August 2010 – Page 17 – TJSlideways.com

Schatz Heads to his Hometown for the Magic City Showdown

Donny Schatz doesn’t get to race quite as often as he used to in his home state of North Dakota, but he looks forward to and enjoys each and every time he gets the chance to race in his home state.

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1 POINT SEPARATES CLAUSON & JONES IN BATTLE FOR USAC NATIONAL DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP!

Bryan Clauson and Levi Jones are separated by a single point in the battle for USAC’s inaugural National Drivers Championship which is beginning to enter its stretch run with a $40,000 bonus awaiting the champion at season’s end.

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3 DIFFERENT CARS AT 3 DIFFERENT TRACKS IN 3 STRAIGHT WEEKS FOR DAVID CARDEY

David Cardey, the hottest Sprint Car driver west of the Mississippi, will begin the busiest stretch of the season this Saturday night, August 21st, at the Victorville Auto Speedway. A week from Saturday Cardey will race with the USAC/CRA Series at Perris Auto Speedway and in two weeks he will contest the 3rd Annual Louie Vermeil Classic at the Calistoga Speedway on the Napa County Fairgrounds.

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RYAN LITT: HIRED GUN AT SLINGER

London, Ontario driver Ryan Litt and the #07L BS&B Radiator/OTC Tools Sprint Car team were close to getting their third win of 2010 on Saturday at Salem Speedway.

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Sprint Bandits TNT Title on the Line at Lakeside!

It’s all on the line at Lakeside Speedway this weekend. Not only is $10,000 and that coveted pedal car trophy up for grabs for the winner of the annual Ron Shuman Classic atop the ½-mile clay oval, but the Lucas Oil Sprint Bandits Tour ‘N Topless championship hangs in the balance as well.

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Shuman Scores First Sprint Bandits TNT Win in Husker Nationals!

Casey Shuman captured his first career Lucas Oil Sprint Bandits Tour ‘N Topless feature win by wiring the field in Thursday night’s weather-postponed 30-lap Sixth Annual TNT Husker Nationals championship main event at I-80 Speedway.

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Sprint Bandits TNT Back to I-80 Tonight!

The Sixth Annual Lucas Oil Sprint Bandits Tour ‘N Topless Midwest Swing returns to Nebraska tonight to wrap up some unfinished business. The series returns to Nebraska Raceway Park’s I-80 Speedway at 7:00 p.m. for the 30-lap Sixth Annual Husker TNT Nationals, which was postponed by rain that hit the track at the same time the feature rolled on Monday night.

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On the poll…should the Knoxville Nationals A-Main Remain 50-Laps?

This week’s poll question asks our users how many laps the Knoxville Nationals A-Main should be, and if a halfway break should still be involved.

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Weekend Event List: August 20th – 22nd, 2010

Get over your Knoxville hangover and find one of the great open wheel racing taking place in your neighborhood to attend this weekend with our weekend event list.

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INAUGURAL USAC “20-10 ASPHALT MIDGET FINALS” JOINS “ROLLIE BEALE 150” AT TOLEDO OCTOBER 16

The inaugural USAC “20-10 Asphalt Midget Finals” is set for October 16 as part of Toledo (Ohio) Speedway’s big “Rollie Beale 150” night, also featuring the USAC Silver Crown Championship Cars in a 150-lap contest

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“GOLDEN” TONY BETTENHAUSEN 100 ON TAP AT SPRINGFIELD

Few American motorsports events have enjoyed the longevity of this Saturday’s “Tony Bettenhausen 100” which will mark the 50th edition of the race named in honor of the former USAC National Driving Champion who lost his life in a practice accident at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1961.

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2011 Must See Racing XTreme Sprint Car Series

Must See Racing Xtreme Sprint Series Invades Slinger Speedway

World Record Qualifying at 5 pm – August 21

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ESS EXTRA – Fulton Speedway, Fulton, New York.

Back on August 13, 1983 a club called the Empire Super Sprints got its start. A gentleman named Bob Featherly took the first ever win and now just over 28 years later the winged warriors of the Lucas Oil tour makes its return to the place they started…the Fulton Speedway. No less than 62 ESS events have been held here, more than any other track.

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