Southern Short Track

Frenchman Michel Disdier Finishes Strong at Toledo

Wed, 21 May 2008 01:12:16 -0400

TOLEDO, Ohio - After an impressive 13th place finish at Salem Speedway, Michel Disdier followed up with a respectable 19th place finish at Toledo Speedway. ARCA’s hometown short track was the site for the Hantz Group 200 presented by Federated Car Care on Sunday May 18th.

The Nice, France native was welcomed with open arms by the fans at the Toledo Speedway. “All the people at the race track and fans were so very kind,” said Disdier. “I am very thankful and happy for all the people that are supporting me.”

Hantz, Dager, Miles Jr. and De St. Jean Get CRA Super Sunday Victories

Wed, 21 May 2008 01:11:50 -0400

By CRA Series Media

Ft. Wayne, IN (May 19, 2008) – Scott Hantz, Tony Dager, Bret Miles Jr. and Greg De St. Jean all got victories in Sunday afternoon's CRA Super Sunday event at Baer Field Speedway in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. A bright sunny sky, but cool temperatures greeted all the racers and fans that attended the Champion Racing Association promoted event on Sunday, but there was plenty of hot racing action on the track to warm everyone up.

Two time CRA Super Series Champion Scott Hantz is off to great start to get his third series championship after taking his second win of the season in

Daniel Johnson Wins Franklin County Super Cup Event

Mon, 19 May 2008 01:11:21 -0400

by Skip Wall

Well, take Jim Crabtree Jr. and Megan Reitenour out of the equation early and what happens? You have your third different winner of the young Super Cup Stock Car Series. And for that matter you have your fifth different winner if you throw in the two exhibition races at the end of last season.

Daniel Johnson of Midland NC took the lead on lap 10 and won this past Saturday nights race in Callaway Va, the third stop on the series schedule.

FRANK HOLDS BACK RICHARDS FOR WORLD OF OUTLAWS LMS VICTORY AT LINCOLN SPEEDWAY

Mon, 19 May 2008 01:09:40 -0400

LINCOLN, IL -May 18, 2008- Chub Frank of Bear Lake, Pa., scored a flag-to-flag victory before a standing-room-only crowd in Sunday night's World of Outlaws Late Model Series 'Land of Lincoln 40' at Lincoln Speedway.

The 46-year-old tour star survived an early-race scrape with Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, Ill., and heavy pressure from Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., to capture the $7,000 top prize. It was his first-ever triumph at the quarter-mile oval and his first win of the season on the WoO LMS.

Wayne Reutimann Joins Brother May 25th In Northeast Modified Hall Of Fame

Fri, 16 May 2008 03:52:44 -0400

By Herb Anastor, Northeast Modified Hall of Fame Selection Committee
Weedsport, NY – May 14, 2008 – Sunshine State standout Wayne Reutimann has been selected as a 2008 inductee into the Northeast Modified Hall of Fame. Induction ceremonies are scheduled for Sunday, May 25 on the Cayuga County Fairgrounds in conjunction with the Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series event at the adjacent speedway. The younger brother of Class of ‘97 Hall of Famer Buzzie Reutimann, Wayne followed his famous sibling from Zephyrhills, Florida to the dirt tracks of the Northeast where he raced Modifieds successfully for what....

Foreclosure Action Again Taking Place At The Waterford Speedbowl

Mon, 19 May 2008 23:28:06 -0400

By Shawn Courchesne

Waterford, CT -May 18, 2008- There are no details to report on this situation other than what's out there on the state judicial website, but it seems the individual that helped save the Waterford Speedbowl's ownership group from foreclosure last summer is taking his own foreclosure action against the track.

On May 9, 2008 Rocco Arbitell, along with Peter Borelli, filed suit in state court in New London to foreclose on the Speedbowl property. The case was filed against 1080 Hartford Road, the group that owns the Speedbowl, and Terry Eames.

Rookie Joey Logano Conquers Rockingham

Tue, 20 May 2008 03:52:45 -0400

By Don Radebaugh,
ARCA PR/Media

ROCKINGHAM, NC - May 4, 2008 - Most say that Rockingham Speedway is one of the toughest, most challenging tracks on anyone’s tour. However, someone forgot to tell ARCA RE/MAX Series rookie Joey Logano, who made his victory in Sunday’s Carolina 500 look simple.

Logano, in the no. 25 Venturini Motorsports-prepared Joe Gibbs Racing Oil-Gresham & Associates Chevrolet, led 257 of 312 laps to conquer the “Rock” in his career-first ARCA RE/MAX Series start. Logano also earned the Aaron’s Lap Leader award for leading the most laps.

Randle Chupp Wins $20,000 Carolina Clash Skyler Trull Memorial at CCS

Mon, 5 May 2008 03:56:06 -0400

LAWNDALE, NC -May 3, 2008- Randle Chupp made a clean sweep of the Carolina Clash weekend at Cleveland County Speedway. After scoring the $5,000 victory on Friday night the Troutman, NC resident backed up his flag to flag performance from the night before as he rolled to the $10,000 win in the '8th Annual Skyler Trull Memorial'. By sweeping the two events Chupp received a $5,000 bonus, bringing his weekend total to $20,000

DIRT Hall of Famers ‘Buzzie’ and ‘Barefoot’ on NYSSCA Honor Roll

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:08:42 -0400

November 23, 2007- DIRT Motorsports Hall of Fame drivers Emil ‘Buzzie’ Reutimann and ‘Barefoot’ Bob McCreadie, and Les Deuel, the Lenny J. Sammons Outstanding Contributions to Motorsports award recipient in 1999, lead an all-star cast of racing personalities that make up the New York State Stock Car Association’s Hall of Fame inductees for 2008. Joining the fan-favorite dirt track stars will be former DIRTcar Modified fabricator Maynard Troyer and five decade Modified owner Art Barry.

PEARSON WINS 4TH CONSECUTIVE CHAMPIONSHIP

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:07:08 -0400

Earl Pearson Jr. became the first dirt late model driver to win four consecutive national touring series titles in a row in 2007. Earl won this years Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Championship, his third in a row.

DARLAND GRABS 67TH "TURKEY NIGHT" TROPHY

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:06:38 -0400

"The car was absolutely perfect from start to finish," said Dave Darland of Lincoln, Ind. in victory lane Thursday night after winning the 67th "Turkey Night Grand Prix" at Irwindale Speedway.

Meyers Wins 14th Annual Trophy Cup

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:05:50 -0400

Over the last couple seasons during the Trophy Cup at Tulare Thunderbowl Raceway there has been no driver faster than Clovis masher Jason Meyers. The World of Outlaw veteran had been in position to take home the Cup title each of the prior two seasons, but for one reason or another, the overall point title had eluded his grasp.

Ben Rowe Wins Wild Mason-Dixon Meltdown At Concord

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:05:21 -0400

In what could only be described as unbelievable, Ben Rowe capped off an amazing 2007 season in Saturday night’s 2nd Annual Mason-Dixon Meltdown at Concord Motorsport Park (NC) by passing Corey Williams on the final turn of the final lap to take the victory.

Saldana Wins Opening Night Of Trophy Cup At Thunderbowl Raceway

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:23:27 -0400

Joey Saldana is batting .500 this season at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare , California . He won in the World of Outlaws first visit of the season to the track back in February and earned his second win in four tries on Friday, during the opening night of the 14th annual Trophy Cup for 360-sprint cars.

MARS NETS $30,000 FOR IMPRESSIVE JAMBALAYA 100 VICTORY

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:22:55 -0400

Dirt Late Model standout Jimmy Mars racked up his thirteenth feature victory of the 2007 racing season on Saturday night, November 10 at the Pike County Speedway in Magnolia, Mississippi! After running second to Scott Bloomquist in their heat race on Friday night, November 9, the Mars Racing team nailed the setup on their Deppe Enterprises / T.L. Sinz Plumbing / Baileigh Industrial / Keyes Chevytown #28 MasterSbilt / Pro Power Monte Carlo on Saturday evening.

HIRSCHMAN, RUSSELL, AND BLEWETT WAVE CHECKERS AT CONCORD SHOOTOUT

Tue, 6 Nov 2007 15:22:33 -0400

Matt Hirschman of Northampton, PA, drove to his second straight John Blewett III Memorial North-South Shootout victory in front of a record crowd at Concord Motorsport Park on Saturday night. Hirschman joins the race’s namesake John Blewett III as a two-time winner.

Schatz Earns Second Consecutive World of Outlaws Title

Tue, 6 Nov 2007 15:21:59 -0400

Donny Schatz earned his second consecutive World of Outlaws title, over the weekend after earning two Top-Five finishes in the inaugural Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway.

MADDEN SCORES 33RD ANNUAL 'NATIONAL 100' VICTORY AT EAST ALABAMA

Tue, 6 Nov 2007 15:21:19 -0400

East Alabama Motor Speedway held its 33rd Annual National 100 over the 3 day weekend. Thousands of race teams and fans delighted in the mild fall weather enjoying the best dirt track events in the South. Ronnie Johnson, the Chattanooga Flash struck twice winning the Late Model Crate division and the Late Model Sportsman division. In both races William Thomas came in second.

Kinser Wins Thrilling Finale Of Inaugural Outlaws World Finals

Tue, 6 Nov 2007 15:20:50 -0400

Steve Kinser had won a lot of close races in his career, including two of the three closest finishes this season, and he added to this total on Saturday night, inching out Danny Lasoski by 0.150 seconds in the finale of the inaugural Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway.

Donnie Moran Holds Steve Francis For Big Win

Tue, 6 Nov 2007 15:19:37 -0400

Donnie Moran has a penchant for coming up big in historic dirt Late Model events.

The Dresden, Ohio, superstar did it in 2001 when he won the only dirt Late Model race that offered a $1 million top prize, and he made his mark on the division’s history again on Saturday night by capturing the first-ever dirt Late Model feature televised live on a cable network.

Eddie Hoffman Wins All-American 200

Mon, 5 Nov 2007 15:19:08 -0400

By Matt Prieur

Lexington, Michigan (11/04/2007): The final race of the Fifth Anniversary 2007 season in the ASA Late Model Series Presented by GM Performance Parts is now complete. The famed Music City (TN) Motorplex, located within the Tennessee Sate Fairgrounds in Nashville, Tennessee served as hosts for the Adam Petty Memorial / All-American 200.

L W Miller Wins Whelen Southern Modified Championship

Sun, 7 Oct 2007 03:56:15 -0400

NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour driver Brian Loftin won the battle on Saturday night by scoring a dominating victory in the Whelen Southern Modified Tour 150. It was L.W. Miller, however, that won the season-long war capturing the 2007 Whelen Southern Modified Tour championship.

Trent Snyder Brings Home the 2007 ASALMS Northern Division Championship

Mon, 8 Oct 2007 03:55:42 -0400

The 10th and final ASA Late Model Series Northern Division Presented by GM Performance Parts Race of the 2007 Season is now complete as the 2007 ASALMS Northern Division and 2007 Rookie of the Year titles have been decided and the Champions have been crowned.

Hindman Visits Victory Late Again at Hickory's 'Over the Mountain 150'

Tue, 2 Oct 2007 03:55:21 -0400

Hickory Motor Speedway has been the site of many firsts when it comes to the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South Super Late Model tour in the last two years. Hickory was the site of the first ever PASS South race in April 2006 and saw Mike Rowe take the first checkered flag. It was the site of Ryan Lawler’s first-ever PASS South victory and he has turned that success into two more series wins since then.

CLANTON TAKES HOME $25,007 FOR 'MAGNOLIA STATE 100' VICTORY

Tue, 2 Oct 2007 03:54:43 -0400

Saturday night Columbus Speedway hosted the final night of Mississippi's biggest racing event, the Magnolia State 100 featuring $25,007-to-win Super Late Models and Magnolia State Championships for local divisions. 79 Super Late Models and upwards of 240 total race cars made the trek to "The Baddest Bullring in the South" to take part in the weekend's activities presented by Singleton Motorsports.

BILLY DECKER WINS $25,000 PLUS IN VICTORIA 200 WIN AT FULTON SPEEDWAY

Tue, 2 Oct 2007 03:54:19 -0400

Billy Decker of Unadilla won his first Victoria 200 paying $25,000 to win on Saturday at Fulton Speedway. Decker started fourth and took the lead on lap-106 in the second half of the event, a lead he would never give up. The driver of the Gypsum Wholesalers / Bicknell / No. 91 held off the late race charge of Steve Paine and Gary Tomkins in front of a record crowd.

Smith Wins Fourth Annual Late Model Nationals

Tue, 2 Oct 2007 03:53:57 -0400

Brady Smith of Solon Springs, Wisconsin, won the Fourth Annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals at the Knoxville Raceway on the Marion County Fairgrounds in Knoxville, Iowa, on Saturday, September 29, 2007. He garnered $35,000 for the career win, which saw him put on a dominating performance through the last half of the race.

HOSSFELD AND BRITTAIN CAPTURE TOP HONORS AT LANCASTER

Tue, 2 Oct 2007 03:53:19 -0400

On a sunny Sunday afternoon, local favorite Chuck Hossfeld of Ransomville, New York dominated a strong field of Modifieds to capture the 19th Annual US Open at Lancaster Raceway Park. Pete Brittain of Oakhurst, New Jersey finished second and earned the 2007 Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Tour Overall Championship.

A Four-Gone Conclusion: Schatz Wins National Open for Fourth Time

Tue, 2 Oct 2007 03:52:31 -0400

Donny Schatz was all smiles on Friday night, after charging to a fourth-place finish on the opening night of the 45th Annual National Open at Williams Grove Speedway. After all, he had started 21st in the preliminary feature after timing in just 26th quickest in time trials, en route to locking himself into the pole position of the fourth heat in the finale. Those smiles carried over to Saturday night, as he dominated the 40-lap main event, leading from start to finish, picking up the $50,000 win.

Charlie Menard Takes ASA Late Models At Five Flags

Sat, 1 Sep 2007 04:23:15 -0400

Pensacola, Florida - The 11th and final points race of the Fifth Anniversary 2007 Racing Season in the ASA Late Model Series Challenge Division Presented by GM Performance Parts is now complete and the 2007 ASALMS Challenge Division Champion and 2007 Pat Bourdow Memorial Rookie of the Year titles have been decided and Champions are now crowned!

New ProCup Type Series On Horizon

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 04:31:30 -0400

by Skip Wall Mike Kurkowski went to USA International Speedway with driver Daniel Johnson earlier this year to run a race in the Procup series. When he made the long haul back, an 10 hour drive back to his North Carolina home, he had plenty of time to reflect his disappointments within the USAR Hooters ProCup.

Logano NASCAR Busch East Series Champion

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 04:30:36 -0400

DOVER, DE -September 21, 2007– All Joey Logano had to do was start Friday’s season-ending Sunoco 150 NASCAR Busch East Series race at Dover International Speedway to clinch the 2007 Busch East championship. He did that and more by leading three times for a race-high 79 laps before finishing second in the 150-lap race on the
1-mile oval.

Trent Snyder Wins Big At I-70 In ASA Late Models

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 04:30:10 -0400

Odessa, Missouri (09/23/2007)- The Ninth Race of the 2007 Season in the ASA Late Model Series Northern Division Presented by GM Performance Parts as well as the Eighth Race of the ASALMS Southern Division campaign is now complete.

The wicked fast 0.543 Mile High-Banked Paved Oval of the I-70 (MO) Speedway, located East of Kansas City in Odessa, Missouri served as hosts for the running of the North VS South ......

KINSER TAKES HOOSIER FALL CLASSIC WIN

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 03:53:31 -0400

Drama! That was the one word to best describe the 2007 O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions season finale. There could not have been more drama if it had been scripted. Greg Wilson and Danny Smith entered the pits in a tie for the $50,000 points championship as Smith cut Wilson’s three point lead to zero on the preliminary night. Who would walk away with the top honors?