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POPULAR PIT PARTY INCLUDED AS PART OF OUTLAW THUNDER BY GOODYEAR

Based upon the popularity and success of last year’s debut, Eldora Speedway officials have announced that during the Saturday (May 8) leg of the Outlaw Thunder by Goodyear, they will open the pit area to general admission ticket holders for a pre-race ‘pit party’.

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Golden State Challenge 410 Sprint Car Series set for Fort Memorial

With May already upon us in a few days the Golden State Challenge 410 Sprint Car Series will kick-off an action-packed and busy month of racing by making a visit to the beautiful Santa Maria Speedway this Saturday night May 1 for the second annual Doug Fort Memorial.

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McMahan survives Ocean Speedway GSC feature with 8th place finish

By Bill Sullivan, Racing for the Troops WEST SACRAMENTO, CA – Although he was gunning for a higher finish after two weeks of top ten outings, Elk Grove’s Bobby McMahan settled for another top ten […]

Knoxville Raceway

Knoxville Championship Cup Series Returns in 2010!

The Knoxville Championship Cup Series is the 360 and 410 point series for the Knoxville Raceway, and will get underway, this Saturday night, May 1. The Knoxville Raceway series has been, and continues to be the premier weekly sprint car series in the United States.

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Feature event crash casts shadow on strong Placerville run for Billy Strange

Elk Grove’s Billy Strange returned to Placerville Speedway’s winged sprint car division last Saturday night for the second Red Hawk Casino Championship point race. After a strong performance in the preliminary events, it appeared Strange would have no problem making into the top ten for the second straight week. Lady Luck, however, had a different plan.

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Civil War Series rebels head back to Placerville Speedway this Saturday

fter a thrilling opener here last month, the Hoosier Racing Tires Civil War Sprint Car Series will return to Placerville Speedway this Saturday night for another night of thrilling open wheel racing action at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds. The event will draw nearly 40 of the best 360 winged sprint car drivers from throughout California and the Pacific Northwest.

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OUTLAW THUNDER BY GOODYEAR CONTINUES TREND OF WoO ANTICIPATION

Whenever the travelling World of Outlaw (WoO) Sprint series stops at Eldora Speedway, there has never been any shortage of anticipation and their Outlaw Thunder by Goodyear 2010 Midwestern debut May 7 and 8 is expected to be no different.

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ASCS Tuesday Top Ten – And They Scattered…

Mother Nature continues to wreak her fair share of havoc but resilient racers keep on racing, providing more fodder for the latest of edition of Tuesday’s Top Ten, chronicling ten random items revolving about the latest American Sprint Car Series happenings.

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2010 KNOXVILLE NATIONALS FAN FAIR SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED

The schedule for the Knoxville Nationals Fan Fair & International Reel Wheel Film Festival have been released today by the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum.

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F.A.S.T. Series 2010 Rule Bulletin

The FAST organization would like to remind teams to review the 2010 rule sheets that were distributed to all teams last weekend. Rule #7 (placement of FAST decals) will be enforced starting with the next FAST event.

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Bud Kaeding Theft, Photo of Thief’s Truck Below

Over the weekend Bud Kaeding’s shop was broken into. Stolen was a Speedway MOPAR 360 engine, a black Polaris quad, and a pit boss jack. Below is the image of the thief’s truck. If you […]

IZOD INDYCAR SERIES ANNOUNCES OVAL AND ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS AS BUILD-UP TO OVERALL SEASON TITLE

The Indy Racing League announced today plans to institute oval and road title contests within the overall IZOD IndyCar Series driver championship beginning with the 2010 season.

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Two New Blogs Posted

TJ has two new blogs posted covering his opinion on if the Sprint Bandits can expand to a true National Series and the outlook on this weekend’s events in the Great Lakes Region.

Big Weekend for Michigan Open Wheel Racing

Opening weekend is a very appropriate phrase for fans of open wheel racing in Michigan this weekend as weekly programs at Spartan and Butler Speedways begin along with the Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP lid lifter at Crystal Motor Speedway Friday and Saturday. If the weather is nice Great Lakes area open wheel fans will have plenty of racing to choose from.

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Can the Sprint Bandits Go National?

The Sprint Bandits are back in action this weekend. Don’t adjust your computer monitors or check the date on your system, it isn’t August. For the first time since 2006 the Bandits will venture outside of their normal time period of the traditional TNT tour to hold races over the next two weekends at Golden Triangle Raceway Park, Houston Raceway Park, Devils Bowl Speedway, and I-30 Speedway.

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