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Gold Cup Champ Carlson Shoots for Great Lakes Helicopter Glass City 200 Win

VanDoorn Also Files Entry

(TOLEDO, Ohio) – Recently crowned ARCA Allegiant Gold Cup Series late model champion Dakota Carlson of Cedar Springs, Mich. has filed his entry for the 24th Great Lakes Helicopter Glass City 200 super late model invitational Saturday, September 29 at Toledo Speedway. Carlson tuned up for the 200 by winning the 100-lap feature last Saturday night at Owosso Speedway in Michigan.

Carlson’s entry was in the mail box this past weekend, as were several others. Current ARCA/CRA Super Series point leader Johnny VanDoorn of Coopersville, MI will be at Toledo for the season-ending 200 lap contest. VanDoorn won the Miller Lite 100 at Toledo August 17. Johnny’s plans for the weekend start at Toledo with practice Friday and the race Saturday. His team will then take the trip down to Lucas Oil Raceway near Indianapolis, IN for the ARCA/CRA event Sunday afternoon.

Former Flat Rock and Toledo champion Joe Hawes of Brownstown, MI is also entered, along with another former Toledo champ and reigning Toledo Sportsman titlist Ron Allen of Lincoln Park, MI. Barry Hartwell of Ada, MI and second-generation driver Marcus Malcuit of Strasburg, OH has also filed entries for the prestigious event. (more…)

By Scott|2012-09-19T17:57:53-04:00September 19th, 2012|ARCA, Featured, Front Page News|Comments Off

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Heads to Brownstown IN for the 33rd Annual Jackson 100

WAYCROSS, GA (September 17, 2012) – One of the Midwest’s traditional and most popular events, The Jackson 100 is set for Friday and Saturday, September 21st and 22nd at Brownstown Speedway in Brownstown, IN. The annual event promoted by Tim and Farrah Keithley will take place at the ¼ mile bull ring at the Jackson County Fairgrounds. This year’s event will again be sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and will pay $20,000 to win and $1,200 to start. This year’s event is sponsored by Industrial Solutions Technology out of Columbus, IN.

Race fans wanting to camp at the track can begin setting up on Thursday at 8am. Pit and grandstand gates will open up at 3PM on Friday. Racing action begins Friday Night, September 21st with Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series hot laps and Red Buck Time Trials. Also on the race program Friday will be UMP Modifieds and the Inaugural Jackson 50 for the Indiana Late Model Series. On Saturday, pit gates and grandstand gates open at 2PM with a special driver’s autograph session from 4:30 to 5:15 with racing action beginning at 6PM. The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Heat Races, B-Mains, and the 33rd Annual Jackson 100 are scheduled for Saturday night. UMP Modifieds and Super Stocks will also be on the card for Saturday night as support classes. (more…)

By Scott|2012-09-18T01:52:11-04:00September 18th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series|Comments Off

Buescher, Roulos Share Potential Defining Moment in Comeback

ARCA Racing Series News & Notes from Salem

(TOLEDO, Ohio) – After leaving Salem Speedway and the Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA Fall Classic, Chris Buescher has an 85-point lead atop the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards standings, greater than any leading driver’s advantage through 18 races this year.

Immediately following Lap 48 of Saturday’s race, though, such a scenario might have been completely unexpected. Buescher (No. 17 Roulo Brothers Racing Ford) found himself caught up in a Turn 4 accident with substantial rear end damage, among other issues. Having taken the lead from Menards Pole Award presented by Ansell winner Chase Elliott on the first lap, Buescher had led every lap but found himself driving to pit road. He came back onto the track 15th, the last driver on the lead lap.

Buescher rebounded to finish second, though, passing Elliott with less than 10 laps to go to take the first spot behind race winner Tom Hessert. On a night when Buescher’s championship hopes could have taken a severe blow, he actually improved his chances and made the race one to remember. (more…)

By Scott|2012-09-18T01:46:11-04:00September 18th, 2012|ARCA, Featured, Front Page News|Comments Off

RAYHALL DOMINATES AT KINGSPORT, DILLON BASSETT CAPTURES THE FLAG

KINGSPORT, TN (Sept. 17, 2012) — Sean Rayhall dominated every aspect of the UARA-STARS 150 event at Kingsport Speedway this past Friday night, but it was Dillon Bassett who captured the checkered flag after Rayhall’s late-race misfortune. Bassett was followed to the line by Lee Tissot, Jake Morris, Ben Rhodes and Rayhall.

Rayhall topped the charts all day long with the fastest times for practice sessions and would captured his first career Sunoco Pole at 15.259 followed by fellow rookie contender Devin Jones at 15.289. Devin Jones would drop to the back of the field due to having to work on his car after qualifying relenquishing the outside starting position to Kingsport regular Zeke Shell. . Shell would take the early race lead for the first 20 laps. After riding behind Shell, Rayhall passed the No. 97 and never looked back for the majority of the event.

The biggest incident of the night occurred one third of the way through the 150 lap contest when Devin Jones, Lee Tissot and Scott Turlington all came together in turn three. Tissot was able to continue on the lead lap, while Turlington battled damage from the incident most of the evening and never was a factor. Jones day would finish 3 laps down to the leaders. (more…)

By Scott|2012-09-18T01:32:41-04:00September 18th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, UARA-STARS|Comments Off

Dunn Darts Past Planck for DIRTcar 358-Modified Series Win

358-Modified Track Champion Struts his Stuff at Mohawk International Raceway

HOGANSBURG, N. Y. – September 16, 2012 – Just coming off winning Mohawk’s 358-Modified track championship, Billy Dunn proved his prowess navigating his 23d small block through the turns of Mohawk International Raceway, charging from an 11^th starting position to the lead spot by lap 28 at the DIRTcar 358-Modified Series Round 7 Saturday, Sept. 15.

“I had to work hard for that race. It locked down a little toward the end and once I got the lead it was just tire management, trying to keep the car straight,” said Dunn, who also won the first DIRTcar 358-Modified Series event at Mohawk earlier in the year. “We made it to the end, so it’s a good deal.” (more…)

By Scott|2012-09-17T13:03:54-04:00September 17th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Super DirtCar Series|Comments Off

Billy Ogle Jr. continues HOT STREAK with second-straight SAS win at Cleveland Speedway

CLEVELAND, TN (September 15, 2012)—Billy Ogle Jr. has been on a Tennessee HOT STREAK since mid-August. The Knoxville, TN driver claimed his second-straight Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series event win during the Grant Adcox Memorial / Stars & Stripes 40 event at the Cleveland Speedway in Cleveland, TN on Saturday Night September 15^th earning $3,500 for his efforts. Ogles previous SAS win came on August 18^th during the annual Budwesier Jean Johnson Memorial. Ogles other victories include the SRRS win at Smoky Mountain and the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Scorcher win at Volunteer Speedway.

Ogle led all 40 laps and holding off a hard-pressing Ray Cook of Brasstown, NC for the win while driving the Blount Motorsports Rocket. Cook settled for second while driving the D & R Motorsports MasterSbilt Race Car. Rounding out the top-five were Derek Ellis of Chatsworth, GA, Riley Hickman of Chattanooga, TN and Skip Arp of Georgetown, TN. (more…)

By Scott|2012-09-17T13:00:28-04:00September 17th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Southern All Stars|Comments Off

Mathieu Desjardins wins his first-ever DIRTcar Series race at Mohawk

Hogansburg, N. Y. – Saturday, September 15, 2012 – Martin Bélanger, DIRTcar Correspondent – The DIRTcar Sportsman Series stopped in Mohawk International Raceway for round five as another strong field of drivers showed up.

Mathieu Desjardins grabbed the early lead in the 50-lap event with Brandon Easey and Devin Caron were right behind the leader. Ryan Arbuthnot slowed in the backstretch and caution came out on lap 4.

Desjardins came on strong off the restart with Devon Caron taking second over Easey. The race ran two laps on green conditions as Nolan Swamp slowed in turn 3. On the following green, Desjardins still in the lead with Caron, Easey, Chris Herbison and Martin Pelletier the top 5 as the feature reached the 15-lap mark. (more…)

By Scott|2012-09-17T12:57:22-04:00September 17th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Super DirtCar Series|Comments Off

Joey Ladouceur Grabs Win in Dominant Fashion at Mohawk

HOGANSBURG, N. Y. – September 16, 2012 – Martin Bélanger, DIRTcar Correspondent – Cool temperatures greeted DIRTcar Pro-Stock Series drivers at Mohawk International Raceway but Joey Ladouceur was hot on the speedway as he went to win in a dominant fashion to extend his lead in the series.

Mohawk local runners Owen White and Jody Swamp shared the top row on the initial start in the 50-lap DIRTcar Pro-Stock feature. White took the top spot as Bruno Cyr slipped to second with Swamp in third. Cyr used the inside lane to grab the lead as DIRTcar series contenders Rob Yetman and Joey Ladouceur were already in the top 5 as Ladouceur grabbed fourth with 4 laps in the books. (more…)

By Scott|2012-09-17T12:47:04-04:00September 17th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Super DirtCar Series|Comments Off

Erb Survives Battle With Lanigan To Capture Pepsi Nationals At Federated Auto Parts Raceway At I-55

Illinois Driver Registers Second World of Outlaws Late Model Series Victory Of 2012

PEVELY, MO – Sept. 15, 2012 – Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, Ill., pulled off the rarest of feats on the 2012 World of Outlaws Late Model Series in Saturday night’s Pepsi Nationals at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55.

With one of the season’s most memorable drives, Erb outdueled Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., for the lead and survived a frantic last-ditch bid from the national tour’s record-breaking driver to emerge victorious in a raucous A-Main that was extended an extra circuit, to 56 laps, by a late caution flag.

Erb, 39, swapped the top spot four times with Lanigan, 42, during the scheduled 55-lap event, with the last lead change coming on lap 36 when Erb dived low in turn three and surged ahead. But the former DIRTcar Summer Nationals and UMP national champion faced tense restarts on laps 48 and 54 before celebrating his second WoO LMS triumph of 2012 and the fourth of his career. (more…)

By Scott|2012-09-16T16:31:18-04:00September 16th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Late Models|Comments Off

Phelps Fends off Threats from Planck for First Super DIRTcar Series Win of Season

After Braving Friday’s Rainout, Phelps Comes out on Top

HOGANSBURG, N. Y. – September 16, 2012 – Jimmy Phelps faced an uphill battle on the way to his first Super DIRTcar Big-Block Modified Series win of the season Saturday, Sept. 15, at Mohawk International Raceway, battling seven-time titlist Brett Hearn for the lead and facing late-race challenges from small block standout Dale Planck.

After finishing 13^th in Friday’s time trials before rain put a stop to qualifiers, and finishing second in his heat, Phelps drew the seventh spot in the grid. Hearn, with the pole at the green flag, took the initial lead, and kept it through a caution in lap 1 and restart in lap 5. Mario Clair pursued from second and Phelps was gradually working his way up the ranks. By lap 17, Brett “the Jet” Hearn was lapping cars, and Phelps had made it to second.

Phelps was just slightly better at maneuvering lapped traffic on Mohawk’s slick track Saturday and passed Hearn in lap 32, but Hearn refused to relinquish easily. He followed Phelps through the turns and challenged him when the second caution brought a double-file restart in lap 42, but just two laps later mechanical issues forced him to the pits and he was unable to return to the race. (more…)

By Scott|2012-09-16T16:26:17-04:00September 16th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Super DirtCar Series|Comments Off