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1
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Kody Swanson |
134 |
| 2 |
Jerry Coons, Jr. |
116 |
| 3 |
Chris Windom |
110 |
| 4 |
David Byrne |
102 |
| 5 |
Damion Gardner (R) |
88 |
| 6 |
Aaron Pierce |
75 |
| 7 |
Bobby Santos |
73 |
| 8 |
C.J. Leary |
67 |
| 9 |
Hunter Schuerenberg (R) |
61 |
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Davey Hamilton |
61 |
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UPCOMING SILVER CROWN RACES
May 25
Indiana State Fairgrounds
Indianapolis, IN
“Hoosier Hundred”
May 26
Lucas Oil Raceway
Brownsburg, IN
“Carb Night Classic”
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| 1 |
Justin Grant |
594 |
| 2 |
Chad Boespflug |
528 |
| 3 |
Chris Windom |
508 |
| 4 |
Chase Stockon |
497 |
| 5 |
Tyler Courtney |
399 |
| 6 |
Jarett Andretti |
338 |
| 7 |
Kevin Thomas, Jr. |
332 |
| 8 |
C.J. Leary |
331 |
| 9 |
Dave Darland |
317 |
| 10 |
Shane Cottle |
292 |
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UPCOMING AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT CAR RACES
May 24
Terre Haute Action Track
Terre Haute, IN
“Tony Hulman Classic”
June 2
I-80 Speedway
Greenwood, NE
“I-80 Dirt Classic”
June 3
Knoxville Raceway
Knoxville, IA
June 13
Grandview Speedway
Bechtelsville, PA
“Eastern Storm”
June 14
Lincoln Speedway
Abbottstown, PA
“Eastern Storm”
June 15
Williams Grove Speedway
Mechanicsburg, PA
“Eastern Storm”
June 17
Port Royal Speedway
Port Royal, PA
“Eastern Storm”
June 18
Susquehanna Speedway
York Haven, PA
“Eastern Storm”
June 30
Lincoln Park Speedway
Putnamville, IN
“Bill Gardner Sprintacular”
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1
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Brady Bacon |
216 |
| 2 |
Spencer Bayston |
186 |
| 3 |
Tanner Thorson |
175 |
| 4 |
Jerry Coons, Jr. |
169 |
| 5 |
Justin Grant |
168 |
| 6 |
Shane Golobic |
151 |
| 7 |
Jake Neuman (R) |
125 |
| 8 |
Dave Darland |
120 |
| 9 |
Tyler Courtney |
113 |
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Ryan Robinson |
113 |
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|
1
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Damion Gardner |
325 |
| 2 |
Brody Roa |
291 |
| 3 |
Mike Spencer |
269 |
| 4 |
Jake Swanson |
257 |
| 5 |
Cody Williams |
221 |
| 6 |
Austin Williams |
220 |
| 7 |
Logan Williams |
203 |
| 8 |
Chris Gansen |
171 |
| 9 |
Richard Vander Weerd |
151 |
| 10 |
Tommy Malcolm |
150 |
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| 1 |
Ryan Bernal |
473 |
| 2 |
Richard Vander Weerd |
470 |
| 3 |
Jace Vander Weerd |
455 |
| 4 |
Jake Swanson |
440 |
| 5 |
Austin Liggett |
440 |
| 6 |
Danny Faria, Jr. |
424 |
| 7 |
Tristan Guardino |
357 |
| 8 |
Cody Majors |
320 |
| 9 |
Ryan Timmons |
294 |
| 10 |
Brandon Wiley |
280 |
June 3
Ventura Raceway
Ventura, CA
June 10
Santa Maria
Santa Maria, CA
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| 1 |
R.J. Johnson |
553 |
| 2 |
Charles Davis, Jr. |
524 |
| 3 |
Shon Deskins |
477 |
| 4 |
Stevie Sussex |
430 |
| 5 |
Landon Cling |
374 |
| 6 |
Mike Martin |
348 |
| 7 |
Nick Aiuto |
347 |
| 8 |
Tye Mihocko |
322 |
| 9 |
Andy Reinbold |
308 |
| 10 |
Chris Bonneu |
305 |
UPCOMING RACES
May 27
Canyon Speedway Park
Peoria, AZ
May 28
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| 1 |
Ronnie Gardner |
240 |
| 2 |
Cory Elliott |
220 |
| 3 |
Courtney Crone |
193 |
| 4 |
Frankie Guerrini |
177 |
| 5 |
Robert Dalby |
145 |
| 6 |
David Prickett |
141 |
| 7 |
Terry Nichols |
140 |
| 8 |
Michael Faccinto |
139 |
| 9 |
Randi Pankratz |
126 |
| 10 |
Mason Daniel |
110 |
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| 1 |
Alex Bright |
517 |
| 2 |
Ryan Greth |
463 |
| 3 |
Brenden Bright |
462 |
| 4 |
Trevor Kobylarz |
423 |
| 5 |
Shawn Jackson |
400 |
| 6 |
Jay Hartman |
387 |
| 7 |
Kenny Miller |
377 |
| 8 |
Brett Arndt |
360 |
| 9 |
Tommy Kunsman |
348 |
| 10 |
Adam Pierson |
323 |
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|
1
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Dean Christensen |
227 |
| 2 |
Adam Whitney |
206 |
| 3 |
Andy Barrows |
202 |
| 4 |
Manny Dias |
199 |
| 5 |
Jeff Horn |
187 |
| 6 |
Derek O’Hearn |
178 |
| 7 |
Jeff Champagne |
153 |
| 8 |
Joe Krawiec |
146 |
| 9 |
Seth Carlson |
100 |
| 10 |
David Moniz |
96
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|
1
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Aaron Leffel |
195 |
| 2 |
Nick Corea |
177 |
| 3 |
Corey Bedwell |
174 |
| 4 |
Stratton Briggs |
154 |
| 5 |
Tommy Bigelow |
150 |
| 6 |
Korbyn Hayslett |
128 |
| 7 |
Alex Watson |
125 |
| 8 |
Tom Hessel |
104 |
| 9 |
Jon Watson |
85 |
| 10 |
Jim Jones |
83 |
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|
1
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Adam Taylor |
200 |
| 2 |
Dillon Morley |
190 |
| 3 |
Tyson Hart |
178 |
| 4 |
Chase McDermand |
175 |
| 5 |
Mitchell Davis |
170 |
| 6 |
Jeremy Hull |
168 |
| 7 |
Brent Burrows |
150 |
| 8 |
Broc Hunnell |
149 |
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Jacob Sollenberger |
149 |
| 10 |
Jeff Mallonee |
143 |
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|
1
|
Jessica Bean
|
420 |
| 2 |
George Kurtz |
413 |
| 3 |
Nolan Allison |
378 |
| 4 |
Jagger Parker |
306 |
| 5 |
Jake Trainor |
274 |
| 6 |
Neal Allison |
237 |
| 7 |
Chris Lamb |
235 |
| 8 |
Jake Garcia |
190 |
| 9 |
Eric Lewis |
182 |
| 10 |
Sam Hatfield |
180 |
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OVERALL
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1
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Jesse Love IV |
456 |
| 2 |
Annie Breidinger |
424 |
| 3 |
Tom Paterson |
415 |
| 4 |
Adam Lemke |
397 |
| 5 |
Blake Brannon |
367 |
| 6 |
Toni Breidinger |
237 |
| 7 |
Antonia Boscacci |
233 |
| 8 |
Cody Jessop |
122 |
| 9 |
Joey Iest |
119 |
| 10 |
Johnny Nichols |
119 |
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DIRT
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1
|
Tom Paterson |
230 |
| 2 |
Adam Lemke |
226 |
| 3 |
Jesse Love IV |
217 |
| 4 |
Annie Breidinger |
209 |
| 5 |
Blake Brannon |
193 |
| 6 |
Antonia Boscacci |
82 |
| 7 |
Joel Rayborne |
67 |
| 8 |
Cody Jessop |
60 |
| 9 |
Jeremy Speck |
58 |
| 10 |
Ashley Hazelton |
19 |
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PAVEMENT
|
1
|
Jesse Love IV |
239 |
| 2 |
Toni Breidinger |
237 |
| 3 |
Annie Breidinger |
215 |
| 4 |
Tom Paterson |
185 |
| 5 |
Blake Brannon |
174 |
| 6 |
Adam Lemke |
171 |
| 7 |
Antonia Boscacci |
151 |
| 8 |
Joey Iest |
119 |
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Johnny Nichols |
119 |
| 10 |
Cody Jessop |
62 |
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|
1
|
Kyle Jones |
75 |
| 2 |
Doug McCune |
60 |
| 3 |
Kade Taylor |
56 |
| 4 |
Noah Key |
54 |
| 5 |
Pierce Urbanosky |
50 |
| 6 |
James Burke |
44 |
| 7 |
Bill Eslick |
36 |
| 8 |
Richie Robins |
35 |
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USAC records are on the line this week as Robert Ballou (left), Kody Swanson (middle) and Tanner Swanson (right) intend to continue their impressive streaks.
**Ballou could become the first driver to win the “Tony Hulman Classic” 3 years in a row Wednesday night at the Terre Haute Action Track.
**K. Swanson could join Al Unser as the second driver to win the “Hoosier Hundred” 4 consecutive years Thursday night at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.
**T. Swanson could pass Mike Bliss as the winningest Silver Crown driver ever at Lucas Oil Raceway with another victory Friday night at the Brownsburg, Indiana paved oval.
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SILVER CROWN
CHAMP CAR SERIES
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Terry Babb, the 40th entered driver
for this Thursday’s “Hoosier Hundred”
at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.
(Jeremey Rhoades Photo) |
#42 Terry Babb is the latest to enter his name into the field for this Thursday’s “Hoosier Hundred” at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.
The 63rd running of the legendary race in Indianapolis on May 25 featuring the USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series presented by TRAXXAS now anticipates a field of 40 entrants for the event, which would mark the first time 40-plus drivers were entered for a Hoosier Hundred, or a Silver Crown race in general, since 2005. FULL ENTRY LIST
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Justin Grant leads a pack in the “Sumar Classic” at the Terre Haute Action Track in April.
(Dave Olson Photo) |
What makes the USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series so fascinating is its diversity. The 11-race schedule alternates throughout the season at venues ranging from dirt tracks located on the nation’s state fairgrounds with classic covered grandstands to paved surfaces that offer luxury suites and skyboxes.
On the track, a Silver Crown series title requires a driver to be readily adaptable to changing conditions and environments during a single 100-lap race, let alone a full season. READ MORE
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Much is and has been written about racing drivers and their exploits over the last century plus. However, journalists and historians alike sometimes overlook the other tangibles that help winning drivers get into victory lane. In horse racing it is the mount that gets the lion’s share of the publicity and sometimes the jockey, no matter how successful takes second stage. In auto racing the driver gets the biggest share of the attention while the mount that takes him to victory lane sometimes takes a backseat. READ MORE
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USAC Silver Crown Rookie Johnny Petrozelle
from Denton, North Carolina.
(Dave Roach Photo) |
The Tar Heel state may be known for stock car racing, but open wheel racers from North Carolina aren’t the most common sight at an open wheel event, let along the Hoosier 100. But it looks like a North Carolina native, Johnny Petrozelle from Denton, North Carolina, will be traveling to the Indiana State Fairgrounds for the USAC Silver Crown annual Hoosier 100 on May 25. READ MORE
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Bobby Santos all business
at Phoenix Raceway’s “Copper Cup” in April.
(Al Steinberg Photo) |
Indianapolis Raceway Park, O’Reilly Raceway Park or Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis. No matter which name it has been called throughout its 57-year history, there are distinct eras at the .686-mile paved oval which have been defined by the domination of drivers who proved to be nearly unbeatable in USAC competition. READ MORE
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Kody Swanson takes the checkered flag
in the 2016 Hoosier Hundred.
(Travis Branch Photo) |
When Kody Swanson lines up on the grid for this year’s 63rd running of the “Hoosier Hundred” at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, a record once thought untouchable will be just within his grasp.
In September of 1973, Al Unser and the Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing team captured its fourth consecutive victory in the annual race at the Indy Mile – the only occasion of a driver winning four straight events at one of the three traditional dirt miles the USAC Silver Crown Champ Cars annually compete on.
On Thursday night, May 25, Swanson and the DePalma Motorsports team have an opportunity to join that exclusive club exemplified by brilliant dominance, especially in this modern era in which the equipment and speed throughout the field are so equal. In fact, Kody has accomplished the three-peat feat in the very same car during his wins in 2014, 2015 and 2016. READ MORE
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#92 Chris Windom
(Gene Crucean Photo) |
When the May 25 Hoosier Hundred rolls around at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, a number of questions will be filtering through the minds of race fans at the historic venue. Can Kody Swanson win his fourth consecutive Hoosier Hundred? Like Jackie Howerton in 1974, can one of several rookies pull off a major upset? Can defending Silver Crown champion Chris Windom win his fifth consecutive Silver Crown dirt track race and derail the Swanson steamroller? READ MORE
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AMSOIL SPRINT CAR
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
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#32 Fort Branch, Indiana’s Chase Stockon – 4th in USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car points.
(David Nearpass Photo) |
If you’d like to view each of the races again after its initial showing, or watch it for the first time, tune into http://www.Loudpedal.TV/ a day after the race is run to see flag-to-flag coverage of both the “Tony Hulman Classic” and the “Hoosier Hundred.”
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Robert Ballou on his way to his first
“Tony Hulman Classic” win in 2015.
(David Nearpass Photo) |
Two weeks ago, in his return to the cockpit of a USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car for the first time in eight months, Robert Ballou made the contingent on hand stand up and take notice that he hadn’t missed a beat. READ MORE
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MIDGET
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
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Due to forecasted rains throughout the evening tonight and early afternoon Friday, the May 19 USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car and Midget doubleheader at Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Illinois has been cancelled.
UPCOMING RACES
June 6
Montpelier Motor Speedway
Montpelier, IN
“Indiana Midget Week”
June 7
Gas City I-69 Speedway
Gas City, IN
“Indiana Midget Week”
June 8
Lincoln Park Speedway
Putnamville, IN
“Indiana Midget Week”
June 9
Bloomington Speedway
Bloomington, IN
“Indiana Midget Week”
June 10
Lawrenceburg Speedway
Lawrenceburg, IN
“Indiana Midget Week”
June 11
Kokomo Speedway
Kokomo, IN
“Indiana Midget Week”
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AMSOIL CRA
SPRINT CAR SERIES
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| UPCOMING RACES
May 27
Perris Auto Speedway
Perris, CA
June 24
Perris Auto Speedway
Perris, CA
July 1
Santa Maria Raceway
Santa Maria, CA
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WEST COAST
SPRINT CAR SERIES
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#73 Ryan Bernal
(Devin Mayo Photo) |
Ryan Bernal of Hollister, Calif. passed Kyle Hirst with two laps remaining to capture Saturday night’s USAC West Coast Sprint Car victory in the “Chris & Brian Faria Memorial” at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif. Hirst settled for 2nd ahead of Austin Liggett, Richard Vander Weerd and Danny Faria, Jr. READ MORE |
SANDS CHEVROLET
SOUTHWEST SPRINT CARS
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#21AZ Stevie Sussex
(Backed In Photography) |
Stevie Sussex returned to his home state to take the victory in Saturday night’s USAC Southwest Sprint Car feature at Arizona Speedway. The Tempe driver got around R.J. Johnson with 18 laps remaining to defeat the 4-time series champ who finished 2nd. Chad Boespflug was 3rd, followed by Bruce St. James and Shon Deskins. READ MORE |
LIGHT UP THE WORLD
WESTERN STATES MIDGETS
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UPCOMING RACES
July 15
Petaluma Speedway
Petaluma, CA
August 19
Santa Maria Raceway
Santa Maria, CA
September 2-3
Calistoga Speedway
Calistoga, CA
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EASTERN REGIONAL MIDGETS
PRESENTED BY ARDC
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#92 Brenden Bright
(Amy Williams Photo) |
Brenden Bright of Collegeville, Pa. led all 20 laps to win Friday night’s USAC Eastern Midget race presented by ARDC at Big Diamond Speedway. Trevor Kobylarz, Brett Arndt, Alex Bright and Ryan Greth trailed at the checkered flight. Alex Bright continues to lead the standings entering tonight’s race at Susquehanna Speedway in York Haven, Pa. READ MORE
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Ryan Greth of Newport, Pa. led all 20 laps to win Saturday night’s USAC/ARDC Eastern Midget race at Susquehanna Speedway. Series point leader Alex Bright finished second ahead of Brenden Bright, Brett Arndt and Tommy Kunsman Jr. READ MORE
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EASTERN REGIONAL MIDGETS
PRESENTED BY ARDC
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#1B Joe Krawiec
(John DaDalt Photo) |
KRAWIEC GRABS BEAR RIDGE DMA 20-LAPPER
Joe Krawiec of Bristol, CT won Saturday night’s 20-lap USAC Speed2 DMA Midget race at Bear Ridge Speedway. The 2013 series champion took the lead on the final lap for the victory. Jeff Champagne led lap one and Andy Barrows led 2-19. Anthony Nocella finished second and Dean Christensen was third, followed by Andy Barrows and Adam Whitney. READ MORE
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USAC Gulf Coast Midget point leader Kyle Jones.
(Mike Frieri Photo) |
SPEED2 MIDGETS VISIT TEXAS, ILLINOIS, IOWA AND INDIANA THIS WEEKEND
Kyle Jones, Adam Taylor and Aaron Leffel lead their respective USAC Speed2 series into events this week as tracks in four states host races. READ MORE
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KOKOMO MIDWEST THUNDER MIDGETS
RAINED OUT
Friday night’s USAC Speed2 Midwest Thunder Midget race at the Kokomo Speedway was cancelled due to continued rainfall and extremely wet grounds. The race has been rescheduled for Friday, June 30.
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RAIN TAKES SPEED2 EVENTS
AT WAYNESFIELD & 34 RACEWAY
Rain forced cancellation of USAC Speed2 Midget races at Burlington, Iowa and Waynesfield, Ohio Saturday night. The IMRA series resumes next Saturday (May 27) at Spoon River Speedway in Canton, Ill. and the Midwest Thunder Midgets resume action next Saturday (May 27) at Montpelier (Ind.) Motor Speedway.
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| #01 Troy Ullery, a two-time winner this year in USAC Rocky Mountain Lightning Sprints. |
USAC LIGHTNING SPRINT RESULTS: APRIL 22 – MAY 13, 2017: READ MORE
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Auto Racing Hall of Fame inductee Jim McElreath, the 1962 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year and a veteran of 15 starts in the “500” between 1962 and 1980, passed away Thursday, May 18 in his hometown of Arlington, Texas. He was 89. READ MORE
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#76m Brady Bacon and Tanner Thorson battle for the lead in the 2016 “Jason Leffler Memorial” at Wayne County Speedway.
(Neil Cavanah Photo) |
The previously rained out USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car event at Montpelier (Ind.) Motor Speedway has been rescheduled for Friday night, September 29.
The “Jason Leffler Memorial” USAC Midget National Championship race at Wayne County Speedway in Wayne City, Illinois has been moved to Sunday, October 22. READ MORE
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