National Speed Sport News

KNOXVILLE, Iowa - In an attempt to make sprint-car racing more affordable for its 410 c. i. division, Knoxville Raceway has legalized new displacement criteria for engines.

Known as the Knoxville Open Sprint Engine, officials will allow 435 cubic inch engines with a maximum displacement of 440 c.i. Certain restrictions will also apply.

These changes will allow several other configurations in theread more

PALMYRA, Pa. - National Sprint Car Hall of Famer Kramer Williamson has been racing for a long time and has earned a lot of accolades during his racing career.

He has won 67 United Racing Company sprint-car events to go along with his three URC series titles in 1991, 1992 and 1995. He also has a number of 410 sprint-car victories to his name around central Pennsylvania.

With the 2010 season about toread more

GIBSONTON, Fla. - Pennsylvania's Tim Shaffer came close to completing a sweep of the season-opening American Sprint Car Series Rebel Region triple in "Kings" action at East Bay Raceway Park Saturday night.

But when Shaffer's engine soured less than two laps shy of Saturday night's checkered flag, Wayne Johnson snared the $14,500 winner's share in the 40-lap ninth annual Ronald Laney Memorial.

Johnsoread more

MCHENRY, Ill. - The Interstate Racing Ass'n Outlaw Sprint Series will embark on a 33-race schedule this year through five states, including 27 events in the state of Wisconsin.

The series will also make stops in Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois and Michigan during the course of the year. The schedule will include the annual Rick Schmidt Memorial at Dodge County Fairgrounds Speedway in Beaver Dam, Wis.,read more

Thursday
GIBSONTON, Fla. - Tim Shaffer kicked off the "Kings" portion of East Bay Raceway Park's 34th annual Winternationals by winning Thursday night's 25-lap American Sprint Car Series Rebel Region preliminary event.

Working forward from the seventh starting position, the Aliquippa, Pa., shoe took the lead from Canadian Lou Kennedy, Jr., on the 18th round en route to snaring just hisread more

MINNEAPOLIS - The Upper Midwest Sprint Car Series will host 24 nights of racing action at six different tracks this season, including a number of events alongside the IMCA Sprint Car Series.

The 2010 season will begin April 23 at Kopellah Speedway in St. Croix Falls, Wis., and April 24 at Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis. The series will complete its season Oct. 1 at Ogilvie (Minn.)read more

Montieth Eying Another Championship Run In Central Pennsylvania

Brian Montieth is a busy man.

He owns his own business.

He's a husband and a father to two young girls.

And on the weekends, he's a fan favorite as one of the most entertaining sprint-car drivers in central Pennsylvania.

Montieth, nicknamed "The Edge" for his up-against-the-fence, pedal-to-the-floor style, will begin his defense ofread more

LIVERPOOL, Pa.
I hate snow. Perhaps I've become a bit greedy seeing sprint-car races in Pennsylvania in February. No such luck this season as the blizzards have delayed Lincoln Speedway's opener until at least Saturday (March 6).

As of this writing, the Icebreaker 30 is still on, but another storm is headed up the coast, so we'll see.

Lincoln started its tradition of late February openers on Feb.read more

Modified
MIDWEST CITY, Okla. - The O'Reilly National Championship Racing Ass'n Modified Series returns for its 13th-consecutive season in 2010 with three different venues slated to host seven races.

The season will begin April 3 with a stop at 81 Speedway in Park City, Kan., which will host four of the seven events this year. Hutchinson (Kan.) Raceway Park will host two events July 2-3 and theread more

ATLANTA - The United Sprint Car Series Outlaw Thunder Tour will embark on a 54-night racing schedule this year, which includes trips to 27 different asphalt and dirt ovals in nine states.

The series will begin its season on Malden (Mo.) Speedway's three-eighths-mile clay oval March 20. A number of special events are also scheduled for this season, including the USCS Sprint Car Speedweek featuringread more

SELINSGROVE, Pa. - The 28th annual National Open for 410 sprint cars at Selinsgrove Speedway Sept. 18 will potentially pay out $26,000 if one driver can sweep both portions of the 44-lap tribute to Jim Nace.

The 44-lap event will be broken into two 22-lap segments, with each segment paying $6,000 to win. If one driver should win both 22-lap segments, they will earn an additional $14,000 bonus,read more

MINNEAPOLIS - In an effort to bring sprint-car racing back to Minneapolis, the Upper Midwest Sprint Car Series has joined forces with the International Motor Contest Ass'n.

The IMCA will now sanction the series, which will feature consistent rules between the two groups that will enable them to race together on numerous occasions during the 2010 season.

"IMCA realized they needed to redefine theirread more

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Gary Gimmler tried but could only watch as his brother Mark Gimmler pulled away to victory Saturday during the season opener for the Checkered Flag Sprint Series at Char-lotte County Motorsports Park.

The Gimmler brothers started on the front row with M. Gimmler slipping into the lead early from the pole as his brother gave chase.

Despite two caution flags that allowed G. Gimmlerread more

Sprints On Dirt
TULSA, Okla. - The Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt Series will embark on its 31st season with 27 nights of racing action at 15 tracks throughout Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Ontario.

The schedule:
May 1, Crystal Motor Speedway, Crystal, Mich.; May 21, Gas City I-69 Speedway, Gas City, Ind.; May 28, Limaland Motorsports Park, Lima, Ohio; May 29, Waynesfield Motorsports Park,read more

LOMIRA, Wis. - The Midwest Sprintcar Ass'n will host 43 nights of racing at five Wisconsin racks this year.

The majority of the events will be held at Plymouth (Wis.) Dirt Track or Manitowoc (Wis.) County Expo Speedway.

The schedule:
April 17, Dodge County Fairgrounds Speedway, Beaver Dam, Wis.; April 30, Manitowoc County Expo Speedway, Manitowoc, Wis.; May 1, Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis.;read more

GIBSONTON, Fla. - Mark Smith inherited the lead on lap 24 and held on to win a crash-filled All Star Circuit of Champions feature Thursday night at East Bay Raceway Park.

Smith was running third when Terry McCarl and Tim Shaffer got together and crashed while racing for the lead in turn two following a restart.

Smith, of Tower City, Pa., was the new leader with former All Star champion Dale Blaneyread more

Feb. 8
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. - Troy DeCaire captured his second victory in three nights by scorching the field Feb. 8 at New Smyrna Speedway during the Tampa Bay Area Racing Ass'n sprint-car feature.

Brian Gingras found himself out front for the early portion of the 30-lap event, but DeCaire stormed to the front and snatched the lead away on lap 15. DeCaire cruised the rest of the night and wasread more

GIBSONTON, Fla. - Mark Smith inherited the lead on lap 24 and held on to win a crash-filled All Star Circuit of Champions feature Thursday night at East Bay Raceway Park.

Smith was running third when Terry McCarl and Tim Shaffer got together and crashed while racing for the lead in turn two following a restart.

Smith, of Tower City, Pa., was the new leader with former All Star champion Dale Blaneyread more

TULSA, Okla. - The Lucas Oil Sprint Bandits Tour 'N Topless series will return for its sixth season with an expanded schedule.

The season will begin for the non-winged sprint-car tour with a Texas triple at Beaumont's Golden Triangle Raceway Park, Baytown's Houston Raceway Park and Heart O' Texas Speedway April 30-May 2.

The series will also make stops at three other tracks in May and June beforeread more

Saturday
INVERNESS, Fla. - Former Tampa Bay Area Racing Ass'n sprint-car champion Troy DeCaire started the new season off on the right foot by racing to victory Saturday at Citrus County Speedway.

Second-generation ace Larry Brazil, Jr. led the field to the green flag and slipped into the lead ahead of DeCaire on the three-eighths-mile asphalt oval. Ten laps into the race DeCaire found his wayread more

Feb. 3
BARBERVILLE, Fla. - Craig Dollansky opened up the DIRTcar Winternationals at Volusia Speedway Park with a victory in the 30-lap sprint car feature Feb. 3.

Dollansky of Elk River, Minn., started on the pole and bolted into the lead over fellow front-row-starter Jason Sides. Lucas Wolfe, who was subbing for Jac Haudenschild, fell into third.

The leaders were in lapped traffic by the fourthread more

INDIANAPOLIS - Six races will again make up the annual King of Indiana Sprint Series season, with dates at six race tracks around Indiana on the schedule.

The series for non-winged sprint cars will open its season May 14 with a visit to Gas City (Ind.) I-69 Speedway and wrap up with a visit to Paragon (Ind.) Speedway June 26.

The schedule:
May 14, Gas City I-69 Speedway, Gas City, Ind.; May 16,read more

HAUBSTADT, Ind. - The Hoosier Tire Midwest Sprint Car Series will return for its 10th season this year, with stops at five Indiana speedways.

Twelve races at five tracks make up the schedule, including six visits to Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Ind.

The schedule:
May 1, Lawrenceburg Speedway, Lawrenceburg, Ind.; May 15, Terre Haute Action Track, Terre Haute, Ind.; May 30, Tri-State Speedway,read more

BARBERVILLE, Fla. - Joey Saldana won the 30-lap All Star Circuit of Champions sprint-car feature on the second night of the DIRTcar Winternationals Thursday at Volusia Speedway Park.

Coming off a 22-win season in 2009, it was the Brownsburg Bullet's first checkered flag of the New Year.

Saldana started fifth in the Kasey Kahne Racing No. 9, but was up to second as Greg Hodnett led the first lap.

Saldread more

BARBERVILLE, Fla. - Kraig Kinser first drove a sprint car for his father Steve back in 2000 when he made his debut in the machines that made his family famous. He won his first sprint-car race driving for his dad in 2002.

He took to the road full-time with the World of Outlaws for the first time in 2004 aboard the family owned machine and claimed the Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year Award and thenread more

BARBERVILLE, Fla. - A new team, a new tire and a new season added up to victory for Craig Dollansky on the opening night of the DIRTCar Winternationals at Volusia Speedway Park.

Dollansky was the fast qualifier in his No. 7 sprint car and started on the pole for the feature on the three-eighths-mile dirt track.

Racing on the new Goodyear tire for the first time, Dollansky led all 25 laps to earn hisread more

OCALA, Fla. - Danny Lasoski was in the right place at the right time to win Friday night's season opener for the O'Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions sprint cars at Ocala Speedway.

Brad Sweet, driving a Kasey Kahne-owned entry, and Cale Conley were fighting for the lead when the pair tangled and flipped with two laps remaining in the 25-lap event.

Lasoski inherited the lead, led the final two lapsread more

VINTON, Iowa - The International Motor Contest Ass'n is doing away with one of its divisions this year while taking a new approach on a second.

IMCA officials have decided to end the group's brief sanctioning of crate late models. Elsewhere, IMCA will sanction sprint cars running for track titles and in special series, but the sanctioning body will not award state or national points.

"Our bestread more

DOVER, Del. - The United Racing Company Sprint Series will host 26 races this season, including the annual Rislone 360 Nationals at Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, Pa., June 4.

A number of other special events fill the schedule, including the Jack Gunn Memorial at Selinsgrove (Pa.) Speedway May 15, a two-day event at Rolling Wheels Raceway Park in Elbridge, N.Y., July 23-24 and the Sprintread more

ROSEVILLE, Calif. - California's premier sprint-car series will visit 14 different race tracks for 27 events during the 2010 season, including the first annual Western Speedweek during the month of June.

The Golden State Challenge Sprint Car Series will start its season March 27 at Placerville (Calif.) Speedway. The series will return twice more to Placerville during the course of the season,read more