National Speed Sport News

ROSEVILLE, Calif. - USAC AMSOIL Western Sprint Car Series point-leader Tony Hunt picked up his fourth victory of the season Saturday night at All American Speedway.

Hunt took the lead from Shauna Hogg on the ninth lap of the quarter-mile asphalt oval and paced the remainder of the 50-lap event.

Scott Pierovich finished second with fast-qualifier Davey Hamilton, Luis Ramos III and Gordon Rodgersread more

MADERA, Calif. - Tanner Swanson was dominant in winning the Super Saturday USAC AMSOIL Western Sprint Car Series feature Saturday night at Madera Speedway.

Swanson took the lead from JoJo Helberg on lap three and led the remainder of the 50-lap race on the third-mile asphalt oval.

Point-leader Tony Hunt was the fast qualifier and finished second with Luis Ramos III third in the slim nine-car field.

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WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah - Ryan Burdett scored his first victory of 2010 during the 50-lap USAC AMSOIL Western Sprint Car Series feature at Rocky Mountain Raceways Saturday night.

Burdett trailed Luis Ramos III for 34 laps before putting his FRB Welding/Harrison Chiropractic Wysong/Klein in front to stay.

Jim Waters was second at the .375-mile asphalt oval ahead of Ramos, Kipp Posey and Scottread more

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Josh Lakatos stole a USAC Mopar Western Midget Series victory from Cory Kruseman Saturday night at Bakersfield Speedway.

Kruseman, driving his own No. 21k, led the first 26 laps of the third-mile dirt track, but Lakatos powered around Kruseman to grab the lead on lap 27.

From there, he held off Kruseman for the victory with Kody Swanson, fast-qualifier Shannon McQueen and Chrisread more

HANFORD, Calif. - Justyne Hamblin became the first female USAC feature winner since last August with her victory in the 30-lap USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car Series feature Saturday night at Giant Chevrolet Speedway.

Hamblin, a Hanford native, led the first three laps before giving way to Peter Murphy, who led until lap 24. Hamblin regained the lead on lap 25 and led the final six laps at theread more

VENTURA, Calif. - Robby Josett made a late charge at point-leader Cory Kruseman and won Saturday night's USAC Mopar Western Midget Series feature at California's Ventura Raceway.

Kruseman led the first 27 circuits of the fifth-mile dirt track, but Josett made his winning move on the 28th tour and led the final three laps for the victory.

Kruseman finished second ahead of Alex Schutte, Johnathonread more

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Johnathon Henry won Saturday's USAC Mopar Western Midget Series event at Santa Maria Speedway.

Cory Kruseman led the opening 11 laps of the 30-lap event before Henry took the lead on lap 12. He led the remainder of the distance ahead of Kody Swanson, Alex Schutte, Robby Josett and Kruseman.

The finish:
Johnathon Henry, Kody Swanson, Alex Schutte, Robby Josett, Cory Kruseman,read more

ROSEVILLE, Calif. - Luis Ramos III made a late-race move on Tanner Swanson to capture the USAC AMSOIL Western Sprint Car Series event at All American Speedway Saturday night.

Shauna Hogg led the first 31 laps of the 50-lap event before giving up the lead to Swanson on lap 32. Ramos followed Swanson until lap 48 when he made his move around Swanson for the lead.

Ramos led the final three laps at theread more

STOCKTON, Calif. - Kody Swanson topped Saturday night's USAC AMSOIL Western Sprint Car Series feature at Stockton 99 Speedway.

Shauna Hogg paced the first 12 tours of the tight quarter-mile oval, but gave way to Swanson on lap 13. Swanson led the remainder of the 40-lap race, holding off point-leader Tony Hunt for the victory.

Hogg, fast-qualifier Scott Pierovich and JoJo Helberg filled the topread more

STOCKTON, Calif. - Chad Nichols led all 30 laps to win Saturday night's 10-car USAC Mopar Western Midget Car Series feature at Stockton 99 Speedway.

Nichols held off Dan Chivello to triumph on the quarter-mile asphalt oval. Scott Pierovich, Alex Schutte and Robby Jossett rounded out the top five.

Garrett Peterson won the companion Ford Focus feature, while Keegan Walmer won the young gun event.

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ANDERSON, Calif. - JoJo Helberg led all 40 laps, beating a slim eight-car field to win Saturday night's USAC AMSOIL Western Sprint Car Series race at Shasta Raceway Park.

Helberg took his first victory of the season ahead of Shauna Hogg with Tony Hunt third.

The finish:
JoJo Helberg, Shauna Hogg, Tony Hunt, Tanner Swanson, Luis Ramos III, Garrett Peterson, Marvin Mitchell.

ROSEVILLE, Calif. - Multi-time USAC Western Sprint Car Series champion Tony Hunt won Saturday night's season opener for the series at All American Speedway.

Scott Pierovich led the first 33 laps of the quarter-mile asphalt oval, but Hunt moved his crate-engined No. 56 to the front on lap 34 and led the remainder of the 50-lap event.

Fast-qualifier Tanner Swanson finished second ahead of JoJoread more

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Cory Kruseman outran a 12-car field to win Saturday night's Mopar USAC Western Midget Series feature at Bakersfield Speedway.

After Robby Josett led the first 11 laps of the third-mile dirt track, Kruseman moved his No. 21k midget into the lead on the 12th circuit and led the remainder of the distance for the victory.

Fast-qualifier Kody Swanson finished second ahead of Josett,read more

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Danny Sheridan dominated the second half of the race en route to his first USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car Series triumph Saturday night at Santa Maria Speedway.

Peter Murphy paced the first 15 laps of the three-eighths-mile dirt track, but Sheridan, a USAC-CRA Sprint Car Series regular, took control on lap 16 and paced the final half of the event, holding off T.J. Smith forread more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The USAC AMSOIL Western Sprint Car Series will kick off its 2010 campaign this Saturday at All American Speedway in Roseville, Calif., with a 50-lap feature scheduled for the one-third mile asphalt oval just outside Sacramento.

The wingless asphalt warriors of the predominately 360-cubic-inch powered series will visit three different states over a 17-race calendar this year.read more

VENTURA, Calif. - Jonathan Henry earned his first USAC Western Midget Series victory Saturday night at Ventura Raceway.

Henry passed Matt Mitchell on lap seven of the fifth-mile dirt track and led the remainder of the 30-lap tour at the wheel of Ken Graunstadt's No. 88.

Mitchell held on to finish second, with Josh Lakatos, Cory Kruseman and Robby Josett rounding out the top five.

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TUCSON, Ariz. - Damion Gardner in undefeated in the AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Car Series this season.

He will take his perfect record to this weekend's Rosemont Copper Copper on Dirt at USAC Raceway. The sprint-car portion of the event, which also includes the USAC K&N Silver Crown Series and the Mopar USAC National Midget Championship, will be the first USAC national event held at theread more

INDIANAPOLIS - Seventy races at 13 different speedways in California, Nevada, Arizona and Utah make up the 2010 USAC Western Ford Focus calendar.

Various championships will be available, some for the first time in USAC history, as district concepts are employed to maximize car counts. In addition to overall Ford Focus and Young Guns championships, titles will also be awarded in Utah and forread more

INDIANAPOLIS - USAC's Western Sprint Car and Midget divisions have announced their 2010 slates, with each series visiting a number of race tracks throughout the western United States.

The USAC Western Sprint Car Series will start its season at All American Speedway in Roseville, Calif., April 17 and feature 17 events at six different tracks. One event, slated for July 31, has yet to be confirmed.

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INDIANAPOLIS - Kody Swanson (Silver Crown), Henry Clarke (National Sprint Car) and Zach Daum (National Midget) have been selected by USAC as the top rookies in each of USAC's three National divisions.

They will be honored Jan. 8 during USAC's Night of Champions National Awards Dinner in downtown Indianapolis.

Swanson, a California native, finished fifth in the standings during his first season inread more

IRWINDALE, Calif. - Versatile Cole Whitt started second in a 28-car field of USAC Western Series 360 cubic-inch sprint cars as the fifth-fastest qualifier and led all 40 laps Thursday night on the progressively banked Toyota Speedway @ Irwindale half-mile asphalt oval.

The 18 year old from Alpine, Calif., drove his family owned No. 29w CW Management Services Beast/Chevy. He won by .816 second overread more

IRWINDALE, Calif. - Twenty-year-old Bryan Clauson capped his career-best season by winning the 69th running of the Turkey Night Midget Grand Prix Thursday night at Toyota Speedway @ Irwindale.

The event was co-sanctioned by the USAC Mopar National Midget Championship and the USAC Western Midget Series and ran 98 laps of the half-mile asphalt oval in honor of the late race organizer J. C. Agajanian,read more

IRWINDALE, Calif. - Indianapolis 500 veteran Davey Hamilton and NASCAR competitor Jason Leffler join defending Turkey Night Grand Prix champion Bobby Santos III on the list of entries for this years Lucas Oil Turkey Night Grand Prix.

The event, scheduled for Thursday at Toyota Speedway @ Irwindale, is in its 69th year and will play host to some of the top midget and asphalt sprint-car teams fromread more

VENTURA, Calif. - Indiana driver Brad Kuhn delivered on a promise and won the ARP presents the J.W. Mitchell Fall Classic for the USAC Western Midget Series Saturday night at Ventura Raceway.

Kuhn said during an interview on national television a week earlier that he planned to race in the Fall Classic at Ventura and win the $5,000 winner's share of the purse.

He took the point in time to lead theread more

TULARE, Calif. - USAC Western Midget Car Series point leader Garrett Hansen led all 30 laps to win Saturday night's opener for the Pacific Coast Nationals USAC National and USAC-CRA Sprint Car Series event at Thunderbowl Raceway.

Hansen put Roy Miller's Chevrolet-powered Maxim into the lead at the green flag and led all 30 laps on the third-mile dirt track to earn his first USAC National Sprint Carread more

LAS VEGAS - Bryan Clauson led the final 13 laps to win Saturday night's USAC Western Midget Series event at The Bullring @ Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Evan Margeson led the first 37 circuits of the three-eighths-mile asphalt oval before Clauson moved Mark DeBeaumont's No. 11d to the point on lap 38.

From there it was all Clauson, as he cruised to the checkered flag ahead of Margeson. Zach Daum, Alexread more

MADERA, Calif. - Tanner Swanson outran his brother Kody to earn his sixth USAC Western Sprint Car Series triumph of the season during the third annual Pumpkin Smash Halloween Crash, Bash and Blow Up at Madera Speedway.

Swanson, who won his third-straight race in the series, took the lead from Indy 500 veteran Davey Hamilton, who started from the pole, on lap 19 and led the remainder of the 50-lapread more

VENTURA, Calif. - USAC Western Midget Car Series point-leader Garrett Hansen turned in a dominant performance Saturday night at Ventura Raceway.

Hansen led all 25 laps of the seaside fifth-mile dirt track to earn his fifth triumph of the season.

Midwestern visitor Brad Loyet finished a solid second, while Jerome Rodela, Shannon McQueen and Matt Mitchell rounded out the top five.

The finish:
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STOCKTON, Calif. - Alex Bowman took the lead on the second lap and was never headed en route to winning Saturday night's co-sanctioned USAC Western Midget Car and Bay Cities Racing Ass'n midget feature at Stockton 99 Speedway.

Nick Chivello led the opening tour of the quarter-mile asphalt oval, but Bowman went to the lead on the second lap and romped to his second USAC triumph of the season.

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STOCKTON, Calif. - Tanner Swanson extended his point lead in the USAC Western Sprint Car Series with his fifth triumph of the season and second in as many weeks Saturday night at Stockton 99 Speedway.

Swanson took the lead from Chase Scott on the 16th lap and led the remainder of the 50-lap event.

Swanson's brother Kody finished second with Scott Pierovich, Tony Hunt and Audra Sasselli completingread more