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Champions and Family Celebrated at 2018 Knoxville Raceway Championship Cup Series Banquet!
Saturday, November 17, 2018
(Bill W) November 17, 2018 – In racing, family is what ties it together. At Saturday night’s Knoxville Raceway Championship Cup Series Banquet, the racing family was celebrated as over $250,000 in cash and contingencies were handed out. The event again played host to over 500 guests at the Prairie Meadows more »
Matt Dumesny Wins Ultimate Speedway Challenge Round Two
Saturday, November 10, 2018
(USC PR) NSW Sprintcar Champion Matt Dumesny was the benefactor of a late-race skirmish to record a thrilling win in the Ultimate Speedway Challenge main event at Valvoline Raceway on Saturday night, defeating Mick Saller and Jackson Delamont. Running in second for the majority of the race and shadowing tear-away more »
Kevin Thomas Jr. Repeates $25K Oval Nationals Win; Tyler Courtney Wins USAC Sprint Title on Tiebreaker
Saturday, November 10, 2018
By: Richie Murray - USAC Media Perris, California.........It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. That about sums of the rollercoaster of emotions Kevin Thomas, Jr. and Tyler Courtney endured at the conclusion of Saturday night's Budweiser "Oval Nationals" presented by All Coast Construction at more »
Justin Grant Strikes Twice for Oval Nationals Night Two Victory
Friday, November 9, 2018
By: Richie Murray - USAC Media Perris, California......... When it comes to the first two nights of the 23rd annual Budweiser "Oval Nationals" presented by All Coast Construction at Perris Auto Speedway, it seems you just can't keep Justin Grant and Tyler Courtney away from each other in late-race situations. more »
Resilient Justin Grant Grabs Oval Nationals Opener at Perris
Thursday, November 8, 2018
By: Richie Murray - USAC Media Perris, California.........For better or worse, Justin Grant and TOPP Motorsports have learned how to be resilient this year. They've successfully overcome their season-long, mountainous valley of struggles that kept them winless through their first 33 USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car starts of 2018. more »
Sunshine Finds a Pocketful of Redemption at Western World
Saturday, November 3, 2018
By: Richie Murray - USAC Media San Tan Valley, Arizona.........Twenty-four hours prior to taking the green flag for Saturday night's 51st "Western World Championships" finale at Arizona Speedway, Tyler Courtney was lamenting how he threw away a victory in lapped traffic. It was a mistake the Indianapolis, Indiana driver expressed more »
Donny Schatz Wins Thriller from 10th in 2018 Season Finale at Charlotte
Saturday, November 3, 2018
CHARLOTTE, NC – November 3, 2018 – In fitting fashion, Donny Schatz came from 10th at The Dirt Track at Charlotte to win the final night of the World Finals presented by Can-Am. Schatz wrapped up his 10th World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series Championship on Thursday. Logan Schuchart, who more »
Ian Madsen Gets First Win of Season During Saturday Afternoon Portion of World Finals at Charlotte
Saturday, November 3, 2018
CHARLOTTE, NC – November 3, 2018 – Australian Ian Madsen will be named the 2018 Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year and accentuated that honor with his first World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series Feature win of the year Saturday afternoon during World Finals presented by Can-Am action at The more »
Justin Grant Grooves at Western World Opener
Friday, November 2, 2018
By: Richie Murray - USAC Media San Tan Valley, Arizona.........In a nutshell, the opening night of the 51st "Western World Championships" is a microcosm of the way the 2018 USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car season has unfolded for Justin Grant and TOPP Motorsports. Just when you began to count this more »
Donny Schatz Nets $51,000 with Tuscarora 50 Triumph at Port Royal Speedway
Sunday, October 28, 2018
PORT ROYAL, PA – October 28, 2018 – Donny Schatz continued his remarkable 2018 campaign with a $51,000 payday at Port Royal Speedway, passing Brad Sweet on Lap 32 to win the Tuscarora 50. Freddie Rahmer surged from 16th to finish second with Daryn Pittman charging from 23rd to third on more »
Wayne County Jason Leffler Memorial Results and Stories
Sunday, October 21, 2018
10/21/18 Wayne County Speedway Wayne City, IL Jason Leffler Memorial USAC National Midgets 41 cars A cool evening welcomed the throng of fans gathering in rural Wayne County for this year’s version of the Jason more »
Donny Schatz Hits 20-Win Mark for Sixth Consecutive Season with Dodge City Victory
Saturday, October 20, 2018
DODGE CITY, KS – October 20, 2018 – Donny Schatz passed Ian Madsen on Lap 9 in lapped traffic and held off Madsen’s late race surge to win his 20th World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series of 2018, Saturday at Dodge City Raceway Park. Madsen, in his first visit to more »
Daryn PIttman Convincingly Scored Ninth Win of 2018 in FVP Platinum Battery Shootout at Lakeside Speedway
Friday, October 19, 2018
KANSAS CITY, KS – October 19, 2018 – Daryn Pittman scored his ninth World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series Feature win of the season in convincing fashion, leading every lap of the FVP Platinum Battery Shootout at Lakeside Speedway. Donny Schatz extended his points lead with a runner-up finish and more »
Last Weekend for Midwest Thunder Sprints Presented by OpenWheel101.com!
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
(Bill W) October 17, 2018, Monroe, IA – The last weekend for the Midwest Thunder Sprints presented by www.OpenWheel101.com series is upon us as the World of Outlaws hit Lakeside Speedway and Dodge City Speedway in Kansas. Kerry Madsen on the strength of eight wins, has clinched his more »
Christopher Bell Dominates Eldora Speedway for Fourth Career Outlaw Win
Sunday, October 14, 2018
ROSSBURG, OH – October 14, 2018 – Christopher Bell pounded the cushion to perfection up against the Eldora Speedway wall to win his fourth career World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series Feature, but first of 2018, Sunday evening at the Ohio half-mile. Bell fell as far back as eighth but took more »
Brad Sweet Continues Career Year with Terre Haute Triumph
Saturday, October 13, 2018
TERRE HAUTE, IN – October 13, 2018 – Brad Sweet’s added another page to his unforgettable 2018 season with a flag-to-flag victory at the historic Terre Haute Action Track, his ninth World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series victory of the year. Donny Schatz charged from 12th to second, getting by more »
Fan Notes from the 2018 Jim and Joanne Ford Classic at Fremont
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
(Tom Myers) Fremont, Ohio – I didn’t attend one race at Fremont this racing season…. and that’s not normal. Usually I make it for at least a couple of FAST races….not so this year. So it was a good feeling making it here for the Jim Ford Classic with the winner more »
Logan Schuchart Dominant at Fulton for Second Win of Year
Saturday, October 6, 2018
FULTON, NY – October 6, 2018 – Logan Schuchart dominated all 30 laps to win Saturday Night at Fulton Speedway as the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series invaded Super DIRT Week in New York. Sheldon Haudenschild charged late to second with Donny Schatz completing the podium. Kraig Kinser more »
Blake Hahn Banks $10,041 in I-30 Speedway's Short Track Nationals Finale!
Saturday, October 6, 2018
Lonnie Wheatley, LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (October 6, 2018) – Blake Hahn is seemingly developing quite a penchant for big events. Saturday night, Hahn reeled in the $10,041 lion’s share by topping one of the crown jewels of 360-ci Sprint Car racing with a triumph in the 31st Annual COMP Cams Short more »
Short Track Nationals Night #1 Results and Stories
Friday, October 5, 2018
10/5/18 I-30 Speedway Short Track Nationals Night #1 73 cars Heat one (started): 1. Cody Gardner 88R (2) 2. Sam Hafertepe Jr. 15H (8) 3. Tyson Hall 5x (1) 4. Cannon McIntosh 08 (3) 5. Zach Pringle 8z (7) more »