April 2013 – Page 33 – TJSlideways.com

MOWA at Jacksonville Rained Out, Burlington Still On as Scheduled

Due to the large amount of rainfall over the past few days the Midwest Open Wheel Association event scheduled for Friday at Jacksonville Speedway has been canceled.

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Tracy Hines Geared Up for the Kokomo Grand Prix this Weekend

There are some tracks and combinations that just agree with a driver and they seem to run up front and be in contention every time they visit that particular venue.

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Tony Stewart Racing Teammates Close Outlaws’ California Tour in Hanford, Perris

There was a time when heading to California meant filling your pockets with as much gold as possible.It was just the kind of recipe to attract Outlaws from everywhere.

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Angell Park Speedway Opener Five weeks away

The Lucas Oil POWRi National Midget Series and Stark Automotive Group/Mid-State Equipment Badger Midget Series Doubleheader at Angell Park Speedway on May 25-26 will now be known as the “11th annual Sue Thiel Memorial”.

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United Sprint Car Series

USCS set for Carolina/Georgia double-header

After a four week break, the United Sprint Car Series 17th annual Outlaw Thunder Tour racing season fires back into action this coming weekend with a double-header at two speedways approximately two hours apart.

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Fremont Speedway Pushes Up Start Time

Due to the weather forecast for Saturday Fremont Speedway has decided to push up their start times for the season opening event on Saturday.

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Kokomo Speedway

The “Kokomo Grand Prix” has been switched to Saturday and Sunday at the Kokomo (Ind.) Speedway

Track, USAC and Powri officials have agreed to move the 2-night USAC/Powri National Midget event back a day to create a more acceptable weather scenario

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David Gravel Wraps Up West Coast Swing at Hanford & Perris

David Gravel began the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series West Coast Swing in early March not really knowing what to expect. He was set to visit tracks he had never seen, racing a car he had never driven, as he was tabbed to fill-in for the injured Bill Rose.

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Glen Niebel Classic Mel Kenyon 100 Attracting Strong Field of Cars

The 13th annual Glen Niebel Classic Mel Kenyon 100 is attracting a strong field of pavement sprint cars to Anderson Speedway on Sunday April 14th. This year’s edition of the “Niebel” will be the inaugural event for the United States Speed Association’s Sprint Car Challenge Series Built by the UAW.

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I-44 Riverside Speedway Presents A Historic First for OKC Racing!

Spanning back to the 1940’s to Taft Stadium, the history of Oklahoma City dirt track racing is among the more illustrious in the United States.

Nearly 70 years worth of applause and standing ovations for the likes of Harold Leep, Jackie Howerton, Aaron Madden, Bobby Walker, Evard Humphrey, “Wahoo” Benny Taylor, and Dutch Ter Steege, just to name a few.

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TULARE HOSTS USAC WEST COAST SPRINTS THIS SATURDAY

This Saturday, April 13th, the USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series will make their third of five appearances at Tulare’s Thunderbowl Raceway.

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West Coast Swing Concludes for Kraig Kinser at Hanford & Perris

California has been a home away from home for Kraig Kinser for the last five weeks, racing six times at five different tracks. He’ll make two final starts in the Golden State this weekend as the early season West Coast swing for the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series comes to an end.

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STEWART LEADS J&J DRIVERS TO SPRINT CAR WINS

Three-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart picked up his first Sprint car win of the season Saturday night racing to victory in central Pennsylvania. J&J Auto Racing also had winners in Alabama, Illinois and two more in Australia.

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Port Royal Speedway

Port Royal All Star Weikert Memorial Pays $10,000 To Win April 27

As the biggest sprint car race contested in 2013 to date in the east, the All Star Circuit of Champions Sprints Bob Weikert Memorial at Port Royal Speedway will pay a stout $10,000 to win again this season, coming up Saturday, April 27 at 7 pm.

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POWRi WAR Sprint League

WAR set to return to LA

With two dates already in the books for 2013, the WAR Series presented by Impact Signs will make its first appearance of the season at the LA Raceway in La Monte, MO on Saturday April 13th.

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