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DEREK THORN HITS THE JACKPOT WITH SEVENTH SIN CITY SRL WIN

By Short Track Live | November 22, 2020

(November 22, 2020 by Kevin Peters) – Derek Thorn had been looking for a customized Retro Custom Metals designed trophy for half a dozen years. In 2019, he finally got that trophy, in this same event. Saturday night, at the Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Thorn got his second one, in dominating fashion. Thorn…

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THORSON CLOSES USAC MIDGET SEASON THE SAME WAY HE STARTED IT: IN VICTORY LANE

By Steven Blakesley | November 22, 2020

(November 22, 2020 from USAC PR) – From Ocala, Fla. to Merced, Calif., the 2020 USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget season concluded in the same manner it began – with Tanner Thorson’s presence in victory lane. Photo by Rich Forman Of all his great performances in 2020, Thorson very well may have saved his…

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IT’S ALL MESERAULL IN MERCED’S USAC MIDGET DEBUT

By Short Track Live | November 21, 2020

(November 20, 2020 from USAC PR) – For Thomas Meseraull, that coveted first points-paying race victory with the USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midgets was two decades in the making when he notched win number one in October. Photo by Rich Forman Just a month and change later, Meseraull was celebrating victory number two on Friday…

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ON THE RADAR: RACES TO BE THANKFUL FOR ON THE WEST COAST

By Steven Blakesley | November 19, 2020

(November 19, 2020) – As the racing world continues to navigate the COVID-19 Pandemic, short track fans on the West Coast will have a lot to be thankful for this weekend. Racing on both dirt and asphalt will be featured in Short Track Live’s On the Radar! Friday November 20 Merced Speedway hosts night #1…

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NEWS & NOTES: SRL SOUTHWEST TOUR IN VEGAS THIS SATURDAY

By Short Track Live | November 19, 2020

(November 19, 2020 by Kevin Peters) – Event: The “Retro Custom Metals 137” is round number eight of nine, in the 2020 championship season, and will take place at the Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. This is typically the championship event for the series, but because of Covid-19, an event was added to the…

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KOFOID OUTDUELS LARSON FOR BAKO WIN; WINDOM LEADS STANDINGS BY 1

By Short Track Live | November 18, 2020

(November 18, 2020 from USAC PR) – Coming up through the ranks in the earliest years of his racing career, Buddy Kofoid idolized Kyle Larson. In recent years, Kofoid has gotten the opportunity to compete head-to-head with Larson on occasion in midgets and sprint cars.  Photo by Rich Forman In Tuesday night’s NOS Energy Drink…

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TITLE RACE FOR USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK NATIONAL MIDGETS CONVERGES ON BAKERSFIELD

By Steven Blakesley | November 17, 2020

(November 17, 2020 from USAC PR) – Three drivers – Chris Windom, Tyler Courtney and Tanner Thorson – will fight it out for the right to earn the coveted title of 2020 USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget champion this Tuesday night, November 17, in the NOS Energy Drink November Classic at California’s Bakersfield Speedway.…

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BUDDY KOFOID CONQUERS WESTERN WORLD MIDGETS

By Short Track Live | November 15, 2020

(November 15, 2020 from USAC PR) – Three-hundred-sixty-four nights earlier, Buddy Kofoid arrived at Arizona Speedway’s Western World Championships as a newcomer to the USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget wars when he made his first series start in the event, finishing 22nd. Photo by Rich Forman Three-hundred-sixty-four nights later, Buddy Kofoid became a Western World…

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BRADLEY ERICKSON WINS LATE MODEL DEBUT WITH $2,000 TURKEY TRIPLE OPEN

By Steven Blakesley | November 14, 2020

MADERA, CALIF. (November 14, 2020) – 14-year-old Bradley Erickson won his sixth triumph of the 2020 season at Madera Speedway, but first in a Pro Late Model, topping an outstanding field for the $2,000 75-lap Turkey Triple Open win. Erickson was one of four winners during the late-season non-points finale, which was followed by an…

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ON THE RADAR: WEST COAST RACING CONTINUES DEEP INTO NOVEMBER

By Steven Blakesley | November 12, 2020

(November 12, 2020) – The 2020 season is far from over on the West Coast as the surge of late season races continues. West Coast Short Track fans will have multiple races to look forward to On The Radar! Friday November 13-Saturday November 14 Arizona Speedway is the site for the 53rd Western World Championships.…

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