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Clauson wins feature during bizarre night at the Chili Bowl

30th Annual Chili Bowl Nationals Vacuworx Global Qualifying Night Tulsa Expo Raceway Tulsa, OK Friday January 16, 2016 A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 63-Bryan Clauson[1]; 2. 47X-Tim McCreadie[5]; 3. 67Z-Kasey Kahne[3]; 4. 21-Daryn Pittman[2]; 5. […]

Photo Gallery: Thursday preliminary action at the Chili Bowl Nationals

Images from J.C.T. Qualifying Night on Thursday at the Tulsa Expo Raceway during the 30th Annual Chili Bowl Nationals…

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2016 MSCS schedule released

The 2016 Hoosier Tire Midwest Sprint Car Series scheduling process was concluded this week and the resulting schedule is ready to release. This season’s schedule will include 18 MSCS sanctioned events to be held at seven different speedways. The schedule includes a variety of purses paying $2,000, $2,500, $3,000, $4,000, $5,000, and $10,000 to win! The schedule is well balanced with 3 events each month except August and October.

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Madsen wins opening night of the Scott Darley Challenge

Kerry Madsen won the opening night of the Scott Darley Challenge on Friday night at Valvoline Raceway. Jamie Veal, Steven Lines, Kraig Kinser and Brad Sweet rounded out the top five.

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Must See Racing announces partnership with Engine Pro

The 2016 kick-off for the Must See Racing Sprint Series presented by Engine Pro is three months away, but series officials are hard at work preparing for a busy 2016.

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Susquehanna Speedway announces 2016 schedule

As the countdown continues to the first green flag under new management at Susquehanna Speedway, race fans will see an aggressive schedule in the first season for new track owner Scott Gobrecht and general manager Kolten Gouse.

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Reutzel named 360 Driver of the Year by Sprint Car Poll

Aaron Reutzel of Clute, Texas, was voted the 2015 “Driver of the Year” by the North American 360 Sprint Car Poll voting panel of media members, promoters, sanctioning officials and manufacturers for the first time. Ruetzel, the American Sprint Car Series (ASCS) national tour champion, earned seventeen (17) of the twenty-one (21) first-place ballots cast in the year-end poll. Aaron Reutzel earned the “Team of the Year” award, too. Finally, Aaron Reutzel will share the “Wild Card Award” for exciting sprint car performances with Morgan Turpen.

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SOD visits Butler twice in 2016

Butler Speedway owner/promoter Denny Donaldson and promoter partners Bob and Karen Garrett have announced that the two leaders in sprint car racing in Michigan, Butler Speedway and Engine Pro Sprints On Dirt presented by ARP, will continue their partnership that began in 1982 by teaming up for two races this season.

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Abreu announces full NASCAR Truck Series effort with ThorSport Racing

Rico Abreu officially announced on Friday he will compete with the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2016 for ThorSport Racing. Abreu will drive a Toyota Tundra sponsored by Curb Records during his rookie campaign with the truck series.

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Christopher Bell (Serena Dalhamer photo)

Bell blasts to victory Thursday at the Chili Bowl

From Bryan Hulbert Tulsa, OK — (January 14, 2016) — Let the victory bells toll, as Norman, Oklahoma’s Christopher Bell went uncontested for his second career preliminary night score; topping Thursday’s John Christner Trucking Qualifying […]

Photo Gallery: Wednesday at the Chili Bowl Nationals

Images from River Spirit Qualifying Night at the 30th Annual Chili Bowl Nationals…

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Slade Shock Technology partners with Larson/Marks Racing

Slade Shock Technology (SST) in conjunction with Pro Shocks would like to announce the creation of a performance partnership for the 2016 season between Slade Shock Technology, Pro Shocks and Larson Marks Racing with driver Shane Stewart.

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Frustrated Keith now an internet staple in the Open Wheel world

The story on how a screen capture by Ross Wece from the 2015 Chili Bowl became an internet sensation…

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Ballou named North American non-wing driver of the year

Robert Ballou, originally of Rockin, California, today was unanimously named the 2015 “Driver of the Year” by the North American Non-Winged Sprint Car Poll voting panel of media members, promoters, sanctioning officials and manufacturers for the first time. The United States Auto Club (USAC) point champion earned all sixteen (16) first-place ballots cast in the year-end poll. The USAC Indiana Sprint Week champion also earned the 2015 non-winged sprint car “Team of the Year” award.

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Hoffman Auto Racing fields 2016 Little 500 effort with Kody Swanson

After the pavement car sat for 5 years, in 2014 we dusted off the car and decided to run the Little 500 again. The decision was made after Bryan Clauson asked if we were interested. Using his tremendous talents and the crew working extra hours , while running the entire USAC National Sprint Car Series, we were able to sit on the pole and led the race before being taken out twice by lapped cars. I have always wanted to win this race and when the opportunity presented itself to have Kody Swanson in the car , we decided to give it another go. We look forward to working with Kody and ripping off fast pit stops once again” said Richard Hoffman, President and owner of Hoffman Racing.

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