Posts by Steven Blakesley
MADERA SPEEDWAY INTRODUCES SUPER LATE MODEL CHALLENGE SERIES FOR 2024 SEASON
MADERA, CALIFORNIA (January 5, 2024) – High speed Super Late Model thrills will return to the Madera Speedway for the first time since 2019 with at least four race series in 2024. The big engines and slick tires will speed around the fastest one-third mile on the west on April 13, May 11, June 15,…
Read MoreRICO ABREU RACING CREW CHIEF RICKY WARNER TO BE INDUCTED INTO NATIONAL SPRINT CAR HALL OF FAME
Brownsburg, Indiana (December 29, 2023) – Veteran Sprint Car racing championship crew chief Ricky Warner, currently serving as the crew chief for Rico Abreu Racing, has been announced for the 2024 class of the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame. The 34th induction ceremony will take place on Saturday June 1 in Knoxville, Iowa. Photo…
Read MoreMADERA SPEEDWAY UNVEILS MAVTV-TELEVISED LATE MODEL SLATE FOR 2024
INEX Legends to compete for track championship MADERA, CALIFORNIA (December 7, 2023) – Madera Speedway celebrates its 53rd year of motorsports excitement in central California by unveiling its nine-race slate of MAVTV-televised Pro and 51FIFTY Jr. Late Model action, presented by Mission Foods. Both the INEX Legends and INEX Bandoleros will join the schedule for…
Read MoreKENNEALY KELLER MOTORSPORTS ADDS DANICA DART FOR ROOKIE ARCA WEST CAMPAIGN
MADERA, CALIFORNIA (December 4, 2023) – 16-year-old Danica Dart of Ephrata, Washington will join female-owned Kennealy Keller Motorsports for a full-time rookie season in the ARCA Menards Series West in 2024. She will carry the No. 11 in the series and join Madera’s Robbie Kennealy and Las Vegas’ Kyle Keller in the KKM stable in…
Read MoreAARON WILLISON WINS RECORD BREAKING $50,000 RISKON360! OPEN WHEEL SHOWDOWN IN LAS VEGAS
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA (December 2, 2023) – Aaron Willison of Langley, British Columbia, Canada led wire-to-wire for the richest payday in pavement open wheel history, a $50,000 USD or $67,480 Canadian haul, after the 100-lap Riskon360! Open Wheel Showdown for Winged Sprint Cars at the Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Photo by GWC Media…
Read MoreBLONDE BREAKS TRACK RECORD, WILLISON SNAGS POLE FOR LUCRATIVE RISKON360! OPEN WHEEL SHOWDOWN
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA (December 1, 2023) – The high-speed thrills of the inaugural Riskon360! Open Wheel Showdown continued Friday night with Winged Sprint Car time trials, heat races, and the fast dash. Litchfield, Michigan’s Jason Blonde stormed to a new track record at 11.629 seconds / 116.089 miles per hour before Langley, British Columbia, Canada’s…
Read MoreTRACK RECORD SPEEDS HIGHLIGHT OPENING NIGHT OF INAUGURAL RISKON360! OPEN WHEEL SHOWDOWN
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA (November 30, 2023) – The highly anticipated opening Thursday night of the Riskon360! Open Wheel Showdown saw Winged Sprint Cars and Speed Tour Super Modified begin their on track action in search of record paydays at the Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Davey Hamilton, Jr. of Nampa, Idaho set a blistering…
Read MoreNATHAN BYRD TAKES ON TRIPLE DUTY AT THE INAUGURAL RISKON360! OPEN WHEEL SHOWDOWN
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA (November 17, 2023) – 23-year-old Nathan Byrd of Litchfield Park, Ariz. will take on the inaugural Riskon360! Open Wheel Showdown with a triple-duty campaign, racing in the $50,000-to-win Winged Sprint Car, $10,000-to-win Midget, and $5,000-to-win Super Modified divisions at the Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Byrd will be making his Winged…
Read MoreRISKON360! OPEN WHEEL SHOWDOWN BRINGS LARGEST AND MOST LUCRATIVE OPEN WHEEL RACE TO LAS VEGAS DEC 1-2
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA (November 14, 2023) – The stakes will be raised in Las Vegas on December 1st and 2nd with the Riskon360! Open Wheel Showdown heading for the Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, with the world’s best pavement open wheel racers competing for a record $50,000-to-win Winged Sprint Car purse. $10,000 will be…
Read MoreRISKON360 BECOMES TITLE SPONSOR FOR OPEN WHEEL SHOWDOWN
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA (November 11, 2023) – Las Vegas will become the epicenter of the automotive world this fall and an exciting partnership will further solidify the synergy of motorsports in Sin City, as RiskOn360 has joined Davey Hamilton, Jr.’s Open Wheel Showdown as the title sponsor. The RiskOn360 Open Wheel Showdown invades the Bullring…
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