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- Albany-Saratoga Speedway hosts Super DIRTcar Series special on Friday
The Super DIRTcar Series returns to action Friday night when the Albany-Saratoga Speedway hosts a 71-lap, $7,500-to-win special for DIRT big-block modifieds. A look at the SDS standings finds the top ...
- Late Race Move Sees DJ Johnson Win with Hunt Series at Marysville Raceway
During the Hunt Series' lone visit to Marysville Raceway of the season this past Saturday night, 25 drivers made it a memorable appearance as DJ Johnson made a late pass to pick up his first series win of the season.
- Starks Sweeps Grays Harbor Raceway Doubleheader and Records Top 10 During Dirt Cup Tune-Up at Skagit Speedway
Trey Starks is rolling into the famed Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup with momentum on his side.
- Red Hot Ryan Timms Enters 2022 Sage Fruit Front Row Challenge
Sweeping 'The Border Battle' at Jackson Motorplex and Huset's Speedway over this past weekend, Ryan Timms is looking for another big pay day, and the coveted Championship Belt trophy, as the standout 15-year-old announced his intentions of competing in August's Sage Fruit Front Row Challenge Pres. by Country Builders and The Rayce Rudeen Foundation.
- I-70 Motorsports Park 360 Nationals this Friday and Saturday!
I-70 Motorsports Park fires back into action this weekend with two nights of 360-ci Sprint Car competition on Friday, June 24, and, Saturday, June 25.
- CRSA Sprints Management Addresses Tire Concerns
From the ownership and management of the CRSA Sprints, there is new information concerning tires. Until further notice due to the tire shortage and to continue to support the tracks, teams and fans, the rule for all CRSA Sprint Series events will be as follows:
- Dirt Hall of Fame profile: Decker humbled by Hall of Fame induction, but eager for more wins
In their first season with Wight’s Gypsum Racing Team they added 16 more wins to Decker’s lengthy resume. Wight also helped Decker secure another Super DIRT Week big-block win. Decker’s huge ...
- SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY PA SPEEDWEEK OPPERMAN-BOGAR-HEINTZELMAN MEMORIAL FOR 410 SPRINT CARS WILL NOW PAY $10,099 TO WIN SUNDAY, JULY 3
When the 410 sprint cars return to Selinsgrove Speedway on Sunday, July 3, for the Middleswarth Potato Chips PA Speedweek Opperman-Bogar-Heintzelman Memorial, they will be racing for $10,099 to win thanks to a generous contribution from the family of Ralph Heintzelman Sr. to honor his recent induction into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame.
- Madden wires LOLMDS field for win at Smoky Mountain
Chris Madden survived a late-race scare en route a $50,000 victory on Saturday night in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt ...
- Earl Halaquist Memorial Up Next For Patriot Sprint Tour
After three events thus far into the 2022 edition of the A-Verdi Storage Containers Patriot Sprint Tour, the fourth race is slated for this Saturday, June 25, at the Fonda Speedway for the 18th annual Earl Halaquist Memorial.
- Whiskey Myers band sponsoring World of Outlaws ‘4-wide Salute to the Fans’
A new energy will be brought to Johnny Gibson's famous World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series "4-wide Salute to the Fans" with multi-Platinum band Whiskey Myers joining as the presenting sponsor.
- Arizona Sport Shirts Crown Jewel Cup Heating Up with Three Down, Ten to Go
Batavia, OH (June 21, 2022) - With the first three of 13 Arizona Sport Shirts Crown Jewel Cup races in, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series regular, Ricky Thornton Jr leads this point category. The mini-series within the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series schedule consists of 13 events that pay $30,000 or more to the winner. The next event in this mini-series is the 16th Annual Firecracker 100 Presented by Big River Steel where drivers will compete for a record $50,000 top prize. First place winnings for all 13 crown jewel cup events in 2022 comes to an extraordinary $688,000. Drivers with perfect attendance with the series will earn points at these 13 events based on their respective finishes. The Arizona Sport Shirts Crown Jewel Cup Champion and the top five in Crown Jewel Cup points will receive bigger cash awards than in years past; this mini-series Champion will receive a $15,000 cash bonus at the year-end awards banquet. The drivers who finish second through fifth in the Crown Jewel Cup standings will earn $6,000, $4,000, $3,000, and $2,000 in cash, respectively for a total point's fund of $30,000 for these 13 events. Just 25 points behind Ricky Thornton Jr in Arizona Sport Shirts Crown Jewel Cup points is the reigning series Champion Tim McCreadie, who has won or been in the hunt for the Cup several years in a row. Numerous tight battles between eligible drivers are ensuing throughout the rest of the points rundown with Earl Pearson Jr, Brandon Sheppard, Tyler Erb and Hudson O'Neal (tied), Garrett Alberson, Ashton Winger, Spencer Hughes, Ross Robinson, and Daulton Wilson. As part of the Arizona Sport Shirts Crown Jewel Cup, the Quest for Cash still includes a potential bonus of $50,000 or $100,000. These bonuses are also available to drivers that maintain perfect attendance with the series for the entire season. If a driver wins six (6) of the thirteen (13) Crown Jewel Cup events in 2022, that driver will receive a $50,000 bonus. A driver that wins eight (8) of thirteen (13) Crown Jewel Cup events will earn a $100,000 bonus.** Arizona Sport Shirts Crown Jewel Cup 2022 events (winner): May 28, 2022- Lucas Oil Speedway- Show-Me 100- $50,000 to win (Chris Ferguson) June 4, 2022- West Virginia Motor Speedway- Historic 100- $50,000 to win (Jonathan Davenport) June 18, 2022- Smoky Mountain Speedway- Mountain Moonshine Classic- $50,000 to win (Chris Madden) June 25, 2022- Lernerville Speedway- Firecracker 100- $50,000 to win July 3, 2022- Muskingum County Speedway- Freedom 60- $30,000 to win July 9, 2022- Deer Creek Speedway- Gopher 50- $50,000 to win July 23, 2022- I-80 Speedway- Silver Dollar Nationals- $53,000 to win August 13, 2022- Florence Speedway- North/South 100- $75,000 to win August 20, 2022- Batesville Motor Speedway- Topless 100- $50,000 to win August 27, 2022- Port Royal Speedway- Rumble by the River- $50,000 to win September 4, 2022- Tyler County Speedway- 54th Annual Hillbilly 100- $30,000 to win September 17, 2022- Knoxville Raceway- Late Model Nationals- $50,000 to win October 15, 2022- Portsmouth Raceway Park- Dirt Track World Championship- $100,000 to win **A minimum of 11 of the scheduled 13 Crown Jewel Cup races must be completed during the 2022 season with a minimum of 24 cars entered at each of those events. To be eligible, the driver must have perfect attendance in all Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series races in 2022. About Arizona Sports Shirts: Founded more than four decades ago, Arizona Sport Shirts has provided bold, unique, and effective apparel for race teams, businesses, and special events. Today, Arizona Sport Shirts continues its commitment to providing cutting edge apparel and merchandise found nowhere else. More information on Arizona Sport Shirts, including online ordering details, is available at: www.ArizonaSportShirts.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 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
- Engine woes spoil promising night for Alex Pokorski at Plymouth Dirt Track
(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) June 21, 2022 - What was shaping up to be the best outing of the season for Plymouth Dirt Track Racing and Akright Auto Midwest Sprint Car Association 360 Sprint Car driver Alex Pokorski of West Bend, Wis. quickly turned to disappointment when engine issues struck his Akright Auto Racing Team No. 4 car to cut his night short at The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis. on Saturday, June 18. Pokorski's night got off to a strong start as he ripped off the second fastest qualifying lap in the 26-car PDTR 360 Sprint Car field with a lap of 12.435 seconds. After rolling off third in the third PDTR 360 Sprint Car heat race, Pokorski held down the third spot throughout the 10-lap event on the hammer-down, lightning-fast third-mile clay oval track surface to earn a transfer spot to the 25-lap A main. The third-year 360 Sprint Car competitor started a 2022 season-best eighth in the PDTR 360 Sprint main event. As track conditions rapidly changed from fast and tacky to dry and slick in the opening laps of the A main, Pokorski was running eighth when the first caution flag of the race appeared on lap 6 for the stalled car of Preston Ruh. On the restart, Pokorski bolted past Tyler Davis and Lance Fassbender to take over sixth in the running order. Pokorski was closing in on the top five when his car suddenly lost power and rolled to a stop in turn three on lap 8 with an ailing engine. The engine issues proved to be terminal as Pokorski was credited with a 22nd place finish in a race won by Travis Arenz. "We had just put this motor in prior to Saturday's show," Pokorski said. "The car felt really good for the whole night and was very fast until the point when the motor blew up. It was encouraging to have a strong showing in qualifying, the heat race and to be running well in the feature. There were no warning signs before it blew. It's just an unfortunate break. Sometimes these things happen in racing." With the PDTR and MSA 360 Sprint Cars idle on Saturday, June 25, Alex Pokorski and the Akright Auto Racing Team will return to action on Thursday, June 30 with the Plymouth Dirt Track Racing and MSA 360 Sprint Cars running in support of the Road America Challenge Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series event in held conjunction with the NASCAR Cup Series weekend at Road America in nearby Elkhart Lake, Wis. Pit gates open at 2 p.m. with spectator gates opening at 4:30 p.m., qualifying at 6:30 p.m. and racing at 7 p.m. "I am very lucky to have a dedicated car owner in Spyder Akright and to have all the supportive people around to help us change motors and work on the car," Pokorski said. "Even fellow competitor, Dylan Winkel, stopped by to help us take a motor out Sunday morning, which was very kind of him. It's really cool to have help from guys you compete with on a week-to-week basis. Our plan is to put in a spare motor and be back out for the next show on Thursday, June 30." Sponsors and supporters for Alex Pokorski and the 2022 Akright Auto Racing Team include Akright Auto, Petersen Septic Systems, Goeden Auto Body, Novak's Service Center, Wisconsin Bank and Trust, RC Custom Design and Pedal Down Promotions. Alex Pokorski-Akright Auto Racing Team Sponsor Showcase - Akright Auto Located at 106 North Bluebird Lane in Sheboygan Falls, Wis. Akright Auto has served as a reliable source for auto parts since 1940. With a highly trained staff of auto parts professionals, Akright Auto is well prepared to assist customers with vehicle repair needs with a wide assortment of affordable, high-quality auto parts available on site. If a part is not available, Akright Auto offers next-day delivery services. In addition, Akright Auto provides full auto salvage services, along with a 90-day standard warranty on all parts purchases. Contact Akright Auto by phone at 920-467-4201, toll free at 800-400-4201, via email at dakright12@gmail.com or visit www.akrightauto.com. For more information on Alex Pokorski and the No. 4 Akright Auto Racing Team, check out Pokorski Motorsports on Facebook at https://facebook.com/pokorskimotorsports or visit www.pedaldownpromo.com. Pedal Down Promotions is a full-service public relations and media services company devoted to helping its clients effectively communicate with targeted audiences through press releases, newsletters, profile and feature articles, website and social media content development, printed media, editing and layout, graphic design and book publishing services. For more information on Pedal Down Promotions, email pedaldownpromotions@gmail.com, visit www.pedaldownpromo.com or call 920-323-7970. Alex Pokorski Akright Auto Racing Team 4 2022 Season By The Numbers Total Events - 5 A Main Victories - 0 B Main Victories - 1 Top Five A Main Finishes - 0 Top 10 A Main Finishes - 0 Top 15 A Main Finishes - 1 Heat Race Victories - 0 Paul Pokorski Akright Auto 53A/Akright Auto Racing Team 4 2022 Season By The Numbers Total Events - 2 A Main Victories - 0 B Main Victories - 0 Top Five A Main Finishes - 0 Top 10 A Main Finishes - 1 Top 15 A Main Finishes - 2 Heat Race Victories - 0 Alex Pokorski Akright Auto Racing Team 4 2022 Upcoming Races Thursday, June 30 - Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis. Saturday, July 9 - Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis. Saturday, July 16 - Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis. Sunday, July 17 - Angell Park Speedway, Sun Prairie, Wis.
- SPRINT CAR DOUBLEHEADER SATURDAY AT SHARON WITH WINGED “410S” & NON-WING RUSH
With sunshine and warm temperatures expected, Sharon Speedway will return to action this Saturday night (June 25) with a "Super Series" program featuring a doubleheader of Sprint Car action with the Hovis Auto & Truck Supply winged "410" Sprints along with the Terry Bowser Excavating non-wing RUSH Sprints.
- Nick DaRonco and Mark Chevalier are UMSS Winners
Nick DaRonco and Mark Chevalier won the UMSS features at Ogilvie Raceway Saturday
- Red Dirt Raceway, Tri-State Speedway host OCRS this weekend
Red Dirt Raceway and Tri-State Speedway are next for the AmeriFlex / OCRS IMCA Sprint Cars on Friday and Saturday.
- Late Model race added to N.W. docket in October
An XR Super Series Late Model date has been added to the “Racetrack Revival” at North Wilkesboro Speedway October 28-29 as part of the month-long dirt racing campaign in October, ...
- POWRi WAR & Xtreme Outlaw’s Prepare for I-55 Raceway Firecracker Faceoff
Continuing to offer competitors events run in conjunction, the Lucas Oil POWR Wingless Auto Racing Sprint League as well as the Xtreme Outlaw Sprint Series presented by LOW-E Insulation will again link up for outstanding action
- KTJ RETURNS TO DEFEND USAC INDIANA SPRINT WEEK TITLE IN JULY
Two-time USAC Indiana Sprint Week champion Kevin Thomas Jr. is set to defend his title as a teammate to Carson Garrett on the BGE/Dougherty Motorsports team for the eight-race series that will take place July 22-30.
- Speedweek Begins At Williams Grove Friday With Billy Pauch As Guest
The 32nd annual Pennsylvania Speedweek Series for 410 sprint cars will kickoff this Friday, June 24 at Williams Grove Speedway.
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