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PARNELLI JONES ACCEPTS "McCLUSKEY" AWARD AS USAC TOASTS 2006 WESTERN CHAMPIONS

PARNELLI JONES ACCEPTS "McCLUSKEY" AWARD AS USAC TOASTS 2006 WESTERN CHAMPIONS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JANUARY 28, 2007 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 07-9 PARNELLI JONES ACCEPTS "McCLUSKEY" AWARD AS USAC TOASTS 2006 WESTERN CHAMPIONS Indianapolis 500 Champion Parnelli Jones, who captured the 1963 classic and earned USAC Indy Car, Stock Car and Sprint Car championships during his legendary car ... Continue reading

Fitzpatrick Wins at Columbus

Fitzpatrick Wins at Columbus

USAC MIDGET CAR SPECIAL EVENT RACE RESULTS: January 20, 2007 - Columbus, Ohio - State Fairgrounds Expo Center - "Rumble in The Buckeye State" QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Jacob Wilson, 07, Wilson-7.137; 2. Jon Stanbrough, 0, RAD-7.142; 3. Billy Wease, 99, Burrow-7.181; 4. Brandon Knupp, 15x, Knupp-7.281; 5. ... Continue reading

USAC Banquet

USAC Banquet

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JANUARY 20, 2007 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 07-6 KAEDING/LEFFLER TEAM TAKES SPOTLIGHT AS USAC CELEBRATES 2006 CHAMPIONSHIPS Bud Kaeding and the Leffler/BK Racing Team, Champions of USAC's 2006 Silver Crown Championship Series presented by K & N Engineering, highlighted honorees at Friday ... Continue reading

CRUZ PEDREGON RACING ANNOUNCES USAC CHAMPION AND NASCAR ROOKIE JOSH WISE AS 2007 USAC NATIONAL MIDGET CAR SERIES

CRUZ PEDREGON RACING ANNOUNCES USAC CHAMPION AND NASCAR ROOKIE JOSH WISE AS 2007 USAC NATIONAL MIDGET CAR SERIES

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 12, 2007 Contact: Allison Holt, JRL Group, (847) 291-7080 x201, Allison@jrlgroup.com CRUZ PEDREGON RACING ANNOUNCES USAC CHAMPION AND NASCAR ROOKIE JOSH WISE AS 2007 USAC NATIONAL MIDGET CAR SERIES DRIVER (Chili Bowl Midget Nationals, Tulsa, OK - January 12, 2007) - Cruz Pedregon Racing to ... Continue reading

ATTENTION Auto Enthusiasts, Racing Fans and Car Buffs...The 2007 Southern Yosemite Automotive Film Festival Is Coming Soon

ATTENTION Auto Enthusiasts, Racing Fans and Car Buffs...The 2007 Southern Yosemite Automotive Film Festival Is Coming Soon

West coast car enthusiasts, racing fans, hot rodders and racers are gearing up for the 2007 Southern Yosemite Automotive Film Festival, scheduled for March 21st through 25th, 2007 in Oakhurst, California, the southern gateway to Yosemite National Park. Featuring automotive related films from the 40's through today, the ... Continue reading

Tony Stewart Wins at Fort Wayne

Tony Stewart Wins at Fort Wayne

USAC MIDGET CAR SPECIAL EVENT RACE RESULTS: December 29, 2005 - Fort Wayne, Indiana - Memorial Coliseum Expo Center - 9th Annual "Rumble in Fort Wayne" QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Tony Stewart, 2, Stewart-8.115; 2. Dave Darland, 0, RAD-8.185; 3. Billy Wease, 99, Burrow-8.232; 4. Mel Kenyon, 61, Kenyon-8.301; 5. ... Continue reading

NATIONAL, WESTERN CHAMPS CROWNED

NATIONAL, WESTERN CHAMPS CROWNED

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 27, 2006 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 06-325 WEASE WINS "TURKEY NIGHT;" COONS, KUNZ, RODELA & BARBER EARN USAC TITLES Billy Wease of Noblesville, Ind. captured Thursday night's 66th "Turkey Night Grand Prix" at Irwindale (Calif.) Speedway. The event concluded the 2006 USAC National ... Continue reading

FACCINTO, SCELZI FOCUS CHAMPS

FACCINTO, SCELZI FOCUS CHAMPS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 27, 2006 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 06-324 FACCINTO, SCELZI EARN NATIONAL TITLE, PLACE ON HENRY FORD SWEEPSTAKES TROPHY Michael Faccinto of Hanford, Calif. and the Gary Scelzi Motorsports racing team are the 2006 USAC National Ford Focus racing champions and their names will be e ... Continue reading

Irwindale Ford Focus Results

Irwindale Ford Focus Results

USAC FORD FOCUS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: November 23, 2006 - Irwindale, California - Irwindale Speedway - "Presented by BDP International" QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Michael Faccinto, 4x, Scelzi-14.258; 2. Zach Schiff, 5, East-14.334; 3. Alison MacLeod, 4, East-14.351; 4. Ryan Smith, 55, S & S-14.355; 5. ... Continue reading

Irwindale Sprint Results

Irwindale Sprint Results

USAC WESTERN SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: November 23, 2006 - Irwindale, California - Irwindale Speedway QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Kody Swanson, 75, Swanson-16.639; 2. Greg Anderson, 2x, Anderson-16.691; 3. Bradley Galedrige, 21, Hamilton-16.721; 4. Jessica Helberg, 4x, Helberg-16.752; 5. ... Continue reading

Turkey Night Midget Results

Turkey Night Midget Results

USAC NATIONAL/WESTERN MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: November 23, 2006 - Irwindale, California - Irwindale Speedway - 66th "Turkey Night Grand Prix" QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Kody Swanson, 60, Western Speed-16.988; 2. Jason Leffler, 171, Lefturn Racing-17.128; 3. Dave Steele, 91, Nine Racing-17.237; 4. Bobby Santos III, 4, K ... Continue reading

Irwindale Western Sprint Finale

Irwindale Western Sprint Finale

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 21, 2006 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 06-323 HUNT READY TO WRAP UP WESTERN SPRINT SEASON WITH "TURKEY NIGHT" FEATURE VICTORY Tony Hunt has been here before - twice. Now, he's ready to capture that elusive USAC Western Sprint Car Series title. Already with enough points to seal the ... Continue reading

Leffler Eyes Third "Turkey Night" Midget Title Thursday at Irwindale Speedway

Leffler Eyes Third "Turkey Night" Midget Title Thursday at Irwindale Speedway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 20, 2006 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 06-322 LEFFLER EYES THIRD “TURKEY NIGHT” MIDGET TITLE THURSDAY AT IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY; Jason Leffler of Long Beach, Calif. hopes to join Ron Shuman and Billy Boat as the only drivers to win the prestigious “Turkey Night Grand Prix ... Continue reading

Ventura Focus Results

Ventura Focus Results

USAC FORD FOCUS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: November 18, 2006 - Ventura, California - Ventura Raceway QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Chris Veach, 63, Veach-13.501; 2. Brett Engstrom, 5, Engstrom-13.637; 3. Nic Faas, 17, Faas-13.806; 4. Nick Wean, 78, Wean-13.839; 5. ... Continue reading

Perris CRA Finale

Perris CRA Finale

USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: November 18, 2006 - Perris, California - Perris Auto Speedway - "Kindoll Classic" QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Tony Jones, 4, Alexander-16.402; 2. Allan Ballard, 97, Ballard-16.487; 3. Mike Spencer, 44, Engstrom-16.612; 4. R.J. Johnson, 15AZ, Martin-16.693; 5. ... Continue reading

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