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IEST GOES EAST, SIGNED FOR SIX RACES WITH DGR-CROSLEY

By Short Track Live | December 18, 2020

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Dec. 18, 2020) – DGR-Crosley announced today that 17-year-old up and coming stock car driver Joey Iest, of Madera, Calif., will join its driver development program competing in six ARCA Menards Series East races in 2021, with the potential for other events to be added. Photo by Jason Wedehase Iest started racing in 2012 at…

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ARCA MENARDS SERIES WEST 2021 SCHEDULE SET FOR NINE RACES

By Short Track Live | December 18, 2020

Temperance, MI – (December 18, 2020) – The schedule for the ARCA Menards Series West has been set, featuring nine races on tracks ranging from a quarter-mile at All-American Speedway to the one-mile Phoenix Raceway oval and a pair of road course races. The West opener – a combination race with the ARCA Menards Series…

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DOSS AND SECORD BATTLE FOR SPEARS MODIFIED CHAMPIONSHIP AT KERN COUNTY RACEWAY

By Short Track Live | December 17, 2020

(December 17, 2020 from Kevin Peters) – In what has been one of the most hotly contested championship battles in SPEARS Modified Series presented by Lucas Oil (formerly Lucas Oil Modified Series) history, the fight will come down to the season finale at Kern County Raceway (CA) on December 19th. The “COMP Cams 60 presented…

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NEWS AND NOTES SPEARS SOUTHWEST TOUR SERIES FINALE AT KERN COUNTY RACEWAY

By Short Track Live | December 17, 2020

(December 17, 2020 from Kevin Peters) – Event: The “FAST 110 presented by COMP Cams” is the final event of the SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour Series 20th season. The ninth championship event of the season was added after Covid-19 restrictions wiped out a large portion of the first half of the schedule. The event was…

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NARC RELEASES 2021 KING OF THE WEST SPRINT CAR SCHEDULE

By Short Track Live | December 11, 2020

(December 11, 2020 from KWS PR & Jim Allen) – The Northern Auto Racing Club has rolled out its 2021 King of the West 410 Sprint Car Series schedule, featuring 20 racing events at 10 different dirt tracks throughout California. Photo by Joe Shivak The series, which will feature Fujitsu General as the title sponsor, is…

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DELTA SPEEDWAY UNVEILS 2021 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

By Steven Blakesley | December 9, 2020

STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA (December 9, 2020) – Dirt will continue to fly in Stockton in 2021, with the 35th season of Micro Sprint racing planned at the Delta Speedway. The 1/7th mile oval at the San Joaquin County Fairgrounds has unveiled a 16-race slate for the upcoming campaign. Promoters Bob & Tiffanie Panella will again present…

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A TEN YEAR SNOWBALL DERBY JOURNEY FOR DEREK THORN

By Steven Blakesley | December 6, 2020

A story that began in 2011 may reach its pinnacle in 2020, as Derek Thorn prepares to roll off the grid as the polesitter of Sunday’s 53rd Snowball Derby. Photos by Sal Sigala, Jr. In 2011, Thorn came into the most prestigious Super Late Model race in America as a driver on the rise. He finished…

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NEW SPEARS PRO LATE MODEL SERIES STARTS IN 2021

By Short Track Live | November 30, 2020

(November 30, 2020 from SRL PR) – In 2021, west coast racing will see the new SPEARS (SRL) Pro Late Model Series compete in its inaugural season. With the support of Sigma Performance Services, Spears Manufacturing, Hoosier Tire, SUNOCO Race Fuels, FLUIDYNE High Performance, MAVTV, Motor City GMC/GM Performance, KHI Management, PFC Brakes, the new…

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BILL MCANALLY RACING DRIVERS ACADEMY ANNOUNCED FOR 2021

By Steven Blakesley | November 30, 2020

ROSEVILLE, Calif. (Nov. 30, 2020) – Bill McAnally Racing has announced the BMR Drivers Academy for the 2021 season, presenting an opportunity for at least 14 drivers to participate with the 10-time NASCAR and ARCA regional championship winning organization. Academy competition will encompass 40 races across 18 two-day sessions at five tracks in California that…

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KYLE LARSON SWEEPS THE ASCS SOUTHWEST COPPER CLASSIC

By Short Track Live | November 29, 2020

(November 29, 2020 from ASCS PR) – Making it an unprecedented 45 wins on the 2020 season, California’s Kyle Larson made it a weekend sweep with the ASCS Southwest Region in the fifth running of the Copper Classic at Arizona Speedway. Through the first two turns, Rico Abreu ripped the cushion to the race lead…

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