Driver & Team News – Page 182

Wheatley Dampened by Weather at Skagit Speedway Season Debut

Austen Wheatley was on pace to have a season-best performance before weather intervened last Saturday at Skagit Speedway.

Wheatley qualified second quickest during his first appearance at the 3/10-mile oval since last August.

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Kerry Madsen. - Image courtesy of Peterson Media

Madsen Puts Together Strong Weekend With World of Outlaws

Friday and Saturday again saw Kerry Madsen put together two great finishes with the ‘Greatest Show On Dirt’, as the Australian pilot soared to a second place finish on Friday night in Salina, OK before rebounding from an early crash in Pevely, MO to pick up a sixth place finish.

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Wood Charges to First Top 10 in 410 Class at Knoxville Raceway

Cole Wood continues to show improvement at Knoxville Raceway, where he recorded his first career top-10 finish in the 410 class last Saturday.

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Graves Motorsports Trying Fresh Engine and Chassis This Weekend

Graves Motorsports and driver Kolt Walker are taking a big swing at their program this weekend.

The team is building a new car and putting the primary engine back in for an ASCS Sooner Region event at Lawton Speedway in Lawton, Okla., on Saturday following a struggle with the ASCS Lone Star Region last weekend.

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Price-Miller Ninth at Jacksonville, IL Before Rain Washes Out Macon, IL Feature

PETERSEN MEDIA – Parker Price-Miller spent his weekend in Illinois competing with the POWRi Midget Series, and though Mother Nature rained out Saturday’s feature, Price-Miller picked up a ninth place finish on Friday night in […]

Bergman Returns to a Pair of Tracks Where He Has Earned a Victory

Seth Bergman has a great track record at Outlaw Motorsports Park and Riverside International Speedway.

Bergman claimed his inaugural race at Outlaw Motorsports Park in Wainwright, Okla., last season and he picked up his first career Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour triumph during the series’ last visit at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark., in 2012.

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Sammy Swindell Powers to First World of Outlaws Triumph of Season

Big Game Motorsports driver Sammy Swindell traveled from one extreme to the other last weekend, which he capped with his first World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series victory of the season.

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Isaac Chapple 4th at Montpelier

Putting together his Stealth car that he ran over this past winter, Isaac Chapple was in action at Montpelier on Saturday night and the young driver scored a fourth place finish.

“It was another good weekend, and I hope we can keep the momentum up from our last two races,” he said.

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Brian Brown – Pevely is Par for the Course!

Every race team sees some issues along the way and the Brian Brown Racing Casey’s General Stores/FVP #21 team is not exempt. The Grain Valley, Missouri driver was a definite contender Saturday night with the World of Outlaws at I-55 Raceway in Pevely, Missouri, but got caught up in an incident while running in the top five.

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Bruce Jr. Overcomes Horsepower Difference to Make World of Outlaws Feature

Tony Bruce Jr. and his One 8 Motorsports team accomplished their goal last Friday at Salina Highbanks Speedway.

“Our whole mindset was to find a way to put it in the A Main,” he said. “Fortunately we were able to and we learned a lot about our race car.”

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Strong Rebound Victory at Knoxville!

From CDR Week two of the Lucas Oil Knoxville Championship Cup Series rolled on Saturday for Craig Dollansky and the Big Game Treestands #7 team as they aimed to rebound from a flat tire that […]

Allen Earns KSE Hard Charger Award In WoO Action at Pevely

Shark Racing’s Jacob Allen earned the KSE Hard Charger Award and got a big dose of confidence after he came from the 22nd starting position to finish tenth in the 40-lap World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series feature Saturday night at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55.

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Kraig Kinser Finishes On the Podium at Salina Highbanks & Eighth at Pevely

Kraig Kinser and his team never give up and that’s the approach it takes to compete night in and night out with the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series.

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Starks Drives His Way into Bob Weikert Memorial Feature at Port Royal Speedway

A tough qualifying draw started Trey Starks behind the eight ball before the UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions event started at Port Royal Speedway last Saturday.

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Tracy Hines Wins at Gas City & Reaches 1,000 Feature Race Plateau at Haubstadt

Tracy Hines continued his climb in the USAC record books this weekend. He first was victorious at Gas City (Ind.) Speedway on Friday April 25, to move into a tie for third on the all-time Amsoil USAC National Sprint Car Series win list, tying Hall of Famer Jack Hewitt, with 46 triumphs.

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