October 2011 – Page 11 – TJSlideways.com

2011 King of the West Golden State Sprint Car Series

Jonathan Allard surges to third career Cotton Classic victory in front of large crowd on Saturday

Two of the very best sprint car drivers on the west coast celebrated on the front stretch Saturday night in Hanford, as Chico’s Jonathan Allard brought home his fourth King of the West 410 victory of the year and San Jose’s Tim Kaeding became the inaugural KWS champion.

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Levi Jones Repeats as USAC Silver Crown Champion

Tony Stewart Racing/Curb-Agajanian Earns Second Straight USAC Silver Crown Series Owner Title

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CHRIS PERLEY TAKES FIFTH STRAIGHT WORLD SERIES ISMA 50

It wasn’t a tremendous surprise to anyone when Chris Perley pulled the Vic Miller 11 into victory lane on Sunday at Thompson Speedway.

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PROMOTERS’ WORKSHOPS SESSION LINEUP ANNOUNCED, NEW DAYS, NEW SCHEDULE

From RPM (Merrill, WI–October 16, 2011) Twelve new presenters, 27 sessions, and a new airline-friendly schedule! That’s what promoters will find when the RPM Promoters Workshops convene Monday through Wednesday, December 5-7, in Reno, NV, […]

INDYCAR CANCELS CHAMPIONSHIP CELEBRATION; RACING COMMUNITY REMEMBERS DAN WHELDON

INDYCAR will not hold the 2011 Championship Celebration following the death of two-time Indianapolis 500 winner and 2005 IZOD IndyCar Series champion Dan Wheldon on Oct. 16. The event had been scheduled for Monday, Oct. 17, at Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas.

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Scott Winters Closes Out UMSS Season With Elko Fall Dirt Nationals Win

Scott Winters topped the 26 car starting grid in what turned out to be another incredible feature race at the Elko Fall Dirt Nationals to wind up the Upper Midwest Sprintcar Series (UMSS) season.

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NICK WEANS VISIT TO THE BEACH GIVES HIM THE WINNING FORMULA

On his weekend off Nick Wean went to the beach and found something. No the Phillipsburg, NJ resident didn’t head to Asbury Park to listen to “The Boss’, he went to Pontoon Beach, Illinois home of Tri-City Speedway and the Gold Crown Midget Nationals.

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Meyers takes Fremont for 5th straight World of Outlaws win

Jason Meyers made a fantastic move in turn three to pass Donny Schatz to take the lead on lap 14 and then survived a late race restart to take the World of Outlaws victory at Fremont Speedway Saturday on Coors Light/Miller Lite Night

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Shane Stewart Snares $12K ASCS Win in LoneStar Sprint Nationals!

Shane Stewart picked off his second five-figure dollar amount win of the 2011 Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National campaign by topping Saturday night’s 40-lap Inaugural LoneStar Sprint Nationals finale atop the 3/8-mile Lone Star Speedway.

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