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Corey Day Becomes Turkey Night's Youngest Winner, Daison Pursley is USAC Midget Champ
Saturday, November 30, 2024
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media Ventura, California (November 30, 2024)………Corey Day’s first try at the ARP Turkey Night Grand Prix Presented by the West Coast Stock Car/Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2023 marked a grand entrance to the event for the Clovis, Calif. native. In his encore performance more »
Tanner Thorson Leads All 30 at Bakersfield for 30th USAC Midget Win
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media Bakersfield, California (November 27, 2024)………Over the past 69 years of USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget racing, only 14 drivers have amassed 30 or more victories during their career. Tanner Thorson is now one of those elite few following his wire-to-wire winning performance more »
Finally! Kyle Larson Breaks Through to Win Midget Madness at Merced
Sunday, November 24, 2024
November 24, 2024 Merced, California (November 24, 2024)………Of all the California dirt tracks Kyle Larson has competed on in his USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship career, there had been just one that he’d been unable to conquer prior to Sunday night’s Midget Madness finale. That place was more »
It's Corey Day's Afternoon at Merced's USAC Midget Madness
Sunday, November 24, 2024
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media Merced, California (November 24, 2024)………For nearly the entire duration of the first feature event during Sunday afternoon’s Midget Madness doubleheader at California’s Merced Speedway, Corey Day followed the top-two every step of the way around the 1/4-mile dirt oval, just waiting for his window more »
Timely Boost and Late Race Heroics Net Carson Macedo Tulare USAC Midget Win
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media Tulare, California (November 20, 2024)………Sometimes, when you feel like you’re down and out, the one thing you really need to keep you going is a little boost. Carson Macedo knows the feeling after a frantic late-race sequence saw him leading on one lap, more »
Sam Hafertepe Jr. Closes Season in Victory Lane at Fuzzy's Fall Fling
Saturday, November 16, 2024
SAPULPA, OK (November 16, 2024) – Sam Hafertepe Jr. and Hill’s Racing Team entered Saturday’s American Sprint Car Series National Tour season finale one point ahead of TwoC Racing in the battle for the Owners championship. That meant the goal for the night was simple – beat Hank Davis.Not only did he more »
Blake Hahn Gets First National Tour Win of Season on Opening Night of Fuzzy's Fall Fling
Friday, November 15, 2024
SAPULPA, OK (November 15, 2024) – Blake Hahn would have preferred not to wait until November to win his first American Sprint Car Series National Tour race of 2024, but his performance Friday night at Creek County Speedway was worth the wait.Racing in front of his hometown fans in the Fuzzy’s Fall Fling – more »
Seth Bergman Dominates Tulsa for Seventh Victory of 2024
Thursday, November 14, 2024
TULSA, OK (November 14, 2024) – Seth Bergman admittedly wasn’t satisfied with his third-place result in the Dirt Down in T-Town makeup race early in the program at Tulsa Speedway. He took out his frustration on the rest of the field in the second main event of the night, winning his seventh American Sprint more »
Tyler Courtney Holds Off Gravel to Top World of Outlaws Season Finale
Saturday, November 9, 2024
“Sunshine” pockets $25,000 at the site of his Series debut to close World Finals CONCORD, NC (November 9, 2024) - In a week defined by uncharacteristically nice November weather, it’s only fitting that “Sunshine” found a way to Victory Lane. Tyler Courtney was quietly consistent through the first three nights more »
Carson Macedo Out-duels Kofoid for Charlotte Win, Gravel Locks Up Title
Friday, November 8, 2024
Macedo makes it a dozen wins in 2024 with Jason Johnson Racing after compelling duel CONCORD, NC (November 9, 2024) - Carson Macedo came into the World of Outlaws World Finals knowing he wouldn’t leave anything on the table. The odds of climbing back in the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint more »
David Gravel Goes Flag to Flag to Top World Finals Opener
Thursday, November 7, 2024
Gravel inches closer to first World of Outlaws title with 15th win of 2024 CONCORD, NC (November 7, 2024) - David Gravel has one thing in mind right now – securing his first World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car championship. He first made his focus clear on Wednesday more »
Justin Grant Finishes with a Flourish in Red Dirt USAC Sprint Closer
Saturday, October 26, 2024
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media Meeker, Oklahoma (October 26, 2024)………After earning back-to-back USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championships in 2022 and 2023, Justin Grant had become accustomed to finishing the season on a high note. However, after an admittedly uneven and inconsistent year featuring a multitude of highs more »
Sam Hafertepe Jr. Snaps Winless Streak at Home in RPM Finale
Saturday, October 26, 2024
CRANDALL, TX (October 26, 2024) – The last two months of Sam Hafertepe Jr.’s season on the American Sprint Car Series National Tour have been a series of one headache after another.Crashes. Tire failures. Engine trouble. Everything that could go wrong did go wrong until Saturday night at RPM Speedway, when Hafertepe more »
BAPS Kevin Gobrecht Classic Results and Stories
Saturday, October 26, 2024
10/26/24 BAPS Motor Speedway Newberrytown, PA Kevin Gobrecht Classic for 410’s Britton Finkenbinder Memorial for Wingless Sportsmen 38 410’s 22 Sportsmen 410’s Drivers qualified in four heat groups. The 4/10-mile oval got dry more »
Matt Westfall Shocks and Awes With Red Dirt Win, Seavey Clinches USAC Sprint Title
Friday, October 25, 2024
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media Meeker, Oklahoma (October 25, 2024)………”It’s a dream come true to be able to win some USAC races.” Matt Westfall has now achieved this highlight three times in his long career, but his latest triumph was undoubtedly his most incredible during Friday night’s USAC more »
Seth Bergman Ends Two-Month Winless Drought with RPM Victory
Friday, October 25, 2024
CRANDALL, TX (October 25, 2024) – With a triple-digit lead atop the American Sprint Car Series National Tour standings, Seth Bergman has admittedly been playing the consistency game in the closing stages of the 2024 season.But there’s no better way to build a points lead than to win, and he did just more »
Carson Macedo Masters Riverside Return for 11th Victory of Season
Friday, October 25, 2024
The Californian equals his personal best for wins in a year by leading every lap at Riverside WEST MEMPHIS, AR (October 25, 2024) - The championship odds might be against him, but Carson Macedo refuses to go down quietly. It’s been an electric last couple months for he and the more »
Buddy Kofoid Continues Hot Streak with Dirt Oval 66 Victory
Saturday, October 19, 2024
Kofoid fends off Haudenschild, Gravel for sixth win in the last 12 races JOLIET, IL (October 19, 2024) - Michael “Buddy” Kofoid and Roth Motorsports flipped a switch two months ago, and they’ve got no intentions of shutting it off. The pairing rolled into Dirt Oval 66 for the Federated Auto more »
Kody Swanson Scores IRP Finale, Secures 8th USAC Silver Crown Title
Saturday, October 19, 2024
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media Brownsburg, Indiana (October 19, 2024)………It couldn’t have been a more perfect Championship Saturday for Kody Swanson and his Doran Binks Racing team in the USAC Silver Crown season finale at Brownsburg, Indiana’s Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park. That is, outside of “only” leading 49 more »
Riverside World Short Track Challenge Finale Results and Stories
Saturday, October 19, 2024
10/19/24 Riverside International Speedway West Memphis, AR ASCS vs. USCS World Short Track Challenge Finale 53 cars Derek Hagar and Dale Howard locked themselves into the $10,000 to win 40-lap finale tonight by finishing first and second in more »