Posts by Steven Blakesley
MADERA 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…
Read MoreRAIO SALMON RETURNS TO VICTORY LANE WITH DELTA SPEEDWAY TURKEY BOWL XXIV WIN
STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA (October 28, 2023) – Raio Salmon of Fresno made her first win of the last several Micro Sprint seasons a big one, scoring the $2000 Turkey Bowl XXIV presented by East Bay Tire Super 600 victory on Saturday night at Delta Speedway. Salmon used her signature low line move to snare the coveted…
Read MoreADAM BAGGETT BREAKS THROUGH FOR FIRST MADERA PUMPKIN SMASH VICTORY
MADERA, CALIFORNIA (October 28, 2023) – Stockton’s Adam Baggett led 194 of the 200 laps in Saturday’s 17th annual Pumpkin Smash Halloween Bash Enduro for his first Madera Pumpkin Smash triumph. Baggett topped a field of 22 competitors on a one-third mile speedway covered in smashed pumpkins and soaked in water before each 100-lap segment.…
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