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FOUR RACERS SCORE WINS FOR J&J

J&J Auto Racing drivers were victorious in Sprint car action last weekend. Wade Nygaard was victorious in North Dakota while Shane Morgan beat the CAJUN Sprinters Association in Mississippi. Jim Morris picked up his fourth victory of the year in Pennsylvania and Chris Graf came out on top in Upper Midwest Sprint Car Series action in Minnesota.

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Saldana Released From KKR for 2013

On Monday, Joey Saldana was released from his driving duties with the No. 9 Great Clips / Sage Fruit / ASE sprint car for Kasey Kahne Racing, but will complete the remaining races on the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series 2012 schedule in the car.

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David Gravel Tackles the Historic National Open at Williams Grove Speedway

Being from the East Coast, David Gravel knows the history and tradition of the National Open at Williams Grove Speedway very well. Long known as the biggest sprint car race on the Eastern edge of the country, the event dates back 50 years.

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Kraig Kinser Primed for the National Open at Williams Grove

World of Outlaws drivers usually have the National Open at the famed Williams Grove Speedway circled on their calendar for a variety of reasons. For some it’s because of the high-paying nature and prestige of the event. While for others it’s to see how they stack up against the Pennsylvania Posse, after another year spent competing at tracks from coast-to-coast against the best sprint car drivers in the world night in and night out.

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Saldana Out at KKR for 2013

…will finish out the 2012 season.

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Forgettable Weekend For Dewease

Often times in sports there is that game, match, or race that you would like to forget, but for Lance Dewease he would like to forget last weekend even happened.

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TONY HUNT ACHIEVES HISTORICAL MILESTONE WITH TENTH USAC TITLE

When the checkered flag flew at Madera Speedway after Saturday’s “Harvest Classic”, Tony Hunt had completed yet another special season in the USAC Western Classic Sprints to become a now ten-time USAC champion. Hunt claimed the 2012 USAC Western Classic overall title along with the dirt championship in a closely fought battle all season long.

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Brian Brown – Daniel McMillin/Jesse Hockett Memorial Up Next!

With a pair of podium finishes under his belt in last weekend’s “Fall Brawl” at the I-80 Speedway near Greenwood, Nebraska, Brian Brown and the Casey’s General Stores/FVP #21 team head to one of their biggest events of the season this weekend.

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Woes At Lernerville

Climbing back aboard the Rich Farmer No.29x machine, Shane Stewart was hoping to duplicate the success the team had at Ohio Speedweek, unfortunately heavy rains played a big role on Saturday night at the Lernerville Speedway, and the 29x team had their issues.

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Roller Coaster Night For Gregg

With the California Civil War Series invading his home track, the Placerville Speedway, on Saturday night, Andy Gregg elected to bolt his 360ci powerplant into his Guts Racing No.53 machine and go to battle against some of the regions best racers.

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Rico Rallies to Seventh

Making his debut at the Eldora Speedway, Rico Abreu charged from dead last during the USAC National Midget feature to score a seventh place finish during the Four-Crown Nationals on Saturday night.

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Eldora and Lernerville Deal More Setbacks to Smith and CL Motorsports

Morgan Hughes National Open presents next challenge for Ohio based organization

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Tarlton Posts Pair of Top 5’s

In a rare occasion, Tommy Tarlton didn’t find himself in victory lane at the Ocean Speedway, but the Easton, CA driver continued to add to his impressive 2012 stat line as he captured a second place finish on Friday and a fourth place finish on Saturday in Hanford, CA marking his 18th and 19th top five finishes in 21 races.

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Hirst Second On The Hill

After a wild night at the Petaluma Speedway just one week ago, Sacramento, CA pilot, Kyle Hirst, worked his way to a strong second place finish Saturday night at the Placerville Speedway aboard the always potent, Rod Tiner Racing No.83.

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Darrah Strong With Outlaws

With just one year of traveling the country with the World of Outlaws under his belt, Cody Darrah still manages to visit a track for the first time on occasion as he did on Wednesday where he scored a second place at the Eagle Raceway in Eagle, NE and followed it up by charging to a seventh place finish at Lernerville in his native, Pennsylvania.

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