(Oxnard, Ca 4-27-11) Ventura Raceway welcomes founding member of the “Metal Mulsiha” X Games and Freestyle Motocross star Brian Deegan to our Saturday Night April 30, VRA Midget event. On that night he will be participating in the VRA Midget portion our program, driving a VRA Midget from the Cory Kruseman racing stable. Brian Deegan [...]
SANTA MARIA, CA – APRIL 26, 2011… The USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car Series will return to action this Saturday, April 30th, at Steve Faria’s Groppetti Automotive Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare. Joining the popular series will be the Taco Bravo Ocean Sprints vs. ASCS Southern California Sprint Cars, IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stocks, and Vintage [...]
Brody Roa came back to Ventura Raceway after a few weeks off and made it a special night as he took his first ever VRA Sprint Car Main Event over a field of 20 top contenders. Brody opened the 2011 season with some less than hoped for finishes and took some time off. Saturday night [...]
TULARE, CA – APRIL 19, 2011… Last Saturday night, Campbell’s Bud Kaeding claimed victory in the wingless Faria Memorial at Tulare’s Groppetti Automotive Thunderbowl Raceway. Kaeding bested Ryan Bernal of Hollister to win the time shortened feature with the USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car Series. With the green flag waving in the main event, [...]
Troy Rutherford continues to be the man to beat as he took his fourth VRA Sprint Car race of the new season to increase his season point lead to 120 points over Greg Taylor. Rutherford has been almost unbeatable this season as he goes for his second series championship. In five races only Steve Conrad’s [...]
This weekend, the USAC West Coast 360 Sprints will make their season debut at the central coast’s Santa Maria Speedway. Many teams are expected to venture to the speedway in hopes of bringing home a win, but first, they’ll have to defeat the home-town hero, Danny Sheridan among many other pros in the series. For [...]
Mike Spencer went 3-for-3 last Saturday when he took his 7th place starting spot and ran away with a convincing lead before the end of the main event at Perris Auto Speedway. Check out the official release for full results. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series SPENCER 3-FOR-3 IN USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR ACTION [...]
Troy Rutherford’s night began less than perfect when he found himself in a Consolation race last Saturday night. However, The point’s leader managed to take the win in the B-main and work his way through the field, overcome an early race pit stop to grab the checkered flag. The the full recap, check out the [...]
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Due to heavy rain near the southern coast of California, Ventura Speedway was forced to cancel this weekend’s events. Action is expected to resume the first weekend of April. For more information, check out the release below. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ventura Racing Association Sprint Car Series RAIN FORCES VENTURA OFFICIALS TO CANCEL SATURDAY’S RACE By [...]
This weekend will mark the season debut of the Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Series as well as the first official race at Victorville Raceway Park after the famed promotor, Steve Querico took the reigns earlier this year. Victorville will also host the 360 Senior Sprints as well as a new addition to a typical Saturday night [...]
Like most Saturday nights, Bud Kaeding brought his “A” game to the track in an attempt to pull off a successful finish for the West Coast 360′s first visit to The Thunderbowl in 2011. Kaeding led from lap one and survived all thirty laps to claim the top spot after losing night one of the [...]
After a heart-breaking turn one incident last Saturday night, Troy Rutherford took his 73T from a third place starting spot to lead twenty-five of the thirty lap feature and claim the first round of the All Coast Construction 360 Challenge. Rutherford was followed to the flags by Derek Buckley, Johnathon Henry, Greg Taylor, and Cory [...]
The race machines drivers strap themselves into today are often times safer than the daily driver. However, this was not always the case. The road to present day racing was paved with many broken bones and sore muscles. The racers of old were one tough breed which is why we decided to pay tribute to [...]
Dirt late models are known for their ability to race side by side for long periods of time without bringing out a caution. However, all of that goes out the window when the guy battling for the second position gets a little too sideways in front of the field. In this week’s Thursday Thrasher, we’re [...]
