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Stewart Scores Father’s Day Victory

Captures Fifth Win of the Season in Series Return to Brown County Speedway

061916_BrownCounty_edited-1 ABERDEEN, S.D. – June 19, 2016 – The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series returned to Brown County Speedway for the first time since 1985 on Sunday night, as Shane Stewart started on the pole and led wire-to-wire to claim his fifth checkered flag of the season.

Stewart, whose wife and young daughter joined him in victory lane, captured the Father’s Day victory after he built sizeable lead on Joey Saldana and Donny Schatz while navigating through heavy lapped traffic all night.

“[Having my daughter and wife out here] makes it that much more special,” Stewart, who now sits third in the championship standings, said. “It’s my second Father’s Day, so it’s cool to have them with me – and happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there.

“I wish my dad could be here to celebrate with us – but a lot of love is sending back to them. I am very happy we could get the win on Father’s Day.” (more…)

By Scott|2016-06-21T05:26:51-04:00June 21st, 2016|Front Page News, Sprint Cars|Comments Off

Josh Williams first repeat ARCA winner in ’16; wins at Madison

MADISON, Wis. (June 19, 2016) – Josh Williams said after his career-first victory at Nashville back in April that he was going to win more races. He was right. Williams, in the family car, held off a hard-charging Kyle Weatherman to win the Montgomery Ward Father’s Day 200 Sunday afternoon at Madison Int’l Speedway.

After eight different winners in as many races, Williams, in his own No. 6 Southwest Florida Cable Construction Chevrolet, became the first repeat winner of the 2016 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards season.

“This was a complete group effort today,” Williams said. “We weren’t even supposed to be here. We’re down on funds, and we came off the chassis dyno 45 horsepower down…not sure why. Other than that, the car was really on it today. It was so hot that being down on horsepower probably didn’t hurt as much. I just want to wish my father a happy Father’s Day watching back home in Florida.” (more…)

By Scott|2016-06-21T05:20:45-04:00June 21st, 2016|ARCA, Front Page News|Comments Off

The Veteran Vs. The Young Gun: Moyer Beats Pierce at Cedar Lake

Moyer Sweeps the Summer Nationals Weekend at Cedar Lake Speedway

moyercedarlake2 NEW RICHMOND, Wis. – June 18, 2016 – It was a battle between the veteran Billy Moyer and young gun Bobby Pierce Saturday night at Cedar Lake Speedway, as Moyer swept the weekend’s Summer Nationals events at the track in New Richmond, Wis.

Moyer took the quick time earlier in the night and started on the feature pole with Pierce, who claimed the season’s first win at Kankakee County Speedway, on his outside. Pierce jumped out to an early lead and paced the field.

Jason Feger was charging though and caught the 19-year-old Pierce on lap 23. He edged Pierce on the next lap, but Pierce held on. It was Moyer’s turn next though and this time, Pierce was not able to hold on to the lead. The caution flew the next lap and Pierce tried to make a move on Moyer on the restart, but Moyer held tough through the remaining laps and claimed his 92nd career Summer Nationals victory and a $10,000 payday.

“We’ve been coming here for a long time and had a good handle on the place for a while but it kind of got away from us,” Moyer said. “We’ve been here and run but we just didn’t get the ‘w,’ so this this weekend, to win two of them in a row, is pretty neat.” (more…)

By Scott|2016-06-21T04:58:15-04:00June 21st, 2016|Front Page News, Super DirtCar Series|Comments Off

Coughlin Wins Jay C Food Stores 100 at Salem Speedway

image-5-720x415 Salem, IN. (June 19, 2016) – Cody Coughlin last visited the famous High Banks of Salem Speedway back in 2013 when he came away with his first ever CRA win on his way to claiming the 2013 JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Presented by Chevrolet Performance Championship, Coughlin came away with the same results in his second visit, getting the win in the Jay C Food Stores 100 JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour event Saturday night at Salem Speedway.

“This is really cool to come back here three years later and get back to victory lane,” remarked Coughlin. “We had a fast car all day, I knew starting tenth I just needed to be patient and work my way to the front and that’s what we did. I want to thank my whole team for another great effort tonight, especially my crew chief Jack Smith, it was a lot of fun racing with him tonight.” (more…)

By Scott|2016-06-21T04:54:08-04:00June 21st, 2016|CRA Racing Series, Front Page News|Comments Off

Lanigan Nabs First Lucas Oil Win of the Season

Lanigan 1st Win of Season COLUMBUS, MS (June 18, 2016) – Darrell Lanigan came from the sixth starting spot to win his first Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event of the year on Saturday Night at Magnolia Motor Speedway. Lanigan passed race leader Jimmy Owens with 12 laps to go for his second career LOLMDS victory.

It was Lanigan’s first series win since September of 2013, when he won a preliminary at the Knoxville Nationals. Owens finished second, followed by pole sitter Brandon Sheppard, Scott Bloomquist, and Jared Landers.

Lanigan debuted a new Georgia Boot/Peak Antifreeze/ Club 29 Race Car for Clint Bowyer Racing and kept a steady pace during the first-half of the race before gradually picking off the top five in front of him during the caution-free 60 lap feature.

“We saved our tires there early on. My car really came on. We built this piece this week. When we hot lapped here on Thursday night it was really in the ground. I’d like to thank Clint and Casey Bowyer for giving me this chance,” said the 46-year-old, who was making his first appearance at the track in ten years. (more…)

By Scott|2016-06-21T04:48:55-04:00June 21st, 2016|Front Page News, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series|Comments Off

Schatz Continues River Cities Speedway Dominance

Claims 10th Victory of the Season and Series Points Lead from Brad Sweet

061716_RiverCities GRAND FORKS, N.D. – June 17, 2016 – Seven-time World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series champion, Donny Schatz, continued his dominance of River Cities Speedway on Friday night, as he passed Logan Schuchart with 19 laps left in the First Leg of the Northern Tour to score his fifth victory in seven races at the track since 2013.

Schatz, who is a native of nearby Fargo, N.D., put on a show for his family and friends in attendance, as he started the feature in the seventh position and charged his way to the lead just past the halfway point to score his series-leading 10th victory of the season and the series points lead.

“This is what racing is all about – having your family here is cool – to be here and see it and experience it with us,” an emotional Schatz said. “The fans are just as important too, so I am glad to see everyone here tonight and glad they stuck it out. It turned out to be a great night for us and I am happy to be here and look forward to Sunday.” (more…)

By Scott|2016-06-21T04:41:58-04:00June 21st, 2016|Front Page News, Sprint Cars|Comments Off

Billy Moyer Makes History with Summer Nationals Victory at Cedar Lake

Bobby Pierce Battles Back from Mechanical Issues to Finish Fourth

MoyerCedarLakeVL NEW RICHMOND, Wis. – June 17, 2016 – Billy Moyer powered to victory lane at Cedar Lake Speedway on Friday night as he claimed his 91st career DIRTcar Summer Nationals victory and became the winningest driver in series history.

Moyer, of Batesville, Ark., was the class of the field, leading flag-to-flag from the pole. The 58-year-old hall of famer held off Jason Krohn, who battled past Jason Rauen near the midway point of the feature. Krohn, who finished second, tried to run down Moyer late but was unable to close the distance. He scored his best ever Summer Nationals performance. Chris Simpson battled forward to finish in third.

Bobby Pierce, the reigning Summer Nationals champion, claimed the win in the season opener at Kankakee County Speedway, but night two was not as easy. Mechanical issues sidelined him in his Heat race. After pulling down the backup, Pierce battled through the Last Chance Showdown to make the feature. Through the adversity of the night, he finished fourth. (more…)

By Scott|2016-06-21T04:34:03-04:00June 21st, 2016|Front Page News, Super DirtCar Series|Comments Off

ARCA/CRA Super Series Releases Entry Form for the Redbud 300

redbud300logo Salem, IN (June 17, 2016) – The ARCA/CRA Super Series Powered by JEGS has released the entry form for the prestigious Redbud 300 event that will take place at Anderson Speedway on Saturday, July 16^th. The ARCA/CRA Super Series is celebrating its 20^th season of competition in 2016, Anderson Speedway is where the series had its first ever event on Saturday, April 26, 1997. The Redbud 300 will be the 60^th series event that Anderson Speedway has hosted since that Saturday in 1997, the most of any track the series has raced at.

The Redbud 300 will be 300 laps counting yellows, with a 10 minute break at lap 150 for teams to refuel, take tires and make adjustments. Teams will reline up for the second half of the race by how many tires they take at the break. The Redbud 300 pays $10,000 to win. (more…)

By Scott|2016-06-21T04:24:10-04:00June 21st, 2016|CRA Racing Series, Front Page News|Comments Off

Bobby Pierce Fires Opening Shot in DIRTcar Summer Nationals at Kankakee County Speedway

The Summer Nationals Opens Up a Double-Header Friday Night at Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis.

PierceVL KANKAKEE, Ill. – June 16, 2016 – Bobby Pierce, the reigning DIRTcar Summer Nationals champion, fired the opening shot of the grueling tour, scoring a hard fought win over Mike Marlar at Kankakee County (Ill.) Speedway on Thursday night.

Pierce, a native of Oakwood, Ill. and son of legendary late model racer Bob Pierce, battled forward through the opening laps as Tanner English led. Mike Marlar battled past English on a restart while Pierce moved to second over English. World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series regular Frank Heckenast Jr. moved to the fourth position.

By the halfway mark, the 19-year-old Pierce had cut Marlar’s lead to half a second as Heckenast moved to third. Pierce continued to cut down the lead in the succeeding laps, ultimately taking the lead on a slider. Pierce and Marlar fought a two-lap battle but Pierce held the position and ultimately claimed the $5,000-to-win opener.

“A lot of times you’re searching for just one win throughout the tour, so to just get it out of the way as soon as possible is really cool,” Pierce said. “Last year I won twice. The year before that I won only one. So starting off the year with a win is really good.” (more…)

By Scott|2016-06-17T15:30:26-04:00June 17th, 2016|Front Page News, Super DirtCar Series|Comments Off

Nick Hoffman Scores DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Opener at Kankakee County Speedway

The Grueling Summer Schedule Kicks Off After a Rain Out at Brownstown on Wednesday

HoffmanVL KANKAKEE, Ill. – June 16, 2016 – Nick Hoffman dominated the season opener of the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals at Kankakee (Ill.) County Speedway on Thursday night.

Hoffman, a native of Mooresville, N.C., held off Mike McKinney and Kenny Wallace to score the first win of the 2016 Summit Modified Nationals season. It was just his second ever visit to the track and came after the season opener at Brownstown Speedway was rained out on Wednesday.

Hoffman, who earlier this year claimed the DIRTcar Nationals Modified Week title, started the night on the pole, and held tough through the 25-lap feature as McKinney and Wallace put up a tough fight for the top spot. Hoffman hung tough through four cautions.

McKinney and Wallace fought perhaps the toughest battle through the night, trading the second position several times with McKinney ultimately taking the second spot over Wallace. (more…)

By Scott|2016-06-17T15:24:33-04:00June 17th, 2016|Front Page News, Super DirtCar Series|Comments Off