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PLACERVILLE SPEEDWAY HOSTS 18TH ANNUAL TRIBUTE TO AL HINDS THIS SATURDAY

By Short Track Live | April 7, 2021

(April 7, 2021 from Gary Thomas) – The El Dorado County Fairgrounds based Placerville Speedway is locked and loaded to host one of its longest running events at the quarter-mile bullring, with the 18th annual “Tribute to Al Hinds” set to take place this Saturday night. Tickets for the show went on sale Monday and…

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GRANDSTANDS OPEN FOR SEASON OPENER AT DELTA SPEEDWAY IN STOCKTON

By Steven Blakesley | April 6, 2021

STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA (April 6, 2021) – Delta Speedway presented by the Financial Center Credit Union welcomes race fans back to the 1/7th mile dirt at the San Joaquin County Fairgrounds on Saturday night, opening its 35th season of competition with up to 250 spectators permitted in the stands. Photo by Chris Cleveland Ticket sales will take…

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NASCIMENTO BECOMES NEWEST MAVTV-TELEVISED NUT UP PRO LATE MODEL WINNER WITH MADERA TRIUMPH

By Steven Blakesley | April 3, 2021

MADERA, CALIF. (April 3, 2021) – Manteca’s Eric Nascimento, Jr. muscled past California State champion Trevor Huddleston, then fended off 2019 Nut Up Pro Late Model champion Austin Herzog, on the way to his first career MAVTV-televised Pro Late Model win at Madera Speedway on Saturday night. Nascimento was joined by Idaho’s 16-year-old Jacob Smith…

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SANDERS OPENS SEASON WITH BACK-TO-BACK OCEAN SPRINTS TRIUMPHS IN WATSONVILLE

By Steven Blakesley | April 3, 2021

WATSONVILLE, CALIF. (April 2, 2021) – 2015 Ocean Sprints presented by Taco Bravo champion Justin Sanders continued to add to his accomplishments in the 360 Sprint Car Series, winning his second consecutive feature on Friday night in Watsonville. Sanders’ win equals his win total from a partial campaign in 2020, setting a strong start to…

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FANS RETURN TO MADERA SPEEDWAY FOR THIS WEEKEND’S MAVTV-TELEVISED LATE MODEL RACES

By Steven Blakesley | March 31, 2021

MADERA, CALIF. (March 31, 2021) – Madera Speedway will welcome fans back into the grandstands this Saturday night during the second round of the Nut Up Pro Late Models and 51FIFTY Jr. Late Models. Fans will return in limited numbers for the second MAVTV-televised race of the 50th season for the one-third mile speedway. Mini…

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CHASE JOHNSON USES LATE CHARGE TO WIN AT BAKERSFIELD

By Short Track Live | March 28, 2021

(March 28, 2021 from Lance Jennings) – Taking advantage of a late restart, Chase Johnson (Penngrove, CA) took command of the final three laps to score the $1,200 victory at Bakersfield Speedway. For Johnson, the 30-lap triumph was the second USAC Western States Midget Series win of his career. Driving the Six8 Motorsports #68 Rockwell…

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TANNER CARRICK FINDS REDEMPTION FOR FIRST SCCT WIN AT PLACERVILLE

By Steven Blakesley | March 28, 2021

(March 28, 2021 from Gary Thomas) – During the most recent Sprint Car Challenge Tour opener in 2019, Lincoln’s Tanner Carrick jumped out to a large lead in the feature, only to have things end after getting over the edge of the track in turn one. Photo by Devin Mayo Fast forward two years later…

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AIDAN DANIELS BREAKS THROUGH FOR LATE MODEL TRIUMPH AT ROSEVILLE

By Steven Blakesley | March 28, 2021

ROSEVILLE, Calif. (March 28, 2021) – 2020 All American Speedway Jr. Late Model champion Aidan Daniels earned perhaps the biggest win of his career on Saturday night, earning a win during the 2021 season opener in Roseville for the NASCAR Late Models. Daniels won the second in a pair of 35-lap Late Model races that…

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PRICKETT STORMS TO 12TH CAREER WIN WITH WMR VICTORY AT OCEAN SPEEDWAY

By Steven Blakesley | March 26, 2021

WATSONVILLE, CALIF. (March 26, 2021) – Fresno’s David Prickett topped a growing field of Western Midget Racing presented by Masters Design and Construction entries on Friday night at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville, earning a hard-fought win over Blake Bower in round two of the 2021 championship series. The win marks Prickett’s twelfth in WMR competition.…

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MOORE STRIKES FIRST WITH INAUGURAL BMR DRIVERS ACADEMY WIN

By Steven Blakesley | March 26, 2021

ROSEVILLE, Calif. (March 26, 2021) – Granite Bay, Calif.’s Cole More fended off Wisconsin’s Gabe Sommers for the inaugural BMR Drivers Academy – a NASCAR Driver Development Program – victory on Friday night from the All American Speedway in Roseville, Calif. Moore used the outside to maintain the top spot as the 2019 SRL Southwest…

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