it just kind of depends on how the first half of the season goes. Our plan is to hit as many races as we can in the first half of the season and just kind of see how we are both doing. Brody has a new kid (his second daughter who was born earlier this year) and with running so hard as long as he has, he came and did what he had to do. That was winning the championship (USAC/CRA). I know he is ready to go back to just fun racing and run a light schedule. I am going to put Eddie (Tafoya) in a car for our series (in 2024) and he will run his own car in USAC/CRA. I know he wants to win a championship there.

Dunkel and Roa want to thank the following sponsors for making the 2023 season possible. Inland Rigging, Dunkel Farms, United Asset Sales, Osborne Speed & Machine, “Biker” Bruce Fischer, ALR Virtual Services, Burris Racing, Caltrol, Jambo Barbeque Pits, Competition Suspension, K-1 Race Gear, Molecule, Rod End Supply, Driven Racing Oil, Baldwin Filters, and NGK Spark Plugs. If you would like to be a marketing partner with the Inland Rigging Racing Team in 2024, please contact Dunkel or Roa the information at the top of this release.

Brody Roa’s 2023 Race Results

January 27 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

January 28 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

February 25 Kern County Raceway Park USAC West Coast Sprint Cars Rained Out

March 3 Central Arizona Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Rained Out

March 4 Central Arizona Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Rained Out

March 11 Imperial Valley Raceway SoCal Open Comp 17th A Main

March 18 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 2nd A Main

March 24 Kings Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Rained Out

March 25 Thunderbowl Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Rained Out

April 1 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 2nd A Main

April 15 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 5th A Main

April 22 Kings Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

April 29 Kern County Raceway Park USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

May 6 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

May 20 Thunderbowl Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 2nd A Main

May 27 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 15th A Main

June 10 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

June 24 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

July 15 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

August 12 Santa Maria Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Canceled

August 19 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Rained Out

September 7 Devils Bowl Speedway USAC National Sprint Cars 6th A Main

September 8 Texarkana 67 Speedway USAC National Sprint Cars Rained Out

September 9 Texarkana 67 Speedway USAC National Sprint Cars 14th A Main

September 23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 2nd A Main

October 14 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 6th A Main

October 21 Imperial Valley Raceway SoCal Open Comp 1st A Main

November 3 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 15th A Main

November 4 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 12th A Main

November 11 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 2nd A Main

Tom Dunkel’s 2023 Racing Results

January 12 Chili Bowl Midget Nationals Prelim. Night 12th C Main

March 11 Imperial Valley Raceway SoCal Open Comp 16th A Main

April 1 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 9th B Main

April 8 Ventura Raceway VRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

May 6 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 11th A Main

May 13 Ventura Raceway USAC West Coast Sprint Cars 11th A Main

June 17 Ventura Raceway USAC West Coast Sprint Cars 19th A Main

June 24 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 14th A Main

July 8 Ventura Raceway VRA Sprint Cars 2nd A Main

July 15 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th A Main

August 19 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Rained Out

September 2 Ventura Raceway VRA Sprint Cars 2nd A Main

September 16 Ventura Raceway USAC West Coast Sprint Cars 8th A Main

October 7 Kern County Raceway Park USAC West Coast Sprint Cars 19th A Main

October 14 Imperial Valley Raceway So Cal Open Comp DNS

November 11 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th B Main

November 25 Ventura Raceway USAC West Coast Sprint Cars

Eddie Tafoya Sr. Racing Results

November 11 Perris Auto Speedway Senior Sprints 1st A Main

 

 

Jordan Hutton Crowned 2023 CRSA Sprints Champion At Vernon Downs Casino & Hotel

Press Release by: Steven Ovens – December 4th, 2023

(VERNON, NY) – In front of a great crowd of A-Verdi Storage Containers CRSA Sprints teams, crew, family and officials, Jordan Hutton was crowned CRSA Sprints champion for the first time in his career. 2023 was Hutton’s third season of competition in which was by far a breakout season and one that will be hard to rival in seasons to come.

Hutton started off his 2023 CRSA campaign with a huge win at Land of Legends Raceway on May 13. He would go on to win three of the first seven races on tour. In all, Hutton captured 5 CRSA checkered flags as he and runner up Dalton Herrick clashed for the title. When crunch time arrived, the combination of Hutton and Herrick would win five out of the last six points races.

The 2021 CRSA Outstanding Newcomer award recipient would finish the season with five wins, eleven top fives and twelve top tens in fourteen starts. The championship almost unraveled at Genesee Speedway in September when a low dollar part failed.

Hutton’s DNF that night was made worse by his rival championship contender Herrick scoring the win. That win closed the gap but would ultimately be the final point show as Short Track Supernationals Weekend at Afton was cancelled due to rain in October.

Hutton swept the season both with CRSA and at Land of Legends Raceway. The Hannibal, NY pilot won the CRSA Championship, LOLR weekly sanctioned points title, LOLR DisBatch Brewing Challenge Series and the Pit Stop Convenience Stores “I-90 Pit Stop Challenge” which saw races battled out along the New York State Thruway.

For their success as a team in 2023, Hutton’s father Jeremy was awarded Mechanic of the Year honors. Their one blemish on the season was a part failure as Jeremy had two able and willing cars available at all times to compete both on tour and weekly at Land of Legends Raceway.

By virtue of gaining 60 positions in A-Main competition over the course of 2023, Hutton was awarded the Powdertech Powdercoatings Hard Charger of the Year. In all prize categories combined Hutton took home the lion’s share of a record $18,400 point fund, with his share totaling $3,450. Twenty different drivers were awarded cash prizes from the record point fund thanks to the laundry list of CRSA marketing partners.

Runner up Dalton Herrick and third place points finisher Tomy Moreau shared their thoughts in front of the crowd while collecting their hardware and point fund earnings.

Rookie of the Year went to Deansboro, NY’s Dustin Sehn in what was a very close Rookie points battle with Kirsten Dombroski. Dombroski, a second-generation sprint car driver and niece of multi-time Empire Super Sprints champion Lance Yonge, was awarded with the CRSA Dedication Award for her team’s drive and never-give-up attitude at each tour event.

He’s still looking for his first 305 Sprint Car win but Dillon Paddock was absolutely the show in many of CRSA’s 2023 events. His always on the gas drives earned him the Outstanding Newcomer for 2023.

Tomy Moreau took a big step in 2023 with his first two CRSA wins at Outlaw Speedway and Fonda Speedway. The young driver from Sherbrooke, QUE, Canada was honored with CRSA’s Most Improved Driver.

John Cunningham is quiet, doesn’t make a lot of waves in the pits but puts forth incredible effort to support all of CRSA’s shows throughout the season. Cunningham from Pompey, NY was recognized with the CRSA Sprints Sportsmanship Award. A season with several nasty on-track incidents earned Tyler Chartrand the award no driver wants to receive at the banquet- the Tough Luck Award.

Spencer, NY’s Kyle Pierce was awarded Best Appearing Car for his green and purple No. 9K. What made his 2023 mount so unique was his popular graphic of Pierce half in his racing suit and half in his shirt and tie that he wears as a fourth grade teacher at Spencer-Van Etten Elementary. Pierce was recently recognized as the PEAK Performer of the Month in his classroom for his efforts in and out of the classroom- see the CRSA Sprints website for more details.

Matt Priscott Racing was recognized with the CRSA Sprints Perseverance Award for their never-wavering support to get to the track when they are able to. Driver Aaron Shelton would help the Priscott owned team score their first career Top 5 finish with a podium finish of third at Thunder Mountain Speedway on July 23.

Mike Emhof presented the CRSA Service Award to Gil Alexander who has been an asset to the CRSA Sprints and the Mike Emhof Motorsports parts trailer for the last eight years. Alexander is constant light at the races, always greeting customers and series supporters with a smile and great conversation.

In a twist of a driver giveaway, the Magsarus Magneto was awarded to Dalton Herrick. All eligible drivers were placed on an electronic wheel spin program and as the wheel landed on a driver’s name that driver was eliminated. The final two spin came down to Herrick and Dustin Sehn. Additionally, Paul Cole of Super Gen Products provided a Champion generator for a giveaway which was won by random draw by Tyler Chartrand.

Emhof concluded the CRSA portion of the banquet by informing the drivers and teams that a similar schedule of approximately 20 races is in the works for 2024. Weekly sanctioned competition will continue at Land of Legends Raceway on Saturday nights, with more information to come this offseason. Several tracks on the 2023 schedule have re-upped for 2024.

CRSA HISTORICAL SEASON: The CRSA Sprints started their 2023 campaign with a historical night at Weedsport Speedway as the tour matched the record of 33 entries which was set in 2022.

Billy VanInwegen Jr. and Cory Sparks now have tied Josh Pieniazek all-time with eleven seasons straight with at least one Top 5 finish.

Jordan Hutton becomes the twelfth different champion in CRSA Sprints history.

Tomy Moreau and Tim Iulg were first-time winners added to the CRSA Sprints history books in 2023.

New Top 5 finishers that were added in 2023 included Dillon Paddock, Blake Warner, Nathan Pierce, Timmy Lotz, Tim Iulg, Aaron Shelton and Tyler Graves.

Dalton Herrick moved into fifth place all-time with 49 career CRSA Top Fives.

Many thanks to Tom Skibinski for his efforts in compiling the overall statistics dating back to 2006.

The A-Verdi Storage Containers CRSA Sprints are powered by Super Gen Products. Associate sponsors for 2023 include Pit Stop Convenience Stores, DisBatch Brewing Company, the Maguire Family of Dealerships, Powdertech Powdercoating, PJC Sprayfoam, Profab Enterprises, Magsarus Ignitions, Hoosier Racing Tire, Insinger Performance with their Stinger Race Fuel, My Race Pass and is owned and operated by Mike Emhof Motorsports.

For more information on the series, results and points please visit our website www.crsa.myracepass.com

Please visit the Super Gen Products with Champion Power Equipment CRSA Sprints on Facebook (@CRSAsprints) and on Twitter (@CRSAsprints).

 

 

Sandvig Motorsports Announces JJ Hickle as Driver for the No. 7 410 Sprint Car in the 2024 Racing Season
 

Spencer, IA – December 4, 2023

by Justin Snyder / Addicted2Dirt PR & Media Mgmt

Photo Credit: Nicole Signore Creative

Sandvig Motorsports is thrilled to announce that JJ Hickle will be taking the wheel of the No. 7 410 Sprint Car for the upcoming 2024 racing season. With a proven track record and a passion for speed, Hickle brings a wealth of experience and talent to the team, and Sandvig Motorsports is excited to see what they can achieve together on the track.

Hickle spent the majority of his 2023 racing season competing with the All Star Circuit of Champions as a rookie contender on the tour before dropping off the tour just past the midway point of the year. As he looks to put that experience to use in 2024, Hickle expressed his enthusiasm about joining Sandvig Motorsports.

“I’m honored to be a part of the Sandvig Motorsports team and excited to drive the No. 7 410 Sprint Car. I believe we have the potential for a successful season, and I’m looking forward to the challenges and victories that lie ahead.”

In addition to the driver announcement, Sandvig Motorsports is actively seeking sponsorships for the 2024 racing season to enhance their program and maximize their performance on the track. The team welcomes potential sponsors to join them on this thrilling journey and invites interested parties to reach out for partnership opportunities.

Last year saw Brooke Tatnell, Lynton Jeffrey, and Ian Madsen pilot the Sandvig Motorsports car at various times, mainly throughout the Midwest. While Sandvig is thankful for all the drivers’ efforts last season, he is looking forward to continuing to build on his program with a different level of consistency in 2024 and believes Hickle is the guy to get them there.

“We are proud to have JJ Hickle on board as our driver for the No. 7 410 Sprint Car. With his skill and dedication, coupled with the support of our fans and sponsors, we are confident that we can make a significant impact in the upcoming season.”

Sandvig Motorsports is currently working on finalizing the racing schedule for the 2024 season. An official schedule announcement is expected in the coming months as the team continues to prepare for an exciting and competitive year ahead. The goal is to compete at various events with different sanctions throughout the Mid-West, with some traveling possible dependent on sponsorship.

For sponsorship inquiries or further information, please contact Mike Sandvig at mikensandvig@yahoo.com or 712-260-8823.

Learn more about Sandvig Motorsports at: A2DPR.com/SandvigMotorsports

Follow Sandvig Motorsports’ season at: A2DPR.com/latest-news

Sandvig Motorsports on Facebook: Facebook.com/SandvigMotorsports7

Broadcast coverage of Knoxville Raceway, Husets Speedway and World of Outlaws events is available at DirtVision.com

Broadcast coverage of High Limits series events is available at FloRacing.com

 

Ridge & Sons Racing and Aaron Reutzel aim for Knoxville Raceway championship in 2024

By Fully Injected Motorsports:

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (December 4, 2023) - The 2024 season will be business as usual for three-time All Star Circuit of Champions champion, Aaron Reutzel, as the Clute, Texas, native is set to make his return to Ridge & Sons Racing (RSR) and ultimately contend for a track championship at the Sprint Car Capital of the World. Reutzel, a three-time Knoxville Raceway winner during the 2023 season, will pilot the Brian and Lisa Ridge-owned, Folkens Bros Trucking-powered No. 87 in his quest for track domination, working to better his most recent championship-seeking performance that concluded fourth in Knoxville’s final standings.

“I want to thank Brian and Lisa Ridge for the opportunity to return in 2024. It’s been our goal to earn a Knoxville Raceway track championship and I’m confident we have the tools to accomplish it,” Aaron Reutzel said. “I also want to thank Folkens Brothers Trucking and Don Long at STC for coming on board to help with our efforts in 2024. Between their support, and having Austin Miller as our Knoxville team manager, only good things are ahead for this RSR No. 87.”

In addition to their Knoxville Raceway commitments, Aaron Reutzel and the RSR No. 87 will hit and miss a number of high profile events such as neighboring World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series and High Limit Sprint Car Series programs throughout the Midwest.

“We’re pleased to have Aaron Reutzel return to Ridge & Sons Racing in 2024. His commitment to this race team is above and beyond and we’re ready to contend for a Knoxville championship,” Brian Ridge, owner of the Commercial Edge, Ridge Development, North Ridge Development, Folkens Brothers Trucking, STC, No. 87 sprint car, said. “We have a lot of laps at Knoxville, and if anyone deserves to earn a championship, it’s Aaron Reutzel. I’m anxious to see how things unfold.”

The 2024 Knoxville Raceway season is set to activate on Friday and Saturday, April 19-20; Friday will include multiple practice sessions with Saturday’s event featuring a full program. Reutzel and RSR will venture south to the Sunshine State prior to their slate in the Midwest, kicking things off with High Limit Sprint Car Series and 360 Sprint Car competition at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, Florida.

MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES:
Contact Mark Miller: mmiller8995@gmail.com

SPECIAL THANKS:
Ridge & Sons Racing and Aaron Reutzel would like to thank all of their marketing partners: Commercial Edge, Ridge Development, North Ridge Development, Xpress Laundry, Folkens Brothers Trucking, Rasmusson Service Center, and Don Long & STC.

SOCIAL MEDIA:
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/83RSRRacing
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RSR_883
News coverage: www.fullyinjected.com

BROADCAST COVERAGE:
Watch Knoxville Raceway online at www.dirtvision.com.
Watch the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series online at www.dirtvision.com.
Watch the High Limit Sprint Car Series online at www.floracing.com.

 

 

LIGUORI FRUSTRATED BUT DETERMINED TO GRAB RUMBLE VICTORY

With a Run of 16 Straight Starts, 3rd Generation Driver Isn’t Giving Up

FORT WAYNE, IN (December 3, 2023) – It isn’t for lack of effort or desire, but rather a lack of luck that third generation driver Joe Liguori hasn’t ventured into the Rumble in Fort Wayne victory circle. “I have been leaving the Rumble every year since 2007 saying, maybe one day I’ll win that race,” remarked the Lebanon, IN driver.

“Each year, as I mail in my entry form, I say to myself, maybe this is the year, and our team gets to work in preparation of the challenge,” continued Liguori.

He will get two more chances at the end of the month, when the annual indoor racing event returns to the massive Allen County War Memorial Coliseum December 29 and 30. He will be in the mix on the purpose-built concrete oval with his trusty Cliff Jacobs chassis that was built in 1990. The chassis has been highly modified and updated through the years to keep up with the competitive nature of indoor racing.

With a total of 30 Rumble appearances and 16 consecutive A-Main starts to his credit, Liguori’s stats reflect three top-three, eight top-five and 16 top-ten finishes. But when it comes to wins, the score remains at 0. The frustrations continued last year, as Liguori was handily leading the feature race and in strong contention for that elusive win until a collision with one of the infield marker tires ended his run.

“I was very upset at the time, but at the end of the night, I was back to being me – head up and smiling,” reflected Liguori. “I have tried nearly everything to change my luck, and it has become somewhat of a standing joke among my racing friends. This year, I had foam can coolers imprinted with ‘0X Rumble Winner’ on them. I sure hope they become outdated quickly.”

Following the footsteps of his popular grandfather, Ralphie ‘the racer’ and dad Frank, Joe is keeping the Liguori racing heritage moving forward. He will be taking the familiar ‘8up’ machine to Fort Wayne this month with sponsorship help from Sunshine Trailer Park, Power Cool Manufacturing, Indy Power Coating, Brand X, Penske Shocks and Keizer Wheels.

Each day of the Rumble in Fort Wayne presented by Jason Dietsch Trailer Sales (Friday, December 29 and Saturday, December 30) features a full program of Midgets, Winged and Non-Winged 600cc Midgets, Baker Racing Engines Quarter Midgets and Go-Karts in the 25th running of the popular off-season event.

Complete event information will be outlined at www.rumbleinfortwayne.com.

 

 

Talin Turner Tabbed as Series Director of Open Wheel within POWRi

Belleville, IL. (12/2/23) POWRi (Performance Open Wheel Racing, Inc.) is pleased to announce the signing of Talin Turner as the Series Director of Open Wheel for the 2024 season and beyond.

“Turner's hiring marks an exciting chapter for POWRi as we continue to innovate and elevate our offerings in the world of open-wheel racing,” said POWRi Competition Director Jason McCord. “Working well together previously that provided a better flow for events, Talin has proved that his strategic insights and passion for the sport are poised to make a significant impact on the series' growth and success.”

Within this key leadership role, Talin Turner, of Bashor Kansas, will oversee the strategic direction and management of POWRi's Open Wheel series’, bringing extensive expertise and a fresh perspective to further elevate the organization's prominence in the world of motorsports.

"Joining POWRi as the Series Director of Open Wheel is an incredible opportunity," said Talin Turner. "I'm thrilled to continue to contribute to the growth and success of the series as well as the overall racing landscape and I look forward to working with the talented teams and drivers to enhance the experience for fans, sponsors, and participants alike."

As Series Director of Open Wheel, Turner will be responsible for aiding in all aspects of the Open Wheel side of POWRi, including race scheduling, regulations, driver relations, marketing initiatives, and fostering relationships with tracks and promoters.

"We are delighted to welcome Talin Turner to the POWRi family," stated POWRi’s Kenny Brown. "His proven track record and comprehensive understanding of the racing industry make him an ideal fit for this role to add a fresh face behind the scenes. After working together with the Salute to Service, I believe that Talin proved that his leadership will steer all the Open Wheel series’ to new heights, providing an unparalleled experience and connections for our drivers, teams, and fans while continually building up his own T2 Promotions."

T2 Promotions - T2 Promotions founded by Talin Turner, was created to bring the ultimate racing experience for participants and fans alike. Taking part in events from coast to coast, Turner has taken notes from some of the top facilities, series, and racing professionals. Add that to his extensive knowledge not only behind the wheel but in all aspects of race day preparation and execution, Turner looks to create some of the most memorable racing events across the Midwest. For more information about T2 Promotions and their events, search “T2 Promotions” on all leading social media platforms.

Follow along for more information on POWRi and items such as race recaps, updates, full results, and press releases online at www.powri.com, or on Twitter & Instagram at @POWRi_Racing and Facebook at POWRi.

 

 

BRADEN CHIARAMONTE FINISHED HIS 2023 OUTDOOR SEASON AT MERCED AND VENTURA

(El Cajon, CA, November 29, 2023) Teenage racing star Braden Chiaramonte closed out the USAC Midget racing season last week with two races at the Merced Speedway and at the 82nd Running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix at the Ventura Raceway. The three races were his 41st, 42nd, and 43rd of the 2023 campaign. They were his last speed contests until the 39th Annual Tulsa Shootout that runs from December 26th through the 31st.

For the final three races of the USAC Midget season, Chiaramonte was back behind the wheel of the Graunstadt Enterprises – Streeter Racing/Gary Silva Ranches/T&T Trucking/Spike/Stanton/SR 11X #14J. He came into the Merced races after placing 22nd in the main the previous Friday at the Placerville Speedway

Merced Speedway, November 21st

The El Cajon, California-based teen headed to Doug Lockwood’s always well-prepared Merced Speedway for the two nights of racing on November 21st and 22nd. Twenty-nine other cars showed up for the third to last USAC Midget race of the 2023 campaign. When time trials concluded, Chiaramonte had turned in the 15th fastest lap at 11.809. The goal in the heat races was to finish in the top five and go directly to the A main without having to run the B. That is just what the driver known as “Spare Change” did in the third 10 lapper. He placed fifth to make his second USAC National Midget main in three starts in 2023.

Chiaramonte lined up 15th in the talent-laden 23-car main event field that included World of Outlaw and USAC Sprint, Silver Crown, and Midget heroes. After 30 intense, high-speed laps, he brought the black and gold #14J home in 18th.

Merced Speedway, November 22nd

Night two at Merced saw 31 cars go to battle on the well-manicured 1/3 mile clay oval. Qualifying again kicked off the night and Chiaramonte cut .152 off his first night time with a lap of 11.657. Thursday’s heats only put the top four drivers straight into the main. Unfortunately, the talented teen ended up sixth in the second heat and unlike 24 hours earlier, he had to take on the B main for a chance to get into the A.

Except momentarily slipping back to seventh, Chiaramonte virtually held the sixth spot the entire distance to earn his passage into the 30-lap finale.

For the 30-lap main on the second night of “Midget Madness,” Chiaramonte started 17th. Despite slipping back to 20th early on, he came back to finish in the same spot as he started. That gave him three straight A main appearances in the toughest midget series on the planet.

Ventura Raceway, November 25

Chiaramonte’s outdoor season ended in Ventura at the 82nd running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix. The prestigious race is the third oldest in the USA behind only the Indianapolis 500 and the Pikes Peak Hill Climb. An enthusiastic sellout crowd was cheering from the grandstands and the race was streamed live on Flo Racing making it available to thousands of other fans around the world.

A strong 48-car field signed into the pits for the final race of the 2023 campaign. Chiaramonte’s time of 12.831 was the 39th best on the track that is located next to the beach on the Ventura County Fairgrounds. A ninth-place result in the first qualifying race meant that the 16-year-old driver would have to head to the B main in an effort to get one of the last four positions into the 98-lap finale.

The personable teen started 14th in the B. Getting entangled in someone else’s faux pas early on meant he had to go to the back for the restart. On a small track like Ventura, that is anything but good in a short (12-lap) race. Chiaramonte did the best he could in the limited time he had but the laps ticked off too fast. He got up to 13th by the time the checkered waved. That was not enough to get to the A main and his night was over.

The schedule slows down for the next few weeks before Chiaramonte heads to Oklahoma for the 39th Tulsa Shootout from December 26th through the 31st. While the driver and his crew will be away from the track, they will stay busy as they are working on marketing partnerships for the 2024 season. If you are interested in becoming a partner with one of the most talented and personable young drivers in motorsports please feel free to e-mail or call Daniel Chiaramonte at mailto:dchiaramonte@rtltraffic.com or (619) 988 7563.

Chiaramonte would like to thank all his sponsors who have made his racing efforts possible. RTL Traffic Control, AM Ortega, Hyper Racing, Chop Design, Adams Motors, Hacienda Casa Blanca Fine Mexican Dining, Evil Plus Injection, King Racing Products, Tiner-Hirst Enterprises, and Keizer Wheels.

 

 

HEARD LOOKING TO MAKE GAINS HEADING INTO 2024 SPRINT CAR SEASON
Article Credit: Tommy Goudge (TGoudge Communications)

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. (December 2, 2023) - Baily Heard's sophomore season of racing in the 360 Sprint Car division is finished up, and the Heard Racing No. 70 team is already looking forward to 2024.

The 23-year-old driver from Niagara Falls entered 2023 looking to build on a solid rookie season; Heard finished 2022 on a high note by collecting his first top ten in 360 Sprint Cars and earning Rookie of the Nationals honours at Ohsweken Speedway's Canadian Sprint Car Nationals. The team races on a shoestring budget out of a garden shed affectionately known as the "shoebox shop," but showed early this season that they were capable of competing with anyone. Baily negotiated tricky track conditions to finish sixth, 11th, and seventh and sit fourth in the championship standings after the first three weeks of competition at Ohsweken.

The team carried the early-season momentum to Merrittville Speedway and took a fifth-place finish in the Gary Cunningham Memorial race with the Southern Ontario Sprints series. As spring turned into summer and drier, slicker track conditions prevailed, the team began to struggle.

"At the beginning of the year we had some good success with a couple top tens and then it got a little tough through the middle of the season," observed Heard. "We were struggling to find a good setup when the track got slick, but then got an opportunity when Steve Lyons bought us a new GSR frame and body. After that, we started fresh with a new setup and slowly started getting better again."

The team kept grinding and finished the season 11th in Ohsweken championship standings, then qualified for the A-Main on both nights of the Northern Sprint Car Nationals. Baily got through Saturday's NSCN B-Main and gained nine spots in the A-Main to finish 19th.

"Making the Nationals was great in the end, (after) having to race through the B-Main and finishing 11th overall for points was better than our past seasons," Heard said.

Baily's efforts over the course of the season did not go unnoticed, as he was chosen for the Most Improved Driver award at Ohsweken Speedway's annual banquet. The team is now working on improvements for the 2024 season and looking for additional marketing partners as well. Baily is looking forward to a full season with the team's new GSR chassis and continuing to build on their setup notes.

"I'm hoping to have more top tens next year and to start to be a lot more competitive with the new car and finding the right setups," said Heard. "It would also be nice to get some new motor upgrades, although it's tough to scrounge the money up for that. Overall, it was a good year and I'm excited for next year and to get better."

The Heard Racing No. 70 Team consists of driver Baily Heard and crew members Marty Heard, Karen Heard, Tom Huppunen, and Andy Leblanc, and currently competes in the 360 Sprint Car division at various dirt oval tracks across Southern Ontario. The team would like to thank all of their sponsors for their support, including Creative Edge Signs & Graphics, Doddey Creek Agri-Services, Bell's Winery, Snap-On Luke Easton, True Steel Roofing , Pro Battery Shops, The Meat Shoppe, Landmark Home Solutions, Niagara Trailers, Home Portraits by Bobby Heard, New Generation Racing Engines, Ackland Insurance, and Gordco Tools. Please contact Baily at bh7029@outlook.com if you are interested in supporting the Heard Racing No. 70 Team in 2024.

 

 

HIGH LIMIT SPRINT CARS RETURN IN 2024 INCLUDING TWO-DAY COMMONWEALTH CLASH PLUS SILVER CUP XXXIII

Sarver, PA (December 1, 2023) The High Limit Racing Sprint Car Series will make its return to The Action Track for three amazing nights of racing featuring some of the best Sprint Car drivers in the world in 2024. Following a wildly successful inaugural race at last September's $50,000-to-win Commonwealth Clash, where David Gravel bested the star studded lineup, the series, now in it's second year, will triple the racing action at Lernerville in the coming season.

Their first appearance will take place on Wednesday, July 23 with the annual Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup, which will once again reward the winner with $25,000 while bringing out some of the biggest names in Sprint Car racing both nationally and regionally. Then the action switches to September with the annual Commonwealth Clash which will now encompass two days starting on Friday, September 13 with a $10,000-to-win opening night and will offer $50,000 to the winner of night two on Saturday, September 14!

The High Limit Series completed a very successful first season of racing that saw Kyle Larson edge Rico Abreu to earn the inaugural points championship in 2023. This year the series add Brad Sweet, Jacob Allen and many more top level drivers to its touring roster in 2024 while attracting a great number of talented pilots from the area and beyond with its expanded 60 race touring schedule, covering 19 states and 36 tracks! Tickets for all High Limit Series races at Lernerville will be available at Lernerville.com. Once on sale, we will announce via our social media channels and website.

Be on the lookout on our website and social media channels as the complete 2024 Lernerville Speedway schedule of events will be available soon as we finish up the final details of what looks to be one of the finest seasons of racing in speedway history!

 

 

TRACK RECORD SPEEDS HIGHLIGHT OPENING NIGHT OF INAUGURAL RISKON360! OPEN WHEEL SHOWDOWN

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA (November 30, 2023) – The highly anticipated opening Thursday night of the Riskon360! Open Wheel Showdown saw Winged Sprint Cars and Speed Tour Super Modified begin their on track action in search of record paydays at the Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Davey Hamilton, Jr. of Nampa, Idaho set a blistering lap in his Kirk Morgan Racing No. 14 Sprint Car, running an 11.887 second lap on the .375-mile oval at 113.579 miles per hour average. Hamilton led the nearly 50 Sprint Cars that took times throughout the two lightning-fast practice sessions.

“It’s intense. This track is intense. You can’t be full throttle, but you’re living on the edge in these cars here,” Hamilton said. “I went up and watched the other sprint cars go around the track – I couldn’t believe this is what I do for a living. These guys and girls are just absolutely talented. Our car is running good. Everything is going good so far.”

“Our team is so solid this year. This race is about having the best sprint cars drivers in the country competing for the most money ever. We have that this weekend for sure.”

2023 Pink Lady Classic winner Evan Margeson of Tacoma, Washington, Franklin, Mass.’s Bobby Santos III, Tyler Roahrig of Plymouth, Indiana, and 2023 Must See Sprint Car champion Jason Blonde of Litchfield, Michigan rounded out the second practice session top-five.

Blonde led the evening session with a 12.096 second lap. Temperatures fell into the evening and the night session saw speeds increasing considerably.

“This is what it’s all about. You live for this stuff. It’s an honor to race against all these great drivers,” Blonde said.

11-time Indianapolis 500 starter Davey Hamilton, Sr. topped the Speed Tour Super Modified proceedings at press time, driving down to a 12.168 second lap during the second session. 2023 Oswego Classic winner Dave Danzer was second fastest in the night session of cars which had recorded times.

Activity increases tremendously on Friday for the inaugural Riskon360! Open Wheel Showdown with practice for all three participating divisions: the $50,000 to win Winged Sprint Cars, $10,000 to win Midgets, and $5,000 to win Speed Tour Super Modifieds. Grandstands open at 12:30pm to witness all of the action. Winged Sprint Cars will have all important time trails at 2:45pm, which will set the grids for the six 12-lap heat races later that evening. Opening Ceremonies are set for 5pm followed by the heat races and the fast dash for the six heat race winners to duel for the pole of the 100 lap Saturday night feature.

Tickets are available online at www.LVMS.com 2-day and single day pit passes are available at the gate and include grandstand access. Race fans can learn more about the Open Wheel Showdown at www.OpenWheelShowdown.com or on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

 

 

CRSA Sprints Competitor Kyle Pierce Honored In Classroom As PEAK Performer

Press Release courtesy of WENY News’ Connor Freidhoff – December 1st, 2023 – WENY News Photo

(VAN ETTEN, NY) – A local teacher has used his skills on the racetrack to help motivate his students in the classroom. For one fourth grade class at Spencer-Van Etten Elementary School, their teacher has displayed both commitment to education and excellence on the racetrack.

Thursday morning as Kyle Pierce was helping his students practice math problems, representatives from the CRSA Sprints presented him with the Peak Automotive Performer of the Month award. The award, as featured in the national publication Speedway Illustrated Magazine, was presented to Pierce to recognize his participation in sprint car racing to teach his class about life lessons and making good decisions.

"It's really cool to be recognized to be able to just share with other people, to see what more of a day-to-day life is away from the racetrack," said Kyle Pierce, a teacher at Spencer-Van Etten Elementary School.

Pierce has been racing since he was six years old, and over time he's worked is way up from slingshots to sprint cars. He developed an interest in teaching through opportunities to observe classes already in action.

"I connected with my third grade teacher that was I this building, Mrs. Harris. She let me come back as a senior and I worked probably three or four times in her room. I came over for a full school day. That's what kind of sparked me and I like working with the kids, that seemed like a good career option," added Pierce, whose father also taught in the public school system and actively races sprint cars.

The 2021 CRSA Rookie of the Year and five-time 305 sprint race winner has often garnered support from his students, who enjoy watching their teacher compete in person. After his races, Pierce uses moments from his time on-track to teach about adversity and making smart decisions in life.

When Kyle hits the track, it can be a family affair. His father Cliff still races alongside him at various races on tour. It shows that any night at the racetrack can be a memorable one for Kyle, his family, and of course his students.

Attention will now turn to honoring drivers and teams at the annual awards banquet on Saturday December 2 at Vernon Downs Hotel & Casino. More information is forthcoming on event details including times and event accommodations. Those wishing to make reservations early be sure to mention CRSA or Mike Emhof Motorsports for special lodging pricing.

The A-Verdi Storage Containers CRSA Sprints are powered by Super Gen Products. Associate sponsors for 2023 include Pit Stop Convenience Stores, DisBatch Brewing Company, the Maguire Family of Dealerships, Powdertech Powdercoating, PJC Sprayfoam, Profab Enterprises, Magsarus Ignitions, Hoosier Racing Tire, Insinger Performance with their Stinger Race Fuel, My Race Pass and is owned and operated by Mike Emhof Motorsports.

For more information on the series, results, points and 2023 schedule please visit our website www.crsasprints.com

 

 

70th Gold Cup Pays Record $100,070 to Win; New Dates Announced

CHICO, Calif., December 1, 2023… Silver Dollar Speedway will host the highest paying sprint car race in the track’s 62-years of existence during the 70th Anniversary of the Mike Curb Gold Cup Race of Champions presented by Napa Auto Parts scheduled for August 21 - 24. The famed quarter-mile clay oval dirt track will host the High Limit Racing Sprint Car Series for three incredible nights of racing culminating in the Saturday night main event in which the winner will receive the historic payday of $100,070.

With leadership from Brad Sweet, Kyle Larson, and Colby Copeland, who together make up SLC Promotions, their goal was clear from day one when they took over the day-to-day operations at Silver Dollar Speedway - ‘to make Gold Cup great again’. With today’s announcement that the 70th edition of the Mike Curb Gold Cup Race of Champions will pay an unprecedented $100,070 to win, it now pushes this event to the highest paying sprint car race on the West Coast. “The goal between Kyle, Colby and I was always to make the Gold Cup one of the biggest sprint car races not only in California but across the Country,” said Sweet. “All three of us grew up coming to the Gold Cup and we are excited to elevate this race to the next level.”

Fans who had reserved tickets from last year’s Gold Cup will receive an e-mail for an exclusive chance to renew their seats before they go on sale to the public on February 2, 2024. If fans renew their seats before the February 2nd deadline, the Speedway will include a free Friday night ticket to the Fall Nationals currently scheduled for September 28th.

The Silver Dollar Speedway staff will reach out to everyone who camped at last year’s Gold Cup starting in January. “To see the fairgrounds packed with Motorhomes and Trailers last year was incredible,” said Copeland. “Just by walking around you could get a real sense that the vibe and the atmosphere was elevated. This year, with the big money on the line, I can only imagine how electric the fairgrounds will feel.”

Questions for the upcoming Mike Curb Gold Cup Race of Champions presented by Napa Auto Parts questions can be e-mailed to sdsgoldcuptix@yahoo.com.

Mike Curb is celebrating 60 years of involvement with motorsports. His passion for motorsports is undeniable. During his tenure in auto racing, Curb’s name has been associated with IndyCar, NASCAR, IMSA, USAC and all types of sprint car racing. He has amassed over 1,000 wins spread out amongst 55 different types of race cars. “Mike is one of the most passionate people I have ever met when it comes to auto racing,” said Sweet. “It is an honor to have his name at the front of this year’s Gold Cup and making this race the biggest paying sprint car race to win on the West Coast.”

For fans unable to attend any of the four nights of racing, Flo Racing will have you covered starting with the Wednesday night, August 21st winged 360 race. The following three nights will feature the High Limit Racing Series.

 

 

Arenz makes his mark in rookie IRA 410 Sprint Car campaign

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) November 30, 2023 – After claiming back-to-back Midwest Sprint Car Association and Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car titles in 2021 and 2022, Travis Arenz and the Travis Arenz Motorsports team made a successful leap to 410 Sprint Car competition as a full-time entrant with the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series during the 2023 season.

Arenz’s first full season in the 410 Sprint Car ranks turned heads as he earned his first career IRA A-main victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 1 to go along with a total of 12 top-five and 15 top-10 A-main showings, as well as three heat race victories, seven dash appearances and two dash victories in 28 410 Sprint Car events in 2023.

On the strength of his impressive third place showing in the final 2023 Bumper to Bumper IRA 410 Sprint Car Series point standings, Arenz claimed the Sage Fruit-Hepfner Racing Products Apple Cup Award for finishing as the second-highest point-earning rookie driver in the final 2023 IRA point standings.

The 16th-year racer opened the 2023 IRA campaign with a doubleheader weekend at 34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa, during which he missed an A-main transfer spot by one position with a third place finish in the first B main on Friday, April 7 before placing fifth in the second B main on Saturday, April 8.

On April 15, Arenz returned to more familiar territory as he charged from his 15th starting spot to place fifth in IRA A-main action at Beaver Dam Raceway in Beaver Dam, Wis.

After starting sixth in a non-sanctioned 410 Sprint Car A-main event at Wilmot Raceway in Wilmot, Wis. on May 6, the Sheboygan Falls, Wis. driver finished in the runner-up spot behind race winner Bill Balog. The second place showing equaled Arenz’s previous career-best 410 Sprint Car finish, which also came at Wilmot Raceway in a Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series event on Aug. 27, 2022.

In his Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions 410 Sprint Car Series debut, Arenz placed 14th in A-main action at Wilmot Raceway on May 13.

After suffering a blown motor in hot laps, Arenz switched to a backup car for the remainder of an IRA event at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on May 20. However, contact in heat race competition resulted in a flip, which relegated Arenz to the B main where he ended his night with an eighth-place finish. Arenz rebounded the following night to finish seventh in A-main action at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, Wis. on May 21.

During an IRA doubleheader weekend at Wilmot Raceway on May 27 and 141 Speedway in Francis Creek, Wis. on May 28, Arenz posted eighth place and fifth place A-main showings respectively.

Arenz, who began his racing career in the Outlaw Compact 4-cylinder division at The Plymouth Dirt Track in 2008, entered a pair of All Star-IRA events at the Dodge County Fairgrounds Speedway in Beaver Dam, Wis. on June 1 and The Plymouth Dirt Track for the annual Rayce Rudeen Foundation race on June 2, during which he finished fifth in the B main to just miss out on an A-main transfer spot at Dodge County and placed 20th in A-main action at Plymouth.

In his Sycamore Speedway debut on June 10, Arenz won the second IRA dash to start second and equal his career-best IRA finish with a second place A-main showing at the Maple Grove, Ill. facility before placing fifth in A-main action at Angell Park Speedway on June 11.

Arenz then earned a fourth place finish in IRA A-main competition in his first appearance at Fairbury American Legion Speedway in Fairbury, Ill. on June 24.

The highlight of Arenz’s 2023 season came on July 1 when he advanced from the sixth starting spot to claim his first career IRA 410 Sprint Car Series A-main victory in the 30-lap Scott Semmelmann Memorial event at The Plymouth Dirt Track. The win marked Arenz’s 37th overall career A-main victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track in four different divisions (Outlaw Compact 4-Cylinder, B Mod (Sport Mod), 360 Sprint Car and 410 Sprint Car), as well as his 71st career A-main triumph.

After starting 14th in an IRA-NOSA main event at I-94 emr Speedway in Fergus Falls, Minn. on July 13, Arenz retired from the race with a broken throttle linkage and was scored 23rd. During an IRA-NOSA doubleheader at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, N.D. on July 14-15, Arenz posted 12th and 11th place A-main finishes respectively.

An IRA doubleheader weekend at The Plymouth Dirt Track and Wilmot Raceway on July 28 and July 29, netted Arenz a pair of fifth place A-main showings.

After turning in a 22nd to 11th place A-main charge during the annual Kenosha County Fair race at Wilmot Raceway on Aug. 19, Arenz posted a second place showing during the IRA Corn Fest event at Angel Park Speedway on Aug. 20.

Five days later, Arenz notched a ninth place finish in IRA’s return visit to 34 Raceway on Aug. 25. On Sept. 1 at the Dodge County Fairgrounds Speedway, Arenz turned to a backup car for the A main, after his primary car suffered engine issues in heat race action. In the main event, Arenz came home 15th.

Arenz returned to his home track – The Plymouth Dirt Track – during the Sheboygan County Fair on Sept. 2, during which he won the first IRA dash and led the first four laps of the A main from the pole before settling for a fourth place finish.

In his debut at Gondik Law Speedway in Superior, Wis. on Sept. 8, Arenz placed fourth in the main event. However, a serious motor issue was discovered prior to the Jerry Richert Memorial IRA race at Cedar Lake Speedway on Sept. 9, which forced the team to scratch from the event and left it without a 410 motor for the remainder of the 2023 season.

With an underpowered 360 motor bolted in for the 2023 lid-sealing IRA Wisconsin Sprint Car Championships at The Plymouth Dirt Track on Sept. 30, Arenz started 18th and advanced to seventh in the B main to fall three spots short of earning an A-main transfer spot.

“I learned a lot in my rookie season with the IRA,” Arenz said. “I’m also proud of what we accomplished with the small budget we had this year compared to others that we race with. I want to thank all of our great sponsors, especially those who have stuck with us over all these years. They are very much appreciated. I also want to thank our many, many fans and, of course, all my crew members. Plans for 2024 are uncertain at the moment. Regardless, we will still have a 410 car in the shop.”

The 2023 Travis Arenz Motorsports sponsorship partners include Professional Plating Inc., Service One Transportation, Inc, Don and Lynn Kiel, Oostburg Concrete, Lakeshore Family Funeral Homes, Schoen’s Wildlife Removal, Premier Insurance Solutions-Craig Ladwig, Pallet Works, DW Fence, Little Bears Tree Service LLC, Lake Auto Glass and Service, Myhre Construction LLC, Roth’s Auto Restoration, Hair Fellers Barbershop, Fastenal of Plymouth, Jensen Sales and Service, Humphrey’s Turner Hall Bar & Grill, Carbliss Hand Crafted Cocktails, Amy Bruechert Reality, Cornwell Tools-Paul Epping, Advanced Engine Concepts, Inc., Duehring’s Tax Service, Everhope Show Cattle, HRP Wings and Behling Racing Equipment.

The 2023 Travis Arenz Motorsports team consists of pit crew members Greg Piedot, Jerrod Gamb, Emily Stadler, Cameron Fritz, Bobby Bonelli and Trevor Hittman (public relations).

Additional information on the Travis Arenz Motorsports team can be found by visiting the team’s Facebook and X (Twitter) pages.

Travis Arenz Motorsports Sponsor Showcase – Duehring’s Tax Service

Travis Arenz Motorsports would like to acknowledge Duehring’s Tax Service for its support during the team’s rookie season of competition with the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series in 2023.

Located at 615 South Eighth St., Suite 110-6 in Sheboygan, Wis., Duehring’s Tax Service is a local, family-owned business specializing in tax preparation services.

For more information or to schedule an appointment, contact Duehring’s Tax Service via email at bneils09@gmail.com or by calling 920-452-8665.

Pedal Down Promotions is a full-service public relations and media services company devoted to helping its clients effectively communicate with targeted audiences through press releases, newsletters, profile and feature articles, website and social media content development, printed media, editing and layout, graphic design and book publishing services.

For more information on Pedal Down Promotions, email pedaldownpromotions@gmail.com, visit www.pedaldownpromo.com or call 920-323-7970.

Travis Arenz Motorsports 410 Sprint Car Final 2023 Statistics

Total Events – 28 IRA Events – 27 All Star Events – 3 A Main Victories – 1 Top Five A Main Finishes – 12 Top 10 A Main Finishes – 15 Top 15 A Main Finishes – 20 Top 20 A Main Finishes – 21 Heat Race Victories – 3 B Main Victories – 0 Dash Appearances – 7 Dash Victories – 2 Fast Qualifier Awards – 0 Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association Final Points Finish – 3rd

Travis Arenz Motorsports 360 Sprint Car Final 2023 Statistics

Total MSA-PDTR Events – 2 A Main Victories – 0 Top Five A Main Finishes – 0 Top 10 A Main Finishes – 0 Heat Race Victories – 0 B Main Victories – 1 Fast Qualifier Awards – 0

Travis Arenz Motorsports Career Highlights 2008-2023

Total Career A Main Victories – 71 Outlaw Compact 4-Cylinder A Main Victories – 20 IMCA Northern Sport Mod/B Mod A Main Victories – 20 MSA/PDTR 360 Sprint Car A Main Victories – 30 IRA 410 Sprint Car A Main Victories – 1 2013 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Outlaw Compact 4-Cylinder Champion 2016 141 Speedway Northern Sport Mod Champion 2021 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car Champion 2021 Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car Champion 2022 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car Champion 2022 Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car Champion 2023 Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Apple Cup Rookie Award

 

 

$100,000 ON THE LINE LABOR DAY WEEKEND AT SKAGIT SPEEDWAY’S SKAGIT NATIONALS

Labor Day weekend just became massive on the west coast! The inaugural visit of the High Limit Racing Series will see a six-figure payout to the winner on Saturday, August 31st at the Skagit Nationals.

“We’re taking sprint car racing to the next level on the west coast, we are here to shape the future of the sport. Sprint car racing is in a great place right now, the attraction and participation it’s bringing to the tracks is amazing. As owners we need to take a step forward to ensure the teams have the stability and assurance to keep growing. For the fans, we need to make sure these shows are an unforgettable experience year after year.” – Kevin Rudeen

In the last two years Skagit Speedway has increased the payout and winnings for all events. In 2024, with the addition of the High Limit Racing Series, the bar has been raised once again making this one of the largest paying sprint car races on the west coast.

The Skagit Nationals will kick off on Thursday, August 29th and conclude on Saturday, August 31st. Tickets, format, and complete purse will follow in the coming weeks.

Skagit Speedway

4796 Old Highway 99 North Road

Burlington, WA 98233

360-724-3567

www.SkagitSpeedway.com

 

 

Cogleys, Famers team up to promote Millstream in 2024

Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023

FINDLAY, Ohio- Millstream Speedway near Findlay, Ohio will roar back to live in 2024 under new ownership and a new promotion team.

MS Properties, Matt and Beth Cogley recently purchased the four-tenths-mile dirt track and have begun to work on the facility. The Cogleys will be teaming up with Rich and Shelly Farmer to promote races at Millstream in 2024. The Famers recently took over promoting Fremont Speedway again after having operated the “Track That Action Built” for 10 years (2008-2017) and in years past have promoted events at Millstream Speedway.

"We are excited to work with Matt and Beth to bring Millstream back up and running successfully. In an age where more and more dirt tracks are closing, it’s fantastic to be able to help keep a historic track running. The enthusiasm of the area fans and race teams for this is very encouraging,” said Rich Farmer.

The schedule of races for 2024 is dependent on the amount of work that can be accomplished over the off-season.

“Matt and Beth have been hard at work and a lot of area fans have come out to help. Right now we’re looking at a handful of special events at Millstream in 2024,” said Farmer.

Matt Cogley has been a Lightning Sprint racer for 5 years, also running a 360 sprint car in the 2022 season. The Cogleys’ son Alex also raced Lightning Sprints for three years and spent a year traveling with a professional sprint car team out of Texas.

"We know we have a lot to learn about operating a racetrack. The support we have received for getting Millstream back up and running has been incredible and we look forward to working with Rich and Shelly in 2024 and learning what it will take to be successful,” said Beth Cogley.

Millstream Speedway opened in 1952 as a five-eighths-mile oval and was shortened to its current size in 1960. The track operated under many owners and managers regularly through 1999 – including a stint in the 1970s under the direction of the then Fremont Speedway promoters. The track reopened in 2008 and closed again in 2022. Since then Millstream has hosted a few select shows.

Keep up to date on the progress at Millstream by following them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Millstream.Speedway.

 

 

GRANT SEXTON MAKES HIS FIRST TURKEY NIGHT GRAND PRIX SPRINT CAR MAIN EVENT

(Lakeside, CA, November 28, 2023) For the first time in his young career, 19-year-old Grant Sexton qualified for the main event in the sprint car portion of the prestigious Turkey Night Grand Prix at the Ventura Raceway last Saturday night. The race closed the season for the young driver who captured the 2023 USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series Rookie of the Year award.

Attached to this release is a Steve Lafond photo of Grant Sexton at the Turkey Night Grand Prix and the Sexton Gatlin Racing Team logo.

Last week’s race marked Sexton’s second-ever attempt at Turkey Night. He made his debut in the long-running event in 2022. On that occasion, the then 18-year-old was fighting for one of the transfer spots in the B main when he became entangled in a couple of other driver's mess. That catastrophe knocked him out of the race. It was a bitter ending for the highly competitive teen.

Last week, Sexton, who calls Lakeside, California home, was one of 52 entries in the sprint car division at the 82nd running of the historic motorsports event. Bent on making the main this year, he kicked off the two-night racing program in style when he scored a convincing run-away win in the first heat race of the weekend. At the checkers, he was nearly a full straightaway ahead of his closest challenger.

After his heat race triumph, Sexton had a good chance of locking in one of the 10 spots for Saturday’s A main event in his qualifier. Starting on the outside of row two in the 12-lap, 11-car race, he was forced wide in turn one on the opening lap. Subsequently, he slipped as far back as eighth. Never to be deterred, he got his elbows up and clawed his way forward all the way to fifth before the checkered flag halted the proceedings. Unfortunately, that was not enough to get him into the dash and he would have to run a B main on Saturday night.

Sexton, who was the 2021 POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series champion, started on the pole in one of the 12-lap, 17-car B mains on Saturday. With a complete sellout crowd looking on, he steered his pretty #22 car into the lead at the drop of the green flag. The precocious racer led the first seven laps before relinquishing the top spot. From that point on, he stayed in second place and earned his ticket to his first Turkey Night Grand Prix main event.

Starting 14th in the 30-lap finale, Sexton wisely bided his time early on. The youthful driver went outside and quickly became one of the best shows in the race. He picked off car after car and had worked his way up to fifth on the track with narrow straightaways. However, going into turn one late in the affair, he thought the bottom was taking rubber and he dove low in his immaculate #22. Unfortunately, it was still slick and he dropped back three positions. One lap later he stayed low and slipped backwards a few more spots. He was unable to regain those positions in the limited time remaining and took his final checkered flag of the 2023 season in 13th place.

Grant will be back for his second full season in USAC/CRA while his father Brent will be trying to succeed him as Rookie of the Year. In addition, Brent will be doing some selected races in a lightning sprint. If you or your company are interested in becoming a marketing partner with Sexton Gatlin Racing in 2024, please call (619) 454-6945 or E-mail mailto:sextonfire@cox.net or mailto:sextonfire@gmail.com.

Sexton Gatlin Racing would like to thank the following companies for making the 2023 season possible. Keys Brothers, East County Electric Works, Maxima Oil, Automated Interiors, Sexton Fire Protection, BK Wings, Troy Dirt, Victory Graphix, and Swift Powdercoat.

Sexton Gatlin Racing 2023 Results

Brent Sexton

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 4th A Main

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 2nd A Main

4-1-23 Mohave Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 1st A Main

4-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning 1st A Main

5-27-23 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning 2nd A Main

6-3-23 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 6th A Main

6-10-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 7th A Main

6-10-23 Perris Auto Speedway PAS Senior Sprint Cars 2nd A Main

7-8-23 Barona Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning 2nd A Main

7-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 18th A Main

8-10-23 Devils Lake Raceway Minn-Kota Summer Nationals 6th A Main

8-11-23 River Cities Raceway Minn-Kota Summer Nationals 11th B Main

8-12-23 Greenbush Race Park Minn-Kota Summer Nationals 2nd A Main

8-14-23 Buffalo River Speedway Minn-Kota Summer Nationals Rained Out

8-19-23 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Rained Out

9-23-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 17th A Main

10-14-23 Mohave Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 6th A Main

10-20-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 1st A Main

10-21-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 3rd A Main

11-11-23 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 6th A Main

11-14-23 Bakersfield Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 4th A Main

11-17-23 Placerville Speedway California Lightning Sprints DNS

Dalton Sexton

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 14th A Main

4-1-23 Mohave Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning DNS

4-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning 3rd A Main

8-22-23 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Rained Out

Grant Sexton

1-27-23 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 16th A Main

1-28-23 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars DNS

3-18-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 19th A Main

4-1-23 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 13th B Main

4-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 12th A Main

4-22-23 Kings Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 7th A Main

4-29-23 Kern County Raceway Park USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 12th A Main

5-6-23 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 6th A Main

5-20-23 Thunderbowl Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 14th A Main

5-27-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 9th A Main

6-10-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 15th A Main

6-17-23 Ventura Raceway USAC West Coast Sprints 21st A Main

6-24-23 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 5th A Main

7-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 16th A Main

8-10-23 Devils Lake Raceway Minn-Kota Summer Nationals 6th A Main

8-11-23 River Cities Raceway Minn-Kota Summer Nationals 10th A Main

8-12-23 Greenbush Race Park Minn-Kota Summer Nationals 19th A Main

8-14-23 Buffalo River Speedway Minn-Kota Summer Nationals Rained Out

8-19-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Rained Out

9-23-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 13th A Main

10-14-23 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 20th A Main

10-20-23 Imperial Valley Raceway So Cal Open Comp Sprint Cars 5th A Main

11-3-23 Cocopah Speedway ASCS Sprint Cars 7th A Main

11-3-23 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 22nd A Main

11-4-23 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 15th A Main

11-11-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th A Main

11-25-23 Ventura Raceway USAC West Coast Sprint Cars 13th A Main

AJ Bender

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 1st A Main

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 7th A Main

4-1-23 Mohave Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning DNS

Robby Brockman

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 13th A Main

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 5th A Main

4-1-23 Mohave Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 8th A Main

Darren Brown

7-8-23 Barona Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning 1st A Main

Braden Chiaramonte

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 1st A Main

6-3-23 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 16th A Main

Geoff Dale

5-27-23 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Southwest 4th A Main

 

 

OPEN WHEEL SHOWDOWN DRAWS NATIONS WINNINGEST TEAM

(November 29, 2023) When the Open Wheel Showdown officially kicks off Thursday afternoon at the “Bullring” at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, they will have a bullseye on their back, and for good reason. The Kirk Morgan Racing team, with driver Davey Hamilton Jr., are at the top of their game currently.

If you are going to leave Las Vegas with the 50K first place prize money, you must first figure out how to stop this team. They are the winningest pavement sprint car team in the country currently with 8 total wins this season, and fresh off a win in the recent November 4 ‘Sandi DeCaire Classic 41’ at Citrus County Speedway in Inverness, Florida. The event is the biggest winged pavement sprint car race on the Florida based Southern Sprint Car Shootout Series schedule.

The team is owned by Tampa, Florida businessman Kirk Morgan. Morgan started the team in 2020, but it wasn’t until late 2021 that Morgan hired Davey Hamilton Jr. to do the driving duties. After winning the 2022 SSSS series championship, the team hit its stride this season. They picked up the non-wing Dave Steele 15 at Florida in February. Since then, they have also won 3 times with Must See Racing and added several second-place finishes with the series. They also finished second to Evan Margeson in the 27K to win Pink Lady Classic at Meridian, Idaho in September.

Driver Davey Hamilton Jr. is the promoter of the Open Wheel Showdown. But he will now get to focus on being a driver now that race weekend is upon us. He has handed over all responsibilities to capable individuals so he can focus on being just a driver. The team might be one of the early favorites to take home the 50k this weekend based on their performance in 2023.

Owner Kirk Morgan indicated the success of the team is due to team chemistry. Everyone knows their role.

“I must admit, I’m happy with our season” team owner Kirk Morgan commented. “We’ve won a bunch of races and had a bunch of second places. We’re a little disappointed in some of those Must See Racing second place finishes. At times we weren’t on our game as much as we would have liked. But we put up a good fight and had a lot of fun doing it.”

“The Must See series is a lot more fun than I ever thought it would be. We raced at a lot of good facilities up north. Jim Hanks and his wife Nancey put on one heck of a show. We like the competition level and running with those guys”.

The team is headed by crew chief Todd Schmidt. Schmidt is one of the mot respected pavement sprint car crew chiefs in the sport. He has worked with Dave Steele and Troy DeCaire. He was won multiple races and championships prior to his tenure with the Morgan team. He won the 2009 Little 500 with Dave Steele.

“it’s the package, its everything” explains Morgan. “Its Davey, its Todd, its me, its crew member “Luigi”, and it’s our commitment. We win our races at the shop. We don’t win them at the track it’s our commitment. We work three night a week on the car at the shop.”

Being on the road has presented challenges for Moran trying to run a business and race this season, but he’s enjoying the experience. “It’s hard. When I’m on the road I speak to the office daily. I have 5 offices in Florida, but I speak to them on the regular while I’m on the road. It presents a challenge, but I’ve hired good, smart people to stand in my place while I’m gone.”

“Todd has been with me from day one. I was fortunate to grab him when I did. I enticed him to be a team member and we’ve had a lot of fun since. As everybody knows, Todd is a wealth of knowledge. He’s a sprint var guru. He’s our engine builder and a chassis guru. He does the setup and shocks too. Todd is the guy at the track everybody comes to for advice. He’ll help anybody.”

“Luigi is one of the hardest working guys I know. In the shop he works non-stop. He just keeps on going. We all eat, breath, and sleep it.”

Morgan likes the team’s chances to take the 50K back to Tampa. “We go into every race with our heads held high. This is the most stacked pavement race we’ve ever witnessed. There are 20 guys that could win this race and another 20 that could surprise everybody. That’s the neat think about this race. The money has lured everybody to Las Vegas. We’re ready to compete with the top guys from all over the country.”

There is one thing Morgan can predict about this weekends race. “If we win it, the 50k is coming home with us. I’m not much of a gambler” concluded Morgan.

 

 

Hartmann’s sophomore 410 Sprint Car season nets second top-10 IRA points showing

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) November 29, 2023 – After a completing a promising rookie Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series campaign in 2022 in just his third year behind the wheel of a race car, Austin Hartmann came back to register a solid second season in the seat of the 87A Hartmann Racing 410 Sprint Car during the 2023 campaign.

In all, Hartmann’s demanding six-month 2023 season schedule featured trips to 14 different tracks in six states with the team placing ninth in the final IRA point standings. Along with completing the full IRA slate, Hartmann mixed in additional races with the NOS Energy Drink World of Outlaws 410 Sprint Car Series and Tezos All Star Circuit of Champion 410 Sprint Car Series, while sprinkling in non-sanctioned events at Wilmot Raceway in Wilmot, Wis. and Butler Speedway in Quincy, Mich.

In 33 410 Sprint Car events during the 2023 season, Hartmann tallied one top-five, six top-10 and 12 top-15 A-main showings, while recording two heat race victories and six IRA dash appearances.

After turning in a 10th place showing in the 2022 IRA 410 Sprint Car Series point standings during his rookie season, Hartmann closed out his second full season of IRA 410 Sprint Car Series action one spot better with a ninth place showing in the final 2023 point standings.

The Plymouth, Wis. driver opened the 2023 IRA schedule with a ninth place effort in B-main competition at 34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa on April 7 before placing sixth in B-main action on April 8.

After finishing fifth in the second IRA dash to claim the 10th A-main starting spot in the 30-lap A-main event at Beaver Dam Raceway in Beaver Dam, Wis. on April 15, Hartmann did not turn another competitive lap for the remainder of the program. Shortly after pushing off for the 30-lap A main, a broken component in the driveline of the 87A Hartmann Racing machine forced Hartmann to leave the track and retire to the pit area for the remainder of the event. He was listed 22nd in the final race rundown.

The highlight of Hartmann’s 2023 season followed on May 6 as he turned in a career-best fifth place showing in a non-sanctioned 410 Sprint Car A-main event at Wilmot Raceway.

A doubleheader weekend of competition with the Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions netted a ninth place B main showing at Jacksonville Speedway in Jacksonville, Ill. on Friday, May 12 and a 20th place A-main finish in a co-sanctioned All Star-IRA event at Wilmot Raceway on Saturday, May 13.

Hartmann’s best A-main showing of the 2023 IRA season came one week later as he turned in an eighth place finish at The Plymouth Dirt Track on May 20.

The ensuing three IRA events netted a 17th place finish at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, Wis. on May 21, a 12th place showing at Wilmot Raceway on May 27 and a 13th place finish at 141 Speedway in Francis Creek, Wis. on May 28.

Another doubleheader weekend of Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions action resulted in a 10th place B-main showing at the Dodge County Fairgrounds in Beaver Dam, Wis. on Friday, June 2 before Hartmann came home 25th in the annual Rayce Rudeen Foundation A-main event at The Plymouth Dirt Track on Saturday, June 3.

The following weekend saw Hartmann tally a pair of top-15 A-main finishes in IRA competition as he came home ninth at Sycamore Speedway in Maple Grove, Ill. on June 10 and placed 12th at Angell Park Speedway on June 11.

Hartmann joined the NOS Energy Drink World of Outlaws Series for a pair of events at Beaver Dam Raceway in Beaver Dam, Wis. on June 16-17, coming away with 20th place finishes in both A-main events.

After taking 10th place in IRA A-main competition at Fairbury Speedway in Fairbury, Ill. on June 24, Hartmann finished 15th in IRA main event action at The Plymouth Dirt Track on July 1.

A stirring heat race run saw Hartmann qualify directly into a NOS Energy Drink World of Outlaws Series A main at Wilmot Raceway on July 8. A lap 6 heat race pass for fifth place earned Hartmann his third World of Outlaws series A-main start of the 2023 season and his first interview with World of Outlaws Pit Reporter Chase Raudman before capping the night with a 19th place finish in A-main action.

A long trip to Minnesota and North Dakota followed with Hartmann placing 19th in IRA A-main action at I-94 emr Speedway in Fergus Falls, Minn. on July 13 before taking 10th in main event competition at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, N.D. on July 14 and a 20th place A-main finish on July 15.

After qualifying third in the 25-lap field, rain washed out main event action at Outagamie Speedway in Seymour, Wis. on July 21, Hartmann and the 87A Hartmann Racing team notched a strong sixth place A-main showing in a non-sanctioned 410 Sprint Car event at Butler Speedway in Quincy, Mich, on July 22.

Hartmann then posted 22nd and 19th place A-main finishes in IRA events at The Plymouth Dirt Track and Wilmot Raceway respectively on July 28 and July 29.

Following a two-week break from competition, Hartmann finished 10th in an IRA B main at Wilmot Raceway on Aug. 19 before placing 14th in an IRA A main at Angell Park on Aug. 20.

Hartmann escaped without injury, following a hard crash and ensuing fire in his No. 87 machine, during IRA heat race action at 34 Raceway on Aug. 25.

The final month of the 2023 season saw Hartmann record top-20 A-main finishes in IRA events at Dodge County Fairgrounds Speedway on Sept. 1 (19th), The Plymouth Dirt Track on Sept. 2 (19th), Gondik Law Speedway in Superior, Wis. on Sept. 8 (15th), Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis. on Sept. 9 (15th) and The Plymouth Dirt Track on Sept. 30 (20th).

“I would like to thank all of the sponsors, crew members, family, friends and fans, who have helped me live out my dream of racing a 410 Sprint Car at track across the Midwest,” Hartmann said. “I appreciate everything they have done over the past two years.”

Additional information on the 87A Hartmann Racing team can be found by visiting the team’s website www.team87a.com and Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/87Ahartmannracing.

The sponsorship partners for the 2023 87A Hartmann Racing team include Kristine Hartmann of Pleasant View Realty, Shufflebotham Tree Service, Competition Specialists, Schmidt’s Landscaping, Feldmann Sales & Service, Holler n Hills, Steinpreis Trucking, KSI Supply Inc., Quasius Construction, SwitchGear Brewing LLC, TheD8Dispensary, AF Inc., Hopf Farms, RC Custom Design, Hepfner Racing Products, Berryman Racing Shocks and Maxim Chassis.

The 2023 87A Hartmann Racing team consists of Hunter Annis, Eric Bergschultz, Parker Annis, Karlee Hartmann, Andrew Shufflebotham and Kristine Hartmann.

87A Hartmann Racing Sponsor Showcase – TheD8Dispensary

The Austin Hartmann – 87A Hartmann Racing team was thrilled to have TheD8Dispensary on board as a sponsorship partner for the 2023 season.

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To contact TheD8Dispensary, call (920) 395-2904 or visit https://www.thed8dispensary.com/sheboygan.

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Austin Hartmann 87A Hartmann Racing Final 2023 Statistics

Total Events – 33 IRA Events – 27 World of Outlaws Events – 3 All Star Events – 4 A Main Victories – 0 B Main Victories – 0 Top Five A Main Finishes – 1 Top 10 A Main Finishes – 6 Top 15 A Main Finishes – 12 Top 20 A Main Finishes – 23 Heat Race Victories – 2 Dash Appearances – 6 Dash Victories – 0 Fast Qualifier Awards – 0 Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association Points Finish – 9th

 

Early Entries Put The 39th Annual Tulsa Shootout On Record Watch!

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (November 29, 2023) Rocketing past the 1,000-entry mark for the tenth year in a row on November 18, the number of entries into the 39th annual Tulsa Shootout has not slowed down, with the count sitting at 1,311 between the six featured divisions.

Creeping up on the previous event record of 1,397, set in 2020, the current entry record stands at 1,739, with 1,661 drawing in, and was set during the 2022 edition of the ‘Mecca of Micros’. The 2023 show was only six entries under the record, with total entries drawing in setting a new record at 1,655.

An idea of how far ahead entries currently stand and why this year's event could be a record-setting affair, pre-entries for the 2023 event closed with 1,536 on file.

The 1,311 entries received so far for the 2024 showdown include 540 drivers from 330 cities across 40 states and three countries (USA, Can, NZ). Of the drivers, 242 plan to compete in at least three divisions. Needing to fit within a specific age range to do so, seven drivers fall into that category and are able to race in five classes.

Both stock divisions have cleared 300 entries each, with Joe’s Racing Products Stock Non-Wing sitting at 314, and EVO Fuel Injection A-Class at 302. Hyper Racing Non-Wing Outlaw follows with 285, with the RS12 Winged Outlaws with 195. K&B Racing Restricted sits at 119, with the Flying A Motorsports Junior Sprints on track to have their largest field ever, with the count currently at 95. The 2023 event saw 96 drivers draw in out of the 98 entries received.

The lead-up to the Chili Bowl Nationals in January, several drivers will again take the opportunity to utilize the Tulsa Shootout for added-on-track experience. Tyler Courtney in a Christopher Bell owned entry was revealed recently, but a quick glance through the classes finds 22 drivers doing so.

Tim Buckwalter, Michael Faccinto, Noah Gass, Blake Hahn, Colton Hardy, and even defending Chili Bowl Champion, Logan Seavey, are just some drivers looking for extra seat time. For Chili Bowl Rookies like Cale Coons, Elijah Gile, and Joey Amantea, that added time on track is invaluable.

Teams can enter online 24/7 at https://www.myracepass.com/series/1531/registrations/8517. Starting November 30, 2023, the cost per class will be $125, and will close on December 13, 2023. After that, teams will have to enter at the event during check-in on Monday, December 26, 2023

The 39th annual Tulsa Shootout dates are December 27-31, 2023. Teams will move in, draw, and purchase Pit Passes on Tuesday, December 26, 2023. Practice will occur on Wednesday, December 27, 2023, with the first rounds of Heats taking the green around 7:00 P.M. (CT). Racing will continue each day, starting at 9:00 A.M., with the race for the Golden Driller wrapping up on New Year’s Eve.

Happening about every ten years, the final day of racing will be on a Sunday.

A quick reminder to teams regarding car numbers.

We do not allow reflective numbers. If your numbers are borderline or not readable, you will need to fix them. You will be given one warning during practice to fix your numbers. Numbers not fixed by race time will result in disqualification, and you will not be allowed to enter the racetrack.

Non-Wing Classes must have a number on the nose of your car. The letter must be above the number and legible. Winged Classes must have numbers on both sideboards. All cars must have legible numbers on the tail tank. Car numbers are a max of three digits. That includes the use of a letter.

For example, a car can be No. 100, or No. 10x. Not No. 100x.

Remember, we have three people hand scoring because sometimes the transponder system does go down, they fall off the car, or just stop working. We need to be able to read all car numbers so you are not scored incorrectly and also to speed up time under caution. It also helps our infield crew to move cars around when a RACEceiver malfunctions. Contrast is important. Black on black with a hint of grey is not readable when a car is in motion, especially from a distance.

Featured classes at the 39th running of the Tulsa Shootout include RS-12 Motorsports Winged Outlaw, Hyper Racing Non-Wing Outlaw, EVO Fuel Injection A-Class Winged, Joe’s Racing Products Stock Non-Wing, K&B Racing Restricted A-Class, and Flying A Motorsports Junior Sprints. Information regarding specific daily running orders will be established after entries open. Online entry will be available as well as entry by phone at (918) 838-3777.

Rules questions can be directed to Matt Ward, who is the director of competition for the Tulsa Shootout. Contact for Matt Ward includes Cell Phone at (918) 995-1650 or the office at (918) 838-3777.

Fans not able to attend the 39th annual Tulsa Shootout can see every lap of action on http://www.floracing.com.

The Tulsa Shootout takes place at the Tulsa Expo Raceway, located inside the SageNet Center in Tulsa, Okla. More information on the event will be released as the event draws closer. All official rules, event information, and dates are online at http://www.tulsashootout.com. Fans can also follow the Tulsa Shootout at https://www.facebook.com/TulsaShootout and on Twitter (@TulsaShootout).

Quick Notes:

Event: 39th annual Tulsa Shootout

Where: SageNet Center – 4145 E 21st St, Tulsa, OK 74114

Parking: December 26, 2023 starting at 7:00 A.M.

Practice: December 27, 2023 starting at 8:00 A.M. Racing to follow

Event Dates: December 27, 2023 – December 31, 2023

Late Entry ($125/class entered): November 30, 2023 – December 13, 2023

At Race Entry ($125/class entered): December 26, 2023

Entries can be paid by Cash, Master Card, or Visa. No personal checks are accepted without prior approval. Entry includes Sunday Pit Pass.

Mail Entries To: Tulsa Shootout 1140 S. 83rd East Ave. Tulsa, OK 74112

Fax Entries To: (918) 836-5517

Call Entries To: (918) 838-3777

Enter Online At: http://www.tulsashootout.com

Entries will NOT be accepted via social media.

**Rules for the represented classes can be found at https://www.tulsashootout.com/classes. For any clarification on rules, contact Matt Ward at (918) 995-1650 or (918) 838-3777.

Tentative Daily Times

Event: 39th annual Tulsa Shootout

Where: SageNet Center – 4145 E 21st St, Tulsa, OK 74114

Event Dates: December 26, 2023 – December 31, 2023

All times and order of events are tentative and subject to change based on the number of entries. The number of races will be determined after check-in has closed.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2023

7:00 AM........................................Early Parking

3:00 PM........................................Regular Parking

12:00PM - 8:00 PM.......................Sign-In / Pit Passes

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2023

8:00 AM.......................................Practice Begins

6:00 PM........................................Restrictor Tech

7:00 PM……………………………………..Racing

All TIMES MAY VARY DUE TO VEHICLE COUNT!

Pit Pass $30

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2023

7:00 AM........................................Building Open

9:00 AM.........................................Racing

Pit Passes sold at the North and South entrances only.

All TIMES MAY VARY DUE TO VEHICLE COUNT!

General Admission $15

Pit Pass $30

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2023

7:00 AM........................................Building Opens

9:00 AM.......................................Racing

Pit Passes sold at the North and South entrances only.

All TIMES MAY VARY DUE TO VEHICLE COUNT!

General Admission $15

Pit Pass $30

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2023

7:00 AM........................................Building Opens

9:00 AM........................................Racing

Pit Passes sold at the North and South entrances only.

All TIMES MAY VARY DUE TO VEHICLE COUNT!

General Admission $15

Pit Pass $30

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2023

7:00 AM........................................Building Opens

9:00 AM.......................................Racing

5:00 PM.........................................Opening Ceremonies

All LCQ's & A Features Following Opening Ceremonies

Pit Passes sold at the North and South entrances only.

All TIMES MAY VARY DUE TO VEHICLE COUNT!

General Admission $20

Pit Pass $40

Follow Us Online:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TulsaShootout

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TulsaShootout

Website: https://www.tulsashootout.com

2024 Class Lineup

RS-12 Motorsports Winged Outlaw

Hyper Racing Non-Wing Outlaw

EVO Fuel Injection A-Class Winged

Joe’s Racing Products Stock Non-Wing

K&B Racing Restricted A-Class

Flying A Motorsports Junior Sprints

Event Broadcast:

Live Online PPV: http://www.floracing.com

Tulsa Shootout Past Champions (Current Classes)

RS12 MOTORSPORTS WINGED OUTLAW Keith Crawford (1990), Pete Frazier (1993), Pete Frazier (1994), Steve Frisell (1995), Chad Davenport (1996), Rick King (1997), Pete Frazier (1998), Lee Waldroop (1999), Paul Carbone (2000), Robert Richardson (2001), Dino Tomassi & Scotty Smith (2002), Bryan Clauson & Jacob Mosley (2003), Rodney Stealy (2004), Stan Yockey & Scotty Smith (2005) , Rodney Stealy (2006), Jerrod Wilson (2007), Brady Bacon (2008), Kevin Bayer (2009), Ryan Reeves (2010), Blake Hahn (2011), Heath Duinkerken (2012), Heath Duinkerken (2013), Frank Flud (2014), Michael Faccinto (2015), Brady Bacon (2016), Joe B. Miller (2017), Christopher Bell (2018), Ben Worth (2019), Emerson Axsom (2020), Mitchell Moles (2021), Craig Ronk (2022), Emerson Axsom (2023)

HYPER RACING OUTLAW NON-WING: Blake Hahn (2011), Brock Lemley (2012), Chris Andrews (2013), Steven Shebester (2014), Trey Marcham (2015), Chris Andrews (2016), Tristan Guardino (2017). Jason McDougal (2018), Zeb Wise (2019), Brady Bacon (2020), Kris Carroll (2021), Jeffrey Newell (2022). TJ Smith (2023)

EVO FUEL INJECTION A-CLASS: Willie Bewley (1988), Gary Edwards (1989), David Person (1991), Bubba Hunt (1992), Ryan McDonald (1993), Chris Crawford (1994), Kevin Bayer (1995), Jay Foote (1996), Darren Stewart (1997), Jerrod Wilson (1998), Shawn Wright (1999), Shawn Wright (2000), Brad Best (2002), Dex Eaton (2003), Brady Bacon (2004), Kevin Bayer (2005), Scott Sawyer & Jerrod Wilson (2006), Donnie Ray Crawford (2007), Jerrod Wilson (2008), Gary Taylor (2009), Donnie Ray Crawford (2010), Andrew Deal (2011), Kevin Bayer (2012), Chris Cochran (2013), Tucker Worth (2014), Giovanni Scelzi (2015), Miles Paulus (2016), Ayrton Gennetten (2017), Jason McDougal (2018), Jake Hagopian (2019), Kyle Spence (2020), Brian Carber (2021), Jake Hagopian (2022), Jake Hagopian (2023)

JOE'S RACING PRODUCTS STOCK NON-WING: Wendy Shear (1990), Jeff Dodd (1994), Paul Herdon (1996), Brady Courtney (1997), Rick Mercer (1998), Chebon Bruner (1999), Matt Walton (2002), Donnie Crawford (2003), Ronnie James (2004), Donnie Crawford (2005), Andrew Peters & Donnie Crawford (2006), Donnie Ray Crawford (2007), Rodney Stealy (2008), Riley Adair (2009), Chris Andrews (2010), Koen Shaw (2011), Chris Cochran (2012), Michael Faccinto (2013), Frank Flud (2014), Trey Marcham (2015), Jonathan Beason (2016), Frank Flud (2017). Jason McDougal (2018), Kyle Spence (2019), Alex Bright (2020), Brian Carber (2021), Emerson Axsom (2022), Gavan Boschele (2023)

K&B RACING RESTRICTED A-CLASS: Jonathan Beason (2001), Josh Pickle (2002), Jay Hunt (2003), Jack Dover (2004), Dalton Cole (2005), Tyler Edwards (2006), Tanner Mullens (2007), Sean Thompson (2008), Trent Carter (2009), Darien Roberts (2010), Dalton Seigler (2011), Dahne Lynn McKay (2012), Dahne Lynn McKay (2013), Alex Panella (2014), Kaylee Bryson (2015), Noah Gass (2016), Grady Mercer (2017), Corey Day (2018), Shawn Mahaffey (2019), Jade Avedisian (2020), Jaxton Wiggs (2021), Jett Nunley (2022). Jack Thomas (2023)

FLYING A MOTORSPORTS JUNIOR SPRINTS: Jordan Burnett (2001), Dustin Rhodes (2004), Mitch Faccinto (2005), Blake Hahn (2006), Drew Marshall (2007), Chance Morton (2008), Grady Chandler (2009), Josiah Ribeiro (2010), Josiah Ribeiro (2011), Kameron Beard (2012), Jadon Rogers (2013), Cannon McIntosh (2014), Nikko Panella (2015), Ryder Laplante (2016), Caeden Steele (2017), Ryan Timms (2018) , Austin Wood (2019), Jett Barnes (2020), Lucas Mauldin (2021), Lucas Mauldin (2022), Mattix McBride (2023)

 

 

Breakthrough 2023 campaign vaults Alex Pokorski
to most improved, top-five status

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) November 28, 2023 – In his fourth overall and second full-time season behind the wheel of a 360 Sprint Car, Alex Pokorski firmly established himself as a consistently strong, top-flight competitor in the Akright Auto Midwest Sprint Car Association and Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car competition throughout the 2023 campaign.

Following an up-and-down debut season in the seat of the Spyder Akright-owned Akright Auto Racing Team No. 4 car, which saw him place 15th in the final MSA point standings and 14th in the PDTR points race in 2022, the West Bend, Wis. driver showcased his skills out right of the gate with a new Triple X chassis, fresh motor and updated equipment at his disposal in 2023.

While competing in all 24 events during the 2023 MSA-PDTR campaign, Pokorski earned his first career MSA 360 Sprint Car A-main victory at the Dodge County Fairgrounds Speedway in Beaver Dam, Wis. on Friday, June 2, while notching a total of 12 top-five, 21 top-10 and 23 top-15 A-main showings. In addition, Pokorski tallied four heat race victories and two fast qualifier awards during the 2023 season.

After advancing from 14th in 2022 to fourth in the 2023 PDTR 360 Sprint Car point standings and moving up from 15th to fourth in the final 2023 MSA 360 Sprint Car Series points race, Pokorski claimed the 2023 Most Improved Driver Award in both PDTR and MSA competition.

In addition, Pokorski’s father, Paul, who wrapped up his stellar career as a regular full-time competitor at the conclusion of the 2021 season, returned to the cockpit on a limited basis in Spyder Akright’s 53A PDTR-MSA 360 Sprint Car. The 31-year veteran competed in 11 PDTR-MSA events during the 2023 campaign, posting one top-five, four top-10 and six top-15 A-main finishes to go along with one B main victory.

The highlight of Paul’s 2023 season was a third-place podium A-main finish at The Plymouth Dirt Track on Aug. 12. With Paul sharing driving duties with Spyder Akright, the 53A Akright Auto car finished 14th in the 2023 PDTR and MSA 360 Sprint Car point standings while competing in all 17 PDTR and 21 of 24 MSA events in 2023.

Alex Pokorski roared out of the gate to record a career-best equaling fifth place showing in the 2023 PDTR 360 Sprint Car season opener at The Plymouth Dirt Track on Saturday, May 6.

One week later, Pokorski charged from his 10th starting position to earn his first career A-main podium finish with a third place effort at The Plymouth Dirt Track on Saturday, May 13.

On Saturday, May 20, Pokorski was running second in A-main action when he was collected in an incident involving two slower cars. After the crew made repairs in the pit area, the fourth-year 360 Sprint Car racer rebounded to salvage a 14th place finish.

The Alex Pokorski-Akright Auto Racing Team ventured to Wilmot Raceway in Wilmot, Wis. for an MSA event on Saturday, May 27, which saw Pokorski pick up a ninth place showing.

The crowning achievement of Pokorski’s Sprint Car racing career thus far came six days later in an MSA event at the sprawling half-mile Dodge County Fairgrounds Speedway in Beaver Dam, Wis. on Friday, June 2, as Pokorski led all 20 laps of the A main from the pole to notch his first career MSA A-main triumph.

Pokorski capped off a tripleheader weekend of action with a fifth place A-main showing at Plymouth on June 3 and a 10th place finish at Angell Park Speedway in Angell Park, Wis. on June 4.

After placing seventh in a PDTR 360 Sprint Car A main on June 10, Pokorski led the first 18 laps of the June 17 A main at The Plymouth Dirt Track before settling for a third place finish. He went one spot better on June 24 to record a second-place A-main showing at Plymouth.

Following a sixth place A-main showing at Plymouth on July 1, Pokorski tallied his first career fast qualifier award at Plymouth on July 8 before placing eighth in the main event.

After enduring a flip and several caution flags in A-main action at the Plymouth Dirt Track on July 15, Pokorski rallied to earn a 10th place showing before coming home sixth in MSA competition at Angell Park Speedway on July 16.

Alex then placed fifth at Plymouth on July 28 before recording a fourth place showing in the MSA’s first-ever appearance at Eagle River Speedway in Eagle River, Wis. on July 29.

On Aug. 5, Pokorski improved 10 spots in the main event, advancing from his 17th starting spot to place seventh in PDTR 360 Sprint Car action at The Plymouth Dirt Track.

Both Alex and his father, Paul Pokorski, enjoyed a memorable night on Aug. 12 at Plymouth as Paul led the first five laps from the pole before recording a strong third place A-main finish in Spyder Akright’s 53A car, while Alex followed close behind to finish fourth in the main event.

Paul and Alex recorded a pair of top-10 A-main showings at Plymouth on Aug. 19 with Paul placing ninth and Alex taking 10th. One week later, Alex finished third at Plymouth on Aug. 25 before rebounding from an early incident in the A main to place 14th in MSA A-main action at Wilmot Raceway on Aug. 26.

Alex placed fourth in A-main action at the Dodge County Fairgrounds Speedway on Friday, Sept. 1 before leading the first eight laps and coming home second in A-main competition at The Plymouth Dirt Track during the annual Sheboygan County Fair on Saturday, Sept. 2.

The 2023 PDTR-MSA season came to a close with Wisconsin Sprint Car Championships at Plymouth on Saturday, Sept. 30 as contact with the back stretch wall in the early stages of the A main ended Alex’s night early with a 21st place finish. The race marked the only time Alex failed to finish an A-main and his lone time placing outside of the top 15 in MSA 360 Sprint Car main event action during the 2023 campaign.

Alex Pokorski is grateful for the support of the team’s sponsors, crew members, family, friends and fans during the 2023 season.

“The 2023 season was a lot of fun,” Pokorski said. “I feel blessed to have had all the people around me who made it possible. I hope they all enjoyed it as well. We had a big improvement from last year, which got us up to a fourth place finish in MSA points. I will be back racing with Spyder and the Akright Auto Racing Team again in 2024. I’m really excited to have that opportunity again, and I am looking forward to improving further.

“Our plan for the 2024 season is to run the MSA schedule again and do a few 410 races as well,” he said.

After competing in just two 360 Sprint Car events in 2022, Paul Pokorski relished the opportunity to race Spyder Akright’s 53A car in 11 events during the 2023 season.

“The season was a lot of fun,” We all had a good time. The entire Akright Auto Racing and Pokorski Motorsports team is looking forward to 2024.”

Sponsors and supporters for Alex Pokorski and the 2023 Akright Auto Racing Team include Akright Auto, Petersen Septic Systems, Goeden Auto Body, Novak’s Service Center, Mulch Express of Wisconsin, Countryside Designs, Wisconsin Bank and Trust, Homestead Auto, Cedar Valley Hunt Club, Bumper to Bumper Auto Parts, RC Custom Design and Pedal Down Promotions.

For more information on Alex Pokorski and the No. 4 Akright Auto Racing Team, check out Pokorski Motorsports on Facebook at https://facebook.com/pokorskimotorsports or visit www.pedaldownpromo.com.

Alex Pokorski-Akright Auto Racing Team Sponsor Showcase –
Novak’s Service Center

Alex Pokorski and the Akright Auto Racing Team would like to acknowledge the support of long-time sponsor Novak’s Service Center of Manitowoc, which is celebrating its 51st year in business in 2023.

Novak’s Service Center is a locally owned, second-generation, family-owned, five-bay auto repair center, which has been serving customers in the Lakeshore area since 1972.

Novak’s Service Center offers comprehensive auto repair services, including 4 x 4 services, brakes, car and truck care, domestic cars and trucks, electrical services, electronic services, engine and transmission, engine maintenance, expired warranty care, general service, heating and cooling services, import cars and trucks, quick lube services, tires, towing, transmission and undercar services.

Located at 1320 Washington St. in Manitowoc, Novak’s Service Center is open from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

To schedule an appointment, call 920-684-5737 or visit www.novaks1320.com.

Alex Pokorski-Akright Auto Racing Team Sponsor Showcase – Akright Auto

Located at 106 North Bluebird Lane in Sheboygan Falls, Wis. Akright Auto has served as a reliable source for auto parts since 1940.

With a highly trained staff of auto parts professionals, Akright Auto is well prepared to assist customers with vehicle repair needs with a wide assortment of affordable, high-quality auto parts available on site. If a part is not available, Akright Auto offers next-day delivery services.

In addition, Akright Auto provides full auto salvage services, along with a 90-day standard warranty on all parts purchases.

Contact Akright Auto by phone at 920-467-4201, toll free at 800-400-4201, via email at dakright12@gmail.com or visit www.akrightauto.com.

Pedal Down Promotions is a full-service public relations and media services company devoted to helping its clients effectively communicate with targeted audiences through press releases, newsletters, profile and feature articles, website and social media content development, printed media, editing and layout, graphic design and book publishing services.

For more information on Pedal Down Promotions, email pedaldownpromotions@gmail.com, visit www.pedaldownpromo.com or call 920-323-7970.

Alex Pokorski
Akright Auto Racing Team 4

 

 

EDDIE TAFOYA JR. WRAPPED UP HIS 2023 SEASON AT VENTURA’S TURKEY NIGHT GRAND PRIX

(Chino, CA, November 27, 2023) Nine months after he began his 2023 racing season with the USAC National Sprint Car Series in Florida, Eddie Tafoya Jr. concluded the year at last Saturday’s Turkey Night Grand Prix at the Ventura Raceway. Unfortunately, the results of the flat right rear sustained in the previous night’s action handicapped him on Saturday night and he missed the transfer to the main by two spots.

Attached to this release is a photo of Eddie Tafoya Jr. with his father Eddie Sr., and a Specialty Fasteners logo.

After scoring an impressive green-to-checkers win in his heat on Friday, Tafoya was running in third in his qualifier and seemed headed for one of the coveted 10 guaranteed spots in Saturday’s A main. That all changed when a car spun directly in front of the Chino Hills, California driver leaving him nowhere to go. It also left three more cars behind him with nowhere to go. When all was said and done, there was not much damage on the #51T and he was ready for the restart. However, before the green flag waved again, his left rear tire deflated sending him to the infield for the duration.

The flat tire sent Tafoya into a do-or-die B main event on Saturday. The B main was 12 laps and it started with 16 cars. Only the top six would earn a ticket to the prestigious Turkey Night Grand Prix main event. The 26-year-old driver began the race on the inside of the 6th row in 11th. Thus, he had his work cut out for him on the tiny track that features narrow straightaways that are hard to pass on in full-size sprint cars.

For the length of the 12 lapper, Tafoya managed to stay out of the chaos that plagued the race. He passed three cars to move up to eighth and was leaning on the seventh-place car when time ran out and the checkered flag ended the quick race.

The race was Tafoya’s final night of a busy season that saw him make 20 appearances with the USAC National Sprint Cars, six shows with USAC/CRA, and single races in the USAC West Coast Series and the POWRi War Sprints.

With the racing portion of the year over, the preparation for 2024 begins. The cars will be stripped down and gone over for the upcoming season. Replacement and spare parts will be ordered. In addition, Tafoya will be exploring marketing opportunities. If you or your company would like to be a marketing partner with this fast-rising, high-profile team next year, please contact Eddie Tafoya Jr. via phone at (909) 393-3999 or by e-mail at mailto:teamtafoya@aol.com. He will be happy to talk to you and lay out the team’s plans for 2024.

If you would like to hear the friendly driver on the Dirt Tracks and Rib Racks Podcast, please visit the following link https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Hox9dg0iRGXo0szabeqDy

Tafoya’s great-looking shirts and hoodies are available online at www.specialty-fasteners.com.

Fans can follow Tafoya on Instagram @eddietafoya51.

Tafoya and the #51T team would like to thank Specialty Fasteners, DRC Chassis, Ryder Racing Engines, Simpson Safety Products, Bell, Benic Enterprises, BR Motorsports, PSC Powder Coating, Magik Graphics, Gasper Transportation, Owen’s Insurance Services, and Weld Wheels for supporting its racing program.

Eddie Tafoya Jr. 2023 USAC National Sprint Car Series Schedule

February 13 Volusia Speedway Park Barberville, Florida DNS

February 14 Volusia Speedway Park Barberville, Florida 13th A Main

February 16 Bubba Raceway Park Ocala, Florida 8th B Main

February 17 Bubba Raceway Park Ocala, Florida Rained Out

February 18 Bubba Raceway Park Ocala, Florida 21st A Main

March 3 Central Arizona Raceway Case Grande, Arizona Rained Out

March 4 Central Arizona Raceway Case Grande, Arizona Rained Out

March 18 Perris Auto Speedway Perris, California 9th A Main

April 1 Mohave Valley Raceway Mohave Valley, AZ 12th A Main

April 15 Perris Auto Speedway Perris, California 8th A Main

April 27 Rocket Raceway Park Petty, Texas Rained Out

April 28 Devil’s Bowl Speedway Mesquite, Texas Rained Out

April 29 Devil’s Bowl Speedway Mesquite, Texas Rained Out

April 29 I-70 Motorsports Park Odessa, Missouri 7th A Main

May 5 Eldora Speedway Rossburg, Ohio 19th A Main

May 6 Eldora Speedway Rossburg, Ohio 20th A Main

June 2 Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, Iowa Rained Out

June 3 Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, Iowa 12th B Main

July 21 Gas City I69 Speedway Gas City, Indiana 15th C Main

July 22 Kokomo Speedway Kokomo, Indiana 10th C Main

July 23 Lawrenceburg Speedway Lawrenceburg, Indiana 10th B Main

July 24 Circle City Raceway Indianapolis, Indiana 11th B Main

July 26 Terre Haute Action Track Terre Haute, Indiana 19th A Main

July 27 Lincoln Park Speedway Putnamville, Indiana 18th A Main

July 28 Bloomington Speedway Bloomington, Indiana 19th A Main

July 29 Paragon Speedway Paragon, Indiana 20th A Main

August 24 Kokomo Speedway Kokomo, Indiana 6th C Main

August 25 Kokomo Speedway Kokomo, Indiana 5th C Main

August 26 Kokomo Speedway Kokomo, Indiana 4th C Main

September 7 Devil’s Bowl Speedway Mesquite, Texas 18th A Main

September 8 Texarkana 67 Speedway Texarkana, Arkansas Rained Out

September 9 Texarkana 67 Speedway Texarkana, Arkansas 20th A Main

September 23 Perris Auto Speedway Perris, California 18th A Main

October 13 Mohave Valley Raceway Mohave Valley, Arizona 13th A Main

November 3 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 14th B Main

November 25 Ventura Raceway USAC West Coast Sprints 8th B Main

 

 

HAMILTON SR. RETURNS TO HIS ROOTS

November 28, 2023 – Las Vegas, Nevada – Davey Hamilton Sr. plans to return to his roots this weekend with his participation in the Speed Tour Supermodified portion of the ‘RISK ON 360 Open Wheel Showdown’. He had originally planned on competing in the sprint car portion of the event as well, but his Kirk Morgan Racing team ran short on time getting a second car ready. So now his focus will be on Supermodifieds.

The Indy Car Series runner-up in 1996-97 and again in 1998 used Supermodifieds as a steppingstone to greater things early in his career. During his career he won most of the biggest Supermodified races on the West Coast including the Copper World Classic. He also won the 1997 Oswego Classic, which is considered the richest and most prestigious Supermodified race in the entire country.

After he stepped away from the Supermodifieds full-time to go Indy Car Series racing, he returned as a promoter to save West Coast Supermodified racing in the early 2000’s. He formed the Supermodified Racing League to give teams a traveling series on the West Coast. At the time, West Coast Supermodified racing was all but dead.

Now his career turns full circle as he prepares for the biggest West Coast Supermodified race seen in decades. Over 25 cars have already entered. He will be wheeling a Hyder built car that he had success with earlier in his career. He recently updated and restored it to racing condition.

“We’re still running this weekend, but unfortunately, not in a sprint car” explained Hamilton Sr. “The sprint car just didn’t get finished. They were supposed to have it back last week. My team just ran out of time. I wanted to do both. With the sprint cars paying 50k, it’s obviously big. I’ve been in this game a long time. Unfortunately, I’ve missed races before. Things happen. It’s a bummer for sure. Biggest race of the year and we’re not gonna be in it”.

With his focus solely on Supermodifieds he’s taking this seriously and feels he has a shot at the win.

“The thing is I haven’t pursued much in terms of racing until lately. I don’t drive for myself much. Even if I wanted to run for myself, I didn’t have the help. Finding people to work on my cars was getting impossible. I thought, well, I can work on them and put somebody else in them. I just couldn’t do both.”

“I’ve had a lot of Supers over the years. This car is one of the ones I had in the past. It was originally owned by the Triguero brothers and built by Hyder. When Larry passed away, I bought the team from the family and ran it for 3-4 years and had other people drive it while I was running Indy Cars. Tony Stewart, Lonnie Adamson, my dad, and a few other people. I sold it eventually to a guy I ended up buying it back from.”

“Over the last few years, I started putting it back together. I was taking my time because there wasn’t much going on out there. I was gonna restore it to be nice. Next thing I know they started getting races out West again. It’s been completely rebuilt. But it’s still old, it’s a twenty-year old car.”

Hamilton Sr. is coming off a second-place finish during the Speed Tour event at Madera, California in September and feels good about his chances of winning the Supermodified portion of the Open Wheel Showdown.

“We ran second. But honestly, we didn’t have the car right. It was the first time in twenty-two years to that track with that car. We didn’t have it quite right. My race craft sucked. I couldn’t get going. I had speed by myself. But with everybody out there I was cautious. It took me two thirds of the race before I figured out what I needed to do. I took me a while to remember how to do it, to be honest with you. I was sixth or seventh but got going at the end to get second. I felt good. I got a race under my belt and got the cobwebs dusted off. I feel like we got a good opportunity to get the win in Las Vegas”.

His father Kenny Hamilton was entered in the Supermodified portion of the event but had to withdraw due to knee surgery. His father is a West Coast Supermodified / Sprint Car legend who still competes at 82 years of age. When asked if the 61-year-old will be competing when he’s 82, much like his dad, he adamantly stated no.

“I love it for him. He has a passion for it. He has so much fun at the track. He has a lot of people around his car after the races. He’s a fan favorite, especially in Idaho. He planned on running this race. But unfortunately, he must have a knee replacement. He’ll be there but he’s not gonna race. When May comes around his ‘Pink Lady’ sprint car and Supermodifeied will be ready t go. He’ll be racing all season long.”

As the Open Wheel Showdown draws closer, you can tell by the tone of his voice Hamilton Sr. is taking this race seriously. He even had a t-shirt made for the event with his Supermodified boldly on the front. “It would be great to win the event. But hopefully we have a good weekend and at least get to do some racing in December” concluded Hamilton Sr.

 

 

MUST SEE RACING TO BE REPRESENTED AT OPEN WHEEL SHOWDOWN

(November 28, 2023) The inaugural Risk On 360 Open Wheel Showdown is set to kick off in a few days. Teams from all over the country and Canada will battle it out for 100 laps with hopes of taking home the $50,000 first place prize money. The event will lure the best in the business to the Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. This winged pavement sprint car race will be the richest pavement sprint car race in the history of our sport.

Nearly every single pavement sprint car sanctioning body in the country will be represented including the Must See Racing Sprint Series presented by Engine Pro. MSR has long been considered the premier winged pavement sprint car series in North America in terms of competition level, and visibility, thanks in part to its television package with MAVTV. MSR is also the only unrestricted 410-winged pavement sprint car series in the country.

Jason Blonde, Davey Hamilton Jr., Ryan Litt, Tyler Roahrig, and Bobby Santos III will make the trek west to represent MSR at the Open Wheel Showdown this weekend. Between the five of them, they account for six series wins and the MSR championship this past season. Now they face off against the best the west has for bragging rights as to what part of the country and Canada is truly the best. For Litt and Blonde, it will be the first time they have competed out west.

JASON BLONDE – Blonde will be competing for the first time on the West Coast. He is coming off the 2023 Must See Racing championship and picked up the win in the season opener. The Michigan veteran may be the weekends wild card. He is teaming up with fellow Michigan car owner Dick Myers and his potent #50m Mopar. The Myers owned car is the winningest active pavement sprint car in the country. This could be a formidable duo at the Open Wheel Showdown.

DAVEY HAMILTON JR. – The Idaho born driver is no doubt the hottest driver entering the Open Wheel Showdown. He is fresh off a ‘Sandi DeCaire Classic 41’ win in Florida a month ago. He will be behind the wheel of the Kirk Morgan Racing Hurricane chassis. The team has been just as impressive with veteran mechanic Todd Schmidt turning the wrenches. As a team they have eight wins in 2023, which leads the country. They also have three MSR wins, which is the tops in the series.

RYAN LITT – The London Ontario, Canada drivers heads west for the first time. He hasn’t raced much since 2019 due to heavy COVID-19 restrictions in Canada until last season. He picked up an MSR win at Berlin in July. He’s regularly beaten the best in the Midwest over the years and would have to be considered a contender to take 50k back to Canada.

TYLER ROAHRIG – The Plymouth, Indiana driver needs no introduction. He is a two-time Little 500 champion. He returned to winged pavement sprit car racing for the first time in several years this season with a handful of MSR starts. At the Pink Lady Classic in September, he worked his way up to third place before running out of fuel and looked like a contender for the win. Roahrig will be someone to pay close attention to.
BOBBY SANTOS III – The Massachusetts born driver enters the Open Wheel Showdown having been undefeated in West Coast competition dating back to 2019. In fact, he swept a pair of events at Colorado National Speedway in July. He also scored a MSR win at Lorain Raceway Park in June. Make no mistake about it, Santos III will be sniffing around for the win in Saturday’s 100-lap finale.

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Brian Brown Racing and FVP continue longstanding partnership with multi-year agreement

GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. (November 28, 2023) - Continuing a proud and successful marketing partnership that stems well over a decade, Higginsville, Missouri’s Brian Brown is pleased to announce that FVP, an industry leader in specifically engineered products that provide OE quality that is equal or superior in performance to national brands, will continue its commitment to Brian Brown Racing (BBR) with a multi-year agreement, set to activate officially with an annual trek to the Sunshine State in early February.

“I speak for everyone at Brian Brown Racing when I saw we’re excited to continue our partnership with FVP,” Brown stated. “FVP and Factory Motor Parts have been a part of our team for over 15 years, and there’s no doubt we wouldn’t be where we are today without their dedication and support. We look forward to continuing this marketing partnership for years to come, as well as multiple trips to victory lane.”

As tradition has it, Brown, the 2023 360 Knoxville Nationals and Tuscarora 50 champion, will take his renewed partnership with FVP to the regional and national level, eventually commencing the 2024 season with World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series and High Limit Sprint Car Series action in Florida.

“Fueling the passion for victory, FVP is proud to announce the extension of our sponsorship with Brian Brown Racing,” Dave Schumacher, Director of Marketing Factory Motor Parts, said. “Brian has been a part of the Factory Motor Parts family for over 15 years and we're excited to continue working together to build the FMP and FVP brands.”

More news regarding Brown’s 2024 agenda will be available in the coming weeks. Fans should keep alert online, as well as on social media, for complete coverage.

 

 

2024 Chili Bowl Entry List Crests The 100 Mark To Go Live!

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (November 27, 2023) Like clockwork, the annual benchmark of 100 plus entries into Tulsa’s Chili Bowl Nationals arrives just after the serving of Turkey, be it on plate or track, revealing to the world the first round of Golden Driller hopefuls.

Sitting at 107 entries, the list is already a melting pot of teams, drivers, and talent, with Sammy Swindell being the first event champion to enter the 2024 event. Joined by 15 other A-Feature starters, the list of Chili Bowl entrants, as usual, is an interesting mix of vocations and event rookies.

In the world of Sprint Car racing, names like Joey Amantea, Devon Dobie, Brant O’Banion, and several others carry years of experience and success, but for the first time, they’ll take their shot at Midget racing’s toughest event. Spectating one year ago after racing in the Tulsa Shootout for the first time, Wout Hoffmans, who has spent most of the summer racing in the United States, is also on the list of 24 event rookies. He is the first driver from the Netherlands to enter the Chili Bowl Nationals.

A storyline that everyone knew was coming will finally become reality in 2024, as 14-year-old Cale Coons takes on the Chili Bowl Nationals for the first time. The son of the legendary Jerry Coons, Jr., the USAC SpeeD2 Midwest Thunder Midget 2023 Rookie of the Year will drive for Chili Bowl Owner Champion, Joe Dooling, in the Dooling - Curb Agajanian, No. 63.

Returning with Matt Seymour Racing are Oklahoma’s Hank Davis and Pennsylvania’s Tim Buckwalter. Delivering the underdog story of the event with his preliminary night victory in 2023, Davis would take the green Saturday from the right of the front row. Delivering both Seymour entries into the big dance after a seventh-place finish in the B-Feature, Buckwalter hard-charged his way from 23rd to ninth.

The current list of 2024 Chili Bowl entries shows 99 drivers from 83 cities across 23 states and three countries (USA, Aust., Neth.), with eight entries listed as TBA with the team listed in place of the hometown and state.

Car # - Driver - City, State

(R) denotes event rookie



0J - Kevin Carl - Port Neches, TX

0 - Ryder Laplante - Calera, OK

P1 - Paul White - Waco, TX

1 - Sammy Swindell - Germantown, TN

1HD (R) - Tommy Colburn - New Berlin, WI

1Z - Justin Zimmerman - Athens, TX

2B - Tanner Berryhill - Bixby, OK

2D - Matt Sherrell - Owasso, OK

2F (R) - Casey Friedrichsen - Arthur, IA

2ND - Jeb Sessums - Burleson, TX

2W - Tony Bruce Jr - Liberal, KS

2Z - Zach Blurton - Quinter, KS

3 - Shayle Bade - Lincoln, NE

3N - Jake Neuman - New Berlin, IL

3V - Jim Vanzant - Prescott, AZ

4D - Corey Day - Clovis, CA

4H (R) - Caleb Padgett - Madisonville, TX

5D (R) - Michael Stewart -

5F - Danny Frye III - St. Peters, MO

5U - Michael Faccinto - Hanford, CA

7DK - Darren Kauffman - Waynesboro, PA

7U - Chase McDermand - Springfield, IL

8 - Alex Sewell - Broken Arrow, OK

09 (R) - Scott Lawrence - Concord, NC

9 - Emilio Hoover - Broken Arrow, OK

9B - Brian Schwabauer - Hastings, NE

10 (R) - Ryker Pace - Collinsville, OK

10X - Trevor Serbus - Olivia, MN

13 (R) - Elijah Gile - Phoenix, AZ

14E - Joseph Wray IV - Bartlett, TN

14F - Jeffrey Newell - Tulsa, OK

14J - Jody Rosenboom - Rock Rapids, IA

14X (R) - Andy Pake - Felton, MN

15 - J.J. Yeley - Charlotte, NC

15C - Carter Chevalier - Andover, MN

15D - Andrew Deal - Caney, KS

16R - Kyle Jones - Kennedale, TX

17B - Josh Baughman - Odessa, TX

19 - TBA - (Hayward Motorsports)

19U - Pierce Urbanosky - North Richland Hills, TX

20 - Tadd Holliman - Murray, NE

20C - C.J. Sarna - Brea, CA

20G - Noah Gass - Mounds, OK

22C (R) - Corey Brink - Sturgis, SD

22J - Zach Hampton - Mooresville, IN

22P (R) - Brant O'Banion - Parker, SD

22T - Don Droud Jr - Lincoln, NE

22X - Steven Shebester - Mustang, OK

23D (R) - Devon Dobie - Wapakoneta, OH

23K - Kyle Simon - Covington, OH

23P - Preston Lattomus - Lewes, DE

24S (R) - Rodney Westhafer - Mechanicsburg, PA

25 - Jacob Denney - Galloway, OH

25M - Alex Bright - Collegeville, PA

26C (R) - Corbin Rueschenberg - Mesa, AZ

26J (R) - Jacob Harris - Vidor, TX

27 - Keith Rauch - Denver, CO

27B - Jake Bubak - Arvada, CO

27G (R) - Steve Gresham - Seymour, IN

28J (R) - Joe Perry - Billings, MT

29 - Tim Buckwalter - Douglassville, PA

29S - Hank Davis - Sand Springs, OK

33 (R) - Stanley Kreisel - Warsaw, MO

35 - Tyler Robbins - Collinsville, IL

40 - Max Adams - Loomis, CA

42K - Kevin Battefeld - Lewistown, IL

44 - Colton Hardy - Phoenix, AZ

44A - Adam Andretti - Brownsburg, IN

44B - Branigan Roark - Lincoln, MO

44X - Wesley Smith - Nixa, MO

46 - Kenney Johnson - Bethany, CT

48G (R) - George Loux - Maiden, NC

48N (R) - Wout Hoffmans - Boxmeer, (Neth.)

49 - Dillon Welch - Carmel, IN

50 - Daniel Adler - St. Louis, MO

51 - Curtis Jones - Tulsa, OK

51B - Joe B. Miller - Millersville, MO

51M - TBA - (Mounce-Stout Motorsports)

53R - Sean Robbins - Collinsville, IL

54C (R) - Chance Hull - Burleson, TX

55D - Nick Drake - Mooresville, NC

55T (R) - Trevor Cline - Mooresville, NC

56 - Mitchell Davis - Auburn, IL

56J - TBA - (Mounce-Stout Motorsports)

57A - Daniel Robinson - Benton, IL

63 (R) - Cale Coons - Greencastle, IN

75 - Mario Clouser - Chatham, IL

75X - TBA - (SpeedQuip Motorsports)

77U - Carson Hocevar - Portage, MI

81C - Colten Cottle - Kansas, IL

83 - Will Armitage - Athens, IL

83M - Rylan Gray - Greenfield, IN

85 - Jerry Coons Jr - Tucson, AZ

88J (R) - Joey Amantea - Mt. Pocono, PA

91K - TBA - (Swindell-Bertrand Motorsports)

95 - Chris Andrews - Tulsa, OK

97X - Xavier Doney - Odessa, MO

98P - Ryan Padgett - Anadarko, OK

116 - Claud Estes - Godley, TX

118 - Scott Evans - Rhome, TX

121 - Steve Glover - Rochester, NY

251 - Johnny Brown - LaCoste, TX

938 (R) - Bradley Fezard - Bonnerdale, AR

X - Charlie Louden - Camden, AR

TBA - (Jody Rosenboom)

TBA - (Jody Rosenboom)

TBA - (Mounce-Stout Motorsports)

As teams return from the season’s last run for the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship in California, several entries will begin making their way in. The full list of entries with owner, chassis, engine, and sponsor information can be found at https://www.chilibowl.com/entries/manual.aspx.

Entry into the 2024 event is taken via mail to 1140 S. 83rd East Ave. Tulsa, OK 74112, by phone at (918) 838-3777, by fax to (918) 836-5517, and by email at chilibowlentries@gmail.com.

The form can be downloaded at https://www.chilibowl.com/downloads/get.aspx?i=878866

Early entry is $150 through Friday, December 8, 2023. Starting Saturday, December 9, 2023, through Noon on Friday, January 12, 2024, the cost per entry goes up to $200. If entering by phone, the Chili Bowl office is open Monday-Friday, 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. (CT). Each entry must include a current W9 to indicate who will receive payment. Entries that do not have a completed W9 on file will not be added to a qualifying night.

Changed just prior to the 2022 event, competitors under the age of 16 will be allowed to enter. All entries received by drivers under 16 years of age will go before an advisory committee. Only after being approved by the committee will a driver under 16 years of age be allowed to compete. A copy of a Birth Certificate will still be required to confirm the driver’s age.

The 38th annual Chili Bowl Nationals takes place January 8-13, 2024, under the giant roof of the SageNet Center in Tulsa, Okla. Fans unable to attend the Chili Bowl Nationals can watch every lap live at http://www.floracing.com.

Monday and Tuesday reserved seat tickets are on sale now by calling (918) 838-3777, along with a few scattered, single seats for the entire event. Monday and Tuesday tickets are $60 each. Four-day tickets are $245, five-day tickets are $305, and tickets for the full event are $365, plus tax (8.517%). All orders will be placed in Will Call.

For continued updates on the Chili Bowl Nationals, fans can follow along on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram with @CBNationals. All official press, updates, and results on the Chili Bowl Nationals can be found online at http://www.chilibowl.com.

Quick Notes:

What: 38th annual Chili Bowl Nationals

When: January 8-13, 2024

Where: SageNet Center (Tulsa, Okla.)

Address: 4145 E 21st St, Tulsa, OK 74114

Ticket Information:

Four-Day: $245

Five-Day: $305

Six-Day: $356

Tax Rate: 8.517%

Orders are not accepted via Email or Social Media

Event Entry Information:

Discounted Entry: November 1, 2023 – December 8, 2023 ($150)

Late Entry: December 9, 2023 – January 12, 2024 ($200)

Return Entries To:

Phone: (918) 838-3777

Fax: (918) 836-5517

Mail: 1140 S. 83rd East Ave. Tulsa, OK 74112

Email: chilibowlentries@gmail.com

No entry or financial documents will be accepted via Social Media

Chili Bowl Online:

Website: http://www.chilibowl.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/chilibowlnationals

Twitter: (@cbnationals)

Official Hashtag: #ChiliBowl2024

Instagram: cbnationals

Chili Bowl Nationals Champions:

Year - Driver (Owner)

2023 - Logan Seavey (Kevin & Jordan Swindell/Curb/Bertrand)

2022 - Tanner Thorson (Andy Reinbold)

2021 - Kyle Larson (Kyle Larson Openwheel)

2020 - Kyle Larson (Kyle Larson Openwheel, LLC-Mike Larson)

2019 - Christopher Bell (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian)

2018 - Christopher Bell (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian)

2017 - Christopher Bell (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian)

2016 - Rico Abreu (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian)

2015 - Rico Abreu (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian)

2014 - Bryan Clauson (Joe Dooling/Rusty Kunz/Curb Records)

2013 - Kevin Swindell (Swindell Motorsports/Curb Records)

2012 - Kevin Swindell (Swindell Motorsports/Curb Records)

2011 - Kevin Swindell (Swindell Motorsports/Curb Records)

2010 - Kevin Swindell (Swindell Motorsports/Curb Records)

2009 - Sammy Swindell (Swindell Motorsports/Curb Records)

2008 - Damion Gardner (Jason Leffler)

2007 - Tony Stewart (Tony Stewart Motorsports)

2006 - Tim McCreadie (Steve Smith)

2005 - Tracy Hines (Wilke - Pak)

2004 - Cory Kruseman (Andy Bondio)

2003 - Dan Boorse (Dan Boorse)

2002 - Tony Stewart (Keith Kunz)

2001 - Jay Drake (Keith Kunz)

2000 - Cory Kruseman (Andy Bondio)

1999 - Dan Boorse (Dan Boorse)

1998 - Sammy Swindell (Pete Willoughby)

1997 - Billy Boat (John Lawson)

1996 - Sammy Swindell (Rusty Kunz / Jay McKinnie)

1995 - Donnie Beechler (Zarounian Motorsports)

1994 - Andy Hillenburg (Keith Kunz / Rusty Kunz)

1993 - Dave Blaney (Ralph Potter)

1992 - Sammy Swindell (Dave Ellis)

1991 - Lealand McSpadden (Andy Bondio)

1990 - John Heydenreich (Tony Finley)

1989 - Sammy Swindell (Jack Runyon)

1988 - Scott Hatton (Jerry Hatton)

1987 - Rich Vogler (Bob Lowe)

O’Reilly Auto Parts Race of Champions: Spencer Bayston (2023), Justin Grant (2022), Christopher Bell (2021 and 2020), Tanner Thorson (2019 and 2016), Chad Boat (2018), Kyle Larson (2017 and 2014), Sammy Swindell (2015, 2012, 2011, 2009), Kevin Swindell (2013), Brad Loyet (2010)

Trade Show: A long-standing tradition at the Chili Bowl, the Trade Show, which is open to the public each day (Monday through Saturday), is free of charge. All variety of racing products, apparel, and more is available with well over 100 vendors. The Trade Show still has space available. Anyone looking to be a part of the Trade Show can contact the Chili Bowl office at 918-838-3777. The Trade Show covers approximately 20,000 square feet.

 

 

Randall Set To Chase Speedweek

After making his Australian Sprintcar debut during the 2022/23 edition of the Clay-Per-View Speedweek Series Waco, Texas teenager Chase Randall will return this Summer to contest the five-night tournament that will begin at the Murray Machining and Sheds Murray Bridge Speedway on Boxing Day.

Prior to the Speedweek opener last season the “Quickest Chicken” had never piloted a 410ci Sprintcar, having only competed in 360ci Sprintcars back home, but he quickly adapted to the higher horsepower race cars completing a stunning opening night finishing fourth at Murray Bridge. Randall would then go on to finish fifth at Mount Gambier before recording a pair of sixth placings at Avalon and Warrnambool. When the week was completed, Randall sat fifth overall on the Speedweek points chart, only defeated by the likes of Jock Goodyer, Jamie Veal, Locky McHugh and Luke Dillon.

Since returning to the United States Randall has enjoyed a career best year and he will return to Australia full of confidence on the back of several outstanding results. During our Winter months Randall secured the Knoxville Raceway 360ci Track Championship and Husets 410 Track Championship on the back of 4 wins, he was named the Knoxville Nationals Rookie of the Year and he given the opportunity to drive for Paul Silva in the famous #57, as a substitute for Kyle Larson during the World of Outlaw races in California.

Chase Randall is one of the hottest young prospects in American Sprintcar racing and he will be one of the drivers to watch during this year’s Sprintcar Speedweek and knowing that he has now raced at each of the venues previously he will be a tough proposition for his competition.

The 2023/24 Sprintcar Speedweek will consist of five nights of racing kicking off at Murray Bridge over two nights on December 26 & 27 before night 3 at the Borderline Speedway at Mount Gambier on December 28. Rounds 4 and 5 will take place in Victoria with the series visiting Geelong’s Avalon Raceway on December 30 with the traditional Grand Final on New Years Day at the Premier Speedway in Warrnambool.

 

 

High Limit Weekend: Utica-Rome (May 17) & Fonda (May 18) Host High Limit 410 Sprint Cars
November 25, 2023

VERNON, NY – A ‘High Limit’ Weekend.

Brad Sweet and Kyle Larson – in conjunction with FloRacing – will bring the newly revamped ‘High Limit Racing’ 410 Sprint Car Series to both Utica-Rome Speedway in Vernon, N.Y., and Fonda Speedway in Fonda, N.Y., Friday, May 17 and Saturday, May 18, respectively.

Both events will feature the nation’s premier Sprint Car division – the 410s – in conjunction with the big-block/small-block Modifieds, a quick-hitting two-division, double-headline program.

The All-Star Circuit of Champions (ASCoC) 410 Sprint Cars visited Utica-Rome Speedway each of the last two seasons (won by Danny Varin of Fonda, N.Y., and Justin Peck of Monrovia, Ind.). The ASCoC was scheduled for a Fonda visit last May, but that event was nixed by rain.

Following the announcement earlier in the month that the High Limit Series has bought out the ASCoC, Fonda and Utica-Rome promoter Brett Deyo of BD Motorsports Media LLC secured dates for the highly sought-after national 410 Sprint Car division.

Both the Utica-Rome and Fonda events will pay a minimum of $12,000 to the winner and $1,200 to take the green flag.

A three-night swing through the Empire State will begin at Outlaw Speedway in Dundee, N.Y., Thursday, May 16.

Fonda Speedway is set to host Open Practice on Saturday, April 13 with the start of racing on Saturday, April 20.

Utica-Rome Speedway will get underway on Friday, April 12 with practice and racing on Friday, April 19.

Complete 2024 schedules for both speedways are in the works and will be finalized in the coming weeks.

Utica-Rome Speedway is located at 5591 NY-5 (Seneca Turnpike) Vernon, NY 13476. The official website is www.uticaromespeedway.com and the speedway can be reached by phone at 315.953.4097. Like Utica-Rome Speedway on Facebook or follow us on Twitter @UR_Speedway.

Since 1953, the “Track of Champions” Fonda Speedway has hosted the best in stock car racing. Under the management of BD Motorsports Media LLC, the speedway will operate weekly on Saturday nights from April through August plus several special events. Fonda Speedway is located on the Montgomery County Fairgrounds off New York State Thruway Exit No. 28 at 21 S. Bridge Street Fonda, NY 12068.

Fonda Speedway is on the web at www.thefondaspeedway.com. To learn more, call the office at 518.915.4395, like Fonda Speedway on Facebook or follow the speedway on Twitter and Instagram: @thefondaspdwy.

 

 

MYRACEPASS TO PRESENT THE “GREEN FLAG RECEPTION”, THE CAESAR’S SLOTS TOURNAMENT AND “THE VICTORY LAP SESSION” AS PART OF THE RPM WORKSHOPS

- Nominations Now Open for Regional and National Auto-Racing Promoter of the Year -

Lincoln, Nebraska (December 13, 2022) – Following the 50th Annual RPM Workshops and meetings with promoters in regard to how they see the future of the Workshops progressing, RPM and current website partner MyRacePass management agreed to grow their partnership with the introduction of several key elements that will be a part of the RPM Workshops going forward beginning with the 51st annual RPM@Reno Western Workshops.

MyRacePass will continue to present the "Victory Lap" session at RPM@Daytona. The session which will include the introduction of the 48th Annual Auto-Racing Promoter of the Year.

At the 51st Annual RPM@Reno Workshops MyRacePass will present the "Green Flag Reception" - Where is all begins" to kickoff the 51st Annual RPM@Reno Western Workshops, hosting the annual registration reception as well as presenting the Caesar's "slot tournament" at the Silver Legacy Resort and Casino that will conclude the first day of Workshop sessions.

“We want our constituents being the Promoters and Stewards of the sport to know that we listen to them,” stated Joe Skotnicki, Racing Promotion Monthly. “It is important to give them what they want and this was requested by them at the Workshops. We did it or the first time in Daytona and it was very well received by everyone in attendance. While it will change how we approach things, it gives us the opportunity to include different elements in the Workshops. We are thankful for our partnership with MyRacePass and their assistance in providing another step in building a stronger and more beneficial workshop atmosphere.”

MyRacePass, in just over 10-years has become one of the leaders in the motorsports industry in regard to technology and software, bringing together content and distributing it back through their network of tagged drivers, tracks, race tracks, racing series and associations. The MyRacePass has become universally recognized and accepted in regard to Event Management and Administration, Websites, Online Ticket Sales, Dropship Apparel and anything else technologically related to motorsports branding and administration. They have been present at the Workshops for many years.

“This was a natural fit for us,” stated Josh Holt, co-founder and co-owner of MyRacePass. “The RPM Workshops are part of the fabric of our business. We look forward to them and being a part of them. We are excited for this opportunity and look forward to building our relationship for many years to come.”

The link for regional and the national Auto Racing Promoters of the Year is located here; 48th ARPY Nomination Ballot (google.com) https://forms.gle/ipavq1gRkg9YkeRi7 – (a gmail account is required to nominate). Nominations will close on December 31, 2023. Nominees will be published and a second round of voting will be published and begin on Wednesday, January 3, 2024.

The 51st Annual RPM@Reno Western and RPM@Daytona stand as a "can't miss" event for track promoters nationwide.

 

 

EDDIE TAFOYA JR. WINS TURKEY NIGHT GRAND PRIX HEAT BUT DROPS OUT OF QUALIFIER WITH A FLAT TIRE

(Chino, CA, November 24, 2023) Eddie Tafoya Jr. returned to the Ventura Raceway for the first time in a year and a half on Friday night for the sprint car portion of the 82nd running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix. After an impressive win in his heat race, Tafoya was knocked out of his qualifier with a flat left rear tire.

Fresh off a trip to Las Vegas for last week’s Formula 1 race, Tafoya squared off against a tough field in the sixth heat of the night. Starting from the pole on the track that is located on the beach about 70 miles north of Los Angeles, the personable Chino Hills, California driver flew into the lead at the Chris Kornder green flag. In the last half of the race, he faced a stiff challenge from the second-place car. However, he hit his marks and fought off the advances for a well-deserved win.

With the addition of Inland Rigging as a sponsor for the holiday weekend race, Tafoya came back onto the 1/5 mile oval for Qualifier #4. Combined with his win in the heat, a good performance in the 12-lap race would guarantee him a spot in the dash and Saturday’s A main. Tafoya was in third when disaster struck on lap two. The second-place car slid sideways and came to a stop in turn four. Tafoya had virtually nowhere to go and clipped the front of the car. Another driver, who also had nowhere to go, clobbered Tafoya and sent him onto the nose of the car that spun. Two more cars piled in and Tafoya’s #51T tipped over onto its right side.

When the red flag came out for the incident, Tafoya scrambled out of the cockpit as fuel was pouring from his car. Amazingly, it appeared none of the cars suffered significant damage in the tangle and all were ready for the restart. However, after bumping back off, Tafoya’s left rear tire deflated and he pulled to the infield, and out of the race.

What looked like a trip to the dash and guaranteed spot in Saturday’s main event, has turned into Tafoya now having to contest a preliminary main and finish well to get into Saturday’s Turkey Night Grand Prix finale. He and his car are capable and he is one of the favorites to transfer out of the preliminary into the A main event. After competing most of the season in the USAC National Sprint Car Series, Tafoya has honed his skill against the best and his car is top-notch. Combined, they are capable of coming through the field to compete for the victory.

Spectator gates will open at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday with racing at 5:00. Advance tickets are available and advised at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/82nd-annual-turkey-night-grand-prix-tickets-629591554287?aff=oddtdtcreator. The track is located on the Ventura County Fairgrounds at 10 W. Harbor Boulevard (93001). The website is http://venturaraceway.com/ and the office phone number is (805) 648-RACE.

For fans who cannot make it, the finale will be streamed live on Flo Racing. For more information or to order please visit https://www.floracing.com/.

If you would like to hear the friendly driver on the Dirt Tracks and Rib Racks Podcast, please visit the following link https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Hox9dg0iRGXo0szabeqDy

The Specialty Fasteners #51T team is always exploring corporate partnership opportunities. If you or your company would like to be a partner with the hard-working sprint car squad, please contact Eddie Tafoya Jr. via phone at (909) 393-3999 or by e-mail at mailto:teamtafoya@aol.com. He will be happy to talk to you and lay out the team’s plans.

Tafoya’s great-looking shirts and hoodies are available online at www.specialty-fasteners.com.

Tafoya has a great YouTube channel at the following link https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1hrmC5L80EU.

Fans can follow Tafoya on Instagram @eddietafoya51.

Tafoya and the #51T team would like to thank Specialty Fasteners, DRC Chassis, Ryder Racing Engines, Simpson Safety Products, Bell, Benic Enterprises, BR Motorsports, PSC Powder Coating, Magik Graphics, Gasper Transportation, Owen’s Insurance Services, and Weld Wheels for supporting its racing program.

Eddie Tafoya Jr. 2023 USAC National Sprint Car Series Schedule

February 13 Volusia Speedway Park Barberville, Florida DNS

February 14 Volusia Speedway Park Barberville, Florida 13th A Main

February 16 Bubba Raceway Park Ocala, Florida 8th B Main

February 17 Bubba Raceway Park Ocala, Florida Rained Out

February 18 Bubba Raceway Park Ocala, Florida 21st A Main

March 3 Central Arizona Raceway Case Grande, Arizona Rained Out

March 4 Central Arizona Raceway Case Grande, Arizona Rained Out

March 18 Perris Auto Speedway Perris, California 9th A Main

April 1 Mohave Valley Raceway Mohave Valley, AZ 12th A Main

April 15 Perris Auto Speedway Perris, California 8th A Main

April 27 Rocket Raceway Park Petty, Texas Rained Out

April 28 Devil’s Bowl Speedway Mesquite, Texas Rained Out

April 29 Devil’s Bowl Speedway Mesquite, Texas Rained Out

April 29 I-70 Motorsports Park Odessa, Missouri 7th A Main

May 5 Eldora Speedway Rossburg, Ohio 19th A Main

May 6 Eldora Speedway Rossburg, Ohio 20th A Main

June 2 Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, Iowa Rained Out

June 3 Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, Iowa 12th B Main

July 21 Gas City I69 Speedway Gas City, Indiana 15th C Main

July 22 Kokomo Speedway Kokomo, Indiana 10th C Main

July 23 Lawrenceburg Speedway Lawrenceburg, Indiana 10th B Main

July 24 Circle City Raceway Indianapolis, Indiana 11th B Main

July 26 Terre Haute Action Track Terre Haute, Indiana 19th A Main

July 27 Lincoln Park Speedway Putnamville, Indiana 18th A Main

July 28 Bloomington Speedway Bloomington, Indiana 19th A Main

July 29 Paragon Speedway Paragon, Indiana 20th A Main

August 24 Kokomo Speedway Kokomo, Indiana 6th C Main

August 25 Kokomo Speedway Kokomo, Indiana 5th C Main

August 26 Kokomo Speedway Kokomo, Indiana 4th C Main

September 7 Devil’s Bowl Speedway Mesquite, Texas 18th A Main

September 8 Texarkana 67 Speedway Texarkana, Arkansas Rained Out

September 9 Texarkana 67 Speedway Texarkana, Arkansas 20th A Main

September 23 Perris Auto Speedway Perris, California 18th A Main

October 13 Mohave Valley Raceway Mohave Valley, Arizona 13th A Main

November 3 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 14th B Main

 

 

BRADEN CHIARAMONTE CLOSES 2023 OUTDOOR SEASON THIS WEEK AT THE TURKEY NIGHT GRAND PRIX

(El Cajon, CA, November 20, 2023) Rising open-wheel star Brayden Chiaramonte will close the outdoor portion of his 2023 racing schedule this week with races Saturday at the Ventura Raceway in the 82nd running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix. All three shows will see the talented driver competing in Matt Streeter's fast #14 USAC Midget.


The teenage driver enters the final week of USAC competition after competing in the USAC National Midget Series races last Tuesday at the Bakersfield Speedway and Friday in the Hangtown 100 at the Placerville Speedway.

Bakersfield Speedway, November 14th

Thirty-six UASC National Midgets showed up at the Bakersfield for the first of six races in California. Making his first appearance in a midget in 10 months dating back to the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals in Oklahoma, Chiaramonte came out flying in qualifying. The 16-year-old from El Cajon, California turned in a lap of 12.900. That was good for the 11th fastest time in the 36-car star-laden field.

Chiaramonte found himself outside row two in the third heat race. Running in the top four most of the way, he was clearly one of the fastest cars in the group. However, a late-race stop sent him to the back of the pack for a restart. He fought his way past one car when the race went back to green but time ran out and he finished eighth. That meant he had to contest the 12-lap B main.

In a hard-fought, 16-car, star-filled B, Chiaramonte ended up seventh, missing a transfer to the A main by one position.

PLACERVILLE SPEEDWAY, NOVEMBER 17th

Chiaramonte and his team journeyed 300 miles north from Bakersfield to Placerville for Friday’s opening night of the Hangtown 100. Before they got there, the track had been pounded by rain. The track staff did a stellar job getting the track good enough to race on.

Qualifying was split up by heat race groups and Chiaramonte was third fastest in his group of nine cars with a lap of 12.407. That was good for the 17th-best time of the 36 cars on hand.

While the track crew got the clay surface raceable, the rain made for technical, “cowboy up” conditions. With drizzle hitting the track for his heat, Chiaramonte started sixth. Unfortunately, a car spun to a stop in turn four in front of him on lap one. With nowhere to go, he nearly got past the stopped car, but nicked it with his right rear. The yellow for the spinner necessitated a complete restart. Battling for the fourth and final transfer spot, track conditions saw him bicycle in turn three with two laps to go. He quickly recovered but slipped back to sixth. That is where he finished and it forced him to contest the B main.

Starting on the pole in the B, Chiaramonte tamed the track and led the first two circuits before slipping back to second on lap three. Going into turn one on the fourth go around, the new leader got upside down bringing out a red flag. Simultaneously, the heavens opened up again and saturated the track.

By the time the rain stopped and the track crew had worked the surface back in, the action had been delayed for 45 minutes. When racing resumed, Chiaramonte started first and kept the black #14 in front over the final nine laps for the victory and his ticket into the main event.

He started 20th in the 30-lap main event that went green to checkers without a caution or a red flag. The final rain made the track hard to pass on and the young driver ended up 22nd in the main event.

Chiaramonte will conclude the outdoor portion of his season this Friday and Saturday in the 82nd Running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix at Jim Naylor’s Ventura Raceway. Friday will be practice for the USAC National Midgets with their racing on Saturday. Advance tickets are available and advised at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/82nd-annual-turkey-night-grand-prix-tickets-629591554287?aff=oddtdtcreator. Gates will open at 3:00 p.m. each day. The track is located on the Ventura County Fairgrounds at 10 W. Harbor Boulevard (93001). The website is http://venturaraceway.com/ and the office phone number is (805) 648-RACE.

For fans who cannot make it, both nights will be streamed live on Flo Racing. For more information or to order please visit https://www.floracing.com/.

Chiaramonte would like to thank all his sponsors who have made his racing efforts possible. RTL Traffic Control, AM Ortega, Hyper Racing, Chop Design, Adams Motors, Hacienda Casa Blanca Fine Mexican Dining, Evil Plus Injection, King Racing Products, Tiner-Hirst Enterprises, and Keizer Wheels.

Chiaramonte and his team are in the midst of a busy racing season. If you are interested in becoming a marketing partner with one of the most talented and personable young drivers in the sport, please feel free to call or e-mail Daniel Chiaramonte mailto:dchiaramonte@rtltraffic.com or (619) 988 7563.

Braden Chiaramonte 2023 Results

January 13 Tulsa SageNet Center Chili Bowl Midget Nationals 14th A Main

January 14 Tulsa SageNet Center Chili Bowl Midget Nationals 12th C Main

March 11 Imperial Valley Raceway So Cal Non Wing Open Comp Sprints 9th A Main

March 11 Imperial Valley Raceway Best of the West Lightning Sprints #2 1st A Main

March 18 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 16th A Main

March 24 Placerville Speedway Sprint Car Challenge Tour 10th B Main

April 1 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Car DNS

April 8 Adobe Mountain Speedway 600 Outlaw Winged Micro 1st A Main

April 21 Adobe Mountain Speedway 600 Outlaw Non Wing Micro 6th A Main

April 22 Adobe Mountain Speedway 600 Outlaw Winged Micro 1st A Main

May 11 US 24 Raceway All Transportation A Wingless Clash 5th Qualifier

May 12 US 24 Raceway All Transportation A Wingless Clash 10th A Main

May 13 US 24 Raceway All Transportation A Wingless Clash 15th Qualifier

May 19 Kings Auto Raceway At Plaza Park 600 Non Wing Micro 4th A Main

May 20 Thunderbowl Raceway Kings of Thunder 360 Sprint Cars 7th A Main

June 3 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 16th A Main

June 23 Delta Speedway 600 Non Wing Micro 5th A Main

June 24 Delta Speedway 600 Non Wing Micro 21st A Main

July 7 Ocean Speedway Taco Bravo 360 Sprints DNS

July 15 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 20th A Main

July 22 Deuce of Clubs Thunder Raceway Open 360 Sprint Cars 12th A Main

August 5 Placerville Speedway Winged 360 Sprint Cars 12th A Main

August 25 Silver Dollar Speedway Winged 360 Sprint Cars 10th A Main

September 7 Sweet Springs Motorplex 600cc POWRi Non Wing Micros 7th A Main

September 8 Sweet Springs Motorplex 600cc POWRi Non Wing Micros 24th A Main

September 9 Sweet Springs Motorplex 600cc POWRi Non Wing Micros 24th A Main

September 22 Lil Texas Motor Speedway 600cc POWRi Non Wing Micros 1st A Main

September 23 Lil Texas Motor Speedway 600cc POWRi Non Wing Micros 2nd A Main

September 28 US 24 Raceway 600cc Non Wings Micros 8th A Main

September 29 US 24 Raceway 600cc Winged Micros 8th Qualifier

September 30 US 24 Raceway 600cc Winged Micros 19th A Main

September 30 US 24 Raceway 600cc Non Winged Micros 6th Qualifier

October 14 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 4th A Main

October 19 Port City Raceway 600cc Non Wing Micro 6th A Main

October 21 Port City Raceway 600cc Non Wing Micro 9th B Main

November 3 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars DNS

November 4 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 5th A Main

November 14 Bakersfield Speedway USAC National Midgets 7th B Main

November 17 Placerville Speedway USAC National Midgets 22nd A Main

This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. You can contact him online at mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com or by calling (909) 226-7768.

 

 

Fremont Speedway to honor top 10 in division points at Dec. 3 uncheon

FREMONT, Ohio – Fremont Speedway presented by Gill Construction will reward the top 10 in points in all three divisions for the 2023 season with a luncheon on Sunday, Dec. 3 at noon at the Moonshine Night Club, 109 S. Front Street, Fremont.

The top 10 in points in the Fort Ball Pizza Palace 410 Sprints, Fremont Federal Credit Union 305 Sprints and Burmeister Trophy Dirt Trucks will receive their point fund checks and trophies. The All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads-Kistler Racing Products 410 Fremont Attica Championship Series presented by the Baumann Auto Group and the NAPA of Bryan 305 AFCS presented by Jason Dietsch Trailer Sales will also hand out their awards.

The luncheon is free to the top 10 drivers in 2023 points and three guests.

Following is a look at the top 10 in points for 2023 at Fremont Speedway presented by Gill Construction:

Fort Ball Pizza Palace 410 Sprints

Champion – Cap Henry, Republic, Ohio. Cap scored the trifecta in 2023, not only winning his first ever Fremont Speedway track championship but also the championship for Attica Raceway Park and the Attica Fremont Championship Series. Cap competed in all 15 A-mains in 2023, posting an incredible six wins at Fremont Speedway to run his career total at the track to 18. Besides the wins, Cap scored four runner-up finishes; that’s 10 top two finishes in 15 A-mains! His average A-main finishing position was 7th.

2nd – Travis Philo, Waterville, Ohio. Travis competed in 14 of the 15 A-mains at Fremont in 2023, missing only the All Star feature on Sept. 15. Travis scored his second career Fremont win on July 29 and recorded eight top five finishes and 12 top 10 runs. His average A-main finishing position was 6th.

3rd – Stuart Brubaker, Fremont, Ohio. Fremont’s 2008, 2010 and 2011 305 track champion competed in all 15 A-mains at the track in 2023. He scored his eighth career Fremont feature win on Aug. 4 and recorded seven top five finishes and 11 top 10 runs. His average A-main finishing position was 9th.

4th – Byron Reed, Monclova, Ohio. Fremont’s 2003, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017 410 track champion competed in all 15 A-mains in 2023. He posted four top five finishes including a season-best runner-up on closing night to wrap up his outstanding driving career. Byron had 12 top 10 finishes on route to an average A-main finishing position of 8th.

5th – Chris Andrews, Huron, Ohio. Chris competed in 13 of the 15 A-mains at Fremont in 2023, missing only a pair of All Star features. He posted three top five finishes including a season best fourth on opening night. Chris recorded six top 10 finishes on route to an average A-main finishing position of 13th.

6th – Zeth Sabo, Fremont, Ohio. Zeth competed in 13 of the 15 A-mains at Fremont in 2023. He racked up five top five finishes including a season best runner-up on Aug. 4. He notched seven top 10 finishes on route to an average A-main finishing position of 11th.

7th – TJ Michael, Plano, Texas. TJ competed in 11 of the 15 A-mains at Fremont in 2023, recording seven top 10 finishes including a pair of season best third place finishes (May 6 and Sept. 23). His average A-main finishing position was 11th.

8th – Bryce Lucius, Findlay, Ohio. Fremont’s 410 sprint rookie of the year competed in 13 of the 15 A-mains in 2023, missing only the June 24 and Sept. 23 events. His posted six top 10 finishes including a season best pair of fourth place runs (May 13 and Sept. 9). His average A-main finishing position was 12th.

9th – Jerry Dahms, Fremont, Ohio. Jerry battled in eight of the 15 A-mains in 2023, posting a season best 14th place finish on July 29. His average A-main finishing position was 17th.

10th – Larry Kingseed Jr., Castalia, Ohio. Larry competed in nine of the 15 A-mains in 2023, posting season best runner-up finish on Sept. 9. His average A-main finishing position was 14th.

Fremont Federal Credit Union 305 Sprints

Champion – Paul Weaver, Fremont, Ohio. Fremont’s 2005, 2006, 2020 and 2023 track champion in the 305 sprints, earned his fifth track title by racking up seven A-main feature wins in 15 A-main starts. Weaver took over the top spot on the track’s all-time win list and now has 78 career feature victories at Fremont Speedway. Other than a 20th place finish on Sept. 9, Paul never finished out of the top six all season, posting 13 top five finishes. His average A-main finishing position was an outstanding fourth.

2nd – Jamie Miller, Fremont, Ohio. Fremont’s 2022 dirt truck track champion competed in all 15 305 sprint A-mains in 2023. Jamie posted feature wins on May 6, May 27 and Sept. 16 to run his career total to 44 at the track, placing him 10th on the all-time win list. Jamie scored nine top five finishes and 13 top 10 finishes. His average A-main finishing position was a remarkable fifth.

3rd – John Ivy, Fremont, Ohio. Fremont’s 2001, 2002 and 2004 410 sprint champion, 2013 dirt truck champion and 1994, 2013, 2018 and 2019 305 sprint champion competed in all 15 A-mains in 2023. John scored his 61st career Fremont feature win on Sept. 9 placing him fifth on the track’s all-time win list. He racked up nine top five finishes and 12 top 10 finishes on route to an average A-main finishing position of sixth.

4th- Kody Brewer, Risingsun, Ohio. Kody battled in all 15 A-mains in 2023, posting 11 top 10 finishes including a season best runner-up on June 10. His average A-main finishing position was ninth.

5th – Dustin Stroup, Fremont, Ohio. Dustin competed in 14 of the 15 A-mains in 2023, missing only the June 24 event. He scored six top finishes including his ninth career Fremont win on May 20. Dustin had 12 top 10 place finishes and had an average A-main finishing position of sixth.

6th – Kasey Ziebold, Tiffin, Ohio. Kasey raced in 14 of the 15 A-mains in 2023, missing only the fair race on Aug. 21. She recorded six top 10 finishes including a season best runner-up on Sept. 9. Her average A-main finishing position was 11th.

7th – Blayne Keckler, Fremont, Ohio. Fremont’s 2023 rookie of the year for the 305 sprints competed in 12 of the 15 A-mains in 2023. He posted a season best 11th place finish on Sept. 23. Blayne’s average A-main finishing position was 16th.

8th – Lee Sommers, Fremont, Ohio. Lee battled in 12 of the 15 A-mains in 2023, recording a season-best ninth on Sept. 9. His average A-main finishing position was 16th.

9th – Tyler Schiets, Fremont, Ohio. Tyler competed in nine of the 15 A-mains in 2023, scoring a season best finish of 10th on Sept. 23. His average A-main finishing position was 14th.

10th – Shawn Valenti, Fostoria, Ohio. Fremont’s 2014, 2019, 2020, 2021 dirt truck track champion battled in 13 of the 15 A-mains in 2023, missing only May 20 and Aug. 4 events. Shawn scored seven top 10 finishes including a season best third on Aug. 5. His average A-main finishing position was 11th.

Burmeister Trophy Dirt Trucks

Champion – Corey McCaughey, Toledo, Ohio. In wrapping up his first ever Fremont track title, Cory battled in 12 of the 13 A-mains in 2023, missing only the season ending stock-truck battle that he helped promote. Other than a mechanical issue that had him finish 18th on Aug. 4, Corey never finished out of the top five all season. He record his eighth career Fremont Speedway win on Aug. 5 to go with three second place runs and four third place showings – he finished on the podium in eight of the 12 features he competed in and had an average A-main finishing position of 4th.

2nd – Dustin Keegan, Fremont, Ohio. Fremont Speedway’s 2017 truck champion and 2018 limited late model champion battled in all 13 A-mains in 2023. Dustin racked up seven top five finishes including his ninth career Fremont feature win on June 17. Dustin had 11 top 10 finishes on route to an average A-main finishing position of 7th.

3rd – Keith Sorg, Fremont, Ohio. Fremont’s 2016 and 2018 truck champion battled in all 13 A-mains in 2023. He scored back-to-back wins on Sept. 15 and Sept. 23 to run his career total at the track to seven. He posted six top five finishes and 11 top 10 runs. His average A-main finishing position was 6th.

4th – Dana Fry, Green Springs, Ohio. Dana competed in 12 of the 13 A-mains, missing only the Oct. 6 final event. He never finished out of the top 11 all season including five top five finishes and a season best pair of runner-up scores (June 3 and Aug. 4). His average A-main finishing position was 6th.

5th – Dave Gumby Jr., Ottawa Lake, Mich. Gumby battled in 11 of the 13 A-mains, missing only the Sept. 9 and Oct. 6 events. He scored wins on May 20, June 3 and Aug. 4 to run his Fremont career total to five. Dave racked up eight top five finishes on route to an average A-main finishing position of 6th.

6th – Jamie Miller, Fremont, Ohio. Fremont’s 2022 truck champion competed in 12 of the 13 A-mains in 2023, missing only the Sept. 23 event. He scored three wins in 2023 (May 13, July 22 and Sept. 9) to run his career total at Fremont to 44, placing him 10th on the track’s all-time win list. Jamie had seven top 10 finishes and an average A-main finishing position of 8th.

7th – Brad Mitten, Fremont, Ohio. Brad battled in 12 of the 13 A-mains in 2023, missing only the Oct. 6 event. He scored eight top 10 finishes including a season best pair of fourth place runs. His average A-main finishing position was 9th.

8th – Brad Stuckey, Tiffin, Ohio. Brad competed in 10 of the 13 A-mains in 2023, posting four top 10 finishes including a season best pair of eighth place runs. His average A-main finishing position was 12th.

9th- Jarel Perry, Clyde, Ohio. Jarel “Butch Latte” competed in 12 of the 13 A-mains in 2023, missing only the July 22 event. He posted three season best 10th place finishes on route to an average A-main finishing position of 14th.

10th – Todd Warnick, Bettsville, Ohio. Todd competed in 10 of the 13 A-mains in 2023, posting a pair of top 10 finishes including a season best ninth on May 20. His average A-main finishing position was 14th.

Keep up to date with Fremont Speedway by going to www.fremontohspeedway.com or on Facebook at www.facebook/FremontSpeedway or on Twitter at https://twitter.com/FremontSpeedway.

 

 

INLAND RIGGING DRIVERS ROA AND DUNKEL FINISH 2023 SEASON AT THE TURKEY NIGHT GRAND PRIX AT VENTURA

(Cypress, CA, November 23, 2023) Inland Rigging drivers Brody Roa and Tommy Dunkel will wrap up their 2023 seasons this Saturday night at the historic 82nd running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix at Jim Naylor’s Ventura Raceway. The two drivers will run their preliminary events on Friday night in the USAC West Coast Series. They will come back on Saturday evening for their main events. Joining the sprint cars on the two-night racing program will be the USAC National Midgets.

Doug Allen Photos of Tommy Dunkel (#17A) and Brody Roa (#17R) are attached to this email.

Last year before a near-capacity crowd at the Turkey Night Grand Prix, Dunkel and Roa were both in competition. However, they were not teammates on the night. Dunkel was driving his own car and Roa was driving for Central California car owner Jayson May.

A year ago this weekend, Dunkel impressed the fans with an exciting display passing more experienced drivers. Starting 11th in the B main, he had to get to sixth. He did just that and earned his ticket into the finale of the sprint car portion of the TNGP.

Starting on the back row in 23rd for the A main, Dunkel had to test his reflexes on several occasions in the main event in a race that sometimes looked like a free-for-all. Within the first three laps, he had moved up six spots to 17th. On the 19th lap, he was up to 15th and still moving forward. His drive included deftly avoiding a flipping car as he advanced through the field. With nine laps to go he raced into 14th. He stayed there until the last circuit when he took one more car and finished 13th. All told he passed a total of 15 cars on the night. Only two other drivers passed more.

This season, Dunkel competed at Ventura more than any other racetrack. Coming into this weekend, the friendly driver has been at the racing facility six times. He finished in the top 10 four of the six. Highlighting his journeys to the track located adjacent to the beach on the Ventura County Fairgrounds was a main event victory on April 8th. He also notched second-place finishes on July 8th and September 2nd.

For 2023 USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series champion Roa, it will be his first appearance at Ventura since the 81st edition of the prestigious race one year ago. On the opening night, the Garden Grove, California racer placed second in his heat and won his qualifier. He was running fourth in the dash and looked like a shoo-in for a top-four start before getting caught up in someone else’s mess. Fortunately, his car was able to restart and he came from the back to finish sixth.

Starting on the outside of row three in the Saturday night Finale, Roa quickly moved into fifth and was challenging for the fourth place position. However, his car was noticeably slowing. Even though his steed continued to decelerate, Roa was still in seventh late in the going. Unfortunately, an overzealous driver clobbered him from behind and knocked him out of the race with two laps remaining. Officially, he finished 17th.

Earlier in 2022, Roa contested a USAC/CRA race at Ventura. On a one-lane, at the bottom track, Roa finished with a frustrating runner-up finish. While he was clearly faster than the leader, he did not want to risk getting freight-trained if he tried to drive around the outside Unlike some drivers, he raced clean and did not knock the leader out of the way. Instead, he clung to the leader’s push bar and crossed the line in second.

Spectator gates will open at 3:00 p.m. each night with racing at 5:00. Advance tickets are available and advised at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/82nd-annual-turkey-night-grand-prix-tickets-629591554287?aff=oddtdtcreator. The track is located on the Ventura County Fairgrounds at 10 W. Harbor Boulevard (93001). The website is http://venturaraceway.com/ and the office phone number is (805) 648-RACE.

For fans who cannot make it, both nights will be streamed live on Flo Racing. For more information or to order please visit https://www.floracing.com/.

Dunkel and Roa want to thank the following sponsors for making the 2023 season possible. Inland Rigging, Dunkel Farms, United Asset Sales, Osborne Speed & Machine, “Biker” Bruce Fischer, ALR Virtual Services, Burris Racing, Caltrol, Jambo Barbeque Pits, Competition Suspension, K-1 Race Gear, Molecule, Rod End Supply, Driven Racing Oil, Baldwin Filters, and NGK Spark Plugs. If you would like to be a marketing partner with the Inland Rigging Racing Team in 2024, please contact Dunkel or Roa the information at the top of this release.

Brody Roa’s 2023 Race Results

January 27 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

January 28 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

February 25 Kern County Raceway Park USAC West Coast Sprint Cars Rained Out

March 3 Central Arizona Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Rained Out

March 4 Central Arizona Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Rained Out

March 11 Imperial Valley Raceway SoCal Open Comp 17th A Main

March 18 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 2nd A Main

March 24 Kings Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Rained Out

March 25 Thunderbowl Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Rained Out

April 1 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 2nd A Main

April 15 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 5th A Main

April 22 Kings Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

April 29 Kern County Raceway Park USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

May 6 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

May 20 Thunderbowl Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 2nd A Main

May 27 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 15th A Main

June 10 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

June 24 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

July 15 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

August 12 Santa Maria Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Canceled

August 19 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Rained Out

September 7 Devils Bowl Speedway USAC National Sprint Cars 6th A Main

September 8 Texarkana 67 Speedway USAC National Sprint Cars Rained Out

September 9 Texarkana 67 Speedway USAC National Sprint Cars 14th A Main

September 23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 2nd A Main

October 14 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 6th A Main

October 21 Imperial Valley Raceway SoCal Open Comp 1st A Main

November 3 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 15th A Main

November 4 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 12th A Main

November 11 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 2nd A Main

November 25 Ventura Raceway USAC West Coast Sprint Cars

Tom Dunkel’s 2023 Racing Results

January 12 Chili Bowl Midget Nationals Prelim. Night 12th C Main

March 11 Imperial Valley Raceway SoCal Open Comp 16th A Main

April 1 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 9th B Main

April 8 Ventura Raceway VRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

May 6 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 11th A Main

May 13 Ventura Raceway USAC West Coast Sprint Cars 11th A Main

June 17 Ventura Raceway USAC West Coast Sprint Cars 19th A Main

June 24 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 14th A Main

July 8 Ventura Raceway VRA Sprint Cars 2nd A Main

July 15 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th A Main

August 19 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Rained Out

September 2 Ventura Raceway VRA Sprint Cars 2nd A Main

September 16 Ventura Raceway USAC West Coast Sprint Cars 8th A Main

October 7 Kern County Raceway Park USAC West Coast Sprint Cars 19th A Main

October 14 Imperial Valley Raceway So Cal Open Comp DNS

November 11 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th B Main

November 25 Ventura Raceway USAC West Coast Sprint Cars

Eddie Tafoya Sr. Racing Results

November 11 Perris Auto Speedway Senior Sprints 1st A Main

 

 

MUST SEE RACING MIDWEST LIGHTS RETURNS TO LORAIN RACEWAY PARK IN 2024

November 22, 2023 – Holly, Michigan – The Must See Racing Maxima Racing Oils Midwest Lights Series is set to return to Lorain Raceway Park in South Amherst, Ohio twice in 2024. The series will be returning to LRP for the fourth consecutive season. LRP has become the unofficial home of the Midwest Lights Series since its inception in 2020.

The series is set to invade LRP on August 24 and September 21. LRP has been the site of some of the best racing the series has contested over the years. The 3/8-mile Northeast Ohio speedway is one of the raciest the Midwest Lights Series annually visits.

2024 Midwest Lights Series winners at LRP included Andrew Bogusz and JJ Henes.

With today’s announcement of these two dates, the Midwest Lights Series 2024 schedule stands at eight events and counting. Must See Racing has not officially announced the complete 2024 schedule so it’s possible there could be additional dates announced in the coming weeks.

Cody Gallogly is coming off his second consecutive series championship in 2023. Gallogly will be shooting for his third series championship in 2024. He will battling a stout field of cars in 2024 including 2020 series champion J.J. Henes among others.

The 2024 Must See Racing Maxima Racing Oils Midwest Lights Series will visit five different tracks as the schedule stands now. Besides LRP the series is set to visit Sandusky Speedway, Owosso Speedway, Corrrigan Oil Speedway, and Birch Run Speedway. The series opener is set for April 20 at Sandusky Speedway.

For more info on the Must See Racing Maxima Racing Oils Midwest Lights Series please like and follow Must See Racing on Facebook or visit www.mustseeracing.com

 

 

NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN FOR THE 48TH ANNUAL AUTO-RACING PROMOTER OF THE YEAR AND REGIONAL AUTO-RACING PROMOTER OF THE YEAR WINNERS

Reno, Nevada (November 24, 2023) - The nomination ballot for the 48th Annual Auto Racing Promoter of the Year has been released.

Lyle DeVore, who promoters Albany-Saratoga Speedway in Malta, N.Y., was introduced as the 47th Auto-Racing Promoter of the Year last February at the 50th Annual RPM@Daytona Workshops presented at the Shores in Daytona Beach Shores, Florida, representing Region One, the Eastern region of RPM balloting.

The 47th Auto-Racing Promoter of the Year Award will be presented at the 51st Annual RPM@Daytona Workshops at the Shores Resort & Spa in Daytona Beach, Florida, February 11-13, 2024.

Industry representatives wishing to nominate promoters may do so at the link included within the release. All six regions (Eastern, South Eastern, Central, Northern, Great Plains, West) are eligible and once again will have representatives that will be recognized at the 51st Annual RPM Workshops in Daytona Beach, Florida at the Shores Resort, February 11, 12 and 13, 2024.

The link for regional and the national Auto Racing Promoters of the Year is located here; 48th ARPY Nomination Ballot (google.com) https://forms.gle/ipavq1gRkg9YkeRi7 – (a gmail account is required to nominate). Nominations will close on December 31, 2023. Nominees will be published and a second round of voting will be published and begin on Wednesday, January 3, 2024.

The 51st Annual RPM@Reno Western and RPM@Daytona stand as a "can't miss" event for track promoters nationwide.

The Racing Promotion Monthly (RPM) Newsletter and RPM Workshops provide an educational and networking program to the motorsports industry. The program provides media and meeting platforms which offer promoters, motorsports management, tracks, sanctions and companies a forum to share, educate and network within. The newsletter and workshops are services of Hoosier Racing Tire and K&K Insurance, with supporting sponsorship coming from Chevrolet Performance Products, RACEceiver, Moffet Productions, IMCA Racing, TicketSpice, MyRacePass and Firethorn Marketing.

Further information regarding the RPM e-newsletters and workshops may be found at the company’s website, www.promotersnewsletter.com

 

 

Order Your National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum “Members Only” Jan Opperman #99 Die-cast Today!

Knoxville, IA, November 21, 2023 – The much-anticipated announcement is upon us for the latest “Members Only” National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum die-cast!

Acme Trading Company is producing the beautiful 1:18 scale 1972 Bogar #99 Jan Opperman sprint car die-cast. The cars are available to members of the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum. Only 400 cars are being produced! Assure your piece of history by ordering today!

“Mat Long and the folks at Acme Trading Company have done another unbelievable job with this die-cast!” says National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum Coordinator, Bill Wright. “This car has been a part of our ‘Tribute to Williams Grove Speedway’ exhibit, and the die-cast is like looking at the car sitting in the museum. The Bogar car was the biggest part of Jan’s record-breaking season in which he won 44 times in 95 starts in 1972. To top it off, the car, owned by Adail Gayhart, will remain in the museum a while longer! This is a great opportunity for our generous members to grab a piece of Jan Opperman’s rich history in the sport of sprint car racing!”

“Members Only” cars from the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum sell out quickly, so get yours today!

Up to two die-casts can be ordered ($141.95 each includes shipping in the United States) by National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum members. To order online, visit www.SprintCarStuff.com. If ordering online, please enter your member number in the “Notes” section at checkout. Shipping is tentatively scheduled for January or February.

You can also call 641 842-6176, or 1 800 874-4488.

Please note additional international shipping prices…

Canada – add $26

Australia – add $53

Europe – add $45

If you’d like to purchase a die-cast and are not a supporting member, you can get membership information by calling the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum at 641 842-6176.

For more information on the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum and the special events happening here, visit www.SprintCarHoF.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter!

 

 

Sunday Night Speed at Hangtown 100 Has Ryan Timms Excited for Final Week of NOS Energy Drink USAC National Midget Series Action

PETERSEN MEDIA: Thought the box score shows a 17th place finish on Saturday night at the Hangtown 100, it certainly doesn’t tell the full story. After having struggles on Friday night, Timms came to life in the Sunday night feature but a pair of on track issues out of his control essentially hampered any shot of a good finish.

“Friday night was a struggle with how hooked up and narrow the track was,” Ryan Timms said. “With the event being points based similar to Trophy Cup, it wasn’t idea, but the invert did ultimately put us on the front row of the 100-lap feature on Sunday night, and I felt great but a tangle in front of us knocked us out of the lead.”

Dealing with elements on Friday night that saw a couple of delays for weather rolling through the area, Timms timed the JBL Audio backed No. 67 in sixth fastest in his group before tallying a second-place finish in his heat race.

On a lightning fast surface in the feature event, the 30-lapper went non-stop and Timms ended up picking up a 13th place finish. It is noteworthy that Friday’s non-stop race, was just seven seconds longer than the non-stop feature Timms won at the Hangtown 100 back in 2021.

With more rain moving into the area on Saturday, officials were forced to delay the program until Sunday, and worked feverishly to prepare an outstanding racing surface for the final race of the year at Placerville Speedway.

Lining up by points on Sunday, Timms finished fifth in his qualifier and that ultimately had hi 16th in Hangtown 100 points, which was important as it lined him up on the pole of the 100-lap feature event.

Making adjustments prior to the 100-lapper going green, Timms was extremely strong when the green flag dropped as he quickly jumped out to the early lead. Navigating the ¼ mile bullring with precision, Timms set a strong early pace over fellow young gun, Corey Day.

Timms quickly found the rear of the field, but it would ultimately bite him. On the 14th lap, a pair of cars in front of him got together in turn four and it resulted in both he and Day getting collected and relinquishing the lead and the runner up spots.

Able to restart, Timms went to the back of the 28-car field, and continued to show speed as he carved his way back forward. Working through dense traffic, Timms was able to take his time and race his way back into the Top-10 with time running out in the feature.

On the 86th lap, Timms endured contact front another car in turns one and two, and it resulted in him getting up into the thick Placerville Speedway cushion and stalling his car out as it spun him around.

When it was all said and done, the Oklahoma City, OK native capped his trip to Placerville Speedway off with a 17th place finish.

“Big shoutout to my guys for working so hard and getting me a really good car when it mattered,” Ryan Timms said. “I also want to thank everyone with the track and the event for working hard to get the show in on Sunday, and getting us a nice track to race on despite all of the rain we took on Saturday. I am feeling good about these final three races of the season on a couple more bullrings.”

Ryan Timms would like to thank CITGO, Hampel Oil, Mystic Lubricants, Premier Truck Group, Western Flyer Xpress (WFX), IWX Motor Freight, K1, Durst Inc., Bell Helmets, Griffin Fishing Charters and Lodge, Xpress Truck Sales, Smith Ti, Blackbeard, AFD Graphix, Outlaw Wings, 947-Eyes, Kahne Screen Printing, ShopTeam5T.Com, TJ Forged, WFX Logistics, Select Coatings, Smiley’s Racing Products, WFX Energy Services, and EMI for their support.

BY THE NUMBERS: Races-107, Wins-10, Top 5’s-26, Top 10’s-45

ON TAP: Timms gets right back to work tonight at tomorrow in Merced, CA. Wednesday night will also see Timms competed in the winged 360 event. After Thanksgiving on Thursday night, Timms and company will be in action at Ventura Raceway on Friday and Saturday for the Turkey Night Grand Prix.

STAY CONNECTED: Stay updated with Ryan Timms by ‘Liking’ him on facebook at www.facebook.com/ryantimmsracing or by following him on Twitter at both @Timms5T and @RyanTimms_5T.

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BRODY ROA CLOSED HIS 2023 USAC/CRA CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON WITH A SECOND-PLACE FINISH AT PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY

(Cypress, CA, November 18, 2023) Brody Roa finished off his spectacular 2023 USAC/CRA Championship season with a second-place finish in the series finale at Perris Auto Speedway. The result gave him 14 top-five finishes in the 18 races on the schedule. Included among those top five were eight wins. The victories brought his lifetime total to 21 and propelled him to fourth all-time in the 24-season history of USAC/CRA.

Roa, 32, entered the 2023 finale with the championship already wrapped up, but it did not hold back his effort. Competing against a stout 29-car field, he pushed the pristine white Inland Rigging #17R to the seventh-fastest qualifying time with a lap of 16.632. That placed him in the fifth starting spot in the third 10-lap heat race. The Garden Grove, California driver steered his way to an impressive second-place finish in the heat.

Roa started on the pole for the final 30-lapper of the year at the legendary 27-year-old half-mile clay oval. From there he led the first 17 laps in the Tommy and Christy Dunkel-owned car before slipping back to second. He stayed there through the final USAC/CRA checkered flag of the 2023 season.

Roa’s eight wins in 18 USAC/CRA races and 14 top-five finishes are extremely impressive. Just as remarkable is the fact that he finished on the lead lap in 16 of the 18 races. In one of the races he did not, he was on his way to a certain victory when he was knocked out by a lapped car.

“I never thought about it,” Roa responded when he was asked about finishing on the lead lap all but two times. “Just getting lapped is something I am not really proud of. I guess thinking about it, that is pretty cool. I have never thought about it before.”

Throughout the season, Roa and the entire team were cool, calm, and relaxed. The season was stress free and that contributed a lot to the success. There was little worry throughout the year.

“Not, not really,” he answered if there was any time he was worried about the way things had gone. “The points deal, I was comfortable with it all year. The way we were running and the decisions (on the car) we were making were really good. There was no point in the year when we were really struggling that I thought we were not good enough to stay out there (in the point lead). I never got worried about it until the end when I was worried about finishing it. Honestly, I paid more attention to the heat race points than the year-end points.”

Another deal for Roa this year was the fact that for the first time, he was driving for someone else. Inland Rigging’s Tom and Christy Dunkel provided him with everything he needed to win a championship. In addition to cars, they also added support away from the track and a great friendship.

“It was smooth,” he said about driving for the Dunkel’s. “The 410 stuff really kind of operated the same. Tommy and I worked together really good on what we needed throughout the year. Having the 410 car at my house was nice. I could do what it needed maintenance-wise and make sure it was good to go. Tom was always there for support with what we needed. It was a really smooth transition. It almost seemed the same. Just with a different car and a different look.”

“Tom, Christy, and Inland Rigging have supported me for a few years now. It was not like somebody brand new came in and we had to learn to work together and learn to communicate. I think that really helped with the immediate success. We already had a relationship coming into the deal. This year it was just at a much higher level.”

With the busy season almost done, Roa will have some extra time on his hands.

“I don’t know,” the friendly driver laughed when asked what he was going to do with the time off after Saturday’s Turkey Night Grand Prix. “Christmas is a pretty serious thing around this household. We will do that. The week before Turkey Night we are going to go out to the river and do Thanksgiving out there. We will pretty much go straight from there to Ventura on Friday. Through the off season we will just spend some time with the family and find some cool stuff to do. Hang around home and make some plans for next year, too.”

One of the cool things he will do is go to the USAC Champions banquet in Indiana. It will be his second time there. The first came after he won the USAC West Coast Series Championship in 2016. Then there is this little indoor race in Tulsa in January. He has raced in the Chili Bowl before, but as of right now, he does not have a ride.

“No plans for the Chili Bowl right now,” Roa said. “I would love to. If anything I would love to go to the Chili Bowl. No plans to drive right now.”

“Yeah, oh yeah,” he responded when asked if he would drive if someone called and offered him a Chili Bowl ride. “Definitely.”

Roa was not the only one flying the Inland Rigging banner at the Perris finale. Tommy Dunkel made his 410 debut in the USAC/CRA Series. While he has raced in the series with a 360 engine before, it was his first time racing a 410 and he gave a good account of himself. In his first voyage in a 410 sprint car, which is about as equal as riding a Brahma Bull in the PBR, he qualified 23rd of the 29 cars on hand. He placed seventh in his heat and eighth in the B main. That B main finish only left him two spots shy of making the 30-lap finale.

In addition to Roa and Dunkel, the team brought a third car for Eddie Tafoya Jr. to race in The PAS Senior Sprint Cars. Racing for the first time in over half a decade, the past Pittsburgh Pirates draft choice won the Senior main event.

The team wants to thank the following sponsors for making the 2023 season possible. Inland Rigging, Dunkel Farms, United Asset Sales, Osborne Speed & Machine, “Biker” Bruce Fischer, ALR Virtual Services, Burris Racing, Caltrol, Jambo Barbeque Pits, Competition Suspension, K-1 Race Gear, Molecule, Rod End Supply, Driven Racing Oil, Baldwin Filters, and NGK Spark Plugs.

Brody Roa’s 2023 Race Results

January 27 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

January 28 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

February 25 Kern County Raceway Park USAC West Coast Sprint Cars Rained Out

March 3 Central Arizona Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Rained Out

March 4 Central Arizona Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Rained Out

March 11 Imperial Valley Raceway SoCal Open Comp 17th A Main

March 18 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 2nd A Main

March 24 Kings Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Rained Out

March 25 Thunderbowl Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Rained Out

April 1 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 2nd A Main

April 15 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 5th A Main

April 22 Kings Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

April 29 Kern County Raceway Park USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

May 6 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

May 20 Thunderbowl Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 2nd A Main

May 27 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 15th A Main

June 10 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

June 24 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

July 15 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

August 12 Santa Maria Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Canceled

August 19 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Rained Out

September 7 Devils Bowl Speedway USAC National Sprint Cars 6th A Main

September 8 Texarkana 67 Speedway USAC National Sprint Cars Rained Out

September 9 Texarkana 67 Speedway USAC National Sprint Cars 14th A Main

September 23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 2nd A Main

October 14 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 6th A Main

October 21 Imperial Valley Raceway SoCal Open Comp 1st A Main

November 3 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 15th A Main

November 4 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 12th A Main

November 11 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 2nd A Main

November 25 Ventura Raceway USAC West Coast Sprint Cars

Tom Dunkel’s 2023 Racing Results

January 12 Chili Bowl Midget Nationals Prelim. Night 12th C Main

March 11 Imperial Valley Raceway SoCal Open Comp 16th A Main

April 1 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 9th B Main

April 8 Ventura Raceway VRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

May 6 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 11th A Main

May 13 Ventura Raceway USAC West Coast Sprint Cars 11th A Main

June 17 Ventura Raceway USAC West Coast Sprint Cars 19th A Main

June 24 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 14th A Main

July 8 Ventura Raceway VRA Sprint Cars 2nd A Main

July 15 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th A Main

August 19 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Rained Out

September 2 Ventura Raceway VRA Sprint Cars 2nd A Main

September 16 Ventura Raceway USAC West Coast Sprint Cars 8th A Main

October 7 Kern County Raceway Park USAC West Coast Sprint Cars 19th A Main

October 14 Imperial Valley Raceway So Cal Open Comp DNS

November 11 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th B Main

November 25 Ventura Raceway USAC West Coast Sprint Cars

Eddie Tafoya Sr. Racing Results

November 11 Perris Auto Speedway Senior Sprints 1st A Main

 

 

WINNING GAMBLE FOR KMS

FOR the Krikke Motorsport team and their driver Dayne Kingshott, last Saturday night’s King of Wings at the Perth Motorplex was certainly a challenging one, but it was one that saw them play their Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series JOKER card on the nightand come away with a winning result.

In what was their second win from three Maddington Toyota Series rounds so far this season, with the other round that they didn’t win being a second-place finish, the Krikke Motorsport team and Kingshott fought hard throughout the night, and it rewarded them with the team’s first King of Wings victory since Brooke Tatnell back in the 2009-10 season.

“It certainly wasn’t the easiest of nights, but the team and I dug in and manage to have a really strong car for the feature race, and it rewarded us with my biggest win in Sprintcars so far,” Kingshott expressed.

“I messed up our qualifying run at the beginning of the night and consequently missed our heat race invert, which saw us fight hard to get a top-four finish in our heat race and book ourselves a spot into the feature race. After the heat races, there was a driver ahead of us in the points who had pulled out for the night, and it saw us take their place in the B Dash.”

Kingshott continued by saying that the touch of luck to get a B Dash spot, which saw him go on to finish third in the event and lock in a position six feature race starting spot, played a massive part in contributing to the team’s eventual King of Wings victory.

“To be honest, I had a fair bit of anxiety heading into the night, as I was playing my joker card and it can certainly either make or break your series winning hopes, but although we had a tough start to the night, everything fell our way on a few occasions during the night,” said Kingshott, who had moved from his third row start early on in the feature race and then took control of the lead on lap 11 after leader and Maddington Toyota Series arch rival James Inglis tangled with a lapped car and was sent ROF for the restart, which was a position Kingshott held through to the fall of the chequered flag.

“For the feature race, we had a strong car, and the team and I were a little concerned that we were too good too early, but it didn’t play out that way, as the team had nailed the car’s setup. Even during the pit stop in the middle stages of the feature race, the team didn’t change anything setup wise, as we were confident with it, and I was able to control the rest of the race and take out the win.”

Kingshott’s latest win has now consolidated his Maddington Toyota Series point standings lead, and he heads into the upcoming fourth Maddington Toyota Series round, which is also the running of the Western Australian Title, at the Perth Motorplex on December 2 confident of being able to defend his Western Australian Title crown.

“The team and I are really enjoying a strong start to the season, and it’s quite a surreal feeling at the moment, but we are trying to keep a lid on it andare just taking each night as it comes,” he enthused.

“I couldn’t ask for better form heading into the Western Australian Title, and our goal is to of course defend it, but it’s certainly not going to be easy, and the team and I will spend the next two weeks preparing in the best possible way backin the workshop to try and give us another winning chance.”

Latest Maddington Toyota Series Point Standings (after three completed rounds):

1 Dayne Kingshott - 746 points
2 James Inglis - 722
3 Brad Maiolo - 692
4 Jason Kendrick - 690
5 Andrew Priolo - 674

The Krikke Motorsport team would like to thank their 2023-24 season supporters:

• Mobil 1
• Bunbury Toyota
• Maxwill Racing Engines
• PWR Advanced Cooling Technology
• Redline Media
• Hough Cabinets
• RPM Race Products
• Taralea Farm Macadamias
• Performance Racegear
• P1 Advanced Racewear Australia and New Zealand
• Number 4 Composites
• AFCO Shock Doctor
• Resolve Automotive Spraypainters
• Blackbeard Custom Designs
• JP Signs
• www.krikkemotorsport.store

To keep up to date with the Krikke Motorsport team, visit their website at krikkemotorsport.com.auor follow them on their social-media channels – Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter – by searching Krikke Motorsport.

 

 

SWANSON LOOKS TO SCORE VEGAS MIDGET LOOT, LOOKING FOR SPRINT RIDE

(November 20, 2023) With the Risk On 360 Open Wheel Showdown just less than two weeks away, there is plenty of story lines building behind closed doors. The December 1-2, 2023, event at the Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway will feature a 100-lap winged pavement sprint car race that will pay 50K to win National midgets and Supermodifieds will also share the weekends racing card.

It has been thirteen years since National Pavement Midgets last raced at the Bullring. But they return for the Open Wheel Showdown in a big way. Drivers will be battling for the $10,000 first place prize money. The midget portion of the event has certainly generated its own buzz and has attracted some pretty big names.

One of the biggest names already entered is also the most recent midget winner at the Bullring. Kody Swanson claimed a USAC Western States Midget Series event at the Bullring in 2010.

“With the Open Wheel Showdown paying $10,000 to win, I think it’s going to be pretty neat” explains Swanson. “It’s a big event and it made me wanna do it. Plus, it’s a chance to race in December. It’s always fun to make your season last a little longer. That’s something I’m excited about. I’m also excited to race with Tim and the entire Bertrand family. It’s been fun to race with them the last couple years, and to work on getting better. We got a really fast car too. I’m looking forward to going to Las Vegas”.

If Las Vegas odds makers were setting odds of who will win the midget portion of Open Wheel Showdown, Swanson would most certainly be among the best odds. He won the most recent midget event at the Bullring and may have more laps around the track than those already entered.

“It was a USAC Western States race they had that year (2010). It was right before Turkey Night because it was at the end of October. I don’t know if it’s a huge advantage, but I’m looking forward to it because I enjoyed racing there before. I was driving for Chris Wilke that day, Its given me a chance to talk with him a little bit about he remembered, and what I remembered. Some of those things have little advantages. I just know I’ll be a little more familiar than starting from scratch. That makes it nice. Hopefully we put on a great show with the midgets and have some fun.”

Swanson had originally hoped to do double duty and compete in the sprint car portion of the event. His Doran Racing Team was thrashing to get a new Diablo Chassis car done in time for the event. After the team’s gallant effort to get the car ready, they simply ran out of time. The Open Wheel Showdown wasn’t announced until late July and the timeliness of the event gave them a very short window to work with.

Even though the race is less than two weeks away, he indicated he would listen to offers from teams looking for a driver in the supermodified and sprint car portions of the event.

“I would be happy to hear what anybody has to say. If it worked out, great, if not, it would still be great to just see what someone’s interest would be. I’m already gonna be there, so it would be nice to do a little extra racing.”

Swanson did admit it would be slightly disappointing to miss a chance to compete in the 50K winged sprint car portion of Open Wheel Showdown.
“You hate to miss opportunities to drive things you like, while trying to make a living as a short track racer, in an event that pays well. It would be disappointing, but I’ve raced long enough that things happen that are out of our control. Id like to find something, but if not, I’m looking forward to the chance to race midgets and watch the sprint cars. It’s gonna be fun” concluded Swanson.

 

 

Dominic Scelzi Closing Season With Mid-Week Race at Merced Speedway

Inside Line Promotions - FRESNO, Calif. (Nov. 20, 2023) - Dominic Scelzi wraps up the 2023 season this Wednesday at Merced Speedway.

Scelzi guided his family owned team into Victory Lane at the bullring in Merced, Calif., in April. It was the site of his first triumph of the season and it marked his first-ever win at the track.

"It's a big, high-banked bullring," he said. "I love the place. It's one of my favorites anywhere. It seems like it's always two grooves and racy. We've been incredibly fast there. I think I've run second there like six times and the last time we were there was when we won. Racing there this time of the year is perfect because the weather isn't hot and that helps the track surface."

Scelzi placed fifth and 20th, respectively, during a pair of races at Merced Speedway to end last season.

He is seeking to end his season with a second straight victory after capturing the finale of an ASCS Southwest Region doubleheader in Arizona earlier this month. It was Scelzi's 13 th win of the season and the fourth different state he's been victorious in this year.

"It's been a great year and I'm happy with the season we've had," he said. "This is the third year in a row we've had 10 or more wins. Over the last four seasons we've averaged 12.5 wins per year. It's been a great run. We're looking forward to finishing strong. I'd love to pick up one more win in Merced and head into the offseason with momentum."

Scelzi is also aiming for his first time of ending a sprint car season with a triumph. His best result in a season finale has been a fourth-place outing, which occurred in 2021.

SEASON STATS -

55 races, 13 wins, 38 top fives, 44 top 10s, 49 top 15s, 53 top 20s

UP NEXT -

Wednesday at Merced Speedway in Merced, Calif.

MEDIA LINKS -

Website: http://www.GaryScelziMotorsports.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DominicScelzi41

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Scelzi41

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Huset's Speedway Featuring Several Marquee Events and Strong Weekly Program in 2024 Season

Inside Line Promotions - BRANDON, S.D. (Nov. 20, 2023) - The 2024 racing season at Huset's Speedway will showcase 22 nights of competition highlighted by four events that pay at least $40,000 to win.

The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series visits for six race nights. The four-day BillionAuto.com Huset's High Bank Nationals runs June 19-22 with the special $100,000-to-win Huset's Hustle on June 20. The event finale pays $250,000 - a World of Outlaws record - to the winner for the second straight year.

Additionally, the World of Outlaws invades the track during Labor Day Weekend (Aug. 31 and Sept. 1) for the Huset's Shootout capped by a $40,000-to-win main event.

The famed 14 th annual Silver Dollar Nationals is July 17-20 with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series taking part in the final three nights, including the $53,000-to-win finale.

Multiple other nights offer stout payouts, including $20,000 to the feature winner during the other two nights (June 19 and June 21) of the BillionAuto.com Huset's High Bank Nationals.

There is a $7,000-to-win Border Battle race for the Cressman Sanitation 410 Outlaw Sprint Cars on July 28.

The 2024 season kicks off at Huset's Speedway on May 12 with the traditional Mother's Day Opener.

The three featured divisions at Huset's Speedway - the Cressman Sanitation 410 Outlaw Sprint Cars, the Wyffels Hybrids RaceSaver Sprint Car Series and the Nordstrom's Automotive Late Model Street Stocks - will all be part of the opener and will each have at least 11 weekly shows.

All three division championships were separated by less than two dozen points in 2023 when 38 different drivers earned at least one feature triumph during the 48 total A Mains at the track.

Featured nights next season include Heiman Fire Equipment Night on June 2, Frankman Motor Company Night on June 9, the Ben Nothdurft Memorial during Bargain Barn Tire Center Night on July 17, Kwik Trip, Inc., Night on July 20 and the Folkens Brothers Trucking Bull Haulers Brawl Season Championship Night on Aug 30.

Also of note, the first night of the Silver Dollar Nationals on July 17 will feature the Tri-State Late Models and the Dirt Crown Stock Cars. The Tri-State Late Models will return the following night during the opening round of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series action. The final two nights of the event welcome the Malvern Bank Super Late Model Racing Series.

Additionally, the season finale Huset's Shootout featuring the World of Outlaws on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 will have the Midwest Sprint Touring Series in action both nights.

Visit the Huset's Speedway website for the complete 2024 racing schedule.

HUSET'S SPEEDWAY MEDIA LINKS -

Website: http://www.HusetsSpeedway.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/HusetsSpeedwaySD

X: http://www.twitter.com/HusetsSpeedway

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/HusetsSpeedwaySD

HUSET'S SPEEDWAY -

Huset's Speedway is a dirt oval located in Brandon, S.D. The track opened in 1954 and has undergone a large renovation within the last few years, making it a premier destination for both marquee racing events and weekly programs.

 

 

Inaugural High Limit Racing Diamond Classic headlines Lucas Oil Speedway 2024 tentative schedule

WHEATLAND, MO. (Nov. 20, 2023) - Lucas Oil Speedway has unveiled its 2024 tentative schedule and, along with traditional major events, the speedway will welcome the acclaimed High Limit Racing series for sprint cars.

The Inaugural High Limit Racing Diamond Classic is scheduled for June 28-29 with many of the best in open-wheel sprint-car racing expected to compete.

High Limit Racing, founded and owned by NASCAR champion Kyle Larson and five-time World of Outlaws champion Brad Sweet, is expanding in 2024. The formerly named High Limit Sprint Car Series is adding events and increasing driver payouts while broadening its partnership with FloSports. The mid-week race series will evolve into a 50-plus race night schedule across the country and increase driver payouts to more than $5 million.

Lucas Oil Speedway will be a part of the weekend schedule for High Limit Racing. High Limit Racing will award a point fund of $1 million with the champion team and driver winning $250,000. Similar to its 2023 season, High Limit Racing will have a Midweek Money Series within the national tour awarding a separate $100,000 total point fund.

"We are excited to be a part of High Limit Racing in 2024 as part of our tentative schedule, which includes our usual mainstay events such as the Show-Me 100, Hockett-McMillin Memorial and Kentucky Drag Boat Association events on Lake Lucas," Lucas Oil Speedway General Manager Danny Lorton said. "High Limit Racing is an opportunity to bring even more world-class racing to our fans and we thank Brad Sweet, Kyle Larson and their series for working with us to make it happen."

Sweet will compete in every event and pursue his first High Limit Racing championship with the Kasey Kahne Racing NAPA No. 49 team. Larson, crowned the midweek series champion earlier this month, will continue to compete in select events while also pursuing a NASCAR Cup Series championship and an Indianapolis 500 victory in 2024.

Other highlights among many special events at Lucas Oil Speedway include the 32nd annual Lucas Oil Show-Me 100 during Memorial Day Weekend (May 23-25) and the 18th annual CMH Diamond Nationals (July 13), both featuring the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series.

The MLRA Late Models are on hand three other times - for the 11th annual Spring Nationals Presented by Arizona Sport Shirts (April 12-13) with the POWRi Super Stocks and Show-Me Vintage Racers; the 10th annual MLRA Ron Jenkins Memorial Presented by Rugged Radios (Aug. 30-31) and a combined multi-day MLRA Fall Nationals and 8th annual Big Buck 50 Presented by Whitetail Trophy Hunt for Super Stocks (Oct. 3-5).

The 11th annual Summit USRA Nationals will run a bit earlier in 2024, set for Sept. 17-21 right after the 14th annual ASCS/WAR Jesse Hockett/Daniel McMillin Memorial Sept. 12-14. Open-wheel cars will be featured two other times as well, at the 13th annual Impact Signs, Awnings & Wraps Open Wheel Showdown (May 4) and the POWRi Summer Thunder (Aug. 17).

The track opens with an Open Test & Tune on March 30 and the Easter Bowl Enduro 150 is set for April 6. The Big Adventure RV Weekly Championship Series opener is scheduled for April 20.

Lorton also has announced that the speedway will sanction Hermitage Lumber Late Models under POWRi for 2024. The Hermitage Lumber POWRi Late Models will compete in the Weekly Series along with the Arctic Food Equipment Modifieds, Ozark Golf Cars USRA B-Mods and O'Reilly Auto Parts USRA Stock Cars.

"I've had talks with Kenny Brown (POWRi President) and to help grow the weekly Late Model class and give drivers a national points fund, we have agreed to sanction the Late Models under POWRi," Lorton said. "POWRi will be using the 2024 speedway rules package for the Late Model sanctioning class, which will be known as POWRi Late Models."

Drag Boat racing on Lake Lucas, featuring the Kentucky Drag Boat Association, has three events set: the KDBA Summer Thunder on Lake Lucas (June 8-9), KDBA Show-Me Shootout on Lake Lucas (Aug. 2-3) and 14th annual Diamond Drag Boat Nationals (Aug. 30-Sept. 1).

One of the biggest Weekly Racing Series events on the schedule, the annual Casey's Thursday Night Thunder Kids' Night at the Races Plus Fireworks is set for Thursday, July 4th. Season champions will be determined for the Weekly Racing Series at the Rempfer Memorial Bill Roberts Chevrolet-Buick Season Championship Night on Aug. 24.

The popular Kids' Power Wheel races will return as well with a 24V-36V class. The races will be held during intermission during Weekly Championship Series races April 20th, May 11th, June 8th, July 27th and Aug. 24th.

For ticket inquires about any future event at Lucas Oil Speedway contact admissions director Nichole McMillan at (417) 282-5984 or email her at at nmcmillan@lucasoilspeedway.com for more information.

CONTACT:

Danny Lorton

Lucas Oil Speedway General Manager

Office: (417) 282-5984

DLorton@lucasoilspeedway.com

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Complete Lucas Oil Speedway event information, archived race recaps, previews and driver features, along with ticket information and schedules can be found by visiting LucasOilSpeedway.com.

Lucas Oil Speedway is located at Highways 83 and 54 in Wheatland, Missouri. A campground with shower and bathroom facilities is also available. With its entrance located just outside the pit gate this sprawling scenic camping facility will continue to enhance the racing experience at the Diamond of Dirt Tracks.

Click LucasOilSpeedway.com for more information and detailed directions to the speedway or call the Track Hotline at (417) 282-5984. The Lucas Oil Speedway EZ Texting number is (417) 804-4141.

In addition, fans can get social with Lucas Oil Speedway by following @LucasSpeedway on Twitter, clicking "Like" at www.facebook.com/LucasOilSpeedway and on www.youtube.com/LucasOilSpeedway

About Lucas Oil Speedway Lucas Oil Speedway is considered by fans, drivers and industry insiders to be one of the top five racing facilities in the nation. Located in Wheatland, Missouri, approximately an hour from Springfield, Missouri, and just an hour and a half from the Kansas City metro area, the "Diamond of Dirt Tracks" lives up to its title.

Twenty-One VIP Luxury Suites, HD Jumbo-Tron Screen, Stadium Style Musco Sports Lighting, a Bose Sound System, Go-Kart Slick Track, The Diamond Bar, Track Treasures Gift Shop, the best track food in the country and paved pits are a few of the spectacular amenities setting the Diamond of Dirt apart. This year marks the 12th season for the Liquid Quarter Mile Drag Racing Lake, "Lake Lucas." New for 2017 was all-purpose built Off Road facility featuring a host of regional events.

Lucas Oil Speedway's dirt oval track plays host to some of the largest and most-popular events in the Midwest with national and regional touring series appearing frequently including: The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, POWRi Midget National Series, Lucas Oil Pro Pulling League, United States Modified Touring Series, ASCS Sprint Cars and the Lucas Oil MLRA.

In addition to the special events, the Lucas Oil Speedway Weekly Racing Series features the Late Models, USRA Modifieds, USRA Stock Cars and USRA B-Mods.

 

 

PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY RELEASES 2024 RACING SCHEDULE
By Scott Daloisio

(Perris, CA, November 17, 2023) Promoter Don Kazarian has released the 2024 schedule for Perris Auto Speedway.

February 10th LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION: DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8’S, MINI STOCKS AND DOUBLE DECKERS

February 24th AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS SENIOR SPRINTS, GAS CHASSIS YOUNG GUN SERIES AND PASSCAR SUPER AND STREET STOCKS

March 9th LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION: DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8’S, MINI STOCKS AND DOUBLE DECKERS

March 16th AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS PAS SENIOR SPRINTS, GAS CHASSIS YOUNG GUN SERIES AND PASSCAR STREET AND FACTORY STOCK CARS

April 6th LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION: DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8’S, MINI STOCKS AND DOUBLE DECKERS

April 27th AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS SENIOR SPRINTS, GAS CHASSIS YOUNG GUN SERIES AND PASSCAR SUPER AND FACTORY STOCKS

May 4th LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION: DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8’S, MINI STOCKS AND DOUBLE DECKERS

May 25th "SALUTE TO INDY" AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS SENIOR SPRINTS, GAS CHASSIS YOUNG GUN SERIES AND PASSCAR SUPER AND STREET STOCKS

June 1st LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION: DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8’S, MINI STOCKS AND DOUBLE DECKERS

June 22nd AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS SENIOR SPRINTS, GAS CHASSIS YOUNG GUN SERIES AND PASSCAR STREET AND FACTORY STOCKS

July 4th “FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR AND SKY CONCERT” (TENTATIVE)
LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION: DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8’S, MINI STOCKS AND DOUBLE DECKERS

July 13th AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, GAS CHASSIS YOUNG GUNS SERIES, AND PASSCAR SUPER AND FACTORY STOCKS

August 10th LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION: DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8’S, MINI STOCKS AND DOUBLE DECKERS

August 17th AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, GAS CHASSIS YOUNG GUNS SERIES AND PASSCAR SUPER AND STREET STOCKS

September 7th LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION: DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8’S, MINI STOCKS AND DOUBLE DECKERS

September 14th TBA

September 21st AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, GAS CHASSIS YOUNG GUNS SERIES AND PASSCAR SUPER AND FACTORY STOCKS

October 26th LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION: DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8’S, MINI STOCKS AND DOUBLE DECKERS

November 8th 27TH RUNNING OF THE OVAL NATIONALS Featuring AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS SENIOR SPRINTS, GAS CHASSIS YOUNG GUN SERIES AND PASSCAR SUPER, STREET AND FACTORY STOCKS

November 9th 27TH RUNNING OF THE OVAL NATIONALS Featuring AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS SENIOR SPRINTS, GAS CHASSIS YOUNG GUN SERIES – JERRY DODD CHAMPIONS NIGHT, PASSCAR SUPER, STREET AND FACTORY STOCKS

THIS SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

Perris Auto Speedway is conveniently located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds (home of the Southern California Fair), one hour east of Los Angeles and one hour North of San Diego. To get to the track, take the 215 freeway, exit on the Ramona Expressway, and go three miles east to the fairgrounds. For directions online, the address to enter is: 18700 Lake Perris Drive and the zip code is 92571.

USAC/CRA races from Perris Auto Speedway are not streamed online.

Fans can stay up to date on track and driver news on The PAS social media efforts at the links below.
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Perris Auto Speedway wants to thank the following corporate partners. Ahern Equipment Rentals, Anderson Chevrolet, Battery Systems, Bud’s Tire, Tire Choice Auto Service, Chris’ Hauling, City of Perris, Communication Innovations, Daytona Boat & RV Storage, Ed Moore Bullet Proof Driveshaft, Flowdynamics, HD Industries, Heimark/Anheuser Busch, Hoosier Tires, Inland Rigging, Living Water’s Hospice, LKQ Pick Your Part, Luke’s Transmission, Moose Racing, Pepsi-Cola, Performance Online, Pole Position Raceway, PrintItNow.com, Rainbow Bolt & Supply, Rene’s Bar & Grill, Rugged Radios, Shaver Specialties, Square H, Sunoco Race Fuels, Trench Shoring, Upland Rock, Varner Construction and Vista Paint.

For information on 2024 billboard advertising at The PAS, please call 951-940-0134 and ask for Charlie Watson.

DVDs of all the PASSCAR/IMCA racing and Nights of Destruction at The PAS are available from Fourvideos. For more information call (714) 225-9500.

 

 

Hangtown 100 finale to run Sunday due to weather

Placerville, CA…Hangtown 100 officials have announced due to the wet weather, the conclusion of the event will now take place tomorrow (Sunday November 19th) with cars on track at 3:30pm for engine heat.

“With sunny and dry weather forecasted for Sunday we felt our best plan of attack is to finish off the Hangtown 100 tomorrow,” commented Placerville Speedway Promoter Scott Russell. “With the rain today there’s just no way to have things ready and in racing condition. We can run a quick program tomorrow and get everyone on their way at a decent hour.”

The grandstands will open at 2pm tomorrow (one hour earlier than normal) with cars hitting the speedway for wheel packing at 3:30pm. Hot laps and racing will follow. The pit gate will open at noon.

The first 100 fans through the front gate will also receive a free 2021 Hangtown 100 shirt courtesy of event Promoter Matt Wood.

For fans that are unable to attend on Sunday, who have a Saturday ticket, you can request a refund through your confirmation email.

NASCAR star Kyle Larson will be looking to finish off the Hangtown 100 with another win after claiming victory last night over fellow California natives Logan Seavey and Buddy Kofoid. The USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midgets put on an outstanding show as usual, with much of the same expected tomorrow, which will be capped by the 100-lap finale.

Washington driver Brock Lemley was also triumphant during the BCRA Lightning Sprint portion of the evening and will be gunning to make it back-to-back tomorrow.

 

 

RYAN LITT READY FOR $50,000 OPEN WHEEL SHOWDOWN IN LAS VEGAS

Article Credit: Tommy Goudge

LONDON, Ont. (November 16, 2023) - The No. 07 Ryan Litt Racing team is ready to take a shot at winning some big bucks in Las Vegas next month, but they won't be at a poker table or spinning a roulette wheel; the highest-paying asphalt Sprint Car event in the world is set for The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on December 1 and 2.

Race promoter Davey Hamilton Jr. hopes to make the Open Wheel Showdown a modern version of the fabled Copper World Classic, and the $50,000 USD winner's share of the winged Sprint Car purse has drawn plenty of attention. More than 60 Sprint Cars from all over North America are pre-entered, while both the Supermodified and Midget divisions each have entry lists exceeding 20. Currently the lone Sprint Car driver entered from Ontario, Ryan Litt is looking forward to the unique opportunity.

"I'm excited to not only compete for a shot at 50K, but also test myself against the best pavement Sprint Car drivers in the world," said Litt. "That's what's cool about this event - it's bringing everyone together from both coasts in one spot to see who's the best. Just qualifying for this race is going to be tough, and we'll need to be dialed in every time we're on the track. It's going to be fun and I'm up for the challenge."

The Bullring will be a new track for Litt. The 36-year-old open wheel veteran and his family team are based in Southwestern Ontario and have competed primarily in Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio in recent years. The semi-banked 3/8 mile track in Nevada is almost 3,500 kilometres (more than 2,000 miles) southwest of the team's home base, and will be the westernmost facility that they have ventured to. It opened in 1985 as the Las Vegas Speedrome and was also called Las Vegas Raceway Park prior to Speedway Motorsports purchasing the facility.

"From looking at photos and videos, the track looks pretty similar to Birch Run or Owosso and those are tracks we run well at," Litt said, referencing two Michigan tracks where he has claimed wins in the past. "Obviously the facility is first class and it's a privilege to be able to race there. I'm hoping we can get a good baseline setup on the practice day and then make some fine tweaks from there."

Several other wrinkles will make the event unique for Litt and his team, who have competed almost exclusively in the Must See Racing series over the past few seasons with their Leitch-powered Diablo chassis. The MSR rules permit 410 cubic inch engines and mandate American Racer tires, whereas winged asphalt Sprint Cars in other parts of the continent are often powered by 360 cubic inch engines with Hoosier tires. Restrictors are mandated on the injector stacks of the 410's (and some 360's) to balance the playing field, and Hoosiers will be the spec tire for the event in Vegas.

"We were going to run them once before in Florida, but had to cancel the trip last minute," said Litt of the restrictors. "I've been told that you can't really feel the difference too much - just maybe less top-end horsepower and torque pulling you into the corner. We haven't run Hoosiers for a few years, so it will be fun to get back on those and have a little more bite."

The team is very grateful for the support they're receiving from BS&B Radiator, Xtreme Metal Worx, Cancore Industries, Glenn Styres Racing, Jim & Deb Seaton, Leaf Racewear, Shell Shock Custom Paint, and Benson Auto Parts for next month's event. They're also equally grateful for the extra logistical support that they're receiving behind the scenes.

"I would really like to thank everyone who is helping us make this event," Litt exclaimed. "It's no small task. There are a lot of moving parts behind the scenes, especially coming from Ontario, and it truly takes a team of people to make this all happen. I'm grateful to have a lot of great people and businesses in my corner.

"We also have to give a shoutout to Steve Barr from Barr Motorsports who is driving our rig out there for us, and to Gary Leitch of Leitch Performance Engines for turning our engine around on short notice for this event."

New team apparel will be available starting in December, something which Ryan has had in the works for a while and is excited to share.

"We have some new t-shirts that are debuting at Vegas," he said. "They will be for sale afterwards on my website - www.ryanlitt.com - and at the track next summer. They're a retro 90's theme and they look wicked."

One of the highlights of the trip for Ryan will be the opportunity to meet and race with other Canadian drivers. There could be as many as 10 Canadians competing in the Sprint Car portion of the event, and possibly a few in the Midgets and Supermodifieds as well. Many of the other Canadian entries are from British Columbia, another region of the country with a long and proud open wheel racing history.

"I believe I'm the only Sprint Car driver entered from Ontario," said Ryan. "It's pretty cool that we will all get to race together there, and I'm hoping to get a picture of all of us."

More information about the Open Wheel Showdown is available at www.openwheelshowdown.com and live pay-per-view streaming coverage will be provided by Speed Sport 1 (www.speedsport1.com).

About: The No. 07 Ryan Litt Racing team is based in London, Ontario, Canada and currently competes in the winged asphalt Sprint Car division at oval tracks across the midwestern United States. Ryan has driven a variety of race cars on both dirt and asphalt over his 30-year racing career, and competed in events as far away as South Africa. The team would like to thank all of their sponsors for their support, including BS&B Radiator, Xtreme Metal Worx, Cancore Industries, Glenn Styres Racing, Jim & Deb Seaton, Leaf Racewear, Shell Shock Custom Paint, and Benson Auto Parts. Visit www.ryanlitt.com for more information, and follow Ryan and the team on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and YouTube by searching for Ryan Litt Racing.

 

 

PART OF THE PLAN: Brock Zearfoss Ready to Take Team to Next Step With World of Outlaws in 2024

The Jonestown, PA native hopes to make more progress with family-owned team next season

Brock Zearfoss’ road map to elevating he and his team on the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series continues in 2024 with his fourth season on tour.

After three straight years competing with The Greatest Show on Dirt with his family-owned operation, Zearfoss is already preparing for another run behind the wheel of the #3Z with the nation’s top Sprint Car talent.

“You’re racing with the best of the best,” Zearfoss said of the World of Outlaws tour. “Being a family team, we have to look at spending a little more wisely to make it up and down the road. It takes a lot of great people to get up and down the road running the World of Outlaws tour. It’s such a grueling schedule. We have great sponsors that help us do that.”

“The Jonestown Jet” is fresh off wrapping up a ninth-place finish (worth $96,250) in the 2023 World of Outlaws standings – matching his personal best mark. He showed speed early on, passing a combined 50 cars over the first six Features of the season. A top-five run at US 36 Raceway in April highlighted his campaign. In total, Zearfoss collected eight top 10s, qualified for eight Dashes, and earned four KSE Hard Charger Awards.

Despite notching some solid numbers, Zearfoss had higher hopes for 2023. However, he’s pleased with the state of his team and optimistic they’re heading in the right direction for 2024.

“I’m always hard on myself, so I think it was a subpar season,” Zearfoss said of this year. “But we had some good speed throughout the year and struggled in some areas. Being our third season, we’re taking it one year at a time, kind of molding our team into where we think we need to be, working on one thing at a time and focusing on those areas. I feel like we’ve got a solid crew, solid equipment. Now, we’re going to work on our engine program and try to get that dialed in for next year. We’re looking forward to next season. I feel like we left some on the table this year, but there’s always room for improvement.”

Zearfoss plans to have Todd Berkheimer back leading the team and Ron Helmick on the crew. Together, he said they already started working on 2024 during the 2023 season, identifying areas of concern they want to prioritize in the off season.

“We just take a look at where we struggled, what we thought we needed to improve on this season and evaluate that during the off-season and work on that,” Zearfoss explained. “It’s such a short amount of time to work on stuff, but as the season progresses you kind of see where you’re lacking and what you need to improve on. So, we’ve been doing that all year and kind of working towards that, so that’s what we’re going to do this off-season is work really hard at getting that stuff dialed in.”

Heading into 2024 Zearfoss’ career numbers with the World of Outlaws are 252 Feature starts, two victories, three podiums, nine top fives, 60 top 10s, 81 laps led, one Quick Time, and 14 Heat Race wins.

He knew rising through the ranks of the World of Outlaws was never going to be an overtime achievement. He already considered it a five-year road map in his head, especially with having to build up a small family team. But with the knowledge of where improvement is needed, a plan to execute and a great team behind him, Zearfoss has his program in place to take another step forward in his fourth season with the World of Outlaws.

“It’s like a five-year process, I feel like, if you take your time at it,” Zearfoss said. “Obviously, you want to do everything right away and get a jump start on it. But being a smaller, family team we have to spend money a little more wisely. That’s why we’re taking it one step at a time here. We improved on two different spots, and now we’re on to the next phase. I’m excited to get the season started.”

Brock Zearfoss Racing is supported by Moose’s LZ Bar & Grill, Heavy Equipment Loaders and Parts, C&D Rigging, Milton Hershey School, Adamsky Trucking, Klick Lewis Cars, Berkebile Oil Company, CSI Shocks, High Performance Lubricants, AL Driveline, Walker Performance Filtration, Allstar Performance, and FK Rod Ends.

Zearfoss will get his 2024 campaign started when it begins at Volusia Speedway Park (Barberville, FL) for the Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals, Feb. 7-10. For tickets, CLICK HERE.

If you can’t make it to the track, catch all of the action live on DIRTVision.

 

 

Kyle Reinhardt Showcased Abilities on and off the Track During Successful 2023 Season
New Oxford, PA – November 17, 2023

by Addicted2Dirt PR & Media Mgmt

Kyle Reinhardt approached the 2023 season as a rebuilding year. With fewer resources at his disposal, than he had during the previous two seasons, the plan was to focus on Central Pennsylvania and other key events that made the most sense for his team.

His goals were to perform at the highest possible level on the track and work hard off the track to find partnerships that would allow him to expand his schedule.

Not only did he manage to check a lot of the boxes, including a couple that were unplanned, but he logged the best year of his 410 sprint car career thus far.
MAKING THE MOST OF WHAT YOU HAVE

Reinhardt came out of the gate strong in 2023, finishing tenth or better ten times in his first fifteen races. After that strong start, he announced a new partnership with Coors Banquet beer, who came on board through Ace Distributing of PA.

Competing with the High Limit Series, the World of Outlaws, and All Star Circuit of Champions, as well as across Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Reinhardt entered 47 events in his familiar Capitol Renegade, Coors Banquet Beer, Henry’s Wrecker Service No.91, winning twice and finishing in the top ten 22 times.

“It was exciting having Coors Banquet join our program this year. We were able to make a few appearances for them, plus we had a few Coors Banquet beer showers.“, Reinhardt said with a smile, referring to his trips to victory lane that always included a Coors Banquet beer in hand when he climbed to the top of his wing to celebrate.

“I think we represented them well and I hope we are able to continue to grow the partnership. This is a great relationship for the future of our team as we continue to gain more partners moving forward. A company like Molson Coors getting involved in our sport is a positive for all of us.”
A GREAT FIT

In July, Reinhardt brought Chris Shuttlesworth on board as crew chief and turned his focus to driving. The pair previously had success together when Shuttlesworth was a member of the John Westbrook 1W team that Reinhardt wheeled to a 360 sprint car title and several wins at Selinsgrove Speedway in 2019.

Shuttlesworth and Reinhardt reached victory lane twice in their 32 races together during the second half of the 2023 season.

“Having the right guy to make the calls is huge. Most of the time it has just been me and I think I did well but it’s a lot to manage. Chris and I work well together. I’m glad to have him. I trust him to make the calls and I can focus on my job behind the wheel.“, Reinhardt commented.
CREATING OPPORTUNITIES

Just twenty-four hours before a late-July High Limit Series race at Grandview Speedway in Pennsylvania that was delayed a day by weather, Reinhardt’s phone rang. Bernie Stuebgen of Indy Race Parts was in need of someone to wheel his No.71 at Grandview and he tabbed the Neptune City, NJ native for the job.

Despite never having sat in the car before, Reinhardt turned in an 8th-place run against a stout field. The result of the unexpected opportunity turned heads.

“Running well over the first few months of the season definitely led to opportunities. I’ve driven for other people and I always appreciated those chances but this was definitely the first time I was called about a high-profile ride. Bernie’s car is known across the country as a top-notch car and I really appreciated the opportunity he gave me. We ran pretty well together too, especially considering it was only one night.“, Reinhardt said.

Days later, Bryan Grove called Reinhardt and asked him to wheel the Grove Racing No.45 on the All Star Circuit of Champions tour, beginning after the Knoxville Nationals in mid-August.

Reinhardt accepted and took Shuttlesworth with him on the venture. The team gelled quickly, competing 13 times over a span of just five and a half weeks, recording one victory and seven top-ten finishes.

“The Grove 45 team, Chris, and I worked really well together and the results showed. We won a race and led a few others. We could have won a couple more if things had shaken out a little differently, but that’s racing.“
ASSESSING IT ALL AND LOOKING AHEAD

When the books closed on the 2023 season, Reinhardt’s stats told an impressive story about a successful rebuilding year.

Reinhardt entered 61 total races, finishing in the top ten 30 times, which included 3 wins and 13 top fives. A top-ten run in 49.2% of the races entered is a notable improvement over the 26.6% he achieved in 2022.

The sum of all that is a win on and off the track. The rebuilding may have been accomplished but there is still plenty of building to be done. Reinhardt continues to look for partnerships to help grow his rising team.

“I wish I could tell you our 2024 plans but right now we are waiting for schedules and other information like a lot of teams are. Bryan (Grove) and I are talking too but we have to wait and see how things play out with the touring series and schedules before any of us can make a decision. I would like to run a combination of High Limit and World of Outlaw events but we will have to wait and see.“, Reinhardt shared.

You can follow Reinhardt’s social media channels listed below or check Addicted2DirtPR.com for the latest news and updates about Kyle’s 2024 plans!

Sponsorship opportunities are available for the 2024 season.

Kyle can be contacted via kylereinhardt46@gmail.com.
PARTNER SPOTLIGHT

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Our goal is to not only sell you the product that you want, but to see you through the entire ownership experience and then be there when you want to purchase your next. For 80 years, our business success has endured by this same formula.

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Kyle Reinhardt and Wayne Quackenbush of Capitol Renegade celebrate in victory lane at BAPS Motor Speedway on 6-1-2023 (Photo Credit: A2D PR)
Winner Kyle Reinhardt [C], runner-up Parker Price Miller [L] and 3rd place Tim Shaffer [R] on opening night of the All Star Circuit of Champions Jim & Joanne Ford Classic at Fremont Speedway [9-15-2023] (photo credit: Paul Arch)
Kyle Reinhardt was surrounded by a large contingent of family and friends in victory lane following his $15,000 victory in his home state of NJ at Bridgeport Motorsports Park on 10-28-2023 (photo credit: Jeremy Zarfos Photography)
ABOUT KYLE REINHARDT

Kyle Reinhardt is a professional winged sprint car driver based in New Oxford, PA. Originally from Neptune City, NJ, Kyle has been racing since 1999 and has earned multiple victories at every level he has competed in. Since turning professional in 2019, Reinhardt has compiled two track championships and seven victories, including an All Star Circuit of Champions win.

Learn more about Kyle Reinhardt and shop merch at: KyleReinhardt.com

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THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS!

The entire team would like to express their appreciation to all their partners for the support during the 2023 racing season!
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GRANT SEXTON WINS USAC/CRA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD

(Lakeside, CA, November 13, 2023) At the start of the 2023 racing season, then-18-year-old driver Grant Sexton stated his intentions to compete for the USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series Rookie of the Year award. Last Saturday night at Perris Auto Speedway, the personable teen saw his dreams come true when he closed the season on top of the rookie point heap. In addition, he ended up eighth in the USAC/CRA season-long championship standings.

Sexton, who lives in Lakeside, California, has been sitting on top of the Rookie of the Year chase since early in the season. While last week’s race was the final of the year for USAC/CRA, it was a mere formality for the Rookie of the Year chase as Sexton had already bagged the title. In fact, he had sewed it up several races ago and was eight positions and 345 points in front of the next highest-ranking rookie at the end of the night.

While he had things sewed up before he got to the track, 19-year-old Sexton pulled no punches on the night. He began by qualifying 15th in the 29-car field with a time of 17.031. He did earn some unwanted extra laps when he placed fifth in his heat. That was one position shy of the transfer spot and forced him to run the 12-lap B main.

The B main featured 10 cars. Only the top six would transfer into the 30-lap A main. Sexton had no issues and easily transferred by placing second in the 12 lapper. In the final 30-lap USAC/CRA main event of the year, Sexton drove a smooth race and stayed out of the chaos that seemed to plague the field all race long. He started 14th and raced forward to finish 8th. It was his fifth USAC/CRA top 10 finish of 2023.

In addition to Grant racing, Dad Brent also contested the POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car portion of the program. The defending series champion started third in the main event but by the time he exited turn two on lap one, he was in the lead.

Sexton was putting a hurting on the field and at one point, had a full straightaway lead. However, his prowess at the head of the pack all came to a halt in turn four on lap nine when his wheel center splines stripped out and knocked him out of the race with a sixth-place finish.

If you are looking for a top-of-the-line lightning sprint car with the best of everything, Brent has one car left. If interested, use his contact information in this release.

If you or your company are interested in becoming a partner with Sexton Gatlin Racing in 2023, please call (619) 454-6945 or E-mail mailto:sextonfire@cox.net or mail to.

Sexton Gatlin Racing would like to thank the following companies for making the 2022 season possible. Keys Brothers, East County Electric Works, Maxima Oil, Automated Interiors, Sexton Fire Protection, BK Wings, Troy Dirt, Victory Graphix, and Swift Powdercoat.

Sexton Gatlin Racing 2023 Results

Brent Sexton

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 4th A Main

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 2nd A Main

4-1-23 Mohave Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 1st A Main

4-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning 1st A Main

5-27-23 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning 2nd A Main

6-3-23 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 6th A Main

6-10-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 7th A Main

6-10-23 Perris Auto Speedway PAS Senior Sprint Cars 2nd A Main

7-8-23 Barona Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning 2nd A Main

7-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 18th A Main

8-10-23 Devils Lake Raceway Minn-Kota Summer Nationals 6th A Main

8-11-23 River Cities Raceway Minn-Kota Summer Nationals 11th B Main

8-12-23 Greenbush Race Park Minn-Kota Summer Nationals 2nd A Main

8-14-23 Buffalo River Speedway Minn-Kota Summer Nationals Rained Out

8-19-23 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Rained Out

9-23-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 17th A Main

10-14-23 Mohave Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 6th A Main

10-20-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 1st A Main

10-21-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 3rd A Main

11-11-23 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 6th A Main

Dalton Sexton

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 14th A Main

4-1-23 Mohave Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning DNS

4-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning 3rd A Main

8-22-23 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Rained Out

Grant Sexton

1-27-23 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 16th A Main

1-28-23 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars DNS

3-18-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 19th A Main

4-1-23 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 13th B Main

4-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 12th A Main

4-22-23 Kings Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 7th A Main

4-29-23 Kern County Raceway Park USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 12th A Main

5-6-23 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 6th A Main

5-20-23 Thunderbowl Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 14th A Main

5-27-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 9th A Main

6-10-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 15th A Main

6-17-23 Ventura Raceway USAC West Coast Sprints 21st A Main

6-24-23 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 5th A Main

7-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 16th A Main

8-10-23 Devils Lake Raceway Minn-Kota Summer Nationals 6th A Main

8-11-23 River Cities Raceway Minn-Kota Summer Nationals 10th A Main

8-12-23 Greenbush Race Park Minn-Kota Summer Nationals 19th A Main

8-14-23 Buffalo River Speedway Minn-Kota Summer Nationals Rained Out

8-19-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Rained Out

9-23-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 13th A Main

10-14-23 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 20th A Main

10-20-23 Imperial Valley Raceway So Cal Open Comp Sprint Cars 5th A Main

11-3-23 Cocopah Speedway ASCS Sprint Cars 7th A Main

11-3-23 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 22nd A Main

11-4-23 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 15th A Main

11-11-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th A Main

AJ Bender

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 1st A Main

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 7th A Main

4-1-23 Mohave Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning DNS

Robby Brockman

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 13th A Main

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 5th A Main

4-1-23 Mohave Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 8th A Main

Darren Brown

7-8-23 Barona Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning 1st A Main

Braden Chiaramonte

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 1st A Main

6-3-23 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 16th A Main

Geoff Dale

5-27-23 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Southwest 4th A Main

 

 

KEENS RACE TEAM: The Past, Present and Future
OVER the past 15 years, the Keens Race Team have been regulars on the Western Australian speedway scene with the Keen brothers, Daniel and Michael, achieving success in the Wingless Sprints and more recently in the Sprintcar class.
After stepping into speedway competition in 2011, following stints in Dirt Karts, the Keen brothers burst onto the scene in the Wingless Sprint class, and over the next five years, Daniel, who stepped into Wingless Sprints first at the age of 17, clinched success in Western Australian and Northern Territory Titles (twice) and ran second in the 2012 Australian Title at Sydney Speedway (NSW). Not to be outdone, Daniel’s younger brother, Michael, joined his sibling two years later in Wingless Sprints, and his early success included winning a Northern Territory Title in his first season at the age of just 16, which created history by becoming Australia’s youngest ever speedway open wheel state title winner.
Following their successful period in Wingless Sprints, the Bunbury, Western Australia-based team made the transition into Sprintcar racing. It was where Daniel and Michael have dabbled in it across 410 and 360 Sprintcar categories, as well as their current class in the highly competitive Limited Sprintcars. Aside from their own racing activities, they have had numerous drivers steer their cars, including names such as Ryan Farrell and Ben Atkinson and then American rising talent Sheldon Haudenschild, a various major events, and the highlight during this period was when Farrell drove to an outstanding victory in the 2015 Australian 360 Sprintcar Championship at Darwin’s Northline Speedway in the Northern Territory.
In recent years, the Keen brothers and their family have wound back their Sprintcar racing program in both the 410 and 360 categories, which has seen Michael win the Western Australian 360 Sprintcar Title as well as the 360 Power Series point score during the 2015-16 season, and they are now focused on their Limited Sprintcar racing activities.
“The whole family has been really enjoying our time in the Limited Sprintcars, as it’s a very competitive category and there is a lot of camaraderie amongst everyone,” explained 27-year-old Michael Keen.
“Over the past few years, I’ve managed to pick up a number of big wins in the category, such as winning two Western Australian Titles (2016 and 2021), and the goal for this season is to try and win the WA StateTitle and WA Series double.”
Michael’s older brother, Daniel, hasn’t been competing too much in recent seasons, as he has jumped between Limited Sprintcar and Wingless Sprint competition, but he is aiming to get back into Limited Sprintcar competition in the not too distance future.
“I’m looking forward to getting back out there in the Limited Sprintcars, but I’m just waiting on an engine to arrive, and then I’ll be back out there,” the 30-year-old said.
“Although I’m not as passionate about racing as I once was, I still enjoy going racing, especially up against my younger brother, and I’m planning to do as much racing as possible, but the main focus for the family is Michael’s racing, and I’m totally onboard with that.”
When it comes to the future, the Keen family are committed to competing in Limited Sprintcars, but they make no secret about their desire to get Michael a good shot with a solid 410 Sprintcar team.
“Michael has proven what a talent he is behind the wheel of a Sprintcar, as his results pretty much speak for themselves, and hopefully we can put something together for him in the not too distant future,” added Daniel Keen.
When it comes to the next outing for the Keens Race Team, Michael is going to be contesting the third round of the Western Australian Limited Sprintcar Series, which doubles as the King of Wings / Merv Woolford Memorial, at the Perth Motorplex this Saturday night (November 18), while Daniel is hoping to be back out on the track for thefourth Western Australian Limited Sprintcar Series roundat Albany’s Attwell Park Speedway on December 2.
The Keens Race Team would like to thank their 2023-24 season supporters:
• Boyanup Cellars
• Keens Driver Training
• Higgs Built Race Engines
• D&R Machining
• Holly & Wick
• Hi-Tec Oils
• CB Graphix
To find out more about Keens Race Team, LIKE them on Facebookby searching Keens Race Team.

 

ALBERDING LATEST OPEN WHEEL SHOWDOWN ENTRANT

By David Sink

The latest ‘Risk On 360 Open Wheel Showdown’ entrant may have gone unnoticed. On November 1 Andy Alberding filed an entry for the 50K sprint car portion of the event. It may not have generated much fanfare, but for those who know, know.

The 48-year-old Oregon driver last competed in winged asphalt sprint car competition in 2019. Despite his four-year layoff, Alberding would have to be considered a contender for the win at the “Bullring” at Las Vegas Motor Speedway December 1-2, 2023.

Alberding has spent the last four years helping his son Kyle Alberding. The younger Alberding has made a name for himself in recent seasons from advice and lessons learned from his father. He has won some big pavement sprint car events the past few seasons including the Granite Super Sprints/NSRA ‘Wat of the Wings this past August at Evergreen Speedway in Monroe, Washington. The win was worth $10,000 for the younger Alberding.

Despite a four-year layoff, Alberding looks in shape and ready to wheel a winged sprint car in Las Vegas in a few weeks. When the Open Wheel Showdown was first announced, it got Alberding thinking about coming out of retirement.

“I guess its taken me four years to talk my self into it” laughs Alberding in response to coming out of retirement. “I was on the fence if I wanted to do the Las Vegas deal. I had a guy tell me he had a motor. He wanted me to try it out and put it in my car. I’m still on the fence even though I sent in my money.”

“I last ran in 2019. That year we won Diamond Cup and the Rory Price Memorial. I don’t really have any expectations. We talked all summer about whether we should do it. We talked about dragging the car to one of these other races to make sure I still know how to start it. We just got busy with Kyles racing, and it never worked out. The guys kinda talked me into it.”

“I don’t know what to expect since it’s been a long time. But I still feel like I can run competitively. I feel like I’m kinda in the game because of helping Kyle. But I haven’t sat behind the wheel in four years either. I’m not going to run in the middle of the pack. I think I can do it, or I wouldn’t be going”.

Alberding will be in his familiar blue number 76 in Las Vegas. ”I haven’t touched that car since 2019 after the last race. I bought it from Norm Chamberlin and put it on jack stands. I pickled the fuel system and took the rockers off it. It’s been sitting in the corner ever since then on jack stands. It was kind of my museum piece because I drove for Norm for eighteen years. I thought worse case, if I never drive again, I have the last car he and I built together and its gonna sit here forever. But it is a beautiful car, and it should get out every now and then to see the sunlight.”

Alberding was asked if he could pull off the win, and collect the 50k, if some of it would find its way into a local casino. ”We’re all racers and we’re not very smart. It’ll probably go back into next year’s project. No trip to the casino. Us going to this race is enough gambling for one weekend for me. I’m not much of a gambler” concluded Alberding.

 

 

Empire Super Sprints Honor Award Winners in Their 40th Season
By Barbara Patterson
 

The Empire Super Sprints celebrated their 40th season at the Vernon Downs Casino. Over 170 people attended the awards banquetwhich was emceed byESS announcer Adam Buchanan.The tour and dash sponsors were recognized first, and the Board of Directors, officials, officers, and volunteers were thanked for helping make 2023 a great season. Drivers with perfect attendance and feature wins were then acknowledged. Out of the 24 races, there was a record 16 different winners with three drivers earning their first win.

Sixteen drivers were recognized and the top ten took home over $21,000 in point fund money. Finishing 10th was Chuck Hebing (who ran a partial season), 9th Jordan Thomas (1st ESS win), 8th Paulie Colagiovanni (most wins at 4), 7th Danny Varin (3 wins), 6th Jeff Cook (1 win in his last year racing), 5th Matt Tanner (2 wins), 4th Dylan Swiernik (1st win in Canada), 3rd Jason Barney (3 wins at FultonSpeedway), 2nd Shawn Donath (1 win in his best season), and 1stJordan Poirier (2 wins). The 2023 champion, Jordan Poirier, was honored with his second championship in two years. Jordan had the best stats with 21 tops 10s and 14 tops 5s and placed 2nd in the Coffrage 4 Saisons Canadian Tour, 2nd CNY Speedweek, 3rd Rifenburg Contracting Fast Time Series, and 2ndin the PJC Spray Foam Hard Charger Series. In his championship speech, Jordan thanked his crew, especially Mathieu, family, and sponsors. He credited his consistency to the belief that 95% of your success on the racetrack comes from the work in the shop.

Numerous specialty awards were also handed out. ESS had two rookies that ran neck and neck throughout the season. With his 11th place finish on the tour, Logan Crisafulli earned the Lane’s Yamaha Rookie of the Year in the Mike Stelter owned #36. Trevor Years was honored with the John Zentner Memorial Award because he demonstrates the same qualities as the late John Zentner. Throughout his first year with ESS and in a 360, he displayed passion, humility, dedication, and perseverance.This year’s Cobra Coaches Dash Champion was Dylan Swiernik. As a dash tradition, Chuck Hebing awarded Dylan with snakeskin cowboy boots.With his top five finishes and win at Autodrome Drummond, Matt Tanner won the Coffrage 4 Saisons Canadian Tour award by just one point.Paulie Colagiovanni, with his win at the last Speedweek race at Brewerton Speedway, earned the CNY Speedweek Champion award.Shawn Donath accomplished an interesting feat by earning both the Rifenburg Contracting Fast Time Award and the PJC Spray Foam Hard Charger Award. The Mechanic of the Year award,which is voted on by the teams, was given to Briahna Donath, Chase Guptill, and Matt Pitre from the Shawn Donath race team. They were recognized for their efforts in keeping the #53 in the championship hunt all season.

Eight-time ESS ChampionSteve “Fireball” Poirier was inducted into the ESS Hall of Fame. His outstanding career consisted of 77 ESS wins (tied for the most), 7 Canadian Series Championships, 5 Quebec Series Championships, 6 Dash Series Championships, 6 Interstate Series Championships, 4 US Series Championships, the Mal Lane Award of Excellence, Outstanding Newcomer Award, and the National 360 Rookie of the Year from the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum. In an emotional speech, Steve thanked his family, crew,and sponsors. He remarked on his success, the competition in ESS, and the friendships he formed over his 14 years in racing sprint cars.

ESS President Chuck Miller, who is retiring after 38 years, was honored with the Malcolm Lane Award of Excellence. Past President, Dick Carberry, presented the award and walked us through Chuck’s ESS career. A montage of videos was shown, from past and present drivers and officials, as a tribute and thank you to Chuck for his commitment and dedication to ESS.

Thank you to the tracks, drivers, teams, officials, and officers for a terrificrace season!We will see you in 2024at a track near you to watch “America’s Race Cars” in action.

 

 

MAJOR SPONSOR BACKS KENNY
ONE of Western Australia’s newest Sprintcar drivers, Brock Kenny, is excited to announce that he has picked up Melville Mazda as a major sponsor for the remainder of his 2023-24 season campaign.
After only two race meetings in a 410 Sprintcar to his name, Kenny’s rookie Sprintcar season has received a massive boost with the news that Melville Mazda, which is based out of the Perth suburb of Palmyra, is now the team’s major sponsor.
“I can’t thank Melville Mazda enough for their support and having them join our team as a major sponsor is wonderful news and certainly going to help our first season in Sprintcars in a big way,” commented the 23-year-old from Bunbury.
“The Allen family, who are the owners of Melville Mazda, and I have known one another for well over a decade now through go kart racing, as I helped their son James, who is these days one of the leading LMP2 drivers in the World Endurance Championship, so it’s great that we can grow our relationship through them jumping onboard with our Sprintcar team.”
Kenny continued on by explaining a bit about Melville Mazda.
“The Melville Mazda is a family-owned business, and it’s the place to go when searching for either a new or pre-owned Mazda in Perth,” he said.
“When it comes to customer satisfaction, the Melville Mazda team strives to achieve that by offering attention to detail and a personalised customer service experience. So, whether you are buying, selling or leasing,be sure to come and experience the Melville Mazda difference.”
Kenny and the team will debut their WX # 27 Melville Mazda backed Maxim during the third Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series roundthis Saturday night(November 18) at the Perth Motorplex.
Melville Mazda is located at 385 Canning Highway, Palmyra (Perth), WA, 6156.
You can find out more about Melville Mazda by visitingwww.melvillemazda.com.au or calling 0893 191 500. You can also LIKE them on Facebook by searching Melville Mazda.
To find out more about Brock Kenny and his team, LIKE them on Facebookby searching Brock Kenny Motorsport.

 

BOHUD RACING HITTING FORM
DESPITE an unsettled start to their 2023-24 season campaign, the Bohud Racing team and their driver Michael Stewart are really starting to hit their straps now, which was evident by the duo claiming their first podium finish for the season during last Saturday night’s second Ultimate Sprintcar Championship round at Toowoomba Speedway in Queensland.
After their original season schedule was thrown into disarray at the 11th hour of the season commencing, following the abrupt closure of their home track Eastern Creek Speedway in Sydney, the Bohud Racing team were forced, like all of their rival Sydney, NSW-based teams, to hit the road in order to keep their season alive.
Although they haven’t been able to do as much racing as they had originally planned, due to the long distances required to travel to interstate events, the Bohud Racing team have so far this season made three appearances at Toowoomba Speedway in Queensland. Their first appearance of the season was a promising one, but it ended in a car destroying crash after Stewart was caught up in another rival’s crash while sitting inside the top-five runners in the feature race.
Following their disappointing start to the season, Stewart and the team have bounced back in impressive fashion with a brand-new Triple X car, which saw Stewart narrowly miss out on a podium finish after fighting it out for the lead in the opening round of the Ultimate Sprintcar Championship to go on to finish in fourth. Determined to continue their good form at Toowoomba Speedway, the team returned on Saturday night and showed impressive speed throughout the night, and they were rewarded with a third-place finish on the podium in the feature race behind winner Lachlan McHugh and second-placed Luke Oldfield.
“For us to finish on the podium is a fantastic reward for the whole team, as our season was thrown on its head a few months ago, but we’ve managed to regroup and our now starting to hit some good form,” expressed the 28-year-old Stewart, who now sits inside the top three of the current Ultimate Sprintcar Championship point standings.
“We had a really good run on Saturday night in thefeature race and as the race went on, we got faster and faster, but we just need alittle more to be right up there challenging the front runners, which I feel we can achieve sooner rather than later. I can’t thank the whole Bohud Racing team enough for all of the hours in the race shop between race meetings and at the race track to provide me with one of the best race cars at the track.”
Bohud Racing team owner Scott Jones is thrilled with how the pilot of his NS # 14 ARRMA Australia / Illawarra Truck Repairs & Spares backed Triple X is performing.
“I couldn’t be happier with how Michael is performing, as he is a very talented racer who works very well within our team, so it’s a perfect combination,” he said.
“I’m not going to lie, but travelling interstate (3,000km round trip) is a lot of work for our team, and it’s the main reason we can only compete every couple of weeks, but with the results we are achieving with Michael, it certainly makes all of the extra hard work required worth it.”
The Bohud Racing team and Stewart’s next outing is going to back at Toowoomba Speedway on December 2 for the third round of the Ultimate Sprintcar Championship. Meanwhile, the team will be in action on November 25 at Dubbo’s Morris Park Speedway in central western NSW for a club race meeting with former team driver Mark Blyton, who will join the team for a one-off appearance, due to Stewart having to sit out due to a prior commitment.
If you haven't already, be sure to grab your Bohud Racing / Michael Stewart merchandise. You can come and see us in the pits after a race meeting or you can visit our online merchandise store via www.bohudracing.com.au .
The Bohud Racing team is proudly supported by the following 2023-24 season sponsors:
• ARRMA Australia
• Illawarra Truck Repairs & Spares
• Hills Truck Sales - Wollongong
• Inland Petroleum
• Sloanebuilt
• Suttons Trucks Arncliffe
• AEI Insurance Broking Group
• KRE Race Engines
• B&B Graphics
To find out more about Bohud Racing and their racing activities, LIKE them on Facebook or FOLLOW them on Instagram by searching Bohud Racing.

 

MUST SEE RACING REVEALS THREE MORE 2024 DATES

(November 14, 2023) Must See Racing officials today announced three more dates from the soon-to-be released 2024 schedule. The series will be returning to Berlin Raceway in Marne, Michigan and Plymouth Motor Speedway in Plymouth, Indiana in 2024.

BERLIN RACEWAY – Berlin Raceway in Marne, Michigan has been a staple to the Must See Racing schedule almost every year since its inaugural season in 2010. The partnership between MSR and Berlin Raceway will continue in 2024.

Since the first MSR race held at Berlin Raceway in 2010, the series has returned almost every year since, and oftentimes with multiple dates. No track on the current MSR schedule has had a longer standing relationship with MSR than Berlin Raceway.

Berlin has been the site of some of the best racing the series has offered in its 15 years of existence. All three races in 2023 were barn burners that went right down to the finish. Jason Blonde held off a hard charging Bobby Santos III to claim the win on May 20. Canadian Ryan Litt returned after facing serious injuries in a Supermodified event early in 2023 at Berlin Raceway. He claimed the August 12 final MSR visit to Berlin Raceway of the season. It was his first time back since his accident. Jimmy McCune also picked up a win on July 22.
The series is scheduled to visit Berlin Raceway on May 18 and August 10. Both events will be part of the popular ‘ENGINE RO FAST CAR DASH’ mini-series.

PLYMOUTH MOTOR SPEEDWAY – The Series will return to Plymouth Motor Speedway on June 15 for the second consecutive year. Must See Racing made its debut at Plymouth Motor Speedway for the first-time last September. The track had been covered with dirt for several years and it had been over a decade since winged asphalt sprint cars roared around the track before 2023.

Last year’s event was highly entertaining. Bobby Komisarski set quick time and put on a show charging to the front, in an attempt to chase down eventual winner Davey Hamilton Jr. The track has proved to be the perfect venue for winged asphalt 410 sprint cars.

This year’s event will bring back the best 410-winged asphalt drivers in the country including local Plymouth star Tyler Roahrig. Keep an eye on this particular date for a big announcement in the coming weeks.
For more information on Must See Racing please like and follow us on Facebook or visit www.mustseeracing.com.

 

 

SOUTHERN SPRINTS RELEASE 2024 SCHEDULE
November 14, 2024 - The BG Products Southern Sprint Car Shootout Series (SSSS) released their 2024 series schedule today. There are currently twelve 2024 dates on the recently released schedule with series officials in negotiations and hopeful for a handful more at additional Florida speedways.
The SSSS is a unique sprint car series and one of a very few in North America that races from January through December. The 2023 series finale is scheduled for December 2 at Auburndale Speedway. The 2024 opener is scheduled for less than six weeks after the 2023 finale, giving teams a very short offseason and turn around.
The highlight of the 2024 schedule will be a return to Citrus County Speedway November 2, 2024, for the 3rd annual Sandi DeCaire Classic 41. This year’s 41-lap event paid winner Davey Hamilton Jr. $4100.
The SSSS is a 360/410 restricted winged asphalt sprint car series that competes exclusively in the state of Florida. The series will celebrate its ninth season of operation in 2024.
With only one race left on the 2023 schedule, current series points leader Daniel Miller looks to claim his first series championship at Auburndale final on December 2.
Jan 13 - Auburndale speedway
Jan 27 - Citrus County Speedway
Mar 2 - Citrus County Speedway
Mar 16 - Auburndale speedway
Apr 13 - Citrus County Speedway
May 11 - Citrus County Speedway
June 8 - Auburndale speedway
Sept 7 - Citrus County Speedway
Sept 21 - Auburndale Speedway
Oct 1 - Citrus County Speedway
Nov 2 - Citrus County Speedway (Sandi DeCaire Classic)
Dec 7 - Auburndale Speedway

 

Dominic Scelzi Earns ASCS Southwest Region Triumph in Arizona

Inside Line Promotions - CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (Nov. 14, 2023) - Dominic Scelzi added another track to his win's list last Saturday when he captured the finale of the Keith Bryan Memorial doubleheader at Central Arizona Raceway.

It was his 13 th victory of the season and second career with the ASCS Southwest Region.

The weekend began on Friday when Scelzi advanced from sixth to fourth place in a heat race. That ranked him ninth in overall points, which was only one spot shy of making the feature redraw.

"We went down and were the fastest car both nights," he said. "The track was incredibly wet on Friday night. It was everything we could do to make sure we didn't get into any trouble in the heat race. We went sixth to fourth and that was about as good as we could do."

Scelzi lined up on the inside of the fifth row in the A Main.

"We stayed out of trouble and ended up finishing second behind Terry (McCarl)," he said. "The track had grease for the bottom five feet and then a patch of grip. The top of the track was rough and choppy. I tried to stay patient. It was better to start on the bottom than the top. Guys would hit the grease and slide across and I could cut underneath them. And guys up top would bike up. I just ran a line to stay out of trouble. We were right there with Terry, but he didn't make any mistakes."

The run from ninth to second place was tied for the second-most positions gained.

Scelzi wrapped up his weekend at the dirt oval on Saturday. He maneuvered from sixth to third place in a heat race to garner enough points to make the feature redraw. Scelzi grabbed the No. 1 during the random draw to score the pole position for the main event.

"We drew the No. 1, started on the pole and led all 30 laps," he said. "We had a decent amount of yellows early. When we got to traffic it was kind of wild, but once we could put a couple of cars a lap down we were unchallenged. I ran the top on both ends. As it slicked off more and more in (turns) three and four we got better."

The triumph snapped a string of three straight runner-up results at the track.

Scelzi will take this weekend off before tackling his final race of the year on Nov. 22 at Merced Speedway in Merced, Calif., where he was victorious in April.

QUICK RESULTS -

Nov. 10 - Central Arizona Raceway in Casa Grande, Ariz. - Heat race: 4 (6); Feature: 2 (9).

Nov. 11 - Central Arizona Raceway in Casa Grande, Ariz. - Heat race: 3 (6); Feature: 1 (1).

SEASON STATS -

55 races, 13 wins, 38 top fives, 44 top 10s, 49 top 15s, 53 top 20s

UP NEXT -

Nov. 22 at Merced Speedway in Merced, Calif.

MEDIA LINKS -

Website: http://www.GaryScelziMotorsports.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DominicScelzi41

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Scelzi41

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT - Sparco

Sparco is a leading manufacturer of racing gear, including suits, gloves, helmets, shoes and more. For additional information, visit http://www.SparcoUSA.com .

"They are by far the most comfortable racing suit on the market," Scelzi said. "They are the safest suit you can possibly buy and they are the best looking. I can't thank Sparco enough for everything they do for me and my brother every single year."

Scelzi would like to thank Red Rose Transportation, Inc., Scelzi Enterprises, Whipple Superchargers, System 1, Fuel Delivery Services, Inc., Red Line Oil, FK Rod Ends, Schoenfeld Headers, Roth Motorsports, K&N Filters, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, NAPA Auto Parts, Todd Jorgensen, Sparco, Allstar Performance, Meridian Steel, Auto Meter, Kenny's Components and Worldwide Bearings for their continued support.

 

 

RUMBLE QUARTER MIDGETS TO CARRY BAKER RACING ENGINES SPONSORSHIP

Ohio’s Respected Quarter Midget Engine Builder Returns for Third Year

FORT WAYNE, IN (November 13, 2023) – As one of the most recognized names in Quarter Midget racing throughout the Midwest, Baker Racing Engines (BRE) will extend their passion and support of the sport to indoor racing and the Rumble in Fort Wayne presented by Jason Dietsch Trailer Sales (December 29 and 30) for the third consecutive year. Recognizing the amount of effort required to make the trek for the annual mid-winter event, BRE will again present a daily ‘On the Gas’ award.

“It takes a lot of effort to pull into victory lane at the Rumble,” cited Javen Mendoza, BRE owner, “and teams travel from great distances to be a part of this tremendous event. Their support in putting on a quality racing program for the Rumble fans is appreciated and we wanted to reward them in a small way. Each morning, during the driver meeting we will pull a driver’s name out of a bucket and reward that team with a $50 gas certificate.”

Mendoza went on to explain, “without a doubt, Quarter Midget racing at the Rumble is unique and challenging. It differs quite a bit from the racing that we do throughout the season, with the size of the oval and the speeds obtained by the drivers. It takes discipline and precision to race the Rumble. These also reflect our philosophy at Baker Racing Engines, so we feel this is a natural fit.”

Each day of the Rumble in Fort Wayne (Friday, December 29 and Saturday, December 30) features a full program of racing for the six classes of Quarter Midget racing, who will join the full-sized Midgets, Winged and Non-Winged 600cc Midgets and Go-Karts in the 25th running of the popular off-season event.

Comple event information will be outlined at www.rumbleinfortwayne.com.

 

 

Hagar Enjoys Dream Season Producing Career-Best 20 Victories

Inside Line Promotions - MARION, Ark. (Nov. 13, 2023) - Derek Hagar reached new heights this season, winning a career-best 20 sprint car main events to accomplish a goal he dreamed of achieving.

"To have such a strong season and finish with 20 wins is pretty remarkable," he said. "It's going to be hard to top that. Not knowing what the year was going to be and we got a late start in the season, so to be able to get to that 20-win mark was unbelievable. Everything just lined out. The season started out phenomenally."

Hagar won his sprint car season opener for the first time since 2014 and followed by capturing each of his first nine races of the season. He was leading his 10 th feature when he was crashed by a fellow competitor he was attempting to put a lap down, snapping his career-best nine race winning streak.

It didn't take long for Hagar to return to Victory Lane, which was the theme of the season as he finished with the 20 triumphs in 31 sprint car starts. Additionally, Hagar was victorious with all four teams he drove for this season.

"If you look at it stats-wise, two of those owners I have a perfect win record," he said. "Both times we ran Paul Hart's car we won and in Chad Jones' car at the end of the year we won with that. I think we only lost one or two shows in the McCord Farms car. And in our personal car we won a lot of races. We aligned ourselves with good car owners so to be competitive with every car we got in was rewarding."

Hagar won the Grassroots Nationals, Fall Nationals and King of Memphis, but it was a Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions victory - his first ever - on July 26 at Benton Speedway in Benton, Mo., that stands out.

"The biggest win of the year was the All Star win," he said. "We weren't even supposed to be racing that weekend. It was a last-minute deal. I was just going to watch. To come out and be able to qualify second and have a good run in the heat race set us up. We moved forward in the dash and then we had a really good car and passed some really good drivers to pick up the feature win. I woke up the next morning and thought I was dreaming. It was a lot to take in and seemed too good to be true."

Hagar also swept the USCS Series Speedweek for six of his series-best nine victories.

"That was a pretty big deal," he said. "It'd never been done before. There were eight or nine drivers who could win every night."

Hagar also bookended his season with wins in his season opener and season finale for the first time.

"It was a dream season from start to finish," he said. "I want to thank everyone who is part of our team. I'm looking forward to seeing what we can accomplish next year."

SEASON STATS -

31 races, 20 wins, 27 top fives, 28 top 10s, 30 top 15s, 31 top 20s

MEDIA LINKS -

Website: http://www.DerekHagarRacing.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/HagarDerek

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT - J&J Auto Racing

Located in McKenzie, Tenn., J&J Auto Racing has manufactured sprint car chassis and racing parts for more than 40 years. For more information, visit http://www.JandJAutoRacing.com .

"They've been in the family since J&J Auto Racing started building cars," Hagar said. "My stepdad's dad owned race cars back in the Riverside days. They are good, safe, dependable race cars and great people to deal with."

Hagar would like to thank Ameri-Panel, J&J Auto Racing, B & D Towing and Recovery, FK Rod Ends, Dynotech Performance Race Engines, A.M.P., Fragola Performance Systems, Administrative Consulting Services, Killer Coatings, Beazt Composites, Xtreme Race Graphics, Southern Collision Centre, AR Dyno Specialty, Jeff's Heating and Cooling, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Weld Wheels, DHR Suspension, Hinchman Racewear, Wix Filters, Valvoline, Ti64 and Builtwiser Wings for their continued support.

 

 

Big Game Motorsports and Gravel Win Big Events and Contend for World of Outlaws Title During Impressive Season

Inside Line Promotions - WINDOM, Minn. (Nov. 13, 2023) - Big Game Motorsports produced a stellar season that was highlighted by more than a dozen feature victories and a runner-up result in the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series championship standings.

David Gravel guided the team to 12 World of Outlaws wins - a series best - as well as a $50,000-to-win High Limit Sprint Car Series triumph.

"Big picture, it was a great year," he said. "We had a lot of car speed and we were able to challenge for a lot of wins. We ran up front in almost all of the big races. We had a charge at the Knoxville Nationals (from 22 nd to second) and our High Limit win was big stuff. Winning at Devil's Bowl during the last race there was meaningful. We dealt with three DNFs and felt we still gave ourselves a chance at the end of the year.

"I know we had a lot of things happen. There's about six nights we had some stuff happen to us that really hurt our performance. The 24th-place finish in blowing a tire at Jackson Motorplex and me crashing at U.S. 36 Raceway, which was my fault. And we had a part failure and finished at the back at Haubstadt. You have to learn from your mistakes and try to get better as a driver.

I was proud of us continuing to put our heads down and go to work."

The season began on a hot note as Gravel captured the first two and three of the first five World of Outlaws races - all at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla. He was also victorious during Outlaws events at Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Ill.; at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, N.D.; at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa; at Huset's Speedway in Brandon, S.D.; at Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis.; at BAPS Motor Speedway in York Haven, Pa.; at Weedsport Speedway in Weedsport, N.Y.; at Devil's Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas; and at The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, N.C.

The team earned the biggest payout in sprint car racing history at the time and in World of Outlaws history on June 24 during the $250,000-to-win 2 nd annual BillionAuto.com Huset's High Bank Nationals presented by MENARDS at Huset's Speedway. The $50,000 High Limit victory occurred on Sept. 26 at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa.

"We started off the year really, really good at Volusia," he said. "It was an awesome start. The Devil's Bowl win, being the final race ever at that track, and winning at Lernerville, beating Kyle (Larson) and Brad (Sweet) for $50,000 stand out. The Huset's High Bank Nationals in front of the Billion Automotive guys and at Tod's track, being the highest paid event in World of Outlaws history, was really, really cool. There were a lot of cool moments. And we had a lot of good seconds, too. I think we finished second 18 times.

"We were consistently up front. I know we were in the top five over 50 percent of the time. It's been a great year and we're definitely proud of what we're building and proud of the future."

This year marked the first time Gravel has led the World of Outlaws in victories. It also marked his third straight second-place finish in the championship standings and seventh podium in the last eight years.

The dozen World of Outlaws triumphs were the second most wins in a season for Gravel, who also posted his most top fives in a season. He led the series in heat race wins and podium results. Gravel ranked second in top 10s, in Quick Time Awards and in dash appearances.

The team will return to World of Outlaws full-time competition in 2024.

SEASON STATS -

80 races, 13 wins, 53 top fives, 68 top 10s, 76 top 15s, 76 top 20s

MEDIA LINKS -

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BigGameMotorspt

HUSET'S SPEEDWAY -

Huset's Speedway is a dirt oval located in Brandon, S.D. The track opened in 1954 and has undergone a large renovation within the last few years, making it a premier destination for both marquee racing events and weekly programs. For more information, visit http://www.HusetsSpeedway.com .

JACKSON MOTORPLEX -

Jackson Motorplex is a 4/10-mile dirt oval located in Jackson, Minn. It hosts special events from May through August, including races with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series, Midwest Power Series, Midwest Sprint Touring Series and more. For more information, visit http://www.JacksonMotorplex.com .

TICKET LINK -

To purchase online tickets for events at either Huset's Speedway or at Jackson Motorplex, visit http://mpv.tickets.com/schedule/?agency=JKMV_PL_MPV&orgid=55369#/?view=list&includePackages=true .

 

 

INTERSTATE SPRINTCAR TEAMSTO CONVERGE ON PREMIER SPEEDWAY

Sprintcar racing returns to Premier Speedway this Saturday November 18 for Round 2 of the Total Tools Warrnambool Sprintcar Track Championship and Round 4 of the SRA Open Sprintcar Series.
The event has fantastic interstate representation with competitors from across five states of Australia. In fact, nearly half of the driver field resides outside of Victoria.
The home state heroes will have fierce competition with the likes of Lockie McHugh driving the VA71 Domain Ramsay owned car and rising Tasmanian talent Tate Frost fresh off a victory last week at Geelong’s Avalon Raceway.
Current ‘Classic’ champion Brock Hallett returns to Sungold Stadium as he looks to accumulate points in his quest to defend his Total Tools Warrnambool Track Championship. Hallett is joined by former National champ Marcus Dumesny from New South Wales.
SRA Series points leader Bobby Daly is nominated along with current second place in points Daniel Pestka who took the series championship last season.
The sport is enjoying a host of exciting rising young talent who will be claiming their stake for a win this weekend. Jordyn Brazier who scored his best result at Premier Speedweek two weeks ago returns to the venue where his father Garry enjoyed great success.
Queenslanders Ryan Newton and Jye Corbet join Brazier with Corbet qualifying on the front row of the A-Feature on the November 4 season-opening event.
Formula 500’s complements the racing program contesting the prestigious Jack Willsher Cup. There are currently twenty-seven nominations which include the current national champion Dylan Beveridge from Tasmania. Beveridge won’t have all his own way with Dylan Willsher a former winner, no doubt eager to again have his name on the trophy in his ‘Pa’s’ honour. The Formula 500’s are sure to put on some great racing with the field having a healthy amount of rising talent joined by veteran racers including Tim Rankin, Justin Bowen and Dale Sinclair.

To view the full list of current nominations please click; https://premierspeedway.com.au/race-night/

Public gates will open at 4.00pm with on-track action commencing from 5.00pm.
Tickets can be purchased at www.premierspeedway.com.au or can be purchased at the gate from 4.00 pm on race day.

 

 

Ayrton Gennetten Garners POWRi 410 Bandit Outlaw Sprint Series Championship

Belleville, IL. (11/13/23) Celebrating the second season of driving accomplishments throughout thirteen headlining events, the POWRi 410 Bandit Outlaw Sprint Series would witness the emergence of Ayrton Gennetten earning the 2023 points championship while continually solidifying his rank as a top-tier contender throughout the racing world.

Achieving his first career POWRi 410 Bandit Outlaw Sprint Series championship, Ayrton Gennetten, of Versailles Missouri, would rise to the occasion in a title-clinching season with a trio of feature victories including the illustrious and iconic Missouri State Fair as well as a pair of dominating runs at the family familiar Lake Ozark Speedway. Driving to six top-five finishes, Gennetten would advance fourteen positions throughout green flag racing while clinching the seasonal honors by two-hundred fifty points over Joe B Miller as Rookie of the Year winner Xavier Doney rounded out the podium placements for the 2023 series standings.

“After winning at Lake Ozark Speedway about mid-way through the season I felt like we really had a shot at capturing the championship and I wanted to fully support what POWRi was doing in building up 410 sprint racing around the Midwest,” said series champion Ayrton Gennetten. Going on to include, “Granted the way my season went was un-ideal, but I think it made us a better team. I can’t thank everyone who makes it possible, it takes an amazing family and team to be this fortunate.”

Maneuvering the familiar and fast Hayward Racing, Kenny’s Tile, B&H Contractors, Ozark Barge & Dock Service, Wet Steps, Hibdon Gravel, The Stuart House, Tony Stuart Racing, High-Performance Lubricants, KAA Speed, Scott’s Superior Excavating, Aquatic Dock Supply, West Side Automation, Carolina Dock Stairs, Midland Performance, Hooker Harness, Vahlco Wheels, KSE Racing, Wildwood Racing, FSR, Pro Powder Coating, Winters Performance, Maxim Chassis, Rider Racing Engine, #19; Gennetten would not be denied in a dominating yearly performance that adds to his already impressive racing resume.

Leading thirty-four feature laps in the season, the third-generation driving talent Gennetten would continually be among the front-running finishers only placing outside the top ten in only one of his thirteen seasonal starts with the POWRi 410 BOSS. Ayrton would additionally acquire a single quick-time award while driving to a pair of heat racing wins.

Reflecting on the yearly quest for a title, Ayrton would add “This team has been through a crazy year and to come out with our first points title in a 410 Sprint Car is a testament to never giving up and having great supporters along the way. This was a big year for me personally by taking a lot more responsibilities within the team”.

POWRi 410 Bandit Outlaw Sprint Series 2023 Winners:
4/22/2023 | Benton Raceway Park | Joe B Miller – Winner
5/19/2023 | Lee County Speedway | Aaron Reutzel – Winner
5/20/2023 | Lake Ozark Speedway | Joe B Miller – Winner
6/16/2023 | I-70 Motorsports Park | Jake Buback – Winner
6/17/2023 | Lake Ozark Speedway | Ayrton Gennetten – Winner
7/1/2023 | Lake Ozark Speedway | Shane Stewart – Winner
8/19/2023 | Lucas Oil Speedway | Garet Williamson – Winner
8/20/2023 | Missouri State Fair Speedway | Ayrton Gennetten – Winner
9/2/2023 | Lake Ozark Speedway | Ayrton Gennetten – Winner
9/3/2023 | Lake Ozark Speedway | Kevin Thomas Jr – Winner
11/10/2023 | Tri-State Speedway | Sam Hafertepe Jr – Winner
11/11/2023 | Tri-State Speedway | Aaron Reutzel – Winner
11/12/2023 | Tulsa Speedway | Aaron Reutzel – Winner

Championship Banquet information for all 2023 POWRi Seasons as well as the full 2024 Schedules are currently being finalized and will be released in the upcoming weeks. Full season standings are available online at http://www.powri.com/points/?c=1000&i=22673&t=Drivers.

For additional information on Start2Finish or to sign up for a subscription and catch all the excitement LIVE & ON-DEMAND, visit www.s2ftv.com.

Follow along for more information on POWRi and items such as race recaps, updates, full results, and press releases online at www.powri.com, or on Twitter & Instagram at @POWRi_Racing and Facebook at POWRi.

 

 

RISKON360! BECOMES TITLE SPONSOR FOR OPEN WHEEL SHOWDOWN

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA (November 11, 2023) - Las Vegas will become the epicenter of the automotive world this fall and an exciting partnership will further solidify the synergy of motorsports in Sin City, as RiskOn360 has joined Davey Hamilton, Jr.’s Open Wheel Showdown as the title sponsor. The RiskOn360 Open Wheel Showdown invades the Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on December 1-2, paying a record $50,000-to-win purse for Winged Sprint Cars. Midgets will compete for $10,000-to-win along with the Speed Tour Super Modifieds thundering into Vegas as well.

RiskOn360 Global Success Conference takes place November 19th through 21st at the Ahern Luxury Boutique Hotel following the F1 weekend. Renowned investor Todd Ault, with deep ties to supporting motorsports in North America, will be the featured speaker at the event. Ticket opportunities include upgrades to include VIP access to the grand prix weekend as well.

Las Vegas has become the epicenter for the automotive world with the NASCAR playoffs round at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on October 15, followed by the SEMA Show 2023 from October 31 through November 3. The Las Vegas Grand Prix takes over the strip on November 16-18 followed by RiskOn360 Global Success Conference beginning on the 19th.

Teams will arrive in Las Vegas for the RiskOn360 Open Wheel Showdown on November 29th with practice on November 30th followed by racing on December 1st and 2nd. The RiskOn360 Open Wheel Showdown has attracted some of the top champions of pavement open wheel racing to compete for the record purses in Saturday’s Super Modified feature, Midget feature, and the 100-lap feature for the Winged Sprint Cars.

Winged Sprint Cars will include USAC Silver Crown champion Kody Swanson, pavement open wheel standouts Bobby Santos, Davey Hamilton, Jr. and Sr., and Tyler Roahrig, along with some big names in the racing world such as Arie Luyendyk Jr.

A wide variety of teams, chassis, and engines combinations have pre-entered in all of the categories from all over the country. Registration is moving quickly for the inaugural Open Wheel Showdown, with just 75 spaces available for the Winged Sprint Car division. Drivers can learn more at www.OpenWheelShowdown.com

General Admission Tickets are also on sale though the Las Vegas Motor Speedway ticket office and online. Details can be found at both www.LVMS.com and the Open Wheel Showdown website. Pit Pass sales will be available at the gates on race weekend and include access to the grandstands. The event will be telecast through Speed Sport with a monthly access pass available to view both nights of the excitement live!

 

 

Attica Raceway Park hands out $47,000 in 2023 point fund

Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023

By Brian Liskai

ATTICA, Ohio – Attica Raceway Park is handing out $47,000 in point fund money to the top 10 in the track’s three weekly divisions for 2023.

Following is a look at the top 10 in points for the Callie’s Performance Products 410 Sprints:

Champion – Cap Henry, Republic, Ohio. Henry won the trifecta of local sprint car racing in 2023. He claimed his second Attica Raceway Park 410 sprint championship – he was the track’s 2020 champion – the Fremont Speedway title and the Attica Fremont Championship Series championship. Henry scored four feature win at Attica in 2023 (June 2, July 21, July 28, Aug. 18) to take his career total to 16 in the division, placing him seventh on the all-time win list. Cap competed in 14 of the 15 A-mains in 2023, missing only the Brad Doty Classic event. Cap posted nine top five finishes and 12 top 10 runs. His average A-main finishing position was sixth.

2nd – Byron Reed, Monclova, Ohio. Byron capped off his phenomenal 35 year racing career with his 44th career win at Attica in his final race at the track. Reed, an eight time Attica 410 sprint champion, sits second on the track’s all-time division win list. Byron competed in 14 of the 15 A-mains in 2023, missing only the Brad Doty Classic event. He posted four top five finishes and 10 top 10 runs. His average A-main finishing position was seventh.

3rd – Stuart Brubaker, Fremont, Ohio. Attica’s 2018 410 track champion and 2008 Attica 305 champion and the track’s 2012 410 rookie of the year made all 15 of the A-mains in 2023. He posted three top five finishes – all fourth place runs – and seven top 10 finishes. His average A-main finishing position was 12th.

4th – Travis Philo, Waterville, Ohio. Travis competed in 12 of the 15 A-mains in 2023. He posted his 9th career Attica win on May 26 and recorded three top five finishes and eight top 10 runs. His average A-main finishing position was ninth.

5th – Bryce Lucius, Findlay, Ohio. Attica’s 2023 rookie of the year competed in 13 of the 15 A-mains in 2023, scoring six top 10 finishes including a season best second on June 30. His average A-main finishing position was 13th.

6th – Chris Andrews, Huron, Ohio. Attica’s 2009 and 2017 410 track champion and 2006 305 champion competed in 12 of the 15 A-mains in 2023, posting three top 10 finishes including a season best pair of runner-up runs. His average A-main finishing position was 14th.

7th – Trey Jacobs, Homesville, Ohio. Attica’s 2021 410 track champion competed in 14 of the 15 A-mains in 2023, missing only the April 15 All Star event. He scored 10 top 10 finishes including a season best pair of third place runs. Trey’s average A-main finishing position was ninth.

8th- TJ Michael, Plano, Texas. TJ competed in 12 of the 15 A-mains at Attica in 2023. He racked up seven top 10 finishes including a season best third on June 30. His average A-main finishing position was 10th.

9th – Jerry Dahms, Fremont, Ohio. Jerry competed in six of the 15 A-mains in 2023, recording a season best 15th on June 2. His average A-main finishing position was 17th.

10th- Zeth Sabo, Fremont, Ohio. Zeth competed in 11 of the 15 A-mains in 2023. He scored his first career 410 sprint Attica win on June 30 to go with four top 10 finishes. His average A-main finishing position was 14th.

Following is a look at the top 10 in points for the Dirt Nerds Podcast powered by propane UMP Late Models:

Champion – Devin Shiels, Britton, Mich. Devin wrapped up his fifth Attica late model championship – his fourth in a row – with five wins in 2023 (May 26 and four in a row – July 21, July 28, Aug. 18 and Sept. 1) to run his career total in the division to 20, putting him fourth on the division’s all-time win list. In the 12 A-mains in 2023, Shiels only finished out of the top eight once – an 11th place run on opening night. He scored an incredible 10 top five finishes. Shiels’ average A-main finishing position was a remarkable fourth.

2nd – Ryan Missler, Bellevue, Ohio. Attica’s 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 late model champion competed in all 12 A-mains in 2023, scoring wins on May 12 and June 9 to ruin his career total to 20 to tie Shiels for fourth on the division’s all-time win list. Missler never finished outside of the top eight all season, posting seven top five finishes. His average A-main finishing position was a remarkable fourth.

3rd – Ryan Markham, Ashland, Ohio. Attica’s 2018 track champion competed in all 12 A-mains in 2023, posting wins on June 30 and Sept. 8 to run his career total to 23, putting him third on the division’s all-time win list. Ryan scored seven top five finishes and 10 top 10 runs. His average A-main finishing position was sixth.

4th – Justin Chance, Lexington, Ohio. Justin competed in 11 of the 12 A-mains in 2023, missing only the July 21 event. He scored four top five finishes including a season best second on May 12. He recorded 10 top 10 finishes and had an average A-main finishing position of seventh.

5th – Jeff Warnick, Republic, Ohio. Jeff competed in 11 of the 12 A-mains in 2023, missing only opening night. He posted four top 10 finishes including a season best pair of eighth place runs. His average A-main finishing position was 12th.

6th – Nate Potts, Republic, Ohio. Nate competed in 11 of the 12 A-mains in 2023, missing only the Sept. 1 event. Nate posted four top 10 finishes including a season best sixth on May 12. His average A-main finishing position was 13th.

7th – Casey Noonan, Sylvania, Ohio. Casey competed in nine of the 12 A-mains in 2023, recording four top five finishes including a pair of season best runner-up runs. Casey never finished out of the top nine all season. His average A-main finishing position was sixth.

8th – (TIE) Matt Irey, Ashland, Ohio. Attica’s 2016 track champion competed in nine of the 12 A-mains in 2023, compiling four top five finishes including a pair of season best fourth place finishes. He never finished out of the top nine all season and had an average A-main finishing position of sixth.

8th – (TIE) Mike Bores, Bellevue, Ohio. Mike competed in 10 of the 12 A-mains in 2023. He scored four top five finishes including a season best runner-up on July 28. He never finished out of the top 10 and had an average A-main finishing position of sixth.

10th – Chester Fitch, Tiffin, Ohio. Chester battled in 10 of the 12 A-mains in 2023. He recorded a season best 13th place finish on July 28 and had an average A-main finishing position of 17th.

Rookie of the year – Cody Truman, Sycamore, Ohio. Cody competed in eight of the 12 A-mains in 2023, posting a season best finish of 15th on two occasions. He finished 13th in the track’s points.

Following is a look at the top 10 in points for the Fremont Fence 305 Sprints:

Champion – Jamie Miller, Fremont, Ohio. Attica’s 2005, 2019 and 2021 division champion had a dominate performance for his fourth 305 sprint track championship. Miller scored four wins (May 5, May 26, July 28 and Aug. 18 to run his career total to 39, placing him second on the division’s all-time win list. In the 11 A-mains in 2023, Miller never finished out of the top 10 and posted nine top four finishes. His average A-main finishing position was an unbelievable third.

2nd – Brandon Moore, Clyde, Ohio. Brandon competed in 10 of the 11 A-mains in 2023, missing only the May 12 feature. He posted four top five finishes including a season best second on May 26. He recorded eight top 10 finishes on route to an average A-main finishing position of seventh.

3rd – Kasey Ziebold, Tiffin, Ohio. Kasey competed in all 11 A-mains in 2023. She recorded a pair of top five finishes including a season best second on July 28. She posted eight top 10 finishes and had an average A-main finishing position of ninth.

4th – John Ivy, Fremont, Ohio. Attica’s 2000 410 sprint track champion and 1993 305 sprint track champion competed in 10 of the 11 A-mains in 2023, missing only the May 26 event. He posted three top five finishes including a season best runner-up on Sept. 8. He recorded eight top 10 finishes and had an average A-main finishing position of 7th.

5th – Dustin Stroup, Fremont, Ohio. Dustin competed in 10 of the 11 A-mains in 2023, missing only the June 2 event. He only finished out of the top eight once, a 14th place finish on July 21. Dustin scored eight top five finishes including four runner-up runs. His average A-main finishing position was fifth.

6th – Logan Riehl, Clyde, Ohio. Logan competed in 10 of the 11 A-mains in 2023, missing only the July 21 event. He scored four top five finishes including a season best fourth on June 20. He had eight top 10 finishes and had an average A-main finishing position of eighth.

7th-Kody Brewer, Risingsun, Ohio. Kody battled in all 11 A-mains in 2023, posting five top 10 finishes including a season best 7th on May 26. His average A-main finishing position was 11th.

8th- (TIE) Jimmy McGrath, Clyde, Ohio. Jimmy competed in nine of the 11 A-mains in 2023. He battled to six top 10 finishes including a season best third on June 20. His average A-main finishing position was eighth.

8th - (TIE) Paul Weaver, Fremont, Ohio. Attica’s 2009, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 division champion picked up his fourth straight Attica Fremont Championship Series title in 2023. Weaver scored wins on July 21 and Sept. 2 to run his career total to 70 to lead the all-time division win list. Paul competed in 10 of the 11 A-mains in 2023, missing only the May 5 event. He recorded five top 10 runs and had an average A-main finishing position of 11th.

10th-Brenden Torok, Lagrange, Ohio. Brenden battled in all 11 A-mains in 2023. He recorded five top 10 finishes including a season best fourth on July 28. His average A-main finishing position was 12th.

Rookie of the year – Blayne Keckler, Fremont, Ohio. Blayne finished 14th in the division points. He competed in eight of the 11 A-mains in 2023, posting a season best finish of 15th on June 20.

For more information go to www.atticaracewaypark.com or follow the track on Twitter @atticaracewyprk or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/atticaracewaypark and Instagram at attica_raceway_park.

 

 

Audition Aced: Justin Henderson Secures Kreitz Racing Ride for 2024 Racing Season
Concord, NC – November 10, 2023

by Justin Snyder / Addicted2Dirt PR & Media Mgmt

Following a successful weekend at The Dirt Track at Charlotte that saw Justin Henderson put the Kreitz Racing No. 69k in the feature all three nights with the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series, Henderson has been named the driver of the famed powder-blue Sprint Car for the 2024 racing season.

While a complete schedule will be ironed out over the offseason, the deal will see Henderson pilot the car for all events excluding Port Royal Speedway, where Logan Wagner will return to the car for 2024.

“I’ve been hoping and praying for an opportunity like this and when Donnie called me to say he was choosing me for 2024, I was extremely excited,” said Henderson. “I can’t speak with full certainty of what all races we’ll be doing next season, but it’s a great feeling knowing that this is taken care of, and I can focus on driving the car and winning races now.”

As a veteran driver, Henderson has been around the block regarding the Sprint Car scene. He’s raced around the country for some well-known car owners and won a lot of events. However, while his resume speaks for itself and his talent is undeniable, he’s very aware that opportunities like this don’t come along often for a 44-year-old that many would say is getting towards the end of his career.

While he’s cognizant of what’s at stake and where he is in terms of his career, Henderson is excited to tackle the challenge and is confident in his ability to win races in the car.

“When I even talked about getting in the car to close out the season, I really only expected a handful of shows and we’d move on,” he said. “When Donnie told me he wanted to ease my mind and tell me the ride was mine, I couldn’t be any more relieved.”

“There’s some extra pressure when you are in a car like this and frankly, I’m getting towards to time of my driving career where I’m starting to think about what’s next,” he added. “With the people and resources they have, I’ve got the golden ticket and if I can’t make this deal work, maybe it’s time for me to start doing something else.”

The team most recently finished where they started – 18th – in Saturday night’s World Finals finale and has one more event together on the slate for the 2023 racing season. They’ll head to BAPS Motor Speedway in York Haven, PA on Saturday, November 11th, to compete in the $25,000 to-win Les Stewart Showdown.

With his plans for 2024 taken care of and a few races under his belt in the No. 69k, Henderson is feeling confident about his chances of taking home the big check and hoagie that will greet the winner in victory lane.

“Not that I particularly needed it, but I’ve been feeding myself big doses of confidence since I got in this car and I think it’s time that we maybe eat something different. I hear there is a hoagie on the line along with some money,” laughed Henderson. “I can go into this event without having to wonder if I’m still auditioning and hopefully, I can give Donnie, Davey, and all his partners the reassurance that they chose the right guy with a win here at BAPS.”

Henderson would like to thank Hinchman Racewear, Simpson Race Products, and all the Kreitz Racing partners on the car for their continued support!

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GRANT AND BRENT SEXTON RETURN TO ACTION IN PERRIS SEASON FINALE THIS SATURDAY

(Lakeside, CA, November 8, 2023) After a weekend off from its late-season grueling schedule, Sexton Gatlin Racing drivers Brent and Grant Sexton return to the dirt track wars at Perris Auto Speedway this Saturday. Grant will be finishing up his award-winning rookie season in the USAC/CRA Series and Brent will be trying to snare points in his pursuit of a second straight POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car championship. Spectator gates at the premiere dirt track in the west will open at 5:00 p.m. with racing at 7:00.

Grant, who at 19 is the youngest driver on the Sexton Gatlin roster, will put the bow on his USAC/CRA Rookie of the Year award season on Saturday. Last week at Cocopah, the teen raced in both the USAC/CRA portion of the show on Friday and Saturday and the ASCS 360 part of the affair on Friday.

In Friday’s USAC/CRA side of the Western World Championships, Sexton finished sixth in his heat and earned a transfer spot into the A main by placing seventh in the B. The 2021 POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car champion then started 20th in the 30-lap A main. Unfortunately, the abrasive, tire-eating surface was taking its toll. One of the victims was Sexton who dropped out halfway through and finished 22nd.

Preceding the USAC/CRA main event, Grant also drove in the ASCS 360 portion of the doubleheader program. The teen did a great job on that side of the show. He started third in his heat race and when the pole sitter took the number two starter wide coming to the green flag, Sexton alertly dove to the inside and flew by both. >From then on he was never headed and led every lap for the victory.

In the 25-lap ASCS main event, the teenage racer started fourth and ended up in seventh.

A few minutes later he ran the USAC/CRA main. At that point, seeing track conditions and the way they were devouring tires, the SGR team made the decision to park the 360 for the second night and save it for the Turkey Night Grand Prix on Thanksgiving weekend at the Ventura Raceway.

On the second night in the USAC/CRA show, Sexton finished fifth in his heat and third in the B main. That sent him to the A-main. With better track conditions, he began the 30-lapper in 21st and advanced six spots to place 15th.

Heading into this week’s USAC/CRA finale at Perris, Sexton has the Rookie of the Year award locked up. He is also locked into the eighth-place spot in the championship standings. While Grant’s award and positions are locked in with USAC/CRA, things are different for his father Brent. The defending SWLS champion goes into Saturday’s competition 49 points out of first. In addition to Saturday, the SWLS has a race left on Tuesday, November 14th at the Bakersfield Speedway. If Brent can garner enough points between the two races and take the title, it will give him four lightning sprint championships. This year and last season with the SWLS. The first two were in the California Lightning Sprint Car Series in 1999 and 2008.

All active military members with proper ID will get into Saturday night’s race at Perris for just $5.00. In addition, they will receive one free pass for an accompanying guest.

Adult tickets for Saturday’s race are $30.00. Seniors 65 and over get in for $25.00. For kids 6-12 it is only $5.00 and children 5 and under are free. The fairgrounds charge $10.00 for parking.

Perris Auto Speedway is located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds at 18700 Lake Perris Drive in the City of Perris. The track website is http://www.perrisautospeedway.com/ and the office phone number is (951) 940-0134.

If you or your company are interested in becoming a partner with Sexton Gatlin Racing in 2023, please call (619) 454-6945 or E-mail mailto:sextonfire@cox.net or mail to.

Sexton Gatlin Racing would like to thank the following companies for making the 2022 season possible. Keys Brothers, East County Electric Works, Maxima Oil, Automated Interiors, Sexton Fire Protection, BK Wings, Troy Dirt, Victory Graphix, and Swift Powdercoat.

Sexton Gatlin Racing 2023 Results

Brent Sexton

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 4th A Main

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 2nd A Main

4-1-23 Mohave Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 1st A Main

4-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning 1st A Main

5-27-23 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning 2nd A Main

6-3-23 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 6th A Main

6-10-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 7th A Main

6-10-23 Perris Auto Speedway PAS Senior Sprint Cars 2nd A Main

7-8-23 Barona Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning 2nd A Main

7-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 18th A Main

8-10-23 Devils Lake Raceway Minn-Kota Summer Nationals 6th A Main

8-11-23 River Cities Raceway Minn-Kota Summer Nationals 11th B Main

8-12-23 Greenbush Race Park Minn-Kota Summer Nationals 2nd A Main

8-14-23 Buffalo River Speedway Minn-Kota Summer Nationals Rained Out

8-19-23 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Rained Out

9-23-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 17th A Main

10-14-23 Mohave Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 6th A Main

10-20-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 1st A Main

10-21-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 3rd A Main

Dalton Sexton

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 14th A Main

4-1-23 Mohave Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning DNS

4-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning 3rd A Main

8-22-23 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Rained Out

Grant Sexton

1-27-23 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 16th A Main

1-28-23 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars DNS

3-18-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 19th A Main

4-1-23 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 13th B Main

4-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 12th A Main

4-22-23 Kings Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 7th A Main

4-29-23 Kern County Raceway Park USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 12th A Main

5-6-23 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 6th A Main

5-20-23 Thunderbowl Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 14th A Main

5-27-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 9th A Main

6-10-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 15th A Main

6-17-23 Ventura Raceway USAC West Coast Sprints 21st A Main

6-24-23 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 5th A Main

7-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 16th A Main

8-10-23 Devils Lake Raceway Minn-Kota Summer Nationals 6th A Main

8-11-23 River Cities Raceway Minn-Kota Summer Nationals 10th A Main

8-12-23 Greenbush Race Park Minn-Kota Summer Nationals 19th A Main

8-14-23 Buffalo River Speedway Minn-Kota Summer Nationals Rained Out

8-19-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Rained Out

9-23-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 13th A Main

10-14-23 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 20th A Main

10-20-23 Imperial Valley Raceway So Cal Open Comp Sprint Cars 5th A Main

11-3-23 Cocopah Speedway ASCS Sprint Cars 7th A Main

11-3-23 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 22nd A Main

11-4-23 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 15th A Main

AJ Bender

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 1st A Main

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 7th A Main

4-1-23 Mohave Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning DNS

Robby Brockman

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 13th A Main

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 5th A Main

4-1-23 Mohave Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 8th A Main

Darren Brown

7-8-23 Barona Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning 1st A Main

Braden Chiaramonte

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 1st A Main

6-3-23 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 16th A Main

Geoff Dale

5-27-23 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Southwest 4th A Main

 

 

BRODY ROA HEADS TO PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY ON SATURDAY AS THE 2023 USAC/CRA CHAMPION

(Cypress, CA, November 8, 2023) When Brody Roa arrives at Perris Auto Speedway with his Inland Rigging #17R sprint car this Saturday night, it will be the third time he has been there as a USAC champion. However, it will be the first time he gets to Southern California’s premiere racetrack as the USAC/CRA champ. The Garden Grove, California racer sewed up the title in last week’s Western World Championship at the Cocopah Speedway.

Roa has had a dominating season in the West Coast series. He won the first two races at Cocopah in January and has led the championship point standings the entire season. Along the way, he won eight of the first 16 series races. The USAC/CRA season culminates at Perris on Saturday. It will be the 17th race on the 2023 schedule and Roa is seeking another victory to send his batting average above .500 in the series.

“We ran good all year long,” the 2024 USAC/CRA Series champion said. “In all honesty, I felt at the last few races we were not on the same level. Especially at Cocopah. We kind of did what we needed to do to keep the championship from coming down to Perris. We did not want to get to the last race worrying about points and worrying about what we had to do.”

“We are going to try to end the year the way we started it. We are going to show up like we did all year, with the best car we can, prep it as best we can, and make the best decisions we can. Now that we have the war won, we want to end up on top at the last race.”

Things had been going smoothly all season for Roa in the USAC/CRA Series. In addition to his eight wins (he scored a ninth win at an open comp race at Imperial Valley three weeks ago), he had three second-place finishes and a fifth in the first 14 races of the year. He only placed out of the top five twice. One of those was a sixth at Mohave Valley four weeks ago. The only USAC/CRA race he did not finish on the lead lap this year came at the Salute to Indy at Perris in May when he got clobbered by a lapped car late in the race while he leading.

Things looked good for Roa heading into the two nights of action last week at Cocopah. After all, he posted a pair of wins there to kick off the year in January. However, things just did not go as well as planned. The weekend started good when he recorded the third fastest qualifying time and then placed third in his heat on Friday. It was going well in the main before disaster struck when his right rear tire went down eight laps from the finish.

“We were up to fifth and I was still driving extremely conservative,” the wily veteran said. “I was ticked off when I popped that tire. I knew from the drop of the green that I had to save that thing (right rear tire) to the end. I got to fifth, and it popped with eight to go. I was a little upset. I was wondering how the other drivers are saving tires. I am driving it in as straight as possible with no wheel spin and just trying to get around the track.”

“The tire actually delaminated. It actually started shaking eight or 10 laps before it blew. I just thought it was the rubber chattering the tire like it does. But when we got back into the pits and looked at it, there were three blocks on the inside and three blocks on the outside. The center was just torn off. That was a bummer because we were having kind of a decent run on a not-so-great track.”

Twenty-four hours later the team was hoping for better results but it was just one of those weekends.

“Second night was a little challenging,” Roa lamented. “We pulled a really late pill and did not qualify that good. I guess I was a little too aggressive with the line I was trying to qualify on. That kind of set us back and we started really deep. I picked off six cars right off the bat and got to 12th but by the time I got there, I could not even see the next car.”

“It was pretty treacherous on the top where I was running. I think about half the cars were on the top and half were on the bottom. I like running on the top rather than putting around on the bottom. With the big curb and as close to the wall as it was, I probably babied it around the cushion more than I should have.”

Roa’s first two USAC sprint car championships came in 2016 and 2019. In 2016 he won the USAC West Coast Sprint Car title. Three years later in 2019, he earned the crown in the now-defunct USAC Southwest Series. This year’s CRA title exceeds both of those in his eyes.

“I think obviously at the top,” Roa confirmed when asked if this year was the biggest of the three championships. “We have tried for this one for a long time and it is cool to finely get it done. I do not think it has set in yet. It is definitely cool and exciting to get it after trying for so long.”

Roa was to be joined at Cocopah by his teammate and car owner Tommy Dunkel who was going to wheel his #17A sprint car in the ASCS 360 portion of the show. However, an axle problem on his trailer forced Dunkel to abort his trip to the Southwestern Arizona track. This Saturday, Dunkel will be racing with Roa in the USAC/CRA show at Perris. It will be his first time racing a powerful 410 sprint car.

“I am stoked for Tommy to make his 410 debut,” Roa affirmed. “He gave us so much to get this championship this year. I am glad we could get it done a race early so we can get him in the second car on Saturday. It is super cool for him to give a 410 a shot. I think he is in for quite a surprise. They are totally different animals. He will be good and hopefully have a good time doing it.”

After Saturday’s race, the Inland Rigging drivers will be off before participating in the 82nd Annual Turkey Night Grand Prix at the Ventura Raceway on Thanksgiving weekend.

All active military members with proper ID will get into Saturday night’s race at Perris for just $5.00. In addition, they will receive one free pass for an accompanying guest.

Adult tickets for Saturday’s race are $30.00. Seniors 65 and over get in for $25.00. For kids 6-12 it is only $5.00 and children 5 and under are free. The fairgrounds charge $10.00 for parking.

Perris Auto Speedway is located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds at 18700 Lake Perris Drive in the City of Perris. The track website is http://www.perrisautospeedway.com/ and the office phone number is (951) 940-0134.

The team wants to thank the following sponsors for making the 2023 season possible. Inland Rigging, Dunkel Farms, United Asset Sales, Osborne Speed & Machine, “Biker” Bruce Fischer, ALR Virtual Services, Burris Racing, Caltrol, Jambo Barbeque Pits, Competition Suspension, K-1 Race Gear, Molecule, Rod End Supply, Driven Racing Oil, Baldwin Filters, and NGK Spark Plugs.

Brody Roa’s 2023 Schedule and Race Results

January 27 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

January 28 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

February 25 Kern County Raceway Park USAC West Coast Sprint Cars Rained Out

March 3 Central Arizona Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Rained Out

March 4 Central Arizona Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Rained Out

March 11 Imperial Valley Raceway SoCal Open Comp 17th A Main

March 18 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 2nd A Main

March 24 Kings Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Rained Out

March 25 Thunderbowl Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Rained Out

April 1 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 2nd A Main

April 15 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 5th A Main

April 22 Kings Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

April 29 Kern County Raceway Park USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

May 6 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

May 20 Thunderbowl Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 2nd A Main

May 27 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 15th A Main

June 10 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

June 24 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

July 15 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

August 12 Santa Maria Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Canceled

August 19 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Rained Out

September 7 Devils Bowl Speedway USAC National Sprint Cars 6th A Main

September 8 Texarkana 67 Speedway USAC National Sprint Cars Rained Out

September 9 Texarkana 67 Speedway USAC National Sprint Cars 14th A Main

September 23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 2nd A Main

October 14 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 6th A Main

October 21 Imperial Valley Raceway SoCal Open Comp 1st A Main

November 3 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 15th A Main

November 4 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 12th A Main

November 11 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars

Tom Dunkel’s 2023 Racing Results

January 12 Chili Bowl Midget Nationals Prelim. Night 12th C Main

March 11 Imperial Valley Raceway SoCal Open Comp 16th A Main

April 1 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 9th B Main

April 8 Ventura Raceway VRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

May 6 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 11th A Main

May 13 Ventura Raceway USAC West Coast Sprint Cars 11th A Main

June 17 Ventura Raceway USAC West Coast Sprint Cars 19th A Main

June 24 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 14th A Main

July 8 Ventura Raceway VRA Sprint Cars 2nd A Main

July 15 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th A Main

August 19 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Rained Out

September 2 Ventura Raceway VRA Sprint Cars 2nd A Main

September 16 Ventura Raceway USAC West Coast Sprint Cars 8th A Main

October 7 Kern County Raceway Park USAC West Coast Sprint Cars 19th A Main

October 14 Imperial Valley Raceway So Cal Open Comp DNS

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Justyn Cox secures initial SCCT championship and locks up 4th in final NARC standings

By Gary Thomas

Stockton, CA…Justyn Cox and Bates-Hamilton Racing put a bow on the season this past Saturday in Stockton, which ultimately saw the 29-year-old bring home his first career Sprint Car Challenge Tour championship.

The title fight didn’t come without drama however, as a steering box issue late in the feature made it an ultra-close battle right down to the end.

At the conclusion of the night however, Cox ended up claiming the SCCT title by four slim points over Kaleb Montgomery.

“Winning the SCCT title has always been a goal since the inception,” Cox stated. “I’ve been the point leader before in recent years but never sealed the deal. I knew this would be one of my best shots to do it this year and I’m glad we were able to capitalize on it.”

Cox was running a smooth race around the 10th position when a broken steering box resulted in him pulling to a stop off turn two. He was unable to restart and credited with a 15th place finish, which was just good enough to pick up the Sprint Car Challenge Tour championship.

“We were on cruise control there in the main, as I knew if we finished in the top-10 it was a lock,” Cox commented. “When we broke, I really thought we lost the whole deal. That sure made it interesting at the end, but luckily, we had enough points to get it done.”

Cox becomes the fourth different driver to claim a title with the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour presented by Abreu Vineyards since it began in 2017, joining Kyle Hirst, Ryan Robinson and Andy Forsberg.

The 40th annual Tribute to Gary Patterson also showcased championship night for the NARC 410 Sprint Car Series on Saturday.

The Clarksburg driver qualified sixth overall, before running second in his heat race aboard the benefitRFP/ Lippert Construction/ Mozingo Construction/ Dan Ewart Sales/ VinylTech PVC Pipe/ Clow Valve No. 42x.

Cox started from eighth in the NARC finale and brought home a sixth-place finish after 30-laps of racing on a lightning quick surface. When all the points were tabulated, he found himself fourth in the final championship rundown.

“On the NARC side we were very consistent and made some good strides,” he elaborated. “I’m proud of the P4 effort in the points and we were not far of from third either. The 410 is something I’m working hard on to be better, and I think I’m getting a lot more comfortable with it.”

This now concludes the season for Cox and Bates-Hamilton Racing, which was highlighted by several strong runs, including the big $18,300 victory at the Dennis Roth Classic, along with a pair of point race triumphs at Placerville Speedway in August.

“All around I’m very thankful for Josh, Roger and Lori. They provided me a chance to live a dream, which is racing for a top team and getting the opportunity to compete a lot. We accomplished a couple of goals we had set, and I can’t wait to build on it and achieve more in the future.”

Cox continued looking back on the successful season for Bates-Hamilton Racing. “Our team made it through the year with minimal crashes and DNF’s and we had a healthy amount of front running finishes. That’s nothing to hold our heads down on, especially in California.”

Looking to the future he hopes to accomplish even more in 2024. “I have some goals to better myself for next year and can’t wait to get 2024 rolling. I want to give a big thank you as well to Scotty, Hayden, Drew and Rev Chip for the help on the team, along with Aly for all her help on the socials side. Finally, a big thank you to my wife Kaitlyn for toughing out a full season while pregnant and letting me go have some fun.”

BHR co-owner Joshua Bates also spoke about the season.

“I’m really proud of this team and what we were able to accomplish this season.” He continued, “We planned a very aggressive schedule, running both NARC and SCCT. We finished up with a SCCT championship and 4th with NARC and some big wins along the way. None of that would’ve been possible without the hard work and dedication of our team members- Hayden, Scotty, Drew, Matty and Aly. Everyone stepped up this season and it made my job a lot easier. Roger and I are really excited about what the future holds for this team.”

Fellow BHR co-owner Roger Hamilton gave his thoughts on the campaign as well.

“I couldn’t have said it any better than Justyn and Josh,” he commented. “We were one of only two teams to tackle the entire NARC and SCCT schedules in 2023. We asked a lot from Justyn this year, especially compared to what his schedule had been the past few seasons. He certainly delivered for the team and all our great partners. I would like to thank Dan Ewart for his unflinching support of our team since 2018. I would also like to thank Bob Nienaber, Dave Lippert and Phil Gianfortone for their support and friendship. We would not be able to compete at this level without them. Last, but certainly not least, a big thank you to my wife Lori for her continued support and all the hard work taking care of our merchandise.”

𝑩𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔-𝑯𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒐𝒏 𝑹𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 would like to thank BenefitRFP, Lippert Construction, Mozingo Construction, Dan Ewart Sales, VinylTech PVC Pipe, Clow Valve, Teichert Construction, Advanced Drainage Systems, Custom Pipe and Fabrication, B Scadden Design, Specified Pipe, North Bay Waterworks, SIP, Tigre, Star Pipe Products, McWane Ductile, Kaeding Performance, Kistler Engines, Maxim Racing, Sellers Race Wings, ART Enterprises, Rod Tiner Racing, Tiner-Hirst Enterprise, Vanlare Steering Repair, Arbo-Tec, Performance Powder Coating, Warehouse Paint, Justice Brothers, K1 Race Gear, Arai Helmets and Bullet Impressions for their support this season.

𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬-𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 Stockton Dirt Track Quick Recap-

Saturday November 4th:
NARC- Qualified (6th), Heat Race (2nd), A-main (6th)
SCCT- Qualified (3rd), Heat Race (3rd), A-main (15th)

𝐔𝐩𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬-

The 2023 season is now complete for Bates-Hamilton Racing

𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: B Scadden Design

Long-time partner B Scadden Design was back for a sixth season with BHR.

“Brad and I have been friends since the mid 80’s when we worked on Howard Kaeding’s car at the Fairgrounds in San Jose. He has been doing our designs, graphics, helmets, fire suits and basically anything we’ve needed since 2018. Our race cars look great because of him and the attention to detail that he provides our team.”

If you are in the market for design and graphics work, be sure and contact Brad Scadden at brad@bscaddendesign.com

𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭-

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Follow along on Twitter at https://twitter.com/bhr42x

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JASON DIETSCH TRAILER SALES RENEWS RUMBLE IN FORT WAYNE SPONSORSHIP

NW Ohio’s Largest Trailer Dealer Enters 7th Season as Title Sponsor

FORT WAYNE, IN (November 9, 2023) – Continuing a partnership that began in 2017, Jason Dietsch Trailer Sales is returning to the December 29 and 30 Rumble in Fort Wayne indoor racing event as the title sponsor.

“The racing family is an important ingredient to our success,” commented Jason Dietsch owner of Northwest Ohio’s largest open and enclosed dealership. “Being a former competitor at the Rumble and an avid racer myself, it is a natural fit”

Dietsch continued, “the racing at the Rumble is top notch, with a great reputation, and we are proud to have our name associated with it. Every race team needs a trailer to get to and from the Rumble and throughout their racing season. Regardless of their budget or needs, we can help them out through our inventory of over 350 new and used units.”

This year’s 25th silver anniversary edition of the Rumble in Fort Wayne presented by Jason Dietsch Trailer Sales will again feature a busy two-day schedule of racing activity on the purpose-built concrete oval inside of the massive Allen County War Memorial Coliseum & Expo Center.

A unique combination of blending together National, Kenyon and Focus Midgets will headline the agenda. Completing the roster will be winged and non-winged 600cc Midgets along with multiple classes of Go Karts and Quarter Midgets.

An optional practice session on Thursday evening (December 28) will be followed by complete racing programs on Friday and Saturday (December 29/30).

 

Chase Randall set to rejoin TKS Motorsports in 2024; Aggressive schedule in the works
Nov 9, 2023

By Fully Injected Motorsports:

MITCHELLVILLE, Iowa (November 9, 2023) – Troy and Tammy Renfro of TKS Motorsports are pleased to announce that Waco, Texas, native Chase Randall will make his return in 2024, set to pilot the all-too-familiar Albaugh – Your Alternative/Iowa Barnstormers No. 2KS in a full-on Midwest assault.

Taking on a more aggressive approach during the new year, TKS Motorsports and Chase Randall will not only make their weekly presence known at the Sprint Car Capital of the World, but the team plans to hit the road as often as their schedule allows, visiting nearby facilities as well as challenging the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series and High Limit Sprint Car Series on a semi-regular basis.

Of course, all eyes are on a Knoxville Raceway track championship, which would be a first for TKS Motorsports since accomplishing the feat with Austin McCarl in 2018.

“We’re privileged and excited to have a young talent like Chase [Randall] continue his career at TKS Motorsports,” Troy Renfro explained. “He brought a lot to the table this past season and we were thrilled with his dedication and his abilities behind the wheel. I’m confident great things are ahead for this team. We have a lot of work to do this off-season but we’ll be ready to go.”

Randall, the reigning Knoxville Raceway 360 Sprint Car champion, joined the Mitchellville, Iowa-based open wheel program near the midpoint of the 2023 season, driving on to highlight the year with a Knoxville Nationals A-Main start, earning his way into the big dance with a runner-up score during preliminary feature competition. Known to most as the “Quickest Chicken,” Randall finished 13th in the Knoxville Nationals finale; he started 14th.

“I’m extremely grateful for the opportunity to rejoin the Renfro Family at TKS Motorsports, as well as represent Albaugh – Your Alternative and Iowa Barnstormers,” Randall added. “They own and operate a top-notch operation and I’m confident big things are ahead for this team. I think I speak for everyone when I say I’m ready for the new year.”

The 2024 Knoxville Raceway season is set to activate on Saturday, April 20.

SPECIAL THANKS:
Albaugh – Your Alternative, Iowa Barnstormers, Des Moines Industrial Products, deWit Construction, Jersey Freeze Ice Cream, AL Driveline, TJ Forged, Justice Brothers, Custom Plumbing Inc, Serenity Custom Woodworking, XYZ Machining, Rod End Supply, KH Suspension, Schoenfeld Headers, Allstar Performance, Wilwood Disc Brakes, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Central Iowa Sheds, Mobile Dent Service, BK TI Components, Webb Family Farms, Mag-Tech Ignition, ATL – Aero Tech Laboratories, Bill Bell House Moving, Quick Car, Schnee-Lawson Chassis, Hoosier Tires, Winters Performance Products, KSE Racing Products

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SETH AND JEFF DYER WILL BOTH BE IN ACTION AT PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY THIS SATURDAY

(Yucca Valley, CA, November 7, 2023) Two weeks after Cinderella’s carriage turned into a pumpkin for Dyer Motorsports at the Ventura Raceway, team drivers Jeff and Seth Dyer will both be in action when Perris Auto Speedway closes its 27th season of racing this Saturday night, November 11th. Spectator gates will open at 5:00 p.m. and racing will begin at 7:00.

The team will be taking both of its lightning sprint cars to Saturday’s race along with its #39 full-size sprint car. Each of the team drivers will be competing in the POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car portion of the program. Twenty-four hours before Saturday’s race, Jeff, a California Highway Patrol Officer, will be testing the #39 410 sprint car at The PAS. It will be his first time back in the substantially heavier racing machine since July 15th. He has been out of the car due to suffering a torn Achilles tendon in August. If the test goes well, he will race the car in the USAC/CRA portion of the program. If there is discomfort, the team will throw restrictors in the engine and Seth will make his second appearance in the PAS Young Gun Series.

Dyer Motorsports started October off with a bang when Jeff destroyed the lightning sprint car competition to win his first race back after surgery at the Mohave Valley Raceway on October 14th. One week later at the Imperial Valley Raceway, Jeff finished third in the SWLS Friday night main event. Twenty-four hours later he finished sixth but for the second time in a week, a DMS car won the main event when Seth drove a perfect race. He led every lap and scored a runaway win for the first victory in his career.

After two successful weeks, things took a turn in the wrong direction at the California Lightning Sprint Car Series race at Ventura on October 28th. The night started off bright enough when Jeff turned in his series-leading fifth fast qualifying time of the season. He backed that up with a third-place finish in his heat. An engine issue forced Seth to miss qualifying. The same concern compelled the team to make the decision to have him start the main event and immediately pull out so he could collect start points and not damage the powerplant. That would almost guarantee him finishing last in the main, right? Wrong! One driver did finish behind him. Unfortunately, that was his dad.

The original start of the main event was called back as one of the front-row starters took off too early. Before the restart, Jeff coasted to a stop on the front straightaway. His front sprocket had come off and he was done for the night. Moments later after the race restarted, Seth did as planned, and coasted into the pits as the next car out.

There is a lot at stake in Saturday’s race as Jeff comes into the night with a 49-point lead in the SWLS championship standings. Seth is two spots back in third. In their other 2023 appearance with the POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints at The PAS this year on May 27th, Jeff won the main event and Seth ended up third.

In honor of Veteran’s Day, all active military members who show a valid ID at the ticket window on Saturday will get a ticket for $5.00 and a pass for one accompanying guest at the time of purchase.

Adult tickets for Saturday’s race are $30.00. Seniors 65 and over get in for $25.00. For kids 6-12 it is only $5.00 and children 5 and under are free. The fairgrounds charge $10.00 for parking.

Perris Auto Speedway is located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds at 18700 Lake Perris Drive in the City of Perris. The track website is http://www.perrisautospeedway.com/ and the office phone number is (951) 940-0134.

After Saturday’s race at Perris, the Dyers will get right back in action when the SWLS and CLS clash in a co-sanctioned race at the Bakersfield Speedway next Tuesday night.

Are you looking into getting into lightning sprint car racing? If you answered yes, contact Jeff Dyer. He has two top-of-the-line lightning cars for sale. He can be contacted using the phone number or email address at the top of this release.

As pictured, the Dyer Motorsports team shirts are now available. You can pick one up in the pits after the races or you can order via email at mailto:dyermotorsports4@gmail.com

Jeff is racing in memory of his grandparents, Glenn, and Beverly Sels, throughout the 2023 season.

Jeff would like to thank the following for making the 2023 racing campaign possible in the #4 and 4Jr Lightning Sprint Cars. Dependable Machine Inc., Haircuts By Susie, Jobu Racing, LBA Investigations, and Dyer Motorsports.

For the USAC/CRA #39 sprint car, Straight Time Stirrups, Dependable Machines Inc., Hair Cuts By Susie, Jobu Racing, Justice Brothers, Fonseca Racing, and Specialty Fasteners helped put him on the track.

If you would like to be a part of Dyer Motorsports in 2023, call (760) 550-7237 or send an email to mailto:dyermotorsports4@gmail.com.

Jeff Dyer 2023 Results

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway Best of the West Lightning Sprints 10th A Main

3-11-23 Imperial Valley Raceway Best of the West Lightning Sprints 17th A Main

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway Open Comp. Sprints 15th A Main

4-8-23 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 7th A Main

4-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 16th A Main

5-5-23 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 15th A Main

5-13-23 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 11th A Main

5-20-23 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 3rd A Main
5-27-23 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 1st A Main

5-27-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 17th A Main

6-3-23 Bakersfield Speedway CLS/BCRA Civil War 1st A Main

6-10-23 Barona Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 12th A Main

6-17-23 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main

6-24-23 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 10th A Main

7-8-23 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main

7-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 14th A Main

8-5-23 Barona Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 1st A Main

10-14-23 Mohave Valley Raceway CLS vs SWLS Best of the West 1st A Main

10-20-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 3rd A Main

10-21-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 6th A Main

10-28-23 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars 11th A Main

Seth Dyer 2023 Lightning Sprint Results

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway Best of the West Lightning Sprints 12th A Main

3-11-23 Imperial Valley Raceway Best of the West Lightning Sprints 10th A Main

4-8-23 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints DNS

5-13-23 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 8th A Main

5-20-23 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 11TH A Main

5-27-23 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 3rd A Main

6-3-23 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 10th A Main

6-10-23 Barona Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning 6th A Main

6-17-23 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 8th A Main

7-8-23 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 8th A Main

8-5-23 Barona Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 7th A Main

9-23-23 Perris Auto Speedway Young Gun Sprint Cars 5th A Main

9-30-23 Merced Speedway California Lightning Sprints 8th A Main

10-14-23 Mohave Valley Raceway California Lightning Sprints 8th A Main

10-20-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 9th A Main

10-21-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 1st A Main

10-28-23 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprint Cars 10th A Main

AJ Bender 2023

9-30-23 Merced Speedway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main

 

 

BR Motorsports Revs Up for Open Wheel Showdown as the Official Parts Supplier

Visalia, CA – BR Motorsports, a leading name in racing parts supply, is thrilled to announce its participation in the upcoming Open Wheel Showdown. As the event's official parts supplier, BR Motorsports is gearing up to provide unparalleled support and service to race teams and enthusiasts.

The Open Wheel Showdown, known for its display of high-speed competition, is just a few weeks away. BR Motorsports is already in top gear, preparing to showcase their extensive inventory of performance parts, designed to give racers the winning edge.

Understanding the critical needs of racing teams for quick and reliable parts delivery, BR Motorsports offers an exclusive service for the event attendees. Customers can have their pre-ordered parts delivered directly to the track on race day, ensuring that their vehicles are in peak condition to face the competition.

"We are excited to be a part of such a prestigious event," said Blake Robertson, owner of BR Motorsports. "Our commitment is to provide high-quality parts and services to the racing community, ensuring they have everything they need for a successful race day."

Teams and individual racers are advised to place their orders with BR Motorsports. To ensure your components are ready and waiting for you at the track, please call us to arrange trackside delivery in advance of race week.

Don't miss out on your chance to be fully equipped at the Open Wheel Showdown. For more information or to place an order, please contact BR Motorsports at 1-800-328-3333.

About BR Motorsports

BR Motorsports, a family-owned and operated company, is the premiere source for racing parts and accessories for Sprint and Midget Car racing. With a passion for motorsports and a commitment to excellence, BR Motorsports has been serving the racing community with top-notch products and services for over 30 years. Whether it's on the track or in the shop, BR Motorsports is dedicated to the performance and success of its customers.

 

 

FAST On Dirt Announces 2024 Standard Purse Increase
After five seasons under the promotion of Aaron Fry, the Ti22 Performance Inc. FAST On Dirt tour will see a significant increase in its standard event payouts. The overall A-Main payout will be increased nearly 33% with $2,800 in additional prize money pushed into the top 5 spots. Every position will see an increase in pay, including some added money for non-transfer cars from the B-Main events. Here's the new minimum standard FAST purse: 4000, 2000, 1500, 1200, 1000, 800, 700, 600, 550, 500, 480, 460, 440, 420, 410, 400, 400, 400, 400, 400. Full-time teams will be guaranteed $500 to start at each show. With the help of marketing partners, the tradition of heat race and bonus cash awards will continue. Obviously many events will carry increased purses which will be announced with the full schedule release.
For the first time ever, FAST will sanction Ohio Sprint SpeedWeek in 2024. The High Limit Sprint Car Series reached out to FAST, knowing the role the tour plays in the region and has entrusted us with this classic week. The purses and schedule will be released by PRI in December. Plans are to keep the same dates, June 8-15. Speedweek will pay a higher purse than the standard FAST events and WILL have its own point fund. Every track who had a show in 2023 will have the same opportunity in 2024. At least 3 tracks from the past have already reached out to inquire on returning to the slate to fill any open dates. We wish to extend a big thank-you to High Limits for their faith and trust in us and to the tracks, teams, and fans who continue to support us!

 

Dominic Scelzi Records Top Five at Tribute to Gary Patterson Event

Inside Line Promotions - STOCKTON, Calif. (Nov. 8, 2023) - Dominic Scelzi wrapped up the NARC 410 Sprint Car Series season with a top-five run last Saturday during the 40 th annual Tribute to Gary Patterson.

The performance at the Stockton Dirt Track secured a third-place finish in the championship standings, giving Scelzi a podium in the final standings for the fourth time in the last five years.

"It's a good season whenever you can be in contention for a championship," he said. "While we didn't win our third straight championship, we were in the top three all season. It was frustrating in the sense we were better than third and for whatever reason whenever we had something go wrong it only happened at NARC events. From running out of fuel, being taken out by lappers, you name it and we had it happen. You can't be a champion with five DNFs. I was thrilled with the speed and maneuverability with our car all season, but sometimes you have those years when things don't go your way."

Scelzi kicked off the event last Saturday by qualifying fourth quickest. He then placed second in a heat race to narrowly miss making the dash, starting Scelzi seventh in the feature.

"We were really good, but when you have a one-lane track it's impossible to compete," he said. "In the heat race it had grease on the bottom for five feet, grip for five feet and then grease above that. It gave an advantage to the cars on the outside. We spun the tires on the start and ran second. In the main event it was rough. We rode around and got what we could whenever someone in front of us would hit a hole or get tight."

Scelzi gained a trio of positions, which was tied for the third most.

Next up is a trip to Central Arizona Raceway in Casa Grande, Ariz., this Friday and Saturday for an ASCS Southwest Region doubleheader.

"We ran there earlier in the year and both races got cut short," he said. "We went fourth to second and were right there for the win during the opener. The next night we started 10 th and we ran up to second. We really enjoyed the track. It was an awesome surface. Both nights raced really, really good so we're looking forward to returning this weekend."

QUICK RESULTS -

Nov. 4 - Stockton Dirt Track in Stockton, Calif. - Qualifying: 4; Heat race: 2 (1); Feature: 4 (7).

SEASON STATS -

53 races, 12 wins, 36 top fives, 42 top 10s, 47 top 15s, 51 top 20s

UP NEXT -

Friday and Saturday at Central Arizona Raceway in Casa Grande, Ariz., with the ASCS Southwest Region

MEDIA LINKS -

Website: http://www.GaryScelziMotorsports.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DominicScelzi41

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Scelzi41

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT - Fuel Delivery Services, Inc.

Based in Stockton, Calif., Fuel Delivery Services, Inc., is a premier bulk transporter of refined petroleum products. For more information, visit http://www.FuelDeliveryServices.net .

"Mike with Fuel Delivery Services is a great guy who wants to see us do well and make it in racing," Scelzi said. "We really appreciate his support and look forward to the continued success with Fuel Delivery Services."

Scelzi would like to thank Red Rose Transportation, Inc., Scelzi Enterprises, Whipple Superchargers, System 1, Fuel Delivery Services, Inc., Red Line Oil, FK Rod Ends, Schoenfeld Headers, Roth Motorsports, K&N Filters, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, NAPA Auto Parts, Todd Jorgensen, Sparco, Allstar Performance, Meridian Steel, Auto Meter, Kenny's Components and Worldwide Bearings for their continued support.

 

 

Huset's Speedway Adds $100,000-to-Win Huset's High Bank Hustle to $250,000-to-Win BillionAuto.com Huset's High Bank Nationals; Track Hosts Six World of Outlaws Races in 2024

Inside Line Promotions - BRANDON, S.D. (Nov. 8, 2023) - A pair of six-figure World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series events will highlight the four-day BillionAuto.com Huset's High Bank Nationals, which runs June 19-22, 2024.

In addition, the Outlaws will return to Huset's Speedway Labor Day Weekend for a new two-day Huset's Shootout with the finale paying $40,000 to win, marking six races for the World of Outlaws this year at the high-banked dirt oval.

The marquee event in June kicks off with the inaugural two-day, $100,000-to-win Huset's High Bank Hustle (June 19-20). That's followed by the even bigger two-day $250,000-to-win, $5,000-to-start BillionAuto.com Huset's High Bank Nationals (June 21-22), which equals the largest payout in World of Outlaws history - established last season with this event. Each of the opening night races (June 19 and June 21) will pay $20,000 to the winner.

A complete format for each event during the BillionAuto.com Huset's High Bank Nationals week will be released closer to the crown jewel event.

Four-day ticket packages are currently on sale at http://www.HusetsSpeedway.com .

The new two-day Huset's Shootout on Labor Day Weekend will run Saturday, Aug. 31, and Sunday, Sept. 1, with the winner of the event finale receiving $40,000.

The event is part of a tripleheader with action beginning on Friday, Aug. 30, when the Cressman Sanitation 410 Outlaw Sprint Cars kicks off the weekend with the Bull Haulers Brawl Season Championship presented by Folkens Bros. Trucking.

Three-day ticket packages and camping for the Huset's Shootout go on sale Thursday, Nov. 9, at http://www.HusetsSpeedway.com .

HUSET'S SPEEDWAY MEDIA LINKS -

Website: http://www.HusetsSpeedway.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/HusetsSpeedwaySD

X: http://www.twitter.com/HusetsSpeedway

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/HusetsSpeedwaySD

 

 

EXTRA SPRINT CARS STARS SHOWING UP FOR PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY 2023 SEASON FINALE

(Perris, CA, November 6, 2023) When Heimark Distributors Anheuser Busch presents the final Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series race of 2023 at Perris Auto Speedway this Saturday, November 11th, attending fans will see the appearances of three newly crowned champions. In addition to the 410 sprint car stars, the PAS Senior Sprints, Young Gun Sprints, and the POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars will also be in action. It will be the final chance for fans to see racing at the famous Riverside County clay oval until February 2024. Spectator gates will open at 5:00 p.m. and racing will begin at 7:00.

Heading the list of drivers is PAS regular Brody Roa. The Garden Grove, California racer sewed up his first USAC/CRA championship last weekend at Arizona’s Cocopah Speedway. He will be joined by Ion, California’s Justin Grant who recently put the finishing touches on his second straight USAC National Sprint Car Series title. Grant will be driving the same Matt Mitchell #37 that he wheeled to victory on his only PAS appearance of the year on March 18th. Joining those two champions will be the winningest 410 traditional sprint car driver in the nation this season, Ricky Lewis of Camarillo, California. Lewis has 17 main event wins thus far in 2023. In addition, he was also crowned champion in the Midwest’s BOSS Sprint Car Series. Pleasant Hill, Ohio’s Matt Westfall, who won the USAC National Series race at Texarkana 64 Speedway in Arkansas and who finished 12th in national points, will be making a rare PAS appearance on Saturday.

Saturday’s season finale will be the sixth race of the season for USAC/CRA on its home track in 2023. Yucaipa’s Tommy “Thunder” Malcolm has two wins at Perris this season. He is the only USAC/CRA driver with more than one victory on the Riverside County clay oval this year. Roa, Grant, and Mitchell each have one triumph.

One title that has not been decided yet is The PAS Young Gun Series champion. Technically, the top five in the standings have a mathematical chance of winning the title. Realistically, when the new champion is crowned after Saturday’s main event, the victor should come from a trio of teens who populate the top three spots. Simi Valley high schooler Blake Hendricks comes in with a 13-point lead over second-place 15-year-old Cash Culp of Apple Valley. Elexa Herrera, a 2023 high school graduate who resides in New Cuyama, is 16 points out of the top spot. Defending series champion Stevie Rogers of Apple Valley and Brandon Nelson of Arroyo Grande round out the top five.

Santa Fe Springs driver Ed Schwarz already has his first-ever PAS Senior Sprint Car Series title wrapped up. He has a 90-point lead over 2021 champion Dale Gamer of Anaheim entering Saturday’s event.

The POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars will be making their third appearance of 2023 at The PAS. Lakeside’s Brent Sexton and California Highway Patrol Officer Jeff Dyer of Yucca Valley have won the first two races. Dyer, who also plans on racing his #39 410 sprint car with USAC/CRA on Saturday, has a 49-point lead over defending SWLS champion Sexton. Dyer’s 16-year-old son, Seth, is third.

In honor of Veteran’s Day, all active military members who show a valid ID at the ticket window on Saturday will get a ticket for $5.00 and a pass for one accompanying guest at the time of purchase.

Adult tickets for Saturday’s season finale are $30.00. For seniors 65 and over it is $25.00. Kids 6-12 get in for $5.00 and children 5 and under are free. The fairgrounds charge $10.00 for parking. There will be plenty of tickets available for everyone at the ticket window on Saturday, this event will not sell out.

For those who wish, advance tickets will be available until 7:00 p.m. Saturday at https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/pas/7 or by calling 1-800-595-4849.

Perris Auto Speedway is conveniently located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds (home of the Southern California Fair), one hour east of Los Angeles and one hour North of San Diego. To get to the track, take the 215 freeway, exit on the Ramona Expressway, and go three miles east to the fairgrounds. For directions online, the address to enter is: 18700 Lake Perris Drive and the zip code is 92571.

USAC/CRA races from Perris Auto Speedway are not streamed online.

Fans can stay up to date on track and driver news on The PAS social media efforts at the links below.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Perris-Auto-Speedway/113876798686480?ref=hl

Twitter: Perris Auto Speedway on Twitter

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/perrisautospeedway/

Website: http://perrisautospeedway.com/

Perris Auto Speedway wants to thank the following corporate partners. Ahern Equipment Rentals, Anderson Chevrolet, Battery Systems, Bud’s Tire, Tire Choice Auto Service, Chris’ Hauling, City of Perris, Communication Innovations, Daytona Boat & RV Storage, Ed Moore Bullet Proof Driveshaft, Flowdynamics, HD Industries, Heimark/Anheuser Busch, Hoosier Tires, Inland Rigging, Living Water’s Hospice, LKQ Pick Your Part, Luke’s Transmission, Moose Racing, Pepsi-Cola, Performance Online, Pole Position Raceway, PrintItNow.com, Rainbow Bolt & Supply, Rene’s Bar & Grill, Rugged Radios, Shaver Specialties, Square H, Sunoco Race Fuels, Trench Shoring, Upland Rock, Varner Construction and Vista Paint. ]

For information on 2024 billboard advertising at The PAS, please call 951-940-0134 and ask for Charlie Watson.

DVDs of all the PASSCAR/IMCA racing and Nights of Destruction at The PAS are available from Fourvideos. For more information call (714) 225-9500.

mailto:perrisautospeedway1@gmail.com is the only authorized Internet address to issue official media news released from The Perris Auto Speedway or Oval Entertainment.

USAC/CRA Point Standings

1. Brody Roa, Garden Grove, CA … 1093

2. Tommy Malcolm, Yucaipa, CA … 1293

3. Austin Williams, Corona, CA … 944

4. Cody Williams, Norco, CA … 857

5. AJ Bender, San Diego, CA … 854

PAS Young Gun Sprint Car Point Standings

1. Blake Hendricks, Simi Valley, CA … 346

2. Cash Culp, Apple Valley, CA … 333

3. Elexa Herrera, New Cuyama, CA … 330

4. Stevie Rogers, Apple Valley, CA … 315

5. Brandon Nelson, Arroyo Grande, CA … 311

PAS Senior Sprint Car Points

1. Ed Schwarz, Santa Fe Springs, CA … 247

2. Dale Gamer, Anaheim, CA … 157

3. Bob Suchy, Tustin, CA … 111

4. Chris Wakim, Simi Valley, CA … 63

5. Rick Hendrix, Palmdale, CA … 62

POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars

1. Jeff Dyers, Yucca Valley, CA … 1521

2. Brent Sexton, Lakeside, CA … 1472

3. Seth Dyer, Yucca Valley, CA … 1382

4. Cody Griggs, Lakeside, CA … 1227

5. Pat Kelley, Chino, CA … 1095

PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY 2023 SCHEDULE

November 11th Heimark Distributors/Anheuser Busch Presents the AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS (30 LAPS), PAS Senior/Young Guns Sprint Cars And Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars

THIS SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

 

 

Amantea Highlights Stout Season With USAC East Coast Win and Numerous Strong Runs With USAC National Sprint Cars

Inside Line Promotions - Mt. POCONO, Pa. (Nov. 7, 2023) - Joey Amantea took another major step forward in his development as a race car driver in 2023.

Amantea captured a Rapid Tire USAC East Coast Sprint Cars feature triumph for the second straight season and he posted a third-place finish in the championship standings despite missing multiple races.

"Getting back to Victory Lane with USAC East Coast at a track we've always had success at was pretty cool," he said. "I think we podiumed more than any other year. It was a really good year."

Amantea made waves on a national scale as well while running with the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Cars. He charged from 18 th to seventh to highlight a successful Indiana Sprint Week. He garnered a 19th-place finish in the event standings and ranked third in passing points out of the nearly 100 competitors who tackled Indiana Sprint Week.

Additionally, Amantea made the main event during the famed Elliott's Custom Trailers & Carts Sprint Car Smackdown XII in the fall.

"We had a lot of speed during Indiana Sprint Week," he said. "The biggest one of the year was making the Smackdown feature. In our first attempt, we won a heat race, had speed the whole time and made the show. That was huge.

"At the end of the day there's not much I could complain about. Would I like a couple more wins? Yes. But we still won, made several USAC National shows and were competitive. What more could I ask for in really my third full year in a sprint car and my first year of showing consistent speed and traveling?

"I felt like I grew as a driver mainly in being able to control the car a lot better than I used to. I have a better feeling of the car's limits and how far I can push it. That has helped me to success both with the local stuff and the national stuff. Really racing with the USAC National guys showed me how far I can push as a driver."

Amantea noted that he hopes to make another leap next year following the successful campaign in 2023.

"In 2024 we'll be swinging out of the gate with a competitive car and team that can contend," he said. "We plan on starting the season down in Florida again and then hopefully doing more USAC National races. We want to support the USAC East Coast Sprint Cars when we can and fill in with 410 winged races."

SEASON STATS -

44 races, 1 win, 13 top fives, 18 top 10s, 23 top 15s, 30 top 20s

MEDIA LINKS -

Website: http://www.joeyamantearacing.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joeyamantearacing/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/joeyamantea88J

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT - JPA Masonry

JPA Masonry, which is located in Mt. Pocono, Pa., is a trusted and experienced masonry leader in the Poconos. Although established in 2001, contractor and owner, Joseph P. Amantea (JPA), has almost 20 years of experience in the masonry field, including custom stone and design. For more information, visit http://www.JPAMasonry.com .

"JPA Masonry drives our race team," Amantea said. "Without their support I wouldn't be able to race. I'm very appreciative of all they do for me."

Amantea would also like to thank Amantea Real Estate, JPA Masonry, Stinger Race Fuel Products, 600cc Performance, CSI Shocks, Smith Titanium, Radical Race Gear, Pensyl Enterprises and JPA Equipment & Truck Repair for their continued support.

 

 

RUMBLE IN FORT WAYNE CELEBRATES SILVER ANNIVERSARY

December 29 and 30 Events Marks 25 Years of Racing Inside Expo Center

FORT WAYNE, IN (November 7, 2023) – Indoor racing’s return to Fort Wayne, IN over the weekend of December 29 and 30 marks the 25th anniversary of racing on the purpose-built concrete oval inside of the massive Expo Center at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. Headlining the Rumble in Fort Wayne presented by Jason Dietsch Trailer Sales weekend will again be the midget division.

Over the course of 24 years, 46 different drivers have tamed the field, with Tony Stewart’s 12 victories clearly the head of the class. His closest rivals are Russ Gamester and Billy Wease, each with 5 triumphs to their credit.

Tony Elliott captured the initial Rumble in Fort Wayne midget win inside the Expo Center in 1998, while Nick Hamilton is the most recent driver to crack victory lane.

While this season’s foray will mark 25 years of the present configuration, the building has actually hosted indoor racing for 61 years. Indoor racing began fulfilling the winter void of outdoor racing in 1953 inside the hockey arena of the Memorial Coliseum and continued through 1989. Tom Bigelow etched his name into the history books as the Coliseum’s final feature winner.

Following construction of the annexed Expo Center, indoor racing returned to Fort Wayne in 1998.

Midgets have long been the focus of the Fort Wayne indoor racing scene, but with the move to the Expo Center came the advent of additional divisions of racing to fill a full weekend of action. This year’s line-up will include winged and non-winged 600cc midgets, along with multiple classes of quarter midgets and go-karts.

 

 

Timms Set To Kick Off USAC National Midget West Coast Swing As He Continues CA Stay

PETERSEN MEDIA: Continuing to race in CA until the NOS Energy Drink USAC National Midget Series kicks their west coast swing off, Ryan Timms battled with the NARC/KWS Series on Saturday night in Stockton, CA as the series hosted their final event of the 2023 season.

“Stockton was tricky this go round,” Ryan Timms said. “It was super heavy and rough, and we just missed it on our car, and it was tough to drive. With the way the night went around us, I got to the point where I just called it an early night.”

Making his debut at ‘The Stockton Dirt Track’ just one year ago, Timms was back on Saturday night for his second crack at the 3/8 mile facility located on the San Juaquin County Fairgrounds.

With 18 cars checked in for the final event of the season for the series, Timms timed the CITGO/Hampel Oil/Mystic Lubricants backed No. 5T in 13th fastest in qualifying tie trials, before finishing fifth in his heat race.

Lining up 14th on the grid for the 30-lap feature event, a pre-race track grooming session created a surface that was extremely narrow and made passing a bit tougher than it had been earlier in the night.

Dealing with some rough patches as well, Timms fought a very tight race car as he patiently waited his way through some early stoppages in the feature event.

Hoping he could get going forward once the race got into a green-flag run, Timms was mired back in 14th and opted to call it a night with less than 10-to-go in the feature event.

“It was a rough night for some of the guys racing around us, so it got to the point where I wasn’t going to make a late race charge, and lived to race another day,” Tims added.

Now, Timms turns his attention back to USAC National Midget action, as the series makes it’s annual final push in the golden state.

Next Tuesday night, the series will be in action in Bakersfield, CA before heading to Merced, CA, Placerville, CA and the season finale event in Ventura, CA.

The event in Bakersfield, CA will be Timms’ second appearance at the track, and his first with KKM as last year’s event was cancelled.

Having a rough go at Placerville Speedway during the 2022 Hangtown 100, the ¼ mile bullring was good to the youngster back in 2021 as he picked up the opening night win, and will look for more success during this year’s event.

Merced Speedway in Merced, CA is another bullring that Timms is eager to back to this year after a pair of 13th place finishes last season, and though he had success in a non-wing sprint car at Ventura Raceway last season, Timms looks to better last seasons’ 14th place effort in Midget action during the upcoming Turkey Night Grand Prix.

Ryan Timms would like to thank CITGO, Hampel Oil, Mystic Lubricants, Premier Truck Group, Western Flyer Xpress (WFX), IWX Motor Freight, K1, Durst Inc., Bell Helmets, Griffin Fishing Charters and Lodge, Xpress Truck Sales, Smith Ti, Blackbeard, AFD Graphix, Outlaw Wings, 947-Eyes, Kahne Screen Printing, ShopTeam5T.Com, TJ Forged, WFX Logistics, Select Coatings, Smiley’s Racing Products, WFX Energy Services, and EMI for their support.

BY THE NUMBERS: Races-104, Wins-10, Top 5’s-26, Top 10’s-45

ON TAP: Timms reunites with his Keith Kunz Motorsports team on November 14th in Bakersfield, CA.

STAY CONNECTED: Stay updated with Ryan Timms by ‘Liking’ him on facebook at www.facebook.com/ryantimmsracing or by following him on Twitter at both @Timms5T and @RyanTimms_5T.

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Kody Hartlaub’s Successful 2023 Could Be a Turning Point in Young Career

East Berlin, PA – November 7, 2023

by Addicted2Dirt PR & Media Mgmt

Kody Hartlaub has been racing in Central PA for over 15 years but the path to where he is today has been anything but a steady climb. The graph of his progression probably looks a lot like a jagged mountain range over those years.

He had a lot of success in his early years in go-karts but then was in and out of the sport for a few years. He dabbled in 600 micro sprint racing, then 358 sprint cars. In 2018 he logged nearly a full season in the 358’s, but then sat out the 2019 season and raced a sparse 2020 schedule.

Finally, in 2021, everything fell into place for the Littlestown, PA native to run a full season. That season, Hartlaub captured his first 358 sprint car win at Lincoln Speedway. Over the course of the 2022 and 2023 seasons, Hartlaub has continued to improve. He got back to victory lane this season and he also launched his own 410 sprint car team.

The mountain range with it’s valleys of the past is now starting to look more like a steady climb.

Let’s take a closer look at the path Hartlaub has been on and where it might lead for the driver of the J Fuels, Brewer Home Improvements, Moose Blocks, Smith Titanium, SRR Engines, Siegel Racing, T&N Solutions, Inch & Co. Real Estate, Bigham Appraisals, Pretzel Boy, HAAS Shocks, Chop Designs, Herr Electric, Hartlaub’s Furniture, Kody Hartlaub Racing No.95. REMARKABLE 358 PERFORMANCE

Hartlaub finished in the top ten in 87% of his 358 sprint car starts in 2023. Fifteen of those twenty top-ten finishes were top-five finishes. Three of those were wins.

Let that sink in. Those stats were amassed despite handicapping systems, track conditions, and all the random on-track and mechanical issues that are part of the sport.

Those kinds of stats don’t happen by accident or luck. They are a result of preparation, a commitment to continuous improvement of the smallest details, and the dedicated support of a group of people working together.

Hartlaub spoke a couple of seasons ago about working to build depth in his program, from equipment to knowledge. The goal then was to just make sure his team could attend every race and compete, not needing to be sidelined due to a lack of resources. The mindset was the only way to get better was to race, so all efforts were aimed at making sure he could make every possible lap.

Fast forward to 2023 and the results show Hartlaub has accomplished his initial goals. There were incidents and challenges during the season but as a result of their established depth and experience, the team was able to qualify for and finish every race. That’s the first step in winning races and championships.

“This is exactly what I set out to build. A 358 sprint car team that could compete for wins every time out. I extremely pleased with how our team was able to work together to accomplish that in just a few years.“, Hartlaub said.

“Honestly, the year was nearly perfect but I feel I fell short at Williams Grove. I really wanted my first win there and I wanted the championship, but I’m not complaining. I’m just my own worst critic. I push myself pretty hard to be good at every aspect of this sport.“

“This is the year I needed in 358’s to prove to myself and my team that we are ready to go 410 racing. Hopefully, I earned a little respect from others in the pit area before we make the move up. It meant a lot to me when someone who has been in the sport a long time said to me late this season that nobody can doubt me when I transition. That said, I know it won’t be easy and I don’t expect to have success right away at that level.“

358 SPRINT STATS: 23 races, 3 wins, 15 top 5’s, 20 top 10’s, 21 top 15’s

PRODUCTIVE 410 SEAT TIME

With the support of partner Brewers Home Improvements, Hartlaub purchased a new Eagle chassis last winter. He also picked up a used 410 engine from Danny Dietrich. His 2023 goal was simply to get some seat time and begin the learning process to eventually make the move to full-time 410 sprint car racing someday.

Hartlaub’s strategy for his limited 410 starts in 2023 was simply to make laps and learn, even voluntarily running at the back of the field if necessary to accomplish it.

That’s exactly how the first couple outings in June played out but Hartlaub realized he was more comfortable in the car than he anticipated. He started to compete and mix it up a little bit in July and logged a 14th-place finish at Williams Grove Speedway.

In his last two 410 races of the season in August, Hartlaub showed he was clearly accomplishing his goals for the season, and more. He registered a runner-up finish at Lincoln Speedway and a 6th place at BAPS Motor Speedway.

“I’m glad we did what we did this year. I definitely learned a lot. We had some good runs and I feel like I was able to really make progress behind the wheel because we had a decent car. Had the car been total junk, it would have been difficult for me to get good experience. That’s a credit to my team and the people who support us.“, Hartlaub commented.

“Our 410 car was completely different than our 358 car, so that’s a big confidence boost to me and my team, knowing we didn’t just find something that worked on one car and stayed with it. We figured out a completely different car and ran pretty well.“

410 SPRINT STATS: 6 races, 0 wins, 1 top 5’s, 2 top 10’s, 4 top 15’s

OUTLAW OPPORTUNITY

As the National Open approached at Williams Grove Speedway in late September, Hartlaub’s phone rang with an unexpected opportunity. Bill Rose, a full-time member of the World of Outlaws series, was looking for someone to fill the seat of his No.6 while he healed from a late-summer accident.

Hartlaub accepted and the pair competed in the National Open. Rose then extended the offer for the East Berlin, PA driver to wheel the car at the Port Royal Speedway Outlaw events as well.

“The opportunity to drive Bill’s (Rose) No.6 car was completely unexpected. It was a great opportunity and I’m extremely grateful for it.“, Hartlaub commented. “I built friendships and connections, and raced against the best of the best with the World of Outlaws at Williams Grove and Port Royal.“

“Our results weren’t great but I gained a ton of experience. I had never turned laps at Port Royal but we weren’t terrible there. I struggled a little in time trials but raced pretty well and passed cars. I had never run on the fence at a place like that where you carry wing speed all the way around. It’s a different feel to have that all the way around a half-mile and learn to trust that kind of grip in the corners. You can run the bottom just as hard at the top there. Understanding how to use that is key and I learned a lot in just a couple nights.“

Rose, based in Indiana, called Hartlaub because he received a suggestion from a friend in the sport that he give him a chance to fill the seat when he headed east for the final Pennsylvania swing of the season. He trusted the tip and did just that.

“Kody is one of the best kids I have ever worked with.”, Rose said with no hesitation and a level of excitement in his voice. “He’s a really good guy. He’s polite, wants to learn, and is extremely appreciative of the opportunity.“

He wasn’t just complimentary of Hartlaub’s personality.

“That kid is going to be good. He is going to be around for a while.”, Rose added. “I told him he wasn’t in our best car. We were trying to finish the year and save our new stuff for 2024. We didn’t have much time together but he progressed quickly during those few nights. We didn’t time well but Kody raced really well, especially on the final night at both tracks after we had some time to adjust things. I wished we could have had our best stuff for him. He would have been even better.“

“We worked really well with Kody’s entire team. He has good guys. They are all fun to be around and they get the job done.“

Rose had some advice for the East Berlin, PA driver.

“I told him not to stay in PA. PA is a good area and yes he needs to race those tracks but I told him to get out and travel when he can. Race other tracks and other competition. That’s really important for the growth of a driver and the entire team.”, Rose shared.

“If I could get the right deal in place, I would put him in the car and hit the road. Right now that’s just not our situation. Maybe someday.“

The bottom line is this. People are noticing Kody Hartlaub’s performance and abilities. Does this mean more opportunities like this? Maybe. Sometimes things in sprint car racing happen fast and sometimes the wheels turn slowly. Either way, Hartlaub is ready to do the work to be prepared, regardless of whether he’s holding the wheel of his own No.95 or the next steering wheel he is offered. MAKING THE MOVE

In 2024, Kody Hartlaub will take his No.95 to the 410 sprint car ranks full-time. This is what the East Berlin, PA driver has been working towards and he feels it is time.

“We won’t be starting over completely but 2024 will be about learning how to build a 410 sprint car program. We know it’s a different animal than the 358 and we know it will take time to reach a consistently competitive level like we did with the 358 program.“, Hartlaub shared.

“I want our 410 team to be a versatile program. I don’t want to just focus on one or two tracks or run for points. My plan is to travel a little within the region and gain experience at a variety of tracks and against a variety of competitors. I think that is the best way to develop as a driver and a team to eventually be competitive anywhere we unload.“

Hartlaub is waiting for 2024 schedules to be released by tracks and series, then the team will sit down and plan what fits their schedules and of course their resources. TRIVIA QUESTION

The answer to last week’s trivia question is Kody Hartlaub scored 11 top-five 358 sprint car finishes in 2022!

We will have new trivia questions for you to learn more about Kody in 2024!

PARTNER SPOTLIGHT

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Kody Hartlaub on Twitter: Twitter.com/KodyHartlaub Kody Hartlaub powers the Bill Rose Racing No.6 into turn three at Williams Grove Speedway during National Open weekend (photo credit: Jeremy Zarfos Photography) Kody Hartlaub and crew in victory lane for the 3rd time in 2023 at Lincoln Speedway (photo credit: Garry Ferguson/WRT Speedwerx)

Broadcast coverage of select Lincoln Speedway events is available at FloRacing.com

Broadcast coverage of Williams Grove Speedway events is available at DirtVision.com THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS! The entire team would like to express their appreciation to all their partners for the support during the 2023 racing season!

J Fuels

Brewer Home Improvements, LLC

MooseBlocks.com

Smith Titanium

SRR Engines

Siegel Racing

T and N Solutions

Inch & Co. Real Estate

Bigham Appraisal

Pretzel Boy

HAAS Shocks

Chop Designs

Herr Electric

Hartlaub’s Furniture, Inc.

SPECIAL THANKS

As always, thank you to all our sponsors and partners, including our silent partners who do everything they can to help but ask for nothing in return! Below are the businesses…the people…the families…that make what these teams do possible.

PLEASE take the time to browse this information and help the teams by giving your business to these partners.

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Dover Posts Two Triumphs During Scaled Back Racing Season

Inside Line Promotions - SPRINGFIELD, Neb. (Nov. 7, 2023) - Jack Dover produced a pair of feature victories this year during a different type of racing season.

Dover raced a limited number of times as he took on a new role as the crew chief for up-and-coming sprint car driver Tim Estenson.

"I learned a lot helping Timmy," he said. "If I was to go back to full-time racing I feel I could take 10 or 15 wins and have a great year just from what I've learned. Helping Timmy and doing my deal of racing a limited amount was a great learning year."

Dover managed a little more than two dozen starts this year for four different teams, guiding two to victories to extend his sprint car winning streak to 19 years in a row. His first triumph came on July 30 at Huset's Speedway in Brandon, S.D., in the Shawn Loos owned 305ci winged sprint car. Dover also recorded a win in his No. 53 winged sprint car on Sept. 29 at Beatrice Speedway in Beatrice, Neb.

"I'm pleased with two wins," he said. "To get a win is hard. Everybody is so equal and the talent is getting better each year. To get multiple wins in a year when I wasn't able to focus solely on driving was a success.

"When I stop to think about it, continuing the winning streak means a lot. It's been every year since I've started racing so it's 23 years now counting the micro sprint seasons."

Dover powered the Tim Estenson Motorsports sprint car to a pair of third-place results and his best outing in the Rick and Chris Bowers No. 81 sprint car was a 19th-place run during a World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series race.

"We had a shot at winning in Timmy's car one night, but I made some driver mistakes in the final laps," he said. "I think a lot of why we did so good in all the cars is I learned a lot of stuff as far as setup and shock stuff. The more I learn I'll keep improving."

Dover earned eight podiums - half coming in his No. 53 sprint car - during the season.

"A lot of the times I ran my car were bigger events," he said. "We ran the High Limit deal at Eagle Raceway and made the show. We ran second in two ASCS National Tour shows. We won at Beatrice. Any time we ran it we competed with the best.

"Lakeside Speedway and Boone County Raceway were two of my better races. We had a shot to win at Lakeside, but I didn't move up the track soon enough. And at Boone County we finished second by eight one thousandths of a second at the end. Both of those were ASCS National races we almost won.

"I want to give my partners a huge shoutout for sticking with me. It was a different season for us, but all of my partners supported me and I'm grateful for them."

SEASON STATS -

26 races, 2 wins, 9 top fives, 12 top 10s, 15 top 15s, 16 top 20s

MEDIA LINKS -

Website: http://www.JackDoverRacing.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JackDoverRacing

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jackdoverracing?fref=ts

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT - Husker Diesel

Husker Diesel, which is based in Gretna, Neb., offers in-house fabrication and specialty TIG welding, general automotive diagnostics and repair, engine and transmission building, pulling and racing truck builds, custom exhaust, alignments for over-sized and custom off-road trucks, wheel and tire packages, suspension work, custom dyno tuning, performance parts and much more all under one roof. For more information, visit http://www.HuskerDiesel.com .

"Husker Diesel has been with our team for the last couple of years," Dover said. "I've known Jake, who is a head guy there for 10 or 15 years. We've become close friends and I'm grateful for the support of everyone at Husker Diesel."

Dover would also like to thank Liquid Trucking, Carpet Land, Certified Transmission, Backlund Plumbing, True Trucking, Thorpe's Body Shop, Husker Diesel, West Omaha Irrigation and Lawns, Langfeldt Overhead Doors, Speedway Graphics, Phil Durst, SSS Motorsports, Speedway Engines, Spike Chassis, Sway Away, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Keizer Aluminum Wheels, Schoenfeld Headers, Smith Titanium, K&N Filters, FK Rod Ends, DMI, Vortex Wings, Speedway Motors and Industrial Plating for their continued support.

 

 

Big Game Motorsports and Gravel Top World of Outlaws World Finals Opener

Inside Line Promotions - CONCORD, N.C. (Nov. 7, 2023) - Big Game Motorsports capped the season with a win and three total top 10s during the World of Outlaws World Finals last weekend.

David Gravel guided the team into Victory Lane last Thursday at The Dirt Track at Charlotte to kick off the tripleheader that wrapped up the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series season.

Gravel was second quickest in his group, won a heat race and placed third in the dash to start the feature on the inside of the second row.

"I felt like we had speed all weekend," he said. "We just battled some things we had to overcome like we have all year. But I'm happy to add another win to the win column.

"I jumped to the outside early in the race. The bottom came in, but it needed some work so I was tentative to go down there. Brad (Sweet) passed me on the bottom. Once the lane was clear I went down there. Once I started hitting it the right way the car really came alive and I was able to pass a lot of guys in a hurry. You're dealing with infield tires and a thin strip of grip so your room for error is small. If you're too far out in the slick you'd not get through the corner. If you're too low you'd have to turn right to dodge the tires. It worked out well for us."

Gravel took the lead just after the midpoint of the race and he led the final dozen laps. The victory was the 12 th this season with the World of Outlaws and 13 th overall.

Friday was another solid night for the team as Gravel set quick time during qualifying. A third-place result in a heat race was followed by a run from ninth to sixth in the A Main.

"We were battling some things with takeoff on the engine," he said. "On the start somebody went below me. I went to go to the top going into turn three and the air swung and hit me and pushed me up the track. I got into the backstretch wall and that gave up second. From there it was hard to pass. It was disappointing how the heat race went.

"Starting ninth in the feature, we knew we weren't out of it too bad. Like the first night, we weren't great the first couple of laps, but through the middle of the race the car came alive. With no cautions, 25 laps goes by really fast. We were right there with fourth and fifth and ended up sixth."

Unfortunately, mechanical woes hammered the team on Saturday while Gravel was running inside a spot that locked him into the dash. A DNF in the heat race relegated him to the Last Chance Showdown, which he won to start the main event on the inside of the 11 th row.

"We were going to be in the dash and had something happen in the heat race," he said. "We got some good laps in the (LCS). I felt we had a pretty good game plan going into the feature. Luckily, I was able to start on the outside because somebody had to go to the work area. That was really beneficial. I was able to move up pretty quickly. Once you get about halfway everybody is strung out and know where they need to be, but early on we passed a lot of guys and felt we were moving up."

Gravel rallied in a big way, hustling from 21 st to seventh for his 68 th top 10 of the season. The performance earned the Hard Charger Award for gaining the most positions.

Gravel ended the season ranked second in the World of Outlaws championship standings.

QUICK RESULTS -

Nov. 2 - The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, N.C. - Qualifying: 2; Heat race: 1 (1); Dash: 3 (2); Feature: 1 (3).

Nov. 3 - The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, N.C. - Qualifying: 1; Heat race: 3 (1); Feature: 6 (9).

Nov. 4 - The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, N.C. - Heat race: DNF (1); B Main: 1 (1); Feature: 7 (21).

SEASON STATS -

80 races, 13 wins, 53 top fives, 68 top 10s, 76 top 15s, 76 top 20s

MEDIA LINKS -

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BigGameMotorspt

HUSET'S SPEEDWAY -

Huset's Speedway is a dirt oval located in Brandon, S.D. The track opened in 1954 and has undergone a large renovation within the last few years, making it a premier destination for both marquee racing events and weekly programs. For more information, visit http://www.HusetsSpeedway.com .

JACKSON MOTORPLEX -

Jackson Motorplex is a 4/10-mile dirt oval located in Jackson, Minn. It hosts special events from May through August, including races with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series, Midwest Power Series, Midwest Sprint Touring Series and more. For more information, visit http://www.JacksonMotorplex.com .

TICKET LINK -

To purchase online tickets for events at either Huset's Speedway or at Jackson Motorplex, visit http://mpv.tickets.com/schedule/?agency=JKMV_PL_MPV&orgid=55369#/?view=list&includePackages=true .

 

 

Victory Fuel Set To Hydrate Thursday Night At The Chili Bowl Nationals!

Bryan Hulbert - TULSA, Okla. (November 7, 2023) Changing things up Thursday night at the 2024 Chili Bowl Nationals, Victory Fuel has come on board to sponsor the fourth night of event qualifying.

Known for many years as John Christner Trucking Qualifying Night, being able to take over Thursday bears special meaning for Swindell, and the Christner family.

“Obviously, Chili Bowl is the most meaningful event to me personally. We wanted to make sure we continued honoring what this event means to me as well as the life of Danny Christner," stated Kevin.

"With John selling JCT and the night opening up, we felt this was the perfect partnership for our brand and our best way to highlight the life of Danny, who loved Chili Bowl the way I do.”

Suffering a career-ending accident in 2015, that broke his L-1 and T-7 vertebrae, being bound to a wheelchair changed much of Kevin's thinking on sustaining his health, thus leading Kevin to begin developing Victory Fuel, a flavored electrolyte water that finally burst onto the scene in 2022. Quickly selling out, the product was an instant hit as a caffeine-free, non-carbonated, flavored electrolyte water. Victory Fuel contains no artificial coloring or preservatives and has the added benefits of essential daily vitamins.

Becoming a drink of choice across pits and tracks worldwide, the flavored electrolyte water can be found at countless track concessions stands, as well as a network of ambassador athletes. Victory Fuel, and many brand merchandise/accessories can be purchased directly at https://www.drinkvictory.com.

The 38th annual Chili Bowl Nationals takes place January 8-13, 2024, under the giant roof of the SageNet Center in Tulsa, Okla. Fans unable to attend the Chili Bowl Nationals can watch every lap live at http://www.floracing.com.

Monday and Tuesday reserved seat tickets are on sale now by calling (918) 838-3777, along with a few scattered, single seats for the entire event. Monday and Tuesday tickets are $60 each. Four-day tickets are $245, five-day tickets are $305, and tickets for the full event are $365, plus tax (8.517%) and shipping, which is $8 for orders up to 15 tickets and $10 for 16 ticket orders and up.

Domestic orders not held in Will Call will be sent via USPS Certified Mail. Each order sent will require a signature upon arrival. All international orders will be kept in Will Call. The offices of the Chili Bowl Nationals are open Monday-Friday from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. (CT).

For continued updates on the Chili Bowl Nationals, fans can follow along on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram with @CBNationals. All official press, updates, and results on the Chili Bowl Nationals can be found online at http://www.chilibowl.com.

Quick Notes:

What: 38th annual Chili Bowl Nationals
When: January 8-13, 2024
Where: SageNet Center (Tulsa, Okla.)
Address: 4145 E 21st St, Tulsa, OK 74114

Ticket Information:

Four-Day: $245
Five-Day: $305
Six-Day: $356
Tax Rate: 8.517%
Shipping: $8 for orders up to 15 tickets. $10 from 16 ticket orders and up. All international orders are held in Will Call. Orders are not accepted via Email or Social Media

Event Entry Information:

Discounted Entry: November 1, 2023 – December 8, 2023 ($150)
Late Entry: December 9, 2023 – January 12, 2024 ($200)

Return Entries To:

Phone: (918) 838-3777
Fax: (918) 836-5517
Mail: 1140 S. 83rd East Ave. Tulsa, OK 74112
Email: chilibowlentries@gmail.com
No entry or financial documents will be accepted via Social Media

Chili Bowl Online:

Website: http://www.chilibowl.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/chilibowlnationals
Twitter: (@cbnationals)
Official Hashtag: #ChiliBowl2024
Instagram: cbnationals

Chili Bowl Nationals Champions:

Year - Driver (Owner)

2023 - Logan Seavey (Kevin & Jordan Swindell/Curb/Bertrand)
2022 - Tanner Thorson (Andy Reinbold)
2021 - Kyle Larson (Kyle Larson Openwheel)
2020 - Kyle Larson (Kyle Larson Openwheel, LLC-Mike Larson)
2019 - Christopher Bell (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian)
2018 - Christopher Bell (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian)
2017 - Christopher Bell (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian)
2016 - Rico Abreu (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian)
2015 - Rico Abreu (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian)
2014 - Bryan Clauson (Joe Dooling/Rusty Kunz/Curb Records)
2013 - Kevin Swindell (Swindell Motorsports/Curb Records)
2012 - Kevin Swindell (Swindell Motorsports/Curb Records)
2011 - Kevin Swindell (Swindell Motorsports/Curb Records)
2010 - Kevin Swindell (Swindell Motorsports/Curb Records)
2009 - Sammy Swindell (Swindell Motorsports/Curb Records)
2008 - Damion Gardner (Jason Leffler)
2007 - Tony Stewart (Tony Stewart Motorsports)
2006 - Tim McCreadie (Steve Smith)
2005 - Tracy Hines (Wilke - Pak)
2004 - Cory Kruseman (Andy Bondio)
2003 - Dan Boorse (Dan Boorse)
2002 - Tony Stewart (Keith Kunz)
2001 - Jay Drake (Keith Kunz)
2000 - Cory Kruseman (Andy Bondio)
1999 - Dan Boorse (Dan Boorse)
1998 - Sammy Swindell (Pete Willoughby)
1997 - Billy Boat (John Lawson)
1996 - Sammy Swindell (Rusty Kunz / Jay McKinnie)
1995 - Donnie Beechler (Zarounian Motorsports)
1994 - Andy Hillenburg (Keith Kunz / Rusty Kunz)
1993 - Dave Blaney (Ralph Potter)
1992 - Sammy Swindell (Dave Ellis)
1991 - Lealand McSpadden (Andy Bondio)
1990 - John Heydenreich (Tony Finley)
1989 - Sammy Swindell (Jack Runyon)
1988 - Scott Hatton (Jerry Hatton)
1987 - Rich Vogler (Bob Lowe)

O’Reilly Auto Parts Race of Champions: Spencer Bayston (2023), Justin Grant (2022), Christopher Bell (2021 and 2020), Tanner Thorson (2019 and 2016), Chad Boat (2018), Kyle Larson (2017 and 2014), Sammy Swindell (2015, 2012, 2011, 2009), Kevin Swindell (2013), Brad Loyet (2010)

Trade Show: A long-standing tradition at the Chili Bowl, the Trade Show, which is open to the public each day (Monday through Saturday), is free of charge. All variety of racing products, apparel, and more is available with well over 100 vendors. The Trade Show still has space available. Anyone looking to be a part of the Trade Show can contact the Chili Bowl office at 918-838-3777. The Trade Show covers approximately 20,000 square feet.

 

 

Drivers to Watch: High-Paying Three-Day Sooner State Finale with POWRi 410 Outlaw Sprints

Belleville, IL. (11/7/23) Headlining an honorary haul into the Sooner State for the highly anticipated triple threat of speed and high-stakes adrenaline rushes, the POWRi 410 Bandit Outlaw Sprint Series will witness top talents from all over embark on Oklahoma with championship implications and top prizes on the line.

Visiting Tri-State Speedway, in Pocola Oklahoma, with a double dose of honor and speed, the POWRi 410 Bandit Outlaw Sprint Series in partnership with T2Promotions presents the Inaugural 410 Salute to Service with a top prize of $5,000 to win Friday, November 10th followed by the $12,000 to win the grand prize on Saturday, November 11th.

Returning to Osage Casino and Hotel Tulsa Speedway on Sunday, November 12th, the POWRi 410 Bandit Outlaw Sprint Series will crown a champion in the finalization of the 2023 racing season while competitors attempt to claim the top prize of $7,000 to win.

Riding into the final weekend in the top spot in the POWRi 410 Bandit Outlaw Sprint Series, Missouri State Fair Champion Ayrton Gennetten, of Versailles Missouri, approaches Oklahoma with a trio of series wins on the year and looks to lock down through a triple threat of title-clinching performances.

Arriving at the three-day showcase of speed, Millersville Missouri motorist Joe B Miller trails in the points chase by only two hundred points after notching a pair of wins on the year with Odessa Missouri rookie-of-the-year leader Xavier Doney staying within series points striking distance only trailing Miller by a mere fifty points with last season runner-up in the standings Kyle Bellm continually close within the year’s top five.

Joining in the weekend festivities as established titleholders in other ranks of racing, multi-time ASCS National Champion Blake Hahn, 2022 POWRi National Midget and 2023 IRA Sprints Champion Brenham Crouch, POWRi Outlaw Micro champion Bradley Fezard, and three-time POWRi WAR Champion will each set their sights on a POWRi 410 Bandit Outlaw Sprint Series weekend sweep while driving away with the top-paying prizes over all nights.

Additionally, a crop of top contenders has shown commitment to the three-day speed-fest in Oklahoma including JJ Hickle driving for car-owner Blake Cook, quick-contender Gage Montgomery, Joe B Miller Driver development teammates Scotty Milan and Lane Warner, returning to his home state from World of Outlaw traveling tales Noah Gass, Zane Devault, Colton Fisher, Kevin Newton, Bryce Norris, and Ryder Laplante, plus several more.

Friday, November 10th – Salute to Service at Tri-State Speedway Event Details: https://www.myracepass.com/events/481143.

Saturday, November 11th – Salute to Service at Tri-State Speedway Event Details: https://www.myracepass.com/events/481146.

Sunday, November 12 | Season Championship | Tulsa Speedway Event Details: https://www.myracepass.com/events/484515.

Combined with the showcase of speed in Tri-City Speedway’s Salute to Service on November 10-11, the three days of Oklahoma wing-fest will find a $24,000-win on the line as well as the crowning of a series champion following the final feature of the year at Tulsa Speedway on Sunday, November 12th.

POWRi 410 BOSS Payout for Night One on Friday November 10: 1. $5,000, 2. $2,500, 3. $1,250, 4. $ 1,000, 5. $900, 6. $800, 7. $750, 8. $700, 9. $675, 10. $650, 11. $625, 12. $600, 13. $575, 14. $550, 15. $525, 16-22: $500.

POWRi 410 BOSS Payout for Night Two on Saturday, November 11: 1. $12,000, 2. $5,000, 3. $3,000, 4. $ 2,500, 5. $2,000, 6. $1,500, 7. $1,300, 8. $1,200, 9. $1,100, 10-22: $1,000.

POWRi 410 BOSS Payout at Tulsa Speedway on Sunday, November 12th will be 1. $7,000, 2. $3,500, 3. $2,000, 4. $1,200, 5. $1,000, 6. $900, 7. $800, 8. $700, 9. $675, 10. $650, 11. $625, 12-15: $600, 16-20:$500. All Non-Qualifiers: $100.

POWRi Championship Point Funds for the 2023 season:
410 BOSS: http://www.powri.com/downloads/get.aspx?i=803351

All participants must be POWRi licensed members to receive benefits which include POWRi Member Participant Accident Insurance, annual point fund money, and contingency awards. POWRi Memberships are available online at https://www.myracepass.com/sanctions/1011/registrations/6909.

Additional information on Tri-State Speedway can be found online at www.tri-statespeedway.com or on all social media platforms | 1705 W. Racetrack Road Pocola, OK 74902| (918)575-1369.

For more information on Osage Casino Hotel Tulsa Speedway such as points, driver profiles, and track data visit www.tulsaspeedway.com or on all social media platforms | 3101 N. Garnett Rd. Tulsa, OK 74116 | 918-437-7223

Additional information about the 410 Salute to Service can be found on social media by searching T2 Promotions or at https://www.facebook.com/t2racingpromotions | Sponsorship opportunities are available through Talin Turner: (913)337-1444.

Sign up for a subscription and catch all the excitement LIVE or ON-DEMAND, visit www.s2ftv.com.

Follow along for more information on POWRi and items such as race recaps, updates, full results, and press releases online at www.powri.com, on Twitter & Instagram at @POWRi_Racing, and on Facebook at POWRi.


 

RSR and Cory Eliason build foundation in World of Outlaws World Finals

By Fully Injected Motorsports:

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (November 6, 2023) - The best of the best in sprint car competition gathered at The Dirt Track at Charlotte for the annual World of Outlaws World Finals over the recent weekend, and when the dust finally settled on Saturday night, Visalia, California’s Cory Eliason and Ridge & Sons Racing (RSR) found themselves with three straight feature attempts and a full notebook, highlighting their four-day weekend in Concord, North Carolina, with a 15th-place score on Thursday, November 2. Eliason, a two-time All Star Circuit of Champions winner in 2023, raced on to 18th and 20th-place scores the next two evenings.

Although the team’s results were shy of the ultimate goal, their short time together led to a sound foundation, building confidence and momentum against the best sprint car drivers in the world.

“It was a solid weekend in Charlotte with RSR. Our results definitely don’t paint the whole picture. The World Finals is a tough place to debut a new combination, but we threw everything we had at them and came out with some great notes,” Eliason, ace of Brian and Lisa Ridge’s Commercial Edge, Ridge Development, North Ridge Development, Xpress Laundry, Folkens Bros Trucking, Rasmusson Service Center, No. 8 sprint car, stated. “I can’t thank Brian and Lisa Ridge enough for the opportunity. I’m excited to see what the future has in store.”

Ridge & Sons Racing will soon begin the rebuilding process for 2024. More news and information pertaining to next season will be released in the coming weeks.

SPECIAL THANKS:
Ridge & Sons Racing would like to thank all of their marketing partners: Commercial Edge, Ridge Development, North Ridge Development, Xpress Laundry, Folkens Bros Trucking, Rasmusson Service Center

SOCIAL MEDIA:
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/83RSRRacing
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RSR_883
News coverage: www.fullyinjected.com

BROADCAST COVERAGE:
Watch the World of Outlaws online at www.dirtvision.com.

 

 

CJB Motorsports and Spencer Bayston cap WoO season with rally in World Finals finale

FINAL WoO STANDINGS: 8th | 8818

By Fully Injected Motorsports:

CARLISLE, Pa. (November 6, 2023) - Spencer Bayston and CJB Motorsports improved in each and every attempt at The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, North Carolina, ultimately concluding the season-ending World of Outlaws World Finals with an 11th-place outcome on Saturday, November 4. Bayston, a former World of Outlaws Rookie of the Year and one-time winner in 2023, improved five positions to earn his 11th-place finish, nearly matching his rally from one night prior that concluded with a 14th-place outcome from 22nd.

Getting their sour note out of the way in a hurry, Bayston opened World Finals action with a 25th-place score on Thursday, November 2. The Lebanon, Indiana, native was forced to utilize a World of Outlaws provisional after not qualifying for main event competition on his own.

“It feels great to close out the season on a positive note. I don’t think we qualified near our potential, but we dug ourselves out of some holes and eventually ended our weekend with back-to-back positive results,” Bayston, ace of the TrueTimber Camo, Rothco, JRC Transportation, Nyce Crete and Landis, Ecynbro Trucking, C&S Lawn and Landscape, Kistler Engines, No. 5 sprint car, said. “The World of Outlaws schedule is very demanding and it will wear teams out in a hurry, but we were able to cap our year with a smile on our face. Our CJB Motorsports team is ready for some much needed and much deserved time off, and we’re already excited to gear up and prepare for another season of racing.”

CJB Motorsports and Spencer Bayston will roll into the off-season with an eighth-place finish in the final World of Outlaws driver standings, padded by 40 top-ten scores including a victory at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in Pevely, Missouri. The team’s 40 top-ten scores included 11 within the top-five, most recently finishing fourth during action at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas, on Friday, October 20.

SPECIAL THANKS:
Spencer Bayston and CJB Motorsports would like to thank all of their marketing partners: TrueTimber Camo, Rothco, JRC Transportation, Nyce Crete and Landis, Ecynbro Trucking, C&S Lawn and Landscape, Kistler Engines, Highlands’ Power Sports, High Performance Lubricants, FK Rod Ends, Allstar Performance, Brown and Miller Racing Solutions, Walker Filtration, Schoenfeld Headers, Ti22 Performance, Wilwood Disc Brakes, Fine Line Auto Body, All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads, Smith Titanium, HRP, Factory Kahne Shocks, Ultrashield, Andrews Quick Change Gears, Blackbeard, Vahlco Wheels, Kinsler Fuel Injection, ATL, Winters, Fastener Specialties, KSE Racing Products, System 1 Pro Ignition, Maxim Racing, KH Suspension, RRi Designs, QuickCar Racing Products, Outerwears, Moose Blocks, Safety-Kleen.

2023 WORLD OF OUTLAWS STATISTICS:
Wins: 1
Top-Fives: 11
Top-Tens: 40

2023 HIGHLIGHTS:
Kicked-off 2023 campaign with back-to-back top-ten scores against the All Star Circuit of Champions at Volusia Speedway Park on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 7-8; finished fourth and eighth, respectively. Finished sixth and fifth at Volusia Speedway Park (DIRTcar Nationals make-up feature and Spring Showdown finale) on Sunday and Monday, March 5-6. Finished third at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, Alabama, on Friday evening, March 24; Spencer Bayston’s first-ever visit to Talladega. Finished eighth and ninth, respectively, in Devil’s Bowl Speedway’s two-day Texas Outlaw Nationals on Friday and Saturday, March 31 and April 1. Finished fourth in the Jason Johnson Classic at 81 Speedway in Wichita, Kansas, on Saturday, April 8. Finished seventh during High Limit Sprint Car Series competition at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas, on April 11. Finished eighth during I-55 Showdown at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in Pevely, Missouri, on Friday, April 14. Finished tenth during action at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Indiana, on Saturday, April 29. Finished seventh from 12th in Eldora Speedway’s Let’s Race Two finale on Saturday, May 6. Finished sixth in Lincoln Speedway’s Gettysburg Clash on Wednesday, May 10. Finished tenth and seventh in Ohio Outlaw starts at Attica Raceway Park and Sharon Speedway on Friday and Saturday, May 19-20. Finished seventh from 16th at Atomic Speedway in Chillicothe, Ohio, on Friday, May 26. Finished ninth on back-to-back occasions during starts at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and Ogilvie Raceway in Ogilvie, Minnesota, on Friday and Saturday, June 2-3. Finished ninth at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on Saturday, June 10. Earned back-to-back top-ten scores in Beaver Dam Raceway’s Jim “JB” Boyd Memorial on Friday and Saturday, June 16-17; tenth and sixth, respectively. Earned four consecutive top-ten finishes in Huset’s Speedway’s High Bank Nationals. Capped weekend with eighth-place run in $250,000-to-win finale on Saturday, June 24. Earned back-to-back top-five finishes in Cedar Lake Speedway’s annual Independence Day Spectacular on Friday and Saturday, June 30 and July 1; fifth on Friday and second on Saturday. Finished ninth at Wilmot Raceway in Wilmot, Wisconsin, on Saturday, July 8. Finished tenth in Eldora Speedway’s Eldora Million Preliminary on Wednesday, July 12. Finished eighth in Eldora Speedway’s Knight Before the Kings Royal on Friday, July 14. Finished fourth in $20,000-to-win Williams Grove Speedway Summer Nationals finale on Saturday, July 22. Won Ironman 55 preliminary main event on Friday, August 4. Finished sixth in Ironman 55 (I-55 Raceway) finale on Saturday, August 5. Finished third in Knoxville Nationals preliminary A-Main on Thursday, August 10. Finished 11th in Knoxville Nationals finale A-Main on Saturday, August 12. Finished tenth in $25,000-to-win Jackson Nationals finale at Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minnesota, on Saturday, August 19. Finished sixth at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, North Dakota, on Friday, August 25. Finished tenth at Red River Valley Speedway in West Fargo, North Dakota, on Saturday, August 26. Finished fifth in Sage Fruit Skagit Nationals opener on Thursday, August 31. Finished seventh in Sage Fruit Skagit Nationals finale on Saturday, September 2. Finished eighth in the Gold Cup Race of Champions finale at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, California, on Saturday, September 9. Finished seventh at Placerville Speedway in Placerville, California, on Saturday, September 16. Finished ninth at Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio, on Saturday, September 23. Finished fourth and sixth in two-day Devil’s Bowl Speedway visit on Friday and Saturday, October 20-21.

SOCIAL MEDIA:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/CJB-Motorsports-100190992543697
Twitter: www.twitter.com/cjb_51
Instagram: www.instagram.com/cjbmotorsports5
News coverage: www.fullyinjected.com
Online home: www.cjbmotorsports.net
Merchandise: www.spencerbayston.com

BROADCAST COVERAGE:
Watch the World of Outlaws online at www.dirtvision.com.

 

Schatz with forward progress in World Finals; Finishes WoO campaign sixth in driver standings


FINAL WoO STANDINGS: 6th | 9098

Dates: Wednesday through Saturday, November 1st-4th
Event: World of Outlaws World Finals
Series: World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series
Track: The Dirt Track at Charlotte | Concord, North Carolina
Donny Schatz A-Main Finishes (Start):
Wednesday: [Qualifying]
Thursday: 10th (21st)
Friday: 13th (25th)
Saturday: 13th (13th)

BROWNSBURG, Ind. (November 6, 2023) - Donny Schatz and Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing may not have been on top in the season-ending World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, North Carolina, but the ten-time World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series champion and 2023 Kings Royal champion did the next best thing and rallied big in two of his three attempts including a Hard Charging performance on Friday, November 3.

Schatz, ace of the Advance Auto Parts, Carquest, Ford Performance, MadJax XSeries, Curb Records, Sage Fruit, Absolute Automation and Security, Hunt Brothers Pizza, Elliott’s Custom Trailers and Carts, Mobil 1, Hoosier Racing Tires, VP Racing Fuels, GEARWRENCH, No. 15 sprinter, started 25th in his Hard Charge on Friday night, rallying 12 spots to finish 13th in the final rundown. In actuality, Schatz’ rally through the field was just as impressive one night prior, commencing Thursday’s World Finals A-Main from 21st on the starting grid before finishing tenth at the final checkers. Although an 11-spot charge, Roth Motorsports’ James McFadden was able to make additional progress earning Thursday’s Hard Charger Award.

Donny Schatz and TSR would race on to cap the World of Outlaws World Finals with a 13th-place finish in the 25-lap, $25,000-to-win finale on Saturday, November 4, helping the Brownsburg, Indiana-based program finish sixth in the final World of Outlaws standings. The team’s effort was padded by 43 top-ten scores including four victories, one of which the aforementioned Kings Royal title. In addition, the Fargo, North Dakota, native was victorious during Knoxville Nationals preliminary competition on Wednesday, August 9, accomplishing his most recent triumph with the Greatest Show On Dirt at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas, on October 14.

ADDITIONAL MEDIA:
Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing and Donny Schatz would like to thank all of their marketing partners: Advance Auto Parts, Carquest, Ford Performance, MadJax XSeries, Curb Records, Sage Fruit, Absolute Automation and Security, Hunt Brothers Pizza, Elliott’s Custom Trailers and Carts, Mobil 1, Hoosier Racing Tires, VP Racing Fuels, GEARWRENCH.

Broadcast Coverage:
Watch the World of Outlaws online at www.dirtvision.com

Donny Schatz:
Web: www.donnyschatzmotorsports.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/DonnySchatz
Twitter: www.twitter.com/donnySchatz
Instagram www.instagram.com/donnyschatz

Tony Stewart Racing:
Web: www.tonystewartracing.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/TonyStewartRacing
Twitter: www.twitter.com/Tonystewart_rcg
Instagram: www.instagram.com/@TonyStewart_Rcg

2023 Donny Schatz / Tony Stewart Racing WoO Statistics:
Races: 71
Wins: 4
Top-5s: 22
Top-10s: 43

 

 

Blackjack ends World Finals with top-ten run in $25,000 finale

By Fully Injected Motorsports:

GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. (November 6, 2023) - It was an exciting weekend in North Carolina for Grain Valley, Missouri’s Brian Brown and Brian Brown Racing, not only unveiling their extension with Casey’s as a primary partner, but ultimately concluding the season-ending World of Outlaws World Finals with a top-ten score on Saturday, November 4. Brown, ace of the Casey’s/FVP No. 21 sprint car, finished tenth in his top-ten appearance, starting the 25-lap, $25,000-to-win finale from the pole position.

In all, a sound effort for Brown at The Dirt Track at Charlotte, qualifying for all three World Finals features which resulted in 20th and 12th-place finishes prior to his top-ten appearance. Brown’s preliminary efforts were the foundation for his successes, winning Friday’s heat race, as well as Saturday’s dash - hence his pole position.

“Overall, a very solid weekend for our Casey’s/FVP team. We showed a lot of speed on qualifying night and that led into great performances in the heats and dashes,” Brian Brown, ace of his own Casey’s, FVP, Andy's Frozen Custard, Impact Signs Awnings and Wraps, Mt. Dew Overdrive, HAWK Hunting, Ditzfeld Transfer, No. 21 sprint car, said. “Our efforts eventually led us to a top-ten finish in our final start of the season.

“Very proud of the hard work Chad, JB, Lath, and Jared showed all week,” Brown added. “I think we’re all ready for a little break before we get into some hard prep for 2024. We’re looking forward to announcing a few new, and exciting, marketing partnerships.”

“Blackjack” will roll into the winter months on the coattails of an amazing season, not only accomplishing eight victories, one of which at the famed Port Royal Speedway in Port Royal, Pennsylvania, but solidifying a 360 Knoxville Nationals title in the process. Brown’s most recent victory, as well as the largest of his career, is the aforementioned triumph at the Port Royal “Speed Palace.” The Higginsville, Missouri, native clinched a $62,000 payday in the annual Tuscarora 50 featuring the All Star Circuit of Champions.

SPECIAL THANKS:
Brian Brown Racing would like to thank Casey’s, FVP, Andy's Frozen Custard, Impact Signs Awnings and Wraps, Mt. Dew Overdrive, HAWK Hunting, Ditzfeld Transfer, Champion Brands, MC Power, Weld Wheels, Housby, Maxim Chassis, J.D. Welding & Machine, Waldinger, Smiley’s Racing Products, Wolfe Eye Clinic, Mid Mo Equipment, Bell Helmets, K1 RaceGear, Clem’s Helmets, Factory Kahne Shocks, Cometic Gaskets, C & M Lawn & Landscape, Lincoln Electric, K&N Filters, HostIowa.net, Fultz Excavating, Restless Spirits Distillery, FSR Racing Products, Ti64, AL Driveline, Vortex Wings, All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Kenny’s Components, Rod End Supply, Winter’s Performance Products, KSE Racing Products, ISC Racers Tape, Kinsler Fuel Injection, Racing Optics, Hoosier Tires, XYZ Machining, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Ultra-Lite Brakes, Schoenfeld Headers, Bam Roller Lifters, Outerwears, MPD, All Star Performance, 6B Apparel, MSD Ignition and Garrett Racing Engines for their continued support.

SOCIAL MEDIA:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Brian-Brown-Racing-200630163294222/
Twitter: www.twitter.com/brianbrown21
News coverage: www.fullyinjected.com
Online home: www.brianbrownracing.com
Merchandise: www.shopbrianbrownracing.com

BROADCAST COVERAGE:
Watch the All Star Circuit of Champions online at www.floracing.com
Watch the World of Outlaws online at www.dirtvision.com
Watch Knoxville Raceway weekly at www.dirtvision.com
Watch High Limit Sprint Car Series at www.floracing.com

2023 STATISTICS:
Top-fives: 24
Top-tens: 33
Wins: 8

2023 HIGHLIGHTS:
Kicked-off 2023 campaign with back-to-back 14th-place scores against the All Star Circuit of Champions at Volusia Speedway Park on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 7-8. Recorded back-to-back World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series top-five finishes at Volusia Speedway Park on Sunday, March 5; fifth and third during the Spring Showdown opener and DIRTcar Nationals make-up feature, respectively. Finished ninth from 18th in Lakeside Speedway’s High Limit Sprint Car Series event on April 11. Rallied from 21st to finish ninth in 34 Raceway’s High Limit Sprint Car Series event on Tuesday, April 25; earned a $1,200 bonus for his efforts. Charged from 13th to finish fourth in Eldora Speedway’s Let’s Race Two finale on Saturday, May 6. Hard charged his way from 25th (provisional) to fourth during High Limit Sprint Car Series action at Wayne County Speedway in Orrville, Ohio, on Tuesday, May 16. Finished seventh during POWRi 410 action at Lee County Speedway in Donnellson, Iowa, on Friday, May 19. Won first feature of the season at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on Saturday, May 20; started seventh, 61st career win. Finished fourth during Knoxville Raceway start on Saturday, May 27. Won second feature of the season during Knoxville Raceway start on Saturday, June 3; 62nd career win at the Sprint Car Capital of the World. Earned back-to-back podium finishes against World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series at Knoxville Raceway; a win on Friday, June 9, and a runner-up finish on Saturday, June 10. Finished second in POWRi start at I-70 Motorsports Park on Friday, June 16. Finished fourth in Knoxville Raceway’s Border Battle on Saturday, June 17. Qualified for Huset’s Speedway’s $250,000-to-win High Bank Nationals; finished 18th. In addition, finished seventh in Friday’s High Bank Nationals preliminary. Earned fourth feature victory of 2023 at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on Saturday, July 8; started eighth. Finished fourth in his respective Eldora Million preliminary feature on Wednesday, July 12. Finished sixth in Eldora Speedway’s Eldora Million A-Main on Thursday, July 13. Earned fifth feature victory of 2023 at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on Saturday, July 22; led every lap. Earned back-to-back top-ten scores with the All Star Circuit of Champions at I-70 Motorsport Park and Knoxville Raceway on Friday and Saturday, July 28-29; finished ninth and fifth. Finished second in 360 Knoxville Nationals preliminary feature on Friday, August 4. Won 2023 360 Knoxville Nationals main event on Saturday, August 5; sixth victory of 2023. Finished 14th in Knoxville Nationals finale A-Main on Saturday, August 12. Finished third in POWRi 410 Bandit Outlaw Sprint Series start at Missouri State Fair Speedway in Sedalia, Missouri, on Sunday, August 20. Finished fifth in Knoxville Raceway Season Championship program on Saturday, August 26. Finished fifth at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday, September 1. Won at Selinsgrove Speedway in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, September 3. Finished third in Port Royal Speedway’s Labor Day Classic on Monday, September 4. Finished fifth in Selinsgrove Speedway’s Jim Nace Memorial on Saturday, September 16. Won Port Royal Speedway’s 56th Annual Tuscarora 50 on Thursday, October 5; biggest and richest win of Brown’s career at $62,000. Finished eighth with the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas, on Saturday, October 14. Ended the World of Outlaws World Finals with a top-ten score (10th) on Saturday, November 4.

 

 

Tanner Carrick 6th at 10th at Tribute to Gary Patterson

PETERSEN MEDIA: Doing double-duty on Saturday night in Stockton, CA at the Tribute to Gary Patterson, Tanner Carrick picked up a sixth-place finish with the Sprint Car Challenge Tour and 10th place finish with the KWS/NARC Series during both series’ final feature events of 2023.

“With it being the lone race at the Stockton Dirt Track all year, it was heavy and rough and it turned into a survival kind of night,” Tanner Carrick said.

In 360ci action with the Sprint Car Challenge Tour, Carrick timed the CVC/Cemex/Interstate Oil backed No. 83T in fastest in his qualifying group and that placed him in the second row of his heat race.

Finishing fourth in his heat, Carrick’s qualifying effort moved him into the six-lap High Sierra Industries Dash where a third place finish put him in the second row of the 30-lap SCCT feature event.

Slipping back to fifth when the race came to green, Carrick got in line as he worked around the heavy and rough racing surface. Bouncing through some rough patches as he made his way through traffic, Carrick fell all the way back to eighth at the race’s halfway point.

Getting into seventh on the 18th lap, Carrick took over sixth on a lap 25 restart, where he went on to finish and close out the SCCT season.

Also taking part in the KWS/NARC season finale event, Carrick opened the night up in 410ci action by timing in eighth fastest in qualifying time trials, before his fourth-place finish in heat race action put him in the sixth row for the feature.

Enduring a very slow start to the race that drew seral caution flags, Carrick settled into 10th when things got into a rhythm.

Passing was at a premium in the KWS finale after a pre-feature track grooming session and Carrick made quick laps around the facility.

When the Ed Entz flag was displayed to the field, Carrick capped 410ci action in 2023 with a 10th place finish.

“It was nice to get both cars out there and have a busy night, but it was too fast to do much on, and when it is like that you just hope you can get through the night in one piece,” Carrick added. “Thanks to my guys for all their hard work all night.”

Tanner Carrick would like to thank CVC, Cemex, Interstate Oil, Conti, Harris and Sloan, Hanson Truss, Eddie’s Lincoln Auto Body, Simpson Strong-Tie, A&A Concrete Supply, Kaeding Performance, and Arai for their continued support.

BY THE NUMBERS: Starts: 49, Wins: 3, Top 5’s: 19, Top 10’s: 28

ON TAP: Tanner Carrick is idle this weekend, but shifts gears and returns to the seat of a Keith Kunz owned midget next Friday and Saturday in Placerville, CA.

STAY CONNECTED: Stay up to speed with Tanner Carrick by following him on Twitter @Carrick_Tanner or @CarrickMotorsp1, and by clicking over to www.tannercarrick.com.

 

 

Justin Sanders Closes Sprint Car Challenge Tour Season With Win and Clinches Owner Championship for Dale Miller Motorsports

PETERSEN MEDIA- In the end, it was a fitting way to cap off a championship season with the Sprint Car Challenge Tour. Winning the season opening event back in March and putting Dale Miller Motorsports atop the owners standings, Justin Sanders bookended the SCCT campaign with a win during Saturday’s season finale, and gave his team the coveted Owner Championship.

“Dale Miller Motorsports and I have been together for quite a while now, and now help Dale and Tara get a championship like this is special,” Justin Sanders said. “We have been extremely fast for so many years and to get him a win at Stockton, and the season in victory lane is a very fitting way to end our season.”

Sanders was nearly perfect all night.

With 19 cars checked in for the series’ final event of the 2023 season, the Aromas, CA kicked things off by not only earning fast time honors in his heat race group, but he was the fastest qualifier overall.

Lining up in the second row of his heat race, Sanders worked his way to a second-place finish before drawing the two-pill for the six-lap High Sierra Industries Dash.

Leading the field to green in the Dash alongside Andy Forsberg, Sanders go the jump and never looked back. Picking up the win in convincing fashion, Sanders looked like the car to beat heading into the 30-lap feature event.

With the track still extremely fast and rough, Sanders was hard on the throttle when the green lights flashed around the speedway and jumped to the early lead. Out front, Sanders was never seriously challenged for the top spot as he was magnificent through traffic.

Leading all 30-laps, Sanders scored the win and clinched the Championship for Dale Miller Motorsports.

“We had a great car all night long,” Justin Sanders said “We didn’t change much, and it was a fun way to end our season.”

The Dale Miller Motorsports team would like to thank Thompson’s Buick-GMC, Thompson’s Jeep-Ram, Dale Miller Septic Inc., North County Plastering, Hangtown Billiards, Anrak Corporation, Smith Titanium, Frank’s Body Shop, Fisher Racing Engines, Low Voltage Experts Inc., Walker Performance Filtration, Factory Kahne Shocks, Vortex Wings, TJ Forged Wheels, FK Rod Ends, Triple X Race Co., King Racing Products, and A.R.T. Speed Equipment for their support.

BY THE NUMBERS: Starts- 16, Wins- 3, Top-5’s-11, Top-10’s-14

ON TAP: 2023 has come to an end for Dale Miller Motorsports.

 

 

EDDIE TAFOYA’S LONG SEASON WINDING DOWN IN ARIZONA AND CALIFORNIA

(Chino, CA, November 2, 2023) A long season that began in February in Florida will begin to wind down for Eddie Tafoya Jr. when he contests this weekend’s annual Western World Championships at the Cocopah Speedway. After Saturday, he will head to Perris Auto Speedway for the USAC/CRA Series finale on November 11th and the sprint car portion of the 82nd Annual Turkey Night Grand Prix at the Ventura Raceway on Thanksgiving weekend.

Tafoya’s 2023 barnstorming tour saw him spend the majority of his time competing in the USAC National Sprint Car Series. He raced in eight different states and battled the rain in five of them. Since the Chino Hills, California racer returned to his home base in early September, he has made two appearances with the USAC/CRA Sprint Cars. A challenger for the win in both, fate intervened each time and robbed him of having a chance to score victories.

Tafoya headed back to the friendly confines of So Cal after a race in Arkansas on September 9th. Two weeks later he made the short 30-minute trek from his home to Perris Auto Speedway. On his first night back he earned the second Woodland Auto Display Fast Qualifier award of his career with a lap of 16.831 on the famous half-mile clay oval. The well-spoken driver followed that up with a fourth-place finish in his heat race. In the main, he was up to second place and closing on the leader when a flat tire knocked him out of the race.

On October 14th, Tafoya and the crew headed west for his second 2023 appearance at the Meyer’s family Mohave Valley Raceway. He qualified 10th fastest on the banked 1/3 mile track, won his heat, and was once again headed to the front after starting 10th in the 30-lapper. Clearly one of the fastest cars on the track, he was battling for second when his engine laid down and knocked him from the competition with a frustrating 13th-place finish.

This weekend will mark Tafoya’s first appearance on the fast Somerton, Arizona oval since last season’s Western World Championships. In 2022, he made five appearances at the track beginning with the first three USAC/CRA races of the season. After placing seventh and ninth on the first two nights, he scored his series-best finish with a hard-fought second on night three. At last season’s Western World, the affable racer made the main event each night placing 19th and 16th. Two seasons ago when he contested the Wester Worlds at the now defunct Arizona Speedway, he had 12th and 21st place finishes.

For fans who want to see this Friday and Saturday’s Western World Championships in person, gates at the Cocopah Speedway will open at 4:00 p.m. with racing at 6:00. Reserved seats are $35.00 and general admission is $25.00. Students 13-17 are $15.00. Kids 12 and under get in for free. The track is located at 3450 W County 15th Streets in Somerton, Arizona (85360). The track website is racecocopahspeedway.com and the office phone number is (602) 292-7607. For those who cannot make it to the Arizona speed plant, the race will be shown live on Speed Sport TV. Ordering or more information is available at https://speedsport.tv/videos/30446.

If you would like to hear the friendly driver on the Dirt Tracks and Rib Racks Podcast, please visit the following link https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Hox9dg0iRGXo0szabeqDy

The Specialty Fasteners #51T team is always exploring corporate partnership opportunities. If you or your company would like to be a partner with the hard-working sprint car squad, please contact Eddie Tafoya Jr. via phone at (909) 393-3999 or by e-mail at mailto:teamtafoya@aol.com. He will be happy to talk to you and lay out the team’s plans.

Tafoya’s great-looking shirts and hoodies are available online at www.specialty-fasteners.com.

Tafoya has a great YouTube channel at the following link https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1hrmC5L80EU.

Fans can follow Tafoya on Instagram @eddietafoya51.

Tafoya and the #51T team would like to thank Specialty Fasteners, DRC Chassis, Ryder Racing Engines, Simpson Safety Products, Bell, Benic Enterprises, BR Motorsports, PSC Powder Coating, Magik Graphics, Gasper Transportation, Owen’s Insurance Services, and Weld Wheels for supporting its racing program.

Eddie Tafoya Jr. 2023 USAC National Sprint Car Series Schedule

February 13 Volusia Speedway Park Barberville, Florida DNS

February 14 Volusia Speedway Park Barberville, Florida 13th A Main

February 16 Bubba Raceway Park Ocala, Florida 8th B Main

February 17 Bubba Raceway Park Ocala, Florida Rained Out

February 18 Bubba Raceway Park Ocala, Florida 21st A Main

March 3 Central Arizona Raceway Case Grande, Arizona Rained Out

March 4 Central Arizona Raceway Case Grande, Arizona Rained Out

March 18 Perris Auto Speedway Perris, California 9th A Main

April 1 Mohave Valley Raceway Mohave Valley, AZ 12th A Main

April 15 Perris Auto Speedway Perris, California 8th A Main

April 27 Rocket Raceway Park Petty, Texas Rained Out

April 28 Devil’s Bowl Speedway Mesquite, Texas Rained Out

April 29 Devil’s Bowl Speedway Mesquite, Texas Rained Out

April 29 I-70 Motorsports Park Odessa, Missouri 7th A Main

May 5 Eldora Speedway Rossburg, Ohio 19th A Main

May 6 Eldora Speedway Rossburg, Ohio 20th A Main

June 2 Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, Iowa Rained Out

June 3 Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, Iowa 12th B Main

July 21 Gas City I69 Speedway Gas City, Indiana 15th C Main

July 22 Kokomo Speedway Kokomo, Indiana 10th C Main

July 23 Lawrenceburg Speedway Lawrenceburg, Indiana 10th B Main

July 24 Circle City Raceway Indianapolis, Indiana 11th B Main

July 26 Terre Haute Action Track Terre Haute, Indiana 19th A Main

July 27 Lincoln Park Speedway Putnamville, Indiana 18th A Main

July 28 Bloomington Speedway Bloomington, Indiana 19th A Main

July 29 Paragon Speedway Paragon, Indiana 20th A Main

August 24 Kokomo Speedway Kokomo, Indiana 6th C Main

August 25 Kokomo Speedway Kokomo, Indiana 5th C Main

August 26 Kokomo Speedway Kokomo, Indiana 4th C Main

September 7 Devil’s Bowl Speedway Mesquite, Texas 18th A Main

September 8 Texarkana 67 Speedway Texarkana, Arkansas Rained Out

September 9 Texarkana 67 Speedway Texarkana, Arkansas 20th A Main

September 23 Perris Auto Speedway Perris, California 18th A Main

October 13 Mohave Valley Raceway Mohave Valley, Arizona 13th A Main

 

 

Justin Henderson Kicks Off the Weekend with a Top Ten Finish at The Dirt Track at Charlotte
Concord, NC – November 4, 2023

by Justin Snyder / Addicted2Dirt PR & Media Mgmt

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Justin Henderson took the wheel of the Kreitz Racing No. 69k Sprint Car at The Dirt Track at Charlotte and delivered an encouraging performance, securing a top-ten finish to start off the weekend’s racing events.

After showing speed in time trial action on Wednesday, in which he qualified eighth and fourth quickest in a pair of flight-A qualifiers, Henderson took to the track on Thursday with high confidence.

“I messed up a little in the first round of qualifying. I left a little out there but made better laps in Friday’s session, so we feel good going into Thursday and Friday’s shows. Tonight is an important points night for us.” Henderson said.

He finished where he started – fourth – in a heat race event and that earned him a 14th starting position for the feature event. Continuing to show speed and keeping the car clear of any incidents after falling back a few spots in the early going, Henderson rebounded in the A-main to finish in 14th.

Henderson, known for his skill and determination on the racetrack, wowed fans, and competitors alike with his precision and speed on Friday night. He lined up second in a heat race and finished there to secure a spot in the night’s Dash.

It took two attempts to get the heat race going because of a crash on the first green flag. That seemed to benefit Henderson.

“Brian (Brown) got out on me a little on the first attempt to start the race, but I didn’t let that happen on the second attempt.” Henderson said.

He started third for the Dash and dropped back one spot to secure the fourth starting spot for the night’s A-main. Staying dedicated to the bottom of the Speedway for the first half of the feature event, Henderson struggled in lapped traffic before moving to the top of the track late. He ended up bringing home a tenth-place finish.

While the results will show that the team lost ground in the A-main, Henderson is encouraged by the speed they have shown all weekend and is looking forward to a Saturday night’s finale. The team sits 10th overall in the 53-car field, so Henderson will line up third in a heat race and is in a good position to make the A-main.

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INLAND RIGGING DRIVERS ROA AND DUNKEL OFFER DOUBLE TROUBLE FOR WESTERN WORLD COMPETITORS

(Cypress, CA, November 2, 2023) Much to the chagrin of the competition, the Inland Rigging Racing Team is sending three cars to this weekend’s Western World Championships at Arizona’s Cocopah Speedway. Two 410 sprint cars will be at the disposal of USAC/CRA point leader Brody Roa. In addition to the 410s, the team is bringing a 360 for Roa’s teammate Tommy Dunkel to contest the ASCS portion of the show. Both of the drivers will be competing each night on the lightning-quick Arizona oval.

Roa, who is in the midst of a dream season where he has won more than 50% (winning 8 of the first 15 races) of the USAC/CRA races, comes into the weekend with a commanding 127-point lead with only three races remaining in the 2023 campaign. After this weekend’s programs, the series will wrap up next Saturday, November 11th, at Perris Auto Speedway. A good performance at Cocopah will literally wrap up Roa’s second 410 sprint car championship. In 2019 he finished on top of the heap in the now defunct USAC Southwest Series standings. That was an 18-race series that saw all but five of the races staged in the “Grand Canyon State.”

For the second year in a row, Cocopah Speedway was the launch pad for the USAC/CRA Sprint Car season. On the last weekend in January, the stars of the series descended on the Southwest Arizona track. In his first two appearances driving for Tommy and Christy Dunkel’s Inland Rigging team, Garden Grove, California star Roa won both main events. That catapulted him into a lead that he has not relinquished for the past nine months.

Before the main event at this year’s Cocopah season opener, Roa qualified third fastest and placed fourth in his heat before capturing the main event. Twenty-four hours later, he was the eighth fastest qualifier and won his heat race before dramatically taking the lead on the next to last lap for his second win of the weekend.

Roa made five starts at Cocopah in 2022. The first three came in January when he placed fourth, fifth, and sixth in three nights of racing. On his second trip to the track near Yuma for the 2022 Western World, things did not go as well as planned for the “Pride of Garden Grove” when he placed 15th in each main event.

For Dunkel, who has excelled in his first full sprint car season, it will be his first time racing at Cocopah and his initial outing with the American Sprint Car Series. The friendly driver has contested a majority of his races this season in a 360. His three best outings came at the Ventura Raceway where he won the main event on April 8th. He then posted second-place finishes on the same beachside oval on July 8th and August 2nd.

When the series heads back to Cocopah in 2024, Dunkel will be in a 410 and running for the USAC/CRA Rookie of the Year award. Thus far in 2023, the Menifee, California businessman has started three USAC/CRA races. He finished 14th and 11th in the first two. His best finish was an eighth at Perris Auto Speedway on July 15th. He can start one more main event in the series this season and still be eligible for next year’s Rookie of the Year award. That will probably happen next week at the series finale at Perris Auto Speedway.

If you would like to see the Inland Rigging drivers and their immaculate sprint cars in action at this Friday and Saturday’s Western World Championships in person, gates at the Cocopah Speedway will open at 4:00 p.m. with racing at 6:00. Reserved seats are $35.00 and general admission is $25.00. Students 13-17 are $15.00. Kids 12 and under get in for free. The track is located at 3450 W County 15th Streets in Somerton, Arizona (85360). The track website is racecocopahspeedway.com and the office phone number is (602) 292-7607. For those who cannot make it to the Arizona speed plant, the race will be shown live on Speed Sport TV. Ordering or more information is available at https://speedsport.tv/videos/30446.

After next week’s race at Perris, the Inland Rigging drivers will conclude their 2023 season in the sprint car portion of the 82nd Annual Turkey Night Grand Prix at Jim Naylor’s Ventura Raceway on November 24th and 25th.

The team wants to thank the following sponsors for making the 2023 season possible. Inland Rigging, Dunkel Farms, United Asset Sales, Osborne Speed & Machine, “Biker” Bruce Fischer, ALR Virtual Services, Burris Racing, Caltrol, Jambo Barbeque Pits, Competition Suspension, K-1 Race Gear, Molecule, Rod End Supply, Driven Racing Oil, Baldwin Filters, and NGK Spark Plugs.

Brody Roa’s 2023 Schedule and Race Results

January 27 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

January 28 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

February 25 Kern County Raceway Park USAC West Coast Sprint Cars Rained Out

March 3 Central Arizona Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Rained Out

March 4 Central Arizona Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Rained Out

March 11 Imperial Valley Raceway SoCal Open Comp 17th A Main

March 18 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 2nd A Main

March 24 Kings Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Rained Out

March 25 Thunderbowl Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Rained Out

April 1 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 2nd A Main

April 15 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 5th A Main

April 22 Kings Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

April 29 Kern County Raceway Park USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

May 6 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

May 20 Thunderbowl Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 2nd A Main

May 27 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 15th A Main

June 10 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

June 24 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

July 15 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

August 12 Santa Maria Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Canceled

August 19 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Rained Out

September 7 Devils Bowl Speedway USAC National Sprint Cars 6th A Main

September 8 Texarkana 67 Speedway USAC National Sprint Cars Rained Out

September 9 Texarkana 67 Speedway USAC National Sprint Cars 14th A Main

September 23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 2nd A Main

October 14 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 6th A Main

October 21 Imperial Valley Raceway SoCal Open Comp 1st A Main

November 3 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars

November 4 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars

November 11 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars

Tom Dunkel’s 2023 Racing Results

January 12 Chili Bowl Midget Nationals Prelim. Night 12th C Main

March 11 Imperial Valley Raceway SoCal Open Comp 16th A Main

April 1 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 9th B Main

April 8 Ventura Raceway VRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

May 6 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 11th A Main

May 13 Ventura Raceway USAC West Coast Sprint Cars 11th A Main

June 17 Ventura Raceway USAC West Coast Sprint Cars 19th A Main

June 24 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 14th A Main

July 8 Ventura Raceway VRA Sprint Cars 2nd A Main

July 15 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th A Main

August 19 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Rained Out

September 2 Ventura Raceway VRA Sprint Cars 2nd A Main

September 16 Ventura Raceway USAC West Coast Sprint Cars 8th A Main

October 7 Kern County Raceway Park USAC West Coast Sprint Cars 19th A Main

October 14 Imperial Valley Raceway So Cal Open Comp DNS

 

 

PEAKER CHASING CONSISTENCY
WHEN it comes to consistency, it’s one of the keys to success in Sprintcars. For Matt Peaker, it’s one of his main focuses throughout the 2023-24 season as he plans to up his game in the Limited Sprintcar ranks.
After over a decade of competing in Sprintcars on a casual basis across Limited, 360 and 410 classes, the Geraldton, Western Australia-based racer is not only chasing consistency on the track but being able to run a consistent amount of race meetings during the season. Just last season, Peaker ran his first full season schedule since stepping into Sprintcars and it saw him perform consistently and he was rewarded for this with a fourth-place finish in the WA Limited Sprintcar Club Championship point standings, which included a handful of minor podium feature-race finishes.
“Up until last season, I hadn’t been able to complete a full season schedule for one reason or another, so it was great to be able to put together a full season and it certainly helped me as a driver with the regular track time,” explained Peaker.
“Being able to race on a regular basis saw a marked improvement in me as a driver and also when it came to car setup, as the more you race, the more you are able to benefit performance wise.”
With a full season now under his belt, Peaker is really looking forward to another full campaign in the 2023-24 season.
“My goal for the season ahead is to hopefully move closer to the pointy end of the field,” he said.
“The Limited Sprintcar class is very competitive but at the same time enjoyable, and when you combine the two, it allows you to go out there on the track and continue to learn and improve with every outing.”
For this current season, Peaker is armed with a new J&J car and a Harris Race Engines prepared 360 engine that is fitted with steel heads and a carburettor to comply with the Limited Sprintcar specifications. Apart from his updated equipment, Peaker is receiving a lot of support from his main sponsor John and Nola Patience from Patience Bulk Haulage.
“The whole Patience family plays a big part towards me getting to go Sprintcar racing, especially John and Nola’s son Michael who is the car owner and he helps a lot with the car,” Peaker added.
“Sprintcar racing certainly isn’t a cheap form of motorsport, so to have the Patience family jump onboard with my team as a sponsor is very much appreciated and it goes a long way towards helping me be competitive out on the race track.”
At the age of 45, Peaker isn’t going to be racing in speedway for too much longer, and he is now looking towards the future.
“I have my 16-year-old son Steven waiting in the wings and he is set to be making his first steps into Sprintcars towards the end of the season, and I’m looking forward to helping my son with the transition into Sprintcars,” he enthused.
“Apart from Steven getting into Sprintcars, my car owner Michael’s 18-year-old son Henry is also going to jumping behind the wheel of a Sprintcar, so the future is a very exciting one, as the next generation comes through, and we form a two-car team.”
So far this season, Peaker has contested two race meetings, which saw his season opening meeting at Ellenbrook Speedway last month come to a premature end due to being innocently involved in a crash during the heat-race action, while last Saturday night, he ventured to Kalgoorlie International Speedway with a rebuilt race car and managed to bring home an eighth-place finish in the feature race.
The next outing for Peaker and his team is going to be at the Perth Motorplex on November 18 for the third WA Limited Sprintcar Series round, which will double as the annual King of Wings / Merv Woolford Memorial events.
Peaker and his team would like to thank their 2023-24 season supporters:
• Patience Bulk Haulage
• Giles Mechanical Services
• Geraldton Parts
• Avalon Group
• West Weld Engineering
• Patience Sandland
• EBM
• NTI
• RNA Fabrications
• Hosexpress
• BPH WA Pty Ltd
• Boomerang Engineering
• Midwest Turf Supplies
SPECIAL THANKS: Peaker would like to thank his wife Danielle for all of her ongoing support, along with the rest of his family and friends.
To find out more about Peaker and his team, LIKE them on Facebook by searching Peaker Motorsports / Patience Racing.

 

STEWART CHILI BOWL BOUND
THE Chili Bowl Nationals in America is regarded as one of the largest Speedcar events in the world, and Michael Stewart is set to be the latest Australian driver to travel over and tackle the event.
In what is set to be his biggest challenge since stepping into the Speedcar class over a decade ago, Stewart, who has been competing in Speedcars from the age of 16, can’t wait to get amongst the 250 plus competitors to take part in the 38th running of the Chili Bowl Nationalsat the Tulsa Expo Indoor Raceway in Oklahoma.
“The Chili Bowl Nationals attracts the world’s best racers, so to be able to get the opportunity to take part in it is an exciting prospect and it’s going to be one of the biggest moments so far in my Speedcar racing career,” commented the 28-year-old racer from Collector in NSW.
“This whole trip wouldn’t be possible without the support of Barry Graham and Jaimie McKinlay from Graham Racing Developmentwho are providing me with theirAustralian designed and built GRD Chev engine that will be making its American debut and a King Chassis built car that is going to be supplied by American Zach Daum, so I feel that I’m going to be armed with a strong package.I’ve also received additional assistance from Greg Stevenson, Chris Mcinerney, Paul Farrell and Craig Geering, and I’m very grateful for everyone’s support towards helping make my Chili Bowl dream a reality.”
When it comes to an actual result at his first Chili Bowl Nationals attempt, Stewart isn’t setting any lofty goals.
“Of course, I’d love to go over there and bring home a good result, but as it’s my first attempt, the main aim is to go out there and just take in the whole event in and most importantly have a good time,” he enthused.
“With over 250 cars and the prestige of this event, it’s going to be tough, so I’m just hoping to see where I end up during my qualifying night, and then take everything else from there.
“As I said, I’m wanting to go there and enjoy the whole experience, but at the same time, I feel that I’m currently in good form as a driver and hopefully that can hold me in good stead for my first Chili Bowl Nationals attempt.”
When it comes to previous Chili Bowl Nationals attempts by Australian drivers, the best was a seventh-place finish in the B main of the Saturday night – one spot shy of transferring into the A main – by Sydney’s Mark Brown during the 2007 running of the event. Stewart is the 20th Australian driver to tackle the Chili Bowl Nationals. Also, when it comes to Australian-built engines competing at the Chili Bowl Nationals, NSW-based engine builder Steve Smith won back-to-back Chili Bowl Nationals with Tim McCreadie (2006) and Tony Stewart (2007).
With the Chili Bowl Nationals being held early next year, the focus leading up to this event for Stewart ishis 2023-24 season campaign aboard the Bohud Racing team 410 Sprintcar here on the east coast of Australia. It’s also hoped he will get a few race meetings under his belt in the family owned Speedcar prior to his Chili Bowl Nationals assault.
The 2024 Chili Bowl Nationals is going to be held on January 8 through to 13, which consists of five qualifying nights and then, as they say, It’s Driller Time, to decide the 2024 Chili Bowl Nationals Champion.
Stewart would like to thank his 2024 Chili Bowl Nationals supporters:
• Kelley Body Works
• CE Construction Solutions
• BERCO Engineering
• Priority One Plumbing & Electrical
• Bohud Racing
• C-Mac Concreting
• Stewie Works
To find out more about Stewart, please LIKE him on Facebook or FOLLOW him on Instagram by searching Michael Stewart Racing.

 

East Coast Indoor Dirt Nationals Returns To CURE Insurance Arena In Trenton, NJ On February 23 & 24

Trenton, NJ – After a successful post-Covid return in 2023, the East Coast Indoor Dirt Nationals presented by BELFOR Property Restoration will once again be held inside the CURE Insurance Arena in Trenton on Friday and Saturday, February 23 and 24, 2024.

Tickets for the event will go on sale Friday, November 3 and be available at the arena box office and online through Ticketmaster.

The two-day event featuring the wingless 600cc Micro Sprints, will once take place on the high banked 1/10-mile clay oval constructed on the arena floor.

The format for the 4th running of the event will see race fan enhancements and changes to the Friday night program, while Saturday night’s schedule featuring alphabet mains and a 50 lap A-Main will not change.

Friday night’s event will now see competitors compete in A-Qualifiers, Last Chance Races, a B-Main and a 20 lap A-Main to close out the program. Competitors will earn points based on performance throughout the night which will be used to set the line-ups on Saturday.

“Saturday night’s racing was awesome! Drivers were racing on the extreme outside and working the very bottom of the track. The racing just couldn’t get any better, the fans wanted more,” stated event promoter Len Sammons.

“On Friday night, we decided we needed a main event to close out the program, where the fans get the opportunity to see all the very best drivers duel it out for one big victory.”

Tim Buckwalter scored a come from behind victory in the 2023 running of the event. Buckwalter raced through the field after early contact sent him to the very back of the pack.

Billy Pauch Jr., came home second with lady racer Adrianna Delaponti capturing the hearts of many in attendance completing the podium after starting deep in the feature line-up after qualifying from the last chance B-Main event.

Previous event winners include the late Rob Vivona (aka Whitey Kidd III), Erick Rudolph and Jon Keller.

“Enhancing our Friday night program has been a series wide focus for us this year, with new formats in place for our concrete races in Allentown and Atlantic City,” offered Sammons.

“We have now adopted a similar format in Trenton, drivers will still get multiple opportunities to put themselves in position for the ultimate prize on Saturday night, while the fans see a main event and one winner on Friday.”

Entry forms and rules are posted and available online at www.indoorautoracing.com. A maximum of 90 entries will be accepted for the event due to parking limitations. Interested competitors are urged enter ASAP, with entries expected to reach capacity.

Event sponsor, BELFOR Property Restoration is the North American leader in integrated disaster recovery and property restoration services. With more than 100 full-service offices in the U.S. BELFOR is a sponsor of all the Indoor Auto Racing Series events and signed on last year to become the title sponsor of the East Coast Indoor Dirt Nationals.

Tickets for the two-day East Coast Indoor Dirt Nationals event goes on sale Friday, November 3, with special pre-sale opportunities proceeding the public on sale. Friday night will feature open General Admission seating, while Saturday night’s event will offer a combination of front row, lower level reserved seating and general admission offerings.

As a special bonus, anyone who purchases Saturday night tickets will have the option to had a Friday night for just $20. Additional Kid General Admission tickets are just $5 each night. Ticket prices do not include facility or online ticketing fees.

For more information including links to purchase tickets visit www.indoorautoracing.com.


 

BRADEN CHIARAMONTE IS HEADED TO COCOPAH FOR THE WESTERN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

(El Cajon, CA, November 1, 2023) Arizona sprint car fans are in for a treat this Friday and Saturday with the announcement that talented teenager Braden Chiaramonte is headed to the USAC/CRA Western World Championships at the Cocopah Speedway. The two-night affair will be the 16-year-old’s first appearance at the track that is located about 12 miles north of the USA/Mexico border and only his second time driving a 410 sprint car.

Three weeks ago, Chiaramonte shocked racing fans with a dazzling performance at the USAC/CRA race at Arizona’s Mohave Valley Raceway. It was his first night competing in a 410 sprint car. 410 sprint cars are considered to be the toughest cars to drive in all of sprint car racing. Taking to them like a duck takes to water, Chiaramonte was the fastest car in hot laps at Mohave. He really made the fans sit up and take notice when he posted the third-fastest qualifying time of the 26 cars on hand at the 1/3 mile banked clay oval.

When it was time for the heat races, Chiaramonte battled hard but ended up finishing sixth. That meant he had to contest the B main. Without a provisional at his disposal, he had to finish in the top 12 to get into the A main event or he was done for the night. He easily did that when he placed fourth.

In what turned out to be a great gift for the fans, the youngster had to start ninth in the 30-lapper. From there he thrilled the big crowd with an impressive run towards the front. Running on the edge at the top, he passed some of the West Coast’s top stars and the roar from the crowd when he momentarily went by the leader drowned out the noise of the engines. Unfortunately, seconds after he took the lead, a yellow flag came out and the field reverted back to the last completed lap and Chiaramonte had to go back to second. A slip-up on the last lap saw him finish fourth but his charge to the front is what will be remembered by the appreciative crowd.

This weekend’s races will be Chiaramonte’s fifth and sixth in Arizona in 2023. He made three visits to the Adobe Mountain Speedway in his 600cc outlaw micro in April. He won two of the three and finished sixth in the other. In July, he visited the Deuce of Clubs Thunder Raceway for the first time to contest a 360 wingless sprint car race. The high altitude track proved to be a challenge for the crew getting the engine tuned correctly. Starting fifth in the main, the talented driver set his sights on the front of the pack. He drove by the fourth-place car and was in the process of moving up to third when he slapped the wall with his right rear. The slam bent the Jacob’s ladder and flattened the right rear tire. Despite those handicaps, he stayed on the track and was fifth when the damage finally forced him out six laps later.

In addition to his sojourns to Arizona this year, he performed at a pair of races at Adobe Mountain in 2022. Included was a second-place finish at the Billy Shuman Tribute on November 11th.

Chiaramonte, who lives in El Cajon, California, will be making his 34th and 35th starts of the season at this weekend’s races in the “Grand Canyon State.” His prior 33 appearances this year have come on 17 different tracks in six different states and in seven different types of race cars. The personable young driver's latest showing came two weeks ago at the prestigious 5th Annual Keith Kunz Giveback Classic at Oklahoma’s Port City Raceway. 105 cars jammed the pit area of the popular track for the influential race. On his qualifying night, Chiaramonte finished sixth in the A main. At the finale 48 hours later, he was challenging for second in the B main when he was pinched into an infield tire and had to restart at the back. With limited laps remaining, he dazzled the fans by charging all the way back to ninth and only missing the final transfer to the A main by a half car length at the checkered flag.

After this week's races at Cocopah, Chiaramonte is expected to be at Perris Auto Speedway for the USAC/CRA season finale on November 11th. Beginning on November 14th, he will race the final seven USAC National Midget races of the year in one of Matt Streeter’s powerful cars. He will conclude his 2023 campaign in the 38th Annual Tulsa Shootout at the famous SageNet Center from December 26th through the 31st.

For fans who want to see this Friday and Saturday’s Western World Championships in person, gates at the Cocopah Speedway will open at 4:00 p.m. with racing at 6:00. Reserved seats are $35.00 and general admission is $25.00. Students 13-17 are $15.00. Kids 12 and under get in for free. The track is located at 3450 W County 15th Streets in Somerton, Arizona (85360). The track website is racecocopahspeedway.com and the office phone number is (602) 292-7607. For those who cannot make it to the Arizona speed plant, the race will be shown live on Speed Sport TV. Ordering or more information is available at https://speedsport.tv/videos/30446.

Chiaramonte would like to thank all his sponsors who have made his racing efforts possible. RTL Traffic Control, AM Ortega, Hyper Racing, Chop Design, Adams Motors, Hacienda Casa Blanca Fine Mexican Dining, Evil Plus Injection, King Racing Products, Tiner-Hirst Enterprises, and Keizer Wheels.

Chiaramonte and his team are in the midst of a busy racing season. If you are interested in becoming a marketing partner with one of the most talented and personable young drivers in the sport, please feel free to call or e-mail Daniel Chiaramonte mailto:dchiaramonte@rtltraffic.com or (619) 988 7563.

Braden Chiaramonte 2023 Results

January 13 Tulsa SageNet Center Chili Bowl Midget Nationals 14th A Main

January 14 Tulsa SageNet Center Chili Bowl Midget Nationals 12th C Main

March 11 Imperial Valley Raceway So Cal Non Wing Open Comp Sprints 9th A Main

March 11 Imperial Valley Raceway Best of the West Lightning Sprints #2 1st A Main

March 18 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 16th A Main

March 24 Placerville Speedway Sprint Car Challenge Tour 10th B Main

April 1 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Car DNS

April 8 Adobe Mountain Speedway 600 Outlaw Winged Micro 1st A Main

April 21 Adobe Mountain Speedway 600 Outlaw Non Wing Micro 6th A Main

April 22 Adobe Mountain Speedway 600 Outlaw Winged Micro 1st A Main

May 11 US 24 Raceway All Transportation A Wingless Clash 5th Qualifier

May 12 US 24 Raceway All Transportation A Wingless Clash 10th A Main

May 13 US 24 Raceway All Transportation A Wingless Clash 15th Qualifier

May 19 Kings Auto Raceway At Plaza Park 600 Non Wing Micro 4th A Main

May 20 Thunderbowl Raceway Kings of Thunder 360 Sprint Cars 7th A Main

June 3 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 16th A Main

June 23 Delta Speedway 600 Non Wing Micro 5th A Main

June 24 Delta Speedway 600 Non Wing Micro 21st A Main

July 7 Ocean Speedway Taco Bravo 360 Sprints DNS

July 15 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 20th A Main

July 22 Deuce of Clubs Thunder Raceway Open 360 Sprint Cars 12th A Main

August 5 Placerville Speedway Winged 360 Sprint Cars 12th A Main

August 25 Silver Dollar Speedway Winged 360 Sprint Cars 10th A Main

September 7 Sweet Springs Motorplex 600cc POWRi Non Wing Micros 7th A Main

September 8 Sweet Springs Motorplex 600cc POWRi Non Wing Micros 24th A Main

September 9 Sweet Springs Motorplex 600cc POWRi Non Wing Micros 24th A Main

September 22 Lil Texas Motor Speedway 600cc POWRi Non Wing Micros 1st A Main

September 23 Lil Texas Motor Speedway 600cc POWRi Non Wing Micros 2nd A Main

September 28 US 24 Raceway 600cc Non Wings Micros 8th A Main

September 29 US 24 Raceway 600cc Winged Micros 8th Qualifier

September 30 US 24 Raceway 600cc Winged Micros 19th A Main

September 30 US 24 Raceway 600cc Non Winged Micros 6th Qualifier

October 14 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 4th A Main

October 19 Port City Raceway 600cc Non Wing Micro 6th A Main

October 21 Port City Raceway 600cc Non Wing Micro 9th B Main

 

Joe James/Pat O’Connor Memorial to Return to Salem
Nov 2

Officials with the 500 Sprint Car Tour, in conjunction with Salem Speedway, have announced that the series will make its first trip to the historic Southern Indiana track in 2024. The event will also see the return of the Joe James/Pat O’Connor Memorial to Salem Speedway after a short hiatus that saw the event being held at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park. The event is set for Saturday, September 7th.

“We are really excited and honored to be able to have the Joe James/Pat O’Connor Memorial return and have the 500 Sprint Car Tour at Salem Speedway in 2024,” remarked Salem Speedway owner Nick Bohanon. “I’m an open wheel racer, so it was one of my priorities when I purchased Salem to get Sprint cars and the Joe James/Pat O’Connor Memorial back to the High Banks! We appreciate the 500 Sprint Car Tour giving us the opportunity to host one of their events, Sprint cars and open wheel racing are a huge part of the history here at Salem!”

Salem Speedway boasts 33-degree banking in the corners

The Joe James/Pat O’Connor Memorial is the second longest running pavement sprint car race in the world behind the Little 500. After traditionally being held at Salem Speedway, with the exception of a few years when the race was held on dirt, the race was held this past season at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park as a 500 Sprint Car Tour sanctioned event. The series will continue to sanction the historic event as it goes back to its home track for the first time since 2020.

“We are very excited to not only be going to Salem Speedway, but to be bringing the Joe James/Pat O’Connor Memorial back to Salem, Indiana,” said Jared Owen - 500 Sprint Car Tour Series Director. “We can't say enough thanks to everyone at Lucas Oil IRP for their willingness to continue the history of this great event. With that being said, we are beyond excited to have the two most historic pavement sprint car races in the world on our schedule, and to be running them, now, at their home tracks.”

Salem Speedway has undergone major improvements since the last time the Joe James/Pat O’Connor Memorial was completed there. Some of the improvements include new safety lights around the track, a new scoreboard, as well as major improvements to the racing surface and the track lighting. Salem’s continued commitment to not only non-wing pavement sprint car racing, but to preserving the history of their facility, has driven the desire of fans and drivers alike to return to the high banked oval.

Continuing on a trend set in 2023, the USSA Kenyon Midget Series will once again be traveling with the 500 Sprint Car Tour as a companion series. Competing on the smaller, quarter mile configuration at Salem, the Kenyon Midget group will make their debut at the track as the series continues to further the development of open wheel talent across the Midwest. This will be one of many events in 2024 that the Kenyon Midget Series will run in conjunction with a 500 Sprint Car Event.

Once available, more information on the 500 Sprint Car Tour 2024 season can be found online at 500SprintCarTour.com and via social media on Facebook, Twitter (X), and Instagram. Furthermore, more information and updates on the 2024 season at Salem Speedway can be found online at SalemSpeedway.com and via social media posts on the Salem Speedway Facebook Page.

 

 

USAC/CRA LEADING ROOKIE HEADING TO ARIZONA FOR THIS WEEK’S WESTERN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

(Lakeside, CA, October 31, 2023) After a weekend away from the track, Sexton Gatlin Racing’s season will hit the top of the homestretch this Friday and Saturday when Grant Sexton contests the Western World Championship at the Cocopah Speedway. The 19-year-old goes into the weekend with a commanding lead in the USAC/CRA Rookie of the Year chase with just three races to go in 2023.

Sexton opened the 2023 campaign at Cocopah on the last weekend in January. It ended up being an inauspicious start to the year. At the Friday opener, a car flipped down the front straightaway and nearly landed on top of Sexton’s beautiful #22. With that disaster averted, he came out for the main event. However, when he hit the throttle, the engine did not respond the way he liked, he wisely pulled off the track before the race started.

The next evening, things actually got worse. The team scrambled to get his backup 360 ready for the night of action. Even though he was down on horsepower to the 410s in the field, Sexton was ready to rumble. Unfortunately, disaster struck in his heat race. The car directly in front of him spun leaving him nowhere to go. The teen clobbered the spinning car. The thunderous blow broke Sexton’s front axle and ripped out the rear end of his backup car. That signaled the end of a very frustrating weekend.

The Lakeside, California based driver comes into this weekend after competing all season in USAC/CRA, the toughest traditional sprint car series west of the Mississippi. Since those two races in January, Sexton has been a totally different driver and has amassed four top-10 finishes including a season-best fifth at Bakersfield on June 24th. Those results have seen him rise to eighth in the season long championship standings. Coming into the weekend he has a massive 341-point lead in the Rookie of the Year chase.

Sexton’s last race was two weeks ago when he contested the final Southern California Open Competition Sprint Car race of the year at the Imperial Valley Raceway. On that night, he was the fifth-fastest qualifier and placed fourth in his heat. In the 20-lap main event, he started seventh and finished fifth. The prior night was just practice and a six-lap dash for the six fastest drivers. Sexton qualified for that brief race and ended up fourth at the checkered.

For fans who want to see this Friday and Saturday’s Western World Championships in person, gates at the Cocopah Speedway will open at 4:00 p.m. with racing at 6:00. Reserved seats are $35.00 and general admission is $25.00. Students 13-17 are $15.00. Kids 12 and under get in for free. The track is located at 3450 W County 15th Streets in Somerton, Arizona (85360). The track website is racecocopahspeedway.com and the office phone number is (602) 292-7607. For those who cannot make it to the Arizona speed plant, the race will be shown live on Speed Sport TV. Ordering or more information is available at https://speedsport.tv/videos/30446.

If you or your company are interested in becoming a partner with Sexton Gatlin Racing in 2023, please call (619) 454-6945 or E-mail mailto:sextonfire@cox.net or mail to.

Sexton Gatlin Racing would like to thank the following companies for making the 2022 season possible. Keys Brothers, East County Electric Works, Maxima Oil, Automated Interiors, Sexton Fire Protection, BK Wings, Troy Dirt, Victory Graphix, and Swift Powdercoat.

Sexton Gatlin Racing 2023 Results

Brent Sexton

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 4th A Main

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 2nd A Main

4-1-23 Mohave Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 1st A Main

4-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning 1st A Main

5-27-23 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning 2nd A Main

6-3-23 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 6th A Main

6-10-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 7th A Main

6-10-23 Perris Auto Speedway PAS Senior Sprint Cars 2nd A Main

7-8-23 Barona Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning 2nd A Main

7-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 18th A Main

8-10-23 Devils Lake Raceway Minn-Kota Summer Nationals 6th A Main

8-11-23 River Cities Raceway Minn-Kota Summer Nationals 11th B Main

8-12-23 Greenbush Race Park Minn-Kota Summer Nationals 2nd A Main

8-14-23 Buffalo River Speedway Minn-Kota Summer Nationals Rained Out

8-19-23 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Rained Out

9-23-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 17th A Main

10-14-23 Mohave Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 6th A Main

10-20-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 1st A Main

10-21-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints 3rd A Main

Dalton Sexton

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 14th A Main

4-1-23 Mohave Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning DNS

4-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning 3rd A Main

8-22-23 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Rained Out

Grant Sexton

1-27-23 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 16th A Main

1-28-23 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars DNS

3-18-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 19th A Main

4-1-23 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 13th B Main

4-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 12th A Main

4-22-23 Kings Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 7th A Main

4-29-23 Kern County Raceway Park USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 12th A Main

5-6-23 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 6th A Main

5-20-23 Thunderbowl Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 14th A Main

5-27-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 9th A Main

6-10-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 15th A Main

6-17-23 Ventura Raceway USAC West Coast Sprints 21st A Main

6-24-23 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 5th A Main

7-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 16th A Main

8-10-23 Devils Lake Raceway Minn-Kota Summer Nationals 6th A Main

8-11-23 River Cities Raceway Minn-Kota Summer Nationals 10th A Main

8-12-23 Greenbush Race Park Minn-Kota Summer Nationals 19th A Main

8-14-23 Buffalo River Speedway Minn-Kota Summer Nationals Rained Out

8-19-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Rained Out

9-23-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 13th A Main

10-14-23 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 20th A Main

10-20-21 Imperial Valley Raceway So Cal Open Comp Sprint Cars 5th A Main

AJ Bender

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 1st A Main

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 7th A Main

4-1-23 Mohave Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning DNS

Robby Brockman

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 13th A Main

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 5th A Main

4-1-23 Mohave Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 8th A Main

Darren Brown

7-8-23 Barona Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning 1st A Main

Braden Chiaramonte

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 1st A Main

6-3-23 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 16th A Main

Geoff Dale

5-27-23 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Southwest 4th A Main

 

 

Brian Brown Racing and Casey’s extend partnership with multi-year agreement

GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. (November 2, 2023) - Five-time Knoxville Raceway track champion and reigning 360 Knoxville Nationals champion, Brian Brown, is pleased to announce that Casey’s will extend its partnership with Brian Brown Racing through a multi-year agreement, continuing a longstanding and successful tradition that dates to 2010.

Headquartered in Ankeny, Iowa, Casey’s chain of convenience stores, famously known for their handmade, delicious pizza, serves communities in 16 states with 2500 locations situated throughout much of the Midwestern and Southern United States.

“For over a decade, Casey's has proudly invested time and resources to bring visibility and excitement to sprint car racing and motorsports. Today, we're incredibly excited to announce our renewed sponsorship with Brian for the 2024-25 race season," said Katie Petru, Director, Communications at Casey's. "Brian Brown and his team have been great partners in helping us promote our handmade, delicious pizza among other Casey's favorites like MTN DEW Overdrive, and we look forward to continuing to share the love for the sport with race car fans and our guests and team members across the communities we serve."

“All of us at Brian Brown Racing are excited, as well as grateful, to continue our partnership with Casey’s,” Brian Brown stated. “We love Casey’s mission and we look forward to representing the company, as well as each and every one of their 43,000 employees, at the highest level. With that hopefully comes a lot of victory lane appearances, and a lot of nights celebrating with Casey’s handmade, delicious pizza.”

Although headlines for the new year are already underway, Brian Brown and Brian Brown Racing still have work to do, as they are set to tackle The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, North Carolina, for the annual World of Outlaws World Finals on Wednesday through Saturday, November 1-4.

 

 

Amantea Caps Season With Top-Five Run During USAC East Coast Sprint Cars Season Finale

Inside Line Promotions - SWEDESBORO, N.J. (Nov. 1, 2023) - Joey Amantea produced a top-five result with the Rapid Tire USAC East Coast Sprint Cars last Saturday during the season finale.

Amantea's fourth-place finish at Bridgeport Motorsports Park was his 13 th total top five this year and ninth during USAC East Coast Sprint Cars competition, which was the second most.

"We had good speed," he said. "In the heat race, we won it to make the feature inversion. In the feature our car was coming in. We were running third and got a hole in the center of the tire and it was gradually losing air every lap. It pretty much made it super tight on the cushion. I had to figure out how much more sideways I could get before spinning out. It made it very difficult."

Amantea hung onto a podium position for most of the remainder of the race before dropping to fourth at the end.

"The fact we finished and where we did showed my improvement as a driver," he said. "If this happened a couple of years ago I probably would have demolished the car."

Amantea ended the season third in the USAC East Coast Sprint Cars championship standings despite missing multiple races.

He also competed in a 410ci winged sprint car last Saturday. After mechanical woes during Friday's practice night, Amantea hopped into Bob Lilick's sprint car to race on Saturday. Unfortunately, it was short-lived as Amantea was involved in a crash on the opening lap of a heat race.

"I want to thank Bob Lilick for letting me run the car," he said. "I was coming off the bottom and someone was coming off the top and we met in the middle. It was a racing deal. I was like a parasail through the sky. That was not good."

QUICK RESULTS -

Oct. 28 - Bridgeport Motorsports Park in Swedesboro, N.J. (non-wing sprint car) - Heat race: 1 (2); Feature: 4 (5).

Oct. 28 - Bridgeport Motorsports Park in Swedesboro, N.J. (winged sprint car) - Heat race: DNF (9); Feature: DNS (-).

SEASON STATS -

44 races, 1 win, 13 top fives, 18 top 10s, 23 top 15s, 30 top 20s

MEDIA LINKS -

Website: http://www.joeyamantearacing.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joeyamantearacing/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/joeyamantea88J

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"To achieve your dreams and goals in this sport you need great partners who provide quality products and I believe Stinger Race Fuel is the best out there," Amantea said. "I'm very grateful for their support and look forward to continued success together."

Amantea would also like to thank Amantea Real Estate, JPA Masonry, Stinger Race Fuel Products, 600cc Performance, CSI Shocks, Smith Titanium, Radical Race Gear, Pensyl Enterprises and JPA Equipment & Truck Repair for their continued support.

 

 

Hagar Aiming for 20 th Win of Year Saturday During Season Finale

Inside Line Promotions - MARION, Ark. (Nov. 1, 2023) - Derek Hagar has one final night remaining on his 2023 racing schedule, giving him one more chance to reach his dream 20-win mark.

"Hitting that 20-win mark would be spectacular," he said. "I feel that's a pretty big accomplishment no matter who or where you are racing. To put yourself in position to win that many races is hard to do."

Hagar plans to race a 305ci winged sprint car owned by Chad Jones this Saturday at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark. He has eight victories at the track this season, including four in the 305 division.

"It gives us a lot of confidence," he said. "We don't get to race there every weekend so to be able to click off eight wins at Riverside is unbelievable.

"We'll be in a really good car. Chad has a nice piece and engine package so I'm looking forward to jumping in it. A.G. Rains takes care of the car. I do the shocks for Chad and A.G. does the maintenance on the car. I think it'll be a simple transition from when we unload out of the trailer."

Hagar has already surpassed his previous season high for wins - 16, which he accomplished in 2014 and 2016. However, Hagar has always dreamed of capturing 20 victories in a single season and he is just one more trip to Victory Lane away.

"I think it is in everybody's mind," he said. "You want to win as much as you can. Donny Schatz and Steve Kinser set that mark that it is doable, winning that many races. That first win of the year is always the hardest to get. Then you just see how many you can earn in a season. This is our last weekend to get to 20 wins. I hope we can, but if not we still had an outstanding year."

SEASON STATS -

30 races, 19 wins, 26 top fives, 27 top 10s, 29 top 15s, 30 top 20s

UP NEXT -

Saturday at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark.

MEDIA LINKS -

Website: http://www.DerekHagarRacing.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/HagarDerek

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"A.G. Rains and AR Dyno Specialty got us tuned up to where this thing runs top notch," Hagar said. "We were able to pick up several wins with his technology and knowledge to help us to get this thing running well."

Hagar would like to thank Ameri-Panel, J&J Auto Racing, B & D Towing and Recovery, FK Rod Ends, Dynotech Performance Race Engines, A.M.P., Fragola Performance Systems, Administrative Consulting Services, Killer Coatings, Beazt Composites, Xtreme Race Graphics, Southern Collision Centre, AR Dyno Specialty, Jeff's Heating and Cooling, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Weld Wheels, DHR Suspension, Hinchman Racewear, Wix Filters, Valvoline, Ti64 and Builtwiser Wings for their continued support.

 

 

SCCT wraps up season at the Stockton Dirt Track this Saturday

By Gary Thomas

Stockton, CA…What started in March will officially conclude this Saturday as the Sprint Car Challenge Tour caps its season by taking part in the 40th “Tribute to Gary Patterson” at the Stockton Dirt Track.

The can’t miss event showcases the second “Nor*Cal Triple Crown” where three traveling series champions will be crowned in the unique Stockton Dirt Track victory corral. Please note the event on November 4th does feature an earlier start time, with the pit meeting at 3pm and cars on track shortly after.

Along with the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour presented by Abreu Vineyards, the NARC 410 Sprint Cars and Hunt Magnetos Wingless Tour will also wrap up titles at the Tribute to Gary Patterson.

Going into the final round of the SCCT campaign Clarksburg’s Justyn Cox sits atop the standings by 25-markers over Dylan Bloomfield. The most recent event in Petaluma saw Cox put together an impressive night and come close to victory. He’ll look to carry that same speed into the Stockton finale on Saturday at the helm of the Bates-Hamilton Racing No. 42x.

Bloomfield also had a shot at cracking off a SCCT win last time out, only to encounter issues in lapped traffic. The 17-year-old driver of the Vertullo Racing No. 83v will be gunning for a strong night at the Tribute to Gary Patterson to try and close the gap between himself and Cox.

Templeton’s Kaleb Montgomery heads into the night looking to rebound after a DNF in Petaluma relegated him to third in points, now 32 behind Cox.

Rounding out the top-10 heading into Saturday’s program are Suisun City’s Chance Grasty, Clovis’ Dominic Gorden, Dunnigan’s Luke Hayes, Hanford’s Mitchell Faccinto, Fremont’s Shane Golobic, Roseville’s Sean Becker and reigning SCCT champ Andy Forsberg.

Aromas wheel-man Justin Sanders will climb back aboard the Dale Miller Septic No. 4sa on Saturday as the team looks to lock up the SCCT owners’ championship. Sanders is also the defending winner of the Tribute to Gary Patterson.

Known as the “Dancing Phantom from Stockton,” the “Preacher,” the “Hostile Hippie” or just simply “GP,” Gary Patterson was one of the most colorful characters of his time and captured several major wins in his career, including the Gold Cup Race of Champions, the Super Dirt Cup in Washington and the Turkey Night Grand Prix at Ascot Park among others.

Patterson lost his life in a Sprint Car crash at Calistoga Speedway on Memorial Day weekend 1983 and an event in his memory has been held every year since. “GP” moved to Stockton, California in 1957 and began his career at the Stockton 99 Speedway. This year marks the 11th season in a row that we’ve paid honor to Patterson in Stockton.

Tickets and Details:

Tickets for the 40th annual Tribute to Gary Patterson on Saturday cost $30. Children four and under will be admitted free.

Tickets can be purchased online via https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nov-4th-triple-crown-championship-finales-at-the-stockton-dirt-track-tickets-733680186187?aff=g or at the gate on race day. Seating is general admission.

The pit gate will open at 1pm, with the front grandstand gate opening at 3pm. The pit meeting will be held at 3pm with cars on track shortly after. Hot laps, Sierra Foothills Wine Services qualifying, and racing will follow.

There is also no sound rule at the event.

The Stockton Dirt Track is a 4/10-mile clay oval located on the San Joaquin County Fairgrounds in Stockton, California. The physical address is 1658 S Airport Way, Stockton, CA 95206. For information on the speedway visit www.stocktondirttrack.com

For those who can’t make it to the track CaliDirt.TV provides live coverage of every Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour presented by Abreu Vineyards race. Fans can purchase through a monthly membership or on a per race basis via https://calidirt.tv/

The Sprint Car Challenge Tour would like to thank Elk Grove Ford, Abreu Vineyards, Hoosier Racing Tires, CaliDirt.TV, Shop Kyle Larson, Pit Stop USA, Tiner-Hirst Enterprise, BR Motorsports, King Racing Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, D&D Roofing, Sierra Foothills Wine Services, Garth Moore Insurance and Financial Services and High Sierra Industries for their support this season.

More information on the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour presented by Abreu Vineyards can be found at our official website www.sprintcarchallengetour.com – Be sure to also like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/sprintcarchallengetour and follow on Twitter https://twitter.com/360SCCT for the latest breaking news regarding SCCT. You can also find us on Instagram by searching scct360.

 

 

Justyn Cox and BHR set to wrap up the season this Saturday in Stockton

By Gary Thomas

Stockton, CA…The 2023 campaign has been a solid one for Justyn Cox and this Saturday night it all comes to an exciting conclusion during the 40th annual “Tribute to Gary Patterson” at the Stockton Dirt Track.

Prior to the finale, this past weekend also saw Bates-Hamilton Racing make the trek south to the Kern County Dirt Track for the penultimate outing of the NARC 410 Sprint Car Series season.

At the event Cox timed-in 14th overall, followed by a fifth-place finish in his heat race. He then started 14th in the feature and brought home a 12th place result after 30 laps of racing.

“Kern just didn’t go our way last Saturday,” Cox stated. “I didn’t do a good enough job in qualifying, and with the track conditions that really set up the night. We were slightly off in the heat and couldn’t pass anyone. In the feature we made some good changes, but it was hard to pass with it pretty much being one lane on the bottom. P12 isn’t ideal but we’ll take it and move on to this weekend.”

All eyes in Northern California Sprint Car racing this Saturday November 4th will now be planted upon the Stockton Dirt Track for the annual Tribute to Gary Patterson.

The massive event caps off both the NARC 410 Sprint Car Series campaign and the Sprint Car Challenge Tour season respectively. It also marks the first show of the season at the San Joaquin County Fairgrounds venue.

Cox heads into the night looking to add the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour presented by Abreu Vineyards title to his resume. So far this season it’s been a consistent one with the SCCT 360s, as he’s brought home top-10 finishes in all but three races.

The Clarksburg driver goes into the SCCT finale possessing a 25-point lead at the top of the standings and hopes to finish it off in style.

On the NARC 410 side of things the 29-year-old heads into the night holding down fourth in the championship standings, which includes a win at the Dennis Roth Classic in April.

“We have two races left with the Stockton Dirt Track double header and I’m excited to see what we can do this weekend,” Cox commented. “We have a chance to win a championship with SCCT and that’s always been a goal of mine since the series inception in 2017.”

Tickets for the 40th annual Tribute to Gary Patterson on Saturday can be purchased online via https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nov-4th-triple-crown-championship-finales-at-the-stockton-dirt-track-tickets-733680186187?aff=g or at the gate on race day.

The pit gate will open at 1pm, with the front grandstand gate opening at 3pm. The pit meeting will be held at 3pm with cars on track shortly after.

𝑩𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔-𝑯𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒐𝒏 𝑹𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 would like to thank BenefitRFP, Lippert Construction, Mozingo Construction, Dan Ewart Sales, VinylTech PVC Pipe, Clow Valve, Teichert Construction, Advanced Drainage Systems, Custom Pipe and Fabrication, B Scadden Design, Specified Pipe, North Bay Waterworks, SIP, Tigre, Star Pipe Products, McWane Ductile, Kaeding Performance, Kistler Engines, Maxim Racing, Sellers Race Wings, ART Enterprises, Rod Tiner Racing, Tiner-Hirst Enterprise, Vanlare Steering Repair, Arbo-Tec, Performance Powder Coating, Warehouse Paint, Justice Brothers, K1 Race Gear, Arai Helmets and Bullet Impressions for their support this season.

𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬-𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 Kern County Quick Recap-

Saturday October 28th: Qualified (14th), Heat Race (5th), A-main (12th)

𝐔𝐩𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬-

Saturday November 4th: Stockton Dirt Track – NARC and SCCT Finale (40th Tribute to Gary Patterson)

𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: Tigre

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Mallett Perseveres for Career-Best Third-Place Finish in ASCS National Tour Championship Standings

Inside Line Promotions - GREENBRIER, Ark. (Oct. 31, 2023) - Jordon Mallett battled through a challenging season to record his career-best points finish with the ASCS National Tour.

Mallett used nine top fives and 21 top 10s with the series to place third in the championship standings.

"We pushed through and to come out with a podium is a good way to pay off the hard work," he said. "The end goal is always the same. I want to be a contender and put myself in contention. It doesn't matter if it's every night, race by race, or we're talking about a championship. At this level everybody's stuff is good and everybody is good. You have to have things go your way. I felt that was where we lacked a few times this year. We got in some bad spots with some bouts with mechanical problems and parts failures we didn't see coming. There were several weeks in the middle of the year we were a week-to-week race team on whether we could continue or have to pull off. We were riding around with a motor in the car and fingers crossed we didn't have any problems. We have some really good people behind us, stepping up and helping us out. We owe it to them to push through and show them we're in this for the long haul."

The theme of perseverance resonated with Mallett throughout the season.

"It's been a year that was trying as far as so many weird things that happened or went wrong," he said. "I'm hoping we got all of those things out of the way and next year we'll start fresh without the bad luck. I'm just glad to persevere. What really stands out is the nights something went drastically wrong and we were able to still perform.

"If you just look at the results it doesn't show the work and determination we put in. A race that stands out was at Caney Valley Speedway (on June 24). It was in the middle of that week by week. We thought we were in good shape. We were really quick in qualifying and were running second in our heat race with a shot to win. We broke a motor with two laps to go. My crew just went to work. We got back to the trailer and it was a quick turnaround before the feature. We swapped motors and cranked on our way to staging. We went out there and got tangled in someone else's mess. We had to go back to the work area and restart the race at the tail. We got back out there and charged all the way to fourth. I feel if we hadn't broke a motor we would have started up front and could have won the deal. The motor we put in had a fresh spark plug that the electrode was broken. So we charged from the back to fourth on seven cylinders. It stands out because there were two or three ways we should have won that race and to still be in the top five was impressive for our team. There were several races like that where we battled to overcome adversity this year."

There were also some smooth nights. Half of Mallett's top fives were podium runs this year, including season-best outings of second place on June 16 at Humboldt Speedway in Humboldt, Kan., and on Aug. 26 at Salina Highbanks Speedway in Salina, Okla.

"We're taking many positives out of the season and we've found some areas we can build on for next year," he said. "We want to thank all of our partners, fans and supporters. We are eager to get preparation underway for 2024."

SEASON STATS -

39 races, 0 wins, 10 top fives, 25 top 10s, 28 top 15s, 32 top 20s

MEDIA LINKS -

Website: http://jordonmallett.myracepass.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jmmotorsports14

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jordonmallettmotorsports

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT ­­­- Water for Christ

Water for Christ was established from the joint passions of sharing the Gospel of Christ and supplying clean water to villages in developing countries. For more information, visit http://www.WaterForChrist.com .

"Water for Christ goes to Africa and other third-world countries to drill fresh-water wells where there is no access to fresh or clean water," Mallett said. "We're trying to raise awareness so they can continue to do what they do and hopefully on a larger scale."

Mallett would like to thank Awakening Events, Awakening Foundation, Water for Christ, Porter Commercial Refrigeration, Red River Rack Co., D&K Farms, Powers HVAC, DHR Suspension, Racing Optics, Triple X Race Co., KSE Racing Products, FK Rod Ends, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Sinco, Inc., Autometer, Callies Racing Products, DynoTech Race Engines, Hero Graphics, Hilborn Fuel Injection, ISC Racers Tape, K&N Engineering, Lone Star Super Gas (Sunoco), HRP Wings, Schoenfeld Headers, Simpson Race Products, Smiley's Racing Products, MetTec Titanium, MotorState Distributing, DMI, Fast 5 Solutions and Superior Bearing and Supply for their continued support.

 

 

Big Game Motorsports and Gravel Battling for World of Outlaws Championship Down to the Wire

Inside Line Promotions - WINDOM, Minn. (Oct. 31, 2023) - Big Game Motorsports enters the final event of the season within striking distance of the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series championship for the second straight year.

David Gravel sits 50 points out of the top spot entering the World of Outlaws World Finals, which runs this Wednesday through Saturday at The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, N.C.

The dirt oval has been a good track for Gravel, who has earned a World of Outlaws win there during four of the last six years. He has five World of Outlaws World Finals triumphs - tied for the most - during that span.

Last year Gravel finished sixth, 10 th and 11th, respectively, during the World of Outlaws World Finals. This year he will likely need podium performances each night to have a chance at his first career World of Outlaws championship.

That isn't out of the question as Gravel leads the World of Outlaws with 11 feature victories this season. He also is atop the chart with 34 podiums and 46 top fives.

Also of note, Gravel enters the action this week with eight podiums in his last 10 races.

SEASON STATS -

77 races, 12 wins, 52 top fives, 65 top 10s, 73 top 15s, 73 top 20s

UP NEXT -

Wednesday through Saturday at The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, N.C., for the World of Outlaws World Finals with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series

MEDIA LINKS -

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BigGameMotorspt

HUSET'S SPEEDWAY -

Huset's Speedway is a dirt oval located in Brandon, S.D. The track opened in 1954 and has undergone a large renovation within the last few years, making it a premier destination for both marquee racing events and weekly programs. For more information, visit http://www.HusetsSpeedway.com .

JACKSON MOTORPLEX -

Jackson Motorplex is a 4/10-mile dirt oval located in Jackson, Minn. It hosts special events from May through August, including races with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series, Midwest Power Series, Midwest Sprint Touring Series and more. For more information, visit http://www.JacksonMotorplex.com .

TICKET LINK -

To purchase online tickets for events at either Huset's Speedway or at Jackson Motorplex, visit http://mpv.tickets.com/schedule/?agency=JKMV_PL_MPV&orgid=55369#/?view=list&includePackages=true .

 

 

Sean Becker Keeps Winning Streak Alive As He Claims Spooktacular Win in Marysville, CA.

PETERSEN MEDIA- Every season since 2002, Sean Becker has picked up at least one Sprint Car feature event victory. With the season rapidly winding down in Northern California, ‘The Shark’ extended his streak on Saturday night as he picked up the win during the Spooktacular at Marysville Raceway for the second consecutive season.

“The track took a while to get run in, and I was nervous to be the first car out for time trials because it was still greasy,” Sean Becker said. “Luckily, Dan Monhoff put a great car underneath me, and it helped lay down a great lap and our time held up and set us up for a good night.”

With 27 cars in the pit area for the track’s annual ode to former promoter, Paul Hawes, as well as the Halloween holiday, Becker got the night kicked off by timing in third fastest.

Lining up in the second row of his heat race, Becker played it smart and rolled to a third-place finish. Locking himself into the feature, Becker also earned a berth in the redraw, where the one pill put him on the pole of the 25-lap feature event.

From the front row, Becker was extremely tough out front as he wasted no time opening his lead up. While he did get slowed up in a traffic on a few occasions, the Roseville, CA driver was never seriously challenged up front.

A few restarts sprinkled throughout the race did put the field on his rear bumper, but in the end it was Becker holding off longtime rival, Andy Forsberg, to score his second consecutive Spooktacular win at Marysville Raceway.

BY THE NUMBERS: Starts-31, Wins-1, Top 5’s- 6, Top-10’s- 19

ON TAP: Becker’s next event is TBD.

STAY CONNECTED: If you can’t be at the track, make sure to give Sean a follow on Instagram at @BeckerRacing23.

 

 

National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum Sweepstakes Car/Auction Set for World Finals!

Knoxville, IA, October 31, 2023 – The Triple X/Al Parker Engines National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum Sweepstakes 410 sprint car is making an appearance this week at the World Finals at the Dirt Track in Concord, North Carolina Wednesday through Saturday! The World of Outlaws sprint cars, World of Outlaws late models and the Super DIRTcars are concluding their 2023 season this weekend in Charlotte. The sweepstakes car will be located under the grandstand, so make sure to get your tickets!

Also, don’t miss the live auction, with proceeds split between the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum, the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame in Walton, Kentucky and the Dirt Motorsports Hall of Fame in Weedsport, New York. That auction will be held at the zMAX Dragway Pavilion on Saturday, November 4 at 11 a.m.! Don’t miss your opportunity to grab your choice of die-casts, photos and much more!

The sweepstakes sprint car will be given away Monday, December 23, 2024.

The sweepstakes sprint car features a Triple X chassis and is powered by an Al Parker Engines 410 engine. The car is the fifteenth to be awarded by the non-profit National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum, which receives all proceeds. The bi-annual program includes donations from sprint car manufacturers across the country.

Sponsors involved with the sweepstakes car include…

Triple X Race Co., Al Parker Engines, Winters Performance, All Pro Cylinder Heads, Kinsler Fuel Injection, Donovan Blocks, KSE, MSD, Wilwood, Saldana Racing Products, TJ Forged, Sage Fruit, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Ultra Shield, All Star Performance, Smith Titanium, Callies, PWR/CR, CP Carillo, HRP Wings, BAM Lifters, FW Shocks, Rod End Supply, Hoosier Tire, King Racing Products, Quick-Car, RacingBars.com, MPI, Schoenfeld, Clevite/Mahle, Total Seal, Trend, Cometic, Tachman and Design Studio 66.

Tickets can also be purchased at www.WinASprintCar.com!

For more information on the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum and the special events happening here, visit www.SprintCarHoF.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter!

 

 

MUST SEE RACING RETURNS TO HISTORIC SANDUSKY SPEEDWAY IN ‘24

Holly, Michigan (October 31, 2023) Must See Racing announced today that the 2024 season for both the MSR National Series Presented by Engine Pro and Maxima Racing Oils Midwest Lights Series will kick off at Sandusky Speedway with both series in action April 20, 2024.

This will be the first visit to Sandusky Speedway for the National Series since 2019 while the MSR Midwest Lights last competed in October 2022 during Cavalcade Weekend.

Sandusky Speedway has long been the home of Supermodifieds, but sprint car racing has a brief history with the track. In 1989 Jeff Gordon claimed an All Star Circuit of Champions 410 victory before he found NASCAR fame. There have been other 410 sprint car series compete at Sandusky prior to the inaugural appearance of MSR in 2019.

Jimmy McCune won the last and only 410 National event at Sandusky Speedway on August 25, 2019. He was also the days Fast Qualifier with a lap of 15.266 second around the historic half-mile. That Sunday afternoon event drew 22 cars and provided plenty of side-by-side racing throughout the day.

The April 20, 2024, season opener will offer a practice session on Friday April 19. Teams will be able to get acclimated to the track and shake cars down for the first time after a long winter. The following night will see complete racing programs for both series with qualifying, heat races, and feature events.

Must See Racing continues to offer a sneak peek at its 2024 schedule by releasing specific dates each week from the schedule ahead of its release date. The next date that will be released from the 2024 schedule will be November 7.

Tracks already announced from the 2024 National schedule include Owosso Speedway, Birch Run Speedway, and Lancaster Motorplex.

For the latest breaking Must See Racing news please follow us on Facebook or visit www.mustseeracing.com.

 

 

A DOUBLE DOSE OF SPRINTCARS FOR SEASON OPENER
Premier Speedway comes back to life this Saturday November 4 with a fantastic field of cars for the season-opening event presented by Warrnambool Offroad and ARB.
Sprintcars, Pro Sprintcars and Modified Sedans are all on the program for the Sungold Stadium Premier Speedway action.
Sprintcars will compete in both the SRA Open Sprintcar Series and Round 1 of the 2023/24 Total Tools Warrnambool Track Championship. There is a healthy nomination list of forty-two Sprintcars from five states of Australia.
The nominated field contains Brock Hallett the defending Total Tools Warrnambool Track Championship and current Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic champion.
The quality doesn’t stop there with current Australian Champion Jock Goodyer, former Australian Champion Marcus Dumesny from New South Wales and former ‘Classic’ Champ Lochie McHugh from Queensland, fresh off a last-start win in Toowoomba.
Also fresh off a win albeit in a different form of motorsport is Supercar star Cam Waters, nominated for this weekend's event. Waters joins a host of stars including local Jamie Veal, Murray Bridge’s Ryan Jones and emerging talent such as Tasmanian Tate Frost, Jye Corbet, Jordyn Brazier and last start SRA round winner Rusty Hickman.
The Pro Sprintcars have a great field of twenty-five nominated for the opening C&H Trucking Series round which includes Lochie McHugh and Jamie Veal performing Sprintcar double duty. They join defending C&H Trucking Series winner Jordan Rae aboard the Domain Ramsay owned V9.
Modified Sedans make a welcome return for the VMPA Tritech Lubricants series with twenty-seven nominations which includes current Australian Champion Jarod Waters from Mildura with his Mercedes entry. VMPA series Round 1 winner Wade McCarthy also from Mildura is nominated along with round 1 runner up Shane Roycroft. The field is littered with quality including Kye Walters, Darcy Wilson, Dylan Barrow, Daniel Simpson, Brody Chrystie and the returning Chris Hayden to name a few of the series regulars.

To view the full list of nominations please click; https://premierspeedway.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/November-4_Nominations.pdf

Public gates will open at 4.00pm with on-track action commencing from 5.00pm.
Tickets can be purchased at www.premierspeedway.com.au or can be purchased at the gate from 4.00 pm on race day.

 

 

Ridge & Sons Racing team with Cory Eliason for World of Outlaws World Finals

By Fully Injected Motorsports:

CONCORD, N.C. (October 31, 2023) - Brian and Lisa Ridge’s Ridge & Sons Racing (RSR) and Visalia, California’s Cory Eliason have officially joined forces, teaming together to battle the nation’s finest in the annual World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, North Carolina. Eliason, a two-time All Star Circuit of Champions winner in 2023, is certainly no stranger to competition at the Concord complex, highlighting the 2022 World of Outlaws World Finals with a runner-up performance on Friday, November 4.

“I’m excited for the opportunity to race for Brian Ridge at the World Finals. He runs a top-notch operation and I’m confident Tyler [Swank] and I will have great chemistry right out of the trailer,” Eliason said. “Everyone will have their eyes on the World Finals, so it’s our goal to put ourselves in contention every night. To help RSR cap their season with a win is the ultimate goal.”

RSR will roll into the season-ending World Finals fresh off of a competitive Midwest campaign with Aaron Reutzel at the helm, capping their 2023 Knoxville Raceway schedule fourth in the final championship standings. The Iowa-based operation earned eight top-ten scores in 11 point-earning A-Main appearances, three of which ending on top of the podium.

“Cory [Eliason] is a great talent and we’re excited to have him join us in Charlotte,” Brian Ridge, owner of the Commercial Edge, Ridge Development, North Ridge Development, No. 8 sprint car, added. “Having a successful weekend at the World Finals would not only help us cap a great season, but ultimately, act as a great momentum kick in preparing for 2024. We’re ready to get started.”

ON DECK: Ridge & Sons Racing (RSR) will conclude their 2023 campaign with the season-ending World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, North Carolina, on Wednesday through Saturday, November 1-4.

 

 

RPM@RENO WESTERN WORKSHOPS “SET-TO-GO” WITH JOSH HOLT FROM MYRACEPASS LEADING THE WAY AMONGST MANY SPEAKERS AND DISCUSSIONS AT RPM

- Registration is Open with MyRacePass Ticketing Platform for RPM@RENO Western Workshops at the Silver Legacy –

Buffalo, N.Y. (October 30, 2023) – The 51st Annual RPM@Reno Western Workshops will be held at the Silver Legacy at the Row in downtown Reno, Nevada on Wednesday, November 29 and Thursday, November 30. The 51st version of the popular sessions has moved to the remodeled “Silver Legacy” to give attendees and exhibitors an enhanced experience during an incredibly busy time of year, further emphasizing that there is no true “off-season” in the sport.

There will be a brief registration hour on Tuesday, November 28 for early attendees at Novi in the Eldorado. The 51st RPM@Reno Western Workshops will have a stellar lineup up of speakers and presenters set for promoters who attend the annual workshops to garner ideas and continue developing and growing their businesses while having the opportunity to connect with a variety of colleagues, industry professionals and exhibitors that touch every corner of the short track racing industry.

The speaking lineup will be headlined by several prominent figures in the motorsports business led by Josh Holt, one of the owner’s of MyRacePass. Holt has brought a unique energy to the business and has built a company that has the ability to work with everyone throughout the industry, tracks, sanctioning bodies and competitors. He has a great and educational story to deliver and can provide help for promoters from angles that have previously been left untouched.

Holt is just the tip of the iceberg in regard to the lineup for the RPM@Reno Western Workshop schedule. New sessions, including the “The Jody Session”, dedicated to Jody Deery, one of the founders and loyal believers in the Workshops. The session will be dedicated to females in the sport and will be led by the women of the sport. Joining these programs will be the traditional sessions, including the legal update and "Pro Bono" hour will be expounded upon and delivered in breakout sessions as well as many other sessions that assist and impact the short track motorsports industry.

Registration for the 51st Annual RPM@Reno Western Workshops are now open. Registration online can be completed here; (www.myracepass.com/businesses/21560/tickets/1356231) (www.promotersnewsletter.com/downloads/get.aspx?i=876838) or the form located here may be filled out and returned to RPM via fax (716.685.0923) or e-mail: info@racingpromomonthly.com. These documents and more information may be found at www.promotersnewsletter.com – the official “MyRacePass” website of the RPM Workshops.

If you are looking to make reservations, make them now; the 51st Annual RPM@Reno Western Workshops take place, Wednesday, November 29 and Thursday, November 30 at the Silver Legacy at the Row, in Reno, Nevada. Rooms can be booked here; The group code is SRRPM23; https://book.passkey.com/go/SRRPM23 (Room Reservations begin at $55.00 per night). (King rooms can be booked for an average of $71.25 per night for a four-night stay; while rooms with two Queen beds can be booked for an average of $81.25 for a four-night stay.)

The 51st Annual RPM@Reno Western Workshops stand as a "can't miss" event for track promoters throughout North America.

The Racing Promotion Monthly (RPM) Newsletter and RPM Workshops provide an educational and networking program to the motorsports industry. The program provides media and meeting platforms which offer promoters, motorsports management, tracks, sanctions and companies a forum to share, educate and network within. The newsletter and workshops are services of Hoosier Racing Tire and K&K Insurance, with supporting sponsorship coming from Chevrolet Performance Products, RACEceiver, Silver Legacy Hotel and Casino, Simes Graphic Design, MyRacePass and Firethorn Marketing.

Further information regarding the RPM e-newsletters and workshops may be found at the company’s website, www.promotersnewsletter.com

 

 

Mid-Race Wreck Ends Dawson Hammes’ Spooktacular in Marysville, CA

PETERSEN MEDIA: Climbing back aboard the VanDyke Motorsports No. 5H on Saturday night in Marysville, CA for the Spooktacular, Dawson Hammes was amidst a solid night inside the Top-10 until mid-race contact sent him into the wall resulting in him getting upside down.

“We had a pretty good night going, but unfortunately we endured some contact in the feature and went for a pretty good ride,” Dawson Hammes said. “I want to thank Harley VanDyke and Evan for continuing to let me driver the No. 5H car.”

With 28 cars checked in for the tracks’ annual Halloween event, Hammes timed the Sacramento Battery Co. backed No. 5H in 10th fastest in qualifying time trials.

Lining up on the front row of his heat race, the Marysville, CA driver had his elbows up and surged to the win. Picking up the win, Hammes was not only locked into the feature, but was also in the redraw as the seven pill placed him in the fourth row to start the 25-lap feature event.

When the 25-lap feature came to life, Hammes didn’t get the jump he had hoped for as he drifted back and lost a few spots early in the race. Slipping all the way back to 13th at one point, Hammes was able to settle in and work his way back forward.

Getting back into 10th on the 12th lap, Hammes was up into eighth on the 13th circuit. Battling hard for track position, Hammes slipped back to ninth on the 15th lap before contact sent him into the wall and it resulted in him getting upside down.

Enduring heavy damage from the wreck, Hammes’ night came to an end.

“It was less than ideal to have the night end like that,” Hammes said. “It is disappointing, really. I do want to thank my parents, Carson, Ally, my Uncle Tony, Travis, Dalton, and Clay for being there on Saturday and showing their support.”

Hammes Motorsports would like to thank Movement Brewing, STS Farming, All About Fire Protection, Summit Partners Burbank Agency, Harper Inc., and Ace Attorney Services for their continued support.

BY THE NUMBERS: Races: 24, Wins: 1, Top 5’s: 7, Top 10’s: 14

ON TAP: Hammes is TBD on his next event at this time.

STAY CONNECTED: Keep up with Dawson Hammes by following him on Twitter @Hammer55D, or on Instagram @dawson_hames55d.

 

 

Andy Forsberg Charges to 2nd at Spooktacular in Marysville, CA

PETERSEN MEDIA: Returning to racing action on Saturday night, Andy Forsberg checked in at Marysville Raceway for the track’s Spooktacular event where he charged from 9th to 2nd in the 25-lap feature event.

“Race wise we were okay,” Andy Forsberg said. “We went out late in time trials and ended up fifth fastest, but that put us in a tough spot to have a shot at the redraw. Things didn’t go our way on that end, and we ended up going from ninth to second in the feature.”

With 28 cars checked in for Marysville Raceway’s Paul Hawes Tribute also dubbed as the Spooktacular, Forsberg went out late in time trials, and timed the Meridian Cameras/Pacific Highway Rentals/Wilkie Masonry backed No. 92 in fifth fastest in time trials.

Lining up in the second row of his heat race, Forsberg worked his way to second as chased after Billy Wallace. Unable to get by Wallace, Forsberg finished second and needed to wait to see if any of the top-four fastest qualifiers failed to transfer through their heat in order to put him in the redraw.

With no such luck, Forsberg took the green flag for the 25-lap feature event from the ninth starting spot. With the track fast and tricky, Forsberg went to work as he slowly raced his way to the front.

Getting up to fifth by the eighth lap, Forsberg continued to work hard as he was in fourth at the race’s halfway point. Racing into third on the 15th lap, he was in second on the 17th lap and had just eight laps to reel in race leader, Sean Becker.

Cutting into Becker’s lead, Forsberg took a big chunk out of Becker’s advantage over the final two laps, but it wasn’t enough as he capped his night off with a second-place finish.

“We gave it our best effort coming from ninth, and we came up just a little short,” Forsberg added.

Andy Forsberg and PHR Racing would like to thank Meridian Cameras, Pacific Highway Rentals, Wilkie Masonry, PitStopUSA, Red Line Oil, Autism Awareness, Parking and Transportation Group, Western Featherlite, GP Development, 1st Vanguard, Highway Specialty Co., and KBJ Catering for their continued support.

BY THE NUMBERS: Races-36, Wins-4, Top 5’s-15, Top 10’s-19

ON TAP: Forsberg returns to action on Saturday night as he travels to Stockton, CA to take part in the Sprint Car Challenge Tour season finale.

STAY CONNECTED: Stay updated with Andy Forsberg by ‘Liking’ him on facebook at www.facebook.com/andyforsbergracing or by following him on Twitter at @AForsberg92.

You can also keep up with Andy and his popular post race VLOG, ‘Shark Tales with Andy’ at www.facebook.com/sharktaleswithandy.


 

Late Race Tangle Knocks Ryan Timms Out of KWS/NARC Feature Event

PETERSEN MEDIA: Turning October into an annual California swing the last few seasons, Ryan Timms headed to Bakersfield, CA on Saturday night to take on the KWS/NARC Series at The Kern County Dirt Track. Running inside the Top-10, a late race tangle ended Timms’ night early while he was running inside the Top-10.

“We had good speed all night long, it was just tough to pass in the feature event,” Ryan Timms said. “Unfortunately, a car spun in front of us, and we got into him and it ended our night.”

With 20 cars checked into the series’ penultimate event, Timms timed the CITGO/Hampel Oil/Mystic Lubricants backed No. 5T in fourth fastest in qualifying time trials.

With the car count, the series utilized a three-heat format and it put the 17-year old Oklahoma City, OK native on the front row of his heat race.

Settling into second when the heat race came to life, Timms was patient as he worked around the Kern County Dirt Track. Utilizing a late move, Timms powered into the lead and went on to pick up the win and make himself eligible for the Dash.

Finishing third in the Dash, Timms was set to go to battle from the third row for the 30-lap feature event. On a track that stayed narrow much of the night, Timms slipped back to seventh as the field settled in around the 1/3 mile oval.

Running inside the Top-10 as laps clicked off, a spinning car ahead of him left Timms with nowhere to go and the damage from the contact was enough to bring his night to an end on the 21st lap.

“It was a tough way to end our night,” Ryan Timms said. “We had some good car speed, and hopefully we can continue that this week in Stockton, CA before we switch gears to midget action.”

Ryan Timms would like to thank CITGO, Hampel Oil, Mystic Lubricants, Premier Truck Group, Western Flyer Xpress (WFX), IWX Motor Freight, K1, Durst Inc., Bell Helmets, Griffin Fishing Charters and Lodge, Xpress Truck Sales, Smith Ti, Blackbeard, AFD Graphix, Outlaw Wings, 947-Eyes, Kahne Screen Printing, ShopTeam5T.Com, TJ Forged, WFX Logistics, Select Coatings, Smiley’s Racing Products, WFX Energy Services, and EMI for their support.

BY THE NUMBERS: Races-103, Wins-10, Top 5’s-26, Top 10’s-45

ON TAP: Timms will remain in California this weekend as he travels to Stockton, CA to race with the NARC/KWS Series.

STAY CONNECTED: Stay updated with Ryan Timms by ‘Liking’ him on facebook at www.facebook.com/ryantimmsracing or by following him on Twitter at both @Timms5T and @RyanTimms_5T.

For all of your Ryan Timms Merchandise, please visit www.shopteam5t.com.

 

 

Dream Comes True for Bertrand Motorsports Owner

With Swanson’s Midget Victory at IRP

SOUTHWICK, Mass., Oct. 30 — A dream came true for team owner Tim Bertrand when driver Kody Swanson and the rest of the Bertrand Motorsports team won a special 30-lap midget race at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park (IRP) on Oct. 15.

Bertrand has always wanted to see one of his cars win a feature at the storied 0.686-mile asphalt oval in Brownsburg, Ind., but prior to that day his midgets had always come up shy of the top spot there. Despite his best efforts, an IRP victory remained an unchecked line on his bucket list.

So when Swanson took the checkered flag, both Bertrand and his driver got a little emotional.

The race was one-third of the Howard Companies Championship Sunday at IRP, and part of IRP’s three-race Browns Oil Service National Pavement Midget Championship. Since it was coupled with the USAC Silver Crown and the 500 Sprint Car Tour season finales, many of the nation’s top open-wheel asphalt drivers were on hand and had midget rides too.

But it was Swanson who took the checkered flag first after grabbing the lead from Davey Hamilton Jr. on lap seven and showing the way the rest of the race in one of the Bertrand Motorsports cars, as Todd Bertrand (Tim’s brother) and Nathan Byrd were his teammates. Swanson’s car is a Gerhardt chassis previously owned and meticulously maintained by Jerome Rodela with a Stanton SR-11X Mopar engine. Swanson had a whopping 4.593-second margin of victory over Justin Grant, who just sealed up his second consecutive USAC AMSOIL national sprint car championship.

Swanson, a native of Kingsburg, Calif., who resides in Indianapolis, and his brother, Tanner, are both masters at IRP. They have the most USAC Silver Crown victories ever at the track. Tanner just broke their tie with eight, and Kody currently has seven.

Kody Swanson is the winningest driver in USAC Silver Crown history with seven championships, and both brothers are also aces in an asphalt sprint or midget.

It marked the second year of Kody Swanson’s participation with the Southwick, Mass.-based Bertrand Motorsports, which has won 12 Northeastern Midget Association (NEMA) championships, including this year. In fact, Bertrand Motorsports drivers Avery Stoehr of Lakeville, Mass. and Randy Cabral of Plymouth, Mass., finished first and second in the NEMA point standings this year, just like they did in 2022. Bertrand Motorsports now has 12 NEMA championships and 105 NEMA feature victories. That puts the team just one win away from the late Gene Angelillo, the all-time NEMA car owner winner, who has 106 feature victories.

Indy is a long tow from New England, but that didn’t dissuade Bertrand from wanting to see one of his cars in victory lane at IRP.

“Winning at IRP has been a life-long dream for our team,” he said. “It has been an absolute pleasure to work with Kody and his family the last two seasons. He has helped to bring our program to the next level. It was also great to have our good friend Danny Drinan at the last IRP race. We would not have run as well as we did without him.

“IRP is one of the toughest tracks in the world,” Bertrand added. “One cloud that moves in and covers the sun before race time, and your day could be ruined. It is such a technical track — both from a setup and driving perspective.

“IRP also has a ton of history with the midgets. Newman, Stewart, Drinan, Vogler, Fedorcak — the list goes on of the amazing drivers who made their name at IRP. I recall watching ‘Thursday Night Thunder’ when I was a kid, and dreamed of either racing or owning a car that ran there some day,” Bertrand said. “I’ve been aiming for an IRP win my whole racing career.”

“Thursday Night Thunder,” which originally aired on ESPN and ESPN2 from 1989 to 2002, drew national attention to racing on short tracks, including IRP. The Emmy-awarding winning program also saw the birth of some of the sports’ legendary drivers.

“IRP can be such a challenging track, and winning in any division is tough, but I feel like the midgets can be the toughest,” Swanson said. “They seem to be the most affected by any changes in track conditions, and it makes them so difficult to keep up with on what the cars need on any particular day.

“Tim has never been shy with his passion for racing, or his drive to win, and he has never wavered in his pursuit to win at IRP,” Swanson continued. “His family and his entire team have continued to put in the time and effort— bringing multiple cars from such a distance to support this type of racing, and continue towards a chance to win. It has been a special team to be a part of, to witness how motivated everyone has been to work through the low spots, trying to get faster, or get better, or just find what might be missing.

“I'm really thankful for the opportunity to race with Tim, his family and this team, and I'm extremely excited to have been able to win one at IRP together.”

Bertrand Motorsports also started 2023 with a bang when it was part of a joint effort with Kevin Swindell and driver Logan Seavey that resulted in a victory in the 37th running of the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals in Tulsa, Okla., in January. The Chili Bowl is the biggest indoor dirt midget race in the world, and a winter happening.

The team has one more race in 2023, as it will field three midgets for Swanson, Todd Bertrand and Byrd in the first annual Open Wheel Showdown at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring, a three-eighths-mile asphalt track, on Dec. 1-2. A modern version of the former Copper World Classic, it’s a tripleheader for midgets, winged sprint cars and supermodifieds.

But no matter what happens in Vegas, it’s been a very good year for Bertrand Motorsports, especially now that IRP is finally crossed off its bucket list.

Team sponsors include Stanton, Lakeview Advisors LLC, Pinnacle Financial, Bass Plating, Eibach, and JRC Transportation.

For more information on Bertrand Motorsports follow it on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram (BertrandMotorsports) and Twitter (BertrandMS). For more information on Swanson see kodyswansonracing.com and shopkodyswanson.com and follow him on Facebook (KodySwansonRacin) and Twitter and Instagram (kodyswanson).

 

Greg Wilson aims big in season-ending World of Outlaws World Finals

Oct 30, 2023

By Fully Injected Motorsports:

BENTON RIDGE, Ohio (October 30, 2023) – Another season has come and gone for Benton Ridge, Ohio’s Greg Wilson, but there’s still one stop to make, and that stop is in Concord, North Carolina, where the former two-time All Star Circuit of Champions champion will join the Greatest Show On Dirt for the season-ending World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte on November 1-4.

Wilson, ace of his own Greg Wilson Racing, Hercules Tires, DNC Hydraulics, Ohio Logistics Warehousing and Transportation, SandRidge Customs, Banshee Graphics, CJMM, No. W20 sprint car, will roll into The Tar Heel State with two victories under his belt, one of which accomplished during IRA Outlaw Sprint Series action at Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wisconsin, and the second during Great Lakes Super Sprints (GLSS) competition at Silver Bullet Speedway in Owendale, Michigan. The pair of wins only pad an impressive 2023 stat sheet that also includes 19 top-ten scores, nine of which accomplished within the top five.

Speaking of top ten, Wilson’s most recent highlight is a tremendous drive at the World’s Greatest Dirt Track, climbing from 20th to ninth in Eldora Speedway’s 4-Crown Nationals featuring the All Star Circuit of Champions.

“It’s a big stage at the World Finals and we’re excited to be a part of it,” Greg Wilson said. “To my family, my supporters, and of course, my great partners, thank you for getting us this far. It was a bumpy road in 2023, but we accomplished a lot and I’m proud of our efforts. We’ll roll into the World Finals with the intent to conclude our season with three great finishes. I know we’re more than capable of accomplishing that goal.”

ON DECK:
Greg Wilson and Greg Wilson Racing will conclude their 2023 campaign with the season ending World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, North Carolina, on Wednesday through Saturday, November 1-4.

SPECIAL THANKS:
Greg Wilson and Greg Wilson Racing would like to thank all of their primary and secondary marketing partners including: Hercules Tires, DNC Hydraulics, Ohio Logistics Warehousing and Transportation, SandRidge Customs, Banshee Graphics, and CJMM.

Greg Wilson Racing product partners include: Kistler Racing Engines, Rider Racing Engines, Winters Performance, All-Pro Cylinder Heads, Simpson Racing Products, BRS Berryman Racing Shocks, Ultra-Lite Brakes, Smith Titanium, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Nagy Equipment Sales, Inter-state Truck Repair, Ultra-Shield Race Products, Triple XXX Race Cars, Real-Capz, KSE Race Products, Kinsler Fuel Injection, TI22, King Racing Products, Sharp Advantage, Saldana Racing Products, Engler Machine & Tool, HRP Hepfner Racing Products, Burns Petroleum, GRC Greber Racing Components, FK Shocks, Fully Injected Motorsports

SOCIAL MEDIA:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gregwilsonracing/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/gregwilsonw20
News coverage: www.fullyinjected.com

BROADCAST COVERAGE:
Watch the All Star Circuit of Champions online at www.floracing.com
Watch the World of Outlaws online at www.dirtvision.com

2023 STATISTICS:
Top-fives: 9
Top-tens: 19
Wins: 2

2023 HIGHLIGHTS:
Kicked-off 2023 campaign with All Star Circuit of Champions action at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, Florida, on Monday and Tuesday, February 13-14. Finished 16th in Attica Raceway Park’s Core & Main Spring Nationals finale on Saturday, April 15. Finished tenth at Attica Raceway Park on Friday, May 12. Rallied from 14th to finish sixth in Sharon Speedway visit on Saturday, May 13. Finished second in FAST Series program at Knox Raceway in Knox, PA, on Sunday, May 14. Finished fifth during Western PA Speedweek action at Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio, on Saturday, June 3. Highlighted Ohio Sprint Speedweek with an 11th-place score at Attica Raceway Park on Friday, June 9. Earned back-to-back top-five finishes in USCS doubleheader through Tennessee; fourth at Lexington 104 Speedway on Friday, June 23, and third at Thunderhill Raceway on Saturday, June 24. Finished ninth from 14th at Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio, on Wednesday, June 28. Finished tenth in the annual Lou Blaney Memorial at Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio, on Saturday, July 8. Finished 15th in Eldora Speedway’s “Eldora Million” on Thursday, July 13. Finished third with All Star Circuit of Champions at Spoon River Speedway in Canton, Illinois, on Saturday, July 22. Won first race of the season during IRA start at Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wisconsin, on Friday, July 28. Finished ninth during IRA start at Wilmot Raceway in Wilmot, Wisconsin, on Saturday, July 29. Won the Great Lakes Super Sprints (GLSS) main event at Silver Bullet Speedway in Owendale, Michigan, on Saturday, August 12. Finished eighth with All Star Circuit of Champions at Utica-Rome Speedway in Vernon, New York, on Saturday, August 19. Finished second during 410 start at Tri-City Raceway Park in Franklin, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, August 20. Hard Charged from 17th to sixth at Tri-City Motor Speedway in Auburn, Michigan, on Friday, August 25. Rallied from 14th to sixth in Wayne County Speedway’s Pete Jacobs Memorial on Sunday, September 3. Finished seventh and third in Attica/Fremont Championship Series action at Attica Raceway Park and Fremont Speedway on Friday and Saturday, September 8-9. Rallied from 20th to ninth in All Star 4-Crown Nationals main event at Eldora Speedway on Saturday, September 23.


 

 

Westfall concludes season with runner-up performance in Waynesfield’s Goblin Classic
ByTyler Altmeyer
Oct 30, 2023

By Fully Injected Motorsports:

FOREST, Ohio (October 30, 2023) – Although Matt Westfall and Ray Marshall Motorsports’ USAC campaign ended on a deary note, losing the Series’ season-ending doubleheader in Oklahoma due to Mother Nature, the Forest, Ohio-based non-wing operation still had one last chance compete, and compete is what they did, eventually concluding Waynesfield Raceway Park’s Goblin Classic with a runner-up score on Saturday, October 28.

Westfall, ace of Ray Marshall’s Buckeye Machine Fabricators Inc, Hempy Water, DPI Ink, No. 33M sprint car, started fourth in Waynesfield’s season-ending program, using his eventual runner-up performance to solidify his eighth top-five outcome of the year, simultaneously increasing his top-ten tally to 18. In addition, Westfall and his “Bumblebee Express” accomplished two victories in 2023, one during Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series (BOSS) competition in Florence, Kentucky, and the second during USAC competition at Texarkana 67 Speedway in Arkansas; the USAC triumph was a first-ever for car owner Ray Marshall.

“To end the year with a runner-up performance is pretty special for everyone at Ray Marshall Motorsports. We wanted one spot better, but it always feels good to be in the hunt,” Matt Westfall concluded. “Overall, I’m thrilled with our season. We accomplished a lot this year and I’m proud of our efforts. We were able to beat the best in the business at Texarkana and that’s definitely a moment we won’t forget. The off-season is a time to regroup and that’s exactly what we are going to do.”

SPECIAL THANKS:
Ray Marshall Motorsports and Matt Westfall would like to thank all of their marketing partners including: Buckeye Machine Fabricators, Inc./Hempy Water/DPI Ink.

BROADCAST COVERAGE:
Watch each and every USAC event live at www.floracing.com.
Watch each and every Xtreme Outlaw event live at www.dirtvision.com.
Watch each and every BOSS Series event live at www.thecushion.com

SOCIAL MEDIA:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MattWestfallRacing/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ray-Marshall-Motorsports-111598495590021/
Online home: http://raymarshallmotorsports.com/
News coverage: http://fullyinjected.com.

STATS:
Wins: 2
Top-Fives: 8
Top-Tens: 18

2023 HIGHLIGHTS:
Earned three consecutive USAC National Sprint Car Series top-ten finishes during visits to Volusia Speedway Park and Bubba Raceway Park on February 14, 16, and 18; tenth, seventh, and eighth, respectively. Finished second in Paragon Speedway’s No Way Out 40 on Saturday, March 11 – he started seventh. Finished tenth during USAC start at Bloomington Speedway in Bloomington, Indiana, on Friday, April 14. Rallied from a provisional starting position to finish 12th in Eldora Speedway’s Let’s Race Two finale on Saturday, May 6. Scored three consecutive podium finishes during USAC National Sprint Cars and Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series competition on Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday, May 25, 27, and 28; fifth during USAC start at Circle City Raceway in Indianapolis on May 25, first during BOSS Series action at Florence Speedway in Walton, Kentucky, on Saturday, May 27, and second during non-wing action at Waynesfield Raceway Park on Sunday, May 28. Finished sixth during USAC Corn Belt Clash start at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on Saturday, June 3. Finished third in BOSS Series start at Knox Raceway on Sunday, June 11. Finished ninth in USAC National Sprint Cars start at Big Diamond Speedway on Thursday, June 15. Finished sixth in USAC National Sprint Cars start at Wilmot Raceway in Wilmot, Wisconsin, on Saturday, June 24. Hard Charged from 17th to sixth with USAC National Sprint Cars at Macon Speedway in Macon, Illinois, on Friday, July 7. Finished tenth during Indiana Sprint Week opener at Gas City I-69 Speedway in Gas City, Indiana, on Friday, July 21. Finished second during BOSS Series action at Waynesfield Raceway Park in Waynesfield, Ohio, on Saturday, August 12. Earned A-Main start in Kokomo Speedway’s annual Smackdown on Saturday, August 27. Won second feature of 2023, first with USAC, at Texarkana 67 Speedway in Texarkana, Arkansas, on Saturday, September 9. Finished third and ninth with USAC National Sprint Cars in starts at Gas City I-69 Speedway (9/21) and Eldora Speedway (9/23). Finished second in the Goblin Classic at Waynesfield Raceway Park on Saturday, October 28.

2023 Wins: 2 (Florence Speedway | BOSS | Saturday, May 27), (Texarkana 67 Speedway | USAC | Saturday, September 9)


 


Whittall caps 2023 campaign with runner-up score in SprintOberfest’s Non-Winners segment
ByTyler Altmeyer
Oct 30, 2023

By Fully Injected Motorsports:

VINCENTOWN, N.J. (October 30, 2023) – Justin Whittall and JW Motorsports capped their 2023 season in a positive manner, not only competing in their home state of New Jersey, but ultimately highlighting their weekend at Bridgeport Motorsports Park with a runner-up performance in the facility’s SprintOberfest Non-Winners segment on Friday, October 27. Whittall, who hails from nearby Vincentown, was nearly victorious in his eventual runner-up outcome, keeping himself in contention with a persistent, side-by-side battle with Lincoln University, Pennsylvania’s Tyler Ross.

Unfortunately, Whittall’s attempt in Bridgeport’s SprintOberfest finale the following evening ended as a dreaded DNF, concluding the 40-lap, $15,000-to-win program on lap 19 after battling as high as fifth; accidental contact with another competitor was the catalyst.

Although several weeks of Whittall’s 2023 season were forced to take a backseat to concussion protocol, the former Port Royal Speedway and Williams Grove Speedway winner concluded the year with an array of highlights, scoring 14 top-ten finishes in total with three of those accumulated within the top five. Whittall’s prized accomplishment occurred at the World’s Greatest Dirt Track – Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio – where The Garden State wheelman qualified for the $1,002,023-to-win Eldora Million main event; he raced on to finish 16th.

“To end our season in New Jersey is pretty special, especially with such a strong showing on Friday night,” Whittall, ace of the JG Kronenberger Fine Jewelry, Mid-Atlantic Transport, Pioneer Auto Body, Worldwide Bearings, Enterprise, Prime Composite Innovations, K Seal, No. 67 sprint car, said. “I’m proud of our team and what we were able to accomplish this year. It takes a lot of work and dedication to prepare a team to compete in Central Pennsylvania, and I’ve been fortunate to be surrounded by a lot of great people who make that possible. It’s a short off-season, but the plan is to get to work right away.”

SPECIAL THANKS:
Justin Whittall and JW Motorsports would like to thank all of their marketing partners including: JG Kronenberger Fine Jewelry, Mid-Atlantic Transport, Pioneer Auto Body, Worldwide Bearings, Enterprise, Prime Composite Innovations, K Seal.

SOCIAL MEDIA:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/justinwhittallmotorsports
Twitter: www.twitter.com/justinwhittall
News coverage: www.fullyinjected.com
Online home: www.justinwhittallmotorsports.com.

BROADCAST COVERAGE:
Watch the All Star Circuit of Champions online at www.floracing.com.
Watch the World of Outlaws online at www.dirtvision.com.
Watch Lincoln Speedway and Port Royal Speedway online at www.floracing.com.
Watch Williams Grove Speedway online at www.dirtvision.com.

2023 STATISTICS:
Wins: 0
Top-Fives: 3
Top-Tens: 14

2023 HIGHLIGHTS:
Finished ninth in Lincoln Speedway’s Icebreaker [Round #2] on Sunday, February 26; started 17th. Finished seventh from 14th in Port Royal Speedway’s season opener on Sunday, March 5 – Hard Charger Award. Finished ninth at Port Royal Speedway on Saturday, April 1. Finished sixth at Port Royal Speedway on Saturday, April 8. Finished eighth at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday, May 5. Finished fifth at Selinsgrove Speedway in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, May 14. Hard Charged during All Star action at Bridgeport Motorsports Park on Thursday, May 25; rallied from 17th to ninth. Finished eighth during the Bob Weikert Memorial opener at Port Royal Speedway on Saturday, May 27. Finished third during Port Royal Speedway start on Saturday, June 3. Earned back-to-back top-ten scores during starts at Williams Grove Speedway and Port Royal Speedway on Friday and Saturday, June 16-17. Finished seventh at Port Royal Speedway on July 4. Finished seventh at Port Royal Speedway on July 8. Finished 16th in Eldora Speedway’s $1,002,023-to-win Eldora Million on Thursday, July 13. Finished 13th in Port Royal Speedway’s annual Tuscarora 50 on Thursday, October 5 (All Star Circuit of Champions). Finished second in Bridgeport’s SprintOberfest Non-Winners Feature on Friday, October 27.

2022 Wins: 1 (Port Royal Speedway | $6,000 | October 14)

 

Dietrich runner-up in Bridgeport SprintOberfest finale; BAPS’ Final Showdown to cap season
Oct 30, 2023

By Fully Injected Motorsports:

GETTYSBURG, Pa. (October 30, 2023) – Although one spot short of attaining a $15,000 payday, “Double-D” Danny Dietrich’s performance in Bridgeport’s SprintOberfest finale on Saturday, October 28, was one to remember, nearly earning the edge over eventual winner, Kyle Reinhardt. Dietrich, who started seventh on the 40-lap blockbuster, drove to the tailtank of Reinhardt with two to go, but a bold move by the Neptune City, New Jersey, native forced a lapper between himself and Dietrich which ultimately sealed the deal.

The runner-up result was Dietrich’s second in just as many attempts, finishing in the identical spot one weekend prior at BAPS Motor Speedway in York Haven, Pennsylvania.

Although Bridgeport Motorsports Park in Swedesboro, New Jersey, is not a regular destination for competitors in Posse Country, Dietrich visited the facility twice in October alone, activating the month with a sixth-place performance during High Limit Sprint Car Series action on Tuesday, October 3.

“One spot short again, but we’ve been in the hunt and that’s just as important,” Dietrich, ace of Gary Kauffman’s Weikert’s Livestock, Sandoe’s Fruit Market, Pace Performance, #1 Cochran Expressway, Big Cove Whitetail Trophy Hunts, Drop Of Ink Tattoo, Self Made Racing, No. 48 sprint car, said. “We have one start left on our schedule. Our goal is to go out with a win. We were close at BAPS last weekend, so I think we’re capable of earning one spot more.”

ON DECK:
Danny Dietrich and Gary Kauffman Racing will conclude their 2023 campaign with BAPS Motor Speedway’s Final Showdown on Saturday, November 11.

SPECIAL THANKS:
Danny Dietrich and Gary Kauffman Racing would like to thank all of their current marketing partners including: Weikert’s Livestock, Sandoe’s Fruit Market, Pace Performance, #1 Cochran Expressway, Big Cove Whitetail Trophy Hunts, Drop Of Ink Tattoo, Self Made Racing, Racer’s New & Used Parts Warehouse, East Park Automotive Inc., RV 4 Wheel Drive & Performance Automotive Inc, Bollinger Construction, Blud Lubricants.

SOCIAL MEDIA:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/gkrracing
Twitter: www.twitter.com/dannydietrich
Merchandise: www.dannydietrich.com/merch
News: www.dannydietrich.com
News: www.fullyinjected.com

BROADCAST COVERAGE:
Watch the All Star Circuit of Champions online at www.floracing.com.
Watch the World of Outlaws online at www.dirtvision.com.
Watch Lincoln Speedway and Port Royal Speedway online at www.floracing.com.
Watch Williams Grove Speedway online at www.dirtvision.com.
Watch High Limit Sprint Car Series online at www.floracing.com.

STATS:
2023 Gary Kauffman Racing Statistics:
Top-5s: 38
Top-10s: 52
Wins: 7

2023 HIGHLIGHTS:
Finished third during the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series season opener contested Friday evening, February 10 (Volusia Speedway Park). Finished third and fourth, respectively, in Lincoln Speedway’s opening pair contested Thursday and Sunday, February 23 and 26. Finished second at Lincoln Speedway on Saturday, March 4. Finished fourth in Port Royal Speedway’s season opener on Sunday, March 5. Finished sixth during World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series action at Lincoln Speedway on Saturday, March 18. Finished second at Port Royal Speedway on Saturday, April 1. Finished fifth at Lincoln Speedway on Saturday, April 8. Finished second at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday, April 14. Finished fourth at BAPS Motor Speedway on Sunday, April 16. Finished second in Williams Grove Speedway’s Tommy Hinnershitz Classic on Friday, April 21. Won first race of the season at Selinsgrove Speedway on Sunday, April 23. Finished third on back-to-back occasions; Williams Grove Speedway on Friday, May 5, and Lincoln Speedway on Saturday, May 6. Finished fourth in Lincoln Speedway’s Gettysburg Clash (WoO) on Wednesday, May 10. Finished second at Selinsgrove Speedway on Sunday, May 14. Rallied from 20th to 11th in Wayne County Speedway’s High Limit Sprint Car Series event on May 16. Finished sixth at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday, May 19. Finished ninth with World of Outlaws at Sharon Speedway on Saturday, May 20. Finished third at BAPS Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 21. Finished second from 11th in Williams Grove Speedway’s Doug Esh Tribute on Friday, May 26. Finished fourth in the $29,000-to-win Bob Weikert Memorial finale on Sunday, May 28. Finished second at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday, June 2. Earned Ohio Sprint Speedweek triumph at Fremont Speedway in Fremont, Ohio, on Saturday, June 10. Earned PA Sprint Speedweek tune-up victory at Lincoln Speedway in Abbottstown, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, June 17. Earned fourth victory of 2023 at Lincoln Speedway on Saturday, July 8; started tenth. Earned back-to-back Hard Charger Awards with the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series while in action at BAPS Motor Speedway on July 20 and Williams Grove Speedway on July 21; 19th to eighth at BAPS and 15th to seventh at The Grove. Finished fourth during High Limit Sprint Car Series action at Grandview Speedway on Wednesday, July 26. Finished second at Lincoln Speedway on Saturday, July 29. Won fifth feature of the season in Williams Grove Speedway start on Friday, August 18. Finished eighth and second in Port Royal Speedway Twin-25 program on Saturday, August 19. Finished third with All Star Circuit of Champions at Selinsgrove Speedway on Sunday, August 20; earned Hard Charger Award. Finished fourth in Williams Grove’s Jack Gunn Memorial on Friday, August 25. Finished fourth in Lincoln Speedway’s Kramer Klash on Saturday, August 26. Won sixth feature of the season at BAPS Motor Speedway on Sunday, August 27. Scored four consecutive top-ten finishes in Labor Day weekend stretch; third at Williams Grove Speedway on September 1, fourth in Lincoln Speedway’s Dirt Classic preliminary on September 2, second in Lincoln Speedway’s Dirt Classic finale on September 3, and sixth in Port Royal Speedway’s Labor Day Classic on September 4. Finished fifth in Williams Grove Speedway’s Billy Kimmel Memorial on Friday, September 15. Finished third in Selinsgrove Speedway’s Jim Nace Memorial on Saturday, September 16. Finished ninth in the $75,000-to-win National Open at Williams Grove Speedway on Saturday, September 30. Finished sixth in High Limit Sprint Car Series start at Bridgeport Motorsports Park on Tuesday, October 3. Won Port Royal Speedway Tuscarora 50 Non-Qualifiers feature on Thursday, October 5. Finished second at BAPS Motor Speedway in York Haven, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, October 21. Finished second in Bridgeport’s SprintOberfest main event on Saturday, October 28.

2023 Wins: 7 | Selinsgrove Speedway (April 23), Fremont Speedway (June 10), Lincoln Speedway (June 17), Lincoln Speedway (July 8), Williams Grove Speedway (August 18), BAPS Motor Speedway (August 27), Port Royal Speedway [Tuscarora 50 NQ Main] (October 5)

2022 Wins: 14 (Lincoln Speedway: 3/26), (Lincoln Speedway: 4/2), (Lincoln Speedway: 4/16), (Lincoln Speedway: 4/30), (Williams Grove Speedway: 6/3), (Lincoln Speedway – Steve Smith Tribute [$19,000]: 6/4) (Attica Raceway Park | Ohio Sprint Speedweek: 6/10) (Limaland Motorsports Park | Ohio Sprint Speedweek: 6/17) (Selinsgrove Speedway – PA Sprint Speedweek Finale | Opperman-Bogar-Heintzelman Memorial [$10,099]: 7/3) (BAPS Motor Speedway: 7/24) (Port Royal Speedway | Living Legends Dream Race: 7/30) (Williams Grove Speedway | All Stars | Jack Gunn Memorial: 8/26) (Williams Grove Speedway | All Stars | Jack Gunn Memorial: 8/26) (Lincoln Speedway | Night of Champions: 10/15)

 

 

Reinhardt Captures $15,000 Oktoberfest Victory at Bridgeport
Will Close Out Season November 11th at BAPS Motor Speedway’s Final Showdown

Swedesboro, NJ – October 30, 2023

by Addicted2Dirt PR & Media Mgmt

Kyle Reinhardt has won a lot of races in his home state of New Jersey over the years, but the one box he had not checked yet was a 410 sprint car victory there.

Opportunities are not plentiful to do so given the rarity of 410 races in NJ but each time Bridgeport Motorsports Park has the sprint cars on the card, Reinhardt is there along with a large contingent of family and friends.

Reinhardt has been fast all year, including a top-five finish at Bridgeport with the highly competitive High Limit Series. Back in May, he scored a runner-up finish at the Swedesboro track with the All Star Circuit of Champions.

This time $15,000 was up for grabs and Reinhardt was on a mission.
QUICK RESULTS

DATE: October 28, 2023

Team: Capitol Renegade No.91
Event: Oktoberfest
Track: Bridgeport Motorsports Park
City, State: Swedesboro, NJ
Quick Stats: 25 cars, Qualifying 1st Group 3, Heat 3rd (4), Dash 2nd (2), A-main 1st (2)

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

Once again, Reinhardt was fast out of the box in the Capitol Renegade, Coors Banquet Beer, Henry’s Wrecker Service No.91. He clocked in quickest in group three qualifying with a lap of 12.904 seconds around the 4-tenths mile, high banked facility.

The qualifying effort put Reinhardt 4th on the grid for his 8-lap heat race. He grabbed 3rd at the drop of the green and held on to that spot to the finish to transfer and lock into the dash.

The dash redraw put Reinhardt on the outside of the front row. He gave chase to polesitter Justin Peck but settled for a runner-up finish.

Starting on the outside of the front row alongside Peck, Reinhardt wasted no time. He took command of the race on lap one of the 35-lap finale using the high line off of turn two. He had Peck and Anthony Macri hot on his heels.

Peck pressured Reinhardt for the next twenty laps as the pair diced through lapped traffic at a torrid pace. Meanwhile, Danny Dietrich was inching closer to the front.

A caution with sixteen laps remaining turned into a fuel stop. When the race resumed, Dietrich wrestled 2nd away from Peck. Meanwhile, Reinhardt caught lapped traffic again and sliced through it quickly, keeping lapped cars between himself and Dietrich.

With three laps remaining, Dietrich had clear track between himself and Reinhardt, but the Neptune City, NJ native dove low into turn one on the final lap, clearing a lapped car and putting a cushion between himself and Dietrich again. The move sealed the $15,000 victory and ignited a huge celebration with family, friends, and of course a Coors Banquet beer in hand.

“Man, I love racing here. I love racing in New Jersey. So many friends and family out here, it’s an awesome deal to win this.“, a very happy Reinhardt said in victory lane. “We’ve been so close so many times to win a 410 race in NJ, it just means a lot to finally get it done.“

“It got really hairy a few times tonight. This place is just so fast…badass fast. We were catching the lapped cars so quickly, it was really hard to judge where they were going.“

“I can’t thank my friends and family enough and of course my crew, Chris, David, Lawnton, Kent, and Mike. The people who support me, Wayne Quackenbush and Capitol Renegade, Coors Banquet Beer and Ace Distributing, and Henry’s Wrecker Service. They are the ones behind the scenes who really make this happen for me.“

Sponsorship opportunities are available for the 2023 season.

Kyle can be contacted via kylereinhardt46@gmail.com.
UP NEXT

Reinhardt now has three wins on the season at three different tracks. He and the team will take the upcoming weekend off, then return to the site of his first victory this year, BAPS Motor Speedway, where he will close out his schedule with the Les Stewart Showdown on November 11th.

You can follow Reinhardt’s social media channels listed below or check Addicted2DirtPR.com/Events for the latest schedule updates.

SEASON STATS

60 races, 3 wins, 13 top 5’s, 30 top 10’s, 39 top 15’s

PARTNER SPOTLIGHT

Coors Banquet Beer

HISTORY

Coors Banquet beer was first brewed 150 years ago. It was the original product brewed by Adolph Coors in Colorado when he first established his brewery in 1873.

Over those 150 years, Coors has not compromised their craft. Since day one Coors Banquet has been brewed only in Golden, Colorado, with Rocky Mountain spring water and Moravian barley.

The company will celebrate their sesquicentennial on September 30th, 2023, with a huge street festival in the town where it all began – Golden, Colorado. This memorable event will feature a lineup of live musical performances, local artisans, brewery tours, limited-edition merch, and great food and beer.

SUPPORT LOCAL

Ace Distributing is a leading beverage wholesaler in South Central Pennsylvania, right in the heart of the racing community.

When you head to your favorite dirt track, you want your favorite ice cold beer to enjoy, right? Ace services over 1,400 direct retail partners across Lancaster, York, Adams, Franklin, Fulton, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lebanon, Perry, Mifflin, and Juniata counties.

That means you can pick up some Coors Banquet beer from your local distributor on the way to your favorite track!

Please drink responsibly!

Kyle Reinhardt celebrates his win at Bridgeport Motorsports Park with a Coors Banquet beer! (photo credit: Jeremy Zarfos Photography)
Kyle Reinhardt showers everyone in victory lane with a Coors Banquet beer after his win at Bridgeport Motorsports Park (photo credit: Jeremy Zarfos Photography)
Kyle Reinhardt ripping around Bridgeport Motorsports Park in his home state of NJ (photo credit: Jeremy Zarfos Photography)
ABOUT KYLE REINHARDT

Kyle Reinhardt is a professional winged sprint car driver based in New Oxford, PA. Originally from Neptune City, NJ, Kyle has been racing since 1999 and has earned multiple victories at every level he has competed in. Since turning professional in 2019, Reinhardt has compiled two track championships and seven victories, including an All Star Circuit of Champions win.

Learn more about Kyle Reinhardt and shop merch at: KyleReinhardt.com

Follow Kyle Reinhardt’s season at: A2DPR.com/latest-news

Facebook: Facebook.com/KyleReinhardtRacing

Twitter: Twitter.com/KyleReinhardt21

Instagram: Instagram.com/KyleReinhardt21

Broadcast coverage of World of Outlaw events and Williams Grove Speedway events is available at DirtVision.com

Broadcast coverage of All Star Circuit of Champions event, Port Royal Speedway events and select Lincoln Speedway events is available at FloRacing.com

Broadcast coverage of 410 sprint car events at BAPS Motor Speedway AND select PA Speedweek shows is available at SprintCarUnlimited.tv
THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS!

The entire team would like to express their appreciation to all their partners for the support during the 2023 racing season!
Capitol Renegade
Capitol Custom Coaches & Trailers
Coors Banquet Beer
Henry’s Wrecker Service

Fibreworks Composites

Maxim Chassis

FK Rod Ends

Kelly Racing Fuel

Arai Americas

KSE Racing Products

InTech Trailers

Mettec

AL Driveline

DMI

Rider Racing Engines

HP Engines

Titan Wings

Simpson Race Products

As always, thank you to all our sponsors and partners, including our silent partners who do everything they can to help but ask for nothing in return! These are the businesses…the people…the families…that make what these we do possible.

PLEASE take the time to browse this information and help our race team by giving your business to these great partners.

Most importantly, tell them WHY you patronized them and thank them for being involved in racing!

 

 

DECAIRE CLASSIC 41 UP NEXT FOR SOUTHERN SPRINTS
October 30, 2023 – The BG Products Southern Sprint Car Shootout Series (SSSS) will be in action this Saturday night November 4, 2023, at Citrus County Speedway in Inverness, Florida for the second annual ‘Sandi Decaire Classic 41’. This will be the biggest race of the season in terms of purse money and driver participation for the series.
The event is run in honor of Sandi DeCaire who passed away in 2015. DeCaire was a former Golden Gate Speedway trophy girl and track official at Dirt Devil’s Speedway in Land O’Lakes. She was instrumental in regularly working with young kart racers who were just beginning their racing careers, many of whom will compete in Saturday's event as adults. She was the wife of series Tech Director Terry DeCaire and mother of former series champion Troy DeCaire.
Over $10,000 has been raised for the event by the family and will be used to bolster the purse, provide lap money, and provide exceptional trophies for the event. The winner of Saturday night’s second annual 41-lap feature event is guaranteed $4,100.
A strong field of over 20 cars is expected, headlined by current series champion Daniel Miller. Miller continues to march towards his first series championship with only 2 races remaining on the 2023 SSSS calendar.
Defending series champion Davey Hamilton Jr. returns to competition after spending the summer racing in the Midwest.
Current SSSS 602-point leader Ryan Adema is expected to compete as well as the most recent series winner Joe Liguori.
Other expected entrants include Scotty Adema, Sport Allen, Brady Allum, Colton Bettis, Ray Bragg, Bruce Brantley, Larry Brazil Jr., JJ Dutton, Rex Hollinger, Steven Hollinger, Tommy Nichols, Dylan Reynolds, Brady Reynolds, Bryan Riddle, and Dude Teate among others.
A pre-race ceremony is being planned that will see each driver introduced to the crowd from a temporary stage built specifically for the event.

For updates and race info leading up to the event go to Pavement Pounders on Facebook.

 

 

Kale Drake Earns a Ride for the 2024 Chili Bowl Nationals with Keith Kunz Motorsports

Belleville, IL. (10/27/23) Keith Kunz Motorsports, a powerhouse in the world of midget, micro, and sprint car racing, is thrilled to announce the addition of rising star Kale Drake to the 2024 Chili Bowl Nationals driver roster, bringing together one of the most renowned teams in motorsports with one of the most promising up-and-coming talents on the racing circuit.

Kale Drake, the eighteen-year-old talent known for his incredible skill behind the wheel and unwavering dedication to the sport, is set to make his debut in the prestigious Chili Bowl Nationals under the banner of Keith Kunz Motorsports, marking an important step in the young driver's career and promises to create a dynamic duo that will captivate fans and competitors alike.

Team owner Keith Kunz expressed his enthusiasm about this new addition to the roster, “We're incredibly excited to welcome Kale Drake to our team for the 2024 Chili Bowl Nationals. I’ve had my eye on the kid for some time, his work ethic stands out for me personally, he maintains his own equipment and I think knowing how a car works and how to make it better are key ingredients in making a good race car driver. His craft is impressive, after his 15th-to-2nd run in the Giveback Classic at Port City Raceway, I just knew I had to figure out a way to give him a shot.”

Hailing from Collinsville Oklahoma, Kale Drake has been making a name for himself in the racing world by cruising to a pair of victories this season in the recognizable JPU Racing, EnergIce, MB2 Industries, Southwest Overhead Doors, FK Rod Ends, #26 while capturing the 2023 POWRi Outlaw Micro League season Championship. Placing runner-up in the notable Giveback Classic, Drake would raise attention throughout the end-of-the-season push while contending with top-tier talents.

“After Port City’s showing, I got together with several of my partners for the KKM Giveback Classic, and we were all in agreement that this would be a great opportunity for both parties. David Page with Page Construction, (PAGEKC.com) loved the idea as he has giveback promotions of his own in late model stock car divisions and came on board as the primary sponsor. Rush Race Gear, FloRacing, Eibach, MPI, and Engler Machine are helping in their own way to make this possible,” said team patriarch Keith Kunz.

Concluding with Keith stating, “Although Kale does have a handful of National midget starts under his belt, the whole team thought it would be in everyone's best interest to get some laps in the car prior to practice night at the Chili Bowl Nationals. So, we’ll all head to Ventura, CA on November 24-25 for the Turkey Night Grand Prix where he can get a practice night on Friday as well as the race night to get acquainted with the car and crew”.

The 38th Annual Chili Bowl Nationals, scheduled to take place from January 7-13 at the Tulsa Expo Raceway in Tulsa, Oklahoma, promises to be an exhilarating event with the participation of Kale Drake alongside other distinguished drivers. Racing enthusiasts and fans can expect thrilling moments and intense competition as the team gears up for the prestigious championship with all the action available LIVE on www.FloRacing.com.

Keith Kunz Motorsports encourages fans to follow Kale Drake's journey and stay updated with the latest developments leading up to the Chili Bowl Nationals. For more information about Keith Kunz Motorsports and their racing endeavors, visit their website at www.keithkunzmotorsports.com.

Follow along for more information on POWRi and items such as race recaps, updates, full results, and press releases online at www.powri.com, or on Twitter & Instagram at @POWRi_Racing and Facebook at POWRi.

 

 

MARK HENRY RECORDS HIS BEST 410 SPRINT CAR MAIN EVENT FINISH AT THE IMPERIAL VALLEY RACEWAY

(Rosamond, CA, October 26, 2023) Budding sprint car driver Mark Henry scored his best 410 finish yet when he steered his #39R GAS Chassis to an 11th-place finish last Saturday in the Southern California Open Competition Sprint Car main event at the Imperial Valley Raceway. The result came in only his fourth 410 race and it came on the same track that he drove a lightning sprint to a second-place finish one year ago.

Friday was practice night. It included a $1,000.00 to-win Fast Car Dash that was dangled in front of the drivers. Being only his fourth time in a 410, Henry caught the eyes of many when he recorded the eighth fastest time of the 13 cars on hand. He only missed qualifying for the dash by two positions.

A night after the confidence-building practice, Henry and the other 15 entries got around to the business portion of the weekend. The Saturday program included qualifying, heat races, and a 20-lap main event for all the drivers on hand. Henry, a Rosamond, California-based racer, timed in with the 13th fastest lap in qualifying. That placed him in the first 8-lap heat race where he started in the eighth position on the brilliantly lit oval. A turn-three tangle in the brief race sent him to the back of the pack for the restart. He advanced up to sixth by the time the checkered flag came down.

Contesting only his fourth night in a powerful 410, Henry began the main in 11th. Being that it was only a 20-lapper on a small track meant things had to get done in a hurry. The past NHRA Junior Drag Racer did a majority of his prior racing driving in straight lines. However, he is adapting well to oval racing. That was evident in the main event. Just past the halfway point, he had motored his way up to fifth. His run was impressive but a tangle with a stopped car altered the progress. Unfortunately, that sent him to the back for the restart.

After the restart, Henry got tangled with one of racing’s most controversial topics. Infield tractor tires! As always happens, the tire won the battle and Henry was done for the night. He ended up finishing in the same 11th spot that he started. That was four positions better than his previous best 15th place finish on the Bakersfield

Speedway in June.

The personable driver gets two weeks off before returning to action for the 2023 USAC/CRA finale at Perris Auto Speedway on November 11th. With only that series race remaining on his schedule, it assures him the opportunity to chase the Rookie of the Year award in 2024.

Henry is a breath of fresh air in sprint car racing. His knowledge and enthusiasm bode well for his progress in the sport. His only sponsor at this time is GAS Chassis. If you would like to be a marketing partner with this new, fan-friendly driver in 2024, feel free to call him at (661) 886-9027 or send him an email at mailto:Mark.Henry6698@gmail.com.

Mark Henry 2023 Racing Results 6/24/23 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 15th A Main 9/23/23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 21st A Main 10/14/23 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 12th B Main

10/21/23 Imperial Valley Raceway So Cal Open Sprints 11th A Main

 


 

Dominic Scelzi Scores Top Five During Each Night of Trophy Cup

Inside Line Promotions - TULARE, Calif. (Oct. 25, 2023) - Dominic Scelzi produced one of his most successful weekends during the famed 29 th annual Abreu Vineyards Trophy Cup presented by Rudeen Racing.

Scelzi was one of 60-plus drivers who invaded Thunderbowl Raceway last weekend for the marquee 360ci winged sprint car event. He recorded a top-five finish each night before finishing fourth in the overall points standings.

"It's hard to be thrilled, but hard to be upset," he said. "I'm happy with our consistency night in and night out. We had good speed. We had a good car all weekend long. We just didn't get the yellows when we needed them or the breaks. At the end of the day we weren't good enough to win the Trophy Cup."

The action got underway last Thursday with Scelzi qualifying ninth quickest in his group. A run from fourth to second place in a heat race and from sixth to third place in a B Main earned a spot in the main event as the fifth starter.

"We were pretty good," he said. "The track was really slick. We were able to run guys down off turn two when they'd hang and I'd slide them into turn three. We got to second and got to the leader and a yellow came out with about nine laps to go. I tried to do the diamond move again. I didn't hit it as good as I needed and Rico (Abreu) was able to get by me and the leader. The track started to lay a little bit of rubber. I slipped out of it in turn two and that cost me another spot so I finished fourth."

Scelzi showcased similar results on Friday, timing in sixth quickest in his group before maneuvering from fifth to third place in a heat race and from sixth to third place in a B Main. He started and finished fourth in the feature.

"We made some changes to get ourselves better and it wasn't as good as we normally are," he said. "We were still good, but I never made any ground on anybody."

Scelzi started the finale on Saturday by placing seventh in a heat race, which lined him up on the outside of the third row in the 50-lap A Main.

"It started off fast, but we were really good," he said. "We got right to fourth and it took us some time to work to third. We kept getting better and was all over second place. Unfortunately, we couldn't get by before the halfway race stop. After we restarted the race track was really fast and when it slowed down I got racing for second. I got chopped a couple of times and short slid back. I wasn't able to put second place away. On a restart I tried to hail mary the top and got passed."

Scelzi ended fourth, but moved up a position when another driver was disqualified. His third-place result marked his 35 th top five of the season.

Next up will be a NARC 410 Sprint Car Series event this Saturday at The Dirt Track at Kern County Raceway Park in Bakersfield, Calif. Scelzi enters the event ranked third in the championship standings.

QUICK RESULTS -

Oct. 19 - Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif. - Qualifying: 9; Heat race: 2 (4); B Main: 3 (6); Feature: 4 (5).

Oct. 20 - Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif. - Qualifying: 6; Heat race: 3 (5); B Main: 3 (6); Feature: 4 (4).

Oct. 21 - Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif. - Heat race: 7 (7); Feature: 3 (6).

SEASON STATS -

51 races, 12 wins, 35 top fives, 41 top 10s, 45 top 15s, 49 top 20s

UP NEXT -

Saturday at The Dirt Track at Kern County Raceway Park in Bakersfield, Calif., with the NARC 410 Sprint Car Series

MEDIA LINKS -

Website: http://www.GaryScelziMotorsports.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DominicScelzi41

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Scelzi41

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT - Meridian Steel

Meridian Steel manufactures steel for a variety of uses, including 80 percent of the steel used by Scelzi Enterprises. For more information, visit http://www.MeridianSteel.com .

"Sam at Meridian Steel has been a supporter for us for several years and is tied in with our family business," Scelzi said. "Not only is he a sponsor of our race team, but he enjoys racing in general. We're grateful to have his support."

Scelzi would like to thank Red Rose Transportation, Inc., Scelzi Enterprises, Whipple Superchargers, System 1, Fuel Delivery Services, Inc., Red Line Oil, FK Rod Ends, Schoenfeld Headers, Roth Motorsports, K&N Filters, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, NAPA Auto Parts, Todd Jorgensen, Sparco, Allstar Performance, Meridian Steel, Auto Meter, Kenny's Components and Worldwide Bearings for their continued support.

 

 

Gravel Guides Big Game Motorsports to Electric World of Outlaws Win With Last-Lap Pass at Devil's Bowl Speedway

Inside Line Promotions - MESQUITE, Texas (Oct. 25, 2023) - Big Game Motorsports driver David Gravel executed a last-lap pass to capture the final race at Devil's Bowl Speedway last Saturday.

It marked the second straight season he's won the final night of a track's existence as he picked up the victory during the finale at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb., last year.

The team was efficient throughout the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Stampede at Devil's Bowl Speedway. Gravel qualified fourth quickest and won a heat race before he placed second in both the dash and the main event on Friday.

Saturday showcased second-place outings in qualifying, a heat race and the dash to once again line Gravel up on the outside of the front row for the main event. He used the entire race before making a move on the leader exiting turn four on the final lap, earning the triumph by 0.015 seconds.

"What a way to send off Devil's Bowl," Gravel said during a post-race interview on DIRTVision. "I'm sick of running second. I saw a stat that I ran six seconds in the last 10 races, so that was way too many. I was sending it no matter what. I know Carson (Macedo) and Brad (Sweet) were having trouble, but at the end of the day, I've just got to try to win races no matter what they do. Happy to finally get one."

It marked Gravel's first World of Outlaws win since July 30. The victory was his 11 th of the season with the Outlaws and 87 th career triumph, moving him into 10 th place on the all-time World of Outlaws wins list.

The winning performance also closed Gravel to within 50 points of the championship lead heading into the final World of Outlaws event of the season - the World of Outlaws World Finals Nov. 1-4 at The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, N.C.

QUICK RESULTS -

Oct. 20 - Devil's Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas - Qualifying: 4; Heat race: 1 (2); Dash: 2 (3); Feature: 2 (2).

Oct. 21 - Devil's Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas - Qualifying: 2; Heat race: 2 (1); Dash: 2 (2); Feature: 1 (2).

SEASON STATS -

77 races, 12 wins, 52 top fives, 65 top 10s, 73 top 15s, 73 top 20s

UP NEXT -

Nov. 1-4 at The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, N.C., for the World of Outlaws World Finals with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series

MEDIA LINKS -

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BigGameMotorspt

HUSET'S SPEEDWAY -

Huset's Speedway is a dirt oval located in Brandon, S.D. The track opened in 1954 and has undergone a large renovation within the last few years, making it a premier destination for both marquee racing events and weekly programs. For more information, visit http://www.HusetsSpeedway.com .

JACKSON MOTORPLEX -

Jackson Motorplex is a 4/10-mile dirt oval located in Jackson, Minn. It hosts special events from May through August, including races with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series, Midwest Power Series, Midwest Sprint Touring Series and more. For more information, visit http://www.JacksonMotorplex.com .

TICKET LINK -

To purchase online tickets for events at either Huset's Speedway or at Jackson Motorplex, visit http://mpv.tickets.com/schedule/?agency=JKMV_PL_MPV&orgid=55369#/?view=list&includePackages=true .

 

 

$40,000 REASONS TO ATTEND THE 2024 ‘CLASSIC’

Teams participating at the 2024 The Flying Horse Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic will be competing for a massive $40,000 to win ‘Classic’ Feature on Sunday January 21, 2024.
The rise in the winner’s payout solidifies the Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic as the largest paying Sprintcar event in the nation. The$40,00 prize sees an increase of $10,000 from the usual payout, prior to $50,000 awarded in 2023 to celebrate the 50thevent anniversary.
While the winner takes home the $40,000 there is over $110,000 paid out across thetwenty-four ‘Classic’ A-Main qualifiers.
More recently Premier Speedway has ensured the ‘Classic’ prize money pays well down the line. The latest financial injection raises the event which has been paying $30,000 to win for some time stated Club President Richard Parkinson.
It is with the support of The Flying Horse Bar & Brewery, Rafferty’s Tavern, Carlton United Breweries and our other fantastic event sponsors that enable the Premier Speedway Club to evolve the event and maintain the positioning of Australia’s largest Speedway event said Premier Speedway General Manager Michael Parry.
The 2024 The Flying Horse Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic will be held at Premier Speedway Warrnambool from January 19 – 21, 2024.
Tickets for the 2024 The Flying Horse Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic are available now from the Premier Speedway website www.premierspeedway.com.au
Premier Speedway would like to thank and acknowledge our premium event partners for the 2024 Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic: The Lady Bay Resort, VG Cabinets, The Standard, Fitzmedia Productions and GJ Gardner Homes.
The Premier Speedway Club is a member-based club originating in 1958, managing the Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic since the inaugural event in 1973.

 

TWIN STATE AUTO RACING CLUB 2023 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

The twin state auto racing fan club based out of

Youngstown Ohio is proud to announce the

Hall of Fame class for 2023 for the

following categories.

Hall of fame

Retired driver Tommy Kristyak Jimmy Hawley Larry Walters Davey Johnson Danny Holtgraver

Car owner Bob Mcmillin Butch Rapp Doc Crawford Tim Temple

Racing contributor Mike Leone Bert and Bridgette Emick Lon and Pam Baker

Deceased drivers Mark Flinner Rick Ryder Bobby Tinkham

The banquet is open to the general public, and is Saturday Nov 18 2023 at Cimineros banquet hall in downtown Niles Ohio. Call Jim Balentine sr at 330.758.2187 for banquet ticket info. You can also find information forthcoming on our Facebook page.

 

 

Reinhardt’s Stellar Day Slips Away at BAPS Motor Speedway
Bridgeport’s SprinToberfest on Deck

York Haven, PA – October 26, 2023

by Addicted2Dirt PR & Media Mgmt

Kyle Reinhardt returned to action Saturday at BAPS Motor Speedway in the Capitol Renegade, Coors Banquet Beer, Henry’s Wrecker Service No.91 following a two-week break provided by Mother Nature.

The York Haven, Pennsylvania oval has been good to Reinhardt in 2023. He tallied an average finish of 5.2, including one win in his first five starts there this year.
QUICK RESULTS

DATE: October 21, 2023

Team: Capitol Renegade No.91
Event: Britton Finkenbinder Memorial
Track: BAPS Motor Speedway
City, State: York Haven, PA
Quick Stats: 37 cars, Qualifying 1st Group 1, Heat 2nd (4), A-main 5th (4)

OPPORTUNITY LOST

The 37 teams on hand were split into four groups for time trials and heat races. Reinhardt was quick out of the box, posting the quickest lap in his group. He followed that up by going 4th to 2nd in his heat race.

Reinhardt took the green for the 30-lap A-main from outside row two and immediately grabbed the 3rd position. Over the opening ten circuits, he worked on runner-up Dylan Norris and finally took the position away on lap twelve.

For the next fifteen laps, Reinhardt patiently pursued leader Troy Wagaman Jr., looking and waiting for the right opportunity to strike to take the top spot. He pulled alongside Wagaman’s No.27 on a few occasions before a caution appeared with three laps remaining.

On the ensuing restart, Devon Borden attempted to squeeze under Reinhardt entering turn one but wasn’t able to do so cleanly and made contact with the Neptune City, NJ native’s No.91, causing the pair to spin.

Reinhardt managed to keep his mount rolling and thus maintained the 2nd position on the restart. Unfortunately, the damage sustained from the contact affected the handling and he slipped to a 5th-place finish during the final three laps.

“I had another great car tonight. I was trying to be patient in 2nd but got mowed over on that late restart. The car took a lot of damage and I struggled from there.“, Reinhardt commented.

“Thanks to my guys. Chris Shuttlesworth had the 91 tuned up! Big thank you to Capitol Renegade, Coors Banquet Beer, Ace Distributing, and Henry’s Wrecker for their continuing support. Felt like we could have had one for them tonight.“

Sponsorship opportunities are available for the 2023 season.

Kyle can be contacted via kylereinhardt46@gmail.com.
UP NEXT

This weekend Reinhardt will unload the Capitol Renegade, Coors Banquet Beer, Henry’s Wrecker Service No.91 in his home state of New Jersey for Bridgeport Motorsports Park’s Sprintoberfest.

The 410 sprint cars will be in competition on Friday and Saturday, October 27-28. Cars will hit the track at 6pm Friday and 4pm Saturday.

You can follow Reinhardt’s social media channels listed below or check Addicted2DirtPR.com/Events for the latest schedule updates.

SEASON STATS

59 races, 2 wins, 12 top 5’s, 29 top 10’s, 38 top 15’s

PARTNER SPOTLIGHT

Henry’s Wrecker Service is always at the ready!

Henry’s Wrecker Service operates 24/7/365 to help keep the roads clear! Traffic in the metro area is among the worst in the nation. In order to help reduce traffic and keep roads flowing, they operate the largest fleet of tow trucks, including many large wreckers that are on constant standby for when accidents happen.

Their experienced, professional drivers are experts in recovery and accident clean up.

Henry’s Wrecker, at your service, ALWAYS! Visit HenrysWrecker.com to learn more!

SWIFT AND EFFICIENT Roadside Assist and Towing Services. Call them anytime at 703-698-8900!

photo credit: Jeremy Zarfos Photography
ABOUT KYLE REINHARDT

Kyle Reinhardt is a professional winged sprint car driver based in New Oxford, PA. Originally from Neptune City, NJ, Kyle has been racing since 1999 and has earned multiple victories at every level he has competed in. Since turning professional in 2019, Reinhardt has compiled two track championships and seven victories, including an All Star Circuit of Champions win.

Learn more about Kyle Reinhardt and shop merch at: KyleReinhardt.com

Follow Kyle Reinhardt’s season at: A2DPR.com/latest-news

Facebook: Facebook.com/KyleReinhardtRacing

Twitter: Twitter.com/KyleReinhardt21

Instagram: Instagram.com/KyleReinhardt21

Broadcast coverage of World of Outlaw events and Williams Grove Speedway events is available at DirtVision.com

Broadcast coverage of All Star Circuit of Champions event, Port Royal Speedway events and select Lincoln Speedway events is available at FloRacing.com

Broadcast coverage of 410 sprint car events at BAPS Motor Speedway AND select PA Speedweek shows is available at SprintCarUnlimited.tv
THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS!

The entire team would like to express their appreciation to all their partners for the support during the 2023 racing season!
Capitol Renegade
Capitol Custom Coaches & Trailers
Coors Banquet Beer
Henry’s Wrecker Service

Fibreworks Composites

Maxim Chassis

FK Rod Ends

Kelly Racing Fuel

Arai Americas

KSE Racing Products

InTech Trailers

Mettec

AL Driveline

DMI

Rider Racing Engines

HP Engines

Titan Wings

Simpson Race Products

As always, thank you to all our sponsors and partners, including our silent partners who do everything they can to help but ask for nothing in return! These are the businesses…the people…the families…that make what these we do possible.

PLEASE take the time to browse this information and help our race team by giving your business to these great partners.

Most importantly, tell them WHY you patronized them and thank them for being involved in racing!

 

 

POWRi 410 BOSS Salute to Service Approaches at Tri-State Speedway on November 10-11

Belleville, IL. (10/24/23) Enhancing the final weekend of the second season with a double dose of honor and adrenaline rushes, the POWRi 410 Bandit Outlaw Sprint Series in partnership with T2Promotions presents the Inaugural 410 Salute to Service at Tri-State Speedway, in Pocola Oklahoma, with a top prize of $5,000 to win Friday, November 10th followed by the $12,000 to win the grand prize on Saturday, November 11th.

“The 410 Salute to Service also includes various activities and initiatives to honor military personnel. There will be displays paying tribute to veterans and active-duty service members,” said event coordinator and promoter Talin Turner. Adding “This event serves as an opportunity to show gratitude and appreciation to those who have selflessly served their country. In addition to the racing action, attendees can enjoy a range of amenities and entertainment options.”

Registration remains open for competitors at https://www.myracepass.com/series/1572/registrations/8515. Classes scheduled for competition over the two-day event on November 10-11 in Pocola Oklahoma are set to include the POWRi 410 Bandit Outlaw Sprint Series as well as USRA B-mods in a showcase of speed and ample excitement.

Friday, November 10 | Salute to Service | Tri-State Speedway Details:

Pits Open: 2:00 PM

General Admission: 5:00 PM

Driver Registration: 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Drivers Meeting: 5:30 PM

Engine Heat: 5:45 PM

Hot Laps/Qualifying: 6:15 PM

Racing Following Hot Laps.

Additional event-specific information is available online at https://www.myracepass.com/events/481143.

Friday, November 10 | Salute to Service | Tri-State Speedway Prices:

Pit Passes: $40.00

General Admission:

Adult GA: $25.00

Seniors (60+) & Military: $20.00

Youth 6-12: $10.00

Kids 5 & Under: Free

Saturday, November 11 | Salute to Service | Tri-State Speedway Details:

Pits Open: 2:00 PM

General Admission: 5:00 PM

Driver Registration: 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Drivers Meeting: 5:30 PM

Engine Heat: 5:45 PM

Hot Laps/Qualifying: 6:15 PM

Racing Following Hot Laps.

Additional event-specific information is available online at https://www.myracepass.com/events/481146.

Saturday, November 11 | Salute to Service | Tri-State Speedway Prices:

Pit Passes: $40.00

General Admission

Adults: $30.00

Seniors (60+) & Military: $25.00

Youth 6-12: $15.00

Kids 5 & Under: Free

POWRi 410 BOSS Payout for Night One: 1. $5,000, 2. $2,500, 3. $1,250, 4. $ 1,000, 5. $900, 6. $800, 7. $750, 8. $700, 9. $675, 10. $650, 11. $625, 12. $600, 13. $575, 14. $550, 15. $525, 16-22: $500.

POWRi 410 BOSS Payout for Night Two: 1. $12,000, 2. $5,000, 3. $3,000, 4. $ 2,500, 5. $2,000, 6. $1,500, 7. $1,300, 8. $1,200, 9. $1,100, 10-22: $1,000.

USRA B-Mod Payout for Night One: 1. $500, 2. $260, 3. $240, 4. $ 200, 5. $180, 6. $145, 7. $130, 8. $120, 9. $115, 10. $100, 11-20: $70

USRA B-Mod Payout for Night Two: 1. $1,000, 2. $500, 3. $250, 4. $ 200, 5. $180, 6. $145, 7. $130, 8. $120, 9. $115, 10-20: $100.

All participants must be POWRi licensed members to receive benefits which include POWRi Member Participant Accident Insurance, annual point fund money, and contingency awards. POWRi Memberships are available online at https://www.myracepass.com/sanctions/1011/registrations/6909.

The entire event will be available LIVE and ON-Demand on Start2finish, sign up for a subscription and catch all the excitement by visiting www.s2ftv.com.



About T2 Promotions: T2 Promotions, founded by Talin Turner, a 17-year-old Basehor, Kansas native, was created to bring the ultimate racing experience for participants and fans alike. Taking part in events from coast to coast, Turner has learned from some of the top facilities, series, and racing professionals, incorporating their knowledge into his expertise. With a deep understanding of racing, both behind the wheel and in all aspects of race day preparation and execution, Turner aims to create some of the most memorable racing events across the Midwest. Additional information about the 410 Salute to Service can be found on social media by searching T2 Promotions or at https://www.facebook.com/t2racingpromotions | Sponsorship opportunities are available through Talin Turner: (913)337-1444.

About Tri-State Speedway: Tri-State Speedway is a renowned racing venue that has captivated fans and participants alike with its thrilling events and rich history. Located in the heart of the Midwest, Tri-State Speedway has established itself as a premier destination for motorsports enthusiasts. With its origins dating back to 1970, Tri-State Speedway has become a staple in the racing community. The facility offers a variety of racing disciplines, including dirt track racing, stock car racing, sprint cars, and more. The track itself is a well-maintained oval, providing a challenging and exhilarating experience for drivers of all skill levels. For more information on Tri-State Speedway such as points, driver profiles, and track data visit www.tri-statespeedway.com or follow along on all social media platforms | 1705 W. Racetrack Road Pocola, OK 74902| (918)575-1369.

Follow along for more information such as race recaps, updates, full results, and press releases online at www.powri.com, on Twitter & Instagram at @POWRi_Racing, or on Facebook at POWRi.

 

 

$7K-to-Win Season Championship Tulsa Speedway Return for POWRi 410 BOSS on November 12th

Belleville, IL. (10/25/23) Initially scheduled as the ‘Dirt-Down in T-Town’ yet detoured due to a sudden downpour, the POWRi 410 Bandit Outlaw Sprint Series will return to the Osage Casino and Hotel Tulsa Speedway on Sunday, November 12th while crowning a champion in the finalization of the 2023 racing season.

Returning to Tulsa Speedway for the first time since the June 9-10 washout, that would witness Wayne Johnson clock quick-time and Scott Bogucki earn the first heat race win before the sudden downpour of rain, the POWRi 410 Bandit Outlaw Sprint Series will return to compete for the top prize of $7,000 to win on Sunday, November 12th.

Sunday, November 12 | Season Championship | Tulsa Speedway Details:

Pits Open: 2:00 PM

General Admission: 4:00 PM

Driver Registration: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Drivers Meeting: 4:15 PM

Engine Heat: 4:30 PM

Hot Laps: 5:00 PM

Racing Following Hot Laps.

FREE tickets are available by visiting www.stubwire.com/venue/tulsaspeedway/tulsa/5396/. Combined with the showcase of speed in Tri-City Speedway’s Salute to Service on November 10-11, the three days of Oklahoma wing-fest will find a $24,000-win on the line as well as the crowning of a series champion following the final feature of the year at Tulsa Speedway on Sunday, November 12th.

The payout for the POWRi 410 Bandit Outlaw Sprints at Tulsa Speedway on Sunday, November 12th will be 1. $7,000, 2. $3,500, 3. $2,000, 4. $1,200, 5. $1,000, 6. $900, 7. $800, 8. $700, 9. $675, 10. $650, 11. $625, 12-15: $600, 16-20:$500. All Non-Qualifiers: $100.

POWRi Championship Point Funds for the 2023 season:

410 BOSS: http://www.powri.com/downloads/get.aspx?i=803351

All participants must be POWRi licensed members to receive benefits which include POWRi Member Participant Accident Insurance, annual point fund money, and contingency awards. POWRi Memberships are available online at https://www.myracepass.com/sanctions/1011/registrations/6909.

For more information on Osage Casino Hotel Tulsa Speedway such as points, driver profiles, and track data visit www.tulsaspeedway.com or on all social media platforms | 3101 N. Garnett Rd. Tulsa, OK 74116 | 918-437-7223

Sign up for a subscription and catch all the excitement LIVE or ON-DEMAND, visit www.s2ftv.com.

Follow along for more information on POWRi and items such as race recaps, updates, full results, and press releases online at www.powri.com, on Twitter & Instagram at @POWRi_Racing, and Facebook at POWRi.

 

 

2024 Chili Bowl Entries Open November 1

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (October 25, 2023) It’s almost that time of year. When preparations begin ramping up for the greatest Midget race in the world, and the first step, as always, in the chase for the Golden Driller is entering the Chili Bowl Nationals.

Opening Wednesday, November 1, 2023, entry for the 2024 event will be taken via mail to 1140 S. 83rd East Ave. Tulsa, OK 74112, by phone at (918) 838-3777, by fax to (918) 836-5517, and via email at chilibowlentries@gmail.com. The entry form has been sent to the post office and posted for download at https://www.chilibowl.com/resources.

Early entry is $150 through Friday, December 8, 2023. Starting Saturday, December 9, 2023, through Noon on Friday, January 12, 2024, the cost per entry goes up to $200. If entering by phone, the Chili Bowl office is open Monday-Friday, 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. (CT). Each entry must include a current W9 to indicate who will receive payment. Entries that do not have a completed W9 on file will not be published or added to a qualifying night.

Changed just prior to the 2022 event, competitors under the age of 16 will be allowed to enter. All entries received by drivers under 16 years of age will go before an advisory committee. Only after being approved by the committee will a driver under 16 years of age be allowed to compete. A copy of a Birth Certificate will still be required to confirm the driver’s age.

The 38th annual Chili Bowl Nationals takes place January 8-13, 2024, under the giant roof of the SageNet Center in Tulsa, Okla. Fans unable to attend the Chili Bowl Nationals can watch every lap live at http://www.floracing.com.

Monday and Tuesday reserved seat tickets are on sale now by calling (918) 838-3777, along with a few scattered, single seats for the entire event. Monday and Tuesday tickets are $60 each. Four-day tickets are $245, five-day tickets are $305, and tickets for the full event are $365, plus tax (8.517%) and shipping, which is $8 for orders up to 15 tickets and $10 for 16 ticket orders and up.

Domestic orders not held in Will Call will be sent via USPS Certified Mail. Each order sent will require a signature upon arrival. All international orders will be kept in Will Call. The offices of the Chili Bowl Nationals are open Monday-Friday from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. (CT).

For continued updates on the Chili Bowl Nationals, fans can follow along on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram with @CBNationals. All official press, updates, and results on the Chili Bowl Nationals can be found online at http://www.chilibowl.com.

Quick Notes:

What: 38th annual Chili Bowl Nationals

When: January 8-13, 2024

Where: SageNet Center (Tulsa, Okla.)

Address: 4145 E 21st St, Tulsa, OK 74114

Ticket Information:

Four-Day: $245

Five-Day: $305

Six-Day: $356

Tax Rate: 8.517%

Shipping: $8 for orders up to 15 tickets. $10 from 16 ticket orders and up. All international orders are held in Will Call. Orders are not accepted via Email or Social Media

Event Entry Information:

Discounted Entry: November 1, 2023 – December 8, 2023 ($150)

Late Entry: December 9, 2023 – January 12, 2024 ($200)

Return Entries To:

Phone: (918) 838-3777

Fax: (918) 836-5517

Mail: 1140 S. 83rd East Ave. Tulsa, OK 74112

Email: chilibowlentries@gmail.com

No entry or financial documents will be accepted via Social Media

Chili Bowl Online:

Website: http://www.chilibowl.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/chilibowlnationals

Twitter: (@cbnationals)

Official Hashtag: #ChiliBowl2024

Instagram: cbnationals

Chili Bowl Nationals Champions:

Year - Driver (Owner)

2023 - Logan Seavey (Kevin & Jordan Swindell/Curb/Bertrand)

2022 - Tanner Thorson (Andy Reinbold)

2021 - Kyle Larson (Kyle Larson Openwheel)

2020 - Kyle Larson (Kyle Larson Openwheel, LLC-Mike Larson)

2019 - Christopher Bell (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian)

2018 - Christopher Bell (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian)

2017 - Christopher Bell (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian)

2016 - Rico Abreu (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian)

2015 - Rico Abreu (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian)

2014 - Bryan Clauson (Joe Dooling/Rusty Kunz/Curb Records)

2013 - Kevin Swindell (Swindell Motorsports/Curb Records)

2012 - Kevin Swindell (Swindell Motorsports/Curb Records)

2011 - Kevin Swindell (Swindell Motorsports/Curb Records)

2010 - Kevin Swindell (Swindell Motorsports/Curb Records)

2009 - Sammy Swindell (Swindell Motorsports/Curb Records)

2008 - Damion Gardner (Jason Leffler)

2007 - Tony Stewart (Tony Stewart Motorsports)

2006 - Tim McCreadie (Steve Smith)

2005 - Tracy Hines (Wilke - Pak)

2004 - Cory Kruseman (Andy Bondio)

2003 - Dan Boorse (Dan Boorse)

2002 - Tony Stewart (Keith Kunz)

2001 - Jay Drake (Keith Kunz)

2000 - Cory Kruseman (Andy Bondio)

1999 - Dan Boorse (Dan Boorse)

1998 - Sammy Swindell (Pete Willoughby)

1997 - Billy Boat (John Lawson)

1996 - Sammy Swindell (Rusty Kunz / Jay McKinnie)

1995 - Donnie Beechler (Zarounian Motorsports)

1994 - Andy Hillenburg (Keith Kunz / Rusty Kunz)

1993 - Dave Blaney (Ralph Potter)

1992 - Sammy Swindell (Dave Ellis)

1991 - Lealand McSpadden (Andy Bondio)

1990 - John Heydenreich (Tony Finley)

1989 - Sammy Swindell (Jack Runyon)

1988 - Scott Hatton (Jerry Hatton)

1987 - Rich Vogler (Bob Lowe)

O’Reilly Auto Parts Race of Champions: Spencer Bayston (2023), Justin Grant (2022), Christopher Bell (2021 and 2020), Tanner Thorson (2019 and 2016), Chad Boat (2018), Kyle Larson (2017 and 2014), Sammy Swindell (2015, 2012, 2011, 2009), Kevin Swindell (2013), Brad Loyet (2010)

Trade Show: A long-standing tradition at the Chili Bowl, the Trade Show, which is open to the public each day (Monday through Saturday), is free of charge. All variety of racing products, apparel, and more is available with well over 100 vendors. The Trade Show still has space available. Anyone looking to be a part of the Trade Show can contact the Chili Bowl office at 918-838-3777. The Trade Show covers approximately 20,000 square feet.

 

 

Bayston and CJB with top-ten sweep in Devil’s Bowl’s Final Stampede; World Finals ends 2023 WoO campaign

By Fully Injected Motorsports:

CARLISLE, Pa. (October 23, 2023) – It was an all-out productive weekend in the Lone Star State for Spencer Bayston and CJB Motorsports, not only concluding their two-day stay at Devil’s Bowl Speedway with a pair of top-ten scores, but finding the top-five in the process, eventually highlighting the Final Stampede with a fourth-place outcome on Friday, October 20. Bayston, who won both heat races in his campaign in Mesquite, Texas, started fourth in his Friday night attempt, pressuring reigning Outlaws champion, Brad Sweet, for third before settling for one spot off the podium.

Nearly matching his Friday night outcome, Bayston, ace of the TrueTimber Camo, Rothco, JRC Transportation, Nyce Crete and Landis, Ecynbro Trucking, C&S Lawn and Landscape, Kistler Engines, No. 5 sprint car, raced on to finish sixth in the $20,023-to-win Final Stampede finale on Saturday, October 21, maintaining his place within the top-ten after starting fourth on the evening grid.

With all results considered, Bayston’s season top-ten tally now stands at 40, 11 of which scored within the top five including one victory in Pevely, Missouri. The Lebanon, Indiana, native and former World of Outlaws Rookie of the Year will have one final opportunity to pad his stat card, as the World of Outlaws World Finals will conclude the 2023 World of Outlaws season in early November.

“In all, it was a successful weekend for this CJB Motorsports team. Being fast right out of the gate and earning dash appearances on both evenings really set the tone for us. Earning front row starting positions for each of our heat races was the key and ultimately allowed us to be in winning contention for both features,” Spencer Bayston explained. “There was a lot of hype surrounding the events at Devil’s Bowl, and with this being their final event, it was a special time to be there. The energy from the fans was unmatched and we were proud and excited to be a part of it. To have this level of momentum heading into the World Finals is very important, as we look to conclude our season in a strong manner.”

ON DECK: Spencer Bayston and CJB Motorsports will continue their 2023 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series campaign with the season ending World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, North Carolina, on Wednesday through Saturday, November 1-4.

SPECIAL THANKS: Spencer Bayston and CJB Motorsports would like to thank all of their marketing partners: TrueTimber Camo, Rothco, JRC Transportation, Nyce Crete and Landis, Ecynbro Trucking, C&S Lawn and Landscape, Kistler Engines, Highlands’ Power Sports, High Performance Lubricants, FK Rod Ends, Allstar Performance, Brown and Miller Racing Solutions, Walker Filtration, Schoenfeld Headers, Ti22 Performance, Wilwood Disc Brakes, Fine Line Auto Body, All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads, Smith Titanium, HRP, Factory Kahne Shocks, Ultrashield, Andrews Quick Change Gears, Blackbeard, Vahlco Wheels, Kinsler Fuel Injection, ATL, Winters, Fastener Specialties, KSE Racing Products, System 1 Pro Ignition, Maxim Racing, KH Suspension, RRi Designs, QuickCar Racing Products, Outerwears, Moose Blocks, Safety-Kleen.

2023 WORLD OF OUTLAWS STATISTICS: Wins: 1 Top-Fives: 11 Top-Tens: 40

2023 HIGHLIGHTS: Kicked-off 2023 campaign with back-to-back top-ten scores against the All Star Circuit of Champions at Volusia Speedway Park on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 7-8; finished fourth and eighth, respectively. Finished sixth and fifth at Volusia Speedway Park (DIRTcar Nationals make-up feature and Spring Showdown finale) on Sunday and Monday, March 5-6. Finished third at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, Alabama, on Friday evening, March 24; Spencer Bayston’s first-ever visit to Talladega. Finished eighth and ninth, respectively, in Devil’s Bowl Speedway’s two-day Texas Outlaw Nationals on Friday and Saturday, March 31 and April 1. Finished fourth in the Jason Johnson Classic at 81 Speedway in Wichita, Kansas, on Saturday, April 8. Finished seventh during High Limit Sprint Car Series competition at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas, on April 11. Finished eighth during I-55 Showdown at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in Pevely, Missouri, on Friday, April 14. Finished tenth during action at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Indiana, on Saturday, April 29. Finished seventh from 12th in Eldora Speedway’s Let’s Race Two finale on Saturday, May 6. Finished sixth in Lincoln Speedway’s Gettysburg Clash on Wednesday, May 10. Finished tenth and seventh in Ohio Outlaw starts at Attica Raceway Park and Sharon Speedway on Friday and Saturday, May 19-20. Finished seventh from 16th at Atomic Speedway in Chillicothe, Ohio, on Friday, May 26. Finished ninth on back-to-back occasions during starts at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and Ogilvie Raceway in Ogilvie, Minnesota, on Friday and Saturday, June 2-3. Finished ninth at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on Saturday, June 10. Earned back-to-back top-ten scores in Beaver Dam Raceway’s Jim “JB” Boyd Memorial on Friday and Saturday, June 16-17; tenth and sixth, respectively. Earned four consecutive top-ten finishes in Huset’s Speedway’s High Bank Nationals. Capped weekend with eighth-place run in $250,000-to-win finale on Saturday, June 24. Earned back-to-back top-five finishes in Cedar Lake Speedway’s annual Independence Day Spectacular on Friday and Saturday, June 30 and July 1; fifth on Friday and second on Saturday. Finished ninth at Wilmot Raceway in Wilmot, Wisconsin, on Saturday, July 8. Finished tenth in Eldora Speedway’s Eldora Million Preliminary on Wednesday, July 12. Finished eighth in Eldora Speedway’s Knight Before the Kings Royal on Friday, July 14. Finished fourth in $20,000-to-win Williams Grove Speedway Summer Nationals finale on Saturday, July 22. Won Ironman 55 preliminary main event on Friday, August 4. Finished sixth in Ironman 55 (I-55 Raceway) finale on Saturday, August 5. Finished third in Knoxville Nationals preliminary A-Main on Thursday, August 10. Finished 11th in Knoxville Nationals finale A-Main on Saturday, August 12. Finished tenth in $25,000-to-win Jackson Nationals finale at Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minnesota, on Saturday, August 19. Finished sixth at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, North Dakota, on Friday, August 25. Finished tenth at Red River Valley Speedway in West Fargo, North Dakota, on Saturday, August 26. Finished fifth in Sage Fruit Skagit Nationals opener on Thursday, August 31. Finished seventh in Sage Fruit Skagit Nationals finale on Saturday, September 2. Finished eighth in the Gold Cup Race of Champions finale at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, California, on Saturday, September 9. Finished seventh at Placerville Speedway in Placerville, California, on Saturday, September 16. Finished ninth at Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio, on Saturday, September 23. Finished fourth and sixth in two-day Devil’s Bowl Speedway visit on Friday and Saturday, October 20-21.

SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook: www.facebook.com/CJB-Motorsports-100190992543697 Twitter: www.twitter.com/cjb_51 Instagram: www.instagram.com/cjbmotorsports5 News coverage: www.fullyinjected.com Online home: www.cjbmotorsports.net Merchandise: www.spencerbayston.com

BROADCAST COVERAGE: Watch the World of Outlaws online at www.dirtvision.com.


 

 

Zearfoss earns top-ten in Devil’s Bowl’s Final Stampede opener; All dirt roads lead to The Dirt Track at Charlotte
Oct 23, 2023

By Fully Injected Motorsports:

JONESTOWN, Pa. (October 23, 2023) – The “Jonestown Jet” Brock Zearfoss did his best to impress in his final visit to Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas, and impress is what he did, eventually highlighting the facility’s Final Stampede with a top-ten performance on Friday, October 20. The Jonestown, Pennsylvania, native finished seventh in his top-ten appearance, improving two positions after starting ninth on the $12,000-to-win grid. The result was Zearfoss’ eighth top-ten score of the season, still hunting his first World of Outlaws triumph since his Cedar Lake victory lane appearance one season ago.

Zearfoss, ace of the Moose’s LZ Bar & Grill, Heavy Equipment, Loaders & Parts Inc., C&D Rigging Inc., Klick Lewis Cars, J.P. Adamsky Trucking, Milton Hershey School, A. Lane Living, No. 3Z sprint car, raced on to finish 13th in Devil’s Bowl Speedway’s Final Stampede finale on Saturday, October 21, nearly accomplishing a top-ten sweep after starting 11th on the $20,023-to-win grid. Setting the tone, the former Port Royal Speedway champion finished third and fourth in his respective Devil’s Bowl heat races.

“It was special to be a part of Devil’s Bowl’s final weekend, and to score a top-ten in the process made the experience even more memorable,” Brock Zearfoss explained. “We’ll take this momentum shift and use it wisely in our upcoming trip to the World Finals. We’ve had success at Charlotte before so there’s no reason why we can’t do that again.”

ON DECK:
Brock Zearfoss and Brock Zearfoss Racing will continue their 2023 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series campaign with the season ending World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, North Carolina, on Wednesday through Saturday, November 1-4.

SPECIAL THANKS:
Brock Zearfoss would like to thank all of his marketing partners including: Moose’s LZ Bar & Grill, Heavy Equipment, Loaders & Parts Inc., C&D Rigging Inc., Klick Lewis Cars, J.P. Adamsky Trucking, Milton Hershey School, A. Lane Living, Berkebile Oil Company, XXX Race Company, K1 RaceGear, BK Titanium, AL Driveline, Bruce’s Speed Shop, Walker Performance Filtration, Bell Helmets, System 1 Pro Ignition, Allstar Performance, Wilwood, FK Rod Ends, Brown and Miller Racing Solutions, and CSI Shocks.

SOCIAL MEDIA:
Press: www.fullyinjected.com
Online Home: www.brockzearfoss.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/brock_zearfoss
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brockzearfossracing
Merchandise: http://www.brockzearfoss.com/shopping/

BROADCAST COVERAGE:
Watch the World of Outlaws online at www.dirtvision.com.

STATS:
2023 Brock Zearfoss Racing WoO Statistics:
Wins: 0
Top-5s: 1
Top-10s: 8

2023 HIGHLIGHTS:
Earned top-ten performance against All Star Circuit of Champions in Volusia’s DIRTcar Nationals; finished seventh on Wednesday, February 8. Hard charged from 18th to finish tenth in Volusia Speedway Park’s DIRTcar Nationals make-up feature contested Sunday evening, March 5 – earned evening’s Hard Charger Award. Finished 11th at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, Alabama, on Friday, March 24. Finished fifth at US 36 Raceway in Osborn, Missouri, on Friday, April 7. Finished sixth from 11th at Atomic Speedway in Chillicothe, Ohio, on Friday, May 26. Finished eighth during first-ever appearance at Ogilvie Raceway in Ogilvie, Minnesota, on Saturday, June 3. Finished 11th in Beaver Dam Raceway’s Jim “JB” Boyd Memorial finale on Saturday, June 17. Finished 11th and 12th in Cedar Lake Speedway’s annual Independence Day Spectacular on Friday and Saturday, June 30-July 1. Finished 11th at Wilmot Raceway in Wilmot, Wisconsin, on Saturday, July 8. Finished eighth in Weedsport Speedway’s Empire State Challenge on Sunday, July 30. Finished ninth in Southern Iowa Speedway’s Front Row Challenge on Monday, August 7. Finished tenth in Knoxville Nationals preliminary A-Main on Thursday, August 10. Finished ninth in Jackson Nationals preliminary main event on Friday, August 18. Finished tenth at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, North Dakota, on Friday, August 25. Finished seventh in Devil’s Bowl Speedway’s Final Stampede opener on Friday, October 20.

 

Dietrich on the move at BAPS Motor Speedway; $15,000 on the line in Bridgeport’s SprintOberfest
Oct 23, 2023

By Fully Injected Motorsports:

GETTYSBURG, Pa. (October 23, 2023) – Danny Dietrich and Gary Kauffman Racing put on a show Saturday night at BAPS Motor Speedway in York Haven, Pennsylvania, not only concluding the Britton Finkenbinder Memorial with a runner-up score, but rallying 14 spots in the process, simultaneously propelling his impressive stat sheet to a head-turning 51 top-ten finishes, 37 of which occurring within the top five.

Dietrich, driver of Gary Kauffman’s Weikert’s Livestock, Sandoe’s Fruit Market, Pace Performance, #1 Cochran Expressway, Big Cove Whitetail Trophy Hunts, Drop Of Ink Tattoo, Self Made Racing, No. 48 sprint car, technically finished third at the Central Pennsylvania staple, but a post-race penalty placed on Dillsburg’s Anthony Macri moved Dietrich ahead an additional position.

“Double-D” finished fourth in his respective heat race.

“We had some things go our way, but in all, a great effort by our team,” Dietrich concluded. “We have a few more opportunities to collect some wins and we hope to do that this weekend at Bridgeport.

“A huge shout out to the fans for coming out and supporting us all season long. It’s their support that allows us to go out and do this every weekend.”

ON DECK:
Danny Dietrich and Gary Kauffman Racing will continue their 2023 campaign with Bridgeport Motorsports Park’s SprintOberfest on Saturday, October 28. The 40-lap finale will award $15,000-to-win.

SPECIAL THANKS:
Danny Dietrich and Gary Kauffman Racing would like to thank all of their current marketing partners including: Weikert’s Livestock, Sandoe’s Fruit Market, Pace Performance, #1 Cochran Expressway, Big Cove Whitetail Trophy Hunts, Drop Of Ink Tattoo, Self Made Racing, Racer’s New & Used Parts Warehouse, East Park Automotive Inc., RV 4 Wheel Drive & Performance Automotive Inc, Bollinger Construction, Blud Lubricants.

SOCIAL MEDIA:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/gkrracing
Twitter: www.twitter.com/dannydietrich
Merchandise: www.dannydietrich.com/merch
News: www.dannydietrich.com
News: www.fullyinjected.com

BROADCAST COVERAGE:
Watch the All Star Circuit of Champions online at www.floracing.com.
Watch the World of Outlaws online at www.dirtvision.com.
Watch Lincoln Speedway and Port Royal Speedway online at www.floracing.com.
Watch Williams Grove Speedway online at www.dirtvision.com.
Watch High Limit Sprint Car Series online at www.floracing.com.

STATS:
2023 Gary Kauffman Racing Statistics:
Top-5s: 37
Top-10s: 51
Wins: 7

2023 HIGHLIGHTS:
Finished third during the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series season opener contested Friday evening, February 10 (Volusia Speedway Park). Finished third and fourth, respectively, in Lincoln Speedway’s opening pair contested Thursday and Sunday, February 23 and 26. Finished second at Lincoln Speedway on Saturday, March 4. Finished fourth in Port Royal Speedway’s season opener on Sunday, March 5. Finished sixth during World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series action at Lincoln Speedway on Saturday, March 18. Finished second at Port Royal Speedway on Saturday, April 1. Finished fifth at Lincoln Speedway on Saturday, April 8. Finished second at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday, April 14. Finished fourth at BAPS Motor Speedway on Sunday, April 16. Finished second in Williams Grove Speedway’s Tommy Hinnershitz Classic on Friday, April 21. Won first race of the season at Selinsgrove Speedway on Sunday, April 23. Finished third on back-to-back occasions; Williams Grove Speedway on Friday, May 5, and Lincoln Speedway on Saturday, May 6. Finished fourth in Lincoln Speedway’s Gettysburg Clash (WoO) on Wednesday, May 10. Finished second at Selinsgrove Speedway on Sunday, May 14. Rallied from 20th to 11th in Wayne County Speedway’s High Limit Sprint Car Series event on May 16. Finished sixth at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday, May 19. Finished ninth with World of Outlaws at Sharon Speedway on Saturday, May 20. Finished third at BAPS Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 21. Finished second from 11th in Williams Grove Speedway’s Doug Esh Tribute on Friday, May 26. Finished fourth in the $29,000-to-win Bob Weikert Memorial finale on Sunday, May 28. Finished second at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday, June 2. Earned Ohio Sprint Speedweek triumph at Fremont Speedway in Fremont, Ohio, on Saturday, June 10. Earned PA Sprint Speedweek tune-up victory at Lincoln Speedway in Abbottstown, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, June 17. Earned fourth victory of 2023 at Lincoln Speedway on Saturday, July 8; started tenth. Earned back-to-back Hard Charger Awards with the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series while in action at BAPS Motor Speedway on July 20 and Williams Grove Speedway on July 21; 19th to eighth at BAPS and 15th to seventh at The Grove. Finished fourth during High Limit Sprint Car Series action at Grandview Speedway on Wednesday, July 26. Finished second at Lincoln Speedway on Saturday, July 29. Won fifth feature of the season in Williams Grove Speedway start on Friday, August 18. Finished eighth and second in Port Royal Speedway Twin-25 program on Saturday, August 19. Finished third with All Star Circuit of Champions at Selinsgrove Speedway on Sunday, August 20; earned Hard Charger Award. Finished fourth in Williams Grove’s Jack Gunn Memorial on Friday, August 25. Finished fourth in Lincoln Speedway’s Kramer Klash on Saturday, August 26. Won sixth feature of the season at BAPS Motor Speedway on Sunday, August 27. Scored four consecutive top-ten finishes in Labor Day weekend stretch; third at Williams Grove Speedway on September 1, fourth in Lincoln Speedway’s Dirt Classic preliminary on September 2, second in Lincoln Speedway’s Dirt Classic finale on September 3, and sixth in Port Royal Speedway’s Labor Day Classic on September 4. Finished fifth in Williams Grove Speedway’s Billy Kimmel Memorial on Friday, September 15. Finished third in Selinsgrove Speedway’s Jim Nace Memorial on Saturday, September 16. Finished ninth in the $75,000-to-win National Open at Williams Grove Speedway on Saturday, September 30. Finished sixth in High Limit Sprint Car Series start at Bridgeport Motorsports Park on Tuesday, October 3. Won Port Royal Speedway Tuscarora 50 Non-Qualifiers feature on Thursday, October 5. Finished second at BAPS Motor Speedway in York Haven, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, October 21.

2023 Wins: 7 | Selinsgrove Speedway (April 23), Fremont Speedway (June 10), Lincoln Speedway (June 17), Lincoln Speedway (July 8), Williams Grove Speedway (August 18), BAPS Motor Speedway (August 27), Port Royal Speedway [Tuscarora 50 NQ Main] (October 5)

2022 Wins: 14 (Lincoln Speedway: 3/26), (Lincoln Speedway: 4/2), (Lincoln Speedway: 4/16), (Lincoln Speedway: 4/30), (Williams Grove Speedway: 6/3), (Lincoln Speedway – Steve Smith Tribute [$19,000]: 6/4) (Attica Raceway Park | Ohio Sprint Speedweek: 6/10) (Limaland Motorsports Park | Ohio Sprint Speedweek: 6/17) (Selinsgrove Speedway – PA Sprint Speedweek Finale | Opperman-Bogar-Heintzelman Memorial [$10,099]: 7/3) (BAPS Motor Speedway: 7/24) (Port Royal Speedway | Living Legends Dream Race: 7/30) (Williams Grove Speedway | All Stars | Jack Gunn Memorial: 8/26) (Williams Grove Speedway | All Stars | Jack Gunn Memorial: 8/26) (Lincoln Speedway | Night of Champions: 10/15)

 

 

Short Track Nationals Weekend Goes Green on Thursday!

Crouch & Carney Push Entry Count to 64

Lonnie Wheatley, TEXARKANA, Ark. (October 24, 2023) – A new chapter will be added to Short Track Nationals lore this weekend.

After becoming a staple at Little Rock’s I-30 Speedway beginning in 1988 and evolving into a crown jewel event of winged 360-ci Sprint Car racing, the 36th edition of storied Short Track Nationals takes place this weekend for the first time at Texarkana 67 Speedway.

The weekend gets under way Thursday night with the ASCS Mid South’s 16th Annual Ralph Henson Memorial, featuring a $4,646 winner’s share.

Then it’s full steam ahead into the 36th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires & Ark-La-Tex Lawn and Landscape on Friday and Saturday under the ASCS National banner.

Friday’s preliminary card culminates with Twin 25-lap feature events with both winners collecting $1,500 and the top two in each feature locking into Saturday night’s $20,000-to-win STN championship finale.

With points carrying over from Friday’s preliminary action, a full set of Saturday night heat races will add points as well to set the balance of the evening’s championship feature events.

The entry count currently stands at 64 with John Carney II and IRA champion Brenham Crouch among the latest adding their names to the entry list.

Accomplished El Paso, TX, native Carney II who scored a career-best STN finish of fourth in 2019 teams with long-time car owner Minks Motorsports for the weekend while Lubbock’s Crouch tackles the event for the first time after capturing the 410-ci Interstate Racing Association championship in the upper Midwest to cap off his first full season in 410-ci Sprint Car action after a year of Midget competition last year.

They join a loaded field of competitors vying for the weekend’s $20,000 winner’s share including past event winners Sam Hafertepe, Jr., Sammy Swindell, Blake Hahn and Wayne Johnson among others.

Hafertepe, Jr., brought the curtains down on I-30 Speedway last year with his second STN triumph in the past three years after he and Aaron Reutzel posted preliminary feature wins the previous night.

Hafertepe, Jr., joined Paul McMahan and Tony Bruce, Jr., as two-time Short Track Nationals winners with other multiple-time champions including Blake Hahn and Steve Kinser (three times each) and Sammy Swindell and Gary Wright atop the charts with five wins each.

Single time STN champions include Christopher Bell, Brad Sweet, Jason Meyers, Jason Johnson, Tim Montgomery, Jason Sides, Mike Ward, Tim Crawley, Wayne Johnson, Pete Butler, Terry Gray and John Gerloff.

The Current Short Track Nationals Entries:

0-Mike Vaculik (Hot Springs, AR)

1-John Carney II (El Paso, TX)

1-Brenham Crouch (Lubbock, TX)

1-Sean McClelland (Tulsa, OK)

1d-Prestin Dalton (Millington, TN)

1jr-Steven Russell (Rochester, IL)

2-Brekton Crouch (Lubbock, TX)

2-Chase Porter (St. Joseph, MO)

2-Jason Shavers (Canton, MS)

2c-Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK)

2T-Todd Bradford (Arlington, TN)

2w-Whit Gastineau (Moore, OK)

3-Howard Moore (Memphis, TN)

4c-Tuesday Calderwood (Goodyear, AZ)

6-Koty Adams (Haughton, LA)

6-Christopher Townsend (La Porte, TX)

G6-Cody Gardner (Benton, AR)

7c-Chris Morgan (Topeka, KS)

7s-TBA

8-Brad Bowden (Hernando, MS)

8m-Kade Morton (Coweta, OK)

9jr-Derek Hagar (Marion, AR)

10-Landon Britt (Memphis, TN)

10k-Dewayne White (Byhalia, MS)

12-Jeffrey Newell (Tulsa, OK)

12h-Harli White (Lindsay, OK)

12w-Dale Wester (Ovilla, TX)

12x-Garet Williamson (Columbia, MO)

13-Chase Howard (Nesbit, MS)

14-Jordon Mallett (Greenbrier, AR)

14T-Tim Estenson (Fargo, ND)

15h-Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (Sunnyvale, TX)

21m-Spencer Meredith (Hernando, MS)

22m-Rees Moran (Tulsa, OK)

22x-TBA

23-Junior Jenkins (Greenville, TX)

23w-Conner Wray (Olive Branch, MS)

26-Marshall Skinner (W. Memphis, AR)

27J-Joseph Poe, Jr. (Scott, AR)

36-Jason Martin (Liberal, KS)

41-Casey Merrell (Springtown, TX)

43-Mark Smith (Sunbury, PA)

44-Ronny Howard (Nesbit, MS)

44-Chris Martin (Ankeny, IA)

45-Mark Huddleston (Genoa, AR)

45x-Kyler Johnson (Quinter, KS)

47-Dale Howard (Byhalia, MS)

47s-Sammy Swindell (Germantown, TN)

50yr-J.J. Hickle (Quilcene, WA)

52-Blake Hahn (Sapulpa, OK)

55b-Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK)

71-Channin Tankersley (Arlington, TX)

71b-Brady Baker (Alexander, AR)

79-Gage Montgomery (Fredericktown, MO)

85-Josh McCord (Bossier City, LA)

87J-Jace Park (Overland Park, KS)

91-Michael Day (Farmersville, TX)

91-Zach Pringle (Benton, AR)

91a-Ernie Ainsworth (Bartlett, TN)

95-Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK)

122-Lane Warner (Bloomfield, MO)

132-Jamie Manley (Memphis, TN)

187-Landon Crawley (Benton, AR)

938-Bradley Fezard (Bonnerdale, AR)

Pre-Entry Deadline

Pre-entries for the 36th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires & Ark-La-Tex Lawn and Landscape submitted by Tuesday, October 24, are $100 and include a free two-day driver pit pass. Entries after October 24 are $150 with no pit pass included. Entries may be submitted at https://www.67speedwayoftexarkana.com/driverinfo/.

There is no pre-entry for the Ralph Henson Memorial.

The Pertinent Info:

The What: 36th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires & Ark-Law-Tex Lawn and Landscape.

The Where: Texarkana 67 Speedway (Texarkana, AR). Texarkana 67 Speedway is located east of Texarkana to I-30 Exit 7, then 0.5 miles southeast on SR 108 then 2.6 miles northeast on US 67.

The When: October 26-28, 2023.

October 26 - Ralph Henson Memorial

October 27 – STN Preliminary action culminating with Twin 25-lap features.

October 28 – STN Championship culminating with $20,000 to win finale.

The Mufflers: Leave ‘em at home, no mufflers required for the event.

The Format: Thursday’s Ralph Henson Memorial will be contested under standard ASCS Mid-South Region format with one of top three finishers eligible for Saturday STN provisional if needed.

Friday’s preliminary event will be contested under a derivative of the All Star Circuit of Champions format, with group qualifying establishing heat race lineups with an invert of four in each heat race. The Friday preliminary will conclude with Twin-25 lap features that each offer up $1,500 to win.

The top two from each of the Twin 25-lap features will be locked into Saturday night’s Pole Dash and the championship main event.

Friday event points accumulated will be carried over to Saturday night, with another set of heats utilizing passing points added to the Friday total to set the championship feature lineups. The top two in combined points from Friday night and the Saturday heat races with join Friday’s four lock-ins in the Pole Dash. The next eight in points will occupy STN championship feature positions 7-14 with the balance of the field in “B” and “C” Mains. Three will transfer from both “B” Mains to set the 20-car feature field. The 21st position is reserved for a top-three Thursday night finisher if necessary.

The Past STN Winners (All previous events contested at Little Rock’s I-30 Speedway):

2022-Sam Hafertepe, Jr.

2021-Blake Hahn

2020–Sam Hafertepe, Jr.

2019-Blake Hahn

2018-Blake Hahn

2017-Sammy Swindell

2016-Sammy Swindell

2015-Rained Out

2014-Christopher Bell

2013-Sammy Swindell

2012-Paul McMahan

2011-Sammy Swindell

2010-Brad Sweet

2009-Tony Bruce, Jr.

2008-Tony Bruce, Jr.

2007-Jason Meyers

2006-Jason Johnson

2005-Tim Montgomery

2004-Gary Wright

2003-Gary Wright

2002-Paul McMahan

2001-Jason Sides

2000-Mike Ward

1999-Gary Wright

1998-Tim Crawley

1997-Wayne Johnson

1996-Pete Butler

1995-Gary Wright

1994-Terry Gray

1993-John Gerloff

1992-Rained Out

1991-Steve Kinser

1990-Sammy Swindell

1989-Steve Kinser

1988-Steve Kinser

The Past Ralph Henson Memorial Winners (All previous events contested at Little Rock’s I-30 Speedway):

2022 – Aaron Reutzel

2021 – Derek Hagar

2020 – Mark Smith

2019 – Tim Crawley

2018 – Derek Hagar

2017 – Tony Bruce, Jr.

2016 – Derek Hagar

2015 – Tim Crawley

2014 – Jordon Mallett

2013 – Cody Gardner

2012 – Dale Howard

2011 – Zach Pringle

2010 – Zach Pringle

2009 - Jeff Swindell

2008 – Gary Wright

The Feature Purse:

Thursday: 1. $4,646, 2. $1,250, 3. $1,100, 4. $800, 5. $700, 6. $600, 7. $500, 8. $400, 9. $300, 10. $250, 11. $250, 12. $250, 13. $250, 14. $250, 15. $250, 16. $250, 17. $250, 18. $250, 19. $250, 20. $250.

Friday (Twin Features): 1. $1,500, 2. $750, 3. $650, 4. $625, 5. $600, 6. $550, 7. $525, 8. $500, 9. $450, 10. $400, 11. $350, 12. $325, 13. $300, 14. $275, 15. $250, 16. $250, 17. $250, 18. $250, 19. $250, 20. $250.

Saturday: 1. $20,000, 2. $5,000, 3. $2,500, 4. $2,200, 5. $2,000, 6. $1,700, 7. $1,600, 8. $1,500, 9. $1,400, 10. $1,350, 11. $1,300, 12. $1,200, 13. $1,150, 14. $1,100, 15. $1,000, 16. $1,000, 17. $1,000, 18. $1,000, 19. $1,000, 20. $1,000.

The Tickets:

Thursday: Pits $35. Grandstand for Adults $25, Military $20 (with ID), Kids 6-11 $5 accompanied by an adult and 5 and under free.

Friday: Pits $35. Grandstand for Adults $25, Military $20 (with ID), Kids 6-11 $5 accompanied by an adult and 5 and under free.

Saturday: Pits $40. Grandstand for Adults $30, Military $25 (with ID), Kids 6-11 $5 accompanied by an adult and 5 and under free.

Driver pit pass for Friday and Saturday is included in the $100 entry fee if submitted by the deadline.

Tickets will be available at the gate each day with gates with grandstands opening daily at 5:00 p.m. Debit/credit cards are accepted at the front gate and concessions.

Free camping is available on a first-come, first-served basis along the west side tree line with no water or electrical hookups.

The Broadcast: If you can’t make it to the STN, watch live at https://flosports.link/3ECzSVP.

For more information regarding the 36th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires at Texarkana 67 Speedway, check online at www.67speedwayoftexarkana.com, call 870-648-5688 or email tcrawley87@yahoo.com.

 

 

FLOWDYNAMICS DRIVERS McCARTHY AND WILLIAMS PLACED 9TH AND 11TH AT MOHAVE VALLEY

(Ontario, CA, October 21, 2023) Flowdynamics USAC/CRA Sprint Car drivers Matt McCarthy and Logan Williams made their way to Arizona’s Mohave Valley Raceway and placed 9th and 11th respectively in the 30-lap main event. It was their first and only trip to the track that is located just across the Colorado River in Arizona in 2023.

Twenty-five other racers made up the remainder of the stacked 410 sprint car field. Riverside, California resident McCarthy timed in 17th fastest in qualifying with a lap of 14.813. Williams, who calls Yorba Linda, California home, had the 18th best time at 14.829.

With 27 cars on hand, only the top four finishers in each heat race would transfer straight to the main event. McCarthy, who was coming off an impressive sixth-place finish at Perris Auto Speedway on September 23rd, was the first up of the teammates in heat race action. He earned his ticket into the main event with a strong second-place run in the second 10-lap heat. Moments later in heat three, Williams duplicated McCarthy’s performance when he ran second to go straight into the A main without having to run the 12-lap B.

When the main event cars rolled onto the track for the 30-lap finale, the Flowdynamics teammates, who are both past series Rookies of the Year, started the 30-lapper side-by-side in row nine. McCarthy was on the inside of the row in his #28m and Williams, in his familiar #5w was starting on the outside. For the second race in a row, McCarthy made a major move forward and Williams did the same. In the previous race at Perris Auto Speedway on September 23rd, McCarthy advanced his position five spots going from 11th on the start all the way up to sixth. This time he beat that effort picking up nine spots to finish eighth. Williams was not far behind, picking up seven positions for an 11th-place finish.

Williams maintained his 11th-place position in the championship point standings. McCarthy jumped up two spots to 14th.

Both Flowdynamics drivers will be at Perris for the last race of the track’s 27th season on November 11th. They may also compete in next week’s Western World Championships at the Cocopah Speedway on November 3rd and 4th.

Whenever you get the chance to meet the Flowdynamics drivers in person, be sure to visit them in the pits. They will be glad to sign autographs for you and each will have their fine-looking team shirts available.

If you or your company would like to be a part of one of the West Coast’s most prominent sprint car teams for the upcoming season, please contact John McCarthy at 909 930-5522 or mailto:john@flodyinc.com.

McCarthy and Williams would like to thank the following sponsors for making the 2023 season possible. Flowdynamics Inc., PurgePlugs.com, Cal Therm Mechanical Insulators, JFK Design Build, So Cal Racing Fuel, and Full Throttle Lift.

Matt McCarthy 2023 Results

3-18-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 15th A Main

4-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 9th A Main

5-27-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 8th A Main

7-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 12th A Main

9-23-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 6th A Main

10-14-23 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA 9th A Main

Logan Williams 2023 Results

3-18-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 22nd A Main

4-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 7th A Main

5-27-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 5th A Main

6-10-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 4th A Main

6-24-23 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA 13th A Main

7-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 5th A Main

9-23-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 15th A Main

10-14-23 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA 11th A Main

 

 

Amantea Hustles to USAC East Coast Sprint Cars Victory at Delaware International Speedway

Inside Line Promotions - DELMAR, Del. (Oct. 24, 2023) - Joey Amantea enjoyed a season-best performance last Saturday at Delaware International Speedway, where he earned his first feature triumph of the year.

"We ran more races this year with USAC National with no expectation but to learn and get better," he said. "So our biggest opportunity to win races was with USAC East Coast and in the micro sprint. In the micro we had nothing but bad luck, but in the sprint car we had a few races we could have won. To get it done at Delaware, which is a track we've been on the podium at a lot and to dominate the feature was really cool."

Amantea advanced from sixth to fourth place in a heat race to make the Rapid Tire USAC East Coast Sprint Cars feature inversion. That lined him up on the outside of the third row for the main event.

"Fourth place had to drop out so we slotted into fourth," he said. "On the initial start second place and I got around the inside row quickly. The leader went to the top and I tried the middle and bottom and it was faster. A couple of laps later I got a really good run. From there we set sail and got through lapped cars pretty good. Even with a late-race caution with about 10 laps to go we extended our lead back to four seconds.

"We were just really fast. Brian (Zyck) tried some things and it worked. We were hooked up all night. It felt great to finally show what we've got."

Amantea's win gives him a triumph with the series for the second straight season and produces momentum entering the season finale this Friday and Saturday at Bridgeport Motorsports Park in Swedesboro, N.J. Amantea will pilot both a non-wing sprint car as well as a 410ci winged sprint car during the Octoberfest event.

"This will be a first doing both so I'm excited," he said. "In wingless, the expectation is to win. I think we're riding momentum and we are capable of getting another victory. In winged, we want to make the feature, get some seat time and see how far we can go."

QUICK RESULTS -

Oct. 21 - Delaware International Speedway in Delmar, Del - Heat race: 4 (6); Feature: 1 (6).

SEASON STATS -

42 races, 1 win, 12 top fives, 17 top 10s, 22 top 15s, 29 top 20s

UP NEXT -

Friday and Saturday at Bridgeport Motorsports Park in Swedesboro, N.J., with the Rapid Tire USAC East Coast Sprint Cars

MEDIA LINKS -

Website: http://www.joeyamantearacing.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joeyamantearacing/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/joeyamantea88J

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT - Amantea Real Estate

Amantea Real Estate is a residential and commercial real estate company based in Mount Pocono, Pa. For more information, visit http://www.AmanteaRealEstate.com .

"I'm very happy to have an esteemed company like Amantea Real Estate back our team," Amantea said. "I'm very grateful for their support and look forward to continued success together."

Amantea would also like to thank Amantea Real Estate, JPA Masonry, Stinger Race Fuel Products, 600cc Performance, CSI Shocks, Smith Titanium, Radical Race Gear, Pensyl Enterprises and JPA Equipment & Truck Repair for their continued support.

 

 

WINNING START FOR KMS

WHEN you head into a new season, there is always the challenge of the unknown – as no matter how much preparation you do during the off season, the proof is always out on the track in racing conditions. For Dayne Kingshott and the Krikke Motorsport team, they started their 2023-24 season campaign off on the right foot and claimed a win.

In what is their fourth season together, Kingshott and the Krikke Motorsport team scored an impressive victory in last Saturday night’s opening Maddington Toyota Series round at the Perth Motorplex by leading from start to finish.

“I couldn’t have asked for a better start to the season, and it’s fantastic to open the winning account on our first night out,” expressed Kingshott, who had started from position two in the feature race after winning his heat race and qualifying third in his time trial group earlier in the night.

“When I got into the lead off the start, I found a nice groove around the track and pretty much stayed on it for the whole race. Although there were plenty of stoppages during the feature race and we came close to running out of fuel, I knew one of the keys to staying out in front was nailing every restart and the Krikke Motorsport team provided me with a great car to do that.”

The driver of the WA # 2 Mobil 1 / Bunbury Toyota supported Maxim, who picked up his fourth 410 Sprintcar feature-race win with the Krikke Motorsport team, continued by saying, he is hoping to continue this strong start to the season and once again challenge for the Maddington Toyota Series crown.

“We’ve been right up there in the Maddington Toyota Series in past seasons, so it’d be awesome to get the job done this time around,” he enthused.

“This is my fourth season with the Krikke Motorsport team, and I feel we are really starting to get going together, and hopefully this can give us our best opportunity to capture the Maddington Toyota Series at season’s end.”

Like Kingshott, Krikke Motorsport manager Ryan Krikke was equally as impressed withthe team’s start to the new season.

“It was a great start to the season for the team, but full credit must go to Dayne, as he performed well all night, and during the off season, he worked a lot on improving his fitness and is now beginning to reap those rewards,” he said.

“In the feature race, I think he drove a near perfect race, as he was outstanding in setting the pace and even better in lapped traffic. He hit his marks, set a good pace out in front and made the right decisions at the right time. The second-placed car (James Inglis) was probably in the box seat throughout the race, but Dayne never let him capitalise on it.”

Speaking of capitalising, Kingshott and the Krikke Motorsport team are looking to build on their winning start to the new season when the Maddington Toyota Series continues with the second round back at the Perth Motorplex on November 4.

The Krikke Motorsport team would like to thank their 2023-24 season supporters:

• Mobil 1
• Bunbury Toyota
• Maxwill Racing Engines
• PWR Advanced Cooling Technology
• Redline Media
• RPM Race Products
• Taralea Farm Macadamias
• Performance Racegear
• P1 Advanced Racewear Australia and New Zealand
• Number 4 Composites
• AFCO Shock Doctor
• Resolve Automotive Spraypainters
• Blackbeard Custom Designs
• JP Signs
• www.krikkemotorsport.store

To keep up to date with the Krikke Motorsport team, visit their website at krikkemotorsport.com.auor follow them on their social-media channels – Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter – by searching Krikke Motorsport.

 

 

EDDIE TAFOYA IS FAST AGAIN BUT BAD LUCK TAKES AWAY A POTENTIAL WIN

(Chino, CA, October 21, 2023) The first two races Eddie Tafoya Jr. contested on his return to California have shown that the veteran driver has been more than fast enough to win the mains. However, Lady Luck has not been on his side and each time she knocked him from the fray before the race was over.

Tafoya’s latest western racing excursion took place about three and a half hours away from his Chino Hills, California home at the Mojave Valley Raceway. Last year the friendly driver made two trips to the Arizona speed plant that is located minutes from the Colorado River. His first venture to the track produced a third-place finish in March of 2022. Five and a half months later, he recorded another top-10 finish when he crossed under the checkered flags in eighth place.

Earlier this year, he qualified third fastest in the 30-car field, won his heat race, and started fifth in the 30-lap main on the 1/3 mile clay oval. He was running in the top five before stopping and having to restart at the back. In the remaining 25-laps, he passed more cars than any other driver and finished 12th.

His latest sojourn to the Arizona track had the same feel to it until the main event.

“It was good until it wasn’t,” Tafoya lamented on last week’s Dirt Tracks and Rib Racks podcast. “It went kind of like at Perris the race before. We qualified all right, in 10th. Had to start third in our heat and we won it. It definitely felt good for whatever reason. I just kind of jell with that track. The size and shape kind of suits my style.”

From early on in the latest Mohave main, Tafoya was on his game. He steered the handsome #51T forward toward the front and was a major factor in the race. In fact, he seemed to be the fastest car on the track early on.

“In the main event I got to second, technically,” Tafoya explained on the Indiana-based podcast. “By lap 10 we had three cautions and restarts. I had to pass Yeley three times (he passed him three times for second but each time a yellow came out within a lap and they went back to the last completed lap). I was third after a red and my motor started lying down. It eventually got pretty bad so I popped the thing out of gear and pulled into the pits.”

Unfortunately, his early departure turned a potential main-event victory into a 13th-place finish.

Next up for Tafoya will be the annual Western World Championships at Arizona’s Cocopah Speedway. Following that race he will contest the USAC/CRA season closer on November 11th at the Perris Auto Speedway.

If you would like to hear the friendly driver on the Dirt Tracks and Rib Racks Podcast, please visit the following link https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Hox9dg0iRGXo0szabeqDy

The Specialty Fasteners #51T team is always exploring corporate partnership opportunities. If you or your company would like to be a partner with the hard-working sprint car squad, please contact Eddie Tafoya Jr. via phone at (909) 393-3999 or by e-mail at mailto:teamtafoya@aol.com. He will be happy to talk to you and lay out the team’s plans.

Tafoya’s great-looking shirts and hoodies are available online at www.specialty-fasteners.com.

Tafoya has a great YouTube channel at the following link https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1hrmC5L80EU.

Fans can follow Tafoya on Instagram @eddietafoya51.

Tafoya and the #51T team would like to thank Specialty Fasteners, DRC Chassis, Ryder Racing Engines, Simpson Safety Products, Bell, Benic Enterprises, BR Motorsports, PSC Powder Coating, Magik Graphics, Gasper Transportation, Owen’s Insurance Services, and Weld Wheels for supporting its racing program.

Eddie Tafoya Jr. 2023 USAC National Sprint Car Series Schedule

February 13 Volusia Speedway Park Barberville, Florida DNS

February 14 Volusia Speedway Park Barberville, Florida 13th A Main

February 16 Bubba Raceway Park Ocala, Florida 8th B Main

February 17 Bubba Raceway Park Ocala, Florida Rained Out

February 18 Bubba Raceway Park Ocala, Florida 21st A Main

March 3 Central Arizona Raceway Case Grande, Arizona Rained Out

March 4 Central Arizona Raceway Case Grande, Arizona Rained Out

March 18 Perris Auto Speedway Perris, California 9th A Main

April 1 Mohave Valley Raceway Mohave Valley, AZ 12th A Main

April 15 Perris Auto Speedway Perris, California 8th A Main

April 27 Rocket Raceway Park Petty, Texas Rained Out

April 28 Devil’s Bowl Speedway Mesquite, Texas Rained Out

April 29 Devil’s Bowl Speedway Mesquite, Texas Rained Out

April 29 I-70 Motorsports Park Odessa, Missouri 7th A Main

May 5 Eldora Speedway Rossburg, Ohio 19th A Main

May 6 Eldora Speedway Rossburg, Ohio 20th A Main

June 2 Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, Iowa Rained Out

June 3 Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, Iowa 12th B Main

July 21 Gas City I69 Speedway Gas City, Indiana 15th C Main

July 22 Kokomo Speedway Kokomo, Indiana 10th C Main

July 23 Lawrenceburg Speedway Lawrenceburg, Indiana 10th B Main

July 24 Circle City Raceway Indianapolis, Indiana 11th B Main

July 26 Terre Haute Action Track Terre Haute, Indiana 19th A Main

July 27 Lincoln Park Speedway Putnamville, Indiana 18th A Main

July 28 Bloomington Speedway Bloomington, Indiana 19th A Main

July 29 Paragon Speedway Paragon, Indiana 20th A Main

August 24 Kokomo Speedway Kokomo, Indiana 6th C Main

August 25 Kokomo Speedway Kokomo, Indiana 5th C Main

August 26 Kokomo Speedway Kokomo, Indiana 4th C Main

September 7 Devil’s Bowl Speedway Mesquite, Texas 18th A Main

September 8 Texarkana 67 Speedway Texarkana, Arkansas Rained Out

September 9 Texarkana 67 Speedway Texarkana, Arkansas 20th A Main

September 23 Perris Auto Speedway Perris, California 18th A Main

October 13 Mohave Valley Raceway Mohave Valley, Arizona 13th A Main

 

 

Justyn Cox leads first 24-laps and finishes 2nd in Trophy Cup finale

By Gary Thomas

Tulare, CA…The annual Trophy Cup provided several thrills this past weekend with the grand finale seeing Justyn Cox and Bates-Hamilton Racing lead laps and ultimately cap it off with a runner up finish in the feature.

“The Trophy Cup is always tough, and things have to go just right at times,” Cox said. “We seemed to be one spot away all weekend from being in that perfect spot, but instead we just seemed to be missing those crucial positions. Luckily, on Saturday we got that one spot and it set us up for a great finale.”

Opening night at Thunderbowl Raceway saw Cox qualify second in his group, before finishing fifth in his heat race aboard the benefitRFP/ Lippert Construction/ Mozingo Construction/ Dan Ewart Sales/ VinylTech PVC Pipe/ Clow Valve No. 42x.

A second-place effort in the B-main transferred him to the finale, where he ended up pulling into the infield just short of the finish, resulting in a 21st place result.

Cox and the team returned on Friday for the second prelim night, which saw them qualify 18th fastest in the group and finish second in the heat race. The Clarksburg driver just missed out on making the A-main and proceeded to bring home an eighth-place finish in the semi.

Heading into the final night, the 29-year-old was sitting 26th in points and within striking distance of locking in with a good heat race finish. He started it off in solid fashion by driving from 4th to 2nd in heat race number 2. An engine issue, however, would force the team to make an engine change after the heat race.

After points were tabulated, and with a fresh Kistler power plant under the hood, Cox found himself on the pole for the 50-lap Trophy Cup finale.

When the green flag came out, he charged into the lead and held command over the first half of the race. On lap 25 Logan Seavey was then able to get by and Cox held strong in the runner up spot for several laps.

Cox then fended off Corey Day for several laps until Day was able to get past on lap 43. When the checkered flag waved, he brought home a third-place finish, but with winner Seavey not making weight, it officially bumped him up to second.

“Josh had the car really good, and I was able to run a solid third in those 50-laps,” Cox stated. “That is a stout field of cars, and you have to feel proud any time you can earn a podium against them.”

When all was said and done for the weekend, Cox and Bates-Hamilton Racing finished 10th in the final Trophy Cup standings.

Next up for Cox and Bates-Hamilton Racing will be another trip south to the Kern County Dirt Track for the penultimate NARC 410 Sprint Car event of the season.

“Kern is always a fun track and we’re winding down to the last couple weekends of the season,” commented Cox, who holds down the fourth spot in the NARC standings. “I’m excited to get back in the 410 car and see what we can do.”

 would like to thank BenefitRFP, Lippert Construction, Mozingo Construction, Dan Ewart Sales, VinylTech PVC Pipe, Clow Valve, Teichert Construction, Advanced Drainage Systems, Custom Pipe and Fabrication, B Scadden Design, Specified Pipe, North Bay Waterworks, SIP, Tigre, Star Pipe Products, McWane Ductile, Kaeding Performance, Kistler Engines, Maxim Racing, Sellers Race Wings, ART Enterprises, Rod Tiner Racing, Tiner-Hirst Enterprise, Vanlare Steering Repair, Arbo-Tec, Performance Powder Coating, Warehouse Paint, Justice Brothers, K1 Race Gear, Arai Helmets and Bullet Impressions for their support this season.

 Trophy Cup Quick Recap-

Thursday October 19th: Qualified (2nd), Heat Race (5th), B-main (2nd), A-main (21st) Friday October 20th: Qualified (18th), Heat Race (2nd), B-main (8th) Saturday October 21st: Heat Race (2nd), A-main (2nd)

 

Saturday October 28th: Kern County Dirt Track – NARC 410 Sprint Cars Saturday November 4th: Stockton Dirt Track – NARC and SCCT Finale (40th Tribute to Gary Patterson)

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Ryan Timms Strong Weekend in Tulare, CA Culminated by 9th Place Finish in Trophy Cup Points

PETERSEN MEDIA: There’s just something about the Thunderbowl in Tulare, CA that matches well with young Ryan Timms. Winning the Trophy Cup finale in 2021, Timms picked up a prelim win in 2022, and followed that with a prelim podium in 2023. Sitting second in Trophy Cup points heading into Saturday’s finale, Timms ultimately finished 13th in the feature and 9th in the final standings.

“Every time we get out to Tulare, CA we have a ton of speed, but that place, and the Trophy Cup event is about everything going your way,” Ryan Timms said. “We were super fast each time we hit the track, but Thursday night I put myself in a bad spot in the feature and ended up in the wall, and Saturday we just could not get going after starting 19th in the ‘A’ being second in overall points.”

Thursday night, Timms came out swinging as he heard fast time honors in his qualifying group aboard the CITGO/Hampel Oil/Mystic Lubricants backed No. 5T.

Lining up sixth in his heat race with the big Trophy Cup inversions, Timms thrilled the crowd as he moved into third on the opening lap and hooked up in an entertaining battle with Dominic Scelzi. Making a bold move in turns three and four, Timms took the heat race lead, and went on to pick up the win. In doing so, he was the only fast qualifier to do so, and entered the feature as the top point earner.

Lining up 12th in the ‘A’ with the Top-12 in points inverted, Timms went to work as he looked to fight his way forward in a fast paced feature event. Racing into the Top-10, Timms raced into ninth and was looking for more with time running out.

On the 20th lap, Timms attempted to make move off of two, but he ran out of real estate and got pinched into the wall and contact brought his night to an end.

Back in action on Friday night looking to better his point total, Timms got off to another strong start as he timed in 2nd fastest in qualifying time trials before again hooking up in another heat race battle with Scelzi.

Finishing fourth, Timms locked himself into the feature event as the highest point earner in the heat race. When all heats were completed, he was sixth in points heading into the ‘A’, and lined up 6th for the 30-lap feature event.

On a racy Thunderbowl Raceway, Timms hooked up in some entertaining battles on the high banked bullring as he battled with the likes of Justin Peck and Scelzi as they all fought for the final position on the podium.

When the checkered flag was displayed to the field, Timms crossed the stripe in third, and sat in a very good position heading into Saturday’s Trophy Cup finale.

Sitting sixth in points, Timms lined up eighth in heat race six. With one final opportunity to earn points before the feature, Timms took full advantage as he charged his way for eighth to third. In doing so, he improved his point standing as he advanced from sixth to second, and lined up in the 10th row of the feature event alongside Corey Day.

From his 10th row starting position, Timms admittedly made too many mistakes trying to work through traffic. Working hard to get through the stout field that was assembled, Timms was able to get up to 13th when the race came to a close, and that equated to a ninth-place finish in the final point standings.

“It’s a tough race in the scheme of things,” Timms said. “It’s a loaded field of cars, and the inversions are tricky, but that’s what makes it such a popular event. It was a good thing to be deep in the inverts because that meant we were good, I just needed to be a little better on my end in that final feature.”

Ryan Timms would like to thank CITGO, Hampel Oil, Mystic Lubricants, Premier Truck Group, Western Flyer Xpress (WFX), IWX Motor Freight, K1, Durst Inc., Bell Helmets, Griffin Fishing Charters and Lodge, Xpress Truck Sales, Smith Ti, Blackbeard, AFD Graphix, Outlaw Wings, 947-Eyes, Kahne Screen Printing, ShopTeam5T.Com, TJ Forged, WFX Logistics, Select Coatings, Smiley’s Racing Products, WFX Energy Services, and EMI for their support.

BY THE NUMBERS: Races-102, Wins-10, Top 5’s-26, Top 10’s-45

ON TAP: Timms will remain in California this weekend as he travels to Kern County Raceway Park to race with the NARC/KWS Series.

STAY CONNECTED: Stay updated with Ryan Timms by ‘Liking’ him on facebook at www.facebook.com/ryantimmsracing or by following him on Twitter at both @Timms5T and @RyanTimms_5T.

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MUST SEE RACING SET TO INVADE THE EMPIRE STATE IN 2024

October 23, 2024 – Must See Racing officials today announced another date from their yet to be released 2024 schedule for their 410 National Series. The series has announced that they will be competing in the Empire state of New York for the first time since 2012, nearly 12 years ago.

The series is set to invade the ½-mile Lancaster Motorplex in Lancaster, New York on Saturday June 1, 2024, for an event that will pay the winner $5,000 with $700 to start.

Must See Racing last competed in New York in 2012 with an event on July 5 at Shangri-La II Speedway that saw Aaron Pierce pick up the win. Two nights later Jimmy McCune was victorious at Oswego Speedway. The Lancaster event will mark only the third time ever that 410 asphalt winged sprint cars have competed in the state of New York.

Lancaster Motorplex first opened in 1959 as a dirt track. It was paved in 1963 and has raced as a pavement track ever since. Lancaster is 14 miles east of downtown Buffalo. Although winged sprint cars have never competed at Lancaster Motorplex, it has been a regular stop for winged Supermodifieds over the years.

Speedway owner Scott Nurmi wanted to bring in something new and exciting and the wicked fast winged 410’s of Must See Racing grabbed his attention.

“I called Jim Hanks with Must See Racing and told him I wanted to bring them to Lancaster Motorplex” explained Nurmi. “They are fast, incredible cars, and the fans love them on top of it. We’re just trying to do something different every year. We wanna bring in good quality shows. We’re hoping this is popular with our fans and we can bring in Must See Racing for years to come.”

With the announcement of this event, Lancaster Motorplex can claim bragging rights to have the only 410-winged pavement sprint car event in the state of New York thus far for 2024.
The 2024 MSR schedules are expected to be announced in the coming weeks. For more info on the series like and follow us on Facebook or visit http://www.mustseeracing.com.


 

Keen Preparing 410 Sprint Car for Limited 2024 Schedule, Will Also Run Full Williams Grove 358 Slate
Carlisle, PA – October 24, 2023

by Addicted2Dirt PR & Media Mgmt

Kyle Keen doesn’t have a lot of laps under his belt yet in a sprint car. The Carlisle, PA native only entered the sport a few years ago via the 305 sprint car ranks, then moved up to 358 sprint cars a couple years later. Starts have been limited mostly due to resource limitations.

Some of the limited schedule has been by choice though, with the goal being to make the team’s resources stretch as far as possible. Keen has been rethinking that approach somewhat.

The downside has been an inability to get into a rhythm. It’s true, the only way to get better is seat time, but the cadence of that seat time is also an important factor. The more racers race, the more the action slows down for them. That improves their decision making behind the wheel. Keen feels he hasn’t been consistently getting to that point. Put simply, it’s been three steps forward, then two steps back.

The plans and resources Keen is working hard to put in place for 2024 are aimed at expediting his learning curve, improving the entire team’s experience and improving performance in the long run.
410 LEARNING

The biggest news is Keen’s plan to go 410 sprint car racing 15-18 times in the Fine Line Auto Body, Keen Parts/CorvetteParts.net, Doubling Gap Ranch, Shetron, Auction & Equipment, LLC., Wicked Dog Grille, Heishman Racing Fuels, Wicked Cushion, DL Lehman Construction, Gearhead Coffee, Jeremy Zarfos Photography, Coyle’s Lawn Maintenance, 2B Wrapped, 4 Leaf Clover Farms, Turn 2 Terribles Podcast & Media, Kyle Keen Motorsports No.17k.

“I’m very excited to climb behind the wheel of a 410 sprint car. It’s been something I’ve wanted to do for some time now, growing up in the sport it’s always been the most exciting, pinnacle of racing for me. “, Keen said.

Keen is realistic about what his first season in a 410 sprint car will be like.

“I fully expect to get humbled every time we hit the track in the 410 ranks, and we know it will be a tough division to climb into. But, it’s the best way for me to get the laps I need to continue to be a better race car driver.”

“As we looked at getting a second motor for our program, it only made sense financially to look at the 410 division. With much better pay and more opportunities to race many different tracks through the entire season, we felt it was the right thing to do, especially owning a team in central PA.”, Keen explained.

“Not only are we excited to hit the track with a 410 under the hood, but it will be an amazing opportunity for our sponsors and supporters to grow with us as we continue to push forward.”

With live streaming, more media coverage, and overall increased promotion at the 410 sprint car level, the visibility and attention garnered by moving up is definitely a plus for sponsors.

“We will look at the schedule of all the tracks and come up with something that makes sense and allows me to get the seat time I need. Obviously, we will be staying away from all the major races, and focusing on racing on the normal, local, weekly night racing. “

“Honestly, if you would have asked me 2 years ago if I would be jumping into a 410 sprint car, I would have told you there’s no way. It’s going to be really cool to put a keen motorsports car back on the track, with me in it. It’s going to be a very special year for us next year and I’m excited.”

Fans will likely embrace the return of the familiar car to the 410 sprint car ranks, a place where the family team made their mark for many years before Kyle’s grandfather Jesse Keen’s untimely passing in 2012.

“We have added some knowledgeable guys to our team over our time off, and I feel like we have assembled a crew that will get me competitive in both divisions. It showed towards the end of the season this year and even though we had a couple of tough tumbles at the end of the year, I felt our speed was really good and I was comfortable in the car. Things are looking up.”

FULL GROVE 358 SCHEDULE

Keen will also return to the 358 sprint car ranks in 2024. His schedule will differ slightly though. The Keen Motorsports team will chase the 358 sprint car championship at the famed Williams Grove Speedway.

“We are planning on running the full 358 schedule at Williams Grove. That will be our primary focus on Friday nights, with a sprinkle of some Lincoln races when the schedule allows.” We will have to see how the 410 schedule shakes out and plan accordingly.“, Keen said.

The 358 schedule will remain a key cornerstone of Keen’s development behind the wheel, as well as his team’s growth in the pits and at the shop. Keen hopes the regular cadence of racing more frequently (compared to 2023) and his overall increased schedule will help him and the team improve more quickly and steadily.

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Joel Myers Jr Shows Resolve Despite Enduring The Ugly Side of Trophy Cup

PETERSEN MEDIA: It’s no secret that the Tulare Thunderbowl can make you hate it as much as you want to love it. The high banked, high speed bullring, can be hard on you and unfortunately for Joel Myers Jr, he felt that wrath during the 29th Trophy Cup.

“Trophy Cup is one of those races that everyone wants to win, and with the format you have to go all out each time you hit the track, and sometimes the Thunderbowl can bite back,” Joel Myers Jr said. “We had a tough weekend, but nobody on our team gave up, and that is a big positive to take out of a tough weekend.”

Having issues in hot laps on Thursday night, Myers Jr made one half of a lap before pulling into the infield. Thrashing in the pit area, Myers Jr missed his qualifying spot but still managed to get one lap at the end of his session and ended up 28th quickest.

Lining up seventh in his heat race, Myers Jr was able to make up some ground during the eight-lap shootout as he worked his way to a fifth-place finish aboard the All About Fire Protection/Hi-Plains Building Division/DirtDudes Excavating backed No. 46JR.

Taking the green flag from 16th, Myers Jr had a great opening lap as he rode the rim and was up to 12th. However, the second lap was tough on the youngster as close quarters racing saw him get into the wall in turns one and two which resulted in him taking a very wild ride.

While he walked away from the wreckage unscathed, he and his team had a long night ahead of them as they were forced to get a back up car down for Friday’s program.

Having some gremlins hinder him Friday’s qualifying session with the new car, Myers Jr was again 28th in his group and in the back of his heat race.

Finishing seventh in his heat race, Myers Jr moved into the ‘B’ where he had a much less eventful run. Working his way forward, the Sebastopol, CA driver pocketed a 14th place finish which he knew set him up for a ‘D’ main on Saturday night.

Lining up on the front row of the Saturday night ‘D’, Myers Jr wasted to time racing out to the early lead and never looking back. Picking up the win, he kept his Trophy Cup alive as he transferred to the back of the ‘C’.

Taking the green flag from 10th, Myers Jr continued to charge hard as he wasted no time racing towards a transfer spot. Getting into fifth with five laps left in the race, issues on the 12th lap saw Meyers Jr endure a broken wheel center which sent him into the wall, ultimately ended his Trophy Cup.

“Friday night we chased our tails a little, but we were heading the right direction by the end of the night, and that led us to some good speed when the night got underway,” Myers Jr added. “I think we may have had a shot to race into the ‘B’, but we had a part fail and it led to some more torn up equipment. It’s not how you ever want a weekend to go, but they do happen. Again, huge thanks to everyone that helped us out, and continues to support us.”

Joel Myers Jr Racing would like to thank All About Fire Protection, Hi-Plains Building Division, DirtDudes Excavating, Carbon Safety, System 1 Ignition, Weld, Smith Ti, Culvert Ops, Economy Plumbing, Cartronics, NorCal Powersports, Y2K Gaming, Shark Racing Engines, Lucas Oil, Vaider, L Delo Designs, Walker Performance Filtration, ShopRico.Com, Tiner Hirst Enterprise, Kaeding Performance, Triple X Race Co., and Ogio, for their continued support.

BY THE NUMBERS: Starts- 47, Wins-7, Top-5’s- 18, Top-10’s-26

ON TAP: Myers Jr is idle this weekend, and is unsure of his next event at this time.

STAY CONNECTED: Keep up with ‘Jr’ by following him on Twitter @joelmyersjr, Instagram @joelmyersjr_, or by ‘Liking’ him on facebook at www.facebook.com/JoelMyersJr.

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Mid-Race Contact Drops Cole Macedo to 15th in Final Trophy Cup Standings


PETERSEN MEDIA- Cole Macedo had a strong weekend going at the Trophy Cup in Tulare, CA, but mid race contact with the Thunderbowl Raceway wall knocked Macedo out of 5th in the running order, and ultimately relegated him to a 15th place finish in the final point standings.

“We had great speed all weekend long, and I hate that our weekend ended how it did,” Macedo said. “The guys worked so hard, and I wish I could have at least been there battling for the race win late in the 50-lapper.”

Getting his weekend off to a great start on Thursday night, Macedo timed the Tarlton and Son Inc./Complete Parts & Equipment Solutions/Executive Auto Sales backed No. 21 in second fastest in his qualifying flight.

Lining up in the third row of his heat race, Macedo was focused on picking up as many positions as he could as he was in the drivers’ seat to transfer into the feature event based on his qualifying efforts. Finishing fourth, Macedo was indeed locked into the opening night feature event as he rolled off the starting grid from the 10th position as he was third in event points.

On an extremely racy Thunderbowl Raceway surface, Maceod had his elbows up as he marched forward and added to his point total with each move he was able to make.

When the dust settled on the 30-lapper, Macedo finished in fifth, and sat fifth in points as he then attempted to better that point performance on Friday night.

While he didn’t time in as well as he did on Thursday night, Macedo was 11th fastest but put on a show in his heat race as he ripped the rim and locked into the preliminary night feature as he picked up the win.

Sitting eighth in points on Friday night, Macedo took the green flag from the fifth starting spot in the feature event, but it was a short lived race. Heading into turn one on the opening circuit, a car spun in front of Macedo and as he made contact with the stalled car, he endured contact form another car and it put an end to his night.

Using his Thursday night efforts and point total for Saturday’s finale, Macedo got off to a solid start as he advance to a fifth place finish in his heat race, and put himself 7th in Trophy Cup points heading into the inverted feature where he lined up in the 14th starting position.

A solid start to the final feature of the weekend saw Macedo work into eighth on the second lap where he ran until the fuel stop at the halfway point. Jumping into fifth when the race came back to life, Macedo continued to run strong inside the Top-Five until he clipped the wall on the 32nd lap.

Heading to the work area, the Tarlton Motorsports crew thrashed to get him back on the the racing surface, but the race resumed with them still working. Making repairs, the crew was able to get Macedo back on track at the next yellow, but the Lemoore, CA driver was five-laps down.

Doing what he could in hopes of picking up a couple of extra spots in the points standings, Macedo was able to finish the race and ended up 15th in the final points rundown.

“I just caught the fence wrong in the feature and it bent our front end up,” Macedo said. “It was a bummer way to end, but it’s easy to do at the Thunderbowl. Big thanks to Drew and the guys for their hard work, as well as the Tarlton and Dyson families for their generous support.”

Tarlton Motorsports would like to thank Tarlton and Son Inc., Complete Parts & Equipment Solutions, Executive Auto Sales, Kelly Moore Paints, Empire Machinery, Durst, Reston Enterprises, Bandy and Associates, FK Shocks, FK Rod Ends, System 1 Ignition, Vortex Wings, and BG Lubricants for their support.

BY THE NUMBERS: Races: 61, Wins: 5, Top 5’s: 13, Top 10’s: 26.

ON TAP: Macedo will be right back in action this Saturday night as he travels to Kern County Raceway Park with the NARC/KWS Series.

STAY CONNECTED: Stay connected with Tarlton Motorsports by following @Tarlton_Racing on Twitter, or becoming a fan on facebook at www.facebook.com/tarltonracing21.


Bayston and CJB with top-ten sweep in Devil’s Bowl’s Final Stampede; World Finals ends 2023 WoO campaign

By Fully Injected Motorsports:

CARLISLE, Pa. (October 23, 2023) - It was an all-out productive weekend in the Lone Star State for Spencer Bayston and CJB Motorsports, not only concluding their two-day stay at Devil’s Bowl Speedway with a pair of top-ten scores, but finding the top-five in the process, eventually highlighting the Final Stampede with a fourth-place outcome on Friday, October 20. Bayston, who won both heat races in his campaign in Mesquite, Texas, started fourth in his Friday night attempt, pressuring reigning Outlaws champion, Brad Sweet, for third before settling for one spot off the podium.

Nearly matching his Friday night outcome, Bayston, ace of the TrueTimber Camo, Rothco, JRC Transportation, Nyce Crete and Landis, Ecynbro Trucking, C&S Lawn and Landscape, Kistler Engines, No. 5 sprint car, raced on to finish sixth in the $20,023-to-win Final Stampede finale on Saturday, October 21, maintaining his place within the top-ten after starting fourth on the evening grid.

With all results considered, Bayston’s season top-ten tally now stands at 40, 11 of which scored within the top five including one victory in Pevely, Missouri. The Lebanon, Indiana, native and former World of Outlaws Rookie of the Year will have one final opportunity to pad his stat card, as the World of Outlaws World Finals will conclude the 2023 World of Outlaws season in early November.

“In all, it was a successful weekend for this CJB Motorsports team. Being fast right out of the gate and earning dash appearances on both evenings really set the tone for us. Earning front row starting positions for each of our heat races was the key and ultimately allowed us to be in winning contention for both features,” Spencer Bayston explained. “There was a lot of hype surrounding the events at Devil’s Bowl, and with this being their final event, it was a special time to be there. The energy from the fans was unmatched and we were proud and excited to be a part of it. To have this level of momentum heading into the World Finals is very important, as we look to conclude our season in a strong manner.”

ON DECK:
Spencer Bayston and CJB Motorsports will continue their 2023 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series campaign with the season ending World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, North Carolina, on Wednesday through Saturday, November 1-4.

SPECIAL THANKS:
Spencer Bayston and CJB Motorsports would like to thank all of their marketing partners: TrueTimber Camo, Rothco, JRC Transportation, Nyce Crete and Landis, Ecynbro Trucking, C&S Lawn and Landscape, Kistler Engines, Highlands’ Power Sports, High Performance Lubricants, FK Rod Ends, Allstar Performance, Brown and Miller Racing Solutions, Walker Filtration, Schoenfeld Headers, Ti22 Performance, Wilwood Disc Brakes, Fine Line Auto Body, All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads, Smith Titanium, HRP, Factory Kahne Shocks, Ultrashield, Andrews Quick Change Gears, Blackbeard, Vahlco Wheels, Kinsler Fuel Injection, ATL, Winters, Fastener Specialties, KSE Racing Products, System 1 Pro Ignition, Maxim Racing, KH Suspension, RRi Designs, QuickCar Racing Products, Outerwears, Moose Blocks, Safety-Kleen.

2023 WORLD OF OUTLAWS STATISTICS:
Wins: 1
Top-Fives: 11
Top-Tens: 40

2023 HIGHLIGHTS:
Kicked-off 2023 campaign with back-to-back top-ten scores against the All Star Circuit of Champions at Volusia Speedway Park on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 7-8; finished fourth and eighth, respectively. Finished sixth and fifth at Volusia Speedway Park (DIRTcar Nationals make-up feature and Spring Showdown finale) on Sunday and Monday, March 5-6. Finished third at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, Alabama, on Friday evening, March 24; Spencer Bayston’s first-ever visit to Talladega. Finished eighth and ninth, respectively, in Devil’s Bowl Speedway’s two-day Texas Outlaw Nationals on Friday and Saturday, March 31 and April 1. Finished fourth in the Jason Johnson Classic at 81 Speedway in Wichita, Kansas, on Saturday, April 8. Finished seventh during High Limit Sprint Car Series competition at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas, on April 11. Finished eighth during I-55 Showdown at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in Pevely, Missouri, on Friday, April 14. Finished tenth during action at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Indiana, on Saturday, April 29. Finished seventh from 12th in Eldora Speedway’s Let’s Race Two finale on Saturday, May 6. Finished sixth in Lincoln Speedway’s Gettysburg Clash on Wednesday, May 10. Finished tenth and seventh in Ohio Outlaw starts at Attica Raceway Park and Sharon Speedway on Friday and Saturday, May 19-20. Finished seventh from 16th at Atomic Speedway in Chillicothe, Ohio, on Friday, May 26. Finished ninth on back-to-back occasions during starts at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and Ogilvie Raceway in Ogilvie, Minnesota, on Friday and Saturday, June 2-3. Finished ninth at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on Saturday, June 10. Earned back-to-back top-ten scores in Beaver Dam Raceway’s Jim “JB” Boyd Memorial on Friday and Saturday, June 16-17; tenth and sixth, respectively. Earned four consecutive top-ten finishes in Huset’s Speedway’s High Bank Nationals. Capped weekend with eighth-place run in $250,000-to-win finale on Saturday, June 24. Earned back-to-back top-five finishes in Cedar Lake Speedway’s annual Independence Day Spectacular on Friday and Saturday, June 30 and July 1; fifth on Friday and second on Saturday. Finished ninth at Wilmot Raceway in Wilmot, Wisconsin, on Saturday, July 8. Finished tenth in Eldora Speedway’s Eldora Million Preliminary on Wednesday, July 12. Finished eighth in Eldora Speedway’s Knight Before the Kings Royal on Friday, July 14. Finished fourth in $20,000-to-win Williams Grove Speedway Summer Nationals finale on Saturday, July 22. Won Ironman 55 preliminary main event on Friday, August 4. Finished sixth in Ironman 55 (I-55 Raceway) finale on Saturday, August 5. Finished third in Knoxville Nationals preliminary A-Main on Thursday, August 10. Finished 11th in Knoxville Nationals finale A-Main on Saturday, August 12. Finished tenth in $25,000-to-win Jackson Nationals finale at Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minnesota, on Saturday, August 19. Finished sixth at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, North Dakota, on Friday, August 25. Finished tenth at Red River Valley Speedway in West Fargo, North Dakota, on Saturday, August 26. Finished fifth in Sage Fruit Skagit Nationals opener on Thursday, August 31. Finished seventh in Sage Fruit Skagit Nationals finale on Saturday, September 2. Finished eighth in the Gold Cup Race of Champions finale at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, California, on Saturday, September 9. Finished seventh at Placerville Speedway in Placerville, California, on Saturday, September 16. Finished ninth at Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio, on Saturday, September 23. Finished fourth and sixth in two-day Devil’s Bowl Speedway visit on Friday and Saturday, October 20-21.

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Schatz rallies to a podium in final event at Devil’s Bowl Speedway; World of Outlaws World Finals to conclude season


2023 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Standings: 6th | 8720 points

Dates: Friday and Saturday, October 20th-21st
Event: Final Showdown
Series: World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series
Track: Devil’s Bowl Speedway | Mesquite, Texas
Donny Schatz A-Main Finishes (Start):
Friday: 9th (12th)
Saturday: 3rd (9th)

BROWNSBURG, Ind. (October 23, 2023) - It was all forward progress and positive results for Donny Schatz and Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas, not only concluding the facility’s final event on October 20-21 with pair of top-ten appearances, but rallying big for a podium in the process, ultimately allowing the ten-time World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series champion to bump his season’s top-five tally to 22.

Schatz, ace of the Advance Auto Parts, Carquest, Ford Performance, MadJax XSeries, Curb Records, Sage Fruit, Absolute Automation and Security, Hunt Brothers Pizza, Elliott’s Custom Trailers and Carts, Mobil 1, Hoosier Racing Tires, VP Racing Fuels, GEARWRENCH, No. 15 sprint car, finished third in his Saturday night podium performance, commencing the $20,023-to-win Final Stampede from ninth on the lineup sheet. It was a third-place finish during heat race competition that allowed Schatz to qualify.

Acting fast, Schatz’ rally to the front launched in a hurry, already battling for fourth with less than five of the 40 circuits recorded. The Fargo, North Dakota, native would drive on to conquer Sheldon Haudenschild for third on lap five, next setting his aim on Big Game Motorsports’ own David Gravel. Schatz was able to pull even with Gravel with less than ten to go, but despite all attempts, the surefire Hall of Famer was forced to settle for third.

“We thought when we got racing with David there we were going to have a chance to get going,” Schatz explained. “I moved up the racetrack a little bit and got in his dirty air, and for some reason I was just stuck. I kept trying it. We got by him, but once I got myself back in clean air I was kind of in trouble and he went back by.”

A three-spot rally helped Schatz open Devil’s Bowl Speedway’s Final Stampede resulting in a ninth-place outcome on Friday, October 20; he started 12th.

ON DECK:
Donny Schatz and Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing will continue their 2023 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series campaign with the season ending World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, North Carolina, on Wednesday through Saturday, November 1-4.

ADDITIONAL MEDIA:
Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing and Donny Schatz would like to thank all of their marketing partners: Advance Auto Parts, Carquest, Ford Performance, MadJax XSeries, Curb Records, Sage Fruit, Absolute Automation and Security, Hunt Brothers Pizza, Elliott’s Custom Trailers and Carts, Mobil 1, Hoosier Racing Tires, VP Racing Fuels, GEARWRENCH.

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2023 Donny Schatz / Tony Stewart Racing WoO Statistics:
Races: 68
Wins: 4
Top-5s: 22
Top-10s: 42

 

 

INLAND RIGGING DRIVERS BRODY ROA AND TOM DUNKEL RACE SO CAL NON-WING SHOW AT IMPERIAL THIS WEEKEND

(Cypress, CA, October 20, 2023) For the first time in over three months, sprint car competitors in California will face double trouble tonight and Saturday when both Inland Rigging drivers, Brody Roa and Tommy Dunkel, will be in action at the Imperial Valley Raceway. Friday’s program will include a $1000.00 to win fast car dash. On Saturday, the drivers will be vying for the $4000.00 first-place prize in the main event.

Saturday will be the first time the Inland Rigging duo has competed together since July 15th at Perris Auto Speedway. On that night, their gleaming white cars placed first and eighth in the 30-lap main event. Roa scored that win which was his third in a row. For Dunkel, who plans on contesting for the 2024 USAC/CRA Rookie of the Year award, the eighth-place finish was his best in the series to date.

This weekend’s races will be the first at Imperial for the Inland Rigging boys since an appearance on March 11th. Issues that night knocked both of them out of the race early with Dunkel placing 16th and teammate Roa one position behind.

Roa was in action last Saturday night when the USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series made its final 2023 appearance at the Mohave Valley Raceway. The season-long leader in the series championship standings entered the fray with a 142-point lead over his closest pursuer. He pushed his #17R to the second-fastest time in qualifying with a lap of 14.480.

Known as the “Pride of Garden Grove,” Roa started sixth and finished fifth in a hard fought heat race. That meant he had to go to the 15-car, 12-lap B main event and finish in the top 10 to transfer to the A. That proved to be no problem for the friendly driver as he posted the victory. That meant he would start eighth in the 30-lapper. Had he not finished in the top 10 in the B, he could have used a provisional and would have started 23rd.

Roa got off to a good start in the main and moved up a couple of spots on lap two. However, in a main that was plagued by chaos, he had to go wide in turn four and got up over the top of the track. Fortunately, that track has a wide run-off area on the top. Roa was able to recover without slamming into a wall but he did lose three spots due to the off-road sojourn over the top. Simultaneously, a couple of other cars tangled bringing out a yellow flag.

Once the race went green again, Roa got his elbows up. While attempting to move into fifth, contact with the driver he was trying to pass saw them both slide to a stop in turn three. The track crew quickly got Roa’s #17R to the work area where crew chief Zac Bozanich and the boys quickly changed a flat left rear tire and sent him back into the battle.

As per the rules, the veteran driver had to restart at the back of the pack. The good part of that story is the race still had 20 laps to go. The bad part of the story was chaos was prevalent in the early portion of the race. Roa was going to have to be on his A-game to avoid several of the combatants if he wanted to move forward.

A red flew soon after the race restarted due to more bedlam. That gave Roa and the other drivers a chance to catch their breath and allowed the crews to make adjustments to the cars. As would be predictable, Bozanich and the team worked some magic for Roa who was restarting ninth.

The race finally put some consecutive laps together after the restart and wily veteran Roa cleverly drove his way forward. In fact, he was all the way back to fourth, but late in the race on the slick track, he slipped off the top in turn three and lost three spots. Roa got back and moved up to sixth and that is where he was at when the race ended.

Amazingly, the finish was only the second time in 15 USAC/CRA series races this season that Roa finished out of the top five and only the third time he has finished out of the top two.

Between last Saturday’s race and tonight’s opener at Imperial, the team put the finishing touches on a brand new, gorgeous #17R that Roa is debuting this weekend.

In addition to racing at Imperial Valley, Inland Rigging is presenting the first 100 children through the gates with a free Halloween trick-or-treat bag on Saturday.

The Imperial Valley Raceway is located on the Imperial Valley fairgrounds at 200 East 2nd Street in Imperial, California. The ticket prices for this weekend’s races are a throwback to the 1970s. Adult tickets are $5.00 on Friday and $10.00 on Saturday. Everyone 16 and under will get in free each night.

Fans can pick up a 2023 Inland Rigging Racing Team shirt from the crew after the races or online brodyroa.com.

As always, Brody Roa would be more than happy to jump in a race car on his weekends off from the #17R. His entire schedule is printed below. If anybody wishes to contact him about open dates, they can do so at 714-932-7994 or mailto:brodyroa91@gmail.com

The team wants to thank the following sponsors for making the 2023 season possible. Inland Rigging, Dunkel Farms, United Asset Sales, Osborne Speed & Machine, “Biker” Bruce Fischer, ALR Virtual Services, Burris Racing, Caltrol, Jambo Barbeque Pits, Competition Suspension, K-1 Race Gear, Molecule, Rod End Supply, Driven Racing Oil, Baldwin Filters, and NGK Spark Plugs.

Brody Roa’s 2023 Schedule and Race Results

January 27 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

January 28 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

February 25 Kern County Raceway Park USAC West Coast Sprint Cars Rained Out

March 3 Central Arizona Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Rained Out

March 4 Central Arizona Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Rained Out

March 11 Imperial Valley Raceway SoCal Open Comp 17th A Main

March 18 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 2nd A Main

March 24 Kings Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Rained Out

March 25 Thunderbowl Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Rained Out

April 1 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 2nd A Main

April 15 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 5th A Main

April 22 Kings Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

April 29 Kern County Raceway Park USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

May 6 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

May 20 Thunderbowl Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 2nd A Main

May 27 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 15th A Main

June 10 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

June 24 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

July 15 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

August 12 Santa Maria Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Canceled

August 19 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Rained Out

September 7 Devils Bowl Speedway USAC National Sprint Cars 6th A Main

September 8 Texarkana 67 Speedway USAC National Sprint Cars Rained Out

September 9 Texarkana 67 Speedway USAC National Sprint Cars 14th A Main

September 23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 2nd A Main

October 14 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 6th A Main

October 20 Imperial Valley Raceway SoCal Open Comp

October 21 Imperial Valley Raceway SoCal Open Comp

November 3 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars

November 4 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars

November 11 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars

Tom Dunkel’s 2023 Racing Results

January 12 Chili Bowl Midget Nationals Prelim. Night 12th C Main

March 11 Imperial Valley Raceway SoCal Open Comp 16th A Main

April 1 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 9th B Main

April 8 Ventura Raceway VRA Sprint Cars 1st A Main

May 6 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 11th A Main

May 13 Ventura Raceway USAC West Coast Sprint Cars 11th A Main

June 17 Ventura Raceway USAC West Coast Sprint Cars 19th A Main

June 24 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 14th A Main

July 8 Ventura Raceway VRA Sprint Cars 2nd A Main

July 15 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th A Main

August 19 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Rained Out

September 2 Ventura Raceway VRA Sprint Cars 2nd A Main

September 16 Ventura Raceway USAC West Coast Sprint Cars 8th A Main

October 7 Kern County Raceway Park USAC West Coast Sprint Cars 19th A Main

 

 

MARK HENRY RETURNS TO THE IMPERIAL VALLEY RACEWAY WHERE HE RECORDED HIS BEST OPEN-WHEEL FINISH

(Rosamond, CA, October 20, 2023) First-year 410 sprint car driver Mark Henry of Rosamond, California will return to the site of his best open-wheel finish this Friday and Saturday, October 20th and 21st, at the Imperial Valley Raceway. A year ago tomorrow night, young Henry placed second in the POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series main event on the same track.

Since that second-place finish last year, Henry’s open-wheel racing plans took a significant turn. Instead of racing a lightning sprint car, he realized a dream and moved to 410 sprint car racing. There were no 305, or 360 races in between his jump into “Big Boy Sprint Cars.”

After three races in the USAC/CRA Series, the confident driver will get two nights of action this week on the Imperial oval which is located near the USA/Mexico border. While he is competing in a drastically different car than he was in when he notched the second-place finish, it is on the same, well-manicured fairgrounds oval.

Last Saturday night, Henry journeyed to Arizona’s Mohave Valley Raceway. Once again, he displayed good control of the car on the banked 1/3 mile track located minutes from the Colorado River. After qualifying with a lap of 15.914, Henry ended up ninth in his heat race. He ran a competitive B main and only missed the transfer to the 30-lap A main by two spots.

This Friday and Saturday at Imperial, Henry will get in some more laps to help hone his skills and get himself prepared for a full season in 2024. Friday’s show will include a fast car dash that will reward the winner with a $1,000.00 payday. On Saturday, it will be a full program with heat races, a B main if necessary, and a $4,000.00 to-win main event.

By not making the A main at Mohave, Henry can still start two more main events in the USAC/CRA Series this year and be eligible for next season’s Rookie of the Year award. Club rules dictate that a driver can start no more than four main events and still be qualified for the prize. The series has three races remaining this year (this week's races are not USAC/CRA races and thus do not count). The first two of the remaining three come up November 3rd and 4th at Arizona’s Cocopah Speedway. The last will be at Perris Auto Speedway on November 11th.

Despite only contesting three races this year in USAC/CRA, Henry is ranked 43rd of the 57 drivers who have scored points. Thus far he has averaged 24 points per night. Multiply that average by 15 races if he made every race so far this season and he would have 360 points and be 12th in the standings.

The Imperial Valley Raceway is located on the Imperial Valley fairgrounds at 200 East 2nd Street in Imperial, California. The ticket prices for this weekend’s races are a throwback to the 1970s. Adult tickets are $5.00 on Friday and $10.00 on Saturday. Everyone 16 and under will get in free each night.

Henry is a breath of fresh air in sprint car racing. His knowledge and enthusiasm bode well for his progress in the sport. His only sponsor at this time is GAS Chassis. If you would like to be a marketing partner with this new, fan-friendly driver, feel free to call him at (661) 886-9027 or send him an email at mailto:Mark.Henry6698@gmail.com.

Mark Henry 2023 Racing Results

6/24/23 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 15th A Main

9/23/23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 21st A Main

10/14/23 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 12th B Main

 

 

JESSE LOVE AIMS FOR ANOTHER HISTORY MAKING PERFORMANCE IN OPEN WHEEL SHOWDOWN

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA (October 19, 2023) – 18-year-old 2023 ARCA Menards Series champion Jesse Love will aim to add another notch to his history making career when he competes in the $10,000-to-win Midget portion of Davey Hamilton, Jr.’s Open Wheel Showdown, racing into the Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on December 1-2.

Love holds the distinction as the youngest overall champion, at age 13, in the storied history of the Bay Cities Racing Association Midgets in 2018. He also served as one of the final combined dirt and asphalt Midget champions in the history of the sport. Love’s career progression includes two 51FIFTY Jr. Late Model Series championships at Madera Speedway, a USAC Ford Focus Midget championship in 2017, and two ARCA Menards Series West crowns. His crowning championship in his development as a driver came this season as the 18-year-old notched ten wins on the way to the ARCA Menards Series national title.

“It should be awesome! I’m looking forward to going to be a big pavement race,” Love said “In open wheel we don’t get to see a lot of it and I wasn’t around during the glory days of it. Shoutout to the Hamiltons for putting it on. It takes someone like that to get this ball rolling and get pavement back where it should!”

A familiar pairing will reunite with Love driving for engine builder and car owner Tres Van Dyne after winning the BCRA championship together. Love will return to the seat of a pavement Midget, a division he recognizes as one of the best in the sport.

“I’ve had a lot of success with Tres and looking forward to rekindling that relationship. I feel really confident in my Van Dyne Midget motor and I know Tres is proud of it. The Midget cars are so beautiful and the best looking cars there is. It’s the most fun car to drive and the racing is always pretty intense,” Love said.

Love will be one of the few drivers in the Midget field with experience at the Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, with 16 starts at the .375-mile oval and two wins in the USAC Ford Focus Midgets. He has also scored two podiums in three starts there in the ARCA Menards Series West.

“It's a really unique track and people think it’s just paint the bottom. But the last time I won the race we kind of ran the middle,” Love said. “Obviously at Las Vegas you’d never run the top at a track like that. I was able to run a second or third groove to carry momentum however. It’s still for the most part can be a two lane race track. It looks cookie cutter but it’s very technical. There’s a lot of grip on the paint and it’s a really fast track for a pavement midget.”

“Getting horsepower hooked up for the race track will be difficult. It will be good racing at the end of the day.”

The driving technique that Love developed in his pavement Midget racing days has also been a big part of his development in the ARCA Menards Series, leading to 12 career ARCA national wins along with five ARCA Menards Series West wins.

“Growing up racing at Madera Speedway, Stockton, Ukiah, and Lakeport - it helped me kind of just live more on the edge than the pavement stock car stuff,” Love said. “It taught me how to race with respect and also have a lot of horsepower and how to drive a big horsepower car. Power to weight ratio is so big in a Midget and it’s so easy to break traction. With the pavement Midget Ive always had a big diamond in (my line). I still use that same technique to this day in the ARCA stuff: get in really hard and use the tire to your advantage.”

Registration is moving quickly for the inaugural Open Wheel Showdown, with just 75 spaces available for the $50,000-to-win Winged Sprint Car division. Drivers can learn more at www.OpenWheelShowdown.com

Tickets are also on sale though the Las Vegas Motor Speedway ticket office and online. Details can be found at both www.LVMS.com or the Open Wheel Showdown website.

The event will be telecast through Speed Sport and on the new Speed Sport 1 channel. More broadcast details will be announced soon.

 

 

BRADEN CHIARAMONTE MADE AN INCREDIBLE 410 SPRINT CAR DEBUT LAST WEEK - THIS WEEK IT IS OKLAHOMA FOR KEITH KUNZ GIVEBACK CLASSIC

(El Cajon, CA, October 18, 2023) When it comes to dirt track racing, 410 non-wing sprint cars strike fear into the hearts of many. They are extremely ferocious and very hard to learn how to drive. Apparently, nobody advised 16-year-old rising star Braden Chiaramonte of those facts. Last Saturday night at Arizona’s Mohave Valley Raceway, the young driver made his 410 debut, looked like a veteran, and quickly became the crowd favorite.

The trip marked Chiaramonte’s third time at the Arizona track. Two and a half years ago, the then 13-year-old placed fourth and fifth in a pair of POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series races there. Earlier this year, he appeared at the track in a non-wing 360 sprint car for a USAC/CRA 410 race but engine problems knocked him out before the main event.

Competing in one of the toughest non-wing series in the nation, USAC/CRA, no one could have predicted what the affable driver achieved on his first night in a 410. Being the fastest of the 27 cars on hand in hot laps drew some attention. Of course, it was not a big deal because it was only hot laps. However, minutes later in qualifying, he hit the attention button of those on hand with a sledgehammer. He turned in a lap of 14.497. That was the third fastest time of the night! Suddenly he had everyone’s full attention.

Being the third fastest qualifier meant that Chiaramonte would start sixth in his heat race. He had to finish fourth or better to go straight to the main event. He missed that position by two spots, finishing sixth. Without having a provisional at his disposal, the teen had to go to the 15-car B main where he would have to finish 10th or better to get into the A main event. He easily accomplished that by placing fourth and booking his ticket into the A main.

Unfortunately, missing the transfer in his heat meant that Chiaramonte would have to start the 30-lap A main in ninth. Of course, that made things much more exciting for the fans as he had some fast, wily veterans starting in front of him. What happened in the main was not only shocking, but it was magical. Starting ninth, he raced his way all the way up to fifth by the end of the second circuit. A yellow about 1/3 of the way through the race, saw him in sixth.

At one point, Chiaramonte slipped as far back as ninth. However, in the second half of the race, he went to the outside and put on a show. Running seventh, he rim rode around two cars coming off turn four and was suddenly up to fifth. Two laps later he blew by two more cars and was up to third, but with time running out, he was a long way behind the second-place car. Dramatically, he chopped down the second-place car's advantage and flew past him as well. It was clear to everyone in the crowd that at that point, he was the fastest driver on the track. The question was, could he chase down and pass the leader?

The driver of the car in front won a Midwest championship this year and more main events than any other non-wing 410 driver in the nation. By the end of lap 19 with the large crowd cheering him on, Chiaramonte had chopped the leader’s advantage down. They were side by side coming off turn four. As they sped by the starters stand, Chiaramonte inched ahead going into the corner. The leader changed lines and slid up to the top where Chiaramonte was running. With a big drive off turn two, Chiaramonte used his patented cut-back move from micros and was pulling alongside the leader. Simultaneously the yellow flag came out relegating the teen back to second.

Once again, Chiaramonte was the pursuer. The leader wisely stayed on the top and kept his young foe at bay. Chiaramonte remained second until he got over the cushion coming off turn four with six laps to go. He quickly recovered but was back to third. A slip on the back chute on the last lap momentarily slowed his progress. He got right back on the throttle, but the loss of momentum saw him edged for third place in a photo finish.

Less than 48 hours after his thrilling exploits in the “Grand Canyon State,” Chiaramonte and his team were on the road to Tulsa, Oklahoma’s Port City Raceway and the 5th Annual Keith Kunz Giveback Classic. The race takes place this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, October 19th, 20th and 21st. The preliminaries will be on Thursday and Friday. The finale will take place on Saturday. Chiaramonte, who will be driving the family-owned #73B in the Non Wing Outlaw class, will contest his preliminary on Thursday. Last year, 117 cars showed up at Tulsa. Chiaramonte, who was 15 at the time, placed eighth in the Friday A main and 15th in the Saturday final.

All three nights of this year’s Keith Kunz Giveback Classic will be available on Flo Racing. For more information or to subscribe, use the following link https://www.floracing.com/.

Chiaramonte would like to thank all his sponsors who have made his racing efforts possible. RTL Traffic Control, AM Ortega, Hyper Racing, Chop Design, Adams Motors, Hacienda Casa Blanca Fine Mexican Dining, Evil Plus Injection, King Racing Products, Tiner-Hirst Enterprises, and Keizer Wheels.

Chiaramonte and his team are in the midst of a busy racing season. If you are interested in becoming a marketing partner with one of the most talented and personable young drivers in the sport, please feel free to call or e-mail Daniel Chiaramonte mailto:dchiaramonte@rtltraffic.com or (619) 988 7563.

Braden Chiaramonte 2023 Results

January 13 Tulsa SageNet Center Chili Bowl Midget Nationals 14th A Main

January 14 Tulsa SageNet Center Chili Bowl Midget Nationals 12th C Main

March 11 Imperial Valley Raceway So Cal Non Wing Open Comp Sprints 9th A Main

March 11 Imperial Valley Raceway Best of the West Lightning Sprints #2 1st A Main

March 18 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 16th A Main

March 24 Placerville Speedway Sprint Car Challenge Tour 10th B Main

April 1 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Car DNS

April 8 Adobe Mountain Speedway 600 Outlaw Winged Micro 1st A Main

April 21 Adobe Mountain Speedway 600 Outlaw Non Wing Micro 6th A Main

April 22 Adobe Mountain Speedway 600 Outlaw Winged Micro 1st A Main

May 11 US 24 Raceway All Transportation A Wingless Clash 5th Qualifier

May 12 US 24 Raceway All Transportation A Wingless Clash 10th A Main

May 13 US 24 Raceway All Transportation A Wingless Clash 15th Qualifier

May 19 Kings Auto Raceway At Plaza Park 600 Non Wing Micro 4th A Main

May 20 Thunderbowl Raceway Kings of Thunder 360 Sprint Cars 7th A Main

June 3 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 16th A Main

June 23 Delta Speedway 600 Non Wing Micro 5th A Main

June 24 Delta Speedway 600 Non Wing Micro 21st A Main

July 7 Ocean Speedway Taco Bravo 360 Sprints DNS

July 15 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 20th A Main

July 22 Deuce of Clubs Thunder Raceway Open 360 Sprint Cars 12th A Main

August 5 Placerville Speedway Winged 360 Sprint Cars 12th A Main

August 25 Silver Dollar Speedway Winged 360 Sprint Cars 10th A Main

September 7 Sweet Springs Motorplex 600cc POWRi Non Wing Micros 7th A Main

September 8 Sweet Springs Motorplex 600cc POWRi Non Wing Micros 24th A Main

September 9 Sweet Springs Motorplex 600cc POWRi Non Wing Micros 24th A Main

September 22 Lil Texas Motor Speedway 600cc POWRi Non Wing Micros 1st A Main

September 23 Lil Texas Motor Speedway 600cc POWRi Non Wing Micros 2nd A Main

September 28 US 24 Raceway 600cc Non Wings Micros 8th A Main

September 29 US 24 Raceway 600cc Winged Micros 8th Qualifier

September 30 US 24 Raceway 600cc Winged Micros 19th A Main

September 30 US 24 Raceway 600cc Non Winged Micros 6th Qualifier

October 14 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 4th A Main

This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. You can contact him online at mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com or by calling (909) 226-7768.

 

 

Short Track Nationals Bringing Largest Field of Winged Sprint Cars to Texarkana in Track History!

Lonnie Wheatley, TEXARKANA, Ark. (October 19, 2023) – Winged 360-ci Sprint Cars have been a rare sighting at Texarkana 67 Speedway over the years.

But with last year’s closure of I-30 Speedway, that changes in a big way next weekend as the 36th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires & Ark-La-Tex Lawn and Landscape shifts to Texarkana 67 Speedway for the first time.

The crown jewel 360-ci event kicks off Thursday night, October 26, with the $4,646-to-win Ralph Henson Memorial before the 36th STN offering up $20,000 to win takes place on Friday and Saturday.

For the track that has hosted winged 360-ci Sprint Cars fewer than 20 times in the past quarter century, next weekend will be the largest gathering of Winged Sprint Car talent to assemble at Texarkana 67 Speedway with the entry tally currently at 61 and counting.

Winged ASCS Sprint Cars have tackled the Texarkana 67 Speedway clay oval 17 times since 1998 when now track promoter Tim Crawley picked up the win. Crawley added another three wins at 67 in subsequent years, most recently in 2013.

Marion, Arkansas’ Derek Hagar scored the most recent Winged 360-ci Sprint Car win at Texarkana 67 Speedway in June of 2022 when he beat Garet Williamson and Crawley to the stripe in the event that ended a six-year Sprint Car hiatus at the facility.

Along with Hagar, Glenpool, Oklahoma’s Matt Covington is the only other driver on the current entry list with a previous win at Texarkana 67 Speedway after taking an ASCS Regional win in 2012. Covington enters next weekend’s STN after falling just 46 points short of Jason Martin in this year’s ASCS National Championship points battle.

While Hagar, who has raced into eight of the last ten STN championship finales, is the most recent Texarkana victor, any advantage may be negated by reshaping and banking adjustments since made to the track.

With the track’s evolution, the 61-plus entries will enter the event on a level playing field with no prior experience on the currently configured racing surface.

A pair of legendary names in Sprint Car circles, Gary Wright and Jason Johnson, have ranked among the most prolific Texarkana 67 winners in years past.

Past Winged 360-ci Sprint Car winners at Texarkana Speedway include the following:

6/17/22 – Derek Hagar

7/15/16 – Ray Allen Kulhanek

5/11/13 – Tim Crawley

9/8/12 – Jake Martens

7/13/12 – Matt Covington

5/21/11 – Jason Johnson

6/5/09 – Tim Crawley

7/11/08 – Gary Taylor

4/27/07 – Jason Johnson

5/12/06 – Jason Johnson

6/10/05 – Tim Crawley

4/30/04 – Travis Rilat

5/2/03 – Shane Stewart

4/12/02 – Gary Wright

5/19/01 – Gary Wright

7/22/00 – Gary Wright

6/17/98 – Tim Crawley

Texarkana 67 Speedway host the Short Track Nationals for the first time after Sam Hafertepe, Jr., brought the curtains down on I-30 Speedway last year with his second STN triumph in the past three years after he and Aaron Reutzel posted preliminary feature wins the previous night.

Hafertepe, Jr., joined Paul McMahan and Tony Bruce, Jr., as two-time Short Track Nationals winners with other multiple-time champions including Blake Hahn and Steve Kinser (three times each) and Sammy Swindell and Gary Wright atop the charts with five wins each.

Single time STN champions include Christopher Bell, Brad Sweet, Jason Meyers, Jason Johnson, Tim Montgomery, Jason Sides, Mike Ward, Tim Crawley, Wayne Johnson, Pete Butler, Terry Gray and John Gerloff.

The Current Short Track Nationals Entries:

0-Mike Vaculik (Hot Springs, AR)

1-Sean McClelland (Tulsa, OK)

1d-Prestin Dalton (Millington, TN)

1jr-Steven Russell (Rochester, IL)

2-Chase Porter (St. Joseph, MO)

2-Jason Shavers (Canton, MS)

2c-Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK)

2T-Todd Bradford (Arlington, TN)

2w-Whit Gastineau (Moore, OK)

3-Howard Moore (Memphis, TN)

4c-Tuesday Calderwood (Goodyear, AZ)

6-Koty Adams (Haughton, LA)

6-Christopher Townsend (La Porte, TX)

G6-Cody Gardner (Benton, AR)

7c-Chris Morgan (Topeka, KS)

7s-TBA

8-Brad Bowden (Hernando, MS)

8m-Kade Morton (Coweta, OK)

9jr-Derek Hagar (Marion, AR)

10-Landon Britt (Memphis, TN)

10k-Dewayne White (Byhalia, MS)

12-Jeffrey Newell (Tulsa, OK)

12h-Harli White (Lindsay, OK)

12x-Garet Williamson (Columbia, MO)

13-Chase Howard (Nesbit, MS)

14-Jordon Mallett (Greenbrier, AR)

14T-Tim Estenson (Fargo, ND)

15h-Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (Sunnyvale, TX)

21m-Spencer Meredith (Hernando, MS)

22m-Rees Moran (Tulsa, OK)

22x-TBA

23-Junior Jenkins (Greenville, TX)

23w-Conner Wray (Olive Branch, MS)

26-Marshall Skinner (W. Memphis, AR)

27J-Joseph Poe, Jr. (Scott, AR)

36-Jason Martin (Liberal, KS)

41-Casey Merrell (Springtown, TX)

43-Mark Smith (Sunbury, PA)

44-Ronny Howard (Nesbit, MS)

44-Chris Martin (Ankeny, IA)

45-Mark Huddleston (Genoa, AR)

45x-Kyler Johnson (Quinter, KS)

47-Dale Howard (Byhalia, MS)

47s-Sammy Swindell (Germantown, TN)

50yr-J.J. Hickle (Quilcene, WA)

52-Blake Hahn (Sapulpa, OK)

55b-Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK)

71-Channin Tankersley (Arlington, TX)

71b-Brady Baker (Alexander, AR)

79-Gage Montgomery (Fredericktown, MO)

85-Josh McCord (Bossier City, LA)

87J-Jace Park (Overland Park, KS)

91-Michael Day (Farmersville, TX)

91-Zach Pringle (Benton, AR)

91a-Ernie Ainsworth (Bartlett, TN)

95-Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK)

98p-Miles Paulus (Marshall, MO)

122-Lane Warner (Bloomfield, MO)

132-Jamie Manley (Memphis, TN)

187-Landon Crawley (Benton, AR)

938-Bradley Fezard (Bonnerdale, AR)

Pre-Entry Deadline

Pre-entries for the 36th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires & Ark-La-Tex Lawn and Landscape submitted by Tuesday, October 24, are $100 and include a free two-day driver pit pass. Entries after October 24 are $150 with no pit pass included. Entries may be submitted at https://www.67speedwayoftexarkana.com/driverinfo/.

There is no pre-entry for the Ralph Henson Memorial.

The Pertinent Info:

The What: 36th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires & Ark-Law-Tex Lawn and Landscape.

The Where: Texarkana 67 Speedway (Texarkana, AR). Texarkana 67 Speedway is located east of Texarkana to I-30 Exit 7, then 0.5 miles southeast on SR 108 then 2.6 miles northeast on US 67.

The When: October 26-28, 2023.

October 26 - Ralph Henson Memorial

October 27 – STN Preliminary action culminating with Twin 25-lap features.

October 28 – STN Championship culminating with $20,000 to win finale.

The Mufflers: Leave ‘em at home, no mufflers required for the event.

The Format: Thursday’s Ralph Henson Memorial will be contested under standard ASCS Mid-South Region format with one of top three finishers eligible for Saturday STN provisional if needed.

Friday’s preliminary event will be contested under a derivative of the All Star Circuit of Champions format, with group qualifying establishing heat race lineups with an invert of four in each heat race. The Friday preliminary will conclude with Twin-25 lap features that each offer up $1,500 to win.

The top two from each of the Twin 25-lap features will be locked into Saturday night’s Pole Dash and the championship main event.

Friday event points accumulated will be carried over to Saturday night, with another set of heats utilizing passing points added to the Friday total to set the championship feature lineups. The top two in combined points from Friday night and the Saturday heat races with join Friday’s four lock-ins in the Pole Dash. The next eight in points will occupy STN championship feature positions 7-14 with the balance of the field in “B” and “C” Mains. Three will transfer from both “B” Mains to set the 20-car feature field. The 21st position is reserved for a top-three Thursday night finisher if necessary.

The Past STN Winners (All previous events contested at Little Rock’s I-30 Speedway):

2022-Sam Hafertepe, Jr.

2021-Blake Hahn

2020–Sam Hafertepe, Jr.

2019-Blake Hahn

2018-Blake Hahn

2017-Sammy Swindell

2016-Sammy Swindell

2015-Rained Out

2014-Christopher Bell

2013-Sammy Swindell

2012-Paul McMahan

2011-Sammy Swindell

2010-Brad Sweet

2009-Tony Bruce, Jr.

2008-Tony Bruce, Jr.

2007-Jason Meyers

2006-Jason Johnson

2005-Tim Montgomery

2004-Gary Wright

2003-Gary Wright

2002-Paul McMahan

2001-Jason Sides

2000-Mike Ward

1999-Gary Wright

1998-Tim Crawley

1997-Wayne Johnson

1996-Pete Butler

1995-Gary Wright

1994-Terry Gray

1993-John Gerloff

1992-Rained Out

1991-Steve Kinser

1990-Sammy Swindell

1989-Steve Kinser

1988-Steve Kinser

The Past Ralph Henson Memorial Winners (All previous events contested at Little Rock’s I-30 Speedway):

2022 – Aaron Reutzel

2021 – Derek Hagar

2020 – Mark Smith

2019 – Tim Crawley

2018 – Derek Hagar

2017 – Tony Bruce, Jr.

2016 – Derek Hagar

2015 – Tim Crawley

2014 – Jordon Mallett

2013 – Cody Gardner

2012 – Dale Howard

2011 – Zach Pringle

2010 – Zach Pringle

2009 - Jeff Swindell

2008 – Gary Wright

The Feature Purse:

Thursday: 1. $4,646, 2. $1,250, 3. $1,100, 4. $800, 5. $700, 6. $600, 7. $500, 8. $400, 9. $300, 10. $250, 11. $250, 12. $250, 13. $250, 14. $250, 15. $250, 16. $250, 17. $250, 18. $250, 19. $250, 20. $250.

Friday (Twin Features): 1. $1,500, 2. $750, 3. $650, 4. $625, 5. $600, 6. $550, 7. $525, 8. $500, 9. $450, 10. $400, 11. $350, 12. $325, 13. $300, 14. $275, 15. $250, 16. $250, 17. $250, 18. $250, 19. $250, 20. $250.

Saturday: 1. $20,000, 2. $5,000, 3. $2,500, 4. $2,200, 5. $2,000, 6. $1,700, 7. $1,600, 8. $1,500, 9. $1,400, 10. $1,350, 11. $1,300, 12. $1,200, 13. $1,150, 14. $1,100, 15. $1,000, 16. $1,000, 17. $1,000, 18. $1,000, 19. $1,000, 20. $1,000.

The Tickets:

The Tickets:

Thursday: Pits $35. Grandstand for Adults $25, Military $20 (with ID), Kids 6-11 $5 accompanied by an adult and 5 and under free.

Friday: Pits $35. Grandstand for Adults $25, Military $20 (with ID), Kids 6-11 $5 accompanied by an adult and 5 and under free.

Saturday: Pits $40. Grandstand for Adults $30, Military $25 (with ID), Kids 6-11 $5 accompanied by an adult and 5 and under free.

Driver pit pass for Friday and Saturday is included in the $100 entry fee if submitted by the deadline.

Tickets will be available at the gate each day with gates with grandstands opening daily at 5:00 p.m. Debit/credit cards are accepted at the front gate and concessions.

Free camping is available on a first-come, first-served basis along the west side tree line with no water or electrical hookups.

The Broadcast: If you can’t make it to the STN, watch live at https://flosports.link/3ECzSVP.

For more information regarding the 36th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires at Texarkana 67 Speedway, check online at www.67speedwayoftexarkana.com, call 870-648-5688 or email tcrawley87@yahoo.com.

 

 

BRYANT BELL AND LOGAN MITCHELL DRIVE INTO VENTURA RACEWAY TIED FOR WMR CHAMPIONSHIP

WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA (October 18, 2023) – An unprecedented moment in Midget racing on the West Coast will come to its exciting conclusion on Saturday night at Ventura Raceway, when Oakley’s Bryant Bell and Santa Cruz’ Logan Mitchell settle the score in their tied championship battle for the 2023 Western Midget Racing crown.

The 17-year-old Bell has enjoyed four feature wins this year in the No. 09 Spike for Boscacci Racing and Toyota Walnut Creek. Mitchell has steered the No. 96x Boss Chassis for Mayer Iron & Design to five podium finishes including a key runner-up performance at Mohave Valley on September 30 to set the championship into a heads-up tie entering the finale. With WMR only awarding points for feature finishes, the challenge is simple: whichever driver finishes higher in the main event will be crowned champion.

The 2021 season also came down to a close duel as well with Fresno’s David Prickett entering the finale in a must-win situation. Prickett ultimately finished third, allowing Brentwood’s Blake Bower to win the first of his two series titles by just a scant four points.

Lindley, New York’s Darin Horton will wrap up his Rookie of the Year season from third in the championship standings. Horton earned a career-best third place finish at Mohave Valley. Bower is fourth in the standings followed by Lodi’s Nate Wait. Wait is a veteran of 29 WMR starts and is still driving towards his first-career win, with three third place finishes and one runner-up finish during the 2023 campaign.

Six-time points paying winner Drake Edwards of Surprise, Ariz. has advanced up to sixth in the standings with just eight starts. Livermore’s Greg Dennett, rookie Anthony Bruno of San Jose, Kyle Hawse of Las Vegas, and Todd Hawse of Moorpark round out the top-ten heading into round 15 of the series.

VRA Dwarf Cars, IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Mods, NMRA TQ Midgets, and Junior Classes will also be competing at Ventura Raceway. Grandstand gates open at 3pm with racing at 5:30pm Adults are $18, Seniors 60 and older and Military are $15. Students with ID are also just $15 while children 12 and under are admitted for free! For more information and pre-sale tickets, visit www.VenturaRaceway.com

For more information on Western Midget Racing visit www.WesternMidgetRacing.com

2023 WMR Schedule – Subject to Change

2.4 Adobe Mountain Speedway – Winner: Dustin Cormany

3.18 Mohave Valley Raceway – Winner: Drake Edwards

3.31 Ocean Speedway - RAIN

4.1 Antioch Speedway - RAIN

4.29 Ventura Raceway – Winner: Bryant Bell

5.12 Ocean Speedway – Winner: Blake Bower

5.13 Petaluma Speedway – Winner: Bryant Bell

6.9 Ocean Speedway – Winner: Blake Bower

6.10 Petaluma Speedway – Winner: Bryant Bell

6.17 Ventura Raceway *Wagsdash* Winner: Drake Edwards

7.14 Ocean Speedway *Howard Kaeding Classic* Winner: Drake Edwards

7.15 Ocean Speedway *Howard Kaeding Classic* Winner: Blake Bower

7.28 Ocean Speedway Winner: Blake Bower

7.29 Antioch Speedway Winner: Drake Edwards

8.11 Ocean Speedway Winner: Bryant Bell

8.12 Marysville Raceway Winner: Drake Edwards

9.2 Bakersfield Speedway Winner: Drake Edwards

9.30 Mohave Valley Raceway Winner: Drake Edwards

10.21 Ventura Raceway

 

 

SPRINTCAR CHALLENGE AWAITS KENNY
AFTER an impressive go karting career on the tar circuits, Brock Kenny has a new challenge ahead of him during the 2023-24 season via an exciting move into Sprintcar racing.
Despite coming from a speedway family, the 23-year-old from Bunbury in Western Australia has never previously competed on a dirt speedway, instead going down the tar circuit route via go karting from the age of six, but that has come to an end now after teaming up car owner Josh Agrizzi aboard his WX # 27 Maxim car.
The Kenny and Agrizzi combination are supported by Neville Porker from RN Porker Motorsport, and Kenny is excited about his venture into Sprintcar racing.
“I’ve grown up around Sprintcars and also spent a few seasons pit crewing on a Sprintcar team, so to be able to get the opportunity to race a full season in one is a dream come true,” expressedKenny.
“After coming from a go karting background, I don’t have any previous dirt track experience to fall back on, but I’m well supported by both Josh and Neville, which gives me added confidence heading my first season.”
Leading up to the beginning of the 2023-24 season, Kenny has enjoyed two practice meetings (Bunbury Speedway and Perth Motorplex) and last Saturday’s race meeting at Ellenbrook Speedway.
“The team had leased a Limited Sprintcar engine for my first few outings and it’s allowed me to be able to make a steady move into Sprintcar racing,” he said.
“My first race meeting at Ellenbrook Speedway was an encouraging one, and I was able to grow in confidence throughout the meeting and by the time the feature race came away, I was able to move through the field and finish just off the podium in fourth.”
For his rookie Sprintcar season, Kenny has set realistic aims as he is set to jump between 410 and 360 Sprintcar competition.
“The goals for my first season are to get as much track time as possible and I’d like to consistently improve with every outing and try and move towards becoming a top-five contender,” Kenny enthused.
“I know that stepping into Sprintcars as a dirt track rookie is going to be a massive challenge, but it’s one that I’m going to try and grab with both hands and see where I end up at the end of each night.”
With nearly two decades in go karting on the tar circuits, which includesthe highlights being a Northern Territory Title win in Juniors Rookies class (2012) and a Western Australian Title victory in Seniors TAG 125 Light class (2018), Kenny’s rookie Sprintcar season is certainly an exciting prospect.
Despite Kenny not being an established name on the Sprintcar scene, Porker has been involved in Sprintcar racing fornearly a decade now – firstly in Victoria and more recently Western Australia. The drivers to step into Neville’s VA # 27 car include Brenten Farrer, Scott Bogucki and Kaiden Manders. When it comes to a highlight for the team so far, it’s by far when they won the preliminary feature race in what was a big upset performance during the 2020 Grand Annual Classic at Premier Speedway in Victoria with team driver Bogucki. For Agrizzi, he is an experienced crew chief, where he has worked with many drivers, such as Bogucki, and has now taken on the additional role as a car owner.
Kenny is set to make his 410 Sprintcar debut in this Saturday night’s (October 21) opening Maddington Toyota Series round at the Perth Motorplex.
Kenny and his team would like to thank their 2023-24 season supporters:
• Maxi Pickers
• AusLink Logistics
• Holdcom Auto Parts
• Agrizzi Farm Machinery
• Sprintcar Engineering
• Porkers Transport
To find out more about Kenny, please LIKE him on Facebook by searching Brock Kenny Motorsport.

 

SAYRE READY TO GO
DESPITE the upcoming season schedule being up in the air, Daniel Sayre and the Aussie Racing team remain upbeat about their 2023-24 season prospects.
In what is his seventh season in 410 Sprintcars, Sayre will be getting his 2023-24 season underway at Moama’s Heartland Raceway on the NSW-Victorian border for the opening Eureka Garages & Sheds Series round.
After Sayre and the Aussie Racing team’s home track – Eastern Creek Speedway – was closed down last month for the foreseeable future, it forced them to totally reorganise their season schedule.
“Like everyone here in Sydney, it came as a massive disappointment to have Eastern Creek Speedway close their gates on the eve of the season starting, and it was a massive spanner thrown into the works for our whole season,” commented the 26-year-old from Bligh Park in western Sydney, NSW.
“With there being no clear picture regarding to when Eastern Creek Speedway will reopen, the team and I have decided to hit the road and visit interstate and regional NSW tracks. At this stage, we don’t have a full schedule mapped out, but we will be taking it a month-to-month basis during the season.”
Aside from the mixed schedule for the 2023-24 season, other off-season changes for Sayre and the Aussie Racing team are switching makes of chassis from the Maxim to the Triple X brand.
When it comes to season goals, Sayre is aiming to make more visits to the podium aboard his NSW # 16 Aussie Forklifts / One6 Industries supported Triple X car.
“I’d love to contend for more podiums this season, and I’m confident that the changes we have made during the off season are going to help me achieve that,” he enthused.
“With Sprintcar racing being so competitive, qualifying towards the front of feature races is vital, as it’s difficult when you start further down the field and have to work your way forward, but I’m confident that if I can start towards the front more often, I have the speed to stay there.”
Sayre’s team-mate and wife, Ashleigh Sayre, is set to sit out the first half of the Sprintcar season, due to injury, but she remains confident about getting back behind the wheel of her NS # 16 Aussie Forklifts / One6 Industries backed Maxim car by February of next year.
Upcoming Aussie Racing Schedule:
Oct 21: Heartland Raceway (Moama, NSW) - Eureka Series (Round 1)
Nov 4: Premier Speedway (Warrnambool, Vic) - Eureka Series (Round 2)
Nov 18: Lismore Speedway (Lismore, NSW) - $5,000 to Win
Nov 25:Morris Park Speedway (Dubbo, NSW) - Club Show
Sayre and the Aussie Racing team would like to thank their 2023-24 season supporters:
• Aussie Forklifts
• One6 Industries
• Wide Open Clothing
• Larsa Lift Trucks
• L.S Fabrications
• Atlantic Oil
• Pass Coatings
• Endeavour Liquid Waste
• C&S Engineering
To find out more about Sayre and the Aussie Racing team, LIKE them on Facebook or FOLLOW them on Instagram by searching Aussie Racing.

 

Ryan Timms Has Strong Week In Midget Action Highlighted By Two-Wins

PETERSEN MEDIA: With the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series and the POWRi Midgets running through Oklahoma last week, a last-minute decision was made for Ryan Timms to join his Keith Kunz Motorsports teammates. The decision worked out as Timms picked up two wins and a total of four Top-Five’s during the four-race swing.

“Running the Midget through Oklahoma wasn’t even on my radar, but at the last minute the idea got brought up, and with it being so close to home it made sense,” Ryan Timms. “With the races being so close, I wanted to run well, and we had a ton of speed and picked up a couple of wins.”

Kicking the swing off at Creek County Speedway with the POWRi Midget Series, Timms charged from seventh to first in his heat race and was the night’s top point earner by doing so. Lining up on the pole of the feature event, the Oklahoma City, OK native had the car to beat as his JBL Audio backed entry was on point.

Leading from flag to flag, Timms had his weekend off and running in the best way possible, as he picked up the win as a stop at Port City Raceway was on the horizon.

Thursday night the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series schedule resumed for their final weekend of action in 2023, and Timms still was in search of his first ever series win.

In a wild DRC 55 event, Timms earned fast time honors in his group before finishing third in heat race competition.

Lining up on the front row of the 55-lap feature event, Timms was right in the thick of things as he jumped out into the early lead. Setting a very strong pace out front, a couple of close calls nearly derailed the youngster, but he was able to keep his car under him despite enduring contact at times late in the race.

When the dust settled on the feature event, Timms was the first to the finish line as he was able to celebrate his first ever series win after close calls all through the season.

Friday and Saturday’s scene shifted to I-44 Riverside Speedway as Timms looked to keep his momentum up with two feature event wins under his belt.

Friday night Timms was again extremely strong from the get-go as he earned fast time honors in his heat race flight before racing to a second-place finish in his heat.

Gridding the field from the second row in the 30-lap feature event, Timms raced well as be battled hard inside the Top-Five. Unable to get up to contend for his third consecutive win, Timms still managed a spot on the podium as he took the checkered flag with a third-place finish.

The busy week came to an end on Saturday night, and Timms kicked the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series finale off by timing in third quickest in time trials.

Taking the green flag from the front row of his heat race, Timms settled into second when the eight-lapper came to life. Finishing in the runner-up position, Timms moved into the feature event where he took the green flag from the eighth starting position.

With mayhem taking place at the start of the race, Timms was quickly into the Top-Five. Working his way into fourth at the halfway point, Timms held strong until slipping back to fifth in the race’s waning laps.

Not stuck back there for long, Timms moved back into fourth with two-to-go, and went on to close the weekend out in fourth, giving up four consecutive Top-5’s.

“It was a good way to end our season in the Midwest” Timms said. “We have some huge Midget races coming up out in California in a few weeks, and hopefully we can continue to have this same speed out there. A big thank you to everyone on the KKM team who made this all possible.”

Ryan Timms would like to thank CITGO, Hampel Oil, Mystic Lubricants, Premier Truck Group, Western Flyer Xpress (WFX), IWX Motor Freight, K1, Durst Inc., Bell Helmets, Griffin Fishing Charters and Lodge, Xpress Truck Sales, Smith Ti, Blackbeard, AFD Graphix, Outlaw Wings, 947-Eyes, Kahne Screen Printing, ShopTeam5T.Com, TJ Forged, WFX Logistics, Select Coatings, Smiley’s Racing Products, WFX Energy Services, and EMI for their support.

BY THE NUMBERS: Races-99, Wins-10, Top 5’s-25, Top 10’s-45

ON TAP: Timms heads to CA now as he will be in action at the Trophy Cup in Tulare, CA this Thursday-Saturday.

STAY CONNECTED: Stay updated with Ryan Timms by ‘Liking’ him on facebook at www.facebook.com/ryantimmsracing or by following him on Twitter at both @Timms5T and @RyanTimms_5T.

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RUNNER-UP WEEKEND FOR COVINGTON AT DEVIL'S BOWL

Matt Covington Racing- Glenpool, Ok. (October 18th, 2023) Matt Covington came home 11th and 2nd during the Winter Nationals this past week with the ASCS National Series at Devil’s Bowl Speedway, closing out the last National points race of the year as well as the last ASCS race at the famed ½ mile. The results also capped off a runner-up finish in the 2023 National points championship.

Friday night, Covington started the night off with second quick time in his qualifying group. This granted him the 3rd starting position in the heat. Covington maintained his spot in the heat on the narrow and fast race track. The heat and qualifying results netted Matt an 8th-place starting position for the feature. With the race underway, Matt was able to work forward on several occasions and make a run into the top-5. Unfortunately, he caught a rut that brought out a late-race caution, forcing Covington to settle for 11th after starting from the back with few laps left to move forward.

On Saturday, the team prepared for night #2 of the Winter Nationals. Covington earned fast-time qualifier in his group and went 4th to 3rd in his heat race, giving him the second starting spot in the feature after the inversion. As the race commenced, Covington worked to pace the leader Sam Hafertepe, but wasn’t afforded many opportunities other than in lap traffic to help close the gap. A late-race restart gave Covington one last chance. However, Sam was too strong in clean air and left Covington to hold on to second and runner-up spot for the feature and championship points battle.

“Friday, we had a fast race car,” Covington commented. “I just made a mistake trying to get around Jason and the speed of corner entry didn’t work out well with the ruts. With the points battle, I was pushing hard and was just going for every chance and point I could get. Saturday was a good night. We were fast but so was Sam, and I just had the car a little snug, which hurt me trying to run him down. Congrats to Sam on the weekend sweep, and also need to give a shout-out to Jason Martin on the championship. We tried to keep it close late in the year, but he won a lot of races and had a great year. Those guys worked hard and deserved the championship. Hopefully, we can battle it out again next year and flip the results. I am looking forward to getting the 410 back in and going back to Devil’s Bowl for some World of Outlaw action this weekend. It’s definitely a shame and heartbreaker to lose one of my favorite tracks.”

Up next for Matt and team is some World of Outlaw action on Friday and Saturday at Devil’s Bowl for the final races ever at the famed ½ mile.

Matt and his team would like to thank all partners who made the 2023 season possible. We look forward to the continued relationship throughout the end of the year, along with future seasons to come: Triple X Chassis, All-Star Performance, Missile Motorsports, Reece Construction, Outlaw Wings, KSE Steering, Winters Performance, A-Rock Materials, Smiley’s Racing Products, Hoosier Tire, Keizer Wheels, Factor 1 Racing, Smith Titanium, Simpson Race Products, Huggins Cams, Kaeding Performance /FK Shocks, Ultra Lite Brakes, Maxima Racing Oils, Eaton Industrial, Hot Rod Powder Coating, Rod End Supply, Maxwell Oil, Schoenfeld Headers, KEN Enterprise, Edison Auto Body, Brodix Cylinder Heads, Swindell Bleeders, D&W Towing, and T&L Foundry.

2023 STATS: Starts-43, Wins-5, Top 5’s-18, Top 10’s-28

ON TAP:
10/20/23 Devils Bowl Speedway - Mesquite, TX
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STAY CONNECTED: For all the latest news of Matt Covington during the 2023 season, visit his updated website, www.mattcovingtonracing.com, like him on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/mattcovingtonracing, or follow him on twitter, @mattcovington95 along with Instagram @mattcovingtonracing

 

 

Short Track Nationals Rapidly Re-Approaching!

Entry Count at 63 with Pre-Registration Open Until October 24

Lonnie Wheatley, TEXARKANA, Ark. (October 17, 2023) – Mother Nature may have foiled the initial attempt at the running of the 36th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires & Ark-La-Tex Lawn and Landscape.

But all systems are go for the event to take place at Texarkana 67 Speedway next Thursday, Friday and Saturday, October 26-28.

The weekend kicks off with the ASCS Mid-South sanctioned $4,646-to-win Ralph Henson Memorial Thursday night, October 26.

That simply whets the appetite for what is to follow on Friday and Saturday as a $20,000 winner’s share is earmarked for the victor of the 36th Annual Short Track Nationals that is contested on Friday and Saturday night, October 27-28, under the ASCS National banner.

While defending Short Track Nationals champion Sam Hafertepe, Jr., swept through this past weekend’s final Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals in Mesquite, TX, is was Liberal, KS, native Jason Martin walking away from the event with his first ASCS National Championship.

Martin raced into his second career STN championship finale last October at I-30 Speedway and finished the event off with an eighth-place finish, matching his previous STN best in 2017.

Hafertepe, Jr., and Martin will be joined by a field that continues to swell with the Pre-Entry Registration deadline extended to October 24 after the initial postponement. Those pre-registered by October can enter for just $100 with a driver pit pass for two nights. Entry after October 24 is $150 with no complimentary driver pit pass.

The field currently stands at 63 entries with past STN champions including Hafertepe, Jr., Sammy Swindell, Blake Hahn and Wayne Johnson. Another pair of entries are field by past STN winning car owners including Howard Moore in the Rains Motorsports No. 3 and a yet to be determined driver in the Sides Motorsports No. 7s.

Sunnyvale, Texas shoe Hafertepe, Jr., brought the curtains down on Little Rock’s I-30 Speedway by topping last year’s Short Track Nationals finale for the second time in three years after he and Aaron Reutzel posted preliminary feature wins the previous night.

Hafertepe, Jr., joined Paul McMahan and Tony Bruce, Jr., as two-time Short Track Nationals winners with other multiple-time champions including Blake Hahn and Steve Kinser (three times each) and Sammy Swindell and Gary Wright atop the charts with five wins each.

Single time STN champions include Christopher Bell, Brad Sweet, Jason Meyers, Jason Johnson, Tim Montgomery, Jason Sides, Mike Ward, Tim Crawley, Wayne Johnson, Pete Butler, Terry Gray and John Gerloff.

The Current Short Track Nationals Entries:

0-Mike Vaculik (Hot Springs, AR)

1-Sean McClelland (Tulsa, OK)

1d-Prestin Dalton (Millington, TN)

1jr-Steven Russell (Rochester, IL)

2-Chase Porter (St. Joseph, MO)

2-Jason Shavers (Canton, MS)

2c-Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK)

2T-Todd Bradford (Arlington, TN)

2w-Whit Gastineau (Moore, OK)

3-Howard Moore (Memphis, TN)

4-Tuesday Calderwood (Goodyear, AZ)

4-Chase Johnson (Penngrove, CA)

6-Koty Adams (Haughton, LA)

6-Christopher Townsend (La Porte, TX)

G6-Cody Gardner (Benton, AR)

7c-Chris Morgan (Topeka, KS)

7s-TBA

8-Brad Bowden (Hernando, MS)

8m-Kade Morton (Coweta, OK)

9jr-Derek Hagar (Marion, AR)

10-Landon Britt (Memphis, TN)

10-Brock Lemley (Sedro Woolley, WA)

10k-Dewayne White (Byhalia, MS)

12-Jeffrey Newell (Tulsa, OK)

12h-Harli White (Lindsay, OK)

12x-Garet Williamson (Columbia, MO)

13-Chase Howard (Nesbit, MS)

14-Jordon Mallett (Greenbrier, AR)

14T-Tim Estenson (Fargo, ND)

15h-Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (Sunnyvale, TX)

21m-Spencer Meredith (Hernando, MS)

22m-Rees Moran (Tulsa, OK)

23-Junior Jenkins (Greenville, TX)

23w-Conner Wray (Olive Branch, MS)

26-Marshall Skinner (W. Memphis, AR)

27J-Joseph Poe, Jr. (Scott, AR)

36-Jason Martin (Liberal, KS)

41-Casey Merrell (Springtown, TX)

43-Mark Smith (Sunbury, PA)

44-Ronny Howard (Nesbit, MS)

44-Chris Martin (Ankeny, IA)

45-Mark Huddleston (Genoa, AR)

45x-Kyler Johnson (Quinter, KS)

47-Dale Howard (Byhalia, MS)

47-Sammy Swindell (Germantown, TN)

50yr-J.J. Hickle (Quilcene, WA)

52-Blake Hahn (Sapulpa, OK)

55b-Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK)

71-Channin Tankersley (Arlington, TX)

71b-Brady Baker (Alexander, AR)

79-Gage Montgomery (Fredericktown, MO)

85-Josh McCord (Bossier City, LA)

87J-Jace Park (Overland Park, KS)

88-Austin McCarl (Altoona, IA)

91-Michael Day (Farmersville, TX)

91-Zach Pringle (Benton, AR)

91a-Ernie Ainsworth (Bartlett, TN)

95-Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK)

98p-Miles Paulus (Marshall, MO)

122-Lane Warner (Bloomfield, MO)

132-Jamie Manley (Memphis, TN)

187-Landon Crawley (Benton, AR)

938-Bradley Fezard (Bonnerdale, AR)

Pre-Entry Deadline

Pre-entries for the 36th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires & Ark-La-Tex Lawn and Landscape submitted by Tuesday, October 24, are $100 and include a free two-day driver pit pass. Entries after October 24 are $150 with no pit pass included. Entries may be submitted at https://www.67speedwayoftexarkana.com/driverinfo/.

There is no pre-entry for the Ralph Henson Memorial.

The Pertinent Info:

The What: 36th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires & Ark-Law-Tex Lawn and Landscape.

The Where: Texarkana 67 Speedway (Texarkana, AR). Texarkana 67 Speedway is located east of Texarkana to I-30 Exit 7, then 0.5 miles southeast on SR 108 then 2.6 miles northeast on US 67.

The When: October 26-28, 2023.

October 26 - Ralph Henson Memorial

October 27 – STN Preliminary action culminating with Twin 25-lap features.

October 28 – STN Championship culminating with $20,000 to win finale.

The Mufflers: Leave ‘em at home, no mufflers required for the event.

The Format: Thursday’s Ralph Henson Memorial will be contested under standard ASCS Mid-South Region format with one of top three finishers eligible for Saturday STN provisional if needed.

Friday’s preliminary event will be contested under a derivative of the All Star Circuit of Champions format, with group qualifying establishing heat race lineups with an invert of four in each heat race. The Friday preliminary will conclude with Twin-25 lap features that each offer up $1,500 to win.

The top two from each of the Twin 25-lap features will be locked into Saturday night’s Pole Dash and the championship main event.

Friday event points accumulated will be carried over to Saturday night, with another set of heats utilizing passing points added to the Friday total to set the championship feature lineups. The top two in combined points from Friday night and the Saturday heat races with join Friday’s four lock-ins in the Pole Dash. The next eight in points will occupy STN championship feature positions 7-14 with the balance of the field in “B” and “C” Mains. Three will transfer from both “B” Mains to set the 20-car feature field. The 21st position is reserved for a top-three Thursday night finisher if necessary.

The Past STN Winners (All previous events contested at Little Rock’s I-30 Speedway):

2022-Sam Hafertepe, Jr.

2021-Blake Hahn

2020–Sam Hafertepe, Jr.

2019-Blake Hahn

2018-Blake Hahn

2017-Sammy Swindell

2016-Sammy Swindell

2015-Rained Out

2014-Christopher Bell

2013-Sammy Swindell

2012-Paul McMahan

2011-Sammy Swindell

2010-Brad Sweet

2009-Tony Bruce, Jr.

2008-Tony Bruce, Jr.

2007-Jason Meyers

2006-Jason Johnson

2005-Tim Montgomery

2004-Gary Wright

2003-Gary Wright

2002-Paul McMahan

2001-Jason Sides

2000-Mike Ward

1999-Gary Wright

1998-Tim Crawley

1997-Wayne Johnson

1996-Pete Butler

1995-Gary Wright

1994-Terry Gray

1993-John Gerloff

1992-Rained Out

1991-Steve Kinser

1990-Sammy Swindell

1989-Steve Kinser

1988-Steve Kinser

The Past Ralph Henson Memorial Winners (All previous events contested at Little Rock’s I-30 Speedway):

2022 – Aaron Reutzel

2021 – Derek Hagar

2020 – Mark Smith

2019 – Tim Crawley

2018 – Derek Hagar

2017 – Tony Bruce, Jr.

2016 – Derek Hagar

2015 – Tim Crawley

2014 – Jordon Mallett

2013 – Cody Gardner

2012 – Dale Howard

2011 – Zach Pringle

2010 – Zach Pringle

2009 - Jeff Swindell

2008 – Gary Wright

The Feature Purse:

Thursday: 1. $4,646, 2. $1,250, 3. $1,100, 4. $800, 5. $700, 6. $600, 7. $500, 8. $400, 9. $300, 10. $250, 11. $250, 12. $250, 13. $250, 14. $250, 15. $250, 16. $250, 17. $250, 18. $250, 19. $250, 20. $250.

Friday (Twin Features): 1. $1,500, 2. $750, 3. $650, 4. $625, 5. $600, 6. $550, 7. $525, 8. $500, 9. $450, 10. $400, 11. $350, 12. $325, 13. $300, 14. $275, 15. $250, 16. $250, 17. $250, 18. $250, 19. $250, 20. $250.

Saturday: 1. $20,000, 2. $5,000, 3. $2,500, 4. $2,200, 5. $2,000, 6. $1,700, 7. $1,600, 8. $1,500, 9. $1,400, 10. $1,350, 11. $1,300, 12. $1,200, 13. $1,150, 14. $1,100, 15. $1,000, 16. $1,000, 17. $1,000, 18. $1,000, 19. $1,000, 20. $1,000.

The Tickets:

The Tickets:

Thursday: Pits $35. Grandstand for Adults $25, Military $20 (with ID), Kids 6-11 $5 accompanied by an adult and 5 and under free.

Friday: Pits $35. Grandstand for Adults $25, Military $20 (with ID), Kids 6-11 $5 accompanied by an adult and 5 and under free.

Saturday: Pits $40. Grandstand for Adults $30, Military $25 (with ID), Kids 6-11 $5 accompanied by an adult and 5 and under free.

Driver pit pass for Friday and Saturday is included in the $100 entry fee if submitted by the deadline.

Tickets will be available at the gate each day with gates with grandstands opening daily at 5:00 p.m. Debit/credit cards are accepted at the front gate and concessions.

Free camping is available on a first-come, first-served basis along the west side tree line with no water or electrical hookups.

The Broadcast: If you can’t make it to the STN, watch live at https://flosports.link/3ECzSVP.

For more information regarding the 36th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires at Texarkana 67 Speedway, check online at www.67speedwayoftexarkana.com, call 870-648-5688 or email tcrawley87@yahoo.com.

 

 

Dover Improves Throughout World of Outlaws Race at Lakeside Speedway

Inside Line Promotions - KANSAS CITY, Kan. (Oct. 17, 2023) - Jack Dover gained the third-most positions during the Micro-Lite Harvest Rumble last Saturday at Lakeside Speedway.

Dover, who was driving for Rick and Chris Bowers, got off to a frustrating start during the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series event as he qualified 25 th quickest.

"It started off terrible," he said. "I thought we'd be better in time trials. I was hoping to be around the top 15. In the heat race we passed two guys and we were running down sixth place. That made me feel pretty good."

A run from ninth to seventh place in a heat race placed Dover third on the starting grid in the Last Chance Showdown.

"In the LCS we put some used tires on and they didn't take off," he said. "I lost a few spots right away. We rode around in sixth and I was able to get to fifth with a few laps to go. That locked us into the A Main."

Dover lined up on the inside of the 12 th row in the main event.

"We put some new tires on and tightened the car up some more," he said. "At one point we were up to 16th. I just made too many errors in the last few laps and let three guys get by me."

Dover ended with a 19th-place result.

"I was hoping to make the show and we did that," he said. "My next goal was a top 15 and if I didn't make the errors we would have been 16 th so we were close to accomplishing the goals."

QUICK RESULTS -

Oct. 14 - Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan. - Qualifying: 25; Heat race: 7 (9); B Main: 5 (3); Feature: 19 (23).

SEASON STATS -

26 races, 2 wins, 9 top fives, 12 top 10s, 15 top 15s, 16 top 20s

UP NEXT -

TBD

MEDIA LINKS -

Website: http://www.JackDoverRacing.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JackDoverRacing

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jackdoverracing?fref=ts

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT - Thorpe's Body Shop

Thorpe's Body Shop has been offering collision repair and automobile painting services to customers in Papillion, Neb., and the surrounding areas for more than 40 years. For more information, visit http://ThorpesBodyShop.com .

"I want to thank Thorpe's Body Shop for making our cars look sharp every year," Dover said. "Blake, who co-owns it, has been a family friend since I can remember and we really appreciate his support of our race team throughout the years."

Dover would also like to thank Liquid Trucking, Carpet Land, Certified Transmission, Backlund Plumbing, True Trucking, Thorpe's Body Shop, Husker Diesel, West Omaha Irrigation and Lawns, Langfeldt Overhead Doors, Speedway Graphics, Phil Durst, SSS Motorsports, Speedway Engines, Spike Chassis, Sway Away, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Keizer Aluminum Wheels, Schoenfeld Headers, Smith Titanium, K&N Filters, FK Rod Ends, DMI, Vortex Wings, Speedway Motors and Industrial Plating for their continued support.

 

 

TKS Motorsports finds success on multiple levels; Big things ahead for 2024

By Fully Injected Motorsports:

MITCHELLVILLE, Iowa (October 17, 2023) - As the 2023 season officially comes to a close, Troy and Tammy Renfro’s TKS Motorsports has much to celebrate, not only concluding their recent campaign with a multitude of noteworthy results, but highlighting all accomplishments with an appearance in Knoxville Raceway’s “big dance.” The Mitchellville, Iowa-based open wheel team, piloted for much of the season by Waco’s own Chase Randall, concluded their 2023 schedule with ten top-ten and five top-five finishes, and when one considers the company they were with, their stat sheet is more than respectable.

“It was a great year for this team and I’m proud of what we accomplished. Chase [Randall] stepped into our program with big goals and a lot of ambition, and he really helped turn our program around,” Troy Renfro stated. “I want to thank all of our partners for their endless support. A sprint car team requires a lot of moving parts, and not just what’s on the race car. We have a great network who believes in us and believes in this team. I’m confident big things are ahead in the future.”

As stated, the highlight of the season occurred in August when Chase Randall and TKS Motorsports powered their way to a starting position in the 2023 Knoxville Nationals. Randall’s qualifying night effort set the tone, racing on to finish second on Wednesday, August 9, which solidified a starting position in Saturday’s coveted 50-lapper. The young Texan would go on to finish 13th.

Other major results for Randall and TKS Motorsports include a podium run in Knoxville Raceway’s Border Battle on June 14, followed by another podium performance at the Sprint Car Capital of the World on July 15. In fact, Randall’s debut with TKS Motorsports, a substitution for the injured Ian Madsen on May 6, also resulted in a podium performance, finishing third in Knoxville Raceway’s season opener.

Although TKS Motorsports had originally planned to join the World of Outlaws at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas, on October 14, the plan was ultimately altered, leaving their two-day visit to Shelby County Fairgrounds on September 8-9 as their final starts of the year. Despite Randall having prior commitments, Sioux Falls, South Dakota’s Kaleb Johnson filled the seat and performed consistently, eventually capping the Cyclone Classic with a double top-ten achievement.

“I think the goal for any team, especially those located in the Midwest, is to qualify for the Knoxville Nationals A-Main, and to accomplish that again in 2023 is really special, especially with a driver still relatively new to 410 competition,” Renfro added. “We still have some things to work out for next year, but it's all looking really good. We hope to make an announcement soon.”

SPECIAL THANKS:
Albaugh - Your Alternative, Iowa Barnstormers, Des Moines Industrial Products, deWit Construction, Jersey Freeze Ice Cream, AL Driveline, TJ Forged, Justice Brothers, Custom Plumbing Inc, Serenity Custom Woodworking, XYZ Machining, Rod End Supply, KH Suspension, Schoenfeld Headers, Allstar Performance, Wilwood Disc Brakes, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Central Iowa Sheds, Mobile Dent Service, BK TI Components, Webb Family Farms, Mag-Tech Ignition, ATL – Aero Tech Laboratories, Bill Bell House Moving, Quick Car, Schnee-Lawson Chassis, Hoosier Tires, Winters Performance Products, KSE Racing Products

2023 TKS MOTORSPORTS TEAM STATS:
Wins: 0
Top-Fives: 5
Top-Tens: 10

2023 HIGHLIGHTS:
Filling in for Ian Madsen, Chase Randall finished fourth in Knoxville Raceway’s season opener on Saturday, May 6. Ian Madsen finished fourth during POWRi 410 start at Lee County Speedway in Donnellson, Iowa, on Friday, May 19. Ian Madsen Hard Charged from 16th to finish eighth at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on Saturday, May 27. Finished tenth from 15th at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on Saturday, June 3. TKS Motorsports and Chase Randall finished third in Knoxville Raceway’s Border Battle on Saturday, June 17. Rallied from 21st to 13th at Knoxville Raceway on Saturday, July 8. Finished third at Knoxville Raceway on Saturday, July 15. Finished ninth at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on Saturday, July 22 - Hard Charger Award. Rallied from 19th to finish 11th during All Star Circuit of Champions action at Knoxville Raceway on Saturday, July 29. Chase Randall finished second in the Knoxville Nationals preliminary main event on Wednesday, August 9. Finished 13th in the Knoxville Nationals finale A-Main on Saturday, August 12. TKS Motorsports and Kaleb Johnson earned back-to-back top-ten finishes in Shelby County Speedway’s Cyclone Classic on Friday and Saturday, September 8-9; they finished ninth each night.

SOCIAL MEDIA:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TKSMotorsports2KS
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TKSMotorsports
News coverage: https://www.fullyinjected.com
Online home: https://www.tksmotorsports2ks.com

BROADCAST COVERAGE:
Watch the All Star Circuit of Champions online at www.floracing.com.
Watch High Limit Series online at www.floracing.com.
Watch the World of Outlaws online at www.dirtvision.com.
Watch Knoxville Raceway online at www.dirtvision.com.
Watch Huset’s Speedway online at www.dirtvision.com.
Watch Jackson Motorplex online at www.dirtvision.com.

 

 

Final Event of 2023 for Empire Super Sprints This Friday at Outlaw Speedway

By Curtis Berleue (Dundee, NY) | For the final time in the 2023 40th Anniversary campaign for the Empire Super Sprints, the tour will hit the track on Friday night at the Outlaw Speedway in Dundee, NY. This Fridays visit for the Hoag Memorial will be the third of four scheduled visits at the Dundee oval this season, with the first being lost to poor track conditions back in April.

In the two completed A-Mains in 2023 at Outlaw, Jared Zimbardi and Jordan Thomas have been victorious. Zimbardi’s victory was his first tour win in quite some time, and just his fourth overall, while Thomas’ victory was his first in Empire Super Sprints competition.

While the points chase wrapped up two weeks ago at the Weedsport Speedway with Jordan Poirier being crowned champion for the second consecutive season, a strong contingent of competitors is expected this Friday at Outlaw. The event boasts one of the highest purses on the 2023 schedule. Run in memory of local legends and father/son duo Dutch and Dean Hoag, the Hoag Memorial will pay $3,500 to the winner of Friday nights A-Main.

While this is the last scheduled on track action of 2023 for the Empire Super Sprints, one event does remain on the calendar – the annual rules meeting and awards banquet held at the Vernon Downs Casino & Hotel in Vernon, NY on Saturday November 11. More information including ticket pricing and start times will be available in the coming weeks.

For the latest news, information, and schedule updates regarding the Empire Super Sprints be sure to check the series website (www.EmpireSuperSprints.com) and follow along on Facebook (Empire Super Sprints), Twitter (@ESSprints) and Instagram (@empiresupersprints).

The Empire Super Sprints would like to thank the following series sponsors for their continued support: Rifenburg Contracting Corp, PJC Spray Foam, Hoosier Racing Tire, Cobra Coaches, E&V Energy, Fondations 4 Saisons, Pinnacle Investments, LLC, Lacaillade Masonry, Inc., FX Caprara, ASI Racewear, Lanes Yamaha, Ashley Lynn Winery, Bicknell Racing Products, DirtTrackDigest.com and LC Design.

The ESS Road Ahead:

Friday, October 20 – Outlaw Speedway - Dundee, NY ($3,500 to Win Hoag Memorial)

Saturday, November 11 – Rules Meeting & Awards Banquet – Vernon Downs Casino & Hotel - Vernon, NY

 

 

Hagar Impresses During Flip Flop 50 Weekend at Riverside International Speedway

Inside Line Promotions - WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (Oct. 18, 2023) - Derek Hagar earned his 19 th triumph of the season and a pair of Hard Charger Awards during a strong weekend at Riverside International Speedway.

Hagar swept the 305ci winged sprint car program, guiding the McCord Farms No. 42 to wins in a heat race and the pole scramble on Friday before capturing the A Main on Saturday.

"Mr. McCord puts together a really nice car that is capable of winning every time it hits the track," he said. "We had a good start in our heat race and won it. We started on the pole of the scramble and won it. That put us on the pole for the feature Saturday night and we won it. The car is phenomenal and that made it easy to drive."

A third-place result in a USCS Series heat race on Friday sent Hagar into a B Main on Saturday. He finished second in the consolation race to advance into the 17 th starting spot in the first feature of the Flip Flop 50.

"We rolled around the bottom for a while and made it work," he said. "Every time I got good momentum going a caution would come out. We finally got a long green-flag run. I moved to the top and passed a couple of cars and moved back to the bottom to get a few more. With a couple of laps to go I got by Terry Gray through the middle in turns three and four and closed in on Landon Crawley for second. I wish we got a late caution because I think we had something for the top two, but we ran out of laps."

Hagar's run from 17 th to third featured the most positions gained.

The second main event was inverted based on the finishing order from the first feature, meaning Hagar had to start on the inside of the 10 th row. Once again, he rallied through the field to score a podium - this time recording a runner-up result.

"We rolled the bottom and passed cars until I could get a clear run on Sammy (Swindell)," he said. "He missed the bottom and I got by him. Then I moved to the top. On Lap 8 or Lap 9 we had a red flag with three guys in front crashing and I was in fifth. The track had taken rubber. We ran behind Chase Howard the rest of the race. The last two laps his right rear tire started coming apart and I could feel my car vibrating. I was hoping I could hold on and his tire would as well because that was his first 360 sprint car win. It was cool to see him get that first win."

The rally from 19 th to second produced another Hard Charger Award for passing the most cars.

Hagar plans to return to Riverside International Speedway this Saturday for a 305 race.

QUICK RESULTS -

Oct. 13 - Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark. (360 sprint car) - Heat race: 3 (3).

Oct. 13 - Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark. (305 sprint car) - Heat race: 1 (4); Pole scramble: 1 (1).

Oct. 14 - Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark. (360 sprint car) - B Main: 2 (1); Feature #1: 3 (17); Feature #2: 2 (19).

Oct. 14 - Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark. (305 sprint car) - Feature: 1 (1).

SEASON STATS -

29 races, 19 wins, 26 top fives, 26 top 10s, 28 top 15s, 29 top 20s

UP NEXT -

Saturday at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark.

MEDIA LINKS -

Website: http://www.DerekHagarRacing.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/HagarDerek

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT - B & D Towing and Recovery

Since 2002, B & D Towing and Recovery, which is located in Marion, Ark., has been the exclusive source for professional towing, recover and transport by major Memphis truck dealerships, parcel delivery companies, nationwide trucking firms and more. For more information, visit http://www.BnDTowing.com .

"B & D Towing supports racing," Hagar said. "They can help anyone in the Memphis area. For anyone who needs a hand, B & D is recommended to save the day."

Hagar would like to thank Ameri-Panel, J&J Auto Racing, B & D Towing and Recovery, FK Rod Ends, Dynotech Performance Race Engines, A.M.P., Fragola Performance Systems, Administrative Consulting Services, Killer Coatings, Beazt Composites, Xtreme Race Graphics, Southern Collision Centre, AR Dyno Specialty, Jeff's Heating and Cooling, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Weld Wheels, DHR Suspension, Hinchman Racewear, Wix Filters, Valvoline, Ti64 and Builtwiser Wings for their continued support.

 

 

Mallett Tackling KKM Giveback Classic for First Micro Sprint Start in More Than a Decade

Inside Line Promotions - GREENBRIER, Ark. (Oct. 18, 2023) - Jordon Mallett is climbing inside a different type of race car this weekend.

Mallett will be piloting a micro sprint this Thursday through Saturday at Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., during the KKM Giveback Classic. It will mark his debut at the track and his first time ever competing in the Outlaw Non-Wing division.

"I haven't been in a micro in a little more than 15 years so it's going to be a fun weekend," he said. "It'll be a little different pace for us. We're just going to have fun. We still want to run well, but it's a change of pace and we want to enjoy the weekend.

"I'm driving for Thomas Porter and the Porter Racing Team. They've been long-time sponsors of mine and it's been fun to be with them along the way as they've gotten the racing careers for Luke and Sami, their son and daughter, started. I'm excited to be running one of their spare cars for the weekend."

Mallett spent a trio of seasons in his early racing days competing in the Restricted and Winged Outlaw micro sprint divisions.

"I was just good enough to be dangerous," he quipped. "I guess I have a couple or maybe three years in micros and then we moved to sprint cars. I was really young. I ran micros at I-30 Speedway, just locally about every weekend. Once we got done with that we moved to 360s.

"This weekend it worked out where my schedule was open and theirs was, too. We're excited to hang out all weekend and have fun."

SEASON STATS -

38 races, 0 wins, 10 top fives, 25 top 10s, 28 top 15s, 32 top 20s

UP NEXT -

Thursday through Saturday at Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., for the KKM Giveback Classic

MEDIA LINKS -

Website: http://jordonmallett.myracepass.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jmmotorsports14

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jordonmallettmotorsports

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT - Porter Commercial Refrigeration

Porter Commercial Refrigeration, which was created in 1992 and is based in Greenbrier, Ark., provides the finest refrigeration equipment sales, quality service and installation for supermarkets, c-stores, restaurants, warehouses, processing plants and ice machines. For more information, visit http://www.PorterRefrigeration.com .

"Porter Commercial Refrigeration is a huge supporter of our team," Mallett said. "They are always stepping up to help us however they can and we really appreciate the partnership."

Mallett would like to thank Awakening Events, Awakening Foundation, Water for Christ, Porter Commercial Refrigeration, Red River Rack Co., D&K Farms, Powers HVAC, DHR Suspension, Racing Optics, Triple X Race Co., KSE Racing Products, FK Rod Ends, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Sinco, Inc., Autometer, Callies Racing Products, DynoTech Race Engines, Hero Graphics, Hilborn Fuel Injection, ISC Racers Tape, K&N Engineering, Lone Star Super Gas (Sunoco), HRP Wings, Schoenfeld Headers, Simpson Race Products, Smiley's Racing Products, MetTec Titanium, MotorState Distributing, DMI, Fast 5 Solutions and Superior Bearing and Supply for their continued support.

 

 

Dominic Scelzi Wins Trophy Cup Tune-Up at Thunderbowl Raceway

Inside Line Promotions - TULARE, Calif. (Oct. 17, 2023) - Dominic Scelzi captured his 12 th triumph of the season last Saturday during the Trophy Cup tune-up at Thunderbowl Raceway.

Scelzi was second quickest in his qualifying group and he won a heat race to advance into the feature redraw.

"We timed in pretty good and won our heat race," he said. "They didn't have a dash and we were lucky enough to redraw the No. 1 for the feature. We ran the majority of the race unchallenged. Traffic was the hardest thing. It was all over the place. I had to make some aggressive moves. That left the door open one time for Corey (Day) and we were side by side down the frontstretch with about four laps to go. I took the top going into the corner and it made him stuck behind two lapped cars and I was able to pull away."

The win came on the heels of a frustrating outing the previous night at Kings Speedway, where Scelzi qualified fifth quickest overall to kick off the Morrie Williams Memorial featuring the NARC 410 Sprint Car Series.

"We were really good and I felt like we did everything we needed," he said. "We qualified well and ran strong to finish second in the heat race, but all night I struggled with feeling like something was not right. I didn't feel the engine was running as it should have, but it was hard to argue with it when we had good speed. In the heat race I got significantly slower and slower. We assumed we had something wrong with the engine so we swapped engines. We started on the pole of the dash and won it. The car felt great, but I didn't have stellar speed."

Scelzi lined up on the pole for the main event and he led the opening handful of laps at the dirt oval in Hanford, Calif.

"I knew from Lap 1 we had an issue," he said. "The car seemed to go slower and slower with every lap. Unfortunately, we had a power steering pump go bad. At the end of the day it was a fluke deal. I've never had a pump go bad in all of my years racing. We had a good shot to win the race. It was unfortunate we had a part failure cost us, but that's part of racing. Fortunately, we rebounded on Saturday and were able to win."

Scelzi will return to Thunderbowl Raceway this Thursday through Saturday for the 29 th annual Abreu Vineyards Trophy Cup presented by Rudeen Racing.

"I've been so happy with our race car all season long and we've had good speed," he said. "You never know with Trophy Cup. I've had years I've been struggling and we roll in there and everything unfolds how you dream and it goes great. And I've had times going in there with momentum and we struggled. I don't know what to expect, but I feel as confident as ever."

QUICK RESULTS -

Oct. 13 - Kings Speedway in Hanford, Calif. - Qualifying: 5; Heat race: 2 (2); Dash: 1 (1); Feature: 16 (1).

Oct. 14 - Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif. - Qualifying: 2; Heat race: 1 (1); Feature: 1 (1).

SEASON STATS -

48 races, 12 wins, 32 top fives, 38 top 10s, 42 top 15s, 46 top 20s

UP NEXT -

Thursday through Saturday at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif., for the 29 th annual Abreu Vineyards Trophy Cup presented by Rudeen Racing

MEDIA LINKS -

Website: http://www.GaryScelziMotorsports.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DominicScelzi41

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Scelzi41

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT - Red Rose Transportation, Inc.

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"My mom and uncle started Red Rose Transportation in 1996 so it's been a huge part of our race program since Day 1," Scelzi said. "Everyone there has been an integral part of our team and we're grateful for their support."

Scelzi would like to thank Red Rose Transportation, Inc., Scelzi Enterprises, Whipple Superchargers, System 1, Fuel Delivery Services, Inc., Red Line Oil, FK Rod Ends, Schoenfeld Headers, Roth Motorsports, K&N Filters, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, NAPA Auto Parts, Todd Jorgensen, Sparco, Allstar Performance, Meridian Steel, Auto Meter, Kenny's Components and Worldwide Bearings for their continued support.


 

 

Rich and Shelly Farmer to promote Fremont Speedway; Five-year lease begins immediately
Oct 17, 2023

By Fully Injected Motorsports:

FREMONT, Ohio (October 17, 2023) – Effective immediately, Rich Farmer, former Fremont Speedway promoter and two-time Regional Promoter of the Year, and wife, Shelly Farmer, are back at the helm of “The Track That Action Built,” commencing a new five-year lease that will activate officially with the Speedway’s annual Swap Meet on Saturday, October 28. Farmer, who promoted Fremont Speedway for a ten-year stint beginning in 2008, is ready to begin a new chapter at the northwest Ohio staple, hoping to continue a longstanding tradition that not only includes a competitive weekly schedule, but a stout list of specials and annual events.

“Shelly and I are excited to begin another chapter as promoters of Fremont Speedway. It’s a track with a long history and a lot of tradition, and we’re going to do everything we can to elevate Fremont Speedway to one of the top facilities in the country,” Rich Farmer stated. “We have a lot of work to do, but we’re up for the challenge. It all begins now.”

As noted, Fremont Speedway will host its annual Swap Meet on Saturday, October 28. At that time, Rich and Shelly will be meeting with the Fremont Speedway staff, as well as drivers and owners within the 410, 305, and dirt truck divisions. Meetings will be conducted in the Fremont Speedway Hall of Fame, located just behind the main grandstands, beginning with staff at 11 a.m., followed by a 410 sprint car meeting at noon, 305 sprint car meeting at 1 p.m., and dirt truck meeting at 2 p.m. Only the driver and/or owner from each team should be present.

More news and information pertaining to Fremont Speedway’s 2024 schedule will be available in the coming weeks. Those wanting to stay alert should visit Fremont Speedway online at www.fremontohspeedway.com, as well as follow along on all of Fremont’s respective social media outlets.

Twitter: www.twitter.com/fremontspeedway
Facebook: www.facebook.com/fremontspeedway

 

 

TWIN 2024 MUST SEE RACING EVENTS AT BIRCH RUN ANNOUNCED

October 17, 2023 – Holly, Michigan – Must See Racing today announced two more dates from its yet to be released 2024 schedule. The series will compete at Birch Run Speedway in Birch Run, Michigan on two occasions in 2024.

Both the 410 National Series and Midwest Lights Series will come together for a double-header on Friday May 4. This could very well be the season opener for both series. The 410’s will be on the 4/10-mile while the Midwest Lights will be on the inner ¼-mile oval.

The MSR National Series made four visits in 2023 including the two-night American Speed U.S. Nationals. Jimmy McCune was victorious twice while Charlie Schultz and Davey Hamilton Jr. each scored MSR National wins. Birch Run Speedway was also the site of two Must See Racing MAVTV nationally televised events this past season.

Cody Gallogly swept both Maxima Racing Oils Midwest Lights Series events contested at Birch Run Speedway in 2023. His success at Birch Run Speedway helped propel him to a second consecutive series championship.

The final appearance of MSR at Birch Run Speedway in 2024 will occur on Friday July 19 when both series will join forces once again for a double-header. The 410’s will be on the 410-mile and the Midwest Lights will be on the ¼-mile oval.

Birch Run Speedway has historically drawn great crowds for MSR events in the past and 2024 looks to be much the same. The 410 National Series will be chasing a winner’s share of $4,000 and $600 to start in both of these events. This would now mean that it will pay $4,000 to win all four of the recently announced 2024 MSR dates at Birch Run Speedway and Owosso Speedway in Ovid, Michigan.
The 2024 MSR schedule is nearly complete and is expected to be finalized and released before the end of the month. For more information on Must See Racing please like and follow us on Facebook or visit http://www.mustseeracing.com.

 

 

Cole Macedo Picks Up Trio of Top-10’s During Busy Weekend


PETERSEN MEDIA- Racing close to home over this past weekend, Cole Macedo and Tarlton Motorsports put together a strong three race showing as the Lemoore, CA driver recorded a trio of Top-10 finishes, including a second place run during the second ‘Twin-20’ at the Morrie Williams Memorial.

“It ended up being a decent weekend, but it wasn’t quite what we had in mind racing in front of so many family and friends,” Cole Macedo said. “Friday night we had some issues that put us in a hole, but we took some big swings and put ourselves in a good position to battle for a win in the second feature event.”

Timing the Tarlton and Son Inc./Complete Parts and Equipment Solutions/Executive Auto Sales backed No. 21 in 14thfastest in time trials, Macedo and company went to work and made changes for their heat race.

Finishing fifth in heat race competition on a very fast and hooked up racing surface, Macedo was slated to take the green flag for the first of two 20-lap feature events from the 14th starting position.

With the surface still very fast and tough to pass on, Macedo had a strong piece under him that allowed him to work his way forward. Taking what he could get on the hooked up surface, Macedo worked his way into the Top-10 as he tallied an eighth place finish.

Based on his eighth-place finish, and all the lead lap cars being fully inverted for the second 20-lap feature, Macedo found himself in the seventh starting position as he chased after a win at Kings Speedway.

Continuing to race his way forward, Macedo moved into second in the fast-paced feature event as he closed in on race leader, DJ Netto who found himself in heavy traffic.

Taking a couple of shots at Netto for the race’s top spot, Macedo could not quite get by the leader, and capped his Friday night off with a second-place finish.

Saturday night, the team shifted gears and went to their 360ci engine as they made the trip to Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, CA for the ‘Trophy Cup Tune-Up’.

Timing in second quickest in his qualifying group at the Thunderbowl, Macedo led flag to flag in his heat race and wound up in the fourth row for the 25-lap feature event.

Running hard inside the Top-10, Macedo couldn’t get going working the top how he would have liked. Searching around the high banked bullring, Macedo capped his weekend off with a sixth place finish.

“It was good to get some more laps at the Thunderbowl with a 360, because that just isn’t a place we get to a lot, especially with a 360ci,” Macedo noted. “It’s a a huge week for us coming up, and it is a race that you work hard for all year long.”

Tarlton Motorsports would like to thank Tarlton and Son Inc., Complete Parts & Equipment Solutions, Executive Auto Sales, Kelly Moore Paints, Empire Machinery, Durst, Reston Enterprises, Bandy and Associates, FK Shocks, FK Rod Ends, System 1 Ignition, Vortex Wings, and BG Lubricants for their support.

BY THE NUMBERS: Races: 58, Wins: 5, Top 5’s: 12, Top 10’s: 25.

ON TAP: Macedo and Tarlton Motorsports are now set for the 29th Trophy Cup. The action kicks off Thursday night in Tulare, CA.

STAY CONNECTED: Stay connected with Tarlton Motorsports by following @Tarlton_Racing on Twitter, or becoming a fan on facebook at www.facebook.com/tarltonracing21.

 

 

Driving the Mission Foods/Glenn Farms No. 77,

Doran Binks Racing’s Swanson Finishes Second

In Both the USAC Silver Crown Championship

And the 500 Sprint Car Tour for 2023

After Howard Companies Championship Sunday at IRP

BROWNBURG, Ind., Oct. 16 — Doran Binks Racing and driver Kody Swanson

finished fourth in the USAC Silver Crown series’ 100-lap season finale Sunday at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park with their Mission Foods/Glenn Farms No. 77. They placed second in the series’ point standings for 2023, coming up just seven points shy of repeating as the series’ champions.

The slim margin underscores how competitive the championship was. Driver Logan Seavey and the Rice Motorsports/Abacus Racing team won the title in USAC’s top class with 676 points to Swanson and Doran Binks Racing’s 669. A total of 836 points were up for grabs in the series’ 11 races.

Doran Binks Racing and Swanson also finished second in the 2023 edition of the 500 Sprint Car Tour Presented by Auto Value Bumper to Bumper Parts Stores after also winning that series’ inaugural championship last year. They had an eighth-place finish in the 500 Sprint Car Tour’s 40-lap race on Sunday at IRP. That championship’s margin was larger at 58 points, as Tyler Roahrig won the title with 1,818 points to Swanson’s 1,760 after nine races, unofficially.

Swanson guided the Mission Foods/Glenn Farms No. 77 to five victories in 2023 within the two series, which started in April. In a combined total of 20 races within the two series, he was only out of the top five three times, which is a remarkable accomplishment for the Kingsburg, Calif., native and the team based in Lebanon, Ohio.

The team used two different engine manufacturers during the year. A Lanci-prepped Ford powered the Silver Crown car at IRP while the sprint car’s powerplant was a Binks-prepped Chevrolet.

USAC Silver Crown

The weekend’s races at IRP, which also included a midget feature that Swanson won driving for Bertrand Motorsports, were supposed to be held on Saturday. Practice and qualifying were completed on Saturday but the three main events of the program, which was sponsored by the Howard Companies, were pushed to Sunday afternoon due to rain.

On Saturday Swanson won the pole for the USAC Silver Crown race with a time of 20.838 seconds for the 0.686-mile asphalt oval. That was worth three bonus points, and it also extended his record for the most poles in the history of the series to 46. Bobby Santos III qualified second followed by Kody’s brother, Tanner Swanson; Justin Grant and Seavey in the 23-car field.

Kody Swanson and Santos were side by side entering Turn 1 on the first lap, but Swanson had the advantage as they exited the turn and he held the lead for almost a quarter of the race while Seavey slipped to seventh place. In the early going Kody Swanson set the fastest lap run by anyone in the race with a time of 21.289 on lap two, and on lap 17 he had a 0.810-second lead over Santos.

Around that point he was having some issues, however. “It got really tight out of nowhere around lap 20,” he related afterwards, and on lap 24 both his brother and Santos got around him to push him to third.

Tanner Swanson was never again headed, and he won the race by a whopping 9.799 seconds over Santos, Grant, Kody Swanson and C.J. Leary. His victory was his eighth USAC Silver Crown win at IRP, making him the series’ winningest driver at this track and edging Kody, who has seven Silver Crown triumphs at IRP.

Although Tanner had things going his way up front, his brother’s race was getting more complicated. On lap 26 Grant and Leary passed him to push him to fifth, and he remained in fifth through lap 47. That included a yellow-flag period from laps 45 through 53 when Trey Burke’s car began smoking. Although Kody was in fifth place before the yellow, he was some 4.462 seconds ahead of the only driver still in contention for the title, point leader Seavey, who ran in sixth. This was despite the fact Kody had hit the wall slightly in Turn 1 once due to handling issues.

That margin disappeared when Kody pulled off the track and went to the work area on lap 47 and lap 50 under yellow, hoping to make some adjustments to improve the car for a better chance at a good finish. He dropped from fifth to 11th place due to the stops, but he did not lose a lap due to the crew’s quick work.

The green waved again on lap 54, but it was short lived. When Kody entered Turn 1 the car wouldn’t turn properly and he hit the wall between Turns 1 and 2, unfortunately collecting the 15th-place car of Derek Bischak. Kody was able to continue but Bischak’s day was done. The yellow was the final one of the race, and it lasted from laps 55 through 60.

Although the handling of his car was still compromised, Kody was determined to do everything he could to gain every position possible and keep his title hopes alive. That resulted in a valiant effort that was definitely memorable.

He rose from 11th to ninth on lap 63 by passing Dakoda Armstrong and Kyle O’Gara. Two laps later he moved into eighth place by passing Kaylee Bryson, the series’ Rookie of the Year. Two laps after that he got seventh by passing Mario Clouser, and on lap 73 he moved into sixth by passing Davey Hamilton Jr.

The rest of the race was a battle royale for fourth between Seavey, Leary and Kody.

Kody pulled abreast of Seavey several times in Turn 1 and Turn 4 but couldn’t make a pass stick. But on lap 98 of 100 Kody passed Seavey on the backstretch and Leary going into Turn 3 to rise to fourth, which is where he finished.

“Our car was really good for a while,” Kody said after the race. “We changed the rear end before the race, and we had brake problems off and on all weekend. I got into the wall once in Turn 1. Then on the restart the same thing happened in the same turn as the car just wouldn’t turn, and Derek Bischak got collected in it. I hate to have made a mistake that put him out of the race.

“The car was a handful but I kept trying because it was the only chance we had. I kept moving around the track to try to find a line that would give us a chance.

“I want to congratulate Logan Seavey and his team for winning the championship. I also want to thank the Doran Binks crew for all their hard work this year. We came really close. I also want to thank all our sponsors, especially Mission Foods and Glenn Farms, for their support.”

500 Sprint Car Tour

Kody Swanson entered the weekend second to Roahrig by 13 points in the 500 Sprint Car Tour point standings. In addition to Roahrig and Swanson, Armstrong, O’Gara and Santos were still in the running for the title at the season finale.

Swanson qualified fourth on Saturday with a time of 20.536 seconds, just 0.225 off Roahrig’s fast time. The inversion was a six, so Swanson started third in the 23-car field for the 40-lapper, which was the 64th running of the Joe James/Pat O’Connor Memorial. Tanner Swanson started on the pole with Santos alongside him. Billy Wease started beside Kody, while Jake Trainor started fifth next to Roahrig.

Kody Swanson went low at the drop of the green. The Swanson brothers and Santos were three wide in Turn 2 but Kody had the lead by Turn 4 of the first lap with Santos second, while Wease edged ahead of Tanner Swanson for third.

Santos dropped from second to sixth on lap two, so the top five at that point were Kody Swanson, Wease, Tanner Swanson, Roahrig and Trainor.

Kody was able to build up a half-second lead over Wease by lap five. Two laps later Roahrig passed Tanner for third, and then Tanner dropped back to sixth.

Roahrig passed Wease for second place on lap 11, and then he got under Kody in Turn 4 for the lead working lap 13. Roahrig led the rest of the way.

O’Gara passed Wease for third on lap 17 and Kody for second on lap 18, and he ran in second place the rest of the race.

Yellow-flag laps didn’t count and there was only one caution, which came out with 18 laps down when the car that was 10th, driven by Bryan Gossel, started to smoke and he pitted. Santos also pitted at that point and he also retired.

Swanson kept up with Roahrig and O’Gara on the restart but on lap 20 he dropped from third to fifth when Wease and Tanner Swanson passed him. On the following lap he dropped to eighth when Trainor, Taylor Ferns and Jackson Macenko, the series’ Rookie of the Year, also got by, and that’s where he finished.

Roahrig had a 3.284-second margin of victory over O’Gara. Tanner Swanson was third followed by Wease, Ferns, Trainor and Macenko. Kody was pressured in the late stages by Nick Hamilton, but he held on for eighth. Brian Gerster rounded out the top 10.

“We struggled to get our car to handle,” Kody said afterwards. “We thought we had it closer, but it got way too tight.

“Congratulations to Tyler and his team for winning the title,” he said. “We had a good season, and I want to thank all the men and women on our team and our sponsors for their support.”

The weekend’s races were streamed live on Flo Racing.

For more information see DoranRacing.com.

 

 

Tanner Carrick 5th at Trophy Cup Tune Up

PETERSEN MEDIA: Making some wholesale changes after Fall Nationals, Tanner Carrick had a strong night at the Trophy Cup Tune-Up in Tulare, CA as he raced his way to a fifth-place finish in the final event leading into this week’s 29th Trophy Cup.

“We made the decision to make some big changes heading into Tulare, CA on Saturday night to get us ready for Trophy Cup,” Tanner Carrick said. “We were all happy with how things went, and I think with some minor adjustments we will be even better when we get back to racing on Thursday.”

Earning quick time honors in his qualifying group, the Lincoln, CA driver lined up in the second row of his heat race. Racing to a third place finish, Carrick was in the redraw where the three pill lined him up in the fifth starting spot for the 25-lap feature event.

When the race went green, Carrick slipped back to fourth as he worked his way around the high banked 1/3 mile oval. Battling hard with the likes of Tim Kaeding and Justin Sanders, Carrick hung tough in fourth.

At the halfway point of the feature, a close-knit battle with Justin Sanders saw Sanders take over fourth and drop him back into fifth.

Running strong inside the Top-Five, Carrick was able to fend off DJ Netto and Cole Macedo in the waning laps of the feature event, as he pocketed a fifth-place finish in the Trophy Cup tune up.

‘We don’t get a chance to run in Tulare, CA much during the season, so to get a full night in before one of the biggest races of the year is huge,’ Carrick added. “I was happy with what we did last week leading up the race, and we did a lot of good things through the night, so I am excited to see how we stack up this week.”

Tanner Carrick would like to thank CVC, Cemex, Interstate Oil, Conti, Harris and Sloan, Hanson Truss, Eddie’s Lincoln Auto Body, Simpson Strong-Tie, A&A Concrete Supply, Kaeding Performance, and Arai for their continued support.

BY THE NUMBERS: Starts: 44, Wins: 3, Top 5’s: 19, Top 10’s: 26

ON TAP: Tanner Carrick will be in action this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night in Tulare, CA for the Trophy Cup.

STAY CONNECTED: Stay up to speed with Tanner Carrick by following him on Twitter @Carrick_Tanner or @CarrickMotorsp1, and by clicking over to www.tannercarrick.com.

 

 

Sean Becker Picks Up Pair of Seventh Place Finishes during Morrie Williams Memorial Twin-20’s.

PETERSEN MEDIA- Making the trip back to Hanford, CA on Friday night to take part in the rescheduled Morrie Williams Memorial with the King of the West/NARC Series, Sean Becker had a solid night that culminated in seventh place finishes in both 20-lap feature events.

“I am extremely thankful that the Bjork Motorsports team made the trip down to Hanford, CA on Friday night to take part in a really fun race,” Sean Becker said. “I needed to be a little more aggressive, but we were extremely consistent.”

Timing the Bjork Construction/Kaeding Performance backed No. 7B in seventh fastest in qualifying time trials, Becker finished fourth in his eighth lap heat race.

Moving into the first 20-lap feature of the night, Becker rolled off the starting grid from the outside of the fourth row. With the track having a ton of moisture worked into it, passing was tough as much of the field worked at a similar speed.

Getting into seventh, Becker held the position when the checkered flag flew on the opening feature, and with the second feature being inverted off the finish, the Roseville, CA driver took the green flag from the 10th starting position.

Making some quick adjustments between races, Becker was off again as he looked to make a run back towards the front.

With the track still tough to make up ground on, Becker was able to work his way through the Top-10 as he got back into seventh. Trying to get into the Top-Five, nothing quite working out for him, and he closed the second 20-lap feature out with another seventh-place finish.

“We timed in seventh, and finished seventh in both our feature events, so it was still a solid night,” Becker added. “We are all excited for this week ahead as we put the 360ci back in and get ready for Trophy Cup.”

BY THE NUMBERS: Starts-27, Wins-0, Top 5’s- 5, Top-10’s- 18

ON TAP: Becker and Bjork Motorsports will be in action Thursday-Saturday in Tulare, CA for the 29th Trophy Cup.

STAY CONNECTED: If you can’t be at the track, make sure to follow @MrsSharkBecker on twitter for constant updates, or become a fan on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/SeanBeckerRacing1023.

 

 

Starks Produces Second Skagit Speedway Championship and Nine Wins During Stout Season

Inside Line Promotions - PUYALLUP, Wash. (Oct. 16, 2023) - Trey Starks delivered another championship season in 2023.

Starks was dominant for the second straight year at Skagit Speedway in Alger, Wash., where eight of his nine triumphs this season occurred. Six of those victories were in the 410ci winged sprint car division, leading Starks to back-to-back titles at the dirt track.

"We've never thought of ourselves as points racers so it's a little different," he said. "It's really just go out and try our best to win. The points fund and program they have at Skagit is so good it's hard to ignore it. It's tough to get back-to-back wins or just wins in general let alone championships so it's special for me to be a track champion again."

Starks recorded a pair of 360ci winged sprint car wins at the track. Despite missing multiple races, Starks placed fifth in the driver standings and his team ended third in the owners standings after having a race car at the track during the shows Starks missed.

Starks' lone win away from Skagit Speedway came during the Prelude to WoO event at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Wash. It kicked off a string of four victories in the final five races of the season, including two during the Skagit Speedway season finale.

"Winning both nights of the finale at Skagit was a cherry on top of the season," he said. "That was pretty cool. You don't get many opportunities to run two cars so to win both the same night is special.

"I think it was a really good year. We had some highs and some lows, but we finished the season really strong. We're still looking for more speed or more luck or more of everything at the big races, but as far as our general speed throughout the year I was really happy with it. I liked our progression with the 410. We definitely made some strides there. We had some bad luck with the 360 at the beginning of the year, but we started to hit our stride by the end of the year."

SEASON STATS -

29 races, 9 wins, 19 top fives, 20 top 10s, 25 top 15s, 26 top 20s

MEDIA LINKS -

Website: http://www.StarksRacing.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Starks55Trey

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TreyStarksRacing?fref=ts

 

 

Mallett Takes Two Top 10s at Devil's Bowl Speedway, Including Another Career-Best Result

Inside Line Promotions - MESQUITE, Texas (Oct. 16, 2023) - Jordon Mallett garnered a pair of top-10 finishes at Devil's Bowl Speedway last weekend.

Mallett opened the 50 th annual Devil's Bowl Winter Nationals with a 10th-place result on Friday before tying a career-best outing with a seventh-place run on Saturday. The two top 10s helped Mallett secure a third-place finish in the ASCS National Tour championship standings as the final event of the season is show-up points only.

"We didn't have the best weekend at Devil's Bowl, but we did just enough," he said.

Mallett qualified third quickest in his group and won a heat race to start Friday's program. That ranked him seventh in points to line up on the inside of the fourth row in the A Main.

"We were good early in the night, but we got ourselves gear bound for the feature and lost a few spots," he said. "We were fine for the first part of the race. Everybody was freight-training the top. The track was getting slicker and further around. I decided eventually the bottom would have to come in. On a restart I wandered to the bottom trying to make up some ground and I slipped from seventh to 10th. I moved back up top and fell back in line."

Mallett improved his qualifying result on Saturday when he timed in second quickest in his group. A third-place result in a heat race ranked him sixth in overall points to start the feature sixth.

"On Saturday we were good early on, but the track was so fast in the feature," he said. "We learned a couple of things Friday that we wanted to do on Saturday. We were quicker in qualifying and in our heat race. I felt really good in the feature. I rode around fifth for the most part. I knew I needed to keep my nose clean and have a good pace. We had a couple of restarts and the track was moving down. We had two different restarts and on both I got tight going into turn one. I tried something different both times and both times I lost a spot.

"Saturday was a little bit of a disappointment because we had a top-five car. My car was good in the long run. On the short run after those restarts we just couldn't get going through the first corner as good as we needed and it cost us those couple of positions."

The weekend results give Mallett 21 top 10s during ASCS National Tour competition this year - his most in a single season.

Mallett's next sprint car event is Oct. 26-28 at Texarkana 67 Speedway in Texarkana, Ark., for the Ralph Henson Memorial and the 36 th annual COMP CAMS Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier.

QUICK RESULTS -

Oct. 13 - Devil's Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas - Qualifying: 3; Heat race: 1 (2); Feature: 10 (7).

Oct. 14 - Devil's Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas - Qualifying: 2; Heat race: 3 (3); Feature: 7 (6).

SEASON STATS -

38 races, 0 wins, 10 top fives, 25 top 10s, 28 top 15s, 32 top 20s

UP NEXT -

Oct. 26-28 at Texarkana 67 Speedway in Texarkana, Ark., for the Ralph Henson Memorial and the 36 th annual COMP CAMS Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier with the ASCS Mid-South Region and the ASCS National Tour

MEDIA LINKS -

Website: http://jordonmallett.myracepass.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jmmotorsports14

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jordonmallettmotorsports

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT - Red River Rack Co.

Red River Rack Company, which is based in Gainesville, Texas, provides storage solutions to large and small tire dealers alike, providing single tier storage to rack supported catwalk systems nationwide and fabricating of the highest quality IBC compliant staircase and many other system components.

"We partnered with Red River Rack Company a few years ago," Mallett said. "They've been family friends for years so we're pleased to have them on board."

Mallett would like to thank Awakening Events, Awakening Foundation, Water for Christ, Porter Commercial Refrigeration, Red River Rack Co., D&K Farms, Powers HVAC, DHR Suspension, Racing Optics, Triple X Race Co., KSE Racing Products, FK Rod Ends, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Sinco, Inc., Autometer, Callies Racing Products, DynoTech Race Engines, Hero Graphics, Hilborn Fuel Injection, ISC Racers Tape, K&N Engineering, Lone Star Super Gas (Sunoco), HRP Wings, Schoenfeld Headers, Simpson Race Products, Smiley's Racing Products, MetTec Titanium, MotorState Distributing, DMI, Fast 5 Solutions and Superior Bearing and Supply for their continued support.

 

 

Big Game Motorsports and Gravel Place Second at Lakeside Speedway

Inside Line Promotions - KANSAS CITY, Kan. (Oct. 16, 2023) - David Gravel garnered his 50 th top-five finish of the season last Saturday during the Micro-Lite Harvest Rumble hosted by Lakeside Speedway.

The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series weekend in Kansas was cut in half after Friday's Kansas Outlaw Classic at 81 Speedway in Park City was cancelled because of the wind.

Big Game Motorsports was quick on Saturday at Lakeside Speedway. Gravel posted the fifth quickest qualifying time before a runner-up result in a heat race earned a spot into the dash. He gained one position to end fifth, starting him on the inside of the third row in the main event.

It didn't take long for Gravel to find second place and he drove into the lead on Lap 8. Gravel led the next 16 laps before traffic slowed him in turns three and four coming to the white flag. That allowed a competitor to make the race-winning pass.

"You can see what happens in front of you when you're not leading," he said. "For us, we were gaining and passing lapped cars on the top. A couple of guys started racing each other hard. Usually one was going to the bottom and one the top. That one time they both decided to go to the top. Every other time they went opposite lanes and it stuffed up the top. I just have to be faster in my decision making."

Gravel finished second for his series-leading 32 nd podium of the season during World of Outlaws competition.

"I wanted to win and felt we had a car capable of winning the race," he said. "When you're in position and don't it sucks, but it's nothing to hang our heads on. We were fast all night long. The boys gave me a good car in the feature. If I could redo one corner again I would, but that's how racing goes sometimes."

Next up will be the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Stampede at Devil's Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas, this Friday and Saturday. It was recently announced this weekend's event would be the final one as the race track has been sold.

"I've been hearing for years it might sell and hadn't happened," Gravel said. "Now the day has come it is going away. I wasn't around in 1978 when they started the Outlaws, but it is the home of the first race and is a historic place. It's a track that holds a lot of history. We don't race much in Texas anymore. We're losing a lot of race tracks. I've never won there so it'd be nice to put that track on the wins resume as this is our last chance."

QUICK RESULTS -

Oct. 14 - Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan. - Qualifying: 5; Heat race: 2 (2); Dash: 5 (6); Feature: 2 (5).

SEASON STATS -

75 races, 11 wins, 50 top fives, 63 top 10s, 71 top 15s, 71 top 20s

UP NEXT -

Friday and Saturday at Devil's Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas, for the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Stampede with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series

MEDIA LINKS -

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BigGameMotorspt

HUSET'S SPEEDWAY -

Huset's Speedway is a dirt oval located in Brandon, S.D. The track opened in 1954 and has undergone a large renovation within the last few years, making it a premier destination for both marquee racing events and weekly programs. For more information, visit http://www.HusetsSpeedway.com .

JACKSON MOTORPLEX -

Jackson Motorplex is a 4/10-mile dirt oval located in Jackson, Minn. It hosts special events from May through August, including races with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series, Midwest Power Series, Midwest Sprint Touring Series and more. For more information, visit http://www.JacksonMotorplex.com .

TICKET LINK -

To purchase online tickets for events at either Huset's Speedway or at Jackson Motorplex, visit http://mpv.tickets.com/schedule/?agency=JKMV_PL_MPV&orgid=55369#/?view=list&includePackages=true .

 

 

Trophy Cup 29 kicks-off this Thursday at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare

By Gary Thomas

Tulare, CA - October 16, 2023...Enthusiasm is wafting through the air as one of the biggest weeks in California Sprint Car racing has arrived, which means only one thing, it’s time for Trophy Cup 29 at Stone Chevrolet Buick GMC Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare.

The Abreu Vineyards Trophy Cup presented by Rudeen Racing is not just known for featuring some of the best racing seen all year long, but it’s also well regarded for being held to benefit one of the truly great organizations around, the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

With the Trophy Cup’s donation last year, it brought the total amount of contributions to a remarkable $2,675,000 since the event was created back in 1994.

This weekend marks the 18th occasion that the Trophy Cup will be held at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare. All cars that start the Saturday A-main are guaranteed a record $6,000 in weekend earnings and the overall champion is guaranteed a stout $29,000 in weekend winnings. The three-day extravaganza on October 19th, 20th and 21st features a $225,000 overall purse.

Past Trophy Cup champs set to compete this weekend include three-time winners Shane Golobic from Fremont and Tim Kaeding of San Jose; along with single-time victors Buddy Kofoid from Penngrove, Rico Abreu of Rutherford, Bud Kaeding from Campbell and Willie Croft of Colfax.

“It’s been great to see the fan and team support continue to be outstanding at the Trophy Cup year after year,” said Thunderbowl Raceway Promoter Steve Faria. “The extra functions on the fairgrounds continue to create a happening at the event and one that people mark down on their calendar every season. I know we are looking forward to it and hope everyone else is too. Dave Pusateri and his entire team do an excellent job with everything. I know we’re honored to host the Trophy Cup for the 18th straight year.”

Adult grandstand tickets for the 29th Trophy Cup cost $50 on Thursday and Friday and $55 on Saturday. Bleacher tickets are $45 on Thursday and Friday and $50 on Saturday. Kids pricing and senior pricing is also available.

Tickets can be purchased starting at approximately 10-10:30am on Thursday behind the stands at the box office. It will then open at 1pm on both Friday and Saturday. The event has never sold out and plenty of tickets will be available. The pit gate opens at 10am on Thursday October 19th, with the drivers meeting around 3:20pm. Wheel packing, hot laps, qualifying and heat races will follow.

Something new this year, on Wednesday October 18th (day before the race) Thunderbowl GM Josh Miller will be around the campground if you’d like to obtain your Will Call Tickets, or if you need to purchase additional tickets. By handing out will call tickets on Wednesday, this will help alleviate the line at the box office on race day.

Following the races on Thursday will be Taco Bravo Fiesta Night featuring Tacos, while Friday after the races will be BBQ Night sponsored by High 5 Pizza and Catering. On Saturday afternoon from 11am-2pm Steve Faria and Thunderbowl Raceway will present the annual Spaghetti Feed.

The post-race parties start 20 minutes after the checkered flag with beer, water and soft drinks available for purchase inside. A donation to the Make-A-Wish Foundation at the door during all these events is appreciated.

A donation to the Make-A-Wish Foundation at the door during all these events is appreciated. Fans and teams are all encouraged to attend the special eating events. More info on the Trophy Cup, as well as an entry list can be found at www.trophycup.org

Special thanks to Promoter Steve Faria with System 1 and System 1 Pro Ignition, General Manager Josh Miller, along with all our partners for making things happen at Thunderbowl Raceway including Stone Chevrolet Buick GMC, Budweiser, Roth Motorsports, KRC Safety, General Manager Craig Borba at Garton Tractor, Double “D” Towing and JD Heiskel & Company.

For more info on the Stone Chevrolet Buick GMC Thunderbowl Raceway visit www.thunderbowlraceway.com and like our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/Tulare-Thunderbowl-Raceway-392991907541396/?fref=ts
The Stone Chevrolet Buick GMC Thunderbowl Raceway is located at the Tulare County Fairgrounds on the corner of Bardsley and K Streets at 620 South K Street Tulare, California 93274. From the junction of SR 99 and SR 137, go west on SR 137. At South K go south one-half mile to the Fairgrounds.

 

 

Bayston and CJB Motorsports fight early night issues to finish 12th in Kansas City; Texas on deck

By Fully Injected Motorsports:

CARLISLE, Pa. (October 16, 2023) - Despite losing Friday’s visit to 81 Speedway in Wichita due to unsafe conditions as the result of high winds, the show went on as planned Saturday night at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas, and although some early evening power plant issues hurt the team’s momentum, Spencer Bayston and CJB Motorsports recovered rapidly and nearly capped the Harvest Rumble with another Series top-ten.

Bayston, ace of the TrueTimber Camo, Rothco, JRC Transportation, Nyce Crete and Landis, Ecynbro Trucking, C&S Lawn and Landscape, Kistler Engines, No. 5 sprint car, finished 12th in his visit to Kansas City, earning his place in the 25-lap main event with a fourth-place score during heat race competition.

As noted, early evening power plant issues plagued CJB Motorsports, ultimately forced to change engines just before qualifying time trials. The Carlisle, Pennsylvania-based World of Outlaws team made the switch and still managed to record the tenth fastest time overall.

“Hurting a motor in hot laps led to an eventful night at Lakeside,” Bayston stated. “We thrashed to get the motor changed in time for qualifying, and despite the rush, we still managed to lay down a pretty good time. Regardless, I still think we had a top-ten car, but I needed to run a better race and make better decisions throughout the feature. We’re already looking ahead to Texas and we’ll work to improve our performances.”

ON DECK:
Spencer Bayston and CJB Motorsports will continue their 2023 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series campaign with a two-day stay at the iconic Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas, on Friday and Saturday, October 20-21. Dubbed Sprint Car Stampede, the weekend showcase will be the final event at Devil’s Bowl, ever.

SPECIAL THANKS:
Spencer Bayston and CJB Motorsports would like to thank all of their marketing partners: TrueTimber Camo, Rothco, JRC Transportation, Nyce Crete and Landis, Ecynbro Trucking, C&S Lawn and Landscape, Kistler Engines, Highlands’ Power Sports, High Performance Lubricants, FK Rod Ends, Allstar Performance, Brown and Miller Racing Solutions, Walker Filtration, Schoenfeld Headers, Ti22 Performance, Wilwood Disc Brakes, Fine Line Auto Body, All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads, Smith Titanium, HRP, Factory Kahne Shocks, Ultrashield, Andrews Quick Change Gears, Blackbeard, Vahlco Wheels, Kinsler Fuel Injection, ATL, Winters, Fastener Specialties, KSE Racing Products, System 1 Pro Ignition, Maxim Racing, KH Suspension, RRi Designs, QuickCar Racing Products, Outerwears, Moose Blocks, Safety-Kleen.

2023 WORLD OF OUTLAWS STATISTICS:
Wins: 1
Top-Fives: 10
Top-Tens: 38

2023 HIGHLIGHTS:
Kicked-off 2023 campaign with back-to-back top-ten scores against the All Star Circuit of Champions at Volusia Speedway Park on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 7-8; finished fourth and eighth, respectively. Finished sixth and fifth at Volusia Speedway Park (DIRTcar Nationals make-up feature and Spring Showdown finale) on Sunday and Monday, March 5-6. Finished third at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, Alabama, on Friday evening, March 24; Spencer Bayston’s first-ever visit to Talladega. Finished eighth and ninth, respectively, in Devil’s Bowl Speedway’s two-day Texas Outlaw Nationals on Friday and Saturday, March 31 and April 1. Finished fourth in the Jason Johnson Classic at 81 Speedway in Wichita, Kansas, on Saturday, April 8. Finished seventh during High Limit Sprint Car Series competition at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas, on April 11. Finished eighth during I-55 Showdown at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in Pevely, Missouri, on Friday, April 14. Finished tenth during action at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Indiana, on Saturday, April 29. Finished seventh from 12th in Eldora Speedway’s Let’s Race Two finale on Saturday, May 6. Finished sixth in Lincoln Speedway’s Gettysburg Clash on Wednesday, May 10. Finished tenth and seventh in Ohio Outlaw starts at Attica Raceway Park and Sharon Speedway on Friday and Saturday, May 19-20. Finished seventh from 16th at Atomic Speedway in Chillicothe, Ohio, on Friday, May 26. Finished ninth on back-to-back occasions during starts at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and Ogilvie Raceway in Ogilvie, Minnesota, on Friday and Saturday, June 2-3. Finished ninth at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on Saturday, June 10. Earned back-to-back top-ten scores in Beaver Dam Raceway’s Jim “JB” Boyd Memorial on Friday and Saturday, June 16-17; tenth and sixth, respectively. Earned four consecutive top-ten finishes in Huset’s Speedway’s High Bank Nationals. Capped weekend with eighth-place run in $250,000-to-win finale on Saturday, June 24. Earned back-to-back top-five finishes in Cedar Lake Speedway’s annual Independence Day Spectacular on Friday and Saturday, June 30 and July 1; fifth on Friday and second on Saturday. Finished ninth at Wilmot Raceway in Wilmot, Wisconsin, on Saturday, July 8. Finished tenth in Eldora Speedway’s Eldora Million Preliminary on Wednesday, July 12. Finished eighth in Eldora Speedway’s Knight Before the Kings Royal on Friday, July 14. Finished fourth in $20,000-to-win Williams Grove Speedway Summer Nationals finale on Saturday, July 22. Won Ironman 55 preliminary main event on Friday, August 4. Finished sixth in Ironman 55 (I-55 Raceway) finale on Saturday, August 5. Finished third in Knoxville Nationals preliminary A-Main on Thursday, August 10. Finished 11th in Knoxville Nationals finale A-Main on Saturday, August 12. Finished tenth in $25,000-to-win Jackson Nationals finale at Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minnesota, on Saturday, August 19. Finished sixth at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, North Dakota, on Friday, August 25. Finished tenth at Red River Valley Speedway in West Fargo, North Dakota, on Saturday, August 26. Finished fifth in Sage Fruit Skagit Nationals opener on Thursday, August 31. Finished seventh in Sage Fruit Skagit Nationals finale on Saturday, September 2. Finished eighth in the Gold Cup Race of Champions finale at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, California, on Saturday, September 9. Finished seventh at Placerville Speedway in Placerville, California, on Saturday, September 16. Finished ninth at Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio, on Saturday, September 23.

SOCIAL MEDIA:
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Schatz with late move to conquer Lakeside; Back to Devil’s Bowl Speedway for the final time


2023 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Standings: 6th | 8444 points

Date: Saturday, October 14th
Event: Harvest Rumble
Series: World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series
Track: Lakeside Speedway | Kansas City, Kansas
Donny Schatz A-Main Finish (Start): 1st (2nd)

BROWNSBURG, Ind. (October 16, 2023) - Ten-time World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series champion and Fargo, North Dakota, native, Donny Schatz, is never out of the equation, and despite a tough weekend outing at the Port Royal Speedway “Speed Palace,” Schatz and Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing rebounded as predicted and left Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas, as winners, solidifying their fourth of the season.

“Nights like tonight help us,” Schatz, in Devil’s Bowl victory lane, said. “We tore up a car last week at Port Royal pretty badly. These guys put a new car together, and it’s that time of year where you’ve got to start trying some things, and obviously it was pretty good. The goal is consistency. We’ve got a lot of great partners here, and we want to win races and do the best we can for them.”

Schatz, now a three-time winner at Lakeside, simultaneously bumping his career total with the Greatest Show On Dirt to 311, earned his Harvest Rumble triumph with less than two circuits remaining, using the tricky bottom groove to sneak under David Gravel as the pair raced off of turn four. Gravel, who was utilizing the high side, found himself stuck behind a lapper, which allowed Schatz to use the low line to drive by each of them and take the white flag.

The victory allowed the ace of the Advance Auto Parts, Carquest, Ford Performance, MadJax XSeries, Curb Records, Sage Fruit, Absolute Automation and Security, Hunt Brothers Pizza, Elliott’s Custom Trailers and Carts, Mobil 1, Hoosier Racing Tires, VP Racing Fuels, GEARWRENCH, No. 15 sprint car to snap a 26-race winless streak dating back to Eldora Speedway’s highly sought-after Kings Royal.

“I started out good. The guys unloaded, and we were right up there hot lapping and qualifying, so that always helps,” Schatz added. “It was really greasy on the top, and I knew it was going to come in at some point, but I don’t want to be the guy to find out. I’ve torn up enough stuff. I had to work the bottom in, and thank god we got it in before the rain. It worked out for us tonight.”

ON DECK:
Donny Schatz and Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing will continue their 2023 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series campaign with a two-day stay at the iconic Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas, on Friday and Saturday, October 20-21. Dubbed Sprint Car Stampede, the weekend showcase will be the final event at Devil’s Bowl, ever.

ADDITIONAL MEDIA:
Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing and Donny Schatz would like to thank all of their marketing partners: Advance Auto Parts, Carquest, Ford Performance, MadJax XSeries, Curb Records, Sage Fruit, Absolute Automation and Security, Hunt Brothers Pizza, Elliott’s Custom Trailers and Carts, Mobil 1, Hoosier Racing Tires, VP Racing Fuels, GEARWRENCH.

Broadcast Coverage:
Watch the World of Outlaws online at www.dirtvision.com

Donny Schatz:
Web: www.donnyschatzmotorsports.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/DonnySchatz
Twitter: www.twitter.com/donnySchatz
Instagram www.instagram.com/donnyschatz

Tony Stewart Racing:
Web: www.tonystewartracing.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/TonyStewartRacing
Twitter: www.twitter.com/Tonystewart_rcg
Instagram: www.instagram.com/@TonyStewart_Rcg

2023 Donny Schatz / Tony Stewart Racing WoO Statistics:
Races: 66
Wins: 4
Top-5s: 21
Top-10s: 40

 

 

Brown ends impressive Lakeside attempt with WoO top ten

By Fully Injected Motorsports:

GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. (October 16, 2023) - In all, an impressive night in the Sunflower State for Brian Brown and Brian Brown Racing, not only capping their evening at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas, with another World of Outlaws top-ten appearance, but leading laps in the process, racing on to conclude their performance eighth in the running order.

Brown, ace of the Casey’s, FVP, Andy's Frozen Custard, Impact Signs Awnings and Wraps, Mt. Dew Overdrive, HAWK Hunting, Ditzfeld Transfer, No. 21 sprint car, started from the pole Saturday night in the 25-lap Harvest Rumble main event, leading the first seven circuits before sliding back the running order. The nearby Higginsville, Missouri, native, who now calls Grain Valley home, kicked-off his attempt with the Greatest Show On Dirt with the second-fastest qualifying time, earning heat race and dash victories soon thereafter.

The top-ten achievement was Brown’s 32nd of the season, sixth with the World of Outlaws - a great momentum boost with the annual World of Outlaws World Finals just around the corner.

“Solid, solid, solid all night long,” Brown said. “We were good right out of the gate…second quick, won our heat race and won the dash. We probably just over adjusted for the feature, and although we led some laps early on, I knew we were in a little bit of trouble. The Outlaw guys are like sharks and if you’re off just a little bit, they are all over you.

“Overall, just a great night at Lakeside,” Brown added. “We just came up a bit short of our goal. We have great speed right now…just need to finish the deal.”

ON DECK: Brian Brown and Brian Brown Racing will continue their 2023 campaign with the season-ending World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, North Carolina, on Wednesday through Saturday, November 1-4.

SPECIAL THANKS: Brian Brown Racing would like to thank Casey’s, FVP, Andy's Frozen Custard, Impact Signs Awnings and Wraps, Mt. Dew Overdrive, HAWK Hunting, Ditzfeld Transfer, Champion Brands, MC Power, Weld Wheels, Housby, Maxim Chassis, J.D. Welding & Machine, Waldinger, Smiley’s Racing Products, Wolfe Eye Clinic, Mid Mo Equipment, Bell Helmets, K1 RaceGear, Clem’s Helmets, Factory Kahne Shocks, Cometic Gaskets, C & M Lawn & Landscape, Lincoln Electric, K&N Filters, HostIowa.net, Fultz Excavating, Restless Spirits Distillery, FSR Racing Products, Ti64, AL Driveline, Vortex Wings, All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Kenny’s Components, Rod End Supply, Winter’s Performance Products, KSE Racing Products, ISC Racers Tape, Kinsler Fuel Injection, Racing Optics, Hoosier Tires, XYZ Machining, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Ultra-Lite Brakes, Schoenfeld Headers, Bam Roller Lifters, Outerwears, MPD, All Star Performance, 6B Apparel, MSD Ignition and Garrett Racing Engines for their continued support.

SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook: www.facebook.com/Brian-Brown-Racing-200630163294222/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/brianbrown21 News coverage: www.fullyinjected.com Online home: www.brianbrownracing.com Merchandise: www.shopbrianbrownracing.com

BROADCAST COVERAGE: Watch the All Star Circuit of Champions online at www.floracing.com Watch the World of Outlaws online at www.dirtvision.com Watch Knoxville Raceway weekly at www.dirtvision.com Watch High Limit Sprint Car Series at www.floracing.com

2023 STATISTICS: Top-fives: 24 Top-tens: 32 Wins: 8

2023 HIGHLIGHTS: Kicked-off 2023 campaign with back-to-back 14th-place scores against the All Star Circuit of Champions at Volusia Speedway Park on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 7-8. Recorded back-to-back World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series top-five finishes at Volusia Speedway Park on Sunday, March 5; fifth and third during the Spring Showdown opener and DIRTcar Nationals make-up feature, respectively. Finished ninth from 18th in Lakeside Speedway’s High Limit Sprint Car Series event on April 11. Rallied from 21st to finish ninth in 34 Raceway’s High Limit Sprint Car Series event on Tuesday, April 25; earned a $1,200 bonus for his efforts. Charged from 13th to finish fourth in Eldora Speedway’s Let’s Race Two finale on Saturday, May 6. Hard charged his way from 25th (provisional) to fourth during High Limit Sprint Car Series action at Wayne County Speedway in Orrville, Ohio, on Tuesday, May 16. Finished seventh during POWRi 410 action at Lee County Speedway in Donnellson, Iowa, on Friday, May 19. Won first feature of the season at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on Saturday, May 20; started seventh, 61st career win. Finished fourth during Knoxville Raceway start on Saturday, May 27. Won second feature of the season during Knoxville Raceway start on Saturday, June 3; 62nd career win at the Sprint Car Capital of the World. Earned back-to-back podium finishes against World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series at Knoxville Raceway; a win on Friday, June 9, and a runner-up finish on Saturday, June 10. Finished second in POWRi start at I-70 Motorsports Park on Friday, June 16. Finished fourth in Knoxville Raceway’s Border Battle on Saturday, June 17. Qualified for Huset’s Speedway’s $250,000-to-win High Bank Nationals; finished 18th. In addition, finished seventh in Friday’s High Bank Nationals preliminary. Earned fourth feature victory of 2023 at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on Saturday, July 8; started eighth. Finished fourth in his respective Eldora Million preliminary feature on Wednesday, July 12. Finished sixth in Eldora Speedway’s Eldora Million A-Main on Thursday, July 13. Earned fifth feature victory of 2023 at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on Saturday, July 22; led every lap. Earned back-to-back top-ten scores with the All Star Circuit of Champions at I-70 Motorsport Park and Knoxville Raceway on Friday and Saturday, July 28-29; finished ninth and fifth. Finished second in 360 Knoxville Nationals preliminary feature on Friday, August 4. Won 2023 360 Knoxville Nationals main event on Saturday, August 5; sixth victory of 2023. Finished 14th in Knoxville Nationals finale A-Main on Saturday, August 12. Finished third in POWRi 410 Bandit Outlaw Sprint Series start at Missouri State Fair Speedway in Sedalia, Missouri, on Sunday, August 20. Finished fifth in Knoxville Raceway Season Championship program on Saturday, August 26. Finished fifth at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday, September 1. Won at Selinsgrove Speedway in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, September 3. Finished third in Port Royal Speedway’s Labor Day Classic on Monday, September 4. Finished fifth in Selinsgrove Speedway’s Jim Nace Memorial on Saturday, September 16. Won Port Royal Speedway’s 56th Annual Tuscarora 50 on Thursday, October 5; biggest and richest win of Brown’s career at $62,000. Finished eighth with the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas, on Saturday, October 14.

 

 

Karter Sarff Succeeds in POWRi National Midget League 2023 Season Championship

Belleville, IL. (10/15/23) Strengthening the growing career legacy of a true up-and-coming talent while also highlighting the on-track successes needed to clinch a championship, the POWRi National Midget League would witness the triumphs of Karter Sarff claim in the yearly title in the final event by a mere fifty-point winning advantage over a highly competitive seasonal field.

Achieving a pair of feature wins on the season to raise his career count to three, Mason City Illinois talent Karter Sarff would reel off eight top-five performances throughout fourteen top-ten runs in his eighteen POWRi National Midget League season starts.

Driving the family-owned Karter Sarff Motorsports, Provisio Partners, Canham Graphics, Jamie Sarff Construction, Clearview Glass, Five Star Water, Schleder Farms, Sunoco Racing Fuels, Super Clean, Collision Concepts Inc., KBR, O’Dell’s Auto Service, Spike Chassis, Speedway Toyota Racing Engine #21K; “The Shark” would attack in a surge of late-season points to take the title as the POWRi National Midget League 2023 Champion in the final event of the season by hard-charging to runner-up from starting seventeenth to add to the seasonal dramatic flair.

“This family team truly is the little team that could, this is a perfect way to prove our never-give-up mindset. I don’t think this has even set in yet and even if you asked me in a couple of weeks how much this means to me that I could really put everything into words,” said the celebratory season champion Karter Sarff in response to his yearly accomplishments.

Picking up four heat race victories on the season, Sarff would truly shine in feature event competitions by advancing a league-leading seventy-eight positions in competitional green flag racing while also earning the POWRi National Midget League season-leading four hard-charger accolades. Notching a single high-point qualifier award as well as a semi-feature victory on the highly successful season, Karter would lead fifty-five feature laps throughout the twenty POWRi National Midget League championship earning seasonal appearances.

POWRi National Midget League 2023 Winners: (*West | ~Xtreme)

*3/25/2023 | Port City Raceway | Daison Pursley – Winner

~4/14/2023 | I-55 Raceway | Cannon McIntosh – Winner

*5/5/2023 | Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex | Karter Sarff – Winner

*5/6/2023 | Lucas Oil Speedway | Jacob Denney – Winner

6/22/2023 | Charleston Speedway | Cannon McIntosh – Winner

6/23/2023 | Jacksonville Speedway | Cannon McIntosh – Winner

6/24/2023 | Macon Speedway | Thomas Meseraull – Winner

6/25/2023 | Lincoln Speedway | Cannon McIntosh – Winner

*6/30/2023 | Central Missouri Speedway | Riley Kreisel – Winner

*7/1/2023 | Lake Ozark Speedway | Gavin Miller – Winner

~7/21/2023 | Doe Run Raceway | Zach Daum – Winner

~7/22/2023 | Southern Illinois Raceway | Jade Avedisian – Winner

~8/4/2023 | I-55 Raceway | Karter Sarff – Winner

~8/5/2023 | I-55 Raceway | Jade Avedisian – Winner

~8/25/2023 | Davenport Speedway | Zach Daum – Winner

~8/26/2023 | Davenport Speedway | Gavin Miller – Winner

*10/11/2023 | Creek County Speedway | Ryan Timms – Winner

*~10/12/2023 | Port City Raceway | Ryan Timms – Winner

*~10/13/2023 | I-44 Riverside Speedway | Gavin Miller – Winner

*~10/14/2023 | I-44 Riverside Speedway | Hayden Reinbold – Winner

Championship Banquet information for the 2023 POWRi Seasons as well as the full 2024 Schedules are currently being finalized and will be released in the upcoming weeks. Full POWRi National Midget League season standings are available online at http://www.powri.com/points/?c=1037&i=22453&t=Drivers.

For additional information on Start2Finish or to sign up for a subscription and catch all the excitement LIVE & ON-DEMAND, visit www.s2ftv.com.

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BRADEN CHIARAMONTE MAKES 410 SPRINT CAR DEBUT THIS SATURDAY AT MOHAVE VALLEY RACEWAY

(El Cajon, CA, October 13, 2023) How many 16-year-old race drivers have wheeled four different types of race cars in three straight weeks? The answer is, very few. One of the few who can say he did that is El Cajon, California’s Braden Chiaramonte. Two weeks ago the talented teen drove Hyper House cars in the winged and wingless 600cc micro classes in the Deuce’s Wild Shootout at Indiana’s US 24 Raceway. Last Saturday night, he wheeled Matt Streeter’s USAC Western Midget at the Kern County Raceway Park in Bakersfield. This Saturday he will be driving a 410 sprint car for the first time in his budding career when the USAC/CRA Series converges on Arizona’s Mohave Valley Raceway.

Last week’s race at Kern County saw Chiaramonte race a midget for the first time since the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals in Tulsa, Oklahoma last January. In addition, it was the first time he had teamed up with noted car owner Streeter since June of 2022. All told, Chiaramonte and Streeter raced together three times last year. Showing poise from the start, the midget newcomer placed in the top 10 each time. The best finish of the three was a seventh at Jim Naylor’s Ventura Raceway on May 21st.

For not having been in a midget for nine months, Chiaramonte did not miss a beat last week. Of the fifteen cars on hand, he was the fourth fastest qualifier with a time of 14.564. His qualifying effort was followed by an impressive run in his 10-lap heat race. Starting fifth, he turned some of the fastest laps in the race and drove all the way to a second-place finish. For the main, Chiaramonte started on the outside of the front row and placed fifth in the classy-looking black #14. It was his best finish to date in the California-based series.

This week, Chiaramonte will be making his debut in a 410 sprint car when he and the team make the journey to the USAC/CRA race at the Mohave Valley Raceway. While he has raced 360 sprint cars in the past, Saturday's appearance in his 410 will mark a big step up in horsepower.

Chiaramonte has made previous appearances in the USAC/CRA Series and has raced at the Mohave Valley Raceway in the past. Driving a 360 in a field of USAC/CRA 410s at Perris Auto Speedway in March, he dazzled the crowd when he was 16th in the 30-lap main event and drove his way up to 11th. He was making the pass for 10th when the driver he was passing turned into him knocking him into the wall. A flat tire and bent wheel sent him to the work area. His crew quickly replaced the damaged wheel. He restarted at the back with only a handful of laps remaining and made a charge up to the 16th spot by the time the checkered flag came down.



Chiaramonte’s first trek to Mohave Valley came in March of 2021 when he placed fourth and fifth in a pair of POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series races. Earlier this year he was at the track to race his 360 in another “Davey vs Goliath” routine competing against the USAC/CRA 410s. Unfortunately, mechanical ills knocked him out of action before the main event.

Last Saturday’s race at Kern County was a preview of what is to come in November when Chiaramonte will be back in Streeter’s powerful car for the USAC National Midgets Western Swing. The swing will consist of races at Placerville, Merced, Bakersfield, and the Ventura Raceway. More details will be forthcoming.

For fans who want to see Chiaramonte make his 410 debut on the racy Grand Canyon State track on Saturday, the Mohave Valley Raceway is located at 2750 E. Laguna in Mohave Valley, Arizona. It is just minutes away from the Colorado River and only 20 minutes from Laughlin, Nevada. Gates will open at 5:00 p.m. with racing at 7:00. Adult tickets are $25.00. For seniors 60 and over and active military with proper ID, it is $20.00. Kids 6-12 get in for $5.00. Children five and under are free and parking is free as well. It is cash only for tickets (no ATMs on site). Concessions, souvenirs, and the beer garden take cash or cards. For more information, the track website is https://www.mohavevalleyraceway.com/ and the office phone is (928) 346-6000.

Chiaramonte would like to thank all his sponsors who have made his racing efforts possible. RTL Traffic Control, AM Ortega, Hyper Racing, Chop Design, Adams Motors, Evil Plus Injection, King Racing Products, Tiner-Hirst Enterprises, and Keizer Wheels.

Chiaramonte and his team are in the midst of a busy racing season. If you are interested in becoming a marketing partner with one of the most talented and personable young drivers in the sport, please feel free to call or e-mail Daniel Chiaramonte mailto:dchiaramonte@rtltraffic.com or (619) 988 7563.

Braden Chiaramonte 2023 Results

January 13 Tulsa SageNet Center Chili Bowl Midget Nationals 14th A Main

January 14 Tulsa SageNet Center Chili Bowl Midget Nationals 12th C Main

March 11 Imperial Valley Raceway So Cal Non Wing Open Comp Sprints 9th A Main

March 11 Imperial Valley Raceway Best of the West Lightning Sprints #2 1st A Main

March 18 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 16th A Main

March 24 Placerville Speedway Sprint Car Challenge Tour 10th B Main

April 1 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Car DNS

April 8 Adobe Mountain Speedway 600 Outlaw Winged Micro 1st A Main

April 21 Adobe Mountain Speedway 600 Outlaw Non Wing Micro 6th A Main

April 22 Adobe Mountain Speedway 600 Outlaw Winged Micro 1st A Main

May 11 US 24 Raceway All Transportation A Wingless Clash 5th Qualifier

May 12 US 24 Raceway All Transportation A Wingless Clash 10th A Main

May 13 US 24 Raceway All Transportation A Wingless Clash 15th Qualifier

May 19 Kings Auto Raceway At Plaza Park 600 Non Wing Micro 4th A Main

May 20 Thunderbowl Raceway Kings of Thunder 360 Sprint Cars 7th A Main

June 3 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 16th A Main

June 23 Delta Speedway 600 Non Wing Micro 5th A Main

June 24 Delta Speedway 600 Non Wing Micro 21st A Main

July 7 Ocean Speedway Taco Bravo 360 Sprints DNS

July 15 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 20th A Main

July 22 Deuce of Clubs Thunder Raceway Open 360 Sprint Cars 12th A Main

August 5 Placerville Speedway Winged 360 Sprint Cars 12th A Main

August 25 Silver Dollar Speedway Winged 360 Sprint Cars 10th A Main

September 7 Sweet Springs Motorplex 600cc POWRi Non Wing Micros 7th A Main

September 8 Sweet Springs Motorplex 600cc POWRi Non Wing Micros 24th A Main

September 9 Sweet Springs Motorplex 600cc POWRi Non Wing Micros 24th A Main

September 22 Lil Texas Motor Speedway 600cc POWRi Non Wing Micros 1st A Main

September 23 Lil Texas Motor Speedway 600cc POWRi Non Wing Micros 2nd A Main

September 28 US 24 Raceway 600cc Non Wings Micros 8th A Main

September 29 US 24 Raceway 600cc Winged Micros 8th Qualifier

September 30 US 24 Raceway 600cc Winged Micros 19th A Main

September 30 US 24 Raceway 600cc Non Winged Micros 6th Qualifier

 

 

MARK HENRY CONTINUES HIS FIRST USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR SEASON SATURDAY IN ARIZONA

(Rosamond, CA, October 13, 2023) Rosamond, California’s Mark Henry will make his third start in the popular USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series this Saturday night, October 14th, at the Mohave Valley Raceway. The race will be his second appearance at “Arizona’s Baddest Bull Ring.” The first came a year ago last weekend in a POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car event.

A past NHRA Junior Dragster driver, Henry shifted gears and began his dirt track career in the POWRi Southwest Series. That is what led him to the Mohave Valley 1/3 mile banked clay oval a year ago this month. That initial showing at the track came after his up-to-that-time best POWRi finish of third the week prior at the Barona Speedway. On his first night at Mohave, he captured a fourth-place finish in his heat race. He then started ninth and placed seventh in the main event. He backed that up with another seventh at Imperial Valley on October 20th. Twenty-four hours later, he recorded his season-best SWLS finish at the season-ender on the same Imperial track.

Henry’s promise in lightnings launched him to climb up the racing ladder in 2023 and jump into the top-of-the-line USAC/CRA 410 sprint car series. However, a practice crash at Perris delayed his debut until June 24th at the Bakersfield Speedway. Having procured a new GAS Chassis for that event, Henry had an impressive result for a first-timer when he placed 15th. Three weeks ago he made his second 410 start at Perris Auto Speedway. Unfortunately, in the main event, another car had an issue in front of him leaving him no place to go. The resulting contact knocked the front end out of his car. It ended his race with a frustrating 21st-place finish.

Saturday at Mohave Valley will be Henry’s third start in USAC/CRA. A driver can make four starts and still be eligible to race for Rookie of the Year in 2024. Henry plans on running for that honor. Thus, if he makes the main event on Saturday, he can make one more main event start in the three races remaining on the series schedule in 2023.

If things go well this weekend, Henry is eyeing the two-night open comp sprint car show next Friday and Saturday, October 20th and 21st, at the Imperial Valley Raceway. Those races would not count against the four allowed to be eligible for USAC/CRA rookie honors. They also will come on the one-year anniversary of his second-place SWLS finish on the very same track.

To see up-and-coming sprint car driver Henry in Arizona on Saturday, the Mohave Valley Raceway is located at 2750 E. Laguna in Mohave Valley, Arizona. It is just minutes away from the Colorado River and only 20 minutes from Laughlin, Nevada. Gates will open at 5:00 p.m. with racing at 7:00. Adult tickets are $25.00. For seniors 60 and over and active military with proper ID, it is $20.00. Kids 6-12 get in for $5.00. Children five and under are free and parking is free as well. It is cash only for tickets (no ATMs on site). Concessions, souvenirs, and the beer garden take cash or cards. For more information, the track website is https://www.mohavevalleyraceway.com/ and the office phone is (928) 346-6000.

Henry is a breath of fresh air in sprint car racing. His knowledge and enthusiasm bode well for his progress in the sport. His only sponsor at this time is GAS Chassis. If you would like to be a marketing partner with this new, fan-friendly driver, feel free to call him at (661) 886-9027 or send him an email at mailto:Mark.Henry6698@gmail.com.

This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. You can contact him at mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com or by phone at (909) 226-7768.

Mark Henry 2023 Racing Results

6/24/23 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 15th A Main

9/23/23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 21st A Main

 

 

FLOWDYNAMICS DRIVERS MATT McCARTHY AND LOGAN WILLIAMS MAKING FIRST 2023 APPEARANCES AT MOHAVE ON SATURDAY

(Ontario, CA, October 13, 2023) For the first time in the 2023 season, the Flowdynamics USAC/CRA Sprint Car team and its drivers, Matt McCarthy, and Logan Williams, are headed to the Mohave Valley Raceway this Saturday night, October 14th. The last time the team visited the popular Grand Canyon State track was a year ago last weekend.


Saturday’s race will be the sixth of the year for Riverside, California’s McCarthy, and the eighth of the year for Yorba Linda, California-based Williams. In his previous five starts this year, McCarthy, the 2017 USAC/CRA Rookie of the Year, has three top-10 finishes. His best result of the season thus far came three weeks ago when he went from 11th on the start to finish sixth in the 30-lap main event on the team’s home track, Perris Auto Speedway.

For Williams, the son of National Sprint Car Hall of Famer Rip Williams, he enters the event with three top-five finishes and four top-10s in his seven series starts this year. The best result of the current campaign for the 2013 Perris Auto Speedway Young Guns champion and 2014 USAC/CRA Rookie of the Year came when he placed fourth at Perris in June.

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Logan Williams before the September 23 USAC/CRA race at Perris Auto Speedway. Keira Wakefield photo.

Last season when the USAC/CRA Series visited Mohave Valley Raceway two times, McCarthy placed 10th each night. Williams, through no fault of his own, placed 16th and 22nd.

While neither of the Flowdynamics drivers are racing for points this season, Williams is 11th in the championship standings. He could easily advance to the 10th place position on Saturday as he is only 16 points out of the spot. McCarthy is 16th, just one point shy of the 15th-place driver.

If you would like to see McCarthy and Williams in action and meet the racers on Saturday, the Mohave Valley Raceway is located at 2750 E. Laguna in Mohave Valley, Arizona. It is just minutes away from the Colorado River and only 20 minutes from Laughlin, Nevada. Gates will open at 5:00 p.m. with racing at 7:00. Adult tickets are $25.00. For seniors 60 and over and active military with proper ID, it is $20.00. Kids 6-12 get in for $5.00. Children five and under are free and parking is free as well. It is cash only for tickets (no ATMs on site). Concessions, souvenirs, and the beer garden take cash or cards. For more information, the track website is https://www.mohavevalleyraceway.com/ and the office phone is (928) 346-6000.

Whenever you get the chance to meet the Flowdynamics drivers in person, be sure to visit them in the pits. They will be glad to sign autographs for you and each will have their fine-looking team shirts available.

If you or your company would like to be a part of one of the West Coast’s most prominent sprint car teams for the upcoming season, please contact John McCarthy at 909 930-5522 or mailto:john@flodyinc.com.

McCarthy and Williams would like to thank the following sponsors for making the 2023 season possible. Flowdynamics Inc., PurgePlugs.com, Cal Therm Mechanical Insulators, JFK Design Build, So Cal Racing Fuel, and Full Throttle Lift.

Matt McCarthy 2023 Results

3-18-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 15th A Main

4-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 9th A Main

5-27-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 8th A Main

7-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 12th A Main

9-23-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 6th A Maini

Logan Williams 2023 Results

3-18-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 22nd A Main

4-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 7th A Main

5-27-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 5th A Main

6-10-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 4th A Main

6-24-23 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA 13th A Main

7-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 5th A Main

9-23-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 15th A Main

 

 

EDDIE TAFOYA TAKES AIM AT MOHAVE VALLEY RACEWAY WIN THIS SATURDAY NIGHT

(Chino, CA, October 12, 2023) Fresh off his first appearance in his native California in more than five months, Eddie Tafoya Jr. will cross the state line and head for this Saturday’s USAC/CRA race at Arizona’s Mohave Valley Raceway. It will be the handsome 26-year-old driver’s third-ever appearance at the track that is located about five minutes from the Colorado River.

In 2023, Chino Hills, California racer Tafoya has not been points racing. Concentrating most on the USAC National Sprint Car circuit, Saturday will only be his fifth start in California-based USAC/CRA competition. One of the previous three races was at Mohave Valley when he finished 12th on the banked 1/3 mile clay oval. His best finish in the four races with USAC/CRA this year was an eighth at Perris on April 15th.

The first time Tafoya laid eyes on the Mohave Valley Raceway was on April 23, 2022. Although he had never been to the track before, he recorded his second-best finish of the year when he placed third. That was only surpassed by a second at Cocopah in January. He came back one more time before the season ended and raced to an eighth-place result.

While the eighth-place finish on April 15th was his best in USAC/CRA in 2023, it was destined to be eclipsed at his last race at Perris Auto Speedway on September 23rd. On that night Tafoya earned the second Woodland Auto Display USAC/CRA Fast Qualifier award of his career. The first came at the Ventura Raceway in 2022.

After the impressive qualifying effort, Tafoya started sixth and he finished fourth in the first heat race at Perris. Like his heat, he started the main in sixth. He steered his gorgeous #51T forward to second place and was chasing the leader when a heart-breaking flat tire ended his race with seven laps to go. Instead of a possible win, he was saddled with an 18th-place finish.

Eddie is focused on Saturday’s race at Mohave Valley. At press time he was undecided on whether he would be racing at next week’s two-day show at the Imperial Valley Raceway. However, he is sure he will be at the Western World Championships at the Cocopah Speedway on November 3rd and 4th and the USAC/CRA season-ender at Perris Auto Speedway on November 11th.

For the West Coast driver, Saturday will be his 25th race of the 2023 campaign. The first 24 races were in nine different states. Indiana leads the way in that category as Tafoya has raced on “Hoosier Soil” 11 times this year.” In addition to the 24 races he has already started, he has also been frustrated by rainouts eight times this year.

For fans who want to see Tafoya on the racy Grand Canyon State track on Saturday, the Mohave Valley Raceway is located at 2750 E. Laguna in Mohave Valley, Arizona. It is just minutes away from the Colorado River and only 20 minutes from Laughlin, Nevada. Gates will open at 5:00 p.m. with racing at 7:00. Adult tickets are $25.00. For seniors 60 and over and active military with proper ID, it is $20.00. Kids 6-12 get in for $5.00. Children five and under are free and parking is free as well. It is cash only for tickets (no ATMs on site). Concessions, souvenirs, and the beer garden take cash or cards. For more information, the track website is https://www.mohavevalleyraceway.com/ and the office phone is (928) 346-6000.

The Specialty Fasteners #51T team is always exploring corporate partnership opportunities. If you or your company would like to be a partner with the hard-working sprint car squad, please contact Eddie Tafoya Jr. via phone at (909) 393-3999 or by e-mail at mailto:teamtafoya@aol.com. He will be happy to talk to you and lay out the team’s plans.

Tafoya’s great-looking shirts and hoodies are available online at www.specialty-fasteners.com.

Tafoya has a great YouTube channel at the following link https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1hrmC5L80EU.

Fans can follow Tafoya on Instagram @eddietafoya51.

Tafoya and the #51T team would like to thank Specialty Fasteners, DRC Chassis, Ryder Racing Engines, Simpson Safety Products, Bell, Benic Enterprises, BR Motorsports, PSC Powder Coating, Magik Graphics, Gasper Transportation, Owen’s Insurance Services, and Weld Wheels for supporting its racing program.

Eddie Tafoya Jr. 2023 USAC National Sprint Car Series Schedule

February 13 Volusia Speedway Park Barberville, Florida DNS

February 14 Volusia Speedway Park Barberville, Florida 13th A Main

February 16 Bubba Raceway Park Ocala, Florida 8th B Main

February 17 Bubba Raceway Park Ocala, Florida Rained Out

February 18 Bubba Raceway Park Ocala, Florida 21st A Main

March 3 Central Arizona Raceway Case Grande, Arizona Rained Out

March 4 Central Arizona Raceway Case Grande, Arizona Rained Out

March 18 Perris Auto Speedway Perris, California 9th A Main

April 1 Mohave Valley Raceway Mohave Valley, AZ 12th A Main

April 15 Perris Auto Speedway Perris, California 8th A Main

April 27 Rocket Raceway Park Petty, Texas Rained Out

April 28 Devil’s Bowl Speedway Mesquite, Texas Rained Out

April 29 Devil’s Bowl Speedway Mesquite, Texas Rained Out

April 29 I-70 Motorsports Park Odessa, Missouri 7th A Main

May 5 Eldora Speedway Rossburg, Ohio 19th A Main

May 6 Eldora Speedway Rossburg, Ohio 20th A Main

June 2 Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, Iowa Rained Out

June 3 Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, Iowa 12th B Main

July 21 Gas City I69 Speedway Gas City, Indiana 15th C Main

July 22 Kokomo Speedway Kokomo, Indiana 10th C Main

July 23 Lawrenceburg Speedway Lawrenceburg, Indiana 10th B Main

July 24 Circle City Raceway Indianapolis, Indiana 11th B Main

July 26 Terre Haute Action Track Terre Haute, Indiana 19th A Main

July 27 Lincoln Park Speedway Putnamville, Indiana 18th A Main

July 28 Bloomington Speedway Bloomington, Indiana 19th A Main

July 29 Paragon Speedway Paragon, Indiana 20th A Main

August 24 Kokomo Speedway Kokomo, Indiana 6th C Main

August 25 Kokomo Speedway Kokomo, Indiana 5th C Main

August 26 Kokomo Speedway Kokomo, Indiana 4th C Main

September 7 Devil’s Bowl Speedway Mesquite, Texas 18th A Main

September 8 Texarkana 67 Speedway Texarkana, Arkansas Rained Out

September 9 Texarkana 67 Speedway Texarkana, Arkansas 20th A Main

September 23 Perris Auto Speedway Perris, California 18th A Main

 

 

Trophy Cup champion to once again receive a commemorative solid gold ring

By Gary Thomas

Tulare, CA…With the 29th Trophy Cup ready to tackle Thunderbowl Raceway next week Promoter Steve Faria has announced an extra special perk that will go to the overall champion at the event once again.

The driver who wins the overall title at the Abreu Vineyards Trophy Cup presented by Rudeen Racing already goes home with $29,000 in weekend earnings. Thanks to Steve Faria, they will also take home a commemorative solid gold ring, engraved with the Trophy Cup logo for the second consecutive season.

The 29th Trophy Cup occurs on October 19th, 20th and 21st at Stone Chevrolet Buick GMC Thunderbowl Raceway.

“The Trophy Cup is such a great event for an outstanding cause, and we are really ramping up for it,” commented Steve Faria. “I wanted to do something special for the champion again this year, so felt that offering up this solid gold ring with the Trophy Cup logo on it was just that. The event is all about raising money for Make-A-Wish, spending time with friends and watching some great Sprint Car racing.”

Adult grandstand tickets for the 29th Trophy Cup cost $50 on Thursday and Friday and $55 on Saturday. Bleacher tickets are $45 on Thursday and Friday and $50 on Saturday. Kids pricing and senior pricing is also available.

Tickets can be purchased starting at approximately 10-10:30am on Thursday behind the stands at the box office. It will then open at 1pm on both Friday and Saturday. The event has never sold out and plenty of tickets will be available. The pit gate opens at 10am on Thursday October 19th, with the drivers meeting around 3:20pm. Wheel packing, hot laps, qualifying and heat races will follow.

Something new this year, on Wednesday October 18th (day before the race) Thunderbowl GM Josh Miller will be around the campground if you’d like to obtain your Will Call Tickets, or if you need to purchase additional tickets. By handing out will call tickets on Wednesday, this will help alleviate the line at the box office on race day.

Following the races on Thursday will be Taco Bravo Fiesta Night featuring Tacos, while Friday after the races will be BBQ Night sponsored by High 5 Pizza and Catering. On Saturday afternoon from 11am-2pm Steve Faria and Thunderbowl Raceway will present the annual Spaghetti Feed.

The post-race parties start 20 minutes after the checkered flag with beer, water and soft drinks available for purchase inside. A donation to the Make-A-Wish Foundation at the door during all these events is appreciated.

A donation to the Make-A-Wish Foundation at the door during all these events is appreciated. Fans and teams are all encouraged to attend the special eating events. More info on the Trophy Cup, as well as an entry list can be found at www.trophycup.org

Special thanks to Promoter Steve Faria with System 1 and System 1 Pro Ignition, General Manager Josh Miller, along with all our partners for making things happen at Thunderbowl Raceway including Stone Chevrolet Buick GMC, Budweiser, Roth Motorsports, KRC Safety, General Manager Craig Borba at Garton Tractor, Double “D” Towing and JD Heiskel & Company.

For more info on the Stone Chevrolet Buick GMC Thunderbowl Raceway visit www.thunderbowlraceway.com and like our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/Tulare-Thunderbowl-Raceway-392991907541396/?fref=ts

The Stone Chevrolet Buick GMC Thunderbowl Raceway is located at the Tulare County Fairgrounds on the corner of Bardsley and K Streets at 620 South K Street Tulare, California 93274. From the junction of SR 99 and SR 137, go west on SR 137. At South K go south one-half mile to the Fairgrounds.

 

 

Landon Crawley Gets First Taste Of California Racing with C&M Motorsports at Silver Dollar Speedway’s Fall Nationals

PETERSEN MEDIA- The Crawley name is synonymous with racing in the Mid-South. Over the weekend, fans in California got a glimpse at the newest Crawley on the block as 15-year-old Landon Crawley, son of Tim, made his debut in the Golden State as he teamed up with C&M Motorsports and competed at the Fall Nationals in Chico, CA.

“I felt like my first trip to California was a very successful one,” Landon Crawley said. “Driving for Cody and Mandi Geaney was such an honor, and I hope they were happy with my results against a very top-notch field on California locals.”

Friday night, Crawley got thrown into the proverbial deep end, as 59 cars packed into the pit area to take part in the tracks’ final event of the 2023 season. Using qualifying/heat race group format, Crawley timed the Lund Construction/Anrak/Sam Rhodes backed No. 7c in 12th fastest in his group, but with on the Top-11 going into heats, the Benton, AR youngster was forced into the Non-Qualifier race.

Lining up third, Crawley needed to finish in the Top-Four to advance to a heat race, and he did just that as he continued to adapt to a very heavy surface. Finishing third, Crawley was back in a heat as he lined up last in heat race No. 2.

Working his way forward, each car passed improved his starting position in the semi, as he charged towards a transfer spot into the feature. Coming up short of moving directly to the ‘A’, Crawley’s seventh place finish put him in the ‘A’ as he rolled off the starting grid from the fourth row.

As the C&M Motorsports team continued to work on their car to get Crawley comfortable, Crawley continued to make big strides during his first night in Chico, CA and that was evident as he had his elbows up in the ‘B’. Working his way forward from eight, Crawley raced into second when the checkered flag was displayed and capped a very memorable run from the Non-Qualifier race all the way into the night’s feature event.

Lining up 22nd in the ‘A’, Crawley continued to pass cars as his comfort level grew with each and every lap. Working his way into the top-15, Crawley capped his night off with a 14th place finish.

With one night at Silver Dollar Speedway under his belt, Crawley was back in action with a bit of confidence on Saturday night. Much slicker track conditions greeted the field on this night, as Crawley got off to a great start as he timed in second fastest in his qualifying group.

Battling with Shane Golobic in his heat race for the second and final lock in spot into the night’s Dash, Crawley’s third place finish moved him directly into the 40-lap feature event, which meant a much easier night was in store for him and the C&M Motorsports team.

Rolling off the starting grid from 10th, Crawley quickly moved into ninth before he got up off the edge of the speedway and fell back to 24th on the race’s third lap.

Trying to work his way back forward against a stout field of cars, Crawley made contact with a fellow competitor and ultimately called it a night at the race’s halfway point as he pulled into the infield and was officially scored 21st.

“After our night on Friday, I felt so much more comfortable and confident heading in Saturday night, and I think that showed in our early results,” Crawley added. “Unfortunately, we had a couple of things not go our way in the feature and it ended up causing us not to finish. Again, it was a great weekend out West, and I am extremely thankful that Cody and Mandi gave me such a great opportunity. I want to thank their team for working so hard all week, and hopefully I can get back out there in 2024. We tried to work a deal out to get to Trophy Cup, but it wasn’t in the cards, so I will get some racing in closer to home the next few weeks.”

The C&M Motorsports team would like to thank Lund Construction, Anrak, Sam Rhodes, Alturas Tires, Swartz Diesel, Adrian Blanco Jewelry, Kings Meats, American Paving Systems, PT Shocks, Creason Enterprises, and all of their product sponsors for their continued support.

ON TAP: C&M Motorsports now turn their attention to Trophy Cup as they head to Tulare, CA Oct. 19-21.

BY THE NUMBERS: Starts-20, Wins-3, Top 5’s-8, Top 10’s-9

STAY CONNECTED: Keep up with C&M Motorsports by following @PrecisonShocks or @Mandi7C on Twitter.

 

 

Joel Myers Jr Set For Another New Zealand Tour with Anderson Motorsport

PETERSEN MEDIA: With the season in California rapidly winding down, Joel Myers Jr is busy prepping for his down under adventure as he will return to the seat of the Daniel Anderson owned No. 46 and spend the United States winter competing in New Zealand for the second consecutive year.

“I am extremely thankful to have another opportunity to travel back to New Zealand this winter and race with Daniel Anderson and his family,” Joel Myers Jr said. “Last season we had a ton of success, and I am hoping we can duplicate that this season.”

As Myers Jr and Anderson continue to work on their schedule, the early plans will again see the team contest the full War of Wings schedule which Myers Jr was the champion of last winter, they will also compete in the Summer Slam, New Zealand Championship, ‘ The Paddy North Memorial, the Sunshine Classic, New Year’s Weekend in Cromwell, NZ at Central Motor Speedway, as well as other races at Ruapuna Speedway over the course of the season.

“I loved my time racing and exploring New Zealand last year, and meeting so many great fans,” Joel Myers Jr added. “I am eager to get back down and get a busy winter underway. Again, a big thank you to the Anderson family and everyone that supports his race team.”

Joel Myers Jr Racing would like to thank All About Fire Protection, Hi-Plains Building Division, DirtDudes Excavating, Carbon Safety, System 1 Ignition, Weld, Smith Ti, Culvert Ops, Economy Plumbing, Cartronics, NorCal Powersports, Y2K Gaming, Shark Racing Engines, Lucas Oil, Vaider, L Delo Designs, Walker Performance Filtration, ShopRico.Com, Tiner Hirst Enterprise, Kaeding Performance, Triple X Race Co., and Ogio, for their continued support.

BY THE NUMBERS: Starts- 44, Wins-7, Top-5’s- 18, Top-10’s-26

ON TAP: Myers Jr is idle this week, but will return to action for the Trophy Cup in Tulare, CA October 19th-21st.

STAY CONNECTED: Keep up with ‘Jr’ by following him on Twitter @joelmyersjr, Instagram @joelmyersjr_, or by ‘Liking’ him on facebook at www.facebook.com/JoelMyersJr.

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SHANE SEXTON MAKES FIRST MOHAVE VALLEY APPEARANCE OF 2023 THIS SATURDAY

(Warner Springs, CA, October 11, 2023) After a couple of weeks off, “Shugah” Shane Sexton will be back on the racetrack this Saturday night, October 14th, when the Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series makes its final appearance of 2023 at Arizona’s Mohave Valley Raceway. It will be Sexton’s first appearance at the track located minutes from the Colorado River since October 8th, 2022.

Sexton, who lives in Warner Springs, California, missed the first USAC/CRA race at Mohave Valley this year as his car was not ready. That was on April 1st. Between then and the next race there on May 14th, the friendly young racer suffered a broken back in a crash at Perris on April 15th. Thus, he and his car were not ready for the second race at MVR on May 14th.

In two appearances at the Grand Canyon State racetrack in 2022, Sexton received the “Hard Charger Award” for passing the most cars in the main event each time. His best finish of the two came on March 26th when he placed 12th. At the other 2022 USAC/CRA race at the track on October 8th, he came home in 17th. Not only at Mohave Valley but on most tracks he races on, he is in the hunt for the “Hard Charger.”

“It is due to a lack in qualifying,” the personable driver said after doing the brakes on his dad’s truck on Tuesday night. “It is a good thing we move forward (in the mains) because we cannot qualify good to save our lives. We have a different game plan going into this weekend. So, hopefully, we start farther up and get the same amount of passes and put that thing in the top 10 or the top five. We definitely have the car to do it.”

In two starts with the USAC/CRA Series this season, Sexton has qualified 18th and 20th. So the obvious question is why can he not do better in qualifying?

“I get in my own head,” he stated when asked what the qualifying problem is. “I have talked to Shane Carson and Jimmy Oskie (both National Sprint Car Hall of Famers) and they both told me identical things. They said to imagine it is the 30th lap of the main event. I am just so focused on being fast that I am actually slower. I mess myself up.”

Like most of the USAC/CRA drivers who have competed at Mohave Valley the last two years, Sexton loves the place. It is fast and it is racy. It also has other amenities that he likes.

“I like it a lot,” Sexton said. “The best part to me is in the pits. They have the concrete slabs in the pits. You park on them and it is a cleaner working environment when you get on the ground to work on the car. It is a lot cleaner than laying in the dirt like everywhere else.”

“I was talking to a buddy of mine who races dwarf cars and he told me they redid it,” Sexton mentioned on the track being recut before the start of this season. “He said it races faster in turns three and four which had been kind of treacherous up there in the main events. It is going to make for better racing.”

After Saturday’s race, Sexton will be right back at it in a two-day open competition sprint car show at the Imperial Valley Raceway on October 20th and 21st. On the 28th, he will be wheeling Mike Schweitzer’s #41B in the California Lightning Sprints/POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint race at Ventura. He will begin the month of November in the 410 at the USAC/CRA Western World Championships at Cocopah Speedway on the 3rd and 4th. A week later he will be at the final USAC/CRA race of the season that will take place at Perris. On Tuesday, November 14th, Sexton will be back in Schweizer’s car at the Bakersfield Speedway. He will conclude his season on Thanksgiving weekend with the USAC Western States Sprint Cars in the Annual Turkey Night Grand Prix at the Ventura Raceway.

To see “Shugah” Shane Sexton in action on Saturday, fans can find the Mohave Valley Raceway at 2750 E. Laguna in Mohave Valley, Arizona. It is just minutes away from the Colorado River and only 20 minutes from Laughlin, Nevada. Gates will open at 5:00 p.m. with racing at 7:00. Adult tickets are $25.00. For seniors 60 and over and active military with proper ID, it is $20.00. Kids 6-12 get in for $5.00. Children five and under are free and parking is free as well. It is cash only for tickets (no ATMs on site). Concessions, souvenirs, and the beer garden take cash or cards. For more information, the track website is https://www.mohavevalleyraceway.com/ and the office phone is (928) 346-6000.

Sexton and the #74 team wish to extend their thanks to the following 2022 racing season partners. Gas Chassis, Key Brothers Racing, Elite Powder Coating, Bill’s Jerky, Hot Dog Kustoms, Savage Racing, AG Sandcars, and Ron’s Tire and Brake. If you would like to be a part of this fun, upcoming team and gain exposure, please contact Shane Sexton at mailto:Shanesexton7@gmail.com or (619) 362-5921.

Shane Sexton 2023 Results

4-15-22 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightnings 2nd A Main

4-15-22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 20TH A Main

5-20-23 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 10th A Main

6-3-23 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 17th A Main

9-9-23 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprint Cars 12th A Main

9-23-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 12th A Main

10-14-23 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars

10-20-23 Imperial Valley Raceway Open Comp Non Wing

10-21-23 Imperial Valley Raceway Open Comp Non Wing

10-28-23 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints

11-3-23 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars

11-4-23 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars

11-11-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars

11-14-23 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints

 

 

THREE SEXTON GATLIN RACING DRIVERS COMPETING AT THE MOHAVE VALLEY RACEWAY ON SATURDAY

(Lakeside, CA, October 11, 2023) Sexton Gatlin Racing is bringing three cars for this Saturday’s open-wheel racing program at Arizona’s Mohave Valley Raceway. Nineteen-year-old Grant Sexton, who has a big lead in the 2023 USAC/CRA Rookie of the Year chase, will be there in his immaculate #22 410 sprint car. His 20-year-old brother Dalton and his father Brent will be competing in the POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint/California Lightning Sprint Cars Best of the West Series.

Personable Grant comes back to the track where he notched his second-best 2023 finish in the USAC/CRA Series when he placed sixth in the main event in early May. His only better finish came on June 24th at the Bakersfield Speedway when he drove past the checkered flag in fifth. His other appearance at Mohave this year yielded a 13th-place result on April 1st.

In addition to leading the Rookie of the Year chase, Grant is eighth in USAC/CRA points. The youngster has been in the top 10 most of the year. In addition, the Lakeside, California SGR driver is no stranger to the victory circle at Mohave Valley. The 2021 POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series champion won a thrilling lightning main there last October.

Brent and Dalton will both be competing in the CLS/SWLS portion of the show. For Dalton, it will only be his third race of the 2023 campaign. On the other hand, Brent is trying to win the SWLS title for the second consecutive season. He enters Saturday’s race third in the series standings with five races to go. He trails the leader by 192 points.

When it comes to SWLS races at Mohave, SGR has dominated the action. Dating back to the first race at the track in 2021, SGR has won four of the five mains including the last four in a row. Brent has three of those wins and Grant has the other. At the last SWLS race at the track in April, Brent beat five-time CLS champion Bobby Michnowicz of Oak Hills and California Highway Patrol officer Jeff Dyer of Yucca Valley to the checkers. All three will be on hand to battle again on Saturday.

Fans can find the Mohave Valley Raceway at 2750 E. Laguna in Mohave Valley, Arizona. The track is just minutes away from the Colorado River and only 20 minutes from Laughlin, Nevada. Gates will open at 5:00 p.m. with racing at 7:00. Adult tickets are $25.00. For seniors 60 and over and active military with proper ID, it is $20.00. Kids 6-12 get in for $5.00. Children five and under are free and parking is free as well. It is cash only for tickets (no ATMs on site). Concessions, souvenirs, and the beer garden take cash or cards. For more information, the track website is https://www.mohavevalleyraceway.com/ and the office phone is (928) 346-6000.

If you or your company are interested in becoming a partner with Sexton Gatlin Racing in 2023, please call (619) 454-6945 or E-mail mailto:sextonfire@cox.net or mail to.

Sexton Gatlin Racing would like to thank the following companies for making the 2022 season possible. Keys Brothers, East County Electric Works, Maxima Oil, Automated Interiors, Sexton Fire Protection, BK Wings, Troy Dirt, Victory Graphix, and Swift Powdercoat.

Sexton Gatlin Racing 2023 Results

Brent Sexton

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 4th A Main

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 2nd A Main

4-1-23 Mohave Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 1st A Main

4-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning 1st A Main

5-27-23 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning 2nd A Main

6-3-23 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 6th A Main

6-10-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 7th A Main

6-10-23 Perris Auto Speedway PAS Senior Sprint Cars 2nd A Main

7-8-23 Barona Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning 2nd A Main

7-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 18th A Main

8-10-23 Devils Lake Raceway Minn-Kota Summer Nationals 6th A Main

8-11-23 River Cities Raceway Minn-Kota Summer Nationals 11th B Main

8-12-23 Greenbush Race Park Minn-Kota Summer Nationals 2nd A Main

8-14-23 Buffalo River Speedway Minn-Kota Summer Nationals Rained Out

8-19-23 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Rained Out

9-23-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 17th A Main

Dalton Sexton

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 14th A Main

4-1-23 Mohave Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning DNS

4-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning 3rd A Main

8-22-23 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning Rained Out

Grant Sexton

1-27-23 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 16th A Main

1-28-23 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars DNS

3-18-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 19th A Main

4-1-23 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 13th B Main

4-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 12th A Main

4-22-23 Kings Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 7th A Main

4-29-23 Kern County Raceway Park USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 12th A Main

5-6-23 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 6th A Main

5-20-23 Thunderbowl Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 14th A Main

5-27-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 9th A Main

6-10-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 15th A Main

6-17-23 Ventura Raceway USAC West Coast Sprints 21st A Main

6-24-23 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 5th A Main

7-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 16th A Main

8-10-23 Devils Lake Raceway Minn-Kota Summer Nationals 6th A Main

8-11-23 River Cities Raceway Minn-Kota Summer Nationals 10th A Main

8-12-23 Greenbush Race Park Minn-Kota Summer Nationals 19th A Main

8-14-23 Buffalo River Speedway Minn-Kota Summer Nationals Rained Out

8-19-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Rained Out

9-23-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 13th A Main

AJ Bender

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 1st A Main

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 7th A Main

4-1-23 Mohave Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning DNS

Robby Brockman

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 13th A Main

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 5th A Main

4-1-23 Mohave Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 8th A Main

Darren Brown

7-8-23 Barona Speedway POWRi Southwest Lightning 1st A Main

Braden Chiaramonte

3-10-23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Southwest Lightning 1st A Main

6-3-23 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 16th A Main

Geoff Dale

5-27-23 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Southwest 4th A Main

 

 

Dover Primed for World of Outlaws Race Saturday at Lakeside Speedway

Inside Line Promotions - SPRINGFIELD, Neb. (Oct. 11, 2023) - Jack Dover is joining the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series this Saturday at Lakeside Speedway.

Dover will drive for Rick and Chris Bowers during the Micro-Lite Harvest Rumble at the dirt oval in Kansas City, Kan.

"I want to make the show," Dover said. "When we were there earlier in the year with Tim (Estenson) we made the High Limit Sprint Car Series show. Doing the 410 stuff with Tim this year, I've learned a lot as far as setup stuff goes. I'm shooting for a top 15."

Dover has been victorious at the track, winning an ASCS regional race in August 2012. He placed second during an ASCS National Tour show at Lakeside Speedway earlier this season.

"We've done well there in the 360," he said. "The 410 is a whole different animal, but going there knowing we've won and done well is a confidence booster. It's 410 racing and you're racing against the best in the country, but I have confidence."

The key will be laying down a good qualifying lap, Dover noted.

"Your qualifying laps are your whole night," he said. "If we can go out there and be in the top 12 that'll set us up well. If we can run in the top five in the heat race and lock ourselves in the A Main then we'd shoot for our next goal, which would be a top-15 finish."

SEASON STATS -

25 races, 2 wins, 9 top fives, 12 top 10s, 15 top 15s, 15 top 20s

UP NEXT -

Saturday at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., for the Micro-Lite Harvest Rumble with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series

MEDIA LINKS -

Website: http://www.JackDoverRacing.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JackDoverRacing

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jackdoverracing?fref=ts

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"We are really excited to have Carpet Land back as part of our team," Dover said. "They've been a great supporter of racing in Nebraska and I can't wait to see them to Victory Lane a lot this year."

Dover would also like to thank Liquid Trucking, Carpet Land, Certified Transmission, Backlund Plumbing, True Trucking, Thorpe's Body Shop, Husker Diesel, West Omaha Irrigation and Lawns, Langfeldt Overhead Doors, Speedway Graphics, Phil Durst, SSS Motorsports, Speedway Engines, Spike Chassis, Sway Away, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Keizer Aluminum Wheels, Schoenfeld Headers, Smith Titanium, K&N Filters, FK Rod Ends, DMI, Vortex Wings, Speedway Motors and Industrial Plating for their continued support.

 

 

Tanner Carrick Eyes Trophy Cup Tune-up and Upcoming Trophy Cup

PETERSEN MEDIA: Getting back to work over the past weekend in Chico, CA, Tanner Carrick had a weekend he would soon like to forget about at a track that he typically has success at. As the season quickly concludes in California, Carrick is excited to the famed Trophy Cup coming in two weeks, and is looking forward to a shake down in Tulare, CA this coming Saturday night.

“We were just off all weekend in Chico, CA,” Tanner Carrick said. “Usually, we are in the mix each time we check into the pit area, but we just could not make anything work.”

On a hooked up and fast racing surface Friday night, Carrick worked his way into the feature amongst the 59 cars entered into the event before ultimately finishing in ninth.

Saturday night, a few more cars joined the fray, and Carrick timed in eighth fastest in his group, before a ninth-place finish in his heat race put him in the ‘B’. Charging from 15th to 9th in the semi, Carrick did not transfer into the feature event, and the team quickly began going over their plan for the next two weeks.

“Rather than chase our tail with this package, were going to change things up and head to Tulare, CA this Saturday night to see if we can get ourselves right for Trophy Cup,” Tanner Carrick added. “It is a huge race with a very deep field of cars, and you have to be on your game each time you hit the track, so we are taking full advantage of some track time this weekend.”

Tanner Carrick would like to thank CVC, Cemex, Interstate Oil, Conti, Harris and Sloan, Hanson Truss, Eddie’s Lincoln Auto Body, Simpson Strong-Tie, A&A Concrete Supply, Kaeding Performance, and Arai for their continued support.

BY THE NUMBERS: Starts: 43, Wins: 3, Top 5’s: 18, Top 10’s: 25

ON TAP: Tanner Carrick will be in action on Saturday night in Tulare, CA.

STAY CONNECTED: Stay up to speed with Tanner Carrick by following him on Twitter @Carrick_Tanner or @CarrickMotorsp1, and by clicking over to www.tannercarrick.com.

 

Lernerville Speedway

Sarver, PA (October 11, 2023) The run for the buckles is just days away as the 15th annual Steel City Stampede opens the gates for the final weekend of racing at The Action Track on Thursday, October 12, kicking off a 10 division bonanza of racing to close out our 2023 schedule of events. And while the racing will be plentiful, the campfires, concerts and camaraderie will also blend into the atmosphere in the crisp fall air, making for a closing weekend to remember for fans, drivers and race teams.

The weekend kicks off with Test and Tune on Thursday October 12 as drivers from around the area participate in a series of rotating hot laps as they prepare the weekend ahead, starting with heat races on Friday, October 13 and main events on October 14 as the unique belt buckle trophies are awarded to the feature winners. Aside from the racing, there will be entertainment as Dj Sammy will be spinning tunes on the main stage on Thursday following Test and Tune, and new for 2023, we will be debuting the first Steel City Stampede Karaoke Contest during the festivities with a free 2024 Stampede campsite plus tickets and a 2023 Stampede hoody as a top prize! On Friday, heat racing for all divisions will be front and center of the on track schedule while afterwards; Magic and the Hot Metal Brass Band will be bringing the sweet tunes during the annual Stampede Pit Party. Then on Saturday, all last chance showdowns will start the evening off, finishing the lineups for all main events to follow as the run for the buckles commences. Meanwhile, in the camping areas, the spookiest campsite contest will be running simultaneously as campers decorate their sites with all manner of scary creations to win the annual trophy.

The ULMS Late Models will once again close out their 2023 season with us at the Stampede as they crown their series champion, while running the held over Ken Schaltenbrand Sr. Memorial. The race, originally rained out on September 9, will carry extra lap money and contingencies raised by the Schaltenbrand and Yetter families. Matt Lux holds the most belt buckles in event history with three wins with Jared Miley, Russ King and Michael Norris all tied at two wins each. Tyler Emory brings a 38 point lead into the weekend over second running Ryan Montgomery in the current season standings. Norris was the 2023 track champion and comes in looking to repeat his run towards the buckle in 2022 that found him atop the finishing order when always said and done.

Seven time and defending Peoples Natural Gas Sprint Car track champion AJ Flick will look to join Dale Blaney as the only three time buckle winners in event history as will former track champion Carl Bowser. Over the years, the weekend has seen some unique visitors dropping by such as in 2021 when Zach Hampton collected the buckle or 2022 when Florida pilot Connor Morrell took the feature win. The Diehl Automotive Big Block Modifieds will also be bringing their thrilling brand of racing action in a $3,000-to-win battle that has also attracted a good many cars from outside the area. Ransomville, NY native Chad Brachmann and 2023 track champion Rex King Jr. are both tied at the top of the official win list with three victories apiece. In 2022, Ryan Susice took his first career buckle back over the New York border with him, besting a 21 car field last October.

The Millerstown Pic-A-Part/Homak Penn Ohio Pro Stocks will be taking part in the second annual Dow and Kyle Memorial Race presented by West Mifflin Collision and Scott Gunn Racing. Named after long time Lernerville Speedway announcer Dow Carnahan and pit steward Kyle Stramaski, the race should contain the best of the best among area Pro Stock drivers as they battle for a $3,500 top prize. Former Lernerville race director Greg Wheeling has once again helped organize fundraising for this truly special race which honors two very special parts of Lernerville Speedway’s history. Defending track champion and Stampede champion Tyler Dietz comes into the weekend fresh off a $10,000 Pro Stock feature victory at Bridgeport Speedway last week and will be looking to strike at a special event one more time this year. However, he’ll certainly be challenged by Chris Schneider who owns the most Stampede feature wins in event history with five titles, and a rather large field of pursuers as the divisions boasts some of the highest car counts with totals sometimes in the range of 35-40 cars.

Champions will be crowned in all three RUSH divisions at the Stampede as the Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Late Models start the party with a $3,500-to-win touring race to close out their season. Wellsville, NY native Jeremy Wonderling comes into the weekend with an 84 point advantage over Joe Martin who recently took his biggest career victory at the Bill Hendren Memorial as part of the Pittsburgher Weekend at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway on October 30. There could very well be much more title drama in the Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Sprint Cars as their weekly series champion will be determined. Chad Ruhlman, owner of two career buckles in the division brings a 12 point lead into the weekend over Blaze Myers who brought home his first career RUSH Sprint buckle last year. Meanwhile, just nine points separate Ayden Cipriano and Kole Holden atop the Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Sportsman Modified Weekly Series. There has never been a repeat winner in RUSH Sportsman Modified racing action at the Stampede, making it nine different winners since their first inclusion to the weekend of racing.

The Allegheny Sprint Tour 305 Sprint Cars will also be in action, racing in an $800 to win program where Jeremy Kornbau will be attempting to take his third win of the season and Greg Dobrosky will be looking for his fourth career buckle as he sets out to defend last year’s championship. And, The Action Track plays host to the relaunch of the UEMS EModified Series as they battle for $1,000-to-win. Brian Ruhlman and Jonathan Evans both sit atop the career wins list with three buckles apiece. Fans of the smaller car variety will also be able to enjoy the Butler County Tourism Mini Stocks in their final round of their four race series. Josh Frantz currently leads Levi Maskal by 38 points heading into the final race of the season. As always, we close the weekend with our third 100-lap Enduro of the season. Veteran pilots Joe Cambpell and Matt Feder will be looking to make it two out of three wins on the year in Enduro action.

Thursday’s Test and Tune will be free for the general public in the grandstands and will run from 7 PM until 9 PM. On Friday, grandstands will open at 5 PM with qualifying for the ULMS and RUSH Late Models, starting at 7 PM and heat races starting at 7:30 PM. Grandstands will open at 3 PM on Saturday with all necessary Last Chance Showdowns starting at 4 PM followed by all main events and the 100-lap Enduro. Tickets will be available at the gate and also online at Lernerville.com. The entire weekend of racing will be available on our streaming platform at Dirt.tv via subscription ($24.99/Monthly-$149.99/Annually).

 

Kyle Reinhardt 14th in Nittany Showdown to Close Out Three-Race Weekend
Lincoln’s Sterner Memorial Up Next

Mechanicsburg, PA – October 12, 2023

by Addicted2Dirt PR & Media Mgmt

Photo Credit: Jeremy Zarfos Photography

Kyle Reinhardt rolled into Port Royal Speedway for a three-race weekend fresh off a top-five finish with the High Limit Series at Bridgeport Motorsports Park in the Capitol Renegade, Coors Banquet Beer, Henry’s Wrecker Service No.91.

He was looking to build on that effort to put together a strong weekend at ‘The Speed Palace’, the track where he picked up his first career 410 sprint car win in 2019.
QUICK RESULTS

DATE: October 5, 2023

Team: Capitol Renegade No.91
Event: Tuscarora 50 / All Star Circuit of Champions
Track: Port Royal Speedway
City, State: Port Royal, PA
Quick Stats: 54 cars, Qualifying 16th Group A, Heat 3rd (6), A-main 23rd (17)

DATE: October 6, 2023

Team: Capitol Renegade No.91
Event: Nittany Showdown Prelim / World of Outlaws
Track: Port Royal Speedway
City, State: Port Royal, PA
Quick Stats: 49 cars, Qualifying 11th Group B, Heat 6th (6), B-main 6th (4)

DATE: October 7, 2023

Team: Capitol Renegade No.91
Event: Nittany Showdown Finale / World of Outlaws
Track: Port Royal Speedway
City, State: Port Royal, PA
Quick Stats: 41 cars, Qualifying 5th Group A, Heat 5th (3), A-main 14th (18)

TUSKY 50

With 54 of the best sprint cars in the country on hand, Reinhardt’s Tuscarora 50 night didn’t start quite the way he had hoped. His qualifying lap was only good enough for 16th quickest in Group A but his night took a turn in the right direction in the heat race.

Only the top three finishers would go directly to the Tuscarora 50 A-main, so Reinhardt had his work cut out for him starting on the outside of the third row. Two laps in and running 5th, the Neptune City, NJ driver got a break when Logan Wagner’s 69k lost a motor while running 3rd.

Reinhardt restarted 4th and immediately began to pressure Dylan Cisney for the final transfer spot. It only took two laps to wrestle the spot away from Cisney with a power move on the low side of the speedway.

The battle continued to the checkered flag but Reinhardt held on to the spot, completing the task at hand and earning the 17th starting spot in the 50-lap crown jewel event.

Early on in the A-main, Reinhardt held his ground and eventually gained a couple of spots before engine issues arose. He slid backward but kept battling, hoping his team could remedy the issue at the halfway break. Shortly after the break with the issue still plaguing him, Reinhardt retired from the race and was officially recorded as 23rd in the final rundown.

“We battled engine issues in the feature tonight. It’s a shame because we had a good car and good balance for that race.”, Reinhardt commented. “We will put a fresh bullet in for tomorrow night.“
NITTANY PRELIM

Friday night’s World of Outlaws preliminary for the Nittany Showdown proved to be a tough pill to swallow for Reinhardt and the Capitol Renegade team.

Reinhardt’s qualifying lap was 11th quick in group B but it was only 0.037 seconds short of 7th and an entirely different heat race scenario.

The qualifying result put Reinhardt 6th on the grid for his heat race with the top five finishers moving directly to the A-main, but he was unable to gain any ground.

Reinhardt started 4th in the B-main and was in position early to make the show, but lost track position on a restart after getting crossed up with another car. He wasn’t able to make up the lost ground and ended up with a 6th-place finish.

NITTANY FINALE

Reinhardt got right to work at Saturday night’s Nittany Showdown finale. He clicked off the 5th quickest lap in Group A, his best qualifying effort of the weekend.

The lap put Reinhardt in row two to take the green in his heat race. The start didn’t go his way and he settled into the 5th and final transfer spot. He was unable to advance but held the spot for the duration of the 8-lap race to transfer to the A-main.

The 30-lap finale was paused by a red flag on lap seven. Following that, the remaining twenty-three laps remained green. Reinhardt moved forward steadily during the event but the nonstop action didn’t work in his favor as he attempted to climb toward the front of the field.

Reinhardt finished 14th, ending the weekend on a positive note.

“We improved a lot for Saturday and I think we had a top ten car if the yellows fell a little different, so that’s a good improvement for us at Port (Royal) because we have been struggling here lately.“, Reinhardt commented.

Sponsorship opportunities are available for the 2023 season.

Kyle can be contacted via kylereinhardt46@gmail.com.
UP NEXT

Weather permitting, Reinhardt will bring the Capitol Renegade, Coors Banquet Beer, Henry’s Wrecker Service No.91 to Lincoln Speedway this Saturday, October 14th, for the 20th Annual Weldon Sterner Memorial.

In the event weather does impact this weekend’s event, you can follow Reinhardt’s social media channels listed below or check Addicted2DirtPR.com/Events for the latest schedule updates.

SEASON STATS

58 races, 2 wins, 11 top 5’s, 28 top 10’s, 37 top 15’s

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Triple Crown Championship Night converges at the Stockton Dirt Track November 4th

By Gary Thomas

Stockton, CA…So far this season the Stockton Dirt Track has been silent when it comes to oval racing, but that is all about to change when the 40th Tribute to Gary Patterson invades the facility on November 4th.

The overall show features the second ever “Nor*Cal Triple Crown” where three traveling champions will be minted in the unique Stockton Dirt Track victory circle, where fans are invited to gather around and enjoy the ceremonies.

The NARC 410 Sprint Car Series, the Sprint Car Challenge Tour and the Hunt Magnetos Wingless Tour will all crown titlists at the Tribute to Gary Patterson. It marks the first event on the oval at the Stockton Dirt Track since last November’s running of the “GP”.

“We’re excited to host the Nor-Cal Triple Crown for our one and only Sprint Car event this year,” commented Stockton Promoter Tony Noceti. “It’s been a tradition to crown the NARC and SCCT champions at the Tribute to Gary Patterson, and we’re once again going to do the same with the Hunt Tour.”

The November event is also planned to be the final show on the current configuration before work goes on during the off-season to shorten the speedway.

“We’re putting plans together for the off-season to renovate the track and shorten it up,” Noceti elaborated. “People have been asking for a smaller track and that will also increase the number of divisions that we can host here in Stockton. We want to give fans and teams the best show possible so this will be a step in the right direction.”

Clovis youngster Corey Day leads the NARC 410 Sprint Car Series standings going into their next event this Friday night at Kings Speedway. The 17-year-old has eight wins overall with the series and captured the Tribute to Gary Patterson at the Stockton Dirt Track in 2021.

Clarksburg’s Justyn Cox brings a 25-point lead over Dylan Bloomfield into the final Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour presented by Abreu Vineyards race of the season. Cox is in search of his first career Sprint Car championship and looks to wrap it up at the Tribute to Gary Patterson.

The pit meeting will be held at 3pm on Saturday November 4th with track packing shortly after. Hot laps, Qualifying and Racing will follow. There is no sound rule for the event.

The front gate will open at 3pm for spectators. Tickets can be purchased online via https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nov-4th-triple-crown-championship-finales-at-the-stockton-dirt-track-tickets-733680186187?aff=g or at the gate on race day. Seating is general admission.

Known as the “Dancing Phantom from Stockton,” the “Preacher,” the “Hostile Hippie” or just simply “GP,” Gary Patterson was one of the most colorful characters of his time and captured several major wins in his career, including the Gold Cup Race of Champions, the Super Dirt Cup in Washington and the Turkey Night Grand Prix at Ascot Park among others.

Patterson lost his life in a Sprint Car crash at Calistoga Speedway on Memorial Day weekend 1983 and an event in his memory has been held every year since. “GP” moved to Stockton, California in 1957 and began his career at the Stockton 99 Speedway. This year marks the 11th season in a row that we’ve paid honor to Patterson in Stockton.

The Stockton Dirt Track is a 4/10-mile clay oval located on the San Joaquin County Fairgrounds in Stockton, California. The physical address is 1658 S Airport Way, Stockton, CA 95206. For information on the speedway visit www.stocktondirttrack.com

 

 

FOUR NIGHTS OF RACING AT PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY THIS WEEK DURING THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FAIR

(Perris, CA, October 10, 2023) Perris Auto Speedway fans can hit the jackpot this week with four straight nights of action during the Southern California Fair. Fans will be admitted to the races free each night with their ticket to the fair. All races will start at 7:00 p.m.

The action will commence on Thursday the 12th when the PASSCAR Street Stocks and American Factory Stocks battle on the famous half-mile clay oval. Twenty-four hours later on Friday the 13th, the PASSCAR Super Stocks will dazzle fans with high-speed excitement. On Saturday, October 14th, the crazy Figure 8 cars will supply daredevil thrills at the crisscross intersection. Joining the Figure 8s will be the wild Mini Stock road races. On the final night of the fair, Sunday the 15th, there will be no rules Demo Cross and the zany Double Deckers. For competitors, the pit gate will open at 4:00 p.m. for each race.

For more information on the Southern California Fair including times and prices, please visit its website at the following link www.socalfair.com

After the conclusion of the fair, there will be three races left at Perris Auto Speedway in 2023. On October 21st, LKQ Pick Your Part will present the final Night of Destruction of the year. One week later on the 28th, Jerry Dodd Champions Night will finish the season for the PASSCAR Stock Cars and Modifieds. The Riverside County half-mile clay oval will end its 27th campaign on November 11th when Heimark/Distributors Anheuser Busch presents the Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, GAS Chassis Young Guns, PAS Senior Sprints and the POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars.

Good news for Southern California racing fans! Initial plans have Perris Auto Speedway opening the 2024 racing season a month earlier than normal in February. Keep an eye on The PAS website and social media pages to see the schedule when it comes out.

Advance tickets for every regular race (not fair races) at The PAS are available until 7:00 p.m. on race day online at https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/pas/7 or by calling 1-800-595-4849. For fans who do not wish to buy advance tickets, there will be plenty available for everyone at the ticket window each race night.

Perris Auto Speedway is conveniently located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds (home of the Southern California Fair), one hour east of Los Angeles and one hour North of San Diego. To get to the track, take the 215 freeway, exit on the Ramona Expressway, and go three miles east to the fairgrounds. For directions online, the address to enter is: 18700 Lake Perris Drive and the zip code is 92571.

USAC/CRA races from Perris Auto Speedway are not streamed online.

Fans can stay up to date on track and driver news on The PAS social media efforts at the links below.

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Twitter: Perris Auto Speedway on Twitter

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Website: http://perrisautospeedway.com/

Perris Auto Speedway wants to thank the following corporate partners. Ahern Equipment Rentals, Anderson Chevrolet, Battery Systems, Bud’s Tire, Tire Choice Auto Service, Chris’ Hauling, City of Perris, Communication Innovations, Daytona Boat & RV Storage, Ed Moore Bullet Proof Driveshaft, Flowdynamics, HD Industries, Heimark/Anheuser Busch, Hoosier Tires, Inland Rigging, Living Water’s Hospice, LKQ Pick Your Part, Luke’s Transmission, Moose Racing, Pepsi-Cola, Performance Online, Pole Position Raceway, PrintItNow.com, Rainbow Bolt & Supply, Rene’s Bar & Grill, Rugged Radios, Shaver Specialties, Square H, Sunoco Race Fuels, Trench Shoring, Upland Rock, Varner Construction and Vista Paint.

DVDs of all the PASSCAR/IMCA racing and Nights of Destruction at The PAS are available from Fourvideos. For more information call (714) 225-9500.

mailto:perrisautospeedway1@gmail.com is the only authorized Internet address to issue official media news released from The Perris Auto Speedway or Oval Entertainment.

PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY 2023 SCHEDULE

October 12 So Cal Fair - PASSCAR Street Stocks & American Factory Stocks at the Southern California Fair

October 13 So Cal Fair – PASSCAR Super Stocks at the Southern California Fair

October 14 So Cal Fair – NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION - Figure 8 Racing and Mni Stocks on the Road Course at the Southern California Fair

October 15 So Cal Fair – NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION – Demo Cross and Double Deckers at the Southern California Fair

October 21st LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION VII – DEMO CROSS. FIGURE 8S, Demo Cross, MINI STOCK FIGURE 8’s, MINI STOCKS, AND INSANE DOUBLE DECKERS

October 28th Jerry Dodd Champions Night – PASSCAR Super Stocks, Street Stocks, American Factory Stocks, PAS Modifieds And IMCA Sport Compacts

November 11th Heimark Distributors/Anheuser Busch Presents the AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS (30 LAPS), PAS Senior/Young Guns Sprint Cars And Southwest Lightning Sprint Cars

 

 

Dominic Scelzi Bound for Kings Speedway and Thunderbowl Raceway This Weekend

Inside Line Promotions - FRESNO, Calif. (Oct. 10, 2023) - Only one month remains on the 2023 racing schedule for Dominic Scelzi, who returns to action this weekend at a pair of tracks close to home.

Scelzi plans on racing this Friday at Kings Speedway in Hanford, Calif., and Saturday at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif.

"We have a lot of laps at both tracks and have won a lot of races at both tracks," he said. "This is our last race of the year in Hanford and it's our final tune-up for the Trophy Cup the following weekend in Tulare so we're aiming to compete for a couple of wins this weekend."

Friday's show will feature both the 410ci and 360ci divisions for the make-up show of the Cotton Classic and Morrie Williams Memorial.

Scelzi has finished inside the top five during all four 410 winged sprint car main events this year at Kings Speedway, where he has one win, two third-place outings and a fifth-place finish. He also garnered results of third, fourth and 19 th during a trio of 360 starts.

"We've been competitive almost every race in Hanford this season," he said. "It's one of the tracks we've raced the most so we're hoping for a racy track. If we can get that I feel confident we can be competitive."

The event at Thunderbowl Raceway on Saturday is a 360 sprint car race featuring the Kings of Thunder. Scelzi has only spent one weekend at the track this season, registering a 20th-place finish during his lone 360 start as well as a third-place run and a 10th-place result in a pair of 410 features.

"We haven't been able to race in Tulare since April and we had some misfortune the last time we were there," he said. "We were leading a feature when a competitor ran into us. So we're looking forward to getting back there and hopefully competing for a win. It'll also be good to get tuned up for Trophy Cup, which is one of our favorite events each year."

SEASON STATS -

46 races, 11 wins, 31 top fives, 37 top 10s, 41 top 15s, 44 top 20s

UP NEXT -

Friday at Kings Speedway in Hanford, Calif., and Saturday at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif.

MEDIA LINKS -

Website: http://www.GaryScelziMotorsports.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DominicScelzi41

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Scelzi41

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"Scelzi Enterprises is a family business that has been around far before I was born," Scelzi said. "Now I have a role there. It's my daily job and something I really enjoy being a part of. It gives me a lot of pride to represent our family business on the side of our race cars."

Scelzi would like to thank Red Rose Transportation, Inc., Scelzi Enterprises, Whipple Superchargers, System 1, Fuel Delivery Services, Inc., Red Line Oil, FK Rod Ends, Schoenfeld Headers, Roth Motorsports, K&N Filters, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, NAPA Auto Parts, Todd Jorgensen, Sparco, Allstar Performance, Meridian Steel, Auto Meter, Kenny's Components and Worldwide Bearings for their continued support.

 

 

Big Game Motorsports and Gravel Post Two Top Fives at Port Royal Speedway

Inside Line Promotions - PORT ROYAL, Pa. (Oct. 10, 2023) - Big Game Motorsports driver David Gravel used a pair of top-five runs last weekend during the Nittany Showdown to gain ground in the chase for the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series championship.

Gravel advanced from seventh to second place on Friday and from ninth to fourth place on Saturday at Port Royal Speedway to pull within 68 points of the lead in the championship standings.

The action began on Friday with Gravel qualifying fourth quickest in his group. He won a heat race to advance into the dash. A seventh-place result in the dash started him on the inside of the fourth row in the main event. Gravel methodically picked his way through the top five and onto the podium before capturing a runner-up result - his fourth in a seven-race stretch with the World of Outlaws.

"Cody (Jacobs) kept working on this thing and gave us a really good race car there in the A Main," Gravel said in a post-race interview on DIRTVision. "It felt like in the beginning to the middle of the race we were really, really good, and I felt like probably one of the best cars. And I felt like at the end we just kind of ran out of grip, and (Tyler Courtney) was running a really good pace, and I never really got close to him."

Gravel set quick time to kick off Saturday's program. A third-place outing in a heat race lined him up ninth on the grid for the main event. Gravel continued to work forward, using a late charge to claw into the top five and a last-lap pass to secure fourth place. It was his series-best 43 rd top five of the season.

A weekend in Kansas is on tap for Big Game Motorsports with races this Friday at 81 Speedway in Park City for the Kansas Outlaw Classic and Saturday at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City for the Micro-Lite Harvest Rumble.

Gravel is seeking his first World of Outlaws win at both ovals. However, he is the track record holder at Lakeside Speedway, where a lap of 13.169 seconds in 2021 was the quickest official qualifying lap of all time.

QUICK RESULTS -

Oct. 6 - Port Royal Speedway in Port Royal, Pa. - Qualifying: 4; Heat race: 1 (2); Dash: 7 (5); Feature: 2 (7).

Oct. 7 - Port Royal Speedway in Port Royal, Pa. - Qualifying: 1; Heat race: 3 (1); Feature: 4 (9).

SEASON STATS -

74 races, 11 wins, 49 top fives, 62 top 10s, 70 top 15s, 70 top 20s

UP NEXT -

Friday at 81 Speedway in Park City, Kan., for the Kansas Outlaw Classic and Saturday at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., for the Micro-Lite Harvest Rumble with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series

MEDIA LINKS -

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BigGameMotorspt

HUSET'S SPEEDWAY -

Huset's Speedway is a dirt oval located in Brandon, S.D. The track opened in 1954 and has undergone a large renovation within the last few years, making it a premier destination for both marquee racing events and weekly programs. For more information, visit http://www.HusetsSpeedway.com .

JACKSON MOTORPLEX -

Jackson Motorplex is a 4/10-mile dirt oval located in Jackson, Minn. It hosts special events from May through August, including races with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series, Midwest Power Series, Midwest Sprint Touring Series and more. For more information, visit http://www.JacksonMotorplex.com .

TICKET LINK -

To purchase online tickets for events at either Huset's Speedway or at Jackson Motorplex, visit http://mpv.tickets.com/schedule/?agency=JKMV_PL_MPV&orgid=55369#/?view=list&includePackages=true .

 

 

Drivers to Watch: ‘Final-Four’ 2023 Seasonal Point-Events for POWRi Midget Leagues

Belleville, IL. (10/9/23) Sailing into the final four remaining events of the 2023 racing season for the POWRi National and West Midget Leagues, running in conjunction with the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota, the top of the leaderboards in the championship standings continues to wage contentiously with familiar faces all eyeing the prized positioning.

Targeting the top of the standings in the $15K to win championship for the POWRi National Midget League with four wins on the year, Cannon McIntosh comes into the final stretch of races in his home state of Oklahoma with a distinguishable one-hundred-twenty-point advantage. With an already impressive yearly racing resume, Cannon aims to capture the title while also looking to break the tie for sixth on the all-time win list with Logan Seavey at twenty-two.

Showcasing an impressive pair of feature victories on the season, Mason City Illinois wheelman Karter Sarff circles the top of the leaderboard in the runner-up spot primed for a late-season surge of possible points as the 2018 POWRi National Midget League Rookie of the Year aims to continue his hot streak throughout the end of the season to perhaps earn championship glory.

Starting the season as a staple of speedy consistency with nine top-ten performances, the challenge of Corbin Rueschenberg slipped slightly in the standings to third overall, now only one hundred ten points behind. The Mesa Arizona young gun aims to remain steady to clinch not only the rookie of the year points standings as well as clinch the league title.

Resulting in consistent frontrunning placements, a wealth of top-tier competitors within Keith Kunz Motorsports all remain in prominent positions within the season standings shuffle as Gavin Miller(-270) sits fourth, Taylor Reimer(-340) rounds out the top five, Cooper Williams(-360) is scored sixth, Jade Avedisian(-690) runs seventh, and Mariah Ede(-1900) is placed fourteenth within the POWRi National Midget League 2023 competitional standings as four-day Oklahoma adventure approaches.

Three-time champion and staple of POWRi professionalism sitting eighth in points, Zach Daum comes into the final weekend of competitions ripe to capture yet another championship in his illustrious career as the POWRi/Xtreme Challenge victor. Tied with Brad Kuhn wins in fourth position at twenty-three career feature wins, can perennial powerhouse Daum continue to build upon his racing impressive racing resume?

Linking the list of competitors scheduled to enter over the quad-Oklahoma weekend will also see a mixture of traveling talents including Rudeen Racing picture of consistency Chance Crum sitting ninth in points, eleventh in season standings Reinbold-Underwood rising talent Hayden Reinbold, plus many more.

Wednesday, October 11th at Creek County Speedway: Sooner Showdown | Additional event information is available online at http://www.powri.com/profile/?r=444057&rt=sch&cr=0&crt=.

Thursday, October 12th at Port City Raceway: DRC Sooner State 55 | Additional event details can be found online at http://www.powri.com/profile/?r=438453&rt=sch&cr=0&crt=.

Friday, October 13th at I-44 Riverside Speedway: Meents Memorial | Additional event information is available online at http://www.powri.com/profile/?r=439407&rt=sch&cr=0&crt=.

Saturday, October 14th at I-44 Riverside Speedway: Meents Memorial | Additional event details can be found online at http://www.powri.com/profile/?r=439410&rt=sch&cr=0&crt=.

If you can’t make it to the tracks, you can watch every one of the POWRi National Midget League running in conjunction with the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota live on www.DIRTVision.com. Ticket information is available online at https://xtremeoutlawseries.com/schedule/event-info/?event=3699.

Follow along for more information such as race recaps, updates, full results, and press releases online at www.powri.com, on Twitter & Instagram at @POWRi_Racing, or on Facebook at POWRi.

 

 

Thunderbowl Raceway hosts the Trophy Cup Tune-Up this Saturday

By Gary Thomas

Tulare, CA…The Kings of Thunder Winged 360 Sprint Cars are locked and loaded to get one final crack at Thunderbowl Raceway prior to the Trophy Cup, as they headline a four-division extravaganza this Saturday in Tulare.

The “Trophy Cup Tune-Up” showcases the first Kings of Thunder Winged 360 Sprint Car event at Stone Chevrolet Buick GMC Thunderbowl Raceway since May 20th and is the final race prior to the 29th running of the Trophy Cup itself next week.

Joining the program this Saturday October 14th are the Western RaceSaver 305 Sprint Cars, the West Coast Sport Compacts, and an exhibition by the Legends of Kearney Bowl.

“We are excited to host the Trophy Cup Tune-Up race at Thunderbowl Raceway this Saturday,” commented track General Manager Josh Miller. “If you’re looking for something fun to do with the entire family, we hope to see you here in Tulare. We haven’t had a race in a while, so hopefully the fans can help fill the stands as we get ready for a pair of big weekends upcoming.”

Hanford’s DJ Netto has claimed two Kings of Thunder Winged 360 Sprint Car wins this season and will be a favorite come Saturday. The 2019 NARC 410 champion will be looking for redemption over the next week, after an injury during Trophy Cup last year sidelined him for the remainder of the campaign.

The other two KOT 360 wins this season at Thunderbowl Raceway have been pocketed by Lemoore’s Cole Macedo and Glendale, Arizona’s Ashton Torgerson respectively. Macedo, who pilots the familiar Tarlton & Son No. 21 mount, also claimed a Kings of Thunder triumph at Kings Speedway last month.

Everything this Saturday is a lead-in towards Abreu Vineyards Trophy Cup 29 presented by Rudeen Racing, which gets underway the following Thursday. The three-night event is set to pay a record purse with $29,000 in weekend earnings going to the overall champion. Just to start the 24-car finale on Saturday will guarantee a team $6,000 in weekend earnings.

Something new this year, on Wednesday October 18th (day before the race) Thunderbowl GM Josh Miller will be around the campground if you’d like to obtain your Will Call Tickets, or if you need to purchase additional tickets. By handing out will call tickets on Wednesday, this will help alleviate the line at the box office on race day.

Trophy Cup Tune-Up Details for October 14th:

Adult Grandstand: $25 Adult Bleacher: $20 Seniors Grandstand: $23 Seniors Bleacher: $18 Kids 6-12 Grandstand: $13 Kids 6-12 Bleacher: $10 Kids 5 & Under: FREE Adult Pit Pass: $45

Front Gate: 4pm

Tickets can be purchased at the gate on race day. The pit meeting will take place at 4:30pm with cars on track at 5.

Special thanks to Promoter Steve Faria with System 1 and System 1 Pro Ignition, General Manager Josh Miller, along with all our partners for making things happen at Thunderbowl Raceway including Stone Chevrolet Buick GMC, Budweiser, Roth Motorsports, KRC Safety, General Manager Craig Borba at Garton Tractor, Double “D” Towing and JD Heiskel & Company.

For more info on the Stone Chevrolet Buick GMC Thunderbowl Raceway visit www.thunderbowlraceway.com and like our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/Tulare-Thunderbowl-Raceway-392991907541396/?fref=ts

The Stone Chevrolet Buick GMC Thunderbowl Raceway is located at the Tulare County Fairgrounds on the corner of Bardsley and K Streets at 620 South K Street Tulare, California 93274. From the junction of SR 99 and SR 137, go west on SR 137. At South K go south one-half mile to the Fairgrounds. Camping is available for fans off turns three and four.

Stone Chevrolet Buick GMC Thunderbowl Raceway Remaining Schedule

Saturday October 14th: Kings of Thunder Winged 360 Sprint Cars, Western RaceSaver Sprints, West Coast Sport Compacts and Legends of Kearney Bowl (Trophy Cup Tune-Up)

Thursday October 19th: Abreu Vineyards Trophy Cup 29 presented by Rudeen Racing Friday October 20th: Abreu Vineyards Trophy Cup 29 presented by Rudeen Racing Saturday October 21st: Abreu Vineyards Trophy Cup 29 presented by Rudeen Racing

 

 

OWOSSO SPEEDWAY TO HOST TWIN MUST SEE VISITS IN 2024

October, 9, 2023 – Holly, Michigan – The Must See Racing Sprint Series Presented by Engine Pro released an early glimpse of their 2024 schedule for both the 410 National Series and Maxima Racing Oils Midwest Lights Series.

Both series are set to invade Owosso Speedway as part of a twin bill of racing action beginning June 22 with a follow up return date on August 31. Both series will be action with both events awarding full points.

Owosso Speedway provided the perfect venue for winged sprint car action in 2023. With a new resurfacing, a new track record fell to Rick Holley on the second and final visit of the year when he toured 3/8-mile oval at 12.520 seconds. Holley bested an 18-year-old record previously held by the late Cameron Dodson.

The 410 National Series teams will be competing for $4,000 to win both nights and $600 to start.

Both events provided stellar racing this past season. In the event earlier in the season Jimmy McCune held off late race challenges by Davey Hamilton Jr. to capture the feature event. In the final MSR appearance over Labor Day Weekend Ryan Litt and Hamilton Jr. waged a ferocious battle through lapped traffic to see Hamilton Jr. emerged victorious in front of the cameras of MAVTV in the nationally televised event.

These are the first two dates officially announced from the 2024 MSR schedule. MSR hinted that additional dates will be released in the coming weeks revealing the 2024 schedule for both the 410 National Series and Midwest Lights Series.
For more information on Must See Racing please like and follow us on Facebook or visit www.mustseeracing.com.

 

 

IRP TO HOST 64th RUNNING OF JAMES/O'CONNOR MEMORIAL SATURDAY
October 9, 2023 - Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park is set to host one of the oldest and most prestigious sprint car races in the country this Saturday. IRP and the 500 Sprint Car Tour will host the 64th running of the Joe James / Pat O'Connor Memorial this Saturday afternoon as part of Championship Saturday that will include USAC Silver Crown and National Pavement Midgets.
The James/O'Connor Memorial has been run as a non-winged pavement sprint car, winged sprint car, and USAC Silver Crown event in the past. Last year Salem Speedway chose to not run any open wheel events and the race appeared to be in limbo. David Sink and Jeff O'Connor, the late O'Connors son, approached IRP GM Kasey Coler about moving the event to IRP. Coler embraced the idea, and the race has found a new permanent home.
The event inaugurated at Salem Speedway in 1953 to honor Joe James who was killed in a racing accident at San Jose Speedway in 1952. Local hero Pat O'Connor's name was added to the event after he perished in the 1958 Indianapolis 500. The race ran consecutively at Salem Speedway through 1980 until a Tornado did severe damage to the speedway. In 1981 the race was moved to the dirt at Charleston, Indiana and Terre Haute the following year.
The race was shelved after 1982 until Salem Speedway reopened in 1988. The race carried on at Salem until last year when it was moved to IRP. This Saturday the Joe James / Pat O'Connor lives on thanks to Kasey Coler, IRP, and the 500 Sprint Car Tour. Tyler Roahrig is the defending race champion and will be on hand to defend his title.
JOE JAMES / PAT O’CONNOR MEMORIAL WINNERS
Salem, Indiana
1953 – Larry Crockett (AAA)
1954 – Pat O’Connor
1955 – Bob Sweikert
1956 – Eddie Sachs (USAC)
1957 – Pat O’Connor
1958 – Eddie Sachs
1959 – A.J. Foyt
1960 - Parnelli Jones
1961 – Parnelli Jones
1962 – A.J. Foyt
1963 – Roger McCluskey
1964 – Mario Andretti
1965 – Bobby Unser
1966 – Mario Andretti
1967 – Sonny Ates
1968 – Rollie Beale
1969 – Sammy Sessions
1970 – Gary Bettenhausen
1971 – Rollie Beale
1972 – Lee Kunzman
1973 – Tom Bigelow
1974 – Pancho Carter
1975 – Pancho Carter
1976 – Pancho Carter
1977 – Pancho Carter
1978 – Rich Vogler
1979 – Greg Leffler
1980 – Greg Leffler
Charlestown, Indiana
1981 – Eddie Leavitt*
Terre Haute, Indiana
1982 – Larry Rice**
1983 – NO RACE HELD
1984 – NO RACE HELD
1985 – NO RACE HELD
1986 – NO RACE HELD
1987 – NO RACE HELD
Salem, Indiana
1988 – Bob Frey
1989 – Wayne Hammond
1990 – Rich Vogler
1991 – Steve Butler
1992 – Jim Mahoney
1993 – Jim Keeker
1994 – Kenny Irwin Jr.
1995 – Tony Stewart
1996 – Chet Fillip
1997 – Dave Steele
1998 – Jay Drake
1999 – Dave Darland
2000 – Eric Gordon
2001 – Tracy Hines
2002 – Ed Carpenter
2003 – Michael Lewis
2004 – Dave Steele
2005 – Brian Tyler
2006 – Bryan Clauson
2007 – NO RACE HELD
2008 – Jacob Wilson
2009 – Tracy Hines
2010 – Shane Hmiel
2011 – Jo Jo Helberg (Must See Racing)
2012 – Brain Olson
2013 – Brain Olson
2014 - Brian Gerster
2015 – Brian Gerster
2016 – Kody Swanson (USAC Silver Crown)
2017 – Kody Swanson
2018 – Kody Swanson
2019 – Kody Swanson
2020 – Kody Swanson
2021 – NO RACE HELD
Brownsburg, Indiana
2022 – Tyler Roahrig (500 SCT)

 

Part Failure Knocks Joel Myers Jr Out of Fall Nationals Top-10

PETERSEN MEDIA: Bouncing back from a tough night at the track on Friday night, Joel Myers Jr had a great run during Saturday’s Fall Nationals finale as he charged from 24th to 10th, only to have a part failure cause him to lose power three laps from the finish.

“Friday night things really didn’t go our way,” Joel Myers Jr said. “We were in the ‘B’, I felt pretty good, but I clipped a rut and spun while leading, and then got smoked by another car to add insult to injury. Luckily, we worked all day Saturday to get things put back together, and then we had a mechanical issue while running in the Top-10 late in the feature.”

With 62 cars on hand Saturday night, Myers Jr timed the All About Fire Protection/Hi-Plains Building Division/DirtDudes Excavating backed No. 46JR in ninth fastest in his qualifying group.

Lining up ninth in his heat race, Myers Jr’s seventh place finish put him in the ‘B’ where he lined up seventh in the 12-lapper with only four transfer positions up for grabs.

Using an early restart to get into fourth, Myers Jr held on to the fourth and final transfer position when the checkered flag was displayed as he was locked into the 24th starting position for the 40-lap feature event.

With a couple of cars having issues on the start of the race, Myers Jr was up to 21st before a lap was completed. Working his way forward, Myers used a restart to propel himself up to 18th, as his march forward was on.

Getting into 13th by the 13th lap, Myers continued to work around the ¼ mile as the track conditions changed with each lap following a pre-race rework. Up into 10th with just 10-laps left in the race, Myers Jr started to endure some mechanical woes as he started to lose power. As the situation worsened, he was forced to exit the racing surface on the 37th lap, which brought his night to an end.

“I want to thank Ivan Worden for coming out with us this weekend, as well as Tanner, Nate, and my Dad for working so hard,” Joel Myers Jr said. “The results were not what we wanted, but the car and motor felt good, and hopefully it is something to build off of for Trophy Cup.”

Joel Myers Jr Racing would like to thank All About Fire Protection, Hi-Plains Building Division, DirtDudes Excavating, Carbon Safety, System 1 Ignition, Weld, Smith Ti, Culvert Ops, Economy Plumbing, Cartronics, NorCal Powersports, Y2K Gaming, Shark Racing Engines, Lucas Oil, Vaider, L Delo Designs, Walker Performance Filtration, ShopRico.Com, Tiner Hirst Enterprise, Kaeding Performance, Triple X Race Co., and Ogio, for their continued support.

BY THE NUMBERS: Starts- 44, Wins-7, Top-5’s- 18, Top-10’s-26

ON TAP: Myers Jr is idle this week, but will return to action for the Trophy Cup in Tulare, CA October 19th-21st.

STAY CONNECTED: Keep up with ‘Jr’ by following him on Twitter @joelmyersjr, Instagram @joelmyersjr_, or by ‘Liking’ him on facebook at www.facebook.com/JoelMyersJr.

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Andy Forsberg 2nd at Fall Nationals Opener

PETERSEN MEDIA: Spending his weekend in Chico, CA taking part in the Fall Nationals event, Andy Forsberg came alive late in Friday night’s feature as he worked his way to a second-place finish, before a late restart saw him bicycle up in turns one and two before coming to a stop off the racing surface and he opted to call it a night.

“Friday night the track was fast and had a couple of ruts, and we got rolling and came to life late in the ‘A’,” Andy Forsberg said. “We got into second and chased after Dylan Bloomfield, but we just didn’t quite have the time to track him down.”

Timing in second fastest in his qualifying group, Forsberg’s second place finish put the Meridian Cameras/Pacific Highway Rentals/Wilkie Masonry backed No. 92 solidly in the feature event, but also gave him a berth in the Trophy Dash.

Finishing seventh in the Dash, Forsberg lined up in the fourth row for the opening night 30-lap feature event.

With the track being tough to pass one at times with the conditions being extremely fast, Forsberg was able to slowly work his way into the Top-Five, as he took over the fifth position on the 10th lap.

Moving into fourth at the halfway point, Forsberg continued to get better as the laps clicked off. Moving into third on the 23rd lap, Forsberg powered into second a lpa later, and had nearly a second to make up and only five laps to do it.

Shaving a half second of Bloomfield’s advantage in on laps, Forsberg continued to close in as traffic became a factor again late in the race.

Getting close to him with two to go, Forsberg got held up by a slower car on the final lap, and capped his night off with a second place finish.

Saturday night’s action saw the track the polar opposite from Friday’s conditions. Extremely slick early in the night, Forsberg was able to get timed in third fastest in his qualifying group.

Lining up third in his heat race, a wild wreck broke out right in front of him just after taking the green flag, and Forsberg had his top wing ripped off from a flipping car going over him.

Heading to the work area, the PHR Racing team thrashed to make repairs, and had Forsberg patched up enough to restart from eighth.

Able to make a couple big moves when the heat race came to life, Forsberg was back up in fourth and solidly in the 40-lap feature event. While he closed in on the top-three, Forsberg held on to fourth, and the team went to work on making repairs with much more time on their hands.

From the 14th starting position, Forsberg continued to show speed at Silver Dollar Speedway, as he worked his way forward on the reworked surface. Slicing and dicing his way forward, the Auburn, CA driver was up into sixth when the yellow flag flew on the 30th lap.

When the action resumed, Forsberg charged into turns one and two, and his car got to hopping and got up on two wheels before it spun around and came to a rest after nearly going upside-down.

With so few laps left in the race, Forsberg made the decision to call it a night as he headed back to his pit area.

“It was a pretty solid weekend for our team overall,” Forsberg said. “We had speed when it was heavy and fast, as well as when it was extremely slick, and we were able to move forward on both surfaces. I’m a little disappointed in myself for how we ended Saturday night, but I do want to thank all of my guys for their hard work in putting us in a good spot after we got collected in that heat wreck.”

Andy Forsberg and PHR Racing would like to thank Meridian Cameras, Pacific Highway Rentals, Wilkie Masonry, PitStopUSA, Red Line Oil, Autism Awareness, Parking and Transportation Group, Western Featherlite, GP Development, 1st Vanguard, Highway Specialty Co., and KBJ Catering for their continued support.

BY THE NUMBERS: Races-35, Wins-4, Top 5’s-14, Top 10’s-18

ON TAP: Forsberg will now be idle the next two weeks before returning to action on October 28th in Marysville, CA.

STAY CONNECTED: Stay updated with Andy Forsberg by ‘Liking’ him on facebook at www.facebook.com/andyforsbergracing or by following him on Twitter at @AForsberg92.

You can also keep up with Andy and his popular post race VLOG, ‘Shark Tales with Andy’ at www.facebook.com/sharktaleswithandy.

 

 

Bubba DeCaires 8th in Friday Night Fall Nationals B Before Saturday Heat Wreck Cuts Night Short

PETERSEN MEDIA: Taking part in the final event of the season at Silver Dollar Speedway, Bubba DeCaires was pleased with the progress he made during the Fall Nationals opener, but getting collected in a huge wreck at the start of his heat race ultimately ended his weekend.

“Friday night was a so-so night for us,” Bubba DeCaries said. “I didn’t time in well at all, and with 59 cars checked in, it was a tall order to bounce back from. I did think we raced pretty well, but our night ultimately ended in the B.”

With 59 cars checked into open the 2023 Pacific Sprint Fall Nationals, DeCaires timed his Thompson’s Toyota/Morrison Concrete/MaxSells.Net backed No. 94 entry in 10th fastest in his qualifying flight.

Lining up 10th in his heat race, the Elk Grove, CA driver had a great start, but the yellow flag was needed and wiped his move off the board. The second start did not go as well, and he ultimately finished 10th on a very fast surface.

Forced into the ‘C’, DeCaires was on the front row of the 10-lap race with four transfers to the ‘B’ up for grabs.

Getting the jump when the ‘C’ came to life, DeCaires quickly stretched his early advantage out as he soon found the rear of the field. Racing through a bit of tricky traffic in the ‘C’, DeCaires picked up the win and kept his night alive as he advanced into the ‘B’.

With the track still extremely fast, DeCaires had his work cut out for himself as he lined up in the 17th starting position.

Able to work his way forward in the fast-paced semi, DeCaires worked his way up to eighth before a mid-race yellow flag waived. Not getting the restart he wanted, DeCaires slipped back to ninth briefly before getting into eighth in the closing laps, which ended his night.

While he was in action on Saturday night, in his heat race the front row got together and it made for a huge wreck that DeCaries was collected in, and it caused enough damage to end his night.

“We did make some good progress Friday, but then Saturday we just got caught up in a wreck that tore a lot of equipment up,” he added. “It probably will end our season in the family car, and I am hopeful to put a deal together that will still let us run Trophy Cup, but time is not on our side for that currently.”

DeCaires would like to thank Thompson’s Toyota, Morrison Concrete, MaxSells.Net, Wion’s Body Shop, and El Dorado Hills Landscaping for their support.

BY THE NUMBERS: Races-17, Wins-0, Top 5’s-2, Top 10’s-5

ON TAP: DeCaires is TBD on his next event.

STAY CONNECTED: Stay updated with Bubba DeCaires by following him on Twitter @G5DeCaires or on Instagram @gregdecaires94.

 

 

Dawson Hammes Nets Fall Nationals Opening Night Top-10

PETERSEN MEDIA: Teaming back up with VanDyke Motorsports for the Pacific Sprint Fall Nationals in Chico, CA over the weekend, Dawson Hammes put together a great showing on Friday night that saw him finish eighth, before a lap one mishap in Saturday’s feature saw him get into the turn four wall and cut his night short.

“Aside from the misstep in Saturday’s feature, it was a great weekend for the VanDyke Motorsports team,” Dawson Hammes said. “It was a stacked field all weekend long and to pick up a Top-10 Friday, and be in a good spot to have another good finish on Saturday is a testament to everyone that worked hard all weekend long.”

With 59 cars checked into the pit area, Hammes timed the VanDyke Motorsports entry in fourth fastest in his group, which placed him in the second row of his heat race.

Battling with Shane Golobic for a Dash berth, Hammes settled for a third place finish which locked him into the ninth starting position for the 30-lap opening night feature event.

On an extremely hooked up and fast racing surface, Hammes slipped back when the race came to life as he found himself as far back as 12th. Keeping his composure, Hammes used an early restart to propel himself back into the Top-10 as he was up into eighth on the 10th lap.

Continuing to work his way forward after the slow start, the Marysville, CA driver took over the seventh position at the race’s halfway point. Battling hard to get into sixth, Hammes lost a spot on the 19th lap as he fell back eighth.

Holding strong in the Top-10, Hammes closed the night out with an eighth-place finish.

Returning to Sliver Dollar Speedway on Saturday night, Hammes again got off to a strong start as he timed in fifth fastest in his qualifying group with a robust 62 cars packed into the pit area.

Going from fifth to third in his heat race, Hammes again was securely in the feature event as he took the green flag from the 11th starting position.

Hammes’ night was cut short however, as caught the curb wrong in turns three and four and it resulted in his car spinning around and making hard contact with the with four wall.

“It was a bummer to end our weekend like that, but I had so much fun until that point, and Evan and Harley put a fast car under me each time we hit the track,” Hammes added. “I want to thank them again for a great opportunity as well as my parents, Carson, Ally, Denis and Josh, for all of their help and support.”

Hammes Motorsports would like to thank Movement Brewing, STS Farming, All About Fire Protection, Summit Partners Burbank Agency, Harper Inc., and Ace Attorney Services for their continued support.

BY THE NUMBERS: Races: 23, Wins: 1, Top 5’s: 7, Top 10’s: 14

ON TAP: Hammes is TBD on his next event at this time.

STAY CONNECTED: Keep up with Dawson Hammes by following him on Twitter @Hammer55D, or on Instagram @dawson_hames55d.

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CRSA Sprints 2023 Season Complete, Jordan Hutton Crowned Twelfth Series Champion

Press Release by Steven Ovens – October 8th, 2023

(SODUS, NY) – The A-Verdi Storage Containers CRSA Sprints powered by Super Gen Products has officially announced that their 2023 series is now complete. Poor weather over the weekend forced the cancellation of the Short Track Supernationals at Afton Motorsports Park, the scheduled championship event for the touring 305 sprint car division.

Many conversations amongst track and series officials took place over the weekend with the decision ultimately being made that another CRSA Sprints event could not be scheduled to settle the series championship.

“This is a tough decision to make with many points implications on the line,” said CRSA Sprints tour director Mike Emhof.

“The reality is Fall schedules are very difficult to navigate and our race teams make plans around our announced schedule each year. We know Jordan, Dalton and Tomy wanted to settle this out on the track but we just couldn’t make it work for everyone involved this year. We look forward to celebrating a great season with them at our banquet in December.”

Mother Nature was a major storyline this season, impacting nine different races on the planned twenty-race schedule. The “Future Stars of Sprint Cars” made the very best of things as they completed fourteen of the twenty scheduled events.

The dominant driver of 2023 is the newly crowned champion from Hannibal, NY third year driver Jordan Hutton. Hutton won everything in 2023 when it came to CRSA-sanctioned competition, including the 2023 A-Verdi Storage Containers CRSA Sprints powered by Super Gen Products series title, Pit Stop Convenience Stores “I-90 Pit Stop Challenge” Series, DisBatch Brewing Company Land of Legends Raceway Series and the Land of Legends Raceway Mighty Boba 305 weekly points title.

Hutton raced his way to five wins on the tour as well as scoring five wins at Paul Cole’s Land of Legends Raceway. Hutton hadn’t won at Canandaigua prior to 2023 and changed that in a huge way. In fact, running weekly at LOLR was not in the plans for Hutton’s team but their early dominance shifted their focus to competing for his first weekly points title.

The CRSA Sprints’ twelfth different champion in eighteen seasons of competition, the eighth year under the direction of Emhof, picked up victories at Land of Legends (May 13), Utica-Rome (July 14), Land of Legends (July 22), Woodhull (August 19) and his final win of the season at a place he has started to dominate at Fonda Speedway (September 15).

Hutton’s series title was earned on not only wins but in consistency throughout the fourteen points-paying events. In those fourteen races the No. 66 finished in the Top 10 twelve times and only suffered one DNF all series long. That DNF was suffered at Genesee Speedway September 22 and was thought to have serious points implications with series runnerup Dalton Herrick winning that night to trim the point lead to nineteen markers. Mother Nature assured Hutton’s DNF was not going to factor in the title.

Herrick from McDonough, NY also poured on the consistency as he only finished outside the Top 10 once in 2023, the very same night Hutton did at Thunder Mountain in July. The difference of three wins to five and qualifying heat race points factored into Herrick’s second place finish, one year removed from winning his first title in 2022.

Arguably the most improved driver of the season was the final finisher on the points podium- Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada’s Tomy Moreau. The driver of the No. 22 makes the six to seven hour haul, sometimes weekly, from Quebec and locked down his first two wins in a 305 Sprint Car (Fonda June 3, Outlaw July 7). Moreau put on a clinic at Genesee Speedway to close out 2023 with a drive from shotgun on the field to battling Herrick for the final checkered flag.

In the Insinger Performance Rookie of the Year race, three different drivers in the Top 15 standings had a chance at claiming RoY honors. Deansboro, NY competitor Dustin Sehn is announced as the Rookie of the Year with 1416 points over Kirsten Dombroski (1352) and Dillon Paddock (901). The Rookie race is determined by dropping a driver’s best and worst finish of the season and totaling the points from the remaining events, with Sehn and Dombroski counting eleven races each and Paddock six. Oddly enough, Sehn and Dombroski both dropped their finishes at Weedsport Speedway in May and Genesee Speedway in September.

Attention will now turn to honoring drivers and teams at the annual awards banquet on Saturday December 2 at Vernon Downs Hotel & Casino. More information is forthcoming on event details including times and event accommodations. Those wishing to make reservations early be sure to mention CRSA or Mike Emhof Motorsports for special lodging pricing.

The A-Verdi Storage Containers CRSA Sprints are powered by Super Gen Products. Associate sponsors for 2023 include Pit Stop Convenience Stores, DisBatch Brewing Company, the Maguire Family of Dealerships, Powdertech Powdercoating, PJC Sprayfoam, Profab Enterprises, Magsarus Ignitions, Hoosier Racing Tire, Insinger Performance with their Stinger Race Fuel, My Race Pass and is owned and operated by Mike Emhof Motorsports.

For more information on the series, results, points and 2023 schedule please visit our website www.crsasprints.com

Please visit the A-Verdi Storage Containers CRSA Sprints powered by Super Gen Products on Facebook (@CRSAsprints) and on Twitter (@CRSAsprints).


 


Dietrich secures starting spot in 2024 Tuscarora 50 A-Main; Port Royal and Lincoln on deck
Oct 9, 2023

By Fully Injected Motorsports:

GETTYSBURG, Pa. (October 9, 2023) – Not the victory Dietrich wanted, but the Gettysburg native, known to most as “Double-D,” did leave the “Speed Palace” as a winner on Thursday evening, October 5, concluding Port Royal Speedway’s annual Tuscarora 50 as a Non Qualifiers Feature champion. The win, Dietrich’s seventh sprint car triumph of the season, earned the former Port Royal Labor Day Classic winner a $2,000 payday, simultaneously solidifying a starting spot in the 2024 Tuscarora 50 main event.

Just two nights prior, Dietrich, ace of Gary Kauffman’s Weikert’s Livestock, Sandoe’s Fruit Market, Pace Performance, #1 Cochran Expressway, Big Cove Whitetail Trophy Hunts, Drop Of Ink Tattoo, Self Made Racing, No. 48 sprint car, finished sixth during High Limit Sprint Car Series competition at Bridgeport Motorsports Park in Swedesboro, New Jersey. A frequent flier with High Limit in 2023, Double-D kicked off the midweek blockbuster with a runner-up performance during heat race competition, ultimately qualifying for the evening’s dash where he finished seventh.

Following Port Royal’s Tuscarora 50 featuring the All Star Circuit of Champions, Dietrich joined the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series in Port Royal’s annual Nittany Showdown on Friday and Saturday, October 6-7. Dietrich highlighted the doubleheader with a 12th-place performance on Friday; he started 18th.

“Not the victory we wanted, so to speak, but it worked out to be a good race to win,” Dietrich said. “Happy to be locked into next year’s Tuscarora 50. It’s a tough race to get in, let alone win, so we’ll take our automatic starting spot and enter next year’s race with a little less pressure.

“Hats off to the fans for coming out in full force all week,” Dietrich added. “We’re lucky to have the opportunity to compete in front of such a loyal fanbase.”

ON DECK:
Danny Dietrich and Gary Kauffman Racing will continue their 2023 campaign with another two-race weekend in the Keystone State, this time visiting Port Royal Speedway in Port Royal, Pennsylvania, on Friday, October 13, followed by a stop at Lincoln Speedway in Abbottstown, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, October 14.

SPECIAL THANKS:
Danny Dietrich and Gary Kauffman Racing would like to thank all of their current marketing partners including: Weikert’s Livestock, Sandoe’s Fruit Market, Pace Performance, #1 Cochran Expressway, Big Cove Whitetail Trophy Hunts, Drop Of Ink Tattoo, Self Made Racing, Racer’s New & Used Parts Warehouse, East Park Automotive Inc., RV 4 Wheel Drive & Performance Automotive Inc, Bollinger Construction, Blud Lubricants.

SOCIAL MEDIA:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/gkrracing
Twitter: www.twitter.com/dannydietrich
Merchandise: www.dannydietrich.com/merch
News: www.dannydietrich.com
News: www.fullyinjected.com

BROADCAST COVERAGE:
Watch the All Star Circuit of Champions online at www.floracing.com.
Watch the World of Outlaws online at www.dirtvision.com.
Watch Lincoln Speedway and Port Royal Speedway online at www.floracing.com.
Watch Williams Grove Speedway online at www.dirtvision.com.
Watch High Limit Sprint Car Series online at www.floracing.com.

STATS:
2023 Gary Kauffman Racing Statistics:
Top-5s: 36
Top-10s: 50
Wins: 7

2023 HIGHLIGHTS:
Finished third during the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series season opener contested Friday evening, February 10 (Volusia Speedway Park). Finished third and fourth, respectively, in Lincoln Speedway’s opening pair contested Thursday and Sunday, February 23 and 26. Finished second at Lincoln Speedway on Saturday, March 4. Finished fourth in Port Royal Speedway’s season opener on Sunday, March 5. Finished sixth during World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series action at Lincoln Speedway on Saturday, March 18. Finished second at Port Royal Speedway on Saturday, April 1. Finished fifth at Lincoln Speedway on Saturday, April 8. Finished second at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday, April 14. Finished fourth at BAPS Motor Speedway on Sunday, April 16. Finished second in Williams Grove Speedway’s Tommy Hinnershitz Classic on Friday, April 21. Won first race of the season at Selinsgrove Speedway on Sunday, April 23. Finished third on back-to-back occasions; Williams Grove Speedway on Friday, May 5, and Lincoln Speedway on Saturday, May 6. Finished fourth in Lincoln Speedway’s Gettysburg Clash (WoO) on Wednesday, May 10. Finished second at Selinsgrove Speedway on Sunday, May 14. Rallied from 20th to 11th in Wayne County Speedway’s High Limit Sprint Car Series event on May 16. Finished sixth at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday, May 19. Finished ninth with World of Outlaws at Sharon Speedway on Saturday, May 20. Finished third at BAPS Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 21. Finished second from 11th in Williams Grove Speedway’s Doug Esh Tribute on Friday, May 26. Finished fourth in the $29,000-to-win Bob Weikert Memorial finale on Sunday, May 28. Finished second at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday, June 2. Earned Ohio Sprint Speedweek triumph at Fremont Speedway in Fremont, Ohio, on Saturday, June 10. Earned PA Sprint Speedweek tune-up victory at Lincoln Speedway in Abbottstown, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, June 17. Earned fourth victory of 2023 at Lincoln Speedway on Saturday, July 8; started tenth. Earned back-to-back Hard Charger Awards with the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series while in action at BAPS Motor Speedway on July 20 and Williams Grove Speedway on July 21; 19th to eighth at BAPS and 15th to seventh at The Grove. Finished fourth during High Limit Sprint Car Series action at Grandview Speedway on Wednesday, July 26. Finished second at Lincoln Speedway on Saturday, July 29. Won fifth feature of the season in Williams Grove Speedway start on Friday, August 18. Finished eighth and second in Port Royal Speedway Twin-25 program on Saturday, August 19. Finished third with All Star Circuit of Champions at Selinsgrove Speedway on Sunday, August 20; earned Hard Charger Award. Finished fourth in Williams Grove’s Jack Gunn Memorial on Friday, August 25. Finished fourth in Lincoln Speedway’s Kramer Klash on Saturday, August 26. Won sixth feature of the season at BAPS Motor Speedway on Sunday, August 27. Scored four consecutive top-ten finishes in Labor Day weekend stretch; third at Williams Grove Speedway on September 1, fourth in Lincoln Speedway’s Dirt Classic preliminary on September 2, second in Lincoln Speedway’s Dirt Classic finale on September 3, and sixth in Port Royal Speedway’s Labor Day Classic on September 4. Finished fifth in Williams Grove Speedway’s Billy Kimmel Memorial on Friday, September 15. Finished third in Selinsgrove Speedway’s Jim Nace Memorial on Saturday, September 16. Finished ninth in the $75,000-to-win National Open at Williams Grove Speedway on Saturday, September 30. Finished sixth in High Limit Sprint Car Series start at Bridgeport Motorsports Park on Tuesday, October 3. Won Port Royal Speedway Tuscarora 50 Non-Qualifiers feature on Thursday, October 5.

2023 Wins: 7 | Selinsgrove Speedway (April 23), Fremont Speedway (June 10), Lincoln Speedway (June 17), Lincoln Speedway (July 8), Williams Grove Speedway (August 18), BAPS Motor Speedway (August 27), Port Royal Speedway [Tuscarora 50 NQ Main] (October 5)

2022 Wins: 14 (Lincoln Speedway: 3/26), (Lincoln Speedway: 4/2), (Lincoln Speedway: 4/16), (Lincoln Speedway: 4/30), (Williams Grove Speedway: 6/3), (Lincoln Speedway – Steve Smith Tribute [$19,000]: 6/4) (Attica Raceway Park | Ohio Sprint Speedweek: 6/10) (Limaland Motorsports Park | Ohio Sprint Speedweek: 6/17) (Selinsgrove Speedway – PA Sprint Speedweek Finale | Opperman-Bogar-Heintzelman Memorial [$10,099]: 7/3) (BAPS Motor Speedway: 7/24) (Port Royal Speedway | Living Legends Dream Race: 7/30) (Williams Grove Speedway | All Stars | Jack Gunn Memorial: 8/26) (Williams Grove Speedway | All Stars | Jack Gunn Memorial: 8/26) (Lincoln Speedway | Night of Champions: 10/15)

 

Whittall wages war with High Limit, All Stars and Outlaws; Back to Port on Friday the 13th
ByTyler Altmeyer
Oct 9, 2023

By Fully Injected Motorsports:

VINCENTOWN, N.J. (October 9, 2023) – It was a competitive week in the Mid-Atlantic for Justin Whittall and JW Motorsports, and although the New Jersey-based open wheelers were unable to conquer the best in the world, the team had plenty of noteworthy achievements, ultimately highlighting their four-race stretch with a 13th-place score in Port Royal Speedway’s annual Tuscarora 50 on Thursday, October 5. Whittall, a former winner at the “Speed Palace,” earned his 13th-place outcome from 18th on the All Star Circuit of Champions grid, locking himself into the $62,000-to-win blockbuster with a podium run during heat race competition.

In addition, Whittall, ace of his family owned JG Kronenberger Fine Jewelry, Mid-Atlantic Transport, Pioneer Auto Body, Worldwide Bearings, Enterprise, Prime Composite Innovations, K Seal, No. 67 sprint car, finished 17th during High Limit Sprint Car Series competition at Bridgeport Motorsports Park in Swedesboro, New Jersey, on Tuesday, October 3. The nearby Vincentown native started 18th on the A-Main scorecard, finishing fifth during heat action to qualify.

Unfortunately, Whittall was unable to qualify for A-Main action in Port Royal’s two-day Nittany Showdown featuring the World of Outlaws on Friday and Saturday, October 6-7. The 23-year-old was forced to conclude his week in Saturday’s Last Chance Showdown.

“It was a huge week for sprint car racing in general and we were thrilled to be a part of it,” Whittall explained. “We had our fair share of positive statistics, but we’re always striving to do better. We have a few more starts on our plate this season. The goal is to go out on top.”

ON DECK:
Justin Whittall and JW Motorsports will continue their 2023 campaign with a visit to Port Royal Speedway in Port Royal, Pennsylvania, on Friday, October 13. The 410 sprinters will join the Short Track Super Series as a support class racing for $6,000-to-win.

SPECIAL THANKS:
Justin Whittall and JW Motorsports would like to thank all of their marketing partners including: JG Kronenberger Fine Jewelry, Mid-Atlantic Transport, Pioneer Auto Body, Worldwide Bearings, Enterprise, Prime Composite Innovations, K Seal.

SOCIAL MEDIA:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/justinwhittallmotorsports
Twitter: www.twitter.com/justinwhittall
News coverage: www.fullyinjected.com
Online home: www.justinwhittallmotorsports.com.

BROADCAST COVERAGE:
Watch the All Star Circuit of Champions online at www.floracing.com.
Watch the World of Outlaws online at www.dirtvision.com.
Watch Lincoln Speedway and Port Royal Speedway online at www.floracing.com.
Watch Williams Grove Speedway online at www.dirtvision.com.

2023 STATISTICS:
Wins: 0
Top-Fives: 2
Top-Tens: 13

2023 HIGHLIGHTS:
Finished ninth in Lincoln Speedway’s Icebreaker [Round #2] on Sunday, February 26; started 17th. Finished seventh from 14th in Port Royal Speedway’s season opener on Sunday, March 5 – Hard Charger Award. Finished ninth at Port Royal Speedway on Saturday, April 1. Finished sixth at Port Royal Speedway on Saturday, April 8. Finished eighth at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday, May 5. Finished fifth at Selinsgrove Speedway in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, May 14. Hard Charged during All Star action at Bridgeport Motorsports Park on Thursday, May 25; rallied from 17th to ninth. Finished eighth during the Bob Weikert Memorial opener at Port Royal Speedway on Saturday, May 27. Finished third during Port Royal Speedway start on Saturday, June 3. Earned back-to-back top-ten scores during starts at Williams Grove Speedway and Port Royal Speedway on Friday and Saturday, June 16-17. Finished seventh at Port Royal Speedway on July 4. Finished seventh at Port Royal Speedway on July 8. Finished 16th in Eldora Speedway’s $1,002,023-to-win Eldora Million on Thursday, July 13. Finished 13th in Port Royal Speedway’s annual Tuscarora 50 on Thursday, October 5 (All Star Circuit of Champions).

2022 Wins: 1 (Port Royal Speedway | $6,000 | October 14)

 

 

Doran Binks Racing’s Swanson Finishes Fourth

In 500 Sprint Car Tour Race at Anderson Speedway

Saturday Driving the Mission Foods/Glenn Farms No. 77

ANDERSON, Ind., Oct. 8 — Doran Binks Racing’s Kody Swanson kept the Mission Foods/Glenn Farms No. 77 in fourth place from start to finish in the Tony Elliott Classic Saturday at Anderson Speedway to retain second place in the 2023 point standings of the 500 Sprint Car Tour Presented by Auto Value Bumper to Bumper Parts Stores with one event remaining.

Dakoda Armstrong passed Taylor Ferns on lap 46 and went on to post his first series victory by 4.426 seconds over Ferns, who led the first 45 laps of the 100-lap race on the quarter-mile asphalt oval. They were the only drivers to lead. Point leader Tyler Roahrig won the pole and finished third, followed by Swanson and Caleb Armstrong. Billy Wease, Kyle O’Gara, Bobby Santos III, Brian Vaughn, and Trey Burke rounded out the top 10.

Unofficially Roahrig still leads the point standings going into the season finale this coming Saturday, Oct. 14, at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park (IRP) in Brownsburg, Ind. He has a 13-point lead over Swanson, 1,598 points to 1,585 points. There are 220 points up for grabs at the season finale, so mathematically the title is up for grabs between the top five drivers, which includes Armstrong in third (1,521 points), O’Gara in fourth (1,520 points), and Santos (1,420 points). The different scenarios of possible point totals at IRP are too numerous to spell out since bonus points are awarded to the driver who wins the pole, leads a lap, and leads the most laps in addition to the points earned by finishing positions.

On Saturday at Anderson the top 10 ran mostly unchanged for the first 40 laps. The leader, Ferns, got loose between Turns 1 and 2 working lap 46. Roahrig, who was running second, checked up to avoid her but there was still light contact between them as they exited Turn 2. Armstrong capitalized on the situation and made the winning move by ducking under them both on the backstretch, vaulting from third to the lead while Ferns and Roahrig regrouped.

Swanson, whose car is powered by a Dan Binks-prepped Chevy engine, chased Roahrig for the remainder of the race. He had to fight off Caleb Armstrong in the second half of the event, but he was able to stay in fourth place until the checkered.

Swanson also set the fourth-fastest lap of the race with a 11.404 on lap eight, which was the same lap that Ferns set the fastest lap of the race with a 11.277.

Swanson topped the first of two practice sessions earlier in the day, which was sunny but cold with a steady wind.

“I’m thankful we finished fourth,” he said after the race. “I thought we had a good car in practice. We didn’t stray too far from that setup, but the handling just kept going away from us in the feature. Everything was mechanically sound with the car; we were just a little off what the track required in the feature.”

After a false start when Tim Creech spun in Turn 4, the pace only slowed three times. A yellow flew with four laps down when Brady Allum stopped on the backstretch due to a flat right-rear tire. Another yellow came out with 25 laps down when the 10th place driver, Tony Main, spun in Turn 2 as the leaders were about to lap him. A red flew with 52 laps down when Donnie Adams Jr. (10th) and Jackson Macenko (11th) collided on the backstretch at the opening to the pits. The back of Macenko’s car landed on the front of Adams’ car. Removing them caused a lengthy delay, but neither driver was hurt.

Yellow-flag laps didn’t count.

The race was streamed live on MAVTV for Flo Racing.

Doran Binks Racing also fields cars for Swanson in the USAC Silver Crown series, where the team and Swanson are also second in the current entrant and driver point standings, just 16 points out of first. That series’ season finale is also at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park this coming Saturday, Oct. 14.

Swanson and Doran Racing are the defending champions of both series.

 

 

Brian Brown on top in Port Royal’s Tuscarora 50 for $62,000; Kansas WoO start on deck

By Fully Injected Motorsports:

GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. (October 9, 2023) - For the first time in his illustrious career, “Blackjack” Brian Brown is a Tuscarora 50 champion, earning the highly-sought after prize at the legendary Port Royal Speedway “Speed Palace” in Port Royal, Pennsylvania. The $62,000 triumph, accomplished on Thursday, October 5, was the biggest and richest of Brown’s career, simultaneously increasing his overall All Star Circuit of Champions win count to four all time - his first of 2023 and his first at Port Royal Speedway.

“It really hasn’t sunk in yet,” Brown noted. “I’ve always thought we could win at Port Royal Speedway, but to win a crown jewel like the Tuscarora 50 is a dream come true. Just so thankful for Casey’s, FVP, and all of our partners for the continued support, and for allowing us the opportunity to race out east. And a special thanks to Charlie Garrett for the great horsepower. His dependability puts us in these positions.”

Brown, ace of the Casey’s, FVP, Andy's Frozen Custard, Impact Signs Awnings and Wraps, Mt. Dew Overdrive, HAWK Hunting, Ditzfeld Transfer, Champion Brands, MC Power, Weld Wheels, Housby, Maxim Chassis No. 21 sprint car, took command of the prestigious 50-lapper on lap 44, battling by race-long rival and fellow Knoxville Raceway warrior, Chase Randall. The Higginsville, Missouri, native, who now resides in nearby Grain Valley, was a frontrunner the entire distance, racing into a podium spot for the first time on lap 24 before earning the next two positions.

“The Quickest Chicken” Chase Randall led the first 18 circuits before Myerstown, Pennsylvania’s Brent Marks took over on lap 19. Back-to-back cautions, including a red flag incident, set-up Marks’ eventual takeover, sliding the Waco, Texas, native as the pair entered turn one. Randall, in his first-ever race at Port Royal Speedway, started from the outside-pole position, ultimately leading his first-ever laps with the All Star Circuit of Champions.

Marks maintained control until disaster struck on lap 35, spinning to a stop in turn four after nearly making contact with a lapped car. The former Tuscarora 50 champion had nowhere to go.

With Marks now out, Randall was able to take back the lead, keeping control until caution flags waved for the final time on lap 44, this one for then runner-up, Buddy Kofoid. The caution also allowed Brown the opportunity to gain second, using the ensuing restart to drive by the 18-year-old Texan.

“When the caution came out with a few to go, I was riding around just trying to come up with a good game plan to get by Chase [Randall],” Brown continued. “I knew we had a golden opportunity to win the biggest race on the east coast, as long as we could execute. Nailing the restart was vital, and we did it.

“I’m just so proud of Chad, JB, and my dad. They never give up. It’s been a long month on the east coast and they continue to show up everyday with a great attitude and the willingness to work hard. Attitudes, especially positive attitudes, are contagious.”

Port Royal Speedway’s Tuscarora 50 was just the tip of the weekend’s schedule, as the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series invaded the Juniata County Fairgrounds half-mile the following two evenings for the annual Nittany Showdown doubleheader. Although unable to match his Tuscarora 50 outcome, Brown highlighted the World of Outlaws double with a 12-place score on Saturday, October 7; he started sixth on the feature grid, kicking off the evening with a heat race victory.

ON DECK:
Brian Brown and Brian Brown Racing will continue their 2023 campaign with a trip to Kansas City’s Lakeside Speedway for the Micro-Lite Harvest Rumble on Saturday, October 14. “Blackjack” is a former World of Outlaws winner at Lakeside, scoring the triumph on October 20, 2017.

SPECIAL THANKS:
Brian Brown Racing would like to thank Casey’s, FVP, Andy's Frozen Custard, Impact Signs Awnings and Wraps, Mt. Dew Overdrive, HAWK Hunting, Ditzfeld Transfer, Champion Brands, MC Power, Weld Wheels, Housby, Maxim Chassis, J.D. Welding & Machine, Waldinger, Smiley’s Racing Products, Wolfe Eye Clinic, Mid Mo Equipment, Bell Helmets, K1 RaceGear, Clem’s Helmets, Factory Kahne Shocks, Cometic Gaskets, C & M Lawn & Landscape, Lincoln Electric, K&N Filters, HostIowa.net, Fultz Excavating, Restless Spirits Distillery, FSR Racing Products, Ti64, AL Driveline, Vortex Wings, All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Kenny’s Components, Rod End Supply, Winter’s Performance Products, KSE Racing Products, ISC Racers Tape, Kinsler Fuel Injection, Racing Optics, Hoosier Tires, XYZ Machining, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Ultra-Lite Brakes, Schoenfeld Headers, Bam Roller Lifters, Outerwears, MPD, All Star Performance, 6B Apparel, MSD Ignition and Garrett Racing Engines for their continued support.

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BROADCAST COVERAGE:
Watch the All Star Circuit of Champions online at www.floracing.com
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Watch High Limit Sprint Car Series at www.floracing.com

2023 STATISTICS:
Top-fives: 24
Top-tens: 31
Wins: 8

2023 HIGHLIGHTS:
Kicked-off 2023 campaign with back-to-back 14th-place scores against the All Star Circuit of Champions at Volusia Speedway Park on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 7-8. Recorded back-to-back World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series top-five finishes at Volusia Speedway Park on Sunday, March 5; fifth and third during the Spring Showdown opener and DIRTcar Nationals make-up feature, respectively. Finished ninth from 18th in Lakeside Speedway’s High Limit Sprint Car Series event on April 11. Rallied from 21st to finish ninth in 34 Raceway’s High Limit Sprint Car Series event on Tuesday, April 25; earned a $1,200 bonus for his efforts. Charged from 13th to finish fourth in Eldora Speedway’s Let’s Race Two finale on Saturday, May 6. Hard charged his way from 25th (provisional) to fourth during High Limit Sprint Car Series action at Wayne County Speedway in Orrville, Ohio, on Tuesday, May 16. Finished seventh during POWRi 410 action at Lee County Speedway in Donnellson, Iowa, on Friday, May 19. Won first feature of the season at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on Saturday, May 20; started seventh, 61st career win. Finished fourth during Knoxville Raceway start on Saturday, May 27. Won second feature of the season during Knoxville Raceway start on Saturday, June 3; 62nd career win at the Sprint Car Capital of the World. Earned back-to-back podium finishes against World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series at Knoxville Raceway; a win on Friday, June 9, and a runner-up finish on Saturday, June 10. Finished second in POWRi start at I-70 Motorsports Park on Friday, June 16. Finished fourth in Knoxville Raceway’s Border Battle on Saturday, June 17. Qualified for Huset’s Speedway’s $250,000-to-win High Bank Nationals; finished 18th. In addition, finished seventh in Friday’s High Bank Nationals preliminary. Earned fourth feature victory of 2023 at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on Saturday, July 8; started eighth. Finished fourth in his respective Eldora Million preliminary feature on Wednesday, July 12. Finished sixth in Eldora Speedway’s Eldora Million A-Main on Thursday, July 13. Earned fifth feature victory of 2023 at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on Saturday, July 22; led every lap. Earned back-to-back top-ten scores with the All Star Circuit of Champions at I-70 Motorsport Park and Knoxville Raceway on Friday and Saturday, July 28-29; finished ninth and fifth. Finished second in 360 Knoxville Nationals preliminary feature on Friday, August 4. Won 2023 360 Knoxville Nationals main event on Saturday, August 5; sixth victory of 2023. Finished 14th in Knoxville Nationals finale A-Main on Saturday, August 12. Finished third in POWRi 410 Bandit Outlaw Sprint Series start at Missouri State Fair Speedway in Sedalia, Missouri, on Sunday, August 20. Finished fifth in Knoxville Raceway Season Championship program on Saturday, August 26. Finished fifth at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday, September 1. Won at Selinsgrove Speedway in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, September 3. Finished third in Port Royal Speedway’s Labor Day Classic on Monday, September 4. Finished fifth in Selinsgrove Speedway’s Jim Nace Memorial on Saturday, September 16. Won Port Royal Speedway’s 56th Annual Tuscarora 50 on Thursday, October 5; biggest and richest win of Brown’s career at $62,000.

 

 

Bayston highlights Port Royal weekend with Tuscarora rally; Kansas trip ahead

2023 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Standings: 8th | 8060 points

By Fully Injected Motorsports:

CARLISLE, Pa. (October 9, 2023) - The team’s final weekend in Pennsylvania Posse Country may have concluded shy of the pinnacle, but Spencer Bayston and CJB Motorsports found their share of shining moments, ultimately kicking-off their three-race swing at the Port Royal Speedway “Speed Palace” with an impressive 13-spot rally in the 56th annual Tuscarora 50 on Thursday, October 5.

Bayston, ace Chad Clemens’ TrueTimber Camo, Rothco, JRC Transportation, Nyce Crete and Landis, Ecynbro Trucking, C&S Lawn and Landscape, Kistler Engines, No. 5 sprint car, capped the prestigious 50-laper 11th in the running order, commencing action from 24th on the All Star Circuit of Champions starting grid. The Lebanon, Indiana, native was forced to start deep after failing to transfer through his respective heat race, eventually finding refuge in the Tuscarora 50 B-Main.

The former World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Rookie of the Year and recent Ironman 55 preliminary champion raced on to finish 15th and 19th in Port Royal’s two-day Nittany Showdown on Friday and Saturday, October 6-7.

“It was a trying weekend for our team. We had spurts of speed, but not where we needed it to create great starting spots in the features,” Bayston stated. “It’s really tough to contend for top five finishes when you start outside of the first few rows. Barry, Aydin, Erik and myself are working as hard as we can to find the consistent speed that this team is known to have. We don’t have a lot left on our 2023 schedule. We’re going to do what we can to end the year strong.”

ON DECK: Spencer Bayston and CJB Motorsports will continue their 2023 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series campaign with a Kansas doubleheader, first stopping at 81 Speedway in Wichita on Friday, October 13, followed by a trip to Kansas City’s Lakeside Speedway for the Micro-Lite Harvest Rumble on Saturday, October 14.

SPECIAL THANKS: Spencer Bayston and CJB Motorsports would like to thank all of their marketing partners: TrueTimber Camo, Rothco, JRC Transportation, Nyce Crete and Landis, Ecynbro Trucking, C&S Lawn and Landscape, Kistler Engines, Highlands’ Power Sports, High Performance Lubricants, FK Rod Ends, Allstar Performance, Brown and Miller Racing Solutions, Walker Filtration, Schoenfeld Headers, Ti22 Performance, Wilwood Disc Brakes, Fine Line Auto Body, All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads, Smith Titanium, HRP, Factory Kahne Shocks, Ultrashield, Andrews Quick Change Gears, Blackbeard, Vahlco Wheels, Kinsler Fuel Injection, ATL, Winters, Fastener Specialties, KSE Racing Products, System 1 Pro Ignition, Maxim Racing, KH Suspension, RRi Designs, QuickCar Racing Products, Outerwears, Moose Blocks, Safety-Kleen.

2023 WORLD OF OUTLAWS STATISTICS: Wins: 1 Top-Fives: 10 Top-Tens: 38

2023 HIGHLIGHTS: Kicked-off 2023 campaign with back-to-back top-ten scores against the All Star Circuit of Champions at Volusia Speedway Park on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 7-8; finished fourth and eighth, respectively. Finished sixth and fifth at Volusia Speedway Park (DIRTcar Nationals make-up feature and Spring Showdown finale) on Sunday and Monday, March 5-6. Finished third at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, Alabama, on Friday evening, March 24; Spencer Bayston’s first-ever visit to Talladega. Finished eighth and ninth, respectively, in Devil’s Bowl Speedway’s two-day Texas Outlaw Nationals on Friday and Saturday, March 31 and April 1. Finished fourth in the Jason Johnson Classic at 81 Speedway in Wichita, Kansas, on Saturday, April 8. Finished seventh during High Limit Sprint Car Series competition at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas, on April 11. Finished eighth during I-55 Showdown at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in Pevely, Missouri, on Friday, April 14. Finished tenth during action at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Indiana, on Saturday, April 29. Finished seventh from 12th in Eldora Speedway’s Let’s Race Two finale on Saturday, May 6. Finished sixth in Lincoln Speedway’s Gettysburg Clash on Wednesday, May 10. Finished tenth and seventh in Ohio Outlaw starts at Attica Raceway Park and Sharon Speedway on Friday and Saturday, May 19-20. Finished seventh from 16th at Atomic Speedway in Chillicothe, Ohio, on Friday, May 26. Finished ninth on back-to-back occasions during starts at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and Ogilvie Raceway in Ogilvie, Minnesota, on Friday and Saturday, June 2-3. Finished ninth at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on Saturday, June 10. Earned back-to-back top-ten scores in Beaver Dam Raceway’s Jim “JB” Boyd Memorial on Friday and Saturday, June 16-17; tenth and sixth, respectively. Earned four consecutive top-ten finishes in Huset’s Speedway’s High Bank Nationals. Capped weekend with eighth-place run in $250,000-to-win finale on Saturday, June 24. Earned back-to-back top-five finishes in Cedar Lake Speedway’s annual Independence Day Spectacular on Friday and Saturday, June 30 and July 1; fifth on Friday and second on Saturday. Finished ninth at Wilmot Raceway in Wilmot, Wisconsin, on Saturday, July 8. Finished tenth in Eldora Speedway’s Eldora Million Preliminary on Wednesday, July 12. Finished eighth in Eldora Speedway’s Knight Before the Kings Royal on Friday, July 14. Finished fourth in $20,000-to-win Williams Grove Speedway Summer Nationals finale on Saturday, July 22. Won Ironman 55 preliminary main event on Friday, August 4. Finished sixth in Ironman 55 (I-55 Raceway) finale on Saturday, August 5. Finished third in Knoxville Nationals preliminary A-Main on Thursday, August 10. Finished 11th in Knoxville Nationals finale A-Main on Saturday, August 12. Finished tenth in $25,000-to-win Jackson Nationals finale at Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minnesota, on Saturday, August 19. Finished sixth at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, North Dakota, on Friday, August 25. Finished tenth at Red River Valley Speedway in West Fargo, North Dakota, on Saturday, August 26. Finished fifth in Sage Fruit Skagit Nationals opener on Thursday, August 31. Finished seventh in Sage Fruit Skagit Nationals finale on Saturday, September 2. Finished eighth in the Gold Cup Race of Champions finale at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, California, on Saturday, September 9. Finished seventh at Placerville Speedway in Placerville, California, on Saturday, September 16. Finished ninth at Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio, on Saturday, September 23.

SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook: www.facebook.com/CJB-Motorsports-100190992543697 Twitter: www.twitter.com/cjb_51 Instagram: www.instagram.com/cjbmotorsports5 News coverage: www.fullyinjected.com Online home: www.cjbmotorsports.net Merchandise: www.spencerbayston.com

BROADCAST COVERAGE: Watch the World of Outlaws online at www.dirtvision.com.

 

 

Mallett Aiming for Consistent Weekend During Devil's Bowl Winter Nationals

Inside Line Promotions - GREENBRIER, Ark. (Oct. 9, 2023) - This weekend presents the final full points-paying races of the ASCS National Tour season for full-time competitor Jordon Mallett.

The 36 th annual COMP CAMS Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier at Texarkana 67 Speedway in Texarkana, Ark., was postponed from last weekend to the end of this month because of inclement weather. That event is show-up points only, making the 50 th annual Devil's Bowl Winter Nationals this Friday and Saturday at Devil's Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas, the last chance to gain or lose points.

"We've points raced for so many years we know what to expect," Mallett said. "We'll do the best job we can. The points will take care of themselves and whatever is meant to happen will happen. We're here to win races and let the points fall where they will.

"I've learned not to get as caught up in it. Just keep your nose clean and keep yourself in the game."

Mallett enters the weekend ranked third in the ASCS National Tour championship standings - 38 points ahead of fourth place and 63 points in front of fifth place.

This weekend will mark Mallett's season debut at Devil's Bowl Speedway, where an ASCS National Tour doubleheader was rained out earlier this year. Mallett's best result in five starts at the unique track is a seventh-place outing in 2020.

"We've been there a few times and seen about every characteristic that place has to offer from locked down to slick to rubbered up," he said. "It's one of those places some nights it races really good and other nights it's a little too fast. Hopefully we get a racy track each night and we can unload a fast race car."

SEASON STATS -

36 races, 0 wins, 10 top fives, 23 top 10s, 26 top 15s, 30 top 20s

UP NEXT -

Friday and Saturday at Devil's Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas, for the 50 th annual Devil's Bowl Winter Nationals with the ASCS National Tour

MEDIA LINKS -

Website: http://jordonmallett.myracepass.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jmmotorsports14

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jordonmallettmotorsports

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT ­­­- Water for Christ

Water for Christ was established from the joint passions of sharing the Gospel of Christ and supplying clean water to villages in developing countries. For more information, visit http://www.WaterForChrist.com .

"Water for Christ goes to Africa and other third-world countries to drill fresh-water wells where there is no access to fresh or clean water," Mallett said. "We're trying to raise awareness so they can continue to do what they do and hopefully on a larger scale."

Mallett would like to thank Awakening Events, Awakening Foundation, Water for Christ, Porter Commercial Refrigeration, Red River Rack Co., D&K Farms, Powers HVAC, DHR Suspension, Racing Optics, Triple X Race Co., KSE Racing Products, FK Rod Ends, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Sinco, Inc., Autometer, Callies Racing Products, DynoTech Race Engines, Hero Graphics, Hilborn Fuel Injection, ISC Racers Tape, K&N Engineering, Lone Star Super Gas (Sunoco), HRP Wings, Schoenfeld Headers, Simpson Race Products, Smiley's Racing Products, MetTec Titanium, MotorState Distributing, DMI, Fast 5 Solutions and Superior Bearing and Supply for their continued support.

 

 

Hagar Hoping for History This Weekend During Flip Flop 50

Inside Line Promotions - MARION, Ark. (Oct. 9, 2023) - Derek Hagar is looking to take another leap forward during the famed Flip Flop 50 this weekend at Riverside International Speedway.

The dirt oval in West Memphis, Ark., hosts the USCS Series event on Friday and Saturday. Hagar will compete in both the 360ci and 305ci winged sprint car divisions.

"It's up there because it's an exciting event," he said. "Not just the sprint car atmosphere, the mini sprints, stock cars and modifieds as well. They have to open the spectator parking for pit parking. It's going to be packed. It's a big atmosphere to get a race car driver motivated to put on a show."

Hagar has captured seven feature wins during the event, which inverts the feature winner of the first A Main to the back of the pack for the second main event. He charged from 24 th to sixth last year and from 22 nd to fourth in 2017 after winning the first feature. Hagar's best outing was in 2021 when he was victorious during the first A Main from the 10 th starting position before he hustled from 22 nd to third in the second race.

Hagar enters this season with seven triumphs at the track, including a trio behind the wheel of the McCord Farms 305 sprint car.

"Mr. McCord puts together a hell of a car for me in the 305 deal," he said. "As far as the 360 stuff goes, there will be a lot of new people coming in to mix it up so it'll be a different challenge. I'm looking forward to it in both divisions."

SEASON STATS -

26 races, 18 wins, 23 top fives, 23 top 10s, 25 top 15s, 26 top 20s

UP NEXT -

Friday and Saturday at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark., for the Flip Flop 50 with the USCS Series

MEDIA LINKS -

Website: http://www.DerekHagarRacing.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/HagarDerek

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT - DynoTech Performance Race Engines

DynoTech Performance Race Engines is an engine building and performance shop based in Memphis, Tenn., and operated by Ricky Stenhouse Sr.

"Ricky has been doing our engines since the beginning," Hagar said. "We've had great success. Every time we get something from him it's reliable. It makes it easy on the pocket book knowing you have something that will last."

Hagar would like to thank Ameri-Panel, J&J Auto Racing, B & D Towing and Recovery, FK Rod Ends, Dynotech Performance Race Engines, A.M.P., Fragola Performance Systems, Administrative Consulting Services, Killer Coatings, Beazt Composites, Xtreme Race Graphics, Southern Collision Centre, AR Dyno Specialty, Jeff's Heating and Cooling, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Weld Wheels, DHR Suspension, Hinchman Racewear, Wix Filters, Valvoline, Ti64 and Builtwiser Wings for their continued support.


 


Lights Out in Running of Valley Speedway’s King of Kansas City with POWRi WAR

Belleville, IL. (10/8/23) Lighting issues in turn four would darken then cancel the feature just as the A-Main began to roll out on the track in the fifth annual running of the King of Kansas City feature at Valley Speedway with the POWRi Wingless Auto Racing Sprint League; unable to remedy the electrical issues would force track officials to cancel the remainder of the event.

Initial on-track actions would witness Wyatt Burks start quickest in hot laps with a 13462-second lap as Samuel Wagner, Wyatt Burks, and Kory Schudy would each earn heat race wins as well as Schudy snagging the event high-point qualifier award to earn the pole starting position for the twenty-five-lap main event.

Setting the field based on passing points would find all competitors begin to file around the track for the initial firing when an electrical surge would cause an entire light pole in turn four to expire and completely black out turn four and part of the front straight.

Working diligently for over an hour, Valley Speedway and POWRi officials ultimately decided to cancel the remainder of the event based on the inability to fix the lightning issues in the time needed to meet the impending track curfew.

“This is never how we want to end a race, sometimes things happen that are completely out of our control, and we have to adjust with the safety of our drivers as the main concern,” said race director Talin Turner.

Competitors entered will all receive equal pay and one hundred fifty seasonal points towards the championship.

POWRi WAR Heat Race Results (10/7/23):
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 73-Samuel Wagner[3]; 2. 74-Xavier Doney[4]; 3. 13-Chase Howard[1]; 4. 93-Taylor Walton[6]; 5. 11X-Tom Curran[5]; 6. B52-Blake Bowers[7]; 7. 16-Hannah Merritt[2]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 11W-Wyatt Burks[2]; 2. 24-Craig Carroll[1]; 3. 9-Chad Goff[4]; 4. 77-Jack Wagner[5]; 5. 15B-Quinton Benson[3]; 6. 1-Chris Desselle[6]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 28-Kory Schudy[5]; 2. 15E-Dakota Earls[1]; 3. 33-Wesley Smith[3]; 4. 24H-Ty Hulsey[6]; 5. 45-Jesse Bebee[2]; 6. 88-Chad Tye[4]

For additional information on Start2Finish or to sign up for a subscription and catch all the excitement LIVE & ON-DEMAND, visit www.s2ftv.com.

Follow along for more information such as race recaps, updates, full results, and press releases online at www.powri.com, on Twitter & Instagram at @POWRi_Racing, or on Facebook at POWRi.

 

 

CRSA Sprints Lose Championship Race At Afton To Rain

Press Release by Steven Ovens – October 8th, 2023

(SODUS, NY) – The A-Verdi Storage Containers CRSA Sprints powered by Super Gen Products got news late Thursday that everyone expected but hated to hear. Championship Night as part of Night 1 of Short Track Supernationals 15 was lost due to incoming rain and poor weather from Tropical Storm Philippe.

The “Future Stars of Sprint Cars” were prepared to decide a champion after the points were jumbled up greatly from Dalton Herrick’s Genesee Speedway victory and Jordan Hutton’s rare DNF in 2023- narrowing the lead to nineteen points. While the Short Track Supernationals were cancelled, Afton Motorsports Park has had preliminary discussions in regard to running one more event before their 2023 season comes to a close.

At time of press, no decisions have been made by CRSA Sprints officials on the closure of the 2023 series. Stay tuned for more information on all CRSA Sprints social media channels and www.crsasprints.com

The A-Verdi Storage Containers CRSA Sprints are powered by Super Gen Products. Associate sponsors for 2023 include Pit Stop Convenience Stores, DisBatch Brewing Company, the Maguire Family of Dealerships, Powdertech Powdercoating, PJC Sprayfoam, Profab Enterprises, Magsarus Ignitions, Hoosier Racing Tire, Insinger Performance with their Stinger Race Fuel, My Race Pass and is owned and operated by Mike Emhof Motorsports.

For more information on the series, results, points and 2023 schedule please visit our website www.crsasprints.com

Please visit the A-Verdi Storage Containers CRSA Sprints powered by Super Gen Products on Facebook (@CRSAsprints) and on Twitter (@CRSAsprints).

 

Short Track Nationals Shifts to October 26-28

Lonnie Wheatley, TEXARKANA, Ark. (October 6, 2023) – It’s not only a new home for the Short Track Nationals but a new date as well.

After this weekend’s scheduled event at Texarkana 67 Speedway fell victim to torrential rain, the original rain date of October 19-21 was announced.

However, with the date originally scheduled for the American Sprint Car Series the following weekend falling off the schedule, the 36th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires & Ark-La-Tex Lawn and Landscape will now take place on October 26-28.

The event will now kick off with the $4,646-to-win 16th Annual ASCS Mid-South Ralph Henson Memorial on Thursday, October 26, with the 36th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires & Ark-La-Tex Lawn and Landscape taking place on Friday and Saturday, October 27-28, culminating with the 41-lap, $20,000-to-win STN championship feature event.

There are currently 61 drivers from 15 different states entered for the event ASCS National Championship series-sanctioned event.

The Current Short Track Nationals Entries:

0-Mike Vaculik (Hot Springs, AR)

1-Sean McClelland (Tulsa, OK)

1d-Prestin Dalton (Millington, TN)

1jr-Steven Russell (Rochester, IL)

2-Whit Gastineau (Moore, OK)

2-Chase Porter (St. Joseph, MO)

2-Jason Shavers (Canton, MS)

2c-Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK)

2T-Todd Bradford (Arlington, TN)

3-Howard Moore (Memphis, TN)

4-Tuesday Calderwood (Goodyear, AZ)

4-Chase Johnson (Penngrove, CA)

4x-Brad Bowden (Hernando, MS)

6-Koty Adams (Haughton, LA)

6-Christopher Townsend (La Porte, TX)

G6-Cody Gardner (Benton, AR)

7c-Chris Morgan (Topeka, KS)

8m-Kade Morton (Coweta, OK)

9jr-Derek Hagar (Marion, AR)

10-Landon Britt (Memphis, TN)

10-Brock Lemley (Sedro Woolley, WA)

10k-Dewayne White (Byhalia, MS)

11n-Harli White (Lindsay, OK)

12-Jeffrey Newell (Tulsa, OK)

12m-Greg Merritt (Nesbit, MS)

12x-Garet Williamson (Columbia, MO)

13-Chase Howard (Nesbit, MS)

14-Jordon Mallett (Greenbrier, AR)

14T-Tim Estenson (Fargo, ND)

15h-Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (Sunnyvale, TX)

21m-Spencer Meredith (Hernando, MS)

22m-Rees Moran (Tulsa, OK)

23-Junior Jenkins (Greenville, TX)

23w-Conner Wray (Olive Branch, MS)

26-Marshall Skinner (W. Memphis, AR)

27J-Joseph Poe, Jr. (Scott, AR)

30-Joseph Miller (Cove, AR)

36-Jason Martin (Liberal, KS)

43-Mark Smith (Sunbury, PA)

44-Ronny Howard (Nesbit, MS)

44-Chris Martin (Ankeny, IA)

45-Mark Huddleston (Genoa, AR)

45x-Kyler Johnson (Quinter, KS)

47-Dale Howard (Byhalia, MS)

47-Sammy Swindell (Germantown, TN)

52-Blake Hahn (Sapulpa, OK)

55b-Brandon Anderson (Glenpool, OK)

71-Channin Tankersley (Arlington, TX)

71b-Brady Baker (Alexander, AR)

79-Gage Montgomery (Fredericktown, MO)

85-Josh McCord (Bossier City, LA)

87J-Jace Park (Overland Park, KS)

88-Austin McCarl (Altoona, IA)

91-Michael Day (Farmersville, TX)

91-Zach Pringle (Benton, AR)

91a-Ernie Ainsworth (Bartlett, TN)

95-Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK)

98p-Miles Paulus (Marshall, MO)

122-Lane Warner (Bloomfield, MO)

132-Jamie Manley (Memphis, TN)

938-Bradley Fezard (Bonnerdale, AR)

Pre-Entry Deadline

The pre-entry deadline of October 2 has passed, however post-entries will be $150 with no driver pit pass included. Entries may be submitted at https://www.67speedwayoftexarkana.com/driverinfo/.

There is no pre-entry for the Ralph Henson Memorial.

The Pertinent Info:

The What: 36th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires & Ark-Law-Tex Lawn and Landscape.

The Where: Texarkana 67 Speedway (Texarkana, AR). Texarkana 67 Speedway is located east of Texarkana to I-30 Exit 7, then 0.5 miles southeast on SR 108 then 2.6 miles northeast on US 67.

The When: October 26-28, 2023.

October 26 - Ralph Henson Memorial

October 27 – STN Preliminary action culminating with Twin 25-lap features.

October 28 – STN Championship culminating with $20,000 to win finale.

The Mufflers: Leave ‘em at home, no mufflers required for the event.

The Format: Thursday’s Ralph Henson Memorial will be contested under standard ASCS Mid-South Region format with one of top three finishers eligible for Saturday STN provisional if needed.

Friday’s preliminary event will be contested under a derivative of the All Star Circuit of Champions format, with group qualifying establishing heat race lineups with an invert of four in each heat race. The Friday preliminary will conclude with Twin-25 lap features that each offer up $1,500 to win.

The top two from each of the Twin 25-lap features will be locked into Saturday night’s Pole Dash and the championship main event.

Friday event points accumulated will be carried over to Saturday night, with another set of heats utilizing passing points added to the Friday total to set the championship feature lineups. The top two in combined points from Friday night and the Saturday heat races with join Friday’s four lock-ins in the Pole Dash. The next eight in points will occupy STN championship feature positions 7-14 with the balance of the field in “B” and “C” Mains. Three will transfer from both “B” Mains to set the 20-car feature field. The 21st position is reserved for a top-three Thursday night finisher if necessary.

The Past STN Winners (All previous events contested at Little Rock’s I-30 Speedway):

2022-Sam Hafertepe, Jr.

2021-Blake Hahn

2020–Sam Hafertepe, Jr.

2019-Blake Hahn

2018-Blake Hahn

2017-Sammy Swindell

2016-Sammy Swindell

2015-Rained Out

2014-Christopher Bell

2013-Sammy Swindell

2012-Paul McMahan

2011-Sammy Swindell

2010-Brad Sweet

2009-Tony Bruce, Jr.

2008-Tony Bruce, Jr.

2007-Jason Meyers

2006-Jason Johnson

2005-Tim Montgomery

2004-Gary Wright

2003-Gary Wright

2002-Paul McMahan

2001-Jason Sides

2000-Mike Ward

1999-Gary Wright

1998-Tim Crawley

1997-Wayne Johnson

1996-Pete Butler

1995-Gary Wright

1994-Terry Gray

1993-John Gerloff

1992-Rained Out

1991-Steve Kinser

1990-Sammy Swindell

1989-Steve Kinser

1988-Steve Kinser

The Past Ralph Henson Memorial Winners (All previous events contested at Little Rock’s I-30 Speedway):

2022 – Aaron Reutzel

2021 – Derek Hagar

2020 – Mark Smith

2019 – Tim Crawley

2018 – Derek Hagar

2017 – Tony Bruce, Jr.

2016 – Derek Hagar

2015 – Tim Crawley

2014 – Jordon Mallett

2013 – Cody Gardner

2012 – Dale Howard

2011 – Zach Pringle

2010 – Zach Pringle

2009 - Jeff Swindell

2008 – Gary Wright

The Feature Purse:

Thursday: 1. $4,646, 2. $1,250, 3. $1,100, 4. $800, 5. $700, 6. $600, 7. $500, 8. $400, 9. $300, 10. $250, 11. $250, 12. $250, 13. $250, 14. $250, 15. $250, 16. $250, 17. $250, 18. $250, 19. $250, 20. $250.

Friday (Twin Features): 1. $1,500, 2. $750, 3. $650, 4. $625, 5. $600, 6. $550, 7. $525, 8. $500, 9. $450, 10. $400, 11. $350, 12. $325, 13. $300, 14. $275, 15. $250, 16. $250, 17. $250, 18. $250, 19. $250, 20. $250.

Saturday: 1. $20,000, 2. $5,000, 3. $2,500, 4. $2,200, 5. $2,000, 6. $1,700, 7. $1,600, 8. $1,500, 9. $1,400, 10. $1,350, 11. $1,300, 12. $1,200, 13. $1,150, 14. $1,100, 15. $1,000, 16. $1,000, 17. $1,000, 18. $1,000, 19. $1,000, 20. $1,000.

The Tickets:

The Tickets:

Thursday: Pits $35. Grandstand for Adults $25, Military $20 (with ID), Kids 6-11 $5 accompanied by an adult and 5 and under free.

Friday: Pits $35. Grandstand for Adults $25, Military $20 (with ID), Kids 6-11 $5 accompanied by an adult and 5 and under free.

Saturday: Pits $40. Grandstand for Adults $30, Military $25 (with ID), Kids 6-11 $5 accompanied by an adult and 5 and under free.

Driver pit pass for Friday and Saturday is included in the $100 entry fee if submitted by the deadline.

Tickets will be available at the gate each day with gates with grandstands opening daily at 5:00 p.m. Debit/credit cards are accepted at the front gate and concessions.

Free camping is available on a first-come, first-served basis along the west side tree line with no water or electrical hookups.

The Broadcast: If you can’t make it to the STN, watch live at https://flosports.link/3ECzSVP.

For more information regarding the 36th Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires at Texarkana 67 Speedway, check online at www.67speedwayoftexarkana.com, call 870-648-5688 or email tcrawley87@yahoo.com.

 

 

Arenz caps breakout rookie IRA 410 Sprint Car campaign

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) October 4, 2023 – After depleting its allotment of 410 Sprint Car motors at Gondik Law Speedway in Superior, Wis. on Friday, Sept. 8, Travis Arenz and the members of the Travis Arenz Motorsports team dug out the team’s 360 motor to close out the 2023 Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car season as part of the sixth annual Wisconsin Sprint Car Championships at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 30.

With his underpowered motor bolted in for the 2023 lid-sealing event, Arenz qualified 35th in the 38-car IRA field with a lap of 12.269 seconds. The 2021 and 2022 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing and Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car champion then lined up 10th and finished ninth in the third eight-lap IRA heat race.

The Sheboygan Falls, Wis. competitor started 18th in the 12-lap IRA B main needing to finish in the top four to advance to the 30-lap IRA Rick Schmidt Memorial A main.

Despite racing against his fellow 410 Sprint Car competitors with a 360 motor, Arenz put on a show, advancing from 18th to seventh on lap 7. However, Arenz was unable to advance further to the front before ending his rookie IRA 410 Sprint Car Series season with a seventh place B main finish.

Arenz’s first full season in the 410 Sprint Car ranks turned heads as he earned his first career IRA A-main victory at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, July 1 to go along with 12 top-five and 15 top-10 A-main showings, as well as three heat race victories, seven dash appearances and two dash victories.

On the strength of his third place showing in the final 2023 Bumper to Bumper IRA 410 Sprint Car Series point standings, Arenz claimed the Sage Fruit Apple Cup Award for finishing as the second highest point earning rookie in the final 2023 IRA point standings.

“I learned a lot in my rookie season with the IRA,” Arenz said. “The biggest thing was that qualifying pretty much makes the night. This is something I am still working on becoming more consistent with, but we are making improvements.

“Winning our first IRA feature as a rookie has to be my proudest moment of the season,” he said. “The entire night just had this feeling. Everything went the way it needed to go to get that first feature win. I’m also proud of what we accomplished with the small budget we had this year compared to others that we race with.”

The 2023 Travis Arenz Motorsports sponsorship partners include Professional Plating Inc., Service One Transportation, Inc, Don and Lynn Kiel, Oostburg Concrete, Lakeshore Family Funeral Homes, Schoen’s Wildlife Removal, Premier Insurance Solutions-Craig Ladwig, Pallet Works, DW Fence, Little Bears Tree Service LLC, Lake Auto Glass and Service, Myhre Construction LLC, Roth’s Auto Restoration, Hair Fellers Barbershop, Fastenal of Plymouth, Jensen Sales and Service, Humphrey’s Turner Hall Bar & Grill, Carbliss Hand Crafted Cocktails, Amy Bruechert Reality, Cornwell Tools-Paul Epping, Advanced Engine Concepts, Inc., Duehring’s Tax Service, Everhope Show Cattle, HRP Wings and Behling Racing Equipment.

The 2023 Travis Arenz Motorsports team consists of pit crew members Greg Piedot, Jerrod Gamb, Emily Stadler, Cameron Fritz, Bobby Bonelli and Trevor Hittman (public relations).

“I have so many people to thank,” Arenz said. “All of our great sponsors, especially those who have stuck with us over all these years, are very much appreciated. I also want to thank our many, many fans and, of course, all my crew members.

“Plans for 2024 are uncertain at the moment,” he said. “Regardless, we will still have a 410 car in the shop.”

Additional information on the Travis Arenz Motorsports team can be found by visiting the team’s Facebook and Twitter pages.

Travis Arenz Motorsports Sponsor Showcase – Amy Bruechert Realty

Travis Arenz Motorsports is pleased to have Amy Bruechert Reality on board for the team’s rookie season of competition with the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series in 2023.

Located at 178 Center Ave. in Luxemburg, Wis. Amy Bruechert Realty has a passion for real estate. In her experience working as a realtor for over a decade, Bruechert has created lasting relationships, while guiding both buying and selling clients to reach their real estate goals with honesty, prompt communication, expertise and professionalism from start to finish, while working to make the process as stress-free and enjoyable as possible.

For more information on Amy Bruechert Reality, email amy.bruechertrealestate@gmail.com, call 706-482-8557 or visit

amy.townncountryre.com.

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Travis Arenz Motorsports

410 Sprint Car

Final 2023 Statistics

Total Events – 28

IRA Events – 27

All Star Events – 3

A Main Victories – 1

Top Five A Main Finishes – 12

Top 10 A Main Finishes – 15

Top 15 A Main Finishes – 20

Top 20 A Main Finishes – 21

Heat Race Victories – 3

B Main Victories – 0

Dash Appearances – 7

Dash Victories – 2

Fast Qualifier Awards – 0

Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association Final Points Finish – 3rd



Travis Arenz Motorsports

360 Sprint Car

Final 2023 Statistics

Total MSA-PDTR Events – 2

A Main Victories – 0

Top Five A Main Finishes – 0

Top 10 A Main Finishes – 0

Heat Race Victories – 0

B Main Victories – 1

Fast Qualifier Awards – 0

 

 

FLOWDYNAMICS DRIVER MATT McCARTHY GETS HIS BEST FINISH OF THE SEASON AT PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY

(Ontario, CA, October 2, 2023) Flowdynamics driver Matt McCarthy raced to his best finish of the 2023 season when he came home sixth in the Glenn Howard Classic at Perris Auto Speedway. Racing a limited schedule thus far this year, it was his third top-10 finish in five starts.

McCarthy, who calls Riverside, California home, and his teammate Logan Williams of Yorba Linda, were joined by 22 other USAC/CAR Sprint Car drivers on the pleasant first Saturday of fall. McCarthy steered his eye-catching #28M to the 11th-best time in qualifying when he toured the famous half-mile oval in 17.028. Williams, who was starting his seventh race of the year, was just a blink of an eye behind at 17.049. That was the 13 fastest lap in time trials.

Williams, the 2013 PAS Young Gun Sprint Car Series champion and 2014 USAC/CRA Rookie of the Year, was the first of the Flowdynamics drivers in the heat races. Starting on the outside of the front row for the second 10-lapper, the youngest of the three racing Williams brothers drove his #5W to a second-place finish.

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Logan Williams poses next to his #5W at Perris before the Glenn Howard Classic. Doug Allen photo.

McCarthy, who earned the USAC/CRA Rookie of the Year title in 2017, was up in heat race #3. The slender driver started and finished third in the heat, which on paper was the toughest of the three heats on the night.

The 30-lap main event that honored Glenn Howard, a long-serving racer, car owner, official, and racing business owner, started with each driver standing next to his car during introductions. McCarthy was on the inside of the sixth row and Williams was directly behind. McCarthy moved forward five spots in the race to finish sixth. Williams placed 15th.

Williams left the night 11th in the series championship standings, only 16 points out of the top 10. McCarthy is 16th, just one marker behind the 15th-place driver.

McCarthy has been scarce on the USAC/CRA circuit this season only making five starts. All of them have come near home at Perris Auto Speedway. He is spending a lot of time with his kids and their activities. His son Ryder is 8 and his daughter Kenzie is 5. Ryder plays baseball and rides BMX. Kenzie also races BMX. In addition, he is up and working around 5:00 a.m. for Flowdynamics which does stainless steel fabrication for food and beverage plants.

“Yeah, my dad is kind of like, ‘Man, do you want to chase the championship,’” McCarthy said. “You start scratching off the doors with top threes and top fives, it kind of changes the mindset. But, I have my whole life ahead of me. Some of these guys race sprint cars until they are 50 or 60 years old. I am still young, If something were to change for us next year or the following year, maybe we would race for points again. But as of right now, we can barely squeeze five or eight races a year. Mostly just Perris.”

Just because McCarthy has been racing less frequently, does not mean that he hasn’t missed racing on a regular basis. Quite the contrary.

“I miss it a lot,” he bemoaned over the phone. “We did it for six or seven years straight and we kind of came up from the bottom of the barrel. We were surprised we picked up speed that fast. I had never driven any other race car. I am pretty happy in how far we have come. There is always room for improvement but I have to race more for that. I miss being around everybody and being around the track. We kind of do it for fun. We drink our beers after. If we do good, we do good. If not, we just try it again next time.”

“I was talking with my dad early on the day,” McCarthy said referring to his recent race at Perris. “I said I know I am fast but I have to figure it out. I just can’t be smooth towards the end of the race. Those last 10-15 laps I kill myself and kind of fall back to where I started. Early on I was just kind of working on being smooth on entry and coming off. I told myself speed will come and it obviously worked. I don’t know why it is but we do better when I don’t race as much. I think it is me just being hungry and missing it.”

“We were kind of fast right out of the box,” McCarthy went on. “We really didn’t do much (to the car on the night). Kind of kept the changes real simple and left the driving up to me.”

As for his next race, McCarthy is not sure. He is one of the coaches for his son’s baseball team. There is a game on October 14th when USAC/CRA travels to Mohave Valley. If he is needed to coach that day, he will be at the game. If not, he may be at the race. Flowdynamics is currently bidding on a big job that could keep him away from the Western World Championships at the Cocopah Speedway. The only race that is for sure on his schedule is the season closer at Perris on November 11th.

Whenever you get the chance to meet the Flowdynamics drivers in person, be sure to visit them in the pits. They will be glad to sign autographs for you and each will have their fine-looking team shirts available.

If you or your company would like to be a part of one of the West Coast’s most prominent sprint car teams for the upcoming season, please contact John McCarthy at 909 930-5522 or mailto:john@flodyinc.com.

McCarthy and Williams would like to thank the following sponsors for making the 2023 season possible. Flowdynamics Inc., PurgePlugs.com, Cal Therm Mechanical Insulators, JFK Design Build, So Cal Racing Fuel, and Full Throttle Lift.

Matt McCarthy 2023 Results

3-18-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 15th A Main

4-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 9th A Main

5-27-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 8th A Main

7-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 12th A Main

9-23-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 6th A Maini

Logan Williams 2023 Results

3-18-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 22nd A Main

4-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 7th A Main

5-27-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 5th A Main

6-10-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 4th A Main

6-24-23 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA 13th A Main

7-15-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 5th A Main

9-23-23 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 15th A Main

 

 

Hartmann wraps up 2023 IRA 410 Sprint Car campaign with top-10 points distinction

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) October 4, 2023 – The grueling six-month Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series schedule, which featured trips to 14 different tracks in six states, drew to a close for Austin Hartmann and the 87A Hartmann Racing team with a rock solid ninth place showing in the final point standings, following the sixth annual Wisconsin Sprint Car Championships at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 30.

The Plymouth, Wis. driver opened the night by qualifying 25th overall in the 38-car field with a lap of 11.696 seconds. The 2020 Midwest Sprint Car Association and Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Rookie of the Year Award winner used a strong start to work past Will Armitage on the drop of the green flag of the fourth eight-lap IRA heat race. Hartmann held down the fifth spot the rest of the way to advance to the 30-lap Rick Schmidt Memorial IRA A main.

After rolling off 20th in the 30-lap IRA 410 Sprint Car Series A main, Hartmann drove a smooth race to come home with a 20th place showing.

In 33 410 Sprint Car events during the 2023 season, Hartmann tallied one top-five, six top-10 and 12 top-15 A-main showings, while recording two heat race victories and six IRA dash appearances.

After turning in a 10th place showing in the 2022 IRA 410 Sprint Car Series point standings during his rookie season, Hartmann closed out the 2023 IRA 410 Sprint Car Series season one spot better in ninth place in the final point standings.

“I would like to thank all of the sponsors, crew members, friends and family, who have supported myself and the team during the course of the season,” Hartmann said. “I wouldn't have the opportunity to do this without the help of each of them.”

Additional information on the 87A Hartmann Racing team can be found by visiting the team’s website www.team87a.com and Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/87Ahartmannracing.

The sponsorship partners for the 2023 87A Hartmann Racing team include Kristine Hartmann of Pleasant View Realty, Shufflebotham Tree Service, Competition Specialists, Schmidt’s Landscaping, Feldmann Sales & Service, Holler n Hills, Steinpreis Trucking, KSI Supply Inc., Quasius Construction, SwitchGear Brewing LLC, TheD8Dispensary, AF Inc., Hopf Farms, RC Custom Design, Hepfner Racing Products, Berryman Racing Shocks and Maxim Chassis.

The 2023 87A Hartmann Racing team consists of Hunter Annis, Eric Bergschultz, Parker Annis, Karlee Hartmann, Andrew Shufflebotham and Kristine Hartmann.

87A Hartmann Racing Sponsor Showcase – TheD8Dispensary

The Austin Hartmann – 87A Hartmann Racing team is thrilled to welcome TheD8Dispensary a sponsorship partner for the 2023 season.

Located at 2113 South Business Drive in Sheboygan, Wis., TheD8Dispensary is a medical cannabis dispensary offering pure Delta-8 THC, Delta-10 THC and THCP products with the largest variety in the surrounding area. TheD8Dispensary features the most compassionate and knowledgeable staff in the industry, which aims to provide assistance and answer questions about the natural benefits of medical cannabis dispensary products.

To contact TheD8Dispensary, call (920) 395-2904 or visit https://www.thed8dispensary.com/sheboygan.

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Austin Hartmann 87A Hartmann Racing
Final 2023 Statistics

Total Events – 33
IRA Events – 27
World of Outlaws Events – 3
All Star Events – 4
A Main Victories – 0
B Main Victories – 0
Top Five A Main Finishes – 1
Top 10 A Main Finishes – 6
Top 15 A Main Finishes – 12
Top 20 A Main Finishes – 23
Heat Race Victories – 2
Dash Appearances – 6
Dash Victories – 0
Fast Qualifier Awards – 0
Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association Points Finish – 9th

 

 

 

 

 


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