Late Models
January 12, 2021 w/ Dean Thompson
(January 12, 2021) – 2020 NASCAR CA State Champion & 2020 SRL RoY Dean Thompson joins the show to look back on his season while looking ahead to 2021. We also look at drivers in the Winners Circle and the “Best Thing I Saw” over the weekend!
Read MoreALL AMERICAN SPEEDWAY ANNOUNCES 2021 SCHEDULE
ROSEVILLE, Calif. (January 12, 2021) – The 67th schedule of racing for Roseville’s All American Speedway has been released, marking the third NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series schedule under Bill McAnally Racing Promotions. Photo by Don Thompson View all 2021 West Coast schedules Championships will be awarded at the one-third mile asphalt oval @the Grounds…
Read More50 YEARS OF RACING AT MADERA SPEEDWAY – SCHEDULE RELEASED
(January 7, 2021 from Madera PR) – The Madera Speedway will celebrate 50 years of racing at the fastest 1/3 mile in the west in 2021 with a variety of high caliber motorsports action. The headliner of the 2021 racing season will be the seventh consecutive year of the nationally televised Nut Up Pro Late…
Read MoreBIG YEAR FOR THE SPEARS SRL IN 2021; THREE SCHEDULES ANNOUNCED
(December 30, 2020 from SRL PR) – In 2021, the SPEARS Southwest Tour Series, the Spears Manufacturing Modified Series and the new SPEARS (SRL) Pro Late Model Series will combine for thirty championship main events. The three series will compete at the premier short tracks in the southwest and will receive national coverage by MAVTV…
Read MoreDOSS AND THORN SCORE SRL WINS AND CHAMPIONSHIPS AT KERN COUNTY RACEWAY
BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA (December 21, 2020 from Kevin Peters) – Derek Thorn and Jeremy Doss scored victories and championships Saturday night at Kern County Raceway as the season wrapped up for both the SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour and SPEARS Modified Series. Thorn took home his eighth victory of the season and 49th career SRL triumph, to…
Read MoreA TEN YEAR SNOWBALL DERBY JOURNEY FOR DEREK THORN
A story that began in 2011 may reach its pinnacle in 2020, as Derek Thorn prepares to roll off the grid as the polesitter of Sunday’s 53rd Snowball Derby. Photos by Sal Sigala, Jr. In 2011, Thorn came into the most prestigious Super Late Model race in America as a driver on the rise. He finished…
Read MoreDecember 1, 2020 w/ Grant Thompson
(Deccember 1, 2020) – 2019 Madera Jr. Late Model Challenge Camp winner Grant Thompson joins the show after winning the inaugural Jr. Late Model race at Tucson Speedway on Sunday. Thompson will be competing in the Snowflake 100 portion of the Snowball Derby this weekend. We also look at the drivers in the “Winners Circle”…
Read MoreNEW SPEARS PRO LATE MODEL SERIES STARTS IN 2021
(November 30, 2020 from SRL PR) – In 2021, west coast racing will see the new SPEARS (SRL) Pro Late Model Series compete in its inaugural season. With the support of Sigma Performance Services, Spears Manufacturing, Hoosier Tire, SUNOCO Race Fuels, FLUIDYNE High Performance, MAVTV, Motor City GMC/GM Performance, KHI Management, PFC Brakes, the new…
Read MoreON THE RADAR: SHORT TRACK HAPPENINGS IN NOVEMBER
(November 25, 2020) – Another batch of strong multi-day events highlight the West Coast short track racing scene. Here’s a look at all the events that Short Track Live will be following On the Radar! Friday November 27 – Saturday November 28 Arizona Speedway presents the 5th Copper Classic with ASCS Southwest Region wing and…
Read MoreBRADLEY ERICKSON WINS LATE MODEL DEBUT WITH $2,000 TURKEY TRIPLE OPEN
MADERA, CALIF. (November 14, 2020) – 14-year-old Bradley Erickson won his sixth triumph of the 2020 season at Madera Speedway, but first in a Pro Late Model, topping an outstanding field for the $2,000 75-lap Turkey Triple Open win. Erickson was one of four winners during the late-season non-points finale, which was followed by an…
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