Driver & Team News – Page 108

July 27, 2026

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Taylor Amped for Chili Bowl Opportunity in New Kruseman Car

Zac Taylor is excited for the 31st annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals Presented by General Tire next week after recently visiting car owner Cory Kruseman’s shop in California.

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Sam Hafertepe Jr. – Take Me Back to Tulsa!

Sam Hafertepe Jr. will kick off the 2017 season at next week’s Chili Bowl for midgets at the Tulsa Expo Center in Oklahoma. The 2016 Lucas Oil ASCS National champion is ready to go thanks to new partner, the Youth Racing League. The Sunnyvale, Texas native has made two B mains in his short Chili Bowl Career.

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Allard Closes Out 2016 With Two More Feature Event Wins

Jonathan Allard put an exclamation point on the end of the 2016 calendar year as he picked up two more victories at Springs Speedway. Since getting his New Zealand season under way, Allard has been sensational, as he has picked up four wins in five races.

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Scelzi Scores First Career Podium Finish in Australia

Dominic Scelzi recorded his first career podium finish in Australia during only his fourth career sprint car race overseas.

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Second Part of Blaney’s Plans Unwrapped on Christmas Eve

The second portion of Dale Blaney’s plans for the 2017 season were unwrapped on Christmas Eve. Blaney will team up with Ed Neumeister for approximately 20 races in and around Ohio. Mike and Steve Linder along with their crew will help field the entry.

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FVP and Brian Brown Racing Renew partnership for 2017

The Brian Brown Racing sprint car team has renewed its partnership with long time partner FVP! Driver, Brian Brown, of Grain Valley, Missouri and FVP enter their 10th season together in 2017. FVP joins Casey’s General Stores as major marketing partners for the team, and expectations are high heading into next season.

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T.J. Michael will return to the Arctic Cat All Star trail in 2017

The “Texas Traveler” T.J. Michael will return to the road full-time in 2017, rejoining the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions for a second consecutive campaign.

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Bruce Jr. Captures Career-Best Midget Result at Junior Knepper 55

Tony Bruce Jr. produced his career-best result in a midget last Saturday during the Junior Knepper 55 at Southern Illinois Center.

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Scelzi Continues Strong Performance During Second Race in Australia

Dominic Scelzi is taking to Australian sprint car competition quickly.

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Danny Dietrich Will Piolet Tom Buch’s No. 13 for Florida Events and Select Shows

When not behind the wheel of the familiar Gary Kauffman-owned/Sandoe’s Fruit Market/Hickory Run Orchards/No. 48, “Double-D” Danny Dietrich will be a hired gun for Tom Buch, piloting the well-known Apex/DVC/No. 13.

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Scelzi Contends for Top Five During Debut in Australia

Dominic Scelzi was certainly making a splash during his Australia debut last Saturday at Perth Motorplex, where he drove into the top five before a parts issue forced him to end the night early.

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NAPA Sponsoring Brad Sweet’s at Kasey Kahne Racing this Season

NAPA AUTO PARTS will join Kasey Kahne Racing (KKR) as a sponsor of Brad Sweet’s No. 49 car in the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series (WoO) in 2017 for 42 races.

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Gobrecht, McCall and Starks Combine to Create New Gobrecht Motorsports Team

Three entities within the sprint car community are teaming up.

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Clauson-Marshall Racing Announces Quarter Midget Racing Development Program

While the Clauson-Marshall Racing team will showcase some of the sport’s elite on the biggest of stages, it is also a goal of the team to groom young racers in the grassroots stages of the sport.

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Wednesdays with Wayne – Inaugural Season in the Books for the Two-C Racing Team

With one season under their belts, Wayne Johnson and the Two-C Racing #2c sprint car team are eager for their sophomore campaign. Their season was highlighted by four big wins including the Devil’s Bowl Spring Nationals at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas and the Jesse Hockett/Daniel McMillin Memorial at Lucas Oil Speedway near Wheatland, Missouri.

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