Archive for March 2021
WILD WEST SHOOTOUT MOVES TO VADO SPEEDWAY IN 2021
(March 18, 2021 from Ben Shelton) – Just like racers are sometimes forced to adjust on the fly, the same is true with racing events. On the heels of the recent announcement that Arizona Speedway will be ceasing operations, officials with the Keyser Manufacturing Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts have announced that…
Read More2021 WESTERN MIDGET RACING CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON BEGINS SATURDAY IN ARIZONA
WATSONVILLE, CALIF. (March 18, 2021) – The 2021 Western Midget Racing presented by Masters Design and Construction championship season will fire off Saturday from Adobe Mountain Speedway in Glendale, Ariz., starting the path towards over $5,000 in cash awards up for grabs at the end of the 25-race schedule. Drivers will be ranked by their…
Read MoreMarch 16, 2021 w/ Kale McClenny
(March 16, 2021) – We talk with Kale McClenny after his first career win in the 51FIFTY Jr. Late Models on Saturday night at Madera Speedway, winning by just .007 seconds! We also look at drivers in the “Winners Circle” and the “Best Thing I Saw” from the weekend.
Read MoreBYRD, CLYNE, GLOY, KENDALL, SNIDER ELECTED TO WEST COAST HALL OF FAME
(March 16, 2021 from Owen Kearns) – Las Vegas Motor Speedway builder Richie Clyne heads a five-member class slated for induction into the West Coast Stock Car/Motorsports Hall of Fame in June 2021. Clyne’s fellow enshrinees – chosen via two rounds of voting by the Hall’s board of directors – are Dave Byrd, NASCAR Pacific…
Read MoreMAX ADAMS TOPS SATURDAY’S KERN COUNTY USAC/CRA FEATURE
(March 14, 2021 from Lance Jennings) – Racing past Brody Roa on the twenty-third circuit, Max Adams (Loomis, CA) led the rest of the way to claim Saturday’s $3,000 feature at The Dirt Track at Kern County Raceway Park. Racing Keith Ford’s #73 Cam 2 Blue Blood Racing Oil / Sun Valley AG Transport Triple…
Read MoreCARLOS VIEIRA TAKES $5,000 MADERA MAVTV PRO LATE MODEL OPENER
MADERA, CALIF. (March 13, 2021) – Livingston’s Carlos Vieira scored his first MAVTV-televised Nut Up Pro Late Model victory on Saturday night at Madera Speedway, earning the $5,000 season opener during a five-lap shootout to close the 100-lap feature. The opening night on the one-third mile included openers for the 51FIFTY Jr. Late Models and…
Read MoreRYAN TIMMONS SCORES FIRST USAC/CRA WIN AT KERN COUNTY DEBUT
(March 13, 2021 from Lance Jennings) – Holding off veteran Davey Ray, Ryan Timmons (Pleasant Hill, CA) earned his first career $3,000 AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Car victory at The Dirt Track at Kern County Raceway Park (KCRP). Piloting the family owned #29 Timmons Auto & Truck Repair / Evergood Fine Foods CS9 with 360 power,…
Read MorePLACERVILLE SPEEDWAY GETS GREEN LIGHT TO HOST LIMITED FANS
(March 10, 2021 from Gary Thomas) – The news that everyone has been waiting for is finally here, with the official announcement that Placerville Speedway will host a limited number of race fans in the stands on both March 20th and 27th. Photo by Jason Tucker It has been well over a year since some of…
Read More50th SEASON OF MADERA SPEEDWAY OPENS SATURDAY WITH MAVTV LATE MODEL RACING
MADERA, CALIF. (March 10, 2021) – The 50th season of racing at Madera Speedway opens Saturday with the seventh season of MAVTV-televised Late Model competition, as the Nut Up Pro Late Models will compete for $5,000 to win in a 100-lap contest. 51FIFTY Jr. Late Models and Mini Cups vs. Bandoleros are also on deck…
Read MoreKELLER AUTO SPEEDWAY ADDS KINGS OF THUNDER TO FRIDAY MARCH 12
(March 9, 2021 with Gary Thomas) – With Thunderbowl Raceway forced to cancel this Friday’s event, Keller Auto Speedway Promoter Peter Murphy is pleased to announce that he and his staff have added the Kings of Thunder show to the Hanford based venue. With the Kings of Thunder Winged 360 Sprint Cars already scheduled to…
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