Month: November 2010

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Knoxville Raceway

Knoxville Championship Cup Series Point Fund Second To None!

Drivers have been running in weekly competition for almost 60 years now, and the reason is clear. The Knoxville Championship Cup Series point fund is tops in weekly dirt track racing. Thanks to great sponsors including Lucas Oil and Goodyear, this year’s point fund for the 410 and 360 series alone totaled close to $150,000 (see point fund below).

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Crash Dashes McFadden’s Winning Chances

A crash last Saturday night at Brisbane International Speedway ruined James McFadden’s chances of getting his 2010/11 season World Series Sprintcars (WSS) Championship campaign off to a winning start.

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Gessner’s Solid Form Continues

In only his third appearance of the 2010/11 season, Cameron Gessner last Saturday night at Brisbane International Speedway recorded yet another solid performance with a third place finish in the opening round of the World Series Sprintcar (WSS) Championship.

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Open Wheel Spectacular Podcast Posted

This week’s open wheel spectacular features Tony Hunt discussing the Schwanke LS-based Chevrolet engine he used to finish second in the Little 500 and has been approved by USAC for all sprint car divisions during the 2010 season. T.J. also reveals some news about schedules for the 2011 season.

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Perris Auto Speedway

2010 FINAL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SPRINT CAR RACE THIS SATURDAY AT PERRIS!

The final Southern California Sprint Car race of the 2010 season will take place this Saturday when the Amsoil USAC/CRA Series contests the 3rd Annual Glenn Howard Memorial at Perris Auto Speedway. To add a little spice to the final race, Damion Gardner is enterng the prestigious event. Spectator gates will open at 5:00 PM and the first race will be at 7:00.

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VENTURA’S “ARP FALL CLASSIC” CANCELLED

The inability to complete necessary pit and raceway preparations at the Ventura (Calif.) Raceway prior to this Friday, following weekend rainfall in addition to the massive construction project in the outer pit area, predicted additional rainfall Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday morning and raceway and fairgrounds staffing problems over the holiday weekend, have led to cancellation of this year’s “ARP Fall Classic” USAC races at the southern California oval.

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Butler Looks to Shake Up Schedule with Bigger Programs in 2011

Open wheel fans in the Great Lakes region wishing they could see some bigger open wheel programs closer to home should be able to rejoice for 2011. Denny Donaldson is working together with Butler Motor Speedway promoter Bob Garrett to bring back some more visible programs to the speedway including the All Star Circuit of Champions and an early season midget car program.

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USAC Western Sprint Car Series

“TURKEY NIGHT” SPRINTS COULD PRODUCE FIREWORKS

Thursday’s AMSOIL USAC Western Sprint Car race at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale, Calif., part of this year’s 70th “Turkey Night Grand Prix” events, will witness a battle for the series championship.

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