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• High Limit)Riverside Int Speedway AR...Kubota A Feature (35 Laps): 1. 14-Corey Day[1]; 2. 88-Tanner Thorson[4]; 3. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[2]; 4. 49-Brad Sweet[3]; 5. 16T-Cole Macedo[9]; 6. 5-Spencer Bayston[5]; 7. 55-Chris Windom[11]; 8. 19-Brent Marks[7]; 9. 83-James McFadden[16]; 10. 44-Derek Hagar[17]; 11. 21H-Brady Bacon[21]; 12. 2MD-Cap Henry[14]; 13. 9-Kasey Kahne[19]; 14. 1-Brenham Crouch[13]; 15. 37-Ayden Gatewood[23]; 16. 8-Cory Eliason[18]; 17. 13-Justin Peck[28]; 18. 9P-Parker Price Miller[26]; 19. 7S-Landon Crawley[12]; 20. 3-Howard Moore[20]; 21. 24-Rico Abreu[25]; 22. 1A-Jacob Allen[22]; 23. 57-Kyle Larson[6]; 24. 16TH-Kevin Newton[24]; 25. 47-Dale Howard[15]; 26. 23B-Brian Bell[10]; 27. 87-Tim Crawley[8]; 28. 26-Zeb Wise[27] 4/23

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• Flowdynamics)For fans attending Saturday’s Avanti Windows and Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Car race at Perris Auto Speedway, one of the drivers to keep an eye on is third-generation racer, Logan Williams. The youngest of the three Williams brothers racing in the now 20-year-old series has yet to finish out of the top 10 in the first four races of 2024. Going into Saturday’s race, he is fourth in the championship standings and is only 14 points out of the lead. His teammate Matt McCarthy will join the personable driver at the race on the series home track.Press Releases 4/23

• Placerville Speedway CA)After raining out a couple weeks ago, the rescheduled Tribute to Al Hinds is set to open the Thompson’s Winged 360 Sprint Car season with a $2,500-to-win feature this Saturday at Placerville Speedway. Fellow divisions ready to tackle the quarter mile at the event include the Mountain Democrat Ltd. Late Models, Red Hawk Casino Pure Stocks and the visiting Nor-Cal Dwarf Car Association. Press Releases 4/23

• ASCS)The American Sprint Car Series’ 2024 National Tour continues to expand with Arrowhead Speedway (Colcord, Okla.) adding a two-day event, Sept. 13-14, paying $10,000-to-win for its finale. ASCS 4/23

• World of Outlaws)There’s never a bad time to visit Knoxville Raceway. And for the first time in a dozen years, the historic half mile is ready to welcome the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars in the month of April.  World of Outlaws4/23

• Ashton Torgerson)Returning home for the weekend fresh off of his first Xtreme Outlaws Midget Series win, Ashton Torgerson climbed aboard the family owned Sprint Car and picked up a seventh place finish in Merced, CA with the Sprint Car Challenge Tour. Press Releases 4/23

• Sean Becker)Running for Van Lare Motorsports on Saturday night in Merced, CA with assistance from Kyle Standley, Sean Becker had a good run going in the feature event until a collapsed nose wing hindered him and ultimately forced him into the work area late in the Sprint Car Challenge Tour feature event. Press Releases 4/23

• Austin Torgerson)Spending is weekend in Lemoore, CA at the Jet Bowl, Austin Torgerson put together a dominant weekend that saw him win three of four feature events including the Winged finale of the Jet Bowl Classic on Saturday night. Running the Winged and Non Winged classes all weekend long, Torgerson got Friday night off to an excellent start as he timed in third fastest in both divisions during time trials. Press Releases 4/23

• Robert Ballou)Sneaking in races when he can as weather continues to hinder the Midwest, Robert Ballou checked into Indianapolis, IN’s Circle City Raceway on Friday night, and put on a clinic as he earned a clean sweep and won the feature by over eight seconds. Press Releases 4/23

• David Gravel)David Gravel rebounded in a big way last weekend. The Big Game Motorsports driver kicked off a pair of World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series weekend races on Friday at Paducah International Raceway in Paducah, Ky., where he hadn't competed in a dozen years. Gravel was sixth quickest, won a heat race and placed fifth in the dash to earn the fifth starting position in the Paducah Sprint Car Showdown main event. Press Releases 4/23

• Husets Speedway SD)The countdown is down to the final month until racing gets underway at Huset's Speedway for the 2024 season.
  The weekly program for the Cressman Sanitation 410 Outlaw Sprint Cars, the Wyffels Hybrids RaceSaver Sprint Car Series and the Nordstrom's Automotive Late Model Street Stocks is likely to feature another battle throughout the spring and summer with the championship not being finalized until the final checkered flag is waved. Press Releases 4/23

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• J&S Classics Central PA Sprint Cars Presented by Hoseheads were rained out at Williams Grove Speedway Friday night for the 3rd time in a row. Lincoln Speedway hosted the Weldon Sterner Memorial on Saturday with Anthony Macri taking the $20,000 victory. Up at Port Royal Speedway Dylan Cisney picked off his first win of 2024. On Sunday April 21st Selinsgrove Speedway had their first point series show of 2024 with Austin Bishop also getting his first win of the year.J&S Classics Central PA Sprint Cars 4/23

• Jordon Goldesberry)2024 promises to be an exciting season for the Jordan Goldesberry Motorsports camp. Once again representing Rockstar Energy Drink as well as new partners in Flamin’ Hot and HyVee Fast & Fresh, the team has high aspirations and got things off to a solid start this past weekend at the Jim Wipperfurth Memorial with the IRA Sprints. Press Releases 4/23

• ASCS Gulf)Four years since ASCS sanctioned Sprint Cars have circled the north Texas oval, the Pipeline MD ASCS Gulf South Region will take on Grayson County Speedway on Saturday, April 27. Last visited by the ASCS Elite Non-Wing Series on July 18, 2020, the Pipeline MD ASCS Gulf South Region will circle the quarter-mile-oval for the first time on Saturday. ASCS 4/23

• Chase Dietz)Kyle Magda has an interview with Chase Dietz Here. 4/18

• Kyle Keen)Kyle Keen has continued to throw himself into the fire that is the Central Pennsylvania 410 sprint car circuit, working hard to gain valuable experience under the toughest of circumstances. He has fared pretty well thus far. Saturday night he made his second consecutive A-main, giving himself the most laps possible to learn.Press Releases 4/23

• Port Royal Speedway PA)Get ready for an adrenaline-fueled weekend at Port Royal Speedway as we gear up for an electrifying double header event on Saturday and Sunday, featuring top tier competition in sprint car and some of the biggest names in super late model racing! The action-packed weekend kicks off on Saturday, April 27th, with a not-to-be-missed autograph session featuring racing legends: Lynn Paxton and Keith Kauffman, and current PA racing stars: Anthony Macri, and Dylan Cisney. Fans will have the exclusive opportunity to meet these iconic drivers, get autographs, and snap photos, creating unforgettable memories with their racing heroes and also snag a copy of Paxton's book titled "My Way". Central PA 4/23

• Ohio Dirt)Jacob Hord’s Weekend Notebook April 19 and 20, 2024 ohiodirt.com 4/23

Monday April 22nd 

I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination. Jimmy Dean

9:00pm

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• Justin Whittall)Back-to-back nights of competition resulted in back-to-back top-fives for Vincentown, New Jersey’s Justin Whittall and JW Motorsports, kicking off their weekend streak with a fourth-place score at Port Royal Speedway in Port Royal, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, April 20. Press Releases 4/22

• Scotty Thiel)A much needed momentum shift, nonetheless, the “Big Wheel” Scotty Thiel and Team 73 turned their season completely around Saturday night at Beaver Dam Raceway in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, concluding the IRA Outlaw Sprint Series season opener one position shy of clean sweep, capping the program’s A-Main in the runner-up spot after leading the first 20 circuits. It was a hiccup in traffic that lost Thiel his first victory of the year – Tim Estenson was the victor. Press Releases 4/22

• JJ Loss)Certainly a marquee event on the 2024 Pennsylvania Posse schedule, Lincoln Speedway in Abbottstown, Pennsylvania, hosted the $20,000-to-win Weldon Sterner Memorial on Saturday, April 20, and Hanover’s own JJ Loss was there to battle – a quality precursor for the upcoming Gettysburg Clash featuring the World of Outlaws on Wednesday, May 8. Press Releases 4/22

• Cory Eliason)It was a three-race slate through the Sooner State for Cory Eliason and Ridge & Sons Racing (RSR), continuing their 2024 High Limit Racing campaign with a Midweek Money Series event at Red Dirt Raceway on Tuesday, April 16, followed by back-to-back starts at Southern Oklahoma Speedway and Salina Highbanks Speedway on Friday and Saturday, April 19-20. The three-race agenda resulted in a pair of top-tens for the Visalia, California, native, finishing no worse than 11th overall, that of which taking place in Red Dirt Raceway’s $20,000-to-win Midweek Money Series program. Press Releases 4/22

• Double X Speedway MO)Race fans, get ready! The 2024 season of "Sunday Night Thunder" at Double X Speedway is set to kick off in a few short days. On Sunday May 5th the gates will open and the engines will roar for another year of local dirt track racing. The track will feature weekly Winged 360 Sprint Car Racing along with the popular Super Stock class.Press Releases 4/22

• Xtreme Outlaw)The Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota is returning home in May to kick off a week of motorsports activities in North Carolina. Millbridge Speedway – which hosted the Series' inaugural race in 2022 – will again be the site of the DIAEDGE Double Down Showdown, Tuesday-Wednesday, May 21-22. World of Outlaws4/22

• ASCS Elite)Looking to the season’s fourth outing, the MYCO Plastics ASCS Elite Outlaw Sprints head for the Heart O’ Texas Speedway in Waco on Friday, April 26 for the Gene Adamcik Memorial. ASCS 4/22

• ASCS)The 2024 lineup of events for the American Sprint Car Series National Tour continues to evolve and come into place, with the most recent update coming in the month of August. Originally a two-night run in July, the trip north now encompasses six nights, starting in Kansas and Nebraska before heading north to Montana. ASCS 4/22

• Chase Randall)With Mother Nature winning the track’s originally scheduled season opener set for Saturday, April 20, Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, will now open its 2024 agenda with the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series, welcoming the Greatest Show On Dirt for a highly-anticipated doubleheader on Friday and Saturday, April 26-27. Press Releases 4/22

• Brian Brown)It was a last minute destination change for “Blackjack” Brian Brown and Brian Brown Racing, but the decision to visit Salina Highbanks Speedway in Salina, Oklahoma, proved to be worth the miles logged, concluding the High Limit Racing program with a top-ten outcome, winning their respective heat race along the way. The team was forced to alter their weekend plans after Knoxville Raceway lost its season opener to Mother Nature.Press Releases 4/22

• Donny Schatz)In all, a productive weekend through Kentucky and Indiana for Donny Schatz and Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing, continuing their World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series campaign with visits to Paducah International Raceway in Paducah, Kentucky, and Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Indiana, on Friday and Saturday, April 19-20.Press Releases 4/22

• Midwest Thunder)The schedule is set for the 2024 Midwest Thunder Knoxville/Huset’s Point Fund Presented by OpenWheel101.com!  Again, generous contributions from fans like you make it all possible.  No matter if it is a small or large donation, 100% goes to the 410 drivers competing at Knoxville, Huset’s and Jackson, and is a great way to thank them for their entertainment! BillW's Knoxville News 4/22

• High Limit)The stars of Kubota High Limit Racing are sprinting into Riverside International Speedway this Tuesday, April 23 for the second race in the Midweek Money Series. NASCAR star Kyle Larson will "rumble" with High Rollers Rico Abreu, Tyler Courtney, Jacob Allen, Corey Day, and more. Press Releases 4/22

• Tim Estenson)Tim Estenson captured his first career Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series victory last Saturday during The Spring Trifecta hosted by Beaver Dam Raceway. Press Releases 4/22

• Trey Starks)Trey Starks garnered his second season-opening win in the last three years on Saturday at Grays Harbor Raceway. "We got lucky with the weather," he said. "It rained off and on throughout the day. It stopped raining around 6 p.m. and that's when we got started. It was pretty wet. I was glad we got the show in under the threat of weather." Press Releases 4/22

• Jordon Mallett)Jordon Mallett is taking the positive out of a difficult opening night of the 2024 racing season. Mallett joined the ASCS National Tour last Friday at Super Bee Speedway, where he drew the highest pill to be the final qualifier of the night. Press Releases 4/22

• Kaleb Johnson)Kaleb Johnson is hoping Mother Nature plays nice this weekend after raining out the Knoxville Raceway season opener last Saturday. The racing plan is to tackle a World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series doubleheader at the dirt track in Knoxville, Iowa, on Friday and Saturday. Press Releases 4/22

• Andy Forsberg)Back in action on Saturday night for another round of Sprint Car Challenge Tour action, Andy Forsberg and the Pacific Highway Rentals team made the trip to Merced Speedway in Merced, CA where Forsberg overcame a tough start to his night before tallying a 17th place finish. Press Releases 4/22

• Tony Gomes)Making his first start of the season aboard the Cody and Mandi Geaney owned No. 7C on Saturday night in Merced, CA, Tony Gomes overcame an unusual qualifying effort as he fought back and finished 10th in the feature event. Press Releases 4/22

• Dakota Albright)Dakota Albright has been eager to get the 2024 season kicked off as it marks a season of new beginnings for himself. Moving to a winged 360ci Sprint Car for the season ahead, constant rain has delayed his debut, but that all changed this past Saturday night as kicked things off at Merced Speedway with the Sprint Car Challenge Tour. Press Releases 4/22

• Tanner Carrick)Winning Ocean Speedway’s season opening event one week ago, Tanner Carrick wasted no time returning to victory lane at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds as he backed up his efforts with another win on Friday night. Press Releases 4/22

• Justin Sanders)Justin Sanders and Dale Miller Motorsports are continuing to be a dominant force with the Sprint Car Challenge Tour. Dating back to last season’s finale, Sanders and company have picked up three consecutive wins with the series, which has them a perfect two for two early in the 2024 season. Press Releases 4/22

Sunday April 21st 

It is never too late to be what you might have been.  George Eliot

10:30pm

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• Photos)Lots of weekend photos....Fremont Speedway OH by Action Photos, Knoxville Raceway Practice Night by Chuck Stowe, Toledo OH USAC Silver Crown by Paul Arch, Lawrenceburg IN BOSS by Mark Miefert, Haubstadt IN WoO by Mark Funderburk, Lincoln Speedway PA by Steve Koletar, Port Royal & Selinsgrove PA by Dan DeMarco, Lincoln Speedway & Selinsgrove PA by Hosehead, Lincoln Speedway PA by Troy Junkins are all in SpeedShotz 4/21

• Selinsgrove Speedway PA)#35 Austin Bishop 2 #11 TJ Stutts 3 #67 Justin Whitall 4 #28f Davie Franek 5 #51 Freddie Rahmer 6 #39 Calum Williamson 7 #12 Blane Heimbach 8 #75 Cameron Smith 9 #10 Mark Smith 10 #5w Lucas Wolfe 11 #11t Mike Thompson 12 #23 Devon Borden 13 #33w Mike Walter 14 #22m Matt Miller 15 #33 Derek Hauck 16 #17b Steve Buckwalter 17 #17 Dylan Norris, Tyler Esh DNS, Ryan Newton DNS, Hayden Miller DNS, Danny Dietrich DNS, Jake Karklin DNS, 4/21

• WMR)For the second consecutive Western Midget Racing event, a first-time winner emerged in victory lane on Saturday night. 2023 series runner-up Logan Mitchell of Santa Cruz prevailed at Bakersfield Speedway after a 20-lap contest on the one-third mile dirt track. Race Results 4/21

• PASS)Two weeks ago, Nick Sweigart committed to the high side of Port Royal Speedway’s racing surface, and while his racing line thrilled the crowd, he needed some late attrition among other front-runners for it to result in a fourth-place finish in the River Valley Builders PA Sprint Series makeup of the 2023 Keystone RaceSaver Challenge. Race Results 4/21

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• Williams Grove Speedway PA)Associated Builders and Contractors will present the first Yellow Breeches 500 race of the season for Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night, April 26. The sprint car race will pay $5,000 to win and $500 to start as part of a $21,000 total purse. Central PA 4/21

• NARC)The Northern Auto Racing Club (NARC) sprint cars announced the postponement of the April 27th race scheduled at the Stockton Dirt Track. The race is rescheduled for Sunday, May 19th, as part of a two-day NARC sprint car doubleheader weekend that includes the Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare (May 18th.) NARC 4/21

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• Wayne County Speedway OH)A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 2P-Ricky Peterson[1]; 2. 22-Brandon Spithaler[5]; 3. 81-Lee Jacobs[3]; 4. 5E-Bobby Elliott[8]; 5. 38-Leyton Wagner[7]; 6. 6J-Jonah Aumend[15]; 7. 20B-Cody Bova[9]; 8. 8S-Brayton Phillips[10]; 9. 7DK-Dylan Kingan[12]; 10. 22R-Ryan Fredericks[14]; 11. 8T-Tanner Tecco[16]; 12. 9-Lance Heinberger[13]; 13. (DNF) 7-Troy Kingan[11]; 14. (DNF) 70-Henry Malcuit[6]; 15. (DNF) 31C-Chase Metheney[4]; 16. (DNF) 38K-Chris Myers[2] 4/21

• Vado Speed Park NM)POWRi 305 A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 42-Caleb Saiz[4]; 2. 19-Wes Wofford[2]; 3. 18-Lorne Wofford[5]; 4. 4-Dylan Harris[13]; 5. 97-Derek DeMartino[3]; 6. 131-Royal Jones[6]; 7. 1I-Daniel Blaeser[17]; 8. 116-Vance Wofford[1]; 9. 40X-Mike Archuleta[9]; 10. 22-Jesse Baker[8]; 11. 9-Robert Herrera[12]; 12. 99-Diego Alvarado[7]; 13. 75-Danny Williams[15]; 14. 3SUM-Richard Wilbee[10]; 15. 1A-Robert Teague[11]; 16. 2-Ricky Holden[14]; 17. (DNF) 12-Darwin Smith[16] 4/21

• USCS)Saturday night’s United Sprint Car Series Presented By K&N Filters event at Talladega Short Track was postponed by rain before the Feature Race could be contested. USCS and TST Officials will be announcing a make up date in the coming days. The next two events for the United Sprint Car Series Presented By K&N Filters will be on Friday night, April 26 and Saturday night, April 27 at I-75 Raceway in Sweetwater, TN. For more information visit the USCS website at uscsracing.com and the series Facebook page, or call the series office at 770-865-6097. United Sprint Car Series Marketing Partners are K&N Filters, Engler Machine & Tool, Hoosier Racing Tire, Huggins Cams, Hero Graphics, DMI/Bulldog, J&J Supply of NC, Racing Electronics, JE Pistons, DHR Suspension, Wilwood Disc Brakes, KSE Racing Products, PRO Shocks, Schoenfeld Headers, and Arizona Sport Shirts.4/21

• World of Outlaws)Brady Bacon has Tri-State Speedway figured out. Last year “The Macho Man” finally broke through at the Haubstadt, IN bullring. After countless near misses and cases of heartbreak with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars at Tri-State, he made the elusive trip to Victory Lane for his first Series win in 2023. And he came back for an encore in 2024.World of Outlaws4/21

• High Limit)After waiting 10 races to get his first-career win with Kubota High Limit Racing, Brad Sweet didn't waste any time at all waiting for his second taste of victory with the series. "The Big Cat" knocked the first W out of the way on Friday night at Southern Oklahoma Speedway and then came back 24 hours later to do it again, going back-to-back with a win at Salina Highbanks Speedway on Saturday night. High Limit4/21

• Riverside Int Speedway AR)305 A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 42-Marshall Skinner[1]; 2. 25X-Tyler Whatley[3]; 3. 28-Keith Ainsworth[6]; 4. 2T-Todd Bradford[2]; 5. 23-Ethan Jones[4]; 6. 5L-Dusty Young[5]; 7. (DNF) 4C-Cooper Looney[8]; 8. (DNS) 29R-Corey Ray 4/21

• PASS)Port Royal PA...305 A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 89-Nick Sweigart[6]; 2. 5-Logan Spahr[7]; 3. 67-Ken Duke Jr[2]; 4. 19-Kruz Kepner[4]; 5. 36-Mike Melair[1]; 6. 20-Doug Dodson[8]; 7. 34-Austin Reed[12]; 8. 25-Dustin Young[3]; 9. 29R-Seth Schnoke[16]; 10. 31Z-Zach Rhodes[13]; 11. 19A-Tim Iulg[15]; 12. 98-Croix Beasom[9]; 13. 4W-Kasey Weaver[5]; 14. 52-Jeff Weaver[21]; 15. 17-Owen Dimm[18]; 16. 12-Roger Irvine[11]; 17. 7-Drew Young[22]; 18. 53W-Jimmy White[10]; 19. 5W-Kolby Weaver[19]; 20. 97-Kenny Heffner[25]; 21. 46-Mike Alleman[17]; 22. 11W-Donald Wise[20]; 23. 6X-Bradley Mellott[26]; 24. 88-Fred Arnold[23]; 25. 28R-Jason Roush[24]; 26. 2-Erin Statler[14]; 27. (DNS) 85-Josh Beamer; 28. (DNS) 32B-Ethan Beasom; 29. (DNS) 01-Timmy Bittner; 30. (DNS) 21-Andrew Boyer; 31. (DNS) 7H-Kyle Hart; 32. (DNS) I07-Colton Hoover; 33. (DNS) 1M-Paul Moyer; 34. (DNS) 10-Nathan Pierce; 35. (DNS) 69P-Landon Price; 36. (DNS) 9R-Mariah Romig; 37. (DNS) 35-Buddy Schweibinz; 38. (DNS) 11-Dylan Smith; 39. (DNS) 71-Josh Spicer; 40. (DNS) 80-Dave Wickham 4/21

• Paragon Speedway IN)410 A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 24P-Tye Mihocko[4]; 2. 33-Jake Scott[2]; 3. 75-Cody Trammell[7]; 4. 24M-Hunter Maddox[5]; 5. 8D-Colten Cottle[12]; 6. P8-Andrew Prather[10]; 7. 04-Frankie Guerrini[1]; 8. 22*-Brandon Spencer[6]; 9. 87-Tony Helton[8]; 10. 38P-Seth Parker[13]; 11. 24X-Jake Bland[11]; 12. 16*-Harley Burns[3]; 13. 8-Michael Clark[9]; 14. 22-Colin Parker[19]; 15. 4C-Daylan Chambers[16]; 16. 16-James Boyd[14]; 17. 18C-Cindy Chambers[18]; 18. (DNS) 17-Bryce Andrews; 19. (DNS) 9Z-Zack Pretorius 4/21

• SOS)Merrittville ONT A Feature 1: 1. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[2]; 2. 87-Jason Barney[11]; 3. 15-Ryan Turner[14]; 4. 5-DJ Christie[1]; 5. 71-Mike Bowman[7]; 6. 28-Jordan Poirier[12]; 7. 19-Allan Downey[6]; 8. 94-Todd Hoddick[10]; 9. 12DD-Darren Dryden[9]; 10. 70MM-Dale Curran[17]; 11. 87X-Shone Evans[8]; 12. 68-Aaron Turkey[20]; 13. 9-Liam Martin[3]; 14. 81-Derek Jonathan[22]; 15. (DNF) 88H-Josh Hansen[4]; 16. (DNF) 7NY-Matt Farnham[16]; 17. (DNF) 17-Cory Turner[21]; 18. (DNF) 71B-Brent Begolo[18]; 19. (DNF) 90-Travis Cunningham[15]; 20. (DNF) 7-Eric Gledhill[5]; 21. (DNF) 94X-Scott Hall[23]; 22. (DNF) 77T-Tyeller Powless[13]; 23. (DNF) 11-Jamie Turner[19] 4/21

• URSS)Longdale OK...Mel Hambelton Ford Racing A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 51-Jeremy Campbell[3]; 2. 2-Whit Gastineau[6]; 3. 55-Danny Wood[2]; 4. 33-Koby Walters[1]; 5. 20-Jeremy Huish[8]; 6. 0-Steven Richardson[4]; 7. 16S-Seth Shebester[5]; 8. 16-Conner Thomas[10]; 9. 15-Brody Brown[9]; 10. 22-Justin Chaffin[11]; 11. 8X-Charlee Chaffin[12]; 12. 21X-Taylor Velasquez[7] 4/21

• Lawrenceburg Speedway IN)Kelsey Chevrolet Sprints A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 41L-Ricky Lewis[5]; 2. 76-JJ Hughes[2]; 3. 5-Anton Hernandez[6]; 4. 0G-Kyle Shipley[9]; 5. 32-Garrett Abrams[11]; 6. 1H-Korbyn Hayslett[12]; 7. 06-Rylan Gray[7]; 8. 17-Nick Bilbee[10]; 9. 4J-Shawn Westerfield[4]; 10. 20-Tyler Kendall[8]; 11. 2DI-Dustin Ingle[16]; 12. 5V-Jesse Vermillion[1]; 13. 19-Bryan Brewer[15]; 14. 49-Brian Ruhlman[17]; 15. 73-Blake Vermillion[20]; 16. 21B-Ryan Barr[19]; 17. (DNF) 5J-Joss Moffatt[14]; 18. (DNF) 98-Saban Bibent[3]; 19. (DNF) 5K-Kayla Roell[13]; 20. (DNF) 87-Paul Dues[18] 4/21

• Hagerstown Speedway MD)305...Feature (25 Laps): 1. J9-Jerald Harris[1]; 2. 61-John Scarborough[7]; 3. 16-Jeff Paulson[10]; 4. 78-Dale Schweikert[9]; 5. 44V-Daren Bolac[3]; 6. 1R-Christian Rumsey[12]; 7. 461-Colton Hendershot[13]; 8. 31-Donny Hendershot[6]; 9. 20-Chris Humblet[24]; 10. 47-Ben Miklos[8]; 11. 4S-Mikey Smith[25]; 12. 1NY-Mark Reynolds[15]; 13. 25-Matthew Kline[16]; 14. 10J-Jay Fry[2]; 15. 71-Dylan Shatzer[4]; 16. 6-Caleb Harris[5]; 17. 43-Chris Ware[14]; 18. 20J-James Humblet[23]; 19. 5-Braeden Varner[18]; 20. 21VT-Mia Koponen[20]; 21. 26-Ryan Lynn[11]; 22. R6-Reed Thompson[21]; 23. 98S-Bill Sheehan[17]; 24. (DNS) 99-AJ Barton; 25. (DNS) 21M-Hunter McFadden 4/21

• Farmington Empire Speedway MO)410 Sprints A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 11K-Kasey Burch[3]; 2. 44-Cory Bruns[4]; 3. 31-Zach Daum[7]; 4. 8S-Steve Short[5]; 5. 16G-Scottie Gretzmacher[10]; 6. 1-Trevin Littleton[16]; 7. 79-Gage Montgomery[6]; 8. 72-Kevin Petty[1]; 9. 23-Jeff Asher[13]; 10. 2-Hayden Harvey[18]; 11. 28-Korbin Keith[8]; 12. 29-Kent Buckley[11]; 13. 1JR-Steven Russell[15]; 14. 333-Carl Finder III[9]; 15. 7B-Hunter Barron[14]; 16. 96-Ronnie Hartley Jr[12]; 17. 13J-Jacob Bloodworth[17]; 18. 13-Emylee Yoder[21]; 19. 3S-Robbie Standridge[20]; 20. 3-Howard Moore[2]; 21. 357-Ryan Edwards[19] 4/21

• Deep South Speedway AL)360  Non-Wing A Feature 1: 1. 9-Steve Diamond Jr[2]; 2. 55-Jay Dotson[5]; 3. 12-Blake Bowen[1]; 4. 72-Jacob Myers[3]; 5. 77-Kyle Mabry[8]; 6. 681-Wyatt Andrade[4]; 7. 26-Dustin Mabry[6]; 8. (DNS) 7-Jojo Davis 4/21

• Creek County Speedway OK)305 Sprints A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 42-Grady Mercer[1]; 2. 1-Sean McClelland[3]; 3. 7F-Blake Green[2]; 4. 10R-Ray Brewer[5]; 5. 97-Kevin Cummings[7]; 6. (DNF) 22C-Blake Edwards[6]; 7. (DNF) 22T-Frank Taft[4] 4/21

• IRA)A brisk spring evening set the stage for the Bumper to Bumper IRA Sprints as the series opened their 2024 season at the high banks of Beaver Dam Raceway. The night kicked off with Travis Arenz of Sheboygan, WI taking quick time honors over a 30 car strong field of winged 410 sprint cars, as Mooresville, Indiana’s Zach Hampton set the fastest time but weighed light at the scales after completing his laps. IRA4/21

• BAPS Motor Speedway PA)Meyer's RV Super Sportsman A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 30-Scott Dellinger[10]; 2. 75-Kenny Edkin[7]; 3. 2M-Matt Ondek[9]; 4. 77-Russ Mitten[4]; 5. 35-John Edkin[6]; 6. 222-Jay Fannasy[3]; 7. 00-Troy Rhome[1]; 8. 3B-Mike Enders[18]; 9. 25-Tyler Wolford[5]; 10. 9B-Blake Brooks[2]; 11. 7-Timmie Barrick[12]; 12. 19R-Eric Rutz[20]; 13. 11-Chad Baker[14]; 14. 16-Ryan Rutz[17]; 15. 6S-Shane McConnell[11]; 16. 21R-Jamie Rickert[16]; 17. 38H-Allan Hallman[19]; 18. F14-Jason Fraker[22]; 19. 17S-Cooper Shue[21]; 20. 63-Kevin Gutshall[13]; 21. (DNF) 5D-Luke Deatrick[15]; 22. (DNF) 360-George Riden III[8] 4/21

• SCCT)Aromas driver Justin Sanders raced to his 10th career Sprint Car Challenge Tour victory on Saturday at Merced Speedway, moving into sole possession of second all-time. “I want to thank Dale and Tara Miller for all the support and giving me a great opportunity to drive this race car,” Sanders said in victory lane. “We’ve had a strong start to the season and hopefully we can keep it up as the week’s go on.” Race Results4/21

• Grays Harbor Raceway WA)360 A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 55-Trey Starks[6]; 2. 77-Levi Klatt[1]; 3. 99-Evan Margeson[5]; 4. 5D-Destry Miller[2]; 5. 24-Lane Taylor[10]; 6. 28R-Eric Rockl[7]; 7. 95R-Dan Reynolds[8]; 8. 15-Jeff Dunlap[4]; 9. (DNS) 29K-Levi Kuntz; 10. (DNS) 67X-TJ Hartman 4/21

• Fremont Speedway OH)Cale Thomas could have had two wins in the 2024 racing season but mechanical woes cost him. The Fairland, Indiana driver finally had a race day go his way, claiming the 410 sprint feature win to open the season at Fremont Speedway presented by Gill Construction Saturday, April 20 on Fort Ball Pizza Palace Night.

• Port Royal Speedway PA)410 A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 5-Dylan Cisney[2]; 2. 17B-Steve Buckwalter[4]; 3. 77-Mike Walter[3]; 4. 67-Justin Whittall[8]; 5. 12D-Lance Dewease[11]; 6. 45-Jeff Halligan[9]; 7. 69K-Logan Wagner[16]; 8. M1-Mark Smith[6]; 9. 35-Austin Bishop[7]; 10. 1-Chase Dietz[10]; 11. 55-Mike Wagner[22]; 12. 11T-Mike Thompson[12]; 13. 47K-Kody Lehman[15]; 14. 33H-Derek Hauck[20]; 15. 29-Dan Shetler[13]; 16. 33-Gerard McIntyre Jr[17]; 17. 5D-Jacob Dykstra[18]; 18. 17K-Kyle Keen[14]; 19. 12J-Tyler Esh[24]; 20. 35K-Jake Karklin[5]; 21. 2-AJ Flick[1]; 22. 95-Garrett Bard[23]; 23. 69X-Kassidy Kreitz[21]; 24. 99-Devin Adams[19]; 25. (DNS) 86-Ron Aurand; 26. (DNS) 97-Brie Hershey; 27. (DNS) 10-Jake Waters Central PA4/21

• Lincoln Speedway PA)After a trip to the Midwest and a High Limit Racing feature win in Texas, Anthony Macri made the trip back home for Saturday’s $20,000 to win Weldon Sterner Memorial. The 20th Weldon Sterner Memorial was originally scheduled for the 2023 season and after two rainouts in 2023, the marquee event kicked off the big money races in Central PA for 2024.  Central PA 4/21

• POWRi WAR)Wesley Smith would shine through high side hustling in the Second Annual Rod End Supply Open Wheel Classic presented by Start2Finish feature event at I-70 Speedway with the POWRi WAR Sprint League running in conjunction with the Midwest Wingless Racing Association as well as the Western Iowa Non-Wing Sprints; to notch the season-opening victory.Race Results 4/21

Saturday April 20th 

I tell the kids, somebody's gotta win, somebody's gotta lose. Just don't fight about it. Just try to get better.  Yogi Berra

6:00pm

PRESS....

• Photos)Pit Shots from Lincoln Speedway today are in SpeedShotz 4/20

• USAC)Four months ago, Kody Swanson saw his season and the future of his racing career hang in the balance. A Christmas morning accident at his parents’ home resulted in a severely broken left foot. Multiple surgeries later, the Kingsburg, Calif. native was affixed with a walking boot and a pair of crutches. Throughout the arduous rehabilitation process, Swanson longed for the day that he could return to the USAC Silver Crown National Championship.USAC  4/20

• ASCS)Due to overnight rain showers and more storms forecasted throughout the day, Super Bee Speedway and American Sprint Car Series officials have made the decision to cancel Saturday’s ASCS National Tour program with the interest of driver safety in mind. The event will not be made up. The ASCS National Tour continues with a two-day event at RPM Speedway in Crandall, TX – Friday and Saturday, May 3-4. Tickets will be on sale at the gate on race day. If you can’t be there to watch in person, stream every lap live on DIRTVision. 4/20

• Lincoln Park Speedway IN)Races canceled Saturday 4/20

• Photos)Shots from Lernerville Speedway PA by Paul Arch & Rick Rarer and Paducah KY World of Outlaws by Mark Funderburk are in SpeedShotz 4/20

• Ohio Dirt)Jacob Hord’s 2024 AFCS Preview https://ohiodirt.com/4/20

1:00am

RESULTS....

• ASCS)When Seth Bergman got the call from former ASCS National champion Wayne Johnson to come and drive the TwoC Racing ride, he knew he had to make an impact right away. Consider the impact made. The Snohomish, WA-racer scored the win in the 2024 ASCS National Tour opener at Super Bee Speedway Friday night, leading all but one lap en route to his 19th career National Tour victory in his first start with the Oklahoma-based team.ASCS 4/20

• USCS)The 2023 Daytona 500 Champion Ricky Stenhouse Jr. of Olive Branch, MS won the 25-lap Feature Race on opening night of the Alabama Gang Classic for the United Sprint Car Series Presented By K&N Filters on Friday night at Talladega Short Track. Stenhouse began his Sprint Car career 20 years ago with USCS before moving up to NASCAR. USCS 4/19

• Ocean Speedway CA)Tanner Carrick made the trip down from Lincoln pay off for the second consecutive Friday, as he claimed victory over a fast-closing Dominic Gorden in the 30-lap Ocean Sprints presented by Taco Bravo finale.  4/19

• Electric City Speedway MO)Non-Winged Sprints A Feature 1: 1. 4-Braydon Cromwell[4]; 2. 11W-Wyatt Burks[2]; 3. 28-Kory Schudy[5]; 4. 15E-Dakota Earls[7]; 5. 26-Zachary Clark[9]; 6. 93W-Taylor Walton[6]; 7. 93-Ralph Parkinson Jr[13]; 8. 88G-Garrett Hulsey[12]; 9. 2-Wesley Smith[15]; 10. 65W-Chad Winfrey[8]; 11. 21M-Michael Moore[14]; 12. 9-Chad Goff[10]; 13. 27J-Justin Johnson[19]; 14. 2H-Luke Howard[3]; 15. 03-Tyler Burton[17]; 16. 21K-Kobe Simpson[1]; 17. 13-Chase Howard[11]; 18. 7X-Lance Silvers[20]; 19. 97-Cam Schafer[16]; 20. 41-Brad Wyatt[18] 4/19

• Enid Speedway OK)305...Mel Hambelton Ford Racing A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 0-Steven Richardson[4]; 2. 21X-Taylor Velasquez[1]; 3. 28-Joe Wood Jr[5]; 4. 8X-Alex VanderVoort[16]; 5. 16-Conner Thomas[17]; 6. 911-Ty Williams[10]; 7. 97-Brian Herbert[3]; 8. 22-Justin Chaffin[12]; 9. 55W-Danny Wood[14]; 10. 21-Brandon Jennings[9]; 11. 20-Jeremy Huish[8]; 12. 6-Kaden Taylor[6]; 13. 2-Whit Gastineau[7]; 14. 58-Philip Fessler[11]; 15. 17X-Jake Martens[2]; 16. (DNS) 15-Brody Brown; 17. (DNS) 33-Koby Walters 4/19

Friday April 19th 

I will never be satisfied. Life is one constant search for the betterment for me.  Jayne Mansfield

11:45pm

RESULTS....

• Moler Raceway Park OH)USAC Midwest Thunder Midgets A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 35M-Bryce Massingill[1]; 2. 74H-Luke Hall[13]; 3. 34M-Tate Martz[4]; 4. 63C-Cale Coons[6]; 5. 44JB-Jakeb Boxell[12]; 6. 5L-Matt Lux[8]; 7. 36-Ian Creager[16]; 8. 21R-Kayla Roell[11]; 9. 16Y-Josh Yenser[3]; 10. 32K-Tyler Kalb[5]; 11. 11L-Ryan Fleming[15]; 12. 10-Chett Gehrke[7]; 13. 7M-Cole Morgan[19]; 14. 55S-Brayden Schwartz[18]; 15. 21G-Jimmy Guidry[21]; 16. 71B-Stratton Briggs[10]; 17. 22-gunner Lucius[9]; 18. 0H-Bryce Dues[22]; 19. 49P-Carl Peterson IV[14]; 20. 10N-Tyler Nelson[2]; 21. 55-Page Perrine[20]; 22. (DNS) 18W-Zach Wigal; 23. (DNS) 5J-Jody Paul 4/19

• Knoxville Raceway IA)Fifty-two cars participated in Friday’s practice at the Knoxville Raceway. The quickest lap of the night unofficially went to Kelby Watt at 14.986 seconds on the half-mile in the 410’s. Cam Martin unofficially led the 360’s with a lap of 15.816 seconds. The Pro Sprints were led unofficially by Chase Young with lap of 17.358 seconds. Friday’s participants...BillW's Knoxville News 4/19

• World of Outlaws)The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree in the Haudenschild family. Almost 14 years to the date that Jac Haudenschild drove to the win at Kentucky’s Paducah International Raceway, his son – Sheldon Haudenschild – put together a very similar race to make his own trip to Victory Lane. Back in 2010, Jac slipped by Jason Sides exiting Turn 4 on the opening lap and led the entire distance for the win. On Friday night, Sheldon blasted by Bill Balog in Turn 4 on Lap 2 and controlled the remainder of the race to triumph with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars. In Haudenschild fashion, neither shied from Paducah’s intimidating topside on their path to victory.World of Outlaws 4/19

• Lernerville Speedway PA)Peoples Natural Gas A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 22-Brandon Spithaler[4]; 2. 2F-AJ Flick[13]; 3. 32-Dale Blaney[7]; 4. 35-Jared Zimbardi[2]; 5. 20B-Cody Bova[1]; 6. 08-Danny Kuriger[6]; 7. 2-Ricky Peterson[9]; 8. 11-Carl Bowser[8]; 9. 43JR-Blaze Myers[3]; 10. 13-Brandon Matus[16]; 11. 46-Michael Bauer[10]; 12. 79W-Will Fleming[14]; 13. 3J-Jacob Begenwald[19]; 14. 35W-Jeremy Weaver[11]; 15. 33-Brent Matus[15]; 16. 3-John Jerich[20]; 17. 6-Bob Felmlee[17]; 18. 7NY-Matt Farnham[5]; 19. 44-Pete Landram[12]; 20. 55*-Matt Sherlock[18] 4/19

• Circle City Raceway IN)A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 12-Robert Ballou[2]; 2. 76-JJ Hughes[1]; 3. 20-Tyler Kendall[4]; 4. 06-Rylan Gray[11]; 5. 04-Frank Guerrini[3]; 6. 9Z-Zack Pretorius[5]; 7. 33-Jake Scott[13]; 8. 0G-Kyle Shipley[10]; 9. 16-Harley Burns[8]; 10. 00G-Collin Grissom[7]; 11. 28-Brandon Mattox[17]; 12. 24M-Hunter Maddox[6]; 13. 21-Wes Pinkerton[12]; 14. 41A-Owen Barr[21]; 15. 4C-Daylan Chambers[19]; 16. 87-Tony Helton[15]; 17. 17-Bryce Andrews[18]; 18. 39-Matt Goodnight[14]; 19. 16K-Andrew Prather[9]; 20. 32-Garrett Abrams[16]; 21. 41-Ricky Lewis[20]; 22. 18S-Aidan Salisbury[23]; 23. 00-Austin Cory[22]; 24. (DNS) 5W-Kyle Willis; 25. (DNS) 18-Dave Osborn 4/19

• High Limit)In his 10th start with Kubota High Limit Racing, Brad Sweet finally broke through with the series and won Friday's stop at Southern Oklahoma Speedway to get his first-career win worth $12,000. "The Big Cat" started third in the 30-lap A-Main and followed pole sitter Spencer Bayston for the opening five laps before the first restart allowed the Grass Valley, CA native a chance to take the lead on Lap 6. Once around Bayston, the Kasey Kahne Racing, NAPA Auto Parts #49 set sail and cruised to the win after battling lap traffic and overcoming a green-white-checkered.  4/19

9:00pm

PRESS....

• BOSS)Tomorrow’s race (Saturday 4/20)  has been moved to Lawrenceburg Speedway! We are thankful to Shane and his team for taking on a last minute show for us with our Atomic cancellation. See you tomorrow night at The Burg! 4/19

• IRA)IT'S GO TIME! The Bumper To Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series is going green for the first time in 2024 tomorrow, Saturday April 20th, at the Beaver Dam Raceway. Our IRA 410 winged sprints, plus Dirt King Late Models, and Badger Midgets in a big Triple Crown show. Come on out and support Wisconsin racing. NOTE, start times are being moved up. Pits open ay noon, IRA Driver's Meeting at 3:15, Engine Heat 3:45, Hot Laps at 4:00. 4/19

• Ashton Torgerson)First wins are memorable. Especially when they make a statement like the one Ashton Torgerson’s did. In only his ninth career start, the 17-year-old from Glendale, AZ, scored his first career Feature win with the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota last Saturday at Farmer City Raceway. A performance that displayed the progress he’s made only one month into his rookie season on the national Midget scene, Torgerson led all but one lap and held off Keith Kunz Motorsports (KKM) teammates Cannon McIntosh and Ryan Timms to capture the checkered flag. Press Releases 4/19

• GLSS)Races Canceled Saturday at Crystal Motor Speedway MI 4/19

• Michaels Mercer Raceway PA)Saturday 4/20 races canceled 4/19

• IMCA)IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars – 1. Corby Scherb, Decatur, Texas, and Rod Craddock, Alvin, Texas, both 167; 3. Cody Price, Princeton, Texas, 149; 4. Chad Wilson, North Richland Hills, Texas, Daniel "D.J." Estes Jr., Fort Worth, Texas, and Dillan Baldwin, Taylorsville, Ky., each 139; 7. Herbert Wood, Kennedale, Texas, 135; 8. Trey Schmidt, Conroe, Texas, 119; 9. Claud Estes, Godley, Texas, and Buddy Schweibinz, Petersburg, N.J., both 118Press Releases 4/19

• Column)Danny Burton has Chapter 76: Wild and Crazy of his story about a racer.Hoosier Race Report 4/19

• Knoxville Raceway IA)Due to cold temperatures, the Pella Motors / Kraig Ford Season Opener scheduled for Knoxville Raceway on Saturday, April 20 has been canceled. Scheduled practice for Friday, April 19 will commence, with the pit gate opening at 3 p.m. and practice scheduled from 6-8 p.m. Join us next weekend for the Premier Chevy Dealers Clash featuring the NOS Energy Drink World of Outlaws sprint cars April 26 and 27. On Friday, April 26, the Pro Sprints will also be competing, and Saturday, April 27 the 360 sprint class will be on the card.4/19

• JJ Hickle)Sandvig Motorsports is set to embark on the 2024 racing season with JJ Hickle behind the wheel of their 410 Sprint Car this weekend at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa. If Mother Nature plays nicely, Hickle will take part in a test and tune session on Friday at ‘The Sprint Car Capital of the World’, before kicking off the season on Saturday as part of their 71st Annual Pella Motors/Kraig Ford Season Opener. Press Releases 4/19

1:00pm

PRESS....

• Atomic Speedway OH)Canceled Saturday 4/20 BOSS and 305 sprints. 4/19

• Knoxville Raceway IA)Season opener Saturday April 20th is canceled due to low temperatures. 4/19

• Bloomngton Speedway IN)Rained out Friday 4/19

• Williams Grove Speedway PA)The April 19 racing program at Williams Grove Speedway has been cancelled due to rain showers and inclement weather. Williams Grove Speedway returns to action on Friday, April 26 with the first Yellow Breeches 500 race of the season for the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars. Central PA 4/19

• Attica Raceway Park OH)Due to already saturated grounds, lingering morning showers, and the cooler temperatures, we are forced to cancel tonight’s (April 19) racing. This event will not be made up, and we will see you all next Friday night!4/19

• GLSS)Rained out at I-96 Speedway M Friday 4/19

• Jacksonvlle Speedway IL)Rained out Friday 4/19

• USAC)The new USAC Silver Crown season brings new life, new machinery, new driver/team combinations and a breath of fresh air spiked with methanol. Just the way we like it. With 23 entries set for this Saturday’s 11th running of the Hemelgarn Racing/Super Fitness Rollie Beale Classic Fueled by Marco’s Pizza on April 20 at Ohio’s Toledo Speedway, it’s what we’ve waited these past six months for. While we’ve waited patiently since last October, the half-mile of Ohio’s Toledo Speedway has been lying in wait just the same, ready to spring into action the only way we know how – for 100 laps at more than 120 miles per hour. USAC 4/19

• ASCS)Venturing out of northern Colorado, Bryan and Austyn Gossel will take on the American Sprint Car Series National Tour for the first time in 2024. The second father/son duo to attempt the National Tour in the same season, Tim and Landon Crawley were the first to do so in 2022. ASCS 4/19

• ASCS)A name that has become synonymous with the American Sprint Car Series, Oklahoma’s Matt Covington will return for his 12th overall season chasing the National Tour. ASCS 4/19

• Wayne Johnson)We would like to welcome Seth Bergman to the TwoC Racing team! Seth will be filling in for Wayne while he recovers from injures sustained last weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. We will be in action at Super Bee Speedway in Chatham, LA with the ASCS this weekend! 4/19

• NARC)The Northern Auto Racing Club (NARC) sprint cars announced the postponement of the April 27th race scheduled at the Stockton Dirt Track. The race is rescheduled for Sunday, May 19th, as part of a two-day NARC sprint car doubleheader weekend that includes the Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare (May 18th.) The Stockton event will become a twilight show with qualifying taking place around 4:00 p.m. Also on the card is BCRA midgets. Due to a tight turnaround time between other events taking place at the fairgrounds, promoter Tony Noceti is unable to complete the track improvements he promised after the NARC season opener. “After the April 6th show, I was provided with several suggestions on how to improve the new layout and I committed to getting those completed,” said Noceti. “These will help promote better racing, improve safety, and a better overall flow to the event. I need all of them completed before we race again.” The next event on the NARC schedule is the Chris & Brian Faria Memorial at the Tulare Thunderbowl on May 4th.4/19

• FloRacing)A look at the list of entries for Friday's Kubota High Limit Racing event at Southern Oklahoma Speedway.https://www.floracing.com/4/19

• Kyle Reinhardt)Kyle Reinhardt rolled into BAPS Motor Speedway Sunday afternoon aiming to continue the trend he set there in 2023 when he notched six top-ten finishes, including one victory, in his first eight appearances of that season at the York Haven, PA oval. Press Releases 4/19

Thursday April 18th 

Lost causes are the only ones worth fighting for. Clarence Darrow

12:30pm

PRESS....

• IRA)Unfortunately all racing activities at MTS for April 19th are postponed. With rain that we have already received, forecasted rain for today and tomorrow, plus cool temps forecasted for Friday, it is not a favorable setup for a successful event. The Bumper to Bumper IRA Sprints 410 Spring Sizzler presented by Kickass Beef Jerky has been rescheduled for Friday, September 27th. The Saturday portion at Beaver Dam Raceway is still on. We hope to see everyone out there on Saturday!4/18

• ASCS)The American Sprint Car Series National Tour officially begins its new chapter under the World Racing Group banner at Super Bee Speedway in Chatham, LA, April 19-20. Featuring the best Sprint Car drivers in the region, the two-day event will see the National championship return to the 1/4-mile track for the first time since 2012. It’ll also be the season-opener for the ASCS Gulf South Region and the continuation of the 2024 season for the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints. ASCS 4/18

• Derek Hagar)Derek Hagar is working to improve the Paul Hart No. 44 sprint car on heavy track conditions. Hagar was hampered by a mechanical struggle last weekend during the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series Spring Classic hosted by Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55. Press Releases 4/18

• Thunder On The Hill)The Big Deal, the real deal is fast approaching and the one-third mile High Bank Grandview Speedway is ready. With two events already taking place at Grandview, excellent track conditions, great car counts and strong fan turnout has set the stage for Tuesday night, May 28. Central PA 4/18

• PASS)The River Valley Builders PA Sprint Series batting average has dropped to .333 after a second postponement in three 2024 tries, so it’s up to Port Royal Speedway to successfully negotiate with Mother Nature and get things back on track this Saturday night, when the PASS teams are set to join 410 sprints and super late models for a sure-to-be-wild, hope-to-be-dry show. Press Releases 4/18

• Kyle Keen)Kyle Keen has just begun his 410 sprint car career but if Sunday’s race at BAPS Motor Speedway is any indication, the learning curve may not be as long as you might expect for the Carlisle, Pennsylvania native.Press Releases 4/18

• Matt Covington)After making it home from a stretch of racing with the Outlaws, Matt Covington and the team prepare for Super Bee Speedway to finally kick off the ASCS National Tour with the World Racing Group. Covington is coming off a tough learning curve after taking advantage of a break in his 360 schedule to run with the Outlaws, allowing for some valuable seat time in the 410. Press Releases 4/18

• Jordon Mallett)This year has brought new life into Jordon Mallett's world. Mallett, who is coming off a strong season when he earned a career-best third-place finish in the ASCS National Tour championship standings, is shifting the racing plan this season as he and his wife, Madison, welcomed a daughter in late March. Press Releases 4/18

• Brad Doty Classic)As tradition has it, the 36th Annual Ohio Logistics Brad Doty Classic presented by dac® Pet Products is sure to attract the nation’s finest, all battling for an opportunity to not only take home the coveted Brad Doty Classic championship helmet and trophy, but a $15,000 payday - the richest award of the season at Attica Raceway Park.Press Releases 4/18

• High Limit)Rico Abreu, Corey Day, Brad Sweet, Tyler Courtney, Jacob Allen, and the rest of the High Rollers are heading to Ardmore's Southern Oklahoma Speedway this Friday, April 19. Who will claim the $12,000 to win event? Can 18-year-old Corey Day make it three wins in-a-row? Find out at the High Limit Hustle at Southern Oklahoma Speedway, or catch the Kubota High Limit Racing sprint cars Live on FloRacing.High Limit 4/18

• Devon Borden)Kyle Magda has an interview with Devon Borden Here. 4/18

Wednesday April 17th 

My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate.  Thornton Wilder

12:00pm

PRESS....

• ASCS)Another ASCS Sooner Region regular will move to the National Tour in 2024, as Oklahoma’s Hank Davis joins the rapidly expanding Rookie of the Year class with the American Sprint Car Series. ASCS 4/17

• ASCS)Zach Blurton will live out a longtime dream this year, taking his talent on the road full-time with the American Sprint Car Series National Tour for the first time. The Kansas shoe will join the stout field of first-time contenders chasing the ASCS Rookie of the Year title. ASCS 4/17

• ASCS)Starting at Super Bee Speedway this weekend, the American Sprint Car Series National Tour will utilize a new nightly format. “We’re moving in the direction we feel best for the series and its drivers,” said ASCS competition/technical director Cody Cordell. “We’re excited for a little change and looking forward to the next chapter of the American Sprint Car Series.” ASCS 4/17

• World of Outlaws)The only 2024 trips to Kentucky and Indiana are up next for the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars. First up is a Friday, April 19, visit to Kentucky’s Paducah International Raceway to bring The Greatest Show on Dirt back to the “Bluegrass State” for the first time in 12 years.World of Outlaws 4/17

• DirtTrackR Daily)Todays DirtTrackR Dailydirtrackr.com 4/17

• Paul Nienhiser)Saturday night at 34 Raceway, Paul Nienhiser brought his 2024 season to life as he piloted Scott Bonar’s No. 50 entry to a win with the Sprint Invaders. “We didn’t get off to a great start, as we struggled in hot laps and I didn’t feel very good,” Paul Nienhiser said. “Scott and I have some great chemistry after a racing the last few years together, and we made all the right changes for the rest of the night.” Press Releases 4/17

• Joel Myers Jr)Getting one final race in for his current New Zealand season, Joel Myers Jr made the most of it as he powered his Daniel Anderson Racing No. 1NZ entry to a win at the New Zealand Gold Cup to net the $23,000Top Prize and close out a memorable season. Press Releases 4/17

• Travis Arenz)In his first full season of competition with the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series, Travis Arenz wasted no time entrenching himself among the top competitors in the series throughout a highly successful 2023 rookie campaign. Press Releases 4/17

• Tony Jackson)Tony Jackson and Scott Hess Racing continued to make strides in the 410 Sprint Car ranks as the Newville, PA native brought home a career-best 16th-place finish on Sunday at BAPS Motor Speedway. Jackson and Hess initially planned to compete in three consecutive nights of racing in the 410 Sprint Car ranks, but rain again reared its ugly head and canceled planned action at Williams Grove on Friday and Lincoln Speedway on Saturday. Press Releases 4/17

• Port Royal Speedway PA)Lynn Paxton, a legend in the world of sprint car racing, is set to grace the grounds of Port Royal Speedway on April 27th for a special occasion. Not only can fans can look forward to the $15,000 to win Weikert Livestock 410 sprint car event presented by Valley Supply, but they will also have the opportunity to purchase Paxton's book "My Way," and get a signed copy from the man himself. Central PA 4/17

Tuesday April 16th 

I'm not afraid of dying I just don't want to be there when it happens.  Spike Milligan

11:45pm

RESULTS....

• High Limit)With a different design and a new sponsor at a never-before-seen track, Corey Day still did what Corey Day does on Tuesday night at Red Dirt Raceway - he even made a lucky fan $3,500 richer in the process. Kicking off the Midweek Money Series in spectacular fashion, the 18-year-old Clovis, CA native drove from 7th-to-1st at the Meeker, Oklahoma bullring - passing Tyler Courtney on Lap 20 and then riding the cushion to perfection as he drove off for the win.High Limit  4/16

2:00pm

PRESS....

• Scotty Thiel)It’s been an up and down season for “Big Wheel” Scotty Thiel, but in some respect, the season is just getting started, as the IRA Outlaw Sprint Series is set to begin their 2024 campaign with a Wisconsin doubleheader on Friday and Saturday, April 19-20. Press Releases 4/16

• Trey Starks)Trey Starks has anticipated the start of the 2024 racing season following two of the most successful years of his sprint car career. Starks will start this season on Saturday at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Wash., where he earned a podium result during all three 360ci winged sprint car starts last year. Starks was victorious during the Prelude to the World of Outlaws, giving him at least one victory at the track each of the last three years. In fact, Starks has scored eight wins at Grays Harbor Raceway during that span. Press Releases 4/16

• Column)Pat & Bruce Eckel have their column from Saturday night at Lawrenceburg Speedway where Kevin Thomas Jr scored his first win in the Rock Steady #3R in his seventh time out & also his first USAC National sprint car win in almost 19 months turning back Brady Bacon and Logan Seavey. On Sunday afternoon we ventured to the Anderson Speedway for the Glen Neibel Classic with Dakoda Armstrong make a two for one pass in lap traffic on the backstretch on lap 34 to take the lead and scoring his second straight 500 Sprint Tour win over Kody Swanson and Caleb Armstrong.A Typical Weekend  4/16

• Ohio Dirt)Mother nature tried her darndest, even winning night one of the Core & Main Spring Nationals, but the green flag flew on Saturday night as the 410’s battled for $6,000 to win, and the 305’s vied for a $1,200 payday. Cap Henry would find himself in victory lane for the 410’s, and Jimmy McGrath Jr. would win his first career race in the 305 division. Some other noteworthy things include:  ohiodirt.com/ 4/16

• ASCS)Adding another name to the 2024 American Sprint Car Series rookie class, 23-year-old Bradley Fezard will make his first jump to the National Tour. He’ll continue to pilot the V&H Fresh No. 938 for Vince and Mary Rosa after several years of success with the team. ASCS 4/16

• ASCS WP)With bitter cold temperatures in the North Platte, Neb. area, coupled with a forecast calling for rain and snow this weekend, ASCS Western Plains Region and Lincoln County Raceway officials have agreed to cancel this weekend’s event. Officials are currently looking for a date to possibly reschedule. Updates will be posted when confirmed. The next ASCS Western Plains Region event is Saturday, May 11, at El Paso County Raceway. The ASCS Western Plains Region is under the direction of Joe Bellm with BST Promotions and can be reached at (720) 404-0400.4/16

• Sexton Gatlin Racing)After four rounds of the 2024 Avanti Windows and Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series, the father and son team of Brent and Grant Sexton are tied for 15th place in the championship standings. In the always fun world of Sexton Gatlin Racing, Brent, who owns both of the cars he and Grant drive, is tied with himself for 12th in the car owner standings. Up next in the series will be an April 27th date at Perris Auto Speedway.Press Releases 4/16

• John Egan)A second-place finish in the final NSW Wingless Sprint Series round at Goulburn Speedway recently was a pleasing way for John Egan and his team to clinch the NSW Series point standings. Heading into the final NSW Country Series round, which for this season doubled as the NSW Club Championship, as the point standings leader, Egan was aiming to finish on a strong note to seal his points fate, and that’s exactly what he managed to do by scoring the fifth podium finish of his 2023-24 season campaign.

• SCCT)Merced Speedway has rapidly become one of the more popular tracks in the Golden State and this Saturday the Sprint Car Challenge Tour ventures to its high banks for a can’t miss night of racing. The Merced bullring happens to be one of the more centrally located tracks in California, which should make for a solid field of cars from throughout the Northern and Central part of our state. The always action-packed quarter mile lies one hour and 45 minutes from Sacramento and just under an hour from Fresno. Press Releases 4/16

• USAC)At the beginning of 2024, all of Trey Osborne’s plans for the season were seemingly laid out with full-time rides in both the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car and Silver Crown divisions. However, by mid-February, he practically had to restart much of it all from scratch. Osborne was injured during a flip over the turn three wall during a USAC Sprint Car feature event at Florida’s Ocala Speedway, which resulted in its share of pain and physical damage. After inventory was taken, it was discovered that Osborne had broken one vertebra in his back, endured a compression fracture in two more vertebrae and knocked the top off a fourth vertebra.USAC 4/16

• USAC)Twenty-three USAC Silver Crown drivers and teams are entered for the running of the Hemelgarn Racing/Super Fitness Rollie Beale Classic Fueled by Marco’s Pizza on Saturday, April 20, at Ohio’s Toledo Speedway. All three past USAC Silver Crown winners at Toledo will be in the field for Saturday’s season opener for the champ cars at the half-mile paved oval. USAC 4/16

• Dominc Scelzi)Dominic Scelzi returns to the Midwest this week. The action begins on Tuesday at Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., during the Red Dirt Rumble with the Kubota High Limit Racing series. He's made one start at the track in 2020 during an All Star Circuit of Champions event. Press Releases 4/16

• High Limit)The last time the 410 sprint cars invaded Meeker, Oklahoma's Red Dirt Raceway, it was described as one of the most exciting races of all time! Kubota High Limit Racing and Red Dirt Raceway are ready to up the ante with the $20,000 to win Midweek Money Series kick off. NASCAR star Kyle Larson will "rumble" with High Rollers Rico Abreu, Tyler Courtney, Jacob Allen, Corey Day, and more. Everything You Need to Know Before Heading to the Track: High Limit 4/16

• Brian Brown)Things were on pace to be great for Brian Brown and Brian Brown Racing at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, and despite a sound preliminary effort that saw the Higginsville, Missouri, native record the third-fastest qualifying time and win his respective High Limit Racing heat race, things went sour quicker than expected. Tough track conditions resulting in limited visibility, as well as mud-packed wheels, forced Brown to retire early; he was scored 22nd after starting eighth.Press Releases 4/16

• Port Royal Speedway PA)Mark your calendars for an adrenaline-fueled evening at Port Royal Speedway on April 20th, 2024! As the racing season kicks into high gear, Port Royal Speedway is thrilled to host its upcoming race night featuring Weikert Livestock 410 Sprint Cars, Selinsgrove Ford Super Late Models, and Penns Valley Meat Market PA Sprint Series 305 Sprint Cars. Central PA 4/16

Monday April 15th 

The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.  Leonardo da Vinci

8:00pm

PRESS....

• Photos)Shots from BAPS Motor Speedway by Steve Koletar are in SpeedShotz 4/15

• New England Racers Reunion)The annual New England Racers Reunion presented by Autopac Gallery is set to feature a variety of race cars and race motorcycles for outdoor display at the New England Racing Museum (922 NH Route 106, Loudon, NH) on Saturday May 4th. The event will showcase racing exhibits from the Ron Bouchard Museum, Fred Harbach Mobile Museum, Ollie Silva Mobile Museum and the Maine Vintage Race Car Association. ACOT, STAR and NEAR will have car corrals. New for this year will be a historic drag racing cackle. The event is the season opening fundraiser for the nonprofit museum.Press Releases 4/15

• ASCS)Kansas native Jordan Knight is joining the American Sprint Car Series National Tour full-time in 2024 with the Danny King-owned No. 88 – a car synonymous with racing around the Midwest. ASCS 4/15

• Frontrow Challenge)For the past 28 years, the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, IA has played host to one of the most anticipated events of the year; the Sage Fruit Front Row Challenge pres. by Your Life Iowa. Off and running again in 2024, the 29th installment of the event will go down on August 5th and if you attended last year’s event TODAY is the last day to renew your reserved seats. Press Releases 4/15

• Port Royal Speedway PA)Port Royal Speedway would like to welcome and introduce Reverend Doug Mellott as the official chaplain of the race track for the 2024 season. Mellott is a resident of East Salem Pennsylvania just a little over 15 minutes away from the speedway where he serves the East Salem Community Church and Otterbein Global Methodist Church as well as he is the Emergency Chaplain with the Delaware Township Fire Company of East Salem. He graduated from Penn State University in 2018 and in 2020 graduated from the United Theological Seminar of Dayton, Ohio. He also is a United States Army veteran. Mellott is a lover of all things racing, enjoys spending time with his family and friends, is a volunteer with the local fire company and will follow God's calling wherever it leads him. The Speed Palace is proud to have Reverend Doug Mellott onboard for the 2024 season and keeping the Lord at the center of all activities at Port Royal Speedway not just for 2024 but at all times.4/15

• Tanner Carrick)With more wet weather drenching Northern and Central California over the weekend, Friday night Ocean Speedway was finally able to bring their 2024 season to life and in the end it was Tanner Carrick scoring the feature event win at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds facility. Press Releases 4/15

• Ashton Torgerson)With each and every event he runs with Keith Kunz Motorsports, Ashton Torgerson gets more comfortable and gains more confidence. This past weekend at Farmer City Raceway it was very apparent as Torgerson ran second during Friday night’s opener, and backed it up with his first career series win on Saturday. Press Releases 4/15

• Kaleb Johnson)Kaleb Johnson captured a top-10 result during his season opener last Saturday at 34 Raceway. "The main thing was to knock the rust off and get some laps and start feeling comfortable again," he said. Press Releases 4/15

• Tim Estenson)Tim Estenson kicks off the 2024 racing season this weekend with a Wisconsin doubleheader. Estenson will join the Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series on Friday at Mississippi Thunder Speedway in Fountain City during the IRA 410 Spring Sizzler presented by Kickass Beef Jerky as well as Saturday at Beaver Dam Raceway in Beaver Dam during The Spring Trifecta. Press Releases 4/15

• David Gravel)Big Game Motorsports driver David Gravel added to his lead in the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series championship standings following a second straight winning weekend. Gravel won the opening round of the Spring Classic on Friday before placing fourth on Saturday at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55. He currently leads the World of Outlaws standings by 48 points. Press Releases 4/15

12:50pm

PRESS....

• J&S Classics Central PA Sprint Cars Presented by Hoseheads were once again rained out at Williams Grove Speedway Friday night. With wet windy weather  Lincoln Speedway also cancelled their Saturday show. Port Royal Speedway beat the weather Saturday, with Devon Borden passing race leader Danny Dietrich on the last lap for his first win of the year. On Sunday BAPS Motor Speedway had their 2nd point series show of 2024 with 43 cars in the pits. Danny Dietrich came out with the win right before a storm blew through and canceled the rest of the show. It was Danny's 3rd win of the year.J&S Classics Central PA Sprints 4/15

• Kody Swanson)Doran Binks Racing and driver Kody Swanson got the 2024 season off to a great start Sunday afternoon when Swanson was the fastest qualifier in the Mission Foods/Glenn Farms No. 77, led a third of the 100-lap Glen Niebel Classic, and finished a solid second in the 500 Sprint Car Tour season opener at Anderson Speedway. Press Releases 4/15

• Bridgeport Motorsports Park NJ)It’s only April, but it’s never too early to plan ahead, as Bridgeport Motorsports Park, known to most in the open wheel world as the “Kingdom of Speed,” is happy to announce their season-ending Dirty Jersey Finale, which will headline the Swedesboro, New Jersey, oval on Friday and Saturday, November 1-2. Press Releases 4/15

• Cory Eliason)It was a trying weekend in the Lone Star State for Cory Eliason and Ridge & Sons Racing (RSR), ultimately concluding the two-race High Limit Racing swing with one top-ten appearance, doing so at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, on Saturday, April 13. Eliason, now with six top-ten performances thus far in 2024, commenced action from 11th on the grid, securing his A-Main starting position via runner-up finish during heat race competition. Press Releases 4/15

• Brock Zearfoss)An elbows-up doubleheader at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in Pevely, Missouri, produced another stat-filled effort for Brock Zearfoss and Brock Zearfoss Racing, ultimately securing their fourth top-ten finish of the season Friday night with a hard-fought rally from midpack. The “Jonestown Jet” secured his A-Main starting position via fourth-place finish during heat race competition. Press Releases 4/15

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• Danny Dietrich)It was one spot short of a weekend sweep for “Double-D” Danny Dietrich and Gary Kauffman Racing, commencing their three-race turned two-race weekend with a runner-up performance at Port Royal Speedway on Saturday, April 13, followed by a victory at BAPS Motor Speedway on Sunday, April 14. Press Releases 4/15

• Matt Westfall)It was a challenging night in the Hoosier State for Matt Westfall and Ray Marshall Motorsports, but despite the team’s overall outcome being less than a top-ten, there were plenty of positives to document, eventually concluding Lawrenceburg Speedway’s Justin Owen Memorial with a 13th-place finish, commencing the 30-lapper from the exact same position. Press Releases 4/15

• Greg Wilson)In all, it was a sound night in the Buckeye State for Greg Wilson and Greg Wilson Racing, not only concluding Attica Raceway Park’s one-night Spring Nationals program with a podium outcome, but perfecting a solid charge in the process. Wilson, ace of his own Hercules Tires, Ohio Logistics Warehousing & Transportation, DNC Hydraulics, No. W20 sprint car, finished third in the $6,000-to-win 40-lapper, commencing the April 13 program from the outside of row four. Press Releases 4/15

• JJ Loss)The competition was stout Sunday evening at BAPS Motor Speedway in York Haven, Pennsylvania, and despite the loaded field cresting the 40-car mark, Hanover’s own JJ Loss and JKL Racing held their own, racing on to not only qualify for the evening’s $5,000-to-win main event, but scoring a heat race victory in the process. “The Boss” would go on to start BAPS’ main event from the outside of row two. Press Releases 4/15

• Aaron Reutzel)Despite Friday’s appearance at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in Pevely, Missouri, ultimately cut short, pulling to a stop while battling within the top-ten, “A-Aron” Aaron Reutzel and Ridge & Sons Racing (RSR) certainly made up for the issue on Saturday, April 13, concluding the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series-sanctioned Spring Classic with a top-ten outcome, rallying from deep within the field to do so. Press Releases 4/15

• Bohud Racing)HEADING into their 2023-24 season, the Bohud Racing team had their plans turned upside down, due to their local speedway track in Sydney grinding to a halt; however, despite this, they pushed on and committed to hitting the road to compete at Toowoomba Hi-Tec Oils Speedway in Queensland and were recently rewarded for their efforts throughout the season with a second-place finish in the Ultimate Sprintcar Championship final point standings. Press Releases 4/15

• Braden Chiaramonte)Rising Southern California star Braden Chiaramonte made the long trek north for last week’s Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour “Asparagus Cup” at the newly configured Stockton Dirt Track. The young driver transferred directly from his heat race into the main event and finished 14th after having to restart at the back early in the going. Press Releases 4/15

• Chase Randall)Despite Friday’s appearance at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in Pevely, Missouri, ending short of their end goal, ultimately failing to qualify for the Spring Classic opener with the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series, Chase Randall and TKS Motorsports rebounded in one the best ways possible and eventually concluded the weekend with a top-ten outcome, rallying from deep to do so. The top-ten was the team’s second of the season, earning their first in another Outlaws charge at US 36 Raceway is Osborn, Missouri, on Friday, April 5.Press Releases 4/15

• Donny Schatz)Ten-time World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series champion, Donny Schatz, put on a show Saturday night at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in Pevely, Missouri, not only conquering the Show-Me State highbanks for a $12,000 payday, but accomplishing said feat in convincing fashion, taking command on lap 11 before stretching his legs to a near-six-second advantage over early race leader, Bill Balog. Lemoore, California’s Carson Macedo would eventually take over the runner-up spot and shrink Schatz’ command, but the damage was already done, as Schatz was well on his way to secure his 313th World of Outlaws triumph - his third at I-55.Press Releases 4/15

• ASCS)Brandon Anderson will return to the American Sprint Car Series National Tour for his third consecutive season, piloting his family’s Permastone Countertop Solutions No. 55B. Anderson finished fifth in Series points last year after a career-best season with seven top-five finishes and 21 top 10s. ASCS 4/15

• ASCS)Oklahoma’s Terry Easum is the latest to join the stout field of Rookie of the Year contenders with the American Sprint Car Series National Tour in 2024. ASCS 4/15

• ASCS Elite)With work ongoing after a fire destroyed the Press Box and damaged the grandstands at Lawton Speedway in March, events with the ASCS Elite Non-Wing Series presented by Abilene Powder Coating on Saturday, April 20 have been postponed to Saturday, July 27. ASCS 4/15

Sunday April 14th 

  

    2024 J&S Classics Central PA Sprint Car Series Sponors              

   In the long run, you make your own luck - good, bad, or indifferent.  Loretta Lynn

11:50pm

RESULTS....

• High Limit)For two-plus years, the hype around Corey Day's future has continuously been building; and somehow, he continuously lives up to it. On Sunday at RPM Speedway in Crandall, TX, the 18-year-old sensation earned his first-career Kubota High Limit Racing victory in his ninth try with the young series; and he did it in simply spectacular fashion. High Limit 4/14

• Renegades)Mid-summer like conditions greeted the traditional sprints of the Pirtek Renegades who returned to their home stomping grounds for the second event of the 2024 season at Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wisconsin. Eighteen cars were on hand to qualify in a pair of heat races, with the Adams Estates/Kiki’s Salsa heat #1 going to Cam Schafer, while Jake Kouba nabbed the win in the James Ackerley Construction/Rapid Press heat race #2. Schafer bested all drivers amassing 130 passing points advancing from his seventh starting position to win his qualifier. Race Results4/14

• Clinton County Raceway PA)Zach Rhodes of McVeyton won the RaceSaver Sprint Car season opener at the 1/3-mile, Clinton County Speedway. 45 RaceSaver Sprints were on hand, setting an all-time high number of sprint cars in competition. Jeffrey Weaver won the 270 Micro Sprints, Tommy Dawson won the Pro Stock and Hunter Flook won the 4 Cylinders. Race Results4/14

• USL)Rees Moran is quickly establishing himself as someone you will have to deal with if you want to win a Ortco, Inc. United Sprint League presented by Same Day Auto Repair series event. After winning the Hero 100 season opener two weeks ago, Moran took advantage of a late race restart Saturday at Creek County Speedway to take the lead and post his second straight victory on Autism Awareness Night. Race Results4/14

• VSS)On a windy sunny day Donnie Hendershot flew like a wind to fly to finish first in the season opening race. Heats kicked off the show with John Scarborough and Daren Bolac taking wins. Feature time was up as the sun was gone and the winds died down with Donnie Hendershot and Jerald Harris pacing the field to green. Race Results4/14

• Photos)Loads of Saturday photos.....Shots from Port Royal PA by Steve Koletar, Attica OH by Rick Rarer, Paul Arch & Mike Campbell, Lawrenceburg IN USAC by Jeff Stephenson & Mark Miefert,East Bay FL  Top Gun by Matt Butcosk and Pevely MO WoO by Mark Funderburk are in SpeedShotz 4/14

9:30pm

RESULTS....

• 500 Sprint)Anderson IN...#1 Dakoda Armstrong 2 #77 Kody Swanson 3 #7c Caleb Armstrong 4 #67 Kyle O'Gara 5 #55 Taylor Ferns 6 #80 Billy Wease 7 #24 Jackson Macenko 8 #69 Justin Grant 9 #40 Nathan Byrd 10 #17 Kyle Robbins 11 #18W Travis Welpott 12 #31 Tim Creech 13 #99 Garrett Saunders 14 #18 Shane Butler 15 #56 Tyler Roahrig 16 #64 Trey Burke 17 #22 Bobby Santos III 18 #71 Brian Vaughn 19 #87 Brady Allum 20 #53 Justin Harper 21 #8 Olivia Shelbo 4/14

• BAPS Motor Speedway PA)A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 48-Danny Dietrich[7]; 2. 99M-Kyle Moody[3]; 3. 5C-Dylan Cisney[2]; 4. 8-Freddie Rahmer[10]; 5. 27-Troy Wagaman Jr[6]; 6. 23-Devon Borden[20]; 7. 19R-Mark Smith[8]; 8. 12-Lance Dewease[5]; 9. 5-Tyler Ross[18]; 10. 5W-Lucas Wolfe[9]; 11. 66-Ryan Newton[21]; 12. 35-Austin Bishop[13]; 13. 27W-Emerson Axsom[15]; 14. 91-Kyle Reinhardt[23]; 15. 41-Logan Rumsey[19]; 16. 88-Tony Jackson[12]; 17. 00-Chris Frank[16]; 18. 55D-Dallas Schott[1]; 19. 67-JJ Loss[4]; 20. 17K-Kyle Keen[17]; 21. (DNF) 2D-Chase Dietz[11]; 22. (DNF) 0-Rick Lafferty[24]; 23. (DNF) 75E-Kenny Edkin[14]; 24. (DNF) 22E-Nash Ely[22] 4/14

• Photos)Pit shots from BAPS Motor Speedway today with 43 entries are in SpeedShotz 4/14

12:30pm

PRESS....

• Must See Racing)Must See Racing Sprint Series Presented by Perfit-Parts confirmed today that no less than four drivers who were either born in Florida, or reside in Florida, are expected to compete in the opener April 27. The 2024 MSR season will kick off April 27 with a twin-bill of winged sprint car racing at the famed ½ mile Sandusky Speedway in northern Ohio. In addition to the MSR National Series, the MSR Midwest Lights Series will be in action. Press Releases 4/14

• Williams Grove Speedway PA)The Seifert Concrete Hoosier Diamond Series Tommy Hinnershitz Classic is this week at Williams Grove Speedway, slated for Friday night, April 19 at 7:30 pm. The program for the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars will pay a fine $8,000 to one member of the Pennsylvania Posse for the 30-lap victory. Central PA 4/14

• Williams Grove Speedway PA)Friday’s sprint car show at Williams Grove Speedway will honor its original winner. He was the first. He had one of the most recognizable names in motorsports history dating back to the 1930s. On tap at Williams Grove on Friday will be the annual Seifert Concrete Tommy Hinnershitz Memorial Spring Classic, honoring the late, great racer from Oley that holds the distinction of winning the first ever race held at the brand new Williams Grove Speedway back on Sunday, May 21, 1939. Central PA 4/14

• Brody Roa)When Brody Roa first got started in racing, his father Brett told him to not get attached to a race car. Last Saturday night at the Avanti Windows and Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Car race at Mojave Valley Raceway, he found out exactly why. In qualifying, he sailed it into turn three and the car did not turn. Unfortunately, it did not stop either. It ended up clobbering the tractor tires that protect the pits. It signaled an end to his night before it had really started. Press Releases 4/14

• Eddie Tafoya Jr)After a rough start to his season in the Avanti Windows and Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series, things finally went Eddie Tafoya Jr.’s way when he placed sixth in the main event at the Mohave Valley Raceway. It was the first time this season that the past series Rookie of the Year placed in the top 10.Press Releases 4/14

2:00am

RESULTS....

• Top Gun)East Bay Raceway Park  FL...Feature – Mark Ruel Jr. (83), Brandon Grubaugh (G6), Danny Martin Jr. (24), A.J. Maddox (3A), Hayden Campbell (5), Bryce Comer (6S), Tim Holston (51), Tyler Porter (20c), Matt Kurtz (92), Luke Hill (41), Tanner Witherspoon (99), Garrett Green (82), Terry Witherspoon (43), Danny Jones (14), Dylan Hull (48x), Joe Zuczek (50), Steve Muller (29). DNS – Nick Snyder (116), Jeff Bye (26), Ken Ives Jr. (28)4/14

• Australian Pro Sprint)Tasmanian Jock Goodyer added a second Australian Sprintcar Championship to his credit in dramatic style at the Avalon Raceway with a last lap pass to secure his maiden Australian Pro Sprintcar Championship. After trailing local Jake Smith for 39 laps Goodyer dove to the inside of turn 1 and came away with a spectacular win and in the process, he joined Robbie Farr and Jamie Veal as the only drivers to have captured the #1 in both Open and 360 / Pro Sprintcar competition. Race Results4/14

• HASS)Baton  Rouge Raceway LA....A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 121-Jan Howard[3]; 2. 26-Jacob Harris[1]; 3. 24X-Tyler Harris[4]; 4. 1-Levi Beard[2]; 5. 16-Evan McElhaney[10]; 6. 88-Brandon Blenden[22]; 7. 83-Blake Carrier[9]; 8. 2H-Tommy Hall[6]; 9. 13X-Jake Brashier[14]; 10. 18-Steve Byunm[12]; 11. 67-Blake Mallette[13]; 12. 3-Cary Farmer[21]; 13. 27-Chase Wood Jr[11]; 14. 21B-Todd Bliss[15]; 15. (DNF) 572-John Robicheaux[20]; 16. (DNF) 57-Condry Beard[18]; 17. (DNF) L37-Scott Craft[7]; 18. (DNF) 21-Butch David[5]; 19. (DNF) 61-Sean Wimpee[16]; 20. (DNF) 01-Brandon Olsen[17]; 21. (DNF) 17-Adam Moneyhun[8]; 22. (DNS) 9-Lane Whittington; 23. (DNS) 94-Parker Davis ASCS 4/14

• ASCS Elite)El Paso County Raceway CO....A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 5D-Adam Trimble[1]; 2. 16G-Austyn Gossel[9]; 3. 45-Bradley Cox[8]; 4. 1-Sammy Swindell[5]; 5. 75-Nick Nichols[12]; 6. 44RR-Ryan Rader[14]; 7. 74-Zack Merritt[6]; 8. 6G-Bryan Gossel[7]; 9. 54-Glen Brace[17]; 10. 55-Gary Land[18]; 11. 66-Fred Holz[16]; 12. 77-Cole MacEwen[15]; 13. 32-Blair Cooper[11]; 14. 2J-Zach Blurton[4]; 15. 44-Damon McCune[3]; 16. 24B-Johnny Boos[10]; 17. 1S-Derek Schramek[13]; 18. 0J-Jeremy McCune[2] ASCS 4/14

• USAC)It took Kevin Thomas Jr. just seven races into his new gig at Rock Steady Racing to return to winning form with the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship. The Cullman, Ala. native, who was last a USAC victor nearly 19 months ago, put that long wait to rest during Saturday night’s inaugural Justin Owen Memorial at Indiana’s Lawrenceburg Speedway.USAC 4/14

• Attica Raceway Park OH)After crash on opening night at Attica Raceway Park a couple of weeks ago, defending track champion Cap Henry of Republic, Ohio, rebounded with a dominating performance Saturday, April 13 to take the $6,000 top prize of the Core & Main Spring Nationals presented by Erie Blacktop and Smith Paving. Henry, aboard the Jeff Ward Motorsports #33W, led all 30 laps of the Callie’s Performance Products 410 Sprint A-main though he was challenged early by Cale Thomas and held off a charging Emerson Axsom late for his 17th career Attica division win, placing him seventh on the all-time 410 win list at the track. Race Results4/14

• MASS)Bridgeport NJ.....1 #35 Buddy Schweibinz 2 #45 Kevin Nagy 3 #4 Bobby Devault 4 #44 Dave Brown 5 #18 Tim Tanner 6 #36 Kenny Laureno 7 #83 Larry McVay 8 #22 Troy Betts 9 #70 Eddie Wagner 10 #7 Aiden Borden 11 #19T DJ Tanner Jr. 12 #24L Dan Leaper 13 #16 Jeff Paulson 14 #51 Jared Krieder 15 #4B John Brenfleck 16 #54 Mike Melair 16 #56 Dirk Rimrott 17 #3 Cory Corne$F 18 #9s Rick Stief 19 #19A Tim Iulg 4/14

• Port Royal Speedway PA)410 A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 23-Devon Borden[12]; 2. 48-Danny Dietrich[3]; 3. 17B-Steve Buckwalter[2]; 4. 1-Chase Dietz[14]; 5. 69K-Logan Wagner[4]; 6. 5W-Lucas Wolfe[1]; 7. 45-Jeff Halligan[6]; 8. 35K-Jake Karklin[8]; 9. 5-Dylan Cisney[5]; 10. 12-Blane Heimbach[10]; 11. 55-Mike Wagner[9]; 12. 11-TJ Stutts[11]; 13. 77-Mike Walter[15]; 14. 33-Gerard McIntyre Jr[7]; 15. 33H-Derek Hauck[18]; 16. 67-Justin Whittall[21]; 17. 2-AJ Flick[16]; 18. 35-Austin Bishop[13]; 19. 47K-Kody Lehman[22]; 20. 11T-Mike Thompson[19]; 21. 0-Rick Lafferty[24]; 22. 99-Devin Adams[17]; 23. 69X-Kassidy Kreitz[20]; 24. 51-Freddie Rahmer[23]; 25. (DNS) 95-Garrett Bard; 26. (DNS) 8-Billy Dietrich; 27. (DNS) 12J-Tyler Esh; 28. (DNS) 7NY-Matt Farnham; 29. (DNS) 3D-Dave Grube; 30. (DNS) 97-Brie Hershey; 31. (DNS) 66-Ryan Newton; 32. (DNS) 3-Denny Peebles; 33. (DNS) 29-Dan Shetler; 34. (DNS) 00K-Kyle Spence 4/14

• Sprint Invaders)Paul Nienhiser dominated Saturday’s Mohrfeld Solar Sprint Invaders event at 34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa. It was the second year in a row that Nienhiser has won the opener for the series. In addition, he tied Matt Rogerson and Jerrod Hull with his fifth career Sprint Invaders win at 34 Raceway, tops all-time. It was also career win number 13 for Nienhiser, tying him with Terry McCarl for fourth all-time with the series. His $2,000 win came aboard Scott Bonar’s #50. Race Results4/14

• High Limit)Texas Motor Speedway...COWBOY UP: Anthony Macri Beats Tyler Courtney in Texas Thriller with Kubota High Limit Racing  A Feature (30 Laps): 1. 39M-Anthony Macri[4]; 2. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[3]; 3. 49-Brad Sweet[5]; 4. 1A-Jacob Allen[1]; 5. 83-James McFadden[7]; 6. 19-Brent Marks[2]; 7. 24-Rico Abreu[9]; 8. 26-Zeb Wise[6]; 9. 14-Corey Day[16]; 10. 8-Cory Eliason[11]; 11. 9-Kasey Kahne[12]; 12. 1-Brenham Crouch[14]; 13. 5-Spencer Bayston[15]; 14. 57-Kyle Larson[10]; 15. 25-Kerry Madsen[21]; 16. 17JR-Ricky Stenhouse Jr[19]; 17. 88-Tanner Thorson[18]; 18. 9P-Parker Price Miller[24]; 19. (DNF) 42-Sye Lynch[17]; 20. (DNF) 73-Hunter Schuerenberg[20]; 21. (DNF) 13-Justin Peck[13]; 22. (DNF) 21-Brian Brown[8]; 23. (DNF) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[23]; 24. (DNF) 55-Chris Windom[22] High Limit4/14

• World of Outlaws)Donny Schatz is undeniably one of the best to ever drive a Sprint Car. And the 10-time World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car champion gave yet another example of why on Saturday night. The Greatest Show on Dirt invaded Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 for the second straight night, and Schatz gave the huge crowd a show. The Fargo, ND driver started fourth for the 40-lap finale, took the lead on Lap 11, and stretched his advantage to nearly five seconds at one point before taking the checkered flag for his second win of 2024.World of Outlaws 4/14

• Xtreme Outlaw)The signs were there. Mid-pack runs turned to podium finishes, and it seemed it was only a matter of time before Ashton Torgerson broke through to Victory Lane.   On the night following a runner-up finish at Farmer City Raceway, the 17-year-old national Midget series rookie from Glendale, AZ, proved he had the skill to be one spot better, taking the green from the pole and leading all but one lap en route to his first career Feature win with the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota.World of Outlaws 4/14

• POWRi)Ashton Torgerson would run away on the high side of Farmer City Raceway to earn his second career feature win with the POWRi National Midget League, running in conjunction with Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota, in support of the Illini-100 on Saturday Night’s exhilarating action after leading twenty-eight laps.Race Results4/14

• Creek County Speedway OK)USL Sprints Ortco Inc A Feature (30 Laps): 1. 22M-Rees Moran[8]; 2. 5B-Brock Cottrell[4]; 3. 9$-Kyle Clark[5]; 4. 39-Joshua Tyre[3]; 5. 79-Tim Kent[9]; 6. 5$-Danny Smith[6]; 7. 5X-Matt Sherrell[10]; 8. 38-Jimmy Forrester[13]; 9. 20-Noah Harris[11]; 10. 08E-Elizabeth Phillips[2]; 11. 36-Zack Smith[15]; 12. 33-Justin Patocka[7]; 13. 7D-David Baxter[19]; 14. 24R-Kyle Roller[14]; 15. (DNF) 42-Grady Mercer[17]; 16. (DNF) 55-Johnny Kent[1]; 17. (DNF) 69-Greg York[16]; 18. (DNF) 50-Cody Whitworth[12]; 19. (DNF) 97-Kevin Cummings[20]; 20. (DNF) 23A-Brett Wilson[18] 4/14

• Cedar Lake Speedway WI)Traditional Sprints A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 6-Jake Kouba[3]; 2. 54-Cam Schafer[5]; 3. 99-Bryan Roach[4]; 4. 93-Brad Peterson[17]; 5. 10Z-Zach Widdes[6]; 6. 11J-Jori Hughes[10]; 7. 2C-Brad Cunningham[1]; 8. 25A-Ashley Williams[13]; 9. 7X-Dan Atchison[18]; 10. 955-Lucas Grosinger[11]; 11. 57-Ryan Buck[14]; 12. 76-Edison Aldrich[15]; 13. 95-John Vaillancourt[12]; 14. 07-Zack Nelson[2]; 15. THE1-Tony Gernert[16]; 16. C4-Carl Wade[8]; 17. 20L-Lucas Logue[7]; 18. 6X-Mark Martin[9] 4/14

• Atomic Speedway  OH) 305 A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 79-Chris Miller[2]; 2. 21J-Jaylynn Montgomery[3]; 3. 25-Wyatt Justice[5]; 4. A79-Dave Pinkerton[8]; 5. 11J-James Moore[11]; 6. 104-Lance Whaley[7]; 7. 3H-Jay Helton[9]; 8. 16E-Caleb Erwin[4]; 9. 67B-Dillan Baldwin[6]; 10. (DNS) 22H-Rod Henning; 11. (DNS) 7S-Jonathon Singleton 4/14

• Photos)Pit Shots from Port Royal Speedway PA today are in SpeedShotz 4/14

Saturday April 13th 

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude. Thomas Jefferson

1:45am

RESULTS....

• Photos)Shots from Pevely MO World of Outlaws by Mark Funderburk are in SpeedShotz 4/13

• World of Outlaws)Nothing is slowing David Gravel right now. And that held true again on Friday night. Lapped traffic couldn’t slow him. Cautions that erased his lead couldn’t slow him. Even a slide job that briefly cost him the lead couldn’t slow him at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55.  Gravel started on the front row of the Feature and drove a masterful 40 laps on his way to a World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car victory at the Pevely, MO bullring. The Watertown, CT native sliced the Big Game Motorsports machine through heavy traffic and held off one strong challenge from Michael “Buddy” Kofoid to secure his third win of 2024.World of Outlaws 4/13

• Ocean Speedway CA)Lincoln’s Tanner Carrick withstood an onslaught of restarts and challengers to triumph in the curtain raiser for the 2024 Ocean Sprints presented by Taco Bravo, Friday night at Watsonville’s Ocean Speedway. Carrick prevailed in a 30-lap contest as part of a five-division program at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds.Race Results  4/13

• POWRi)Ryan Timms would prevail on the high side to earn his fifth career feature win with the POWRi National Midget League, running in conjunction with Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota, in support of the Illini-100 on Friday Night’s preliminary action at Farmer City Speedway after leading sixteen laps.Race Results4/13

• Xtreme Outlaw)Ryan Timms took a big step in pursuit of his first national Midget series championship Friday night, winning the opening round of racing at Farmer City Raceway. The 17-year-old rising open-wheel talent from Oklahoma City, OK, owned the night, setting the fastest lap time in his Qualifying group, winning his Heat Race from fourth, passing for the lead in the Feature on Lap 10 and leading the rest of the way for his first win of the season with both the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota and the POWRi National Midget League. World of Outlaws 4/13

• Column)BillW has notes from Pevely MO WoO BillW's Knoxville News 4/13

• Column)Article and Photo from Richard Golardi "Little 500 Hall of Fame Announces the 2024 Recipient of the Jack Nowling Award"Florida Open Wheel4/13

Friday April 12th 

                 If it wasn't for the coffee, I'd have no identifiable personality whatsover.  David Letterman

12:00pm

PRESS....

• FAST)Rained out Saturday 4/13 at Wayne County Speedway OH 4/12

• BAPS Motor Speedway PA)We have cancelled Saturday April 13 races! We are racing Sunday April 14!  410 sprint cars, late models, wingless sportsman 4/12

• Placerville Speedway CA)Russell Motorsports Inc. has made the decision to cancel this Saturday’s event at Placerville Speedway due to the wet weather and cold temps that are forecasted. The 21st annual Tribute to Al Hinds will now be contested on Saturday April 27th with the Thompson’s Winged 360 Sprint Cars paying $2,500-to-win. The Anrak Ltd. Late Models, Red Hawk Casino Pure Stocks and Nor-Cal Dwarf Car Association will round out the card. Placerville Speedway now looks to get things underway next Saturday April 20th with the annual Tilford Tribute. 4/12

• USAC)For any racer with the level of accomplishments Kody Swanson has accrued throughout his career, there are always obstacles to overcome and hills to climb en route to a successful season. Swanson knows this all too well, and to prove it, he’s racked up seven driving titles and 40 victories on his illustrious USAC Silver Crown resume. However, the 2024 season has presented him with an unanticipated obstacle unlike any other he’s ever faced. USAC 4/12

• BOSS)Rained out at Waynesfield OH. 4/12

• ESS)Cancelled at Outlaw Speedway NY Saturday. 4/12

• BCRA)Cancelled at Merced CA Saturday.  4/12

• Lincoln Speedway PA)Due to the forecast of high sustained winds and gusts reaching speeds of up to 40mph, racing for Saturday, April 13th has regretfully been canceled. Track management prioritized early notification to afford race teams and fans ample opportunity to adjust their plans accordingly.4/12

• Circle City Raceway IN)Regrettably, due to the heavy rainfall during the night, we have been compelled to cancel the race events scheduled for tonight. Consequently, we have made the decision to reschedule the entire program for next Friday, April 19th. All the classes that were originally planned for tonight will now be held on the rescheduled date. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused by this cancellation and we appreciate your understanding. We eagerly anticipate welcoming everyone next week for the highly anticipated opening night of the 2024 Season Points. Enjoy your weekend sunshine is coming our way! 4/12

• Williams Grove Speedway PA)Saturated grounds and high winds have forced Williams Grove Speedway to cancel the Friday, April 12 racing program. The decision was made Friday morning in consideration of all teams and fans. Williams Grove Speedway returns to action on Friday, April 19 with the running of the Seifert Concrete Hoosier Diamond Series Tommy Hinnershitz Classic. The 30-lap main for Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars will pay $8,000 to win. Street Stocks are also on the racing card, beginning at 7:30. Keep up to date on all the latest speedway news and information and view the full 2024 schedule of events by visiting the oval’s official website located at www.williamsgrove.com. 4/12

• ASCS)A name long associated with the American Sprint Car Series, Washington native Seth Bergman will make his return to the National Tour in 2024. After running part-time the last five years, focusing on his family and business – Evergreen Coffee Co. in Owasso, Okla., – pieces are back in place for Bergman to make another run at the National championship. ASCS 4/12

• USAC)4JO. The USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship and Indiana’s Lawrenceburg Speedway race on in the memory of the 2022 track champion this Saturday night, April 13, with the inaugural running of the Justin Owen Memorial. As we race on with the thoughts of Justin on our minds, we race on at a place that was a like a second home to him, where he made himself a fan favorite and where we created a lasting legacy that continues on inside the heart and soul of racers, crew members, track workers and fans alike this weekend.USAC 4/12

• Ohsweken Speedway ONT)Event tickets and camping reservations open for Ohsweken Speedway fans Monday, April 15th, and Tuesday, April 16th. The 2024 racing season is packed with excitement, and fans can confirm plans for major events next week. “Returning customers can log in and buy tickets on Monday, April 15th, as they have in the past,” said Speedway General Manager Clinton Geoffrey. “On Tuesday, April 16th, sales open to public.” Press Releases 4/12

Thursday April 11th 

           
     
     2024 J&S Classics Central PA Sprint Cars Product Sponsors

It doesn't get better, it doesn't get worse, but it sure gets different!  David Lee Roth

2:00pm

PRESS....

• NARC)Mother Nature strikes again in California! The highly-anticipated Peter Murphy Classic at Kings Speedway has been postponed due to impending storms on the scheduled April 13th race date. But fear not racing fans, the $11,000 to win race, which features a $45,000+ overall purse, has been rescheduled for Saturday, July 20th. That marks 11-years to the day of Peter Murphy’s violent sprint car accident at Antioch Speedway that almost ended his life. “We are all disappointed that we were unable to get this show in as planned,” explained promoter and event namesake Peter Murphy. “However, after much thought and introspect, the new date in July has sentimental value to me. Not just the number 11, but the anniversary of my crash that changed my life and career forever.” “My season wouldn’t be a complete at Kings Speedway without this race,” continued Murphy. “We are going to make it happen and I thank all of fans for their patience.” Fans who have already purchased tickets will be able to redeem them at the July 20th event. This marks the third weather-related cancellation or postponement of the 2024 season for the NARC series. The next scheduled race is a return visit to the Stockton Dirt Track on April 27th.4/11

• Attica Raceway Park OH)Persistent rains throughout Thursday and more forecast for Friday have forced Attica Raceway Park to cancel the first day of the Spring Nationals. While Friday, April 12th Erie Blacktop/Smith Paving Night has been cancelled, the Core & Main Spring Nationals on Saturday, April 13 are still being held with the Callie’s Performance Products 410 Sprints and the Fremont Fence 305 Sprints in action. “We will take a look at conditions Saturday morning, but for now all systems are go for Saturday night,” said Justin Liskai, Director of Operations at Attica Raceway Park. Gates will open at 3 p.m. Saturday with racing scheduled for 7 p.m.4/11

• ESS)After a long off season, the stars and cars of the Empire Super Sprints are ready to kick off another season of action this weekend at the Outlaw Speedway in Dundee, NY. The tour’s 41st gets underway this Saturday, April 13, with one of the schedule’s highest paying events – the $4,220 to win Cal Lane Memorial. Press Releases 4/11

• Maverick Sprints)Rained Out for April 12th at Bloomington IN. The next race for the Maverick Series is May 5th (Sunday) at Terre Haute Action Track. 4/11

• IMCA)Atomic’s East Coast Nationals double as Hyatt Memorial for Ohio RaceSaver Series Press Releases 4/11

• POWRi)Highlighting the yearly tradition in a double-header weekend of premier Missouri Open-Wheel racing, a pair of leading Show-Me-State venues will welcome headlining POWRi League competitions on May 3-4. Kicking off the weekend on Friday, May 3rd, Callaway Raceway will host the Prelude to the Showdown featuring the POWRi National & West Midget Leagues and the POWRi WAR Sprint League in addition to regular weekly classes for an intense night of dirt-track enjoyment. Press Releases 4/11

• World of Outlaws)The World of Outlaws and PA Posse will meet for the first time this season at Lincoln Speedway in Abbottstown, PA for the Federated Auto Parts Gettysburg Clash. Pennsylvania fans will be treated to a special midweek show with the best Sprint Car drivers in the country dueling for a $12,000 payday. The last time the Series visited Lincoln, the PA Posse walked away with the win in dramatic fashion. Anthony Macri made a last corner, last lap, pass on Brent Marks to bring the crowd to their feet for a wild finish.World of Outlaws 4/11

• DirtTrackR Daily)Todays DirtTrackR Dailydirtrackr.com 4/11

• Dyer Motorsports)Weather permitting on Saturday, the father and son Dyer Motorsports Racing team comprised of Jeff and Seth Dyer will hopefully be making the 134-mile trek south from their Yucca Valley home to the SoCal Lightning Sprint Car race at the Barona Speedway. The original plan had the team travel 371 miles north to the Merced Speedway for the opening round of the California Lightning Sprint Cars vs Bay Cities Racing Association Civil War Series. However, due to the oncoming deluge in Saturday’s forecast, that race was canceled. Press Releases 4/11

• ASCS)After years of making various starts with the American Sprint Car Series, Andrew Deal is joining the National Tour full-time for his rookie season in 2024. The Caney, KS resident enters with over 20 years of experience behind the wheel and eight previous starts with ASCS National Series – scoring a career-best finish of fifth last year. ASCS 4/11

Wednesday April 10th 

The road to Easy Street goes through the sewer.  John Madden

8:30pm

PRESS....

• World of Outlaws)One of the country’s most exciting racetracks is ready to welcome the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars. Pevely, MO’s Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 is The Greatest Show on Dirt’s destination this weekend. The “Show-Me State” bullring will host the nation’s best Sprint Car drivers for two nights (April 12-13) of action. World of Outlaws 4/10

• World of Outlaws)The World of Outlaws and PA Posse will meet for the first time this season at Lincoln Speedway in Abbottstown, PA for the Federated Auto Parts Gettysburg Clash. Pennsylvania fans will be treated to a special midweek show with the best Sprint Car drivers in the country dueling for a $12,000 payday. World of Outlaws 4/10

• Flo Racing)One of Dirt Late Model racing’s best will be trading in the fenders for wings for one night in May. Brandon Sheppard, the winningest driver in World of Outlaws Late Model Series history and a four-time series champion, will be making his debut in World Racing Group's sister series when he climbs into a Sprint Car for the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series appearance at Jacksonville Speedway on May 1. He has joined forces with fellow Illinois native and former POWRi Midget champion Jake Neuman for his first World of Outlaws appearance.https://www.floracing.com/4/10

• Sprint Invaders)This Saturday, April 13, the Mohrfeld Solar Sprint Invaders being their 23rd season at the 34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa. The event will mark the 2024 opener for both the series and the 3/8-mile oval. Defending champion, Ryan Bunton of Lincoln, Illinois leads the series into action Saturday. Chapin, Illinois’ Paul Nienhiser was the victor in last year’s season opener at 34 Raceway, and newcomer Zane DeVault won September’s “Fall Haul.” Press Releases 4/10

• DirtTrackR Daily)Todays DirtTrackR Daily dirtrackr.com/4/10

• Port Royal Speedway PA)Port Royal Speedway is gearing up to host excitement this Saturday, April 13th, as it proudly presents York County Racing Club Night. As a tribute to the loyal supporters of the York County Racing Club, members are offered an exclusive $5 discount on admission. It's the speedway's way of showing appreciation for the dedication and passion of racing enthusiasts in the area. Central PA 4/10

• USL)Round two of the Ortco Inc. United Sprint League presented by Same Day Auto Repair hits the track Saturday at Creek County Speedway and added money is on the line for what will be Autism Awareness Night. Everyone is asked to wear blue to the races Saturday to show support for Autism Awareness. Press Releases 4/10

• Austin Hartmann)After unfavorable weather conditions derailed their initial plans to start the 2024 campaign, Austin Hartmann and the 87A Hartmann Racing Team ventured to the state of Missouri for back-to-back events at US 36 Speedway in Osborn, Mo. on Friday, April 5 and Farmington Empire Speedway in Farmington, Mo. on Saturday, April 6 to fire off the team’s third full season of 410 Winged Sprint Car competition. Press Releases 4/10

• High Limit)Several inches of rain, standing water, soaked grounds, and a flooded facility has forced the cancellation of Friday’s High Limit race at Texarkana 67 Speedway. The series now heads for Texas Motor Speedway (Sat) & RPM Speedway (Sun). 4/10

• Must See Racing)The Must See Racing Sprint Series Presented by Perfit-Parts will join the Maxima Racing Oils MSR Midwest Lights Series for a winged sprint car double-header to open the 2024 season at Sandusky Speedway April 27. Press Releases 4/10

• Xtreme Outlaw)With heavy rain moving into Farmer City Wednesday night and continuing throughout the day on Thursday, according to Precision Weather Service, World of Outlaws, Xtreme Outlaw and track officials have agreed to cancel Thursday’s Illini 100 practice night.World of Outlaws 4/10

Tuesday April 9th 

       Life is like a piano. What you get out of it depends on how you play it.  Tom Lehrer

8:00pm

PRESS....

• ASCS Western Plains)A new season, a new name, and a new chapter for the Colorado-based ASCS Western Plains Region, as the wings get bolted on for the 2024 opener on Saturday, April 13, at El Paso County Raceway. ASCS 4/9

• Ohio Dirt)Dietrich Steals Port Royal Opener 4/6/24 by Jacob Hord.https://ohiodirt.com/ 4/9

• Dayne Kingshott)THE 2023-24 season concluded on Saturday night at the Perth Motorplex for the Krikke Motorsport team and their driver Dayne Kingshott, and they were able to finish it in the best possible fashion by wrapping up the Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series crown. Press Releases 4/9

• Placerville Speedway CA)Placerville Speedway is prepared to open its 59th season of action on Saturday by honoring a man that had a key role in making it all possible, with the 21st annual “Tribute to Al Hinds” taking to the red clay. Divisions set to usher in the championship season will include the Thompson’s Family of Dealerships Winged 360 Sprint Cars, the Red Hawk Casino Pure Stocks, the Mountain Democrat Mini Trucks and the High Sierra Industries Wingless Spec Sprints. Press Releases 4/9

• World of Outlaws)Federated Auto Parts will have a prominent presence throughout the 2024 World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car season, sponsoring five events across five states. The premier auto parts company will be the title sponsor for the events at Lincoln Speedway (May 8), Wilmot Raceway (July 12-13), Merced Speedway (Sept. 14), Sharon Speedway (Sept. 28) and Dirt Oval 66 (Oct. 18-19). World of Outlaws 4/9

• Xtreme Outlaw)The April racing schedule for the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota continues with a visit to another track brand-new to the Series – Farmer City Raceway for the annual Illini 100. Standing as one of the most prestigious dirt track racing events in the state of Illinois, the Illini 100 has traditionally been billed as a Super Late Model and DIRTcar UMP Modified event. But in 2024, the event welcomes Midget racing to the card for the first time, joining the World of Outlaws CASE Construction Equipment Late Model Series and the MARS Modified Championship. World of Outlaws 4/9

• USAC)USAC Racing, the esteemed governing body overseeing various competition divisions within the United States Auto Club, proudly announces the appointment of Jason Smith as its new President. This significant leadership change reflects USAC’s remarkable growth over the past decade, marked by its expansion into off-road, powersports, and road racing. USAC 4/9

• Robert Ballou)With the scheduled USAC National Series slate rained out, Robert Ballou and the Ballou Motorsports team made the decision to check out the reconfigured Lawrenceburg Speedway ahead of this weekend’s USAC National Series event. The trip paid off for Ballou as he raced his way to his first feature event win of the 2024 season. Press Releases 4/9

• Dominic Scelzi)Dominic Scelzi officially passed a combined 14 cars during a World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series doubleheader last weekend. Scelzi gained seven positions - tied for the fifth most - before finishing 16 th on Friday at U.S. 36 Raceway and he hustled forward another seven positions - the second most - on Saturday at Arrowhead Speedway, where he placed 12th. Press Releases 4/9

• Jack Dover)The 2024 racing season will mirror last year for Jack Dover, who will spend another year as both a crew chief as well as a sprint car driver. Dover returns as crew chief of Tim Estenson Motorsports a year after the team posted four feature triumphs - the first four of Tim Estenson's career. Additionally, Dover plans to pilot a winged sprint car for approximately 20-to-22 races. Press Releases 4/9

• Andy Forsberg)Kicking the 2024 Sprint Car Challenge Tour season off on Saturday night at the revamped Stockton Dirt Track, Andy Forsberg had a tough night as he failed to qualify for the night’s feature event. “It was one of those nights you hope to forget very soon,” Andy Forsberg said. “Unfortunately, we seemed to have a bullseye on our car all night long, and we got turned a few times and it took us out of contention to qualify for the feature event.” Press Releases 4/9

• Ashton Torgerson)Resuming his rookie campaign with the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series, Ashton Torgerson and his Keith Kunz Motorsports team picked up an 11th place finish on Friday night at US 36 Raceway before recording a Top-10 at the Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex on Saturday night. Press Releases 4/9

• Austin Torgerson)Continuing to get his feet wet in Midget action with Mounce-Stout Motorsports, Austin Torgerson scored a 15th place finish with the Xtreme Outlaw Midgets on Friday night before an opening lap wreck cut his night short at Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex on Saturday. Press Releases 4/9

• Cole Macedo)After outlasting the field to win a wild Mini Gold Cup during the Northern Auto Racing Club’s season opener back in March, Cole Macedo did more of the same on Saturday night to stay perfect with the series as he grabbed his second win in as many starts. Press Releases 4/9

• High Limit)After a 49-day break, Kubota High Limit Racing returns to the track this weekend with plenty to talk about. A trio of $12,000-to-win, $1,200-to-start one-day shows is the kick starter to what you can call the regular season for Kubota High Limit Racing. After a four-race stint through Florida and Georgia, the High Rollers are ready for seven races in 12 days through Arkansas, Texas, and Oklahoma. It begins this Friday, April 12 in Texarkana, AR as Sprint Car veteran turned promotor Tim Crawley brings Kubota High Limit Racing to town, putting Texarkana 67 Speedway on the national stage. High Limit 4/9

• Alex Pokorski)Coming off of a breakthrough 2023 Akright Auto Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car season, the Alex Pokorski-Akright Auto Racing Team is gearing up to contest the full MSA schedule, while mixing in a handful of 410 Sprint Car events during the upcoming 2024 campaign. The 2023 season saw Pokorski entrench himself as a top contender in the MSA and Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car ranks in his fourth overall and second full-time season in the Sprint Car ranks. Press Releases 4/9