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Lathroum Lands Biggest Payday of Career in USA 100 at Virginia Motor Speedway

JAMAICA, VA (September 15, 2012) – Jamie Lathroum of Mechanicsville, MD a former track champion at Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway captured the biggest victory of his racing career on Saturday Night. He took home the $20,000 first place in the 33rd Annual USA 100. Lathroum took over the lead on lap 18 and held off Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN for the win in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned event.

Steve Francis of Ashland, KY led the first 15 laps of the race until Lathroum forged under him coming off of turn four. Francis then jumped the cushion and was forced to stop on the track before contact with the inside guardrail. On the restart, Lathroum picked up the lead, but a big wreck in turn four involving four cars changed the complexion of the top five.

Lathroum maintained the top spot with Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, FL and John Blankenship of Williamson, WV running in third. Lathroum built his lead over Pearson and Blankenship as the drivers approached the halfway mark of the race. (more…)

By Scott|2012-09-16T05:19:09-04:00September 16th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series|Comments Off

Tom Hessert Takes Second Career ARCA Win at Salem

Chris Buescher Extends Points Lead and Wins France Four Crown

(SALEM, Ind.) – After taking three races off after the halfway point of the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards season and effectively removing himself from championship contention, Tom Hessert’s goal was simple: Win.

That’s just what Hessert did in the Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA Fall Classic presented by Federated Car Care at Salem Speedway, leading the final 78 laps for his second ARCA victory.

Hessert (No. 52 Federated Auto Parts Chevrolet) was excited to win not only in a race supported by his primary sponsor, but also at such a historic track. He made clean start after clean start on restarts as the race wound down.

“I’m really into the history of our sport and hearing all about Salem and all of the guys who raced here, I’m glad I got to be one of the guys to go to Victory Lane here,” Hessert said. “The track just kind of worked out for us. We were all on the right tires at the right time. I knew if we could maintain with whoever was behind us for the first 10 laps (of a run), we could eventually inch away and that’s the way it ultimately worked out for us. Federated’s been our sponsor for the year, so it’s really, really cool.” (more…)

By Scott|2012-09-16T05:13:57-04:00September 16th, 2012|ARCA, Featured, Front Page News|Comments Off

Sebetto Gets Late Race Pass of Blaney for Fremont All Star Win

FREMONT, OH (9-15-12) By Brian Liskai All it took was one very little mistake by Dale Blaney on a restart with four laps to go Friday at Fremont Speedway and Bryan Sebetto was there to pounce. Sebetto executed a perfect slide job in turns three and four to take the lead and went on to score his 22nd career win at The Track That Action Built. While the win against the University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions is the third of his career, it was the first for Sebetto s car owners Randy and Lisa Hammer.

Blaney came into the weekend at Fremont having won all four of the UNOH All Star events at the track in 2012. But, Sebetto gave notice in the dash that he was going to be a force to be reckoned with on the opening night of the Jim Ford Classic weekend presented by All Pro Cylinder Heads. Sebetto hounded Blaney the entire distance of the six lap race and Blaney knew come feature time he would have his hands full with Fremont Speedway’s 2011 champion and the recently crowned Kistler Racing Products Fremont Attica Sprint Title (FAST) champion. (more…)

By Scott|2012-09-16T05:09:32-04:00September 16th, 2012|Artic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions, Featured, Front Page News|Comments Off

Schatz Takes Advantage in Traffic for 10th World of Outlaws Triumph

The 6th annual Arnold Motor Supply Shootout win gives him a 101-point title lead

SPENCER, Iowa – Sept. 14, 2012 – Sometimes a little luck goes a long way.

For Donny Schatz, everything is going the right way. Schatz overcame a poor qualifying performance to capitalize in traffic on Friday at Clay County Fair Speedway, where he claimed his third trophy at the 6^th annual Arnold Motor Supply Shootout.

It was his 10^th World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series feature victory of the season and eighth consecutive top five, which helped extend his championship points advantage to a season-high 101 points.

“I hope it’s not the peak,” he said. “We’ve got a lot of racing left this year. There’s a long way to go. There’s a lot of season left and we’re doing really good right now, so we want to keep ourself on a roll.” (more…)

By Scott|2012-09-16T05:06:03-04:00September 16th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Sprint Cars|Comments Off

PJ Wiggins Memorial Night One

Jim Rouse, BRP Media (9-14-12) Ocala, FL – The PJ Wiggins Memorial was a success as was the make-up race from the Florida State Modified Championship. The best Modifieds in the Southeast ran 70 laps of feature action while the Buddy’s Home Furnishings Limited Late Models, Hobby Stocks, 1-800-ASK GARY Thunder Stocks, and the Rent-N-Roll Gladiators put on fantastic features as well.

First up was the make-up race for the Florida State Modified Championship which went 30 laps. In turn 1 Bubba Christian smacked the wall while Wayne Hammond found the wall and had help from Ronnie Soltis to finish the job. Christian and Hammond would retire from the race while Soltis would continue on.Kyle Bronson went from 5^th to 1^st on lap 1 before Chuck Gustafson, Jr., Ivedent Lloyd, Jr., Dalton Lanich, and Scott Kurtzner piled up in turn 2; Bronson, Rich Pratt, and Ronnie Chance would lead the field. Just 2 laps later Rich Pratt would retire with mechanical problems and set up another restart. (more…)

By Scott|2012-09-15T22:31:13-04:00September 15th, 2012|Bubba Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News|Comments Off

Plenty of fun and excitement on tap for Fremont’s Jim Ford Classic weekend

CAMARGO, IL (9-9-12)By Brian Liskai The Jim Ford Classic weekend at Fremont Speedway just keeps getting bigger and more exciting.

When the University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions visit The Track that Action Built, Friday and Saturday, Sept. 14 and 15, it be the 104th and 105th appearance of the series at Fremont Speedway. The fifth annual event will also have a lot to say about who takes the UNOH All Star championship and the series Ohio Region title which will reward the champion $20,000.

All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads will sponsor the Friday night event, which will also include the Fremont Federal Credit Union 305 Sprints who will be competing in two feature events as they make-up the remaining laps of a rained out main from Aug. 4. The Fremont Fence Dirt Trucks will also be in competition. (more…)

By Scott|2012-09-15T22:22:00-04:00September 15th, 2012|Artic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions, Featured, Front Page News|Comments Off

Sheppard Scores First-Ever World of Outlaws Late Model Series Victory In ‘Photobilly 50’ At Belle-Clair Speedway

Fast-Rising Teenage Star Sweeps Program In Front Of Home-State Fans

BELLEVILLE, IL – Sept. 14, 2012 – Brandon Sheppard earned his first-ever World of Outlaws Late Model Series A-Main victory with a picture-perfect performance on Friday night at Belle-Clair Speedway.

Racing in front of his home-state fans, the fast-rising 19-year-old star from New Berlin, Ill., emerged triumphant in the ‘Photobilly 50’ to complete a sweep of the national tour’s inaugural program at the one-fifth-mile fairgrounds bullring.

Sheppard established a new track record in time trials, led every lap of his heat race and paced the evening’s headliner from start-to-finish behind the wheel of Mark Richards’s high-profile Rocket Chassis house car. He even ‘won’ hot laps, turning the quickest circuit of the program’s practice session to signal his ultimate supremacy.

“This is just an amazing feeling,” said Sheppard, who pocketed $12,550 for the biggest win of his young career. “It’s a huge confidence booster for me to get my first (World of Outlaws) win off my back. (more…)

By Scott|2012-09-16T05:03:49-04:00September 15th, 2012|Featured|Comments Off

Troyer’s Bill Colton Revved up for NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week

Colton Builds Chassis for Phelps, Britten, McGrail and Working on Unique Entries for “the Mile”

WEEDSPORT, N.Y. – Sept. 12, 2012 -When the VP Small Engine Fuels 200 winner pulls into victory lane to celebrate a NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week triumph, it may be the driver who captures the crowd’s attention, but in those 200 laps it was the car that turned heads in the grandstand.

As NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week XLI nears, car builders like Bill Colton of Troyer Race Cars are working hard behind the scenes to prepare for one of the most challenging and most rewarding races of the season.

“It is such a big undertaking from a car builder’s standpoint,” Colton said during a conference call with media on Tuesday. “Syracuse is an endurance race. You have to really have performance. You have to have a fast race car. You have you have a car that is fast in all conditions because you go to Syracuse and you don’t know what you’re going to get.”

(CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL FEATURING BILL COLTON) (more…)

By Scott|2012-09-14T15:01:11-04:00September 14th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Super DirtCar Series|Comments Off

Tyler McPherson Wins Three in a Row for DIRTcar Sportsman Modified Series

McPherson takes Ransomville, Merrittville and Humberstone

WEEDSPORT, N. Y. – September 13, 2012 – Tyler McPherson charged ahead of the pack for victory in three races in as many days, winning DIRTcar Sportsman Modified Series events at Ransomville Speedway Friday, Sept. 7, Merrittville Speedway Saturday, Sept. 8, and Humberstone Speedway Sunday, Sept. 9.

Friday at Ransomville, for the second round of the DIRTcar Sportsman Modified Series, McPherson started 24th on the grid, but survived several early-race cautions and a pair of red flags, working his way up to the lead spot, which he gained in lap 34. He led the remainder of the race, with Don Spatorico coming in second, Brandon Easey third, Cody McPherson fourth, and Alan Willis fifth.

Mark Chiddy led early in Saturday’s 50-lapper at Merrittville Speedway, until Dave Marcuccilli took control of the top spot in lap 7. Once again, McPherson propelled forward and was soon challenging the leader, with three-wide battles for first between Chiddy, Marcuccilli, and McPherson characterizing the race at the halfway point. (more…)

By Scott|2012-09-14T14:52:20-04:00September 14th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Super DirtCar Series|Comments Off

BCSN, SPEED51 to Provide Coverage of Great Lakes Helicopter Glass City 200

(TOLEDO, Ohio) – Toledo-area cable television provider Buckeye Cable Sports Network (BCSN) and nationally-recognized short track racing internet site SPEED51 will each provide coverage of the 24th Great Lakes Helicopter Glass City 200 super late model invitational Saturday evening, September 29 at Toledo Speedway.

BCSN has telecast races from the track for several seasons, including a record 8 events of the 2012 race schedule. The 200 will be taped for airing at a later date on the local cable access channel. More Buckeye Cable information can be obtained at www.bcsn.tv. (more…)

By Scott|2012-09-14T02:00:30-04:00September 14th, 2012|ARCA, Featured, Front Page News|Comments Off

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