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  1. Dear Mike Peters, The costs associated with the "upper" classes in the asphalt short track world have long since been out of reach for the average person. The only way it will ever be changed is by one person with enough time, desire and ability coming up with a reasonable plan and following that plan through to the bitter end. Committees can't do it. Ever seen a committee do anything except waste time and resources? Promoters can't do it for a lot of short-term financial reasons. Just try confronting well-financed, ego-based teams with reasonable changes to bring about cost-reducing measures. Ha. Been there. Done that. Racers can't do it. Racers want what's best for their own team, not what's best for the class. Racers want to win and therefore push for whatever's in their personal best interest and resist whatever they perceive is not. Some will even threaten to boycott the track (or actually do it) if they don't get their own way. Fans can't do it although they do have the power of the ticket money and a voice on the internet. But, again, most of the time folks advocate for whatever is in their personal best interest and there is no groundswell of folks joining together to bring about lowered costs to racers. It is going to take that one person, or maybe a couple of people of like mind, to gather enough power to change the status quo. Good luck with that. I've been down that road a few times and it wasn't much fun and only temporarily, marginally successful. Nick
  2. I'm sure glad it worked out for Cotton Bowl. And I hope a lot of folks actually did ignore the radar!
  3. Giovanni Scelzi Holds on for Cotton Bowl Speedway Victory One night after taking the points lead Scelzi gets his first win of 2024. (Trent Gower Photo) PAIGE, TX (March 16, 2024) - Cotton Bowl Speedway delivered yet again. One night after a race of the year candidate, the Paige, TX oval provided another thriller that brought the crowd to its feet. Huge slide jobs. Crossovers to counter. Battles all over the track. And a second straight late-race duel to decide the Texas Two-Step winner. This time it was Giovanni Scelzi making his way to Victory Lane with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars. The KCP Racing pilot started on the front row, pulled away early, and out-dueled a fast-charging Brent Marks to seal the deal. On Friday night he took the World of Outlaws points lead for the first time in his career, and on Saturday night he scored his first win of the season. Trent Gower photo “I need to go find a top-dollar machine at the casino right now,” Scelzi said of a smile with his recent good fortune. “Man, the car is so fast. It minimizes the mistakes I make, so I can stick it in the slick part of the racetrack. Hats off to Adam (Clark). Bob (Curtis) if a new addition to the team, and he’s done an incredible job. And Aaron (Beiler) is doing great, too. Like I said, thank you to my guys.” Scelzi is now up to seven career victories with The Greatest Show on Dirt, equaling him with Jeff Sheperd, Chad Kemenah, and Brian Brown for 55th all-time. Last year it took the Fresno, CA driver 29 races before notching the first triumph of his rookie campaign. Seven races were all that was required for him to grab his first of the sophomore season. Scelzi’s early season points lead grew to 16 markers courtesy of his win. The result also made it seven different winners through seven races in 2024. That moves within one of equaling the record of eight different winners in the first eight races of a season established in 2015. After topping the Toyota Racing Dash, Donny Schatz led the field to green with Scelzi alongside. Schatz slid up in front of Scelzi in Turns 1 and 2, but Scelzi turned down the banking on corner exit and drove ahead of the Tony Stewart/Curb Agajanian Racing #15. As the early laps unfolded, Schatz was able to stay close behind Scelzi. But as the leaders entered traffic Scelzi sliced through lappers to build his advantage north of a second. The lead grew as large as two-and-a-half seconds. But on the 13th circuit a new contender began to emerge. Friday’s winner – Brent Marks – threw a slider on Schatz that stuck and quickly set his sights on Scelzi. Lap by lap the margin between the two began to shrink. Marks worked through traffic masterfully as the Murray-Marks #19 began to reel Scelzi in. On Lap 15 the gap was under two seconds, and then six circuits later it dropped to under a second. Then on Lap 24 the battle for the top spot heated up. Marks got a huge run down the back straightaway and launched a massive slider in Turns 3 and 4. Scelzi barely got back by on corner exit to retake the lead down the front straightaway. Then in the next set of corners Marks threw another slide job at “Hot Sauce.” Scelzi again turned low to counter and drove back ahead. Meanwhile, Logan Schuchart and David Gravel were engaged in just as intense of a duel for fourth behind them. The two traded several sliders and crossovers for the position. More traffic waited ahead as the laps continued to wane. Scelzi made a few strong moves through the lappers and looked as if he had the win in the bag. But the red flag flew with two laps remaining as Gio’s brother – Dominic Scelzi – got upside down on the back straightaway. The crash set up a green-white-checkered finish and gave Marks one last shot at Scelzi. But on the restart Schatz challenged Marks for second and forced him into a defensive mode. While Marks fended off the 10-time World of Outlaws champion, Scelzi pulled away to secure his first checkered flag of 2024. “I just couldn’t get the thing squared up right to drive off the corner, and I started getting tight on entry,” Scelzi said of late struggles that allowed Marks to close. “Brent got to me and started bombing me and broke my momentum like he had to. I felt like once I got him the last time he didn’t slide me in (Turns) 3 and 4, and I was clear.” Marks brought the Murray-Marks #19 home second, falling one spot short of a Texas Two Step sweep at Cotton Bowl. The “Myerstown Missile” had plenty of speed but couldn’t quite piece together a challenge for the victory on the final restart. “We just needed to get a good start there,” Marks said. “Gio went pretty early in the corner and being the second guy on the start there it’s just really hard to judge where they’re going to take off. He did a good job at tricking me a little bit, and when he took off it kind of left me in the slick a little bit more than I wanted to be. I spun the tires and just couldn’t quite get down the straightaway and into (Turn) 1 like I wanted to have a shot at him.” Rounding out the top three was Donny Schatz, marking his second podium of the season. The Fargo, ND native had high hopes of a win but still came away encouraged as his early season speed continues. “I would’ve liked to have won that, but I guess third is better than fourth,” Schatz said. “You’ve got to think about the big picture. All in all a decent night. This isn’t one of my best places. I think everybody that has a cell phone could see that all weekend it didn’t look like we were going to get to race, and we got two great nights of racing.” Logan Schuchart and David Gravel rounded out the top five. A 22nd to 12th run gave Jace Park the KSE Racing Hard Charger in only his third career Series start. Giovanni Scelzi took Simpson Quick Time honors in Sea Foam Qualifying. NOS Energy Drink Heats One and Three went to Brock Zearfoss (15th Heat Race win of career) and Brent Marks (33rd of career). Milton Hershey School Heat Two was topped by Logan Schuchart (122nd of career). UP NEXT: Two new Texas tracks are on tap for the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars when the Series heads to Big O Speedway (Ennis, TX) on March 22 and Kennedale Speedway Park (Kennedale, TX) on March 23. For tickets, CLICK HERE. If you can’t make it to the track, catch every lap live on DIRTVision. FEATURE RESULTS: NOS Energy Drink Feature (30 Laps): 1. 18-Giovanni Scelzi[2]; 2. 19-Brent Marks[3]; 3. 15-Donny Schatz[1]; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart[4]; 5. 2-David Gravel[8]; 6. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild[12]; 7. 17B-Bill Balog[5]; 8. 41-Carson Macedo[13]; 9. 83-Michael Kofoid[10]; 10. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss[6]; 11. 87-Aaron Reutzel[16]; 12. 45X-Jace Park[22]; 13. 7S-Landon Crawley[7]; 14. 1A-Jacob Allen[19]; 15. 6-Bill Rose[17]; 16. 25B-Blaine Baxter[21]; 17. 70-Kraig Kinser[15]; 18. 16TH-Kevin Newton[18]; 19. 41S-Dominic Scelzi[9]; 20. 23-Garet Williamson[14]; 21. 95-Matt Covington[11]; 22. 42P-Preston Perlmutter[20] For full results, CLICK HERE.
  4. Anyone knowing the history of the Lone Star Legacy class in Texas, knows that James and Janette Huff brought that class back to life after it been dormant - if not actually dead - for several years. He stuck with the original al Allison rule book which, on paper anyway, did away with a lot of the "improvements" teams had made to the cars as the class fell apart. It was a battle since several teams had figured out where to obtain better heads, how to "tweak" the ignition and timing systems and discovered the advantages of custom-built shocks. Folks don't willingly give up their advantages in the racing world With my help, James stuck by his guns and slowly, but surely, cars that had been seriously outclasses by the "improvements," emerged from the back lots and dusty garages and over the course of three years, the class grew to 12-14 cars running Central Texas Speedway. No, we hadn't plugged all the loopholes, but were about to implement a serious technical inspection plan that would have evened out the field even further. But, as fate would have it, Tim Self pulled the plug on CTS and the class had nowhere to run but the TWS and Houston Motorsports Ranch road courses. That didn't sit well with most Lone Star Legacy teams and James, Janette and I retired from running the series. Fortunately, there were folks who picked up the series once HMP showed signs of life and the series has grown from that point. It was good - and personally satisfying - to see Lone Star Legacy Series producing the largest car count at HMP last weekend.
  5. Brent Marks Comes Out on Top of Wild Cotton Bowl Thriller The Myerstown, PA native bests Carson Macedo and Sheldon Haudenschild for 15th career World of Outlaws win PAIGE, TX (March 15, 2024) - They say everything is bigger in Texas. And the action on track Friday night at Cotton Bowl Speedway lived up to that reputation. Sliders everywhere. Crossovers everywhere. Mind-blowing saves. A late pass for the win. The racing couldn’t have been any bigger and better at the Paige, TX oval. When the checkered flag waved on the 30-lap thriller, it was Brent Marks who arose victorious after a spirited charge from the fourth row. The “Myerstown Missile” worked his way forward in the Murray-Marks #19 and sealed the deal by topping a wild late-race duel with Carson Macedo. The winner of night one of the Texas Two Step rolled into Victory Lane and celebrated in front of a roaring crowd. “It was a lot of fun,” Marks said. “Hats off to this team. They just have worked their butts off all year so far. We’ve been qualifying a little bit better but haven’t been good in our race trim, and we just made the necessary changes coming into this weekend, and here we are. This is amazing.” The victory was Marks’ 15th with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars and second in the state of Texas. He became the fifth different driver to top a race with The Greatest Show on Dirt. Marks also continued the early streak of no repeat winners as six different competitors have topped the first six races of the year. It’s only the sixth time in Series history we’ve seen that accomplished. The record is eight winners in the first eight races (2015). A front row consisting of Sheldon Haudenschild and Carson Macedo brought the field to green. It was two-time Cotton Bowl winner – Haudenschild – darting out to the early advantage. Haudenschild pulled ahead in the opening laps and quickly began to approach the tail of the field. Right as the Stenhouse Jr.-Marshall Racing pilot started to navigate traffic, disaster nearly struck. Haudenschild got sideways in Turns 3 and 4 and nearly spun the NOS Energy Drink #17. The Wooster, OH native managed to hang on and also maintain the lead. Right after Haudenschild’s save, the race’s first yellow came out for two cars spinning in Turns 1 and 2. On the ensuing restart Macedo took a shot at Haudenschild with a slide job in the first corner. Macedo managed to clear him, but Haudenschild promptly countered with a crossover down the back straightaway to regain the lead. The yellow came back out with eight laps complete for Jacob Allen spinning in Turn 4. The next restart saw Macedo snatch the lead from Haudenschild as he was able to dip under the #17 exiting Turn 2 and drive by heading down the back straightaway. Giovanni Scelzi briefly squeezed ahead of Haudenschild in Turns 3 and 4, but Haudenschild powered back by exiting the corner. The methodical Brent Marks had worked his way from seventh to third by the halfway point and began closing on the top two of Macedo and Haudenschild. Once the leaders entered traffic, the action warmed up. Marks threw a slider at Haudenschild in Turns 3 and 4. Haudenschild not only crossed him over, but he also found the speed to launch a slide job at Macedo for the lead in Turns 1 and 2. Macedo crossed back over to retake the lead. On the next circuit, Marks attempted a slider on Haudenschild but made contact with a lapped car. Both held on, but behind them a three-car crash that involved point leader David Gravel, Donny Schatz, and Sam Hafertepe Jr. brought out the red flag. When racing resumed Marks used a huge run on the bottom to roll ahead of Haudenschild for second entering the first set of corners and immediately set his sights on Macedo. Marks could move his machine anywhere on the racetrack and began to track down the Jason Johnson Racing #41 primarily by using a unique line in Turns 3 and 4. As the race dipped inside 10 laps to go, a war between Macedo and Marks began. Marks used his line in Turns 3 and 4 to get a run on Macedo down the front straightaway and toss multiple sliders at him in Turns 1 and 2. Macedo used multiple crossovers to maintain the top spot. But with only three laps remaining, Marks found the momentum he needed and made a slide job stick that Macedo couldn’t counter. “It was just about finding enough grip there on exit,” Marks explained. “That was a pretty wild race. That was really fun, especially when we got in lapped traffic there. Hats off to the Cotton Bowl track crew for doing an amazing job.” The yellow flag flew one lap after Marks secured the top spot setting up a two-lap dash to the finish, but Marks had no plans of an exciting final restart. He mashed the gas when the green lights flashed and pulled away to victory. “It was just really about finding the right line that worked best for my car,” Marks said. “Carson was really good. I was able to roll the middle really well down here through (Turns) 3 and 4, but once we got to exit it was hard to get ahold of anything. I showed my nose to Carson a couple times, and he started taking my line there, so I had to try to get creative a little bit. I started coming off of (Turn) 4 a little higher sooner and catch the moisture right up against the wall just enough to shoot me down the front stretch and get some runs on him. That was a hard fought race.” Macedo held on for the second spot after leading 20 laps aboard the Albaugh #41. The result marked his second consecutive podium as he and the JJR crew begin to get some momentum rolling. Macedo felt he did all he could to hold off Marks but just didn’t have quite enough. “I feel like we were pretty solid,” Macedo said. “Once we took the lead I thought it would be really tough to get by us. And then he started pressuring me, and I could see him almost the first run he made at me. I was trying everything I could. I felt like I was moving around, trying different lines, trying to get my wing back a little bit. Then I felt I’d get a little tight in (Turns) 1 and 2, so it was like a give and take. He just did a good job. His car was really good there at the end. My guys did an incredible job, too.” Rounding out the top three was Giovanni Scelzi as he put the KCP Racing #18 on the podium for the first time this year. The Fresno, CA driver made an incredible save early in the race that saw him drive off the wall on the back straightaway. Scelzi’s strong effort combined with Gravel’s misfortune gave him the points lead for the first time in his career. “Man, it’s awesome,” Scelzi said of taking the point lead. “I escaped death a few times there. My car was awesome all night. This place seemed to give me some fits over the last couple years we’ve been here. Hats off to my guys… It’s cool to be as consistent as we’ve been just kind of rolling with the punches right now I feel like. We’re making Dashes and putting ourselves in position.” Logan Schuchart and Aaron Reutzel completed the top five. Reutzel drove all the way from 22nd to fifth, giving him the night’s KSE Racing Hard Charger. Reutzel also snagged his ninth career Simpson Quick Time in Sea Foam Qualifying. NOS Energy Drink Heats One and Three belonged to Bill Balog (eighth Heat Race win of career) and Sam Hafertepe Jr. (52nd of career). Milton Hershey School Heat Two went to Sheldon Haudenschild (102nd of career). Haudenschild also topped the Toyota Racing Dash. UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars finish up the Texas Two-Step at Cotton Bowl Speedway on Saturday, March 16. For tickets, CLICK HERE. If you can’t make it to the track, catch every lap live on DIRTVision. FEATURE RESULTS: NOS Energy Drink Feature (30 Laps): 1. 19-Brent Marks[7]; 2. 41-Carson Macedo[2]; 3. 18-Giovanni Scelzi[3]; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart[4]; 5. 87-Aaron Reutzel[22]; 6. 1A-Jacob Allen[17]; 7. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild[1]; 8. 17B-Bill Balog[5]; 9. 15-Donny Schatz[10]; 10. 83-Michael Kofoid[9]; 11. 41S-Dominic Scelzi[14]; 12. 2-David Gravel[8]; 13. 95-Matt Covington[11]; 14. 70-Kraig Kinser[20]; 15. 23-Garet Williamson[13]; 16. 7S-Landon Crawley[12]; 17. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss[15]; 18. 45X-Jace Park[18]; 19. 6-Bill Rose[23]; 20. 25B-Blaine Baxter[19]; 21. 16TH-Kevin Newton[16]; 22. 42P-Preston Perlmutter[21]; 23. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[6]
  6. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings through March 14 Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds – 1. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 808; 2. Troy Morris III, Bakersfield, Calif., 715; 3. Kollin Hibdon, Pahrump, Nev., 608; 4. Tim Ward, Harcourt, Iowa, 520; 5. Grey Ferrando, Stayton, Ore., 407; 6. Devon Reed, Woodland, Wash., 389; 7. William "Bill" Miller, Yuma, Ariz., 372; 8. Jerry Flippo, Osage, Iowa, 363; 9. Michael Leach, Sun River, Mont., 341; 10. Tyson Blood, Tumwater, Wash., 334; 11. Spencer Wilson, Minot, N.D., 325; 12. Austin Kuehl, Cave Creek, Ariz., 311; 13. Braxton Yeager, Green River, Wy., 297; 14. Jonathan Mawhinney, Las Vegas, Nev., 296; 15. Ethan Braaksma, Des Moines, Iowa, 290; 16. Mike Dimond, Rapid City, S.D., 278; 17. Eddie Belec, Arvada, Colo., 267; 18. Jeremy Mills, Clear Lake, Iowa, 265; 19. Bryson Yeager, Green River, Wy., 254; 20. Jess Brekke, Devils Lake, N.D., 233. IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars – 1. Trey Schmidt, Conroe, Texas, and Dusty Ballenger, Harrisburg, S.D., both 40; 3. Trefer Waller, Oneill, Neb., 39; 4. Chase Schubert, Huffman, Texas, Lee Goos Jr., Hartford, S.D., and Cody Price, Princeton, Texas, each 38; 7. Bruce Crockett, Porter, Texas, Stuart Snyder, Lincoln, Neb., and Whit Gastineau, Oklahoma City, Okla., each 37; 10. Kent Lewis Jr., Willis, Texas, and Chad Wilson, North Richland Hills, Texas, both 36; 12. Sean Jordan, Lumberton, Texas, Jesse Lindberg, Sioux Falls, S.D., and Colby Stubblefield, Seagoville, Texas, each 35; 15. Kevin Rutherford, Flower Mound, Texas, 34; 16. Michael Oliver, San Antonio, Texas, Brandon Allen, Saint Peter, Minn., and Jesse "Chip" Graham, Lewisville, Texas, each 33; 19. Rod Craddock, Alvin, Texas, and Nick Barger, Madison, S.D., both 32. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars – 1. Bo Partain, Casa Grande, Ariz., 638; 2. Larry Brigner, Apache Junction, Ariz., 511; 3. Mitchell Ferguson, Queen Creek, Ariz., 484; 4. Mike Albertsen, Audubon, Iowa, 451; 5. Kevin Roberts, Gresham, Ore., 410; 6. Shelby Williams, Bonham, Texas, 358; 7. Ryan Roath, Peoria, Ariz., 349; 8. Cole Czarneski, Denmark, Wis., 339; 9. Brad Whitfield, Casa Grande, Ariz., 337; 10. Justen Yeager, Green River, Wy., 323; 11. Jim Horejsi, Marshall, Minn., 314; 12. Chris McCurdy, Tempe, Ariz., 293; 13. Kaden Woodie, Milaca, Minn., 280; 14. Rob VanMil, Barnesville, Minn., 268; 15. Marie Curtis, Winnemucca, Nev., 267; 16. Dylan Thornton, Keystone, Iowa, 263; 17. Zane DeVilbiss, Farmington, N.M., and Jason Storbakken, Williston, N.D., both 262; 19. Marcos Bojorquez, Coolidge, Ariz., 256; 20. Chase Berkeley, Kettle Falls, Wash., 254. IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks – 1. Nathan DeRagon, Peoria, Ariz., 594; 2. Cody Daffern, Brawley, Calif., 440; 3. Zack Tate, Coolidge, Ariz., 427; 4. Nicholas Biggs, Mesa, Ariz., 425; 5. Scott Tenney, Yuma, Ariz., 404; 6. Enzo Deckers, Yuma, Ariz., 403; 7. Brycen Daffern, Yuma, Ariz., 401; 8. Payce Herrera, Price, Utah, 397; 9. Darrin Biggs, Chandler, Ariz., 387; 10. Thomas Daffern, Brawley, Calif., 367; 11. John Thomas, Strasburg, Colo., 338; 12. Scott Bernards, Phoenix, Ariz., 298; 13. Cody Williams, Minneapolis, Kan., 293; 14. Morgan Olmstead, Overton, Neb., 279; 15. Jaeden Strandberg, Worthington, Minn., 277; 16. Charles McDaniel Jr., Phoenix, Ariz., 266; 17. Ryan Gilland, Sterling, Neb., 261; 18. Dillon Richards, Wymore, Neb., 245; 19. Brandon Beeter, Minot, N.D., 233; 20. Joe Peterson, Chandler, Ariz., 213. Stealth Racing IMCA STARS Mod Lites – 1. Dillon Raffurty, Kansas City, Mo., 275; 2. Ronnie Choate, Cookeville, Tenn., 257; 3. Jaedon McDowell, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 255; 4. Kyle Demo, Fulton, N.Y., 218; 5. Tyler Garey, Royal Palm Beach, Fla., 209; 6. Riley Clem, Bakersfield, Calif., 200; 7. Justin Williams, West Monroe, N.Y., and Carson Hubbard, Fredericktown, Ohio, both 161; 9. Ben George, Altoona, Iowa, 158; 10. Cory Sonner, Polk City, Iowa, 154; 11. Randy Bryan, Ames, Iowa, and Logan Lewis, Hanoverton, Ohio, both 153; 13. Chase Nornberg, Naples, Fla., 152; 14. Richard Kemp, Phoenix, Ariz., and Cody Allen, N Fort Myers, Fla., both 151; 16. Michael Phay, Goodyear, Ariz., 146; 17. Brandi Bender, Mesa, Ariz., 145; 18. Collin Bender, Mesa, Ariz., and Braeden Ward, Coolidge, Ariz., both 142; 20. Bryan McCauley, Casa Grande, Ariz., 140. Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods – 1. Tyler Johnson, Laveen, Ariz., 653; 2. Cam Reimers, Kelley, Iowa, 514; 3. Kaden Woodie, Milaca, Minn., 457; 4. Miles Morris, Yuma, Ariz., 456; 5. Boddie Parker, Vail, Ariz., 446; 6. Taylor Kuehl, Ames, Iowa, 401; 7. Hudson Morris, Yuma, Ariz., 382; 8. Eric Winemiller, Eloy, Ariz., 347; 9. Jason Bannister, Bakersfield, Calif., 326; 10. Nathan Speten, Wilton, N.D., 324; 11. Tyler Bannister, Bakersfield, Calif., 309; 12. Brock Beeter, Minot, N.D., 294; 13. Ty Rogers, Yuma, Ariz., 292; 14. James Meile, Queen Creek, Ariz., and Shawn Keena, Bismark, N.D., both 287; 16. Jesse Johnson Jr., Laveen, Ariz., 282; 17. Joshua Cordova, Yuma, Ariz., 270; 18. Joey McCullough, Yuma, Ariz., 267; 19. Camron Spangler, Dove Creek, Colo., 243; 20. Skyler Posey, Casa Grande, Ariz., 224. Smiley's Racing Products IMCA Southern SportMods – 1. Jerrett Bransom, Burleson, Texas, 230; 2. Cameron Gaston, Weatherford, Texas, 130; 3. Casey Brunson, Lott, Texas, 124; 4. Jeff Shepperd, Waco, Texas, 106; 5. Mark Patterson, Merkel, Texas, 103; 6. Ryan Brown, Waxahachie, Texas, 94; 7. Trevor Cogburn, Robinson, Texas, 89; 8. Jeff Mueller, Midlothian, Texas, 88; 9. Billy Burt, Carrollton, Texas, 87; 10. Cody Smith, Kaufman, Texas, 80; 11. Klayton Reeves, Waxahachie, Texas, 69; 12. David Phillips, Tuscola, Texas, 64; 13. Cameron Cook, Fort Worth, Texas, 62; 14. Kyle Wilkins, Italy, Texas, and Steven Ashcraft, Forney, Texas, both 60; 16. Shawn Marquez Jr., Sherman, Texas, 57; 17. Billy Gould, Kingwood, Texas, and Billy McHughes, Waxahachie, Texas, both 56; 19. Zackary Manthie, Salado, Texas, 49; 20. Cody Baker, Alvarado, Texas, 45. Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts – 1. Jacob Cordova, Yuma, Ariz., 443; 2. Kaytee DeVries, Spencer, Iowa, 366; 3. Blake Andrus, Azle, Texas, 349; 4. Oliver Monson, Thornton, Iowa, 340; 5. Wayne Ragland, Seeley, Calif., 324; 6. Ryan Brooks, Yuma, Ariz., 310; 7. Savannah Rice, Arizona City, Ariz., 296; 8. Christopher E. Boulware Jr., Phoenix, Ariz., 278; 9. Chase Martin, Springtown, Texas, 267; 10. Jim Hock, Apache Junction, Ariz., 239; 11. Billy Foultz, Descanso, Calif., Santiago Lopez, Chula Vista, Calif., Luke Schwantner, Somerton, Ariz., and Marilyn Yawnick, Yreka, Calif., each 216; 15. Chris Laff, Alpine, Calif., 209; 16. Jaxon Sanchez, Imperial, Calif., 206; 17. Francisco Cordova, Yuma, Ariz., 146; 18. Steve Carter, Phoenix, Ariz., 143; 19. Amanda McAllister, Alpine, Calif., 139; 20. Randall Martin, Springtown, Texas, 117. Junior National Champion – 1. Tyler Johnson, Laveen, Ariz., 653; 2. Payce Herrera, Price, Utah, 397; 3. Hudson Morris, Yuma, Ariz., 382; 4. Ryan Brooks, Yuma, Ariz., 310; 5. Savannah Rice, Arizona City, Ariz., 296; 6. Jesse Johnson Jr., Laveen, Ariz., 282; 7. Bryson Yeager, Green River, Wy., 254; 8. Cameron Starry, Robstown, Texas, 235; 9. Santiago Lopez, Chula Vista, Calif., 216; 10. Adyn Figueroa, Yuma, Ariz., and Keenan Glasser, Estevan, Sask., both 215; 12. Jackson Harpole, Farmington, N.M., 213; 13. Jaxon Sanchez, Imperial, Calif., 206; 14. Miley Goldwich-Rhames, Farmington, N.M., 204; 15. Emali VanHoff, Chowchilla, Calif., 203; 16. Hunter Ferrell, Bayfield, Colo., 182; 17. Andrew Pearce, Oakley, Calif., 170; 18. Carson Hubbard, Fredericktown, Ohio, 161; 19. Chase Nornberg, Naples, Fla., 152; 20. Bobby Gallaher, San Jose, Calif., 140. Lady Eagle – 1. Taylor Kuehl, Ames, Iowa, 401; 2. Kaytee DeVries, Spencer, Iowa, 366; 3. Ryan Brooks, Yuma, Ariz., 310; 4. Savannah Rice, Arizona City, Ariz., 296; 5. Marie Curtis, Winnemucca, Nev., 267; 6. Brenda Kirby, New River, Ariz., 235; 7. Marilyn Yawnick, Yreka, Calif., 216; 8. Miley Goldwich-Rhames, Farmington, N.M., 204; 9. Emali VanHoff, Chowchilla, Calif., 203; 10. Andrea McCain, South Haven, Minn., 147; 11. Brandi Bender, Mesa, Ariz., 145; 12. Amanda McAllister, Alpine, Calif., 139; 13. Wynona Ragland, Cave Creek, Ariz., 108; 14. Maria Rice, Arizona City, Ariz., 101; 15. Crystal Hemphill, Yuma, Ariz., 92; 16. Katelynn Robertson, Reno, Nev., 88; 17. Misty Welborn, Castro Valley, Calif., 80; 18. Haylee Little, Pahrump, Nev., 75; 19. Kenzington Ogle, Lubbock, Texas, 73; 20. Chelsea Ladurini, Pleasant Hill, Iowa, 68.
  7. TEXAS TRADITION: World of Outlaws History in the Lone Star State The connection between The Greatest Show on Dirt and Texas continues to grow over the next four races. PAIGE, TX (March 14, 2024) - Texas is known for many things – country music, superb BBQ, rodeos, and being big in every way. All things the “Lone Star State” residents are proud to represent. And while it might not be as widely known as some other staples of the southern state, Sprint Car racing has helped pump the heartbeat of Texas for decades. The state was the birthplace of the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series and has hosted the Series 208 times, which ranks fifth most and trails only the Sprint Car hotbeds of Pennsylvania, California, Ohio, and Iowa. There have been only three years (2006, 2008, 2012) in 46 seasons of history in which Texas didn’t host an event. And it’ll host the Series for two more consecutive weekends this year. First up is the Texas Two-Step at Cotton Bowl Speedway (Paige, TX) on March 15-16. Then it’s north to the Dallas-Fort Worth region where Big O Speedway (Ennis, TX) and Kennedale Speedway Park await on March 22-23. The World of Outlaws’ connection to Texas dates back to March 18, 1978 when the final night of Devil’s Bowl Speedway’s Spring Nationals became the first night of Ted Johnson’s famous vision. The Texas transplant brought a $2,000-to-win race to the Mesquite facility, taking the first step in establishing his World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series. The race was won by California’s Jimmy Boyd, driving Kenny Woodruff’s #21. Trent Gower photo Then, the Series’ sophomore year saw an early season stop at Big H Speedway (Houston) – claimed by Steve Kinser. Devil’s Bowl and Big H became mainstays of the Series’ early years. Both hosted at least one race in every season from 1979 through 1988. It wasn’t until 1984 before a third track welcomed Johnson’s band of travelers. Kilgore’s Lone Star Speedway hosted a trio of races that season, and Sammy Swindell topped all three aboard Texas native Raymond Beadle’s machine. Two years later Swindell bagged another three straight at Lone Star on the heels of a Big H win. Four days later, Swindell crossed the finish line first at the Battleground Speedway (Highlands, TX) debut for five straight Texas victories. Swindell’s streak grew to nine before Steve Kinser ended it in 1987. The run of nine in a row remains the longest stretch of consecutive Texas triumphs. The next new facility came in 1990 when North Texas Motor Speedway (Royse City) appeared on the schedule. Mark Kinser swept both Features of the two-night show. Move ahead to 1993, and it was Mark’s cousin – Steve – sweeping the first two nights at Hub City Speedway (Lubbock). The following year, Steve took both Lubbock nights again and still stands as the only Series winner at the track. The year 1993 also marked a major moment for Texas pride as Hooks, TX pilot Gary Wright became the first native of the state to win a World of Outlaws race on home soil. Wright came out on top at Devil’s Bowl and went on to win five races at the historic facility. Wright’s first Devil’s Bowl win came during the 93rd World of Outlaws race contested in Texas. The turn of the century introduced a pair of new facilities. A little north of Fort Worth Greg Hodnett topped the debut at the Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track in 2000. The following weekend Stevie Smith won the first Series race at Houston Raceway Park. The 2010s saw three new tracks added to the schedule. The far western corner of the state saw the tour come to town in 2013 when El Paso Speedway Park first hosted an event. Steve Kinser added it to his long list of tracks that he’s won at with the debut triumph. Three years later Brad Sweet took the first World of Outlaws checkered flag handed out at this weekend’s destination – Cotton Bowl Speedway. The following season David Gravel bested the field at Gator Motorplex before the track shuttered later that year. Last October, perhaps the most important chapter in the World of Outlaws and Texas connection came to a close. The birthplace of the Series – Devil’s Bowl Speedway – hosted its final race. Fittingly, the World of Outlaws were there to send the track off. David Gravel beat James McFadden in a thriller to wear the final Devil’s Bowl cowboy hat. But even though Devil’s Bowl was a painful door to close, new ones have opened as the longstanding tradition of The Greatest Show on Dirt in Texas continues to expand. Cotton Bowl’s young relationship with the World of Outlaws will grow this weekend as it continues its status as a springtime staple since debuting in 2016. Next weekend, Big O and Kennedale become tracks number 12 and 13 in the state to host the Series. And just like when Ted Johnson unleashed the World of Outlaws at Devil’s Bowl in 1978, the tradition of the country’s best Sprint Car drivers battling for glory will continue as new chapters of the sport are written. For tickets to Cotton Bowl, Big O, or Kennedale, CLICK HERE. If you can’t make it to the track, catch every lap live on DIRTVision. TEXAS WORLD OF OUTLAWS WINNERS 48 wins – Steve Kinser 37 wins – Sammy Swindell 13 wins – Mark Kinser 9 wins – Danny Lasoski, Doug Wolfgang 7 wins – Bobby Davis Jr., Donny Schatz 6 wins – Joey Saldana 5 wins – Daryn Pittman, Gary Wright, Jeff Swindell 4 wins – Bobby Allen, Brad Sweet, Dave Blaney 3 wins – Andy Hillenburg, David Gravel, Logan Schuchart, Stevie Smith 2 wins – Brad Furr, Carson Macedo, Craig Dollansky, Danny Smith, Greg Hodnett, Jason Johnson, Joe Gaerte, Ron Shuman, Shane Stewart, Sheldon Haudenschild, Tim Green, Tim Shaffer 1 win – Brad Doty, Brent Kaeding, Brent Marks, Brian Paulus, James McFadden, Jason Sides, Jimmy Boyd, Kerry Madsen, Tyler Walker The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink® Sprint Car Series is brought to fans across the country by many important sponsors and partners, including: NOS Energy Drink (Official Energy Product), DIRTVision (Official Live Broadcast Partner), Hoosier Racing Tire (Official Tire), iRacing (Official Online Racing Game), Milton Hershey School (Official Education Partner), Racing Electronics (Official Radio Supplier), Simpson Performance Products (Preferred Safety Gear Partner), SIS Insurance (Official Insurance Provider), Toyota (Official Vehicle), and VP Racing (Official Racing Fuel); contingency sponsors include: ARP (Automotive Racing Products), Cometic Gasket, COMP Cams, Evolve Transporters, Federated Auto Parts, KSE Racing Products (Hard Charger Award), Lifeline USA, Micro-Lite LLC, MSD, Quartz Hill Records, Stone Country Records, and Smith Titanium Brake Systems. Manufacturer sponsors include, FIREBULL, and Intercomp, and Sea Foam. Founded in 1978, the World of Outlaws®, based in Concord, NC, is the premier national touring series for dirt track racing in North America, featuring the most powerful cars on dirt, the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series and the World of Outlaws Late Model Series. Annually, the two series race nearly 140 times at tracks across the United States and Canada. CBS Sports Network is the official broadcast partner of the World of Outlaws. DIRTVision® also broadcasts all World of Outlaws events over the Internet to fans around the world. Learn more about the World of Outlaws.
  8. Unfavorable Weekend Weather Conditions Postpone ASCS Event at RPM CRANDALL, TX (March 14, 2024) – With weather models showing heavy rain and hazardous conditions in Crandall, Texas this weekend, American Sprint Car Series and RPM Speedway officials have agreed to postpone the two-day ASCS show to May, keeping the safety of drivers and fans in mind. The rescheduled event will take place Friday-Saturday, May 3-4, featuring the ASCS National Tour, ASCS Gulf South Region and ASCS Sooner Region. With the postponement, the ASCS National Championship season-opener now moves to Super Bee Speedway in Chatham, LA, April 19-20. The National Series will be joined by the ASCS Gulf South Region and ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints. It’ll be the ASCS National Series’ first time back at Super Bee Speedway since 2012 – a race won by Jason Johnson. The next ASCS events will be with the Sooner Region when they run at Thunderbird Speedway on March 22, and Creek County Speedway on March 23. If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch every ASCS National Series race live on DIRTVision. For more about the American Sprint Car Series, visit ASCSracing.com. Also, make sure to follow all ASCS social channels to keep up with the latest news and updates.
  9. Someone at HMP had no idea how to run the system, Mike. All I did was copy the results posted on the internet scoring system they use. If you have the "Official" results, feel free to share them with me.
  10. And I'm glad they are. Even though I am not a NA$CAR fan, I'd rather see the sport as a whole grow rather than shrink. Nick
  11. Please Note: These results are very unofficial. There were several errors or missing data in the online results. Pro Modifieds 1. 5 Memphis Villarreal, 31 laps 2. 72 Johnny Walker, 31 3. 54 Diogo Moscato, 31 4. 7K Kenneth Canales, 31 5. 14 Nathan Caldwell, 31 6. 118 Jason Ferre, 7 7. 7 James Remore, 2 'SecurityGate.IO' Pro Trucks 1. 57 Max Calles, 24 laps 2. 48 Jake Wright, 20 3. 82 Anthony Monroe, 20 4. 28 Archie Waller, 20 5. 777 Matthew Remore, 7 'T&L Maintenance' Lone Star Legacys 1. 21 Dalton Wayne, 24 Laps 2. 23 Allen Sampson, 24 3. 5 Brian Benedict, 24 4. 48 Mike Knotts, 24 5. 57 Kahlen Koch, 24 6. 26 Calvin Johnson Jr., 24 7. 71 Kevin Dority, 24 8. 04 Colton Cook, 24 9. 55 John Miesen, 24 10. 51 Carson Green, 24 11. 19 Colton Gillinger, 24 12. 54 Ty Hymel, 20 13. 3 Delilah May, 16 14. 12 Delbert May, 12 15. 148 Daniel Canales, 9 16. 8 Juan Vallarta, 0 Legends 1. 04 Dane Schwarz, 21 2. 7 Todd Mc Lemore, 21 3. 81 Christopher Hogan, 21 4. 88 Rusty Young, 21 5 80 Rusty Young (?), 21 6. 9 Jamie Call, 21 7. 58 Ted Guiterrez , 20 8. 51 Matt Hillhouse, 18 9. 22 Alfred DelCastillo, 16 10. 8 Austin Call, 11 11. 24 Evan Schwatz, 4 12. 17 Tim Rasmussen, 2 'SIGMA Corp' Eco Stocks 1. 58 Kahlen Koch, 20 2. 88 Troy Covin, 20 3. 74 Mike Mecum, 20 4. 45 Sarah Moore, 20 5. 72 Soren Rasmussen, 20 6. 83 Chris McCracken, 19 7. 8c Hunter Curry, 19 8. 56 Lee Arnold, 19 9. 5R Pat Guerrero, 19 10. 70 Casey Devoti , 18 11. 3 Doug Gibson, 14 Factory Stock and Outlaws 1. 50 Mason Teague, 20 2. 45 Patrick Villarreal, 20 3. 7 Bryan Meredith, 20 4. 8 Tim Homeyer, unk 5. 8 Ed Thompson, unk NASKARTS 1. 51 Carson Green, 16 2. 46 Mike Steinman, 15 3. 93 Chad Rogers, 15 4. 12 Robert McKinney, 5 5. 99 Scott Sanne, 2
  12. Good plan, James! In the recent past, you have made sincere efforts - some behind the scenes and some quite publicly - to work with folks interested in restoring San Antonio Speedway to a viable facility. I sincerely applaud you for your efforts. Before your direct involvement, James, over the past 15 years there have been a couple dozen efforts/plans/schemes to restore/rebuild SAS in which I was directly involved to some degree or other. As we all know, most were simply pipe dreams with no legitimate chance of ever coming to fruition. However, there were at least four instances where entities with plenty of resources approached me with their plans. I will not name them because, in each instance, I was asked to keep their identities to myself until complete plans and financial arrangements were in place. In each case, they backed out after doing due diligence that led them to believe there was no realistic way to ever recoup their investment. As I have always said, it would have taken someone with very, very deep pockets, an irrational love of the sport, and a willingness to never see a financial return on their investment to get it restored to its original glory, I was hopeful that such a person was out there, but where??? Nick
  13. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings through March 7 IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars – 1. Trey Schmidt, Conroe, Texas, and Dusty Ballenger, Harrisburg, S.D., both 40; 3. Trefer Waller, Oneill, Neb., 39; 4. Chase Schubert, Huffman, Texas, Lee Goos Jr., Hartford, S.D., and Cody Price, Princeton, Texas, each 38; 7. Bruce Crockett, Porter, Texas, and Whit Gastineau, Oklahoma City, Okla., both 37; 9. Kent Lewis Jr., Willis, Texas, and Chad Wilson, North Richland Hills, Texas, both 36; 11. Sean Jordan, Lumberton, Texas, Jesse Lindberg, Sioux Falls, S.D., and Colby Stubblefield, Seagoville, Texas, each 35; 14. Kevin Rutherford, Flower Mound, Texas, 34; 15. Michael Oliver, San Antonio, Texas, Brandon Allen, Saint Peter, Minn., and Jesse "Chip" Graham, Lewisville, Texas, each 33; 18. Rod Craddock, Alvin, Texas, Nick Barger, Madison, S.D., and Heath Nestrick, Caddo Mills, Texas, each 32. State Point Standings South Dakota – 1. Dusty Ballenger, Harrisburg, S.D., 40; 2. Trefer Waller, Oneill, Neb., 39; 3. Lee Goos Jr., Hartford, S.D., 38; 4. Jesse Lindberg, Sioux Falls, S.D., 35; 5. Brandon Allen, Saint Peter, Minn., 33; 6. Nick Barger, Madison, S.D., 32; 7. Dylan Waxdahl, Hartford, S.D., 31; 8. Brett Allen, Gaylord, Minn., 30; 9. Brandon Bosma, Rock Rapids, Iowa, 29; 10. Koby Werkmeister, Armour, S.D., 28. Texas – 1. Trey Schmidt, Conroe, Texas, 40; 2. Chase Schubert, Huffman, Texas, and Cody Price, Princeton, Texas, both 38; 4. Bruce Crockett, Porter, Texas, and Whit Gastineau, Oklahoma City, Okla., both 37; 6. Kent Lewis Jr., Willis, Texas, and Chad Wilson, North Richland Hills, Texas, both 36; 8. Sean Jordan, Lumberton, Texas, and Colby Stubblefield, Seagoville, Texas, both 35; 10. Kevin Rutherford, Flower Mound, Texas, 34.
  14. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National Point Standings through March 7 Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds – 1. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 740; 2. Troy Morris III, Bakersfield, Calif., 639; 3. Kollin Hibdon, Pahrump, Nev., 608; 4. Tim Ward, Harcourt, Iowa, 480; 5. Devon Reed, Woodland, Wash., 389; 6. Jerry Flippo, Osage, Iowa, 363; 7. Michael Leach, Sun River, Mont., 341; 8. Tyson Blood, Tumwater, Wash., 334; 9. Grey Ferrando, Stayton, Ore., 331; 10. Spencer Wilson, Minot, N.D., 325; 11. William "Bill" Miller, Yuma, Ariz., 314; 12. Austin Kuehl, Cave Creek, Ariz., 311; 13. Braxton Yeager, Green River, Wy., 297; 14. Ethan Braaksma, Des Moines, Iowa, 290; 15. Eddie Belec, Arvada, Colo., 267; 16. Jeremy Mills, Clear Lake, Iowa, 265; 17. Bryson Yeager, Green River, Wy., 254; 18. Jess Brekke, Devils Lake, N.D., 233; 19. Jonathan Mawhinney, Las Vegas, Nev., 220; 20. Mike Dimond, Rapid City, S.D., 210. IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars – 1. Trey Schmidt, Conroe, Texas, and Dusty Ballenger, Harrisburg, S.D., both 40; 3. Trefer Waller, Oneill, Neb., 39; 4. Chase Schubert, Huffman, Texas, Lee Goos Jr., Hartford, S.D., and Cody Price, Princeton, Texas, each 38; 7. Bruce Crockett, Porter, Texas, and Whit Gastineau, Oklahoma City, Okla., both 37; 9. Kent Lewis Jr., Willis, Texas, and Chad Wilson, North Richland Hills, Texas, both 36; 11. Sean Jordan, Lumberton, Texas, Jesse Lindberg, Sioux Falls, S.D., and Colby Stubblefield, Seagoville, Texas, each 35; 14. Kevin Rutherford, Flower Mound, Texas, 34; 15. Michael Oliver, San Antonio, Texas, Brandon Allen, Saint Peter, Minn., and Jesse "Chip" Graham, Lewisville, Texas, each 33; 18. Rod Craddock, Alvin, Texas, Nick Barger, Madison, S.D., and Heath Nestrick, Caddo Mills, Texas, each 32. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars – 1. Bo Partain, Casa Grande, Ariz., 638; 2. Larry Brigner, Apache Junction, Ariz., 511; 3. Mike Albertsen, Audubon, Iowa, and Mitchell Ferguson, Queen Creek, Ariz., both 451; 5. Kevin Roberts, Gresham, Ore., 410; 6. Cole Czarneski, Denmark, Wis., 339; 7. Justen Yeager, Green River, Wy., 323; 8. Shelby Williams, Bonham, Texas, 320; 9. Ryan Roath, Peoria, Ariz., and Jim Horejsi, Marshall, Minn., both 314; 11. Brad Whitfield, Casa Grande, Ariz., 303; 12. Chris McCurdy, Tempe, Ariz., 293; 13. Kaden Woodie, Milaca, Minn., 280; 14. Rob VanMil, Barnesville, Minn., 268; 15. Marie Curtis, Winnemucca, Nev., 267; 16. Dylan Thornton, Keystone, Iowa, 263; 17. Zane DeVilbiss, Farmington, N.M., and Jason Storbakken, Williston, N.D., both 262; 19. Marcos Bojorquez, Coolidge, Ariz., 256; 20. Chase Berkeley, Kettle Falls, Wash., 254. IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks – 1. Nathan DeRagon, Peoria, Ariz., 514; 2. Zack Tate, Coolidge, Ariz., 427; 3. Payce Herrera, Price, Utah, 397; 4. Cody Daffern, Brawley, Calif., 365; 5. Nicholas Biggs, Mesa, Ariz., 359; 6. John Thomas, Strasburg, Colo., 338; 7. Enzo Deckers, Yuma, Ariz., 335; 8. Scott Tenney, Yuma, Ariz., 331; 9. Brycen Daffern, Yuma, Ariz., 323; 10. Darrin Biggs, Chandler, Ariz., 321; 11. Thomas Daffern, Brawley, Calif., 306; 12. Scott Bernards, Phoenix, Ariz., 298; 13. Cody Williams, Minneapolis, Kan., 293; 14. Morgan Olmstead, Overton, Neb., 279; 15. Jaeden Strandberg, Worthington, Minn., 277; 16. Charles McDaniel Jr., Phoenix, Ariz., 266; 17. Ryan Gilland, Sterling, Neb., 261; 18. Dillon Richards, Wymore, Neb., 245; 19. Brandon Beeter, Minot, N.D., 233; 20. Joe Peterson, Chandler, Ariz., 213. Stealth Racing IMCA STARS Mod Lites – 1. Dillon Raffurty, Kansas City, Mo., 275; 2. Ronnie Choate, Cookeville, Tenn., 257; 3. Jaedon McDowell, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 255; 4. Kyle Demo, Fulton, N.Y., 218; 5. Tyler Garey, Royal Palm Beach, Fla., 209; 6. Riley Clem, Bakersfield, Calif., 200; 7. Justin Williams, West Monroe, N.Y., and Carson Hubbard, Fredericktown, Ohio, both 161; 9. Ben George, Altoona, Iowa, 158; 10. Cory Sonner, Polk City, Iowa, 154; 11. Randy Bryan, Ames, Iowa, and Logan Lewis, Hanoverton, Ohio, both 153; 13. Chase Nornberg, Naples, Fla., 152; 14. Cody Allen, N Fort Myers, Fla., 151; 15. Douglas Williams, West Monroe, N.Y., 137; 16. Teddy Williams, Salem, Ohio, and Cory Moore, Cape Coral, Fla., both 136; 18. Joe Boyll, Kokomo, Ind., 134; 19. Darrick Hubbard, Fredericktown, Ohio, 133; 20. Reed Garey, Royal Palm Beach, Fla., 129. Smiley's Racing Products IMCA Southern SportMods – 1. Jerrett Bransom, Burleson, Texas, 192; 2. Mark Patterson, Merkel, Texas, 103; 3. Cameron Gaston, Weatherford, Texas, 98; 4. Ryan Brown, Waxahachie, Texas, 94; 5. Trevor Cogburn, Robinson, Texas, and Casey Brunson, Lott, Texas, both 89; 7. Jeff Mueller, Midlothian, Texas, 88; 8. Billy Burt, Carrollton, Texas, 87; 9. Cody Smith, Kaufman, Texas, 80; 10. Klayton Reeves, Waxahachie, Texas, 69; 11. Jeff Shepperd, Waco, Texas, 67; 12. David Phillips, Tuscola, Texas, 64; 13. Cameron Cook, Fort Worth, Texas, 62; 14. Kyle Wilkins, Italy, Texas, 60; 15. Shawn Marquez Jr., Sherman, Texas, 57; 16. Billy Gould, Kingwood, Texas, and Billy McHughes, Waxahachie, Texas, both 56; 18. Zackary Manthie, Salado, Texas, 49; 19. Cody Baker, Alvarado, Texas, 45; 20. Christopher Mueller, Mansfield, Texas, 41. Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods – 1. Tyler Johnson, Laveen, Ariz., 578; 2. Cam Reimers, Kelley, Iowa, 514; 3. Kaden Woodie, Milaca, Minn., 457; 4. Taylor Kuehl, Ames, Iowa, 401; 5. Miles Morris, Yuma, Ariz., 376; 6. Boddie Parker, Vail, Ariz., 369; 7. Nathan Speten, Wilton, N.D., 324; 8. Hudson Morris, Yuma, Ariz., 316; 9. Eric Winemiller, Eloy, Ariz., 310; 10. Brock Beeter, Minot, N.D., 294; 11. Ty Rogers, Yuma, Ariz., 292; 12. James Meile, Queen Creek, Ariz., and Shawn Keena, Bismark, N.D., both 287; 14. Jason Bannister, Bakersfield, Calif., 286; 15. Jesse Johnson Jr., Laveen, Ariz., 282; 16. Tyler Bannister, Bakersfield, Calif., 270; 17. Joey McCullough, Yuma, Ariz., 267; 18. Camron Spangler, Dove Creek, Colo., 243; 19. Skyler Posey, Casa Grande, Ariz., 224; 20. Dylan Jones, Vail, Ariz., 220. Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts – 1. Jacob Cordova, Yuma, Ariz., 369; 2. Kaytee DeVries, Spencer, Iowa, 366; 3. Blake Andrus, Azle, Texas, 349; 4. Oliver Monson, Thornton, Iowa, 340; 5. Wayne Ragland, Seeley, Calif., 324; 6. Chase Martin, Springtown, Texas, 267; 7. Savannah Rice, Arizona City, Ariz., 265; 8. Ryan Brooks, Yuma, Ariz., 242; 9. Christopher E. Boulware Jr., Phoenix, Ariz., 240; 10. Jim Hock, Apache Junction, Ariz., 239; 11. Billy Foultz, Descanso, Calif., Santiago Lopez, Chula Vista, Calif., and Marilyn Yawnick, Yreka, Calif., each 216; 14. Chris Laff, Alpine, Calif., 209; 15. Jaxon Sanchez, Imperial, Calif., 206; 16. Luke Schwantner, Somerton, Ariz., 149; 17. Steve Carter, Phoenix, Ariz., 143; 18. Randall Martin, Springtown, Texas, 117; 19. Steven Bevills, Granbury, Texas, 116; 20. A.J. Hintsala, Pahrump, Nev., 115. Lady Eagle – 1. Taylor Kuehl, Ames, Iowa, 401; 2. Kaytee DeVries, Spencer, Iowa, 366; 3. Marie Curtis, Winnemucca, Nev., 267; 4. Savannah Rice, Arizona City, Ariz., 265; 5. Ryan Brooks, Yuma, Ariz., 242; 6. Brenda Kirby, New River, Ariz., 235; 7. Marilyn Yawnick, Yreka, Calif., 216; 8. Emali VanHoff, Chowchilla, Calif., 203; 9. Andrea McCain, South Haven, Minn., 147; 10. Miley Goldwich-Rhames, Farmington, N.M., 138; 11. Brandi Bender, Mesa, Ariz., 109; 12. Wynona Ragland, Cave Creek, Ariz., 108; 13. Amanda McAllister, Alpine, Calif., 105; 14. Maria Rice, Arizona City, Ariz., 101; 15. Crystal Hemphill, Yuma, Ariz., 92; 16. Katelynn Robertson, Reno, Nev., 88; 17. Misty Welborn, Castro Valley, Calif., 80; 18. Haylee Little, Pahrump, Nev., 75; 19. Kenzington Ogle, Lubbock, Texas, 73; 20. Chelsea Ladurini, Pleasant Hill, Iowa, 68. Junior National Champion – 1. Tyler Johnson, Laveen, Ariz., 578; 2. Payce Herrera, Price, Utah, 397; 3. Hudson Morris, Yuma, Ariz., 316; 4. Jesse Johnson Jr., Laveen, Ariz., 282; 5. Savannah Rice, Arizona City, Ariz., 265; 6. Bryson Yeager, Green River, Wy., 254; 7. Ryan Brooks, Yuma, Ariz., 242; 8. Cameron Starry, Robstown, Texas, 235; 9. Santiago Lopez, Chula Vista, Calif., 216; 10. Keenan Glasser, Estevan, Sask., 215; 11. Jackson Harpole, Farmington, N.M., 213; 12. Jaxon Sanchez, Imperial, Calif., 206; 13. Emali VanHoff, Chowchilla, Calif., 203; 14. Hunter Ferrell, Bayfield, Colo., 182; 15. Andrew Pearce, Oakley, Calif., 170; 16. Carson Hubbard, Fredericktown, Ohio, 161; 17. Chase Nornberg, Naples, Fla., 152; 18. Adyn Figueroa, Yuma, Ariz., 149; 19. Bobby Gallaher, San Jose, Calif., 140; 20. Miley Goldwich-Rhames, Farmington, N.M., 138.
  15. Championship Points Fund Established for ASCS National Tour Driver tow package, membership details also set as focus turns to 2024 opener CONCORD, NC (March 8, 2024) – One week after acquiring the American Sprint Car Series (ASCS), World Racing Group has set the 2024 national series points fund and driver benefit package heading into the season-opening event March 15-16 at RPM Speedway in Crandall, Texas. The drivers and teams will be racing for a share of a $152,000 championship point fund, with the champion earning $40,000. The top 10 finishing positions in the title race will be paid, with $25,000 going to second; $20,000 for third; $15,000 for fourth; $12,000 for fifth; $10,000 for sixth; $9,000 for seventh; $8,000 for eighth; $7,000 for ninth; and $6,000 for 10th. In addition, the top five competitors in national series points will receive $400 in tow money, while positions six through 10 will receive $300. For the second night of a two-night event, a tow package of 50 percent will be issued. Tow money for drivers is like appearance fees in other forms of entertainment. Every competitor who draws in for a race night will be required to pay $20. The nightly draw fees will be awarded to that night’s hard charger. “Even though everything is coming together quickly with our involvement in the ASCS, establishing the championship points fund and tow package ahead of next week’s season opener was important so racers and their teams know what they’re competing for over the course of the season,” said Brian Dunlap, who is leading the integration of the ASCS into World Racing Group. “The World of Outlaws and the Edwards family go back to the beginning of the Outlaws in 1978, so it’s only fitting we’re kicking off our leadership of the ASCS with Martin Edwards promoting the first event next week at RPM Speedway.” All competitors will be required to purchase a DIRTcar Sprint Car membership, trackside or online at DIRTcarMembers.com. That membership will allow racers to compete in World of Outlaws competition, as well. Competitors who have already purchased a 2024 ASCS membership will have to complete a DIRTcar Sprint Car membership, but no payment will be required. The DIRTcar Sprint Car membership is $125 annually. A nearly 40-race tour across 10 states will make up ASCS’ 2024 national championship season, including the prestigious $20,000-to-win 360 Knoxville Nationals at Iowa’s Knoxville Raceway, Aug. 1-3. The 2024 ASCS national championship season begins March 15-16 at RPM Speedway, marking the Series’ inaugural event under the World Racing Group banner. To watch every national American Sprint Car Series race live, visit DIRTVision.com or download the DIRTVision App.
  16. World of Outlaws Head to Texas for Kennedale Speedway Park Debut The first of four new tracks on the schedule brings the tour to a Texas bullring KENNEDALE, TX (March 6, 2024) - The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars are trucking to Texas. Five nights of Florida racing opened the 2024 campaign, and now the tour is bound for the “Lone Star State” where a new track awaits. The Greatest Show on Dirt is set to invade Kennedale Speedway Park for the first time in Series history this weekend (March 8-9). The 1/4-mile track, located just south of Fort Worth, joins the state’s rich history of Sprint Car Racing as the 12th Texas track to welcome the World of Outlaws. The state has hosted 206 World of Outlaws races (fifth most all-time) including the first in 1978. The two nights will ignite the Lonestar Sooner Stampede for the World of Outlaws – a three week stretch of racing in Texas and Oklahoma that also includes stops at Cotton Bowl Speedway (March 15-16), Big O Speedway (March 22), and Lawton Speedway (March 23). A new track means empty notebook pages, no data to pull from, and no on-paper favorites to win. It’s the opportunity to watch the nation’s best Sprint Car drivers battle to forever cement their name as the first World of Outlaws winner at Kennedale. Throw in the fact that the oval is a racy bullring, and it’s bound to be a thrilling debut. Let’s look at the weekend’s top storylines: CLEAN SLATE: One of the most interesting aspects of venturing to a new facility is the lack of statistics. There’s no driver to highlight as a clear-cut favorite due to an impressive résumé. Many of the group of full-time World of Outlaws drivers for 2024 will be laying eyes on Kennedale for the first time. Even looking at the latest drivers to win at a new track doesn’t lend any insight as to who a favorite might be. There hasn’t been a repeat winner at the last five tracks where the World of Outlaws have debuted. The most recent driver to claim the debut at a new track is Carson Macedo. The Lemoore, CA native won the inaugural visit to Minnesota’s Ogilvie Raceway last June. The four prior to Macedo are Brad Sweet (Vado Speedway Park), Donny Schatz (Dubuque Fairgrounds Speedway), David Gravel (Dirt on the Rev), and Sheldon Haudenschild (Magnolia Motor Speedway). TEXAS TITANS: None of the current World of Outlaws drivers may have had the chance to conquer Kennedale yet, but a handful of them have experienced success when visiting Texas. Donny Schatz has topped seven races in the state. The 10-time Series champion has made a trio of Victory Lane visits at Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX), twice came out on top at Royal Purple Raceway (Baytown, TX), and won once apiece at Battleground Speedway (Highlands, TX) and Lone Star Speedway (Kilgore, TX). Schatz’s seven Texas wins are tied for the sixth most. Series veterans David Gravel and Logan Schuchart both own three Texas victories. Gravel’s first two came at Gator Motorplex (Willis, TX) and Cotton Bowl Speedway (Paige, TX). Then, most recently, the Big Game Motorsports pilot claimed the final race in Devil’s Bowl Speedway history last October. And speaking of Devil’s Bowl, that’s where all three of Schuchart’s victories occurred. The Hanover, PA native took the Shark Racing #1S on three consecutive trips to Victory Lane (2019-2021) at the birthplace of the Series. Two-time Texas winners include Sheldon Haudenschild and Carson Macedo. Haudenschild’s both came at Cotton Bowl Speedway in 2021 and 2022. Macedo has won in Texas once in each of the last two seasons, topping a Cotton Bowl Feature in 2022 and the penultimate Devil’s Bowl race last year. FIVE RACES, FIVE WINNERS: Parity has been the name of the game so far in 2024 for the World of Outlaws. The first five races have failed to produce a repeat winner with Brad Sweet, David Gravel, Tyler Courtney, Sheldon Haudenschild, and Donny Schatz claiming checkered flags. It’s only the 10th time in 47 seasons of racing that the first five Features didn’t see anyone pick up multiple wins. If another different name parks in Victory Lane on Friday at Kennedale, it will mark just the sixth time the season has started with six different winners. Looking a little further ahead, the record for different winners to start the season is eight in 2015. New winners would be needed both nights and Kennedale and both nights at Cotton bowl next weekend to establish a new mark. LONE STAR LOCALS: Texas may not be a Sprint Car hotbed in the realm of Pennsylvania or California, but the “Lone Star State” has produced its fair share of talent. A handful of notable names come from Texas and will be looking to top the World of Outlaws at Kennedale. Sam Hafertepe Jr. headlines the local contingent entering the weekend. The Sunnyvale, TX native is fresh off topping this past weekend’s American Sprint Car Series Elite Outlaw race at Kennedale. That win came against a tough field, and this weekend he aims for his first World of Outlaws triumph since 2011. Another top Texan heading to Kennedale is Chase Randall with TKS Motorsports. He may make most of his laps in the Knoxville region these days, but he comes from Waco and has Kennedale success in his past. Back in 2021 Randall won a 410 race at Kennedale when he was only 16 years old. Aaron Reutzel plans to make his way to Kennedale aboard the Ridge & Sons Racing #87. The Clute, TX driver has competed at Kennedale with ASCS in the past but is yet to pick up a win at the bullring. INVADERS: Along with the stars of the World of Outlaws and the healthy crop of locals, drivers from many states plan to partake in the Series debut at Kennedale. Oklahoma is sending plenty of talent capable of winning in Texas for the “Sooner State.” Oklahoma City’s Ryan Timms is yet to miss a World of Outlaws race in 2024 and will continue that trend. Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK) plans to make his first Series appearance of the season driving the TKH Motorsports #21H. Blake Hahn (Sapulpa, OK) also intends to join the cast of Sooners. Pennsylvania will have some representation in the form of Brent Marks (Myerstown, PA) and Jacob Allen (Hanover, PA). Both are proven winners at the highest level of the sport and could be threats to take the Series debut at Kennedale. Outside of the trio of Californians full-time on the tour, the “Golden State” will be represented by Fresno’s Dominic Scelzi. He’s brought the Scelzi Motorsports #41 out for a five-week stretch with the World of Outlaws beginning at Kennedale. This past weekend he finished third at Kennedale’s ASCS Elite Outlaw race. Many more are expected to be among a healthy group of invaders filling the Kennedale pit area. THIS WEEKEND AT A GLANCE WHEN AND WHERE Friday-Saturday, March 8-9 at Kennedale Speedway Park in Kennedale, TX ON THE INTERNET World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series X – @WorldofOutlaws Instagram – @WoOSprint Facebook – Facebook.com/WorldofOutlawsSprintCarSeries YouTube – Youtube.com/WorldofOutlaws DIRTVision – DIRTVision.com – Platinum annual FAST PASS for $299 or monthly FAST PASS for $39/month CURRENT CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS (4/86 Races): 1. David Gravel – Big Game Motorsports #2 (572 PTS) 2. Donny Schatz – Tony Stewart/Curb Agajanian Racing #15 (-12 PTS) 3. Giovanni Scelzi – KCP Racing #18 (-12 PTS) 4. Logan Schuchart – Shark Racing #1S (-36 PTS) 5. Carson Macedo – Jason Johnson Racing #41 (-82 PTS) 6. Sheldon Haudenschild – Stenhouse Jr.-Marshall Racing #17 (-86 PTS) 7. Michael Kofoid – Roth Motorsports #83 (-106 PTS) 8. Corey Day – Jason Meyers Racing #14 (-110 PTS) 9. Bill Balog – B Squared Motorsports #17B (-128 PTS) 10. Brock Zearfoss – Brock Zearfoss Racing #3Z (-132 PTS) NOS ENERGY DRINK FEATURE WINNERS (5 Drivers): 1 Win – Brad Sweet, David Gravel, Tyler Courtney, Sheldon Haudenschild, Donny Schatz FEATURE LAPS LED (9 Drivers): 25 Laps – Brad Sweet, David Gravel 24 Laps – Rico Abreu 13 Laps – Anthony Macri, Michael Kofoid 12 Laps – Donny Schatz 10 Laps – Giovanni Scelzi 7 Laps – Sheldon Haudenschild 1 Lap – Tyler Courtney SIMPSON PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS QUICKTIME AWARDS (4 Drivers): 2 Quick Times – Brent Marks 1 Quick Time – Landon Crawley, Brian Brown, Michael Kofoid HEAT RACE WINNERS (10 Drivers): 3 Heat Wins – Rico Abreu 2 Heat Wins – Giovanni Scelzi, Tyler Courtney, David Gravel, Brent Marks, Michael Kofoid, Sheldon Haudenschild 1 Heat Win – Corey Day, Justin Peck, Brian Brown, TOYOTA DASH APPEARANCES (17 Drivers): 5 Dashes – Giovanni Scelzi 4 Dashes – David Gravel, Rico Abreu 3 Dashes – Tyler Courtney, Brent Marks, Brian Brown, Landon Crawley 2 Dashes – Brad Sweet, Sheldon Haudenschild, Buddy Kofoid 1 Dash – Anthony Macri, Bill Balog, Justin Peck, Zeb Wise, Corey Day, Donny Schatz, Carson Macedo MICROLITE LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINS (4 Drivers): 1 LCS – Austin McCarl, Bill Balog, Corey Day, Kasey Kahne KSE HARD CHARGER AWARDS (3 Drivers): 2 Hard Chargers – Carson Macedo, Logan Schuchart 1 Hard Charger – Donny Schatz PODIUM FINISHES (9 Drivers): 3 Podiums – Brad Sweet 2 Podiums – David Gravel, Tyler Courtney, Rico Abreu, Sheldon Haudenschild 1 Podium – Justin Peck, Anthony Macri, Donny Schatz, Carson Macedo TOP 10 FINISHES (21 Drivers): 5 Top 10s – David Gravel, Donny Schatz, Gio Scelzi 4 Top 10s – Tyler Courtney, Logan Schuchart 3 Top 10s – Anthony Macri, Brad Sweet, Rico Abreu 2 Top 10s – Brent Marks, Brian Brown, Buddy Kofoid, Bill Balog, Sheldon Haudenschild 1 Top 10 – Justin Peck, Kasey Kahne, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Zeb Wise, Carson Macedo, Corey Day, Cory Eliason, Landon Crawley 2024 WORLD OF OUTLAWS SPRINT CAR SCHEDULE & WINNERS: No. / Day, Date / Track / Location / Winner (Total Wins) 1. Wed, Feb 7 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Brad Sweet (1) 2. Thurs, Feb 8/ Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / David Gravel (1) 3. Fri, Feb 9 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Tyler Courtney (1) 4. Sat, Feb 10 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Sheldon Haudenschild (1) 5. Mon, March 4 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Donny Schatz (1) For the full 2024 World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car schedule, CLICK HERE.
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  18. Ebert flawless in Rocket Raceway Park route An electrifying finale to the 14th Annual USMTS Texas Spring Nationals took place Saturday night at the Rocket Raceway Park as Dan Ebert captured the Summit USMTS National Championship presented by RacinDirt feature win over a season-high field of 67 monster modifieds. Tyler Rinken photo Rebounding from a tumultuous night on Friday, Tyler Wolff rolled from first-place after earning the Sybesma Graphics Pole Award and paced the first ten laps with Dan Ebert and Jake Timm closing in. The leaders entered lapped traffic on lap 15 with Wolff, Ebert and Timm nose to tail. Using a back-marker to his advantage, Ebert went high and snuck by Wolff who was bottled up by the traffic. Moments later, the Gorsuch Performance Caution Flag waved for the first time as fourth-running Terry Phillips lost the handle of his machine while Tyler Davis and Dereck Ramirez also got together, but both got their spots back as Phillips delivered the yellow. Rodney Sanders, Tanner Mullens and Jim Chisholm went to war for the fourth spot after the restart but Chisholm spun in turn three four laps later to cause another slowdown. That restart allowed Mullens to slip by Timm for third, and then Kyle Brown nudged ahead. Meanwhile, Jason Hughes was making the best of his provisional 25th starting spot and was ninth by the halfway mark. After yet another yellow flag for Wolff’s unfortunate spin, Kyle Brown blew past Mullens for second with Timm, Ramirez and Hughes not far behind. But like Jack Sartain the night before, nobody was in the same class as Ebert rolled in Victory Fuel Victory Lane after leading the final 40 circuits of the 50-lapper around the popular 3/8-mile clay oval in Petty, Texas. “It’s not often when you’re racing—a lot of racers that are watching can understand—you have a car when you just hit it that right that night, the 36-year-old from Lake Shore, Minn., said. “It’s not very often when you can just hit the setup perfect, and we did tonight. It was really awesome.” Ebert’s margin of victory at the checkered flag was 3.154 seconds and put him at the top of the points battle with four races in the books. The rest of the Featherlite Top-3 were 13th-starting Brown and Timm, while Mullens and 14th-starting Ramirez completed the top five. Hughes, Mike Hansen, Davis, Sanders and Alex Williamson rounded out the top ten. Meanwhile, Phillips rebounded from his early banana peel moment. Although Hughes passed 19 cars to finish sixth, provisional starters are not eligible for the FK Rod Ends Hard Charger Award so that honor went to Hansen who passed 17 of his fellow competitors. Crown jewel coming up: One of the most prestigious events in dirt modified racing, RacinDirt USMTS King of America XIII takes place on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 7-9, at the Humboldt Speedway in Humboldt, Kan. Dan Ebert is the defending King of America winner. Following an open practice on Wednesday, three nights of racing will see the winners pocket $3,000 on Thursday and $5,000 to win on Friday while Saturday’s champion will collect a $12,000 paycheck. USRA Stock Cars and USRA B-Mods are also on the card all three nights racing for $500, $700 and $1000 to win, respectively, plus Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series national points. For more information including history, payouts, rules, event times and ticket prices, check out the FAST FACTS for RacinDirt King of America XIII. In 2023—the most competitive season in USMTS history—18 different winners claimed victory utilizing 17 different chassis manufacturers in the 34 races that were held. What’s more, there were 17 competitors who attended every event. This year’s Summit USMTS National Champion could pocket more than $180,000 in post-season earnings at the end of the year. The series champion will earn $50,000 and each of the three regions pay $10,000 to win the points. If a driver can win all three regions and the national points, a whopping $100,000 bonus awaits. And don't forget, the RacinDirt TV Challenge is $30,000 which will be split evenly between all drivers with perfect attendance in 2024. There are 40 with perfect attendance remaining. With live and on-demand coverage of nearly every event plus exclusive interviews, instant replays, multiple camera angles and more, RacinDirt is your source for USMTS action. In addition to their robust website at RacinDirt.TV, race fans can access content on your desktop and laptop computers, as well as a suite of apps for added convenience including Roku, Amazon Fire, iOS, Apple TV and Google Play. Check out usmts.com for schedules, points, photos, souvenirs, videos and more. Follow our social media channels on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. Don't forget to subscribe for free and get USMTS news delivered to your inbox plus Members Only benefits. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OFFICIAL RESULTS United States Modified Touring Series Summit USMTS National Championship presented by RacinDirt 14th Annual USMTS Texas Spring Nationals – Night 2 of 2 Rocket Raceway Park, Petty, Texas Saturday, March 2, 2024 Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver and hometown. Heat race lineups are determined via group qualifying. The top 12 in heat race passing points advance to the Summit Racing Equipment “A” Main. SIMPSON RACE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #1 (10 laps): 1. (1) 60 Dan Ebert, Lake Shore, Minn. 2. (5) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas 3. (7) 28 Cory Davis, Seminole, Texas 4. (12) 4W Tyler Wolff, Fayetteville, Ark. 5. (2) 11N Gene Nicholas, Lowell, Ark. 6. (11) 58X Gary Christian, Broken Bow, Okla. 7. (9) 12B Bryan Gunwall, Brookston, Texas 8. (3) 88R A.J. Vasquez, Garden City, Mich. 9. (10) 81 Ricky Ingalls, Longview, Texas 10. (6) 712 Trevor Hughes, Westville, Okla. 11. (8) 24M Manuel Williams II, Fouke, Ark. 12. (4) D25 David Tanner, Wichita Falls, Texas FAST SHAFTS HEAT RACE #2 (10 laps): 1. (1) 54T Matthew Day, Farmersville, Texas 2. (3) 47M Trey Melton, Lubbock, Texas 3. (5) 44F Fred Wojtek, Blackwell, Texas 4. (9) 47 Jack Sartain, Royse City, Texas 5. (7) 15J Jason Webb, McKinney, Texas 6. (11) 80XX Jason Langford, Palestine, Texas 7. (8) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla. 8. (6) 32C Mitchell Clement, Bonham, Texas 9. (2) 75J Jeremy LaCoe, Lincoln, Ark. 10. (4) 12C Leland Cruz, Amarillo, Texas 11. (10) 523 Landon Capps, Anna, Texas EDELBROCK HEAT RACE #3 (10 laps): 1. (3) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo. 2. (1) 410 Justin McCoy, Grandview, Texas 3. (2) 21K Kyle Brown, Madrid, Iowa 4. (4) 55H A.J. Hoff, Mantorville, Minn. 5. (8) 02 Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan. 6. (7) 13J Triston Dycus, Maypearl, Texas 7. (10) 25 Joe Chisholm, Osage, Iowa 8. (11) 15W Alex Williamson, Rushford, Minn. 9. (9) 37 John Neal Reid, Loving, N.M. 10. (5) 88 Sam Osman, Spiro, Okla. 11. (6) 71M Chad Melton, Mineral Wells, Texas WIELAND METAL SERVICES HEAT RACE #4 (10 laps): 1. (1) 7 Sean Gaddis, Diana, Texas 2. (5) 2G Kenny Gaddis, Diana, Texas 3. (10) 100 Lee Patton, Ruston, La. 4. (3) 32 D.J. Shannon, Merced, Calif. 5. (2) 15G Geoff Lary, Minden, La. 6. (8) 4M Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas 7. (6) 24 Manuel Williams Sr., Fouke, Ark. 8. (7) 2SS Mark Smith, Anthony, N.M. 9. (4) 64 Casey Fowler, Grand Saline, Texas 10. (9) 88N Nathan Smith, Anthony, N.M. DNS – 91 Joe Duvall, Justice, Okla. VP RACING HEAT RACE #5 (10 laps): 1. (1) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn. 2. (3) 4R Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla. 3. (6) 01 Jacob Hobscheidt, Plattsmouth, Neb. 4. (7) 19R Chris Kratzer, Haysville, Kan. 5. (9) 10B Brandon Givens, Wichita, Kan. 6. (10) 45T Eric Tomlinson, Robinson, Texas 7. (11) 12H Mike Hansen, Dickinson, N.D. 8. (8) 78 Billy Jack Brutchin, Gladewater, Texas 9. (4) 22XX Jason Gamez, Kaufmann, Texas 10. (5) 70 Jeremy Busby, Graford, Texas 11. (2) 24W Mason Williams, Fouke, Ark. CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE HEAT RACE #6 (10 laps): 1. (3) 49 Jake Timm, Winona, Minn. 2. (1) 65X Carlos Ahumada Jr., El Paso, Texas 3. (5) 65 Tyler Davis, Haysville, Kan. 4. (4) 12J Jason Ingalls, Longview, Texas 5. (7) 15 Kale Westover, Altus, Okla. 6. (11) 24C Jim Chisholm, Osage, Iowa 7. (9) 99 Jared Baird, Norman, Okla. 8. (6) 7G Gabe Hodges, Lebo, Kan. 9. (8) 15L Chris Lewis, Springdale, Ark. 10. (2) 457 Boone Evans, Bullard, Texas DNS – 5 Jon Mitchell, Texarkana, Texas REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (12 laps, top 4 advance): 1. (3) 65 Tyler Davis, Haysville, Kan. 2. (2) 65X Carlos Ahumada Jr., El Paso, Texas 3. (1) 4R Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla. 4. (7) 15 Kale Westover, Altus, Okla. 5. (12) 2SS Mark Smith, Anthony, N.M. 6. (5) 32 D.J. Shannon, Merced, Calif. 7. (9) 13J Triston Dycus, Maypearl, Texas 8. (14) 88N Nathan Smith, Anthony, N.M. 9. (10) 99 Jared Baird, Norman, Okla. 10. (15) D25 David Tanner, Wichita Falls, Texas 11. (6) 80XX Jason Langford, Palestine, Texas 12. (13) 81 Ricky Ingalls, Longview, Texas 13. (11) 24 Manuel Williams Sr, Fouke, Ark. 14. (4) 10B Brandon Givens, Wichita, Kan. 15. (8) 15G Geoff Lary, Minden, La. DNS – 64 Casey Fowler, Grand Saline, Texas DNS – 712 Trevor Hughes, Westville, Okla. DNS – 24M Manuel Williams II, Fouke, Ark. DNS – 91 Joe Duvall, Justice, Okla. REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (12 laps, top 4 advance): 1. (4) 02 Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan. 2. (2) 47 Jack Sartain, Royse City, Texas 3. (1) 01 Jacob Hobscheidt, Plattsmouth, Neb. 4. (6) 24C Jim Chisholm, Osage, Iowa 5. (9) 25 Joe Chisholm, Osage, Iowa 6. (8) 4M Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas 7. (7) 45T Eric Tomlinson, Robinson, Texas 8. (17) 523 Landon Capps, Anna, Texas 9. (16) 70 Jeremy Busby, Graford, Texas 10. (11) 88R A.J. Vasquez, Garden City, Mich. 11. (13) 75J Jeremy LaCoe, Lincoln, Ark. 12. (12) 78 Billy Jack Brutchin, Gladewater, Texas 13. (14) 22XX Jason Gamez, Kaufmann, Texas 14. (5) 12J Jason Ingalls, Longview, Texas 15. (3) 19R Chris Kratzer, Haysville, Kan. 16. (15) 12C Leland Cruz, Amarillo, Texas 17. (10) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla. 18. (18) 24W Mason Williams, Fouke, Ark. REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #3 (12 laps, top 4 advance): 1. (3) 21K Kyle Brown, Madrid, Iowa 2. (5) 58X Gary Christian, Broken Bow, Okla. 3. (12) 7G Gabe Hodges, Lebo, Kan. 4. (8) 12H Mike Hansen, Dickinson, N.D. 5. (1) 410 Justin McCoy, Grandview, Texas 6. (10) 15W Alex Williamson, Rushford, Minn. 7. (6) 15J Jason Webb, McKinney, Texas 8. (13) 37 John Neal Reid, Loving, N.M. 9. (16) 71M Chad Melton, Mineral Wells, Texas 10. (2) 44F Fred Wojtek, Blackwell, Texas 11. (7) 11N Gene Nicholas, Lowell, Ark. 12. (9) 12B Bryan Gunwall, Brookston, Texas 13. (15) 88 Sam Osman, Spiro, Okla. 14. (4) 55H A.J. Hoff, Mantorville, Minn. 15. (17) 457 Boone Evans, Bullard, Texas 16. (11) 32C Mitchell Clement, Bonham, Texas 17. (14) 15L Chris Lewis, Springdale, Ark. DNS – 5 Jon Mitchell, Texarkana, Texas SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT “A” MAIN (50 laps): 1. (2) 60 Dan Ebert, Lake Shore, Minn. 2. (15) 21K Kyle Brown, Madrid, Iowa 3. (3) 49 Jake Timm, Winona, Minn. 4. (14) 02 Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan. 5. (19) 4R Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla. 6. (25) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla. 7. (24) 12H Mike Hansen, Dickinson, N.D. 8. (13) 65 Tyler Davis, Haysville, Kan. 9. (7) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas 10. (26) 15W Alex Williamson, Rushford, Minn. 11. (5) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo. 12. (21) 7G Gabe Hodges, Lebo, Kan. 13. (9) 7 Sean Gaddis, Diana, Texas 14. (22) 15 Kale Westover, Altus, Okla. 15. (27) 55H A.J. Hoff, Mantorville, Minn. 16. (20) 01 Jacob Hobscheidt, Plattsmouth, Neb. 17. (6) 54T Matthew Day, Farmersville, Texas 18. (18) 58X Gary Christian, Broken Bow, Okla. 19. (11) 28 Cory Davis, Seminole, Texas 20. (12) 47M Trey Melton, Lubbock, Texas 21. (1) 4W Tyler Wolff, Fayetteville, Ark. 22. (16) 65X Carlos Ahumada Jr., El Paso, Texas 23. (8) 100 Lee Patton, Ruston, La. 24. (23) 24C Jim Chisholm, Osage, Iowa 25. (4) 2G Kenny Gaddis, Diana, Texas 26. (10) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn. 27. (17) 47 Jack Sartain, Royse City, Texas Lap Leaders: Wolff 1-10, Ebert 11-50. Total Laps Led: Ebert 40, Wolff 10. Margin of Victory: 3.154 seconds. Time of Race: 30 minutes, 51.692 seconds (5 cautions). Provisional Starters: J. Hughes, Williamson. Emergency Provisional: Hoff. FK Rod Ends Hard Charger: Hansen (started 24th, finished 7th). Entries: 67. Next Race: March 5-7, Humboldt Speedway, Humboldt, Kan. Summit USMTS National Championship Points: Ebert 337, Timm 333, J. Hughes 328, Davis 319, Mullens 317, Phillips 305, Christian 297, Ramirez 296, Hansen 290, Jim Chisholm 285. ARMI Contractors USMTS Southern Region Points: Ebert 337, Timm 333, J. Hughes 328, Davis 319, Mullens 317. Grant Junghans USMTS Rookie of the Year Points: Hodges 235, Hobscheidt 218, Shannon 200, Evans 196, Langford 193. FK Rod Ends USMTS Hard Charger Points: Hansen 32, Jim Chisholm 20, Ebert 19, Davis 19, S. Gaddis 19. Miller Welders USMTS Manufacturers Championship Points: Mullens 32, BOM 29, Hughes 29, Rage 26, MBCustoms 19. Callies/JE Pistons USMTS Engine Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 35, ProPower 26, OFI 26, Cornett 24, KSE 23. Contingency Awards: Aero Race Wheels – Tanner. American Racer – Lewis. Bear Graphix – Ahumada. Beyea Custom Headers – Mullens. Bryke Racing – Hoff. BSB Manufacturing – Wolff. Champ Pans – Ramirez. Danny Crane Racing Engines – J. Hughes. Deatherage Opticians – Ebert. Edelbrock – Phillips. Fast Shafts – Day. Featherlite Trailers – Ebert, Brown, Timm. FK Rod Ends – Hansen. Gorsuch Performance Solutions – Ebert. Hooker Harness – Hodges. Hyperco – Fowler. Integra Racing Shocks & Springs – Christian. Keyser Manufacturing – Williamson. KSE Racing Products – Sanders. MD3 – Ebert. Mel Hambelton Racing – Joe Chisholm, McCoy, M. Smith. MSD Performance – Mullens. Penske Racing Shocks – S. Gaddis. PEM Racing Gears & Drivetrain – Sanders. QA1 – Schott. Quarter Master – Sanders. RacerWebsite.com – Langford. Rush RaceGear by Austin Witt – Wolff. Simpson Race Products – Ebert. Summit Racing Equipment – Brown, Hobscheidt, J. Hughes, Langford, Sanders. Sweet Manufacturing – Hobscheidt. Swift Springs – Brown, Day, Ebert. Sybesma Graphics – Wolff. Total Power –Phillips. Victory Fuel – Ebert. VP Racing – Ebert. Wehrs Machine & Racing Products – Mason Williams. Wilwood Disc Brakes – Hansen.
  19. Sartain’s scores second USMTS win at Rocket Raceway Park The Rocket Raceway Park in Petty, Texas, hosted the Summit USMTS National Championship presented by RacinDirt on Friday for opening night of the 14th Annual Texas Spring Nationals, and local Lone Star State hero Jack Sartain left ‘em scratching their heads. Tyler Rinken photo Another one-hit wonder entering the weekend liftoff, Kale Westover used the pole position to claim the early while Sartain, who started 13th on the 28-car grid, began his march to the front. Two Gorsuch Performance caution flags in the first two laps—the second of which saw points leader Jason Hughes get upside down in a multi-car melee—kept the field bunched. For the first half of the 20-lap race, Westover remained out front but Jake Timm and Gary Christian were doing their best to keep Westover in sight. Little did they know the threat was behind them. By lap 15, Sartain was already nipping at the leader’s heels. Then, using a lapped car as pick, stormed by Westover on the inside of turn two to grab the lead with 21 down and 19 to go. Timm, who was working to chase down Sartain, brought out the next yellow when a flat right rear tire sent him to the Danny Crane Racing Engines hot pit, and out of contention for the win. One laps later, Carlos Ahumada Jr. hooked the cushion and flipped his Hughes Chassis to force the second red flag of the contest. With a $5,000 paycheck just a few feet away, Westover broke and collected a hard-charging Joe Duvall. The fifth and final caution set up a green-white-checkered finish, but Sartain wasn’t rattled and pulled away for the win. “That was great. I didn’t know if I ever going to win one of these things,” Sartain said. “These guys are so good and it’s just hard when you don't race with them all the time. Luckily, I’ve got Tyler Davis and he tells me everything to do.” It was Sartain’s second USMTS triumph in a little more than three years, but the first for Davis’s new BOM Motorsports MK1 Race Cars. “The car was excellent tonight. I kind of found me a groove that worked. I just gassed the hell out of it. “Down here in three and four there was a little thin strip and I could literally get the car turned in and put it on the mat and just drive all the way through three and four wide open. I kept going ‘Man, this is going to go away but it stayed with me the whole race.” Although the Royse City racer passed 12 cars en route to his visit to Victory Fuel Victory Lane, Christian did one better and passed 13 on his way to a runner-up finish despite a wheel-banging restart earlier that almost took them both out of the race. Completing the Featherlite Top-3 finishers was Terry Phillips while Dan Ebert was actually the most prolific passer as he started 20th before climbing his way to a fourth-place finish and the FK Rod Ends Hard Charger Award. Tanner Mullens was fifth while Alex Williamson, Sean Gaddis, Davis, Timm and Mike Hansen completed the top ten. The second night of the 14th Annual Texas Spring Nationals happens Saturday night with the Summit USMTS Modifieds headlining the action. USRA Stock Cars, USRA Limited Mods and Sunoco USRA Factory Stocks will battle for Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series national points. For more information including payouts, rules, event times and ticket prices, check out the FAST FACTS for the 14th Annual USMTS Texas Spring Nationals. In 2023—the most competitive season in USMTS history—18 different winners claimed victory utilizing 17 different chassis manufacturers in the 34 races that were held. What’s more, there were 17 competitors who attended every event. This year’s Summit USMTS National Champion could pocket more than $180,000 in post-season earnings at the end of the year. The series champion will earn $50,000 and each of the three regions pay $10,000 to win the points. If a driver can win all three regions and the national points, a whopping $100,000 bonus awaits. And don't forget, the RacinDirt TV Challenge is $30,000 which will be split evenly between all drivers with perfect attendance in 2024. Currently, there are 48 still standing. With live and on-demand coverage of nearly every event plus exclusive interviews, instant replays, multiple camera angles and more, RacinDirt is your source for USMTS action. In addition to their robust website at RacinDirt.TV, race fans can access content on your desktop and laptop computers, as well as a suite of apps for added convenience including Roku, Amazon Fire, iOS, Apple TV and Google Play. Check out usmts.com for schedules, points, photos, souvenirs, videos and more. Follow our social media channels on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. Don't forget to subscribe for free and get USMTS news delivered to your inbox plus Members Only benefits. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = OFFICIAL RESULTS United States Modified Touring Series Summit USMTS National Championship presented by RacinDirt 14th Annual USMTS Texas Spring Nationals – Night 1 of 2 Rocket Raceway Park, Petty, Texas Friday, March 1, 2024 Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver and hometown. Heat race lineups are determined via group qualifying. The top 12 in heat race passing points advance to the Summit Racing Equipment “A” Main. SIMPSON RACE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #1 (10 laps): 1. (1) 15 Kale Westover, Altus, Okla. 2. (3) 47 Jack Sartain, Royse City, Texas 3. (4) 65 Tyler Davis, Haysville, Kan. 4. (5) 13J Triston Dycus, Maypearl, Texas 5. (6) 24C Jim Chisholm, Osage, Iowa 6. (7) 01 Jacob Hobscheidt, Plattsmouth, Neb. 7. (8) 24M Manuel Williams II, Fouke, Ark. 8. (9) 54T Matthew Day, Farmersville, Texas 9. (10) 11N Gene Nicholas, Lowell, Ark. 10. (2) 47M Trey Melton, Lubbock, Texas 11. (11) 5 Jon Mitchell, Texarkana, Texas FAST SHAFTS HEAT RACE #2 (10 laps): 1. (1) 457 Boone Evans, Bullard, Texas 2. (4) 02 Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan. 3. (3) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn. 4. (11) 12H Mike Hansen, Dickinson, N.D. 5. (5) 88 Sam Osman, Spiro, Okla. 6. (2) C8 Timothy Culp, Prattsville, Ark. 7. (9) 100 Lee Patton, Ruston, La. 8. (10) 12J Jason Ingalls, Longview, Texas 9. (6) 78 Billy Jack Brutchin, Gladewater, Texas 10. (8) 25 Joe Chisholm, Osage, Iowa 11. (7) 12B Bryan Gunwall, Brookston, Texas EDELBROCK HEAT RACE #3 (10 laps): 1. (2) 49 Jake Timm, Winona, Minn. 2. (6) 64 Casey Fowler, Grand Saline, Texas 3. (4) 55H A.J. Hoff, Mantorville, Minn. 4. (3) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas 5. (8) 81 Ricky Ingalls, Longview, Texas 6. (1) 15J Jason Webb, McKinney, Texas 7. (11) 37 John Neal Reid, Loving, N.M. 8. (10) 7G Gabe Hodges, Lebo, Kan. 9. (7) 4M Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas 10. (5) 24W Mason Williams, Fouke, Ark. 11. (9) 80XX Jason Langford, Palestine, Texas WIELAND METAL SERVICES HEAT RACE #4 (10 laps): 1. (4) 45T Eric Tomlinson, Robinson, Texas 2. (10) 2SS Mark Smith, Anthony, N.M. 3. (5) 32S D.J. Shannon, Merced, Calif. 4. (2) 60 Dan Ebert, Lake Shore, Minn. 5. (6) 22XX Jason Gamez, Kaufmann, Texas 6. (9) 19R Chris Kratzer, Haysville, Kan. 7. (11) 75J Jeremy LaCoe, Lincoln, Ark. 8. (8) 88R A.J. Vasquez, Garden City, Mich. 9. (1) 4R Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla. 10. (3) 4W Tyler Wolff, Fayetteville, Ark. 11. (7) 712 Trevor Hughes, Westville, Okla. VP RACING HEAT RACE #5 (10 laps): 1. (1) 410 Justin McCoy, Grandview, Texas 2. (4) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla. 3. (6) 58X Gary Christian, Broken Bow, Okla. 4. (3) 99 Jared Baird, Norman, Okla. 5. (8) 32 Mitchell Clement, Bonham, Texas 6. (2) 10B Brandon Givens, Wichita, Kan. 7. (7) 21K Kyle Brown, Madrid, Iowa 8. (11) 12C Leland Cruz, Amarillo, Texas 9. (5) 26S Steven Glenn, Hamilton, Mo. 10. (10) 523 Landon Capps, Anna, Texas 11. (9) 15G Geoff Lary, Minden, La. CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE HEAT RACE #6 (10 laps): 1. (2) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo. 2. (3) 91 Joe Duvall, Justice, Okla. 3. (9) 65X Carlos Ahumada Jr., El Paso, Texas 4. (8) 15W Alex Williamson, Rushford, Minn. 5. (10) 28 Cory Davis, Seminole, Texas 6. (4) D25 David Tanner, Wichita Falls, Texas 7. (1) 24 Manuel Williams Sr, Fouke, Ark. 8. (5) 71 Chad Melton, Mineral Wells, Texas 9. (7) 88S Nathan Smith, Anthony, N.M. 10. (6) 7 Sean Gaddis, Diana, Texas REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 4 advance): 1. (1) 47 Jack Sartain, Royse City, Texas 2. (2) 32S D.J. Shannon, Merced, Calif. 3. (5) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas 4. (6) 24C Jim Chisholm, Osage, Iowa 5. (3) 55H A.J. Hoff, Mantorville, Minn. 6. (9) 15J Jason Webb, McKinney, Texas 7. (10) 24M Manuel Williams II, Fouke, Ark. 8. (7) 19R Chris Kratzer, Haysville, Kan. 9. (13) 11N Gene Nicholas, Lowell, Ark. 10. (12) 78 Billy Jack Brutchin, Gladewater, Texas 11. (15) 47M Trey Melton, Lubbock, Texas 12. (17) 5 Jon Mitchell, Texarkana, Texas 13. (8) 75J Jeremy LaCoe, Lincoln, Ark. 14. (4) 13J Triston Dycus, Maypearl, Texas 15. (16) 4W Tyler Wolff, Fayetteville, Ark. 16. (11) 24 Manuel Williams Sr., Fouke, Ark. 17. (18) 712 Trevor Hughes, Westville, Okla. 18. (14) 4R Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla. REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 4 advance): 1. (1) 91 Joe Duvall, Justice, Okla. 2. (2) 15W Alex Williamson, Rushford, Minn. 3. (5) 60 Dan Ebert, Lake Shore, Minn. 4. (4) 81 Ricky Ingalls, Longview, Texas 5. (3) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn. 6. (11) 7G Gabe Hodges, Lebo, Kan. 7. (9) 10B Brandon Givens, Wichita, Kan. 8. (8) 01 Jacob Hobscheidt, Plattsmouth, Neb. 9. (6) 22XX Jason Gamez, Kaufmann, Texas 10. (10) 12C Leland Cruz, Amarillo, Texas 11. (15) 12B Bryan Gunwall, Brookston, Texas 12. (12) 88R A.J. Vasquez, Garden City, Mich. 13. (17) C8 Timothy Culp, Prattsville, Ark. 14. (18) 15G Geoff Lary, Minden, La. 15. (7) 88 Sam Osman, Spiro, Okla. 16. (13) 25 Joe Chisholm, Osage, Iowa 17. (14) 26S Steven Glenn, Hamilton, Mo. 18. (16) 523 Landon Capps, Anna, Texas REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #3 (15 laps, top 4 advance): 1. (1) 58X Gary Christian, Broken Bow, Okla. 2. (2) 65 Tyler Davis, Haysville, Kan. 3. (12) 7 Sean Gaddis, Diana, Texas 4. (3) 99 Jared Baird, Norman, Okla. 5. (6) 12J Jason Ingalls, Longview, Texas 6. (7) D25 David Tanner, Wichita Falls, Texas 7. (10) 4M Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas 8. (13) 80XX Jason Langford, Palestine, Texas 9. (4) 100 Lee Patton, Ruston, La. 10. (5) 37 John Neal Reid, Loving, N.M. 11. (9) 71 Chad Melton, Mineral Wells, Texas 12. (8) 21K Kyle Brown, Madrid, Iowa 13. (11) 88S Nathan Smith, Anthony, N.M. DNS – 28 Cory Davis, Seminole, Texas DNS – 32 Mitchell Clement, Bonham, Texas DNS – 54T Matthew Day, Farmersville, Texas DNS – 24W Mason Williams, Fouke, Ark. SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT “A” MAIN (40 laps): 1. (13) 47 Jack Sartain, Royse City, Texas 2. (15) 58X Gary Christian, Broken Bow, Okla. 3. (7) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo. 4. (20) 60 Dan Ebert, Lake Shore, Minn. 5. (10) 02 Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan. 6. (17) 15W Alex Williamson, Rushford, Minn. 7. (21) 7 Sean Gaddis, Diana, Texas 8. (18) 65 Tyler Davis, Haysville, Kan. 9. (2) 49 Jake Timm, Winona, Minn. 10. (12) 12H Mike Hansen, Dickinson, N.D. 11. (4) 45T Eric Tomlinson, Robinson, Texas 12. (22) 24C Jim Chisholm, Osage, Iowa 13. (14) 91 Joe Duvall, Justice, Okla. 14. (1) 15 Kale Westover, Altus, Okla. 15. (24) 99 Jared Baird, Norman, Okla. 16. (5) 2SS Mark Smith, Anthony, N.M. 17. (6) 65X Carlos Ahumada Jr., El Paso, Texas 18. (28) 12J Jason Ingalls, Longview, Texas 19. (9) 410 Justin McCoy, Grandview, Texas 20. (26) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn. 21. (25) 4R Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla. 22. (3) 64 Casey Fowler, Grand Saline, Texas 23. (27) 19R Chris Kratzer, Haysville, Kan. 24. (16) 32S D.J. Shannon, Merced, Calif. 25. (19) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas 26. (11) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla. 27. (8) 457 Boone Evans, Bullard, Texas 28. (23) 81 Ricky Ingalls, Longview, Texas Lap Leaders: Westover 1-21, Sartain 22-40. Total Laps Led: Westover 21, Sartain 19. Margin of Victory: 1.067 seconds. Time of Race: 25 minutes, 21 seconds (5 cautions). Provisional Starters: Schott, Ramirez. Emergency Provisionals: Kratzer, J. Ingalls. FK Rod Ends Hard Charger: Ebert (started 20th, finished 4th). Entries: 65. Next Race: Saturday, March 2, Rocket Raceway Park. Summit USMTS National Championship Points: J. Hughes 247, Davis 243, Timm 242, Christian 241, Jim Chisholm 235, Phillips 235, Ebert 234, Mullens 230, Ramirez 212, Hansen 212. ARMI Contractors USMTS Southern Region Points: J. Hughes 247, Davis 243, Timm 242, Christian 241, Jim Chisholm 235, Phillips 235. Grant Junghans USMTS Rookie of the Year Points: Hodges 167, Hobscheidt 158, Shannon 155, Evans 151, Langford 148. FK Rod Ends USMTS Hard Charger Points: Jim Chisholm 20, Gaddis 19, Ebert 18, Christian 16, Hansen 15. Miller Welders USMTS Manufacturers Championship Points: BOM 23, Hughes 22, Mullens 22, Rage 18, CDR 16. Callies/JE Pistons USMTS Engine Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 28, KSE 19, Cornett 18, OFI 18, Durham 17. Contingency Awards: Aero Race Wheels – T. Hughes. American Racer – Hansen. Bear Graphix – Fowler. Beyea Custom Headers – Ebert. Bryke Racing – Baird. BSB Manufacturing – Ramirez. Champ Pans – Mullens. Danny Crane Racing Engines – Williamson. Deatherage Opticians – Clement. Edelbrock – Timm. Fast Shafts – Evans. Featherlite Trailers – Sartain, Christian, Phillips. FK Rod Ends – Ebert. Gorsuch Performance Solutions – Sartain. Hooker Harness – Jim Chisholm. Hyperco – C. Melton. Integra Racing Shocks & Springs – J. Ingalls. Keyser Manufacturing – Hansen. KSE Racing Products – Timm. MD3 – Westover. Mel Hambelton Racing – Hoff, Tanner. Mesilla Valley Transportation – M. Smith, N. Smith (744.4 miles). MSD Performance – Ebert. Penske Racing Shocks – Duvall. PEM Racing Gears & Drivetrain – Duvall. QA1 – Duvall. Quarter Master – Timm. RacerWebsite.com – Cruz. Real Racing Wheels – Brown, Brutchin, Capps, Joe Chisholm, Cruz, Culp, Dycus, Gamez, Givens, Glenn, Gunwall, Hobscheidt, Hodges, Hoff, T. Hughes, LaCoe, Langford, Lary, Malchus, C. Melton, T. Melton, Mitchell, Nicholas, Osman, Patton, Reid, Smith, Tanner, Vasquez, Webb, Williams II, Williams Sr., Wolff. Rush RaceGear by Austin Witt – M. Smith. Simpson Race Products – Westover. Summit Racing Equipment – Clement, T. Hughes, C. Melton, Mullens, Vasquez. Sweet Manufacturing – M. Smith. Swift Springs – Sartain. Sybesma Graphics – Westover. Total Power –Tomlinson. Victory Fuel – Sartain. VP Racing – Sartain. Wehrs Machine & Racing Products – Mitchell. Wilwood Disc Brakes – Gaddis.
  20. Hopefully this is a positive development and not a negative last-ditch effort. What's your take, Reb?
  21. Bobby, I really appreciate your timely posting of this ASCS news. Reb does a fantastic job of keeping us up to date on things, but all help is welcome. There really are a lot of folks who hate the crap out of FB and rely on LSSZ instead. As Jay said, either section (or even the Do it in the Dirt section) is appropriate Thanks for being a great LSSZ member! Nick
  22. Hunt County Raceway checkers wave for Chisholm Everybody held their breath for the first half of Saturday night’s 50-lap main event at the Hunt County Raceway in Greenville, Texas, but the last 25 laps belonged to Jim Chisholm as he roared to his sixth career win with the Summit USMTS National Championship presented by RacinDirt. Friday's opener for the 9th Annual Summit USMTS Texas Winter Nationals was a flag-to-flag barnburner, and the first half of Saturday were no different as three different racers led at one point at the tricky and technical former Superbowl Speedway. Jason Ingalls led early on, pacing the first nine laps before Tanner Mullens streaked past on the inside to lead the tenth orbit. The race’s first of six Gorsuch Performance caution flags happened on lap 11 and saw the end of Carlos Ahumada Jr.’s night after claiming runner-up honors 24 hours earlier. Then, before another lap could be completed, Ingalls found himself facing the wrong way and out of contention for his second career USMTS win. Jason Hughes, who won Friday’s season-opener and three of the last four features dating back to last October, wanted another and muscled by Mullens with 15 laps in the books. Closing in from behind, however, was Chisholm and the 21-year-old from Osage, Iowa, was the leader at halftime. That was as close as anybody got to Chisholm’s rear bumper again. “When we came here this weekend it’s a new track to us, so not really knowing what gear we needed and we actually didn't even have the gear we needed and Dan (Wheeler) lent us it so it was way night and day difference between yesterday,” Chisholm revealed. “I wish we could have had the same thing for Joe (Chisholm) yesterday because I think that's where a lot of our problems were coming from. “I’ve got to thank him and Kelly (Shryock). We made a lot of good adjustments this year so far in this car. This is the earliest I've ever won with a new car so it feels kind of nice. Normally we struggle for a little bit but made a lot of new and improvements on this one and it feels a lot better already.” With a margin of victory of more than two seconds, Chisholm pocketed $5,000 en route to Victory Fuel Victory Lane. Hughes was second at the checkered flag while Mullens settled for third on the Featherlite Trailers podium. “I was better there before I took off on that restart and go off in the corner just like I didn’t have a right rear tire anymore,” Hughes said. “I don’t know if I got in her maybe a little hot but I never felt like I was as good after that, but after that I was definitely a second-place car. He just kept driving away from us.” “Well I was better than I was last night,” said Mullens. “It’s a big team effort. We just keep working and we got better each time that we got on the track, and hopefully that will carry on to Rocket (Raceway Park).” Dereck Ramirez was a solid fourth in the feature with Lucas Schott advancing from the 12th starting spot to finish fifth. Jake Timm, early contender Gary Christian, Tyler Davis, Rodney Sanders and Joe Duvall completed the top ten. Of note, Grant Junghans USMTS Rookie of the Year hopeful Jacob Hobscheidt of Plattsmouth, Neb., not only garnered the FK Rod Ends Hard Charger Award by passing ten cars in the main event, but also took home some sizeable contingencies. To start the night during the drivers meeting, Hobscheidt won the draw for a new American Racer racing tire, and then added awards from Hooker Harness and the Swift Springs Move of the Race for his last-lap, last-corner pass to earn the final transfer spot into the “A” Main. USMTS refires at Rocket: America’s premier powerhouse series featuring the undisputed best of the best in dirt modified racing doesn’t rest. The second half of the doubleheader weekend in the Lone Star State next weekend on Friday and Saturday, March 1-2, at the Rocket Raceway Park in Petty, Texas. After a thriller to open the season last year, fans can expect more of the same when the USMTS returns to Kevin Sustaire’s popular 3/8-mile clay oval just outside of Paris, Texas. Thursday will be an open practice from 6-9 p.m., and both nights of racing during the 14th Annual USMTS Texas Spring Nationals will pay $5,000 to win. USRA Stock Cars, USRA Limited Mods and Sunoco USRA Factory Stocks will also be racing both nights with Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series national points up for grabs. For complete event information. check out the FAST FACTS for the 14th Annual USMTS Texas Spring Nationals. With live and on-demand coverage of nearly every event plus exclusive interviews, instant replays, multiple camera angles and more, RacinDirt is your source for USMTS action. In addition to their robust website at RacinDirt.TV, race fans can access content on your desktop and laptop computers, as well as a suite of apps for added convenience including Roku, Amazon Fire, iOS, Apple TV and Google Play. Check out usmts.com for schedules, points, photos, souvenirs, videos and more. Follow our social media channels on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. Don't forget to subscribe for free and get USMTS news delivered to your inbox plus Members Only benefits. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = OFFICIAL RESULTS United States Modified Touring Series Summit USMTS National Championship presented by RacinDirt 9th Annual Summit USMTS Texas Winter Nationals – Night 2 of 2 Hunt County Raceway, Greenville, Texas Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024 Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver and hometown. Heat race lineups are determined via group qualifying. The top 12 in heat race passing points advance to the Summit Racing Equipment “A” Main. SIMPSON RACE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #1 (10 laps): 1. (4) 12J Jason Ingalls, Longview, Texas 2. (5) 91 Joe Duvall, Justice, Okla. 3. (8) 65 Tyler Davis, Haysville, Kan. 4. (1) 7 Sean Gaddis, Diana, Texas 5. (9) 60 Dan Ebert, Lake Shore, Minn. 6. (7) 19R Chris Kratzer, Haysville, Kan. 7. (6) 64 Casey Fowler, Grand Saline, Texas 8. (3) 51 Tyler Burnett, Calhoun, La. 9. (2) 24W Mason Williams, Fouke, Ark. FAST SHAFTS HEAT RACE #2 (10 laps): 1. (2) 5 Jon Mitchell, Texarkana, Texas 2. (1) 12T Tyler Townsend, Longview, Texas 3. (9) 24C Jim Chisholm, Osage, Iowa 4. (8) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo. 5. (4) 54T Matthew Day, Farmersville, Texas 6. (5) 19 Robert McKinney, Alvarado, Texas 7. (3) 22XX Jason Gamez, Kaufmann, Texas 8. (6) 523 Landon Capps, Anna, Texas 9. (7) 21K Kyle Brown, Madrid, Iowa EDELBROCK HEAT RACE #3 (10 laps): 1. (4) 58X Gary Christian, Broken Bow, Okla. 2. (5) 49 Jake Timm, Winona, Minn. 3. (8) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn. 4. (2) 01 Jacob Hobscheidt, Plattsmouth, Neb. 5. (3) 47 Jack Sartain, Royse City, Texas 6. (6) 78 Billy Jack Brutchin, Gladewater, Texas 7. (7) 81 Ricky Ingalls, Longview, Texas 8. (1) 24 Manuel Williams Sr., Fouke, Ark. WIELAND METAL SERVICES HEAT RACE #4 (10 laps): 1. (3) 4R Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla. 2. (6) 88XXX Clyde Dunn Jr., Rockwall, Texas 3. (1) D25 David Tanner, Wichita Falls, Texas 4. (4) 99 Jared Baird, Norman, Okla. 5. (8) 75J Jeremy LaCoe, Lincoln, Ark. 6. (5) 17 Jason Sartain, Royce City, Texas 7. (7) 45T Eric Tomlinson, Robinson, Texas 8. (2) 457 Boone Evans, Bullard, Texas VP RACING HEAT RACE #5 (10 laps): 1. (2) 02 Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan. 2. (4) 65X Carlos Ahumada Jr., El Paso, Texas 3. (1) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas 4. (8) 12H Mike Hansen, Dickinson, N.D. 5. (6) C8 Timothy Culp, Prattsville, Ark. 6. (3) 55H A.J. Hoff, Mantorville, Minn. 7. (7) 7G Gabe Hodges, Lebo, Kan. 8. (5) 751 Rusty Trevathan, Wylie, Texas CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE HEAT RACE #6 (10 laps): 1. (3) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla. 2. (1) 10B Brandon Givens, Wichita, Kan. 3. (6) 32 D.J. Shannon, Merced, Calif. 4. (2) 2 Tim Eaves Jr., Mooringsport, La. 5. (5) 80XX Jason Langford, Palestine, Texas 6. (8) 26S Steven Glenn, Hamilton, Mo. 7. (7) 15 Kale Westover, Altus, Okla. 8. (4) 15W Alex Williamson, Rushford, Minn. REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 5 advance): 1. (1) 65X Carlos Ahumada Jr., El Paso, Texas 2. (3) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo. 3. (5) 60 Dan Ebert, Lake Shore, Minn. 4. (8) C8 Timothy Culp, Prattsville, Ark. 5. (9) 47 Jack Sartain, Royse City, Texas 6. (15) 7G Gabe Hodges, Lebo, Kan. 7. (2) 12T Tyler Townsend, Longview, Texas 8. (7) 99 Jared Baird, Norman, Okla. 9. (14) 81 Ricky Ingalls, Longview, Texas 10. (11) 19 Robert McKinney, Alvarado, Texas 11. (13) 64 Casey Fowler, Grand Saline, Texas 12. (4) D25 David Tanner, Wichita Falls, Texas 13. (10) 26S Steven Glenn, Hamilton, Mo. 14. (12) 17 Jason Sartain, Royce City, Texas 15. (6) 7 Sean Gaddis, Diana, Texas 16. (16) 751 Rusty Trevathan, Wylie, Texas DNS – 51 Tyler Burnett, Calhoun, La. DNS – 24 Manuel Williams Sr., Fouke, Ark. DNS – 24W Mason Williams, Fouke, Ark. REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 5 advance): 1. (4) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas 2. (8) 54T Matthew Day, Farmersville, Texas 3. (3) 12H Mike Hansen, Dickinson, N.D. 4. (9) 80XX Jason Langford, Palestine, Texas 5. (6) 01 Jacob Hobscheidt, Plattsmouth, Neb. 6. (12) 55H A.J. Hoff, Mantorville, Minn. 7. (13) 22XX Jason Gamez, Kaufmann, Texas 8. (16) 457 Boone Evans, Bullard, Texas 9. (15) 523 Landon Capps, Anna, Texas 10. (2) 10B Brandon Givens, Wichita, Kan. 11. (5) 75J Jeremy LaCoe, Lincoln, Ark. 12. (7) 2 Tim Eaves Jr., Mooringsport, La. 13. (1) 32 D.J. Shannon, Merced, Calif. 14. (17) 15W Alex Williamson, Rushford, Minn. 15. (11) 78 Billy Jack Brutchin, Gladewater, Texas 16. (10) 19R Chris Kratzer, Haysville, Kan. 17. (14) 45T Eric Tomlinson, Robinson, Texas 18. (18) 21K Kyle Brown, Madrid, Iowa DNS – 15 Kale Westover, Altus, Okla. SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT “A” MAIN (50 laps): 1. (6) 24C Jim Chisholm, Osage, Iowa 2. (5) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla. 3. (3) 02 Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan. 4. (7) 4R Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla. 5. (12) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn. 6. (10) 49 Jake Timm, Winona, Minn. 7. (4) 58X Gary Christian, Broken Bow, Okla. 8. (11) 65 Tyler Davis, Haysville, Kan. 9. (14) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas 10. (9) 91 Joe Duvall, Justice, Okla. 11. (15) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo. 12. (22) 01 Jacob Hobscheidt, Plattsmouth, Neb. 13. (2) 12J Jason Ingalls, Longview, Texas 14. (18) 12H Mike Hansen, Dickinson, N.D. 15. (17) 60 Dan Ebert, Lake Shore, Minn. 16. (23) 55H A.J. Hoff, Mantorville, Minn. 17. (20) 80XX Jason Langford, Palestine, Texas 18. (24) 7G Gabe Hodges, Lebo, Kan. 19. (8) 88XXX Clyde Dunn Jr., Rockwall, Texas 20. (1) 5 Jon Mitchell, Texarkana, Texas 21. (19) C8 Timothy Culp, Prattsville, Ark. 22. (21) 47 Jack Sartain, Royse City, Texas 23. (16) 54T Matthew Day, Farmersville, Texas 24. (13) 65X Carlos Ahumada Jr., El Paso, Texas 25. (25) 15W Alex Williamson, Rushford, Minn. Lap Leaders: Jason Ingalls 1-9, Mullens 10-15, Hughes 16-24, Chisholm 25-50. Total Laps Led: Chisholm 26, Jason Ingalls 9, Hughes 9, Mullens 6. Margin of Victory: 2.456 seconds. Time of Race: 24 minutes, .087 second (6 cautions). Provisional Starters: Hodges, Hoff, Williamson (track). FK Rod Ends Hard Charger: Hobscheidt (started 22nd, finished 12th). Entries: 50. Next Race: Friday, March 1, Rocket Raceway Park, Petty, Texas. Summit USMTS National Championship Points: Hughes 197, Timm 168, Chisholm 167, Davis 167, Ramirez 159, Sanders 155, Ahumada 148, Ebert 147, Schott 146, Mullens 146, Christian 146. ARMI Contractors USMTS Southern Region Points: Hughes 197, Timm 168, Chisholm 167, Davis 167, Ramirez 159. Grant Junghans USMTS Rookie of the Year Points: Hobscheidt 113, Shannon 105, Evans 101, Glenn 90, Joe Chisholm 45. FK Rod Ends USMTS Hard Charger Points: Timm 13, Sanders 13, Hansen 13, Chisholm 10, Hobscheidt 10. Miller Welders USMTS Manufacturers Championship Points: Hughes 19, Mullens 15, Rage 14, BOM 13, Skyrocket 11. Callies/JE Pistons USMTS Engine Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 19, Cornett 17, OFI 14, KSE 13, Hatfield 11, Stoen 11. Contingency Awards: Aero Race Wheels – Burnett. American Racer – Hobscheidt. Bear Graphix – Jack Sartain. Beyea Custom Headers – Ramirez. Bryke Racing – Ebert. BSB Manufacturing – Culp. Champ Pans – Schott. Danny Crane Racing Engines – Timm. Deatherage Opticians – Glenn. Edelbrock – Christian. Fast Shafts – Mitchell. Featherlite Trailers – Chisholm, Hughes, Mullens. FK Rod Ends – Hobscheidt. Gorsuch Performance Solutions – Chisholm. Hooker Harness – Hobscheidt. Hyperco – Burnett. Integra Racing Shocks & Springs – Hodges. Keyser Manufacturing – Duvall. KSE Racing Products – Sanders. MD3 – Chisholm. Mel Hambelton Racing – Gamez, Townsend. MSD Performance – Ramirez. Penske Racing Shocks – Jason Ingalls. PEM Racing Gears & Drivetrain – Hansen. QA1 – Ramirez. Quarter Master – Sanders. RacerWebsite.com – Ebert. Real Racing Wheels – Baird, Brown, Brutchin, Capps, Eaves, Evans, Fowler, Gaddis, Gamez, Givens, Glenn, R. Ingalls, Kratzer, LaCoe, McKinney, Jason Sartain, Shannon, Tanner, Tomlinson, Townsend, Trevathan. Rush RaceGear by Austin Witt – Chisholm. Simpson Race Products – J. Ingalls. Summit Racing Equipment – Burnett, Glenn, Mitchell, Williams, Williams Sr. Sweet Manufacturing – Hoff. Swift Springs – Hobscheidt, J. Ingalls, Chisholm. Sybesma Graphics – Mitchell. Total Power –Phillips. Victory Fuel – Chisholm. VP Racing – Chisholm. Wehrs Machine & Racing Products – Tomlinson. Wilwood Disc Brakes – Christian.
  23. Earlier this month, the remaining 28 acres that was once San Antonio Speedway - the part that the track actually occupied - was sold. The new owner(s) have not announced their intentions, but from what I can gather, they are looking to put up a large service station like the large stations that are similar to Bucee's. The other 30-something acres to the north were sold to City Public Service several months ago. This should pretty much put any rumors of someone restoring the track to rest.... Nick
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