Driver & Team News – Page 272

A Consistent Weekend for Kraig Kinser at Knoxville & Elko

Kraig Kinser’s main goal this past weekend at Knoxville Raceway and Elko Speedway was to solidly make the feature each night, complete all the laps and come away with two respectable finishes to make up for a tough weekend at Eldora the previous one.

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Croft Cashes In For Fourth Win of Year

During the inaugural running of the ‘Tribute to Baylands’ it was only fitting that Willie Croft picked up his fourth win of the year driving the Tri-C Motorsports No.3c, a car that visited victory lane on many occasions at the Baylands Raceway Park.

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TOP TEN FINISH FOR SALDANA AND 71M TEAM AT HISTORIC KNOXVILLE

A large contingent of drivers came to the sprint car capital of the world to compete in the World of Outlaws Mediacom Shootout at Knoxville Raceway

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Strong Night at Elko Yields Podium Finish

After much anticipation and preparation, Elko Speedway just south of Minneapolis was ready to shine in the spotlight on Friday as an abundant amount of dirt transformed the pavement surface

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Mark Burch Motorsports Fields a 410 for Lasoski to Challenge Outlaws

The poking and prodding worked for Danny Lasoski.

After a successful partnership with Mark Burch Motorsports with 360ci sprint cars the past couple of seasons, Mark Burch is putting a 410ci engine in this weekend for the first time with Lasoski as the pilot.

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Getting Aggressive at Elko

For the first time in twelve years the STP World of Outlaws will sling dirt at a track primarily accustom to pavement racing. The site is Elko Speedway in Minnesota and tomorrow, Craig Dollansky and the rest of the Outlaws will take on the state-of-the-art facility marking the first time the premier sprint car series has put dirt on a racing surface since 2001 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

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April Showers Bring May Racing for Tracy Hines in USAC Competition

April and the first weekend of May were not the most friendly when it came to weather conditions for Tracy Hines and his fellow USAC competitors. Rain, cold and even snow led to the postponement or cancellation of a total of seven races across the three USAC National Series.

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Rilat Heading West to Skagit Speedway for Summer Thunder Series Opener

Travis Rilat is excited about his opportunity with Richard and Lana Saumure, which enters its second year as the Texan will fly to the Pacific Northwest for a race in the Saumure’s No. 39c.

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Outlaw Champions Aim To Keep Tony Stewart Racing Trending

Sometimes the numbers don’t lie, and the facts are just too difficult to ignore. When the World of Outlaws (WoO) STP Sprint Car Series makes its debut at a new dirt track, the odds-on favorite to come out on top has to be Tony Stewart Racing’s (TSR) Steve Kinser.

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Austin McCarl – Dodging a Bullet!

When Austin McCarl’s New Gulf Resources/Excel Therapy Specialists #17A went up in big balls of flame in the season opener at the Knoxville Raceway, most in attendance, including the driver, thought the worst.

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Equal Footing: Elko & Knoxville Up Next for Kraig Kinser on the Outlaws Trail

Normally, Elko Speedway in Minnesota, and the famed Knoxville Raceway in Iowa, are polar opposites, as one is paved and the other one of the most historic dirt tracks in all of racing. This weekend, the pair of tracks in the Upper Midwest will have two things in common as Elko Speedway will be covered in dirt

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Kerry Madsen – Sweet Victory at Eldora!

Qualifying was a key to Friday’s win. “We went out early and we were third quick,” says Kerry. “We had quick time for a while. We were able to finish fourth in the heat, but we didn’t really feel good about it. We made some adjustments before the Dash.”

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The Upper Midwest Awaits David Gravel at Elko and Knoxville this Weekend

For the last few seasons, David Gravel has made just one trip a year to the Upper Midwest to race and that coincided with his annual visit to the famed Knoxville Raceway in Iowa, for the Knoxville Nationals. This year, competing with the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series, he’ll have a handful of opportunities to race in that part of the country

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Dover Excited for Trip to South Dakota for Two Races This Weekend

With both of his destinations last weekend cancelled because of weather, Jack Dover spent a relaxing weekend at home.

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