Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 6, 2011) – The coming 2011 season will mark the seventh year of competition for the American Sprint Car Series Midwest Region. And, the ASCS Midwest Region has been set with 21 nights of competition at seven different tracks throughout Nebraska and surrounding portions of South Dakota, Missouri and Iowa. The 2011 ASCS Midwest slate kicks off with the traditional two-night card at Nebraska Raceway Park’s I-80 Speedway on April 8-9, the first two of six...more

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 6, 2011) – The American Sprint Car Series Lone Star Region is set for another year of scintillating racing action throughout North Texas and the surrounding areas in 2011. And, this year, it will be with a new series sponsor as The Oil Medics has signed on as title sponsor. The Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star Region is currently slated for 15 nights of competition at eight different tracks throughout Texas and into Oklahoma in 2011. The Lone Star forces kick...more

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 6, 2011) – The schedule is set for the American Sprint Car Series Gulf South Region, which is set for its tenth year of premier Sprint Car racing action throughout the southern portion of Texas and beyond in 2011. The 2011 ASCS Gulf South slate currently consists of 26 nights of action at ten different tracks throughout Texas as well as Louisiana and Mississippi. The ASCS Gulf South begins its tenth year of action at Beaumont’s Golden Triangle Raceway...more

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 5, 2011) – For a solid week each January, the entire racing world finds itself living on Tulsa time. Race fans and teams from throughout the nation and beyond flock to the birthplace of Route 66 by the thousands, with those unable to make the journey following along as closely as possible in any manner possible. It’s the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals. And, there’s simply no comparison. This year marks the Silver Anniversary of the unique Midget racing...more

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 3, 2011) – With another epic edition of the Tulsa Shootout logged into the record books this past weekend, the rumbling sound of Midgets will fill the Tulsa Fairgrounds QuikTrip Center in another short week. Next Monday’s practice session will set the stage for the Silver Anniversary of the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals, which takes place atop the ¼-mile Tulsa Expo Raceway clay oval next Tuesday through Saturday, January 11-15. The entry count for the...more

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (December 15, 2010) – A Chili Bowl Nationals record of 281 competitors was established less than two short years ago at the 23rd running of the prestigious auto racing event. Could that record be in jeopardy when top racers from around the nation and beyond converge upon the QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway for the Silver Anniversary of the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals on January 11-15, 2011? It may very well be if Wednesday’s barrage of entries is any...more

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (December 14, 2010) – Just 18 years old, he’s already been crowned the King of California. Now, Kyle Larson is set to make a run at becoming the youngest Chili Bowl king. Larson is among the latest additions to the entry list for the 25th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals, which takes place at the QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway on January 11-15, 2011. Larson and fellow 2010 Chili Bowl championship feature starters Cole Whitt, Zach Daum and Shane...more

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (December 13, 2010) – With the December 15 pre-entry deadline for the 25th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals just two days away, the entry count for the prestigious Midget racing event that takes place each January at the QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway just keeps climbing away at a furious pace. Another healthy batch of entries over the weekend brings the current count to 183, with 2006 Chili Bowl champion Tim McCreadie among the latest round of entries...more

[i Baldaccini & McClelland Honored as Well for ASCS Regional Titles] Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (December 12, 2010) – While he’s already busy racing “Down Under”, Jason Johnson and his Jason Johnson Racing team was the top honoree as a healthy $250,000 point fund plus contingencies and other prizes were distributed at the 19th Annual ASCS Awards Banquet presented by Brodix on Sunday afternoon at the Hard Rock Casino in Tulsa, OK. A native of Eunice, LA, Johnson and the Jason Johnson Racing...more

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (December 9, 2010) – It’s the Bowl season once again, and it’s imperative to know the players when the big one comes around. Race fans gearing up for the biggest bowl of the season, the 25th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals, get a first glance now at the entry list for the blockbuster event that is set to take place at the QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway on January 11-15, 2011. With the pre-entry of deadline of December 15 still a week away, the entry...more