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SOUTHWEST SPRINTS AT CANYON APRIL 26

Josh Pelkey remains atop the USAC Southwest Sprint Car standings, despite defending series champion R.J. Johnson’s feature victory at Queen Creek, Ariz. last Saturday. Pelkey holds a two-point lead over Johnson going into an April 26 race at Canyon Speedway Park in Peoria, Ariz.

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ASCS Gulf South Heads for Waco and Willis

The Griffith Truck and Equipment Gulf South Region returns to competition this weekend with events at the Heart O’ Texas Speedway in Waco, Texas on Friday, April 18 and Gator Motorplex in Willis, Texas on Saturday, April 19.

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A Texas Trio for Kraig Kinser this Week

The saying “everything is bigger in Texas” will certainly hold true this week for the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series. A trio of races are on-tap, including the series return to Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas, where it all began for the series in 1978.

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Gregg Roughed Up At Placerville

Unfortunately in racing, hot streaks can come to an end at the blink of an eye, and for Andy Gregg and his Russell Motorsports team, their string of top finishes came to a halt on Saturday night as Gregg got upside down during the feature event at Placerville Speedway.

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White Runs Third with OCRS At Longdale Speedway

Back in action with the OCRS Series on Saturday night, defending series champion, Harli White took to the new Longdale Speedway and put together a very strong night as she pocked a third place finish.

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Wild Race Sees Croft Score 5th at KWS Opener

Though the result sheet says fifth, Willie Croft made it known that he will be a force to be reckoned with, as he ran the last half of the feature event with a flat right-rear tire, and slipped back to fifth at the finish line.

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Oskaloosa Wednesday, Independence Friday, for Sprint Invaders!

One of the most exciting weeks of the season is upon us for the Brockway Mechanical & Roofing Sprint Invaders. On Wednesday, April 16, they will take to the half-mile at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, Iowa. On Friday, April 18, they make their way to the Independence Motor Speedway in Independence, Iowa.

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Johnson Overcomes Mechanical Issues to Post First Top Five of Season

Chase Johnson scored his first top five of the season last Saturday when he raced his family car for the first time this season at Petaluma Speedway.

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Wood Battles Mechanical Gremlins During MOWA Doubleheader

If it wasn’t for a mechanical issue each night last weekend, Cole Wood would have had a great opportunity to record two more top fives.

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Graves Motorsports Eyes Engine Strength Before ASCS Lone Star Doubleheader

Graves Motorsports made a lot of progress from the first race of the season to the second.

Driver Kolt Walker anticipates that the same kind of improvement will be showcased when the team returns to the track on April 25 at Lubbock Speedway in Lubbock, Texas, and on April 26 at Abilene Speedway in Abilene, Texas, for the next two nights of racing with the ASCS Lone Star Region.

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Big Game Motorsports Driver Sammy Swindell Caps California Swing With Top Five

Big Game Motorsports driver Sammy Swindell is leaving the West Coast for the first time since early March.

After spending the last six weeks in the west, Swindell and his Big Game Treestands team are headed to a trio of World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series races in Texas this week, which begins on Tuesday at El Paso Speedway Park in El Paso

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Bergman to Tackle West Siloam Speedway, Springfield Raceway This Weekend

Seth Bergman is looking forward to a pair of ASCS Sooner Region races this weekend.

Bergman will make his debut at West Siloam Speedway in West Siloam Springs, Okla., this Friday before heading to Springfield Raceway in Springfield, Mo., for a race that is co-sanctioned with the ASCS Warrior Region.

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Price-Miller Overcomes Adversity at Kokomo Grand Prix

Kicking the 2014 USAC National Dirt Midget season off over the weekend, Parker Price-Miller joined the fun as the series invaded the always exciting Kokomo Speedway for two nights of action, though all did not go as hoped for Price-Miller.

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Kaeding Captures Pair Of Outlaw Top-10’s

With his California trip winding down, Tim Kaeding pocketed a pair of Top-10 finishes with the World of Outlaws, as the series now heads to Texas.

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Don Pettit to Focus on Mel Kenyon Midget Series Pavement Shows

Hebron Indiana’s Don Pettit will be dialing in his pavement midget racing skills during the pavement portion of the USSA Mel Kenyon Midget Series during the 2014 racing season. Pettit joined the USSA Midget series in 2013, after racing on the Midwest’s late model stock car short circuit.

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