Driver & Team News – Page 188

Big Game Motorsports Driver Sammy Swindell Records Pair of Top Fives in Texas

Momentum continues to build for Big Game Motorsports driver Sammy Swindell.

Swindell has captured four consecutive top 10 results, which includes a trio of top fives and his first podium finish of the season last week.

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Bergman Capitalizes on Late Red Flag to Charge to ASCS Sooner Victory

One driver’s misfortune can often be the break needed for another competitor.

Seth Bergman capitalized on that situation last Friday during the ASCS Sooner Region feature at West Siloam Speedway in West Siloam Springs, Okla., where a lengthy red flag for a crash allowed Bergman’s crew to make the needed changes.

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Kevin Swindell Overcomes Adversity at Devil’s Bowl Speedway

Kevin Swindell and the Blazing Racing team got behind the eight ball early last weekend during the Texas Outlaw Nationals.

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Tough Outcome at Knoxville Opener

The Big Game Treestands #7 team made their first visit of the season to Knoxville Raceway this past Saturday. With temperatures rising into the mid-70s on a beautiful sunny day, the ‘Sprint Car Capital of the World’ was ready to commence their 61st season of competition.

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Brian Brown – Sixth with Tough Field in Knoxville!

The Brian Brown Racing Casey’s General Stores/FVP #21 team was back at the Knoxville Raceway last Saturday night. The Grain Valley, Missouri driver finished sixth in a feature event in a weekly field that most have included as the most competitive in the track’s history.

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Tracy Hines Finishes on the Podium at Eldora

Being fast “right off the truck” and keeping that speed throughout the entire racing program is what every driver and team strives for each time they unload their car at the track. Tracy Hines achieved that on Saturday, April 19, at the famed Eldora Speedway in Ohio, as he was second-fastest in hot laps, third-quickest in time trials, won his heat race from the sixth starting position, and came home third in the 30-lap main event for the Amsoil USAC National Sprint Car Series.

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Bruce Jr. Emphasizes Improvement on Qualifying After World of Outlaws Debut

The biggest piece to improve for Tony Bruce Jr. is qualifying following his 410ci season debut last weekend at the Texas Outlaw Nationals.

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Giovanni Scelzi Uses Last-Lap Pass to Score Second Win of the Season

Giovanni Scelzi let loose after capturing a signature win last Friday at Plaza Park Raceway.

Scelzi pulled off a last-corner, last-lap pass to secure the outlaw micro sprint victory, which marked his second of the season.

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Neuenschwander Set for Niebel Classic

Chris Neuenschwander

Starting Position 16: Chris Neuenschwander. – Bill Miller Photo
Starting Position 16: Chris Neuenschwander. – Bill Miller Photo

is ready for start his non-wing pavement sprint car season at the Glen Niebel Classic Sunday April 27 at Anderson Speedway. Neuenschwander notched the third place trophy in the 2013 Sprint Car Challenge Series points campaign.

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Jessica Bean Kicks-off “Finish the Fight” Against Cancer Season at Anderson Speedway April 27

Last year’s American Cancer Society Motorsports Champion for Making Strides Against Breast, Jessica Bean, returns to help “Finish the Fight” in 2014. Bean will again carry the ACS Making Strides logos and colors on her Mel Kenyon Series car.

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Tracy Hines Looks to Add to Win Total at Eldora this Weekend

The list of past winners at Eldora Speedway is a venerable ‘Who’s Who’ of the racing world. Tracy Hines is part of this prestigious list and is among a select group of open wheel drivers that has double digit wins at the legendary track.

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Midget Ace Kyle Hamilton set to Challenge Glen Niebel Classic at Anderson Speedway

Fans of pavement midget racing are familiar with the name Kyle Hamilton. On Sunday April 27, the 2009 USSA Midget Series Champion will introduce himself to pavement sprint car fans at the Glen Niebel Classic at Anderson Speedway in the Sprint Car Challenge Series Built by the UAW.

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Outlaws Return to Historic Devil’s Bowl Speedway

Never in a million years could Tony Stewart Racing’s (TSR) Steve Kinser have thought a March trip to Texas back in the spring of 1978 would be such a historic weekend for short-track racing.

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Inaugural Winter Heat Sprint Car Showdown Announces Race Format and More

The inaugural Winter Heat Sprint Car Showdown will utilize a unique racing format for its four-day event in 2015.

Cocopah Speedway Director of Operations Greg Burgess and Event Competition Director Tommie Estes decided on a format that will reward passing every time a driver hits the 3/8-mile track during the 410ci sprint car extravaganza next Jan. 2-3 and Jan. 9-10.

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Lakeside Speedway Hosts McCarthy Auto Group KC Klassic on May 8

TBJ Promotions and RacinBoys are bringing the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour to Lakeside Speedway on May 8 for only the third time ever.

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