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FASTRAK in the Hoosier State: Movieland Speedpark becomes FASTRAK Sanctioned

Carnesville, GA – Movieland Speedpark in Chandler, IN will be FASTRAK weekly sanctioned for the Pro Late Models in 2019. The track, which is being operated by Reno Fontana will open with a test and tune on April 12, with the first racing night slated for April 19.

“I was born and raised in the Chandler area,” said Fontana, “I won my first bracket race at the dragstrip when I was 16 years old and my first victory at the dirt oval came in 1970 at the age of 17. So when the chance to buy the Chandler track presented itself, I jumped, and here I am today as the new owner.”

Fontana, now residing in Southern California, has plans to turn the now “Movieland Speedpark” into one of the finest community centers in the Tri-State area, with plans that span beyond motorsports.

The FASTRAK Pro Late Models will run on Friday nights at the 3/8^th mile oval in 2019. Teams will have the opportunity to race for the $5,000 to win FASTRAK VP Racing Fuels National Weekly Championship. Drivers who become FASTRAK members and compete in a minimum of 10 races will be eligible for the 2019 FASTRAK World Challenge at Beckley Motorsports Park on October 5^th and 6^th. The newly formatted FASTRAK World Championship will pay $2,000 to win on Friday and $5,000 to win on Saturday along with a $5,000 to win points fund for the top 10 drivers through the two nights. Additionally, drivers at Movieland Speedpark will compete for a FASTRAK Divisional Championship, which has $1,000 in point money per track within the division.

“Building this class in the tri-state area is our main focus,” said FASTRAK Executive Vice President DJ Irvine, “FASTRAK offers a host of benefits to the drivers and great championship point funds to compete for. I’m truly excited about Movieland Speedpark joining the FASTRAK family.”

FASTRAK members also receive $100,000 of participant accident medical insurance through Mutual of Omaha, which is included in their membership. Additional crew members can be added to the policy for just $20 per year. FASTRAK hosts a first-class Night of Champions banquet each year to honor all champions from the previous year. This year’s banquet was in Kingsport, TN.

The 2019 FASTRAK World Championship will pay $50,000 to win and $2,050 to start at Virginia Motor Speedway on September 13^th and 14^th. The race is the single richest Chevrolet Performance Late Model race in the history of the class. The FASTRAK World Championship will also be broadcasted tape-delayed on MavTV and available as pay-per-view on Speed51.com.

“We are excited to be partnering with FASTRAK and bringing late model racing, on a weekly basis, to the area,” continued Fontana, “We believe FASTRAK is the perfect fit for us.”
Check out the official website for the FASTRAK Racing Series at www.fastrakracing.com and continue to follow our social media networks for the FASTRAK Racing Series. Like and Follow our Fan Page on Facebook plus follow @FASTRAK_SE and/or @FASTRAK_MOV on Twitter to get up to the minute news and details as they become available. FASTRAK can be found on Instagram @fastrak_racing.

The 2019 marketing partners for the FASTRAK Racing Series are Chevrolet Performance, Hoosier Racing Tire, AFCO “The official shock of the FASTRAK Racing Series”, VP Racing Fuel “The official fuel of FASTRAK”, VP Racing Lubricants, Speed51.com “The official video home of FASTRAK”, Basey’s Site Work, LLC, TNT Race Cars, Arizona Sport Shirts, Simpson Safety Equipment, Rockauto.com, and Thomas Clarke Performance

By Scott|2019-01-25T22:16:25-05:00January 25th, 2019|Fastrak Late Model Series, Racing News, Regional|Comments Off

Latrobe Speedway Joins the FASTRAK Racing Series Family in 2019

Carnesville, GA – Officials with the FASTRAK RacingSeries have announced that Latrobe Speedway in Latrobe, PA will be FASTRAK sanctioned for their Pro Late Model class in 2019. The track will be operated by Dennis Bates. Teams competing in the FASTRAK Pro Late Model class will be eligible for the 2019 FASTRAK VP Racing Fuels National Weekly Championship as well as a FASTRAK Divisional Championship.

“We are pleased that the FASTRAK Racing Series has agreed to sanction our Crate Late Model Division, now known as the FASTRAK Pro Late Models,” said Latrobe Speedway promoter, Dennis Bates. “Our FASTRAK Pro Late Model competitors are extremely excited to be a part of the FASTRAK Racing Series and we look forward to great racing in 2019.”

All FASTRAK members receive $100,000 of participant accident medical insurance through Mutual of Omaha, as part of their membership. Any FASTRAK team who buys a complete set of the AFCO Crate Spec Shock Series will have a one-time 10% discount on other products from AFCO.

Furthermore, FASTRAK members who compete in a minimum of ten FASTRAK sanctioned events will be eligible for the newly formatted members only FASTRAK World Challenge which will be held at Beckley Motorsports Park.

Latrobe Speedway is a ½-mile semi-banked clay oval located behind the Latrobe Airport on SR 981, .9 miles South on Route 30.

The speedway will compete on Saturday nights under the “Flying 5” banner, as we will have five divisions in action on Saturdays. More information will be available once the schedule is finalized.

“We are excited to welcome Latrobe Speedway along with their teams and staff to the FASTRAK family,” said FASTRAK General Manager DJ Irvine, “We have had drivers from that area asking when FASTRAK would come to the region and we are excited to be there.”

LATROBE SPEEDWAY MOTORSPORTS

For more information please contact:

Promoter – Dennis Bates 724-757-6079

batesdennis27@gmail.com

SNB Promotions

104 N. Bank St.

Derry, PA 15627

Check out the official website for the FASTRAK Racing Series at www.fastrakracing.com and continue to follow our social media networks for the FASTRAK Racing Series. Like and Follow our Fan Page on Facebook plus follow @FASTRAK_SE and/or @FASTRAK_MOV on Twitter to get up to the minute news and details as they become available. FASTRAK can be found on Instagram @fastrak_racing

The 2019 marketing partners for the FASTRAK Racing Series are Chevrolet Performance, Hoosier Racing Tire, AFCO “The official shock of the FASTRAK Racing Series”, VP Racing Fuel “The official fuel of FASTRAK”, VP Racing Lubricants, Speed51.com “The official video home of FASTRAK”, Basey’s Site Work, LLC, TNT Race Cars, Arizona Sport Shirts, Simpson Safety Equipment,

Rockauto.com, and Thomas Clarke Performance.

By Scott|2019-01-22T17:32:35-05:00January 22nd, 2019|Fastrak Late Model Series, Regional|Comments Off

Premier Regional Touring Series Makes Mark on the Deep South

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Series Director Charles Raymond Evans III and The ULTIMATE Deep South Super Late Model Series are finally ready to unveil the inaugural season’s schedule.

With the massive support found for this first season of competition, it has made the ULTIMATE brand the premier regional Super Late Model Series in the South.

Starting at ECM Speedway and progressing to the season ending 3 race $10,000 to win and $1,000 to start weekend at 105 Speedway, the Series has put Late Model racing back on the map in this region.

Included on the schedule is a race in every state in the region, a first for any Series competing currently in the Deep South.

This has already proven to be a shift in the ideologies of track owners and promoters. As we work to grow our brand and racing as a whole, this new mindset is sure to grow as well. The Series would like to thank each and every track that we are working with this season and we look forward to adding more throughout the year, as well as the legions of fans and drivers that we will meet. It is sure to be a 2019 to remember. For more information on the ULTIMATE Deep South Super Late Model Series visit www.ultimatesupers.com or call (256)684-5623. ULTIMATE Deep South Supers are also on Facebook at ULTIMATE Deep South Super Late Model Series.

The ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series would like to recognize their series partners for the 2019 season which include: American Racer, Hoosier Race Tires, Arizona Sport Shirts, DirtonDirt.com, Speed51, Trevor Moon, and Thomas Clarke Performance Web Design.

By Scott|2019-01-21T19:31:17-05:00January 21st, 2019|Racing News, Regional, ULTIMATE Super Late Model Seires|Comments Off

JGR Co-Founder J.D. Gibbs Dies At 49

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. – Joe Gibbs Racing officials confirmed Friday night that team co-founder and co-chairman J.D. Gibbs has died at the age of 49 from complications following a long battle with a degenerative neurological disease.

Gibbs was the eldest son of three-time Super Bowl-winning coach and multi-time NASCAR champion team owner Joe Gibbs, first serving as a tire changer on his father’s team in 1993, the year that JGR won its first Daytona 500 with driver Dale Jarrett.

He spent time as a driver in his own right, making five NASCAR Xfinity Series starts and eight NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series starts between 1998 and 2002, but he was best known for his business role within the motorsports team his father began.

J.D. Gibbs became president of Joe Gibbs Racing in 1998, holding that role and guiding the organization through March of 2015, when the Gibbs family revealed that J.D. was battling brain-function problems and that doctors had no clear answer for his struggles.

In addition to his father Joe, those that Gibbs is survived by include wife Melissa and sons Joe Jackson, William Miller, Jason Dean II and Zachary Taylor, as well as brother Coy, nephews Ty, Case and Jet and niece Elle.

Additional information regarding details for a memorial service will follow at a later date.

By Scott|2019-01-12T06:33:27-05:00January 12th, 2019|NASCAR, Racing News|Comments Off

Hoosier Racing Tire Weekly Championship Purse Revealed for DIRTcar Northeast Divisions

CONCORD, NC – January 11, 2019 – Since 1957, Hoosier Racing Tire has developed and manufactured racing tires for thousands of race cars. DIRTcar Northeast is proud to carry their name and logo throughout the Northeast and Canada on Big-Block Modifieds, 358 Modifieds, Sportsman Modifieds, and Pro Stocks at dozens of race tracks. DIRTcar Northeast is proud to announce that in 2019, at the Racing Tire will hand out $36,750 to the top weekly racers at the end of the season.

The Hoosier Racing Tire Weekly Championship takes into account each and every DIRTcar Northeast sanctioned weekly show and Series race for all four divisions of racing. The points standings are calculated by taking each driver’s top 16 finishes. Drivers do not need to do anything except race at DIRTcar sanctioned race tracks and Series races to be eligible. $36,750 will be awarded at the DIRTcar Northeast Banquet at the end of the year. The Big-Block Modified winner receives $5,000 while the top scoring 358 Modified pilot takes home $3,000. Meanwhile the Sportsman Modified and Pro Stock winners receive $1,000 each.

Six speedways are awarding points for the Hoosier Racing Tire Weekly Championship for DIRTcar Big-Block Modifieds. Albany-Saratoga Speedway, host of the $11,111 to-win Big Show XI, returns to action with weekly racing, featuring the likes of Brett Hearn, Kenny Tremont Jr., and Ronnie and Marc Johnson. Meanwhile at Brewerton Speedway, Billy Decker returns to Gypsum Racing to compete weekly, as well as on the Super DIRTcar Series tour. In 2018, Land of Legends Raceway’s impressive Big-Block Modified field boasted the Super DIRTcar Series top two in points, Matt Sheppard and Erick Rudolph. Rudolph edged out Sheppard in points at the historic Canandaigua oval last season.

The massive temple of speed, Lebanon Valley Speedway, saw Brett Hearn, Kenny Tremont Jr., and Ronnie Johnson battle it out in the top three, and 2019 is expected to be another highly competitive race season. Rex King Jr. dominated the 2018 points at Lernerville Speedway over second place, 15-time Track Champion Brian Swartzlander, who was inducted into the DIRT Hall of Fame in 2018. The legendary Weedsport Speedway has six Big-Block Modified dates scheduled in 2019, including three Super DIRTcar Series clashes. The six races will be counted towards the Hoosier Racing Tire Weekly Championship points. All-in-all, $16,400 will be awarded to the top 15 drivers for their best 16 weekly finishes.

A healthy pipeline of talent has bolstered the already highly competitive 358 Modifieds across the Northeast and Canada. Twelve tracks are awarding Hoosier Racing Tire Weekly Championship points in 2019. The competition will be fierce, as the top 10 drivers will have to fight over an $11,250 purse with their strongest 16 finishes. Last season, Steve Bernier topped Chris Raabe and Billy Dunn, but you could’ve thrown a blanket over them, as they were only separated by eight points. Every lap, every position, and every win is important at all DIRTcar sanctioned speedways.

Race fans can catch all the Hoosier Racing Tire Weekly Championship DIRTcar 358 Modified action at Plattsburgh Airborne Speedway, Brockville Ontario Speedway, Can-Am Speedway, Cornwall Motor Speedway, Autodrome Drummond, Fulton Speedway, Autodrome Granby, Le RPM Speedway, Merrittville Speedway, Mohawk Int’l Raceway, Ransomville Speedway, and Utica-Rome Speedway. Weekly schedules for all of the 2019 weekly racing action will be released soon.

DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds compete weekly at 21 race tracks. The division is perfect for young racers moving up the DIRTcar ladder, and for veterans racing within a budget. Safety and parity are paramount to the success of DIRTcar Sportsman Modified racing, and those factors have pushed the division to become the most popular form of auto racing in the Northeast. Quebec native Martin Pelletier finished on top of the Hoosier Racing Tire Weekly Championship points last season, ahead of Dave Marcucilli who is moving up to 358 and Big-Block Modifieds for 2019. The exceptional racing facilities hosting DIRTcar Sportsman in 2019 are: Plattsburgh Airborne Speedway, Albany-Saratoga Speedway, Bear Ridge Speedway, Brewerton Speedway, Brockville Ontario Speedway, Can-Am Speedway, Cornwall Motor Speedway, Autodrome Drummond, Freedom Speedway, Fulton Speedway, Autodrome Granby, Humberstone Speedway, Land of Legends Raceway, Le RPM Speedway, Merrittville Speedway, Mohawk Int’l Raceway, Outlaw Speedway (new for 2019), Ransomville Speedway, Utica-Rome Speedway, and Weedsport Speedway.

In weekly full-fender action, the DIRTcar Pro Stocks can be seen racing at seven tracks: Albany-Saratoga Speedway, Cornwall Motor Speedway, Autodrome Granby, Le RPM, Lernerville Speedway, and Utica-Rome Speedway. Josh Coonradt took top honors in 2018 over C.D. Beauchamp and Chuck Dumblewski. Once again, the tight-knit family of Pro Stock racers will race door-to-door every week, in their chase for the Hoosier Racing Tire Weekly Championship.

Stay tuned for the Hoosier Racing Tire Weekly Championship schedules from all of our DIRTcar sanctioned tracks in the Northeast and Canada.

By Scott|2019-01-12T06:19:39-05:00January 12th, 2019|DIRTcar, National, Racing News|Comments Off

Speed51.com becomes Official Video Home for FASTRAK and ULTIMATE

Carnesville, GA — FASTRAK Companies International, LLC and Speed51 have announced a partnership that will make Speed51 the Official Video Home of the FASTRAK Racing Series and all regions of the ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series. In the 2019 season, FASTRAK Racing Series powered by Chevrolet Performance rookies will be chasing the “Speed51 FASTRAK Rookie of the Year award”. Select FASTRAK and ULTIMATE events will be live streamed on Speed51 network, which fans can subscribe to. Additionally, Speed51 will offer Pay-per-view options of marquee races throughout the 2019 season.

“We are honored to be partnered with FASTRAK and the ULTIMATE brands of racing. I have followed them for several years and have attended some races. I believe they have one of the most promising brands of regionalized racing in our sport. We plan to give more exposure to both their Crate-style and Super Late Models through our unique brand of coverage at Speed51, which includes Trackside Now updates, video streams and TV-production. We look forward to making some announcements after the first of the year,” said Bob Dillner, broadcaster for MAVTV and owner of Speed51.

Speed51 will be providing season-long coverage for all five regions of the ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series. They will also provide ongoing updates for the FASTRAK Racing Series leading up to the $50,000 to win FASTRAK World Championship on September 13th and 14th at Virginia Motor Speedway. The 2019 FASTRAK World Championship, which pays $2,050 to start, will be the single richest race in Chevrolet Performance Late Model history.

“This is an exciting partnership for FASTRAK Companies International, working alongside Bob Dillner and his team at Speed51 will enable us to continue growing the FASTRAK and ULTIMATE style of racing,” said FASTRAK Companies International General Manager DJ Irvine, “We have an extraordinary season coming up in 2019, with the $50,000 to win FASTRAK World Championship, The Butterball Memorial, The King of the Commonwealth, The USA 100, and many others on the schedule.”

More details about events that will be available through Speed51 will be announced after the first of the year.

Check out the official website for the FASTRAK Racing Series at www.fastrakracing.com and continue to follow our social media networks for the FASTRAK Racing Series. Like and Follow our Fan Page on Facebook plus follow @FASTRAK_SE on Twitter to get up to the minute news and details as they become available.

The 2018 marketing partners for the FASTRAK Racing Series are Chevrolet Performance, Hoosier Racing Tire, VP Racing Fuel, Speed51 the Official Video Home of FASTRAK, VP Racing Lubricants, Swift Springs, MyRacePass, TNT Race Cars, Arizona Sport Shirts, Simpson Safety Equipment, Rockauto.com, and Thomas Clarke Performance.

-FASTRAK Companies Press Release

By Scott|2019-01-09T16:38:41-05:00January 9th, 2019|Fastrak Late Model Series, Racing News|Comments Off

FASTRAK Season finale at Screven; November 16th and 17th

The FASTRAK Racing Series powered by Chevrolet Performance is set for the final two races of the 2018 season. The season will conclude with a Friday-Saturday doubleheader at Screven Motor Speedway in Sylvania, GA. The 2018 Champion will be crowned while drivers compete for their share of over $25,000 in total purse money on November 16^th and 17^th. The Chevrolet Performance Late Models of FASTRAK will battle 40 laps for $2,000 to win on Friday the 16^th and 50 laps for $3,000 to win on Saturday the 17^th.

Matthew Nance, of Rona, NC, leads the FASTRAK Racing Series powered by Chevrolet Performance standings heading into the final races of 2018. Nance has had eight top five finishes in 2018 with his best performance coming in the FASTRAK Triple Crown finale on August 31^st at Beckley Motor Sports Park where he finished second. Nance won the FASTRAK Triple Crown Championship and was presented with a Howard-Miller grandfather clock from NRV Furniture Inc.

Brett Hamm, of Rock Hill, SC, is currently second by way of five top five finishes in 2018. Third is Appomattox, VA’s Corey Almond with three top fives. Brad Basey of Augusta, GA is in fourth and leads the 2018 FASTRAK Rookie of the Year points. Matt Long, of Concord, NC is fifth and has cracked the top five on five occasions in 2018.

The FASTRAK Racing Series powered by Chevrolet Performance will conclude its season at Screven Motor Speedway for the second consecutive year. FASTRAK’s sister series, the ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series will also hold its season finale on November 16^th with a $5,000 to win race at Screven.

Full Purse – Screven Motor Speedway – Nov 16^th
1) $2,000; 2) $1,000; 3) $700; 4) $600; 5) $500; 6) $450; 7) $400; 8) $375; 9) $350; 10) $315; 11) $300; 12) $275; 13) $265; 14-24) $250

Full Purse – Screven Motor Speedway – Nov 17^th
1) $3,000; 2) $1,500; 3) $900; 4) $650; 5) $600; 6) $500; 7) $450; 8) $425; 9) $400; 10) $365; 11) $340; 12) $325; 13) $300; 14-24) $275

Check out the official website for the FASTRAK Racing Series at www.fastrakracing.com and continue to follow our social media networks for the FASTRAK Racing Series. Like and Follow our Fan Page on Facebook plus follow @FASTRAK_SE and/or @FASTRAK_MOV on Twitter to get up to the minute news and details as they become available.

The 2018 marketing partners for the FASTRAK Racing Series are Chevrolet Performance, Hoosier Racing Tire, VP Racing Fuel, VP Racing Lubricants, FloRacing, Basey’s Site Work, LLC, Swift Springs, TNT Race Cars, Arizona Sport Shirts, Simpson Safety Equipment, Rockauto.com, Dirt Late Model Magazine and Thomas Clarke Performance.

By Scott|2018-11-08T01:38:44-05:00November 8th, 2018|Fastrak Late Model Series, Racing News, Regional|Comments Off

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Unveils 2019 Schedule – Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

BATAVIA, OHIO (October 29, 2018) – The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is proud to announce the 2019 schedule, with a lineup featuring a record-breaking 65 feature events. The ambitious schedule is set to visit 37 different venues across 22 states, showcasing the talents of the nation’s top dirt late model drivers along the way.

The 2019 tour will launch with nine events during Georgia-Florida Speedweeks, including February 1st-2nd at Golden Isles Speedway; February 4th-9th at East Bay Raceway Park; and February 10th at Bubba Raceway Park. As is tradition, the 2019 championship battle will conclude October 18th-19th at the 39th Annual Dirt Track World Championship at Portsmouth Raceway Park.

Three tracks on the 2019 tour will host the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series for the first time, including: 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour, Tenn. on April 5th, Kokomo Speedway in Kokomo, Ind. on September 20th, and Raceway 7 in Monroe Center, Ohio on October 4th.

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will return to North Georgia Speedway in Chatsworth, Ga. for the first time since June 2009, on April 6th. 34 Raceway in Burlington, Iowa also returns to the Lucas Late Model Dirt Series slate, for the first time since May 2010, on May 16th. On May 17th, for the first time since May 2008, the tour will visit Farley Speedway in Farley, Iowa.

The 2019 campaign will be highlighted by a generous number of the industries richest events, including: Lucas Oil Speedway’s Show-Me 100 ($30,000 to win); I-80 Speedway’s Silver Dollar Nationals ($53,000); Florence Speedway’s North/South 100 ($50,000); Batesville Motor Speedway’s Topless 100 ($40,000); Mansfield Motor Speedway’s Dirt Million ($100,000+); Tyler County Speedway’s Hillbilly Hundred ($30,000); Knoxville Raceway’s Late Model Nationals ($40,000); Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway’s Pittsburgher 100 ($20,000); and Portsmouth Raceway Park’s Dirt Track World Championship ($100,000).

“To be crowned Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Champion, the driver must be able to master a diversified race schedule that truly challenges the best of the best,” said Rick Schwallie, Series Director.

“The 2019 schedule will offer drivers and teams the test of conquering a mix of traditional favorites and all-new venues – while providing race fans around the world the most thrilling events of the season,” Schwallie added. “None of this would be possible without the infrastructure that Lucas Oil provides and all the support of our tracks, promoters, marketing partners, race teams, car owners, and fans.”

For the latest breaking news concerning the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, including the latest series standings, 2019 tour schedule, driver information, and more, visit the official website at: www.lucasdirt.com.

2019 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Tour Schedule:

Date	Event Name	Track		To Win	Laps
Feb 1	Super Bowl of Racing	Golden Isles Speedway	Brunswick, GA	$12,000	50
Feb 2	Super Bowl of Racing	Golden Isles Speedway	Brunswick, GA	$12,000	50
Feb 4	42nd Annual Winternationals	East Bay Raceway Park	Tampa, FL	$5,000	30
Feb 5	42nd Annual Winternationals	East Bay Raceway Park	Tampa, FL	$5,000	30
Feb 6	42nd Annual Winternationals	East Bay Raceway Park	Tampa, FL	$7,000	40
Feb 7	42nd Annual Winternationals	East Bay Raceway Park	Tampa, FL	$7,000	40
Feb 8	42nd Annual Winternationals	East Bay Raceway Park	Tampa, FL	$12,000	50
Feb 9	42nd Annual Winternationals	East Bay Raceway Park	Tampa, FL	$12,000	50
Feb 10	Winter Nationals	Bubba Raceway Park	Ocala, FL	$10,000	50
Mar 15	Buckeye Spring 50	Atomic Speedway	Chillicothe, OH	$12,000	50
Mar 16	22nd Annual Indiana Icebreaker	Brownstown Speedway	Brownstown, IN	$12,000	50
Apr 5	Tennessee’s Action Track 50	411 Motor Speedway	Seymour, TN	$12,000	50
Apr 6		North Georgia Speedway	Chatsworth, GA	$12,000	50
Apr 12	Steel Valley 50	Sharon Speedway	Hartford, OH	$12,000	50
Apr 13	38th Annual Stanley Schetrompf Classic	Hagerstown Speedway	Hagerstown, MD	$12,000	50
Apr 14	The Rumble by the River	Port Royal Speedway	Port Royal, PA	$10,000	50
Apr 26	Hoker Trucking Best in the Business 50	Tri-City Speedway	Granite City, IL	$12,000	50
Apr 27	St. Louis U-Pic-A-Part 100	Macon Speedway	Macon, IL	$12,000	100
May 3	Toyota Knoxville 50	Tazewell Speedway	Tazewell, TN	$12,000	50
May 4	33rd Annual Ralph Latham Memorial	Florence Speedway	Union, KY	$12,000	50
May 16		34 Raceway	Burlington, IA	$10,000	50
May 17		Farley Speedway	Farley, IA	$12,000	50
May 18	NAPA North Star Nationals	Deer Creek Speedway	Spring Valley, MN	$12,000	50
May 23	6th Annual Cowboy Classic	Lucas Oil Speedway	Wheatland, MO	$6,000	45
May 24	The Tribute to Don and Billie Gibson	Lucas Oil Speedway	Wheatland, MO	$6,000	40
May 25	27th Annual Lucas Oil Show-Me 100	Lucas Oil Speedway	Wheatland, MO	$30,000	100
May 30	Clash at the Mag	Magnolia Motor Speedway	Columbus, MS	$5,000	25
May 31	Clash at the Mag	Magnolia Motor Speedway	Columbus, MS	$5,000	25
Jun 1	Clash at the Mag	Magnolia Motor Speedway	Columbus, MS	$15,000	100
Jun 13	Dunn Benson Ford Wayne Gray Sr. Memorial	Fayetteville Motor Speedway	Fayetteville, NC	$10,000	50
Jun 14	21st Annual Grassy Smith Memorial	Cherokee Speedway	Gaffney, SC	$12,000	50
Jun 15	Big Daddy 75	Smoky Mountain Speedway	Maryville, TN	$15,000	75
Jul 3		Muskingum County Speedway	Zanesville, OH	$12,000	50
Jul 4	Independence 50	Portsmouth Raceway Park	Portsmouth, OH	$12,000	50
Jul 5	25th Annual Topless 50	Tyler County Speedway	Middlebourne, WV	$12,000	50
Jul 6	Freedom 50	Mansfield Motor Speedway	Mansfield, OH	$12,000	50
Jul 12	NAPA Know How 50	Tri-City Speedway	Granite City, IL	$12,000	50
Jul 13	13th Annual Diamond Nationals	Lucas Oil Speedway	Wheatland, MO	$12,000	50
Jul 16	Bullet SportsWear Shootout	Brown County Speedway	Aberdeen, SD	$10,000	50
Jul 17		Jackson Motorplex	Jackson, MN	$10,000	50
Jul 18	Go 50	I-80 Speedway	Greenwood, NE	$12,000	50
Jul 19-20	9th Annual Silver Dollar Nationals	I-80 Speedway	Greenwood, NE	$53,000	80
Aug 8	Sunoco North/South Shootout	Florence Speedway	Union, KY	$10,000	50
Aug 9-10	37th Annual Sunoco North/South 100	Florence Speedway	Union, KY	$50,000	100
Aug 15	27th Annual COMP Cams Topless 100	Batesville Motor Speedway	Batesville, AR	$5,000	30
Aug 16	27th Annual COMP Cams Topless 100	Batesville Motor Speedway	Batesville, AR	$5,000	30
Aug 17	27th Annual COMP Cams Topless 100	Batesville Motor Speedway	Batesville, AR	$40,000	100
Aug 22	Dirt Million Duels	Mansfield Motor Speedway	Mansfield, OH	$10,000 x2	25
Aug 23	Dirt Million Duels	Mansfield Motor Speedway	Mansfield, OH	$10,000 x2	25
Aug 24	Dirt Million	Mansfield Motor Speedway	Mansfield, OH	$100,000 +	100
Aug 30	15th Annual John Bradshaw Memorial	Ponderosa Speedway	Junction City, KY	$12,000	50
Aug 31	Bob Miller Memorial	Portsmouth Raceway Park	Portsmouth, OH	$12,000	50
Sep 1	51st Annual Hillbilly Hundred	Tyler County Speedway	Middlebourne, WV	$30,000	100
Sep 12	16th Annual Lucas Oil Late Model Nationals	Knoxville Raceway	Knoxville, IA	$7,000	25
Sep 13	16th Annual Lucas Oil Late Model Nationals	Knoxville Raceway	Knoxville, IA	$7,000	25
Sep 14	16th Annual Lucas Oil Late Model Nationals	Knoxville Raceway	Knoxville, IA	$40,000	100
Sep 20	Late Model Shootout	Kokomo Speedway	Kokomo, IN	$12,000	50
Sep 21	40th Annual Jackson 100	Brownstown Speedway	Brownstown, IN	$15,000	100
Oct 4	Great Lakes 50	Raceway 7	Monroe Center, OH	$12,000	50
Oct 5	31st Annual Pittsburgher 100	Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway	Imperial, PA	$20,000	100
Oct 12	Lucas Oil Dixie Shootout	Dixie Speedway	Woodstock, GA	$12,000	50
Oct 13	Lucas Oil Rome Showdown	Rome Speedway	Rome, GA	$10,000	50
Oct 18-19	39th Annual Dirt Track World Championship	Portsmouth Raceway Park	Portsmouth, OH	$100,000	100

For the latest breaking news concerning the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, including the latest series standings, 2018 tour schedule, driver information, and more visit the official website at: www.lucasdirt.com.

Source: Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Unveils 2019 Schedule – Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

By Scott|2018-10-29T19:08:30-04:00October 29th, 2018|Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, National, Racing News|Comments Off

McDowell Captures Fourth Dixie Shootout

WOODSTOCK, GA (September 29, 2018) – Dale McDowell dominated the Lucas Oil Dixie Shootout on Saturday night at Dixie Speedway. The Georgia native set the Miller Welders overall fast time, won his heat, and led all 50-laps to score his fourth-career win in the annual event.

Jonathan Davenport finished second after making several charges at McDowell throughout the main event. Josh Richards finished in third after yielding second to Davenport on lap 18. Brandon Overton came across the finish line in fourth. Tim McCreadie notched his second-straight top five finish with his fifth-place run.

“It was a great night for us. We qualified well and started up front. Thanks to Shane [McDowell] and everybody with the team. They all worked extremely hard on this car and it paid off tonight. I was thinking of Mike [Swims] when I came around for the checkered flag. I felt like he was talking to me and saying good job buddy or something like that. Thanks to all of the Swims family, this place has remained such a solid piece of racing history for years and years. Thanks to all of you race fans, without you, we couldn’t do this.”

A caution with 25-laps completed helped McDowell as Davenport had cut the gap between the two. “I never thought I would see the day when clean air is so important in dirt track racing. When I got behind those guys I was trying to lap, it was dirty, messy air, and I couldn’t maneuver the car like I wanted to. When you are out front in those situations, you are just a sitting duck. Those guys behind you are going to go where you aren’t.”

“I figured JD [Davenport] was on the top side and Shane [McDowell] was giving me signals that he was closing. He looked really good in his heat, so I figured he was on the top side and Josh was in the middle. I had to get kind of greedy and those guys are tough week in and week out. It’s so special to win this race,” said the 52-year-old driver in Lucas Oil Victory Lane for the ninth time in his career. With his win, he becomes the 19th different winner on the tour in 2018.

“I really don’t know if I wanted to see that caution at lap 25,” said Davenport, who extended his series point lead with his runner-up finish. “We were pretty good in lapped traffic. We were quite maneuverable and that’s how we got by Josh. The track was cleaning up in a hurry. Congratulations to Dale, he had tough luck last night while leading at Tri-County. This might be the best I have ever raced here. I grew-up about an hour and a half from here. It was a great points night for us as well.”

Richards was happy with his podium finish. “We had a really good car tonight. I have to thank Clint Smith for giving me some pointers, he has a lot of experience racing here and it definitely helped me. We had a pretty good car for the feature. We just need to fine tune it a little bit. Towards the end I was just trying to ride and save the right rear tire.”

The winner’s Sweet-Bloomquist Race Car is powered by a Clements Racing Engine and sponsored by: Textron Off-Road, New Era Industrial, Klotz Synthetics, Cometic Gasket, Will Kinzer Foundation for Autism Research, and Quality Natural Gas.

Completing the top ten were Casey Roberts, Tyler Millwood, Jimmy Owens, Don O’Neal, and Earl Pearson Jr.

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Saturday, September 29, 2018
Lucas Oil Dixie Shootout
Dixie Speedway – Woodstock, Ga.

Miller Welders Time Trials
Fast Time Group A: Dale McDowell / 14.455 seconds (overall)
Fast Time Group B: Tyler Millwood / 14.573 seconds

Eibach Springs Heat Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Dale McDowell, Cla Knight, Michael Brown, Justin Shipley, Zach Leonhardi, Frank Ingram, Gregg Satterlee, Kyle Bronson, Scott Bloomquist, John Henderson, Scott Groves

FK Rod Ends Heat Race #2 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Josh Richards, Casey Roberts, Brandon Overton, Donald McIntosh, Ray Cook, Steven Roberts, Dalton Polston, Will Roland, Aaron Wilson, Blake Spencer, Cass Fowler

Simpson Performance Products Heat Race #3 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Tyler Millwood, Jimmy Owens, Austin Horton, Clint Smith, Dennis Erb, Jr., Jason Croft, Austin Tyler Smith, Lamar Haygood, Brian Connor, Kenny Collins, Eric Granger

QA1 Heat Race #4 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Jonathan Davenport, Tim McCreadie, Earl Pearson, Jr., Don O’Neal, Jason Hiett, Mason Zeigler, Darrell Lanigan Aaron Ridley, Bobby Pierce, Rob Mayea, Michael Page

Penske Racing Shocks B-Main #1 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Ray Cook, Zach Leonhardi, Frank Ingram, Steven Roberts, Kyle Bronson, Gregg Satterlee, Aaron Wilson, Dalton Polston, Will Roland, Scott Groves, John Henderson, Cass Fowler, Blake Spencer, Scott Bloomquist-DNS

FAST Shafts B-Main #2 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Jason Hiett, Dennis Erb, Jr., Jason Croft, Darrell Lanigan, Austin Tyler Smith, Mason Zeigler, Aaron Ridley, Michael Page, Bobby Pierce, Lamar Haygood, Kenny Collins, Rob Mayea, Brian Connor-DNS, Eric Granger-DNS

Lucas Oil Feature Finish (50 Laps):

FINISH	START	CAR #	DRIVER NAME	HOMETOWN	EARNINGS
1	1	17m	Dale McDowell	Chickamauga, GA	$12,000
2	4	49	Jonathan Davenport	Blairsville, GA	$6,400
3	3	1R	Josh Richards	Shinnston, WV	$4,500
4	11	76	Brandon Overton	Evans, GA	$2,750
5	8	39	Tim McCreadie	Watertown, NY	$2,950
6	7	101	Casey Roberts	Toccoa, GA	$1,800
7	2	31T	Tyler Millwood	Kingston, GA	$1,500
8	6	20	Jimmy Owens	Newport, TN	$2,100
9	16	5	Don O’Neal	Martinsville, IN	$2,000
10	12	1	Earl Pearson, Jr.	Jacksonville, FL	$1,900
11	14	06	Clint Smith	Senoia, GA	$1,075
12	10	16	Austin Horton	Whitesburg, GA	$1,050
13	21	F9	Frank Ingram	Woodstock, GA	$1,025
14	23	0	Scott Bloomquist	Mooresburg, TN	$1,800
15	18	1J	Jason Hiett	Oxford, AL	$1,000
16	25	14	Darrell Lanigan	Union, KY	$800
17	17	53	Ray Cook	Brasstown, NC	$1,000
18	9	79	Michael Brown	Lancaster, SC	$1,000
19	20	28	Dennis Erb, Jr.	Carpentersville, IL	$1,700
20	24	32	Bobby Pierce	Oakwood, IL	$1,700
21	22	9J	Jason Croft	Woodstock, GA	$1,000
22	26	22	Gregg Satterlee	Indiana, PA	$800
23	19	24	Zach Leonhardi	Cartersville, GA	$1,000
24	5	42	Cla Knight	N. Augusta, SC	$1,000
25	13	08	Justin Shipley	Douglasville, GA	$1,000
26	15	7	Donald McIntosh	Dawsonville, GA	$1,000

Race Statistics
Entrants: 44
Lap Leaders: Dale McDowell (Laps 1 – 50)
Wrisco Feature Winner: Dale McDowell
Margin of Victory: 0.646 seconds
Cautions: Justin Shipley (Lap 25)
Series Provisionals: Scott Bloomquist, Bobby Pierce
Series Emergency Provisionals: Darrell Lanigan, Gregg Satterlee
Optima Batteries Hard Charger of the Race: Scott Bloomquist (Advanced 9 Positions)
Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Jonathan Davenport
Allstar Performance Power Move of the Race: Brandon Overton
Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Jonathan Davenport
Hot Rod Processing Rookie of the Race: n/a
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Clements Racing Engines
Ohlins Shocks Chassis Builder of the Race: Sweet-Bloomquist Race Cars
Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Shane McDowell (Dale McDowell)
Fastest Lap of the Race: Dale McDowell (Lap #4 – 15.5673 seconds)
STEEL-IT Most Laps Led: Dale McDowell (50 Laps)
Dirty Girl Racewear Farthest Traveler: Kyle Bronson
PFC Brakes Pole Award: Dale McDowell
Time of Race: 20 minutes 10 seconds

Lucas Oil Championship Point Standings:

POS	CAR #	DRIVER NAME	HOMETOWN	POINTS	EARNINGS
1	49	Jonathan Davenport	Blairsville, GA	7820	$262,248.79
2	1R	Josh Richards	Shinnston, WV	7595	$177,229.67
3	0	Scott Bloomquist	Mooresburg, TN	7410	$217,752.58
4	1	Earl Pearson, Jr.	Jacksonville, FL	7280	$357,614.50
5	20	Jimmy Owens	Newport, TN	7180	$167,833.49
6	39	Tim McCreadie	Watertown, NY	7085	$134,750.00
7	32	Bobby Pierce	Oakwood, IL	7050	$200,152.90
8	5	Don O’Neal	Martinsville, IN	7010	$143,408.79
9	14	Darrell Lanigan	Union, KY	6510	$101,672.00
10	22	Gregg Satterlee	Indiana, PA	6450	$117,368.95
11	25Z	Mason Zeigler ®	Chalk Hill, PA	6320	$88,044.97
12	28	Dennis Erb, Jr.	Carpentersville, IL	6235	$72,162.31
13	40B	Kyle Bronson ®	Brandon, FL	6100	$81,685.00
14	71	Hudson O’Neal	Martinsville, IN	5825	$121,325.00

By Scott|2018-10-03T14:56:16-04:00October 3rd, 2018|Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, National, Racing News|Comments Off

Brad Sweet Storms To $20,000 Placerville Payday

PLACERVILLE, Calif. – Brad Sweet cashed his own $20,000 check on Wednesday night at Placerville Speedway, passing Rico Abreu early and then holding off Sheldon Haudenschild on a green-white-checkered restart to win the 49er Gold Rush Classic presented by Riebes NAPA Auto Parts.

The event, promoted by Sweet himself, was postponed from March 21 due to rain and later renamed, with the winner’s purse being doubled and the feature being extended by nine laps in honor of the miners that discovered gold in California just 10 miles away from the quarter-mile dirt track.

Sweet never faltered, though. The reigning Knoxville Nationals champion powered past Abreu and then led the final 43 laps en route to his second crown jewel win of the season and the 32nd win of his World of Outlaws career.

Wednesday night’s event was extended from 49 laps to an even 50 due to the overtime finish, sparked by a multi-car crash in turns one and two after the leader had taken the white flag.

“I don’t know if that’s cool or not (to win your own race), but these guys work extra hard to give me a great race car. I know I’m putting on two caps by promoting the race, but my number one job is to come out here and get the job done,” said Sweet, who also won the preliminary night of the Gold Cup Race of Champions last weekend at Silver Dollar Speedway.

“I had a little extra incentive, with $20,000 on the line, and it’s nice to put the NAPA car in victory lane at the Riebes NAPA-sponsored event,” Sweet added. “That was a long 49 laps and it was tough in lapped traffic. The tricky part was picking my lines. I knew someone was back there, because I kept seeing a nose, but this is a hometown crowd, my friends and family are here … this is just great.”

Gold Cup champion Abreu and event promoter Brad Sweet led the 25-car field to the green flag from the front row, with Abreu eking out the early advantage and leading the first three laps before a caution flag waved for the spinning machine of Jason Sides on the bottom of the fourth corner.

When racing resumed, Abreu quickly reopened eight car lengths over Sweet, but the reigning Knoxville Nationals would not be denied and took command over the field when Abreu jumped the cushion and lost momentum on the eighth round in heavy traffic.

Abreu remained committed, however, and remained glued to Sweet’s back bumper despite the momentary misstep that cost him the top spot. He took a look to Sweet’s inside coming down the frontstretch at the end of lap 13, but couldn’t make the move stick and fell back into line before Brent Marks got upside down in turn two the next time around, forcing a red flag and stopping the action.

Marks was uninjured in the accident and walked away under his own power.

When racing resumed, Abreu could do nothing with Sweet, who rocketed away on the restart to a one-second advantage and stretched his legs in clean track. Sweet’s speed, combined with a fierce challenge for second by Cory Eliason, meant that by the lap 20 benchmark the margin was a second and a quarter.

Five laps later, as the field crossed the halfway point, the lead for Sweet was a second and a half over Abreu, Sheldon Haudenschild, Eliason and fast qualifier Andy Forsberg.

As Sweet continued to lead, Haudenschild began gaining on Abreu, making the move for second on lap 28 before Abreu crossed him over and retook the spot a lap later. That, however, let Sweet move the needle out to 2.1 seconds before Sweet returned to traffic and had to deal with a hard-charging Abreu in the closing stages.

With 15 laps to go, Abreu had trimmed the gap down to two-thirds of a second and a circuit later, he was within three car lengths of the NAPA Auto Parts No. 49 in his quest for the victory as Eliason and Haudenschild made it a four-way fight at the front of the field.

Inside of 10 laps remaining, however, Sweet began to pull away one more time. He worked traffic to perfection and, despite Abreu’s best efforts as the road began to clear, Sweet used the cushion to hang on to the lead and appeared to be gone into the wind before mass chaos broke out on the final lap.

Jacob Allen got the worst end of a multi-car incident, getting upside down on the outside of turns one and two as D.J. Netto and Scott Bogucki also tangled at the exit of the corner.

Abreu and Haudenschild came together in turn four just prior to the accident on the other end of the speedway, with Abreu forced to retire due to broken steering less than a lap away from the finish.

That left Haudenschild to duel with Sweet on the two-lap overtime dash, but Haudenschild stumbled and could do nothing with the California native in the battle for the race win.

“I didn’t know if I had anything for Brad, but I knew I had to get a good jump (on the restart) and I didn’t,” noted Haudenschild. “I didn’t have a chance to slide him. I thought about following him, but he ripped it so well on the top that I wasn’t making any ground up. He did a great job … hopefully the fans enjoyed the show, because I had a blast.

“Running with Brad and Rico, you can’t make any mistakes and we definitely made a few that kept us from challenging better. We’ll look forward to Calistoga and see what we can do there.”

Local California veteran Andy Forsberg completed the podium, followed by Tim Kaeding and Cory Eliason.

Tanner Thorson, Daryn Pittman, Logan Schuchart, Shane Golobic and World of Outlaws point leader Donny Schatz were the remainder of the top 10.

The finish:

Brad Sweet, Sheldon Haudenschild, Andy Forsberg, Tim Kaeding, Cory Eliason, Tanner Thorson, Daryn Pittman, Logan Schuchart, Shane Golobic, Donny Schatz, Ian Madsen, Mason Moore, Justyn Cox, Shane Stewart, Bobby McMahan, Jacob Allen, Rico Abreu, Scott Bogucki, D.J. Netto, Jason Sides, Brent Marks, Bud Kaeding, Willie Croft, Justin Sanders.

By Jacob Seelman

Cover Photo by Devin Mayo

By Scott|2018-09-13T07:11:22-04:00September 13th, 2018|National, Racing News, Sprint Cars|Comments Off