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ANTHONY BRUNO EARNS FIRST CAREER WMR WIN AT VENTURA RACEWAY
VENTURA, CALIFORNIA (March 17, 2024) – San Jose’s Anthony Bruno opened the 2024 Western Midget Racing season with his first career trip to victory lane in a Midget, winning the 20-lap feature on Saturday night at Ventura Raceway. Bruno shared the front row of the feature with series stalwart Kyle Hawse of Las Vegas, Nevada.…
Read MoreWESTERN MIDGET RACING 2024 SEASON RACES INTO VENTURA RACEWAY THIS SATURDAY
WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA (March 13, 2024) – Western Midget Racing kicks off a busy season full of marquee events and competitive dirt midget racing this Saturday night at Ventura Raceway. The Ventura round fires off a 2024 schedule with 19 races, with the championship journey concluding at Ventura on October 26 as well. All told, WMR’s…
Read MoreTANNER HOLMES CLAIMS RICHEST OUTLAW KART PURSE WITH $10,000 HIGH DESERT HUSTLE TRIUMPH
RENO, NEVADA (February 3, 2024) – Jacksonville, Oregon’s Tanner Holmes survived a last-lap assault from 13-year-old Aiden Larimer to claim Saturday’s $10,000-to-win High Desert Hustle for Open 500 Outlaw Karts in Reno, Nevada. The richest night in Outlaw Kart history saw six different winners at the Reno-Sparks Livestock Events Center temporary dirt track. Photo by…
Read MoreLANDON BROOKS OUTFOXES CARR FOR FRIDAY NIGHT HIGH DESERT HUSTLE OUTLAW WIN
RENO, NEVADA (February 2, 2024) – Landon Brooks of Rio Oso, Calif. won a haymaker duel with Preston Carr to claim Friday’s preliminary Open 500 Outlaw Kart feature at the inaugural High Desert Hustle in Reno, Nevada. The action wrapped up the preliminaries, with Saturday’s lucrative A-Features awaiting at the Reno-Sparks Livestock Events Center. Brooks…
Read MoreCOLBY COPELAND STARS IN OPENING NIGHT OF HIGH DESERT HUSTLE IN RENO WITH THREE CHECKERED FLAGS
RENO, NEVADA (February 2, 2024) – Roseville, Calif.’s Colby Copeland pulled off a three-peat at the opening night of the inaugural High Desert Hustle in Reno, winning the Open 500, Non-Wing 500, and Caged Clone features on the temporary dirt track. Copeland overcame contact in a fierce battle for second in the Open 500, then…
Read MoreOVER 250 OUTLAW KARTS TEAMS SET FOR RECORD-BREAKING HIGH DESERT HUSTLE IN RENO, FEB 1-3
RENO, NEVADA (January 26, 2024) – An outstanding field of more than 250 Outlaw Kart racers are set to compete in the record-breaking inaugural High Desert Hustle on Feb 1-3 at the Reno-Sparks Livestock Events Center. The lucrative indoor dirt track event features a $10,000 to win feature for the Open 500cc Outlaw Karts on…
Read MoreWESTERN MIDGET RACING ADDS MARQUEE EVENTS AT OCEAN SPEEDWAY AND KERN RACEWAY TO 2024 SLATE
WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA (January 19, 2024) – Two marquee events have been added to the exciting sixth season for Western Midget Racing, with the additions of the Johnny Key Classic at Ocean Speedway on August 10th and the October Classic at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway on October 25th. Photo by Top Dawg Photos The Ocean Speedway…
Read More2024 WESTERN MIDGET RACING SLATE UNVEILED FEATURING 18 RACES AT SIX CALIFORNIA DIRT TRACKS
WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA (January 10, 2024) – The sixth season for Western Midget Racing has been announced with six California dirt tracks set to host the grassroots Midget series as drivers compete for the coveted championship. Photo by Top Dawg Photos An 18-race slate awaits, including the season being bookended by races at Ventura Raceway on…
Read MoreCORBIN RUESCHENBERG TEAMS UP WITH TANNER THORSON FOR CHILI BOWL DEBUT
MESA, ARIZONA (January 6, 2024) – 14-year-old Corbin Rueschenberg of Mesa, Ariz. will become one of the youngest competitors in the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals history in 2024, competing in the 38th annual event in Tulsa, Oklahoma this week. Rueschenberg will drive a new Spike Chassis prepared by 2022 Chili Bowl Champion Tanner Thorson of…
Read MoreRECORD $10,000 TO WIN OUTLAW KART PURSE ANNOUNCED FOR INAUGURAL HIGH DESERT HUSTLE, FEB 1-3 IN RENO
RENO, NEVADA (January 5, 2024) – The infusion of major events into North American grassroots racing will hit the Outlaw Kart scene this February with the inaugural FTR High Desert Hustle featuring a $10,000 to win main event for the Open division inside the Reno-Sparks Livestock Events Center. A temporary high banked dirt track will…
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