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Little Rock Short Track Nationals Finale Results and Stories
Saturday, October 14, 2017
10/14/17 I-30 Speedway Little Rock, AR Short Track Nationals 70 cars With the top three drivers from both Thursday and Friday locked in, the rest of the field used their best of the two point nights. “Showdown” heats more »
Fan Notes from Mansfield Speedway All Stars
Saturday, October 14, 2017
(Tom Myers) 10/13/2017 Mansfield, Ohio – It was a Friday night…..double feature…..sprint car show! Mansfield Motor Speedway hosted the All Star Circuit of Champions sprint cars for the last event of their 2017 #BACK TO DIRT racing season and it was a double feature. The program consisted of the rained more »
Little Rock Short Track Nationals Night #2 Results and Stories
Friday, October 13, 2017
10/13/17 I-30 Speedway Little Rock, AR Short Track Nationals Night #2 70 cars With three new cars in the field tonight, the total cars for the event stood at 74. Points were again tallied tonight, with drivers able more »
Little Rock Short Track Nationals Night #1 Results and Stories
Thursday, October 12, 2017
10/12/17 I-30 Speedway Little Rock, AR Short Track Nationals Night #1 71 cars Overall points were accumulated, with a format change seeing the drivers best of two nights used for their Saturday positions. Heat one more »
Ten Points Separate Madsen’s with Four Events Remaining for Midwest Thunder Sprints presented by Open Wheel 101!
Monday, October 9, 2017
Associate Sponsors: Hoseheads.com, TheCushion.com, Buckeye Threads. Front Row Challenge Product Sponsor: EMi (Bill W) October 9, 2017 – Just ten points separate Kerry and Ian Madsen in the Midwest Thunder Sprints presented by www.OpenWheel101.com as the series heads into its final four races. Recent winners with the more »
Fan Notes from Wayne County Speedway All Stars!
Monday, October 9, 2017
(Tom Myers) 10/7/2017 Orrville, Ohio – The All Stars stopped in at Orrville, Ohio’s historic oval Saturday for the fifth and final time of the 2017 racing season. I asked around to see if anyone knew if the All Stars had ever been to Wayne County five times in a season more »
Brian Brown - Grove Open Closes Great PA Campaign!
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
(Bill W) October 3, 2017 – Brian Brown and the Casey’s General Stores/FVP #21 team closed out a good month in central Pennsylvania with last weekend’s Williams Grove National Open near Mechanicsburg. The Grain Valley, Missouri driver picked up a pair of wins and was strong night in and night out more »
Sam Hafertepe Jr. - "Fall Brawler" Wins His 18th of Season!
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
(Bill W) October 3, 2017 – Sam Hafertepe Jr. and the Keith Dobbs #15H team grabbed their 18th win of the season and his 15th with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Series Saturday night at I-80 Speedway’s “Fall Brawl” near Greenwood, Nebraska. The win paid the Sunnyvale, Texas native $5,000. The more »
Open Wheel 101 with Wayne Johnson presented by EMi
Friday, September 29, 2017
In this two-part edition of Open Wheel 101 presented by EMi, veteran driver Wayne Johnson opens up about his early days, his life and times in racing, his scary crash in Elma, Washington that almost claimed his foot and much more! more »
Josh Schneiderman - Big Win in Sprint Invaders Finale!
Thursday, September 28, 2017
(Bill W) September 28, 2017 – Josh Schneiderman and the Deuce Motorsports #49 team broke through in Sprint Invaders competition Saturday at 34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa. The team brought home a victory in the season finale for the series. The West Burlingotn, Iowa driver is looking at a possible more »
Wednesdays with Wayne - Fast Doesn't Always Pay!
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
(Bill W) September 27, 2017 – Wayne Johnson and the Two-C Racing #2c team had another fast car at last weekend’s Jesse Hockett/Daniel McMillin Memorial at Lucas Oil Speedway near Wheatland, Missouri. A tangle with a lapped car ended Wayne’s bid for a repeat victory in the event Saturday night. He more »
Sam Hafertepe Jr. - Hockett/McMillin Memorial Added to Big Event Victories!
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
(Bill W) September 27, 2017 – Sam Hafertepe Jr. and the Keith Dobbs #15H team added another feather to their 2017 cap by claiming their first Jesse Hockett/Daniel McMillin Memorial at Lucas Oil Speedway near Wheatland, Missouri Saturday. The win was the team’s 17th this season. The Sunnyvale, Texas driver will more »
Brad Loyet - Second at Bill Waite Jr. Memorial!
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
(Bill W) September 27, 2017 – Brad Loyet and the Vacuworx Global #o5 team had a solid weekend. The Sunset Hills, Missouri driver finished seventh at the Jesse Hockett/Daniel McMillin Memorial at Lucas Oil Speedway near Wheatland, Missouri on Saturday. Sunday, he raced to an exciting second place finish at the more »
Lex Mills - College, Eldora Speedway, Family
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
A Monday in college is a lot harder to do coming off a weekend at the races, but I survived it. That entailed an 8 A.M. and a three hour night class, so I’m giving myself a pat on the back for making it to my classes today. The weekend at more »
Brian Brown - Still Quick in PA!
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
(Bill W) September 26, 2017 – Brian Brown and the Casey’s General Stores/FVP #21 team continued their PA tour last weekend with a trio of shows. On Thursday, Brian was leading when he suffered a flat tire in his first trip to Susquehanna Speedway near Newberrytown. Friday, he posted his best more »
Brady Bacon - First All Star Win and Four Top Fives at Four Crown!
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
(Bill W) September 26, 2017 – Brady Bacon had another outstanding weekend at the Four Crown Nationals at Eldora Speedway near Rossburg, Ohio Saturday. Again competing in all four classes, Brady pulled off his first ever win with the All Star Circuit of Champions aboard the Bacon/Marshall Motorsports #99. In USAC more »
Fan Notes from Fremont Jim Ford Classic Night #2
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
(Tom Myers) Fremont, Ohio 9/16/2017 – Night #2 of the Jim Ford classic promised to be a good one because of the great race the night before and the bigger winner’s share up for grabs. New comers on night 2 included Cody Kinser and Tracy Hines. Jeff Swindell was back and more »
LaSalle Speedway Bill Waite Jr. Memorial IRA/MOWA Results and Stoiries
Sunday, September 24, 2017
9/24/17 LaSalle Speedway LaSalle, IL Bill Waite Jr. Memorial IRA/MOWA 33 cars Carson Macedo (6th car out to time) set quick time on the 1/3-mile oval at 11.777 seconds. Brooke Tatnell (5th car out) was more »
Lincoln Speedway Dirt Classic Results and Stories
Saturday, September 23, 2017
9/23/17 Lincoln Speedway Abbottstown, PA Kasey Kahne Dirt Classic 37 cars Lincoln Speedway was in great shape tonight. Constant upgrades to the track are appreciated by fans, and another large throng was on hand. TJ more »
Williams Grove Results and Stories
Friday, September 22, 2017
9/22/17 Williams Grove Speedway Mechanicsburg, PA 29 410’s 27 358’s 410’s TJ Stutts (1st car out to time) set quick time on the ½-mile at 16.941 seconds. Greg Hodnett (16th car out) was second quick, followed by more »