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- Pitts Homes and Realty is new Weekly Racing Series sponsor at Lucas Oil Speedway with $5 general admission
WHEATLAND, MO. (Nov. 4, 2024) - When the five divisions of weekly drivers take to the track next season at Lucas Oil Speedway - not only will it see new $5 grandstand general admission ticket prices - but a new sponsor of the weekly events as well. Lucas Oil Speedway General Manager Danny Lorton announced the new title sponsor for the weekly series will be Pitts Homes and Realty, with the first Weekly Racing Series points event scheduled for April 5th. "We're excited to have Pitts Homes and Realty as our title sponsor for the Weekly Racing Series," Lorton said. "The Pitts family has long been a great supporter of Lucas Oil Speedway and we're proud to call them great friends of dirt-track racing. "We're thrilled about our Pits Homes and Realty Weekly Racing Series offering even more racing, with five classes in 2025, for a reduced ticket price." Hickamo Country Store will be the sponsor of the Super Stock division, which will join the Weekly Championship Series next season. The Arctic Food Equipment USRA Modifieds, Clear Creek Golf Cars USRA B-Mods, Hermitage Lumber Models and O'Reilly Auto Parts USRA Stock Cars return. Lorton had recently announced with the tentative 2025 schedule coming out last week that general admission will be $5 for the 10 Pitts Homes and Realty Weekly Racing Series events, the first of which is set for April 5th. Championship night is scheduled for Aug. 23rd. Pitts Homes was founded in 1971 by Maurice Lee and Jan Pitts, and now, with locations in Bolivar, Clinton, Hermitage, Strafford and Warsaw, has become one of the leading retailers of manufactured and modular housing in the State of Missouri. For more information, please visit pittshomesinc.com. As a factory-authorized dealer for several top-quality builders, Pitts Homes, Inc. is in a position to accommodate the tastes and preferences of even the most-discriminating home buyer, through its on-site inventory of makes, models and floor-plan choices. With 5-lot buying power, Pitts Homes is able to offer our customers quality homes at the lowest, most-affordable prices. From the planning phase, including guidance in selecting your new home's features and options, to assistance in obtaining competitive financing and arranging final delivery and on-site setup, sales and installation associates are committed to making your entire experience as stress-free as possible. For ticket or camping information on any Lucas Oil Speedway event in 2025, contact Admissions Director Nichole McMillan at (417) 295-6043 or via email at nmcmillan@lucasoilspeedway.com. For information about Lucas Oil Speedway, including schedules, point standings and other news, please visit LucasOilSpeedway.com. CONTACT: Danny Lorton Lucas Oil Speedway General Manager Office: (417) 282-5984 DLorton@lucasoilspeedway.com # # # Lucas Oil Speedway is located at Highways 83 and 54 in Wheatland, Missouri. A campground with shower and bathroom facilities is available. With its entrance located just outside the pit gate, this sprawling scenic camping facility will continue to enhance the racing experience. For ticket and camping information and everything about the Show-Me 100 event, visit www.LucasOilSpeedway.com for all the information and detailed directions to the speedway or call the Track Hotline at (417) 282-5984. In addition, fans can get social with Lucas Oil Speedway by following @LucasSpeedway on X, clicking "Like" at www.facebook.com/LucasOilSpeedway and on www.youtube.com/LucasOilSpeedway Complete Lucas Oil Speedway event information, archived race recaps, previews and driver features, along with ticket information and schedules can be found by visiting LucasOilSpeedway.com. About Lucas Oil Speedway Lucas Oil Speedway is considered by fans, drivers and industry insiders to be one of the top five racing facilities in the nation. Located in Wheatland, Missouri, approximately an hour from Springfield, Missouri, and just an hour and a half from the Kansas City metro area, the "Diamond of Dirt Tracks" lives up to its title. Twenty-One VIP Luxury Suites, HD Jumbo-Tron Screen, Stadium Style Musco Sports Lighting, a Bose Sound System, Go-Kart Slick Track, The Diamond Bar, Track Treasures Gift Shop, the best track food in the country and paved pits are a few of the spectacular amenities setting the Diamond of Dirt apart. This year marks the 12th season for the Liquid Quarter Mile Drag Racing Lake, "Lake Lucas." New for 2017 was all-purpose built Off Road facility featuring a host of regional events. Lucas Oil Speedway's dirt oval track plays host to some of the largest and most-popular events in the Midwest with national and regional touring series appearing frequently including: The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, United States Modified Touring Series and the Lucas Oil MLRA,High Limit Sprint Racing Series, POWRi Sprint Cars and POWRi WAR Sprints. In addition to the special events, the Lucas Oil Speedway Weekly Racing Series features the Late Models, USRA Modifieds, USRA Stock Cars, USRA B-Mods and Super Stocks. 2024 Official Lucas Oil Speedway Marketing Partners Arizona Sport Shirts "The Official Merchandise Provider" of Lucas Oil Speedway Bill Roberts Chevrolet "The Official Truck" of Lucas Oil Speedway Dixie Chopper "The Official Mowers of Lucas Oil Speedway" General Tire "The Official Tire" of Lucas Oil Speedway Lucas Oil Products "The Official Oil" of Lucas Oil Speedway MAVTV "The Official Television Network" of Lucas Oil Speedway Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr. Pepper "The Official Soft Drink" of Lucas Oil Speedway Rugged Radios "The Official 2-Way Communications Provider" of Lucas Oil Speedway Summit Racing Equipment "The Official Sponsor" of Lucas Oil Speedway Sunoco Race Fuels "The Official Fuel" of Lucas Oil Speedway 2024 Lucas Oil Speedway Supporters Include: AM Pyrotechnics, Alliance Sport Marketing, Arctic Food Equipment, Arizona Sport Shirts, Berry Tractor and Equipment Co., Big Adventure RV, Bill Roberts Chevrolet, Bolivar Auto Sales & Detailing, Bolivar Farmers Exchange-MFA, Boubin Tire/American Racer, Bridal Cave, BWI Sanitation, Candlelight Creations-Dick's Wild Root Horseradish, Casey's, Citizens Memorial Healthcare, City Magnet, Clearlight Inn, Dixie Chopper, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts by Axle Exchange, Foley Equipment-Cat Rental Store, Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare, Henry's Towing Service, Hermitage Lumber, HICKAMO Country Store, Hobbytime Motorsports, Iconic Apparel, Impact Signs Awnings Wraps, In the Garden of Eden, KC Bobcat, Kluhsman Racing Components, Kona Ice, Lucas Cattle Company, MD3, Midwest Sheet Metal, Miller Welding, Missouri Division of Tourism, MyRacePass, Nutrien Ag Solutions, OakStar Bank, O'Bannon Bank, O'Reilly Auto Parts, Ozark Golf Cars, Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr. Pepper, Ozarks Community Health Center, PEM, Pitts Homes, Pitts Realty, Pitts Cattle, Pomme de Terre Resort, Proboat, ProThings Apparel, RACEceiver, RacinDirt.com, RCR Designs, Real Racing Wheels, Rod End Supply, Rugged Radios, Ryan E. Murphy Law Firm LLC, SBU Athletics, Safety Kleen, Scott Furniture, Sidetrack RV Park, SMSI, Southwest Electric Cooperative, State Tech, Stillwater Resort, Summit Racing Equipment, Sunoco Race Fuels, Turn 1 Bar & Grill, US Army Corps of Engineers-Pomme de Terre, Vietti Marketing Group, Wheatland Motel, White's Marine Center, Wieland, Woods Supermarkets.
- JUSTIN SANDERS CLAIMS EXCITING FINALE AT STOCKTON; AND THE NARC CHAMPIONSHIP
(11/2/24 - Ben Deatherage) Stockton, CA ... Justin Sanders passed Cole Macedo with only two-laps remaining to win the thrilling 30-lap Tribute to Gary Patterson season finale and 2024 NARC 410 Sprint Car Series championship at the Stockton Dirt Track. This was the second time Sanders has won this prestigious event. Starting eighth in the 20-car grid, the Mittry Motorsports driver put the Farmers Brewing Company #2X KPC in victory lane for the seventh time this season to earn the 2024 title. Entering the event, Sanders led Macedo by a slim three-points margin. The final spread was only six-points. Rolling from the pole, Beacon Wealth Strategies dash winner Tim Kaeding was the class of the field, building huge 10-car leads, despite a couple of caution periods that slowed the action. However, the race took an unexpected turn when Kaeding's right rear tire began to lose pressure with ten laps to go. This sudden twist of events brought the two championship contenders, Macedo and Sanders, who were tailgating in second and third, hot on his heels. Kaeding fought valiantly until lap 27, when the tire let go, handing the lead to Macedo. The new leader seemed to be cruising towards a much needed victory until Sanders made a daring move to overtake the Tarlton Motorsports fielded Tarlton & Son #21 Maxim on lap 29. Macedo fought back but Sanders answered the challenge to secure the 20th series victory and the championship. "Tim was the class of the field all night," said Sanders in victory lane. "He did a good job with the low tire and kept up some fast speed. He's such a veteran driver, winning a lot of races and knows how to keep the car going, I honestly thought that when that red came out (on lap 20) this race was over because I figured Cole knew where to go." Macedo was a valiant runner-up despite his best efforts. At the same time, Shane Golobic wound up third in the NOS Energy Drink #17W KPC for Matt Wood Racing. NARC rookie Dominic Gorden secured a solid fourth-place result in the Gary Silva Ranches #10 KPC. Completing the top five would be the California Waterfowl #83T Maxim piloted by Tanner Carrick. Rookie Caeden Steele, showed his mettle by starting 16th and finishing sixth, earning him the Williams Roofing Hardcharger award. Nick Parker, Justyn Cox, Billy Aton, and Gauge Garcia rounded out the top ten. The heat race winners were Golobic, Macedo, and Dylan Bloomfield. Kyle Beilman and Max Mittry were both involved in red-flag incidents but were both unharmed. HOOSIER RACING TIRES A-FEATURE (30 LAPS): 1. 2X-Justin Sanders [8]; 2. 21-Cole Macedo [2]; 3. 17W-Shane Golobic [5]; 4. 10-Dominic Gorden [9]; 5. 83T-Tanner Carrick [7]; 6. 121-Caeden Steele [16]; 7. 15-Nick Parker [15]; 8. 42X-Justyn Cox [14]; 9. 26-Billy Aton [13]; 10. 2K-Gauge Garcia [10]; 11. 88N-D.J. Netto [6]; 12. 5R-Ryan Rocha [18]; 13. 83V-Dylan Bloomfield [3]; 14. 5V-Colby Copeland [12]; 15. 12J-John Clark [17]; 16. 31-Kyle Bielmann [19]; 17. 0-Tim Kaeding [1]; 18. 75-Bill Smith [20]; 19. 29-Bud Kaeding [11]; 20. 7-Max Mittry [4] METTEC TITANIUM LAP LEADERS: Tim Kaeding 1-27; Cole Macedo 28; Justin Sanders 29-30 WILLIAMS ROOFING HARDCHARGER: Caeden Steele +10 (16th to 6th) BROWN AND MILLER RACING SOLUTIONS HEAT ONE (8 LAPS): 1. 17W-Shane Golobic [2]; 2. 88N-D.J. Netto [1]; 3. 2K-Gauge Garcia [3]; 4. 26-Billy Aton [5]; 5. 0-Tim Kaeding [4]; 6. 12J-John Clark [6]; 7. 75-Bill Smith [7] KIMO'S TROPICAL CAR WASH HEAT TWO (8 LAPS): 1. 21-Cole Macedo [1]; 2. 2X-Justin Sanders [2]; 3. 29-Bud Kaeding [3]; 4. 42X-Justyn Cox [7]; 5. 7-Max Mittry [4]; 6. 121-Caeden Steele [5]; 7. 31-Kyle Bielmann [6] WINTERS PERFORMANCE HEAT THREE (8 LAPS): 1. 83V-Dylan Bloomfield [4]; 2. 83T-Tanner Carrick [1]; 3. 10-Dominic Gorden [2]; 4. 5V-Colby Copeland [3]; 5. 15-Nick Parker [5]; 6. 5R-Ryan Rocha [6] BEACON WEALTH STRATEGIES TROPHY DASH (6 LAPS): 1. 0-Tim Kaeding [4]; 2. 21-Cole Macedo [1]; 3. 83V-Dylan Bloomfield [2]; 4. 7-Max Mittry [3]; 5. 17W-Shane Golobic [5] ARP QUALIFYING QUICK TIME: Tim Kaeding, 11.580 (20 Cars)
- World Finals Set to Bring 47th World of Outlaws Season to a Close
After thousands of laps at dozens of tracks from coast-to-coast, #AllDirtRoads have led the nation's best Sprint Car drivers to Concord, NC where The Dirt Track at Charlotte awaits. The Greatest Show on Dirt's 47th season of showcasing the highest level of the sport will conclude this week with the World of Outlaws World Finals.
- DJ Netto wins SCCT finale/ Andy Forsberg wraps up title
DJ Netto took advantage of race long leader Justin Sanders getting caught up in lapped traffic to lead the final seven laps for his fourth career Sprint Car Challenge Tour victory on Saturday at the Stockton Dirt Track.
- Outlaw World Finals set for this week as racing season winds down
A slew of local drivers will compete in the World Finals this week before the local season concludes next weekend.
- Tyler Reddick will carry the banner for dirt late model racers as he races for the Cup title
Tyler Reddick will carry the banner for dirt late model racers as he races for the Cup title.
- Hoosier Kyle Cummins takes Western World at Mohave
Indiana native Kyle Cummins took home the $10,000 winners check after winning the "57th Western World Championships presented by Avanti Windows & Doors" at Mohave Valley Raceway Saturday night. Cummins was followed by Kevin Thomas Jr., C.J. Leary, R.J. Johnson and J.J. Yeley.
- SANDERS CLAIMS EXCITING STOCKTON FINALE; AND THE NARC CHAMPIONSHIP
Justin Sanders passed Cole Macedo with only two-laps remaining to win the thrilling 30-lap Tribute to Gary Patterson season finale and 2024 NARC 410 Sprint Car Series championship at the Stockton Dirt Track.
- CLING SWEEPS I-75 RACEWAY USCS CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND
Sterling Cling of Tempe, AZ swept the United Sprint Car Series Presented By K&N Filters Championship Weekend on Saturday night at I-75 Raceway with his second win in as many nights in the 30-lap Feature Race. Over two nights of racing, Cling led every lap in every race he competed in.
- Kevin Thomas Jr. takes Night #1 of Western World
Kevin Thomas Jr took the lead on lap 18 of 30 and went on to win opening night of the "57th Western World Championships presented by Avanti Windows & Doors". Thomas was followed by RJ Johnson, Kyle Cummins, CJ Leary and Ricky Lewis.
- THREE RACES REMAIN ON LOGAN WILLIAMS 2024 USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES SCHEDULE
(Ontario, CA, October 31, 2024) Rising California sprint car star Logan Williams begins the final two weekends of his 2024 season this Friday and Saturday, November 1st and 2nd, in the 57th Annual Avanti Windows and Doors Western World Championships at Arizona's Mohave Valley Raceway. The 28-year-old will bring the final curtain down on his season at Perris Auto Speedway on November 9th. For Williams, who comes into the race sixth in the Avanti Windows and Doors USAC/CRA championship standings, 2024 is the third straight year that he has competed in the famous Western World Championships. His best outing in the race came in last year's preliminary night when he finished eighth. Williams, who resides in Yorba Linda, California, spent time away from racing last week. Two weeks ago, he ran back-to-back nights when USAC/CRA made its first-ever visit to the quarter-mile Imperial Valley Raceway. Opening night, he qualified eighth fastest and placed third in his heat. Starting on the outside of the front row in the main. Williams, 28, raced within the top five until getting caught up in someone else's mess later in the race. Unfortunately, that scrape resulted in him getting saddled with an 18th-place finish. Twenty-four hours later, Williams rebounded nicely from the first night. He qualified in the 15th spot. He steered the pretty #5W under the checkered flag in second place in his 10-lap heat race. Unfortunately, he had to start 15th in the main event. However, he put on a crowd pleasing show once the race began. After starting 13th, he passed six cars and finished the 30 lapper in seventh. Only two other drivers passed more cars than Williams in the exciting race. This week will be the third appearance for National Sprint Car Hall of Famer Rip Williams' youngest son at Mohave this year. Thus far, he has finished in the ninth and 12th places at "Arizona's Baddest Bullring" in 2024. The ninth was his best finish at the track since USAC/CRA started heading there in 2022. Fans who cannot make it to Mohave Valley to see Williams and all the other stars in person can watch both nights live on Flo Racing. Gates at the Mohave Valley Raceway will open at 5:00 p.m. each day, with racing at 7:00. An adult two-day ticket is $45.00. Single-day tickets are $25.00 for adults and $15.00 for children. Online advance tickets are available until November 1st at 12:00 a.m. Central Standard Time at https://www.myracepass.com/tracks/2145/tickets/1413705. It is cash only for tickets (no ATMs on site). Concessions, souvenirs, and the beer garden take cash or cards. For more information, the track website is https://www.mohavevalleyraceway.com/, and the office phone is (928) 346-6000. The track is located at 2750 Laguna Road in Mohave Valley, California. If you or your company would like to be a part of one of the West Coast's most prominent sprint car teams in the 2024 season, please contact John McCarthy at 909 930-5522 or john@flodyinc.com. McCarthy and Williams would like to thank the following sponsors for making the 2023 season possible. Flowdynamics Inc., PurgePlugs.com, Cal Therm Mechanical Insulators, JFK Design Build, So Cal Racing Fuel, and Full Throttle Lift. Matt McCarthy 2024 Results 2/24/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 13th B Main 3/16/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 10th A Main 4/27/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 6th A Main 5/25/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 12th A Main 6/22/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 18th A Main 8/17/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 15th A Main Logan Williams 2024 Results 2/24/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 7th A Main 3/16/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 5th A Main 3/23/24 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA 6th A Main 4/6/24 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA 9th A Main 4/27/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 22nd A Main 5/25/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 4th A Main 6/8/24 Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway USAC/CRA 2nd A Main 6/22/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 4th A Main 7/6/24 Santa Maria Speedway USAC/CRA 8th A Main 7/13/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 13th A Main 8/10/24 Santa Maria Speedway USAC/CRA 3rd A Main 8/15/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 6th A Main 8/31/24 Kevin Kern's Kern Raceway USAC/CRA 18th A Main 9/7/24 Santa Maria Speedway USAC/CRA 3rd A Main 9/21/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA 10th A Main 9/28/24 Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway USAC/CRA 10th A Main 10/12/24 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA 12th A Main 10/18/24 Imperial Valley Raceway USAC/CRA 18th A Main 10/19/24 Imperial Valley Raceway USAC/CRA 7th A Main This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. Contact is available at (909) 226-7768 or via email at mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com.
- EDDIE TAFOYA JR HEADS TO MOHAVE VALLEY FOR THE 57TH WESTERN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
(Chino, CA, October 30, 2024) With a dazzling new wrap on his hauler, Eddie Tafoya Jr. is ready for the biggest race of his 2024 season this Friday and Saturday, November 1st and 2nd, at the Mohave Valley Raceway. The event is the historic 57th annual Avanti Windows and Doors Western World Championships for the USAC/CRA Sprint Cars. Each night, the program will feature full shows with qualifying, heat races, and main events. The two nights of racing this weekend will take place at one of Tafoya's favorite tracks. The racy 1/3 mile banked oval, which is just minutes from the Colorado River and less than a half hour from downtown Laughlin, Nevada, is known for some of the best wheel-to-wheel action in the country. Every time he is there, Tafoya is in the thick of the wild battles, and he can usually be found rim-riding at the top. "I don't know if it is the track shape, or maybe the banking, I am just really confident getting the car in there," Tafoya said before his last trip to Mohave in October. "Ever since I was there the first time, I have had a good base setup. I just jell well (there). So, it is really exciting to go back there. I think that is the only track I have been good at every single time. I need to figure out what I am doing there and carry it on to the other places." This weekend will be Tafoya's third time at the track this year. He placed in the top 10 in his first two appearances. On April 6th, the 27-year-old veteran racer was the second-fastest qualifier on the night. He started sixth in his heat race and moved forward to finish fourth. That night, he began the main event on the inside of row three in fifth and placed six. Last month, when Tafoya returned to battle on the edge-of-your-seat track, he turned in the eighth-fastest qualifying time and dazzled the crowd with a brave ride around the top to win the second 10-lap heat race. He began the 30-lap feature in the eighth spot and finished seventh. The first time he ever saw the "Copper State" track on April 22nd, 2022, he finished third in the USAC/CRA main event. "Driving-wise, it is one of my favorite racetracks," Tafoya said. "You can be really aggressive for most of the night until it slicks off. Even when it was slick last year, I think I was the only one running the top until I got to the front and showed those guys that. It is fun, and it is a racy little place. Hopefully, some moisture stays in the dirt for us." Gates at Mohave Valley Raceway will open at 5:00 p.m. each day, with racing at 7:00. An adult two-day ticket is $45.00. Single-day tickets are $25.00 for adults and $15.00 for children. Online advance tickets are available until November 1st at 12:00 a.m. Central Standard time at https://www.myracepass.com/tracks/2145/tickets/1413705. It is cash only for tickets (no ATMs on site). Concessions, souvenirs, and the beer garden take cash or cards. For more information, the track website is https://www.mohavevalleyraceway.com/, and the office phone is (928) 346-6000. Tafoya will wrap up the USAC/CRA portion of his season on November 9th at Perris Auto Speedway. Fans can follow Tafoya on Instagram @eddietafoya51. Tafoya and the #51T team would like to thank Specialty Fasteners, Inland Rigging, BR Motorsports, King Racing Products, Gasper Transportation, CMI Precision Machining, Owen's Insurance Services, Keen Concrete, DRC Chassis, and Rider Racing Engines for supporting its racing program. Eddie Tafoya Jr. 2024 USAC National Results January 11 Tulsa Expo Raceway Chili Bowl Midget Nationals 22nd A Main January 14 Tulsa Expo Raceway Chili Bowl Midget Nationals 7th D Main February 24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 21st A Main March 9 Imperial Valley Raceway Imperial Valley 360/410 Sprints 13th A Main March 10 Imperial Valley Raceway Imperial Valley 360/410 Sprints 17th A Main March 16 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 16th A Main March 23 Cocopah Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 12th A Main April 6 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 6th A Main April 20 Bakersfield Speedway USCS Sprint Cars 22nd A Main April 27th Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 9th A Main May 11th Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway USCS Sprint Cars Rained Out May 18 Bakersfield Speedway USCS Sprint Cars 20th A Main May 25 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cas Series 8th A Main June 1 Ventura Raceway USCS Sprint Cars 23rd A Main June 5 Lawrenceburg Speedway 410 Sprint Cars 8th A Main June 6 Lincoln Park Speedway 410 Sprint Cars 12th A Main June 7 Bloomington Speedway 410 Sprint Cars 6th B Main June 8 Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 4th A Main June 15 Santa Maria Raceway USCS Sprint Cars 2nd A Main June 22 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th A Main July 13 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 7th A Main July 27 Ventura Raceway USCS Sprint Cars 21st A Main August 17 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 10th A Main August 31 Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 9th A Main September 1 Santa Maria Speedway USCS Sprint Cars 17th A Main September 14 Ventura Raceway USCS Sprint Cars 7th A Main September 21 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 6th A Main October 5 Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway USCS Sprint Cars 8th A Main This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. 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- Troutman Rolls to O'Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Year
BATAVIA, Ohio (October 30, 2024) - Despite an early exit in Saturday's Dirt Track World Championship at Eldora Speedway, Drake Troutman capped off his first year on tour with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series by claiming the 2024 O'Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Year honors. "It's been an incredible experience," Troutman said. "We knew going into this season there would be a lot of learning to do, but I think it was a success. I just need to thank everyone who helps out and plays a role on my team. All my crew guys, my mom, and all my sponsors; this season has been a total team effort. I am looking forward to the future." In his debut season with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Troutman achieved his first national touring win at Lernerville Speedway on June 21. The 19-year-old also secured third place in one of the season's premier events, the Sunoco North/South 100 held at Florence Speedway on August 10; Troutman's season included five top-five performances and 15 top-ten finishes. Troutman will receive an industry-leading $20,000 for his O'Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Year title and over $10,000 in valuable products from various industry manufacturers including Behrent's Performance Warehouse, Earnhardt Technologies Group, Fast Shafts, FOX Shocks, Keyser Manufacturing, MD3, Pro Fabrication Headers, Poske's Performance Parts, Schoenfeld Headers, Slicker Graphics, Simpson Race Products, Strange Oval, Summit Racing Equipment, Swift Springs, Thermo-Tec, Wieland Metal Services, Wilwood Brakes, and PEM Racing. Troutman's DTR Motorsports, Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Jay Dickens Racing Engine and sponsored by Wheeler Fleet Solutions, RFI Resources, XS Batteries, Shaffer Construction, Shoe's Diesel Performance, Stone Natural Resources, Glassmere Fuel Service, D&R Trucking, Thunderhill Trucking, Rice Tire, Smith Warehouse, Coltman Farms Racing, Claar's Notary, ABC Supply Company, CertainTeed, Jerry's Siding, Roofing & Widows, Bilstein Shocks, Slicker Graphics, Arizona Sports Shirts, Brinn Transmission, Sunoco Race Fuels, NGK Spark Plugs, Willy's Carburetors. Clay Harris finished second in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Year chase followed by Brenden Smith, Carson Ferguson, and Cory Lawler. For the latest news, results, championship standings, and more about the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, please visit www.lucasdirt.com. O'Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Year Standings: Pos - Car # - Competitor - Hometown - Points 1 - 7T - Drake Troutman - Hyndman, PA - 4920 2 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - 4605 3 - 17SS - Brenden Smith - Dade City, FL - 4045 4 - 93F - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - 4030 5 - 93 - Cory Lawler - Hanover, PA - 3850 About O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. was founded in 1957 by the O'Reilly family and is one of the largest specialty retailers of automotive aftermarket parts, tools, supplies, equipment, and accessories in the United States, serving both the do-it-yourself and professional service provider markets. Visit the Company's website at www.OReillyAuto.com for additional information about O'Reilly, including access to online shopping and current promotions, store locations, hours and services, employment opportunities and other programs. As of September 30, 2022, the Company operated 5,910 stores in 47 U.S. states and 28 stores in Mexico. To learn more about O'Reilly Auto Parts and find a store near you, visit www.oreillyauto.com. 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 2024, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will sanction 63 events across 16 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 streamed live via FloRacing, with select 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. 2024 Official Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Marketing Partners 2024 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Partners Include: Advanced Powder Coating, Allstar Performance, Arizona Sport Shirts, ARMSLIST.com, Automotive Racing Products (ARP), Behrent's Performance Warehouse, Big River Steel, Bilstein Shocks, Black Diamond Chassis, Boyd Bilt Fabrication, Brandon Ford, Brodix, Buzz Electric Bicycles, Capital Race Cars, Clements Racing Engines, Coltman Farms Racing, Cornett Racing Engines, Dave Warren Powersports, Deatherage Opticians, Dirt Draft, E3 Spark Plugs, Earnhardt Technologies Group, Fast Shafts, FLORacing, FOX Shocks, General Tire, Heartbeat Hot Sauce, Heath Lawson Photography, Hellraizer Jacks, Holmatro, Hoosier Tire, Keyser Manufacturing, Kryptonite Race Cars, Longhorn Chassis, Lucas Oil Products, MAVTV Motorsports Network, MD3, Mega Plumbing of the Carolinas, Midwest Sheet Metal, Miller Welders, MSD, MyRacePass, Nutrien Ag Solutions, O'Reilly Auto Parts, Outerwears, Performance Engineering & Manufacturing (PEM), Penske Racing Shocks, Performance Bodies, Poske's Performance Parts, ProFabrication Headers & Exhaust, Pro Power Racing Engines, ProtectTheHarvest.com, Rocket Chassis, Rugged Radios, Schoenfeld Headers, Simpson Race Products, Slicker Graphics, Strange Oval, Sunoco Race Fuels, Swift Springs, Summit Racing Equipment, Thermo-Tec Automotive Products, Todd Steel Buildings, UNOH - University of Northwestern Ohio, Vic Hill Race Engines, Victory Fuel, Whelen Engineering Company, Wieland Metal Services, Wilwood, Xceldyne, and 5150 Race Trailers
- Levi Jones named general manager of Eldora Speedway
Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio owned by Columbus native Tony Stewart has hired championship-winning USAC driver and motorsports executive Levi Jones as general manager for the World’s Greatest Dirt ...
- SEAVEY SECURES USAC CAREER TRIPLE CROWN! 2024 USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR REVIEW
In a span of two seasons, Logan Seavey and Abacus Racing went from being among the newest driver/team combinations in the sport to becoming USAC Career Triple Crown champions.
- Jacobs, Dietz Squaring Off for World of Outlaws Title
David Gravel and Carson Macedo are ready to battle on track for the 2024 World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car championship, but there’s another matchup taking place behind the scenes on the ...
- Catanias are new owners of Stateline Speedway
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- Stockton Dirt Track caps SCCT season on Saturday
Stockton, CA…What started in April will come to a grand conclusion this Saturday when the Sprint Car Challenge Tour tackles the Stockton Dirt Track for the 41st annual "Tribute to Gary Patterson." The November 2nd showdown will be a can't miss affair with both the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour and the NARC 410 Sprint Car Series crowning champions in the unique Stockton victory corral. The Tribute to Gary Patterson has also morphed back into a double header weekend with Winged 360 Sprint Cars, the Hunt Wingless Tour and Dwarf Cars launching things on Friday night. Plenty of camping is available on the fairgrounds for those who want to make a weekend out of it. "We look forward to GP weekend this Friday and Saturday," said Stockton Dirt Track Promoter Tony Noceti. "We continue doing work on this track to try and give teams the best possible surface. Alan Handy has been here massaging it and I feel like we should have two great nights of racing." Andy Forsberg heads into Saturday hoping to wrap up his second Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour title. If he can do so, it would mark championship 28 for the Auburn driver. Forsberg claimed a SCCT victory at the Adobe Cup in Petaluma and looks to finish off the season in that same fashion. El Cajon resident Braden Chiaramonte goes into Stockton gunning to lock up second in the standings, as well as the Garth Moore Insurance Rookie of the Year Award. The 17-year-old has been impressive this year while gaining laps with the Tiner-Hirst Ent. team. Oakley's Dylan Bloomfield, Placerville's Shane Hopkins and Livermore's Travis Labat rank third, fourth and fifth respectively in the points. Completing the top-10 heading into the season finale are Yuba City's Seth Standley, Aromas' Justin Sanders, Roseville's Colby Copeland, Hanford's Michael Faccinto and Roseville's Sean Becker. Sanders recorded a clean sweep during the only other SCCT appearance in Stockton this season and has captured the last two Tribute to Gary Patterson main events with the tour. He climbs back aboard the Dale Miller Septic No. 4sa mount looking to claim his seventh SCCT win of the year. Known as the "Dancing Phantom from Stockton," the "Preacher," the "Hostile Hippie" or just simply "GP," Gary Patterson was one of the most colorful characters of his time and captured several major wins in his career, including the Gold Cup Race of Champions, the Super Dirt Cup in Washington and the Turkey Night Grand Prix at Ascot Park among others. Patterson lost his life in a Sprint Car crash at Calistoga Speedway on Memorial Day weekend 1983 and an event in his memory has been held every year since. "GP" moved to Stockton, California in 1957 and began his career at the Stockton 99 Speedway. This year marks the 12th season in a row that we've paid honor to Patterson in Stockton. Tickets and Details: Adult tickets for the 41st annual Tribute to Gary Patterson on Saturday cost $30 while juniors 12-17, seniors 65+ and military with ID cost $25. Kids ages 5-11 are $10, with those four and under free. Tickets can be purchased online via https://www.eventbrite.com/e/narc-king-of-the-west-410-scct-360-sprint-car-championship-finales-tickets-1043049137047 or at the gate on race day. Seating is general admission. The pit gate will open at 1pm, with the front grandstand gate opening at 3pm. The pit meeting will be held at 3:30pm with cars on track shortly after. Hot laps, Sierra Foothills Wine Services qualifying, and racing will follow. There is no muffler rule either night. The Stockton Dirt Track is a quarter mile clay oval located on the San Joaquin County Fairgrounds in Stockton, California. The physical address is 1658 S Airport Way, Stockton, CA 95206. For information on the speedway visit www.stocktondirttrack.com For those who can't make it to the track CaliDirt.TV provides live coverage of every Sprint Car Challenge Tour event. The service also covers every championship point race at Placerville Speedway. Fans can purchase through a cost savings monthly membership or on a per race basis via https://calidirt.tv/ The Sprint Car Challenge Tour would like to thank Elk Grove Ford, Hoosier Racing Tires, CaliDirt.TV, Shop Kyle Larson, Pit Stop USA, Tiner-Hirst Enterprise, BR Motorsports, King Racing Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, D&D Roofing, Sierra Foothills Wine Services, Garth Moore Insurance and Financial Services, Pacific Highway Rentals and High Sierra Industries for their support this season. The Sprint Car Challenge Tour is operated under the Russell Motorsports Inc. banner, which also manages the Placerville Speedway in Placerville, California. For sponsorship opportunities and inquiries, RMI can be reached at 530-344-7592 or office@sprintcarchallengetour.com More information on the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour can be found at our official website www.sprintcarchallengetour.com - Be sure to also like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/sprintcarchallengetour and follow on X/Twitter https://twitter.com/360SCCT for the latest breaking news regarding SCCT. You can also find us on Instagram by searching scct360.
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