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DAVENPORT, Ia. (March 30, 2012) – “Special” is the word for 2012 racing season at the Davenport Speedway. The dirt track at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, will host at least six races that pay $2,000-to-win or more, this year and a number of other special events.

 


William Gould gets it done during the River's Edge Scrap Management
Qualifying Night at King of America II

 

HUMBOLDT, Kan. (March 29) – On Wednesday night, New Mexico’s Stormy Scott became a first-time USMTS winner as he brought home the victory on opening night at the King of America II Modified Nationals.

 

KNOXVILLE, IA (March 29, 2012) - On April 21st the action heats up at Knoxville Raceway with the Lucas Oil Knoxville Championship Cup Series season opener sponsored by Pella Motors, and the Knoxville Lions Club. This night will also be a huge fundraiser for area schools with the Pella Motors Race For Your School Night. 

 

ANKENY, Iowa (March 29) – Already synonymous with IMCA’s Northern SportMod division, Karl Chevrolet expands its contingency award program this season to include IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks.

 

HUMBOLDT, Kan. (March 28) – Stormy Scott didn’t just win his career-first USMTS Modified feature Wednesday night at the Humboldt Speedway, he simply overwhelmed the entire field and guaranteed himself the pole position for Saturday’s $15,000-to-win main event here at the King of America II Modified Nationals.

 

BURLINGTON, IA (March 28, 2012) - 34 Raceway, Burlington, Iowa, will hold its second of three Test-N- Tune days this Saturday, March 31. Test-N-Tune days are open to all racers wishing to test out their cars for the upcoming racing season.

 

QUINCY, IL (March 27, 2012) - Quincy Raceways is ready to open the 2012 race season this Sunday April 1 with a huge night of motor mayhem. The newly sanctioned UMP Super Late Models, UMP Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Northern Sport Mods, Quincy Raceways Hobby Stocks and IMCA Sport Compacts will all be featured divisions for the 2012 season.

 

MACON, IL (March 27, 2012) - Macon Speedway drivers will have one final opportunity to prepare their freshly built cars for the 2012 racing season during the second and last Test N Tune day scheduled for Sunday, April 1 from 12 to 4 PM

 

KNOXVILLE, IOWA  (March 27, 2012)  -  Sprint car fans have until April 6 to donate $250 to the non-profit National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum Foundation in order to get their bricks permanently inscribed on the museum walls prior to this year’s Knoxville Raceway season opener on April 21.

 

HUMBOLDT, Kan. (March 26) - America’s toughest and most talented open-wheel dirt Modified drivers are headed for Humboldt, Kan., for the King of America II Modified Nationals as the historic Humboldt Speedway hosts the $15,000-to-win, $1,500-to-start event this Wednesday through Saturday, March 28-31.

 

DONNELLSON, Iowa (March 26, 2012) - Lee County Speedway, Donnellson, Iowa, would like to announce a two-day race event will be added to the 2012 schedule.

 

LEBANON, MO. (March 26, 2012) - The dirt-track racing season for Lebanon,Mo. will start on March 30th and 31st as the Midway Speedway will be starting with the Spring Fling 2 day special event.

 

WINSTON, MO (March 26, 2012) - The USMTS and USRA opened the doors at I-35 Speedway for the second straight season with the Yancys Automotive Missouri Meltdown. Drivers from all around the Midwest competed in the USMTS Swan Energy Modified series, USRA B-Mod, and Stock Car Iron Man series.

 


Eight month old Tasker Timmerman, Wapello, was having fun in uncle Brett Timmerman’s stock car at the 34 Raceway Car Show held at Westland Mall, West Burlington, Saturday, March 24. The 34 Raceway season officially gets underway on April 7 with the “Slocum 50”. Test- n-Tune days are also planned for Saturday, March 31 from 12-3 (gates open at 11) and April 3 from 6-9 (gates open at 5). Photo by Dana Royer

 

FARLEY, Iowa (March 26) – Farley Speedway rolls out the red carpet this Saturday, March 31 for one of the earliest opening night events in Deery Brothers Summer Series history.

 

MEMPHIS, Mo. (March 26, 2012) - B-47 Promotions operated by Brandon Savage regretfully has to announce that the 2012 season at Pepsi Scotland County Speedway will be no longer.

 


Ver Beek dominant in career first USMTS victory at I-35 Speedway

 

WINSTON, Mo. (March 25, 2012) - On a warm Sunday evening at the I-35 Speedway, Ron Ver Beek captured his first career USMTS victory with a dominating performance in front of a big crowd during the 4th Annual Yancy’s Automotive Missouri Meltdown at the 3/8-mile clay oval in Winston, Mo.

 

WINSTON, Mo. (March 25, 2012) - Two winners emerged Sunday after two late-race lead changes highlighted the main events for the Industrial Material Surplus Iron Man Challenge event at the I-35 Speedway in Winston, Mo.

 

Brad  Looney Wins March Madness
Photo by Ron Mitchell

 

SPRINGFIELD, MO (March 25) - Capitalizing on a made three point shot at intermission, Brad Looney, worked the high side of the Springfield Raceway to score his first win of the season and first ever at the quarter-mile oval.

 


Don O'Neal wins IceBreaker
Photos by Mike Ruefer

 

BROWNSTOWN, IN (March 24, 2012) – Don O’Neal of Martinsville, IN won his fourth career Indiana Icebreaker Presented by Bowman Auto Group on Saturday Night at the Brownstown Speedway.

 

INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (March 23) – A new promotional team is in charge for the 30th season of IMCA racing at Independence Motor Speedway. Partners Darin Burco and Todd Summers will oversee events at the 3/8-mile oval. Saturday night shows featuring the IMCA Modified, IMCA Late Model, IMCA Sunoco Stock Car, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod divisions are scheduled to start April 28. 

 

WHEATLAND, MO (March 23, 2012) – The 20th Annual DART Show-Me 100 will take over Lucas Oil Speedway in just 60 days. Opening Night featuring the Lucas Oil MLRA is quickly approaching with only 22 days left on the countdown clock, but preparation is well underway for the Show-Me 100 set for May 24th – 26th.

 

AMES, Iowa (March 23) – Chase Signs takes a very visible role in its first season as an IMCA sponsor. Newly-designated as the official decal company of IMCA, Chase will provide all presentation checks given to feature winners in the JR Motorsports Hawkeye Dirt Tour for Modifieds, as well as qualifying and main event winners at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Cenex. 

 

SPRINGFIELD, MO (March 22, 2012) – The Lucas Oil MLRA roars to life this Saturday night, March 24, 2012 at Springfield Raceway in Springfield, MO. Opening night will mark the beginning of the 24th season for the Midwestern tour, making it one of the oldest Dirt Late Model sanctioning bodies in the country.

 

KEOKUK, Iowa (Mar. 21, 2012) For the first time the Lee County Speedway car show will be held at Hy-Vee, in Keokuk. Hy-Vee, a new sponsor for 2012 at LCS, has agreed to host the car show in their parking lot, Sunday, April 1.

 

DONNELLSON, Iowa (Mar. 21, 2012) – Midwest Performance and Hy-Vee host the Together WE Fight Hunger 25 for 35 in honor of Brian Hetrick, April 20, 2012 at Lee County Speedway.

 

DONNELLSON, Iowa (Mar. 21, 2012) – Hy-Vee stores in Keokuk and Ft. Madison have not only come on board as a night sponsor for the Together We Fight Hunger 25 for 35 in honor of Brian Hetrick 305 Sprint Car event at Lee County Speedway, April 20, but they have taken their obligation a step further.

 

FARMER CITY, IL (March 21, 2012) – Shane Clanton sure is pleased that the Illini 100 will end a one-year absence from Farmer City Raceway’s schedule on March 30-31.

 

QUINCY, IL (March 21, 2012) - Quincy Raceways will be having open practice nights on Sunday, March 25, Tuesday March 27 and Thursday March 29 with the Pit Gates opening at 5:00pm on all nights. The first race of the 2012 Season featuring UMP Super Late Models, UMP Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Sport Modifieds, Quincy Raceways Hobby Stocks and IMCA Sport Compacts will be on Sunday April 1. 

 

MARSHALLTOWN, IA (March 19, 2012)Marshalltown Speedways first scheduled event for 2012 is just days away. The 2012 schedule that will boast 26 nights of racing at the famed ¼ mile dirt track, located on the Marshall County Fairgrounds.

 

MACON, IL (March 20, 2012) - The Chevrolet Hall of Fame Museum, and Macon Speedway have partnered up to bring you an amazing car show to kick off the 2012 racing season.

 

VINTON, Iowa (March 20) – NASCAR icon Ken Schrader joins IMCA Modified stars at Frostbuster specials at five Iowa tracks in early April.

 

SPRINGFIELD, MO (March 19, 2012) - March Madness hits the "Quick-Quarter" of the Springfield Raceway this Sat March 24th with the running of the 1st ever March Madness event featuring the opening battle between the MLRA and MARS Super Late Model Regional Series for 2012.

 

LA MONTE, Mo. (March 19) – The USMTS Casey’s Cup Series heads for a pair of fan-favorite venues in Missouri this weekend as Modified March Madness continues the month-long mud-slinging campaign.

 

WEST BURLINGTON, Iowa (March 19, 2012) - The 2012 racing season is nearing and 34 Raceway will kick the season off with the Whitey’s Westland Mall Car Show and Comedy Kick Off Party on Saturday, March 24.

 

BLOOMFIELD, IA (March 18, 2012) - Big news for winged 305 sprint car racing in southern Iowa....Mtn. Dew Bloomfield Speedway and Knoxville Raceway (the dirt racin'capital of the world!), with title sponsorship from Golden Eagle Distributing-Busch Light, have formed The Cold Truth-Busch Light Winged 305 Super Series.

 

WINSTON, MO (March 18, 2012) - Cars from seven classes packed the pits for practice day at I-35 Speedway. Yes I said seven classes! Cars from all five I-35 Speedway classes as well as a vintage car and a modlite made laps on the 3/8 dirt oval yesterday.

 

HUMBOLDT, Kan. (March 17, 2012) - The long haul to the Humboldt Speedway in Southern Kansas paid off for Nick Roberts as the youngster from Des Moines, Iowa, captured the 20-lap USRA B-Mod main event Saturday night in Round 2 of the Iron Man Challenge. 

 

HUMBOLDT, Kan. (March 17, 2012) - Rodney Sanders rolled to his first USMTS Casey’s Cup Series win of the season Saturday night, rising to the top of a 70-car field of the nation’s best open-wheel dirt Modified drivers as they invaded the Humboldt Speedway for the second night of the 7th Annual Spring Fling @ The Bullring.

 

HUMBOLDT, Kan. (March 16) – Scott Drake of Joplin, Mo., picked up his first Iron Man Challenge checkered flag as he conquered a 33-car USRA B-Mod field at the Humboldt Speedway in Humboldt, Kan., Friday night.


HUMBOLDT, Kan. (March 16) – Jason Hughes ran down early leader Terry Phillips, lost the lead to Ryan Gustin and then fought back to regain the lead with two laps to go as he captured the 40-lap USMTS Casey’s Cup Series main event Friday night at the Humboldt Speedway in Humboldt, Kan.

 

BEATRICE, Neb. (March 16) – Jay Noteboom was the big winner, on a fast track and in front of a full house Friday at Beatrice Speedway. Noteboom topped the opening night Spring Nationals feature for IMCA Modifieds, besting a star-studded field for a $1,500 prize.

 

BURLINGTON, IA (March 16, 2012) - The 2012 racing season is nearing and 34 Raceway, Burlington, Ia, will kick the season off with the Whitey’s Westland Mall Car Show and Comedy Kick Off Party on Saturday, March 24.

 

SPRINGFIELD, MO (March 15, 2012) - Next Saturday, March 24th will mark the season opener for the Lucas Oil MLRA at the "Quick-Quarter" Springfield Raceway for the 1st Annual March Madness. Several of the region's top drivers are expected to attend.

 


Corrie Stott, (the Nationwide #23 Viva Auto Group Team

 

 Interview with Corrie Stott,  Nationwide #23 Viva Auto Group Team. Stott Classic Racing has endured many ups and downs from the time Ramo and Judy started the team back in 1955 until present day with Corrie Stott as team owner and being renamed Corrie Stott Racing (CSR). Ramo, a farm boy from Missouri , was working at a local automotive salvage yard when the boys decided to race some old jalopies around the yard. More

 

BEATRICE, Neb. (March 14) – IMCA’s version of March Madness is on track this weekend at Beatrice Speedway. Basketball takes a back seat to dirt track racing as nearly 150 entries are already in hand for the 19th annual Spring Nationals. Drivers representing eight states hit the highway enroute to Beatrice for the season-opening special.

 
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. (March 14) – Petersen Aluminum embarks on a second decade as a sponsor for one of the Midwest’s premier tours, giving product awards to three drivers in the Deery Brothers Summer Series for IMCA Late Models.

 

KNOXVILLE, IOWA (March 14, 2012) Tomorrow night’s “Sprint Car 101 – Third Thursday Series” program at the National Sprint Car Museum, featuring Bill Wright interviewing multi-time Australian and American sprint car champion A.J. “Skip” Jackson, will be streamed live at www.ustream.tv/channel/sprintcarhof.
 
SPRINGFIELD, MO (March 14, 2012) - Springfield Raceway owners Jerry Hoffman and Doug Bland announced today the the upcoming March Madness event on Sat March 24th will award USRA National points for the A-Mods.

 

WHEATLAND, MO (March 14, 2012) - Lucas Oil Speedway is revving up for the first race of 2012. In just thirty days Spring Thunder will roll into Wheatland, Missouri for Opening Night, featuring the Lucas Oil MLRA on April 14th, 2012.
 
SPRINGFIELD, MO (March 14, 2012) - After much discussion and feedback from not only drivers,car owners and surrounding tracks,the "Quick-Quarter" of the Springfield Raceway will sanction the B-Mods with the USRA for 2012.
 
HUMBOLDT, Kan. (March 13) – The third season of the Iron Man Challenge will kick off the 2012 campaign this weekend as the USRA B-Mods join the USMTS Modifieds at the ‘7th Annual Spring Fling @ The Bullring’ this Friday and Saturday, March 16-17, at the Humboldt Speedway in Humboldt, Kan.

 

SPRINGFIELD, MO (March 14, 2012) - Following a very successful O'Reilly/Bad Boy Mowers Turkey Classic event,the Springfield Raceway is getting ready for its own version of March Madness on Sat March 24th as the "Quick-Quarter" will present a classic championship showdown between the Lucas Oil MLRA and MARS Super LateModels in their first of three scheduled events this season.

 

INDIPENDENCE, Iowa (March 12, 2012) - Real Racing Wheels (www.realwheel.net) – the leading manufacturer of off-road aluminum and steel racing wheels – is proud to continue their sponsorship of the United States Modified Touring Series for the seventh consecutive year.

 

HUMBOLDT, Kan. (March 12) – You won’t see any free throws but you can expect to see plenty of dirt and mud being tossed when the USMTS road warriors kick off Modified March Madness with a pair of USMTS Casey’s Cup clashes at the Humboldt Speedway in Humboldt, Kan., this Friday and Saturday, March 16-17.

 

SPRINGFIELD, MO (March 10, 2012) - Springfield Raceway kicked off the 2012 Racing season in grand style as the "Quick-Quarter" lived up to its nickname by holding the weather delayed O'Reilly Turkey Classic presented by Bad Boy Mowers under near perfect weather conditions as over 120 race temas checked in despite mid-week weather forecast.

 

Photos from the Quincy Raceway Car Show
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WINSTON, MO. (March 10, 2012) - One week from today the first cars of the 2012 racing season will be on the track at I-35 Speedway. Practice is scheduled next Saturday, March 17th.

 

SPRINGFIELD, MO (March 9, 2012) - The start of the 2012 racing season will be kicking-off Sat March 10th as the 5th Annual O'Reilly Turkey Classic presented by Bad Boy Mowers will be in action.

 

SPRINGFIELD, MO (March 7, 2012) - The staff at the Springfield Raceway have adjusted the time-lines for this weekend's Turkey Classic which will open the 2012 Racing season in Southwest Missouri.

 

WHEATLAND, MO (March 7, 2012) - The Rex Merritt Racing School will once again return to Lucas Oil Speedway in April.

 

ALGONA, Iowa (March 6, 2012) – Spring Fling specials double as season openers for four IMCA divisions on Saturday, April 7 at Algona Raceway and Sunday, April 8 at I-35 Speedway in Mason City.

 

BEATRICE, Neb. (March 6) – A weekend sweep at Spring Nationals got Jordan Grabouski on track to winning the IMCA Modified national championship last season.
PEORIA, IL (March 6, 2012) - Excitement is building for the season-opening event at Peoria Speedway, the 5th Annual “Don Bohlander Tribute” for UMP Late Models.
 
BELLEVILLE, IL (March 5, 2012) - Belle-Clair Speedway Promotions is ready to kick off the 2012 season next Friday Night March 16th 7:00 pm with the “SHAMROCK 40” Special Event for the UMP Super Late Models. UMP Modifieds, UMP/AARA Sportsman & UMP/AARA PureStocks will also be racing

 

SPRINGFIELD, MO (March 4, 2012) - Drivers competing in USRA RHS Modified action this season will get an early shot at capturing USRA RHS National Points on Sat March 10th as Springfield Raceway will be awarding National points at the 5th Annual O'Reilly Turkey Classic presented by Bad Boy Mowers.
 
BEATRICE, Neb. (March 2, 2012) - A pair of $1,500 to win IMCA Modified features headline the 19th annual season opening Spring Nationals special Friday and Saturday, March 16-17.
 
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (March 2, 2012) - The 2012 racing season will kick into high gear on Sat March 10th as The Springfield Raceway will be hosting the 5th annual O’Reilly Turkey Classic presented by Bad Boy Mowers.

 

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (March 2, 2012) – Performance Bodies reaches a sponsorship milestone in 2012, its 30th consecutive season supporting IMCA drivers with cash and product awards.

 

WHEATLAND, MO (March 1, 2012) - Each race season after fans and drivers have left Lucas Oil Speedway for the winter months, planning, improving and prepping for the following race season begins.

 

SPRINGFIELD, IL (March 1, 2012) - The Midwest’s premier crate late model series, the PCRA, blasts into 2012 season with an exciting 12 race schedule!

 

BEATRICE, Neb. (March 1) – One of the most familiar names in dirt track racing takes on a new partnership role with IMCA this season. 

 
DUBUQUE, Iowa (March 1) – Four more IMCA divisions will take to the track Sunday evenings this season at Dubuque Speedway. 

LAMONTE, MO (March 1, 2012) - Details are being finalized for the tenth season for the L A Raceway at LaMonte, Missouri and the first event is just only weeks away.

 

LEXINGTON, NE (March 1, 2012) - Where only the best go three abreast,’ will be a jam-packed racing dream for race enthusiasts and spectators, as the Dawson County Raceway in Lexington has unveiled their schedule for the upcoming 2012 campaign.

 

 

 

 


February

 

 

 

BAYTOWN, Texas (Feb. 24) – Start Jason Hughes deep in the field of a USMTS main event and he is still a favorite to win on any given night at any given track, but put him on the front row on a racetrack where he has won more time than any other driver and he borders on unbeatable.

BAYTOWN, Texas (Feb. 23) – Good things come to those who wait, and that was true for both race fans and Terry Phillips Thursday night at the Royal Purple Raceway as the United States Modified Touring Series launched the 2012 racing season with the first of three nights at the quarter-mile clay oval in Baytown, Texas.

KNOXVILLE, IOWA (February 22, 2011) - The National Sprint Car Museum’s “Sprint Car 101” Third Thursday Series will continue on Thursday, March 15, with  “An Evening With A.J. ‘Skip’ Jackson”.

SPRINGFIELD, MO (February 22, 2012) - The official countdown to the 5th Annual O'Reilly Turkey Classic presented by Bad Boy Mowers at the "Quick-Quarter of the Springfield Raceway has begun.

BLOOMFIELD, IA (February 20, 2012) - A great year of racing in southern Iowa just keeps getting better!

ALLISON, Iowa (Feb. 20) – The sights and sounds of dirt track racing will fill the air this summer at the historic Butler County Fairgrounds in Allison, Iowa, as officials from the Highway 3 Raceway have unveiled their 2012 schedule of events for the upcoming season.

 


Donny Schatz wins Friday Day Show Volusia
Dennis Krieger Imagery

BARBERVILLE, Fla. - Feb. 19, 2012 - After a week of frustration, Donny Schatz finally caught a break. The four-time World of Outlaws champion capitalized en route to winning Friday's rain-delayed event, which began early Sunday afternoon at Volusia Speedway Park. Windy conditions and sunny skies presented unique challenges to teams more accustomed to racing under the lights.


Rick Eckert wins Bubba Speedway Finale
Dennis Krieger Imagery
OCALA, FL (Feb. 18, 2012)  – Rick Eckert figured out Bubba Raceway Park just in time to score a stirring victory in Saturday night’s 60-lap Bubba Army Late Model Winter Nationals A-Main.


Lannigan takes Night One WoO Ocala - Dennis Krieger Imagery.jpg

 


OCALA, FL – Feb. 16, 2012 – Darrell Lanigan owns Bubba Raceway Park. The 41-year-old star from Union, Ky., emerged victorious in Thursday night’s 40-lap Bubba Army Late Model Winter Nationals opener, remaining undefeated in three career World of Outlaws Late Model Series starts at the three-eighths-mile oval.
 
FARMER CITY, IL  (Feb. 15, 2012) – The World of Outlaws Late Model Series ‘Illini 100’ is back at Farmer City Raceway this season – and if the past is any indication, demand for tickets to the fourth running of the race on March 30-31 will be high.

 

(Bill W) February 15, 2011 – Who said there wasn’t ice in Georgia?  Terry McCarl and the rest of the All Stars found it last Saturday night at the Screven Motor Speedway in Sylvania.

 
TAMPA, FL (February 14, 2012) - Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN captured $5,000 tonight with his second win at the DART Winternationals East Bay Raceway Park on Tuesday Night.
 
VINTON, Iowa (Feb. 14) – A common philosophy of economical and competitive racing has produced a partnership between IMCA and the RaceSaver Sprint Car Series.

 

FORT DODGE, Iowa (Feb. 13, 2012) – Officials from the Mineral City Speedway in Fort Dodge, Iowa, have announced the schedule of events for the 2012 racing season at the half-mile dirt oval.

 

WHEATLAND, MO (February 14, 2012) - Lucas Oil Speedway suffers from the winter blues, just like you! To keep us warm in 2012, we will be spicing things up this weekend at the 31st Annual Sertoma Chili Cook-Off in Springfield, Missouri.

 

 

TAMPA, FL (February 13, 2012) - Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN took the lead on the ninth lap from Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN as he went on to score the opening night victory in the 36th Annual DART Winternationals at East Bay Raceway Park.

 


Jake Griffin at Memphis, Mo
 
QUINCY, IL (February 13, 2012) - With the 2012 season now upon us Jake Griffin is preparing for his most ambitious campaign to date, and he will be opening it February 15th-21st at Volusia Speedway Park (Barberville, Florida) during the 41st Annual UNOH DIRTCar Nationals. 

 

HARLAN, Iowa (February 13, 2012) - Mike Nichols hopes to give more than he receives at this November’s IMCA national awards banquet. While chasing a career fifth IMCA Sunoco Stock Car national championship, Nichols will raise funds for research to find a cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s Disease.

 
VINTON, Iowa (February,13, 2012) - Their Winter Challenge Series success put four more drivers on the ballot for the 2012 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational.
 
SPRINGFIELD, MO (February 12, 2012) - Springfield Raceway owners Doug Bland and Jerry Hoffman are pleased to announce several of the 2012 class naming sponsors for the upcoming season.
 
BLOOMFIELD, IA (February 10, 2012) - Here ya' go 4cyl Sport Compact racers...... You will start off our series of "Double Down" events this year at Bloomfield Speedway.  

 

 


Damion THE DEMON Gardner takes night one at Bubba Speedway in Ocala, Florida.  Taking the five thousand dollars and the Bubba Trophy, starting right where he left off last year winning two of the three nights at Ocala.


During USAC Sprint practice Wed Night, Casey Shuman shakes down the first electric powered midget.  It is run by a huge battery.  It got around the track pretty fast. Dennis Krieger Imagery 
KNOXVILLE, IOWA (February 8, 2011) - The National Sprint Car Museum’s “Sprint Car 101” Third Thursday Series will continue on Thursday, February 16, with “Introducing Jamie Ball”.
 
ALEXANDER, IL (February 8, 2012) - Shepp's Speedway would like to take this time to thank all the drivers and fans that have shown their support since we have built and opened the racetrack....we have decided to close the track permantly the location will now be Sheppard Auto Sales and Salvage as we have sold our property that this business has occupied for many years! We wish all the drivers good luck in 2012!! Also would like to thank our staff and everyone who has helped us in the past 3 years!

 


TMAC at Knoxville

 

(Bill W) February 7, 2011 – Terry McCarl will be heading South this week with an eye on getting the 2012 season started in Georgia and Florida.

 

KNOXVILLE, IOWA  (February 7, 2011)  The 33-night 2012 racing season begins on Saturday, April 21, at the Knoxville Raceway and suite tickets remain available for seats on the second and third floors of the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum, which is located on the legendary half-mile dirt track’s turn number two.

 

 

 

DONNELLSON, Iowa (Feb. 6, 2012) – There has been very little ice to break during this abnormally warm winter in the Midwest, as Mother Nature has kept the temperatures much above freezing most of this winter.

 

(Bill W) February 6, 2011 – Getting his sprint car start off to a better start in 2011 would have been tough for sixteen year old Carson McCarl.


During the Lee County Speedway Banquet Saturday night, several of the soon to be wifes of drivers at Lee County, had some fun.  While the ladies put on large t-shirts, their blindfolded men stuffed as many ballons in their shirts as possible in two minutes.  Tyler and Katie won with a total of 28 ballons.  It was a great time and everyone loved the newlwed game. Dennis Krieger Imagery


Here are your 2011 Lee County Speedway Track Champions celebrating their hard work at the awesome LCS Banquet lat night in Fort Madison at the Comfort Inn. Left to right. IMCA MOD, Josh Foster-IMCA SPORT MOD, Jim Gillenwater-4 Cylinder Wild Things, Darin Smith-IMCA STOCK CAR, Matt Greiner-Hobby Stock, Dan Wenig. Everyone gave Terry and Jeni a standing ovation as it was their last LCS Banquet as track owners.  Congrats to everyone who was a supporter of Lee County Raceway for 14 years.
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ennis Krieger Imagery

 

WINSTON, MO (February 4, 2012) - The annual I-35 Speedway drivers meeting went off without a hitch last month as drivers were able to register their car, buy their numbers and pit spots.

 

(Bill W) February 3, 2012 – The Midwest Open Wheel Association (MOWA) is pumped to announce the addition of a pair of big races for the 2012 season that memorializes two legends of the sport!  The First Annual Mary Lee Standridge Memorial will be run at the Jacksonville Speedway in Jacksonville, Illinois on Friday, July 27.


34 Raceway 2011 Track Champions
 -- Front row, left to right, Jayson Ditsworth, Gladstone, Il.,  (305 Sprints); Nick Wilkerson, Morning Sun, Ia,  (4 cylinders); Jeff Mueller, New London, Ia, (IMCA Stock Cars and the Sport Mods). Back row: Brandon Rothzen, Raritan, Il,  (IMCA Modifieds); Jake Wenig, Burlington, IA (hobby stocks); Greg Rossell, Knoxville, Ia (Mod Lites); Denny Woodworth, Quincy, Il.,  (IMCA Late Model). Photo by dana royer/34 Raceway

 

BURLINGTON, Iowa (February 2, 2012) – 34 Raceway hosted its 2011 season awards banquet at Whitey’s Bar and Billiards in Burlington on Saturday, Jan. 28.

 

SPRINGFIELD, MO (February 1, 2012) - The 9th annual Indoor winter Nationals presented by Lucas Oil,Transport Graphics and Springfield Bob Cat will kick into high gear on Friday and Sat Night Feb 3rd and 4th.

WHEATLAND, MO (February 1, 2012) – Officials with Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri are pleased to release the 2012 Weekly Racing Series Point Fund.

 


 

January 

SPRINGFIELD, MO (January 31, 2012) -  The countdown for the running of the 5th annual O'Reilly Turkey Classic presented by Bad Boy Mowers has begun as this stellar event will kick-off the Racing season in Southwest Missouri on Sat March 10th at the SpringfieldRaceway in Springfield,Mo.

 

SPRING VALLEY, Minn. (Jan. 31) – The Queensland family and the Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn., will continue their sanctioning partnership with the United States Racing Association (USRA) for the 2012 season. This will be the tenth straight year with USRA sanctioning at the speedway.

 

DES MOINES, Iowa (Jan. 31) – Axle Exchange is new to national decal programs for two more IMCA divisions this season.

 

TULSA, Okla. (January 31, 2012) – The 2012 schedule of events for the Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior Region has been released as the Missouri-based Regional tour gears up for its second year of action under the American Sprint Car Series banner. 

 

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (Jan. 31) – Conversations held last fall have led to another IMCA division on Saturday race programs at Lincoln County Speedway this season.

 

SPRINGFIELD, MO (January 31, 2011) - Springfield Raceway owners Jerry Hoffman and Doug Bland are proud to announce the GM Performance and Springfield’s Reliable Chevrolet have joined forces to be the title sponsor for the B-Modifieds and offer an even greater incentive in 2012 for drivers using a GM 602 Crate motor in the B-Mods or a GM CT525 Crate motor in the ultra-fast USRA A-Modifieds this season.

 

OSKALOOSA, Iowa (Jan. 30) – Mach-1 Sport Compacts will see their first action at Southern Iowa Speedway when the regular point season starts April 11.

 

WEBSTER CITY, Iowa (Jan. 30) – Officials from the United States Racing Association have released the 2012 schedule for the popular USRA Iron Man Challenge featuring USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Cars and USRA Karl Performance Parts B-Mods.

 

WHEATLAND, MO (January 26, 2012) - Reserved Seat 2-Day Tickets for the 20th Annual DART Show-Me 100 will go on sale Monday, January 30, 2012.

 

VINTON, Iowa (January 25, 2012) - Two procedural clarifications should be noted by IMCA drivers and local track scorekeepers for 2012.

 

VINTON, Iowa (Jan. 24) – A dozen dates are on tap in the third annual JR Motorsports Hawkeye Dirt Tour for IMCA Modifieds. 

 

INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (Jan. 24, 2012) – One date has been added and another changed on the 2012 Deery Brothers Summer Series schedule for IMCA Late Models.

 

DAWSONVILLE, GA (January 24, 2012) – NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Founder and Director Mike Vaughn announced at the series Annual Awards Banquet on Saturday night at the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame that he will begin an innovative economical super late model series for the 2013 season around the Chevrolet Performance CT525 Engine.

 

LEXINGTON, Neb. (Jan. 23) – Sunday night shows at Dawson County Raceway will feature IMCA Mach-1 Sport Compacts this season. 

 

Danny Rosencrans (January 22, 2012) -- Saturday night January 21 Quincy Raceways held their annual racing banquet at the K of C Hall in Quincy. 

 

SPRINGFIELD, MO (January 21) - Owners Jerry Hoffman and Doug Bland have announced that the O'Reilly Turkey  Classic presented by Bad Boy Mowers to be held at The Springfield Raceway

on Sat March 10th will be sanctioned by the USRA For National Points for the USRA RHS A-Mods.

 

(Bill W) January 19, 2011 – Kaley Gharst and the Stathy #26 team should be a force to be reckoned with in the next month in Western Australia.

 

KNOXVILLE, IOWA (January 18, 2012) Tomorrow night’s “Sprint Car 101 – Third Thursday Series” program at the National Sprint Car Museum, featuring Bob Baker interviewing veteran touring sprint car owner Lonny Parsons.

 

DONNELLSON, IA (Jan. 16, 2011) – The 2012 season will see Lee County Speedway and 34 Raceway work together to provide drivers, fans and crews the best racing possible in southeast Iowa and the first step of that effort comes with an agreement to offer incentives to each track’s weekly drivers.

(Bill W) January 16, 2012 – A successful season that yielded a Knoxville Nationals start, multiple wins, Rookie of the Year at Huset’s Speedway, and a sixth place Knoxville point finish, has Austin McCarl primed for 2012.


Billy Moyer wins night one of the Wild West Shootout. Photo by Mike Ruefer


Iowa driver 15K Justin Kay Wheatland, IA raced his way to place 11th in Tucson.
Photo by Mike Ruefer

 

TUCSON, Ariz (January 14) – Having picked up three wins at the Wild West Shootout in 2011, including the $10,000-to-win Bill Cheesborg Memorial finale, it didn’t take long for Billy Moyer to return to victory lane in 2012. Drawing the pole after a dominating heat race performance, the Dirt Late Model Hall of Famer scored his eighth career series win by leading all 30-laps of the opening nights main event.


Jeff Stasa flips his midget and takes time while its coming down to take time
and look at the camera. Dennis Krieger Imagery
Photo


Tonight Kevin Swindell makes history at the Chili Bowl by being the first 3 peat winner in the races 26 year history...... Finishing 2nd was his father Sammy and Kyle Larson was third..

TULSA, Okla. (January 14, 2012) – It took a quarter of a century to crown the first back-to-back winner in Chili Bowl Nationals history.

 

 

PEORIA, IL (January 14, 2011) - Peoria Speedway is proud to announce our 2012 schedule of events, including the introduction of the “Budweiser UMP Super Late Model Series”.

 

TULSA, Okla. (January 14, 2012) – Prior to last year, no driver had ever been able to pull off back-to-back Chili Bowl triumphs at the QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway.


Cory Kruseman made the long haul from California to Oklahoma a profitable won by winning the final night qualifying feature.. This insures him a spot in the feature on Sat. night..

 

TULSA, Okla. (January 13, 2012) – Two-time Chili Bowl champion Cory Kruseman made his way back to the QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway victory lane by topping Friday night’s 25-lap Vacuworx International qualifying feature at the 26th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals.

 

WINSTON, MO (January 13, 2012) - Mike and Kyle Johnson have been hard at work this offseason making sure that everyone who attends I-35 Speedway has a great time. Everything from renovations, to new traveling classes and bands...yes that's right BANDS!!!

KNOXVILLE, IOWA  (January 13, 2012) - Friday Night events at the 52nd Goodyear Knoxville Nationals will be much different than in years past, Knoxville Raceway officials announced today.

(Bill W) January 12, 2012 – A few changes are in store for the 17th Annual Musco Lighting Front Row Challenge and the 11th Annual Casey’s General Stores USAC Ultimate Challenge presented by Searsboro Telephone Company.  The biggest change will be more racing for the fans, while ticket prices remain the same as always!

 

 

 

WEBSTER CITY, Iowa (Jan. 12) – Nine more events have been added to the calendar for the mud-slinging open-wheel machines of the United States Modified Touring Series, bringing the total to 84 nights of intense USMTS action in for the 2012 racing season.

 


The Swindell family affair with the track at Tulsa continues again tonight, this time with Kevin winning the feature in a resounding fashion..

 

TULSA, Okla. (January 12, 2012) – Last January, Kevin Swindell became the first back-to-back winner in a quarter century of Chili Bowl Nationals competition at the QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway.


Ned Fry who is running a brand new midget this year at the Chili Bowl caught on fire and I think Ned, probably wishes his last name was not FRY.  He was not injured but he got his uniform pretty burnt.

 

TULSA, Okla. (January 11, 2012) – Sammy Swindell kept up his winning ways at the QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway by topping Wednesday night’s 25-lap River Spirit Casino Qualifier “A” Main event at the 26th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals.

 

 

SPRINGFIELD, MO. (January 11, 2011) - Springfield Raceway owners Jerry Hoffman and Doug Bland have announced their tenative 2012 season schedule with another season of action on the track named"The Quick-Quarter" which provides side by side racing no matter what class and plenty of action.

KNOXVILLE, IOWA  (January 10, 2012) - Next weekend's 40th Lucas Oil Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic at Premier Speedway's Sungold Stadium in Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, is the final qualifier for Americans for this year's Knoxville World Challenge during the 52nd Goodyear Knoxville Nationals.

 

WHEATLAND, MO (January 11, 2012) - General admission tickets for the 20th Annual DART Show-Me 100, which will be held May 24-26, will go on sale this weekend.

 

(Bill W) January 11, 2011 – With one year under its belt, the newest 410 sprint car series in the Midwest is surging into 2012 with plenty of steam.

 

DES MOINES, Iowa (Jan. 11) – Their on-track accomplishments last season netted 2012 competitor’s licenses for a quartet of IMCA drivers, courtesy of SuperFlow.

 


 

TULSA, Okla. (January 10, 2012) – Coming off a remarkable breakthrough season in 2011, Kyle Larson added yet another notch to the win column by topping Tuesday night’s 25-lap Warren CAT Qualifying feature event to kick off the 26th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals at the QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway.

 

PEORIA, IL (January 10, 2012) - The 2012 racing schedule is being finalized for Peoria Speedway and will be released this Saturday, January 14 at the Allen Automotive Trade Show at Expo Gardens in Peoria. There will be a major announcement on Saturday as well, with very exciting news coming from promoter Curt Mottaz.


Ned Fry Airs out his new midget ride at the 26th Chili Bowl in Tulsa
Photo by Dave Hill

TULSA, Okla. (January 10, 2012) – The Bowl Season isn’t quite done yet, as the 26th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals kicks off tonight at the QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway with the first of four qualifying nights as well as the Fourth Annual Vacuworx International Race of Champions.

 

KNOXVILLE, IOWA  (January 10, 2012)  -  Donna Wilson, author of “The Offy Killer – The Chet Wilson Story,” will sign copies of her recently released book in the National Sprint Car Museum’s booth this Saturday during the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Car Nationals in Tulsa.  Donna, Chet’s daughter, will be joined by Chet’s brother Jerry and one of Chet’s drivers, National Sprint Car Hall of Fame inductee Harold Leep, from 1 until 3 p.m. on Saturday, January 14. 

 

SPRINGFIELD, IL (January 8, 2011) – Ryan Unzicker of El Paso, Ill., and Mike Harrison of Highland, Ill., shared the spotlight during Saturday night’s 28th annual DIRTcar Racing UMP ‘Night of Champions’ Awards Banquet inside the Springfield Crowne Plaza Hotel’s ballroom.


Knoxville regular Davey Heskin trying his hand behind the wheel of a midget
during the 2012 Chili bowl...Photo by Dave Hill

 

BUCKNER, MO (January 9, 2012) - The 24th season of racing for the Lucas Oil MLRA is right around the corner. Promoters, Cowboy and Harriett Chancellor, have been hard at work scheduling events over the last few months.

 

GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. (Jan. 6) – Officials at the Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Mo., have announced that their Modified division will be sanctioned by the United States Racing Association beginning with the 2012 racing season as part of the track’s weekly Saturday night racing program.

 

TULSA, Okla. (January 6, 2012) – The Chili Bowl Nationals has long been known as a gathering place of the best of the best from all forms of racing, from the upper echelons of the sport to the grassroots level.

 

TULSA, Okla. (January 4, 2012) – Bob Berryhill has been an influence at the Chili Bowl Nationals since its inception in 1987, with his Original Chili Bowl food company sponsoring the fledgling event in its formative years.

 

WHEATLAND, MO (January 4, 2011) - Lucas Oil Speedway will be participating in both the Bodee's Racers Auction and Trade Show and the Ozark's Area Racers Reunion this weekend at the

Ozark Empire Fairgrounds E-Plex.

 

ALTOONA, Iowa (Jan. 4) – The deadline to get your reserved tickets for this year’s United States Racing Association awards banquet is Sunday, January 15.

 

SEDALIA, MO (January 2, 2012) - With non-winged sprint car racing becoming more popular in Missouri, sprint car drivers Tony Crank and Andy Korte have partnered up to found Wingless Auto Racing.

HUMBOLDT, Kan. (Jan. 1) –- Race fans can start snatching up tickets for the King of America Modified Nationals II beginning this Tuesday, Jan. 3.

 


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