Driver & Team News – Page 281

McQueen Racing Picks up Some Momentum With Strong Top 10 Run

Hoping to improve from her Top 10 run last week at her hometown track of Bakersfield Speedway, Bakersfield’s Shannon McQueen had an up-and-down evening in the first round of the ARP “Battle of the Beach” USAC-Western States/VRA Midget event at the 1/5-mile Ventura Raceway on April 6.

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GOLOBIC TOPS THE OUTLAWS AT ANTIOCH AFTER RED HOT START TO 2013

2012 Ocean Sprints champion Shane Golobic of Fremont captured the biggest win of his career on Friday night, storming from the outside pole to the World of Outlaws win at Antioch Speedway. The victory was Golobic’s first against the Outlaws to add to his red hot start to the 2013 season.

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Lance Dewease Second at ‘The Grove’

Returning to action on Friday night at the Williams Grove Speedway, Lance Dewease made a complete 180 from last week as he had quite possibly the fastest car on the track and just came up short of victory as he tallied a second place finish.

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Jessica Bean to Serve as an American Cancer Society Motorsports Champion

Farmland (IN) native Jessica Bean has a new look and a new commitment for the 2013 Mel Kenyon Midget Series racing season. She is forgoing her familiar red number 9 Kenyon Midget for a black number 100 car.

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SALDANA RUNNING STRONG, LOOKING FOR GOOD SHOWING AS OUTLAWS WRAP SPRING WEST COAST COMPETITON IN HANFORD AND PERRIS

World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car driver Joey Saldana has been idle too long. By the time he climbs into his Motter Equipment Fatheadz Eyewear 71M sprint car Friday, April 12 at Kings Speedway, it will have been one week since his second place finish at Antioch, Calif.

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Netto Fast in Watsonville and Hanford

Opting to bolt in their 360ci engine for the weekend, DJ Netto and his Netto Racing took to the Ocean Speedway and Kings Speedway over the weekend, and showed good speed.

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Tough Luck Tortures Mitchell

PETERSEN MEDIA Returning to his normal non-wing racing, Matt Mitchell was in action at the Perris Auto Speedway on Saturday night for the USAC/CRA event, but a spinning driver collected him in the feature event. […]

Covington Fifth with National Tour

Back in action with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour Friday, Matt Covington scored a fifth place finish at the Golden Triangle Raceway Park before a sub par performance at the Royal Purple Raceway with the Gulf South Region on Saturday night.

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Brian Brown – Cali Win Sets Up Final Weekend in Golden State!

It had been a bit of a drought, but Brian Brown and the Casey’s General Stores/FVP #21 team picked up a much needed win in the state of California last Saturday night. The victory came at the Gary Jacob Memorial for Rebel Cup Series sprints at the King’s Speedway in Hanford. The Grain Valley, Missouri driver will return to Hanford Friday with the World of Outlaws before hitting the Perris Auto Speedway on Saturday.

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Allard Scores Top-10 at Antioch

With previous success at the Antioch Speedway, Jonathan Allard had confidence heading into Friday night’s event with the World of Outlaws, but a seventh place finish fell short of expectations for JA and his Williams Motorsports team.

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Kaeding Stays Hot

Tim Kaeding continued his hot streak with the World of Outlaws, as he scored his seventh top five with the series in nine starts, by way of his fourth place effort on Friday night at the Antioch Speedway.

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SALDANA DRIVES 71M TO SECOND PLACE FINISH IN ANTIOCH

The World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series played to a full house at Antioch Speedway. Fans were hoping the tradition of exciting, ‘bring the crowd to its feet’ racing would continue as in years past. A field of 35 hopefuls came to vie for the 24 starting positions in the night’s A-Main, and ultimately, the event trophy.

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A Consistent Night for Tracy Hines in Midwest Opener at Lawrenceburg

Tracy Hines looked to pick up where he left off in Florida in February, as the USAC Amsoil National Sprint Car Series made their 2013 Midwest debut on Saturday, April 6 at Lawrenceburg Speedway in his home state of Indiana and did exactly that to open the night as he set fast time in qualifying.

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One for Two: David Gravel Competes at Antioch; Calistoga Falls to Weather

Prior to this weekend in World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series competition this season, David Gravel never had to look at the radar on his phone or even worry about rain for that matter, because weather had not been an issue in the first 11 races of the season for the series.

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Larson Snags Second Silva Motorsports Win of Season

Making his first appearance at the Placerville Speedway in nearly three years, Kyle Larson returned the Silva Motorsports No.57 to victory lane at the track car owner Paul Silva made his debut as a car owner 10 years ago.

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