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Harold Leep Classic Gets New Home For 2017

The Ameri-Flex / OCRS sprint car series is moving the “3rd Annual Harold Leep Classic” to the Caney Valley Speedway in Caney Kansas for the 2017 racing season. The date is set for Saturday May 27th and will coincide with the Memorial Day holiday weekend. The HLC will pay $2,000 to the winner with over $3,100 in lap money available for the competitors. With feature events at Caney Valley 30 laps in length, the lap money is an increase of $500 over the previous Leep Classic events.

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Nick Evans Looks To Win Second Northwest Focus Midget Series Title

2016 was quite the season for Nick Evans, especially with the Northwest Focus Midget Series. Not only would Evans capture six victories with the tour but he also would finish amongst the top five on sixteen occasions in nineteen starts on his was to being crowned the series champion.

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Tuesdays with TMAC – Tales From “Down Under”

Terry McCarl made another successful trip to Australia, competing in four race nights for Ken and Benisa Hutchins #V29. The Altoona, Iowa driver qualified for the finale at the Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic at Premier Speedway near Warrnambool, Victoria. This was the first time the #V29 team had competed in the Classic. TMAC will return to action in the States later this month in Florida.

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Eleven Events Highlight Angell Park Speedway Season

Nine sanctioning organizations make the 2017 racing season at Angell Park Speedway the most diversified in the track’s 71-year history of Sunday night racing!

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Podcast Featuring Ryan Ruhl

This edition of the TJSlideways.com Podcast with host T.J. Buffenbarger and special co-host Trevor Hollis from Crystal Motor Speedway discussing some of the news from one of the final weeks of the “off season” followed by Ryan Ruhl to discuss his first experience at the Chili Bowl Nationals.

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T.J.’s Tuesday Notebook: the Calm Before the Storm

This past weekend and this weekend are the closest thing to quiet before things ramp up with Florida Speedweeks. Races in United States are starting to pick up and drivers that have competed overseas are starting to make their way home to start the 2017 season.

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USAC Western Racers Honored at Las Vegas Awards Banquet

The United States Auto Club’s 2016 Western champions and special award winners were honored last Saturday in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hosted by Chris Kearns at the Orleans Hotel and Casino, the annual Western Awards Banquet celebrated the accomplishments of racers from fourteen divisions.

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White Grateful Following First Racing Experience in Australia

Harli White recently returned to the United States following her first trip to race in Australia.

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Mingus Partners With Midwest Equipment Company Crane Rental

Kevin Mingus is “all in” when it comes to dirt racing. His focus is paying off as more marketing partners are signing up to back the Kurt Huber Racing/Kevin Mingus Motorsports team in 2017.

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Madsen Second at Australian Championship

Fresh off of a big weekend at the Grand Annual Sprint Car Classic, Ian Madsen and the Watson’s Express team ended their Australian season with an historic second place finish at the Australian Championship.

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Feature Winners: January 26 – 28, 2017

Feature winners from the week of January 26 – 28, 2017…

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Hoosier Racing Tire extends Sprints On Dirt Agreement through 2019

Putting an exclamation point on the success of the Engine Pro Sprint On Dirt presented by ARP “beyond limits” format, Hoosier Racing Tire has extended its tire agreement with SOD through the 2019 season. The new agreement ensures competitors that they will see no changes in the spec tires for the next three years.

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Brent Marks Unveils 2017 Design for World of Outlaws Campaign

The “Myerstown Missile” Brent Marks will launch his first-ever campaign with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series with a new look, as well as a new number, each commemorating a major step in his racing career.

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