Driver & Team News – Page 254

Big Game Motorsports Powers to Four Combined Top 10s in Impressive Weekend

Big Game Motorsports is definitely hitting its stride as Craig Dollansky and Sammy Swindell each captured a pair of top-10 finishes last weekend with the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series.

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Marks Records Pair of Top 10s and Near Victory During Challenging Week

It was an up-and-down week for Brent Marks.

It began on Wednesday at Bridgeport Speedway in Swedesboro, N.J., where Marks qualified 12th quickest and was in staging for his heat race when fellow competitor Jason Leffler sustained a life-ending crash at the 5/8-mile track. The event was cancelled.

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Bruce Jr. Rallies to Earn Two Top Fives During Sizzlin’ Summer Speedweek

Last weekend could have been really, really ugly.

Instead, Tony Bruce Jr. salvaged the first half of the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour Sizzlin’ Summer Speedweek by gaining 29 positions in the features to end with a pair of top fives and a 12th-place finish in a trio of events.

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Top-five result concludes season

The 2012-13 season came to an end for Danny Reidy last Saturday night at Archerfield Speedway in Queensland, and it saw him finish one spot shy of the podium in the 14th and final round of the KRE Sprintcar Series.

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Another Top-Ten at Knoxville

World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series action headed to Knoxville, Iowa on Saturday as teams had the final opportunity to prepare for the prestigious Knoxville Nationals in August. For Craig Dollansky and the Eyecon Trail Cameras #7 team they aimed to build on their runner-up performance during the first visit to Knoxville Raceway last month after leading 9 of the 25 feature laps.

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Cox 16th at Pombo-Sargent Classic

Justyn Cox had one of those weekends he will gladly forget about. After a frustrating crash in hotlaps on Friday night ended his night, the Sacramento, CA driver slipped to a 16th place finish Saturday night in Hanford, CA.

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Wheatley Will Return from 10-Week Break for Skagit Speedway’s Dirt Cup

It’s been a long 10 weeks out of the driver seat for Austen Wheatley.

After spending most of the past couple months focusing on his business, Wheatley will return to the track this weekend for the 42nd annual Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup at Skagit Speedway – a $20,000-to-win event Thursday through Saturday in Alger, Wash

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TK Tallies Two WoO Top 10’s

Tim Kaeding continues to show strength against the World of Outlaws, as he scored a fifth place finish on Friday night, before charging his way forward to an eighth place finish on Saturday night.

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Hirst Charges to Ninth in Hanford

Kyle Hirst charged from 19th to score a ninth place finish on Saturday night at the King’s Speedway in Hanford, CA during the Pombo-Sargent Classic.

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Tiner Seventh at Pombo Sargent Classic

Competing at the King’s Speedway on Saturday night, Steven Tiner scored a seventh place finish during the Pombo Sargent Classic as the Rebel Cup Series took on the Civil War Series.

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Gregg Fourth at King’s Speedway

Though he crossed the finish line in fourth on Saturday night, Andy Gregg was not too pleased with him self, as he squandered a great front row starting spot.

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Croft Third in Hanford

Taking on the California Civil War Series and the Rebel Cup Series over the weekend at the King’s Speedway in Hanford, CA, Sacramento, CA driver, Willie Croft, scored a third place finish during a very exciting Pombo Sargent Classic feature event Saturday night.

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Wood Tied for Fourth in Sizzlin’ Summer Speedweek Standings at Midpoint

For a young sprint car driver, a Speedweek offers a great opportunity to learn and quickly put those lessons to use.

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Wild Weekend for Covington

Competing with the LUCAS Oil ASCS National Tour during the opening legs of their Speedweek, Matt Covington had two wild night’s that ultimately saw him go from last to fifth on Friday, before, scoring an eighth place finish on Saturday night, leading him to an asthma attack once the checkered flew.

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Mitchell Posts Two USAC/CRA Top Five’s

Returning to action with the USAC/CRA Series over the weekend, Yorba Linda, CA driver, Matt Mitchell continued to time in well, after struggling at the beginning of the season, and recorded two top-five finishes.

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