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DARREN BRENT EARNS SECOND CAREER WESTERN MIDGET FEATURE

By Steven Blakesley | March 20, 2021

GLENDALE, ARIZ. (March 20, 2021) – Lakeside, Calif.’s Darren Brent won the championship opener for Western Midget Racing presented by Masters Design and Construction, grabbing his second career victory during the series stop at Adobe Mountain Speedway in Glendale, Ariz. Saturday night. The series first visited Adobe Mountain’s one-fifth mile in February where Fresno’s David…

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ERICKSON OUTFOXES HERZOG FOR MADERA LATE MODEL OPENING NIGHT WIN

By Steven Blakesley | March 20, 2021

MADERA, CALIF. (March 20, 2021) – Multi-time Madera Speedway champion Matt Erickson kicked off the Madera Late Model season in style on Saturday night, using a late race restart to charge past 2019 Nut Up Pro Late Model champion Austin Herzog for the victory. The 40-lap event opened the points season for the non-MAVTV “club”…

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ON THE RADAR: 2021 SEASON PICKING UP MOMENTUM IN CALIFORNIA

By Steven Blakesley | March 19, 2021

(March 19, 2021) – As we near statewide adoption of fans in the grandstands in California in April, several tracks will welcome the general public this weekend as part of a busy “On the Radar” for West Coast Short Track Racing! Friday March 19-Sunday March 21 Red Bluff Outlaws hosts its annual West Coast Nationals…

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KING OF THE WEST OPEN 2021 SPRINT CAR SEASON AT STOCKON

By Short Track Live | March 19, 2021

(March 19, 2021 from Jim Allen) – The high powered NARC King of the West Fujitsu General Series will kick off its highly anticipated 2021 sprint car campaign on Saturday, March 20th, with the Salute to LeRoy Van Conett at the Stockton Dirt Track. The event is in honor of legendary eight-time Northern Auto Racing…

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NEWS AND NOTES: SIXTH ANNUAL WINTER SHOWDOWN 150 AT KERN THIS SATURDAY

By Short Track Live | March 18, 2021

(March 18, 2021 from Kevin Peters) – Event: The Sixth Annual “Winter Showdown 150” will take place at Kern County Raceway (CA) on March 20, 2021. The SPEARS Modifieds will participate in the “SPEARS Manufacturing Winter Showdown 60”, gunning for a $2,500 payday. Unique Format: The “Showdown” for the Super Late Models will see 150…

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WILD WEST SHOOTOUT MOVES TO VADO SPEEDWAY IN 2021

By Short Track Live | March 18, 2021

(March 18, 2021 from Ben Shelton) – Just like racers are sometimes forced to adjust on the fly, the same is true with racing events. On the heels of the recent announcement that Arizona Speedway will be ceasing operations, officials with the Keyser Manufacturing Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts have announced that…

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2021 WESTERN MIDGET RACING CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON BEGINS SATURDAY IN ARIZONA

By Steven Blakesley | March 18, 2021

WATSONVILLE, CALIF. (March 18, 2021) – The 2021 Western Midget Racing presented by Masters Design and Construction championship season will fire off Saturday from Adobe Mountain Speedway in Glendale, Ariz., starting the path towards over $5,000 in cash awards up for grabs at the end of the 25-race schedule. Drivers will be ranked by their…

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BYRD, CLYNE, GLOY, KENDALL, SNIDER ELECTED TO WEST COAST HALL OF FAME

By Short Track Live | March 16, 2021

(March 16, 2021 from Owen Kearns) – Las Vegas Motor Speedway builder Richie Clyne heads a five-member class slated for induction into the West Coast Stock Car/Motorsports Hall of Fame in June 2021. Clyne’s fellow enshrinees – chosen via two rounds of voting by the Hall’s board of directors – are Dave Byrd, NASCAR Pacific…

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MAX ADAMS TOPS SATURDAY’S KERN COUNTY USAC/CRA FEATURE

By Short Track Live | March 14, 2021

(March 14, 2021 from Lance Jennings) – Racing past Brody Roa on the twenty-third circuit, Max Adams (Loomis, CA) led the rest of the way to claim Saturday’s $3,000 feature at The Dirt Track at Kern County Raceway Park. Racing Keith Ford’s #73 Cam 2 Blue Blood Racing Oil / Sun Valley AG Transport Triple…

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CARLOS VIEIRA TAKES $5,000 MADERA MAVTV PRO LATE MODEL OPENER

By Steven Blakesley | March 13, 2021

MADERA, CALIF. (March 13, 2021) – Livingston’s Carlos Vieira scored his first MAVTV-televised Nut Up Pro Late Model victory on Saturday night at Madera Speedway, earning the $5,000 season opener during a five-lap shootout to close the 100-lap feature. The opening night on the one-third mile included openers for the 51FIFTY Jr. Late Models and…

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