News By Topic: Sprint and Midget Racing

USAC WESTERN CHAMPIONS, OTHERS HONORED AT WESTERN BANQUET

Jan 8, 2006

WESTERN CHAMPIONS, OTHERS HONORED AT WESTERN BANQUET BUENA PARK, Calif. – USAC’s Western champions, as well as many other West Coast drivers, crewmembers and officials, were honored during Saturday’s 2005 Western States season-ending awards banquet at the Knotts Berry Farm resort. Damion Gardner, Kody ... Continue reading

Fort Wayne Midget Results

Dec 30, 2005

USAC MIDGET CAR SPECIAL EVENT RACE RESULTS: December 29, 2005 ­ Fort Wayne, Indiana ­ Memorial Coliseum Expo Center ­ “Rumble in Fort Wayne” QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Tony Stewart, 2, Stewart-7.582; 2. Aaron Pierce, 95, Covington-7.783; 3. Billy Wease, 99, Burrow-7.895; 4. Mike Fedorcak, 56, Fedorcak-7.914; 5. ... Continue reading

USAC Release #345 - FT. WAYNE RUMBLE PRE-ENTRY MIDGET LIST CONTINUES TO GROW

Dec 29, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DECEMBER 22, 2005 Contact: MICHAEL HARKER (317)-247-5151 mharker@usacracing.com 05-345 DICK JORDAN (317)-247-5151 djordan10@iquest.net RUMBLE PRE-ENTRY MIDGET LIST CONTINUES TO GROW INDIANAPOLIS – The entry list for the annual “Rumble in Ft. Wayne” continues to grow as the United ... Continue reading

USAC Release - FORMER SILVER CROWN SERIES CHAMP DARLAND TO DRIVE RW MOTORSPORTS CAR AT PHOENIX

Dec 29, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DECEMBER 28, 2005 Contact: MICHAEL HARKER (317)-247-5151 mharker@usacracing.com DICK JORDAN (317)-247-5151 djordan10@iquest.net FORMER SILVER CROWN SERIES CHAMP DARLAND TO DRIVE RW MOTORSPORTS CAR AT PHOENIX INDIANAPOLIS – Former USAC Silver Crown Series champion Dave Darland of Lincoln, Ind ... Continue reading

ROBERT MAYSON NAMED USAC/CRA PUBLICITY COORDINATOR

Dec 27, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DECEMBER 27, 2005 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 05-344 ROBERT MAYSON NAMED USAC/CRA PUBLICITY COORDINATOR Robert Mayson of Lakewood, Calif. has been named Publicity Coordinator for USAC's CRA Sprint Car Series. Mayson, a 41-year-old whose involvement in the sport of sprint car racing spans m ... Continue reading

USAC Release - TWENTY USAC THUNDER RACES SCHEDULED ON THE OUTDOOR CHANNEL IN 2006

Dec 23, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DECEMBER 22, 2005 Contact: MICHAEL HARKER (317)-247-5151 mharker@usacracing.com DICK JORDAN (317)-247-5151 djordan10@iquest.net TWENTY USAC THUNDER RACES SCHEDULED ON THE OUTDOOR CHANNEL IN 2006 Outdoor Channel will telecast 12 Silver Crown races and eight other events during season INDIANAPOLIS & ... Continue reading

DIRT MotorSports Announces Prestigious Kings Royal among Six World of Outlaws' Sanctioned Events in 2006 at Eldora Speedway

Dec 21, 2005

NORMAN, Okla.--Dec. 21, 2005--DIRT MotorSports(TM) (DIRT) (OTCBB: DMSP) announced that the World of Outlaws Sprint Series(R) will again sanction one of sprint car racing's most prestigious events, the 22nd annual "King's Royal" at Tony Stewart's Eldora Speedway along with five other race nights at the high-speed, half- ... Continue reading

Stealth Motorsports Announced the Purchase New Generation Silver Crown Cars for the 2006 Season.

Dec 21, 2005

Silver Crown cars for the 2006 season. RW Motorsports and Maverick Motorsports have both committed to fulltime stints in the series, with drivers Mat Neely of Robinson, Ill. and Rich Tobias Jr. ... Continue reading

DARLAND LOOKING TO REPEAT AT FT. WAYNE IN RUMBLE RACES

Dec 17, 2005

DARLAND LOOKING TO REPEAT AT FT. WAYNE IN RUMBLE RACES INDIANAPOLIS – USAC Triple Crown champion Dave Darland will look to repeat his “Rumble in Ft. Wayne” victory after all. Darland, who shared the two-night honors with Tony Stewart in the 2004 edition of the race at the Ft. Wayne (Ind.) Memorial Col ... Continue reading

Supermodified'er Furlong Will Pilot New Generation Car in the 2006 Silver Crown

Dec 16, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DECEMBER 16, 2005 Contact: MICHAEL HARKER/DICK JORDAN PATERNOSTER TABS OSWEGO SUPERMODIFIED STAR FURLONG AS 2006 SILVER CROWN PILOT INDIANAPOLIS – Long-time USAC Silver Crown Series supporter and owner Jim Paternoster of Oswego, N.Y. announced yesterday he has tabbed Supermodified specialist ... Continue reading

One More Step Toward The End of Corporate Motorsports: Michelin to Quit F-1

Dec 14, 2005

Michelin has on several occasions expressed the conditions of its involvement in Formula One: Michelin considers Formula One to be a highly technical motorsport in which the tyre is a very influential component in the scope of the performance of the vehicle. The teams' freedom to choose their own tyres is essential. Th ... Continue reading

USAC Release - JONES NAMED NON-WINGED SPRINT DRIVER OF THE YEAR; OTHER USAC PERSONNEL RECOGNIZED

Dec 6, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DECEMBER 6, 2005 Contact: MICHAEL HARKER/DICK JORDAN JONES NAMED NON-WINGED SPRINT DRIVER OF THE YEAR; OTHER USAC PERSONNEL RECOGNIZED INDIANAPOLIS – USAC National Sprint Car Series champion Levi Jones of Olney, Ill. was voted the 2005 Non-Winged Sprint Car “Driver of the Year” l ... Continue reading

USAC Release - ZEPHYRHILLS' REUTIMANN MOTORSPORTS ANNOUNCES SILVER CROWN COMMITMENT FOR 2006

Dec 6, 2005

Please note: Attached photo is of driver Wayne Reutimann Jr. and car owner Chuck Christensen. (Photo by Dr. Harlen Hunter) ********** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DECEMBER 6, 2005 Contact: MICHAEL HARKER/DICK JORDAN ZEPHYRHILLS' REUTIMANN MOTORSPORTS ANNOUNCES SILVER CROWN COMMITMENT FOR 2006 INDIANAPOLIS – Reutimann Mo ... Continue reading

Michael Lewis Collects Top-Ten Finishes In Orlando

Dec 4, 2005

Michael Lewis Collects Top-Ten Finishes In Orlando ORLANDO, Fla (December 05, 2005) - - Noblesville, Indiana’s Michael Lewis wasn’t sure what to expect in this past Friday’s “Mopar-PRI Sprint & Midget Classic�??. A new race and a new track meant some c ... Continue reading

USAC Orlando Sprint Qualifying

Dec 2, 2005

USAC SPRINT CAR SPECIAL EVENT RACE RESULTS: December 1-2, 2005 ­ Orlando, Florida ­ Orlando Speedworld Speedway ­ “Mopar-PRI Sprint & Midget Classic” QUALIFICATIONS: (Held Dec. 1) 1. Bryan Clauson, 7c, C & A-13.362; 2. Tracy Hines, 69, Dynamics-13.414; 3. Levi Jones, 2B, 2B Racing-13.481; 4. ... Continue reading