This Saturday night will be the first race of the 2012 racing season at Citrus County Speedway. The season will kick off with the Open Wheel Modifieds, Sportsman, Pure Stock, Mini Stock, Hornets, and the DWARF cars. Front gates will open at 4pm, heat races take the green flag at 6pm sharp. Please visit the track website at www.citruscountyspeedway.com for complete details, or call the speedway office at 352-726-9339.
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Silver Bay, MN (January 31, 2011) – The X.CELERATED SPORTS ACTION NETWORK is back at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, Florida, for the third consecutive year to kick off the XSAN SUPERCAST schedule of action sports internet pay per views provided through streaming industry leader Ustream. The 2012 XSAN East Bay Winternationals SUPERCAST presented by DRIFT kicks off on February 8, 2012, with UMP Modified and Mod Lite practice for FREE, February 9th through the 11th for the Modified and Mod Lite portion of the Pay-Per-View SUPERCAST, February 12th Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series practice for FREE, and then the big show from February 13th to the 18th. That’s right, for the first time ever XSAN will broadcast the ENTIRE week, including the Saturday event, of the East Bay Winternationals! (more…)
Super DIRTcar star eager for UNOH DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit at Volusia
Kevin Kovac DIRTcar Racing PR BARBERVILLE, Fla. – Jan. 31, 2012 – There’s no place Brett Hearn would rather be during the month of February than the Sunshine State. “Oh, yeah, I always look forward to Florida in February,” said Sussex, N.J.’s Hearn, who will migrate south for the 15th consecutive year to compete in the Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modified portion of the 41st UNOH DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit Racing Equipment on Feb. 22-25 at Volusia Speedway Park. “I don’t know what I would do if we didn’t make the trip. I enjoy it and everybody on my team enjoys it.”
Much of Hearn’s affinity for his annual working vacation, of course, derives from the sparkling performance record he’s put together in Florida Big-Block Modified action over his legendary career. He’s the Northeast open-wheel division’s resident Mr. Florida, a winner of a record seven Super DIRTcar Series Florida Tour points championships and 20 features. (more…)
Tampa, FL – TBARA President Buff Fritz announced today that the club has reached agreement with officials at Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. to be the presenting series sponsor for the 2012 race season. The series will now be known as the Safety-Kleen Systems TBARA Sprint Car Series.
“We are very excited to reach this agreement with Safety-Kleen Systems and look forward to helping market Safety-Kleen’s environmentally responsible cleaning solutions to race fans and racers alike all over the southeastern United States,” said Fritz. “We at the TBARA feel that our passion for providing the best in pavement sprint car racing in the southeast and Safety-Kleen’s passion for keeping workplaces safe by keeping the environment clean is a good fit. (more…)
Tony Stewart Racing star geared up for UNOH DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit
Shawn Miller, World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series PR – CONCORD, N.C. – Jan. 31, 2012 – It’s that point of the year when the offseason is winding down; just not quickly enough.
Cars are being assembled and plans made. And the itch to get back in the seat is more vibrant than ever. For a guy like Steve Kinser, the King of the Outlaws and the winningest driver in sprint car history, it isn’t any different.
“Right now all of the guys are trying to get these cars finished up and head to Volusia,” he said. “I’ve had enough time off. I’m ready to go race.” (more…)
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CAMARGO, IL (1-30-12) By Brian Liskai A new sponsor, television, new tracks and more excitement await sprint car fans and teams in 2012 as the University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions get ready to embark on a truly historic season.
The UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions the university in Lima, Ohio recently announced their partnership with Americas Series will compete in 50-52 events in 2012.
This will be a true partnership. We will sell this college to prospective students all over the Midwest. This is a great place and we are going to be a good recruiting partner. (more…)
01/26/2012 – The latest edition of “This Week in ASA Racing” is available by clicking here. This week’s guests are Al Varnadore of East Bay Raceway Park and Amy Stilson of Shangri-La II Motor Speedway. Varnadore will be on to preview the 36th Annual Winternationals that starts on February 2 at the ASA Member Track in Tampa, FL.
Stilson will give a preview of what is happening this season at the ASA Member Track in Tioga Center, NY. You can also download a podcast of this show on iTunes. It is also available to listen via the ASA Racing App for the iPhone and Android smartphones. Both the podcast and the app are FREE. Just search for “ASA Racing.”
Tracy Hines and Dave Darland will resume their battle for the all-time USAC National feature victory lead among “active” drivers when the 2012 USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Series opens February 9-11 at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Fla.
“Bubba’s Winter Dirt Games” will feature three complete nights of sprint car action on the exciting 3/8-mile dirt oval. The races are the first of nearly 50 on the 2012 USAC AMSOIL calendar.
Hines sits atop the “active” lead with 77 total wins (41 in Sprints, 28 in Midgets and eight in Silver Crown). Darland is just one back with 76 (34 in Sprints, 28 in Midgets and 14 in Silver Crown). Hines ranks seventh on the all-time USAC list, while Darland is tied with Jack Hewitt for eighth. (more…)
WAYCROSS, GA (January 30, 2012) – Officials of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series are pleased to announce that the series will offer drivers over 3.2 million dollars in cash and contingencies in 2012. The amount is a new record for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. Since its inception in 2005, the series maintains its place as the premier national touring dirt late model series in the country. In 2011, the series averaged an industry high of 49 cars per event. Record-breaking crowds watched many of the most exciting races of the year. The 2012 series schedule includes 46 events in 19 different states at some of the top racing facilities in the country.
Drivers that compete on the series in 2012 will be racing for more than 2.5 million in purse monies alone. The series also added a purse increase to all the $10,000 and $20,000 to win shows in 2012. (more…)
