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The Tradition Continues – Western World - 1 Week

The Tradition Continues – Western World - 1 Week

11/13/2009
[b The Tradition Continues – Western World Championships One Week Away] [i Lucas Oil Sprint Car Champion Among Titles to be Determined] [u Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (November 13, 2009)] Tony Bruce, Jr., snared a $15,000 gem by besting a 101-car field in last weekend's 22nd Annual Short Track Nationals at Little Rock's I-30 Speedway. Now, one more $15,000 victory prize awaits the Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters, as the series wraps up a highly-competitive 2009 campaign...more
ASCS Rebel Region Season Finale Saturday at East..

ASCS Rebel Region Season Finale Saturday at East..

11/11/2009
[b ASCS Rebel Region Season Finale Saturday at East Bay] [i Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (November 10, 2009)] – Danny Martin, Jr., will try to finish off the 2009 American Sprint Car Series Rebel Region campaign in exactly the same manner in which he started it; by standing in victory lane at East Bay Raceway Park. The semi-banked, 1/3-mile clay oval in Tampa, FL, hosts the season ending event for the ASCS Rebel Region this Saturday night. Sarasota, Florida's Martin, who won the series season...more
Against All Odds – Bruce Goes Back-to-Back in STN!

Against All Odds – Bruce Goes Back-to-Back in STN!

11/9/2009
[b Against All Odds – Bruce Goes Back-to-Back in Short Track Nationals!] [i Lonnie Wheatley, LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (November 7, 2009)] – Tony Bruce, Jr., of Liberal, KS, overcame all variety of odds to pocket the hefty $15,000 winner's share in Saturday night's 22nd Annual O'Reilly Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires 40-lap championship finale atop I-30 Speedway's high-banked, ¼-mile clay oval. Bruce survived some unpredictable opening laps that had the capacity crowd abuzz, took...more
The Cajun Rages on Short Track Nationals Night Two

The Cajun Rages on Short Track Nationals Night Two

11/7/2009
Lonnie Wheatley, LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (November 6, 2009) – For the second night in a row at I-30 Speedway's 22nd Annual O'Reilly Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires, it was a former past event winner gracing victory lane as Jason Johnson captured his fourth Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters triumph of the season in Friday night's 25-lap preliminary feature. "The Ragin' Cajun" chased down race-long leader Tim Crawley for the point on the 19th round and paced the...more
Thursdady Night - Lucas Oil Sprint Cars; STN

Thursdady Night - Lucas Oil Sprint Cars; STN

11/6/2009
[b Wayne Johnson Wins Short Track Nationals Opener!] [i Lonnie Wheatley, LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (November 5, 2009)] Oklahoma native Wayne Johnson held off a furious last-lap bid from "Slammin'" Sammy Swindell to top Thursday's opening night of I-30 Speedway's 22nd Annual O'Reilly Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires. While Swindell surged ahead in the final pair of corners of the 25-lapper atop the high-banked, ¼-mile clay oval, Johnson powered off the low side of turn four and wheelied...more
Short Track Nationals – 22 Starters for the 22nd!

Short Track Nationals – 22 Starters for the 22nd!

11/4/2009
Lonnie Wheatley, LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (November 3, 2009) – Since the inception of I-30 Speedway's Short Track Nationals in 1988, the Saturday night championship feature grid has always been built upon 20 starters. That's something that is about to change for 2009. With a record field of entries expected to converge upon Little Rock's I-30 Speedway this coming weekend for the 22nd edition of the O'Reilly Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires even after a week's rain delay, track...more
Short Track Nationals – The Wait is About Over!

Short Track Nationals – The Wait is About Over!

11/2/2009
[i Lonnie Wheatley, LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (November 2, 2009)] Occasionally, it's necessary to wait for the better things in life. That wait is just about over for the hundred or so Sprint Car teams and thousands of fans that will flock to Little Rock's I-30 Speedway for the 22nd Annual O'Reilly Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires. Originally scheduled for this past weekend, October 29-31, only to be postponed several days in advance due to record-setting rain totals, ideal weather...more
Ziehl Takes Discount Tire Co. ASCS Challenge Title

Ziehl Takes Discount Tire Co. ASCS Challenge Title

10/28/2009
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (October 28, 2009) – New Mexico's Rick Ziehl proved to be Mr. Versatile in the Southwest by winning the Discount Tire Co. ASCS Wing vs. Non-Wing Challenge Series title, collecting the $1,200 bonus that goes along with the title. With the series spanning eight events among both the winged ASCS Southwest Region and the wingless Discount Tire Co. ASCS Canyon Region, the Las Cruces racer put the finishing touches on the Challenge title with a third-place run in...more
ASCS Gulf South Awards Banquet Set for November 14

ASCS Gulf South Awards Banquet Set for November 14

10/28/2009
[i Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (October 28, 2009)] Nineteen-year-old Aaron Reutzel will be among the top honorees when the Eighth Annual ASCS Gulf South Awards Banquet takes place on Saturday, November 14. The Eighth Annual ASCS Gulf South Awards Banquet will be held at the Isle of Capri Casino in Lake Charles, LA, off the I-10 Westlake exit on the west side of the Lake Charles bridge. The evening's festivities will be in the Paradise Ballroom, downstairs in the lobby. The cash bar opens at...more
Western World Pre-Entry Discount Deadline is Octob

Western World Pre-Entry Discount Deadline is Octob

10/28/2009
[b Western World Pre-Entry Discount Deadline is October 31st] As the Western World entry count surges past the 60 mark, prospective competitors are reminded that the event's pre-entry discount deadline is this Saturday, October 31st. Drivers planning on competing in USA Raceway’s 42nd Annual KRONIK Energy Western World Championships presented by Old Tucson Studios featuring the Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters and the Discount Tire Co. ASCS Canyon Region on November 19-21...more