News By Topic: Sprint and Midget Racing

WHITCHURCH, NEW POINTS LEADER BARBER SCORE CALIFORNIA DIRT FOCUS MIDGET WINS

Aug 9, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUGUST 8, 2005 Contact: MICHAEL HARKER/DICK JORDAN 05-226 WHITCHURCH, NEW POINTS LEADER BARBER SCORE CALIFORNIA DIRT FOCUS MIDGET WINS INDIANAPOLIS – New USAC California Ford Focus Dirt Midget Car Series points leader Chase Barber of Morgan Hill, Calif. and Robbie Whitchurch of Chico, Calif. ... Continue reading

KUHN, WILLIAMS, HENDRICK WIN USAC SPEEDROME TITLES; MOCKLER LEADS 1-2-3 FEMALE FOCUS FINISH

Aug 9, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUGUST 8, 2005 Contact: MICHAEL HARKER/DICK JORDAN 05-219 KUHN, WILLIAMS, HENDRICK WIN USAC SPEEDROME TITLES; MOCKLER LEADS 1-2-3 FEMALE FOCUS FINISH INDIANAPOLIS – Hoosiers Brad Kuhn of Avon, Jamie Williams of Columbus and Jonathan Hendrick of Fortville on Wednesday claimed their initial US ... Continue reading

Jimmy Kite Closes USAC Season With Top-10

Aug 9, 2005

Jimmy Kite Closes USAC Season With Top-10 CLERMONT, IND., August 8, 2005 - Jimmy Kite (Stockbridge, Ga.) closed-out the pavement portion of the 2005 United States Auto Club (USAC) Weld Racing Silver Crown Series schedule in top-ten style last week at Indianapolis Raceway Park (IRP). Making his third appearance of the s ... Continue reading

GARDNER'S FQ LEAD NEARLY 100!

Aug 9, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUGUST 8, 2005 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER Damion Gardner of Concord, Calif. has soared to nearly a 100-point lead over Rip Williams in the 2005 Earl's Fast Qualifier standings in the Valvoline USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series. Gardner,whose lead stands at 98 points, posted his 16th fast qualify ... Continue reading

3 TO GO IN SALT LAKE CITY WYSONG AIMS AT RECORD 4 STRAIGHT SUNDAY

Aug 9, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUGUST 8, 2005 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 05-224 Jimmy Wysong will try for a record fourth consecutive USAC/SLVRA Young Automotive Group Rocky Mountain Sprint Car Series feature win this Sunday at the Salt Lake City home of the series. Wysong leads defending two-time series champ Jim Wate ... Continue reading

HANFORD CRA SPRINTS CANCELED KRUSEMAN TAKES PERRIS 30-LAPPER; GARDNER FQ AGAIN!

Aug 9, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUGUST 8, 2005 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 05-223 The 2005 Valvoline USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series will resume Aug. 20 at Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway, following the cancellation of this Saturday night's originally-scheduled race at the Kings Speedway in Hanford, Calif. due to scheduling con ... Continue reading

STEELE TO DEFEND 2 "JAMES/O'CONNOR" TITLES SATURDAY

Aug 9, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUGUST 8, 2005 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 05-222 Tampa, Fla. driver Dave Steele will defend a pair of Jasper Engines & Transmissions "Joe James/Pat O'Connor Classic" titles Saturday night when the 46th running of the event unfolds at the storied Salem (Ind.) Speedway. Steele ranks ninth i ... Continue reading

STEELE TO DEFEND "JAMES/O'CONNOR" TITLE SATURDAY CHANEY RAKES IN $50,000 "MOPAR THUNDER" PAYOFF

Aug 9, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUGUST 8, 2005 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 05-221 Saturday night's 46th Jasper Engines & Transmissions "Joe James/Pat O'Connor Classic" at the Salem (Ind.) Speedway features a three-way "showdown" for the USAC Valvoline National Sprint Car Series point lead. Levi Jones, Dave Darland and Ja ... Continue reading

STEELE'S 10TH AT IRP SALVAGES POINT LEAD GOING INTO SPRINGFIELD'S "TONY BETTENHAUSEN 100"

Aug 9, 2005

AUGUST 8, 2005 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 05-220 Dave Steele of Tampa, Fla. continues to seek a second consecutive USAC Weld Racng Silver Crown Championship after maintaining his series point lead with a 10th-place finish in Saturday night's "J.D. Byrider 100" at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Steele hopes to beco ... Continue reading

USAC CALIFORNIA FORD FOCUS DIRT SERIES RACE RESULTS

Aug 7, 2005

: August 6, 2005 ­ Santa Maria, California ­ Santa Maria Speedway FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Chris Veach (#63 Veach), 2. Keith Janca (#67 Janca), 3. Jet Davison (#59 Davison), 4. Cameron Veach (#53 Veach), 5. ... Continue reading

Watsonville Focus Results

Aug 7, 2005

USAC CALIFORNIA FORD FOCUS DIRT SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 5, 2005 ­ Watsonville, California ­ Watsonville Speedway QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Chris Veach, 63, Veach-15.434; 2. Robbie Whitchurch, 82, Whitchurch-15.661; 3. Alex Harris, 54, Harris-15.666; 4. Chase Barber, 91, Barber-15.723; 5. ... Continue reading

Mopar Thunder Sprints

Aug 7, 2005

USAC VALVOLINE NATIONAL SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 6, 2005 ­ Rossburg, Ohio ­ Eldora Speedway ­ “Mopar Thunder at Eldora” QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Jay Drake, 21, Stewart-15.167; 2. Jac Haudenschild, 83J, Roth-15.309; 3. Rob Chaney, 9x, SC-15.432; 4. Jerry Coons, Jr., 69, Dynamics-15.474; 5. ... Continue reading

NATIONAL SPRINT CAR STANDINGS

Aug 7, 2005

Dave Darland's new Sprint point total is 926, not 925. ---------------- NEW NATIONAL SPRINT CAR STANDINGS: 1-Jones-931; 2-Darland-926; 3-Drake-920; 4-Wise-823; 5-Kaeding-773; 6-Neely-706; 7-Stanbrough-571; 8-Hagen-471; 9-Marvel-448; 10-Tracy Hines-439. ... Continue reading

PERRIS USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS

Aug 7, 2005

VALVOLINE USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 6, 2005 ­ Perris, California ­ Perris Auto Speedway QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Damion Gardner, 50, Chaffin-16.918; 2. Charles Davis, Jr., 8A, Smiley-17.122; 3. Seth Wilson, 17, Racing Optics-17.265; 4. Mike Spencer, 44, Engstrom-17.281; 5. ... Continue reading

Kokomo Canceled

Aug 5, 2005

Incomplete contractual obligations have forced cancelation of Sunday night's scheduled USAC Midwest Ford Focus race at the Kokomo (Ind.) Speedway. The next scheduled series event is Aug. 13 at Lakeville (Ohio) Speedway. ... Continue reading