Archive for January, 2013

Brady Bacon – Big Week Could Get Bigger!

| January 8, 2013
Brady Bacon – Big Week Could Get Bigger!

  (Bill W) January 7, 2013 – Brady Bacon is hoping to make the biggest week of his life a little bigger with a Chili Bowl win. After getting married last weekend to Xia Xianna, he’ll start his quest for the “Golden Driller” Tuesday night at the Tulsa Expo Center aboard the PPM Titanium Products […]

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Over $350,000 In Points-Fund Cash Distributed To Drivers During Gala Event Commemorating 2012 Season

| January 7, 2013

Over $350,000 In Points-Fund Cash Distributed To Drivers During Gala Event Commemorating 2012 Season   SPRINGFIELD, IL (January 7, 2013) – Brian Shirley of Chatham, Ill., and Devin Gilpin of Columbus, Ind., shared the spotlight during Saturday night’s 29 th annual DIRTcar Racing UMP ‘Night of Champions’ Awards Banquet inside the Springfield Crowne Plaza Hotel’s […]

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MUSEUM TO HOST “SPRINT CAR 101: AN EVENING WITH MIKE THOMAS & BOBBY THOMPSON” ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, AT 7 P.M.

| January 7, 2013
MUSEUM TO HOST “SPRINT CAR 101:  AN EVENING WITH MIKE THOMAS & BOBBY THOMPSON” ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, AT 7 P.M.

KNOXVILLE, IOWA (January 7, 2013) – The National Sprint Car Museum’s “Sprint Car 101” Third Thursday Series resumes on Thursday, January 17, with “An Evening with Mike Thomas & Bobby Thompson”  The free and open-to-the-public program will be held on the museum’s second floor and it will begin at 7 p.m. According to museum curator […]

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Attention All I-35 Speedway Drivers & Crew Members

| January 7, 2013
Attention All I-35 Speedway Drivers & Crew Members

  WINSTON, MO (Janusry 7, 2012) – Drivers meeting scheduled for 10:00 am January 19, 2013, at I-35 Trackside Bar and Grill. The 2013 racing season is just around the corner and big plans for a great year are in place.  We need all drivers in all classes to attend the upcoming drivers meeting January […]

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Registration fee waived for minors meeting Valentine’s Day deadline

| January 4, 2013
Registration fee waived for minors meeting Valentine’s Day deadline

VINTON, IOWA (January 4, 2012) – IMCA has a sweetheart of a deal for drivers under the age of 18 this season. Those drivers sending in their 2013 license application and signed consent forms by Thursday, Feb. 14 – that’s Valentine’s Day – don’t have to pay the $50 minor fee for registration. Licenses and consent […]

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POWRi Lucas Oil National Midgets schedule record-high 39 events for 2013

| January 4, 2013
POWRi Lucas Oil National Midgets schedule record-high 39 events for 2013

MILLSTADT, Ill. (January 4, 2013) — The POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series has scheduled an all-time high 39 events in Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin and Indiana for its ninth season in 2013, starting March 23 at Belle-Clair Speedway in Belleville, Ill., and ending Oct. 3-5 with the USAC co-sanctioned Gold Crown Midget Nationals at Tri-City […]

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This Year’s 24th Annual Prairie Dirt Classic Set To Become Biggest Event In History Of Fairbury American Legion Speedway

| January 4, 2013
This Year’s 24th Annual Prairie Dirt Classic Set To Become Biggest Event In History Of Fairbury American Legion Speedway

This Year’s 24th Annual Prairie Dirt Classic Set To Become Biggest Event In History Of Fairbury American Legion Speedway   New July 26-27 Date, Record Purse & World of Outlaws Late Model Series Sanction Highlight Prestigious Weekend’s 2013 Makeover FAIRBURY, IL (January 4, 2013) – Fairbury American Legion Speedway’s marquee event is getting a spectacular […]

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Robinson Named Great Plains Promoter of the Year, up for National Award!

| January 4, 2013

 WHEATLAND, MO (January 4, 2012) – Dan Robinson, General Manager of Lucas Oil Speedway is the 2012 Great Plains Region Promoter of the Year and joins a prestigious class of promoters in the running for Auto Racing Promoter of the Year. This honor comes from nomination by peers within the industry and is voted on […]

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USMTS rings in new year with new website at www.usmts.com

| January 4, 2013
USMTS rings in new year with new website at www.usmts.com

WEBSTER CITY, Iowa (Jan. 5) — Officials from the United States Modified Touring Series announced the launch of their new website today at www.usmts.com. The new online destination for the Best of the Best in open-wheel dirt modified racing is chock full statistics and information for fans, as well as USMTS teams, track operators and […]

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A little of everything in 2013 at Independence Motor Speedway

| January 3, 2013
A little of everything in 2013 at Independence Motor Speedway

INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (January 3, 2013) – The 31st consecutive season of IMCA weekly racing and an expanded special events schedule await race fans at Independence Motor Speedway in 2013.  IMCA-sanctioned Late Models, Modifieds, Stock Cars, SportMods, Hobby Stocks and Sport Compacts will again be showcased during the Saturday night program. The weekly battles are scheduled to […]

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