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Macedo Tops McFadden to Win the President’s Cup

Avalon Raceway Lara, AU Wednesday January 18, 2017 Heat Race #1: 1. S20 – Glen Sutherland 2. USA1 – Dominic Scelzi 3. V73 – Charles Hunter 4. W17 – James McFadden 5. V68 – Shane […]

T.J.’s Notebook: Chili Bowl, the Classic, Schedules and More

With racing in Australia and New Zealand on New Year’s Day the racing seasons starts in earnest during the Chili Bowl Nationals. That is when things pick up from the holidays and continue fast and furiously until after the PRI Show.

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Bergman Opens Chili Bowl Nationals Prelim Night With Heat Race Win

Seth Bergman got off to a strong start last Tuesday during the 31st annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals Presented by General Tire.

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Baughman Improves Speed and Comfort Throughout Week at Chili Bowl

Josh Baughman found comfort last week during the 31st annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals Presented by General Tire.

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Smith Gains Momentum Throughout Chili Bowl in Alex Bowman Ride

Ryan Smith hopes his showing at the biggest midget race in the world will propel him to a great 2017 in his sprint car.

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Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Beware the Cone!

Things were going great for Sam Hafertepe Jr. in Thursday’s preliminary action at the Chili Bowl at the Tulsa Expo Center. After coming out of the heats and Qualifiers as the high-point driver, he led early in that night’s feature. Unfortunately, he would hit the cone on a restart and be relegated to the back. Still, the Sunnyvale, Texas driver was fast all week and is already looking forward to the 2018 edition of the Chili Bowl.

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Paul McMahan Advances To Chili Bowl B Main With Destiny Motorsports

Kicking the 2017 season off at the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals, Paul McMahan and Destiny Motorsports would have a very strong showing that would see them race their way into the Saturday night B Main event until an on track incident would bring the busy week to a close.

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Netto Opens 2017 in Chili Bowl Midget Nationals B Main

Ending the 2016 season in victory lane during the Copper Classic in Arizona, DJ Netto rode the momentum into 2017 and opened his season up with a very impressive run at the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals that saw him end his week in the ‘B’ Main.

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Attica Raceway Park

FAST Series Set For Growth In 2017

The 410 and 305 sprint teams who plan to the run the 2017 FAST series will compete for the highest purses in the nine year history of the organization.

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Bruce Jr. Starts Strong Before Bad Luck Strikes During Chili Bowl Prelim Night

Tony Bruce Jr. was on pace for a career-best performance last week during the 31st annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals Presented by General Tire.

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Feature Win List

Feature Win List as of January 17, 2017

Feature winners through the first two weeks of the 2017 racing season.

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All Stars Headline 2017 Schedule at Wayne County Speedway

Although it is only the middle of January, Jason and Kristin Flory have put together the tentative schedule for NAPA Wayne County Speedway for the 2017 racing season. Orrville’s Historic Oval will open up on Saturday, April 22 with the first of four visits by Tony Stewart’s Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions Sprints.

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Scelzi Helps Lead Team USA to Origin of Speed Triumph at Valvoline Raceway

Dominic Scelzi posted a pair of top 10s last Thursday to help lead Team USA to the Origin of Speed victory.

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Oswego Speedway

Steve Gioia Jr. Named Chief Technical Advisor at Oswego Speedway

A winner of 26 Novelis Supermodified main events at Oswego Speedway, including the 1976 International Classic and the 1985 track championship, Steve Gioia Jr. will step in as the Chief Technical Advisor at the Steel Palace in 2017.

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United States Auto Club

Bateman Passes Away at Age 63

Randy Bateman, a long-time competitor as a driver and team owner in USAC’s Silver Crown and National Sprint Car series, passed away Sunday night, Jan. 15, 2017, after a courageous fight against Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Bateman was 63.

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