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Interstate Racing Association

Balog Bags IRA’s Northern Nationals

He’s been strong there in the past – including a runner-up to Terry McCarl in last year’s Northern Nationals at Superior Speedway in Superior, Wisconsin – but Bill Balog was not to be denied this year. Balog struggled a bit in his heat race and started ninth in the A-main but wasted little time working his way forward before passing Steve Meyer following a lap 16 caution flag. It was Balog’s sixth IRA win of the 2010 season.

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Daggett Crowned King of Michigan

For the sixth time in his career Dustin Daggett was crowned King of Michigan at Hartford Motor Speedway during the Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP Friday. Daggett moved up from his seventh starting spot to take the lead from Gregg Dalman during a mid race restart and held off a late surge by defending ASCS SOD champion Brett Mann to claim another crown.

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FREMONT SPEEDWAY
All Star Circuit of Champions

All Star Circuit of Champions set to rock Fremont Sept. 17 & 18

The stakes will be high when the O’Reilly Auto Part All Star Circuit of Champion Sprint Cars invade the historic Fremont Speedway for the Jim Ford Classic, Friday, Sept. 17 and Saturday, Sept. 18. Not only will Knoxville Nationals champion and defending All Star champion Tim Shaffer be looking to wrap up the 2010 All Star title and the $50,000 that goes with it, but the teams will be competing for a purse of nearly $60,000 over the two nights of racing.

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Attica Raceway Park

Nine Drivers to Duke it Out For Inaugural FAST 305 Title This Saturday Night

The number one question on everyone’s mind going into Saturday night’s finale at Fremont Speedway is who will win the title in Fremont/Attica Sprint Title (FAST) 305 Championship Series presented by Kear’s Speed Shop & Cleveland Golf? It is nearly anyone’s game as nine drivers mathematically have a shot at the inaugural FAST 305 title and the winner’s check of $1,000, a $500 certificate from All Pro Heads and a FREE Triple X Racing Components Chassis.

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Bloomington Speedway
Bloomington Speedway

BIG CASH, PRIZES UP FOR GRABS AT BLOOMINGTON’S FALL CLASH

With the support of several great companies, Bloomington Speedway and Tri-State Speedway have organized a “racers giveaway” drawing for any team that enters both of the Midwest Sprint Car Series races on Sept. 17 (Bloomington) and Sept. 18 (Haubstadt).

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Swindell Sails to Win in Opener of Gold Cup, Meyers Takes Point Lead

Sammy Swindell won the Gold Cup Race of Champions at Silver Dollar Speedway for the first time in 1981 and has been trying to win the famed event ever since. The three-time World of Outlaws champion moved one step closer to that goal on Thursday night returning to Victory Lane in the opener of the three-day event to score his first triumph at the ¼-mile bullring since a preliminary feature win in 1996.

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Reed Looks to Clinch His First Ever FAST Crown as Season’s End Nears

The final chapter on the 2010 Kistler Racing Products FAST Championship Series presented by SRP Pistons & Engine Pro season will be written on Saturday, September 11th at Fremont Speedway on Season Championship Night. The top-9 have all clinched their share of the $60,000 point fund and surprisingly the top-3 spots are comprised of the same three drivers (Byron Reed, Mark Keegan and 2009 FAST Champion Craig Mintz) that competed for the inaugural title just one year ago. Battles brew throughout the top-10 as driver’s look to settle it out at over 100-mph at the historic 1/3-mile clay oval located inside the Sandusky County Fair Grounds.

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World of Outlaws

World of Outlaws Wrap-up: Gold Rush Tour through the Pacific Northwest

Number crunching down the stretch: Just 13 races remain for World of Outlaws this season, with Joey Saldana holding a slim six-point advantage over 20-time series champion Steve Kinser in the championship standings, with Jason Meyers third, only 25 markers out of the top spot, in what is shaping up to be the closest three-way battles in series history.

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United States Auto Club

SOUTHWEST CONTRACTORS 360 CLASH SHOOTOUT AT HANFORD SATURDAY

The Southwest Contractors 360 Clash Championship will be up for grabs this Saturday, September 11th, at Hanford’s Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway. The “Jim Turner Memorial” will be the finale for the special four race mini-series featuring the USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car Series. Joining the powerful Sprint Cars will be the IMCA Stock Cars and Bud Light Mini-Stocks. The Spectator Gates will open at 5:30pm, with Time Trials scheduled for 6:30pm, and racing to follow.

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mercer raceway park
Michaels' Mercer Raceway

WESTERN PA SPRINT CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY AT MERCER

After a week hiatus over the Labor Day Weekend, Mercer Raceway Park roars back to life this Saturday night, September 11 with a blockbuster event featuring the Western PA Sprint Championship presented by Ehrlich Your Local Pest Control Experts and the BRP Modified Tour presented by Rock Concrete along with the 4 Your Car Connection FASTRAK Late Models, Big Daddy’s Speed Center Stock Cars, and the M&D Paving Mini Stocks. All of the marbles are on the line in the final night of points. It’s Anderson Bros. Tool/SK Tool and Yellow Book USA Corporate Nights. Race time is 7 p.m.

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Tony Stewart Racing Looking for More Gold in California

In every season there are games that have just a little more juice. Whether it’s the NFL’s season opener pitting the defending Super Bowl-champion New Orleans Saints against the Brett Favre-led Minnesota Vikings, or Saturday’s contest between legendary college Football powers Penn State and Alabama, there’s added adrenaline in the air. In dirt-track racing, the World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Car Series stars race 70 nights each season, but only a handful of races can generate that fevered atmosphere. The Knoxville (Iowa) Nationals, Eldora Speedway’s Kings Royal, the Williams Grove National Open, and the Gold Cup Race of Champions annually stand out as the races every Sprint car driver wants to win.

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