Driver & Team News – Page 106

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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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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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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Elision Scores Sprintcar Allstars Win in Australia

With one race on international soil under his belt, Cory Eliason wasted no time finding victory lane during his second start as he captured the $10,000-to-win All Star Challenge at Simpson Speedway in Victoria, AU.

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Dobson Has 20,000 Reasons to Smile

After seven years of Sprintcar racing, Shaun Dobson last Saturday night at Sydney’s Valvoline Raceway drove to his breakthrough major win – the Scott Darley Challenge – which saw him pocket $20,000 in prize money.

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Giovanni Scelzi Named North American 360 Sprint Car Poll Rookie of the Year

Giovanni Scelzi broke onto the sprint car scene in a big way in 2016.

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Bill Naida

Michigan Motorsports Hall of Fame inductee “Wild” Bill Naida passed away on Thursday morning. Naida was 90 years of age

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Scelzi Selected for Origin of Speed Event at Valvoline Raceway

Dominic Scelzi is excited for his biggest Australian test to date when he will compete three straight nights at Valvoline Raceway this weekend.

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Donnie Ray Crawford Legacy Foundation Produces Commemorative T-Shirt

This year’s finale of the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals Presented by General Tire falls on a challenging day for the racing community.

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Allard Wins Again; Eyes Third NZ Title

Seeing his winning streak snapped at Western Springs Speedway to start off 2017, Jonathan Allard returned to his winning ways on January 4th as he won the rain delayed feature event that ran in conjunction with the International Midget Series event.

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