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2015 All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Car Series Tour Dates Announced

INDIANAPOLIS (March 4, 2015) – The All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Car Series, recently purchased by three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart, today announced its 2015 tour dates. The schedule will consist of 54 total events spanning six states, including 29 events in Ohio and 14 in Pennsylvania.

While the schedule began in February with five non-points events in Florida between Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala and Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, races counting toward the season-ending championship get underway in late March.

The kickoff race for the 2015 All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Car Series is March 28 at Atomic Speedway in Waverly, Ohio. The series will remain in Ohio the following weekend with back-to-back events April 3-4 at Attica Raceway Park and April 18 at Wayne County Speedway in Orrville.

“The schedule we put together for the 2015 All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Car Series is filled with great venues on a timeline that works well for our participants,” Stewart said. “Our first five events in Florida went off extremely well and we look forward to carrying that momentum into Ohio with our first point-paying race at Atomic Speedway.” (more…)

By Scott|2015-03-04T23:49:35-05:00March 4th, 2015|Artic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions, Featured, Front Page News|Comments Off

Five Different Winners in Nine Events, Pearson Top of Tight Series Point Standings

Pearson Pic WAYCROSS, GA (March 4, 2015) – The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series has completed nine (9) sanctioned events so far in 2015, with five (5) different drivers visiting victory lane to date. The series has seen some intense and fierce battles with competition at an all-time high with fifty-four (54) different drivers competing at least once with the series. The 2015 season got started at Golden Isles Speedway, which had a jam-packed house every night, at the Georgia Boot Super Bowl of Racing. Eddie Carrier Jr of Salt Rock, WV, Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, FL and Jonathan Davenport from Blairsville, GA each picked up feature wins at Golden Isles Speedway.

The series then traveled to Tampa, FL for the 39th Annual East Bay Winternationals and competed six straight nights at the famed “Clay by the Bay” at East Bay Raceway Park. Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, IL, Josh Richards of Shinnston, WV, and Eddie Carrier Jr. of Salt Rock, WV picked up one win each during the week, while Billy Moyer of Batesville, AR collected three wins. Moyer’s three wins at this year’s East Bay Winternationals increased his total wins to 26 for his career at the famed “Clay by the Bay” East Bay Raceway Park. (more…)

By Scott|2015-03-04T23:44:59-05:00March 4th, 2015|Featured, Front Page News, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series|Comments Off

UNOH All Stars Kick-Off 2015 Season at Bubba Raceway Park and Volusia Speedway Park

CAMARGO, IL. – One of America’s oldest traveling sprint car organizations, the University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions, will kick off their 2015 racing season with the traditional journey to sunny Florida.

The UNOH All Star teams will battle during five events – all paying $5,000 to win and $400 to start the A-Main – at two tracks over eight days.

It begins at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Florida with three shows – Thursday, Feb. 5; Friday, Feb. 6; and Saturday, Feb. 7. The UNOH All Stars then travel a short distance to Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Florida, to be part of the DIRTcar Nationals. The UNOH All Stars will compete Wednesday, Feb. 11 and Thursday, Feb. 12.

The UNOH All Stars are part of the Bubba Army Winter Nationals at the Ocala speedplant. The Winter Nationals features 14 nights of the best dirt racers in the world with the World of Outlaws Late Models; the UNOH All Star sprints; the DIRTcar UMP Open Wheel Modifieds; the USAC Amsoil National Sprint Cars; and the Nesmith Crate Dirt Late Model Series. (more…)

By Scott|2015-01-20T04:58:09-05:00January 20th, 2015|Artic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions, Bubba Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

World of Outlaws STP Sprint Cars Invading Tucson’s USA Raceway on March 7

NAPA Wildcat Shootout presented by RideNow Powersports is lone Arizona event on 2015 schedule for ‘The Greatest Show on Dirt’

CONCORD, N.C. – Jan. 12, 2015 – The World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series returns Saturday, March 7, to USA Raceway in Tucson, Ariz., for the NAPA Wildcat Shootout presented by RideNow Powersports.

The track has proved to be one of the most competitive with five different winners in five events the Outlaws have run there since 2006. Brad Sweet took the victory last season after battling past Kerry Madsen and holding off Steve Kinser.

“The World of Outlaws stop at USA Raceway is one of the most exciting events on our schedule,” World Racing Group COO Tom Deery said. “We always look forward to bringing the series to Arizona and showcasing The Greatest Show on Dirt.”

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By Scott|2015-01-13T02:11:35-05:00January 13th, 2015|Featured, Front Page News, Sprint Cars|Comments Off

GOLDEN ISLES SPEEDWAY HAS FIVE NeSMITH LATE MODEL RACES IN 2015

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Golden Isles Speedway in Brunswick, GA announced at the Performance Racing Industry Show that they will host five NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Touring Division Races in 2015. One of those events will include a $10,000-to-win race for America’s Leader In Affordable Dirt Late Model Racing.

Golden Isles Speedway will begin their NeSmith Late Model 2015 events with a pair of 50-lap $2,500-to-win races on February 14 and 15. These two events will be Rounds four and five of the 2015 NeSmith Late Model season.

On August 21-22, Golden Isles Speedway will host the second $10,000-to-win 100-lap race of the season for the NeSmith Late Models. The first will be the 10th Annual Chevrolet Performance World Championship Race at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, FL on January 31 that was rescheduled from a November 22 rainout. (more…)

By Scott|2014-12-16T13:04:46-05:00December 16th, 2014|Featured, Front Page News, NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series, Series|Comments Off

DUCK RIVER RACEWAY PARK TO HOST NeSMITH LATE MODEL 5K-TO-WIN RACE ON MAY 1-2

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – NeSmith Racing officials announced at the Performance Racing Industry Show that Duck River Raceway Park in Wheel, TN will host the $5,000-to-win Rumble At The River 75 for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Touring Division on May 1-2. The race will be the first visit to Duck River Raceway Park for the NeSmith Late Models since 2007.

On May 1 at Duck River Raceway Park, the NeSmith Late Models will compete in Qualifying and Heat Races to determine the front half of the starting field for the Rumble At The River 75. On May 2, the NeSmith Late Models will compete in B-Main races to determine the back half of the starting field, and that will be followed by the $5,000-to-win main event.
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By Scott|2014-12-16T12:11:28-05:00December 16th, 2014|Featured, Front Page News, NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series, Racing News|Comments Off

Doug Horton Wins Final Late Model Feature Of The Year In The Donnie Tanner Memorial 50-Lapper At East Bay Raceway Park

GIBSONTON — At East Bay Raceway on Saturday night feature winners on the 1/3-mile clay oval it was Buck Woodhouse in the Q Auto & Injury Attorneys Street Stocks, Austin Sanders in the Gagel’s Open Wheel Modifieds, Jeremy Simpson in the V8 Warriors, Doug Horton in the Late Models and Patrick Fiore, Sr. in the Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers.

In the Q Auto & Injury Attorneys Street Stocks it was Buck Woodhouse picking up his eleventh win of the season. Justan Rodgers would finish second with David Barwick, II third. Woodhouse and Dennis Williams won their heats.

In the Gagel’s Open Wheel Modifieds it was Austin Sanders picking up the win over Nate Bregenzer and Roger Crouse. Crouse picked up the heat win. (more…)

By Scott|2014-12-16T12:47:11-05:00December 16th, 2014|East Bay Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News, Race Results|Comments Off

Brett Hearn powers to 11th career Eastern States 200 victory

Hard-charging Matt Sheppard finishes 2nd to claim Super DIRTcar Series point lead going into Charlotte

102614_HearnVLDalesandro MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. – October 27, 2014 – Brett “the Jet” Hearn has been making a habit of winning at Orange County Fair Speedway. He picked up his 11 th career Eastern States Big Block Modified victory there Sunday, October 26, his third in a row.

“It takes a lot of people to make this happen,” the Sussex, N.J. said in Victory Lane after Sunday’s 200 lapper. “There’s a lot of hard work, a lot of preparation goes into this thing and you come here on race day and try to put it all together.”

Hearn made a clean sweep during Eastern States Weekend, fast timing Friday with a lap time of 20.763 and winningSaturday’s 358-Modified feature race. He started Sunday’s Super DIRTcar Series event on the pole, with Tim Hindley at the outside pole. At the green flag, Hearn took the lead, but it was Stewart Friesen, of Sprakers, N.Y., who cruised to second over Hindley.

Several cautions early in the race kept the leaders from picking up momentum, but Hearn was strong enough on every restart to maintain his position over Friesen. In lap 60, Bob McGannon went into the wall in turn four to bring the eighth caution of the race, and soon after the pits opened for mandatory pit stops. (more…)

By Scott|2014-10-28T16:35:37-04:00October 28th, 2014|Featured, Front Page News, Race Results, Super DirtCar Series|Comments Off

Lanigan Breaks World of Outlaws Late Model Series Single-Season Wins Record With Third Keyser Down & Dirty 65 Victory

Kentucky Driver Remains Perfect in Three Visits to Dirt-Covered Berlin Raceway

091314_BERLIN_VL (1) MARNE, Mich. – Sept. 13, 2014 – Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., maintained his perfect record at Berlin Raceway with a $15,000 victory in Saturday’s third annual Keyser Manufacturing Down & Dirty 65 Presented by NAPA A-Main.

With his16th World of Outlaws Late Model Series victory of the season, Lanigan, 44, of Union, Ky., broke his own single-season wins record on the national tour and ensured that the he needs only to enter the season-ending World of Outlaws World Finals Nov. 6-8 at The Dirt Track at Charlotte to clinch his third WoO LMS championship.

“We broke a record and that’s definitely something to be proud of,” said Lanigan, who broke the record he set in his championship-winning season in 2012. “And to be the only winner of this event is definitely special, too.”

Advancing from the fourth starting spot, Lanigan battled back and forth with polesitter Jeep Van Wormer of Pinconning, Mich., for the lead early in the 65-lap race before taking command for good when Van Wormer ran into trouble as the two leaders raced through slower traffic on lap 13.

Slipping too high in turns three and four, Van Wormer tagged the wall and slowed directly in front of Lanigan’s Club 29 Race Car, causing Lanigan to get into the back of Van Wormer’s Rocket Chassis. The contact sent Van Wormer spinning as Lanigan continued running and assumed the lead.

“I have to apologize to Jeep,” Lanigan said of his involvement in the lap-13 accident. “It looked like he got up in the wall and then he kind of came back down. We had a head of steam coming in there and got into him. It wasn’t nothing on purpose.” (more…)

By Scott|2014-09-30T20:55:06-04:00September 18th, 2014|Featured, Front Page News, Late Models, Race Results|Comments Off

Citrus County Race Results for September 13th, 2014

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Street Stocks Feature
Car-# Drivers Name Home Town Finish
16 J.D. Goff Brooksville 1
8 Tim Wilson Floral City 2
98 Bubba Martone Floral City 3
59 Thomas Peet 4
32 Willie Lacey Wesley Chapel 5
00 Billy Smith Wildwood 6

Mini Stocks Feature
Car-# Drivers Name Home Town Finish
11 Jerry Daniels Weirsdale 1
33 Bill Ryan Bushnell 2
46 Travis Hoefler Floral City 3
98 Kevin Stone Dade City 4
7 Drew Jackson Lakeland 5
111 Anthony LaPoint 6
22 Mark Patterson Webster 7
47 Ricky Kuhn Ocala 8
73 Jason Terry Bellview 9 (more…)

By Scott|2014-09-30T20:58:12-04:00September 18th, 2014|Citrus County Speedway, Featured, Front Page News, Race Results|Comments Off

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