Driver & Team News – Page 92

Richard Vander Weerd Wires Field at Sokola Shootout

Richard Vander Weerd came out of the gate swinging to open his 2017 season. Putting his Vander Weerd Racing entry on the pole during Saturday night’s Sokola Shootout at Perris Auto Speedway, the Visalia, CA would go on to lead every lap and pocket the opening night win.

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Willie Croft 4th at Mini Gold Cup Opener

A busy winter for Willie Croft saw him kick his season off Friday night in Chico, CA. On an unusually slick surface that ended up taking rubber, Croft would close his night with a fourth place finish.

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Madsen Battles Back To 12th after Late Race Flat Tire; Sin-City On Tap

Ian Madsen had a great night going in Kilgore, TX. Working his way up to sixth, Madsen would cut down his left rear tire with just nine laps left in the race, but fought back to earn a 12th place finish.

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Cox Looking Forward to Silver Cup Opener

Justyn Cox is hoping to finally get his 2017 underway on Friday night. Two mechanical failures in his first two attempts at kicking off the season have him chomping at the bit to get back to Silver Dollar Speedway on Friday night.

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Kenny Allen 15th at Mini Gold Cup Opener

Quickly getting back to action after last week’s season opener, Kenny Allen would have a bit of an up down night at Silver Dollar Speedway as he ended up with a 15th place finish.

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Becker Kicks Off Season at Silver Dollar

Sean Becker and Menne Motorsports have been familiar front runners at Silver Dollar Speedway the last few years. With the 2017 season kicking off on Friday night, Becker and team continued to the trend as ‘The Shark’ charged from his sixth starting spot to finish third.

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DJ Netto Second in Chico, CA

One week after winning his season opener in Marysville, CA, DJ Netto pocketed a second place finish in his first 410ci race of the year. Traveling to Chico, CA for the Mini Gold Cup, Netto battled with Kyle Hirst on a slick surface before coming up just short of his second win of the season.

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Brady Bacon – Seventh With WoO in Lonestar Debut!

Brady Bacon and the Bacon/Marshall Motorsports #99 team hit the ground running last Friday night with the World of Outlaws. The team battled back from a tough qualifying effort to charge from 12th to seventh in the feature event at Lonestar Speedway near Kilgore, Texas.

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From Coast to Coast Chad Boespflug Broadens His Resume

Chad Boespflug returned to Indiana early this morning after a weekend in California spent competing in the Amsoil USAC/CRA Season Opener at Perris Auto Speedway in Perris, CA. Boespflug drove the Cheney Racing #42 to a top ten finish Saturday despite struggling with brake issue on the newly built car all night. The team addressed the brake issues each time the car came off the track, but they were unable to completely resolve the issue.

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Sides Aiming for First Win in Las Vegas This Weekend With World of Outlaws

Jason Sides is hopeful luck is on his side as he is venturing to Las Vegas this week for the FVP Outlaw Showdown with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series.

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Bergman Bound for I-30 Speedway Opener This Saturday

Seth Bergman will get one final test before his chase for the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour championship begins later this month.

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Brock Zearfoss will begin Port Royal Speedway title chase during season opener on March 11

After finishing a career-high second in the Port Royal Speedway championship chase in 2016, the highest of any track championship finish during 410 sprint car competition in Central Pennsylvania, the “Jonestown Jet” Brock Zearfoss will return to the “Speed Palace” full-time in 2017, attempting to capture a title at one of sprint car racing’s most competitive, weekly hotspots.

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Dietrich Will Enter Three Events in Two Days Including Williams Grove Opener

After cold temperatures devastated any chance for a victory at the “Fabulous” Lincoln Speedway on back-to-back weekends, “Double-D” Danny Dietrich will move forward and transfer his attention toward a trio of events in two days, beginning with a Central Pennsylvania doubleheader on Saturday, March 11, comprised of events at Lincoln Speedway and Port Royal Speedway.

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Stewart Earns a Top-10 at the Lonestar Shootout

The Larson Marks Racing team traveled west this weekend with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series for a double-header in the Lone Star State. Friday night the team earned a top-10 finish at Lonestar Speedway in Kilgore, Texas before being postponed due to rain the following night at Gator Motorplex in Willis, Texas.

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McMahan Records Top-10 at LoneStar Speedway

Mother Nature had a hand in the second half of the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series Texas two-step over the weekend, but with one night still able to go off with no interruptions, Paul McMahan and the Destiny Motorsports team were able to record a ninth place finish.

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