Driver & Team News – Page 306

Tracy Hines Wins Midget Portion of the Kokomo Klash

It may have taken two extra days to complete the open wheel portion of the Sixth Annual Kokomo Klash at Kokomo Speedway thanks to Mother Nature, but for Tracy Hines it was well worth the wait

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Hirst Wins Trophy Cup Finale

The Trophy Cup is a rare occasion where the winner of the race often gets overshadowed, but Saturday night, Kyle Hirst made sure that wasn’t the case as the Sacramento, CA driver earned his ninth win of 2012 by charging from the 17th starting spot.

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Rear Axle Derails Croft

A week after rear-end issues hampered him at the Cotton Classic, a late race broken axle ended Willie Croft’s Trophy Cup just laps away from the finish.

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Nightmarish Trophy Cup for JA

2012 King of the West, Jonathan Allard had high hopes of closing out him American season, however the 19th Annual Trophy Cup proved to be a nightmare for Allard, as a pair of flips marred his weekend.

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Rico Stout at Trophy Cup

During one of the biggest race weekends of the year, with undoubtedly the most intriguing format, Rico Abreu thrilled the crowd all weekend long as he charged from 14th to win on Friday and backed it up with a 19th to third place run, and he closed the weekend third in Trophy Cup Standings.

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SWINDELL SWEEPS WINTER NATIONALS IN J&J

Jeff Swindell swept the 39th annual Winter Nationals at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas driving the Mike Hammer and Robbie Forbes owned H&H Container Service No. 94 J&J.

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Meyers Masters Trophy Cup for Tarlton Racing

With one of the biggest races in the country taking place locally for Tarlton Racing, the team opted to roll out two cars for the event with Tommy Tarlton and Jason Meyers each behind the wheel of a 21 machine.

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Brian Brown – Short Track Nationals Week!

Brian Brown and the Casey’s General Stores/FVP #21 team have a big weekend in store. They will be tackling the $15,000 to win 25th Annual Short Track Nationals at the I-30 Speedway near Little Rock, Arkansas this weekend.

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RW MOTORSPORTS/CURB-AGAJANIAN WINS SILVER CROWN OWNERS CHAMPIONSHIP

RW/Curb-Agajanian #17 secures the Silver Crown Owner’s Championship with Bryan Clauson’s 6th place finish at Saturday night’s “Sumar Classic 100,” which took place at the Terre Haute Action Track in Terre Haute, Indiana. Clauson took the pole, but Bobby East quickly grabbed the lead at the start and led all 100 laps. RW Motorsports #27 Silver Crown driver, Jerry Coons Jr., finished second to East. This victory awarded East the 2012 TRAXXAS USAC Silver Crown Champion over Coons by just 12 points in the final standings.

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Kerry Madsen – Nine Short of 55!

It looked like it was in the cards last Saturday for Kerry Madsen, but it was not to be. Leading the Ironman 55 at the I-55 Raceway in Pevely, Missouri on lap 47, he tangled with a lapped car and crashed.

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Trey Starks Wraps Up the 2012 Season in the Trophy Cup at Tulare

From Starks Racing PR Puyallup, WA — (October 19, 2012) — Trey Starks has competed in some of the biggest events in sprint car racing this year. From the Knoxville National to the Kings Royal […]

Taylor Ferns Heads to Indiana this Week for the Kokomo Klash

When listing some of her favorite race tracks, Taylor Ferns is quick to mention Kokomo Speedway.

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Close to Home: Tracy Hines Ready for the Kokomo Klash

Kokomo Speedway is about 70 miles from Tracy Hines’ shop in New Castle, Ind., and while the quarter-mile is not technically his home track, it might as well have been this year. The veteran has made nine starts at the venue, picking up eight finishes of sixth or better, of which seven have been top-five performances.

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Wednesdays with Wayne – $13,000 Richer!

When it was all said and done at the 2nd Annual Lonestar Sprint Nationals, Wayne Johnson stood in Victory Lane with the $13,000 check.

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