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OCTOBER 15TH VENTURA RACEWAY REPORT

Saturday night October 15, belonged to the “Flyin Finn” Markus Niemela who took his first ever VRA Sprint Car victory in the 30 lap VRA Sprint Car feature event.

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World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series at a Glance: Sage Fruit Showdown at Talladega Short Track

Jason Meyers continued his winning ways into Fremont (Ohio) Speedway to make it five victories in a row. The #14 DDNi/Media-Tile/GLR Investments/ All-Star Performance team hasn’t finished lower than third in the past seven races as they continue their march towards a second consecutive series title.

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TARLTON NEARLY WINS AGAIN – TWICE

Tommy Tarlton did what Tommy Tarlton does best: he didn’t mix words after a pair of great finishes.

“I gave away two more races,” he said.

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WHEATLEY SHOWS SPEED, ENDURES BAD LUCK IN TEXAS

The bottom line is that Austen Wheatley was fast.

The 18-year-old showed his speed last weekend at the inaugural LoneStar Sprint Nationals – a three-day ASCS National Tour event at Lone Star Speedway in Kilgore, Texas. Unfortunately, Wheatley ended up with a damaged sprint car and a blown engine.

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Podium Result Opens Watt’s Season

Justin Watt made a positive start to his 2011/12 wingless sprint season by finishing last weekend’s Sydney Speedway opening race meeting on the podium.

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So close, yet so far for Atkinson

As the headline indicates, it was a case of so close, yet so far for Ben Atkinson and the Active Power Steering team in last Saturday night’s 2011/12 sprintcar season opener at Sydney Speedway.

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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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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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Peter Murphy Wins at Kings Speedway

Peter Murphy won the USAC West Coast 360 feature at Giant Chervolet Kings Speedway Saturday

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Meyers Battles Schatz to Score Fifth Consecutive Win on Tour

Clovis, Calif. widens points lead as series returns to Fremont (Ohio) Speedway

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