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SWANSON LEADS WESTERN SPRINTS TO STOCKTON SATURDAY

SWANSON LEADS WESTERN SPRINTS TO STOCKTON SATURDAY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 20, 2005 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 05-145 Kody Swanson of Emmett, Idaho, whose father Mike was USAC's 1986 Idaho Supermodified Champion, leads the USAC Valvoline Western Sprint Car Series to Stockton (Calif.) 99 Speedway for this Saturday night's USAC Open Wheel "Triple Crown Round ... Continue reading

WISE, FLOCK WILL LEAD MIDGETS TO PIKES PEAK JULY 3 DARLAND TAKES LIMA & "BUCKEYE" TITLE; KUHN GETS #1 Californians

WISE, FLOCK WILL LEAD MIDGETS TO PIKES PEAK JULY 3 DARLAND TAKES LIMA & "BUCKEYE" TITLE; KUHN GETS #1 Californians

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 20, 2005 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 05-144 Josh Wise of Riverside and Robby Flock of Temecula will lead their respective USAC Midget racing series to the July 3 "Rocky Mountain Classic" at Pikes Peak International Raceway in Fountain, Colo. Wise leads the USAC National Midget Car Ser ... Continue reading

DRAKE LEADS WORLD'S FASTEST SPRINT DRIVERS TO RICHMOND JONES, HUNTLEY OHIO VICTORY; GAINES "BUCKEYE" CHAMPION

DRAKE LEADS WORLD'S FASTEST SPRINT DRIVERS TO RICHMOND JONES, HUNTLEY OHIO VICTORY; GAINES "BUCKEYE" CHAMPION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 20, 2005 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 05-143 Jay Drake of Val Verde, Calif., who claimed to be the world's fastest sprint car driver until last year, leads the Valvoline USAC National Sprint Car Series to Friday's race at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway. A 60-lap feature caps the ... Continue reading

"TIMES-DISPATCH 100" FEATURES TOP-NAME DRIVERS & OWNERS COMPETING AT RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY

"TIMES-DISPATCH 100" FEATURES TOP-NAME DRIVERS & OWNERS COMPETING AT RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 20, 2005 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 05-142 This weekend's "Richmond Times-Dispatch 100" at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway is round four of the 2005 USAC Weld Racing Silver Crown Series. Not only are many of the nation's top drivers entered, but some of the biggest names in othe ... Continue reading

Stockton Focus Results

Stockton Focus Results

USAC CALIFORNIA FORD FOCUS PAVEMENT SERIES RACE RESULTS: June 18, 2005 ­ Stockton, California ­ Stockton 99 Speedway QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Jace Meier, 9, Sutton-13.938; 2. Robbie Whitchurch, 82, Whitchurch-14.026; 3. Alex Harris, 54, Harris-14.047; 4. Chase Barber, 91, Barber-14.093; 5. ... Continue reading

Santa Maria CRA Sprints

Santa Maria CRA Sprints

VALVOLINE USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: June 18, 2005 ­ Santa Maria, California ­ Santa Maria Speedway QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Rip Williams, 3, Jory-13.697; 2. Cory Kruseman, 38, Crossno-13.790; 3. Charles Davis, Jr, 8A, Smiley-13.820; 4. Davey Pombo, 3P, Pombo-13.850; 5. ... Continue reading

USAC Rossburg Sprint Results

USAC Rossburg Sprint Results

VALVOLINE USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: June 18, 2005 – Rossburg, Ohio – Eldora Speedway – “Buckeye Nationals” QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Rob Chaney, 9x, SC-18.227; 2. Jay Drake, 21, Stewart-18.289; 3. Dickie Gaines, 70, Gaines-18.297; 4. John Scott, 83, Scott/Roberts-18.358; 5. ... Continue reading

USAC Rossburg Midget Results

USAC Rossburg Midget Results

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: June 18, 2005 ­ Rossburg, Ohio ­ Eldora Speedway ­ “Buckeye Nationals” FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Teddy Beach (#125 Beach), 2. Dave Darland (#27 Venture), 3. Jerry Coons, Jr. (#11 Wilke-Pak), 4. ... Continue reading

Lima Midget Resutls

Lima Midget Resutls

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: June 17, 2005 ­ Lima, Ohio ­ Limaland Motorsports Park ­ “Buckeye Nationals” FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Jerry Coons, Jr. (#11 Wilke-Pak), 2. Johnny Rodriguez (#30 Rodriguez), 3. Tom Hessert III (#5 Hessert), 4. ... Continue reading

USAC SPEEDROME KENYON MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS

USAC SPEEDROME KENYON MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS

: June 16, 2005 ­ Indianapolis, Indiana ­ Blossom Chevrolet Indianapolis Speedrome ­ Presented by Traderindiana.com & Wheels & Deals ­ “Thursday Night Thunder” FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Alison MacLeod (#20 Noblitt), 2. Jordan Pennington (#8 Pennington), 3. Cap Henry (#04 Henry), 4. Miranda Throckmorton ( ... Continue reading

USAC Oklahoma Ford Focus Midget Car Series Schedule Change

USAC Oklahoma Ford Focus Midget Car Series Schedule Change

Due to schedule conflicts, the next two USAC Oklahoma Ford Focus Midget Car Series - June 18 and July 2 - at the Tulsa (Okla.) Speedway, have been removed from the calendar. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. The next USAC Oklahoma Ford Focus Midget Car Series event is scheduled for July 16 at Tul ... Continue reading

OKLAHOMA FOCUSES CONTINUE THIS SATURDAY

OKLAHOMA FOCUSES CONTINUE THIS SATURDAY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 13, 2005 Contact: MICHAEL HARKER/DICK JORDAN 05-135 OKLAHOMA FOCUSES CONTINUE THIS SATURDAY The USAC Oklahoma Ford Focus Midget Car Series returns to action Saturday at the Tulsa (Okla.) Speedway for the fifth race of the season. Jasiel Randolph of Tulsa, Okla., who seeks his first career USA ... Continue reading

RAY TARGETS THIRD STRAIGHT CAROLINA/VIRGINIA FOCUS WIN THURSDAY AFTER ANOTHER SERIES VICTORY

RAY TARGETS THIRD STRAIGHT CAROLINA/VIRGINIA FOCUS WIN THURSDAY AFTER ANOTHER SERIES VICTORY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 13, 2005 Contact: MICHAEL HARKER/DICK JORDAN 05-138 RAY TARGETS THIRD STRAIGHT CAROLINA/VIRGINIA FOCUS WIN THURSDAY AFTER ANOTHER SERIES VICTORY It took nearly 20 races for Robbie Ray of Davenport, Iowa to win his first USAC Carolina/Virginia Ford Focus Midget Car Series feature, and now the ... Continue reading

MARTZ EXTENDS MIDWEST FOCUS LEAD WITH KALAMAZOO VICTORY; LAKEVILLE RAINED OUT

MARTZ EXTENDS MIDWEST FOCUS LEAD WITH KALAMAZOO VICTORY; LAKEVILLE RAINED OUT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 13, 2005 Contact: MICHAEL HARKER/DICK JORDAN 05-136 MARTZ EXTENDS MIDWEST FOCUS LEAD WITH KALAMAZOO VICTORY; LAKEVILLE RAINED OUT Tate Martz of Rushville, Ind. padded his USAC Midwest Ford Focus Midget Car Series points lead Saturday with a victory at the 3/8-mile Kalamazoo Speedway in Kalama ... Continue reading

MIDGETS JOIN CRA FOR SANTA MARIA "DOUBLE" SATURDAY KAPLAN'S VENTURA WIN SLICES FLOCK'S POINT LEAD

MIDGETS JOIN CRA FOR SANTA MARIA "DOUBLE" SATURDAY KAPLAN'S VENTURA WIN SLICES FLOCK'S POINT LEAD

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 13, 2005 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 05-133 The USAC Western Midgets return to Santa Maria (Calif.) Speedway for the first time in three years this Saturday night and former series champion Wally Pankratz hopes to get back to victory lane as he did in 2002. Pankratz was the fastest qu ... Continue reading

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