2009 NEWS ARCHIVES February    March    April    May    June    July    August    September    October   November    December 2010 NEWS ARCHIVES Back to News FEBRUARY 2009 KATANA SPORTSMAN TOUR & RICHMOND RACE ENGINES Have teamed up and will be offering a free Richmond Race Engine , 2-barrel Sportsman engine, valued at $15,000 to a Katana competitor. Participation in the series in the 2009 and 2010 season is mandatory, and this great prize will be awarded at the end of the 2010 season. Posted: 02/25/09 WESCAR ARCA WEST ANNOUNCEMENT OFFICIAL - Read more on their website . Posted: 02/23/09 MONTANA RACEWAY PARK SHOWDOWN - KALISPELL - Montana Raceway Park has announced it will hold its first annual John Deere Triple W Equipment Flathead Valley 75 for ARCA West OK Tire Sportsman Series, ICAR Late Model, Katana Sportsman Tour and Limited Late Model Series race teams on August 8, 2009. Entry forms will be available online by March 15. For more information regarding the John Deere Triple W Equipment Flathead Valley 75, call Montana Raceway Park at (406)257-7223 or e-mail. Posted: 02/23/09 KATANA 2009 RULES - TIRE UPDATE - Check the Katana "rules" page for a tire update. Posted: 02/20/09 KATANA - WIN A RACE ENGINE! - Katana soon to announce details on how you can win a Richmond race engine. Posted: 02/20/09 VIDEOS - Tired of crappy TV? Check out our video page. We will continually add to this page for your viewing enjoyment. Posted: 02/15/09 KATANA NEWS - 2009 Katana rules have been posted! View the 2009 Rules page by clicking on the Katana tab in the menu on the left side of this page. Posted: 02/14/09 KATANA NEWS - 2009 Katana Schedule Change: Saratoga Speedway (Campbell River) - NEW DATE Saturday, July 25, 2009. Posted: 02/13/09 ABM TIMING SYSTEM - AGASSIZ SPEEDWAY - Agassiz has purchased the AMB timing system for the 2009 season. It is the same system used by the other tracks in BC. All cars must be equipped with a transponder on race days, or they will not be scored by the tower. Contact Agassiz Speedway's Pat Schepanowsky at 604-793-6662 for their limited time only special offer. Posted: 02/12/09 ATTENTION SPORTSMAN COMPETITORS - New stock Camaro lower a-arms are available for around $54.00 U.S. plus shipping from various suppliers. This information was sent to us by Murray, Westar Trailers. Posted: 02/11/09 CRATE ENGINE PROGAM GROWING Crate engine update direct from General Moters crate racing department - "GM will continue to provide and sell 602, 603 & 604 engines. We have no plans to discontinue them as they are a good value and save racers money. In fact we have released and expanded our sealed crate engine program with a new 525HP crate engine package for 2009 for super late model racing." Posted: 02/09/09 Back to News MARCH 2009 ROSS RACING INC. TO COMPETE FOR THE 2009 KATANA SPORTSMAN TOUR SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP Ross Racing Inc. has teamed up with Tom Berrow, a former Langley and Skagit Speedway Track Champion, to compete for the 2009 Katana Sportsman Championship. Read more... Posted: 03/26/09 IMPACT RACING PRODUCT RECALL Any and all driver suits, pants, jackets, shoes and boots manufactured by Impact Racing pursuant to SFI Specifications 3.2A/15, 3.2A/20, 3.3/15 and 3.3/20 at any time during the year 2008 have been decertified by SFI Foundation, Inc. and must be immediately returned to Impact Racing offices or an Impact representative. Impact Racing has reason to believe that these products do not fully comply with the stated SFI Specifications and therefore do not meet SFI manufacturer certification requirements. This recall applies to all such products whether or not they have been updated, rebadged, or recertified by Impact Racing. This recall applies even if the product now has a 2009 SFI patch or label affixed to the product. All applicable sanctioning bodies have been notified of this noncompliance. Reprinted from Impact Racing Products Posted: 03/26/09 WHO'S THE FASTEST, DAD OR SON? Saturday, March 28 marks the start of the 2009 racing season at Washington state's Evergreen Speedway where the ASA Northwest Tour will headline the night's program. Local racing family #39 Pete Harding, former NASCAR Northwest Tour Champion, and son #93 Shane Harding, former Evergreen Speedway Track Champion, will battle each other along with a field of late model drivers to bring home the trophy. Read more... Posted: 03/25/09 MONTANA RACEWAY PARK SHOWDOWN - UPDATE - August 8, 2009's first annual John Deere Triple W Equipment Flathead Valley 75 for ARCA West OK Tire Sportsman Series, ICAR Late Model, Katana Sportsman Tour and Limited Late Model Series race teams will pay the winner $700, factoring in the tow bonus, and $250 to start for 75 laps of racing. Posted: 03/21/09 AGASSIZ TRANSPONDER REMINDER - Please let the club know as soon as possible if you will be purchasing or renting a transponder for this season. We need to know how many of each unit to order. E-mail Pat. Posted: 03/20/09 CRATE ENGINE CERTIFICATION UPDATE - All crate engines competing in the Katana Sportsman Tour must be certified by Richmond Engines (604)888-9622. A special racer net price has been established for the dyno test. We are of the understanding that Arca and West Coast Sportsman are also highly recommending a dyno test on the crate engines that are competing in their series. Those purchasing a GM 604 crate engine from Gold Key Pontiac should note that they should contact Gold Key (604)534-8617 regarding direct delivery to Richmond Engines. Posted: 03/17/09 KATANA TIRE DELIVERY - NEW DATES - RCP Announcement - RCP will be delivering tires to various destinations on the weekend of April 3rd, 4th and 5th. On Friday, April 3rd we will arrive in Penticton in the late afternoon where we will stay overnight and then head to Kelowna, Vernon and maybe Kamloops on Saturday, April 4th. We will be at Agassiz on Sunday, April 5th. In order to organize the loading of the trailer and to ensure your order, those needing a set of tires or wheels, should call Mark as soon as possible at (403)345-4726 to place your order. Thanks. Posted: 03/17/09 ASPHALT RACING TIRE PREP Courtesy of American Racer Tires It is highly recommended that asphalt tires be hot lapped before racing. Hot lapping will set the ultimate size of the tire and allow you to set your stagger with more confidence. If your asphalt track was recently resurfaced, we recommend at least one and preferably two heat cycles (hot lap sessions) before the tires are used in a feature. Recently resurfaced asphalt tracks often have sharp edged aggregate and tend to blister tires. One or two heat cycles will reduce the tendency to blister. Asphalt tires can be stretched to help achieve stagger requirements. After the bead has been set the tire can be aired up to ca 40 psi and set out in the sun. As the tire heats up in the sun it will stretch. If you use bleeder valves during the race, the stretched tire may shrink again. In a similar way, asphalt tires can be shrunk. Get a lot of heat into the tire during a hot lap session and deflate the tire immediately. As the nylon cords cool, they will shrink. A word or warning, jack the car up before the tire is deflated. Posted: 03/14/09 CRATE ENGINE REBATE The rebate is back at Gold Key Pontiac in Langley! The price for the 604 crate engine is $5,950 with an instant $300 rebate for a total price of $5,650. Call (604)534-8617. Posted: 03/11/09 KATANA TIRE UPDATE! - Due to weather conditions we are going to postpone our trip. RCP will try again in the weeks to come. We still have some room left, so don't hesitate to give us a call and get your tires on the truckload. Call Mark at Race Car Products 403-345-4726. Posted: 03/09/09 SUNDAY AT THE RATTLER "Post race tech decided the finish of the Pro Rattler 125 for the second straight year. Augie Grill was disqualified after it was found that he had a cambered rear-end. That gave the victory to Bubba Pollard." Photo and news release courtesy of Speed 51. Even though this race paid $20,000 to win, it had drivers from as far away as the east coast of Canada and as far west as California. What is very encouraging to race promoters all over the continent was the enormous entry list of approximately 80 cars. The old adage, "if you build it, they will come", is still evident in the racing world. Posted: 03/08/09 KATANA RACE TIRES - Just in from Race Care Products: We are looking at a full load (400 tires). We are prepared to go to Agassiz with KATANA tires and G-60s. We can come as early as March 14th, but we must have filled the trailer by the 10th to commit. Call Mark to pre-order and pre-pay 403-345-4726. Posted: 03/04/09 WESTERN SPEEDWAY - Sportsman meeting at lower club house behind Bear Mountain Arena. NEW DATE!!! Saturday, March 14th at 1:00 P.M. All those interested in Sportsman racing at Western Speedway, please attend. Posted: 03/02/09 NEW FORUM We have added a forum that can be accessed from our navigation bar. Sign up today and have fun! Posted: 03/01/09 Back to News APRIL 2009 HELLO ARCA WEST RACERS! The next practice is Saturday, May 2nd. Read more... Posted: 04/30/09 TECH INFO - SPARK PLUG OVERVIEW Courtesy of NGK Spark Plugs Spark plugs are one of the most misunderstood components of an engine. Numerous questions have surfaced over the years, leaving many people confused. Read more... Posted: 04/30/09 TECH INFO - BBSS SECRETS Courtesy of Steve Strasburg, RCH The trend of soft set-up's is growing in leaps and bounds. People are going to softer set-up because softer spring packages produce grip in the tires. Just putting in soft springs will not get you the results you need. You will need to know what else to do or expect out of the chassis. So what else do you do? Read more... Posted: 04/26/09 WAKELIN WINS IMPRESSIVE BOMBER FEATURE Langford, BC, April 25, 2009 Submitted by: Ken Keating Brian Wakelin staged a great inside move to take the lead and the win in a very competitive Bomber Feature event at Western Speedway Saturday night. Read more... Posted: 04/26/09 RAGAN GETS FIRST NASCAR NATIONWIDE WIN AT TALLADEGA Matt Kenseth, driver of the No. 16 CitiFinancial Ford, took a nasty spill on lap 106, flipping over and catching on fire during Saturday's NASCAR Nationwide Series Aaron's 312. But thanks to safety equipment Kenseth walked away from the car not injured, and has the car as a keepsake of his upside-down tumble, according to team owner Jack Roush in a post-race press conference. (Photo Credit: Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR) Posted: 04/26/09 HOLMES WINS FIERCE BATTLE AT MADERA Eric Holmes nabbed his eighth career NASCAR Camping World West victory Saturday night in Madera, California as he beat David Mayhew and Mike David to the stripe. Jerome, Idaho native Brett Thompson came home sixth with Twin Falls Jonathan Gomez 11th, Aurora, Oregon's Jim Warn 17th and Phil Dugan of Meridan, Idaho 19th. Posted: 04/26/09 WHITNEY WINS ROUND 2 OF FOOTHILLS TOYOTA TUNDRA SERIES For Immediate Release Alger, WA - Jesse Whitney ended a 5 year drought at Skagit Speedway Saturday night, winning his first Associated Asphalt 410 main event since his championship season of 2004. Read more... Posted: 04/25/09 INSSA REVVED UP FOR 2009 Spokane, WA (April, 2009) - What's the best way to chase away the winter blues? How about a little sunshine and a whole lot of ground pounding, bumper to bumper racing action..."super" late model style. The Inland Northwest Super Stock Association (INSSA) Super Late Model Series gets back on the track this Saturday night, April 25th, at State Line Speedway. Read more... Posted: 04/25/09 FROM THE DIRECTOR - KATANA PRIZE MONEY - It has been suggested that I have been offering extra money to drivers to participate in Agassiz on May 9 with Katana instead of going to the Vernon Race Track for the ARCA event. Read more... Posted: 04/22/09 BRAD LEIGHTON WINS NH GOVERNOR'S CUP - Brad Leighton of Center Harbor, NH wins the New Hampshire Governor's Cup 150. Read more... Posted: 04/21/09 FORSBERG & ATON TOP CALIFORNIA; SWIFT, MILLER & CARPENTER VICTORIOUS For Immediate Release: 4/20/09 The early season success is continuing for Triple X Race Co. Andy Forsberg picked off his third race win in the past two months with another victory at Placerville Speedway in California Saturday night in winged 360 action, leading all 25 laps of his main. Billy Aton continued his early season hot streak with his second main event victory of 2009, this one coming at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville, CA in the non-wing spec sprint class. Brent Swift scored win number one for 2009 at Lawton Speedway in Oklahoma in the 4 barrel 360 winged class. Kyle Miller grabbed his first win of the year in the limited sprint division at Cottage Grove Speedway in Oregon. And last, but not least, XXX wants to congratulate one of our own, defending Skagit Speedway Sportsman Sprint champion and Triple X Employee Kelsey Carpenter on grabbing the opening night victory in a dominating fashion. Kelsey's win means fellow employee and Skagit Speedway 410 competitor Colton Heath has to clean the shop this week after only finishing second. Congratulations to all our Team XXX drivers taking their XXX chassis to victory lane! Posted: 04/20/09 CHRISTY WINS WESTERN SPEEDWAY Nine Late Model Stocks lined up on the grid for another thirty lap Feature event with Tyler Clough and Troy Tarbuck leading the charge to the green flag. Read more... Posted: 04/19/09 VETERAN KIRK PEACEY WINS TUFF STOCK CAR FEATURE The "Captain" Kirk Peacey survived a tuff V.I. Rental Stock Car race and held off a strong challenge to win the fifty lap Feature event at Western Speedway Saturday night. After a near flawless race last week, this one was a little bit tuffer on machines and drivers. Read more... Posted: 04/19/09 BLOODGOOD LEADS EVERY LAP AT SKAGIT SPEEDWAY SEASON OPENER Skagit Speedway Media, April 18, 2009 Alger, WA - The question was posed to Jason Bloodgood in victory lane: if someone had told you before the night started that in a field with former WoO stars Shane Stewart & Jason Solwold and Nascar Craftsmen Truck Rookie Tayler Malsam you would lead every lap of the Associated Asphalt 410 main, what would you say? Read more... Posted: 04/19/09 HELLO ARCA WEST RACERS! After a long off season, the first race is nearly upon us. Here are a few notes to get ready for the first race at Sunvalley Speedway May 9. Read more... Posted: 04/16/09 NASCAR CHAMPION JACK MCCOY PASSES AWAY AT THE AGE OF 72 Source - NASCAR Public Relations Date Posted - April 15, 2009 Jack McCoy, a two-time champion and the winningest driver in the NASCAR Camping World Series West, died Tuesday at the age of 72. Read more... Posted: 04/15/09 SKAGIT SPEEDWAY SET TO OPEN 55TH SEASON Source - Skagit Speedway Public Relations Date Posted - April 15, 2009 ALGER, Washington - The 2009 Foothills Toyota Tundra Racing Series kicks off this Saturday night at Skagit Speedway. Defending champions return in all three Sprint Car divisions, and the Outlaw Hornet champ will be back after taking the first month of the season off. Read more... Posted: 04/15/09 PRESTON WINS EVERGREEN SPEEDWAY LATE MODEL OPENER Carlson, Cowgill, Barber and O'Grain also win Season openers often start out rough, as everyone shakes off the rust and begins the process of getting back to mid-season form, and Saturday at Evergreen Speedway was no exception. Read more... Posted: 04/13/09 AARON WILLISON WINS MINI STOCK SEASON OPENER Submitted by: Dave Willison Aaron Willison wins the season opener at Western Speedway April 11th, 2009. There was a 16 car Mini Stock field for a 30 lap main event. Aaron timed in 2nd fast and started the race 6 rows back along side Ryan Medynski who set fast time for the evening. Ryan and Aaron moved through the traffic quickly. With Ryan in second place and Aaron in 4th place and 6 laps left to go Ryan was involved with the 33 and 26 car in a late race incident for the lead. With no yellow flag thrown this now left Aaron in 1st place. Aaron held off the 96 car and captured his first main event win. Posted: 04/12/09 LANCE WADE WINS STOCK CAR DEBUT Lance Wade, filling in for brother Ryan Wade, drove the #95 car to victory in a thrilling V.I. Rental Stock Car Series Saturday night. Read more... Posted: 04/12/09 ORIGINAL ROCKIN' RACE MUSIC We would like to thank our friends Ron Pestana & the Pit Crew for honouring us with the use of their awesome "original" rockin' race music heard 24/7 on this website. Thanks Ron, Bill, Angeline, Sean and Damon, you're the best! Posted: 04/09/09 SARAH TO COMPETE IN WCSS        At only 18, Sarah Cornett-Ching is going into her 5th year of racing. Read more... Posted: 04/09/09 WESTERN SPEEDWAY OPENS FIFTY-SIX YEARS OF RACING Langford, B.C., April 4, 2009: The silence in Langford was broken tonight as the sounds of race cars once again marked the opening of the 2009 season at Western Speedway. The Demo Classes and the new Bomber Series were the first to hit the new pavement after the whole backstretch was torn up and a more solid foundation laid down with the new asphalt completed Friday afternoon and in time for the opener. Read more... Posted: 04/05/09 RED BULL JOINS FLATHEAD VALLEY 75 SPONSOR LINE-UP KALISPELL, Mont. (March 30, 2009)-Montana Raceway Park officials have announced that Red Bull Energy Drink will be a presenting sponsor for the John Deere Triple W Equipment Flathead Valley 75. The limited late model/sportsman shootout is open to ARCA West OK Tire Series Sportsman, ICAR Late Model Series, Limited Late Model Series, Katana Sportsman and Spokane County Raceway late model teams. Read more... Posted: 04/02/09 KATANA TIRE DELIVERY ETA - RCP appreciates the cooperation for the delivery of tires. YES, our trailer is full. We are heading out on Friday and if you need to verify a time and place, please call me (Mark) on my cell at 403-315-4726. ETA for Osoyoos, Friday at 5:00pm at the Huskey Parking lot; Penticton, at the Days Inn; Saturday, north to Kelowna, at the Orchard Mall parking lot at 10:00am; Vernon, at Peters Tire about 1:00pm; Kamloops 5:00pm; and Agassiz 12:00 noon on Sunday. Posted: 04/02/09 RACE CAR INSURANCE Those needing race car insurance might like to check out Jones Brown Motorsport. Posted: 04/01/09 Back to News MAY 2009 HEMRICH BROS. SPORTSMAN SPECIAL Hixon's Dave Olson and Penticton's Mark Berriau Local Sportsman racers will be competing for the coveted Hemrich Bros. Sportsman Special trophy Saturday, May 23rd at Agassiz Speedway. Be there or be square! Posted: 05/21/09 ARCA WEST OK TIRE SPORTSMEN SERIES The ARCA West OK Tire Sportsmen Series is preparing for their next big event at Thunder Mountain Speedway, Williams Lake, B.C. May 30th. Posted: 05/21/09 SUPER TRUCKS AT SUN VALLEY Photo courtesy of Super Truck Series The Super Trucks rolls into Sun Valley Speedway, Vernon, B.C. this Saturday, May 23rd for the truck series season opener. Posted: 05/21/09 FIVE THINGS TO WATCH: WHO WILL BREAK THROUGH THIS YEAR? Photo courtesy of NASCAR By Shon Sbarra, NASCAR The 2009 season for the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series will open this weekend at Autodrome St. Eustache (Que.) with the Tufoil 250. With the long winter behind everybody and another race season at hand, here are five things to watch as the upcoming season progresses. Read more... Posted: 05/20/09 BEAULIEU WINS NPP DIRT CAR RACE Photo courtesy of NPP May 16/17 weekend found Campbell River's Jason Beaulieu taking the checkered flag at the NPP Late Model dirt race at Bridge County Raceway, Alberta making him the current points leader. Read more... Posted: 05/18/09 JONES TAKES POINTS LEAD Photo courtesy of WESCO Well known local driver Ray Jones from Delta, B.C. is the current WESCO points leader. Ray's second place finish at South Sound Speedway May 16th moved him into the points lead. Posted: 05/18/09 CHRIS WIMMER, PRIDE OF IOWA 100 WRAP-UP NOTES By: Kevin Ramsell NEWTON, IA (Sunday, May 17, 2009) - The Pride of Iowa 100 was the 26th event in the history of the American Speed Association Kwik Trip Midwest Tour presented by ECHO Outdoor Power Equipment. It will also go down as the highest attended and one of the more exciting finishes in the short history of the series. Read more... Posted: 05/17/09 STEWART DOMINATES 410 MAIN - LOOKING TO DIRT CUP AT SKAGIT SPEEDWAY Skagit Speedway Media - 5/16/09 Alger, WA - After weeks and weeks of rain outs in the Midwest, Shane Stewart showed no signs of rust at Skagit Speedway on round five of the Foothills Toyota Tundra Racing Series. After timing in second quick on the night and winning his heat race, Stewart shot his Jet City Equipment #7k A.R.T. to the lead on the very first lap of the 25 lap feature and won with ease, enjoying a full straightaway lead all race long. "I have to thank Danny and Becky (Kirkpatrick). We want to come out and win Dirt Cup for them, that's my focus right now" said Shane in victory lane. Second was Jesse Whitney in t he Precise Machining #88 Eagle. Third went to Jason Solwold in the Shark Racing Engines #73 Maxim. Solwold also won the first heat race. Whitney was quick time. Posted: 05/17/09 A CONFIDENT STECKLY IS READY TO GO By Shon Sbarra, NASCAR The easy part _ collecting the spoils of a champion and relishing the victory over a long winter _ of Scott Steckly's 2008 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series championship is over. The hard part was emerging from the middle of the pack to title contender and on to collecting that coveted ring. Read more... Posted: 05/16/09 PHOTOGRAPHING YOUR CAR by Leann Fellmeth ©2002, Storm Graphics More and more websites are offering galleries of show cars and race cars, many of those are right on your track's website and on general http://www.infodog.com/ racing sites. A killer photograph presented to a possible sponsor may just be what leverages the scales on your side. Read more... Posted: 05/14/09 MORTON CLAIMS BATTLE OF THE BORDER WIN AT MONTANA RACEWAY PARK For Immediate Release: Montana Raceway Park Media Relations KALISPELL, Mont. (May 9, 2009) - Bodie Morton swept by the spinning cars of leader Dave Garber and second place Alex Lessor with less than 13 laps to go then held off a determined Billy Salmonsen to claim the 2nd Annual Kokanee Glacier Beer Battle of the Border 100. Read more... Posted: 05/12/09 LEWIS WINS ASA GRAND OPENING 125 AT SCR Marysville, WA - May 11, 2009: Gary Lewis (Snohomish, WA) won the inaugural iRacing.com American Speed Association Northwest Late Model Tour feature at Spokane County Raceway on Saturday night May 9. Read more... Posted: 05/11/09 GREAT NIGHT FOR BRIAN CLUTCHEY Langford, BC, May 9, 2009 Submitted by: Ken Keating Brian Clutchey survived an early crash and went on to take the checkered flag in a fifty lap Feature event in the V.I. Rental Stock Car Series at Western Speedway Saturday night. The race program also featured the Island Dwarf Cars and the L.P. Gear I.M.S. 4 Mini Stocks with great car counts in each series. Read more... Posted: 05/11/09 WHITNEY WINS SECOND STRAIGHT AT SKAGIT SPEEDWAY Read more... Posted: 05/10/09 ARCA WEST LORDCO 100 - MAY 9, SUN VALLEY, VERNON #27 Mark Berriau took the chequered flag with second and third going to #41 Dave Willison and #06 Tim Christy respectively. Fast time of the night went to Mark Berriau with an 18.893. Posted: 05/09/09 #57 JORGENSEN GRABS $2,000 AT AGASSIZ KATANA RACE Agassiz, BC - May 9, 2009 Pit Reporter Jaimie English On a full moon night, and after a deluge of rain, the Abney Roofing #57 car driven by Ken Jorgensen emerged the winner. In second place was #5 Dave Key, first time out in his new Victory Circle car, and third place was #21 Jason Tarasenko in the Harding Motorsports Supply Monte Carlo. First and third place cars were powered by the economical 604 Chevy crate engine. Dan Mellon was the winner of the South Okanagan Bakery Street Stock Series. View race day photos. Posted: 05/09/09 KATANA AGASSIZ - MAY 9 RACE UPDATE Agassiz, BC - May 9, 2009 Pit Reporter Jaimie English Just in! A fast time of 13.449 and track record has been set by the Abney Roofing #57 car driven by Ken Jorgensen in his Katana series certified 604 crate engine. More news to follow. Posted: 05/09/09 SPORTSMAN SATURDAY NIGHT Canada West Racing Editorial Saturday, May 9th will be one of the biggest nights of Sportsman racing in B.C. With an increase in the Katana Sportsman Tour prize money, along with the new Wescar/ARCA alliance, racers and fans will be in for a full night of action. It would be nice to see the politics left to the politicians on their day, Tuesday, May 12th, and just enjoy the fact that 50 Sportsman racers will be racing throughout the province for prize money. With race tracks and series around the country attempting to cut prize money and race dates, the future of racing in B.C. looks super strong. It would be nice to see competitors, enthusiasts and fans, getting out to support racing on May 9th. The future is ours, lets enjoy it! Posted: 05/07/09 Hello ARCA West Racers, The weather forecast is for with a high of 18 degrees and zero chance of precipitation. Read more... Posted: 05/07/09 JIM DARBY/KATANA SPORTSMAN AND SOUTH OKANAGAN BAKERY STREET STOCK May 9, Agassiz Speedway Race schedule for May 9...see you there, the weather is supposed to be good! We are hoping to have the transponders up and running. Read more... Posted: 05/06/09 TECH INFO - PANHARD BAR Courtesy of Steve Strasburg, RCH The Panhard bar is the bar that is used to keep the rear end from moving left to right. It also has an effect on the cars ability to roll from side to side, almost acting like a sway bar. Read more... Posted: 05/05/09 TECH INFO - SWAY BAR Courtesy of Steve Strasburg, RCH The sway bar (stabilizer bar) is used as an anti-rolling device on almost every type of vehicle. There is different types and different ways to install a sway bar. Read more... Posted: 05/05/09 ASA NORTHWEST LATE MODEL TOUR ***Evans Wins First ASA NWLMT Race*** Wenatchee, WA (May 3, 2009) - Garrett Evans (E. Wenatchee, WA) waited until the final green flag lap to win the first ever iRacing.com ASA Northwest Late Model Tour feature. In 1985 Evans won the first ever Northwest Tour race. Gary Lewis (Snohomish, WA) a close 2nd and Brent Harris (E. Wenatchee, WA) was third. Twenty cars started the 'Apple Blossom 125' at Wenatchee Valley's Super Oval in E. Wenatchee, WA. Evans took advantage of the new commit cone restarts. With first place Lewis and second place Harris choosing to go to the inside Evans went to the outside putting himself along side of Lewis at lap 119. When they got back to the finish line under green Evans beat Lewis by less than .200 of a second. Another caution came out as Evans and Lewis crossed the line. While getting the field lined for the restart the track got too wet forcing an early end to the 125 lap feature. Posted: 05/03/09 MODIFIEDS RACE FOR $5,000 IN 'ENERGY' SPECIAL AT ESTEVAN ESTEVAN, Saskatchewan - The top-paying event for IMCA Modifieds in Canada is on the calendar for Saturday, May 30 when $5,000 will go to the winner of Estevan Motor Speedway's 40 Laps of Energy special. A minimum of $200 will be paid to make the 24-car starting field. All applicable IMCA points will be awarded at the inaugural event sponsored by Arizona Mechanical and Arizona Racing of Estevan. Pit gates open at 4 p.m. Mountain Time and the grand-stand opens at 5 p.m. Hot laps are at 6:15 p.m., the drivers' meeting is at 6:45 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. Entry fees and pit pass costs will be determined by international exchange rates and are to be announced closer to the day of the race. Grandstand admission is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and students, $5 for kids ages 7-12 and six and under get in free. More information about the 40 Laps of Energy special is available by calling 306-421-0936 or 306-421-1986 and at the Estevan Motor Speedway website. Posted: 05/01/09 AGASSIZ SPEEDWAY TRACK DAMAGE UPDATE - We are in the process of the repairs to the race surface. Please check the Agassiz website for updates as we are planning on a Sportsman only practice prior to May 9th. Posted: 05/01/09 Back to News JUNE 2009 BEAUMONT JR. TAKES THE TROPHY Taylor Speedway June 27-29, 2009 Submitted by: Chris Babcock Great weekend of races at Taylor Speedway with top points and two main event wins, driver of the KODA Transport IMCA modified #88 John Beaumont Jr. took home the trophy and $500.00. Second place went to #92 IMCA modified, Matt Richards of the Richards Racing Team $300.00. Third place went to Travis Lecerc #21 from the Sportsman division sponsored by T-Bar racing $200.00. Always lots of exciting racing at Taylor Speedway on a 3/8 clay banked oval. Come check us out! Posted: 06/29/09 JORGENSEN SCORES TWO IN A ROW AT KATANA Thunder Mountain Speedway, Williams Lake, B.C. Pit Reporter Jaimie English Ken Jorgensen of Surrey, B.C. in the #57 Abney Roofing Chevy wins Katana Thunder Mountain, Williams Lake. Ken used horses of a different style to battle #29 Brent Morris of Victoria, B.C. in the 440 Gord Auto Repair Chevy to score $2,500 cash in first prize money during the Williams Lake Stampede weekend. Third place went to #12 Kalvin Loudoun of Penticton, B.C. in his first Katana appearance in 2009. Unfortunately, weather conditions caused the cancellation of time trials and heat races, but the race held off for the full 100 laps of the main event. Posted: 06/27/09 WEATHER DAMPENS HAZZARD NIGHT Langford, B,C., June 27, 2009 Submitted by: Ken Keating Photos courtesy of Classic Photos and Ken Keating What was to be a very interesting night for a large crowd and participants of the "Dukes of Hazzard" night got a wet surprise at Western Speedway. Read more... Posted: 06/27/09 DEFENDING CLASS CHAMPIONS WIN SPRINT CAR MAINS AT SKAGIT SPEEDWAY June 27, 2009 Alger, WA - It was a good night to be a defending champion in the sprint car divisions at Skagit Speedway. In the Budweiser 360 class, Brian Kirkpatrick took his K&B Racing #7k XXX to victory lane after inheriting the lead on lap six. Read more... Posted: 06/27/09 TARASENKO BACK IN 2009 This has been a turn around year for Jason Tarasenko driving the #21 Harding Motorsports Supply Impala SS. Starting off at the Opener in Western Speedway, posting a near track record qualifying effort and finishing second landed him in the top points position. Since then with another second and visiting Victory lane once has extended the points lead. "It is a great track to race 2 wide, the people are great and fans are awesome" he said. "Points lead or not we are here to have fun and race with great talent like the Morris brothers and the hard charging Tim Christy." Tarasenko also posted a third place in the first Katana Boat Sportsman series at Agassiz and second in total points for the day. "Time constraints with work may hamper the effort to run for points in both the series and at Western but we are going to try both." The Harding Motorsports Impala is performing very well. "Having Shane help us with setup has been integral in getting comfortable in the car after a 2 year slow down in the number of races run." It has also revitalized the crew of Jordan Fyfe, Lesley McDowell, and Ryan Medynski. We would like to thank Harding Motorsports, UTI Transport, Walkabout Construction, Maximum Collision, and J&L Consulting for being on board and giving us the best opportunity to run well. Stop by and see us in the pits, and bring the kids for a free T-Shirt. Posted: 06/26/09 $2,500 TO WIN - BE THERE!!! The Katana Sportsman drivers will be partaking in the Williams Lake Stampede festivities this Saturday night, June 27th, when they roll into town to race at Thunder Mountain Speedway for a 100 lap main event. After a rough start at the season's first race at Agassiz Speedway, #51 Harvey Hoogenboom, hopes Thunder Mountain will put his season back on track. Posted: 06/25/09 Hello Sportsman Racers: The next race is a local WCSS Saturday night show in Vernon. Read more... Posted: 06/25/09 DEAN IS HAVING FUN! Kelowna's Dean Thornton made his ARCA West Mac's Late Model Series debut Saturday night timing in at 18.6 in his sportsman car. He had a good run until mechanical gremlins showed up and he is now looking forward to his next race with this great group of guys. Posted: 06/22/09 BEAULIEU WINS N.P.P. LATE MODEL IN OKOTOKS Courtesy of N.P.P. Posted: 06/21/09 CONGRATULATIONS #14! Congratulations #14 Ian Black for his recent ARCA West Ok Tire Sportsman Series win at Prince George. Posted: 06/21/09 SMITH WINS STOCK CAR 100 LAPPER Langford BC, June 20, 2009 Submitted by: Ken Keating Western Speedway hosted a full program of racing with the L.P. Gear I.M.S. 4 Mini Stocks, Old Time Racers Association Series, the Late Model Series, and the V.I. Rental Stock Car Series. As well as the race program, Western hosted a Military night with a display of vehicles, ground maneuvers, and a mock firing of one of the artillery guns. A "six and three quarters" year old Jessica sent a special thank you to her dad who just returned on the Winnipeg after "fighting pirates". A special tribute to all of our military troops to say the least. Read more... Posted: 06/21/09 BACK-TO-BACK! LOCAL BOY JAYME BARNES WINS THE DIRT CUP AGAIN! Skagit Speedway Media - June 20, 2009 ALGER, Wash. - It was one of the wildest Dirt Cups in recent memory, and Lady Luck was smiling on Jayme Barnes. Just turned 31 years of age recently married, Barnes made some Dirt Cup history on Saturday as he won his second straight Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup presented by Van's Equipment and again made his race team $25,000 richer. Read more... Posted: 06/21/09 THE YELLOW CAR SCORES THREE IN A ROW AT SUN VALLEY #39 Pete Harding of Surrey, BC wins three in a row at Vernon capturing the Otter Lake Sand & Gravel 150 ARCA West Mac's Late Model Series race. Posted: 06/21/09 ALLARD PASSES MURPHY TO WIN DIRT CUP FRIDAY MAIN Skagit Speedway Media - June 19, 2009 ALGER, Wash. - For the second straight year, Jonathan Allard is the Friday night preliminary feature winner in the Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup presented by Van's Equipment. Read more... Posted: 06/20/09 Hello ARCA West Racers, ARCA West Sportsman points update now available. Read more... Posted: 06/19/09 THE YELLOW CAR RETURNS TO SUN VALLEY SPEEDWAY Pete Harding and his son Shane return to Sun Valley Speedway Saturday, June 20th to compete in the ARCA West Mac's Late Model Series. Posted: 06/18/09 LESSOR GRABS SECOND STRAIGHT LATE MODEL WIN AT MONTANA RACEWAY PARK For Immediate Release: Montana Raceway Park KALISPELL, Mont. (June 13, 2009) - Alex Lessor used a dominant performance and a new wrinkle from Montana Raceway Park officials to nab his second straight US Army Super Late Model victory in the NAPA Auto Parts 100. Read more... Posted: 06/15/09 HERSHEL MCGRIFF, 81, READY FOR RETURN TO INFINEON RACEWAY Eighty-one year old Hershel McGriff has had enough of retirement, and the legendary driver will make his return behind the wheel at Infineon Raceway for the Bennett Lane Winery 200, presented by Supercuts, on Saturday, June 20. Read more... Posted: 06/14/09 RANGER DOMINATING IN DICKIES 200 WIN NASCAR Media, June 14, 2009 Photo courtesy of Full Throttle BOWMANVILLE, Ont. ? Andrew Ranger won the Dickies in dominating fashion in NASCAR Canadian Tire Series action at Mosport International Raceway. Read more... Posted: 06/14/09 MANSELL IMPRESSIVE IN STRAWBERRY CUP WIN Langford BC, June 13, 2009 Submitted by: Ken Keating Matt Mansell drove his WilRoc Sprint car to an impressive win in the 25th Annual Times Colonist Strawberry Cup race hosted by Western Speedway Saturday night. The Old Time Racers Association, the WilRoc Lites, and the WilRoc Sprint Car Series made their second appearance for 2009 in front of a very large crowd to watch a full program that included Trophy Dashes, Heat races, and Feature events for all classes. Jenny Rhodes got the evening underway with a great performance singing both the U.S. and Canadian National Anthems much to the delight of the many fans. Posted: 06/14/09 ASA NORTHWEST LATE MODEL TOUR: Sauls Wins iRacing.com 125 at Stateline Speedway Jay Sauls (Puyallup, WA) made up for a bad start to the season with a come from behind to win his first iRacing.com American Speed Association Northwest Late Model Tour feature in 2009. Read more... Posted: 06/14/09 ARCA WEST OK TIRE SPORTSMAN - PRINCE GEORGE RESULTS With a full field of 18 cars Prince George race fans were entertained with an exciting night of Sportsman racing. The checkered flag went to #14 Ian Black of Terrace, BC, second and and third respectively, went to #2 Chase Larson of Quesnel, BC and #27 Mark Berriau of Penticton, BC. Posted: 06/14/09 MARTINEZ TUNES UP FOR DIRT CUP WITH BIG WIN AT SKAGIT SPEEDWAY June 13, 2009 Alger, WA - Barry Martinez is officially geared up for the Van's Equipment Rentals & Sales Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup at Skagit Speedway. After fading back to third on the initial start of the Associated Asphalt 410 main event, the Lynnwood, WA resident battled his way back into contention in his Artisan Homes #66 J&J, powering around the inside of the track. Read more... Posted: 06/13/09 RANGER TO START ON THE DICKIES 200 POLE; Sets Track Record In The Process For Immediate Release NASCAR Media, June 13, 2009 BOWMANVILLE, Ont. ? Andrew Ranger earned the pole position in NASCAR Canadian Tire Series qualifying for the Dickies 200 at Mosport International Raceway. He worked his way around the 2.459-mile, 10-turn road course in a series track record 85.119 seconds for an average lap speed of 104.000 mph. Read more... Posted: 06/13/09 THE ROAD SUITS FITZPATRICK'S STYLE NASCAR Media, June 10, 2009 Although he has yet to make his NASCAR Canadian Tire Series debut this year, the 2009 race season has already been an eventful one for JR Fitzpatrick. The 21-year-old driver out of Cambridge, Ont., began the season by leading 17 laps and a fourth-place finish in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season opener at Daytona International Speedway for TRG Motorsports. He went on to make three more starts for that team, but decided to part ways shortly thereafter. Read more... Posted: 06/10/09 MARK BERRIAU LEADS ARCA WEST OK TIRE SPORTSMAN SERIES ARCA West Race #2 latest update and points. Read more... Posted: 06/09/09 VICTORIA AUTO RACING HALL OF FAME PRESS RELEASE: JUNE 2nd, 2009 The Victoria Auto Racing Hall of Fame, the first one formed in Canada to be solely dedicated to highlight the sport of Auto Racing, is celebrating our 25th Anniversary in 2009. Read more... Posted: 06/09/09 ARCA WEST OK TIRE SERIES SPORTSMAN AT PRINCE GEORGE Courtesy of Prince George Auto Racing Association PGARA Speedway is proud to announce the ARCA West Northland Chrysler Jeep Dodge 100 coming to the Playground of Power June 13th. This is a premiere, one time only show that features the best late model stock car drivers in the province. We are looking forward to seeing 20 to 25 cars going head to head in an all out race toward the first ever ARCA West OK tire Challenge championship. You will also get to see the Mst Carrier Mini stocks as well as the A Star Auto Recycler Thunder stocks battle it out for wins under the lights. This will be the race to go to this year at PGARA. Qualifying starts at 6 p.m. with racing at 7 p.m. Do not miss this race! Posted: 06/08/09 DAVE HEMRICH CONTINUES HIS WINNING WAYS AT AGASSIZ SPEEDWAY Agassiz, B.C. - #33 Dave Hemrich dominated Agassiz Speedways June 6th Sportsman race easily handling the 30 lap main event competition. #58 Bob Kuhn and #55 Charlie Spratt placed second and third consecutively. Other winners - Mini Stock #51 Billy Beasley; Street Stock #45 John O'Reilly; and Hornet #21 Jordan Schuss. Posted: 06/07/09 ASA NORTHWEST LATE MODEL TOUR Longton Victorious at Yakima Speedway Yakima, WA (June 6, 2009) - The iRacing.com American Speed Association Northwest late Model Tour Better-All Auto Sales 125 winner at Yakima Speedway is Mike Longton (Moxee, WA). Longton became the only repeat winner of the traveling super late model stock car series. Gary Lewis (Snohomish, WA) finished 2nd. With his best finish ever young rookie Joey Tanner (Portland, OR) was on the podium for the first time. Read more... Posted: 06/07/09 WILD, WILD NIGHT WITH DEMOS AND MORE Submitted by: Ken Keating Langford, BC, June 6, 2009 Western Speedway hosted a full program of racing with the Demo Classes, L.P. Gear I.M.S. 4 Mini Stocks, and a demonstration with the Hornet Cars as they are set to resume racing on Wednesday, June 24th. The popular Reynolds School Marching Band was introduced by band instructor Dave Flello as they marched onto the Speedway to play our National Anthem. Young Kail Beck continued his winning streak by notching another clean sweep in the Mini Van Series. He accomplished that same feat on May 23rd. On this night he got crowded a bit as he was set to take the lead however the young man kept control and used superior speed to get by the leader going between the tires and come out with the lead and went on for the win in the Feature race. Read more... Posted: 06/07/09 HEATH TAKES THRILLING 410 FEATURE AT SKAGIT SPEEDWAY Submitted by: Kaleb Hart Alger, WA - Colton Heath didn't go easy on himself en route to winning his first main event of the year in the Associated Asphalt 410 division at Skagit Speedway. Read more... Posted: 06/06/09 GREAT HOMECOMING FOR KENNINGTON: FIRST SERIES WIN SINCE 2007 COMES AT HOME TRACK NASCAR Media, June 6, 2009 Delaware, Ontario ? On the third attempt at a green-white-checkered finish, DJ Kennington won the Delaware 200 presented by Belfor Restoration Services in a heated NASCAR Canadian Tire Series race Saturday night at Delaware Speedway in front of a near capacity crowd. Read more... Posted: 06/06/09 SKAGIT SPEEDWAY ADDS TWO NEW EVENTS FOR THE DIRT CUP! The 38th running of the Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup presented by Van's Equipment June 18-20 is just two weeks away and promoter Steve Beitler has added a couple new events to the star studded line up. New this year will be the Industrial Resorces/Follman Agency Qualifying Challenge and the Midget Madness event featuring the Ford Focus Midgets. The Qualifying Challenge will be held on Saturday Night and will square off the fastest qualifier from Thursday night against the Fastest qualifier from Friday night. Each car will take two laps on the time clock and then get a two minute break to adjust the cars and then each car will get another two laps and the driver with the fastest overall time will be rewarded with a check for $1,000.00 courtesy of Industrial resorces and the Follman Agency. Also added to the Saturday night finals will be a full field of the Ford Focus Midgets. Among the top midget drivers from the northwest will be Jonathan Jorgenson, Seth Hespe, Galon Stewart, Jeff Bell and a host of other talent. Posted: 06/03/09 RAYNARD RIPS $5,000 MOD WIN AT ESTEVAN MOTOR SPEEDWAY #98 Devin Raynard of Benson, Saskatchewan pocketed $5,000 at the May 30th IMCA Modified race sponsored by Arizona Mechanical/Arizona Racing. Second and third place went to #99 Shawn Strand and #11 Steven Pfeifer consecutively. Everyone will now be looking forward to July 13/14 Kendall's Auto Electric race where NASCAR legend Kenny Wallace will be participating on July 14th. Posted: 06/02/09 JEWEL WINS ARCA WEST WILLIAMS LAKE Photo by Doug Waller #3 Logan Jewel of Prince George was victorious at Williams Lake for the ARCA West OK Tire Sportsman Series Saturday, May 30. Jewel was chased to the finish line by Hixon's Dave Olson and Penticton's Mark Berriau. Vancouver Island driver Tim Christy came 4th. A great crowd cheered on drivers from throughout the province. Posted: 06/02/09 CLUTCHEY WINS TWO IN A ROW Langford BC, May 30, 2009 Submitted by: Ken Keating On a great night for racing, and the "Princess & Pirates" night, Brian Clutchey won his second Feature event in the V.I. Rentals Stock Car Series. Several people from age three to thirty-three used the occasion to dress in a Princess or Pirate outfit and take part in the festivities hosted by Western Speedway. Read more... Posted: 06/01/09 Back to News JULY 2009 NASCAR LATE MODEL CHAMPION SCHEDULED TO COMPETE AT PENTICTON NASCAR Late Model Champion scheduled to compete at the Katana Sportsman Gordie Mannes Memorial Weekend August 1st and 2nd. The big first place pay out of $2,500 per night has proven to be hard to ignore. Before he or anyone else grabs the cash, they will have to fight off 2009 "hat trick" winner, #57 Ken Jorgensen, in his Abney Roofing Chevy. Ken is determined to make amends for a tough showing at Penticton in 2008. The race fans will be entertained by drivers from Vancouver Island, the lower mainland and the B.C. interior, making this annual provincial event a "must see"! Posted: 07/29/09 STECKLY OVERCOMES ADVERSITY IN SASKATOON "Wins Inaugural Velocity Prairie Thunder" For Immediate Release: NASCAR Media SASKATOON, Sask. - Scott Steckly charged from the rear of the field and won the Velocity Prairie Thunder presented by Bayer Crop Science on Wednesday night at Auto Clearing Motor Speedway in NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 action. Racing out of Milverton, Ont., Steckly lost a engine in practice and was not able to make repairs prior to qualifying forcing him to start in the 18th position. However, on Lap 128 he was able to move past Don Thomson Jr. to take the race lead. Waging a spirited battle all race long, Steckly led the final 37 laps beat Thomson to the line by 3.311 seconds. Kennington finished third followed by Jason Hathaway, who finished a season-best fourth. Anthony Simone continues a strong sophomore season with a fifth-place finish. Dave Whitlock, Ron Beauchamp Jr., Andrew Ranger, Jason White and Kerry Micks rounded out the top 10. It was a historic night as the track hosted the first NASCAR-sanctioned event in the province of Saskatchewan as the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series made its debut at the .333-mile oval. The race was slowed five times by caution for a total of 40 laps. There were 12 lead changes involving four drivers. With six races remaining in the season, unofficially in the championship point standings, Ranger is in first place, but his lead over Steckly is just 31 points. Beauchamp holds down the third-place spot. Earlier in the evening, Thomson won his first pole of the 2009 season. He is the series' all-time leader in pole awards with 10. The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 is in action next on August 8 at Mosport Speedway in Bowmanville, Ont., for the Mosport 200. Posted: 07/29/09 KATANA LATE MODELS VISIT SARATOGA SPEEDWAY! By: Andy Guest, Saratoga Speedway The Katana Late Models Sportsman cars are the closest type of car to NASCAR that race fans can see first-hand on Vancouver Island if Daytona Beach in Florida and other NASCAR locales are out of reach! This past Saturday night 21 cars graced Saratoga Speedway as the Black Creek oval hosted round three of the season-long series with the running of the Thrifty Foods Katana 100. Read more... Posted: 07/27/09 OXFORD 250 - OXFORD PLAINS SPEEDWAY, MAINE Eddie McDonald led the final 83 laps Sunday night, holding off Canada's Patrick Laperle by nearly a full second to win the 36th annual TD Banknorth 250 Presented By New England Dodge Dealers at Oxford Plains Speedway. MacDonald, 29, of Rowley, Mass., one of the top drivers in the NASCAR Camping World East Series, conquered one of the nation_s most storied short track races in only his third try. He surrendered the lead to Brian Hoar in order to pit under caution on lap 129. After falling out of the top 10, MacDonald charged back through the field to reclaim the top spot from Hoar on the 168th circuit. MacDonald won $35,300, walking away with more than $10,000 in lap-leader bonus money for the second straight year. Laperle lurked within two car lengths with roughly 25 laps remaining before MacDonald pulled away. John Donahue was third, followed by Hoar and Shawn Martin. Posted: 07/27/09 NASCAR CANADIAN TIRE SERIES NEWS & NOTES - SASKATOON Read more... (PDF file) Posted: 07/27/09 PENTICTON SPEEDWAY FLAGMAN AND FRIEND We are sad to report that Steve Tuttle, Penticton Speedway's well known flagman, passed away suddenly last week. Steve loved racing and was a friend to every racer. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends. Posted: 07/26/09 FANS ROCK WESTERN SPEEDWAY Langford, B.C., July 25, 2009 Submitted by: Ken Keating What was billed as the "Eve of Destruction", at Western Speedway, lived up to the billing in more ways than one. Demo Cars, Demo Trucks, Mini Vans, and Figure 8s ran a full program of Trophy Dashes, Heat races, and Main events. As well as racing, with these cars, Colin Heacock, known as the Crazy Canuck and Gary "the Animal" Williams were on the program jumping a car and a bus respectively. A boat race was also on this program of destruction. After a beautiful week of weather, Mother Nature decided to add her form of mayhem and added a little rain, actually quite a bit of rain, a little bit of lightening, and a gorgeous sunset for all to see. Despite the rain the 4,000 plus fans stayed and cheered on the racers and the jumpers at every opportunity, their determination undampened. Read more... Posted: 07/26/09 SPORTSMAN RACING SHIRTS We have a limited supply of sportsman racing shirts available. Shirts feature the Sportsman Racer logo on the front and a list of the sportsman race tracks on the back. Read more... Posted: 07/26/09 Skagit Speedway rained out on Saturday night July 25, but will be back in action for the Bob's Burgers 360 Nationals starting Friday night, as the best 360 racers on the west coast vie for their piece of the $60,000 total purse. Posted: 07/26/09 KATANA THRIFTY FOODS 100 CWR Pit Reporter Jaimie English and CWR #52 Geoff Morris wins! #57 Ken Jorgensen and #58 Bob Kuhn came second and third respectively. More to follow. Posted: 07/25/09 KATANA SARATOGA - LIVE UPDATE AT 8:45 P.M. CWR Pit Reporter Jaimie English and CWR #57 Ken Jorgensen fast time Two "A" heats both won by #57 Ken Jorgensen "B" heat won by #2 Tom Berrow 21 Sportsman cars in attendance Posted: 07/25/09 RANGER GETS IT DONE IN EDMONTON - LEADS WIRE-TO-WIRE Read more... Posted: 07/25/09 $40,000 WOLFF PACK RUN 2009 - LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA The fifth annual Wolff Pack Run will be held at Bridge County Raceway in Lethbridge, Alberta August 1st and 2nd. This IMCA Canada and U.S. Modified race is proudly sponsored by Jaron Wolff Ltd. (Georg J.P. Wowk) and is held every year at a different location/track in Alberta, Canada. In its fifth year, it will be hosted for the second time by Bridge County Raceway. A little history...Jaron Wolff Ltd. (Georg J.P. Wowk) has been involved with IMCA Modified racing since the summer of 1992, when Georg and his brother Olee of Red Line Performance, built their first IMCA modified race car to race at Capital City Raceway in Edmonton, Alberta. Because neither of the two were drivers, they got a young Darren Hawkins to drive their modified. They raced their modified throughout western Canada with Darren at the wheel for three years. In the years that followed, Red Line Performance dropped out of oval racing and Jaron Wolff Ltd. went on alone. Jaron Wolff Ltd. sponsored racers such as Dawn-L Morrison, Danny Saunders, Dave Saunders and Scott Craig all whom raced in the Modified division. In 2005 Georg decided to sponsor a race rather than individual cars and drivers, thus the Wolff Pack Run was born. The first Wolff Pack Run was held at Edmonton International Raceway with 24 Modifieds participating. The 2006 Wolff Pack Run was held at Castrol Raceway with a field of 35 Modified cars and a purse of $15,000. In 2007 Race City in Calgary hosted the Wolff Pack Run with a purse of over $20,000 and a field of 35 which brings us to 2009. This year's Wolff Pack Run has Jaron Wolff Ltd. putting $20,000.00 into the purse and Bridge County Raceway adding another $20,000 totalling up to the largest Modified purse in the history of the Wolff Pack Run; an excess of $40,000 and an anticipated field of 50 Modifieds! The 2009 Wolff Pack Run promises to be this years biggest and best event for Modified racers and fans alike! Posted: 07/24/09 RANGER MAKES IT THREE IN A ROW "Looking for first Edmonton Win" EDMONTON, Alberta - Andrew Ranger made it three-for-three at Rexall Speedway on Friday in NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 qualifying. Once again he will start on the pole for the Canadian Tire 100. Posted: 07/24/09 NASCAR CANADIAN TIRE SERIES NEWS & NOTES - EDMONTON Read more... (PDF file) Posted: 07/22/09 ASA NWLMT AT THE WASHINGTON 500 JULY 25 "Brent Harris #0 - Gary Lewis #73 as close on track as the points" Marysville, WA (July 19, 2009): The iRacing.com American Speed Association Northwest Late Model Tour will resume the 2009 chase to the championship on Saturday July 25. Monroe, Washington's Evergreen Speedway is set to bring the only premier Super Late Model traveling series to the longest circle track in the Northwest. With only four races left to decide who will be the 2009 champion, Evergreen's 5/8-mile oval has, over the years, been a deciding factor in the outcome of many championships. Read more... Posted: 07/21/09 #2 CHASE LARSON WINS ARCA WEST OK TIRE SPORTSMAN - SUNVALLEY Photo by: Next Level Media #2 Chase Larson wins the ARCA West Sportsman race with #99 Matt Stephenson and #27 Mark Berriau second and third respectively. Next race for ARCA Sportsman is August 15 in Quesnel. Posted: 07/18/09 RANGER WINS A&W 300 - SUNVALLEY SPEEDWAY "First Win On Oval For 22-Year-Old" For Immediate Release - NASCAR Media VERNON, B.C. - In the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1, Andrew Ranger held off Scott Steckly on a green-white-checkered finish to win the A&W Cruisin' The Dub 300 on Saturday night at SunValley Speedway. Ranger displayed a dominant car at times, opening up a lead of nearly 10 seconds at one point. However, with the late restart, he beat Steckly to the line by .561 seconds. After winning four races on road courses in his series career, the 22-year-old Ranger, out of Roxton Pond, Que., won for the first time on an oval track after flirting with it several times over the past two seasons. The 2007 series champion now has five wins and is just one behind Steckly on the all-time win list. It was Ranger's second win of the 2009 season after winning at Mosport International Raceway in June. Ron Beauchamp Jr. finished third, a lap down, as only Ranger and Steckly finished on the lead lap and DJ Kennington and Kerry Micks finished fourth and fifth, respectively. Rounding out the top 10 was Anthony Simone, John Gaunt, Jason Hathaway, Don Thomson Jr. and Dave Whitlock. The race was slowed by caution just three times for 28 laps. Earlier in the day, Beauchamp won his first series career pole. Unofficially in the championship point standings, Ranger holds a 42-point lead on Kennington and has a 45-point lead on Beauchamp. The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented Mobil 1 heads to Edmonton next Saturday, July 25, for the Canadian Tire 100 which is part of the Rexall Edmonton Indy weekend on the 1.973-mile temporary road course at Edmonton's City Centre Airport. View complete standings. Posted: 07/18/09 ONE HOT WEEKEND - WESTERN SPEEDWAY "Barrett Wins Sprint Car Feature on First Night" By Ken Keating Langford, B.C., July 17, 2009 Guy Barrett and Jeff Bird, driving the #92 car, led the field of nine cars to the green flag for thirty laps of racing in the WilRoc Feature event the only Feature as part of the "One Hot Weekend" program at Western Speedway. Read more... Posted: 07/18/09 ARCA WEST SPORTSMAN LIVE UPDATE - SUNVALLEY SPEEDWAY! Just in - at 8:00 p.m. there are 28 cars waiting to take the green flag once the NASCAR race has been completed. Posted: 07/18/09 TIRE ORDER - PENTICTON RACE AUGUST 1ST AND 2ND For Immediate Release: Read more... Posted: 07/17/09 INSIDE OUT GIVES CAHILL WIN - WESTERN SPEEDWAY Langford B.C., July 15, 2009 A pretty good crowd was on hand Wednesday night to watch another round of exciting Hornet Car racing. Three Trophy Dashes, twelve Heat races, and three Feature events again filled out a card of non stop action as twenty-three cars lined up for the Rookie main and twenty-four cars took part in the Expert main. Read more... Posted: 07/16/09 NASCAR CANADIAN TIRE SERIES NEWS & NOTES - SUNVALLEY "White Looks For Breakout Performance At Home" Just about a year ago, Jason White was wondering if he could achieve his goal of running a full NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 schedule while being based on the western side of Canada with about 80 percent of the races being held in the eastern portion of the expansive country. Read more... (PDF file) Posted: 07/15/09 OXFORD 250: IT'S OK -- KENNY WALLACE WANTS YOU TO HAVE HIGH EXPECATIONS FOR HIM Kenny Wallace envisions himself more like Kevin Harvick than J.J. Yeley. Read more... Posted: 07/14/09 Check out the car count in the following article for recession ravaged Southern Ontario! - BRAD LEIGHTON WINS SUMMER SIZZLER 200 AT KAWARTHA SPEEDWAY Brad Leighton of Center Harbor, NH captured his second ACT Tour victory of the 2009 season in the Summer Sizzler 200 at Kawartha Speedway in Peterborough, ON. Leighton started on the outside pole with a plus four handicap in ACT's plus/minus system and led until Patrick Laperle took control on lap 27. Read more... Posted: 07/14/09 MIDGLEY TOPS IN EDMONTON Read more... Posted: 07/12/09 STECKLY CLAIMS TIDE 250 VICTORY "First Win of the Season for Defending Champ" For Immediate Release - NASCAR Media By Shon Sbarra, July 12, 2009 St. Eustache, Que. - Defending NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 champion Scott Steckly isn't quite ready to surrender his crown. He won the Tide 250 at Autodrome St. Eustache on Sunday afternoon. Read more... Posted: 07/12/09 BROUGHTON WINS LONG BOMBER FEATURE - WESTERN SPEEDWAY Langford, B.C., July 11, 2009 Submitted by: Ken Keating A large crowd was on hand to watch Chris Broughton win an extended Feature event in the Bomber Series on a night that saw Demo Cars, Demo Trucks, Mini Vans, Figure 8s join the Bombers for a full race program. Read more... Posted: 07/12/09 HEATH PROVIDES FIREWORKS AT MIDSEASON CHAMPIONSHIP NIGHT - SKAGIT SPEEDWAY A near capacity crowd enjoyed on track fireworks followed by a huge fireworks extravaganza that lit up the night sky at Mid Season Championship Night presented by Les Schwab at Skagit Speedway. Read more... Posted: 07/11/09 ARCA WEST OK TIRE SPORTSMAN SERIES JULY 18 July 18 schedule of events now posted. Read more... Posted: 07/11/09 WEATHER POSTPONES TIDE 250 UNTIL SUNDAY "Villeneuve Debut To Wait A Day" For Immediate Release - NASCAR Media: SAINT EUSTACHE, Que. - A large weather system moved into the area at midday, with no relief in sight, and forced the postponement of the Tide 250 at Autodrome St. Eustache. The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 event is set to take the green flag at 2 p.m. ET Sunday afternoon. Posted: 07/11/09 "SPECIAL EVENT NEWS" SEE NASCAR LEGEND KENNY WALLACE RACE IN THE DAKOTA MOD TOUR JULY 14, 2009 PICTURES, AUTOGRAPHS AND MORE!! Sponsored by Trent's Tire For information on travel documents needed for U.S. drivers to visit our track in Canada, click Here. **Important if you are planning to attend either of the nights on the Modified and/or Stock Car Tour July 13th and 14th** Posted: 07/09/09 TARASENKO - SANTA CLAUS IN JULY #21 Jason Tarasanko had quite a day at Western Speedway Saturday, July 4th. Not only did Jason maneuver his "red sleigh" into victory circle, he also brought "presents" for 100 youngsters, each of whom received one of his SCS Racing team t-shirts. Posted: 07/08/09 NASCAR CANADIAN TIRE SERIES NEWS & NOTES - ST. EUSTACHE "Something New For Veteran Villeneuve" For Immediate Release from NASCAR Media: Many world-class drivers are willing to return to their roots when the occasion allows, but not many sign up for something they've done very little of in their careers. Read more... (PDF file) Posted: 07/08/09 DAFFODIL CUP - WESTERN SPEEDWAY For Immediate Release - July 6, 2009 Submitted by: Ken Keating Western Speedway in Victoria, British Columbia is not only the oldest track in Canada, but it is the home of the first Auto Racing Hall of Fame in Canada. The first Daffodil Cup was run in 1961, with Edmonton's Eldon Rasmussen the winner and is one of the most prestigious races held at Western Speedway. The Cup has had its share of travel, as winners have come from as far away as Colorado, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Alberta, and across British Columbia. The local WilRoc Sprint Car Series will run for the prestigious 49th Daffodil Cup in a two-day show on August 14 and 15 and will be joined by the high-powered NSRA cars based out of Washington State. Local driver, Jeff Montgomery won three consecutive Daffodil Cups between 2004 - 2006 while another local, Scott Aumen has won the last two years and both drivers are expected to compete in 2009. Craig Deaver; from Somner, Washington, is also a three-time Daffodil Cup Champion. We look forward to seeing you there! Read more... Posted: 07/06/09 AGASSIZ FIRST TIME SPORTSMAN WINNER Congratulations #18 Ian Graham for his first Sportsman win at Agassiz Speedway Saturday night. Posted: 07/06/09 MARK BERRIAU WINS PEPSI COLA 100 Mark Berriau takes the win with Matt Stephenson and Sheldon Mayert 2nd and 3rd respectively. Read more... Posted: 07/05/09 YATES WINS 1ST ANNUAL CANADA CUP Langford B.C., July 4th, 2009 Submitted by: Ken Keating Darren Yates drove his #91 WilRoc Sprint Car to victory in the inaugural Canada Cup race on a night that featured the Island Dwarf Cars, the Late Model Series, and the WilRoc Lite Series capped off by a big fireworks show at Western Speedway. Read more... Posted: 07/05/09 GARBER CREATES FIREWORKS SHOW WITH ARCA WEST VICTORY IN MONTANA For Immediate Release: Montana Raceway Park KALISPELL, Mont., July 4, 2009 - Spokane's David Garber grabbed the lead early from Alex Lessor then held off a hard charging Mark Owens for his first career main event victory on the ARCA West Mac's Series at Montana Raceway Park in the SuperSeal 125. Read more... Posted: 07/05/09 2010 NASCAR TOYOTA ALL-STAR SHOWDOWN SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED For Immediate Release - NASCAR Public Relations DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 4, 2009) - NASCAR announced today that its premier short-track racing showcase, the 2010 NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown, will be run January 29-30 at the Toyota Speedway at Irwindale (Calif.). Read more... Posted: 07/04/09 FOR CONSIDERATION AND COMMENTS FROM ALL SPORTSMAN DRIVERS Submitted by: Johnny Aantjes, Katana Sportsman Tour We are very close to having one set of rules that encompasses all of the sportsman cars in BC. This has been a long process that started, in my opinion, with the Sportsman Invitational race at Penticton Speedway in 1999. There have been many changes and numerous people involved that have positioned the Sportsman class at its current level. There are more sportsman cars in BC than ever before and the same rules apply from the island to the interior and the north. Some minor weight percentages, a lower control arm rule and tires are separating the island, lower mainland and southern interior cars from Vernon and the northern cars. When looking at the cost of racing the Katana series we realized some of the expenses had to be lowered - travel, tires end engine costs were the three main areas we thought should be addressed. Travel is difficult, especially with the island costs, and we have not been able to reduce these costs without reducing the number of races. We introduced the crate engines and I think the success of that is yet to be determined. Changing the tires from the Goodyear A300 to the American Racers 10" slick was one of the most difficult battles we have had to date as far as the sportsman rules are concerned. Some of the opposition came from racers that did not want to change, and some came from the different groups that sell the Goodyear tires. Drivers and owners that opposed the change have now had a chance to run on the American Racer for the last two seasons. They consistently tell me the American 10" slick is a better tire. It handles better, it lasts longer and it even looks better. Jason Beaulieu won the Vernon race with tires that had around 400 laps on them when he was finished - and the tire was just as fast at the end of the race as once they were scuffed. Teams that can't afford to purchase new tires each race day are able to compete with used tires and save money. The Katana drivers that were the most vocal against changing to the American Race tire are now convinced of the quality, longevity and reason for the change. Many of the negative accusations that the 10" slick would break spindles, eat up the brakes or otherwise hurt the sportsman cars have proven to be inaccurate. The Katana drivers, with experience on both types of tires, have told me they choose the American racer 10"slick hands down over the Goodyear A300. A tire rule that forces drivers to run on used tires is a good idea - as long as the used tire does not create an ill handling car. It does not make sense to save $600.00 on tires just to spend it on new body panels. There are many conflicting ideas about the direction of our sport and what can be done to make it better, there is no right or wrong, only ideas in the hopes of making the sport better and stronger. I made more money selling the Goodyear tires than I do having the American Racers as our spec tire. Ted Zerbin has told me "the tire is too good, it lasts too long!" Our goal has to be keeping the costs down, having a competitive field of racers and finding more ways to get money back to the teams. If we put our personal agendas aside and focus on saving the drivers' money - the American Racer 10" slick will be the tire of choice for the sportsman class in BC. We look forward to receiving your comments and ideas on this important subject by posting them on the Canada West Racing independent "Forum" page. Click on the General Board and then the heading "COMMENTS/SUGGESTIONS RE SPORTSMAN NEWS ITEM". Posted: 07/03/09 Next race at Vernon's Sun Valley Speedway, Saturday, July 4th! Posted: 07/02/09 ASA NORTHWEST LATE MODEL TOUR Lewis Repeats at Pacific Raceways Photo courtesy of North Fork Photo Marysville, WA, June 29, 2009: The iRacing.com American Speed Association Northwest Late Model Tour was at Pacific Raceways in Kent, Washington for the 2nd annual NOS Energy Drink 'Road Course Challenge' on Sunday June 28. Read more... Posted: 07/01/09 Back to News AUGUST 2009 AGASSIZ MONTHLY MEETING - SEPTEMBER 1 Submitted by Pat Schepanowsky, Agassiz Speedway Reminder that our monthly meeting is Tuesday, September 1, to be held at the Agri Hall in Agassiz, not Ian's Bar and Grill as previously announced. Hope to see you there. Posted: 08/31/09 WHITNEY EXTENDS 410 POINT LEAD AT SKAGIT SPEEDWAY Submitted by H2H Photo August 30, 2009 Alger, WA. - Heading into Saturday night's Foothills Toyota Tundra Racing Series action at ASA Sanctioned Skagit Speedway, Jesse Whitney was locked into a tightening point battle with Colton Heath for the title in the Associated Asphalt 410 Sprints. At the end of the night with Heath watching from the grandstands and Whitney garnering the checkered flag the point battle has widened heading into Championship Night coming up September 19th. Also picking off Main Event wins were red-hot Mike Melwicks in the Budweiser 360's, Kelsey Carpenter in the Cook Road Shell Sportsman Sprints and Ken Higby in the Outlaw Hornets. Read more... Posted: 08/30/09 FITZPATRICK WINS IN MONTREAL "Fourth Series Career Win For 21-Year-Old" By Shon Sbarra, NASCAR August 30, 2009 MONTREAL - JR Fitzpatrick showed up to win-no question about it. He won the NAPA Autopro 100 in NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 action from Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in dominating fashion. The 21-year-old out of Cambridge, Ont., took control of the race when he slipped inside of Kerry Micks in the hairpin turn on the ninth lap of the race. From there, he went on to build a lead of over five seconds in his Schick-sponsored Chevrolet before the caution flag waved on Lap 22 to set up an attempt at a green-white-checkered finish. On the restart, the front of the field got stacked up as they entered Turn 3. As a result, the car of Scott Steckly ended up on its roof after making contact with Don Thomson Jr. Once the dust cleared, the cars were brought down pit road and the red flag was displayed which ended the event. The race was scheduled for 23 laps or 75 minutes leaving just the one opportunity to finish the race under green. It was Fitzpatrick's first win of the season and the fourth in his series career. He last won on June 15, 2007 at Mosport International Raceway in Bowmanville, Ont. Points leader Andrew Ranger was able to clear the incident in Turn 3 and finish second. DJ Kennington, who held down second place in the closing laps, was not as fortunate. He got turned around in the fray and blended back into the field in the fourth position which is where NASCAR officials determined his finishing position to be. After winning the first three road-course events of the year, Ranger was foiled in his bid to win all four road-course races on the 2009 slate. A season ago in this event, Fitzpatrick led much of the race before a late-race bobble allowed Ranger to take the win. Kerry Micks led the first eight laps of the race and closed out the race in third place. Mark Dilley finished fifth equaling his season-high finish. Ron Beauchamp Jr., Pierre Bourque, Jeff Lapcevich, Daryl Harr and Jarrad Whissell rounded out the top 10. The race was slowed three times due to caution for a total of six laps. The race lead changed just one time between two drivers. In the point standings, Ranger expanded his lead on Kennington by 10 points and now has a 134-point lead heading into the final three race of the season. Beauchamp and Steckly, in third and fourth, respectively, are right on Kennington's heels. In qualifying on Saturday, Alex Tagliani picked up his second straight series pole award after winning the pole two weeks ago at Quebec's Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres. In today's race, Tagliani was knocked out of the race after just 11 laps due to mechanical problems. The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 takes a weekend off before heading to Barrie Speedway on Saturday, Sept. 12 for the Torbram Electric 300 presented by The Source. Posted: 08/30/09 SCOTT AUMAN FINDS VICTORY SQUARE - WESTERN SPEEDWAY Langford, B.C., August 29, 2009 Submitted by: Ken Keating Scott Aumen finally found his way to Victory Square Saturday night in the WilRoc Sprint Car Series twenty-five lap Feature event running for the Gary Kershaw Trophy. Aumen has been leading in the points chase most of the season but winning a Feature event has been a little difficult so far in 2009 but tonight it all came together for the Duncan driver. Read more... Posted: 08/30/09 TWO FOR TAGLIANI "Second Straight Pole For Quebecer" By Shon Sbarra, NASCAR August 29, 2009 MONTREAL - For the second straight NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 event, Alex Tagliani will start on the pole. The native of Lachenaie, Que., logged the fastest time in qualifying for the NAPA Autopro 100 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Tagliani navigated the 14-turn, 2.73-mile temporary street course in 106.801 seconds for an average lap speed of 91.347 mph for his second career series pole. He also was the polesitter two weeks ago at the Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres for the GP3R 100. The session was run under dry conditions after the morning practice session saw a wet track with wet tires mounted on the cars. The times during practice were well off the pace from previous events at the track, but qualifying times were right in line with prior results. Starting alongside Tagliani on the front row will be Kerry Micks, who posted a time of 107.147 seconds (91.052 mph). The second row consists of the only two series champions. Current point standings leader and 2007 series title winner Andrew Ranger timed in at 107.358 seconds (90.874 mph). Defending series champion Scott Steckly logged the fourth-fastest time at 107.389 seconds (90.847 mph). Rounding out the top-five qualifiers was JR Fitzpatrick with a time of 107.667 seconds (90.613 mph). The NAPA Autopro 100 is scheduled to take the green flag at 11:45 a.m. ET. RDS will provide live coverage of the race beginning at 11:30 a.m. Posted: 08/29/09 HORNET NIGHT CHAMPIONSHIPS - WESTERN SPEEDWAY Langford, B.C., August 26, 2009 Submitted by: Ken Keating Sixty-six cars registered to take part in the Championship night for the Steve Copp Construction Wednesday Night Thunder Hornet Series for the final time this season. As usual, the competition was close and competitive with lots of bumping and grinding on the inside oval at Western Speedway. Read more... Posted: 08/27/09 RANGER LOOKS TO COMPLETE ROAD SWEEP IN MONTREAL By Shon Sbarra, NASCAR August 26, 2009 MONTREAL, Que. - Four-game road series sweeps are a coup for pennant-winning baseball teams, but they are almost unheard of in racing circles-even for championship drivers like Andrew Ranger. With victories already in hand at Mosport International Raceway, Rexall Speedway and Circuit de Trois-Rivieres, Ranger (No. 27 Walmart/Tide Ford), in Montreal, aims to pull off the unlikeliest of feats-a win in each of the four road-course events on the 2009 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 schedule. Read more... Posted: 08/26/09 OLD TIME RACERS ASSOCIATION ("O.T.R.A.") - SARATOGA Courtesy Andy Guest, Saratoga Speedway The Old Time racing club in their 32nd season of racing along with their vintage old time stock cars ran the oval for the second time in two weeks.  Once again, they produced some fast-paced action topped off with a 40-lap main event. The 13-car main event saw 11 cars finish.  Victoria¹s Rob Morneau picked up the win in his 31 DM Vicky, ahead of Duane Zienstra in his 32 Coup, and Steve Dardengo in his 32 Plymouth Coup. Zienstra, now racing out of Black Creek, was behind the wheel of Hugh Clover¹s car and drove it like he owned it!  He took an impressive second place main event finish and picked up wins in the B dash and B heat.  Other wins went to Denis Morneau in the A dash, and Dardengo in the A heat. Posted: 08/25/09 KATANA AGASSIZ - RACE SUMMARY & POINTS Race summary and points now available on the Katana Sportsman Tour website. Posted: 08/24/09 RUDEEN RACING AND TRAVIS RUTZ Read more... Posted: 08/24/09 MORRIS BROTHERS DOMINATE KATANA AGASSIZ CWR Pit Reporter Jaimie English Geoff Morris in his #52 Chevy outpaced #29, brother Brent, for the win at Agassiz Speedway August 22nd. Third place and fast time qualifier was #57 Ken Jorgensen. The race was fast paced with only two cautions and a large crowd who enjoyed a 17 car starting field. Posted: 08/22/09 PINKFOOT REIGNS SUPREME - WESTERN SPEEDWAY Langford, B.C. August 22, 2009 Submitted by: Ken Keating Peter Van Dyke drove the lengendary "Pinkfoot" Peterbuilt truck to victory in a thirty lap Big Rig Feature event held at Western Speedway last night. A near capacity crowd was on hand to watch the Bombers, Demo Trucks, Demo Cars, Figure 8s, & Mini Vans race for wins in Trophy Dashes, Heat races, and Feature events. Along with theses classes the program featured the always popular Wayne's Trucking sponsored Big Rigs event and the highlite of the evening, Gary "The Animal" Williams attempting to break a World Record jump with a limousine. Read more... Posted: 08/22/09 JANICKI INDUSTRIES NIGHT RESULTS - SKAGIT SPEEDWAY Alger, WA - Janicki Industries night at Skagit Speedway saw two point's battles decided and one points battle get a lot closer. Read more... Posted: 08/22/09 Posted: 08/17/09 100 ARCA WEST SPORTSMAN RACE GOLD PAN SPEEDWAY - QUESNEL, B.C. Submitted by: Terry Willison #5 Bob Williams driving his new Harding Motorsports Supply built Port City Chevy sponsored by Turtle Wax takes the win in a field of 17. Fast Time - Bob Williams D Dash Winner:   #47 Trevor Adelman C Dash Winner:   #41 Aaron Willison B Dash Winner:   #06 Tim Christy A Dash Winner:   #2 Chase Larson B- Heat Winner:   #38 Lee Thomas A- Heat Winner:   #06 Tim Christy Main Event Finish: #5 Bob Williams #71 Dave Olson #3 Logan Jewel Posted: 08/16/09 JEFF MONTGOMERY WRECKS AT WESTERN SPEEDWAY Langford, B.C., August 16, 2009 Submitted by: Ken Keating Day 1: August 14, 2009 The first night of the 49th running of the Times Colonist Daffodil Cup extravaganza, hosted by Western Speedway, started and ended in a bang for Jeff "The Hurricane" Montgomery. Sporting a brand new car and only a few points behind Matt Heim in NSRA Championship points, Jeff was the only driver to qualify under the fourteen second mark blasting around the Langford oval in a 13:673 lap. The only other driver close to a sub fourteen lap was point leader Matt Hein with a 14:006. Read more... Posted: 08/16/09 RANGER DOES IT AGAIN "Defends Race Title And Collects Fifth Win In 2009" By Shon Sbarra, NASCAR August 16, 2009 TROIS-RIVIERES, Que. - Andrew Ranger had to contend with a hungry Anthony Simone but held on to win the GP3R 100 in NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 action from the Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres (Que.) on Sunday afternoon, successfully defending his race title from a year ago. Read more... Posted: 08/16/09 RUTZ WINS MAIN - SETS NEW TRACK RECORD AT SKAGIT SPEEDWAY Alger, WA - Blazing fast track conditions set the stage for some fantastic racing on round 16 of the Foothills Toyota Tundra Racing Series at Skagit Speedway. Read more... Posted: 08/16/09 TAGLIANI ON POLE WITH RECORD RUN "Joined By Kennington On Front Row" TROIS-RIVIERES, Que. (Aug. 15, 2009) ­ Alex Tagliani set a series track record and won the pole position in NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 qualifying for Sunday afternoon's GP3R 100 at the Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres. Tagliani, a native of Lachenaie, Que., posted a series-record lap time of 68.374 seconds in group qualifying on the 10-turn, 1.53-mile Circuit de Trois-Rivieres for an average speed of 80.557 mph as he and DJ Kennington exchanged the top spot on consecutive laps at one point during their 10-minute qualifying session. Kennington's fastest lap was timed at 68.712 seconds (80.161 mph). It was Tagliani's first series career pole as he bettered JR Fitzpatrick's record of 68.446 seconds (80.472 mph) set a year ago. "It's really a tribute to my crew," said Tagliani. "They have not had a lot of time with the car, but they certainly gave me a fast one that turns pretty good." The second row will consist of current point standings leader Andrew Ranger, who posted a time of 69.012 seconds (79.812 mph) and Anthony Simone with a time of 69.074 seconds (79.741 mph). Jacques Villeneuve, former Formula One and Indy 500 champion, will start from the fifth position after posting a time of 69.142 seconds (79.662 mph). Don Thomson Jr., Scott Steckly, Ron Beauchamp Jr., Trevor Seibert and Mark Dilley rounded out the top-10 qualifiers. The GP3R 100 is set to get underway on Sunday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. ET. Posted: 08/15/09 BEAULIEU AND EMOND READY FOR NPP STRETCH DRIVE "Beaulieu Has Won Three Of Four Southern Alberta Features In 2009" Courtesy of NPP Edmonton, AB (August 12) ­ The Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series enters the stretch drive of the 2009 season this weekend. "This is a crucial part of the season," says NPP Series announcer Gord Craig, "the point's race is extremely tight right now... Read more... Posted: 08/14/09 OK TIRE SPORTSMAN RACE QUESNEL - REVISION Lets all get out and have a good time! Read more... Posted: 08/13/09 DAFFODIL CUP - WESTERN SPEEDWAY Join Western Speedway in Victoria August 14 and 15 for their two-day prestigious 49th Daffodil Cup including the high-powered NSRA cars based out of Washington State. Read more... Posted: 08/13/09 NASCAR CANADIAN TIRE SERIES NEWS & NOTES - TROIS-RIVIERES "Gale Is Benefitting From International Cooperation" The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 has had a driver from France. There is a current competitor from Holland. Its first female driver participated over a year ago in Montreal. Now, it has had its first American-born driver - Cale Gale - start a race. Read more... Posted: 08/12/09 CAN-AM OFFERS BIG TWO-DAY PAYOUT AT MONTANA RACWAY PARK For Immediate Release: Montana Raceway Park KALISPELL, Mont. (August 11, 2009) - With the invitational "Best of the West" paying $5,000 to win on Friday, August 14 and then the ARCA West Mac's Series paying $5,000 to win the following night this year's Montana Raceway Park Bill Clark Can-Am Memorial Weekend promises to be a big draw for fans and race teams. Read more... Posted: 08/11/09 SOUTH OKANAGAN BAKERY STREET STOCKS POINTS - EFFECTIVE AUGUST 2, 2009 Read more... Posted: 08/10/09 PROSPERA CREDIT UNION/INSURANCE DAY AT THE RACES Agassiz Speedway, August 8 Photos courtesy Agassiz Speedway Street Stock Main - #44 Keith Tourond Hornet Main - #29 Kris McKenzie - on the same night, Kris broke his old track record of 16.529 setting a new track record of 16.360. Posted: 08/09/09 HARDING WINS 4 IN A ROW AT SUNVALLEY - AUGUST 8 Read more... Visit our Forum for detailed results. Posted: 08/09/09 WEEKEND OF MAYHEM Langford, B,C., August 9, 2009 Submitted by: Ken Keating Western Speedway hosted the "Week End of Mayhem" event with the Demo Series, the Bomber Series, a Van Chase, and the Monster Trucks. On night one, of the two day show, Chris Broughton won his third Feature in a row coming from close to the back of the field and into the lead on lap six. He was chased by Danny Matthews for several laps until Brian Wakelin caught up and passed for second on lap thirteen. Brent Wildeman used the same lap to follow Wakelin taking over the third spot. This would be the finishing order as no one could catch Broughton once he got the lead. Read more... Posted: 08/09/09 ENGBERG & CARPENTER THRILL SKAGIT SPEEDWAY ON LADIES NIGHT Alger, WA - Fans of high speeds were in for a treat on Ladies Night at Skagit Speedway. Read more... Posted: 08/09/09 RANGER RINGS UP MOSPORT WIN "Fourth Win Of The Year For The Points Leader" For Immediate Release: NASCAR Media BOWMANVILLE, Ont. ­ Andrew Ranger made a spectacular move before having to hold off Scott Steckly to win the Vortex Brake Pads 200 in NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 action on Saturday evening at Mosport Speedway. Read more... Posted: 08/08/09 ARCA LATE MODEL RACE SUNVALLEY - SATURDAY, AUGUST 8 The familiar #39 yellow Chevy Impala driven by Pete Harding of Surrey, B.C. and sponsored by LP Autobody of Yakima, WA. and Yale Forklifts of Surrey, B.C., will attempt to continue his sweet season that parallels NASCAR superstar Mark Martin's '09 season as both of these veteran drivers continue to prove they still have a lot of gas left in their tank. Pete will be moving into unchartered territory this Saturday when he attempts to win four in a row at SunValley Speedway in Vernon. He will face stiff competition from the ARCA regulars as well as the former Katana Sportsman Champion Korbin Thomas. But Pete has no further to look than over the kitchen table at one of the most determined drivers to stop the streak, that being, the driver of the #29 Chevy Impala, his son, Shane Harding. This former Evergreen NASCAR Champion will be taking some time out from his successful motorsport business, Harding Motorsports Supply, to try to seal the deal. By all indications, this late model race will be the "coolest" race of the summer. Posted: 08/06/09 CAHILL WINS THIRTY LAP FEATURE Langford, B.C., August 6, 2009 Submitted by: Ken Keating Daryl Cahill led the lap that counts the most and won the Expert Feature in another great race in the Hornet and Bumblebee Series in the Wednesday Night Thunder events hosted by Western Speedway. As the darkness closes in and the Series finale is close upon us, the racing gets serious and such was the case on this night. Three Trophy Dashes, Ten Heat races, and three Feature events made up the night's program with another stellar field of competitors. Read more... Posted: 08/06/09 DILLEY IS IN THE BUSINESS OF RACING - MOSPORT For Immediate Release: NASCAR Media Read more... (pdf file) Posted: 08/05/09 STOCKS NOW HAVE A BACK TO BACK CHAMPION AND MODS HAVE AN ALBERTA CHAMPION - FIRST TIME SINCE 2005! By Shawn White Submitted by Georg J.P. Wowk Bridge County Raceway, Lethbridge, AB: Day 2 was again another hot one temperature wise, and it looked like we had only lost 2 cars from the first night. When I got to the track many teams were working hard to freshen up the cars, and go chasing trophies. The first night would end on a slightly dry, but still tacky track. Night #2 ended up a dry slick racing surface that would change some drivers luck, and add some different cars to the mix. Read more... Posted: 08/04/09 KATANA PENTICTON - BERROW'S FIRST KATANA WIN CWR Pit Reporter Jaimie English #2 Tom Berrow, driving for Ross Racing Inc., wins round two of the Katana Sportsman double header weekend. Islanders #52 Geoff Morris and #29 Brent Morris finished second and third respectively. (Unofficial Results) Posted: 08/02/09 KATANA PENTICTON - MORRIS TWO IN A ROW! CWR Pit Reporter Jaimie English #52 Geoff Morris takes the checkered flag again! #33 Dave Hemrich and #36 Joe Cornett-Ching came second and third respectively. Stay tuned for tomorrow night's round two when the Katana cars race the last of their "double header" weekend. Posted: 08/01/09 EMOND VICTORIOUS AT OILMENS - CASTROL RACEWAY Read more... Posted: 08/03/09 KYLE BUSCH DOMINATES AT ANDERSON SPEEDWAY Anderson, IN (July 27, 2009) - Racing in his fourth race in four days, Kyle Busch started sixth in the CRA Super Series event and worked his way through traffic to take the lead on the 50th lap of the Redbud 300, his first ever race at Anderson Speedway, then held it until the half way break.  After the restart Eddie Hoffman inherited the lead as he only took 2 tires.  Busch restarted in fifth and retook the lead on lap 190 and stayed to win going away.  Rick Turner prevailed in the fierce fight for second, with Aaron Pierce third, Johnny VanDoorn fourth and Chuck Barnes, Jr. fifth.  Read more... Posted: 08/03/09 RED BULL/TRIPLE W EQUIPMENT FLATHEAD VALLEY 75 Saturday, August 8 Montana Raceway Park hosts the debut of the Red Bull/Triple W Equipment Flathead Valley 75 for Limited Late Models. In what is anticipated to be an annual event on the high-bank oval, drivers from across the Pacific Northwest and Southern Canada will battle for over $10,000 in prize money. Already pre-entered for the event is the late model points leader at Spokane County Raceway, Dan Garber, the points leader of the Limited Late Model Racing Series, Chris Walters, Montana Raceway Park's Limited Sportsman points leader, Jason Robinson and ICAR's fourth and fifth place drivers in the chase for that division's championship-Kirk Hennefer and Russ Osborne. Posted: 08/02/09 TIM CRAWLEY WINS 360 NATIONALS AT SKAGIT SPEEDWAY Submitted by: H2H Photo The winner of the Bob's Burgers and Brew 360 Nationals at ASA Sanctioned Skagit Speedway is Benton, AR Tim Crawley who led twice, for a total of 22 laps of the 40-lap feature. Read more... Posted: 08/02/09 SMITH WINS ROUGH STOCK CAR FEATURE - WESTERN SPEEDWAY Langford, B.C., August 1, 2009 Submitted by: Ken Keating Western Speedway hosted a full program of racing with the L.P. Gear I.M.S. 4 Mini Stock Series, Old Time Racing Association, and the V.I. Rental Stock Car Series Saturday night. All three series can produce a different winner on any given night as the competition is very close and intense among several drivers. Read more... Posted: 08/02/09 JASON JOHNSON WINS FIRST NIGHT OF 360 NATIONALS AT SKAGIT SPEEDWAY Submitted by: H2H Photo It's a long drive from Eunice, LA to winners circle at ASA Sanctioned Skagit Speedway. Jason Johnson, one of the stalwarts of the ASCS National Touring Series parlayed a front row start to a 30-lap main event win on Friday night of the Bob's Burgers and Brew 360 Nationals. Read more... Posted: 08/01/09 Back to News SEPTEMBER 2009 RACE CITY TO RACE AGAIN? Things are looking very positive for the resumption of racing at Race City Speedway in Calgary. The Calgary motorsport community took a page from the special interest group's attack plans and held a large protest rally over the weekend in downtown Calgary which received both local media attention and stole the Mayor's thunder. For those interested in keeping a close update on the Race City situation, see our Racing Links page and click on "Just Turn Left". Posted: 09/29/09 NORTHWEST SHOWS SUPPORT OF TRAVIS RUTZ'S FIGHT FOR RECOVERY Submitted by H2H Photo, WA. An estimated 150 people including fellow racers, crew members, and fans gathered at Advanced Sprint Car in Burlington, WA to show our support of Travis Rutz's fight for recovery on Monday night. Everyone in attendance signed a top wing panel from Travis donated by Ridge Runner Wings and lettered by Digital FX. With so many showing their support for Trav, a second top wing panel was donated by Advanced to cover the overflow. Anyone wishing to show their support can still sign the second panel which will be at Advanced through the end of the business day on Tuesday. The business address is 628 Spruce St, Burlington WA 98233. Confirmed medical updates are being posted at CaringBridge. Further info regarding Travis, including donations for his medical treatment, will be posted as details become available. Per the families request, we ask that the racing community continue praying for Travis. Posted: 09/28/09 TRAVIS RUTZ UPDATES AT CARINGBRIDGE Submitted by the Willisons CaringBridge is a website created to keep friends and family updated about our dear friend Travis. Visit often to read the latest journal entries, visit the photo gallery, and write us a note in our guestbook. Thank you for all the love and support for one of God's most precious gifts to us. A friend, brother, son and so much more; Travis Rutz. Posted: 09/28/09 TRAVIS RUTZ UPDATE Submitted by Paul Tourond Just in from Travis' dad, Doug Rutz. Travis is still in critical condition with multiple injuries. He is in an induced coma. A small ray of hope is that he was responding to touch at the end of today. Posted: 09/28/09 BEST WISHES TO YOUNG SPRINT CAR DRIVER We are sad to report that young Travis Rutz has been seriously injured this past weekend while racing his sprint car in Indiana. Everyone here wishes him all the best at this difficult time. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Travis and his family. Your friends, Adrien & Gary Amadeo Posted: 09/28/09 JORGENSEN WINS KATANA CHAMPIONSHIP - SEPT. 26 #57 Ken Jorgensen driving the Abney Roofing Chevy capped off his third year of competing in the Katana Boat Sportsman Series by clinching the 2009 championship. Ken's championship car is generally of in-house design and powered by the economical 604 crate engine. Other news from the final race at Penticton Speedway found Vancouver Island #29 Brent Morris in the winners' circle. It will be a great off-season for the Morris family having secured numerous wins throughout '09. Second place went to #81 Darryl Midgley, the 2009 N.P.P. dirt late model series champion driving a Dodge Charger. Rumour has it that his car is powered by a Dodge crate engine. Third place was claimed by #52 Geoff Morris. The tradition continues...top three finishers are all Vancouver Island competitors. Congratulations! Canada West Racing would like to thank all drivers, pit crew, support personnel and racetracks for making it a fun season here at CWR. Posted: 09/27/09 DUSTIN LENGERT WINS VERNON - MARK BERRIAU WINS WCSS CHAMPIONSHIP Submitted by Terry Willison Photos by Racinrox #58 Dustin Lengert #99 Matt Stephenson #56 Steve Lengert #41 Aaron Willison #27 Mark Berriau Fast time #99 Matt Stephenson with 18.849 Posted: 09/26/09 LIBERATORE WINS DEMO CAR FEATURE AT WESTERN Langford B.C., September 26, 2009 Submitted by: Ken Keating Smokin Joe Liberatore came across the finish line on a rim but still managed to win a hard hitting Demo Car Feature event Saturday night at Western Speedway. The program, on this night, featured the Bomber Series, Demo Cars, Demo Trucks, Mini Vans, and the Figure 8 Series racing in Trophy Dashes, Heat races, and the Main events. Almost every series produced some type of excitement and hard hits. Ronnie Keifert used a last lap pass to win the Bomber Trophy Dash. The night also produced a special Trophy Dash as three cars made the trek from Saratoga Speedway to compete in the Bomber Series at Western Speedway. Rob Gaudreault won the Series title at the North Island track and won the second Dash with John Zenetti placing second also from the Saratoga track. Gilles Cyr joined Gaudreault and Zenetti here as the season has ended at Saratoga. Alex Carey won his first race ever as he took the Demo Truck Trophy Dash. Read more... Posted: 09/27/09 RANGER CLOSES THE DEAL AT KAWARTHA 'Kennington Snags Win In Rain-Shortened Event' By Shon Sbarra, NASCAR September 27, 2009 FRASERVILLE, Ont. - Dry weather prevailed long enough on Sunday afternoon at Kawartha Speedway for Andrew Ranger to close out the 2009 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 season by winning the points championship and DJ Kennington to win the Z-Line Designs 250 presented by the Dodge Dealers of Ontario and Coca-Cola. Ranger, who was one point shy of the title coming into the race, clinched the championship when the 27-car field took the green flag. It is the Roxton Pond, Que., native¹s second series crown in three seasons having won it in the series' inaugural season of 2007. The race, already postponed from Saturday evening, was halted after 204 laps due to a heavy rain shower. Kennington was able to wrestle the lead away from Kerry Micks on Lap 183 before the final caution flag of the day waved at Lap 193 when Joey Hanssen and John Gaunt got tangled up in Turn 1. The rain began to fall at the 200-lap mark at which point NASCAR officials decided to end the race as more showers were on the way. Micks posted his second runner-up finish of the season and was followed by Don Thomson Jr. in third. Scott Steckly, the 2008 series champion, finished fourth with Ron Beauchamp Jr. coming home in fifth. Jason Hathaway, Anthony Simone, Dave Whitlock, Ranger and Kent Nuhn rounded out the top-10 finishers. The race lead exchanged 14 times among six drivers and was slowed due to caution nine times for a total of 68 laps. Joey Hanssen was able to beat out Dexter Stacey in their year-long battle for top rookie honors in the series. In the final point standings, Ranger finished 167 points ahead of both Kennington and Beauchamp, who both ended with the same point total, but Kennington gets the nod for second place due to his two wins on the season. Steckly wrapped up the season in fourth while Micks finished fifth. As a touring series champion, Ranger earned a protected starting position in the prestigious NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown to be held on January 29-30 at California's Toyota Speedway at Irwindale. The seventh running of the event brings together the top racers from across North America for the "Daytona 500 of short-track racing". Next up for the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series team is the NASCAR Touring Series Gala in Concord, N.C. on Saturday, November 14 at which Ranger and the rest of the touring series champions will be honored. Posted: 09/27/09 SPORTSMAN SUPER SEPTEMBER 26 Sportsman racers in B.C. will soon be taking part in the largest sportsman racing date in history. Saturday, September 26 will mark the first occasion where there will be three money paying sportsman events on the same date. Racers can take their pick of Penticton Speedway who will be hosting the final round of the Katana Sportsman Tour or they can choose to move slightly north to SunValley Speedway in Vernon to the West Coast Sportsman Series' final 2009 event. For those drivers who wish to travel a little farther north again, they can check into Gold Pan Speedway in Quesnel for the Sportsman Fall Classic. With Mother Nature providing a favourable weather forecast for this date, all systems are go! Posted: 09/23/09 RANGER TO CLOSE OUT A DOMINATING SEASON By Shon Sbarra, NASCAR September 23, 2009 On Saturday night, Roxton Pond, Quebec's, Andrew Ranger only needs to start the race to capture his second NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 Championship in three years. Just a flip of the ignition switch practically is all Ranger (No. 27 Walmart/Tide Ford), who carries a nearly insurmountable 189-point lead over Ron Beauchamp Jr., needs to complete in the most dominating season, to date, in series history. Read more... (.pdf file) Posted: 09/23/09 ARCA WEST YEAR-END AND WCSS FINAL RACE Thanks to all sportsman racers for a great race in Sunvalley. We would like to invite all sportsman racers to our last local Vernon sportsman event. The points final for the WCSS is this weekend, September 26. Read more... Posted: 09/22/09 THREE NASCAR TITLES ON THE LINE 'Camping World East and West, and Canadian Tire Championships to be Decided this Weekend' Submitted by Jason Christley, NASCAR September 21, 2009 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The champagne is ready, and the trophies are waiting. This weekend, three NASCAR Touring Series across North America will crown their champions, and two other series will take a significant step toward deciding their titlist during one of their biggest events of their season. Read more... Posted: 09/21/09 EMOND GRABS FEATURE, MIDGLEY WINS N.P.P. SEASON Courtesy N.P.P. Read more... Posted: 09/20/09 LEWIS WINS ASA NWLMT CHAMPIONSHIP AND RACE Read more... Posted: 09/20/09 MATT MANSELL VICTORIOUS CHAMPIONSHIP NIGHT - WESTERN SPEEDWAY Submitted by: Ken Keating Langford, B.C., September 19, 2009 Matt Mansell ran away from the field in the thirty lap WilRoc Sprint Car Series Feature event at Western Speedway Saturday night. The race program featured a full series of Trophy Dashes, Heat races, and Main events for the Times Colonist winged Sprints, WilRoc Lites, L.P. Gear I.M.S. 4 Mini Stocks, and the Old Time Racing Association. Read more... Posted: 09/20/09 RANGER ALL BUT CLINCHES SERIES TITLE WITH WIN 'Collects Record Sixth Win In 2009' By Shon Sbarra, NASCAR September 20, 2009 ANTIGONISH, N.S. - Andrew Ranger, for all intents and purposes, clinched the 2009 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 championship on Sunday at Riverside International Speedway in style by winning the Komatsu 300. All he has to do is start his No. 27 Walmart/Tide Ford in the season finale next week. Read more... Posted: 09/20/09 YOUR 2009 SEASON SKAGIT SPEEDWAY CHAMPIONS! Courtesy H2H Photos Associated Asphalt 410 Main - #88 Jesse Whitney Budweiser 360 - Brock Lemley Cook Road Shell Sportsman Sprints - Kelsey Carpenter Outlaw Hornet - Cory Swatzina Posted: 09/20/09 BERRIAU WINS ARCA OK TIRE SPORTSMAN CHAMPIONSHIP Submitted by "racinrox" and Veteran Okanagan driver Mark Berriau made his 2009 return to sportsman racing a highly successful one by putting himself into ARCA's history book as the winner of the inaugural ARCA OK Tire Sportsman Series. Berriau capped off the season with a win at SunValley's high speed oval in Vernon September 12. Posted: 09/17/09 ASA NWLMT CHAMPIONSHIP ON THE LINE AT YAKIMA SPEEDWAY 'Brent Harris & Gary Lewis Battle for Lead, and 2009 Championship' Courtesy of ASA and North Fork Photo Marysville, WA (September 15, 2009): Two drivers, two points to decide the 2009 season champion of the iRacing.com American Speed Association Northwest Late Model Tour. This Saturday night September 19th at Yakima Speedway in Yakima, Washington the traveling super late model stock car series will crown a champion. Gary Lewis (Snohomish, WA) has a two point margin over Brent Harris (E. Wenatchee, WA) as they head into the last race of the season. The Better All Auto Sales 150 on the .500-mile paved oval will be the deciding factor. Read more... Posted: 09/18/09 BC BATTLE IN ALBERTA Read more... Posted: 09/17/09 ACT INVITATIONAL AT NHMS FILLED WITH 24 PAST CHAMPIONS The field is set for the inaugural American Canadian Tour (ACT) Invitational to be held this weekend at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) in Loudon, NH. The 36-car field for the historic first-ever Late Model stock car race is filled with the best short track drivers in the Northeastern US and provinces of Quebec and Ontario, Canada. The $65,000 event is slated to take green at 5:30 Saturday afternoon, following the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 'Heluva Good! 200'. ACT teams from throughout the Northeast have spent the past six months battling each other for a coveted spot in what will be the most unique racing opportunity most have had in their careers. Posted: 09/17/09 STACEY LEARNING THE ROPES By Shon Sbarra, NASCAR September 16, 2009 Read more... (.pdf file) Posted: 09/16/09 MHARA 2009 FINAL POINTS Submitted by: Medicine Hat Auto Racing Association Congratulations to all Medicate Hat Auto Racing Association competitors. Read more... (.pdf file). Posted: 09/14/09 IMPORTANT! - KATANA SPORTSMAN SERIES SCHEDULE CHANGE The final race of the 2009 series will be run at Penticton Speedway on September 26. Please note that this is a change of venue from Vernon, B.C. on the same date. Read more... Posted: 09/13/09 MACS LATE MODEL - SASKATOON, SEPTEMBER 12 Unofficial top 3 finish: 1st - #72 2nd - #15 3rd - #55x Posted: 09/13/09 SPORTSMAN OK TIRE 100 - SUNVALLEY VERNON, SEPTEMBER 12 Unofficial finish: 1st - #27 Mark Berriau 2nd - #58 Dustin Lengert 3rd - #5 Bob Williams Posted: 09/13/09 EVANS WINS WENATCHEE 125 E. Wenatchee, WA (September 12, 2009): Garrett Evans (E.Wenatchee, WA) took the lead of the iRacing.com American Speed Association Northwest Late Model Tour Wenatchee 125 on lap 33 and was in control for the remainder of the race. Brent Harris (E. Wenatchee, WA) tried again and again on restarts to get around Evans and settled for second. Third place went to Kelly Mann (Monroe, WA). Read more... Posted: 09/13/09 COPS FOR CANCER - WESTERN SPEEDWAY Langford, B.C., September 12, 2009 Submitted by: Ken Keating Smokin Joe Liberatore once again led the charge for the Cops For Cancer with a head shave and a fund drive for this very worthy cause. Several people, of various ages, sat on the front stretch while Joe and others engaged in the shaving of some pretty long locks. In the end, a cheque for over sixty seven hundred dollars was raised for Cops for Cancer and Liberatore has to be congratulated for his tireless efforts in making this event a success. Posted: 09/13/09 CANADIANS WIN - WESTERN SPEEDWAY Langford, B.C., September 12, 2009 Submitted by: Ken Keating Western Speedway presented another full program of racing for the Demo Classes and the Bombers plus the always entertaining and hard hitting Can Am Demo Car Challenge. Just to make the night even more entertaining, the Speedway added the first ever Can Am Van Chase. Six vans were given a half lap lead over four Bomber cars in a bid to see who would take the checkered flag first. By the way, spins were allowed much the same as any demo race. Read more... Posted: 09/13/09 JUST IN - ARCA OK TIRE VERNON - SEPTEMBER 12 AT 7:20 P.M. Submitted by: Kendall Thomas 22 cars doing a meet and greet with the fans at SunValley Speedway Vernon. Posted: 09/12/09 SKAGIT SPEEDWAY - SKAGIT POWERSPORTS FLAT TRACK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Submitted by: Kaleb Hart, Triple X Race Co. Open Pro Motorcycles - Brad Baker, Chehalis, WA Open Pro Quads - Zach Searles, Lake Stevens, WA +40 Motorcycles - Kirk Strong, Shoreline, WA Mini Quads - Taylor Masset, Everett, WA Vintage Motorcycles - Sean Peterson, Sedro Woolley, WA 65/85 DTX Motorcycles - Taylor Masset, Everett, WA 250/450 Motorcycles - Hunter Taylor, Bonney Lake, WA Open Quad - Scott Costa, Snohomish, WA Open Comp Karts - Ronnie Cox, Monroe, WA Posted: 09/12/09 THOMSON TAKES BARRIE "Collects First Win In 2009" By Shon Sbarra, NASCAR September 12, 2009 BARRIE, Ont. - In typical Barrie Speedway fashion, Don Thomson Jr. won the Torbram Electric 300 presented by The Source in NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 action on Saturday night in front of a capacity crowd. Racing in Barrie is the epitome of short-track competition, but it suits the veteran Thomson just fine. He led a race-high 106 laps on the cozy .333-mile tri-oval and took his Home Hardware Chevrolet to Victory Lane for the first time this season as he beat Mark Dilley to the line by .180 seconds. It was Thomson's fifth series career win and his first since last September. Scott Steckly led a fair portion of the final third of the race, but with just 18 laps remaining, Simone and Beauchamp made contact in Turn 2 and blocked in Steckly causing him to lose the race lead to Thomson before eventually finishing third. Brad Graham finished a season-best fourth followed by Jason Hathaway in fifth. Kerry Micks, John Gaunt, Joey Hanssen, Andrew Ranger and DJ Kennington rounded out the top 10. There were 16 lead changes involving eight drivers. The race was slowed eight times due to caution for a total of 83 laps. At Lap 225, there was one red flag that lasted four minutes and 14 seconds while track workers cleaned up the track. In the championship point standings, Ranger extended his lead over Kennington to 138 points heading into the final two races of the season. The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 heads east for next week's Komatsu 300 at Riverside International Speedway in Antigonish, N.S. Posted: 09/12/09 STOCK CARS FIT SIMONE JUST RIGHT By Shon Sbarra, NASCAR September 9, 2009 Drivers from other racing disciplines making the move to NASCAR no longer raises the eyebrows it once did, but stock-car purists still take a wait-and-see approach on the baptism of fire that awaits each of the converts. Read more... (.pdf file) Posted: 09/09/09 CANADA 200 ACTION Posted: 09/08/09 JORGENSEN WINS CANADA 200 Langford, B.C., September 5, 2009 Submitted by: Ken Keating Ken Jorgensen stayed out of trouble, at Western Speedway Saturday night, and came away with a victory in the Viking Air, Canada 200 featuring the cars of the Katana Boat Sportsman Series. The race program included the Island Dwarf Car Series and the Sportsman Series with Trophy Dashes for the Dwarf cars, Heat races for both Series, and the Main event for the Dwarfs and the Feature race of the night, the Canada 200. Read more... Posted: 09/06/09 WCSS SUNVALLEY SPEEDWAY RESULTS Submitted by: Terry Willison 1st - #27 Mark Berriau 2nd - #99 Matt Stephenson 3rd - #56 Steve Lengert 4th - #41 Aaron Willison 5th - #96 Don Nickel Posted: 09/06/09 JORGENSEN WINS CANADA 200 - WESTERN SPEEDWAY! CWR Pit Reporter Jaimie English and CWR #57 Ken Jorgensen driving the Abney Roofing Chevy wins the prestigious Canada 200! #5 Korbin Thomas in the Key Welding Victory Circle Chevy took second and #21 Jason Tarasenko in the Harding Motorsports Supply Impala SS claimed third place. This win puts Ken Jorgensen on the Canada 200 list of "who's who". Posted: 09/05/09 CANADA 200 LIVE UPDATE AT 7:00 P.M. - NEW TRACK RECORD! CWR Pit Reporter Jaimie English and CWR On completion of time trials, fast time has been claimed by #5 Korbin Thomas driving the Key Welding Victory Circle Chevy with a 16.787 - NEW track record! 27 cars in the pits. Late model driver Wade Bland is debuting the first Ford crate engine in the Katana Sportsman Series. Stay tuned as we will have results at the end of tonight's race. Posted: 09/05/09 The Katana Boats Sportsman Tour September 5, 2009 - Western Speedway "THE CANADA 200" Roy Haslam Roy Smith Ross Surgenor BE PART OF HISTORY - RACE THE CANADA 200! Posted: 09/01/09 WHISLER AND SWATZINA MAKE LAST LAPS PASSES TO WIN SKAGIT For Immediate Release Alger, WA - Thursday night of World of Outlaws weekend at Skagit Speedway saw two stock car classes in attendance put on two fantastic main event finishes. The Northwest I-5 Dirt Car Late Models ran a 30 lap main event, with cars going door to door almost the whole event. Jeremy Shank of Salem, OR set the pace early, taking his car to the top side on the initial start. As he entered traffic, veteran Greg Walters of Banks, OR ran him down and made a daring pass in traffic, splitting the difference between to lapped cars entering turn one on lap fifteen. The pass stuck and Walters motored away till a yellow flag bunched the field up on lap 29. Per Dirt Car rules, the green and white flag flew on the restart, and Jim Whisler of Otis, OR found some tacky left in the high groove and powered around Walters for the last lap pass coming to the checkered flags. Walters hung on for second with Shank taking third. John Duty of Happy Valley, OR was quick time. Heat race wins went to Shank, Joey Tanner of Portland, OR and Duty. Whisler won the dash. Cory Swatzina made a big time move coming to the checkered flag on lap 20 to take home another win in the Outlaw Hornet division. After stalking Don Ward, who inherited the lead on lap 16 when Ken Higby blew a head gasket, Swatzina found a lane around the top of the track, pulling even with Ward down the back straightaway then blowing by him at the line to take the win. It was another top three finish for Ward in his sophomore season, as he grabbed another runner up. Rick Young raced his way to third. Heat race wins went to Higby and Tyler Ketchum. Posted: 09/03/09 AUGUST 29 HORNET RACE - AGASSIZ SPEEDWAY Submitted by: L. McKenzie Photos Courtesy Teri Temperton It was with heavy hearts that Hornet drivers honoured the late Brad Adams who drove the #27 Hornet. The #27 car in the pictures with the checkered flag is driven by Brad's son Tyler in a tribute to his father. Brad and his sons were working on this car when Brad passed away. A group of drivers, crew and sponsors got together to help Tyler finish the car for this tribute. Hornet 100 lap results - (race was cut short due to time restrictions): 1st - Jordon Schuss 2nd - Murray Jones 3rd - Curtis Williams  Posted: 09/01/09 Back to News OCTOBER 2009 ESSARY, CRAWFORD VICTORIOUS; ATON'S CHAMPIONSHIP Submitted by: Kaleb Hart, Triple X Race Co. October 24, 2009: After taking second at last weekend's USAC/CRA event, Jimmy Crawford took things to the next level by winning the $5,000 A Feature at Ventura Raceway in California. Holding off the likes of Jesse Hockett and Mike Spencer, Crawford led three separate times en route to the victory. October 24, 2009: Rafe Essary broke winless drought by winning the final Oil Capital Racing Series main of the year, topping the OCRS field at Enid Speedway Park in Enid, OK. The 48 year old Essary led all 25 laps of the A Feature, navigating the slick black track with ease. October 17 and 18, 2009: Billy Aton was a man on a mission this past weekend. Aton started things off with the main event win at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville, CA on Friday night, sealing up the season championship in the process. The next night, Aton traveled to Marysville Raceway Park where he pulled off a clean sweep, winning his first heat from the front row, his second heat from dead last, then leading all 30 laps of the $2,000 to win feature. Aton now boasts 11 Main wins on the year, almost as many heat race triumphs, and is in line to lock up his second season championship next weekend at Antioch Speedway.   Posted: 10/29/09 CWR TECH TIPS Read More... Posted: 10/24/09 CWR TECH TIPS - HEAVY DUTY BRACK FLUID CHART Read More... Posted: 10/23/09 JUST POSTED! Katana Penticton Speedway September 26, 2009 race photos now on our Trackside Photo page. Posted: 10/23/09 CHASSIS SCHOOL November 21, 2009.....download info (Word doc) Posted: 10/22/09 WESTERN SPEEDWAY 2009 STOCK CAR AND LATE MODEL AWARDS BANQUET, INCLUDING HORNETS Saturday, November 14, 2009 Olympic View Golf Club 643 Latoria Rd. Victoria, B.C. Cocktails 6:00 p.m.; Dinner 7:00 p.m. $40 per person Please e-mail Kim Ferrie to reserve your tickets today. (all tickets must be reserved and paid for by Friday, November 6 - there will be no ticket sales at the door) Posted: 10/22/09 Posted: 10/22/09 ARCA WEST OK TIRE SPORTSMAN BANQUET Prince George, B.C. October 17, 2009 2009 Champion - #27 Mark Berriau Rookie of the Year - #17 Dan Ursel Best Appearing Crew - #89 Darren Swann Best Appearing Car - #5 Bob Williams Most Improved Driver - #41 Aaron Willison Most Sportsmanlike Driver - #27 Mark Berriau Hard Luck Award - #22 Chris Babcock Sponsor of the Year - OK Tire President's Choice - Kendall Thomas Most Kms - #22 Chris Babcock and #38 Lee Thomas (both from Fort St. John and logged more than 10,000 kms each!) Posted: 10/18/09 $40 BANQUET TICKET PRICE EXTENDED - AGASSIZ SPEEDWAY/KATANA/SOB $40 ticket price extended to Wednesday, October 21 for the combined Agassiz Speedway/Katana Boats Sportsman/SOB year-end banquet on October 24. Cocktails 5:30 p.m.; Dinner 6:30 p.m.; Awards 7:30 p.m.; entertainment to follow. Tickets $50 if purchased after October 21. NO TICKET SALES AT THE DOOR. Call for tickets: Barb 604-796-0336 or Pat at 604-793-6662. Posted: 10/18/09 TRAVIS RUTZ: "BACK TO HIS RUTZ FUND RAISING EVENT" Saturday, November 7, 2009 - 3:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Langley Events Centre, 7888 200th St. Langley, B.C. View Map Ticket Prices : $20 (children 12 and under) and $25 everyone else Includes a Pasta dinner, banquet style event and The Langley Chiefs Hockey Game and a whole lot of fun! Travis Rutz, of right here in Langley was injured in a Sprint Car Racing accident September 27th, while competing in an All Star Circuit of Champions race in Terre Haute, Indiana. Travis was raised right here in Langley attending D.W. Poppy High School. He has raced his way up through the ranks starting in Aldergrove's Langley Quarter Midget Association at a young age of 7. He has continued to amaze onlookers with his exciting and winning driving style and his no surrender attitude which moved him up the ranks. As a young 21 year old race veteran he has won hundreds of main event races in quarter midgets, 250cc Mini Sprints, 1200cc Mini Sprints, and sprint cars, as well as racking up many track records and championships on his way. He is well established as one of the elite, taking the competitors by storm all over North America. Travis was Life-Flighted from the Terre Haute Action track and delivered to the Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana. He and his family remain there, where Travis is listed in critical condition with extensive injuries. Travis is and always will be a fighter, and now has his greatest challenge ahead of him! He and his family need your, mine and all of our community's support at this time. Please keep Travis and his family in your thoughts and prayers and lets bring him back to his RUTZ! We Can Make a Difference! Continuous updates at www.travisrutz.com Please donate and deliver fund raising items, silent auction items, cash or cheques payable to: Travis Rutz/Travis Rutz and family, Travis Rutz: Back To His Rutz Fund Raising Event C/O Tyson Cross - Harding Forklift Services - 18623 96th Ave., Surrey, B.C. V4N 3P6 Or Call: Tyson 604-761-2309 anytime  Posted: 10/15/09 LIQUID ADDICTION USSBA CHAMPION Cory Johnson, Gary McNeil and the "Liquid Addiction Team" from Maple Ridge, B.C., wins the 2009 United States Sprint Boat Association Championship. Full story to follow soon. Posted: 10/10/09 GREAT PUMPKIN PATCH HORNET ENDURO & COSTUME PARTY - AGASSIZ SPEEDWAY The final event of the Agassiz Speedway season is the Great Pumpkin Patch Hornet Enduro & Costume Party. The date is October 31st and we will be starting at 2:00 p.m. and we hope to have the event done between 6:00 and 7:00 p.m. Read More on our Hornet Page... Posted: 10/11/09 REMINDER - YEAR-END AGASSIZ SPEEDWAY / KATANA BANQUET Everyone is welcome to attend the annual Year End Banquet for Agassiz Speedway Saturday, October 24. For the second year, we are combining the Agassiz Banquet with the Katana Sportsman and South Okanagan Bakery Streets. Tickets will be $40 per person, if purchased before October 17; $50 if purchased after October 17. NO TICKET SALES AT THE DOOR. Call for tickets: Barb 604-796-0336 or Pat at 604-793-6662. Special entertainment this year, as well as Music will be provided by Rob Jansen. Catering by Lori's Diner. It's always a great evening, so we hope you will join us. If you are planning to stay overnight there are great accomodation options available in Harrison, 10 minutes from the Agricultural Hall. Posted: 10/11/09 MATTHEWS WINS BOMBER FEATURE - WESTERN SPEEDWAY Langford B.C., October 10, 2009 Submitted by: Ken Keating Western Speedway presented a full program with Trophy Dashes, Heat races, and Feature events for the Mini Figure 8s, Mini Vans, Demo Cars, Demo Trucks, and Bombers as the season heads for the big finale on October 17th. Kail Beck is the only driver in any series that has a rather comfortable lead in the points battle going into the last event. Read More... Posted: 10/11/09 ACT TO RETURN TO QUEBEC IN 2010 Courtesy of ACT The American Canadian Tour (ACT) announced today that they are planning a ten (10) race program for their ACT Late Model division located in Canada for the 2010 race season. This will be one additional event from the recently concluded 2009 schedule on the Série ACT Castrol. There will also be special events available to the ACT Castrol competitors such as the SHOWDOWN at Chaudiere, the Oxford 250, an anticipated return to the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, NH for those who qualify, as well as ACT events throughout New England, including the Spring Green and Fall Foliage 300 at the new Airborne Speedway in Plattsburgh, NY. This will be the fourth season of ACT Late Model racing throughout Quebec, which also includes a stop in Ottawa as a part of the proposed 10-race schedule. "We have sent proposals this week to all our track promoters. We hope to have a confirmed schedule before the month of October is completed", said Tom Curley, President of the American Canadian Tour. "We still have two more events to be run this season on the US Tour schedule (Thunder Road's rain-postponed Milk Bowl this Sunday and the final event at Oxford Plains Speedway on Sunday, October 11), but with all the rumors that have been floating around Quebec, we wanted to let our competitors know that we will continue to organize and sanction race events on the Série ACT Castrol in 2010", continued Curley. Plans call for an additional event in 2010 at the Autodrome Ste. Felicien in the Lac St. Jean region. The track is celebrating its 35th anniversary in 2010, and negotiations are underway between ACT and promoter Louise Boulanger to have the Castrol Série help them celebrate. ACT last raced at Ste. Felicien in 2008. It was also announced today by ACT headquarters that the annual Série ACT Castrol Banquet of Champions will be held on Saturday, November 21, 2009 in Drummondville, QC. ACT will distribute over $30,000 in point fund and prize money to the ACT Castrol competitors. Donald Theetge of Boischatel, QC will be crowned the ACT Castrol Série Champion. Posted: 10/07/09 DONAHUE TAKES 47TH ANNUAL CHITTENDEN MILK BOWL Courtesy of ACT Graniteville's John Donahue won the 47th Annual Chittenden Milk Bowl at Thunder Road International Speedbowl on Sunday, October 4. Donahue's fifth place finish in the third segment was enough to edge out Brent Dragon by just four points. Dragon went into the third segment as the overall leader after winning the first segment and placing 10th in the second segment. His tenth place finish in the third segment gave him an overall score of 21 points for the three segment event. Donahue took the green in the final segment trailing Dragon by just one point. The two fought hard through traffic to get to the front but Donahue got into the open air quicker and made it up to fifth and secured the win with a combined score of 17. Eric Williams finished third overall with 26 points, followed by Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. (28), Brian Hoar (29), Dave Pembroke (31), Jamie Fisher (31), Nick Sweet (31), Joey Laquerre (34), and Chip Grenier (37) rounded out the top ten. Posted: 10/07/09 CRUM LEADS YOUTHFUL CHARGE IN BAILEY'S 300 Youth reigned supreme Sunday afternoon at one of the oldest NASCAR venues in the nation. The top three finishers in the Bailey's 300 Late Model Stock race at Martinsville Speedway Sunday were each 18 years old, but they drove much older than their birth dates would suggest. Jake Crum of Statesville, NC, became the youngest winner of the Bailey's 300 when he beat fellow 18-year-older Brandon McReynolds to the start-finish line by .223 seconds. Brennan Poole, also 18, finished third, less than a half-second behind the winner. Read More... Posted: 10/07/09 UPDATE - IDENTIFICATION REQUEST Submitted by Bud Bussiere Click on photo to enlarge. Posted: 10/06/09 TRAVIS RUTZ UPDATE "Not a lot of change again today everything stayed pretty much the same. Trav had a tough night last night but did bounce back. Tina was our daytime nurse today and just like Julie she is just amazing. Today we received a stack of cards and letters and I don¹t want to single anyone out but you people are so thoughtful and some of the cards and drawings made us all cry like babies. I know I keep saying this but I cant tell you what it means to Lisa and his mom and me. Later tonight Trav will have a CT scan and hopefully we will have more answers by morning. I have to give Frenchy a shout out since Boner left he is our personal driver he spent the first three days lost all the time. We actually lost the car in the hospital parking lot the other day. Thank god for GPS we went to do laundry today and found it in one shot. Just a note you meet some very interesting people while doing laundry. I will write again tomorrow so please check back"...Doug and Family Posted: 10/05/09 AGASSIZ RUTZ FUNDRAISER Submitted by: CWR Hornet Pit Reporter Larry McKenzie Agassiz, B.C., October 3, 2009 A helmet was passed around the pits and grandstand at Agassiz Speedway on Championship Night raising $1,193.07 for the Rutz family trust fund. Thanks to the fans, sponsors and competitors for their generosity. While this was taking place, three of Travis's former 1/4 midget competitors; Troy Globe in his #11 midget, Kris McKenzie #1 midget and Tiffany MacDonald in her dad's #72 street stock joined by Billy Bell in Kris McKenzie's #29 hornet with Travis's name and #8r on the hood, took laps around the track while fans took a moment in prayer. Posted: 10/04/09 WADE AND POLLARD-GRANT REPEAT CHAMPIONS Langford B.C., October 3, 2009 Submitted by: Ken Keating #07 Wade Bland #95 Ryan Wade Ryan Wade and Lois Pollard-Grant successfully defended their Championships in the V.I. Rental Stock Car Series and the L.P. Gear I.M.S. 4 Mini Stocks respectively running at Victoria's Western Speedway. Along with the Stock Cars and Mini Stocks the program also included the final appearance for the Late Model Series. All classes took part in Trophy Dashes, Heat races, and of course the Main events. Shawn Connaroe and Shawn Constantine led the field to the green flag for forty laps of racing in the L.P. Gear I.M.S. 4 Mini Stcok Series. It only took a lap before the first caution came out for a couple of spinning cars in turn one. At the time there were several drivers all looking for the lead and it was pure luck and some evasive action on the part of other drivers that avoided a major pileup running in such a tight pack. By lap eight, Gilles Parenteau had the lead followed by Mike Derepentigny and Nick Hastie. Hastie and Derepentigny ran bumper to bumper and side by side for several laps fighting for the second spot. Read More... Posted: 10/04/09 IDENTIFICATION REQUEST Submitted by Bud Bussiere The Langley Speedway Historical Society needs your help to identify everyone in this photo that was taken probably between 1970 and 1975. The #28 car is John Rothwell and Larry Olson is wearing the Langley Speedway jacket. Please email if you can identify anyone, or even think you can. Click on photo to enlarge. Note: You will need to scroll across the page to view the entire enlarged version of this photo. Posted: 10/03/09 DONATIONS FOR TRAVIS RUTZ - AGASSIZ SPEEDWAY Submitted by Larry McKenzie Agassiz Speedway will be collecting donations for Travis Rutz and his family this Saturday, October 3rd. Posted: 10/02/09 LATE MODELS RETURN FOR ACTION OCTOBER 3RD Mainland driver, #21 Jason Tarasenko driving the Harding Motorsports sponsored Chevy powered by the 604 Chevy crate engine, will be doing battle with Vancouver Island drivers on October 3rd. A great turn out of late models are expected for Western Speedway's final late model event of the season. Posted: 10/01/09 22ND ANNUAL FALL CLASSIC AT YAKIMA SPEEDWAY Presented by Bud Clary Toyota of Yakima and CWI Security - October 3rd and 4th Posted: 10/01/09 SEVEN PAST MILK BOWL CHAMPIONS QUALIFY FOR 47TH Read More... Posted: 10/01/09 FOURTH CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON AMAZES LEWIS AND TEAM Read More... Posted: 10/01/09 Back to News NOVEMBER 2009 IMCA MODIFIED, LES ZORN - BRIDGE COUNTY RACEWAY Courtesy Bridge County Raceway Posted: 11/30/09 WESTERN SPEEDWAY - ATTENTION ALL RACERS!! For the 2010 Racing Season All Cars All Classes Will Have to Abide by The 95 Decibel Noise Level as a Western Speedway Rule! This means everyone should look at putting enough muffler on your cars to insure you are at or below this level. Posted: 11/27/09 Photo by: Leslie McKellar Posted: 11/27/09 CONGRATULATIONS DONNIE KRICKEMEYER 2009 SOUTH OKANAGAN BAKERY STREET STOCK CHAMPION! Photo by: Leslie McKellar Posted: 11/22/09 CONGRATULATIONS HARVEY HOOGENBOOM KATANA "SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR"! Photo by: Leslie McKellar Posted: 11/22/09 font size="5">CONGRATULATIONS 2009 WILROC CHAMPIONS! Courtesy Wilroc Sprint Car Association #44 Scott Aumen 2009 Wilroc Sprint Car Champion #57 Richard "Deter" Lejeune 2009 Wilroc Lites Points Champion Posted: 11/20/09 CONGRATULATIONS 2009 WESTERN SPEEDWAY L.P. GEAR IMS4 CHAMPION! Courtesy L.P. Gear IMS4 Posted: 11/20/09 WARREN'S OPINION ON BBSS SET-UPS Big Bar and Soft Spring setups are the big ticket in asphalt racing. This setup uses a large combination of soft front springs and a very stiff right-rear spring. Read more on our Tech Tips page. Posted: 11/19/09 NEW MOPAR SPEED SECRET VIDEO Posted: 11/19/09 RYAN WADE & THE #95 CREW SECURE 3RD CONSECUTIVE ISCRA CHAMPIONSHIP Courtesy Island Stock Car Racing Association Despite a strong second half effort by Rory Smith, who won 4 Main Events in a row down the stretch, Ryan Wade capped off another steady season by capturing the 75-lap Championship race and sealing his 3rd consequtive title by a mere 28 points over Smith. The only other drivers to visit Victory Square in 2009, were Lance Wade (filling in for brother Ryan), Brian Clutchey (2), and Kirk Peacey (1). More than 25 different drivers took part in ISCRA's 2009 race schedule at Victoria's Western Speedway, providing exciting on-track action throughout the summer. Posted: 11/16/09 ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPEEDWAY - ALBERTA Posted: 11/16/09 PHIL LAGAN WINS SOGGY ENDURO - WESTERN SPEEDWAY     Langford, B.C., November 15, 2009 Submitted by: Ken Keating On a very wet and rainy Sunday afternoon, Phil Lagan drove to the win in a 200 lap Enduro race at Western Speedway. Mike McPeek and Terry Barton led the field of fifteen cars for the start of a grueling two hours or 200 laps of racing with McPeek gaining the lead for the first eight laps. Read More... Posted: 11/15/09 DUEL IN THE DESERT IMCA MODIFIED WEBCAST LAS VEGAS Check out this webcast ! We hope that all of you enjoyed this live race video webcast from Vegas! Posted: 11/14/09 NASCAR CANADIAN TIRE SERIES 2010 RETURNS TO WESTERN CANADA For Immediate Release NASCAR Media, November 14, 2009 Edmonton, Alberta Vernon, B. C. Saskatoon, Sask. Read More... Posted: 11/14/09 TONIGHT & SATURDAY: DIRT MODIFIED DUEL IN THE DESERT FEATURING $7,777 TO WIN CONTINUES! Thursday results: Duel in the Desert at the Dirt Track The annual Duel in the Desert for IMCA Modifieds began tonight at the Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The opening-night schedule was expanded to 20 heat races thanks to a record entry list of 264 cars (from 24 states and three Canadian provinces). The previous record for entries - 219 - was set in 2008. Read More... Posted: 11/13/09 SBC CYLINDER HEAD NUMBERS Read more on our Tech Tips page. Posted: 11/11/09 CHAMPIONS WEEK IN N.C. By Shon Sbarra, NASCAR CONCORD, N.C. - Track, state, national and touring series champions will gather in the hub of NASCAR racing as the 2009 season draws to a close with the a special week of activities that will culminate with the annual awards banquets. Read More... Posted: 11/11/09 WESTERN SPEEDWAY CHAMPIONS - 2009 Langford, B.C. Submitted by: Ken Keating October 10th marked the end of the 2009 race season at Western Speedway and new Champions crowned before the month was complete. There was a race scheduled for the 17th, but Mother Nature played havoc with rain and the Championship night for the Demo Series and the Bombers had to be cancelled. The October 10th race would then determined who the Champions would be in the Demo Cars, Demo Trucks, Mini Vans, and the Figure 8 Series. Read More... Posted: 11/08/09 OFFICIAL RESULTS - VEGAS 150-lap Late Model Feature: 1. Travis Irving, 2. Branden Giannini, 3. Grant Hebner, 4. Travis Motley, 5. Jacob Bishop, 6. Brent Morris, 7. Toni McCray, 8. Chris Holloway, 9. Tim Huddleston, 10. Eric Martin, 11. Ricky James, 12. Scott Gafforini, 13. Dale Reeder, 14. Kenny Smith, 15. Miles Copenhaver, 16. Brian Koski, 17. Carlos Veira, 18. Damon Blakemon, 19. George Atkinson Jr., 20. Geoff Morris, 21. Brandon Loverock, 22. Cheyanne Schindler, 23. Tim Smith, 24. Glenn Burke, 25. Scott Youngman, Darrell Midgley (disqualified). Super Late Model Feature: 200-lap Open Comp Super Late Model feature: 1. Justin Johnson, 2. Nick Joanides, 3. Robert Ewing Jr., 4. Danny Gay, 5. Darren Robertson, 6. Brett Edwards, 7. Dennis Rock Jr., 8. Mark Shakleford, 9. Ronnie Hults, 10. Dustin Ash, 11. Bear Rzesnowiecky, 12. Nick Halen, 13. Mike Haslam, 14. Scott Gafforini, 15. Jimmy Parker Jr., 16. Casey Kingsland, 17. Bob Wickey, 18. Glenn Burke, 19. Zan Sharp, 20. Lenny White, 21. Dennis Furden, 22. Chris Clyne, 23. Derick Thorn, 24. Dusty Davis, 25. Eric Ferguson, 26. Jim Wulfenstein. Posted: 11/08/09 MEETING DATE CHANGE - AGASSIZ SPEEDWAY The Agassiz Speedway meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Agri Hall on Tuesday, December 8. Posted: 11/08/09 VEGAS UPDATE #2 Unofficial Late Model finish: 6th - #29 Brent Morris 9th - #81 Darrell Midgley (possible pending disqualification) DNF - #52 Geoff Morris Posted: 11/07/09 WCSS BANQUET Read More... Posted: 11/06/09 LOCAL DRIVERS AT VEGAS UPDATE Friday's practice LM: #52 Geoff Morris 10th #29 Brent Morris 17th #81 Darrell Midgley 26th #22 Mike Haslam had minor mechanical problems which should be sorted out for race day. SLM driver #49 Brian Levant from Alberta broke a motor during practice, but hopes to be ready for Saturday. Posted: 11/06/09 ALL EYES ON THE BULLRING NOVEMBER 6 AND 7 Watch for Victoria, B.C. Katana drivers Brent Morris, Geoff Morris, Darrell Midgley and Mike Haslam competing at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring. Race update to follow. Posted: 11/03/09 FRIDAY AND SATURDAY: 200-LAP, $7,777-TO-WIN SUPER LATE MODEL LAS VEGAS OPEN COMP Courtesy Las Vegas Motor Speedway Race fans demanded more racing. Racers requested bigger purses. Both got what they asked for when the schedule for the 2009 Las Vegas Open Comp at the Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway was released. The Bullring, Las Vegas Motor Speedway's NASCAR-sanctioned 3/8-mile asphalt oval, will pay $7,777.77 to the winner of the 200-lap Super Late Model feature on November 7. "The Open Comp is one of the most prestigious events in the Southwestern United States and we wanted to build on its legend for the 2009 event," said Chris Blair, LVMS' vice president of racing operations.  "The fans and drivers alike have been asking for more and that's what we're giving them." The Super Late Model feature has been expanded from 150 laps to 200 laps with a pit break scheduled at lap 100.  The event winner will receive $7,777.77 and the race will pay $300 to start. The 150-lap Late Model feature will pay $2,500 to win with $200 to start. A pit break will take place on lap 75. The 75-lap SuperClean Modified Series feature pays $200 to start and $2,500 to win. The INEX Legends Cars 40 lap feature pays $2,000 to win and $150 to start. "It's going to be a tremendous week of racing here at Las Vegas Motor Speedway," Blair explained. "We've already received entries from Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, British Columbia and Alberta." Posted: 11/02/09 RULES MEETING The Agassiz Speedway Street Stock rules meeting will be held at Boyd Autobody, 30860 Peardonville Road, in Abbotsford on November 4th. Start time is 7:00 p.m. Posted: 11/02/09 FAMILIAR FACES IN NEW PLACES HIGHLIGHT 2009 SEASON By Sbarra Shon, NASCAR Many of the storylines - hotly contested competition, filled grandstands and exciting finishes - remained the same, but there were twists and unexpected results as the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 completed its third season of competition. There were faces in places they had not been before while some returned to familiar spots after some time away. Read More...(.pdf) Posted: 11/01/09 Back to News DECEMBER 2009 ASA NORTHWEST LATE MODEL TOUR THE 2010 RACE SEASON SCHEDULE Marysville, WA (December 21, 2009): Officials of the iRacing.com American Speed Association Northwest Late Model Tour announced a tentative 2010 race season schedule. The Super Late Model traveling series will visit three Northwest States and British Columbia, Canada. The twelve race season starts on March 27 and concludes September 18. Evergreen Speedway, Monroe, WA hosts the opener and championship with one other visit scheduled on July 24 as part of the Washington 500. The track that has held the second most races during the 26 years is Yakima Speedway in Yakima, WA. Two major summer holidays will be filled with 2 day events at Yakima Speedway, Memorial Day Weekend May 29 & 30 and again on Labor Day Weekend September 4 & 5. The series makes its first trip, since the dual series merger, to South Sound Speedway in Rochester, WA on May 1. Also the series makes its debut in Canada at the Sun Valley Speedway in Vernon, B.C. on May 15. Stalwarts of the series include Stateline Speedway in Post Falls, ID on June 12 and Wenatchee Valley's Super Oval in E. Wenatchee, WA on August 14. The series returns to the fast road course at Pacific Raceway in Kent, WA on June 26. Spokane County Raceway in Spokane, WA will host its second ever ASA NWLMT race on August 28. The series returns to southern Oregon on a new date July 3 at Douglas County Speedway in Roseburg, OR. The night will include a giant fireworks display. Wanting to keep the series at a manageable 12-race season, officials were forced to turn many other tracks down. Those tracks will be given first opportunity for the 2011 season. Posted: 12/21/09 MONTANA RACEWAY PARK HOSTING NASCAR IN 2010 For Immediate Release: NASCAR Media Relations DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The 2010 NASCAR Camping World Series West schedule, highlighted by two visits to Phoenix International Raceway - including the championship season finale -- was announced today by NASCAR. The 12-race schedule, with stops at 10 venues in seven states, also features a first-time visit by the series to the high-banked oval of Montana Raceway Park in Kalispell, Mont., on Aug. 7. The season finale on Nov. 11 at Phoenix will be part of the big NASCAR week at PIR that includes the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the NASCAR Nationwide Series and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The NASCAR Camping World Series West makes its first visit of the year to Phoenix on April 8, for a companion event also with the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and the NASCAR Nationwide Series. "The NASCAR Camping World Series West continues to visit key markets and top race tracks throughout the western United States," said George Silbermann, NASCAR Managing Director of Racing Operations. "The 2010 calendar should make for another exciting season of tough competition, culminated by crowning our series champion at Phoenix in November." The schedule will once again include the annual combination race between the NASCAR Camping World Series East and West at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa on May, 23. Past winners of the prestigious event include Kyle Busch in 2009; Brian Ickler in 2008; and Joey Logano in 2007. The event has also attracted NASCAR Sprint Cup Series standouts Kevin Harvick and Kasey Kahne. Also in 2010, the NASCAR Camping World Series West will make its annual visit to Infineon Raceway on June 19 during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series weekend at the 1.99-mile road course in Sonoma, Calif. Other 2010 highlights include: The NASCAR Camping World Series West will kick off its 57th season on March 27 with the first of two visits to All American Speedway in Roseville, Calif. The historic fairgrounds track will host a second event on Oct. 16. The NASCAR Camping World Series West will visit Toyota Speedway at Irwindale (Calif.) on July 3 for what has become a big Fourth of July holiday attraction for Southern California race fans. Two other popular short-track events on the 2010 schedule for the NASCAR Camping World Series West include a visit to Douglas County Speedway in Roseburg, Ore., on June 5 and a trip to Colorado National Speedway in Dacono, Colo., on Aug. 14. In addition to the race at Sonoma, the schedule includes two other road course events. A visit to Portland (Ore.) International Raceway is slated for July 18. The series will travel to Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah Sept. 12 for an event that will be part of a big weekend of racing for the Grand-Am Road Racing series. Posted: 12/21/09 PHIL LAGAN WINS FIRST ANNUAL KEG RESTAURANT CHALLENGE - WESTERN SPEEDWAY Submitted by: Ken Keating Langford, B.C. - December 13, 2009 The Crew from the Keg Restaurant pictured above The forecast was for snow with possibilty of rain, but the "Winter Hornet Series" presented by Steve Copp Construction were prepared to run for the first Annual Keg Restaurant Challenge with the Quadra St. vs Fort St. Kegs taking on each other along with the regular pros in the Hornet class. Former Late Model driver, Jason Frost, joined in the fun and: "I had fun for the first ninety-nine laps" he said after his car gave up with an over heated engine. Read More... Posted: 12/20/09 THE RUTZ RICHMOND ENGINE HAS A HOME! The winner of the Travis Rutz Richmond engine raffle is Dave Devink from Aldergrove. Congratulations Dave! A big thanks to all those who participated in this great event! Posted: 12/18/09 STOLEN RACE TRAILER - PARTS AND EQUIPMENT November, 28, 2009 - NASCAR Canadian Tire Series and Lucas Oil Sportsman Cup Equipment To everyone, Last night we had a 2008 Excursion Enclosed Race Trailer stolen from our shop in Ancaster Ontario. The Trailer is White in color with lettering on the trailer, Texon Tool Supply, Lucas Oil, Benson Auto Parts #24 Brennan Didero, Seals-it, Grisdale Racing Products and Mid America Motor Sports. The Trailer is a Tandem Trailer with Aluminum Wheels and a Spare Tire on the Nose with a Black Tire Cover. Plate Number F5400K Ontario Plates The Trailer is full of our Race Parts and I mean FULL !! If you see the Trailer please call Police right away. If you are approached over the next few weeks from anyone selling NEW or Used Race Parts please notify me so we can see if it is on our list. We are talking thousands upon thousands of dollars here which could easily put us out of Racing for good. If you have access to Racing Web Sites, please have them post this message ASAP !! Your help is very much appreciated. Thank you, David A. Didero Mid America Motorsports Inc. Phone - 905-741-9244 or e-mail Posted: 12/17/09 TRAVIS RUTZ RICHMOND ENGINE RAFFLE WATCH LIVE DYNO TEST OF ACTUAL ENGINE YOU COULD WIN! Posted: 12/15/09 Contact Richmond Engines 604-888-9622 Posted: 12/15/09 SUN VALLEY STREET STOCK RULES - 2010 TO 2013 Calling all Street Stock drivers: get your cars ready! Read More... (.pdf file). Posted: 12/11/09 2009 KATANA POINT STANDINGS UPDATE Revised 2009 Katana point standings now available on the Katana website. Posted: 12/06/09 Kyle Busch thrives in the limelight whether it's cheers or boos and on Sunday night drews mostly cheers and he won the 42nd annual Snowball Derby in front of a sellout crowd at Five Flags Speedway. The current NASCAR Sprint Cup star dominated this season, winning the Nationwide and Truck series. He had a disappointing Sprint Cup season, winning just four races and finishing out of the Cup Chase. That allowed him to come to Pensacola for the Snowball Derby and he led three times for 99 laps, including the final 25. "Winning the Snowball Derby means so much to me," he said in Victory Lane. "What a race car I had. I was nervous the last 10 laps." Busch pulled away after passing 2005 Snowball Derby winner Eddie Mercer of Pensacola on Lap 276. Mercer took second, while 2004 winner Steven Wallace was third. Bobby Gill was fourth and John Bolen fifth. Polesitter Johanna Long finished 18th, two laps down, while Augie Grill's bid to become the first driver to win consecutive Snowballs ended with a wreck and he finished 31st. Busch started third and edged Long to take the lead on the opening lap. Grill, starting in fourth, passed Busch for the lead on Lap 29. On Lap 59, two cars in front of Grill spun and Grill ran into the back of one of them, but didn't do much damage. He gave up the lead on Lap 96 when he came into the pits for fresh tires. Casey Smith, who had pitted earlier, took the point for 67 laps. Grill, however, restarted in 26th and was hit by Justin Drawdy as he was trying to work his way to the front. The damage slowed him down considerably and he parked the car shortly after that. Mercer took over the lead on Lap 163 when Smith and other leaders went into the pits for fresh tires. Eighteen laps later, Mercer became the all-time Snowball Derby lap later, passing Bobby Gill, who has 694. Mercer now has led 744 laps. The frustration continued for Smith, who began to back up shortly after pitting for fresh tires. His pit crew put the right-side tires on the left side and he later suffered damage to his car. Busch passed Mercer for the lead on Lap 208. Mercer, who later pitted, worked his way back to the front and regained the lead on Lap 246 when Busch and the other leaders pitted for their final set of tires. Mercer held it through three more cautions but Busch cleared some lap cars and went low in Turn 1 to take the lead for good on Lap 276. There were 14 cautions in the race for 108 laps. Posted: 12/06/09 TOUGH SLEDDING FOR WASHINGTON DRIVER AT SNOWBALL DERBY Read More ... (video will automatically upload - please be patient) Posted: 12/06/09 ARCA WEST ANNOUNCES NEW RACE DIRECTOR Courtesy Just Turn Left Officials from ARCA West would like to announce the appointment of Andrew doCouto from Calgary, AB as Race Director for the ARCA West Mac's Super Late Model Series. Andrew brings a passion for racing that has seen him in the sport for the last 25 years. His experience includes guiding the DJ Motorsports team, with Kamloops, BC driver Jim White, to a championship season in what is now the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series. Years of racing in numerous divisions on both sides of the border bring him diverse knowledge of the sport. Also a successful business person, Andrew is currently manager of a Kal Tire store in Calgary. He will be bringing to the table his experience with people and organizational skills to assist us in the growth of the ARCA West Mac's Series in the future. His key focus will be building relationships with the series team members and marketing partners. In his role as new series director, he will be tasked with improving the process to make the technical aspect run smoothly and keeping the racing exciting for the driver and the race fans. The series is committed to improving communication and the flow of information between officials and teams. Posted: 12/03/09 2010 NEWS ARCHIVES Back to News

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