Cliff Morgan – MARCH 6, 2011 – Troy Rutherford started the new 2011 season the same way he let off in 2010 with a powerful win over Greg Taylor in the 30 lap feature for VRA Sprints Saturday night. Rutherford came from his 6th starting position to pass race leader Greg Taylor on lap 27 [...]
California on Dirt is making it’s first trip of the 2011 season to Bakersfield Speedway for their season opener featuring IMCA Modifieds, Hobby Stocks, American Stocks and Mini Stocks. Racing is scheduled to start at 6 pm. To view live updates go to our main page and click on the “Live Updates” tab. You will [...]
This weekend Bakersfield Speedway will come to life with a full night of local racing. “The West’s Fastest 1/3 Mile High Banked Clay Oval” is scheduled to kick off their season on Saturday night with IMCA Modifieds, Hobby Stocks, American Stocks and Mini Stocks on the score card. Last season ONIT Chassis driver Brad Pounds [...]
Dan Beaver – DIRTcar is excited to announce that Brian Zachary has been named Technical Director for the Western All Star DIRTcar Late Model Series and the UMP DIRTcar Modifieds in California. He will also serve as Competitor Relations for the Pacific Region. “Having someone on board with Brian’s experience is going to make the [...]
Lance Jennings – VENTURA, CA – MARCH 2, 2011… This Saturday, March 5th, Jim Naylor’s Ventura Raceway will host the 2011 season opener for the VRA Sprint Car Series. Joining the powerful Sprint Cars will be the IMCA Modifieds, Dwarf Cars, Mod Lites, Mod Lite Juniors, Junior Midgets, and Mini-Dwarf Cars. The pit gates will [...]
(Perris, CA, February 28, 2011) Perris Auto Speedway, the Southern California home of Major League Sprint Car Racing, will hold a special pre-season practice session for all race cars this Saturday, March, 5th. Fans will be admitted to the grandstands free. The pit gate will open at 1:00 PM and wheel packing will start 2:00. [...]
Since historic Manzanita Speedway’s closing, USA Raceway jumped on the opportunity to host some of the most popular dirt races in Arizona including the Copper On Dirt. For the 2011 season, the two day winged sprint show also featured wingless midgets, USRA Modifieds, and a duel between two Late Model sanctions, the West Coast Shootout [...]
The pits at USA Raceway packed in a total of 100 cars within four different divisions for night one of the 5th annual Copper On Dirt. The Dirt Modifieds and Super Late Models debuted for the first time ever at the Copper On Dirt. The Modifieds was a literal version of “Keeping up with the [...]
Merced, Calif. – No Foolin’ – Merced Speedway’s premiere division, the DIRTcar West UMP modified stock cars, has been added to the Friday, April 1, World of Outlaws sprint car show at the quarter-mile high-banked oval that has become Central California’s most popular race track. “The World of Outlaws show kicks off an exciting season [...]
Stephanie Odom, Hanford, CA. (February 13, 2011) – Reigning King of California Champion Kyle Larson won Saturday’s 30-lap Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour race presented by K&N Filters at Giant Chevrolet Speedway. The eighteen year old from Elk Grove leaped ahead of outside pole sitter Tim Kaeding for the lead following a complete restart and [...]
This week’s Thursday Thrasher takes us to wine country where the famed Calistoga Speedway resides. We thought that with the first ever late model race at the half-mile coming this year, it would only be proper to shed some light as to how daring these drivers must be. The long, tacky straight aways allow the [...]
As of Tuesday January 25th, the #01 California Lightning Sprint driven by Darren Hillberg was stolen along with the trailer in Corona, Ca. between the hours of 10pm and 7am. We ask that everyone keep an eye out for the trailer, the car, or any clues that will lead to the recovery of the stolen [...]
With this edition of the Monday Minute, we’ll go beyond the results and news for just this past weekend and recap the 25th Annual Chili Bowl Midget Nationals in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It kicked off on Tuesday, January 11th with 21 year old California native Bryan Clauson snatching a Warren Cat Qualifier victory. Clauson posted a [...]
So Cal Speedway formerly known as Victorville Auto Raceway kicked off their Winter Series this weekend with IMCA Modifieds, Street Stocks, Sport Mods and Dwarf cars in attendance. Las Vegas’ Ryan Cottrell won Saturday’s action in the IMCA Modified division with Nipomo’s Danny Lauer coming out on top Sunday. This weekend marked the first round [...]
Ryan Neuharth Tucson, Ariz (January 9, 2011) ? It had been so long since New Richmond, WI driver Pat Doar sat in Victory Lane at the Wild West Shootout that the event technically didn?t even exist. USA Raceway?s mid-winter mini-series began in 2001 at Central Arizona Raceway in Casa Grande, and was known then as [...]
