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Christopher Bell Charges to Victory on John Christner Trucking Qualifying Night
Thursday, January 16, 2020
Bryan Hulbert - TULSA, Okla. (January 16, 2020) Christopher Bell's fifth preliminary night victory in as many years, and sixth overall prelim triumph, the driver of the Tucker-Boat No. 84x was the class of the field in Thursday's John Christner Trucking Qualifying Night. "Man, this race...I say it time, and more »
Rico Abreu is Five for Five on Hard Rock Casino Tulsa Qualifying Night
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Bryan Hulbert - TULSA, Okla. (January 15, 2020) Chasing early, then having to hold off numerous charges over the course of late-race restarts, California's Rico Abreu captured his fifth consecutive Hard Rock Casino Tulsa preliminary night victory during the Wednesday portion of the 34th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented more »
James McFadden Steals Miracle Win at Lismore
Tuesday, January 14, 2020
QSS World Series Sprintcars points leader James McFadden has driven from the fourth row of the grid to claim his fourth win of the championship at Castrol Edge Lismore Speedway. McFadden and series combatant Kerry Madsen both produced miracle comebacks for round ten, with Madsen starting his night by strangely more »
Kyle Larson Unstoppable on Warren CAT Qualifying Night; Christopher Bell Tops the VIROC
Tuesday, January 14, 2020
Bryan Hulbert - TULSA, Okla. (January 14, 2020) Picking up his sixth career preliminary night victory, and third straight since 2018, Kyle Larson battled through a myriad of cautions to win Tuesday's Warren CAT Qualifying Night during the 34th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire. Locking more »
Eight Inductees Announced as “Class of 2020” for National Sprint Car Hall of Fame!
Tuesday, January 14, 2020
Knoxville, IA, January 14, 2020 – The National Sprint Car Hall of Fame is pleased to announce the names of its eight inductees for 2020. Those that will be inducted into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame on Saturday, May 30, during the 31st annual ceremonies in Knoxville, Iowa, are: more »
Cannon McIntosh Rolls Undefeated on Cummins Qualifying Night
Monday, January 13, 2020
Bryan Hulbert - TULSA, Okla. (January 13, 2020) Debuting with Keith Kunz Motorsports, Oklahoma's Cannon McIntosh squashed all doubts of his worth as the 17-year old driver topped his Heat Races, Qualifier, and finally held off multiple charges, cautions, and an open red to win his first career Chili Bowl Preliminary more »
Donny Schatz Maintains Perfect Score at Archerfield
Friday, January 10, 2020
Ten-time World of Outlaws champion Donny Schatz has bounced back from a mediocre qualifying effort to win night one of the Titan Garages Australian Sprintcar Open and claim five wins from five starts at Ausdeck Patios Archerfield Speedway this season. Qualifying halfway down the 32 car field in 15th, Schatz more »
James McFadden Scores 50th World Series Podium with Maryborough Win
Tuesday, January 7, 2020
James McFadden led every lap of a rare flag-to-flag main event at Fraser Shores Maryborough Speedway last night to record his fiftieth podium finish in QSS World Series history. It was the first time the venue had hosted a World Series round, and the club was rewarded with a massive more »
Texan Aaron Reutzel Tops Toowoomba on World Series Debut
Sunday, January 5, 2020
Texan import Aaron Reutzel has claimed his first QSS World Series Sprintcars victory on debut, driving from the seventh row of the grid at Toowoomba’s Hi-Tec Oils Speedway for round seven of the championship. Despite qualifying 19th in the twenty-nine car field, Reutzel steered the #USA56 Saller Motorsport TripleX to more »
Donny Schatz Fights Hard for World Series Win at Archerfield
Saturday, January 4, 2020
Donny Schatz has claimed his twenty-eighth QSS World Series Sprintcars victory by wrestling the lead off 20-year-old Victorian Rusty Hickman in the final two laps of the main event at Ausdeck Patios Archerfield Speedway. Schatz started the event by qualifying 9th while Hickman was almost half-way down the 30 car more »
James McFadden Claims Speedweek as Kerry Madsen Crashes Out
Wednesday, January 1, 2020
James McFadden’s win at Warrnambool’s Sungold Stadium for round five of QSS World Series Sprintcars last night has netted the Monte Motorsport driver a $20k payday, as he sealed the Speedweek title in the process. McFadden’s win was not without controversy however, as a slide job on leader Kerry Madsen more »
James McFadden Dominates Warrnambool and Puts the Reins on Kerry Madsen
Sunday, December 29, 2019
Four-time World Series Sprintcars Champion James McFadden has claimed his first win of the 2019-20 series with a convincing victory at Warrnambool’s Premier Speedway last night, reining-in series leader Kerry Madsen. After topping the time sheets in Flight Two of the forty-nine entries, McFadden started the night with fifty points more »
Brooke Tatnell Returns to Victory Lane at Mount Gambier
Saturday, December 28, 2019
Sydney raised and now Minnesota based Sprintcar legend Brooke Tatnell has returned to victory lane at Mount Gambier for the second round of QSS World Series Sprintcars. Two seasons and twenty-seven rounds have elapsed since Tatnell’s last World Series Victory, and with his return as a contracted driver for the more »
Brock Hallett Stuns in World Series Upset
Friday, December 27, 2019
South Australian Brock Hallett has defeated a list of his racing heroes to claim his maiden Sprintcar victory and a $20,000 payday at Murray Bridge Speedway. Starting from ninth for the 35-lap main event, Hallett slipped back to tenth before the first stoppage for Rusty Hickman who caught the turn more »
Luke Dillon on Top for World Series Opener
Thursday, December 26, 2019
South Australian Luke Dillon has made a welcome return to form, winning the Preliminary Main Event of the first round of Queensland Speedway Spares World Series Sprintcars at Murray Bridge Speedway on Boxing Night. Dillon qualified second to Tasmanian teenage sensation Jock Goodyer, who claimed Revolution Racegear Quicktime in his more »
Open Wheel 101 with Doug Clark
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Open Wheel 101 sat down with flagman Doug Clark at the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum in Knoxville, Iowa, during the 2019 Knoxville Nationals. 2019 marked Doug's final season flagging at Knoxville Raceway after over 30 years in its flag stand. Before his retirement, we sat with him more »
Kyle Larson Logs 3rd Turkey Night Grand Prix Win
Friday, November 29, 2019
By: Richie Murray - USAC Media Ventura, California (November 29 2019).........Nearing halfway of Friday night's 98-lap feature at California's Ventura Raceway while running fifth, Kyle Larson nearly saw his Turkey Night Grand Prix end in shambles after biking hard into turn one. Somehow, someway, the Elk Grove, Calif. native more »
Third Time's a Charm for Kyle Larson at Bakersfield
Saturday, November 23, 2019
By: Richie Murray - USAC Media Bakersfield, California (November 23, 2019).........Kyle Larson became the first driver in 16 years to win back-to-back USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget features in the state of California on Saturday night at Bakersfield Speedway, picking off Michael Pickens for good on the 11th lap and more »
Kyle Larson Loots $32,000 Payday at Hangtown 100
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
By: Richie Murray - USAC Media Placerville, California (November 20, 2019).........Placerville Speedway is the home to some of Kyle Larson's most cherished racing moments. It's the place he made his first sprint car start. It's the place he won his first sprint car race. It's the place he describes more »
Gio Scelzi Cashes in on Night #1 of Hangtown 100
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
By: Richie Murray - USAC Media Placerville, California (November 19, 2019).........It was easy to see the strides Gio Scelzi had made in his recent outings aboard a USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget. Just last weekend, the Fresno, Calif. native broke into the top-10 for the first time with more »