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Team ILP Driver Derek Hagar Starts Season 2-for-2 in Victory Lane

Inside Line Promotions driver Derek Hagar has opened his season by scoring a pair of USCS Outlaw Thunder National victories in his first two races.

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Kraig Kinser Makes Second Trip to Stockton 99 Dirt Track

The inaugural World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series event last year at Stockton 99 Dirt Track was a rousing success. A sold-out crowd saw the best sprint car drivers in the world battle it out for 30 laps, much to the delight of the standing-room only crowd.

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Tony Stewart Racing Duo Continues Chasing California Glory

The late Jim Valvano made the phrase “Survive and Advance” popular more than 30 years ago when his North Carolina State Wolfpack made its miraculous run to the NCAA men’s basketball national title in 1983.

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Rilat Looking to Continue Success at Devil’s Bowl Speedway This Weekend

After being delayed a week because of rain, Travis Rilat is again set to kick off his sprint car season in Texas.

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BATTLING THROUGH: CJB Team Builds Momentum at Thunderbowl

McMahan adds two more Top-10’s; widens points lead in strong weekend

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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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