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Mercy “Masters of the Pros” 144 at Lebanon I-44 Speedway added to JEGS/CRA 2013 Schedule

Minimum $8000 to Win on tap for JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Event presented by Chevrolet Performance

(LEBANON, Mo.) – As many tracks sent out their 2013 racing schedules, Lebanon I-44 Speedway track officials were still hard at work finalizing an exciting slate that now has another premier event on the docket. Missouri’s only asphalt oval will be playing host to the marquee event for the JEGS/CRA All-Stars presented by Chevrolet Performance for the 2013 season on Saturday, May 18. The touring series visits the NASCAR-sanctioned facility for an astonishing, minimum $8,000 to win, $600 to start in the Mercy “Masters of the Pros” 144 late model showcase. Besides taking home the record top prize, the winner will don a signature green jacket, similar to the one that is known for adorning the champion of golf’s Masters event.

“This is the type of event that not only draws a crowd, but some premier drivers as well,” said Lebanon I-44 Speedway general manager Kevin Greven. “Combined with a great partner in Mercy Hospital, this will be the type of showcase event that attracts top talent from across the Midwest and the Southeastern regions. We’re excited to welcome the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour to I-44 for the first time in what promises to be an event that demonstrates what the Show-Me State brand of short track racing is all about.”

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By Scott|2013-02-22T02:09:12-05:00February 19th, 2013|ARCA, CRA Racing Series, Featured, Front Page News, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Competition is Stout at UNOH DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit

The five-day sprint car event begins on Wednesday, Feb. 13, at Volusia Speedway Park

BARBERVILLE, Fla. – Feb. 6, 2013 – The Florida freeways are littered with a variety of multicolored rigs headed for the sun to kick off the 2013 season.

Approximately 40 sprint cars are expected at Volusia Speedway Park for the 42^nd annual UNOH DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit Racing Equipment, which starts with a practice session on Tuesday, Feb. 12, before two nights of UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions competition and three nights of World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series action on the world’s fastest half mile.

While the usual Outlaws are set to begin another chase at the championship, a group of top-notch talent from across the country isn’t racing for points. They’re after the loot and the unique gator trophy.

Former World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series champion Danny Lasoski heads the drivers who will compete on the tour sparingly. Lasoski, who claimed two of the five features and the series’ season opener last year, has earned a record 19 feature victories at Volusia Speedway Park.

“I don’t know if its pep in our step, but it’s definitely confidence,” he said. “You’ve been cooped up all winter and you’re just excited to be here. As luck would have it we run pretty well there, too.

“Mostly, the race track fits my driving. I love the big, fast half miles.”

Lasoski isn’t the only former winner headed to Volusia Speedway Park.

Dale Blaney won twice last season – the Commonwealth Clash at Lernerville Speedway and the Sixth annual PEAK Motor Oil World of Outlaws World Finals Presented by NAPA Auto Parts at The Dirt Track at Charlotte – to give the 1998 Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year eight career victories. (more…)

By Scott|2013-02-07T00:36:29-05:00February 7th, 2013|Featured, Front Page News, Sprint Cars, Upcoming Events, Volusia Speedway Park|Comments Off

Lee Faulk Racing Announces Driver Development Combine

By Scott|2013-02-01T17:10:22-05:00January 30th, 2013|Featured, Front Page News, Racing News, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

TOP GUN SPRINT SERIES AWARDS BANQUET

Top Gun Sprint Series Banquet is just around the corner, Saturday, January 26^th at East Bay Raceway Café. The menu is rib eye steaks or chicken. The event starts at 6pm and tickets are $20.00 in advance with limited seating. Make sure you reserve your tickets now. (813) 677-7326

By Scott|2013-01-17T00:58:58-05:00January 17th, 2013|Featured, Front Page News, Top Gun Sprints, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

East Bay Winternationals Just Around the Corner

WAYCROSS, GA (January 14, 2013)- Officials of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series are excited to announce the 37th Annual East Bay Winternationals being held Feb 10-16th at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, FL. The week-long purse will pay out over $200,000 during the week! This year’s events at the famed “Clay by the Bay” will start on Sunday night Feb 10th, with an open practice session for racers to shake down their cars in preparation for the week long journey.

The 37th annual event will officially get started on Monday Feb 11th. There will be a complete show starting at 6:00PM EST each night. Drivers will be competing for $5,000 to win on both Monday and Tuesday nights. On Wednesday and Thursday nights, drivers will compete for $7,000 to win each of those two nights. The final two nights, Friday and Saturday, events will pay $10,000 to win respectively. The final two events on Friday and Saturday will mark the first points paying events for the 2013 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. Each night’s events will include Hot laps, Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains, Strawberry Dash, and an A-Main feature event each night. (more…)

By Scott|2013-01-15T01:51:14-05:00January 15th, 2013|East Bay Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

PASS Florida Winter Meltdown Schedule and Entry Forms Now Available

CHARLOTTE, NC (January – Pro All Stars Series (PASS) officials released today the schedule and entry forms for Super Late Model racing’s first major points event of the season, the Inaugural Florida Winter Meltdown at Auburndale Speedway on February 8-9. The Florida Winter Meltdown will be 200 green flag laps and will serve as the first event of the 2013 PASS National Series. Drivers from across the country including former PASS National Champions Ben Rowe and Jay Fogleman are expected to invade the tough quarter mile in Winter Haven to battle some of Florida’s best Super Late Model drivers. PASS regulars DJ Shaw, Joey Doiron, Tate Fogleman, and Bill Catania have also announced their intentions to compete for the $6,000 winner’s share of the purse.
“For the better part of a century, racers from all over North America have flocked to Florida in the Winter to get out of the cold and heat things on the raceways of the Sunshine State,” said PASS President Tom Mayberry. “This year is set to be the biggest year yet for PASS and I can’t think of a better way to kick things off than at Auburndale with the Inaugural Florida Winter Meltdown.” (more…)

By Scott|2013-01-08T16:31:50-05:00January 8th, 2013|Featured, Front Page News, Pro All Stars Series, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

This Year’s 24th Annual Prairie Dirt Classic Set To Become Biggest Event In History Of Fairbury American Legion Speedway

New July 26-27 Date, Record Purse & World of Outlaws Late Model Series Sanction Highlight Prestigious Weekend’s 2013 Makeover

FAIRBURY, IL – Jan. 4, 2013 – Fairbury American Legion Speedway’s marquee event is getting a spectacular makeover in 2013.

With a new mid-summer date, a record purse and sanctioning from the World of Outlaws Late Model Series, the 24^th annual Prairie Dirt Classic is set to become the biggest and richest dirt Late Model race in the history of the popular quarter-mile oval.

A $20,000 first-place prize will be on the line when the 100-lap Prairie Dirt Classic is run as a two-day festival of speed over the July 26-27 weekend, FALS and WoO LMS officials jointly announced on Friday.

Traditionally contested as a 50- or 75-lap DIRTcar UMP-sanctioned event over Labor Day weekend, the Prairie Dirt Classic’s move to an earlier place on the 2013 racing calendar and first-ever affiliation with the WoO LMS promises to take the event to unprecedented heights.

“The Prairie Dirt Classic has always been the race everyone identifies with Fairbury American Legion Speedway,” said Matt Curl, a 36-year-old, life-long resident of Fairbury, Ill., who is the track’s new race director and will head the race committee for the first time in 2013. “But the weekend has kind of gotten to where it’s more of a local, Midwestern show rather a ‘spotlight’ race. With the national sanctioning bodies racing out East over Labor Day weekend, we couldn’t draw those national drivers, which is something our fans have been wanting for a long time. (more…)

By Scott|2013-01-05T06:46:40-05:00January 5th, 2013|Featured, Front Page News, Late Models, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Ice Bowl XXII Less Than a Week Away, Super Late Models $6,000 to Win January 3-6th

EASTABOGA, AL (December 29, 2012)—Officials with the Talladega Short Track have announced further details regarding the Ice Bowl XXII on January 3-6, 2013 (Thursday through Sunday).

The track’s website located at www.TalladegaShortTrack.comhas all details regarding, classes and purses, start times each day, admission prices and rules for each division competing. The Super Late Models will once again headline the racing weekend with a 50-lap $6,000 to win event and the Crate Late Models will compete for a $3,000 to win / $250 to start event. The Sportsman (Limited Late Models) will be gunning for $2,500 to win / $200 to start. The Super Late Models and Sportsman will be officiated by the Southern All Stars crew for the weekend, the registration and tech will occur at the SAS trailer and series officials will be on hand to help with the weekend’s events.

The Talladega Short Track is located 4343 Speedway Boulevard in Eastaboga, AL 36260. Further information can be obtained by calling the Speedway at (256) 831-1413 or by logging on to www.talladegashorttrack.com. Also, you may contact Lynn Phillips directly at (256) 454-5414. Further information on the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series can be obtained by calling General Manager Lynn Acklin at (256) 509-6603 or PR/Race Director Chris Tilley at (606) 219-1723 or you can log on to the official series website at www.sasdirt.com .

Thursday January 3, 2013:

Pits $20.00

Grandstands Free

9:00 am (Pits & Grandstands open & registration for all classes)

Practice is 12:00-5:00 pm (more…)

By Scott|2013-01-02T18:56:37-05:00January 2nd, 2013|Featured, Front Page News, Southern All Stars, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

AUDI PLANS SEBRING ENTRY; STELLAR ENTRY LIST GROWS

Audi has announced plans to enter the 61st running of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Fueled by Fresh from Florida (March 16th) with their R18 e-tron quattro.

Audi has won Sebring 10 times in the past 13 years. “It looks like this may be the last opportunity to compete with an LMP1 car at Sebring,” says Head of Audi Motorsport Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich. “We’d really like to use this chance and say goodbye to the fans with a nice showing after our fantastic success story in recent years.”

This may not have to be a final farewell, though. In 2014, the GRAND-AM Series and the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón will merge to form a new North American Sports Car Championship that might be of interest to Audi.

“We are thrilled by the news of Audi’s confirmed plans to race at Sebring,” stated American Le Mans Series President & CEO Scott Atherton. “Over the past decade no manufacturer has had more success at Sebring than Audi and it will be fitting tribute to have an R18 e-tron quattro competing in what will be the last ALMS race at Sebring. I want to personally thank Wolfgang Durheimer (head of VW Group Motorsports), Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich (head of Audi Sport) and Scott Keogh (President Audi of America) – without their involvement this wouldn’t have happened. The 61st running of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Fueled by Fresh from Florida was going to be an outstanding event regardless, but with an Audi P1 in the race – it just got better.” (more…)

By Scott|2012-12-24T03:43:37-05:00December 24th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Racing News, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Luke Yoder Construction, Hamner Race Engines and RaceCar Engineering to Sponsor Awards for SpeedFest 2013 at Watermelon Capital Speedway

Salem, IN (December 17, 2012) – Champion Racing Association officials are pleased to announce that Luke Yoder Construction, Hamner Racing Engines and RaceCar Engineering will be sponsoring special awards for the upcoming SpeedFest 2013 at Watermelon Capital Speedway on January 26^th and 27^th. The event will consist of a 200 lap ARCA/CRA Super Series event and a 100 lap JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Presented by Chevrolet Performance special event. Both events will only count green flag laps, a change from previous seasons. There will be a halfway break at lap 100 for the 200 lap ARCA/CRA Super Series event.

Luke Yoder Construction of Perry, Georgia has stepped up to sponsor the Luke Yoder Construction Halfway Leader award for the 200 lap ARCA/CRA Super Series event with SpeedFest 2013. The leader of the race at lap 100 will receive a $500 cash bonus from Luke Yoder Construction. More information on Luke Yoder Construction is available at www.lukeyoderconstruction.com. (more…)

By Scott|2012-12-17T20:48:04-05:00December 17th, 2012|CRA Racing Series, Featured, Front Page News, Upcoming Events|Comments Off