The Sands Chevrolet USAC Southwest Sprint Car Series has announced it will open up their rules package to include 410 cubic-inch engines beginning with the 2019 racing season.
The move now aligns the series with the same rulebook as the USAC AMSOIL National and CRA Sprint Car Series. Although, 360 c.i. engines will remain legal to run with the series, the rule change will give the series a major boost … Read more
Greeley Colorado (September 12, 2018) — This week Kody Vanderwal will be headed to Las Vegas, NV for the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Star Nursery 100 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Short Tracks dirt track.
We will be running a throwback scheme on the car for this next K&N Pro Series West race. It is modeled after a Hershel McGriff back-up car that Richard Petty borrowed at Seattle … Read more
Brad Pounds recalled finishing third in a street stock feature in his first visit to Pahrump Valley Speedway some 11 years ago.
He has a lot more to remember from his second visit.
Pounds led the last six laps in winning Saturday’s Stormin’ Mormon Memorial special for IMCA Modifieds, earning both $3,000 and a Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot berth.
“This was one of my better paying wins, especially for … Read more
Three thousand dollars is the winner’s share when IMCA Modifieds travel to Pahrump Valley Speedway for the Saturday, March 3 Stormin’ Mormon Memorial.
The event is held in honor of Ray Wulfenstein, a long-time driver from Pahrump nicknamed the Stormin’ Mormon, who died in January of 2017.
A minimum of $300 will be paid to start the 40-lap Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, … Read more
On Wednesday, February 28th and Thursday, March 1st, the Sands Chevrolet USAC SouthWest Sprint Cars will invade The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Co-sanctioned with the USAC West Coast Sprints, the non-point “7th Annual FVP Sin City Showdown” will pay a stout $3,000-to-win and $300-to-start the feature on BOTH NIGHTS. In addition, the famed World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Cars and IMCA Modifieds will join the action packed … Read more
JANUARY 29, 2018… Entering their sixth season, the cars and stars of the Sands Chevrolet USAC SouthWest Sprint Car Series are set for twenty-five events at seven racetracks. Opening with the February 3rd “Steve Stroud Memorial” at Canyon Speedway Park, the traditional 360s will close out their schedule with Arizona Speedway’s 2-day “51st Western World Championships” on November 3rd. The popular non-point 4-race “Freedom Tour” remains a highlight on the … Read more
DECEMBER 19, 2017… Entering their tenth campaign, the cars and stars of the USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series are set for nineteen events at six racetracks. Opening with the two-day, non-point “Outlaw Showdown” at Las Vegas on February 28th, the traditional 360s will close out the schedule with Ventura’s two-day (non-points) “78th Running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix” on November 22nd.
The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor … Read more
On March 9th and 10th, The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway will host the season opener for the USAC West Coast Sprint Cars. Also featuring the Sands Chevrolet USAC SouthWest Sprint Cars, the prestigious “6th Annual FVP Sin City Showdown” will pay $3,000-to-win and $300-to-start the feature on BOTH NIGHTS. A talented roster of drivers from Arizona, California, and the Midwest will battle for bragging rights on the … Read more
Photo Credit: Jeff Speer, (lvms)
Sunday, November 20, 2016
Blaine Rocha is $10,000 richer after winning the SPEARS Southwest Tour Series 150-lap feature at the West Coast Short Track Championships at The Bullring on Saturday night.
Wrecking his No. 1 car in practice may have been a blessing in disguise for Blaine Rocha.
The Oakdale, Calif., driver … Read more
By Bill Martin
IMCA
Jeremy Payne extended his Duel in the Desert record to five career championships Saturday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Payne completed his charge from the 10th starting position to the lead just before midway in the 40-lap main event for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds on the half-mile Dirt Track, then ran away from a succession of challengers for the $7,777.77 payday.
The new Fast Shafts … Read more
