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Thunderstorm Washes Out Inaugural World of Outlaws Late Model Series Event At Selinsgrove Speedway

SELINSGROVE, PA – Aug. 26, 2012 – Late-afternoon thunderstorms drenched Selinsgrove Speedway on Sunday, forcing the cancelation of the historic central Pennsylvania track’s highly anticipated World of Outlaws Late Model Series event.

Forty-two cars were unloaded in the pit area and ready for action when the skies darkened and ultimately unloaded on the sprawling half-mile oval, prompting Selinsgrove promoter Charlie Paige to call off the evening’s Jeff’s Auto Body & Recycling 50.

With no suitable date available on the WoO LMS schedule for a return to Selinsgrove this season, Paige and WoO LMS officials will look to the 2013 season to present the national tour’s first-ever race at the speedway. (more…)

By Scott|2012-08-27T03:59:00-04:00August 27th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Late Models|Comments Off

Buescher Keeps Points Lead with Madison Win, His Fourth of 2012

(MADISON, Wis.) – ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards points leader Chris Buescher withstood a series of challenges from Frank Kimmel and Alex Bowman – and eight extra laps of racing – to take a series-leading fourth win in 2012 at Madison International Speedway.

Buescher (No. 17 Roulo Brothers Racing Ford) led 110 of 208 laps, including the final 34, to win the Herr’s Live Life with Flavor 200 and become the 40th driver in ARCA history with nine or more wins. He had to come back from 13th place early in the race after contact on Lap 31 sent him spinning out of the top five. He had started seventh.

The 19-year-old extended his points lead over Kimmel from 15 to 60. Kimmel took the lead from Buescher on Lap 173 but slipped up two laps later to give back the advantage. From there, Buescher survived challenges on three restarts and won by 0.7 second over Bowman, a reversal of the top two positions from the 2011 race at the half-mile oval. (more…)

By Scott|2012-08-27T03:56:06-04:00August 27th, 2012|ARCA, Featured, Front Page News, Race Results|Comments Off

Shaffer holds off Blaney for 50th UNOH All Star win

Quincy, MI (Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012) By Brian Liskai Tim Shaffer, fresh off his University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions Great Plains Regional Championship, held off season-long challenger Dale Blaney to earn his 50th career series win at the Butler Battlegrounds Speedway Saturday night.

The win is Shaffer s fifth of the season with the UNOH All Stars and moves him just three victories away from tying Frankie Kerr for sixth on the series all-time win list. It also takes him one step closer to winning his fourth consecutive UNOH All Star championship, which has only been accomplished twice before Kenny Jacobs (1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001) and Chad Kemenah (2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005). Shaffer was also able to nip into Blaney s lead for the $20,000-to-win UNOH All Star Ohio Regional championship. (more…)

By Scott|2012-08-27T03:14:20-04:00August 27th, 2012|Artic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions, Featured, Front Page News, Race Results|Comments Off

Feger Reigns Over USA World 50

Paducah, KY (August 24, 2012) – Jason Feger of Bloomington, IL led all fifty laps enroute to a $5,000 payday and title of USA World 50 at famed Paducah International Raceway Friday night.

Feger enjoyed a half straight away lead for much of the race over second running Terry Phillips of Springfield, MO. Phillips, was able to close on Feger in lapped traffic, but Feger’s car was dialed in perfectly and he would not be denied.

Phillips raced his way up to second from his second row starting position before being passed with a few laps left by Tanner English of Benton, KY and Phillips would settle for third. (more…)

By Scott|2012-08-26T15:26:33-04:00August 26th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Race Results, Series|Comments Off

Swindell Captures Castrol Raceway’s Sixth annual Oil City Cup

Hafertepe Jr. unhappy with late-race pass that nets Swindell his 10th Outlaws win

EDMONTON, Alberta – Aug. 25, 2012 – Sam Hafertepe Jr. won’t be inviting Sammy Swindell over for a barbecue any time soon.

The duo nearly touched racing for the lead with two laps remaining on a brisk Saturday evening at Castrol Raceway, where Swindell edged Hafertepe Jr. to claim Night 2 of the Sixth annual Oil City Cup and his 10^th World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series feature win of the season.

“I definitely had the better car,” Hafertepe Jr said. “He had to pretty much drive through us to pass us. That’s part of it sometimes. We’ll do the same thing when the option comes around (to) my turn.”

Hafertepe Jr., who seized the lead from World of Outlaws championship points leader Craig Dollansky in thick traffic on lap six, had the dominant car until a caution with four laps remaining. It erased a half a straightaway lead and gave Swindell a renewed shot at the victory.

While Hafertepe Jr.’s car became tight running the cushion, Swindell powered around the bottom within striking distance for two laps after the restart. Then, opportunity arose as Hafertepe Jr. had a slight bobble in turn two. (more…)

By Scott|2012-08-26T15:24:13-04:00August 26th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Race Results, Sprint Cars|Comments Off

Jimmy Owens Takes Whiskey City 50 at Lawrenceburg

LAWRENCEBURG, IN (August 25, 2012) – Reigning Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Champion, Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN picked up his fourth series win of the season on

Saturday Night. Owens led every lap in capturing the “Whiskey City 50” presented by Sign-A-Rama before a huge crowd at Lawrenceburg Speedway. Don O’Neal of Martinsville, IN finished second, followed by John Blankenship of Williamson, WV.

Owens, who entered the event as the current series points’ leader, started on the outside of the front row and took the lead at the drop of the green flag. Eric Wells of Hazard, KY grabbed second for the first six laps behind Owens before yielding to Jared Landers of Batesville, AR.

Landers appeared early on to be the only car who could hang with Owens, but Blankenship powered to second position on lap 16 around Landers. By that point of the race, Owens had already built a sizable advantage over the field. Blankenship tried to make-up ground on Owens and was closing in on the leader when a caution for debris slowed the action for the first and only time during the race. (more…)

By Scott|2012-08-26T15:15:08-04:00August 26th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Race Results|Comments Off

Bowman Wins Fifth Menards Pole Award of 2012 at Madison

(OREGON, Wis.) – In his return to the track where he made his ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards debut and won right away one year ago, Alex Bowman set a new ARCA qualifying record at Madison International Speedway.

Bowman will start first in tomorrow’s Herr’s Live Life with Flavor 200 after winning his fifth Menards Pole Award presented by Ansell of 2012. His lap of 18.093 seconds (99.486 mph) topped Clint King’s qualifying mark from one year ago, an event at which the 16-year-old King also made his ARCA debut.

Bowman, 19, placed the No. 22 St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Dodge in a prime position to give Cunningham Motorsports a Madison win to match the one he earned with Venturini Motorsports last year. (more…)

By Scott|2012-08-26T15:10:58-04:00August 26th, 2012|ARCA, Featured, Front Page News|Comments Off

Wet Weather Forces Cancelation Of Saturday Night’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series Action At Winchester Speedway

WINCHESTER, VA – Aug. 25, 2012 – Wet weather forced the cancelation of Saturday night’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series event at Winchester Speedway.

With light rain arriving during the afternoon and a dire forecast calling for a large swath of heavier precipitation to soon overtake the area, Winchester promoter Greg Gunter made the decision to call off the program early in an effort to save fans and racers from traveling to the three-eighths-mile oval.

No suitable raindate for the Ernie D’s & Gunter’s Honey 50 is available on the WoO LMS schedule, so Gunter will look to the 2013 season to bring the national tour to Winchester.

Saturday’s rainout is the fourth of the 2012 WoO LMS season and the third event that was not rescheduled.

The WoO LMS moves on to Selinsgrove (Pa.) Speedway on Sunday evening (Aug. 26) for the Jeff’s Auto Body & Recycling 50. The tour will visit the half-mile oval for the first time.

For more information on the WoO LMS, visit www.worldofoutlaws.com.

Fans can also follow the WoO LMS on Twitter at Twitter.com/WoOLateModels and Facebook at Facebook.com/WorldofOutlaws.

By Scott|2012-08-26T15:08:11-04:00August 26th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Late Models|Comments Off

World of Outlaws Late Model Series Adds To 2012 Schedule With ‘Photobilly 50’ On Sept. 14 At Belle-Clair Speedway

One-Fifth-Mile Fairgrounds Oval Will Provide Unique Challenge For Touring Stars, Lead Off Doubleheader In St. Louis Area

BELLEVILLE, IL – Aug. 24, 2012 – The World of Outlaws Late Model Series has added a date on Fri., Sept. 14, at Belle-Clair Speedway, setting up a big weekend doubleheader for fans in the St. Louis area.

A $10,000 top prize from the richest purse in Belle-Clair’s history will be on the line in the inaugural ‘Photobilly 50,’ a race that will be run in honor of late photographer Charles Haffer Jr. A well-known figure in St. Louis racing circles, Haffer – aka ‘Photobilly’ – lost his life on Aug. 7 at the age of 44 in a tragic Iowa highway accident while traveling to a race.

The Belle-Clair event will combine with the Pepsi Nationals on Sat., Sept. 15, at Federated Auto Parts Speedway at I-55 in Pevely, Mo., to form a powerhouse WoO LMS weekend in the Midwest. The two tracks are separated by less than an hour’s drive. (more…)

By Scott|2012-08-25T17:23:51-04:00August 25th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Late Models|Comments Off

Dollansky Cruises to Oil City Cup Victory at Castrol Raceway

The Points Leader Paces all 30 laps to Claim his Seventh Outlaws Win of the Season

EDMONTON, Alberta – Aug. 24, 2012 – It took Craig Dollansky a while to reach Victory Lane on a chilly Friday, but it didn’t take him long to start celebrating.

Dollansky released a loud roar as he climbed onto the back of his sprint car after leading all 30 laps on the opening night of the Sixth annual Oil City Cup at Castrol Raceway. It was his seventh World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series victory of the season and gives him a 35-point advantage in the championship standings.

“It was one of the best cars we’ve had in a while so it was a lot of fun to drive,” he said. “It’s fun to be up here with these Canadian fans, getting the win in front of them tonight.”

Dollansky, who started the feature on the outside of the front row next to arguably the hottest driver in the country – Donny Schatz – powered to the lead on the opening lap. Kerry Madsen then got around Schatz, who had won four of the previous seven events, for second place at the flag stand on lap nine. (more…)

By Scott|2012-08-25T17:10:12-04:00August 25th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Race Results, Sprint Cars|Comments Off