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CORBIN, KENTUCKY (September 7, 2010) – K&N Filters NASCAR scholarship winner Josh Brock of Corbin, Kentucky fended off a serious challenge from All American Speedway points leader Scott Winters to win Saturday night’s NASCAR-sanctioned Modified main event.
Brock, driving for Ron Sutton’s Winner’s Circle, earned his first career win in the open-wheeled cars and also became the favorite for winning Rookie of the Year honors.
The 18 year-old driver came to RSWC... [Read More]
NORTHWEST PRO 4 ALLIANCE – Project Filter 75
Fast Time –13.532 Steve Thompson; Trophy Dash A.Rick Thompson; B. Tyler Bailey; Heat - A) Matt Melby; B) Bobby Rumsey C) Scott Earsley; D) Jim McKay; Main - 1) Steve Thompson.;2) Matt Melby; 3) Eddie Secord; 4) Ken Chandler; 5) Kameron McKeehan.; 6) Kurt Madsen; 7) Eric Kaas; 8) John Jackson; 9) Bobby Rumsey; 10) Craig Farney. B Main – 1) John Peterson; 2) Scott Beadoin; 3) Tyley Bailey; 4) Neal Lathan; 5) Travis Allen; C Main – 1) Scott... [Read More]
Lonnie Wheatley, TUCSON, Ariz. (September 5, 2010) Two-time American Sprint Car Series Canyon Region champion Jeremy Sherman picked off his second series win of the year by topping Sunday night's Hank Arnold Memorial finale at USA Raceway.
Sherman climbed from the tenth starting position to snare his 28th career ASCS Canyon Region triumph, vaulting from fourth to second in the series points chase in the process.
Sherman took the checkered flag ahead of Saturday... [Read More]
Elma, WA-September 6, 2010- Persistent rain has forced the postponement of the World of Outlaws event at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Washington originally scheduled for Monday, September 6 to Tuesday, September 7. A full racing program is in store on Tuesday beginning with time trials, heat races, a dash, a Last Chance Showdown and culminating with a $10,000 to win 30-lap feature event.
Kraig Kinser won at Grays Harbor Raceway in 2008, and a different driver has visited... [Read More]
Monday, September 06, 2010
by Phil Burgess, National DRAGSTER Editor
Indianapolis, IN. - Larry Dixon and Ashley Force Hood returned to the winner's circle and were joined by first-time winners Greg Stanfield and LE Tonglet as the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil roared to its traditional Labor Day conclusion at O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis.
Tonglet joined a short list of rookies to win the U.S. Nationals -- a... [Read More]
MERIDIAN, Idaho — Chris Ratterree's charge to another Mtn. Dew Winged Sprintcar championship endured one final push from Mike Murgoitio on Sunday night.
Murgoitio did everything he was supposed to do on Tates Rents Fan Appreciation Night at ASA-sanctioned Meridian Speedway, but victories in the Fast Dash and 35-lap season-ending main event wasn't enough to regain the series lead he had held for most of the year.
The defending track champion from Nampa, Idaho,... [Read More]
Vintage Racing , Sprint Cars, and SportMods Headline Elmwood Park Speedway Show - By Darin Racek
(Norton, Kansas--September 4-5) It was pretty much a triple bill at Elmwood Park Speedway in Norton over the weekend. Nearly thirty vintage racers from around the tri-state area and beyond came to race on the park benches and out on the track. The 305 Sprint Cars and the SportMods also ran for an increased purse on both evenings. While there are no losers in vintage racing,... [Read More]
Roseville, CA - (September 5, 2010) - Late Model driver Matt Scott not only won the 100-lap Late Model race at All American Speedway Saturday night, but he also clinched the NASCAR Whelen All American Series Late Model championship at the track.
"I can't really describe how it feels right now," Scott said after clinching the championship. "It's just an unbelievable feeling. The guys on the team and what they do, I have to give them a lot of credit for this. They know exactly... [Read More]
MERIDIAN, Idaho — On a night filled with dramatic crashes, a little wiggle was all Thane Alderman needed to win at ASA-sanctioned Meridian Speedway.
The Las Vegas driver became the seventh different man to win a Carbon X Rocky Mountain Challenge Series late model tour race this season, taking home honors in the Pepsi Gem State 75 on Saturday night.
In other main events, Boise, Idaho's Travis Anderson won the fifth annual Austin Christopherson Memorial 50 for the... [Read More]