Willamette Speedway Race Track in Lebanon, Oregon, USA

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Willamette Speedway races Super Late Models, IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sportmods, Super Sports, Sportsman, Street Stocks, IMCA Stock Cars, and Hornets.

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• 36606 Airport Dr
  Lebanon, Oregon, 97355 USA
• lat: 44.524867, lng: -122.932752
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• Surface: 1/3 mile clay oval

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  NARC NEWSLINE - MAY 21, 2022

  NARC NEWSLINE - MAY 21, 2022, By Jim Allen ... Let's be honest, chasing championship points is by far the hardest thing to do in motorsports. It takes mettle, perseverance and a never-ending personal sacrifice by not only the driver and car owner, but for everybody involved with the team. Some view it as fun, like a once-in-a-lifetime adventure. Others have done it long enough that it has become a J - O - B. Either way, you need a team that loves demanding work and long hours because it will consume a lifetime. The man who did it the best in the Northern Auto Racing Club's history books was Brent Kaeding. His impressive resume' featured 13 NARC championships, 13 more King of California titles and his induction into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame. In one word, that's called a "DYNASTY." He dominated like Tiger Woods did in his heyday. It was all about fighting and clawing for top five finishes, and always being in position to take advantage of luck if it happened to come his way. And when a top five just wasn't possible, just finishing anywhere but last was the mission. BK, Billy Albini, and the Hogs set the standard for sprint car racing in California, the same way Michael Jordan did in basketball. So where is all this leading? After MJ came LeBron. Each generation has its own stars and heroes, and we might be in the preliminary stages of witnessing the making of another dynasty. True, the NARC Fujitsu General Sprint Car Series has only four races under its belt this season, but it's hard to ignore that Dominic Scelzi, Jimmy Carr, and his crew are up to something good. A pair of feature wins at the Peter Murphy Classic, a runner-up at the season opener and a third-place outing at the Tarter Memorial is worthy of that attention. Championship hangover? Forget about it! The Scelzi Motorsports #41 team is out having fun, which produces momentum and that becomes almost unbeatable. Scelzi's efforts last weekend at the Peter Murphy Classic were like a sprint car version of Groundhog Day. (For you millennials who don't know what Groundhog Day is, it was a movie in 1993, where everyday repeated itself, but only got better. Goggle it.) He became the first driver to deposit a pair of $11,000 paydays from the PMC! His win on Saturday came after starting 12th and doing the proverbial fighting and clawing to the front. When Corey Day and Justin Sanders got together and crashed during a heated battle for the lead, Scelzi was in position to take advantage of luck when it happened to come his way. Sound familiar? As a final parting note, Dominic Scelzi's pit crew needs a nickname. Any ideas? THE FASTEST FOUR DAYS IN MOTORSPORTS: Many of us circled this blast of NARC Memorial Day weekend races on the schedule immediately after it was announced. Well, it's finally here, meaning it's time to head North for a Thursday, May 26th outing at Southern Oregon Speedway. This will be followed by a Friday show at Willamette Speedway in Lebanon, OR and a two-day Timber Cup finale at Grays Harbor Raceway on May 28-29th. And since it is the Pacific Northwest, we always had a rain date in our pocket (Monday, May 30th if needed.) The weather in the PNW is always sketchy, but we knew that in advance. For added incentive, there is a $40,000 bonus on the line for any driver who can win all four races. Three out of four races still earn a $5000 kicker, so NARC teams are focusing in on the possibilities. I know I have covered most of this before, but here are some of the Fastest Four Days in Motorsports basics: Camping is available at all three tracks. Race car haulers can stay in the pit area overnight. ... Tickets for all three facilities are available online and presales are looking good right now. ... There is an Elma Raceway Hall of Fame barbecue at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, May 29th at Grays Harbor Raceway. It will be held in the Borden Building (AKA ... the Dog Barn). Drivers eat free and donations are accepted. ... At 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, all the NARC teams will convoy to Elma High School to stage for the Elma's Salute to the Red, White & Blue parade. The parade will start at 1:00 p.m. and will go on a leisurely jaunt through downtown, before race teams get herded right back into the pit area. ... Among the teams committed to make the trip are DJ Netto (Netto 88N), Mitchell Faccinto (Tarlton 21), Billy Aton (Aton 26), Joel Myers Jr. (Vertullo 82V), Bud Kaeding (BK Racing 69), Dominic Scelzi (Scelzi 41), Willie Croft (Croft 29), Tim Kaeding (Bates-Hamilton 42X), Shane Golobic (Wood 17W), Justin Sanders (Mittry 2X); Max Mittry (Mittry 2XM), Colby Copeland (Antaya 16A), Logan Forler (Forler 2L), Tanner Holmes (Holmes 18T), Nick Parker (Parker 15), Garen Linder (22), and others! NARC NOTES: Kalib Henry posted his first career NARC top five finish in the McCollough RV 17 at the Peter Murphy finale. It wasn't like he started up front and just held on. He began his adventure in 17th and earned the Swift Metal Finishing Hardcharger award, finishing fifth ... Another driver who continues to impress is Landon Brooks. In his four NARC races aboard the Vanlare 5V sprint car, he has been in the dash on three of those nights. ... There was a noticeable change in 410 car counts at the PMC. Thirty-one cars competed on Saturday night. Only 24 in 2021. ... Craig Stidham still has "it." He earned the Swift Metal Finishing Hardcharger award on night one of the PMC. He started 19th and finished fifth. It was his first top five finish since 2017. It was worth $450. ... ... Tim Kaeding and the Bates-Hamilton Racing Team took a beating at the PMC. The team crashed both nights and TK was visibly hurt after his second night spill. Friday's night tumble happened with only two-laps remaining in the Thunderbowl feature. Saturday's spill was on the other end of the spectrum when he crashed on his second qualifying lap. TK was already second fast time on his first qualifying lap. After sitting in the back of the ambulance for a couple minutes, he actually raced in his heat race, but it was very painful. To quote him directly, "my back is killing me." By design, TK started the main and pulled in after one lap. It serves as a reminder that this is a dangerous sport. ... Tanner Holmes and Joel Myers Jr. also took ugly spills at the Thunderbowl. The 18T team accessed the damage and loaded up and headed back home to Oregon to regroup for the Fastest Four Days in Motorsports. If you haven't checked out Tanner's social media efforts, go look. Fun and informative. ...The Dave Vertullo team burned the midnight oil and rebuilt to race on Saturday. ... ... The fine people at Karsyn Construction in Fresno made things interesting. With Saturday's show already paying $11,000 to the winner, Karsyn offered up the possibility of doubling it. The offer on the table was to give the top two finishers in the pole shuffle the option to start at the back of the pack. If one of them pulled off the win, it would be a $22,000 payday. Justin Sanders said it wasn't worth the risk based on his current starting spot in Paul Silva-wrenched #57. ... Kerry Madsen message was about the same. He stated that the Roth Motorsports Toyota R&D team is looking to score wins and it's slightly easier to do it when starting up front. ... If you haven't been to Pete's Pub at Hanford in the pit area before the races, you are missing out. Fans get a chance to enjoy food and beer, hang at the drivers meeting, listen to interviews, and rub elbows with their favorite drivers. More racing facilities are rolling out the Happy Hour events for fans. We need more of that. ... ... What was more fun to watch? Max Mittry during the pole shuffle, or his dad Demo Mittry animated body language as he jumped up and down and flayed his arms while rooting for his son on from the infield. Demo wins this one in a landslide. Speaking of the Pole Shuffle, here is how it went: Max Mittry outran Landon Brooks in the first round and moved on to oust DJ Netto in the second. The veteran Kerry Madsen finally stopped the 16-year-old streak and used that momentum to outrun another 16-year-old Corey Day. Justin Sanders held his own in the Works Limited 57 to win the Pole Shuffle over Madsen ... Max Mittry ended the night in sixth - his best career NARC finish. It came in only his fourth start in a 410-sprint car. The future is looking bright. HOOSIER TIRES: While social media is mostly ablaze with negative opinions and comments on tire availability, teams in California are coping with the current situation. However, you wouldn't know that if you read the comments of a super-opinionated few. Are all those in the racing community aware that the supply chain is a little sporadic? Absolutely! Are racing sanctioning bodies, promoters, and Hoosier Tires fighting through the situation? Absolutely! Are all parties actively working on solving this issue? Absolutely! (Today's word is ABSOLUTELY!) Most active sprint car teams have always played to their comfort level with a large pile of tires at their disposal. The main difference in today's world is that most rigs are not hauling around their usual stockpile of 15+ tires - which makes some uncomfortable. However, tire hoarding by just a few teams will only make things worse. If you need an example, just flashback to the toilet paper scenario in 2020. It should be publicized that nobody in California has been sidelined because of a lack of tires. Compliments go out to Hoosier Tire West, who are stepping up and paying gigantic freight bills to express ship tires to the Golden State. It doesn't make much financial sense to do that, but they are doing the right thing to help the racers. Trust me, they want this issue resolved immediately also. If everybody cooperates and works together, we can make it through the 2022 campaign without cancelling any events. Once again, everybody is working on it and the only thing that will fix it is time to fill the pipeline. Please don't trash sponsors on social media. It only makes things worse. As of right now, the NARC tire rule spelled out in the rulebook is still in place. The HTW tire burn off period is in full effect until June 1st. After that, only the H-tire package are allowed. Peter Murphy is adamant that Super Dirt Cup be competed on a level playing field. That means the H-tire package will be the only tire run at the three-day show in late June. Can any of this be changed in the future if something happens? Absolutely, but it will be addressed on a race-by-race basis. FROM THIS WEEK'S FYI DEPARTMENT: We are missing Sean Watts on this year's NARC tour. Sean sold his 410 motor to Chase Johnson and needs a motor and sponsorship-backing to return. He still has a 360 so race fans will see him at select events. ... The Keller Motorsports team was looking forward to competing in about 20 410 events this season. Unfortunately, early season problem at the Outlaw shows sidelined both of their powerplants. They hope to get them back in August with JJ Ringo behind the wheel. ... Colby Copeland's victory at the April 2nd Stockton season opener was his third NARC win of his career. Corey Day also scored his third career victory of his short NARC career at the Tarter Memorial at Chico. As a follow-up that race, with his impressive flag-to-flag run, Day took home half of the $3500 in lap money up for grabs. Here is the breakdown: Corey Day ($1750); Justin Sanders ($760); Landon Brooks ($570); Dominic Scelzi ($220); Blake Carrick ($140); and Sean Becker ($60). We thank the Tarter Family, their foundation, and all the sponsors who supported this magnificent event. ... Speaking of lap sponsorships, all the laps are sold for the June 11th Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial race. However, we are still looking for additional race sponsors. If you would like to get involved, please contact Karen Bradway Tuccelli on Facebook. ... Tickets for the June 23-25th Super Dirt Cup are available through the track website. What are you waiting for? This event pays a staggering $50,000 to Saturday nights winner. Coming to you live from Auburn, CA. See ya!

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  NARC SPRINT CARS HEAD TO PETALUMA FOR SALUTE TO FIRST RESPONDERS

  (3/16/22) Sacramento, CA... The NARC Fujitsu General 410 Sprint Cars continue a busy month this Saturday, May 21st with Petaluma Speedway's Salute to First Responders. The event honors our many brave first responders and their efforts to ensure our safety and peace of mind. All first responders who present a valid ID at the gate will be admitted for the discounted price of just $10 to enjoy a night of racing from the West Coast's best 410 sprint car drivers. The race will mark the fifth of the 2022 NARC campaign and first visit to Petaluma of the year. The series will make one more trip to the adobe clay oval on July 9th. Also on the card for Saturday are Modifieds, Super Stocks, and Mini Stocks. After an off-season full of hard work to improve the historic racetrack that included reshaping the surface, facility improvements, and additional safety measures, promoter Rick Faeth is looking forward to welcoming NARC for the first time this year, and he's planned some additional fan-friendly events for the Salute to First Responders, too. "The track had become very misshapen over time," Faeth explained. "So, we've gotten it shaped now with five degrees of banking on the straightaways and twelve degrees in the turns, and the shape is holding up really well. We've got eight races in so far this year. The feedback we've gotten from all of our local drivers has been amazing. It's like a different racetrack. "We're looking forward to having the NARC Fujitsu Sprint Car series. We've been a big supporter of them over the course of the last decade," Faeth added. "It's First Responders Night. The local police and fire departments are going to come out, and we're going to have a 1936 antique fire truck there on display, and we're looking forward to it." Championship Chase It's impossible to lose points when you win, so Dominic Scelzi maintained his NARC point lead and extended it with his weekend sweep of the NARC portion of the Peter Murphy Classic. He now leads a new second place driver as a pair of top-fives during the Peter Murphy Classic propelled Mitchell Faccinto into the runner-up spot as the Tarlton Motorsports drivers continues to hunt his first title. Shane Golobic fell to third in points after trouble in Hanford on Saturday. Completing the top-five behind him are full-time series drivers Bud Kaeding and Willie Croft. Who to Watch The numbers immediately point to Bud Kaeding as a strong favorite. The Campbell native's consistency at Petaluma is off the charts. In his last 16 series starts at the three-eighths mile, the 2017 NARC champion has collected three wins, posted a 3.8 average finish, and finished no worse than eighth. It's a home race for the native of nearby Benicia, Billy Aton. Wild Bill has always performed well with NARC at Petaluma, collecting four top-10s in six starts including his inaugural series podium back in July of 2019 when he finished runner-up after leading seven laps. Sebastopol's Joel Myers Jr. continues to hunt for his first series victory, and he's taken well to the Petaluma gumbo in past appearances. Last year in just his second NARC start the Vertullo Motorsports driver finished third at the three-eighths mile. Then in July Myers Jr. appeared headed to Petaluma victory lane until an incident with lapped traffic while leading ended that bid. Another driver that the stats favor is Fremont's Shane Golobic. In his seven most recent NARC starts at Petaluma, Golobic has tallied a pair of wins, not missed the top-five, and owns an average finish of 2.7 over that span. Former Petaluma NARC winners Tim Kaeding, Willie Croft, and Colby Copeland should also be in the mix. Other drivers expected to compete include Fresno's Dominic Scelzi, Hanford's Mitchell and Michael Faccinto, Idaho's Logan Forler, Hanford's Geoffrey Strole, Penngrove's Chase Johnson, and more. Fan & Competitor Info The NARC-King of the West Hoosier Tire format will feature ARP Fast Time Qualifying, 10-lap Heat Races, a six-lap Sunnyvalley Bacon Trophy Dash, and the Fujitsu General USA 30-lap Feature. The headliner will pay competitors $600 to start. The pit gate will open at noon with the front gate set to open at 4:00 P.M. Hot laps are slated for 5:00 P.M. with racing scheduled to begin around 6:00 P.M. Adult General Admission tickets are $25. Seniors ages 65+ can purchase tickets for $22. Juniors ages 6-11 tickets will be just $10. Kids 5 and under are free. First responders who present a valid ID will be admitted for just $10. Petaluma Speedway is located on the Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds at 100 Fairgrounds Dr. Petaluma, CA 94952. For more information call (707) 763-7223. The Salute to First Responders can be viewed live on floracing.com along with the entire NARC Fujitsu General Sprint Car schedule. 2022 NARC King of the West Fujitsu 410 Sprint Car Series Championship Points Standings (After four events in 24-race series - 5/15/22) Dominic Scelzi, Fresno - 462 Mitchell Faccinto, Hanford - 441 Shane Golobic, Elk Grove - 431 Bud Kaeding, Campbell - 429 Willie Croft, Colfax - 425 Corey Day, Salinas - 414 Justin Sanders, Aromas - 413 Michael Faccinto, Hanford - 411 Max Mittry, Redding (R) - 408 Tim Kaeding, San Jose - 395 Billy Aton, Benicia (R) - 381 Logan Forler, Boise, ID (R) - 376 Joel Myers Jr, Sebastopol (R) - 371 Geoffrey Strole, Hanford - 365 Colby Copeland, Roseville - 345 DJ Netto, Hanford - 323 Chase Johnson, Penngrove - 311 Garen Linder, Central Point, OR - 302 Landon Brooks, Yuba City - 300 Kerry Madsen, Sydney, AUS - 291 The NARC Fujitsu General USA Racing Series is also sponsored by Hoosier Racing Tires and Floracing.com. Associate and product award sponsors include Automotive Racing Products (ARP), Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Bullet Impressions, Dirt.Travel, FK Rod Ends, Johnstone Supply, Kaeding Performance Center, Kimo's Tropical Car Wash, KSE Racing Products, Maxim, Pyrotect, Roth Motorsports, Safecraft Safety Equipment, Saldana Racing Products, Schoenfeld Headers, SCI Racing Products, Scelzi Enterprises, Starr Property Management, Swift Metal Finishing, Sunnyvalley Bacon, System 1 Ignition, Ultra Lite Brakes, Vortex Wings, Wilwood Disc Brakes, and Winters Performance Products. SOCIAL MEDIA INFORMATION Website: www.NARC410.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NARCKingoftheWest Facebook (history page): https://www.facebook.com/NARCSprintCarHistory Twitter: https://twitter.com/NARC410 Instagram: www.instagram.com/narc410 YouTube: NARC410 Live Stream PPV: Floracing.com UPCOMING EVENTS: FASTEST FOUR DAYS IN MOTORSPORTS May 26 - Southern Oregon Speedway, Central Point, OR - Fastest Four Days in Motorsprots May 27 - Willamette Speedway, Lebanon, OR - Fastest Four Days in Motorsports May 28 - Grays Harbor Raceway, Elma, WA - Fastest Four Days in Motorsports May 29 - Grays Harbor Raceway, Elma, WA - Fastest Four Days in Motorsports

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  TULARE AND HANFORD WELCOME NARC FOR PETER MURPHY CLASSIC

  (5/9/22) Sacramento, CA ... This weekend will bring a double dose of the NARC Fujitsu General 410 Sprint Cars as the series will compete on both nights of the highly anticipated Peter Murphy Classic, Friday, May 13th at Tulare's Thunderbowl Raceway and the $11,000 to win finale at Hanford's Keller Auto Speedway on Saturday, May 14th. This year marks the eighth edition of the popular staple of the California sprint car circuit. The two races are promoted by Murphy himself and are his way of giving back to the racing community that helped him following his career-ending crash in 2013. Murphy's efforts always lead to a lucrative purse, especially the Saturday portion which not only awards $11,000 to the winner, but also $1,000 to start the Fujitsu General feature event. Saturday night will be the second highest purse of the 2022 NARC season, behind only Skagit Speedway's Super Dirt Cup. The race also helps raise money for the NARC Benevolent Fund, the not-for-profit that helps injured racer's families in times of need. The weekend will have no shortage of sprint car action as the Sprint Car Challenge Tour 360 Sprint Cars will join NARC in both Tulare and Hanford. Friday and Saturday will mark races three and four of the 2022 NARC Fujitsu General Sprint Car campaign. (The April 10th race has yet to be rescheduled.) Championship Chase It only took two races for last year's NARC titlist, Dominic Scelzi, to take over the 2022 point lead. Back-to-back podium finishes to kick off the campaign have given the Fresno driver the top spot with a current tally of 228 points. Four points behind Scelzi holding the runner-up position is Aromas' Justin Sanders, and a mere five points separate the drivers in spots two through five. Sanders (224 points) leads the way with Corey Day (223), Shane Golobic (222), and Tanner Carrick (219) just behind him. Not much farther back are four full-time drivers in positions six through nine. Mitchell Faccinto is sixth with 217 points, and Willie Croft (213), Bud Kaeding (213), and Tim Kaeding (207) fill out the three spaces behind him. Who to Watch The point leader, Dominic Scelzi, stands out as a strong favorite for both nights. Last year "The Dominator" swept all four features of the Peter Murphy Classic. Scelzi also went on to claim the Chris and Brian Faria Memorial at Tulare in July last year and the opening feature of the Morrie Williams Memorial in Hanford. If Scelzi can win the opening night at Tulare, he'll join Brent Kaeding, Jason Meyers, and Kyle Hirst as the only drivers to win three consecutive NARC events at the Thunderbowl. "I know we've got points on the line both nights with NARC," Scelzi said. "But in reality, we're more worried about rolling in there and trying to win races... We want to hang it all out, put it on the line, and do the best job we can to, hopefully, win all four of them." Another former champion, Campbell's Bud Kaeding, promises to be a threat especially at the Thunderbowl. In his last 13 NARC starts in Tulare, Kaeding has amassed two wins, eight podiums, eleven top-fives and twelve top-10s. His lone finish outside the top-10 during that stretch likely would've been a win if it weren't for a final lap accident in the 2019 Peter Murphy Classic. Kaeding is also a four-time series feature winner in Hanford. Keeping with the pattern of past champions who own impressive records at the pair of central valley tracks, 2019 titlist D.J. Netto may pick up his first win since last year's season opener this weekend. The Thunderbowl is the site of the Hanford native's inaugural series victory back in 2015, and he's carrying a streak of 13 consecutive NARC top-10s at Tulare with a 5.5 average finish over that span. Netto is yet to win a NARC race at Keller Auto Speedway, but he's been strong at his home track with his best series finishes there being a pair of runner-ups. Former NARC winners at one or both tracks who will be aiming for more success this weekend include San Jose's Tim Kaeding, Fremont's Shane Golobic, Hanford's Mitchell Faccinto, Colivs' Corey Day, and Colfax's Willie Croft. Other drivers expected to compete include Hanford's Michael Faccinto, Sebastopol's Joel Myers Jr., Benicia's Billy Aton, Roseville's Colby Copeland, Idaho's Logan Forler, Oregon's Tanner Holmes, Yuba City's Landon Brooks, Sacramento's Angelique Bell and more. Fan & Competitor Info The NARC-King of the West Hoosier Tire format for Friday and Saturday will feature ARP Fast Time Qualifying, 8-lap Heat Races, a Sunnyvalley Bacon Pole Shuffle, a Kaeding Performance Semi and the Fujitsu General USA 30-lap Feature. On Friday the Thunderbowl pit gate will open at 1:00 P.M. while the front gate will open at 4:00 P.M. Hot laps are scheduled for 5:00 P.M. with qualifying and racing to follow. On Saturday in Hanford the pit gate will open at 1:00 P.M. and the front gate at 4:00 P.M. The drivers meeting is scheduled for 4:30 with cars on track for wheel pack, hot laps, and qualifying after the pit meeting. Tickets for the main grandstands on Friday at the Thunderbowl will cost $30 while the bleachers will be $25. Seniors can purchase tickets for the grandstands for $28 and bleacher seats for $23. Kids ages 6-12 can access the grandstands for just $15 and the bleachers for $13. Kids 5 and under are free. Tickets can be purchased at the gate. Saturday's tickets in Hanford will cost $25 for Adult General Admission. Seniors ages 62+, military with valid ID, and juniors ages 7-17 will all be admitted for the discounted price of $20. Tickets can be purchased at the gate or online via the following link: https://www.myracepass.com/events/394395/tickets/. The Thunderbowl Raceway is located on the Tulare County Fairgrounds at 620 S K St, Tulare, CA 93274. For more information call (559) 688-0909. Keller Auto Speedway is located on the Kings County Fairgrounds at 801 South 10th Avenue Hanford, CA 93230. For more information visit racekingsspeedway.com or email kellerautospeedway@yahoo.com. Peter Murphy Classic Winners 2014: Jonathan Allard 2015: Aaron Reutzel 2016: Kyle Hirst 2017: Bud Kaeding 2018: Shane Golobic 2019: Rico Abreu 2020: canceled due to COVID-19 2021: Dominic Scelzi 2022 NARC King of the West Fujitsu 410 Sprint Car Series Championship Points Standings (After two events in 25-race series) Dominic Scelzi, Fresno - 228 Justin Sanders, Aromas - 224 Corey Day, Salinas - 223 Shane Golobic, Elk Grove - 222 Tanner Carrick, Lincoln - 219 Mitchell Faccinto, Hanford - 217 Willie Croft, Colfax - 213 Bud Kaeding, Campbell - 213 Tim Kaeding, San Jose - 207 Blake Carrick, Lincoln -204 Tanner Holmes, Jacksonville, OR - 202 Michael Faccinto, Hanford - 201 Joel Myers Jr, Sebastopol (R) - 199 Max Mittry, Redding (R) - 197 Billy Aton, Benicia (R) - 193 Logan Forler, Boise, ID (R) - 188 Geoffrey Strole, Hanford - 183 Angelica Bell, Sacramento (R) - 179 Colby Copeland, Roseville - 117 Sean Becker, Roseville - 112 The NARC Fujitsu General USA Racing Series is also sponsored by Hoosier Racing Tires and Floracing.com. Associate and product award sponsors include Automotive Racing Products (ARP), Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Bullet Impressions, Dirt.Travel, FK Rod Ends, Johnstone Supply, Kaeding Performance Center, Kimo's Tropical Car Wash, KSE Racing Products, Maxim, Pyrotect, Roth Motorsports, Safecraft Safety Equipment, Saldana Racing Products, Schoenfeld Headers, SCI Racing Products, Scelzi Enterprises, Starr Property Management, Swift Metal Finishing, Sunnyvalley Bacon, System 1 Ignition, Ultra Lite Brakes, Vortex Wings, Wilwood Disc Brakes, and Winters Performance Products. SOCIAL MEDIA INFORMATION Website: www.NARC410.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NARCKingoftheWest Facebook (history page): https://www.facebook.com/NARCSprintCarHistory Twitter: https://twitter.com/NARC410 Instagram: www.instagram.com/narc410 YouTube: NARC410 Live Stream PPV: Floracing.com UPCOMING EVENTS: May 21 - Petaluma Speedway, Salute to First Responders FASTEST FOUR DAYS IN MOTORSPORTS May 26 - Southern Oregon Speedway, Central Point, OR - Fastest Four Days in Motorsprots May 27 - Willamette Speedway, Lebanon, OR - Fastest Four Days in Motorsports May 28 - Grays Harbor Raceway, Elma, WA - Fastest Four Days in Motorsports May 29 - Grays Harbor Raceway, Elma, WA - Fastest Four Days in Motorsports

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  NARC SPRINT CARS HEAD TO CHICO FOR DAVID TARTER MEMORIAL

  (4/25/22) Sacramento, CA ... The NARC Fujitsu General 410 Sprint Cars will travel to the historic Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, California this Saturday, April 30th for the tenth annual David Tarter Memorial. The event honors the late driver who tragically passed in 2012, less than a year after he claimed Silver Dollar Speedway's Rookie of the Year honors. On top of being a promising talent behind the wheel, the Chico native was admired in the community, and his home track has hosted a night of racing in his honor since 2013. Saturday's Fujitsu General USA Feature will award $3500 to the winner as a tribute to Tarter's car number. Proceeds and donations raised at the event will go to the David Tarter 35 Foundation which benefits the pediatric ward of Chico's Enloe Medical Center. The foundation has already helped raise more than $20,000 for Enloe. Saturday will mark the second race of the 2022 NARC campaign. The West Coast's premier 410 sprint car series has made more than 200 trips to Silver Dollar Speedway since the first visit back in 1968, but this will be the first since the promising new promotional group, SLC Promotions, took the reigns. The trio that composes the group, Brad Sweet, Kyle Larson, and Colby Copeland, are excited to welcome NARC for the special event as they continue to usher in a new era at the quarter mile dirt oval. "Tarter was a great guy on and off the track because he would do anything for anyone to help them out," Copeland said. "He didn't have a very big budget at all but would give his shirt off his back if a guy needed it. "It's cool to help the David Tarter Memorial race keep going because he was loved by so many people," Copeland added. "It's awesome to see how many friends and family come out to support the Tarter race. Hopefully we can do a good job and live up to the hype the Tarter Memorial brings." Championship Chase After high winds forced the cancellation of the Anthony Simone Classic, the NARC Fujitsu General Sprint Car standings look the same as they did after the season opener at Stockton early this month. Colby Copeland leads the way courtesy of his dominant win at the NARC opener. However, with his promoting obligations this weekend Copeland will have to exit the cockpit and relinquish the points lead. Full-time series drivers Dominic Scelzi (2nd in points), Mitchell Faccinto (3rd), and Willie Croft (5th) are primed to take over the point lead early in their championship hunts. A host of others chasing the title are also hoping to make leaps in the standings this weekend. Who to Watch A driver everyone will be keeping their eyes on is Elk Grove native Paul McMahan. The 1994 & 1995 NARC runner-up is flying in from his home in Tennessee and is climbing back in Clyde Lamar's iconic TRI-C Machine with hopes to wheel it to Silver Dollar Speedway victory lane one more time as the ultimate tribute to the late car owner. Before he became a star on the World of Outlaws tour, McMahan cut his teeth in California and picked up his fair share of checkered flags in the No. 3C. McMahan is a four-time NARC feature winner at Silver Dollar Speedway with a trio of those coming in the TRI-C Machine. Also helping to honor Clyde Lamar will be a celebration of life at the track at 12:30 P.M. on Saturday. "I'm semi-retired," McMahan said. "But I couldn't retire without driving Clyde Lamar's car in Chico one last time." There is no track more synonymous with success on Tim Kaeding's NARC resumé than Silver Dollar Speedway. Of TK's 71 series victories, 18 of them have come in Chico. During one stretch of the San Jose driver's career from 2003 to 2008, Kaeding put together a run of 20 consecutive NARC top-fives at Silver Dollar Speedway including 11 of his 18 total wins. Aromas' Justin Sanders has developed a reputation as one of the best on the bullrings, and he'll look to add to that this weekend. Sanders has won in two of his last three series starts at Silver Dollar Speedway including NARC's most recent trip for last year's Louie Vermeil Classic finale. A driver hungry to get to victory lane with a good shot Saturday is Colfax's Willie Croft. Croft hasn't snagged a NARC checkered flag since a 2018 triumph at none other than Silver Dollar Speedway. The track is also home to his inaugural series win back in 2004. Also expected to compete this Saturday are Fresno's Dominic Scelzi, Campbell's Bud Kaeding, Hanford brothers Mitchell and Michael Faccinto, Benicia's Billy Aton, Hanford's D.J. Netto, Fremont's Shane Golobic, Sebastopol's Joel Myers Jr., Australian Kerry Madsen, Clovis' Corey Day, Roseville's Sean Becker, Hollister's Ryan Bernal, Idaho's Logan Forler, the brothers from Lincoln Tanner and Blake Carrick, Angelique Bell from Sacramento, and more. Fan & Competitor Info The NARC-King of the West Hoosier Tire format will feature ARP Fast Time Qualifying, four 10-lap Heat Races, a six-lap Sunnyvalley Bacon Trophy Dash, a Kaeding Performance Semi and the Fujitsu General USA Feature. The pit gates will open at 2:00 P.M. with the front gates following at 4:00 P.M. The drivers meeting will take place at 4:45, and cars will hit the track for wheel pack at 5:15 with hot laps and qualifying set to follow. Adult General Admission tickets are $25. Seniors ages 60+ and juniors ages 12-15 will be admitted for $20. Kids ages 11 and under will be admitted for just $5. Tickets can be purchased at the gate or in advance via the following link: https://www.eventsprout.com/event/silver-dollar-speedway-2022. Silver Dollar Speedway is located on the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds at 2343 Fair St, Chico, CA 95928. For more information visit silverdollarspeedway.com or call (530) 891-6535. The David Tarter Memorial will be broadcast live on floracing.com along with the entire NARC Fujitsu General Sprint Car schedule. NARC RACE TEAMS: Flowmaster or Spintech mufflers are required at Silver Dollar Speedway. David Tarter Memorial Winners 2013 - Sean Becker 2014 - Kyle Hirst 2015 - Craig Stidham 2016 - Kyle Hirst 2017 - Kyle Hirst 2018 - Kyle Hirst 2019 - Kyle Hirst 2020 - cancelled due to COVID-19 2021 - Justin Sanders 2022 NARC King of the West Fujitsu 410 Sprint Car Series Championship Points Standings (After one event in 25-race series) Colby Copeland, Roseville - 117 Dominic Scelzi, Fresno - 115 Mitchell Faccinto, Hanford - 113 Shane Golobic, Elk Grove - 112 Willie Croft, Colfax - 111 Justin Sanders, Aromas - 110 Tim Kaeding, San Jose - 109 Tanner Carrick, Lincoln - 108 Bud Kaeding, Campbell - 107 Corey Day, Salinas - 106 Michael Faccinto, Hanford - 105 Max Mittry, Redding (R) - 104 Tanner Holmes, Jacksonville, OR - 103 Kerry Madsen - Sydney, AUST - 102 Colby Thornhill, Emuclaw, WA - 101 DJ Netto, Hanford - 100 Billy Aton, Benicia (R) - 99 Logan Forler, Boise, ID (R) - 98 Blake Carrick, Lincoln - 97 Dylan Bloomfield, Discovery Bay (R) - 96 Geoffrey Strole, Hanford (R) - 95 Joel Myers Jr, Sebastopol (R) - 94 Josh Weisz, Colfax (R) - 93 Angelica Bell, Sacramento (R) - 92 Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA - 91 The NARC Fujitsu General USA Racing Series is also sponsored by Hoosier Racing Tires and Floracing.com. Associate and product award sponsors include Automotive Racing Products (ARP), Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Bullet Impressions, Dirt.Travel, FK Rod Ends, Johnstone Supply, Kaeding Performance Center, Kimo's Tropical Car Wash, KSE Racing Products, Maxim, Pyrotect, Roth Motorsports, Safecraft Safety Equipment, Saldana Racing Products, Schoenfeld Headers, SCI Racing Products, Scelzi Enterprises, Starr Property Management, Swift Metal Finishing, Sunnyvalley Bacon, System 1 Ignition, Ultra Lite Brakes, Vortex Wings, Wilwood Disc Brakes, and Winters Performance Products. SOCIAL MEDIA INFORMATION Website: www.NARC410.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NARCKingoftheWest Facebook (history page): https://www.facebook.com/NARCSprintCarHistory Twitter: https://twitter.com/NARC410 Instagram: www.instagram.com/narc410 YouTube: NARC410 Live Stream PPV: Floracing.com UPCOMING EVENTS: May 13 - Thunderbowl Raceway, Tulare - Peter Murphy Classic (Night One) May 14 - Keller Auto Speedway, Hanford - $11,000 to win Peter Murphy Classic May 21 - Petaluma Speedway, Salute to First Responders May 26 - Southern Oregon Speedway, Central Point, OR - Fastest Four Days in Motorsports May 27 - Willamette Speedway, Lebanon, OR - Fastest Four Days in Motorsports May 28 - Grays Harbor Raceway, Elma, WA - Fastest Four Days in Motorsports May 29 - Grays Harbor Raceway, Elma, WA - Fastest Four Days in Motorsports

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  NARC NEWSLINE - March 30, 2022

  NARC NEWSLINE - March 30, 2022 - By Jim Allen ... In today's racing world, the offseason seems to get shorter and shorter. It goes something like this: You wave the checkered at the final event, you stage an awards banquet, you wolf down some Turkey, negotiate a schedule, exchange some Christmas presents, set some New Year's resolutions, buy some flowers for Valentines Day ... and BAMM ... it's racing season again. The turnaround barely allows enough time to dial in the details. And that applies whether you are a sprint car team, a track promoter, a sponsor, or a racing organization like us. But like almost every reality show, everybody seems to step up their game when there is a pressing deadline, like a NARC Fujitsu General USA Sprint Car season opener. With that in mind, here is a hit list of topics you may want to know about as you dial in your travel details: 2022 NARC SCHEDULE: For those of you perpetually stuck watching TikTok videos, there was a recent announcement regarding the 2022 Louie Vermeil Classic. There was bad news and good news. The bad news was that HMC Promotions announced that the awesome two-day event will not be run in 2022. A Chico-sequel didn't make financial sense and Calistoga Speedway hasn't reopened yet. The good news is that Tommy Hunt & Company are actively working to drive the process to get Calistoga Speedway open again with a full slate of events in 2023. There is a SAVE CALISTOGA SPEEDWAY campaign that could use your help. At this point, you race fans only have two choices: Condos ... or ... the best half-mile race track in California. I'll take Calistoga Speedway for $500 Alex. Log in to help HERE! If you do the math the same way as I do, that means the official NARC campaign will consist of 25 racing events in 2022. We will not be replacing the Labor Day dates with another venue. When you add it all up, the NARC Sprint Cars will be racing for more than $800,000 in purse money, cash awards and product contingencies. That's a huge WIN! BANG FOR THE BUCK: The Fastest Four Days in Motorsports just got more interesting. How interesting? How about $40,000 interesting in the form of a potential bonus to any driver who can sweep all four of the events. The Lloyd's of London insurance policy is betting against the house on this one, figuring a lot that can happen at three different tracks in four consecutive days. Let's hope the stars line up for one of our drivers to do the "happy dance" in Grays Harbor Raceway's victory lane on May 29th. There is also a possible step-down bonus. If a driver picks off three of the four shows, they can pocket an extra $5000 from Mr. Lloyds of London. (NOTE: It's one, or the other, not both.) For those needing a refresher, the four races are at Southern Oregon Speedway on Thursday, May 26th, followed by a Friday show at Willamette Speedway, and the May 28th and 29th shows at Grays Harbor. For win-list comparison purposes, the 2019 version of the FFDM produced four different winners. The 2021 edition produced three. As of right now, we have 15 California teams committed to this adventure, plus several locals. Bob Montoya of Swift Metal Finishing has also kicked in an additional $500 to the team that can pass the most cars during those four races. That is on top of the regular Hardcharger Award that he sponsors to the tune of $150 per night. Throw in travel money for California teams and some healthy purses and it should be a great Memorial Day weekend. By the way, there will be a race car hauler "Salute to the Red, White & Blue Parade" down main street in Elma, WA between the two-day newly-labeled FFDM Timber Cup shows Grays Harbor. For those of you who haven't been there, Elma's sort of a "one stop light" kind of town (pop, 3300 or so) where the population triples on race day. The parade is Sunday. All NARC teams will be herded out of the pits to a high noon staging area at the Elma High School parking lot. It will dish up a nice dose of small-town Americana. WHAT IF?: California continues to be the hotbed for great young open wheel talent. Unfortunately for us, that talent gets recognized on a national level and with a blink of an eye, they are gone. Just think what California 410 sprint car racing would be today if the likes of Buddy Kofoid, Gio Scelzi, Mitchell Moles, Cole Macedo were weekly warriors. Can't fault any of them, because they are "living the dream." Congrats to Giovanni on his two CA Outlaw wins. Keep your eyes on 16-year-old's Joel Myers Jr. and Max Mittry! NARC STUFF: Here is an unusual moment in California sprint car history: Two of the biggest powerhouses in NARC motorsports ... Roth Motorsports & Tarlton Motorsports are entering the 2022 campaign with drivers who have only three career NARC victories between them. How is that even possible? Don't expect that to last very long though, because their drivers and equipment are really good. To date, Mitchell Faccinto has parked it three times in NARC victory lane and Australian Kerry Madsen is basically making his first foray on the NARC campaign. That is the same 50-year-old Kerry Madsen who has 28 World of Outlaw wins on his impressive resume'. The Roth cars are powered by Toyota-powerplants. If you are a betting man, take the "over" at six wins this season for the Roth's and Tarltons. ... It's going to be nice to see Justyn "Indiana" Cox a few more times this year with NARC. His team is getting their two 410 motors back in May. For those of you who might not remember, Indiana finished third in final King of the West standings in 2016 behind Kyle Hirst and Bud Kaeding. ... Australian Jessie Attard will be rolling into California in May with his race car team. He plans to race with us throughout the summer. Nobody will dispute that he was extremely fast last season. Just needs a break or two. ... The Kimo's Tropical Car Wash Pit Crew Competition has been moved to June 10th at Ocean Speedway. $1000 is on the line for three teams; $500 to the winner! The first entry is the Mike Phulps Motorsports team. ... Hoosier Racing Tires is working their tails off to manufacture tires, but don't be surprised if there is a bump or two in the road (like everything these days.) The Hoosier team is very proactive in the process because nobody wants tire availability to become an issue. ... Motors are another issue. If you wanted to buy a 410 motor right now - or for that matter, a 360 block - it's slim pickings right now. ... Let's hope that gas prices drop soon for everybody's sake. ... The NARC410.com website has undergone a nice facelift during the off season. It's also ADA compliant. Use it as a resource for news on everything we do! To day, the site has been accessed by 409,000+ unique users. Now, if we can just get all of you to the race track! ... Stockton Dirt Track promoter Tony Noceti is hard at work repositioning and realigning his track lighting. He also added 10 new LED lights and has plans to add 10 more in the weeks to come! On the PR side of things, Noceti also got his racing highlight show going on local Sacramento-Stockton station FOX40. Its called "Racing with Lovotti," and features highlights from the Dirt Track and Stockton 99 Speedway. You can expect to see NARC highlights from our April 2nd show on Sunday morning at 9:30 a.m. Make sure you tune in! ... NARC NOTES: Dan Belton will be our Director of Competition this season. Mike Andreetta, who suffered a health scare in September, has been moved into a new Race Coordinator position. He will be driving safety compliance with competitors, conducting technical inspections and providing driver coaching. ... We welcome Darryck Fairbanks to our team as our Pit Manager. ... Brian and Alicia Garges will also be on the NARC staff when their schedule doesn't conflict with other racing events. ... Make sure you play in NARC's fantasy league on MyRacePass.com this season. Log-in and pick your drivers before qualifying. We will be announcing prize packages shortly. ... We've got a new look and a new logo this season. Make sure you invest in some NARC apparel from Jim Gardner of Bullet Impressions at the season opener. You can also shop online at onefasttee.com ... Thank you to all of the 28 sponsors who partnered with the NARC series this season. BRADWAY MEMORIAL: The ever-popular Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial race at Placerville Speedway is about seven weekends away - June 12th to be exact. As you are aware, the event-promotion torch was passed from Dave and Dianne Durica to Julie Bradway Tuccelli last season. That transition was seamless so let's make sure your support of this event is seamless as well. If you would like to sponsor a lap in the 40-lap feature or B-Main ($100), please contact Julie at kaytee17@comcast.net or by phone: 916-749-0556. You can also kick in money to the Hardcharger award, heat race winners, the semi-main, or whatever floats your boat, or opens your wallet. ... By the way, this will be NARC's only visit to Knoxville on the Hill this season and it's a combo event with the Sprint Car Challenge Tour 360's. It promises to be a great show. SEASON PREDICTIONS & STUFF TO GET YOU THINKING: Chase Johnson will win his first NARC race this season at a place not named Petaluma Speedway. Both of his wins have come at the 3/8 mile oval. ... Potential first-time winners on the NARC tour this season? Definitely Kerry Madsen. Let's also add Michael Faccinto, Joel Myers Jr., Logan Forler, Tanner Holmes, and Tanner Carrick to the list. ... With three victories, defending champion Dominic Scelzi would pass Tyler Walker for seventh place on the all-time list. ... Tim Kaeding needs only 13 victories to tie Brent Kaeding on the same all-time NARC-King of the West win list. How many years of racing do you think it will take? ... Willie Croft is overdue for a NARC victory. The last time he scored a "W" was at the May 5, 2019 Dave Bradway Jr. race in Chico. Croft plans to run the entire NARC schedule. ... Brandon "Bud" Kaeding is also looking to end a NARC victory drought that dates back to August 2019. When you have a last name of Kaeding, that is an eternity. Let's go Brandon! ... Idaho's Logan Forler is also planning to tackle the entire 2022 NARC campaign. He last competed with the King of the West series in 2014. He's got over 30 feature wins to his credit, many with the ASCS. ... Defending champ series champ Dominic Scelzi will have his hands full with multiple contenders this season. Can he make it two championships in a row? Crew chief Jimmy Carr thinks so! ... Who will win their second NARC feature event first? Sean Watts or Billy Aton? Place your bets! ... Do you think that Corey Day can double his win total of last season? Based on his recent runner-up finish with the WoO, it's an automatic. ... Justin Sanders will win four NARC races in at least two different cars. ... So now it's officially time to get geared up for NARC's 2022 championship campaign. We've got the Stockton Dirt Track NARC season opener on Saturday, April 2nd. There will be a $6000 winners payday on the line for the winner of the Third Annual Asparagus Cup. We will back that up with a lucrative and always entertaining show in Hanford -- the Anthony Simone Classic. We cap off the month at Silver Dollar Speedway with the Tenth Annual David Tarter Memorial. Don't miss a single of them. Make sure you bring a friend. Coming to you live from Auburn, CA, see ya!

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  $40,000 BONUS ON THE LINE FOR THE FASTEST FOUR DAYS IN MOTORSPORTS

  (3/14/2022) Sacramento, CA ... There will be a stout $40,000 bonus on the line when the Northern Auto Racing Club Fujitsu General USA sprint car tour invades the Pacific Northwest over the Memorial Day weekend. The huge incentive will be paid to any driver who can sweep all four shows during the Fastest Four Days in Motorsports. The four-day blast of 410 sprint car racing kicks off on Thursday, May 26th at Southern Oregon Speedway in Central Point, OR. From there it's a trip up Interstate 5 to Willamette Speedway in Lebanon, OR on the 27th, followed by a big two-day show at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, WA on May 28-29th. Each show pays $5,000 to win. "We were already excited to have the NARC King of the West 410 sprint cars come visit us in Oregon and Washington, "said Grays Harbor promoter Bert Johnson. "When we add this promotion to the mix, competition is going to reach a whole new level. Race fans are going to be in for four great days of racing." In the event a driver doesn't sweep, there is still a $5000 bonus for any driver that can claim three of the four events. The two insurance-policy promotions are not combined. The maximum bonus is $40,000. Among the teams that have already committed to tow from California including 2019 series champ DJ Netto of Hanford (Netto 88N); Hanford brother's Mitchell ( Tarlton 21) and Michael Faccinto ( Phulps 56); Billy Aton of Benicia ( Aton 26); Joel Myers Jr. (Vertullo 83V); 2017 series titleist Bud Kaeding of Campbell (Kaeding 69); Colfax driver Willie Croft (Croft 29); two-time series champ Tim Kaeding of San Jose (Bates-Hamilton 42x); Paso Robles' JJ Ringo (Keller 2K); Shane Golobic of Elk Grove (Wood 17); Aromas driver Justin Sanders; Australian Kerry Madsen (Roth 83); and defending series champion Dominic Scelzi of Fresno (Scelzi 41). More are expected to be added soon. Several local teams including Tanner Holmes of Jacksonville, OR and Mount Vernon, WA driver Jason Solwold will be joining the mix to battle the NARC stars. For more information, go to www.NARC410.com, or contact NARC GM Jim Allen at 714-397-7417.

Willamette Speedway Nearby Dirt Tracks

Distance information is direct (as the crow flies) - driving distance will differ due to road routes and things like lakes or mountains.

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  Salem Indoor Speedway Race Track30 miles away - Salem, Oregon, USA
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  Cottage Grove Speedway Race Track49 miles away - Cottage Grove, Oregon, USA
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  Sunset Speedway Race Track75 miles away - Banks, Oregon, USA
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  Madras Speedway Race Track86 miles away - Madras, Oregon, USA
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  River City Speedway Race Track91 miles away - St Helens, Oregon, USA

Willamette Speedway Dirt Track Racing Organizations

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  IMCA - International Motor Contest Association Dirt Track Racing Organization
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  KWS - King of the West Sprints by NARC Dirt Track Racing Organization
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  NARC - Northern Auto Racing Club Dirt Track Racing Organization
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  NFM - Northwest Focus Midgets Dirt Track Racing Organization
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  PHRA - Pacific Hardtop Racing Association Dirt Track Racing Organization
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  PMSA - Pacific Micro Sprint Association Dirt Track Racing Organization
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  WoO - World of Outlaws Dirt Track Racing Organization
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  WSS - Wingless Sprint Series Dirt Track Racing Organization