Driver & Team News – Page 22

Ashton Torgerson Wins Turnpike Challenge Finale at Port City Raceway

A change in his schedule saw Ashton Torgerson head to Oklahoma for a three-night swing with Keith Kunz Motorsports. It was a successful trip for the Glendale, AZ driver as he picked up two fourth place finishes before parking his Eibach/TRD/Keith Kunz Motorsports backed in victory lane on Saturday night.

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BRODY ROA BACK WITH CAR OWNER JASON MAY FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2022

Weather permitting, for the first time since 2022, veteran sprint car racer Brody Roa will team up with Taft, California car owner Jason May at this Saturday’s Dave Calderwood Memorial at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway. It will be the inaugural race for the Ultimate Sprint Car Series presented by Inland Rigging.

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ROA’S APPEARANCE AT PERRIS SURPRISED EVERYONE LAST SATURDAY – THIS WEEK ON TO COCOPAH

In 1986, the band Timex Social Club had a hit top-10 single named “Rumors.” Last Saturday night when the Avanti Windows and Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series visited Perris Auto Speedway, drivers were hoping that reports of defending series champion Brody Roa being in the house were rumors.

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Cole Macedo Wins Wild Mini Gold Cup Feature

PETERSEN MEDIA While Cole Macedo had a busy February running some National races in Florida, this past weekend marked his opener with Tarlton Motorsports and it was a memorable one as he picked up the […]

BRADEN CHIARAMONTE PICKS UP HIS FIRST WIN OF 2024 AT IMPERIAL VALLEY

In only his third start of 2024, newly turned 17-year-old Braden Chiaramonte outdistanced the field in the Imperial Valley Raceway 360/410 Sprint Cars main event last Saturday night.

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Donny Schatz notches sprint car victory 500 in Volusia’s Bike Week Jamboree

It was an historic night in the Sunshine State for Fargo, North Dakota’s Donny Schatz, not only notching his first World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series victory of the season, but simultaneously collecting the 500th sprint car win of his storied career, doing so in Volusia Speedway Park’s Bike Week Jamboree on Monday evening, March 4.

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FATHER AND SON BRENT AND GRANT SEXTON BOTH MAKE USAC/CRA MAIN AT PERRIS

The Sexton Gatling Racing Team combo of father and son Brent and Grant Sexton, made its 2024 debut when the Avanti Windows and Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series opened its season last Saturday at Perris Auto Speedway.

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Brayton Lynch, Rusty Kunz Taking Rexroad Racing No. 1K on 2024 Xtreme Outlaw Series Trail

A full national midget series has been absent from Brayton Lynch’s schedule for almost six years. But 2024 is his comeback season, and he’s bringing his grandfather, famed Midget crew chief and car owner Rusty Kunz, with him on the trail of the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota.

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Tanner Carrick Powers to First Sprint Car Win of the Season

Checking in at Marysville Raceway on Saturday night for the annual Toller Memorial as the defending race winner, Tanner Carrick kept the hardware in Lincoln, CA as he fended off Andy Forsberg and successfully defended his 2023 season opening win.

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FULLY RECOVERED FROM INJURIES SUFFERED LAST APRIL, SHANE SEXTON IS 100% FOR SATURDAY’S PERRIS OPENER

On a pleasant spring night 10 months ago, “Shugah” Shane Sexton was involved in one of the wildest sprint car crashes in the 27-season history of Perris Auto Speedway. Despite climbing out of the car and walking back to his pit, something was not right. It turned out to be a broken back that plagued him for the rest of the year.

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RSR and Reutzel come out swinging; Excitement builds for Midwest season

It was a sound effort in the Sunshine State for Ridge & Sons Racing (RSR) and Aaron Reutzel, not only jump-starting their 2024 campaign with five nights of action at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, Florida, but eventually capping their trip with a pair of top-fives, one of which a victory.

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Big Game Motorsports and Gravel Open World of Outlaws Season With Win and DIRTcar Nationals Title

The opening weekend of the season was a success for Big Game Motorsports and driver David Gravel. The team captured its first World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series victory of the year and produced three top fives during the four-race Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals hosted by Volusia Speedway Park.

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Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing Announces 2024 Partner Line-Up, Paint Schemes

With the 2024 racing season getting underway next week, Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing (TSR) is pleased to announce its partner line-up and unveil a new look for 10-Time World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series (WoO) champion, Donny Schatz.

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RSR and Cory Eliason unveil new look in time for DIRTcar Nationals

It’s a fresh start and a fresh new look for Ridge & Sons Racing (RSR) and Visalia, California’s Cory Eliason, ready to debut their all-new Commercial Edge, NDT New Direction Transport LLC, Ridge Development, North Ridge Development, B And L Holdings, No. 8 sprinter in Volusia Speedway Park’s annual DIRTcar Nationals on February 7-10.

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