Driver & Team News – Page 103

Dietrich Opens 2017 Season With Top-Ten Finish Against All Stars in Ocala

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, native Danny Dietrich opened his 2017 season in competitive fashion, piloting the Tom Buch-owned/Apex/DKW Transport/Pace Performance/No. 13 to a top-ten performance against the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions, also turning the fastest time during qualifying time trials.

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T.J. Michael Expresses Positivity After Tough Start to Arctic Cat All Star Season

The “Texas Traveler” T.J. Michael kicked off his 2017 Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions campaign a touch short of expectation, highlighting the Sixth Annual Winter Nationals at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Florida, with a 20th place performance on Saturday evening, February 11, all after suffering from engine failure on Thursday, February 9, and being involved in an on-track incident on Friday, February 10.

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Gil Sonner Passes Away at Age 82

Legendary sprint car owner Gil Sonner has passed away at age 82.

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Menne Motorsports Welcomes Mike’s Hard Lemonade Back in 2017

The 2017 season is quickly approaching in Northern California, and one of the regions most competitive teams, Menne Motorsports, is pleased to welcome Mike’s Hard Lemonade back as a major marketing partner for what is shaping up to be a 45-race season.

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TSR Continues Alignment with Curb, Begins New Relationship with Ford Performance

With the 2017 season set to open for Tony Stewart-Curb/Agajanian Racing (TSR) in Florida Thursday, the team is focused on continuing to set the standard in short track racing with two of the most accomplished drivers in all of motorsports. Behind the wheels of the TSR Sprint cars are eight-time and reigning World of Outlaws (WoO) Craftsman Sprint Car Series Champion Donny Schatz and three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, 1997 IndyCar champion and 1995 USAC triple crown winner Tony Stewart.

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Shipley Records Career-Best Winged Sprint Car Result During Season Opener

Joshua Shipley opened his 2017 campaign by registering his career-best winged sprint car result last Saturday at Wildcat Raceway, where he powered the Alan and Kaylene Verville owned race car to his first-ever top-five finish.

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Tarlton and Macedo Pair for West Coast Action

Macedo will once again be behind the wheel of the Tarlton Motorsports No.21x for several races this season. He will begin the year making appearances with the King of the West Series along with the World of Outlaws West Coast tour in March.

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2017 Begins at Bubba Raceway Park for CJB Motorsports

CJB Motorsports came into the 2016 season with a new driver and high expectations. Throughout a ten-month season and thousands of miles, CJB and driver David Gravel proved that the combination was to be a formidable pairing with nine wins, including marquee victories at Lernerville Speedway and Eldora Speedway.

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Mingus Excited to Partner With FK Rod Ends to Help 2017 Goals

FK Rod Ends will help Kevin Mingus work toward his racing goals in 2017 as he continues to transition from asphalt racing to dirt.

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Reutzel Begins 2017 Effort at Bubba Raceway Park

Another full season of racing is about to fire off for Aaron Reutzel as the Clute, TX, racer is set to take on the All Star Circuit of Champions in this weekend’s trio of events at Ocala, Florida’s Bubba Raceway Park.

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Herrera Captures Season-Opening Victory at Wildcat Raceway

The 2017 season couldn’t have started much better for Johnny Herrera, who was victorious last Saturday at Wildcat Raceway.

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Smith Debuting New Team This Weekend as He Begins All Star Title Hunt

Ryan Smith will debut the new Leidig/Warko/Smith sprint car team and begin his hunt for the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions title this weekend in sunny Florida, where he has been preparing the last few days.

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Josh Schneiderman – Ready for 2017!

Josh Schneiderman and the Deuce Motorsports team are gearing up for the 2017 season. The West Burlington, Iowa driver finished ninth in the 410 sprint car standings at Knoxville Raceway and took home the Lyle Boyd Hard-charger Award for passing the most cars in feature events there.

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Madsen Excited for Big Game Motorsports Debut This Weekend With All Stars

Kerry Madsen will make his Big Game Motorsports debut this weekend when the Muddy sponsored team ventures to Florida for the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions season-opening event.

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