Sept 11, 2011

ACCORD SPEEDWAY NEWS

Accord, NY- Danny Creeden On The Mark With Accord Speedway Triumph
By: Steve Pados, Accord Speedway Media

The ravages of weather through a wild late August and early September time-span created plenty of problems for the American populace living in the Northeast and the problems will be ongoing for sometime as residents continue to dig out from the recent floods that were caused by Hurricanes Irene and Lee. Speedways in the Northeast also suffered from the poor weather as tracks located close to streams and rivers became inundated by high waters that have caused much damage to the speedways grounds. The Accord Speedway took a major hit in that span of time as the Ulster County area was without power for nine days and caused one event cancellation and resulted in the speedway hustling to make schedule changes and above all to restore the speedway to the pristine condition the Palmer Family prides themselves in operating. With the heavy amount of rain that fell all day Thursday and into Friday morning, it was going to take a miracle for racing to take place on Friday night. Undaunted, the Palmer Family and work staff went to work and went non-stop right up until racetime to snap the race track back into race worthy condition. At 6:35 on Friday evening track announcer Steve Pados greeted the racing fans as the last of the track prep equipment was removed from the raceway. With the assistance from a good number of race cars, the excess moisture in the turn areas was squeezed away and the hot laps began. While the crowd and the car counts suffered a bit from the economy and the flood waters, the racing was intense and a great show was run off with time to spare in the evening as the final event was checkered at 10:14 PM. The evening of racing activities was sponsored by Taylor Rental in Kerhonkson and the vaunted "house of power" the Orange County Fair Speedway. Whitey Memmelar, one of the longtime directors at OCFS, offered up some Eve of Destruction and Eastern States Weekend tickets for some lucky Accord racing fans. When the curtain fell on the evening of racing activities, "DC" Danny Creeden stood in the Lucas Oil Products Victory Lane with his first Accord Modified win of the season. Youngster Tyler Dippel captured his first ever Spec Sportsman win in a great drive, veteran campaigner Dave Werber captured his first win in the Sportsman ranks, Pat Zimmer added to his Pro Stock point lead with another win, Mike Deyo scored his first win of the season in the Pure Stock ranks and Rich Woods clicked off some 12.297 second laps to score a narrow win over Justin Phillips in a Lightning Sprint battle of Connecticut residents.

Bobby Hentschel and Mike Sabia brought the starting VP Fuels/Rhinebeck Ford Modified field down for the start of the 30-lap encounter. Hentschel won the drag race off of the line to grab the lead and Geoff Quackenbush quickly moved into second place as Sabia slid up the banking in turn four of lap one. Moving through the field quickly were a pair of superstar talents with nearly 1500 wins between them as Brett Hearn and Billy Pauch found their marks on the way to the front. Quackenbush saw his fine ride end when he pulled to a stop at the top of the racetrack on lap eleven. When racing resumed, it was Danny Creeden sizing up Hentschel as they raced down the frontstretch and Creeden went to the very bottom and found some great bite in the basement area of the speedway to emerge off of turn two with the lead. Creeden show superior power as he held off the likes of tow of the best in the business in Hearn and Pauch. The action was tight at mid-pack and the man on the move was "Showtime" Danny Tyler. Tyler came to life after the mid-point of the race and was on the attack and looking for more.

Hearn, who with the outing became the new track champion for 2011, kept pace with Creeden and did stick the beak of the race car underneath on several occasions but Creeden was on the money amd became quicker as the laps clicked off. Pauch, after securing third place, began to slow a bit on the racetrack as his car began to appear to have some handling issues. This opened up the door for Danny Tyler and Tyler challenged the racing great high and low until Tyler was forced to back off when a lapped car came into play. Creeden raced on to his first win at the speedway in 2011 and Hearn locked up the title with the runner-up finish. Pauch was third in the Atlas Paving chariot and Tyler settled for fourth with Jerry Higbie rounding out the top five. Mike Ricci, Bobby Hentschel, Mike Sabia, Richard Smith and Jeff Heotzler completed the top ten.

Empire State talent Dave Werber grabbled the lead at the start of the Camper's Barn Sportsman headliner and quickly established himself as the man to beat on this evening of competition. David Coene took up the chase immediately and he and Werber enjoyed a great battle for the point. The battle raged on from start to finish with Werber showing the hot hand to gain his forst win at the Accord facility. David Coene was the runner-up with Shane Jablonka racing hard from tenth starting place to finish up in third with newly crowned track champion Kevin Ward and Greg McCloskey completing the top five. Jeff Hulseapple, Anthony Perrego, Vinny DeCicco, Jesse Marks and RJ Smith completed the top ten finishers.

Mike Deyo seized the lead at the drop of the green flag and led all of the way in the extended 20 lap Arkel Motors Pure Stock encounter. Ray Tarantino and newcomer Kevin Skelly provided plenty of competition and at one point all three veterans went for the lead with Deyo prevailing to go for the win and new track champion Ray Tarantino settling for the runner-up role. Skelly was third in a great performance and Chris Kanuk and Steve Cooper rounded out the top five.

Rookie Dave Demorest had things going his way for the first part of the 25 lap scramble for the DC Landscaping Pro Stock division. Demorest led the first eleven laps until he lost the handle and found himself spinning out in front of the thundering herd of race cars behind him. Ford proponent John Roese inherited the lead and appeared to be on his way to victory as he held off the advances of hard driving Pat Zimmer. A slip by Roese on lap-22 was the moment of truth for Zimmer as he slid to the bottom of the raceway and found an open lane to grab away the lead from Roese. Roese was forced to check-up and Tom Vasta slipped by as well and he followed Zimmer for the final laps. Zimmer secured his seventh win of the season with Vasta in the runner-up position and Roese finishing a disppointing third. Al Christiana and Paul Aragon completed the top five.

JD Casazza pounded the cushion at the start of the Lightning Sprint feature event and led through the first four laps until a Joe Szczapa and Doug Norrie double flip slowed the action. Neither driver was hurt in the incident. When racing resumed it was JD Casazza leading for one more lap before yielding to the high flying Rich Wood. Wood had a rocket ship and clicked off some astonishing lap times as he raced away from the field. Justin Phillips, who won the last time the sprints were in town, had other ideas as he began to reel in Wood late in the event. Phillips fell short in his bid and the win went to Woods at the checkered flag. Phillips was second with Ralph Utter in third from eleventh starting spot. Peter Dance was fourth and 64 year old racing talent Will Casazza completed the top five. JD Casazza, Kyle Smith, Jon Mooore, Mark Taylor and Jerry Sehn completed the top ten.

The Healey Brothers Group Spec Sportsman event proved to be part of the successful proving ground the Midweek Madness shows provide as reigning National Junior Slingshot Champion Tyler Dippel scored a monumental win in the event. Joe Judge led the first 17-laps of the encounter with pressure coming from Dipple and defending track champion Kyle Rohner. A three wide battle for the lead saw Dipple emerge with the lead and the youngster fought off bids by Judge and Rohner to score his firs twin ever in the full size car division ranks. Judge was the runner-up in a photo finish over Rohner with Whitey Slavin and Phil Recchio completing the top five.

MUDPLUGS:


Heat winners included Jeff Heotzler and Mike Ricci in the Modifieds with David Coene and Dave Werber scoring Sportsman wins. Jon Moore, Doug Norrie and Kyle Smith scored win in the Lightning Sprints.

Once the track was worked in, once again it was fabulous to witness the drivers going from wall to wall to find their way around the speedway. The three and four wide racing action in the features has continued to make the Accord Speedway the most raceable speedway in the Northeast today .

With the win, Danny Creeden will represent Accord Speedway at the Eastern States Weekend of events fronm October 21st to the 23rd.

Rich Salisbury was on hand for the evening but encountered motor problems all evening long. Bobby Trapper Jr made his first Accord start but encountered some problems early on in the feature event. Robbie Rowe returned to action and scored an eleventh place finish in the Modified main. Aaron Williams made his second appearance of the season in the Pro Stocks and scored a seventh place finish in the main event. Matt Ronk made his debut in the Ralph Rnk machine but dropped out early on.

Modified star "The Mighty Man From Mertztown" Barry White was on hand to take in the racing action with wife Peg and Dad and car owner Leon Redcay. White was a recent winner at the Five Mile Point Speedway where he captured a 50-lap main event.

The new Miss Accord Speedway Erika Decker continued her great work at the speedway with assisting in the tower and with the victory lane ceremonies.


RESULTS:

VP Fuels/Rhinebeck Ford Modifieds: Danny Creeden, Brett Hearn, Billy Pauch, Danny Tyler, Jerry Higbie, Mike Ricci, Bobby Hentschel, Mike Sabia, Richard Smith, Jeff Heotzler, Robbie Rowe, Richard Krum, Clinton Mills, Dom Roselli, Scott Ferrier, Geoff Quackenbush, Bobby Trapper Jr, Rich Salisbury (DNS)
Camper's Barn Sportsman: Dave Werber, David Coene, Shane Jablonka, Kevin Ward, Greg McCloskey, Jeff Hulseapple, Anthony Perrego, Vinny DeCicco, Jesse Marks, RJ Smith, John Sundlof, Mike Skelly, Will Dietz, Joe Giachinta, Kevin Krom, Kenny Ferrier, Randy Green, Mike Barrett (DNS)
Healey Brothers Group Spec Sportsman: Tyler Dippel, Joe Judge, Kyle Rohner, Whitey Slavin, Phil Recchio, Tommy Johnson, Mike DuBois, Patrick Murphy, Guy Harby, Kyle Van Duser
Arkel Motors Pure Stocks: Mike Deyo, Ray Tarantino, Kevin Skelly, Chris Kanuk, Steve Cooper, Harry Bachman, Aaron Williams, Joe Knoth, John Woinoski, Gene Helms
DC Landscaping Pro Stocks: Pat Zimmer, Tom Vasta, John Roese, Al Christiana, Paul Aragon, Ron Rion, Dave Demorest, John Rood, Jim Sykes, Matt Ronk
Lightning Sprints: Rich Wood, Justin Phillips, Ralph Utter, Peter Dance, Will Casazza, JD Casazza, Kyle Smith, Jon Moore, Mark Taylor, Jerry Sehn, Joey Bonetti, Adam White, John DeSantis, Doug Norrie, Joe Szczapa, Jimmy Johnston, Rick Stone, Phil Bessette, Kurt Conklin

Racing every Friday night from April through September. September 16th finds the "Night of Champions" as all divisions will crown a new champion along with five divisions of racing and a qualifying position for the Short Track Nationals. Pit Gates open at 4:30; Spectator Gates open at 5:00; Hot Laps are at 6:30 and the racing begins at 7 PM. Regular show admission is Adults $12.00 (12+) Children $3.00 (11+ under) Indoor Seating $20.00; Family four pack special: 2 Adults + 2 Children and $20.00 in Food Vouchers for $40.00 ( a savings of $10.00)

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 with the Sportsman and Lightning Sprints also on the schedule. September 24th finds the Spec Sportsman, the CRSA Sprint Cars, 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 
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Sept 11, 2011

HAMLIN SPEEDWAY NEWS

Hamlin, PA - Eddie Strada Bags a Double In 600's While Brandon Edgar Scores In 270's To Highlight Hamlin Speedway Micro Mountain Nationals Victories
By: Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media

Hamlin Speedway sat idle for four consecutive Saturday evenings during the month of August due to weather related issues. The speedway returned to action over the Labor Day weekend to jump start the 2011 season once again and came away with a spectacular racing program that thrilled the racing fans. Last evening, with the largest crowd of the season cheering their racing heroes on and 150 eager and talented racers on hand doing battle, the evening of racing activities punctuated the fact the Hamlin Speedway offers the best in small track racing action with their diversified racing format. The standing room only crowd at the speedway witnessed an absolutely spectacular race show from start to finish as all of the talented competitors continue to seek the fast path to glory in their racing endeavors. The cool weather that rolled in after the sun went down put a chill in the air, but the seven divisions of racing excitement kept the heat on and left a lasting impression with the fans who pack the stands each week to see the stars of Hamlin perform their magic on the 1/5 mile racetrack. When the final checkered flag fell from starter Russ Furry, new stars emerged into the Hamlin spotlight as the fifth annual Micro Mountain Nationals provided a showcase for the impressive parade of top drivers to step into the spotlight. First and foremost was the showstopping performance from fourteen year old Eddie Strada as the talented third generation driver captured the rookie wingless 600 event and then followed suit and beat the best in the business as he withstood non-stop pressure from Ryan Smith to claim the $1,000.00 top prize for his winning efforts. Lehighton's Brandon Edgar returned to the speedway last evening and jumped out front at the start of the event to claim the $1,000.00 chunk of purse put up by evening sponsors S&S Speedways and Walker Plumbing. Jacob Dunn in the Juniors, Kevin Olver in the Supers, Troy Langerdoerfer in the All Stars and Mackenzie Harper in the rookie 270's all shared the spoils of winning in the Hamlin Speedway Victory Circle in a fantastic evening of great racing action.

ARDC Midget Star "Flyin" Ryan Smith displayed his expertise of the Hamlin facility by being the fast timer in both the 270 and 600 divisions. Smith timed at 11.890 seconds per lap in the 270's with Edgar a tick behind at 11.984 seconds. Tommy Kunsman, CJ Heinig and "The Boss" Ross Perchak were the top five qualifiers for the 28-cars on hand. In the 600's, once again Ryan Smith showed the 34 cars on hand the quick way around the Hamlin oval as he ripped off a 12.286 seconds time with Rick Calvert a few ticks off at 12.359 and the surprising Molly Chambers nailing a time of 12.362 seconds. New Englander Mick D'Agostino and Central Pennsylvania standout Mike Rutherford completed the top five qualifiers.

The rookie 600 twenty lap Micro event saw "The South Canaan Sensation" Eddie Strada grab the early lead and within three laps found "The Jet" Justin Brewster providing the tough opposition as the pair of youngsters broke away from the field. Danielle Dickinson joined the chase before the midway point and the as the laps clicked off Brewster was throwing all he had at Strada. Strada was flawless in hitting his marks at every point of the raceway and continued to pace the field. The final laps saw Brewster drop off a bit as Dickinson provided a late drive but at the checkered flag it was Strada in for the win with Brewster in the runner-up role, Dickinson in third in a great drive, Steve Van Valkenburg in fourth and Tim Howell completing the top five.

26 starters filed into formation for the start of the 30-lap headliner for the 600's. Ryan Smith immediately went topside in turn one and Strada opted to go one lane lower and found the needed bite to drive off of turn two with the lead of the event. Posting almost identical lap times, the racing was fantastic as the veteran Smith moved his car around the real estate trying to find a way past Strada who just kept hitting his marks lap after lap as the event moved into the midway point. The action behind the dueling duo didn't go un-noticed as 20 of the 26 starters finished the event on the same lap and made for great racing excitement as driving style and guile made each driver earn the piece of landscape he or she was seeking.

Up front, Smith was relentless in his attack on the second year racer Strada but Strada showed the expertise of a veteran as Smith would go top to bottom to dislodge Strada from the lead. Smith stuck his nose underneath Strada on several occasions and each time Strada was able to get the great drive off of the corners to keep one of the best in the business behind him. At the checkered flag it was Eddie Strada in for the biggest win of his young budding racing career with Smith a close second. Brett Schoenly had the best seat in the house as he was close behind the leaders in third place with Mark Manieri borrowing the Dickinson racer to finish fourth and Kyle "The Hot" Lick completing the top five. Mick D'Agostino, Ryan Wood, Rick Calvert, Jordan Tittle from 24th, and Ryan Greth completed the top ten.

In the 270 Micro portion of the top billing of the evening, Brandon Edgar took the lead at the opening bell and through the first portion of the event had Smith glued to his bumper. As the leaders approached lapped traffic at the ten lap mark, Edgar began to slice his way through the traffic and placed many lapped cars in between he and second place man Smith. Smith began to lose power and "The Aviator" Robbie Watson was quick to slip by Smith. After sixteen laps of non stop racing action Tommy Kunsman got upside down on the backstretch and bringing out the first caution of the event. Smith went pitside ending his great run and on the restart again it was Edgar displaying he was the class of the field as kept himself a safe distance from runner-up Watson. At the finish it was Brandon Edgar crossing the line first with Watson, Gene Burd, CJ Heinig, and the "Cadillac Man" Kurt Bettler completing the top five. Ross Perchak, Trevor Dunn, Darin Bartholomew, Mason Peters and birthday boy Cody Hauck completed the top ten that saw thirteen of the starters complete all 30-laps of the journey.

Joe Howey and Troy Langendoerfer brought the 24-car starting field down for the start of the 25-lap main event for the All Star Slingshots. Langendoerfer was very good off of the bottom of the raceway as he powered into the lead in turn one of the opening lap. "Chargin" Charlie Lawrence quickly took up the chase and the 2009-10 Empire Region Champion applied plenty of pressure to Langendoerfer and his Grim Construction sponsored hot rod. Joe Howey remained in third for the first portion of the race but began to lose traction in the turns and gave way to Mike Fogler and then fell to 2010 National Slingshot Champion Shannon Smith. Howey fell out of the event and defending track champion Dale Kober was making lots of noise from ninth starting spot.

The laps clicked off and it was Langendoerfer continuing to work his magic at the front of the pack with Lawrence still glued to his rear bumper with Fogler, Smith and Kober trying to take advantage of a mistake by those in front of them. "The Hot Rod" Kyle Rode moved into challenge after a great drive from 13th starting place to sixth. The final laps saw Langendoerfer breathe a bit easier as Lawrence was kept busy with "The Closer" Mike Fogler as Fogler was on the money with a great set-up and Shannon Smith solid as she had a great car from the bottom of the raceway. Troy Langendoerfer was in for the win with Lawrence, Fogler, Smith and Kober rounding out the top five. Rode headed up the second five with Jeff Cosgrove, Mack Brink, Henry Anderson, and John Bockhorn completing the top ten. The action was intense and 23 of the 24 starters completed the 25-lap race distance.

Mackenzie Harper grabbed the lead at the start of the rookie 270 clash with a power move and blistered the raceway on her way to an easy victory in the feature event. Hayden Miller was the runnerup with "T-Jet" TJ Lilly in third place in his return to the speedway. Missi Seip returned the speedway to gather in a fourth place finish and Craig Fedoryk was back in action and rounded out the top five.

Kevin Olver captured his first career win at the speedway in a wire to wire run but the race was far from a give me as top campaigners "Double J" Jimmy Johnston and Dale Kober applied the pressure from all angle as they tried to dislodge Olver from the top spot. Olver held on with some great runs from the top of the raceway and captured the win with Johnston in the runner-up role, Dale Kober in third, Wes Hearn rallying late for fourth place money and Aaron Henneforth racing from 13th starting spot to complete the top five. Charlie Bodine, Tom Arntz, Roger Collins, Henry Anderson and Bob Clark completed the top ten.

"The Weasel" Jacob Dunn blasted out of the starting blocks at the drop of the green flag in the Junior Slingshot headliner and was able to drive away from the field after each caution as he raced his way back into the winners circle. "Thrillin" Dylan Martin kept pace in the runner-up role and "The Tornado" Tyler Johnston was third despite a close encounter with the Jersey Barriers early on in the event. Zack Weisenfluh was fourth and Chris Kurtz completed the top five. Kyle Gruber, Abbey Price, Bobby Flood, Brandon McGill and Kevin Predmore completed the ten for the 19 Juniors on hand for the evening.

POCO-NOTES:

Heat race winners for the All Star Singshots included Charlie Lawrence, Don Schmidt, Robby Hocker and Troy Langendoerfer while the B Main went to Tom Arntz. Jared Labagh and Jacob Dunn won the Junior Heats. Eddie Strada and Justin Brewster won the 600 Rookie heats while Hayden Miller captured the 270 heat event for the rookies. Brandon Edgar, Ryan Smith and Mason Peters captured the 270 heats while invader Kenny Duke prevailed in the B Main. Charlie Bodine and Henry Anderson captured the Super Slinger heats and 600 Micor heats went to Ryan Greth, Eddie Strada, Brett Schoenly and Shannon Smith with the two B Mains being won by Brian Gilmore and Rhett Long in the recently purchased Barry Greth owned 600.

Two Dashes were run for the Micros with Brandon Edgar capturing the 270 Dash and Ryan Smith prevailing in the 600 Dash.

The 150 cars and drivers on hand made for the top car count of the season and the non-stop racing action is one of the factors the Hamlin Speedway has enjoyed such a fabulous rebirth since the speedway closed in 2005. Hard work and determination and a dedicated work force has brought the facility full circle and the jam-packed pit area is universal proof of the great show everyone will find at Hamlin. The greatest field of Slingshot stars in the country embark on the speedway week after week during the season to duke it out to see who the best of the best is in the rankings. With an average All Star count of 32 Slingshots per week, just to qualify for the main event takes every driver to be on their A-Game and sometimes a bit of good luck thrown in for good measure is a necessity.

The pre-race tribute to 9-11 was a fitting touch to the dedication from the racers as firefighters and competitors Garry Dennis, Kyle Rohner, Kyle Rode, Larry Mekic, John Pantis and Rich O'Neill brought ther race cars to the back stretch of the speedway as fellow driver Joseph Smith from Redemption Racing read a tribute to those who gave their lives on that fateful day.

Checkered Flag Fan Club was on hand for the event and signing up new members and fifty percent of the 50/50 was donated to the long-standing organization.

RESULTS:

All Star Slingshots: Troy Langendoerfer, Charlie Lawrence, Mike Fogler, Shannon Smith, Dale Kober, Kyle Rode, Jeff Cosgrove, Mack Brink, Henry Anderson, John Bockhorn, John Pantis, Robby Hocker, Cody Kline, Tyler Dippel, Danny Buccafusca, Brody Adamsky, Don Schmidt, Travis Gruber, Duane White, Steve Yankowski, Tom Arntz, Colin White, Hunter Smith, Joe Howey
600 Wingless Micros: (Micro Mountain Nationals) Eddie Strada, Ryan Smith, Brett Schoenly, Mark Manieri, Kyle Lick, Mick D'Agostino, Ryan Wood, Rick Calvert, Jordan Tittle, Ryan Greth, James Morris, Brett Michalski, Bobby Butler, Rick Perone, Molly Chambers, Joseph Smith, Stan Tykarski, Brian Gilmore, Joe Kata, Rhett Long, Alex Curley, Shannon Smith, Kyle Rohner, Mark Gilmore, Shelby Harper, Danny Wykes
270 Micros: (Micro Mountain Nationals) Brandon Edgar, Robbie Watson, Gene Burd, CJ Heinig, Kurt Bettler, Ross Perchak, Trevor Dunn, Darin Bartholomew, Mason Peters, Cody Hauck, Steve Walters, Ken Duke, Larry Hoagland, Rich O'Neill, John Braim, Grady Johnston, Rick Casario, Kendall Segar, Luke Kroboth, Ryan Smith, Tommy Kunsman Jr, Kyle Rutledge, Hayden Miller, Jake Danneker
Junior Slingshots: Jacob Dunn, Dylan Martin, Tyler Johnston, Zack Weisenfluh, Chris Kurtz, Kyle Gruber, Abbey Price, Bobby Flood, Brandon McGill, Kevin Predmore Jr, Jenna Schostkewitz, Taylor Eccles, Tyler Peet, Jared Labagh, Thomas Strupp, Carly Dippel, Collin Dubois, Alex Yankowski, Logan Crout
Super Slingshots: Kevin Olver, Jimmy Johnston, Dale Kober, Wes Hearn, Aaron Henneforth, Charlie Bodine, Tom Arntz, Roger Collins, Henry Anderson, Bob Clark, Herb Finger, Brian Aughe, Jim Barrett, Jerry Hughes, John Rooks Sr
270 Rookie Micros: Makenzie Harper, Hayden Miller, TJ Lilly, Missi Seip, Craig Fedoryk, Alyssa Riker, Daryl Troxell, Katrina Kressler, Brandon Kressler
600 Wingless Rookie Micros: Eddie Strada, Justin Brewster, Danielle Dickinson, Steve Van Valkenburg, Tim Howell, Larry Mekic, Riley Moczulski, Sheldon Iudicello, Bob Shepperd, Bowen Decker, Heidi Hedin, Adam Lounsbury, Stephen Reynolds, Mark Henneforth

Racing every Saturday evening from April through September. Pit Gates open at the speedway at 1 PM; Drivers Meeting at 4:45; Hot Laps are at 5:00 and the racing begins at 6 PM sharp. Admission Prices are: Adults $8.00; Senior Citizens $4.00 Children under 6 are Free; Pit Pass: $20.00 The "new" General Admission Bonus Pack is available for families: It consists of 4 General Admission Tickets + $20.00 in Food Vouchers for $40.00 (a savings of $12.00)

September 17th racing action at the speedway offers up the "Slingshot Nationals 50 Tour" with $1,000.00 on the line for the All Star Slingshots and the event will be a PSC show. The Junior Slingshot Tour event will also be on the racing card as the final event of the season brings out all seven action packed divisions at the speedway at the premier speedway in the Poconos

For further updates and information regarding all of the news and additions to the Hamlin Speedway, logon to their well documented website at: http://www.hamlinspeedway.com  or call the speedway hotline at: 570 420 5500. For video work or questions regarding the purchase of videos from the exciting on-track action at the Hamlin Speedway, contact videographer Barry Boyd at: http://www.boydracingvideos.com  For photos of all of the great racing action contact Rick Schwindenhammer Racing Photos at: http://www.ricksracingphotos.zenfolio.com
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Sept 11, 2011

K-C Raceway Results FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Kane takes Freedom 40 Johnson and Gray pick up Prelims
By Scott Wolfe

CHILLICOTHE, OHIO-With 93 cars in the pits, including 28 of the best Midwest All-Stars, the stage was set for a glorious tribute to the 9-11 Anniversary and annual Freedom 40. Powell, Ohio's Todd Kane returned to the K-C victory lane after a long absence, enduring several accidents and holding off the charges of Jimmy Nier to post the win. Kenny Johnson won the star-studded AMRA Modified main, while Bruce Gray, Jr. won the Hobby Stock main.
The 40-lap Freedom 40 A-main started with a star-spangled bang. Polesitter Danny Smith got the jump on usual lowrider Dale Blaney and led the first three laps with Blaney at his side. Blaney inched forward and blasted by on the next circuit and started to pull away. Todd Kane and Smith viciously exchanged slide jobs for second place until a fateful lap seven.
Blaney ran into no man's land when the car of Ed Neumeister spun and collected the cars of Wes McGlumphey, Rob Chaney and Ronnie Blair. Blaney had no place to go, climbed the wall, and flipped along with McGlumphey. Also with no place to go, Blair had a hard t-bone type hit into the side of McGlumphy. Luckily no injuries were incurred. Two laps after the restart Smith lost power and went pitside handing the lead to a high flying Kane.
Kane built a monumental lead over second place Jimmy Nier and Cole Duncan by lap 16, when he began to reach lapped traffic. The mad scramble for position allowed Nier and Duncan to quickly erase the lost ground.
Nier and Duncan battled furiously for second somewhat hampering Nier's driver toward first. By lap 19 Nier broke clear of Duncan and closed the gap on Kane. Lapped cars again impeded Niers drive to the front, allowing Kane to widen the lead and Duncan to challenge for second at the twenty-five lap mark.
Kyle Sauder, who hammered the wall during the last lap of his heat was gaining ground quickly and was one of several drivers to advance seven positions on the racy 3/8 mile track. Duncan and Kirk Jeffries also conquered that fete with fine passing efforts, while veteran Chilli-town driver Mark Imler had his best all-star run, advancing six spots to a solid top ten. Young Nathan Skaggs also picked up six positions, but the hard charger of the night was another youngster Sam Ashworth who advanced eight spots in a great run from 18th to tenth.
While fans witnessed great racing at the front of the pack, Sauder and Aaron Higgins battled hard for position, then had to hold off a charging Rob Chaney, who had stormed from back in the pack to a top ten ahead of Kody Kinser and West Virginia Warrior Wayne McPeek. McPeek picked up five spots on the night after starting 13th.
The 27th circuit saw Kane embrace a straight-away lead. At that point Kane's lead seemed insurmountable, but Nier and Kane's ISPC J&J/Hampshire Engines mount both reached a clear track. Nier made a gallant bid that made it a close finish of about three car lengths.
"I'd like to thank my guys for working their butts off to get me here; and my little boy--whooo-- was here for just his second race. That's breaking him in right," shouted a visibly excited Kane.
"Wow, this track was great tonight. Thanks to Jimmy (Nier) and Cole (Duncan) for racing me clean. It's great to be back here in victory lane. Thanks to the track crew for a great track and thanks to the fans as well."
Rounding out the top ten were Kane, Nier, Duncan, Sauder, Higgins, Chaney, Kinser, McPeek, Imler, and Ashworth. The Kear's Speed Shop Heat one winner was Danny Smith, The All-Pro Heads heat two went to Kody Kinser, and the MSD Ignition heat three went to Ronnie Blair.
Forty-eight of the Midwest's fastest modifieds assembled at K-C Saturday for the Stars and Stripes 20 won by defending AMRA champion Kenny Johnson. Of the 48 cars in the field, 23 were making their first 2011 K-C appearance as cars from four states and all parts of Ohio came to conquer the fast 3/8 mile high banks. Eleven cars in the feature were either series champions or track champions, further expanding the wealth of talent Johnson referred to in victory lane.
"Thank God for the highside," shouted Mr. Excitement Kenny Johnson. "It was an all-star field tonight. Thanks for my sponsors and the high side fans. I am dedicating this to George Branscom and the high side gang."
Johnson, who set a new track record of 15:226, said to announcer Bruce Hines, "This race pays three times as much doesn't it?' (laughing) This is a preview for the Dirt Track World Championship. We hope to put on a show at the DTWC as well."
When Johnson drew the number one pill on the redraw the rest of the field knew it would be tough. Johnson jumped out into the lead and went green to checker, however, racing throughout the pack was torrid.
Rick Hensley, a former K-C champion, was the hard charger in a 19th to tenth place run. Other capable hands also fought for a top ten. Rob Stambaugh, an early contender in the race was shuffled out of the top ten, while talented Kevin Morehouse left on lap 11 with a flat tire.
Rick Venham, Jr. and Jess Hartman challenged Johnson early with sustained three-wide excursions. Johnson broke free leaving Venham, Hartman, and Fireball Pinkerton to battle for second in a similar fashion. Jeremy Berwanger had his car working well on the high side, but in the latter stages was to be denied a top ten. Jason Brooks, who had a great night of competition, beat out two hot shoes in Andy Bond and Matt Holcomb for a top five.
Rounding out the top ten were Kenny Johnson, Jess Hartman, Rick Venham, David Pinkerton, Jason Brooks, Andy Bond, Matt Holcomb, Jeremy Rayburn, Tanner Wilson, and Rick Hensley.
Bruce Gray, Jr. has had an up and down season, but Saturday he was on top of his game and his car was just as good. Gray blasted into the early lead and never looked back in the 20-lap Hobby Stock main, repelling the efforts of Jamey Adams, Brandon Thompson, and a quickly ascending Tommy Mossbarger. Brandon Mather held a top five most of the race, but lost out in a tight battle with Thompson and Mossbarger. Richard Trego, Jim Hildebrand, and Mike Brust had their own little battle for a solid top ten.
The finished trickled out in this order: Bruce Gray, Jr, Jamey Adams, Brandon Thompson, Tommy Mossbarger, Brandon Mather, Richard Trego, Jim Hildebrand, Mike Brust, Jason Holstein, and Jack Martin. Mike Brust was the hard charger in a 13th to 8th place run.
"Jamey builds a helluva car," said Gray referring to Jamey Adams. "The car wasn't just great it was fantastic. Thanks to Dad and my Family, and I dedicate this win to my wife Amy for her birthday. It feels really good to be back here in victory lane."
Johnny Lawhorn made it a clean sweep in the Vintage American Race Car series (VARC) over Chuck Faulkner, Hector Belleveau, Terry Wells, Del Leavitt, Scott Swain, and Mike Swain.
K-C is off until the Sept. 24 Late Model "Tune Up for the DTWC". There will be no racing Sept. 17 as the track prepares for the Sept. 24 racing. Also, on the agenda are Advanced Services Modifieds and Hobby Stocks. K-C will run the same three classes on Oct. 1 as they celebrate 100 years of racing in Ross County. Then, coming Oct. 13-14-15 is the Grandest Race of them all, the Dirt Track World Championship.

The summary: K-C Raceway, Chillicothe, Ohio Freedom 40
Goodyear Midwest All-Star 410 Sprint Cars (28)
Fast Time: Kyle Sauder 11:428
Dash: Danny Smith, Dale Blaney, Rob Chaney, Todd Kane, Aaron Higgins, Jimmy Nier,
Kears Speed Shop Heat One: Danny Smith, Rob Chaney, Wayne McPeek, Hud Horton, Kirk Jeffries, Brandy Bower, Lance Webb, Kyle Sauder, Bob Tucker, Nick Forcum
All Pro Heads Heat Two: Kody Kinser, Cole Duncan, Todd Kane, Dale Blaney, Bryce Dickson, Josh Davis, Nathan Skaggs, Jesse McCreary, Jeb Lowder
MSD Ignition Heat Three: Ronnie Blair, Jimmy Nier, Ed Neumeister, Aaron Higgins, Sam Ashworth, Mark Imler, Wes McGlumphey, John Shewbrooks, Nick Naber
B-Main: Kyle Sauder, Nathan Skaggs, Mark Imler, Wes McGlumphey, Brandy Bower, Josh Davis, Nick Forcum, Jesse McCreary, Lance Webb, John Shewbrooks, Bob Tucker, Jeb Lowder, Nick Naber
Freedom 40 Feature:
Finish Driver Start Position
1. 78-Todd Kane[4]
2. OO-Jim Nier[6]
3. 22-Cole Duncan[10]
4. 7K-Kyle Sauder[11]
5. 51-Aaron Higgins[5]
6. 45-Rob Chaney[3]
7. 4K-Kody Kinser[7]
8. 1MC-Wayne McPeek[13]
9. 40-Mark Imler[15]
10. 92-Sam Ashworth[18]
11. 2X-Nathan Skaggs[17]
12. 59J-Kirk Jeffries[19]
13. 11D-Bryce Dickson[14]
14. 80-Hud Horton[9]
15. O6-Brandy Bower[16]
16. 35R-Ronnie Blair[8]
17. 4-Danny Smith[1]
18. 2-Dale Blaney[2]
19. 11N-Ed Neumeister[12]
20. 35-Wes McGlumphy[20]



MALTA AMRA MODIFIEDS
Advanced Services Modifieds (48)
Grooms Trucking Fast Time: Kenny Johnson 15:226
Heat One: Kenny Johnson, Andy Bond, Jason Brooks, Dave Jamison, Rob Stambaugh, Mark Bailey, Greg Anderson, Jeff Votaw, Dusty Boley, Donnie Stewart, Derrick Smith, David McWilliams
Heat Two: Jeremy Berwanger, Kevin Morehouse, Jeremy Rayburn, Bud Frazier, Bob Crace.
Jr, Rick Hensley, Adam Colley, Robert Garnes, Dan Aldridge, Matt Edmisten, Chuck Yeley, Mike Arthur
Heat Three: Jess Hartman, Rick Venham, Jr., Tanner Wilson, Steven Duty, Darin Roush, Luke Jordan, Denny Szekacs, Andy Bibbler, Brian Skaggs, Robert Page, John Arthurs, Justin McNutt
Heat Four: Travis Dickson, Fireball Pinkerton, Matt Holcomb, Brian Whiteman, Tim Tribby, Phillip Bapst, Eric Arledge, Roy Roush, Bob Hurst, Jr., Jim Szekacs, Matt E. Holcomb
B-Main One: Rob Stambaugh, Rick Hensley, Bob Crace, Jr., Mark Bailey, Robert Garnes, Donnie Stewart, Adam Colley, Jeff Votaw, Dan Aldridge, Busty Boley, Matthew Edmiston, Greg Anderson Chuck Yeley, Derrick Smith, David McWilliams, Jeremy Blake
B-Main Two: Tim Tribby, Phillip Bapst, Luke Jordan, Roy Roush, Matt E. Holcomb, Robert Page, Jim Szekacs, Bob Hurst, Jr. , Darin Roush, Brian Skaggs, Denny Szekacs, Eric Arledge, Andy Bibler, John Arthurs, Justin McNutt
Feature: Kenny Johnson, Jess Hartman, Rick Venham, David Pinkerton, Jason Brooks, Andy Bond, Matt Holcomb, Jeremy Rayburn, Tanner Wilson, Rick Hensley, Rob Stambaugh, Tim Tribby, Jeremy Berwanger, Brian Whiteman, Dave Jamison, Phillip Bapst, Steven Duty, Kevin Morehouse, Travis Dickson, Bud Frazier

Hobby Stocks (14)
Heat One: Bruce Gray, Jr., Brandon Mather, Tommy Mossbarger, Evan Seitz, Jack Martin, Jim Hildebrand, Mike Brust
Heat Two: Brandon Thompson, Jamey Adams, Richard Trego, Jeff Sheets, Mike Colopy, Tracey Ross, Jason Holstein
Feature: Bruce Gray, Jr, Jamey Adams, Brandon Thompson, Tommy Mossbarger, Brandon Mather, Richard Trego, Jim Hildebrand, Mike Brust, Jason Holstein, Jack Martin, Evan Seitz, Tracey Ross, Jeff Sheets, Mike Colopy

Vintage Cars V.A.R.C.
Heat: Johnny Lawhorn, Chuck Faulkner, Hector Belleveau, Del Leavitt, Mike Swain, Scott Swain, Terry Wells
Feature: Johnny Lawhorn, Chuck Faulkner, Hector Belleveau, Terry Wells, Del Leavitt, Scott Swain, Mike Swain


 

USAC WEST COAST 360 SPRINT RACE RESULTS: September 10, 2011 – Hanford, California – Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway – “Jim Turner Memorial”



QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Greg Alexander, 72, Tyler-15.608; 2. Richard VanderWeerd, 10, VanderWeerd-15.794; 3. Ryan Bernal, 11D, Olmstead-15.828; 4. Wes Gutierrez, 007, WG-15.939; 5. Ricky Kirkbride, 87, Van Meter-16.012; 6. Danny Faria Jr., 2, Bowman-16.017; 7. T.J. Smith, 14, LeGras-16.088; 8. Jace VanderWeerd, 88, VanderWeerd-16.094; 9. Brody Roa, 91R, BR-16.187; 10. Jonathan Logan, 32, Evett/Logan-16.223; 11. Jeff Gardner, 51T, Revcon-16.242; 12. Dennis Howell, 62, Howell-16.256; 13. Danny Sheridan, 21, Dorathy-16.323; 14. Justyne Hamblin, 8, JH-16.513; 15. Nico Russo, 3N, Russo-16.541; 16. Austin Liggett, 83, Liggett-16.566; 17. Matt Day, 97, Day-16.604; 18. Jared Little, 25, Little-16.747; 19. Terry Nichols, 33, Nichols-17.366; 20. Ray Knight, 6K, Knight-19.927.

FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Gutierrez, 2. Sheridan, 3. Logan, 4. Alexander, 5. Leggitt, 6. Nichols, 7. Smith. NT.

SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Hamblin, 2. R.VanderWeerd, 3. J.VanderWeerd, 4. Day, 5. Kirkbride, 6. Gardner, 7. Knight. NT.

THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Howell, 2. Faria, 3. Bernal, 4. Roa, 5. Russo, 6. Little. NT.

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Wes Gutierrez, 2. Ryan Bernal, 3. Richard VanderWeerd, 4. Greg Alexander, 5. Danny Sheridan, 6. Jace VanderWeerd, 7. Dennis Howell, 8. Jonathan Logan, 9. Ricky Kirkbride, 10. Justyne Hamblin, 11. Brody Roa, 12. Nico Russo, 13. Matt Day, 14. Jeff Gardner, 15. Jared Little, 16. Austin Liggett, 17. Terry Nichols, 18. Danny Faria Jr., 19. Ray Knight, 20. T.J. Smith. NT.

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**Smith flipped during the first heat. Faria flipped during the feature.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Gutierrez

NEW WEST COAST 360 SPRINT POINTS:

NEXT USAC WEST 360 SPRINT RACE: September 17 – Santa Maria (CA) Speedway – “Bud Stanfield Memorial”
 

Sept 11, 2011

HAMLIN SPEEDWAY NEWS

Hamlin, PA - Hamlin Speedway Quick Results On S&S Speedways & Walker Plumbing Night
By: Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media

All Star Slingshots: Troy Langendoerfer, Charlie Lawrence, Mike Fogler, Shannon Smith, Dale Kober, Kyle Rode, Jeff Cosgrove, Mack Brink, Henry Anderson, John Bockhorn, John Pantis, Robby Hocker, Cody Kline, Tyler Dippel, Danny Buccafusca, Brody Adamsky, Don Schmidt, Travis Gruber, Duane White, Steve Yankowski, Tom Arntz, Colin White, Hunter Smith, Joe Howey

600 Wingless Micros: (Micro Mountain Nationals) Eddie Strada, Ryan Smith, Brett Schoenly, Mark Manieri, Kyle Lick, Mick D'Agostino, Ryan Wood, Rick Calvert, Jordan Tittle, Ryan Greth, James Morris, Brett Michalski, Bobby Butler, Rick Perone, Molly Chambers, Joseph Smith, Stan Tykarski, Brian Gilmore, Joe Kata, Rhett Long, Alex Curley, Shannon Smith, Kyle Rohner, Mark Gilmore, Shelby Harper, Danny Wykes

270 Micros: (Micro Mountain Nationals) Brandon Edgar, Robbie Watson, Gene Burd, CJ Heinig, Kurt Bettler, Ross Perchak, Trevor Dunn, Darin Bartholomew, Mason Peters, Cody Hauck, Steve Walters, Ken Duke, Larry Hoagland, Rich O'Neill, John Braim, Grady Johnston, Rick Casario, Kendall Segar, Luke Kroboth, Ryan Smith, Tommy Kunsman Jr, Kyle Rutledge, Hayden Miller, Jake Danneker

Junior Slingshots: Jacob Dunn, Dylan Martin, Tyler Johnston, Zack Weisenfluh, Chris Kurtz, Kyle Gruber, Abbey Price, Bobby Flood, Brandon McGill, Kevin Predmore Jr, Jenna Schostkewitz, Taylor Eccles, Tyler Peet, Jared Labagh, Thomas Strupp, Carly Dippel, Collin Dubois, Alex Yankowski, Logan Crout

Super Slingshots: Kevin Olver, Jimmy Johnston, Dale Kober, Wes Hearn, Aaron Henneforth, Charlie Bodine, Tom Arntz, Roger Collins, Henry Anderson, Bob Clark, Herb Finger, Brian Aughe, Jim Barrett, Jerry Hughes, John Rooks Sr

270 Rookie Micros: Makenzie Harper, Hayden Miller, TJ Lilly, Missi Seip, Craig Fedoryk, Alyssa Riker, Daryl Troxell, Katrina Kressler, Brandon Kressler

600 Wingless Rookie Micros: Eddie Strada, Justin Brewster, Danielle Dickinson, Steve Van Valkenburg, Tim Howell, Larry Mekic, Riley Moczulski, Sheldon Iudicello, Bob Shepperd, Bowen Decker, Heidi Hedin, Adam Lounsbury, Stephen Reynolds, Mark Henneforth

Racing every Saturday evening from April through September. Pit Gates open at the speedway at 1 PM; Drivers Meeting at 4:45; Hot Laps are at 5:00 and the racing begins at 6 PM sharp. Admission Prices are: Adults $8.00; Senior Citizens $4.00 Children under 6 are Free; Pit Pass: $20.00 The "new" General Admission Bonus Pack is available for families: It consists of 4 General Admission Tickets + $20.00 in Food Vouchers for $40.00 (a savings of $12.00)

September 17th racing action at the speedway offers up the "Slingshot Nationals 50 Tour" with $1,000.00 on the line for the All Star Slingshots and the event will be a PSC show. The Junior Slingshot Tour event will also be on the racing card as the final event of the season brings out all seven action packed divisions at the speedway at the premier speedway in the Poconos

For further updates and information regarding all of the news and additions to the Hamlin Speedway, logon to their well documented website at: http://www.hamlinspeedway.com  or call the speedway hotline at: 570 420 5500. For video work or questions regarding the purchase of videos from the exciting on-track action at the Hamlin Speedway, contact videographer Barry Boyd at: http://www.boydracingvideos.com  For photos of all of the great racing action contact Rick Schwindenhammer Racing Photos at: http://www.ricksracingphotos.zenfolio.com
Visit us often for a great night of racing action as............................................

The Hamlin Speedway Is The Gateway To The Poconos

 

Sept 11, 2011

ACCORD SPEEDWAY
Accord, NY- Accord Speedway Quick Results On Taylor Rental & Orange County Fair Speedway Night
By:Steve Pados, Accord Speedway Media

VP Fuels/Rhinebeck Ford Modifieds: Danny Creeden, Brett Hearn, Billy Pauch, Danny Tyler, Jerry Higbie, Mike Ricci, Bobby Hentschel, Mike Sabia, Richard Smith, Jeff Heotzler, Robbie Rowe, Richard Krum, Clinton Mills, Dom Roselli, Scott Ferrier, Geoff Quackenbush, Bobby Trapper Jr, Rich Salisbury (DNS)

Camper's Barn Sportsman: Dave Werber, David Coene, Shane Jablonka, Kevin Ward, Greg McCloskey, Jeff Hulseapple, Anthony Perrego, Vinny DeCicco, Jesse Marks, RJ Smith, John Sundlof, Mike Skelly, Will Dietz, Joe Giachinta, Kevin Krom, Kenny Ferrier, Randy Green, Mike Barrett (DNS)

Healey Brothers Group Spec Sportsman: Tyler Dippel, Joe Judge, Kyle Rohner, Whitey Slavin, Phil Recchio, Tommy Johnson, Mike DuBois, Patrick Murphy, Guy Harby, Kyle Van Duser

Arkel Motors Pure Stocks: Mike Deyo, Ray Tarantino, Kevin Skelly, Chris Kanuk, Steve Cooper, Harry Bachman, Aaron Williams, Joe Knoth, John Woinoski, Gene Helms

DC Landscaping Pro Stocks: Pat Zimmer, Tom Vasta, John Roese, Al Christiana, Paul Aragon, Ron Rion, Dave Demorest, John Rood, Jim Sykes, Matt Ronk

Lightning Sprints: Rich Wood, Justin Phillips, Ralph Utter, Peter Dance, Will Casazza, JD Casazza, Kyle Smith, Jon Moore, Mark Taylor, Jerry Sehn, Joey Bonetti, Adam White, John DeSantis, Doug Norrie, Joe Szczapa, Jimmy Johnston, Rick Stone, Phil Bessette, Kurt Conklin

Racing every Friday night from April through September. September 16th finds the "Night of Champions" as all divisions will crown a new champion along with five divisions of racing and a qualifying position for the Short Track Nationals. Pit Gates open at 4:30; Spectator Gates open at 5:00; Hot Laps are at 6:30 and the racing begins at 7 PM. Regular show admission is Adults $12.00 (12+) Children $3.00 (11+ under) Indoor Seating $20.00; Family four pack special: 2 Adults + 2 Children and $20.00 in Food Vouchers for $40.00 ( a savings of $10.00)

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 with the Sportsman and Lightning Sprints also on the schedule. September 24th finds the Spec Sportsman, the CRSA Sprint Cars, 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 
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 9, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car Series

NEW USAC WEST COAST 360 TIRE RULE IN EFFECT FOR 2012
By Lance Jennings

SANTA MARIA, CA – SEPTEMBER 9, 2011... USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car Series Promoter Chris Kearns has announced that the group will have a new tire rule for the 2012 campaign. With Hoosier Tire discontinuing the RC3, a suitable replacement was needed that would also encourage more crossover drivers and teams between the various organizations that compete in California.

Since it’s founding in 2009, the USAC West Coast 360s have utilized the Hoosier RC3 right rear tire. Before that, the RC3 had been used for many years by various sanctioning bodies throughout the southwestern United States. As this writing goes to press, the RC3 is only used by the Central California based group. This fact prompted officials at Hoosier Tire to discontinue the line and Kearns had to search for an alternative.

Next season, the series will change to the Hoosier Medium 105 x 16 x 15 right rear tires. The Hoosier Medium is used by all of the ASCS winged Sprint Car groups and the ASCS Canyon non-winged region of Arizona. As before, the VRA tire used by the Ventura Racing Association will remain legal with the USAC West Coast 360 Sprints.

Currently, there are several key races left in the hunt for the championship. Visalia’s Richard VanderWeerd currently holds a fifty-three point advantage over Ryan Bernal of Hollister. Bernal is the hottest driver on the circuit and has won the last three main events. Richard’s twin brother Jace is third in the point standings and has a shot at the title. “Hollywood” Danny Faria Jr. of Tipton and San Martin’s Wes Gutierrez round out the top five in points. This Saturday night, the USAC West Coast 360s have unfinished business at Hanford’s “Jim Turner Memorial.”

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 POINT STANDINGS:
1-Richard VanderWeerd-628; 2-Ryan Bernal-575; 3-Jace VanderWeerd-549; 4-Danny Faria Jr.-525; 5-Wes Gutierrez-515; 6-Dennis Howell-461; 7-Justyne Hamblin-433; 8-T.J. Smith-424; 9-Greg Alexander-399; 10-Rusty Carlile-395.

USAC WEST COAST 360 SPRINT SCHEDULE:
September 10: Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway - Hanford, CA
September 17: Santa Maria Speedway - Santa Maria, CA
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.
 

Sept 9, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car Series

EXTRA MONEY UP FOR GRABS AT SANTA MARIA’S STANFIELD MEMORIAL
By Lance Jennings

SANTA MARIA, CA – SEPTEMBER 9, 2011... When the USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car Series return to Santa Maria Speedway on Saturday, September 17th, there will be extra prize money up for grabs. Series and Track Promoter Chris Kearns has announced that this year’s “Bud Stanfield Memorial” will feature a purse of $2000-to-win, $1000-for-2nd, $800-for-3rd, and $250-to-start the main event.

The 2011 “Bud Stanfield Memorial” is sponsored by the family of John Jewett. Jewett, a veteran of the Bandit, Santa Maria, Ventura, and SCRA Sprint Car wars, scored his only feature win at the Santa Maria facility. The popular driver passed way last month and will be missed by the racing community.

The September 17th event at Santa Maria will also showcase the MMI Hobby Stocks, Toste Construction Mini-Stocks, and the popular NMRA TQ Midgets. The Front Gates will open at 4:00pm, Time Trials will start at 5:00pm, with Racing at "The West Coast's Best Short Track" to begin at 6:00pm.

The Santa Maria race will play a key role in the hunt for the championship. Visalia’s Richard VanderWeerd currently holds a fifty-three point advantage over Ryan Bernal of Hollister. Bernal is the hottest driver on the circuit and has won the last three main events. Richard’s twin brother Jace is third in the point standings and has a shot at the title. “Hollywood” Danny Faria Jr. of Tipton and San Martin’s Wes Gutierrez round out the top five in points. Before the Santa Maria race, the USAC West Coast 360s have unfinished business at Hanford’s “Jim Turner Memorial” this Saturday night.

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 POINT STANDINGS:
1-Richard VanderWeerd-628; 2-Ryan Bernal-575; 3-Jace VanderWeerd-549; 4-Danny Faria Jr.-525; 5-Wes Gutierrez-515; 6-Dennis Howell-461; 7-Justyne Hamblin-433; 8-T.J. Smith-424; 9-Greg Alexander-399; 10-Rusty Carlile-395.

USAC WEST COAST 360 SPRINT SCHEDULE:
September 10: Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway - Hanford, CA
September 17: Santa Maria Speedway - Santa Maria, CA
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.
 

For Immediate Release
Ben Shelton (msrmafia@gmail.com) 
September 9th, 2011



Gary Christian Wins Second Event of 2011



Broken Bow, OK (08/09/11) - Gary Christian spent much of the Labor Day weekend trying to outrun Mother Nature in his #33x Pannell Chipping/LCM Cedar Fiber/Mastersbilt/Pro Power Super Late Model and the end result would be a feature win at Devil’s Bowl Speedway.

After a one week break Gary returned to the cockpit of his #58x Mastersbilt Super Late Model in an O'Reilly SUPR Super Late Model event on Friday night at USA Speedway (Sterlington, Louisiana). On a one groove track, Christian would draw a poor number, which resulted in him starting at the back of a heat race. Early in the heat he would make contact with another car and would mysteriously receive the black flag forcing him pitside. Due to being black-flagged in his heat he started at the back of a b-main, but would retire early from the race due to no passing. Full results are available at www.DirtOnDirt.com. 

After seeing the team's scheduled event at Greenville Speedway (Greenville, MS) nixed by rain the team traveled to Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, Texas) on Saturday night, where they entered a Weekly Racing Series Event. Gary would start last in the second heat before charging to the heat win. An invert of four was drawn for the feature, so he started fourth in the main event. He would quickly work his way to the lead and never looked back as he lapped up to the fourth place car on his way to his second win of the 2011 campaign! Full results are available at www.DevilsBowlSpeedway.com.

Gary plans to enter a single event for the upcoming weekend as he will make the trip to Lone Star Speedway (Kilgore, Texas) on Saturday night for a $2,500-to-win, O’Reilly SUPR Super Late Model event. For more information, please visit www.SUPRRacing.com .

Gary and everyone at Christian Motorsports would like to thank all of their sponsors, which include Pannell Chipping, Team 5 Enterprise, Triple A Diesel, X-treme Graphics By J-Rod, LCM Cedar Fiber, MSRMafia.com, Smith Equipment, Integra Racing Shocks, Out-Pace Racing Products, and Fast Shafts.

For more information on Christian Motorsports, please visit the official team website at www.GaryChristian58x.com .
 

Sept. 8, 2011

K-C to Host Midwest All-Star Sprints for Freedom 40
$3,000 to win , $300 to start

Chillicothe, OH- The Midwest All-Star Circuit of Champions and K-C Raceway have teamed up for the Prestigious "Freedom 40" to honor all veterans and those who gave their lives on 9-11. The Sept. 10 running of the event is only one day from the anniversary of that historic day and K-C wishes to Honor those, who fought to help others that day; and in memory of those who perished.

K-C is idle this coming Labor Day weekend, but returns in a big way Sept. 10 for the annual "Freedom 40" for the Midwest All-Star Circuit of Champion sprint cars. In an effort to pack the stands for one of racing's most prestigious open wheel races, K-C promoter Jeff Schrader is charging the standard $12 General Admission for all fans.
Said Schrader, "This is typically an $18-$20 admission to see the outlaw sprints from the Midwest All-Stars. If you haven't seen a sprint car race, especially some of the best in the business (including Knoxville Nationals 2010 Champ Tim Shaffer), then this is a great opportunity. If you are a race fan, you know it is a bargain. Sprint cars and K-C Raceway create excitement very few tracks can make claim to."

Also on the race card are the powerful AMRA Modifieds and hard-charging K-C Hobby Stocks.

K-C has added Late Models to the October 1 racing program.This will give the late model and modified drivers their last chance to race on KC before the DTWC. There will be no BOSS sprints this night.

The Vintage American Race Cars will also be on hand.

While plans are in the works for more Road Warrior Challenge modified races, the races that remain currently on the AMRA National schedule are Sat. Sept 17th at Skyline Speedway, Stewart, Ohio (Harvest 50 Weekend) and Sat. Oct 1st at K-C Raceway in Chillicothe, Ohio as a Warm-up for Dirt Track World Championship. The Dirt Track World Championship is Oct. 13-14-15 paying $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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Skyline Cancels Sept. 9 Sprint Special
Heavy Rains from Tropical Storm Lee Pound Southeastern Ohio

STEWART, OHIO-Heavy rains from tropical storm Lee left much of Southern Ohio reeling from rising water and soggy grounds. Skyline Speedway was not spared as the heavy rains wiped out the Friday, Sept. 9 OVSCA sprint special scheduled at the Southern Ohio bullring. An estimated 7-9 inches of rain fell in the Stewart area.
Owner Billy Jarrell said, "We wanted to get this race in, but didn't want to do it at the expense of tearing up the track and tearing up cars on what most likely would be a very rough track. That is, 'if we could even get on the track surface'. By giving the track more time, we hope to have the track in first-class shape for our yearly headlining show--the Harvest 50."

Next on the schedule is the prestigious Harvest 50 which returns to a one-day show on Saturday, September 17. Further details will be released this weekend. AMRA Late Models will be the main drawing card, while AMRA Modifieds under the Road Warrior Challenge banner, and OVSCA 410 Sprint cars will be on the race card.
The OVSCA sprint cars were to run for $3,000 to win Friday and then move on to Ohio Valley Speedway on Saturday, Sept. 10 as part of a series double header. At Press time, Ohio Valley was still planning on running Sept. 10 with the OVSCA Sprints, AMRA Late Models, AMRA Modifieds, and other regularly scheduled classes.
More information on the Harvest 50 will be posted to the track website as it becomes available.

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BECKLEY, WV-Under the leadership of a new promotion team, Beckley Motorsports Park is planning a busy fall season. The track has reopened with new management and racing is back underway. It's getting late in the year, but there are still plenty of action packed races to be seen at "THE PARK", starting with the Friday, Sept. 9 $2,000 to win AMRA Late Model special.

The event is dubbed the "Down and Dirty 30" sponsored by City National Bank. The Pro-Power Fast Time pays $100 and race teams are entered in a $300 to win contest, gaining an entry for every 5 gallons of Sunoco Race fuels purchased at the track.

Late Models race for $2000 to win along with a full night of racing for all classes! Next Friday, September 16 Beckley plans to host a $1,600 to win AMRA modified show leading into Skyline's Harvest 50 Road Warrior Race on Saturday, Sept. 17. The added event should be a great draw for the AMRA modifieds. Gates open at 4 p.m. and racing is at 7:30.

There will be a $250 give-away to some lucky fan and for every fan that opens a new account at City National, they will receive $25. Win cash and enjoy racing!

More information on the AMRA modified event will be available soon! This weekend please visit an AMRA sanctioned track of your choice.

More information can be found by calling Beckley Motorsports Park at the Office 304-860-1954 or cell 304-228-7013; or visit the trrack website at www.Beckleymotorsports.com 
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K-C to Host Midwest All-Star Sprints for Freedom 40
$3,000 to win , $300 to start

Chillicothe, OH- The Midwest All-Star Circuit of Champions and K-C Raceway have teamed up for the Prestigious "Freedom 40" to honor all veterans and those who gave their lives on 9-11. The Sept. 10 running of the event is only one day from the anniversary of that historic day and K-C wishes to Honor those, who fought to help others that day; and in memory of those who perished.

K-C is idle this coming Labor Day weekend, but returns in a big way Sept. 10 for the annual "Freedom 40" for the Midwest All-Star Circuit of Champion sprint cars. In an effort to pack the stands for one of racing's most prestigious open wheel races, K-C promoter Jeff Schrader is charging the standard $12 General Admission for all fans.
Said Schrader, "This is typically an $18-$20 admission to see the outlaw sprints from the Midwest All-Stars. If you haven't seen a sprint car race, especially some of the best in the business (including Knoxville Nationals 2010 Champ Tim Shaffer), then this is a great opportunity. If you are a race fan, you know it is a bargain. Sprint cars and K-C Raceway create excitement very few tracks can make claim to."

Also on the race card are the powerful AMRA Modifieds and hard-charging K-C Hobby Stocks.

K-C has added Late Models to the October 1 racing program. This will give the late model and modified drivers their last chance to race on KC before the DTWC. There will be no BOSS sprints this night.

While plans are in the works for more Road Warrior Challenge modified races, the races that remain currently on the AMRA National schedule are Sat. Sept 17th at Skyline Speedway, Stewart, Ohio (Harvest 50 Weekend) and Sat. Oct 1st at K-C Raceway in Chillicothe, Ohio as a Warm-up for Dirt Track World Championship. The Dirt Track World Championship is Oct. 13-14-15 paying $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.

Sept. 8, 2011

Skyline Cancels Sept. 9 Sprint Special
Heavy Rains from Tropical Storm Lee Pound Southeastern Ohio

STEWART, OHIO-Heavy rains from tropical storm Lee left much of Southern Ohio reeling from rising water and soggy grounds. Skyline Speedway was not spared as the heavy rains wiped out the Friday, Sept. 9 OVSCA sprint special scheduled at the Southern Ohio bullring. An estimated 7-9 inches of rain fell in the Stewart area.

Owner Billy Jarrell said, "We wanted to get this race in, but didn't want to do it at the expense of tearing up the track and tearing up cars on what most likely would be a very rough track. That is, 'if we could even get on the track surface'. By giving the track more time, we hope to have the track in first-class shape for our yearly headlining show--the Harvest 50."

Next on the schedule is the prestigious Harvest 50 which returns to a one-day show on Saturday, September 17. Further details will be released this weekend. AMRA Late Models will be the main drawing card, while AMRA Modifieds under the Road Warrior Challenge banner, and OVSCA 410 Sprint cars will be on the race card.

The OVSCA sprint cars were to run for $3,000 to win Friday and then move on to Ohio Valley Speedway on Saturday, Sept. 10 as part of a series double header. At Press time, Ohio Valley was still planning on running Sept. 10 with the OVSCA Sprints, AMRA Late Models, AMRA Modifieds, and other regularly scheduled classes.

More information on the Harvest 50 will be posted to the track website as it becomes available.

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BECKLEY, WV-Under the leadership of a new promotion team, Beckley Motorsports Park is planning a busy fall season. The track has reopened with new management and racing is back underway. It's getting late in the year, but there are still plenty of action packed races to be seen at "THE PARK", starting with the Friday, Sept. 9 $2,000 to win AMRA Late Model special.

The event is dubbed the "Down and Dirty 30" sponsored by City National Bank. The Pro-Power Fast Time pays $100 and race teams are entered in a $300 to win contest, gaining an entry for every 5 gallons of Sunoco Race fuels purchased at the track.

Late Models race for $2000 to win along with a full night of racing for all classes! Next Friday, September 16 Beckley plans to host a $1,600 to win AMRA modified show leading into Skyline's Harvest 50 Road Warrior Race on Saturday, Sept. 17. The added event should be a great draw for the AMRA modifieds. Gates open at 4 p.m. and racing is at 7:30.

There will be a $250 give-away to some lucky fan and for every fan that opens a new account at City National, they will receive $25. Win cash and enjoy racing!

More information on the AMRA modified event will be available soon! This weekend please visit an AMRA sanctioned track of your choice.

More information can be found by calling Beckley Motorsports Park at the Office 304-860-1954 or cell 304-228-7013; or visit the trrack website at www.Beckleymotorsports.com 
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K-C to Host Midwest All-Star Sprints for Freedom 40
$3,000 to win , $300 to start

Chillicothe, OH- The Midwest All-Star Circuit of Champions and K-C Raceway have teamed up for the Prestigious "Freedom 40" to honor all veterans and those who gave their lives on 9-11. The Sept. 10 running of the event is only one day from the anniversary of that historic day and K-C wishes to Honor those, who fought to help others that day; and in memory of those who perished.

K-C is idle this coming Labor Day weekend, but returns in a big way Sept. 10 for the annual "Freedom 40" for the Midwest All-Star Circuit of Champion sprint cars. In an effort to pack the stands for one of racing's most prestigious open wheel races, K-C promoter Jeff Schrader is charging the standard $12 General Admission for all fans.
Said Schrader, "This is typically an $18-$20 admission to see the outlaw sprints from the Midwest All-Stars. If you haven't seen a sprint car race, especially some of the best in the business (including Knoxville Nationals 2010 Champ Tim Shaffer), then this is a great opportunity. If you are a race fan, you know it is a bargain. Sprint cars and K-C Raceway create excitement very few tracks can make claim to."

Also on the race card are the powerful AMRA Modifieds and hard-charging K-C Hobby Stocks.

K-C has added Late Models to the October 1 racing program. This will give the late model and modified drivers their last chance to race on KC before the DTWC. There will be no BOSS sprints this night.

While plans are in the works for more Road Warrior Challenge modified races, the races that remain currently on the AMRA National schedule are Sat. Sept 17th at Skyline Speedway, Stewart, Ohio (Harvest 50 Weekend) and Sat. Oct 1st at K-C Raceway in Chillicothe, Ohio as a Warm-up for Dirt Track World Championship. The Dirt Track World Championship is Oct. 13-14-15 paying $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.

 

Thursday, September 8, 2011 Get Fired Up for Nitro Power! Ready to See Zero to 300 in Four Seconds? Only one week remains until the fastest accelerating machines on the planet arrive at zMAX Dragway for the fourth annual O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals. The six-race NHRA Full Throttle Countdown to the Championship postseason begins when the series returns to the Bellagio of drag strips, Sept. 15-18. The event will feature the Nights of Fire night qualifying session on Friday and fire performers, Srikanta Barefoot and Jimmy Pyro. Purchase your tickets by Sept. 9 and you'll be entered to win a trip to Victory Lane with the event winners! The best deals on tickets expire Sunday, Sept. 11 at midnight, so take advantage of them now! Event Details - Camping- Tickets Read More » Give the Gift of Life This Weekend! Come to the Laps for Life blood drive and family event Sunday, Sept. 11, at Charlotte Motor Speedway from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Opening ceremonies begin at 9 a.m. with a moment of silence at 9:02 a.m. in remembrance of the 10th anniversary of 9/11. Presenting donors who are pre-registered online will receive a pair of Dollar General 300 Miles of Courage tickets. All presenting donors will be able to drive their car on the legendary 1.5-mile superspeedway for three laps! SIGN UP TODAY! To schedule your lifesaving appointment, please visit www.redcrossblood.org. Click on "Entera Sponsor Code" and enter 16579, or call Amy Meyers at the Red Cross at 704.676.1277. Read More » Don't Miss the Better Half Dash at the Bank of America 500! The guys will step aside as the ladies put on the firesuits for an all-out, girls-have-at-it battle when the inaugural Better Half Dash gets underway at Charlotte Motor Speedway as part of the Bank of America 500 pre-race activities on Oct. 15. Participants already entered in the Better Half Dash include Katie Kenseth, wife of 2003 NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Matt Kenseth; Angie Skinner, wife of 1995 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion Mike Skinner; and SPEED television personality Wendy Venturini. The Better Half Dash will start at approximately 2:30 p.m. EDT and will be 25 laps in length. Fans can check it out in person with the purchase of a ticket to the Bank of America 500. Purchase two frontstretch tickets with the best views of the Better Half Dash for just $99! Call 1-800-455-FANS (3267) or visit the Charlotte Motor Speedway website. Event Details - Camping- Tickets Read More » More Fun for You This October! Incredible racing, driver appearances and autograph sessions, fun games, dynamite music and great food await fans during the fall's biggest racing festival on the planet, the OktoberFast Fan Festival presented by Budweiser. Fans who purchase an OktoberFast party package will get the opportunity to meet NASCAR personalities and share a few drinks, bratwursts and live music with fellow race fans. The weekend package includes an autograph session featuring Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman and others. A Q & A with NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kevin Harvick is also included. Two upgrades are available, for more information call 1-800-455-FANS (3267) or visit the Charlotte Motor Speedway website. Read More » World of Outlaws Late Models Return in October The Greatest Show on Dirt returns to The Dirt Track at Charlotte on Oct. 12 for the World of Outlaws Late Model Showdown! The best dirt late model racers in the country will descend on the four-tenths-mile clay oval for 50 laps of unrivaled action. Tickets are just $10 for kids 12 & under and $25 for adults. The World of Outlaws Late Model Series will also join the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series and Big-Block Modifieds at the World of Outlaws World Finals season finale Nov. 3-5. Get your tickets now for both with the Late Model Double Down package! You'll receive 5% off and VIP parking! Event Details - Camping - Tickets Read More » Upcoming Events 09/15 - 09/18/11 O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals 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:

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‘Chubzilla’ Ready To Chase World 100 Glory This Weekend With Distinctive Race Car

BEAR LAKE, PA – Sept. 7, 2011 – Chub Frank is going to turn some heads during this weekend’s 41st annual World 100 at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio – hopefully with an up-front run, and definitely with his race car.

The popular 49-year-old veteran from Bear Lake, Pa., plans to continue his recent tradition of unveiling a fresh new color scheme on his car for the running of dirt Late Model racing’s marquee event. This year his Corry Rubber/Hino Toyota/Horton Equipment Rocket No. 1* will carry a bright orange hue when he takes to the high-banked, half-mile oval in pursuit of the World 100’s $44,000 top prize.

“It’s gonna look good,” promised Frank, who won the World 100 in 2004. “One thing about it – you will not miss the race car on the racetrack. If you don’t see it, there’s something wrong with you. It’s going to stand out.”

Frank’s distinctive new machine will be featured on an array of apparel for sale throughout the World 100 weekend at the Slavic Corporation merchandise trailer located outside turns one and two of the speedway. Orders for diecasts of Frank’s car will also be taken.

Driving the orange mount into contention for World 100 glory will be Frank’s goal this weekend. He’s confident in his chances at the Big E, which hosts time trials on Friday night (Sept. 9) and heats, last-chance races and the 100-lap feature on Saturday evening (Sept. 10).

“I’m looking forward to it,” said Frank. “It’s still Eldora – you have to be lucky. But you also have to put yourself in position to be lucky by qualifying well enough to get in the (heat-race) invert, and I haven’t been able to even do that lately. We’ve done some things to the car, though, that I think will make it better for qualifying and give us a shot.”

Frank enters the World 100 after spending the Labor Day weekend racing at Tyler County Speedway in Middlebourne, W.Va. He began his two-night stay at the quarter-mile oval with a disappointing DNQ outing in the UFO Series ‘West Virginia State Championship’ event on Friday night; his night basically went south when he pulled on the track for his heat race already one lap down because a communication mixup with officials caused him to report late (he was parked in a remote part of the pits and wasn’t summoned to the lineup area by an official). ‘Chubzilla’ fared better in Saturday night’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series ‘Black Diamond 125,’ however; he finished eighth – thanks to a last-lap pass – in the first 40-lap Qualifying Feature to earn the race’s final transfer spot into the ‘Sweet Sixteen’ finale, a 45-lap, $20,000-to-win shootout in which he placed a disappointing 13th after leading laps 1-3 from the outside pole starting spot.

“We were horrible and I pulled in,” Frank said of his performance in the ‘Sweet Sixteen’ headliner. “We were actually horrible in the Qualifying Feature too, but we were able to get up to eighth and make it into the big one. We made a big change and tried something different for the last race, but it didn’t work.

“If there would’ve been a restart every three laps we would’ve been O.K., but that wasn’t happening,” joked Frank.

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 and Hoosier Tire.

 

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September 7th, 2011



Jay Dickens Racing Engines Customers Enjoy Strong Labor Day Weekend



Aberdeen, MS (09/07/11) – While rain reigned supreme across much of the country, several Jay Dickens Racing Engines (JDRE) customers managed to dodge Mother Nature to visit victory lane.

After more than his fair share of bad luck, Crofton Kentucky's Dillan White enjoyed a strong weekend in his #54 Mastersbilt/Jay Dickens Racing Engine Super Late Model as he claimed a pair of feature wins with the first one coming in a Weekly Racing Series Event at Lawrenceburg Speedway (Lawrenceburg, Indiana) on Saturday night, and then in a $2,500-to-win event at Twin Cities Raceway Park (North Vernon, Indiana) on Monday night.

John Anderson from Omaha, Nebraska put the #2 Shop Quick Racing/Mastersbilt/JDRE-powered Super Late Model in victory lane at the Salina High Banks (Salina, Kansas) on Sunday night in NCRA Super Late Model action.

Derrick Fisher from Olympia, Kentucky was victorious in his #38 Jay Dickens-powered/Mastersbilt in a Weekly Racing Series Event on Saturday night at 191 Speedway (Campton, Kentucky).

Last, but not least Chad Stapleton from Edinburgh, Indiana powered his #32 Rocket/Jay Dickens Race Engine Super Late Model to the feature win at Moler Raceway Park (Williamsburg, Ohio) on Friday night. Following him across the line was Bub McCool in Stapleton's backup car that was also utilizing a JDRE powerplant.

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 . 
 

Fall Nationals: Featuring the USAC Sprints and MSCS Sprints -Double Sanctioned Racing will also feature the Budweiser UMP Modifieds and the AMSA Mini Sprints. Discount/V.I.P. tickets for the October 1st City of Lawrenceburg Fall Nationals are now available!! 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 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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September 7th, 2011



Tyson Franks Set For Modified Madness at NEA Speedway



Batesville, Arkansas (09/07/11) – Tyson Franks will take his #F1 ROCKHARD Powder Coating/Larry Shaw Race Car into battle this weekend, September 9th-10th, in the $2,000-to-win, Modified Madness at Northeast Arkansas Speedway (Harrisburg, Arkansas).

Franks has been competing at Northeast Arkansas Speedway (Harrisburg, Arkansas) over the past few weeks as he's been experimenting with different setups to prepare for the upcoming special. Last Saturday night found Tyson once again in action at the facility in a Weekly Racing Series Event, which served as a tune-up for next weekend's $2,000-to-win special. Twenty-one entries were on hand for the event, and in heat race action Franks advanced from his fifth starting spot to a third place finish to lock into the seventh starting spot for the main event. Early in the feature, he would slip back to the tenth position as a car in front of him didn't fire. Over the remainder of the event he would regroup as he charged back through the pack to a fourth place finish behind race winner, Justin McBroom, Jeff Wells Jr., and Shannon Brack. Full results are available at www.NEASpeedway.com .

This weekend, September 9th-10th, Franks will return to the oval for the $2,000-to-win/$200-to-start, Modified Madness event. On Friday night heat race action will be held, while Saturday night will see a pole-sitter's dash, consolation event, and main event. For more information on the event, please visit www.NEASpeedway.com .

Tyson is also the owner and operator of Ironman Bodies, which can manufacture and install all types of race car bodies. Visit the Ironman Bodies page at www.TysonFranksRacing.com  for more information.

Tyson would like to thank all of his sponsors, which include Runsick Farms, Griffin Transport, ROCKHARD Powder Coating, Allen Manufacturing Co., AG Chem Direct, Fick's Garage, Xtreme Race Graphics, TSM, Hypercoils, Ironman Bodies, Larry Shaw Race Cars, & MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

The team is currently looking for all levels of sponsorship for the remainder of the 2011 season as well as the 2012 season. For more information on becoming a marketing partner of Tyson Franks Racing, please visit www.TysonFranksRacing.com .

 

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September 7th, 2011



Bub McCool To Debut New Look This Weekend at World 100



Vicksburg, MS (09/07/11) – Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) competitor, Bub McCool, will enjoy a weekend away from the tour as he debuts a special graphics scheme on his #57J McCool Logging/Victory Circle M1 Chassis By Moyer/Jay Dickens Racing Engine Super Late Model this weekend at the 41st Annual World 100.

When Bub goes into battle in this weekend's 41st Annual World 100 at Eldora Speedway (Rossburg, Ohio) he will have a sharp new graphic's package on his familiar #57J entry as he enters the DirtOnDirt.com Best Appearing Car contest. New shirts to match the wicked new look will be available starting this weekend at the team's hauler, and can already be viewed and ordered online at www.BubMcCool.com .

This weekend's biggest Dirt Late Model race of the year will pay $44,000 to the winner of the 100 lap affair. Festivities get underway on Friday night with two rounds of qualifying plus a non-qualifiers race. On Saturday night heat races, consolation races, and the finale will be held at the famed, 1/2 mile oval. For more information, please visit www.EldoraSpeedway.com .

Last weekend Bub entered a pair of Super Late Model events in Ohio. Since the team was already in the Ohio area for the weekend's upcoming Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) tour events Bub entered a Weekly Racing Series Event at Moler Raceway Park (Williamsburg, Ohio) on Friday night in a Chad Stapleton backup car. Nineteen cars entered the event, and after winning his heat race from the second starting spot, Bub started on the pole for the feature event with good friend, Chad Stapleton, starting to his outside. The duo would battle for the lead for the duration of the event before Stapleton claimed the win over McCool. Full results are available at www.MolerRacewayPark.com. 

Bub was back in action with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) on Saturday night at Portsmouth Raceway Park (Portsmouth, Ohio) in a $10,000-to-win, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) event. Fifty-one cars were on hand for the race, and on the heels of finishing third in the first heat race, McCool locked into the ninth starting spot for the main event. For the majority of the event Bub would race around the lower half of the top ten before crossing the finish line in the eleventh position.

After seeing the 43rd Annual Hillbilly at Portsmouth Raceway Park (Portsmouth, Ohio) delayed from Sunday to Monday to rain, the event would be completedly nixed on Monday as rain continued to fall. Full results and the latest points are available at www.LucasDirt.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 .

 

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September 7th, 2011



Mississippi $10,000 Triple Crown Challenge Announced



Memphis, Tennessee (09/07/11) – To succeed and grow in the world of racing, promoters have to think outside the box and work together, and this is evidenced by the recently announced Mississippi Triple Crown Challenge.

Promoters with Mississippi's three crown jewel events, The Magnolia State 100, the Coors Light Fall Classic 100, and the Southern Belle Cotton Pickin' 100 have joined together to form the Mississippi Triple Crown Challenge. The event offers a $10,000 bonus to any driver, who can win all three events. If a driver can win only two of the events, then they will receive a $3,000 bonus. The only restriction is that drivers must take part in all three events to be eligible for either bonus.

Drivers will get their first chance to put their name in the running for the bonus by competing in the 22nd Annual Magnolia State 100 at Columbus Speedway (Columbus, Mississippi) on September 22nd-24th. The event pays $20,010-to-win/$1,000-to-start for Super Late Models at "The Baddest Bullring in the South". For more information contact Dewitt Singleton at 601-917-1500 or visit www.ColumbusSpeedway.net .

The second event in the series will be the 17th Annual Coors Light Fall Classic at Whynot Motorsports Park (Meridian, Mississippi) on October 20th-22nd, 2011. Drivers will tackle "Mississippi's Action Track" in pursuit of a $15,000-to-win/$1,000-to-start purse. For more information, please contact Jannie Thrash at 601-486-3410, Charles Thrash at 601-917-2335, Rodney Wing at 601-527-0084 or visit www.WhynotMotorsportsPark.com .


If the $10,000 bonus is to be claimed it will be accomplished on October 27th-29th, 2011 at "The South's Premier Dirt Track" Magnolia Motor Speedway (Columbus, Mississippi) during the 8th Annual Cotton Pickin' 100. For more information contact Johnny Stokes at 662-574-2572 or visit www.MagnoliaDirt.com .

 

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Mike Marlar Strong Performance in Rocket Debut at Black Diamond 125



Winfield, Tennessee (09/07/11) – Mike Marlar debuted his brand new #5 Bryson Motorsports/Rocket/Clements Racing Engine Super Late Model over the weekend at the 2nd Annual Black Diamond 125, and after working out the kinks on Friday night, he registered a solid performance on Saturday night.

Mike entered the first night of the Black Diamond 125 on Friday evening as the UFO Super Late Model tour sanctioned the $8,000-to-win event. With 74 entries on hand, the pill draw would be used to set the grid for heat race action, and Marlar would unfortunately draw a large pill, resulting in him starting at the back of his heat. After starting eighth in his heat, he advanced to a fourth place finish, which left him short of a transfer to the feature. He would start sixth in his b-main and advanced to a fourth place finish, but with only the top two cars transferring to the feature, his night would come to an early end. Full results are available at www.DirtOnDirt.com.

Saturday night found Mike back at Tyler County Speedway (Middlebourne, West Virginia) for the second night of the Black Diamond 125, which saw the World of Outlaws sanctioning the event. A talent-laden field of 87 cars entered the event, and time trials divided the field in half for two separate programs. Mike would set fast time in his group to earn the pole for his heat race, which he won to lock i nto the fifth starting spot for the feature. He would go on to battle his way to a second place finish in the $10,000-to-win, preliminary feature behind race winner, Pat Doar.

Via his performance in the preliminary feature, Mike locked into the Sweet Sixteen Finale, which pitted the top eight finishers from each feature in a $20,000-to-win event. For the bonus feature, Mike would draw the sixth starting spot, and he would once again race his way to a podium finish as he advanced to a third place finish behind race winner, Jared Hawkins, and Dan Stone. Overall, it was a great outing for the team, and a momentum builder for Mike is his new #5 Bryson Motorsports/Rocket/Clements Racing Engine Super Late Model. Full results are available at www.WoOLMS.com.

This weekend, September 9th-10th, Mike will enter the 41st Annual World 100 at Eldora Speedway (Rossburg, Ohio). The $44,000-to-win event is at the top of the list of event's that Marlar would like to win, and his pursuit of his first title will begin on Friday night with two rounds of qualifying. Saturday night's program will be headlined by heat races, b-mains, and the 100 lap finale. For more information, please visit www.EldoraSpeedway.com .

Mike Marlar would like to thank his sponsors and marketing partners including Bryson Motorsports, Andy Stebbins Motorsports, ASI Racewear, ATL Fuel Cells, Beyea, Carolina Racing Supply, Charlie’s Oil Pans, Convenient Lube, Core-Tenn, Custom Race Engines, CV Products, Dart, DT52 Photos, DWT Racing, Dyer’s Top Rods, Fastlane Signs & Graphics, FSR Radiators, Goddard Industrial, GW Performance, Hawk Performance, Hoosier by Pup, Integra Racing Shocks, Keyser Manufacturing, Outerwears, Outlaw Racing Disc Brakes, Performance Bodies, Peterson Fluid Systems, QuickCar Racing Products, Storie Manifolds, Sweet Manufacturing, Twisted! Roofs, VP Racing Fuels, Warrior Race Cars, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, R2C Performance Products, Wiles Driveshafts, Willett Powder Coating, Winters Rearends, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

For the latest information on Mike Marlar please visit www.MikeMarlar.net .

 

 

For Immediate Release: Boom Briggs Racing (BBR) JNJ Motorsports Media contactus@jnjmotorsportsmedia.com   Boom Briggs Sets Sights on Eldora's 'World 100'   Bear Lake, PA (September 7, 2011) Rick 'Boom' Briggs and the Boom Briggs Racing team have been having a fairly successful 2011 season while capturing wins at both Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, PA and Little Valley Speedway in Little Valley, NY. As the season continues to roll on, Briggs and his Meridien Hardwoods, Sorbera Family Chiropractic, Horton Equipment, Asel Enterprises, Briggs Transport, Tony Stec Lumber, Chub Frank Racing, CJ's Auto Transport sponsored 99B Rocket Chassis have now added strong consistent finishes to bolster his momentum and confidence for the rest of the season.   In his last 15 starts, Boom has 11 top ten finishes and eight top five finishes including three top five's this past weekend. Briggs was in action at Stateline Speedway in Busti, NY on Friday, September 2 and Saturday, September 3 for a pair of unsanctioned, $3,000 to win events and at Little Valley Speedway for another unsanctioned, $3,000 to-win show. Boom would end up finishing both $3,000 to-win features at Stateline in the runner-up spot behind Andy Boozel on Friday and David Scott on Saturday. A fourth place finish at Little Valley completed the weekend. 'The car wasn't as good as we would have liked on Friday,' Boom said from his shop in Bear Lake, PA. 'We lucked out with the pill draw and were up front all night. We didn't have a race winning car that night and were beat by the better car. It was still a solid run and we'll take a second every chance we get.' Briggs continued to talk about the Saturday night's event. 'Our car was a lot better on Saturday than it was on Friday but the track took on some rubber and locked down. It was tough to get around lapped traffic and it cost us. We lost the lead with three laps to go while trying to get around a lapped car. That's part of it though and we're happy finishing second.'   The special event season is upon us and Boom is looking forward to the extra paying shows, 'We're going to go to Eldora Speedway this weekend for the World 100,' Briggs claimed. 'We've raced there one other time a few years ago when the World of Outlaws Late Model Series was there but we've never attempted one of the 'Crown Jewels' there. We're excited to head out there after having a few solid weeks in a row. I've been a part of the World 100 in the past when I worked with Chub and the atmosphere is like something you can't even explain. I'm sure going out there as a driver; it will be even more intense.'   Boom Briggs and the Boom Briggs Racing Team will be in action this Friday and Saturday, September 9 and 10 at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, OH for the 41st Annual 'World 100' that pays $41,000 to the winner. The following Saturday, September 17 Boom will trek to Little Valley Speedway in Little Valley, NY for another unsanctioned $3,000 to win event before heading to McKean County Raceway in Smethport, PA from September 22-24 for the 6th Annual Fall Classic that pays over $13,000 for the weekend.   For more information on these events please visit www.eldoraspeedway.com, www.littlevalleyspeedway.com, and www.mckeancountyraceway.com.   For more information on Boom Briggs visit his website at www.boombriggs.com.   Boom Briggs and Boom Briggs Racing would like to thank their sponsors for the 2011 season: Meridien Hardwoods, Sorbera Family Chiropractic, Horton Equipment, Asel Enterprises, Briggs Transport, Tony Stec Lumber, Chub Frank Racing, CJ's Auto Transport, Custom Race Engines, Rocket Chassis, Hoosier Racing Tires, JNJ Motorsports Media, Buccola's, Sunset Dairy, Bodies by Lacki, GW Performance, Integra Shocks, Slavic Custom Racing Shirts and Decals, VP Racing Fuel, All Star Performance, Outerwears, Safety Solutions, Hypercoils, Brinn Transmissions, Mason Racin, Wrisco Aluminum, Speed Bear Fasteners, Ringers Gloves, Schuyler's, Frankland, Motul Lubricants, Aurora Rod Ends, Kirkey, Performance Bodies, Jones Racing Products, Wiles Driveshafts, Cruise with the Champions, Weld Racing, and KRC Power Steering.   Written and Distributed by: JNJ Motorsports Media www.jnjmotorsportsmedia.com

 

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September 6th, 2011



Dillan White Scores Pair of Labor Day Weekend Triumphs



Crofton, Kentucky (09/06/11) - After enduring some rough luck over the past few months Dillan White got his season back on track as he piloted his #54 DW Motorsports/Mastersbilt/Jay Dickens Racing Engine Super Late Model to a pair of feature wins.

Below is a blog-style recap of Dillan's weekend results:

September 2nd, 2011 - Dillan opened his Labor Day weekend on Friday night at Moler Raceway Park (Wiliamsburg, Ohio) in a Weekly Racing Series Event. Nineteen Super Late Models entered the event, and after advancing from his sixth starting spot to a third place finish in heat race action, White would start sixth on the grid for the feature. On the initial start he and another car would make contact causing the caution to wave. Dillan was credited with the caution and told to go to the tail of the field, so he decided to call it a night. He was credited with a 17th place finish. Full results are available at www.MolerRacewayPark.com.

September 3rd, 2011 - After Friday night's bad luck, the team was looking to get things pointed in the right direction on Saturday night, and they would do it in a big way as Dillan claimed his third feature win of the 2011 season at Lawrenceburg Speedway (Lawrenceburg, Indiana). Sixteen cars entered the program, and in heat race action White would pass three cars on his way to a second place finish. Via his heat performance, he started fourth in the main event before battling his way to the lead and the win. Following him across the finish line were Robby Hensley, Tim Prince, Brian Gray, and Tom Sheets. Full results are available at www.LawrenceburgSpeedway.com. 

September 4th, 2011 - The team was slated to enter a $3,000-to-win event at 191 Speedway (Campton, Kentucky) on Sunday night but rain forced the event to be postponed.

September 5th, 2011 - On Monday night the team was in action at Twin Cities Raceway Park (North Vernon, Indiana) in the annual Ted Collins Memorial. Dillan would start the night by winning his heat race to earn the outside front row starting spot for the $2,500-to-win main event. White would battle with Mike Jewell for the lead for much of the event before taking possession of the top spot late in the race as he went on to claim his second win of the holiday weekend and fourth win of the 2011 season! Full results are available at www.TwinCitiesRacing.net.

White Motorsports is currently unsure of where they will be racing during the upcoming weekend, September 9th-10th, so please keep your browsers pointed to www.DillanWhite.com for the team's latest plans.

Dillan also has new t-shirts, hoodies, hats, and beanies. The items can be viewed and ordered via his website at www.DillanWhite.com and can also be purchased at the team's hauler during any upcoming event.

Dillan White and DW Motorsports are currently looking for sponsors for their team, and have packages available for any companies’ advertising budget. For more information, please visit www.DillanWhite.com .

For more information on DW Motorsports, please visit www.DillanWhite.com .

 

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Atlanta Worth the Wait for Gordon Jeff Gordon held off Jimmie Johnson to win Tuesday's rain-delayed AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway and move into third on the all-time Sprint Cup Series victory list with 85. Full Story All-Time Winners Atlanta Rear View Mirror News, notes and observations from the weekend of racing at Atlanta Motor Speedway Full Story Power Closes In with Baltimore Win Will Power cut Dario Franchitti's IZOD IndyCar championship lead down to five after he took the checkered flag in the inaugural Baltimore Grand Prix. Full Story Strategy Scores Win for Hornaday Ron Hornaday took advantage of fuel strategy to score his 49th career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win Friday night in the Good Sam's Club 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Full Story Kinser Back in Victory Lane Kraig Kinser scored his first World of Outlaws A-Feature win of the season on Monday night at Cottage Grove Speedway after battling his father for the victory. Full Story Silk Holds On for Delaware Win Ron Silk appeared to have a game plan that even a 48-minute rain delay could not derail. He patiently waited for the right moment on Sunday at Delaware Speedway and won the Delaware 150 in NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour action. Full Story Holmes Scores Spokane Win Eric Holmes survived two restarts in the final 20 laps and held off rookie driver Dylan Kwasniewski – winner of the last two series races – to win the Spokane 200 on Saturday at Spokane County Raceway. Full Story AdvoCare 500 Results AdvoCare 500 Loop Data eBook AdvoCare 500 Photos Brown Doubles Up at Indy Antron Brown became the first driver to win at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis in both Pro Stock Motorcycle and Top Fuel with his victory in Monday's U.S. Nationals. Full Story Edwards Atlanta Nationwide Winner Carl Edwards won Saturday night's NASCAR Nationwide Series Great Clips 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway after leading 101 laps from the pole. Full Story Buescher Wins On DuQuoin Dirt Chris Buescher scored his first ARCA Racing Series win of the season on Monday in the Southern Illinois 100 on the dirt track at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds. Full Story First Win for Hafertepe Jr. Sam Hafertepe Jr. captured his first World of Outlaws A-Feature win on Saturday night at Skagit Speedway. Full Story See Also: Dollansky Wins Skagit Opener Second Straight for Seuss Andy Seuss held off the field in a 14-lap dash to the checkered flag to win the Newport News Shipbuilding 150 in NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour action on Saturday at Langley Speedway. Full Story SuperBike Victory to Young, Championship to Hayes In one of the most incredible AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike battles on record, the 2011 championship came down to an epic 23-lap contest that saw the crown change hands nearly a dozen times before again being bestowed upon Josh Hayes. Full Story Program Calendar   Date: 09/06/11 7:00 ET   Date: 09/07/11 7:00PM ET   MRN Flashback Friday Date: 09/09/11 12:00 PM ET

#21 “Showtime” Danny Sheridan. Photo by Lance Jennings.

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USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car Series

HANFORD’S JIM TURNER MEMORIAL ON TAP FOR USAC WEST COAST 360S
By Lance Jennings

SANTA MARIA, CA – SEPTEMBER 6, 2011... This Saturday night, September 10th, the USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car Series will return to Scott Woodhouse’s Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway. The “Jim Turner Memorial” at the Hanford facility will also showcase the winged ASCS Southern California Sprints, Budweiser Hobby Stocks, 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.

Heading into the “Jim Turner Memorial,” eleven races have been completed on the schedule with six different drivers claiming victory. USAC Silver Crown Champion Bud Kaeding leads all drivers with four main event wins. Ryan Bernal has claimed the last three features as he looks to make history at Hanford. Danny Faria Jr., Peter Murphy, Jace VanderWeerd, and Richard VanderWeerd have also claimed victory.

Visalia’s Richard VanderWeerd continues to lead the way with a fifty-three point advantage over the competition. Piloting the family owned #10 VanderWeerd Construction / Battery Worx Maxim, Richard was fifth at Santa Maria on August 27th. To date, VanderWeerd three Sander Engineering Fast Time Awards, three heat race victories, and leads the series with ten top-10 finishes. The battle for the championship is heating up and Richard will be looking for the Turner Memorial victory.

The hottest driver on the USAC West Coast 360 circuit is Ryan Bernal of Hollister. Driving the #11D S&S Automotive / Dorso's Automotive Maxim, Bernal tied T.J. Smith’s record of three straight wins on August 27th. To date, the former Wingless Spec Sprint Champion has two heat race victories, eight top-10 finishes, and leads the series with 116 feature laps led. The young driver will be one of the favorites on Saturday.

Sitting third in the point standings is Jace VanderWeerd of Visalia. Piloting the family owned #88 VanderWeerd Construction / Battery Worx Maxim, Jace scored eleventh at Santa Maria on August 27th. Last year’s USAC/CRA Rookie of the Year has one Sander Engineering Fast Time Award, one heat race victory, and nine top-10 finishes on the season. A Turner Memorial victory will put VanderWeerd back in the championship hunt.

"Hollywood" Danny Faria Jr. of Tipton is fourth in the championship points. Driving Junior Bowman's #2 Buster & Ziggy Enterprises / Kaeding Performance Bullet, Faria was second to Bernal at Santa Maria. The veteran driver has two Sander Engineering Fast Time Awards, three heat race victories, and six top-10 finishes on the year. This Saturday, “Hollywood” will be looking to add the Turner Memorial to his resume.

"Wide Open" Wes Gutierrez of San Martin is currently fifth in the point chase. Piloting the WG Motorsports' #007 ButlerBuilt / Competition Suspension Inc. DRC, Gutierrez finished ninth after starting fifteenth on August 27th. The hard charging driver leads the series with four heat race victories and has eight top-10 finishes to his credit. Wes will have his sights set on Hanford’s 30-lap main event win.

Among the other top contenders expected to be in action are Dennis Howell of Rancho Palos Verdes, Hanford’s Justyne Hamblin, T.J. Smith of Fresno, Gardena's Greg Alexander, and Bakersfield's Rusty Carlile. In addition, Hanford's Jonathan Logan, Ricky Kirkbride of Bakersfield, and Santa Maria's Danny Sheridan 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 and advance tickets are on sale now, with camping available on the fairgrounds. Admission is FREE for active military members and more event information can be found at giantchevroletspeedway.com  or calling (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 POINT STANDINGS:
1-Richard VanderWeerd-628; 2-Ryan Bernal-575; 3-Jace VanderWeerd-549; 4-Danny Faria Jr.-525; 5-Wes Gutierrez-515; 6-Dennis Howell-461; 7-Justyne Hamblin-433; 8-T.J. Smith-424; 9-Greg Alexander-399; 10-Rusty Carlile-395.

USAC WEST COAST 360 SPRINT SCHEDULE:
September 10: Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway - Hanford, CA
September 17: Santa Maria Speedway - Santa Maria, CA
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.
 

Kyle Hieber (47) shoots the gap between Will Eastman and Jake Maynard

JR Fulper (67) leads Cody Kline and Robbie Hocker into turn 1

Matt Carman (7) heads to a top 5 finish after splitting the Tyler Dippel(1),Cody Kline(59) roadblock

Simon Egan claims the victory lane honors at the Penn Can Battle of the Border

Photos By Mike Feltenberger
 

Sept 6, 2011

 Egan Stakes His Claim at the Border

33 of the finest Slingshot drivers of all ages lined the Penn Can Speedway pit area for the "Battle of the Border" All Star National. The Susquehanna, PA 3/8th mile is located right along the PA / NY border and the 20 lap main served as a points race for the National and Regional tours.

4 heats were used to get the top 24 into the field with a B Main run to slot in the final 9 spots according to their finish. The top 3 in each heat were part of a feature start redraw with Brett Bieber and Shannon Smith grabbing the front row honors.

At the drop of the green Bieber took to the top spot with Smith keeping pace as Simon Egan was becoming an early race factor and 2008 National Champion Ben Whitaker was now putting his 00X up a lane to see if it was a quicker way around the smooth racing surface.

A lap 3 caution found a 4 car tangle in turn 4 finding early race contender Matt Carman taking his #7 to a rear row restart spot.One lap later another yellow was displayed and the start of this lap was one for the ages.It was 5 wide under the starters stand and when they exited turn 2 it was now 3 wide and the battle between Danny Buccafusca,Mack Brink and Jake Maynard was becoming a showstopper. These 3 ran high,wide and handsome for another lap before Buccafusca got the advantage only to head pitside 3 laps later.

Egan set his sights on Bieber and Egan's 55 was flying on the high side of the speedway getting by Bieber just before the pair entered turn 1.Trying to mirror Egan's move was Whitaker,but Bieber shut the door and Whitaker had to deal with the hot pink 23 of Shannon Smith for the third spot.

At lap 10 Whitaker never lifted heading into turn 3 and the momentum carried him through turn 4 getting the spot from Bieber with Egan enjoying his time out front, Carman was picking off cars 2 at a time and now was back into the top 5 with plenty of laps remaining to become a contender.

Lap 13 would see the yellow come out and a battle royale was transpiring from 6th to 10th as Joe Howey, Cody Kline ,JR Fulper, heat winner Chris Kurtz and 2010 Junior National champion Tyler Dippel would spread the frontstretch racing surface in hopes of gaining an advantage at the payoff window.

There was racing all throughout the field and the final run to the checkered was still seeing positions undecided as Whitaker had the power to run with the S&S 55 but not enough to make the pass for the lead.

With the checker waving it was Egan over Whitaker by 2 car lengths as Smith locked up the final podium spot as she nipped Bieber for third. Bieber's run in the Slinger Warehouse 17 for 4th was challenged by the other Slinger Warehouse entry piloted by Matt Carman who made a great run from an earlier yellow.

A photo finish was needed to finalize the next 3 spots as Joe Howey ,JR Fulper and Cody Kline were virtually under a blanket with Chris Kurtz just beating Tyler Dippel for 9th as the Wallkill, NY racer rounded out the top 10.

As the top 10 were scored it was Robert Hocker getting a nice 11th place finish over a last starting Gary Hieber aboard the Mike Gallagher prepared 56.Hamlin regular Mack Brink came home 13th as Empire Region point leader Will Eastman took the 14th place money.

Small cars on a big track doesn't sound like a recipe for excitement,but there was not one single lap of the 20 lap Battle by the Border that didn't have action somewhere throughout the field.

Egan's win,combined with his West End Super National earlier in the week,has made him a driver heading up the Bilstein All Star Elite 11 National Point Standings.The Battle by the Border was claimed by PA as the NY teams will have to wait until 2012 to seek revenge.

S&S Speedways has signed on to be a 2012 Small Car Classic sponsor,which was made public by Penn Can promoter Reed Miller during the pre-race drivers meeting.

Finish:
1.Simon Egan 2. Ben Whitaker 3. Shannon Smith 4. Brett Bieber 5. Matt Carman 6. Joe Howey 7. JR Fulper 8.Cody Kline 9. Chris Kurtz 10. Tyler Dippel 11. Robert Hocker 12. Gary Hieber 13. Mack Brink 14. Will Eastman 15. Kyle Hieber 16 Jake Maynard 17. CR Hill 18. Cody Clark 19. Ryan Raidline 20. Tyler Pirone 21. Kamdin Maby22. Joel Batzel 23. Dustin Fassett 24. Nick Funk 25. Brady Adamsky26. Danny Buccafusca 27 Collin Hadlock 28 Bob Boughton 29 Kevin Griffiths 30 Ryan Lacoe 31 Alex Boughton DNS: A.J. Tonkin, Don Schmidt Jr
 

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September 6th, 2011



Kent Robinson Launches New Website; World 100 Next



Bloomington, Indiana (09/06/11) – Kent Robinson is the latest addition to the MSRMafia.com Team and has launched a brand new website at www.KentRobinsonRacing.com  .

Kent, who is 23 years old, pilots the #7r JB's Salvage/Mastersbilt/Jay Dickens Racing Engine Super Late Model at events across the country. The 2011 season marks his first full year of Super Late Model competition after a successful stretch in the Open Wheel Modified division.

The Labor Day weekend was a busy team for Kent Robinson Racing, and the team made the trek to Fairbury American Legion Speedway (Fairbury, Illinois) on Friday night for the $5,000-to-win, Prairie Dirt Shootout to get things underway. The $5,000-to-win event drew a field of 36 Super Late Models, and in time trials, Robinson would record the 16th fastest time. With an invert in effect, he would start on the pole of his heat race but would slip to a seventh place finish, which relegated him to a b-main. In the b-main, Robinson would battle mechanical issues, which caused him to fall short of a transfer to the feature, bringing his night to an early end. Full results are available at www.FairburySpeedway.com.
 
Despite the best efforts of track staff, rain was the winner in the $10,000-to-win, Prairie Dirt Classic at Fairbury American Legion Speedway (Fairbury, Illinois) on Saturday night. The race has been rescheduled for Sunday, September 18th.

With a threatening weather forecast in place for Sunday night's event at Eldora Speedway (Rossburg, Ohio), the team decided to remain in Illinois to enter the $5,000-to-win event at Farmer City Raceway (Farmer City, Illinois). Thirty-five cars were on hand for the UMP-sanctioned event, Robinson qualified ninth fastest in his group to earn the fifth starting spot for heat race action. In his heat he advanced to a third place finish to lock into the eleventh starting spot for the main event. Despite starting around mid-pack, he would quickly see his night come to an end with mechanical issues. He was credited with a 20th place finish. Full results are available at www.DirtOnDirt.com.

This weekend, September 9th-10th, the team will travel to the most prestigious Dirt Late Model event of the year as they enter the 41st Annual World 100 at Eldora Speedway (Rossburg, Ohio). The event posts a $44,000 top prize, but even more desired is the "Globe Trophy" that only the sport's best have claimed at the famed, 1/2 mile oval. The event will get underway on Friday night with two separate rounds of qualifying to set the heat race grid. On Saturday night heat race action as well as b-mains and the 100 lap finale will be held. For more information, please visit www.EldoraSpeedway.com .

Kent Robinson Racing would to like to thank all of their sponsors including JB's 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

 

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Jake Griffin Make History in a Bob Pierce Chassis



Quincy, Illinois (09/06/11) –12 year-old, Jake Griffin continued his impressive season over the Labor Day weekend by registering his eighth ULMA Late Model win of the year and his first career UMP Open Wheel Modified win as he also set a record along the way.

Below are blog-style recaps of Jake Griffin's busy, holiday weekend:

September 2nd, 2011 - Friday night found Jake at Callaway Raceway (Fulton, Missouri) for another double division night of racing at the oval. It would be a solid night for the team as he raced his way to a fourth place finish in the ULMA Late Model division and the UMP Open Wheel Modified division. Full results are available at www.CallawayRaceways.com.

September 4th, 2011 - After seeing Saturday night's program at Scotland County Speedway (Memphis, Missouri) nixed by rain, the team made the trip to 24 Raceway (Moberly, Missouri) for a Weekly Racing Series event, and it would prove to be a historic night for the team. Jake would start the night by powering his #08 Bob Pierce Open Wheel Modified to his first career Open Wheel Modified feature win, and he would back it up by claiming the ULMA Late Model Series feature victory in his #08 Bob Pierce Late Model! It marked the first time that a driver has ever won an Open Wheel Modified feature and a Late Model feature on the same night in Bob Pierce Race Cars. The two wins drove Griffin's win total for the 2011 season to nine. Full results for both divisions are available at www.24racewayinmoberly.com.

September 5th, 2011 - Jake concluded the busy Labor Day weekend by entering a Weekly Racing Series Event at Quincy Raceway (Quincy, Illinois) on Monday night. In the ULMA Late Model division, Jake would finish sixth in his heat race before recording a fourth place finish in the feature event. In the UMP Open Wheel Modified division he would finish fourth in his heat race before advancing to a ninth place finish in the main event. Full results are available at www.QuincyRaceways.com.

The upcoming weekend, September 9th-11th, will see the team return to Callaway Raceway on Friday night before closing out the weekend on Sunday night at Quincy Raceway. For more information on the events, please visit www.CallawayRaceways.com, and www.QuincyRaceways.com .

Jake Griffin Racing would to like to thank all of their sponsors including AMP Energy Drink, Crawdad’s Classics Gourmet Hot Sauce, Pepsi Refreshment Services, Triple R Machine Shop, Microtel Inns & Suites, Simmetry Communications, Bob Pierce Race Cars, Kelly’s Restaurant, Powder Coat Plus, Wilco Fast Breaks, Green Smart Builders, and Outdoor Power Inc.

For more information on Jake Griffin Racing, please visit www.JakeGriffin.net .

 

For Immediate Release: Mike Blose Racing JNJ Motorsports Media contactus@jnjmotorsportsmedia.com   Mike Blose Captures Back-to-Back Wins at Marion Center and Dog Hollow   New Bethlehem, PA (September 6, 2011) Former regional series champion Mike Blose of New Bethlehem, PA and Mike Blose Racing's 2011 season has switched gears from Fastrak sanctioned Crate racing to full blown Super Late Model racing thanks to Performance Machine Inc. (PMI Racing Engines) and their 403ci Ford powerplant.   Since dropping the full size motor in his ProShot Directional Boring, Country Palace, Primitive Peddler, PMI Racing Engines, Hoosier Racing Tire, Victory Signs, JNJ Motorsports Media sponsored Rocket Chassis at the beginning of July, Blose has gathered eight top ten finishes before reaching victory lane in his last two starts.   Blose's string of solid finishes began on Friday, August 26 at Dog Hollow Speedway in Strongstown, PA where Mike would battle his way to a fifth place finish before heading to Marion Center Speedway in Marion Center, PA on Saturday, August 27. Blose raced hard with Gregg Satterlee for all 25 laps of the main event to claim his first super late model win of the 2011 season.   The following Friday, September 2, the team visited Dog Hollow Speedway again and after finishing second in his heat race with an ill sounding engine, Mike's daughter Lacey hustled back to the shop for a new distributer. The team swapped it out in time to start on the pole for the feature event. Blose went on to lead the entire distance and grab his second super late model win of the season.   'We really need to thank PMI Racing Engines for helping us out with a motor,' Blose said, 'they stepped up and helped us to get back to where we wanted to be, running super late models. The motor has been fantastic since we put it in the car and the results are finally showing.' Mike continued, 'I need to thank all of our sponsors, the crew, the JM2 Motorsports team, and all of our fans for all of their help and support.'   Mike and his Mike Blose Racing team will be in action this upcoming Friday, September 9 at Dog Hollow Speedway in Strongstown, PA. Stay tuned to www.mikebloseracing.com for any other additions to the schedule as the 'Special Event' season gets underway.   For more information on these events please visit www.dog-hollow.net.   Mike Blose Racing would like to thank all of their sponsors and supporters: Victory Signs, Country Palace, Pro Shot Directional Boring, Freedline Auto Repair, Primitive Peddler, Hoosier Racing Tire, JNJ Motorsports Media, PMI Racing Engines, Ingram Racing Engines, Beyea Headers, The Brake Man, Genesis Shocks, Kirkey Racing Products, Quarter Master, Simpson Racing Products, and Sweet Manufacturing. Special thanks to Dick, Ernie, and Logan along with the JM2 Motorsports crew!   For more information on Mike Blose and the Mike Blose Racing team please visit www.mikebloseracing.com. Written and Distributed by: JNJ Motorsports Media www.jnjmotorsportsmedia.com

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360 SPRINTS BACK TO KINGS THIS SATURDAY


USAC’s West Coast 360 Sprint Car Series resumes action Saturday night at Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway in Hanford, Calif. and the VanderWeerd brothers of Visalia, Calif. will try to continue their quest for a 1-2 series point finish.

Richard VanderWeerd continues to lead the standings by 53 points over runner-up Ryan Bernal, but Jace VanderWeerd is only 26 points behind Bernal in third.

Richard’s five podium finishes this year include a Hanford victory, while Jace’s top Hanford finishes are a pair of fifths. Jace won at Santa Maria Speedway earlier in the year. Bernal is on a two-race series winning streak and his four runner-up finishes so far this year include one at Hanford.

A total of 74 points are available in Saturday’s “Jim Turner Memorial.”


USAC WEST COAST 360 SPRINT CAR POINT STANDINGS

1-Richard VanderWeerd-628; 2-Ryan Bernal-575; 3-Jace VanderWeerd-549; 4-Danny Faria Jr.-525; 5-Wes Gutierrez-515; 6-Dennis Howell-461; 7-Justyne Hamblin-433; 8-T.J. Smith-424; 9-Greg Alexander-399; 10-Rusty Carlile-395.

 

INSLEY WINS SUPER – CHAMPIONS CROWNED SUNDAY AT U.S. 13 DRAGWAY



By Charlie Brown, Delmar, DE (9/4/11) – A great crowd and a large field of show cars and race cars turned out for Sunday’s 5th Annual Ford Motorsports Show sponsored by the Cheswold Connection Ford Racing and the U.S. 13 Dragway.

Sunday was the final points event of the season and the following drag racers were crowned champions in their divisions for 2011: Vernon Russell of Dover, Del. in Super Pro; Phillip Truitt of Parsonsburg, Md. in Pro; James Farmer of Denton, Md. in Pro Bike; Chelsea Williams of Seaford, Del. in Street; Tyler Powell of Delmar, Md. in Jr. Dragster 1 and Paul Riddle, Jr. of Millsboro, Del. in Jr. Dragster 2.

Sunday’s winners included: Bobby Insley of Crisfield, Md. in Super Pro; Glenn Groton of Salisbury, Md. in Pro; Ash Hayward of Fruitland, Md.; Curtis Williams of Bridgeville, Del. in Street; Tony Mumford of Berlin, Md. in Bike Trophy; Alexis Truitt of Parsonsburg in Jr. Dragster 1; Paul Riddle, Jr. in Jr. Dragster 2 and Kevin Grasson of Olney, Md. in the 422 Motorosports All Stars.

Bobby Insley faced Jim Swagler of Berlin in the Super Pro final. Insley sealed the win at the start with a perfect .000 reaction and then ran his dial with a 7.864/164.44 on a 7.86 dial. Swagler, in his ’55 Chevy had a .014 reaction and broke out with an 8.948/146.08 on an 8.96 dial. Semi-finalist was Don Teague of Newark, Del. who lost to Insley.

In Pro it was Glenn Groton going up against Toya Peek of Houston, Del. Peek fouled and Groton took the win with a 14.947 on a 10.52 dial. Semi-finalist was Andy Davenport of Seaford who lost to Groton.

Ash Hayward rode into the Pro Bike final along with James Farmer. Hayward had the better reaction and took the win with a 9.496/131.38 on a 9.40 dial. Farmer had a 9.260/135.95 on an 8.96 dial. Semi-finalists were Marlon Smith of Lincoln, Del. who lost to Hayward and Morgan Hudson of Berlin who lost to Farmer.

It was Chelsea Williams and Curtis Williams in the Street Eliminator final. Chelsea broke out with an 11.432/115.10 on an 11.48 dial and Curtis got the victory with an 11.860/110.53 on an 11.85 dial.

In the Bike Trophy final it was Tony Mumford taking on Harvey Powell of Salisbury. Powell had the better reaction but Mumford had the better run and took the win with a 9.296/144.85 on a 9.25 dial. Powell, on his Kawasaki quad ran a 17.182/65.88 on a 17.10 dial.

The Jr. Dragster 1 final saw Alexis Truitt facing Tyler Powell. Truitt had the better reaction and took the win with an 8.965/69.33 on an 8.93 dial. Powell ran an 8.937/72.26 on an 8.91 dial. In Jr. Dragster 2, Paul Riddle, Jr. was paired against Herby Sullivan of Ridgely, Md. Sullivan had a .001 red light foul and the win went to Riddle who ran a 7.917/81.78 on a 7.92 dial.

The 422 Motorsports All Stars were on hand with their beautiful nostalgia racers. Taking the win in the final was Kevin Grasson in his ’64 Dodge over Ed Youmans of Oaks, Pa. in his ’65 Plymouth. Grasson ran a 10.441/105.56 on a 10.20 dial while Youmans had a 10.043/145.06 on a 9.00 dial. Semi-finalist was Anthony Papps of Oaks in his ’64 Ford Thunderbolt who lost to Grasson.

This Sunday will be the rescheduled 48th Anniversary William J. Cathell Super Chevy Show Shine and Drags along with Jerry Ketterman’s Super Bad 8. Gates open at 9 a.m. with show registration from 9 a.m. until noon. Time Trials begin at 10 a.m. and general admission is just $12. For more information contact the dragway office at (302) 875-1911.
 

Sept. 5, 2011

CARQUEST GASOLINE ALLEY NEWS

Allentown, PA: CARQUEST Gasoline Alley Chats With The Legends Of The Reading Fairgrounds On Tonight's Show
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 5th 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 537th edition of their show since they hit the airwaves and their 326th 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 traveled to the new Reading Fairgrounds on August 7th to take part in the Reading Nostalgia Nationals events through a joint sponsorship program with the Reading Fairgrounds Racing Historical Society. The first portion of the show was aired on August 8th when 34 interviews were conducted with the many young stars who make the talented rosters of the local race tracks who host Slingshot events. The second portion of the day was spent in the Reading Legends tent as the Gang chatted with many of the great stars who thrilled us with their daring on the speedways when the great Reading Fairgrounds conducted their weekly racing programs. The speedway closed in 1979 but the memories and the great racing stars of the speedway re-live the golden era of motorsports. Among the legends who were on board for the show included Freddy Adam, Red Coffin, Earl Derr, Russ Smith, Blaine Sadler, Whitey Kerschner and Alan Carter. Accord Speedway Promoter Gary Palmer was a special guest for this edition and will include a first time look at the RFRHS traveling museum that carries a great photograph selection of the stars and cars of the era along with much of the memorabilia from the speedway the fans can identify with when they walk through forty feet of great racing memories.

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 5th 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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