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Back on Top: Jason Meyers Wins Opener of the Oil City Cup at Castrol Raceway in Canada

Jason Meyers has always done very well during the annual Gold Rush Tour. Last season he was able to gain nearly 100 points during the swing through the Pacific Northwest and the West Coast to put himself in the thick of the closest ever three-way battle for the World of Outlaws title.

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Stanbrough Claims Checkers and Bonus at Gas City

Jon Stanbrough collected the $1,000 bonus on top of the winning purse Friday night at Gas City I-69 Speedway but he did have to work for it.

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Weekend Event List: August 27th – 29th, 2010

Our list of open wheel events taking place on August 27th – 29th, 2010. If you see any events that are missing or should not be on this list, please contact us.

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6th Annual “Canadian Sprint Car Nationals” Preparation In High Gear

In just three short weeks, the sixth edition of the “Canadian Sprint Car Nationals” presented by Arrow Express is scheduled to take place at the Styres family owned three-eight mile clay oval just outside Brantford, Ontario on Saturday, September 18.

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On the poll…should USAC book more short track Silver Crown Races?

After the Great Lakes 150 at Berlin Raceway we wondered if our users think USAC should book more short track races for the Silver Crown series on smaller race tracks or should they stick to the larger speedways? Make your voice heard and vote today!

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POWER WINS FIFTH RACE OF 2010 AT INFINEON RACEWAY

Will Power felt like Infineon Raceway owed him one after he suffered season-ending injuries in an accident at the track last year.

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Fitzpatrick Foils Foes at Kokomo

Blake Fitzpatrick won the sprint A at Kokomo Speedway over Dave Darland, Caleb Armstrong, Thomas Meseraull and Shane Cottle Sunday evening.

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Hmiel Wins at Winchester

Shane Hmiel won Sunday’s USAC National Sprint Car Series event at Winchester Speedway. Damion Gardner, Tracy Hines, Levi Jones, and Bobby East rounded out the top five.

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MONTIETH EDGES DEWEASE IN LINCOLN 58TH ANNIVERSARY THRILLER

Brian Montieth has made a habit of winning 410 sprint car thrillers. But his win in Saturday night’s John Gleim, Jr. Excavating Night 58th Anniversary show at Lincoln Speedway might have been his most thrilling of all.

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Perseverance Pays off for Craig Dollansky

Craig Dollansky endured plenty of adversity on Saturday night in the finale of the Magic City Showdown at Nodak Speedway in Minot, North Dakota, though he was able to persevere and overcome it all along with his team to score his third A-Feature win of the season and his first at the high-banked 3/8-mile.

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Darland Pockets $10K in Shuman Classic as Ballou Takes TNT Title!

Lincoln, Indiana’s Dave Darland became the fourth different winner in as many nights of Sixth Annual Lucas Oil Sprint Bandits Tour ‘N Topless Midwest Swing action by taking the $10,000 winner’s share in Saturday night’s Ron Shuman Classic atop the ½-mile Lakeside Speedway clay oval.

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SPRINGFIELD’s “TONY BETTENHAUSEN 100” POSTPONED

Saturday’s “Tony Bettenhausen 100” USAC Silver Crown Championship race at the Illinois State Fairgrounds has been postponed due to extremely wet grounds and race track.

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Pittman and Montieth Split Twin 20’s at Williams Grove

Daryn Pittman and Brian Montieth won the first and second features respectively Friday night during twin-20’s night a Williams Grove Speedway.

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Saldana Edges Steve Kinser by 0.018 Seconds During Nodak Opener

To say the racing this season with the World of Outlaws has been close would be an understatement. Following what was the closest race of the season in the series last event on August 7, an even closer finish was in store on Friday night in the opener of the Gerdau Ameristeel Magic City Showdown Presented by Sleep Inn & Suites, as Joey Saldana inched out Steve Kinser in a Photo-Finish by just 0.018 seconds to score his series leading 11 th A-Feature win of the season and his first victory at Nodak Speedway in Minot, North Dakota.

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Lakeside Sprint Bandits TNT Prelim is All Wet; Title on the Line Saturday

A steady series of severe thunderstorms has forced the cancellation of Friday night’s Lucas Oil Sprint Bandits Tour ‘N Topless event at Lakeside Speedway.

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