October 2010 – Page 17 – TJSlideways.com

Coons fourth, second & fourth at Tri-City

Jerry Coons Jr. drove the Wilke-PAK#11 to three top five finishes in the recent three-day Gold Crown Nationals at Tri-City Speedway, on Sept. 30/Oct. 1-2. Coons finished fourth in the opening night feature.

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KJ Motorsports Races a Double Header at Orlando Speedworld and New Smyrna Speedway

This weekend Keith Butler and the KJ Motorsports Team continued their asphalt season by competing in a TBARA Series sanctioned double header at the Orlando Speedworld and New Smyrna Speedway.

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2010 ASCS Patriot Awards Banquet Established

There are still races left on the 2010 ASCS Patriot racing calendar, but the final event will once again be held off the racetrack and out of the driver’s suits.

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UMSS Schedules Fall Meetings for October 23 & 30

On the verge of completing its second successful season, the Upper Midwest Sprintcar Series (UMSS) has scheduled two meetings in the month of October. The first meeting will take place on Saturday October 23rd at 11:30 am at Joe Senser’s Sports Bar in Roseville.

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Cody Hahn Earns 2010 UMSS Championship Title

Coming off a very successful 2009 rookie season which saw young Minneapolis driver Cody Hahn earn the 2009 GRP Motorsports Rookie of the Year honors with the Upper Midwest Sprint Car Series, Hahn turned in an incredible 2010 sophmore season behind the wheel of his winged 360 sprint car to earn the 2010 UMSS Championship title.

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FRANCHITTI WINS IZOD INDYCAR SERIES TITLE; DIXON TAKES CAFES DO BRASIL INDY 300

Scott Dixon won the Cafes do Brasil Indy 300, while Dario Franchitti claimed his record-tying third IZOD IndyCar Series crown with an eighth-place finish at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

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STEVE BUCKWALTER AND RYAN SMITH SPLIT TWIN TWENTIES AT BIG DIAMOND RACEWAY

Steve Buckwalter made the short 14 hour tow from Tri City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, IL to Big Diamond Raceway Sunday evening worthwhile, by picking up the first of two 20 lap ARDC Midget features

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Tim Kaeding Sweeps Fall Nationals

It was just a few weeks ago that Tim Kaeding posted he was looking for a full-time ride in 2011. The Beef Packers #83 sprint car deal would run through the end of October and after that Kaeding was out of work.

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NASCAR TRUCK CHAMP JOHNNY BENSON JR PULLS OFF FIRST EVER SUPERMODIFIED WIN AT SEEKONK’S ISMA 100

Saturday, Oct. 2 was a day to help raise money to fight breast cancer, but it was also day of fulfillment of a dream at Seekonk Speedway. 2008 NASCAR truck champion Johnny Benson Jr. had successfully raced late models, trucks and more, but one of his goals in life was to also win a supermodified feature race

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Tony Norem Conquers The Big “O” For UMSS Victory at Fall Showdown

Tony Norem earned his third career Upper Midwest Sprintcar Series (UMSS) victory in the 2010 season finale at the Ogilvie Raceway on Saturday night October 2.

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Kaley Gharst Puts Exclamation Point on Championship With Lee County Win!

Kaley Gharst assured himself of a second championship with the Ideal Ready Mix Sprint Invaders with a win in the series’ Season Championship event on Friday night at the Lee County Speedway in Donnellson, Iowa.

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Linder charges to Thunder Nationals Finale win at Carolina Speedway

Second generation sprint car star, Matt Linder from Hoschton, Georgia charged from his sixth place starting position past early race-leader, Sport Allen from Seffner, Florida into the lead on lap twenty of the 30-lap United Sprint Car Series presented by Goodyear to claim the victory

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Gray races to Thunder Nationals Friday prelim win at Carolina Speedway

Defending United Sprint Car Series presented by Goodyear Champion, Terry Gray from Bartlett, Tennessee raced from his second place starting position into victory lane in the twenty-lap Friday night preliminary Carolina Thunder Nationals main event

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WET WEATHER CANCELS ELDORA SATURDAY PROGRAM

ROSSBURG, OH (Oct. 2) – Persistent showers and unseasonably cool temperatures negated any chance of racing Saturday night at Eldora Speedway.

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Millstream races cancelled…will race Oct. 10

Persistent rains all day Saturday and Sunday morning, coupled with windy, cold conditions forced the postponement of racing at Millstream Speedway for Sunday, Oct. 3. However, Millstream will host the last dirt track race in Ohio for 2010 on Sunday, Oct. 10 with 410 sprints, 305 sprints and late models.

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