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Schatz Claims Epic Thriller in Outlaws Return to Kings Speedway

Seven official lead changes highlight the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series event

HANFORD, Calif. – April 12, 2013 – Wearing an ear-to-ear grin, Chad Kemenah hopped out of his car and went in for the hug on Donny Schatz.
Keep in mind, Kemenah had just finished second to Schatz in the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series return to Kings Speedway on Friday night.

“That’s just what happens when you get a race track to race on wide enough,” Kemenah said. “These fans come out and just get a hell of a show. That was a lot of passing.

“I just want to thank all the fans for coming out here and Donny for such a good race. They got their money’s worth and we’re excited.”

Schatz was a bit more subdued in celebrating his first career victory at the 3/8-mile track, which has featured a different winner in each of the last seven World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series main events. (more…)

By Scott|2013-04-14T00:33:00-04:00April 14th, 2013|Featured, Front Page News, Sprint Cars|Comments Off

Talented Group of Drivers to Compete for the JRi Shocks Rookie of the Year Title – Presented by Dunn-Benson Ford

WAYCROSS, GA (April 11, 2013) – The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is pleased to announce the talented group of young drivers that have officially declared to compete for the series Rookie of the Year title in 2013. This year’s group of drivers includes two racers from the state of Illinois and another young gun out of the state of Arkansas. This group of racers not only has the talent to compete for the coveted JRi Shocks Rookie of the Year – presented by Dunn-Benson Ford, but could also contend for the series national points championship while becoming the next stars of the sport.

The 16-year-old driving sensation Bobby Pierce, the son of the legendary Bob Pierce, will be piloting the #32 Pierce Race Cars House Car as he competes for the JRi Shocks RoY- presented by Dunn Benson Ford in 2013. “Little Bobby”, from Oakwood, IL has already won three (3) RED BUCK Fast Time awards in 2013. He leads the RED BUCK Fast Time points category among all drivers and sits fourth (4th) in the LOLMDS national points standings. Bobby is currently leading the JRi Shocks Rookie of the Year – presented by Dunn-Benson Ford points standings after eight (8) events in 2013.

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By Scott|2013-04-11T19:45:02-04:00April 11th, 2013|Featured, Front Page News, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series|Comments Off

Forecasted Frigid Evening Wind Chill Leads to Re-Schedule of Anderson CRA Event

Sunday afternoon events at Anderson and LOR still full steam ahead

Officials from Anderson Speedway, with co-operation from CRA Powered by JEGS officials, announced that due to forecasted frigid wind chill temperatures for this Saturday evening, the season opener for the ARCA/CRA Super Series Powered by JEGS has been postponed. The Sell it Again Sam 125 presented by Great Deals at Anderson Speedway has now been moved to Saturday, May 4th.

“It’s always a big deal when the stars from CRA show up for the Super Series events, and we owe it to the fans to try and give them the best environment possible to enjoy the show,” commented Anderson Speedway President Rick Dawson. “With forecasted wind chills in the evening in the mid 30’s, it just wasn’t going to be any fun for fans, racers or officials…and the bottom line is, this needs to be fun for everyone!”

As a result of the postponement of Saturday Night’s activities and subsequent reschedule, the CRA Stealth Street Stocks Powered by JEGS event that was originally scheduled on Saturday Night May 4th, has been moved to Saturday, April 27th. (more…)

By Scott|2013-04-11T18:50:17-04:00April 11th, 2013|CRA Racing Series, Featured, Front Page News|Comments Off

Dale McDowell Makes it Two for Two in North Georgia ULTIMATE Super Late Model Win

Chatsworth, Georgia – For the second time in 2 North Georgia Speedway appearances Dale McDowell, of nearby Chickamauga, Georgia, pulled his Team Dillon race car into ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series Victory Lane. McDowell, who took the lead from TDR teammate Austin Dillon on lap 2, battled through lap traffic and a late race tangle with David Payne to outlast a hard charging Randy Weaver and score the $4000 winner’s purse. “We had a great car. I was really good when I was by myself but I would get tight when we got to traffic. I tried that top but then the lap guys were so fast up off that bottom they would slide up in front of us. This was our MasterSbilt car and it was really good. The track was a little choppy but nothing really bad. My hats off to Jason and all the folks here at North Georgia for a great event.” McDowell said.32 cars signed in and took timed laps in VP Race Fuels Race for the Pole Time Trials with NASCAR Nationwide Series regular Austin Dillon laying down quick time of the evening as the first car on the speedway. Dillon’s lap of 12.999 seconds topped Casey Barrow, McDowell, Adam Beeler and Brett Miller who rounded out the top 5. Dillon’s lap was the only driver to dip into the 12 second bracket. Randy Weaver, Ray Cook, Chris Ferguson, Skip Arp and Zack Mitchell completed the top 10 drivers that locked-in to the feature from time trials. (more…)

By Scott|2013-04-11T17:35:39-04:00April 11th, 2013|Featured, Front Page News, ULTIMATE Super Late Model Seires|Comments Off

Paducah International Raceway only Outlaws Stop in Kentucky

The World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series hits the 3/8 mile on Friday, April 19

PADUCAH, Ky. – April 9, 2013 – Seven for seven.

Paducah International Raceway has never seen a World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series repeat winner in the seven features since the opener in 1998. That streak will be on the line as Joey Saldana – last season’s winner – and the Outlaws head to the high-banked track on Friday, April 19.

“Paducah’s a really fun race track,” Chad Kemenah said. “It’s pretty wide, it gets really racy there usually and it puts a really good show for the fans. It’s usually really, really exciting.”

It is also the only World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series event in Kentucky this season.

“Turn one and two is pretty tricky,” championship points leader Daryn Pittman said. “I’ve kinda always struggled there. It’s got a lot of bank to it. It’s fast. It’s got long straightaways and kind of tight corners. I’m definitely looking forward to going back and trying to improve on what I’ve done in the past.”

Jeff Swindell claimed the inaugural event with Andy Hillenburg, Danny Lasoski, Craig Dollansky, Jason Meyers and Jac Haudenschild each picking up a win before Saldana’s triumph last year. (more…)

By Scott|2013-04-09T21:18:31-04:00April 9th, 2013|Featured, Front Page News, Sprint Cars|Comments Off

ARCA/CRA Super Series to Open 2013 Season at Anderson Speedway Saturday

Salem, IN (April 9, 2013) – Champion Racing Association will open its 2013 regular season with this weekend’s traditional season opening event for the ARCA/CRA Super Series Saturday night at Anderson Speedway. The famous high-banked quarter mile racetrack located in Anderson, Indiana has hosted more Super Series events than any other track since the series’ first ever event on Saturday, April 26, 1997. Anderson Speedway has hosted a total of 52 series events to date. Former two time series champion Brian Ross is the all-time series victory leader at Anderson Speedway with nine victories.

This weekend’s event kicks off the second year of the partnership between Champion Racing Association and ARCA. The partnership is providing participants in the ARCA/CRA Super Series with ARCA member benefits, including Participant Accident Insurance. In addition ARCA will provide the 2013 ARCA/CRA Super Series Champion with the opportunity to test an ARCA Racing Series car in the open test at Daytona International Speedway in December 2013. (more…)

By Scott|2013-04-09T21:16:31-04:00April 9th, 2013|CRA Racing Series, Featured, Front Page News|Comments Off

Buckeye 100 Weekend Condensed To 50-lap, $10,000-To-Win Program On Saturday (April 13) At NAPA Wayne County Speedway

Unfavorable Weather Outlook Prompts Changes To Ohio’s Only World of Outlaws Late Model Series Event In 2013

ORRVILLE, OH – April 9, 2013 – The World of Outlaws Late Model Series ‘Buckeye 100’ scheduled for this weekend at NAPA Auto Parts Wayne County Speedway has been condensed to a one-day program on Saturday evening (April 13) topped by a 50-lap A-Main paying $10,000 to win, track and series officials announced on Tuesday afternoon.

With unfavorable weather conditions forecast for the start of the inaugural Buckeye 100 weekend, WCS co-promoters Jason and Kristin Flory collaborated with WoO LMS director Tim Christman on a contingency plan for the event. Both parties agreed to scrap the originally scheduled multi-day, 100-lap program and run a single-day card on Saturday night.

“All of us at NAPA Auto Parts Wayne County Speedway have been excited for months about the first Buckeye 100 weekend, but we don’t want to run such a huge event in conditions that would be miserable for fans and race teams,” said Jason Flory, who is starting his second full season of promoting the three-eighths-mile oval with his wife. “With forecasts calling for rain on Thursday (practice night) and then unseasonably cold temperatures and a chance of rain and/or snow on Friday, we felt that we didn’t want to have everyone travel to the speedway and face the possibility of sitting for a couple days without racing or competing in weather that would make the weekend unenjoyable. (more…)

By Scott|2013-04-09T21:14:10-04:00April 9th, 2013|Featured, Front Page News, Late Models|Comments Off

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