Late Models
ON THE RADAR: INDEPENDENCE DAY WEEKEND IN CALIFORNIA
(July 1, 2020) – Race tracks across California are set to celebrate our nation’s Independence with a huge slate of 4th of July action ON THE RADAR! Friday July 3: Antioch Speedway kicks off their two-day George Steitz Memorial Big Kahuna races with IMCA Modifieds and IMCA Sport Mods. Saturday’s features include $1500 to win for…
Read MoreWINNERS CIRCLE: WHO EARNED CHECKERED FLAGS ON JUNE 27, 2020?
BAKERSFIELD DRIVERS REIGN AT MADERA WITH SHEPHERD AND WISE TAKING MAVTV WINS
(June 27, 2020) – Withstanding challenges from 2019 Southwest Tour champion Cole Moore over a series of late race restarts, two-time Nut Up Pro Late Model champion Buddy Shepherd won Saturday’s Madera Speedway MAVTV season opener. The Bakersfield driver started on the outside pole position, took over the lead on lap 26, then never relinquished…
Read MoreON THE RADAR: JUNE 27 WEEKEND ON THE WEST COAST
(June 24, 2020) – Don’t call them Speedweeks but the California dirt track racers will have two opportunities to compete in multi-day events across multiple tracks, leading this week’s On The Radar! Wednesday June 24: Dixon Speedway kicks off the brand-new 2020 West Coast COVID Cup with five divisions of Micro Sprint racing. Drivers compete…
Read MoreMADERA SPEEDWAY MAVTV LATE MODELS ROAR TO LIFE THIS SATURDAY NIGHT
MADERA, CALIF. (June 23, 2020) – The 2020 championship battles in the MAVTV-televised Nut Up Pro Late Models and 51FIFTY Jr. Late Models begins on Saturday night at Madera Speedway, driving the one-third mile asphalt oval into the heart of its 48th season of racing. Mini Cups vs. Bandoleros will also join the action with…
Read MoreWINNERS CIRCLE: A LOOK AT THE TROPHY HUNTERS FROM JUNE 20, 2020
MADERA SPEEDWAY RELEASES REVISED 2020 RACING SCHEDULE
MADERA, CALIF. (June 19, 2020) – Madera Speedway has released a revised schedule for the remainder of the 48th season of competition at the one-third mile oval. Among the changes are calendar changes for the MAVTV-televised Nut Up Pro Late Models and 51FIFTY Jr. Late Model Series, along with their young counterparts in the Mini…
Read MoreFATHER’S DAY WEEKEND A CHANCE TO REFLECT ON THE ROLE OF FAMILY IN RACING
(June 18, 2020) – Motorsports and families go together like peanut butter and jelly. The fabric of racing is woven from the stories of families coming together to triumph throughout all facets of the sport. On Father’s Day weekend, I wanted to look at some of the best stories of family in California short track…
Read MoreON THE RADAR: JUNE 20 WEEKEND IN CALIFORNIA
(June 17, 2020) – Another large slate of races is on deck across the state of California for the weekend of Saturday June 20th. The editors of ShortTrackLive.com have compiled what is “ON THE RADAR” for short track fans in the Golden State Friday June 19: Delta Speedway in Stockton will open its 2020 season…
Read MoreJACOB SMITH EARNS FIRST CAREER MADERA LATE MODEL WIN
MADERA, Calif. (June 13, 2020) – For the second consecutive week, a Bakersfield driver reigned supreme at Madera as Jacob Smith won his first feature at the one-third mile asphalt oval on Saturday evening. Smith won qualifying and his heat race, then led all 40 laps of the feature for the non-televised series. The racing…
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