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- SCORE ONE FOR WASHINGTON: STARKS OUTDUELS SCELZI TO CLAIM NARC DIRT CUP NIGHT TWO
(6/24/2022 - Alex Nieten) Burlington, WA... California might've claimed round one of the 50th Annual Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup, but Washington would not be denied as the bell rang for round two. Fireworks boomed above the backstretch, and the Northwest crowd roared as Puyallup, Washington's Trey Starks climbed atop his car in Skagit Speedway victory lane having emerged as Friday's winner of the second and final Dirt Cup preliminary with the NARC Fujitsu General Sprint Cars. It was a special night for the 26-year-old. While he's won dozens of races in his home region, Starks had never taken a Dirt Cup checkered flag in the finale or a prelim. It also marked his seventh win in 10 total races in 2022 and his second in three races with NARC this year. As a bonus, Starks got to battle his good friend, Dominic Scelzi, for the victory. "It was a really good race," Starks said. "I'm so happy to be back up on stage in front of the hometown crowd." Starks began the race outside the front row with Garen Linder on the pole. Starks ripped the outside in his T&C Concepts No. 55 to lead the opening circuit as Scelzi quickly jumped from sixth to third in the opening laps. A red flag flew with 36 to go as Tanner Holmes made contact with another car out of turn four, sending Holmes on a wild flip, his second nasty crash in as many days. Holmes walked away under his own power. On the restart Scelzi wasted no time clearing Linder with a slider to move into the runner-up spot and setting his sights on Starks. As the lead duo began to work through traffic 10 laps in Scelzi closed in. Scelzi threw his first slider attempt at Starks but couldn't clear him. Then, Scelzi regrouped and sent another slide job, making the pass this time and leading lap 15. Starks, though, rallied and returned the favor with his own successful slider to take the lead back. Starks began to build a small advantage over Scelzi, but with 19 to go the red flag flew again as Zeb Wise got above the cushion in turn three and climbed the fence before getting upside down. Wise was okay. On the ensuing restart Scelzi slid Starks in turn three, but Starks again answered, perfectly rolling the bottom in turns one and two to edge ahead of Scelzi. "I saw Dominic more than a few times," Starks said of their battle. "And we were able to combat every one of his moves." Starks took off after snagging the lead back from Scelzi. He found himself in heavy traffic as the race dipped inside 10 laps to go. Scelzi took a peak to his inside on multiple occasions in traffic but couldn't quite challenge him. A couple of late yellows bunched things up, but Starks pulled away each time and ultimately held on to win by just under eight tenths of a second. With how his points situation had been at the time the Fujitsu Feature started, Starks knew he needed to win to stay alive in Dirt Cup standings head into Saturday's $50,000 to win finale.. "I knew starting on the front row we were basically going to have to win to put us in any decent position for points tomorrow," Starks expiated "It was a hard fought race." Scelzi held on for second in his Red Rose Transportation/Whipple Superchargers No. 41, his 10th NARC podium of the year. Scelzi thought a longer green flag run might've allowed him a chance at the lead. "I would've liked to have seen traffic stay," Scelzi said. "I think in open air he (Starks) was probably better for the first four or five laps, and then I seemed to start coming back to him. The car was perfect tonight." Completing the podium was Shane Golobic in his NOS Energy Drink/Elk Grove Ford No. 17W. While he would've liked to win, Golobic stayed focused on the big picture. "Third is not exactly what we came for," Golobic said. "But in this format points are everything and we had a decent points night, going seventh to third. We'll take it." The remainder of the top-10 included Corey Day, Tyler Courtney (from 20th), Tim Kaeding, Jason Solwold (from 17th), Justin Sanders (from 16th), Greg Hamilton, and Jesse Schlotfeldt. Tyler Courtney is the high point man heading into Saturday's finale and will be guaranteed a front row starting spot in the 50-lap main event. *The Feature was shortened by three laps due to tire wear concerns. FUJITSU GENERAL USA FEATURE (37 laps): 1. Trey Starks 55 2. Dominic Scelzi 41 3. Shane Golobic 17W 4. Corey Day 14 5. Tyler Courtney 57W 6. Tim Kaeding 42X 7. Jason Solwold 18 8. Justin Sanders 2X 9. Greg Hamilton 96 10. Jesse Schlotfeldt 21 11. Kerry Madsen 83JR 12. Tanner Carrick 83T 13. Max Mittry 2XM 14. Willie Croft 29 15. Jonathan Allard 0 16. D.J. Netto 88N 17. Blake Carrick 38B 18. Garen Linder 22 19. Tyler Thompson 7 20. Logan Forler 2L 21. Cory Eliason 26C 22. Mitchell Faccinto 21T 23. Zeb Wise 26R 24. Tanner Holmes 18T METTEC TITANIUM LAP LEADERS: Starks, 1-14, Scelzi 15, Starks 16-37 ARP QUICK QUALIFIER (44 cars): Dominic Scelzi - 11.311 seconds BROWN AND MILLER RACING SOLUTIONS HEAT ONE (8 laps): Netto, Linder, Mittry, Golobic, Madsen, Croft, Fauver, Caruana, Aton, McGhie, Goetz KIMO's TROPICAL CAR WASH HEAT TWO (8 laps): Starks, Day, Wise, Courtney, Faccinto, Schlotfeldt, Parker, Kaeding, Johnson, Allard, Robinson DIRT.TRAVEL CLUB HEAT THREE (8 laps): B. Carrick, Sanders, T. Kaeding, Solwold, Holmes, Thompson, Heath, Glenn, Jacobson, Didiuk, Becker KAEDING PERFORMANCE HEAT FOUR (8 laps): Hamilton, Scelzi, Eliason, T. Carrick, Forler, Ringo, Youngquist, Richman, Myers, Gomes, STARR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SEMI (15 laps): Allard, B. Carrick, Netto, Thompson, Gomes, B. Kaeding, Fauver, Youngquist, Myers, Aton, Heath, Glenn, Didiuk, Johnson, McGhie, Jacobson, Ringo, Goetz, Parker, Caruana, Becker.
- Marlar Goes Back-to-Back at Lernerville
Sarver, PA (June 24, 2022) - For the second night in a row Mike Marlar won a preliminary feature at Lernerville Speedway. Marlar took the lead from Ricky Thornton Jr. on lap 14 to score the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win on Friday night; setting himself up for a good starting spot in one of the six heat races to be contested Saturday night for the 16th Annual Firecracker 100 Presented by Big River Steel paying $50,000-to-win. Marlar fought off Tim McCreadie, who had raced from the ninth starting spot to challenge for the lead at the end but fell a few car lengths short at the checkers. Thornton, who led the first 13 laps from the pole finished in third. Mark Whitener, who had an impressive run in his heat race climbing from seventh for the win came home fourth in the feature just ahead of fifth place Hudson O'Neal. Thornton and O'Neal started on the front row and paced the field for the first four laps until Marlar took over second from O'Neal on the fifth circuit. The race went the first 12 laps caution free just as Thornton was about to pick up the tail end of the field. On the restart it took Marlar just two laps around the legendary racetrack to get the lead, which he held until the end to keep him a perfect two-for-two on the weekend so far. In Lucas Oil Victory Lane for the 18th time in his career Marlar has his sights set on his third career $50,000 payday on Saturday night. "It was just so slick I was just kind of driving different most laps actually and I probably changed up what I was doing six or seven times in 30 laps. I saw him (McCreadie) flash under me in one and two, after about four or five laps my tires would get a little hotter and they'd give up some grip, so I think he preserved his tires a little better." Marlar started third in the race and tracked down Thornton, overhauling for the lead one lap shy of the halfway mark. "He had the bottom and he wasn't going to move; I was just waiting on that brown ring on the bottom to wear out. It was getting thinner and thinner so then on that one restart I found some crumbs out here kind of in the middle leaving four, so I got on the outside and it worked for me, I barely got by him. It's definitely been a good weekend so far. The trip is paid for and tomorrow will be the cherry on top. It will be tough. You know we have a good 30-40 lap car; it slides around on me once the tires get warm. So tomorrow we will get a harder tire and see if that helps the situation too." McCreadie, the reigning Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Champion took the runner-up spot as the 2019 Firecracker 100 winner charged from the inside of the fifth row. "This will give us a better shot in the heats tomorrow night which is what you are working for. The track's been tough. It's been way different each night and it just shows this Mega Plumbing team is doing a good job in trying to adapt. To be able to run well both nights and be competitive, it's all you can ask for. I need some help over in one and two, I can't get where I want the car to be activated. To come home second to Mikey, he's really good. We need a little more we will just keep working hard it's all we can do." Thornton was denied his first series win of the year as he will try to score another crown jewel victory on Saturday night to go along with his Dirt Track World Championship win last October. "I didn't really know if I needed to move out or not. He (Marlar) was really good through the middle just like T-Mac was. I felt like we had a really good car. We'll take a third, it should set us up in good position for tomorrow's heat races." The winner's Ronnie Delk-owned Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Cornett Racing Engine and sponsored by Delk Equipment, Tri-Rivers Enterprises, Rockets Convenient Plus, Bilstein Shocks, Mesilla Valley Transportation, Can-Am Salvage, and Capital CapSigns.com. Completing the top ten were Garrett Alberson, Jonathan Davenport, Earl Pearson Jr., Michael Norris, and Brandon Sheppard. Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Race Summary Firecracker 100 Presented by Big River Steel Friday, June 24th, 2022 Lernerville Speedway - Sarver, PA Allstar Performance Time Trials Fast Time Group A: Earl Pearson, Jr. / 15.659 seconds (overall) Fast Time Group B: Rick Eckert / 16.026 seconds Penske Race Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[3]; 2. 46-Earl Pearson Jr[1]; 3. 1T-Tyler Erb[4]; 4. 7-Ross Robinson[5]; 5. 3RK-Daryl Charlier[7]; 6. 48-Colton Flinner[8]; 7. 22F-Chris Ferguson[2]; 8. 14-Dan Angelicchio[9]; 9. 9Z-Mason Zeigler[6] Summit Racing Equipment Heat Race #2 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 157-Mike Marlar[1]; 2. 39-Tim McCreadie[2]; 3. 49-Jonathan Davenport[4]; 4. 1*-Chub Frank[3]; 5. 1Z-Logan Zarin[5]; 6. 22B-Darrell Bossard[8]; 7. 77-Tyler Dietz[6]; 8. 66-Todd Bachman[7]; 9. 10-Gary Lyle[9] Simpson Race Products Heat Race #3 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 72-Michael Norris[1]; 2. 58-Garrett Alberson[2]; 3. 18D-Daulton Wilson[3]; 4. 29-Ken Schaltenbrand[5]; 5. 10G-Garrett Smith[7]; 6. 12D-Doug Drown[4]; 7. 9-Breyton Santee[8]; 8. 44-Joe Petyak[6]; 9. 17SS-Brenden Smith[9] Ohlins Shocks Heat Race #4 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 71-Hudson O'Neal[3]; 2. 0E-Rick Eckert[1]; 3. 1-Brandon Sheppard[4]; 4. 20-Jimmy Owens[5]; 5. 1C-Alex Ferree[8]; 6. 76-Brandon Overton[6]; 7. 94C-Charles Powell[2]; 8. 25S-Cory Sines[7]; 9. 11H-Gale Huey[9] Wrisco Industries Heat Race #5 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 58W-Mark Whitener[7]; 2. 1CJ-Ryan Montgomery[1]; 3. 22-Gregg Satterlee[3]; 4. 8-Kyle Strickler[2]; 5. 10M-Jared Miley[6]; 6. 5L-Jonathan Lee[8]; 7. 21L-Matt Lux[4]; 8. 9Y-Levi Yetter[5]; 9. 11J-Joshua Powell[9] Lucas Oil Heat Race #6 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 89-Ashton Winger[2]; 2. J4-John Garvin Jr[1]; 3. 11-Spencer Hughes[4]; 4. 7T-Drake Troutman[5]; 5. 0-Scott Bloomquist[6]; 6. 11AC-Trevor Collins[7]; 7. 2D-Dan Stone[3]; 8. 17T-Tim Vance[8]; 9. 112-Brandon Little[9] Fast Shafts B-Main #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 7-Ross Robinson[1]; 2. 1*-Chub Frank[2]; 3. 22B-Darrell Bossard[6]; 4. 77-Tyler Dietz[8]; 5. 22F-Chris Ferguson[7]; 6. 48-Colton Flinner[5]; 7. 14-Dan Angelicchio[9]; 8. 1Z-Logan Zarin[4]; 9. 9Z-Mason Zeigler[11]; 10. 66-Todd Bachman[10]; 11. 10-Gary Lyle[12]; 12. 3RK-Daryl Charlier[3] UNOH B-Main #2 Finish (10 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 20-Jimmy Owens[2]; 2. 1C-Alex Ferree[4]; 3. 76-Brandon Overton[6]; 4. 10G-Garrett Smith[3]; 5. 12D-Doug Drown[5]; 6. 94C-Charles Powell[8]; 7. 29-Ken Schaltenbrand[1]; 8. 9-Breyton Santee[7]; 9. 17SS-Brenden Smith[11]; 10. 44-Joe Petyak[9]; 11. 11H-Gale Huey[12]; 12. (DNS) 25S-Cory Sines Lucas Oil B-Main #3 Finish (10 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 10M-Jared Miley[3]; 2. 8-Kyle Strickler[1]; 3. 0-Scott Bloomquist[4]; 4. 21L-Matt Lux[7]; 5. 11AC-Trevor Collins[6]; 6. 5L-Jonathan Lee[5]; 7. 7T-Drake Troutman[2]; 8. 2D-Dan Stone[8]; 9. 17T-Tim Vance[10]; 10. 9Y-Levi Yetter[9]; 11. 11J-Joshua Powell[11]; 12. 112-Brandon Little[12] Firecracker 100 Presented by Big River Steel - Night 2 Feature Finish (30 Laps): Race Statistics Entrants: 54 Lap Leaders: Ricky Thornton, Jr. (Laps 1-13); Mike Marlar (Laps 14-30) Wrisco Feature Winner: Mike Marlar Arizona Sport Shirts Crown Jewel Cup Feature Winner: n/a Brandon Ford TV Challenge Feature Winner: n/a Margin of Victory: 0.581 seconds Stop-Tech Cautions: Ryan Montgomery (Lap 12); Daulton Wilson (Lap 17); Kyle Strickler, John Garvin (Lap 18) Series Provisionals: n/a Fast Time Provisional: n/a Series Emergency Provisionals: n/a Track Provisionals: n/a Big River Steel Podium Top 3: Mike Marlar, Tim McCreadie, Ricky Thornton, Jr. Penske Shocks Top 5: Mike Marlar, Tim McCreadie, Ricky Thornton, Jr., Mark Whitener, Hudson O'Neal Optima Batteries Hard Charger of the Race: Jonathan Davenport (Advanced 8 Positions) Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Brandon Sheppard Hot Rod Processing Most Laps Led: Mike Marlar (17 Laps) Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Ricky Thornton Jr O'Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Race: Garrett Alberson Dirty Girl Racewear Fastest Lap of the Race: Ricky Thornton, Jr. (Lap 2 - 17.713 seconds) Feature DirtonDirt.com Tough Break of the Race: Daulton Wilson Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Josh Davis (Mike Marlar) ARP Engine Builder of the Race: Cornett Racing Engines Miller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn Chassis Dirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Brandon Sheppard (15.7108 seconds) Time of Race: 17 minutes 32 seconds Saturday's Firecracker 100 Heat Lineups: About Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Founded in 2005, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series showcases the talents of the top dirt late model drivers from across the country. In 2022, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will sanction 65 events across 18 states, including some of the biggest marquee events in the industry, providing dirt slinging, sideways, door-to-door racing action lap after lap. The series receives national exposure through a television package filmed, produced and edited by Lucas Oil Production Studios. Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series events will be streamed live on MAVTV Plus, with broadcasts on MAVTV Motorsports Network. The in your face excitement of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is second to none in motorsports. For more information, including the latest news, tour schedule, driver information, and more, visit the official website at: www.LucasDirt.com. 2022 Official Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Marketing Partners 2022 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Partners Include: Advanced Powder Coating, Ag Protect 1, Allstar Performance, Arizona Sport Shirts, Armslist.com, Automotive Racing Products (ARP), Behrent's Performance Warhouse, Big River Steel, Black Diamond Chassis, Boyd Bilt Fabrication, Brandon Ford, Brodix, Capital Race Cars, Clements Racing Engines, Cornett Racing Engines, DirtCar Lift, Dirt Draft, DirtonDirt.com, Dirty Girl Racewear, Dixie Chopper, eBay Motors, E3 Spark Plugs, Earnhardt Technologies Group, Etchberger Trucking, Fast Shafts,General Tire, Heath Lawson Photography, Holmatro, Hoosier Tire, Hot Rod Processing, Keyser Manufacturing, K&N Engineering, Longhorn Chassis, Lucas Oil Products, MAVTV Motorsports Network, Mega Plumbing of the Carolinas, Midwest Sheet Metal, Miller Welders, MSD, MyRacePass, Nutrien Ag Solutions, Öhlins Shocks, OPTIMA Batteries, O'Reilly Auto Parts, Outerwears, Penske Racing Shocks, Performance Bodies, Pit Stop USA, Pro Power Racing Engines, ProtectTheHarvest.com, Rocket Chassis, Rugged Radios, Schoenfeld Headers, Simpson Race Products, Slicker Graphics, Strange Oval, Stop Tech Brakes, Sunoco Race Fuels, Super Clean, Swift Springs, Summit Racing Equipment, Thermo-Tec Automotive Products, UNOH - University of Northwestern Ohio, Vahlco Wheels, Vic Hill Race Engines, Whelen Engineering Company Inc, Wrisco Aluminum, Xceldyne, 5150 Race Trailers
- THE SEXTON GATLIN TRAIN IS HEADED TO BARONA ON SATURDAY
(Lakeside, CA, June 23, 2022) Much to the chagrin of the competition, the Sexton Gatlin Racing train, which is comprised of Brent Sexton and his teenage sons Dalton and Grant, will be rolling into the Barona Speedway for Saturday's Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series race. Thus far, SGR drivers have steamrolled the competition and won six of the seven lightning sprint races they have entered. Heading into this week's race, Brent is the new point leader in the SWLS. The veteran finished second at the last series race that was also at Barona on June 11th. The family patriarch's strong run, combined with Dalton dropping out of the main early in the race, sees him carry a 20-point lead into Saturday's event. The elder Sexton is no stranger to leading points and winning championships as he has two California Lightning Sprint Car Series Championship trophies resting on his mantelpiece. His first title came while the Clinton administration was in the White House in 1999, and the second came just before Barack Obama took up residence at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. While Brent finished second in the main event two weeks ago, he was no match for Grant who made it look easy at the front of the pack. The teen was virtually unchallenged except for a lapped car who decided to race him near the midway point of the race. Once he broke free of the lapper, he proceeded to run away from the pack and win by a full straightaway. It was his fourth win of the 2022 season and those victories have been spread between three different sanctions. The SWLS, California Lightning Sprint Cars, and the VRA Sprint Cars. In taking the point lead, Brent became only the second driver to sit on top of the heap in 2022. Dalton won the opening main at El Centro on March 5th along with another race at Barona on May 14th. Until the broken heim knocked him out of the last race, he had led the points for over three months. The good news is that he is only 20-points out of first coming into Saturday's race at the track that is closest to SGR headquarters. Spectator gates at Barona will open at 3:00 p.m. and the first green flag will start the action at 6:00. Adult tickets are $25.00. Kids 7-17 are $10.00 and children 6 and under are free. Family packs of two adults and two kids are available for $50.00. Seniors, military, and EMTs get in for $10.00. The track is located at 1754 Wildcat Road in Lakeside (92040). The track website is https://baronaspeedway.com/ and the office phone number is (619) 994-6560. Sexton/Gatlin Racing would like to thank the following companies for making the 2022 season possible. Sexton Fire Protection, BK Wings, Johnny Motorhead, Troy Dirt, Victory Graphix, Swift Powdercoat, Maxima Oil, and an extra special thanks to Scotty and Jimmy Keys. If you or your business wants to partner up with one of the most visible Lightning Sprint teams on the West Coast, please call (619) 454-6945. You can also E-mail mailto:sextonfire@cox.net or mailto:sextonfire@gmail.com. Sexton Gatlin Racing 2022 Schedule 2022 Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series Schedule March 5 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Wingless - Dalton 1st - Brent 7th - Grant 15th March 6 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Wingless - Brent 1st - Dalton 3rd - Grant 4th March 25 Bakersfield Speedway CLS Winged Grant 1st - Brent 8th - Dalton 17th April 16 Ventura Raceway VRA Sprints Wingless Grant 1st April 23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Wingless Bezio 3rd - Brent 4th - Dalton 5th April 30 Barona Speedway POWRi Winged Grant 1st - Brent 4th - Dalton 5th May 14 Barona Speedway POWRi Wingless Dalton 1st - Bezio 2nd - Brent 3rd May 28 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA DNS June 11 Barona Speedway POWRi Winged Grant 1st - Brent 2nd - Dalton 11th June 25 Barona Speedway POWRi Winged July 9 Barona Speedway POWRi Wingless July 14 Deming Speedway (Clay Cup) Open Winged July 15 Deming Speedway (Clay Cup) Open Winged July 16 Deming Speedway (Clay Cup) Open Winged August 11 Minkota Nationals POWRi Winged August 12 Minkota Nationals POWRi Winged August 13 Minkota Nationals POWRi Winged August 14 Minkota Nationals POWRi Winged Sept. 14 Perris Auto Speedway (with USAC/CRA) POWRi Winged October 1 Barona Speedway POWRi Winged October 8 Mojave Valley Raceway POWRi/CLS Winged October 13 Lemoore Raceway (California Cup) Open Winged October 14 Lemoore Raceway (California Cup) Open Winged October 15 Lemoore Raceway (California Cup) Open Winged October 23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Wingless October 24 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Wingless Nov. 15 Bakersfield Speedway BCRA/CLS Winged Nov. 17 Petaluma Speedway BCRA/CLS Wingless Nov. 18 Petaluma Speedway BCRA/CLS Wingless Nov. 19 Petaluma Speedway BCRA/CLS Wingless This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. Contact (909) 226-7768 mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com
- FLOWDYNAMICS McCARTHY & WILLIAMS TO RACE IN JONES/SCHEETZ MEMORIAL
(Ontario, CA, June 24, 2022) Flowdynamics Sprint car drivers Logan Williams and Matt McCarthy will both be back in action this Saturday night in the USAC/CRA Bubby Jones/Ray Scheetz Memorial at Perris Auto Speedway. It will be the fourth appearance for each at their local track in 2022. The team comes into Saturday's race with Williams fifth in the standings, only 21-points out of fourth. McCarthy enters the night not far behind his teammate in ninth. Through the first three races at the Riverside County half-mile clay oval in 2022, McCarthy has a seventh and a 15th place finish. He did not start the April 30th main event due to an annoying fuel line problem. In his three appearances at The PAS this year, Williams best finish has been a sixth. In his other two outings, he has finished 11th. PAS 5-28-22=28m=3956-3.jpg Matt McCarthy at Perris Auto Speedway on May 28th. Doug Allen photo. After Saturday's race, Williams, who calls Yorba Linda, California home, and Riverside, California's McCarthy, get next week's holiday weekend off. They will return to action on July 8th and 9th when they journey to Central California to race at Keller Auto Speedway in Hanford on Friday and Stone Chevrolet, Buick, GMC Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare on Saturday. PAS 4-30-22=5w=2344-3.jpg Logan Williams qualifying at The PAS on May 28. Doug Allen photo. The USAC/CRA schedule initially had a six-week break between the two July races in the Central Valley and the August 20th date at Perris. That break has been shortened to four weeks with the announcement that the Santa Maria Raceway was going to reopen with a USAC/CRA show on August 6th. The track, which has hosted regular visits from the series since its inception in 2004, has been shuttered since last July. When the team last appeared at Santa Maria on July 3rd, 2021, Williams finished eighth in the main event with McCarthy right behind him in ninth. Saturday's race at Perris salutes National Sprint Car Hall of Famer Bubby Jones and his long-time crew chief, Ray Scheetz. Jones's son Tony, a past USAC/CRA champion and now the series race director, has a tie to the Flowdynamics operation. When McCarthy was a rookie, Jones served as a driver coach and team advisor. Spectator gates for the Bubby Jones/Ray Scheetz Memorial will open at 5:00 p.m. with racing at 7:00. Adult tickets are $30.00. For seniors 65 and over it is $25.00. Kids 6-12 are $5.00 and children five and under are free. The fairgrounds charges $10.00 for parking. There will be plenty of tickets for everyone at the ticket window on Saturday, this event will not sell out. For those who wish to purchase tickets in advance, they are available 24 hours a day online at https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/pas/7 or by phone at 1-800-595-4849. Perris Auto Speedway is located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds at 18700 Lake Perris Drive in The City of Perris (92571). Take the 215 Freeway, exit at the Ramona Expressway, and go three miles east to the Fairgrounds. McCarthy and Williams would like to thank the following sponsors for making the 2021 season possible. Flowdynamics Inc., JFK Design Build, Cal Therm Mechanical Insulators, CRC Component Repair Co., Encore Gas and Supply, Drink-Pac, and Benic Enterprises. If you or your company would like to come on board and join up with one of the fastest rising sprint car teams west of the Mississippi, please contact John McCarthy at 909 930-5522 or mailto:john@flody.inc mailto:john@flodyinc.com Matt McCarthy 2022 Results 1/27/22 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 22nd A Main 1/28/22 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 15th A Main 1/29/22 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 14th A Main 3/26/22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 7th A Main 4/1/22 Keller Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 15th A Main 4/2/22 Tulare Thunderbowl USAC/CRA 18th A Main 4/23/22 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA 10th A Main 4/30/22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA DNS 5/14/22 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA 16th A Main 5/28/22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 15th A Main 6/11/22 Ventura Raceway USAC/CRA 16th A Main Logan Williams 2022 Results 1/27/22 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 6th A Main 1/28/22 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 7th A Main 1/29/22 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 7th A Main 3/26/22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 11th A Main 4/1/22 Keller Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 11th A Main 4/2/22 Tulare Thunderbowl USAC/CRA 12th A Main 4/23/22 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA 22nd A Main 4/30/22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 11th A Main 5/14/22 Bakersfield Speedway USAC/CRA 4th A Main 5/28/22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 6th A Main 6/11/22 Ventura Raceway USAC/CRA 10th A Main This release was produced by Scott Daloisio (909) 226-7768 and mailto: sdaloisiosports@gmail.com
- IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings through June 23
Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds - 1. William Gould, Calera, Okla., 957; 2. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 947; 3. A.J. Ward, Ionia, Mich., 913; 4. Jim Pettit, Prunedale, Calif., 872; 5. Dalton Houghton, Rosamond, Calif., 824; 6. Matthew Day, Farmersville, Texas, 802; 7. Tim Ward, Chandler, Ariz., 787; 8. Steve Askew, Aubrey, Texas, 782; 9. William Miller, Yuma, Ariz., 768; 10. Jordan Grabouski, Beatrice, Neb., 750; 11. Ricky Stephan, Sioux City, Iowa, 740; 12. Jon White, Red Oak, Texas, 737; 13. Jim Thies, Mapleton, Iowa, 732; 14. Jake Pike, Pahrump, Nev., 730; 15. Bobby Hogge, Salinas, Calif., 722; 16. Beau Collins, Savoy, Texas, 700; 17. Owen Barnhill, Milton, Fla., 694; 18. Jerry Flippo, Bakersfield, Calif., 689; 19. Dallon Murty, Chelsea, Iowa, 678; 20. Zachary Madrid, Phoenix, Ariz., 676. IMCA Sunoco Late Models - 1. Cory Dumpert, Newman Grove, Neb., 586; 2. Dustin Schram, Sterling, Ill., 562; 3. Colton Leal, Dubuque, Iowa, 508; 4. Chase Osborne, Norfolk, Neb., 494; 5. Jim Johnson, Plainview, Neb., 472; 6. Alex Banks, Newman Grove, Neb., 451; 7. Matt Ryan, Davenport, Iowa, 433; 8. Jacob Waterman, Colona, Ill., 432; 9. Chuck Hanna, Port Byron, Ill., 424; 10. Andy Nezworski, Blue Grass, Iowa, 381; 11. Dalton Simonsen, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 359; 12. Gage Neal, Anamosa, Iowa, 352; 13. Justin Kay, Wheatland, Iowa, 307; 14. Nelson Vollbrecht, Stanton, Neb., 301; 15. Travis Dickes, Madison, Neb., 297; 16. Ben Sukup, Pierce, Neb., and Nicklaus Marolf, Moscow, Iowa, both 279; 18. Ron Klein, Dubuque, Iowa, 277; 19. Bryan Moreland, Durango, Iowa, 276; 20. Tommy Elston, Keokuk, Iowa, 266. IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars - 1. Marcus Thomas, Corsicana, Texas, 621; 2. Trevor Serbus, Olivia, Minn., 587; 3. Ken Duke, Winfield, Pa., 574; 4. Cole Vanderheiden, Papillion, Neb., 562; 5. Colby Stubblefield, Seagoville, Texas, 550; 6. Jesse "Chip" Graham, Lewisville, Texas, 538; 7. Garrett Bard, Wells Tannery, Pa., 514; 8. Landon Thompson, Haslet, Texas, 510; 9. Dusty Ballenger, Harrisburg, S.D., 507; 10. Austin Reed, Etters, Pa., 501; 11. Mike Houseman, Des Moines, Iowa, 479; 12. Bryce Norris, Terre Haute, Ind., 474; 13. Justin Clark, Hamersville, Ohio, 459; 14. Kruz Kepner, Middleburg, Pa., 457; 15. Douglas Dodson, Middletown, Pa., 456; 16. Corby Scherb, Decatur, Texas, 445; 17. Jarrett Cavalet, Hollidaysburg, Pa., 442; 18. Monty Ferriera, Lincoln, Neb., 435; 19. Stuart Snyder, Lincoln, Neb., 424; 20. Tylor Cochran, Williamsport, Pa., 420. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars - 1. Blake Clark, Joshua, Texas, 963; 2. Cameron Cook, Fort Worth, Texas, 916; 3. Christopher McCurdy Jr., Phoenix, Ariz., 907; 4. Thomas Hall Jr., Lorena, Texas, 875; 5. Lance Hanson, Palmer, Texas, 861; 6. Michael Nichols, Harlan, Iowa, 831; 7. Jordan Grabouski, Beatrice, Neb., and Jack Bransom, Burleson, Texas, both 788; 9. Austin Brauner, Platte Center, Neb., 754; 10. Todd Gereau, Sioux City, Iowa, 712; 11. Cameron Wilkinson, Neligh, Neb., 704; 12. Damon Hammond, Burleson, Texas, 703; 13. Jeff Ware, Columbus, Neb., and Dustin Mooney, Forney, Texas, both 700; 15. Jesse Gonzalez, Fallon, Nev., 685; 16. Kyle Wilkinson, Neligh, Neb., 677; 17. Paul Stone, Winton, Calif., 648; 18. Dennis Bissonnette, Stephenville, Texas, and Brad Ekstrom, Fort Worth, Texas, both 646; 20. Kaden Reynolds, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 640. IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks - 1. Jason Duggins, Farmington, N.M., 936; 2. Taylor Huss, Fairbury, Neb., 919; 3. Seth Butler, Jefferson, Iowa, 882; 4. Dillon Richards, Wymore, Neb., 881; 5. Andrew Pearce, Meadow, Utah, 836; 6. Bobby Horton, Yuma, Ariz., 821; 7. Joel Magee, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., 777; 8. Mark Merlen, Helper, Utah, 718; 9. Chandler Dodge, Casa Grande, Ariz., 708; 10. Randy LaMar, Buffalo, Iowa, 702; 11. Jason Wilkinson, Neligh, Neb., 691; 12. Solomon Bennett, Minburn, Iowa, 686; 13. Travis Landauer, Albion, Neb., 677; 14. Kamden Barnett, Castle Dale, Utah, 662; 15. David Miller, Sioux City, Iowa, 659; 16. Thomas Daffern, Brawley, Calif., 658; 17. Eric Knutson, Slater, Iowa, 642; 18. Tyler Smith, Sioux City, Iowa, 641; 19. John Watson, Des Moines, Iowa, 617; 20. Cory Probst, Brewster, Minn., 615. IMCA STARS Mod Lites - 1. Gary DeWitt, Mesa, Ariz., 885; 2. Riley Clem, Bakersfield, Calif., 660; 3. Dillon Raffurty, Kansas City, Mo., 627; 4. Darrick Knutsen, Atkins, Iowa, 578; 5. J.D. Brown, Bakersfield, Calif., 571; 6. Jace Reid, Nashville, Ark., 558; 7. Randy Bryan, Ames, Iowa, 540; 8. Justin Kinderknecht, Salina, Kan., 529; 9. Codey Benoit, Fort Myers, Fla., and Joel Huggins, Pleasant Hill, Iowa, both 522; 11. Kyle Berry, Crosby, Texas, 520; 12. Michael Raffurty, Kansas City, Mo., 517; 13. Larry Hubbard Jr., Cape Coral, Fla., 510; 14. Collin Bender, Mesa, Ariz., 499; 15. Clayton Hogie, Saint John, Kan., 489; 16. Steve Bender, Chandler, Ariz., 488; 17. Paul McCollett, Arkadelphia, Ark., 461; 18. Jon Stringfellow, Lake Havasu City, Ariz., 458; 19. James Rollins, Arkadelphia, Ark., and Dalton Bell, Hoisington, Kan., both 448. Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods - 1. Ryan Peery, Yreka, Calif., 948; 2. Shane Paris, Muscatine, Iowa, 941; 3. Shelby Alves, Casa Grande, Ariz., 921; 4. Izac Mallicoat, Boone, Iowa, 861; 5. Jacob Mallet Jr., Oakley, Calif., 849; 6. Andrew Pearce, Oakley, Calif., 843; 7. Rusty Montagne, North Sioux City, S.D., 825; 8. William "Willy" Kirk, Sloan, Iowa, 809; 9. Matthew Looft, Swea City, Iowa, 788; 10. Dakota Girard, Moberly, Mo., 783; 11. Jake Sachau, Manning, Iowa, 779; 12. Fred Ryland, Brentwood, Calif., 777; 13. David Siercks, Princeton, Minn., 768; 14. Cam Reimers, Kelley, Iowa, 743; 15. Camron Spangler, Dove Creek, Colo., 728; 16. William Wolf, Evansdale, Iowa, 727; 17. Joseph Cooper, North Platte, Neb., 724; 18. Spencer Galaway, York, Neb., 719; 19. Kaylin Lopez, Marshalltown, Iowa, 717; 20. Matthew Sanders, Brookings, Ore., 716. Smiley's Racing Products IMCA Southern SportMods - 1. Michael Dabney, Kaufman, Texas, 780; 2. Jerrett Bransom, Burleson, Texas, 763; 3. Calen Mohler, Irving, Texas, 714; 4. John Neal Reid, Loving, N.M., 698; 5. Trevor Cogburn, Robinson, Texas, 692; 6. Taylor Florio, Copperas Cove, Texas, 652; 7. Brandon Geurin, Robinson, Texas, 591; 8. Shawn Marquez Jr., Sherman, Texas, 590; 9. Jack Lewis, Temple, Texas, 583; 10. Trevor Raney, Sherman, Texas, 573; 11. Kyle Wilkins, Italy, Texas, 481; 12. Klayton Reeves, Waxahachie, Texas, 479; 13. Tommy Dove, Ardmore, Okla., and Billy Gould, Kingwood, Texas, both 475; 15. Rodney White, Ector, Texas, 469; 16. Bradley Poor, Hawley, Texas, 462; 17. Devin Chambers, Marietta, Okla., 454; 18. A.J. Spears, Denison, Texas, 453; 19. Damon Hammond, Burleson, Texas, 432; 20. Tyler Cook, Hobbs, N.M., 428. Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts - 1. Miley JoAnn Goldwich-Rhames, Farmington, N.M., 918; 2. D.J. Werkmeister, Mesa, Ariz., 910; 3. Kaytee DeVries, Spencer, Iowa, 876; 4. Enzo Deckers, Yuma, Ariz., 843; 5. Mikey Giorgianni, Sedona, Ariz., 826; 6. Tyler Fiebelkorn, Stuart, Iowa, 782; 7. Michael Trammell II, Decatur, Texas, 746; 8. Taylor Brown, Yankton, S.D., 722; 9. Levi Volkert, Correctionville, Iowa, 713; 10. Katie Barthel, Ignacio, Colo., 707; 11. Ryan Brooks, Yuma, Ariz., 673; 12. Mark Earl, Burleson, Texas, 669; 13. Chase Martin, Springtown, Texas, and Wynona Ragland, Seeley, Calif., both 643; 15. Kevin Reuter, Chula Vista, Calif., 633; 16. Benjamin Pendleton, Yuma, Ariz., 600; 17. Conner Brown, Yankton, S.D., 595; 18. Brian Kerwin, Yuma, Ariz., 575; 19. Steven Bevills, Granbury, Texas, 574; 20. Kaden Murray, Beatrice, Neb., 568. Junior National Champion - 1. Ryan Peery, Yreka, Calif., 784; 2. William "Willy" Kirk, Sloan, Iowa, 760; 3. Miley JoAnn Goldwich-Rhames, Farmington, N.M., 749; 4. Michael Trammell II, Decatur, Texas, 746; 5. Andrew Pearce, Oakley, Calif., 743; 6. Dallon Murty, Chelsea, Iowa, 731; 7. Taylor Brown, Yankton, S.D., 722; 8. Dalton Houghton, Rosamond, Calif., 721; 9. Thomas Hall Jr., Lorena, Texas, 718; 10. Jacob Mallet Jr., Oakley, Calif., 717; 11. Izac Mallicoat, Boone, Iowa, 716; 12. Jake Pike, Pahrump, Nev., 705; 13. Enzo Deckers, Yuma, Ariz., 699; 14. Owen Barnhill, Milton, Fla., 694; 15. Joseph Cooper, North Platte, Neb., 693; 16. Trevor Cogburn, Robinson, Texas, 692; 17. Jack Bransom, Burleson, Texas, 680; 18. Ryan Brooks, Yuma, Ariz., 673; 19. Kamden Barnett, Castle Dale, Utah, 662; 20. Wynona Ragland, Seeley, Calif., 643. Lady Eagle - 1. Kaytee DeVries, Spencer, Iowa, 772; 2. Shelby Alves, Casa Grande, Ariz., 767; 3. Miley JoAnn Goldwich-Rhames, Farmington, N.M., 749; 4. Katie Barthel, Ignacio, Colo., 707; 5. Ryan Brooks, Yuma, Ariz., 673; 6. Taylor Florio, Copperas Cove, Texas, 652; 7. Wynona Ragland, Seeley, Calif., 643; 8. Shayna Nieman, Reno, Nev., 635; 9. Brenda Kirby, New River, Ariz., 616; 10. Kelsie Foley, Tucson, Ariz., 572; 11. Taylor Kuehl, Boone, Iowa, 546; 12. Maci Constance, Descanso, Calif., 545; 13. Leah Wroten, Independence, Iowa, 543; 14. Jenna Wilson, Cortez, Colo., 528; 15. Brianna Maughlin, Dighton, Kan., 522; 16. Stephanie Spangler, Dove Creek, Colo., 518; 17. Kelsy-Ann Hayes, New London, Wis., 444; 18. Marie Curtis, Winnemucca, Nev., 432; 19. Bree Brasington, Crystal, Mich., 427; 20. Brandi Myers, Mesa, Ariz., 414.
- Rain Washes Out Friday Portion of I-70's 360 Nationals
Lonnie Wheatley, ODESSA, Mo. (June 24, 2022) - Overnight rain with more expected on Friday afternoon has forced the cancellation of the Friday portion of I-70 Motorsports Park's 360 Sprint Car Nationals. The $5,000-to-win Saturday portion that features the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour taking on the ASCS Warrior Region is still on as scheduled with gates opening at 5:00 p.m. and racing at 8:00 p.m. General admission for Saturday night is $25 with Party Deck, RV Trackside Camping and Guest Suites also available. Detailed ticket information is available at https://tickets.thefoat.com/I70MotorsportsPark/360+Sprints/tickets/id-6dBYUMNVpCuP/?fbclid=IwAR2D9xJ50kyKHGxI1ftyZo0WeKfG__gDc3I-vqKGMDd9JTO9p6OrUSyFOaE. I-70 Motorsports Park is located east of Kansas City off Exit 41 near Odessa, MO. For more information, contact the track at (816) 393-0001 at (405) 238-8485 or check http://www.i70motorsportspark.com. The 2022 season will mark the 31st year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, the ASCS Nation includes Regional Tours that encompass both wing and non-wing competition. For fans not able to attend, the series can be seen live on two platforms, with RaceOnTexas.com on FloRacing.com featuring National Tour events in tandem. Both are subscription-based sites. FloRacing.com is $20 per month, billed annually at $150 per year. RaceOnTexas.com All Access is $39.99 per month. For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).
- Alex Bright Wins Xtreme Outlaw Sprint Car Series Feature at I-55
In his pursuit of the Xtreme Outlaw Sprint Car Series presented by Low-E Insulation championship this year, Alex Bright took a big step toward that ultimate goal Friday night, winning night #1 of the inaugural St. Louis Firecracker Faceoff at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55.
- Patience Pays Off for T.J. Michael in Route to First Career 410 Victory at Attica
Patience paid off for TJ Michael Friday, June 24 at Attica Raceway Park. The Plano, Texas native led the first 15 laps of the All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads/Kistler Racing Products Attica Fremont Championship Series presented by the Baumann Auto Group 410 A-main, lost it to Tyler Street, then used a restart with a hand full of laps remaining to his advantage and drove back out front to take his first ever Attica 410 win.
- Carson Macedo Earns Emotional Win for Jason Johnson Racing at Huset’s Speedway
David Gravel, Carson Macedo, Buddy Kofoid and Brock Zearfoss locked into Saturday's $100,000/Win finale at Huset's....
- Randy Hannagan Wins Tribute to Tim Allison at Limaland
The first Friday of summer saw Limaland Motorsports Park one of it fallen legends with the 2nd Annual Tribute to "Mr. Excitement" Tim Allison. Allison, the winningest sprint car racer in the modern era at Limaland tragically passed away last summer. The Ohio Logistics NRA 360 Sprint Invaders took to the track with No. 22H Randy Hannagan grabbing the A Main victory.
- Macri Opens PA Speedweek with Williams Grove Victory
Anthony Macri won the opening night of Pennsylvania Speedweek at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night, scoring a $7,001 victory for his second win of the season at the track.
- Starks Wins Second Night of the Dirt Cup
From Kaleb Hart ALGER, Wash. (June 24, 2022) — Night number two of the 50th annual Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup at Skagit Speedway presented by the Skagit Casino Resort found local hero Trey Starks
- Rain Washes Out Friday Portion of I-70’s 360 Nationals
Overnight rain with more expected on Friday afternoon has forced the cancellation of the Friday portion of I-70 Motorsports Park’s 360 Sprint Car Nationals.
- Carr inherits Don Russ Memorial win at Brownstown
After a couple of weeks off, racing action returned June 18 to Brownstown Speedway with the running of the Don Russ Memorial Pure Stock special.
- HE'S BACK: KAEDING WINS THRILLING NARC DIRT CUP OPENER
(6/23/2022 - Alex Nieten) Burlington, WA... Just one month ago, Tim Kaeding wasn't sure he'd ever climb back in a sprint car. Three straight incidents in a week span left him bruised and battered, but not broken. Kaeding took a month off to heal up, contemplating whether or not racing sprint cars, something he's spent the last 25 years doing, was something he'd be able to continue. Well, not only did he return, he came back in ideal fashion, leading flag to flag in Skagit Speedway's 50th Annual Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup 30-lap opener Thursday night and holding off D.J. Netto to win in thrilling fashion. Emotions flowed after the checkered flew. TK gave the fans a show with some donuts on both ends of the track, car owner Josh Bates shook with excitement, and the rest of the Bates-Hamilton crew celebrated with shouts and hugs. The victory marked Kaeding's 72nd NARC Fujitsu General Sprint Car victory and his first prelim win at Dirt Cup since 1999. "To win, knowing a month ago I possibly wasn't ever going to get back in a race car, means so much," a choked up Kaeding said in victory lane.. The field was led to green by pole sitter Joel Myers Jr. with Kaeding to his outside. Kaeding rocketed around Myers Jr.'s to lead the opening lap. The San Jose native wasted no time in building a wide advantage, stretching his lead to nearly two seconds just a few laps in. Just as Kaeding was about to encounter traffic, the race's first caution flew on seven for Jonathan Allard slowing in turns one and two with front end issues. On the restart a quick red flag on the next lap brought things to a halt as Cory Eliason, Ryan Robinson, Jesse Schlotfeldt tangled in turn three. All drivers were okay, and the stoppage became an open red as teams refueled and made adjustments. Kaeding got a solid jump on the restart, jumping ahead as the race established a rhythm. After a couple of laps, Myers Jr. began to reel Kaeding as the race approached the halfway mark. With traffic looming and Myers Jr. on TK's tail, a battle for the lead seemed to be brewing. However, that potential duel was derailed when Myers Jr. got above the cushion in turn three on lap 14 and hit the wall, sending him flipping and ending his night. The incident gifted D.J. Netto the runner-up spot. When racing resumed the action was again quickly halted for a violent crash. Austen Wheatley made contact with Kerry Madsen on the backstretch, causing Wheatley to get upside down and leaving Tanner Holmes nowhere to go as Holmes came into turn three and slammed into Wheatley. Holmes was shaken but exited the car under his own power, and Wheatley was transported to a local hospital after complaint of back pain. One last caution for a spinning Willie Croft on lap 20 set up an 11 lap sprint to the finish. Kaeding initially jumped ahead to a comfortable advantage, gapping Netto by over a second as the race dipped inside 10 laps to to go. As the duo approached the tail of the field, Netto began to cut into the lead each lap, until finally pulling right on Kaeding's tail tank as the white flag flew. Netto dipped to Kaeding's inside in turn one, but Kaeding powered ahead down the backstretch. In turn three Netto threw one last haymaker, sticking the bottom perfectly and even inching ahead about midway through turns three and four. As the two exited turn four Netto drifted high, and Kaeding slipped through the narrow gap between Netto's machine and the wall to win by a mere nine one-hundredths of a second in the Teichert/Vinyltech No. 42X. "I knew D.J. was back there, I heard him coming," Kaeding said. "I've got to thank the entire Bates-Hamilton team, Brad, Roger and Lori Hamilton, and Josh Bates. These guys bust their butts." With a prelim victory under his belt, Kaeding now has the ultimate goal in the crosshairs. The two-time NARC champ is yet to win a Dirt Cup championship, but he has three runner-ups at the Northwest's premier event. He's tired of playing bridesmaid. "I can run second at this place better than anybody," Kaeding said. "This year I'm going to win this son of a b***h because I'm taking it back to California." Netto, making his Dirt Cup debut this week, brought his Netto Ag No. 88N home in the runner-up spot to kickoff the weekend strong. "We needed traffic to start moving around," Netto explained. "We got to it right there at the end, and I was like, 'well, I've got one shot at this' when I was coming to the white (flag). I was able to hit the bottom really good in (turns) one and two, which I was doing early in the race, so I knew the speed I could carry. And I thought I could get him cleared down there (turns three and four), but the top was still really fast." Completing the podium was Tarlton Motorsports pilot Mitchell Faccinto. The strong run was a much needed one as he ended a recent stretch of bad luck. "I was really happy with it," Faccinto said of his night. "It's miles ahead of where we've been the last couple weeks. We've just been struggling a little bit, but I felt really good all night." The balance of the top-10 included Justin Sanders, Corey Day (from 23rd), Tyler Courtney (from 16th), Tyler Thompson, Zeb Wise, Kerry Madsen, and Jason Solwold. FUJITSU GENERAL USA FEATURE (30 laps): 1. Tim Kaeding 42X 2. D.J. Netto 88N 3. Mitchell Faccinto 21T 4. Justin Sanders 2X 5. Corey Day 14 6. Tyler Courtney 57W 7. Tyler Thompson 7 8. Zeb Wise 26R 9. Kerry Madsen 83JR 10. Jason Solwold 18 11. Shane Golobic 17W 12. Dominic Scelzi 41 13. Nick Parker 115 14. Trey Starks 55 15. Blake Carrick 38B 16. Willie Croft 29 17. Bud Kaeding 69 18. Jonathan Allard 0 19. Austen Wheatley 44W 20. Tanner Holmes 18T 21. Joel Myers Jr. 46JR 22. Ryan Robinson 56 23. Cory Eliason 26C 24. Jesse Schlotfeldt 21 METTEC TITANIUM LAP LEADERS: T. Kaeding 1-30 ARP QUICK QUALIFIER (43 cars): Dominic Scelzi - 11.311 seconds BROWN AND MILLER RACING SOLUTIONS HEAT ONE (10 laps): Sanders, Allard, Myers Jr., Day, Scelzi, Starks, Croft, Lemley, Linder, Jacobson, Fauver KIMO's TROPICAL CAR WASH HEAT TWO (10 laps): Eliason, T. Kaeding, B. Carrick, Courtney, Faccinto, Ringo, Solwold, Holmes, Caruana, Aton, DIRT.TRAVEL CLUB HEAT THREE (10 laps): Hamilton, Schlotfeldt, Wise, Netto, Golobic, Becker, Robinson, Didiuk, Gomes, Youngquist, Johnson KAEDING PERFORMANCE HEAT FOUR (10 laps): T. Carrick, Thompson, Wheatley, B. Kaeding, Mittry, Parker, Forler, Glenn, Sucich, Madsen STARR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SEMI (15 laps): Eliason, Allard, Day, Schlotfeldt, T. Carrick, Mittry, Didiuk, Linder, Forler, Aton, Tingo, Gomes, Johnson, Jacobsen, Youngquist, Becker, Lemley, Caruana, Glenn
- Mike Marlar Takes First Career Lernerville Win Thursday Night
Sarver, PA (June 23, 2022) - Mike Marlar overtook race leader Ashton Winger on lap four and held off a furious late-race charge by Brandon Overton to win preliminary night number one of the 16th Annual Firecracker 100 Presented by Big River Steel. Marlar earned $6,000 for the 30-lap victory, his first this season with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. Overton came home in second followed by four-time Series Champion Earl Pearson Jr., current series points leader Brandon Sheppard, and Tyler Erb, who rounded out the top five. Winger, currently the top driver in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Rookie-of-the-Year chase led the first three laps from his pole starting spot before yielded the point to Marlar, who had started alongside him. Marlar had Pearson and Overton breathing down his neck in the race for the lead. A red flag with eight laps in for Chub Frank, who rolled his car his turn two, halted the race. Frank emerged uninjured in the mishap. When the race went back green Marlar steadily pulled away from the battle for second between Pearson and Overton. Overton eventually cleared Pearson for second and set his sights on Marlar who was having to negotiate heavy traffic in the waning laps of the race. With a few laps to go there were no lapped cars between the top two drivers, but Marlar, who nearly slipped over the turn two embankment was able to regroup and get to the finish line winning by 1.063 seconds over the reigning Firecracker 100 winner. In Lucas Oil Victory Lane for the 17th time in his career, the only three-time Lucas Oil Knoxville Late Model Nationals winner was relieved to see the checkered flag as he nearly slipped off the turn two corner with just a few laps to go. "I kind of figured out what my car needed there and drove around a couple of issues I was having. With this tough of competition that is here you can't be messing around out there. The guys in front of me there at the end was messing with my air. I just about went out of there a couple of times. It was definitely an awesome race track we used every bit of it, on the bottom, the top, the middle, and everywhere. Lernerville always provides an awesome track." "You just use this night to build off of," said the 44-year-old Tennessee native in becoming the 13th different winner this year with the series. "We know we a had a car to win a 30-lapper right there, we've got to work on it a little better. It was pretty close out of the box tonight and it's always good to start that way instead of having to try and reel something back in during the night." Overton, who finished third behind Chris Madden and Jonathan Davenport in last week's $50,000 to win Mountain Moonshine Classic at Smoky Mountain Speedway charged from fifth to the runner-up spot on Thursday night at Lernerville. "We definitely put ourselves in a good position on the first night. The track was so good on the bottom, and you could sling the crumbs up the track. You could move around a little, the car felt really good in the middle of the track. We will continue to work on it and give it another shot tomorrow night." "It was a good points night for us, it will get us lined-up well for a heat race for Saturday if we have a good run tomorrow," said Pearson, who rounded out the podium in third. "For my guys they done an outstanding job. The track was pretty racy there. Overton seemed to be pretty good through the middle and Marlar was good around the top there and I just stayed around the bottom. We will work on it tomorrow and see if we get a few more spots tomorrow night." The winner's Ronnie Delk-owned Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Cornett Racing Engine and sponsored by Delk Equipment, Tri-Rivers Equipment, Rockets Convenient Plus, Bilstein Shocks, Mesilla Valley Transportation, Can-Am Salvage, and Capital CapSigns.com. Completing the top ten were Jonathan Davenport, Mark Whitener, Tim McCreadie, Ashton Winger, and Garrett Alberson. Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Race Summary Firecracker 100 Presented by Big River Steel Thursday, June 23rd, 2022 Lernerville Speedway - Sarver, PA Allstar Performance Time Trials Fast Time Group A: Daulton Wilson / 15.291 seconds (overall) Fast Time Group B: Mike Marlar / 15.346 seconds Penske Race Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 89-Ashton Winger[2]; 2. 58W-Mark Whitener[3]; 3. 49-Jonathan Davenport[5]; 4. 18D-Daulton Wilson[1]; 5. 94C-Charles Powell[4]; 6. 10M-Jared Miley[9]; 7. 22-Gregg Satterlee[6]; 8. 1C-Alex Ferree[7]; 9. 14-Dan Angelicchio[8] Summit Racing Equipment Heat Race #2 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 46-Earl Pearson Jr[2]; 2. 1*-Chub Frank[1]; 3. 0E-Rick Eckert[3]; 4. 2D-Dan Stone[5]; 5. 20-Jimmy Owens[4]; 6. 12D-Doug Drown[6]; 7. 66-Todd Bachman[7]; 8. 22B-Darrell Bossard[8]; 9. 29-Ken Schaltenbrand[9] Simpson Race Products Heat Race #3 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 76-Brandon Overton[1]; 2. 58-Garrett Alberson[2]; 3. 72-Michael Norris[8]; 4. 21L-Matt Lux[7]; 5. 77-Tyler Dietz[5]; 6. 9Y-Levi Yetter[6]; 7. 1Z-Logan Zarin[4]; 8. 11J-Joshua Powell[9]; 9. 7-Ross Robinson[3] Ohlins Shocks Heat Race #4 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 157-Mike Marlar[1]; 2. 1-Brandon Sheppard[2]; 3. 7T-Drake Troutman[4]; 4. 1CJ-Ryan Montgomery[3]; 5. 39-Tim McCreadie[6]; 6. 8-Kyle Strickler[5]; 7. 11AC-Trevor Collins[7]; 8. 25S-Cory Sines[8]; 9. 9-Breyton Santee[9] Wrisco Industries Heat Race #5 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 1T-Tyler Erb[1]; 2. 71-Hudson O'Neal[4]; 3. 22F-Chris Ferguson[5]; 4. 3RK-Daryl Charlier[3]; 5. 11H-Gale Huey[7]; 6. 10-Gary Lyle[9]; 7. 11-Spencer Hughes[2]; 8. 44-Joe Petyak[6]; 9. 112-Brandon Little[8] Lucas Oil Heat Race #6 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. J4-John Garvin Jr[1]; 2. 0-Scott Bloomquist[5]; 3. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[2]; 4. 48-Colton Flinner[9]; 5. 10G-Garrett Smith[3]; 6. 9Z-Mason Zeigler[4]; 7. 17T-Tim Vance[7]; 8. 17SS-Brenden Smith[6]; 9. 9J-Joe Loffredo[8] Fast Shafts B-Main #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 18D-Daulton Wilson[1]; 2. 20-Jimmy Owens[4]; 3. 10M-Jared Miley[5]; 4. 22-Gregg Satterlee[7]; 5. 29-Ken Schaltenbrand[12]; 6. 1C-Alex Ferree[9]; 7. 94C-Charles Powell[3]; 8. 2D-Dan Stone[2]; 9. 22B-Darrell Bossard[10]; 10. 14-Dan Angelicchio[11]; 11. 12D-Doug Drown[6]; 12. 66-Todd Bachman[8] UNOH B-Main #2 Finish (10 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 21L-Matt Lux[1]; 2. 39-Tim McCreadie[4]; 3. 8-Kyle Strickler[6]; 4. 1CJ-Ryan Montgomery[2]; 5. 77-Tyler Dietz[3]; 6. 1Z-Logan Zarin[7]; 7. 9Y-Levi Yetter[5]; 8. 7-Ross Robinson[11]; 9. 25S-Cory Sines[10]; 10. 11AC-Trevor Collins[8]; 11. 9-Breyton Santee[12]; 12. 11J-Joshua Powell[9] Lucas Oil B-Main #3 Finish (10 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 3RK-Daryl Charlier[1]; 2. 48-Colton Flinner[2]; 3. 10-Gary Lyle[5]; 4. 9Z-Mason Zeigler[6]; 5. 17T-Tim Vance[8]; 6. 10G-Garrett Smith[4]; 7. 44-Joe Petyak[9]; 8. 17SS-Brenden Smith[10]; 9. 112-Brandon Little[11]; 10. 11H-Gale Huey[3]; 11. 11-Spencer Hughes[7]; 12. (DNS) 9J-Joe Loffredo Firecracker 100 Presented by Big River Steel - Night 1 Feature Finish (30 Laps): Race Statistics Entrants: 54 Lap Leaders: Ashton Winger (Laps 1-3); Mike Marlar (Laps 4-30) Wrisco Feature Winner: Mike Marlar Arizona Sport Shirts Crown Jewel Cup Feature Winner: n/a Brandon Ford TV Challenge Feature Winner: n/a Margin of Victory: 1.063 seconds Stop-Tech Cautions: John Garvin Jr (Lap 7); Chub Frank (Lap 8) Series Provisionals: n/a Fast Time Provisional: n/a Series Emergency Provisionals: n/a Track Provisionals: n/a Big River Steel Podium Top 3: Mike Marlar, Brandon Overton, Earl Pearson, Jr. Penske Shocks Top 5: Mike Marlar, Brandon Overton, Earl Pearson, Jr., Brandon Sheppard, Tyler Erb Optima Batteries Hard Charger of the Race: Tim McCreadie (Advanced 15 Positions) Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Brandon Sheppard Hot Rod Processing Most Laps Led: Mike Marlar (27 Laps) Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Earl Pearson, Jr. O'Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Race: Ashton Winger Dirty Girl Racewear Fastest Lap of the Race: Mike Marlar (Lap 3 - 17.461 seconds) Feature DirtonDirt.com Tough Break of the Race: Ross Robinson Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Josh Davis (Mike Marlar) ARP Engine Builder of the Race: Cornett Racing Engines Miller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn Chassis Dirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: John Garvin Jr (15.376 seconds) Time of Race: 22 minutes 27 seconds About Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Founded in 2005, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series showcases the talents of the top dirt late model drivers from across the country. In 2022, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will sanction 65 events across 18 states, including some of the biggest marquee events in the industry, providing dirt slinging, sideways, door-to-door racing action lap after lap. The series receives national exposure through a television package filmed, produced and edited by Lucas Oil Production Studios. Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series events will be streamed live on MAVTV Plus, with broadcasts on MAVTV Motorsports Network. The in your face excitement of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is second to none in motorsports. For more information, including the latest news, tour schedule, driver information, and more, visit the official website at: www.LucasDirt.com. 2022 Official Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Marketing Partners 2022 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Partners Include: Advanced Powder Coating, Ag Protect 1, Allstar Performance, Arizona Sport Shirts, Armslist.com, Automotive Racing Products (ARP), Behrent's Performance Warhouse, Big River Steel, Black Diamond Chassis, Boyd Bilt Fabrication, Brandon Ford, Brodix, Capital Race Cars, Clements Racing Engines, Cornett Racing Engines, DirtCar Lift, Dirt Draft, DirtonDirt.com, Dirty Girl Racewear, Dixie Chopper, eBay Motors, E3 Spark Plugs, Earnhardt Technologies Group, Etchberger Trucking, Fast Shafts,General Tire, Heath Lawson Photography, Holmatro, Hoosier Tire, Hot Rod Processing, Keyser Manufacturing, K&N Engineering, Longhorn Chassis, Lucas Oil Products, MAVTV Motorsports Network, Mega Plumbing of the Carolinas, Midwest Sheet Metal, Miller Welders, MSD, MyRacePass, Nutrien Ag Solutions, Öhlins Shocks, OPTIMA Batteries, O'Reilly Auto Parts, Outerwears, Penske Racing Shocks, Performance Bodies, Pit Stop USA, Pro Power Racing Engines, ProtectTheHarvest.com, Rocket Chassis, Rugged Radios, Schoenfeld Headers, Simpson Race Products, Slicker Graphics, Strange Oval, Stop Tech Brakes, Sunoco Race Fuels, Super Clean, Swift Springs, Summit Racing Equipment, Thermo-Tec Automotive Products, UNOH - University of Northwestern Ohio, Vahlco Wheels, Vic Hill Race Engines, Whelen Engineering Company Inc, Wrisco Aluminum, Xceldyne, 5150 Race Trailers
- ROA HOPES TO GO ONE SPOT BETTER AT PERRIS - NEW SHIRTS ARE IN
(Cypress, CA, June 23, 2022) Fresh off a second-place finish two weeks ago at the Ventura Raceway, veteran sprint car driver Brody Roa hopes to take one step higher on the podium when the USAC/CRA Sprint car series returns to Perris Auto Speedway Saturday night for the inaugural Bubby Jones/Ray Scheetz Memorial. It will be Roa's last scheduled Southern California appearance before heading to the Midwest for Indiana Sprint week in late July. PAS 4-30-22=91r=2289-3.jpg Brody Roa at Perris Auto Speedway on April 28th. Photo courtesy of Doug Allen. As well as racing, Roa will be debuting his new shirts on Saturday as seen in the photos below. He will have them for sale in the pits after the final race. For those who cannot make it, you can order shirts and a host of other Brody Roa items online at the following link https://www.brodyroa.com/shop/. 284547483_4932496253470857_4133713825537182415_n.jpg284612631_4932496186804197_4985662261410284674_n.jpg Roa has been at his strongest point of the season over the last two races. On May 28th at Perris, he was the third-fastest qualifier, won his third USAC/CRA heat race of the year, and got his first series podium finish when he placed third. Two weeks later in Ventura, he was the eighth-fastest qualifier, came home second in his heat, and then finished second in the 30-lap main event. After the main event at Ventura, Roa was lauded by many for how he conducted himself during the main event. Despite having what appeared to be the better car, he ran in second the entire distance. Early on he made a couple of tries on the outside, but there was nothing there. The track was a single lane on the bottom. Roa bided his time and patiently waited for the leader to slip up and slide off the pole. That never happened. Instead of driving thru the leader and risking wrecking the leader's car and his own, Roa played it safe, came home in second, and praised the winner for the fine job he did. Likewise, the winner praised Roa for his clean driving. Roa has competed in six of the first 11 USAC/CRA races in 2022. He has a series-best main event finishing average of 4.33. That is nearly ¾ of a position better than the driver with the second-best average. Great news for Roa, the other series drivers, and fans is the announcement that the Santa Maria Raceway is set to reopen on August 6th. The track that closed nearly a year ago, has seen Roa do his best work in recent seasons. Dating back to July 1st, 2017, the Garden Grove, California driver has raced 410 sprint cars seven times on the banked, 1/3 mile Santa Barbara County clay oval. He won three of those seven races, placed second two times, and was fourth once. The only time he finished out of the top four was when he placed ninth on October 5th, 2019. His finishing average in those seven races is a phenomenal 2.85. In 2022, Roa will race USAC/CRA, USAC National, and other select events, in his #91R BR Performance/HD Industries Eagle. He will also drive the #8M for May Motorsports in select USAC West Coast events. The 2019 USAC Southwest and 2017 USAC West Coast champion is always open to discussing other driving opportunities. Roa and the team want to thank the following sponsors for making the 2022 season possible. HD Industries, Burris Racing, Sander Engineering, Inland Rigging, Caltrol, "Biker" Bruce Fischer, Competition Suspension, ALR Virtual Services, K-1 Race Gear, Molecule, Rod End Supply, Driven Racing Oil, Baldwin Filters, and NGK Spark Plugs. In addition, the veteran driver offers thanks to RDM Mechanics, Fastenal, Coopers Propane, Ten West Towing, Ten West Environmental, TJM Distribution, and Westco International for sponsoring the #8M he will pilot for Jayson May on 10 occasions in 2022. If you or your company would like to jump on board and receive recognition as a team partner throughout the 2022 racing season, please give the two-time USAC champion racer a phone call or drop him a note at the contact information on the top of this release. Fans can learn more about Roa and the team at https://www.brodyroa.com/. Fans can also check out the team news at Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/br91r/. To keep up with May Motorsports, please check out and "like" its Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/MayMotorsports8M Brody Roa's 2022 Schedule and Race Results January 12 Tulsa Expo Raceway Chili Bowl Nationals 15th A Main January 15 Tulsa Expo Raceway Chili Bowl Nationals 13th C Main January 27 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 5th A Main January 28 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 6th A Main January 29 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 4th A Main February 11 Central Arizona Speedway ASCS/CAS 360 5th A Main February 12 Central Arizona Speedway ASCS/CAS 360 2nd A Main February 26 Keller Auto Speedway King of Thunder 9th A Main March 25 Bakersfield Speedway World of Outlaws 8th B Main March 26 Perris Auto Speedway World of Outlaws 24th A Main April 9 Keller Auto Speedway NARC King of the West Canceled April 30 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 6th A Main May 28 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 3rd A Main June 11 Ventura Raceway USAC/CRA 2nd A Main June 25 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA July 22 Gas City I69 Speedway ISW - USAC National - Gas City, IN July 23 Kokomo Speedway ISW - USAC National - Kokomo, IN July 24 Lawrenceburg Speedway ISW - USAC National - Lawrenceburg, IN July 25 Circle City Raceway ISW - USAC National - Indianapolis, IN July 27 Terre Haute Action Track ISW - USAC National - Terre Haute, IN July 28 Lincoln Park Speedway ISW - USAC National - Putnamville, IN July 29 Bloomington Speedway ISW - USAC National - Bloomington, IN July 30 Tri State Speedway ISW - USAC National - Haubstadt, IN August 13 TBA West Coast 360 August 20 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA August 27 Ventura Raceway USAC West Coast 360 September 10 Bakersfield Speedway USAC West Coast 360 September 17 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA September 24 Ventura Raceway USAC West Coast 360 October 1 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA October 8 Keller Auto Speedway NARC King of the West - Twin 25s October 15 Kern County Raceway USAC West Coast 360 October 28* Cocopah Speedway USAC National & CRA - Western World October 29* Cocopah Speedway USAC National & CRA - Western World October 29* Kern County Raceway NARC King of The West November 3 Perris Auto Speedway USAC National & CRA - Oval Nationals November 4 Perris Auto Speedway USAC National & CRA - Oval Nationals November 5 Perris Auto Speedway USAC National & CRA - Oval Nationals November 25 Ventura Raceway USAC West Coast 360 - Turkey Night GP November 26 Ventura Raceway USAC West Coast 360 - Turkey Night GP *Decision on which track/class to run is pending. @hdindustries_1971 @burris_racing_usa @mikeburrisoc @csishocks @sander_engineering @sanderjenna @theoriginalloosebruce @alrvirtualservices @k1racegear @moleculesports @rodendsupply @baldwinfilters @ngkracing @originalngksparkplugs @usacnation @usac_cra @perrisautospeedway @b_roa91 @tai_xoxo_roa @zacboz35 @joegibb83, @inlandrigging, @eaglemotorsportsinc @caltrolinc @drivenracingoil This release was produced by Scott Daloisio Sports (909) 226-7768 mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com
- GALE'S CASH BLAST 50 HEADLINES JUNE 24 OHSWEKEN EVENT
OHSWEKEN, Ont. (June 23, 2022) - The 25th season of Friday Night Excitement at Ohsweken Speedway continues this Friday, June 24 when Gale's Auto Aftermarket presents the Gale's Cash Blast 50 for the Middleport Mechanical Thunder Stock division, plus Friday Night Excitement with the Kool Kidz-Corr/Pak 360 Sprint Cars, Strickland's Crate Sprint Cars, and HRW Automotive Mini Stocks. Middleport Mechanical Thunder Stocks Dave Bailey leads the Thunder stock championship standings after three rounds, but just 26 points separate the top five heading into their first 50 lap event of the season; Ryan Beagle, Chris Hale, Trevor DeBoer, and Mike Klazinga are Bailey's closest competitors, while Kyle Wert scored his first career Thunder Stock win last Friday. Endurance and patience are the name of the game this week though as the Thunder Stock drivers will race more than twice their regular distance and contend with handicapping for the first time this season. Kool Kidz-Corr/Pak Sprint Cars Cory Turner took the win last Friday and assumed the championship points lead as a result. Turner and brother Ryan have asserted themselves as title contenders, but a host of competitors are ready to challenge them. A trio of Crate Sprint Car graduates - Josh Hansen, Aaron Turkey, and Liam Martin - are giving chase, while former track champs Glenn Styres and Jim Huppunen are lurking just outside the top five in the standings. Strickland's Crate Sprint Cars Darren Dryden has won both Crate Sprint Car events to start the season and leads the championship standings as a result. Eric Gledhill, Lucas Smith, Brett Stratford, and Jesse Costa have used consistency to occupy the remainder of the top five, and headline a large group of drivers who are capable of stopping Dryden's streak this week. HRW Automotive Mini Stocks Tyler Lafantaisie took his third consecutive Mini Stock win last Friday and leads the championship standings, but he and the other top contenders will now be confronted with handicapping starting this Friday. Nick Erskine is the only other Mini Stock driver with three top fives to start the season and sits second in the standings, followed by Jason Tolton, defending champ Dusty DeBoer, and Tristan DaSilva New Electronic Pit Waiver Please click this link to sign the Annual Pit Waiver if you plan on attending in the Pit Area in 2022: https://ohsspeed.speedwaiver.com/kinxf Ohsweken Speedway on GForceTV Can't make it to the track or don't live within driving distance? No problem! Check out all of Ohsweken's weekly Friday Night Excitement action live online for FREE on GForceTV. Just search for GForceTV on YouTube or Facebook. #OHS2022 Season The 25th season of weekly Friday Night Excitement at Ohsweken Speedway features four regular racing divisions, including the Kool Kidz-Corr/Pak 360 Sprint Cars, Strickland's GMC Crate Sprint Cars, Middleport Mechanical Thunder Stocks, and HRW Automotive Mini Stocks. Several special events also highlight the 2022 schedule including the Canadian Sprint Car Nationals, and the dirt track debut of the NASCAR Pinty's Series. Visit www.ohswekenspeedway.com for more information. About Ohsweken Speedway: Opened in 1996, Ohsweken Speedway is a motorsports complex and event centre featuring a 3/8 mile clay oval auto racing track and 1/6 mile clay oval Micro Sprint and Karting track. The facility is owned by the Styres family, and located in the village of Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada. Ohsweken's weekly Friday Night Excitement racing program runs from May to September each year, featuring 360 Sprint Cars, Crate Sprint Cars, Thunder Stocks, and Mini Stocks, while the facility also hosts weekly Micro Sprint and Kart racing on Thursday nights. Several major events highlight the annual schedule including the track's signature event - the Canadian Sprint Car Nationals. Ohsweken Speedway Media Website: www.ohswekenspeedway.com Facebook: OHSWEKENSPEEDWAY Twitter: @OhswekenSpdway Instagram: @ohswekenspeedway YouTube: GForceTV Racing at Ohsweken Speedway is made possible with support from the following partners: Ackland Insurance, Arrow Express, Nitro 54 Variety, Auto Parts Centres, Bradshaw Brothers Fuels, Burger Barn, Case IH & O'Neil's Farm Equipment, Core-Mark International, Corr/Pak Merchandising Inc., Creative Edge Signs & Graphics, EPIC Racewear, Gale's Auto Aftermarket, Ohsweken Speedway Racesource, Halifax Thunderbirds, Hoosier Tire Canada, HRW Automotive, Insta-Insulation/Insta-Panels, Jibs Action Sports, Kool Kidz Ice & Water, Middleport Mechanical, Miska Trailer Factory, Pinty's Delicious Foods, Renway Energy, Strickland's GMC, Club 54 Racing, Oakwood Transport, and Safety-Kleen.
- REGISTRATION OPEN FOR CANADIAN SPRINT CAR NATIONALS AND KNIGHTS OF THUNDER SEASON
(June 23, 2022) - The 2022 Pinty's Knights of Thunder 360 Sprint Car Series season is set to get underway next week; competitors are required to register in order to be eligible for the championship points fund and other perks. The season will kick off with a $2,000-to-win event on Thursday, June 30 at Humberstone Speedway, and shift to Ohsweken Speedway for the $10,000-to-win 16th Running of the Canadian Sprint Car Nationals on Friday, July 1; each of the 30 A-Main starters at the Canadian Sprint Car Nationals will earn at least $1,000. The 2022 Pinty's Knights of Thunder championship winner will again be rewarded with $5,000 and a Pinty's VIP package for the 2023 Bristol Dirt Race, while 10th place in the championship standings will pay $1,000. Competitors are asked to pre-register using the following link: https://www.myracepass.com/series/1984/registrations/6087 Make sure to visit the official website and social media pages of the Pinty's Knights of Thunder for news and updates on Eastern Canada's newest racing series. 2022 PINTY'S KNIGHTS OF THUNDER 360 SPRINT CAR SERIES SCHEDULE Thu Jun 30 - Humberstone (Canada Day Weekend - $2,000-to-win) Fri Jul 1 - Ohsweken (16th CSCN - $10,000-to-win) Mon Aug 15 - Ohsweken (17th CSCN - $10,000-to-win) Tue Aug 16 - Ohsweken ($2,000-to-win) Sat Sept 3 - Brighton (Labour Day Classic - $2,000-to-win) Sun Sept 4 - Brighton (Labour Day Classic - $2,000-to-win) Fri Sept 16 - Ohsweken ($2,000-to-win) Sat Sept 17 - Ohsweken (18th CSCN - $10,000-to-win) Fri Sept 30 - Humberstone (Fall Classic Championships - $2,000-to-win) Sat Oct 1 - Humberstone (Fall Classic Championships - $3,000-to-win) KNIGHTS OF THUNDER MEDIA Website: www.knightsofthunder.com Twitter: @KoTSprints Facebook: KnightsofThunderSprintCars Instagram: @knightsofthunder YouTube: GForceTV About the Pinty's Knights of Thunder Sprint Car Series: Founded in 2021, the Knights of Thunder series is a traveling winged 360 Sprint Car tour based in Ontario, Canada. Each points-paying event on the 2022 schedule will pay a minimum of $2,000-to-win and $250-to-start, and all events will be broadcast live on GForceTV. The championship winner will be rewarded with $5,000 and a Pinty's VIP package for the 2023 Bristol Dirt Race, while 10th place in the championship standings will pay $1,000. The 2022 Knights of Thunder Sprint Car Series is made possible with the support of Pinty's Delicious Foods, Corr/Pak Merchandising, Stoneridge Specialty Insurance, Hoosier Tire Canada, Burger Barn, Nitro 54 Variety, Strickland's Brantford Chevrolet, and EPIC Racewear. Visit www.knightsofthunder.com for more information.
- Buddy Kofoid Breaks Through for First-Career World of Outlaws Win at Huset’s
Michael Kofoid was merely nine-years-old when he strapped in and manhandled a Sprint Car for the first time.
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