Driver & Team News – Page 273

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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Tuesdays with TMAC – Eldora Trip Worthwhile!

When Knoxville Raceway rained out, Eldora Speedway near Rossburg, Ohio became the nearest destination for Terry McCarl and the TMAC Motorsports #24 team.

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Big Game Motorsports Rallies for Mixed Results at Eldora Speedway

It was a weekend at both ends of the spectrum for Big Game Motorsports.

While Big Game Treestands backed Sammy Swindell said he had one of his worst weekends at Eldora Speedway, teammate Craig Dollansky nearly picked up a record-setting World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series victory in his Eyecon Trail Cameras car

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Rough Start for Wimmer

Making his 2013 with Destiny Motorsports, Brandon Wimmer didn’t quite have the weekend he was hoping for during two nights of action against the World of Outlaws at the Eldora Speedway.

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Binz Notches Two More Top Fives and Ties Career Best with Third-Place Finish

For only 15 races into his career, John Binz has put together a nice résumé.

A dozen races into his first full season in his micro sprint, Binz has recorded four top-five finishes – including two this past weekend. Binz tied a career best with a third-place finish on Friday at Kennedale Speedway Park in Kennedale, Texas, before wrapping up the weekend in fifth at Grayson County Speedway.

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Dewease Makes History; Christens Roaring Knob With Last Lap Pass

In it’s 15 year history, the Roaring Knob Motorplex had never hosted a sprint car race. Sunday night they held their first one and were treated to a great one as Lance Dewease made a last lap pass to become the tracks first ever sprint car winner.

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