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L A Raceway schedules ASCS Warrior Sprints and WAR for Memorial weekend (La Monte, MO) L A Raceway at LaMonte finalized details for the upcoming weekends which will feature the ASCS Warrior Region Sprints and MLRA Late Models. On Memorial Day Weekend, Saturday, May 26, Crown Power and Equipment of LaMonte will present the ASCS Warrior Region 360 Winged Sprints along with the 305 Winged Sprints and the War Non-Wing Sprints. Adult tickets are $15 with discounts for seniors, military and children.
NASCAR fines Kurt Busch $50,000 for Darlington incident(Charlotte , NC) Kurt Busch's wallet is considerably lighter after NASCAR hit the driver of the No. 51 Phoenix Racing Chevrolet with a $50,000 fine and probation until July 25 for reckless driving on pit road during the closing laps of the Bojangles' Southern 500 Sprint Cup race last Saturday night.
Andretti tops 223 mph at Indy(Indianapolis, IN) Another wild Happy Hour at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway led to the fastest speeds of the month as teams continued preparations for the 96th Indianapolis 500 Mile race.
Marco Andretti, driving the No. 26 Team RC Cola Chevrolet for Andretti Autosport, led the way with a lap of 40.2367 seconds (223.676 mph) - the fastest lap of the four days of practice.
Busy weekend at Lebanon Midway(Lebanon, MO) Another night of racing action along with kid's bike races at intermission help to high-light the Saturday Action on the stock car portion of this weekend's busy Midway Schedule. Racing action will feature Factory Stocks,B-Modifieds,Midwest Modifieds,Street Stocks and Pure Stocks as the early season point races have brought new winners to victory lane and at the top of the standings.
1st Annual Military Honor 25 coming to Springfield May 26(Springfield, MO) Owners Jerry Hoffman and Doug Bland have announced that the "Quick-Quarter" will be hosting the 1st annual Military Honor 25 for the USRA Modifieds on Saturday May 26th with the winner taking home $800 to win the feature and $100 to start the Main Event. This event will feature a full night of Transport Graphics Championship Chase events with all classes scheduled to compete for track and National Points.
United Rebel Sprints return to action on Sunday, here it on RacinBoys Radio(Oberlin, KS) If drivers in the United Rebel Sprint Series are needing a speed rush, they need look no further than the dirt track in Lexington, Neb. And this Sunday, the dirt oval at Dawson County Speedway will feature the return of the Rebels.
USMTS National Championship continues this weekend(Ardmore, OK) Up next for the USMTS National Championship Series is another pair of $4,000-to-win events at two premier dirt ovals in Oklahoma and Texas. On Friday, May 18, the world’s Best of the Best in open-wheel dirt modified racing invades the new and improved Southern Oklahoma Speedway in Ardmore, Okla., and then on Saturday, May 19, it’s a return to the state-of-the-art Route 66 Motor Speedway in Amarillo, Texas. PHOTO CREDIT: Jamie Brabson/JBhotshots.com
B-Mods run for extra this Saturday at Lucas Oil Speedway(Wheatland, MO) This Saturday, May 19th, it's Bolivar Herald-Free Press Night at the Races at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri. This week's featured class is the DJ's RV B-Mods as they run for a special $500 to Win event courtesy of Rocky Top Marine. The ALPS Food Stores ULMA Late Models, Pitts Homes USRA A-Modifieds and the Carson's Corner Napa Factory Stocks will also be in action in the Lucas Oil Weekly Racing Championship Series.
Stenhouse eyes another Iowa victory(Newton, IA) Success in NASCAR can be repetitive. Case in point, there were four tracks on the 2011 NNS schedule that were swept – Nashville (Carl Edwards), Bristol (Kyle Busch), Dover (Carl Edwards) and Iowa (Ricky Stenhouse Jr.). Three drivers have won at Iowa Speedway in the NNS and only one is entered this weekend: Stenhouse. Could he repeat and begin another Iowa sweep?
Jake Blackhurst on top of POWRi National Midgets(Millstadt, IL) Jake Blackhurst of Mapleton, Ill., leads the championship in the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series going into events Friday (May 18) at Belle-Clair Speedway in Belleville, Ill., and Saturday (May 19) at Peoria (Ill.) Speedway, his hometown track. PHOTO CREDIT: Horcher Brothers/POWRi.com
Springfield Raceway prepares for Month of Money Specials(Springfield, MO) Springfield Raceway owners Doug Bland and Jerry Hoffman have announced that the "Quick-Quarter" of the Springfield Raceway is preparing for a stretch of events that will be paying extra money along with valuable USRA and Transport Graphics Championship points for several classes.
Russell paces ULMA title chase(Warrensburg, MO) The 2012 race season rolled on last weekend and now, races eight, nine, and ten are in the books for the Lucas Cattle Company ULMA late models. Over the weekend at three separate tracks, three different winners claimed wins in weekly race action. Friday night at Callaway drew 18 late models in which Bob Test claimed his first win of the year. PHOTO CREDIT: Chris Bork of CB Race Photos
