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West Liberty, Dubuque Dates Next for Deery Series

WEST LIBERTY, Iowa (April 9) – Doubleheader action is next on the docket for the Deery Brothers Summer Series, with a pair of events this weekend.

The IMCA Late Model tour is at West Liberty Raceway on Saturday, April 13, then heads to Dubuque Speedway for a Sunday, April 14 show.

Both events pay $3,000 to win and a minimum of $300 to start. The Dubuque race had been postponed and rescheduled from April 5.

Pit gates open at 3 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. at West Liberty. Hot laps are at 6:30 p.m. with racing to follow. Gates open at 4 p.m. and hot laps are at 6 p.m. with racing to follow at Dubuque.

Spectator admission each night is $16 for adults, $14 for seniors, $10 for students and free for kids 12 and under when accompanying a paid adult. Pit passes are $30.

Four previous series events have been held at West Liberty. Ray Guss Jr. of Milan, Ill., won both races there last season. (more…)

By Scott|2013-04-09T21:12:08-04:00April 9th, 2013|Featured, Front Page News, IMCA|Comments Off

TOLEDO’S 7-UP 150 ENTRY LIST UP TO 46 ENTRIES

Toledo, Ohio-April 9, 2013: The entry list to date for the Saturday, April 20 “Border Wars” 7-Up 150 at Toledo Speedway now stands at 46 cars as of April 8 at 5 p.m. An additional 3 cars have entered the history-making event, while 1 car has withdrawn. The race will see the stock-bodied ARCA/CRA Super Series Late Models and the ARCA Midwest Tour paired together in competition for the first time.

The latest additions to the list include a pair of Wisconsin-based drivers that will make the trip to the Glass City oval. LaCrosse, WI driver Brent Kirchner and Erik Long of West Bend, WI are now entered, along with Joel Theisen of Maple Grove, MN. Quincy, IL driver Jake Griffin has withdrawn his entry for the 150 lap event.

The “Border Wars” theme will see the ARCA/CRA regulars mainly from Michigan, Ohio and Indiana take on the ARCA Midwest Tour stars based out of Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin in the 7-Up 150, which will serve as Toledo’s opener for the new season. (more…)

By Scott|2013-04-09T18:19:54-04:00April 9th, 2013|CRA Racing Series, Featured, Front Page News|Comments Off

Madden Masters Southern All Stars Charles Trammell Memorial at Tazewell Speedway

Tazewell, TN-April 6, 2013- The Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series visited Tazewell Speedway for the first time since 2006 on Saturday evening and Chris Madden of Gray Court, SC would lead all 50 laps of the 4^th Annual Charles Trammell Memorial en route to a $5,000 payday at the Gary Hall promoted East Tennessee speedplant.

Madden and Bryan Hendrix would bring the field to the green flag, only to see Hendrix slam the outside retaining wall in turn one to cause the first of seven caution periods that slowed the event. A tangle between Steve Smith and Jason Trammell would slow the pace again after only 1 lap had been scored. Back underway, Madden would show the way, while Tommy Kerr and Billy Ogle, Jr. battling for second, with Vic Hill fourth. The front four would begin the process of working slower traffic and Madden would actually open a bit of a lead over Ogle, Jr., but a caution for an incident with Bo Shirley on the backchute slowed the pace.

This restart would see teammates Ogle, Jr. and Kerr trade slidejobs for the runner-up spot with Madden able to scoot away, with Mike Weeks and Stacey Boles now battling for fifth behind fourth place Hill. Two more cautions as a Josh Henry flat slowed the contest and after Jason Hiett rolled to a stop in turn four on lap 31, fourth place Hill would see mechanical issues end his evening as he rolled pitside during the caution period. Ogle, Jr. would challenge Madden repeatedly on restart and would roll under Madden on several occasions, but Madden would continue to lead the way. Meanwhile, fifteenth starter Hunter Peacock would roll his way into the top five by the lap 37 for a slowed Steve Smith on the frontchute. (more…)

By Scott|2013-04-09T18:11:54-04:00April 9th, 2013|Featured, Front Page News, Southern All Stars|Comments Off

UMP Modifieds Return To Bubba Raceway Park For Ultra Night Of Action

Jim Rouse, Ocala, FL- The Scorpion Racing Products UMP DirtCar Modifieds will join the Bubba Army Hobby Stocks, 1-800-ASK GARY Thunder Stocks, Rent-N-Roll Gladiators, and the Florida Mini Sprints for a mega night of action on the 6th week-end of action at Bubba Raceway Park.

Age rules in the Scorpion Racing Products UMP DirtCar Modifieds as Buzzie Reutimann, the UNOH-sponsored driver, leads the standings after a 1200th-or-so feature win. Reutimann is pursued by Larry Mott who comes off a career-night in which he won his heat and took 3rd place home in his Mott Concrete #Z06. Scott Kurtzner has the Interstate Batteries #1K in 3rd position while the other Scott- Scott Mooers- is 4th in the Aerotech Aluminum #10. Mooers will have to fight hard to hold off 5th-placed Ronnie Soltis. Soltis finished 2nd in the feature but didn’t start his heat in his all-new GRT Chassis. Reutimann has a tough task ahead if he’s to go 2-for-2. (more…)

By Scott|2013-04-09T04:11:42-04:00April 9th, 2013|Bubba Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News|Comments Off

NeSMITH CHEVROLET OLD MAN’S GARAGE WEEKLY RACING SERIES ROUND UP FOR APRIL 8

CARTERSVILLE, GA – A familiar name is on top of the NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series point standings after Week 2 competition. A second-place finish on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS has put three-time series champion Lucky Keeton of Toomsuba, MS at the top of the standings with 98 points.

Just six points separate the top five drivers in the NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series standings. Michael Arnold of Hattiesburg, MS is second in the with 97 points after a fourth-place finish on Friday night at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park in Hattiesburg, MS driving the Reynolds Motorsports/Billy Riels Racing GRT.

Mickey Trosclair of Luling, LA is third in the NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series standings with 96 points after finishing fifth on Friday night at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park driving the Sparks Motorsports/J. Dunning Sandblasting and Paint Special. Arnold and Trosclair were tied for the point lead going into Week 2 competition. (more…)

By Scott|2013-04-09T00:50:58-04:00April 9th, 2013|Featured, Front Page News, NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series|Comments Off

Clay Rogers Makes His Return to the X-1R Pro Cup Series Worth $10,000

Mooresville, NC 4/8/13– Four time X-1R Pro Cup Series champion Clay Rogers made his return to the series known Saturday night at the Dillon Motor Speedway coming from the rear of the field to score the PEE DEE 250 win. Rogers win was no walk in the park as 2012 AFR Rookie of the Year winner Dalton Hopkins gave the former champion a close run to the checkered flag finishing in the runner-up position just .331 seconds behind after a bonze run through turns three and four. Eric Gerchak, making his series debut as a rookie, finished an impressive third to earn the final podium position. Defending series champion JP Morgan began his title defense with a solid fourth place finish after winning at the track a season ago. South Carolina native Gus Dean rounded out the top five finishers.

“Man, it feels good to be back in victory lane with this L&R race team here in the Pro Cup Series,” shouted an excited Rogers in Edlebrock Victory Lane. “We had a few problems in qualifying that caused us to start in the back, but I knew we had a good race car so it wasn’t as big as a deal as it could’ve been. I just focused on saving my tires because I’ll be honest I don’t know much about these particular Goodyear tires because I’ve never been on them until this weekend. Luckily I did a decent job at managing them and didn’t race JP (Morgan) too hard and we’re able to take home this check for $10,000 to kick off the season.” (more…)

By Scott|2013-04-09T00:43:28-04:00April 9th, 2013|Featured, Front Page News, Racing News|Comments Off

BLACK TOPS LEGEND CARS – FRYE FRIES SUPER STOCK FIELD AS ORLANDO SPEEDWORLD OPENS 2013 SEASON

[slideshow id=2]Orlando SpeedWorld returned to action Friday night and fans were treated to a
good night of racing despite some unseasonably chilly temperatures and a cold
wind.
A dozen Legend Cars made the trip to the high-banked three-eighths mile with
Dakota Baggette and Jordan Black winning the pair of heat races.
Dave “Too Tall” Gleason grabbed the early advantage at the start of the 25-lap
feature but caution flew at the end of lap one for a three car tangle in turn
one involving Robbie Lyons, Tony Steinbuck and Joey Langis. Lyons got a good
piece of the concrete and was eliminated from competition while Steinbuck and
Langis continued.
Baggette sped around Gleason on the restart and began to build a good-sized
lead while Black got around Gleason for third on the fifth lap and set sail
after the leader. Black was on a rail and passed Baggette for the top spot on
lap 14, then led the remaining distance to score the victory. Baggette
claimed second with Gleason third. Becca Monopoli made a late pass to take
fourth spot ahead of Keith Sinkula. Donovan Ponder took the checker in sixth
with Noah Cornman, Steinbuck, Langis, Ted Ruffo, Roger Englund and Lyons
rounding out the finishers. (more…)

By Scott|2013-04-08T18:35:25-04:00April 8th, 2013|Featured, Front Page News, Orlando Speedworld|Comments Off

UARA-STARS Head to the Rock for Two-Day Event

UARA Logo Hendersonville, NC (04/8/13) –United Auto Racing Association will head to Rockingham Speedway this weekend, April 12-14th, for a three day event with the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series(NCWTS) and Frank Kimmel Street Stock Nationals (FKSSN).

The STARS are scheduled to take the track around 11am on Saturday morning for their qualifying laps with the green flag set to drop at 2pm. The drivers and teams will arrive at the track on Thursday late afternoon and will be ready for practice on Friday morning.

Ronnie Bassett, Jr. has been very successful during the first two UARA events. Claiming both victories and a pole at Hickory, Bassett hopes to continue his winning streak as he heads to the Rock. Bassett, along with the regular STARS, will compete against some of NCWTS toughest competitors in Saturday’s event at Rockingham.

Clay Rogers will be on hand to defend his win from the 2012 fall UARA Rockingham event. (more…)

By Scott|2013-04-08T16:56:51-04:00April 8th, 2013|Featured, Front Page News, UARA-STARS|Comments Off

Eagle Jet Top Gun Sprints Head Back to Hendry County this Saturday

Eagle Jet Top Gun Sprint Series returns to Hendry County Motorsports Park Saturday, April 13^th, for their second event at the 1/3 mile semi-banked dirt oval in Clewiston, FL.

Shane Kreidler is the point leader with Gene Lasker and Danny Martin Jr. tied for second, AJ Maddox in fourth, Tony Agin in fifth, Mark Ruel Jr. in sixth, Brandon Grubaugh in seventh, eighth is Tim George, in ninth is Mike Schroeder, and in tenth place is Jimmy Ballew Jr.

In addition to the purse monies for this event each sprint car that shows-up will receive extra $100.00 in appearance money.

The series will be going back to the 2012 tire rule for the remained of the 2013 season.

Fronts: OPEN

Left Rear Any tire that punches 40 or harder

Right Rear 104/17-15 DT# Hoosier ONLY

By Scott|2013-04-08T14:36:35-04:00April 8th, 2013|Featured, Front Page News, Top Gun Sprints|Comments Off

Auburndale Speedway Results from April 6, 2013

By Carol Andrews – Saturday Night at Auburndale Speedway there was standing room only in the grandstands. If you missed The Night of Destruction event Saturday, you missed one of the best shows. It was total destruction with Gunslinger the monster truck smashing everything in sight, along with boat and trailer races leaving boat and trailers all over the track. Mark your calendars for Nov. 9 th so you don’t miss out on the next Night of Destruction. The winners in each event from Saturday Night are as follows:

Boat/Trailer

1-#112 Brian Stegr

2-#12 Bryon Cawthon

Demo Derby

1-#19 Joshua Butts

2-#1x Brian Gayton

Flag Pole

1-#9 Steve Utley

2-#21 Drew Jackson (more…)

By Scott|2013-04-08T13:53:03-04:00April 8th, 2013|Auburndale Speedway, Featured, Front Page News|Comments Off