National Speed Sport News

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.

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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

FREMONT, Ohio - Goodyear has added two more top dirt tracks to its collection.

Attica (Ohio) Raceway Park and Fremont (Ohio) Speedway are the latest to agree to tire contracts with the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. The agreements make Goodyear the official tire provider for the 410 and 305 sprint car classes at both speedways.

"Fremont Speedway was one of the first tracks in the nation toread more

Four-Straight For Schatz Again

KNOXVILLE, Iowa - For the fourth-consecutive year, Donny Schatz has been named the 410 sprint car Driver of the Year by the North American 410 Sprint Car Poll voting panel of media members, promoters, sanctioning officials and manufacturers.

However, unlike the previous two years, it was not a unanimous decision. The 2009 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series champion andread more

KNOXVILLE, Iowa - USAC National Sprint Car Series champion Levi Jones has been named the 2009 Driver of the Year by the North American Non-Winged Sprint Car Poll voting panel.

Jones, the 2005 Driver of the Year, earned 11 of the possible 18 first-place votes in the year-end poll. His car owner, NASCAR's Tony Stewart, will receive the 2009 Team of the Year Award. It is the third time Stewart hasread more

KNOXVILLE, Iowa - The North American 360 Sprint Car Poll voting panel, consisting of media members, promoters and sanctioning officials, has selected Shane Stewart as its the Driver of the Year for the first time.

Stewart, the 2009 American Sprint Car Series national touring champion, earned 15 of the 21 first-place ballots cast in the year-end poll. Stewart's car owner Paul Silva will receive theread more

KNOXVILLE, Iowa - Twelve legendary individuals make up the 2010 class of the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame.

Drivers entering the hall include Bobbie Adamson, Hank Arnold, Fred Linder, Frank Riddle, Hal Robson and Herman Schurch. Joining them will be Clyde Adams (builder); Casey Luna (owner); Don Shepherd (mechanic); George Bentel (promoter); Fred Brownfield (promoter); Ben Krasner (promoter).

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KNOXVILLE, Iowa - Kasey Kahne, current NASCAR Sprint Cup driver and owner of Kasey Kahne Racing in the World of Outlaws and USAC, has received the Outstanding Contribution to the Sport Award by the North American Sprint Car Poll.

"We are very proud to honor Kasey Kahne for all of his efforts in giving back to the sport in which he established his racing roots," said National Sprint Car Hall of Fameread more

KNOXVILLE, Iowa - Donny Schatz, Shane Stewart and Levi Jones have been selected as the top sprint car drivers from the 410, 360 and non-winged sprint car ranks during the 2009 season.

For the fourth consecutive year, Schatz was named the 410 sprint car Driver of the Year by the North American 410 Sprint Car Poll, though this time it was not unanimous.

The 2009 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Seriesread more

HELLERTOWN, Pa. - The 2009 King of California is moving to the East Coast.

Tyler Walker, the reigning Golden State Challenge Sprint Car Series champion, has been named the driver of the No. 27 Heffner Racing Enterprises/Lelands.com sprint car owned by Mike Heffner, which is based out of Pennsylvania.

"I'm grateful to Mike Heffner for the opportunity and cant wait to work with Dennis Koehler, a longread more

BRISBANE, Australia - Before heading back home from Australia, Donny Schatz picked up a $20,000 victory with the World Series Sprintcars at Brisbane Int'l Speedway Saturday.

The four-time and defending World of Outlaws champion started on the pole after earning the most points in the preliminary program on Friday night. He led all 50 laps of the contest to pick up the win over Brooke Tatnell andread more

SYDNEY, Australia - It is hard to find words to describe Donny Schatz in full cry when the money is on the table.

The four-time WoO champion had to gouge, arm wrestle, fight and whatever else was needed to win the rain-delayed Coca Cola Scott Darley 40 lapper at Tyrepower Parramatta City Raceway Jan. 5.

The victory paid Schatz $50,000 and it was the eighth time he has won this prestigious event.

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PORT ROYAL, Pa. - The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. has completed a major coup by signing Port Royal Speedway to an exclusive contract, making Goodyear the speedway's rear-tire supplier for 410 sprint cars.

Port Royal Speedway is the last of the three major central Pennsylvania dirt tracks to sign an agreement with Goodyear, joining Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg and Lincoln Speedway inread more

Dec. 27
SYDNEY, Australia - Four-time World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series champion Donny Schatz continued his winning ways with a victory in the Valvoline Australian Sprint Car Grand Prix at Sydney's Tyrepower Parramatta City Raceway Dec. 27.

Driving the Garry Rush-owned Pick'n'Payless entry, Schatz started the night by setting fast time during qualifying before finishing second in his heat race.

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SYDNEY, Australia - It is hard to find words to describe Dakota Donny Schatz in full cry when the money is on the table.



Earlier today (Jan. 5) in Australia, the four-time WoO champion had to gouge, arm wrestle, fight and whatever else was needed to win the Coca Cola Scott Darley 40 lapper at Tyrepower Parramatta Raceway.
The victory paid Schatz $50,000 and it was the eighth time he has wonread more

24 Take Home Golden Drillers

TULSA, Okla. - An enormous field of drivers, 1,090 total, converged on Tulsa Expo Raceway Saturday for the 25th annual Tulsa Shootout, with 24 of them taking home special silver anniversary versions of the traditional Golden Driller trophy.

The big winner Saturday was California's Ryan Reeves, who took home top honors in the headlining outlaw micro sprint-car classread more

LIVERPOOL, Pa.
The switch to Goodyear tires has reached central Pennsylvania. Both Williams Grove and Lincoln Speedways have announced the switch to Goodyears for the 2010 racing season for the 410 sprint-car division only.

The Grove and Lincoln join the World of Outlaws, All Stars and numerous other tracks around the country in making the switch.

Like any change, there are some good things and badread more

 SYDNEY, Australia - Four-time defending World of Outlaws sprint-car champion Donny Schatz began his annual trek to Australia in winning fashion Saturday night.

Schatz started sixth and quickly drove Garry Rush's No. 2 to the front of the field, dominated the latter stages of the race to win the Valvoline Australian Sprintcar Grand Prix at Tyrepower Parramatta City Raceway.

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SYDNEY, Australia - While most NASCAR drivers are taking a break and enjoying the holiday season, Tony Stewart is busy doing what he does best: Racing.

Instead of sitting by the fire roasting marshmallows Stewart recently hoped on a plane and flew to Australia to take part in a series of sprint car races at Sydney's Tyrepower Parramatta City Raceway.

Initially the plan was for Stewart to simply goread more

Who Won What

Date Track Winner Car Laps
March 21 Devil's Bowl Speedway (Texas) Jason Johnson Row 41 30
May 23 Jetmore Motorplex (Kan.) Travis Rilat Rilat 29 30
May 24 Jetmore Motorplex (Kan.) Jack Dover Dover 53 35
June 5 Texarkana 67 Speedway (Ark.) Tim Crawley Ward 88 30
June 6 I-30 Speedway (Ark.) Tony Bruce, Jr. Bruce 18 30
June 9 Creek County Speedway (Okla.) Zach Chappell Chappellread more

Who Won What

Date Track Winner Car Laps
March 28 Placerville Speedway (Calif.) Brent Kaeding Kaeding 69 30
April 4 Antioch Speedway (Calif.) Tyler Walker Chastain 24 30
April 11 Thunderbowl Raceway (Calif.) Tim Kaeding Roth 83jr 30
April 18 Petaluma Speedway (Calif.) Tyler Walker Chastain 24 30
April 25 Ocean Speedway (Calif.) Tyler Walker Chastain 24 30
May 9 Silver Dollar Speedwayread more

Who Won What

Date Track Winner Car Laps
Jan. 30 Ocala Speedway (Fla.) Tim Shaffer Call 83 25
Jan. 31 Ocala Speedway (Fla.) Terry McCarl McCarl 24 30
Feb. 3 Volusia Speedway Park (Fla.) Donny Schatz Stewart 15 25
Feb. 4 Volusia Speedway Park (Fla.) Donny Schatz Stewart 15 30
Feb. 5 Volusia Speedway Park (Fla.) Stevie Smith Zemaitis 1 30
April 11 Attica Raceway Park (Ohio) Dale Blaney Fisherread more

TULSA, Okla. - Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters officials have released a preliminary 2010 slate of 35 nights of competition at 15 different tracks throughout a dozen states.

The schedule of events very much reflects the 2009 schedule, with new venues added, including a July stop at Clay County Fairgrounds in Spencer, Iowa, and a two-day stand at Nebraska's Eagle Raceway Juneread more

HOLLY, Mich. - Must See Xtreme Sprint Series officials announced the event schedule, race team and driver lineup and the prime time television package for the 2010 racing season.

The series will sanction 12 winged 410 sprint-car races on pavement, while also presenting the Little 500 sprint-car race at Anderson (Ind.) Speedway. Must See Racing, which also provides television coverage of theseread more

LANCASTER, Pa. - J.J. Grasso was crowned United Racing Company Sprint Series champion for the first time during Saturday night's 62nd annual banquet for the East Coast sprint-car racing organization.

Grasso shared the $10,000 top prize with his car owner Kathy Palladino, who celebrated her sixth owner's title. Pat Palladino, crew chief for the team, earned mechanic of the year honors.

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ORLANDO, Fla. - Six months ago most would agree that Hoosier Racing Tire was the dominant tire supplier throughout the sprint-car world.

Things sure can change fast.

In just less than three months Goodyear has made a major advance into the sprint-car market, nailing down exclusive agreements with the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series and O'Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions, Knoxville Raceway andread more

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. - Veteran sprint-car racer Stevie Smith will return to the Zemco Speed Equipment team for a second season in 2010.

Smith joined the John and PeeWee Zemaitis owned operation prior to the 2009 and the team enjoyed a successful season, winning 12 features.

"The 2009 season was a good one for not only me as a driver but for this entire racing operation," said Smith. "John and PeeWeeread more

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Members of the United Racing Company Sprint Car Series were honored Saturday night during the annual Checkered Flag Fan Club Banquet at Allentown's Holiday Inn.

URC champion J.J. Grasso was recognized during the ceremony for his outstanding season and his crew chief, Pat Palladino, took home Crew Chief of the Year honors.

Kramer Williamson took home the Tommy Hinnershitz Award andread more

TUCSON, Ariz. - It had been 20 years since Sammy Swindell had taken top honors at the Western World Championships.

The Memphis, Tenn.-area native changed that on Saturday night at USA Raceway though, outlasting Tim Kaeding to add a third Western World triumph to previous victories in 1980 and 1989 in the Lucas Oil Sprint Cars presented by K&N Filters portion of the 42nd Annual Western Worldread more