IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY 2001 SEASON SUMMARY
Dec 6, 2001
IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY 2001 SEASON SUMMARY By Tim Kennedy Irwindale Speedway, in its third year of operation, crowned one repeat champion and four new champions in the five established "in-house" racing classes that utilized the half or third mile tracks at the now well-known San Gabriel Valley motorsports competition faci ... Continue reading
NEW COST-EFFICIENT USAC MIDGET SERIES TO DEBUT IN 2002
Dec 3, 2001
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 30, 2001 Contact: DICK JORDAN 2001-195 The United States Auto Club and Ford Motor Company have unveiled a new USAC-sanctioned Midget Car series for 2002 and beyond, incorporating a sealed Ford powerplant. The Ford Focus Midget Car Series will encompass some 20 events at a half-dozen diffe ... Continue reading
Sears Point Hosts Blood Drive in December
Nov 30, 2001
Diana Rose Sears Point Raceway (707) 938-8448, X118 Fans Invited to Get Blood Pumping at "High Speed Blood Drive" to Benefit American Red Cross SONOMA, Calif. (IMMEDIATE RELEASE) - Race fans and community members are invited to Sears Point Raceway to get their hearts pounding and their blood pumping at the first "High ... Continue reading
SPECIAL CAR SHOW and STREET LEGAL DRAG RACES
Nov 30, 2001
SPECIAL CAR SHOW and STREET LEGAL DRAG RACES SCHEDULED FOR IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY SAT. DEC. 8 Annual “Spark of Love” Toy Drive and C.A.R.E. Are Benefactors <P> Irwindale, Calif. - - There’ll be hundreds of hot-looking custom cars and even hotter Street Legal Drag Racing under way at Irwindale Speedway and ... Continue reading
Gobble Gobble USAC RESULTS AND POINTS
Nov 28, 2001
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 26, 2001 Contact: DICK JORDAN USAC STEELE TAKES 61ST "TURKEY NIGHT GRAND PRIX" EBBERTS WESTERN TITLIST AS RAIN FORCES LAS VEGAS CANCELLATION Dave Steele of Tampa, Fla. and Danny Ebberts of Canyon Lake, Calif. shared the spotlight as the WorldCom National and Western Midget Car series conc ... Continue reading
FORD, USAC ANNOUNCE NEW MIDGET SERIES
Nov 23, 2001
FORD, USAC ANNOUNCE CREATION OF NEW MIDGET CAR SERIES Dearborn, Mich., Nov. 21, 2001 – Ford Racing and the United States Auto Club (USAC) today announced the formation of the Ford Focus Midget Car Series presented by the Southern California Ford Dealers. This new series will begin competition in spring of 2002 an ... Continue reading
"SWIFT SHOWOFF" CAR SHOW & 1/8-MILE DRAG RACES
Nov 23, 2001
"SWIFT SHOWOFF" CAR SHOW & 1/8-MILE DRAG RACES SET FOR SATURDAY EVE, NOVEMBER 24, AT IRWINDALE Irwindale, Calif. - - A special evening of beautiful automobiles and exciting street legal drag racing has been set for Saturday, November 24, 2001 from 6 to 11 pm at Irwindale Speedway and Dragstrip. The "Swift Showoff" Car ... Continue reading
Nov 15, 2001
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 14, 2001 Contact: DICK JORDAN 2001-187 KAHNE EYES CONTINUING 2ND-TO-1ST TURKEY NIGHT "TRADITION" USAC WorldCom National Midget Car Champion Kasey Kahne hopes to extend a recent streak of "Turkey Night Grand Prix" victory progression when the 61st annual classic unfolds next Thursday night ... Continue reading
61ST RUNNING THANKSGIVING NIGHT GRAND PRIX
Nov 14, 2001
(ESPN WILL BE HERE TO FILM THE EVENT FOR A SUNDAY NIGHT - NOV 25 SHOWING) TRADITIONAL THANKSGIVING NIGHT GRAND PRIX: "TURKEY NIGHT" AT IRWINDALE NOVEMBER 22 … 61ST RUNNING HISTORIC RACE EARLY ENTRY LIST(S) ATTACHED Irwindale, Calif. - - Few other annual races in the United States, or the world for that matter, ha ... Continue reading
MIDGETS, SPRINTS AT IRWINDALE SATURDAY
Oct 24, 2001
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTOBER 22, 2001 Contact: DICK JORDAN 2001-180 MIDGETS, SPRINTS AT IRWINDALE SATURDAY Irwindale (Calif.) Speedway hosts the USAC Western Sprint Car and Western WorldCom Midget Car Series Saturday night in a doubleheader racing program expected to have a dynamic impact on the 2001 championships in ... Continue reading
Race Rock Las Vegas Collection To Be Auctioned-One Race Themed Restaraunt Too Many?
Oct 23, 2001
Car Enthusiasts From Around the World Compete for First Opportunity to Bid On Cars and Racing Memorabilia From Las Vegas' Race Rock Restaurant SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Oct. 23 -- Barrett-Jackson Auction Company has signed a deal to auction the world's greatest automotive memorabilia collection from the motorsports themed Rac ... Continue reading
Fall Harvest Classic at Terre Haute October 20
Oct 17, 2001
Saturday October 20, 2001 United States Auto Club "Thunder and Lightning" Stoops Freightliner Sprint Car Series HARVEST CLASSIC Terre Haute Action Track, Terre Haute Indiana Macon, IL-September 23, 2001 The city of Terre Haute, Indiana is bracing itself for the final 2001 invasion of the United States Auto Club Stoops ... Continue reading
Hardeeville Motor Speedway Season Finale
Oct 15, 2001
Contact: Todd Fisher (843) 784-RACE -- For Immediate Release Season Finale at the Hardeeville Motor Speedway HARDEEVILLE, S.C. (October 13, 2001) - The season finale at the Hardeeville Motor Speedway saw two new types of divisions on the track that provided lots of excitement and a taste of some of the new things that ... Continue reading
USAC: Worldcom National Midget Car Series Race Results, Anderson
Sep 30, 2001
September 30, 2001 USAC WORLDCOM NATIONAL MIDGET CAR RACE RESULTS: September 29, 2001 – Anderson, Indiana – Anderson Speedway - "Red Cross American Pride 40" QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Kasey Kahne, 9, Lewis-11.482; 2. Dave Steele, 29, Tomassi-11.524; 3. Aaron Pierce, 26, Pierce-11.603; 4. A.J. Davis, 28, Owen-11.60 ... Continue reading
USAC: Hulman Hoosier Hundred goes to Tony Elliott
Sep 30, 2001
September 30, 2001 Indianapolis, Ind. - Tony Elliott of Kokomo, Ind., watched, waited and attacked Friday night to take the lead 17 laps from the finish and breezed to victory in the 100-mile Hulman/Hoosier 100 United States Auto Club Coors Light Silver Bullet race at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Elliott languished i ... Continue reading
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