Winter Freeze to be ran under 2017 rules package; shock announcement forthcoming

Officials with the FASTRAK Racing Series have announced that the season opening event, the Winter Freeze, at Screven Motor Speedway on February 9th and 10th will be ran under the 2017 rules package. FASTRAK holds its annual rules meeting in conjunction with the Night of Champions annual awards banquet on January 27th, just two weeks before the Winter Freeze.

“Our rules meeting is only two weeks before the Winter Freeze,” stated FASTRAK founder Stan Lester, “it just wouldn’t be fair to ask to teams to make changes that quickly.”

FASTRAK is looking to make a monumental change to the shocks and springs for 2018, in a concentrated effort to lower the costs associated with shocks. Officials have gathered information and input from shock companies, tracks, and drivers. This process culminated at the Performance Racing Industry trade show over the weekend in Indianapolis, where FASTRAK meet with several industry leaders regarding shocks. FASTRAK officials will be reviewing all information with sanctioned tracks and make a final decision in the coming week.

“We have collected a lot of information on shocks and now we have our options,” continued Lester, “we will be presenting those options to our tracks and make a decision together. We should have the answer everyone has been waiting for no later than early next week.”

Drivers and teams are encouraged to attend to the Night of Champions banquet and attend the annual rules meeting, which takes place earlier in the day on January 27th. All those wishing to attend must make their reservations at the Double Tree Park Vista in Gatlinburg, TN no later than December 26th. Attendees must also call the FASTRAK Corporate Office to reserve their tickets, which are $35 per plate.

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 2017 marketing partners for the FASTRAK Racing Series are Chevrolet Performance, Hoosier Racing Tire, VP Racing Fuel, Beyea Headers, Rocket Chassis, TNT Race Cars, Arizona Sport Shirts, Simpson Safety Equipment, Safecraft Fire Suppression Systems, Rockauto.com, RacingJunk.com and Thomas Clarke Performance.

— FASTRAK PR

By |2017-12-13T17:03:11-05:00December 13th, 2017|Fastrak Late Model Series, Racing News, Upcoming Events|Comments Off on Winter Freeze to be ran under 2017 rules package; shock announcement forthcoming
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2018 ARCA/CRA Super Series Powered by JEGS Schedule Released

Numerous High Paying Special Events on the 2018 Schedule

Salem, Indiana (December 7, 2017): Champion Racing Association Powered by JEGS has officially released the 2018 Schedule for the ARCA/CRA Super Series Powered by JEGS. The ARCA/CRA Super Series 2018 season will consist of 16 total races, with 12 of those being point events. 2018 will be the 22nd season of competition for the Template Super Late Model touring series that first raced in 1997.

“We are really excited about the 2018 schedule with the ARCA/CRA Super Series,” remarked R.J. Scott, Managing Partner of CRA. “Our 22nd season will provide our drivers with a great variety of challenging races on some of the best race tracks in the nation, with some of the most prestigious late model events in the country!”

The 2017 Chase format for determining a series champion produced more teams competing for a championship, in every CRA division, than the previous year.  Officials want to see that continue for the tracks and fans, while addressing ways to put more value in being the overall series point’s leaders. CRA will announce final changes to the Chase format for 2018 at the awards banquet on January 5th.

The 2018 racing season kicks off with the traditional non-points opener for both the ARCA/CRA Super Series and the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour with CRA SpeedFest 2018 at Watermelon Capital Speedway in Cordele, Georgia on Saturday-Sunday, January 27th & 28th. The ARCA/CRA Super Series race will be a 200 lap event, counting yellow flag laps up to lap 175. This event has traditionally attracted the best Super Late Model drivers from both the North and the South in this early season battle.

The ARCA/CRA Super Series will then kick off its 2018 point season on Saturday, April 7th at the famous Fairgrounds Speedway in Nashville. The event will be a co-sanctioned event with the Southern Super Series and the CARS Tour and the race program will include the ARCA Racing Series Presented by Menards.

The series will then head north to Toledo Speedway, located in Toledo, on Saturday, April 14th for a 100 lap event with the outlaw-bodied ARCA Late Models also having a 100 lap feature. From there the series will travel to Anderson Speedway, located in Anderson, Indiana, on Saturday, May 5th, the first of two events on the fast quarter mile oval.

The series will then head to Bristol Motor Speedway as part of the huge Second Annual Short Track U.S. Nationals, an event that will be co-sanctioned by the Southern Super Series and the CARS Tour on Saturday-Sunday May 19th & 20th. Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace won the inaugural U.S. Nationals of Short Track Racing Super Late Model event at the famed “last coliseum” last May.

The series will then return to Kil-Kare Speedway in Xenia, Ohio on Saturday, June 2nd. That track reopened in 2017 season after being closed the previous two seasons.

On Monday, June 11th the series will make the first of two visits to Berlin Raceway, for the $20,000 to win Money in the Bank 150. This will be a special non-points CRA sanctioned event in 2018. The series stays in Michigan for its next event at Flat Rock Speedway on Saturday, June 23rd.

On Monday, July 16th the series returns to Anderson Speedway for the famed Redbud 400. The event will return to a weekday event, the Monday after the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series event at Kentucky Speedway. The series will then head to Baer Field Motorsports Park in Fort Wayne, IN on Saturday, July 28th.

The series will head back to Kalamazoo Speedway located just outside of Kalamazoo, Michigan to be part of the famous Kalamazoo Klash event on Wednesday, August 8th. That event will be the first Chase event for the series.

The series will stay in Michigan with the Battle at Berlin 251 at Berlin Raceway on Monday, August 13th. This will be a special non-points CRA sanctioned event in 2018.

The series will then make its first of two visits to the famous High Banks of Winchester Speedway located in Winchester, Indiana for the traditional World Stock Car Festival over Labor Day Weekend, with the feature event on Monday, September 3rd. This event will be the second Chase event for the series.

The series will then head to the famed Lucas Oil Raceway, located just outside of Indianapolis, Indiana on Saturday, September 8th. As previously announced, this event will be the Speed51 Super Select, a winner-take-all invitational non-points race that will pay the winner up to $10,000.

The second visit to Toledo Speedway on Saturday, September 15th is up next for a 100 lap event as part of the famed Glass City 200, which will also include a 100 lap event for the outlaw-bodied ARCA Late Models. This event was very successful event for the series in 2017 and will be the third Chase event for the series.

The ARCA/CRA Super Series will crown their 2018 Tour Champion with the 47th Running of the prestigious Winchester 400 on Sunday, October 14th, in its second visit of the season to Winchester Speedway.

For more information about all four touring series’ within Champion Racing Association Powered by JEGS, please go to the series website at: www.cra-racing.com. You can also follow CRA on Facebook at: www.facebook.com and search for “Champion Racing Association” as well as Twitter at: www.twitter.com/CRAracing.

 

2018 ARCA/CRA Super Series Powered by JEGS

Sat./Sun., January 27-28 Watermelon Capital Speedway

Fri/Sat, April 7 Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville

Saturday, April 14 Toledo Speedway

Saturday, May 5 Anderson Speedway

Sat./Sun., May 19-20 Bristol Motor Speedway

Saturday, June 2 Kil-Kare Speedway

Monday, June 11 Berlin Raceway

Saturday, June 23 Flat Rock Speedway

Monday, July 16 Anderson Speedway

Saturday, July 28 Baer Field Motorsports Park

Wednesday, August 8 Kalamazoo Speedway

Monday, August 13 Berlin Raceway

Sun./Mon., September 2-3 Winchester Speedway

Saturday, September 8 Lucas Oil Raceway

Saturday, September 15 Toledo Speedway

Sat./Sun., October 13-14 Winchester Speedway

By |2017-12-08T17:34:17-05:00December 8th, 2017|CRA Racing Series, Racing News, Upcoming Events|Comments Off on 2018 ARCA/CRA Super Series Powered by JEGS Schedule Released
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2018 JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Schedule Released

Masters of the Pros Event to be Contested at a New Track in 2018

Salem, Indiana (December 7, 2017): Champion Racing Association Powered by JEGS has officially released the 2018 Schedule for the ARCA/CRA Super Series Powered by JEGS. The ARCA/CRA Super Series 2018 season will consist of 16 total races, with 12 of those being point events. 2018 will be the 22nd season of competition for the Template Super Late Model touring series that first raced in 1997.

“We are really excited about the 2018 schedule with the ARCA/CRA Super Series,” remarked R.J. Scott, Managing Partner of CRA. “Our 22nd season will provide our drivers with a great variety of challenging races on some of the best race tracks in the nation, with some of the most prestigious late model events in the country!”

The 2017 Chase format for determining a series champion produced more teams competing for a championship, in every CRA division, than the previous year.  Officials want to see that continue for the tracks and fans, while addressing ways to put more value in being the overall series point’s leaders. CRA will announce final changes to the Chase format for 2018 at the awards banquet on January 5th.

The 2018 racing season kicks off with the traditional non-points opener for both the ARCA/CRA Super Series and the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour with CRA SpeedFest 2018 at Watermelon Capital Speedway in Cordele, Georgia on Saturday-Sunday, January 27th & 28th. The ARCA/CRA Super Series race will be a 200 lap event, counting yellow flag laps up to lap 175. This event has traditionally attracted the best Super Late Model drivers from both the North and the South in this early season battle.

The ARCA/CRA Super Series will then kick off its 2018 point season on Saturday, April 7th at the famous Fairgrounds Speedway in Nashville. The event will be a co-sanctioned event with the Southern Super Series and the CARS Tour and the race program will include the ARCA Racing Series Presented by Menards.

The series will then head north to Toledo Speedway, located in Toledo, on Saturday, April 14th for a 100 lap event with the outlaw-bodied ARCA Late Models also having a 100 lap feature. From there the series will travel to Anderson Speedway, located in Anderson, Indiana, on Saturday, May 5th, the first of two events on the fast quarter mile oval.

The series will then head to Bristol Motor Speedway as part of the huge Second Annual Short Track U.S. Nationals, an event that will be co-sanctioned by the Southern Super Series and the CARS Tour on Saturday-Sunday May 19th & 20th. Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace won the inaugural U.S. Nationals of Short Track Racing Super Late Model event at the famed “last coliseum” last May.

The series will then return to Kil-Kare Speedway in Xenia, Ohio on Saturday, June 2nd. That track reopened in 2017 season after being closed the previous two seasons.

On Monday, June 11th the series will make the first of two visits to Berlin Raceway, for the $20,000 to win Money in the Bank 150. This will be a special non-points CRA sanctioned event in 2018. The series stays in Michigan for its next event at Flat Rock Speedway on Saturday, June 23rd.

On Monday, July 16th the series returns to Anderson Speedway for the famed Redbud 400. The event will return to a weekday event, the Monday after the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series event at Kentucky Speedway. The series will then head to Baer Field Motorsports Park in Fort Wayne, IN on Saturday, July 28th.

The series will head back to Kalamazoo Speedway located just outside of Kalamazoo, Michigan to be part of the famous Kalamazoo Klash event on Wednesday, August 8th. That event will be the first Chase event for the series.

The series will stay in Michigan with the Battle at Berlin 251 at Berlin Raceway on Monday, August 13th. This will be a special non-points CRA sanctioned event in 2018.

The series will then make its first of two visits to the famous High Banks of Winchester Speedway located in Winchester, Indiana for the traditional World Stock Car Festival over Labor Day Weekend, with the feature event on Monday, September 3rd. This event will be the second Chase event for the series.

The series will then head to the famed Lucas Oil Raceway, located just outside of Indianapolis, Indiana on Saturday, September 8th. As previously announced, this event will be the Speed51 Super Select, a winner-take-all invitational non-points race that will pay the winner up to $10,000.

The second visit to Toledo Speedway on Saturday, September 15th is up next for a 100 lap event as part of the famed Glass City 200, which will also include a 100 lap event for the outlaw-bodied ARCA Late Models. This event was very successful event for the series in 2017 and will be the third Chase event for the series.

The ARCA/CRA Super Series will crown their 2018 Tour Champion with the 47th Running of the prestigious Winchester 400 on Sunday, October 14th, in its second visit of the season to Winchester Speedway.

For more information about all four touring series’ within Champion Racing Association Powered by JEGS, please go to the series website at: www.cra-racing.com. You can also follow CRA on Facebook at: www.facebook.com and search for “Champion Racing Association” as well as Twitter at: www.twitter.com/CRAracing.

 

2018 ARCA/CRA Super Series Powered by JEGS

Sat./Sun., January 27-28 Watermelon Capital Speedway

Fri/Sat, April 7 Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville

Saturday, April 14 Toledo Speedway

Saturday, May 5 Anderson Speedway

Sat./Sun., May 19-20 Bristol Motor Speedway

Saturday, June 2 Kil-Kare Speedway

Monday, June 11 Berlin Raceway

Saturday, June 23 Flat Rock Speedway

Monday, July 16 Anderson Speedway

Saturday, July 28 Baer Field Motorsports Park

Wednesday, August 8 Kalamazoo Speedway

Monday, August 13 Berlin Raceway

Sun./Mon., September 2-3 Winchester Speedway

Saturday, September 8 Lucas Oil Raceway

Saturday, September 15 Toledo Speedway

Sat./Sun., October 13-14 Winchester Speedway

By |2017-12-08T17:32:31-05:00December 8th, 2017|CRA Racing Series, Racing News, Upcoming Events|Comments Off on 2018 JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Schedule Released
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Summit Modified Nationals Joins DIRTcar Summer Nationals for the Eighth Straight Year

Eighth Annual Tour for DIRTcar UMP Modifieds will see Teams have a Chance to Race in 33 Shows

CONCORD, NC — Dec. 7, 2017 — For the eighth consecutive year, the cars and stars of the DIRTcar UMP Modifieds will join the most grueling and intimidating tour in short track racing. The Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals will mirror the DIRTcar Summer Nationals Hell Tour in 2018 by joining their DIRTcar Late Model counterparts for 28 races in 32 days in seven states. Then the Modifieds will conclude their own version of the Summer Nationals with five additional events held as part of the 29th annual Prairie Dirt Classic at Fairbury American Legion Speedway on Friday-Saturday, July 27-28, 2018. The top Modified drivers in the country will chase after a minimum of $1,000 each night and a $5,000 prize for winning the 2018 Summit Modified Nationals Championship as well as bonuses and contingencies totaling almost $50,000.

It all begins on Wednesday, June 13 at Peoria Speedway as the UMP Modifieds kick off their eighth Summit Modified Nationals with their eighth-ever appearance at the track and first of 17 races in the state of Illinois. Then on Thursday, June 14, it’s a return trip to Kankakee County Speedway for the ninth all-time race there. The second-ever appearance at Sycamore Speedway is next for the Mods on Friday, June 15 before the first-ever appearance at the immaculate Dirt Oval at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, IL on Saturday, June 16. The first week concludes on Sunday, June 17 with a return trip to Plymouth Speedway and the first of four races in the state of Indiana.

The second week of Summit Modified Nationals competition starts at Belle-Clair Speedway, followed by trips to Jacksonville Raceway, Spoon River Speedway and Tri-City Speedway on Tuesday-Friday, June 19-22. On Saturday, June 23, the track that has hosted the most races in the tour’s history, the popular Fairbury American Legion Speedway is next. This event will be the 15th race in Summit Modified history and first of six in 2018. The second week ends on Sunday, June 24 with a trip back to the Hoosier State and the milestone 10th all-time race at Tri-State Speedway

The third week of the Summit Modified Nationals starts on Tuesday, June 26 at Charleston Speedway. Then for the first time since 2013, Paducah International Raceway, located just south of the Indiana/Kentucky state line in Paducah, KY returns to the Summit Modified schedule on Wednesday, June 27 for the lone trip to the Blue Grass State in 2018. Also returning to the schedule, after a year off, is LaSalle Speedway on Thursday, June 28. Then it’s right back to Indiana on Friday, June 29 at Terre Haute Action Track. On Saturday, June 30, the month ends with the long trip to the Show Me State for the fifth time in Summit Modified history at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55. The third week ends on Sunday, July 1 with the fifth all-time race at Lincoln Speedway.

“Coming off a thrilling end to the 2017 Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals tour, we can’t wait to get the 2018 tour underway,” said Summit Racing Equipment Motorsport and Events Manager Jim Greenleaf. “The grueling test that it takes to run this tour is one thing but to have the level of competition to go along with it is a true testament to DIRTcar UMP Modifieds.”

The Summit Modified Nationals roll into the fourth week of competition with the lone Volunteer State invasion on Tuesday, July 3 and the fifth all-time appearance at Clarksville Speedway. The next race will see the Summit Modified Nationals celebrate the United States of America’s 242nd birthday with the eighth-ever event at Fayette County Speedway on Wednesday, July 4. Next on the schedule is Thursday, July 5 at Macon Speedway, while Farmer City Raceway is on Friday, July 6 with the sixth ever appearance there. On Saturday, July 7 the road weary teams will head to Highland Speedway for the seventh-ever race there. Week four concludes on Sunday, July 8th with the fifth-ever Summit Modified race at Quincy Raceways.

The fifth week of the Summit Modified Nationals starts with the tour’s first-ever appearance at Shadyhill Speedway in Medaryville, IN on Tuesday, July 10. Then the next night, Thunderbird Raceway in Muskegon, MI will try again to host its first-ever Summit Modified Nationals event on Wednesday, July 11. In 2017, the originally scheduled first-ever Summit Modified race at the 1/3-mile circular shaped/semi-banked dirt oval located along the Lake Michigan shoreline, was rained out. Then it’s time for the traditional doubleheader weekend at Oakshade Raceway on Friday-Saturday, July 13-14 with the milestone 10th (Friday) and 11th (Saturday) all-time appearances.

The Summit Modified Nationals teams will get some time off before they conclude their 2018 schedule on Friday-Saturday, July 27-28 back at Fairbury American Legion Speedway for the tour finales. On Friday, four Feature races will set the field for Saturday’s $5,000-to-win headliner. This event will showcase the 16-20th races in Summit Modified Nationals history at #FALS (the most at any track) and the final five races in 2018, crowning the 2018 Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Champion.

To see the full schedule and for more information about the 2018 Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals, visit modifiednationals.com. You can also follow the tour throughout the off-season and into race month by visiting the DIRTcar Summer Nationals social channels. Just search for “Summer Nationals” on both Facebook and Twitter for the very latest updates. Every night of the 2018 Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals, the DIRTcar UMP Modifieds will be joined by the headlining DIRTcar Summer Nationals Hell Tour for DIRTcar Late Models. Information on the Late Models can be found at: thehelltour.com.

–By: Matt Prieur

DIRTcar PR

By |2017-12-08T17:20:09-05:00December 8th, 2017|Racing News, Upcoming Events, World of Outlaws|Comments Off on Summit Modified Nationals Joins DIRTcar Summer Nationals for the Eighth Straight Year
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SHORT TRACK U.S. NATIONALS RETURNS TO BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY IN 2018

Second Annual Event Puts Spotlight on the World’s Best Short Track Racers

BRISTOL, Tenn. (Nov. 16, 2017) – For the second consecutive season, the world’s best short track racers will descend upon The Last Great Colosseum when Bristol Motor Speedway again hosts the Short Track U.S. Nationals, May 18-20.

The second annual running of the signature event will be sanctioned by five different racing organizations and brings together six elite short track racing categories to compete on the high banks of The World’s Fastest Half-Mile in one spectacular weekend of action.

“Last year’s Short Track U.S. Nationals showcased an epic weekend of competitive racing in six different categories,” said Jerry Caldwell, executive vice president and general manager at Bristol Motor Speedway. “Seeing the best-of-the-best in the short track racing world take to the signature high banks of Bristol was a sight to behold. We anticipate this to be an even better event in 2018.”

Champion Racing Association powered by JEGS (CRA), who took the lead sanctioning role in developing this event, will be co-sanctioning the Super Late Model race with the ARCA/CRA Super Series Powered by JEGS, The CARS Super Late Model Tour (CARS) and the Southern Super Series (SSS). CRA also will oversee the action for the crate late model event with their JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour presented by Chevrolet and the Street Stocks with their Lawrence Towing/CRA Street Stock Series. The CARS officials will oversee the Late Model Stock portion of the event with their CARS Late Model Stock Tour. The compacts will be organized and overseen by the Vore’s Compact Touring Series while the Modified portion of the weekend will be sanctioned by a Midwest based Touring Modified organization to be named at a later date. The Short Track U. S. Nationals is being presented by Vore’s Welding & Steel.

The inaugural event featured nearly 350 cars on track, leading the Short Track U.S. Nationals to join the likes of some of short track racing’s most revered events, including the prestigious Snowball Derby in Florida, Indiana’s famed Winchester 400 and Nashville’s All-American 400. The event featured 13 different winners who added their names to Bristol lore among multiple features in six divisions. Winners included soon-to-be fulltime NASCAR Cup Series driver Darrell “Bubba” Wallace, Myatt Snider, Cole Williams and Chad Poole, among others.

Specific details of the event regarding daily schedules, additional racing information, parking and more will be released in the coming weeks. Information on tickets, camping and general details will be announced at a later date. Those who are interested can stay tuned to BMS’ social channels and www.BristolMotorSpeedway.com for updates.

Racers should follow the websites of the appropriate sanctioning bodies for more news and information as details are released.

About Bristol Motor Speedway
Forged amid the scenic mountains of Northeast Tennessee near the Virginia state line, Bristol Motor Speedway is The Last Great Colosseum, a versatile multi-use venue that hosts major auto races, football games, concerts and many other captivating events. The facility features a 0.533-mile concrete oval race track with 28-degree corner banking and 650-feet straightaways that offers racing in several NASCAR touring series, highlighted by two major NASCAR Sprint Cup Series weekends. While at the track, fans are offered a unique viewing experience courtesy of Colossus, the world’s largest outdoor center-hung four-sided video screen with a 540,000-watt audio system. The adjacent quarter-mile dragstrip, Bristol Dragway, offers more than 70 events annually, including the marquee NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. Three football games have kicked-off inside the oval, most notably the 2016 Pilot Flying J Battle at Bristol, where border rivals the University of Tennessee and Virginia Tech met before an NCAA-record crowd of 156,990. In existence since 1961, Bristol Motor Speedway was purchased in 1996 by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., a publicly traded company that is a leading marketer and promoter of motorsports entertainment in the United States. For more information, please visit www.bristolmotorspeedway.com.

By |2017-11-17T14:22:51-05:00November 17th, 2017|Racing News, Upcoming Events|Comments Off on SHORT TRACK U.S. NATIONALS RETURNS TO BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY IN 2018
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DIRTcar Nationals Just Got Bigger

Now five nights of Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block action and four nights of World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Models — Feb 6-17, 2018 at Volusia Speedway Park

CONCORD, NC — Oct. 25, 2017 — The 2018 racing calendar just got more exciting…what better way to start a new season than with 12 nights of racing in Florida in February. Major changes to the event program highlight the new and exciting schedule for the 47th annual DIRTcar Nationals as the racing season kicks off Feb. 6 through 17, 2018.

New to the 2017 DIRTcar National schedule is added nights for the premier dirt racing series in the Northeast, the Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds and the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series where Every Night is a Shootout. The DIRTcar UMP Modified all feature night featuring Triple-20’s has been moved up earlier in the week to Friday, Feb. 9. The All Star Circuit of Champions kick off five straight nights of Sprint Car action on Feb. 7th and 8th, while the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series will be in action from Friday, Feb. 9 to Sunday, Feb. 11. The 12-nights of racing at Volusia Speedway Park will conclude with five days of action for the Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds and four nights for the World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Models on Saturday, Feb. 17.

Over the course of the 12 action-packed nights, drivers in their respective divisions will be competing for one the most sought-after trophies in racing, the Big Gator. This past winter Nick Hoffman in the Modifieds, David Gravel in the Sprint Cars, Brett Hearn in the Big-Block Modifieds, and Shane Clanton in the Late Models all wrangled the competition to take home the Big Gator prize to kick off the racing season.

The historic DIRTcar Nationals is the most accessible motorsports event in Florida in February. Every ticket to DIRTcar Nationals is a hot pass, so fans can get up close and personal to all the action — and to their favorite drivers.

Volusia Speedway Park, located in Barberville, Florida, is a half-mile, high-banked, clay oval, known as the World’s Fastest Half Mile. The track opened as a quarter-mile oval in 1968 and then expanded to a three-eighths-mile in 1969, and then once again expanded to a half-mile in 1972. The clay oval was paved in 1989 and was then converted back to dirt in 1997 and has been dirt ever since.

To see the full schedule breakdown, visit DIRTcarNationals.com. Tickets for DIRTcar Nationals start at just $20 and are on sale now by calling 844-DIRT-TIX (347-8849), or by visiting www.DIRTcarNationals.com. Follow DIRTcar Nationals on Twitter.

—DIRTcar Nationals PR

By |2017-10-26T17:29:28-04:00October 26th, 2017|National, Racing News, Super DirtCar Series, Upcoming Events|Comments Off on DIRTcar Nationals Just Got Bigger
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SSCS SUPER LATE MODELS GO FOR 100 LAPS AT AUBURNDALE SPEEDWAY SATURDAY – TRICK OR TREATING TOO!

It will be loads of fun for the family Saturday night at Auburndale Speedway as Coca-Cola presents the Halloween Spooktackular featuring the Sunshine State Challenge Series (SSCS) Super Late Model Coke 100 along with racing for the Legend Cars, V-8 Bombers, Q Mini Stocks, Scramblers and Mini Cup cars. There will be lots of neat Coca-Cola items and souvenirs given away during the evening.

The Fellows Racing Kids Club for ages 5-12 will get under way at 5 pm with a bounce house and lots of other fun until 6:30 pm. Then later there will be trick or treating for the kids during intermission with the drivers on the track along with loads of candy and goodies.

Bradenton’s Jesse Dutilly has now opened up a 36 point advantage over Naples driver Michael Atwell in the SSCS Super Late Model standings. Atwell is 17 points ahead of third place Nick Neri of Palmetto with Oviedo’s Anthony Sergi just two markers in back of Neri. Dylan Bigley of Naples is fifth in the standings and all five are expected to compete Saturday night along with a host of others including George Gorham, Jr., Matt McCrary, David Green, Joe Boyd, Billy Bigley, Jr., Michael Goddard and many more.

Pit gates open Saturday afternoon at 12 noon with the SSCS Super Late Models getting a one-hour practice session from 1-2 pm. Practice for all other classes will begin at 3 pm and continue until 4:30 pm. Grandstand gates open officially at 5 pm (you can come earlier and watch practice) and there will be a final Super Late Model practice and “scuff” session from 5-5:30 pm.

The Legend Cars and V-8 Bombers will qualify for their feature races at 6 pm and racing begins at 7 pm with a features-only format. Leading things off will be a 25-lap race for the Mini Cup cars which will be followed by qualifying for the SSCS Super Late Models. Then it will be time for the Q Mini Stocks to go 25 laps before intermission.

Trick or Treating with the drivers will take place on the front stretch during intermission. Once all the kids’ bags are stuffed full of goodies, racing resumes with the Coca-Cola Spooktacular 100 for the SSCS Super Late Models. After that race concludes the Legend Cars go for 25 laps followed by 25 laps for the Scramblers. The V-8 Bombers wrap up the evening with a 30-lap feature race.

Adult admission for the evening of action and Halloween fun is just $15 with seniors 55+ $13. Children ages 5-12 are only $5 and all kids 4 and under get in free. The family 4-pack is just $32 for two adult and two children’s admissions (a $40 value). Pit passes are $30 per person and all parking is free.

By |2017-10-26T01:53:13-04:00October 26th, 2017|Auburndale Speedway, Racing News, Upcoming Events|Comments Off on SSCS SUPER LATE MODELS GO FOR 100 LAPS AT AUBURNDALE SPEEDWAY SATURDAY – TRICK OR TREATING TOO!
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Drivers Prepare for OneDirt World Short Track Championship

Three-day event featuring the best weekly racers in the country begins Oct. 26-28, 2017

CONCORD, NC — Oct. 19, 2017 — In just one week’s time, weekly short-track race teams from all over the country will make the trek to The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, NC for a chance to achieve the dream of winning under the bright lights during the second annual OneDirt World Short Track Championship.

The OneDirt World Short Track Championship puts the best grassroots racers center stage at The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Oct. 26-28, 2017. The event has a purse totaling in excess of $110,000, arguably one the biggest events for small race teams across the country.

Over the last couple of months, The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway has undergone a small transformation. New clay was laid down on the 4/10th-mile to increase the banking from 13 degrees to 16 degree in the turns. Tuesday and Wednesday evening, several teams got the opportunity to test the new surface in advance of next week’s OneDirt World Short Track Championship and the Textron Off Road World of Outlaws World Finals the following week.

“The new clay seems to be holding pretty well. It’s really smooth. There really aren’t any bad spots,” said Matt Long, who will compete with the Late Models. “The [track surface] doesn’t appear to be hard on tires. I anticipate it will be similar to last year with multiple grooves.”

“Testing is a big help, and hopefully when next week comes, you can focus mainly on the track itself and know that the car is pretty close when you unload,” said Ryan Atkins of the Late Models. “It’s huge. It’s a great opportunity for us to come race at a place like Charlotte.”

The two-day spectacular will be the prelude to the highly-regarded Textron Off Road World Finals scheduled the following week at the track, but more than 300 young-guns and veterans are ready to leave their imprint on the top-tiered event. Thousands of fans alike will be in attendance to wholly witness history and back-to-back racing on one of the sport’s biggest stages.

Family, friends and fans of dirt short track racing that are not able to make it to Charlotte for the second annual OneDirt World Short Track Championship can follow the coverage multiple ways: DIRTVision.com will offer LIVE pay-per-view packages of the event in its entirety. Full nightly race recaps can be found on OneDirt.com as well as DIRTcar.com. And of course, you can always follow along on DIRTcar Racing’s Twitter and Facebook pages.

Two-day general grandstand admission (Friday and Saturday) will be $55 for adults. Children 13-and-under get in free. Single-day general admission will also be available. Tickets will only be sold at the track during the event. Camping at the Charlotte Motor Speedway campground can be reserved in advance by contacting the Speedway’s camping office at 800-455-FANS.

—DIRTcar Press Release

By |2017-10-20T19:35:06-04:00October 20th, 2017|Racing News, Upcoming Events|Comments Off on Drivers Prepare for OneDirt World Short Track Championship
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SSCS MOD MINIS AND THE V-8 BOMBERS GO FOR 50 LAPS SATURDAY NIGHT AT AUBURNDALE SPEEDWAY’s 75th ANNIVERSARY

After a night filled with great racing last week and NO RAIN, Auburndale Speedway returns to action this Saturday night in a big way. It will be the 75th Anniversary night for the storied facility as well as Fan Appreciation Night as general admission for everyone 13 years of age and up will be just $10.

There will be 75th Anniversary concession specials including 75 cent hot dogs, popcorn and small fountain drinks along with free samples of Monster Energy drinks for the ladies. There will also be a WPCV 97.5 radio live remote with Roger and Julie from the Breakfast Club.

Racing will feature the Allgate Solutions V-8 Bomber 50 and the Sunshine State Challenge Series (SSCS) Modified Mini Stock 50-lap points race. Also competing will be the Q Mini Stocks, Mini Cups and the Scrambler cars.

V-8 Bomber point leader James Wright III of Auburndale just about has things wrapped up for the season as he leads Danny Burchfield by 100 points headed into the evening and he’ll be looking to take home the $1,000 first place prize.

The SSCS Modfied Mini Stock point battle is a close one with Auburndale’s Chris Spring leading by just three points over Jeff Firestine of Venice.
Tampa’s Ken Nurse, Jr. is in third place, 31 markers behind Firestine while Mike Kerrivan of Myakka is just ten points behind Nurse in fourth.

Pit gates open Saturday afternoon at 3:30 pm with practice getting under way at 4 pm through 5:30 pm. Grandstand gates open at 5 pm with qualifying for the
V-8 Bombers as SSCS Mod Minis at 6:15 pm. Racing gets under way at 7 pm with eight lap heat races for the Mini Cups, Q Mini Stocks and Scramblers.

The Mini Cups will be first up for feature race action followed by the Q Mini Stocks and then the 50-lap contest for the SSCS Mod Minis.

After intermission the Scramblers will take to the track for their feature race before the V-8 Bombers round out the evening of competition with their special 50-lap event.

Again, to celebrate Auburndale Speedway’s 75th Anniversary, adult admission for the evening of action is just $10 for everyone age 13 and up. Children ages 5-12 are only $5 and all kids 4 and under get in free. Pit passes are $30 per person and all parking is free.

By |2017-10-19T13:23:03-04:00October 19th, 2017|Auburndale Speedway, Racing News, Upcoming Events|Comments Off on SSCS MOD MINIS AND THE V-8 BOMBERS GO FOR 50 LAPS SATURDAY NIGHT AT AUBURNDALE SPEEDWAY’s 75th ANNIVERSARY
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Southern All Stars Gear Up For Season Finale At Talladega Short Track

FAYETTEVILLE, TN- The Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series will conclude its 34th season of racing across the southeast this Saturday night October 14th at the Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL., for the annual NASCAR Weekend 40 that will pay $4,000 to win and also the 2017 Southern All Star Champion and Cruise with the Champions Rookie of the year will also be named. This also will be the 98th race in Southern All Star history to be sanctioned at the Talladega Short Track.

Austin Horton of Newnan, GA., has all but clinched the title and rookie of the year but the battle for the second spot will be on as Tristan Sealy of Moultrie, GA., Eric Hickerson of Linden, TN., T J Reaid of Acworth, GA., and Brad Skinner of Spring Hill, TN., all could change positions in the final race of the season.

All of these drivers are expected to be in action along with many more drivers from across the southeast including Riley Hickman, Josh Putnam, Matt Perry, Ray McElhenney, Todd Morrow, Jason Welshan, Michael Page, Jason Hiett, Billy Franklin just to name a few.

Local Talladega drivers that will also be in action include Dallas Cooper, Tim Roszell, Terry Smith, Douglas Stewart, Josh Adkins, Buddy George and Tim Busha.

Friday at Talladega Short Track there will be a full racing program along with a $2,000 to win super late model event, also on the event weekend calendar the Nesmith Crate Series will be in action both night.

Hot laps will get underway Saturday at 6 pm.

For more information www.talladegshorttrack.com

For more information concerning the Southern All Stars contact Lynn Acklin – General Manager: 256-924-4546 www.sasdirt.com

Entry Fee: $110.00

Tire rules for this event will be Hoosier: 1350/1600/70

Purse 1. $4,000; 2. $2,000; 3. $1,000; 4. $900; 5.$800; 6.$700; 7.$600; 8.$550; 9.$525; 10.$500; 11.$450; 12.$425; 13.$400; 14.$400; 15.$400; 16.$400; 17.$400; 18.$400; 19.$400; 20.$400; 21. $400; 22. $400; 23. $400; 24. $400

2017 SOUTHERN ALL STAR POINTS STANDINGS: 1.Austin Horton 1090; 2.Tristan Sealy 962; 3.Eric Hickerson 936; 4. T J Reaid 816; 5.Brad Skinner 764; 6.Bo Shirley 466; 7.Casey Roberts 458; 8.Riley Hickman 418; 9.Clint Smith 402; 10.Josh Putnam 376;

2017 CRUISE WITH THE CHAMPIONS/DIRTONDIRT.COM ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: 1.Austin Horton 1090; 2.Tristan Sealy 962; 3. Eric Hickerson 936; 4.T J Reaid 816

2017 AR Bodies Challenge: 1.Eric Hickerson 346; 2.Brad Skinner 263; 3.Josh Putnam 132; 4.Todd Morrow 123; 5.Brandon Overton 106; 6.Joseph Faulkner 58 7.Jason Walker 50; 8.Derek Ellis 35; 9.Mitch Thornton 35; 10.Jamie Perry 33; 11.Jeff Johns 30; 12.Jason Lyles 24; 13.David Brannon 19; 14.Ferrell Skelton 17; 15.Dean Carpenter 16; 15.John Minon 15; 17.Jim Gray 15

UPCOMING SOUTHERN ALL STAR DIRT RACING SERIES EVENT:
Oct 14th Talladega Short Track—Eastaboga, AL-$4,000

2017 Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series Sponsors:
*Hoosier Racing Tire “The Official Race Tire” of the Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series *Patriot Sports “The Official Merchandise Vendor” of the Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series *Sunoco Race Fuel “The Official Racing Fuel” of the Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series

2017 Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series Marketing Partners Include: AR Bodies, Brodix Cylinder Heads, , COR Suspensions, Cruise with the Champions, DirtonDirt.com, H3 Performance Graphics, Integra Racing Shocks, , MSR Mafia Web Design and Service, PPM Racing Products, RockAuto.com, 36 Racing & Fabrication, Racecar Engineering, BrakeOMeter

By |2017-10-10T15:01:19-04:00October 10th, 2017|NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series, Racing News, Southern All Stars, Upcoming Events|Comments Off on Southern All Stars Gear Up For Season Finale At Talladega Short Track
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