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Bowen released from area hospital

(SALEM, Ind. – April 28, 2013) – Anderson Bowen was treated and released from a Salem hospital Sunday evening, following a hard crash in Sunday’s Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 presented by Crosley Radio.

Bowen, 15, finished 20thin the race. He and the 02 car driven by Josh Williams were involved in a hard crash on lap 107. Bowen walked to an ambulance on the infield of the Salem Speedway and was later transported for tests and observation to a nearby hospital.

“CT scans are clear,” Bowen Tweeted tonight. “X-Rays are good as well. We should be going home shortly.” (more…)

By Scott|2013-04-29T01:47:10-04:00April 29th, 2013|ARCA, Featured, Front Page News|Comments Off

Tom Hessert wins on final lap at Salem Speedway; back to back ARCA winner on southern Indiana high-banks

(SALEM, Ind.) – Tom Hessert won his second straight ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards race at Salem Speedway Sunday, passing Spencer Gallagher on the last lap to take the checkered flag.

Will Kimmel placed third, Kyle Weatherman fourth and Travis Swaim fifth.

“It got wild out there,” Hessert said after the Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 presented by Crosley Radio. “It was exciting. My car is a little banged up, but not as bad as some of the others.”

Hessert passed Spencer Gallagher after Gallagher took the white flag.

“I was trying to come up with a plan, but I wasn’t sure what I was going to do,” Hessert said. “I was thinking maybe to get a good run on him in turn two and race hard down to turn three. Fortunately, it didn’t come down to that.”

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By Scott|2013-04-28T23:59:16-04:00April 28th, 2013|ARCA, Featured, Front Page News|Comments Off

Dollansky Powers to World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series Victory at Salina

Minnesotan holds off McMahan in Oklahoma for his second victory of the season

SALINA, Okla. — April 27, 2013 — Craig Dollansky powered to victory Saturday night at Salina Highbanks Speedway for his second World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series win of the season.

Dollansky fought off Paul McMahan’s relentless effort through heavy traffic in the 30-lap A-main to remain perfect in Outlaw competition at Salina, where he also won in 2011. Points leader Daryn Pittman was third with Sammy Swindell and Joey Saldana rounding out the top five.

The event was originally scheduled for Friday night but wet weather forced the race to run a day later, when cool temperatures equaled big horsepower as all but one of the competitors qualified under the previous track record. (more…)

By Scott|2013-04-28T16:05:57-04:00April 28th, 2013|Featured, Front Page News, Sprint Cars|Comments Off

Winners And Losers

Jim Rouse, BRP Media, Ocala, FL- Night of a Thousands was once more upon Bubba Raceway Park with the Bubba Army 360 Sprints, Scorpion Racing Products UMP DirtCar Modifieds, Hobby Stocks, 1-800-ASK GARY Thunder Stocks, and the Rent-N-Roll Gladiators all chasing the cash.

Hobby Stock action was first with Tommy Hill the original leader from outside pole. Grady Christian and Charlie Seroki spun early and kept the field tight enough for Jerome Dipple to lead a lap before spinning the #14 around. Dipple left Devin Walker with the lead but Walker relinquished it back to Hill. Tommy Hill was able to stave the threats from Walker and his team-mate, Scotty Kay, Jr., off to win the cool $1000. Kay made it a 1-2 while Walker settled for 3rd. Walker is now, unofficially, the points leader by a few points over Hunter Gustafson. Brian Hansford and Don Woosley completed the top 5. Gustafson, as well as Dennis Williams and Tim Gay, won their heat races.

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By Scott|2013-04-28T15:58:57-04:00April 28th, 2013|Bubba Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News|Comments Off

Justin Boston Earns Career-First Pole at Salem; 93rd ARCA Race at Salem Sunday

(SALEM, Ind.) — When Justin Boston took the checkered flag to win the pole for Sunday’s Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 presented by Crosley Radio, crew chief Billy Venturini immediately started passing out high five’s and handshakes from his seat above the pit box for the 25 team.

“I think having him on the pit box elevates this team and our whole group,” Boston said while accepting the Menards Pole Award presented by Ansell. “I think it’s exactly what the ZLOOP team needs.”

Venturini, who won here in 2006 as a driver and has two wins as a crew chief at Salem, was excited for Boston.

“It is so important for Justin to sit on the pole here,” he said. “He’s such a raw race car driver. He is going to be really good. He is more impressive every time out.” (more…)

By Scott|2013-04-27T22:07:57-04:00April 27th, 2013|ARCA, Featured, Front Page News|Comments Off

Clanton Shows The Way In World of Outlaws Late Model Series Return To Smoky Mountain Speedway

Georgian Holds Off Casebolt For Second Victory Of 2013 On National Tour

MARYVILLE, TN – April 26, 2013 – Everything fell Shane Clanton’s way on Friday night at Smoky Mountain Speedway.

Taking advantage of an outside pole starting spot and some well-placed caution flags, Fayetteville, Ga.’s Clanton had just enough speed to hold off a late challenge from Steve Casebolt Jr. of Richmond, Ind., and capture the ‘Mountain Outlaw 50.’

Clanton, 37, registered his second victory of the season on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series, which made its first visit to Smoky Mountain since 2004. He steered his Kennedy Motorsports Capital Race Car under the checkered flag a scant 0.164 of a second ahead of Casebolt, who overtook Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn., for second on a lap-38 restart and kept his Dishman Motorsports MasterSbilt car there to earn a career-best WoO LMS finish.

Owens settled for third in a Team Zero by Bloomquist mount after running in the second spot for laps 10-38. Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., maintained the WoO LMS points lead with a solid fourth-place finish in his father Mark’s Rocket Chassis house car and Billy Ogle Jr. of Knoxville, Tenn., made a late charge to complete the top five in a Blount Motorsports Rocket fielded by Smoky Mountain co-owner Larry Garner. (more…)

By Scott|2013-04-27T18:56:12-04:00April 27th, 2013|Featured, Front Page News, Late Models|Comments Off

New Awareness Racing Monster Truck

survivor-monster-truck For Immediate Release – (Paducah, KY) Awareness Racing owners Ed Dunning and Todd Morey are proud to release the rendering of a brand new monster truck! The new truck name?…@team_survivor

This concept is a community effort by the acclaimed design team of “TEX EFX” owned by “Tex” and Melissa McDorman, as well as Team Owners Ed Dunning and Todd Morey of Awareness Racing, and two powerful “Associate Team” members yet to be released. A preliminary version of this Monster Truck was released at the Orlando Citrus Bowl Monster Jam Event earlier this year. On hand for the private unveiling were several key members of American Cancer Society Relay For Life, based in Florida. With the mutual support of Relay For Life Team(s) management, and the inclusion of Relay for Life Kentucky, the final modifications were made for this very special rendering. A unique team alliance has been forged between Awareness Racing and American Cancer Society.

Monster truck fans, we present to you, the icon of global hope in Cancer Awareness and Research….@team_survivor ! (more…)

By Scott|2013-04-26T13:36:24-04:00April 26th, 2013|Featured, Front Page News, Racing News|Comments Off

Princeton Speedway Starts 2013 Racing Season This Weekend under FASTRAK Sanctioning

(Four Oaks, North Carolina) – Many West Virginia dirt tracks started their 2013 racing season this past weekend with great success. The 3/8th mile Princeton Speedway nestled a short drive right off I-77 near the Virginia/West Virginia state line border is ready to kick off the 2013 campaign this weekend April 27th. The Princeton Speedway is coming off a very successful Open Practice which drew in about 30+ cars this past weekend. The entire racing community around the 3/8th mile Princeton Speedway is “excited and buzzed” about the upcoming season especially after the recent closure in 2012. Track owner Melvin Bishop after having numerous fallout’s with the leasing of Princeton Speedway has now finally reached an agreement with Freddy Mooney as the Track Promoter and the green flag is set to fly this Saturday.

In addition to the local divisions that will be racing, the always exciting “Premier” class the Pro (crate) Late Models will compete under FASTRAK Racing Series sanctioning for 2013. This means the opportunity to race not only for the Princeton Speedway title but also compete in the $250,000 FASTRAK World Championships. (more…)

By Scott|2017-06-05T21:11:02-04:00April 25th, 2013|Fastrak Late Model Series, Featured, Front Page News, Regional|Comments Off

Racing Radios 125 Presented By Schoenfeld Headers Preview

Jefferson, GA (April 25, 2013) – The Southern Super Series will be at Gresham Motorsports Park this Saturday! The first Southern Super Series race, at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, was a huge success and Bubba Pollard made history by winning the first Southern Super Series Race event. GMP’s First Southern Super Series Race of the season will be the Racing Radios 125 presented by Schoenfeld Headers on April 27th and there will be much going on for the entire family!

As of today, GMP will run everything on Saturday as it is scheduled. If there were to be bad weather, GMP will do everything possible to get all of the race events in and that may include rearranging the order in which the divisions run. GMP will keep fans, drivers and teams informed about the weather through updates on RaceGMP.com, Facebook and Twitter.

The First Southern Super Series race event at GMP already has a strong early entry list of drivers and teams, including, Mike Garvey, Hunter Robbins, Jerick Johnson, David Odell, John Hunter Nemecheck, Michael Lance, Daniel Hemric, TJ Reaid, Donnie Wilson, Ross Kenseth and more! For a complete list of drivers who have already entered the Racing Radios 125 Presented by Schoenfeld Headers, please visit RaceGMP.com. (more…)

By Scott|2013-04-25T23:41:33-04:00April 25th, 2013|Featured, Front Page News, Racing News, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Welcome To Tennessee: Three Distinct Volunteer State Tracks Comprise This Weekend’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series Tripleheader

National Tour Set To Visit Smoky Mountain Speedway (April 26), Tazewell Speedway (April 27) & Duck River Raceway Park (April 28)
CONCORD, NC – April 24, 2013 – A big, reconfigured four-tenths-mile oval. A steeply-banked, blazing-fast one-third-mile paper-clip. A sweeping quarter-mile bullring.

Three distinct tracks located in Tennessee – that’s this weekend’s hit list for the World of Outlaws Late Model Series, which invades the Volunteer State for one of the most anticipated and interesting tripleheaders of the 2013 season.

The swing kicks off on Friday night (April 26) at Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, which will host the WoO LMS for the first time since 2004. The famed Tazewell Speedway will present a World of Outlaws program for the fourth consecutive season on Saturday evening (April 27) while the smallest of the three tracks, Duck River Raceway Park in Wheel, will close the weekend on Sunday night (April 28) with its inaugural WoO LMS extravaganza. (more…)

By Scott|2013-04-25T14:26:37-04:00April 25th, 2013|Featured, Front Page News, Late Models|Comments Off

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Georgian Holds Off Casebolt For Second Victory Of 2013 On National Tour