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Hagar Remains Undefeated After Late-Race Pass at Tennessee National Raceway

Derek Hagar is undefeated through the first two weeks for the second straight season.

Hagar made a late-race pass to score his second consecutive USCS Outlaw Thunder National Series victory last Saturday at Tennessee National Raceway.

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Mitchell Shakes Bad Luck Bug At Sokola Shootout

For two weeks in a row, Yorba Linda, CA driver, Mat Mitchell, had some bad luck as he was penalized for missing tech in Las Vegas, and on Friday night he got caught up in a wreck running in the third spot, but on Saturday night at the Perris Auto Speedway, Mitchell turned in a gutty performance as he finished fourth in the Sokola Shootout.

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Reutzel Takes West Texas Momentum to Devil’s Bowl!

Aaron Reutzel went into this past weekend’s West Texas 305 double looking to pick up some momentum to carry into his Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour title pursuit.

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Reidy’s Night Goes Boom

It was a premature end to the latest round of the KRE Sprintcar Series at Archerfield Speedway last Saturday night for Danny Reidy due to engine failure.

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HAGAR PICKS UP WIN NUMBER TWO FOR 2014

Derek Hagar made it two wins in two United Sprint Car Series Outlaw Thunder Tour Nation races in 2014. The reigning USCS champion drove his R.E. Enterprises backed No. 9jr Dynotech-powered J&J to victory in Saturday’s Tennessee 200 at Tennessee National Raceway.

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Thomas Ready to Apply Micro Experience to First-Ever Midget Race at Port City

Tyler Thomas was one of the first drivers to test Port City Raceway in a midget.

He and several other competitors were complimentary of the micro sprint track in Tulsa, Okla., last fall, which led to the tight oval being booked this Saturday and Sunday for the Turnpike Challenge with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series.

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Felker Returns to Action This Weekend as Port City Raceway Hosts POWRi

Andrew Felker is very familiar with Port City Raceway.

“My first five years of racing, that’s where I raced on Saturday nights,” he said. “I’ve won three nonwing nationals. I’ve won more than 50 races there.”

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Baughman Battles for Best Finish of Season, Places Sixth in Beaumont

Things are beginning to click for Josh Baughman and his Jason Johnson Racing team.

Baughman put together the team’s best performance of the short season last Friday at Golden Triangle Raceway Park during the ASCS Gulf South Region season opener.

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Wood Tackling Turnpike Challenge This Weekend at Port City Raceway

Sporting a new car, Cole Wood and his team are motivated for a fresh challenge this weekend.

Wood will return to a midget for the first time since the Chili Bowl this Saturday and Sunday at Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., for the Turnpike Challenge with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series.

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Chase Johnson 6th at Silver Dollar Speedway

Making his third start aboard the Van Dyke Motorsports No. 5H in Chico, CA on Friday night, Chase Johnson rebounded well from a tough Silver Cup, as he scored a sixth place finish on a very tricky Silver Dollar Speedway.

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Gregg Second In Chico

Debuting his personal GUTS Racing No. 53 at the Silver Dollar Speedway on Friday night for the first time in 2014, Andy Gregg put on quite the charge as he rallied from his seventh starting spot to finish second aboard his Miller Fortune/Poor’s Equipment Repair/K&N backed entry.

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Time Trials Hamper Hirst’s 2014 Roth Motorsports Debut

Qualifying with the World of Outlaws is a huge part to their nightly program, and unfortunately for Kyle Hirst, his first weekend of action in his Roth Enterprises/HR Livestock Transportation/3H Cattle No. 83JR in the 2014 season saw the Sacramento, CA driver struggle in time trials, and ultimately struggle all weekend.

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Painful Weekend For Netto in Tulare, CA

Rejoining the World of Outlaws in Tulare, CA over the weekend, DJ Netto’s woes continued, as he struggled to get any momentum on his side.

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Wheatley Shows Improvement During Up-and-Down Weekend with Outlaws

Austen Wheatley is making steady gains on his sprint car program with every lap he records on the track.

There were some bright spots for Wheatley during an up-and-down weekend at Thunderbowl Raceway last Friday and Saturday with the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series.

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