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Brody Brown Capitalizing on Opportunity as Hafertepe’s New Crewman

Imagine at 16 years old, packing up your life, going to school online, and moving to Texas to become a crew member on a national Sprint Car racing team.

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Hafertepe Reflects on Former World of Outlaws Days Ahead of Kennedale Doubleheader

Sam Hafertepe Jr. has shown time and time again his ability to compete with the best Sprint Car drivers in the world. This weekend, he’ll suit up to compete against them again in front of a home-state crowd.

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Sam Hafertepe Jr. Named North American 360 Sprint Car Poll “Driver of the Year” for Sixth Time!

Sam Hafertepe Jr. of Sunnyvale, Texas was voted the 2025 “Driver of the Year” by the North American 360 Sprint Car Poll voting panel of media members, promoters, sanctioning officials and manufacturers assembled by the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum.

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Hafertepe Reflects on 30-Year Career After Sixth ASCS Title

It’s been five years since Sam Hafertepe Jr.’s last American Sprint Car Series (ASCS) championship. This one — the sixth of his career — may have shown him the most about his veteran status.

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Sam Hafertepe Jr. Wins at WaKeeney, Bags Ninth American Sprint Car Series Win of 2025

Neither the summer heat nor the American Sprint Car Series’ (ASCS) best regional racers could extinguish Sam Hafertepe Jr.’s hot streak Friday night.

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Hafertepe Jr. Earns Second-Straight Don Swope Classic Victory at Creek County

Sam Hafertepe Jr. is one of the best 360 Sprint Car drivers in the country anywhere he goes, but nowhere does that ring true more than Sapulpa, OK.

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Sam Hafertepe Jr. Bests Jason Martin in Closing Laps to win The Big One Prelim at Belleville

Even in the thick of lapped traffic and the laps winding down, Sam Hafertepe Jr. can never be counted out. The five-time American Sprint Car Series champion was trailing 2023 Series champion Jason Martin by several car lengths in the closing laps of Thursday’s main event at Belleville High Banks.

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Sam Hafertepe Jr. Beats Hahn, Covington in Back-and-Forth Battle at Texarkana

By Jordan Delucia TEXARKANA, AR (June 7, 2025) — It took almost everything Sam Hafertepe Jr. had in him to defeat familiar American Sprint Car Series foes Blake Hahn and Matt Covington Saturday night at […]

Hafertepe Adding to Historic ASCS Milestones

Sam Hafertepe Jr. has become one of 360 Sprint Car racing’s most accomplished drivers over the last decade. A record five American Sprint Car Series (ASCS) National Tour championships forefront his resume, and he’s already made more history four races into the 2025 season.

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Hafertepe Jr. Closes Season in Victory Lane at Fuzzy’s Fall Fling

Sam Hafertepe Jr. and Hill’s Racing Team entered Saturday’s American Sprint Car Series National Tour season finale one point ahead of TwoC Racing in the battle for the Owners championship. That meant the goal for the night was simple – beat Hank Davis.

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Hafertepe Jr. Sweeps the Weekend with Lincoln County Triumph

Saturday night at Lincoln County Raceway, Sam Hafertepe Jr. proved that he didn’t need to start at the front to finish there.

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Hafertepe Jr. Sweeps Dodge City for Eighth National Tour Win of 2024

Several of Sam Hafertepe Jr.’s first seven wins of 2024 with the American Sprint Car Series National Tour came in dominant fashion, but never was his stranglehold on the field as tight as it was Friday night at Dodge City Raceway Park.

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Hafertepe Jr. Dominates 81 Speedway for Third-Straight Victory

Sam Hafertepe Jr.’s first three wins of the season on the American Sprint Car Series National Tour came consecutively in June, and history repeated itself Saturday night. The five-time Series champion led every lap at 81 Speedway en route to his third-straight Feature win and sixth of the season.

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Hafertepe Jr. Makes it Three Straight with Creek County Victory

Sam Hafertepe Jr. continued a perfect June run by winning his third straight American Sprint Car Series National Tour race Thursday night at Creek County Speedway. And he did so by swapping his winning ride for the backup car.

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Hafertepe Jr. Opens Speedweek at Texarkana with Second-Straight Win

Sam Hafertepe Jr. confirmed his position as a championship threat Tuesday night, picking up his second win in as many races in the ASCS Speedweek lid-lifter at Texarkana 67 Speedway.

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