Sept 25, 2011

2011 NHRA SUMMIT RACING SERIES DIVISION 1 FINALS OUT RUNS THE WEATHER AT U.S. 13 DRAGWAY



By Charlie Brown, Delmar, DE – Six-hundred seventy-five race teams representing 12 states and 14 dragways descended on the U.S. 13 Dragway last Thursday for the three-day NHRA Summit E.T. Racing Series Northeast Division 1 2011 Finals. Due to intermittent rain on Friday and Saturday the finals extended to Sunday before the event was complete.

Taking the Super final was Jimmy Harrison, Sr. of Putnam Valley, NY in his ’98 Undercover dragster and representing Lebanon Valley Dragway. Harrison faced Alphonse DiMino of Bethlehem, Pa. iin his ’02 Cressman dragster and representing Numidia Dragway. Dimino had a .018 reaction to Harrison’s.020 but Harrison made it up at the top end with a 7.770/171.69 on a 7.76 dial. DiMino ran a 7.704/168.95 on a 7.68 dial. Semi-finalists were Chris Wilson of Lincoln University, Pa. who lost to DiMino and Peter Prasnal of Eatontown, N.J. who lost to Harrison.

In the Pro final, James Young of Parsippany, N.J. in his ’85 Cutlass representing Numidia faced Steven Vancraeynest of Bloomingdale, N.J. in his Camaro representing Atco Raceway. Young had a .014 reaction light to Vancraeynest’s .023 and held that advantage to take the win with a 10.551/124.49 on a 10.55 dial. Vancraeynest was also on his dial running a 9.358/139.08 on a 9.35 dial. Semi-finalists were Dave Raser of Oxford, Pa. who lost to Young and Mike Barber of Douglasville, Pa. who lost to Vancraeynest.

In Pro Bike, Michael Tremblay of Dorchester, N.J. on his GSXR 1000 and representing Atco Raceway rode up against Ken George of Landing, N.J. on a ’97 Suzuki representing Raceway Park. George had the better reaction with a .029 to Tremblay’s .034 but Tremblay had the better run to take the win with a 9.587/140.99 on a 9.56 dial. George ran an 8.666/144.48 on an 8.63 dial. Semi-finalists were James Farmer of Denton, Md. who lost to Tremblay and Ed Hughes of Lowell, Mass. who lost to George.

The Street final saw Tom Harhart of Elysburg, Pa. in his ’62 Impala representing Numidia Dragway paired against John Briese, Sr. of Galloway, N.J. in his Malibu representing Atco Raceway. Harhart had the better start with a .025 to Briese’s .111 reaction and took the win with a 14.455/84.41 on a 14.40 dial. Briese broke out with an 11.772/112.07 on an 11.85 dial. Semi-finalists were David Harvey, III of Atco, N.J. who lost to Harhart and David Sciarretta of Honeybrook, Pa. who lost to Briese.

In High School Eliminator, Kalvin Kline of Smithburg, Md. driving a Dodge D100 and representing Mason-Dixon Dragway took on Dana Loffredo of Brick, N.J. in a Camaro representing Atco Raceway. Kline took the win with a .072 reaction and a 12.411/95.86 on a 12.33 dial. Loffredo had a .182 reaction and a run of 17.149/74.86 on a 17.04 dial. Semi-finalist was George Whiteman, III of Brentwood, N.H. who lost to Loffredo while Kline had a bye.

Numidia Dragway in Numidia, Pa. took the overall Team Title with 90 points. The enthusiastic group also won the Team Spirit Award for the week. Runner-up was Mason-Dixon Dragway in Hagerstown, Md. with 68 points with Atco Raceway in Atco, N.J. finishing third with 62 points. The host, U.S. 13 Dragway made a good showing in finishing fourth overall with 60 points while Island Dragway in Great Meadows, N.J. rounded out the top five with 58 points.

Rounding out the team points were sixth, Lebanon Valley Dragway, West Lebanon, N.Y., 56 points; seventh, Cecil County Dragway, Rising Sun, Md., 53 points; eighth, Maple Grove Raceway, Reading, Pa., 52 points, ninth, Old Bridge Twp Raceway Park, Englishtown, N.J., 46 points; tenth, Capitol Raceway, Crofton, Md., 45 points; eleventh, ESTA Safety Park, Cicero, N.Y., 41 points; twelfth, Quarter Aces Drag-O-Way, Boiling Springs, Pa., 25 points; thirteenth, New England Dragway, Epping, N.H., 20 points and Spencer Speedway, Williamson, N.Y. with two points.

The Hoopes Fire Protection Best Engineered Car went to Kermit Schindeldecker of Gettysburg, Pa. and representing Quarter Aces Drag-O-Way and his Super Pro 1955 Olds Convertible.

The Classic Auto Body Best Appearing Car went to James Bradshaw of Severn, Md. representing Capitol Raceway and his beautiful 1955 Chevy Wagon.


JAMES FARMER WINS BIKE RACE OF CHAMPIONS



By Charlie Brown, Delmar, DE – The 2011 NHRA Summit Racing E.T. Finals included the Race of Champions eliminations. The Race of Champions matched the point champions from the 14 Northeast Division 1 participating tracks in Super, Pro, Street and Bike/Sled. U.S. 13 Dragway 2011 Pro Bike point champion, James Farmer of Denton, Md. won the Race of Champions Bike final.

In the Bike final, Farmer was up against Vincent Harris of Baltimore, Md. representing Capitol Raceway. Harris had the better reaction with a .086 to Farmers .094 but it was Farmer having the better run and taking the win with an 8.880/124.32 on an 8.79 dial. Harris had an 11.085/117.58 on a 10.92 dial. Semi-finalists were Ken George of Landing, N.J. representing Raceway Park who lost to Farmer and Barry Stephens of Lafayette, N.J. representing Island Dragway who lost to Harris.

In Super it was Jack Grater of Perkiomenville, Pa. representing Maple Grove Dragway going up against Vince Musolino of Syracuse, N.Y. representing ESTA Safety Park. The pair were even at the start with Grater taking the win with an 8.193/158.00 on an 8.18 dial. Musolino ran a 7.215/187.61 on a 7.19 dial. Semi-finalists were Wes Siegel of Flemington, N.J. representing Numidia Dragway who lost to Musolino and Brian Brown of Hammonton, N.J. reprenting Atco Raceway who lost to Grater

Kurt Holland of Whitehall, Pa. representing Numidia Dragway faced Dahrl Clark of Evertt, Pa. representing Mason-Dixon Dragway in the Race of Champions Pro final. Clark left too early and red light fouled and Holland took the win with a 10.203/131.77 on a 10.12 dial. Semi-finalists were John Moreno of Staten Island, N.Y. representing Island Dragway who lost to Clark and Mike Larose (2011 RoC winner) of West Monroe, N.Y. representing ESTA Safety Park.

For the second year in a row, Billy Kirpens, Jr. of Pittsville, Mass. representing Lebanon Valley Dragway won the RoC Street final. Kirpens took the double break out win over Brian Mullaney of Morristown, N.J. representing Raceway Park with a 12.184/108.10 on a 12.22 dial while Mullaney was out by more with an 11.800/107.73 on an 11.84 dial. Semi-finalists were Roger Dalton, Jr. of North East, Md. representing Cecil County Dragway who lost to Mullaney and Bill Hakusea of Flanders, N.J. representing Island Dragway who lost to Kirpens.
 

Sept. 25, 2011

K-C Raceway Results FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Conley Captures 543 'Keeps on Ticking'
Bond Badgers AMRA Mods; Adams Again! Claims Win #26

PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS! Let's get a great crowd pumped up Oct. 1 and primed for the DTWC

By Scott Wolfe

CHILLICOTHE, OHIO- The exclamation "Wow!" sums up the drama at Jeff and Vicki Schrader's K-C Raceway Saturday night where 87 cars in three divisions dazzled the crowd on what proved to be one of the fastest racing surfaces of the year. Hall of Fame Late Model chauffer Delmas Conley, the ageless 8th wonder of the world now with 543 career wins, claimed the AMRA Late Model main; while Coolville, Ohio's Andy Bond made a last lap pass of Jeremy Rayburn for the AMRA Advanced Services Modified win. Jamey Adams, reportedly with 26 feature wins in 2011, continued his banner season with a big win in the Hobby Stocks.
"It was do or die," said Bond in victory lane. "We had a great little race going there. The car was great and I think I used every part of the track. A few times I think I even used the wall. Thanks to Ernie (Hoschar) and the guys for getting this car right. All I have to do is get in it and drive. What a race!"
The former AMRA National Champion and one-time winningest modified driver in the nation used a portion of the turn four wall as part of a run off the high side on the final lap. Bond had the momentum over low rider Jeremy Rayburn and won by a nose at the finish.
Once again 47 of the nation's best modifieds filed into K-C Raceway in the tune-up for the Dirt Track World Championship, held there Oct. 13-14-15. Early in the event Beckley, WV invader Joe Cox set the pace for the first six laps.
Hot shoes Rayburn and AMRA stalwart Mike McPherson both zoomed past Cox on the next circuit and battled viciously, side-by-side, nose-to-tail for the next 15 laps. Both were running the races of their lives, while thrilling the fans in what looked to be a great finish between the duo.
The battle for third was a battle-royal between Bond, Fireball Pinkerton, Cox, Jason Brooks, Doug Henry, and Bob Crace, Jr. That hungry pack raced two-wide, nose-to-tail for six circuits, before Bond broke free in a crack-the-whip type move. Pinkerton had moved into the fray from 12th to fourth, and Brooks up from 11th.
Rayburn and McPherson continued their charge. Rayburn was in command, smoothly on the bottom while McPherson skip-jacked high and low up to Rayburn's door handles without enough zap for the pass. That duo two had moved quickly up the ladder--Rayburn from 8th and McPherson from seventh during the first six encounters.
Bond was nearly 12 car lengths behind when he started his charge to the front. Slowly gaining ground, sparks flying from encounters with the wall, he kept gaining turf lap after lap. Bond now was within 3 car lengths of the leaders and had a head of steam. Pinkerton broke away from his group for fourth, then AMRA leader Kenny Johnson blasted by for the one-up. Johnson himself had charged from 9th on a track that saw multiple pass exchanges from 1st to 20th.
As the race approached the 13th marker, Brooks, Rick Venham, Jr., Greggie Oliver, Robin Duston, and Matt Holcomb made charges toward the top ten. Venham rode a 14th to 6th trot toward another solid AMRA run.
As lap 16 came to completion, the complexion of the race changed dramatically. McPherson made a bid for the lead as Rayburn shut the door with McPherson spinning and collecting KC point’s leader Pinkerton, sending both to the tail and putting Bond on Rayburn's hind quarters.
Bond dogged Rayburn the last four laps; Rayburn smooth and fast on the bottom and Bond high against the wall. Bond drove it in scary-hard into three on the final circuit and rode the momentum to the win.
Rounding out the top ten were Bond, Rayburn, Johnson, Cox, Brooks, Venham, Greggie Oliver, Matt E. Holcomb, Rob Stambaugh, and Robin Duston. Holcomb was hard-charger in an 18th to 8th place run.
After the lap 16 accident, Pinkerton dropped out making it a close battle for the 2011 points' championship going into next week's finale. Pinkerton leads 436 to 421 over Rayburn, two of many loyal drivers vying for a championship.
Twenty-seven late models, including many AMRA drivers chasing points rallied in the K-C pit area for another powerful night of racing. The Late Model main was also a dog-fight--at least in the early going. A pair of cross-over moves captured the fans attention as Delmas Conley, Wheelersburg, OH and Mike Wilson, Circleville, OH engaged in a torrid assault. Wilson defied gravity with a Kinser-like slide job of an alert Conley, who responded in victory lane, "Mike (Wilson) scared me there a little bit. I had to buckle back down and catch my breath. He drove a great race though and we had nice little battle going out there."
Fast-Freddie Carpenter, in a rare K-C appearance had a good run holding down third early in the race. Chris Garnes, the AMRA leader, Ralph Withem, Rod Conley, Rod Evans, and Andy Bond soon ran down Carpenter in what was an exciting six-car battle. Garnes took over third with Withem in tow, while Conley worked hard to get a top five. Conley started coming on late in the race, taking fourth from Withem with five laps to go, then passing Garnes with two laps left.
Withem also zoomed by Garnes for hard-charger honors in a 9th to 4th place run. K-C Burdette had a good run into the top ten as well. The elder Conley in quest of win 543 pulled comfortably ahead of Wilson and into victory lane for the third time this season.
Said Conley, "I just thank everyone for coming out and making this win possible and supporting racing here at K-C. This track is always my favorite, it has been racy, and was really racy tonight. You could really throttle up and hang it out tonight."
Conley and Wilson are the two top K-C point men. Conley leads 459 to 431 with Rod Conley within striking distance at 386.
Coming off a $2,500 win last week, Jamey Adams was hard to stop, especially from the pole. Brandon Thompson, however, was unscathed and pressured Adams most of the race. After getting bumped back early, Tommy Mossbarger had a great run back into the top five and set his sights on hard-charging Brandon Mather. Evan Seitz was fast early, but saw his night end after a turn four skirmish. Close racing continued throughout the pack with no one really gaining an advantage over the other.
Thompson tried everything, zooming high, slicing low and finally boring it hard into turn three, nearly pulling off a last lap pass.
Said Jamey Adams, "I saw Brandon (Thompson) coming. He kept getting closer and closer. That made it a nice little race for the fans. Thanks again to everyone who has made this season a success. It has been a great year! Maybe next year we will do this again or go with something with a little wider tire."
Jack Martin was the hard charger in a 13th to 8th place run. Rounding out the top ten were Adams, Brandon Thompson, Brandon Mather, Tommy Mossbarger, David Akers, Jim Hildebrand, Mike Brust, Jack Martin, Jason Holstein, and Tim Cutler.
Next week, October 1, K-C Raceway will feature another action packed line up of AMRA Late Models, AMRA Advanced Services Modifieds, and Hobby Stocks. The Modified Portion of the program will be an American Motor Racing Association (AMRA) Road Warrior Challenge race paying $1,200 to win. Racing will start a half hour early because of colder weather and the upcoming time change.
The Dirt Track World Championships will be October 13-14-15 paying $50,000 to win for Late Models and $3,000 to win for Modifieds.


The Summary : K-C Raceway Sept. 24, 2011
AMRA Late Models (27)
Fast Time: Chris Garnes 14:012
Heat One: Chris Garnes, Freddie Carpenter, Kevin Wagner, Rod Evans, Ralph Withem, K-C Burdette, Mick Sanson, Dwight Henry, Kenny Spencer, Rodney Gibson, Brandon Smith, Josh Lawrence, Billy Gullion
Heat Two: Rod Conley, Mike Wilson, Delmas Conley, Andy Bond, Steve Prince, Shannon Roese, Brian Casey, Tony Roush, Josh Bivens, Randy Arms, Boyd Adkins, Ricky Nease

B-Main: Rod Gibson, Boyd Adkins, Kenny Spencer, Randy Arms, Brandon Smith, Ricky Neace, Josh Bivens,Josh Lawrence, Billy Guillon, Jarod Circle
Feature: Delmas Conley, Mike Wilson, Rod Conley, Ralph Withem, Chris Garnes, Freddie Carpenter, Andy Bond, Steve Prince, K-C Burdette, Rod Evans, Mick Sanson, Brian Casey, Dwight Henry, Rod Gibson, Boyd Adkins, Randy Arms, Shannon Roese, Kevin Wagner, Kenny Spencer, Tony Roush

MALTA AMRA MODIFIEDS (47)
Advanced Services Modifieds
Grooms Trucking Fast Time: Kenny Johnson 15:582
Heat One: Mike McPherson, Andy Bond, Kenny Johnson, Rob Stambaugh, Robin Duston, J.P. Roberts, Kevin Delany, John Arthurs, Dusty Boley, Bob Hurst, Jr., Miles Cook, C.J. Ferguson
Heat Two: Bud Frazier, Jeremy Rayburn, Greggie Oliver, Rick Venham, Jr., Cliff Crank, Jarrad Willis, Lonnnie Kidd, Danny Ferguson, Mike Matney, Matt Edmisten, Robbie Evans , Eric Arledge
Heat Three: Joe Hammon, Joe Cox, Jason Brooks, Steven Duty, Brandon Barnhart, Mark Bailey, Eric Hatfield, Justin Murray, Dale Lyons, Mark Cooper, Derrick Smith
Heat Four:Doug Henry, Bob Crace Jr., Dave Pinkerton, Scott Chew, Matt E. Holcomb, Darin Roush, Randy Boggs, Steve Clemmons, Mike Arthurs, Robert Garnes
B-Main One: Robin Duston, Lonnie Kidd, J.P. Roberts, Cliff Crank, Kevin Delany, Danny Ferguson, Jarrad Willis, Dusty Boley, Eric Arledge, Matt Edmisten, Bob Hurst, Jr, John Arthurs, Mike Mattney, Miles Cook, Robbie Evans, C.J. Ferguson
B-Main Two: Matt E. Holcomb, Randy Boggs, Robert Garnes, Eric Hatfield, Mark Bailey, Steve Clemmons, Darin Roush, Dale Lyons, Justin Murray. Brandon Barnhart, Mike Arthurs, Mike Cooper, Derrick Smith, Scott LeMaster
Feature: Andy Bond, Jeremy Rayburn, Kenny Johnson, Joe Cox, Jason Brooks, Rick Venham, Greggie Oliver, Matt E. Holcomb, Rob Stambaugh, Robin Duston, Lonnie Kidd, Randy Boggs, Scott Chew, Dave Fireball Pinkerton, Mike McPherson, Bob Crace, Jr., Dough Henry,Steven Duty, Bud Frazier, Joe Hamon
*(Greg Oliver had another great advance in the modified main, his second straight charge. Inadvertently, last time out Greg shared hard-charger honors in a 19th to 5th run. The computer only spits out one hard-charger.)

Hobby Stocks (13)
Heat One: Jamey Adams, Brandon Mather, Tim Cutler, Tommy Mossbarger, Butch Eblin, Mike Brust
Heat Two: Brandon Thompson, Evan Seitz, Jason Holstein, David Akers, Jim Hildebrand, Jack Martin, Roger Mossbarger
Feature: Jamey Adams, Brandon Thompson, Brandon Mather, Tommy Mossbarger, David Akers, Jim Hildebrand, Mike Brust, Jack Martin, Jason Holstein, Tim Cutler, Butch Eblin, Evan Seitz, Roger Mossbarger


Road Warriors $1,200 to win at K-C Oct. 1
Next week, October 1, K-C Raceway will feature another action packed line up of AMRA Late Models, AMRA Advanced Services Modifieds, and Hobby Stocks. The Modified Portion of the program will be an American Motor Racing Association (AMRA) Road Warrior Challenge race paying $1,200 to win. Racing will start a half hour early because of colder weather and the upcoming time change.
The Dirt Track World Championships will be October 13-14-15 paying $50,000 to win for Late Models and $3,000 to win for Modifieds.

Skyline will have a make-up race Oct. 8 for Sprints $3,000 to win, Late Models $2,000 to win and Semi' Lates $800 to win and AMRA Modifieds
 

Sept. 25, 2011

Skyline Speedway will host a $3,000 to win Sprint Invitational Saturday, October 8th. Also on the race card will be $2,000 to win Late Models, AMRA Modifieds, and Semi-Late Model/Crate cars at $800 to win. For more information call 304-542-8322 or Call Katie Dickson@ 304-539-4410 or visit the Skyline Website http://www.skylinespeedway.net 

Writer's Note: I just wanted to post this reminder that Skyline has added another date Oct 8, plus I have added the K-C Results since many of our local Skyline cars had good runs here. Hope you enjoy and continue to support the local racers ! Road Warriors are at K-C next Saturday, Oct. 1. Come on out! Visit the AMRA website for other AMRA tracks still running and support an AMRA track near you. Call before you make a long trip.

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K-C Raceway Results FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Conley Captures 543 'Keeps on Ticking'
Bond Badgers AMRA Mods; Adams Again! Claims Win #26

By Scott Wolfe

CHILLICOTHE, OHIO- The exclamation "Wow!" sums up the drama at Jeff and Vicki Schrader's K-C Raceway Saturday night where 87 cars in three divisions dazzled the crowd on what proved to be one of the fastest racing surfaces of the year. Hall of Fame Late Model chauffer Delmas Conley, the ageless 8th wonder of the world now with 543 career wins, claimed the AMRA Late Model main; while Coolville, Ohio's Andy Bond made a last lap pass of Jeremy Rayburn for the AMRA Advanced Services Modified win. Jamey Adams, reportedly with 26 feature wins in 2011, continued his banner season with a big win in the Hobby Stocks.
"It was do or die," said Bond in victory lane. "We had a great little race going there. The car was great and I think I used every part of the track. A few times I think I even used the wall. Thanks to Ernie (Hoschar) and the guys for getting this car right. All I have to do is get in it and drive. What a race!"
The former AMRA National Champion and one-time winningest modified driver in the nation used a portion of the turn four wall as part of a run off the high side on the final lap. Bond had the momentum over low rider Jeremy Rayburn and won by a nose at the finish.
Once again 47 of the nation's best modifieds filed into K-C Raceway in the tune-up for the Dirt Track World Championship, held there Oct. 13-14-15. Early in the event Beckley, WV invader Joe Cox set the pace for the first six laps.
Hot shoes Rayburn and AMRA stalwart Mike McPherson both zoomed past Cox on the next circuit and battled viciously, side-by-side, nose-to-tail for the next 15 laps. Both were running the races of their lives, while thrilling the fans in what looked to be a great finish between the duo.
The battle for third was a battle-royal between Bond, Fireball Pinkerton, Cox, Jason Brooks, Doug Henry, and Bob Crace, Jr. That hungry pack raced two-wide, nose-to-tail for six circuits, before Bond broke free in a crack-the-whip type move. Pinkerton had moved into the fray from 12th to fourth, and Brooks up from 11th.
Rayburn and McPherson continued their charge. Rayburn was in command, smoothly on the bottom while McPherson skip-jacked high and low up to Rayburn's door handles without enough zap for the pass. That duo two had moved quickly up the ladder--Rayburn from 8th and McPherson from seventh during the first six encounters.
Bond was nearly 12 car lengths behind when he started his charge to the front. Slowly gaining ground, sparks flying from encounters with the wall, he kept gaining turf lap after lap. Bond now was within 3 car lengths of the leaders and had a head of steam. Pinkerton broke away from his group for fourth, then AMRA leader Kenny Johnson blasted by for the one-up. Johnson himself had charged from 9th on a track that saw multiple pass exchanges from 1st to 20th.
As the race approached the 13th marker, Brooks, Rick Venham, Jr., Greggie Oliver, Robin Duston, and Matt Holcomb made charges toward the top ten. Venham rode a 14th to 6th trot toward another solid AMRA run.
As lap 16 came to completion, the complexion of the race changed dramatically. McPherson made a bid for the lead as Rayburn shut the door with McPherson spinning and collecting KC point’s leader Pinkerton, sending both to the tail and putting Bond on Rayburn's hind quarters.
Bond dogged Rayburn the last four laps; Rayburn smooth and fast on the bottom and Bond high against the wall. Bond drove it in scary-hard into three on the final circuit and rode the momentum to the win.
Rounding out the top ten were Bond, Rayburn, Johnson, Cox, Brooks, Venham, Greggie Oliver, Matt E. Holcomb, Rob Stambaugh, and Robin Duston. Holcomb was hard-charger in an 18th to 8th place run.
After the lap 16 accident, Pinkerton dropped out making it a close battle for the 2011 points' championship going into next week's finale. Pinkerton leads 436 to 421 over Rayburn, two of many loyal drivers vying for a championship.
Twenty-seven late models, including many AMRA drivers chasing points rallied in the K-C pit area for another powerful night of racing. The Late Model main was also a dog-fight--at least in the early going. A pair of cross-over moves captured the fans attention as Delmas Conley, Wheelersburg, OH and Mike Wilson, Circleville, OH engaged in a torrid assault. Wilson defied gravity with a Kinser-like slide job of an alert Conley, who responded in victory lane, "Mike (Wilson) scared me there a little bit. I had to buckle back down and catch my breath. He drove a great race though and we had nice little battle going out there."
Fast-Freddie Carpenter, in a rare K-C appearance had a good run holding down third early in the race. Chris Garnes, the AMRA leader, Ralph Withem, Rod Conley, Rod Evans, and Andy Bond soon ran down Carpenter in what was an exciting six-car battle. Garnes took over third with Withem in tow, while Conley worked hard to get a top five. Conley started coming on late in the race, taking fourth from Withem with five laps to go, then passing Garnes with two laps left.
Withem also zoomed by Garnes for hard-charger honors in a 9th to 4th place run. K-C Burdette had a good run into the top ten as well. The elder Conley in quest of win 543 pulled comfortably ahead of Wilson and into victory lane for the third time this season.
Said Conley, "I just thank everyone for coming out and making this win possible and supporting racing here at K-C. This track is always my favorite, it has been racy, and was really racy tonight. You could really throttle up and hang it out tonight."
Conley and Wilson are the two top K-C point men. Conley leads 459 to 431 with Rod Conley within striking distance at 386.
Coming off a $2,500 win last week, Jamey Adams was hard to stop, especially from the pole. Brandon Thompson, however, was unscathed and pressured Adams most of the race. After getting bumped back early, Tommy Mossbarger had a great run back into the top five and set his sights on hard-charging Brandon Mather. Evan Seitz was fast early, but saw his night end after a turn four skirmish. Close racing continued throughout the pack with no one really gaining an advantage over the other.
Thompson tried everything, zooming high, slicing low and finally boring it hard into turn three, nearly pulling off a last lap pass.
Said Jamey Adams, "I saw Brandon (Thompson) coming. He kept getting closer and closer. That made it a nice little race for the fans. Thanks again to everyone who has made this season a success. It has been a great year! Maybe next year we will do this again or go with something with a little wider tire."
Jack Martin was the hard charger in a 13th to 8th place run. Rounding out the top ten were Adams, Brandon Thompson, Brandon Mather, Tommy Mossbarger, David Akers, Jim Hildebrand, Mike Brust, Jack Martin, Jason Holstein, and Tim Cutler.
Next week, October 1, K-C Raceway will feature another action packed line up of AMRA Late Models, AMRA Advanced Services Modifieds, and Hobby Stocks. The Modified Portion of the program will be an American Motor Racing Association (AMRA) Road Warrior Challenge race paying $1,200 to win. Racing will start a half hour early because of colder weather and the upcoming time change.
The Dirt Track World Championships will be October 13-14-15 paying $50,000 to win for Late Models and $3,000 to win for Modifieds.


The Summary : K-C Raceway Sept. 24, 2011
AMRA Late Models (27)
Fast Time: Chris Garnes 14:012
Heat One: Chris Garnes, Freddie Carpenter, Kevin Wagner, Rod Evans, Ralph Withem, K-C Burdette, Mick Sanson, Dwight Henry, Kenny Spencer, Rodney Gibson, Brandon Smith, Josh Lawrence, Billy Gullion
Heat Two: Rod Conley, Mike Wilson, Delmas Conley, Andy Bond, Steve Prince, Shannon Roese, Brian Casey, Tony Roush, Josh Bivens, Randy Arms, Boyd Adkins, Ricky Nease

B-Main: Rod Gibson, Boyd Adkins, Kenny Spencer, Randy Arms, Brandon Smith, Ricky Neace, Josh Bivens,Josh Lawrence, Billy Guillon, Jarod Circle
Feature: Delmas Conley, Mike Wilson, Rod Conley, Ralph Withem, Chris Garnes, Freddie Carpenter, Andy Bond, Steve Prince, K-C Burdette, Rod Evans, Mick Sanson, Brian Casey, Dwight Henry, Rod Gibson, Boyd Adkins, Randy Arms, Shannon Roese, Kevin Wagner, Kenny Spencer, Tony Roush

MALTA AMRA MODIFIEDS (47)
Advanced Services Modifieds
Grooms Trucking Fast Time: Kenny Johnson 15:582
Heat One: Mike McPherson, Andy Bond, Kenny Johnson, Rob Stambaugh, Robin Duston, J.P. Roberts, Kevin Delany, John Arthurs, Dusty Boley, Bob Hurst, Jr., Miles Cook, C.J. Ferguson
Heat Two: Bud Frazier, Jeremy Rayburn, Greggie Oliver, Rick Venham, Jr., Cliff Crank, Jarrad Willis, Lonnnie Kidd, Danny Ferguson, Mike Matney, Matt Edmisten, Robbie Evans , Eric Arledge
Heat Three: Joe Hammon, Joe Cox, Jason Brooks, Steven Duty, Brandon Barnhart, Mark Bailey, Eric Hatfield, Justin Murray, Dale Lyons, Mark Cooper, Derrick Smith
Heat Four:Doug Henry, Bob Crace Jr., Dave Pinkerton, Scott Chew, Matt E. Holcomb, Darin Roush, Randy Boggs, Steve Clemmons, Mike Arthurs, Robert Garnes
B-Main One: Robin Duston, Lonnie Kidd, J.P. Roberts, Cliff Crank, Kevin Delany, Danny Ferguson, Jarrad Willis, Dusty Boley, Eric Arledge, Matt Edmisten, Bob Hurst, Jr, John Arthurs, Mike Mattney, Miles Cook, Robbie Evans, C.J. Ferguson
B-Main Two: Matt E. Holcomb, Randy Boggs, Robert Garnes, Eric Hatfield, Mark Bailey, Steve Clemmons, Darin Roush, Dale Lyons, Justin Murray. Brandon Barnhart, Mike Arthurs, Mike Cooper, Derrick Smith, Scott LeMaster
Feature: Andy Bond, Jeremy Rayburn, Kenny Johnson, Joe Cox, Jason Brooks, Rick Venham, Greggie Oliver, Matt E. Holcomb, Rob Stambaugh, Robin Duston, Lonnie Kidd, Randy Boggs, Scott Chew, Dave Fireball Pinkerton, Mike McPherson, Bob Crace, Jr., Dough Henry,Steven Duty, Bud Frazier, Joe Hamon
*(Greg Oliver had another great advance in the modified main, his second straight charge. Inadvertently, last time out Greg shared hard-charger honors in a 19th to 5th run. The computer only spits out one hard-charger.)

Hobby Stocks (13)
Heat One: Jamey Adams, Brandon Mather, Tim Cutler, Tommy Mossbarger, Butch Eblin, Mike Brust
Heat Two: Brandon Thompson, Evan Seitz, Jason Holstein, David Akers, Jim Hildebrand, Jack Martin, Roger Mossbarger
Feature: Jamey Adams, Brandon Thompson, Brandon Mather, Tommy Mossbarger, David Akers, Jim Hildebrand, Mike Brust, Jack Martin, Jason Holstein, Tim Cutler, Butch Eblin, Evan Seitz, Roger Mossbarger

 

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The award winning NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series will close out a monumental season at the Grandview Speedway on Saturday, October 15 with the traditional House of Thunder Halloween Party and the Grandview THUNDER 5-25's features only event. Gates will open Saturday at 4 PM with race time set for 6 PM. The five feature season end shoot out will offer much more, including the Garden State Vintage Stock Cars, the Vince's Towing Legend Owners Race and the nightcap, a MONSTER SMASH Demolition Derby. The five showcase divisions include the 358 NASCAR Modifieds competing in the $3,000 to win BPG sponsored feature, the $3,000 to win Pioneer Pole Building URC feature event, the ARDC Midgets, the BFP Specialty Sportsman and the R.M. Palmer Candy Company Legends feature.

The features only event will begin at 6 PM with the 25 lap Palmer Candy Legends feature followed by the ARDC Midgets, the 10 lap Vince's Towing Legend Owners race and BFP Specialty Sportsman feature. There will be warm-ups for the Modifieds and URC Sprints followed by the 12 lap Vintage Car feature. the nightcap will showcase the $3,000 to win BPG 25 lap 358 Modified feature and the $3,000 to win PPB URC Feature. The homestretch will then transform to be the battleground for the Monster Smash Demolition Derby.

Spectators are invited to dress up for the Halloween event and perhaps win some prizes for the best costume. An annual tradition is, fans in costumes may also join in on the always joyous victory lane celebration photos. R.M. Palmer Candy Company will also have some treats for ghostly fans.

As you can imagine, an all star cast of competitors will be on hand with the best of five divisions. In the BPG 358 Modifieds, we expect Duane Howard, Craig VonDohren, Jeff Strunk, Kevin Hirthler, Ryan Godown and Doug Manmiller. URC will have their point championship decided in their twenty-five lap feature that will include four time winner this season JJ Grasso, defending and seven time URC champion Curt Michael, Dave Ely, Kramer Williamson, Ed Aikin, Robbie Stillwaggon and Randy West. In the BFD Sportsman field, entries include Mike Loney, Doug Hendricks, Kevin Beach, Jared Umbenhauer, Brad Brightbill, Sammy Piazza and Mike Mammana. In the ARDC line-up, expect Steve, Tim and Bruce Buckwalter, Ryan Watt, Eric Heydenreich, Ryan Smith and Brett Arndt. Last by not least, Legend entries include Scott Gobrecht, Harlon Leppo, Tim Henry and Mike Roberts. More than 120 race cars will fill the Grandview pits for this event.

The Vince's Towing Legend Owners Race will return to the Grandview Thunder program. This ten lap event is for the 358 Modifieds and is open to any Car Owner who has not raced for the past two years. The first place prize will be $300 and all the fame and glory that comes with winning this very challenging events. $200 will be paid for second with $100 going to the third place finisher. Legend Owners are asked to pre-enter by calling Bob Miller at 443-513-4456. Please be sure to provide you name and car number.

It's a big night of racing filled with talented drivers and great racing along with five premier divisions, without the hours of qualifying usually associated with most racing events.

2011 NAPA AUTO PARTS THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES 22nd Season
presented by: VERTICAL Telephone Systems and Lee Myles Transmissions
Grandview Speedway Bechtelsville, PA
Next Event:

Event #102
When: Saturday, October 15 Gates Open 4 PM Race Time 6 PM
What: Grandview THUNDER 5-25's House of Thunder Halloween Party
Features Only: 358 Modifieds, URC Sprints, ARDC Midgets, Sportsman & Legends
Plus: Garden State Vintage Stock Cars, Monster Smash Demo Derby & Vince's Towing Legend Owners Race
Rain Date: Sunday, October 16 4 PM
Where: Grandview Speedway 43 Passmore Road, Route 100 Bechtelsville, PA 19505, ten mile north of Pottstown, PA
Admission: Adults $25, Children 6-11 $5 Under 6 Free
Pit Fee: $30
Track #: 610-754-7688
Website: www.thunderonthehillracingseries.com  or www.grandviewspeedway.com 

Meet Ms. Thunder on the Hill Stephanie Reid, See JOE the Pizza Dude, The Round Table Girls. Fan Giveaways. Try the popular Inside/Out Promotion where you can watch warm-ups from the inside turn four! Get your Grandview Thunder Program Book, your 22nd Anniversary Thunder on the Hill Racing Series t-shirts, Fireworks on feature parade lap, Fans invited to take part in the joyous victory lane ceremonies and meet the drivers in the pit area following the races.

Thunder Sponsors:
* NAPA Auto Parts- - - Long time Thunder on the Hill Racing Series sponsor will again have their banners and flag waving high above the Grandview Speedway podium.
* Lee Myles Transmissions at three locations in Berks County. Fern Street Reading, Perkiomen Ave 422 Birdsboro and North 5th Street Highway Reading. Other locations in Allentown, Easton, Mt. Pocono and York, PA
* VERTICAL Telephone Systems will return once again to add some fan fun for all the Thunder fans.
*R.M. Palmer Candy Company, Reading, PA
* BPG Racing/Chad Sinon Motorsports- - Making Thunder bigger for all
* Vince's Towing- - Reading, PA

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USAC WEST COAST 360 SPRINT RACE RESULTS: September 24, 2011 – Hanford, California – Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway



QUALIFICATIONS: No Time Trials Held.

FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Ryan Bernal (#11D Olmstead), 2. Richard VanderWeerd (#10 VanderWeerd), 3. Ricky Kirkbride (#87 Van Meter), 4. Greg Alexander (#72 Tyler), 5. Jared Little (#25 Little), 6. Kyle Evans (#51 Evans), 7. Jace VanderWeerd (#88 VanderWeerd). NT.

SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Marty Hawkins (#3M Hawkins), 2. Peter Murphy (#21 Murphy), 3. Jonathan Logan (#32 Evett/Logan), 4. T.J. Smith (#14 LeGras), 5. Jeff Gardner (#51T Revcon), 6. Austin Liggett (#83 Liggett). NT.

THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Danny Faria Jr. (#2 Bowman), 2. Dennis Howell (#62 Howell), 3. Wes Gutierrez (#007 WG), 4. Davey Pombo (#3E Eames), 5. Adam Frith-Smith (#62 Frith-Smith), 6. Justyne Hamblin (#8 JH). NT.

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Ryan Bernal, 2. Dennis Howell, 3. Peter Murphy, 4. Richard VanderWeerd, 5. Wes Gutierrez, 6. Davey Pombo, 7. Danny Faria Jr., 8. Jonathan Logan, 9. T.J. Smith, 10. Adam Frith-Smith, 11. Jeff Gardner, 12. Kyle Evans, 13. Jared Little, 14. Austin Liggett, 15. Marty Hawkins, 16. Ricky Kirkbride, 17. Greg Alexander, 18. Justyne Hamblin, 19. Jace VanderWeerd. NT.

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**Hawkins flipped during the feature.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-3 Hawkins, Laps 4-30 Bernal.

NEW WEST COAST 360 SPRINT POINTS:

NEXT USAC WEST 360 SPRINT RACE: October 8 – Groppetti Automotve Tulare (CA) Thunderbowl Raceway
 

Sept. 23, 2011

MotorRacingNetwork.com Weekend Preview The second race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup at New Hampshire Motor Speedway headlines the calendar that includes the Camping World Truck Series, NHRA, Formula One and the World of Outlaws in action. Full Story Driver Handicaps: New Hampshire Motor Racing Network brings you our weekly look at notable driver stats heading into Sunday's Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire. Full Story Hornaday Seeks 'Magic' in New Hampshire Ron Hornaday will search for his 50th career win in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series when the green flag waves in Saturday’s F.W. Webb 175 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Full Story 'Junior' Unveils 2012 Paint Scheme Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s new paint scheme for the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, featuring Diet Mountain Dew, was unveiled Wednesday. Full Story Day Promoted at RCR; Miller to MWR Richard Childress Racing moves Kent Day to Director of Competition replacing Scott Miller. Full Story New Hampshire Weekend Schedule New Hampshire Driver Averages New Hampshire Loop Data eBook Newman Marches to New Hampshire While his teammate Tony Stewart went to victory lane, Ryan Newman was turning in an impressive Chicagoland performance of his own and looks to take that momentum with him to New Hampshire Motor Speedway this weekend. Full Story NASCAR Rule Changes for Talladega NASCAR will implement two rule changes for next month’s Good Sam Club 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway. Full Story Saldana Eager to Return Joey Saldana can't wait to get back behind the wheel of a sprint car, but as it stands he's still waiting on permission from his doctor after suffering injuries at Eldora Speedway back in July. Full Story ARCA to Debut at Mobile in 2012 The ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards will make its inaugural appearance at Mobile International Speedway in 2012, officials from ARCA and the track announced Wednesday. Full Story Program Calendar   Track: New Hampshire Motor Speedway Date: 09/23/11 12:00PM Eastern Booth Team: Allan Bestwick and Barney Hall   Track: New Hampshire Motor Speedway Date: 09/24/11 2:45PM Eastern Booth Team: Dave Moody and Jeff Striegle   Track: MRN Studios Concord NC Date: 09/26/11 12:30PM Eastern Booth Team: Marty Hough and Woody Cain

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Mountain Speedway media contact:
Gene Ostrowski gjtost@verizon.net  (570) 231-1272
Promoter: Joe Callavini (570) 788-7544



Upcoming events:

Sunday, Sept. 25- Modifieds, Street Stocks, FWDs and INEX Legends

Sunday, Oct 2- INEX Legends Season Championship, PLUS Sport Modifieds, Late Models and Factory Stocks


The 12th Annual King of the Mountain with $5,000 to win for the Modifieds

St. Johns, PA- Mountain Speedway’s Super Bowl of motorsports is approaching and the 12th annual event is expected to be like none other, as track Promoter, Joe Callavini will once again pay $5000 to the winner of the season ending 150-lap Modified extravaganza to celebrate the running of one of the greatest asphalt shows in Pennsylvania. For years, the two-day event has showcased talent, and with extended lap races and larger purses for the divisions on the card, Callavini looks for the season closer to be huge for both racers and fans alike.

Similar to the last couple of years, each division will qualify and run their respective feature events on the same day, and all divisions throughout the weekend will be awarded double points, to decide the divisional championships.

The weekend will kick off at the 1/3-mile asphalt oval near Hazleton, PA on Friday, October 7 with open practice for all divisions from 6-9 PM. There is a $20 for the Friday’s pit pass.

The Sport Modifieds, Late Models, Factory Stocks and TQ midgets will run extended lap main events on Saturday, October 8. Time trials for the Sport Modifieds will begin at 1:00 PM, followed by heat race qualifiers for the support divisions. The afternoon will be capped off with a $2,000 to win, 100-lap Sport Modified main event.

Three big features will show case the racing on Sunday, October 9. Following practice for all divisions, the mighty Modifieds will take center stage for qualifying. Time trials will be held for the Modifieds and heat races will decide the starting line-ups for the support divisions. Consi events will fill the fields. After completion of the support division main events, including the Street Stocks and FWDs, the evening will be capped off with a $5000 to win, 150-lap main event for the Modifieds.

All entrants will draw for heat race or time trial starting positions on race day. Twenty cars will start feature events, and if needed, consi races will be run.

The top ten in driver points for all Mountain Speedway divisions after the October 2nd racing program will be added to the feature as a provisional, provided they do not qualify through heat races, time trials or consi events. The drivers must attempt to qualify in both, heat (time trials for Modifieds) and consi in order to be eligible for a provisional spot.

Along with the regular stars of the track, several big names are expected to make the trip to St. Johns, PA for the 150-lap contest. Zane Zeiner, a two-time King of the Mountain winner should be on hand, as well as Brian DeFebo, a three time Modified champion at the track.

The list of famous names goes on, which definitely shows the way drivers look forward to the yearly event, as it always gains steam and popularity year after year.



Pit admission for Saturday and Sunday is $50 per day and grandstand admission is $22 per day. Grandstand admission for Friday’s practice session is free.

The full purse for all regular divisions will be available on the speedway website after this weekend.


In case of inadequate weather, the speedway has set the following weekend (Oct. 15/16) to use as a make-up date.

For up to date King of the Mountain information, including the purse for all of the tracks regular divisions and past King of the Mountain winners, please visit www.mountainspeedway.com

Thursday, September 22, 2011 Only Three Weeks Until the Four-Day Festival of Speed, OktoberFast! Exclusive Bank of America 500 Ticket Offers for Bank of America Customers Bank of America is extending two exclusive ticket offers to its customers for the Bank of America 500 in Charlotte. Act now to get your hands on these great offers while supplies last. Get a grandstand ticket in Turn 4, plus admission to the OktoberFast Fan Festival that features driver autograph sessions, live music and more. Just $85 while supplies last. Get a grandstand ticket in Turn 4, plus a fan pack that includes a T-shirt, hat, miniature die-cast car and a cinch bag. Just $50 while supplies last. View these ticket offers at www.charlottemotorspeedway.com/BofA500. The offer code is "BofA500." We look forward to seeing you in Charlotte. Read More » Celebrate Good Friends and Great Racing with OktoberFast! Join us this October at Charlotte Motor Speedway for four days of racing action and the OktoberFast Fan Festival! The OktoberFast Fan Festival presented by Budweiser experience includes a driver autograph session with drivers including Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman and more! Plus a fan forum with Kevin Harvick, live music and special food and drink. Fans who choose to upgrade to the OktoberFast package will receive access to a special OktoberFast area at Charlotte Motor Speedway that features live music by The Hoss Howard Band, The Dave Kellan Band and three other bands, as well as a dueling piano bar, cornhole tournaments, a hotwings eating contest and more! Read More » Think Pink for the Dollar General 300 Miles of Courage Rising stars and NASCAR veterans battle when the NASCAR Nationwide Series returns to Charlotte Motor Speedway for 300 miles in the Dollar General 300 Miles of Courage on Oct. 14. The race will sport a pink theme to raise awareness of breast cancer and raise funds for Susan G Komen for the Cure, the nation's leading breast cancer research organization. Fans can show their support with a special ticket package that includes a race ticket, commemorative event t-shirt, pink wristband and pink koozie for just $30. Call 1-800-455-FANS for more information! Read More » Only 1 Week Remains to Get Free Pit Pass at the World of Outlaws World Finals! The fifth-annual World of Outlaws World Finals is scheduled for Nov. 3 - 5 at The Dirt Track at Charlotte. The three-day event brings together dirt track racing's three premier divisions, the World of Outlaws Late Model Series, the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series and the Big-Block Modifieds from the Super DIRTcar Series - to end their seasons and crown their champions! The Greatest Show on Dirt is sure to produce great racing and exciting championship battles! Purchase your three-day pass before Sept. 30 to receive a FREE pit pass for just $69! Single-day tickets go on sale Sept. 23. Call 1-800-455-FANS(3267) or visit The Dirt Track website. Read More » Schedule Your Track Tour Now! Race fans have an opportunity to experience motorsports like never before! A variety of tours with many different levels of involvement are offered. Fans can choose from convenient daily tours or special NASCAR race-time tours, all of which are officially endorsed by Charlotte Motor Speedway. Tours offered during NASCAR event time include the NASCAR Hall of Fame and Race Shop Tours, while daily tours include the Feel the Thrill and Over the Wall Tours. To schedule your tour today, call 1-800-455-FANS (3267) or visit the Charlotte Motor Speedway website. Read More » Upcoming Events 10/07 - 10/08/11 Charlotte Diesel Super Show 10/12/11 World of Outlaws Late Model Showdown 10/13/11 Bojangles' Pole Night and UNOH Southern Slam 150 10/14/11 Dollar General 300 Miles of Courage 10/15/11 Bank of America 500 Connect with us:

Sept  22, 2011

Sept.  22, 2011

Mast SpeedWire Issue # 34 - Mast Powered Racers Dominate Holly's LS Fest, New! Mast LS Tunnel Rams Now Shipping, Mast Single Plane LS Intake On 1,000HP LS7 Super Chevy Build, Mast 675HP LS7 Powers DSE's 1963 Nova SS Project Car

Holley's LS Fest is one of the largest gatherings of LS powered vehicles in the USA. Tough competition was found in the autocross, 0-60-0, drag racing, drifting and dyno challenge. Mast Motorsports equipped racers swept Holley's LS fest. A huge congratulations for all of your hard work! Grand Champion: 1st Kyle Tucker # 155 2nd: Brian Finch Car # 118 Autocross: 1st Kyle Tucker Car # 155, 42.070 Fastest Lap Time 2nd: Brian Finch Car # 118, 42.175 Fastest Lap Time 4th: Staci Tucker Car # 154, 44.308 Fastest Lap Time Drag Race: 1st Brian Black # 545, 5.226@139.54 0-60-0: 2nd: Brian Finch Car # 118, 0:08.72 3rd: Kyle Tucker Car # 155, 0:08.85 For complete results, check out Holley's LS Fest web site here.

Mast manufactures over a dozen types of intakes for carbureted and EFI LS engines. The latest is this tunnel ram intake and it's the one to beat for ultimate power. Mast LS tunnel rams are made of virgin T-356 alloy to the strictest tolerances at our state of the art manufacturing facility in Wallied Lake, MI. Mast LS tunnel rams are available for Mast's CNC Mozez Black Label cylinder heads. Mast LS tunnel rams will soon be available for Mast's PXR rectangular port, Mast LS7 and Mast LS3 CNC cylinder heads. To order yours, please contact Chris at 936-560-2218, ext. 12 or chris@MastMotorsports.com.

Super Chevy has been building a bad to the bone, 468 cubic inch, LS7 behemoth. The goal was over 1,000HP using a carburetor and nitrous on pump gas. They selected our Black Label 2-piece, fully ported CNC intake manifold. The intake was plumbed for EFI (the injectors were installed to prevent vacuum leaks). Super Chevy achieved their goal (768HP normally aspirated and 1,066HP with a 200 shot of nitrous). According to Super Chevy, "Mast's two piece intake was a work of art and has much to offer an all-out drag race motor." You can read the article here and learn more about Mast's full line of LS CNC ported intake manifolds here.

With second to none engineering and dominance auto cross races, its no wonder that DSE (Detroit Speed & Engineering) is regarded as a master of suspension and chassis tuning. When the owners, Kyle and Stacy Tucker, built this Nova, they were looking a unique powertrain. They decided on Mast's Black Label 427 SS which pumps out a scorching 675HP on pump gas. Packed with the finest quality components to withstand the rigors of road racing yet docile enough to drive ever day, Mast's Black Label 427 SS fit the bill perfectly. Their Nova is truly a work of art and you can see it for yourself. Just stop by the DSE trailer at one of the many events they'll be displaying at or you can read the article here.

FREE Mast Motorsports catalog Click here for our full color 36-page catalog jam packed with: NEW! Hot Rod LS conversion oil pan (the first and only oil pan that fits virtually any combination right out of the box and solves your LS swap problems) NEW! Hot Rod LS cast street and billet racing valve covers NEW! 14 LS CNC aluminum cylinder heads (bare and assembled) and 2-piece CNC racing / tunnel ram intake manifolds. Ported for Power on our Superflow Flow bench. Designed and engineered by legendary LS cylinder head guru Cary Chouinard (now director of Cylinder Head and Valvetrain and Manufacturing Manager for Mast Motorsports) NEW! Black Label LS crate engines (includes Mast Black Label CNC Heads) NEW! Drop In LS engines for your 2010 Camaro, Corvette, Hot Rod or Muscle Car NEW! M-120 WB02 ECM and wiring harness packages NEW! Cam lobes, cam kits and engine performance packages FIRST aftermarket variable valve timing performance cams Over 30 dyno tested & pre-calibrated crate engines w/18-mo/unlimited mileage warranty Pricing, product availability and offers are subject to change without notice. While we do our best to check errors, mistakes may occur. Copyright 2011. Mast Motorsports. All rights reserved. www.mastmotorsports.com. To ensure delivery to your Inbox, please add info@mastmotorsports.com to your address book.

Sept. 21,  2011

Fall Nationals: Featuring the USAC Sprints and MSCS Sprints -Double Sanctioned Racing will also feature the Budweiser UMP Modifieds and the AMSA Mini Sprints. Presented By: The City of Lawrenceburg Discount/V.I.P. tickets for the October 1st City of Lawrenceburg Fall Nationals are available!! This Pre Sale Promotion will end on Sunday, September 25th. Not only do you receive a discount on your admission, but you will also have access to our V.I.P. Redemption area so you do not have to wait in line. For every pair of tickets purchased, you will receive a Buy One, Get One Free buffet voucher to Hollywood Casino. BUY TICKETS NOW! Discount tickets are just $18 (general admission, they will be $22 at the gate) CLICK HERE to purchase your tickets!! Times: Pit Gate: 3:00pm Front Gate: 5:00pm Hot Laps: 6:00pm Admission Prices: (Day of Event) Adult: $22 Kids 7-12: $7 6 & Under: FREE Pit Pass: $30 (all ages) October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month! Join us as we go "Four Abreast for Breasts" presented by: Dearborn County Hospital. Wear a pink shirt to promote Breast Cancer Awareness and receive an entry to win some fabulous prizes!!!!   Physical Address: 351 E. Eads Parkway Lawrenceburg, IN 47025 812-539-4700 www.lawrenceburgspeedway.com Stay in the race with a FREE Text Message from Lawrenceburg Speedway! Text: Racing (this is the message part) to... 95495 (this is the "send to" phone number) < /span> It's free to sign up for our service, but your normal carrier rates apply. Check out a few of our featured sponsors:

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Contact: Chub Frank Racing

982 Lottsville Niobe Road
Bear Lake, PA 16402
814-489-3952


Chub Frank Toughs Out A Fourth-Place Finish At I-55 Raceway Racing With Injured Thumb

BEAR LAKE, PA – Sept. 21, 2011 – An injured thumb couldn’t stop Chub Frank from turning in a solid performance in last Saturday night’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series Pepsi Nationals at I-55 Raceway in Pevely, Mo.

Racing with his right thumb in a protective brace after breaking it the previous week in a World 100 heat-race incident, Frank charged forward from the 11th starting spot to finish an impressive fourth in the 55-lap A-Main at the high-banked, one-third-mile oval outside St. Louis.

Frank, 49, of Bear Lake, Pa., registered his fifth top-five finish of the 2011 WoO LMS. Considering the circumstances, this one had to rank as his most hard-earned.

The popular driver known as ‘Chubzilla’ entered the WoO LMS weekend in the Midwest uncertain about his prospects thanks to his injury. His broke the thumb on Sept. 10 on the opening of his heat race for the World 100 at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio; his hand got caught in his car’s steering wheel when he got swept up in turn-two tangle. While he immediately knew the thumb would need medical attention, he went on to run a B-Main that evening (he failed to make the World 100 cut) and sought treatment upon returning home.

Frank aggravated his injury last Friday night at Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, Ill., where his car bounced in the air and slapped the outside wall after its right-rear wheel broke and bounced off as he entered turn one on his first time-trial lap. He parked his damaged machine and was prepared to run his second car – the distinctive orange-colored Corry Rubber/Hino Toyota/Horton Equipment Rocket No. 1* that he unveiled at the World 100 – but he never got the chance because rain moved in and forced the cancelation of the WoO LMS event.

Frank was back in his head-turning orange mount on Saturday night at I-55. And rather than use the smaller thumb brace that doctors had provided him for racing (it was on his hand at Tri-City), he decided to wear the larger apparatus that he had been told to use whenever he’s out of the car. The switch ended up helping him immensely.

“I’m glad I tried that brace I did,” said Frank, who slipped his racing glove over the brace when he climbed into the cockpit at I-55. “It was a lot better. I had a lot more confidence with that one on.

“I definitely could still feel (the injury),” he added. “But it wasn’t too bad. When you’re out there, you’re racin’.”

Frank hustled his machine forward with some strong outside moves on the tight track. He briefly overtook Jason Feger for third late in the distance but fell back to fourth the following circuit.

“I got by Feger but I didn’t clear him enough to slide up,” said Frank. “I figured he was racing me pretty clean so I had to give him a lane and he got back by.

“I’m happy with the night,” he continued. “We still could never get the car to turn where we needed it to turn, but it was better. Josh (Richards, who won the evening’s A-Main) helped me out a little bit and got us going in the right direction.”

Frank’s car was powered by a new Roush-Yates Chevrolet engine, which he used for the first time in a major event the previous week at Eldora.

“The motor ran great,” said Frank. “This Roush-Yates is a good piece. I’m excited to see what we can do with it.”

Frank, who sits fifth in the WoO LMS points standings with five events remaining on the 2011 schedule, plans to race close to home this weekend in the ‘Fall Classic’ at McKean County Raceway in East Smethport, Pa. He’ll compete in three nights of ULMS action – the ULMS ‘King of the Hill’ Challenge on Thurs., Sept. 22; the $4,000-to-win Dave Lundgren Memorial on Fri., Sept. 23; and the sixth annual ULMS Priority Care RaceFAN 50 ($13,000 to win) on Sat., Sept. 24.

For more information on Chub Frank, visit his Web site at www.chubfrank.com.

Chub Frank Racing receives support from many valued sponsors, including Corry Rubber, Lake Shore Paving, Hino Toyota, Sorbera Family Chiropractic, Horton Equipment, All-Star Performance, Slavic Corporation, Custom Race Engines, GW Performance, Integra Shocks, Hoosier Tire and Roush-Yates Racing Engines.

 

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Contact: Ben Shelton (msrmafia@gmail.com)
September 21st, 2011



Jay Dickens Racing Engines Customers Burn Up Special Events



Aberdeen, MS (09/21/11) – As the late season special events begin to heat up around the country, Jay Dickens Racing Engines (JDRE) customers are claiming several big wins and championships.

Super Late Model newcomer, Kent Robinson from Bloomington, Indiana, drove his #7 Mastersbilt/Jay Dickens Super Late Model to his first career Super Late Model win on Saturday night in the $2,000-to-win, 7th Annual Hall of Fame Classic at Brownstown Speedway (Brownstown, Indiana).

Bryan Barber of Greensburg, Kentucky claimed a pair of feature wins with the American Modified Series over the weekend with triumphs at Moler Raceway Park (Williamsburg, Ohio) and Bluegrass Speedway (Bardstown, Kentucky) in his #10 Bandit/JDRE-powered Open Wheel Modified. With the wins he claimed the 2011 American Modified Series Championship, while Jay Dickens Racing Engines also claimed the Engine Builders title for the tour.

Ray Moore from Haughton, Louisiana became the first driver to ever win back-to-back U.S. National Dirt Track Championships as he conquered a field of 34 cars to claim the win in the $3,500-to-win event at the Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track (Justin, Texas) on Saturday night. The win was his eleventh of the 2011 season in his #93 MB2 Customs/Jay Dickens Racing Engine Super Late Model.

Scott James found his way to victory lane once again in his #81 Rocket/JDRE entry at Florence Speedway (Union, Kentucky) on Saturday night. The win was worth $2,000.

Michigan driver, Curt Spalding, also put his Jay Dickens-powered Super Late Model in victory lane once again over the weekend as well.

Jay Dickens Racing Engines powers many of the nation's top teams with racing engines. In addition, they offer a full range of racing products and components from various vendors. For more information on Jay Dickens Racing Engines and all of their products, please visit www.JayDickens.com .
 
 

Sept. 21, 2011

ACCORD SPEEDWAY NEWS

Accord, NY- Accord Speedway Welcomes In Five Great Divisions Saturday For Final Day Of King Of The Catskills Weekend
By: Steve Pados, Accord Speedway Media

With four exciting divisions highlighting the opening night of the King of the Catskills weekend at the Accord Speedway on September 23rd, the Palmer Family will play host to five divisions of racing excitement on Saturday, September 24th to top off what just may be the greatest weekend in the history of the speedway. The five divisions of racing going to battle are as diverse as one can imagine and the stars and cars of the racing action will be highlighted each step of the way as the well noted Accord announcing team of Steve Pados and Joel Murns have done their homework to bring the driving stars stats and particulars to each night of racing action. Again some big bucks will be on the line for the Healey Brothers Group Spec Sportsman racers as they will see action in a fifty lap shootout that will see the winner enjoy the spoils in the Lucas Oil Products Victory Lane before heading over to checkout at the payoff window to the tune of $2,000.00. "Hollywood" Whitey Slavin, a three time feature event winner in 2011 and the third place man in points at Accord, will headline the list of driving stars heading to Ulster County to do battle. Slavin stated on the Pados Brothers CARQUEST Gasloine Alley TV/Internet Show on Monday evening he will be back to defend the King of the Catskills crown from a year ago when he slipped by the wounded race car of leader Kyle Rohner and go on the claim the win. Forty cars towed in to do battle a year ago and that many are expected again when the racing begins on Saturday. One of the hot drivers on the circuit right now is the runner-up man in points at Accord "Tommy Gun" Tommy Johnson as he has captured wins at Lebanon Valley Speedway and at Accord in the final events heading into this weekend of racing. It is not known at this time if track champion Kyle Rohner will be making the trip up from Pennsylvania for Saturday's event. A great supporting cast will be on hand as track regulars "Double J" Joe Judge, "The Ironman" Mike DuBois, Patrick Murphy, Wayne Devantoy, John Sundlof, Phil Johnson, Kyle Van Duser, Tyler Dippel, Lem Atkins, Phil Recchio, and a host of Accord regulars will be in action. Orange County racers Tyler McKee, Andrew Reaves and Frank Venezia tested their racers last week at the speedway with good results and top shoe Kenny Hinsch returned to action in the past couple of weeks. "Rollin" Mike Tholin tested the Accord waters a week ago and recently scored a fourth place finish at the big Crate event at Glen Ridge. Chris McCoy also was in action for the first time one week ago.

The CRSA Racesavers Sprint Cars have been testing the waters at many speedways over the course of the 2011 racing season and this band of winged warriors comes into Accord with a very tight points battle in place as their season begins to wind down. Chad King comes into the event with a 24 point lead over rookie John Virgilio and converted Modified star Jamie Christian. Brett Jaycox, Josh Pieniazek, John Cunningham, Brittany Tresch, Warren Alexson, Billy Jaycox, Art Kiser, JR Hurlburt, Tyler Chartrand, Tommy Martocci, Jeff Van Steenburg, Tyler Rice, Phil Peworchik, John Matrafailo, Curtis June, Billy Van Inwegen, Frank Lieto, and Jeremy Quick are all expected in for this exciting regional Racesaver event. Craig Rochelle was the victor the last time the Series visited the speedway and will be back on hand for the upcoming event. From the TSRS Series come talented wheel twisters out of New Jersey Stephanie Stevens and Jeff Taylor and noted car owner Rob Warko from Pennsylvania informed the speedway he will have two cars in action with Matt Mountz and Joe Smith at the controls of the racers. As the event is open to all 305 racers within the Tri State area, the event will be a great addition to the King of the Catskills weekend.

Second place man in points, John Roese will lead the contingent of DC Landscaping Pro Stocks to the post on Saturday. Roese is coming off a year in which he scored three wins during the season and came up just four points short in landing the track title. Roese is the only Pro Stocker in the field that utilizes a Ford motor for the go-power. Torin Betterton, fresh off a win a week ago at Accord, will be back in the field along with third place man in points Tom Vasta. Al Christiana, Paul Aragon, Jimmy Sykes, John Rood, Dave Demorest, Ralph Ronk, Ron Rion, Clarence Smith and a host of outsiders will join in seeking to gain their fair share of the Accord pie.

The Arkel Motors Pure Stock Division was highly entertaining all season long and heading the list of hopefuls will be "The Intimidator" Ray Tarantino. Tarantino comes into the weekend fresh off a four season win and a track championship performance at Accord. "The Rebel" Tim Brown returned to action last week and the two time winner in 2011 always comes to the post with a formidable hot rod. Ryan Johnson, Joe Narok, Gary Predmore, Jimmy Cuneo, Mike Deyo, Steve Cooper, John Woinoski, Eugene Helms, Chris Kanuk, Harry Bachman and a host of others will put on a great show for the fans come Saturday.

The National Junior Slingshot Tour comes into the Accord Speedway under a full head of steam after a stunning exhibition last weekend in the curtain closer for the Hamlin Speedway. Twenty two "stars of tomorrow" competed at the Hamlin event and all indications is most of the great young talent will be in action at Accord as well. Heading the lst of talent will be Accord regular "The Tornado" Tyler Johnston as the thirteen year old speedster comes into the weekend with a fifty point lead over "The Midget" Chris Kurtz. in the National rankings. Johnston hopes to end the season with the Junior Slingshot title in hand as he will step into the Spec Sportsman ranks in 2012 aboard one of the Sherlock Tri State Roofing speed buggys that Johnston debuted at Accord last week with a fourteenth place performance. Kurtz has been phemomenal in 2011 with his second place ranking on the tour and second place finishes at both the Accord and Hamlin Speedways during the season. "The Jonestown Jet" Kyle Gruber put in one show at Accord during the season and the youngster has improved each time he buckles into the famly owned racer and now rests in third place on the tour. "Thrillin" Dylan Martin has been named the 2011 champion at Hamlin and has enjoyed great success in his limited appearances at the Accord facility. Wyalusing regulars "The Abbey-nator" Abbey Price and Alex Shaffer will land on the Accord grounds this weekend. For Price it will be her first competition at Accord but Shaffer has been a limited visitor with great credentials each time he arrives at the speedway. Accord Speedway Junior Slingshot champion "Kid Ice" Cole Hentschel will head the great list of talented drivers planting their tire prints into the Accord clay this weekend. "The Predator" Kevin Predmore, Brandon "Juan Pablo" McGill, "The Flash" Bobby Flood, Collin DuBois, "The Bullville Bandit" Tommy Zwart, Michelle Campbell, Jared Labagh, Matthew Shultzand a host of others will join the parade onto the Accord Speedway grounds and the great Accord loyal fans will see first hand that the future of auto racing is in great hands with the "stars of tomorrow" working their magic on the high banks of the quarter mile Accord speedplant.

The Accord Speedway racing season was another great one even though Mother Nature dropped in on occasion to rain on the Accord parade. All told eight cancellations on Friday and three on Wednesday were necessitated by rain or some atrocity of the weather that included the Hurricane Irene deluge that knocked out power in Ulster County for nine days.
Even so, the racing action was extraordinary as the competition in all divisions goes the extra mile to put on a great show for the loyal Accord fan base. Promoter Gary Palmer continues to work his magic on the racy quarter mile speedplant and the side by side, three and four wide racing action is a tribute to the time and effort Palmer puts into the facility that attracts a fan base from six states on a weekly basis. The four divisions of racing on Friday evening and the five divisions on Saturday are a bargain for the racing fans as each competing division has it's own stars and fanfare and will create a rocking great time in the foothills of Ulster County.

Racing every Friday night from April through September. September 23rd and 24th finds the "King of the Catskills" weekend of great racing in the house and WLR Construction serving as the headline sponsor for the event. Pit Gates open at 3:30; Spectator Gates open at 5:00; Hot Laps are at 6:30 and the racing begins at 7 PM. The Saturday program will begin one hour earlier. Admission for this special weekend is as follows: Friday Night: Adults $23.00 (12+) Children $5.00 (11+ under) Indoor Seating $30.00; Reserved $25.00; Family four pack special: 2 Adults + 2 Children and $20.00 in Food Vouchers for $66.00 ( a savings of $10.00). Saturday pricing: Adults $20.00; Children $4.00; Indoor Seating $25.00; Reserved $22.00; Family four pack special $58.00. Raindates are: September 30th and October 1st

Racing fans should make their plans for the exciting "King of the Catskills" two day weekend of great racing on September 23rd and 24th. With nine diverse divisions of racing on the schedule, every true racing fan will want to make sure they are in attendance to take in every second of the great competition that will unfold. The ROC Modified Tour heads up the Friday evening of action September 23rd with a large $7,000.00 payday awaiting the winner of the 100-lap headliner. Open Sportsman will see a 50-lap feature with $2,000.00 on the line for the winner. The Lightning Sprints and the afford Four Cylinder division will also take part in the Friday night portion of the weekend.
September 24th finds the Spec Sportsman pounding the clay for 50-laps with $2,000.00 on the line for the winner, the exciting winged CRSA Sprint Cars, the National Junior Slingshot Tour, Pro Stock and Pure Stocks in action.

For more information regarding the great racing action found at the Accord Speedway, call the speedway hotline at: 845 626 3478 or log-on to their newly designed and well documented website at: http://www.accordspeedway.com  For videos of all of the exciting racing action at Accord, contact Jason at Tristate Studios: www.tristatestudios.com  For photos of all of the great racing found at Accord contact Kevin of KB's Racing Photos at: www.kbsracingphotos.com
We are easy to find at 299 Whitfield Road, two miles off Route 209. At the Accord Speedway..................................


A Trail Of Dirt Leads Right To Our Door

 

Sept. 21, 2011

K-C Sees Increase in this Week's Purse
$2,000 to win AMRA Late Models/ $700 to Win AMRA Modifieds


CHILLICOTHE, OHIO- Saturday, Sept 24th K-C Raceway will host the "Warm up to the DTWC" featuring AMRA Late Models at $2,000 to win / $200 to start, Advanced Services Modifieds $700 to win/ $100 to start and Hobby Stocks ! The fun-filled evening will be a significant factor in determining the 2011 track champions as tight battles prevail across the board in all divisions. K-C's last sprint race saw Danny Smith take the track championship over Jimmy Nier in a race that Powell, Ohio's Todd Kane won.
K-C Raceway will host the AMRA Road Warriors Saturday, Oct. 1 in the season finale for the AMRA Road Warrior Challenge series. Also on the card will be Late Models and Hobby Stocks.
Then the grand-daddy of mega-races, the Dirt Track World Championship or DTWC, will come to town October 13,14,15.
The Dirt Track World Championship pays $50,000 to win for Late Models and $3,000 to win for Modifieds. For More Information visit www.kc-raceway.com  or call 740-663-4141.

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AMRA Season Winding Down
Points' Battles Heighten

Mount Alto, WV- The American Motor Racing Association season is winding down and another exciting racing season and points' battle is climbing to a dramatic climax. Both the AMRA national Points' title and Road Warrior Challenge series title are ultra close. Additionally, some thirty-plus drivers are vying for money positions in the AMRA standings.

The next AMRA RWT event will be at Jeff and Vicki Schrader's K-C Raceway in Chillicothe, Ohio on October 1. Not only is this event important in the realm of the AMRA points, but also the event will be a final prelude to the Dirt Track World Championship modified event, coming October 13,14, and 15. Also the DTWC pays $3,000 to the winner. The Oct. 1 Road Warrior event pays $1,200 to win.

Several AMRA tracks are still active, including KC which runs Sept. 24 and Oct. 1 as a late model and modified tune-up to the DTWC. Ohio Valley has AMRA late models and modifieds and OVSCA sprint cars Sept. 24, while hosting the AMRA Mods and Late Models October 1.

Roaring Knob in Markleysburg, PA has taken a couple weeks off, but races through October and hosts the big Racefest Weekend the second weekend of the month.

Thunder Mountain, Justice, WV is racing Sept. 24 with races TBA in October. Natural Bridge Virginia has a late model fall classic Sept. 30.

O'Brion Oval Speedway is Racing Sept. 24. Elkins Motor Speedway will host its Budweiser Fall Festival Sept. 30, featuring AMRA Late Models and Modifieds. This will be one of the last weekends for our AMRA drivers to accumulate National Points, and hosts a lucrative purse as well.

Skyline will make up its sprint car special Saturday, October.8. That race will pay $3,000 to win for the sprints and $2,000 for late models. AMRA modifieds join the program along with Semi-Late Crates paying $800 to win.

All fans are asked to check their respective track websites for schedule changes, updates, or cancelations. The AMRA also reminds both fans and drivers that it is a good idea to call ahead before planning a long trip.

Kenny Johnson is now the National AMRA Points leader and is the defending champion, however, Andy Bond lies in wait just six points behind. Johnson recently captured his 17th win of the 2011 racing season.

Thirteen other drivers mathmatically have a chance at the title or at least a run to the top five. That group is led by early season points' leader Vince Conrad, followed by Robert Garnes, Rick Venham, Jr., Jeremy Blake, J.P. Roberts, Robbie Evans, Joe Cox, Louie Krushansky, Doug Henry, Tom Sizler, Darin Roush, Deana Groves, and Matt Chenoweth.

Deana Groves, Doug Henry, and Joe Cox are the front runners for the Road Warrior Challenge pay-off.

In the Late Models Chris Garnes leads Andy Bond, K-C Burdette, Larry Bond, Travis Brookover, Colton Burdette, Ronnie Mayle, Harold Redman, Jr., Ed Shuman, and Kenney Newhouse. That battle is tight and up for grabs among any member of an elite group of AMRA drivers.

The AMRA would like to thank all participants in this year's banner season. The organization is working on rules and ideas for next year. An anticipated release date of late October is in the works.

Malta Doors and Windows has again signed on as Title Sponsor of the AMRA for 2011. Other fine sponsors of the MALTA AMRA Modified series are Dave Poske's Performance Parts, Wrisco, Hoosier/Hoosier Tire Ohio Valley, PBM Performance, PBM Performance Products, AERO Racing Wheels, Rocket Chassis, Bell Racing, Lincoln Welders, Hypercoils, Bazell Race Fuels, Alky Racing Alcohol, Kluhsman Racing Components (KRC), Evans Vinyl Signs, WV Tax & Bookkeeping, Winters Performance, Bilstein Shocks, PST Drive Shafts, Schoenfield, Killer Bee Race Bodies and Pike Street Lanes. Join the AMRA now!-America's Open Wheeled Modifieds Most Competitive Series! Tru-Tech and Freddie Carpenter is now a proud sponsor of the Late Model Series, while The Bumper Man, Killer Bee Bodies and Carthage Auto Parts have joined the AMRA team. Carthage Auto Parts and Dave Norton will now sponsor the Rookie of the Year Award.


STEWART, OHIO-The Ohio Valley Sprint Car Association (OVSCA) is winding down its second season with a pair of shows over the next two weeks. Saturday, September 24 the series moves to the Ohio Valley Speedway in Lubeck,WV, then travels to the Southern Ohio Speedway outside of Portsmouth, in Slocum, Ohio. Skyline will make up its sprint car special Saturday, October.8. That race will pay $3,000 to win for the sprints and $2,000 for late models. AMRA modifieds join the program along with Semi-Late Crates paying $800 to win.

 

Sept. 21,, 2011

STEWART, OHIO-The Ohio Valley Sprint Car Association (OVSCA) is winding down its second season with a pair of shows over the next two weeks. Saturday, September 24 the series moves to the Ohio Valley Speedway in Lubeck,WV, then travels to the Southern Ohio Speedway outside of Portsmouth, in Slocum, Ohio. Skyline will make up its sprint car special Saturday, October.8. That race will pay $3,000 to win for the sprints and $2,000 for late models. AMRA modifieds join the program along with Semi-Late Crates paying $800 to win.

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AMRA Season Winding Down
Points' Battles Heighten

Mount Alto, WV- The American Motor Racing Association season is winding down and another exciting racing season and points' battle is climbing to a dramatic climax. Both the AMRA national Points' title and Road Warrior Challenge series title are ultra close. Additionally, some thirty-plus drivers are vying for money positions in the AMRA standings.

The next AMRA RWT event will be at Jeff and Vicki Schrader's K-C Raceway in Chillicothe, Ohio on October 1. Not only is this event important in the realm of the AMRA points, but also the event will be a final prelude to the Dirt Track World Championship modified event, coming October 13,14, and 15. Also the DTWC pays $3,000 to the winner. The Oct. 1 Road Warrior event pays $1,200 to win.

Several AMRA tracks are still active, including KC which runs Sept. 24 and Oct. 1 as a late model and modified tune-up to the DTWC. Ohio Valley has AMRA late models and modifieds and OVSCA sprint cars Sept. 24, while hosting the AMRA Mods and Late Models October 1.

Roaring Knob in Markleysburg, PA has taken a couple weeks off, but races through October and hosts the big Racefest Weekend the second weekend of the month. Thunder Mountain, Justice, WV is racing Sept. 24 with races TBA in October. Natural Bridge Virginia has a late model fall classic Sept. 30.

O'Brion Oval Speedway is Racing Sept. 24. Elkins Motor Speedway will host its Budweiser Fall Festival Sept. 30, featuring AMRA Late Models and Modifieds. This will be one of the last weekends for our AMRA drivers to accumulate National Points, and hosts a lucrative purse as well.

Skyline will make up its sprint car special Saturday, October.8. That race will pay $3,000 to win for the sprints and $2,000 for late models. AMRA modifieds join the program along with Semi-Late Crates paying $800 to win.

All fans are asked to check their respective track websites for schedule changes, updates, or cancelations. The AMRA also reminds both fans and drivers that it is a good idea to call ahead before planning a long trip.

Kenny Johnson is now the National AMRA Points leader and is the defending champion, however, Andy Bond lies in wait just six points behind. Johnson recently captured his 17th win of the 2011 racing season.

Thirteen other drivers mathmatically have a chance at the title or at least a run to the top five. That group is led by early season points' leader Vince Conrad, followed by Robert Garnes, Rick Venham, Jr., Jeremy Blake, J.P. Roberts, Robbie Evans, Joe Cox, Louie Krushansky, Doug Henry, Tom Sizler, Darin Roush, Deana Groves, and Matt Chenoweth.

Deana Groves, Doug Henry, and Joe Cox are the front runners for the Road Warrior Challenge pay-off.

In the Late Models Chris Garnes leads Andy Bond, K-C Burdette, Larry Bond, Travis Brookover, Colton Burdette, Ronnie Mayle, Harold Redman, Jr., Ed Shuman, and Kenney Newhouse. That battle is tight and up for grabs among any member of an elite group of AMRA drivers.

The AMRA would like to thank all participants in this year's banner season. The organization is working on rules and ideas for next year. An anticipated release date of late October is in the works.

Malta Doors and Windows has again signed on as Title Sponsor of the AMRA for 2011. Other fine sponsors of the MALTA AMRA Modified series are Dave Poske's Performance Parts, Wrisco, Hoosier/Hoosier Tire Ohio Valley, PBM Performance, PBM Performance Products, AERO Racing Wheels, Rocket Chassis, Bell Racing, Lincoln Welders, Hypercoils, Bazell Race Fuels, Alky Racing Alcohol, Kluhsman Racing Components (KRC), Evans Vinyl Signs, WV Tax & Bookkeeping, Winters Performance, Bilstein Shocks, PST Drive Shafts, Schoenfield, Killer Bee Race Bodies and Pike Street Lanes. Join the AMRA now!-America's Open Wheeled Modifieds Most Competitive Series! Tru-Tech and Freddie Carpenter is now a proud sponsor of the Late Model Series, while The Bumper Man, Killer Bee Bodies and Carthage Auto Parts have joined the AMRA team. Carthage Auto Parts and Dave Norton will now sponsor the Rookie of the Year Award.

K-C Sees Increase in this Week's Purse
$2,000 to win AMRA Late Models/ $700 to Win AMRA Modifieds


CHILLICOTHE, OHIO- Saturday, Sept 24th K-C Raceway will host the "Warm up to the DTWC" featuring AMRA Late Models at $2,000 to win / $200 to start, Advanced Services Modifieds $700 to win/ $100 to start and Hobby Stocks ! The fun-filled evening will be a significant factor in determining the 2011 track champions as tight battles prevail across the board in all divisions. K-C's last sprint race saw Danny Smith take the track championship over Jimmy Nier in a race that Powell, Ohio's Todd Kane won.
K-C Raceway will host the AMRA Road Warriors Saturday, Oct. 1 in the season finale for the AMRA Road Warrior Challenge series. Also on the card will be Late Models and Hobby Stocks.

Then the grand-daddy of mega-races, the Dirt Track World Championship or DTWC, will come to town October 13,14,15.

The Dirt Track World Championship pays $50,000 to win for Late Models and $3,000 to win for Modifieds. For More Information visit www.kc-raceway.com  or call 740-663-4141.
 

For Immediate Release
Ben Shelton (msrmafia@gmail.com) 
September 21st, 2011



Bub McCool To Debut Halloween Car at Magnolia State 100



Vicksburg, MS (09/21/11) – Each year race fans look forward to the debut of Bub McCool's Halloween graphic's scheme on his #57J McCool Logging/Victory Circle M1 Chassis By Moyer/Jay Dickens Racing Engine Super Late Model, and he will be debuting his 2011 design at this weekend's 22nd Annual Magnolia State 100.

For several years now, Bub has had a special Halloween graphic's scheme on his familiar #57J, which he runs for the entire month of October. He will be debuting the 2011 Halloween wrap by New Vision Graphics, this weekend, September 22nd-24th at Columbus Speedway (Columbus, Mississippi) in the 22nd Annual Magnolia State 100. To go with the new look, Bub will have a new t-shirt design available for purchase at his souvenir trailer. The $20,010-to-win/$1,000-to-start event gets underway on Thursday with an open practice session, while time trials and heat race action will be held on Friday night. Saturday's program will be headlined by b-mains, a last chance race, and the 100 lap finale. For more information, please visit www.ColumbusSpeedway.net .

Last Friday night found Bub at the World of Outlaws Super Late Model event at Tri City Speedway (Pontoon Beach, Illinois) for a $10,000-to-win event. With 37 cars entered, time trials were almost completed when rains set in forcing the event to be canceled.

Saturday night saw McCool Motorsports managing to dodge Mother Nature to enter a $10,000-to-win, World of Outlaws (WoO) Super Late Model event at I-55 Raceway (Pevely, Missouri). Forty-two Super Late Models entered the event, and in time trials Bub registered the 9th fastest time to lock into the third starting spot for the first heat race. In the heat he would slip to a fourth place finish, which left him starting thirteenth on the feature grid for the 55 lap feature. He would race around mid-pack for the duration of the event before crossing the finish line in the 12th position. Full results are available at www.WoOLMS.com .

Bub also has brand new apparel available for purchase as well as clearance items. Visit the Merch page at www.BubMcCool.com  for more information.

The Bub McCool Fan Club has been relaunched. Each month a lucky member of the fan club will receive a free Bub McCool t-shirt For more information, please visit www.BubMcCool.com .

Bub and everyone at McCool Motorsports would like to thank all of their sponsors, which include Southern Belle, McCool Logging, Jay Dickens Racing Engines, Henderson Motorsports, Victory Circle M1 Chassis By Moyer, DixieDirtTV.com, Good Hope Lumber, Boland Performance, Schaeffer's Specialized Lubricants, New Vision Graphics, & MSRMafia.com.

For more information on Bub & McCool Motorsports, please visit the official team website at www.BubMcCool.com .
 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Ben Shelton (msrmafia@gmail.com)
September 21st, 2011



Kyle Beard Overcomes Adversity at NAS; Magnolia State 100 Next



Trumann, AR (09/21/11) – Despite mechanical woes after time trials Kyle Beard unloaded a backup car and raced his way from the back of the pack to a top ten finish in the 7th Annual Bama Brawl at North Alabama Speedway in his #86 Victory Circle M1 Chassis By Moyer/Samuels Performance Racing Engine Super Late Model.

Kyle made the trip to North Alabama Speedway (Tuscumbia, Alabama) on Saturday night for the 7th Annual Bama Brawl, which posted a $4,000-to-win/$400-to-start purse for the 40 lap feature event. With 29 cars entered, the night would seem to start well for Beard as he qualified fourth fastest in his group to lock into the eighth starting spot for the feature. However, prior to the feature the team would discover a possible valve spring issue. As a result, they were forced to unload their backup car, which resulted in them having to forfeit their starting spot to start last in the feature.

During the course of the feature, Kyle would amazingly enjoy a strong run in a car that had not even been hot lapped. He would race his way from the 22nd starting spot to a 10th place finish at the checkered flag. Full results are available at www.NorthAlabamaSpeedway.com.

This weekend, September 22nd-24th, the team will travel to "The Baddest Bullring in the South" as they enter the 22nd Annual Magnolia State 100 at Columbus Speedway (Columbus, Mississippi). In 2010 Kyle opened a lot of eyes as he overcame a DNF in his heat due to a flat tire to start on the back of a b-main before racing his way forward to claim the final transfer spot to the feature in the last chance qualifier. He went on to race his way from the 26th starting position to record an 8th place finish. This year he will look to improve on the finish. The event gets underway with an Open Practice Session on Thursday night before seeing time trials and heat race action contested on Friday night, while b-mains, the last chance qualifier, and the 100 lap finale will be held on Saturday night. For more information on the event, please visit www.ColumbusSpeedway.net .

Kyle Beard would like to thank his sponsors including KB Transport, Gary Beard Trucking, Samuel’s Performance Engines, D&M Power Washing, O.H. Hendricks Sheet Metal, JFR Graphics, Real Racin’ Wheels, Team 5 Enterprise, Stealth Carburetors, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

Beard Motorsports is always looking for more sponsors, and anyone, who may be interested, can find more information at www.KyleBeard86.com .

For more information on Kyle and Beard Motorsports, please visit www.KyleBeard86.com.
 

Despite Problems, Rabenold Has Solid Run at Salem


By: Gene Ostrowski
Tyler Jett Motorsports Marketing
geno@tylerjett.com



Slatington, Pa (9/19/2011)- In his third start of the season in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards, Slatington’s Kory Rabenold qualified 19th for the Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA Fall Classic by Federated Car Care at Salem Speedway in Salem, Indiana. However, a radiator change forced him to the last starting spot. Despite having a great piece underneath him, Rabenold suffered problems and still salvaged a 16th place finish.

From the last starting spot, Rabenold began to advance in a hurry at the start of the event. He told his team over the radio that their car was “wicked fast” and that he felt that a great finish was in their future. However, things changed in a hurry when one of the sway bar arms broke on his mount.

“We were running 15th at the time and passing cars. We went laps down because I pitted for a vibration and then it broke, so we were forced to fix it. We went more laps down, but we came back out and didn’t give up! That just goes to show that the team never gave up”, said Rabenold.

Due to the problems that the team encountered, Rabenold is thrilled with the finish and he summed the great run that he had going with his family funded team before the vibration.

“We were very fast and passing good, top notch equipment and kept moving up. That’s all we wanted was to be competitive, and we were. Now it’s time to focus on next season”, he said.

Teamwork and good people make up a great team and Rabenold is pleased to have the following supports on board this season: Buzzy's Auto Body, Dynamite Woodworking, Mama's Pizza of Slatington PA, Springhouse Eye Care, Ecco Communications, Brooksy's Beers & Barrels Drive Thru, Interstate Batteries of Allentown and Thomson’s Meat Market.

Kory would like to thank his crew, some new to this event, for dedicating a weekend to help us compete at Salem.

For more information on Kory Rabenold and the Rabenold Racing team, visit www.rabenoldracing.com.

 

Sept 20, 2011

ACCORD SPEEDWAY NEWS

Accord, NY- Lots Of Bang For The Buck Greets King Of The Catskills Racing Fans At Accord Speedway
By: Steve Pados, Accord Speedway Media

The Night of Champions and the King of the Catskills events at the Accord Speedway are normally separated by an off week and allows the hard working staff at the speedway to prepare in advance for the big two day show. This year, however, due to the seasonal Hurricanes from weeks past, the speedway utilized the rain date for the final night of points and has Promoters Gary and Donna Palmer and staff working all hours of the day and night to greet the nine divisions of racing and the expected large crowds of eager race fans anxious to see their favorite racing heroes go to battle on the pristine, high banked quarter mile speedplant on September 23rd and 24th. Gary Palmer will attend to his efforts at giving the combatants a moist and tacky track surface they can race from wall to wall throughout the weekend. During the 2011 racing season at Accord new marks were established for the Modified and Lightning Sprint divisions with Brett Hearn breaking down the old barrier a few times before nailing a 12.524 second lap earlier in the season and a couple of the Lightning Sprint racers posting times in the 12.2 second lap mark. Donna Palmer will work her magic with great attention to all of the event details from ticket sales to the food concessions as the well noted kitchen at Accord has been serving up great cuisine all season long. The weekend of events is sponsored by Bill Rumsey and his WLR Construction Team.

The Friday night portion of the weekend will bring in four divisions of hot rod racers and all with special events to try their hands at winning. The evening will bring in the highly successful ROC Modified Dirt Tour with their stars and cars to battle it out with the hometown aces of the Accord Speedway. Two ROC events remain with the King of the Catskills 100 lap event plus the October 29th Southern Tier 100 to be held at the Five Mile Point Speedway, all drivers hoping to gain the ROC title or seek to move up in the point standings will make sure they are part of the Accord event. The ROC contingent is led by "The Franklin Flyer" Billy Decker as the Gypsum Express driving ace leads the points with 523 points. On his heels will be the defending King of the Catskills winner from a season ago "The Doctor" Danny Johnson as the Rochester racing surgeon comes into the event tied with the defending champion of the series, "The Canadian Sensation" Stewart Friesen with each having earned 488 points to date. Three time winner in the series in 2011, Jeff Strunk has alerted track officials he will be at the event and sits in fourth place with 455 tallies to his credit. "Super" Matt Sheppard completes the top five with 413 points earned to date. The remainder of the top ten includes "The Genoa Giant" Pat Ward, Accord Speedway track champion Brett Hearn, Victoria and New Yorker winner at Utica Rome Bobby Varin, "The Sandman" Duane Howard and "The Electric Company" Ryan Watt. Accord will counter with some great in-house driving talent as "The Commander" Brett Hearn heads-up the Accord roster list of hopefuls. "The Statesman" Jerry Higbie and 2009 winner of the King of the Catskills event will be ready to go after winning his first event of the season last Friday evening. "Showtime" Danny Tyler, "DC" Danny Creeden, "The Jeffer" Jeff Heotzler, "Iron" Mike Ricci, and two time feature winner "Primetime' Scott Ferrier will do their best to hold off the onslaught of top invading drivers looking for the $7,000.00 pot of gold at the Lucas Oil Products Victory Lane.

The Camper's Barn Sportsman will be in action and pointing towards a $2,000.00 prize in a 50-lap battle of the top Sportsman drivers in the area. "Mr Excitement" Kevin Ward graced victory lane on six occasions in 2011 and captured the track championship and he will be dealing with a host of top campaigners including Shane Jablonka, David Coene, Jeff Hulseapple, Vinny DeCicco, Jesse Marks, and recent Penn Can winner Anthony Perrego as they go head to head in their biggest event of the season. Five Mile Point track champion Nick Petrilak has confirmed to Accord Media correspondent Steve Pados he will be making the trip to Accord to do battle.

The thrill a second Lightning Sprints will be in action on Friday evening and new track champion Peter Dance will have his hands full with a great roster of driving talent that have found the short way around the Accord oval. With the lap times falling with each appearance, it is quite possible to see a new track record when the evening comes to a close. Rich Woods, Doug Norrie, Justin Phillips, Jon Moore, Kyle Smith, Jerry Sehn, Joe Szczapa, the Casazza Brothers, Ralph Utter and a host of others will add to the luster of the evening as the winged warriors give the fans their money's worth when they play at the "Gem in the Catskills".

The wild and zany, go for broke Four Cylinder division will also take part in the Friday night show. The low budget, great fun division was an add-on to the Midweek Madness Wednesday Summer Series at Accord and quickly became a favorite of the crowd with the side by side and nose to tail driving done by the drivers. Champions Walt Henry and John Davis headline the performers with additional strength coming from the likes of Dan Curry, Robert Beach, Sarah Bohlin, Tasha Curry, Dan Sanchez and many more.

The Accord Speedway racing season was another great one even though Mother Nature dropped in on occasion to rain on the Accord parade. All told eight cancellations on Friday and thre on Wednesdays were necessitated by rain or some atrocity of the weather that included the Hurricane Irene deluge that knocked out power in Ulster County for nine days.
Even so, the racing action was extraordinary as the competition in all divisions goes the extra mile to put on a great show for the loyal Accord fan base. Promoter Gary Palmer continues to work his magic on the racy quarter mile speedplant and the side by side, three and four wide racing action is a tribute to the time and effort Palmer puts into the facility that attracts a fan base from six states on a weekly basis. The four divisions of racing on Friday evening are a bargain for the racing fans as each competing division has it's own stars and fanfare and will create a rocking great time in the foothills of Ulster County.

Racing every Friday night from April through September. September 23rd and 24th finds the "King of the Catskills" weekend of great racing in the house and WLR Construction serving as the headline sponsor for the event. Pit Gates open at 3:30; Spectator Gates open at 5:00; Hot Laps are at 6:30 and the racing begins at 7 PM. The Saturday program will begin one hour earlier. Admission for this special weekend is as follows: Friday Night: Adults $23.00 (12+) Children $5.00 (11+ under) Indoor Seating $30.00; Reserved $25.00; Family four pack special: 2 Adults + 2 Children and $20.00 in Food Vouchers for $66.00 ( a savings of $10.00). Saturday pricing: Adults $20.00; Children $4.00; Indoor Seating $25.00; Reserved $22.00; Family four pack special $58.00. Raindates are: September 30th and October 1st

Racing fans should make their plans for the exciting "King of the Catskills" two day weekend of great racing on September 23rd and 24th. With nine diverse divisions of racing on the schedule, every true racing fan will want to make sure they are in attendance to take in every second of the great competition that will unfold. The ROC Modified Tour heads up the Friday evening of action September 23rd with a large $7,000.00 payday awaiting the winner of the 100-lap headliner. Open Sportsman will see a 50-lap feature with $2,000.00 on the line for the winner. The Lightning Sprints and the afford Four Cylinder division will also take part in the Friday night portion of the weekend.
September 24th finds the Spec Sportsman pounding the clay for 50-laps with $2,000.00 on the line for the winner, the exciting winged CRSA Sprint Cars, the National Junior Slingshot Tour, Pro Stock and Pure Stocks in action.

For more information regarding the great racing action found at the Accord Speedway, call the speedway hotline at: 845 626 3478 or log-on to their newly designed and well documented website at: http://www.accordspeedway.com  For videos of all of the exciting racing action at Accord, contact Jason at Tristate Studios: www.tristatestudios.com  For photos of all of the great racing found at Accord contact Kevin of KB's Racing Photos at: www.kbsracingphotos.com
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A Trail Of Dirt Leads Right To Our Door

    

#10 Richard VanderWeerd. Photo by Lance Jennings.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car Series

VANDERWEERD-BERNAL POINT BATTLE CONTINUES SATURDAY AT HANFORD
By Lance Jennings

SANTA MARIA, CA – SEPTEMBER 20, 2011... This Saturday night, September 24th, the USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car Series will compete at Scott Woodhouse's Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway. Also featured on the action packed showcase will be the IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, and Mini Stocks. The Pit Gates will open at 1:00pm, Spectator Gates at 5:00pm, Time Trials at 6:00pm, with Racing scheduled for 6:30pm.

With two point races remaining on the schedule, Visalia's Richard VanderWeerd holds a sixty-five point lead heading into Saturday's event. Driving the family owned #10 VanderWeerd Construction / Battery Worx Maxim, Richard scored fourth at Santa Maria's Bud Stanfield Memorial. In 2011, VanderWeerd leads the series with three Sander Engineering Fast Time Awards and twelve top-10 finishes. In addition, the young driver has one feature win, three heat race victories, one Keizer Wheels Hard Charger Award, and seventeen main event laps led on the year. Richard is closing in on the series championship and will be looking for the feature win.

Ryan Bernal of Hollister is second in the championship points. Piloting Danny Olmstead's #11D S&S Automotive / Dorso's Automotive Maxim, Bernal was tenth last Saturday at Santa Maria. The former Wingless Spec Sprint Champion leads the series with 116 feature laps led and has three feature wins to his credit. In addition, Ryan has one Sander Engineering Fast Time Award, two heat race victories, and ten top-10 finishes on the season. Bernal will have his sights set on another Hanford triumph and gaining valuable points on VanderWeerd.

Visalia's Jace VanderWeerd is tied for third in the point standings. Driving the family owned #88 VanderWeerd Construction / Battery Worx Maxim, Jace claimed seventh at the Stanfield Memorial. Last year's USAC/CRA Rookie of the Year has one feature win, one Sander Engineering Fast Time Award, one heat race victory, eleven top-10 finishes, one Keizer Wheels Hard Charger Award, and fourteen main event laps led to his credit. VanderWeerd will be looking for Saturday's 30-lap feature victory at Hanford.

Wes Gutierrez of San Martin is tied for third in the point chase. Piloting the WG Motorsports' #007 ButlerBuilt / Competition Suspension Inc. DRC, Gutierrez led twelve laps at Santa Maria before finishing third. Wes won Hanford's Jim Turner Memorial on September 10th and would like to add another feature to his resume. To date, Gutierrez leads the series with five heat race victories and has ten top-10 finishes with forty-two feature laps led on the season.

Rancho Palos Verdes' Dennis Howell has climbed to fifth in the point standings. Driving the family owned #62 San Pedro Auto Body / Howell-Meyer Racing Maxim, Dennis was sixth at the Bud Stanfield Memorial. The USAC Western Midget Series graduate has one Sander Engineering Fast Time Award, three heat race victories, two Keizer Wheels Hard Charger Awards, and ten top-10 finishes on the year. This Saturday, Howell be looking for his first main event win of the year.

Among the other top contenders expected to be in action are "Hollywood" Danny Faria Jr. of Tipton, Gardena's Greg Alexander, Hanford's Justyne Hamblin, T.J. Smith of Fresno, and Kerman's Davey Pombo. In addition, Hanford's Jonathan Logan, Ricky Kirkbride of Bakersfield, and more should be on hand to battle for the victory.

Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway is located on the Kings County Fairgrounds at 801 S. 10th Avenue in Hanford, California. Reserved Grandstand tickets are $12 with discounts available for Seniors (55+), Military (with I.D.), and Children 7-12. Kids 6 and under are FREE at all events. Advance tickets are on sale now and camping is available on the fairgrounds. For more event information, visit giantchevroletspeedway.com or call (559) 584-RACE (7223).

The USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car Series would like to thank Southwest Contractors, Hoosier Tire, Amsoil, BR Motorsports, ButlerBuilt, Competition Suspension Inc., Cory Kruseman's Sprint Car & Midget Driving School, Crow Enterprizes, DJ Safety, Extreme Mufflers, Hilborn Fuel Injection, Hinchman-Indy Racing Uniforms, Integra Shocks, Kaeding Performance, Keizer Wheels, King Racing Products, Port City Racing, Rod End Supply, Saferacer.com, Saldana Racing Products, and Sander Engineering for their support.

For more information on the USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car Series, visit www.westcoastsprintcars.com,  www.usacracing.com,  www.racesantamariaspeedway.com,  or follow the series on facebook.

USAC WEST COAST 360 SPRINT POINTS:
1. Richard VanderWeerd 752; 2. Ryan Bernal 687; 3. Jace VanderWeerd 647; -. Wes Gutierrez 647; 5. Dennis Howell 559; 6. Danny Faria Jr. 550; 7. Greg Alexander 514; 8. Justyne Hamblin 495; 9. T.J. Smith 461; 10. Bud Kaeding 439; 11. Rusty Carlile 395; 12. Davey Pombo 363; 13. Ricky Kirkbride 357; 14. Johnathon Logan 326; 15. Danny Sheridan 316; 16. Peter Murphy 301; 17. Nico Russo 277; 18. Marty Hawkins 250; 19. Jared Little 171; 20. Matt Day 149.

USAC WEST COAST 360 SPRINT SCHEDULE:
September 24: Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway - Hanford, CA
October 8: Groppetti Automotive Tulare Thunderbowl Raceway - Tulare, CA
October 15: *Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway - Hanford, CA
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*Non-Points Event.

 

#18 "Showtime" Danny Sheridan. Photo by Lance Jennings.

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USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car Series

DANNY SHERIDAN WINS 26TH ANNUAL BUD STANFIELD MEMORIAL
By Lance Jennings

SANTA MARIA, CA – SEPTEMBER 19, 2011... Last Saturday night, Santa Maria's "Showtime" Danny Sheridan claimed the $2000-to-win Bud Stanfield Memorial in front of his hometown fans. Starting seventh in the action packed feature, Sheridan used a bold outside move on lap twenty-seven to take the lead from Bud Kaeding. From there, the former track champion led the rest of the way to score his first win of the year and third overall with the USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car Series.

Hanford's Justyne Hamblin shared the front row with Bud Kaeding in the 30-lap feature. At the drop of starter Tom Peterson's green flag, it was a drag race for the lead and Hamblin seized the opportunity. Looking for her first victory of the season, the 2009 champion was flying around the 1/3-mile clay oval and reached lapped traffic on lap five. Two laps later, Justyne had a straightaway lead on the competition and continued to slice through slower cars. Unfortunately, a close call with traffic on lap eleven resulted in a Hamblin spin and the first yellow flag of the main event.

Wes Gutierrez, who won the previous week at Hanford, inherited the lead followed by Kaeding, Danny Sheridan, and point leader Richard VanderWeerd. Once action resumed, another yellow flag was soon displayed over the speedway for a tangle involving Brody Roa, Austin Liggett, and Hamblin. Liggett's car left on the hook and the second stop for Hamblin ended her night. Roa was able to restart and finished fourteenth.

Gutierrez was able to hold Kaeding back until a red flag on lap eighteen. Campbell's Nico Russo had a hard flip in his machine and the young driver was attended to by safety and medical crews. As this writing goes to press, Russo has a reported concussion.

After the extended red flag, Gutierrez held command but Kaeding continued to apply heavy pressure. Bud's persistence paid off and he took the lead from Wes on lap twenty-four. Sheridan quickly charged into second and two laps later, a yellow flag bunched the field. Kaeding was after his fifth victory of the season, but "Showtime" had other plans. Seeing an opportunity, Sheridan shot to the outside groove and grabbed the lead. Bud tried to battle back, but it was Danny's night as he won his second career Stanfield Memorial. Kaeding finished second, followed by Gutierrez, VanderWeerd, and Greg Alexander.

Driving the Kittle Motorsports' #18K Pace Lightning / PIPE Sherman, Danny Sheridan became the eighth different winner in thirteen events. The USAC/CRA standout qualified second fast on the night and scored second in his heat race. In limited starts with the USAC West Coast 360s, Sheridan is fifteenth in the point chase, with two heat race victories, four top-10 finishes, and two Keizer Wheels Hard Charger Awards.

Campbell's Bud Kaeding had to settle for second at the Bud Stanfield Memorial. Piloting Junior Bowman's #29 Buster and Ziggy Enterprises / Kaeding Performance Maxim, Kaeding was eighth quick in time trials and third in his heat race. The multi-time USAC Silver Crown Champion is tenth in the standings and leads the series with four main event wins. In addition, Bud has one Sander Engineering Fast Time Award, two heat race victories, and six top-10 finishes on the year.

Wes Gutierrez of San Martin looked strong in the feature and led twelve laps before falling to Kaeding. The driver of the WG Motorsports' #007 ButlerBuilt / Competition Suspension Inc. DRC claimed third in the Stanfield Memorial and is now tied for third in the points with Jace VanderWeerd. The hard charger qualified sixth fast on the night and took third in his heat race. Leading the series with five heat race victories, Gutierrez also has one feature win and ten top-10 finishes to his credit.

Point leader Richard VanderWeerd of Visalia had another solid night with a fourth place run at Santa Maria. Piloting the family owned #10 VanderWeerd Construction / Battery Worx Maxim, Richard was fifth fast on the night and fourth in his heat race. Currently holding a sixty-five point lead heading into Hanford, VanderWeerd also leads the series with twelve top-10 finishes. In addition, Richard has one feature win, three Sander Engineering Fast Time Awards, three heat race victories, and one Keizer Wheels Hard Charger Award.

Gardena's Greg Alexander finished fifth in the 30-lap feature. Driving Chuck Tyler's #72 Barnes Systems / Amsoil Maxim, Alexander was seventh quick in time trials and scored fourth in his heat race. Now seventh in the point chase, Greg has one Sander Engineering Fast Time Award, two heat race victories, and eight top-10 finishes on the season.

Jace VanderWeerd of Visalia earned his first Keizer Wheels Hard Charger Award with a seventh place run after starting fourteenth. Piloting the family owned #88 VanderWeerd Construction / Battery Worx Maxim, Jace qualified fourteenth and scored fourth in his heat race. Tied for third in the points with Wes Gutierrez, VanderWeerd has one feature win, one Sander Engineering Fast Time Award, one heat race victory, and eleven top-10 finishes in 2011.

Hollister's Ryan Bernal earned his first Sander Engineering Fast Time Award behind the wheel of Danny Olmstead's #11D S&S Automotive / Dorso's Automotive Maxim. The former Wingless Spec Sprint Champion claimed third in his heat race and finished tenth in the Stanfield Memorial. Currently second in the championship points, Bernal leads the series with 116 feature laps led. In addition, Ryan has three feature wins, two heat race victories, and ten top-10 finishes on the year.

Justyne Hamblin raced to victory in the Extreme Mufflers Heat Race #1. Piloting the JH Motorsports' #8 Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino / Dias Law Firm Speed Tech, Justyne was ninth fast in time trials and led the first eleven laps of the feature. Scoring twentieth at Santa Maria, the former series champion is eighth in the points with three heat race victories, one Keizer Wheels Hard Charger Award, and seven top-10 finishes on the season.

Austin Liggett of Tracy won his first heat race of the year by taking the Saldana Racing Products / Keizer Wheels sponsored event. Driving the family owned #83 Excel Environmental Services / Home Connections Inc. Maxim, Liggett qualified eighteenth and scored twenty-first in the feature. Tied for twenty-ninth in the point chase, Austin has one Keizer Wheels Hard Charger Award on his resume.

Ramona's Bobby Bender took Bill Jones' #16 Santa Maria Masonry / Artistic Impressions Stinger to the DJ Safety Heat Race #3 victory. The California Lightning Sprint graduate was nineteenth fast on the night and finished thirteenth in the 30-lap feature. In limited starts, Bender is currently thirty-first in the point standings.

In his first start of the year, Derek Buckley of Ojai won the Competition Suspension Inc. / Rod End Supply Heat Race #4. Driving Melinda Buckley's #76 Fatheadz Eyewear / Competition Suspension Inc. Ellis, Derek was twelfth quick in time trials and scored ninth in the main event. The VRA standout is now forty-first in USAC West Coast 360 points.

Another Ventura standout making their first start of the season was Camarillo's Josh Ford. Piloting Keith Ford's #73 King Racing Products / A&A Precision Machine Spike, Josh won the 10-lap Keizer Wheels Semi-Main event. Qualifying fourth in time trials and scoring fifth in his heat race, Ford took eighth in the Stanfield Memorial. The former USAC National Sprint Car Rookie of the Year is now fortieth in the point standings.

The USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car Series would like to thank Cyndi Jewett and family for their support of the Bud Stanfield Memorial. Their sponsorship of the event honored John Jewett's memory and is greatly appreciated by the competitors. Next season, the Santa Maria facility plans to host the John Jewett Memorial Race and it will be one of the most anticipated dates on the schedule.

In addition, the USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car Series thanks Southwest Contractors, Hoosier Tire, Amsoil, BR Motorsports, ButlerBuilt, Competition Suspension Inc., Cory Kruseman's Sprint Car & Midget Driving School, Crow Enterprizes, DJ Safety, Extreme Mufflers, Hilborn Fuel Injection, Hinchman-Indy Racing Uniforms, Integra Shocks, Kaeding Performance, Keizer Wheels, King Racing Products, Port City Racing, Rod End Supply, Saferacer.com, Saldana Racing Products, and Sander Engineering for their support.

The USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car Series will return to action this Saturday, September 24th, at Scott Woodhouse's Giant Chevrolet Speedway in Hanford. Located on the Kings County Fairgrounds at 801 S. 10th Avenue, more event information can be found at www.giantchevroletspeedway.com or calling (559) 584-RACE (7223).

For more information on the USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car Series, please visit westcoastsprintcars.com, usacracing.com, racesantamariaspeedway.com, or follow the series on facebook.
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USAC WEST COAST 360 SPRINT RACE RESULTS:
September 17, 2011 - Santa Maria, California - Santa Maria Speedway - "Bud Stanfield Memorial"

SANDER ENGINEERING TIME TRIALS
1. Ryan Bernal, 11D, Olmstead-13.529; 2. Danny Sheridan, 18K, Kittle-13.591; 3. Davey Pombo, 3E, Eames-13.633; 4. Josh Ford, 73, Ford-13.638; 5. Richard VanderWeerd, 10, VanderWeerd-13.662; 6. Wes Gutierrez, 007, WG-13.700; 7. Greg Alexander, 72, Tyler-13.705; 8. Bud Kaeding, 29, Bowman-13.724; 9. Justyne Hamblin, 8, JH-13.727; 10. Dennis Howell, 62, Howell-13.804; 11. Brody Roa, 91R, BR-13.940; 12. Derek Buckley, 76, Buckley-13.950; 13. A.J. Bender, 12, Bender-13.958; 14. Jace VanderWeerd, 88, VanderWeerd-13.989; 15. Peter Murphy, 51, Carlile-14.115; 16. Ricky Kirkbride, 87, Van Meter-14.159; 17. T.J. Smith, 14, LeGras-14.176; 18. Austin Liggett, 83, Liggett-14.195; 19. Bobby Bender, 16, Jones-14.240; 20. Jeff Culver, 71C, Culver-14.242; 21. Nico Russo, 3N, Russo-14.280; 22. Ray Potter, 33X, Potter-14.518; 23. Bill Jones, 16J, Jones-14.552; 24. Richard Terry, 30, Terry-14.718; 25. Greg Edenholm, 73X, Ford-14.863; 26. Jeff Miller, 5X, Swaim-15.210; 27. Ray Knight, 6K, Knight-NT.

EXTREME MUFFLERS HEAT RACE 1: (8 laps)
1. Justyne Hamblin, 2. T.J. Smith, 3. Ryan Bernal, 4. Richard VanderWeerd, 5. A.J. Bender, 6. Greg Edenholm, 7. Nico Russo. NT.

SALDANA RACING PRODUCTS / KEIZER WHEELS HEAT RACE 2: (8 laps)
1. Austin Liggett, 2. Danny Sheridan, 3. Wes Gutierrez, 4. Jace VanderWeerd, 5. Dennis Howell, 6. Ray Potter, 7. Jeff Miller. NT.

DJ SAFETY HEAT RACE 3: (8 laps)
1. Bobby Bender, 2. Davey Pombo, 3. Brody Roa, 4. Greg Alexander, 5. Peter Murphy, 6. Bill Jones, 7. Ray Knight. NT.

COMPETITION SUSPENSION INC. / ROD END SUPPLY HEAT RACE 4: (8 laps)
1. Derek Buckley, 2. Jeff Culver, 3. Bud Kaeding, 4. Ricky Kirkbride, 5. Josh Ford, 6. Richard Terry. NT.

KEIZER WHEELS SEMI-MAIN: (10 laps)
1. Josh Ford, 2. Dennis Howell, 3. A.J. Bender, 4. Peter Murphy, 5. Nico Russo, 6. Ray Potter, 7. Richard Terry, 8. Greg Edenholm, 9. Bill Jones, 10. Jeff Miller. NT.

FEATURE: (30 laps - With Starting Positions)
1. Danny Sheridan (7th), 2. Bud Kaeding (2nd), 3. Wes Gutierrez (4th), 4. Richard VanderWeerd (5th), 5. Greg Alexander (3rd), 6. Dennis Howell (10th), 7. Jace VanderWeerd (14th), 8. Josh Ford (9th), 9. Derek Buckley (12th), 10. Ryan Bernal (8th), 11. Davey Pombo (6th), 12. A.J. Bender (13th), 13. Bobby Bender (19th), 14. Brody Roa (11th), 15. Ricky Kirkbride (16th), 16. Jeff Culver (20th), 17. Ray Potter (22nd), 18. T.J. Smith (17th), 19. Nico Russo (21st), 20. Justyne Hamblin (1st), 21. Austin Liggett (18th), 22. Peter Murphy (15th). NT.
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*Nico Russo flipped during the feature.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS:
Laps 1-11 Justyne Hamblin, Laps 12-23 Wes Gutierrez, Laps 24-26 Bud Kaeding, Laps 27-30 Danny Sheridan.

KEIZER WHEELS HARD CHARGER: Jace VanderWeerd (14th to 7th)

NEW WEST COAST 360 SPRINT POINTS:
1-Richard VanderWeerd-752; 2-Ryan Bernal-687; 3-Wes Gutierrez-647; 4-Jace VanderWeerd-647; 5-Dennis Howell-559; 6-Danny Faria Jr.-550; 7-Greg Alexander-514; 8-Justyne Hamblin-495; 9-T.J. Smith-461; 10-Bud Kaeding-439.

USAC WEST COAST 360 SPRINT SCHEDULE:
September 24: Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway - Hanford, CA
October 8: Groppetti Automotive Tulare Thunderbowl Raceway - Tulare, CA
October 15: *Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway - Hanford, CA
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*Non-Points Event.

 

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Contact: Ben Shelton (msrmafia@gmail.com)
September 20th, 2011



Jason Hughes Wins Again in USMTS Hunt



Westville, Oklahoma (09/20/11) – Jason Hughes claimed his fourth Casey's General USMTS Hunt win of the season behind the wheel of his #12 West Siloam Pawn/Gressel Racing/Hughes/Mullins Race Engines Open Wheel Modified on Thursday night at Humboldt Speedway.

Fresh from enjoying a one week break, Jason returned to the Casey's General USMTS tour on Thursday night at Humboldt Speedway (Humboldt, Kansas) with a $2,000-to-win event, which served as a make-up from a rainout earlier in the tour. A talent-laden field of 48 competitors entered the program, and a big number at the pill draw left Hughes starting ninth in his heat race. He would pass four cars on his way to a fifth place finish, which left him just shy of accumulating enough points to lock into the feature. As a result, he started third in a b-main, which he won to lock into the 13th starting spot for the 40 lap finale.

In the feature his #12 Hughes Race Car would be a rocket ship as he quickly advanced through the field, and on lap 19 he would take over the top spot. The remainder of the feature would see him leave the competitors in the dust as he claimed the win by over three second. He was followed across the finish line by Kelly Shryock, Ryan Gustin, Jeremy Payne, and Dereck Ramirez. The win was his fourth of the Hunt and his fourteenth of the 2011 campaign! Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

Much to the dismay of Jason in his hopes to make up major ground in the Casey's General USMTS Championship Hunt, the events scheduled for Friday through Sunday night all fell victim to rain. Mother Nature claimed the wins at Outlaw Motor Speedway (Muskogee, Oklahoma), Salina High Banks Speedway (Salina, Oklahoma), and West Plains Motor Speedway (West Plains, Missouri).

Jason continues to be third in the Casey's General USMTS Hunt standings behind leader, Ryan Gustin, and Kelly Shryock, and Hughes Race Cars continues to lead the Tiger Rear Ends Manufacturers Points. The latest tour standings are available at www.USMTS.com.

Just three events remain in the 2011 Casey's General USMTS Hunt as the tour rolls into Deer Creek Speedway (Spring Valley, Minnesota) for the 13th Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree this weekend, September 22nd-24th.. The annual pilgrimage of the nation's best Open Wheel Modified pilots to the famed oval will offer a possible $15,000-to-win for the competitors. Action gets underway on Thursday night with a $3,000-to-win program, while a $4,000-to-win event will be held on Friday, and will conclude with an $8,000-to-win race on Saturday night. For more information, please visit www.USMTS.com  and www.DeerCreekSpeedway.com .

Jason Hughes would like to thank his sponsors including West Siloam Pawn, Gressel Racing, Hughes Racing Chassis, Road Runner Trucking, LLC, Mullins Race Engines, Integra Racing Shocks & Springs, Hanson Tire Service, Braka Operating, Sunoco Race Fuels, Mert's Truck Center, SAEF Custom Finishing, Wheeler Metals Rainbow Graphics, Hooker Harness, Quarter Master, Beyea Custom Headers, Ultra-Shield Race Products, MB Machine & Tool, T&D Machine Products, Callies, Quick Car Racing Products, Dan Olson Racing Products, FSR Radiators & Racing Products, Tiger Rear Ends, Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil, Sweet Mfg, Real Racing Wheels, Rod End Supply, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

For more information on Jason Hughes, please visit www.JasonHughes12.com .

 

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September 20th, 2011



Kent Robinson Bags First Super Late Model Win with Brownstown Triumph



Bloomington, Indiana (09/20/11) – Kent Robinson achieved another first in his Super Late Model career on Saturday night in his #7r JB's Salvage/Mastersbilt/Jay Dickens Racing Super Late Model as he claimed his first win in the 7th Annual Hall of Fame Classic at Brownstown Speedway.

Saturday night was a huge night in the young career of Kent Robinson as he claimed his first ever Super Late Model win in the 7th Annual Hall of Fame Classic at Brownstown Speedway (Brownstown, Indiana). Twenty-eight cars entered the event, and Kent started the night by winning his heat race to earn the outside front row starting spot alongside pole-sitter, Tanner English. As the race went green, Robinson would quickly work his way to the lead, and once there he would never look back on his way to his first career, Super Late Model triumph, which was worth $2,000. The win came over Joe Janowski, Tanner English, Greg Johnson, and Mike Jewell. Full results are available at www.BrownstownSpeedway.com.

Sunday night saw the Prairie Dirt Classic at Fairbury American Legion Speedway (Fairbury, Illinois) delayed by rain for the second time this season. The event will now be held on Sunday, September 25th.

Kent will return to Brownstown Speedway this Friday and Saturday, September 23rd-24th with the 32nd Annual Jackson 100 at Brownstown Speedway (Brownstown, Indiana). The $20,000-to-win/$1,200-to-start event will be sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) and will get underway with time trials on Friday night. Saturday night will be highlighted by heat races, consolations races, and the 100 lap finale. For more information on the event, please visit www.BrownstownSpeedway.com and www.LucasDirt.com .

On Sunday night the action will shift to Fairbury American Legion Speedway (Fairbury, Illinois) for the rescheduled, $10,000-to-win, Prairie Dirt Classic. For more information, please visit www.FairburySpeedway.com .
 
Kent Robinson Racing would to like to thank all of their sponsors including J&B Salvage, Jay Dickens Racing Engines, Mastersbilt Race Cars, Keyser Manufacturing, DK Designs, VP Race Fuels, Hoosier Racing Tire, GW Performance, All Star Performance, Schaeffer's, Ultra Shield Race Products, AFCO, Bell Helmets, Simpson Race Products, Wiles Drive Shafts, Beyea Custom Headers, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

For more information on Kent Robinson Racing, please visit www.KentRobinsonRacing.com .
 

FIFTH ANNUAL
Maryland Stock Car Racing Reunion

Sunday, November 13, 2011

12:00pm to 5:00pm

Earleigh Heights Volunteer Fire Dept.

Ritchie Hwy Northbound (Rt 2)

Earleigh Heights, Md

Featuring: Bullroast menu. Beer, Soft drinks, Racing memorabilia, Racing movies (Beltsville, Dorsey, Potomac, Westport, Hagerstown), Music and Vintage stock cars. And many of your favorite drivers

Tickets: Advance Only $32.00

Tables may be reserved for your group at no additional charge. Personal checks are accepted.

Tickets are available from: Al Torney 2974 Valley View Rd Annapolis, Md 21401

For additional info: 410-841-6974

If you raced or attended races at: Dorsey, Westport, Beltsville, Lanham, Ritchie, Marlboro, Pomonkey, Condon, Taneytown, Potomac, St. Marys and Hagerstown this is an affair to relive and remember those wonderful years with fellow racers and fans.

This affair is sponsored by The Maryland Stock Car Racing Hall of Fame.
www.mdscrhof.org  e-mail: oldtimers@mdscrhof.org
A non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of the history of stock car racing in Maryland.

Directions: From Baltimore Rt 695 to rt 97 south to rt 100 east to south on rt 2 (Ritchie Highway) aprox 4 miles on left. From DC Metro area Rt 495 to rt 50 east to rt 2 (Ritchie Hwy) north aprox 5 miles on right.

 

Sept. 19, 2011

U.S. 13 DRAGWAY SET TO HOST NHRA DIVISION 1 SUMMIT RACING E.T. FINALS THIS WEEK



By Charlie Brown, Delmar, DE – Hundreds of the top drag racers from the Northeast will descend on the U.S. 13 Dragway this week for the three day NHRA Northeast Division 1 Summit Racing Series ET Finals for 2011. Teams representing 14 different dragways will take part including: Atco Raceway; Capitol Raceway; Cecil County Dragway; E.S.T.A. Safety Park; Island Dragway; Lebanon Valley Dragway; Maple Grove Dragway; Mason-Dixon Dragway; Numidia Dragway; Old Bridge Twp. Raceway Park; Quarter Aces Drag-O-Way; Spencer Speedway; New England Dragway and the host U.S. 13 Dragway.

The schedule for the event is as follows: Wednesday, Sept. 21st, parking only with gates opening at 1 p.m. and closing at 8 p.m. No pit parking after 8 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 22nd gates open at 7:00 a.m. with time trials beginning at 9:00 a.m. There will be two sessions only. Time trials will begin with Street followed by Pro, Super and Bike/Sled. There will be not pit parking for new entry after 8 p.m.

Friday, September 23rd gates open at 7:00 a.m. with Time Trials beginning at 8:30 a.m. with two sessions only. The Race of Champions Time Trial will be from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. The first round for the Race of Champions will be at 4 p.m. Time Trials will begin with Street followed by Pro, Super and Bike/Sled. The LCCC High School Eliminator Time Trial will be at 8:00 p.m. (subject to cancellation).

Saturday, September 24th, Gates open at 7:00 a.m. LCCC High School Eliminator Time Trial will begin at 8:30 a.m. with First Round of eliminations starting with Street followed by Pro, Super and Bike/Sled to immediately follow. There will be no racing after 11 p.m. due to curfew.

Team U.S. 13 will be represented by the following racers: In Super – Vernon Russell of Dover, Del.; Johnny Ennis of Pocomoke, Md.; Ben Parks of Salisbury, Md.; Jamie Russell of Dover; Don Teague of Newark, Del.; Bobby Insley of Crisfield, Md.; David Lowe of Salisbury; Vance Owens of Georgetown, Del.; Horace Willey of Bishopville, Md. and Sterling Clough of Marion, Md.

In Pro the drivers are: Phillip Truitt of Parsonsburg, Md.; Ryan Groton of Salisbury; Tim Foskey of Rhodesdale, Md.; Steve Long of Linthicum, Md.; Toya Peek of Houston, Del. Glenn Groton of Salisbury; Ben Garnett of Smyrna, Del.; David Hornsby of Delmar, Del.; Buddy Layfield of Delmar, Md. and Justin Abbott of Greenwood, Del.

In Street the drivers are: Chelsea Williams of Seaford, Del.; Dennis Davis of Laurel, Del. and Brad Williams of Seaford.

In Bike the riders are: James Farmer of Denton, Md.; David Manuel of Pittsville, Md. and John Bartkovich of Salisbury. The High School Eliminator is Josh Davis of Seaford.

Floaters in Super include: Keith Wildonger of Seaford; Larry Shorb of New Castle, Del.; Steven Truitt of Parsonsburg; Doug Sylvester of Laurel; W.R. Ketterman of Salisbury; Daryl Beauchamp of Princess Anne, Md.; Tim Sinclair of Princess Anne; Mark Cathell of Seaford and David Tucker of Ellendale, Del.

Floaters in Pro are: Jim Williams of Seaford; Roger Ridgeway, Jr. of Dover; Jesse Long of Preston, Md.; Eddie Baker of Salisbury; Humphrey Maddox of Princess Anne; Andy Davenport of Seaford; John Donovan of Federalsburg, Md.; Vincent Wade of Eden, Md. and Robin Lewers of Pocomoke.

Floaters in Street are: Henry Osowiecki of Salisbury; Rick Walker of Laurel and Tom Mullins, Jr. of Trappe, Md.

Floaters in Bike are: D.J. Lockwood of Berlin, Md.; Charles Nock of Greenwood and Turon Davis.

Alternates in Super are: Veanettea Ennis of Pocomoke; Frank Lecates of Salisbury and Danny Bastianelli of Georgetown.

Alternates in Pro are Gary Owens of Georgetown and Charles Moore of Lincoln, Del.

For more information contact the Dragway office at (302) 875-1911.
 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
DICK JORDAN 11-223


WEST COAST 360 SPRINTS RETURN TO HANFORD SATURDAY;
SHERIDAN TAKES SANTA MARIA’S “BUD STANFIELD MEMORIAL”


Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway in Hanford, Calif. hosts the USAC West Coast 360 Sprint cars again Saturday and series point leader Richard VanderWeerd is OK with that, having posted a victory, two thirds and a fourth in the four races held at the 3/8-mile dirt oval this season.

VanderWeerd, of Visalia, Calif., has a comfortable 65-point lead over Ryan Bernal in the standings, but Bernal has a pair of second-places at Hanford this season himself.

Other drivers who bear watching Saturday include third-ranking Wes Gutierrez, who has a victory and a fourth at Kings this year, fourth ranking Jace VanderWeerd, whose four Hanford starts have all resulted in “top-10s,” and Danny Faria Jr., who has a win and two thirds.

AMSOIL USAC/CRA regular Danny Sheridan of Santa Maria, Calif. won Saturday night’s “Bud Stanfield Memorial” at his home track – Santa Maria (Calif.) Speedway. He passed Bud Kaeding on the 27th lap and led the final four laps to beat Kaeding, Gutierrez, Richard VanderWeerd and Greg Alexander. Sheridan piloted the Kittle Motorsports Pace Lighting/K & N Filters Sherman/Auto Pro to the win. Justyne Hamblin led the first 11 laps and Wes Gutierrez led the next 12 before Kaeding took over for three.


USAC WEST COAST 360 SPRINT CAR POINT STANDINGS

1-Richard VanderWeerd-752; 2-Ryan Bernal-687; 3-Wes Gutierrez-647; 4-Jace VanderWeerd-647; 5-Dennis Howell-559; 6-Danny Faria Jr.-550; 7-Greg Alexander-514; 8-Justyne Hamblin-495; 9-T.J. Smith-461; 10-Bud Kaeding-439.

For Immediate Release Richards Captures World of Outlaws Late Model Series-Best Eighth Victory of 2011 on Saturday Night at I-55 Raceway   SHINNSTON, W. Va. - Sept. 19, 2011 - Josh Richards became the winningest driver on the 2011 World of Outlaws Late Model Series with a convincing victory in Saturday night's 55-lap Pepsi Nationals at I-55 Raceway in Pevely, Mo.   Racing at the high-banked, one-third-mile oval promoted by NASCAR veteran Ken Schrader and Ray Marler, Richards bolted off the outside pole to grab the lead at the initial green flag and never looked back. He maintained firm control throughout the distance, keeping Darrell Lanigan at arm's length while negotiating heavy traffic to register his series-leading eighth win of the season.   Richards, 23, of Shinnston, W.Va., entered the race tied with Lanigan for top-winner status on the 2011 tour. His triumph snapped the deadlock and also moved him within one win of the tour's single-season win record (nine by Scott Bloomquist in 2004) and the all-time WoO LMS A-Main win record that encompasses the 'modern era' (2004-present) and the earlier 1988-89 seasons (Billy Moyer's 37 career wins over that period leads all drivers).   The two-time defending WoO LMS champion also moved within 16 points of series leader Rick Eckert, who finished sixth in the Pepsi Nationals. Five points races remain on the tour's 2011 schedule; the next race is Oct. 6 at Rolling Wheels Raceway Park in Elbridge, N.Y.   "My car was awesome," Richards said of his Roush-Yates Ford-powered Kentucky Fuel Corporation Rocket No. 1. "I was able to maneuver and was still able to keep the momentum up to get by the lapped traffic. That was definitely key to winning tonight.   "I just have to thank all my guys - my dad, Matt (Barnes), Jimmy (Frey) and all the guys back at the Rocket shop. They all do such a great job."   Richards was especially excited to earn his first-ever win at I-55 Raceway, an action-packed bullring that is operated by Schrader, who has been a strong influence on Richards's racing career.   "This is a great racetrack," Richards said after the event. "I've always loved racing here - it's kind of like a mini-Eldora. Ken and Ray do a great job with this place and always make everybody feel welcome, so it's cool to win one here."   Richards, who timed third-fastest in Saturday's 42-car field and won a heat race, was scheduled to compete in a WoO LMS event on Friday night at Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, Ill., but rain that arrived during time trials forced the cancelation of the program.   Richards's victory at I-55 came one week after he experienced a heartbreaking loss in the prestigious World 100 at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. He had charged all the from the 19th starting spot to third place on lap 82 when he made contact with second-place Dale McDowell, who had slowed suddenly after getting into the turn-four wall due to a handling problem. Both Richards and McDowell spun across the track and were forced to retire.   "I finally felt like we had our shot," said Richards, who finished 19th. "I felt like we had saved our stuff long enough and it was time to go, and I got a run on (Don) O'Neal (for third place on lap 82) down off two and into three and was just clearing when I happened to glance up and Dale was stopped because he had knocked his nose off in two. We were just going so hard that we just got jammed up, spun and the tow of my car got knocked out.   "I was so aggravated," he continued, remembering the disappointment of an opportunity lost in dirt Late Model racing's biggest event. I just really felt it was our time to shine (at Eldora), but we just had some bad luck."   Richards plans to compete this weekend in the Ernie Davis-owned Rocket No. 25 at Winchester (Va.) Speedway, which hosts the annual Winchester 200. The weekend begins on Fri., Sept. 23, with a full program topped by a 30-lap feature and continues on Sat., Sept. 24, with the 50-lap, A-Main.   For more information on Josh Richards, visit www.joshrichards.com and follow him on Twitter at @Josh_Richards1.         Josh Richards' No. 1 team carries support from Rocket Chassis, Roush Yates Engines, Cornett Racing Engines, Seubert Calf Ranches, Kentucky Fuel Corporation, Ernie D's Enterprises, ACE Metal Works, Petroff Towing, Tony Stewart Racing, Sunoco Race Fuels, Hoosier Racing Tires, Integra Shocks, Slavic Custom Decals, Valvoline, AEM, AFCO, ATL Fuel Cells, Aurora Bearing Company, Autolite, Banshee Graphics, Barnes Systems, Beyea Performance, Brinn Transmissions, Brodix Cylinder Heads, Braswell Carburetion, Butlerbuilt Seat Systems, CV Products, Dohm Cycles, Dyer's Top Rods, Fram Filters, Frankland Rearends, Howe Racing, Kwik Change Product, LSI, Mason Racin', MSD Ignition, Outerwears, Performance Bodies, Performance Friction Brakes, Performance Rod & Custom, Ringers Gloves, Scott Performance Wire, Simpson Race Products, Sweet Manufacturing, Tel Tech, TWM Racing Products, Trick Carbon Fiber Driveshafts, Jones Racing Products, TurboStart Racing Batteries, US Brake, Weld Racing Wheels, Wehr's Machine, Wilwood and Wrisco Aluminum.   Honey Elizabeth Rentz   Rising Star Management Group hrentz@risingstarmg.com (704) 658-7650

For Immediate Release: Forbes Field Motorsports JNJ Motorsports Media contactus@jnjmotorsportsmedia.com

Keith Barbara Comes from Tenth to Win 2011 'Pittsburgher'   September 19, 2011 (South Park, PA) Keith Barbara and Forbes Field Motorsports have the 'Pittsburgher' weekend at Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway circled on their calendar every year. Keith has entered every 'Pittsburgher' event since the year 2000 looking for that elusive victory. The wait is over as Barbara picked up, what is perhaps the most prestigious victory of his career this past Saturday, September 17, in the $7,000 to-win 'Pittsburgher'. Keith's 'Pittsburgher' weekend got off to a rough start during the 'I-Monster' titled, $2,000 event on Friday, September 16 when Barbara was involved in an incident just one lap into his heat race sending him to the pits and to one of consolation races. Keith worked his way up to a third place finish in the B-Main to transfer to the 33-lap main event. After starting in the 21st slot, Keith raced his way to an 11th place finish in the caution-free preliminary feature.   The following night, the upbeat Barbara was confident after how well the car performed the night before. 'If we could have gotten a caution or two, we could have finished a lot better than 11th last night,' Keith said in preparation for Saturday's headliner. When the action got underway, Keith started eighth in his ten car heat race and advanced to third to qualify for the feature event and line him up tenth on the grid. After the six-wide salute to the fans, Barbara began to methodically work his way to the front. Keith made his way into the top five in the early stages of the event but after a caution, was shuffled back to the seventh slot before finding the bottom groove to his liking. Barbara began moving back up through the field and found himself in third behind race leader Jared Miley and multi-time 'Pittsburgher' winner Davey Johnson when the caution flew on lap 51 of the 66 lap event. When racing resumed, Miley lost a driveshaft on lap 54 moving Keith into the second spot. Barbara got under Johnson coming out of the fourth corner forcing Johnson to change his line and run the bottom to block Keith. Barbara took to the high side to get by Johnson with just under ten laps remaining and lead the rest of the way to score his first 'Pittsburgher' victory.   'The 'Pittsburgher' has always been a race we've wanted to win.' Barbara said. 'We've come close before (previous best 'Pittsburgher' finish was fourth in 2010) and we've won the Friday show, but this is a pretty big win for us,' Keith continued, 'and to pass Davey (Johnson) to do it...man, he's always so good there. The car was just great, I could put it anywhere and it would go. I need to thank our sponsors, Forbes Field Garage, JNJ Motorsports Media, RanGroup Racing Tours, Mastersbilt by Huey, Hoosier Racing Tire, Triangle Benefit Services, Domhoff Racing Engines, and everyone else that supports us.'   Join Keith, the 2011 'Pittsburgher' winner tonight, September 19 at 6pm eastern time on Rappin' on Racin'©. The show can be heard by visiting www.speedwayproductions.biz and clicking the Rappin' on Racin'© logo on the main page. Keith and the Forbes Field Motorsports team are on the mend about next weekend's plans but do plan on competing at Allegany County Speedway in Cumberland, MD for the Annual 'Kahuna' on Friday, September 30 and Saturday, October 1 and at Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex for a $2,000 to win UFO event on Friday, October 7 and a $5,000 UFO event on Saturday, October 8.   For more information on these events please visit www.uforacechampionship.com, www.therockspeedway.com, or www.roaringknob.com . For more information on Keith Barbara visit his website at www.keithbarbara.net. Keith Barbara and Forbes Field Motorsports would like to thank their sponsors for the 2011 season: Forbes Field Garage, JNJ Motorsports Media, RanGroup Racing Tours, Triangle Benefit Services, Forbes Field Motorsports, MasterSbilt by Huey, Domhoff Racing Engines, Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic, Speed Bear Fasteners, Snap-on Tools, Potoka Trucking, Precise Racing Products, VP Racing Fuels, Wal-Fab Race Car Bodies, and Frankland Rear Ends.   Written and Distributed by: JNJ Motorsports Media www.jnjmotorsportsmedia.com

Sept. 19, 2011

 By:Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media

The extremely popular and nationally acclaimed CARQUEST Gasoline Alley TV/Internet Show cranks up the airwaves on Monday evening with another fabulous edition of their show on September 19th as show hosts Ed and Steve Pados welcome in a multitude of top personalities involved with the exciting world of motorsports. The show airs from 6 to 8 PM every Monday evening on channels 103 and 137 and worldwide on the Internet. The Gang has been serving the racing world for the past nine years on the airwaves and is well noted for their well noted "theme" show format and will host the 539th edition of their show since they hit the airwaves and their 328th show since joining forces with the party channel at WALN Digital Cable and "Happy Jack" Burns on Channels 103 and 137. The Gasoline Alley Team of Ed and Steve Pados looks forward to more of the same great format they have been following since the inception of their hit show back in 2002 as they highlight the past, present and future of auto racing with their great show.

With this edition of the show, the Gang will take a look at the upcoming King of the Catskills weekend spectacular of events hitting the Accord Speedway. This weekend will be the fourth edition of the two-day weekend of events and will feature nine divisions of race to the walls excitement with spine tingling action. Accord Speedway Promoter Gary Palmer will join in with his comments regarding the prestigious event and the season in review and what is in store for the future at the "Gem in the Catskills" speedplant. Modified superstar "The Statesman" Jerry Higbie returns to the show to talk his season to date, his Friday night win at the speedway and the King of the Catskills triumph he earned in 2009. "Mr Excitement" Kevin Ward joins the show for the first time to talk about his incredible season at the speedway as he dominated the Sportsman division and piled up six big wins along the way. Full-Fendered star Pat Zimmer returned to the speedway in 2011 with the idea of earning a track title and he did just that by scoring seven wins along the way and just nipping his Ford powered adversary John Roese on the final night of points last Friday evening. "Hollywood" Whitey Slavin rejoins the show to chat about his three win season and a third place in points and the upcoming defense of the Spec Sportsman Showdown he captured last season in a great drive during the King of the Catskills weekend in 2010. IRCO Vice President and Harmony Speedway racing historian Greg Collins will sit in with this edition of the show.

The popular award winning TV/Internet show offers a live internet video feed to all of the Internet subscribers to view the wide assortment of the many racing videos that are played while the show is in progress and to enjoy the chat sessions with the many great personalities from within the racing community who pay the Gang a visit to discuss racing. As always, a surprise or two will be expected as the Gasoline Alley Gang continues to bring the racing community the fastest, funniest and most informed racing show on the airwaves today. All shows produced by GA Motorsports Media are carefully researched, authenticated and fully scripted to produce for our loyal sponsors, guests and racing fans the best show on the airwaves today.

CARQUEST Gasoline Alley TV/Radio/Internet Show continues with its outstanding line-up of talented guests with this week's edition of the show. The Show's programming is available on WALN Digital Cable Radio, Internet www.walncableradio.com  for the Audio portion and: livestream.com/walncableradio/old for the video portion. The Show is available on Service Electric Digital Cable TV, Channels 103, and 137 and is live from 6 to 8 PM and later tape delayed on Channel 50 at 11 PM.

Join the Gasoline Alley broadcasting team of Ed and Steve Pados on Monday evening, September 19th as they take you on a two-hour circular journey with their well documented, very informative and extremely funny show.

Should you have questions on how to be a part of the show through advertising, appearances or remotes, please contact Steve Pados at: 610 573 9706; Ed Pados at: 610 739 0391; or the WALN Studios at: 610 791 1818. You may also email: steveswp@ptd.net 


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