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March Doubleheader Headlines Outlaws in Vegas, Baby!

The World of Outlaws return to Las Vegas on Wednesday and Thursday, March 6-7

LAS VEGAS – Oct. 30, 2012 – Whether slots, blackjack or sprint cars is an interest, the trio will be combined next March when the World of Outlaws STP Series returns to Las Vegas for the Outlaws in Vegas, Baby!

The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway will host a doubleheader on Wednesday and Thursday, March 6-7, marking the fifth consecutive season and 16 ^th year since 1996 that a World of Outlaws event will be contested on the half mile.

The event will lead into the NASCAR weekend at the famed facility, which has featured a different winner in the last five races. Donny Schatz, who is on pace to record his fifth World of Outlaws championship this season, has recorded a series-leading six victories at The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Tim Kaeding claimed a thriller in the only race this season with Jason Sides charging from 10^th to second and Steve Kinser from 14^th to third. Chad Kemenah placed fourth and Brian Brown rallied from 21^st to round out the top five.

Special pricing is available for tickets and a free fan pit pass will be awarded for two-day tickets purchased in advance. Tickets can be ordered online by clicking WorldofOutlaws.com/tickets or by calling 877-395-8606.

By Scott|2012-11-03T02:38:06-04:00November 3rd, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Sprint Cars|Comments Off

World of Outlaws Late Model Series Event Preview: PEAK Motor Oil World of Outlaws World Finals Presented by NAPA Auto Parts

Season Ends With Spectacular Weekend Nov. 1-3 At The Dirt Track At Charlotte

CONCORD, NC – Oct. 30, 2012 –JUST WIN, BABY: Rick Eckert has experienced a full range of emotions while at The Dirt Track at Charlotte for the PEAK Motor Oil World of Outlaws World Finals Presented by NAPA Auto Parts – everything from the depths of despair (in 2009 when he learned that his longtime car owner, Raye Vest, had passed away) to the heights of exhilaration (last year when he won his first World of Outlaws Late Model Series title in dramatic fashion).

So what’s in store for Eckert when he sets up shop at The Dirt Track for the sixth annual PEAK World Finals Presented by NAPA this week (Nov. 1-3)? With no chance of repeating as champion but a second-place finish in the points standings assured, he would like a stress-free weekend topped by at least one season-ending win.

Eckert, 46, of York, Pa., seems well positioned to end 2012 on a high note during the PEAK World Finals Presented by NAPA, which features 50-lap, $10,000-to-win WoO LMS A-Mains on both Friday (Nov. 2) and Saturday (Nov. 3) evenings. He’s riding a two-race win streak on the national tour, including his first career victory at The Dirt Track just three weeks ago, on Oct. 10, in the Circle K World of Outlaws Late Model Showdown. (more…)

By Scott|2012-10-31T02:42:50-04:00October 31st, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Late Models, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series at a Glance

PEAK Motor Oil World Finals Presented by NAPA Auto Parts

CONCORD, N.C. – Oct. 29, 2012 – Donny Schatz is set to wrap up his fifth World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series championship as the season concludes this weekend at the Sixth annual PEAK Motor Oil World Finals Presented by NAPA Auto Parts at The Dirt Track at Charlotte.

Schatz – a four-time champion from 2006-09 – has a 176-point lead over Craig Dollansky, who holds a 39-point advantage on Sammy Swindell for the runner-up position as the event kicks off Thursday with qualifying for the Friday and Saturday races.

Joey Saldana, who is only 36 points behind Swindell, claimed the only other event at The Dirt Track at Charlotte this season.

A variety of exciting things will take place around the facility all weekend as SPEED will also broadcast Saturday’s race beginning at 8 p.m. (Eastern).

WHEN

Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 1-3, at The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, N.C. for the Sixth annual PEAK Motor Oil World Finals Presented by NAPA Auto Parts. The front gate is scheduled to open at 4 p.m. with hot laps at 5 p.m. on Thursday. The front gate will open at 3 p.m. and hot laps will start around 4 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

WHERE

The Dirt Track at Charlotte is located at 5555 Concord Pkwy. South in Concord, N.C. Click on the link for a map ( http://g.co/maps/vqu5p). (more…)

By Scott|2012-10-30T00:51:44-04:00October 30th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Sprint Cars|Comments Off

Attention Shifts to PEAK Motor Oil World Finals Presented by NAPA

Schatz is on tap to secure his fifth World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series championship

CONCORD, N.C. – Oct. 24, 2012 – Following the first week off since Easter, focus on the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series shifts to the popular PEAK Motor Oil World of Outlaws World Finals Presented by NAPA Auto Parts.

The sixth edition of the prestigious event, which also features the World of Outlaws Late Model Series and the Big-Block Modifieds from the Super DIRTcar Series, concludes the season Nov. 1-3 at The Dirt Track at Charlotte.

“It’s really a fun event,” Steve Kinser said. “You get to watch a lot of good racing and a lot of different divisions, so it’s fun for the competitors along with the race fans.”

While Kinser – a 20-time champion and the winningest driver – is on pace to wrap up his unprecedented 31^st top-five finish in the standings, his Tony Stewart Racing teammate Donny Schatz is set to earn his fifth career championship and his first since claiming four straight from 2006-09.

Schatz is riding a hot streak of eight wins, 20 podiums and 24 top fives in the last 27 points events to hold a 176-point advantage entering the final weekend at The Dirt Track at Charlotte, where he swept the PEAK Motor Oil World Finals Presented by NAPA last season. (more…)

By Scott|2012-10-25T05:18:32-04:00October 25th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Sprint Cars, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Super DIRTcar Series Takes Pilgrimage Charlotte

Competitors prepare for November’s season finale, PEAK Motor Oil World of Outlaws World Finals presented by NAPA Auto Parts

CONCORD, N. C. – Oct. 24, 2012 – With only two feature events left in the Super DIRTcar Series, Big-Block Modified competitors are prepping for one of the biggest dirt racing events of the year, PEAK Motor Oil World of Outlaws World Finals presented by NAPA Auto Parts at The Dirt Track at Charlotte Thursday, Nov. 1, through Saturday, Nov. 3.

Not only is PEAK Motor Oil World of Outlaws World Finals presented by NAPA Auto Parts one of only three events that hosts the three premier dirt track series, the World of Outlaws Late Model Series, the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series, and the Super DIRTcar Series, but it is the last event of the season for all three.

“It’s almost like the Mecca of dirt track racing,” said Jimmy Phelps, of Baldwinsville, N. Y., currently second in points in the Super DIRTcar Series. “You’ve got the three major traveling series all on the same property in front of a huge crowd. It’s an unbelievable facility.”

Performing well at the two Super DIRTcar Series features at The Dirt Track at Charlotte, set for Friday, Nov. 2, and Saturday, Nov. 3, is especially vital for Phelps, who trails the series point leader and two-time defending champion Matt Sheppard by just 92 points. Points are awarded for each 40-lap race according to a 150-point schedule.

“It’s the end of the year and everything’s on the line,” Phelps said. (more…)

By Scott|2012-10-25T05:16:24-04:00October 25th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Super DirtCar Series, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Brett Hearn sweeps Eastern States Weekend

“The Jet” conquers his Orange County Fair Speedway for 9th career Eastern States 200 win

MIDDLETOWN, N. Y. – Oct. 22, 2012 – With another big Super DIRTcar Series win, Brett Hearn is on a roll.

This year’s VP Small Engine Fuels 200 champion took the fast time Saturday during qualifying events at Orange County Fair Speedway, locking in the top starting position for Sunday’s Eastern States 200. He wrapped up the night with 358-Modified win, and came back the next day to take home the Eastern States 200 trophy.

“After coming off the big win at Syracuse, and to come here and have a dream weekend, dominating everything from the qualifying events on, I don’t’ know what to say,” said Hearn, of Sussex, N. J. “Somebody’s on my side and i’m loving every minute of it.”

Hearn, whose experience at “The Hard Clay” at Orange County Fair Speedway includes eight prior Big-Block Modified Eastern States 200 victories, took the lead at the initial green. He pulled aside for a well-timed pit stop in lap 60 under yellow conditions, making his way back up to third by lap 90. At that point, neither then-leader Tim Fuller nor Kenny Tremont, then in second, had made the mandatory post-lap-60 pit stop requiring drivers to fuel up. (more…)

By Scott|2012-10-22T13:57:24-04:00October 22nd, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Super DirtCar Series|Comments Off

Hearn Locks in Pole for Eastern States 200

Dunn, Phelps, Higbie, Bachetti, and McCreadie round out first three rows for Sunday’s lineup

MIDDLETOWN, N. Y. – Oct. 20, 2012 – The 51^st Annual Eastern States Weekend got off to a wet start, with rain pushing Friday’s scheduled Super DIRTcar Series qualifying events to today, but the delay did not hamper eight-time Eastern States 200 champion Brett Hearn’s qualifying efforts.

Hearn, just coming off a successful week in Syracuse finding victory in the VP Small Engine Fuels 200, won the pole starting position for the Sunday’s Eastern States 200 with the fast time, a 21.260-second lap in time trials.

“It’s exactly what we wanted to do today because it makes tomorrow a whole lot easier,” Hearn said. “Now we can dictate the pace and hopefully get in the pits and get a nice clean stop, but anything can happen.”

The fastest six cars in time trials earn starting positions in the front three rows for Sunday’s race. For Saturday’s time trials at the Orange County Fair Speedway, drivers could enter more than one car in time trials, and both Hearn’s entries scored in the top six. His backup car registered a 22.019-second lap, placing fifth overall.

“Track position is very important here, so that puts a lot of emphasis on how you qualify. You don’t want to be trying to dig from the back of the pack if you don’t have to.” (more…)

By Scott|2012-10-21T05:50:04-04:00October 21st, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Super DirtCar Series|Comments Off

Hearn Hopes to Continue Super DIRTcar Series Success at Eastern States

Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds take on Orange County’s Hard Clay for 51st Annual Eastern States 200 Oct. 21

MIDDLETOWN, N. Y. – Oct. 16, 2012 – Just coming off NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week XLI, the Big-Block Modifieds of the Super DIRTcar Series head south for another historic event, the 51^st Annual Eastern States Weekend presented by Arkel Motors at Orange County Fair Speedway.

Eastern States Weekend, an action-packed three days of racing set for Friday, Oct. 19, through Sunday, Oct. 21, hosts the Super DIRTcar Series for the weekend’s finale, the 51^st Annual Eastern States 200 Modified Championship race on Sunday, Oct. 21. For this year’s winner of VP Small Engine Fuels 200 at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse, Brett Hearn, the long-running Eastern States 200 brings back childhood memories.

“As a kid, I grew up sitting in the stands at 11 and 12 years old and watching the Eastern States 200,” said Hearn, of Vernon, N. J., whose shop is located just 30 minutes from the speedway in Middletown. “It’s got a lot of history, a lot of prestige. I remember going there before I ever drove a stock car, sitting in the stands during the Eastern States races.”

Hearn, who recently claimed his sixth VP Small Engine Fuels 200 triumph after a 17-year hiatus from victory lane at the “Moody Mile,” hopes his momentum can carry his team to another strong finish at Orange County’s 5/8-mile “Hard Clay,” a track he considers his “home track.” (more…)

By Scott|2012-10-17T05:27:50-04:00October 17th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Super DirtCar Series|Comments Off

Danny Johnson Charges to Third 358-Modified Series Win of Season

Planck finishes fifth at Brockville Ontario Speedway to garner series championship title

BROCKVILLE, ONTARIO – Oct. 14, 2012 – “The Doctor” Danny Johnson cruised to the front during Saturday’s DIRTcar 358-Modified Series finale at Brockville Ontario Speedway, avoiding several pile-ups and outlasting competition through a challenging 100 laps on his way to his third series win of the season.

“I’m very fortunate to have a great hotrod here at the end of the season,” said Johnson, of Rochester, N. Y. “It’s a phenomenal hotrod, that’s all I can tell you. It’s the same car that we ran here last year and won with, so it’s a proven piece for us.”

Johnson beat off Brett Hearn to take third at the green flag at Saturday’s afternoon 1000 Islands RV Fall Nationals race, but Hearn fought back after a pile-up in lap 3 involving Dexter Stacey, Michel Chicoine and Danny O’Brien brought the yellow. On the restart, Hearn powered ahead to second with Johnson still in third. Stephane LeFrance in the 115 car continued the lead he gained at the start. (more…)

By Scott|2012-10-14T17:26:58-04:00October 14th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Super DirtCar Series|Comments Off

Sides Captures First Outlaws Victory of Season at Spring Classic

Dollansky repeats as Federated Auto Parts Ironman 55 champion in afternoon event

PEVELY, Mo. – Oct. 13, 2012 – Jason Sides crawled from his sprint car with an exhausted – and thrilled – look on his face.

Reeling from the passing of a close friend earlier this week, Sides carried a heavy heart into Saturday’s World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series doubleheader at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 – the culmination of a pair of rainouts earlier this season.

And after a total 95 green-flag feature laps on the high-banked track on a humid and windy Midwest day, Sides captured the Spring Classic after recording a third-place finish in the Federated Auto Parts Ironman 55 presented by Summit Distributing/Coors Light in the afternoon.

“I had Mark Hardee riding with me,” Sides said. “It wasn’t his time to go, but the cancer got him and we hate that. He’ll be with us a lot in our hearts and everything, so hopefully we’ll get us a couple more wins with him riding with us.” (more…)

By Scott|2012-10-14T17:24:24-04:00October 14th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Sprint Cars|Comments Off