Posts Tagged ‘Merced Speedway’
2021 USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET SLATE SET
(December 24, 2020 from USAC PR) – The 40th season of USAC Western States Midget racing gets underway in 2021 with 16 events at eight different venues spanning the Golden State of California from March to October. Photo by Devin Mayo Bakersfield Speedway heads the schedule with the season opening race on March 27, co-sanctioned by…
Read More2021 USAC WEST COAST SPRINT SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED
(December 24, 2020 from USAC PR) – Eighteen total races – 16 toward the championship – and nine California racetracks lie ahead for the USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series during the 2021 season. Photo by Devin Mayo Five of those dates are slated for the seaside oval of Ventura Raceway, which will contest both the…
Read MoreON THE RADAR: SHORT TRACK HAPPENINGS IN NOVEMBER
(November 25, 2020) – Another batch of strong multi-day events highlight the West Coast short track racing scene. Here’s a look at all the events that Short Track Live will be following On the Radar! Friday November 27 – Saturday November 28 Arizona Speedway presents the 5th Copper Classic with ASCS Southwest Region wing and…
Read MoreHUGE PAYOUTS, NEW VENUES, ICONIC EVENTS HIGHLIGHT 2021 WORLD OF OUTLAWS SEASON
(November 25, 2020 from WoO PR) – The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series is bringing a 90-plus schedule across 27 states with game-changing purses at stake in 2021. Key to next season is the revitalization of a full slate of crown jewel events, including the 60th NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals…
Read MoreNovember 24, 2020 w/ Doug Lockwood
(November 24, 2020) – Merced Speedway GM Doug Lockwood joins the show, talking about the challenges of the 2020 season and what’s ahead in 2021 with his expanded role with USAC. We also take a trip to the “Winners Circle” and a look at the “Best Thing I Saw” over the weekend!
Read MoreTHORSON CLOSES USAC MIDGET SEASON THE SAME WAY HE STARTED IT: IN VICTORY LANE
(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…
Read MoreIT’S ALL MESERAULL IN MERCED’S USAC MIDGET DEBUT
(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…
Read MoreON THE RADAR: RACES TO BE THANKFUL FOR ON THE WEST COAST
(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…
Read MoreMERCED ADDED, PLACERVILLE OFF FOR USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK NATIONAL MIDGETS
(November 10, 2020 from USAC PR) – The schedule for the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship’s season-ending west coast trip in the month of November will have another new look with the announcement of the cancellation of the Hangtown 100 at Placerville (Calif.) Speedway and the addition of two events at Merced (Calif.)…
Read MoreON THE RADAR: MUTLI-DAY EVENTS WITH LUCRATIVE PURSES AWAIT WEST COAST TEAMS
(October 22, 2020) – October racing on the West Coast usually means one thing: multi-day special events! The October Classic roars back to Kern County Raceway Park while Antioch, Delta, Merced, and Red Bluff will each host two nights of dirt action. It’s all coming up this weekend On the Radar! Friday October 23 All…
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