Sprint Cars & Midgets

New Crew Chiefs For Pittman & Sweet At KKR

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Daryn Pittman and Brad Sweet Will Have New Crew Chiefs for The 2017 World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series season. Story By; KASEY KANE RACING MEDIA Photos By: TRENT GOWER / RACERSGUIDE.COM MOORESVILLE, N.C. –November 22, 2016- Kasey Kahne Racing drivers Brad Sweet and Daryn Pittman will both have new crew chiefs when the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series kicks off in February. Kale Kahne is moving from Pittman’s No. 9 team to take over leadership duties on the No. 49 car driven by Sweet. Kahne has been paired with Pittman for several years and helped lead Pittman to the…

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5-Hour Energy Back On Board For Knoxville Nationals

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5-HOUR ENERGY® RETURNS AS TITLE SPONSOR OF THE 2017 KNOXVILLE NATIONALS Story By: BRYAN HULBERT/ KNOXVILLE SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF KNOXVILLE, IA – November 21, 2016- Following a successful 2016 entry into grassroots racing, 5-hour ENERGY® has announced they will return to sprint car racing’s most prestigious race as the title sponsor of the 2017 Knoxville Nationals at Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway. The 57th running of the 5-hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Stores will be held August 9-12, 2017. The four-day event hosts more than 100 of sprint car racing’s greatest drivers from the United…

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KRIMES CLAIMS SECOND TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP IN LINCOLN 410 SPRINTS

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Leiby Takes 2016 Track Title in Lincoln 358 Sprint Division Story By: BILL MEYER / LINCOLN SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM YORK, PA, - November 21, 2016- Lincoln Speedway track champions and special year-end awards were handed out at the Wyndham Garden York Hotel Saturday night, November 19th. The top ten finishers in the season -long point series for both sprint car divisions, and special awards were distributed to rookies’ of-the-year and most improved driver. KRIMES SCORES SECOND LAWRENCE CHEVROLET TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP IN THREE YEARS Denver’s Alan Krimes rode the strength of two wins and consistent top…

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Port Royal 50th Annual Tuscarora 50 Goes Big

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50th Annual Port Royal Speedway Tuscarora 50 To Pay $50,000 To Win Story By: SHAWN BROUSE / PORT ROYAL SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM PORT ROYAL, PA –November 21, 2016- The biggest and richest event in the long and storied history of Port Royal Speedway was announced Saturday night, November 19, 2016 at the annual oval awards banquet. Celebrating its 50th annual running on September 9, 2017, the 50th annual Tuscarora 50 for sprint cars will pay $50,000 to win out of a nearly $100,000 total purse. Tony Stewart’s Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Cars…

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Brady Bacon Collects Second USAC Title

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Brady Bacon Captured his Second USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Series Championship. Story By: RICHIE MURRAY / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF INDIANAPOLIS IND.- November 21, 2016 -For the second time in the last three seasons, Brady Bacon has been crowned as USAC’s AMSOIL National Sprint Car champion. Following a runner-up finish at Indiana’s Gas City I-69 Speedway in May, the 26-year-old Broken Arrow, Okla., driver took a point lead he would not relinquish, eventually building his advantage in the standings to 314 by season’s end. The 314-point margin between Bacon and second-place Stockon was the largest…

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Bryan Clauson’s Racers For Autism Returns

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Bryan Clauson’s Racers For Autism Event Will Return to The Chili Bowl. Story By: CLAUSON-MARSHAL MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF TULSA, Okla. –November 19. 2016- The third edition of Bryan Clauson’s Racers for Autism hosted by Lauren Stewart will take place at the long-time Chili Bowl fan favorite Caravan on Jan. 9. The event sponsored by B&H Contractors and Dooling Machine is set for Monday night, Jan. 9, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Caravan is located at 41st and Memorial (7901 E 41st St) in Tulsa, Okla., just a few short minutes away from Tulsa Expo Raceway. A…

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BJF-ENGINEERED THREE QUARTER MIDGET TO MAKE TRENTON DEBUT

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ALL NEW BJF-ENGINEERED THREE QUARTER MIDGET TO DEBUT AT BATTLE OF TRENTON INDOOR RACE EVENTS DEC. 9-10, 2017 Story By: ERNIE SAXTON/ SAMONS PROMOTIONS MEDIA Photos By: PETE MACDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM TRENTON, NJ- November 19, 2017 - A newly engineered Three Quarter (TQ) Midget built by BJF of West Valley, N.Y., wrenched by veteran TQ team owner Blu Metz and driven by Metz’s ace Geoffrey Sutton, is ready to take on the favored Mark Lafler-built cars that have dominated the Len Sammons Motorsports Productions (LSMP) Indoor Auto Racing Championship Series Fueled By VP Racing Fuels. The LSMP Indoor Auto Racing Series starts with…

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Turkey Night Grand Prix Field Grows

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Larson, Bell & Abreu File Turkey Night Entries Story By: RICHIE MURRAY / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By:TOMMY HEIN & JOHN DADALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM INDIANAPOLIS IND. -November 18, 2016- Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell and Rico Abreu have all filed entries to compete in the 76th running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix, slated for Nov. 24 at California’s Ventura Raceway. After closing out their NASCAR seasons this weekend in Miami, Larson, Bell and Abreu will head to Ventura for the prestigious midget race. Larson, a native of Elk Grove, California, engraved his name in the Turkey Night history books in…

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TITLES TO BE DECIDED AND STARS CONVERGE AT 76TH TURKEY NIGHT GRAND PRIX IN VENTURA

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TITLES TO BE DECIDED AND STARS CONVERGE AT 76TH TURKEY NIGHT GRAND PRIX IN VENTURA Story By: Richie Murray/USAC Media - Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com Fans who congregate at the Ventura Raceway for the 76th Running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix next Wednesday and Thursday, November 23rd and 24th, will have a chance to see a bevy of racing stars, including NASCAR divers Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell and Rico Abreu, as well as two championships being decided. Spectator gates will open at 3:00 PM each day with qualifying at 3:30 and racing at 5:30. After closing out their NASCAR…

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ALEX BRIGHT TO SUIT UP FOR 2017 USAC EASTERN STORM

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ALEX BRIGHT TO SUIT UP FOR 2017 USAC EASTERN STORM Story By: Richie Murray/USAC Media - Photos By: Dan DeMarco & Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com Midget racing standout Alex Bright will pilot a USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car for Pennsylvania car owner Rick Kaylor in the 11th annual "Eastern Storm" series in 2017. Bright, who has yet to make a USAC Sprint Car start in his career, has 40 career USAC National Midget feature starts, including a second-place finish at Lawrenceburg (Ind.) Speedway in 2012. The Collegeville, Pennsylvania native is renowned for his success in a midget on a resume that is…

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Stewart Ready to Return to His Roots

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Tony Stewart Says It’s ‘Halftime’ In His Career As final Sprint Cup Series Race Looms on Sunday Story By: BILL KLINGBIEL / STEWART-HAAS RACING MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF HOMESTEAD, Fla. —November 17, 2016- Three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart will make his 618th and final start in the series Sunday afternoon at Homestead-Miami Speedway, but the Indiana native is already looking ahead to next season. After 18 years, 49 victories and three championships, Stewart will continue in his role as team owner of Stewart-Haas Racing next season, but will also get back to his roots on the…

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Courtney Lands Clauson-Marshall Ride For 31st annual Chili Bowl Nationals

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Tyler Courtney Will Drive a Clauson-Marshall Racing Entry During the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals. Story By: CLAUSON-MARSHALL RACING MEDIA Photos By: DICK AYERS / RACERSGUIDE.COM NOBLESVILLE, Ind. —November 17, 2016- Tyler Courtney will drive a midget fielded by Clauson-Marshall Racing during the Jan. 10-14 Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals at Tulsa Expo Raceway inside the River Spirit Expo Center. Courtney will be making his sixth Chili Bowl appearance after winning rookie-of-the-year honors in the event while racing for Bryan Clauson Racing in 2011. “To say I’m excited is an understatement,” Courtney said. “When Tim (Clauson) and Richard (Marshall) approached me with…

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Sides Preps for 2017 Outlaw Campaign

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Sides Says Two Big Wins Highlight 2016 Season, Will Return to Outlaws in 2017 Story By: SHAWN MILLER / INSIDELINE MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM BARTLETT, Tenn. - November 17, 2016 – A pair of feature victories highlighted the 2016 season for Jason Sides. Sides scored a World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series win in April at I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark., which is a short drive from his hometown. “To get a win close to home would be the biggest highlight of the year,” he said. “It just seemed like it fell into place, like…

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BACON ADDS MIKE CURB “SUPER LICENSE” TO 2016 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

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BACON ADDS MIKE CURB "SUPER LICENSE" TO 2016 ACCOMPLISHMENTS Story By: Richie Murray/USAC Racing - Photos By: Dan DeMarco/RacersGuide.com Brady Bacon of Broken Arrow, Okla. has wrapped up the 2016 USAC Mike Curb "Super License," adding that to the AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Car Championship he completed last weekend. The $5,000 cash award will be presented by Mr. Curb at the December 9 USAC "Night of Champions" National Awards Banquet at the Indiana Roof Ballroom in Indianapolis, Ind. The award honors the driver earning the most total USAC National points in the Silver Crown, National Sprint and National Midget series…

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BOESPFLUG STOPS WINDOM’S STREAK TO TAKE “OVAL NATIONALS” NIGHT ONE

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BOESPFLUG STOPS WINDOM'S STREAK TO TAKE "OVAL NATIONALS" NIGHT ONE Story By: Richie Murray/USAC Media - Photos By: Tommy Hein/RacersGuide.com Perris, California.........In what has already been a banner year for Chad Boespflug, the Hanford, California native checked off yet another highlight-reel moment during the 2016 season - a USAC victory in his home state - after winning night one of the 21st Budweiser "Oval Nationals" at Perris Auto Speedway. In fact, the Thursday Perris triumph marks the fifth different state Boespflug has won in during his five career USAC point-paying victories - Indiana, Ohio, New Jersey, Nebraska and California, not…

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FLORES READY FOR INDOOR AUTO RACING SERIES FUELED BY VP RACING FUELS CHAMPIONSHIP STARTING WITH BATTLE OF TRENTON, DEC. 9-10

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INDOOR THREE QUARTER MIDGET ACE RYAN FLORES READY FOR INDOOR AUTO RACING SERIES FUELED BY VP RACING FUELS CHAMPIONSHIP STARTING WITH BATTLE OF TRENTON, DEC. 9-10 Story By: Ernie Saxton/LMSP - Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com Ryan Flores figures he has a score to settle. A contender for victory in each of the past three years, Flores missed a shot at the 2015-2016 Len Sammons Motorsports Productions (LSMP) Indoor Auto Racing Championship Series Fueled By VP Racing Fuels championship because he was unable to race in Trenton. Flores this time will be able to run all three events of the Indoor Auto…

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Donny Schatz Tests Midget Ahead Of Chili Bowl Debut

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Donny Schatz got his first taste of midget racing Thursday during a test session at U.S. 24 Speedway. Story By: BILL KLINGBELL / TSR MEDIA Photos By: TSR / RACERSGUIDE PHOTO STAFF LOGANSPORT, Ind. - November 11, 2016- Donny Schatz got his first taste of midget racing during a Thursday test session at U.S. 24 Speedway. Schatz drove the No. 39 Clauson-Marshall Racing machine. Schatz, who won his eighth World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series championship this season, had never driven a midget prior to Thursday’s test session at the eighth-mile oval. The goal for the test was to get…

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Wine Country Outlaw Showdown Moves to September

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Calistoga Speedway Hosts World of Outlaws Sprint Cars Story By: CHRISTINA CORDOVA / WOO SERIES MEDIA Photos By:RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF CONCORD, N.C. - November 11, 2016 - The Wine Country Outlaw Showdown at Calistoga Speedway, which traditionally hosts the two-day event in April, has moved to September 15-16 in the 2017 World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series schedule. The Outlaws' 26th year at the renowned half-mile will be a part of the the season's fall western swing. Last year's Spring Wine Country Outlaw Showdown was stricken by Mother Nature, forcing the series to cancel their double-header event at the…

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“Are Sprint Cars Really Winning Me Over?”

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Modified Fan Finding a New Love For Sprint Cars Story By: DANNY SERRANO / BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY GM Photos By: PETE MACDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM Bridgeport NJ.- November 10, 2016- “Big Track Classic?” What the hell are we talking about? Who would have thought? I guess I’ll just cut to the point here. I’ve never been a big fan of sprint car racing. Growing up at Flemington, I was in MODIFIED Country, USA. Sprint cars were an oddity. You know, they’d come in every now and again and you’d watch them race and then they’d go back to Pennsylvania most likely. Now, I…

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Ryan Smith Looks To Carry Momentum To Cocopah

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Smith Wraps Up 410 Season With Top Five as Arizona Trip Looms Story By: SHAWN MILLER / INSIDE LINE MEDIA Photos By:DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM YORK HAVEN, Pa. -November 10, 2016- Ryan Smith wrapped up his 410ci winged sprint car season with a fifth-place finish last Saturday at Susquehanna Speedway. It was a shot in the arm the Warko Group team needed to carry momentum into 2017. Smith started the night by setting fast time during qualifying followed by a third-place finish in his heat race. That locked the team into the dash, in which Smith finished sixth to start the…

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Double -D Looks Forward to 2017 Season

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Danny Dietrich Looks Ahead Despite Disappointing End to 2016 Story By: FULLY INJECTED MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM GETTYSBURG, PA -November 10, 2016 - Despite a disappointing end to his 2016 campaign, disqualified at Susquehanna Speedway on Saturday, November 5, after a controversial late call to the staging area by speedway officials, “Double-D” Danny Dietrich will enter his “off-season” with a full load of momentum, already beginning preparations for his upcoming campaign. Dietrich’s momentum boost was made possible by nine separate trips to victory lane in 2016, also earning a first-ever Pennsylvania Sprint Speedweek championship. “We have…

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Marks Closes Out 2016, Preps For New Year

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Brent Marks Ends Year With Top-Five At Susquehanna Final Story By: TYLER ALTMEYER / MARKS RACING MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF MYERSTOWN, PA -November 10, 2016 - Brent Marks ended his 2016 season inside the top-five; finishing fourth during the $5,000-to-win Sprint Showdown at Susquehanna Speedway on Saturday, November 5. The “Myerstown Missile” flirted with a podium finish during the entire main event, sliding back to fourth with a few circuits remaining after missing a last chance effort to take control of the top spot. “We had a really good run yesterday. I am happy with our performance,” Brent Marks…

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Blaney Looks Back On Roller Coaster Season

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Blaney Grades 2016 Season a 'B' After Year Filled With Ups and Downs Story By: SHAWN MILLER / INSIDE LINE MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF WINDOM, Minn.- November 10, 2016 - Dale Blaney has perspective following a season filled with the highest of highs and lowest of lows. Blaney won eight races, including his first of the year, and the Mainstream Holdings, Inc., sponsored CH Motorsports team was in a tight battle for Blaney's seventh Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions title until the final lap of the season finale. "We started our year really good," he said.…

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ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY: IN THE WORDS OF ROBERT BALLOU

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY: IN THE WORDS OF ROBERT BALLOU Story By: Richie Murray/USAC Media - Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com At this time one year ago, Robert Ballou was headed out west preparing for the final events of his historic 2015 season. It was a magical season in which the Rocklin, California driver would tally 13 USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car feature victories on his way to his first USAC National title. Fast-forward to exactly one year later and the setting has drastically changed for Robert. A repeat dream season has been anything but. You won't see…

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ALL EYES FOCUSED ON PERRIS THIS WEEKEND FOR 21ST “OVAL NATIONALS”

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] ALL EYES FOCUSED ON PERRIS THIS WEEKEND FOR 21ST "OVAL NATIONALS" Story By: Richie Murray/USAC Media - Photos By: Dan DeMarco & Dick Ayers/RacersGuide.com When you look beyond the visor and into the eyes of a racer, you can see the hopes, the dreams, the fears, the hunger and the anticipation of the fortunes that lie ahead. Throughout a season, these eyes have seen dirt tracks big and small, from the east to the west, triumph and heartbreak, jubilation and despair. Eyes blinded by long, hot summer days underneath the sun's rays and infinite visions of painted divider…

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$25,000-TO-WIN BUDWEISER “OVAL NATIONALS” ON TAP THIS WEEKEND AT PERRIS

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] $25,000-TO-WIN BUDWEISER "OVAL NATIONALS" ON TAP THIS WEEKEND AT PERRIS Story By: Richie Murray/USAC Racing - Photos By: Tommy Hein & Dick Ayers/RacersGuide.com The stars of the AMSOIL National and CRA Sprint Car series have their eyes on the largest prize of any USAC race this season - this weekend's $25,000-to-win Budweiser "Oval Nationals" presented by All Coast Construction at Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway. The 21st running of the event begins with an open practice for "Oval Nationals" competitors on Wednesday, Nov. 9 that precedes three straight nights of racing at "The PAS" on Thursday-Friday-Saturday, Nov. 10-11-12. The…

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MID-ATLANTIC SPRINT SERIES GIVES HOPE TO 305 SPRINT CAR TEAMS IN TRI-STATE AREA

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] MID-ATLANTIC SPRINT SERIES GIVES HOPE TO 305 SPRINT CAR TEAMS IN TRI-STATE AREA Story By: Erika Palmai Wagner/MAS Sprint Cars - Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com Fourty-seven people hoping for answers and news on the future of the regional Racesaver 305 Sprint Car division gathered in Allentown, NJ on Sunday afternoon to learn that a new series was going to be put into place for 2017. Eddie Wagner and Jeff Geiges, two racers of the former Tri-State Racesaver Sprint Series, announced that they were going to be the head of the Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series after being approved by French…

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WOLFE AND GRASSO EARN VICTORIES, MICHAEL WINS MILLER MEMORIAL AT BRIDGEPORT

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] WOLFE AND GRASSO EARN VICTORIES, MICHAEL WINS MILLER MEMORIAL AT BRIDGEPORT Story By: Deb Smith/Bridgeport Speedway - Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com Two days of wheel to wheel sprint car excitement came to an end as Lucas Wolfe drove to his first ever win on the 5/8 mile Bridgeport Speedway when he drove to the win in the second day of competition in Bridgeport's URC Big Track Classic on Saturday. Brandon Grosso earned a $1,250 payday by winning the 25 lap Crate/Sportsman Feature event. The two day event was sponsored by Michalski Heating and Air. Unlike Friday night's event…

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Record Lucas Oil ESS Banquet This Saturday

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Over $50,000 in Cash will be Distributed Story By: DEAN REYNOLDS / LUCAS OIL ESS MEDIA Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM SYRACUSE, NY- November 7, 2016- Saturday night November 12th the beautiful Vernon Downs Hotel Casino will host the 33rd Anniversary Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints (ESS) Awards Banquet. Awaiting the drivers that competed in the 2016 season will be a record payoff which includes over $50,000 in cash. Steve Poirier notched his seventh ESS championship with a year that could be considered the best ever in the club’s history. On the strength of eight wins and 22 top ten’s…

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JACOB ALLEN GETS FIRST CAREER WIN IN SPRINT SHOWDOWN

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Kevin Nouse Scores in 358 Sprints Story By: BRAD VORES / SUSQUEHANNA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM YORK HAVEN, PA - November 6,2016-The Wintermyer Auto Salvage Sprint Showdown presented by Rock-It Pizza brought closed the curtain on the 2016 Susquehanna Speedway. And it brought a little of everything. Hanover’s Jacob Allen gave the largest crowd of the season a thrill has he led all 30-laps to capture his first career 410 Sprint car win. Allen’s win came in the final BAPS Coatings & Supplies race of 2016. After winning the dash, Allen, who recently completed his third full…

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Windom Wraps Up Western World Weekend in Victory Lane

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Picks Up His Third Feature Victory in Two Nights at Arizona Speedway Story By: RICHIE MURRAY / USAC MEDIA Photos By: RICH FORMAN / USAC PHOTO QUEEN CREEK, AZ- November 6, 2016- After two straight nights of domination in the Valley of the Sun, Chris Windom may very well be hotter than the surface of the sun at this moment. One night after claiming victories in both the 410 and 360 sprint car features in his Baldwin Brothers Racing/Fox Paving - AMSOIL/Maxim/Claxton Mopar, the Canton, Illinois native finished off his incredible weekend by winning Saturday night's USAC AMSOIL National/CRA Sprint…

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Bacon Bests Southwest Sprints in Arizona

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R. J. Johnson Wins Fourth Series Title Story By: RICHIE MURRAY / USAC MEDIA Photo By: RICH FORMAN / USAC PHOTO QUEEN CREEK, AZ- November 6, 2016- Brady Bacon of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma scored the feature victory in Saturday night's "Western World" USAC Southwest Sprint Car season finale at Arizona Speedway. Bacon, driving his Keith Ford/Walker Filtration Systems - Sun Valley AG Transport/Spike/Nogrady, exchanged the lead with early race leader Ryan Bernal on three separate occasions, taking the lead for good with 18 laps to go, then pulling away for the victory over R.J. Johnson, Chris Windom, Ryan Bernal and…

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Carney Takes Creek County Checkers

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John Carney II Wins Lucas Oil ASCS Thriller At Creek County Speedway Story By: BRYAN HULBERT / ASCS MEDIA Photo By: PATRICK GRANT / ASCS PHOTO SAPULPA, OK- November 6, 2016- The finale of the John Christner Trucking Fall Fling powered by Pizza Express with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network was a show to behold as John Carney II held off a barrage of slide jobs from Sam Hafertepe, Jr. to pick up his second career National Tour Victory. "Man, I don't even know what to say right now. That was pretty…

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Wolfe Roars to Bridgeport Classic Victory

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Wolfe Makes Most of URC Appearance with Big Track Classic Win Story By: KOLBY RAMEY / BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: TIM MORAN / URC SERIES PHOTO SWEDESBORO, NJ- November 6, 2016- Lucas Wolfe made the most of a rare United Racing Club appearance on Saturday night of the 1st Annual Big Track Classic presented by Michalski Heating and Air Conditioning. With 25 cars in the pit area, Wolfe started 6th in heat race #3 and took home the win. When Heat race #1 winner Curt Michael drew the “6” invert pill, the front row was set with 410 regular…

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Windom Breaks Out The Broom at Western World Opening Night

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WINDOM SWEEPS BOTH ENDS OF WESTERN WORLD NIGHT #1 AT ARIZONA SPEEDWAY Story By: JEREMY SHIELDS / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RICH FORMAN / RACERSGUIDE.COM QUEEN CREEK, AZ – November 5, 2016- The unstoppable force that has been Chris Windom over the past three and a half months was unleashed in the southwest Friday night as the Canton, Illinois driver swept both the USAC AMSOIL National/CRA and Southwest Sprint Car features on night number one of the 49th Annual “Western World Championships” at Arizona Speedway. After taking the checkered flag in the USAC Southwest feature earlier in the night,…

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Michaels Wires The Field For URC Score

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MICHAEL SCORES IN NIGHT ONE OF MIDGE MILLER MEMORIAL Story By: KOLBY RAMEY / BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: TIM MORAN / URC PHOTO SWEDESBORO, NJ –November 5, 2016- Nine time United Racing Club Champion, Curt Michael led current URC point leader to the checkered flag for the win in the inaugural URC Big Track Classic supported by Michalski Heating and Air. The competitors in this URC/360 event are paying tribute to former racer and club official, Midge Miller during this two day event. Chris Coyle and Franek lead the starting field to the wave of the green flag but…

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Fall Fling Opener Goes to Hafertepe

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Hafertepe Victorious in Lucas Oil ASCS Fall Fling Opener Story By: LUCAS OIL ASCS MEDIA Photo By: BRAD HARRIS / ASCS PHOTO SAPULPA, OK- November 5, 2016- Using a late race caution to his advantage, Sam Hafertepe, Jr. bounced his way around the infield berm to pick up his eighth victory of the season with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, and first at the Creek County Speedway in the John Christner Trucking Fall Fling powered by Pizza Express. "It was tough conditions. They re-worked the track there before that Midget main, and…

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CJB Motorsports Ties Their Best Season Yet

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Charlotte Closer: Gravel Adds One Final Podium Finish to Bring 2016 Outlaw Season to a Close Story By: CJB MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF CARLISLE, PA- November 5, 2016- David Gravel and the CJB Motorsports team rolled into the season ending Bad Boy Off Road World Finals at the Dirt Track at Charlotte with the intent to pick up their 10th and 11th wins on the season. As the final checkered flag flew on the season, the team came up just one spot short of making it double digits in the win column. With three classes at the…

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McMahan & Destiny Team Plan For The Future

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Paul McMahan and Destiny Motorsports Will Continue to Race with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series Next Year. Story By: DESTINY MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM CONCORD, N.C. —November 4, 2016- Destiny Motorsports team owner Rick Rogers confirmed via a letter released to fans and media Thursday afternoon that the team will retain driver Paul McMahan and race with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series again next season. “When we started this season we thought that we had done everything possible to improve on our previous season finish of 10th place in the…

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Western World Championships Roll Off Tonight

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USAC AMSOIL NATIONAL AND CRA SPRINTS MAKE QUEEN CREEK DEBUT AT 49TH “WESTERN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS” Story By: LANCE JENNINGS / USAC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DICK AYERS / RACERSGUIDE.COM Queen Creek Az.- November4, 2016- This Friday, November 4th, the USAC/CRA AMSOIL Sprint Cars are set for two nights of action in Queen Creek, Arizona for the “49th Annual Western World Championships.” The co-sanctioned event with the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Cars at Arizona Speedway will also feature the USAC SouthWest Sprint Cars. On both days, the Pit gates will open at 3:00pm, spectator gates will open at 4:30pm, and racing…

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Field Getting Stronger For Tonights Short Track Nationals

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Johnson, Kemenah Enter Short Track Nationals Story By: LONNIE WHEATLEY / SHORT TRACK NATIONALS MEDIA Photos By:RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF LITTLE ROCK, Ark. —November 3, 2016- With the 29th annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires set to officially fire off Thursday night at I-30 Speedway, the field just keeps getting stronger. The count has climbed to 64 entries from 16 different states as well as Canada with reigning Knoxville Nationals champion Jason Johnson and All Star Circuit of Champions kingpin Chad Kemenah among the latest to throw their hats into the ring for the $15,000 winner’s share. The…

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Time For A Showdown At Susky

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THE STAGE IS SET FOR SPRINT SHOWDOWN AT SUSQUEHANNA SPEEDWAY Story By: BRAD VORES / SUSQUEHANNA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM YORK HAVEN, PA - November 3, 2016 - The stage is set for this Saturday’s Sprint Showdown at Susquehanna Speedway. With a promising forecast of 60 degrees and sun for York Haven, PA, the Wintermyer’s Auto Salvage Sprint Showdown presented by Rock-It Pizza will officially close the curtain, not only on a successful racing season at Susquehanna but also for the 2016 season in Central Pennsylvania. The Sprint Showdown will be the final event of the 2016…

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Ryan Smith Will Have A Teammate During The Next Two Weeks.

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Smith Hosting Linder for 410 Sprint Car Debut at Susquehanna Speedway This Saturday Story By: SHAWN MILLER / INSIDE LINE MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM KUNKLETOWN, Pa.- November 3, 2016 - Ryan Smith is hosting Ryan Linder for this Saturday's event at Susquehanna Speedway in York Haven, Pa., where Linder will make his 410ci winged sprint car debut. Linder will return the favor the following weekend when Smith will venture to Arizona for the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour season finale at Cocopah Speedway in Somerton. "I'm excited to have Ryan come out this weekend to make his…

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Kerry Madsen Joins Big Game Motorsports

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Madsen Join Big Game Motorsports for the 2017 Campaign. Story By: SHAWN MILLER /INSIDE LINE MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF WINDOM, Minn. –November 2, 2016- One day after Big Game Motorsports released driver Danny Lasoski, the team has named Kerry Madsen as the driver of the No. 2 Muddy sprint car beginning next season. “Kerry has proven to be one of the best drivers in the country over the last several years,” Team Owner Tod Quiring said. “We are excited and proud to have him on our team. We are really looking forward to next year.” Madsen and the Muddy…

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Dietrich Satisfied With World Finals Results

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Closes Out 2016 season at Susquehanna Story By: FULLY INJECTED MOTORSPORTS EDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF GETTYSBURG, PA -November 2, 2016 - “Double D” Danny Dietrich made the most of his first ever trip to the Bad Boy Off Road World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte near Charlotte, North Carolina; qualifying for both World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series A-main programs and finishing as high as 14th in the running order. The Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, native earned his way into the pair of $12,000-to-win feature programs by qualifying through each of his respective heat races. Dietrich kicked off…

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Brent Marks Highlights World Finals Trip with 12th Place Performance

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Susquehanna Event on November 5 Will Conclude 2016 Campaign Story By: FULLY INJECTED MOTORSPORTS MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF MYERSTOWN, PA -Noveber 2, 2016- A trip south to The Dirt Track at Charlotte for the World of Outlaws World Finals proved to be rewarding for the “Myerstown Missile” Brent Marks; scoring a 12th place performance against the Greatest Show On Dirt after starting fifteenth on Friday, October 28. Marks, who finished just two positions shy of his sixth top-ten feature finish of the season with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series, qualified for main event competition with…

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WINDOM RACES INTO WESTERN WORLD ON A HOT SECOND HALF STREAK

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] WINDOM RACES INTO WESTERN WORLD ON A HOT SECOND HALF STREAK Story By: Richie Murray/USAC Media - Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com In most stick and ball sports, segments of games are separated by quarters, periods or halves. Sometimes teams get off to a fast start. Although, on many occasions, halftime adjustments are needed to rectify the performance in the second half. Without question, there's no driver who's had a better second half of the season than Chris Windom. Though you can't exactly characterize Windom's first half as "slow" by any means, the early part of the season for the…

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BRIDGEPORT & URC PAY TRIBUTE TO MIDGE MILLER THIS WEEKEND

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad”] BRIDGEPORT & URC PAY TRIBUTE TO MIDGE MILLER THIS WEEKEND Story By: Deb Smith/Bridgeport Speedway - Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com The Bridgeport Speedway joins forces with the United Racing Club to present the URC Big Track Classic with support from Michalski Heating & Air when the cars take to the 5/8 mile speedway on both Friday and Saturday evenings, November 4th and 5th. The URC/360 sprints will compete in qualifying events and a twenty-five lap feature event on both days with a very special trophy to be presented to the driver with the best point average for the…

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Schatz Recieves Top Honors at Outlaws Award Banquet

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The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series Honored its Teams and Drivers During the Annual Banquet. Story By: CHRISTINA CORDOVA / WRG MEDIA Photos By: PETE MACDONALD / RACERSGUIDE.COM CONCORD, N.C. —Noveber 1, 2016- The higher Donny Schatz climbs on the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series ladder, the more he’s being compared to Steve Kinser, the legendary King of the Outlaws. On Sunday night at the series’ banquet in Concord, N.C., Schatz was called this generation’s Steve Kinser several times, especially by the younger racers. Schatz still has a way to go to match Kinser in the…

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CH Motorsports Honors Long Time Crew Chief

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Mainstream Holdings, Inc., Sponsored CH Motorsports Team Produces Strong Result at World Finals Following Tough Loss Story By: SHAWN MILLER / INSIDELINE MEDIA Photos By: PAUL ARCH / RACERSGUIDE.COM CONCORD, N.C. -November 1, 2016 - The Mainstream Holdings, Inc., sponsored CH Motorsports team returned to action with heavy hearts on Friday night at the Bad Boy Off Road World of Outlaws World Finals. The marquee World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series event at The Dirt Track at Charlotte hosted the team's first start without longtime crew chief George Fisher, who passed away on Thursday. Dale Blaney, who has driven the team…

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