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CAROLINA/VIRGINIA FOCUS COMPETITORS RETURN TO ACTION SATURDAY AT SOBO

CAROLINA/VIRGINIA FOCUS COMPETITORS RETURN TO ACTION SATURDAY AT SOBO

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 30, 2005 Contact: MICHAEL HARKER/DICK JORDAN 05-115 CAROLINA/VIRGINIA FOCUS COMPETITORS RETURN TO ACTION SATURDAY AT SOBO With almost a month since their last feature race, USAC Carolina/Virginia Midget Car Series competitors gear up for their fourth race Saturday at South Boston (Va.) Speedwa ... Continue reading

IRWINDALE RACE REPORT ... MAY 28, 2005 ...

IRWINDALE RACE REPORT ... MAY 28, 2005 ...

IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY RACE REPORT - MAY 28, 2005 By Tim Kennedy Irwindale CA., May 28 - Twin 50-lap main events for the premier NASCAR Lucas Oil Super Late Model Series at Irwindale Speedway went to veteran Rod Johnson, the track's 1999 SLM champion, and to series rookie Andrew Phipps. More than 5,000 fans attended the tr ... Continue reading

IRP Midget Results

IRP Midget Results

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: May 28, 2005 ­ Indianapolis, Indiana ­ Indianapolis Raceway Park ­ 60th Coca-Cola “Night Before The 500” QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Josh Wise, 20, Stewart-20.797; 2. Ron Gregory, 22, Irvin-20.966; 3. Tom Hessert, 5, Hessert-21.066; 4. Michael Lewis, 40, Western Speed ... Continue reading

7 FOR GORDON AS HE TAKES 5TH STRAIGHT "LITTLE 500"

7 FOR GORDON AS HE TAKES 5TH STRAIGHT "LITTLE 500"

7 FOR GORDON AS HE TAKES 5TH STRAIGHT "LITTLE 500" Eric Gordon of Indianapolis, Ind. emerged from a late-race duel with Dave Steele to claim a record fifth consecutive victory in the 57th PayLess/Remy International "Little 500" USAC Special Event Sprint Car race Saturday night at the Anderson (Ind.) Speedway. Steele, w ... Continue reading

Little 500 Results

Little 500 Results

USAC SPRINT CAR SPECIAL EVENT RACE RESULTS: May 26-28, 2005 ­ Anderson, Indiana - Anderson Speedway ­ 57th PayLess/Remy International "Little 500" QUALIFICATIONS: (Held May 26-27 - 4-Lap Times) 1. Tom Fedewa, 42, Nosal-45.394; 2. Dave Steele, 91, Puglio-45.458; 3. Tim Barber, 14x, Pierson-45.817; 4. Jeff Bloom, 26x, ... Continue reading

Hoosier Hundred Results

Hoosier Hundred Results

USAC WELD RACING SILVER CROWN SERIES RACE RESULTS: May 27, 2005 – Indianapolis, Indiana – Indiana State Fairgrounds – 54th Coors Light “Hoosier Hundred” – Presented by The Indiana National Guard QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Tracy Hines, 37, Indiana Underground-31.532; 2. Tom Capie, 153, Capie- ... Continue reading

Speedrome Midget Results

Speedrome Midget Results

USAC NATIONAL/SPEEDROME REGIONAL MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: May 26, 2005 ­ Indianapolis, Indiana ­ Blossom Chevrolet Indianapolis Speedrome ­ “Vogler Classic” - Presented by Traderindiana.com & Wheels & Deals ­ “Thursday Night Thunder” QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Nick Bohanon, 33, Bohanon-11.714 ... Continue reading

Little 500 Qualifying

Little 500 Qualifying

FEDEWA TAKES "LITTLE 500" POLE; GORDON STARTS 9TH Tom Fedewa of Dimondale, Mich., son of two-time “Little 500” pole winner Gary Fedewa, won the pole for the 2005 running off the PayLess/Remy International “Little 500” sprint car classic Thursday afternoon at the Anderson (Ind.) Speedway in his D ... Continue reading

USAC/SLVRA POINT BATTLE CONTINUES MONDAY AT SLC

USAC/SLVRA POINT BATTLE CONTINUES MONDAY AT SLC

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 23, 2005 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MCHAEL HARKER 05-102 USAC/SLVRA POINT BATTLE CONTINUES MONDAY AT SLC The 2005 USAC/SLVRA Young Automotive Group Rocky Mountain Sprint Car campaign continues next Monday night (May 30) at Rocky Mountain Raceways in Salt Lake City, Utah where a 40-lap feature is on ... Continue reading

USAC Release #99 - MIDWEST FOCUSES CONTINUE AT ANDERSON, INDIANAPOLIS; SMITH WINS AT LIMALAND IN OHIO

USAC Release #99 - MIDWEST FOCUSES CONTINUE AT ANDERSON, INDIANAPOLIS; SMITH WINS AT LIMALAND IN OHIO

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 23, 2005 Contact: MICHAEL HARKER/DICK JORDAN 05-99 MIDWEST FOCUSES CONTINUE AT ANDERSON, INDIANAPOLIS; SMITH WINS AT LIMALAND IN OHIO Back-to-back pavement events at Anderson, Ind. and Indianapolis this week for the USAC Midwest Ford Focus Midget Car Series are expected to shuffle the points f ... Continue reading

USAC Release #100 - OKLAHOMA FOCUSES BACK SATURDAY FOLLOWING FOUR-WEEK HIATUS

USAC Release #100 - OKLAHOMA FOCUSES BACK SATURDAY FOLLOWING FOUR-WEEK HIATUS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 23, 2005 Contact: MICHAEL HARKER/DICK JORDAN 05-100 OKLAHOMA FOCUSES BACK SATURDAY FOLLOWING FOUR-WEEK HIATUS The USAC Oklahoma Ford Focus Midget Car Series competitors should be well rested following a four-week break from competition, as drivers resume racing Saturday at the Tulsa (Okla.) Sp ... Continue reading

USAC Release #101 - HARRIS LEADS CALIFORNIA PAVEMENT FOCUSES TO IRWINDALE SATURDAY AFTER THIRD STRAIGHT WINS

USAC Release #101 - HARRIS LEADS CALIFORNIA PAVEMENT FOCUSES TO IRWINDALE SATURDAY AFTER THIRD STRAIGHT WINS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 23, 2005 Contact: MICHAEL HARKER/DICK JORDAN 05-101 HARRIS LEADS CALIFORNIA PAVEMENT FOCUSES TO IRWINDALE SATURDAY AFTER THIRD STRAIGHT WINS On the strength of three straight victories in USAC California Ford Focus Pavement Midget Car Series action, Alex Harris of Simi Valley, Calif. leads the ... Continue reading

57TH PAYLESS/REMY INTERNATIONAL LITTLE 500 AT ANDERSON

57TH PAYLESS/REMY INTERNATIONAL LITTLE 500 AT ANDERSON

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 23, 2005 Contact: DICK JORDAN 05-97 #7 FOR GORDON SATURDAY? 57TH PAYLESS/REMY INTERNATIONAL LITTLE 500 AT ANDERSON The question is can Eric Gordon do it again? The Indianapolis, Ind. driver has won four consecutive "Little 500" sprint car classics at Anderson (Ind.) Speedway and aims for a rec ... Continue reading

VOGLER CLASSIC" AT SPEEDROME THURSDAY 60TH COCA-COLA

VOGLER CLASSIC" AT SPEEDROME THURSDAY 60TH COCA-COLA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 23, 2005 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 05-98 " "NIGHT BEFORE THE 500" AT IRP SATURDAY Two keystone events are on tap for the USAC National Midget Car Series this week, beginning with Thursday night's "Vogler Classic" at the Blossom Chevrolet Indianapolis Speedrome in the Indiana speed ca ... Continue reading

NMAR HoF Inductees Announced

NMAR HoF Inductees Announced

Attached is a pdf version of the press release announcing this year's National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame Inductees and listed below is a raw text version. In a second e-mail you will find profiles and headshots of each inductee. ------------------------------ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NMARHoF-05-03 MAY 21, 2005 Conta ... Continue reading

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