Driver & Team News – Page 219

Brandon Hahn Notches 10th-Place Finish in ASCS Championship Standings

It was more than just a learning season for Brandon Hahn.

“First off, I want to say it was a blast,” he said. “It was a big, big learning experience. I went to so many different race tracks and raced with so many guys. By doing that you are bound to get better and I think we got better. If I could sum up my season in two words I would say learning struggle. It wasn’t easy by any means. I was trying to learn every race.”

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Scelzi’s Season Highlighted by First Career King of the West Feature Victory

There is one moment that stands out among several highlights last season for Dominic Scelzi.

“I’d have to say winning my first 410ci race,” he said. “That really meant a lot to me. That’s something that I’ll have and be able to remember the rest of my life. I’ll never forget that and all the hard work that went into getting that win and how difficult it was to win that race. I feel that was the highest moment of the season.”

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Thomas Tackles 73rd annual Turkey Night Grand Prix on Thursday

The western excursion for Tyler Thomas ends on Thursday.

Thomas will make his debut at the 73rd annual Turkey Night Grand Prix with the Honda USAC National Dirt Midget Series on Thanksgiving night at Perris Auto Speedway.

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Heimbach/Creasy No. 12 Team Take Home Port Royal Title Laurels At Ceremony

Sprint car driver Blane Heimbach officially accepted honors as 2013 Port Royal Speedway 410 sprint car track champion on Saturday night, November 23, at the track’s awards banquet held at the Port Royal Community Building.

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Thomas Rallies for Seventh-Place Result at Western World Championships

Tyler Thomas progressed throughout his debut at the famed Western World Championships last weekend.

Thomas scored a seventh-place result during Saturday’s finale at the 46th edition of the premier Honda USAC National Dirt Midget Series event at Canyon Speedway Park.

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Hafertepe Jr. Rates His 2013 Season a B Minus, Focuses on Consistency

Sam Hafertepe Jr. gave his 2013 season a passing grade.

“I would have given ourselves a B minus,” he said. “During Pennsylvania Speedweek we ran real good and were consistent every night. Other than that we had a lot of ups and downs.

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Forler Searching for Third Victory at Arizona Speedway on Saturday

Logan Forler is 2-for-2 with one shot remaining.

Forler will wrap up his season on Saturday at Arizona Speedway in Queen Creek, Ariz., where he is undefeated in a pair of ASCS Southwest Region races this season.

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Van Dam Prepares to Travel More Next Season After Challenging 2013

Henry Van Dam is ready for a fresh start to next season after a challenging campaign in 2013.

“I didn’t have too many highlights this year looking from past seasons to this season,” he said. “It was a season we really had to fight. I think we definitely learned a lot this year and we know the direction we want to go in.

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Felker Rebounds for Top 10 During Inaugural Visit to Western World Championships

The 46th edition of the Western World Championships wasn’t kind to Andrew Felker.

Felker overcame tough luck to record a pair of 15th-place results during the first two nights of the three-day Honda USAC National Dirt Midget Series event before scoring a top 10 during the finale at Canyon Speedway Park on Saturday.

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Big Game Motorsports Driver Sammy Swindell Recaps 2013 Campaign

As much as baseball is about inches, racing is about tenths of a second.

Big Game Motorsports driver Sammy Swindell can attest to that as he was hampered by less than one second in multiple races spanning the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series schedule across the country.

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Rico Scores Pair of Top Fives at Western World

Competing at the Canyon Speedway Park over the weekend for the Western World Championships, Rico Abreu had a strong opening two nights, before an early tangle on Saturday ended his night early.

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Rough Western World’s For Aaron Reutzel

Aaron Reutzel had one of those weekends that he would like to forget about at the Western World Finals. Unfortunately for him Murphy’s Law hit too close to home, as anything that could go wrong, seemed to go wrong in both the Sprint Car and Midget.

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Tracy Hines Earns a Pair of Top-Fives on the Final Night of the Western World

Racing in both the midget and sprint car portions of the 46th Annual Sands Chevrolet Western World Championships presented by the Racers Advantage Store at Canyon Speedway Park in Peoria, Ariz., afforded Tracy Hines twice as many laps on the racy one-third-mile, and the ability to try a few different combinations and lines to prepare for the final night.

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Kraig Kinser: 2013 Season in Review

Each race may be a sprint, but the season is definitely a marathon when competing with the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series. The 70-plus race campaign begins in the middle of February and stretches to early November. In between, there are usually peaks and valleys and nearly everything else imaginable with the numbers of races and vast amount of travel that is part of the equation. Kraig Kinser experienced just about all of this in 2013, as he completed another season on the road.

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Ryan Bernal Lands Non Wing Ride for 2014; Seeks Winged Opportunity

In his brief career, Ryan Bernal has made quite the name for himself by winning tons of races and capturing series championships. After departing from the Josh Ford Motorsports team late this past season, Bernal is excited for his opportunity to drive for Mike Phelps in many non-wing events in 2014, but the Hollister, CA driver is looking to also compete in a winged car as well.

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